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Welcome to the Spring edition of More Beer and Have a look at the advert in this edition and as I write this, for once we have an unseasonably get the dates in your diary. 5th and 6th of April warm February to give us (hopefully) a taste of since you ask! things to come. Either way, we have much to look forward to as nights get lighter and the call of the Cheers in the evening becomes irresistible. Coming up fast for us is Oldham Beer and Cider Peter Alexander Festival at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in Oldham. Editor and Branch Chairman This is always a very good event and this year’s promises to be no exception. As well as our usual Contributors to this edition: Peter Alexander, local and national selection of beers, we’ll feature Stephen Armstead, Don Booth, Phil Brown, Andy beers from Scotland with some corking breweries Cooper, Peter Edwardson, Ken Lynch, Ian Mitchell, rarely seen in this area on offer. Local beer festivals Robin Parker, David Rigby, Mike Robinson, Peter are still very important to the Campaign, so do Sheldon, Clive Taylor, Neil Williams. come along and support this event which is in aid of the Mayor of Oldham’s Charity Appeal. So not only Copy date for next (Summer 2019) edition is will you be supporting Real Ale in Oldham – and 12 th May 2019 that’s important - you’ll be supporting worthwhile causes. CAMRA members are free at all times, so Front page photo shows Jon Hudson and some of his members have no excuses. team at the Baum. See article inside. Rochdale, Oldham & Bury Contacts/Committee 2019

Chairman: Peter Alexander Cider Representative: Mike Robinson LocAle: Phil Brown [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Secretary: Peter Maguire More Beer Editor: Peter Alexander Andy Cooper (Good Beer Guide) [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]; Membership: Ken Lynch New Media: Richard Cooper Viv Cooper (Activism) [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Social Secretary: Ken Holt Webmaster: Paul Wilkinson John Harrison (Beer Festival Finance) [email protected] [email protected] festivalfi[email protected] Treasurer: Clive Taylor Beer Festivals: Peter Sheldon Advertising: Neil Richards MBE [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] : Ian Mitchell Clubs: Donald Booth [email protected] [email protected]

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Rochdale, Oldham and Bury branch is the largest activities we, like all local CAMRA Branches, have branch in with currently over to fulfil. Every year we ask for nominations for 2200 members and growing steadily, which puts entries into the Good Beer Guide, Pub of the Year us in the top 10 of branches nationally. and Club of the Year. So if you think your local is CAMRA is a volunteer led organisation and we deserving of any of these, then let us know. You have a small but dedicated core of active members can get plenty more information from our local who regularly attend the monthly branch meetings and national website and CAMRA runs a website, on the first Tuesday of the month at The Baum Whatpub.com, which has all real ale pubs listed. in Rochdale. We would love to encourage more Our local area is kept up-to-date by our Pubs people to become actively involved in CAMRA. Officer. See article elsewhere in this magazine. if How can you get involved? We run many social you know some information about a pub then let events throughout the year, so why not start him know by emailing [email protected]. by coming to one of those? There are lots of And if you are feeling brave, why not volunteer to opportunities and you will be made very welcome work behind the bar at a beer festival! That’s lots of if you join in and meet new people and hopefully fun and you will certainly get a free beer or three. make new friends. Lastly if you are not a member already, there is a Another easy way to get involved and help your form to join us inside this issue. branch is to become a contributor to the various

4 Contact the editor [email protected] MORE BEER Brewery & Pub News

BRIGHTSIDE BREWERY DONKEYSTONE BREWERY January 2019 has seen the brewery’s The Greenfield brewery launched 4th largest turnover/sales in 10 years another new beer, Red Ged IPA of brewing. Sales of bottles and (6.5%) at the Manchester Beer and canned beers continue to increase. Cider Festival. It joined a selection of its beers on the bar, including Brightside launched its latest beers at the Bray, DPA, Javanilla, APA and Hoppinsesh, all Manchester Beer and Cider Festival in January of which sold out. namely Peaches & Cream (4.2%), Raspberry Ripple (4.6%), and DH IPA (5%). They soon sold Brewer Rick Thomas is planning to replace a core out! Also launched at the festival was a special cask beer with one of his most popular recipes - more – 0161 Manchester Blonde which again has sold news soon! out entirely in just over 2 weeks – not bad for a run of 93 firkins. This will likely be added to their The brewery tap continues to welcome visitors core range and it was produced using their new Friday through Sunday, and hot pies and coffee “Hop Rocket”. have been added to its offering. There’s usually a DJ playing music and local musicians periodically Brews in the pipeline are New School (4.5% grace the stage. blonde) and Amarillo IPA (5% amber ale). IRWELL WORKS BREWERY A move towards reducing plastic wraps has seen After eight years at the helm setting up and their cans now being put in cardboard boxes in running Irwell Works brewery, Sara and Keith 12’s, and more is planned to reduce the use of sold the business at the start of January, handing plastic in all its forms at the Brewery. over the reins to Victoria and Derek. Peter Booth remains as head brewer at “The Works”. The core DEEPLY VALE BREWERY range remains the same but in mid February a new New recipe best Oatmeal Stout, “Bonny Black Hare” went on sale bitter Optimum for the first time. (4.2%) has been added to the JW LEES BOILERHOUSE BREWERY Deeply Vale core range in place of Deeply Best. Lees Boilerhouse microbrewery continues to All eight of the standard beers are in constant develop a production. Breakfast stout DV8 has been subject full range of to the usual surge in demand over the winter beers. The first months but Citra Storm remains the punters’ permanent favourite, measured on volume of sales. beer from the brewery is Craft Pale, a hoppy 4.2% beer which is proving extremely popular. Plans are afoot to develop a new session ale for Also brewed recently with the assistance of More year-round production. DV fans should also keep Beer Editor and Branch Chairman Peter Alexander an eye open for a ‘Spring Special’ (as yet unnamed). is British Red Ale, which defying the usual sweetness of the genre, is full bodied with a distinct hoppy finish. Next up during the currency of this

