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Issue 176 | April / May 2014

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Chairman’s Corner

A pril has once again been designatedCAMRA’s Community Pubs Month andso I start this issue with a special

message, nay a plea, to all our pub licensees! The promotion is designed to encourage pubs toorganise events that will appeal to their localcommunity and to try new marketing initiatives,which will encourage more people into their pub.

We are asking all our pubs not to ignore thisinitiative, which seeks to raise the profile of pubgoing and increase the number of people poppingout for a pint during the month. Participatingpubs will have their event promoted by CAMRAusing social media and email, providing we areinformed of what they are planning ! If we don’tknow we can’t help. Pubs that sign up to thiscampaign will receive a free promotional pack fromCAMRA. All pubs that are in the 2014 Good BeerGuide plus those that have shown interest in theCampaign’s previous initiatives, will automatically geta free promotional Community Pubs Month Pack.

The campaign is aimed at licensees, who may notbe quite experienced in marketing, to encouragethem to try a number of different principles toattract more trade. The promotional packs includecampaign posters, empty belly posters and flyersto distribute locally. This year’s creative logo uses achameleon and the slogan ‘Great CommunityPubs – the perfect blend for everyone’. Pubs that wish to participate should go to communitypubscampaign.org.uk. As I have stated,GBG pubs will be sent a pack automatically. So, pub licensees, CAMRA has started the ballrolling; now it’s up to you to promote your pub.

CAMRA has once again run a vigorous campaignto persuade the Chancellor not to increase the taxor duty on beer. We applauded him last year forscrapping the Beer Duty Escalator and knocking apenny off the beer duty. We hope he will continue

supporting our pubs by not increasing taxes. We have the full support of over 100 MPs whochampioned beer and pubs in the scrapping of thedamaging tax.

With the coming of spring and, hopefully, warmerdays, our local pubs will be once again be lookingto hold beer festivals in their premises. There willinevitably be a few clashes but, by looking wellahead and planning, clashes with nearby eventscan be mostly be avoided, thus enabling a pub torun a very worthwhile and successful festival. We, as discerning drinkers, can try and give thesepubs as much support as possible.

It’s always good to report the re-opening of apub rather than closure, which is unfortunatelybecoming more common place. Recently known asThe Office, the Oundle Road pub, has had a newlease of life, as well as reverting to its original name,The New Inn. It is now under the stewardship ofLiam Scanlon, who has been successfully runningThe Ostrich, in the city centre, for around fouryears. Three cask ales are on offer at the time ofwriting, with more if demand needs. Live musicevents will be featured and the games room hashad a makeover along with the rest of the pub. Sky sports will encourage sports fans to come andwatch all the major games. We wish Liam goodluck in his new venture.

Finally I remind our pub licensees to let us knowif they’re planning an event during April to supportthe Community Pubs Month. We can’t give oursupport if we don’t know what you are doing !

Cheers Folks David Murray

Branch Chairman.

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PUB NEWSApril is CommunityPubs Month, thismonth of action givespubs the chance to trynew promotions andmarketing initiatives to attract more custom. Italso gives you the perfect excuse to visit your localpubs in April and to keep your eyes open for pubsin your area hosting events and supporting thecampaign.

Why not:-• Join the emailing lists for pubs in your area• Encourage your local to sign up by visitingcommunitypubsmonth.org.uk• Share any events that you find out about withfamily, friends and via social media• Visit your community pubs whenever you can inApril

26 pubs close every week. Get involved inCommunity Pubs Month this April and makesure your local isn’t next!

We have a new pub in the City!Well a pub with a new name!Actually it’s a pub that hasreverted to its old name. TheOffice, now The New Inn, onOundle Road has been taken overby Liam from the Ostrich Inn,North Street, Peterborough, whichwas runner up in this year’s Pub ofthe Year Award. The New Inn hashad a makeover inside and out. Thereare three hand pumps in use, Sharp’sDoombar being a permanent and two changingguest beers from the Enterprise range. Live music,pool table and Sky Sports are also available.

�Staying on Oundle Road, work has started on

the old Boys Head / Posh Pub turning it in to asupermarket!

The Hand & Heart in Millfield continues tobe under threat. Paul Brammer, the licensee, iscurrently negotiating new terms withEnterprise to enable the pub to become a‘free-of-tie’ house. Hopefully this will happen

and go a long way to seeing this National Heritage

Pub, the only one in Cambridgeshire, remainopen. In the mean time regulars and localCAMRA members are getting together to raise anACV.

What is an ACV I hear you ask?Under the Localism Act 2011, people

living in England can nominate a pub tobe listed as an Asset of CommunityValue. Listing your local as an ACVprovides communities with the powerto stop the clock when faced with apub going up for sale, earning valuabletime to explore options for saving thepub.

Increasing numbers of local councilsare taking into account Assets of

Community Value when considering newplanning applications against the pub. Listing apub shows the value it has to the community.

Listing your local means property developerswho are keen for a hassle-free purchase are lesslikely to show interest.

If a listed pub goes up for sale, its ACV statushas the power to postpone the sale for up to six

Pub News Around ‘Ere

Editor’s RamblingsGreetings! Short and sweet this issue, just want tosay a big “thank you” to all contributors! I askedfor input in last issue and it has been forthcoming.I certainly enjoy reading reports on trips that havebeen undertaken and feel sure that they are ofinterest to “our readers”. Scarborough, lastedition, Paris, Texas and Northern Mystery Tourthis edition! Please keep them rolling in!However it not all about trips, it’s the regular infor-mation articles as well that are of interest andhighlight the CAMRA ethos.

One last thing, give thought to joining CAMRA,or, if already a member, how about encouragingfriends or family members to join. Just take a lookat all the benefits listed on page 19 in MembershipMatters article! CAMRA has, and is, achievingreform via its campaigns and the more “active”members the greater the force behind thesecampaigns – CAMRA needs you!

CheersJB

Calling All YoungMembers!

