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Winner of The Best Newcomer CAMRA Magazine in 2014 Issue 6. Summer2015 www.bridgnorthcamra.org.uk 2 Hi Alot hasbeen Theyearisonly six happening in the months old and already Sub-branch it’s been agoodyear for area sincethe last Bridgnorth!The Black editionofAle Sabrina. BoyinCartway hasbeen In Aprilthere were two voted and East presentationsfor our Pubofthe Year and The Telford and East Railwayman’sArmsthe Town Pubofthe Shropshire Pubofthe Year.Hop and StaggerBrewery is in the Year awards.The Black Boywas overall processofmoving to asix barrelbrewery at winner and TheRailwaymans Arms was AstolFarmonthe Apleyestatenear the selected as Town Pubofthe Year.The Red Farm Shop. Lion at Cheswardinewas theRural Pubof Five of ourpubshavenew management or theYear. Congratulationstoall concerned. rebranding, so it looksliketimesare still It wasgood to seepubsinBridgnorthbeing good in Bridgnorth. voted by branch membersastop pubsinthe Ihavebeenonthe Mild in Maytrail and Telford and East Shropshire area. talking to landlordsitseems to have been During Maythe Shropshire Branches have well received.Asabitterdrinker Ihave been participating in a Mild in May been asked by friendswhy do Idoit. My promotion. Over 70 pubsthroughoutthe answer is abit likepeoplewho climb county have takenpart in promoting ‘mild’ Everest“Becauseit’sthere”! of variousstrengths.Whilst it’s funtotake Going back to Mild in May, thanks to Alan part and visitasmanypubsaspossiblein and Denise,Ihave been introduced to alot the‘booklet’,itisalwaysworth reminding of pubs in ‘the sticks’asweneeded theseto everyone to drink sensibly and heed the getour rewards. drink-driving laws.Lookout forour Cider Thesewerefound to be real gems!Ifyou Traillater on in theyear. seemeonyourtravels please make yourself We continue to hold jointtrips with knownand letmeknow your thoughts on membersinTelford and AleSabrina ‘good or bad’ as this will help and have made visits to theStoke on Trent us improve whatwethink is alreadyagood area, Stourbridge and Worcester. More magazine. tripsare planned forthe future. So remember useitorloseit. We look forward to ourannual beer festival at thebeginning of September-adefinite Cheers date foryourdiary if you areinthe area. Details will appear on ourwebsite. Have agood – and hopefully – warm Bill Sturt summer.

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3 You mighthavepicked up, either in the As oursub-branchhas nowbeen pressoronsocialmedia,thatTelford & establishedinthe town we are East Shropshire Branch hasrecently determined to help thepubsand real ale presented its2015 Pubofthe Year (POTY) drinkers in Market Drayton. award to theBlack Boy, Bridgnorth. Iread recently in aCAMRA newsletter Alot of people ask me about how we decide on ourPOTY so Ithought it worth outlining that 31 pubs closedownevery week. oursysteminthismagazineinorder to That is fartoo many!Soitisinevitable inform thewider ‘pub going’ public. that changeswillhavetohappenfor Firstofall eachpub in thecompetition must them to survive. Hopefully thepubsin be eligible forinclusion in theCAMRA thetownwill recognisethe potential we Good Beer Guide.Then, because of thesize have in helpingthemselltheir real ale of ourpatch theterritory is splitintothree, andbeat that dreaded threat. roughlyequal, pubs areas.Not surprisingly, Market Draytonhas agreat deal of this comprisesnorth,middleand south. This beerstooffer,wehaveour ownbrewery system allows memberswho liveand drink in Market Draytoninthe north(butnever in Joules. Youcan buy Woods, make it as farasBridgnorthinthe south) to Marston’s, Banks’s, Theakston’s, vote fortheir favouriteeligiblelocal pubs Salopian,Wadsworth’s Wychwood and and vice-versa.Those that do getaround Titanicales, to name afew.Alittle thecountycan,ofcourse, vote forpubsin furtherafieldwehavethe Lion’s Tale anylocations they have frequented. micro-breweryinCheswardine. Thetop two winnersineachareaare put on Theareaalsohas many wonderful ashort-listwhich arethenvisited by judges surroundingvillageswiththeir from nearby CAMRAbranches. Thesejudgesvisit allsix pubs and usethe community runpubsselling good real CAMRANationalPOTY Scoring System to alewhich bodeswellfor thearea. arrive at theirtotal of marksfor each To help them we need avibrant establishment.Naturally,beer quality is of CAMRAMarketDrayton sub-branch theutmostimportanceand this is weighted andIwouldappeal to allbeerdrinkers accordingly. Theother categoriesto be andpub landlordstoget involved with scored areAtmosphere: Style: Décor: us andhelpour pubs,beer and Service: WelcomeCommunity Focus community. Sympathy with CAMRAAimsand Good Value. Thepub that securesthe largest Bryn Pass number of marksbecomesour winner.Thus CAMRA-Market DraytonSub Branch farwehavenever had atie but, if we do,it 07949 321442 will be beer quality that is thedecider! [email protected] Dave Tyler CAMRATelford &EastShropshire 4 5 PUBNEWS

The Loggerheads - I just wanted to introduce myself,Mike Hibbert;Ihave just recentlytaken on a newfiveyearlease at theLoggerheads, Church Street,Shrewsbury afteraseven year spellatthe WhiteHartinIron- bridge. We have on sale normally sevencask ales from theMarston’s range, as you mayalready know Marston’s has just ac- quired Thwaits Breweryand Iamlooking forwardtoserving some of theirbeers. I have 26 years’ experience in thetrade andamlovingmytimesofar at the ‘Loggers andinShrewsbury.

Ourlongawaited move andincrease in capacity to asix barrelplant hasfinally come to fruition. Anyone whohas spoken to us over the past months will no doubt have realised just howfrustrating the delays have been.It’sabitlike moving house; but worse. We have nowcarried outour firsttestbrewand are lookingforward to moving ourfull brewingprocess to the newsite over the next couple of weeks. Moving from a 2.5barrelkit to ournew brew house hasbeenabitsurprisinginmany ways, it maysound stupid, but everything is bigger(andheavier), the pipesare longer andheavier,the vesselsare deeper andthe manways certainlydon’t caterfor this man, perhapsIneedtobe less heavy. So,ifyou hear anyscreams from the AstolFarmareait maymeanIhave givenmyself a hernia or falleninthe mash tun.

