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What did the Victorians do for us?

The beer festival The GlobeStar Inn Ale House

Glossop, not the first place that springs to mind when you’re lookingfor a summer Saturday day out. However, the weekend of the 3rd and4th of September heralded the annual Victorian Weekend held in thetown. A quick scan of the events for the weekend highlighted a CAMRAbeer festival being held in the Labour Club. The die was cast, Glossopit was.After a hearty breakfast the party set off for the day with DerbyshireWayfarer tickets in hand. These tickets are very good value and giveunlimited travel on buses and trains throughout Derbyshire for a wholeday. A group ticket (2 adults and up to 3 children) costs £12, a singleticket (1 adult and 1 child) costs £7.50 and a concessionary ticket £3.75.More details at www.derbyshire.gov.uk/transport/public_transport/tickets_passes/rover_tickets/derbyshire_wayfarer/First stop was Derby and then straight on to a Midland Mainline trainto Sheffield. At Sheffield, we caught the Hope Valley line train to NewMills where there was time for a quick half of Hatters Mild before weboarded a Bowers 61 for the run into Glossop.Upon arrival in the town, we were greeted by a lot of activity includinga market, fun fair and Victorian stalls. Closer inspection revealed manypeople dressed in the attire of the Victorian period and many shopfronts duly decorated to match the times. There were several road goingsteam engines with that smell that only steam has.After an interesting walk around and a few purchases, it was time tohunt down the beer festival, (not difficult as it is just behind the mainroad through Glossop). Several halves were sampled, sausages fromthe grill eaten and the sun enjoyed by all.

mine hosts were both dressed in period costume. Six hand pumps weredispensing a selection of the local brews. It was then up the hill to theCrown Inn, the only Sam Smiths pub in the area. For the final beer wereturned to the Globe which was now open and sat in the pleasantgarden sampling some halves from the wide range of micro brewerybeers on the bar.We then wandered back through the Victorian atmosphere to the busstation for our journey home. We retraced our steps, calling in for ahalf in Sheffield, sitting in the colourful beer garden of the RutlandArms, before returning to Nottingham.

As none of us had been to Glossop before it was decided tosample some of the local establishments. Reference to the GoodBeer Guide highlighted six pubs, however the Queens wasdiscounted due to the distance from the centre. First stop wasthe Old Gloveworks beside the river; this is a converted milland has six ever changing ales. It was then onto the Globe justin case it was open due to the activities, the normal opening timebeing 5pm. It wasn’t but we did catch the Victorian processionmaking its way up High Street. Next port of call was theFriendship, a busy street corner local serving Robinsons beers.Onwards to the Star Inn Ale House near the railway station, where

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week. There will be around 20 real ales plus a cider, and hot food willbe available in the form of barbecued specialist sausages in variousvarieties.The festival is being held in new enclosed rear courtyard, whichprovides a lovely secluded setting, ideal for sinking a few beers and ifit’s a bit chilly, don’t worry as there are several heaters and an indoordrinking area. Opening hours are 5-11 Thursday and 12-11 Fridayand Saturday. The White Horse is on Church Street in Ruddingtonand can be reached from Nottingham on the 10 or 14 bus.

The White Horse Inn is holding the1st Ruddington Beer FestivalThursday 27th to Saturday 29thOctober, excellent timing if you arelooking to warm down after theNottingham Festival the previous

The Caythorpe Brewery is mashing again! The brewery has been boughtby friends of Geoff & Pam Slack. Geoff has spent the last few weeks trainingup the new purchaser to how things worked at the Caythorpe based plant.ND has been informed that all Caythorpe beers will be brewed as beforeand most of the old outlets will be stocking their beers.Caythorpe are also worried about the number of their casks that have goneastray since it was announced that Geoff was retiring from the brewery.Around 30 casks, at a value of approximately £50 each have disappearedinto the brewing industry, or have been deliberately stolen. Pam is appealingfor an amnesty for Caythorpe casks to be returned, as this is costing them alot of money.

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A new pub guide for the area of Loughboroughand North west Leicestershire has beenpublished. The guide lists 60 pubs in the area,all renowned for the beer quality, as the quidesays, it is a not a directory of pubs but a goodbeer guide. The book also contains a map andsome black and white photographs and publictransport information. It is priced at £3.00.

5 Real Ales5 Real Ales5 Real Ales5 Real Ales5 Real AlesSky Sports (in the Bar)Sky Sports (in the Bar)Sky Sports (in the Bar)Sky Sports (in the Bar)Sky Sports (in the Bar)Wednesday - Carrington Folk Club 8.30pm Wednesday - Carrington Folk Club 8.30pm Wednesday - Carrington Folk Club 8.30pm Wednesday - Carrington Folk Club 8.30pm Wednesday - Carrington Folk Club 8.30pm upstairsupstairsupstairsupstairsupstairsThursday night is Quiz Night 9.00pmThursday night is Quiz Night 9.00pmThursday night is Quiz Night 9.00pmThursday night is Quiz Night 9.00pmThursday night is Quiz Night 9.00pmFunction Room available for hireFunction Room available for hireFunction Room available for hireFunction Room available for hireFunction Room available for hireHours : Mon –Fri 5 – 11 Sat 12 –11 Sun 12– 10.30Hours : Mon –Fri 5 – 11 Sat 12 –11 Sun 12– 10.30Hours : Mon –Fri 5 – 11 Sat 12 –11 Sun 12– 10.30Hours : Mon –Fri 5 – 11 Sat 12 –11 Sun 12– 10.30Hours : Mon –Fri 5 – 11 Sat 12 –11 Sun 12– 10.30

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RICHARD’S REAL ALE MUSIC DIARY

Here is a listing of real ale venues in the Nottingham area offering livemusic/entertainment. Most evening gigs start at 8.30 pm and are FREEbut bookings & times etc need to be confirmed with the individual venues.Venues listed are the ones that have been in contact with ND, so if youknow of, or work at a real ale venue that ought to be included, we wouldbe glad to hear from you. Email musicdiary@nottinghamcamra.org orcontact Richard on 07770 650431Bell, Angel Row, Nottingham 0115 947 5241 Regular – Sun (lunch: 12.30-2 pm): Footwarmers (Trad jazz); Sun eves: New band showcase (notethat it’s not guaranteed that bands will be performing) Mon: Omega JazzBand (Trad jazz); Tues: Johnny Johnstone Quintet (Mainstream jazz)September Thurs 29: Blues Basement October Weds 5: The Pulse; Thurs6: Moose Malloy; Weds 12: The Fallen; Thurs 13: Airborne; Weds 19:Indigo C; Thurs 20: Smokehouse Blues; Weds 26: Pesky Alligators; Thurs27: Doc Foster November – Weds 2: BSP; Thurs 3: Riff Raff; Weds 9:Comfy Chairs; Thurs 10: Sore Point; Weds 16: Parka; Thurs 17: Fab 2;Weds 23: The Fallen & the Pulse; Thurs 24: Sunset; Weds 30: PeskyAlligators December – Thurs 1: Shamus OblivionBlack Lion, Main Rd, Radcliffe on Trent 0115 933 2138 Occasional musicBunkers Hill Inn, Hockley, Nottingham. 0115 910 0114 Regular – Monday:BBC Music workshop (all welcome) & Open Mike night; September Fri30: None the Wiser October Fri 7: After the Rain; Fri 14: McGill; Fri 21:No Fixed Abode; Fri 28: Tom Taylor TrashChestnut Tree, Mansfield Road, Sherwood 0115 985 6388 live musicevery Thursday night October – Thurs 6: Pure Genius; Sat 8: Redmile;Thurs 13: Shades of Blue; Sat 15: High Mileage; Thurs 20: Pulse; Sat 22:Gatecrasher; Thurs 27: Strangehold; Sat 29: Armada November – Thurs3: Risky Business; Sat 5: Mick Rutherford Band; Thurs 10: Congo SecretChimps; Sat 12: Cactus Jack; Thurs 17: Modfathers; Sat 19: Loaded Dice;Thurs 24: Ruff & Ready; Sat 26: Stumble Brothers December – Thurs 1:TBA; Fri 2: Armada; Sat 3: Happy Hour; Thurs 8: PulseCow, 46 Middle Street, Beeston 0115 925 6070 Regular – Jazz everyTuesday eveningCrown, Market Place, Bingham 01949 863911Regular Live Music everySunday eveningFellows, Morton & Clayton, Canal Street, Nottingham 0115 950 6795September – Fri 30: Richie Muir October – Fri 7: Mood Indigo; Fri 14:Richie Muir; Fri 21: Richie Muir; Fri 28: Herb Birds November – Fri 4:Mood Indigo; Fri 11: Richie Muir; Fri 18: Mood Indigo; Fri 25: Herb BirdsDecember – Fri 2: TBAFrog & Onion, Noel Street, Hyson Green, Nottingham 0115 978 7072Regular – Open mike session every Sun night September – Fri 30: LastPedestrians October – Fri 7: Idiot Joy; Fri 14: TBC; Fri 21: Sticky Morallis;Fri 28: Skinny SumoGatehouse, Tollhouse Hill, 0115 947 3952 October – Sat 1: Paul Lydell;Sat 8: No Fixed abode; Sat 15: Trailer Trash; Sat 22: TBC; Sat 29: TBCGladstone Hotel, 45 Loscoe Road, Carrington 0115 912 9994 (pub)Regular – Weds nights: Carrington Triangle Folk Club meet in the upstairsroom from 8.30 pmGrosvenor, Mansfield Road, Carrington 0115 960 4845 Regular –Thursday live musicHorse & Plough, Long Acre, Bingham 01949 839 313 Occasional musicHotel Deux, 2 Clumber Avenue (off Sherwood Rise) 0115 985 6724www.hoteldeux.com Regular – Sundays: The Cooke Pot presents Open-mike nightJohnson Arms, Abbey Street, Dunkirk contact Fred Taylor 0115 978 6355Regular – Open mike night Saturday every night; Occasional live musicKeans Head, 46 St Mary’s Gate, Nottingham 0115 947 4052 Regular –1st Tuesday of each month: The Hot ClubLion Inn, 44 Mosley Street, Basford 0115 970 3506 Regular – Thurs:Open mike night with Steve Bliss & Steve Daulton; Sun (1.30 pm start):various Jazz bands on Sundays (1.30 – 3.30 pm) September – Fri 30:The Nag October – Sat 1: Fat Digester; Fri 7: Old School; Sat 8: ElPussycat; Fri 14: The Last Pedestrians; Sat 15: Three Legged Cat; Fri 21:Stumble Brothers; Sat 22: Oasisn’t; Fri 28; Legacy; Sat 29: TightropeMaltshovel, 1 Union Street, Beeston 0115 922 2320 Regular – Thursjazz with Teddy Fullick September – Fri 30: Fab 2 October – Fri 7: HerbBirds; Fri 14: Hot Box; Fri 21: Easy Tiger; Fri 28: McGillNags Head, Mansfield Road, 0115 950 6754 Occasional live music onSunday’s and Thursday’sNavigation, Wilford Street, Nottingham 0115 941 7139 September – Sat24: Sunset October – Sat 1: McGill Band; Sat 8: Herb Birds; Sat 15:Steve McGill; Sat 23: Steve & Miles; November – Sat 5; Herb Birds; Sat12: Steve & Miles; Sat 19: Fab 2; Sat 26: Steve & MilesOld Volunteer, 35 Burton Road, Carlton 0115 952 8651 Regular – livebands every Friday evening and Sunday afternoonsOrange Tree, Shakespeare Street, Nottingham 0115 947 3239 October– Thurs 6 12-HQ band’s night; Thurs 13: Open-mike night; Thurs 20: LeftLion band’s night; Thurs 27: No Wax (an evening of MP3’s from customer’si-pods) www.orangetree.co.uk/notts/index.phpPlough, 17 St Peter’s Street, Radford 0115 942 2649 Regular – Mon:Bluegrass Jam session (bring your own food and try each others)Pride of Erin, Alfred Street North (off Mansfield Road). Regular Saturday& Sunday live music; Thurs: Irish folk music in the bar

