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CONTENTS NEVER TOO OLD TO ENJOY REAL ALE In January, 93 year old Bill Kirk from Hemel p.3 Never too old to enjoy real ale Hempstead visited his 200th real ale establishment, p.6 Lost Pubs of – mainly within 15 miles of home, since August 2010. This Ale Trail began shortly after his wife, part 3 Christine, died. In their last 30 years together they had made a short daily visit to their local together p.9 Pub News and Brews where Bill had his usual pint and two whiskies and a chat with locals. Understandably he was lost and p.10 Around the Branch lonely when he found himself alone at home. By then he was also very unstable on his feet so p.14 LocAle pubs list needed to be accompanied if going out. His son p.15 Brewery News David and good friend Terry Gurney hatched a plan to cheer him up. p.19 New Zealand brewery feature Coincidentally, Terry’s father had died shortly p.21 Cyprus microbrewery feature earlier at the age of 95. Terry had spent many years taking his father to various country pubs in p.22 Festivals Calendar his latter years where he chatted to locals. Terry was convinced that the enjoyment had extended p.23 Branch Contacts and Diary Dates his dad’s life. He had kept a list of those pubs so it was decided to revisit them with Bill to relive old times. Each Monday, between 6 and 8, the three chaps went out and ticked another off the list. Bill would have his pint of real ale followed by two

single malts, while David and Terry enjoyed the Ales – (not in excess of driving limits of course!). After a year there were none left to visit on the original list but the weekly outings had been so enjoyable for Bill that a target was set for the 100 best pubs for him to visit before age caught up with him. It had become noticeable in this time that one of the favourite elements of the visits for Bill was being able to engage with the pub dogs. Being too old to walk a dog, he found this very therapeutic.

Using the Good Beer Guide, the internet and helpful articles in pub-friendly papers such as the Bucks Herald, Terry’s new quest began. To merit a visit the pub had to serve good quality guest ales and not simply the usual fare, there had to be easy parking and, as Bill relies heavily on sticks to walk, there needed to be few steps and accessible toilets. To be sure of all these and to verify the final requirement – a good atmosphere and an attentive helpful bar team – Terry always paid an

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THE CHILTERN TAPLER SPRING 2016 advance visit on a Saturday night. He deserved a Additionally they found more special beers from medal for this, said Bill. These recces took Terry breweries further afield such as Oakham, to far flung villages and as some two out of three Rebellion, Ringwood and Timothy Taylor. All of establishments did not fit this profile, there were these helped make the visits a real eye-opener wasted journeys. and pleasure for the trio.

The target of 100 was met mainly by visiting pubs It was also good to find that many gastropubs, within the Mid Chilterns area, but also in St which were doubted initially, actually had very Albans, Redbourn and Wendover. By this time Bill good, well-kept beers and welcomed visitors just was 91 but had survived a scare. On the way into wanting a pint. In fact, perhaps surprisingly, two (not out of!!) the White Hart Tap in St Albans, Bill of the best experiences were at gastro-type pubs. toppled backwards down the steps and hit his The vote for the best ale of the tour went to the head on the pavement. He split the back of his pint of Thwaites Wainwright at the George and head from top to Dragon in Wendover bottom. It looked which was as well- horrific and there tended and excellent was a fear that this as a beer can get. The would be the end of vote for the most his outings. outstanding service Amazingly, after from the bar team several stitches and went to the family-run a rest, he was back White Horse at out two weeks later, Chorleywood and its but after that steps sister pub the Kings without a rail to grab Stag at Bushey. were avoided. The These two also had irony was that, if very well-kept and David had looked, interesting ales. If only the ‘Tap’ has a step (L-R) Terry, Bill and David more managers free entrance further along, so they made sure realised how important vigilance on good service they went that way when they eventually visited. is. If customers can’t get served and the staff treat customers like an inconvenient interruption to It was clear that these outings were good for Bill, chatting with mates or the latest internet search so the trio decided to extend the target to 200 on their phone, then return visits are unlikely. pubs – again at one a week when possible. This meant Terry seeking out more villages and The recent introduction of beer taster shops and a covering towns such as Aylesbury, Leighton micro pub in Leighton Buzzard (a very good Buzzard and Dunstable. For special treats they one!!) has seen new opportunities for good beer, reached Beaconsfield, Wooburn Green and good company and aggravation-free drinking. It is Thame. early days and there could yet be licensing or planning restriction problems ahead. The group The good news for CAMRA Members is that this visited all of these locally and they fit perfectly into search has revealed that there are a large their early evening weekly slots. number of thriving and excellent real ale pubs in the area. In recent years the number serving four The one heartening thing about most or more ales seems to be increasing. In particular, establishments visited was that locals and bar there are more local ales from brewers such as teams invariably helped to ensure that Bill, who is Vale, XT, Paradigm, Tring, Red Squirrel, not exactly sprightly, was comfortable. The days Aylesbury Brewhouse Co. and Chiltern. of the friendly local are certainly not dead. Their

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THE CHILTERN TAPLER SPRING 2016 top 30 pubs are on the opposite page. Though twice the recent recommended weekly limit over they were picked for their effect on one particular the last 60 years and wonders if this might stop evening, the vast majority of the 200 were places him reaching a hundred! The other two will the guys would happily revisit. They represented remind him about that when he wants his second everything that is good about the real ale market. single malt next time. The outings will continue It may seem unfair to pick out one place, but the but will retrace steps to previous very memorable favourite, for all round friendliness, service, beer pubs. and good old-fashioned pub atmosphere was right near Luton Station – the Bricklayers Arms. The 200-page file that Terry painstakingly put This was only a smidgeon in front of the Land of together, giving details of every pub and its ales, Liberty at Heronsgate and the Royal Standard at will give good memories and interesting Wooburn Common, though. comparisons in years to come.

