Cruising for a Boozing
Sampling foreign parts is not
all plain sailing.
Love it or Hate it?
Whether you are supping it or
spreading it on your toast,
the age old question finally
gets an answer.
Lost in the Fog
Find out if a band if intrepid
ale buffs found the pub of
their dreams
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Issue 4. Winter 2014
www.bridgnorthcamra.org.uk
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Since our last edition
Bridgnorth sub-Branch
has held a very
successful beer festival.
Held at the beginning of
September at the Severn
Valley Railway station,
we had 60 beers and
ciders on sale and by
9pm on the Saturday we had sold out.
Please see the article in this edition for a
report of the event. Preparations are under
way for the 2015 festival and if you would
like to help please contact me.
We constantly hear in the media of pub
closures but at the end of 2014 two pubs
re-opened in the sub-branch area. The New
Inn at Oreton was closed for nine years and
has been restored into a comfortable village
pub. Likewise the Pheasant at Neenton was
also closed for nine years. This is a
community driven enterprise and offers
food as well as fine ales. The sub-branch
would like to wish both enterprises every
success and hope that you will support
them.
The beginning of the year sees the branch
holding its annual meeting to vote for
entries into the Good Beer Guide 2016, as
well as its Pub and Club of the Year. All
branch members are entitled to nominate
and vote for the pubs and I hope you have
all received your voting papers by email or
post. To aid this process I hope you have all
taken the opportunity to input your beer
scores into the Camra website “WhatPub” –
a process that needs to be done regularly.
Hi,
I would like to wish all our
readers, contributors and
advertisers a happy and
prosperous 2015.
Over the past nine months I
have been approached in pubs and on the
street, by friends and strangers
congratulating me on the quality and content
of ‘Ale Sabrina!’ I may be the ‘face’ of the
magazine, but the above mentioned are the
brains, heart and soul of our publication.
We now look forward to the next four
issues; it would be nice if we could get more
input from a larger area as the bulk of
information seem to be coming from the
Bridgnorth sub branch. So can I have more
brewery, pub news, comment, suggestions,
photographs or articles, from around the
area. It only has to be a few word, change of
landlord, new brewery or pub closed!
This is ‘your’ magazine. We do not want to
turn it into an information rag, so will not
print everything, I hear news at our sub
branch meetings, but not from anyone else.
So if you have any news articles or
information please send it to me at
[email protected]. so the information
can be passed on to a wider public.
I hope you had a good Christmas and enjoy
reading this edition of our magazine and I
will sign off with my usual comment; use it
or lose it!
Cheers
Bill Sturt
CAMRA Sub Branch - Bridgnorth
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As the Christmas period approaches I have
been looking back over the last 12 months
with some satisfaction.
Attendance at branch meetings and our
social events during 2014 were definitely on
the up and I have met many new faces this
year. Sometimes, I agonise about branch
meetings being a bit ‘stodgy’ but, as part of
a national campaign we are obliged to do
some formal business, and there is always
time to socialise afterwards!
We have had some excellent days out. We
toured around the Clee Hill and Cleobury
Mortimer area doing pub surveys. I have to
say that getting a 57 seat coach up the
snakey lane to the Kremlin pub on the Clee
Hill was an absolute marvel. Top marks to
our driver!
We had a great day out at Rowton brewery
and managed to get an impromptu trip
around the new Wrekin Brewery (formerly
Ironbridge), in its new home at the Pheasant
in Wellington, on the way home. We visited
Little Lambswick Farm in the Teme Valley
during hop harvesting in September and
witnessed a truly fascinating operation from
cone stripping through to kilning and
packing into hop-pockets. Additionally, it
has been said by more than one member that
the day out to Oxford in October was,
without doubt, “one of the best yet”.
I’m aware that you will be reading our
magazine because you are either a CAMRA
member or a pub goer with an interest in
good beer and pubs. If you have not
attended before and you would be interested
in future events please get in touch. Nonmembers are welcome at our meetings and
on our trips if there are free spaces so why
not give us a try?
We keep plugging away here in the North of
the branch working with local pubs and
breweries. We have only recently formed
the sub-branch and we have a lot of work to
do but we need the help of members and the
co-operation of the locals to establish
ourselves.
Can you help? We need members to survey
pubs and yes that means going for a drink
and sampling the ales and scoring them
through the WhatPub.com website. What
could be easier or more enjoyable? And
you now have an excuse to do it.
So can you help? Please contact Bryn for
more information. I promise I do not bite .
Bryn Pass
CAMRA - Market Drayton Sub Branch
Come on folks!
I know it’s “The North” but it
isn’t Siberia.
Why not lend your support to
the Market Drayton
Sub Branch?
If you like great ales, good
company and good times then
why not get in touch with
Bryn?
Dave Tyler
CAMRA Telford & East Shropshire
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With a milestone 35 years in brewing
coming up in 2015, south Shropshire’s
Wood Brewery, has been busy supporting
local charities and community events.
Wood’s produced draught and bottled
versions of a specially created Poppy Ale,
pledging to donate 6p to the Shropshire
PUB NEWS
Royal British Legion’s World War
One Centenary Appeal for every
The Sun in Clun has been
pint and bottle sold. The 3.6%
draught was very well received in
purchased by Three Tuns Brewery,
free houses throughout Shropshire
and on our visit to the Clun Valley
and further afield and the 4.5%
Beer Festival was selling the full
bottled beer was marketed
enthusiastically by Tanners Wines,
range of their beers!
who gave over shop windows in
Bridgnorth and Shrewsbury to
promote the beer. As a result the brewery
has presented the Legion with £1,000 for
the Appeal. Over the years, Wood’s has
donated thousands of pounds to the
Legion and other local charities through
its beer promotions.
Wood’s also hit the headlines in helping
Shrewsbury Town promote its League
Two new brews, Triple Hop IPA and
Cup match with Chelsea. In the latest of a
Eclipse were both released to the
series of tie-ups with the club, the brewery
unsuspecting public in December
produced a special beer and through social
2014. Both were very well received
media, particularly the Blue and Amber
website, asked fans to name it. The
and are now destined for bottles as
response was fantastic, with the beer
well as draught. The Triple Hop is a
being named ‘Blues and Amber, Our
5% ABV traditional English IPA while
Special One’, a play on a phrase from
Eclipse is a 6.3% ABV strong dark
Chelsea manager José Mourhino.
porter style ale.
Wood’s is currently developing new
At the moment Hop & Stagger ales
artwork for some of its pump clips and
updating some of its beers. Sales Manager
are mainly available at The White
James Owens said: “We want to freshen
Lion in Bridgnorth but we are hoping
some of our long-established styles to
to start selling to other pubs in the
meet drinkers’ expectations and we’re
new year
looking forward to unveiling them soon.”