Support your local pub. Use it or lose it. Visit www.rob.camra.org.uk 5 Brewery & Pub News continued magazine will be Juicy Pale Ale brewed with SERIOUS BREWING Mandarina Bavaria hops, Champagne Grisette, a The year got off to a good start with Belgian style farmhouse ale and in May, Rhubarb Manchester Beer and Cider Festival and Custard Lactose IPA. All just a bit different. which had five Serious beers on the bar including the ever popular JW LEES Moonlight Stout (4.5%), Prime: The main brewery continues Nelson Sauvin (4.2%), Wyldehouse (4.8%), to supplement its usual Matmos (6.4%), and Russet (American Brown range with a number of Ale) (4.7%). January also saw the release of the seasonal beers. Next up latest single hop beer in the Prime series brewed is Rock ’N’ Roll Star, a using a brand new British hop, Harlequin (4.2%). 4.1% bitter promising berry aromas and spicy bitterness. This will be followed in May and June In the coming months Serious will be supplying with Not Nineteen Forever. At 4.3% this auburn beer to the Oldham Beer & Cider Festival (5th April ale is promised to be a modern take on the style. – 6th April) and the Forever Bury Beer Festival (9th Cosmic Ale, developed by Michael Lees-Jones May – 11th May). and Chadderton lad, Professor Brian Cox is now available permanently. With Admiral, Cascade and Jester hops, this 3.9% beer is available in cask and bottle. Club News

PICTISH BREWERY CLUB OF THE YEAR Manchester Beer & Cider For the second year running Festival proved successful, Dobcross Band & Social Club, where a Pictish Brewery Bar Platt Lane, Dobcross has been with 6 ales was present. Over awarded Rochdale, Oldham & the course of the Festival, not Bury CAMRA Branch Club of much beer was left. As usual, the Year 2019. Paul Wesley (Brewer and owner) will be producing a series of single hop variety ales from his extensive This award is in no small measure range for supply to his regular outlet pubs over due to the efforts of long-term Club the Winter/Spring period including Oldham Beer Steward John Holden. Our Clubs & Cider Festival. Officer Don Booth takes up the story: RAMMY CRAFT BREWERY Way back in 1984 Torvill & Dean It is with sadness that we struck gold in the winter Olympics report the demise of R C B and Nigella’s dad, Nigel Lawson, who ceased trading on the called time on the halfpenny. In 31 st January 2019 due to the the same year a new Steward was (very expensive) upkeep of appointed at the Dobcross Band the unit they were renting not being cost effective. Club as fresh faced 28 year old Andrew Morrison the head brewer at RCB is at the John Holden took the reins. moment brewing for Mighty Medicine at their brewery in Whitworth.

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Located in the picturesque village of Dobcross, the celebrate John`s 35yrs service to the club and its Band Club had a worldwide reputation amongst the members. brass band fraternity. However, inheriting a motley selection of Wilson’s keg beers, John had his work Most Improved Club of the Year 2019 cut out as the club was struggling to survive. It was Ramsbottom British Legion has won this coveted supported by weekly brass band concerts and the title. The club is based at Central St, Ramsbottom, occasional fundraiser, including one notable event Bury and welcomes CAMRA members on featuring Bernard Manning who targeted John production of their membership card. mercilessly throughout the evening.

John soon imposed his personality onto the club Pub News and following the closure of Wilsons Brewery he seized the opportunity in 1990 to introduce cask A new Bar, has opened in on the main street in ale in the form of JW Lees Bitter and Mild. Over Tottington called Stanleys. It’s been remodelled the last twenty five years or so the club was forced from the existing premises which has been a cafe/ to seek financial support from JW Lees and while bar and changed names a few times over the years. this provided a short term lifeline, the downside to It’s primarily a cocktail bar with keg fonts although this was a fixed price barrelage deal. To ensure the by the time you read this it may well have cask club’s long term survival, around 2013 a member beers on the bar. Live music at weekends. came up with the idea of borrowing the money from members to repay JW Lees and return Former National Pub of Year the club to Free House status. The response was Changes Hands overwhelming and the following year the club Robin Parker writes: was free of tie and in a position to buy a wider Once again, it’s all change at The Baum! The pub range of beers on the free market. This heralded has been taken over by a new company set up by the introduction of discounted prices for club and the directors of The Flying Horse in partnership CAMRA members, and an improved choice of with Jon Hudson, but the most pertinent point for cask beer offered. Thirty five years after John’s Real Ale drinkers is that Jon, formerly manager arrival, the club is thriving. Free of debt and free of of ‘The Flyer’ and best noted for his stringent tie, it now serves some of the finest quality ales in management of the cellar and maintenance of the the Greater Manchester area. quality of the ale, has become the new licensee.

In addition to his position as Steward, John also In fact Jon’s first task was to close the pub for a few has the honour of being President of the Dobcross days while he refurbished the cellar and lines, so Silver Band and can often be seen, proudly leading that the ale would continue to flow to the perfection the band, mace in hand, resplendent in his band we had become used to from both establishments. uniform. John is both a true gentleman and a true In his own words: legend at the club. “We’re not changing anything; everything will be John’s efforts were formally recognised last year as staying the same. We’re just making some behind Dobcross Band and Social Club was named ROB the scenes improvements that customers might CAMRA Club of the Year in 2018. In recognition not essentially see, but that will make the product of John`s unstinting, exemplary and loyal service better. to Dobcross Band Club the club has organised an event at the Club on Saturday 27th April 2019 to

Rochdale, Oldham and Bury Branch. Campaigning to protect pubs and beer for 40 years. 7 Brewery & Pub News continued

“I want to invite old customers and new to see the improvements in a place where they will hopefully enjoy their time for many years to come in one of Rochdale’s finest local pubs.”

I caught up with Jon on Sunday 10 February, a month since the pub had reopened under his management and asked him how things were going.

