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The Canute is a genuine pub (recently awarded ‘Pub of the season & has now been entered into The Good Drinking guide 2010/11) with the Empha- sis on First class service & standards to match the High Quality surround- THE MAGAZINE OF GAINSBOROUGH CAMRA ings. Sumptuous Leather seating, mellow colour schemes with a classic, Heritage-focused Décor all combine to make Canute an authentic pub expe- SEPT 11/NOV 11 ISSUE 11 rience. An award winning menu complemented by an extensive range of beers & specially selected wine make a visit even more worthwhile. Selections of Real Ales are always on offer from BEER FESTIVAL EDITION around the region, using such breweries as the Award winning Grafters, Oldershaw, Wold’s top, Ossett, Well this is it, the run up to the 3rd Gainsborough Beer Festival. By the time you are Springhead & Kelham Island as well as Welbeck reading this the beer will have been ordered and the majority of the preparations Abbey. We’re also constantly sourcing good quality will have been made. Here‟s hoping it will be an even bigger success than last year. beers & Special seasonal s from throughout the This year‟s theme is an A to Z of beers, so that‟s 26 alphabetically linked beers, region. plus 6 from Grafters, including their latest creation, 4 festival specials, ciders and During the day it might be Sport on the Big Screen, at night the Canute be- perrys. There‟s something for (almost) everyone. comes the ideal spot for an after work wind down, a meal with friends & family or simply to have a Great night out. Book your parties here, there’s a WEB SITE variety of Buffet options to cater for different needs. Food served from Yes we‟ve jumped headlong into the technological age. We now have our website 9.00a.m.for Breakfast till 10.00pm.everynight. We now have a New coffee up and running. View it at www.gainsboroughcamra.org.uk. offering, come in & see, you wont be disappointed.

We also have different offers and entertainment.

Curry night (Thursdays) 2-4-1, £3.00 Stella, Sol, VK Flavours Fridays Hand carved Sunday Lunch & Sunday Night Quiz

All Premiership Football/Cricket/Boxing. DJs taking you right the way through the weekend. Your always welcome at The Canute. See us at The Canute. www.partyatthepub.co.uk

2 23 EDITORS PINTS OF VEIW ! WHO’S WHO. Hi folks. Well we‟ve finally got the Gainsborough web site up and running, so for the benefit of our on screen readers, I have added a bit of colour for you. Well enough CHAIRMAN KARL THOMSON [email protected] of the pleasantries back to normal. It is pleasing to see quite a few non CAMRA beer festivals being put on in our area, SECRETARY GRAHAM BARTHORPE by various pubs and clubs. Earlier in the year The Dambusters at Scampton held one, and it was well supported, The Mallard on Worksop Station holds at least 2 TREASURER JOHN PLATT, [email protected] every year, not forgetting The Canute & Wetherspoons beer festivals. The most recent have been The Sports Pavilion at Saxilby, The Brickmakers Arms at Walker- SOCIAL SEC. LYNNE ALSOP ingham and our very own local brewery‟s fantastic production, with only Lincoln- shire beers available. It is very important that true beer lovers support these inde- Brewery Liaison Officer STUART MILLER, brewmajik @aol.com pendent events whenever possible because their success can only aid in the pro- motion and sales of real ale. PRESS OFFICER & EDITOR KEVIN TAYLOR It is with great concern that I have noticed, that from the 2nd half of July, there has harrydaverchi @hotmail.com PHONE 07747733876 been a sharp increase in the prices of real ale in town. As far as I know the price of beer from certain breweries has not been increased so much that a 4.5% beer, that DIARY DATES isn't brewed by Batemans, has gone up to £2:70 per pint. The answer to my query Please contact John Platt for more details or updates for any of these events. was, if you‟re willing to go out to the villages or Lincoln and sup it at that price you can pay it here! My question is, since when has Gainsborough been a village or a city? IT’S NOT ON! Thats all for now. See you at the bar ED. Sept Tuesday 20th Branch Meeting The Sun N. Wheatley 8:30pm Sept 22nd-25th Scunthorpe Beer Festival ROSE & CROWN Oct. Tuesday 18th Branch Meeting Sweyn Forkbeard 8.30pm 30 HIGH ST UPTON Oct Thursday 20th to Sunday 23rd Gainsborough Beer Festival GAINSBOROUGH DN21 5NQ Nov Tuesday 15th Branch Meeting Stags Head Knaith Park 8.30pm A FRIENDLY COMMUNITY PUBLIC HOUSE Dec T.B.A. Christmas Social T.B.A. SERVING FINE REAL ALES, SUNDAY CARVERY WE ARE NOW OPEN FOR EVENING MEALS FRI-SAT 5pm-8pm If any pub would like to advertise their forthcoming events ***WEDDINGS & PARTIES CATERED FOR*** please contact the editor for further details. TELEPHONE 01427 838216

