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Anna & Ralf toast their Pubof the Year success

In an extremely close foughtcompetition this year theAlexandra managed to comeout on top of the tree and itmarks the first time the pubhas won it under licensees,Anna & Ralf Dyson-Edge. Mindyou they are no strangers toDerby CAMRA awards havingwon the best Mild pub twiceand been runner-up in the CityPub of the Year but to benamed the Branch Pub of theYear is the icing on the cake.Credit must be given to themboth and their staff forbringing the Alex back to thefore and making it such a greatreal ale local again. The Alex ofcourse was the originalbirthplace of Derby CAMRA in1974 so some 40 odd years onits nice to see it back up therewhere it belongs. Runner up in the City was lastyears winner, The Furnace Innwhich has now been runner-uptwice and winner once in the 3years it has been open which isan remarkable achievement byPedro Menon & the team whohave kept the pub consistently atthe top of its game with new andinnovative ideas.Back out in the Country lastyears runner-up, the Royal Oak inOckbrook has taken back the titleits won on so many previousoccasions. It is simply a greatvillage local right at the heart ofcommunity life which has beenin the Good Beer Guide for 39years due to the quality of its alesand the tender loving care of the

family who have run it in all thattime; Landlady Olive Wilson,Steve & Jean Hornbuckle andSally Parrot.Runner up in the Country, theRoyal Oak in Wirksworth was alsoa previous runner-up and standsas a welcome Real Ale beacon inthe area appearing in the last 12Good Beer Guides. The hours itopens maybe a bit restrictive butboy when it does open its wellworth going in which is thanks tolandlord & landlady Avis & John

Drury and staff who always makeyou feel welcome.Of course as the competition wasso close this time it would beremiss not to mention the otherfinalists involved who pushed theothers all the way namely theBrunswick Inn and Golden Eaglein Derby and the Cross Keys inOckbrook.All of the winners will bepresented with their awardsduring March and Derby Drinkerwill be there to capture the

presentations for future issues.And the Alexandra Hotel will nowgo forward into the DerbyshirePub of the Year competition wereit will compete with the winnersof other local CAMRA Branchesawards from Amber Valley,Ashbourne, Chesterfield, ErewashValley, High Peak, Matlock &Dales, Mansfield, and Sheffield.The winner of the Derbyshireround will be announced later inthe year after a similar judgingprocess has taken place.

DERBY CAMRA Pubs of the Year 2015

The Alex Edges to VictoryThe Derby Branch of CAMRA has selected its Pubs of the Year for 2015:-

The City Pub of the Year is the Alexandra Hotel on Siddals Road with the runner-up being Furnace Inn on Duke Street in Derby.

The Country Pub of the Year is the Royal Oak in Ockbrook with the runner-up being the Royal Oak in Wirksworth.

And by virtue of having the highest overall mark the Alexandra Hotel has also been crowned Derby CAMRA Pub of the Year 2015.

Anna & Ralf toast their Pub of the Year success


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The National WinterAles Festival 2015

What had 484 draught beers from 145different breweries, almost 300 volunteers,took 6 months of detailed planning and only wasopen for three and a half days? The answer isCAMRAs National Winter Ales Festival 2015!United by passion and consumer demand for real ale, real cider &perry, bottled world beers and mead saw 12,960 customerspoured into the City of Derby to experience the beery heart of theUK. The Champion Winter Beer of Britain and East Midland WinterChampion were judged and announced (see table for results).

Customers on social media mentioned the following highlights:Steve W. said For me, the great range of new breweries not see inDerby (or many places for that matter) before. Clare T said BrassCastle brewery bar (even though their dark beers had all sold outby time we made it on Saturday) and the very reasonably pricedworld beers. Charlie H. said Thank you NWAF for a well-organizedevent staffed by enthusiastic & friendly people - the ales, talks andWorld Beers excellent.

Lovely Les Williams World Beers was seriously diminished whilethe East Midlands Gold Cider Producer AKA our very own ChrisRogers Cider and Perry Bar was significantly dented but both hadstock to spare. Mead sold out by 6.20pm on Saturday nightdespite increasing their order from 2014 way to go Lexxi! JimSuter and Jim Ward excelled in their beer order with a lovely muchpraised selection and we finished with 140 different draught beerson sale at the final whistle. Result!

Untold thanks to the Membership Team who signed up anunequalled 221 new members. All new members are welcome tocome to Branch Meetings and begin to take advantage of anotherCAMRA Members Benefit Friendship!

The Four Brewery Bars Blue Monkey, North Star, Brunswick BrewingCompany and Brass Castle were all stars and continued serving rightto the end as well. The music was super thanks Gareth.

I would like to thank thevenue TheRoundhouse EventsTeam who coped witheverything werequested with good grace, humor and a can do attitude.Rebekah, Helen and Laura you were all stars thank you.

Oh yes and did I mention that for possibly the first time ever at aNational Festival all of CAMRAs National and Regional Directorswere gathered together under the same roof. Multiple commentshave been received back that they were blown away by thestunning venue, friendly volunteers and awesome Festival.

Sky News were on site on Friday lunchtime and the Rough Guideon Saturday evening both were talking and listening tocustomers, helping secure the future of real ale withincommunities up and down the UK.

If it were possible Id have sent a Valentines card to everyVolunteer as you all excelled and showcasing just what a crackingFestival CAMRA can put on. Thank you one and all from thebottom of my heart!

Gillian Hough - Festival Organiser

CHAMPION WINTER BEER OF BRITAIN 2015

OVERALL WINNERSPLACE BREWERY BEER

Bronze Dancing Duck Dark Drake

Silver Purple Moose Dark Side of the Moose

Gold Elland 1872 Porter

EAST MIDLANDS COMPETITION

OVERALL WINNERSPLACE BREWERY BEER

Bronze Thornbridge St Petersburg Imperial Russian Stout

Silver Brampton Mild

Gold Hopshackle Double Momentum

sees visitors flock to Derby



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A Footastic Festival

When Derbys former Winter Beer Festival became theNational Winter Ales Festival (NWAF) many fearedthat it would spell the end to the music as there had beenvery little at NWAF before. Thankfully that myth wasdispelled last year and its a pleasure to report that afterthis years event the Festival That Rocks title is safe inNWAF hands for now. In fact this years line-up wasprobably the biggest and best yet with three top tributebands headlining Thursday to Saturday nights.

Held again in the adjoining marquee of the Roundhouse it allkicked off on the Wednesday evening which saw the return ofthe Open-Mic night with about 15 artists playing throughoutthe evening which seemed to go down well with theassembled crowd.

Thursday night followed with the opening act The Modestgetting the crowd nicely warmed up for the first big hitter ofthe Festival, The Jam Movement who performed a greatselection of classic tunes from the mighty Jam. This goteveryone moving about and singing along which was a greatway to close the 2nd night of the Festival.

Friday as always is a big night at the Beer Festival and theentertainment lived up to the billing. Old Skool Punk Rockers,Verbal Warning, no strangers to the event, got the night off toa lively start playing well known punk covers as well as some oftheir own excellent material. This got everyone in the mood forthe main event, tribute band Kazabian who played abarnstorming set from their heroes. With cries of Eez-eh, Eez-eh, the crowd entered into the spirit of the occasion and withthe epic Fire to finish everyone went home happy, singing anddancing into the night. A most enjoyable evening which left uslooking forward to the next.

Saturday night promised much and support band Parasightcertainly delivered. They are a young upcoming rock band (thedrummer was only 13) who had been invited back after lastyears excellent performance and again they managed to puton an outstanding set of their own and classic rock covers thatwent down a storm with the crowd. A hard act to follow but ifanybody could do it then it was the UK Foo Fighters whoclosed the Festival in some style powering their way through abest of set from the Foo Fighters including tracks off the newalbum, Sonic Highways. They are certainly at the top of theirgame right now and the crowd were happy to join in and sing-a-long to the Best of You, My Hero & Times Like These whileMonkey Wrench, Breakout and the Pretender sent them intoa frenzy. Show closer and fan favourite, Everlong was perhapsthe perfect way to close the Festival leaving a warming glowinside and finishing off a cracking 4 days of entertainment.

