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Beer Matters Is © CAMRA Ltd ISSUE 473 - APR 2017 @shfCAMRA /sheffieldcamra BARROW HILL ROUNDHOUSE RAIL ALE 2 0 1 7 THE MOST ATMOSPHERIC BEER FESTIVAL OF THE YEAR! THURSDAY 18th MAY 12noon - 11pm* FRIDAY 19th MAY 12noon - 11pm* SATURDAY 20th MAY 12noon - 11pm* Tickets available now at OVER 300 REAL www.seetickets.com ALES, CIDERS, & AVAILABLE FROM LOCAL OUTLETS PERRYS, CRAFT 1ST MARCH 2017 & WORLD BEERS! THURSDAY: ADVANCE £5 TRAIN RIDES ON THE GATE £5 FRIDAY & & LIVE MUSIC SATURDAY: Supported PLUS ADVANCE £7 (on Friday & Saturday) ON THE GATE £9 Festival * No under 18s allowed on site after 5pm. * Train rides run until 5pm on Friday & Saturday. No train rides on Thursday. BARROW HILL ROUNDHOUSE CAMPBELL DRIVE, BARROW HILL, CHESTERFIELD, DERBYSHIRE S43 2PR www.railalefestival.com THE FREE MAGAZINE OF CAMRA SHEFFIELD & DISTRICT ISSUE 473 - APR 2017 NEWS 4 Price of pints to rise after U-turn on tax 3,500 MONTHLY CIRCULATION BREWERIES 6 Abbeydale EDITOR Exit 33 Andrew Cullen Hopjacker [email protected] Sheffield Brewery Co. Bradfield Articles, letters and suggestions True North are most welcome so please Brewery Liason Officers send them in* ADVERTISING Paul Crofts [email protected] PUBS 10 Rutland Arms Quarter Page £40+VAT Carbrook Hall Half Page £60+VAT Itchy Pig Full Page £90+VAT Wagon & Horses Inside Cover £100+VAT ACV Update Back Cover £110+VAT Discounts for regular placements TRAVEL 13 PDFs or high-res (300 dpi) bitmaps Derbyshire minibus trip only please A grand London day out Design from £30 Updates from £10 NEXT COPY DEADLINE Friday 7th April AWARDS 18 Pubs of the Month April 2017 Opinions expressed are those of the author and may not represent those of CAMRA, the local branch or editor. Beer Matters is © CAMRA Ltd. FESTIVALS 20 *For legal reasons a full name and address must be provided with all contributions. DIARY 24 COMMITTEE 26 the largest pubs so a mi- nority are still faced with very large business rate increases. Colin Valentine, CAM- RA’s National Chairman adds: “We are delighted that the Government has recognised the vital role that pubs play both in our local communities and our economy by introducing a new rate relief specifically for pubs in England. “The announcement of a new rate relief for pubs in England is a ground-breaking step which recognises both the importance of pubs and the unfair impact of the business rate system on pubs. This new relief offers huge assistance to pubs and is a step towards CAMRA’s ambi- tion of securing a £5,000 Price of Pints to rise after U-Turn on tax rate relief reduction for all pubs. Drinkers have been let The rise in beer duty will Unique role of pubs in “While this is welcome down by the Chancellor’s ultimately hit consumers England recognised by news for most pubs, decision to increase beer in their pockets and lead business rate relief. some of the largest pubs and cider duty in the to pub closures across the The Government has will be excluded from the Budget - which will see country. recognised the unique new relief. For example, the price of their pints “The government’s role that pubs play in our the CAMRA award win- rise. U-turn on beer duty is a communities in England ning Baum pub in Roch- Colin Valentine, CAM- real missed opportunity by introducing a new tem- dale will be unaffected by RA’s National Chairman to support consumers. porary £1,000 discount this discount. The Baum says: “UK beer drinkers, The UK still pays one of on business rates bills pub’s rateable value is pubs and brewers have the highest rates of duty for all pubs with a rate- going up by 376.6%, been let down by the across Europe, only con- able value of less than and the pub will pay an Chancellor’s decision to suming around 12% of £100,000. CAMRA has additional £47,327 per increase beer duty for the the beer yet paying near- warmly welcomed this year once transitional first time in five years. ly 40% of all beer duty in relief and has called for rate relief ends. “The announced two the EU. Further beer duty it to be made permanent “CAMRA is calling on penny a pint increase increases will lead to un- and increased further in local councils to use the marks a return to the days sustainable price increas- future Budgets. new discretionary fund when the much-hated Beer es in pubs. The decision While this discount will announced today to Duty Escalator contributed completely ignores the provide welcome relief support those pubs that to 75,000 job losses, 3,700 pressures that are being for