“We’ve noticed a steady improvement in turnover”, he replied, “with an increase in customer attendance. Our motto for the future is ‘Good Food, Good Beer and Good Service’.”

More Beer sincerely wishes him well in his new venture.

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WhatPub is the CAMRA website whose aim is to Rifle Range Inn, 372 Burnley Lane, Chadderton list all pubs in the UK. Unlike other guides, pub had a new licensee in January 2019. The Pub was listings are free (this is true for all CAMRA guides selling JW Lees Dark & Bitter on handpump. and websites) and there aren’t just a handful of people paid to find what’s going on. Each CAMRA Donkeystone Brewery has tweeted that their branch maintains the details for its local pubs, so APA & Bray, are to be sold at Bulls Head, 2 King there are potentially thousands of surveyors. Street, Delph. WhatPub can be found on http://whatpub.com/ The changes we’ve been notified of since the last Proof that some pubs never die. The Hawthorn edition of More Beer are. Inn, 365 Roundthorn Road, Oldham, reopened late 2018, ten years after it closed. Despite having ROCHDALE handpumps, no real ale is currently being sold. The Baum, 35 Toad Lane, Rochdale has been taken Dog and Partridge opposite still has Lees Bitter and over by a new consortium and licensee. After a Dark on handpump. short closure for internal changes, the pub is again selling a good number of well kept real ales. There’s a new bar in the former Yorkshire Bank in Royton, namely JLR, 2-4 Market Square. The bar Norden Arms, 539 Edenfield Road, Rochdale was selling Wainwrights and Bank’s Amber Ale also had a new licensee in January 2019. The pub in February. reopened as Norden Bar & Grill in February selling 2 real ales often from Brewsmith. 701-709 Oldham Road, Failsworth, which closed as Kehoe’s/Baldy Bobs early in 2018, has re-opened as King William IV, 4 Shore Fold Road, Shore, Loose Cannon, a weekend music venue. Littleborough has a new licensee. Sadly Streetbridge Inn, 230 Roman Road, Royds Arms, 158 Rooley Moor Road, Spotland Hollinwood, Oldham has removed real ale. was reported as not selling real ale in December 2018. Coach & Horses, 459 Huddersfield Road, Oldham has also stopped selling real ale (Holts Bitter) and removed the handpump, but the nearby OLDHAM Shepherds Boy has gained real ale - Bombardier at Waggon Inn, 32-34 High Street, Uppermill the last visit. was noted as selling Robinsons Dizzy Blonde, Unicorn and the Robinsons seasonal ale in The curse of Oldham town centre has stuck again. November. Bees Knees, 5 Fairbottom Street, Oldham has stopped selling real ale, because it didn’t sell. It Greenacres (formerly Greenacres Hotel), 275 appears that young Oldham residents just don’t Greenacres Road, Oldham were selling 2 real drink real ale. Your correspondent says thank you ales in November, Sharp’s Doom Bar on one for trying. pump with Sharp’s Atlantic & JW Lees Bitter alternating on the other one.

10 5000 copies of More Beer are delivered to local pubs every quarter In late November, Jacks Smoke House, 62 Positive news, Bilardi’s Bar (part of Carmelo’s Yorkshire Street, Oldham was closed “For the restaurant) 1 Chapel Street, Tottington, Bury is foreseeable future due to a massive water leak”. selling real ale. Wainwrights and Wychwood Hobgoblin have been reported. Bulls Head, Brideoak Street, Waterhead was reported closed in December 2018 and re-opened Royal Hotel, 262 Bury Road, Tottington has under new management in January 2019, selling reopened as Juniper & Vine. This is a gin bar, Sharps Doom Bar on handpump. without real ale.

Wheatsheaf, 14 Derker Street, Oldham has closed Swan Hotel, 288 Tottington Road, Woolfold has after a partial roof collapse. a new licensee. The pub was selling Thwaites Original and Seasonal Ales in February. Church Inn, 91 Middleton Road, Royton was reported as closed, with the inside gutted in Parkfield Inn, 95 Park Lane, Whitefield has closed. December. An application has been granted to change the building to residential use. If any of the above is incorrect, or you know of BURY any changes to pubs in Rochdale, Oldham or Wyldes, 4 Bolton Street, Bury reopened in Bury please email [email protected]. All November after a refurbishment. Holts Bitter and information will be more than welcome. Two Hoots plus a guest ale from the Bootleg range were on sale. Ian Mitchell

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BEER SALES RISE 2.6% IN 2018, The Chancellor’s decision to freeze beer duty in his MARKING BIGGEST YEAR ON YEAR most recent Budget was therefore very welcome GROWTH FOR 45 YEARS and appears to have had an immediate impact on ACCORDING TO THE BRITISH BEER the industry, with beer sales increasing in Q4 2018. In particular, pubs benefited from a strong end to & PUB ASSOCIATION (BBPA) 2018 with beer sales growing by 2.2% in Q4 2018 Total beer sales increased by 2.6% in 2018 across compared to the same period in 2017. This was the the on and off trades. This was the biggest growth first time Q4 beer sales grew in the on trade since in year-on-year beer sales for 45 years. In the off 2011. The Chancellor’s decision to freeze beer duty trade (e.g. supermarkets and convenience stores), in the Autumn 2017 Budget will also have boosted beer sales increased by 4.7% year-on-year. In the beer sales in 2018 overall. on trade (e.g. pubs), beer sales increased by 0.1% year-on-year. Brigid Simmonds, Chief Executive of British Beer & Pub Association, said: “2018 has been a good Despite a difficult start to 2018 year for beer and pubs. Considering the heavy cost for the beer and pub sector, burdens the industry faces from high beer duty, with total sales of beer in Q1 business rates and rising costs in general, it’s great 2018 down by 1.7% on the to see beer sales doing the best they have for some same period in 2017, consistent years. As the UK’s alcoholic drink of choice, which growth in Q2 (up 3.6% on Q2 continues to have a much bigger, positive impact 2017), Q3 (up 4.4% on Q3 on the UK economy than any other drink, it is 2017) and Q4 (up 3.1% on Q4 important that beer continues to do well and that 2017) meant it was a record year the Chancellor continues to support pubs.” for beer sales. Increased beer sales in Q2 and Q3 2018 were driven by the success of England at the World Cup, NEW CHIEF EXECUTIVE AND DEPUTY which saw the national team reach the semi-finals CHIEF EXECUTIVE FOR CAMRA of the tournament, driving footfall in pubs where fans watched the games. Increased beer sales in Tom Stainer, who has Q2 and Q3 2018 were also driven in part by good worked for CAMRA weather, which encouraged people to get out and since 2006, has become visit their local, making full use of the pub garden. the organisation’s Chief Executive. Ken Owst, Although the World Cup was a welcome boost to who joined the Campaign pubs this year, leading to a notable increase in beer as Chief Support Officer sales, it only comes around once every four years. and Company Secretary This means pubs cannot rely on it for growth. in 2018 has become its new Deputy Chief Executive. Good weather cannot be relied on by pubs or off trade businesses to boost beer sales either. CAMRA National Chairman Jackie Parker said: “I am delighted that Tom and Ken will be taking up their new roles and am confident they’ll provide strong support for our volunteer leadership and