It is good news that Bill is still keen to continue If any readers know an elderly person who likes and is feeling just as fit as he was five years ago. an ale, this is a sure-fire way to make their latter years happy! He is a bit worried, though, that he has averaged David BILL'S TOP 30 PUBS

THE BEST 14 IN MID CHILTERNS AND THE BEST 16 OUTSIDE THE BRANCH Red Lion at Marsworth Six Bells at St Albans Land of Liberty, Peace and Plenty at Rose & Crown at Ivinghoe Heronsgate Royal Standard of England at Forty Valiant Trooper at Aldbury Green Black Cat at , Farmer’s Boy at Kensworth Kings Arms at Tring Garibaldi at St Albans Cock at Sarratt White Horse at Hedgerley Bridgewater Arms at Little Gaddesden Cross Keys at Thame Rose & Crown at Trowley Bottom Globe at Dunstable Queens Head at Old Chesham Royal Standard-Wooburn Common Red Lion at Old Millwrights Arms at Aylesbury Jolly Cricketers at Black Lion at Leighton Buzzard Anchor at Tring Hop Pole at Aylesbury Fox & Hounds at Gate at Bryant’s Bottom George at Berkhamsted Bald Buzzard Ale House-Ltn Buzzard Bricklayers Arms at Luton Elephant & Castle at Amwell -

Wheathampstead NOTE: The pubs are not listed in order of preference

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LOST PUBS OF BUCKINGHAMSHIRE – PART 3

Nash Arms, Nashleigh Hill, Chesham – ultimate demise. Inside it was something an imposing Victorian/Edwardian building of a tardis in reverse, i.e. it looked far at the bottom of Nashleigh Hill, it served bigger from the outside than it was inside. the north of Chesham reasonably well for There was something gloomy about this many years. The last time I went there in place which would not have attracted the early 2000s, I remember having a very customers. Of course a bit of dosh and the good pint of Adnams Bitter but it was clear odd splash of paint here and there would that given the size of its plot, when push have worked wonders but we are dealing came to shove an avaricious pub with Punch Taverns here… It’s not clear company would attempt to ‘disinvest’. The what the site will become as Chesham usual tactics were deployed and the pub already has more than its share of vacant closed about two years ago. retail premises.

Rose & Crown, Waterside, Chesham – a Red Lion, – the second of curious little pub this with a tiny saloon two pubs in the area to succumb to the and larger, games orientated public bar, developers’ Sunday morning ram raid, the its heyday was without doubt the early residents of Chesham Bois woke up to nineties when under enlightened find that their pub was, if not a pile of ownership it sold a fine range of real beers rubble, at least by now beyond economic to an appreciative clientele. Inevitably repair, and all this only one day after it had however the successful publicans moved been sold... Another substantial, probably on and succeeding management could not Edwardian building, its main trade was match their enthusiasm. Bizarrely at the with locals who fancied a game of pool or latter end of its life it was a branded darts over a pint of beer. Once again, a Belhaven pub, although I cannot recall it pub with potential which will now never be selling their beers. Fullers too got involved realised. Some outraged noises were in the 2000s but nonetheless, the pub heard at the time but of course it was all closed about 2010. The building still exists far too late and the fine for flouting sporting a ‘To Let’ board where once a planning regulations would have been pub sign would have been. laughable, if indeed it was ever imposed. Sometimes, hanging or barbarous forms Unicorn, Bois Moor Road, Chesham – of torture are just not enough… deep in the cress beds, this was a comparatively early closure, last doing Golden Rule, Dagnall – for much of the business around 1990. An Allied pub, it late 20th century this was a thriving free always seemed to be run on a shoestring house although it didn’t initially sell real although perhaps surprisingly it was ale. In 1976 Tim Amsden (I believe it was selling real beer (Benskin’s Bitter I believe) he) found it to be ‘groaning at the at the time of its demise. The building is floorboards with gimcrack nonsense of the now used as a nursery. ‘you don’t have to be mad to work here but it helps’ variety’. But despite this it soon Waggon & Horses, High Street, joined the fold and on Friday and Saturday Chesham – a solid red-brick pub at the nights it was very much ‘standing room bottom of White Hill and within barrel only’ that was if you could even get rolling distance of the old Chesham through the door. It went on to grace Brewery, it seemed to be on the point of several Good Beer Guides but somehow closure for at least 15 years before its

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THE CHILTERN TAPLER SPRING 2016 or another it lost its way and when I last The George, High Street, Great visited it on the way back from a football Missenden – now this one really does match in about 2007, I found it sadly down make my blood boil. Originally an ABC at heel. It closed the following year and is pub it was one of the most attractive much mourned. licensed buildings for miles around, much of it dating from the late mediaeval period. The Axe & Compasses, The Bell and Throughout the eighties and nineties this The Rule & Square, Edlesborough – was perhaps the most popular pub in these were a long way from my stamping , offering a high level of ground and so I regret that I never visited food and drink as well as a lively them, although I remember The Bell as atmosphere in the capable hands of Guy being a rather cosy-looking pub up a short and Sally. When they moved on, the place flight of stairs opposite the church. If began to drift, although like the Queen’s anybody has any recollections of them, Head in Chesham, it did for a while play please contact the editor. The last 40 host to a Thai restaurant. In recent years it years have not been kind to has passed through a number of hands Edlesborough, not only has it lost three of without ever being terribly successful and its four pubs but the striking St. Mary’s often being closed between tenants. Its church – visible for miles around – has future as a pub is very much in doubt but ceased to perform its primary function the age of the building means that the although mercifully it is now in the structure cannot be altered in any major sympathetic hands of the Church way. In all honesty, if a pub company Conservation Trust. cannot make money on this place then The Barley Mow, Hyde End, Great they may as well give up. Missenden – in the early seventies this Red Lion, High Street, Great Missenden then Courage pub was a simple stuccoed – at the dawn of the real beer revolution, building with two bars offering darts or this was Great Missenden’s number one (relative) comfort. Around 1978, it was pub, and when I first remember it about purchased by a couple whose names I 1976, it was selling Sam Smith’s, Ruddle’s recall as David and Peter, who increased County and Fuller’s London Pride. It even the number of real beers from one to three had a Les Routiers award for its food. The (regularly stocking Morrell’s Varsity and pub itself was plush, quite large but very Arkell’s BBB – a rarity for the area) and long and narrow meaning that you had to the place began to motor. Extended a breathe in to get past the regulars sitting couple of years later, it expanded the food on bar stools. My recollection is that it was trade whilst retaining its appeal as a pub – sold in the early eighties and given it even made the Good Beer Guide for a something of a budget makeover, couple of years. presumably part funded by the Bass However as often happens, David and Group because that’s whose beer Peter moved on when the pub was at its appeared on the bar, to the exclusion of everything else. Clearly the locals were most popular and the place was never the not pleased by the changes because same again. Custom began to drop off and ultimately it became ‘Annie Bailey’s’ within a couple of years the pub had restaurant which soldiered on until a closed, never to re-open. The bulk of it is couple of years ago. It is now boarded up, now an estate agents. awaiting the passage of HS2 which goes Del right through the building.