Getting one over on your oldman has got to be a fantasticfeeling. So what better waythan to get justice for all thecurfews and his embarrassing‘dad dancing’ in public bythrashing him at a selectionof pub games. Well, on the22nd April at 8pm, I am

holding a Young Members v Old Gits GamesNight at The Dragon, Werrrington. The pubgames will include Darts, Pool, Shove Ha’penny & Bar Skittles. No prizes, but the smug look onyour face when you’ve beaten the old gits at theirown games, would be priceless! Get involved byemailing me at [email protected]

Kara Jayne Williams - Young Members Contact.

From our Editor| 5months. That’s just enough time for pubcampaigners to gather together a suitable bid tobuy the pub and run it as community-owned.

If you believe your local is in any danger why notraise an ACV? More details can be found atwww.camra.org.uk /listyourlocal or get in contactand as a local branch, we will be more than happyto help.

The Crown, New England is hosting a competi-tion to find Peterborough and District Real AleExpert 2014. This will involve “blind tasting”rounds to be held during April /May. All firstround winners being invitedto the final which will be aquiz due to be held onSaturday 7th June.Questions will be beer-and-brewing related. Thewinner will receive anengraved shield. Furtherdetails will appear inlocal media.

In Stamford work hasstarted on the new Wetherspoons pub, TheStamford Post, which is due to open on 27thMay.

�The Black Bull in Whittlesey has reopenedagain after a short period of closure. The peoplefrom the New Crown have taken over the runningof the pub.

�Charters will be celebrating its Annual EasterBeer Festival from 5:00pm on Thursday 17thApril to Monday 21st April 2014. The venue will beserving a selection of over 35 real ales and 15ciders from inside the barge. The popular weeklyQuiz Night will take place as usual on Thursdayevening from 8:00pm with a selection of live musicacts booked to perform over the weekend.Children are welcome and the venue will beholding an Easter egg hunt for the youngercustomers throughout the festival weekend.

Entry to Charters Easter Beer Festival is freeand the venue would like to extend a warmwelcome to all.

Neil Holmes

On Saturday 15th February, Landlord, AndySimmonds, of The Ploughman in Werrington, waspresented with the Peterborough and DistrictCAMRA Pub of the Year Award, 2014. The eventwas very well attended by both locals andCAMRA members alike. Everyone was in partymood! There was ale in abundance, 10 real alesand 2 ciders, plus a free buffet, which was kindlysupplied by mine host! All in all an excellentevening.

This is the second time The Ploughman hasbeen voted Peterborough and District CAMRAPub of the Year. No mean feat for a pub that hashad the threat of closure hanging over it ! Thisachievement highlights the dedication and hardwork of Andy and his team and that of hissupporters.

Ploughman Werrington winsPub of the Year again!

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Presentation picture and front cover image kindlysupplied by Emma Bothamley at ESP magazine.

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Bexar County BreweryThe brewery was represented at local winter alesfestivals in Cambridge and Ely, with furtherappearances at Leicester and St Neots. The beers have been appearing in pubs andbottle shops near and far, including the House ofthe Trembling Madness in York.

A special bitter was brewed for Pub of the YearAward at the Ploughman in Werrington and aspecially commissioned birthday beer was screated for Malcolm, the most regular of regulars,at the Hand and Heart. A house beer for the IronHorse Ranch House in Market Deeping marksthe first “core” beer for the brewery and is calledProspect.

A recent ‘meet the brewer’ event at theStamford Cheese Cellar provided an excellentopportunity to present the beers to a new audi-ence. The shop is currently stocking 13 varietiesof bottled beers from the brewery.

Bexar are pursuing a series of collaborationswith other breweries including Xtreme Ales ofTurves where beer was brewed on their plant.Further ventures include Bartrams Brewery, BurySt Edmonds in early March, Hand DrawnMonkey of Huddersfield and Three Blind Mice anew brewery in Ely.

The Brewery will continue to brew new andexisting beers but will also begin to revisit oldfavourites. A wooden barrel-ageing program will alsobegin in March with a Strong Dark Beer beingbrewed and then aged in a hogshead for a year.National press coverage was achieved in the newCraft Beer Rising magazine with a three page article.

ElgoodsSpring Challenge is the new seasonal for Marchand April to replace Warrior. It will be a lightHoppy ale at 3.7%.

The only other news is the Keg Irish Stouttrialled recently is now a permanent feature.

Hopshackle Brewery - Market DeepingThe third fermenter is now operational enablingan extra two brews per month. A new beer calledZEN 3.8% abv, a traditional English bitter, is nowavailable. Hopshackle beers are being suppliedregularly to The Vine, Market Deeping; TheWilloughby Arms, Little Bytham; The GreenMan, Jolly Brewer and Tobie Norris in Stamford;The Crown, Peterborough and The Blue Bell,Easton On The Hill.

The full selection of Hopshackle Bottled Beersare available permanently at The StamfordCheese and Wine Cellar.

Hopshackle Brewery has a very good relationshipwith their new neighbours Simon and Tom at StarBrewing, regularly helping each other out. Maybewe can encourage an exciting collaboration brew!

Mile Tree BreweryMile Tree Brewery are expecting a busy time asThe Secret Garden Touring Park opened on the1st March. A hop garden has been created in theMile Tree Kitchen Garden, a new venture that isbeing run by Danny Seeley where a “hedgerow”variety of hop called First Gold has been plantedwith the view of producing green hop beer in thenext few years. Strawberry Blonde and Wellstreambeers are both back by popular demand and willbe brewed throughout the spring and summer.The 1850 Porter proved so successful in bottlesthat it will now be produced in cask. The brewerywill be represented at the following:- ChartersEaster Beer Festival, Cambridge Beer Festival andEly Folk Festival and will also be present atSacrewell Farm Spring Fayre, St Georges DayFestival, March, Midsummer Fayre, Chatteris andthe Ely Eel Festival.

Nene Valley BreweryNene Valley beers will now be a regular feature inthe Talbot Inn, Oundle and have returned to theShip, Oundle. Sales Director, John Blythin, isgradually making his way into pubs in the brancharea looking to introduce himself to potentialcustomers.

Brewing has been going on apace to replenishstocks which were depleted over Christmas.Thursday 30th January saw the first Beer of theMonth club of 2014 and some 30 plus soulsbraved the elements to savour two new brews aswell as all of the regular brews. Big Bang Theory,a 5.2% golden beer, more heavily hopped thanother Nene Valley brews, was well received withpositive comments heard all evening. The othernew brew was a variation on Jim’s Little Brotherbut brewed using a saison yeast. The spicinesswas a revelation and proved an antidote to theinclement weather.