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Dine Daily in our Custom PUB QUIZ PAGE Built Restaurant, Time Gentlemen Please !

with our Home Made menu. 1/ The phrase „mind your P‟s & Q‟s originally meant to watch how much you had Served Daily. to drink, but what did the letters `P` and `Q` stand for? 2/ What spirit is used to make Daiquiri? WITH 3 REAL ALES TO CHOOSE FROM 3/ Which country has the largest Malt Whisky distillery in the world? 4/ What is the flavour of `Ouzo`? THE FOX and HOUNDS Willingham By Stow 5/ From what region does Claret come from? 01427-788274 or e-mail www.foxandhoundswillingham.com 6/ Which evergreen tree‟s berries are used to flavour gin? 7/ Scotch Whisky and Drambuie make up which cocktail? 8/ From what fruit is the French cordial syrup of Grenadine made? 9/ What is added to tomato juice to make a Bloody Maria? INVITE TO SPRINGHEAD BREWERY 10/ Which creature features on the logo of Bacardi rum?

A great round this issue, see how you did the answers are on page 11. The branch was invited to the official opening of Springhead brewery at Laneham If you wish to follow the trickster of questions, there is a quiz at the Eight Jolly following their move from their Sutton on Trent premises after they had out grown Brewers every other Wednesday. them. With other local branches and landlords attending we were welcomed by the MD who gave a very enthusiastic speech about all the plans Springhead had got for the future. After everyone had got a pint in their hand one of the owners son who was the headbrewer gave us a very entertaining trip around the brewery. It was then time to sample more of their very good beers that were on offer, these Gainsborough Trinity Supporters Club included Robin Hood, Maid Marion, Leveller, Bramley Apple and their flagship ale Roaring Meg.After a barbie of burgers and salad we were all given a goody bag to North Street Gainsborough Tel :- 01427 613688 take home, this included two bottles of Roaring Meg, a commerative glass, a beer towel and some beer mats. This was a very good way to spend a Friday afternoon Ian & Jill & the committee invite you to sample their 2 continually and we would recommend a visit to Meg's Bar which is in the brewery. The opening rotating guest ales, now selling beers from Lincolnshire Breweries times are Thurs and Fri 5pm-midnight, Sat 11am-midnight and Sun11-4pm, for (Inc. Grafters). AT CLUB PRICES. more information call 01636 821

