Pub Mirror (Issue 91) Spring 2015 by Hull & East Yorkshire CAMRA

ISSUE 91 - spring

March 2015 - May 2015

Pub Mirror THE FREE MAGAZINE OF HULL & EAST YORKSHIRE BRANCH OF THE CAMPAIGN FOR REAL ALE (CAMRA) CIRCULATION 5000+

2014 PUBS OF THE YEAR Hull & East Yorkshire Branch Pubs of the Year (POTY) 2014 winners are awarded in three categories as shown below:

Hull Pubs category winner is the Whalebone (left), Wincomlee Town Pubs winner is Chequers (centre), Beverley Village Pubs winner is King William IV (right), Cottingham. Congratulations to all three, there is a full report inside this issue.

in This issue

p7 Hull pubs - p9 holderness pubs - p10 east Yorkshire pubs p13 pubs preservation - p16 camra locale pubs - p21 amber trail p22 hull real ale & cider festival - p25 half moon to hull moon p28 branch pubs of the year 2014 - p34 brewery news E L R AL

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p38 ‘crystal clear’ at crystalbrew - p42 the worlds biggest ale trail

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The GOODMANHAM ARMS Alehouse Goodmanham, near Market Weighton. Tel: 01430 873859 www.goodmanham.co.uk

Try our selection of 8 CASK ALES and 4 CIDERS BEER PRICES from £2.25p per pint The Pub is OPEN EVERYDAY 11am ‘til late Tasty HOME COOKED meals made from locally sourced produce Lunchtimes 12 noon - 2pm (2.30pm on Sunday) Monday 5pm - 7pm is Steak Pie night - (£8.95 including a drink) Log Fires - Beer Garden with seating Music night (Open Mic) 3rd Thursday of the month

MAY BANK HOLIDAY BEER FESTIVAL FRIDAY 1ST TO MONDAY 4TH - 40 SPECIAL GUEST ALES 2

Good Beer Guide 2013/14/15 CAMRA Village Pub of the Year 2011/12 CAMRA Village Pub of the Year, Runner Up 2014

ALL HALLOWS BREWERY Micro-Brewery producing original Classic English Ale PEG FYFE Dark Mild, RAGGED ROBIN Dark Ruby MISCHIEF MAKER Traditional Copper GOODERS GOLD plus the odd SEASONAL BEER Our Brewster is the landlady, Abbie Logozzi with much help from Peter Utley

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HULL & EAST YORKSHIRE BRANCH INFORMATION BRANCH committee CHAIRPERSON: Stewart Campbell chair@hullcamra.org.uk 07500 543199/01482 449100 also ACTING PRESS & PUBLICITY OFFICER TREASURER: Pete Mason treasurer@hullcamra.org.uk 07984 366207 also HOLDERNESS PUBS OFFICER holdernesspubs@hullcamra.org.uk SECRETARY: Steve Purdie secretary@hullcamra.org.uk 07976 872298 MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY: Tony Garrett members@hullcamra.org.uk 07971 353226 also Branch Contact MAGAZINE EDITOR: Bernie Cawte pubmirror@hullcamra.org.uk 07956 424239 EAST YORKSHIRE PUBS OFFICER: Mark Bainton eastyorkshirepubs@hullcamra.org.uk 07749 505365 HULL PUBS OFFICER: Mark Spight hullpubs@hullcamra.org.uk 07932 652530 SOCIAL SECRETARY: Angela Cawte socialsecretary@hullcamra.org.uk 07904 252910 PUBS PRESERVATION OFFICER: Ken Smith pubpreservation@hullcamra.org.uk

ASSOCIATE POSITIONs CIDER REPRESENTATIVE: Vacant CLUBS LIAISON OFFICER: Vacant WEB MASTER: Patrick Gladstone webmaster@hullcamra.org.uk YOUNG MEMBERS CO-ORDINATOR: Vacant BEER STYLE OFFICER: Vacant

SUPPORT POSITIONS PUB LIAISON OFFICERS Beverley: John Ashton Bridlington: vacant Cottingham: Cliff Ottaway/Derek Brooks Driffield: Martin Bell Hedon: Pete Mason Hornsea: Chris Smith/Neil Patrick Market Weighton: Chris Atkinson Withernsea: Tony Usher PUBS DATABASE: Patrick Gladstone webmaster@hullcamra.org.uk

BRANCH POSTAL ADDRESS Hull & East Yorkshire Branch of CAMRA C/o 19 Ryde Avenue Hull HU5 1QA

branch online sites Website: www.hullcamra.org.uk Facebook: Hull and East Yorkshire CAMRA Blog: hulleastyorkshirecamra.blogspot.com Twitter: @hullCAMRA

pub mirror information Pub Mirror is produced quarterly by Hull & East Yorkshire Branch of CAMRA and is edited by the branch magazine editor Bernie Cawte. Any views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the editor, CAMRA locally or nationally or the magazine publishers. The next edition of Pub Mirror is due for publication in the second week of June. Any contribution for that edition needs to be with the editor by May 18th, you can email your article to the editor at: pubmirror@hullcamra.org.uk. Advertising rates are unchanged for the fourth year running and you can advertise on a one off basis or in bulk adverts, discounts are available. Please contact our advertising co-ordinator John Rushforth at: PMadvertising@hullcamra.org.uk

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Butchers Dog The The Junction 24 Middle St South

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The TheKing KingWilliam WilliamIV IV 152 Hallgate, Cottingham, HU16 4BD 152 Hallgate, Cottingham, HU16 4BD Telephone: 01482 875996 Telephone: 01482 875996

Hull CAMRA Village Pub of of thethe Year 2014, Runner upup 2013. Hull CAMRA Village Pub Year 2014, Runner 2013. Martin, Mandy & Staff Martin, Mandie & Staff Extend A Warm Welcome to All Extend A Warm Welcome to All Function Room Available with Private Large Function Room Available with Bar and Gardens Private Bar and Gardens (Free Hire to CAMRA members) (Free Hire to CAMRA members) Buffet also Available Buffet also Available (10% Discount to CAMRA members) (10% Discount to CAMRA members) Large Beer Garden/Outdoor Eating Area Large Beer Garden/Outdoor Eating Area Outdoor Courtyard Smoking Area Outdoor Smoking Area Tuesday night is Quiz Night Tuesday night is Quiz Night

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3 Regular Real Ales 3 Cumberland Regular RealBitter Ales Cumberland Bitter Marston’s Pedigree Marston’s Pedigree Banks Sunbeam Banks Sunbeam 4 Changing Guest Ales 4 Changing Guest Ales plus plus Real Cider Real Cider Food Served Food:11.00-2.15 Served Tuesday to Friday & 5.00-7.15 Monday to Saturday : Monday & Saturday : 11.00-2.15 only 11.00-2.15 & 5.00-7.15 Sunday Lunches : 12.00-3.15 Sunday Lunches : 12.00-3.15

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from the editor - Bernie Cawte By the time you read this edition we will have held our Branch AGM, so there may be subtle changes ahead. I would like to place on record my thanks to all those who have helped with articles, reports, pictures and advertising, without which we could not produce this FREE magazine. I have been editing this magazine for the last 4 years and have enjoyed most of that time, bringing you the news on our Local Pubs and Brewers. Obviously like most things you do get some criticism usually by people who only look on from afar and don’t actually get their hands dirty so to speak. This is certainly the case in our Letters to the Editor in this issue. The writer wasn’t very happy that we produced a letter giving an opinion on an article in a previous edition, and like that letter the writer didn’t wanted to remain anonymous even to me. On this occasion I have taken the decision to print it in part, but I have

removed specific criticisms directed at members of the committee for the volume of work they do or not do. It’s one thing to offer differing views on what has been written in this magazine, but criticise what members do when we are all volunteers is not really fair. In my opinion unless you are prepared to do some work on the Committee, you don’t really have the right to criticize those who do. For the record the Committee have agreed that unless the editor knows the identity of the writer of any letter, they will not be published. The editor will withhold the name though if that is requested. You will find the letter on page 14 and yes, we would welcome any comments from others. Moving off my soapbox, I am looking forward to our forthcoming Real Ale and Cider Festival, details of which are in the middle of this

We would like to place on record our thanks to the following pubs, for the hospitality shown for our various Branch meetings, activities over the last few months: Ye Olde Black Boy, Hull Ye Olde White Harte, Hull New Adelphi Club, Hull Rising Sun, Hull Walters, Hull Kingston Hotel, Hull William Wilberforce, Hull Hop & Vine, Hull edition. Feel free to volunteer to help, the more the merrier and although it is hard work, it is also very rewarding. Finally, I would like to congratulate all our pubs which were nominated over the year for various CAMRA awards, Pub of the Year (Local 5 and Regional), the 2015 Good Beer Guide and Branch Commitment to Cask awards. Well done to all 80 plus pubs. If you didn’t win this year, don’t worry I am sure your time will come, so please keep up the good work, cheers!