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PUB NEWS & BREWS

AMERSHAM. The two new outlets in ‘Top Queens Head. Jack Frost could also be found in ’ were visited in early January. In the the Misty Moon alongside Everards Sleighbells, Brewery Shop, owned by Red Squirrel, two of Young’s Winter Warmer and Hardy & Hansons their beers could be found alongside guest beers Rocking Rudolph. GREAT MISSENDEN. During from XT and Bristol Beer Factory. Round the early January, Rebellion IPA, Sharp’s Doom Bar, corner, the Metro Lounge and Bar offered Timothy Taylor Landlord and Radnage Cider Rebellion Mutiny. BOURNE END. A January visit could be found in the Black Horse. HEMEL to the two pubs found Greene King IPA and HEMPSTEAD. At the Crabtree during a Abbot Ale and Haresfoot Wild Boy in the Anchor, December visit, Christmas beer Butcombe Chris while next door in the White Horse, McMullen AK Moose could be found alongside Great Yorkshire and Country Bitter and Whole Hop Bootwarmer Top of the Hops, Wells Bombardier and were available. BERKHAMSTED. Haresfoot Brakspear Bitter. A Hungry Horse venue, the Sundial, Tring Side Pocket for a Toad, Pommel Horse opened in 2015. Greene King Harviestoun Bitter & Twisted and Sharp’s Doom beers can be found here, which were IPA, Abbot Bar could be found in the Old Mill when visited in and IPA Reserve when visited in November. October. In the nearby Goat Fullers London LEVERSTOCK GREEN. A branch wander in Pride, Haresfoot Wild Boy, Tring Sidepocket for a October found the following. The Olde Leather Toad and Sharps Doom Bar were available. In Bottle offered Fuller’s London Pride, Sharp’s the George, Bath Gem, Sharp’s Atlantic and Doom Bar and Thatchers Cider. Nearby in the Westons Rosie’s Pig cider were on offer. Moving Green Man St Austell Tribute, Proper Job, on to January, as well as 18 ciders and perries, Greene King IPA, Fuller’s London Pride and the Rising Sun catered for the beer drinkers with Timothy Taylor Boltmaker were available. The Tring Riser Bitter, Vale IPA, XT15 and Animal beers on the bar in the Plough were Courage Rudolph from XT. While on the same day, Best Bitter, Directors and Charles Wells Haresfoot Old Tiney. Tring Albatross, Caledonian Bombardier Burning Gold. TRING. A visit in Deuchars IPA, Oakham JHB, Sharps Doom Bar, November found the following beers in this Greene King IPA and Abbot Ale were the market town. The Anchor offered two Greene selection available in the Crown. BOVINGDON. King beers (IPA and London Glory) alongside Real Ale returned to the Bull, a pub that had not Side Pocket for a Toad and Catstail from Tring sold any for many years, in December when a Brewery. In the Kings Arms, Animal Snarl Black cask of John Smiths Bitter could be found on the Special Ale, Chiltern Double 50, Tring bar. However, on a negative note, the pub closed Moongazing and Millwhites Somer Gold could be its doors for the last time in January and is found. The Vale owned Castle was selling currently being converted in to housing. Wychert and Red Kite plus guest beer Side CHESHAM. The town was a good place to find Pocket for a Toad from Tring. Moving on to the Christmas beers over the festive period. The Bell, Tring Side Pocket could also been found Pheasant offered Shepherd Neame Rudolph’s here as well as Ridgeway Bitter. Finally, in the Reward as did the Gamekeeper’s Lodge and in Robin Hood five Fullers beers were on offer the Jolly Sportsman Thwaites Yule Love It and (London Pride, ESB, Oliver’s Island, Seafarer and Hardy & Hansons Rocking Rudolph could be Firecracker) alongside Butcombe Chinook Ale found. The George & Dragon was selling and Cornish Orchard Mulled Cider. WINKWELL. Charles Wells A Good Stuffing, while down the A January visit to the Three Horseshoes found road, the Red Lion had Hardy & Hansons Wells Eagle and Wells Bombardier plus Courage Rocked Out and Fuller’s Jack Frost was in the Directors available in this riverside pub.

The Chiltern Brewery’s historic courtyard inn at The King’s Head, Aylesbury

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AROUND THE BRANCH

A RAINY DAY IN MARKYATE TURNED OUT hundred years ago. Expect activity in pubs JUST FINE!! named after him, one of his plays or a famous line. By the way, his father was an ale-conner On Saturday 9th January the branch had a social (taster). There will be Shakespeare events in in Markyate. It was a dull, cold, rainy day but we theatres etc. all year. had a pretty good turnout. We started at The Swan at noon and were made to feel very The most common patriotic ale for Saint George welcome. The barman even came and took our is Wells Bombardier, because of the pump clip, orders at our table for the second round and but there is a good choice of others, e.g. brought the drinks over, a fairly rare occurrence Cottage St. George’s Ale, Harvey’s Georgian in my experience, so many thanks. Everyone Dragon, St. George’s Brewery By George, liked the Sharp’s Nadelik (the Cornish word for Wadworth St. George & the Dragon and Christmas) at 4.8% and second pints of this Young’s St George’s. LocAle choices include were savoured. We also briefly chatted to Tring By George. Andrew, the owner. For Shakespeare we have McMullen’s Bard of We then made our way to the Plume of Ale, Warwickshire Beer Co.’s Shakespeare’s Feathers. Usually this pub doesn’t open until 4 County and the catch-all Centenary Patriotic Ale p.m. but as Bev, the Bar Manager, noticed in the from LocAle brewer Red Squirrel. Tapler that we were doing a pub crawl, she offered to open early for us. For this we were Pubs will be arranging celebrations and patriotic very grateful and were greeted just after 2 p.m. ales, for example The Full Moon ( by a very warm welcome (from Bev and the Common) organizes a special ceremony every lovely roaring wood fire). She also put on an year, covering both Saint George and extra beer for us so we had Tring Ridgeway Shakespeare. Other pubs will also put on and Tring Moongazing, both in excellent celebrations, meals and/or patriotic ales; I know condition and only £3 a pint. There were also about The Anchor (Tring), The Bell free nibbles on the bar and tables. Well worth a (), The Black Cat (Lye Green), The visit for anyone who hasn’t been to Markyate Boot & Slipper (Amersham), The Castle before. (Tring), The Chequers (Amersham), The Craft Beer Shop (), The Crown At the end of the day, bus permitting, we just (Berkhamsted, and Little Missenden), had time for a quick visit up the road to the The Elephant & Castle (Amersham), The Full Spotted Dog at Flamstead where we supped House (Hemel Hempstead), The Gamekeepers Tring Brock and Tring Colley’s Dog. Lodge (Chesham), The George & Dragon (Chesham), The Harte & Magpies (Coleshill), All in all, a lovely day out despite the rain. The Jolly Sportsman (Chesham), The King’s Thanks to all three pubs for making us feel very Arms (Tring), The Lamb (Berkhamsted), The welcome. Gillie Misty Moon (Chesham), The Pheasant SAINT GEORGE’S DAY AND SHAKESPEARE (Chesham), The Plough (), The 400, SATURDAY 23RD APRIL Queens Head (Chesham), The Red Lion ( and Chesham), The Red Lion With Saint George’s Day falling on a Saturday (Marsworth), The Rising Sun (Berkhamsted), this year we can expect a lot more action from The Rose & Crown (Ivinghoe), The Squirrel our pubs, and not just those with ‘George’ (Penn Street), The Sugar Loaf Inn (Little and/or ‘Dragon’ in their names. This date has a Chalfont), The Two Brewers (Chipperfield), The good claim as Shakespeare’s birthday in 1564 and is definitely the day he died in 1616 – four

