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Regional Pub of the Year Anchored in Worthing - Regional Pub of the Year Anchored in Worthing were the proud recipients of the Surrey and Sussex Regional Pub of the Year 2017, awarded on Saturday 21st October 2017 by Chris Stringer in front of an enthusiastic crowd of regulars at the pub. Anchored in Worthing was the first micropub to open in Sussex and has been at the vanguard of the micropub revolution since opening in August 2013. Anchored Chris Stringer presenting Regional Pub of the Year supports all Sussex Certificate to Anchored in Worthing. breweries, cider Left to right in photo are: Chris Stringer, CAMRA Regional makers and Director for Surrey and Sussex, Nigel Watson and vineyards and has become a true Deborah Blakely landlords of Anchored in Worthing. community orientated local.

Sussex Drinker: Winter 2017 3 News of new developments and updates on American and Polish hops from Swannay the Sussex pub scene will be gratefully brewery - swiftly followed by Juice Rocket, received by the Editor for consideration in a hoppy session IPA from the Three Blind Scratchings. The standard disclaimer on p. Mice brewery in Ely, Cambridgeshire. It took 50 applies to all items. the Festival Committee three months to carefully select the beers as they aim to ■■ ARUNDEL include a broad range of strengths and The King’s Arms is the oldest pub in styles. Their next Festival will commence on Arundel (circa 1625), tucked away in the Beer Day Britain and continue into Sussex heart of the town, just a short walk away Day, so pencil it into your dairy: Friday 15th from the High Street along Tarrant Street. to Sunday 17th June 2018. Owner Charley Malcolmson continues to offer four well kept LocAles as well as ■■ BILLINGSHURST numerous well supported community The Kings Head became a free house a events including a Meet the Brewer evening couple of years ago and offers a good with sausages! selection of ales. During a visit one wet September night, it was good to see ales ■■ ASHURST WOOD from Crafty Brewing and Dorking Brewery The Three Crowns, just off the A22, has available. The selection changes regularly, been closed and boarded up for some time. so one worth visiting. It’s had mixed fortunes in recent years, but there’s hope that someone might take it on, ■■ BOGNOR REGIS renovate it and the pub has now been At the Hatters (Wetherspoon), manager added to the Mid-Sussex DC ACV list. Alex Kirby has moved to the Dolphin and Anchor, Chichester. Tucked away within the village itself, the Maypole continues to prove popular with The Orlando (formerly Oxford) has now the locals and three, usually local, ales are been re-re-named as the Punch and Judy. It available. is now part of the Craft Union Pub co, which is part of EI (formerly Enterprise Inns). ■■ BEXHILL ON SEA The Charley Purley is a new pub built on the site of the old LEC factory at the entrance to Sainsburys. The pub is named after the man who was chairman of LEC for many years. The pub is owned by Marston’s, and is expected to be a family pub with cask ales from the Marston’s range and an emphasis on dining. The Prince of Wales has now been sold, and there is a rumour that the new owner is the CAMRA’s National Club of the Year for 2016, nearby nursing home. the Albatross Club, held its Autumn Beer ■■ BRIGHTON Festival in October. It was widely acclaimed The Bevy, Hillside has teamed up with as one of the Club’s best festivals yet due to Holler Boys brewery of Blackboys to an imaginative beer selection. First to sell provide a special beer for the pub. The out was Orkney Best, a light ale with

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Beast of Bevendean is 4.2% ABV, red- anticipated to be opening in March 2018. coloured Rye ale. Legend has it that a The Boat House Café at Chichester Marina sandy-coloured cat - larger than a dog - opens until 10.30.pm every evening as a bar roams the Bevendean Down, according to and has one real ale, a house beer (Boat superstitious locals. A number of sightings House Bitter) brewed by Itchen Valley. of ‘the beast’ have been reported by walkers in recent years, along with the ■■ CHIDDINGLY savaged remains of animals such as rabbits. Harvey’s Best The beer is being sold across Sussex and a Bitter was percentage of the profits will be used to enjoyed by our support the pubs’ community projects such correspondent at as cookery classes for children and lunches the LocAle for local older people. accredited Six The long-standing landlady of the Constant Bells in Service, Islingword Road, Elisa Uludag is Chiddingly. due to leave the pub at the end of January Courage Best Bitter is their other regular having looked after the pub since 2009. beer with the guest, Project Babylon, from She is leaving the pub to spend time Gun. Gun’s brewery is just one mile away! looking after her two young children. ■■ EAST HOATHLY The William IV, Church Street, has re- A campaign to opened and is selling 2 Sharps beers and a save the lot of keg craft ales. historic Foresters Fullers had apparently removed their Arms may branding (signage etc.) from the Sir have failed Charles Napier, Southover Street, although after Wealden it retains a Fullers tie with the landlord Council’s having to buy all his beer from them. Planning Committee narrowly voted to The Jolly Poacher is closed and boarded approve a scheme to convert the pub into up. residential accommodation. After the tenanted pub closed in May incensed and ■■ CHICHESTER disappointed villagers formed the ‘Keep the The new manager at the Dolphin & Anchor Foresters Open’ campaign, making it onto (Wetherspoon) is Anthea, previously at the the front page of the Sussex Express and Brighton Marina, who is also joined by Alex local radio. More than six hundred signed an Kirby from the Hatters, Bognor Regis. There online petition and hundreds joined their is talk of reinstating the popular Meet the Facebook group. Owners Harvey’s Brewery Brewer evenings in the future, so look out claim that while they empathise with the for publicity when visiting. people of East Hoathly “in simple terms it has succumbed to the widespread plight of There has been a recent change of village pubs across the county as people management at the Park Tavern. Initial don’t use pubs as they did a generation reports are that the beer quality has now ago”. They say they can demonstrate that improved. the company has not profited from owning A change of use application has been the Foresters Arms for at least a quarter of submitted to Chichester DC for what will a century and one year the already modest hopefully be Chichester’s first micropub. It rent was set at zero in order to attract a will be called the Hornet Alehouse and it is competent operator.

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‘Keep the Foresters Open’ disagree: they’ve now named the seen financial statements from former Heathfield Tavern tenants showing that the pub was Pub and profitable. They urge Harvey’s to either Restaurant: appoint a new tenant or sell the pub as a previously it was going concern to a new operator. the Prince of Wales. The Hailsham Road venue is now operated From 2012 to 2016 Julian Plummer was by the same team that run the Wheel in landlord: Julian’s remarkable improvements Burwash. Five handpumps dispense local led to it featuring, two years running, in ales and there’s a good food offering. We’ll CAMRA’s Good Beer Guide, which lists the have a full report in the next edition. very best pubs in the country. Sussex Drinker wrote about the pub favourably in ■■ IDEN this column too at the time. The new owners of the Bell Inn are selling Harvey’s Best and two changing beers from ■ FELPHAM ■ either Whitstable, Romney Marsh, Three The Fox, has now been taken over byAndy Legs or Old Dairy. & Carol Fox-Hilderley, formerly of the Cabin, Elmer. The Cabin won a special most ■■ LANCING improved pub award from Western Sussex At the New Sussex Hotel, owners Andy and CAMRA earlier this year, under their care, so Fiona Kempa offer three regular LocAles their career at the Fox is much anticipated. Dark Star APA, Harvey’s Sussex Best and Long Man Best Bitter, with a fourth LocAle ■ HASTINGS ■ being changed weekly. The Clarence in the pedestrianised area has reopened after a refit and change of The flourishingGood Beer Guide listed management. Offering discounted drinks, micropub the Stanley Ale House, run by Fuller’s London Pride featured on one of Steve Bennett, recently celebrated its third the two handpumps at £ 1.98 a pint anniversary. recently! ■■ LAUGHTON In the Old Town the Jenny Lind continues The Roebuck, a steampunk-themed pub to showcase local breweries alongside their run by Tony Leonard and Dominic McCartan regular offerings, with beers spotted from has been named as the best Free House in Kiln, Downlands, Cellar Head & Ewhurst, the UK in the John Smith’s Great British Pub amongst others. Awards, the winner being announced by The Old Town continues to offer an the Morning Advertiser’s Ed Bedington. Mr Bedington said that the awards celebrate excellent choice with the Crown and the everything that is so great about the Great Dolphin being in top form, the Jolly British Pub. With regard to the Roebuck he Fisherman still offering two local ales said, “This is a pub that clearly stood out alongside its four ciders, the First In Last against a very competitive field and its Out offering Filo’s own range and theRoyal recognition is much deserved.” Albion stocking Dark Star Hophead, Harvey’s Sussex Best and a local guest. ■■ LEWES ■■ HEATHFIELD The Crown Inn, which was first put on the Good news for the pub-starved thirsty market in March, was under offer, but is now residents of Heathfield town: their only pub back on the open market with Fleurets and has reopened after being closed for more Cradick Retail. The former landlady Karen than a year. It’s been transformed and is Lloyd ended her lease with Ei Publican Partnerships in July.