Cheers!

6 In my capacityofBrewery Liaison Officerfor Rowton BreweryI recentlymet with theowner/brewer, JimPreston.Jim wasdelighted to tell me that hisspring beer,PureGold (3.8%ABV), wonthe bronze award in theSIBAWales &Westcompeti- tion for‘standard bitter’ held at the Beer Festival.The seasonal beer forsummerwillonceagain be Star Light(3.6% ABV) agoldenre- freshing brew,ideal for‘quaffing’. No changesare currently planned for thebrewery or manpower. Dave Tyler

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DON’T KEEP IT TO YOURSELF, SHARE IT WITH YOUR FELLOW BEER ENTHUSIASTS. Cheers!

7 8 Ato ZOf Bridgnorth Inns andAlehouses – Clive Gwilt ANCHOR ANDWHERRY The Anchor & Wherry waslocated somewhere in FriarStreet, the exact location is uncertain. The signboardisconnected to the Riverand Riverside groupand namedafter localRiver Traffic. A "Wherry" wasasmallcraft of shallowdraught used forlocal tradingpurposes. It was propelledbyoars, or a punt,and consistedofasharppointed bow, with a broadflatstern to assist with the loading. A Trow wasanother type of smallcraft on theSevern, that was captainedbyatrowman andhad a flat bottom. ANGEL The Angelwas locatedat4GranarySteps,justoff The Cartway. The signboardwas in the religiousgroup andshowedapicture of the Virgin Mary.WithMarywas the Angelofthe Annunciation holdingascroll bearingthe words"Ave Maria Gratia PlenaDominus Tecum", whichmeans "HailMaryfullofGrace,the Lord is with thee". It is thoughtthisisthe same as the Salutawtion, hich canbefound in manyother Towns.Itwas locatednearthe Old Franciscan Friary andthere is apossibilitythe sign may have originally come from theFriary before theReformation. This establishment wasnodoubt frequented by manyBarge masters andthe Religious touchtothe place may have broughtGood Luck. ANTELOPE The Antelope or Ellock wassituatedat64or65HighStreetinthe position nowoccupied by Barclays Bank.The actualsite is givenasbeing 'from the Southbounds of the Corn Market and extendingtothe little lane in the Churchyard.(This lane beingthe one betweenBarclaysBank andBurtons andthe Corn Market held opposite the factoryshop).The signboardisofHeraldic origin showingthe crestorCoatofArmsofanearly owner. It is describedasanHospice in a 1465 will.Inthe will "Thomas Parsons" bequeathed to hisson "The Antelope Inn" in the High Street with gardensextending itself from the High Street as farasthe little lane leadingtoSt. LeonardsChurch. In 1495the Antelope wasbequeathedtothe ChantriesofSt. Leonardsby Thomas Parsons, aMerchantofthe staple,onwhose coat of Arms the Antelope may have appeared. The Heraldic Antelope hadthe body of a deer andthe head of a tigerwithserratedhorns.The localname forthe Innwas the ElkorEllockand this Innmay have disappeared andreappeared as the reindeer at Northgate. In 1623 it wasknown as the Antelope when SirJohnHayward sold it to SirWilliamWhitmore. In 1646itwas probably destroyedbythe greatfire. ASHINN The AshInn as it wasknown,was situated at 32 SalopStreetonthe site once occupied by Rutters Garage CarParkand nowoccupied by Talbot Court. The signboardisnodoubt of the locative grouptakingits name from an Ashtreenearby. It is said the original building wasbuilt in 1462 as a farmhouse butwas convertedintoanInn manyyears later. It wasone of the out buildings outside Whitburn Gate orderedtobe takendownin June 1645 to improve the defence of the town.Itwas rebuilt at a laterdate andthe last tenant before closure wasMr. Brian Underwood. It appearsonalistasbeing firstlicensedin1821. The picture (right) showsthe pub before it wasdemolishedin the 1960’s. Next edition: TheBalland TheBandonArms 9 10 Mild in May 2015 supplied the stickers and then started By; Alan Thwaites pouring from a smooth-pour keg font without firstexplaining that an Well, the merry month of May has earlier coach party had finished off come and gone (did it really exist?) his availablemild. (The pub shall and with it this year’s Mild in May remain nameless, but it is in the campaign. As in previous years, the 2015 GBG!) two Shropshire branches collaborated in preparing a trail of as The diversity of pub types and styles many pubs as we knew would be always pleases me. It is great to see selling mild during the month. This some real gems still trading year’s trail consisted of 74 successfully, such as the delightful, Shropshire pubs plus another four remote ‘New Inn’ at Oreton and the just outside the county. Participants quiet back-street boozer, the ‘Dog were also asked to include any other and Partridge’ in Shrewsbury. Busy pubs within the county which were town-centre pubs such as the found to be dispensing mild. ‘Pheasant’ in Wellington were also well represented, and I found my Denise and I never thought we ‘Bonus Pub’ really close to home at would make all 78 pubs, but we ‘Bamboo’, the real-Ale Café-Bar by made a good fist of it, with a total of the Bridge at Bridgnorth. 55 from the train plus a bonus. What impressed us was the I hear that at least one participant enthusiasm of the vast majority of has made it round all 78 pubs. the participating landlords, even the However some of the participating Wetherspoons outlets were well pubs only open in the evenings, even versed and keen on the promotion. at weekends thus preventing the use However it was disappointing to find of public transport to return home as some pubs had ‘run out’. I know that the last bus to Bridgnorth leaves it is difficult to assess the likely Shrewsbury at 19.40 and I did not demand, but many of the successful like the prospect of a long drive in landlords told me that they had the evening to places likethe arranged for the mild to be delivered ‘Anchor’ at the top of the in pins (4½ gallons) so as to avoid Valley just to get these last few into wastage, and were ordering a fresh the book. However, there is always supply well before the previous cask next year! was empty. Another black mark was scored by the barman who, on being asked for “two halves of mild and two stickers”, 11 MICROPUBS Othersites canalsobe viable.One of our coming to an emptyhighstreet shop near favourites,sofar,isWigan Central, situated you beneathone of therailway arches of Wigan By:APair of Daytrippers NorthWestern Station. As well as tickingall Probably notinBridgnorththough – we the boxes, there are two live arrivaland have so many great, proper pubs.However, departure boards forbothNorth Western this is certainlyatrendinmanytowns and andWallgate Stations! cities. The pattern of shopping haschanged the These establishments serve real ale, real face of thetypical high street – but ciderand sometimescountry wines. What Bridgnorth High Street is notyouraverage. they don’thave are gaming machines,TVor Thankgoodness forthat! loud music – just the simple artof conversation.Surprisinglytheyare inhabitedbyanassortmentofcustomers andnot just grumpy oldmen. Living up to ourpseudonym,we regularly travel the countryonday tripsseeking out newwateringholes andhave noticedon these travelsthe rise of the‘Micro Pub’. Foranyone thinking of openingone of these establishments,the time seemstobe right.Old shopsseem to be the right choice for conversion at the moment.There are so many advantages forthe would-be publican:low rent and start-up costs, adaptable opening hours, no hassle andtiedshackles from aPubco andanimpressive range of cask ales from micro brewersat affordable prices. Another obviousreason of course is the fact that property owners are desperate to get theirvacant premises trading again!

