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IssueCovering 164 Derby, Ashbourne, Amber Valley, ErewashNovember/December & Matlock Camra Areas 2015 Issue 164 November/December 2015 “Cheers!” The Magnificent Seven Shoot into the New Good Beer Guide

The Malt at Aston-on-Trent

Cross Keys, Ockbrook

Old Silk Mill, Derby Swan at Milton

Brunswick Inn, Derby

Old Bell, Derby Golden Eagle, Derby

Full details inside plus loads, loads more... New Good Beer Guide Lauched as Seven Local Pubs Celebrate New Entries

he recent launch of the 2016 Good Beer TGuide saw 7 new entries from within Derby CAMRA Good Beer Guide Coordinator, Stewart Marshall (on the right) is pictured presenting the area covered by the Derby Branch of a Good Beer Guide to Alan & Philippe of the Brunswick on the launch night at the pub. the Campaign for Real Ale. We take a look at this year’s magnificent seven all pictured old favourites and it was a finalist in the 2015 nights a feature and good home-cooked on the front page. Derby CAMRA Pub of the Year competition. food being served including excellent pizzas. But this is not perhaps the whole story but Two other Derby pubs back in the Guide The Old Bell in Derby makes its long you can read it in Ian’s own words in Derby after relatively short absences are the awaited debut in the guide which in one Drinker Issue 158 available on Derby Brunswick Inn & Old Silk Mill, both way is a real surprise for a pub that has been CAMRA’s website. an iconic landmark on Sadler Gate for such a originally dropped out due to licensee long period of time but in another way changes but are now going strong again The Malt in Aston-on-Trent (formally the perhaps not as it has never been noted for under new licensees. Malt Shovel) appears in the Guide for the first time since 2004. Like so many out of its ales. This all began to change when Paul The Silk Mill Cider & Ale House was the 2nd town and village pubs it faced an uncertain Hurst acquired the premises and set about a venture for Martin Roper after successfully 1 future and possible closure 4 years ago long 2 /2 year project to return this historic guiding the Exeter Arms to the Derby when four of the villagers got together and hostelry back to its former glory which CAMRA Pub of the Year title in 2013. The Mill formed a partnership to save the pub. Since culminated in the opening of the front bar in has always been a regular circuit pub for then it has gone from strength to strength July (see feature in the last Derby Drinker) Derby Drinkers but is now renowned for with 2 of the original partners now running Some people may be surprised to see it in great food as well and its unique interior and the pub, Matt and Karyn Feeney. Matt in fact the Guide so soon after the front bar opened fantastic garden under the Silk Trades Lock has run the pub previously as has his Dad so but it actually achieved its status due to the Out mural add to its appeal. rear Tudor Bar which has been open knew what was involved in getting the pub There has been plenty written about the considerably longer serving a good back to its rightful place in the village and Brunswick since Alan Pickersgill & Philippe selection of local ales. Together with the the Malt is now a warm, welcoming place Larroche took over the running of the pub front bar there are now up to 12 Real Ales on again with good food and up to 6 Real Ales and rightly so as it has improved no end offer making the Old Bell a worthy entry into with local guest ales a feature such as since they have been there culminating in the new Guide. Dancing Duck. The Malt is a real community entry into the Good Beer Guide. And this pub with sports teams, quiz nights and open The Golden Eagle on Agard Street, Derby after winning the Derby CAMRA Cider Pub of mic nights and it’s nice to see it back on its last appeared in the Good Beer Guide 13 the Year Title and being a finalist in the Derby feet again. years ago in 2002 under one of its many CAMRA Pub of the Year Awards in 2015 previous incarnations, the Captain Blake. rounding off an excellent year for the Pub. The Swan Inn at Milton returns to the Guide Since then though its fortunes have slowly after a 2 year absence and is one of those Out of town the Cross Keys in Ockbrook waned while trying to appeal to the local pubs that has had to diversify to survive also makes its debut in the Guide and is student population with further name operating as Cygnets Tearooms in the day perhaps one of the most remarkable tales of changes, etc and somewhat losing its and a Restaurant at night serving great home how to revive an ailing pub’s fortunes cooked food. There is usually up to 3 Real identity along the way. Indeed its days really particularly when faced with the did look numbered and was probably Ales on including local beers with mini Beer competition of 3 other pubs in a small Festivals a feature. The pub also features destined to go the way of all the other village. Ian Darlington a local man took on nearby properties and become student railway memorabilia and although it’s a bit of this challenge 6 years ago and slowly but the beaten track is well worth a visit. accommodation. Thankfully however 2 years surely has turned the pub around and has ago father & son team Brian and James gone from serving only Marstons Pedigree So there you have it just a taster of the new Collins of the local Titan brewery saw the to having a selection of up to 5 ales on entries in the 2016 Good Beer Guide and if potential in the place making it their Tap and including the hard to find Tetley's Mild. Ian you want to see who else made it from turned it back into a real community local even put on a Beer Festival at the pub and Derby and Derbyshire then it’s now on sale full of history and character from the unique was a worthy finalist in the 2015 Derby from the CAMRA website, local bookshops external murals on the pub to the collection CAMRA Pub of the Year Awards. The locals and some local pubs such as the Alexandra & of eclectic material inside. Titan beers have also returned giving the pub a good Brunswick in Derby and the Royal Oak at feature of course alongside guest ales and convivial atmosphere with karaoke & darts Ockbrook. 2 DerbyDRINKER November/December 2015 Derbyshire's WikiCAMRA#1 - HOW DO PUBS GET Burgeoning IN THE GOOD BEER GUIDE? he CAMRA Good Beer Guide (GBG) time, and between different members’ Tfor 2016 is now on sale (£15.99 scores. Breweries from bookshops, or £10.00 + P&P from With similar score, we are also allowed http://www.camra.org.uk/). to take into account things such as a It details around 4,500 real ale pubs, pub’s facilities and its welcome. f you flip through the new GBG, one but who choses them, and why are Only one in eight real ale pubs get into thing that’s notable is that the list of I some great pubs not in it? the GBG and there are many great pubs real ale breweries in Derbyshire is almost with great beer that don’t make it. The Pubs get into the GBG thanks to the a full column. There are 56 of them, a competition in the Derby area is number only exceeded by Greater help of tens of thousands of CAMRA fantastic; a pub can slip out of the London (only 66 between 8.5 million members. Throughout the year, the guide only because another has upped people), West Yorkshire (63) and Greater quality of the beer in all pubs is scored its game with beer that is consistently Manchester (58). With North Yorkshire by members using the National Beer well-above average. Also, pubs are (47) in fifth spot, is there a Pennine effect? Scoring System (NBSS); see the next automatically dropped with a change edition of Derby Drinker. of licensee. In terms of breweries per head of All members are encouraged to take part. If you have any comments or questions population, Derby punches well above its on this article, please write to the editor weight, I’ve not worked out the numbers, The aim is that every pub will be scored on several occasions by different people; ([email protected]). We will but on this basis I think we would be some can get hundreds of scores. The try to feature these in the next DD. pipped at the post by North Yorks, and Derby Branch organizes survey trips to Rutland, with its tiny population, might less-visited ones pubs (all members only need the opening of third brewery to welcome!). lead the field. Each CAMRA branch has an allocation There are several new real ale breweries in of pubs based roughly on the number Derbyshire since GBG-2016 was finalized of pubs in their area. Every year the and they include: Ashleyhay; Draycott; Derby Branch GBG Coordinator Frontier; Intrepid; Bradwell; Landlocked; analyses the NBSS scores and draws up Little Bush; Pentrich and Matlock Wolds a list of candidates, based on the average NBSS score. The final choice is Farm. But even since then new ones have made at a meeting open to all opened or are on the way including members. Some scores stand out from Littleover (see article on page 23). The the rest, but in other cases we need to same is the case all over the country; that’s look in more detail for consistency over what really matters, real ale is on the roll. New Good Beer Guide On Sale Now