14 Rochdale, Oldham and Bury Branch. Campaigning to protect pubs and beer for 40 years. lead our dedicated professional team at head office Elizabeth Steele, digital communications officer for to build on our campaigning successes.” CAMRA, said: “We are excited to give CAMRA members, whether from Scotland or further afield, CAMRA Chief Executive Tom Stainer said: “I’ve the chance to explore a new city. We hope that worked for CAMRA for more than a decade so local businesses will benefit from our members it’s an organisation I deeply understand and hold a stopping in at pubs, restaurants, tourist attractions great affection for. The Campaign is an incredible and shops, and hopefully attendees will be inspired and unique organisation, entirely as a result of to visit Dundee again in the future. its dedicated and passionate volunteers. My job now is to help our National Executive develop the We are expecting as many as 1,000 CAMRA strategy to continue CAMRA’s growth, support members to attend the event, with than 800 our branches and continue to deliver effective already registered to come.” campaigning - especially to ensure the Pubs Code is working as intended, to protect pubs from unfair business rates and to ensure tax on beer served in CONCERN OVER PUB pubs is reduced.” CLOSURES CONTINUES

Deputy Chief Executive Ken Owst said: “Since Decades of decline have rendered pub closures the arriving at CAMRA it has been apparent that all norm across Britain. The number of pubs in the the CAMRA staff are committed and keen to be UK decreased by 10,500 or by 17% between 2000 as effective as possible in supporting our members and 2016 (BBPA, 2017). Throughout the second to organise great festivals and effective campaigns half of 2017, 463 British pubs closed their doors across the country. We need to make sure our (CAMRA, 2017). In the first six months of 2018 the systems and staff continue to develop to their full number of closures increased by 13 to 476. Post- potential, so they can give the most effective help recession consumer trends, including falling alcohol to our volunteers across the country.” consumption and increased reliance on cheap, shop-bought drink, have worked to consolidate the Ken comes from a long and successful career insecurity experienced by Britain’s pubs. in retail - he was Finance Director at Beales Department Stores for almost 20 years. Ken joined The Government has developed a number of CAMRA in May of 2018 as Chief Support Officer strategies to alleviate existing pressures. In 2016, and will continue to be responsible for support the landmark Statutory Pubs Code was introduced, operations at CAMRA’s office in St Albans and establishing a number of new protections for remain as Company Secretary. tenants. Tied tenants are now able to request Market Rent Only (MRO) agreements from their landlords, providing them with a new opportunity to weigh up the costs of operating independently CAMRA ANNUAL and potentially circumvent inflated beer prices. CONFERENCE AND AGM In February 2018, the Ministry of Housing, CAMRA – the Campaign for Real Ale – is holding Communities and Local Government extended its its members’ weekend, AGM and conference in £3.85 million ‘More Than a Pub’ programme for the Caird Hall Dundee between April 5-7. an additional year. The initiative provides critical support, advice and funding to local communities The conference moves to who want to take ownership of their ‘local’. The different locations each Government also introduced business rate relief year, giving members for those pubs with rateable value of less than the chance to attend £100,000. events close to them.

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16 To advertise in More Beer contact Neil Richards 01536 358670 or [email protected] Despite robust government action and sustained What’s On? campaigning, numerous factors continue to stifle growth in the sector, threatening the long-term MARCH viability and wellbeing of many local pubs. Saturday 23rd: Train trip along Calder Valley Line starting at either The Campaign for Real Ale (Camra) warns that Halifax or Sowerby Bridge. When known, more pubs face a ‘Triple Tax Whammy’ under which details from Andy Cooper at branch meeting, or a concoction of exorbitant beer duties, VAT and on website. increasing business rates threaten pubs’ survival. Two years since the establishment of the PCA, a 2018 government survey has shown that, ‘more APRIL than half the tenants who had experienced a MRO Tuesday 2nd: event believed they did not have a genuine choice Branch Meeting - The Baum, Toad Lane, Rochdale. between a tied and free of tie option’, raising questions over the efficacy of government reforms Friday 3rd to Saturday 4th: (PCA, 2018). Heineken’s recent acquisition of 1,900 Oldham Beer Festival, Queen Elizabeth Hall, former Punch Tavern pubs has also generated fresh Oldham. concerns over adequate competition in the sector. Finally, as the potential for a ‘no-deal Brexit’ looms, MAY questions over potential staff shortages have only Tuesday 7th: contributed to pubs’ fears. Branch Meeting, The Baum, Toad Lane, Rochdale.

Sat 11th: Trip to Macclesfield by train visiting the Macclesfield Beer Festival for the afternoon session (free entry) then around the town. Contact has details.