Railway Inn Station Road, Lowdham 0115 966 3214 Occasional musicRosie O’Brien’s, Mansfield Road, Carrington 0115 962 2458 Regular– live music every Sunday afternoon (4 - 6 pm)Running Horse 16 Alfreton Road, Canning Circus, Nottingham 0115978 7398 Regular – Mon: Open-mike night; Tues: Donny Johnson &Tim Disney; Weds: Colin Staples Blues JamSouthbank Bar, Trent Bridge 0115 945 5541 Regular: Thurs: HerbBirds; September Thurs 29: Richie Muir; Fri 30: Joe Strange October– Sat 1: TBC; Sun 2: Rolling Clones; Thurs 6: Herb Birds; Fri 7: TBA;Sat 8: Truth; Sun 9: Fab 4; Thurs 13: Richie Muir; Fri 14: Roy de Wired;Sat 15: Funky Way; Sun 16: Performance; Thurs 20: Herb Birds; Fri 21:Joe Strange; Sat 22: Sticky Morales; Sun 23: Roy de Wired; Thurs 27:Richie Muir; Fri 28: Richie Muir; Sat 29: Mood Indigo; Sun 30: SteveMcGill (charity night £300) November – Thurs 3: Herb Birds; Fri 4:TBA; Sat 5: Rock Steady; Sun 6: Rolling Clones; Thurs 10: Richie Muir;Fri 11: Joe Strange; Sat 12: Sticky Morales; Sun 13: Buster; Thurs 17:Herb Birds; Fri 18: Richie Muir; Sat 19: Truth; Sun 20: Roy de Wired(charity night); Thurs 24: Richie Muir; Fri 25: Richie Muir; Sat 26: FunkyWay; Sun 27: Funky Way December – Thurs 1: Herb Birds; Fri 2: Royde Wired; Sat 3: Sticky Morales; Sun 4: Rolling ClonesStar Inn, 22 Middle Street, Beeston 0115 922 2234 Regular –Acoustic routes ‘open-mike’ night every MondayStaunton Arms, Staunton Vale of Belvoir 01400 281062 RegularDixie Cats jazz band performs on the 2nd Thursday of the monthStratford Haven, Stratford Road, West Bridgford 0115 982 5981October – Tues 11: The Nag (Oakham Brewery night)Sumac Bar, Sumac Centre, 245 Gladstone Street, Forest Fields 0845458 9595 Regular – Acoustic session 1st Saturday of the monthTap & Tumbler, 33 Wollaton Street, Nottingham 0115 941 3414 Livemusic most Friday nights. Open till 1 am Fridays & SaturdaysTest Match Hotel, Gordon Square, West Bridgford 0115 9811481October Sun 2: Richie Muir & band; Sun 9: Fab 2; Sun 16: Roy deWired; Sun 23: Pesky Alligators; Sun 30: Harvest November – Sun 6:Indigo; Sun 13: Roy de Wired; Sun 20: Sparky; Sun 27: Pesky AlligatorsTurf Tavern, South Sherwood Street, Nottingham 0115 911 1719Regular – Weds: Commuter & Last Pedestrian and friendsVictoria Hotel, Dovecote Lane, Beeston 0115 925 4049 Regular –Jazz club every Monday evening. Regular Sunday evening music nightsto resume after the summer timeWhite Hart, 29 Gregory Lane, Lenton Regular – Pianist “Pete the Feet”tinkles the ivories every Wednesday nightWhite Swan, Church Street, Basford 0115 970 0394 Regular – Sat:live artist

Music Dates for October & November 05

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Covering Sawley, Long Eaton, Sandiacre, Ilkeston, Cotmanhay, Heanor, Langley Mill

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Hello and welcome from the Erewash Valley branch - Augusthas been a very busy month with a number of socials and beerfestivals happening in the region.Firstly, on behalf of the branch, I’d like to offer our congratulationsto The Harrington Arms, Sawley on receiving the Pub of theSeason Award for Summer 2005.Niall has been the manager at this large roadside pub forapproxiamately 6 years and in that time has built up a reputationfor excellent food and consistently good quality cask ales fromthe Hardy & Hansons portfolio.With so many different real ales available within our area it’ssometimes easy to overlook pubs that only serve beers fromone brewery, but in the case of The Harrington Arms the qualityhas always been excellent and as such we felt deserved somekind of recognition.The presentation took place on 16th August and everyone wasmade very welcome and thoroughly enjoyed the ales on offer atthe time, and as you can see from the photograph Niall wassuitably impressed with his certificate.This award has now been resurrected by the branch after a fewmissing years, as a way of acknowledging any pubs in our areathat we feel deserves some kind of recognition for servingconsistent good quality beer, or has recently shown vastimprovement in the quality of the ales they serve.There are three nominations for the Autumn award, these being1) - The Dewdrop, Station Street, Ilkeston2) - The Needlemakers Arms, Kensington Street, Ilkeston3) - The Twitchell, Collin Street, Long EatonIf you would like to participate in the vote for this award, thenplease either come along to the next branch meeting, or emailyour vote to chairman@erewash-camra.org or telephone anymember of the committee. (Telephone numbers available onthe web-site)A Saturday afternoon in mid August saw us holding a socialbarbecue at The Needlemakers Arms in Ilkeston to promote theL.A.D.S campaign. (Light & Dark Society).Tracy, the chairperson for the society, in conjunction with Charlie,the landlord of the pub managed to have 4 lights beers available,all under 3.8% ABV, along with burgers and sausages (withveggie options for the vegetarians amongst us) The event wentdown very well with the locals and branch members alike.On behalf of the branch I’d like to say a huge THANK YOU toboth Tracy and Charlie for jointly organising this successfulevening.August Bank Holiday weekend also saw the 6th AnnualHarrington Beer Festival. This year’s was held in a huge marquee

