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Welcome to the Winter Edition of More Beer. This of us , and Bury members do, is issue number 47. you’ll be very welcome. Contact our volunteer’s office - [email protected] It has been a busy time for us all recently. Rochdale Beer Festival has taken up a lot of our energies and Finally, there is great news from our biggest local once again has been very successful. Well done to brewery, JW Lees with the announcement of a all involved and to all our customers. There is a revamped range of beers and best of all perhaps, brief report on proceedings inside this issue and a new microbrewery to be built within Greengate hopefully more details in the next one. Nothing Brewery. Exciting times indeed, and more of this in stands still however and no sooner have we put the next edition. one festival to bed, but another looms large in our Peter Alexander sights. The big one is just around the corner with Editor Manchester Beer and Cider Festival once more opening its doors in January at Manchester Central. Contributors to this edition: Peter Alexander, All the details you need to enjoy this fantastic event Stephen Armstead, Don Booth, Phil Brown, are within this edition. Ken Holt, Ken Lynch, Ian Mitchell, Robin Parker, David Rigby, Mike Robinson, Peter Sheldon, Paul As the days get colder and as a post-Christmas Wilkinson tonic, I can’t think of a better way to dispel the winter gloom. I do hope to see many of you there Copy date for the next (Spring 2018) issue is and of course if you fancy lending a hand as many 10 th February 2018

Rochdale, Oldham & Bury Contacts/Committee 2017

Chairman: Peter Alexander Pubs: Ian Mitchell Clubs: Donald Booth [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Secretary: Peter Maguire More Beer Editor: Peter Alexander LocAle: Phil Brown [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Membership: Mike Robinson New Media: Richard Cooper Cider Representative: Mike Robinson [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Social Secretary: Ken Holt Webmaster: Paul Wilkinson Advertising: Neil Richards MBE [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Treasurer: Clive Taylor Beer Festivals: Peter Sheldon [email protected] [email protected]

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DEEPLY VALE GREENFIELD BREWERY Hoodwink, a session bitter New owner Tony Pye is beginning to special featuring Mount enlarge the local outlets for his beers after Hood and Warrior hops, has proved popular with taking over from Tony Harratt and he drinkers, prompting James to brew a second (and is optimistic of future sales to The Clarence and final) batch. The latest special became available in the King William IV in Greenfield. The brewery November, a 5% APA aptly named All American. is already supplying new outlets in Mossley, Described as ‘no holds barred’, the combination Stalybridge and Woodhouses (Failsworth), as of Centennial, Amarillo and Mosaic hops delivers well as the Rochdale Beer and Cider festival in a powerful tropical fruit/citrus character. James November, and will be also be represented at the considers it one of the best beers he has brewed. Manchester BCF at Manchester Central in January 2018. New beer Genesis has gone well and the DONKEYSTONE BREWERY reintroduced Black 5 has been well received in Our branch area’s newest brewery is time for the winter season. successfully spreading its beers into the on- trade. Director Steve James secured several JW LEES Sheffield pubs to take some of the range, alongside Record Turnover Announced pubs and sports clubs in the Saddleworth area. JW Lees has reported record Over the hill has been a good area for the brewery, turnover of £67.7m (+£3.6m / 5.6%) with DPA the first beer to sell out at the Calderdale for the year to 31st March 2017. beer festival. During the year JW Lees made capital expenditure The Greenfield brewery has added to its launch investments of £10.8m, including the acquisition ales of Bray (4%), Bad Ass Blonde (4.1%), DPA of six new freehold pubs and hotels – The Bear’s (4.7%) and DAPA Donkey (initially 6.4%). Paw Chester, The Crown Inn Lymm, The Frog & September saw the first appearance of Hoppinsesh Railway Heaton Moor, The Groes Inn Conwy, The (3.7%). Although the lowest strength beer brewed, Hanging Gate Weaverham and The Vale Royal the amount of hops gives it quite a kick! The end Abbey Arms Delamere. Four pubs were sold in the of October saw Javanilla (5.5%) brewed, a stout year yielding a small profit of £75,000 and major using real coffee and vanilla. Head brewer Richard refurbishments (over £50,000) were carried out Thomas is still experimenting with DAPA Donkey, at 72 sites including The Boathouse Chester, The destined to be stronger and available bottled for Cross Keys in Saddleworth, The Elizabethan the take-home market. Heaton Moor, The Golden Pheasant Plumley, The The brewery tap obtained a premises licence Gwesty Links Hotel Llandudno, The Jolly Carter in with the support of our branch, and promptly got Eccles and The Trearddur Bay Hotel Anglesey. construction work underway. A ‘soft’ opening in Owing to this increased level of investment JW October piloted the experience, and our branch Lees EBITDA fell by £1.1m (11.8%) to £8.2m, is looking forward to its visit in mid-January with operating profit falling by £869,000 (13.2%) (Saddleworth weather permitting...). to £5.7m and pre-tax profit (excluding property disposals) falling by £617,000 (10.7%) to £5.1m. However, JW Lees nevertheless paid out £217,000 in profit share to colleagues working in the business in recognition for their contribution during the year.

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William Lees-Jones, JW Lees Managing Director, also setting up a small “Brewery Tap”. So watch this said, ‘2017 has been a year of positive growth for space! JW Lees and we are laying the foundations for the next chapter of our family business as we approach Pub News our 200th anniversary in 2028. We anticipate that short-term profitability will continue to fall It is with regret to announce news that the Lord slightly this year as a result of business interruption Raglan in Nangreaves, Bury has closed its doors while we again increase our levels of investment for good. The pub has been in the Leyden family in our estate. We are in the fortunate position of for 60 years and the microbrewery at the pub was having supportive family shareholders who want the first to be set up in the area under the guidance to invest in our business for the long term as well of John Feeney of Bank Top Brewery, who set up as being virtually debt-free. We remain hungry for the kit for the late Brendan Leyden. Brewing ceased acquisitions of both Managed and Tenanted pubs some months ago. As readers will probably be as well as hotels in the North West. aware, the building remains up for sale. JW Lees remains firmly committed to all of our three Local folk are getting together and have had trading divisions - Managed Houses, Tenancies open meetings to gather support and look into and Free Trade as well as vertical integration the possibilities of forming a group to acquire where we can add value in key service areas like the pub as a Community run local. They are also Distribution and Technical Services. We have also considering applying for it to be made an Asset of been working with branding agency Squad for the Community Value to Bury Council Planners and we last 12 months on repositioning the JW Lees brand wish them every success in their endeavours. as a modern traditional brewer in the face of an increasingly crowded landscape of traditional and new craft breweries. We believe that by investing in our brand, properties and people that we are well placed for future growth.’ (see elsewhere in this magazine for other Lees news).

