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This is the programme for the
Tamworth Beer Festival, held by
the Lichfield, Sutton and Tamworth
branch of CAMRA.
Contact us at
LST.Camra@gmail.com
or see
www.LSTCamra.org.uk
Copyright of the material in this Newsletter is held by the branch, but the material can be copied,
distributed or modified for re-use in other publications provided suitable attribution is made.
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Our congratulations to LST Warwickshire Pub of the Year 2017, the Plough at Shustoke.
Pictured is branch secretary Joe Rabbitt presenting the award to licensee Adam Hunt,
flanked by Richard Palmer (left) and Leon Sidwell.
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Soft Drinks are available
from the Masonic Rooms
bar; food is available both
inside and outside.
We reserve the right to refuse admission.
The list of beers is correct at the time of going to
press but may be subject to change. We will not
‘hold back’ beers, but not all beers may be avail-
able at all sessions due to circumstances beyond
our control.
Barrel labels carry a graphic code to give an indica-
tion of beer colour, from very pale through to very
dark or black.
With the exception of bottled beers, CASH IS NOT
accepted at the bar. We operate a token payment
scheme. Tokens cost £5 each; our staff will strike off
the appropriate value for each purchase. Unused value is
fully refundable, or can be donated to the fest charity.
Essential Festival Information
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W ay back in September 1967, the British
TV-viewing public were totally unpre-
pared for the shock that popular actor Patrick
McGoohan had in store for them. Since 1960,
viewers had got used to McGoohan’s persona as
special agent John Drake in the series Danger
Man (known as Secret Agent in the US). It was an
era when James Bond had become popular, as
well as other iconic series such as The Avengers.
Unlike James Bond, Danger Man storylines
strove for realism, dramatising credible Cold War
tensions. And each half hour (later 50 minute) episode had a satisfying conclusion, with
Drake naturally coming out on top.
The ground shifted seismically with The Prisoner. The series follows a former secret agent
(widely assumed to be Drake, though this was refuted by McGoohan) who is abducted and
held prisoner in a mysterious coastal resort, referred to simply as ‘the Village’. No names are
used, only numbers, with McGoohan badged as No. 6. The village administrator, No. 2, gen-
erally played by a different actor from episode to episode, is forever trying to find out why
No. 6 abruptly resigned from his job. No. 6 meanwhile is obsessed with both escape, and
determining who is the shadowy No. 1. Meanwhile, security is provided by the ludicrous but
totally convincing mechanism of a roaring, wobbly weather balloon.
After the certainty of John Drake’s escapades, many viewers found The Prisoner baffling and
frustrating. It raised more questions than answers, although this was part of McGoohan’s aim
as series creator and occasional scriptwriter. The series ran to 17 episodes, with many view-
ers expecting the final episode, Fall Out, to provide a revelatory conclusion. The outrage
when this failed to happen allegedly led to McGoohan fleeing the UK. Despite its detractors,
the show spawned a dedicated fan base, and The Prisoner has lived on. It is still screened all
over the world, and sells DVD box sets by the huge inflatable bouncy balloon load.
McGoohan had originally wanted to produce only seven episodes, but the need to satisfy
American television scheduling led to the final 17. This may have led to McGoohan’s origi-
nal concept being stretched, but it also led to some gloriously offbeat episodes, such as The
Girl Who Was Death, and the Wild West-oriented A Town Called Harmony. There were
stresses behind the scenes too, with both McGoohan and
Leo Mckern coming close to nervous breakdown during the
filming of the final two tense episodes.
One inanimate star of The Prisoner was its filming loca-
tion, a pretty Mediterranean-looking village, whose loca-
tion was not disclosed until the final episode. In the sixties,
when the population was lesser-travelled, most viewers
were surprised to find that it was in North Wales, called
Portmeirion. Italianate in style, the place was designed and
constructed by architect Sir Clough Williams-Ellis between
1925 and 1975.
Not A Number
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Arrival
The Chimes of Big Ben
A. B. and C.
Free for All
The Schizoid Man
The General
Many Happy Returns
Dance of the Dead
Checkmate
Hammer into Anvil
It's Your Funeral
A Change of Mind
Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling
Living in Harmony
The Girl Who Was Death
Once Upon a Time
Fall Out
In a Wild West setting, a lawman who resigned is trapped in a town called Harmony where the Judge wants him to be the new sheriff - by hook or by crook 29 December 1967
The gorgeously silly episode - Number Six avoids the assassination attempts of a beautiful woman while foiling the plots of her megalomaniac father. 18 January 1968
Number Two subjects Number Six to a desperate, last-ditch effort to subdue him, Degree Absolute - an ordeal that will not end until it breaks one of them. 25 January 1968
Number Six encounters the forces behind the Village, but can he finally escape?
