IIRROONN BBRREEWW THE MAGAZINE OF THE & DISTRICT CAMRA BRANCH

FEBRUARY – APRIL 2017

Roundhouse, Derby

15-18 February

Over 350 different beers

+ over 40 ciders & perrys RIVER DON TAVERN, EASTOFT, WINS AUTUMN BRANCH PUB OF THE SEASON AWARD Hot food & snacks IN THIS ISSUE ... Opening Times & Admission Prices • FESTIVE FROLICS

Scunthorpe & District Branch Members Wed 15 1700-2300 £3 celebrate the festive season!

Thur 16 1100-2300 £2 (lunch), £5 (after 1730) • FEATURED LOCAL PUB

Fri 17 1100-2300 £3 (lunch), £6 (after 1730) The Cross Keys, Grasby • REAL ALE PUB GUIDE Sat 18 1100 -2300 £3 (lunch), £6 (after 1730) Listing of all know real ale outlets in the Free entry to CAMRA members with card Scunthorpe & District Branch area • WINTER PUB OF THE SEASON The Wheatsheaf, Barton-upon-Humber and much more ... jumpers, before pitching up at the EESSSSEENNTTIIAALL CCHHAAIIRRMMAANN’’SS FFEESSTTIIVVEE Northern Monk Refectory around the corner to try a few, strong craft

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BRANCH CHAIRMAN: Mike Sayers city centre and visited the very busy By the time you read this 2017 will Tel: 07707 177245 This is the first edition of Iron Brew Tapped, Whitelocks, North Bar and for 2017. I hope that you all be well underway, and we can only Mr. Foley’s Cask Ale House for a very BRANCH TREASURER: Karen Applin found some really great beers in hope that 2017 will be more enjoyable day out. Worth trying! Tel: 07906 167757 2016 and that this year proves to be rewarding than the annus horribilis On the following Friday we had a better still. Please support those that was 2016! Towards the end of good turnout for the branch BRANCH SECRETARY & IRON BREW local pubs which serve real ales in last year we did attempt to get into Christmas party, where we were EDITOR: Mark Elsome general, and those that take the time the Christmas spirit with a Christmas based in the Tel: 01724 331056 and trouble to have mini beer pub crawl of Leeds in early back room of E-mail: [email protected] festivals in particular. December, quickly followed by the the Yarborough Postal Address: 29 The Dales, In this edition you will find a list of all branch Christmas party in a Hunt. A tasty Bottesford, Scunthorpe DN17 2QF those pubs which serve real (cask) week later. DIY buffet had Mark would be pleased to receive beer. Have a look through it and let been assembled comments/articles for publication. us know if your pub is missing from by those Copy deadline date for next issue: the list or a listed pub has ceased to attending and 05.04.17 sell the real stuff. this was comp-limented by a

MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY: Last year saw two more local pubs surprisingly good range of real ales, Paul Williams Tel: 01673 818109 receiving some protection as Assets including the Tom Wood festive of Community Value. Both the brew Christmas Cheers. A tightly SOCIAL SECRETARY: Volunteer Arms in Barton and the It’s fair to say that central Leeds has contested Christmas quiz was Beverley Branton Tel: 07745 486875 Britannia in Brigg had their improved enormously in recent years eventually won on a tie-break by www.scunthorpe.camra.org.uk applications accepted by North with regards to pubs and bars Christine, Colin, Mike and Sue from County Council. I’m also offering good beers. Like many major Barton, who received a pack of f /ScunnyCAMRA able to announce another recent, UK cities it has also embraced the bottled Christmas beers as a prize for Twitter @Scunnycamra successful ACV listing, which is the craft beer phenomenon and the their mental gymnastics. DISCLAIMER: The Editor reserves the Ironstone Wharf at Gunness. Let us choice of both cask and craft keg One or two small groups drifted off right to amend or shorten know if you feel that your local beers has rocketed skywards. later to try other Brigg hostelries contributions for publication. All needs such assistance and we’ll be We started at the Hop at Granary including the Nelthorpe Arms, editorial copyright Scunthorpe & delighted to help. Wharf under Leeds station, a modern Dexters and the Britannia, but for District CAMRA 2017. Mike Sayers, Branch Chairman pub with a good choice of Ossett and many of us the ambience at the Rat Brewery beers plus guests. Yarborough was hard to resist! A TRADING STANDARDS: Crossing the River Aire we then very enjoyable evening ensued, with Council, PO Box CONTRIBUTORS TO THIS ISSUE: ventured into the Holbeck area of thanks to Beverley for organising the 42, Church Square House, Mark Elsome, Mike Sayers, Leeds and visited the Midnight Bell event and for taking the photos. Scunthorpe DN15 6XQ Nottingham Post, Campaign for and Cross Keys on Water Lane, Mark Elsome Tel: 01724 297664 E-mail: Real Ale (CAMRA) sporting our best Christmas hats and [email protected]

