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Merseyale CAMRA LIVERPOOL and DISTRICTS MAGAZINE SPRING 2012 FREE MerseyAle CAMRA LIVERPOOL AND DISTRICTS MAGAZINE SPRING 2012 FREE "This real ale goes down well" Inside: Liverpool CAMRA National Membership Initiative award Pub of the Year ManxAle Photograph Neil Lloyd Circulation 11000 www.liverpoolcamra.org.uk email: [email protected] www.liontavern.com The MerseyAle CAMRA Liverpool and Districts Branch MerseyAle Editor Lion Tavern John Armstrong 67 Moorfields Liverpool L2 2BP Telephone 0151 236 1734 MerseyAle Contacts The Lion Tavern (Grade II Listed) is Liverpool’s FOOD Comments/news/letters/photos See the board for [email protected] finest Edwardian Pub. It is an extravaganza of selection of good etched glass, carved wood and beautiful tiling. value food from our new MerseyAle Advertising It has a wonderful ornate wood carved bar plus menu Cost - Full page £200 two cosy side rooms one with a fantastic Half page £100 Welcome to MerseyAle stained glass dome. The Lion Tavern is an QUIZ NIGHT Contact award winning pub serving excellent cask every Tuesday [email protected] at 9.30pm conditioned ales, cider and a large selection of and ManxAle the finest malt whiskies. You can also enjoy a BOARD GAME MerseyAle fine selection of tasty food from our new menu. (back copies on line) CLUB www.merseyale.com National Award for Liverpool Save the Pub group which Meet every Monday at CAMRA includes CAMRA, is battling to 6.00pm Liverpool and Districts CAMRA Our lead story is the success of Save the British Pub and its part in ACOUSTIC Main Branch Contact Liverpool CAMRA in winning community and national life. HANDPUMPS Jean Pownceby the first CAMRA National supply a varied selection of prize NIGHT [email protected] Membership Initiative award Matters are being made worse by winning Real Ales (including at least one Second Thursday of the (story page 4). The judges were the Coalition Government’s Beer Month 8pm Contact for Socials and Escalator policy which raises duty locally brewed ale) plus hand pulled Cider impressed with the innovation 8 Coach Trips only shown by Liverpool CAMRA’s by 2% above the rate of inflation. BOB DYLAN Ian MacAdam 07521 741 586 Bringing New People to Real Ale CAMRA urges you to sign the on SOCIETY Campaign and its success in line Prime Minister petition to Meets first Thursday of Liverpool Branch Chair attracting new people to real ale Stop the Escalator (see page 21). Over 80 Malt The Liverpool Pub of the Year is the Month 8.30pm Geoff Edwards with many going on to join the Roscoe Head, one of the MEET THE BREWER [email protected] CAMRA. In the judges’ opinion Whiskies Liverpool CAMRA ticked all the Magnificent Seven of British pubs Third Thursday of the The Lion Tavern has one of the largest Web Sites boxes for the four Award that have been in EVERY edition Month 8pm selections of malt whisky on Merseyside Liverpool and Districts criteria, activation of members, of the Good Beer Guide (that’s POETRY GET CAMRA Branch communication, retention of since 1974) – see story page 5. And www.liverpoolcamra.org.uk members and innovation. what’s more it’s in Liverpool the TOGETHER Real Ale Pubs Capital of Britain. Fourth Thursday of the QR Codes page 55 Liverpool is blessed with a very Month 8pm Liverpool CAMRA is no stranger Isle of Man CAMRA Branch to national awards, having in special array of real ale pubs. V6 Adventure www.isleofmancamra.org.uk previous years won the National Newsletter of the Year Award and So visit the Roscoe Head, and join Club CAMRA national site Meet every Wednesday most Improved Newsletter CAMRA on page 53 and help the www.camra.org.uk at 8.00pm Award, whilst the Liverpool fight for the British pub !! Historic Pubs Guide won an Cover Lion Tavern Award for Local Pub Guides. The Giant Sea Odyssey Uncle Liverpool CAMRA is a loking for a pint of real ale Beer campaigning branch which Photograph by Neil Lloyd actively promotes real ale Festival and pubs. WEEKLY Thurs 31st May to Thurs 7th June LOCALE See Board Sunday 3rd June - All Real Ale So join us TODAY !!! Page 53 for future and Cider Just £2.95 a pint Pubs are under threat as never Real Ales “One of the Hundred before (page 23), not least from the rapacious demands of the PubCos, Best Pubs in the The opinions expressed in MerseyAle are not Sean and Michael would like to welcome customers country” necessarily those of the Editor, the CAMRA with the result that 12 community John Armstrong Editor old and new to the Lion Tavern Daily Telegraph Liverpool Branch or CAMRA Ltd. pubs are closing every week. The PUB OF EXCELLENCE 2011 BEST QUALITY ALE 2006 CASK MARQUE CAMRA NATIONAL INVENTORY PUB 3 Liverpool camra Snowball Bringing New People to Real Ale