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Valiant Trooper (Aldbury) and The White Lion (Little Chalfont).

So raise a glass to Saint George and Shakespeare at the same time, or separate ones to each if you prefer. Brian SAINT VALENTINE’S DAY, SUNDAY 14TH

FEBRUARY Valentine of Rome was a third century Saint, martyred in Rome for supporting Christian marriage; he is commemorated around the (L-R:) John Lomax, Roy Humphrey, Chris th world on 14 February. Saint Valentine’s Day is Peers, Liz Doughton and Dave Badminton now the day for face-to-face togetherness. As always, many pubs are making an effort to Chris Peers was the winner of the singles, tempt you in. You can have a romantic meal for beating Roy Humphrey in a close-run contest. two (often with a special menu and music) at In the doubles, Roy and John Lomax beat Dave The Bedford Arms (Chenies), The Bell Badminton and Liz Doughton. Well done everyone! (Chartridge) – on Saturday 13th, The Boot & Gillie Slipper (Amersham), The Bridgewater Arms SPRING ALES AND EASTER (Little Gaddesden), The Full Moon (Hawridge Common), The Kings Arms (Amersham), The This year Good Friday is the 25th March, Easter Old Mill (Berkhamsted), The Plough (Hyde Monday the 28th. The spring ales will be coming Heath), The Plough (Winchmore Hill), The Red to the bar of almost all our cask ale pubs about Lion (Chenies, Chesham and Dagnall), The then. The release of spring ales from the Two Brewers (Chipperfield) and The Swan brewers signals the end of the winter brews. A (Ley Hill). typical spring ale is light-coloured, hoppy and thirst- quenching, in contrast to the dark, strong If you don’t want to eat, The George & Dragon winter ales. Our LocAle brewers offer Gales (Chesham) will have music on the 13th, and The Spring Sprinter, Haresfoot Spring Ale, Rebellion Queens Head (Chesham) will hold a ‘Mr & Mrs’ Zebedee, Tring Bring Me Sunshine, Vale quiz, also on the 13th. Bandwagon and XT Brewery’s XT 15 – expect Many pubs and shops are planning to source a others as spring approaches. Valentine’s Ale including The Black Cat (Lye On the continent, Easter Ales are a centuries- Green), The Craft Beer Shop (Little Chalfont), old tradition but don’t seem to exist over here. I The Crown (Berkhamsted), The Full House hope someone can prove me wrong because I (Hemel Hempstead), The Gamekeepers Lodge have heard rumours of ‘special pump clips’. I (Chesham), The Jolly Sportsman (Chesham) know some pubs are trying to source one to go and The Misty Moon (Chesham). Brian with their Easter events, such as festivals or ANNUAL DARTS MATCH special menus, but I suspect they will have to default to a spring ale. Those trying are The Bell At the end of November we held our annual (Chartridge) - plus mini-fest, The Black Cat (Lye darts match at the Black Cat, Chesham. Green), The Full Moon (Hawridge Common) - Because a few members were away on holiday, plus mini-fest, The Gamekeepers Lodge our numbers were a bit depleted. But it was still (Chesham) - plus separate parties for kids and an enjoyable afternoon, thanks to Lou and adults, The Pheasant (Chesham), The Plough Elaine, who got Timothy Taylor Mild in for us; it (Hyde Heath), The Queens Head (Chesham) went down extremely well. (continues on p. 12)

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THE CHILTERN TAPLER SPRING 2016 plus mini-fest, The Red Lion (Marsworth) - plus drinking beer, which was about the only safe mini-fest, The Rising Sun (Berkhamsted) - plus source of water in those days. an Easter Egg hunt, The Swan (Ley Hill) and The White Lion (Little Chalfont). There are special ales for his day: look out for Brains St David’s Ale, Coach House Dewi Sant The number of Easter festivals is growing so Heritage Ale, Conwy Cwrw Dewi Sant (cwrw is keep checking the branch website. Welsh for beer) and Leeky Brian Barrel Ale, Evan Evans St MID CHILTERNS CAMRA AGM: WANTED: David’s Ale, Iechyd Da St. NEW TAPLER EDITOR! David’s Welsh Ale, Moles Dafydd Ale and Tomos The Mid Chilterns Branch Annual General Watkins Dewi Sant. Meeting will take place at the Black Cat, Lye th Green, Chesham on Wednesday 25 May. We Some of our pubs are looking encourage all members to come along. This is for Welsh ale or will hold celebrations for your chance to hear all about what the Branch expatriates (or both) and you might enjoy them Committee does, elect its members for the next as well. Try The Black Cat (Lye Green), The year and – if you’re up for it – stand for election Craft Beer Shop, The Crown (Berkhamsted), to one of its positions. The Full House (Hemel Hempstead), The Gamekeepers Lodge, The Misty Moon One Committee role that will definitely be up for (Chesham) and The Red Lion (Chenies), The grabs this year is the editorship of the Tapler. Rising Sun – plus ciders (Berkhamsted) and After five years at the helm, the Summer issue The Squirrel (Penn Street). You will find Welsh will be my last. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed the rarebit at The Plough (Hyde Heath) and The experience and learned a lot. If you think you White Lion (Little Chalfont). might be interested but want to find out more about what’s involved, please get in touch – my The Queens Head (Chesham) will have Welsh contact details are on p.23. Better still, come ale at their beer & cider mini-Fest, starting on along to a Committee meeting before May 29th February. (details are on p.23) and have a chat with us. If you’re interested in any of the other Committee Saint Patrick’s Day celebrations have followed positions, get in touch with our Chairman, Dave the Irish around the world; their descendants Badminton. carry on the tradition and invite everyone to join in. It is held on 17th March, unless it clashes with We look forward to seeing you at the AGM. the Church’s Holy week as it did in 1940 and William 2008. The next clash isn’t until 2160 so we SAINTS’ DAYS needn’t worry yet.