The Festival That Rocks is well and truly back, roll on next year.

Kazabian

UK Foo Fighters


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The Great Northern

The Vine

The Robin

The Honeycomb

Mickleovers Taverns, Pubs and a Unique Place in Rams History

Mickleover, Derbys popular westernsuburb, has half a dozen pubs of diversearchitectural style. Post war, inter-war andcenturies old taverns are all part of the richfabric of Mickleovers public house heritage.

I started on Station Road at the late VictorianGreat Northern, within earshot of a steamlocomotives whistle on the old GNR line.Having walked through the attractive entranceporch, I was greeted by the aroma of freshlybrewed coffee and an imaginatively designed,light, contemporary interior. On a Tuesdaylunchtime in January the place was packedwith drinkers and diners taking advantage ofan appetizing looking menu. Unrecognizablefrom its Ind Coope days, Pedigree and GreeneKing Old Speckled Hen rubbed shoulders onthe bar. Theres a pleasant patio and grassedarea to the rear, and with hundreds of homesbeing built on nearby Radbourne Lane, thefuture for this vibrant gastro pub looks rosyindeed.

Not far away, on Ladybank Road, is theHoneycomb, an Everards pub built in 1974 toserve the Silverhill estate. Shortly afteropening, Everards returned to the real ale foldand this innovatively designed building was inthe first tranche of 11 pubs to sell their full

range of real ales. Today, drinkers can choosebetween two Everards beers and two guests,which on my visit were Bath Ales Barnsey anda LocAle, Derby Brewing Company ThreeBrewers. The comfortably furnished, unusualinterior of interlocking hexagons is on twolevels with a pool table and dart boards on thelower level. Modestly priced food is offeredand, for the inquisitive, theres a quiz everyWednesday night.

The Robin on Devonshire Drive was built byDerbys Offilers brewery in 1959. To the lefttheres a large, basic public bar with a pooltable, dartboard and big screen for thefootball. On the right a dining room/bar hascustomers enjoying 2 meals for a tenner. Thereare wooden floorboards throughout but thelovely bar back fitting I recall from the 70s has,sadly, gone. Castle Rock Harvest Pale, Pedigreeand Doombar were the real ale choices on myvisit.

Jon Mills and partner Terese Allott arejustifiably proud of their use of limited spaceat the cosy Vine on Uttoxeter Road, the oldestparts of which date back to the 17thC. Newrooms have been added, including a lean toconservatory, without detracting from the oldworld charm. Outside, a great garden with

childrens facilities and a patio area have beencreated. Two football teams, Sky footie and abus to Rams home games draws extra (mainlywet) trade with Pedigree, Doombar and aguest, Robinsons Trooper, a malty, 4.8% brewof considerable character. Architecturalfeatures include a narrow, tiled passageway,and a well-appointed lounge replete withbeamed, sloping ceiling. Former licenseesinclude Trevor Harris, founder of DerbyBrewing Company. N.B. In November 1976, theVine was in the first tranche of Derby pubs toserve the revered Ind Coope Draught BurtonAle, and a future Derby Drinker article willreflect on this once classic Pale Ale.

Just along the main road, is the imposingMasons Arms distinguished by a Dutch stylegable. Mickleovers longest serving licensee(since 2000), Trevor Price, is the biggestdistributor of Derby Drinker. The split levelinterior is entered via the top bar which iswarmed by a wood burning stove, whilst thelower level lounge overlooks The Square,Mickleovers historic heart. Theres an all-dayfood offering (finishes 4pm Sunday) with aspecials board. Vying for attention werePedigree, Bass, a changing guest (ThwaitesWainwright) and Greene King Old Speckled



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The Masons

Hen. I have to say I found it a little misleading to list Speckled Hen asbeing from Abingdon when the Oxfordshire brewery closed inmillennium year! Mores the pity since the original, stronger,Morlands Speckled Hen was a brilliant, vinous brew. You can buy 10pints and you get one free, but I wouldnt necessarily recommend youdo this in one session!

The original Nags Head was nearer to the Masons and demolished in1928. The replacement, also on Uttoxeter Road, was built shortlyafterwards in half-timbered style, and back in 1946 Stuart McMillanwas the landlord. A former professional footballer and Rams scout,McMillan is unique in Derbys history as the only manager to lead theclub to F A Cup glory at Wembley, in 1946. Later, McMillan twicesmashed the British transfer record to bring class players to theBaseball Ground. Today, the Pullman coach dining car has gone andthe pub is fronted by a pergola with tables and seating front and rear.High ceilinged, commodious within, and broken up into distinctlydifferent areas; one having a flame/funnel feature. The reasonablypriced menu makes much of its Flaming Grill branding and some ofthe deserts look a little too tempting for ones waistline! Mickleoversbroadest real ale offering was: Oakham JHB, Castle Rock Preservationand Elsie Mo, Doombar and the ubiquitous Pedigree.

No review of Mickleover would be complete without mentioning theRoyal British Legion Club on the aptly named Poppyfields Closesignposted off Western Road. This large new building replaced the oldone in 2007 and was opened by Pauline Latham MP. The club roomoverlooks the football pitch and a first floor balcony is a good vantagepoint from which to view the bowls green in summer. The keensteward has three real ales including a guest which are augmented byoccasional beer festivals.

Clearly, Mickleover has much to offer and with the Honeycomb,Masons and Nags all giving discount to card carrying CAMRAmembers, its well worth a visit on the frequent Trent bus service fromDerby bus station.

Paul Gibson

Contact

David Edwards

Tel. 07891 350908

e mail. [email protected]

www.peakstonesrock.co.uk

We produce a range of awardwinning cask beers.



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Diary DatesBRANCH MEETINGS

Tues 31st March - Branch meeting - The Rose & Crown,Brailsford

Tues 28th April - Branch meeting - The Rose & Crown,Boylestone

Tues 26th May - Branch AGM - The Shire Horse, WyastonTues 30th June - Branch meeting - Ye Olde Royal Oak,

Wetton

Ashbourne & DistrictCAMRA Branch

Contact Mark [email protected]

Branch NewsPub of the YearThe process of judging andscoring for our Pub of The Yearcategories was completed inthe first week of February,with the results as follows:

Town Pub of the Year: Smith's Tavern

Country Pub of the Year: The Sycamore, Parwich

Best Newcomer: The Shire Horse, Wyaston

With well over half thenumber of first-place votes,the overall winner is Smith'sTavern, making it a hat-trick ofsuccessive wins.Congratulations to allcategory winners, as well asall pubs that made the finalshortlists. Certificatepresentations will bearranged in the very nearfuture. We are pleased to notethat the overall standard ofpubs across our area is beingmaintained and many aregoing from strength tostrength with their quality ofales and welcomingatmospheres.

Beer FestivalPlanning for our 3rd BeerFestival has just got underwayin earnest with the firstmonthly meeting. The datesare confirmed as Thursday 8th- Saturday 10th October at theTown Hall and we expect avery similar style of event tolast year. More details will becirculated as soon as possible.

Pub NewsThe former Dog & Partridge atThorpe re-opened onDecember 22nd as The OldDog and has already provedan extremely populardestination for CAMRAmembers and in general. Theselection of four real alesfeatures at least two locallybreweries and themanagement are keen to puton as many different ales asoften as possible. The sub-branch held their Februarymeeting there and all presentagree that this is a highlywelcome addition to our pubscene locally.

Despite the report in the lastedition that The Horns inAshbourne was under newmanagement, it hasunfortunately not provedpossible for them to continueas Marstons' plans for the pubdid not match those of theincoming team, so it passedon again to anothertemporary management teamand it is believed that thebrewery plan to close the pubsoon for some major internalworks before re-opening it aspart of their "retail scheme"estate.

Planning permission has nowbeen granted for the ownersof the Green Man complex toinstall a new pub area in theformer Leatherbritchesbrewery area towards the rearof the building. No openingdate has yet been mooted,but we will report again on itas soon as we hear anythingregarding a date.