Nene Valley Brewery were enthusiasticexhibitors at Craft Beer Rising 2014 which tookplace at the old Truman Brewery, Ely’s Yard, 15Hanbury St, London, from 21 to 23 February. Inall they took with them 5 beers, Australian Pale(4.4%), DXB (4.6%), Big Bang Theory (5.3%),Starless & Bible Black (6.5% - bottle-strength)and Fenland Farmhouse Saison (7.2%), describedas a “Mutant Belgian Blond Ale”.

Oakham AlesOakham Belong to Glasgow! Oakham Alesrecently won two ‘Battle of the Brewers’ competi-tions at the Hengler’s Circus, one of Glasgow’seight Weatherspoon outlets, and from this wereinvited to have their own Glasgow Festival spreadaround all eight pubs, due to the popularity of thebeers. They supplied each pub with ten differentbeers from their core and occasional range over anine day period from 10th February selling a totalof 120 firkins (9 gallon barrel), of beer.

An overnight stay in the city by the draymenmeant the pubs received beer delivered directlyfrom the brewery. This was well received by thecompany. The whole venture proved an over-whelming success. Oakham Ales now have fiveoutlets in Scotland in The Oakademy scheme,one in Glasgow and four in Edinburgh. The totalnationwide membership is now over 250.

A couple of new beers will be available duringMarch and April with Don’t Panic 4.1% availablefor Oakademy pubs and Curmudgeon 4.5% thenew second quarter seasonal offering.

As promised at the end of last year, Green DevilI.P.A. will soon be available again in bottles butthe Real Ale in a Bottle version, in 660ml bottlesis no more. It will now be a filtered beer in 500mlbottles like the rest of the bottled range. Quitesimply, the supermarkets weren’t interested in thebigger version so downsizing it is. Put it at thetop of the weekly shop.

Star Brewing CompanyNewly relocated Star brewery hit the groundrunning since taking up new premises in MarketDeeping. Their first seasonal brew Astral 4.4%sold out within the first week. Their secondseasonal ale Cosmos 3.9%, a dark hoppy bitterwill be available shortly and is be followed in Aprilwith Dark Matter, a 4.4% stout.

All the stable beers have been brewed since theyopened last month and have been flying out ofthe door faster than Simon can brew.

They have also been “doing their bit” for charityand have brewed and bottled a beer named afterinspirational Head Teacher, Martin Bacon, whodied of a brain tumour in May of last year. (seepage 13).

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As we understand it 48 cases of this beer havealready been produced, with proceeds going to SueRyder Hospice, Thorpe Hall, where Mr Bacon wastreated before his death.

Tydd SteamThe latest beer from Will is Learning to Fly whichis 4.0% ABV, a golden, hoppy beer.The first batch sold very well. Cock, a dark mild,has just been brewed and Stargazer will makeanother appearance in the near future.Will supplied beer for the Ely Beer Festival whichwas held in February.

Xtreme AlesThe brewery has been busy, with their festivalspecial for the Ely Beer Festival “Etheldreda”selling out. In addition to their beer being sold inthe Letter B in Whittlesey, the Vine at Coates willalso be stocking Xtreme Ales.

There are a number of beer festivals which will bestocking Xtreme beers including:-

Leicester Beer Festival. A collaboration chocolate stout brewed with BexarCounty called ‘Co Co Cuckoo’ at 6.7% and afestival special called ‘Ligore’ at 4.3% which is lightand hoppy.

Iron Horse Ranch House Beer Festival. Running between 11th and 13th April, this festivalwill launch the ‘Double Five’, a golden ale brewedwith 5 different Malts and 5 different Hops.

Hand & Heart, St Georges Day Beer Festival.There will be three pins, a 5% Chocolate Stout andtwo yet unnamed new beers.

Coalheavers Beer Festival. There will be a light and hoppy festival specialproduced.


Brewery NewsContinued

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Friends of an ‘inspirational’ head teacher who diedfrom a brain tumour last year have raised a toastin his memory by producing a beer named afterhim. Colleagues of Martin Bacon who led NenePark Academy as principal have launched thedrink entitled MBA Martin Bacon Ale.

The beer which is being made at the StarBrewing Company in Market Deeping will raisefunds for the Sue Ryder Thorpe Hall Hospice,where Mr Bacon was treated before he died inMay aged 46. The Brew was dreamt up anddesigned by his colleagues at CambridgeshireMeridian Academies Trust (CMAT) who thoughtit would be a perfect tribute to Mr Bacon, whowas a real ale fan.

Tom Marriott, joint owner of the Star BrewingCompany said, “We were contacted by CMATand thought it was a great idea, so we were happyto get involved. The first 400 bottles have already

sold out and we’re currently producing the secondbatch.” It’s a golden 4.4% best bitter which is quitehoppy and has been made using Australian andEuropean Hops.

The tribute on the label reads, “Martin Baconwas a truly inspirational Teacher and leader whowas passionate about education and about gettingthe very best out of every student. He was also areal ale fan who had many of his most innovativeideas after a couple of pints of the real stuff”.

The beer comes in boxes of 12 and costs £30.£10 per box goes to Sue Ryder Thorpe Hall

Hospice. To order contact Star Brewing Co on01778 380480 or email Clive [email protected]

Mike BlakesleyPress Officer

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When we recently visited Paris weexpected to be met by the usual sea ofKronenbourg and Carling when we

wanted to have a beer, but we were pleasantlysurprised to find that the artisanal beer scene inParis is starting to grow. The main object of ourtrip was to visit and catch up with our friendsKay and Josh Reid. They are former landlord andlandlady of the award winning Fullers pub, TheChequers in Chipping Norton. Having retiredfrom the trade they are now travelling roundFrance in a Dutch Barge, but they moor up forthe winter in Paris. We hadn’t set out with theintention of writing an article for BAE, but havingfound a couple of bars that serve a selection ofartisanal beers, we thought we would share ourmemories for any of you who are planning a visitto Paris.

