pub mirror (issue 89) autumn 2014

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

Pub MirrorISSUE 89 - autumn september 2014 - November 2014

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

CAMPAIGN FOR REAL ALE (CAMRA)CIRCULATION 5000+

alex craig - bottle beers specialPUB AND BREWERY NEWS - what pub beer scoring‘locale’ campaign - the amber trail - inn cidersurvey reports including beefy’s world tour

CAMRA IS WORKING FOR YOU

Ever wondered how the Good Beer Guide (GBG) gets all its information? Well it’s due to the dedication of its members at local level, who throughout the summer months give up their time to travel far and wide

to taste the products on sale at nominated pubs in our area.

I can tell you it has been a real pleasure this year especially with the good weather we have had so far. Our branch organise at least 6 trips a year between April and October and we travel to up to 50 different pubs per year. So have you got a spare few hours on a weekend, then why not join us and help the nation find those hidden gems from our area. See inside for further details on CAMRA membership and join the 1000 plus members of this your local branch, look forward to seeing you soon!

GBG is published in September so pick up a copy and find those pubs we have worked so hard to bring you.


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BRANCH committee

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

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

SECRETARY: Steve [email protected] 872298

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

MAGAZINE EDITOR: Bernie [email protected] 424239

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

HULL: Mark [email protected] 652530

SOCIAL SECRETARY: Angela [email protected] 252910

ASSOCIATE POSITIONs

CIDER REPRESENTATIVE: David [email protected]

CLUBS LIAISON OFFICER: Steve [email protected]

WEB MASTER: Patrick [email protected]

YOUNG MEMBERS CO-ORDINATOR: Vacant

BEER STYLE OFFICER: Vacant

SUPPORT POSITIONS

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

PUBS DATABASE: Patrick [email protected]

BRANCH POSTAL ADDRESS

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

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It’s that time of year when all football fans have started to scrutinise the fixtures, post TV changes. It’s good to see the Tigers have a couple of televised games at homes, not good for some of my work colleagues though who have had to change their shifts to get the games in. So to celebrate the start of the season I have once again, by popular demand, brought you my views of pubs to visit when following the Tigers. It is really good to know so many Hull fans use it on their travels.

What a summer so far, a fair share of good weather, lots of good beers to try, and lots of attractions to follow. The year started off with our Hull CAMRA Real Ale & Cider beer festival, at the Holy Trinity Church in Hull. Once again we had great support from not only the people of the area, but from many from as far away as Kings Lynn, London and Cornwall. This was followed by the football World Cup, a great competition and I have to say probably the best team one.

Add to these the Tour De France weaving its way through the Yorkshire Dales and at the time of writing this, the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, it certainly been a great summer of sport and a great excuse to pop down th local and have a beer or two with friends and family.

You might have noticed that the Chancellor also did his bit, with a helping hand from

CAMRA to encourage you down to the pub with a second consecutive cut of a penny in beer duty. This not only keeps the price of pint affordable, but helps an industry that supports nearly a million jobs and contributes £22 billion to the UK economy.

There was also the news that the Government also froze the cider duty in the budget. This duty freeze will apply to cider with a juice content of 35% or higher but will not apply to sparkling cider between 5.5% and 8.5%.

This is a welcome move which will support Britains real cider and perry producers - a vital traditional British industry. For more information about any of the CAMRA campaigns please check out our website at www.camra.org.uk.

See you in November, enjoy the rest of summer, 28C as I write this article, wow!

FROM THE EDITOR - bERNIE cAWTE

OUR ADVERTISERSAdmiral of the Humber, Hop & Vine, Minerva, Muttley’s (New), Old House, Pave,

Three John Scotts, Union Bar (New), Walters (New),William Wilberforce, Zachariah Pearson, all Hull

Chequers, Green Dragon, Sun Inn, Tiger, Woolpack, Beerinabottle (New) all Beverley

Prior John, Marine Bar, Telegraph, all Bridlington - Jug & Bottle, Bubwith (New)King William IV, Cottingham - Spread Eagle, Benjamin Fawcett all Driffield

Goodmanham Arms and All Hallows Brewery, GoodmanhamCity and County, Goole - Plough Inn, Hollym - Warton Arms, Woodmansey

CrystalBrew, Great Newsome Brewery, Old Mill Brewery, Saltaire Brewery (New), Wold Top Brewery

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

Ye Olde Black Boy, HullYe Olde White Harte, HullThe New Clarence, HullGeorge Hotel, HullPearsons, Hull

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Spread EagleExchange Street, Driffield, YO25 6LL

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

LIVE BANDS ON THE FIRST and LAST SATURDAY INEACH MONTH

3 Changing Real Ales

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

Sky Sports TV

A Friendly Welcome Guaranteedwith mine host Bob Palmer

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

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

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

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

CAMRA AWARDSYorkshire Cider Pub of the Year 2010-2012

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

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

2013/14 Good Beer Guide Listed

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

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hull pubs report by mark spight

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My Hull pubs news for this quarter mainly focuses on a series of changes with several pubs changing hands in addition to openings of new pubs within the city.

Before I start with the news of changes I would like to pass on congratulations from all at Hull & East Yorkshire CAMRA to the team at Hop & Vine who recently won the title of Yorkshire cider pub of the year. This is a fantastic accolade and is a great reward for the hard work put in by Stewart and the team.

For my first news I would like to welcome Mike & Sharon Mowforth who have opened a new venue on Holderness Road named Muttleys Lounge Bar. Although they are well known in the area they are new to the pub trade. Early signs are promising as Mike & Sharon are keen to promote real ale and have introduced two handpumps to the bar. On behalf of the Hull & East Yorkshire branch of CAMRA I wish them well with their new venture.

Other newcomers to pub management (and indeed the city) are Mark & Hayley Williams who have taken on the Bay Horse on Wincolmlee. Mark & Hayley are offering three handpumps plus a number of bottles from the Batemans range at a very competitive price. They also held their first beer festival at the pub on the weekend of 8th-10th August and have introduced a new food menu. Again on behalf of the branch I wish them well.

A further notable change comes at Walters with Paul Hamilton recently taking over the lease of this popular real ale outlet. Paul is a familiar face around the Scale Lane circuit and has a passion for real ale so we know that Walters will be in very capable hands.

Another of Hull’s old town real ale outlets Lion & Key has also had changes with the bar area having been redeveloped and an outdoor area introduced. This will be perfect for enjoying a real ale or two particularly during the summer months and is sure to increase the number of visitors to this already popular venue.

One further opening is new café bar The Brief on Manor Street. Although they have

no real ales currently on offer and seem to be focussing on food and bottled beers & cider.

A couple of re-openings include The Whittington & Cat after a forced closure due to flood damage and Banks Harbour which recently re-opened under a new team.

Sadly we also have news of a closure with popular city centre bar Courts Bar closing after eighteen years of serving Hull’s pub goers. Although this was never known as a real ale outlet it is always a shame to see any pub facing closure.

Finally on behalf of the branch I would like to thank all pubs in the city that participated in Mild In May 2014 and also for those that have signed up or continue to support CAMRA’s LocAle scheme.

It is important that we support our local breweries so for anyone thinking of signing up or would like more information on LocAle and other CAMRA initiatives please get in touch.


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holderness pubs report by pete mason

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Have you been on the trail yet? Six Holderness pubs have got together to form the HOLDERNESS ALE TRAIL. The pubs involved are the Blue Bell Inn, Old Ellerby, the Duke of York, Skirlaugh, the Falcon Inn, Withernwick, the George & Dragon, Aldbrough, the Railway Inn, New Ellerby and the Wrygarth Inn, Great Hatfield. Get a stamp on the Ale Trail leaflet when you get your pint at each of the participating hostelries to receive a free pint of cask ale (or an equivalent priced soft drink). Get out and about this summer!This offer runs until 31/10/14.

