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Welcome to the Glasgow Real Ale Festival 204 There is no doubt that 204 is a significant year for Scotland: 700 years since a certain spat between Scotland and England. 4 years since the Briggait opened. 40 years since CAMRA’s first Scottish branch – Glasgow and West of Scotland – was formed. 30 years since the first Scottish CAMRA Beer Festival in Glasgow. And of course the year of the Commonwealth Games, the Ryder Cup and a wee vote. But of greater significance than all of that, it is the year of the first Glasgow Real Ale Festival this century. This is not the time to try and explain why there has not been a festival here since 996. This is the time to look to the future – or at least the next few days!
Published by the Glasgow and West of Scotland branch of the Campaign for Real Ale (Camra ). © Camra 204. Opinions expressed by contributors do not necessarily represent the views of Camra or of the branch. Programme layout: Robbie Pickering
We have a magnificent venue, superb beers from Scotland, England and Germany, keen volunteers and, we hope, thirsty customers that will combine to result in a festival that will long be remembered. There are too many people and organisations involved in this festival for us to thank them individually here. From the venue’s owners, to our sponsors, to neighbouring CAMRA branches and to the volunteers who have given a great deal of time in the run up to today, without all their help and assistance, the festival would not be able to take place. You all have our thanks. Jonathan Kemp Kenny Hannah Joint Organisers
Giraffe illustration by Rachel Boyd
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Please note that the beer available at the festival may differ from the list in this programme. The beers currently available will be on our website – scan the codes below for a direct link.
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Glasgow’s first beer festival – 30 years ago Stan Thompson recalls
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fter a gap of nearly two decades there is a beer festival in Glasgow again, but the first beer festival in the city took place almost exactly 30 years ago. The Scottish Beer Exhibition was held in the Queen Margaret Union, Glasgow University on a cold and wet September day in 984. It was indeed run by Scottish branches and not a Glasgow branch event and from the name maybe it wasn’t even a festival though of course it was. There weren’t too many Scottish breweries then, so beers from Belhaven and Maclays predominated along with some from McEwan’s and Lorimer & Clark. The first micro-breweries had started up by then, so beers from Broughton and the sadly missed Strathalbyn featured strongly. Entertainment was provided by members of the brass section of the Scottish National Orchestra, many of whom drank in the 6
Bon Accord at the time. They formed an oompah band and performed many German beer hall favourites to the delight of drinkers. They were paid in beer and downed not a few pints. In addition there was a worst record show by Bill Morris featuring quite a few Country and Western discs. At the end of the festival an LP by Sydney Devine was auctioned off – the winning bidder promptly demanded a hammer and smashed the LP, shouting that
the singer had destroyed his marriage. We never found out the story behind that, but the pieces were made into badges and sold off. A second Scottish beer festival was held in the QMU in 985 and the first Glasgow branch festival was due to be held there the following year – but we were refused a license at the last minute. We did manage to hold it in a
disused supermarket in Anderston the next year, but this was the start of the branch’s problems running beer festivals.
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The beers If you haven’t been to a beer festival before, some tips on using this beer list. The bars at GRAF are organised broadly by brewery, which is the line in italics, so pay attention to that line in each entry, which will help you to find the beer. You will help our volunteer staff a lot if you order your beer roughly where the cask is, not at the other end of the bar. The last line in each entry is an indication of the style of the beer, which will tell you roughly what to expect. Please be aware that not all beers will be available at once. This list contains the beers that have been ordered – they may not all have actually been delivered. A particular beer may already be sold out, or we might hold it back to ensure drinkers at the next session get some – or we just don’t have room for them all at the same time. So don’t just pick a beer from the list and demand it at the bar! It is usually easiest to look at the signs on the casks or the handpumps on the bar to see what is actually available at a particular moment. You might also want to use the QR codes on page 4 to visit the live beer list on the festival website www.glasgowrealalefestival.co.uk.