12 13 14 Rural Pub of the Year Membersgatheredonanearly Aprilevening to celebrate with Jonand Sheila Morris of the Red Lion Cheswardine, as theirpub haswon this year’s Branch RuralPub of the Year.Thispub is quite unique in the area as the LionsTailBrewery is at the back of the puband brewsanumberofits ownalesnot available in anyother pub.

Town Pubof the Year By:Janet Sturt On 22nd April, members from Bridgnorth,Telford and WolverhamptonCAMRA, congregatedatThe Railwayman’s Arms in Bridgnorth.Thiswas forthe presentation of theTelford andEast Shropshire TownPub of the Year Award, to Mr Eric Linfordand his staff. This lovely pub,which is situated on platform oneofthe Severn Valley Railway haslotsofrailway memorabilia (come andsee if youcan find the little mouse on thelarge Cuneopaintingof Clapham Junction in the bar) andtry a drinkfrom the selectionof real ales andciders. Congratulationsonce againtoEric andhis staff! Mild Surprises By:David Jones Whilst travelling round to collect stickers in my Mild in MayPassport, therewereafew interesting encounters. Avisit to theSun at Clun wasenhanced by theClunGreen ManFestival, wherefor twodays theTownSquare wasclosed to trafficand most of thelocalsweredressed in costumeto celebratethe battle on thebridge whenthe Frost Queen wasdefeated by theGreen Man. Whilst at Ratlinghope, enjoying some mild in thesunshineoutside theBridges,one local climbed onto hissteam powered road rollerand chugged offhome. On oneofthose cold days we had in May, when therewas hailstones in therain, we arrived in Ellesmeretofind about twenty swimmers in theMere, they were blue and shivering. Alunch time stop at theRed Castle Harmer Hill coincided with theOAP club on their‘egg day’;several traysweredistributed amongstthem. They were allveryadept at carrying eggs as well as walking sticks. Having seen arecentrepeatofthe Time Team excavationsatthe KynnersleyArmsLeighton, I wasinterested to seeall theold mill workings besides thestairsfromthe bartothe toilets; mind you Ispent more time looking on theway back. Adisappointing daywas spentinWellington whereseveral of theparticipating Pubs did not have Mild. And thefinal surprise wastofind agiant Bouncy Castle in thegardenofthe New Innat Oreton. Posted on Facebook- ‘I ordered apintand ahalfofMild and two stickers – when thebeer arrived it came with two Snickers’ 15 Dear Editor, In thelastedition alady/gentleman expressed some concerns over CAMRAusing the BridgnorthCommunity Busfor theirtrips and asked foramember to respond.Sohere goes. Ican only speakfrommyown experiencehavingbeen on numerousoutings both as a CAMRAmember andasone of thevolunteer busdriversand if therehas been a‘booze up’then Imisseditevery time. What Idid seewas agroup of likeminded people enjoying excellent/good/bad beerdepending on theirconsideredopinion andrecordingtheir find- ings.Normallyafew pubs arevisited,manythat some of us have notbeen tooand Ican saythatthere aresomegemsout thereand if that helpstheir businessthen surely that is to thegood. Youstatedthat‘we areall suffering theeffectsofawidespread recession’ and ‘theyseem abletoafford to drinkreasonable quantities’. Does this mean that we arenot allowedto spend ourmoneyonanythingelsebut bills?Verypresumptuousofyou as unless you know thepeople how canyou saythey cannotafford to socialise. Maybeweshould stop goingtothe cinema,leisure centre,restaurantetc., is that what youare suggesting? As aCAMRA driver,(unpaid) Ihavenever seen anyonedrunk,falloverorbeenrude.I haveheard laughter andeveryone talkingtoeach other, nobody is ever ignoredorleftout. Thereare people on theirown,bothmen and womenrangingfromtheir mid-20’s up- wards. Thereisone member (Janet) whowillhave ataste of her partnersdrink so they can haveanopinion on thebeer, andthen go back to hercoca cola or hotchocolate. TheCommunity bus is therefor theCommunity,the clue is in thetitle.Solongasyou are amemberand payfor usingthe busthen it is availabletoall. As avolunteer driver with BridgnorthCommunity GroupIhave sought advicefromtheirmanagementand Ihave been assuredthatnogroups,charity or otherwiseare subsidised fortheir outings. Every- body paysthe same. Finally, whynot come on oneofour outingsand if youstillfeel thesamethenatleast you willbetalking from experience. Nameand Address Supplied

Dear Editor, Regarding theClipperBrewery Just in case anyfellow CAMRAmembersare interested in thetruth,the brewer left be- causethe proprietor refusedtopay forfurther brewerysupplies. As he wasunabletobrew fine alefromdustand spiders, he wasgiven little option. He left aweeklater.Strangely,a member of BridgnorthCAMRA subbranch committeewas awitnesstothe finalconver- sation between brewer and owner. Iknow. Iamthatbrewer. Best Regards, Howard Brown