he 2016 Good Beer Guide is know a thing or two about good beer. Tnow out and is available to buy The unique breweries section lists from the CAMRA website, local every brewery - micro, regional and bookshops and a few local pubs national - that produces real ale in the throughout the area. UK, and the beers that they brew. Tasting notes for the beers, compiled It is fully revised and updated each by CAMRA-trained tasting teams, are year and features pubs across the also included. The Good Beer Guide United Kingdom that serve the best 2016 is the complete book for beer real ale. Now in its 43rd edition, this lovers and a must-have for anyone pub guide is completely independent wanting to experience the UK's finest with listings based entirely on pubs. nomination and evaluation by CAMRA members. This means you can be sure So why not get your copy now or buy that every one of the 4,500 pubs one for friends and family as it will deserves their place, and that they all make a great Christmas present. come recommended by people who

3 www.derbycamra.org.uk 4 DerbyDRINKER November/December 2015 Skylink to a Constellation of Excellence

he introduction of the Skylink bus large, modernist interior has cream Tservice from Derby bus station coloured wainscoting at the base of (bay 19) to East Midlands Airport walls painted in contrasting lime (and beyond) some years ago gave green and dark green. It’s an bus passengers 24/7 access to the imaginative design creating visual airport. Also, it made access easier to appeal. On the bar was a bank of villages en-route, and Derby Drinker handpumps dispensing Shardlow duly despatched Paul Gibson to see Reverend Eaton, Castle Rock Harvest The Castle Inn what the biggest of these, Castle Pale, Sharp’s Atlantic, Wells’ Donington, had to offer. Bombardier and the copper coloured barbeques (weather permitting) Charnwood Vixen from nearby serving Long Horn beef burgers. Alighting at the bus station, I crossed Loughborough which was on good the road to the Castle Inn, which form. A big, wood burning Pizza oven I decided to take a stroll out towards reopened at the start of this year and forms the focal point of an the airport to the recently revived where, I’m told, business is brisk. impressive culinary offering, and Nag’s Head Bar and Bistro on High Outwardly, Georgian in origin, the outside there’s another bar with Street. The original, low slung pub is clearly of some antiquity and there’s an intimate, heavily beamed little bar Station Road 45 with an open fire crackling away. An CASTLE DONINGTON antique French clock hangs above the fire and there’s an aquarium to one side. A beautiful, small, carved Hillside settle fits snugly into one corner. Marston’s predominates here with a

6 quartet of Pedigree, Hobgoblin, 3 Ringwood Boon Doggle and

Jennings Cumberland Ale. The 2

Bondgate Borough Street Borough 1 Chequered Flag homemade Mediterranean food 1 2 Apiary looked delicious and the decked area outside was awash with colour with 3 Jolly Potter wonderful floral displays. There’s a restaurant in the single storey 4 Lamb extension but please note the Nag’s 5 Tudor Hotel shuts on Sundays. 6 Cross Keys 7

