pub mirror (issue 88) summer 2014

Hull and East Yorkshire CAMRA Branch Website - www.hullcamra.org.uk

Pub MirrorISSUE 88 - SUMMER June 2014 - August 2014

THE FREE MAGAZINE OF THE HULL & EAST YORKSHIRE BRANCH OF THE

CAMPAIGN FOR REAL ALE (CAMRA)CIRCULATION 5000+

HULL REAL ALE & CIDER FESTIVAL REPORTPUB AND BREWERY NEWS - NATIONAL NEWs

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HULL REAL ALE FESTIVAL BREAKS ALL RECORDS

Once again the Hull Real Ale & Cider Festival broke all records. The number of real ales, ciders, perries and bottled beers available for tasting was over 160, up by 12% from previous years. The attendence over the two and a half days was in the region of 3,000, up by around 25% on last year.

The popularity of the festival, held in the glorious setting of tHoly Trinity church in the Old Town area of Hull, is a great tribute to the church and the work done by the local branch of CAMRA. This was the third festival held at Holy Trinity and compared to the first, when we had just 60 beers and 20 ciders and perries, it is great to see this becoming one of the biggest festivals in the country.

Plans are already in progress for next year’s event and the Branch together with the church, are now looking at ways to expand the Festival to include more real ale, ciders, perries and bottled beers.

The date when next year’s festival will take place is from 16th to 18th April, further updates will be issued through this magazine and our Branch website at regular intervals. A further report on this event can be seen elsewhere in this issue.


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BRANCH committee

CHAIRPERSON: Stewart [email protected] 07500 543199/01482 449100 also Acting Press & Publicity Officerand Acting Pub Preservation Officer

TREASURER: Pete [email protected] 366207also Holderness Pubs [email protected]

SECRETARY: Steve [email protected] 872298

MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY: Tony [email protected] 353226also Branch Contact

MAGAZINE EDITOR: Bernie [email protected] 424239

PUBS OFFICER: EAST YORKSHIRE: Mark [email protected] 505365

HULL: Mark [email protected] 652530

SOCIAL SECRETARY: Angela [email protected] 252910

ASSOCIATE POSITIONs

CIDER REPRESENTATIVE: David [email protected]

CLUBS LIAISON OFFICER: Steve [email protected]

WEB MASTER: Patrick [email protected]

YOUNG MEMBERS CO-ORDINATOR: Vacant

BEER STYLE OFFICER: Vacant

SUPPORT POSITIONS

PUB LIAISON OFFICERSBeverley: John AshtonBridlington: Ivor HurstCottingham: Cliff Ottaway/Derek BrooksDriffield: Martin BellHedon: Pete MasonHornsea: Chris Smith/Neil PatrickMarket Weighton: Chris AtkinsonWithernsea: Tony Usher

PUBS DATABASE: Patrick [email protected]

BRANCH POSTAL ADDRESS

Hull & East Yorkshire Branch of CAMRAC/o 38 Jalland Street,Holderness Road,HullHU8 8RB

branch online sites

Website: www.hullcamra.org.ukFacebook: Hull and East Yorkshire CAMRABlog: hulleastyorkshirecamra.blogspot.comTwitter: @hullCAMRA

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Pub Mirror is produced quarterly by Hull & EastYorkshire Branch of CAMRA and is edited by the branch magazine editor Bernie Cawte.

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Welcome to the May edition of Pub Mirror, I hope you managed to get to our beer & cider festival at the Holy Trinity church in April. In case you didn’t; here are the dates for next year’s festival Thursday 16th to Saturday 18th April 2015 we hope to see you there.

Hull Real Ale & Cider Festival - This year’s festival is covered elsewhere in this magazine, but I would like to extend thanks to all those who volunteers to help with the festival including all our friends at the church. I would also like to thank all our visitors, without whose generous support we would not have a reason to bring this great event to you.

Branch 40th Anniversary - Next year is the Branch’s 40th anniversary and we are planning a couple of events to mark the occassion, including possibly something at the beer festival. To help promote the anniversary we are seeking to design a logo for the event. Obviously any logo needs to include the branch name and 40, but other than that we are open to ideas. Please send your ideas to me here at [email protected].

Branch Committee - I would expect you will have noticed a few changes in the Branch Committee Officers: Angela has stepped down as Branch Chair after 3 years in the role, due to family commitments, although she is staying

on the committee as our Social Secretary. Jill Walker has also stepped down after two years as the Hull Pubs officer, again due to family commitments. Lindsey Simpson, our Young Person’s co-ordinator has stepped down due to university work. I would like to thank them all for the work they have put in and hope they will continue to be as active as they can be in the future.

Finally, well done to the Tigers on their return to Wembley and their forthcoming adventure in Europe. It could make an interesting ‘Amber Trail’ for me to do next season, as I might have to go and find some nice ‘pub’s’ in Europe for you all to drink in!

FROM THE EDITOR - bERNIE cAWTE

OUR ADVERTISERSAdmiral of the Humber, Burlington Tavern (New), Hop & Vine, Minerva.

Old House, Pave, Star of the West (New), Three John Scotts, Zachariah Pearson, William Wilberforce, all Hull

Chequers, Green Dragon, Sun Inn, Tiger, Woolpack, all BeverleyPrior John, Marine Bar, Telegraph, all Bridlington

King William IV, Cottingham - Spread Eagle, Benjamin Fawcett all Driffield -Goodmanham Arms and All Hallows Brewery, Goodmanham

City and County, Goole - Plough Inn, Hollym - Warton Arms, WoodmanseyGreat Newsome Brewery, Old Mill Brewery, Wold Top Brewery

Yorkshire Brewing CompanyCasCare (New), CrystalBrew (New), Leven Real Ale Festival (New)

We would like to place on record ourthanks to the following pubs, for thehospitality shown for our various Branchmeetings/activities over the last few months:

Ye Olde Black Boy, HullYe Olde White Harte, HullMinerva, HullHop & Vine, HullSt John’s Hotel, HullKing William IV, CottinghamGeorge Hotel, Hull

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Spread EagleExchange Street, Driffield, YO25 6LL

Telephone: 07525 817175Opening hours all week - 12 noon to Close

LIVE BANDS ON THE FIRST and LAST SATURDAY INEACH MONTH

3 Changing Real Ales

Curry & Pie for £6.50 everyThursday, choice of dishes.

Sky Sports TV

A Friendly Welcome Guaranteedwith mine host Bob Palmer

Opening Hours: 4pm-11pm Tuesday; 11am-11pm Wednesday-Saturday;Closed on Sunday & Monday

3 Real Ales and 4 Real Cider/PerryBudweiser Budvar & Pilsner Urquell on draught

Food available until 9pm. “The best sandwiches in town” - Hull Daily Mail Guide

All our beers are served in over-sized linedglasses guaranteeing a full pint

CAMRA AWARDSYorkshire Cider Pub of the Year 2010-2012

Branch Cider Pub of the Year 2009-2011Joint Winner Branch Cider Pub of the Year 2012

Branch Cider Pub of the Year 2013 National Cider Pub of the Year 2010

2013/14 Good Beer Guide Listed

H o p & V i n e24 Albion Street, Hull www.hopandvinehull.co.uk

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hull pubs report by mark spightFirstly I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Hull & East Yorkshire CAMRA members for welcoming me into the role of Hull Pubs Officer. I would also like to officially thank the previous holder of the role Jill Walker for the support and encouragement given to me to take on this new challenge and I wish Jill (and Patrick) the very best of luck for their new business venture named Beer in a Bottle which will be based in Beverley.

I start my first report with some good news as the Amber Taverns chain has opened Ebenezer Morley on Anlaby Road having redeveloped the former site of Blah (Chequers for those slightly older). They are currently offering 5 handpumps with a range of ales from various breweries. Early signs show that this is going to be a welcome addition to the city centre real ale circuit.

I would also like to take this opportunity to say congratulations to Stewart & Janet at the Hop & Vine who recently had their 1000th real ale on the bar. To celebrate the landmark, local brewery Brass Castle brewed a special Hop & Vanilla Grand Mild……and very nice it was too!

Congratulations are also in order for Paul, Yvette and the team at the Rising Sun on Mizzen Road who recently finished runners up in the Marston’s Northern region Pub of the Year. This is a fantastic achievement for all involved with this award winning pub……Keep up the good work!

The good news does not stop there as Wetherspoon’s outlet William Wilberforce has increased the number of real ales on offer and they currently have up to 6 on the bar at any one time.

The Bay Horse (Wincolmlee) has had a change of hands and is now under the stewardship of the same team who run The Station in Hedon. The Bay Horse is a famous pub in the history of Hull and I am glad that new people have stepped in to ensure it remains open.