Amid all the excitement about the Bard’s big Guinness has captured the licensed trade for anniversary in England this year, let us not this celebration and ships in vast volumes of keg forget that other nations of the British Isles will stout from Ireland. A few UK brewers are striking have their chance for patriotic celebration in the a blow against ‘Stout Miles’ with their own ‘Irish coming months. style’ real ale offerings. My favourite is Wychwood Paddy’s Tout (ho ho). Hilden, a Dewi Sant (St. David) was a Welsh Archbishop Northern Ireland brewer, has Molly Malone st who died in the sixth century, probably on the 1 Porter. Our LocAle brewers have Chiltern Black, of March. This date has been celebrated as the Concrete Cow Cloven Hoof, Oxfordshire Mighty National Day of Wales ever since and one day it Ox, Rebellion Hole in One, Red Squirrel London will be an official bank holiday. The problem I Porter, Tring Tea Kettle Stout, Vale Black have with him is that he tried to stop his monks (continues on p.14)

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Beauty Porter and XT Brewery’s XT 9 Black Cask Marque have visited recently and scored Ale, though XT states, “This is NOT a stout, it’s 100% for the ales! They are serving three local something else entirely”. ales at the moment from Chiltern Brewery and Rebellion. As soon as trade allows they will offer Most pubs have some sort of Guinness-fuelled another couple of ales. The Head Chef, Ben party but some try a little harder and endeavour Haywood cooks modern British seasonal food. to get a different stout in and provide the The Garibaldi offers a bar and a la carte menu, traditional music; The Craft Beer Shop (Little seven days a week. Chalfont), The Crown (Ley Hill) - plus live music, The Gamekeepers Lodge (Chesham) - The Jolly Cricketers and The Garibaldi will be plus Irish food on the weekend, The George & having Real Ale and Cider Festivals this Easter

Dragon (Chesham) with music on the 18th, The and August Bank Holiday Weekends. Jolly Sportsman (Chesham), The Misty Moon (Chesham) with Irish music and dancers, The FAREWELL TO NICK Pheasant (Chesham), The Plough (Hyde Nick Boley (pictured below, centre), our Regional Heath), The Queens Head (Chesham) with a Director, presented the Regional Pub of the Year quiz, The Red Lion (Chesham), The Sugar 2015 certificate to Mark and Nigel at the Rising Loaf Inn (Little Chalfont) and The White Lion Sun in October last year. (Little Chalfont).

The Rising Sun (Berkhamsted) holds a “There is no Guinness for you here” event. Brian THE GARIBALDI, BOURNE END

Introducing the new sister pub for The Jolly Cricketers in Seer Green......

Chris and Amanda have taken over a 5-year lease at The Garibaldi in Bourne End. The pub is owned by 35 local residents who purchased Nick has been our RD for the last 3 years but is the freehold from Punch Taverns. They signed now standing down and moving from Bracknell to the lease on 2nd December and opened on 7th Suffolk. We wish him all the best for the future. December. Dave B.

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BREWERY NEWS

AYLESBURY BREWHOUSE COMPANY: The CHILTERN BREWERY’S calendars of draught brewing schedule was interrupted over and bottled beers for 2016 include some exciting Christmas by the building works at the rear of new styles. There will be at least 12 seasonal the Hop Pole. This resulted in a lack of stock in and limited-edition draught ales released early January, however we are now back in full through the year to complement the 3 flow and brewing as fast as we can to make permanent draughts, including a refreshing and more lovely limited spicy Earl Grey IPA, a dark mocha Coffee edition beers. Porter and a claret-red biscuity Red Rye Beer in October. Before that, February sees the Currently available return of the extremely popular dark amber are Kineticism, 4.4% smooth roast malt Chiltern Double Fifty. This ABV, a red beer with was originally brewed last year to commemorate rye and malt flavours the joint 50th anniversaries of The Chiltern balanced with Society and Chilterns AONB. copious quantities of aromatic hops from Bottled beers will include a yet-to-be-named across the Atlantic. classic traditional bottle-conditioned India Pale Tesla 4.1% ABV, is a Ale which has been the brewery’s 2000th ‘Gyle’ – European-style, pale a specialist brewing term referring to an amount gold beer brewed with Vienna and Lager malts of one beer produced at one brewing. That’s a and softly hopped with Saaz. great annual rate of production over a period of 36 years of making classic English ales! In the pipe-line and coming soon we have: The brewery tap, the King’s Head in Aylesbury, Kronos, 4.1% ABV. The Greek god of time, prides itself on being a real ale pub of Kronos devoured his children as soon as they excellence with a great selection of carefully were born so as not to be overthrown by them. chosen guest and craft beers too, from This deep red beer is softly hopped with the independent breweries across the country. Their classic blend of Fuggles and Goldings. special celebration of porters, stouts, dark and Down Under, 4.7% ABV. Full of Aussie and old ales may now be drawing to a close, but it is Kiwi hops, this beer is packed with tropical becoming an annual event so do look out for it flavours. Dry-hopped with Galaxy for an intense again at the beginning of 2017 if you’ve missed aroma, it brings a little bit of Southern sun to it this year. Both the online beer menu and social media channels have details of what is brighten our Northern gloom. available and when. Ursa Major, 4.6% ABV. The constellation Ursa Major (Latin for Great Bear) is surrounded by Finally, please note there are new opening hours at the brewery shop in Terrick myths and legends of gods, huntsmen, beautiful concentrating now on Thursday, Friday and maidens and divine intervention. We've dry- hopped this intense dark red, fruity beer for a big Saturday trading and an impressive new set of flavour. One to look out for over the winter craft metal gates at the entrance that are well worth closer inspection. months.