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PUB NEWS
We would like to welcome Debbie and
Garry as the new owners of the Hare &
Hounds, Bridgnorth. Their daughter Laura
will be running it on a day-to-day basis;
we wish them well in their new venture.
Salopian Brewery has had
an extremely busy last few months, with the brewery now fully
moved to Hadnall.
A new 50 barrel brewhouse has been installed by Musk Engineering at
the Station Yard Site, along with a new fermenting room and cold
store. The relocation of the brewery has come
at a time when the brewery has brought continued success back to
Shropshire. In August Darwin’s Origin came third overall in the
Champion Beer of Britain competition, repeated the feet of
Shropshire Gold in 2011. Hoptwister also received a bronze award in
the golden beer category. The moved has seen the decommissioning
of the old Mytton Oak road site in Shrewsbury and the
sale of its equipment.
PUB NEWS
PUB NEWS
After much hard work and community
support we are very pleased to report that
The Pheasant at Neenton has re opened
its doors after nine years of being closed.
The pub is being run as a community pub
and we wish them every success
On October the 1st The Railwayman’s
Arms in Bridgnorth sold its 100,000 pint
of Real Ale this year. This is not a wild
guess or wishful thinking as the SVR
uses EPOS tills that give a reading of
every item sold! We are now waiting to
find out the end of the year figures.
DO YOU HAVE ANY
NEWS?
DON’T KEEP IT TO
YOURSELF, SHARE IT
WITH YOUR FELLOW
BEER ENTHUSIASTS.
Cheers!
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WhatPub is CAMRA's guide to every pub in
the UK that serves real ale, currently about
35,800.
the choices between 0 and 5.
3). In the next box you need to enter the
brewery name, e.g. ‘SALOPIAN’, and before
you have reached the letter L, it will offer
the complete word. Click on the word.
4). Having entered the brewery name, click
on ‘BEERS’ it will then list all the beers
made by that brewery, and all you have to
do is click on the beer name. The predictive
text is superb. Hardly any difficult typing
needed!!
Finding a Pub
In the search box type the place where the
pub is located, i.e. Bridgnorth, and it will
show you all the pubs in Bridgnorth, 63
when I tried it. You can either click on the
pub you are searching for, or scale down
your search by ticking the filter boxes on
the right. By ticking the ‘LocAle’ box the
number was reduced to 29, and then
ticking ‘Accommodation, it reduced to 11.
You can add filters to find all manner of
facilities and services such as opening
times, mealtimes, wi-fi and much more.
If you just click on one of the 63 pubs, say
The White Lion, it will show you all the
facilities for this pub. If you are searching
for a specific type of pub, say one with B&B
and evening meals, and near a railway
station you can tick the filter boxes and
thereby only see establishments with those
features. Once you have found a pub or
pubs, you will also be able to click on their
website if they have one. All this is
available to everyone.
Submitting your Score
Finally, there is the ‘SUBMIT’ button.
It is important that we all get used to putting our beer scores onto the WhatPub database as in the future this could have a
bearing on the pub entries for your branch
in the Good Beer Guide. Also without a
sufficient number of scores throughout the
year, (presently 5 for Telford), the pub will
not be considered for the Guide.
In case you don’t know, the National Beer
Scoring System is:0 Undrinkable; 1 Poor; 2 Average, 3 Good.
Minimum required for GBG; 4 Very Good; 5
Perfect. Half Marks may also be used.
Beer Scoring
Additionally, for CAMRA members, having
logged on with your membership no. and
password, (your postcode without spaces
and in small letters i.e. AZ12 34AB becomes
‘az1234ab’), you can enter beer scores for
the pubs you visit.
1). First there is the date. Click on the
‘Calendar Symbol’ and select the date.
2).Then you need to rate the beer you
drank, and that means clicking on the
‘SCORE’ box. A drop down box gives you
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Visit to Wye Valley Brewery 25 October 2014
By Alan Thwaites and Dave Haddon
Courtesy of the proprietors, a bus load of drinkers from Telford, Shifnal, Bridgnorth and
Kidderminster visited the Wye Valley Brewery at Stoke Lacy, Herefordshire. On arrival we
were greeted by the Managing Director and Head Brewer, Vernon Amor and his father Peter,
the founder of the firm.
Having dispensed refreshments (Butty Bach, HPA or Dorothy Goodbody’s), Vernon explained
the history of the brewery from its beginnings in a yard behind the ‘Barrels’ pub in Hereford to
its current manifestation as an 80-barrel capacity plant deep in the Herefordshire countryside.
This was followed by a tour of the facility, commissioned less than a year previously, with
plenty of time left over to enjoy the pleasures of the newly-built
visitor centre and souvenir shop. Many also took advantage of
the opportunity to call in to the ‘Plough’ next door for some
(solid) lunch. For me this was well worthwhile as they were
offering Wye Valley Bitter, missing from the range in the
visitor centre.
All too soon the time came to start the return journey, via two
excellent pubs. First was the ‘Green Dragon’ at Bishop’s
Frome: a free house dispensing, amongst others an excellent
pint of Purple Moose ‘Glaslyn Ale’. This olde-worlde village
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local is a real gem and it is great to find it prospering in such a small community.
Next we called at the Teme Valley Brewery Tap, the ‘Talbot’ at Knightwick just over the
border in Worcestershire. Here we found the full range of Teme Valley’s products – ‘This’,
‘That’ and ‘T’other’ and other seasonal ales. However your reporter was becoming a little
tired by now, so is unable to recollect the quality of the ale – just that it went down and
stayed down! (it was very good.
DH – organiser)
Above: The Green Dragon
Left: Enjoying a pint at
Wye Valley Brewery
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The Pleasures of Distribution
landlord striving to keep an attractive
country pub alive. Finally, the time being
well past 10 o’clock, we abandoned the plan
to visit the ‘Tally Ho!’ at Bouldon, settling
for the ‘Three Horseshoes’ at Wheathill
instead. This is another isolated inn high up
on the north-western flank of Titterstone
Clee Hill, although there was an
encouraging number of local drinkers
present when we called in just before
closing time to sample the Ludlow Gold
and Hobson’s bitter.
By: Alan Thwaites
The distribution of ‘Ale Sabrina’ to the
further-flung outposts of our rural branch
area gives an excellent excuse for a rural
pub-crawl. So, with my Daughter-in-Law
Elect (an unusual name Ed) doing the
driving, we set out into the ‘gnarly’ country
beyond the Clee Hill. First up was the ‘Rose
& Crown’ in Burford. Burford is the bit of
Tenbury Wells in Shropshire north of the
Teme and thus in the East Shropshire
CAMRA area. Hobson’s Bitter and Otter
bright were on offer from a pub near the site
of the railway station (now a large
soft-drinks factory) on the main A456 road.