After a brief closure The Crown on Holderness Road has reopened under owner Andy Watts &

bar manager Kelly Wilson. Good luck goes out to them both with this popular East Hull pub.

Another East Hull pub Swiss Cottage has reopened after a 6 month closure period under the stewardship of Ryan Whitehead who has joined us from West Yorkshire. Ryan is a self confessed real ale fan and plans to introduce ales to the pub as soon as he can.

Independent Hull brewery (The Whalebone) has been busy brewing new ales. Their latest offering is a 4% pale ale named Roaring Tiger. This limited edition ale has been brewed to celebrate Hull City’s successful run in this year’s FA Cup. Well done to them for continuing with the brewing of more ales and also well done to Steve Bruce and all at Hull City for what has been a fantastic achievement.

For every bit of good news however, we seem to have bad news and this comes in the form of pubs being made available for sale (at the time of writing). These include popular venues The Crown on Marfleet Lane (Red Hell) and Xanders on Newland Avenue. Hopefully we can welcome new buyers for these and other pubs available for sale soon!!

I hate to have to finish my first Hull Pubs’ news on a sad note but as of the May Day bank holiday weekend Richard and Janette Gant from former Hull Pub of the Year the Wellington Inn have hung up their tankards for the final time. On behalf of the Hull & East Yorkshire branch of CAMRA I would personally like to say a big thank you to them both for the sterling work that they have put in to the Hull real ale and cider scene over the years and for the excellent job that they have done in transforming the Wellington Inn over the past 10 years.

I hope that you found my first Hull Pubs’ news article of some interest and if you have any information regarding Hull pubs please get in touch, my contact details can be found on page 3 of this publication

Mark Spight - Hull Pubs [email protected]

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holderness pubs report by pete masonAfter four and a half years at the Crown Inn, Paull, Gary and Tracy Dolman have taken over the Crooked Billet in Ryehill. They will be reopening the kitchens and continuing to sell a range of Marston’s cask ales. At the time of writing we must wait to see who will be taking over the tenancy of the Crown, a privately owned freehouse.

In Hedon, two more handpumps are to be installed in the Queens Head in Hedon. This will increase the cask beer range to four from the Marston’s range.

Phil Lowe, licensee of the Shakespeare Inn, in Hedon, has replaced Thwaites Wainwright Pale Ale as one of his regular beers with Jem’s Stout from Great Newsome Brewery by popular demand from his regulars. The Wainwright will return as a guest beer.

In nearby Preston, the Blacksmiths Arms is being sold by Marston.

The Commercial, in Withernsea, now has six handpumps. The licensee, Les Botham, has also recently gained Cask Marque accreditation. A more comprehensive list of Cask Marque pubs can be found at the back of Pub Mirror.

The George and Dragon, in Holmpton, reopened in March. This village pub in sight of the North Sea has been bought by Sue Mabbet and Leslie Greenwood, from Bridlington. They have reintroduced a more comprehensive menu from the pizza and chips offered by the previous licensee. Their bar manager is Natalie Pope-Evans, who is offering Black Sheep Bitter plus two guest beers and is planning to introduce two more hand pumps.

The Blacksmiths Arms, Coniston, has been sold to a local resident. He plans to demolish the pub and replace it with a smaller pub in the corner of the site, plus some houses, whether he will be successful is debatable.

Mike Garner, tenant of the New Inn, Hornsea, has purchased the Swan Inn, Seaton, as a free house.

Matt Burns, tenant of the Rose & Crown, Hornsea, has relinquished the temporary tenancy of the nearby Victoria Hotel, but is continuing to run it on a day-to-day basis until a new tenant can be found. The planned refurbishment of the Victoria is on hold until Enterprise find a tenant.

FROM HU12 ONLINE MAGAZINE

I had the delightful pleasure of meeting Pete Mason yesterday at the Shakespeare Inn in Hedon – he, drinking Jem’s Stout, with me drinking a half-pint of Sleck Dust (both great ales from Great Newsome Brewery), it was just natural that our talk would be about wonderful beer!

Pete, however, is not just your average man in the pub, nope – he’s the Pubs Liaison Officer for CAMRA (Campaign for Real Ale) in Holder-ness! He writes the reports that appear in the local Pub Mirror!

He is full of knowledge about the local pubs scene – especially where there’s real ale in-volved of course!

The Crooked Billet in Ryehill is getting a new landlord when John Campling and his son Tony leave at the end of the month. We’ll let you know who the new couple are very soon!The Royal Mail’s new (not so new now) leading team in Thorngumbald are Paul and Shirley.The Blue Bell in Keyingham now has two hand-pumps and regularly serves Black Sheep Bitter!These and many more juicy tales from the tav-erns can be found in Pete’s reports in the Pub Mirror – it’s definitely worth picking up a copy when you see it.

You can find out more about CAMRA locally on their website, and on Facebook and Twitter too.

Note: Apparently 26 pubs close every week – so see it as duty to support your local!Ray Duffill

Thanks to by Ray Duffill and HU12 ONLINE for this article and well done Pete for spreading the message - I know its hard work but someone has to do itBernie Cawte - Editor

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An historic city centre pub which disappeared as part of the expansion of the Prospect Centre 16 years ago is back on Hull’s social scene after being revived as part of a conversion project.

The Star of the West has relocated further east from its original home in West Street to new surroundings in Trinity House Lane, where owners Robert and Chico Jackson, formally of Hull F.C have found that memories are already flooding back.

“We’ve only been open a few weeks and people are commenting on the interior looking very similar to the original pub – it’s clear people still remember the old place with affection,” Which is great said: Robert.

According to local historian Paul Gibson the original Star of the West dated back to the late 18th century, later becoming a grocer’s shop and then an ale house in the 1870s.

Robert Jackson says he “grew up” drinking in the Star of the West and was inspired to revive the brand and the “olde worlde” style when looking into possible names for the former Café Bar 21 in Trinity House Lane.

Robert added: “It was important to get the front of the pub right, and it’s clear from the reaction so far that we’ve done that. The inside also reflects the history of the pub and we hope that will appeal to a more mature clientele.”

On Manoeuvres to the Old Town

Friendly bar maids, waiting to serve you from 10 am to midnight everyday. serving:Real Ales, Local Ales, Lagers. All Premium Drink Brands Including Spirits ... offering:Sky Sports TV and Music. This old coach house, dating back to 1760, has been transformed into a lively place to drink in Hull’s old town ... The busy & lively bar. You don’t have to charge top prices – to get a top service. Come and indulge yourself, pop in for a pint today.

Owned by the Jackson brothers, Rob & Chico.

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Manor Street. Hull. HU1 1YP. Tel: (01482) 229031

Trinity House Lane, The Old Town Hull. Tel: (01482) 310181

“Star of the West”The

Real Ales available every day

© Copyright Stephen Craven and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence

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east yorkshire pubs report by mark bainton

Bridlington Free press newspaper are to run a ‘Best Pub of the Year’ competition for pubs in and around the Bridlington area.

The pubs within the coastal areas recieved a boost as the weather over the Bank Holidays brought in the holiday makers and day trippers.

The Telegraph in Bridlington has now started brewing, and at the time of writing has two of their own ales available. Check out the branch web site for further information .

Beverley Folk Festival 20-22 June at the racecourse will be selling real ale from a local brewer during the festival along with other available entertainment visit www.beverleyfestival.com for more details.

Spread Eagle on Exchange Street in Driffield, Bob has live bands on the first Saturday of each month so pay him a visit and ‘boogie on down’.

The New Inn, Leven is to hold their 5th Real Ale Festival between 20th-21st June in the courtyard of the pub. Tickets and more information at www.leven-ale-festival.co.uk.

This is Mild In May, so whether you’re in the local or at a bistro and a Mild is on at the bar give it a try and send a report in to the branch with a few details about it.

other local pub news

Market Weighton - with the arrival of the sun things will now be starting to happen in sleepy Weighton.

Both the Bay Horse and Carpenters Arms were nominated for the Pocklington Post ‘Pub of the Year award’ with the Carpenters taking the prize. Well done to both pubs in being nominated.

If you have any pub news please contact any of our pub officers, details on page 3.

Clearly Great Ales!Brewers of quality real ales using the

finest natural ingredients

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www.Crystalbrewales.co.uk

Further details: email [email protected]

or phone: 07773 938380

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beefy’s world tour by mark baintonHolderness and our Hippy Trippy Traveller bus Survey Trip. (HA-OH-TuT bus) Welcome old and new readers to the adventures of the Branch’s GBG survey trips; for the Guide’s 2016 publication.This month we began with the first trip to the east of the region; Holderness:

The trip started off at 6pm from outside Hull Truck Theatre. After a short detour to collect two of our older members on Albion Street we are soon heading to Roos and the Roos Arms.The Roos Arms, on Main Street is accredited with having the Cask Marque and we soon found ourselves enjoying the two ales, both in very good condition; they were Wold Top’s Mallard and Great Newsome’s Sleck Dust, both being local to the region. The time soon passes and we say our farewells and are back on to the HA-OH-TuT bus down the road to Withernsea and the Commercial.

