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Editorial & Production Chesterfield & District CAMRA Tim Stone & Debbie Jackson Tel: 07773 141433 Chairman [email protected] Mick Portman Advertisements 88 Walton Road, Chesterfield S40 3BY Tim Stone Tel: 01246 277757 Tel: 07773 141433 [email protected] Branch Contact Jane Lefley Article /Advertising Deadline [email protected] for August Issue 122 07790 863432 Friday 15th July 2016 Preservation Officer Alan Craw Further Information [email protected] www.innspire.org.uk [email protected]

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Page 2 Chairman’s Report We had a very well attended Annual Meeting at the White Swan in May when I repeated my thanks to the numerous members (and others) who have contributed to the success of the branch. I gave my thanks to the current and retiring officers and committee members. Special thanks to Jane Lefley, Vice Chair, Membership Officer, and also responsible for the success of our main event – the Beer Festival. Ian Lefley deserves thanks for carrying out the hardest job of all – treasurer. Thanks to Rhoda Waygood and Lorna Wallace for their work on the What ? database. Thanks also to John Rodd (Secretary) and John Hirst (Pubs Officer), Darren Sizeman, Website Co-ordinator and Alan Craw, Pubs Preservation Officer. Peter Boitoult has done an excellent job with the discount schemes, and by promoting Locale and distributing material for it. While we are thanking members we must include the branch’s Brewery Liaison Officers. If I’ve missed anyone, my apologies and thanks. Unfortunately no volunteers were queuing to become branch officers, but luckily the retiring officers were prepared to stand again. Thanks to all the volunteers who helped at the beer festivals and to those who have taken the time to rate their beer on WhatPub? Thanks to all the publicans who have allowed us to use their premises for our meetings and to our Pub of the Season winners, our Town Centre Pub, Cider Pub and our Pub of the Year. The full version of this report will be on the branch website - www.chesterfield.camra.org.uk/. Keep on drinking beer – it’s good for you.

Mick Portman Socials

Saturday 25th June Social/ Survey trip Meet 3pm at Poundstretcher, visiting 3-4 pubs by mini bus. Cost is £5 per person. drop off 9.30 in town! Further details to follow.

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RECEIVE A 10% DISCOUNT WHEN YOU PRESENT THIS ADVERT Page 4 Brewery News Drone Valley She may be used to calling `Order’ but local MP and Deputy Speaker, Natascha Engel, was taking orders of a different kind in Unstone recently, when she pulled the first pints at the official opening of Drone Valley Brewery – the region’s only community brewery.

“It is a real honour to be officially opening the Drone Valley Brewery and to get the chance to try some of their excellent ale,” she said. “I know how much time and hard work has gone into this project and it is great to see it come to fruition. Drone Valley Brewery will be a huge asset to the community of Dronfield and knowing that the profits will be re-invested back into the local area is fantastic.”

Hundreds of members, local VIPs and publicans turned up to the celebrations which included the chance to sample freshly-brewed real ales, food provided by the Chariots Kitchen from the Coach and Horses and music from local band, Blind Badger.

Work on the brewery finished in January and it was granted its brewing licence in March. Its six ales, all with local names - Dronny Bottom Bitter; Stubley Stout; Gosforth Gold; Fanshawe Blonde; Coal Aston Porter and Drone Valley IPA - went down a treat. You can invest in the brewery or become a member and shareholder for just £10. This includes member benefits and the chance to get involved in its running. To see the investor prospectus and the latest brewery news, visit: www.dronevalleybrewery.com and follow Drone Valley Brewery on Facebook and Twitter.

Page 5 Coach & Horses bEEr music arts community

a friendly pub on road in dronfield, next to the home ofs heffield Fc, the world’s first football club. The draft beers on the bar are a range of locally brewed Thornbridge beers complemented by a selection of guest ones. A variety of specially selected bottled beers from around the world are also available.

acoustic nights on Mondays from 8.30pm, a relaxed atmosphere with all styles of music welcome. Weekly Quiz every Sunday from 7.30pm, £1 per person. Win a gallon of Thornbridge beer, free nibbles served. chariots Kitchen Great home-cooked, locally sourced food, modern classics and old school pub favourites. Enjoy pre and post match drinks, or a half time pint, as you watch the world’s first football club sheffield Fc.

monday 4pm-11:30pm Home cooked, locally tuesday to thursday 12pm-11pm sourced food is served www.mycoachandhorses.co.uk Friday & saturday 12pm-12am tuesday to saturday Enquiries: 01246 413269 Food

o PE n sunday 12pm-10.30pm 12pm-3pm and 5pm-8pm Page 6 Everards Mark Tetlow is not only the first member of the Everards team to qualify as a beer sommelier but is also ’s first! Having joined Everards back in 1995, Mark loves the world of beer and is proud to be part of the brewing industry, with a qualification from Heriot Watt University. The beer sommelier achievement is a hard one to achieve with three stages to pass through including blind tasting.