The first night we were led by our friends to abar called Express de Lyon, which can be foundat 1 Rue de Lyon, 75012 Paris, very close to Garede Lyon Station. Here they have a selection of atleast 12 “pression” artisanal beers fromthroughout Europe, together with a good selec-

tion of bottled beers. Val was very impressed bythe Wheat is the New Hops, a 6% very fruitywheat beer from Copenhagen, and I enjoyed abeer called Home. I have forgotten where it wasbrewed, but it was a fine 7.5% American IPA stylebeer.

On our second day, whilst walking from theEiffel Tower towards the Arc de Triomphe wecame across a bar advertising itself as having amicrobrewery. So, being foot-sore and thirsty wedecided to drop in for a rest and a beer. It wascalled Frog XVI and can be found at 110 bis,Avenue Kleber, 75016, Paris. It turns out to be oneof a chain of six microbrewery pubs in Paris.Their website is www.frogpubs.com. There theyhad a choice of six beers, all between 4.2% and5.2%ABV, some with appropriate names such asInseine, Dark de Triomphe and Parislytic. It seemed too much of a choice really, but thiswas resolved when a very friendly barman gave usa sample tray of each of the beers. We bothsettled on a beer called Ginger Twist 4.2% withlots of ginger and a hint of orange.

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An Unexpected Pleasure

The last, but certainly the best bar we found wascalled Le Super Coin at 3 rue Baudelique, 75018,Paris, just north of Montmartre.(www.supercoin.net). It’s a tiny bar with basicfurnishing, but with a fantastic atmosphere. Wegot there for happy hour, 17:00-20:00, some hour!

The place was heavingwith young Frenchpeople of both sexes,almost all of themtucking in to the beer.All seemed very friendlyand the young ladybehind the bar was veryhelpful. Here they have

only three pression taps, but an ever changingselection of between 50 and 60 bottled beers,mostly from France. To help you choose, theyhave a printed beer menu, but it is only in French.On their pression pumps, when we were there,they had an 8% American IPA style beer calledFrappadingue from Brasserie des Garrigues inthe Gard region. This was the beer we both chose,and I have to say, it’s one of the best beers I havetried recently. On the other pumps they had a6.5% chocolate flavoured stout called Fièvre deCacao brewed by Brasserie Thiriez from theNord-Pas-de-Calais region and a true pilsner typebeer from the Czech Republic called PivovarKout Na Sumade. We only intended to stop for a“demi”, but ended up having an extra pint and ahalf.

The beers all cost between 6 and 10 euros for apint, with the cheapest being at Le Super Coin,but when you are getting an 8% beer that’s not toobad. And don’t be put off by the myth that theFrench won’t talk English to you, we found that ifwe made the effort to talk to them in French,especially about beer, most were more than happyto carry on in English.

Finally, we found that Paris is to hold theInternational Paris Beerweek Festival from May24 to June 1, 2014.

Leigh and Val Shepherd

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Now in its fourth year, the Norwich City of AleFestival which has become a firm favourite for alelovers across the UK, will run from 22 Maythrough to 1 June, 2014. Last year 42 Norwichpubs served 229 cask ales brewed by 36 localbreweries during the ten-day festival. A total of57,000 pints were enjoyed. Whilst all this evidencepoints to a highly successful festival, organisers arekeen not to rest on their laurels, but to ensurethat 2014 is better and packed with more brewsand more events.

“Norwich and its Norfolk hinterland have somuch going for them with a fine, historic city,compact enough to be walkable, lots of welcomingreal ale pubs and over thirty local breweriesproducing a great range of ales from mainly localmalts and grains,” Dawn Leeder, co-chair of Cityof Ale explained.

As well as the 229 cask ales last year’s festivaloffered 133 events ranging from beer tastings,mystery tours on the City of Ale bus, a pubtreasure hunt and a local brewery pop-up shop.More details at www.Cityofale.org.uk /2014.

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Celebrating Fine Ale in the Fine City 2014

Once again Peterborough CAMRA Cricket will behaving a summer packed full of competitive games,sandwich and cake based teas, and not forgettingbeer. Below are the fixtures arranged to date,minus the mid-week league games, which will notbe known until April. This year’s tour is toCanterbury & Kent during the first weekend ofJuly, when we will be playing a 20/20 match on theFriday against Littlebourne, and either 40 over ortimed games against Selling and DoverCosmopolitan. For the third year we will beplaying our home matches at Orton Park.Spectators are welcome at all matches - just don’texpect a free tea!

If you feel up for a laugh, beer or even to seri-ously play cricket, drop Matt Mace an email [email protected] or call him on 07809629241. For further information on games and oursocial events please look us up on Facebook or theECB Play Cricket website.

Matt Mace

Date Home Team Venue13/04/2014 Orton Park CC - Friendly XI A

20/04/2014 Old Eastonians CC - Friendly XI A

27/04/2014 Bourne Optomists - Friendly XI A

04/05/2014 Upwood CC - Friendly XI A

05/05/2014 Wansford in England - 1st XI A

11/05/2014 Southwick Strokers - 1st XI A

18/05/2014 Braybrooke CC - Braybrooke A

25/05/2014 Elton Park - Friendly XI A

01/06/2014 Rushden Wanderers - Friendly XI H

08/06/2014 Welney Croft CC - 1st XI A

15/06/2014 Motley Crew - Friendly XI A

22/06/2014 Witham-on-the-Hill CC - Friendly XI A

29/06/2014 Pytchley CC - 1st XI H

04/07/2014 Littlebourne CC - Midweek XI A

05/07/2014 Selling CC - Saturday XI A

06/07/2014 Dover Cosmopolitans CC - 1st XI A

13/07/2014 Elton Park - Friendly XI A

Peterborough CAMRA Cricket: Canterbury and all that for 2014!

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There are many reasons for joining CAMRA: campaigning to help save pubs and breweries which are underthreat of closure; for the right to receive a Full Pint; lobbying Parliament to reduce duty on beer; reduced priceor free entry to many of the CAMRA beer festivals around the country. These are very good reasons for joiningCAMRA, but do you know what other benefits there are as a CAMRA member. Here is a brief description ofmost of the benefits which members enjoy. More details, and conditions applied, are available on the CAMRAwebsite (www.camra.org.uk).