1 February 1968
Number Six takes revenge on a sadistic Number Two for the death of another prisoner.
1 December 1967
To save the prisoner who is being set up to take a fall, Number Six must intervene in a Village power struggle and prevent the assassination of a Number Two 8 December 1967
Number Two stirs the Village to ostracize Number Six, and then takes even more drastic measures to cure Six's "unmutuality". 15 December 1967
Deprived of his memory and placed in another man's body, Number Six travels back to England to seek a missing scientist. 22 December 1967
An important prisoner's new speed-teaching method poses perhaps the greatest threat to Number Six's independence.
3 November 1967
After waking to find the Village deserted, Number Six returns to England but does not know whom he can trust there. 10 November 1967
Number Six tries to save an old friend who is headed for destruction at the hands of the Village.
17 November 1967
Number Six thinks he has a means to tell the prisoners from the warders.
24 November 1967
A new prisoner, Nadia, may have information about the Village that makes an escape attempt possible.
6 October 1967
A desperate Number Two tampers with Number Six's dreams to discover where his loyalties lie.
13 October 1967
Presented with the opportunity, Number Six runs for election to the post of Number Two.
20 October 1967
Number Two introduces a duplicate Number Six to weaken the real Six's sense of identity.
27 October 1967
After waking up in the Village and discovering his captivity there, Number Six encounters a friend from the outside who may have a possible escape. 29 September 1967
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H ere we thank our many sponsors who have kindly supported this event. They have al-
lowed us to keep our costs down, and thereby the costs to you! So, many thanks to:
Festival T-shirt sponsors:
The Sir Robert Peel, 13-15 Lower Gungate, Tamworth, B79 7BA
Marquee sponsors:
Joule’s Brewery, Market Drayton, www.joulesbrewery.co.uk
Oakham Brewery, Peterborough, www.oakhamales.com
Token sponsors:
The Bishop Vesey, 63 Boldmere Road, Sutton Coldfield, B73 5XA
Programme sponsors:
The Plough, Shustoke, Warwickshire, B46 2AN
Nationwide Construction Training, 07946 183592
The Drill Inn, Springlestyche Lane, Burntwood, Staffordshire, WS7 9HD
The Horse & Jockey, 10 Sandford Street, Lichfield, WS13 6QA
Venue sponsors:
Polesworth Garage, www.polesworth-garage.com
The Boldmere Tap, 363 Boldmere Road, Sutton Coldfield, B73 5HE
The Brewhouse & Kitchen, Bird Street, Lichfield, WS13 6PW
Glass sponsors: Beowulf Brewing Company Blythe Brewery Church End Brewery
Freestyle Brewing Sperrin Brewery
Cask label sponsors: The Acorn, 16 Tamworth Street, Lichfield, WS13 6JJ
Angel Ale House, 24 Church Street, Atherstone, CV9 1HA
The Angel, 4 Market Street, Lichfield, WS13 6LH
Atherstone Garage Service Centre, 157-159 Long Street, CV9 1AD, 01827 713169
Bates Butchers, 6 Market Street, Atherstone, CV9 1ET, 01827 713175
The Beerbohm, Lichfield. Find us on facebook
The Bolebridge, 8 Bolebridge Street, Tamworth, B79 7PA
The Bottle of Sack, 2 Birmingham Road, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1QG
Croft Consulting 07957 862438
The Crown, Elford. Find us on facebook
Crown Imperial Investments; info@crownimperialgroup.org
The Crown, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, CV11 4BX
The Dog Inn, Nether Whitacre, Coleshill, B46 2DU
Duke Inn, 12 Duke Street, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1RJ
The Duke of York, Lichfield. Find us on facebook
The Fox, High Street, Dosthill
Flowerzone, 9a Church Street, Tamworth, 01827 56988 www.flowerzone-tamworth.co.uk
Festival Sponsors
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The Gate, Nether Whitacre, Warwickshire, B46 2DS
GB Packaging, www.packaginggb.co.uk
The Globe, Watling Street, Wilnecote, B77 5BB
The Green Man, Coleshill, Warwickshire, B46 3AH
Griff & Coton Sports Club, Heath End Road, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, CV10 7JQ
The King’s Ditch, 51 Lower Gungate, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B79 7AS
The Lord Hop, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, CV11 5JX
Market Vaults, Market Street, Tamworth, B79 7LU
The Old Crown, Wigginton. Find us on facebook
Owl at Lichfield, London Road, Lichfield, WS14 9QH
Owl At Tamworth, Tamworth Road, Cliff, B78 2DL
Penny Black, 2 Lower Gungate, Tamworth, B79 7AE
The Phoenix, George Street, Tamworth, B79 7LJ
Queen’s Head, 4 Queen Street, Lichfield, WS13 6QD
The Railway Inn, Whitacre Heath, Warwickshire, B46 2EH
The Royal Oak, Hartshill, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, CV10 0TD
Safey Glass Double Glaziers, Atherstone, CV9 2QZ, 01827 716764
The Salutation Inn, Chapel End, Nuneaton, CV10 0PB
Tamworth Diesels 01827 261950
Tamworth Taxis 01827 55595
Festival Sponsors cont.