Saison D’etre (4.5%)
Rare Earth (5.5%)
A light refreshing saison made with mountains of late hops for a lightly bitter but very full flavour and aroma. Saison
Rye pale ale infused with saffron. Pale Ale
Alechemy
Black Aye PA (4.8%) Alechemy
Black in colour with a tan head and medium body. Citrus hop aroma with a balance of slight roast and chocolate malts and a crisp dry finish. Black IPA
Mosaic Burst (5.3%) Alechemy
Named after the Mosaic hop used. Pale ’n’ hoppy
Citra Burst (5.4%) Alechemy
An easy drinking favourite among many, Citra Burst is a light golden India pale ale with resinous pine and citrus flavours and light aroma of citrus zest. Pale ’n’ hoppy
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Deuchars IPA (3.8%) Caledonian
Refreshing pale golden session beer with great drinkability. The flavours of hops and fruit are very well balanced by malt. Brewed with Golden Promise and Optic malts and hopped with Fuggle and Super Styrian Golding. IPA
80/– (4.%) Caledonian
Full-bodied, complex malt and hop flavours, dry but spicy. Heavy
Road to Rio (4.%) Caledonian
Bright gold, delicate spice and floral nose, then lemon and citric with malt at the end. Golden Ale
Summer Valley (4.%)
Gold (4.5%) Cairngorm
Caledonian
Golden beer stacked with interesting hop aromas and well-balanced, malty-bitter flavours. Cascade hops, the embodiment of American Pale Ale, offer spicy and grapefruit qualities, Centennial hops intensify the strong citrus aroma. American Pale Ale
Trade Winds (4.3%) Cairngorm
Light golden in colour, with a high proportion of wheat giving the beer a clean fresh taste. The mash blends together with the Perle hops and elderflower providing a bouquet of fruit and citrus flavours. Pale ’n’ hoppy
Black Gold (4.4%) Cairngorm
This wholesome stout has a rich dark colour and nutty roast flavour. No less than four colours of malt make up the grist! A smooth sweetness leads to a dry finish and a satisfying after taste. Sweet Stout
No beer description available Golden Ale
Wildcat (5.%) Cairngorm
A smooth, deep amber coloured ale with a complex malt, fruit and hop flavour. Strong and distinctive like the powerful sleek Scottish wildcat it is named after! Heavy
Hit The Lip (3.8%) Cromarty
A summer session beer packed with juicy hoppy flavours of peach and pine. Let this nectar hit you in the lips and you’ll be lying back in fruity hoppy heaven! Pale ’n’ hoppy
Happy Chappy (4.%) Cromarty
New Wave Pale Ale made with the crisp citrus hops from the USA and fresh tropical hops of NZ. Pale ’n’ hoppy
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Kowabunga (4.8%) Cromarty
American styled pale ale stoked with buckets of juicy hops. Pale ’n’ hoppy
Red Rocker (5%) Cromarty
Recklessly laced with American hops during the boil and dry hopped after fermentation with more USA and NZ varieties. A real fruity character with a smooth bitterness. Red Rye Ale
Jarl (3.8%) Fyne Ales
Light and golden colour with a strong citrus and hop aroma. Citrus and grassy hop flavours dominate the platate with a light and refreshing dry finish. A superbly drinkable beer. Pale ’n’ hoppy
Vital Spark (4.4%) Fyne Ales
A dark ruby red coloured beer with an aroma of berries and roasted malt.Flavours of dark fruity and roast malts develop to a long dry finish . Deliciously drinkable and a real cracker. Black IPA
Avalanche (4.5%) Fyne Ales
This true golden ale starts with stunning citrus on the nose. Well-balanced with good body and fruit balancing with a refreshing hoppy taste, it finishes with a long bittersweet aftertaste. Pale ’n’ hoppy
Fynebank (4.6%) Fyne Ales
A collaboration beer with Springbank Distillery. A golden beer with a slight peat aroma, nice mellow peat taste and very drinkable. Golden Ale
Sublime Stout (6.8%) Fyne Ales
A dark, deep ruby red stout with an aroma of bitter roasted malt and a hint of liquorice. Taste is of a mellow sweetness then a large malty fruitiness followed by a long smooth dry finish. Stout
Dark Munro (4%) Highland
Soft chocolate malt “coffee” notes are evident with a mere hint of hop. Should appeal to all who appreciate a perfectly balanced old-fashioned mild. Mild
Scapa Special (4.2%) Highland
A satisfying pale ale, made with a blend of four hops from America, Germany, New Zealand and Slovakia, each one selected for their spiciness and aroma and all giving that certain something to back up the wholesome maltiness provided by the Maris Otter pale malt. Pale Ale
Orkney IPA (4.8%) Highland
A modern IPA, not overly bitter but still nicely hoppy. Full on hops – Styrian Goldings to the fore, Goldings giving a balanced middle and finally the rich malty fullness of Maris Otter as a backbone. The finish is refreshing with hops that become dryer if the cask lasts long enough! IPA
St Magnus Ale (5.2%) Highland
A rewarding world class premium ale made with Maris Otter pale ale malt and a dash of chocolate malt, with two
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Skyelight (3.8%) Isle of Skye
No beer description available Pale Ale
Young Pretender (4%) Isle of Skye
The driest and hoppiest Skye ale, shimmering gold and refreshingly full-flavoured. IPA
Red (4.2%) Isle of Skye
Named after the Red Cuillin mountains on Skye, this award-winning ale was the brewery’s very first beer back in 995. Three different varieties of malt are used to create the deep colour and smooth nuttiness, balanced with Challenger and Fuggle hops. Heavy
Gold (4.3%) Isle of Skye
An ale with the flavour of gentle hops, a creamy head and just the right amount of bitterness. Golden Ale