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hull pubs report by mark spight My congratulations to the winner of the Hull Pub of the Year 2014, The Whalebone. This award proved to be a fitting send off for Tina Craig who recently handed the reins over to long serving bar manager & head brewer Jamie Reading. We wish Tina all the best in her retirement and also good luck to Jamie as he takes on his new venture.

permanent basis. Honor & Stuart have previously spent a lot of time in York and have plans to continue selling real ale through the Marstons portfolio, particularly as Stuart is himself a fan of real ale.

Congratulations also go out to Hull pub of the year joint runners-up St Johns Hotel under licensee Adrian Martin plus Hop & Vine under licensees Stewart Campbell & Janet Rowan. We have over 1000 branch members eligible to vote so to be chosen as winner or runner up is certainly an achievement to be proud of.

Linnet & Lark underwent a makeover and is now known as The Bowery which is being run by Mark & Lisa Fowler who also run the Kingston Hotel. The Bowery remains a real ale outlet offering a choice of ales again from Marston’s portfolio.

Unfortunately I have to report a couple of closures. Popular East Hull venue The Crown closed suddenly in early February as did Hull Old Town’s Ye Olde Corn Exchange despite the best efforts of Stacey & Helen in reviving the pub. I would officially like to welcome to Hull Danni Newson & Philip Baverstock as they recently took on the management of The New Clarence in the city centre. I would also like to welcome Honor & Stuart who have taken over The Apollo on a

Parkers became known as the Boot Room to capitalise on the sporting theme, as it stands under the shadow of the KC Stadium.

The popularity of real ale continues to grow and this is reflected in the increase of outlets and number of hand pumps being introduced in already established venues. Due to positive sales Swiss Cottage has expanded their range of ales as have Pearsons and Sailmakers (St Andrews Quay). East Riding Hotel also now has real ale regularly on offer with Great Newsome ales seen on our last visit and real ale can also now be found at Riddlers Bar & Grill in Trinity Square in the form of 2 hand pumps. Further positive news comes from the management of Wetherspoons outlet William Wilberforce. I have been

informed that there are plans to redevelop their cellar which if this goes ahead will allow them to install a further 5 hand pumps…..And generally Wetherspoons will be reducing the basic price of a pint to £1.99. Watch this space! My apologies to Kim McGivern at the George Hotel who took on the reins in August 2014, not her partner Alan as previously reported. It is really good news that she has signed a long term contract to remain at the pub for the foreseeable future. Finally, in front of a packed Whalebone on Saturday 7th February, we were honoured to present a lifetime recognition award in memory 7 of a truly iconic figure in the

local real ale scene, branch founder member Alex Craig, His widow Tina accepted this award from Howard Joy, also a founder member of the branch and close friend of Alex. So it only seems fitting that I end my report for this quarter with the favourite phrase of Alex…..’Keep drinking the beer’.

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hOLDERNESS pubs report by PETE MASON John and Marcia Robinson have left the Traveller's Rest, Long Riston, for pastures new. They have been there for three years and made the pub a resounding success. We wish them well in their new pub in Swinton. Meanwhile, as we go to press, we are not sure what is happening in Long Riston. Since our last issue, the King's Head, Hedon, is on its second landlord, but has still not selling cask ale.

The Marquis of Granby, Easington, has been bought by Paul and Sandra Gilson. This is their first pub, although Sandra has previously worked in the hotel trade.

The pub remains a free house and currently offers Tetley Bitter and a changing Great Newsome ale, and is accredited to our LocAle scheme. The Nancy, Burton Pidsea, has reopened as a “bistro”

style pub and is offering Black Sheep Bitter with a changing Great Newsome ale, and is also accredited to the

LocAle scheme. The pub is owned by the Soper Group, who also recently bought the Blacksmiths Arms in Preston, and is managed by Mrs Dee Soper with assistant manager Gay Hicks. The Nancy also incorporates Dolly's Tearoom and Charlies Ice Cream Parlour – that's what I call hedging your bets.

national report on budget benefits CAMRA officially launched a report that outlines the benefits of two duty cuts and the scrapping of the beer duty escalator to MP’s and Ministers in Westminster. The report, produced by the Centre of Economics and Business Research, highlights the many benefits of the last two Budgets including: Over a thousand pubs saved – an additional 1,047 pubs would have closed by the end of 2014 if the Beer Duty Escalator had remained in place 750 million more pints sold –750 million fewer pints of

beer would have been sold in the UK this financial year if the Beer Duty Escalator had remained in place 26,000 jobs created – 26,000 additional jobs would not have been created if the Beer Duty Escalator had remained in place Higher investment - In 2014 alone, investment in the brewing industry was expected to stand at £61 million higher than it would have if the beer duty escalator had been maintained Price of a pint up to 16p higher - the average price of a pint of beer, which currently stands at

£3.04, would have cost £3.20 if the beer duty escalator had not been scrapped and replaced by two consecutive 1p cuts in 2013/14 MP’s and Ministers took the opportunity to celebrate the advantages of these two Government policy decisions, and thanked CAMRA members for their huge efforts in securing this success. Pubs Minister Kris Hopkins MP also made an appearance, and raised a glass to the Chancellor for the “Government’s continued support for our pubs”.

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EAST YORKSHIRE PUBS report by mark BAINTON At the Goodmanham Arms, All Hallows brewery in Goodmanham, Brewster Abi Logozzi’s beer, No Notion stout has taken over from Theakstons Old Peculier as one of their regular ales. There will be no more evening meals served on Fridays. It was 5pm-7.30 pm. On Saturday 24th January at the Kings Head in Nafferton and the Chestnut Horse in Great Kelk both held Burns Night celebrations. The Kings Head offered bottled conditioned beer from Caledonian Brewery in Scotland their Caledonian 80/- and the Flying Scotsman. Chestnut Horse had Wold Top and two other guests

available. Butchers Dog in Driffield held a meet the brewer evening from Atom Brewery on the 14th Jan. 6 casks were available and one of them was a limited edition beer. On the 26th January at Stackhouse Bar in Hornsea held a meet the brewer evening again from Atom Brewery. They brought with them Schrödinger’s Cat (3.5 %) IPA (5.6%) and Dark Matter (4.5%) in cask and two keg beers were Braggs Law and Sea of Tranquillity which went down very well. The Stackhouse will be planning another event with Great Newsome as the guest. They

have altered their opening times for winter to Wed/ Thur 6-11;Fri 2-12;Sat 1212;Sun12-11. The Old Star Kilham. Wassailling event on the 17th January went well 5 different ciders and a perry were available at the pub. At the event in Rudston Pava a Colemans Cider was available to try. The event was a joint venture with Colemans Cider Company which is based at Rudston Prava.This is a new Cider Brewing Company in our region. It’s very local at present, as time goes on more hopefully will be available. continued on next page

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EAST YORKSHIRE PUBS report by mark BAINTON (cont) The Coachman in Bridlington, was recently taken over by Simon and Joanne Wright in December. Timothy Taylor’s is going to be their regular beer along with one guest. Easter weekend they are hopefully putting on a small beer festival in the function room; keep an eye on our website for more details. The Telegraph in Bridlington has supplied its in-house brewed Jackdaw to outlets in Scarborough Beverley Updates from John Ashton. BATEMANS SAVES THE GAMEBIRD FROM EXTINCTION The Gamebird on Holme Church Lane, Beverley opened its doors recently following the locally opposed threatened demolition of the building for housing development The Lincolnshire-based family brewery Batemans stepped in at the eleventh hour to save this community local which, strangely, had been refurbished to a high standard only a year ago by the company seeking its demolition. The Gamebird comprises a welcoming public bar, warmed by an impressive log-burner, a separate dining room with its own bar and open fronted kitchen serving pub classics,

an outside seating area and five en suite letting rooms. Of course, Batemans awardwinning real ales feature on the bar and are a welcome addition to Beverley’s pub scene. The 121 bus from Hull stops at the bottom of Swinemoor Lane, close to its junction with Holme Church Lane and the Gamebird is only a short walk away. THE ROYAL STANDARD, BEVERLEY A long-awaited major refurbishment of this Grade II listed traditional pub is proposed by owners Punch Taverns which sees the retention of the public bar at the front and the use of timber

and stone flooring plus a reworked fireplace in the rear lounge and updated toilets. Sadly, it looks as if the historic bentwood seating in the bar (also a feature at the Dog & Duck) is to be replaced with more substantial upholstered seating. New licensee Allen Slinger, formerly of the New Clarence in Hull, is keen to promote the Standard’s range of real ales and recently held a Cask Marque celebration

week featuring five guest beers plus Tetley Bitter, a mainstay of the pub along with its coverage of rugby fixtures. To celebrate Allen held a 10 day mini beer festival. He had 5 different beers on, with 4 on the bar at any one time. Commenced Thursday 5th February with a quiz night in aid of the local junior rugby club. THE SUN INN, BEVERLEY Richard has featured a wider range of guest beers including York Brewery’s Ghost Ale, Shepherd Neame’s Amber Ale, Brass Castle’s Bad Kitty. THE FERGUSON FAWcetT, WALKINGTON 11 This welcoming hostelry featuring an extensive food menu and carvery, has for a long time, served five real ales in the quarry tiled and panelled bar, with other characterful rooms leading off.