Delven Lane Delven 7 Castle Sta Bus Street High 8 Nag’s Head

8 Nag’s Head 5 www.derbycamra.org.uk The Chequered Flag The Lamb

Retracing my steps back into the Next door but one is the Apiary, stands four square in the centre of a village, past the bus station, I turned unmistakable with its ornate bay single room. Pedigree and Marston’s right into Market Street, and up the window, and with an eclectic mix of Burton Bitter are the beers of choice hill to Borough Street where I found fixtures and fittings in three rooms here and, outside, there are tables the Chequered Flag micro pub. In that display framed, 60s pop posters and seating for fair weather drinking. and other pictures. Floyd and terms of beer choice, there’s no Deborah Swift have succeeded in Just along the main road heading doubt that this motor racing themed creating a relaxed daytime venue back into Donington, the beautiful, boozer is in pole position with real which, I understand, morphs into colourful hanging baskets of the ales from Dancing Duck, Church End, something altogether more vibrant Tudor Hotel hove into view. Bradfield, Falstaff and, a new one to in the evening with live music Ostensibly, this is a hotel with me, Scribbler’s. Add half a dozen frequently to the fore. Beer drinkers restaurant, and upon entering the traditional ciders, a carefully chosen haven’t been forgotten either with large, public bar, a host of keg fonts wine list (wine accounts for 37% of hand-pulled Pedigree and Blue look unpromising. The obliging bar sales), and a constantly changing ale Monkey Infinity vying for attention. staff will, however, fetch a hand selection, and it’s easy to see why this The service is cheerful and attentive drawn pint of Pedigree from the is 2016 CAMRA Good Beer Guide but note that the Apiary is closed on restaurant if you ask them nicely. Mondays. listed. Beers are dispensed straight Continuing onto Bondgate, the from the casks which are in a Down Hillside and onto Station Road Cross Keys has retained some separate, temperature controlled is the stuccoed Lamb, a traditional traditional features such as etched room. Closed Monday and Sunday. Marston’s house where an island bar glass windows and Minton tiling. Castle Donington Rugby Union Football Club meets here and an open fire and dart board add to the homely feel of the inn. Multiple areas wrap themselves around the bar servery which had Wye Valley HPA, Exmoor Fox, Pedigree and Doombar when I called. Today, we take it for granted that many pubs offer a decent selection of real ales but it wasn’t always thus. In the late 1970s, former CAMRA National Executive member, Nick Hawkins, ran the Cross Keys offering an expansive range of real ale which included the revered Hoskins Bitter. This was in marked contrast to the customary mild and bitter on sale in most pubs, and Apiary consequently the Keys was a magnet 6 DerbyDRINKER November/December 2015 for beer buffs from Derby, Nottingham and elsewhere.

Speaking of the seventies, no Castle Donington pub crawl was complete without including the Jolly Potter on Hillside, which can be accessed via an alleyway from Bondgate. Though the Draught Bass is now handpumped rather than direct from the cask, and the small roomed interior has been opened out somewhat, a semblance of its old character has been preserved. By eschewing gentrification, this friendly little tavern remains an essential part of the village pub scene and well-kept The Tudor Pedigree, Doombar and Fuller’s London Pride augment Draught Bass. Should your destination be East that can boast 8 pubs. P.S. Just in case The surprisingly large patio and Midlands Airport, don’t forget that you were wondering, flight paths are decked area at the back must be real you can enjoy Castle Rock Harvest away from the village making for a suntraps in summer. Pale in the first floor departure pleasantly quiet afternoon’s drinking. lounge (pictured). With 10,000 employed at the airport, the iconic Norton motorcycle company set to create 600 jobs, and a massive Marks and Spencer distribution centre connected to the rail network, there is clearly a vibrant local economy. EM Airport Jolly Potter After all, there can’t be many villages

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8 DerbyDRINKER November/December 2015 Ashbourne & District CAMRA Branch Contact Mark Grist [email protected]

Branch News It has been brought to our attention that the Ostrich at Longford has closed due to Beer Festival a combination of illness, a lack of repair The 3rd Ashbourne Beer Festival took work being done to the living quarters by place between Thursday 8th-Saturday Diary Dates the brewery owners (Marston's) and 10th October and attracted around 800 objections from local residents to the people across the three days. We All meetings start received a very positive reaction to the popular live music events put on at 8pm the beer list and quality, as well as the regularly. This "perfect storm" has music line-up being enjoyed greatly. The resulted in the management losing the Tuesday 10th November first beer to sell out came from Pilot heart and will to continue and the long Smith's Tavern, Ashbourne Brewery, with their Mochaccino Milk term future of the pub is apparently in - Festival Wash-Up Meeting Stout, closely followed by Hopcraft the hands of developers. The branch will Spanish Main, another stout. All being monitor for updates and investigate if Tuesday 24th November well, we will repeat next year, although there is any local action against this. consideration needs to be given to both Bowling Green, Ashbourne a different venue and a slightly amended The following branch area pubs have all - Branch Meeting timing to avoid clashing with other recently changed ownership/ management festivals, as the overall attendance and and the branch members are endeavouring Tuesday 22nd December consumption did show a decrease to liaise with the new regimes asap: Smith's Tavern, Ashbourne against last year. Huge thanks are due to The Crown at Marston Montgomery - Branch Social all volunteers for their sterling efforts in helping us to put on the event. The Vernon Arms at Sudbury Pub News The Rose & Crown, Brailsford

Beer Festival Beer Festival Beer Festival The Ostrich, Longford

The Crown, Marston Montgomery The Vernon Arms, Sudbury The Rose & Crown, Brailsford The Bowling Green, Ashbourne 9 www.derbycamra.org.uk 10 DerbyDRINKER November/December 2015 he recent spell of good wait until next Easter when it is the limits for those over 65 are at which your health may be Tweather has been very ready for drinking. halved, so I should confine put at risk. welcome since I have been myself to half a pint per day! While making cider, drinking a picking apples and making So what is to be done? little and musing on this and Now I don’t mind too much cider recently. The number of Probably not much since the that I considered the about all this because it is only people who have apple or vast majority of drinkers are Government’s safe drinking advisory, although I do object pear trees is amazing and limits in relation to cider. These to figures being bandied about reasonably responsible and they frequently can’t use the are the levels of alcohol without any proper evidence will make up their own minds fruit; indeed if the tree is over consumption which if to back them up. I also object on safe drinking limits. Those a lawn the fruit drops off, rots exceeded, according to the to the waste of public money who aren’t responsible won’t and blocks up their mowers; Government, may put your when Government sponsored they are pleased to be rid of be listening anyway. We health at risk. A pint of 6.5% advertising campaigns are it. When told that they will certainly don’t need minimum cider (and that is a reasonable used to get the message get some cider for their fruit pricing; that would hit the figure for Real Cider) contains across. I am not suggesting they are happy, on learning 3.7 units of alcohol. If we take that there is no such thing as a poorer members of society that the crushed residue the higher figures of a safe drinking limit, if you drank hard while having no effect at makes excellent animal feed maximum of 4 units per day a bottle of spirits each day (28 all on much of the bad they are happier still. for a man and 3 for a woman units) you would soon be behaviour associated with You can make perfectly decent that is just over one pint per pretty ill. I suspect that what alcohol abuse. I just wish that cider from a mixture of local day for a man and just under a can be safely drunk varies when the Government feels fruit, which is unlikely to pint for a woman. If you considerably with the the need to express a point of contain any cider varieties. The believe the often quoted lower individual, and for most view about any lifestyle issue only criteria are that you figures of 3 and 2 units people the Government should have more eaters than respectively it works out to figures are too low. Before they should at least be cookers, not a preponderance considerably less than one pint anyone complains that I am credible; that way the message of any one variety and no per day. I could easily drink advocating irresponsible might have some effect. As the mouldy fruit. It’s a bumper that during pressing without behaviour the above has saying goes, “Alcohol makes a crop this year, so this has been thinking that I had drunk nothing to do with the drink- good servant but a bad a good time for small-scale anything at all. Then I realized driving limit; the level at which master”. cider makers, although the that it is actually worse than you are / are not safe to drive a final verdict on it will have to that; I have just turned 65 and car is a lot lower than the level Wassail