The Blue Bell Inn, Sproatley, is closed and the lease is for sale.

I have had reports that the Blue Bell, in Keyingham, has also closed, but there are no further details as we go to press. The closure may be temporary, so it so it would be best to check before writing it off.

Unfortunately, there is no news of the Neptune, in Easington, reopening, and the Marquis of Granby, also in Easington is now selling only Tetley Bitter.

Having got the bad news over with, we can now move over to the positive.

The Black Bull, in Barmston, now has three handpumps, selling Theakstons and Tetley Bitter plus a guest.

The Marine Hotel, in Hornsea, now has three handpumps, together with Cask Marque accreditation, and is offering a 10% discount to members.

The Victoria, in Hornsea, appears to have joint licensees, according to my informant, one of whom was previously at the George & Dragon, in Aldbrough. They are offering Tetleys Bitter and Black Sheep Bitter.

The Alexandra, also in Hornsea, has reopened. I has been purchased by Mike

Gardner, who is the tenant of the New Inn, Hornsea, and the owner of the Swan Inn, Seaton. The Manager is Stewart Coulter, who has previously run pubs in Doncaster. The ale on offer is John Smith Cask and Sharpe’s Doom Bar.

Because of lack of demand when the hot weather arrived, Phil Lowe, landlord of the Shakespeare Inn, Hedon, has replaced Great Newsome’s Jem’s Stout with Sleck Dust.

The Nancy, Burton Pidsea, has been sold, and it is believed that the pub will be turned into a bistro, subject to any necessary planning permission.

Ricchard Day has taken over as manager of the Roos Arms, from Rebecca Gough, who has moved on for more money for the same hours. Richard previously worked for Vino Veritas, a chain of wine bars in London and the South.

Stewart Campbell (NOT our Branch chairman) took over the Duke of York, Skirlaugh, in November. Stewart has previously run the Gardners Country Inn, in Coniston, and the Constable Arms, in Sproatley.

Colin and Melissa Hall have taken over the Crown Inn, Paull, they previously ran the Alexandra, in Withersea, for fifteen years.

Golden Sands Chalet Park, Withernsea, continues to sell a weekly changing guest ale, and now offers a changing handpulled cider.

The Alexandra, in Withersea, has a new landlord, offering Timothy Taylor’s Landlord.

Pete Mason


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holderness pubs report by pete mason

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The property started life as a family home in the 18th century, including a large orchard at the back, where now you will find the houses of Williamson Street,these houses replaced the original houses which had been the homes of the staff of the main house. Unfortunately we have no photos of the original grand house.

The house became the home of the local doctor completely with its own surgery, evidence was found in 2003 when Mike and Sharon Mowforth, the current owners, first started work on the building. Mike tells us how they were taking up the old floor in the back room and found the original blood stained wooden floor.

The building once again changed its use from the doctors surgery to a ‘Gentleman’s’ Club, no other information is available other then it had a high vaulted ceiling around 16 feet high.In the 1940’s it changed use again this time to a tailors specialising in nun’s habits and jodhpurs, with its own ‘wooden horse’ to enable the tailors to make the jodhpurs to exact measurements.

The following reinvention of the building saw it changed into two shops, the Singer sewing machine shop and a photographic shop, Marshalls. Many will remember those shops as when they closed the signage hung outside for quite a few years.

In 2003 Mike and Sharon took over the site three weeks before it was due for demolition

and turned the site into Muttley’s bike shop, a well known landmark on Holderness Road. In 2009 they sold up and retired to be in Mike’s words, “beach bums in Spain”. However the business suffered and eventually closed in 2011. Mike and Sharon returned to these shores in 2012 to an empty building and decided to apply for planning permission to change the use yet again. In took until November 2013 to get the planning and licensing situation sorted.

The new look cafe bar ‘Muttleys’ opened mid year 2014 and is very much a family business, with Mike’s daughter Kayleigh leading a hand at the weekends, during the week she runs a cafe herself, Top Deck in English Street. Early signs are good, real ale including the regular Hobgoblin and one changing guest is available all of a high standard with future plans include the possibility of more real ales. Food will be served with a full bar menu (see advert for times) and future plans include open mic nights and quiz nights. We wish the Mowforths all the best in this new venue, see you there!!

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muttley’s - from bikes to beers

2 hand pumps including Hobgoblin and one changing guest

Open from 11 to 11 daily (Sunday open from 12 noon)

Food Served12noon to 8pm Monday to Thursday

12noon to 7pm Friday/Saturday12noon to 5pm Sunday

(including Sunday Lunches)

Outdoor seating area

50 Holderness Road, Hull HU9 1ED07941 236929

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East yorkshire pubs report by mark bainton

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Kilham village is having its annual beer and music festival 5th-7th Sept.

The Tiger Inn, Beverley: Is holding a beer festival over the August Bank Holiday including a meet the Brewer evening in this case Timothy Taylor on the Thursday evening, 21st August, preceding the festival which start on Friday 22nd.

Artisan founders to open a pub in Yorkshire: Husband-and-wife team Richard and Lindsey Johns, the former owners of the award-winning ‘Artisan’ restaurant in Hessle, East Yorkshire, are to open a Yorkshire country pub. The pair are due to sign a free-of-tie lease on the Falcon Inn in the East Yorkshire village of Withernwick, around ten miles east of Beverley. It is just over a year since the Johns decided to close the 16-cover Artisan, which opened in December 2004. I it won several awards including being voted Best Restaurant 2010 in the Yorkshire Tourism awards, and Good Food Guide Restaurant of the Year for the north east of England in 2011.The Falcon Inn is due to open in early September.

The Cross Keys, Lairgate, Beverley: Confirming longstanding rumours, J D Wetherspoon are proposing to restore this run-down Grade II* listed pub, incorporating the adjoining restaurant premises. Along with Chequers Micro Pub, this is great news for Beverley’s real ale scene.

The Green Dragon, Beverley: Has a new range of beers and the pricing structure is remarkable (per pint): Greene King IPA £2.25; Tetley Bitter £2.50; Hopback Summer Lightning andLeeds Midnight Bell £2.85; Sharps Doom Bar £3.05 and guest ales start at £2.65. Beer quality is up to standard, so why not give the Green Dragon a try.

Andy Cane is the new manager of this Oak Tree branded Mitchells and Butler pub, having previously run the Norland, Hessle and the Avenues, Chanterlands Ave. Hull. Andy is planning a major Real Ale Festival for late September – more details to follow as soon as available.

Mark Bainton


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We are in to June and our GBG survey trips are in full swing. This month we are down the A63 corridor visiting Howden, Brough, North Cave, North Ferriby and Blacktoft.

First on the list is the Hope & Anchor at Blacktoft. It stands overlooking the River Ouse and the RSPB sanctuary. There is always Jennings Dark Mild available here at 3.1% & to complete the selection there was Hair of the Dog 3.9% from the Pennine Brewery, Old Speckled Hen, Marston’s Pedigree and an ale from Poland, Lobelskie at 4%.A hoppy pale ale.After stretching our legs on the river bank we board the coach and it’s off to Howden.

After ‘Sat-Nav’ takes use down the wrong lane and then after five minutes realises it’s a ‘unmanned’ train crossing and you need to ring up the signal box to check if it’s all clear of trains so we can cross we eventually get into Howden and start to survey the two pubs, The White Horse Inn and the Wheatsheaf .