covering most of the garden and housing 120 different beersand 3 ciders. Amongst the ales on offer were brews from RCH,Beartown, Hadrian & Border, Sarah Hughes, Woods, Sharps,Dent, Rebellion and Titanic to name but a few. With a barbecueavailable throughout the day to complement the existing foodmenu available in the pub and the weather being really kind tous, the event was well supported throughout it’s 4 day run.Thank you to Niall for kindly donating a huge bottle of Riojawine to go with the bottles of beer we already had for our rafflewhich was held on the Sunday afternoon.I’m sure the lucky winner will certainly enjoy his prize.With Niall being one of the pioneers of the pub beer fest, starting6 years ago with only 14 beers on offer, this has grown andgrown to the successful annual event it is today. In fact it’s threetimes bigger than our own festival, and although ours has beenan annual event we can only offer a choice of 35 beers.October is Cider month and it’s good to see a number of pubs inour area now selling the real mccoy. The Durham Ox in Ilkestonhas Westons Old Rosie hiding in the cellar, so all you need todo is ask to enjoy this quaffable drink. The Hole in the Wall,Long Eaton has also chosen to stock Old Rosie, and a numberof Wetherspoons outlets have cider and perry either on draughtor in bottle for sale.Don’t forget - November will see our 10th Annual Beer Festival- further details can be found in this edition of the NottinghamDrinker or visit our web-site.PUB NEWS:The Steamboat at Trent Lock has recently re-opened after arefurbishment and has 6 handpumps on the bar selling, CharlesWells Bombardier, Marston’s Pedigree, Courage Directors andTheakston’s Mild at the moment, with prices ranging from £2.15to £2.50 per pint. We would like to welcome Rose and John tothe area. They have promised a couple of guests beers will beavailable in the near future.Therm House, Long Eaton Market Place will be a Smith & Jonesoutlet, not a Barracuda Bar as previously reported.The Mundy Arms, Marlpool now has 3 beers from Hardy &Hansons on handpump.Nottingham House, Heanor, which has been up for sale for quitea while, has been bought by Punch Taverns.The Country Park Tavern, Marlpool also has 3 beers from Hardys& Hansons, plus 2 guests.Many CONGRATULATIONS to Sue and Alan at The DurhamOx, Ilkeston -it will be their 10th Anniversary in this pub on 11thOctober.On a final note - it is with much regret that I have accepted theresignation from the branch committee of John Lomas. Hisknowledge and assistance with local advertising matters will besorely missed as will his jovial and outgoing personality. With

his partner Janet they havejoined us on numerous socialoutings and assisted us inmany branch matters for thelast few years.On behalf of everyone at thebranch I would like to wishJohn all the best for thefuture and say many thanksfor all your help in the past. Regards John - Chairman

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7500 copies of the Nottingham Drinker (ND) are distributedfree of charge to over 250 outlets in the Nottingham areaincluding libraries, the Tourist Information Centre, pubs inNottingham, outlying villages and local towns. It is publishedby Nottingham CAMRA and printed by Neartone, CattonStreet, Arnold, Nottingham – Tel 0115 967 0317.AdvertisingND welcomes advertisements subject to compliance withCAMRA policy and space availability. We can print advertsin colour or black and white. There is a discount for anyadvertising submitted in a suitable format for publishing, jpeg,pdf, Word etc. Advertising rates start from £15 for a smalladvert (1/16 of a page) in a suitable format. A premium ischarged for the front and back page. Six advertisements canbe bought for the discounted price of five (one years worth).Call 0115 9673047 or email drinker@nottinghamcamra.orgfor details.Publication datesThe next issue of ND (issue 71 will be published on Thursday24th November 2005 and will be available from the Branchmeeting at the Plough, St Peters Street, Radford..The copydeadline is Thursday 10th November 2005.Editorial addressDavid Mason, Nottingham Drinker, 49 George Street, Arnold,Nottingham NG5 6LP Tel: 0115 967 3047E-mail: drinker@nottinghamcamra.org or nottsdrinker@hotmail.comSocials and TripsFor booking socials or trips contact Ray Kirby on 0115 9297896 or at raykirby@nottinghamcamra.orgWeb SiteNottingham CAMRA’s own web site is atwww.nottinghamcamra.orgCAMRA Headquarters230 Hatfield Road, St Albans, Herts, AL1 4LW Tel 01727867201 Fax 01727 867670 E-mail camra@camra.org.ukInternet www.camra.org.ukRegistrationND is registered as a newsletter with the British Library. ISSNNo1369-4235DisclaimerND, Nottingham CAMRA and CAMRA Ltd accept no responsibilityfor errors that may occur within this publication, and the viewsexpressed are those of their individual authors and not necessarilyendorsed by the editor, Nottingham CAMRA or CAMRA LtdSubscriptionND offers a mail order subscription service. If you wish to beincluded on our mailing list please send 15 second class stampsfor one years subscription (second class delivery) or 12 first classand 2 second class stamps (first class delivery) to NottinghamDrinker, 49 George Street, Arnold, Nottingham NG5 6LP ND ispublished bimonthly

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Useful AddressesFor complaints about short measure pints etc contact:Nottingham Trading Standards Department, ConsumerProtection, NCC Advice Centre, 15 Middle Pavement,Nottingham Tel: 0115 950 7910.For comments, complaints or objections about pubalterations etc, or if you wish to inspect plans forproposed pub developments contact the local authorityplanning departments. Nottingham City’s is at ExchangeBuildings, Smithy Row.If you wish to complain about deceptive advertising,eg passing nitro-keg smooth flow beer off as real ale,pubs displaying signs suggesting real ales are on sale orguest beers are available, when in fact they are not,contact: Advertising Standards Authority, Brook House,2-16 Torrington Place, London WC1E 7HNAcknowledgementsThanks to the following people for editorial contributions tothis issue of ND: Andrew Ludlow, Gordon Manning-Whitelam, Bridget Edwards, Martyn Harwood, DavidMason, Judith Lewis, Kevin Armes, John Parkes, RayKirby, Steve Westby, Richard Studeny, Peter Tulloch, SteveArmstrong, Lynne Davies, Ray Peters, Phil Mallard, DavePannell, Rob Wilson, Spyke Golding and Mick Harrison.

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Late Night Openingin Nottingham

Please note the licensees reserve the right to close if no customers are in, these arepermitted hours.Grosvenor, Mansfield Road: Wednesday – Saturday to Midnight, Sunday to 11pmVernon, Waverley Street: Thursday – Saturday to MidnightNags Head, Mansfield Road: Thursday & Sunday to Midnight, Friday & Saturdayto 1amRose of England, Mansfield Road: Wednesday – Saturday to MidnightOrange Tree, North Sherwood Street: Monday – Saturday to MidnightRunning Horse, Alfreton Road: Bar open until 1am Monday – Saturday, 12Sunday (but please note that this is a live music venue. Live bands are onThursday – Sunday, for which there is a charge) (also the doors are usually closedbetween 11.30 and Midnight)Tap and Tumbler, Wollaton Street: Sunday - Thursday to Midnight, Friday &Saturday to 1amThe Stage, Upper Parliament Street: Monday – Saturday to Midnight, (closedSunday)Coach & Horses, Upper Parliament Street, Wednesday & Sunday to 11.30pm,Friday & Saturday to MidnightWhite Hart, Glasshouse Street: Friday & Saturday to MidnightLloyds No 1 Pelham Street: Sunday – Wednesday to Midnight, Thursday –Saturday to 1am(As always with this premises, please treat these times with some caution when thebouncers are on the door)Bunkers Hill Inn, Hockley: Sunday – Saturday to Midnight.(Please note: this is only if the trade warrants it, they will close at the normal timeif no one is in, so, use it or lose it!)Cock & Hoop, High Pavement: Thursday to Midnight, Friday & Saturday to 1amFellows, Morton & Clayton, Canal Street: Friday & Saturday to MidnightCanalhouse, Canal Street: Thursday to Midnight, Friday & Saturday to 1amCompany Inn, Castle Wharf, Canal Street: Sunday to 11pm, Wednesday &Thursday to midnight, Friday & Saturday to 1amVat & Fiddle, Queens Drive: Friday & Saturday to MidnightSouthbank, Trent Bridge: Thursday to Sunday to MidnightStratford Haven, Bridgford Road: Friday & Saturday to Midnight

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The pubs are now in North to Southorder, with West to East in the centre.Please give these houses yoursupport, which will hopefully showother pubs that this is something thatwe, the drinkers, want and they willdecide to apply for a late licence.If there are any establishments outthere, that are not on the above list,and offer this facility then pleasecontact me, Ray Kirby, on 01159297896 orlatenightpubs@nottinghamcamra.organd I will be pleased to include themin future columns.

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Hotel Deux, Sherwood Rise has installed itsfourth hand pump.Rob Gibson’s age old relationship withSarah & crew at Brewsters has been re-kindled with their new Biere du Patron,Entente Cordiale (4.2%). The EntenteCordiale was an Anglo-French friendlyagreement that came about in 1907 tocelebrate the end of hostilities between theBritish and the French.

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LettersCaught ShortIt can’t have missed most people’s attention that publictoilets in Nottingham city centre are few and farbetween. In fact after September they won’t even existanymore. Gone will be the days of having a quickpee under the Old Market Square. This used to bereally handy before catching the last tram or bus home,having spent a night out drinking in Derby or someother nearby city or town.Nowadays you daren’t even use the fountains. CCTVcan be a hindrance at times…not that I’ve ever dilutedthe foam of course!Now we are in the 20th century maybe the term ‘publicconvenience should be changed to ‘publicinconvenience’. If as I understand it, the NottinghamCity Council removes this facility this will no doubtcause an inconvenience to many visitors to the city.

Don’t forget to readNottingham CAMRAChairman RichardStudeny’s column everyweek in the Evening Post.It is published on Friday inthe EG supplement. Thecolumn contains dates oflocal meetings andfestivals so if you can’tfind your copy of theDrinker you know whereto look.