IPA (4.4%) Isle of Skye
Blaven (5%) Isle of Skye
This ale started out in 996 as a winter-only brew. However, the rich malty character and well-balanced hop aroma proved so popular,the brewery decided to make it available all year round. Pale Ale
Drop (3.8%) Jaw
Pale, hoppy session ale. Pale Ale
Drift (4.3%) Jaw
A smooth, satisfying golden pint. Golden Ale
Goldihops (3.8%) Kelburn
A golden, hoppy bitter. Clean on the palate with a long, lingering aftertaste. Golden Ale
Pivo Estivo (3.9%) Kelburn
A pale, dry, citrus, hoppy session ale. Pale ’n’ hoppy
Dark Moor (4.5%) Kelburn
A beautiful balanced dark, fruity ale with undertones of liquorice and blackcurrant. Old Ale
No beer description available IPA
Cart Noir (4.8%)
Black (4.5%)
A unique combination of five malts and three hops producing a smooth, dark spicy porter with hints of chocolate and blackcurrant. Porter
Isle of Skye
Complex, full-bodied and malty. The bitterness of roast barley is smoothed by heather honey. Oatmeal Stout
Kelburn
60/– (3.8%)
Loch Lomond
This award winning ale is dark chestnut in colour with distinct malt and caramel flavours. Light
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Southern Summit (4%)
Dragonhead Stout (4%)
This ale proved so popular that we decided to keep it as a regular. Light blonde but highly hopped with Summit and Citra hops. Pale ’n’ hoppy
Smooth roasted malt aroma giving bitter chocolate, dark roasted coffee and smokey notes balanced by hints of spicy Goldings hop. On the palate, the dark roasted malts combine to give a rich, rounded palate with chocolate, toast and nut flavours, with a satisfying spicy hop finish. Stout
Loch Lomond
Galaxy (5%) Loch Lomond
Pale beer made with New World Galaxy hops. Pale ’n’ hoppy
Silkie Stout (5%) Loch Lomond
A rich dark chocolate stout, coffee and chocolate on the nose and finishing with coffee, chocolate and a hint of orange on the palate. Stout
Lightness (3.9%) Loch Ness
Session ale made with Maris Otter pale ale malt and malted wheat. Hopped with Columbus and Willamette. A refreshing crisp beer with a huge citrus nose and a dry bitter finish. Pale Ale
Madness (4%) Loch Ness
No beer description available Pale Ale, maybe
Caithness (4%) Loch Ness
No beer description available Unknown
Latitude (3.6%) Orkney/Atlas
A light pale ale with satisfying bitterness. Pale Ale
Orkney
Dark Island (4.6%) Orkney
Twice winner of CAMRA’s Champion Beer of Scotland, this dark beer offers bitter chocolate, figs, toffee and hints of fruit, resolving into beautiful, silky-smooth, coffee-and-chocolate flavours, followed by figs, dates and dried fruits, with a very appealing, lingering aftertaste of fruits and hop bitterness. Old Ale
Nimbus (5%) Orkney/Atlas
No beer description available Blonde Ale
Dark Island Reserve (0%) Orkney
Dark Island Ale aged in whisky casks for three months. This beer is very rarely seen on draught! Strong Ale
Craigmill Mild (3.5%) Strathaven Ales
A well balanced dark mild with a rich chocolate aroma. A blend of American hops give this ale a subtle lingering orange zest aftertaste. Mild
Avondale (4%)
Juniper Tree (4.3%)
This distinctive session ale, amber in colour, offers a stunning floral aroma and subtle bitterness on the palate. Heavy
The Juniper Tree is packed with hops and juniper berries, which combine to create the perfect botanical brew, that is at once heady and refreshing and a complete revelation to the senses. Pale Ale
Strathaven Ales
Festival (4.5%) Strathaven Ales
Williams Bros.
No beer description available Pale Ale
Harvest Sun (3.9%)
Brockville Dark (3.8%)
This is a straight up, honest, working man’s ale; brewed to quench the thirst and revive the spirit. Pours a straw gold with a pleasant citrus aroma that gives way to a balanced and satisfyingly bitter finish. Golden Ale
Tryst
A dark, ruby coloured, full tasting session ale with hints of liquorice and roasted grains. Light
Double Chocolate Porter (4.4%) Tryst
Rich and sweet, very chocolatey beer. Porter
Joker (%)
Williams Bros.
Golden in the glass, fruity on the nose with hints of cedar. IPA
Grozet (5%)
Williams Bros.
Raj IPA (5.5%) Tryst
An authentic IPA brewed to a nineteenth-century gravity of 5.5% with loads of English hops. IPA
Zetland (4.5%)
A pale golden brew, that is cold stored with gooseberries to deliver a sharp refreshing drinking experience. Fruit Beer
March of the Penguins (5%) Williams Bros.
Tryst
A toffee coloured German wheat beer brewed with malted wheat, Munich and pale malts. Wheat Beer
High Voltage (6%) Tryst
Williams Bros.
No beer description available Strong Ale
This creamy dark stout, deep chocolate in colour has a nose of roast malts, coffee, liquorice and orange peel. The aromas carry on in the mouthfeel, rich malty start, fresh hoppy middle and a delicious lingering orange aftertaste. Stout
Seven Giraffes (5.%) Williams Bros.
A blend of seven grains, three hop strains and a late infusion of elderflower & lemon. Biscuity malts are perfectly
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APA (5.5%) No beer description available American Pale Ale
provides a perfect light colour and dryness to complement the crisp taste and full aroma of the hops. American Pale Ale
Paradigm Shift (6.2%)
B.G. Sips (4%)
Festival (5%)
Williams Bros.
With shedloads of Bravo and Calypso hops in the boil and for dry hopping, the ale gets its red colour and maltiness from high levels of Caramalt used in the mash. Malty but with a serious hoppiness to back it up. Heavy
Profanity Stout (7%) Williams Bros.