16 17 18 MY MYSTERY JOLLY TOUR By:JoanHibberd

ASKEDIF IWANTEDABUS TRIP OUT TO ROWTON BREWERYAND ROUNDABOUT NOTKNOWING WHEREWEWEREGOING ONCE MORE IAGREEDTO GO ON BILL STURTS JOLLYMYSTERY TOUR A FEWWEEKS LATER THEDAY CAME JAN & BILL, LES &MOIRA, MO & DAVE HELEN&BRIAN, PAULA & BILL, MAJOR, DAVID&ME ANDWESET OFF WITH OUR FAVOURITEDRIVER STEVE A FEWMILES LATER ANDTURNING LEFT TO A FARMYARD THEBUS CAME TO REST JIMOUR HOST ARRIVEDAND INVITEDUS IN AN OLD FARMBUILDINGTO HAVE A DRINK HAND PUMPS OF ROWTONS BITTER ANDMILDONTHE SIDE JIMTOLD US TO HELP OURSELVES WITH PRIDE SAT AT THECHAIRS ANDTABLESWESTARTED TO RELAX WITH AN EXCELLENT BEER LISTENINGTO JIMS CHAT A CORNER BARBEQUE WAS LITFOR OURUSE BILL & PAULA TOOK CHARGE, TO FEED THETROUP CHICKENLEGS, HOTDOGS, BURGER ANDBACON COBS ENJOYED BY ALL,WHATAGOOD JOB A TRIP ROUNDROWTONS BREWERYAND MANY PINTS MORE RELUCTANTLY WE HADTO GO,AGREATPLACE WE DIDROAR ONTO THEPHEASANT AT WELLINGTONAND IRONBRDGEGOLD A TRIP INTO THEIR BREWERYAND MORE PINTS WERE SOLD MANY BEERS ON SALE,ALOVELYOLD BUILDING,AMUST TO SEE THEN OFF TO THEALL NATIONS AT MADELEY, WE DIDAGREE WAS WORTHTHE VISIT, OLD ANDQUAINT,BUT HADTO GO BACK TO THERAILWAYMANS ARMS FORAFINAL PINT ANDSO CAME THEEND OF MY JOLLYMYSTERY DAYTOUR

19 A Weekend in Blackpool By:AlanThwaites This February, Denise & Itook advantage of an out-of-seasonweekend breakinBlackpool. Arrivingatour hotelonthe NorthShore,itwas a pleasant surprise to find beersfromLytham Breweryavailable at the bar, andthe ‘LythamBlonde’and ‘LythamGold’ were both very toothsome. However, the fruit-based‘BerryBlonde’ waslike drinking strawberry ice cream: notasuccess Ithink!

On the Saturday a tram journeytoFleetwood sawuseschewing the ‘North Euston’infavour of the ‘Steamer’,about 100yds southfromthe tram terminus alongthe waterfront.Thisisa large friendly pub with a numberofhand-pumps,fourofwhich were in use on this cold February day. Ichose ‘Keepers Gold’fromWalls of Northallertonwhile Denise optedfor JHB from Oakham, both in very good condition. A shortwalkinthe rain took us to the ‘StrawberryGarden’ on PoultonRoad. This GBGregular specialises in ‘Locale’ beers, andIhad a very pleasant pint of ‘Lancaster Blonde’fromLancaster Brewerytoaccompany my barmeal before taking the tram back from Fisherman’sWalkstop.

On Sundaywe travelledsouth to Lytham to visitthe ‘Taps’,apub that Iknewwould be showingthe Ireland-England6-Nationsrugby match. Ichose ‘Art of Darkness,amild from Dark Star brewery(West Sussex) whichprovedtobe a very pleasant beverage with whichto celebrate the Irelandvictory.

Telford and East Shropshire Pubs of the Year Presentations. By:Eleanor Haddon In Marchthe branch announced the followingwinners:

RuralPub of theYear-The Red Lion Cheswardine Pubofthe Year – The Black BoyinBridgnorth Town Pubofthe Year – The Railwaymans Arms in Bridgnorth

A busyweekfollowedinApril when presentationswere made on 7th Apriltothe Red Lion, followed on 9th AprilbyThe Black Boy. TheRailwaymans Arms receivedtheir awardon22nd April. Each occasion waswellattended by both CAMRA membersand locals andsaw Dave Tylerand myself presenting the trophies andcertificatestocommemorate theirsuccesses. The BlackBoy then went forwardtothe Marchesround of the competition – againsttwo winning pubs from Shrewsbury&East Shropshire andHerefordbranches.

Finalresults have nowbeenreceived andatthe time of goingtopress we are awaiting the presentation,bythe area organiser, of the winningcertificate to TheBlack BoyinBridgnorth. Well done to the licensees andtheir staffinall ourpubs forthe quality andservice they provide.

