In the Sticks November 2008 Free Copy
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LEADMILL BREWERY and BOTTLE BROOK BREWERY . Producers of Traditional Hand Crafted Real Ales. In the Sticks November 2008 Free Copy Welcome to the latest issue of “In the Reports received on the Good Old Days in Roger, France s and all the staff Sticks ” the newsletter of RuRAD , Ru ral Real Ilkeston (formerly the Ilford) are that the welcome you to the Ale Drinkers. We hope you enjoy reading it. beer quality is as good as ever and it is well worth a visit. OLD OAK INN If you want to receive a copy electronically e- 176 Main Street mail [email protected] A recent visit to the 2009 GBG Mr. Grundy’s Tavern on Ashbourne Rd, Derby Horsley Woodhouse Or for current & previous issues log on to revealed Pedi, Landlord, Olde Trip, Old DE7 6AW. Tel: 01332 881299 [email protected] http://www.mansfieldcamra.org.uk/RuRAD.html Speckled Hen, Hopback Summer Lightning, Mon to Wed 4 – 11, Thu & Fri 3 – 11 Burton Bridge Golden Delicious and Number Crunching Derventio Emperors Whim to be available Sat 12 – 11, Sun 12 – 10.30 Serving a wide selection of beers In this issue we bring you news of 42 pubs in 21 With pub prices for beers on the increase from BOTTLE BROOK and different locations, 4 Breweries and 39 Beer Michael Edwin at the Black Horse , Hulland LEADMILL plus Guest Beers Festivals. Ward has come up with his answer to the It was with great regret that we were informed credit crunch by dropping the price of his of the passing away of Gill Barker, one of Derby’s beers to £2 a pint, with 3 real ales on offer. finest and funniest bar maids of yesteryear. Her Michael is also one of the unhappy landlords The Shoulder at Clay Cross is closed, it is funeral was held on October 24 th . She will be to find his pub omitted from the 2009 GBG, rumoured, to become an Indian Restaurant. remembered primarily at the Brunswick, Silk Mill which has come as a shock to find his beer Meanwhile Martin & Linda formerly of the & Alexandra in the good old days and will be quality is not good enough despite having Shoulder are now running the Nags Head at greatly missed Cask Marque Ripley Beer and Pub News icky & Pete Foster at the Tavern , Belper are Derek & Staff welcome you to the N th now serving real ale from the jug, which is proving To celebrate their 5 anniversary at the PRINCE OF WALES popular and there are new opening times: Mon – Needlemakers , Ilkeston Charlie & Chris will be Butterley Hill, Ripley Thurs 5 – 11 (Bank Holiday Mondays, all day) and holding a beer festival on 14 th to 16 th of 4 Real Ales Available inc. Fri, Sat & Sun open all day. Light snacks are November. Alongside the customary 4 guest Marstons Pedigree & Taylor served Mon – Thurs 5 – 7, Fri & Sat 12 – 7 with beers on the bar there will be Black Hole Red Landlord. Beers for November: hot food on Sundays 4 – 7. Bookings for Dwarf, Hanby Shropshire Stout, Hidden Pleasure Wychwood Hobgoblin 4.5%, Bath Christmas are being taken, anyone interested IPA, Houston Peter’s Well, Itchen Valley Pure Barnstormer 4.5%, Wickwar Long should call Nicky on 826956 Gold, Little Valley Hebden Wheat, Mighty Oak John Silver 4.2%, Ringwood 49er English Oak, Pot Belly Pigs do Fly, Slaters Top 4.9%, Jennings Worlds Best Liar The White Hart at Bargate still remains closed Totty, FFF Stairway to Heaven, Wickwar 4.3% &SneckLifter 5.1% and more and has been for several weeks, also reportedly Cotswold Way and Williams Joker. There will be Darts, Dominoes & Pool etc closed is the Horse & Jockey at Ripley country & blues music on Saturday night SKY & SETANTA SPORTS Quiz Night Thurs. Dog Friendly Tracey Creighton has now taken over the running The Corner Pin at Westwood , just outside Open from 5pm Mon – Fri of the Old Oak Inn at Horsley Woodhouse and Jacksdale, is becoming a regular outlet for Open All Day Sat & Sun can announce that the next beer festival will take Leadmill Brewery beers and they have also been “Often Copied, Never Beaten” place 18 th - 21 st of December taking beers from Amber Ales. On the 27 th of October they had Amber Ale 3.6% from the new Don Pedro and ‘Er in Doors report that the new classic favourite, Mansfield Old Bailey, Blue Monkey Brewery of Ilkeston A licensee at the Malt Shovel in Aston on Trent has been revived for the Wetherspoons played the perfect “mine host” on a recent visit, th By the time we go to press the Cathedral Ales International Real Ale Festival October 30 with Bass and Pedi available. th Brewery