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4 21 GRAFTERS ON TOUR

"THE STICK" "THE HAT" AND "THE JACKET" The stick the hat and the jacket or more commonly known as Phil Troop "The Stick" Aaron Taylor "The Hat" and Alistair McPherson (Mac) "The Jacket" went on a works outing to Derby, on the 6th July, the main reason being because Phil's award winning beer Moonlight was entered in one of the qualifying rounds for next years Great British Beer Festival. The day started off from the Half Moon at Willingham with Phil's wife, Tracy, shout- ing some words of encouragement along the lines of “have a great time and drink as much as you like and come home what ever time you like as drunk as you like.” (Well I think that was what she said, it may have got lost a bit in translation)! We set off with thanks to Bev from the pub who gave us a lift to Lincoln to catch the train, and with 30 mins to wait a quick excursion for a bacon but- ty seemed to be in order. Outside the station on a wall Aaron found "the hat" which, when on the train appeared on his head, we later found out it to be a woman's hat, so he decided to go for the "girly" look for the rest of the day instead of his usual Johnny Depp look!!!. Once in Derby the first call was the Brunswick, just a few minutes from the station, where the first beers of the day were The Red Macgregor and the Brunswick Triple Hop, all in superb condition as I am sure were the other 13 beers on the bar, it was then off around the corner to The Alexandria for one by Nutbrook brewery, which was not to memorable, and Castle Rock dark beer, only 3.3 but full of flavour. After a quick discussion with the barman it was off to the Smithfield, not the best looking pub on the planet, in fact looked quite dingy from the outside, but once in a real gem with 8 beers the first of ours to be a Black Bass and from the Whim brewery an Arbor Light, both in ex- cellent condition, a decision to eat here was taken as the food looked equally as good as the beer, but alas they finished serving at 2.00pm and yes you guessed, it was 2 mins past. By this time it was pouring with rain so apart from "the jacket" the decision was made to stop for another which was the Oakum Citra again in fine fettle. I would recommend anybody going to Derby to seek out the Smithfield you will not be disappointed. A short walk took us into the city centre were we found the Shakespeare, what can I say Jennings Cumberland not in good condition and the high- light of the pub was finding out we are not as clever as we thought on the quiz machine. So the time of day had come to go to the Derby Assembly Rooms for the Derby City Char- ter 34th Beer Festival, and GBBF judging, the trade session did not start until 4.30pm hence the earlier excursions. Once in there was, as is usual at all CAMRA beer festivals a good and plentiful selection of beers for all tastes plus a few free ones for those of us lucky

20 5 BEER STYLES to be there for this session. I.P.A. The afternoon had its highs and lows, firstly the high, apparently the comedian Bill Baillie is appearing there soon and "The Hat" excitedly told us he was on stage fiddling with wires (as a star would before a gig) and that he should go get his autograph, after a lot of IPA descends from the earliest pale ales of the 17th century. The term "pale ale" originally encouragement and a closer look I think he decided he was just some guy who works denoted an ale which had been brewed from pale malt. The pale ales of the early 18th cen- there with a passing resemblance to the star, well it was quite dark he was 10/12 yards tury were lightly hopped and quite different from later pale ales. By the mid-18th century, away he had his hat on and he was full of free beer ( which turned out to be not a good pale ale was mostly manufactured with coke-fired malt, which produced less smoking and combination) so if anybody out there has a picture of "Bill" would you pass it onto "The roasting of barley in the malting process, and hence produced a paler beer One such vari- Hat" to stop further confusion. ety of beer was October beer, a pale well-hopped brew popular among the landed classes, The time had finally come to announce the winner in the golden category to go forward who brewed it domestically; once brewed it was intended to cellar two years. for next years GBBF judging, and it was not good news for Phil's Moonlight getting a very Among the earliest known named brewers whose beers were exported to India was creditable 4th place in front of this years Best Beer of Britain, Castle Rocks Harvest Pale George Hodgson of the Bow Brewery, on the Middlesex-Essex border. Bow Brewery beers in 5th (and not for the first time) but alas 4th place, although a good result for "The Stick" became popular among East India Company traders in the late 18th century because of the and "The Hat" they both conceded that on the day there beer was beaten by a good and brewery's location and Hodgson's liberal credit line of 18 months. East Indiamen transport- worthy contender, so its a case of pick yourself up, dust yourself down and roll on Peter- ed a number of Hodgson's beers to India, among them his October beer, which benefited borough at the end of August where they will, needless to say be out for revenge. exceptionally from conditions of the voyage and was apparently highly regarded among Well it's time to head home, not before a quick half of "Chicken in a Glass" in a pub op- consumers in India. Bow Brewery came into control of Hodgson's sons in the early 19th posite the station, which I cant remember its name (I think its The Black Widow ED.) and century, but their business practices alienated their customers. During the same period, with a half hour wait in Nottingham, just time for a quick walk to Fellows Morton and several Burton breweries lost their European export market in Russia because of new tar- Clayton for the last drinks of the day. iffs on beer, and were seeking a new export market for their beer. At the behest of the East All in all a superb day with a lot of highs and the one low, but when you know as "The India Company, Allsop brewery developed a strongly hopped pale ale in the style of Hodg- Stick" does that the product is good he will be there to fight another day. son's for export to India. Other Burton brewers, including Bass and Salt, were anxious to Cheers "The Stick "The Hat" and "The Jacket". replace their lost Russian export market and quickly followed Allsop's lead. Likely as a result of the advantages of Burton water in brewing, Burton India Pale Ale was preferred by BEER FESTIVAL SELLS OUT merchants and their customers in India. Demand for the export style of pale ale, which had become known as "India Pale Ale," de- The recent Grafters beer festival was deemed a roaring success as they sold all veloped in England around 1840 and India Pale Ale became a popular product in England. but a few gallons of the 20 beers they had for sale. Four of us, as well as many Some brewers dropped the term "India" in the late 19th century, but records indicated that other local branch members, went up for the Saturday session. We were met by these "pale ales" retained the features of earlier IPA. American, Australian and Canadian brewers manufactured beer with the label IPA before 1900, and records suggest that these an array of beers, the majority of which were from Lincolnshire breweries. There beers were similar to English IPA of the era. was a really good barbeque and a fantastic local band, Daylight Robbery, to help Hodgson's October beer style clearly influenced the Burton Brewers India Pale Ale. His the night go with a real swing. Phil and Tracy would like to thank everyone who beer was only slightly higher in alcohol than most beer brewed in his day and would not attended the festival as they were the ones who made it a success. This is going have been considered a strong ale; however, a greater proportion of the wort was well- fermented, leaving behind few residual sugars, and the beer was strongly hopped. The to be an annual event and we may even have a Mad March festival to split the common story that early IPAs were much stronger than other beers of the time, however, is year up. Well done Phil and Tracy and not to forget Sam and Rosie a great night. a myth. Moreover, porter shipped to India at the same time survived the voyage, and common claims that Hodgson formulated his beer to survive the trip and that other beers would A reminder to all our contributors, the next issue of The GAINS BREW will be out not survive the trip are probably false. It is clear that by the 1860s, India Pale Ales were before the end of September So the LAST date for any inclusions in that issue widely brewed in England and that they were much more attenuated and highly hopped will be the 23rd Nov. Giving you plenty of time to send any letters, e mails etc. than porters and many other ales. So if you have any thoughts or comments please send them to me. ED.