The Commercial is also accredited as a Cask Marque pub. On the bar to tempt the group was Wells Bombardier……You should be crying

out Huzzar! Now, also available was Tetley Cask, Abott Ale and Rhymney Dark which is a is 4% dark mild now brewed at the brewery in Blaenavon which is in the shadow of the south eastern side of the Brecon Beacons National Park in South Wales. The Rhymney Dark

was very good and great to see on the bar participating with the ‘Mild in May’ campaign. No sooner had the Bombardier…. Huzzar!!.. ran dry, the landlord had an otter….no no no, not a furry water loving mammal thingy, but the Otter Brewery; Seville Bitter its name, a light coloured bitter with a delicate hint of orange. This hasn’t taken anything away from it as a bitter, unlike some beers which are far too hoppy or grapefruit tasting - leaving you asking was that a beer or a cordial I’ve just drunk? We leave Withernsea and ‘Sat-nav’ Neil has got us to the next destination, Hollym and the Plough Inn. This is our 2013 Village Pub of the Year (POTY) winner. Congratulations go to Steve & Sue their daughter Rachelle and son in law Darran. At the bar ‘Mild in May’ carries on with Ossett’s Majestic Mild at 3.5%, Great Newsome’s 4.9% Marvellous Poetic Porter…I know it is not a mild but it is a dark ale all the same, Roosters YPA 4%, Gales HSB at 4.8% & Greene King Yardbird. It was such a differing selection to choose from. Steve and Sue were kept busy with all the beers being tasted by the group during the visit. We thanked our hosts for the hospitality they had shown and head off to Holmpton and the George and Dragon.

Continued on the next page

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beefy’s world tour by mark baintonContinued from previous page

It was a first time visit for some of the group and everyone mentioned how good it was. The bar staff challenged the ones stood at the bar to solve a puzzle. The puzzle if you would like to know or how to try to solve it, is best explained whilst holding a pint of ale in one hand and standing at the bar with the puzzle in front of you, don’t be shy pop in when you are in the area. We had four ales to try two each from two breweries; Greene King IPA and Alfresco 4.3% and Clarke’s Westgate Gold at 4.2% and their Classic Blonde 3.9%. All the beers were in fine form making the visit over run a little.

As we were going to pass through Patrington we called at the Station Hotel. Two Great Newsome beers waited for us at the bar. Holderness Dark, a strong mild at 4.3% and

Hupper Class Ale. ‘Mild in May’ is certainly on the calendar around these parts. (**Note for your diary, 23rd-25th August there is going to be a beer festival held over the Bank holiday weekend**) Our next stop was the Bluebell at Keyingham. This busy village pub knows how to keep the younger generation happy, and not wanting to move on to any others in the village. The pool table and juke box were in regular use throughout our visit and with the modern design you could think you were in a city centre pub. The ale we had to sample was from the local brewery Great Newsome; Frothingham Best, a 4.3% dark amber best bitter. As the juke box

was playing Simon and Garfunkel’s Homeward Bound it was our time to move on to the Royal Mail at Thorngumbald.

The Royal Mail’s selection at the bar came from Wychwood’s Piledriver and Jennings Cumberland bitter, both are copper coloured beers and were in good form. The place was

busy with a surprise 60th birthday party and it may have been the drink, but some of our party became a little more forth coming in asking the organiser for a dance. He had to decline the fine offer as he didn’t want to cause any jealously among the other ladies in our group.

Time to get back on our Hippy Trippy traveller bus back to Hull, after thanking our hosts for their hospitality and as ‘sat-nav’ Neil is starting to mal-function the first survey trip ends happily.If you have enjoyed reading this and feel that you want to be part of the hippy trippy CAMRA group, the next trip is Sunday June 8th, heading west this time contact Mark Bainton to book a place; contact details are on page 3 at the front of this magazine.

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Hull real ale & cider festival 2014

From the Festival Organiser Stewart Campbell (top right above):

Well, the festival is over for another year and what a success it was: 130 casks of real ale – sold out; 32 boxes of cider/perry – sold out; 400 bottles of world beers – sold out; 16 bottles of mead – sold out. Holy Trinity Church was drunk dry at 4.30pm on the Saturday afternoon.

We had increased this year’s beer order by 12% in order to try and see us through to the advertised closing time of 8pm but despite this increase the discerning drinkers who visited Holy Trinity managed to disrupt our carefully laid plans yet again. Even on Friday evening we were looking at ways to get more beer in for next year.

Thanks must go to everyone who came along and enjoyed the drink, food, music, and atmosphere: we hope you enjoyed

yourselves. We are also grateful to all involved with Holy Trinity Church from Rev’s Neal and Matt through to the church volunteers who assisted our customers.

I must also thank my fellow committee members for all their hard work in the months leading up to the festival and all the work during the time we were in residence. As for the CAMRA volunteers who staffed the festival, we could not have done it without you THANK YOU.

In putting on such an event we are indebted to the support of our sponsors; Great Newsome Brewery, Saltaire Brewery, Wold Top Brewery, Yorkshire Brewing Company, JD Wetherspoon, Real Cider Company, Yorkshire Hops, Derbyshire Brewing Collective and Budweiser Budvar. Thanks also to Lee from the Minerva who catered for all our hungry customers.

Finally, we shall soon begin the planning of the 2015 festival, we have done the first job and secured the venue for next year so get the date in your diaries!

Hull Real Ale & Cider Festival 2015, Holy Trinity Church, Hull

16th – 18th April 2015

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From the Reverend Neil Barnes, Vicar Holy Trinity Parish Church:

We were again delighted to have welcomed thousands of Real Ale and Cider connoisseurs to Holy Trinity for the CAMRA 2014 Real Ale and Cider festival. Once again, there was a great atmosphere in church, and no trouble whatsoever. It gives me great pleasure to see so many people coming in to enjoy this beautiful building, and relaxing with a good drink and pleasant company.

I’ve lost count of the number of people who came up to express their appreciation of the event. I met many folk who’d travelled some distance to join us, an indication that the Festival is gaining a reputation well outside our own area.

I must also add that we were again hugely impressed with the dedication and hard work of the CAMRA volunteers and the organising committee. They worked like troopers, not just over the three days of the Festival, but in the

days of preparation beforehand and afterwards – the mundane graft that most people do not see. Well done to them on another successful event.

We look forward to next year! Cheers!

During the Festival we asked our customers to tell us their favorite Beers and Cider/Perries of the Festival :

Beers of the Festival:Roosters Buckeye and Stancill Toms Mild

Cider/Perries of the Festival:Farmer Jims Medium and Thistly Cross Whisky

Awards will be presented to the winning breweries and producers in the not too distant future.

The winning entry from those who took the time to vote at the Festival was:M McGwinnWe will be in touch with the winner shortly to present some prizes from the Branch.

Further pictures on the next page

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national newscamra raises a glass to george

CAMRA raises a glass to George Osborne as beer duty cut for second year running

CAMRA branches across the country celebrated last week as Chancellor George Osborne announced a cut in beer duty for the second year running.

Thanks to the incredible efforts of over 6,500 CAMRA members who lobbied their MP ahead of the Budget, consumers have yet again raised a glass to the Chancellor to toast another Budget for British beer drinkers.

Beer supports nearing 1 million jobs and contributes £22 billion to the UK economy, and another cut in beer duty in 2014 will help maintain a healthier pubs sector.

This is an incredible success thanks to another year of fantastic campaigning by CAMRA members on this issue. CAMRA would like to thank local branches for their fantastic campaigning efforts in shifting over 500,000 Budget 2013 success beer mats and posters, and the many thousands of CAMRA members who lobbied their MP and secured the support of 119 MPs.

CAMRA’s Chief Executive Mike Benner commented:

“CAMRA is delighted to see the Chancellor implementing an unprecedented second consecutive cut of a penny in beer duty. This is not only about keeping the price of a pint affordable in British pubs but helping an industry which has been in overall decline continue on its long road to recovery.

“CAMRA cares greatly about the future of the Great British pub and it is clear from this Budget announcement that the Government do too.

“Keeping the price of a pint affordable is vital for the long-term health of the pub sector

and CAMRA would hope this latest vote of confidence in British pubs will go some way to slowing the rate of closures, by encouraging more people to make use of their local this summer”.

If you would like any more information on CAMRA’s campaigns please email [email protected]

camra approve frozen cider

CAMRA has welcomed the Government’s decision in the Budget to freeze cider duty.