We then moved east along the A456 to the
Peacock where Hobson’s Bitter, Town Crier
and Ludlow Gold were available in
excellent condition.
After reading this, please do consider
making a trip to visit some of these remote
pubs. They deserve all the support you can
give them, and add your beer scores to
‘What Pub’ so they can be considered for
the 2016 GBG. Most serve meals ranging
from ‘chips with everything’ to a wide
range of specials. Also, while most are
remote from bus routes, the Kremlin and
Golden Cross are served by the reasonably
frequent Service 292 from Kidderminster to
Ludlow.
Continuing east, we then visited the ‘Live &
Let Live’ near Neen Sollars. This quirky
pub is situated on a narrow lane between
Neen Sollars and the A456 and is well
worth the effort in finding. The Hobson’s
Bitter (again!) and Black Country BFG
were welcome supplements to our excellent
meals. From here we struck north (and up!)
to the Kremlin – surely the best situation for
a pub on a fine day being almost at the
summit of Titterstone Clee Hill with
commanding views south and west to the
Black Mountains. It was Quiz Night and it
was heartening to see the pub full with
people enjoying (you have guessed it!)
Hobson’s Bitter and Ludlow Gold. It is a
short trip to the Golden Cross on the main
Road in Clee Hill. This is a very pleasant
boozer selling Hobson’s beers as well as
Ludlow Gold. The beer was in excellent
condition, helped by a keen Landlord who is
proud of his beer.
The Bennett’s End Inn at Knowbury was
next, reached down another narrow lane.
The Ludlow Gold and Hobson’s Bitter (not
again!) were well presented by another keen
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A Drinking team trip to Liverpool
By Alan Thwaites
On a wet Saturday in early November,
25 stalwarts of the W Sturt Drinking
Team boarded a coach for an
excursion to Liverpool. After a
pleasant journey we disembark from
the coach and as if by some divine
intervention the rain stopped not to
return for the rest of the crawl.
On our arrival Native Guides were
ready in the ‘Ship & Mitre’ on Dale
Street to welcome us. (We arrived
with perfect timing, thanks to our excellent driver Rita, just as the
Liverpool fans were leaving for an
early kick off, Ed). To avoid long hikes
between pubs, we kept within ½ mile
of the start, visiting in turn: the
‘Vernon Arms’ (Dale St), ‘James
Monro and ‘Lion Tavern’ (both on
Tithebarn St), and ‘Ye Hole in Ye
Wall’ (Hackins Hey). Returning to
Dale St, we ended with ‘Thomas
Rigby’s’, the ‘Lady of Mann’ and the
‘Excelsior’, next door to where we
started at the Ship.
The range of beer on offer was great,
including Okells Isle of Man ales on
sale at both Rigby’s and the Lady of
The Lion
Mann. When combined with the
un-spoilt nature of many Liverpool
pubs this made for a great day out.
Best of all though has to be the Lion, a
splendid example of a multi-roomed
city pub decorated in an Edwardian
style with tiles and stained glass
abounding.
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Have Your Say!
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This seems to be an ongoing problem
and I wondered if you can suggest
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Something on your mind?
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Need to let of steam?
If I hear nothing I will assume you
can’t.
You know you’ll feel better
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Why not write to the Editor
and get it off your chest?
Yours Sincerely
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Agnes Dimple
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A DOGGEREL IN 1920 OF BRIDGNORTH PUBS
Clive Gwilt
The following is a doggerel by Henry Heathcote which was sung at the Crown Cockpit
Theatre in the 1920's.
At the HARE AND HOUNDS when you come into town, you may take a good glass then go
on to the CROWN, then to drink Whitmore's health, at his ARMS make a stand, not
forgetting the PLOUGH that enriches his land. Then to Chequer the scene give the
CHEQUERS a call, where I warrant you'll find it is liberty hall, but be sure don't forget, ere
your noddle be full, the roast beef of Old England to toast at the BULL. Permit me to say if
you relish good beer, you'll be pleased at the FOX or the brave VOLUNTEER, and if you are
inclined pretty deeply to dip, you'll find a snug cabin enough in THE SHIP. Would you know
where an hour of dull care you may kill, the sign you make easily guess if you will, where the
host makes his ale and his company pleasant, for he's sly as a FOX and as game as a
PHEASANT. On this side the water, wherever you call, good jolly companions you'll find one
and all, and it matters not whether you moisten your throttle at the BOTTLE IN HAND or the
HAND AND THE BOTTLE. Then crossing old Severn that rapidly pours, to be brewed into
ale, its swift tide to the shores, you may quaff off his stream, that to brighten your soul, is
brewed into hops at the merry HOP POLE. At the HEN AND CHICKENS, or old
KOULIKHAN, or with bold ROBIN HOOD or his tight little man, you may drink till you
make yourselves roaring regulars, then tumble about with the TUMBLING SAILORS. Should
you wish a few hours with a friend to beguile, I can mention a house where you'll do it in
style, THE PIG & THE CASTLE may sound like a joke, but you’ll never pay there for a pig in
a poke. The very best ale you may surely rely on, at the noble KING'S HEAD and the true
BRITISH LION. The BRITTANIA and WELLINGTON famous in story, long may these
names be remembered with glory. At the RAVEN or SWAN, should you call upon either, the
wings of good fellowship ne'er moult a feather, may their roofs still re-echo with mirth every
night, till the SWAN changes black and the RAVEN turns white. It to the RED LION you
fancy incline, you may drink till your nose is as red as the sign, and then the OLD FRIARS, if
you call, will be thinking, like the Friars of old, you are fond of good drinking. At the
GREYHOUND, THE SQUIRREL, THE ASH & NEW INN, you'll ne'er leave off drinking if
once you begin, for their taps are so good and what's past all belief, there's very good barley
found in the WHEATSHEAF. To the HOLE IN THE WALL when you make your best way,
should a spark in your throat obligate you to stay, to the very next house I'd advise you to
push, for a BIRD IN THE HAND is worth two in the bush. At THE BEAR and THE BELL &
THE BALL & THE BOWL, you may fuddle all night like a thirsty old soul, and if you're
inclined to recruit in the morn, the BULLS HEAD will remind you to drink at the HORN. If
you stop at all these, you can scarcely be worse, if you call and just take one more glass at
THE HORSE, though, by this time, I think you can scarcely be dry, yet you must not attempt
from THE EAGLE to fly. Having called at THE OAK just cross to THE CROSS KEYS, and
after you've taken your glass at your ease, to banish life's crosses, cross over the way, and
cross through THE ROYAL HOTEL to the play.