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The Shire Horse

Old Dog


EREWASH VALLEY CAMRA BRANCH

by Mick & Carole Golds [email protected]

Pub News Latest information concerning the new

outside bar behind The Harrow Inn,Ilkeston: we are informed by thelandlady of the Harrow that there have

been problems and it will be opened

eventually later in the spring.

We are sorry that the report in the last

drinker upset the landlord and landlady

of the Little Acorn, Ilkeston concerningopening hours, but we were only

reporting information that we received

from bar staff. This will be one of the pubs

that we shall be visiting on our survey

trip round Ilkeston on Saturday 28th

February.

The Charters, South Street, Ilkestonhas been taken over by Amber Taverns

and closed at the moment for

refurbishment.

The Good Old Days, Station Road,Ilkeston has been bought by Tony andhis wife and hopefully set to reopen this

summer and will be renamed The

Canalside, more details later.

The Queens Head and Marlpool AleHouse, Marlpool are having a joint MiniBeer Festival May 1st, 2nd, 3rd. All beers

under 6% 2.50 pint, Free entry, Live

music, opening times 11.00 - 12.00 Friday,

11.00- 12.00 Saturday, 11.00- 6.00 Sunday.

The Marlpool Ale House has been votedbranch pub of the season, presentation

details when arranged will be on the

branch website.

The General Havelock, Ilkeston wasclosed on the 8th February and will be

re-opened again with new owners as a

Pub, Rotisserie and cafe, opening date

TBC.

Trips and Socials Our Christmas trip round Birmingham City Centreand Digbeth was well attended by 26 Camramembers and friends visiting some exceptionallygood pubs particularly in the Digbeth area. Aftervisiting 9 pubs we finished off the evening in thePost Office Vaults next to the station.

Kevin our chair organised a survey trip by minibuson Saturday 24th Jan to Black Horse at Mapperley,Punch Bowl at West Hallam, Carpenters Arms atDale Abbey, The Chequers and Stanhope at Stantonby Dale and The Sevenoaks at Stanton. All the pubsare in the Erewash Valley region but less frequentedby members.

Future Socials Saturday 25th April No.45 bus trip from Queen Street to Mapperley,Gedling and Carlton, further information will be onthe website or contact Carole 07887 788785.

Future Meetings March 4th - AGM Spanish Bar, South Street,Ilkeston.1st April - The Bell, Sawley.May 6th - The Dewdrop, Ilkeston.

All meetings start at 8.00pm, for further details ifrequired contact Secretary, Jayne Tysoe [email protected]

Camra Discounts Please remember to show your camra card

The Bridge, Sandiacre - 15p off a pint.

Bridge, Cotmanhay - 20p off a pint.

Blue Bell, Sandiacre - 10p off a pint, 5p off a halfincluding real cider.

Coach & Horses, Draycott - 30p off a pint, 15p off a half.

General Havelock, Ilkeston - 20p off a pint, 10p off a half including real cider.

Navigation, Breaston - 10p off a pint.

Poacher, Ilkeston - 15p off a pint.

Queens Head, Marlpool - 20p off a pint, 10p off a half including real cider.

Rutland Cottage, Ilkeston -15p off a pint Mon-Thurs only.

Steamboat, Trent Lock - 20p off a pint, 10p off a half including real cider.

Victoria, Draycott - 30p off a pint, 15p off a half.

The Crown, Long Eaton - 10p off a pint, 5p off a half.

EREWASH VALLEY CAMRA REPORT

The White Swan

The Anchor

The Carpenters Arms

Old Black Horse


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Up to 9 Real AlesPlus

Real Ciders & Perries

We have just aboutrecovered from theNational Winter Ales Cider Barat the Roundhouse. I hope youwere there, it was a greatevent, but if not make sureyou are there next year!Although this years eventdidnt break records youdrunk twice as much cider andperry as was consumed at theDerby Summer Festival tenyears ago. This shows thefantastic growth in thepopularity of cider and perry;long may it continue.

Every year we do manage tofind a few cider makers notpreviously featured at Derby.These are just some of them.From Peterborough we hadHubz Ang Over, a pale 8%Eastern Counties style cidermade from local fruit. It cameto prominence by winningPeterboroughs Cider of theFestival last year; a good reason(if you need one) to visitPeterborough Festival thisAugust. From the Staffordshire

/ Shropshire border we hadHurst View Jibber Jabber. Ihadnt previously tasted it, butit proved to be a mellow,medium sweet cider, verymoreish. More locally we hadBlue Barrel from Sherwood,Nottingham. This is made in agarage from mixed cider andculinary fruit. It had a crisp,clean flavour, very acceptable.Even closer to home we hadTaste of the Orchard fromOakfield Farm, StanleyCommon. The fruit is all grownnearby. This is also the home ofNutbrook Brewery; the farmshop is open on Saturdays andThursdays and sells, amongstother produce, beef producedon the farm.

I always keep a close eye on thefirst few tubs of cider to beemptied; clearly you, thecustomer, approve of them.First down was Springfield RedDragon, from Llangovan,Gwent. This is made from ablend of cider varieties, slightlysweet of medium with terrific

depth of flavour and aftertaste.Second down, and close on theheels of the Red Dragon wasThree Cats, from Morley. ThreeCats is made from blendedlocal apples and this tub waspretty sweet with a rich flavourand a slight sparkle. Youcertainly liked it!

Now is the time to startthinking about holidays, so Illmention a few Somerset CiderMakers just off the M5 Wealways pick up take aways fromthis area when heading toDevon or Cornwall. From J22you are very close to Richs atWatchfield. This is quite a largeestablishment but their cider istraditionally made and verydrinkable. It has a farm shopselling a wide range of nick-nacks as well as cider, also adecent restaurant. At the otherend of the scale is Wilkins atWedmore. This is a proper, nononsense working farm. Theproblem here is getting away,because you only pay for thecider you take with you, not for

that consumed on thepremises! If you have an houror two to put the world torights thats the place to do it.

Not far from Wilkins at Street,near Glastonbury, is Hecks.Hecks do a fantastic range ofsingle variety ciders andperries, and the quality isalways A1. If I were onlyallowed cider from one cidermaker on my desert island itwould be Hecks. There is also awell-stocked farm shop sellinglocal produce. Finally, a bitfurther down the motorway offJ25 at Bradford-on-Tone isSheppys. This is a large andquite commercial outfit, butwhen it comes to cider makingtheir heart is in the right place.The own extensive orchards,which you can tour, there isalso a museum and a farm shopselling a good selection oflocally sourced meats. Ive justlisted four, there are plenty ofothers; Somerset is a wonderfulcounty to explore.

Wassail


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CAMRA's Good Beer Guide 2015is now out.

CAMRA's Good Beer Guide is fully revised andupdated each year and features pubs across theUnited Kingdom that serve the best real ale.The 42nd edition continues to be completelyindependent with listings based entirely on nominationand evaluation by CAMRA members. This means you canbe sure that every one of the 4,500 pubs deserves theirplace, and comes recommended by people who know athing or two about good beer.

Listings of over 4,500 of the best real ale pubs, withover 1,200 new entries this year

Listings include Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales,England, the Isle of Man & the Channel Islands

Detailed contact information, facilities listings andopening hours

Places Index allows quick reference to pubs near you An essential resource for information on over 1,200

breweries

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Available now from the CAMRA website , local bookshops and some local pubs.

March/April 2015DerbyDRINKER

CALLING EARLYMEMBERS OFDERBY CAMRA

Lots of members who wereinvolved with CAMRA inthe dark keg-infested daysof the 70s and 80s were thenin their 20s and 30s. But formany of us, getting olderbrought more family andcareer responsibilities andlimited our involvement withthe branch.

But now this early generationis in its 50s and 60s. Ourprospects of becoming thenext John Harvey-Jones,Graham Hill or Barbara Castlehave faded a bit, and thegarden is looking as good asits ever going to get, or needsto be. So its time to considergetting back to CAMRA.

What we have now is a lifetimeof experience, and theaccumulated knowledge andlife skills that CAMRA needs.Many of us again have thetime to take on newchallenges, and the desire tokeep our skills and abilitiessharp; and perhaps to developnew ones.