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A beer brought back from the brink is bars one reminiscent of a snug. Gee Late last year our old friends to be the toast of Nottingham once WWIINNTTEERR PPUUBB OOFF has little spare time on his hands for Brewdog were at it again in a rather more after returning to its spiritual the likes of golf and suchlike, petulant response to the Elvis home. Shipstone’s beer is being TTHHEE SSEEAASSOONN:: preferring to concentrate on offering Presley Estate, when the latter brewed in Basford for the first time THE great service and managing a truly complained and threatened legal in 25 years at the former Alcazar THE fine town pub. The presentation took action over the use of the name Brewery site behind the Fox & Crown WWHHEEAATTSSHHEEAAFF,, place on Saturday 28 January. ‘Elvis Juice’ for one of Brewdog’s pub. The microbrewery has been Mike Sayers beers. Rather than talk to the Estate refurbished and rebranded as the BARTON-UPON- in a rational manner, they replied by BARTON-UPON- Little Star BBRRAANNCCHH DDIIAARRYY saying, “We don’t take kindly to Brewery. HHUUMMBBEERR petty pen-pushers attempting to The famous The Wheatsheaf in Barton is run by Thurs 16 February Trip to Derby make a fast buck by discrediting our old beer Gee, Debbie and the team. Gee has Winter Ales Fest. Meet at good name under the guise of was first been in the pub hospitality trade for Scunthorpe rail station 10am. copyright infringement”, and the two brewed at over 20 years and has obviously got Wed 22 February Branch Meeting founders, James Watt and Martin the Star Brewery in Nottingham in the hang of it judging by the quality to include visit of Greene King Dickie, both changed their first 1852 and was made for generations of what the pub has to offer. Having rep, Royal Hotel, 8pm names to Elvis by deed poll. They’re until the brewery was closed in 1991. trained as an engineer he came to Fri 17 March Trip to Leeds Beer now known as Elvis Watt and Elvis The brand was revived in 2013 by the UK from Brunei and in 1989 took Dickie, allowing the beer to be legally Nottingham native Richard Neale over the former Liberal Club in Festival. Meet at Scunthorpe rail called Elvis Juice! A shrewd business and former Shipstone’s brewer Colin Barton and changed it to a private station 10 am move or infantile posturing to Brown, brewing the beer at Belvoir members' club and then, in 2005, to Wed 22 March Branch social at generate even more free publicity? Brewery in Leicestershire. the pub known as The Queens. This Priory, Ashby, 8pm You decide! Shipstone’s first beers at the new was followed by a move to the Sat 1 Apr Branch AGM, Blue Bell, Mark Elsome site will be a bitter, Original Amber, Wheatsheaf from which he has never Scunthorpe, 12 noon and a mild called Gold Star. A looked back. He enjoys the company Sat 29 Apr Pub crawl of Elvis has left Christmas brew (Baubles) was also in and banter supplied by its regular . Meet at Scunthorpe the building! the pipeline, and the brewery is open and enthusiastic clientele who fully rail station 11am. to suggestions of past pints to revive. appreciate the beers on offer. For further information on any We’re glad to see them back and The pub's interior is divided into events, contact Social Secretary hope they prosper! separate areas for the very popular Beverley Branton Nottingham Post dining options and two charming relate to opportunities for The Revitalisation Project considered RREESSUULLTTSS OOFF CCAAMMRRAA’’’SS the organisation to remain the views of tens of thousands of CCAAMMRRAA CCAALLLLSS FFOORR