SADDLEWORTH BREWERY Head brewer Thomas Phelan confirmed that the Old Brewhouse here had recommenced operation mid-year and they no longer had any beers produced under contract in Manchester. Apart from the two special IPA’s reported in the last edition of More Beer they have also developed innovative beers containing grapefruit peel named Taking The Pith IPA (6.2% ABV) and Wolf Blood IPA (4.5%) containing the peel and juice of blood oranges. Regular beers St George’s Bitter, Saddleworth Mild and the powerful Shaftbender are again being brewed in-house. The Good Pub Guide has nominated the Church Inn its “Own Brew Pub of the Year 2018” and they were pleased to receive this accolade. Looking ahead they are considering bottling their beers and

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JW Lees has launched a completely rebranded in March. Another meaningful change is the core range on 20th November and in the following renaming of John Willie’s premium bitter that will months will introduce three new beers to become Founder’s, the award-winning recipe will strengthen the range. The recipes of popular cask stay the same. ales such as JW Lees Bitter, Manchester Pale Ale and Moonraker won’t change. Manchester Craft Lager will launch in every JW Lees Managed House on the 20th November Plans for 2018 also include; the building of a with the re-imagined beer range. Manchester Craft microbrewery at their brewery site in Middleton, Lager is a 4.7% lager, continental in style, made a new series of collaborations with Manchester with Saaz and Celeia hops, it’s carefully brewed to brewers and a range of five seasonal ales celebrating be the perfect balance of freshness and favour. pioneers who have helped shape Manchester and the North West.

William Lees-Jones, Managing Director, JW Lees, said; “We’re putting brewing at the heart of the business. We’ll continue to buck the trend that sees declining cask sales by doubling our efforts. The new branding will undoubtedly generate excitement from our customers but for longer lasting growth we need to keep invigorating the range. From small batch collaborations to a new craft lager, the emphasis is on giving customers what they want and inspiring them with beers that The 2018 limited edition seasonal cask ales, they wouldn’t necessarily expect from a traditional celebrating the inventors and pioneers who have family brewer. “We’re investing heavily in brewing, shaped Manchester and the North West are: growing the team by recruiting a new Master Brewer and building a ten-barrel brewery so we • January/February - Phantom can be more experimental. These are exciting • March/April – Arkwright times and we believe that this excitement will pass • May/June - Bullseye on to our customers.” • July/August – Boatmen • September/Mid-November – Railroad The core range branding sees the collection of beers It is planned that the launch of Lees new stout designed as a family, breaking will occur at the Manchester Beer and Cider from the previous design Festival. Another great reason to be there. route of individual, stand- alone brands. The core range of beers will grow with the addition of Manchester Craft Lager in November, Stout in January and Gold

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Built in 1750, one of the best- room will be themed. Some areas will be cosy, known and historic buildings with 1920s-style lamps, while others will be like in Rochdale, which was the an old gentleman’s club from the Victorian period. town’s leading coach house The Wellington Hotel was the once the best pub during the Victorian period, in Rochdale and we want it to be the best pub in has re-opened following a Rochdale once again.” £200,000 refurbishment. On a recent visit More Beer was pleased to find The Grade II listed former Wellington Hotel at a good choice of local ales on sale from four Number One Drake Street will serve food and handpumps, including Phoenix from Heywood drinks once again as the Wellington, after owners and Serious from Rochdale. Manager Rochelle, Mike and Sarah Howarth gave the 3-storey advised us that the range is constantly changing property a new lease of life, with council support. until they can establish what the customer The building has a rich history, first opening in 1750 preferences are. This is a fine addition to real ale as private residence. It was later a girls’ boarding drinking in the centre of Rochdale and well worth school, before it became the Duke of Wellington a look. Hotel in 1810, which was the leading coach house in the area. The ‘Speaker’s Corner’ in front of See also front page photo. the hotel hosted a crowd of 8,000 following the Reform Act of 1832. More recently it was the Nile nightclub, but the building has been empty for around 5 years.

The couple, who also run Vicolo Del Vino wine bar in Rochdale town centre and Benjamin’s Italian take away, off Sandy Lane, will initially be serving just drinks, with a traditional British menu set to be served by the end of the year. Mike said: “Rochdale has a got huge potential to be a real destination again and we want to be part of that. We know there’s an audience for good quality food and drink in the town centre. The council is really pushing the regeneration and have been behind us every step of the way on this latest project.

The Wellington will serve a variety of drinks, including champagne and prosecco by the glass, as well as real ales, amid vintage-modern style surroundings, with grandfather clocks, Victorian fireplaces and chandeliers.