NEXT EDITION: BRIDGNORTH'S LONG AND FORGOTTEN PUBS
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Bridgnorth Beer Festival 2014
By; Eleanor Haddon
Telford and East Shropshire Camra held its first beer festival at Bridgnorth in
September 1995. A small band of volunteers from Telford and Bridgnorth decided
that the car park at the Severn Valley Railway was an ideal site as it enabled easy
access from the railway as well as to the town. In the early years a joint venture was
held with Kidderminster Branch which saw a beer tent at either end of the railway
line. This annual event has now extended its opening days from Friday to Sunday to
Thursday to Saturday with any remaining beers being sold on the Sunday.
The 2014 festival, our 20th, increased not only the number of beers and ciders on
sale but also the size of the marquee. By extending the space and moving the glass
and token collection point to a separate area we were able to use the whole of the
bar area for 60 beers and 10 ciders.
My thanks go to Steve Ansell who undertook, for the first time, the task of ordering
the beers and ciders. He provided a wide variety of tastes and strengths, showcasing
not only Shropshire beers but also a selection from around the country. Many
positive comments were received from customers for the variety available.
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The beers were again looked after this year by our “beer master” Bill Sturt – he
oversaw the delivery of all the beers and by numbering the casks allowed for easy
access
by those serving and customers choosing their tipple. A new layout for the beer
programme also emerged this year. Alan Thwaites compiled the programme with a
middle section showing customers the strengths and types of beers at an easy
glance.
A band of intrepid volunteers were on hand to set up the festival and serve the
beers, ciders and supply the glasses and tokens. Without these volunteers our beer
festival could not take place and the opportunity to help customers choose their
beers does not go without thanks.
A combination of good weather and a good choice of beers saw us sell out of both
beer and cider by 9pm on the Saturday. A very successful festival and I hope all who
attended enjoyed the event. I look forward to organising our 2015 festival.
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Glastonbury crawl
16th October 2014
complain. This pub has a very comfortable
front bar with wood burning stove and a
friendly dog. We were given a tour of the
pub by the landlady who told us all about
the history of the place.
By: Bob Eastwick
Glastonbury, it is a very ‘spiritual’ place.
Long before the Abbey was built and the
mythos surrounding Christianity was
created, this was a place of legend and
mystery. Apparently, several ley lines cross
the town and Glastonbury Tor sits on a
(reputedly) hollow hill which is said to be a
home of the fairy folk. There are also
connections with King Arthur with
Glastonbury being one of the places thought
to have been the mystical Isle of Avalon.
Our final pub of the evening was the George
and Pilgrims at the bottom of the High
Street. This is an imposing building which
got its name from the fact that it once
housed the Christian pilgrims visiting
Glastonbury Abbey. Lots of mullioned windows, old furniture and tapestries. Several
little bars off the main hallway and a great
range of ales. In fact, I was really spoilt for
choice as they had three of my favourites –
Black Sheep, Otter and Tribute – all in excellent condition. (Yes, I did sample them
all!).
We started our crawl in the King Arthur, a
quirky old pub with lots of pictures and
tapestries of Arthurian scenes, flagstone
floor, a large inglenook fireplace and
friendly locals. A pint of Proper Job made a
good start to the evening. What’s more,
there was no T.V.!
Popped our heads in the Mitre, spotted the
huge TV dominating the bar so very quickly
popped them out again.
There were a couple more pubs we didn’t
have time to visit. However, we’ll be back
in Glastonbury early next year and will
finish the job then.
On to the Who’d a Thought It. This was a
pleasant surprise as the pub turned out to be
a Palmer’s house. Apparently, they never
supply their beer to the free trade so it is
only available in their own pubs, I chose the
Dorset Gold, very nice! Interesting
collection of old enamel signs on the
ceiling. We decided to eat here and had a
delicious steak & ale pie with the chef’s
own potato cakes – very tasty they were
too! It was also great to be able to enjoy a
meal with no irritating background music.
Gave the Hawthorns a miss as it was more a
restaurant/bar than a pub. Maybe next time.
We then walked up the hill to visit the Old
Queen’s Head only to find it has been
closed for a year.
Never mind, walked across the road to the
Becket’s Inn, a Wadworth’s house. I’ve
never been a great lover of their beers but
the Henry’s IPA was on top form so can’t
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By: Jeremy Baily
Philippines), Lion Lager (Sri Lanka), Maui
Bikini Blond (Hawaii), Philadelphia Beer
(Jordan).
I am not a serial ’cruiser’ but on 19th March
2014 my good lady and I joined the MS
Balmoral (a Fred Olsen vessel) in San
Diego bound for Southampton, via the
Panama Canal and some interesting places.
Real Ale wasn’t available onboard, nor any
of the Ports visited, but we did try some
different brews along the way and this is a
brief résumé of the beers uncounted during
the 31 days it took to reach the UK.
As one of my aims is to drink a beer from
every country in the world that brews I was
very pleased to see the can from Jordan,
with both the Lion Lager and Bikini Blond
being new beers to me if not new countries
(I am up to 98 different countries currently).
So a weird but enjoyable afternoon was had
about 20 miles off the coast of Mexico as
we headed towards Puerto Vallarta and a
Brewpub I’d read about.
To my surprise the ships daily programme
stated they were holding a Beer Festival
before we reached land. I wondered what
the format and selection would be as the
only ‘on-tap’ beers in any of the bars
consist ed
of
Boddingtons and
Stella
Artois
co mp l i me nt ed
by bottles of
S h e p h e r d
N e a m e ’ s
Spit fir e
and
Bishops Finger
a lo n g
w it h
No rt hampt o n
br ewed
San
Miguel,
s u p p le me nt e d
with some cans
of other lagers. Well it was a hoot: The
Morning Light Pub (the English style Pub)
was decked out in world flags and a table
laid out with a choice of cans festooned
around a little mound type design. The beers
on offer covered the aforementioned brews
at the bar and a strange ‘world selection’
with the following beers to buy.
Los Muertos Brewpub is a lovely ‘Mexico
meets North America’ sort of place with
beers too match. Pumpkin, Chilli and
Double IPA’s being typical of the styles
available. Very cold beers with high alcohol
levels in a ‘MexTex’ style bar,
d e sig ne d
and
planned for the
American tourists
who flock here for
their holidays each
year.
I was impressed
a c t u a l l y ,
d i f f e r e n t ,
spotlessly clean,
bright and airy; the
huge Pizza we
shared with the
beers was
wonderful: I even bought a T
-shirt from the place. On returning to the
Cruise terminal we discovered a little
ship-side bar and had some more Mexican
brews the best being Minerva Imperial
Tequila Ale (7% ABV). Acapulco was our
next stop, so a couple of pale lagers were
consumed while we watched guys dive off
cliff’s, a supermarket visit enabled me to
buy a couple more lagers for our room
during ‘sea days’, as I had now exhausted
the ships selection of brews.