If you are one of these people,please contact me to discusswhat you might like to do.

Tim Williams, BranchCampaigns Co-ordinator(older than he was then)[email protected]

(Thanks to Helen McCall for anarticle published in Merseyale,liverpoolcamra.org.uk, thatinspired this one, and to my wifeLes for pointing it out to me.)



As the Boot Inn &Brewery Opens

Theres more to creating a great newbeer than mashing carefullyselected malts, and boiling theresulting wort with a blend of choicehops. There are trial brews to be done, tweaksto be made to the brewing processesand ingredients and, most importantly,tasting sessions. Its just as a master chefdoes when creating a great new dish.A few Derby CAMRA members wererecently invited to be amongst thoseinvolved in the best part of this process -the tasting. The occasion was the firstpublic tasting of the beers beingdeveloped for the Boot Brewery, the newmicrobrewery at The Boot, in Repton. Itsnot hard to remember the address BootHill.The tasting was hosted by Alan Shepherdat The Dragon in Willington. Alan is adirector of Bespoke Inns, the companyformed by Heidi Taylor, which owns themultiple award-winning Dragon, andHarpurs in Melbourne, and now alsoowns The Boot. The master chef developing the newbeers is Iain Masson. Iain has beenbrewing since 1980 but doesntparticularly like to be called a consultant,they tell you what you know already,and overcharge you for it, but thats ineffect what he is. There were three beers to taste: ClodHopper; Tuffers Old; and Boot Bitter. Afourth, Repton Cross (some of the profitsfrom this will go to help save the famousRepton Cross) was not quite ready. We

were all asked to make detailedcomments and suggestions about thebeers.Clod Hopper, my personal favourite, wasa well-hopped golden beer, with awonderful peppery aroma and a longbitter finish. In contrast, Tuffers Old is aporter, made with a range of malts andhops with a rich mouthfeel. Its tasteseemed a little muted at first, butdeveloped nicely as the beer warmed inthe glass. The Boot Bitter was a mid-range balanced beer to replace theubiquitous, but to many, unadventurous,Doom Bar. To my taste, the first two werepretty much spot on, with only the BootBitter in need of a further tweak.

But there was still a lot to do. The beershad been developed by Iain in the GreyTrees Brewery in Aberdare, South Wales.There remained the tricky business ofadapting them to the new six barrel BootBrewery itself. There, under Iainsguidance to start with, they will be in thecare of Rick Graham, Headbrewer andInnkeeper. By the time you read this, the Boot willbe up and running and the beers will beavailable there, and the other Bespokepubs. Go try!

Tim Williams

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(Rick Graham, Iain Masson & Alan Shepherd)


The area around Derbysrailway station has seenmany changes of the last fewyears and has now emerged asa very diverse area for the realdrinker. A stroll along MidlandRoad or right along RailwayTerrace should suit all tastes,while still offering real ale.Where could you expect tochoose between a wine bar, atraditional pub, a railwaymuseum, the countries firstrailway pub, a music venue, abrewpub or a formerprofessional institute buildingas a place to drink real ale, allwithin 2 minutes walk. In fact itis difficult to think of such acompact area anywhere else inDerby offering such a range ofatmospheres.

Exiting the station and castingones eye directly opposite therestands the three most obviouspublic houses of the Waterfall,the Merry Widows and theVictoria. These three pubs set thescene for the diversity on offer but read on as there is more.Starting at the Waterfall, it wouldbe difficult to not be impressedby the building itself, proudlydisplaying Midland RailwayInstitute in the brick work on theRailway Terrace side. The buildingis part of a railway village built by

the newly emerging railwayindustry. Inside the size of thebuilding is not lost with highceilings and ample room makinglending to a calm relaxingatmosphere. The pub offers twofunction rooms and it is notunusual to wander along RailwayTerrace and envy the people infull party mode in the Waterfall.The pub is worthy of inclusion inthis review as it does serve real aswell.

Across the pedestrian walkwaystands the Victoria a pub whichspecialises in music hostingmany cover bands. The pubserves a good selection of real aleand has recently been awardedCask Marque status. At the end oflast year the Victoria raised itsreal ale profile by holding theirfirst real ale festival. A basic two-room pub with a rear functionroom, the building wasthreatened with demolition formany years by town planners,but not threat no exists. It seemsincredible today that someoneactually wanted to rip throughthis area in the interest of trafficflow.

Neatly settling next door and onthe corner is the Merry Widows, abasic no frills boozer. While allthree of the pubs mentioned so

far could serve as a stationwaiting room, the Merry Widowsis actually the closest.

Heading away from the stationdown Midland Road the emptywhite building on the corner isthe former George Hotel. Once aKimberley house it reminds usthat no all is rosey in the area.The diminishing activity at thepost office opposite has surelytaken its toll on the areasprosperity.

To brighten the mood, a fewdoors further on is the beautifulfrontage of the Station Inn. Anold favourite of CAMRA havingbeen listed in many Good BeerGuides over the years. The pub isfamous for serving Bass from thejug and if you look carefully atthe front you will find a signadvertising the fact. The StationInn has recently gone through achange of management so weencourage you to go down andshow your support.

Further along Midland Road is anestablishment that some mayfind surprising to be a stockist ofreal ale on pump. The MansionWine Bar, a new comer to thescene, stands proudly displayingsigns advertising real ale. So ifthe traditional pub is not yourscene, here is an alternative placeto continue to sample real ale.

Reaching the end of MidlandRoad the Crown & Cushionstands boldly on the corner of

London Road. A large bulk of abuilding that features in manyold photographs of Derby. Thepub has a large spacious two-part main bar with a quiet retreatbar on the other side. The pubserves a steady range of goodquality real ale. Standing in thedoorway of the Crown & Cushion,look across the road at theformer Florence Nightingale,probably a victim of the move ofmost hospital service out of thetown centre. The old hands inDerby will tell of horror stories ofpatrons of the two pubs fightingacross London Road well weknow who has won now!

All Change At the Railway Station

Waterfall The Brunswick Inn

The Victoria Inn



Returning to the station head thistime to the right along RailwayTerrace and admire the line ofrailway terrace houses andespecially the little cul-de-sac ofSheffield Place. At the end of theline you will find what is believedto by the countries first railwaypub. The Brunswick stands at theapex of the former railway villagemaking this a peculiar triangularshaped building, emphasised bythe parlour to the left as youenter. The L-shaped bar offers avast range of real ale, whilearound 6 real ciders are spreadalong the back bar. Dont missthe display along the corridorshowing much of the recenthistory of the Railway Terrace. Atthe end of the corridor you willalso find the brewery that takesthe name of the pub andprovides around half the beernormally on offer. Today Derbyboasts a staggering number ofbreweries within the City limits,but the Brunswick was the first ofthe modern revolution inbrewing.

In the preamble it was stated thatyou could drink in a railwaymuseum. While not strictly true I

am sure you will forgivestretching the truth on thismatter when you head round thecorner at the end of the RailwayTerrace and into Siddals Road.After all how many pubs have arailway locomotive, or at leastpart of one, sat in the pub carpark. The Alexandra Hotelcertainly does and thememorabilia does not stop there.The pub and outside area is fullof signs and posters relating tothe railways, some placed inopportune positions. If your notin to railways, then the loungebar offers a room full of beermemorabilia as an alternative.The Derby CAMRA pub of theyear in 2015 offers a range of everchanging real ales under-pinnedby beers from the Castle Rockstable.

It is hoped you will agree at theamazing mix of venues to be hadin this relatively compact areaand will find time to venturedown and indulge in the variety.

Mark Fletcher

Merry Widows Mansion Wine Bar

The Alexandra Hotel

The Crown & Cushion

The Station Inn


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AmberValleyCAMRABranch

The Amber Valley CAMRABranch AGM will be held atthe Poet and Castle, Codnor at8pm on Thursday 26th February.The branch membership passedthe 800 mark in February and wehope that the AGM will be well-attended.