Our party splits in to two groups so as not to cause to much over crowding or disruption. The

Wheatsheaf is credited with Cask Marque so we know the ales are going to be in good order. On the bar were Timothy Taylor’s Landlord, Tetley Bitter and John Smiths Cask all as was expected in good form.

The White Horse Inn next, also accredited with the Cask Marque. Here we sampled Black Sheep, Robinson’s Trooper 4.8%, Greene King IPA & Wadworth 6 X, 4.3% malty copper coloured ale., a very good selection. As we had divided in to two groups it was going to happen that someone will put the wrong scores against the wrong pub as they wouldn’t be in order they visited them and it happened (Paul, Sat Nav and Steve).

North Cave is typed into the Sat-Nav on we go to the White Hart Inn. Wold Top, The Mallard 4%, Copper Dragon Scots1816 4.1%, Banks Mild 3.5% and a seasonal from Theakstons Paradise 4.2% greet our party. Here you can ask for ‘thirds on a board’ making sampling a little easier, only a pint and not a pint and half.

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Our driver partakes in a couple of iced soft drinks with use and informs he too is a real ale drinker and now has visited some places he wouldn’t have seen if he hadn’t been, and now our driver and plans to visit them himself.

We leave The White Hart a little later than planned (apparently) and we head off to Brough, the Buccaneer and the Red Hawk.

The Buccaneer has Tim Taylor’s Landlord can compare this with the White Horse’s - spot on. Also Black Sheep Bitter, Thwaite’s Magic Sponge (the pump clip was a sponge as well), and Tetley Cask. After updating the information for the ‘Whatpub’ web site we are shortly arriving outside the Red Hawk.

This is a Marston’s outlet and the selection on was Jennings bitter 3.5% Brakspear Oxford gold 4% Hobgoblin 4.5% Wychwoods world cup themed ale Full Brazilian 4.4%.Yes, you can imagine the tongue in cheek humour with that .At The Red Hawk they have their own

named beer Red Hawk taken from the aircraft manufactured at BAE.

The long and winding road has taken its toll on one of our intrepid group by the look of it, but I am sure a quick nap and a rub down with a copy of Pub Mirror will soon have him up and at it very soon

Our last pub is in North Ferriby, the Duke of Cumberland. A very large coaching house which still retains the original coach house character .This is also a Marston’s outlet and they had Pedigree, Old Empire, Jennings Bitter and Full Brazilian beers. Likewise with the previous pub ‘Whatpub’ details were up dated. If you would like to participate in surveying the pubs visit the web site www.hullcamra.org.uk for more details.

Thanks go to all the publicans and staff for their hospitality which made the trip a success and Acklams coach company.

Mark Bainton

beefy’s world tour - THE A63 CORRIDOR by mark bainton


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what pub - Beer scoring - a camra guide

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You are probably aware of the ‘Good Beer Guide’, National CAMRA’s flagship publication which lists the best pubs in the UK. But what you may not know is how those pubs are selected to appear in the Guide. The answer is that it is largely via beer scores submitted by CAMRA members from all over the country. So if you are a CAMRA member you can send in beer scores, If you’ve ever wondered why your favourite pub isn’t in the Guide, this may well be because you, and others, haven’t entered scores rating the quality of beer there. By beer scoring, you can contribute to the process of selection of pubs that go in the Good Beer Guide.

So how do I score the quality of the beer?You don’t have to be an ‘expert’ to begin scoring your beer. However, it is not about your personal favorite beer receiving the highest scores! You may try a beer that isn’t to your normal taste but what you need to consider is the quality of that beer, how well the pub has kept it and served it, and score it according to the general guide below. It is a simple system of a ten point range from 0 to 5, with half points being used if your opinion of the beer falls between two categories.0. No cask ale available1. Poor. Beer is anything from barely drinkable to drinkable with considerable resentment.2. Average. Competently kept, drinkable pint but doesn’t inspire in any way, not worth moving to another pub but you drink the beer without really noticing.3. Good. Good beer in good form. You may cancel plans to move to the next pub. You wantto stay for another pint and may seek out the beer again4. Very Good. Excellent beer in excellent condition. You stay put!5. Perfect. Probably the best you are ever likely to find. A seasoned drinker will award thisscore very rarely.

How do I submit my scores?In order to submit your scores you need to login to CAMRA’s online pub guide

www.whatpub.com either on a computer or by smart phone. Here you will find a list of over35,800 real ale pubs from all over the UK; these are not all Good Beer Guide pubs, merely pubs that serve real ale. In order to start submitting scores via What Pub you need to:-1. Login. To do this you need your membership number and your CAMRA password.2. You can then search for your pub by name. Be careful here as there are many pubs in thecountry which share the same name. My advice is to search by the pub name and the town.The What Pub smart phone web page also gives you the option to search for real ale pubsnearby, very useful if you are in an unfamiliar town3. Once you have found your pub a ‘Submit Beer Scores’ box will appear on the left handside of the screen (or on the tab bar underneath the pub photo if you are using a smart phone).4. Simply fill in the date and your score then as you begin typing the brewery name shouldautomatically appear underneath were you are typing. You do not have to enter the name ofthe beer your are drinking but if you wish to do so once you have entered the brewery nameyou should be able to click on the arrow in the Beer box and a drop down list of thatbrewery’s beers should appear. In some cases the beer you are drinking may be new or a one off by the Brewery so may not appear on the list, if this is the case you can simply type in the beer name. Select the correct one click ‘submit score’ and your score will be entered into the database.

It is as simple as that. An added bonus is that it will keep a record of your scores so you canlook back to see what beers you have had and how you rated them if you want.

This article by Sonia James-Henry originally appeared in Mersey Ale. Thanks to Sonia andmagazine editor John Armstrong for giving permission for it to be used by other branches.


Alex (above) sadly passed away at approx 10am on Friday 18th July in Castle Hill hospital. An announcement was made in the Whalebone on the Friday evening. Following Tina’s request everyone in the pub applauded for 1 minute as a mark of respect to Alex. The pub remained open – again Tina’s wishes and a move which I’m sure Alex would have approved.

Before he went into hospital Alex and Jamie were looking forward to brewing a new stout. Linda had suggested Scrimshaw stout for a name which Alex liked particularly with an old whaling connection. It is hoped that Jamie will produce the brew and dedicate it to Alex.

Alex was a founding member of the local CAMRA Branch and campaigned tirelessly in what were difficult times with most licensees and brewers in Hull treating CAMRA at the time with considerable suspicion. Hull was of course a 2 horse town then with Hull brewery (North Country) and Bass with a few Tetley outlets. We didn’t have the relatively cordial relationships we enjoy today!!

Alex was the first to put his principles into practice by opening the Grob and Ducat – Hull’s first genuine free house. While at the

Grob and Ducat a customer brought a pint of lager back to Alex and said “This lager’s terrible”. Alex replied “Yes”.

I would like to think that drinkers in Hull today are indebted to Alex for the way he had tirelessly promoted the real ale cause over his lifetime. Alex’s favourite tipple when he joined CAMRA was Cameron’s Strongarm. His local was the Blue Bell – then a Cameron’s pub. He knew Charlie Jackson, the landlord very well. Alex also worked with the late Dave Henning at the Oberon where he honed his beer keeping skills which would be put to such good use in later years.

He had a love of early 50’s/60’s rock and roll and blues and his knowledge on the subject was second to none. Alex presented a number of programmes on local Hospital radio last year which were very well received. Sadly Alex’s broadcasting career was interrupted by a power surge which blew the entire studio set up and this is only now being restored. I do have recordings of the shows he did which were very professional.