I would like to know wherethe powers that be expectpeople to go in an emergency.The several nearby pubs andbars display signsdiscouraging non patronsfrom using their facilities. Sowhat are we meant to do?Richard Studeny

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The third Melton Mowbray beer festival proved a good warm up to the Nottingham beerfestival in October. The event held at the Melton Mowbray Market in mid September featuredfifty beers from far and wide, many making their first venture to this part of the world. Theselection of a mixture of local brews, new brews and the unusual was the work of our ownirascible cellarman Steve Westby. Ciders were also available and to keep your strength upthere was a barbeque outside with local produce sizzling away – it must have been good,one of our party managed four burgers to my knowledge!If the thought of sizzling food has got you interested then why not visit the Melton MowbrayFood & Drink Festival, also held at the exhibition halls at the cattle market on ScalfordRoad. The event is open on Friday, 7th October, from 5pm to 9pm, on Saturday, 8th October,from 9am to 5pm and on Sunday, 9th October, from 10am to 5pm.Last year’s event proved very successful and this year’s will have demonstrations, arts andcrafts, food tasting and an outdoor exhibition of farm equipment. CAMRA will have a stallwith a rumour of some local beers for sale. There is plenty of free parking on the site or why

Melton Mowbray for Beer and Food

not catch the bus (Paul James number 19 fromBroadmarsh) or the train and enjoy Spyke’s pubcrawl around Melton Mowbray after your visitto the festival, see page 12 for details.

The recent beer festival

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Mikron at the VictoriaMine hosts Roger and Liz have re-opened the Three Tuns inEastwood. The pub is owned by Punch Taverns and is offeringthe drinker a range of real ales. On my last visit Greene KingIPA; Old Speckled Hen; Marston Pedigree and Black Sheepwere available – I missed out on the Damson Porter by oneday!

This year we had a double treat in store when the Mikron TheatreCompany came to the Victoria in Beeston. The company tour thecountry performing plays at various locations usually near the inlandwaterways. Each season they tour with two plays performed on differentevenings and in the past only one of the plays has been performed atthe Victoria. This year we were treated to both on consecutive nights.After a fine meal (it is always a pleasure to eat at the Victoria) and witha pint in front of us we were set for the performance staged in themarquee in the garden. ‘Wheel of Fortune’, subtitled ‘City to city, coastto coast’, was the first show, this traces the story of the building of thewaterways which link Edinburgh and Glasgow, the Forth & Clyde andthe Union Canals. The play follows the changing fortunes of the canalsfrom their heyday carrying freight and passengers between the twocities through to their decline earlier last century. All of the manycharacters we meet along the way are played by just four actors whoalso provide the musical accompaniment throughout.The interval allowed us to top up our glasses for the second act whichfollowed on from the closure of the canals through to the regenerationof the waterside area and the reopening of the Forth & Clyde canal in2001. The final link in the story was the building of the Falkirk wheel,which lifts boats eighty feet, replacing eleven locks on the originalnavigation. A thoroughly enjoyable evening.The following night saw us back again. Another meal from the changingmenu at the Victoria, another pint and we were set. We were glad ofthe marquee as the weather wasn’t quite as kind to us on the secondnight but we all stayed dry under its protection. The second play wasentitled ‘Village Voices – Little river, big world’ and tells the story ofa small Staffordshire community, Doxey. Doxey is like an island, boundby the M6 and two railway lines – the Nottingham to Derby line addedsome realism to the play! The play was developed with the help of thelocal residents and followed the ups and downs of some of the peopleof the area. Another good night helped along by Neil and all his staff atthe Victoria.This is the 34th year that Mikron have been touring and for thirty ofthem they have used the narrowboat Tyseley as a travelling base. Theboat used to be part of the Grand Union Canal Carrying Company’sfleet and finished her commercial days carrying cement to Birmingham.They do also use a van for those locations not actually adjacent to thecanal network and have a base at Marsden near Huddersfield.If you are interested then have a look at the website for more details onforthcoming shows - www.mikron.org.uk

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(Rainbow 1) by the Fire station.For those with a literacy bent, the pub was immortalised inD H Lawrence’s book, ‘Sons and Lovers’, although Lawrence‘renamed the pub calling it the ‘Moon & Stars. The ThreeTuns features in D H Lawrence walks and there is acommemorative plaque outside on the wall.The pub today provides the drinker with two large drinkingareas, one with a pool table located in a raised section of thebar. There is also a large garden and car park.Roger and Liz are currently opening the pub 10.30 to 11.00,Monday to Saturday and 12.00 to 10.30 on Sunday.The Nabb Inn in Hucknall has acquired Cask Marque statusand has Olde Trip on the bar.Hucknall continues to offer a reasonable choice of real alewith The Pilgrim Oak, (Wetherspoons) and The Green Dragonleading the way with a good and varied choice of cask beers.The Station at Hucknall is also selling Nottingham Legendbut sadly the Bowman in Hucknall no longer provides any caskbeers.Linda at the Royal Oak, Watnall is holding the pub’s thirdbeer festival over the weekend starting on Friday 30th

September and she is aiming to provide an interesting rangeof beers and ciders in the ‘Log Cabin at the back of the pub.If you have any information relating to pubs in ‘the north’please contact me onandrew.ludlow@nottinghamcamra.org

The ThreeTuns is locatedon Three Tunsroad, whichruns parallel tothe main roadand can beaccessed bytaking theginnel near thebus stop

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L'BORO VERSES NOTTML'BORO VERSES NOTTMNo.37 of a series in which Spyke Golding looks at the use of buses, trams, trains and planes to visit pubs

Painting the town red in Melton Mowbray!

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More good news for local transport users – ifyou have an NCT day ticket, Easy Rider orKangaroo, you can travel to Lowdham on theSouthwell Sprinter for just £1.50 return, thanksto a new fare zone structure.It is bad news, however, to hear that there isstill no news on when work will start on thenext tram routes. Given the enormouspopularity of Line 1, it seems unbelievable thatthe Dept. of Transport are delaying the go-ahead for these, especially now diesel fuel isgetting so expensive. Maybe the time has cometo bring back trolleybuses! These pollution-free vehicles were discontinued at a time whenoil was very cheap. Less shortsighted nationskept theirs – I took the picture below in Europethis year. There will be a small prize for anyreader who can tell me in which town it wastaken!

throughout. Jugsand horse brassesadorn the realbeams, and thebar has a properfoot rail and coathooks. There isan old, greene n a m e l l e dfireplace withside oven, a beerbottle collectionand lots of printsof local scenesand sports teams.

front, then a pool area separated by a through-fireplace with pseudo-old brickwork from thebar. The floor has modern, hexagonal stonetiles. The beers are well kept Fuller’s LondonPride, Everards Tiger and Greene King I.P.A.

The phrase ‘painting the townred” is used in the title becauseit originated in MeltonMowbray when some young

aristocrats up for the hunt went on a drunkenspree in the 1800s and literally painted Meltontown centre red. So even in those days theyhad vandalism! Today, Melton is more famousfor its pork pies and Stilton cheese, but thereare a good number of decent pubs to visit too!Getting there is easy in the daytime as there isa direct bus service from Broadmarsh Station.Paul James service 19 leaves bay 12 at 35minutes past the hour until 1835, taking 50minutes. The last one back is at 1745. Thereare few direct trains between Nottingham andMelton, but plenty getting you there in aboutan hour by changing at Leicester. The dayreturn fare is £12.20, but, unbelievably, is only£10.90 if you buy separate returns to Leicesterthen to Melton. So long as you use CentralTrains services to Leicester you can half theseprices if four travel together with a group saverticket. The last train back to Leicester is at 2223on weekdays, but 2120 on Saturdays and 2144on Sundays. On weekdays there is also a directtrain to Nottingham 2210, which does not govia Leicester.Our first stop, the Boat Inn (1), is very handyfor the station, and is such a nice pub that youmay decide to finish up here if you aretravelling by train. The L-shaped bar has aquarry tiled floor and dark wooden panelling

The settles are the old fashioned kind withholes to let the heat through, with addedcushions. It is a friendly and welcoming local,where darts is still played regularly. The beersare Marston’s Pedigree, and Burtonwood Bitterand Top Hat. Have you tried Burtonwoodlately? I didn’t used to be very fond of it, butrecently I think it has improved dramatically!

Our next stop, the Harborough Hotel (2) has avery pleasant lounge with much more characterthan your average hotel bar. The seating is verycomfortable and includes settees; there aremany separate drinking areas, upholstered barstools and even a personalised carpet. Thereis a pleasant patio at the rear, and a formalrestaurant. Bar meals are served too, and atweekends you can eat as much curry as youlike for £10. Try this and you may soon wishthey had the settles with the holes in like theBoat! And the beers? Tetley Bitter is served,along with three guests, two of which are

Just across theroad, the Anne ofCleves (4) is avery olde worldee s t a b l i s h m e n twith ancientbeamed ceilings,flag stoned floors,and woodensettles and tables.There is as p e c t a c u l a rgarden drinking

Still on the same road, the Crown (5) is anEverards tied house, and serves their Beacon,Tiger and Original along with a guest beer, allvery well kept. You may, however, wish to passon the Tiger “extra chilled” – still cask but sentround the python cooler a few extra times, Ibelieve. The bar has bare floorboards, woodenpanels and a jukebox. The quieter lounge iscomfortable and pleasant and becomes a non-smoking area when lunches are being served.There aresome goodphotographsof oldM e l t o nMowbray onthe walls.The Grapes(6) has, I’ma f r a i d ,undergone aJCB job onits interior.There is alow ceiling,

usually fromi n t e r e s t i n gmicrobreweries,and all in fine formon my visit. Thereis a good range ofBelgian andGerman beers too.Just up the road isthe Noel’s Arms(3), a good, downto earth local withdarts played on araised area at the

area, with lots of flowers in the summer. Thebeers are Everard’s Tiger and Original, GreeneKing Morland Old Speckled Hen andMarston’s Pedigree. Last year, this pub wonthe Ploughman’s Lunch of the Yearcompetition, but, unfortunately, I was nothungry enough to try one when I called in.