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L ight or dark? Pale, copper or black?
If you want to know the colour of
your beer before you order, take a look
at the colour coding scheme on the cask
label. The arrow on the colour spectrum
bar will give you a good idea, as the
schematic below.
We feel that this information is so impor-
tant for you that many of our volunteers
give up an afternoon of their time – the
Wednesday before we open – to sample
all of the beers, testing them for colour
but also clarity and quality. We applaud
their selfless sacrifice on your behalf!
Colour Coding
Our festival charity is once again the St Giles Hospice. With facilities in Lich-field, Sutton Coldfield and Walsall, St Giles Hospice provides high-quality medical and nursing care for local people living with cancer and other serious illnesses, as well as offering support for their families and helpers.
The range of specialist services is provided free of charge to all who need it. Although St Giles receives some funding from the Government, the charity relies heavily on donations and fundraising.
So please, consider donating cash or unused por-tions of your tokens to St Giles! Donations grate-fully received at the token & bottle stands.
www.stgileshospice.com St Giles Hospice, Fisherwick Road, Whittington, Lichfield, WS14 9LH
Festival Charity
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ALECHEMY, Livingston, West Lothian
� Bad Day at the Office 4.5% If so, then here’s the cure. Light golden ale, strong fruit
and citrus aromas, good hop bitterness.
ARBOR, Bristol, Gloucestershire
� Shangri-la 4.2% Liberally hopped session IPA from an ever-reliable
brewery. Citra, Equinox, Columbus & Mosaic hops.
BAA BREWING, Chepstow, Monmouthshire
� Baa BQ Blonde 3.7% Don't be sheepish, try this light summer ale with a
refreshing hint of fruity sweetness.
� Baa Hopping 4.2% Y’know Bah Humbug? Well like that, but with hops.
BANG-ON, Bridgend, Glamorgan
� Trev 4.8% Ruby IPA. Brewed for Trevor one imagines.
� Amelie 6.3% Unfined Saison with a natural haze, loaded with summer
fruit flavours. Who’s Amelie?
BEOWULF, Brownhills, Staffordshire
� Double Decade 4.3% We’re delighted to showcase the beer celebrating Phil’s
20th year brewing! A golden hoppy bitter.
� Folded Cross 4.6% Full-bodied and well-balanced amber brew. Notes of
caramel throughout, pleasantly bitter finish.
� Finns Hall Porter 4.7% We never tire of this star performer, a lovely velvety
prize-winning porter.
BLYTHE, Hamstall Ridware, Staffordshire
� Ridware Pale 4.3% Outstanding pale ale - crisp, sharp, lingeringly bitter.
� Cat & Mouse Mild 4.7% Unusual offering from brewers Alex & Kevin, a traditional
mild.
� Johnson’s Gone Bananas! 5.5%
Classic dark porter complemented by a judicious dose of banana liqueur.
Square tick boxes � are 9 gallon firkins; round tick boxes � are 4½ gallon pins. The pins
– unconventional beers flavoured with exotic ingredients – usually sell out first!
The beers are racked up in programme order, with the exception of the pins, which are in
the corner formed by the two bays of stillage
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BOOT, Repton, Derbyshire
� Tuffer’s Old 4.6% Light coloured porter with notes of dark fruit, hazelnut
and coffee with cocoa in the finish.