Mike added: “This definitely won’t be a run of the mill pub. We’ve got beautiful features and each

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WhatPubWh tP b iis ththe CAMRA website b it whose h aim i iis tto AAnother th SSam SSmiths ith lloss. BidBridge IInn, ClfHCalf Hey list all pubs in the UK. Unlike other guides pub South, Rochdale removed its handpumps in early listings are free (this is true for all CAMRA guides August so no longer sells real ale. and websites) and there aren’t just a handful of people paid to find what’s going on. Each CAMRA Sadly the management team at the Reed Hotel, branch maintains the details for its local pubs, so 1 Reed Hill, Rochdale departed in early October. there are potentially thousands of surveyors. The King William IV, Higher Shore Road, Shore, WhatPub can be found on Littleborough closed in early November. The pub http://whatpub.com/ is for sale and the ‘locals’ are trying to ensure it re-opens. The changes we’ve been notified of since the last edition of More Beer are. The Tanners Arms, 24 Whitworth Road, Rochdale was reported as being closed and “tinned up” in ROCHDALE September. The Wellington, 1 Drake Street, Rochdale opened in the summer selling up to 6 real ales from near OLDHAM and wide. This is a good addition to the Rochdale Good news Muse Bar & Eatery, Rear of 27 High beer scene. Street, Uppermill is now selling the real version of Lees MPA. Elephant & Castle, 608 Bury Road, Bamford is now selling real ale, namely Tim Taylors Landlord The Albion Tap, 72 High Sreet, Uppermill is on the & Sharp’s Doom Bar up. It is now selling four real ales on handpump, at least two of which are from the local Donkeystone The Grapes, 69 Norden Road, Bamford was brewery. refurbished in Summer 2017. The Robinsons pub is now selling 4 real ales. In August Old Bell Inn, 5 Huddersfield Road, Delph added Marston’s Wainwrights to the Thankfully, more good news. Norden Arms 539 existing Black Sheep Bitter & Tim Taylor’s Edenfield Road, Norden has had a cellar refurb. So Golden Best & Landlord. from mid October they have been selling Black Sheep Best Bitter plus 3 beers, often from The Royal George Hotel, Manchester Road, Serious Brewing Co, Phoenix or Mighty Medicine. Greenfield has replaced the Lees Seasonal ale with Certainly well worth a visit if you are in the area. Lees John Willies. This is in addition to Lees Bitter & MPA. The Fairview Inn. 78 Broad Lane, Rochdale is now owned by Miton Pubs and Taverns. The pub still The Wellington and King William IV, both sells real Sharp’s Doom Bar plus a guest ale. on Chew Valley Road, Greenfield are selling Donkeystone beers. The Kingsway Hotel, 145 Kingsway, Rochdale reopened in August with a new landlord. The Sam The Gallows, Cross Gates, Wildhouse Lane, Smiths pub is still keg only. Milnrow was selling Marstons EPA in September.

10 5000 copies of More Beer are delivered to local pubs every quarter The Railway Hotel, 1 Oldham Road, Royton was Sadly we have to report that after a family illness only selling cask Lees Bitter in September. Dolliz Bar in Bury Indoor Market permanently closed on Saturday 5th August. The bar has been The Wheatsheaf, 669 Oldham Road, Failsworth an excellent addition to the Bury beer scene and reopened in August, with a new landlady. will be greatly missed.

The Up Steps, High St Oldham was closed for The Lord Raglan, Mount Pleasant, Nangreaves refurbishment in early/mid November was also closed in October 2017. The locals are trying to revive the pub. The Squire Knott, and adjacent former club/ pub on Yorkshire Street, Oldham were scheduled Hark To Towler, 43 Market St, Tottington was to close as a Wetherspoons establishment in mid recorded as being closed and ‘tinned’ in mid November 2017. The pub was sold in June. At the September. time of writing the buyer remained unknown, If any of the above is incorrect, or you know of The Old Grey Mare Inn, 331 Oldham Road, any changes to pubs in Rochdale, Oldham or Royton closed in Summer 2017. The pub had a Bury please email [email protected]. steel door in October. All changes will be more than welcome.

It looks like The Grouse, 189 Lees Road, Oldham (Lees) has an uncertain future as it was sold by Ian Mitchell auction in September.

BURY Railway & Naturalist Inn, 464 Bury New Road, Prestwich re-opened in August 2017 with a new landlady. The pub has two beers, one of which, Harviestoun Bitter and Twisted, was reported as being on good form

In early August, Woodthorpe, Bury Old Road, Prestwich was selling Holt’s Bitter, Two Hoots & a Bootleg beer.

The Sundial, 312 Walmersley Road, Bury reopened in October after a refurbishment. The pub is still selling 4 real ales from the Thwaites and Marston’s range.

The Miller & Carter Steakhouse, Brandlesholme Road, Greenmount, Tottington, Bury has reopened under the new name and a new landlord. Sadly the former Bulls Head no longer sells real ale.

The Same Yet Inn, 145 Simister Lane, Prestwich (Lees) was refurbished in autumn 2017.