Black in colour with full, floral, fruit aromas and a huge roasted malt character that gives way to an intense dry hopped finish. It’s the Nelson Sauvin hops that deliver the bitter end. Stout
Allendale
Blue Monkey
A pale and intensely hoppy beer with enticing tropical fruit aromas. Pale ’n’ hoppy
Infinity (4.6%) Blue Monkey
An infinitely satisfying pale ale, brewed with Citra hops from the USA for a punchy hop presence. Pale ’n’ hoppy
Sunshine (5.5%) Brass Castle
A full bodied IPA‚ a North Yorkshire version of the West Coast style. Three hop types in this one, to justify the “sunshine-in-a-glass” claim. US West Coast IPA
APA (5%)
Bad Kitty (5.7%)
Traditional India Pale Ale with a new world twist. Citrus hops balanced with complex malts. Long tangy finish. American Pale Ale
A chewy chocolate-vanilla dream of a porter. Porter
Windswept
Weizen (5.6%) Windswept
Cloudy effervescent amber, this hefeweizen has a massive bouquet of clove and bananas. Flavours of caramel, spice, sweet fruit and light citrus. Wheat Beer
Fermata (3.%) Allendale
An English pale ale with low ABV but plenty of hoppy character. Pale Ale
Wagtail Best Bitter (3.9%) Allendale
No beer description available Best Bitter
Brass Castle
Espresso Stout (4.2%) Dark Star
A black beer brewed with roasted barley malt and Challenger hops. Then freshly ground arabica coffee beans, blended especially for Dark Star, are added to the copper for a few minutes after the boil to provide a rich and complementary coffee aroma. Coffee Stout
American Pale Ale (4.7%) Dark Star
The yeast strain used for the brewing of this American style pale ale is specially imported from the USA, along with Cascade, Centennial and Chinook hops. The low colour Maris Otter malt
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Dark Star
A chestnut bronze-coloured bitter with a smooth mouthfeel and freshness; a classic style strong bitter brewed as a Dark Star version of Festive, a former great Sussex beer from King & Barnes. Best Bitter
Revelation (5.7%) Dark Star
A pale and hoppy beer made using a blend of Centennial, Liberty, Cascade, and Citra aroma hops by the sackful, then dry hopped during conditioning using the brewery’s “Hoptimizer”. IPA
Daura (4%) Estrella
Gluten free beer for those who are unable to enjoy our other beers. Gluten free
Windermere Pale (3.5%) Hawkshead
A highly refreshing pale ale. Pale ’n’ hoppy
Drystone Stout (4.5%) Hawkshead
Dry oatmeal stout with aromas of chocolate and coffee. Stout
Brodies Prime (4.9%) Hawkshead
A dark, ruby brown, rich and complex beer. Old Ale
Lakeland Lager (5%) Hawkshead
Lager with an extra dry hopping of Motueka hops. Lager
Cumbrian 5 Hop (5%) Hawkshead
A well hopped ale, using 5 different hop varieties; Goldings, Bramling Cross, Fuggles, Citra and Amarillo. Flavours of tropical fruit, orange marmalade and herbal hop aromas are balanced by a juicy malt character. Pale ’n’ hoppy
Tiffin Gold (3.6%) Kirkby Lonsdale
Low in ABV but full on flavour. Smooth drinking ale building to a fruity bitter finish with great hop aromas from the new world hops used. Pale Ale
Singletrack (4%) Kirkby Lonsdale
Deep golden in colour with super citrusy floral aromas with a massive hop mouth feel. A Flowy Ale! Brewed in conjunction with Singletrack mountain bike magazine. Pale Ale
Blonde (4.%) Lancaster
Vivid blonde beer with slight citrus flavours and a delicate biscuit overtone. Blonde Ale
Strawberry Tipple (4.3%) Lancaster
Seasonal beer made with English malted barley, whole leaf citrus hops and British strawberries for a refreshing drink. Fruit beer
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Black (4.6%)
Station Bitter (4.2%)
A stout for the true connoisseur! A complex, classic traditional stout. Creamy, rich with coffee and dark chocolate elements. Stout
Pale gold with a citrus hop aroma, a bitter citrusy hop taste and finish. Best Bitter
Lancaster
Stadium (3.8%) Mallinsons
Brewed to celebrate the Tour de France coming to Huddersfield. A pale ale with fruity tropical notes. Aramis bittering hops from France to produce a full-bodied bold bitter taste with a long bitter finish. Pale ’n’ hoppy
On Yer Bike (3.9%) Mallinsons
Brewed using Perle, Aurora and Amarillo hops, this beer is straw coloured with a strong hop aroma, clean bitter taste and dry fruity finish. Pale ’n’ hoppy
Holly Blue (4%) Mallinsons
This pale gold ale has a fresh zesty aroma from the late use of Centennial hops. Pale ’n’ hoppy
Single Hop Mosaic (4%) Mallinsons
One of our range of single hopped beers brewed only using Mosaic hops from the USA. Pale blonde with a spicy fresh nose, a bitter sharp grapefruit flavour, and a bitter intense finish. Pale ’n’ hoppy
Still Gleaming (4.2%) Mallinsons
Blonde beer with a fruity light citrus hop aroma, a citrus bitter taste and a long bitter tart finish. Blonde Ale
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Justinian (3.9%) Milton
Crisp pale bronze-coloured bitter. Attractive bitter orange flavours persist into a satisfying lasting finish. Bitter
Minerva (4.6%) Milton
Brewed with US, NZ and British hops for a powerful hop punch and satisfying bitterness. First brewed in collaboration with Prof. Mary Beard. Golden Ale
Nero Stout (5%) Milton
A satisfying, full-flavoured black brew with a good balance of malt, roast and fruit. Bittersweet flavours carry through to a dry finish. Stout
JHB (3.8%) Oakham
A golden beer whose aroma is dominated by hops that give characteristic citrus notes. Hops and fruit on the palate are balanced by malt and a bitter base. Dry, hoppy finish with soft fruit flavours. Pale ’n’ hoppy
Inferno (4%) Oakham
This light, igniting ale flickers complex fruits across your tongue, leaving a dry, fruity, bitter finish, smothering your thirst. Pale ’n’ hoppy
Citra (4.2%) Oakham
A light refreshing beer with pungent grapefruit, lychee and gooseberry aromas leading to a dry, bitter finish. Pale ’n’ hoppy
Scarlet Macaw (4.4%)
Trooper (4.8%) Robinsons
Oakham
Tart gooseberry and soft peach on the nose. Gooseberries and fruit to taste, before an intense bitterness that’s as sharp as a macaw’s screech! Pale ’n’ hoppy
Black Hole Porter (5.5%) Oakham
A pale ale inspired by Iron Maiden that has sold over five million pints since 203. Malt flavours and citric notes from a unique blend of Bobek, Goldings and Cascade hops dominate this deep golden ale with a subtle hint of lemon. Best Bitter