JUNE Tuesday 4th: Branch Annual General Meeting, The Baum, Toad Lane, Rochdale.

All Branch Meetings start at 7.30pm. Others as indicated. For full details of social events or to book, contact: Peter Maguire [email protected]

Any changes to this programme will be announced at meetings, in CAMRA Calling or on the Branch Website www.rob.camra.org.uk

Rochdale, Oldham and Bury Branch. Campaigning to protect pubs and beer for 40 years. 17 MORE BEER ROB LocAle Pubs 2019

The Rochdale, Oldham and Bury Thirsty Fish, 1A Princess Parade, GREENFIELD pubs and clubs currently in our Millgate Shopping Centre, Bury Clarence, 180 Chew Valley Rd, LocAle scheme are listed below. BL9 0QL Greenfield, Oldham OL3 7DD In brackets are shown the (Deeply Vale, Brightside, Bank (Greenfield) breweries from which ales are Top) King William IV, 134 Chew regularly available or whether the Trackside Bar, East Valley Road, OL3 Wellington, 29 pub is a BREWPUB. Railway, Bolton Street Station, Chew Valley Road, OL3 7AF BL9 0EY (Greenfield, Phoenix) BIRTLE (Outstanding, Brightside, Church Inn, Castle Hill Rd, Birtle, Moorhouses) HEYWOOD Bury, Lancashire BL9 6UH Edwin Waugh, 10-12 Market (Deeply Vale, Phoenix) CASTLETON Street, OL10 4LY (Phoenix) The Old Post Office Ale BURY Wishing Well, 89 York Street, House, 858 Manchester Road, Heywood, OL10 4NS Art Picture House, Castleton OL11 2PS (Phoenix, Moorhouses) 36 Haymarket Street, BL9 0AY (Pictish, Phoenix, Serious) (Moorhouses, Brightside) HOLCOMBE Automatic Cafe & Malt Real CHADDERTON Shoulder of Mutton, Lumb Carr Ale Bar, Derby Hall, Market Crown, 72 Walsh Street, Road, Holcombe, Ramsbottom, Street, BL9 0BW Chadderton, OL9 9LR (JW Bury BL8 4NL (Silver St, Deeply Vale) Lees, Greenfield, Millstone) (Moorhouses, Brightside) Brown Cow, Burrs Country Park, Bury BL8 1DA (Moorhouses, DELPH HOLCOMBE BROOK Deeply Vale, Bank Top) Royal Oak, Broad Lane, Heights, Hare and Hounds, 400 Bolton Clarence, 2 Silver Street, Bury OL3 5TX Road West, BL0 9RY (Phoenix, BL9 0EX (Silver St, Deeply (Millstone, Moorhouses) Moorhouses) Vale, Phoenix) DIGGLE Earl of Derby,14-16 Silver St, LITTLEBOROUGH Diggle Hotel, Station Houses, Bury, BL9 0EX (Moorhouses) Hayrake, Blackstone Edge Old OL3 5JZ (Millstone) Rd, Littleborough, Lancashire Fishpool Liberal Club, OL15 0JX (BREWPUB) 79 Nelson Street, Bury BL9 9HX DOBCROSS Red Lion, 6 Halifax Road, (JW Lees) Navigation Inn, 21-23 Wool OL15 0HB (Phoenix, JW Lees, Rayners, 30 - 32 Haymarket Road, Dobcross, OL3 5NS Robinsons, Joseph Holt) Street, Bury BL9 0AY (Millstone, Moorhouses) (Moorhouses) White House, Blackstone Edge, Halifax Road, OL15 0LG Robert Peel, 5-10 Market Place, GRASSCROFT (Joseph Holt, Phoenix) BL9 0BL (Brightside, Phoenix) Farrars Arms, 56 Oldham Rd, Grasscroft OL4 4HL (JW Lees) Rose and Crown, 36 Manchester Old Road, BL9 0TR (Robinsons, Moorhouses)

18 Support your local pub. Use it or lose it. Visit www.rob.camra.org.uk LY D G AT E Irwell Works, Irwell Street, TOTTINGTON Farrers Arms, 51 Stockport Ramsbottom, Lancashire BL0 Lamb Inn, 533 Tottington Road, Road, Lydgate, Saddleworth, 9YQ (BREWPUB) BL8 1UB OL4 4JJ (JW Lees, Greenfield, Major Hotel, 158-160 Bolton (Outstanding, Deeply Vale) Phoenix, Marble) Street, BL0 9JA (Bank Top) UPPERMILL MILNROW Ramsbottom Tap, 43 Bolton St, Church Inn, Running Hill Gate, Milnrow Cricket Club, White Bury BL0 9HU (First Chop) Uppermill, OL3 6LW Hart, Harbour La, Rochdale, (BREWPUB) OL16 4HF ROCHDALE Hare & Hounds, 68 High Street, (JW Lees) Baum, 33-37 Toad Lane, OL12 OL3 6HR (JW Lees) 0NU (Green Mill, Pictish, Albion Tap, 72 High St, Uppermill NORDEN Phoenix, Mallinsons) OL3 6AW (Donkeystone) Norden Cricket Club, Woodhouse Lane, Rochdale Cemetery Hotel, 470 Bury WHITEFIELD OL12 7SD Road, Rochdale OL11 1UA Beehive, Bury New Road (JW Lees) (Phoenix) (Joseph Holt) Norden Arms, 539 Edenfield Flying Horse Hotel, 37 Packer Parkfield Inn, 95 Park Ln, Rd, Rochdale OL11 5XH Street, OL16 1NJ Whitefield, Manchester M45 (Brewsmith, Phoenix) (Phoenix, Green Mill, JW Lees, Joseph Holt) 7GT (Moorhouses, Bank Top, Brightside) OLDHAM Medicine Tap, The Esplanade, Ashton Arms, 28-30 Clegg Rochdale OL16 1AE If you are a licensee and would Street, OL1 1PL (Joseph Holt, (Brewsmith, Donkeystone, like to find out about our Scheme Pictish, Green Mill, Millstone, Millstone, Mighty Medicine) then use the link: Greenfield) Regal Moon, The Butts, OL16 www.robcamra.org.uk Up Steps Inn, 17-23 High 1HB (Phoenix, Moorhouses) or contact me by email: Street, OL1 3AJ (Greenfield, Rochdale RUFC, Moorgate [email protected] and Phoenix, Moorhouses) Ave, Rochdale OL11 5LU a visit will be made to explain (Robinsons) the Scheme and if you qualify, PRESTWICH The Wellington, 1 Drake St, you will be given promotional All The Shapes, 8 Warwick St, Rochdale OL16 1LW merchandise to display in your Prestwich, Manchester M25 3HN (Phoenix, Serious) pub. (2 rotating hand pulls) Church Inn, 40 Church Lane, ROYTON Phil Brown Prestwich, Manchester M25 1AJ Bulls Head, 152 Heyside, (Brightside) Royton, Oldham OL2 6NB (Howard Town, Hydes – Beer STOP PRESS RADCLIFFE Studio) As More Beer went to print New Swan, 141 Spring Lane, it has been announced that Radcliffe, M26 2QX SCOUTHEAD the Wellington, 1 Drake St, (Joseph Holt) The Three Crowns Inn, 955- Rochdale OL16 1RE has closed. 959 Huddersfield Rd, Oldham The landlord has informed us RAMSBOTTOM OL4 4AT (Greenfield) they are in advanced talks with Bar XLII, 42 Bolton St, potential new owners and will be Ramsbottom, Lancashire BL0 reopened very soon. Full story in 9HX next edition. (Moorhouses, Brewsmith)

