CAMRA Liverpool & Districts Magazine Winter 2018 FREE Print Run 9000 Liverpool Beer Festival details inside

Incorporating: Isle of Man News and WirrAle Drinker www.liverpoolcamra.org.uk [email protected] MerseyAle CAMRA Liverpool and Districts Branch Welcome to the MerseyAle Editor Winter edition of and Districts Mel James-Henry [email protected] MerseyAle Mel James-Henry

Liverpool Branch Chair Welcome to the Winter Edition of MerseyAle, we are reintroducing Sonia James-Henry MerseyAle. Our previous editor did some old ones - MerseyAle Ambas - [email protected] such a good job, that rather than try sadors and the letters page. We and follow in his footsteps, I decided welcome feedback on articles, espe - MerseyAle Contacts to take a slightly different approach. cially if they lead to you visiting dif - Comments/news/letters/photos As I am already responsible for the ferent pubs or trying different beers. [email protected] Website and Social media, I took on If you have comments on the layout the role of Editor to try and link the or just want to get something off MerseyAle Advertising Manager different aspects of our branch com - your chest, you can email us at Howard Perry munications together. You will [email protected] HU howard.perry@liverpoolcamra. org.uk RR notice QR codes throughout the or DM us via Twitter or Facebook ticke Y ts se Distrubution Manager magazine. These will enable those of (details on P39). We have also intro - llin Andre Fu you with Smartphones to link back duced some regular features includ - f g ast! [email protected] to the magazines’ content our web - ing ‘Pub Walks’, ‘A Publicans site. QR Code readers can be down - Perspective’ and ‘Hop History’. Celebrating 10 years of the loaded from your phones app store. MerseyAle Proof Readers Many thanks to everyone who has After our Beer Festival, the website Matt Valentine helped and contributed to this edi - will be getting an overhaul which LocAle scheme in Liverpool Sonia James-Henry tion of MerseyAle. I hope you enjoy should make it easier to read on reading it. Liverpool and Districts CAMRA mobile devices, more details in next Main Branch Contact MerseyAle. Mel James-Henry Steve Downing As well as bringing new aspects to MerseyAle Editor [email protected] Message from the Branch Chair Sonia James-Henry Websites Following the departure of our and if anyone working in the local Liverpool and Districts previous editor Dave McBryde, you real ale scene would like to CAMRA Branch will find some slight changes to contribute to future issues they www.liverpoolcamra.org.uk the magazine including the would be very welcome. Other wwwfacebook.com reintroduction of ‘MerseyAle highlights this issue include, on a /CAMRAliverpool Ambassadors’, in recognition of national level a feature on the Mass @LiverpoolCAMRA those readers who spread the Lobby which took place at the liverpoolCAMRA magazine’s message far and wide. Houses of Parliament back in QR Codes inside back page We hope you enjoy the mix of social October, and locally, a piece about and campaigning articles, both local our forthcoming flagship event, the MerseyAle Read online at and national. Our aim is to appeal to 2019 Liverpool Beer Festival. Tickets www.merseyale.org.uk both CAMRA members and casual are selling fast so book yours today readers who peruse the magazine to avoid disappointment. Finally, on over a drink in their local. Please let behalf of myself and the Liverpool us know what you think, we and District CAMRA Committee a welcome feedback and are keen to big thank you to everybody who reintroduce our letters page. We are contributed to this issue, either by particularly pleased that one of our submitting articles or adverts. It was local licensees, Tony Murry of the a true team effort and without your Masonic Gardens in Garston has support we would not be able The opinions expressed in MerseyAle are not submitted an article for this issue, I continue to produce our magazine, necessarily those of the Editor, the CAMRA am sure you’ll agree it offers a and promote real ale in Liverpool Ticket on sale now visit: Liverpool Branch or CAMRA Ltd. fascinating insight into the running and beyond. Cover by Dennis Jones after The Man in the of a suburban pub. Hopefully, this Sonia James-Henry Blue Hat 1937 by Fernand Leger will be the first of many such articles Liverpool CAMRA Branch Chair www.LiverpoolBeerFestival.org.uk Fernand Leger Exhibition, Tate Liverpool 23 NOVEMBER 2018 – 17 MARCH 2019 [email protected] 3 THE BEER FESTIVAL VOLUNTEERING EXPERIENCE It’s that time of year again, and your local though it was quite hard work it was so much CAMRA branch is looking for members to work fun, especially the staff party. A great way to at the prestigious, Liverpool Beer Festival. Every - join in and feel part of something! one who volunteers will receive a free t-shirt, will I have now signed up for the Southport and the be able to sample the beers on offer during the next Liverpool Beer Festival, and find it’s a great session they work and will also be given the op - way to get away, meet new people and try new portunity to go on a thank you trip in the experiences, make friends and feel really use - and Districts Spring/Summer. ful. I would say I am so glad I joined and took a Yes, volunteering at a beer festival is hard work, chance, join today and sign up as a volunteer, I particularly if you volunteer for Set Up and Take would be more than happy to give any advice Down, which involves lifting and moving casks and I’m really looking forward to more events.” of beer, but it is also great fun. It is an opportu - Corinne Jones nity to meet new people, to sample some great beer and to fly to flag for real ale in Liverpool. A big thank you to Corinne for sharing her expe - Don’t just take my word for it though, one of our rience and for taking the time to put pen to newer volunteers, Corrine Jones, has written the paper. Stewarding is a job which, year after year, piece below about her CAMRA journey. Corrine we struggle to fill, but as Corinne says this is a enjoyed her experience at our beer festival so role that is enjoyable and rewarding. much she went on to Volunteer at the Great If you are able to help with the festival in any way, British Beer Festival in London: - details of how you can volunteer are on the “The first event I attended was the CAMRA opposite page. Christmas party at the Augustus John in Liver - Our Festival is organised and pool; I was made to feel very welcome and got Sonia James-Henry to know quite a few other members plus it was Staffing Officer a great night. Having spoken to Sonia the run entirely by CAMRA members. Staffing Officer, I asked if I could help out at the Liverpool Beer Festival. I must say I was a bit apprehensive when I first Are you able to help with set up on 16th February or arrived at the Beer Festival, but didn’t need to worry, I was given a tshirt and a meal voucher then introduced to other members that I would take down on 24th February? Or volunteer for any of our be working with and off we went after a quick safety talk. Everyone was friendly, and I was shown the ropes as a steward and found the night went really well, some good conversation public sessions from 21st to 23rd February? with both members and the public. You get to try some of the beers which was a real revela - tion, fantastic beer and food, and I enjoyed it FOR A STAFFING FORM PLEASE SEE OUR WEBSITE www.liverpoolcamra.org.uk all so much I signed up for the Great British Beer Festival. So down to London I went, there I was intro - EMAIL OUR STAFFING OFFICER [email protected] duced to the Foyer team, a bit nervous again but didn’t need to worry, we worked well together and the rest of the team really looked after me, there were buses back to the accommodation OR DOWNLOAD FORM CAMRA organised at the university, and as the others in the team were staying there we went together in the morning, so no getting lost in London. I really didn’t feel lonely at all, and