Old Tom (8.5%) Robinsons
Big, dark malt flavours in this almost black beer combine with a sweet, fruity hop taste to make this strong porter exceedingly drinkable for its strength. Porter
This strong ale has a booming balance of ripe malt, and peppery hops combined with roasted nut and chocolate flavours with a smoky richness. Strong Ale
Green Devil (6%)
Blackberry Cascade (4.8%)
Oakham
An amazing hop harvest aroma with tropical fruit bursting through. Smooth and fruity starting with passion fruit, pineapple, and mango developing into lemon, limes and a citrusy bitterness. Pale ’n’ hoppy
Silver King (4.3%) Ossett
A lager-style beer with a crisp, dry flavour and a fruity, citrus aroma. Lager
Excelsior (5.2%) Ossett
A golden ale with a mellow yet full flavour that develops into a fruity dryness on the palate. Golden Ale
Black Rat Porter (4.5%) Rat and Ratchett
A smooth and rich porter. Porter
American style pale ale with the floral aromas and strong bitterness of Cascade and Centennial hops, infused with a hint of blackberries. Fruit beer
Cascade Pale Ale (4.8%) Saltaire
An American style pale ale with the good bitterness, piney, resinous aromas and the citrus and grapefruit flavours of the Cascade and Centennial hop. American Pale Ale
Cascadian Black (4.8%) Saltaire
A black IPA with the roast malt flavours of a stout and the bitterness and fresh pine and citrus grapefruit flavours of the Cascade hop. Black IPA
Silver Standard (4.3%) Settle
King Rat (5%)
Rat and Ratchett
Saltaire
An American style IPA with plenty of hops. IPA
No beer description available IPA
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Festival charities Glasgow Real Ale Festival will be supporting two charities this year: the Clutha appeal fund and the Pancreatic Cancer Research Fund. You cannot, of course, reach the festival in the Briggait without being reminded of the terrible accident that befell the Clutha Vaults last year. The Clutha is one of Glasgow’s most famous, iconic pubs and has an important place in the city’s live music scene. In memory of the ten who lost their lives and the many other casualties, we have decided that the Clutha Appeal Fund should be recognised as one of our chosen charities. Our second charity has been chosen in memory of one of our close friends and Glasgow CAMRA member, Dr Rick St Denis, who sadly passed away this year. You can read an obituary of Dr Rick on the following page. Our chosen charity is the Pancreatic Cancer Research Fund, a charity dedicated to defeating pancreatic cancer by funding innovative research. Pancreatic cancer has the lowest survival rate of all cancers – just 3% of those diagnosed survive for five years. It is also the only cancer that has seen no improvement in this figure over the last 40 years.
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Pancreatic cancer is notoriously difficult to diagnose and treat, because it is unusually aggressive, symptoms are often vague and appear at a late stage and surgery is very difficult. Yet despite its high death rate and lack of improvement in chances of survival, pancreatic cancer attracts little research funding in comparison with many other cancers. In 20, pancreatic cancer attracted just % of research funding from the major funding bodies. PCRF believes that research is the key to improving survival chances for those diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. So it’s dedicated to funding and promoting innovative, world-class research into the disease - research that will lead to the development of more effective detection, diagnosis and treatment. PCRF directly funds research into the disease by offering grants to researchers in universities, research institutes and hospitals in the UK and Ireland, and encourages the major research funding organisations and the research community to give pancreatic cancer greater attention. ■ www.pcrf.org.uk
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Dr Rick St Denis 96–204 Rick St Denis, who died on February 5th, was a former colleague of mine and a good friend to many who shared his appreciation of a good beer. He was a high energy particle physicist who worked on experiments at Fermilab in Chicago and CERN in Geneva, latterly taking an active role in searching for the Higgs boson, leading to it being discovered in 202. Rick was born in Chicago and didn’t discover that beer could taste good until he took up a post in Munich and discovered the delights of Bavarian beer. Later he joined the group in Glasgow University and quickly learnt where to find good real ale and was always happy to take visitors to where he thought the beer was best. He came to CAMRA branch meetings and socials whenever back in Glasgow from trips to experiments, easily making friends with his amusing stories from a life in physics. He tried to explain even the most difficult concepts in an entertaining way and was never condescending. Rick developed pancreatic cancer last year and endured some months of acute discomfort towards the end even while producing a paper with his thoughts on the early universe and massive black holes. He will be missed by his wife Suzie and his many friends. stan thompson
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n memory of Dr Rick St Denis, our foreign bar (co-located with our Cider bar) will be officially known as Rick’s Bar. I’m sure he would have approved of our choice of Franconia as the source of our foreign beers. Why Franconia? In some ways, the first question is where’s Franconia? Simply put, it is the northern part of Bavaria, with its capital being Nürnberg. Nürnberg is one of Glasgow’s twin cities, so that might be seen to be link enough. But there was much more than simple politics involved in
the choice. Franconia is the home of countless breweries, producing beers of all types – from Pils style lagers to the rauchbiers of Bamberg. It is difficult to argue with the suggestion that some of the best German beers come from this area. The beers we have represent a small selection of Franconian beers that, we hope, showcase some of the best beers that the area has to offer. Prost!