On a recent visit, Black Sheep, Directors, Wold Top Bitter, a Wold Top guest and All Hallows No Notion Porter were on offer. It is to be hoped that All Hallows beers, from nearby Goodmanham become a regular feature at the Fergie.

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Whalebone Wincolmlee Hull HU2 0PA

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Open every day from 12 till late Always available Timothy Taylor Landlord, Copper Dragon Best Bitter Five ever changing guest ales Two cider/perries Always welcoming atmosphere with log fires and we are dog friendly Hull & East Yorkshire Branch of CAMRA, Hull Pub of the Year 2014 Follow us on Twitter page the whalebone @reading664 12

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Serving 8 Quality cask ales and cider on handpulls Supporting Local Breweries Erdinger and Aspallâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cider Further selection of continental beers on draught and in bottles A wide selection of quality spirits

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pubs preservation society by ken smith Since taking over role of Pub Preservation Officer in October last year I have had a very busy time dealing with the loss and potential loss of pubs across our area. The following are pubs that either have already been lost, are currently or are likely to be under threat in the near future: The Neptune, Easington Change of use to residential (Already approved) Tap & Spile, Spring Bank,Hull Change of use to café and takeaway Blacksmiths Arms, Preston Change of use to residential Royal Mail, Thorngumbald Demolish and replace with coop supermarket Lincoln Arms, Lincoln Way, Beverley , Change of use to convenience store The Gamebird, Beverley Demolish and build 7 houses Crown & Anchor, Elstronwick Change of use to residential (Already approved) The Top House, Hessle Change of use to retail/office/ hot food takeaway. That’s more than one a month in the Hull and East Yorkshire area alone since I took on the role and these, of course, are not the only ones; many others have been lost to development

prior to my involvement. I’m sure you all have your own examples. However it’s not all bad news as due to CAMRA’s involvement with ERYC councilors and the timely intervention of Batemans Brewery, the Gamebird has now been saved and has now re-opened. Again with our help the Parish Council and local residents in Thorngumbald are staging a fight back by nominating the Royal Mail as an Asset of Community Value in an attempt to afford it a further degree of planning protection. I am once again working closely with ERYC councillors and local residents to thwart the plans to change the Lincoln Arms into another Co-Op (a proposal which under the current planning rules does not even need planning permission). We as a branch have objected to the change of use of the Top House in Hessle and will also be objecting to the change of use of The Blacksmiths Arms at Preston when that application is submitted. However, while we as a branch can object to the loss of pubs we are

only one voice and that of a known pressure group at that. We will of course continue to fight and campaign on these issues but if there is to be any success in saving these iconic emblems of English heritage then you (the person reading this article) need to stand up and be counted. If you become aware of a planning application or a proposal to change a pub to a shop, write to your local council and object and get your friends and neighbours to do the same. Just a word of caution though, whilst raising a petition is a good way to gauge local feeling it only counts as one objection to a planning application and needs to be supported by individual letters. Also if you do find out 13 about any such proposals you can always e-mail me at the Pub Preservation address elsewhere in this magazine. Finally, in a bid to highlight the plight of pubs in the area I have, since taking on the Pub Preservation role, been featured in both the local newspaper (Hull Daily mail) and on KCFM as well as having been involved in an article in the Yorkshire Post putting our case to a wider audience.

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letter to the editor Dear Editor In response to your request for thoughts on the letter from the anonymous (your decision or the author’s?) member published in Pub Mirror Issue 90 - Winter, I too write as a disappointed CAMRA member. Firstly, I welcome the publication of a letter from a member or anyone else in PM as this is long overdue and the first of many I hope. My disappointment is that it is just a shame that, after so long a void, the subject matter was so contentious. I feel duty bound to offer my opinion. Whereas the author was of the opinion that the Chair of the Branch should not contribute an article to the Branch magazine, I believe ‘Au contraire, Rodney’ (sorry, it’s the best TV quote I can offer, as the misquote from Coronation Street was beyond my comprehension!) that PM is available to anyone - Branch committee members included - to express a view on any issue that would be of interest to our members and ale-loving members of the public in general. I also believe that the Chair of the Branch has an obligation to contribute a regular personal view on a subject of their choice in PM for members to digest and personally have found the column to be interesting and informative. I welcome this in preference to the ‘dignified and unbiased stand by remaining silent’ of the previous incumbent of the Chair. I am also confused by the comment that ‘newly opened establishments are not supported by CAMRA as equally as some older ones’, as only last year did not the Branch award Admiral of the Humber and Three John Scotts the top two places in the Hull POTY 2013, in addition to CAMRA recognizing William Hawkes’ conversion to Pub use in the National Pub Design Awards 2013 - all relative newcomers to the city.

In reply to the comment regarding new pub premises, I would expect ALL premises to be clean and tidy regardless of their age, but I know personally I prefer enjoying a real ale in ‘real’ pub, as typified in the hostelries featured in Yorkshire’s Real Heritage Pubs (see p.32, PM issue 90), which sadly are declining in number and therefore warrant a visit before they are lost forever. On a positive note, it is nice to see the printing errors in the latest PM have been reduced by approximately 50% from the large number that appeared in PM Issue 89 Autumn. However, it is unforgiveable and highly embarrassing to see national institutions (e.g. Wytchwood) and local outlets (e.g. Stagg Inn, Waggonners, Brunswick and Burlington) given incorrect names and even an incorrect address (e.g. Bay House, Witham)......especially when appearing as a venue for a future Open Meeting! Surely an editorial decision to amend these glaring errors should have been made prior to going to print. As a final comment regarding PM (albeit a small point, I know), would it be possible for page numbers to appear in either the top corners or (preferably) at the foot of each page, as ours must be the only publication to have them printed in the middle of each side margin on a coloured background rendering them almost impossible to read! Reply from our Editor First of all I thank you for taking the time to write to me, despite the fact you didn’t want me to know who your are. I took the decision to print the comments in the previous issue PM90 and it does seem to have got at least one person in the mood. It is all about opinion and you are as

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letter to the editor entitled to yours as was the previous letter writer. It is a shame that people cannot be upfront which does make you think that there are more personal thoughts behind these letters. As I am sure you are aware with the fact that you chose to send your anonymous letter to another committee member to pass on to me. But never let it be said that you don’t get a fair hearing and I am pleased that you did find something to be positive about (although rather tongue in cheek). Just for the record the editor doesn’t necessarily make ‘decisions’ on the content of the articles or the text within. We do have proof readers who do a sterling job considering that this publication does have some 700 words per page on average. Yes one or two might get through just like the one in your own letter did, but there again we are all human. I don’t know if it gave your age away, but when you include two pubs that were both opened more than 10 years ago as supporting new pubs, it did make me wonder!! Yes we all want to see ‘the traditional’ pubs survive and you just have to look at the pubs we support in this branch, but there is place for the new cafe style pubs along with the new craft ales as you will see from CAMRA national website discussions. Again many thanks for your letter I hope that others will feel free to have a say. Any letters to the editor must have a name supplied, but if you wish your name to be excluded please say so at the end of your correspondence. Look forward to hearing from some more of you. Bernie Cawte - Magazine Editor.

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locale scheme explained CAMRA LocAle is an initiative which promotes pubs stocking locally brewed real ale. The scheme builds on a growing consumer demand for quality local produce and an increased awareness of ‘green’ issues.

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Everyone benefits from local pubs stocking locally brewed real ale… • Public houses as stocking local real ales can increase pub visits • Consumers who enjoy greater beer choice and diversity • Local brewers who gain from increased sales • The local economy because more money is spent and retained locally • The environment due to fewer ‘beer miles’ resulting in less road congestion and pollution • Tourism due to an increased sense of local identity and pride - let’s celebrate what makes our locality different.

