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WAKEFIELD BEER FESTIVAL 7th-9th NOV 2013 Issue 56 to Summer OFrom Ossett to KKnottingley The Magazine of Wakefield CAMRA 2013 CLUB LIFE AT KNOTTINGLEY RUFC NEW BREWERIES James & Kirkman - Pontefract Bosun’s Brewery - Horbury Bridge Malthouse - Ossett and a first festival award for Hamelsworde Dewsbury Railway Station Wellington Road, Dewsbury WF13 1HF T: 01924 459193 www.imissedthetrain.com WestRidingRefreshmentRooms News & Heavy Woollen CAMRA “PUB OF THE YEAR 2012” Events Platform 3: Live Music every Fri @ 8.30pm & Sun @ 4.00pm until September 1 St Johns Rd, Huddersfield HD1 5AY T: 01484 421929 www.undertheviaduct.com SportsmanHuddersfield Authetic Spanish Tapas: Thursdays & Fridays | New food menu: from 1 July News & Huddersfield CAMRA PUB“ OF THE YEAR 2013”... 3rd year running!!! Events Cluntergate, Horbury Wakefield WF4 5AG T: 01924 267032 CricketersArmsHorbury News & Horbury Show: Cricketers Arms Festival Bar, 30th June 11am - 4.30pm Carr Lodge Park Events Quiz Night: Wednesdays - 8.30pm | Open Mic Night: every second Sunday of the month First Pint Hello and welcome to the Summer Issue of anywhere and if they don’t tell anyone then O-to-K. people won’t notice. There is uncertainty where John Smith’s Cask It is why it’s never more important than now is now brewed. It is not in Tadcaster and the for us to drink our local beer. In the Wakefield likely candidate is Cameron’s in Hartlepool area we have Clark’s, Bob’s, Ossett, Fernandes, but no one from Heineken is saying, the Five Towns, Revolutions, Tigertops and now pump clips on display in some pubs did say they are added to with James & Kirkman, “Brewed Exclusively at Tadcaster Brewery” Malthouse and Bosun’s not the mention although this is changed to “Established 1758” the many LocAle breweries just outside our in others which is at least an admission that boundary. the beer is not brewed in Tadcaster. AFAIK Our local breweries beers are not difficult to this means that Heineken make a North East find in the Wakefield area, if you see them on beer (Newcastle Brown Ale) in Yorkshire, but sale make sure you try them. make a Yorkshire bitter (John Smith’s) in the The reaction to the first colour issue last time North East. out has been very positive and thank you for But then this is par for the course with the big your comments. boys, Carlsberg now have Tetley’s made for Again I thank all the contributors and them in the West Midlands so where a beer advertisers who make O-to-K possible, is made is of little concern to them as long without your contributions the magazine as they can continue to pull the wool over would be about 6 pages long as there is no way peoples eyes and make them believe that a I could waffle for 40 pages, I’d give it a go but I beer is something that it isn’t. For the record am sure I wouldn’t manage it! the various versions of Tetley’s are now made in Tadcaster, Hartlepool and Wolverhampton. Enjoy the issue and the spelling mistakes, the missing adverts and incorrect information are When it comes to other brands, Foster’s all down to people other than me....honest! which promotes itself as Australian is barely Mark a brand in Australia any more and Carlsberg’s Copenhagen bottled lager is actually made CONTENTS in Lithuania. This I guess explains it, if you PUB AND CLUB NEWS 4 can brew a beer called Newcastle in Tadcaster BREWER’S PRIDE, OSSETT 6 and Copenhagen in Lithuania then Tetley’s BLACK BULL, MIDGLEY 9 from Wolverhampton and John Smith’s from AN INZPIRATIONAL JOURNEY 11 Hartlepool even when there is a brewery called THE BROAD SIDE 14 John Smith’s in Tadcaster is no big deal so the KNOTTINGLEY RUFC 17 big brewers must feel they can brew a beer BREWERY NEWS 20 UPCOMING BEER FESTIVALS 25 BEER STYLES - DOUBLE BOCK 27 Front Cover CIDER AND PERRY 29 Inside James & ON THE HANDPULL 31 Kirkman Brewery TWO ROSES BREWERY BEERMATS 33 NOT ON YOUR NELLIE DVD 35 ANNABEL SMITH 37 BRANCH EVENTS 38 BRANCH INFORMATION 39 3 Pub News Ackworth At The Angel there is a rotating guest normally from Ossett. The Mason’s Arms is NOT RETIRING! increasingly popular drinking pub (no food) with 3 real ales including Black Sheep, Tetley’s Gold (£2) and a guest of which Hydes Bitter proved popular. At the Brown Cow there a 3 regular ales, John Smith’s remains the top seller with locals but those eating go for Copper Dragon or Landlord. The Boot & Shoe has 3 ales also with Sam’s, John’s and Doom Bar. A second ale is being considered at Rustic Arms to add to Black Sheep. The Beverley Arms has new owners, Steve and his partner