8 Sussex Drinker: Winter 2017 Come along to The The Spotted Cow Spotted Cow at 1 High Street, Angmering Angmering to savour a West Sussex, BN16 4AW Real country Pub with Home cooked Fresh 01903 783919 Food. Open: Mon-Thu 11-3, 5.30-11 We have been Fri-Sat 11-11 Sun 12-10.30 awarded a Meals: Mon-Sat 12-2, 6.30-9 Finest Cask Sun 12-3, 6.30-8.30 Marque for our Real Ales, usually six on tap to enjoy. In 2014 we were the proud winners of The Pub of the Year, South & South East in Bloom. thespottedcowangmering www.spottedcowangmering.co.uk Sussex Pub Scratchings — continued

■■ LITTLEHAMPTON location with regular music, and At the Locomotive Wick the new lessee is Wednesday quiz night. reported as offering beer from the local Goldmark Brewery. ■■ POLEGATE The tenancy is being advertised for the ■■ MARK CROSS Junction Tavern. The Mark Cross ■ PILTDOWN Inn has risen ■ from the ashes, The Lamb now reopening has three after a four changing beers. month closure On a recent visit due to a nasty local breweries fire. Extensive were well renovations were carried out at this represented gastropub by owner Whiting & Hammond. with beers from Dark Star: Hophead, Arundel: Sussex Gold, ■■ NEWHAVEN as well as Skinner’s Cornish Knocker. The Flying Fish at Denton is now being run by the same husband and wife team ■■ ROBERTSBRIDGE running the near by Hampden Arms. The George offers three beers, often from Shepherd Neame and Harveys Sussex Best nearby microbreweries, all being in fine beers available, always in good shape. An form on recent visits. attractive food menu, with separate ■■ RUSTINGTON restaurant, all at reasonable prices. Quiz The Lamb is now offering beer from the night every Wednesday, always room for local Goldmark Brewery. more teams! Trade is reasonably steady but obviously the coming winter will prove ■■ ST LEONARDS ON SEA challenging as so many village pubs now Since the Welcome reopened trade has find. All in the area wish the new team all been increasing week by week. Three Long the very best as this little pub is highly Man beers are always in good form at this regarded and special. large pub. The Hampden Arms, as always, is the The award winning Tower is to hold its first typical village pub and has Sussex Best and Beer Festival on 23-25th February 2018. A a rotating alternative, always in good order. cake sale for St Michael’s Hospice raised Music most weekends and food also over £300 recently. available. Quiz night first wednesday of the ■ SALEHURST month and occasional charity fundraising ■ A recent burger night at the Halt attracted quizzes. A very friendly local well worth a a full pub with the winning burgers already visit. on the menu. With two ever-changing The currently closed Bridge Inn is now very guest ales available you are always slowly being worked on by the owners promised something different. Harveys Brewery, but to date there is still unfortunately no obvious major activity. ■■ SEAFORD. The Old Plough Inn, is a very attractive The Hope Inn is always busy and no wonder. recently renovated pub with a good range Good beer, about three to four offerings, of beers, generally in good condition. always in good order with an attractive and Extensive food menu with special offer full menu with daily specials. Fantastic nights. Monday sees all real ales at £2.25 a

10 Sussex Drinker: Winter 2017 The White Dog Inn Village Street Ewhurst Green Welcome to The White Dog Inn. Robertsbridge A traditional family run village inn – East Sussex enjoyed by visitors and regulars alike – and TN32 5TD always offering a warm, inviting and friendly atmosphere. Open: Mon-Fri 12-11.00pm, Sat 12-11.30pm, Sun 12-11pm The White Dog Inn has something for Meals served: Mon-Fri 12-2, 6.30-9, everyone, whether it’s a quiet drink by the Sat 12-2.30, 6.30-9.30, open fire, a lazy day in our garden with the Sun 12-2.45, 6.30-9 children or some superb pub food. We are a family run country pub 01580 830264 overlooking Bodiam Castle offering B&B www.thewhitedogewhurst.co.uk en-suite accommodation, tipi camping, thewhitedoginn tipi marquee weddings, functions, local thewhitedogpub ales, local produce, and outside pizza oven.

Winner of the ‘Muddy Stilettos’ Pub of the Year award 2017 Sussex Pub Scratchings — continued pint. Regular quiz nights on Sundays. the northern edge of Uckfield, changed hands in the spring. Robinson’s Trooper was The Crown Inn, almost adjacent to the Old recently enjoyed as a guest beer, as well as Plough, is a sports bar which offers all the the regular beer, Harvey’s Sussex Best usual sporting events. Serves Hophead, Bitter. Doombar and Sussex Best, always in tip top condition and at very competitive prices. ■■ WEST CHILTINGTON Always a lively atmosphere with plenty of At the Good Beer Guide listed Five Bells, banter. An excellent watering hole indeed. landlord Bill Edwards, always features a All that needs to be said about the dark beer in Autumn, in addition to his ever changing mild ale, with Tring 7.2% Death or Wellington Hotel is that this pub effectively provides a permanent mini beer festival, Glory proving very popular. offering 10 real ales on a constantly The Queens Head, run by the Brand family, changing list. All beers are in good order. who also have the lease of the White Hart Food is also excellent with daily specials. Stopham Bridge, are now resident in this Although under the Greene King Good Beer Guide listed locals’ pub. ownership, many non Greene King beers are provided, from both local micros and ■■ WILLINGDON regionals. The Wheatsheaf is turning its Saloon Bar into a Coffee Shop to improve daytime ■■ STAPLEFIELD custom. The Jolly Tanners has featured in the Good Beer Guide numerous times in the past ■■ WORTHING couple of decades. A new cellar cooling The Brooksteed Alehouse recently had a system was added during September and ‘BrooktOberfest’ where in addition to their five light and three dark ales are available. In usual offerings, they had an outside bar addition, there are a number of ciders (plus with a good selection of German beers, the occasional perry) to choose from. It’s with Steins available if you wanted. The worth checking the pub website as there staff dressed for the occasion and food was are occasional beer festivals, music sessions available from neighbouring businesses. and so on. It’s also a convenient place to They are also planning a Christmas market view classic vehicle runs between London on December 9th as a community event- and Brighton. see their Facebook page for details. ■■ TELSCOMBE CLIFFS The Green Man Ale & Cider House, in If you are out for a walk from Brighton along Tarring, held a mini-festival to celebrate one the cliff top it is no longer necessary to year since opening, with Les giving a thank make that detour on to the A259 at you to customers by having 10 cask beers Telscombe Cliffs, as the footpath through available all at £3 a pint. Unsurprisingly it the wastewater site has re-opened. Having was a popular event. worked up a thirst you can reward yourself The Grizzly Bear is a new small bar in South at the far side at the Smugglers Rest Street Tarring opened in the Summer by (Vintage Inns - Doom Bar plus guests) or Ollie John. It is a short walk north of West the Tavern (Harveys plus guest(s)). Both Worthing railway crossing, a few doors up hostelries include outside seating areas from the Green Man Ale and Cider House. It with views over the coast and sea to be can be identified by a metal sign hanging enjoyed in the warmer months. outside and has large opening windows that fold back to give a view on to the ■■ UCKFIELD street. Inside it has wooden tables, chairs ’Casual Dining’ pub, the Ringles Cross, on

12 Sussex Drinker: Winter 2017 Sussex Pub Scratchings — continued and benches with seating for about 30 traditional with a warm welcome for old people. The interior features large LED light and new customers and a good selection of bulbs and the rear of the room is a long drinks. The refurbishment has given the bookcase, a section of which opens to give interior a bright update for 2017, but many access to the rear of the building and features - such as the clock- have been toilets. The bar has a selection of craft retained. The original pub sign and many beers, ciders plus Guinness and a lager. old photographs adorn the walls, including There are two handpumps, but at present a photo of one very special former no cask ale. It quickly became popular and customer, Sid Wakeham (Father Christmas is often very busy at weekends. One thing to many). There is a picture from 1911 with to note- payment is by card ONLY. customers standing outside the pub, which was reproduced in 2011 and another taken The Richard Cobden is a street corner at the re-opening is due be on display soon. locals pub, just out of Worthing town centre New picnic bench tables are now in the which first opened in 1868. It closed in early courtyard garden. Three good bitters and a 2017 and many people were concerned that traditional cider were available at the it would not re-open. It has undergone opening, with a plan to ask customers to significant refurbishment and opened on suggest guest ales. The pub has been Thursday 29th June for locals and described as the traditional home of neighbours, with the official opening on Sompting Village Morris, so they were July 1st. It is now run by Angie and Andrew present on the official opening and intend (who also run the Smugglers Return in to be there on new years day as usual. Worthing.) They intend to keep the pub