at the Green Dragon Hotel , Lincoln , will to November 16 . It has been recreated, for be up and running after several set backs. The the first time since April 2000, to the AMBER VALLEY SUB-BRANCH UPDATE brew should be available in the next few weeks original recipe at Banks’ Brewery exclusively for the festival The latest meeting was held at the Prince of umours on the Bolehill grapevine are that there R Wales at Ripley on Thursday 23 rd of October. Colin’s guest beers for November at the is a possibility that the Miners Standard could be Things became clearer about the branch area, Cross Keys, Belper include Bateman’s Miss re-opening after many years as an application for which will consist of everywhere in the DE55 and Saucy 4.3%, Castle Rock Alder 4.1%, Triple planning permission has fallen through. It is DE56 area including Belper, Ripley, Alfreton, FFF Alton’s Pride 3.8%, Mordue Newcastle hoped that some interested parties can return it Duffield, Kilburn, Denby, Ambergate, Milford, Coffee Porter 4.7%, Fyne Ales Avalanche to its former glory. Charisma is firmly attached Fritchley, Heage, Oakerthorpe and South 4.5%, Castle Rock Black Gold 3.8%, Rudgate to the aforementioned grapevine awaiting further Wingfield. The next meeting is planned for the Battle Axe 4.2% and Riverside Major 3.9% th news. 27 of November at the Lion Hotel , Belper at The Woodman at Ripley is now an Everards pub The City Inn , Derby reopened last month 8.30pm Leadmill-Denby rivalries spilling over but we met nothing but A recent visit to the Metro Bar in Derby was a www.leadmillbrewery.co.uk friendliness from the locals who were eager to disappointment as Derventio Emperors Whim 4.2% [email protected] point out great places to visit - The Escapist & Barbarian 5.5% and Black Hole Super Nova 4.8% he new beer reported last month was Amongst all the doom and gloom, two bright spots had “sorry sold out” stickers on the pump clips T have appeared. The first is at the Bull’s Head , leaving Black Hole No Escape 5.2% & Robinsons called First Gold 4% and sold well in the Old Belper Lane End . Recently taken over by Rob and Spellbound4.1% available. The No Escape was in Oak Inn at Horsley Woodhouse. Richard Jackie, the menu is now much simplified and going good order though and there were some cracking plans to do another version of the beer this well, but the real change is in the beer. The Bass Sam Cooke tunes to chill out to. Don Pedro & ‘Er in month has been a bit variable of late, but with more Doors reported that on a later visit there was being shifted, it has improved greatly and is now a Dent Ramsbottom & Kamikaze alongside 2 beers Olive, Sally, Jean & Steve genuinely good drop. Sales have been good enough from Black Hole Brewery and 1 from Anglo Dutch welcome you to the to add a second offering, currently Thwaites As a recent addition to the CAMRA good beer ROYAL OAK Bomber 4.4%, chosen by the locals. This too is worth sampling, and we can only wish for continued guide, the Malt Shovel , Spondon , (known locally as 55 Green Lane “Malty Towers”) offers an ever changing good success and further choices. The second is the Ockbrook, Derby Welcome Tavern on Mill Lane. Dave and Liza have range of real ales, complimented by excellent Tel: 01332 662378 got off to a cracking start, it must be the best home made food at lunchtimes. As a development, Bass & 3 Constantly of there many links in the local community, Mark atmosphere in Belper right now. Beer is Pedi from Changing Guest Ales and Karen, have opened there doors to exhibit the jug and is faultless. I defy anybody to pay a Available. the work of two local Photographers, in the visit and leave unhappy. Best of luck and success Lunches Served PINTS & PICTURES LOUNGE, all pictures are again – Midshiresman Everyday 12.00 – 2.00 for sale, covering a vast range of subjects, I decided to do a local solo crawl on Friday commissions can also be taken. So enjoy, a pint, Evening Meals: September 5 th , with 4 pubs & 80 minutes of Mon & Wed to Fri 6.00 – 800 picture, or pie, and be assured of a warm welcome walking, commencing at the Old Black Horse at at The Malt Shovel , Potter Street Tel: 01332 ANNUAL BOXING DAY Mapperley where I had GK Kimberley Bitter with 674203 STEAM CARNIVAL Abbot also available. On to 3 further pubs in West TH TH Hallam starting at the Newdigate Arms where I 14 to 16 NOVEMBER Cheap flights led to a weekend visit to had a new beer for me, Highgate Davenports Cloud NEEDLEMAKERS ARMS Belfast mid October.