The Pub of the Year competitionhas been very well supported thisyear with over 40 memberscurrently judging the 8 pubs withthe most nominations Arkwrights Real Ale Bar, Belper,Black Bulls Head, Openwoodgate,Dead Poets, Holbrook, Holly Bush,Makeney, Hunter Arms, Kilburn,Old Oak, Horsley Woodhouse,Steampacket, Swanwick andTalbot Taphouse, Ripley. Theclosing date for judging is 21stFebruary and the winner will beannounced at the AGM.

On Saturday 31st January, weorganised a bus trip to take 26members to the Oakham AlesBrewery Tap in Peterborough topresent them with a certificate fortheir Green Devil IPA winningBeer of the Festival at our festivalat Strutts last September. TheBrewery Tap opened in 1998 andis located within the transformedold labour exchange on Westgate,Peterborough. It now houses themulti award winning Oakham AlesBrewery and claims to be thelargest brewpub in Europe. Ourhosts, Nigel Wattam (MarketingManager) and Jo Coleman(Northern Regional SalesManager) made us very welcome,as did Warren Ball, thePeterborough CAMRA Branch

Chairman. Everyone enjoyedsampling the wide range ofOakham beers and delicious hotThai buffet generously providedby the brewery. Afterwards, thegroup took the opportunity tovisit other GBG pubs in the cityand particularly enjoyed Charters,a converted Dutch grain barge onthe River Nene. We made a briefstop at the Three Crowns,Wymeswold, Notts on the wayhome where we were made verywelcome and this rounded off avery enjoyable day out.

Plans for the 6th Amber ValleyCAMRA Beer & Cider Festival areunderway and Strutts in Belperhas been booked as the venueagain from Thursday 24th toSunday 27th September. Details will appear on our recentlyre-launched website atwww.ambervalleycamra.org.uk in due course.

We will also be involved in anotherevent just over the road fromStrutts at the Rugby Club wherewe will be planning and running areal ale and cider bar for theBelper Goes Green ECO Festival,opening on Friday evening 29thMay and all day Saturday andSunday. We expect to have atleast 30 real ales and 8 real ciders.On top of that you get non-stopentertainment, some interestingeco-friendly ideas on energy use,recycling, sustainability etc and,hopefully, good weather!Admission is free throughout theevent so it is definitely a date foryour diary.http://www.transitionbelper.org

Contact Nora Harper [email protected]

Branch Diary all meetings start at 8pm

Mon 9th March BF Mtg, George and Dragon,

Belper - 8pm.

Sat 14th MarchSurvey trip, contact Jane Wallis

on 01773 745966 to book.

Thurs 26 March Brch mtg, Pear Tree, Ripley - 8pm start.

Sat 11th April Survey trip, contact Jane Wallis

on 01773 745966 to book.

Mon 13th April BF Mtg, Hunter Arms,

Kilburn - 8pm.

Thurs 30th April Brch mtg, Victoria Inn, Alfreton

- 8pm start.

AMBER VALLEY NEWS

Chairman Chris Rogers (right) presents a certificate to Nigel Wattam of Oakham Ales.

Charters Bar

The Brewery Tap



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The Wilmot Arms on Morley Road inChaddesden, Derby has been re-opened by the Steamin' Billy BrewingCo Ltd.

This comes as welcome respite news for anarea of the City that has lost almost itsentire pub stock over the last few years ascheap, drink at home, supermarket ale hitthe estate pubs badly with landlordsunable to make a living in the face of thisstrong competition. One by one theyclosed: the Blue Boy; the John F Kennedy;the Kingfisher; the Penguin; the Peregrine;the Rhino; the Rocket; the Spinning Wheel;etc leaving just the Toby Carvery and theRoyal Crown.

Indeed the Wilmot itself was also underthreat until Steamin' Billy bought the pubfrom Marstons saving this historic

Chaddesden pub from an uncertain future.Its also the companys first venture outsideof Leicestershire were they own and run 9pubs quite successfully.

The men behind the company are BarryLount & Bill Allingham who used to run theBentley Brook Inn in Fenny Bentley whereLeatherbritches Brewery was firstestablished by the family. Barry was thelandlord of the award winning Cow &Plough, in Oadby at the time and asked Billto produce a house beer for the pub andhere the seed for an idea grew. Thecompany isn't named after Bill though butBarry's dog who would return literallysteamin' from chasing rabbits in thecountryside.

The companys ethos is to open pubs inforgotten places and if you look around

Steamin into Chadd Sidings

the rest of their estate this is certainlythe case, from back street local inLoughborough to Country pubs. Theybelieve in giving people a qualityproduct and that's certainly whattheyve done at the Wilmot whichoffers the widest choice of Real Alesthat Chaddesden has seen forsometime. The cask ales come fromSteamin' Billy's own brewery, at OldDalby in Leicestershire and guestbeers are mainly from localmicrobreweries. I enjoyed a pint ofBrewsters Stilton Porter while there.

The pub has been done out in asmart, welcoming fashion similar toits other pubs but still retains aseparate bar and lounge area and agarden to the rear. It is also quite easyto reach from Derby City Centre onthe Black Cat bus service or No.11which stop almost outside the puband the Arriva No.20 which stops nottoo far away.

This is a very welcome addition toDerbys renowned Real Ale scene anda massive shot in the arm for theChaddesden area of the City andDerby Drinker wishes them well intheir new venture.

Gareth Stead


KEGS GOOD?Ped A Gree (Kegs are Bad, Right?,DD 159) gave a well-reasonedreply to my article in DD158 Craft Keg Friend or Foe?.

Theres much on which we agree. Inparticular that what matters most is howgood a beer tastes. But is good just amatter of personal taste? If an expertsays that a particular stout is excellent,would someone who prefers golden alesagree that the stout is excellent for itsstyle, but not my preferred type of beer?Ill come back to that question later.

When CAMRA started, it was very simple:real ales good; keg beers bad. Real Alewas easily defined: no added gas; able toferment in the cask. This simpledefinition, and its associated icon, thehandpump, have been key assets in thegrowth of CAMRA. But the downside isthat some brewers produce Real Alesthat many of us politely describe asuninteresting.

Craft Keg drinkers have the sameproblem. Any brewer can jump on theCraft Keg bandwagon and label amediocrity as craft. This term currentlyhas no real meaning; theres no definitionof measurable qualities that would allowthe Advertising Standards Authority torule whether the description of a beer ascraft was misleading or not. All wefirmly know is that Craft Keg is not RealAle.

But I suspect that a Real Ale drinker, whoenjoys stouts, would pretty much agreewith a Craft Keg drinker on which stouts,Real Ale or Craft Keg, are good, andwhich are mediocre. The Real Ale drinkermight dislike the relative coldness and

gassiness of the best of the Craft Kegones, and vice versa. But they would bein good implicit agreement on thequality of the recipe, ingredients andbrewing. The split comes where thebrewing lines split into the differenttypes: cask, key keg, bottled and directlypressurized keg.

To come back to the earlier question,when it comes to wine and food, webroadly agree with an expertsjudgement. As with beer, we read thereviews and buy the guides. But on topof this, the wine and food industries havedeveloped quality standards to protectproducts that are particularly good andto provide them with a brand.

There seems no reason in principle whyCAMRA, the Craft Keg movement (andthe brewers involved) could notcollaborate to setting up a commonquality brand for Craft Real Ales andCraft Keg Beers. There are many aspectsof the brewing process that can bemeasured. There are expert brewers whocan identify quality faults. There are

many professional tasters, and tens ofthousands of us enthusiastic amateurs. Itcould be funded by a small levy on everypint produced by brewers that qualify asa Craft Brewer.

The Craft Keg movement and CAMRAhave other things in common. We bothneed to promote pubs and pub-going.We both need to fight off the rising tideof cheap beers and lagers sold bysupermarkets and the ubiquitous streetcorner booze shops. We both need tosecure our futures by exciting theenthusiasm of younger drinkers.

For some, Craft Keg is the thin end of thewedge that is opening the door to aflood of (in Peg A Grees words) mass-produced, homogenous, bland beersserved in kegs. But the door is alreadyajar, and if CAMRA is not to be sweptaway on the tide of new circumstances, itwill need to adapt. Perhaps we shouldsee Craft Keg as a potential ally in agreater common cause.