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during the evening of the second day. The brewery is now focusing on fulfilling Christmas orders. BLO Nigel Watson ARUNDEL Ford, nr Arundel, 01903 733111. www.arundelbrewery.co.uk As always, there is plenty going on at Arundel. On the cask beer front the popular has Information here is generally Autumn Breeze been brewed with local pumpkins supplied by the Brewery Liaison from Slindon and is now available. Officers (BLO) named at the end of There is much beer going into cans. each report. The Brewery Liaison (6.0%) is Coordinator for London & South Strawberries & Cream IPA another collaboration with Bison East Area is Peter Page-Mitchell. Beer of Brighton. This is to be the This report is compiled and edited first in a series of dessert based by Peter Adams, Deputy Brewery beers. Also available is the new Liaison Coordinator for Sussex. lager, Lucky Swallow (4.5%). It is a 1648 fine continental-style lager lightly hopped with Mittelfruh to give East Hoathly, 01825 840830. herby floral notes. The swallow is www.1648brewing.co.uk the symbol of the town of Arundel. We are look forward to our winter include quiz nights, live music and Following brewer Brendan’s US beers which will be: Winter BBQs. Future events will include trip, the first of his new beers will be Warrant (4.8%) offering a hint of more formal tours of the brewery. a New England IPA called Uptown chocolate and coffee;Signature Membership costs are £4 per (7.2%). Available in cans, t his beer (4.4%) sporting a redesigned pump month and includes a 10% discount uses an imported Vermont yeast to clip and our spiced beer Winter on all beer purchased direct from produce a hazy hoppy beer with Solstice (4.3%) also sporting a the brewery. More info is available if limited bitterness. In time for redesigned pump clip which by you send an e-mail. Christmas and winter, Arundel are popular demand will be available BLO Jason Phillips brewing the Smokehouse Porter for a longer period this year. The and Coffee Stout again along with brewery will be having some more 81 ARTISAN a Cherry Porter in a series of work done to bring it up to date. Lavant canned dark beers. The next BLO David Platt BLO tbc brewery open evening, (November 360° 8th,) will feature the entire new ABYSS craft range including the new Sheffield Park, 01825 722375. Lewes, 01903 867614 Uptown IPA, a new version of Wild www.360degreebrewing.com Abyss Brewery took over the Black Heaven and a new version of The brewery is fully committed to Cat Brewery premises from Smokehouse. continuing to produce real ale and Thursday 28th September. BLO Glenn Johnson bottle conditioned beers for sale to BLO tbc pubs across Sussex and from its ASHDOWN ALES brewery shop in Sheffield Park. In ADUR Withyham, 01892 770532 response to a supply agreement to Steyning, 01903 867614. [email protected] a chain of London based licensed www.adurbrewery.com BLO Jason Phillips premises the brewery is expanding Aside from regular brewing its production of Pilsner Lager and activities, Adur Brewery held an has ordered greater capacity cold BALLARD’S open day at the brewery as part of Nyewood, 01730 821362. fermenting vessels. This lager beer the Steyning Food & Drink Festival. www.ballards-brewery.co.uk is supplied in filtered and We welcomed many visitors with At the time of going to press, pasteurised in kegs but is also draught and bottled beers. The Greyhound Brewery is in the final available in bottles from the recent 3rd Steyning Beer Festival stages of buying the rights to the brewery. which Adur Brewery co-hosted Ballard’s name and beers. Fran The brewery’s Owners Club has with Riverside Brewery was held at Weston, Ballard’s brewer for many proved very popular with high Steyning Cricket Club. Five of the years, will oversee the transfer of levels of attendance at the twelve casks were drained by the the beer recipes which will be quarterly social events. Events are end with Heathen’s India Session brewed there. It is pleasing that the usually hosted at the brewery and Ale (ISA) being the first to go great brewing tradition will live on

14 Sussex Drinker: Winter 2017 Bru News under the stewardship of this award Eastbourne Festival 2017. Locally a Breakfast Stout with lactose, winning brewery. The Ballard’s Legless Rambler is held in the same chocolate and coffee, a Double Red brewing kit has been sold to a sort of high esteem as the Ale, a Baltic Porter and a few brewer outside the U.K. and the legendary King & Barnes Festive different lager styles including premises at Nyewood are up for bitter. Munich and Pilsner. All will be sale. The Ballard’s Walk on the first Best wishes to Roger, watch this available in keg and possibly cask Sunday in December will be space for a new business venture at The Watchmakers Arms and honoured by Nick and Sarah at on the way. A big thank you from most of the remainder at The Hand Greyhound. Sussex drinkers for the pleasure his in Hand. BLO Barry Woodward beers have given us. BLO Peter Mitchell BLO Tony Harman BARTLEBYS BREW STUDIO Brighton, 01273 275012 BEDLAM Sompting [email protected] Albourne, 01273 978015. Brew Studio is a new small batch BLO tbc www.bedlambrewery.co.uk micro-brewery that made its debut On a warm evening in September a earlier in the summer with brewer BATTLE group of beer lovers from Crawley’s Ian Venton’s Headliner IPA (5%). Battle, 01424 864235 Brewery Shades pub took up the The second beer, Unplugged [email protected] challenge of trying to drink the (4.8%). was launched at the Selden After a very busy couple of months brewery dry, but failed. In an Arms on 22nd September to great they have completed a move to impromptu ceremony a convert to acclaim, with the all three firkins larger premises, The Calf House, SMaSH was presented with a emptied before the end of the day! Beech Farm, North Trade Road, pumpclip. It is hoped this will be BLO tbc Battle, TN33 0LL. This gives them repeated in 2018 to see Bedlam in the required space to install the its new brewery. The group BREWING BROTHERS new equipment and provide a generously donated to Bedlam’s Hastings, www.brewingbrothers. better experience for their adopted charity, The Multiple org customers. They have created an Sclerosis Centre, in Shoreham. Seven brother-themed beers have area to sit and enjoy the sights and BLO Peter Mitchell been brewed to date, all available smells of brewing and a new Bottle on either cask or keg. All beers are Shop area, where selected craft BEER ME suitable for vegans. Beer was beers are available and they have Eastbourne, Belgian Café. 01323 recently sold in the Bison Beer Craft longer opening hours; 11 am to 7 729967, thebelgiancafe.co.uk. House in Brighton; the first time pm, Fridays and Saturdays. The The brewery is pleased to outside the Imperial. The brewery plan is to install a five barrel plant announce 4 new beers! Saison has now considerably increased before the end of the year. At time (5.7%) is an amber coloured beer capacity by installing three new of writing a special one off brew for with mango and cardamom fermentation vessels. A Battle Festival was in the pipeline, a flavours. TheTriple is only bottled, collaborative brew is being worked very nice darkish amber ale. matured for over 6 months, on with local burger restaurant Half BLO Mac McCutcheon weighing in in at 8.3%. Also in Man Half Burger. bottles, the Sour has a fantastic BLO Robin Hill BEACHY HEAD initial sour hit, balanced out by East Dean, 01323 423313. sweet aftertaste. The popular BRICK HOUSE www.beachyhead.org.uk Christmas beer is brewing away, Patcham, Brighton. R.I.P. Beachy Head Brewery. With and should be available in [email protected] deep regret Roger Green has December. Finally, the IPA should No further news on when brewing announced the closure of his also be back on tap in November. many recommence. brewery after 11 years. The main The brewery is expanding due to BLO Paul Free reasons are that major investment high demand for the beer, with 4 is required to bring the brewery in new tanks being installed in BRIGHTON BIER line with current legislation, October. www.brightonbier.com coupled with the present difficult BLO Scott O’Rourke Brighton Bier won a Silver Medal in economic climate and that Roger Japan at the International Beer Cup planned to retire in the near future BEERCRAFT in Yokohama for their signature with no one to continue in his Hove pale Brighton Bier (4.0%). Also position. www.beercraftbrighton.co.uk won was Best UK Black IPA for Over the years many people have Plans for the winter are to move Lucky Boy and a gold medal for been impressed with the quality away from some of the hoppier Old Skool at the World Beer ales particularly Legless Rambler pales and IPAs produced into the Awards 2017, along with two other best bitter, which somewhat summer into darker beers and a medals at the International Beer ironically won Beer of the few lagers. Beers on the list include Challenge 2017. At the brewery

Sussex Drinker: Winter 2017 1515 Bru News owned pub the Brighton Bierhaus case distributed to many of her of the ordinary, including Spiced there is a 10% discount for CAMRA family and friends. Burning Sky Pumpkin Ale and Green-Hopped members on any of the cask or keg continue to refine and pay US Honey Amber Ale, both Brighton Bier. As well as a large, particular attention to their core available at the Spa Valley Festival. fresh range of Brighton Bier, there beers. An extensive range of bottled beers are also several guest ales and BLO Ian Hodge will be available at the Christmas ciders on cask and keg. The pub Food and Drink Fair in High also has the largest range of CELLAR HEAD Hurstwood on 25th November imported German lagers and wheat Framfield, 01825 890078. 2017. beers in Brighton. www.cellarheadbrewing.com BLO Richard Saunders BLO tbc BLO Phil Dixon FILO BROLLY CHAPEAU BREWING Hastings, 01424 420212. Lowfold Far, Wisborough Green www.filobrewing.co.uk Horsham Brolly Brewing is up running and Local CAMRA branch (SE Sussex) has turned out 3 brews so far. The A new micro brewery, it has a presented Head Brewer Tony Lowfold Wissy is the regular brew six barrel plant producing four Champion with their ‘Champion and is a Traditional Sussex Bitter regular beers: Summit a pale Local Beer 2016’ for FILO Gold in appearing in a number of pubs ale; Hard Yards, a best bitter; September. With winter around the Wisborough Green Open Road a milk stout and Slip approaching, we can look forward (locally know as Wissy) area, Stream, an amber session to the return of the popular Our including Jodie Kidd’s pub the Half bitter. Auld Ale for the festive period, to Moon in Kirdford where it is the BLO Paul Sanders supplement the regular favourites. house brew and badged as Half BLO Bill Turner Moon Eclipse. It uses 5 different DARK STAR malts and three different hops, Partridge Green, 01403 713085. FIREBIRD including one hop only discovered www.darkstarbrewing.co.uk Rudgwick, 01403 823180. in 2005 native to Sussex called... Dark Star’s Hopfest once again www.firebirdbrewing.co.uk Sussex. Brook has also brewed a attracted several thousand people BLO John Goodsell very hazy pale ale called C.O.W. to the brewery to sample their (Citra, Oats and Wai-iti), which is Green Hop Beer brewed to FRANKLINS unfined. This went down really well celebrate the hop harvest and Bexhill, 01424 731066. at the recent Kissingate enjoy it alongside live music and www.franklinsbrewery.co.uk Oktoberfest. Next up is his Aurora street food. The event raised Their new brewery and tap room Brollyalis an oatmeal porter at 6% thousands of pounds for the Dark were opened up on 7th October to ABV, named after the breweries Star Foundation supporting local coincide with the brewery’s 5th neighbour, a firework company causes, more about which can be birthday. These will now be working called Aurora Fireworks. Brook also found on their website. In beer on new beers for the winter months has plans to open a brewery tap in news, the brewery famed for new and to get their long awaited keg the near future. beers launched Hazelnut and range off the ground. Pleasingly BLO John Goodsell Chocolate Stout and promises of English Garden earned a gold some exciting collaborations in the award at the SIBA regional cask BURNING SKY months to come. festival in the summer. Firle, 01273 858080. BLO Clive Watson BLO Mac McCutcheon www.burningskybeer.com Still very much a real ‘brewer’s DOWNLANDS GOLDMARK brewery’, in it for the long game, it Small Dole, 01273 495596. Poling, nr Arundel, 01903 297838 / continues to be very busy. The www.downlandsbrewery.com 07900 555415. restoration is complete of the BLO Roger Coton www.goldmarks.co.uk Grade 2 listed barn has provided Goldmark sponsored the Saturday space for the installation of a ENGINEER morning sing-a-long with the bespoke coolship, a traditional High Hurstwood mighty Worthing Wurlitzer, and vessel used for cooling hot wort, a The brewery is now supplying premiered a new IPA called Pitch long-held dream, the full story is on regularly to two pubs, the Shifter (5%) at the recent Worthing the website. The second brew of Hurstwood in High Hurstwood and Beer Festival. November’s special their collaboration beer with The Hatch in Colemans Hatch. is Strawberry Stout (4.5%), Harvey’s, Anglezarke IPA, proved a Beers were available at the December will see the return of great success at the GBBF. It was Eastbourne, Worthing and Spa Secret Santa (4.6%). Following the available in bottles under the label Valley Railway Beer Festivals. The success of Vertigo Pilsner (4.8%), Last Voyage, again in memory of brewery provides beers that are out Mark is also launching a new lager Ruth. Mark very kindly donated a called Goldvier (4%). The brewery