Making the announcement, the Chancellor highlighted that some cider producers in the West Country had been hit hard by recent weather conditions so needed additional support.

This duty freeze will apply to cider with a juice content of 35% or higher, and will not apply to sparkling cider between 5.5% and 8.5% abv.

This is a welcome move which will support Britain’s real cider and perry producers – a vital traditional British industry. Andrea Briers, Chair of CAMRA’s Apple Committee commented:

“Cider is a traditional British product and I welcome the Chancellor’s decision to freeze cider duty to help those who keep this tradition alive. I would encourage you to help real cider or perry makers thrive by visiting a pub and trying some.”

CAMRA has cautioned that small cider producers (making below 70 hectolitres each year) already pay no duty, so the benefit of this duty freeze will primarily be felt by slightly larger producers.

CAMRA is continuing to campaign for a new cider duty system to support real cider with a considerably higher juice content. For more information on real cider and perry, visit www.camra.org.uk/cider

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members discount scheme Our thanks go to the following local pubs where CAMRA members can take advantage of the following offers on production of their membership card:

Hull PubsAdmiral of the Humber, Carr Lane : 20p off a pint of cask ale – cannot be used in conjunction with a Wetherspoon voucher;George Hotel, Land of Green Ginger : 20p off pint of cask ale Haworth Arms, Beverley High Road: Discount card for everyone – 8th pint of cask ale free and 10% off cask ale for CAMRA members;Pave, Princes Avenue - 10% of cask ales NEWThree John Scotts, Lowgate : 20p off a pint of cask ale – cannot be used in conjunction with a Wetherspoon voucher.

East Yorkshire Town & Village PubDog and Duck, Beverley: 10p off a pint of cask ale and a meal deal Mon to Fri lunch, pie mash or chips and 3 veg and a pint for £ 7.50Triton Inn, Brantingham: 10% of cask ale;Marine Bar, Bridlington: 10% off cask ale;Red Hawk, Brough : 20p of pint of cask ale; Gardeners Country Inn, Coniston: 10% off meals;Blue Bell, Cottingham: 10% off cask ale:Duke of Cumberland, Cottingham: 10p per pint off cask ale;King William IV, Cottingham: 10p per pint off cask ale;Free Room Hire for CAMRA members Railway Inn, Cottingham: 30p off a pint and 15p off a half of cask ale;The Black Prince, Cottingham: 10% off cask ale;Benjamin Fawcett, Driffield: 20p off a pint of cask ale - cannot be used in conjunction with a Wetherspoon voucher;Old Falcon, Driffield: 20p off a pint of cask ale;Haven Arms, Hedon: 50p off a pint of cask ale/25p off a half pint;Plough Inn, Hollym: 10p off per pint off cask ale;Rose and Crown, Hornsea: 10p off a pint of cask ale;The Beech Tree, Kirk Ella: an Ember Inns offer of 20p off a pint of cask ale; Old Mill, Langtoft: 10p off a pint of cask ale;The New Inn, Leven: 10% off cask ale;The Carpenters Arms, Market Weighton: A loyalty card is offered to CAMRA members; Sandpiper, Melton: 20% off food;The Gnu, North Newbald: 10% of cask ale;The Holderness, Patrington: 10% off cask ale;The Star, Sancton: 10% of cask ale;The Ship Inn, Sewerby: 10p off cask ale;Sun Inn, Skirlaugh: 20p off a pint of cask ale or cider;Green Dragon, Welton: 10% off cask ale;Warton Arms, Woodmansey: 10% off cask ale.

Please make use of these offers as they will save you money and show the pubs that CAMRA members use them. Also, please let us know if the published details appear to be

incorrect. Offers change and we are not always the first to know. It is always worth taking your membership card and asking bar-staff if they offer a discount even when a pub is not listed

above. You may get a nice surprise!

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Details of local discounts for members are published locally in Pub Mirror (of course), in the Members’ Digest, on the branch website, on facebook and twitter and at branch events such as the Real Ale and Cider Festival.

Licensees may want to look at it as a form of advertising their pub. If you travel elsewhere in the country, check out the local CAMRA branch websites and the CAMRA magazines to find out offers available in the area you are visiting.

Membership leafletsWe try to keep a supply of CAMRA membership leaflets in pubs nominated for the Good Beer Guide. If the pub where you found this magazine does not have any, please let me know.

Want to get active in CAMRA?Feel free to ask about what’s going on, committee or associate positions that maybe vacant, social activities and surveying for the next Good Beer Guide. You may have some great ideas for what we should do in the branch or which pubs are worthy of Good Beer Guide entries – please let us know. Relevant contact details can be found elsewhere in this Pub Mirror.

Why Join CAMRA?I would like to invite you to join CAMRA to play a part in the campaigns to keep quality real ale behind the bars, keep pubs on your streets, rather than see them turned into housing or office blocks and to work towards your pint being good value for money. The traditional advantages of membership are:• Be a member of the most successful consumer organisation in Europe;• Be part of a social and active branch with many events throughout the year;• Be involved by nominating and selecting the pubs included in the Good Beer Guide;• Receive a monthly copy of the ‘What’s Brewing’ CAMRA newspaper, providing the

latest news on CAMRA nationally and details of beer festivals and social events;• Receive a quarterly copy of the CAMRA magazine, ‘Beer,’ offering informative articles

about many subjects related to beer and cider;• Receive a branch newsletter bi-monthly, updating you on all the local news and

activities (Hull and East Yorkshire branch members only);• Receive discounts on the RRP of many CAMRA products including the best selling

Good Beer Guide;• Enjoy free or discounted entry to beer festivals;

However, there are other incentives to help you decide whether or not to join:• Increasing numbers of pubs nationally are offering discounts on real ale to CAMRA

membership card holders;• £20 of vouchers for real ale at Wetherspoons pubs (40 fifty pence vouchers);• Discounts on holidays, insurance and other offers from reputable companies (see

national website for the latest offers);• More information about real cider and where to find it;

You can join CAMRA today by filling in the application form in this edition of Pub Mirror. It’s only £5 extra to buy a joint membership so why not get double the benefit (Wetherspoon offer excluded)

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OLD MILL BREWERY LAUNCH A NEW ALE TO RAISE FUNDS FOR

CARNABY AIRFIELD MEMORIAL

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East Riding based Great Newsome Brewery has announced that it has begun to supply Lancashire based Booths with its award winning bottle beers.

Family run Booths, are to stock 2 beers from Great Newsome Brewery in 25 of its stores from the end of April including World Beer Award winning ‘Frothingham Best’. Booths who pride themselves in building relationships with suppliers of quality produce, run 29 stores across Lancashire, Cumbria and Yorkshire, and have gained a reputation for having a comprehensive range of bottle beers.

“We are delighted to have been given the opportunity to work with such a well respected retailer as Booths”, said Matthew Hodgson from Great Newsome Brewery.

“Customers visiting Booths expect to be able to buy goods of the highest quality and of excellent provenance, so I expect this relationship to be a perfect showcase for our beers”, he added.

“Our beers have become a familiar sight in local retailers and we hope that this will help introduce our beers to a wider audience”, he went on to say.

Great Newsome Brewery’s ‘Frothingham Best’ received national coverage in 2013 when it won a World Beer Award receiving the title the ‘Best Bitter under 5%’ in both Europe and the World. Also available in Booths stores will be ‘Sleck Dust’ which was the brewery’s original beer first brewed in 2007, during that time it has been available in the House of Commons Strangers

Bar, won the drinks category in Yorkshire’s Finest Taste Award and has even had a song written about it.

Great Newsome Brewery uses old local dialect and points of interest to name its beers, like ‘Sleck Dust’, ‘Pricky Back Otchan’ and ‘Jem’s Stout’. The brewery is based on a working farm near Patrington just outside Hull, using its own barley to brew its range of beers. The brewery celebrated its 7th birthday in April. It now supplies its award winning cask and bottles beers throughout the UK and a growing overseas market.

BRANCH 40th anniversary

Next year marks the 40th anniversary of the Hull & East Yorkshire Branch of CAMRA and we are hoping to have a couple of events to celebrate this landmark in branch history. We would therefore like to ask you to help with this celebration by putting forward your ideas for a Branch 40th Anniversary logo.

This logo will appear on all our publications, leaflets and social media sites and needs to include the use as both a colour and a mono logo. It will be included in our Real Ale festival and other branch events throughout the year of 2015.

If you would like to have a go at producing a loga please send your sketches, drawings or pictures to the editor here at Pub Mirror, email address is [email protected].

The winner will be feature in our first issue of Pub Mirror in 2015 and there will be some CAMRA goodies up for grabs too.

Closing date for your entries are Saturday 1st November 2014, we look forward to your help in this very important year for the branch and for CAMRA in general.