Alex was also a great sports fan and had followed Hull City literally from the womb as his mum used to go along to Boothferry Park!! As you know the Whalebone is adorned with old football prints as well as pictures of old pubs. Alex’s ventures have all been highly successful – the Grob and Ducat, Bright Brians Off licence, Shakespeare, King Billy. Eight Jolly brewers at Gainsborough and of course latterly at the Whalebone.

Our deepest sympathies to Tina, Michael (Tina’s son), Alex’s family and the team at the Whalebone – Sue, Jo, Vicky and Jamie.

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alex craig by Howard Joy


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inn cider by David litten

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La Cantina Cider

The Apple Committee were contacted by La Cantina Cider (who also trade under the Saxon name) who were concerned that their product was listed as being ‘not real’ under the CAMRA Cider Definition as a result of using concentrate.

Following further discussions and a visit to La Cantina by members of the Apple Committee evidence was obtained that, for a number of years, they have been using pure juice to produce their cider and perry whereas, previous to that, they agreed that they had used concentrate and that their product was not real.

The evidence from this visit was then presented at the recent Apple Committee meeting where it was unanimously agreed that the cider and perry now produced by La Cantina is made from 100% pure juice and not concentrate. However, La Cantina have stated that some of their products have fruit and/or flavourings added to them, which they accept puts those products outside CAMRA’s definition of real cider.

Based on this agreement La Cantina (also Saxon) has now been removed from the list of non real cider and perry producers and their products listed below can now be sold at CAMRA beer festivals and any pubs stocking it can be considered for a ‘Real Cider Sold Here’ sticker.

La Cantina products which are currently classed as ‘real’ are:

Session – 4.5%

Morning Glory – 5.5%

Midnight Harvest – 6.0%

Moody Blues – 5.0%

Yesterday’s Dreams Perry – 6.0%

For further information the current list of non real ciders / perries and producers is published on the website at http://www.camra.org.uk/nonrealcider

October is CIDER MONTH

October is cider month so why have a chat with your local licensse and see what he/she can do for you. Please feel free to contact Stewart Campbell our Branch Chair and licensee of the award winning Yorkshire CAMRA pub of the year aware for the 3 time in 5 years, or indeed myself, our email contact addresses can be found on page 3 of this publication.

CAMRA, the Campaign for Real Ale, as part of their Cider Month celebrations in October, have a Real Cider initiative, which was launched 2 years ago in Cider Month. The aim is to help pubs increase trade by advertising they serve Real Cider using a simple window sticker expressing ‘Real Cider is Sold Here’.

Andrea Briers, CAMRA’s Cider & Perry Campaigning Chair said, “We are delighted with the success of this simple campaign. Achieving accreditation to this scheme is simple. Pubs that serve one or more draught real ciders, according to CAMRA’s definition*, all year round, are asked to visit CAMRA’s website www.camra.org.uk/ciderstickers and list a selection of the Real Ciders they have sold in the past 12 months. These are then checked by CAMRA, accreditation is awarded and windows stickers are issued.

CAMRA’s National Cider Trip 2014

This year, the National Cider Trip is to Somerset and is taking place on Saturday 18th October. If you are interested in joining us we recommend that you book early as these trips have been known to sell out very quickly.

We will visit three renowned Somerset producers:-

Somerset Cider Brandy / Burrow Hill Cider;Rich’s Cider;West Croft Cider;Return to Taunton Railway Station by 6pm.

The price for this trip is:- CAMRA Members £19.95; Non Members £21.95Lunch is included in the price.

Please contact Andrea Briers on 07732 754888


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

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

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

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

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

above. You may get a nice surprise!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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OLD MILL BREWERY LAUNCH A NEW ALE TO RAISE FUNDS FOR

CARNABY AIRFIELD MEMORIAL

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In conjunction with our friends at Hull City Supporters Club, we are once again striving to find the away-friendly pubs in the towns and cities where City are playing. We hope you can enjoy the many real ales that will be on offer and raise a glass to Steve Bruce and the lads. Here’s hoping for another enjoyable season not only in the Premier League but also in their adventure into European football.

Saturday 16th August v QPR – 3pmThe Crown & Sceptre, 57, Melina Rd, (W12 9HY), in West London sells the full range of Fuller’s beers and is a home fans pub but away fans friendly as some of our readers have told me. The Thai food menu there even had Weeping Tiger on the menu! Courtfield Tavern, 187 Earls Court Road, (SW5 9AN) opposite Earl’s Court tube station, serve beers included Fuller’s London Pride, Marston’s E.P.A and Sharp’s Doom Bar. The landlord’s father apparently played for Celtic in the 1950’s.

Saturday 30th August v Aston Villa – 3pmA 15 minute walk from the ground but well worth a visit is the Barton Arms, 152 High Street, Aston (B6 4UP). This pub is listed in the CAMRA National Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors. It also Oakham Brewery’s only pub in the West Midlands, a Grade-II listed building with a tiled staircase and rare tile painting. It also serves superb Thai food.

Saturday 20th September v Newcastle United – 3pmThe Bodega, 122 Westgate Road, (NE1 6BX) is listed in the CAMRA GBG 2014 and has a friendly atmosphere. Closer to the ground (and just around the corner from China Town which is good for a cheap lunch) is the Newcastle Arms, 57 St Andrews Street, (NE1 5SE). This pub is also in the Good Beer Guide, if you are not wearing colour you are might gain entrance but it is a mainly a ‘home’ pub. The Town Wall, Pink Lane, (NE15HX) is also close by and has 4 regular real ales including its exclusive Toon Wall Ale??.

Saturday 18th October v Arsenal – 3pmThe traditional pub for away supporters is the Drayton Arms, Drayton Park, (N5 1NG) which is located near to Arsenal tube station and Drayton Park railway station. This Courage pub overlooks the new stadium and is only a few minutes walk away. However as you would expect it can get extremely busy on match days, with drinkers spilling outside onto the pavements. The Twelve Pins (formerly the Finsbury Park Tavern) 263 Seven Sisters Rd, (N4 2DE) near Finsbury Park Tube Station has a good mix of home and away fans and is about a ten minute walk from the ground.

Saturday 25th October v Liverpool – 3pmThe Arkles, 77 Anfield Rd, (L4 0TJ) near to the ground is known as the away fans pub, but as can be expected it can get extremely crowded with fans queuing outside to get in. The Flat Iron which is a five minute walk away is mostly full of Liverpool fans, but the bars are mixed and very friendly. There is also a good chippy located on the other side of the road. To find this pub, turn left at the junction where Arkles is (with the ground over to your right down Anfield Road).

Saturday 8th November v Burnley – 3pmBridge Bier Huis, 2 Bank Parade, (BB11 1UH), is a large open plan free house, serving 4 guest beers as well as cider and perry. A regular CAMRA award winner, The Talbot Hotel, 65 Church Street, (BB11 2RS) is also a popular venue, and has recently been refurbished, it dates back to the 1800’s, two guest beers are normally on offer as well as 6 regular ales. The licensee is a cask ale enthusiast so the beers should be well looked after.

Details correct at time of publication, comments always welcome - Bernie Cawte, Magazine Editor

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CAMRA, the Campaign for Real Ale, supports real ale in a bottle. This is the next best thing, and the bottled equivalent, to the draught real ales you can enjoy at the pub. CAMRA has launched a logo “CAMRA says this is real ale” to clearly identify products that are the real thing: natural, living, bottle-conditioned beers. It is important to note that some cask-conditioned real ales do not undergo secondary fermentation once bottled. We hope that this logo will be able to clearly identify real ale in a bottle.

Increasingly you will see this logo appear on bottle labels of bottle-conditioned products. When you see this logo you can be sure that you are drinking real ale in a bottle.