[email protected] 5 White Rat and beers from sporting event is on. The Mallinsons. bar is open Mon-Fri 5:30pm www.vernonarms.net -11:00pm, Sat 12:00 noon - 11:00pm and Sun 12:00 and can be reached by any jazz on Thursday evening. The Old Bank The Valentine Pub & noon-8:00pm. On a recent visit to The Old 82 bus and the 500 bus The Beer Engine Kitchen Bank (301 Aigburth Road which will drop you on Scotch Piper In August, The Beer Engine The Valentine Pub & Kitchen L17) I was encouraged to Aigburth Road or, the 60, 61 There is a new management (ex -Bumper) on Hardman in Aintree Village now sells have a taste of Timothy or 68’s final stop at Aigburth real ale and has been team has taken over at Street opened and we can Jaime Greer and John Bardsley Taylor’s 1858 . It is part of the Vale. the Scotch Piper as of report that they have 3 real awarded Cask Marque new small-batch Taylor in the industry for many November. They have The Excelsior ale handpumps and initially accreditation. They have 2 handpulls and on a recent years is working towards The Excelsior on Dale Street they were selling Higsons visit, they are selling retirement, so passed the was closed for a few weeks and Wainwright. The Doom Bar and Hobgoblin. shop over to Jaime (his while the new management building has had a complete Opening times Mon-Thu niece’s partner) so the next of Gary and Svetlana got refurbishment and the 12:00noon-11:00pm; Fri & generation could keep the everything right for them to venue now serves food and Sat 12:00 noon-11.45pm; Sun tradition going. Jaime is have a successful opening in a variety of alcohol. 12:00 noon-11:00pm excited to steer the shop September. On a recent visit Split across two levels, Beer forward and is committed to Engine has over 20 beer taps Royal Hotel promoting local ale and real on the lower level and 18 A local member reports that ale. committed to having taps on the upper level. Made range. 1858 is named the Royal Hotel in Waterloo some different beers on, after the year that Timothy Bread & Butter now has two cask beers on, Firwood Waterloo supporting local breweries Taylor started brewing. The one from Rock the Boat and putting on live music. At around the same time, Rugby Club bar is no advertising tells me it has and another rotating one. Twitter:@ScotchPiper2018 what was the Clove Hitch / longer a private members ‘robust bitterness and is a Recently, it was Robinson’s Contributors: Andre Fu, Jaime No 23 Club re-opened as 5.3% ABV traditional, rich Trooper. club. Changes took place in Greer, Tony Morgan, Steve and complex English brown the structure of the club, Downing and Charlie Lasham there were three Salopian ale, with a long creamy EightDegrees separating the rugby teams ales – Darwin’s Original finish, strong roast malt, A new bar, EightDegrees, from the ownership of Brewery 4.3%, Oracle 4% and creamy coffee, marmalade have opened in Crosby the premises. Therefore Shropshire Gold 3.8%. In News hop and raisin flavours.’ Village. The focus is Craft membership is only for addition, Big Bogs Hinky Mad Hatter Which it has. Gary and Ale, no Cask is available. supporting and watching Punk 4.1% and regulars In October Mad Svetlana are in the process of the teams. The bar has a Timothy Taylor Landlord Hightown Pub Hatter ceased ordering it in on a regular normal premises license 4.3% and Sharpe’s Doom Bread & Butter. Whilst they It has been reported to us trading. We wish basis to complement the which allows anyone to visit Bar 4%. Food is served every currently don’t sell real ale, that the Hightown Pub in everyone involved in Mad Timothy Taylor regulars for a drink. There are usually day and as regulars know it they haven’t ruled out the Hightown has closed and is Matter good luck with their Landlord and dark ale Ram 4 cask beers on, usually at is a great place to go prior to idea for some time in the boarded up future projects. Tam . Both have an ABV of least one from Rock the the match with the stadia future, hopefully, before Boat, with Black Sheep 4.1%. The pub supports Liverpool Brewing just a short taxi ride away on Christmas. Crosby Beer Shop . Bitter, Timothy Taylor local breweries too with Big Company match days. Opening times Jaime (former manager) Landlord, and St Austell We do have good brewery Bog beers always on tap. Monday to Saturday 11am The Vernon Arms bought out owner John Trelawny making up the news with Liverpool Irish music on Thursday to 11pm and Sundays 12:00 The Vernon Arms have Bardsley of Lancashire other usual choices. Sky and Brewing Company now evening. The Old Bank noon to 11:00pm. Smooth widened their range of beers Heroes. John who has been BT sports when a big brewing. See article overleaf. opens every day from 1pm to include Rat Brewery

6 [email protected] [email protected] 7 CAMRA Mass Lobby Day - Tuesday 30th October 2018

In September the Labour Party held its an - VibrantVibrant andannd cozycozy atmosphere,atmosphere, threethree ales areare nownow CAMRA National Executive Member Ian Garner nual conference in Liverpool. CAMRA, in o o ered erered frfromoom local micrmicroo brbreweries.eweries. conjunction with the All Parliamentary OOftenfftten busybussy particularlyparticularly aatt the weekendweekend wewe Beer Group and the British Pub & Beer also o o er erer manmanyy di di erent ererent ttypesypes of BBelgianelgian Group in the European Parliament, held a and fforeignoreiggn bottled beersbeers.. reception for MPs and their staff. The re - A regularregular SalopianSalopian beer on ception was held in the upstairs bar at full time,timme, and twotwo other H1780 Tap and Still and CAMRA National pumpss servingserving beers fromfrom Director Ian Garner addressed those pres - ent on behalf of the campaign. RockRock thethhe BoatBoat brewerybrewery and thee WindmillWindmill brewery.brewery. In his opening remarks Ian said it was great CAMRA members from your constituency to be surrounded by so many representa - to talk to you about beer duty, business Opening Times:Times: Wed,Wed, ThuThu - 5.pm till 11.pm tives from Labour who have such an inter - rates and the pubs code and adjudicator. I Fri,Fri, SatSat - 3.pm3 till midnightmidnight hope you will take the time to meet with Sun - 3.pm3..pm till 11.pm est in seeing beer and pubs thrive. He went on ‘Pubs play a unique role in our lives. them and show your support for beer and pubs.’ 89 DukeDuke StreetStreet SStt HelensHelens,H , Merseyside,Merseyside, WA10WA110 2JG They are a place where friends are made and communities come together. CAMRA 01744 808514 continues to campaign hard to ensure His remarks were very well received and drinkers can enjoy high quality beer at a he and others from CAMRA HQ and repre - fair price and that pubs continue to make sentatives of the Public Affairs Committee a valuable contribution to our society, cul - spent a couple of hours bending the ears ture and economy.’ of MPs and their staff on how they can con - LIVERPOOL BREWING COMPANY tinue to support CAMRA and others within He told those present that on the 30th of the industry. usual with my particular well as these there will be a By Charlie Lasham favourite being the Liverpool completely new version of October, ‘CAMRA will be hosting a Mass Stout. Liverpool Brewing com - Liverpool IPA a 5.7% West Lobby Day in Parliament. We will bringing See Lobby day article overleaf pany Ltd are a new company Coast IPA. The event was well that has purchased the received and feedback was brewing set up of what sought from the attendees was the Liverpool Organic about the beers and the Brewery including the recipes, future plans for the business names and branding of their which hopefully raised some Liverpool Brewing Company brews. It is owned by 7 local interesting ideas and sugges - Ltd held a product launch businessmen with vast experi - tions. Liverpool and districts evening at the Lion Tavern ence in the brewing/ pub sec - CAMRA branch would like to Tithebarn Street on the 8th No - tor. Initially the beers on offer wish Liverpool Brewing Com - vember. It was a great oppor - will be 24 Carat Gold, pany Ltd every success for the tunity to sample their first Cascade, Liverpool Pale Ale, future and we also hope to beer offerings and talk Bier head and Liv - have a few of their beers at our with head Brewer Karl erpool Stout all upcoming Beer Festival in Critchley (ex Liverpool Or - based on Karl’s February for you to try. ganic ) and the owners about original recipes so their plans for the future. look out for them By Howard Perry Karl’s brews were on form as in your local. As

8 [email protected] [email protected] 9 CAMRA Mass Lobby Day - Tuesday 30th October 2018 the last revaluation, and are struggling under sky-high bills that threaten them with extinction. CAMRA’s National Chairman, Jackie Parker, said: “While welcome, the Budget measures are just a sticking plaster which doesn’t tackle the root issue. There must be long-term change and reform to business rates, Beer Duty and the Pubs Code to stop the decline of Some of the lobbyists with National Chairman Jackie Parker centre pubs closing which is cur - Hundreds of CAMRA mem - MP. The Liverpool and Dis - rently 18 per week. bers descended on Westmin - tricts Branch was represented “The Lobby Day has been a ster to send a message to MPs by Jean Pownceby and Char - huge success. It gave members about the very serious threats lie Lasham, pictured at West - an opportunity to speak to facing pubs. minster. their MPs direct about tack - All agreed there must be ur - The Lobby came the day after gent reform to business rates, the Budget, which contained ling the root causes of pub clo - Beer Duty and the Pubs Code the very welcome decision to sures, need for fundamental to save the Great British pub freeze duty on beer and cider, reform to ensure that pubs re - from extinction. main at the heart of communi - The Lobby Day saw the ties and continue to make a launch of CAMRA’s three valuable contribution to our point plan to save the Great society, culture and economy.” British pub, and encouraged Speaking at the Members’ MPs to commit to. Rally, Mike Wood MP, Chair - man of the All Party Parlia - 1. Introducing a preferential mentary Beer Group added: Magic Dragon Brewing rate of duty for draught beer. Charlie Lasham and “We need to make sure that we Jean Pownceby 2. Reforming the business have a proper review of local Have you tasted the magic yet! rates system to address the un - business taxation which goes fair burden on pubs. and the announcement of a beyond what was announced 3. Conducting an urgent re - new package of business rate (in the Budget) on business view of the Pubs Code so that relief that will help smaller rates, so that pubs of all sizes the Market Rent Only option pubs. are actually taxed at a fair rate becomes a genuine choice for While this change will see an - and we have a taxation system tenants. nual savings of up to £8,000 fit for the 21st century rather for some pubs, CAMRA is ex - CAMRA members held meet - tremely disappointed that than the 1950s, and one that ings with MPs throughout the pub-specific rate relief has recognises the economy as it is Contact : 01978 781 675 Why not follow us on day, which culminated in a been scrapped, meaning that now rather than one that was rally with speeches from the based solely on land values.” www.magicdragonbrewing.co.uk @brewingdragon pubs with a rateable value of Chairman of the All Party Par - over £51,000 will lose out. Ben Wilkinson [email protected] Magic dragon brewing liamentary Beer Group, Mike Many of these pubs saw the National Executive Member Wood MP, as well as Ruth largest rates increases after of CAMRA Smeeth MP and Alan Brown