PS Were you a founder member of the Branch if so please get in touch with us at our pubmirror email address.

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PRESS RELEASE

BEGINS.

From Plough to Pint!

East Yorkshire based Great Newsome Brewery has begun to brew its range of award winning beers using malt produced from barley grown on the family farm which the brewery is based.

Great Newsome Brewery which is based on an East Yorkshire farm has taken a significant step towards producing its range of beers from raw materials grown on its land. The brewery has teamed up with local maltsters Muntons, who have turned malting barley grown at Great Newsome into premium malt at their Flamborough site just 36 miles away. Investment in milling and grain handling equipment by the brewery now means that the first lorry load of malted barley can be processed to be used to brew beers Great Newsome has become well known for such as Sleck Dust

and Frothingham Best.

“Being able to tell customers that we are brewing the beer they are drinking using barley grown in fields that can be seen from the Brewhouse is very exciting for us ”, said Matthew Hodgson from Great Newsome Brewery. “It provides us with the provenance that we have been striving for.”

”The quality of our raw materials is very important to us and we know that this part of East Yorkshire grows some of the best crops in the whole of the UK”, he added. “Knowing not only where the malting barley has been grown but also how it has been grown and that it has been malted with the care our local maltster provides gives us the confidence that it will make fantastic beer”, said Mr Hodgson.

The rural based brewery is also aware of the reduction in environmental impact of this step with Great Newsome Farm, LEAF (Linked Environment And Farming) audited annually and using the latest GPS technology to reduce fertiliser and pesticide usage in growing its crops. It is also conscious by using a local maltings and solar power on site for milling the ingredients this will greatly reduce the brewery’s carbon footprint.

The first beers produced using Great Newsome’s own malt should begin to become available in its usual outlets by the end of next

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carnaby airfield memorial cask ale launchedCarnaby Airfield Memorial is a newly formed committee whose aim is to raise enough funds to erect a fitting memorial to Carnaby Airfield which played a significant role in WW2. The committee is well supported by the community, local businesses and the MP for East Yorkshire the Rt Hon Sir Greg Knight.

The airfield was an emergency landing strip for any stricken bomber. The airfield was fitted with fog dispersal equipment commonly known as F.I.D.O. This allowed aircraft to land even during the heaviest fog. The airfield was opened in April 1944 and had over 1500 emergency landings by the end of the war. They are hoping to raise enough funds to erect a structure of a Lancaster Bomber and include an information centre. To help with their fund-raising efforts Old Mill Brewery have collaborated with the committee and created and brand new cask ale called F.I.D.O. It will be a light bitter with a hint of smoke and fire with an ABV 4.2% and 5p for every pint sold donated to the Carnaby Airfield Memorial charity. It will be launched exclusively at the Ferns Farm’s Fabulous 40’s night before it is available anywhere else in the UK.

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The Great British Beer Festival, Olympia, London, 12-16 August 2014

CAMRA’s Great British Beer Festival will be bringing a carnival atmosphere to London’s Olympia exhibition centre this summer with an extravagant circus theme complete with live-action circus performers.

But fantastic beer will of course remain the star of the show, with over 350 different breweries offering 900 different real ales, ciders, perries and international beers to over 50,000 thirsty beer lovers throughout the week-long event.

The festival will feature 29 bars including 11 brewery bars run by the Nation’s biggest and best brewers of real ale, plus food and merchandise stalls as well as a full schedule of entertainment on the GBBF music stage.

The event is set to be one the biggest and best Great British Beer Festival’s ever, so don’t miss out on your place at the festival and buy a ticket now via www.gbbf.org.uk/tickets

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Brewing Ratnificent 7 by david littenBeing a dinosaur, I’m not much of a social media person but sometimes use it to glean information from those who are. In mid March I was mooching around Facebook and Twitter seeking such information when I spotted a poster for the Rat Brewery in Huddersfield stating “Fancy being a brewer for a day? We’re looking for the Ratnificent 7 to design & brew a brand new Rat beer at the Rat Inn-Fest at the end of April. If you want to be in the draw just comment yes please!” I commented in the affirmative and duly forgot all about it.

Just before Easter, I received a message from Richard at the Rat & Ratchet informing me that I was one of the lucky seven and shortly afterwards received further instructions – turn up with old clothes at 10.00 for bacon butties on the appointed day.

Thus, on a Saturday at the end of April I set off on the 07.40 train from Hull to Huddersfield. Arriving in good time at the pub on Chapel Hill I was greeted by licensees Lisa and Richard

and five of the other six of the chosen few. Unfortunately, one unlucky person was called

into work at short notice until 3p.m. but a late substitute was contacted and soon made

up the number to the full complement. We all introduced ourselves as we had tea and butties.

I was by a long way the eldest and had travelled the furthest, the others coming from Huddersfield, Mirfield and Brighouse. We were then introduced to Rat brewer Robin and Ossett head brewer Paul. There followed discussions about the type of beer we each wanted to brew. It was mutually agreed that in keeping with the beer name everything should revolve around the number seven. It was decided to use seven different malts and seven different hops to produce a seventy minute IPA (more later). Paul showed us a variety of malts, explaining the properties and types of beer that they were best used for. On his advice, following discussion, seven malts were chosen - Pale Ale, Carared, Crystal, Melanoidin, Carafa Special 3, Roast Barley and Wheat. Paul calculated the quantities required and we weighed them out to make a grand total of 200 kilos. Under the guidance of Robin, we took it in turns to add a different malt to the hot water in the mash tun to produce a sugar rich liquid (wort) which was then mashed for an hour. After a hearty chilli lunch (kindly provided by Richard) and a beer or two, the wort was then strained through the bottom of the mash tun and then transferred to the copper. Seven different varieties of hops were chosen from a possible nine once Paul had explained their

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characteristics. These were then weighed out and added to provide flavour, bittering and aroma in increasing quantities at ten minute

intervals in this order: Admiral, Cascade, Centennial, Columbus, Amarillo, Citra and Waimea. Hence seventy minute IPA. Next, the wort passed through the heat exchanger (heating up water for the next brew)

to the fermentation tank. Paul then added live yeast to the magic mixture and we were done. Paul and Robin kindly cleared up while we took to the bar for a pint or two and a team photo.

By now the fermentation at the brewery will be complete and our beer taken to Ossett for transfer to casks and late hopping. As the Rat Brewery is 5.5 BBL, 22 x 9 gallon firkins should result and we are all excited to see and taste the results of our thoughts and efforts. Our thanks go to brewers Paul and Robin for their patience and doing the hard bits. We were not able to catch them out with any awkward questions either! We are also grateful to Lisa and Richard for organizing the day and for looking after us during their busy beer festival.

We shall return!

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1000th branch member

One of the most notable events, from a Branch point of view, at the Hull Real Ale & Cider Festival this year, was a presentation to our 1000th branch member, Graeme Murphy,

Graeme is pictured receiving a certificate marking the notable landmark and being presented with a copy of the current Good Beer Guide, by Tony Garrett, the Branch Membership Secretary. They are flanked by founding members of the branch, Paul Ashton (left) and Tim Bolton. The branch was originally founded way back in 1975.

Graeme is local to the Market Weighton area of the Branch and was enthusiastic about enjoying the benefits of membership. On the lighter side as we know who he is, Graeme will of course be expected to participate fully. He is afterall a marked man!!!

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CIDERGOLD – Sheppy’s, Medium

SILVER – Dove Syke, Ribble Valley Gold

BRONZE – Wilce’s, Cider

PERRYGOLD – Oliver’s, Perry

SILVER – Kent Cider Company, Perry

BRONZE – Raglan Cider Mill, Snowy Owl

CAMRA, the Campaign for Real Ale, has today announced the winners of its National Cider and Perry Championships.

The winner of the Champion Cider of Britain is Sheppy’s Medium, described by judges as having “A rich apple aroma, dry yet well-balanced flavour and a clean, refreshing, moreish finish.”

The winner of the Champion Perry of Britain is Oliver’s Perry which the judges described as “Initially sweet with a dry aftertaste – a very balanced perry with great body.

The final round of judging for CAMRA’s National Cider and Perry Championships 2014 took place at the popular Reading Beer and Cider festival today. The competition featured ciders and perries from across the UK, with each cider and perry judged on aroma, flavour, after-taste and personal enjoyment. The winners were selected by a specially chosen panel of judges including cider experts, drinks writers and CAMRA members.

Tom Oliver of Oliver’s Perry, had this to say “That’s fantastic, we’re really pleased, especially on the back of the Pomona award last year – fantastic for us to win for our perry. We’re very proud.”