Roy Gistert

Blue Monkey, Pub People andYourBus team up fora collaborative aleto encouragecustomers on buses

Local pub group, the Pub PeopleCompany, Giltbrook based breweryBlue Monkey and East Midlands buscompany YourBus have teamed up tobrew a special, one-off, limited editionale called Hop On. The distinctive brewis named to encourage drinkers to leavetheir car at home and hop on the bus totake them to their favourite wateringhole at one of the Pub Peoples venuesacross Nottinghamshire andDerbyshire.

The 4.1% pale ale is described as a quaff-able ale using British malts, loaded withGerman and American hops for a massivecitrusy flavour and aroma with a fruity dryfinish. It was officially launched at theGreat Northern in Langley Mill and will beavailable throughout March and Aprilexclusively at Pub People pubs along thevarious YourBus bus routes from Matlockto Nottingham (See advert opposite forfull list). YourBus users who have a Geniecard will also be able to get 15p off apint of Hop On at the pubs listed.


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Contact Peter Boitoult [email protected] and Dales CAMRA Branch

While being a ratherpicturesque town on thebanks of the Derwent at theedge of the Peak District NationalPark, the town also has the goodfortune to being positionedrather close to the major urbanareas of Derby, Nottingham andSheffield, and is also within easyreach of the large centres of (inno particular order) Burton-on-Trent, Chesterfield and Elton.(Where?). The reason for thissnippet of geographicinformation is to emphasise howclose we are to a vast number ofpotential beer festivals.

Rather than being spaced outover the course of a year,currently it seem our local beerfestivals are more akin to busses:none for ages then three comealong at once. The current beerfestival marathon for our areastarted last weekend (29th Jan to1st Feb), when Matlock Bathsnewest real ale emporium, theCounty and Station at the topend of North Parade, held its firstBeer Festival. This was a greatdebut festival for them, where atleast twenty real ales wereavailable at any one time.Hopefully there will be manymore.

Hot on the heels of the Countysfestival, and upping the stakes inthe real ale count (to 120), comesChesterfields annual WindingWheel Beer Festival. This isChesterfield CAMRAs premierevent, held this year on 6th to7th February. The Winding Wheelis a Tardis-like structure, lookingsmall on the outside, butextending backwards into townhall dimensions, covering threestoreys with a ballroom to boot.(Best not dance though, becausefor the duration of the festival itis a bar area so space will beseverely limited). I usuallyvolunteer to work this one,putting in a shift or two in returnfor a few beer vouchers, asouvenir glass, and a festival teeshirt. (They had me at vouchers).

One weekend after this (11th 14th Feb) and just down theroad, we have the NationalWinter Ales Beer Festival 2015 atThe Roundhouse in Derby, wherethe beer count is upped yetagain, with the advertising blurbstating At least four hundred realales available. An ideal venue fora beer festival, The Roundhouseis an iconic building builtoriginally for railway locomotivemaintenance in 1839, and nowincludes its own theatre (orsecond stillage area if yourethere for the festival). MatlockCAMRA normally organise anannual jolly to this event, notonly to attend the festival itself,but also to take the opportunityto visit some of the pubs inDerby, a city the Lonely Planetguide describes as one of thebest places to drink real ale in theworld.

The above represents just threeweekends in one year ofMatlocks available local beerfestivals. Those expecting respitefrom liquid celebration shouldlook away now. March promisesSheffield SIBA BeerX at ICESheffield (near the MotorpointArena) on 20-21st, which willfeature 250 beers, and a pledgeto show the rugby Six Nations ona very big screen on 21st. (Itsthe final round, so all six teamsplay on the same day, withEngland hosting France for hopefully - the Grand Slam). Oneweekend later sees the BurtonBeer Festival at the Town Hall(26-28 March), famed for itsastonishingly high beer countand Wurlitzer organ. This sojournnormally ends with MatlockCAMRAs annual pilgrimage toCoopers Tavern in Burton, amust-see unique pub featuring awall of gravity dispensed alesfrom the cask, and an unspoiledinterior that ale-quaffingVictorian gentlemen would feelsuitably at home in even today.

Easter sees another 2 BeerFestivals at the Boat in Cromford

MAD about Beer FestivalsMatlock is in a fortuitous location

MAD Branch Diary 19 March

MAD Monthly Meeting : County And Station,Dale Road Matlock Bath from 8pm

28 March

MAD Social Trip to Burton Beer Festival. Meet at Matlock Train Station 10:37am

and the Beer Festival at theCounty & Station in Matlock Bathfeaturing 20+ beers from 2nd 6th April. The following month(May) gives us probably Britainsmost atmospheric beer festivalat Barrow Hill Chesterfield,another railway themedextravaganza of real ale, andJune hosts the Three ValleysFestival which features a series offree busses travelling round adozen or so participating pubs inthe North Derbyshire and SouthYorkshire Dales. The largest localevent for Matlocks members isprobably Octobers NottinghamRobin Hood Festival at thecastle, where last year astaggering (literally) 1205different casks of real ale wereavailable. The quaintestfestival I hope to attend thisyear will most likely be theElton Beer Festival at theJubilee Field at Elton inDerbyshire, usually held late

July, not long after the annualDerby CAMRA Summer BeerFestival in the AssemblyRooms/Market Square.

So thats currently whats in store forour local beer festivals (so far) thisyear, and I havent even mentionedour own Matlock Summer beerfestival yet, details of which will besaved for a future issue.

And now back to geography:Excluding Burton, none of theseten beer festivals is more than 25miles out of town! Matlock mostdefinitely is in a fortuitous location.

Tony Farrington.

Matlock Camra Volunteers at chesterfield Winding Wheel 2014



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Arecent gig at the Flowerpot in Derby featured the presentincarnation of the iconic 60's band Jefferson Airplane, which forlegal reasons had to change its original name to Jefferson Starshipand was immortalised by its then lead singer Grace Slick, (whoincidentally did not call her son God, but actually gave birth to adaughter called China). Another urban myth exploded there .

Present front girl, Chicago born, Cathy Richardson, an accomplishedsinger/songwriter of some worth in her own right, ably assisted by otherAirplane founders/survivors, Paul Kantner and Dave Freiberg, apparentlythemselves real ale fans, together with later additions Donny Baldwin,Chris Smith and Cathy's partner Jude Gold the lead guitarist, belted outthe usual classic Airplane and Starship numbers as well as some of Cathy'sown Grammy nominated compositions. A sell out crowd in this popularmusic venue were well entertained.

In a brief aside moment, Real Ale fan, Cathy, noted that she had seen ourpublication Derby Drinker on the ticket table for the Flowerpot venue andexpressed a wish to appear on the front cover, she even asked if anyoneknew who could facilitate this. Well, there was one person, me, who wasthere and I was later able to, not promise a front page spread, although itwould have been nice, but would certainly forward a suitable picture forpossible publication. As we all know the home brewed real ale scene ismassive in the States and Cathy is a huge fan. She and other members ofthe band are regular Real Ale imbibers and she was happy to pose forpicture drinking some Oakham's and holding the last edition of DD.

Ian Forman

Derby Drinker Reaches for the Stars


The LocAle Scheme is a National CAMRA initiative to promote pubs that regularly stock local Real Ales. Pubs on the scheme usually display the logo either on the handpump or on a poster or sticker. Within Derby & Amber Valley the radius is 20 miles from pub to brewery.