Unfortunately, our German beer supplier has been unable to provide us with any draught beer this year. He has also been unable to provide us with a beer list in time for publication in the programme. The volunteers who staff Rick’s Bar will be able to help you choose the beers that best match your taste.
How to read Franconian beer labels Hell: Fear not, this is just
German for pale. Dunkel: dark. Lagerbier: In English we would describe most of these beers as lager. But it is quite rare to find it on a German beer label – when it appears, it generally denotes the most basic beer in a brewery’s range. This does not, however, mean the beer is ordinary! Export: A bit stronger than Lagerbier. Hefe: yeast. Hefetrüb: cloudy with yeast.
Pils/Pilsner/Pilsener:
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hoppier than an Export. Some bog-standard yellow beers call themselves Pils, but the beers on sale here are proper specimens of the style. Rauch: meaning “smoke”, this indicates a beer made from smoked malt – reminiscent of bacon, it is something of an acquired taste, but once acquired you won’t want to stop!
Oh, and that “ß” is pronounced “ss”. Bock: strong beer. Usually a sweetish lager. Doppelbock is even stronger. Weizenbock is a strong wheat beer (see Weizen). Kellerbier/Landbier: Inexact terms used to suggest a rustic country-style beer. May be cloudy.
Weizen/Weißbier/Weiße:
Wheat beer. Highly carbonated and may smell of bananas. Usually cloudy with suspended yeast, so you may also see Hefeweizen or Hefeweißbier.
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The Briggait: a short history
Jonathan Kemp looks at the story of our festival venue
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t seems like yesterday that I was involved in a heated discussion about whether our magnificent venue, the Briggait, was in the Merchant City area of Glasgow or not. Historically at least, there is no doubt. Not only was the Briggait in the merchants’ area of the medieval city, it was in the very heart of it. Bridgegate is one of the oldest streets in Glasgow, running between the Saltmarket (itself a continuation of High Street) and the Victoria Bridge – built on the site of the oldest (and until the 8th
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century only) bridge over the Clyde in the city. There has been a bridge here since at least 245. The “modern” history of the Briggait starts in about 60, when the Glasgow Company of Merchants built the first Merchants’ House on the site. This was extended and rebuilt after the great fire of Glasgow in 652 (somehow, not as famous as the inferior London copy some 4 years later…). The Merchants continued to occupy the site until 87, when it was sold for housing. A condition of the sale was that the
steeple was to remain – a steeple that remains to this day, forming a centrepiece of the Briggait buildings. The housing built here quickly degenerated into slum housing, and was acquired by the City Improvement Trust. It was this Trust that decided to relocate the Fish Market from Great Clyde Street into a new, purpose built hall in 873. A further two halls were later added to the complex. The site continued in use as Glasgow’s Fish Market until 977, when it moved to join the other great Glasgow markets at
Blochairn. Plans to demolish the buildings were published in 980, sparking a movement to save them. For a short period in the 980s, the Briggait operated as a shopping centre, but this was unsuccessful. Fortunately, the buildings survived, and were restored and re-opened in 200 by WASPS Artists Studios. I thank them for letting us use the 873 Hall for this festival. Of course, with the GRAF, a new page in the Briggait’s history will be written…
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Beer in Glasgow in 873 Robbie Pickering finds out what beer the city had to offer around the time the Briggait was built
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well-known name, Tennent’s, already dominated the brewing trade in Glasgow a hundred and forty years ago. In the year 873 the trustees of Wellpark applied for, and were granted, permission to erect new malt barns, vaults and bottles stores on the west side of St Anne St. At the time Tennent’s were one of the largest exporters of bottled beers in the world. In the 870s their principal products were pale and strong export ales and porter – they wouldn’t start making lager for another ten years. Around this time a brew called X5 Export was brewed to an original gravity of around 089, implying about 8% alcohol! Not only that, it used around four pounds of hops per barrel – modern brewers think two pounds per barrel is a lot. The Glaswegian drinker couldn’t only
get Tennent’s beer, though – pubs were also quite likely to get deliveries from Edinburgh, Alloa or Falkirk breweries. English beer was also readily available in Glasgow and famous brands like Bass and Allsopp could be obtained from John Forbes at 75 Sauchiehall St. or William Edgar on George Square, who also offered porter from Guinness or Reid’s of London alongside Edinburgh-brewed Six Guinea Sweet Ale. A nine-gallon cask of India Pale Ale or XXX Porter retailed for fifteen shillings.
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Our sponsors
The Festival Organisers would like to thank our sponsors for the support that they have shown to GRAF. Isle of Skye Brewing Co
Our ales are born of Skye’s unforgiving landscapes and the centuries-old traditions of Scottish brewing. As one of only eleven island breweries from Scotland, the Isle of Skye Brewing Company is led by head brewer Pam MacRuary. We are delighted to get involved and show our support to the Glasgow Real Ale Festival, who share our passion for great craft ale and “Keeping it Real’. If you’ve visited Skye, you’ll know the imposing grandeur of the landscape – walls of rock meet with ever-changing light and shade. Our brewery is set in the heart of this dramatic scenery, right next to the pier at Uig. And while this is the gateway to the Western Isles, it could just as easily be the ends of the earth. From the rain-soaked soil to the glass in your hand, we use only the most authentic ingredients in our ales. That even means milling our own grains – right here at the brewery. This gives us complete control over flavour and freshness. And when an ale calls for a little extra bitterness, we simply handpick local berries and plants. All to let the true taste of malt shine through. Slàinte!