the majority of pubs, will still be hit by massive pub closures and a 24% faced by the beer and pub not all will benefit as the business rate increases fall in beer sales in pubs. sectors.” relief does not apply to over the coming years. ISSUE 473 4 NEWS APR 2017 TOM, BRIGITTE AND THE TEAM WELCOME YOU TO... THE HILLSBOROUGH HOTEL 54-58 LANGSETT ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S6 2UB - 0114 232 2100 - 6 REAL ALES LOCALLY AND NATIONALLY SOURCED LIVE MUSIC HOME-COOKED, LOCALLY SOURCED SATURDAY APRIL 15TH SUNDAY APRIL 156H FOLK FOLK BREAKFAST BREAKFAST FOOD 10:30AM 10:30AM AMERICANA WITH JANE FOGGIN & MIXED IAN MCDONALD 3-5PM SESSIONS QUIZZES WITH JIM MCDONALD & JIM’S GENERAL KNOWLEDGE THE SLINGSHOTS DAVE YOUNG 4-8PM (EVERY TUESDAY) 9PM MUSIC (FIRST THURSDAY OF EVERY MONTH) ISSUE 473 APR 2017 Abbeydale Exit 33 After a busy start to 2017 good friends around the a pale ale packed chock Stateside Pale makes a re- with the launch of not just country. It’ll be a fantas- full of Citra hops for a turn to the brewery’s listing our new look core range, tic day with a real festival light aroma with lemon in time for spring. The 5% but also our brand new atmosphere – there’ll be and passionfruit, and a pale ale is loaded with Chi- Brewers Emporium se- food trucks outside and refreshing bitter finish. nook, Simcoe and Mosaic ries, we show absolutely live music curated by Now Next up, we’ve been hops and is dry hopped in no sign of slowing down! Then magazine, as well as so excited to tell you all fermentation with Amarillo. BIG NEWS first… we are the opportunity for brew- about our next collabo- A new Special called throwing open the doors of ery tours and exclusive ration, Four Degrees of Cookie Monster has just the brewery for the very tastings. We are planning Separation – a reunion been released dubbed a first time, to hold a mas- that by the time you read back here at Abbeydale Chocolate Cookie Vanilla sive party on the premises this, our project will be for three guys who were Porter. ‘We made this with on Saturday 6th May! This live! Search for Abbeydale here in the early days of some ingredients you would will be a ticket only event, Brewery on crowdfunder. their career, and are now find in a cookie including intended to raise aware- co.uk or look on our web- at Northern Monk, Magic toasted wheat and oats with ness for something even site for the link and grab Rock and Siren! This one’s dark Munich malt to add a bigger. The brewery is 21 your tickets before they going to be a big, bold and sweet balance. Chocolate years old this year, you sell out. oh so juicy IPA, weighing malt is boosted by the addi- might say we’re all grown Phew! After that mas- in at 7% and taking full ad- tion of buckets full of organic up and moving out! We sive announcement I sup- vantage of our mammoth cocoa nibs which we toast- have completely run out pose we’d better get on hop store with our favour- ed ourselves in the ovens at of space in our current with what beers we have ite hops from around the the Harlequin pub. Fresh premises and are bursting available this month. globe. Madagascan vanilla pods at the seams and in need Our Beer Head series Rounding off the month are added to the cask to give of a new home. Come returns with Marauder is our second iteration of a real depth of flavour. along to see just what (3.9%), swashbuckling sour beer Unbeliever Exit 33 are taking over we’ve been up to and hear it’s way across the palate – this time we’re releasing bottling beer for Noodle Inn, about our exciting plans with Mount Hood and El a Gose at 3.9% brewed Noodle Inn Centro and Satay for the future, all alongside Dorado hops, promising a with coriander seeds and Yo! Sushi restaurants. Until drinking plenty of beer as delicate herbal aroma and sea salt for a classic gose recently this was done by course! We’ll have some flavours of grapefruit and flavour. North Union Brewing. The one-off casks and kegs of apricot. We’ve also got Hope to see you all on bottled beer called Gan Bei our own available along- the return of one of our May 6th! meaning ‘Bottoms up’ is a side a cracking selection most popular beers, Dr 5% pale beer hopped with of guest beers from our Morton’s Duck Baffler, Cascade. ISSUE 473 BREWERIES APR 2017 Hopjacker The recent Sheffield Beer one that Hopjacker has Week, which ran alongside bottled. the SIBA BeerX, BeerAlive In a complete contrast, festival and BeerNow con- Hopjacker has brewed a Sheffield Brewery CO.
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