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Real Ale Scene in North Oxon Is in Good Shape Issue 75 – Winter 2018 FREE – Please take one Magazine of North Oxfordshire Branch of CAMRA Real Ale Scene In North Oxon IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT Is In Good Shape Instead of the usual Banbury Beer & Cider Festival, there will be the “Banbury Festival The general state of the real ale shows how the real ale industry of Beer & Cider for 2019” – this will include sector in the UK is reported to is holding up against the over- a number of real ale and cider/perry events be healthy, but as always with a all drinks trade, and is commis- – see page 3 for more details. few provisos, according to the sioned by Cask Marque. Cask Ale Report 2018 that was Although disappointing to see a decline of 25% and 11% respec- published in late September. cask ale sales falling slightly (just tively for keg beer and lager sales This is an annual report that 3.8%) this year, this compares to – which is symptomatic of a gen- A pub never looks eral drop in UK beer drinking. so warm and Around 65% of pubs which welcoming as focus on cask and quality beer when it’s been have seen real ale sales grow snowing, like this scene of The Fox compared to just 7% who report in Leafield when a slight dip, so real ale is show- it was looking for ing robust results in pubs’ tough a new owner. Just trading conditions. remember that a According to the report, cask pub is not just for ale drinkers spend 30% more Christmas – your local landlord is money in the pub than other going to need drinkers, and 42% visit the pub your custom once a week or more. It also throughout the points out that it is essential that quiet time after the new year. Continued on page 3 Oxfordshire POTY Award For Rose & Crown, Charlbury The presentation for the Branch Pub of the Year Award and the overall Oxfordshire Pub of the Year was made in September at a Branch meeting at the Rose & Crown, Charlbury. Pictured (from left): Branch Chairman Lynne Baldwin, bar manager Tommy Longfellow, regular barman Ali Dussould, Landlord Tom Page and regular barmaid Nikki Page. Visit the CAMRA North Oxfordshire Branch website – http://northoxon.camra.org.uk/ All types of beer on sale, not just winter ales festival Fri 25th–Sun 27th January 2019 FRI from Noon, SAT noon-midnight, SUN noon-10.30pm OVER 20 REAL ALES on sale over the weekend Good choice of traditional Cider & Perry Hot food available most sessions www.roseandcrown.charlbury.com Email: [email protected] Celebrating 31 consecutive years in CAMRA’s Good Beer Guide CAMRA North Oxon Branch Pub of the Year 2002, 2003, 2006 2009 & 2018 Market Street, Charlbury, Oxon OX7 3PL • Tel: 01608 810103 2 Beer on Tap – Winter 2018 Real Ale Scene In North Oxon Is In Good Shape Continued from page 1 Arguments about ‘craft ale’ that craft keg is outperforming real ale is serviced in the best continue in the trade, and some cask in the last year. possible condition, with 40% well-known craft brewers (such Looking at real ale in our saying they would avoid pubs as Cloudwater, Buxton and Brew local area, we believe there has where they have had a bad pint, Dog) plan to ditch cask altogeth- never been a better time to be a and 67% saying that they would er, citing a lack of profitability cask drinker, with more choice be prepared to pay extra for and ensuring quality at the bar. on our pubs’ bars, more pubs well-kept real ale. Others, like Siren Craft, report serving real ales, and a gener- al increase in local beer festi- vals (both pub and community The Banbury Festival of events), many of which promote real ales to raise funds for local Beer & Cider For 2019 good causes. Similarly, our local brewery After extensive discussion will be hosted in pubs, brewer- scene continues to flourish with the Branch Committee and ies, taprooms in Banbury and expanded ranges on offer and Banbury Beer & Cider Festival the North Oxfordshire Branch new outlets being set up to sell Committee have taken a dif- area. See the Spring edition of their ales to the public. ficult decision to organise a Beer On Tap for more details. Even with a general interest Banbury Festival of Beer & Looking forward, this gives and demand for real ale across Cider in 2019. This is in place the Branch Committee and the board in our area, North of the usual Banbury Beer & Festival Committees an oppor- Oxon Branch of CAMRA has Cider festival. tunity to look at how to had to drop the annual Banbury The Banbury Festival of Beer improve Banbury Beer & Cider Beer & Cider Festival for 2019 as & Cider is