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11 www.derbycamra.org.uk 12 DerbyDRINKER November/December 2015 hile in 2015 the trees shed their meeting and planning beer selections, Wleaves and the north wind doth layouts, bands, competitions and blow, if we take a small hop, skip and brewery bars of which there will be 4 as jump forward into 2016 it will almost follows: Dancing Duck; Falstaff; Tiny be time for the Beer Festival at The Rebel and Thornbridge. Organiser Roundhouse (again). Gillian Hough said "With an extra night of live bands, over 400 different real ales CAMRA's National Winter Ales Festival and possibly the best bottled beer (NWAF) is hosted by Derby for the third selection at the event ever, NWAF 2016 and final year, before moving to another will simply be unmissable." host city, and what a finale it is promising to be. Opening at 4pm on Open from 11am - 11pm Thursday 18th Wednesday 17th February over 13,000 to Saturday 20th February now is the customers are expected to visit the time to book leave, arrange a baby sitter event to savour the flavour of the unique and maybe even treat yourself and partner to a hotel in Derby. Then sit back, ciders, perries, bottled world beers, relax and smile knowing that you have mead and oh yes beer - oodles of it. something rather special lined up for Since mid September huddled in pubs 2016. For more details including National around the City volunteers have been admission prices see http://nwaf.org.uk/ Sponsorship Opportunities Winter Available at NWAF Companies wanting to support CAMRA's National Winter Ales Ales Festival through sponsorship please contact Mike Ainsley, Sponsorship Manager, via [email protected]. All sorts of sponsorship is available and all offers can be matched to an area of Festival the Festival. Derby Local Bands Wanted Would you like to perform at the National Winter Ales Festival then read on as we are seeking local bands for support slots over 4 2016 nights (Wed-Sat). This could be your chance to showcase your band in front of a large audience. Bands performing their own material are preferred so send us your details: [email protected] 13 www.derbycamra.org.uk Derby in December – Steeped in History

he lure of the cosy and cheerful time of year like no other; the slopped up onto pavements thronged Tinteriors of old Derby inns and Christmas buzz is in the air, and with shoppers and Yuletide revellers on taverns (especially those with real numerous bands of office workers and their yearly pub crawl. There were many fires and plenty of burnished brass shoppers crowd into city-centre pubs in those days that are sadly no and copperware) is probably felt most hostelries in search of good cheer and longer with us, and a lot more housing keenly in December, when the chill good will. (now demolished) immediately winds of winter set in and the bordering the town centre, giving many prospect of snow looms large. It’s a It was just the same in the 1960’s when I was a teenager, although in those days of its hostelries the feel of locals. the now pedestrianised heart of the city Frequented by well-known “characters” was often snarled with traffic churning (some more infamous than others) these the lying snow into grey slush, which town-centre pubs were always

14 DerbyDRINKER November/December 2015 entertaining places and especially so on Christmas Eve, when licensees would often put on a free buffet as an annual thank-you to their regular customers – a tradition that still survives in a few of our city-centre hostelries.

Further back in time – the early 1800’s – Derby’s revellers would have rubbed shoulders with stagecoach travellers, who were breaking their journey for much needed refreshment and a warm in front of an inn’s roaring fire, before continuing on their divers ways again; no doubt eager to be home for Christmas with their parcels of presents for loved ones whom they had not set eyes on for months possibly, or even years in some cases. Their brief stay in Derby would have been at one of the town’s many coaching inns, such as, the Tiger (its Cornmarket frontage pictured), the George (now Jorrocks), Iron Gate, or perhaps the Bell, Saddler Gate (featured in the last issue), all three of which are mercifully still trading.

In those days the town would have attracted its fair share of itinerant pedlars, entertainers and needless to say, petty criminals, all hoping to cash in on the Yuletide trade. Farmers and other country folk would also have flocked into town, eager to buy and sell produce, and all of these visitors would have no doubt found Derby’s inns and taverns to be warm and inviting as the December snow piled up outside.

Further back in time (the December of 1745) the town’s hostelries would have been even more crowded than usual, as Derby played host to Bonnie Prince Charlie and his Jacobite army, who famously demanded billets for 9,000 troops at the aforementioned George (now Jorrocks) on Iron Gate. In reality there were closer to 6,500 of them, but still more than enough to fill the various inns and taverns of the town during their brief stay. Those who wish to step back in accompany them to Cathedral Green stewardship of the redoubtable Laird time to those chill December days of where they will do battle with the John Morris, who for some years now yore, may be pleased to know that the dreaded Red-coats, before a short have been kind enough to provide world-renowned Charles Edward Stuart service at the Cathedral followed by a security for the event. To find out more Society will once again be re-enacting welcome pint at the George. All of this about this unique event, contact Derby the entry into Derby of the Prince’s army. will take place on Sunday the 6th of Tourist Information Office or go to the After calling at the Tiger to pick up a December and will commence at 12 CESS website www.facebook.com/The- drunken deserter, they will continue to noon. This free event is staged by the Charles-Edward-Stuart-Society- the George (Jorrocks) and demand the Charles Edward Stuart Society and their 329479296972/ (over-estimated) 9,000 billets, and also friends, not least amongst whom are the collect the Mayor, who will then locally based Clan Derby under the P.A.E. 15 www.derbycamra.org.uk 16 DerbyDRINKER November/December 2015 AmberValley CAMRABranch