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CHAIRMANS CHAT GRAFTERS’S LATEST BREW One of the definitions of the word riot is “unrestrained merrymaking”. As I write this Local brewery, Grafters, have added a new brew to their portfolio of award winning letter, the streets of some of our larger cities are experiencing another definition of beers. The latest addition is an I.P.A. Called „‟YIPPEE IPA‟‟ and weighs in at a the word. Last Tuesday will have seen an outbreak of the aforementioned merry- healthy 5.2%. With a blend of 3 hops, cascade and magnum for body and the high- making when word of the success of Oscar Wilde was announced at this year‟s ly sought after bitter sweet Amarillo hop for its aroma. W hen asked to describe the GBBF. Congratulations go to Mighty Oak Brewery of Maldon, Essex. I was one of beer Phil stated, “Yippee IPA is a strong, amber coloured ale with a fruity floral aro- very many who queued to get a taste of this Champion beer, forever to be one of ma and a long lasting hoppy bitterness.” Well the beer is widely available in town the few beers to receive the accolade of CBOB. Let us hope that they are success- and the surrounding area, so seek it out and give it a try. ful in producing as much as is bound to be sought after in the wake of their victo- ry. BEER IN A BOX? At a local level, we are all looking forward to another noteworthy beer festival. All 26 Bag in box is not a new concept but it is usually associated more with wine than beers we asked for have been promised, a notable achievement by Phil Troop, for beer. But to give you a chance to take his beer home Grafters are now selling all of which offer our thanks. Last year we constructed our stillaging, which should last a their beers bag in box. More eco friendly than bottles they come in 3 sizes, 5, 10 long time, and this year we have built 5 bars. There is still painting and varnishing and 20 litres. You can even fit a hand pull to them if you purchase an adaptor. As to be done, but hopefully that will have been finished by the time you read this. no air gets into the bag when you dispense the beer they have a shelf life of about Gainsborough CAMRA will then have equipment that can be loaned to other two weeks. To order ring Phil on 01427 788340 and mention the Gains Brew. branches… (At no cost to them). Some of our members recently made the short journey to the new premises of YET ANOTHER NEW GRAFTERS PRODUCT Springhead Brewery at Laneham, and had a very good time. We wish them contin- ued success in their new home. We heard recently of the unfortunate demise of Local butcher, and real ale drinker, Dave (Oxley) Wrather, of Melrose Road, has Toad Brewery in Doncaster. We were very grateful to them for sourcing our beers shown his love for the stuff by creating a real ale sausage. After experimenting with for last year‟s festival at the 11th hour. Perhaps something will rise from the ashes. various varieties of his sausage recipes, deciding that good old Lincolnshire was Our website is now up and running and can be accessed either via the CAMRA too over powering, with its predominant sage and herb flavouring, he finally decided website, via Scunthorpe branch website or at www.gainsboroughcamra.org.uk. the right mix was his Old English blend. He then had to concentrate on the beer. You will find a great deal of information, almost all of which has been done by John Knowing Dave he would have given this his full and undivided attention until he was Platt and Andy Shaw of CAMRA. Many thanks to them for this massive step for- completely satisfied with his choice. The final decision was that the right beer to go ward. If you think of anything that you think should/could be included, please let us with his Old English sausage was Grafters Darker Side Of The Moon. The subtle know. You can find how to contact us on the inside back page. flavours of the beer and the rounded flavour and meatiness of the pork mixed with I will shortly be asking for volunteers to help out at our Beer Festival, which runs his easy going blend of spices blended together really well and have given a beau- from the 20th to the 23rd of October. I will be contacting all known branch members, tifully moist, succulent and favourable sausage, a must for any barbeque. I had the but if any of you would like to help out in some way, not necessarily just dispensing foresight to order a couple of pounds as they sell out really quick. If you want to try beer, we would love to hear from you. There are always too few volunteers, so an them phone Dave on 01427 616700. extra pair of hands is always welcome. You need only work for an hour if that is all you can spare. It is great fun. I can assure you I will be delighted to accept your If any of our readers are thinking of having a celebration of any sort, two local cam- contribution. KT ra members have an outside bar, with Real Ale, and they don't charge a booking fee. Outside events are no problem as they have a marquee and can also