20 21 22 Beer and Cycling -ASong of Unrequited Love By:Stan Good Onefresh winter’s nighthehad visited some friends in TheGreat Western. Cycling back to his countryhomeoutside thecityhewas feeling awarmgoldenglow following theimbibing of a few Holden’s and Batham’s beers. LangleyRoad, fairly wide,reasonably straight and at that time of nightwithnotraffic leadshim gently down from thecitylightsto thedarknessofthe SouthStaffordshire countryside. HisNever Readybikelightswereclearly illuminating thelong white broken centralroad markings.All waswellin histinyworld of light.Withasmileofcontentment he begantosteer in outofthe gaps in thewhite markings,generouslyusing up most of theroad and even nibbling at theverges. Therotationofthe pedals,his steadypace and therepetitiveswerving were allin perfect harmony. TheBeatles’ ‘Hey Jude’drifted as aleitmotif into hisbeeryconsciousness. Themelody matched exactly hismeandering motion. He beganto sing,quietly at first“HeyJude,don’t be afraid,you were made to go out and get her ...“Then louderasthe last of thetown’shousesdrifted behind him. Then thechorus... Even louder...“La la la la la la, la la la HeyJude. ... la la la la la la ...Hey Jude ...” What perfection!Whatharmony!Louderstill he sang hisheartout to thestarrysky in theempty night. Paradise!Hecontinued on,singing and swerving, lost in thesynchronisationofthe motion and themelody. Butsomewhere in hisintoxicated mind something wasnot quite right. He almost felt thetrees lining thesides of theroadbecoming lighter.Whenhecould clearly make out thebarebranches litup by theheadlampsofacar slowly following, he decided it would be prudent to keep to the left.Hedid not likecarsslowlytracking him,alone on alonelyroad. He glanced behind, swerving uncontrollably. “Ohbother,”hethought, butwithacertain amountofrelief,”It’sacop car”. Thecar slowly drew alongsidehim.The inside lightsswitched on.Two cops!Winding right down thenearside window thepoliceman indicated that he should stop.Hestopped. Thedriver and hismatestared at him. He looked at them.Silence. He wondered what to say. “Evening sir”,said thepassenger., Hisreply - “Evenin’.” “Now then”, thepoliceman continued ponderouslyand amitesarcastically,“Do you not think that,evenatthislatehour, it might not be agood idea foracyclisttokeep to theleft? Not using theentireroad, eh?You know -we were wondering if you’ve maybehad afew too many?” Pause. “But what is really causing us concernisyourannihilation of oneofthe best of TheBeatles’ classicnumbers.It wasawful”. “Actually, I thoughtitwas rather good,” thecyclist thought. Butall he said was, “Aah”. “Aah, you say Aah”shouted thedriver, leaning over with agleam in hiseye.“What’llwedowithyou? Wheredoyou live? Speak up man” “Bythe Greyhound in LowerPenn,”was thecyclist’s only mumbled response. Thetwo policemen stared at him. He gazed down at theverge,wondering about hisfate. “You’realuckyman”, eventually said thepassenger “Asitturns outit’smymate’sbirthday tomorrow and we really areinagood mood”. “Tomorrow!”, interjected thedriver“It’s after midnight,mucking aboutdownhere!”Tothe cyclist, “isThe Greyhound stillserving?” Loaded question. “Ohno, notat this late hour!” As an afterthought, “Happy birthday!” “Um, thanks.Never mind. You get offhome, and Behave!” To hismate, “Ohwell–It’llhaveto be TheHolly Bush again.” With that thepolicecar sped offintothe nighttowards Ebstree. Ourintrepid cyclistfollowed slowly to thecrossroads.Without anyswerves.Without anysong.

Atruestoryfrom themid 1990’s 23 AMagical History Tour to treatheart failure. Chemicalsrelated to the alkaloid found in theseplantsare stillin use Part One today. Apuzzling featureofthispub is the By:Paul Barrow statue of awoman and childrenwhich stands Wellington is oneofthe historic market next to theexitto thebeer garden.Thishas townsofShropshire, having received itsfirst nothing to do with William Withering, but market charterin1244. It is also located is amemorialto HesbaStretton, awriterborn next to an ancientroute and Romanroad, nearby whocampaigned forthe rights of im- which laterbecame knownasWatling Street poverished children, and afterwhomthe pub and more recentlythe A5,soitisnot sur- wastobenamed.However,someone noticed prising that Wellington hasarich historyof that Hesbawas also aprominent campaigner commerce, tradeand travel,and some againstthe effectsofalcohol on the interesting pubs.Withthisinmind, asmall downtrodden, so it wasimpropertonamea groupofthirsty amateurhistoriansdecided pub afterher.But thestatuehad been to take atourofsomeofthose pubswhich commissioned and produced,so it remainsas combinealittle historywiththe offering of awarning to thosewho maybetempted to good quality real ale. dallytoo long.Thissobering thoughtwas Thefirst port of call wasThe Pheasant, a accompanied by apintofSalopian Divine newlyrefurbished town centrepub which Comedy,one of threemild’s availableaspart boasts abrew houseinthe back yard which of theMild in Maypromotion. is thebasefor theIronbridge Brewing Co., Slightly out of thecentrenext, to theWrekin now operating as TheWrekinBrewing Co. Inn, which stands on aroute towardsthe Thepub datesfromaround the1840s and by Ercalland theWrekin itself.The original theturnofthe century therewas stabling for building wasopened as abeerhouse in the fourteen horses,something quitecommon 1870s butwas rebuiltsometimeduring or forpubsaround that time as they provided around the1940s,withanextension being refreshmentand oftenaccommodationfor added afterthe turn of themillennium.The wayfarers. In 1940 it wasboughtbythe pub made it into theGoodBeer Guide in 2011 Wrekin Brewerywho brewed on site,but and hasbeenonthe Wellington real alescene when it wastaken over by Greenhall ever since, despitearecentchangeoflicensee Whitley in 1969, brewing stopped. Bumpy and dropping out of theGuide.Anexcellent timesensued forthe fortunes of thepub,but pint of SarahHughesDark Ruby wasserved it is great to seeitnow refurbished, busy and by Tom, oneofthe new tenantsofthe pub. with beer production back on site.Beer Time to stretchour legs and head acrosstown milescan be measured in yardshere, so it to a2015 Good Beer Guide debutante, the would have been remiss to not enjoyapint of theirown Kiwi Pale Ale, which wason Railway.The pubtakes itsnamefromthe topform. arrivalofrailservices to Wellington in 1849, Thenextstop wasatThe William opening around 1850, but notappearing to Withering, aJ.D.Wetherspoon pub,but take itscurrent name untilaround 1878. The don’tlet that put you off. Thebuilding was pub wasoriginallynarrowerthanpresent,but once asupermarket, but before that theland in the1970s it absorbed thenextdoor wasassociated with apub,being thesiteof butcher’sshop. Now afreehouse,the thestableyard of TheDuke of Wellington, Railway haspermanent beersfromWye which wasdemolished to make wayfor the ValleyBrewery,soweenjoyed apintof shop.William Withering wasbornin ButtyBachbeforemoving on Wellington in 1740 and becamenotable for thepromotion of theuse of foxglove extract