In his current role as Quality Assurance Manager at Everards, Mark gets to share with pub customers his passion for all things beer by helping Everards pubs to put on hugely successful beer and food matching events and ‘Meet the Brewer’ evenings. These evenings allow the pubs to bring in some rather different beers for their customers and Mark explains the interesting history of brewing, how Everards brew and how their pints get to their pub!

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The brewery’s Eloise Hopkinson is leaving to start a new venture. She’s off to work for Nottingham Community Housing, as a support worker, working with adults with learning disabilities. “It’s very different but something I’ve always been interested in. Of course, after seven years with Peak Ales and Rob and Deb, this was the hardest decision to make, and I’ll be forever grateful for the Peak Ales family I have.”

However, Eloise will still be involved with the brewery as much as possible - you can take the girl out of Peak Ales, but you won’t be able to take Peak Ales out of the girl, that’s for sure!

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c1v2_Stancill_A5CamraAd_000361.indd 1 31/03/2016 09:54 Stancill Stancill are approaching their second anniversary and have seen the business grow and develop considerably during this time. Since acquiring the brewing equipment from Barnsley’s Oakwell Brewery, not only have founders Tom and Adam succeeded in recreating Oakwell’s legendary Barnsley Bitter, but they have won the Champion Bitter of Yorkshire for the past two years. Their range of core craft ales has grown, picking up a number of awards along the way. Stainless 4.3% has developed into one of their most popular brews and has gathered a dedicated following of drinkers and landlords alike. In addition to expanding their core range of ales, Stancill are even responsible for creating Sheffield’s first ever pilsner. Sheffield Pilsner is available in a number of bars and pubs across the city.

Thornbridge Many thanks to all of you that have contacted us about when and how you can get hold of our World Cup Award winning sours – Love Among the Ruins and Days of Creation.

Our initial very small run of these sold out very quickly and our second run has taken a little longer to bottle as we are in the midst of building work at the brewery preparing for our new bottling machine - due in the early summer. So many thanks for your patience on getting information on the beers – we really do appreciate it.

The second run of the beers will be available by the end of May.

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Welbeck Abbey Brewery T 01909 512 539 Latest News Brewery Yard E [email protected] Welbeck, Worksop W welbeckabbeybrewery.co.uk S80 3LT Page 10 Pub News Good News from Mention the village of Crich to anyone outside Derbyshire, and they may never have heard of it. This is perhaps unfair - It may only be a small and moderately rural Derbyshire settlement sitting halfway between Lea and Fritchley, but Crich, (unlike Lea and Fritchley), is rather famous: • The town hosts the National Tramway Museum. • It was the main setting for the 1990s TV series Peak Practice, which ended with the main protagonists jumping off a cliff to their (probable but unconfirmed) deaths. • More recently Crich played a starring role - if a location can star - in the 2012 British classic film ‘Sightseers’ which also ended with the main protagonists jumping to their (probable but unconfirmed) deaths - although there is a twist in that one. Anything else? Well yes there is. The ongoing success of the Old Poets’ Corner in , has led to an expansion of the Ashover Brewery empire. Having won a fair proportion of Chesterfield CAMRA’s Pub of the Year awards, plus winning the Pub of the Year in 2015, then throw in a few national awards too, the management team at the Poets have recently plunged into a partnership venture at the Black Swan in Crich, to hopefully recreate their Ashover success. (Or maybe Kim and Roy just needed some space to store their burgeoning stash of awards?) The Black Swan is a rather attractive half-timbered building halfway down Bowns Hill in the centre of Crich. Sadly under-performing in recent years, it seems inevitable the arrival of Ashover Brewery into the premise will kick-start its fortunes. Fin and Amy are the new hosts, and on 21st April welcomed us Page 11 all through the door for their ‘soft opening’. Through the crowded bar, five handpumps presented themselves, two of which dispensed what look like being regular offerings at the establishment - Ashover’s Littlemore Citra and Poets Tipple. A further three pumps are reserved for guest ales. The Black Swan is bigger that you think. Essentially a large single room hosts the lengthy bar, with a larger still seating area to the rear and much more outside the back door. A signpost featuring an inebriated member of the clergy can be seen from various vantage points within, and invitingly advertises the entrance to ‘the Old Drinking Trough’. Pint of Littlemore Citra in hand, I followed the sign into the back yard, which hosts a series of out- buildings, one of which was the target of my quest, the Old Drinking Trough itself. This appears to have latterly been a stable (an eponymous feeding trough, and a rill down the centre of the stone floor being big clues). The beginnings of a second bar were taking shape in there, but not quite ready at the Page 12 Page 13 time of writing. The stone stairs to the side led up to a rather large although somewhat overgrown garden, which could be an ideal place for a pint in the summer. This place has great potential. Back in the bar and over the buffet, I had a brief chat with the Poets’ Kim Beresford, who’s a main player in the venture. He too is aware of the great potential of the pub, and is sincerely looking forward to the future with Fin and Amy at the helm. So if you’re anywhere between Fritchley and Lea in the near (or even far) future, pop into the Black Swan and try an Ashover Littlemore Citra - If there’s any left of course. I think we sank a fair portion of it that night - quests being thirsty work.