10 [email protected] [email protected] 11 BrewDog and Cloudwater return to cask beer production. welcome suggestions about which other of their brews should also be made into cask versions. Closer to home, Cloudwater from Manchester are also iii returning to cask. In a blog Stouts, and seasonal Pale BrewDog and Cloudwater Cloudwater’s Paul Jones would do on cask. explained their decision to start breweries have announced So we’re going to wonder no producing cask beer again: “We plans to bring back the more, and produce cask dropped cask beer for a production of cask beer. beers over the autumn and variety of reasons, in a winter for a small number of BrewDog announced their marketplace that couldn’t get customers that treat cask move in their “The BrewDog enough of our bolder, conditioned beers with all the i Blueprint”. In this BrewDog hoppier beers in bottle, can, expertise and quality focus said: “We stopped doing cask and keg. Only just under two they deserve.” The blog goes beer almost a decade ago in an years ago, this was a broadly on to say that Cloudwater effort to get people excited questioned, and bold move. are proposing to make 6-12 about craft beer in kegs in the We made more production batches of cask beer UK. We also stopped because volume available for more of (between 6-16% of their we were concerned about how the beers many of you output) during autumn and often cask beer was incorrectly couldn’t get enough of, and in winter and “promise to the process gained accolades stored and served, which deliver exceptional modern no other brewery has gained adversely affected quality. and traditionally-inspired cask outside of the USA. But in However, with craft beer in beers.” They also say: “Cask the process we removed beer is an important part of kegs now widely accepted in 50p OFF ourselves from conversations our cultural and brewing the UK and with our Draft about what cask beer could heritage, and we are excited a PInt of cask ale House bars being the perfect be, and distanced ourselves to once again make a direct place for us to control quality, from drinkers that are contribution.” Let us hope that for CAMRA members we have decided to look to wedded to that genre of beer. Cloudwater are successful with start putting some classic “And at this time of year, as this return to cask, and continue during January 2018 BrewDog beers back in cask.” the nights start to lengthen brewing cask when winter is and the temperatures drop, a In a blog published on the 15th over. November 2018, BrewDog cosy pub is our favourite place to be for a relaxing By Tony Morgan announced that limited supplies afternoon pint, or a quiet Public Affairs Officer of Dead Pony Club (3.8%) evening session. We miss our for article sources type in your would be available on cask in a cask Session IPAs, Bitters, and search engine: number of their Draft House Porters, and find ourselves iBrewdog Blueprint pubs ii . BrewDog say that the drinking many a pint of cask ii Brewdog Blog cask release of Dead Pony Club in beer and wondering just how iii Cloudwater - cask is back cask is just the start and they well our Brown Ales, or

12 [email protected] [email protected] 13 Tony Murray WelcomeWelcome to the 20182018 VernonVernonn ArmArmsms night at a local brewery giving here Guv’nor’ - and yet one the customers an opportunity site went on to sell 30-35 CheersCh fromf JimmyJiJimmmy andd BarbaraB b MonaghanMMoonaghanh to sample real ales prior to Casks every week. TheThe VernonVernon Arms,Arms, DaleDale Street,Street, LiverpoolLiverpool launch. I accept that every site is dif - HandpumpsHandpuumps (4 ever-changing,ever-changin g, 1 cider) Once your customers have ferent, I agree that it won’t 7 sampled the product and pro - happen overnight- but I can Regulars: White Rat, The Rev. James, Rum PortePorter, r, Mallinsons vided their feedback, start say with a little patience and small, maybe two hand effort, real ales will compli - Gitane Zarah’s RumR Porter (exclusive to Thee Vernon Arms) pumps. Negotiate a ‘starter ment your existing kegs (it Food served Mon-ThurMoon-Thur 12-7pm, Fri-Sun 12-4pm As a long term owner of pub - price’ with a local supplier. won’t replace them) and it Belgian specialityspecialiity bottled beers lic houses (I owned a small Launch on a busy night, invite WILL bring in new faces. I Large screen sportsspports in HD group of ten pubs until re - your local CAMRA member - have found that they now at - Private functionn room available (The LathamLathaam Lounge) cently) and a recent member ship to attend and keep the tract a younger consumer to CAMRA, I am writing this price realistic for the launch. (male and female) and that it The Vernon Arms o erso ers all of the above in a freindlyfrein ndly and safe atmosphere plus:p small article to provide a This can be achieved in part - will increase your bottom Live entertainmententeertainment on FridaFridaysays and Saturdays ‘publicans view’ of real ales. nership with a local brewer, line. particularly if you’re success - Opening times: Sun-ThurSun-Thuur 12pm-11pm, Fri-Sat 12pm-12am12am The views raised within this I am always available to share ful as he will get repeat or - @VernonArmsL2@ www.vernonarms.netw.vernonarms.net 69 Dalee Street, L2 2HJ, 0151 236 6132 article are purely my own and my experience with any pub - gathered from the experience ders. lican who wishes to at least of running public houses, all The easiest part of filling a try, including those who are varying sizes, some with food, venue is the launch, the most others not. difficult task is to have them all return and become regular Over the next few publica - real ale customers. This can tions I wish to highlight a va - be done with ‘bounce back riety of subjects to publicans, vouchers’ by giving your cus - those already retailing cask tomers, on the launch night, a ales and to those who have voucher that gives a little dis - yet to join the increasing count on a particular night in number of landlords that the following month. have been converted. currently tied trade. I mention Get your staff involved, have the latter as I assisted a local Firstly I feel I should mention them learn a little about real tied trade publican to negoti - the reasoning behind why ales, get them to communi - ate a 50/50 tied trade deal on some publicans refuse to sell cate with customers for feed - the introduction of cask ales. cask ales. The main reason back and then analyse the day being ‘wastage’ - if I were to after each ‘cask ale’ night. It’s Next edition I will talk about install a real ale pump and it important that the ‘customer the care and control required didn’t sell, then the wastage journey’ is enjoyable, that to deliver a good pint and the would eat all (or maybe more) new faces want to return. It different types of ales that may of the potential profit. I per - will also give the staff an op - attract new custom. sonally have never had this portunity to promote ‘other’ By Tony Murray problem, it takes a little plan - nights to new customers. ning, pre-launch promotions, The Masonic Pub advertising within the outlet, When I first introduced real Garston working closely with a cask ale, in some of my sites, I was [email protected] ale supplier, maybe a real ale told ‘you’ll never sell that stuff