If your local pub carries any of our breweries’ beer please contact our Pubs’ Officer Pete Mason, whose email address is on page 3 of this publication.

Participating pubs are granted accreditation at

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Yorkshire CAMRA, and subject to the licensee agreeing that they will endeavour to ensure at least one locally brewed real ale, as defined by the local branch, is on sale at all times and that only real ale, as defined by CAMRA, can be promoted as a CAMRA LocAle. The Definition of Local: For the purpose of the Hull & East Yorkshire scheme pubs would have to stock a beer from either an East Yorkshire brewery or from a brewery within 25 miles of the pub. Real ales from regional and national breweries as well as from microbreweries can be regarded as “local”, if they are brewed within what the branch has deemed to be the local area. These breweries are considered to be our LocAle breweries: • All Hallows, Goodmanham • Atom, Hull • Bird Brain, Howden • Bridlington, Bridlington • Crystalbrew, Brough

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Great Newsome, South Frodingham Half Moon, Ellerton Old Mill, Snaith Wold Top, Wold Newton Yorkshire Brewing Co, Hull

Here are the new pubs that have joined the LocAle scheme. .

Blacktoft

Hope & Anchor

Burton pidsea Nancy

north cave White Hart

walkington

Ferguson Fawsitt

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Current locale pubs Beverley:

Goodmanham:

Little Weighton:

Chequers

Goodmanham Arms

Brunswick Marine Bar Prior John Telegraph

Haven Arms Shakespeare

Triton Inn

Blue Bell

Watts Arms

Buccaneer

Burlington Ebenezer Morley Hop & Vine Minerva Muttleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Star of the West Walters Whalebone

Station Hotel

New Inn

Falcon Inn

Bridlington:

Brantingham: Brough:

Burstwick:

Hare & Hounds

Burton Pidsea:

Black Bull

Cowden:

Cross Keys

Driffield:

Benjamin Fawcett Butchers Dog

Hedon:

Hornsea:

Stackhouse Bar

Keyingham:

Kingston upon Hull:

Leven:

Black Horse

New Ellerby:

Railway Inn

Old Ellerby:

Blue Bell

Ottringham: Patrington: Paull:

Humber Tavern

Roos

Roos Arms

Wawne:

Waggoners

Withernwick:

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members discount scheme Our thanks go to the following local pubs where CAMRA members can take advantage of the following offers on production of their membership card: Hull Pubs Haworth Arms, Beverley High Road, Hull: Your 8th pint of cask ale free – AND 10% off cask ale for CAMRA members; Pave, Princes Avenue, Hull: 10% off cask ales; Muttley’s, Holderness Road, Hull: 20p off a pint of cask ale; Swiss Cottage, Hull: 20p off a pint of cask ale; East Yorkshire Town and Village Pubs Dog and Duck, Beverley: 10p off a pint of cask ale and a meal deal Mon to Fri lunch; Royal Oak, Beverley: 10% off cask ale; The Victoria, Beverley: 10% off cask ale; Triton Inn, Brantingham: 10% off cask ale Marine Bar, Bridlington: 10% off cask ale; Red Hawk, Brough: 20p per pint off cask ale; Blue Bell Cottingham: 10% off cask ale; Duke of Cumberland, Cottingham: 10p per pint off cask ale; The Railway Inn, Cottingham: 30p per pint or 15p per half pint off cask ale; King William IV, Cottingham: 10p per pint off cask ale; Old Falcon, Driffield: 20p off a pint of cask ale; The Butcher’s Dog, Driffield: 10p off a pint of real ale or cider; Haven Arms, Hedon: 50p off a pint of Cask Ale/25p off a half pint; 18 Marine Hotel, Hornsea: 10% off cask ale; Plough Inn, Hollym: 10p off per pint off cask ale; Beech Tree, Kirk Ella: an Ember Inns offer of 20p off a pint of cask ale; Old Mill, Langtoft: 10p off a pint of cask ale; New Inn, Leven: 10% off cask ale; Carpenters Arms, Market Weighton: a loyalty card is offered to CAMRA members; Sandpiper, Melton: 20% off food; The Gnu, North Newbald: 10% off cask ale; The Star, Sancton: 10% off cask ale; Sun Inn, Skirlaugh: 20p off a pint of cask ale or cider The Ship Inn, Sewerby: 10p off a pint of cask ale; Green Dragon, Welton: 10% off cask ale; Warton Arms, Woodmansey: 10% off cask ale; BeerinaBottle, Beverley: 5% off; Please note that although Wetherspoons pubs still accept the 50p vouchers for CAMRA members (now valid for real cider as well and for real ale/cider with a meal deal), they are no longer offering the 20p discount that was previously available on showing your CAMRA membership card. Please make use of these offers as they will save you money and show the pubs that CAMRA members use them. Also, please let us know if the published details appear to be incorrect. Offers change and we are not always the first to know. It is always worth taking your membership card and asking bar-staff if they offer a discount even when a pub is not listed above you may get a nice surprise!

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members discount scheme (cont) Details of local discounts for members are publicised locally in Pub Mirror (of course), in the Members’ Digest, on the branch website, on Facebook and Twitter and at branch events such as the Real Ale and Cider Festival. Licensees may want to look at it as a form of advertising their pub. If you travel elsewhere in the country, check out the local CAMRA branch websites and the CAMRA magazines to find out offers available in the area you are visiting. Membership leaflets We try to keep a supply of CAMRA membership leaflets in pubs nominated for the Good Beer Guide. If the pub where you found this magazine does not have any, please let me know. Want to get active in CAMRA? Feel free to ask about what’s going on, committee or associate positions that maybe vacant, social activities and surveying for the next Good Beer Guide. You may have some great ideas for what we should do in the branch or which pubs are worthy of Good Beer Guide entries – please let us know. Relevant contact details can be found elsewhere in this Pub Mirror. Why Join CAMRA? I would like to invite you to join CAMRA to play a part in the campaigns to keep quality real ale behind the bars, keep pubs on your streets, rather than see them turned into housing or office blocks and to work towards your pint being good value for money. The traditional advantages of membership are: •  Be a member of the most successful consumer organisation in Europe; •  Be part of a social and active branch with many events throughout the year; •  Be involved by nominating and selecting the pubs included in the Good Beer Guide; •  Receive a monthly copy of the ‘What’s Brewing’ CAMRA newspaper, providing the latest news on CAMRA nationally and details of beer festivals and social events; •  Receive a quarterly copy of the CAMRA magazine, ‘Beer,’ offering informative articles about many subjects related to beer and cider; •  Receive a branch newsletter bi-monthly, updating you on all the local news and activities (Hull and East Yorkshire branch members only); •  Receive discounts on the RRP of many CAMRA products including the best selling Good Beer Guide; •  Enjoy free or discounted entry to beer festivals; However, there are other incentives to help you decide whether or not to join: •  Increasing numbers of pubs nationally are offering discounts on real ale to CAMRA membership card holders; •  £20 of vouchers for real ale at Wetherspoons pubs (40 fifty pence vouchers); •  Discounts on holidays, insurance and other offers from reputable companies (see national website for the latest offers); •  More information about real cider and where to find it; You can join CAMRA today by filling in the application form in this edition of Pub Mirror. it’s only £5 extra to buy a joint membership so why not get double the benefit (Wetherspoon offer excluded)