Real ale in a bottle is unpasteurised and is not artificially carbonated. It is a natural live product which contains yeast for a slow secondary fermentation in the bottle. This process provides wonderful fresh flavours and a pleasant, natural effervescence.

How to Identify a Real Ale in a Bottle

The technical term for real ale in a bottle is bottle-conditioned and this is what appears on most bottled real ales. You can also check the label on bottle beers for the “CAMRA says this is real ale” logo which forms part of its Real Ale in a Bottle Scheme. If you are in any doubt about whether a beer is a real ale in a bottle, just hold it up to the light and see if it contains any sediment – the life-giving yeast that makes all the difference. You can also refer to CAMRA’s Good Bottled Beer Guide available to buy in our online shop.

10 Reasons to Buy Real Ale in a Bottle1. It’s a living product, which means lots of

stimulating, fresh flavours.

2. It’s the nearest thing to a pint of real ale down at your local.

3. It’s not artificially carbonated; the pleasant effervescence is generated wholly by the yeast in the bottle.

4. Almost all bottled real ales are made from just four natural ingredients: malted barley, hops, water and yeast – there are no additives or E numbers.

5. It’s mostly brewed by small or regional breweries and sold locally, so you’ll be helping your local economy.

6. It’s a hand-crafted product and brewers take extra care when producing real ale in a bottle.

7. There is so much variety to be enjoyed – well over 500 real ales in a bottle are now produced in the UK.

8. There are some magnificent bottled real ales from other countries, which go to prove that life outside Britain isn’t all bland, international lagers.

9. It makes an excellent accompaniment to food and with so many different bottled real ales available, it’s fascinating to try to match their flavours with various dishes. Try real ale in a bottle instead of wine for a change. And most importantly...

10. It tastes great


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Retailers in Yorkshire and Humberside:Ale Shop, 79 Raglan Road, Leeds, LS2 9DZ (0113) 242 7177

Archer Road Beer Stop, 57 Archer Road, Sheffield, S8 0JT, (0114) 255 1356

Beerinabottle, 11 Ladygate, Beverley, HU17 8BH, (01482) 887293, www.beerinabottle.com

Beer-Ritz Victoria Buildings, Weetwood Lane,Far Headingley, Leeds, LS16 5LX, (0113) 275 3464

Drinks Well, 34 Market Place, Ripon, HG4 1BZ (01765) 607766, www.drinkswell.co.uk

Hi-Spirits, 17 Market Place, Knaresborough, HG5 8AL, (01423) 862850, www.hi-spirits.co.uk

The Bottle (House of Trembling Madness) Stonegate, York, YO1 8AS (01904) 640001

The Jug and Bottle, Main Street, Bubwith,YO8 6LX, (01757) 289707 www.jugandbottle.co.uk

Wells Wine Cellar, 94–100 St Thomas Street,Scarborough, YO11 1DU, (01723) 362220 www.wellswinecellar.co.uk

York Beer and Wine Shop, 28 SandringhamStreet, York, YO10 4BA, (01904) 647136 www.yorkbeerandwineshop.co.uk

Yorkshire Ales, The Manor House, 17 Selby Road, Snaith, DN14 9HT, (01405) 860603 www.yorkshireales.co.uk

Bottled Beers by our Local Brewers:

Atom Brewery:Atom currently have 2 beers in bottle format available which have been sent all over the UK from Aberdeen to London.

Pale AleThis is there core pale ale, lots of malt, bags full of hops, always changing, first up Cascade & Chinook!ABV: 4.5%, OG: 45, IBU: 30

Dark AlchemyCombining a rich complex malt bill with the bitterness and aroma from lots of cardamon and coriander & no hops, to create a porter rich in body, super smooth & brimming with character. Perfect with a hot spicy dish.ABV: 4.9%, OG: 51, IBU: 10

Atom brewery are looking to start small batch bottle runs of other beers over the coming months, please contact the brewery for further details.

Great Newsome Brewery:Bottled beer currently makes up some 25% of the business with the beers being sent all over the UK and overseas, which was obviously helped by Frothingham Best winning a World Beer Award in 2013

Sleck Dust 3.8% ABVStraw coloured thirst quenching easy drinking ale. Pleasingly bittered with lemony citrus hop notes and a floral aroma. “Sleck Dust” to quench the thirst!Awards. Yorkshire’s Finest Taste Award 2012 Winner.

Pricky Back Otchan 4.2% ABVMedium bodied golden session bitter. Nutty, toffee aroma with complex butterscotch & mild citrus notes through to a satisfying bitterness.Awards: 2 Gold Stars Guild of Fine Foods 2012.

Frothingham Best 4.3% ABVDark amber robust best bitter. Aroma of raisin fruit & hazelnut, moderately bittered with resin hop and peach fruit tones through to a sweet finish.Awards:Yorkshire’s Finest Taste Award 2011 Highly Commended.World Beer Award 2013



Jem’s Stout 4.3% AbvDark mahogany coloured traditional stout. Complex aroma of liquorice, prunes & hop resin on the nose with a deep burnt coffee and liquorice on the palate.Awards:2 Gold Stars Guild of Fine Foods 2012.

Winter Warmth 4.6% ABVDeliciously comforting ruby coloured winter warmer with chocolate and roast malts depth and moderately bittered with subtle spice and orange fruit hop notes.

Harvest’s Gold 4.7% ABVPremium Golden Ale, easy drinking hopped using First Gold & Golding whole hops, providing orange fruit notes with a crisp finish.

Cold Snap 5.2% ABVLager Style Ale. Brewed using the finest lager, cara and wheat malt to produce a beer with a frosty morning crispness created by its pilsner style hop finish.

A special edition bottle called Maillot Jaune which has been brewed to celebrate and commemorate both the Heart of the Wolds Sportive 2014 and the Tour de France, Grand Depart this summer. Maillot Jaune is 3.8%, straw coloured and probably the hoppiest bottle beer we have produced.

Wold Top BreweryBeers available in bottles:-Wold Top Bitter - 3.7% ABVAnglers Reward - 4.0% ABVHeadland Red - 4.3% ABVWold Gold - 4.8% ABVAgainst The Grain - Gluten Free - 4.5% ABVScarborough Fair IPA - 6.0% ABVGolden Summer( March- Oct) - 4.4 ABV

Shepherds Watch (Oct - March) - 6.0% ABVHello Velo - Bike related bee - 4.2% ABV

OFFICIALLY LICENSED MALLARD BEERThis delicious refreshing beer has beenbrewed in Yorkshire to celebrate this proudachievement and the 75th year anniversary.Join the celebrations by raising a glass ofthis great beer.You’ll love its delicate aroma from the triplehopping of Goldings, Cascade and BramblingCross balanced by a fruity bitterness andlingering dry finish.Produced, wherever possible, usingpre-dominantly home grown barley malt andpure chalk filtered water from the Wold Top Brewery family farm.Mallard 75 -celebrating Britain’s steam record.Licensed by SCMG Enterprises Ltd. Mallard ® anddesigns © SCMG

Great Heck bottled beers Citra 4.5% ABV Great Heck Citra is a golden ale made with only one hop variety. Premium American Citra hops are added in heaping quantities late in the boil and during fermentation to give a clean refreshing beer which shows off to the maximum the delightful tropical fruit flavours and aroma which make Citra hops famously unique. Winner MTT Yorkshire Beer Awards Pale Ales 2013

Amish Mash 4.7% ABV Amish Mash is a fusion of European and American beer styles. A German style cloudy wheat beer brewed with wheat malt and German Weizen yeast, hopped with loads of American hops late in the boil and during fermentation. The result combines the estery


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banana and clove notes of the weizen with the fruity notes of the American IPA style hops.Effervescent, thirst quenching, delicious and a beauty to behold.Winner Speciality Beers LocAle Competition at York CAMRA Beer Festival 2013

Shankar IPA 5.9% ABVIndia Pale Ale is a traditional English beer style typically featuring plenty of alcohol and hops. The beers were designed this way to last the voyage from England to India where they were the daily ration of the English Army. Named after the eponymous Ravi, Shankar IPA represents a place where English craft brewing oriental intensity and rock and roll meet. A seriously fruity, hoppy, pale beer with a clean, zesty finish.