14 [email protected] [email protected] 15 This is the first of a number of pub walk BOOTLE articles. Liverpool CAMRA website does have various pub walks on it. We are Lets go Clubbing! always after contributors for walks, PUB WALK especially for the suburban areas. You can download a map and links to pubs CAMRA Clubs Campaigning There are a few pubs in Bootle In 2018 Liverpool & Districts branch of CAMRA from our website. a short walk apart. Many bus This years Liverpool CAMRA COTY winners nominated the Northern Club in Crosby at its routes operate to Strand Road to find the Jawbone . This pub Road, turning right at its junc - 'The Northern Club' receiving their award. entry for the national COTY competition in Bootle and the Southport was awarded the branch's tion with Merton Road (A5057) Branch Chair Sonia James-Henry and John which was eventually won by the Flixton Con - trains on the Merseyrail North - community pub of the year in and follow it to the canal Rearden, Club Manager servative Club in Urmston. ern Line operate through Boo - 2016. Like its sister pub, the Cat bridge at Irlam Road. This will With a long history of community based social, tle. Buses 47, 52, 53, 54, 55, 300 bring you to the Lock & Quay sports, religious, professional, cultural, and & X2 operate from the City (formerly Little Merton) which political clubs in the wider Merseyside area, Centre to Bootle and stop out - is part of a local community re - our clubs deserve greater recognition, espe - side the Cat & Fiddle on the generation project. Up to 6 cially if they sell good beer. ground floor of St Martins This is where CAMRA locally and nationally building on Stanley Road. The need your help. We want you to tell us of any kind of members club that you know sells real & Fiddle, there are normally ale. Doing so will help us to compile a more three beers available here. accurate list of real ale outlets. The information CAMRA cam - Paninis are available to eat up gathered can then be put on the WhatPub paigns to to 10.00pm and Sunday lunch is Photo: Lock & Quay Facebook database, which in turn will help visitors to the protect and popular. area discover good real ale. Just as important, promote real Continue walking along Lither - cask beers can be available, it will give us a wider choice of clubs from Photo: SteHLiverpool ale and the land Road and after crossing with most coming from the which to pick future local Clubs of the year. 60 and 81 buses from Aigburth pubs it is the canal turn left along Strand nearby Stamps Brewery. You don’t even have to be a CAMRA member and Speke also cross Stanley drunk in. Per - Road that will bring you to the From the Lock & Quay it is a to get involved. Just use one of these methods: Road. People travelling by train commercial centre of Bootle. short walk to Oriel Road sta - haps less know is the campaigning work can walk along Trinity Road There are two pubs on the tion on the Merseyrail North - CAMRA does to protect and promote clubs – 1. Use the branch contact emails in Merseyale. from Oriel Road station. The ground floor of the Triad Build - ern line, or retrace your steps not nightclubs but social and sports clubs. Cat & Fiddle usually has three ing. One is the Addison Arms, back to Stanley Road for the Why? Because private members clubs are im - 2. Speak to a Committee member at one of our beers available, a house beer, formerly Yate's Bootle, and is bus services. portant community assets that promote the events (details of these are in this edition of and two other guest beers. The part of the Stonegate Group. When visiting these pubs social well being of their communities, pro - pub was built with the office MerseyAle and What’s Brewing). Like other pubs in this chain, please remember to submit vide well needed sport and social amenities to block in the sixties and is still food now dominates here. Up your beer scores. These score those communities. Many of these clubs have busy at lunch times and when 3. Contact CAMRA Clubs Working group by to four cask beers can be avail - will help us choose pubs for members bars which serve real ale. CAMRA live football is being shown. email to [email protected] and they able, usually national brands the Good Beer Guide. In has a dedicated website providing details of all On the other side of Stanley such as Greene King IPA and order to submit your scores will pass the details to the relevant branch. Road, on the corner of Merton aspects of clubs campaigning, take a look here: Bombardier, although regional you need to login to Road, is the Merton Inn. Previ - https://clubs.camra.org.uk/ and local beers may be on sale. CAMRA’s online pub guide 4. Contact me by email on Decor includes photos of old www.whatpub.com either on We have local and national Pub of the Year [email protected] Bootle, and LP covers featuring a computer or via a smart (POTY) competitions, the winner of which be - local bands. phone. Here you will find a list comes the National Pub of the Year, the cur - Who knows? With your help one of our local At the other end of the build - of over 35,800 real ale pubs rent champion being the Cricketers Arms in St clubs could become CAMRA National Club of ing is a Wetherspoon pub, the from all over the UK; these are Helens. For clubs CAMRA also runs a Club of the Year. Great publicity for our area and its Photo: GoogleEarth Wild Rose. Eight hand pumps not all Good Beer Guide pubs, the Year (COTY) award scheme and this runs real ale. ensure there is always a good merely pubs that serve real ale. in a similar way to the POTY competition with ously a Wetherspoon’s pub, it selection of beers here. judges assessing clubs based on their being a By Tony Morgan is now under private owner - Head back towards Liverpool Contributor: Tony Williams community asset and providing a wide range ship with the beer range com - Public Affairs Officer and just past the Strand shop - 2016 Pub Walk updated by of facilities, and focusing on quality in every - ing from Marston’s . ping centre either take the Tony Morgan 2018 thing they do, including the real ales they Continue up Merton Road and canal towpath towards Liver - offer. turn left into Litherland Road All pubs are on pool, or carry on along Stanley www.whatpub.com

16 [email protected] [email protected] 17 A pub is for life… Cider and Perry not just for news Christmas! CAMRA isn’t just about Christmas is the time of real ale, we also cam - year where people like So what’s your New Year’s resolution? I’ll let you paign for real cider and into a secret and tell you what mine is. I’m going to socialise more with perry. One way this is choose from six constantly- to make sure I visit at least one new pub a friends, family and some promoted is through the changing cask ales and month, in remembrance of the 12 that closed are even forced to so - Cider Pub of the Year around 20 ciders from across early this year. Why don’t you do the same? I cialise with colleagues! Award. the country. Beers are served The pubs are bursting at promise you, it’ll be loads of fun! straight from the cellar, which the seams with ‘Seasonal Sarah Crawford, CAMRA Regional Director for can be viewed through the CAMRA's National Cider Drinkers’. Seasoned drinkers lose their favourite Scotland and Northern Ireland window in the rear corridor. spot at the bar as their chairs are moved to ac - Pub of Year 2018 is commodate the swathes of new customers. Reg - Editors challenge The Firkin Shed in The other finalists, in no par - ulars get annoyed as their local is taken over by Although this article refers to pubs in Scotland, Bournemouth. ticular order, were the the new celebrating clientele. Publicans are rub - these problems are faced by all pubs. After the A former Blockbuster shop bing their hands, counting the money ringing excess of Christmas spending pubs can see a turned independent micro into their tills. large drop in customers. Add to this the push by pub The Firkin Shed is But, with the final bars of Auld Lang Syne still certain charities and health lobbyists to go Dry an independently run pub, The Augustus John is the echoing in our ears, when the New Year bells in January, it is no surprise pubs struggle and stocking the best selection of Liverpool cider pub of the have fallen silent, so do the tills. The chairs are close. Then there is the knock on effect for year and is the start of a City moved back in front of the bar and ‘usual serv - breweries with drops in sales. Centre Cider Pub Crawl ice’ resumes. What happened to the Christmas There is evidence that drinking in moderation is which covers 8 pubs. The pub drinkers people ask, all licensees can do is shrug good for you. Most pubs have a charity box so crawl is available to down - their shoulders and hope their December wind - you can still give donations. load from our website. We have currently identified 27 fall can last them till Burns Night. The Editors Challenge is to encourage everyone Cricketers Arms, St. Helens, pubs in our branch area According to official figures, between January to participate in Tyranuary . the Blythe Hill Tavern, which sell real cider. and June 2018 Scotland lost 12 pubs as their Tryanuary was created to en - London and the Cellar Door, doors closed forever (Nationally around 18 pubs courage beer fans to support Newport, Wales. Details of all pubs selling cider, cider pub crawl and close per week (CAMRA August 2018)). The high independent breweries, pubs, further information on ‘Real bars and other retailers dur - cost of drinking is usually cited as a reason for Cider and Perry’ can be people to drink at home. While CAMRA still ing what can be a challenging found on our website - continues to campaign on behalf of pubs and month for the industry. Since real ciders and perries, cask www.liverpoolcamra.or.uk breweries these said tax rises add extra pressure its inception in 2015, the campaign has garnered ales, mead and rum. In 2017, or scan QR code. on the industry. Pubs are struggling under a huge support. More information can be found it won local Cider Pub of the If you enjoy Perry or Cider, triple whammy of high Beer Duty, rapidly rising on their website: www.tryanuary.com Year and Beer Drinker's Pub please pay them a visit. Business Rates and VAT. As a result, a third of the of the Year for the East Dorset WASSAIL! cost of a pint is now made up of various taxes. Use Whatpub.com to discover branch area. As well as making to the England and Wales have seen a slash in Business new pubs and let us know of final of the National Com - The Firkin Shed opened its Rates in the recent budget but we have to wait any new favourites you find. petition the Cricketers in St doors in 2015 and became for the Scottish Government to decide whether Helen’s is also the Mersey - Please support your pub. the first micropub in to follow the chancellor’s footsteps as the rates side and Cheshire Regional Mel James-Henry, Bournemouth. Using a shed are devolved. Pub of the Year for 2018. MerseyAle Editor for the bar, customers can

18 [email protected] [email protected] 19 Liverpool and Districts CAMRA National Pub of The Year Pub of the Year Nomination/Judging and The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has All of the pubs in the Selection Process for 2019 named the best four pubs in the country competition are selected by as part of its Pub of the Year 2018 CAMRA volunteers and judged competition, one of the most respected As agreed at the Extraordinary General on their atmosphere, decor, welcome, and well-known pub awards in the UK. service, value for money, customer mix Meeting on 24th October 2018 and most importantly – quality of beer. This will be a three-stage process Among the finalists is the Volunteer The four finalists will now have a chance Arms (Staggs) in Musselburgh, a to win the National Pub of the Year title • WhatPub scores will be used to produce a list traditional local decorated with wooden for 2018, which will be announced in of 10 pubs. It is WhatPub scores that we use as floors, wood panelling and mirrors from February 2019. the basis for our Good Beer Guide entries, defunct local breweries. Run by the same therefore, this ensures that all pubs that are family since 1858, it offers a regularly National Pub of the Year Co-ordinator crowned Pub of the Year (POTY) will also be in changing range of real ale. Andrea Briers said: “Each of the finalists the Good Beer Guide. However, unlike the are different, with both town and village Good Beer Guide the WhatPub scores used for Chequers pubs represented, all of which are POTY will be filtered so only those from Liver - • 2nd February 2019 the names of the top 5 Also in the running is the in excellent examples of their style of pub. pool and Districts members are counted. pubs will be published. Little Gransden, a village pub with wooden benches and a roaring fire, This stage of the competition is very There will be a ratio of city centre to suburban • 3rd February 2019 to 14th March 2019 judging which has been run by the same family tough and all four finalists should be (6:4) to continue the weighting we have now. will take place using national guidelines, each for over 60 years. It is also the home of proud of their achievement.” Members have until 14th December 2018 to judge must visit each nominated pub twice. submit beer scores using www.whatpub.com Any judge that is obviously not scoring fairly Son of Sid Brewery and the pub offers a (scan QR code right) will have their scores discarded. selection of their beers. Each of the four finalists will be presented with their super regional • Scores will then be used to produce a list of • Scores for each pub from each judge will be Saved from closure and now run by a award at local events over the coming 10 pubs which will go forward to the nomina - publicised, anonymously. persevering community group, the weeks. tion process. This list will be published on 31st 17th March 2019 our Pub of the Year 2019 will Wonston Arms in Wonston has made it December 2018 be announced. through to the final for the first time. • Between 2nd January and 31st January 2019 A popular pub in the heart members can nominate up to 3 of the top 10 You can keep upto date with the process of the village, it serves four pubs to go forward to the judging process. This through our website liverpoolcamra.org.uk/ real ales from local can be done on line or on the January coach index.php/awards/poty-2019 breweries and is home to or scan the QR Code below. trip, or at the AGM on 16th January. jazz sessions, quizzes and Mel James-Henry regular visits from food • From this list of 10 pubs the top 5 will go for - Pub of the Year Coordinator ward to the judging process. providers.