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FOLLOW THE TIGERS ON THE AMBER TRAIL In conjunction with our friends at Hull City Supporters Club, we again strive to find the away-friendly pubs in the towns and cities where City are playing. We hope you can enjoy the many real ales that will be on offer and raise a glass to Steve Bruce and the lads. It’s going to be a nail biting final 3 months so let’s keep our fingers crossed for the lads! Saturday 14th March v Leicester City - 3pm Leicester has a good number of real ale pubs to choose from and the Swan & Rushes (19 Infirmary Square, LE1 5WR) is certainly one of them. This two-roomed pub has up to 9 real ales on offer and a bottle beer menu of over 100 choices. Home made pizzas are a must. Another friendly pub is the Slug and Lettuce (27 Market Street, LE1 6DP) a real ale establishment for all including families and football fans. Passionate about LocAle from microbreweries there is plenty to choose from for everyone, both of these pubs are in the GBG 2015. Saturday 4th April v Swansea City - 3pm There are a number of pubs on Wind (pronounced as winding a watch) Street in the centre of town, such as the Bank Statement (57/58 Wind Street, SA1 1EP) a former Bank now a Lloyds/ Wetherspoon Pub and the No Sign Bar (56 Wind Street, SA1 1EP) an historic narrow bar established in 1690, both CAMRA 2015 GBG pubs. Ask for Castle Gardens, and you’ll see Wind Street. You might want to try the Full Moon public house which is on the High Street. The locals are very friendly and this is a basic pub with a pool table and Sky Sports and excellent cheap beer. Saturday 11th April v Southampton – 3pm The ground is a little out of town and most pubs near St Marys Stadium are for Southampton 21 fans only. Therefore the Platform Tavern, (Town Quay, SO14 2NY), in the heart of the historic dockyard of this city, might be a good place to start with great food and real ales. Another gem is the South Western Arms, (38-40 Adelaide Road, SO17 2HW), adjoining St Denys station, a GBG 2015 pub, who take great pride in their selection of 10 hand pump real ales and international bottled beers. The pub is split on two levels with the bar area on the ground floor and the quieter mezzanine housing the pool and football table. Saturday 25th April v Crystal Palace - 3pm Depending which way you travel to Crystal Palace ground there are two-railway stations close by. At South Norwood you have a choice of a Wetherspoons, The William Stanley, 7/8 High Street, SE25 6EP, enough said, or The Alliance, 91 High Street, SE25 6EA, a highly visible corner pub, with real ales including London Pride and Abbott Ale. At Thornton Heath you have another Wetherspoons, Flora Sandes, 2/4 Ambassador Houes, Brigstock Road, CR7 7JG again enough said and The Railway Telegraph, 19 Brigstock Road, CR7 7JJ, which is a glorious throwback to better days, a generously-sized and attractive Youngs boozer situated close to the railway station with a central bar serving a large saloon and a smaller snug Saturday 16th May v Tottenham Hotspur - 3pm Consider catching the train from Liverpool Street and stop off at Hackney Downs to visit the Pembury Tavern, 90 Amhurst Road, Hackney, E8 1JH. Good beer and quality food. From there it is only 10 minutes on the train to White Hart Lane. The pub is only a couple of hundred yards from Hackney Downs station. The pub which is featured in our GBG has no less than 16 real ales on offer! Nearer to the Ground is the Three Compasses, 62 High Street, N8 7NX, a GBG pub since 2006, originally a coaching inn, where you can enjoy up to 6 cask quality ales.

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Free entry on Thursday & Friday before 5.00pm Entry fee on Thursday and Friday after 6pm is £5 (Including your £1 refundable deposit for your Beer Glass plus 1 beer token) (No entry between 5pm and 6pm)

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HULL REAL ALE & CIDER FESTIVAL - Staffing form The 2015 festival approaches and volunteers are needed to help make the festival a success. We are again holding the festival at Holy Trinity Church, Hull Old Town The list of jobs is set out below. Please indicate your preferred jobs in order (1, 2, 3 etc.). Please also be prepared to be flexible. Every effort will be made to give people their preferred roles and variety where possible, but staff may be asked to cover other jobs if their preference is oversubscribed and others are short. Therefore please also indicate any jobs you CANNOT do by using an X. We also need help in setting up and taking down before and after the festival. Please show if you can help. Hand Pulled Real Ale Bar * Glass Collection/Wash* Gravity Real Ale Bar Reception Desk Cider/Perry Bar Token Desk, Glass Distribution/Exchange Bottled Beer Bar Tombola Stand Membership Stand Cleaning* (* = These jobs do not entail handling money at any time) PLEASE INDICATE THE SESSIONS YOU CAN WORK (Show any alternative times) Thurs 16th April -11.30am-2.45pm Fri 17th April - 11.30am-2.45pm Sat 18th April 11.30am-2.45pm

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8.45pm-12.00pm* 8.45pm-12.00pm

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half moon to hull moon by david litten A recent chance meeting with Tony and Jackie Rogers led to them to inviting me along to their brewery to collaborate in the creation of a special beer. The Half Moon brewery is located in the quiet village of Ellerton in the far west of the East Riding, close, but not too close to the river Derwent. They have brought a former village pub back to life as one of Yorkshire’s newest breweries. Formerly the village forge between 1796 and 1968; it was also run as the Half Moon pub for around forty years in the nineteenth century by blacksmith George Huntswick. After a considerable restoration project, Tony and Jackie moved into the property as home and brewery.

I knew I was in good hands as they had already started winning awards within a year of starting up. The first was in May with Dark Masquerade (3.6% ABV) being voted beer of the festival at The Pub beer festival in Leicester. Then in September the same beer won a silver award in the Mild section of the prestigious Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) North Eastern competition. This should

really come as no surprise as Tony had previously worked at Great Heck while Jackie had honed her skills under the tutelage of multiaward-winning Brewster Sue Simpson at the Brown Cow Brewery near Selby. I would have made my way to the village under my own steam but the local bus only runs once a day on a Tuesday when there is a Z in the month. And so we arranged for Tony to pick me up at Selby railway station early one crispy morn in late January. After a swift cuppa it was on with the job in hand. Four malts went in followed by Target and Northdown hops for bittering and later Galena hops for taste and aroma. The final ingredient, Nottingham yeast was added and we were done. Seven hours of banter and we were done with my sides splitting and in need of a breather from all the jokes and excitement. A final cup of tea followed and Tony drove me back to Selby station for my train.

There followed two weeks of waiting and wondering. Then came the word via twitter. Our beer, Hull Moon was on the bar at Walters in Hull’s Old Town and I was out of the traps like a greyhound on heat. I was greeting by charming bar lady Katie who pulled me my pint. Well, that

went down so quickly I had to have another two and unusually for such a beer of 5.2% ABV it was easy drinking. The tasting notes describe Hull Moon as a rich, gold, hoppy, Indian Pale Ale. Blooming lovely. The beer has also appeared at various top pubs in Hull and East Yorkshire and across the north ranging from the Stumble Inn in Scarborough to the north and to the New Oxford in Salford in the west. I am told by Tony and Jackie that all twenty casks were either soon snapped up or earmarked for special pubs in the West Riding. It must be something to do with their reputation for fine beers rather than my interfering. A great laugh and hopefully they might let me have another go some time. Thanks Jackie and Tony.

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branch pubs of the year 2014 The Whalebone in Wincolmlee has been named ‘Kingston upon Hull Pub of the Year 2014’ by the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) – Hull & East Yorkshire Branch. As in all of our categories five pubs are nominated for the prestigious titles and a panel of judges in each category then individually visited each nomination and scored them against strict criteria: Quality of Real Ale, Community Focus, Atmosphere, Campaigning, Style/Decor, Service and Welcome, and Value for Money. The business is now run by Jamie Reading who has continued the good work of the late and greatly missed Alex Craig and his widow Tina. The 28 pub is featured in the CAMRA Good Beer Guide 2015 and has a loyal and consistent following of customers. At the POTY award evening Tina was also presented with a commemorative certificate to celebrate the work of her late husband Alex, one of the founder members of this Branch.

were Hop & Vine, Albion Street

Village category was won by King William IV in Cottingham run by Martin Green and Mandy Robinson who have brought this pub up to be one of the outstanding real ale establishments in our area.

and St John’s Hotel, Queens Road.

In our Town Category this year’s winner was Chequers a real ale and cider only micro pub in Beverley. The licensee Ian Allott (below right) has only been running this pub for a

little over a year but has already won our Cider Pub of the Year, so its certainly a great achievement for Ian and his staff.

Runner up in the village category was the Goodmanham Arms, Goodmanham, again another outstanding real ale pub and a previous double winner of this category.

Our final picture is of our Branch ‘Commitment to Cask’ award to the Rising Sun, Beverley High Road, Hull. The award recognises the hard work of licensees who may not necessarily be acknowledged for their efforts.

Runner up in this category was the Dog and Duck,Beverley, whose licensee is Mark McManus (2nd left above). Runners-up in the Hull category

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CAMRA’s champion winter beer 2015 Elland 1872 Porter has been crowned CAMRA’s Supreme Champion Winter Beer of Britain 2015 by a panel of judges at the National Winter Ales Festival in Derby, which began on February 11th at the city’s Roundhouse venue. The winning 6.5% abv beer is described in CAMRA’s 2015 Good Beer Guide as a “creamy, full-flavoured porter with rich liquorice flavours and a hint of chocolate from the roasted malt. A soft but satisfying after taste of bittersweet roast and malt.” Mike Hiscock, Elland Brewery Manager, had this to say on the win: “It’s absolutely fabulous to win the Champion Winter Beer of Britain, though we certainly weren’t expecting

this, it is amazing to get the hat trick and win this award

for the third time. We know it is independently judged so for it to keep coming out on top is testament to the depth of flavour and complexity that we get into the beer. This really is fantastic news.” The Champion Winter Beer of Britain competition judges the best of the best in terms of classic winter warmers – from thick, rich, dark porters and stouts, to sweet and strong Barley Wines.