1616 SussexSussex Drinker:Drinker: WinterWinter 20172017 Bru News will be phasing out cans in favour of new casks to meet demand for the take supplies in shortly. In an age 500 ml bottles. beer and have the ability to when many companies are BLO Jim Waterston maintain a core range of four beers. relocating to alternate sites and Sales of the newest core beer High constructing automated and more GREYHOUND Five (4.6%), a modern dry hopped cost effective, Harvey’s continues Smock Alley, West Chiltington, pale with a rotating selection of US to feel their heritage is well worth 07973 625510 and NZ hops, are going very well. protecting and maintaining. Behind www.greyhoundbrewery.co.uk The conditioning tanks were its brick facade lies a production f:greyhound brewery installed in early August by area that has been maintained over t:@greyhoundbrew removing the floor of the pub and the centuries to reflect a time BLO Ray Pilkington lowering them into the cellar; the honoured brewing process. first beers from them should be Maintenance work continues, but it GRIBBLE available in keg by the end of is hoped that the scaffolding will be The Gribble Inn, Oving, 01243 September. Plans for upcoming down for Christmas. Perhaps their 786893. www.gribbleinn.co.uk beers include a Breakfast Stout recent successes demonstrate the Business as usual, Swift Swallow is and an Old Ale for the colder winter wisdom of traditional values while back by popular request and the months. moving with the times. Christmas brew is maturing. As last BLO Keith Newell BLO Ian Hodge year this latter will be available in bottles as Santa’s Sack. HARVEY’S HEATHEN BREWERS BLO Chris Wright Lewes, 01273 480209. Haywards Heath, 01444 456217 / www.harveys.org.uk 07825 429428. GUN Harvey’s was named UK Brewer of www.heathenbrewers.co.uk Hawthbush Farm, Gun Hill, the Year at the International Beer The newest beer is Indian Session Heathfield, 07900 683355. Challenge, having achieved the Ale (4.4%), amber coloured and full [email protected] most points in the medal table. of hops. The pump clip incidentally July saw Imperial Whiskey Stout Christmas Ale and Imperial Stout shows the beer abbreviated to I$A. (7.4%) pick up both the 2017 SIBA were both awarded Gold. Imperial BLO Paul Free South East Award for Small Pack Stout went on to take the Best Speciality Mid to Dark Beers and Stout or Porter Trophy and was also HEPWORTH Overall Champion of Small Pack, named World’s Best Imperial Stout Horsham, 01403 269696. (then later it won Sussex Micro Beer at the World Beer Awards 2017. www.hepworthbrewery.co.uk of the Festival at Eastbourne). The Malt Brown, Wharf IPA, Georgian BLO Chris Stringer beer will now go forward to SIBA’s Dragon and Star of Eastbourne National Championship (Beer X) in were all Gold Medal Winners in their HIGH WEALD Liverpool in March 2018. In respective classes at the British East Grinstead, 07836 291430. September a successful trade open Bottlers’ Institute Awards 2017. On [email protected] day was held which included a lighter note, a Swedish importer Production and sale of the core samplings, brewery tours and an on holiday in Lewes submitted range keeps the brewery busy. interesting talk by Toby and Pete on samples of Christmas Ale to the Hoppy Couple (4.4%), a new beer the brewing process. Sales growth Systembolget, a government mentioned in the previous report, remains steady, with the team owned chain of liquor stores in was very well received at the looking forward to the arrival of a Sweden, who awarded it 25 out of wedding for which it was designed canning machine in October. 25. They went on to place an initial and at a small number of selected Bringing canning in house will be a order for 20,000 bottles, a new outlets. It may make another great move, it allows canning more experience for Harvey’s. The appearance in due course, and of the small batch specials brewed, Dancing in of the Old took place on other new recipes are also being as well as ensuring all beers are 7th October. At the time of writing, worked on. High Weald was packaged at their freshest, tastiest, Star of Eastbourne is being pleased to be asked to have a stall juiciest best. delivered on draft and Bonfire Boy at October’s Worthing beer festival. BLO Steve Obey will be available in good time for BLO Jonathan Samways the celebrations. The brewery HAMMERPOT linked up with Dea Latis to host a HOLLER BOYS Poling, nr Arundel, 01903 883338. beer dinner for women with Blacboys, 01342 824272 www.hammerpot-brewery.co.uk sommelier Jane Peyton presenting www.hollerboysbrewery.co.uk BLO Mike Taylor Harvey’s and Burning Sky beers at A new beer The Beast of the John Harvey Tavern during the Bevendene brewed with the Bevy, HAND BREW recent Octoberfest. The brewery (the community pub in Brighton, 07508 814541 team is delighted to report that the Bevendene), is a red rye IPA, with www.handbrewpub.com local hop crop looks extremely 10p out of every pint going to their A lease has just been taken on 100 promising and they are looking to community fund for their

Sussex Drinker: Winter 2017 1717 Bru News community engagement events. To develop as a venue and holds LISTER’S launch it there was a festival at the regular events. Considerable Ford, 01903 885950 / 07775 pub early in October. Also a beer investments are being made to 853412. was brewed with the Brunswick in create more welcoming spaces www.listersbrewery.com Hove, a one off DIPA calledBig with a focus too on increasing beer Lister’s Brewery was shortlisted for Guy, which will be on sale at the tap output into the future. best Corporate Responsibility from takeover taking place there at the The annual Christmas Festival will the Beer & Cider Marketing Awards beginning of December. be held on Saturday 16th December 2017 for their charitable work with BLO John Packer 11am to 8pm, no tickets required. Battersea Dogs & Cats Home. The Details of all events can be found partnership continues and there are HOP YARD on the brewery website ‘Events’ some exciting developments in the Forest Row, 07769 313410. page. coming months. The core range of [email protected] BLO Roy Bray six beers is joined by a new one, the There have been no developments Westmoreland Dark Mild, perfect since the last report. LAINE for the winter months and sure to BLO John Quick The North Laine, Brighton, 01273 be popular with Lister’s fans in the 683666. North of England. HURST www.drinkinbrighton.co.uk/north- BLO Glenn Johnson Hurstpierpoint, 07866 438953. laine www.hurstbrewery.co.uk A new conditioning tank due to be LONG MAN BLO Steve Floor installed at the end of October will Litlington, 01323 871850 / allow increased production. The 07976 777992. KILN number of real ale handpumps will www.longmanbrewery.com Burgess Hill, 07800 556729. consequently be increased from 8 The brewery has received a massive www.thekilnbrewery.co.uk to 12. The beers served will all be haul of six awards at the World Although Session IPA (4.4%) cask Laine beers, nearly all brewed on Beer Awards and International Beer beer is still being promoted, a site, except for the occasional Challenge in 2017. The complex yet couple of canned beers have just guest. From late November the balanced dark ale, Old Man was been released; Roll With It (4.4%), emphasis will be on darker ales named World’s Best Dark Mild a New Zealand hopped Pilsner and such as winter warmers and a Beer! Break Out IPA (5.9%). Being special Christmas brew. Long Man are brewing their first brewed is a new red coloured BLO Billy Tipping ever porter with the launch of the Halloween beer, although there are Shotgun Porter (4.8%) in no details yet of whether this will LANGHAM November, that month also available on cask. Lodsworth, 01798 860861. welcomes in the second kegged BLO Paul Free www.langhambrewery.co.uk beer, Rising Giant (4.8%) is a full As we move towards the winter flavoured, hoppy beer packed with KISSINGATE solstice the Langhams tasty beer American hop varieties. December Lower Beeding, 01403 891335 portfolio is getting darker and will see the return of our festive www.kissingate.co.uk stronger. The season starts with brew Inn Keeper (4.8%), a fruity Over 400 guests attended Autumn-Ale (4.4%) , with local winter warmer. Kissingate’s October Festival on hops and golden honied nose; then BLO Scott O’Rourke what turned out to be a warm and Black Swallow Gold Winning 6% sunny day. New beers such as Black IPA. December brings some LOST & FOUND unfined hazy barley wine Lazy 10 new treats, Christmas Cracker Lost and Found have moved their (10%) and imperial stout Dial M for (4.5%) with added fruit and spicy brewing from the Arundel kit to the Murder (12%) made their debut. flavours and the super smooth Two Tribes kit in Horsham, where Guest beer Brolly Brewing hazy smoked Baltic Porter, Aegir. A they will continue to brew their C.O.W. IPA was enjoyed by many heart warming 7.5%!! And watch range of keg and can beers, and sold out by late afternoon. The out for a new limited edition ...have specialising in pale ales. new extension was put to good use you been Arapahohohohed? p.s. BLO Mike Head as a large seating area complete The brewery would like to thank all with a pop-up artisan gin bar! Gary who came along to their 10th MISSING LINK and Bunny hope the new tap room Birthday BIGGEST ever Bonkers 4 West Hoathly will be completed by Christmas Conkers which raised a record www.missinglinkbrewing.com along with a larger cold store and breaking £800 for the Chestnut Brewing has now started brewing production area. Two new Tree House! Bonkers Date for next on the new 5BBL kit, which is also conditioning tanks and a filling line year’s diary 14th Oct! p.p.s Watch being used by Unbarred, Kiln and are on order to cope with this space...BIG news at t’brewery Lost Pier. The initial range increasing demand for bottled for the next Sussex Drinker!!! comprises an APA and a Pilsner beers. Kissingate continues to BLO Peter Luff (4.9%), with an IPA due shortly. The