• Any Liverpool & Districts CAMRA member The fourth and final pub in Cricketers Volunteer Arms can put their name forward to be a judge via the top four is the current email - [email protected] or at any WhatPub CAMRA Pub of the Year - one of our social events. However, judges can - The Cricketers in St Helens. not work for any of the shortlisted pubs. The A friendly local community deadline for offering to be a judge will be the pub also saved from AGM on 16th January. closure, the pub boasts 13 • 16th January 2019 (AGM) 11 judges will be se - Liverpool handpumps on the bar and lected at random form the names that have CAMRA offers brews from newer been put forward. This process will be ratified regional brewers and local Wonston Arms Chequers by our CAMRA Regional Coordinator. microbreweries.

20 [email protected] [email protected] 21 North Western, 7 Lime Street, L1 1RJ Victoria Cross, 1-3 Sir Thomas Street, Where to Find Old Bank, 301 Aigburth Road, Aigburth, L1 6BW Volunteer Canteen, 45 East Street, L17 0BJ Waterloo, L22 8QR LocAle in Liverpool Pen Factory, 13 Hope Street, L1 9BQ Welkin, 7 Whitechapel, L1 6DS Pumphouse, The Colonnades, Albert Willow Bank Tavern, 329 Smithdown (correct as of October 2018) Dock, L3 4AN Road, Wavertree, L15 3JA Queen's Picturehouse, 47 South Rd, Ye Hole in Ye Wall, 4 Hackins Hey, L2 2AW Augustus John, Peach Street, L3 5TX Frank Hornby, 38 Eastway, Maghull, Waterloo, L22 5PE Baltic Fleet, 33 Wapping, L1 8DQ L31 6BR Que Pasa Cantina, 94, Lark Lane, L17 8UX TOTAL 63 Barkers Brewery , Archway Road, Gibberish Brewpub, 15 Caryl Street, Raven, 72-74 Walton Vale, Walton, L9 2BU **New additions are highlighted in RED** Huyton, L36 9UJ L8 5AA Refinery, Josephine Butler Building, Hope A MESSAGE TO PUBS: If you think your pub should be included Barbacoa, 47-51 Mersey View, L22 6QA Grapes, 60 Roscoe Street, L1 9DW Street, L1 9BP in this feature, please email: Belvedere, 8 Sugnall Street, L7 7EB H1780 Tap & Still, 62-64 Bridgewater St, Richard John Blackler, 1-2, Charlotte Row, [email protected] giving Blackburne Pub & Eatery , 24 Catharine L1 0AY L1 1HU details. A Locale beer is a REAL ALE Street, L8 7NL Hard Times & Misery, 2b Maryland Richmond Tavern, 23a Church Rd, BREWED WITHIN 30 miles of the pub by Butchers, Booker Avenue, L18 4QZ Street,L1 9DE Wavertree, L15 9EA road. NB: Other terms and conditions apply Caledonia, 22 Caledonia Street, L7 7DX Head of Steam, Hanover Street, 85-89 Roscoe Head, 24 Roscoe Street, L1 2SX Central, 31 Ranelagh Street, L1 1JP Hanover St, L1 3DZ Royal Hotel, Marine Terrace, L22 5PR Andre Fu LocAle Coordinator Childwall Fiveways, 79 Queens Drive, Hub, 16 Hanover Street, L1 4AA Sanctuary, 72 Lime Street, Liverpool, L15 6XS Lime Kiln, Fleet Street, L1 4NR L1 1JN CAMRA LocAle is an initiative that Cobden, 89 Quarry Street, Woolton, Lion Tavern , Moorfields, L2 2BP Ship & Mitre, 133 Dale Street, L2 2JH promotes pubs stocking locally brewed L25 6HA Liver, 137 South Road, Waterloo, L22 0LT Sphinx,160 Mount Pleasant, University, real ale. The scheme builds on a growing consumer demand for quality local Corner Post , 25 Bridge Road, Crosby, Liverpool Pigeon, 14 Endbutt Lane, L3 5TR L23 6SA Crosby, L23 0TR produce and an increased awareness of Stamps Bar, 5 Crown Buildings, Crosby, 'green' issues. Courtyard Bar & Kitchen, 89 Roe Street, Love & Rockets, 52 Lark Lane, Aigburth, L23 5SR Free point of Sale (POS) materials are L1 1EP L17 8UU Stamps Too, 99 South Road, Waterloo, available including leaflets and pump clip Crown, 43 Lime Street, L1 1JQ Masonic, 35 Gladstone Road, Garston, L22 0LR toppers. Email Dispensary, 87 Renshaw St, L1 2SP L19 1RR Thomas Frost, 77-187 Walton Road, [email protected] Edinburgh, 119 College Rd, L23 3AS Mackenzie's Whisky Bar, 32 Rodney Kirkdale, L4 4AJ Launched 2009 in Liverpool, next year we Excelsior, 121-123 Dale Street, L2 2JH Street, L1 2TQ Vernon Arms, 69 Dale Street, L2 2HJ will be celebrating 10 years of locale. We Fall Well, Roe Street, L1 1LS Navigator, 694 Queens Drive, Old Swan, will be putting on events throughout the Flanagan's Apple, Mathew Street, L2 6RE L13 5UH year starting with a celebration event in Flute, 35 Hardman Street, L1 9AS Stamps Too, where the scheme was first Font, Unit 3, Arrad Street,L7 7JE launched. Full details on our diary pag e. Four Ashes, 23 Crosby Road, North, Waterloo, L22 0LD