A panel of beer writers, members of the licensed trade and CAMRA members judged the competition. Elland 1872 porter will now go forward to compete in the overall Champion Beer of Britain competition at the Great British Beer Festival this August. Nik Antona, Champion Winter Beer of Britain Director had this to say on the importance of the competition: “Elland 1872 is a fantastic example of what a traditional porter should taste like and has been hugely popular for many years, particularly it seems with competition judges, who have named it Champion Winter Beer of Britain twice and overall Champion Beer of Britain once in the last three years – a huge achievement.”

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a function at the juction by kim hessletine Regular visitors to the branch’s Facebook page and are members of our E-mail group will already be aware of the Junction pub in Castleford, it seems to have a big influence on a certain Mr David Litten’s semi-conversion to Wessieland and has already won numerous awards for the pub’s basic ethos. I don’t want to dwell on these aspects too much here but suffice to say the current licensees, Maureen Shaw and Neil Midgley, took a basic pub, which was failing, and by restoring it and following a real ale from wooden casks model have done wonders.

easy to see why; this was the best beer all day bar none and there were some very nice beers. There were several Elland beers available, including a mild, Elland Pale and Snake Charmer to an Alt beer and one called Clear Water which was anything but, then again I don’t like wheat beers for that very reason. The Junction also sells a wide range of Sam Smith’s fayre including bottled and keg offering; the bottled Nut Brown and Chocolate Stout were also sampled during the visit. The Junction also provided a couple of local delicacies in the shape of Castleford caviar, bread and dripping with a generous amount of jelly and a sprinkle of salt, and black pudding. These made an interesting addition to the drinking experience.

room, a games room, served by a single bar, open fires and more friendly locals this was a little gem alongside the river Aire at Rawcliffe. Pheasantry’s One Dark One and Abbeydale’s Brimstone, Frozen, Salamander and Snowflake were available..

We were told that the last pub was an Irish named pub, Whelan’s at Asselby, I wondered what we might find but again it was warm and welcoming with real fires and 5 beers on and not Irish. I tried the Honey Porter from Milestone which is not one I have had before but will have again if on I want to dwell on is the social offer. They also had Yorkshire aspects of our recent trip, Square from Black Sheep, after a ‘sat nav’ trip around Orion’s Belt from the Half the mean streets of CastleMoon brewery and a couple of ford, which I am sure the bus Timmy Taylor’s beers. This driver would like to forget but pub seems like a real local probably never will, we parked After a couple of false starts, resource, and was advertising by the railway station and pubs closing down (The Shoul- local breweries such as Bird 31 disgorged a group of slightly der of Mutton) and online maps Brain, although nothing brewed stunned CAMRA members sending us in the wrong direc- locally was available when we plus assorted friends and tion, we found the Glassblowvisited. I would like to thank the family. er, a Wetherspoons pub with landlord for feeding us and the the usual food offerings, Leon locals for the welcome. Sometimes when we invade a had a ‘burger’ which was about location the locals, quite rightly, a foot tall, and we tried the feel we have taken over and Joshua Jane and an American resent us quite strongly and style beer brewed in the UK vocally. On the 1st of Februcalled Rogue, both were of a ary 2015 over 40 eager beer good standard and the Rogue drinkers descended on the was thought good by the hopJunction. A lovely two roomed py beer lovers and ‘interesting’ pub, with two open fires in the by me. We then went back to main bar and a stove in the the Junction hoping to get hold little room, provided a warm of more of the 1872 but it had I was very impressed by and cosy welcome. The locals sold out by then so we had to the welcome we received looked a bit stunned when they ‘make do’ with the other excel- everywhere as 40 odd came in to find the pub already lent beers on offer. After our 3 strangers invading your full at just gone 12 but took it ½ hours in Castleford was up beloved local must be all with good humour and a we all wandered, a little less traumatic. All in all a very huge amount of patience. directly, back to the bus. enjoyable day out with both old and new faces. Thanks The beers on offer included Our next stop was the Jemmy to Dave and Stewart for 1872 Porter from Elland brew- Hirst at the Rose and Crown, organising the trip and to all ery, again voted the Champion strange name but a nice pub, the licensees and locals for the Winter Beer of Britain and it’s with a semi open plan main wonderful warm welcomes.

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useful information real ale v smooth

What is Real Ale? Real Ale is a living beer. It continues to ferment and develop its full flavour in the cask. Real Ale is brewed from traditional ingredients, malt, hops, water and yeast matured by secondary fermentation in the container from which it is dispensed, and served without the extraneous use of carbon dioxide or nitrogen via hand pumps. Real Ale is also called cask beer or cask conditioned.

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Examples of Traditional Handpumps What are ‘Smooth’ beers? Smooth beers are brewed in much the same way as real ale but eventually the natural yeast is killed and processed to give longer shelf life. The dead beer is then resurrected by means of chemicals and served chilled by gas pressure through fonts. Smooth beer sales are also known as nitro-keg beer.

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Brewery news ALL HALLOWS

Goodmanham Arms, Main Street GOODMANHAM, YO43 5JA (01430) 873849 Regular Beers: Peg Fyfe Dark Mild (ABV 3.8%), Mischief Maker (ABV 4.0%) BLO - Paul Alterskye

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Unit 4 Food & Tech Park Malmo Road, Sutton Fields Ind Est W HULL, HU7 0YF 07908 737769 Regular Beers: Blonde (ABV 4%), Pale Ale (ABV 4.5%), Dark Alchemy (ABV 4.9%), India Pale Ale (ABV 5.6%) BLO - Chris Smith

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The Telegraph 110 Quay Road BRIDLINGTON, YO16 4JB 01262 674592 Regular Beers: Quay Gold (ABV 4.2%), Jackdaw (ABV 4.5%) BLO - Tony Garrett Many readers will know that the brewery is owned by the licensees of The Telegraph in Bridlington, Rob and Helen, who have also been renovating the Pack Horse in Bridlington Old Town. With the work continuing on the renovations, the flow of beer from the brewery has had to flow slower than Helen and Rob would have liked. However, they now have an experienced brewer to help them get the beer back on the bar with more regularity. He has some new ideas as well, so we wait and

Brewery news see what the Bridlington Brewery will bring to our lips later in the year. In the meantime, they will continue to brew the well received Jackdaw, a lovely smooth dark ale, and a lighter ale called Bollington Yal, which has not yet been savoured. Bollington was the name for Bridlington in the 1600’s and Yal the word for ale. Readers may already be aware that a Jackdaw was the name for someone Bridlington born. This brewery has a great knack of choosing names for their ale with a local and traditional touch. There is no date for the opening of the Pack Horse, but they would like to have the Pack Horse open and Bridlington brewery beer in both their pubs by Easter. However, Helen remained cautious not to promise anything. At the Bridlington Dickens festival in the autumn, the brewery brought out

a cart in the brewery’s livery at the Pack Horse and served beers from it with names of the beers changed to reflect the arrival of Dad’s Army in the town. This cart is expected to have a few more outings, advertising the brewery and acting as a servery for cask ale in the future, so keep a look out. CRYSTALBREW Building 40, Humber Business Park, Saltgrounds Road, BROUGH, HU15 1ED 07773 938380 Regular Beers: Blond (ABV 4.5%), Jade (ABV 4.0%) BLO - John Rushforth

GREAT NEWSOME Great Newsome Farm South Frodingham Winestead HULL, HU12 0NR (01964) 612201 www.greatnewsomebrewery.co.uk Regular Beers: Sleck Dusk (ABV 3.8%), Pricky Back Otchan (ABV 4.2%), Frothingham Best (ABV 4.3%), Jem’s Stout (ABV 4.3%) BLO - Stewart Campbell Maillot Jaune will be making a welcome return to stockists this March. Brewed last year to celebrate both the Tour de France Grand Depart and the Heart of the Wolds Sportive 2014, the beer holds a great deal of relevance in 2015. Not only are we supporting the Heart of the Wolds Sportive 2015 but also have the Tour de Yorkshire passing through the East Riding. Pale and 3.8% abv, Maillot Jaune is dry hopped giving it generous citrus hop edge and aroma. Available from our usual stockists from the middle of March April brew – Ambhas Ale 3.6% abv. Ambhas Ale is brand new for April and takes its name from the nearby river Humber. The name Humber is a Celtic word meaning ‘good well’ with the root of this word stemming from the Sanskrit ‘Ambhas’ meaning water. Such a large body of water is major feature of the area and traffic passing down the estuary can be seen from the brewery office. Brewed in the style of a tawny coloured brown ale which had until recently fallen a little out of fashion but demand for darker beers is seeing its revival. Roasted malt and toffee on the pallet lead to a resinous hop finish making this an exciting take on this style of beer.