18 SussexSussex Drinker:Drinker: WinterWinter 20172017 Bru News beers are available in can and keg, writing! We are actively looking for TWO TRIBES and are unfiltered and and obtaining more outlets for our Horsham, 01403 272102 unpasteurized. beers so all is looking good for year www.twotribesbrewing.com Plans include running a brewing three. We have a new beer Dirty [email protected] school and having events at the Arthur (4.9%). It was originally New brewing kit is arriving shortly, brewery. commissioned to brew this beer to replacing the old WJ King kit which BLO Mike Head celebrate the 150th anniversary of has been sold to Battle Brewery. St Mary’s School in Washington, The range of keg beers has now OLD PRENTONIAN but it was liked so much and added increased to six, with both the new Sompting, 07708 690237. to the range. It has been dry 2017 beers, Simply Red IPA and www.opbrewing.co.uk hopped and has a great citrus/ New England IPA selling well, while orange flavour. For the remainder BLO tbc the Island Records Session IPA of the year there are Christmas continues as the mainstay beer. Farmers’ Markets, two more Beer Some small batch beers, for bottle/ OLD TREE Festivals and two more tours, talks Brighton, 07413 064346. can only are in the pipeline, likely to and tastings. Bookings for next BLO Andrew Coleman include a bubble gum Saison. year for the pop-up bar service are BLO Mike Head PELLS BREWING CO-OP being taken. The Elephant and Castle, Lewes. BLO Mick Bullen UNBARRED www.pellsbrewingcoop.org. Hove, 07850 070471. BLO TBC ROTHER VALLEY www.unbarredbrewery.com Northiam, 01797 252922 [email protected] PIN UP www.rothervalleybrewery.co.uk Jordan has now scaled up Southwick, 01273 411127. BLO Dawn Lincoln UnBarred brewery to meet www.pinupbrewingco.com demand. He has teamed up with Missing Link Brewing along with a BLO Adrian Towler THREE LEGS Udimore Road, Brede, East Sussex co-operative of brewers from POLARITY thethreelegs.co.uk around Sussex. His Pineapple Soda was a hit over the summer, and Worthing, 07872 105300 Experimental brews often do not IPA it highly likely to be brewed again www.polaritybrewing.co.uk make it to the core range, for next year. Twitter is a good place Polarity have two new beers various reasons. Nevertheless some for current news @ arriving this month! Elder Pale Ale, are sold at the Brewery Tap and the UnBarredBrewery, as well as his (4.5%), single hopped with Nelson brewers are very grateful for revamped website, which includes Sauvin, with added elderflower and feedback. There are some really stockist details. lemon rind. Crisp, fruity and very interesting beers available that way, BLO Mike Head a-peel-ing. Also Proton Brown recent offerings being a hugely Porter (4%), a traditional British hopped version of Pale and a green recipe, with chocolate and roast hopped Fuggle version of Red. The WELTONS notes, delicately hopped for a very Tap will be open this year on 24th Horsham, 01403 242901. easy drinking ale. These, along with December for those last minute www.weltonsbeer.co.uk Weltons is gearing up for the Rosetta’s Comet, could be found at purchases, in addition to the Worthing Beer Festival for the regular days of Thursday to Advent Beer Festival at the lucky few to try them before they Saturday. brewery on 3rd November, with ran out - but fear not, they will be in BLO Peter Harrison some of the Christmas beers ready other local venues shortly! to try, also available on 1st December. Good news for lovers of BLO Gemma Mackay TOP NOTCH Haywards Heath, 07963 829368. dark beer as Persian Princess (6%) RECTORY www.topnotchbrewing.co.uk an award winning coffee porter and (6.6%) with Streat, 01273 890570. Cappuccino Milk Stout (5%) Churchillian Stout burnt charcoal flavours will both be This brewery is currently not brewed with cold-infused coffee available. There are also plans to brewing. and sweet lactose is available at brew Headless Horseman (6%), an BLO Paul Free The Lockhart Tavern and The Watchmakers Arms in November. oatmeal stout once again. There RIVERSIDE Also being brewed is SMaSH2 will be eight beers for Christmas this year, including Xmas Maximus Upper Beeding, 01903 898030 Mosaic for wider distribution prior (7.4%) a chocolate orange stout, as www.riversidebreweryltd.co.uk to Christmas. Expect more Flare- well as other hoppy and spicy Having just celebrated its second Path and Fanfare in the next few favourites. Follow Weltons on birthday, the brewery is moving months. Keg DIPA is still being Twitter @weltonsbrewery or on forward. They now have their own worked on for the New Year. their website. delivery van, with some great sign BLO Keith Newell BLO Nigel Bullen

Sussex Drinker: Winter 2017 1919 LocAle

demand for quality local produce and an CAMRA’s LocAle Scheme increased awareness of ‘green’ issues. The aim of the scheme is to get publicans to stock at least one cask beer that comes Everyone benefits from local pubs from a local brewery. Some CAMRA stocking locally brewed real ale... branches determine that it should travel no • Public houses, as stocking local real further than 20 miles away, but on the ales can increase pub visits coast, half of that radius would be in the sea, so various Sussex branches allow either • Consumers, who enjoy greater beer 30 or 35 miles. The scheme also encourages choice and locally brewed beer publicans to use the Beerflex scheme run • Local brewers who gain from increased by SIBA, the Society of Independent sales and get better feedback from Brewers. SlBA members deliver direct to consumers pubs in their localities instead of going • The local economy, because more through the central warehouses of pub- money is spent and retained in the local owning companies. economy The aim is a simple one: to cut down on • The environment, due to fewer ‘beer ‘beer miles’. Research by CAMRA shows miles’ resulting in less road congestion that food and drink transport accounts for and pollution 25 per cent of all HGV vehicle miles in • Tourism, due to an increased sense of Britain. Taking into account the miles that local identity and pride - let us ingredients have travelled on top of celebrate what makes our locality distribution journeys, an imported lager different. produced by a multi-national brewery could have notched up more than 24,000 ‘beer LocAle in Sussex miles’ by the time it reaches a pub. All of the Sussex CAMRA branches monitor the beers in the pubs in their areas as part Supporters of LocAle point out that £10 of their raison d’être. As part of this they spent on locally-supplied goods generates can award LocAle status to a pub which £25 for the local economy. Keeping trade always carries at least one LocAle local helps enterprises, creates more qualifying real ale in good condition. This economic activity and jobs and makes can be signified by stickers and pump labels other services more viable. The scheme in the pub, is shown on CAMRA’s on-line also generates consumer support for local guide to pubs, WhatPub at whatpub.com. breweries. Support for LocAle has grown at Additionally for pubs in the Good Beer a rapid pace since it was created in 2007. It Guide, all included LocAle pubs are clearly has been embraced by pubs and CAMRA shown with a large ‘L’ symbol. branches throughout England and has now crossed the borders into Scotland and South East Sussex Branch has made a Wales. ‘LocAle Pub of the Year’ award for the last five years, these have been made to the For more information, see the CAMRA following pubs: 2013 and 2014, White Rock website www.camra.org.uk and type Hotel, Hastings; 2015 The Crown, ‘locale’ into the search window. Eastbourne; 2016 White Rock Hotel, What is CAMRA LocAle? Hastings and 2017 The Standard Inn, Rye. It is an initiative that promotes pubs which All of these awards have been received with sell locally-brewed real ale. enthusiasm by the publicans involved. The most recent award to the Standard Inn is The scheme builds on a growing consumer proudly displayed in a front window of the

2020 Sussex Drinker: Winter 2017 LocAle

pub for all to see (left). The award was made by branch member and Sussex Area Organiser, Peter Page-Mitchell, pictured left with joint pub owners Tim and Rajh (below). Downlands Brewery

Champion Beers of the Year in Sussex FILO Brewery South East Branch has also introduced Some of the other Sussex CAMRA branches awards for brewers who produce the are considering introducing similar awards highest rated beers in their branch area and for pubs and brewers. Watch this space. in Sussex. Real ales are rated by CAMRA members using the National Beer Scoring Scheme’s website throughout the year. The beer with the highest average score at the end of the year awarded in the branch area’s pubs is the champion. These awards are not made by panels of ‘experts’ at beer festivals or special events but reflect the experience of drinkers in pubs throughout the year. The top beers for 2016 were for the Sussex award - Downlands Brewery’s beer Black Seven Four and for the South East Sussex area - FILO Brewery’s beer Gold. Downlands is located in Small Dole in West Sussex; FILO is in the Old Town of Hastings. When the awards were made both brewers told us that they were flattered, as there are now so many good beers in the county from which we could select. The pictures show the presentations at Downlands Brewery during their open day and the FILO pub, down the road from the brewery.