Black Jesus 6.5% ABVBlack as the coal mined from beneath the brewery, Black Jesus is a black IPA brewed with biblical quantities of premium American hops and special de-husked German roasted malt. A second coming for the church of the IPA. Enjoy with chocolate, cold meats or just loaves and fishes ! Winner Selby Beer festival 2013

Yakima IPA 7.4% ABVStrong IPA with a blend of US hops – Citra, Simcoe, Cascade, Chinook and Amarillo. Strong West Coast USA influence, low bitterness, tons of fruity flavours and aromas balance a solid malt backbone. Dangerously drinkable. Enjoy this rich, golden ale and its bold tropical notes with game, red meat or just with friends. Champion Strong beer CAMRA Huddersfield 2012; SIBA North silver medal 2012 in Premium Strong Beers category

Yorkshire Brewing CompanyWe are currently selling 330ml bottles of Supernatural Blonde and Yorkshire Passion. Further products will follow over the coming weeks, some of which will be hand bottled and others carbonated’ some will be 330ml and others 500ml.

Saltaire BreweryAward winning craft brewery Saltaire is to launch into 25 Sainsbury’s stores throughout West Yorkshire – as an extension to Sainsbury’s Yorkshire offer. Sainsbury’s will stock two of the brewery’s most popular ales – Saltaire Blonde 4.0% ABVand Cascade Pale Ale 4.8% ABV. Both ales are pale but are very different in profile.

Saltaire have a range of 12 bottled beers including the two above, check the web site for further details. A new bottled beer from the brewery is Bock at 5.6% ABV a rich dark brown ale.

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beerinabottle - new store by patrick gladstone

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Jill & I had originally toyed with the idea of opening a micro-pub. We had visited a number of potential venues in and around Hull, made tentative inquiries about planning permissions and the likelihood of objections which were not very encouraging; and after a while the enthusi-asm began to wane a little.

But then we had a change of course. We both loved our Belgian bottled ales but had always to travel quite some distance to buy them unless we used the internet. So we thought... why not bring them closer to home and open up our own bottle shop? After a helpful chat discussing pros and cons with Adrian and Vicky at York-shire Ales, we decided to go ahead.

We found a place in Beverley, an old listed building, small but full of character and history at 11 Ladygate. A bit of digging has turned up the information that it was once a pub, The Lion & Lamb up until 1909 when the doors closed. The application for the necessary licences went without a hitch as we set about making plans for what we would need in the shop.

The biggest hurdle was the lease, and we quickly realised that we were going to need pro-fessional legal advice, which meant things were going to take longer than we initially thought. Just how long, we didn’t anticipate and at times we really wondered if it was all going to fall through. Queries and problems were batted back and forth between solicitors, landlord and us as time dragged on and stress levels mounted. But after four long months we finally reached an agreement on the lease.

In the meantime, Patrick built the website while Jill was busy contacting lots of breweries for price lists and starting to plan a road trip to collect beers from outside our area to enhance our first lot of stock. We decided on Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire firstly, followed by a visit to the North East. Together with some of the Yorkshire breweries and of course our favourite Belgian ales, we were starting to put quite a list together.

The shop itself, like many of these projects turned out to need far more work than antici-pated, with many long days (and nights) spent renovating, building and decorating. But at long last, nearly five months after the approval of our license we were (almost) ready to open the doors.

After a bit of nudging from certain parties, we set a date to begin trading at Beer in a Bottle, and the last frantic preparations had begun. And now we had the uncertainties… do we have enough beer, have we bought the right stuff, will people find us and come through the doors, have we forgotten anything? Only time will tell if we have made the right decisions; but with a little luck and lot of hard work, we hope our venture will be a great success. And we hope many of you who are reading this will step through the doors (though not all at the same time!).

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We carry a wide range of approximately 150 bottles beers from around the UK. We have a good source of national wholesalers who bring us many different bottles.

The Pale section accounts for approximately 45% of our selection. Milds are hard to find. We used to stock our beers in breweries, but we have now sorted them into styles. This enables people to shop in the section they like and be drawn to others, say, Porters; easier shopping for the customer and more sales for us = everyone is happy!

We do stock a few regular beers which tend to be local ones as we have a number of holiday parks and cottages near here that guests want to take a reminder of Yorkshire home with them, but we carry a wide range of nationalbrews to.

Brown Cow is one of the nearest brewers to us, based at Barlow, near Selby, often brews us beers and bottles it for us on special occasions; Top of the Class when we win awards; Mr Robinson, after the last headmaster at the Old School where the shop is located; School Holly Days our festive brew and 10th anniversary Ale.

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It’s a welcome back to you avid followers of our exploits on our GBG survey trips.

It’s a Saturday evening; a week has past since the Start of the Tour De France in Yorkshire. Yes, Yorkshire. By now you will have read and seen the great reports from the media about the event, but not a great coverage on our local breweries producing a beer in honour of this event.

We set off from Ferensway heading towards the Beech Tree in Kirkella under ‘Sat-Nav’s’ guidance yet again. He has managed to acquire the seat next to the driver to our relief but we hadn’t the heart to tell the driver what to expect. The Beech Tree’s beer garden was full when we arrived and we soon increased that number as we all got served with our choice of ale. The selection of beers on offer where. Black Sheep Best Bitter, Tetley Cask. Lion 4.0%, slighty fruity with bittersweet finish from Hook Norton, Skinners Cornish Trawler 3.8% a pale ale, Brewers Gold from Broughton (Scotland) a golden ale at 4.0% and Truman’s Eyrie at 4.3%.Their regular, Kirkstall Three Swords had ran out before we arrived. The Beech Tree is Cask Marque accredited.

Little Weighton is a couple of miles west of Skidby and we are there to survey the Black Horse. The two large roomed free house offers something for the diners and the drinker. The drinkers and the diners share one room and the other is more for larger functions. At the bar we where able to sample Copper Dragon Golden

Pippin and Great Newsome’s Sleck Dust. Two other hand pumps are available if required. Michaela the licensee sources mainly from local breweries in Yorkshire. Check out www.blackhorselittleweighton.com for more on their food menu.

Sat-Nav’s got the driver racing down the country lanes heading towards Walkington and the Barrel Inn. It has Cask Marque and one of only a few Thwaites’ outlets outside of Lancashire. The beers from the Thwaites Brewery were, Lancaster Bomber 4.4% Stolen I.D. 4.2% and Wainwright 4.1% .From White Horse Brewery there was Village Idiot 4.1%. also there was a Westons cider, Rosie Pig .Walkington’s villagers probably wondered why one of our party was wearing a bright orange woollen hat with pom-pom entering the pubs as temperatures reached into the high 70’s, it was a mystery to us all.

We say our farewell to Walkington and arrive at The Pipe and Glass in South Dalton. A Michelin star restaurant and bar. Most diners had left so it wasn’t that busy as our party was 30 strong including the orange pom-pom wearing member not drawing any attention at all, so we were all soon served with either Wold Top The Mallard 4% Two Chefs brewed especially just for the pub by Great Yorkshire (formerly Cropton) Brewery


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Brewery 4%, Scarborough Cascade 4.1% and Black Sheep Bitter 3.8%, from the local Moorlands Farm was their medium sweet cider.