relevant and effective in the CAMRA members who responded to RREEVVIIITTAALLIIISSAATTIIIOONN PPEERRMMAANNEENNTT future. three surveys and the opinions of PPRROOJJEECCTT MMEEAASSUURREESS • thousands who attended CAMRA broadens its focus to CCOONNSSUULLTTAATTIIIOONN play a "leading role in consultation meetings across the TTOO KKEEEEPP PPUUBBSS OOPPEENN informing and representing country. Its findings also take into CAMRA has called for permanent all those with an interest in account feedback from numerous measures to keep pub doors open to good beer of any type". industry stakeholders including be introduced now, as it marks 2,000 • CAMRA promotes the politicians, brewers, cider producers, local pubs being listed as an Asset of "virtues of well-produced, publicans and journalists. Most of Community Value (ACV). the recommendations are of the ‘as- Since legislation was introduced in well-kept cask-conditioned you-were’ variety, but new initiatives May 2015, community groups have CAMRA’S Revitalisation Project, beers as the pinnacle of the are the recognition of and provision spent countless hours fighting tooth which began in April 2016, has brewer's craft" while also of information for so-called ‘craft keg and nail to ensure their locals are proposed that the Campaign remains promoting greater beers’, and the change to a neutral registered as ACVs, and are therefore committed to its core aims of awareness and position on cask breathers (a bone of subjected to the regular planning promoting real ale, real cider, perry understanding to help contention with licensees for many application process. Without being and campaigning for pubs and clubs - drinkers judge for years). In making these registered, pubs can be demolished but has suggested CAMRA needs to themselves what "quality" recommendations CAMRA have or converted widen its vision and mission to beer is. brought themselves up-to-date with overnight reflect changing consumer needs and • Celebrating and protecting recent beer developments in the without public developments in the drinks industry. well-run community pubs industry (although my view is that consultation. In summary the Revitalisation Project and clubs should also remain they had little choice in the matter if ACVs can be has recommended that: core to CAMRA's purpose, they wished to remain relevant), granted on any • Campaigning for real ale, but the Campaign should do while still retaining their core values building that cider and perry and more to improve the range of promoting real ale, real cider and has a proven protecting community pubs and quality of beer, cider protecting UK pubs. strong community focus, but pubs and clubs will remain core to and perry in "communal The work of the Revitalisation have had by far the biggest take up CAMRA activities. drinking" venues across the on-trade. Project is now finished, but this is from local communities. Out of just • CAMRA widens its mission really only the start of the process under 4,000 ACVs on building such as and purpose to reflect • In response to the attacks on for the National Executive and libraries, community centres, post changing consumer needs responsible drinkers by CAMRA members. The proposals will offices, half of them have been and developments that have health campaigners, the be discussed at the 2017 National granted for pubs. taken place across the sector organisation plays a leading Conference in April and then a final CAMRA is calling on the Government since CAMRA's foundation in role in speaking on behalf of vote will be taken on any changes to to cut out this frustrating process, 1971. The Revitalisation all UK beer, cider and perry CAMRA's purpose at the Members' which puts a huge burden on local Project found that there is drinkers, and pub and club- Weekend and AGM in 2018. communities and councils, who deal much CAMRA does well, so goers. Campaign for Real Ale/Mark Elsome with this lengthy and clunky its proposals principally procedure. The ACV process can be CCAAMMRRAA CCAALLLLSS FFOORR Mine hosts at the Cross Keys are was on during our visit in early Laurance ‘Taff’ Jones and Lynn January). The pub is also Cask PPUUBB && BBRREEWWEERRYY PPEERRMMAANNEENNTT MMEEAASSUURREESS Powell who have been in the Marque accredited. Tables and chairs NNEEWWSS TTOO KKEEEEPP PPUUBBSS OOPPEENN (cont.) licensed trade for 12 years, and will are set out at the front of the pub time-consuming, fraught with have clocked up 3 years at the Cross and it has a beer garden at the rear. The Beckwood in Bottesford was difficulties and at the end of the day Keys this coming May. They have The well appointed restaurant offers recently taken on by Mark Seddon, is only a temporary measure – also run other pubs in Yorkshire tasty, home-cooked meals on who was looking to develop the pub listings must be renewed every five including the Blacksmiths at Swinton, Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday for the better after its recent years to maintain protection. the Lettered Board in Pickering and (12-2, 5-9), Friday& Saturday (12-9) chequered past. Mark was keen on Instead, they believe that placing and Sunday (12-8), including daily his real ales and was planning to pubs in a class of their own so that specials. The meals are generously have four cask ales available – but owners must always seek planning portioned, as I found out when I ate unfortunately his was a very short permission before converting or there during the visit. The restaurant tenure and he’s now left the pub. It demolishing a local will provide is also available for private hire. is now planned to open it under a permanent security for locals. A popular quiz night is held on a new license as the New Beckwood. Note: As Branch Chairman Mike Tuesday evening. The Cross Keys is Sayers has noted, Scunthorpe & District Branch recently secured ACV listings for the Britannia in Brigg, the Volunteer Arms in Barton-upon- the Station Tavern at Grosmont. Humber and the Ironstone Wharf at The Cross Keys has a separate public Gunness. bar (where books and jigsaws can be Campaign for Real Ale loaned during your visit, although a small charity donation is always More on the friendly takeover of the FFEEAATTUURREEDD LLOOCCAALL welcome), and a comfortable lounge Dog & Gun at East Butterwick leading to a 40-cover restaurant. referred to in the last issue of Iron PPUUBB –– TTHHEE CCRROOSSSS Black Sheep Bitter and Greene King closed on Mondays except for Bank Brew. The new owner is Andy Clarke KKEEYYSS,,, GGRRAASSBBYY IPA are the stock real ales, with a Holidays (Sunday hours). who has fish and chip businesses in third handpump devoted to a The Cross Keys is a welcoming, Upton and Scotter. Joe Nash is the rotating guest beer (a Christmas beer comfortable pub in which to enjoy new man behind the bar and he tells from Wells Brewery, A Good Stuffing, the cosy ambience along with a pint us that the Dog & Gun will continue or two of well kept real ale or a tasty as a traditional pub and brewery. meal. The views over the Brewer Richard Stores is also staying Lincolnshire Wolds are superb, and on to brew all the DarkTribe beers. make the Cross Keys a recommended stopping off point if The Royal Hotel in Scunthorpe has The Cross Keys is an attractive, you are in the area. We definitely just had a thorough revamp of its traditional country inn situated at plan to return at some point. main bar and lounge areas. The bar the roadside on the A1084 Brigg to Mark Elsome now boasts five handpumps and has road, 6 miles from Brigg. an attractive tiled backdrop with two ‘craft beer’ chiller cabinets White Hart PPUUBBSS IINN Barrow containing bottles of Duvel, Six Bells White Horse Brewdog and Sierra Nevada among SSCCUUNNTTHHOORRPPEE && Yarborough Hunt others. Barrow Haven DDIISSTTRRIICCTT Broughton Haven Inn Branch Chairman Mike Sayers CCAAMMRRAA BBRRAANNCCHH Dog & Rat Tavern recently sent a letter to Sam Smith's Old Thatch Inn Brewery following their decision not AARREEAA SSEERRVVIINNGG Barton on Humber Red Lion to allow the Queen Bess in Ashby to RREEAALL AALLEE George sell their Old Brewery Bitter on cask. Huntsman Burringham Old Mill Take a Gander Sloop Inn Volunteer Arms Burton-upon-Stather Wheatsheaf Ferry House Inn White Swan Sheffield Arms