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to drink in, although, unlike the Harborough, this does feel likea hotel, and is less “pubby”. The rooms are carpeted andcomfortable, with some nice prints on the walls. Good bar foodis sold here, dishes include battered cod, beef stew, chilli – orperhaps you might fancy a Mediterranean Tart? The beers,Marstons Pedigree and Banks’s Bitter,are well looked after.

painted woodenpanels and darts at therear. The music wasnot too loud, but theoverall feel of theplace just didn’t seemright to me. The onereal ale is Greene KingI.P.A.The George (7) is alarge hotel withseveral different bars

outside were quite fascinated as to why I wastaking the photo, but seemed quite flatteredwhen told they would be appearing in TheNottingham Drinker! They are typical of theclientele here at weekends – there was a discoin full swing in the beamed front bar. There isalso a back room with darts, and, handy if youare hungry, the pub is located next toDickinson and Morris’s Ye Olde Pork PieShop. You can find out more on, would youbelieve, www.porkpie.co.uk!

Not so the Draught Bass at the Half Moon (8),which was rather too warm on the occasion ofmy visit. The two young ladies pictured

The Mash Tub (9) sells a very good pint ofBanks’s Bitter and Mild along with a guestbeer. When I called the guest was ShepherdNeame Bishop’s Finger, a beer I had not triedfor some time. I am given to believe it is namedafter an unusual finger-shaped signpost stillfound in Kent, although the locals still ratherwickedly refer to it as “Nun’s Delight”! Thefront bar here is comfortable with a modernfeel and rather loud noughties music. There isa TV in the back bar, and a mirror advertisingthe pub’s website!Our final stop is a very modern establishmentwhere we were quite surprised to find real ale.Openedlast year,T h eCutt ingR o o m s(10) iso n emassiveo p e n

plan room with a gallery.It is modern, Spartan andfunctional with loudmusic – but it is good tosee real ale beingpromoted to the youngset. Courage Directors,Marstons Pedigree andGreene King I.P.A. andOld Speckled Hen are thebeers on sale.

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Mallard Brewery

Just a few days before the 1995 Nottingham Beer Festival, an articleappeared in the Nottingham Evening Post about a new, very smallbrewery that had opened in Carlton. There was a photograph of thebrewer, Phil Mallard, sat outside what looked like an ordinary gardenshed but was in fact his brewery. As organisers of the Nottingham Beerfestival we were astounded, as we knew nothing of this fascinatingnew venture.Luckily there was a P Mallard of Carlton in the phone book and wewere able to make contact, to learn that Phil had actually phoned thefestival staffing officer, the only phone number he had, too see if wewanted any beer only to learn that the order had been completed weeksearlier and that the programme had gone to press. This had come as ablow to Phil as he had timed his public launch to coincide with thefestival.But all was not lost, yes we had completed the festival order and therewas no more room left on the stillaging, but this was a new Nottinghambrewery and we were Nottingham CAMRA, so we took the immediatedecision to buy every single cask of beer that he had and we would sortthe detail out later!Mallards only brewed one beer at that time “Best Bitter” and weshoehorned it onto the festival stillaging. As soon as the festival openeda queue formed next to the beer of customers eager to sample the brewhaving read about it in the Post. Needless to say all available casksquickly sold out. But it was not the novelty value that sold the beer somuch as the fact that it was an absolutely outstanding beer, superblywell balanced and very moreish.Back in 1995 Phil was still working for BT and brewing in his sparetime, in fact he did not start to brew full time until he took earlyretirement several years later. The shed in the picture, does appear fromthe outside to look like just that, a garden shed but it is in fact a cleverlyconstructed, purpose built micro brewery designed to blend in with the

A Duckade of Brewing

Ashfield Beer Festival what D.A. stood for! All of these beers arestill produced together with the slightly more recent Duck and Dive,Feather Light and Quismas Quacker. Mallard’s original brew “BestBitter” has not survived intact though; due to a change in availablehops Phil had to tweak the recipe slightly and decided to take theopportunity to give it a new name - so look out for Quacker Jack inlocal outlets, it is still a splendid brew.So in 2005, Phil is celebrating a decade of producing quacking goodales and to mark the occasion a new beer “Duckade” has beenproduced and yet again it is a winner, a well-balanced hoppy bitter. Itwill be available for around two to three months and will, of course,be at Nottingham Beer Festival along with a one-off brew made witha special added ingredient, Phil is not saying what this is yet so youwill have to go to the festival to find out!Nottingham CAMRA would like to congratulate Phil on hisachievement of brewing splendid beers for a decade with the hopethat he long continues to do so.

Inside and outside the brewery

lovingly tendered rear garden of Phil andGill Mallard’s home. Phil had been a keenhome brewer for many years and hadconstructed the brewery himself, it is notone of the off-the-shelf brewing plants thatare used to set up many new breweries thesedays.Since those early days Mallard Brewery hasgone from strength to strength. Phil nowproduces an extensive range of beers allwith a duck related name. Early successeswere Duckling, Spitting Feathers, DuckDown Stout and I will never forget the timeI was asked live on Radio Nottingham at

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The ‘Real Ale in Derby’ pub guide has been updated, the last editionbeing published in 2001. The guide lists all 206 pubs in the areawith details of beers, opening times and a brief description. Thereis also a handy map for finding your way around. The next timeyou are in Derby pick one up from the Brunswick or Alexandra for£2.50 and find some pubs you have not visited before.

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are looking for a way to while away some time then there is now ananswer just around the corner. On Bennett’s Hill, only five minutesfrom New Street, the Wellington has opened in a former wine bar,although prior to 1978 the premises were a bank. Black CountryTraditional Inns are the new owners and Black Country beers arefeatured however there are plenty of guests available and they don’tlast long on the bar, the reputation for fine beer has spread rapidly.When I called in, several weeks ago, they had already reached 1582

cob. It’s even more interesting ifthe beers are not the boring runof the mill tastes to be found inmost of the supermarket chains.The Wicked Hathern Brewerynear Loughborough producesseveral bottled beers. Five ofthem are sold at Delilah FineFoods in Middle Pavement,Nottingham’s only supplier.WHB (3.8%), Cock Fighter(4.2%), Hawthorne Gold (4.8%),Soar Head (4.8%), and DerbyPorter (5%) can all be found.This up-market deli sells an arrayof wines and quality foodproducts too. Breads, meats,pickles, and an assortment ofcheeses are all available.Burton’s deli which used to besituated under the Council Housemay have disappeared a couple ofdecades ago, but Delilah FineFoods must be the next best thingto a replacement. Well worth alook-in. Further details of Delilahproducts on 0115 948 4461.

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Steak at the Sir CharlesAll fours? This seems to be the “tag line”at the Sir Charles Napier, North SherwoodStreet, and I’m not describing how I endup after having one too many for the road!Four hand pumps, four bench sets and fourentries on the food menu.Might sound a minimalist choice, but isn’tthat what good food is all about? Basicand simple. We’re talking a back streetboozer here, not your “I don’t put much ona plate, but make it look like a work of art”,posh restaurant affair!Fat Lads Breakfast is first on the food list.Not wishing to temp fate, I opted for mealdeal number two, an 8 oz Sirloin Steak,complete with chips, mushrooms and asalad garnish.I prefer my steak medium rare. That’s whatI asked for, and that’s exactly what I got. Ididn’t have to wait long. Five minutes max.Not bad to say everything is freshly cooked.I’m told the meat is sourced from an Arnoldsupplier. Like to keep it local, me.Gammon and a mixed grill are the otheroptions. All meals cost around the £4 mark.Grub’s served 12-noon till 3, Fri, Sat andSun. So if you fancy a speedy lunchtimesnack with taste, give it a try. You neverknow, if the weather’s fine, you may evenget to eat it beach party style – outside intheir Tuscany type beer garden!

Sir Charles’ sirloin steak served with apint of Mallard Feather Light

Dine with Dick – asideways slant onpub-grub in Notts

Some Rose of England’s regulars are celebrating. Their bar bantering know-alls came fifthin the Punch Taverns National Quiz Competition. 750 teams took part. The £100 prize theywalked away with is well deserved. It’s just a pity that Punch Taverns didn’t present aplaque for them clinching first place in the East Midlands heat. The photograph shows quizteam members alongside a home made shield modified by landlady Leanne Tombs.If you want to witness their quiz team in action, they meet Sunday afternoons. Meanwhilethe general pub quiz takes place on Wednesday evenings.

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The Marquis of Lorne on SalisburyStreet in Radford has had a refurbish-ment. The Pub People Company arerunning the hostelry which features

Nottingham Brewery beers on the bar.