Contact Nora Harper [email protected]

AMBER VALLEY NEWS On the evening of Monday 21st The range of 85 beers, 12 ciders September, the branch made its and 3 perries featured all styles and Cider POTY presentation to The a myriad of flavours. First beer to Steampacket, Swanwick. The sell out was Blue Monkey’s 4.9% photograph shows Chair, Chris Chocolate Amaretto Guerilla. The Rogers with the manager, Amanda festival “special” was American Red Smith, and partner, Gary Elliott Eye, a 6.3% Red IPA from local receiving their certificate. brewery, Bottlebrook. The Earlier that same day, set up had furthest-travelled beers came from commenced at our 6th Beer and Burning Sky Brewery, 219 miles Cider Festival, again held at Strutts away at Firle, East Sussex, narrowly Community Centre (former beating Yeovil’s Stargazer Herbert Strutt Grammar School) in (202miles). Belper. It began with the marquee The membership desk did well, being installed in pouring rain but signing up 27 new members, luckily the weather improved as mostly resident within Amber Steampacket, Swanwick - Cider Pub of the Year the week went on. After a further Valley branch. three days of intense preparation by an enthusiastic team of Volunteers proved plentiful, volunteers, the festival opened especially for the crowds on Friday with the Trade Session at 4pm on night, and our thanks go Thursday, then to the public at particularly to Derby Branch 6pm and closed at 2pm on Sunday members for their valuable help. 27th. Our designated charity was Heage Windmill Society’s “Trouble At Mill” The overall number of customers Appeal and almost £350 was raised compared favourably with last from loose change and unused year’s festival and the attendance token donations – a cheque will be on Friday was up by over 20% from presented to them at our 591 to 712. Unfortunately, we November branch meeting at The clashed with the England v Wales Spanker Inn which is close to the Rugby World Cup match which windmill at Nether Heage – see resulted in a quieter Saturday night Diary dates. Thanks to all our than we would have anticipated – volunteers who helped in any way something we could never have – invitations will be issued to a foreseen when planning began last thank you party at the Strutt Club Beer Festival November! in Belper on Saturday 12th December. All of the musical entertainment was very well received – the photo shows The Modest filling the dance floor in the main hall on Friday Branch Diary night. Everyone seemed to enjoy - all meetings start at the hot and cold food on offer, particularly the hog roast on Friday 8pm and Saturday evenings which sold out very quickly. Sat Nov 14th The festival goers who attended survey trip contact the “Meet the Cider Maker” and Jane Wallis on “Meet the Brewer” events with 01773 745966 to book Chris Rogers (Three Cats Cider) and Thurs Nov 26th 8pm Pete Hounsell (Amber Ales) branch meeting, enjoyed learning about the The Spanker Inn, processes, asking questions and, Nether Heage DE56 2AT not surprisingly, sampling the (the final 2015 meeting) Beer Festival results! 17 www.derbycamra.org.uk 18 DerbyDRINKER November/December 2015 EREWASH VALLEY by Mick & Carole Golds CAMRA BRANCH [email protected] EREWASH VALLEY CAMRA REPORT Pub News All is not doom and gloom in our branch area, with some good news as well as bad, the biggest disappointment being the closure of the Muirhouse Brewery Tap, South Street, Ilkeston on the 6th September, the reason given by Mandy & Richard being that they wish to concentrate on the expansion of the brewery and their other pub, The Last Post, Friar Gate, Derby. We wish them well in their endeavours. The good news is that former cask beer stalwart, The Red Lion Derby Tup The Needlemakers, Ilkeston, has reopened albeit with no real ale at the moment, although the landlord has intimated that Punch Taverns would be installing hand pumps and cask beer at the end of October (so it may well be on tap now!). The General Havelock, Stanton Road, Ilkeston, was up for auction in October. The extension at the Spanish Bar, South Street, Ilkeston, is now complete and looks very good. The Burnt Pig, Market Street, Ilkeston has received permission to extend into the garage space at the rear, and this should be open by the time you read this. Canalside The Gallows Inn, Ilkeston is still closed after The Beer Parlour being sold at auction, but we are optimistic about its future. Brewery at the rear of the pub will hopefully be however, caught the local bus to Whittington The Canalside, Station Road, Ilkeston, formerly up-and-running soon with beers available early Moor with the intention of exploring this part of the Good Old Days, was due to reopen at the in the New Year. Chesterfield, timing our visit for when all the end of October - more details in the next The Harrington in Long Eaton, hosted a Beer Spireite football fans had headed off to the drinker. Festival from 30thOct-1st November. match. First port of call was the Red Lion, a The Half Crown, Long Eaton is reportedly up for friendly Old Mill Brewery pub with good beer let. Social Reports followed by a short walk to the ever-popular The Oxford, Long Eaton has a new manager. On September 5th 20 branch members turned Derby Tup. Then round the corner to the Beer At the Hole in the Wall, Regent Street, Long Parlour which is unbelievably an ex car repair Eaton, Kevin the landlord will be celebrating 29 out for the trip to Chesterfield which coincided years in the pub with a party on the 21st with the East Midlands CAMRA regional meeting garage, although it is now a very large ‘micro' November. at the Chesterfield Arms. After three pubs some pub with a good a selection of beers and very At the White Lion, Sawley, the good news is of our number returned to the Arms to link up busy too. Then it was back into town finishing that the new brewhouse for the Old Sawley with those attending the meeting. The rest of us, off at the White Swan.