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TheTh Rochdale, R hd l Oldham Oldh and d Bury B CHADDERTON LITTLEBOROUGH pubs currently taking part in the Crown, 72 Walsh Street, Chadderton, Hayrake, Old Rd, LocAle scheme are listed below. OL9 9LR (JW Lees, Greenfield, Littleborough, Lancashire In brackets are shown the breweries Millstone) OL15 0JX (BREWPUB) from which ales are regularly available Red Lion, 6 Halifax Road, DELPH or whether the pub is a BREWPUB OL15 0HB (Phoenix, JW Lees, Royal Oak, Broad Lane, Heights, Newcomers to the Scheme are Robinsons, Joseph Holt) OL3 5TX (Millstone, Farrars Arms in Albion Tap, White House, Blackstone Edge, Moorhouses) Uppermill ; Wellington, Rochdale Halifax Road, OL15 0LG (Joseph DIGGLE Holt, Phoenix) BIRTLE Diggle Hotel, Station Houses, OL3 LY D G AT E Church Inn, Castle Hill Rd, Birtle, 5JZ (Millstone) White Hart, 51 Stockport Road, Bury, Lancashire BL9 6UH (Deeply DOBCROSS Lydgate, Saddleworth, OL4 4JJ Vale, Phoenix) Navigation Inn, 21-23 Wool Road, (JW Lees, Greenfield, Phoenix, BURY Dobcross, OL3 5NS (Millstone, Marble) Art Picture House, 36 Haymarket Moorhouses) MILNROW Street, BL9 0AY (Moorhouses, GRASSCROFT Milnrow Cricket Club, Harbour La, Phoenix) Farrars Arms, 56 Oldham Rd, Rochdale, OL16 4HF (JW Lees) Automatic Cafe & Malt Real Ale Grasscroft OL4 4HL (JW Lees, Bar, Derby Hall, Market Street, BL9 NORDEN Tickety Brew) 0BW (Silver St, Deeply Vale) Norden Cricket Club, Woodhouse Clarence, 2 Silver Street, Bury BL9 GREENFIELD Lane, Rochdale OL12 7SD 0EX (Silver St, Deeply Vale, Clarence, 180 Chew Valley (JW Lees) Phoenix) Rd, Greenfield, Oldham OL3 Norden Arms, 539 Edenfield Rd, Earl of Derby, 14-16 Silver St, Bury, 7DD (Greenfield) Rochdale OL11 5XH (Brewsmith, BL9 0EX (Moorhouses) King William IV, 134 Chew Valley Phoenix) Fishpool Liberal Club, 79 Nelson Road, OL3 7DD (Greenfield, OLDHAM Street, Bury BL9 9HX (JW Lees) Millstone) Ashton Arms, 28-30 Clegg Street, Rayners, 30 - 32 Haymarket Street. Wellington, 29 Chew Valley Road, OL1 1PL (Joseph Holt, Pictish, Bury BL9 0AY (Moorhouses) OL3 7AF (Greenfield, Phoenix) Green Mill, Millstone, Greenfield) Robert Peel, 5-10 Market Place, BL9 Up Steps Inn, 17-23 High Street, 0BL (Brightside, Phoenix) HEYWOOD OL1 3AJ (Greenfield, Rose and Crown, 36 Manchester Edwin Waugh, 10-12 Market Street, Phoenix,Moorhouses) Old Road, BL9 0TR (Bank Top, OL10 4LY (Phoenix) Wishing Well, 89 York Street, Brightside, Moorhouses, PRESTWICH Heywood, OL10 4NS (Phoenix, Outstanding, Reedley Hallows, All The Shapes, 8 Warwick St, Moorhouses) Prospect) Prestwich, Manchester M25 3HN (2 Trackside, East Lancashire Railway, HOLCOMBE rotating hand pulls) Bolton Street Station, BL9 Shoulder of Mutton, Lumb Carr Church Inn, 40 Church Lane, 0EY (Outstanding, Deeply Vale, Road, Holcombe, Ramsbottom, Prestwich, Manchester M25 1AJ Irwell Works) Bury BL8 4NL, (Moorhouses, (Brightside) Brightside) CASTLETON RADCLIFFE The Old Post Office Ale House, 858 HOLCOMBE BROOK New Swan, 141 Spring Lane, Manchester Road. Castleton OL11 Hare and Hounds, 400 Bolton Radcliffe, M26 2QX (Joseph Holt) 2PS (Pictish, Phoenix, Serious) Road West, BL0 9RY (Phoenix, Moorhouses, Ramsbottom Craft)

12 Rochdale, Oldham and Bury Branch. Campaigning to protect pubs and beer for 40 years. RAMSBOTTOM If you are a licensee and would like to THE HEALEY, ROCHDALE Bar XLII, 42 Bolton St, Ramsbottom, find out about our Scheme then use 172 Shawclough Rd, Rochdale OL12 Lancashire BL0 9HX the link, www.rob.camra.org.uk or 6LW 20p/pint Sunday-Thursday (Moorhouses, Brewsmith, contact me by email phil.brown48@ THE WELLINGTON Rammy Craft) icloud.com and a visit will be made 1 Drake St, Rochdale, OL16 1LW. Irwell Works, Irwell Street, to explain the Scheme and if you - 50p/pint Ramsbottom, Lancashire qualify, you will be given promotional BL0 9YQ (BREWPUB) merchandise to display in your pub. BOBBIN, MILNROW Major Hotel, 158-160 Bolton Street, 3 Dale St OL16 3LH - 10p pint BL0 9JA (Bank Top, ROB PUBS/CLUBS offering MILNROW CRICKET CLUB, Ramsbottom Craft) Discount to card carrying MILNROW Ramsbottom Tap, 43 Bolton St, Bury CAMRA Members Harbour Ln, Milnrow OL16 4HF - BL0 9HU (First Chop) This List is believed to be correct but Members Prices ROCHDALE may, of course, change without notice. BULLS HEAD, ROYTON Baum, 33-37 Toad Lane, OL12 Most places only offer discount on 152 Heyside, Royton, Oldham OL2 0NU (Green Mill, Pictish, pints so check before buying halves. 6NB - 20p/pint -10p/half Phoenix, Mallinsons) If you know of any omissions please Cemetery Hotel, 470 Bury Road, email details to phil.brown48@ CARTERS ARMS, ROYTON Rochdale OL11 1UA (Phoenix) icloud.com It is intended to publish 133 Oldham Rd Royton, Oldham Flying Horse Hotel, 37 Packer Street, the list in every quarterly magazine OL2 6BU- 10p/pint OL16 1NJ (Phoenix, Green Mill, (space permitting) so it can be as up JW Lees, Joseph Holt) to date as possible. ALBION TAP, UPPERMILL 72 High St – 10 % Regal Moon, The Butts, OL16 CLARENCE, BURY 1HB (Phoenix, Moorhouses) 2 Silver St, Bury BL9 0EX - £3/ CROSS KEYS, UPPERMILL The Wellington, 1 Drake St, pint – on Silver St ales - 10% on Running Hill Gate, Uppermill, Rochdale OL16 1LW (Phoenix, guest ales Oldham OL3 6LW - 10 % Serious) DUNGEON INN, TOTTINGTON SECRET SIP ROYTON 9 Turton Rd, Tottington BL8 4AW - 4 Middleton Rd, Royton, Oldham. - Bulls Head, 152 Heyside, 20p per pint 20p/pint Royton, Oldham OL2 6NB FARRARS ARMS (Howard Town, Hydes – Beer EARL OF DERBY 14-16 Silver St, Bury BL9 0EX - 10 % 56 Oldham Rd Grasscroft OL4 4HL Studio) - 10 %