Sussex Drinker: Winter 2017 21 Bus to the Pub

The Sussex Bus to the Pub Group Join us on our travels!

The Sussex Bus to the Pub group (BttP) has Stagecoach 1 from Worthing South St for White been running since May 2009 and now attracts Hart. Later to Petworth for Stonemasons. participants from many areas of our fine Thursday 21st Worthing; Meet Anchored* at county, so if you too would enjoy visiting noon. Later walk or S/C 700 to Egremont* different pubs with fine ales and informal Thursday 28th Shoreham; Meet Hare & Hounds convivial company without the constraints of from 11.30 then onto Old Star* and Duke of the car, then BttP may just appeal! Itineraries Wellington* and the number of pubs visited vary but often it is possible for participants to dip in or out of a January trip to suit. With so many good pubs struggling Thursday 4th Lewes; Meet Swan at noon. Then to survive in the current economic climate and onto Kings Head and Lansdowne. County Council budget cuts threatening the Wednesday 10th Lancing & Sompting; Meet subsidised bus services that serve many rural New Sussex Hotel at noon. Then short walk to communities, join us in ‘supporting them’. Stanley Ale House*. Later Compass 7 to Marquis Please see our page on the Sussex branches of Granby. website sussex.camra.org.uk/BttP for more Thursday 18th Fishbourne, Nutbourne & details. Emsworth; 11.02 Stagecoach 700 from Some of you reading this may also be Chichester bus station for Bulls Head. Then on to interested in Pete Brown’s bi-monthly Trains to Barley Corn. Later S/C 700 for Blue Bell* & Coal London Pubs (TTLP) group (see the Diary Exchange* Dates). Wednesday 24th Hove; Meet Neptune* at noon then to Westbourne*. Later to Portslade for November Stags Head* & Stanley Arms*. Thursday 2nd Uckfield & Isfield; 10.45 B&H 29 February from Churchill Sq to Ringles Cross then to Thursday 1st West Dean, Cocking & Midhurst; Highlands. Catch 11.13 Stagecoach 60 from Chichester bus Thursday 9th Lindfield & Haywards Heath; station to Dean Then onto Greyhound*, later Meet noon at Red Lion* then to Stand Up Inn. to Swan*. Catch 13.48 Metrobus 270 to HH for Lockhart Wednesday 7th Newdigate & Crawley; 12.15 Tavern. Metrobus 21 from Crawley bus station (stop H) to Thursday 16th MicroPub special; Meet Parkgate (Newdigate) for Surrey Oaks* then r/t Watchmakers* Hove at noon. Then walk down to to Crawley for Brewery Shades* sea front for Stagecoach 700 to Shoreham for Thursday 15th Falmer; 11.45 B&H 29 from Old Star*, later rejoin S/C 700 to Worthing for Churchill Sq for Swan*. Later back to Lewes for more Micro pubs. choice of good GBG pubs. Thursday 23rd Bognor, Felpham & Nyetimber; Meet Hatters* from 10.30, then *Star denotes GBG pubs. Inglenook Hotel is a 11.41 Stagecoach 600 to Felpham village for Fox, Branch POTY and Anchored is the Regional Pub then to Old Barn. Later to Inglenook Hotel* of the Year. Wednesday 29th Brighton Preston Park; Please be aware that, due to this programme Catch 5 / 5a to Preston Drove bus stop for being planned months in advance, changes may Crown & Anchor and Park view. be necessary and other trips are substituted at very short notice. It therefore is in your best December interest to join the mailing list at: beermatsRus. Monday 4th Ringmer; 10.55 B&H 29b from [email protected], alternatively phone Churchill Sq to Cock then onto Anchor. Max on 01243 828394. Wednesday 13th Stopham & Petworth; 11.05

22 Sussex Drinker: Winter 2017 Cider House Notes CIDER HOUSE NOTES When you receive this edition of SD, October Crawl around the producers!). Camra’s Cider and Perry Month will already have APPLE committee organises a National finished, and more than the usual amount of Cider and Perry Trip each October, visiting a cider and perry will have been consumed different region each year, and this year it is across the country by those on their – or rather, was, as you will be reading this pilgrimage to their local cider makers to after the event – in Sussex. So hopefully either help in the processing of this year’s there will be a write up on it by someone harvest, or watch others doing so while who attended, as I’m afraid I was out of the imbibing cider from previous years. country at the time. In fact, I was grape- picking in a French vineyard, but don’t tell You might have been picking up the apples anyone! in the orchard, or washing and scratting (crushing) the fruit, then pressing the Wassail….on which note, the next wassail at cheeses of crushed fruit to produce this JB’s cider orchard in Maplehurst, Mid Sussex year’s batch of golden liquid ready to be should be Saturday 6th January, but this still fermented in large containers for next year – needs to be confirmed by Broadwood Morris which normally takes about 6 months before who oversee proceedings and start it all off it is ready to drink. And so the cycle of cider from the White Horse pub in Maplehurst at making goes on….. 7.30pm. Jackie Johnson Cider making normally starts in September, Cider Rep, Brighton & South Downs and, depending on when the apples ripen (some cider apples are late maturing, such as Porters Perfection), can continue into December. The rest of the year is spent looking after the orchards, keeping the trees healthy by pruning, protecting against disease, and grafting on new stock to help diversify production. And of course keeping the grass under control under the trees, so that when harvest comes around you can actually see the apples on the ground! So regular grass cutting is required. There is always plenty to do, but also time for moments of great beauty, such as when you see the apple blossom adorning the trees in Spring – it can look like a wondrous cloud of pink candyfloss. And of course we need to drink the cider, so that the cider makers can afford to keep on producing (and, of course, we need to drink up the old stuff to make space for fermenting the new….). Which means that, in October, we also celebrate cider by attending events such as Cider Crawls round the pubs (or, if you are lucky enough to have several producers close to each other, a

Sussex Drinker: Winter 2017 23 Spotlight on Breweries Spotlight on

Riverside Brewery summer it’s a lovely 15 minute walk to work What do you do when you retire? SAGA along the river bank, hence the name we holidays, get an allotment, join the bowls chose of Riverside Brewery. club, all good things to do BUT what about, Our policy was to start with four beers so set up your own brewery. Three of us made that we could ensure we always had a stock a bold decision to set up a brewery, one of of beer when anyone ordered, and then add us has homebrewed for ages, two of us had additional brews as time went by. experience of being involved with a commercial brewing set up and the third found a shilling at the bottom of his glass. The three main requirements to get the brewery off the ground are:- regulatory approval, brew kit and somewhere to brew. We did very well with two of them, I will leave you to work out the one that gave us the most headaches.

Our four core beers:-Tubbers Tipple - 5.6% premium bitter; Sneaky Steamer - 5.1% hoppy beer; Beeding Best - 4.2% session bitter; Steyning Stinker - 4.0% smoked beer. We now have 7 beers in our range full details can be found on our website www.riversidebreweryltd.co.uk Brew kit in the brewery on day one (above), it took us a while to configure the kit so that we were happy with our complete brew process. The wish list of new kit though is a bit on the long side. We were so fortunate with our brew premises, a brand new light industrial site was built in the South Downs National Park just as we made the decision to ‘go for it’. In the

24 Sussex Drinker: Winter 2017 Diary Dates

CAMRA EVENTS IN BOLD. For FREE inclusion in this column, contact the Editor; for PAID advertisements contact Neil Richards. Copy-by date and contact details on the contacts page. Nov 10 Train to London Pubs – TTLP38 includes a Jan 13 Train to London Pubs – TTLP39 is not yet return visit to West London to see the two new planned but as it’s a Saturday there may be one or micropubs in the Hanwell area that we just missed two Brewery Taps on the agenda. Hopefully this year on TTLP32 last year. Details TBA. To be included on some of them will have heated, indoor areas! To mailout list contact Pete Brown, 01243-552908, receive details and updates please contact Pete [email protected] . Brown, 01243-552908, Nov 10-12 Brewers Arms, Lewes BN7 1XN. [email protected]. Second annual beer festival with a selection of local Jan 26-28 Coopers Arms, Coopers Lane, and national cask and keg beers, and ciders. Tel: Crowborough. See Coopers Arms Facebook and 01273 475524. www.brewersarmslewes.co.uk Twitter nearer the time. Dec 1 Christmas beer night at Weltons brewery, Feb 9-10 6th Tonbridge Juddians Rugby Club Horsham Beer Festival, The Slade, Tonbridge, Kent TN9 1HR. Dec 8-10 Festival of Christmas Ales at The Selection of 24 real ales, plus cider. Victoria Inn West Marden. Approx 12 different www.tj-beerfest.com. Christmas ales both local and from afar, Christmas Feb 23-25 The Tower, St Leonards on Sea, first Prize Draw and Mummers play. Call 02392631330 for ever Beer Festival. 01424 721773. more details or visit victoriainnwestmarden.co.uk Mar 2-3 Equinox Beer & Cider Festival 2018, Dec 16 Christmas open day at Kissingate Horsham, [email protected] for more brewery, Lower Beeding details Jan 6 Wassailing in Maplehurst. Meet 7.30 at Mar 22-24 Sussex Beer & Cider Festival 2018, White Horse, then on to JB’s orchard. Brighton Racecourse