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All Change It’s all change at the Neptune as Manager Sophie Norton leaves to start a new career with an events company in Nottingham. Also leaving, but for even more distant shores, is Carmel Notley. Carmel is travelling to Canada where she hopes to be working in their spectacular ski resorts. Lively leaving dos were held for both and we wish them well for the future. Returning as manager is Danielle Gleadhill, latterly of the University Arms in Sheffield, but whom regulars will remember from the early days when Garry first took over the Neptune last year. Page 14 The Mason’s Arms on Chatsworth Road is having a major refurbishment to re- emerge as the Junction in the autumn, with a promise of real ales on the bar. And the Cock and Magpie in Old Whittington appears to be up for rent again.

Chandlers, Chesterfield Very sad news came from Chandlers last month, when manager Luke Alton died suddenly at the age of just 39. Many of us knew Luke and partner Lou, (pictured above with others from the Chandlers team) from their time at the White Swan, where Luke was always ready with advice about the beer and a friendly and interesting chat. Luke and Lou then moved to Chandlers, where Luke championed real ales again, encouraging owner Roger to offer some quality beer alongside its extensive range of cocktails. Luke was also well known locally as a talented and generous musician, and an emotional music jam was held at Chandlers following Luke’s funeral in celebration of his life. To borrow a phrase from Luke’s friend and colleague Martin, we’re going to miss you more than silly words can say.

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BUT… Our campaigning group Friends of the Wellington will be keeping a watchful eye on how the new owners treat the customers and Landlord. Our group has received notification from the Chief Executive of New River Retail that they have decided to “maintain the property as a public house.” They intend to invest in the pub but warn that “its future success is very dependent upon an increase in custom from the local community.” The group is delighted with the news and is hopeful that New River Retail will support the landlord and let them do what they knows needs doing to make the pub even more successful. It won’t work if they dictate from above, profiteer from beer prices and add exorbitant charges to the business. The experience of this campaign has proved what a community can do when it unites and fights against big corporations. Over 18 months we have demonstrated our passion and won the full support of Chesterfield Borough Council who granted an ACV and planning protection. We engaged with the Co-op to highlight that the loss of our Pub would be devastating to the community and is totally against their professed ethics. We have had a mention in Parliament thanks to our MP Natascha Engel and had our case highlighted by CAMRA in discussions with the Co-op that resulted in a change of policy for their future acquisitions. All this is down to getting together, getting organised, finding allies, doing research, never accepting defeat and fighting at every twist and turn in our journey. As a group we hope our campaign’s victory will be an inspiration to others. With determination and support it is possible to change the plans of even the biggest organisations. Join us for a pint sometime and we’ll be happy to pass on our experience. Cheers! Page 16 Page 17 Brunswick A5 Landscape Advert_Layout 1 08/05/2014 11:17 Page 1

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A packed house saw the Rose and Crown receive their award for Spring Pub of the Season from CAMRA chairman Mick Portman. Picking up the award on behalf of the pub was manager Mat Randall, who was obviously delighted to be selected for Pub of the Season once again.