Hello & Vello....Lund and the Wellington InnNow as I mentioned earlier this “bike race malarkey”. Brewers at Wold Top Brewery started thinking of creating a new beer with the idea the name should have a connection to the race. It was called Hello Vello (4.2%). Vello no idea where that’s come from maybe the word Velodome or a bad French accent pronouncing the word yellow or someone with a head cold trying to say yellow. If any readers out there would like to explain it please get in touch.

There it is on the bar in the Wellington Inn waiting for us. Yes it’s good, source it out! Also at the bar we had another local brew Sleck Dust 3.8% from Great Newsome. Timothy Taylor’s Landlord 4.3% and Theakston’s

Best Bitter 3.8% made up the remainder of the selection on offer. Time passes quickly on these trips so the last one on the survey Goodmanham Arms.

The pub has its own brewery which Abbi is Head brewster and you can guarantee they can be two or three on. Today we had Peg Fyfe 3.1%, Mischief Maker 3.8% and Ragged Robin 4.6%. Along with these were Theakston’s Best Bitter and Old Peculier, this is out ‘the wood’; Hambleton Stallion 4.2 %, Whitby Abbey 3.8%, Harry’s Hallow 4% from Dorset, Wayward Angel 3.6% Gooders Gold 4.3% and White Lady 4.1% from North Yorkshire Brewery .After talking with Vito and hearing of future beers to be created it was time to gather everyone back on the coach and back to Hull.

Lastly I would like to thank our coach company Acklams and all the publicans for their hospitality.

Mark Bainton

beefy’s world tour - Some Good men, ham & Pipe an’ glass of ale

national, Regional and local beer festivals

August 12th -16th; Great British Beer Festival - Olympia, London

August 19th - 23rd Show Ground, Peterborough - CAMRA beer, cider and music festival

August 22nd - 24th; Tiger Inn, Beverley - (non CAMRA) meet the brewer on Thursday night prior to beer festival.

September 5th-7th; Kilham Beer Fest - (non CAMRA) - discount if tickets purchased in advance

September 17th-20th; Knavesmire Beer Festival - York CAMRA - discount for CAMRA members

September 25th-28th;Scunthorpe CAMRA Beer Festival, Bridge Hotel, Scunthorpe

October 2nd - 4th; Octoberfest - Huddersfield CAMRA beer & cider fest - £1 entry for CAMRA members

October 16th-18th;Gainsborough CAMRA Beer Festival, Old Hall

October 29th - November 1st; Sheffield CAMRA - Beer Festival @ Kelham Island Industrial Museum

6th-8th NovemberWakefield CAMRA Beer Festival, Space Wakefield,

Please check the organisers web sites for further information


ALL HALLOWS Goodmanham Arms, Main Street GOODMANHAM, YO43 5JA(01430) 873849Regular Beers: Peg Fyfe Dark Mild (ABV 3.8%), Mischief Maker (ABV 4.0%) BLO - Paul AlterskyeAll Hallows’ has brewed a traditional golden ale to commemorate the start of WW1 called Wolds Waggoners at 4%.

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

Allan Rice, Chief Beer Geek at Atom Brewery in Hull, reports that Atom held a beer launch at the

Friends of Ham in Leeds to launch collaboration beer brewed with Northern Monk Brewery. The beer called “Enlightenment” is a double orange and rye saison beer.

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

BRIDLINGTON BREWING COThe Telegraph110 Quay RoadBRIDLINGTON, YO16 4JB01262 674592Regular Beers: Quay Gold (ABV 4.2%), Jackdaw (ABV 4.5%)BLO - Tony Garrett

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brewery newsCRYSTALBREWBuilding 40, Humber Business Park, Saltgrounds Road, BROUGH, HU15 1ED07773 938380Regular Beers: Blond (ABV 4.5%), Jade (ABV 4.0%) BLO - John Rushford

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

Online retailer Best of British Beer has joined up with a number of Britain’s finest independent brewers to produce an Award Winner’s case. It was originally launched as a limited edition, but the selection has proven so popular it is now one of their bestselling lines. Owner Will Sherwin commented, “We couldn’t possibly put together a case of award winning beers without including Frothingham Best from Great Newsome Brewery. While a lot of the other beers in the collection have won national CAMRA, SIBA and Great Taste Awards, Frothingham is the only one that holds the prestigious 2013 World Beer Award.” We have recently started stocking the Great Newsome range and they have proven really popular with my customers”, Will added. In addition to being very popular with Best of British Beer, the Award Winners selection is now being stocked by Selfridges. “We are obviously very proud to have the WBA Gold Medal and we are delighted that our beers are now being featured by one of the famous retailers in the world” said Matthew

Once again Great Newsome Brewery will have a presence on the bar at the Great British Beer Festival, which is to be held at London Olympia from the 12th – 16th August 2014. This year Pricky Back Otchan will be present on the bar for the huge annual event which is expected to draw in excess of 55,000 visitors. Pricky Back Otchan 4.2% ABV golden ale with a hint of citrus is making its first appearance at the festival, named after the old Yorkshire name for a hedgehog. Available as a cask and a 500ml bottle beer.

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

Dark Masquerade has been voted beer of the festival at The Pub Beer Festival in Leicester. Selected from a wide choice of over 40 real ales, Dark Masquerade brewed by Tony Rogers at Half Moon Brewery in Ellerton was selected by public vote for its drinkability, full flavour and smooth finish.

Toni Leach, Festival Organiser and Manager at The Pub, said:; “During the festival we sold over 3,000 pints of beer, all customers were asked to vote for their 1st, 2nd & 3rd favourite beers and Dark Masquerade won by a mile. Dark Masquerade is a rich ruby/brown ale which is packed with dark chocolate and liquorice flavours.”

Upon receiving the award Toni said, “It was a great surprise when Toni told us we’d been voted beer of the festival, I had no idea it was being judged. The beer has been a great success and I’m delighted we’ve won an award so soon”.

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

Seasonal Beers:Summer Sunshine (ABV 4.0%) Available August: A deliciously smooth & re-freshing pale golden summer ale with a mellow hoppy finish.Fall Over (ABV 4.5%) Available September: A russet coloured, full malty quaffing ale with a smooth mellow char-acter.Yorkshire Porter (ABV 4.4%)A delicious, slightly sweet Porter with roasted chocolate flavours and a pleasant hop aroma.

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

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

Wolds ale proves to be a big hit in Finlandas the award winning East Yorkshire microbrewery has just shipped its first beers to this Scandinavian country. Exports at the farm based micro brewery now account for almost 15% of turnover and include business with Canada, Italy, Sweden, Norway and Ireland.

Wold Top Brewery, will sponsor the Tourism & Hospitality Business of the Year at the 2014 Chamber Bridlington & Yorkshire Coast Business Awards.

Entries for the award are now invited from businesses in the local authority areas of Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire and Scarborough Borough who are involved in the dining, travel, accommodation, tourist attraction or service industries.

Co-founder of the award winning micro brewery, Gill Mellor said: “These awards are a great, fun and affordable way to showcase the best of East and North Yorkshire’s business and we’re very proud to be a part of it.”

Entries for the competition close on 31st August and can be made by visiting http://www.cbycba.co.uk/web/entryform.php. The winners will be announced at a Gala Dinner at Bridlington Spa on 10th October, 2014.

This prestigious event, presented by the Hull & Humber Chamber of Commerce, is now in its eighth year. As the leading business event in the area, it provides networking and innovation opportunities that add value to the business community. The beneficiary of the 2014 Chamber Bridlington & Yorkshire Coast Business Awards will be Cash for Kids.