provide a barbeque. For further details please phone 01427– 788340 or 07767820860.

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Brain Salad Surgery

Not long after I started work (1972) I was introduced to a band by the name of Em- erson, Lake and Palmer. The trio consisted of Keith Emerson (keyboards), Greg Lake, a founding member of King Crimson (bass guitar, vocals, guitar) and Carl Palmer, from The Crazy World of Arthur Brown and Atomic Rooster (drums, percus- sion). They were one of the most commercially successful progressive rock bands of the “70,s” and from the outset focused on combining classical pieces with their own brand of progressive rock music. Their debut album was simply titled Emerson, Lake and Palmer, and was released in 1970. It was mostly a collection of solo pieces, highlighting the capability and mu- sical skills of each individual member of the band. The commercial success of the single from the album, "Lucky Man", combined with their strong performance at that years Isle of Wight festival helped to bring ELP rapidly to prominence. The first album of theirs that I bought was their third album Trilogy, quickly followed by Tarkus, their 2nd album. So in mid 1973 I ordered, and eagerly awaited the arri- val of, what was, in my opinion, their most iconic album, the unusually titled Brain Salad Surgery. According to the 1996 re-release notes, the title came from a lyric in Dr. John's 1973 hit, "Right Place, Wrong Time", "Just need a little brain salad surgery/Got to cure this insecurity." It replaced the working title Whip Some Skull on Yer; both titles are slang expressions for fellatio. With only 5 tracks on the album, starting with Jerusalem, an adaptation of Hubert Parry's hymn, with lyrics from "And did those feet in ancient time", a poem from the preface to William Blake's poem "Milton". Toccata, an adaptation of Ginastera's 1st piano Concerto, Greg Lake‟s "Still...You Turn Me On" & my particular favourite, Benny the Bouncer, the story of a night club bouncer with a passion for meat pies. And finally the epic Karn Evil 9. This is the album's longest composition, at nearly 30 minutes in length, consisting of three movements or "impressions", the first and third separated by an extended instrumental passage. The most well-known section is "Karn Evil 9 - 1st Impression, Part 2" (Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends...). Part of this track was used as the theme music for the re-vamping of BBC‟s Generation Game with Jim Davidson."Karn Evil 9" was so long that the first movement originally had to be split between sides 1 and 2 of the album, as, for those of you that can remember, you could just about get 25 mins on each side of a vinyl album, those were the days eh?. More dusty disks next time ED.