Situated at the top end of the ‘Brampton Mile’, the Rose And Crown was the first pub acquired by Brampton Brewery in 2009. Run by Mat and his team, the Rose and Crown is committed to providing a different drinking experience in Brampton. As well as real ale they offer a range of traditional ciders and perries, malt whisky, rums, gins and vodkas. They have a regular quiz and frequent live music, with Washington Whirligig now resident at the Rose and Crown on the first Sunday of every month playing jazz, swing and blues.

The well deserved award helped to kick off their 2016 St. George’s Day Beer Festival. There was the usual extensive range of real ales on the night, and a good turn out from CAMRA members meant there were plenty of drinkers there to enjoy them. The pie and pea supper also went down a treat. Cheers Mat!

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Page 20 What is there to say?! It was the biggest and best year ever with thousands coming through the gates, drinking nearly all the beer, and cider selling out early Saturday evening despite topping up with ten more on Saturday morning!

The Mayor and Mayoress Steve Brunt and Jill Mannion-Brunt signed up to CAMRA along with 42 other new members.

Saturday night was brought to a fantastic finale with Doc Martens and the Ill Fitting Suits. Thank you to all the volunteers who worked so hard throughout the weekend. Dates for your diary - 18th,19th and 20th May 2017. Page 21 Summer Pub of the Season Nominations

The Badger, Brockwell Lamb Inn, Holymoorside

The Wellington, New Whittington Pack Horse Inn, Crowdecote

Voting for the Summer Pub of the Season is now open and you can send your vote to [email protected] voting closes at the July 7th Branch Meeting to be held at Gate Inn, Cutthorpe starting at 8.30pm

Page 22 Chesterfield Alehouse Cider Pub of the Year

Chesterfield Alehouse, the popular micro pub, picked up another award last month as the Chesterfield CAMRA Cider Pub of the Year. On hand to present the award was Chairman Mick Portman. Mick admitted to being no expert on cider, but said that it gave him great pleasure - and little did these days! - to congratulate the Alehouse on their efforts.

The packed house was treated to hot pork cobs with all the trimmings, including apple sauce of course, which went down very well indeed. And for those with a sweeter tooth there was apple cake too.

Trevor and Alun were obviously very pleased to add to their award collection and thanked their loyal customers for their support.

Cider enthusiasts will be pleased to note that a dozen ciders and perries are always available, and the Alehouse also hosted a Cider and Perry Festival over the May Bank Holiday with 24 different varieties on offer, including the pun- tastic Monk & Disorderly and Virgin on the Ridiculous from Spinney Abbey.

The Alehouse is open from 12 noon till 10pm every day, with free Wi-Fi, and sporting events on the new HD TV in the upstairs room. And of course there is an ever growing selection of bottled ales as well as the handpumps to keep the non-cider drinkers happy. Page 23 MAD Diary

Thursday 16 June 8pm Matlock and Dales Monthly Meeting: Black Swan Crich. Newly reopened under the Ashover Brewery banner. whatpub.com/pubs/MAT/9615/black-swan-crich

Friday 1 – Sunday 3 July The Great Peak Weekender: Thornbridge Hall, Great Longstone, , Derbyshire, DE45 1NY A Beer Festival and so much more. A great range of Thornbridge cask, keg and bottled beer and those from their brewing friends. Great local foods, live music and DJs. For more information go to www.thornbridge​.co.uk. Free parking at Thornbridge Hall, entrance on A6020. Camping must be pre-booked.

Thursday 21 July 2 MAD Monthly Meeting: The Boat Cromford. Lovely pub on Scarthin Cromford, next to the mill pond. Good outlet for Dancing Duck Ales. www.the-boat-inn.co.uk/

Thursday 18 August MAD Monthly Meeting: Royal Oak, North End, . One of Derbyshire’s longest standing entries in the Good Beer Guide.

Matlock Area CAMRA Discounts

The Crown (Wetherspoon’s), Bakewell Road, Matlock Discount available on presentation of JD Wetherspoons CAMRA vouchers. These vouchers have some restrictions printed on them. Old Bowling Green, Winster Cash discount applies on presentation of membership card County and Station, Dale Road, Matlock Bath Cash discount applies on presentation of membership card 2010, Dale Road, Matlock Cash discount applies on presentation of membership card Fishpond, South Parade Matlock Bath Cash discount applies on presentation of membership card Druid Inn, Main Road, Birchover Cash discount applies on presentation of membership card

Page 24 MoCa Bar Serving a selection of real ales from.... Abbeydale, Oakham, Blue Monkey, Dancing Duck, Kelham Island & Brampton Matlock CAMRA Pub of the Year 2013 & 2014 We now stock Matlock Wolds Farm Bottles Mon-Wed real ales £2.80 per pint Open 11am until late Lunchtime light bites menu available Try a Real Ale Rack - 4 x 1/3 pint with cheese!