Andrea Briers, CAMRA National Cider and Perry Committee Chair, had this to say on the quality and diversity of entries:

“Real Cider and Perry continues to grow in popularity and by the quality of this year’s entrants it is easy to see why. With such a fantastic range of quality ciders and perries now being produced all over the UK, the standard of this year’s competition was higher than ever – the overall winners should be extremely proud of their achievement as picking a Champion from such an accomplished field proved very difficult.”

2014 will see CAMRA celebrate 26 years of campaigning for real cider and perry.

‘Real cider’ is a term used to describe traditional cider made from freshly pressed apples, with no added flavourings or colourings. Served still rather than force carbonated, real cider is unpasteurised and unfiltered to produce a truly natural and delicious alcoholic drink.

As cider is made from apples, perry is made from pears.

More information on CAMRA’s national cider and perry campaigns can be found at www.camra.org.uk/cider

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locale scheme explainedThis years Hull Real Ale & Cider Festival saw the launch of a LocAle scheme promoting East Yorkshire breweries and access to local breweries and beers.

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

Everyone benefits from local pubs stocking locally brewed real ale…• Public houses as stocking local real

ales can increase pub visits• Consumers who enjoy greater beer

choice and diversity• Local brewers who gain from

increased sales• The local economy because more

money is spent and retained locally• The environment due to fewer ‘beer

miles’ resulting in less road congestion and pollution

• Tourism due to an increased sense of local identity and pride - let’s celebrate what makes our locality different.

Participating pubs are granted accreditation at the discretion of the local branch, Hull & East Yorkshire CAMRA, and subject to the licensee agreeing that they will endeavour to ensure at least one locally brewed real ale, as defined by the local branch, is on sale at all times and that only real ale, as defined by CAMRA, can be promoted as a CAMRA LocAle.

The Definition of Local:For the purpose of the Hull & East Yorkshire scheme pubs would have to stock a beer from either an East Yorkshire brewery or from a brewery within 25 miles of the pub. Real ales from regional and national breweries as well as from microbreweries can be regarded as “local” if they are brewed within what the branch has decided as being the local area.

To launch the LocAle initiative at the festival

all 12 East Yorkshire breweries were invited to send beers to the festival and were showcased on the two LocAle bars sponsored by Great Newsome Brewery at the Festival.

These breweries were:• All Hallows, Goodmanham• Atom, Hull (New, launched December

2013)• Bird Brain, Howden• Bridlington, Bridlington, (unfortuantely not

brewing at the time but is now, launched May 2014)

• Crystalbrew, Brough (New, launched • March 2014)• Great Newsome, South Frodingham• Half Moon, Ellerton (New, launched

October 2013)• Old Mill, Snaith• Wellington, Hull (now temporarily closed)• Whalebone, Hull• Wold Top, Wold Newton• Yorkshire Brewing Co, Hull

All the moment we are in the early stages of this project, but we have already got the following pubs taking part or interested in being part of this scheme:Minerva, HullHop & Vine, HullStar of the West, HullBurlington, HullOld House, HullTriton Inn, BrantinghamNew Inn, Leven

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

Abbie from All Hallows recently brewed a beer for the Whelans, Asselby, near Howden to their own specification (with the brewery’s input) and were very pleased with the result. If any other Free Houses in the area would like to do similar, and brew a beer to suit their pub then it can be arranged.

In May the pub itself, the Goodmanham Arms, had their own beer festival and sold over 60 different beers, including their own, which went down really well. Derby Brewers Collective have taken Peg Fyfe for the mild in May promotion, which is further good news for this local brewery.

ATOM Unit 4 Food & Tech ParkMalmo Road, Sutton Fields Ind Est WHULL, HU7 0YF07908 737769Regular Beers: Blonde (ABV 4%), Pale Ale (ABV 4.5%), Dark Alchemy (ABV 4.9%), India Pale Ale (ABV 5.6%)BLO - Chris Smith

Allan Rice, Chief Beer Geek at Atom Brewery in Hull, reports that Atom are expanding and will be taking on a new part time staff member in the next few weeks. Atom Dark Alchemy and Atom Pale Ale are now available in 330ml bottles as well as on draught. They have also produced a Double Orange and Rye Saison Beer in collaboration with Northern Monk Brew Co of Leeds. It will be out in keg and launched at the “Friends of Ham” bar on New Station Street in Leeds before the end of May.

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BIRD BRAIN 30 Hallgate, HOWDEN Goole, DN14 7SL(01430) 432166Regular Beers: Shiny’s (ABV 3.9%), Howden Bitter (ABV 3.9%)BLO - Stewart Campbell

BRIDLINGTON BREWING CoThe Telegraph110 Quay RoadBRIDLINGTON, YO16 4JB01262 674592Regular Beers: Quay Gold (ABV 4.2%), Jackdaw (ABV 4.5%)BLO - Mark Bainton

CRYSTALBREWBuilding 40, Humber Business Park, Saltgrounds Road, BROUGH, HU15 1ED07773 938380Regular Beers: Blond (4.5%), Jade (4.0%)BLO - Steve Purdie

New brew just launched is Linonite Best Bitter at 4.2% ABV, should be available mid May.

GREAT NEWSOMEGreat Newsome Farm South Frodingham WinesteadHULL, HU12 0NR(01964) 612201www.greatnewsomebrewery.co.ukRegular Beers: Sleck Dusk (ABV 3.8%), Pricky Back Otchan (ABV 4.2%), Frothingham Best (ABV 4.3%), Jem’s Stout (ABV 4.3%)BLO - Stewart Campbell

Great Newsome Brewery has made its most distant sale to date with a consignment of bottle beers being shipped to the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic. The islands which don’t stock draught beer placed an order following samples being sent over.

HALF MOONHalf Moon BreweryForge House, EllertonYORK, YO42 4PB01757 28897707741 400508 or 07736 112399Regular Beers: F’Hops Sake (ABV 3.9%), Dark Masquerade (ABV 3.6%), Old Forge Bitter(ABC 3.8%) KISMET (ABV 3.8%)BLO - Vacant

OLD MILLMill Street, SNAITH DN14 9HU(01405) 861813www.oldmillbrewery.co.uk Regular Beers: Mild (ABV 3.4%), Bitter (ABV 3.9%), Old Curiosity (ABV 4.5%), Bullion (ABV 4.7%), Blonde Bombshell (ABV 4.0%),Yorkshire Porter (ABV 4.4%)

WHALEBONE 163 Wincolmlee HULL, HU2 0PA(01482) 226648Regular Beers: Neck Oil (ABV 3.9%)BLO - Howard Joy

Current situation at the Whalebone is that Neckoil continues and following the success of Roaring Tiger, Jamie has done another brew but with more hops this time to enhance the flavour

WOLD TOP Hunmanby Grange, Wold Newton DRIFFIELD, YO25 3HS(01723) 892222www.woldtopbrewer.co.ukRegular Beers: Bitter (ABV 3.7%), Wold Gold (ABV 4.8%), Headland Red (ABV 4.3%), Anglers Reward (ABV 4.0%)

The first delivery of Yorkshire beer has reached its destination in the Falkland Islands. A consignment of over 100 cases of assorted Wold Top Brewery beers took six weeks to make the 8,000 mile voyage from the Wold Newton brewery to Seafish Chandlery in Stanley, the Falklands

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YORKSHIRE BREWING CO The Old Fruit Market,70 Humber Street,HULL, HU1 1TU(01482) 329999/618000www.yorkshirebrewing.co.ukRegular Beers: True North (ABV 4.5%), Super-natural Blonde (ABV 4.1%),Mutiny (ABV 3.6%), Tyger Tyger (ABV 3.6%) BLO - Mark Bainton

The Brewery has created two new ales since the last issue of the Pub Mirror. These are a 4.5% fruity pale ale with a hint of passion fruit to tickle the palate and the other is a 4.8% traditional Belgian wheat beer brewed in framboise style and infused with fresh raspberry to give the sweet then tart taste.

Four beers from the brewery were well represented at our beer festival at Holy Trinity church in April. These were Holy Trinity 4.5% an IPA; the Mutiny 3.6% porter, and the two new

ales. Holy Trinity is brewed specifically for the festival in honour of the church and all proceeds go to help with the restoration and up keep the church. Passion is available along with Super Natural Blonde and Tyger Tyger in local outlets.

MOORLANDS FARM CYDER (York) Ltd Moorland FarmCliffe RoadNorth NewbaldYORK, YO43 4SR(01430) 827359www.moorlandsfarmcyder.co.ukCider: Medium Sweet Cyder (ABV 6.2%), Medium Dry Cyder (ABV 6.2%), Fruit Cyders and Apple Juice.

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traditional french cider by david litten

Prehistoric cave paintings in France show that apples date back for many years and the Roman author Strabo mentions apple and pear trees in Gaul when the armies were heading to conquer Britain. In the 9th century, Charlemagne ordered that skilled brewers (the Sicetores) be kept on his estates to prepare ale, "pommé" (pomacium), perry and all the liquors liable to be used as drinks.