22 [email protected] [email protected] 23 Good Beer Guide; (2) It is under this, cliquey. There was none of threat of closure and has been that at the Roscoe Head. The Liverpool Pubs The valiantly staving that threat off staff made you feel welcome! for years; and last, but by no Other customers struck up con - Roscoe means least, (3) It is one of my versations with you! It had the CAMRA Discount favourite pubs anywhere. So, it atmosphere of a real Liverpool Discounts on production of a valid CAMRA card ticked every box, great for cam - pub combined with selling top Head paigning from a CAMRA point quality ales. What more could • Central & Commercial, Ranelagh St – • The Baltic Fleet, Wapping (20p off a pint 10p at Olympia of view and, personally, a pub I you want? I was in heaven. And 20p (pints only) off a half) just love. Choosing it was an ab - always am every time I go back. • Willow Bank Tavern, Smithdown Road – • The Punchbowl, Lunt Road, Sefton Village – solute “No Brainer”. But it’s not just me. The number 10% except Tuesday after 6pm (see below) 20p off a pint 10p off a half of people from all over the coun - • Flute – 10% except Tuesday (see below) • The Crown, 43 Lime Street, L1 1JQ – 20p off Two of my deputies, Gary try who came to the bar at GBBF • White Star, Rainford Gardens – Mon-Thurs a pint 10p off a half Chester and Paul Tench, are and commented on how much selected beer £2.50 • Victoria Cross, Sir Thomas St, 20p (pints Cheshire based and were in - they love the Roscoe Head was • Pumphouse, Albert Dock – 25p (pints only) only; except Saturday) stantly on board with the idea as amazing: brewers, publicans, This year bar managers at the • Hare & Hounds, Liverpool Road North, • Sanctuary, 72 Lime Street, Liverpool, L1 1JN – Great British Beer Festival were they know the pub well. Other CAMRA members, anybody Maghull – 20p (pints only) ex Monday – 10% (Loyalty card available) asked to name their bars after a members of the team had been and everybody. £2.49/pt • Head of Steam, 85-89 Hanover Street, L1 3DZ pub of their choosing. So why to the CAMRA AGM in Liver - I was a bit miffed that the ban - did this South West London pool and had, of course (it goes ner didn’t say that the Roscoe • Richmond Tavern, Church Rd, Wavertree - (20p off a pint 10p off a half) branch member choose the without saying really, doesn’t Head was in Liverpool (I had 20p (pints only) ex Monday – £2.49/pt • Courtyard Bar & Kitchen, 89 Roe Street, L1 Roscoe Head in Liverpool? Well, it?), been there and loved the clearly stated that when I made • The Liver, South Rd, Waterloo – 20% 1EP – 10% (pints only) first of all, although I have lived place. Yes, my choice of pub was my nomination). But it didn’t • Yates, Queens Square – 10% • Jolly Miller, 176 Mill Lane, L12 7JF - 10% in London for more than 30 an absolute winner with the need to, all the punters just • Ale House, Prescot Road, Old Swan – years, I was born in Liverpool team. knew that anyway: “That is the 20p (pints only) Discount available all day, every day and raised on Merseyside, so I Roscoe Head in Liverpool, unless stated otherwise am not exactly a stranger to the So, why do I love the place so isn’t it? ” was about as bad as it area. But that is not why I chose much? Well, when I first got into got. In CAMRA and real ale cir - Discount Days (available to anyone) the Roscoe Head. There are real ale in the early 1990s I used cles this pub is iconic. It is an in - • Flute, Hardman St – Tuesday ONLY – £2.10/pt plenty of great pubs in London the Good Beer Guide to find ap - stitution. Everyone who has had • Willow Bank Tavern – Tuesday ONLY from 6pm - £2.25/pt propriate pubs in Liverpool. a pint or two there knows and which I frequent far more often. • The John Brodie, Allerton Road – Tuesday ONLY - £1.95/pt I could easily have picked one of There weren’t too many back in cherishes it. So whatever hap - • The George, Moor Lane, Crosby Village– Tuesday ONLY - £1.95/pt them. But I didn’t. the day. Liverpool, along with pens we must do everything to The Roscoe Head just leapt to many other places, was a bit of stop this pub closing down. And • The Lion Tavern, 67 Moorfields – Monday - Friday – 20p off a pint my mind as the pub I would a real ale desert, but there were that’s why I chose the Roscoe choose, because: (1) It is one of a few and I tried them all. They Head. Note: All discounts at management's Any new offers since the last issue discretion; Subject to change at only a handful of pubs which all sold good beer, but some of are in RED short notice. has been in every edition of the them were a bit, how can I put By Bobbie Scully Bar Manager GBBF Message to licensees / real ale The discount is at the discretion of drinkers: the pub and can be as little or as large as the pub feels suits their This list is not exhaustive, so if we business and maybe withdrawn at have left anyone off OR if the any time. discount no longer applies, please let Please remember discounts should me know by emailing: never be expected. [email protected] with This list is correct as of details. 31st October 2018 By Andre Fu LocAle Coordinator

Late News: As a result of an agreement between CAMRA and Greene King, organised by CAMRA's membership team, over 500 of Greene Kings managed pubs have agreed to offer a discount to members with the offer of 10% off real ales. Full list on whatpub.com and Branch Website. Pubs have the right to withdraw this offer at any time. Liverpool CAMRA is not responsible for arranging this discount or getting involved with any disputes.

24 [email protected] [email protected] 25 many supermarkets. In 2017 Heineken bought the re - Are the big beer maining 50% of the company so it is now the sole owner. companies trying to Anchor Brewing, which was America’s oldest craft brew - ery dating back to 1896, sold fool us? out to Sapporo, Japan’s fourth-largest beer brand, for Next time you find yourself $85 million. in a supermarket look in the beer aisle and see what the A similar trend is happening range of beers is like. In most in the UK with many inde - national chains you will see pendents selling to or part - ture by Brooklyn Brewery and Brew Alliance and uses it for “own label” bottled beers for nering with the international Carlsberg UK for about £1m distributing its products in sale which are often brewed companies. in 2017. Heineken acquired the USA. In 2011 Goose by independent regional Sharp’s Brewery, the produc - 49% of Brixton Brewery in Island sold out completely to breweries, these can be stan - ers of Doom Bar, sold out to 2017 and made an undis - AB-InBev for a reported $38.8 dard beers rebadged for the Molson-Coors for £20 million closed investment in Beaver - million. Goose Island have a supermarket or they may in 2011. Cask Doom Bar is still town Brewery in June 2018. brand called “Midway IPA” produced specially for the brewed in its Cornwall home, with a label showing sky - chain. If you are lucky they but the bottled version No doubt all of the breweries scrapers and a Ferris-wheel, will be bottle conditioned, comes from the well-known listed above produce very which possibly refers to the “real ale in a bottle”. There Cornish resort of Burton good beer, and it would be but from subsidiaries of portfolio. What they often Midway or fairground as we will also be many familiar na - upon Trent. wrong to say don’t try them. the international beer don’t do is let the consumer call them. Very American tional and region names such They clearly are popular or companies. know the brand is now part imagery, but look on the as Timothy Taylor, Fuller’s, Camden Town beers were the big predators would not of a global company. Does it label and one discovers that and Greene King. bought for £80 million in 2015 matter? Yes it does. At the be gobbling them up to get a by AB- very least it is misleading; share of the market. But Now look at the imported InBev, the duping people into thinking when choosing beer remem - beers, most supermarkets people they are drinking something ber the Latin phrase: Caveat have a range of these many behind from an independent brewer. Emptor – buyer beware. Is it from the USA. Look at the la - Bud - Let’s have a look at some ex - still an independent brewery bels. Does it say something weiser, The likes of AB-InBev, amples of familiar brands or does it belong to a global like “Artisan brewed at Little Corona, company? Can you find an Heineken, and Molson-Coors found in supermarkets. this beer is brewed and pack - Bend, Arkansas” or “Crafted and Stella equally good beer in a pub or have seen the popularity of aged in that US state called in Colorado”? Oh good, a Artois. Meantime was bought a local independent bottle new beer flavours and styles The Goose Island Brewing Belgium. beer from a small, independ - by SAB Miller for offered by successful small Company of Chicago started shop? Would you rather sup - ent brewery, a “craft” beer £50m in 2015. In port “big beer” or help a breweries and want a bit of as a brew pub in 1988. In 2006 In 2015 Lagunitas of Califor - (American definition of 2016 SAB Miller local brewer survive? the action. Sadly, “big beer” a 42% stake in the company nia, a previously fiercely in - “craft” here i). Now look at was bought by By Tony Morgan companies don’t want the was bought by Widmer dependent brewery, sold 50 the back of the bottle or can. AB-InBev who Public Affairs Officer hard work of developing a Brothers Brewery , part of the percent of its company to Found the “big beer* com - then sold Mean - range of interesting beers, Craft Brew Alliance, Inc., the Heineken in 2015 to expand pany name in the small print? time on to Asahi iwww.brewersassociation.org but would rather buy out an 9th largest brewing company its international presence. The reality is many of these breweries of Japan. London /statistics/craft-brewer- existing company to get their in the United States. This has been successful as beers don’t actually come Fields Brewery in Hackney defined/ hands on the favoured AB-InBev, the makers of Lagunitas IPA can be found in from independent brewers, was purchased in a joint-ven - brands and add them to their Budweiser, owns 32% of Craft

26 [email protected] [email protected] 27 Around 1750 a new strain of hop and honey-like characteristics to Cobb’s was introduced to the Farnham beer. Cobbs is usually used in growers by a Mr Peckham traditional English style beers Golding Williams of Badshot Lea (a small and IPAs. It was once a very pop - village in the parish of Farnham). ular hop but fell out of favour This was a White Bine Grape due to its susceptibility to wilt hop , later to become famous as and mildew, being replaced by the Farnham White Bine . more disease resistant varieties. A recent conversation with a Whitebine hops in fact have a However, it does appear to be local brewer about his latest pale green bine, and ‘Grape’ having a bit of a renaissance, green hopped beer (brewed refers to how the hop cones particularly in annual “green with hops picked within the pre - grow in bunches. hopped beer” production each autumn. vious twenty-four hours) got me Propagating cuttings from the thinking about hop names. The best plants, or plants with desir - Breweries known to have hop in question is called Cobb’s able characteristics, has for cen - recently used Cobb’s Golding Golding and belongs to the turies been how most hops are include Cheshire Brewhouse, Goldings group of hop varieties. grown commercially as there is Congleton in Green Hop I believed that Goldings was a great genetic variation in hops, Harvest Pale 2018 (4.0%); Rock distinct hop type, but I discover and seedlings are very seldom the Boat (Little Crosby Village that the name covers a range of like the parents. Cuttings from Brewing Company), Crosby in closely related varieties, the the best Farnham hops found their Cobb’s Golding Green classic one being the East Kent their way into Kent, with White - Hops Golden Pale Ale (3.9%) Golding variety, which can only bines being grown near Canter - (Interestingly, both of these be grown in east Kent and has bury and taking the name beers use Cobb’s Golding hops its own European Designation Canterbury Whitebine . Canter - from Pridewood Farm in Here - of Origin (PDO) regulation. bury Whitebines are still grown fordshire) and Norfolk Green “Goldings” grown outside this to this day, though they are sold Hop #11 (4.1%) from All Day geographical area in places such ii as Goldings. Percival states that Brewing Company, Norfolk. as other areas of Kent, Worces - the Canterbury Whitebine and i tershire, Hampshire, and Here - the Farnham Whitebine are so Aubrey, J. (1673) [1718] The Natural History and Antiquities of fordshire often get classed as closely related in botanical char - just English Golding or UK the County of Surrey. Vol. 3, p.376. acter that they cannot be distin - ii Percival, John. The Hop and its Goldings. To confuse matters guished from one another and English varieties, 1901. Styrian Goldings are not Gold - are probably the same variety. ings at all; they are in fact a vari - By Tony ety of the Fuggle hop. Cobb’s Golding, sometimes re - Morgan ferred to as Cobb or Cobb’s, is a Public The origin of Cobb’s Golding variety of the Canterbury White - Affairs can be traced back to a hop bine and was introduced to the Officer called the Farnham Whitebine , hop market in 1881. It was dis - once considered to be the finest covered by a James West who of the English hops. According found it on the hop farm of John to the writer John Aubrey (1626 Cobb in Sheldwich, where Can - i – 1697) hops were grown in the terbury Whitebine hops were Farnham area of Surrey as early grown. Sheldwich is about as 1597 and were first named be - 10 miles West of Canterbury. cause of the characteristic of Cobb’s Golding has a light, their cones, e.g. Long White, floral aroma which can be Oval, Long Square; or by the slightly spicy. When used for colour of their bines, e.g. Green adding bittering and late hop - Bine, Red Bine or White Bine. ping they impart sweet, smooth,