Steam Punk IPA, 5.1% ABV. Strong and hoppy, See www.chilternbrewery.co.uk, this copper IPA is brim-full of American and www.facebook.com/TheFarmersBar, Twitter @chiltern_brewer and @Kings_Head. English hops, blended with the finest pale and crystal malts for a rather pleasing tipple.

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HARESFOOT BREWING CO. has an exciting the first gyle sold and busy year planned! We are already out before the preparing for the 2nd Berkhamsted Beer brewery had a Festival on 21-22 May. This will be a celebration chance to put it of local ales with 18 beers from across the back on the Chilterns. Once agin we will line up local bands. brewing schedule!

Look out for a newly launched Red Ale called 2016 is set to be a “Stardust” and a Mild might just be in the great year for wings! Haresfoot’s Plum Porter Old Tiney has Team Malt as they proved very popular over the Christmas period. enter their fourth If you haven’t tried it we still have some bottled year of trading.

Old Tiney left. The inspiration for Old Tiney is Jenny Watson, the pet jack-hare in William Cowper’s poem wife of Nick, the brewery's founder has now “Epitaph on a Hare”. Cowper was an 18th joined the team full-time and will lead the trade century poet born in Berkhamsted who had sales effort. She is looking forward to getting out three pet hares: Old Tiney, Bess, and Jess. to see customers and helping the Team Malt effort. She's already become pretty good at This year we'll be using our wonderful brewery collecting empties on her rounds, if the brewery space for more local community events. Check van isn't due in town! out our website www.haresfoot.com/events or Facebook events pages for details The current line up of Malt Ales is on https://www.facebook.com/haresfootbrewery. www.maltthebrewery.co.uk. If any landlord would like to place an order or just request a As well as our major events, like the Comedy pick of empties, Jenny can be contacted at Night (23 April), and the Summer Beer, Blues [email protected]. or by calling and BBQ (25 June), look out for our new ‘Thirsty 01494 865063. Thursdays’ and Friday Quiz Nights. On Thursday evenings the brewery will be bustling For 2016 TRING BREWERY have teamed up with our regular brewery tours, free ‘Busking in with de the Brewery’ and our new free event, Music on Havilland Tap (Open Mic nights). We'll also be hosting Aircraft more Members' Evenings, starting with a beer Museum and cheese tasting on 25 February. Pop into the near St. shop to renew or join whilst enjoying free Albans, samples from the bar. Starting in March, the first helping to Friday of the month will see the return of our raise new Quiz Nights, 7-9pm. More details to follow, funds for but start getting your team together now! the Museum hangar project through a unique MALT THE BREWERY kicked off the 2016 promotion that gives customers the opportunity brewing calendar with the very successful to win exclusive tours of Tring Brewery and Starry Nights. Based on a one-off brew that Museum plus a flight. More details can be found was runner-up in the CAMRA Beer of the on Tring’s website (www.tringbrewery.co.uk). All Festival Competition in Maidenhead last year, the monthly specials for 2016 will be named Starry Nights has become one of the brewery's after de Havilland aircraft with the pump clips fastest sellers. A well-balanced, light, fruity ale, carrying the museum badge. The beers that's rich amber in colour and 4.0% ABV, it will themselves represent some new developments now be available all year round. Starry Nights for the brewery, with less traditional ingredients, has already had great pickup in the trade. In fact

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THE CHILTERN TAPLER SPRING 2016 dry-hopping and some specialist malts all diversify. Here's looking forward to 2016 and our making an appearance. 21st birthday.

Speaking of dry-hopping the brewery has just XT BREWERY: There are lots of new beers on launched Drop Bar Pale Ale. Replacing Kotuku, their way for the spring. The new annual special this crisp refreshing 4.0% pale is described as is XT-16 – a punchy 6% Belgian Style IPA – the perfect all year round thirst-quencher. Dry- quadruple-hopped with some of Europe’s finest hopping means low levels of bitterness but a greenery. Belgian speciality malts and a refined aroma and palate, providing space for European Union of hops all presided over by a the light, biscuity malt base to cut through. Brussels Abbey Ale Yeast. Plus the XT Brewery is built on the site of an Augustinian Abbey. VALE BREWERY: Hornbook, the January special saw unprecedented demand in the run The Animals have been busy with two new cask up to Burns Night, so much so that the February beers – special Two Cities has been released early. Two Cities, 4.0% ABV, is a fusion of the finest Animal ‘Big Foot’ is a noble-hopped 4.6% crisp ingredients from two great nations, creating a Pale Ale. ‘Noble’ Hops are particular historic well rounded, soft, light copper beer without traditional varieties – many of which are the compromise; a magical blend of English malts grandparents of the newer ‘trendy’ strains. and French hops. Animal ‘Shark’ is a transatlantic Anglo- Here's something American style amber ale. A battle of English different for March. To and American hops with a unique Anglo- celebrate the invention American yeast blend. of the telephone, First Plus two new ‘craft’ beers for 330ml bottles and Call has been brewed. keg: A golden beer at 4.3% ABV, this showcases Perfect for Easter…The Rabbit 5% Motueka the timeless flavours of IPA was a great hit last year – it’s bouncing the finest Marris Otter back again for 2016. An um-bongo of a beer malt with the fresh packed with New Zealand hops and now in a aromas of Spring hops. more nimble smaller suit.

Meanwhile as the Six The OINK! 4.6% Red Rye Yakima was one of Nations kicks off, Lock Prop & Barrel makes a the first of the Animals and he’s back in bottle welcome return. A 3.9% tawny-coloured form – red rye malts and hops from the Yakima Thames Valley Bitter brewed with 6 different Valley. hops. If past sales are anything to go by this won't be around long. The National Trust estate at Waddesdon Manor has commissioned a rather unique beer from XT To accompany Lock Prop & Barrel is a new – a Quince Ale. The quince is all grown on the brew named Grand Union, a heavily hopped, estate and XT worked with them to create a very deep copper-coloured ale at 3.8% ABV. It's sure special bottled beer. The new 4.2% Quince Ale to fly across the bar, just as we hope the rugby will be available exclusively in bottle from ball will! Waddesdon Manor from the spring.

Building work has started on the long awaited Coming soon – XT are working on packaging extension to the brewery site in Brill. The new their beers in cans. If trials go well, the cans will building will increase our warehouse by some be available later this year. The next brewery 70% and will allow us to further expand and open day is on St George’s day – Saturday 23rd.

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April – from 10:30 – free entry, all beers £2 a pint.

