25 REAL ALES + CIDER & PERRY

FOOD ALL SESSIONS: TOMBOLA:

SOUVENIR GLASS

THURSDAY 5 – SUNDAY 8 OCTOBER 2017

OPENING HOURS & ADMISSION: THURS 5 OCT 3-11PM (£2): FRI 6 OCT 12-5PM (FREE); 5-11PM (£2); SAT 7 OCT 12-11 (£2):

SUN 8 OCT 12-4PM (FREE)FREE TO CARD-CARRYING CAMRA MEMBERS ALL SESSIONS

WWW.SCUNTHORPE.CAMRA.ORG.UK

ANNIVERSARY

SCUNTHORPE

BEER FESTIVAL 20th

Royal Hotel, Doncaster Rd, Scunthorpe

SCUNTHORPE & DISTRICT CAMRA

to the Scunthorpe Beer Festival at the Royal Hotel, organised by volunteers from the Scunthorpe & District Branch of CAMRA. This is the 20th anniversary of the festival which began in 1994. It has been staged every year since apart from a 3 year gap between the 12th and 13th festivals (which was during the closure of the old Baths Hall), when there was no suitable town centre venue available.

Although we’re one of CAMRA’s smaller beer festivals, we pride ourselves on always bringing you an interesting range of quality beers and ciders served in tip-top condition. And that is just as true for this festival where we have on offer a range of festival favourites (popular breweries and beers from the last 7 years),

some classic ales and a selection of great beers from some of the best of the new wave of UK independent brewers. There’s also our popular Dark Beer Trail to follow, where you can get a free dark beer upon completion. A small selection of traditional cider and perry rounds off our drinks selection. Included in the list of beers is Iron Brew, a festival special from our local Axholme Brewery, which will also be available in bottles to purchase as a souvenir (while stocks last). We also offer a takeaway draught beer option in reusable 4 pint containers should you wish to take any real ale or cider home with you.

While here you may wish to partake of the tasty food options from the Royal Hotel’s own food menu (ordered at the main hotel bar). There’s also a chance to win some beery goodies on the festival tombola and an opportunity to buy the latest CAMRA Good Beer Guide at a discount. You can also join CAMRA at the festival and get some free beer!

We’ll be playing an eclectic mix of recorded music during some festival sessions, but don’t worry, this will only be at background levels. There will also be Dingbat quizzes on Saturday afternoon and early evening, with some bottled beer prizes for the winner, plus optional fancy dress (with a prize for the best costume) for our 20th anniversary party on Saturday evening.

We’ve worked hard to bring you the best small beer festival that we could – the rest is up to you. Enjoy your visit.

Mark Elsome – Festival Organiser

WELCOME...

CHEERS!

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FESTIVAL QUESTIONS ANSWERED...With this being our 20th anniversary festival, we thought it would be instructive to revisit the do’s and don’ts advice to attending a beer festival that we gave out in our very first festival programme way back in 1994 (slightly updated). If you’re not a regular at beer festivals, most of this is still likely to be relevant!

Q: Having paid my admission and obtained my glass, what do I do next?A: Obviously you’ll want to fill that nice festival glass with beer. You do this by purchasing some beer tokens which are on sale as you enter. Note that no full cash payment is taken at the bar. Each token has a value of £1.50 which is the average price for a half of beer or cider. For some of the weaker beers you may get some money back – for the stronger ales you will need to add a few pence.

Q: I am not familiar with many of these beers, which ones do I drink?A: This very much depends on your personal taste, but your friends and fellow drinkers may be able to help. Provided it’s not five deep at the bar, the friendly volunteer staff will be happy to give a recommendation. Of course half the fun is trying new beers and finding out for yourself which ones you like best. Q: How do I tell strong beers from ordinary beers?

A: On the display card for each beer you will find the name of the brewery, the name of the beer, the approximate colour of the beer, the cash price and token value. You will also

see the ABV number. The higher the ABV (Alcohol By Volume), the stronger the beer. Session beers are generally up to 4% ABV, stronger beers up to 5%, and the ones you might want to leave until last are over 5%. This festival programme also has more information on the beers, including tasting notes.

Q: Is it clever to drink 10 pints of the strongest beers, fall over and make a fool of myself ? A: No. Your head will hurt later on and you will be causing an obstruction! Better to drink responsibly, enjoy a range of beers of differing strengths and be able to walk home or catch a bus or taxi. Q: Can I have a refund on the beer tokens I haven’t used?A: Yes at the tokens desk, or you can save them for another session.