An ever changing range of five cask conditioned Five Bells ales that always includes Smock Alley one mild, one session bitter, two best bitters West Chiltington and one strong bitter. West Sussex Plus one changing craft keg beer, Hacker Pschorr RH20 2QX genuine Munich lager, 01798 812143 and Westons Old Rosie Cider on gravity. Arun & Adur Homemade traditional CAMRA food, plus 5 en suite Country bedrooms. Pub of the All of this in a very Year 2016 traditional pub! and 2017 www.thefivebellsinn.com

Sussex Drinker: Winter 2017 25 Chichester Pubs

Chichester Pubs by David Muggleton continuously trading since the eighteenth Chichester derives its name from the Saxon century, while several others now closed ‘Cissa’s ceaster’, although it retains its grid- retain original architectural features worthy street plan and city walls from the original of note. The deregulation of the trade has Roman fortified settlement of ‘Noviomagus also seen the emergence of contemporary Reginorum’. As a principal market town, café-bar-pubs, such as the Belle Isle. David many inns and taverns were established Muggleton takes us on a tour of this here at an early date, including those compact but elegant city, taking in the offering hospitality for pilgrims travelling to classical-Georgian Ship Hotel, where the cathedral for worship at the thirteenth- General Eisenhower stayed in the lead-up century shrine of St Richard. Of nearly all to D-Day; the mid-Victorian Four Chesnuts the medieval houses - such as the Tabard, and the mystery of its missing ‘t’; the gabled the Star, and the Plough - nothing survives and jettied mock-Tudor Nags Head of 1925; except names in old documents. The surfeit and the Duke & Rye, recently established in of pubs and beerhouses in late-nineteenth a Gothic-revival church building. century Chichester was culled in the period 96 pages and 100 images; available on: up to 1939, beginning with the infamous Friday 15th December 2017. ‘massacre’ of 1903 when seventeen premises surrendered their licenses. Pre-order at www.amberley-books.com/chichester- Following a forty-year lull, the number of pubs.html pub closures has escalated since the 1980s. Yet Chichester still has at least three pubs

26 Sussex Drinker: Winter 2017 Beer Festival Reports

accommodating popular pub games such Eastbourne Beer Festival as Toad in the Hole. Three awards are voted for by those attending. The Beer of the Festival was Legless Rambler, by Beachy Head, the closest brewery to the festival with a keen local following. This was its second such award, but it will be its last, as brewer Roger Green retired in late October and the brewery is no longer operating, the presentation of the award by South East Sussex CAMRA Branch was the last event at The fifteenth Eastbourne beer festival was the brewery. The Beer of the Festival from a. held at the Winter Garden from the 5th to Sussex Microbrewery was Gun’s Imperial 7th October, it had been expected that Whisky Stout, a second Eastbourne award there would be no festival this year due to for the brewery, but the first for the beer. the redevelopment of the Devonshire Park, Gun is at Gun Hill, 14 miles from the festival. but a change in schedule means that this The third award, for the best beer brewed will be the case in October 2018 instead. outside Sussex, went to Brass Castle, a However due to building works this year’s brewery from Malton in North Yorkshire for maximum capacity was reduced from 1200 its Bad Kitty. This was a second consecutive to 1100 people and when it reopens, award for the beer, as it was Beer of the hopefully in time for October 2019, we do Festival in 2016. not know how the capacity will have been CAMRA holds affected by the redevelopment. an annual The total Champion number of Beer of Britain tickets sold competition. was 3534, Members with Friday nationwide and vote for their Saturday favourite evenings beers in a number of different categories. sold out as When the votes are totalled up, the top usual, but beers in each region are tasted by panels of fewer people attended on Thursday judges at various beer festivals. The top two evening and Saturday lunchtime, meaning go through to the next round from where about 300 fewer drinkers overall. Less beer the winners are tasted in the final at The was provided, a choice of 160+ ales was Great British Beer Festival in August. A reduced to 140+; 9701 pints of beer were tasting heat was held at Eastbourne, for consumed and 2456 pints of cider and Bitters up to 4% alcohol by volume. The top perry, a drop in the former but an increase two were Old Dairy Brewery’s Red Top, in the latter. from just over the Kent border in Tenterden, with runners up Reunion’s Opening Gambit, The festival accommodation was divided the brewery from Feltham, Middlesex, into two, one area having a stage from which was founded in summer 2015. which bands with a local following perform Peter Adams and the other was a quiet space which

Sussex Drinker: Winter 2017 27 Beer Festival Reports 2017 Horsham Beer Festival there were fifty different ales to choose from. There were several from Sussex- based brewers, with the rest from neighbouring counties and a few from further afield. Notable this year, were a good number of dark beers, including some milds and a couple of favourites, including Titanic Plum Porter (which was voted Beer of the Festival). For the cider and perry fans, there was an interesting selection of these to try as well. If you’ve never been to For several years the market town of the one before, maybe consider a visit next Horsham has hosted a four-week Food & year. Drink Festival, which is held from the Thanks to Ed Jones for this photo. beginning of September. Pete Spooner Along with the various eating establishments, there are numerous outlets within the town, which promote local produce and hold events throughout the festival. One of these events is the Horsham Beer Festival organised by Gareth Jones, who runs Beer Essentials in East Street. This years’ event was the fifteenth to be held at the Drill Hall in Denne Road and this annual two-day festival is a firm favourite amongst the towns’ real ale drinkers. Whilst it isn’t a CAMRA organised event, it retains a loyal following, not only from the drinkers, but also the number of CAMRA Two Real Ales members who assist behind the bar, also Ringles Cross with the set-up and take-down. and Two Regular Ciders available London Road There are two sessions on the Saturday, Food - Casual Uckfield tickets for which sell out very quickly, the Sunday session is a bit quieter, but there’s Pub Dining TN22 1HG always plenty of ale (and cider) for that Reqular Music (01825) 765428 session. and Quiz Events This year (9th & 10th September) found Monday Closed, some very keen locals queueing up over Tuesday – Friday 12-3 & 6-9, one hour before opening time and this year Saturday 12-9, Sunday 12-4

28 Sussex Drinker: Winter 2017 Equinox Beer Festival

4.30pm session £7 and Saturday 6:30- 5th CAMRA Spring 10pm £4. Your entry fee includes a souvenir Equinox Festival glass and a free pint for card-carrying Horsham Drill Hall, March 2nd & 3rd 2018 CAMRA members. Hot and cold baguettes We are delighted to announce that the 2018 and snacks will be available at all sessions. CAMRA North Sussex Equinox Beer & Cider You can purchase your tickets in Horsham Festival will again start with a Friday from Beer Essentials, the Malt Shovel and evening session, followed by two Saturday the Anchor Tap, and from The Dark Star sessions. The venue remains the Drill Hall, Brewery in Partridge Green. Postal Denne Road, Horsham town centre, RH12 applications (cheques payable to CAMRA 1JF, which is about 15 to 20 minutes’ walk North Sussex) to The Treasurer, 19 Felbridge from the railway station and less from the Avenue, Crawley, West Sussex, RH10 7BD. bus station. For more info, including a beer list in due We are looking for additional sponsors for course, contact: camra.equinox@gmail. 2018, a handful of which will be able to com, or www.northsussex.camra.org.uk, or nominate a beer (if we can get it), as well as facebook @northsussexcamrabranch, or access to a ‘Sponsors’ Hour’ at 5pm Friday twitter @camraequinox. before the festival doors are opened at 6. If you are interested, please email us at camra.equinox@gmail. com. FANCY SPONSORING A BEER? The beer list will have over 50 beers, with a balanced mix of Winter and Spring ales. All our excellent Branch brewers will be featured, plus other local favourites and gems from further afield. Beers from the Isle of Man and Cumbria are highly likely after sampling them on Branch visits to beer festivals during the year – we do get about you know! Those who like cider and perry will find a strong selection available. Two significant changes this year Friday 2nd Saturday 3rd are that the Saturday afternoon March 2018 session will be an hour longer, HORSHAM starting at 11:30am. The other is that DRILL there will not be live music at any HALL sessions. A £1 donation will be made by the Branch to a local charity for any returned souvenir glasses in addition to the value of any donated surplus tokens.

Tickets for the Friday 6-10pm www.NorthSussex.Camra.org.uk session are £6, Saturday 11:30-

Sussex Drinker: Winter 2017 29 Worthing Pubs The Exciting Beer Scene often restrict the range of beers and other in Worthing drinks available to them. Readers of the quarterly Sussex Drinker So it is in Storrington where, at the Moon, one Magazine may recall an article in the Autumn longstanding 2016 entitled Worthing - a new real ale Punch pub-co mecca in Sussex that came about following lessee has an early summer visit from the North Sussex recently taken branch who were impressed by the diverse advantage, at range and quality of beers they found in the some pubs that we took them to. considerable cost, of the SIBA At that time, we had the continuity provided direct delivery by some old GBG favourites such as The scheme and can now offer his customers Selden Arms, The Parsonage Bar in Tarring three well kept LocAles from the likes of 360 High Street and several country pubs such as degrees, Greyhound and Langham. This has the Five Bells West Chiltington. There was not only boosted his trade but also made his also the first micro-pub in Sussex - Nigel pub more attractive to the growing number Watson’s Anchored in Worthing, closely of discerning ale drinkers. followed by the arrival of Nick & Paula Little’s award winning Brooksteed Alehouse. On the down side, we have lost Wetherspoon’s GBG listed Sir Timothy Since then, the re-furbished Castle Alehouse, Shelley and the Ale House and kitchen and its the Egremont, the Corner House, and the small in-house brewery. Beach House Café continue to offer an Stuart Elms, Tarring interesting range of changing guest ales. New arrivals include four more micro-pubs; the Green Man Ale & Cider House in Tarring, The Stanley Ale House in nearby Lancing, and Georgi Fin in West Worthing and the recently opened Grizzly Bear in Tarring. The re-opening of the Richard Cobden was a plus after it was feared that it might be lost when the Lessee relinquished his lease. Around our branch area the Queens Head in West Chiltington returns to the GBG and a variety of LocAle beers can be found in several other country pubs and others such as the Gardeners Arms Sompting, New Sussex Hotel Lancing and the Cricketers Broadwater We have also gained two new micro- breweries in Polarity and Brew Studio in Traditional Pub with coastal views nearby Sompting, both of which have serving great Food, Ales and Wines. impressed so far. Over in Tarring Village, the Check out our Website and Facebook for long promised new micro-brewery in the events and what’s happening at The Hope! Vine pub is said to be not far hopeinnnewhaven.co.uk It is not easy for many publicans to make a 01273 515389 reasonable living, let alone a good one, especially for those whose ‘pub-co’ leases West Pier, Newhaven, BN9 9DN