77 Dale Road, Matlock Tel. 01629 583973

Page 25 Page 26 Gems in Ghent

A recent visit to my favourite Belgian city turned up a real gem. A trip to the centrally located Gruut brewery meant a visit to the nearby canal side Waterhuis was an absolute must, where three separate adjoining premises – the wonderful gin house, the restaurant Chez Leontine and the superb bar ’t Dreupelkot – form the empire of just one man. Check it out on www.waterhuisaandebierkant.be

It was early and two of the three hadn’t opened so, after a couple at the Dreupelkot we decided to make our way back to the station by foot along the Muinkschelde canal and tick off a few recommended bars on the way. The first, Hemel, had closed and was now a cafe/takeaway but the assistant explained that the previous owner had set up a new bar nearby called Rock Circus, a name that didn’t inspire us.

Two great bars later – the canal side Planck, a quirky floating cafe in an old steamer that faces a multi-screen cinema, and the superb Brouwzaele that has a circular island bar as a central feature and also does great food - and we were looking for one more mid-afternoon challenge. Crazy name or not Rock Circus beckoned.

Over the canal and we’re in student land, a quick snack from the frituur and we were ready. The unassuming bar that almost looks a little seedy from the outside rapidly exceeded our expectations. It was a quiet Wednesday, students were in lectures and we were the only customers so the owner, Jan Francois, had time to explain his dream. Page 27 Tiger Hops Advert 210 x 148 Portrait.qxp_Layout 1 09/03/2016 10:05 Page 1 Brewed with 100% British ingredients

evePagerard 28s.co.uk facebook.com/Everards @everards1849 He told us how he went home one night and told his wife he’d bought a rundown bar but he knew exactly what he wanted to do with it. His wife was less than thrilled and his friends told him he was crazy as the less-than-central location meant that business wouldn’t come easy.

They were all right to some extent but buying at an affordable price meant he had the finance to create something special and would work on growing the trade. He decided on a ‘Doors’ theme – the title Rock Circus was actually based on the bar, Rock & Roll Circus in Paris, where Jim Morrison is reputed to have drawn his last breath.

Jan has painstakingly created a wonderfully evocative two-storey setting that paves the way for matching beers. Of course there is a good bottled selection but the mind-numbing figure of 58 Belgian beers on draught, which includes a house beer produced by Strubbe, the superb Ichtegem based Page 29 brewery, is apparently a Belgian record and I’ve never found any other bar that comes close. Of course, that’s a USP in its own right, but the real reason to visit is that the bar is the sort of place you could happily stay in till midnight. The beer choice is unrivalled and Jan is such an interesting, crazy and fun guy that you’ll enjoy a good natter and his choice of music. His friends may have had a point - it’s not central - but boy is it worth seeking out! Don’t miss! www.rockcircusgent.be

Jan has another bar a few hundred metres back up the same road, well worth calling in too. The Backdoor maintains the Doors link with its link to the classic song Backdoor Man. It doesn’t attempt to compete in terms of draught choice but still stocks over 250 beers plus it’s a great friendly bar, run by Nancy, that again has that indefinable good-to-be-in feel about it.

So four bars in one small corner of Ghent that means you can avoid the tourist traps and have the last laugh on those who are unwilling to venture from the main square. That’s Ghent (Gent in Flemish if you are looking up train times) sorted!

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Page 30 Page 31 A Beer for the Canal? It’s amazing how difficult it can be to get across a small town like Chesterfield early in the morning, but I eventually arrived at Brampton Brewery slightly late, just in time to see the beginning of the beer brewing process. I was there to meet Rob Auton from Chesterfield Canal Trust to watch the process which would result in a special beer for the Canal Trust Festival.

Chris Radford, the brewer from Brampton Brewery, talked us through the different stages, while Rod gave some background on the Canal Trust and the canal itself. As the brewing got underway, Chris showed us the malts and explained that a very small percentage would be chocolate malt to give colour and a roasted taste whilst the rest would be Maris Otter, a pale malt. As Chris got to work filling the mill to create the grist, Rod explained that the beer would be named Brindley Bitter after the great Derbyshire born engineer James Brindley, to celebrate 300 years since his birth. James was one of the most influential canal engineers and actually started the Chesterfield Canal.