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A chance to visit the USA is an offer I havetrouble refusing, especially if one of the reasons isbeer. As most will know we have a Texan brewercalled Steve Saldana in Peterborough and hisunusual and aggressive brews at Bexar CountyBrewery have caused quite a stir, not only locally,but also further afield. It was with this in mindthat I thought it would be a good idea to find outwhere he gets his inspiration, and as the gent hailsfrom San Antonio it seemed a perfect place tostart.

Despite travelling around bits of the USA, Texashas remained a mystery to me. My idea of what itwould look like was probably based upon a diet ofhorse operas featuring John Wayne speaking slowlywhile sitting on a horse or Jimmy Stewart speakingeven slower, also on a horse. One thing was forcertain, Texas is big and San Antonio likewise. Thecity is widely spread, is about three times the sizeof Rutland and its close proximity to the Mexicanborder makes for a blend of cultures with manyresidents being bi-lingual.

The microbrewery explosionWhile much of the US has seen the growth ofmicrobreweries gather pace, Texas got off to a bitof a slow start but things are changing, and fast.San Antonio has seen nine breweries start up inthe last three years with two in the last sixmonths. An early upstart was Ranger Creek whoare providing some truly inspirational brews forthe beer drinkers around the Lone Star State. It was while visiting the brewery back in 2011 thatSteve made the acquaintance of Rob Landerman,the head brewer, who no doubt introduced him toa few new ideas. (Rob has now moved on andstarted his own brewery in Boise, Idaho calledWoodland Empire Ale Craft). The current crew atRanger Creek made our trio of beer drinkers verywelcome and several visits were arranged for thecoming days. One of the reasons for our visit,apart from drinking all that lovely beer, was to givea presentation to a collection of local brewers, barowners and home brewers later in the week. Thesubject of our talk was to be ‘Cask ConditionedBeers’ which some may think is a bit erroneousconsidering that the US of A doesn’t have any,but things are changing fast with a number of bars

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TEXASThree go mad in

now going out of their way to source one-off casksfor their customers.

With a few days to spare before the presentationit was time to engage our auxiliary livers, hit thetown and see what the city could offer in the wayof beer and skittles or whatever the Texan equiva-lent was. I assumed that there’d be an absence ofJohn Wayne films, so craft beer and excellent foodwould make suitable alternatives.

There are a wealth of new establishmentsstarting up in the city including the aforementionedRanger Creek, who have set a small area aside tofunction as a ‘Tap Room’ . This appears to be thenorm for small breweries as this saves the expenseof setting up a separate pub or bar in anotherlocation. Our next port of call after Ranger Creekwas Branchline Brewing which also has a taproom serving a wide range of homemade beers.From my Belgian Style IPA soaked pages in mynotebook I can just decipher that there werearound 10 beers on offer, one of which was ablonde ale infused with mandarin and cranberries!As I knew my request for a pint of bitter was goingto be met with a blank stare I opted for theirWoodcutter Rye IPA, as did my son Rob, whoseenthusiasm for American beers was as unrestrained as only an 18 year old could be, whenconfronted with lots of strong beers being paid forby Dad!

Next on our list of breweries to visit was BustedSandal who started in August 2013. Here we weremet with a choice of El Robusto Stout,Headlights IPA and Slippery Rock IPA all ofwhich were superb and comfortably sampled intheir tap room (I knew the idea would catch on!).It was here that we had an impromptu brewery

tour, guided by the brewer, before retiring back tothe tap room where we were looked after by Seth,our barman for the evening.

There are also a number of specialist beer barsthat were worth a visit including the ‘Cove’ whichdescribes itself as a bar, restaurant, laundromatand carwash! It actually has two bars, one ofwhich only served Texan beers which I though wasa good a reason as any to prop it up for most ofthe evening !

Working on the idea that you should never eaton an empty stomach you should always havefood after drinking beer. In San Antonio the choiceis vast, diverse and tasty. A favourite with locals isa well used establishment called Freebird who willcreate a burrito to your personal requirementswhich can range in size from ‘small wimpy Englishguy size’ to something the size of a piano. Ideal forsoaking up craft beers apparently. An abundanceof BBQ restaurants can also be found around thecity which serve beef in many guises and very largeportions. I’m not sure how much meat is eaten inTexas but I’d bet the state line announces‘Welcome to Texas, no vegetarian options available’.

Show timeOur presentation was to be a game of two halveswith Texas Steve providing the ‘how to brew’ partwhile yours truly would follow up the rear with‘how to look after cask conditioned ales’. YoungRob would be on standby to drink beer just incase nobody turned up. You will of course bewondering how an 18 year old can drink when theofficial age for consuming alcoholic beverages is 21?The answer is very simple. An exemption exists in

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Texas State Law which says that anyyoungster can prop up the bar and havea beer if accompanied by Mum or Dadand, of course, it also dependsupon whether his homework hasbeen completed beforehand.

But I digress. For the occasionwe had pre-arranged to havesome of Ranger Creek’sOatmeal Pale Ale racked off intoa cask some weeks prior to ourarrival. Specific instructionswere given regarding how tolook after the casks, keepingthe temperature at a steady13 degrees C and not movingthem about, venting and tapping thebeers would be handled by ourselves. We had alsoarranged with Branchline Brewing, to producetheir Woodcutter Rye IPA in cask version anddeliver to Ranger Creek for sampling at the event.

We had visited Ranger Creek several times justto make sure all was going according to plan, andof course have a quick sample of their beers,purely for quality control reasons you understand.About fifty or so interested people had gathered atthe brewery for our gig and a wonderful buzz ofenthusiasm and beer talk filled the air. We hadsufficient time to sample a beer or two and chatto visitors from all over the city, some had evendriven from a brewery near Austin about a 80miles away just for the event.