� Reboot 5.2% Balanced American Pale Ale featuring American ‘C’
hops. Orangey floral aroma, juicy fruit and a hint of pine.
BREWHOUSE & KITCHEN, Lichfield, Staffordshire
� Oktoberfest 5.5% Märzen-style lager, malty, dry and refreshing. Prost!
CHURCH END, Ridge Lane, Warwickshire
� Once Upon A Time 3.5% … there were some beer festival organisers who thought
a honey & mustard beer was a good idea.
� Seeking Salviation 3.8% Classic mild dosed with Salvia Officinalis, or sage to you
and me. Wise move?
� Unmutual 3.8% A variant of last year’s unexpected hit - a beer with
added fresh coriander leaf and mango.
� Gooseberry Göse 3.8% East German oddity - coriander, gooseberries and salt,
should have a nice tart and refreshing edge.
� Be C-ing You 4.0% Dry hopped American pale ale.
� Waldorf Salad 4.4% It’s lettuce and tomato? No Fawlty! It’s celery! Apples!
Walnuts! Grapes!
� Coconut Milk 4.5% Smooth porter with plenty of coconut thrown in.
� Black IPA 5.0% First-ever black IPA to roll out of Church End. And yes,
we know black pale ale sounds silly.
� Hammer Into Anvil 5.5% Strong bitter made with an experimental variant of the
Fuggle hop, under test by hop merchant Charles Faram.
COCKSURE, Oldbury-on-Severn, Gloucestershire
� Red 4.1% American-style red ale with citrus and mango aromas
with a gentle spice and peppery finish from the rye.
� Session IPA 4.8% Well-balanced golden brew with punchy American hops,
including Mosaic and El Dorado.
CROWN BREWHOUSE, Elford, Staffordshire
� Bangon Beer 4.2% Full-flavoured session bitter from the fledgling brewery at
the Crown. Goldings and Savinjski Golding hops.
FALLEN, Kippen, Stirlingshire
� New World Odyssey 4.1% A return of last year’s beer of the fest! Lager-style beer
with a fruity aroma and spicy, citrusy flavour.
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� Platform C 6.3% New World IPA bursting with hops. Juicy malt backbone
allowing Magnum, Citra, Cascade, Columbus and Mosaic hops to shine.
FARMAGEDDON, Comber, County Down, Northern Ireland
� IPA 5.5% IPA from one of NI’s highly rated brewing co-ops.
FIXED WHEEL, Blackheath, West Midlands
� Through & Off 3.8% Ever-changing session IPA, different hops in each batch.
This one promises mango, grapefruit and passion fruit flavours on a solid malt base.
� Summer Smiles 4.8% Hoppy wheat beer fermented with a clean US yeast.
Silky body, Amarillo, Citra, Magnum and Mosaic hops.
FREESTYLE, Shustoke, Warwickshire
� Fudged Mild 3.8% Fudge works fabulously well with porter so we thought
we’d try it with a dry roasty mild!
� Not A Number 4.4% No, it’s a lager. Brewer Oliver’s first go at the real thing,
bottom-fermented with Cascade as the aroma hop.
GREEN DUCK, Stourbridge, West Midlands
� Close Action 4.5% Should zing with Mosaic hops - expect mango, pine and
papaya flavours.
HAIRY BREWERS, Holbrook, Derbyshire
� Belper Beast 4.8% Cherry porter.
� Devils Whiskers 5.2% Premium bitter-cum-IPA, ruby coloured.
HAMMERTON, Barnsbury, London
� Blanche 5.3% Belgian White style with coriander, orange zest and
ginger; gives a fruity sweetness and spiciness.
� Pentonville Oyster Stout 5.3%
Classic stout made with wild Maldon oysters (and presumably other stuff like malt and hops).
KETTLESMITH, Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire
� Fogline 4.7% Belgian-style ale, with hints of clove and honey and a
subtle tart finish.
� Coastline 4.9% New lager with a refreshing bitterness. Honey-like malt
sweetness, plus flavours of tangerine and lemon zest.
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KINVER, Kinver, Staffordshire
� Ale-amentary 4.0% … my dear Holmes. Wats-On the bar? A pale brew with
mainly Nugget hops.
� Saxon 4.2% Named after Kinver Dave’s hair do. Columbus hops.
LINES, Caerphilly, Glamorgan
� Session IPA 3.2% Latest high tech, low ABV beer from this artisinal
brewery. Expect quenching, dry and hoppy.