To advertise in More Beer contact Neil Richards 01536 358670 or [email protected] 19 MORE ROB PUBS/CLUBS offering Discount BEER to card carrying CAMRA Members

ThisThi LiList iis bbelieved li d to bbe correct NORDEN ARMS, SECRET SIP, Royton but may, of course, change without Norden, Rochdale 4 Middleton Rd, Royton, Oldham notice. Most places only offer 539 Edenfield Rd, Norden, Rochdale OL2 5PD discount on pints so check before OL11 5XH 20p/two thirds cider buying halves. Discounts are always at 10 % the discretion of the pub and should CROSS KEYS, Uppermill never be demanded, but can be CARRION CROW, Oldham Running Hill Gate, Uppermill, politely enquired about. 271 Huddersfield Rd, Oldham Oldham OL3 6LW If you know of any omissions please OL4 2RJ 10 % email details to: 20p/pint Tuesday-Thursday [email protected] DOBCROSS BAND CLUB THE OLD POST OFFICE ALE Platt Ln, Dobcross OL3 5AD CLARENCE, Bury HOUSE, Castleton Members prices 2 Silver St, Bury BL9 0EX 858 Manchester Road, Castleton £3/pint - on Silver St beers, 10% rest OL11 2PS FARRERS ARMS, Grasscroft 30p/pint.15p/half cask-craft keg-real 56 Oldham Rd, Grasscroft, Oldham EARL OF DERBY, Bury cider OL4 4HL 14-16 Silver St, Bury BL9 0EX 10 % 10 % FLYING HORSE, Rochdale 37 Packer St, Rochdale OL16 1NJ DUNGEON INN PACK HORSE INN, Bury 30p/pint 9 Turton Road, Tottington, BL8 4AW Elbut Lane, Bury BL9 7TU 20p/ pint 10 % THE BAUM, Rochdale 33-37 Toad Ln, Rochdale OL12 0NU THE BEACH ROSE & CROWN, Bury 50p/pint.25p/half Lakeside, Littleborough OL15 0DD 36 Manchester Old Rd, Bury BL9 0TR 10 % 20p/pint THE HEALEY, Rochdale 172 Shawclough Rd, Rochdale ALBION TAP TRACKSIDE BAR, Bury OL12 6LW 72 High St, Uppermill OL3 6AW Platform 2, Bolton St Station ELR, 20p/pint Sunday-Thursday 10 % Bury BL9 0EY 20p/pint MEDICINE TAP, Rochdale GENERAL DISCOUNTS The Esplanade, Rochdale OL16 1AE HARE & HOUNDS, DUNGEON INN 10% Tottington BL8 4AW Holcombe Brook, Bury £2.90/pint Mondays 400 Bolton Rd West, Ramsbottom, WELLINGTON, Rochdale Bury BL0 9RY 1 Drake St, Rochdale OL16 1LW CARRION CROW 10 % 25p/pint Oldham OL4 2RJ £2.30/pint Mondays HOLCOLME TAP, Ramsbottom MILNROW CRICKET CLUB, 13 Bolton Rd West, Ramsbottom Milnrow BL0 9RY Harbour Ln, Milnrow OL16 4HF 10 % Members Prices

RAMSBOTTOM TAP, BULLS HEAD, Royton Ramsbottom 152 Heyside, Royton, Oldham 43 Bolton St, Ramsbottom BL0 9HU OL2 6NB 20p pint 20p/pint. 10p/half

20 Support your local pub. Use it or lose it. Visit www.rob.camra.org.uk

MORE Oldham Beer BEER Festival 2019

Run to support the Mayor of Oldham’s Charity ROCHDALE ALE TRAIL Appeal Fund, Oldham Beer Festival will once again Following the success of last year’s inaugural “The take place in the Queen Elizabeth Hall Oldham Great Rochd’ale’ Ale Trail” which saw 8 participating th th from Friday 5 to Saturday 6 April 2019. venues offer over 100 ales and ciders, it is back for this coming Easter. The Great Rochd’ale’ Easter The beer theme this year is Scotland which is being Ale Trail event will take place from 18th until 22nd put together with the help of our good friends Tryst April and once again it is organised by Rochdale Brewery. In addition as many local breweries as Town Centre Management and all the major possible will also be included. It is also hoped that town centre pubs will be involved. Visitors will a special beer, brewed specially for the festival will be presented with an Ale Trail Card which will be also be on sale. stamped following a drink being ordered, then any visitors who collects all the stamps will be entered In addition to around 50 real ales, the festival will into a prize draw to receive a meal for two in one be offering foreign beers and a dazzling selection of the town centre restaurants. of ciders and perries. Food will be available at all This is NOT a CAMRA event, but CAMRA is th sessions and on Friday 5 we’ll be delighted to happy to see events promoting real ale in our have music from Dobcross Brass Band. area.