Campaign Gains National Membership Initiative Awar d A National Gem pub environment, thereby supporting Liverpool pubs and overcoming stereotypes that pubs were not for them. The Roscoe Head The events have had a significant effect in changing Roscoe Street Liverpool the image of CAMRA in the eyes of many people, City Centre demonstrating that it is not a drinking club but a surroundings. I could stay here always a pleasure to visit your pub.” One of Britains’s Magnificent Seven welcoming campaign doing activities to welcome all day.” Carol, a former manager of the pubs has won the 2012 Liverpool Adrian Tierney – Jones in the Daily new people and to promote real ale and pubs with opulent Philharmonic pub up the CAMRA Pub of the Year Award. The Telegraph Saturday 8th October road, took over in 1997 after her an extensive programme of campaign activities and Roscoe Head is one of only seven 2011 parents, Nicholas and Margaret Joyce, social events. As the national publicity states – very pubs nationwide that have been in Much of this is due to the care and hung up their aprons. much a Campaign of Two Halves. EVERY Edition of CAMRA’s Good dedication shown over the last thirty Beer Guide (that is since 1974). The The results speak for themselves with a steady flow years by Carol’s family who have “I’m absolutely delighted at winning pub is a National Gem and is a run the pub throughout this time pub of the year,” she said. “Who of new members especially women and young Pictured: John Armstrong (Vice Chair) with Jean Pownceby (Branch classic example of a Liverpool and maintained the high standards wouldn’t be? Contact) from Liverpool Branch accepting the Membership Initiative people, including a significant number of joint special characteristic, a small local for us all to enjoy. It is a testament to “We’ve won it in my parents’ day. But Award; Keith Spencer (National Membership Secretary); Ian Stringer memberships. pub that is in the City Centre. the value of commitment and in my day it’s always been a runner- (Chair Wolverhampton Branch) accepting Initiative Award on behalf Elsewhere in the country these small of his Branch. A further innovation has been the Discovering continuity in the pub trade. up. Until now.” pubs have disappeared through What’s so good about it, I asked. CAMRA events targeted at new and prospective redevelopment but happily in Liverpool CAMRA is the first winner of the new “The clientele,” she said, after a pause. members, designed to inform them in a social pub Liverpool they remain, adding great prestigious CAMRA National Award for Membership “The good beer. And the standards – setting of what CAMRA is doing in Liverpool and character to the city centre. Innovation. The award was announced and Alistair Houghton of the Liverpool the cleanliness.” nationally and how they can become involved. presented to Branch representatives Jean Pownceby Yet that is not the reason the Roscoe Echo attended the event and below Sensing her hesitation, a The Award submission report can be read on the Head has won this prestigious and John Armstrong at the CAMRA National AGM are extracts from his article; neighbouring drinker couldn’t resist Branch website www.liverpoolcamra.org.uk and award. Nor is the fact that licensee “CAROL ROSS was lost for words and Members Weekend held in Torquay. chipping in. information on future Bringing New People to Real Carol Ross has been in the vanguard when asked what made her petite “It’s got its own unique ambience,” Announcing the Award CAMRA National nationally of the fight for fair Ale events is available by email from pub so special. Luckily, her regulars said Carl Davis, who visits regularly Membership Director Keith Spencer reported that treatment of licensees by the [email protected] were happy to do the talking. to savour its friendly quietness. Liverpool and Districts Branch stood out for meeting PubCos. Just as landlady Carol Ross was “There’s no telly blaring down.” all the award’s four criteria of activation of members, The pub features seven real ales telling me about her family’s three Carol added: “There’s no music here, communication , retention of members and including changing guests and two decades in charge at the Roscoe and people like it that way. When we regular beers, Tetley’s Bitter and innovation. Notable for innovation was the Head, Niall Bannon walked over, did a refurb a few years ago, we gave unusually for Liverpool, Jennings beaming, and handed her a Liverpool Branch campaign Bringing New people to customers the option of having music. Bitter from Cockermouth in congratulatory card. They gave us a firm no.” Real Ale , (AKA Snowball Campaign) and its success in Cumbria.
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