planned to include Festival in terms of venue, beer a committee couldn’t be formed. a number of real ale and cider/ and cider offering, staffing, pro- There weren’t enough peo- perry events such as: mini- motion and facilities. ple interested in helping at an beer festivals including one for The Festival Team for Ban- organisational level. However a category to be judged for the bury Festival of Beer & Cider it means that we can help out CAMRA Champion Beer of welcome any help in organis- with the promotion of the now- Britain Regional Finals, cider/ ing the events. If you’d like to annual Oxford Beer Week perry events, meet the brew- help, whether it be on the main which sees pubs and brewer- ers, beer matching with cheese, Festival Team or helping with ies around Oxfordshire running chocolate and food. The events one or more events, please con- a series of events in the peri- tact the branch chair at chair- od 4th–12th May. Oxford Beer Branch Diary [email protected] Week is organised by the Oxford or [email protected]. Brewers Alliance which includes All meetings start 8pm, other events start as shown. Socials contact: Lynn org.uk or come to the meeting all of the breweries which oper- Baldwin (07790) 118341. (see left) on 17th January. ate in our Branch. JANUARY 9: GBG Selection Meeting. 8pm – CAMRA North Oxon Branch Contact List The Bell Adderbury (tbc) Email addresses are followed by northoxon.camra.org.uk/ 17: Banbury Festival of Beer & Cider meeting. 7.30 – Bailiffs Tap (tbc) CHAIRMAN Lynne Baldwin TREASURER Simon Whitehead treasurer@ FEBRUARY chairman@ lynne@ VICE-CHAIRMAN Position vacant simon@ 1–2:Tewkesbury Winter Beer MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY BEER ON TAP EDITOR festival. Contact Lynne Baldwin Paul Forrest membership@ for details Steve Lympany bot@ Tel: 07811 667507 paul@ 4: Committee Meeting 8pm - The PUBS PROTECTION OFFICER George Barford St Michael (tbc) BEER ON TAP ADVERTISING EDITOR Oliver Sladen botads@ Brian Wray pubs@ MARCH BRANCH CONTACT LOCALE COORDINATOR 2: POTY Count & Social – venue to Martin Batts contact@ Position vacant be announced, 11am Tel: 07854 116408 WEBMASTER For latest list of events in the SOCIAL SECRETARY webmaster@ Branch Diary, please check the Stu Robbins social@ Trading Standards: Oxfordshire County Branch website at Tel: 07871 277235 Council, Electric Ave, Ferry Hinksey Road, https://northoxon.camra.org.uk/ Oxford OX2 0BY Magazine of CAMRA North Oxfordshire 3 4 Beer on Tap – Winter 2018 Branch News Bell Inn, Lower Heyford Following the departure of Lyn at the end of September Andy Giddings has now taken over at The Bell. He has a long background in the trade com- ing to Lower Heyford from the Portsmouth and Southampton area. The Bell has four handpumps with two selling ciders (which change regularly) and two sell- ing ales – with Vale Brill Gold, a regular guest ale, for now. The other changes regularly, with Kelham Island and Wriggley Monkey also having had time on the bar recently. Open Mon– Thurs 12–3 & 5–11, Fri & Sat noon–11 and Sun noon–10:30. Food is described as “proper filling, pub food” and is served from 12–3 and 6–9 all week. Andy Giddings, new to the bar at The Bell, Lower Heyford Sunday roasts are available for £9.95 with two options and all On New Year’s Eve they will Hackland is a two-year-old boy the trimmings. They hope to be open with a themed buffet in the village who has been initiate regular food themed and entertainment, possibly a diagnosed with a rare form of nights, but nothing is planned disco and will be open on New Lymphona. SuperRu works with yet. Year’s Day for survivors! Clic Sargent to raise money to They already have a dominoes The village nights still prove research this type of cancer. team and an Aunt Sally team is to be very popular with booking Various fundraising is taking ready to go once the new sea- recommended. They are very place in the village and The Gate son starts, but the best news is keen to use local produce wher- has re-launched its children’s that Andy is carrying on with ever possible and have a policy menu as the SuperRu menu with the pub’s beer festival! Watch of accepting locally grown pro- £2 from each one sold going this space for more news on the duce for use in their kitchen for towards the charity. Branch’s best little beer festival. payment with beer! The Gate keeps a range of White Horse, Duns Tew Looking into 2019 Valentine’s Hooky beers on draught. Day will have a special menu Pear Tree, Hook Norton Selling three real ales with featuring many sharing dishes.
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