Q: Can I join CAMRA at the festival?A: Yes, come up to the CAMRA membership stand to join. If you join at the festival as a new member we will also provide tokens for 2 pints of free beer! Q: Is there any lager at the festival?A: No, not this year. Lager is simply a style of beer much favoured on the continent. Most British lagers are chilled and bland (although this is changing as UK craft breweries become more interested in continental beers), and still quite hard to source in cask form. There are however plenty of pale ales, which look like lager but (generally) have more taste.

Q: What is the meaning of life? (this question is usually asked at the end of sessions)A: 42 (probably only for fans of Hitchikers Guide to the Galaxy!).And finally, a new question for our experts…

Q: Do bears get sore heads?A: After many years of worldwide scientific study, the consensus is that they probably do, especially after one pint too many of Old Peculier! However unlike humans, bears don’t have to go to work the next day and can usually sleep it off in their den, lucky devils! Interesting to note how basic the advice was 23 years ago! In 1994 local beer festivals were something of a rarity, and we felt we had to explain in simple terms what the concept of a beer festival was. Since then the popularity of beer festivals across the UK has grown tremendously, and many more people will have experienced a beer festival than was the case when we started our own version. Although beer festivals come in all sorts of guises these days, the basic premise has remained the same – to enjoy a range of great beers and ciders with friends and celebrate the amazing variety of the best long drink in the world!

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BEER-BRAIN CROSSWORDGET IN TOUCH WITH YOUR INNER BEER GEEK WITH OUR BEER & DRINKS THEMED CROSSWORD … JUST FOR FUN. BROWS FURROWED? THEN AWAY YOU GO!

DOWN1 9 gallon beer measure (6)2 West Yorkshire brewery (7)4 Beer barrel material (5) 6 Bristol craft brewery (4)8 Current Champion Beer of Britain(5,4)9 Venting peg for barrels (5)11 Describes a brewery gone green (3) 12 A leading British lager brand (7)15 One half of a beer connector to go with a nut (4)18 Established Cumbrian brewery (4)20 Small measure for strong beers (3)22 Proof of age in a pub (1,1)

ACROSS1 Famous London brewery (7)3 Real ale container (4)5 Sailors’ drink (3)7 Not a heavyweight beer(5,3) 10 Jamaican beer (3,6)

13 Hull brewery named after a very small particle (4)14 Rubber-headed hammer for cellar use (6)16 Another name for beer (3)17 Low strength, usually dark, ale (4)19 Leading London craft

brewery (6)21 Complete the word . . . . s Bank to get a Herefordshire cider producer (5)23 Microbrewery at Sheffield Station (6)

A CRYSTAL BALL MIGHT HELP TO SOLVE OUR CROSSWORD, BUT WE DOUBT IT!

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SOME FAVOURITE BEERS AND BREWERIES FROM THE LAST 7 YEARS

1. BLUE MONKEY, CHOCOLATE AMARETTO GUERRILLA 4.9% GILTBROOK, NOTTINGHAMSHIREAward winning complex and malty stout with rich chocolate aroma and flavours and a hint of almond from the amaretto.

2. MAGIC ROCK, INHALER 4.5% HUDDERSFIELD, YORKSHIREPale ale/IPA hybrid brewed with six different hops. Very fruity and drinkable!

3. MILLSTONE, TRUE GRIT 5.0% MOSSLEY, GTR MANCHESTER Very pale and hoppy strong ale brewed with Chinook hops. The mellow bitterness is complimented by the citrus/grapefruit aroma.

4. NOOK BREWHOUSE, CHOCO ORANGE STOUT 5.2% HOLMFIRTH, YORKSHIRE Deliciously dark, full-flavoured stout featuring rich chocolate flavours, beautifully balanced with sweet and zesty orange for an intense citrus finish.

5. RAT BREWERY, BOHEMIAN RATSODY 4.3%HUDDERSFIELD, YORKSHIRE Delicious, hoppy pale ale utilising eight different hop additions.

6. THORNBRIDGE, CRACKENDALE 5.2% BAKEWELL, DERBYSHIREPale ale, single hopped with Citra. Has a tropical fruit aroma, giving way to guava and ripe citrus on the palate with a beautiful bitter and sweet balance.

7. ABBEYDALE, ILLUMINATION 4.8%

SHEFFIELD, YORKSHIRE Golden, full-flavoured ale, with good bitterness and bouquet from the Green Bullet hops, backed up with Ahtanum, Simcoe and Summit.

8. ANARCHY BREW CO, CITRA STAR 4.1% MORPETH, NORTHUMBERLANDHighly hopped blonde ale loaded with grapefruit, lemon and lime flavours to keep you coming back for more!