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the Roads to Freedom (by John Paul Sartre) others will have heard theRoad to Nowhere by Talking Heads.Well, I’m on the road to Cinderhill in search of decent ale (and pubs).My quest started at the Wheatsheaf, Bobbers Mill. It has recently hada new licensee and cask ale has been re-introduced. Two are availableGreene King IPA 3.6% £2.20 and Greene King Ruddles County 4.3%£2.20. The pub has one large bar with two seating areas at the sides.On leaving here, you walk up Nuthall Road towards Western Boulevardand on the left hand side is the Whitemoor. This is a large roadhousestyle pub set back from the road. It has recently changed its name backto the Whitemoor. In here are two bars with a large front lounge andsmaller side bar. They have three handpumps with Charles WellsBombardier 4.3% £2.05, Greene King IPA 3.6% and Greene KingAbbot 5% £2.30 (although the Abbot was the only one available at thetime of my visit) From here, carry further along Nuthall Road, (acrossthe boulevard) to the Park Tavern, another pub on the left hand sideand also set back from the road. The left hand door leads into a longnarrow bar, and the right hand door into the front lounge with has araised seating area to one side, for those wishing to catch the sun (mindyou as I write this it’s throwing it down, so the summer may havefinished!!) There is a tarmac drinking area at the back of the pub. Onebeer is available, which is Hardys and Hansons Bitter 3.9% £1.96From here, you need to cross Cinderhill Island to the Broxtowe Inn. Itis at the side of the dual carriageway (but the entrance is on NottinghamRoad, at the other side of the pub) It has one central bar with seatingareas at the sides, one of which is non smoking. There are twohandpumps with Charles Wells Bombardier 4.3%, and W & DMansfield Cask 3.9% £1.96. You need to take your life in your handsand cross the dual carriageway for the final establishment. This is the

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Millers Barn, which is a large bar attached to the hotel on the PhoenixPark estate, and a Beefeater restaurant is also included in the building.They have a large bar catering for the drinker, one beer available W &D Marstons Pedigree 4.5% £2.15.The quickest way back to town is to jump on the tram, which is justaround the corner from here.I have received reports of the first £3 pint in the city. I haven’t been into confirm for myself, but the Castle on the corner of Castle Gate andHounds Gate has been identified as asking this exorbitant price. Ifanyone can confirm this (or even if you wish to deny) then give me acall.I beheld a frightening sight a couple of weeks ago, at Phil Mallard’s10th anniversary bash (and by the way, many thanks to Phil and Jill foran excellent evening) the Irascible Cellarman (well known for hisloathing of music) joined in with the ceilidh dancing, and what amover!! We are now looking to get him up for a guest spot on theSaturday of the forthcoming Nottingham beer festivalFinally a cautionary tale, of why not to mix beer festivals and visitingfriends. A gentleman, not of my acquaintance, went to Peterboroughbeer festival and decided to visit some old friends in March (a villageclose by, for those unsure!) during the lunch closure. He returned tothe festival for the evening session and continued imbibing. As theevening wore on he started thinking about getting back to Nottingham,only to be told that the last train had left sometime around 9 ish. Onthe one hand he was fortunate to get a room in Peterborough, on theother hand he was unfortunate in that it cost him £100 (and yes thatwas for just the one night!!)Don’t forget to make use of the CAMRA discounts available: 30p offa pint at the Globe, Sunday to Wednesday, and 25p off a pint at theThree Crowns at Ruddington. also if you are in the Trent Bridge area‘early doors’ the Southbank does a 30% discount on beer and food intheir “happy hour” between 5 & 6pm, weekdays.Also, don’t forget, the Tynemill ‘one over the eight’ promotion is stillgoing.Until next time, happy drinking. Cheers, Ray.

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VALE OF BELVOIRReflections on a Festive Summer in The Vale in the ValeAugust was a busy month in the Vale festival wise. Saturday Aug6th saw the Cranmer Arms, Aslockton hold a mini one day beerfestival, with 6 beers available. The favourites were the local alesfrom Brewsters - Daffy’s Elixir & Hophead. The Cranmer is a pubthat always has a lot going on for the village & it is good to seethat a real ale festival is included and goes down well. While weare still in Aslockton, Rachel at The Old Greyhound is holdingregular live music nights - the next one being October 1st withJayne Lee performing. She has also told us to watch out for Nov5th, when something special is planned!Over the Bank Holiday weekend we were treated to not one buttwo mini beer festivals. Taking them in alphabetical order, theChequers at Barkestone le Vale put on a nice selection of ales ofwhich our pick was Rutland Panther, an old friend from Mild inMay. Monday was Family Day and the street was thronged withpeople of all ages. There was a barbecue outside and a greatday was had by all. During the summer months there has usuallybeen a barbecue on Friday evenings, which have proved to bevery popular. The Chequers is a superb example of how a smallcountry pub with no car park, tucked out of the way in a tinyvillage and selling little food except a few filled rolls can not justsurvive but thrive.At the other end of the Vale a very different festival was held atthe Plough, Hickling - a pub which has consistently impressedus, so much that it is a new entry in the 2006 Good Beer Guide.Here there was another well thought out selection of ales but allthe casks were kept in the cellar and only identified by name andABV. The idea was to allow drinkers try them without anypreconceived ideas so the brewery names were left off. We stillmanaged to guess who brewed the Wherry though! All the aleswere in cracking condition and it was another great day out.On the branch front, August 12th had us setting off to Oakham,picking up a few of the Melton crew on the way. We had a tour ofThe Grainstore Brewery, which is really worth a visit. This isprobably one of the most interesting Brewery Tours, not justbecause of Tony Davis’s enthusiasm & knowledge of his subject,but the building is also fascinating. We were then treated to severaltasters and tokens for a beer of our choice. Amongst the beerson offer was the runner up at the GBBF, the aforementionedRutland Panther - overall Silver & Champion Mild. A good night

The last couple of months have seen our local brewers busypicking up awards, starting with Sara Barton at BrewstersBrewery who won Beer of The Festival at Bromsgrove BeerFestival with Moll Cutpurse. This was followed by Colin Brownat Belvoir Brewery, who won a bronze in the Bitter category atthe GBBF with Belvoir Star. Congratulations to both breweries,it is good to see their beers getting well deserved recognitionfurther afield.There have been a few pub changes over the summer. It isgood to have what was the Red House, Knipton finally re-opened after a considerable length of time. The pub is nownamed the Manners Arms, after the family of the Duke ofRutland. There have been extensive refurbishments to thewhole building, particularly the accommodation and therestaurant. The bar area has had less change, apart fromredecoration, and it remains relaxing & welcoming, with woodenfloors and comfortable seating. The beers are Hardys &Hansons, with the Bitter & Olde Trip being served on our visit.Also open again after refurbishment is the Crown & Plough,Long Clawson. More of the pub has been given over to servingfood, with a formal restaurant area, and the bar has beenopened out with removal of an interior wall giving more space.Beers are Banks’s Bitter Marston’s Pedigree & Guest .Under new management is the Peacock, Croxton Kerrial. It isgood to see that they have plans for guest beers from localmicro breweries. On our visit the beers were from the MilestoneBrewery.The Manor Arms, Elton have kept us up to date regarding theirplanned Autumn beers. September/October will see Marston’sDouble Drop ABV 5.0% and Shepherd Neame Spitfire ABV4.5% . There is also the possibility of some beers from microbreweries in the future. The Fish Night returns from Tuesday18th October including fillet of Grimsby fish, chips and peas.Fish night will be held in the Manor Arms bar/rear restaurantareas and not in Red Pepper Restaurant, which will still serveits traditional sub-continental food.Finally, as we write this, the 3rd Melton Beer Festival is justabout to start, so we will have a review on this in the next editionof the Drinker, so see you soon!

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out was had by all. The only downsideto the evening was the horrendouslyexpensive minibus and the disappointingturnout from VoB members. This couldbe due to summer holidays, etc, but itwill certainly give us pause for thoughtbefore organising another trip. If it hadn’tbeen for the additional numbers from theMelton Branch it really would have beena poor show.As more than two nights out a week arejust too much for your average VoBmember, the following Friday night sawyour chairman & secretary in front of thetelevision, when, lo & behold, we werefaced with the great & good of Radcliffeon Trent being visited by the experts onGardener’s World. However, the sight ofour treasurer leaning out of his bedroomwindow being told how to correctly trimhis wife’s bush was more than ChairmanMart could take and he had to retire tothe cellar for a restorative beer. As wewrite, he is recovering slowly.page 18page 18page 18page 18page 18

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REAL CIDER

The Cadland on High Road at Chilwell has obtained the Cask Marque award.

The old Bramcote Manor pub in Coventry Lane is being demolished, to be replaced by ameeting place for a religious group. Willie Young, the ex footballer, who owned the pub, hastaken over Belvoir Boarding Kennels and Cattery in Bottesford with his wife.

The future development of the Warwicks and Richardsons brewery in Newark is currently indoubt due to the derelict state of the buildings which have been empty for 30 years. Thedevelopment of the brewery is linked to other proposals along the waterfront and could putthose in jeopardy.

The Hubble Bar on Pavillion Road near Trent Bridge in West Bridgford is selling cask ales.On a recent visit London Pride was on the bar however the beer will be constantly changing.There have been one or two recent openings south of the river offering a real ale making it anarea to head for out of the city centre.

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This year’s cider bar will again be a twobar arrangement but with a differentformat from last year. There will be alarger range this year with 15 choicesat each bar, making a grand total of 30selections. Of these, at least 12 will besingle apple variety ciders.Single apple varieties are the ciderequivalent of single malt whiskies.Each has its own unique taste, derivedfrom a subtle combination of acidity,tannin and other properties, all of whichare contained within the apples(specifically West Country ciderapples). It is the tannin that givesfarmhouse cider its golden colour andfull flavour and body, characteristicslacking in cider made from non-ciderapples. A new addition to the cider bar rangethis year will be ciders from Wales.Welsh cider making has beenexperiencing something of a revival,resulting in some well-deservedawards. There is a Welsh Cider Society(Cymdeithas Seidr Cymru) and anannual Welsh Cider Festival held inMay. But there’s no need to wait untilMay - try these Welsh ciders betweenOctober 20th and 23rd here inNottingham! Wassail!