LITTLE LONDON, Little London, Hampshire
� Type II 2.0% Last year’s Silver winner makes a welcome return! Low
ABV but a superbly hoppy flavour using English hops.
� Night Porter 4.7% New brew, nice and roasty
MERRY MINER, Grendon, Warwickshire
� Black ’Ops 4.0% First-ever black pale ale from Merry Miner! Cascade and
Chinook hops. This is a charity brew for CANCER RESEARCH UK - we will donate 50p per pint sold.
OAKHAM, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
� Velvet Claws 4.2% German & US hops, citrus and blackcurrant aromas.
� Blue Skies IPA 6.0% One of the Vintage range, aged for six months, hopped
with the elegant trinity of Simcoe, Mosaic and Chinook.
� Attila 7.5% Elderflower, berry and citrus aromas. Smooth fruity finish.
REDEMPTION, Tottenham, London
� Urban Dusk 4.6% Full-bodied brown best bitter; chocolate, fudge and citrus
flavours, lingering dry bitter finish.
SALOPIAN, Hadnall, Shropshire
� Sienna 4.2% Golden brown brew promising flavours of orange
blossom, mandarin and lime. Opulent and refreshing.
� Kashmir 5.5% Star of the ‘black’ range: citrus, pines and tropical fruit.
Dry body with an extremely long lingering finish.
SIGNATURE, Leyton, London
� Session 4.0% Refreshing bitter; spicy hop nose and palate, balancing
malty sweetness, lingering bitterness.
SIREN, Finchampstead, Berkshire
� Yu Lu 3.6% An Earl Grey beer - bergamot orange and lemon plus
lemon zest. Delicate hop high notes.
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SPERRIN, Ansley, Warwickshire
� Harmony 3.5% A mild with real plums, inspired by the superb
Cracker Barrel plum porter. How does it compare?
� Drake’s Drop 3.8% Brand new stout-cum-mild, aiming to catch the full
flavours of Thick as Thieves but at a lower gravity.
� Checkmate 3.8% We hope that this golden brew with ginger & lime will
make a Prisoner of you.
� Craig’s Coast to Coast 4.2% A beer in tribute to Craig Sperrin, keen coast-to-coast
walker. Lovely Mosaic hoppiness. This is a charity brew for WARWICKSHIRE AIR AMBULANCE - we will donate 50p per pint sold.
� Free For All 4.3% … though you still have to pay for it. Coffee & toffee
special.
� Absolutely Minted 4.8% Ruby brew with the experimental addition of fresh mint.
� Coconut Surprise 4.8% Beer for the beach! Golden with tropical coconut and
hints of chocolate orange.
� A. B. and C. 4.8% You want information? A=beer, B=Orange, C=Amoretto.
� Full Mortice 8.0% Affectionately known as The Girl Who Was Death.
Stunning full-bodied hoppy IPA.
TAMWORTH, Tamworth, Staffordshire
� Ethelfleda 4.7% Superior pale malts combined with Cascade for a sweet
and uncomplicated hop infusion.
� Big Game 5.0% Refreshing, light ale with extra bitterness and a juicy,
hoppy finish.
TRUE NORTH, Sheffield, South Yorkshire
� Stout 5.0% Full-bodied traditional stout brewed with 9 different malts.
Slovenian Bobek hops.
� IPA 5.4% Well-hopped (Mosaic, Simcoe, Citra & Chinook) with a
caramel colour & aftertaste.
TURNING POINT, Kirkbymoorside, North Yorkshire
� Avalon 3.8% Easy-drinking pale with Cascade & Simcoe hops giving a
fruity finish.
� Electric Eye 4.0% Amber-red brew with a touch of rye spice and a big
orange aroma from Amarillo dry hops.
� Disco King 5.1% Juicy American pale ale, Mosaic and Chinook hops.
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UNITY BREWHOUSE, Suckley, Worcestershire
� Sebright Golden Ale 3.8% Pale quenching beer with fruity hop aromas. Endeavour
and First Gold hops.
� Silkie Amber Ale 4.2% Medium-bodied ale with a pleasant bitterness and gentle,
citrus hop aroma.
VINE INN, Rugeley, Staffordshire
� Grapefruit IPA 4.8% Grapefruit zest and grapefruity New Zealand hops give
this lovely quaffer a subtle taste of … erm … grapefruit.