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This was thought to have happened Seven Lakes as a result of Sam Smith’s changing Bottesford White Hart their delivery system from weekly to This is a list of all pubs in our Beckwood fortnightly. In a reply from the East Butterwick branch area known to sell at least Black Beauty brewery they claimed it was a Dog & Gun commercial decision, caused by the one real ale, provided for Chancel

Queen Bess not being able to sell information only. Eastoft enough Old Brewery Bitter, causing quality issues with the beer which is Althorpe River Don Tavern delivered in wooden casks. Should Ironstone Wharf this be a widespread policy then Glentham other Sam Smith's pubs might take Ashby Crown Inn the same action. We are thus left with the Berkeley as the only Anchor Grasby Crown remaining local outlet for Sam Cross Keys Smith’s real ale Malt Shovel Brigg Hibaldstow Barnetby Britannia Wheatsheaf Whistle & Flute Dexters

Lord Nelson Nelthorpe Inn Kirton-in-Lindsey Scawby Brook Winterton we’ve missed out any local real George King William IV Butchers Arms ale pubs that you know of or got Shires George Hogg anything else wrong, then please Scunthorpe let us know. We believe that well Messingham Abacus Wooton kept real ale is the best long drink Bird in the Barley Berkeley Nags Head in the world, so what better time Crown Inn Blue Bell to check out what our local area Green Tree Inn Class 6 Wrawby has to offer? Good beer hunting! Horn Inn Honest Lawyer Black Horse Pooleys Old Farmhouse Jolly Miller Priory New Holland Riveter Yaddlethorpe Magna Charta Royal Dolphin

Queensway

Warren Lodge … and, just outside the branch

area, but also worth a visit … Snitterby The Royal Oak Scotter Mucky Duck (White Swan) South Ferriby Gamekeeper Hope & Anchor Sun & Anchor Nelthorpe Arms North Kelsey Butchers Arms Susworth Jenny Wren North Kelsey Moor Queens Head Thornton Curtis Thornton Hunt Inn Redbourne Red Lion Waddingham Marquis of Granby Scawby Please use this listing to explore Sutton Arms Winteringham the range of real ale pubs that fall Bay Horse within the Scunthorpe & District Branch area. The details are provided in good faith, but if