Ranger Creek’s Head Brewer, Holland, gave anintroduction and Steve launched into his lightlypolished presentation about how he brews hisbeers in the UK and how the market differs fromthe US. The evening flowed along nicely with a fullspectrum of intelligent questions from the gath-ered throng which was very encouraging. My ‘Howto Look after Cask Beer’ went pleasingly wellfollowed by a flurry of relevant questions, rangingfrom carbon dioxide levels to Race Spiles andCask Breathers. There was also quite an interestin how the pub and brewery trade is carried out inthe UK. Our talk concluded in good time and so

there was enough time to chat amongst thebrewers and bar owners with promises to visittheir establishments in the next few days.Requests we were only too happy to comply

with!

The idea of cask beers certainly raised someinterest and many of the new breweries are alreadyembracing innovative ideas to provide cask beer.The use of casks provides a way of making addi-tions to standard brews as breweries use a sealedsystem which moves beer from conditioning tanksstraight to kegs under a low CO2 pressure makingit difficult to modify part of the brew. Rackingsome off to a cask or two gives a great opportunityto come up with new themes for their beers andhas already been adopted by a number of localbreweries. Some of the additions used have rangedfrom additional hops and fruit to herbs and spicesgiving a whole new direction to their beers.

Cask beer in the US will continue to makeappearances in specialist bars but it will remain aniche product and the chances of it appearing inmainstream bars is minimal. But then they didsay that about real ale in Britain 35 years ago!

Our thanks to all of the brewers and bar ownersfor their hospitality during our short stay.Hopefully we can revisit in the near future, and ifthey need volunteers to help run a cask beerfestival we’ ll be at Heathrow before you can sayOatmeal Pale Ale!

Steve Williams

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DIARY DATESAPRILMonday 7th Committee meeting.Palmerson Arms, Oundle Road. 8.30pm.All branch members welcome, please bringmembership card.

Tuesday 22nd Young Members Night – Pubgames night at The Dragon, Werringtonbetween Young Members Section and therest of the branch. Games will include Darts,Pool, Skittles and Shove Ha’penny. Pleasecontact Young Members Contact, KaraWilliams, if you would like to take part.

MAYWednesday 7th Committee meeting. Venueto be confirmed.8.30pm.All branch members welcome, please bringmembership card

Saturday 10th Mighty Micro’s 3. StarBrewery, Bexar County and Mile Tree.Depart Brewery Tap 11.00 am return by 8pm.Cost £10 (No food included in cost). To bookcontact Social Secretary, John Hunt.

BEER FESTIVALSAPRILFriday 11th - Sunday 13thIron Horse Skool of Rock & Roll. Live musicand beer festival weekend.

Thursday 17th - Tuesday 29thPig and Hog Spring Beer Festival, splitbetween the Pig and Falcon and Hog andPartridge in St Neots.

Thursday 17th - Wednesday 23rdHand and Heart St Georges Beer Festival

Friday 18th - Monday 21stRose and Crown, March- Easter BeerFestival, 20+ real ales and ciders

Sunday 20th Fun Day and Easter BeerFestival at Peterborough Conservative Clubon Broadway. Food and music. Everyonewelcome.

Wednesday 23rdCock Inn, Werrington St Georges Day BeerFestival

MAYThursday 1st - Sunday 4th Coalheavers Spring Beer Festival. 50+ real ales,cider and perry. Jamaican BBQ on Sunday.

Thursday 22nd May - Sunday 1st JuneNorwich City of Ale (see advert opposite)

Friday 23rd - Monday 26thBlue Bell, Easton on the Hill Beer Festivaland Fete. 24+ local ales and ciders

Thursday 29th May - Sunday 1st JuneWoolpack, Stanground - Beer Festival with10 real ales and live music

JUNESaturday 7thKings Head, Apethorpe - Bavarian Beer andFood Festival. Live music, real ale, and GermanLagers, Hog Roast and German Food.

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It is with great sadness that we have to report thepassing on of one of our most sincere memberswho helped us for many years at the PeterboroughBeer Festival. Malcolm Sargent was a dedicatedvolunteer who was involved mainly in the buildingand maintenance of the PBF as part of the logis-tics and site team. Very often a friendly rivalrywould be played out by Malcolm and ‘his crew’against some of the other volunteers involved in

the professional setting up of the festival. Never aman to shirk any task put before him, he wouldenthusiastically set to, making sure the job wasdone to his satisfaction. Whilst the festival wasopen he was part of the ‘crash force’ who sortedout any problems that arose during the festivalwith vigour. As a retired maintenance engineer hisskills and know how came to the fore in solvingmany of these “problem” tasks.

Last year we were aware that Malcolm was notin the best of health and could not spend asmuch time at the festival as he had done in thepast. We learnt later in the year that he wasadmitted to hospital with serious problems. It wasnevertheless still a shock to hear of his rapid dete-rioration and passing. We send our condolencesto his wife and family for their sad loss. The photoalongside this report is a typical one showingMalcolm at his best doing what he loved to beinvolved in. We shall all miss ‘The Sarge’.

DM.

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Goodbye Sarge

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T he latest leg of The Coalheavers Armstour party`s quest for beer utopia was tobe a mystery trip with only myself and

the boss having any clue as to where we weregoing. Having concocted the trip about 3 monthsago I wondered if I would be able to keep it asecret for such a long time. As it happened, noone had a clue until we were almost there.

Several days before we went I set up a sweep-stake of 22 potential places we could feasibly getto in less than 2 hours 45 minutes for less than£24 and where there were plenty of good beerguide listed pubs. On arrival at the train stationthe crew were instructed to go to platform 5 forthe 8.52 train. Everyone whose sweepstake destination involved a change at Birmingham werenow getting excited thinking the prize money wouldbe theirs and all those whose chosen destinationwas North looked decidedly crestfallen. Fourminutes before the train was due I told them wewere really going from platform 4 right down the farend. A very conniving move on my part I thought.

We were on the Leeds train but were we going toLeeds or would we change at Grantham orRetford or Doncaster? Still they did not know.Arriving at Leeds we had a 40 minute wait so had

a quick pint in the station’s Wetherspoons. Itreally wasn`t very good. Even at this point thegroup still had no clue as to where they weregoing. You can get anywhere from Leeds. I knew Icouldn`t keep it from them much longer as weboarded the train that would terminate atSkipton. Were we going to Skipton or were wegoing to one of the stops en route such asKeighley, home to Timothy Taylor’s Brewery, orworld heritage town Saltaire or even Shipley? Aswe passed by all of those stops it soon becameclear that we were going to Skipton and I thinkeveryone was more than happy with that asSkipton is great. It sounds like a small Yorkshirevillage but it is actually a fairly big town and hasloads of pubs, even though we were only going tovisit two of them. Part 2 of the mystery tour waswhere else would we be going?