8 17 MEET THE LANDLORD Stand elsewhere – Groups regularly stand all night drinking even when seats are available – yes it‟s a strange custom. Sit at a table – If there are not enough chairs for your group, then drag them over from other tables. Check nobody is using the chair first though! Go outside - Some pubs have a beer garden – an enclosed outdoor

space with seats in it. Some beer gardens are fantastic, some are rub- bish. You still buy your drinks the same way – however be aware of local drinking laws where the consumption of alcohol in a public place may be a criminal offence. Next time: Pub etiquette and Food.

Ben Langdale 8JBs Where were you born? Rotherham What was your first job? Barman at 8JBs What are your hobbies? Snooker/Reading. What do you like to watch on TV? Good Comedy What is your favourite sport? Snooker/Horse Racing What is your favourite real ale? York Guzzler, Cropton Monkman‟s Slaughter. If you were not a landlord, what would you like to be? A Chef What sort of music do you like? Indie/Rock What is your favourite holiday destination? Barbados What is your favourite food? Curry Thanks for that Ben. Another insight into a landlords life next time.

16 9 ADVICE IN AN AMERICAN TOURIST GUIDE TO DRINKING IN ENGLISH PUBS RUSSIA FINALLY CLASSIFIES BEER AS ALCOHOLIC !

In the last edition of Gains Brew, I covered the complex matter of ordering a pint. This month I need to go back one step and explain how you are ad- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has signed a bill that officially classifies beer as alcoholic. vised how to select a pub in the first place. Until now anything containing less than 10% alcohol in Russia has been considered a How do you use a pub? foodstuff. A strange question, granted. However there are many unwritten laws and The move, signed into law on Wednesday, will allow ministers to control the sale of beer eccentricities surrounding the English public house that many do not real- in the same way that spirits are controlled. ise. For those of us who may otherwise feel a little daunted by frosted Russian alcohol consumption is already twice the critical level set by the World Health glass and low rumblings about the “gunners” and the “toffs” read on for Organization. handy tips about the local. Although vodka has long been the traditional tipple in Russia, beer has soared in popular- ity, being marketed as a healthier alternative to spirits. Which Pub do I choose? Over the past decade, beer sales in Russia have risen more than 40% while vodka sales So, where do you go for a drink? Pubs in England vary hugely in style and have fallen by nearly 30%. Correspondents say it is common to see people swigging beer atmosphere. In some streets there may be a pub full young drinkers in the street and in parks as if they are drinking soft drinks. packed together and loud music so that conversation is by sign language, It is not restricted to certain stores and is sold around the clock. next door there may be space, serenity and cocktails and further up the "The law brings some order into the sale of beer," Vadim Drobiz, director of the Centre for street the pub may be full of families eating meals. Federal and Regional Alcohol Market Studies, told US broadcaster Bloomberg. Pub Guides are usually fairly reliable as to what to expect but something Last year the Russian beer industry was hit by a 200% tax hike on its products as minis- that you need to bear in mind are local dialects. It is all very well asking for ters sought to bring consumption under control. a drink, but if you cannot understand what the staff or patrons are saying The new measures - which come into effect in 2013 - will stop alcohol being sold in unli- to any level, then it is best to try elsewhere. censed kiosks, ban its sale from stores between certain hours and restrict its advertising. However, the best advice is simply to use your common sense. Does the In 2009 President Medvedev ordered the government to prepare draft laws on a package pub look inviting to strangers? Are there frosted windows with broken glass of measures to counter growing alcohol abuse. lying around? Is there a constant stream of people coming from the book- makers across the road into the pub? Are there groups of businessmen sitting outside eating and drinking? Is the pub situated on a busy road, Scunthorpe & District CAMRA present near a river or in the middle of a council estate? Always have a quick look first and if the first impressions are not okay, then think about walking The 14th Scunthorpe Beer Festival away. Some pubs are strictly for locals only and you will generally recog- nise that as soon as you enter. At the Campbell’s Bar, Scunthorpe Conservative Club The traditional local pub has also become something of a rarity, being in- creasingly replaced in some places by a fast growing phenomenon – the 22-25 September (Thurs-Sun) chain pub. With many different varieties, these often characterless estab- lishments lean more towards a bistro or steak house while some are quite 30 Real Ales from Lincolnshire, Greater Manchester, Cumbria, East pleasant and may offer various deals to lure patrons in (such as cheap Midlands & Yorkshire; Also Cider & perry; rates for students) they are mostly identical nationwide in every way, from Opening Times & Entry: the gaudy décor to the unsmiling staff members. English pubs are generally fairly open about their variety and make no contentions as to whether Hot & cold food Thurs 22 530-11pm (£2) all sessions they are family orientated, for the lads and ladettes, strictly for the locals or Fri 23 11am-4pm (FREE), 6-11pm (£2) minor extensions of Her Majesties Correctional Facilities. However, as with Live music Sat eve: Chris James literature, don‟t always judge a book by its cover. Sat 24 11am-11pm (£2 before 6pm,