Four books have been published for real ale football fans, onefor each division of the league. Richard Stedman has writtenall four guides which list three pubs near each of the ninetytwo grounds, although there is duplication, both Nottinghamteams sharing the same pubs but not the same book - yet!Richard has visited all the pubs and includes details on theestablishments, beers and how to get to them, including theuse of public transport. Many of the pubs are not adjacent tothe grounds but worth the effort to seek them out, again detailson public transport are given so that you don’t miss the match.The books will be on sale at the Nottingham Beer Festival inOctober with a discount if you purchase all four - just in caseyou don’t know where your team will be next season.

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Further details of some of the beerfestivals are elsewhere in the DrinkerThur 29 Sept -Sat 1 Oct: SheffieldBeer Festival, St Philips Social Club www.sheffieldcamra.co.ukThur 29 Sept -Sat 1 Oct: GrapesBeer Festival, High Street, BelperFri 30 Sept -Sat 1 Oct: Solihull &District Beer Festival, BritishLegion, Union Road, Solihull www.solihullcamra.orgFri 30 Sept -Sun 2 Oct: Royal OakBeer Festival, Watnall, in the cabinat the back, beers and cidersThur 6 Oct -Sun 9: Lady Bay BeerFestival, Trent Boulevard, WestBridgford.Thur 6 Oct -Sun 9: Royal Oak BeerFestival, OckbrookThur 6 Oct -Sun 9: Steam PacketBeer Festival, SwanwickSat 8 Oct -Sun 9: Royal Oak BeerFestival, Hanging Bridge, nearAshbourneThur 13 Oct -Sat 15: QuornOctoberfest, Quorn Village Hall,Leicester Road, Quorn, open Thurevening & all day Fri & Sat, 30 beers.entertainment in the eveningsThur 20 Oct - Sun 23: NottinghamCAMRA Beer and Cider Festival,Victoria Leisure Centre, Sneinton,Open all day every day, over 300beers, ciders, perries, country wines. www.nottinghamcamra.orgThur 20 Oct - Mon 24: Old PoetsCorner Beer Festival, AshoverThur 27 Oct - Sat 29: White HorseRuddington Beer Festival, ChurchStreet, Ruddington. 20 beers.Thur 27 Oct - Sun 30: Fox andCrown Autumn Beer Festival,Church Street, Old Basford. Newbrewery shop and visitors centre openThur 27 Oct - Mon 31: Ye Olde Tripto Jerusalem Beer Festival,Brewhouse Yard, 15 festival alesThur 27 Oct - Sun 30: Cross KeysBeer Festival, Market Place, BelperThur 27 Oct - Sun 30: Holly BushInn Beer Festival, MakeneyFri 28 Oct - Sat 29: Mallard‘Ale’oween Beer Festival, WorksopRailway Station, open all dayMon 31 Oct - Sun 13 Nov:Wetherspoons Beer Festival,Wethspoons outlets in the areaThur 10 Nov -Sat 12: WestBridgford MHC Beer Festival,Clubhouse, 276 Loughborough Road,West BridgfordFri 11 Nov -Sun 13: Boat Inn BeerFestival, Cromford, 12 ales, 2 ciders,live music, food 01629 823282 formore informationThur 17 Nov -Sat 19: Cask & CutlerBeer Festival, Henry Street,Sheffield, 30 beersFri 18 Nov -Sat 19: Erewash BeerFestival, Friesland Sports Centre,Sandiacre. 35 beers, ciders, perry, fruitwines, food available, entertainmentSat evening www.erewash-camra.org

OctoberTue 11: The Plough, Hickling, GBGSocial 8.30pmNovemberTue 8: Marquis of Granby, Pub of theYear vote.For details contact Martyn or Bridget on01949 876 479 or martynandbridget@btinternet.com

OctoberWed 5: Durham Ox, DurhamSt, Ilkeston Branch Meeting.8.30pm - note time changeNovemberWed 2: The Old Ale House,Tamworth Road, Long EatonBranch Meeting. 8.00pmSat 26: West Midlands,minibus trip leaving leavingIlkeston at 10:30am, LongEaton at 10:45am. £12.00 perperson. £5.00 deposit requiredto reserve your seat. ContactJohn on 0115 8491354 forfurther details.DecemberWed 7: Spanish Bar, SouthStreet, Ilkeston BranchMeeting. 8.00pmSat 17: Leicester, Christmassocial by train. Meet at LongEatonstation at 11.20 or at TheHind opposite Leicester stationat 12.00 noon. contact Mick on0115 9328042 for furtherdetails.Contact John Parkes on 0115849 1354 for further details orcheck the website. www.erewash-camra.org

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OctoberThur 6: Mail Coach, Newark,TBC Branch Meeting 8pmNovemberThur 3: The Vine, Newark, AGM8pm Call Phil Ayling for more detailson 01636 687013 or web sitewww.newarkcamra.org.uk

Branch meetings start at 8.00pmOctoberTue 4: Dixies Arms, Bagthorpe,Call Brian Haydon on 01623 453148 orJenny on01773 776003 or web site:www.mansfieldcamra.org.uk

Trips and So-cials

OctoberMon 10: Lowdham, Free minibustrip from Cast - 7pm NovemberWed 9: Bleasby/ Thurgaton,Free minibus trip from Cast - 7pmSat 19: Hull, Evening trip leavingfrom Cast 5.00pm DecemberTue 6: Gotham, Free minibus tripfrom Cast - 7pmThur 29: End of Year villagestrip, destination TBC, Eveningtrip leaving from Cast 6.00pmFor more details on Trips andSocials see the article on page21 Book with Ray Kirby on 0115929 7896 or by email toraykirby@nottinghamcamra.orgCAMRA cards must be shown for£2 discount offered on some trips.

Branch MeetingsAll meetings begin at 8pmEveryone is welcome to attend SeptemberThur 29: Gladstone, LoscoeRoad, Carrington. Just offMansfield Rd Talk from GusManning on young members inCAMRA OctoberThur 27: Navigation, WilfordStreet, adjacent to Waterfront NovemberThur 24: Plough, St Peters Street,Radford, pink line bus CommitteeMeetings OctoberThur 13: Salutation, MaidMarion Way NovemberThur 10: Moot Hall, CarltonRoad DecemberThur 8: Rose of England,Mansfield Road Regional MeetingNovember Sat 26: Countryman,Kirby in Ashfield - noon

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As usual, I will start with details of the free minibus jaunts, October will be to Lowdham, Novemberwill see us visit Bleasby and Thurgarton and forthe last trip of the year (in December) we will betaking in the delights of Gotham.I have re-arranged the cancelled Hull trip forNovember. If anyone is wondering (and I’m sureyou’re not!!) there won’t be a paying bus trip inOctober, as we have enough on with the beerfestival!Full details for the end of year trip will be in thenext edition, but I’ve put the date in the diarycolumn for those who don’t care where we aregoing and want to get in early.See the diary dates column for details of all thetrips.

Soon you will be able to go spirit hunting at YeOlde Salutation Inn on Maid Marion Way. Thepub will be able to stay open till 4am twenty fourtimes a year for pre booked parties. Theestablishment is reputed to be one of the mosthaunted in Nottingham and people often requestto stay in the caves beneath the pub. For thosewho prefer their ghost hunting at a more sociabletime there are ghost walks starting from theSalutation every Saturday at 7pm.

Spirits in the Cellar

Castle Rock have brewed a one off brew to helpwith the vet bills for one of the resident cats atthe Vat and Fiddle. Called Kipper, it is a 5% brewand will be available at the Nottingham BeerFestival in October, as well as Tynemill outlets.

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‘Ale’oween Beer Festival 2005Friday 28th & Saturday 29th October

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Real Ale on the Rise, on the RiseNow four handpumps available

The Old Coach House in Easthorpe,Southwell has been named as CAMRA’sEast Midlands regional Pub of the Year.The pub now joins the other 15 regionalwinners from around the country forjudging for the overall Pub of the Year.Although beer quality is one of the maincriteria the facilities, service, food, value

The Oak Tree opened in the former Sherwood bus garage on21st September. The building has previously been occupied byKatmando and for a short time Glo. The new owners, theBarracuda Group, have spent £720,000 on the redevelopmentand plan to run the pub under the Smith and Jones brand. Thenew venture will place its emphasis on quality food and wine.No mention of any real ale but many other Smith and Jonesoutlets stock cask beers. We’ll have to wait and see as NDwent to press on the opening day.

Quiz No 17 Answers1) Ten 2) Rum 3) Jacques Cousteau 4) Doris Day5) Bravo 6) Kevin Spacey 7) Aire 8) Gondola9) Femur / Thigh 10) The Severn 11) Acre12) Uganda 13) Crazy Chick 14) Goldie Hawn15) Kim Woodburn / Aggie MacKenzieThe answer to Quiz Question number 15 in the last issue of theDrinker was not 1666 but - January - apologies.

The answers to quiznumber 17 on page 8

The pub will join the Keans Head and the Cock and Hoop asestablishments that have completely banned smoking in the citycentre.

Oak Tree opens in Sherwood

The Roebuck on St James Street will become the first J D Wetherspoonpub in Nottinghamshire to go completely non smoking when it convertson October 3rd. The change was originally scheduled for last Mayhowever the company has slowed down the switch over followingearly trading results around the country.

Lights out at the Roebuck

and the local area are all considered in the competition.The pub always has five guest ales, including a mild, usuallyfrom micros. The owners, Sandra and Steve Hussey, boughtthe premises six years ago. There is a natural cellar and a smallbeer garden. Real cider is sold during the summer months.

It is an open-plan pub but it is separated into three distinctareas although there are no non-smoking areas. Each areafeatures a real fire, ideal for those winter evenings. Food isn’tserved and the pub does not open during the daytime, Mondayto Friday, but is open all day Saturday and Sunday.