Jackson’s Doghouse
96 Cambridge Street, Glasgow G3 6RU Jacksons was refurbished and re-named in 20 (formerly McIntosh’s). It has now established itself as one of the quality, good beer pubs within the city centre. During the refurbishment the windows were opened up, and the “see-in/see-out” factor adds to the desire to come in, and join the many other people who are having a good time in this bar. As a genuine free trade operator, this pub has no brewery ties and thus is able to listen to its 8
customers and provide the beers that they want to drink. Over the past 2 months Jacksons has increased its draught product offering to a now, well established, full range of Cask and Craft beers. From remote Isle of Skye to more quirky local brews, our aim is to provide a range of choice of ale with quality, strength and flavour Our Craft range takes a similar approach with Innis and Gunn and Williams Brothers the latest offerings on tap.
Good Spirits Co.
The Good Spirits Co. was opened in 20 to fill a gap in the market for quality drinks that weren’t available in Glasgow. They stock a wide range of excellent whisky, gin, rum, bourbon, tequila, brandy, vodka and other spirits, liqueurs, fortified wine, champagne, Havana cigars and of course a great selection of craft, bottled beers. Pretty much everything except wine! Owners Mark, Matthew and Shane have spent many years involved in the drinks industry and all three have served their time working for Oddbins in various capacities. They have selected a top team of staff, including ex-Oddbins colleagues, to ensure that as much drinks knowledge as possible is crammed into the Bath Street shop. At the back of the shop there is a purpose-built tasting room where weekly tastings take place including regular beer tastings both run by the shop and by external companies. Selected stock and ticket information can be found on the website at www.thegoodspiritsco. com Glasgow real ale festival 204
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The Laurieston
You will be assured of a warm welcome at the Laurieston Bar, the Glasgow and West of Scotland CAMRA Branch Pub of the Year 203. We are a traditional, family run pub, serving
The State Bar
We are a traditional bar in the Charing Cross area of Glasgow situated close to hotels and handy for nearby tourist attractions, cca, Glasgow School of Art, Kelvingrove Art Galleries and only a 5 min walk from the city centre. Charing Cross train station is close by. We have seven continually changing handpumps dedicated to Ale from not just Scotland but all over the UK. We have been lucky enough to have won the local CAMRA branch award for best pub twice in recent years and also feature in the annual CAMRA Good Beer Guide. We are also the only Oakham Ales Oakademy member in the west of Scotland. It is with great pride that we are associated with the Glasgow Real Ale Festival as sponsor and hope everyone has a great time. Cheers from all at the State! Y E ’ L L AY E B E W E L C O M E I N
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real ales from Fyne Ales, together with a full range of other beers, wines and spirits. Our food range consists largely of pies from our traditional bar top pie warmer. The interior of our pub is unchanged since the 960s, and as a result we are one of the pubs listed in CAMRA’s National Inventory, although it is not just the past that attracts customers to our pub. We are well situated for the O2 Academy and for all types of transport, being within a short walk of Central Station, close to a number of bus routes, and, of course, being just across the road from Bridge Street subway station. We look forward to seeing you soon!
AleselA
AleselA started life three years ago, launching at Paisley Beer Festival, as Glasgow’s original online quality bottled beer store. At AleselA we stock a wide range of Scottish ales plus a selection from the USA and Europe too. We concentrate on sourcing stock from microbreweries as opposed to the big multi-national breweries whose beers are commonly available. Browse our website, select your bottled beers and we’ll deliver them to your door. We deliver nationwide and locally to your home or work place – local deliveries can be tailored to suit you with flexible dates and times – evenings and weekends included. We have recently expanded and are now wholesale distributors for Loch Ness, Windswept, Top Out, Atom and Valhalla breweries. For updates follow us on Twitter (@AleselABeers) and our Facebook page (AleselABeers). www.alesela.co.uk
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Kelburn Brewing Co
The Kelburn Brewing Company is a family run business based in Barrhead, East Renfrewshire, Scotland. In the mid seventies, Derek realised that the quality of ale in the UK left something to be desired and determined to do something about it. As a science graduate from Paisley University he had some knowledge of the brewing process and decided to develop this through his experiments in home brewing. He was greatly assisted by the brewers at the now sadly defunct Strathalbyn Brewery. His love of good quality ale caused him to join the Campaign for Real Ale in 978 and later to form the Renfrewshire Branch of CAMRA in 98. The company was formed in October 200 and commenced brewing in April 2002. The Brewery team has grown to seven-strong, still headed by Derek Moore. Over the last 2 years, our range of ales has grown from Goldihops and Red Smiddy to a core range of eight ales plus seasonal specials, all brewed from water, malt, yeast and whole hops using traditional methods. Kelburn exists solely to produce quality ales. It is a Directors’ pledge that this will not be compromised for any reason whatsoever. 9
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Williams Bros. Brewing Co
Glasgow’s threads of rejuvenation and revitalisation feel more vibrant than ever in 204. The resurgence of the Glasgow CAMRA Real Ale Festival – after a hiatus of over two decades – is testament to this; proving that the city’s love of beer isn’t just alive and well, but undeniably on the up. 204 also serves as a landmark year for Williams Bros. Brewing Co as we celebrate the 25th anniversary of Fraoch – Scotland’s original craft beer. Who would have thought that a small, commercial batch of beer – brewed in the haze of ’88 – could set off such an unstoppable chain of events? In the quarter of a century since that fabled first batch, Williams Bros. have sprung forth from our Fraoch-fuelled launch pad and brewed over 00 craft beers and counting; some seasonal, some limited edition, some collaborative, some core range. Today the Brotherhood has feet on the ground the world over and a reputation as one of Scotland’s most eclectic and prolific craft beer companies. Be sure to check out some of our latest brews – including the mighty, mighty Profanity Stout and our enhanced red ale Paradigm Shift – at this year’s Festival. Here’s to the next 25 years…
willing to pay for a pint of it were it being served in a pub, so I started refining my recipes in anticipation of ‘going commercial’. Two of these received particularly good reviews in trials and so were chosen as the GRAF launch candidates. The name Jaw Brew was chosen because The Jaw is the name of the old miller’s cottage where I live and brew. It was built as far as we know in the early 700s, but the exact origins of the name are not recorded. However, thanks to the internet we discovered that the word Jaw in ancient Scots means ‘a wave’ or ‘to pour’. There is a line in The Poems of the Sempills of Beltrees sometime before 706 which reads “Wha’ll jaw ale on my drouthy tongue?” – that basically sealed it.