Cruising for Beer
John Smith’s Smooth, Newcastle Brown,
Guinness, Becks, Carlsberg Export (brewed
in Northampton), Asahi (Japan), Taiwan
Beer (obviously Taiwan), Corona Extra
(Mexico), Tsing Tao (China), Red Horse
Costa Rican and Guatemalan stops enabled
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me to try some more ’iffy’ lagers without
testing my taste buds, new beers but not
worth writing about really, it was hot in
both counties though. Costa Rica we liked:
Guatemala wasn’t so interesting, the port we
visited wasn’t a good advert for the country
though, miles from anywhere with ’rogue
taxi’ guys being the lasting memory, which
is a shame.
‘Wadadli’ beers which we duly did, the
local Rum was pretty good, but we behaved
here: highly recommend OJ’s bar out at
Turners Beach (see picture). Local transport
very cheap and plentiful once you get
through the gauntlet of the tour operators
and taxi touts. Our last Caribbean island
was St Maartin, a duty free haven which is
half Dutch and half French. No new beers
for us here, but a friendly place where we
bought more Rum to bring home with us.
Through the Panama Canal and into the
Caribbean
Sea: Rum or
Beer? I chose
both and over
indulged on a
couple
of
o ccasio ns.
We
loved
Willemst ad,
the capital of
Curacao and I
went in search of the only
beer in the world that was
brewed with ’desalinated
water’: I knew Heineken
had closed the brewery
plant in 2013 but hoped
some old bottles of ’Amstel
Bright ’ might be hanging
around in small, local
supermarkets or back street bars. I failed to
find any, only the new imported version
from Amsterdam was around, so I drank
that. I did find a couple of beers from
Venezuela though, which was nice.
The final port of call was the neat and tidy
Ponta Delgada in the Azores: here we
drank locally brewed lagers and wandered
the streets looking for other
Portuguese beers
new
to
me,
managing to find
three
for
t r ans po r t at io n
home and our
ho lida y
was
almost over.
We had been
invited to a
‘contraband
party’
in
someone’s cabin.
You were not supposed to bring spirits onboard the ship and your bags were always
ex-rayed when you returned to the
gangplank, so you had to smuggle bottles
on, a few beers were allowed. Needless to
say there was a host of booze at the party.
We had to get room service to deliver ice
and coke though!
Bridgetown, Barbados: the Mount Gay Rum
visitor centre is closed on the Saturday we
are in town, so a day on a near-by beach
was enjoyed with too much sun and Rum
being consumed. Banks’s beers also taken,
the Barbadian brewery, not our friends from
Wolverhampton! Saint Lucia next and
everything is closed on Sunday, except a
Rum Shack we found and stayed in for far
too long (see picture).
The trip had been great fun and we tried
loads of new beers, mostly lager based, but
you have to accept that outside of the UK.
My research before travelling paid off
handsomely as we had a target at each port
of call as well as doing the usual ‘touristy
bits’ when visiting new places for short
lengths of time.
Antigua saw us try the two locally brewed
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Ale on the Rails
However, the pedestrian-only cable ferry
has not operated during the 2014 season and
staff at the Unicorn Inn didn’t know
whether it was likely to run again at all in
the future. It was put up for sale in 2008 and
was acquired by the Hampton Loade
Community Trust in 2009 who operated it
up until 2013.
A Hop down to Hampton Loade
By; Paul Appleton
A leisurely few minutes’ walk from
Hampton Loade station is the Unicorn Inn.
A rag tag of building huddled together; the
original low beamed ceiling pub has been
consumed by modern extensions, but still
retains much of its traditional charm.
There used to be a charming white-wash
rendered pub of a good age deep into the
village called The Lion, but sadly it closed a
number of years ago and has been converted
into holiday lets. More recently, the River &
Rail Inn opened up close to the ferry in a
more modern building that used to resemble
a community centre, but was subsequently
developed and became popular with diners
and sold Hobson’s Twisted Spire as its
house beer. It appears that the business is
currently closed and up for sale.
Although it wasn’t obvious how to get
in – there seem to be lots of potential
entrances as you walk up to the place,
mostly locked – the actual entrance to the
bar is on the side facing the river, where an
attractive patio looks out across the valley.
Inside there are two main rooms, one
dedicated to dining with a large
conservatory off it and the other, the public
bar, is a split level arrangement with a pool
room off to one side and the main area
separated from the bar by a wall that
includes a log burner, whilst there are more
doors leading out onto the patio. Indeed
there are plenty of tables with umbrellas for
outdoor drinking and being only a few yards
from the railway, steam trains thunder past
at regular intervals which all adds to the
ambience of the place.
Back at the Unicorn Inn, the free house has
four hand-pumps with Marston’s Pedigree
(4.5%) and Banks’s Bitter (3.8%) as the
regular beers and two changing guests,
which on my visit in November included
Ringwood Boondoggle (4.2%) and
Hobson’s Town Crier (4.5%). There are
ciders and lagers available and the wine is
by Stowell’s.
The public bar area is cosy, if slightly tired,
and has an interesting display of art by the
‘Unicorn Inn Art Class’, which naturally are
all offered for sale. Hampton Loade is the
first stop out of Bridgnorth on the Severn
Valley Railway and takes a little over 15
min in
either
direction.
The pub is popular with fisherman and you
can buy a day’s fishing permit at the pub. In
season, the campsite is very popular and the
higher ground either side of the pub and
next to the railway line is dominated by
park home-type chalets and caravans.
Indeed there is quite a community on the
west bank of the river, which is actually
fairly isolated at the end of a long country
lane from the Bridgnorth to Highley road
near Chelmarsh.
The Unicorn
Hampton Loade is famous for its ancient
ferry which for over 400 years has joined
the west bank with the actual village of the
name on the east side of the river (the
railway station and pub are actually in
Hampton).
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York Beer Festival
By Bryn Pass
Bob and Maureen from Market Drayton sub-branch recently visited the York beer festival here
is there report
With a few days to spare we thought we would try the York Beer and Cider festival (17 th 20th
September) situated in the Knavesmere – York racecourse a few minute’s walk from the
beautiful city centre and railway station. Once you are through the quick easy access you are
promised 450 real ales, perry ciders, foreign draft beers, bottled beers and wines and with live
music at the far end of the marque at night adding to the atmosphere they certainly deliver.
A wide choice of food is also available for those in need from fish and chips, pies, Indian,
Mexican, and Italian give it all a continental flavour and with the weather kind you can dine
outside under the stars.
Back to the beer the range quality presentation and information available is first class.
Manned by volunteers who all seem to enjoy their work appear knowledgeable and helpful
serving beer in polycarbonate glasses in pints halves or thirds and tasters are available upon
request and if you’re stuck for choice then all tastes are catered for.
What a mix of happy drinkers – young old female English foreign American and the locals
often seen with canines. A wonderful enjoyable tipsy experience.
Cheers York Camra committee – see you next year and don’t mention the cricket match x
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dream reality as the real ales served are only
from the wood! That is, with the exception
due to a one-off request in early June from
Roger Protz, one of the world's leading beer
writers, historians, lecturers and tasters.