24 Wye Valley Brewery A Winning Favourite By:Major Willmore A notice displayedinthe OldCastle pub in Bridgnorth offering a dayatLudlow races didnot take toolongtogenerate a high interest with regulars andfriends. The notice wasissued by Wye Valley Breweryofferinganexceptional dayfor atotal of fifteen pounds sterling.Thisincludedentrance, race card andtwo free drinks with the hosts. Some races were sponsoredbyWye Valley,not manytipswere forthcomingthough, but seeing AP McCoyrace before hisretirement wasindeed abonus.Unfortunately he didnot have a winner. The offerwas quicklytaken up andamini bus organised. LandlordBrynMasterman also arranged forustohave an 11 am breakfastbefore leavingthe Castle,itwas more a brunch mealand certainlysatisfied most forthe period of racing.Our journeycommenced at 12.30 pm arrivingatLudlow race course with plenty of time in hand before the openingrace due at 2.20 pm. The Wye Valleyhospitality marqueewas outstanding. The frontsectionwas the barareawhich frontedthe race track andafurthertentedareafor the punterswho wished to be seated at tables andwatch races on alarge screen display. Barservice wassecond to none,sothank you to allbar stafffor theirefficient handling of the throng of drinkers.Two real ales were available beingHPA andButty Bach,bothinexcellent conditionalong with wines, allatareasonable priceafter youhad exhaustedyourfreeallocation. Many visitors were from otherhostelriesinlocal countiesincluding Shropshire,Warwickshire, Worcestershire andWestMidlands. Wit andreparteeaboundedamong the manyin attendance. To conclude,we thankthe owners andstaff of Wye Valley Breweryfor an outstandingday andlook forwardtothe next sponsoredrace dayat Ludlow.

25 26 27 28 29 30 Drinking round the Peak The Demise of the English By;AlanThwaites Country Pub RecentlyIreceivedamessage to the effect From: John Morgan that my presence wasrequested at a pub- crawlofStockport.However,acheck of my Over some yearsnow,the traditional diaryrevealedthatanex-work colleague was Englishpub seemstohavelostits placein community life.One of themanyreasons retiring on the same dayand Iwas already forthisseems to me to be theconstantly booked to join him in Derbyfor his‘Do’. I escalating cost of theproducts on sale.I happenedtomentionthistoanother ex- suspect that themainarchitect forthis colleague andhesaidthathewas in the same situationwas lord Young who, around the situation. We therefore decidedtodoboth. mid nineteen nineties,devised aschemeto We went to join themainStockport crawling limitthe number of pubsthatabrewery partyatthe ‘Crown’underthe viaduct, only could own, and this ended thebrewery – to find that we were 30 minutes tooearly. tenancyrelationship whichhad been Howeverwe were soon spottedbythe running successfullyfor many years. This landlordwho called us in.Abarfullofhand- created an environmentwhere chains of pumps wasdispensingbeerfrom alloverthe pubscould be owned by non-brewing land, from whichIchose seasonal golden ale organisations. Such organisations(Pubco’s) from CopperDragon. Next pub wasthe ‘Swan then came into being, and seem to have WithTwo Necks’ asplendidlittleRobinson’s directed theeverrising cost of products on boozer in thetowncentre, listedinthe sale. CAMRA Inventory, andthenwe triedthe Iread articles attributed to theNHS which claims to be inundated with problems Queen’sHeadaSam Smithhouse with 4hand wherebyyoungsters heading to clubsare, -pulls,all proclaiming‘OldBrewery Bitter. what they describe as,‘preloading’because Howeverall they hadtosellwas keg, so we they don’twanttopay theexcessive prices left andwentacrossthe street to ‘Winter’s’,a charged in theclubs.Thismay or maynot convertedjewellers sellingHolts. of course be simply journalistic piffle. Nowitwas time to take the traintoDerby; However, if this is in fact thesituation,then this journeyinvolveda30 minute wait at it seemsto me that if theclubs did not Sheffield,time enough foraswift‘Jaipur in charge excessively, this ‘pre loading’ would the Sheffield TaponPlatform 1ofMidland not be necessary, and thedrinking might be conducted in theproperplace, and in a Station. Arriving in Derby, we joined the (hopefully)controlled environment. retirement partyinthe AlexandraHotel near Acommonperception in thelicensed trade the station. Afteracouple of pintsof‘Castle is that supermarkets have killed thebusiness Rock’, the partythenadjourned to the ‘King’s by selling low cost alcohol, butthe pubs Ditch’,anewMicro-pubinTamworth.This themselves will setamark-up of oftensome gem is close to the stationand really worth 300% or more fortheir products.No looking up,asthe gravitydispensed ale is of wonder thecustomerbasehas collapsed. excellentquality. The stillage’s in the cellar,a Unfortunately Idonot seeareversalofthis room behind the bar, are displayedona wide trend, because social habits have changed, -screen television so one canwatch one’spint and lots of pubs seem now to be trying to be beingpoured. Afteranother coupleofbeers a restaurantswhich reluctantlysellbeer, trainand taxi ride back to Bridgnorth rather than functioning as social meeting beckoned. placesinthe localcommunity.

31 Rebranding Elland Brewery By:David Litten On my recentlybrew dayvisit to Elland BreweryIdiscovered thewhysand wherefores aboutthe recent rebranding of the fantasticrange of beers. Despiteretaining thedistinctive shape of theirpumpclips over theyearsthere have been many varied and quirky designs. It hasbeen noted that some were too indi- vidualistic and it wastimetosimplifythe brand to uniformity. Therewas aneed to make theclips less busy and communicate with thecustomerclearly to ensure easyand immediateidentifi- cationbypub customerswhenreaching thebar to make a choice. Theshape hasbeenretained butsoftened with rounded corners. Five keypointsare now quite evidentacrossthe range: the Brewery; thebeerstrength(ABV);the beer colour;the beer type (brief description);and thebeer name.Thisuniformity shouldlead to thebrand becoming farmorerecognizableand hopefullyappealing to both traditionaland new customersin- cluding thenewer generation of cask aledrinkers. And wheredid thelaunchofthe rebranding take place?Atthe Junction in Castleford of course and allinthe wood.Nine pumpswereinactionbut not forlong as six were soon drunk dry very rapidly.

Bank Holiday Fun at the Shakespeare Bridgnorth By:Janet Sturt

On bank holidayMonday, the 4th May, I spentalovely eveningatThe Shakespeare with my friend Helen. Herhusband,Brian, wasplaying hisfirstgig with hisnew band called‘ShadyPast’ anditwas a greatsuc- cess! There hadbeenfun andgames at The Shakespeare allday,withAde Fincherand hispartner Julie having a charityday to raise funds forthe Shropshire and BloodBikes. The biggest surprise wastocome though, when Ade hadhis back waxedfor the charity!!Welldone Ade – Itake my hatoff to youand I thinkwe allsharedyourpain! A grandtotal of £352.00was raised forthe BloodBikes. Ade andJulie made us allwelcome andthe beer wasgood!