MORE GREAT BEERS & CLASSIC ALES

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9. ATOM, SCHRODINGER’S CAT 3.5% HULL, YORKSHIREBrewed as a paradox. A US hopped, amber beer, brewed to utilise different mashing techniques to create a full-bodied, low ABV hop bomb!

10. AXHOLME, IRON BREW 6.0%

CROWLE, LINCOLNSHIREStrong, hoppy IPA style beer coincidentally named after the branch newsletter and brewed for us as a 20th anniversary festival special.

11. BAD SEED, KIWI 3.8% MALTON, YORKSHIRENew Zealand hopped session pale ale that delivers zesty freshness from generous dry hopping with Wakatu hops. Unfined so may be slightly hazy.

12. BEARTOWN, GINGER BEAR 4.0% CONGLETON, CHESHIREMalt and hop flavours blend with the bite of root ginger to produce a superbly quenching blonde ale.

13. BOSS, BONGO 4.4%SWANSEA, WALESA tart, mango sour where plump, juicy mangoes were added into a soured kettle to let the fruitiness and tangy acidity fight it out. Pucker up now!

14. CRATE, RYE 5.5%HACKNEY WICK, LONDONRich, bold, amber rye beer with sweet caramel notes and a warming hint of spice.

15. DURHAM, WHITE GOLD 4.0% BOWBURN, CO. DURHAMOne of the original Durham “White Range” beers. A classic pale, hoppy beer, brewed with Cascade hops to give a citrus flavour and grassy aroma to a crisp, refreshing full-bodied quaffing beer.

16. ELLAND, 1872 PORTER 6.5%ELLAND, YORKSHIRERich, complex, dark ruby porter from an 1872 recipe. Has an old port nose, coffee and bitter chocolate flavours from four malts, including finest Maris Otter, and English hops (NB: NOT part of the Dark Beer Trail).

17. ELECTRIC BEAR, DROP 4.3% BATH, SOMERSETHoppy, red ale, where the malt base brings sweet jam and marmalade flavours to this red beer and American hops produce an intense hoppy flavor and finish. Unfined.

18. FERRY ALES, SMOKEY JOE PORTER 4.9% FISKERTON, LINCOLNSHIREVery drinkable dark porter with a hint of smokiness.

19. LITTLE CRITTERS, C MONSTER 6.5% SHEFFIELD, YORKSHIREA beast of an IPA made with the best quality American ’C’ hops, with lime leaves and fresh citrus peel added during fermentation. Very refreshing!

20. NORTHERN MONK, NEW WORLD IPA 6.2% LEEDS, YORKSHIREHoppy English IPA brewed with UK pale malts and five hop varieties. Has a sweet malt forefront, solid bitterness and citrus, with tropical and grapefruit notes from late copper hop and dry hop additions.

21. SONNET 43, THE RAVEN 4.3% COXHOE, CO. DURHAM Sumptuous oat malt stout with chocolate notes from cocoa nibs and chocolate malt, given a smoky sweetness from ageing in bourbon liquor oak casks.

22. TINY REBEL, JUICY 4.8%

NEWPORT, WALESDelicious, tropical golden ale filled

with the juiciest American hops known to man, giving a host of sweet-like, mouth-watering flavours.

23. TITANIC, CHERRY DARK 4.4% STOKE-ON-TRENT, STAFFORDSHIREBlack bitter brewed with US and Slovenian hops and infused with cherries that subtly come through in the aftertaste.

24. VOCATION, CHOP & CHANGE 4.5% HEBDEN BRIDGE, YORKSHIREEver changing single hop pale ale. This version is hopped with Motueka from New Zealand, giving a sharp citrus tone with big aromas of pine and orange.

25. WILD, MILLIONAIRE 4.7% EVERCREECH, SOMERSET, A salted caramel milk stout. Lactose, caramel and cocoa nibs are combined with Cornish sea salt to give a savoury kick, and vanilla pods add to the character.

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26. CRIMSON KING 6.0%BARBOURNE, WORCESTERSHIRE,

Traditional medium dry cider with soft tannin finish, made from bittersweet cider apples.

27. BLACK DRAGON 7.2% GWYNT-Y-DDRAIG, WALES,

Medium dry cider, rich in flavour, with a fresh, fruity aroma.

28. VERY PERRY 5.1% SNAILS BANK, HEREFORDSHIRE,

Fruity, medium perry made with Stinking Bishop perry pears.