Roger had heard about the “Wood
Revolution” taking place at the Junction and
offered to come and lead a “taste the
difference” session where beers from the
wood were to be compared with their
counterparts in plastic and steel casks.
“Can You Taste the Difference”
Roger Protz Tastes Beers from the Wood at
the Junction, Castleford
In 2010 Maureen Shaw and Neil Midgley
reopened the Junction pub on Carlton Road
in Castleford. It had been closed for some
time and was in a sorry state. They have
turned around the pub’s fortunes, making it
a place where the past is the future. They
have refurbished the pub themselves, and
Appropriately, as the
aromas of roasting malts
from the local Fawcett’s
Maltings drifted across
Castleford, it came to pass
on a Thursday evening in
late June that 25 enthusiasts comprising of locals
and members of CAMRA
(Campaign For Real Ale)
and SPBW (Society for
the Preservation of Beers
from the Wood) gathered
in the snug of the Junction
with Roger.
He began by outlining the
history of beer in the
wood and its decline with
the advent of metal casks
and more latterly plastic ones. First up was
Gun Dog Bitter (3.8% ABV) from Wall’s
Brewery at Northallerton. A glass from a
plastic pin container was followed by a third
from a wooden cask, both from the same
brew batch. Both were very good but also
very different. This was described as a
traditional amber bitter with a full hoppy
flavour. The wood version had oaky, dry
slightly smokey flavours whilst the plastic
version was very much fruitier.
serve superb real ales. Neil set about
purchasing over 100 wooden casks from
renowned Yorkshire Master Cooper,
Alastair Simms with the aim to only serve
real ales from wooden casks. He now
distributes them to enthusiastic breweries to
fill and return with amazing beers to sell in
the pub. Mention must be made of the late
Simon Bolderson, who was the first to believe in Neil and supply his fantastic beers
which really show that “beers in the wood”
have that extra something.
After a short break to recharge our glasses
Neil gave us all an insight into how real ales
in wooden casks continue to develop
flavours and it was then on to beer number
two. Again from the same batch, Beyond
Now, as Maureen and Neil celebrate four
years of running the pub they have made a
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the Pale (4.2% ABV), a golden hoppy bitter
from Elland Brewery was tasted from both
wood and steel casks. The wooden version
was bursting with numerous flavours –
peachy, hop resins, biscuity, vanilla hints,
fruity, creamy, fully rounded and mellow.
We agreed with Roger that although the
steel cask version was pleasant it was a
much more one-dimensional beer than its
wooden counterpart. Roger’s verdict was
that the wood version was “fantastic” and
that the difference between the two Elland
batches was much greater than that between
the two from Wall’s.
of these and other brilliant beers in the
wood from Ridgeside, Five Towns,
Axholme, Elland, Hobsons, Wentworth and
North Yorkshire breweries. Sadly, the time
to leave came around all too quickly, but not
before most of us had signed the new
visitors book where Roger had written
“Great pub, amazing beer, brilliant
dedication to beer from the wood”.
What a way to celebrate four years and a
dream achieved! Thanks must go to Roger
for coming lead the tasting and proceeds
from the event go to his chosen charity Stop
the Traffik which campaigns against the
modern day slave trade.
Another short interval was followed by
tasting the superb 1872 Porter (6.5% ABV)
from Elland Brewery. This was part of the
batch which received the ultimate accolade
at the 2013 CAMRA Great British Beer
Festival as the “Supreme Champion Beer of
Britain”. However this was no ordinary
champion beer. It had been aged in a whisky
cask for a further period of almost a year. It
was the oldest and yet the most alive of the
beers tasted during the evening and numerous superlatives went round the room.
Roger was heard to say “absolutely
amazing”, “a revelation” and “fantastic”.
Stop The Traffik :
http://www.stopthetraffik.org/
There followed some informal discussions,
photos and indulgence in copious amounts
Many years ago in England, pub frequenters had a
whistle baked into the rim or handle of their ceramic
cups. When they needed a refill, they used the whistle
to get some service. "Wet your whistle", is the phrase
inspired by this practice.
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get started in
How did Hobsons
?
brewing cask ales
we would start a brewery in the late
Myself and my Dad, Jim, decided
d
pub in Somerset. I was a qualifie
eighties when he was running a
ntry
Cou
st
We
the
for several of
licensed property surveyor working
e better ways to enjoy life and
wer
e
ther
Breweries and decided that
elling around the country.
beer than do 1,000 miles a week trav
When did the business commence, and when did you become involved?
We started the business Easter 1993 as a family business, after four months searching
for premises, plant and machinery and time spent researching local tastes.
ted and is it still on sale?
What was the first brew marke
The first brew was thrown; it didn’t actually make it to the copper, a
result of a failed Mash Tun design. Needless to say after a sleepless night Brew
two was a success. The first saleable batch of Hobsons Best was sold to a
handful of local pubs including the Kings Arms, which still sells it today.
How many barrels do you currently brew in total?
180-200 Barrels per week.
When does a micro brew
ery cease to be micro an
d is
there different divisions
based on barrelage?
I don’t know the an
swer to those defin
itions, but I
know that HMRC de
fine us a ‘Local Brew
ery’ based
on our size of prod
uction.
What is the development period to bring a new
brew to the market?
It takes us about six months, once we have
identified the style of beer, where is source
any special ingredients, design the recipe,
brew, taste and then if we bottle then it takes
a further three months to design and create
the label.
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Where do you see Hobsons in the
t five years?
Still located in Cleobury Mortimer supplying local
pubs, clubs and shops. However we would like
to see greater exposure of our cider, with a
draught product to sit alongside the beers.
What is your personal favourite cask ale
not brewed by Hobsons?
Other than Hobsons Best I have two favourites;
St Austell Proper Job and Purity Saddleblack.
the home
What tip would you give to
bsons?
brewer, other than buy Ho
Buy the best raw ingredients you can afford,
freshest hops available and obtain wet yeast
from your local brewery.
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Founders: Jim & Nick
PEDIGREE AND MARMITE
although I had a pint or half now and
again in social circles over a dominoes
table.
In some ways it shares the Marmite
slogan ‘love it or hate it’ and this tasty
spread, a yeast extract, comes from the
same town. Marmite was born in 1902
from the readily available brewer’s yeast
which they obtained from Bass Brewery.
Pedigree arrived on the scene 50 years
later, brewed using the Burton Union
system where the yeast is collected in
troughs
and
reused.
However
at
least
some
found
its
way to a
limited
edition of
Marstons
Pedigree
Marmite
a few years
ago. That
was
a
marriage of
‘love it or
hate it’ if
ever there
was one.