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VISITING AOTEAROA* BREWERIES, NEW ZEALAND

During my recent stay in ‘The Land of the beer storage tanks: they were originally Long White Cloud’, I visited Mata Brewery designed for dairy use to contain milk, cooled which is situated in the timber town of using an outer jacket – in Mata’s case glycol is Kawerau, in North Island’s Bay of Plenty. the cooling agent and evidence of the internal temperature of 3-4°C could be seen in the Mata Brewery is located in a lock-up premises form of a skin of ice around the outside. in Kawerau’s industrial zone; it’s a family-run business started in 2005 when All the Mata beers are bottled or Tammy Viitakangas bought Mata put into stainless steel ‘barrels’ of beer to life with her Mum Gloria, 50 litres capacity. I was shown Dad Jouni and Uncle Esko. into the bottling room. The Tammy was born in Kawerau; original machine, which was Jouni is Finnish and was attracted powered by compressed air, had to the town by the employment been built by Jouni himself. An opportunities in its pulp and paper imported, computer controlled mills. machine now takes care of most of the bottling. Mata means edge, freshness and rawness, the company’s catch The range of Mata’s beers is phrase being ‘A Beer from the impressive, from ‘Mata Volcano’ Edge’. The water used for brewing a 7% ABV NZ IPA, to ‘Frisky comes from one of the deep bore Feijoa’ a 5% fruit beer. Mata holes on the nearby Rangataiki Manuka is a Golden Ale with a Plains. Jouni drives his truck hint of NZ’s native Manuka every day to the artesian well honey. My favourite is to fill up his towed tank with Mataccino, a 6% chocolate- 1,800 year-old pure, filtered coffee Porter which uses water to be used for the day’s freshly ground espresso from a brewing. Their beers are made local Whakatane roastery, entirely from natural products cocoa ribs and vanilla beans. without any preservatives, animal products or added As a farewell gift I gave Jouni sugar. Hops come from Nelson a copy of ‘The Chiltern Tapler’, in South Island, barley from and in exchange he dug out a Europe and yeast from the copy of ‘The Pursuit of USA. Hoppiness’, the publication of SOBA, New Zealand’s I was welcomed by Jouni, who equivalent of CAMRA. was proud to display the workings of the brewery, *Aotearoa is the Maori name starting with a 1,200 litre for New Zealand mixing vessel, a boiler (heated by an electric element), the Wheels usual fermentation vessel and the unusual

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CYPRUS REAL ALE MICROBREWERY GETS THE FINAL GO-AHEAD! The Yorkshire family-owners of the Paphos- “It must be said that Jean, my wife, and I were based Aphrodite’s Rock Microbrewery & treated very badly during these years and our Brewpub, the first licensed microbrewery in health undoubtedly suffered. It turned out that Cyprus, tell CAMRA the incredible story of how CIPA was, in fact, powerless to help. It almost they overcame years of the former felt as if there was a deliberate attempt by the administration’s rampant bureaucracy to start government to drive us out of Cyprus for some their brewery. reason!

Why did you decide to start a microbrewery “We persevered and met all demands making it in Cyprus? clear we would not just meekly go away. Customs & Excise then dropped their William Ginn, ‘Bill’, said, “I’m a Chartered bombshell, never previously mentioned, that Engineer in the oil industry and have travelled all should we ever receive a Permit to Brew we my life. We wanted to start a family business must pay a €51,000 (£39,000) bond and have a and saw real potential to establish a full-time inspector on our premises whose salary microbrewery in beautiful Paphos where we had and all expenses would be to our account. The happily settled along with many other British cost could be well over €100,000 (£77,000) p.a.; expatriates. a crippling sum for a small family business.” “Melanie, our daughter, studied in Sunderland To Brussels and the European Parliament… as one of a growing band of British women brewers. Then, in 2010, we prepared a full Bill said “With no options left to us, and feeling business plan for CIPA, the Cyprus Investment very alone, we took this to the European Promotion Agency, who agreed to assist us. We Parliament in Brussels with the support of our didn’t enter into this lightly nor, knowing Cyprus, former Yorkshire MEPs.” Questions put to the did we expect things to be easy but no market European Commission in 2012, were: research, business plan or MBA could have “Will the Commission investigate whether the prepared us for the government nightmare to difficulties and very long delays experienced by follow…” Aphrodite’s Rock Brewing Company in its attempts to open for business in Cyprus are a What were the problems you encountered in function of: Cyprus?  The existence of non-tariff trading “We found an old defunct winery in a lush green barriers valley in the hills above Paphos. The size was  The Cypriot authorities manipulating perfect plus it was full of charm and character regulations to prevent or discourage with all permits as a ‘winery’. CIPA said the competition ‘Change of Use’ application to ‘brewery’,  Tacit and potentially illegal bureaucratic “…should be straightforward”. It was, however, connivance in favour of existing Cypriot Easter 2012, eighteen months of continuous and business largely unnecessary work later, before our thick And, whether the brewing sector in Cyprus is dossier of documentation was complete. We operating in accordance with the requirements were assured all was in order and we “…should of all relevant aspects of EU law” receive the Permit to Brew in a week”. Imagine “After nearly four years of struggles our Permit our shock on receiving notification from Nicosia to Brew was finally granted with the resident not with our promised Permit to Brew but with Inspector and bond requirements dropped.” further demands, then further and then still further unreasonable and, often, impossible Bill said, “After all those years of Cyprus demands. bureaucracy, I nearly called our Irish Red Ale ‘Red Tape’!” He added, “Finally, however, we