SCOUTHEAD PACK HORSE INN, BURY GENERAL DISCOUNTS The Three Crowns Inn, 955-959 Elbut Lane, Bury BL9 7TU - 10 % No CAMRA Card Required Huddersfield Rd, Oldham OL4 HARE & HOUNDS, HOLCOLME 4AT (Greenfield) BROOK, BURY DUNGEON INN, TOTTINGTON BL8 4AW TOTTINGTON 400 Bolton Rd West, Ramsbottom, all cask ales - £2.90/pint Mondays Lamb Inn, 533 Tottington Road, BL8 Bury BL0 9RY - 10 % 1UB (Outstanding, Deeply Vale) NORDEN ARMS, NORDEN, CARRION CROW, OLDHAM OL4 2RJ UPPERMILL ROCHDALE 50p/pint after 5pm Mondays Church Inn, Running Hill 539 Edenfield Rd, Norden, Rochdale OL11 5XH - 10 % Gate, Uppermill, Oldham OL3 RAMSBOTTOM TAP, 6LW (BREWPUB) CARRION CROW, OLDHAM RAMSBOTTOM, BURY BL0 9HU Hare & Hounds, 68 High Street, 271 Huddersfield Rd, Oldham OL4 20% on food plus Loyalty Card OL3 6HR (JW Lees) 2RJ - 20p/pint Tuesday-Thursday - buy 5 pints get 6th free within 1 week WHITEFIELD FLYING HORSE, ROCHDALE Beehive, Bury New Road 37 Packer St, Rochdale OL16 1NJ - (Joseph Holt) 25p/pint Parkfield Inn, 95 Park Ln, Whitefield, Manchester M45 THE BAUM, ROCHDALE 7GT (Moorhouses, Bank Top, 33-37 Toad Ln, Rochdale OL12 0NU Ramsbottom Craft, Brightside) 50p/pint.25p/half Sun -Thurs

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Our branch volunteers have hardly had time to In line with the venue’s former role as a railway pack up November’s successful Rochdale Beer station, the organising team have adapted the Festival before January’s Manchester Beer and monologue from “Trainspotting” to promote the Cider Festival is on us. Now in its fifth year, the 2018 festival. They are confident the incredible festival sprung from the National Winter Ales choice of beers and ciders will appeal. But what Festival which ran in the city for almost a decade else is planned? A comprehesive review of before CAMRA’s decision to move it around the operations after each festival gives organisers clear country. Many of the locally-based organising improvement points, many collected from visitor team felt it would be a shame to lose the skills comments. and momentum, and so established ’s own beer and cider festival. There will be a new bar combining beers from Ireland with some of the most popular family After two years at the National Cycling Centre, brewers from 2017. Alongside new names, the the festival took the big decision to set up in the festival will undoubtedly feature some of Rochdale, vast space of Manchester Central (which will never Oldham and Bury’s exceptional breweries.The shake off its former monkey of G-Mex). Major brewery bars see the return of Brightside, Tiny Rebel upgrading of the Metrolink system put the adjacent and Brass Castle, hugely busy last time alongside St Peters Square stop out of action in 2016 but planned newbies Thirst Class Ale, Bridgehouse and despite this, determined real ale lovers found their Mallinsons. The Key Keg bar introduced in 2016 way in! The central location in the heart of the city (to some suspicion) will be an important part of has proved to be a popular move for visitors and, the choice offered, and some significant surprises to the relief of the organisers, a good commercial are promised. Manchester’s beer audit earlier this choice, too. year pronounced it the UK’s cask beer capital, but in line with the theme of choice, beer orderers are planning to breach at least one frontier...

14 To advertise in More Beer contact Neil Richards 01536 358670 or [email protected] Food choice has improved over the years, too. in Greater Manchester can volunteer for more than National and local street food traders will provide just the eight days of set up, serving and take-down. a range of options to complement drinks, with the return of the best alongside some new recruits. Advance tickets are available, but you can pay Pickled eggs, anyone? on the door (subject to capacity). The public are welcomed from Thursday 25th January There’s a new charity partner too - North West to Saturday 27th January 2018. But CAMRA Air Ambulance - chosen almost unanimously by members can get in free (yes, free!) to the the organising team. The festival is proud of the preview evening from 5pm on Wednesday generosity of visitors and hopes the partnership 24th January. Yet another reason to choose to soars to new heights. join Britain’s biggest consumer campaigning group. As the largest branch in Greater Manchester, we’re proud to supply some of the key managers www.mancbeerfest.uk responsible for the festival. Among others, we’ll be running the cider and perry bar, foyer, health and safety, publicity and social media. Putting on an event of this size demands an all year-round effort from the organising team who are actively seeking new blood to join the group. There are so many skills required, from finance to web development. It’s hoped some of the 9,000+ CAMRA members