Monday 7th December - Hole in Wall, Regent Great Northern, Langley Mill - 15p off a pint. Future Socials Street, Long Eaton. Hogarths, Ilkeston - 10p off pint. RUDDINGTON – Saturday 14th November. Meet Monday 4th January 2016 - The Canalside, Navigation, Breaston - 10p off a pint. at the Dragon, Long Row, Nottm at midday, then Station Road, Ilkeston. (ex Good Old Days) Oxford, Long Eaton - discounts available on all catching the No 10 bus, calling at The Frame For further details if required contact Secretary real ales. Breakers, (Nottm Brewery pub) and others. Jayne Tysoe at [email protected] Poacher, Ilkeston - 15p off a pint. LEEDS - Saturday 5th Dec Christmas social. Meet Queens Head, Marlpool - 20p off a pint, Derby Railway station 10.00am to arrange 10p off a half including real cider. cheapest way of travel, Derbyshire wayfarer Camra Discounts Rutland Cottage, Ilkeston -15p off a pint tickets can be used to Sheffield then a group Please remember to show your camra card ticket to Leeds, for more information re fares Mon-Thurs only. contact Carole Golds 07887 788785 or website The Bridge, Sandiacre - 15p off a pint. Steamboat, Trent Lock - 20p off a pint, www.erewash-camra.org Bridge, Cotmanhay - 20p off a pint. 10p off a half including real cider. Blue Bell, Sandiacre - 10p off a pint, 5p off a half The Three Horseshoes, Ilkeston - 20p off a pint, including real cider. 10p off a half. Future Meetings Coach & Horses, Draycott - 30p off a pint, Victoria, Draycott - Discount available Monday – All Meetings are on a Monday starting 8.00pm 15p off a half. Thursday Monday 2nd November - Burnt Pig, Market General Havelock, Ilkeston - 20p off a pint, The Half Crown, Long Eaton - 10p off a Street, Ilkeston. 10p off a half including real cider. pint, 5p off a half. 19 www.derbycamra.org.uk Matlock and Dales CAMRA Branch Contact Peter Boitoult [email protected]

Voting started for MAD pub of the Year 2015 The MAD Country pub 2015 of the The MAD POTY 2015 contenders are The latter two pubs are public Season was won by The Druid Inn, therefore (In no particular order) : nominations via the MAD Newsletter poll. Voting slips will be available in all of Birchover, with the runner up named 1. Druid Inn, Birchover the establishments. as The Flying Childers, Stanton in 2. The Flying Childers, Stanton in Peak. Voting is open until 17th December Peak. These two pubs will go through 3. Moca Bar, Matlock. 2015. The winner will be announced at to the POTY competition along with the December branch meeting. the winners on the MAD Town Pub of 4. The County and Station, Matlock Members must visit all of the pubs to be Bath. eligible to vote, and submit their voting the Season winners (The County and slip either via post (allowing time for 5. The Thorn Tree Inn, Matlock. Station, Matlock Bath), and ‘Town’ delivery), or in person at a branch runners-up, (the MoCa Bar, Matlock) . 6. Stanley’s Ale House, Matlock. meeting, prior to 17th December.

20 DerbyDRINKER November/December 2015 Pubs with CAMRA discounts in the Matlock and Dales area MAD The Crown (Weatherspoon’s) Bakewell Road Matlock Branch Diary Cash discount on either presentation of membership card, or presentation of CAMRA vouchers apply (but not at same time). Vouchers have some restrictions printed on them. Old Bowling Green Saturday 7th November Winster MAD Saturday Social trip to Derby. Cash discount applies on presentation of membership card County and Station Check details on the Website. Dale Road, Matlock Bath Cash discount applies on presentation of membership card Thu 19th November 2010 Dale Road, Matlock MAD Monthly Meeting : Cash discount applies on presentation of membership card Princess Victoria, Matlock Bath from 8pm. Fishpond South Parade Matlock Bath Cash discount applies on presentation of membership card Wed 25th November Druid Inn Trip to Thornbridge Brewery is planned for the evening. Main Road Birchover Cash discount applies on presentation of membership card Contact [email protected] for details. Saturday 7th December MAD Saturday Social trip around Matlock. Check details on the Website.

Thu 17th December MAD Monthly Meeting : Bell Inn Cromford from 8pm

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22 DerbyDRINKER November/December 2015 Littleover Strikes Gold as 1st beer is tapped