This is the latest list of LocAle pubs:

DerbyDRINKER April/May 2013

Contact: Atholl Beattie LocAle Coordinator t: 07772 370628 e: [email protected]

DERBYAlexandraBabington ArmsBrewery Tap/Royal StandardBrunswickCrown & CushionExeter ArmsFalstaffFive LampsFlowerpotFurnaceGreyhoundLittle Chester Ale HouseMr Grundys TavernNew Zealand ArmsSeven StarsSlug and LettuceSmithfieldOld Silk MillPeacockYe Olde Dolphin Inne

AMBER VALLEYBlack Swan (Belper)Cross Keys (Turnditch)George Inn (Ripley)Holly Bush (Makeney)Hop Inn (Openwoodgate)Hunter Arms (Kilburn)King Alfred (Alfreton)King William (Milford)The Lion (Belper)Poet and Castle (Codnor)Red Lion (Fritchley)Strutt Club (Belper)Talbot Taphouse (Ripley)Tavern (Belper)Thorne Tree (Waingroves)Waggon & Horses (Alfreton)

SURROUNDING AREABell (Smalley)The Brackens (Alvaston)Coopers Arms (Weston-on-Trent)The Dragon (Willington)Harrington Arms (Thulston) Harpur's (formerly Melbourne Hotel) (Melbourne) Hope and Anchor (Wirksworth)Lawns (Chellaston)Miners Arms (Carsington)Nunsfield House Club (Alvaston)Okeover Arms (Mappleton)Queens Head (Little Eaton)Pattenmakers (Duffield)Royal Oak (Ockbrook)Royal Oak (Wirksworth)Vine Inn (Mickleover)White Post (Stanley Common)White Swan (Littleover)

CAMRA LocAle is anaccreditation scheme topromote pubs that selllocally-brewed real ale.

A Guide to...

Reduce the miles the beer you serve (or drink) travelsfrom brewery to bar.

Help the environment andsupport your local brewery!

If your pub regularly stocks local Real Ales and you would like to join the scheme then please get in touch. All accredited pubs will

receive posters, stickers and handpump crowns to display and will receive free publicity in

the Derby Drinker and on the Derby CAMRA website.

CAMRA Discount PubsAll over the Country there are hundreds of pubs offering discounts to card carrying CAMRA members and these trailblazing pubs deserve your support.

DERBY, SURROUNDING AREAS & AMBER VALLEY

Alexandra Hotel, Derby 20p off a pint, 10p off a half

Babington Arms, Derby 20p off a pint, 10p off a half Guest Ales only

Broadway, Derby 20p off a pint

Coach & Horses, Derby 15p off a pint

Crown & Cushion, Derby 10p off a pint

Five Lamps, Derby 20p off a pint

Furnace, Derby 20p off a pint

Little Chester Ale House, Derby 10p off a pint

Mr Grundys, Derby 20p off a pint, 10p off a half,

Old Silk Mill, Derby 25p off a pint

Seven Stars, Derby 20p off a pint

Slug & Lettuce, Derby 10% off a pint

Standing Order, Derby 20p off a pint, 10p off a half Guest Ales only

Smithfield, Derby 20p off a pint

Thomas Leaper, Derby 20p off a pint, 10p off a half Guest Ales only

Wardwick Tavern, Derby 20p off a pint, 10p off a half

King Alfred, Alfreton 15p off a pint

Brackens, Alvaston 15p off a pint

Cross Keys, Turnditch 20p off a pint

The Dragon, Willington 20p off a pint

George & Dragon, Belper 20p off a pint

Harpurs, Melbourne 20p off a pint

Hollybrook, Littleover 20p off a pint

Lamb Inn, Melbourne 10p off a pint, 5p off a half

Markeaton, Allestree 20p off a pint

Masons Arms, Mickleover 15p off a pint

Midland, Ripley 15p off a pint

Pattenmakers Arms, Duffield 10p off a pint and 5p off a half

Red Lion, Fritchley All real ales 2.50 a pint

Red Lion, Hollington 20p off a pint

Talbot Taphouse, Ripley 20p off house pints

White Post, Stanley Common 20p off a pint

White Swan, Littleover 20p off a pint

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DERBYAlexandraBabington ArmsBrewery Tap/Royal StandardBrunswickCrown & CushionExeter ArmsFalstaffFive LampsFlowerpotFurnaceGreyhoundLittle Chester Ale HouseMr Grundys TavernNew Zealand ArmsSeven StarsSlug and LettuceSmithfieldOld Silk MillPeacockYe Olde Dolphin Inne

AMBER VALLEYBlack Swan (Belper)Cross Keys (Turnditch)George Inn (Ripley)Holly Bush (Makeney)Hop Inn (Openwoodgate)Hunter Arms (Kilburn)King Alfred (Alfreton)King William (Milford)The Lion (Belper)Poet and Castle (Codnor)Red Lion (Fritchley)Strutt Club (Belper)Talbot Taphouse (Ripley)Tavern (Belper)Thorne Tree (Waingroves)Waggon & Horses (Alfreton)

SURROUNDING AREABell (Smalley)The Brackens (Alvaston)Coopers Arms (Weston-on-Trent)The Dragon (Willington)Harrington Arms (Thulston) Harpur's (formerly Melbourne Hotel) (Melbourne) Hope and Anchor (Wirksworth)Lawns (Chellaston)Miners Arms (Carsington)Nunsfield House Club (Alvaston)Okeover Arms (Mappleton)Queens Head (Little Eaton)Pattenmakers (Duffield)Royal Oak (Ockbrook)Royal Oak (Wirksworth)Vine Inn (Mickleover)White Post (Stanley Common)White Swan (Littleover)

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Reduce the miles the beer you serve (or drink) travelsfrom brewery to bar.

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CAMRA Discount PubsAll over the Country there are hundreds of pubs offering discounts to card carrying CAMRA members and these trailblazing pubs deserve your support.

DERBY, SURROUNDING AREAS & AMBER VALLEY

Alexandra Hotel, Derby 20p off a pint, 10p off a half

Babington Arms, Derby 20p off a pint, 10p off a half Guest Ales only

Broadway, Derby 20p off a pint

Coach & Horses, Derby 15p off a pint

Crown & Cushion, Derby 10p off a pint

Five Lamps, Derby 20p off a pint

Furnace, Derby 20p off a pint

Little Chester Ale House, Derby 10p off a pint

Mr Grundys, Derby 20p off a pint, 10p off a half,

Old Silk Mill, Derby 25p off a pint

Seven Stars, Derby 20p off a pint

Slug & Lettuce, Derby 10% off a pint

Standing Order, Derby 20p off a pint, 10p off a half Guest Ales only

Smithfield, Derby 20p off a pint

Thomas Leaper, Derby 20p off a pint, 10p off a half Guest Ales only

Wardwick Tavern, Derby 20p off a pint, 10p off a half

King Alfred, Alfreton 15p off a pint

Brackens, Alvaston 15p off a pint

Cross Keys, Turnditch 20p off a pint

The Dragon, Willington 20p off a pint

George & Dragon, Belper 20p off a pint

Harpurs, Melbourne 20p off a pint

Hollybrook, Littleover 20p off a pint

Lamb Inn, Melbourne 10p off a pint, 5p off a half

Markeaton, Allestree 20p off a pint

Masons Arms, Mickleover 15p off a pint

Midland, Ripley 15p off a pint

Pattenmakers Arms, Duffield 10p off a pint and 5p off a half

Red Lion, Fritchley All real ales 2.50 a pint

Red Lion, Hollington 20p off a pint

Talbot Taphouse, Ripley 20p off house pints

White Post, Stanley Common 20p off a pint

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DERBYAlexandraBabington ArmsBell & CastleBrewery Tap/Royal StandardBrunswickExeter ArmsFalstaffFive LampsFlowerpotFurnaceGolden EagleGreyhoundLast PostLittle Chester Ale HouseMr Grundys TavernNew Zealand ArmsOld BellOld Silk MillPeacockSeven StarsSlug and LettuceSmithfieldThomas LeaperWardwick TavernYe Olde Dolphin Inne

AMBER VALLEYBlack Swan (Belper)Cross Keys (Turnditch)George Inn (Ripley)Holly Bush (Makeney)Hop Inn (Openwoodgate)Hunter Arms (Kilburn)King Alfred (Alfreton)The Lion (Belper)Poet and Castle (Codnor)Red Lion (Fritchley)Strutt Club (Belper)Talbot Taphouse (Ripley)Tavern (Belper)Thorne Tree (Waingroves)Waggon & Horses (Alfreton)