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can say that a holiday in the ‘Med’ no longer it be seen that British microbreweries condemns CAMRA real ale drinkers to long days of overseas that are fighting to push back the bland, commercial lagers. Cheap flights and low-cost frontiers of real ale in Europe are not alone accommodation make even a long weekend break but stand shoulder-to-shoulder with possible so come to our little oasis in Paphos in 2016 175,000 CAMRA members. Support and have a few great days with us!” Aphrodite’s Rock Microbrewery & Brewpub! Aphrodite’s Rock Microbrewery & Brewpub Today Aphrodite’s Rock Microbrewery & Brewpub “Aphrodite’s Rock Microbrewery & Brewpub is in a lovely old winery 15 minutes from Paphos surrounded Opening Hours: by beautiful olive groves and grapevine terraces. You  Monday – Saturday: 11.30am – and your family can take in the views sat in the 10.00pm (breakfast from 9.30am) traditional stone courtyard shaded by walnut, hazelnut  Sunday Roast: 12.00noon – 4.00pm and mulberry trees and also enjoy regular live entertainment staged for your pleasure. The kitchen Contact Information: offers delicious, great value-for-money meals plus  Address: Polis Road, Tsada, authentic hand-stretched Italian pizzas baked to order Paphos 8540, Cyprus in an Italian wood-fired oven. Portions are generous -  Phone number: (00 357) 26 101446 come hungry, you won’t leave that way!” Bill said.  Email: Despite its stunning location, great restaurant and [email protected] and warm ambience, Aphrodite’s Rock Microbrewery & [email protected] Brewpub is still, first-and-foremost, a For a short video click microbrewery. Quality real ales and real ciders with https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApCywL real character are brewed by Head Brewer, Melanie, 7L6HA. and her team for tourists and residents alike. You can Festivals calendar also join the highly popular, informative and FEBRUARY complimentary Brewery Tour held every Monday to 26TH – 1ST MARCH Beer and Cider Mini-Fest, Friday after lunch. This is an idyllic and inexpensive Queen’s Head, Chesham Mediterranean venue for birthday parties, MARCH anniversaries and wedding receptions with all special 25TH – 28TH Easter Mini Fest (12-14 ales rotated arrangements made. over weekend), Red Lion, Marsworth TH TH Aphrodite’s Rock Microbrewery & Brewpub is 25 – 28 Beer and Cider Mini-Fest (Easter), Queen’s Head, Chesham regularly #1 in Tripadvisor’s “Top 100 Things to do in 25TH (EVENING) – 28TH Easter Beer Fest. Music Paphos” with a Certificate of Excellence. on Monday 28th. Bell, Chartridge Holidaymakers visiting Paphos will enjoy a great, low- APRIL TH ND cost ‘sun, sea & sand’ holiday on golden beaches 28 – 2 MAY Spring Bank Holiday Beer & Cider Mini-Fest, Queen’s Head, Chesham beside the crystal-clear Mediterranean Sea as well as 29TH – 2ND MAY Early May Mini-Fest (12-14 ales experiencing some amazing historical sites in one of rotated over weekend), Red Lion, Marsworth the safest overseas tourist destinations available in MAY these troubled times. ST ND 1 – 2 Spring Beer Festival, Crown, Ley Hill The family’s tenacity and determination to bring this 14TH Mini-Fest, Plough, Hyde Heath (in much-demanded microbrewery to fruition in Cyprus is conjunction with village fete) ST ND to be commended. Institutional problems continue for 21 – 22 Berkhamsted Beer Festival, Haresfoot Brewery them but they say the support and solidarity shown by We expect more festivals to be announced fellow CAMRA members, friends and family visiting closer to the time. For the most up-to-date them in Paphos is a great help. Their mission is to let info, please check www.midchilternscamra.org.uk.

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Branch Contacts DIARY DATES. (S) = SOCIAL. (M) = MEETING. Chairman and Press Officer FEBRUARY 17th Coleshill – Harte & Magpies and Red Lion, 8 p.m. (S) Dave Badminton 01494 581797 th [email protected] 20 Kings Langley crawl – Old Palace, Rose & Crown, Saracen’s Head, Young Pretender, noon (S) Vice-Chairman MARCH Vacant nd Treasurer/Brewery Liaison Officer (MIX) 2 Cock & Rabbit and Old Swan, , 8 p.m. (S) 5th Chesham Crawl – The Pheasant, Red Lion, Chesham Charles Teuma Brewery Shop, Gamekeepers Lodge, noon (S) [email protected] 9th Red Lion, Marsworth, 8 p.m. (M) Membership Secretary/Brewery 19th Alford Arms, Frithsden, Martins Pond and The Plough at Liaison Officer (Tring) Potten End, noon (S) th Richard Healey 01494 724686 26 Easter Saturday Beer Fests (TBC) (S) Membership@MidChilternsCAMRA APRIL 6th Queens Head, Long Marston 8 p.m. (M) .org.uk th Locale Officer/Brewery Liaison Officer 9 Northchurch & Berkhamsted – George & Dragon Northchurch, The Lamb, Berkhamsted, the George, (Haresfoot) (Porters for those who want to), Crystal Palace, Boat, Roy Humphrey noon (S) [email protected] 16th crawl - Bat & Ball, Earl Howe, Old Oak, British Legion, noon (S) Pubs Officer rd Liz Doughton (standing down at May 23 Penn Street crawl – The Squirrel and Hit or Miss, noon (S) 2016 AGM) 30th Bank Holiday weekend fests (TBC) (S) [email protected] MAY Brewery Liaison Officer (Red Squirrel) 25th BRANCH AGM – BLACK CAT, CHESHAM - 8 P.M. Chris Pontin All members are welcome. Please check the Branch [email protected] website for the latest details. Contact the Social Secretary Tapler Editor/Branch Contact for more information. William Powell 07913 939761 [email protected] ADVERTISING RATES: Back Page A5 £140. Middle Page A5 £120. Full Page [email protected] A5 £100. Half Page £60. Quarter Page £40. 10% Beer Information Officer discount for advance payment for one year/4 issues. John Lomax 01494 783198 Ask Editor for details. Cider Officer Deadline for advertisements/submissions/letters for Ian Williams Summer 2016 edition: Friday 8th April [email protected] Send to: [email protected] Beer Scores Officer TAPLER SUBSCRIPTION: Nigel Harris 0845 644 6700 Subscribe to the Tapler and have it delivered direct to BeerScores@MidChilternsCAMRA your door. In order to receive 4 quarterly (seasonal) .org.uk issues, send 8x2nd class stamps (UK) only, along with Webmaster/Social Secretary your postal address to: Tapler Subs, 10 Dean Field, Gill Badminton Bovingdon Herts. HP3 0EW. Webmaster@MidChilternsCAMRA DISCLAIMER: Views expressed in ‘The Chiltern .org.uk Tapler’ are not necessarily those of CAMRA LTD., its [email protected] branches or the editors. Branch Secretary/Young Members COPYRIGHT © CAMRA Mid-Chilterns Branch 2016: Officers All rights reserved. Produced & Published by the Mid Chilterns Branch of the Campaign for Real Ale. Gareth Hawden (Branch Secretary) & CAMRA HQ: 230 Hatfield Road, St. Albans, Herts., Rachael Frost AL1 4BR. www.camra.org.uk [email protected] PRINTING: [email protected] ProgrammePrinting.co.uk

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