have taken over from London Taverns and is now a “free tie pub”. It is one of 14 pubs run by Steve, Well’s Last month we featured a story on ‘Tetley’ Bombardier has been available. Dave Parker. Well it seems that news of Bottomboat David and Maureen James from The his retirement has been greatly exagerated Robin Hood are the new owners of The Rising Sun. and we are happy to say that we were Castleford The Glass Blower held a “Meet The misinformed of the situation (well our pubs Brewer” night in March with Revolutions. officer Bob Wallis was, ed). Crofton Cock & Crown has had York Brewery As you can see from the photo Dave is very Yorkshire Terrier and Marston’s EPA. much still behind the bar at The Shoulder Of Gawthorpe The Boot & Shoe has Kelham Island Mutton. Sorry Dave! Easy Rider. Shoulder Of Mutton has Ossett Yorkshire Blonde. Heath Common Horse & Groom has regular Outwood The Sun had just Greene King IPA on a Bradfield ales. regular contributors recent visit. Hemsworth George & Dragon has Bombardier Pontefract Golden Ball is now run by Belle Vue alongside the regular John’s. Crosshills Tavern is to Property company, John’s is the only “cask” left. At be a new Wetherspoon. the Blackmoor they typically have Abbot and Old Horbury The lease is for sale at the Quarry. Lisa has Speckled Hen alongside the hand pilled ciders, 2 of left The Cricketers. which, Westons Old Rosie and Vintage, are classed Horbury Bridge Horse & Jockey is an outlet for the as real ciders. There is regular North Yorkshire new Bosun’s Brewery Maiden Voyage. Brewery beer at the Old Church Tavern. Leadsham Chequers have taken John Smith’s off South Elmsall Barnsley Oak has ditched John and instead every week there will be a different beer Smith’s and replaced it with Black Sheep Best Bitter, provided by Brown Cow from different breweries. there is also a regular changing guest. Also serving Brown Cow Sessions is the house beer. excellent ale is Brookside WMC with Partner’s Leeds The Crowd of Favours is Leeds Brewery’s Blonde available recently. sixth pub, it is next door to the Duck & Drake. Stanley Bar Stanley has 2 Ossett beers. The Graziers Lupset The Duke Of Wellington and Lupset Hotel has 3 beers which were Old Peculier, Sam’s OBB are both under new management. and Yorkshire Blonde. The Wheatsheaf has had a Newmillerdam Dam Inn has regular Ossett beers. makeover and now has Tetley’s alongside John’s. Ossett Bar 42 (ex Carpenters) has regular Bradfield Streethouse The WMC has been demolished. and Ossett beers. The Cock & Bottle has reopened Wakefield At Harry’s Bar there is now a permanent but has no real ale. ale from Five Towns, an excellent Black IPA called 4 Putting ‘Ale’ back in Real Ale Trail Scouting For Girls was available recently but the Licensees, pub owners, rail companies and usual offering is Davy Jones Locker, a 3.9% hoppy the police have called time on anti-social bitter. The Freehold is for sale at The Harewood behaviour on the Transpennine Rail Ale Trail. Arms, the pub has featured Leeds Pale. The Bull & Fairhouse is now managed by Mark Oates of Oates In a press release by the participating venues Brewery. Great Heck ales will continue to be sold they say “In order to reduce the numbers a there. Doom Bar has been on at Smiths Arms. bit (and get back to its roots as an ALE TRAIL) Whitwood The Bridge has reopened with we have decided to operate strict rules on Black Sheep with plans to add another ale. Saturdays, starting on 15 June 2013. There More information can be found at www. will be no lager, no fancy dress, no stag/ thebridgeinncastleford.co.uk. hen do’s and no shots/doubles. Any large Wrenthorpe York Guzzler is now available at The parties should contact pubs in advance to New Wheel. help them to plan ahead.” “We all want the Ale Trail to continue and be enjoyed but not Send your pub and club news to the to the detriment of others such as bar staff, editor or come along to the monthly residents and the majority of the travelling branch meetings. public.” The venues participating include West Riding Don’t forget to beer score at www. and Stalybridge Buffet Bars; Riverhead; whatpub.com using your CAMRA Navigation Tavern, Mirfield; Commercial, login to record the beers you drink. Slathwaite and Kings Head, Huddersfield. WAKEFIELD - THE RAVEN On a visit in early June Doom Bar, Black Sheep, John Smith’s and Hobgoblin were on the bar. New licensee Daryll wants to build a local town centre pub with cask ale at the centre which is why the pumps are situated prominently on the bar and he is keen to regularly change the offerings.