28 [email protected] [email protected] 29 Leatherbritches Mad Ruby, a station, aiming firstly for the Liverpool CAMRA red beer as the name suggests, Brunswick, and also hoping to 4.4% and £2.90, and then we get to the Alexandra as our final braved the rain again to head to stop. Coach Trip - DERBY our next pub, the Furnace. After what turned out to be a We were given wrong direc - 20-minute trek, we arrived at On Saturday 8th September, of Brinkburn St Brewery Ford Peacock beer festival tions by a local but, luckily, the Brunswick, which is also a Derby Brewery. As expected, bumped into a group of our brewpub. As befits a pub in the our branches’ monthly coach Street Porter (what a mouth - brews available, light beers there were a number of their members, who had just left the Railway Quarter (a conserva - trip was to the excellent Real ful!), at 5% and £3.30 with straight from stillage in a shed beers on sale, plus several place to head on to their next tion area near the station that Ale city of Derby (so good that CAMRA discount (Derby, like out the back, dark beers from guests, keg beers, bottles and so was, thankfully, saved from we go there every other year). its’ neighbour Nottingham, handpulls at the bar (all at £3.00 on. I selected one of their own demolition in the 70s or 80s), 40+ intrepid souls braved the which we alternate every other irrespective of style or strength). in-house brews, Business As there was a railway theme to somewhat inclement weather, year with Derby, has several I chose one of the outside op - much of the decor. As so often and set off from outside the pubs that offer discounts to Tap Bar tions, Tempest Brewery Little Ship and Mitre as usual. We ar - members). White Gooseberry, 3.9%, and rived in Derby around 12.15 Only 5 minutes away is the we enjoyed the place so much (once we’d negotiated the infer - Exeter Arms , a somewhat that we stayed for a second pint nal one way system!), and here- in my case, a lovely destination, and they put us parked up near to the Smith - Credence Citra at 4.5%. One of right. The Furnace is open plan, field, their local Pub Of The my party also had a taster of a with, again, a good range of Brunswick Year (thanks to the landlady, stout but, at 6.5%, it was hardly Usual, a fine copper-coloured ales, and a friendly welcome. in Derby, the range of handpulls Emily, and Eric at Storage 4U a session beer! ale, 4.4% and £3.50. As it is also a brewpub, my was extensive. This time, I for arranging somewhere for Next, we had a 10-minute walk After saying goodbye to yet choice was one of their own selected a Little Critters Sleepy our coach to lay up for the du - to Derby’s first micropub, the more members of our party beers, Fun Sponge, at 4.4% and Badger, a fine oatmeal stout ration). Little Chester Ale House, foody place, but serving some who were already in here, we £2.80, and after having rested 4.4% and £3.30, and my final excellent ales, including a few then braved the showers (and our weary feet, we braved the beer of the day as it transpired by Dancing Duck Brewery. We the underpass), walking to the showers again to set off towards (we ran out of time to visit the met some other members of our Peacock. We had been given the Flowerpot. Alexandra, unfortunately, an - coach, who had headed here This pub is known as a live other brilliant pub). As time first, and others came in whilst music venue, but also stocks a was pressing, we had to hot- we were there (see my earlier wide range of great beers. foot it back to the Smithfield, so point about us all having over - Again, there were pockets of I could round everyone up and get us all safely back on to our lapping itineraries). I opted for located on the edge of the city chariot for the homeward As normal, our members split centre in a conservation area, journey. up into several small groups, and the site of the original All in all, Derby is a superb des - each with their own itineraries- Roman settlement in the area, the heads up by Ricky, a tination for anyone who is even we usually visit much the same Derventio. The place was lively, CAMRA member visiting from remotely interested in Real Ale, pubs throughout the day, just in as there was a hen party from Coventry who I had got talking hence why we visit every other a different order! I, along with a Nottingham visiting the city for to in the Smithfield, that they year. The city centre is relatively couple of others, decided to Derby Pride, but they were all Exeter beer garden were holding a beer festival that compact and flat, and the local start at the Smithfield itself. good-natured and left shortly weekend, and we weren’t dis - Scousers already here when we CAMRA branch produce a Having been there a few times a nice Dancing Duck Ay Up, afterwards to tick off the next appointed. The Peacock has arrived. I chose a pint of 3 Piers good pub map, so it is easy to previously, I knew that it was 3.9% and £3.30 with CAMRA on a list of challenges that had several Real Ales on as a matter West Coast Blonde, 4.6% and get around several excellent an excellent pub- as evidenced card. been given to them by the hen of course, anyway- including £3.20 with CAMRA card, an - pubs during the course of an by the POTY award- but it was Only about 100 yards away is do organiser (one of which was the choice of Draught Bass other excellent choice. My com - afternoon. too inclement to make use of the Derby Tap and Spirit to stroke someone’s beard, so at from either the cellar or straight panions and I then braced By Matt Valentine the lovely riverside terrace. I House (it was simply the Derby least one of our party was from the jug- but the festival ourselves for a walk across the Coach Trip Organiser started with a dark beer (un - Tap when I was last here a cou - happy!). I chose a pint of usually for me), a delicious pint ple of years ago), the tap for meant that they had another 20 city centre towards the railway To book a coach trip see page 37

30 [email protected] [email protected] 31 WirrAle Drinker 56 Mill Lane Liscard Wirral CH44 5UG Wirral. The Branch recog - WIRRAL CAMRA Opened in December 2014, Autumn Pub of the PUB of the YEAR 2018 we are proud to be Wirral’s first Season nises their hard work and micro pub. dedication to real ale which Serving fine cask ales from local breweries Rose and Crown has resulted in an extended with guests from further afield. Wirral Branch gathered in range of beers. We wish We have no lager, spirits or September and were proud them continuing success in alcopops. No television, juke box the future. or gaming machines. to award their Autumn Pub bank in Upton village. They n Up to five cask ales n Small range of bar snacks (with Pub news hope to have it up and run - delicious locally sourced pork pies) n Warm friendly atmosphere The Fox and Hounds, Barn - ning by Christmas. Mean - in traditional pub setting punctuated with pub while, in Birkenhead – memorobilia to encourage good conversation ston is still shut during its re - n Selection of good wines n Boxed cider furbishment phase. The Molly’s Chambers is now 5 Black Horse , Heswall is still open all week. Molly’s offers Buses from Liverpool 432 and 433; from Birkenhead 410; From New cask ales Brighton 118 and 119; from Moreton 413 and 414 Selection of Bottled Conditioned not open and waiting for an - real ale and real rock music Beers to drink in or take out other licensee to take it on. in a pub previously known Opening hours Mon Wed Thurs 4pm-10:30pm Fri 2pm-10:30pm Sat Sun 12pm-10:30pm Closed Tuesday Wirral Chair Gareth Owen present - The Lighthouse, Wallasey ing the award to Isla and James Village is closed for an up - date. A blackboard outside of the Season to James and was advertising Christmas Isla Skinner who run the meals so the pub should be Rose and Crown in Bebing - reopening soon. Another ton. closed pub is the Ship in Photo: Molly’s Facebook page James and Isla Hoylake which locked its outside the doors little more than two as the Old Colonial . Finally, Rose and Crown months after its relaunch. the Boathouse in Parkgate is Reports though seem to in - reported to be offering 50p dicate that the Ship may re - open soon on an initial 6 month lease.