First pub of the day was The Woolly Sheepwhich was a lovely old pub owned by TimothyTaylor’s Brewery. They carried the entire range ofTaylor’s beers and also Saltaire Brewery’s Hopfenand Blonde. All of the Taylors beers were inimmaculate condition. A chalkboard on the wallproclaimed the pub had sold 1487 pints of TimTaylor’s beers last week. I had the BoltmakersBitter which was as good a beer as we had all day.

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The pub was quite busy even at 11.40 in themorning and had a great outdoor area that couldprobably seat 40 people and there was an outsidebar, or “Baaa”, as it was called for the pubs beerfestival. The pub was called Woolly Sheep after all !

Two minutes away down a small alleyway waspub number 2, the fantastic Narrowboat. Onoffer here were 8 beers such as DurhamColumbus IPA and Cocoa Stout, Ilkley MaryJane, Saltaire Hopfen, O`Kells Bitter and CopperDragon Golden Pippin and once again all were intop form. We were there about 12.15 and it wasgetting quite busy but there were plenty of staff onduty, all of whom were very friendly, chatty andknowledgeable about their products. Somethingone or two Peterborough pubs I can think ofshould try.

The next stop was possibly the biggest hit of theday, Skipton Pie and Mash Shop. We always get abit peckish after 2 or 3 pints, so 20 of usdescended on the shop, though we did give themprior warning, and the food there was wonderful.£4.50 for a choice of about 8 pies including vege-tarian, mash or chips, mushy peas and gravy orliquor. If you ever go to Skipton, do go to the Pieand Mash Shop.

Time now to get back on the train for Leeds,and it was a bit of a sprint for a few of the crewwho cut it a bit fine. We were on the Leeds trainbut where were we going now? As it happens itwas to be the world heritage site of Saltaire. Halfof Saltaire was built by mill owner Titus Salt tohouse his workers. When he was alive he wouldnot allow any pubs in the town as he didn`t agreewith alcohol and didn’t want his workers perform-ance diminished by the effects of beer. LuckilyTim Taylor’s Landlord was available along withKelham Island Back to Black, Ossett TreacleStout and Jester, Fernandes Gold and KirkstallPale and once again all were spot on even thoughthey were scrunched out through a sparkler. Thereare a few pubs there now, the best of which isFanny`s Ale and Cider House. Yes, it is as good asit sounds. Fanny`s is an old multi roomed pub stillrunning on gaslight. There is a slight gassy smell

as you enter but you soon get used to it. It`s quitea dark but atmospheric pub though could do witha touch of re-decorating, but a really great place.We all know that they would remove the sparkler ifasked but sometimes it’s just easier to keep themon. When in Rome etc. It’s a North South dividethat will never change.

My Google map reckoned the next pub was a 15minute walk away but was nearer to 30. Good oldGoogle maps! However, it did lead us to a greatpub, The Junction at Baildon. Six times BradfordPub of the Year in the last 10 years alone andhome to The Junction Brewery. Yes, a brewpub inthe middle of nowhere. It’s a large old building with3 or 4 rooms and just a great atmosphere. All theregulars reckon it’s the best pub for miles aroundand they could well be right. This was madebetter by the fact they were showing the Englandv All Blacks on TV. Rugby Union up North!!!Only one of their own beers was on, JunctionBlonde along with local, for us, Oakham JHB andElgoods Apocalypse Cow and also Fullers ESB,Saltaire Blonde and Rudgate Hagars Mash. Yetagain, all good though nobody tried our own localbeers. Why would we?

Last pub was the recently opened Fox just nextto Shipley station. I believe it opened at the endof September and is owned by the former ownerof the Salamander Brewery, and as such, there arenormally 1 or 2 Salamander beers on. Other beerson during our visit were Wold Top Wold Gold,Saltaire Hazelnut Coffee Porter and Saddlers JPA.This is a small place, but handily only 30 secondsfrom the station. Yet again, the beers were goodand they have an impressive selection of bottledbeers from around the world. The 8% Guinnesswas superb. If all Guinness tasted that way Iwould drink it all the time.

Usually on our trips there will be a pub that is abit weaker than others and we usually get at leastone dodgy pint but not this time, all the pubsand all the beers were great, I would recommend itto anyone.

Dave Botton.

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New managers Shirlie and Fernando haverecently moved to Helpston and refurbished thisfriendly characterful pub bringing a hint of Spain.

The Bluebell is now offering an extensive foodmenu combining the English dishes you love witha tasty Spanish twist. From haddock & chips tothe social enjoyment of sharing authentic tapas.

Nine intrepid CAMRA members ventured into thewilds of Lincolnshire, namely Market Deeping, onthe night of the 24th February, in order to presenta LocAle Accreditation Certificate, to an innovativeFather and Daughter team.

The venue was the “Iron Horse Ranch House”,in the High Street, which is predominantly anAmerican themed restaurant with an added edge.

Richard & Verity Swinscoe have managed tocombine a varied menu of tasty, good value food,with the addition of four real ales, milk shakes,craft beers and the list goes on! What is particu-larly impressive is their dedication to LocAle, withnormally 3 out of 4 beers qualifying for the LocAlescheme. They are planning a LocAle Beer Festival,for the weekend commencing 11th April 2014 whichshould be a fantastic event, so watch the diarydates or Peterborough CAMRA Facebook forupdates.

There are also plans to have a permanent BexarCounty Beer on sale, which I believe is exclusive tothem.

The winning formula at the moment seems to bethat all are welcome, beer lovers, diners, and youngteenagers enjoying a milk shake.

A really good night was had by all, and as it wasthe first award made in my new role, I was pleasedto have my predecessor alongside me for theevening. Thank you, John Rice, for your support.

Richard & Verity were kind enough to supply usall a complimentary pint of LocAle, and a finespread of American style nibbles which were verytasty and welcome. I sincerely wish them thesuccess they deserve, and am looking forward to areturn visit.