Back to that
pint on a
sunny afternoon by the river. Half way
down the glass and the beer had warmed
a little, releasing a nice hoppy aroma,
slightly sulphurous, charged with yeast
overtones – reminiscent of newly baked
bread. Yes, I liked it. It has been
commented upon by the Pedigree
die-hards that it doesn’t travel well, that
it can be temperamental, that it has to be
cosseted in the cellar at a critical
temperature. Given these attributes they
say it still has a short life span of
perfection.
Should be just the drink for a goddess.
By; John Cliff
If you are shivering in a classic winter
think back to the Indian Summer of last
October. It was one of those days when a
pleasurable duty brought me to the Ship
Inn at Highley armed with a bundle of Ale
Sabrina
magazines. I wouldn’t leave
without a pint and I was thinking about
Town Crier when the words ”Pedigree,
please” came from
my lips.
It was an
extraordinarily
hot day which
must
have
played tricks
on the mind
because I don’t
normally drink
Pedigree.
I
took the pint
outside to the
decking area
where
I
reclined with a
copy of our
illustrious
magazine. That
goddess of the
Severn herself
was
looking
over my shoulder in approval of my
choice of reading matter. I told you it
was a hot day.
Ruminating, I picked up the glass and
squinted at the sky through the amber
liquor then took a generous sip. You
know, it wasn’t at all bad. There are
drinkers who swear by Pedigree,
especially in and around its home town,
the throne of traditional brewing, Burtonon-Trent. I knew some guys further afield
in the Midlands who rarely drank
anything else. I never appreciated it
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One afternoon in ‘Cheers’, Cliff was explaining the Buffalo theory to his
friend Norm. This is how it went:
“Well ya see, Norm, it’s like this….A herd of buffalo can only move as
fast as the slowest buffalo and, when the herd is hunted, it is the
slowest and weakest ones at the back that are killed first. This natural
selection is good for the herd as a whole, because the general speed
and health of the whole group keeps improving by the regular killing of
the weakest members. In much the same way, the human brain can
only operate as fast as the slowest brain cells. Excessive intake of
alcohol, as we know, kills brain cells but, naturally, it attacks the
weakest brain cells first. In this way, regular consumption of beer
eliminates the weakest brain cells, making the brain a faster and more
efficient machine. That’s why you always feel smarter after a few
beers”
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Railway Sleepers
It’s that man again!!!!
Doesn’t say much for the
conversation
Disclaimer
Ale Sabrina is published by
Bridgnorth Sub Branch of
The Campaign for Real Ale Ltd.
(CAMRA)
The views or opinions expressed
are not necessarily those of CAMRA
or the Editor.
Do you have any amusing
pictures of your favourite
drinker. Go on! Let us all have
a giggle. Send them to
[email protected]
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A Crawl in the Fog
Shropshire (after the Anchor at the head of
the Clun Valley). Again Hobson’s beers
were on offer, and again in good condition.
It was a pity about the cloud, as on a fine
day the view reaches as far as the Black
Mountains near Abergavenny. A short run
down the road took us to the Golden Cross.
This is a real gem of a pub, with a
traditional 2-bar layout and a wide range of
traditional pub games to keep the mind
occupied whilst sampling the beer, which
came from Ludlow, Wye Valley and Three
Tuns. The regular Kidderminster – Ludlow
bus stops outside the door, so there is no
excuse for not re-visiting.
By Alan Thwaites
Saturday 29th November saw a group of
Bridgnorth drinkers embark on a voyage of
discovery, going round Titterstone Clee Hill
and visiting some of the more remote pubs
that still manage to eke out an existence in
the 21st Century. Dave Haddon, our
Reisefuhrer for the day kept the itinerary
secret, which made for a real sense of
adventure.
First-up was an old favourite: the Fighting
Cocks at Stottesdon which is the current
branch Rural Pub of the Year. The regular
beer from Hobsons was complemented by
St Austell ‘Proper Job’ and Three Tuns
‘XXX’. From Stottesdon the minibus
cleared a path through the nettles to Oreton
where the New Inn has reopened after 9
years’ closure. It was most encouraging to
find a remote country pub revived; this is
definitely a pub to be savoured as the
Hobson’s beers were in excellent condition.
A run round the west side of Titterstone
Clee brought us to the Three Horseshoes at
Wheathill, another pub above the 1000’
contour situated on the saddle between
Titterstone and Brown Clee Hills. More
Hobsons and Ludlow beers were available,
yet again in very good condition. Dropping
back downhill towards Bridgnorth we made
our last three calls at the Boyne Arms,
Burwarton, the Pheasant at Neenton and the
Down outside Bridgnorth. All of these sold
Hobsons and Ludlow beers, supplemented
by Wye Valley and others. All also have
large restaurants yet on a Saturday evening
we were made very welcome despite only
wanting beer. Special mention must be
made of the Pheasant, another pub which
has returned from the dead. In this case this
is as a result of the local community rallying
round and buying the freehold themselves
so as to keep the pub.
On we went along lanes that seemed to get
ever narrower as we progressed to the
Blount Arms at Far Forest. This roadside
pub, near the long-closed Cleobury
Mortimer railway station had a range of
‘Locale beers, with Hobsons prominent on
the bar. Again the beers were dispensed in
excellent condition.
Back on a main road (at last) we climbed
into the clouds and visited the Kremlin, at
over 1200’ the second highest pub in
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A Survey Trip in and around Wellington
By Val Mason
Waiting outside a pub for it to open at
pub was already busy and lovely and warm
mid-day on a Saturday is a bit sad but
with a real fire in both the bar and the
worthwhile if you are starting out on a
dining room. There is also a large beer
CAMRA survey trip, especially as the sun
garden so there was plenty of room to
was shining on a beautiful autumn day in
spread out and not annoy the locals too
November. Having ordered our first pints in
much! The Tiddly was serving Purity Gold
the Park Hotel, Wellington, and cleared the
and UBU, Hobson’s Bitter, Wye Valley
bar for the incoming crowd, the minibus
HPA and Peakstones Black Hole, our first
turned up just after twelve having stopped at
dark beer of the day.
pick-up points
Getting back onto the minibus,
in Shifnal,
we headed across some beautiful
Oakengates
Shropshire countryside through
and at the
Newport to Chetwynd Aston
Cock Hotel,
where we stopped at the
Wellington.
Wheatsheaf. The landlord,
The Park Hotel
Tosh, was just getting into his
had 4 real ales
car to go to Malvern where he
available –
was playing in his band,
Thwaites
Babajack, when he saw the bus
Lancaster
arrive and decided to go back
The Park Hotel into the bar to help his bar staff
Bomber, Sharps
Doom Bar,
serve the hordes – thanks Tosh. The front
Courage Directors and Hopback Summer
room was already full of locals so we
Lightning. Assuming you didn’t opt for the
reluctantly left the real fire to go into the
Doom Bar the others were all a bit heavy for
snug which we warmed up quickly.
the first of many but still enjoyed by all.