why the name ? Well Tim is a born and bred family members so the brewery is Littleover man and the intention was to definitely a labour of love of sorts. brew there but suitable premises just Littleover Gold is his first brew and has couldn’t be found. He had wrestled with all been seen around many outlets during sorts of names, some wacky which might October even making an appearance at the make an impact, some with tenuous Nottingham Beer Festival. It’s a 3.8% ABV connections to him or his family but he light session pale ale and is very quaffable. kept coming back to Littleover and he’s He has also brewed a best bitter which will glad he stuck with it as he had so much be going into casks shortly so expect to see support from people in Littleover or with a that around the area soon. These will be connection to it that he feels like he’s flying the two core beers as Tim would like to the flag for the local community. And the establish these first and make sure that all erby’s breweries swelled to 14 when logo too is inspired by the gates of the 14th of the basic processes are right to provide a DLittleover launched their 1st beer Century St Peters Church in Littleover so good, consistent quality ale. The intention ‘Gold’ on 17th September appropriately yet another Littleover connection. then is to start to increase the portfolio. at the White Swan in Littleover. Tim’s background is in fact in Home We wish Tim and the Brewery well and if This was the culmination of months of hard Brewing but took the opportunity to do it you haven’t yet tried the Gold then it’s on work by Tim Dorrington in setting up and full time when he accepted voluntary almost permanently at the Five Lamps in commissioning the 6 barrel plant on the severance from Rolls-Royce after 35 Years Derby and the White Swan in Littleover Robinson Industrial Estate off Osmaston of service as he was ready for a new which will probably be a regular outlet for Road in Derby. Now I know what you’re challenge. He is essentially a one man band both the Bitter and the Gold. thinking that’s not exactly in Littleover so although he receives occasional help from Gareth Stead Micropub Mooted for Littleover The 40th The Micropub revolution looks no sign of abating with new ones opening all over the Derby CAMRA Country. Derby of course has 2 already, the Little Chester Alehouse and the Last Post but now a third one has been mooted in Littleover Christmas Show in a former Dentist’s on Burton Road. A planning application was put into Derby City Derby CAMRA reached its 40th wheeled out especially for each Council in July by Neil Mansell but a decision Milestone last year and a party was occasion and they have performed has yet to be reached on whether it will be held at its Birthplace, the Alexandra throughout the years at notable given the go ahead or not. The locals much like Hotel in Derby to celebrate the venues such as the Wherehouse & when the Little Chester Ale House was planned occasion. have put in objections including a petition on Baseball Hotel in Derby, both also now safety, parking and noise grounds but it’s The Branch’s first Christmas Social was closed (there is a definite theme here – obvious that none of them have ever visited a held in 1975 at the now closed don’t let them perform in your pub !!!). Micropub as nothing could be further from the Beaconsfield Club in Derby. However it Anyway this year’s all-star 40th Show truth. A Micropub is a small freehouse with no wasn’t until the following year at the performance billed as the ‘Farewell music or gaming machines serving mainly Real Branch’s second Christmas Social in Ales & Ciders and promoting good Tour’ will be held as it has been since the Crown in Spondon (also now 1995 in the Flowerpot in Derby on conversation amongst its customers. There is closed) that the Christmas Show as we no rowdy behavior or raucous singing and Thursday 10th December at 8pm. now know it today was born. For those shouting as the people who frequent Tickets priced at £8 which includes a Micropubs just want to sit and chat or read the not in the know it is basically a sumptuous buffet are now on sale paper with a good pint of beer in a convivial comedy sketch show performed on from the Branch Secretary, Ian environment. stage in two halves with costumes, Forman who can be contacted on lights, sound, etc in front of an 01332 882996 or One hopes that the planners will take notice of appreciative audience of local CAMRA this and the fact that they have two local [email protected]. Or you members and anyone else interested can pick one up in person at the examples to look at which have caused no in attending. trouble at all or been a problem in any respect. November & December Branch On these grounds we hope the application will The shows cast (The University of Meetings (see Branch Diary on page be approved so we can truly welcome Derby’s Spondon Footlights Club) has been 27) Be quick though as the event is 3rd Micropub and we will hopefully have a together for some considerable time sure to sell out with it being such a positive outcome to report on in the next with some of the original members special occasion and all. edition. 23 www.derbycamra.org.uk CAMRA Discountount Pubs AAllll ooverver the CCountryountry thertheree araree hundredshundreds of pubs offofferingering AAllll ooverver the CCountryountry thertheree araree hundredshundreds of pubs offofferingering discdiscountsounts ttoo ccardard ccarryingarrying CAMRACAMRA membersmembers and these discdiscountsounts ttoo ccardard ccarryingarrying CAMRACAMRA membersmembers and these trailblazingtrailblazing pubs deserdeserveve yyourour suppsupport.ort. trailblazingtrailblazing pubs deserdeserveve yyourour suppsupport.ort. 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ello it’s me. The women in the market Hhall beer shop who looks constantly half asleep when not burrowed in a book or her phone. Generally I’m not asleep, but that depends on how my sleep pattern has been affected by recent nocturnal activities of two small people and a feline collective. There’s nothing like an elbow from a three- year-old bed invader or catfight on the bed to ruin a night’s sleep. It may have escaped your notice recently but the world of beer has been changing a bit recently. Where once a bottle shop may have boasted several variations on the theme of pale, mild, bitter, porter, stout and a few European beers throw in for good measure now the average drinker is confronted with a bewildering array of crossed over styles, fruit, rocketing abv’s, well groomed beards and use of the word ‘craft’. I have one thing to say on the current fixation of beer and image; the well- groomed beer geek of today is the ticker of tomorrow. I’m sure there’s CAMRA members Kernel: The Kernel Brewery is another product Siren. However, their dry hopped smoked sour with vague recollections of their fashion choices of the London Home Brewing scene and selling wheat ale is probably not for the faint hearted! from their youth. Beer’s the thing after all, and cheese. Honest. Kernel’s founder Evin Fallen Brewery: Fallen started off via the there’s a whole load of new breweries out there O’Riordain reportedly discovered the America contract brewing route before brewer Paul Fallen that have not been around long enough to ‘craft’ beer scene whilst setting up a cheese shop established their own brewery near Kippen in secure a place in the CAMRA Good Bottle Beer in Manhattan for his former employers, Neals Stirlingshire, yet another former home brewer. Guide or the Tierney-Jones tomb 1001 Beers. So Yard. When back in the U.K he became an They aim for bold flavours using New World this is what this articles about, a little enthusiastic home brewer and set about hops, but their market is more for pint drinkers introduction to 6 new breweries out there that creating the fragrant hoppy U.S style he tried as with their core range abv’s not above 5.4%, as may have escaped your notice. And yes, they well as very tradition English brews. Kernel are opposed to the imperial (think 7 &8% and over) are bottle conditioned this is CAMRA after all. known for creating beers focusing on single hop styles that are currently popular. To quote Paul varieties along with traditional porters, stouts Weird Beard: Yes, they have ‘beard’ as part of in a recent interview with Craft Beer World and brown ales. They’re a company that is very their brewery name and have bottles with “The vast majority of drinkers (even those who simplistic in its philosophy staying away from bearded skulls and rumour has it impressive consider themselves knowledgeable ale the image forward packaging associated with beards themselves. Don’t be fooled into think drinkers) don’t want to go down the pub on a some of the newer breweries, in fact short of the all style and no substance though. These guys Friday or Saturday and drink a third of 15% name of the beer and the legal requirements for are probably what the majority of home brewers Cleopatra’s Bathwater Imperial Stout Thrice abv and ingredients you wont find a great deal Barrel Aged and Filtered Through the Beard of secretly aspire to do; win lots of homebrew else on their labels, not even a description. They God Himself whilst updating their Untappd, competitions at local and nation level then open believe a beer should speak for itself, and RateBeer, Instagram, Twitter and Facebook their own brewery. Yes, they do have judging by the fan base they’re building it profiles waxing lyrical about the fashionably hoppy American style IPA’s in their certainly does. catalogue but also some subtle pales and rich aforementioned beer. They want a tasty Siren Craft Brew: stouts. Yes, I know they have ‘craft’ in flavoursome pint to sup whilst enjoying the their name. I’ve included these guys as a bit of a company of their mates”. I think that sums up Wild Beer Co: If you’ve had occasion to watch wild card, as although their beer is not strictly rather well that not all of the new ‘craft’ the Sunday Brunch show on the BBC you have bottle conditioned it is unfiltered and does have breweries have the same approach. come across this brewery. It’s fair to say they yeast still in it. There is no denying, This brewery Five Points Brewery: Established in 2013 Five have a lot of ‘foodie’ associations; in fact they’ve is at the forefront on the ‘new’ brewing scene in points are another London Brewer, producing just opened a restaurant in Cheltenham. Their the U.K. Yes they experiment with styles and keg, cask and bottle conditioned beer. All their main specialty has been for the last few years ingredients which I know will put some people products are unfiltered, unpasteurized and un the use of wild yeast rather than cultured off to start with (why am I reminded of a scene fined, with a core range of five beers including a ale/larger yeast in their brews so if you’ve from phoenix nights involving garlic bread??) pale ale, red ale, porter, imperial porter and an enjoyed a Belgian Lambic or a Berliner Weiss on however some of these combination work IPA. The brewery was founded by Edward your travels you may find these guys to your extremely well (smoked milk porter with Mason former publican to Whitlock’s Ale house liking. Admittedly the natural sourness that wild cherries and chipotle chilli anyone? It works in Leeds and the Deramore Arms in York and yeast produces isn’t to everyone’s taste but beautifully.) And their barrel aged imperial Gregg Hobbs a former brewer from the East that’s not all they do. Their ‘millionaire’ stout is porters and stouts have been some of the most London Brewing Co. Their beers are delicious if you like your stout with chocolate exceptional beers I’ve had through the shop. unpretentious and flavour forward and have sweetness and if you’re looking for something a They treat their beer like wine and feel the beer gained a good following in a relatively short bit different Ninkasi (beer champagne??) and drinker should have as much choice as a wine space of time. Yadoki (sake inspired) are excellent and make a drinker. If your feeling curious about the UK good talking point! craft beer scene, you cant go far wrong with Alex Mills-Bell 25 www.derbycamra.org.uk DearToper...