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THE VILLAGE ROVER Saxilby's 1st Beer Festival SCUNTHORPE CAMRA PAGE Hello again from your neighboring branch. Well, what have we been up A Friday night in early July and what a better way to spend it than in a tent full of to since the last issue? We finally got our „Oz & James‟ rail crawl com- beer. It in fact was Saxilby's 1st Beer Festival held in the Sports Field on the week- pleted (about three years after Oz Clarke & James May did it on their TV programme), so a little late, but very enjoyable nonetheless. We went end of there Gala. from Leeds to Huddersfield to start the crawl, calling at the King‟s Head I was joined by members of Gainsborough Camra who like myself were keen to see and the Head of Steam pubs on the station, and also taking in the what the festival had to offer. Sportsman just around the corner. A good range of beers in all three, The festival organiser Stuart Broxholme had got together 16 beers and 4 ciders even though the King‟s Head had the distinct aroma of wet dog! Next we from 15 different breweries and although he admitted it was a bit of a gamble the called at the Navigation at Mirfield, a canalside pub with a huge beer gar- festival was well supported on the night. I understand the weather put a bit of a den and selling beers from the Theakston‟s range plus guest beers. Our dampener on the Saturday on Sunday but overall it was a success and a 2nd festi- final port of call was the Refreshment Rooms at Dewsbury Station, val is already on the agenda for 2012. where they were having their annual summer beer festival. The beer Back to the beers. They came from as far afield as St Austell, The award winning range was extensive but the festival was so crowded that it bordered on Castle Rock and Grafters beers, Yorkshire was represented by beers from Ossett being uncomfortable. A and Rudgate, with Poachers and Batemans flying the flag for Lincolnshire, Ciders really good day out de- spite this (see picture came from Broadoak,Skidbrook and Westons. taken at the Navigation, As you can imagine a very enjoyable evening with plenty of beer sampled and an- left). other festival for the Gainsborough Camra calendar. A couple of weeks later The Dambusters at Scampton is the latest pub to add Grafters Beers to its list of we had a branch trip to guest ales. „Sunfest‟, the annual The Sun at Saxilby is on the market [again] and with the Bridge also for sale and beer festival at the Rising the Ship completely shut the village has the Anglers [4 guest beers] and Pavilion Sun in Sheffield, which is the Abbeydale Brewery Bar [2 guests] to choose from. I am told the village had 6 pubs in the 1960's tap. Over 100 beers were I visited Welton Sports Club the other week Elwoods Black Dog £1.80 a pint can stillaged in a marquee at the rear of the pub, as well as about 10 Ab- anyone beat that. beydale beers on draught in the pub. The sun shone all day and the beer flowed agreeably. Great stuff! My friend and I also visited the festival on the Friday afternoon. The beers were all in the finest condition and well presented. Well done Stuart. (ED) Preparations are also underway for the 14th Scunthorpe Beer Festival in September (see festival advert in this issue). We‟re planning to have 30 ANSWERS TO THE QUIZ choice real ales on offer from Lincolnshire, the North West (Greater Man- chester/ Merseyside/Cheshire/Lancashire/Cumbria), plus old favourites 1/ Pints & Quarts 2/Rum 3/ Japan 4/Aniseed 5/ Bordeaux and new beers from the East Midlands and Yorkshire as well as award- winning ciders & perries. It all kicks off at Campbell‟s Bar at Scunthorpe 6/ Juniper 7/ Rusty Nail 8/ Pomegranate 9/ Tequila Conservative Club on the evening of 22 September, and finishes on Sun- 10/ A Bat day afternoon, 25 September. We hope you‟ll be able to pay us a visit. Thanks for reading … cheers! Mark Elsome