There is evidence that orchards were very prosperous in Normandy in the 11th and 12th centuries but serious cider was “born” in the thirteenth century with the invention of the apple press. However cider was considered to be a drink for farmers and as a poor man’s drink compared to wine. However climate change took a hand and vines did not grow so well in Northern areas of France, particularly Brittany and Normandy. Thus in the early 14th century the aristocracy began to plant orchards alongside those of the farmers. It has been noted that over 300 varieties of apples were grown but the cider produced was considered not to be very good.

This situation changed when trade with Spain led to the introduction of bittersweet Spanish apple varieties when estates were granted to Guillaume D’Ursus whose methods were recognised by Francois, the French king, and cider became fashionable as a result. His improved methods and techniques were supplemented by those who followed from Spain and in 1588 Charles IX’s physician wrote in praise of the health benefits of wine and

cider. Under Louis XIII, because of taxes on wine, the vineyards in Normandy were nearly all pulled up, and the cultivation of apples developed and also spread to neighbouring areas. The consumption of cider grew and grew but was then halted several times by a permanent state of war, crippling levies and the general poverty of the population.

In 1720, the state became interested in fruit growing and set up nurseries and cider gradually became more popular. However, conthe situation changed dramatically in the mid 19th century when a severe blight caused by an aphid destroyed many of the vineyards in France and lay to waste the wine industry. It is believed that the aphid originated in North America and was carried across the Atlantic in the late 1850s. France is considered to have been worst affected country by this in Europe and in 1889 Fabienne Cosset stated that cider had replaced wine in Paris! Indeed, by the end of the century it was estimated by the French government that France had the most orchards in Europe and that a million people were working in the production of cider.

Thus, until the vineyards were re established on insect-resistant American rootstocks, cider grew in popularity and by 1902 the nation was producing around 647 million gallons commercially.

The advent of the First World War led to a demise in cider production as resources were directed towards armaments whilst the Second World War caused the Northern lands to be laid waste. In 1949 there were 29 larger cider houses and distilleries in the Pays d’Auge but even into 1950s the alcohol required by the government for munitions was more than 50% of that produced. However, by 1953 the government’s need had declined but by this time cider had fallen behind beer in the popularity stakes and was now third in line behind beer and the rejuvenated wine industry.


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Fortunately cider has remained popular in Normandy and Brittany. New low stem orchards have replaced the tall trees and have led to increased efficiency and volumes produced. Farmhouse producers make traditional sparkling cider via bottle fermentation. It is ready to drink in about six months and is sealed with a champagne-style cork – hence the name cidre bouché ("corked cider"). The cider from Pays d'Auge in Normandy has its own Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC) which guarantees 100 per cent purity and the adherence to strict, ancestral methods.

French ciders usually have a profound sweetness due to the process of keeving in which fermentation is slowed through enzymatic activity. This is often balanced with a sturdy tannin and acid structure (created via the blending of bittersharp and bittersweet apples) to produce more subtle and less sharp flavours than those from other countries.

They vary in strength from below 4% ABV to considerably more. Cidre Doux is a sweet cider, usually up to 3% ABV. 'Demi-Sec' is 3–5% ABV and Cidre Brut is a strong dry cider of 4.5% ABV and above.

Some cider is also made in south western France, in the French part of the Basque Country and is usually similar in style to that produced in the Spanish area of the same region.

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real ale v smoothWhat is Real Ale?

Real Ale is a living beer. It continues to ferment and develop its full flavour in the cask.

Real Ale is brewed from traditional ingredients, malt, hops, water and yeast matured by secondary fermentation in the container from which it is dispensed, and served without the extraneous use of carbon dioxide or nitrogen via hand pumps.

Real Ale is also called cask beer or cask conditioned.

What are ‘Smooth’ beers?Smooth beers are brewed in much the same way as real ale but eventually the natural yeast is killed and processed to give longer shelf life.

The dead beer is then resurrected by means of chemicals and served chilled by gas pressure through fonts. Smooth beer sales are also known as nitro-keg beer.

Examples of Smooth Dispensers

Examples of Traditional Handpumps

useful information

camra head officeCampaign for Real Ale Limited 230 Hatfield RoadST ALBANSAL1 4LW01727 86720 www.camra.org.uk

consumer directIf you have any complaints regarding short measure or any related consumer rights issues, please contact Consumer Direct:0845 4040506www.consumerdirect.gov.uk

transport information

BUS COMPANIES

East Yorkshire Motor Services(01482) 327142

[email protected] www.eyms.co.uk

Stagecoach(01482) 222333

[email protected] www.stagecoachbus.com/hull

Bus Call(8am til 8pm 7 days a week)

(01482) 222222

TRAIN COMPANIES

Hull Trains08450 710222 www.hulltrains.co.uk

Northern Rail08457 484950 www.northernrail.org

TransPennine Express08445 565637 www.tpexpress.co.uk

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The ancient trade of making traditional casks from wooden staves for beer, wine, cider and spirits took on a new lease of life last year when Master Cooper Alastair Simms returned to God’s Own County to establish the White Rose Cooperage Ltd on the Thorp Arch Estate near Wetherby. Alastair, the last remaining Master Cooper, who, together with three Journeyman Coopers, preserves the ancient craft of making wooden casks bound by metal hoops for the brewing industry.

Born in Masham, North Yorkshire, Alastair became an apprentice cooper at Theakston’s Brewery in his home town in May 1979. Following a six month trial period he signed his indentures and went on to undertake his four year apprenticeship under the supervision of Master Cooper Clive Hollis. He successfully completed his training in 1983 with the “trussing in” ceremony and became a Journeyman Cooper. In 1994 he became a Master Cooper following the completion of his training of Peter Coates as a Journeyman Cooper. A year later, after sixteen years at Theakston’s Alastair moved to Wadworth Brewery at Devises where he took over from the retiring Eddy Hodder. Meanwhile, at Theakston’s Clive Hollis passed away and his apprentice Jonathan Manby completed his apprenticeship under the guidance of Alastair in 1999. Eleven years later in 2010 he was admitted as a Liveryman to the Worshipful Company of Coopers which dates back over five hundred years.

After eighteen years at Wadworth, Alastair returned to his native Yorkshire to establish White Rose Cooperage at Thorp Arch on his

50th birthday in May 2013 as the country’s only independent commercial cooper. When he began back in the 1970’s, there were still around one hundred coopers in the UK but the advent of metal casks in the 1960’s saw numbers decline resulting in the craft almost fading away but for the handful of skilled craftsmen existing today.

However, the amazing growth in numbers of real ale microbreweries in Britain as a whole and Yorkshire in particular has meant that there is hope and the revival of demand for wooden casks is already taking place.

Leading the way are Maureen Shaw and Neil Midgley at the Junction pub in Castleford, West Yorkshire where only wooden casks are now used for real ale. After purchasing the run down, empty, failed pubco pub, not only have they transformed it into a wonderful traditional local with many unique features but have backed it up with the gradual introduction of wooden casks. Now “wood only” is their mantra and people are taking notice of this revolution. Neil and Maureen have invested in over 100 casks from Alastair and have around 10 local breweries supplying beers in the wood on a regular basis.

The first and most regular supplier is Simon Bolderson and his Ridgeside brewery located in Leeds. Together, the pub and the breweries have proved that great beer can have that extra dimension if stored in wood. They have experimented with spirit casks and have also


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had great success with “Ageing in Wood”. Not only do wooden casks add a depth of taste to the stronger, darker beers which metal casks cannot provide but successful recent trials with lighter beers also show that they certainly add that something extra to them too.

Several progressive brewers in Yorkshire and a few from around the country have also take note of this great revival and have already purchased casks or placed orders from White Rose Cooperage. Alastair has also carried out contracts and orders from more pubs (e.g. Engineers Arms at Henlow), traditional cider makers and produces custom made bespoke furniture.

From the beer and cider perspective, perhaps the most interesting creations are the glass head casks which enable the viewing of the activity and changes that occur when traditional real ales are clarified in wooden casks.

Alastair is hoping to take on an apprentice and wife Julie also plans to join the business. The long-term aim is to buy a few acres of land to build a cooperage and visitor centre so people can learn about this historic trade and watch coopers at work.

Back to the future - long may it continue.

Further information for Alastair can be found at: www.whiterosecooperage.co.uk

and the Junction at: www.thejunctionpubcastleford.com

the future is wood by david litten

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A sleepy village pub has been thrust into the limelight after being named the best in the UK by CAMRA, the Campaign for Real Ale. In an idyllic setting across from a small stream and surrounded by green fields, The Swan with Two Necks in Pendleton, Lancashire, has beat off competition from over 57,000 pubs across the UK to be crowned CAMRA’s National Pub of the Year.