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Brewery news HALF MOON Half Moon Brewery Forge House, Ellerton YORK, YO42 4PB 01757 288977 07741 400508 or 07736 112399 Regular Beers: F’Hops Sake (ABV 3.9%), Dark Masquerade (ABV 3.6%), Old Forge Bitter (ABC 3.8%) KISMET (ABV 3.8%) BLO - Vacant Article from the Bloke from Hull elsewhere in this edition.

OLD MILL

Mill Street, SNAITH, DN14 9HU (01405) 861813 www.oldmillbrewery.co.uk Regular Beers: Mild (ABV 3.4%), Bitter (ABV 3.9%), Old Curiosity (ABV 4.5%), Bullion (ABV 4.7%), Blonde Bombshell (ABV 4.0%),

36 Old Mill Brewery popular F.I.D.O. was recently, a guest ale in the Strangers’ Bar, sited inside the House of Commons.

The beer, F.I.D.O. (or Fog Investigation Dispersal Operation), is a light bitter ABV 4.2% which was enjoyed by the many MP’s and other parliamentarians for whom the Strangers’ Bar is effectively their ‘local’. Simon Lewis, Head Brewer, Nick Waugh, Tied Estate Manager and Kate Dawson Manager of the Ferns Farm Hotel, made the journey with Sir Greg Knight MP and was then joined but Andrew Percy MP for Brigg and Goole and had the great of honouring sharing the first pint pulled by none other the Rt Hon William Hague MP. F.I.D.O was created by Simon of Old Mill Brewery in collaboration with Kate from the Ferns Farm in association with CAM (Carnaby Airfield Memorial). Kate is part of a newly formed committee Carnaby Airfield Memorial whose aim is to raise enough funds to erect

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a fitting memorial at Carnaby Airfield which played a significant role in WW2. The airfield was an emergency landing strip and was fitted with fog dispersal equipment commonly known as F.I.D.O. this allowed aircraft to land even during the heaviest fog. The airfield was opened in 1944 and had over 1500 emergency landings by the end of the war. Simon Lewis said, “We were delighted that F.I.D.O. was selected for the Strangers’ Bar and grateful to Sir Greg Knight MP and the team at the bar for making it happen. We’re very proud of our Yorkshire beers and this was a great opportunity to spread the word about them beyond our usual area of trading.” Kate Dawson said, “I’m so happy F.I.D.O. has made its way to Westminster and I can’t thank Sir Greg and his team enough, for all his support for the beer and in particular CAM. To spread the word of what we are trying to achieve for the committee and for Carnaby itself can only help the memorial go from strength to strength.”

WOLD TOP

Hunmanby Grange, Wold Newton DRIFFIELD, YO25 3HS (01723) 892222 www.woldtopbrewer.co.uk Regular Beers: Bitter (ABV 3.7%), Wold Gold (ABV 4.8%), Headland Red (ABV 4.3%), Anglers Reward (ABV 4.0%) The team at a Wold Newton brewery are celebrating after reaching the finals of the prestigious Remarkable East Yorkshire Tourism Awards (REYTAs). Wold Top Brewery has reached the shortlist in the Best Food Producer category of the annual awards that celebrate Hull and East Yorkshire’s tourism and associated industries. Run by Visit Hull and East Yorkshire, the REYTAS recognise the best and brightest in the area’s tourism related businesses and acknowledge the contribution they make to the area’s visitor economy.

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Brewery news Wold Top Brewery is one of five finalists in the Best Food Producer category that includes TC Patisserie, Staal Smokehouse and Mr Moos Ice Cream. The winners will be announced at an awards ceremony at Hull’s KC Stadium on Thursday 19th March, 2015. Wold Top Brewery was founded in 2003 out of a need to diversify from farming and the distinctive character of their beer comes from the home-grown barley and the farm’s own source of chalk-filtered water. Their cask and bottled ales can be found in pubs, independent retailers, farm shops, delis, hotels, and off-licences throughout Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and online at www. woldtopbrewery.co.uk.

YORKSHIRE BREWING COMPANY

The Old Fruit Market, 70 Humber Street, HULL, HU1 1TU (01482) 329999/618000 www.yorkshirebrewing.co.uk Regular Beers: True North (ABV 4.5%), Supernatural Blonde (ABV 4.1%),Mutiny (ABV 3.6%), Tyger Tyger (ABV 3.6%) BLO - Mark Bainton Making in roads with new retailers in the region with Stackhouse Bar in Hornsea and The Hop and Vine in Hull has also been selling, Moondance. Hull’s Old House and the Minerva are also regular outlets

MOORLANDS FARM CYDER (York) Ltd

Moorland Farm, Cliffe Road North Newbald YORK, YO43 4SR (01430) 827359 www.moorlandsfarmcyder.co.uk Cider: Medium Sweet Cyder (ABV 6.2%), Medium Dry Cyder (ABV 6.2%), Fruit Cyders and Apple Juice.

SALTAIRE BREWERY

The first two beers in the new range are SaltaireXS Imperial Stout (8.9 % ABV), where five English and German roasted malts combine to deliver a beer with an intense roast character and bags of chocolate, smoke, coffee and dried fruit flavours. The other is a classic new world IPA – SaltaireXS Imperial IPA (9.5% ABV). Its solid smooth malt base is layered with intense bitterness delivered by Simcoe and 37 Galaxy hops. The dominant citrus and fruit hop flavours are developed through multiple hop charges during the brewing process and dry hopping during fermentation and conditioning. Both new beers were showcased for the first time at Craft Beer Rising at the Old Truman Brewery in London between 19 and 22 February, The SaltaireXS branded beers is now available to order from the Brewery.

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Brewery news BATEMANS BREWERY The award-winning Black Pepper Ale from Batemans, the family brewer based in Lincolnshire, has achieved a national listing with Morrisons supermarkets. This is a superb result for the brewer who made increasing the availability of its beers at supermarkets a key focus for 2014, with plans to develop this further throughout 2015.

The Colemans Cider Company was established in October 2014 by Marc Cole and Chris Chapman, who share a passion for real cider. Based in the Yorkshire Wolds they produce small quantities of Eastern Counties style craft cider using 100% locally grown apples. Last year just under a 100 gallons were made, but wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t available for general sale. They are making a Dry & Vintage and Cider/Bramble along with an apple juice. Events they hope to organise in the future are a Wolds Cider and Sausage festival in March and a community apple pressing day in October. Other events are to be planed throughout the year. Contact them at the following address:

colemanscidercompany@gmail.com Black Pepper Ale joins a number of other Batemans beers which are also available nationally at Morrisons; including Dark Lord, 38 Victory Ale, and Orange Barley, Hazelnut Brownie and Mocha Amaretto from the Bohemian Brews range. It is expected that further large orders for Black Pepper Ale, which won gold at last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s World Beer Awards, will be placed. The Black Pepper Ale was created by the brewery after one of its team members suggested incorporating black pepper into a beer. It has already proved incredibly popular with customers and the trade since its launch, both because of its delicious, spicy yet fruity flavour, and the sense of theatre created when serving the beer; it comes with a small sachet of ground black peppercorns attached to the neck of the bottle within an instruction sleeve, which are swirled into the beer and sprinkled on top.

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crystal clear at crystalbrew by john rushforth Crystalbrew, an 8bbl brewery that began production in 2014, is rapidly coming to the attention of discerning real ale fans. Chris Hird (below) the

brewer, is passionate about putting quality into everything he sends out to pubs. He invited CAMRA Members and friends along to his site at BAE for an afternoon tour, and over 20 were pleased to take up the offer. Those not able to make their own transport arrangements travelled by taxi arranged by Angela Cawte our Branch Social Secretary, with everyone meeting on site around 1pm. All were given a warm welcome by Chris’s brother and able server Mick (this atmospheric photograph of Mick in action was taken by our membership secretary,

Tony Garrett). Mick is an important part of Hull University’s Liquid Crystal Group in Chemistry. Their pioneering research enabled flat screen TVs, smart phones etc., and Chris is proud to have named his brewery after this group and to be associated with it. Chris is also a chemical scientist as well as a microbiologist so he is no slouch when it comes to understanding how ingredients work in his mixes. He gave a fascinating insight into how 4 basic ingredients, water,

barley malt, hops and yeast, can lead to such a widely differing range of smells, flavours and strengths. This was easily the best and most interesting explanation of the brewing process I have ever experienced, and believe me I have made quite a number of similar trips down the years. The 4 beers Chris had set up were Crystal Jade at 4%, Blond at 4.5% and two new additions, Anzac Pale at 3.8% and Black Pearl at 5%. All went down really well and, as a fan of pale and hoppy beers,

I must say the Black Pearl was a revelation, an outstanding dark beer that had many of those who tried it purring about the taste and capable

of converting the likes of me. I even heard the comment that this could be a competition gold medallist and, frankly, I cannot disagree with that at all. Three hours flew by before we reluctantly climbed into taxis 39 for our journey back to Hull. Thank you Chris and good luck as your hard work so far is certainly showing dividends. Look out for Crystalbrew in your local real ale pub but be quick, it won’t hang around for long!