Each year the Mayor of Oldham chooses charities Rochdale TCM proudly present PARTICIPATING that his Appeal Fund will support. Over the previous VENUES 30 years over £150,000 has been raised by our efforts and those of our customers. So do visit us The Baum and have a few pints, sure in the knowledge that your presence will be deeply appreciated. The Medicine Tap

The Mayors of Oldham’s charity appeal fund THE GREAT The Flying Horse currently supports Dr. Kershaw’s Hospice, ROCHD‘ ’ Action Oldham, MIND, St Thomas’s Church, Vicolo Del Vino Werneth and Maggies Oldham amongst others and we still have opportunities EASTER The Regal Moon for sponsorship. If you are interested in ALE sponsoring a beer or wish to talk about what TRAIL is available, please contact the organiser, The Wellington Peter Sheldon: 2019 [email protected] Cask & Feather

Please also see the full page advert elsewhere in this magazine for full details of times and SUPPORTING prices. 18 - 22 APRIL 2019 REAL ALE IN ROCHDALE

22 5000 copies of More Beer are delivered to local pubs every quarter Support your local pub. Use it or lose it. Visit www.rob.camra.org.uk 23 MORE GUEST COLUMNIST BEER Opinion by Peter Edwardson

The Bubble Bursts? ...This view is shared by Mr Forsyth, who says that Recently there was an article in the Sunday the quality of new craft beer is often not of a high Telegraph entitled Craft beer bubble bursts with standard. glut of new brands. It reported: “We see a lot of brands starting from scratch, and a “There is still growth, but the market is now much lot of these people are not expert brewers,” he said. tougher for new entrants,” says Jonny Forsyth, “The best brewers tend to work for the bigger global drinks analyst at market research group companies. Mintel. “The quality can leave a bit to desire and although “The number of brands is outstripping the growth they can charge a lot of money, it doesn’t mean it’s and now people with money are wising up to the made by experts.” market. While the reports of its death may be somewhat “If someone asked me to invest in a craft beer exaggerated, there is undoubtedly a widespread company now, I’d say ‘no way, that ship has long feeling that the market has become saturated sailed.’”... and we are at or approaching a crest of the wave moment.

24 To advertise in More Beer contact Neil Richards 01536 358670 or [email protected] The article also falls into the familiar problem of In practice, many of the new small brewers have definition. It states that craft only accounts for used the duty relief not to bolster the finances 5% of the British beer market, but surely a large of their business, but to sell beer more cheaply, proportion of the 14% of on-trade beer sales that which is helped by the fact that many are in effect are cask also fall into the craft category, unless “hobby businesses” that aren’t expected to provide you’re arguing that they are two mutually exclusive anyone with a full-time living. The result is that concepts. the established brewers are put at a severe price disadvantage when competing in the free trade, And, as the Morning Advertiser reported last year, and also pubs taking beer at these lower prices are most of the big brands within that category are able to undercut their tied houses. actually owned by international brewers, and so wouldn’t count as craft by the US definition. The business model under which the family brewers developed was one of building up tied estates that The Squeezed Middle would take the majority of the production from The sale of Fuller’s brewing their brewery. For many years, this worked well interests to Asahi has underlined enough, but trends in the industry have combined the highly exposed position in to undermine it. First, there has been a dramatic which many of the established, decline in the amount of beer sold in the on-trade, medium-sized firms find which has fallen by two-thirds over the past forty themselves. As a mid-sized years. This in itself has had a severe impact on brewer, Fuller’s said, it was being breweries producing beer for pubs. squeezed between the global brewers and the 2,000 smaller It’s also something of a fallacy that you can make brewers across the UK. They such a clear distinction between the brewing and went on to say that tax breaks pub sides of the business. Yes, if you own a chain of given to microbrewers and the pubs and a chain of hair salons, they have nothing power of the big global drinks in common and can each stand on their own feet, firms have left little space at the bar for those in but a brewery and a pub chain to some extent the middle. support each other. You can work out that one is more profitable than the other, but there’s a large Progressive Beer Duty was introduced in 2002 amount of discretion in how you allocate common by Gordon Brown with the aim of stimulating costs and calculate transfer prices. It’s rather like the number of small breweries in the UK. And arguing that, since your right arm does much more it has certainly succeeded in this objective, with work than the left, you can dispense with your left over 2,000 now in operation. However, as with arm and reduce your food intake. If you separate many such well-intentioned measures, it has brewing and pubs, both will be diminished and had unintended consequences. It allows a 50% their long-term survival as businesses put at greater discount on beer duty for breweries with an annual risk. Samuel Smith’s have realised this, and make production under 5,000 hectolitres (3,055 barrels). sure that every drop of beer sold in their pubs is That’s 59 barrels a week. Above this figure, the their own production. duty relief is steadily clawed back, until it entirely disappears at 60,000 hl (36,661 barrels). Many Fuller’s reckoned that 85% of their profits came of the established family brewers are above this from their pubs and hotels, and so it is perhaps figure, or only just below it. Fuller’s, who were one understandable that they, and previously their local of the biggest, were producing about 200,000 competitors Young’s, decided to concentrate on that barrels a year. part of their business and accept an attractive offer for the brewing side. However, in doing that they are losing their distinctiveness. A brewery produces

