HULL PUBS REPORT BY MARK SPIGHT During this quarter JD Wetherspoon closed its second outlet in the city William Wilberforce which halves the number of pubs that they have in the city to just two. Thankfully the pub has been bought and we now see Yates (below) making
a welcome return to the city after a lengthy break, with four real ales. Amber Taverns recently opened the Harry Pursey (below) in the former
Zachariah Pearson building on Beverley Road after a substantial makeover. The pub now no longer offers food and has a no children policy however we are pleased to see that they have real ale available. Another pub to have a makeover is Duke of York. This is a fine old pub located in Sutton Village that not only has a core group of regulars but also people who are willing to travel to sample their good real ale selection and food from their Indian restaurant
on site. Last quarter I reported that we had new owners at the Station Hotel, Beverley Road. It would be fair to say that Andy & his team are showing fantastic commitment to real ale and now have four hand pulls all focusing on local breweries. I would like to thank them for their dedication and superb support towards LocAle. Sadly we have two outlets which no longer offer real ale; these are Branded who recently took over the Common Room and the Apollo. Good news comes from various pubs that are really promoting real ale. These include the Highway (which recently received ACV status), they have a cask ale night every Tuesday with prices at £2.20 per pint. Stonegate pubs had an ale festival which saw Haworth Arms and Saltshouse Tavern increase their range. Our thanks to all involved. On the subject to ACV’s I would also like to congratulate Alan & Kay of Lord Nelson on being presented with ACV status. This is testament to the hard work that they have put in to create a pub that is an excellent community asset and is very well deserved. Head of Steam continues to impress local beer drinkers and they recently had a Cameron’s take over to highlight beers brewed by the company that owns the pub. This included a meet the brewer with Cameron’s head brewer taking time to discuss the brewing process and ideas for the future.
Theme nights are high on the agenda at the Goodfellowship (below)
with a great array of live acts, performances and community groups using the venue. Why not pop along to one of these and sample their great range of real ale & food with very generous discounts offered to CAMRA members. Another venue which is great for community use is Furley & Co (below) with various groups utilising the
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facilities. The latest of which is a monthly chess night on the second Thursday of each month. Maybe this is something that you would like to ‘check’ out! Finally I would like to congratulate our branch chair Stewart Campbell who recently celebrated the tenth anniversary of Hop & Vine his is a great achievement for one of the city’s pioneering real ale & cider outlets that has won numerous awards; locally, regionally & nationally during its time of trading.
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