30 Sussex Drinker: Winter 2017 Beer of the Festival Awards Save Your Pub

Peter Dyke Pub Latest Mitchell Martin Webb, the owner of the Dyke Pub, presenting Dyke Road, Brighton, has withdrawn his the planning application for the pub and put the certificates pub on sale for £1.25 million. He claims that for Beer of “rumours” and “fanatics” had scuppered his the Festival chances re-opening it. The application at the attracted more than 400 objections from South residents who wanted the entire pub opened. Downs The Save The Dyke Pub group said that the Beer & reason for Mr Webb withdrawing the Cider application because he knew he stood little Festival, chance of having it approved by the city Anglezarke council. The group would like interested parties who will buy the building and run the IPA, to whole of it as a pub. As the Save the Dyke Miles Pub group managed to get the pub Jenner of recognized as an Asset of Community Value, Harveys they will be able to make a bid for the pub. Brewery (top) and The Greys Mark The Friends of the Greys; a group of Hanover Tranter of Burning Sky Brewery (bottom) at residents, are attempting to raise £400,000 the Brewers Arms, Lewes. Photos courtesy to save the Award-winning pub located in of Mark Lawday Southover Street, Brighton. The group is calling on residents to raise the money by the end of December to keep the doors open and to create Hanover’s first community-owned Free house. The Friends of the Greys intend to reinvent the Greys as social enterprise owned and run by residents of Hanover and the wider public of Brighton and beyond. The sale of the pub was announced by the Ei Group who have sold the Horse and Groom, The Albion Inn, The Cuthbert and The Rose Hill Tavern in Brighton in the past five years. Former Downsman Site The former pub the Downsman, in Hangleton The Hampden Arms Way, Hove, is to be demolished and replaced Newhaven’s Secret Pub by 33 homes, including a 4-story block of Hidden away on the hill above Newhaven, The flats. Brighton and Hove City Council’s planning committee approved the proposal Hampden boasts a log fire in the winter and a which includes “affordable homes”. beautiful garden in the summer Following the closure of the pub three years One Regular Ale Home-Cooked food and a ago, a campaign was set up to save it from One Guest Ale Sunday Roast. development. The pub was designated as an Variety of Spirits & Wines Dogs & Children Welcome Asset of Community Value in July 2015, but attempts to keep it open as a pub had failed. Live Music Monthly Quiz Nights. Paul Free Heighton Road, South Heighton, BN9 0JJ - 01273514529

Sussex Drinker: Winter 2017 31 Branch Social Trips Late Summer North Sussex Grinstead, first surprise of the day was that it was a different one to that expected, the Branch Mystery Bus Tour Dark Star bus not being very well. However The North Sussex Branch had planned to all those who had signed up were present organise a second bus trip during 2017, and once we’d picked up one remaining following the always popular day out, passenger in Forest Row, we were on our earlier in the year, to the Winter Ales way, across country into Kent. As expected, Festival at the Coopers Arms in there were a few cries of ‘Are we there yet?’, Crowborough. Initially it had been but after passing through Tunbridge Wells proposed to run a trip in May, but as it was and joining the traffic jam on the A21, we to Yapton Beer Festival, it worked out a lot turned off and after traversing a couple of better to do that one by train. narrow-ish roads, we arrived at the first pub After some discussions, it was decided that of the day, the Halfway House at Brenchley. we should run a tour on Saturday 2nd September, as it seemed that the Dark Star bus would be available that day, so I was tasked with planning a day out. There was one particular venue that I’d had in mind for some time, the advantage being that I knew it possessed a large car park capable of accommodating a bus. It’s also won many CAMRA awards over the past few years and there are always several ales of different styles available, together with a couple of ciders thrown in for good measure. Luckily the ales sold at this particular pub are nearly all sensible strength session ones and I wanted to give people a day out to remember. That’s because when we go to Crowborough, most can’t remember much or anything about the day afterwards! Once the itinerary had been finalised, a plan just detailing the pick-up locations and times was made available and people signed-up to come along. What was good that this time some new faces came along, There was a slight problem when the bus having found out about the trip from grounded itself entering the car park, but various sources. In the end, there were once that issue had been resolved, thirty-six on the bus, including myself. everyone was quickly inside the pub. As it was a Mystery Bus Tour and I was the There were ten different beers available, all only person who knew where it was going, I served straight from the cask. As it was thought it might be a good idea to actually planned to spend most of the afternoon turn up myself. I nominated Vanessa Mason- here and it was such a nice day, some chose Hill, to be the clippie for the day, knowing to sit outside in the garden. There was a that she’s very good in that role. Starting off good selection on the food menu and lunch in Horsham, calling in at Crawley and Three was taken on a leisurely basis throughout Bridges, when the bus arrived in East

32 Sussex Drinker: Winter 2017 Branch Social Trips the afternoon. Sadly after a few hours we before re-boarding the bus (checking that had to start heading back and after everyone was present) and heading back thanking Sam Allen and his team for their out of town and into East Sussex for our hospitality, we all re-boarded the bus and final stop. set off for the second stop. This time it was the one pub that appeared After entering Tunbridge Wells, I could on the itinerary, the Anchor at Hartfield, hear murmurings among some of the where we stopped for an hour, so that passengers, who were speculating as to bladders could be emptied (and refilled), where we were going. Anyway, they were all before heading off again to drop people off wrong and when we pulled into the where they had joined. Salvation Army car park and I asked Thanks go to all those who came along, everyone to vacate the bus, there were supporting the trip, we hope to see you several bewildered looking people, who again. Special thanks go to Gary from thought they weren’t going to get a beer. Sussex Coaches for his driving skills and All was not lost, as I then directed them patience, also to the licensees for supplying across the road and through the rear us with some excellent ales and food and entrance of the Royal Oak, a free house that thank you to Vanessa for being the clippie, is a new entry in the GBG. There was a keeping people under control and also for selection of mostly local beers available, supplying the photo. plus cider and perry and the bar billiards Pete Spooner table proved popular. We had just over an hour here, so time for a couple (at least), The Stags Head Mark & Team offer a warm welcome We are pleased to announce our 5th Beer Festival 16 Beers & 4 Bands in 4 Days 5th, 6th, 7th & 8th October On the Number 1 Bus Route 35/37 High Street, Portslade Old Village, BN41 2LH, 01273 416058 [email protected] follow us on Facebook - The Stags Head pub, Portslade

Sussex Drinker: Winter 2017 33 Branch Social Trips Sussex is Twinned with a there as part of the holiday. From Zywiec it’s a short minibus trip to the famous Salt Polish Mega-Brewery Mines, the Tyskie brewery (another mega- You’ve probably heard of Zywiec beer – it’s giant!) and of course Auschwitz which not Polish and pronounced Jiv-i-etch; I believe everyone wants to see. Wetherspoons used to sell it. When Roger Protz went to Zywiec a few Mostly it’s a half-decent lager, normally in years ago (see his A Life On The Hop) as cans but available on draught at The Duke part of a group of journalists he extolled of Wellington in Shoreham-by-Sea. Zywiec greatly about the Zywiec Porter, which is is the name of the town where it’s brewed dark and delicious (but 9.5%) rather than (in colossal quantities, using the local the lager which he was meant to write mountain spring water). about. And of course when you visit the And the brewery all their different beers are on tap connection or in bottles which you don’t normally see with Sussex exported. is simply Shoreham is now looking towards its other this: twin town of Riom in France where the local Shoreham- product is Volvic water (well – maybe some by-Sea’s wines too). However if you are interested in Our Sussex group enjoying a beer in Twin Town is joining a group to Zywiec in 2018 please the cellar bar of the Tyskie Brewery Zywiec in e-mail [email protected]. after an exhausting visit. southern Poland, and Adrian Towler. for three years now several CAMRA members have joined a local Shoreham Society group and visited in early August to enjoy the lovely climate, the hospitality of the people, the annual folk festival, Polish food and of course the beer (which is remarkably cheap, being Poland!) We are a country pub situated deep in the heart of The Sussex Oak Zywiec is Sussex. Here you will find a 2 Church Street not too far large selection of local and from national ales on 8 hand Warnham Krakow, pumps. Nr Horsham which has We have an extensive food the airport menu prepared from fresh RH12 3QW local ingredients. that you fly into. It’s a Fresh local food served lunch and dinner CAMRA members Mark Geeson (left), wonderful Monday to Sunday. Brighton Branch Chairman Keith Eastern European In the CAMRA Newell with Peter J – a visitor from 2017 Good city which Beer Guide Hong Kong – enjoying a beer together and CAMRA needs no Good Pub at the Tyskie Brewery in southern Food Guide Poland introduction Large Garden and field. here, with Celebrating 15 years in the Good Beer Guide interesting brew-pubs and the group from Come and celebrate Great Beer in front of our roaring log fire Shoreham normally spend three nights 01403 265028 The-Sussex-Oak-at-Wareham

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