Consider! Dear Toper, the results of a recent survey which confirm something that many of us have long-suspected; that being, that the amount of revenue generated from the sale of “I’M NOT A KILLJOY alcohol products outweighs the cost to the state for healthcare and public order problems that are supposedly BUT ………” “drink related”. Whilst I broadly welcome the findings of the survey, will, having been intoxicated by the experience, go forth and I note that yet again that open-ended phrase “drink related” has cause untold misery and lasting damage to the nation’s wellbeing, popped up, and as I have pointed out before in this publication, it these conferences are allowed to continue year after year. Perhaps, is nearly always a meaningless in the interests of public safety, the phrase (the exception to the rule will INAKs should don their hair shirts and become apparent at the end of the turn their attention to these poisonous piece). Take for instance a man who is events, which have a proven track run over by a wayward ale barrel: are record of causing lasting harm to his injuries – or in the worst case millions of people up and down the scenario, his death – drink related? country (far more than alcohol or E I’m sure that those individuals who cigarettes). But having said that, they are on a self-appointed mission to are the sort of individuals who probably save the public (usually through attend them anyway. Indeed, I should punitive taxation) from everything imagine that it was at one of these get- we enjoy, would probably think so as togethers for the reality-challenged, they seek to seize on anything, no political spivs and outright nutters, that matter how spurious, in an effort to some over-excited INAK originally justify their cause. You know the sort, dreamt up the hated Beer Duty Dear Toper; they normally start their Escalator, which was no doubt justified sanctimonious diatribe with, “I’m not to those assembled by a liberal a killjoy, but ……” and then go on to sprinkling of scare stories concerning pour scorn on one of life’s little health and public order and an overuse pleasures. of that ubiquitous phrase “drink You would think, Dear Toper, that with current research indicating related”. And no doubt the same phrase was used when it was that E cigarettes are 95% (probably 99%) less harmful than then sold to its victims (us) by a compliant broadcast news media tobacco equivalents, those guardians of the public’s wellbeing – – is it any wonder that so many people have stopped paying their the “I’m not a killjoy”s, or INAKs for short – would wholeheartedly T.V. license fee? (One in ten cases now heard in Magistrates’ Courts endorse so-called “vaping” as an alternative to fags, but alas – no! is for non-payment.) Shaking their heads disapprovingly they warn that E cigarettes Although the Beer Duty Escalator has now been consigned to the might encourage people (especially youngsters) to take up drip tray of history, its aftershocks continue to be felt, and many an smoking, although there is little or no evidence to support this austerity-hit Brit sees a visit to the local as something of a rare claim. Like mad, mentally-tortured hermit monks they seem to luxury, which of course has a knock-on effect to the wider disapprove of anything that other people derive pleasure from economy. Take for instance a recent newspaper headline and want to punish the decadent sinners by taxing it. proclaiming, “TWO CURRY HOUSES CLOSING EVERY WEEK!” (I Some people (I don’t know why?) derive pleasure from attending assume that they are not the same two.) It’s simple: if fewer people party political conferences, where they listen enthralled as a go to the pub, fewer will stop off for a curry on the way home, and succession of overpaid, overrated (and often, apparently I’ve lost count of the number of taxi drivers who have regaled me oversexed), liars and cheats, set out their own particular warped with sob stories concerning the dearth of evening customers – it’s vision for the country’s future. Despite the all too compelling called “drink related” trade – and it’s declining! Consider that, Dear evidence that many of the party faithful packed into these weird Toper! events, where proven fantasies are presented as axiomatic facts, D.T.

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