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12 13 A VIEW FROM THE BEACH Well by the time this article has been printed and read over a splendid summer pint, MK_DIGITAL_PRINT our presentations will have been completed in the Grimsby and N.E. Lincs area.

Both the overall pub of the year and the town pub of the year will have been presented. We are very fortunate in this area to have many worthy pubs in the running for the voting process. As it is this year the two pubs that have won also have been previous winners, but have also shown that the pubs who do win do not let their guard down and are willing and able to keep up their winning ways, with well selected beers and great customer services.

The Clickem Inn, in Swinhope, again won country pub of the year as they have for the past few years, indeed even before my time as a member here. It's a family run PRESENTING YOUR BUSINESS PROFESSIONALLY pub which has local selected brews served with a smile. But the beer is not the only attraction, the pub has been a well known watering hole for walkers, cyclists and We are a newly formed digital printing outlet, Alistair McPherson & Kevin Taylor nature lovers alike. Set in the rolling countryside this pub is like sitting in an ever are both ex-employees of the highly respected Belton‟s Printers of Gainsborough. changing art exhibition, as the seasons change so does the views and the beers With an accumulated 75 years of print experience, in the industry, between us.. but it is in many ways a set reminder of how the countryside was. Local pubs for the We have now formed our own digital printing outlet in the Gainsborough area. small villages to meet and be a community focal point. The pub still has a thriving community feel but also welcomes the travellers who pop in for a beer and the ex- With our state of the art printing machinery we can offer high quality printing up to cellent meals. Clickem is a well deserved eaters treat, with man sized portions of 44 inches wide. This is ideal for fine line architect and engineering drawings, as traditional foods that any drinkers would be happy to partake of. well as large advertising posters printed on a water resistant material or paper. The pub that won overall category was The Number 2, under the clock in Clee- We can also enlarge and print your favourite photographs on gloss or matt paper thorpes, now this pub doesn't offer the meals that can be found at the Clickem alt- or even on canvas and then mount them on lightweight frames. hough buffets are served on Wednesday and Sunday evenings. One thing both We can also produce a wonderful set of sized headed notepaper, envelopes etc. pubs do have in common is the quality of the beers which keep them winning the All in a quality folder, for birthdays or Christmas. Personalised Christmas cards accolades within the branch. Where as the Clickem is a village pub (although not in the centre) the Number 2, is set on Cleethorpes train station by the booking office, with the family photo on them. here too a community feel is evident and commented on by customers on their first We offer a personal photo service as well, for portrait or pet photography. Calen- visit in some cases. As opposed to a colourful array of changing seasons, the dars with pictures of the children on each page and memory joggers for your spe- beach is static but still a beautiful backdrop for the pub. It's not a family run pub as cial dates already printed on them. Having a special party? What about a banner such but has the feel of a family with the attitude and service to the customers. with names and photos on it? Wedding stationary, christening keepsakes and memorial sheets, etc. So as you can see we are very lucky here. No print run is to small, from single copies upwards. Once again thanks for reading. Dawn (from Grimsby CAMRA) The limits of your imagination are our only boundaries. To discuss your requirements just contact us on 01427 619373 or Email us @ [email protected]. We can visit you or you are welcome to visit us at our suite in Mercury House

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