With all the mix now loaded into the mash tun it was time to add the hot liquor, or water to the non brewing fraternity. As the water slowly filled the vessel Chris explained the importance of the temperature. It has to be as close as possible to 65° - if it’s too high it reduces the amount of fermentable sugars; if it’s too low it may add extra fermentable sugars which are critical to the strength of the beer.

Rod provided more Canal Trust information while we waited for the next part of the process. The canal had been all but abandoned and the area Page 32 Page 33 around the lock at Hollingwood had been filled in. Then in 1978 a group of enthusiasts formed the Chesterfield Canal Society which eventually became the Canal Trust in 1996. During that time the Trust, with the help of the County Council and various grant monies, were able to restore and maintain the five miles from Chesterfield to Staveley. Not only is this historically important but also produced a leisure area for local people both as a walkway and cycle path along the side of the canal.

Now the brew was underway, Rod got a chance to help stir the beer to make sure the brew was even and the malt hydrated properly. Chris said that now this was the boring part - we just have to sit and wait for an hour and then the rest of the liquor is added to the brew. So, with little more to see, we turned our attention back to the canal history.

This year is the 40th anniversary of the trust/ society and is very important for the future of the canal. A large fundraising event is being planned for September at the Proact stadium. The hub at Hollingwood was largely funded with a grant from the government community assets fund. This isn’t taxpayers money, it is money collected from criminals when they are convicted, and redistributed back into the community.

So the morning ended and we got on our way. The beer not only made it to the Festival but also to the launch of the John Varley 2 canalboat. Traditionally in canal launches there should be beer, poetry, a mirror and a comb. This year’s Festival was the Trust’s most successful yet with over 9,000 people attending. The Trust was very grateful to Brampton Brewery who are life members of the Trust and to Chris who turned up to work all weekend, even spending his birthday there. Cheers Chris!

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This issue we talk to the Holbrook based brewery Fuggle Bunny. They are open on Fridays 9am - 11pm for people to look round, taste the beers and get take outs.

What did you do before you became a brewer?

I’ve been in the brewing industry for 37 years, since leaving school, so it’s always been what I do. I started at Whitbread, then moved to Bass when Whitbread brewery closed.

What made you become a brewer?

I went for an interview and got a job at Whitbread - and I just loved it from day one. I was doing really well and winning awards and developing award winning recipes, and a couple of years ago I thought, why don’t I do this for myself? So I launched the brewery with my wife Wendy in February 2014. We won the top award for total design concept after just eight months, as well as more recent awards for our beers. We’ve now doubled capacity due to demand.

What inspires the sort of beer you produce?

My ethos has always been to use top quality ingredients, but I knew we had to do more than just produce a good beer with so many breweries starting up. We wanted to take the idea of a traditional drink and bring it bang up to date with a fresh, fun and contemporary twist. We came up with the name to reflect this - Fuggle being a hop and rabbits Page 36 being associated with re-birth and new beginnings. We also decided to use storytelling to engage drinkers with our beer, so Fuggle Bunny is a character on a journey, with each chapter being a new beer. You can see the chapter on the pump clips, with a little story on each one.

What’s your favourite beer?

From my own brewery Cotton Tail and 24 Carrot are my two favourites. I don’t really have favourites from other breweries. If I’m out drinking I like to try lots of different beers from different brewers.

Where in the world is your favourite place to drink beer?

Thailand - not because of the beer, but the country is fantastic. I just love East Asia. Our limited edition brew for Rail Ale at Barrow Hill was inspired by the area. Mystic Makrut included lychees and kaffir lime - Makrut being Thai for lime leaves.

What do you think is the most important thing we can do to protect real ale pubs?

I think brewpubs are the way forward. People want a place to socialise and brewpubs are like old fashioned pubs - no loud music or TVs, but plenty of people to chat with. People don’t want mass produced chemical brews, they want the sort of beers a microbrewery provides so I think encouraging them is the way to go.

What’s your earliest memory of drinking real ale?

Having been in the industry so long, I’ve always drunk good beer. I do remember tasting a beer with Citra hops, and it was so delicious I thought if I can produce a beer like that I’ll be happy. And that’s what we’ve done!

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