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The Eagle and Child in Ramsbottom has been Speaking to More Beer, Glen said “We are a named the country’s best pub in the Great Thwaites’ owned pub, but as you know, all the British Pub Awards. The Thwaites pub took the businesses are run by the tenants as their own top accolade in the annual awards run by The business and we elect what we do and what we Morning Advertiser newspaper. sell - within reason- and buying Thwaites’ ales. I am very happy that I have a fair landlord and am able to run a successful business despite not being a free house. It is a means and way for many pubs to continue to trade despite the negative publicity in the press about the pub companies. “CAMRA members get our ale of the day for £2.50 a pint between 3-6 Mon-Thurs or £5.00 with our homemade sausage roll. We have 4 real ales, 1 real cider as well as American IPAs, various lagers, ciders, a good wine list and 14 gins. We were very much food led but we’re big on the pub side nowadays with the renovated pub/ bar areas being attractive to lots more drinkers. You may also be aware that we’re a training social Tenant Glen Duckett and his team had entered enterprise helping marginalised young people into Partnership of the Year for the improvements the trade. I feel this is very important in today’s made at the pub in conjunction with Thwaites. Not climate and in respect of the communities in which only did the pub take home that award, but it was we live and work. We are proud of the quality of given the best award of the night – and nobody our offer and hard work by our team to make our was more surprised than Glen. He said: “I’m totally site an important community asset.” overwhelmed. To win Best Partnership Pub and More Beer congratulates Glen on his fine then Best Pub overall is just amazing. It caught me achievements and if you fancy popping in to by surprise, we really weren’t expecting it.” see for yourself, CAMRA’s WhatPub details can The pub has been transformed since Glen took be accessed at: https://whatpub.com/pubs/ over around six years ago. He is well known for ROB/199/eagle-child-ramsbottom the work he does to help young, disadvantaged Since this article was written, Glen has added people into training and work and since taking up another gong to his collection. The Eagle the helm he has won a series of awards for not only and Child won the category “Lancashire Life his approach to training, but also for his food – it is Family Dining of the Year.” Well done again. also a finalist in Lancashire Life Food and Drink Clarification: “More Beer wishes to make clear Awards. that an article on pages 6 and 7 of the last edition Earlier this year, it re-opened following a top to did not intend to imply that Thwaites has a poor bottom refurbishment and now includes guest relationship with its tenants or has contributed to rooms and a brand new orangery featuring floor- any financial difficulties and apologises if such an to-ceiling windows bringing diners mouthwatering impression was given. We always aim to support views spanning the Irwell Valley. local breweries, particularly long established ones like Thwaites with many fine pubs in our area.”

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Well it’s all change at three pubs/eating places After around four years in charge Mel Robinson in Greenfield. At the Railway Steve Read has and family will be leaving the Clarence at the end stepped aside from the day-to-day running of of February, and retiring. Since taking over they the pub and two managers, Dave Atkinson and have developed a steady trade in drinks and food, Megan Watson, have taken over this function. The offering three cask beers including a Greenfield main features of the pub will be unchanged with Brewery beer, currently Greenfield Bitter. He will a comprehensive choice of 5-8 cask beers, live perhaps be best remembered as the last person to music three nights a week, and live sport on the speak to the “Moors Mystery Man” who travelled big screen in the upstairs function room. A typical anonymously over 200 miles from London to end beer line-up includes Woodforde’s Reedlighter, his life on the nearby moors in 2015. After asking Robbies Dizzy Blonde, Sharpe’s Atlantic, Greyhawk Mel the way to the top of the mountain, the man Pippin, Taylor’s Landlord, Black Sheep Holy Grail (later identified as David Lytton) walked above and Purity UBU. Dovestone Reservoir to kill himself – a story which attracted worldwide attention. Until the Robinsons leave the Clarence it’s business as usual and they are offering a full festive menu and expect to be busy. Several people have shown interest in taking over this Enterprise Inns pub but there is nothing definite to date.

Along from the Clarence the JW Lees house The Royal George has been nominated as the 2017 Regional Pub of the Year by the brewer. This well- run pub has a welcoming atmosphere, operates a carvery restaurant and a busy function room with a variety of events including the “Off The Rails” comedy club. They stock 3-4 cask beers from the John Willies range, including a seasonal. Recently At the nearby eatery the Kingfisher, Marston’s the pub was used as a location for some scenes have rebadged it as a “Grill and Pizza” outlet in Coronation serving mainly, and not surprisingly, mainly Street, with bad burgers and pizzas – how original!! A quick look boy Pat Phelan at the Drinks List on their website confirms they (actor Connor offer a range of fizz, cocktails, vino, gins, hot and McIntyre) taking cold soft drinks but there is no mention of any form centre stage. of beer – unbelievable from a brewery company The event was of Marston’s stature. Anyway for anyone who is greeted with keen to eat here they do sell Banks’s Amber and excitement by Ringwood 49er on handpump, as well as a choice the pub’s staff, of bottled beers. two of whom secured walk-on

20 5000 copies of More Beer are delivered to local pubs every quarter roles. However there is no truth in the rumour that at least three firkins of each towards the end of his enemies managed to incapacitate Phelan after the year. he had supped 8 pints of Moonraker strong ale... The scene filmed is scheduled to be screened in Millstone were also contacted by Magnus Quaife, January. a local artist and lecturer at MMU, to brew a historic beer from Gartsides’ Brewery in Ashton called Old Talking of Moonraker this excellent beer will be on Tom. After looking at the options they finally based at the GBG-listed Cross Keys in Uppermill over the the recipe on Hammond’s Old Tom (a Bradford festive season, along with seasonal Plum Pudding, brewery) - apparently around the time there were both with pumpclips in the revamped Lees’s house plenty of Old Toms about! Magnus called the style. In the New Year licensees Craig and Dave beer Old Thomas Bell Ale (6.5%) after someone plan to introduce the new cask Stout (4.2%) as who looked after the dray horses at Gartsides and well as seasonal Phantom Pale Ale (3.8%) and the bottled some of the beer for the launch at the keg Manchester Craft Lager (4.7%). However the Portland Basin Museum in Ashton. There is also Cheddar Valley cider has reluctantly been dropped a limited stock of the cask, one of which went to due to lack of demand. the Ashton Arms in Oldham, an ex-Gartsides pub. Old Thomas Bell Ale will also be available at the On Uppermill Stalybridge Buffet Bar in early December. What a High St the new way to start the festive season! bar Albion Tap has added two handpumps and now offers four cask beers. With personal links to Donkeystone Brewery in Greenfield it is no surprise that two of these are supplied by them and the other two by different independent breweries. The bar now offers 10% discount on cask beers for CAMRA members. In Delph the Swan Inn changed hands at the beginning of December but when we went to press there were no more details of the new licensees for this John Willies tied house.