Fyne Ales
At Fyne Ales we are all about producing an outstanding range of modern British beers, which we make in a spectacular location, and with integrity in everything we do. Our beers are built on the British Cask Ale tradition, Britain’s contribution to the global beer culture. This is a method that allows us to pack large amounts of flavour into relatively low alcohol beers. To this we have added a focus on new beer styles and big flavoured hops from the New World. This enables us to produce bold hop-forward beers that retain balance and subtlety.”
The Story of Jaw Brew
After taking voluntary redundancy at the beginning of the year, I began looking for a new career that did not involve long periods away from home. It appeared there was much to recommend expanding on my home-brewing hobby and research showed that while Edinburgh had a couple of dozen small breweries close by, there were precious few near Glasgow… a wrong that needed righting. Many friends praised the beer I brewed at home, at least to the extent of saying they would be Glasgow real ale festival 204
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While in Glasgow for the festival, why not visit a few of our recommended pubs. Brian McAteer leads the way…
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his tour starts in the city centre at the Drum and Monkey () on the corner of St Vincent and Renfield Street. A former bank, this grand building is part of the Nicholson’s chain, serving up to five beers from all over the UK. The pub is comfortable, though it gets busy on Friday and Saturday nights, and serves good if slightly pricey bar food into the evening. In nearby Drury Street is the Horse Shoe Bar (2). The beer range may not be too adventurous here, but it’s worth a visit. Dating from 870, it has many features of interest such as the whisky casks, the constantly repeating horseshoe motif and the longest continuous bar in the UK. Popular and lively, it has attracted some interesting customers over the years; Keith Floyd enjoyed a pie here, Frankie Miller has sung a song or two upstairs, and Roy Rogers and Trigger trotted through one day in 95 (if you find this hard to believe, check out www.oldglasgowpubs. co.uk). Good, reasonably priced food is
available. Halfway up Hope Street you’ll find the Pot Still (3). Although best known as a whisky outlet, with an impressive display of malts on the shelves and in the unusual whisky safe, the pub also has four handpumps with beers generally coming from Scottish breweries. Bar snacks are available all day. Most of the other pubs with decent beer in this vicinity are Wetherspoons. The Counting House (4) on George Square was JDW’s first outlet in the city, occupying the former chief Glasgow office of the Bank of Scotland, a magnificent building designed by J T Rochead. It is recommended in the current guide for its “interesting ales from innovative breweries”. An equally impressive building is the Crystal Palace (5) in Jamaica Street, previously a furniture warehouse and one of the first iron and glass structures in Glasgow, designed by John Baird in 856. In its own way the eponymous Edward G Wylie (6) in Bothwell Street
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is also of interest as an example of a 930s Americanstyle financial sector building. The other “Spoons” around here are Camperdown Place (7), in front of Queen Street Station, the Society Room (8) also in West George Street (both of these in the current guide) and the Sir John Moore (9) in Argyle Street near Central Station. The Laurieston (0), in Bridge Street, just a few hundred yards across the river from Central Station, is an unexpected gem of a pub. You may have seen the article about it in a recent edition of the Guzzler and have visited already. If not, it’s well worth the short journey to this street corner pub with a lot of character, a range of Fyne Ales and an antique pie machine. This pub is busy with local customers, supplemented by people going to the O2 Academy plus groups of sub-crawlers in fancy dress. Check around the walls for pictures of bygone days and obituaries of bygone characters. East of the city centre, head along Argyle Street and Trongate to Albion
Street, turn left to the corner of Bell Street and there you’ll find Blackfriars (), a busy pub at the heart of the Merchant City, selling five beers on handpump, one from Kelburn, the others usually from Scottish breweries but sometimes from further afield. Blackfriars is named after a medieval monastery which was actually situated one street away, on the site of our last pub, Babbity Bowsters (2), which set up in this James Adam designed building almost 30 years ago, retailing decent beer, good, though pricey, food and mighty impressive patter (at least the regulars think so). Heading back to the Briggait why not call in to the Scotia Bar (3) – dating from 792 the Scotia is one of Glasgow’s oldest pubs. It features an interesting wood panelled interior and is famous on the Glasgow folk music scene, regularly hosting concerts and more impromptu jam sessions.
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