Now some good news!... The Bow Legged Beagle in New Brighton is going from strength to strength and Photo: Greene King website The young couple have suc - owners, Andy and John, are off a pint of Hydes beers on a cessfully relaunched this currently in the process of Monday. lovely pub making it a must- opening a second pub on the By Gareth Owen visit destination in mid site of the former Barclays

32 [email protected] [email protected] 33 the warmth drinking a selec - CAMRA’s Cider Officer I tion of beers from Clun, Hob - thought it appropriate to par - Bishops sons and Salopian . The Clun take in a pint or two of Gwynt Castle Pale was in particularly good y Ddraig cider . Gwynt y Ddraig order. translates as “the Dragon’s From Dave Halliwell, MerseyAle Isle of Man Correspondent Coach wind”. The next morning I Across the road from the Castle realised that the dragon wasn’t A much curtailed report Dr Mike is succeeded by Kevin Trip is the Three Tuns. When the only one who suffers. from the Isle of Man this Holmes, who has now been CAMRA was in short pants and issue, for reasons that will brewing on island for over a Britain was awash with Double Dodging the raindrops we de - decade, including a previous become apparent further Diamond and Watney’s Red cided to peruse the stalls spell at Okells some time ago. Barrel, the Three Tuns was one spread out down the main in the text. Kevin originally arrived from to thank everyone who has of only a handful of traditional street before trying our luck at Thwaites brewery in Blackburn, supported me over the last ten the Kings Arms and then the Briefly this quarter, as the au - years, from advertisers in On the 22nd September a no- home-brew pubs still in exis - another regional brewer with Boars Head nearby However, tumn season draws to a close, particular for their staunch sup - spare-seats coach set off from tence. It’s a bit more of a gas - an immense and historic pedi - the recent rain had forced there have been very signifi - port, to publicans and brew - Birkenhead to the picturesque gree in the industry as have many folks off the street and cant changes in personnel op - eries, and of course most vitally market village of Bishops Cas - Okells, and we wish Kevin into the pubs – good news for erating in both the pub sector to the readers. But most of all, tle, Shropshire to celebrate the every success in the new role. their licensees but not good for and breweries, representing a sincere thanks go to Liver - Michaelmas Fair and to do anyone who didn’t want to wait the start of a major change pe - Elsewhere, not to be outdone, pool & Districts CAMRA for some intensive beer sampling! 20 minutes to get served. Dis - riod. Of greatest significance is in the pub sector, The White - giving the island a voice in the The beauty of a pub-crawl cretion being the better part of the departure of Dr Mike house mid-November was to magazine. At the time a decade around Bishops Castle is the valour we went on to the Six Cowbourne from the Okells have a change of tenure. Neil back, the island was relatively fact that it centres around two Bells and, much against our ex - brewery after remarkable 38 Keig, who has very successfully unknown to many in the U.K. in streets so it is very much all tropub these days but it still pectations, managed to get a year tenure. Dr Mike was a stal - run the pub over many years, is real ale circles,(aside from pub and no (well, very little) retains its bars and old world wart of cask ales promotion leasing The Whitehouse out to those who attend the T.T races), crawl. As the village is built on charm. The beer was good too throughout the leaner times, John Wheeler and Charles and the influence of having a the side of a steep hill we de - with pints of Three Tun’s Stout where many were turning away Miller . Readers will be familiar significant slot in MerseyAle cided it prudent to get off the and Cleric’s Cure being con - from cask, and was responsible with these names, as John and has been huge. The Isle of Man coach at the top and let gravity sumed while we were treated for developing many of the ex - Charles recently set up the is - CAMRA branch is currently do the rest. to a display of Goth Morris out - cellent and award winning sea - lands first micro-pub in Peel looking at ways to further pro - sonal brews to have emerged mote the island and its signifi - The first port of call was the side. The Two Fellas. Both are very Photo: Six Bells Facebook page from the Okells brewery in the familiar with The Whitehouse, cant brewing and pub heritage highest and most prominent After a while and following a last decades. In addition to this which has developed an im - in the future. For myself, I hope establishment, the Castle swift visit to the chippy we table. I like the Six Bells; it’s old he retained a steady hand on mense reputation this last to be able to continue with the Hotel. This historic building started our descent and came fashioned and ‘villagey’. Fortu - the tiller in the stewardship of twenty years under Neil’s occasional features in one for - to the next pub – the Crown nately it doesn’t seem to have the Okells bitter, a staple brew, tenure. Along with the move - mat or another. My final and Anchor Vaults. The Vaults changed much since Big Nev still available in nearly every ments at the islands largest thoughts are that as we move is a biker/rock pub and is ran it. I consumed several pints pub of the Isle of Man, whether brewer, this tenure change at forward, campaigning to keep friendly and welcoming. We of “Ow Do” – one of their own free house or managed Heron one of the islands leading cask pubs alive and thriving as ven - aimed towards the yard at the brews – while watching enthu - and Brearley(H&B) estate pub. ale pubs, represent the next ues and hubs of the commu - siasts through the window tin - This near ubiquity on island in generation coming through to nity is increasingly the core ker with an old steam engine in times of much competition is a respective top posts in the in - focus- without which cask ale the rain. testament to how well that dustry on island, after a pro - has no market of course! It’s stewardship has been handled. longed period of continuity. been a pleasure, thank you all, was once the home of the All good things though must MerseyAle wishes Mike well. and I wish everyone a Happy renowned Clive of India who come to an end and the witch - Such is his passion for brewing And Finally Christmas and prosperous was reported to have kept ele - ing hour of our return coach ar - that I avoid using the word re - And finally, this is to be the last New Year. phants within its grounds. This rived. After something akin to tirement. Mike is to be found Issue of Manx Ale within may have been the reason why cat herding we managed to get We would like to thank Dave regularly posting on Twitter, MerseyAle. After a ten year there was an elephant motif everyone back on board and Halliwell and Isle of Man where as well as running re - stint, I decided to step aside in throughout the fair. More mod - waved goodbye to a satisfyingly CAMRA for their support with back where a temporary bar ports on brewing from around recent months due to a combi - ern transportation in the shape beery day in bucolic Bishops MerseyAle over the last 10 with stillage and real ciders had the world, he can be seen to be nation of issues relating to time of a vintage car rally was in evi - Castle. Roll on September years. We wish Dave all the been set up especially for the providing regular updates on and family matters (though dence starting out from the 2019! best with his future endeavours Michaelmas Fair. As I was in his progress using his own nothing imminently untoward, and we will continue to help Castle’s car park as we sat in By Gareth Owen the company of Jan, Wirral brewing equipment. I might add). It remains for me publicise future events.

34 [email protected] [email protected] 35 Pub and Brewery News from Twitter Liverpool CAMRA Coach Trips Here is a round up of pub and brewery news from Twitter. Coach trips are run every month to a June 8th: Please follow us on @liverpoolCAMRA or scan QR code top right to stay informed of variety of destinations. events, pub and brewery news. Matlock area Coach trips depart from opposite the Ship July 6th: Kenilworth All photos are copyright and belong to the relevant twitter user. and Mitre, Dale Street, and return there and Warwick around 9pm. Cost is £13.00 per seat (plus £13 CAMRA Members booking fee) for CAMRA members, £16.00 August 10th: Kirby per seat (plus booking fee) for Non Lonsdale and Kendal Members – so it pays to join CAMRA! September 7th: Wakefield October 12th*: Nottingham *depends on *Any non-member considering coming on a Beer Festival. NB- no longer in castle! CAMRA coach trip can save £16.00 For full details of upcoming trips and how to November 9th: Chorley area book, please check out the coach trip page on the branch website or scan the QR code FREE COACH TRIP opposite * Anybody who joins CAMRA for the first time Stamps Too @Stamps_Too have January 5th: Stalybridge and Rochdale an offer on real ale in December and affiliates to the Terms and conditions apply February 2nd: Long Eaton and Ilkeston Liverpool & Districts and maybe withdrawn at any time. March 9th: Halifax branch will be offered a April 13th: York free seat on a future coach trip. Check Liverpool CAMRA May 11th: Ludlow Spring Festival website for details MerseyAle Ambassadors We pleased to bring back MerseyAle Ambassadors. Mia Coldheart Wherever you go on your holiday, take a copy Ida Evileye of MerseyAle with you, and send us a photo. Email photo with your name and location to [email protected] Those that we can’t find space for in MerseyAle will go on the website. Show us how far MerseyAle can travel

Back in 2014 two members of the Swedish Band Crucified Barbara became MerseyAle Ambassadors. Unfortunately MerseyAle ambassadors was discontinued so the photos were never published. Here they are at the launch of their last album ‘In the red’, Stockholm, September 2014. Mel James-Henry at De Halve Maan Brewery in Lead singer Mia Coldheart and Bruges Belgium. bass player Ida Evileye.

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