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

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

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

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

ales can increase pub visits• Consumers who enjoy greater beer

choice and diversity• Local brewers who gain from

increased sales• The local economy because more

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

miles’ resulting in less road congestion and pollution

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

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

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

These breweries are considered to be our LocAle breweries:• All Hallows, Goodmanham• Atom, Hull • Bird Brain, Howden• Bridlington, Bridlington,

• Crystalbrew, Brough • Great Newsome, South Frodingham• Half Moon, Ellerton • Old Mill, Snaith• Whalebone, Hull• Wold Top, Wold Newton• Yorkshire Brewing Co, Hull

At the moment we are in the early stages of this project, but we have already got the following pubs taking part in this scheme:• Bridlington Prior John, Telegraph• Brantingham Triton Inn• Brough Buccaneer• Goodmanham Goodmanham Arms• Hedon Haven Arms, Shakespeare Inn• Kelk Chestnut Horse• Kingston upon Hull Burlington, Hop & Vine, Minerva, Star of the West, Walters, Whalebone• Leven New Inn• Little Weighton Black Horse• Withernwick Falcon Inn

If your local pub carries any of our breweries beers please contacts our Pubs’ Officer Pete Mason, whose email address is on page 3 of this publication.

Further pubs and breweries have shown an interest is this scheme so hope to have a few more for you in the next issue.

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real ale v smoothWhat is Real Ale?

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

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

Real Ale is also called cask beer or cask conditioned.

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

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

Examples of Smooth Dispensers

Examples of Traditional Handpumps

useful information

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

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

transport information

BUS COMPANIES

East Yorkshire Motor Services(01482) 327142

[email protected] www.eyms.co.uk

Stagecoach(01482) 222333

[email protected] www.stagecoachbus.com/hull

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

(01482) 222222

TRAIN COMPANIES

Hull Trains08450 710222 www.hulltrains.co.uk

Northern Rail08457 484950 www.northernrail.org

TransPennine Express08445 565637 www.tpexpress.co.uk

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louth - a (market) place apart by stewart campbell

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In January a mini-bus full of Hull & East Yorkshire CAMRA members made the annual wassail visit to Skidbrooke Cyder Company in Lincolnshire which was reported on in Pub Mirror 87. At the end of that article I mentioned that the trip then visited Louth to enjoy an afternoons stroll round a few pubs. A number of people have asked me to write part two of the article describing the pubs to visit in Louth so here goes.

GAS LAMP LOUNGE 13 Thames StreetThree Fulstow Brewery beers usually including Marsh Mild and a guest beer.Opened in 2010 after three years work and now housing the Fulstow Brewery this is usually our first stop in Louth as it is owned by long-term friends of the branch Phil & Dawn Ellis; Phil having previously brewed at the pub he ran in Newport, the Crown & Anchor before moving south of the river. Sited in the offices of the former Louth Gas Light Company this long thin room is still lit by gaslight. Louth CAMRA Pub of the Year 2013.

WOOLPACK INNRiverhead Road (off Eastgate)Bateman’s XB; XXXB; guest beerA short walk from the Gas Lamp Lounge this once welcoming multi-roomed pub has been unsympathetically renovated by Batemans such that it is now a large single roomed pub of little character.

OLDE WHYTE SWANNE 45 EastgateTheakston Best Bitter; Wadworth 6X; guest beers; Real CiderAbout three quarters of a mile from Woolpack on road back into town this Grade II listed pub is the oldest in Louth dating from 1600’s with timbered low-beamed ceiling in the traditional front bar. The rear is more recent extension used for dining. Warm and welcoming and well worth a visit.

MASON’S ARMS HOTELCornmarketBatemans XB; 2 guestsShort walk from Olde Whyte Swanne in the market square this large town centre pub has a well deserved reputation for good beer. Popular on market days.

JOSEPH MORTONPawnshop Passage (off Mercer Row)Greene King Abbot; Ruddles Best Bitter; guest beers; Real CiderHidden down an alley close to Cornmarket is this better than average JD Wetherspoon conversion of former warehouse in the centre of Louth with drinking and dining areas on more than one level. WHEATSHEAF INN62 WestgateBatemans XB; Black Sheep Ale; Brains Bitter; Thornbridge Jaipur; guest beerSmall old pub in shadow of St James’ Church is a Good Beer Guide regular and probably my favourite pub in Louth. Reached from Eastgate via a path through churchyard this multi-roomed pub has a pretty beer garden overlooking the river. Look out for the Beer n Bangers festival.

BROWN COW133 NewmarketAdnams Broadside; Black Sheep Best Bitter; Castle Rock Harvest Pale; Fullers London Pride; guest beer2014 Louth & District CAMRA Pub of the Year. A 15-minute walk from Wheatsheaf this popular community pub serves great beer, good food and despite the distance from the town centre is worth the walk.

Other pubs to consider are Boars Head, Greyhound, Cobbles Bar, Kings Head and the uniquely named My Fathers Moustache.

Up to date opening times and further information is available through WhatPub, http://whatpub.com, CAMRA’s national database of over 35,000 pubs.


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

If you know of any pubs/clubs to add to this list email details to:

[email protected]

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from our chairperson

On Friday 18th July Hull & East Yorkshire lost a great real ale champion. Alex Craig, licensee of the Whalebone died after a long battle against cancer. Alex was a founder member of CAMRA in Hull when the branch was formed in 1975. Most of the work he did promoting real ale I heard about having moved to Hull in 2002, however, I had first met Alex at the Eight Jolly Brewers in Gainsborough in the mid nineties when the group of friends I went to folk festivals with made it our ‘must visit’ pub back home from Cleethorpes for a number of years despite being a 40 mile detour. It was terrific news to me that Alex and Tina’s return to Hull to open the Whalebone pub and brewery coincided with my move here as it meant I had one point of reference for great beer in a strange city. Alex will be much missed.

In my last column I touched on the number of pubs closing and being sold off to developers resulting in a loss of potential outlets for real

ale. On a more positive note I have heard rumours of some pubs that have not sold real ale for over a decade re-introducing it; pubs that were previous branch award-winning purveyors of real ale re-introducing it and a planning application to open a new micro-pub. Hopefully we shall have more details confirming these rumours in future issues.

In September we are taking our branch open meeting on the road. We shall be meeting in the Royal Oak, Cartwright Lane, Beverley at 1pm on Sunday 7 September so if you can please come along and enjoy the beer and some socialising. If you cannot make the meeting come along in the afternoon, as we shall be surveying pubs for inclusion in next years Good Beer Guide around Beverley so a good day out should be the order of the day.

Finally, I am hoping to get out around the branch over the summer so if you see me and want to discuss real ale or cider, CAMRA in your town, village or hamlet or anything else beer and pub related just come up and have a chat. Apparently I can be sociable after a pint... or two.


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Branch events diaryBranch Open MeetingsAll open meetings start at 8pm and conclude at approximately 9.30pm (unless otherwise Stated) to give you a chance to sociali. Refreshments are normally provided at the end of the meeting.

Saturday 6 September - Regional Meeting - White Cross Inn, Bradley, Huddersfield Sunday 7 September - Royal Oak, Cartwright Lane, Beverley at 1pm (followed by a social crawl around Beverley)Wednesday 1 October - Minerva, Nelson Street, HullWednesday 5 November - Bay House, Witham, Hull

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

Saturday 13th September Depart Ferensway 6pmSunday 12th October Depart Ferensway 12.30pm

Social Trips can be run at any time and will be advertised on our website and through Pub Mirror and other branch social media sites. Thursday 16th to Saturday 18th April 2015 - next year’s Hull Real Ale & Cider Festival, will again be held at the Holy Trinity Church, Lowgate, Hull.

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