Anyone wanting to organise a trip there should contact Chris on 07773938380 for all arrangements and details. Also look out for more Branch Social Trips in the near future.

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pubs with............................ Interior or internal features of outstanding historic interest: These Pubs are on CAMRA’s National Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors: Beverley - White Horse Inn Bridlington - Station Buffet Kingston Upon Hull - Olde Black Boy Olde White Harte : Polar Bear : White Hart Oversized, lined glasses: (Guaranteeing a full or ½ liquid pint) Bridlington - Station Buffet Beverley - Chequers : Dog & Duck (Black Sheep Only) Driffield - The Butchers Dog Hollym - Plough Inn Kingston Upon Hull - Hop & Vine Real draught cider (not keg), East Yorkshire: Beverley - Cornerhouse : Green Dragon : Tiger Dog & Duck : Chequers Bridlington - Prior John Cottingham - Cross Keys : Railway King William IV Driffield - Tiger Inn : Old Falcon : Butchers Dog (NEW) Dunswell - The Ship Goodmanham - Goodmanham Arms Hedon - Haven Arms Hessle - Hawke formerly Admiral Hawke Hornsea - Smugglers Nafferton - Kings Head North Newbald - Tiger Inn : The Gnu Skidby - Half Moon Skirlaugh - Sun Inn : Duke of York South Dalton - Pipe & Glass Sproatley - The Blue Bell Tickton - New Inn Withernsea - Golden Sands Holiday Park Walkington - The Barrel Real draught cider (not keg), Kingston Upon Hull Clubs and Pubs: Adelphi Club : Admiral of the Humber The Gardener’s : Sailmakers Arms Hop & Vine : Lion & Key : New Clarence Olde Black Boy : Pave : Rising Sun The George Hotel : Three John Scotts Walters : Wellington Inn : Whalebone : Xanders Zachariah Pearson : Union Bar : Bay Horse Real Mild regularly available: Blacktoft - Hope & Anchor Brough - Buccaneer Driffield - Tiger Inn Goodmanham - Goodmanham Arms Hornsea - Rose & Crown Kingston Upon Hull - Rising Sun Duke of York (Sutton)

A quiet room (no piped music or juke box, TV, electronic games): Beverley - White Horse Inn : Woolpack : Chequers Bridlington - Old Ship Inn Cottingham - King William IV Driffield - Bell Hotel Great Kelk - Chestnut Horse Goodmanham - Goodmanham Arms Kingston Upon Hull - Olde Black Boy : St John’s Licensee who has gained Cask Marque Accreditation, East Yorkshire: Atwick - Black Horse (NEW) Beverley - Green Dragon : Tiger Royal Standard: Molescroft Inn : Grapes : Angel Bridlington - Old Ship Inn: Prior John Stirling Castle : Friendly Forrester Brunswick (NEW) Brough - Buccaneer : Ferry : Red Hawk Cottingham - Blue Bell : Duke of Cumberland Railway ; Cross Key ; Fair Maid (NEW) Driffield - Bell Hotel : Benjamin Fawcett Ferriby - Duke of Cumberland Hedon - Shakespeare Hessle - Marquest of Granby: Norland Darleys (NEW) Kirk Ella - Beech Tree Holmpton - George and Dragon (NEW) Hornsea - Marine Hotel Market Weighton - Bay Horse Carpenters Newport - Kings Arms North Cave - The White Hart Inn Patrington - Station Hotel Preston - Nags Head Roos - Roos Arms Ryehill - Crooked Billet Sewerby - Ship Inn South Cave - Fox and Coney (NEW) South Dalton - Pipe and Glass Tickton - Crown & Anchor Walkington - The Barrel Inn Willerby - Toby Carvery : Hop Pole Witernsea - Commercial Licensee who has gained Cask Marque Accreditation, Hull Clubs and Pubs: Admiral of the Humber : Avenue : Gardeners Arms Haworth Arms : Manor Farm : Manchester Arms Mill : National : New Clarence : Odd Bottle Old Grey Mare : Pave : Pearsons (NEW) St Johns ; Sailmakers (OT)(NEW) ; Sutton Fields Three John Scotts : Victory Pub William Wilberforce : Zachariah Pearson West Bulls ; Whistling Goose (NEW) If you know of any pubs/clubs to add to this list please email details to pubmirror@hullcamra.org.uk

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are you on it - world’s biggest ale trail by Geoff Bates If you like travel and you like Real Ale this is for you.

friends have been to Fullers in London.

To set the scene, “Cask Marque” started in 1997 its aim being to ensure that cask ale in member pubs is in perfect condition.

The App gives you the option of commenting on the quality of the service and product of member pubs. Another benefit comes when you are off your local territory, it will invariably direct you to a pub serving good Real Ale.

The coming of the smart phone was the enabler for an ale trail covering all pubs accredited with “Cask Marque”, now over 9300 and growing fast.

This is not a sales pitch, as a beer drinker it is not necessary, it’s free, just download the App. Having got the App you can then scan the accreditation certificate in each new pub you visit. The App is linked to maps that show where accredited pubs are located, when you take a scan the symbol for that pub changes from black to green and you also update a list of the pubs you have visited. On top of this you get awards, for 25 scans a fridge magnet bottle opener, 50 scans a polo shirt and 100 scans a beer appreciation course held at a brewery. Mine was at Robinsons at Stockport, a superb full day. Some of my

In my outline of the Trail the final point of interest is that you can access through the website “cask-marque.co.uk” a leader board for the trail showing names of people on the trail with the number of pubs they have visited. At the time of writing the leaders have taken a scan in 2,650 pubs, I would presume they must live in or close to London, where there are many accredited pubs.

the Beer and Music Festival held every October. If you have never been it is a superb event, 100+ beers, steam trains, and music. They finished the day in Wetherspoon’s in Keighley, and came up with the challenge of visiting every Wetherspoon’s! Not ones to hold back they set off and went to Bingley and Shipley on the way home. 600+ Wetherspoon pub visits later they are still going strong and quickly realised that all Wetherspoon’s are in the ”Cask Marque” scheme so signed up. They now feature in the top 40 on the “Cask Marque” leader board with over 800 scans.

I am sure many of you are already climbing the leader board. I started 18 months ago, first needing to obtain a smart phone and learn how to use it. I have now taken the scan in over 540 pubs, at the time of writing 64th on a list of 1,355 people who have done 50 scans or more. I should add I am retired, have plenty of spare time, a bus pass and a senior rail card.

This article arose from a chance meeting with John Rushforth. He was carrying out his CAMRA Beer Liaison Officer’s role, meeting with Crystal Brew’s brewer in the Fox and Coney in South Cave. I am pleased to say the Fox and Coney has recently got “Cask Marque” accreditation and regularly serves in perfect condition the superb beers from Crystal Brew which is based in Brough. If you are visiting South Cave the Bear Inn also serves very good beer and has a regular order for Crystal Brew beers.

It was my son and his friend who got me started. It all began about 4 years ago after a two day visit to the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway for

Is it a substitute for train spotting or is it a love of good real ales that makes the “Cask Marque” ale trail so attractive? A bit of both I suggest.

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branch events diary Branch Open Meetings All open meetings start at 8pm and conclude at approximately 9.30pm (unless otherwise stated) to give you a chance to socialise refreshments are normally provided at the end of the meeting. Open Meetings Wednesday 1st April - Lord Nelson, Endyke Lane, Hull Wednesday 6th May - Whalebone, Wincolmlee, Hull Wednesday 3rd June - St Johns, Queens Road, Hull Survey and Social Trips Survey trips run from May through to October usually on the second Saturday of the month and are used to survey the village pubs that are nominated for the following year’s Good Beer Guide, look out for further details on our web site www.hullcamra.org.uk, Facebook page and Twitter. Social Trips can be run at any time and will be advertised on our website and through Pub Mirror and other branch social media sites.

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