Millstone Brewery continues to enjoy steady business with their established ales in Mossley and Saddleworth areas and are branching out with a few new specials. Earlier this year they purchased 6 oak barrels, ex-malt whisky casks from Speyside and are now maturing their True Grit (5.0%) and Stout (4.5%) in three of each. The beers will produce around 18 firkins in total and have been in cask since May/June and they hope to release

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Time flies when you’re having fun - and it certainly being - Beowulf Nordic Noir (Staffs) and Sarah did over 3 days at Rochdale Town Hall. Hughes Dark Ruby Mild (W. Midlands). A draw will be made and one lucky winner will receive a Another successful Festival showcased the £25 voucher to be spent at the Flying Horse Hotel wonderful backdrop of the Great Hall with its our Branch Pub of the Year - adjacent to the Town windows and Gothic architecture. Hall.

At 5.30pm on Thursday 16th November, the , Councillor Ian Duckworth and his wife graciously opened events and as is now a becoming a tradition, signed up as new members of CAMRA (Campaign for Real Ale). A brisk opening session was followed by a busier Friday. The U.K. Champion Beer of 2017 - Church End Goat’s Milk (from Nuneaton) was on Mayor of Rochdale pulls the tap but disappeared first pint swiftly along with Tony Lloyd, MP for Rochdale, joins the Campaign considerable numbers of other beers, ciders and a new feature this year - draught German beer from Many thanks must be extended to a host of Munich. sponsors without whom the Festival would not be the success it is. Our Members once again On Saturday we were delighted to welcome Mr made magnificent efforts to help run proceedings Tony Lloyd, MP for Rochdale, who visited us to and together with the Town Hall staff ensured a enjoy proceedings. Of course the opportunity memorable event. Deepest thanks to all concerned. could not be missed to enrol Mr Lloyd into our ranks. A Festival glass was presented to Tony who stated that he would place it behind the bar in the Members Bar in the House of Commons!

Visitors had the chance to vote for their favourite Peter Sheldon beer of the Festival - a close run competition Rochdale Beer & Cider Festival Organiser resulted in 2 beers being joint winners, these

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24 To advertise in More Beer contact Neil Richards 01536 358670 or [email protected] What’s On? Graham Mason December Thursday 28th: Annual “Drown the Turkey Crawl” Crawl around Manchester’s Northern Quarter. Meet at The Angel at 14.00 or Smithfield at 15.00 It is with regret that CAMRA ROB announces the death of its former chairman, Graham Mason. Graham chaired the branch in the early 1990s January 2018 and latterly lived in Telford. His funeral was held Tuesday 9th: Branch Meeting - The Baum, Toad at Bolton Crematorium and was attended by his Lane, Rochdale friends and family, including some of his friends and colleagues from CAMRA ROB who had Sat 13th: Visit to Donkeystone Brewery. A chance known him and served the Campaign with him to visit ROB’s new brewery at 1.00pm, followed by many years ago. He will be greatly missed. a crawl round pubs in Greenfield. Contact Social Secretary to book your place.

Thu 25th: Informal social at the Manchester Beer & Cider Festival (Manchester Central) Get together from 7.30pm near the cider bar.

February 2018 Tuesday 6th: Branch Meeting, The Baum, Toad Lane, Rochdale

Sat 24th: Advance notice of a train trip to . Make your own way to Liverpool by train for a crawl around some of the great city centre pubs. Meeting time and place to be announced.

March 2018 Tuesday 6th: Branch Meeting, The Baum, Toad Lane, Rochdale

All Branch Meetings start at 7.30pm. Others as indicated. For full details of social events or to book, contact: Ken Holt [email protected]

Any changes to this programme will be announced at meetings, in CAMRA Calling or on the Branch Website www.rob.camra.org.uk

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BestBP PubsbA Announcedd NiNational lPb Pub of f the h YYear CCo-ordinator di AdAndrea Briers said: “All of these pubs should be very The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has named proud of themselves for reaching this stage in the the best four pubs in the country as part of its Pub competition. It is a huge honour to be considered of the Year 2017 competition, one of the most one of the top four pubs across the country. While respected and well-known pub awards in the UK. each of these pubs offers something unique to their visitors, they all share the foundation of what makes Among the finalists is the Weavers Real Ale a great pub - a warm and welcoming atmosphere, House in Kidderminster, a relatively new one- excellent service and a fantastic range of beers.” room micropub. Also in the running for the second year in a row is the Stanford Arms in Lowestoft, CAMRA ROB members visited both the Cricketers East Anglia. A thriving traditional back-street pub, Arms and Wigan Central in November as part of the Stanford Arms serves mainly local beers and our social programme and can confirm the high ciders, and boasts live music at the weekends. quality of each.

The four finalists will be presented with their super regional award at local events over the coming weeks.

British pub-going tradition at risk of dying out as beer prices soar The tradition of going to the pub is becoming an Finally two rival pubs from the North West have unaffordable luxury for the majority of Brits as new made the list this year - Wigan Central in Wigan research shows that just 15% of UK beer drinkers and the Cricketers in St Helens, Merseyside. now think that the price of a pint in the UK is either Wigan Central boasts a unique railway-themed very or fairly affordable. interior and sources real ale from all over, with continental bottled beers displayed in a ‘beer Colin Valentine CAMRA’s National Chairman said: library’. The Cricketers in St Helens is a friendly “The British pub is unique, and has been rooted local community pub saved from closure just four in Britain’s history for hundreds of years. All the years ago that boasts 13 handpumps on the bar evidence shows that drinking alcohol in moderation and runs beer festivals and jam nights throughout in the company of others is good for people’s the year. wellbeing, yet the opportunity to get together and enjoy a beer is being taken away from swathes All of the pubs in the competition are selected of people on lower and middle incomes, who are by CAMRA volunteers and judged on their increasingly viewing a pub pint as an unaffordable atmosphere, decor, welcome, service, value for luxury. money, customer mix and most importantly – quality of beer. The four finalists will now have a “Many landlords are in a tricky situation in that they chance to win the National Pub of the Year title for are forced to either raise their prices or close their 2017, which will be announced in February 2018. doors forever. It is the people on lower incomes who will be hit the hardest, and will then choose

26 Support your local pub. Use it or lose it. Visit www.rob.camra.org.uk to drink at home. In addition, thousands of local than half of the country’s pubs and flooded them pubs are at risk of closure, bringing devastating with pressurised keg beer which was of a quality consequences for their local communities. that would be laughable today.