Steve Dilworth, landlord of The Swan with Two Necks, says the pub is something of a hidden gem and hopes that the award will provide a boost for the surrounding community.“We are delighted and proud to have been judged CAMRA’s National Pub Of The Year. We’ve been at The Swan with Two Necks for Twenty Seven Years and think of it as our hidden gem. This is a fantastic achievement not only for ourselves but our dedicated staff - and a great boost for our community.”

Pubs are judged by CAMRA on a variety of criteria such as atmosphere, level of service, value for money and community focus, with

extra weighting of course given to the quality of their real ale, cider and perry. Any landlords looking to make their pub the best in Britain might want to take note of Steve’s somewhat unorthodox advice on getting the best out of his real ale, as he claims “Talking to the barrels has finally paid off!”. The three other finalists where, in alphabetical order, The Hope in Carshalton, The Horse and Jockey in Stapleford, and The Old Spot Inn in Dursley.

The presentation of the National Pub of the Year award took place at The Swan with Two Necks, Pendleton, Lancashire, BB7 1PT on Wednesday the 12th February.

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Interior or internal features of outstanding historic interest: These Pubs are on CAMRA’s National Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors:Beverley - White Horse Inn Bridlington - Station BuffetKingston Upon Hull - Olde Black Boy Olde White Harte : Polar Bear : White Hart

Oversized, lined glasses:(Guaranteeing a full or ½ liquid pint) Bridlington - Station BuffetBeverley - Chequers : Dog & Duck (Black Sheep Only)Kingston Upon Hull - Hop & Vine

Real draught cider (not keg), East Yorkshire: Beverley - Cornerhouse : Green Dragon : Tiger Dog & Duck : ChequersBridlington - Prior JohnCottingham - Cross Keys : Railway King William IVDriffield - Tiger Inn : Old FalconDunswell - The ShipGoodmanham - Goodmanham ArmsHedon - Haven ArmsHessle - Hawke formerly Admiral Hawke Hornsea - SmugglersNafferton - Kings HeadNorth Newbald - Tiger Inn : The Gnu Skidby - Half MoonSkirlaugh - Sun Inn : Duke of YorkSouth Dalton - Pipe & GlassSproatley - The Blue Bell Tickton - New Inn

Real draught cider (not keg), Kingston Upon Hull Clubs and Pubs:Adelphi Club : Admiral of the HumberThe Gardener’s : Sailmakers Arms Hop & Vine Lion & Key : New Clarence Olde Black Boy : Pave : Rising Sun The George Hotel : Three John Scott’s Walters : Wellington Inn : Whalebone : Xanders Zachariah Pearson : Bar Exchange Olde White Harte

Real Mild regularly available: Blacktoft - Hope & Anchor Brough - Buccaneer Driffield - Tiger InnGoodmanham - Goodmanham Arms Hornsea - Rose & CrownKingston Upon Hull - Whalebone : Rising Sun Duke of York (Sutton)Wetwang - Black Swan

A quiet room (no piped music or juke box, TV, electronic games):Beverley - White Horse Inn : Woolpack : ChequersBridlington - Old Ship InnCottingham - King William IVDriffield - Bell HotelGreat Kelk - Chestnut HorseGoodmanham - Goodmanham ArmsKingston Upon Hull - Olde Black Boy : St John’s

Licensee who has gained Cask Marque Accreditation, East Yorkshire:Beverley - Green Dragon : Grovehill : Tiger Royal Standard: Molescroft Inn : Grapes : AngelBridlington - Old Ship Inn: Prior John Stirling Castle : Friendly Forrester Brough - Buccaneer : Ferry : Red Hawk Cherry Burton - Bay HorseCottingham - Blue Bell : Duke of Cumberland King William IV : Railway : Black PrinceDriffield - Bell Hotel : Benjamin FawcettFerriby - Duke of CumberlandHedon - ShakespeareHessle - Marquest of Granby: Hase : Norland Kirk Ella - Beech TreeMarket Weighton - Red Lion : Bay Horse CarpentersNewport - Kings ArmsNorth Cave - The White Hart InnPatrington - The Holderness : Station Hotel Preston - Nags Head Roos - Roos ArmsRyehill - Crooked BilletSewerby - Ship InnSkirlaugh - Sun InnSouth Dalton - Pipe and GlassTickton - Crown & AnchorWalkington - The Barrel InnWillerby - Toby Carvery : Hop PoleWiternsea - Commercial NEW

Licensee who has gained Cask Marque Accreditation, Hull Clubs and Pubs: Admiral of the Humber : Avenue : Gardeners Arms Haworth Arms : Manor Farm : Manchester Arms Mill : National : New Clarence : Odd Bottle Old Grey Mare : Pave : St Johns : Sutton Fields Three John Scotts : Victory Pub William Wilberforce : Zachariah Pearson West Bulls

If you know of any pubs/clubs to add to this list email details to [email protected]

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from our new chairperson

This is the first column I have written for Pub Mirror since becoming Chairman at the AGM in March. Long-term readers of Pub Mirror will remember that I was editor for five years before Bernie took on the role so I have written many articles and editorials previously. The views I held and expressed then remain today so as an introduction I will set out some of them below.

After over 40 years campaigning for real ale and real ale drinkers I believe the greatest threat to real ale today is the increasing closures of pubs, a situation that is showing no sign of slowing down. The large pub companies such as Punch, Marston and Enterprise are engaged in a major sell-off of their assets in order to pay the banks interest charges on the billions they borrowed during their headlong decent into ill thought out expansion.

Unfortunately, locally, this mass sell off has not put the pubs into the hands of independent operators but made them prey to property developers who seem intent on converting pubs to flats or supermarket chains increasing the number of their express stores. Whilst there has been an increase in small bars which champion real ale, large purpose built public houses built at the turn of the 20th century are becoming endangered.

Cold beer is an anathema to me. When I started drinking the acceptable temperature range was 13-16 degrees. This allowed the full flavours of the beer to come through and made drinking a pleasurable experience. Now pubs are selling real ale far too cold with Cask Marque allowing temperatures as low as 10 degrees but some serving their beers at even lower temperatures. The colder the beer, the lesser the taste.

Golden ales are taking over the bars. Why? As a drinker who prefers to drink really dark beers

such as milds, stouts and porters or proper brown bitters I am often confronted by a row of up to six handpulls with pale, blonde, citrus, interchangeable beers that I would prefer not to drink. I know it takes a little more planning and stock control but a range of styles, flavours and tastes makes a pub more appealing to me and many other CAMRA members.

If this column sounds too negative I apologise but it is always easier to find issues that you can find fault with, do not get me started on real cider, pump clips advertising beers that have run out or the expansion of pubs selling beer in dimple jugs. But I want to end on a positive note; real ale is on the increase and the number of breweries has grown exponentially in recent years. In your local pub I hope you are seeing a range of beers, styles and different breweries and enjoying the wonderful drink that is REAL ALE.

Stewart

from our outgoing chairperson

Although I did not regularly comment as some might have liked, it is my time to acknowledge all those who supported me and contributed their part in running the branch during my time as chair.

To front any organisiation, particularly when it is a voluntary one takes time and dedication, sometimes when the energy isn’t there or enthusiasm is waning, it is the reaction from others that is essential. So based on my own experiences please encourage and support Stewart throughout his forthcoming tenure as our branch chair, as I will do from my new seat of Social Secretary. I am looking forward to some new adventures with you all, and may we all continue to support the great British Pub!

Cheers Angela

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branch events diaryBranch Open MeetingsAll open meetings start at 8pm and conclude at approximately 9.30pm with a chance to socialise and refreshments are normally provided at the end of the meeting.

Wednesday 4th June at the George, Land of Green Ginger, HullWednesday 2nd July at the New Clarence, HullWednesday 6th August at Pearsons, Hull

Survey and Social TripsSurvey trips run from May through to October usually on the second Saturday of the month and are used to survey the village pubs that are nominated for the following year’s Good Beer Guide. For your diary, these are the dates for this years trips:

Sunday 8 June Depart Ferensway 12.30pmSaturday 12 July Depart Ferensway 6pmSunday 10 August Depart Ferensway 12.30pmSaturday 13 September Depart Ferensway 6pmSunday 12 October Depart Ferensway 12.30pm

Social Trips can be run at any time and will be advertised on our website and through Pub Mirror and other branch social media sites.

Thursday 16th to Saturday 18th April 2015 - next year’s Hull Real Ale & Cider Festival, will again be held at the Holy Trinity Church, Lowgate, Hull -44

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Documents

years festival

east yorkshire camrablog

local branch of camra

real ale camracirculation

old town area of hull

number of real ales

pubs officer

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