� Gingerbread Oatmeal Stout 6.2%
Stout with … well, you can work out the rest.
WHITACRE BREWING, Nether Whitacre, Warwickshire
� Couldn't Give A Shih Tzu 5.0%
Full-bodied best bitter from Warwickshire’s newest brewery. Normally brewed to 4.5%.
WISHBONE, Keighley, West Yorkshire
� Lunar Zenith 3.7% Light, sessionable IPA, fruity hops. Unfined, natural haze.
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Given that sweetness or dryness statements for ciders and perries can be very variable across producers, please see the box labels for our independent assessment.
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PERRIES
Barbourne, Worcestershire Painted Lady 5.0%
Farmer Jim’s, Devon Farmyard Perry 4.5%
CIDERS
Bottle Kicking, Leicestershire Raspberry & Pomegranate 4.0% Rhubarb & Strawberry 4.0% Summer Fruits 4.0%
Celtic Marches, Herefordshire Abrahalls Dry 6.5%
Circle Cider, Wiltshire Butcher’s Boy 5.5%
Cornwall Cider, Cornwall Apple Slayer 5.7%
Gwatkin, Herefordshire No Bull 4.5%
Mr Whiteheads, Hampshire Single Variety Katy 5.0%
Snails Bank, Herefordshire Elderflower G&T 4.0%
Thatchers, Somerset Traditional 7.5%
Thirsty Farmer, Nottinghamshire Mango 4.0%
Thistly Cross, East Lothian Whisky Cask 6.9%
Please note that some beers may be unavailable during some sessions
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Beers marked � are bottle conditioned
Belgium Petrus Petrus Aged Red – 8.5% barrel-aged dark sour cherry ale
Brussels Beer Project Dark Sister – 6.66% black IPA, hints of raisin and toffee
Dupont Triomf – 6.0% organic whisky-malt ale, peaty, smoky
Dupont Cuvée Dry Hopping 2015 � – 6.5% crisp and dry, limited-release classic
Huyghe Floris Passion – 3.6% passion fruit wheat beer
De Ranke Noir de Dottignies � – 8.5% strong dark ale
St Feuillien Belgian Coast IPA – 5.5% collaboration with Green Flash of San Diego
De La Senne Bruxellensis � – 6.5% sour Brussels ale that isn’t lambic
De La Senne Schieven IPA � – 6.8% American-style IPA
Britain Bristol Beer Factory Southville Hop – 6.5% IPA, tropical fruit and citrus
Bude Black Rock Porter – 5.1% full-flavoured porter
Conway Riptide – 4.3% silky session black IPA
Conway Surfin’ IPA – 4.5% zesty, citrussy IPA
Hobson Green Hop Challenger 2015 – 4.2% earthy green hop beer
Samuel Smith Organic Cherry Beer – 5.1% beautifully fresh cherry flavour
Samuel Smith Organic Chocolate Stout – 5.0% gorgeously chocolatey and moreish
Samuel Smith Organic Strawberry Beer – 5.1% light, aromatic, delicious
Williams Bros Profanity Stout– 7.0% ****ing distinctive strong stout
Germany Ayinger Kellerbier – 4.9% classic Bavarian style, low carbonation
Heller Trum Lagerbier – 4.3% genuinely smoky pale lager
Netherlands Kees Mosaic Hop Explosion – 5.5% tropical fruit, dry bitter finish
United States Church Street Brimstone IPA – 6.4% well-crafted IPA
Fordham & Dominion Oak Barrel Stout – 6.1% uses oak chips and vanilla beans
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W e have to thank one of our local publicans
for an excellent brewday! Oliver Pugh, of
the popular Griffin Inn at Shustoke, hosted us for
an enjoyable day at the pub and its adjoining
brewery. We’d tasked Oliver with producing
something new and interesting for the festival,
and Oliver came up trumps by attempting his
first ever lager, the real bottom-fermented article.
We’ve called it Not A Number, so why not try it
and see what you think of his efforts – or ‘our’
efforts if you buy the fiction that we helped out!
Previously known as the Griffin Inn brewery, it is now rebadged as Freestyle. Oliver has
been brewing more recently of late, in part due to the revamped brewery, above, which has a
better degree of automation, meaning that the kit needs less attention during the process. We
certainly seemed to make time for a number of beer breaks, and a leisurely lunch in the pub.
If you’re going to have a brewday anywhere, it certainly makes sense to have it in a brewery
right next to a pub, where the brewer is also the bar manager!