The Old CoachHouse is POTY

in southern and central England. This would give the brewer furtheroutlets to sell its own beers. It is the latest in a series of acquisitionsthat has seen W & D build up an empire of 537 managed pubs,trading as Pathfinder Pubs, and 1,739 tenanted and leased sitesgrouped in its Union Pub Company.Punch Taverns announced the sale of 45 pubs to Admiral Tavernsfor £14.8m.Greene King’s has announced a £187m takeover of ScottishBelhaven, Scotland’s largest independent regional brewer.Two of Britains biggest pub groups, Mitchells & Butlers and PunchTaverns, are said to be in talks for a £2.5billion joint bid for SpiritGroup. Spirit currently has more than 2000 pubs. It is thought thatthe deal would give the majority of the pubs to Punch with Mitchells& Butlers taking approximately 500 food led sites. Punch currentlyhas 8200 pubs.Scottish and Newcastle have announced an 11% rise in operatingprofits.JD Wetherspoon has revealed a further drop in profits saying thattrade has been tough in those establishments were smoking has beenbanned. Overall there has been a 7% drop in turnover in these pubshowever there has been a trend for more food trade.

City BrewWolverhampton & DudleyBreweries has made a £13.7m offerfor English Country Inns that wouldsee it take over 14 unbranded pubs

Brewers Gold, brewed by Crouch Vale of Essex, has been announcedas Champion Beer of Britain 2005. Second place went to GrainstoreRutland Panther whilst third was taken by Woodforde’s Wherry.Colin Brown’s Belvoir Star gained a bronze award in the bittercategory.

Champion Beer of Britain

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Good Beer Guide 2006The 33rd edition of the ‘Good Beer Guide’has been launched. The CAMRA guide toBritain’s 4,500 top real ale pubs is nowavailable in the shops however it will beon sale at a discount at the NottinghamBeer Festival, a saving on the £13.99 coverprice. The guide is also available at Branchmeetings.The guide lists more than 80 newbreweries, almost twice as many as in theprevious year. There are now over 500micros, 35 family-owned breweries andseveral bigger regional producers all listedwith a list of their regular brews.

More ‘Real Ale in a Bottle’(54) by Andrew Ludlow

2005 is the 200th anniversary of the defeat of thecombined French and Spanish fleet at Trafalgar. Tohonour this outstanding achievement St Austellbrewery have produced Admirals Ale, a 5.0% ABVbottled conditioned ale.The brewery has a special link to the events 200 yearsago as it was at St Austell’s Blue Anchor that the King’smessenger carrying news of the battle first stoppedfor refreshment on his long journey from Cornwall toLondon.So with some trepidation I carefully poured my bottleof Admirals Ale (ensuring that the sediment stayed inthe bottle and not the glass). The beer is ruby coloured

and whilst a little too carbonated for me was wonderfully clear.The aroma was impressive with hops and a touch of malt,supplemented with a delicate ‘peachy’ nose.The beer has been brewed using a mix of Styrian Golding andCascade hops and St Austell’s own Cornish Gold malt, this blendprovides a finely balanced premium strength ale. The beer was quitemoorish and most enjoyable with a pleasant malty finishsupplemented with a dryness associated with the hops.Whilst the beer has been brewed to celebrate Nelson’s amazingachievement, it is hoped that Admiral’s Ale will continue to bebrewed as it is a beer that really deserves to be made available to awider audience.Further details can be found on the web sitewww.staustellbrewery.co.uk

Hardys and Hansonsseasonal beer for Octoberis Guzzling goose, a 4.4%malty brew made withotter and crystal malts andchallenger, target andgoldings hops, and just intime for the Goose Fair.For November it isGunpowder plot, a 5.0%brew with crystal andblack malt giving a burntroast flavour.

Castle Rock’s seasonalbeer in support of theWildlife Trust for Octoberis called Rook, 4.2%, agood old fashioned darktraditional bitter.November’s brew is calledRambling Fumatory,3.9%, a darker beer witha hint of liquorice.

Seasonal Brews

A new book has been published by Nottinghamshire County Council’sLibraries, Archives and Information and is entitled ‘Viewing the LifelessBody’. The book is written by Bernard Heathcote and is the study ofthe career of coroner Christopher Swann, 1828 – 1866, and the inquestshe conducted. During this time most inquests were held in public housesand the book features deaths by all sorts of causes, drowning,suffocation, road, railway and ballooning accidents, poisonings andmurder to name but a few.The book provides a different insight into the history of public housesand the enforcement of law and order. There are many illustrations, thecover shows the Gate Hangs Well in the area ofBrewhouse Yard.‘Viewing the Lifeless Body’ can be purchased at £7.95from Nottinghamshire Archives, Castle Meadow Roadand the main Nottingham libraries as well as at somelocal bookshops. Alternatively it can be purchased bysending a cheque for £10.95 payable to NottinghamshireCounty Council, to Libraries, Archives and Information,Culture and Community, 4th Floor, County Hall, WestBridgford, Nottingham NG2 7QP. It is also hoped thatthe book will be on sale at the Nottingham Beer Festivalin October.Look out for a full review of the book in the next editionof the Drinker.

Viewing the Lifeless Body

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New breweries continue to emerge at the amazing rate of aroundone per week, and it is interesting to see that most are trying to dosomething a little differently or have an interesting tale to tell. Onesuch new starter is Shakespeare’s Brewery, which not only brewspurely organic hand crafted brews but also has an intriguingconnection with Spain and wine, but has nothing to do with SpanishWine.The Shakespeare’s brewery run by Derek Hawyes in Bidford onAvon, is Warwickshire’s latest and soon to be only certified organicbrewery. Derek, originally an electronic engineer, is pursuing whatstarted out as just a University hobby, motivated by the prospect ofcheap beer! From dormitory to warehouse, his interest andenthusiasm has grown into a unique project that will cater for analready growing market of organic products.While organic beer has become more readily available across majorsupermarkets, Derek hopes to tap into the idea of ‘home brews’,providing delivery of the beer direct to the door of customers forevents, parties or merely personal enjoyment.The new business takes the name of local bard and well-knowndrinker, William Shakespeare, who over four hundred years ago wasa keen imbiber and drinking club member, a hobby no doubtencouraged by his father – local ale taster for the town of Stratfordupon Avon!In keeping with the Shakespearian theme and the prime location ofthe Brewery within miles of Shakespeare’s birthplace, Derek haschosen to name his three regular ales around the Bard’sliterary worksand already has plans for a future special brew to mark the writer’sbirthday in April.

The Beer of the Bard

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Ever fancied brewing your own beer? Wellnow’s your chance. Courtesy of Castle RockBrewery and head brewer Adrian you willbe able to visit the brewery and help brewthe beer under the supervision of Adrian. Youwill start early in the morning as it is a fullday following the process from beginningto end. Seven days later you will be invitedback to rack off your own 36 pint polypin totake home. To enter the competition is everso easy, all you have to do is fill in your name

Fancy brewingyour own beer?

on the form below and place it inthe collecting box on the CastleRock bar at the forthcomingNottingham Beer Festival. Thewinner will be drawn from thebox at the end of the festival.There are also runners up prizesof two Castle Rock fleeces andfour polo shirts.

be more informally termed, all hoping to be showcased in the autumn.“Noble Fool”, taking its name from “As You Like It” is a 3.6% light,fruity, and aromatic ale to tickle your taste buds. In contrast “Tempest”like its namesake suggests, is a 5.5% dark storm in a glass with asmooth, full bodied and hoppy flavour. To complete this trio,Shakespeare’s Brewery is to produce “The Scottish Ale”, a 4.6%traditional Scottish heavy ale, deep red in colour with a firm maltcharacter balanced with a hint of hop aroma. All three beers havealready been ordered for Nottingham Beer Festival.The brewery consists of a 2.5 barrel plant, originally built by Mossbrew.However, it was purchased to take out to Spain, Derek has no ideawhereabouts or what, if anything, it actually produced. Apparentlythe venture failed and the kit was shipped back to the UK and put onsale. Derek bought it via an advert in What’s Brewing, at which pointit had been stood in a barn for over a year. He had spend a lot of timeheavily customising the equipment including the replacement of allthe pipework, before he could roll out his first brew in September. And the wine connection? Intriguingly Derek has a second job as themanager of the local Heart of England vineyard and he sees a greatsynergy between the two operations.One last quirk, you can contact the brewery on 0845 838 1564 – what’sinteresting about that you are probably asking, well quiz aficionadoswill already know, I am sure, that 1564 was the year Shakespeare wasborn. Ok sorry, alright I will stop right there.

Once again, the venue is the Victoria Leisure Centre nearSneinton Market.Our cellarman has assured us there will be over threehundred and fifty beers available during the course ofthe festival although as he always finds plenty of newand unusual brews they will not all last for the duration.You have been warned!Traditional ciders and perries, country wines and bottledbeers will all be available along with many stalls andthe tombola. Thursday is quiet night with no liveentertainment. Friday night and Saturday night featurelive bands. However with two halls there is always onequiet roomCAMRA members gain free admission to all sessions.More details on the website. www.nottinghamcamra.org

“Noble Fool”, “Tempest” and “The Scottish Ale” willbe the first produce of Shakesbrew, as it has come to

It is nearly time for theNottingham Beer Festival. Thedates for your diary are Thursday20th through to Sunday 23rd

October. Opening times will be11am to 11pm Thursday andFriday, 10am to 11pm Saturdayand 12 noon to 3pm Sunday.