CAMRA is also calling for a freeze or reduction in “How the beer world has changed! Today, in spite of beer duty for the rest of this Parliament. Other key closures, a growing number of pubs clamber to offer evidence contained in CAMRA’s evidence to the the best possible range of real ales and we are still Chancellor includes: seeing remarkable growth in the brewing sector.” • On average, each pub pays nearly £140,000 in taxes each year Roger Protz will step down from editing the Good • Around 37% per cent of the total cost of a pint Beer Guide this year after 24 editions. He adds: is now made up of taxes “It’s been a great honour to contribute to the Good • The UK pays nearly 40% of all beer duty in the Beer Guide, which has played such as pivotal role EU but only consumes around 12% of the beer in shaping the brewing industry over the last 45 years. I look forward to the story that will be told Good Beer Guide celebrates its about the next 45 years of beer.” milestone 45th edition The Good Beer Guide is now on sale and available The Good Beer Guide 2018 is to purchase for £12.99 at https://shop.camra. celebrating its 45th edition by org.uk/goodbeerguide2018.html Members reflecting on the massive changes can purchase a copy at Rochdale, Oldham and to the beer industry since it started Bury Branch Meetings for £10. Another good in 1974. This milestone edition reason to join us. provides an opportunity to take stock and marvel at the changes that have transformed the pleasure of beer drinking over this period Get the real - most significantly the explosion in the brewing industry and range of beers now available. taste of It also recognises just five pubs across the country Ramsbottom that have been in every single edition of the Good Beer Guide - the Star Tavern and the Buckingham Arms in London, the Roscoe Head in Liverpool, the Square & Compass in Dorset and the Queen’s Head in Cambridge.

The first edition of the Good Beer Guide was just 96 pages in length and listed around 1,500 pubs. Its brewery section listed just 105 brewing companies. Today, this number tops 1,700.

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October was Cider Month

As ever there were a number of cider home the prestigious CAMRA National Cider Pub events nationally and regionally of the Year title for the second time, after winning taking place during October the award in 2011. It is the only pub to have won and November, when CAMRA it twice. celebrates the harvest of the apples used in the production of traditional cider. The pub has sold cider since the 1990’s and has a wide array sourced from independent producers. A What is not often known about real cider? See the landmark in Newton Abbot, the pub is a step back third in a series of Frequently Asked Questions at in time and popular with locals as well as visitors the end of this article. from across the UK and the world.

Presentation of awards in Cider Bar Report from Rochdale Bury and Rochdale Beer & Cider Festival 2017 The presentation of This year twenty-one different ciders and perrys the branch cider pub were purchased and many were sold out by the end of the year award to of the festival. Clearly festivalgoers in Rochdale like Trackside in Bury their real cider and perry. The fastest selling cider at took place on Sunday the festival was the Navelgazer Cider produced by 10 th September, whilst Orchard Pig Cider, an easy drinking 6% full bodied the presentation of the cider from Somerset. This was closely followed by best newcomer award Sundown Apricot Cider produced by Lyme Bay of to the Old Post Office Ale House in Castleton, Devon and Sussex Medium Cider from Seacider Rochdale took place on Wednesday 4th October. of Sussex. See photos showing the Manchester Beer and Cider presentation of Festival 2018 the certificates to the licencees, January 24th-27th, Nick (Trackside) Manchester Central, (formerly GMEX) and Andy (Old The cider and perry bar at the festival will stock Post Office) an interesting range of cider and perry this time respectively. following the excellent sales at the last festival in January 2017. National Cider Pub of the Year A traditional bar in Devon that sells only cider, Up to 80 different ciders and perrys are likely to perry and fruit wines was named during October, be on sale with total stock being around 130 tubs. as the best place to drink them for the second time. Ciders and perrys from all around the country will Ye Olde Cider Bar in Newton Abbot has taken be on sale with several on sale being from local

28 5000 copies of More Beer are delivered to local pubs every quarter northern producers, particularly due to competition Where a cider or perry label has the name of a fruit being held. this is a single variety. Past winners of CAMRA’s National Cider & Perry Championships, which have The North of England Cider and Perry Competition, been single varieties include:- organised by CAMRA, will take place on the Friday of the festival, 26th January, with any traditional cider • Hecks Hendre Huffcap Perry. or perry produced in the Isle of Man, Cumbria, • Minchew Blakeny Red Perry. North East England, Lancashire, Yorkshire, Greater • Gwatkin Yarlington Mill Cider. Manchester, Cheshire or Merseyside being eligible to compete. The winners will go forward to the Is there anything or anywhere special needed CAMRA National Cider and Perry Championship to ferment cider or perry? to be held at the CAMRA Reading Beer and Cider Once pressed the juice of apples or perry pears are Festival in May 2018. Last year a total of 18 different placed in wooden vats or food grade containers ciders and perrys were judged at the competition and fitted with an airlock. These are then usually with SiDa Maxonian Mist cider from Macclesfield, placed in a barn or cellar and allowed to ferment. Cheshire, being the overall North of England Fermentation usually is completed by the spring of Champion Cider. the following year. This means the cider & perry which we drink this year is last year’s crop of fruit. All ciders and perrys must be made from freshly pressed apples or pears and not micro filtered, Wassail pasteurised or artificially carbonated and have Mike Robinson no other fruit flavourings added. Any cider or perry producer wishing to enter the competition should contact the organiser Mike Gilroy by email, [email protected] or by telephone on SEVEN EVER CHANGING CASK ALES PLUS ONE CIDER, OVER 30 BOTTLED 07905 680710. WORLD BEERS & GIN BAR

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