Oliver is pictured below, second from left, with his gang of ‘helpers’. Our help seemed to
consist mostly of making some serious inroads into Oliver’s superb Griffin Dark, a real
beauty of a mild, 3.8% and superbly rich and roasty.
Our thanks again to Olly for one of our best brewdays ever.
Freestyle Brewing
THE TALLY HO
No. 6 Speaks His Mind by our own reporter
The security of the Community will be his
primary aim, said No. 6 in an exclusive interview.
The forthright candidate for the post of No. 2 is
determined that the citizens be safeguarded
against all threats to their welfare.
“I have every condidence in my chances,” No. 6
told our reporter: “I admire No. 2 as a man and I
pay tribute to his achievements. But the time has
come for a change.”
No. 6 insisted that it would be a hard fight,
“but a clean one.”
We must put the well being of the Community
above everything else, he declared.
“I did not seek this opportunity to run for our
highest offce,” said No. 6, “but I accepted the call
when it came, because it is my duty as a citizen.”
No. 6 said that his platform would be “an
opportunity for everyone and freedom for all. I
shall fight for the rights of all of us, and I shall not
shirk the decisions that have to be taken.”
In a true democracy like our community, every
individual has a special responsibility to express
his mind by voting for the right candidate.
No 6. said he believed in absolute frankness
with the electorate.
“Cards on the table is my motto,” he told our
reporter. “Everyone has a choice in this matter,
and I know they will vote for the candidate who
gives it to them straight from the shoulder.
“To have the vote is a great democratic asset
which must not be abused,” No. 6 reminded an
enthusiastic election meeting. “You must feel free
to mark your cross in the right place.”
No. 6 said he entered the contest with
enthusiasm for a system which gave the ordinary
citizen the right to run for the highest office.
MORE CAMPAIGNING
No. 6 made an unofficial exhortation to all
citizens at a later impromptu forum in the Cat &
Mouse, where he declared “We’ve been drinking
this nitrokeg shite for far too long, and one of my
first acts in office will be to ensure that we get
some decent beers served in our community
facility.” No. 6 went on to say that the fleet of
Rover guardians will be re-commissioned as beer
storage units. “If we get some decent ale,” he said,
“everyone will be too pissed to want to escape.”
The Prisoner is a 17-episode British television
series first broadcast in
Canada beginning on 6
September 1967 then in the United Kingdom on 29
September 1967 and in the
United States on 1 June 1968. It stars and was co-
created by Patrick McGoo-
han, and combines spy fiction with elements of
science fiction, allegory and
psychological drama.
The series follows a British former secret agent who is
abducted and held prisoner
in a mysterious coastal village resort, where his
captors try to find out why
he abruptly resigned from his job. Although the show
was sold as a thriller in the
mould of the previous series
starring McGoohan, Danger Man (1960–68; retitled as
Secret Agent in the US), its
combination of 1960s countercultural themes and
surrealistic setting had a
far-reaching influence on
science fiction and fantasy TV programming, and on
narrative popular culture in
general. The series follows an
unnamed man (played by
Patrick McGoohan) who, after abruptly and angrily
resigning from his job,
apparently prepares to make
a hurried departure from the country. While packing his
luggage, he is rendered
unconscious by knockout gas piped into his London
flat. When he wakes, he
finds himself in a recreation of his apartment, located in
a myster ious seaside
"village" within which he is
held captive, isolated from the mainland by mountains
and sea. The Village is
further secured by numer-ous monitoring systems and
security forces including a
militarized, balloon-based
device called Rover that recaptures or destroys those
who attempt escape. The
man encounters the Vil-lage's population: hundreds
of people from all walks of
life and cultures, all seeming to be peacefully
living out their lives. They
do not use names, but have
been assigned numbers which give no clue as to
any person's status within the Village, whether as
inmate or guard. Potential
escapees therefore have no
idea whom they can and cannot trust. The protago-
nist is assigned Number
Six, but he repeatedly refuses the pretence of his
new identity.
Number Six is monitored heavily by Number Two,
the Village administrator,
who acts as an agent for
the unseen "Number One". A variety of techniques
are used by Number Two
to try to extract informa-tion from Number Six,
including hallucinogenic
drug experiences, identity theft, mind control, dream
manipulation, and various
forms of social indoctrina-
tion and physical coercion. All of these are employed
not only to find out why
Number Six resigned as an agent, but also to elicit
other purportedly danger-
ous information he gained
as a spy. The position of Number Two is filled in
by various other characters
on a rotating basis. Sometimes this is part of a
larger plan to confuse
Number Six; at other times, it seems to be a
change of personnel made
as a result of failure to
successfully interrogate Number Six.