David L McLennanPeterborough & District Locale Coordinator

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I would like to introduce myself as the newlyappointed LocAle Coordinator for Peterboroughand District CAMRA. My name is DaveMcLennan and I have recently taken over fromJohn Rice, who has reluctantly resigned from therole due to ill health. He will certainly be a hard actto follow and I shall have difficulty in achieving hislevel of commitment and dedication, although I willtry my hardest. I would also like to take thisopportunity to extend my regards and thanks toJohn who has supported and assisted me duringthe commencement of my role.

Both my wife Tracy and I are keen real ale drinkersand CAMRA members. We have lived in Peterboroughsince 1997and were former landlord and landlady ofthree establishments in the area between 1997 and2008 namely:-The Carpenters Arms, Crowland, 1997-2002The Golden Pheasant, Etton, 2002-2004The Palmerston Arms, Peterborough, 2004-2008

We have now returned to our full time careers and areenjoying the industry from the other side of the bar!

I have, with my wife’s help, embarked on agradual tour of LocAle accredited establishmentswithin the area to introduce myself to participatingLicensees, provide latest promotional materialsand to sample some of their fine wares. We areboth enjoying this immensely. If you are aLicensee and have not, as yet, had a visit, oneshould be imminent.

If there are establishments in the area that arenot yet involved and who would like to join or toreceive information on the scheme, please do nothesitate to contact me. I will be more than happyto meet you at your premises and explain criterianecessary to become LocAle accredited.

I am also brewery Liaison Officer for StarBrewery, now of Market Deeping. I would like towish both Simon and Tom success in their localventure and look forward to drinking their ales atestablishments in our area.

David L McLennanPeterborough & District Locale Coordinator

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Those CAMRA members who actually read What’sBrewing will have noticed regular references to ‘BeerScoring’ over the last year or so. However, if I askother members if they use it, the answer is invariably‘No’. Most say they don’t because it’s too difficultand the rest seem to think it’s only for ‘tickers’.Wrong on both counts.

Since the launch of “What Pub” it has become aseasy as four taps on your mobile screen, just go towww.whatpub.com, in the search box start to type inthe name of the pub you are in, a selection willusually be presented before you finish typing, pickthe correct one from the list, then move the slider tothe score you want, the date will be filled in automati-cally (it can be changed if required) you can then typein the brewery & beer, but both are optional (wewould however prefer them to be entered as it helpsgive an idea of which beers are available throughoutthe area) and press submit. This should take about aminute to complete.

This can also be done on your PC at home. If youprefer to do this, the web address is the same. If youhave no access to the internet and would like to scoreyour beers then write them down and send them tome (postal BAE address) and I will add them onyour behalf.

The main reason for beer scoring is to help selectentries to the ‘Good Beer Guide’ as with the best willin the world it is impossible to regularly visit everypub in the branch, but there is likely to be at least 1member in every pub regularly so it helps thecommittee to know what’s happening around thebranch and can also highlight pubs off the beatentrack doing excellent beer which would otherwisehave escaped notice, or to point out a pub wherestandards are slipping.

The revised beer scores are:-0. No real ale. No cask-conditioned ale available

1. Poor. Beer that is anything from barely drinkableto drinkable with considerable resentment.

2. Average. Competently kept, drinkable pint butdoesn’t inspire in any way, not worth moving to

another pub but you drink the beer without reallynoticing.

3. Good. Good beer in good form. You may cancelplans to move to the next pub. You want to stay foranother pint and may seek out the beer again.

4. Very Good. Excellent beer in excellent condition.

5. Perfect. Probably the best you are ever likely tofind. A seasoned drinker will award this score veryrarely. (I have personally never awarded this).

Additionally scores of 0.5, 1.5 etc can be used ifrequired.

Daryl Ling

P.S. If you are a ‘ticker’ then this is a good way ofremembering your beers for later as you can retrieveall your own scores whenever you like.

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Membership: Bob Melville07941 [email protected]

Festival Org: Mike Lane07850 [email protected]

LocAle Officer: Dave McLennan01733 346059 (h) 07854 642773 (m)[email protected]

Webmaster: Harry [email protected]

Pub Merit Awards & Gold AwardsDoes your local pub have excellent beer, friendly staff, a great atmosphere/ community spirit, or havethey introduced additional hand pumps? If so nominate them for Gold or Merit Award. The newMerit Award is for pubs that are continuously outstanding, so if you know of a deserving pub withinthe branch area, please complete the form below indicating Gold or Merit Award and post to thesecretary or email nominations to [email protected].

Pub name:

Pub address/town/village:

Reason for award:

Your name:

Your phone number or e-mail address:

Your membership number:

THE PLOUGHMAN Staniland Way, Werrington centre PE4 6NA Tel: 01733 327696

The Ploughman

THE DRAGON Hodgson Centre, Hodgson Ave PE4 5EG Tel: 01733 578088

Dragon-Werrington

A great welcome awaits you at The Farmers, Yaxley. We are famous for our fresh vegetables and great carverymeats, succulent and served with all the trimmings, then finished off with a tantalising hot or cold dessert!

Check out our lunch time grill menus and our ever changing specials boards. Put it all together with three fine cask ales and you have the perfect place to enjoy dinner with friends or a family celebration. We have a selfcontained function suite which is ideal for parties, weddings and all of life’s celebrations.

So if you’ve not been before give us a try and you’ll bepleasantly surprised.

More than just a Carvery!

At Least Three

Real Ales!

Open Every Day10am - 5.30pm All Day Menu & Coffee

Midday - 2:30pm Carvery & Specials Menu5:30pm - LATE Carvery & Grill Menu

Sunday Open From 12 Noon - 9pmAll Day Carvery

Big

Breakfast

every Sat 8 to 11

am

Help yourself from the carvery,

as much a

s you can eat for

only £5.95!

200 Broadway, Yaxley Tel: 01733 244885Email: [email protected] www.thefarmersyaxley.co.uk

Introducing our new Green Room,available for parties and weddings.

We are now taking booking for 2014!

Taking bookings for Fathers Day 15th JuneBook early to avoid disappointment.

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