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SURROUNDING AREABell (Smalley)Blue Bell Inn, MelbourneBlacks Head (Wirksworth)The Brackens (Alvaston)Chip & Pin, MelbourneCoopers Arms (Weston-on-Trent)The Dragon (Willington)Harrington Arms (Thulston)Harpur's (formerly Melbourne Hotel)(Melbourne)Hope and Anchor (Wirksworth)Lamb Inn, MelbourneLawns (Chellaston)Miners Arms (Carsington)Nags Head, MickleoverNunsfield House Club (Alvaston)Old Talbot (Hilton)Okeover Arms (Mappleton)Queens Head (Little Eaton)Queens Head (Ockbrook)Pattenmakers (Duffield)Royal Oak (Ockbrook)Royal Oak (Wirksworth)Vine Inn (Mickleover)White Swan (Littleover)

Alexandra Hotel, Derby 20p off a pint, 10p off a halfBell & Castle, Derby 10p off a pint, 5p off a halfBroadway, Derby 20p off a pintBrunswick Inn, Derby 20p off a pint, 10p off a halfFive Lamps, Derby 20p off a pintFurnace, Derby 20p off a pintMr Grundys, Derby 20p off a pint, 10p off a halfOld Spa Inn, Derby 20p off a pintSeven Stars, Derby 20p off a pintSlug & Lettuce, Derby 10% off a pintSmithfield, Derby 20p off a pintVictoria Inn, Derby - 30p off a pintWardwick Tavern, Derby 20p off a pint, 10p off a halfYe Olde Dolphin Inne, Derby 20p a pint discount on

selected guest beersKing Alfred, Alfreton 15p off a pintBrackens, Alvaston 15p off a pintLawns, Chellaston 10p off a pint and 5p off a halfTiger Inn, Turnditch 20p off a pintThe Dragon, Willington 20p off a pintArkwrights Bar, Belper 10p off a pint, 5p off a halfGeorge & Dragon, Belper 20p off a pintLion, Belper 20p off a pintHarpurs, Melbourne 20p off a pintHollybrook, Littleover 20p off a pintLamb Inn, Melbourne 10p off a pint, 5p off a halfMarkeaton, Allestree 20p off a pintHoneycomb, Mickleover 20p off a pintMasons Arms, Mickleover 15p off a pintNags Head, Mickleover 10% off a pintMidland, Ripley 15p off a pintMill House, Milford 10% off a pint/halfNew Inn, Shardlow 15p off a pint, 5p off a halfPattenmakers Arms, Duffield 10p off a pint and 5p off a halfRoyal Oak, Ockbrook 10p off a pint, 5p off a halfRed Lion, Fritchley All real ales 2.50 a pintRed Lion, Hollington 20p off a pintCross Keys, Swanwick 15p off a pintSteampacket, Swanwick 15p off a pintGeorge Inn, Ripley 10p off a pintPrince of Wales, Spondon 15p off a pintVernon Arms, Spondon 20p off a pintWhite Swan, Spondon 15p off a pint


Now that spring is here thoughts turn todistant pubs.

There are probably about three misquoted poemswrapped up in the title of this piece, but you know whatI mean. Its springtime, and its time to expand our drinkinghorizons!

If youve not discovered WhatPub yet, its time to do so. Geton the internet, and google to whatpub.com. Its now thevery best online pub guide. It includes 98% of the real alepubs in the country. And its free.

Most pubs are have a photograph, and are described indetail, with a list of real ales, features and facilities. There areabout 30 filters you can use to quickly find the sort of pubyou want.

So, if today you fancy a real ale pub within three miles ofBelper, with lunchtime meals, a garden and wifi, youll findabout a dozen. Or five family friendly real ale pubs, close toa bus route, with sports TV. Give it a go!

Away from home, go to the WhatPub website on yourmobile. Youll see a mobile-friendly version (shortcut it forfuture use). This will show pubs near where you are (on amap if you want). Use the filters if you need to narrow downthe choice.

Its invaluable for holidays and days out.

WhatPub is kept up to date by CAMRA members, with thehelp of licensees and any pub-goer who would like tosubmit updates (its very easy to do from the website pagefor the pub in question).

For more information, contact Stewart [email protected]

Mike Guest


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CAMRA MEMBERS' WEEKEND 2015- NOTTINGHAM

The Members Weekend is open to all CAMRA members and willbe held at The Albert Hall, North Circus Street, Nottingham,

NG1 5AA on 17th-19th April 2015. It will feature the National AGM and Conference where camra

members discuss their future policy and direction. The weekendalso offers the opportunity for members to socialise with friends

in the members bar, visit recommended pubs and go onorganised trips which include Blue Monkey,

Castle Rock, Nottingham, Flipside, Lincoln Green, Navigation,Magpie & Totally Brewed Breweries as well as a cider trip to

Charnwood Cider.Registration is now open and can be done online at

camraagm.org.uk which also includes full information about theweekend and organised trips.

Of course Nottingham is easily reached by both bus and trainfrom most places but if going from Derby the Red Arrow

bus drops you on Upper Parliament Street 5 minutes walk from the venue.

The best pub-finderfor miles!

The new CAMRA website whatpub.comfeatures 47,000 pubs, 36,000 with realale. Its free to all, works well on mobile

phones, and makes it adoddle to find pubs with thefeatures you want, wherever

you are. Give it a go!



DismalDormitories

If yours is a small community with onlyone pub, you could be at risk of losingit without warning. Pubs are closing at arate of about 1,500 per year. The onesmost at risk are those with too fewchimneypots (not enough people livingnearby), and those over which aproperty developer might salivate.

Watch out if your local would make anattractive house! Be afraid if it has a gardenon which houses could be built! Be veryafraid if its car park would suit aconvenience store! You could be about tolose the heart of your community; and noone will want to give you warning in timefor you to raise a protest.

Under current legislation, pubs can bedemolished, or converted to homes, shopsand many other uses, without planningpermission. There is no legal requirementto consult with the local community.Recent changes in the law, making itpossible for tenants of large pub owningcompanies to get fairer rents, make it likelythat the rate of closure of less profitablepubs will accelerate.

Pubs that are most at risk are those thatserve a community of less than about 900

people. This compares to an averagenumber of people per pub in the UK ofabout 1,300. There are many villagesaround Derby with fewer than 900 peopleper pub; pubs in suburbs and on estatescan also be at risk.

But your pubs fate is now in your hands.The government has recently announcedthat they will extend planning permissionto pubs registered as Assets of Community

Value (ACV). A pub listed as an ACV hasthree levels of protection. First, thecommunity gains the right to object to aplanning application. Second, it gives abreathing space, perhaps enabling thecommunity to mount a counter-bid to buythe pub. Third, it deters propertydevelopers from buying; and the pubsowners are therefore more likely todevelop it as a going concern.

The process of listing a pub as an ACV iseasy and can be found athttp://www.camra.org.uk/listyourlocal. Youcan also get help from Derby CAMRA bycontacting me (email address below) orGillian Hough ([email protected]).

In the words of one woman whose villagelost its only pub; it turned what has been avibrant community into a dismaldormitory. Your local can be the heart ofyour community, but you need to lookafter it. Protect it with an ACV (and exerciseit regularly by going down there for a pintor two).

Tim Williams, Derby Branch of CAMRA Campaigns [email protected]

Malt Shovel Spondon

Black Swan Idridgehay

Dont lose your Pub, get it registered as an Asset of Community Value.

ACV SUCCESS

ACV SUCCESS



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In his article Lost pubs of today (DerbyDrinker 159), Peter Gant asked forsuggestions of pubs that promotetraditional pub values, in particular bybeing places for social encountersbetween a wide range of people, butwhich also appeal to the moderngeneration of pub-goers.

Steve Clamp rose to the challenge:

One such is The Coach and Horses atChester Green. If CAMRA were to have aCommunity Pub of the Year award, thispub would be short-listed every year.

What sets it apart? Foremost, leadershipand management! The landlords Mick andDeb set the tone perfectly and have a clearidea of what is needed to run a successfulpub.

They connect with and support their localcommunity. Throughout the year they raisesignificant funds for needed local projects.As an example the recent Christmas raffleraised over 1200 for a defibrillator forChester Green. Pool teams, boules teamsetc. exist, and local sports clubs use thepub as their social base. The Coach and

Horses is a real community hub.

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