Number Six, distrustful of anyone involved with the
Village, refuses to co-
operate or provide the
answers they seek. He struggles, usually alone,
with various goals, such as
determining for which side of the Iron Curtain the
Village works, if indeed it
works for any at all; remaining defiant to its
i mp os ed a u t h or i t y ;
concocting his own plans
for escape; learning all he can about the Village; and
subverting its operation.
His schemes lead to the dismissals of the incum-
bent Number Two on two
occasions, although he never escapes. By the end
of the series, the admini-
s t r a t i o n , b ec o mi n g
desperate for Number Six's knowledge as well as
fearful of his growing
influence in the Village, takes drastic measures that
threaten the lives of
Number Six, Number
Two, and the rest of the Village.
A major theme of the
series is individualism, as represented by Number
Six, versus collectivism,
as represented by Number Two and the others in the
Village. McGoohan stated
that the series aimed to
demonstrate a balance between the two points.
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F ancy a stroll around Tamworth? If you can tear yourself away from the festival,
here are some of the town’s better pubs. All these pubs offer snacks; where Food
is mentioned below this implies fuller meal offerings. More information on individ-
ual pubs is available from www.whatpub.com. Talk to festival staff regarding their
preferences!
1. Bole Bridge (JDW) - from 8am. Food
2. Bonds - from 10am. Food
3. King’s Ditch - from noon, 2pm Thu during fest
4. Globe Inn - from 11am. Food
5. Market Vaults - from noon. Food
6. Penny Black - from 8am. Food
7. Phoenix - from 10am, 9am Sat. Food
8. Sir Robert Peel - from 2pm, noon Sat
Town Crawl
be seeing you …
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Festivals with a bold heading are CAMRA festivals, where entrance is either free or dis-
counted to CAMRA members. Why not join? See page 22, or join here.
14-16th Sept, 10th Hinckley Beer Festival
The Atkins Building, Lower Bond Street, LE10 1QU
70+ ales plus ciders, perries & fruit wines. Thu to Sat 12-11
16th Sept, Warwickshire Wildlife Trust Beer Festival 2017
Brandon Marsh Nature Centre, Brandon Lane, east of Coventry, CV3 3GW
A variety of real ales & ciders. 4-11.
21-23rd Sept, 4th Cannock Chase Beer Festival
Prince of Wales Theatre, Church Street, Cannock, WS11 1DE
63 ales, 20 ciders/perries. Thu 5-11, Fri & Sat 12-11.
Oct 6-7th, 18th Solihull Beer Festival
Royal British Legion, Union Road, B91 3DH
45 ales plus ciders/perries. 12-11 both days
11-14th Oct, Nottingham Beer & Cider Festival
Nottingham Castle, Friar Lane.
1000+ ales, 250+ ciders & perries. Wed 5-11, Thu to Sat 11-11.
13-15th Oct, Rotary Club Beer & Buses Festival
Aston Manor Road Transport Museum, Shenstone Drive, Aldridge, WS9 8TP
Fri 7-10.30, Sat 12-10.30, Sun 12-5. Vintage bus trips during the day.
19-22nd Oct, Griff & Coton Autumn Beer Festival
Griff & Coton Sports Club, Heath End Road, Nuneaton, CV10 7JQ.
20+ ales plus ciders. From 7pm Thu, 5pm Fri, and noon Sat/Sun. Free entry to all. Food.
19-21st Oct,37th Stoke Beer and Cider Festival
Fenton Manor Sports Complex, City Rd, Fenton, ST4 2RR
180+ beers, ciders, fruit wines and bottled beers 12-11 each day
20-21st Oct, Lichfield Autumn Beer Festival
Lichfield Guildhall, Bore Street, WS13 6LU.
30+ ales plus ciders. Soft drinks and snacks. Noon-11pm both days.
26-28th Oct, Birmingham Beer Festival
The Custard Factory, Gibb Street, Digbeth, B9 4AA
150 ales, 70 ciders & perries. Thu-Sat 11-10.30
Holding a beer festival? Let us know and we will advertise the event here free of charge.
Details to LST.Camra@gmail.com
Local Festival Diary cont.
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