(Since thisarticle was writtenwe have been informed thatThe Shakespeare has undergone a change of landlord)

32 33 ingcaskales? get st arted in brew StaggerBrewery Howdid Ho p& called The White Lion.We have Sam an dIhave a pub in Bridgnorth My wife tion to have a sk ales an ditwas al ways ourinten always championed ca ge so r2011 we decidedtotake the plun microbrewery on site.InNovembe ichgot us unde rway. bought a two andahalf barrel wh Whendid the business commence, andwhen didyou becomeinvolved?

Ihave been involved rightfromthe off. We startedbrewing in earnestinApril 2012after Pete (my brotherand fellow brewer)wentonaBrewLabcourse in Sunderland. We had done some test brewsbefore that but the course gave us a pushinthe right direction.

ted andisit stillonsale? What was the fi rstbrewmarke tely acase of blindfaith as calledBrewNo.1. It wasdefini Strangelyenoughitw so no,it’sno ad.Itwas only brewed the once andgood luck but it wasn’t toob nanyone. longer around to inflictitselfupo Howmanybarrels do youcurrently brew in total?

As we have just moveduptoa6barrelplant,we cannow brew 12 barrels perweek. Whe ndoes amicro breweryc ease to be microand is there different di vision s based on barrelage? Ithink fo rme personally,w henittakes more than 30 seconds to wa lk fr om on e en dofthe brewery to th e other, then perhapsit’snot a micr anymore. o What is the development periodto bringanew brew to the market? Isuppose it dependsonthe style of beer we are thinking of.Whenwe brewed Simpson’sitcame together pretty quickly,the firstbrewwas pretty close to what we wanted andthenacouple of tweaksl ater andwe were pretty much there. Other, more complexbeers such as Eclipse,can take much longer to getright.

34 rinthe next fi ve ye ars? Wheredoyou see Hop &Stagge

Blimey!Ihave just gotmyheadaround ourrecent move,but if Ihad to guessthen maybe a subbrewery on a tropical island sounds ok to me.

What is your personalfavourite cask ale not brewed by Hop &Stagger? Ilike Wye ValleyButty Bach,CrouchVale BrewersGoldand Thornbridge Jaipur but to be fair there are loadsofgreat ales being brewed these days. o the home What tipwould yougivet &StaggerAles? brewer,otherthanbuy Hop

Don’tbe scared,get your handsongood ingredientsand have fun. Bob Hayes -Micro Brewer (Yes. He is tiny)

35 36 From Shropshire to bitterdescribed as “something a bit different to wake up your taste buds”). I Stourbridge wastemptedby‘A Good Rogering’(a By:NikiJones cheeky name to go with acheeky style, On a sunny SaturdayinApril,local members described by brewer Hopcraft as “black of Bridgnorth,MarketDrayton andTelford IPA”), but although it tasted good Iwasn’t andEastShropshire CAMRA setoff on a brave enough to drinka6.1% beer during coach trip to Stourbridge. Some members such a long session! of the groupopted to disembarkatthe It wasnow time to head forthe Duke Plough forapub crawlintotown; the rest of Williamfor a swifthalfand to boardthe us chose to be droppedoff closer to the coach to the outskirtsofStourbridge to visit centre in ordertovisit the beer festival the Badelynge Bar: home of the GreenDuck organisedbyStourbridge andHalesowen Brewery. Notsomuchapubasasocial area branch. The beer festival wasalittle tricky to find at first: unusually, Stourbridge Town Hall has been subsumed into a shopping centre. Once we found theplace we were impressed: entrytothe festival wasfreeand despite ourfears in visiting on the finalday, there wasstill a good range of beersand ciders available. We did, however, miss out on some of the more exotic-soundingbeers such as Hopcraft’s ‘MidnightinAntarc- tica’(described as a ‘white porter’ containing coconut!) andHandDrawn Monkey’s ‘CherryBakewellPorter’.This beingthe Black Country,the festival had also runout of that perennialfavourite, SarahHughesDarkRuby. There wasstill plenty to choose from,enoughtokeephop andmaltfansalike happy. Beerswere available from ‘the M4 corridor’ betweenBerkshire to SouthWales andYork- -abitlike an indoor beer garden.Green shire,the Peak District, Lincolnshire,Devon Duck beerswere available at £10.00 for andCornwall. My firstbeerofthe daywas four pints! The barareawas dividedfrom from Yorkshire’s Half Moon brewery: Dark the brewerywithglass panels,sothat Masquerade a pleasantly smokyruby ale, activityinthe brewerycould be easily packed with a surprising amountofflavour viewed.There wasn’t much happening consideringits lowstrength(3.6% ABV).In otherthanfermentation when we visited, the course of threetofourhours at the but the ownerdid give us a shorttour. festival,Ialso particularly enjoyedGower’s It wasnow time to return,sowe staggered Black Diamond (a deliciousporter, 4.2%); back to the coach forthe journeyhome to andtwo full-flavouredbeers Shropshire.Ithad been a good,well from Tiny RebelinMonmouthshire (Dirty organisedday out Stop Out, a 5% stout, andFUBAR, a 4.4% 37 38 39 40 Ale Tasters in Shropshire From Robert Hodges (3rd September 1884)

Old inhabitantsofAlbrighton still remember the‘Old Bush’inn,which had ayew tree growingin front. A bough of holly was nailed overthe doorway,and was renewed once in every year. Therewerealso ‘bye brewers,’who took out alicense fortwo days only, to sell aleatthe yearly fairsin March andMay.The constablewentover night, andtasted theirale,and they hung aholly bough overthe doorway of their housesasasign that alemight be hadwithin. Threefairs wereheld in theyear. The March fair was thegreat one forfat cattle. At theMay fair,the Mayor andAldermen, with halberds,walkedthe fair,and theMayor stood on thehorseblocksatthe doors of theCrown,and Harp,Inns, andcried thefair, proclaimingthatitwas to be held for two days,and that thosewho came were to pay toll. A manwas placed at theen- trance of thetown, on eachroad, andtook toll. Thefairwas held on awideopen space,called theCross, wherethe crossroads arein themiddleofthe town.The Market Hall stood in themidst of thespace,with thelock-up underit, andthe stocks andpin-fold closeby. Thesewereafterwardsremoved furtherupthe village. The Mayor andCorporation were doneaway with when thenew policecamein. Mr Bidwellwas thelastMayor. No one seemsto know what became of themace.