Ciders & Perry

ALLERGY INFORMATION: Beers contain barley and may also contain wheat, rye or oats (Gluten)

PLEASE DRINK RESPONSIBLY WHEN ENJOYING THESE BEERS AND CIDERS

Dark Beer TrailSaddle up now hombres, it’s time to hit our Dark Beer Trail for some sumptuous dark ales. Make sure you have strong horses, enough victuals for the trek and keep an eye out for grizzlies, rattlesnakes and other pesky varmints along the way. And there’s a reward for those plucky riders who complete it. Happy trails. Yee-ha!

DARK BEER TRAIL: DRINK A HALF OF 5 OF THE 6 DARK BEERS ON THE TRAIL, GET A STAMP IN EACH BOX

BELOW, AND CLAIM A HALF OF THE 6TH DARK BEER FREE! (ONE CLAIM PER PERSON ONLY, WHILE STOCKS LAST)

BLUE MONKEY – CHOCOLATE AMARETTO

GUERRILLA

TITANIC – CHERRY DARK WILD - MILLIONAIRE

NOOK – ORANGE CHOCO STOUT

FERRY ALES – SMOKEY JOE PORTER

SONNET 43 – THE RAVEN

With Thanks to Our Generous Sponsors:Blue Bell Inn/J D Wetherspoon, Barrie Kay, Barry Williams, Latius Ltd, Zig Zag Salons

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The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) was formed in 1971 and now has over 186,000 Members. From as little as £25 a year, that's less than a pint a month, you too could join this successful consumer group and help protect UK beer and pubs.CAMRA campaigns on a broad range of issues, but their four key campaigns are shown in the picture (right). You also have an opportunity to join in with local CAMRA branch activities, including brewery visits, pub crawls and beer festivals.Membership also has a number of benefits including £20 of Wetherspoon real ale vouchers, discounts on holidays and with certain retailers, plus free or discounted entry to CAMRA beer festivals. You can also get a discount on CAMRA merchandise. See CAMRA national website for further details.Whatever your reasons for joining we hope you enjoy your membership. For more information on CAMRA membership please go to: www.join.camra.org.uk or you can join at this festival and receive 2 free pints of beer. Just ask for details at the festival membership stand. Membership rates are:

Joining CAMRA

FULL SINGLE MEMBERSHIP £25 (NON-DIRECT DEBIT £27)

FULL JOINT MEMBERSHIP £30.50 (NON-DIRECT DEBIT £32.50)

FULL SINGLE MEMBERSHIP (UNDER 26) £17 (NON-DIRECT DEBIT £19)

FULL JOINT MEMBERSHIP (UNDER 26) £20 (NON-DIRECT DEBIT £22)

FULL SINGLE MEMBERSHIP (OVER 60) £17 (NON-DIRECT DEBIT £19)

FULL JOINT MEMBERSHIP (OVER 60) £20 (NON-DIRECT DEBIT £22)

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“THERE’S NEVER BEEN A BETTER TIME TO BE A BEER DRINKER IN BRITAIN …”, says acclaimed beer writer Pete Brown*. The reason being that there’s been a revolution in beer production and consumption over the last few years, such that the beer landscape in the UK has changed immeasurably. Pete Brown says, “Whether you call it ‘craft’ or not, it doesn’t really matter, but the revival of old traditions, the liberation of viewing those traditions and recipes as inspiration for creativity … mean we have more brewers in Britain than in the 1930’s and more different beer styles and

flavours than we’ve ever had”. And there’s no denying that consumer interest in beer of all types is at an all-time high. Driven initially by the craft beer renaissance in the USA (itself a reaction against the moribund products of the giant brewers such as Budweiser and Coors), plus the UK beer duty relief afforded smaller breweries, a host of British brewers have taken up the challenge of brewing full-flavoured, innovative beers for us all to enjoy. Some commentators have suggested that CAMRA has been slow to adapt to changed circumstances, but the Revitalisation Project (to be voted on at the 2018 AGM in Coventry), has been an attempt by CAMRA to update itself. We have tried to reflect the ‘craft revolution’ in our choice of beers for this festival – we hope you enjoy them! * The Story of Craft Beer

Beer in the UK

SOLUTION TO BEER-BRAIN CROSSWORDACROSS: 1 Fullers, 3 Cask, 5 Rum, 7 Light ale, 10 Red Stripe, 13 Atom, 14 Mallet, 16 Ale, 17 Mild, 19 Kernel, 21 Snail, 23 Tapped.

DOWN: 1 Firkin, 2 Elland, 4 Steel, 6 Moor, 8 Goats Milk, 9 Spile, 11 Eco, 12 Carling, 15 Tail, 17 Malt, 18 Dent, 20 Nip, 22 ID

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