The Park has several rooms, a pool table,
darts board and a large garden for the
warmer months.
Having been given our ‘scoring sheets’ and
assessed the beer quality we all piled into
the minibus to go to our next port of call,
the Malt Shovel in Leegomery. Here, a real
fire and attentive bar staff welcomed us into
the cosy lounge. This is a Marston’s house
and sold Pedigree, Burton Bitter, Sunbeam
Jeff, Mark
& Dave at
and Jennings Cumberland.
St.Georges
Back on the bus, we ‘hoped’ that we had
everyone aboard because we had not
The beers on the bar were Oakham Inferno,
counted heads before we left the Park Hotel!
Marston’s
Pedigree,
Burton
Bitter,
Fret not, all 21 had made it and we headed
California Common Steam and Sunbeam
out into the countryside to Ellerdine Heath
(clip turned round). Other beers on the
where we visited the Royal Oak or, as it is
blackboard but not available at the time
more popularly known, The Tiddly. The
were Ringwood XXXX Porter and
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Fortyniner plus Adnam’s Old Ale.
Our next visit was a special one because we were
going to present the St Georges Sports and Social
Club with the branch Club of the Year certificate.
The club has a spacious bar with the obligatory
large screen showing the sports round-up. The bar
was serving Bank’s Bitter, Wye Valley HPA,
Weetwood Cheshire Cat, Eastgate Ale and
Oasthouse Gold. The presentation was made by
Dave Tyler (right) to Mark (Club Steward, middle)
and Jeff (Club Chairman, left). The club had kindly
provided a lovely buffet for us which was very
The Oddfellows Arms
welcome.
Our last port of call was back in Wellington at the Oddfellows Arms (known locally as the
Oddies) in the High Street. Here we were welcomed with a choice of Slater’s Top Totty
and Smoked Stout, Hobson’s Town Crier, Ludlow Gold, Salopian The Bends and a real cider,
Cheddar Valley. There was also the usual Saturday afternoon cheese and nibbles on the bar
plus the Bar Manager Simon’s wife had made a game pork pie and a chilli and garlic pork pie
which was eagerly handed round and enjoyed.
Here the party separated – the Wellingtonians staying put or going home whilst the people
destined for Oakengates, Shifnal and beyond got back on the bus for their journey home.
Throughout the day, the vast majority of the beers were of good or very good quality and
about £2.80 or £2.90 a pint; all were served by handpull.
A good time was had by all, so thanks to Paul and Jerry for organising the trip.
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The winner of the Autumn Quiz was Mr P Hayes from Highley
THE QUIZ - On the Small Screen
1) Who are the three presenters of Top Gear?
2) From what planet do the Daleks hail?
3) Which EastEnders character has previously had the surnames
Harris, Beal Wicks and Butcher?
4) What replaced the Multi-Coloured Swap Shop in 1982?
5) Whose television stunts include live Russian Roulette and a Séance?
6) In which show would you have found Dr. Teeth and his Electric Mayhem Band?
7) In which show, presented by Kenneth Kendall, did Anneka Rice and her
posterior shoot to fame?
8) Who worked in Department S alongside Stewart Sullivan,
Annabelle Hurst and Sir Curtis Seretse?
9) On which island was Who Pays the Ferryman? set?
10) The short-lived comedy series Police Squad! was the precursor of which
film trilogy?
1. Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond 2. Skaro 3. Pat Evans
4. Saturday SuperStore 5. Derren Brown 6. The Muppet Show 7. Treasure Hunt
8. Jason King 9. Crete 10. The Naked Gun
Can you work out the well known phrase or saying from the
initial letters?
2, ACIOASAIWL
3, BHD
5, CASAS
What are these
everyday items?
6, CSBSANH
7, GIOPIA99PP
8, ALCCIS
9, PYOC
10, PTTR
1. a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush 2. a chain is only
as strong as its weakest link 3. bad hair day 4. barking up the
wrong tree 5. call a spade a spade 6. children should be seen
and not heard 7. genius is one percent inspiration and 99
percent perspiration 8. a leopard cannot change its spots
9. paddle your own canoe 10. paint the town red
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Top - An Alarm Clock
Bottom - A Match
1, ABITHIWTITB
ANSWERS
Phrases and Sayings
Events to Come
Bridgnorth Meetings
T.E.S. Meetings
Tues 27 January – 7.30 pm
The Friars, Bridgnorth
Tuesday 13 January – 8.00 pm
Oddfellows Arms
Wellington TF1 1JT
Tues 24 February – 7.30 pm
The Black Boy, Bridgnorth
Saturday 17 January
Survey - North Shropshire
Tues 31 March – 7.30 pm
Bamboo Wine Bar, Bridgnorth
Tuesday 10 February – 8.00 pm
Good Beer Guide 2016 Selection
Evening
Plough Inn, Shifnal, TF11 8AZ
Bridgnorth Social Events
Friday 9 January – 7.30 pm start
Social Evening – beer & chat
Black Horse, Bridgnorth
T.E.S. Social Events
For Information Regarding Social Events
During Jan, Feb & March
Saturday 17th January – time tbc
Joules Brewery Visit,
Market Drayton
Please Email
Jeremy Bailey
[email protected]
Saturday 28 February – 12 noon
Dave's Black Country Brewery Tap
Birthday Trip
Saturday 22 March – date & time
tbc
Quiz v. Wolves CAMRA
Bamboo Wine Bar, Bridgnorth
Market Drayton Meetings
No information was available at
the time of going to press.
For more information and to reserve places
please contact
Dave Haddon [email protected]
07809 887159 01746 862884
Please join our Facebook page
"Market Drayton sub-branch" or
contact Bryn via email and join our
emailing list
[email protected]
07949 321442
Bridgnorth CAMRA
Times and venues are subject to change at short notice. New events may be arranged after
print date. Please check with Dave Haddon (Bridgnorth CAMRA) and Facebook for up to
date information
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Branch Contacts
Bridgnorth
T.E.S.
Chairman/Beer Festival Organiser
Eleanor Haddon
[email protected]
01746 862884
Chairman
Dave Tyler,
[email protected] 01952 616085
Secretary,
Adrian Zawierka,
[email protected]
Secretary / Membership
David Jones
[email protected] - 07474 803098
Treasurer
David Jones,
[email protected]
Membership Secretary
Paul Jones
[email protected]
01952 460456
Social Secretary
Jeremy Bailey
[email protected]
Survey Officer
Adrian Zawierka
Webmaster
Paul Griffiths
[email protected]
Social Secretary/Survey Officer
Dave Haddon
[email protected]
07809 887159
Market Drayton
Chairman
Bryn Pass
[email protected]
07949 321442
[email protected]
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