(Notes:The OldBushisstill there, as TheHarp. Bush attached. TheMarketHall disappeared in the1700s,but must havebeensimilar to theone in Bridgnorth. ‘The new police’ cametoAlbrighton around 1840.The Mace wasfound and brought back at auctionin1948).

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41 Ale on the Rails HighleyRecommended! By:PaulAppleton Set in a tranquil location on thebankofthe RiverSevern, the Ship InnatHighley is oneof those places where youcan spendauniquely Britishsummer’safternoon drinking in the surroundings, as well as the fine ales andwishing that everyday couldbe just like it. It hasn’t always been that waythough. Like many settlementsalong the banksofthe Severn, this area wasonce ahotbedofindustryand thenearbytownshipofHighley wasverymucha centre forthe localminingindustry. Highleyand Alveleycollieries were close by,one each side of theriver,the coal takenawaybytrain from the sidingsalongside the SevernValley Railway. The pubitselfissaidtohave been built to serve the bargemen whowould have frequented these waters in the 18th and early 19th centuries. Nowthough, the dirtyrailway sidingshave allgone, the sitesofbothcollieriesare no more.The one at Alveleyisnow a country park andbargescan no longer navigate this farupthe Severn. The restored cottagesofthe riverside community have been supplemented by modern chalets, giving the area more of a feel of a holidayresortthanadown at The Engine Ho heel industrialleftover. use - Highley As with otherpubs featured in this series,the Ship Inniseasytoreach by steamtrain along the SevernValleyfromBridgnorth andfromBewdley andKidderminster at the otherend of the line. There is a path from the platform down to the pub, but beware,there are some quite steepsteps to negotiate. Wheelchair accessand forthose whoprefer amoreleisurely walk ‘especially on the wayback up’the lane down from Highleytothe riverside is an easier option,around500yds or so. Also close by andwell-worthavisitisthe SevernValleyRailway’s VisitorCentre, otherwise knownasthe Engine House. Here the railway’sspare locomotivesare kept,the ones that have previously been restored but are nowawaitingmajorrepairs.There arealsointeresting displays andartefactstoenjoy,along with a well-presentedcafeteria that hasanoutdoor balconyoverlooking the railway – greatfor trainspotting! Forthose whoare prepared to hike up the hill into Highleyitselfthere is a pubonthe High Street, the ‘Bache Arms’and alittlefurther away on the road towardsChelmarsh and Bridgnorth is the Malt Shovel that serves real ale.

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Disclaimer Ale Sabrina is published by Bridgnorth Sub Branch of The Campaign for Real AleLtd. (CAMRA) The views or opinions ex- pressed Do you have anyamusing pictures of are not necessarily those of CAMRA your favouritedrinker.Goon! or the Editor. Letusall have a giggle. Send them to [email protected]

BEER & MARIJUANA ARE COUSINS Beer hops are part of the same family of flowering plants as marijuana. This could explain why ale drinkers are quite relaxed.

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48 Events to Come

Bridgnorth Meetings T.E.S. Meetings Tues 28 July – 8.00 pm 19th Jul-(Sun) – 11am TheRoyal Fountain, Festival at theEdge Cleobury MortimerDY14 8BS Tues 25 August – 8.00 pm 11th Aug – (Tue) – 8pm Down Inn, ChettonWV16 6UA TheCrown, Tues 29 September – 8.00 pm 6th Sep – (Sun) – 11am TheDanery, Quatford WV15 6QJ Severn ValleyBeer Festival Bridgnorth Bridgnorth Social Events Fri10July – 7.30 pm TES Social Events Social Evening – beer &chat 17th – 19th Jul-(Fri – Sun) Old Castle,BridgnorthWV16 4AB Festival at theEdge Sun 30 August Much Wenlock TheSun,LeintwardineBeer Festival 15th Aug-(Sat) Thu3– Sat5September Newport &DistrictPub Survey Bridgnorth Beer Festival Variouscoach pick-ups available SVRStation,BridgnorthWV16 5DT 29th Aug-(Sat) Fri11September – 7.30 pm BewdleyBeer Festival Social Evening – beer &chat Variouscoach pick-ups available Foster Arms,BridgnorthWV15 5AG 12th Sept (Sat) Formoreinformation and to reserveplaces Ludlow Real AleTrail please contact Ludlow Town Dave Haddon [email protected] Variouscoach pick-ups available 07809 887159 01746 862884 26th Sept (Sat) Shrewsbury CAMRABeer Festival Formoreinformation and to reserveaplace please contact Bridgnorth CAMRA StephenBetts [email protected] 01952 371 743 or 07411 380 381

Market DraytonEvent Formoreinformation please contact 4thJul -(Sat) – 12am Brynn Pass [email protected] SummerPub Survey MktDrayton,King’s Head 07949 321442 Timesand venuesare subject to change at shortnotice. New events may be arrangedafter printdate. Please check with Dave Haddon (Bridgnorth CAMRA) and Facebook foruptodate information

49 Branch Contacts

Bridgnorth T.E.S. Chairman/Beer Festival Organiser Chairman Eleanor Haddon Dave Tyler, [email protected] [email protected] 01952 616085 01746 862884 Secretary, Secretary/Membership Adrian Zawierka, David Jones [email protected] [email protected] 803098 Treasurer Webmaster David Jones, Paul Griffiths [email protected] [email protected] Membership Secretary Paul Jones Social Secretary/SurveyOfficer [email protected] Dave Haddon 01952 460456 [email protected] Social Secretary 07809 887159 Jeremy Bailey [email protected] Market Drayton Survey Officer Chairman Adrian Zawierka [email protected] Bryn Pass Beer Quality Scores [email protected] www.whatpub.com 07949 321442

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