Rochdale, Oldham and Bury Branch. Campaigning to protect pubs and beer for 40 years. 25 a unique, identifiable product that is recognisable feeling that some of those shedding crocodile tears to customers and may command a great deal of over the sale of Fuller’s are the same people who loyalty, but a pubco is, well, just another pubco. a year ago were happy to dismiss Pride as “boring brown beer”. Maybe if we want to help the Fuller’s stood out from the rest of the crowd of prospects of the family brewers, beer enthusiasts family brewers both because its location in the should give them a bit more love as upholders of capital gave it a higher profile and because, more a unique British tradition, rather than spending all than most of the others, it produced special edition their time gushing over the latest pastry stout or and collaboration beers than piqued the interest enamel-stripping IPA in an industrial-chic tap room. of enthusiasts. It also stood on a site with perhaps uniquely valuable redevelopment potential. Peter Edwardson is a Stockport based You can’t really imagine a multinational brewer beer writer and blogger. He writes as Pub swooping on Arkell’s or Felinfoel, or their brewery Curmudgeon. More of his work can be found sites being worth tens of millions for upmarket at: www.pubcurmudgeon.beerblog.blogspot. housing. But the announcement of this deal will co.uk certainly have given many directors of family brewers cause for thought about their long-term future.

It’s often the case that people attract warm tributes when they die while having a much more equivocal reputation during their lives. I can’t help Peter Edwardson

26 Support your local pub. Use it or lose it. Visit www.rob.camra.org.uk

MORE BEER Cider and Perry

Real cider is a long-established during the last year. (Photo shows Mike Robinson traditional drink, which is congratulating Regal Moon Manager Chris Riley produced naturally from apples after the announcement.) and is neither carbonated nor pasteurised. Second, was another pub, the Sir Robert Peel in Bury centre, which had previously been a branch cider pub of the year winner some Regal Moon, Rochdale years ago. voted as Branch The five nominated pubs visited by branch judges Cider Pub of the Year were the Regal Moon, Rochdale; Sir Robert Peel, Bury; Trackside, Bury; Shay Wake, Shaw and Old Post Office Ale House, Castleton. These five pubs were those nominated by branch members in recent months for consideration for branch cider pub of the year. All the nominated pubs were judged by a team of cider drinking branch members, with the judging assessing the promotion, the quality and the range of the ciders sold in each pub

The branch winner will now go on to be judged against the branch winners from the other CAMRA branches in Greater Manchester to select the overall best cider pub in Greater Manchester.

The Greater Manchester Cider Pub of the Year will be announced in May. We wish the Regal Moon well.

Best Newcomer, Cider Pub of the Year There were two entrants into this category, the Thirsty Fish in Bury centre and the Secret Sip, The Regal Moon in Rochdale, owned by Royton. Both of these micro pubs had started Wetherspoons, has been unanimously voted as selling real cider within the last twelve months and the Branch Cider Pub of the Year for 2019. The the same judges visited both to access the quality branch cider pub of the year is considered to be and range of the ciders on sale at each pub. The the pub in the branch area which sells excellent overall winner chosen by the branch judges was cider but has also promoted real cider and/or the Thirsty Fish, Bury. perry by the quality and range of different ciders and perries, from different producers, it had sold

28 5000 copies of More Beer are delivered to local pubs every quarter Cider Bar at Manchester Beer In view of the above competition the largest selection of ciders and perrys from the North of and Cider Festival 2019 England was again on sale over the three days of The cider bar at this the festival. A total of 30 different ciders and perrys year’s festival, held in were available for customers and most sold out, January at Manchester many of them by Friday evening. Central, was extremely busy once again, All in all, a fantastic event in a fantastic venue in with 94 ciders and central Manchester. perrys being available for sale during the Cider and Perry on sale in festival. The fastest Rochdale, Oldham and Bury selling traditional cider was, for the second year running, Barbourne Dabinett Whisky Cask Cider A full list of all the 23 pubs in the branch area 7.5% abv from . Second fastest selling real cider and perry, showing the ciders was Raglan Mill Kingston Black Cider 5.5% abv and perries usually on sale, was included in the from Monmouthshire, closely followed by Greggs last edition of More Beer. It is hoped to keep this Pit Cider 6.0% from . The fastest updated in future issues. The list is also shown on selling local cider was Dunham Dabbler Cider the branch website and full details can also be 5.8% abv from Dunham Massey, second fastest obtained through the CAMRA online pub guide was Madhatters Nine Holes Cider 6.5% abv from What Pub at whatpub.com by selecting real cider Stockport. under the ‘filter by features’ search option.

The fastest selling perry was Hecks Perry 6.5% abv from Somerset. Second fastest was CJ’s Perry 5% Footnote. abv, from Monmouthshire. The fastest selling local A 10 page full colour perry was our local producer, Red Bank Crackin’ roll fold leaflet showing Pear Perry 7% abv from Radcliffe, Bury, Greater all the pubs in Greater Manchester Manchester selling real cider and perry on draught The competition to find the best cider and perry all year round is soon to produced in the North of England was held on be published by CAMRA the Friday of the festival. A total of 15 ciders and and will be available in all 3 perrys produced within Yorkshire, Lancashire, branch cider pubs over the and Greater Manchester entered the coming months. competition.

The overall winner for cider was Ampleforth Abbey Wassail, Cider from North Yorkshire, with Madhatters Nine Holes Cider, from Stockport in second place. The overall winner for perry was Udders Orchard Waterloo Sunset Perry from Huddersfield. These three winners will now be entered into the CAMRA National Cider and Perry Championship to be held at Reading Beer and Cider Festival in May 2019. Mike Robinson Branch Cider Representative Well done to all concerned. ([email protected])

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The Medicine Tap stands in the heart of the Town Centre against the backdrop of the Town Hall. The building has been renovated but retains its historic character and charm of the old Central Post Office.

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