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ISSUE NUMBER 128 JUNE/JULY2009 FREE PRIDE OF DERBY Assembly Rooms the only place to be July 8th-12th Beer of the moment Hop till you drop as the 32nd Derby CAMRA Beer Festival hits town (3.9% ABV) n extended welcome to those yet collection of donations from the visiting sense. SIBA Silver Award to visit the transformation of the public and volunteer staff. Councillor We winner 2007 Assembly Rooms into the Derby Barbara Jackson also received a cheque for a always A For Your Beer needs: Summer Beer Festival experience. £1,000 from festival pro - need Mobile: 07887 556788 The only annual event to cele - ceeds to the Mayors extra brate the City Charter and charity. As well help, also Derby’s largest beer & cider joining CAMRA now would be a good time, indoor event (almost our festival please be patient with our volunteer staff at 11,000 visitors last is about busy times. The evening of Wednesday July year). those like 8th sees the Festival begin and it runs This year the local minded through to Sunday July 12th, so drink safely, theme is based on the people have fun and have a great time. 300th anniversary of the who enjoy birth of Doctor Samuel the atmo - Terry Morton Johnson, the famous lexicog - sphere, meeting Summer Beer Festival Chairman rapher who married in Derby on old friends and 9th July 1735 (Beer Festival Week to making new ones, this OUR VOLUNTEERS ARE NOT us!). The official Festival logo is shown here. all adds to the feelgood factor. CAMRA PAID. NOT BECAUSE THEY ARE Charities benefit. Last year Headway faces a huge challenge from those who don’t WORTHLESS, BUT BECAUSE THEY (brain injuries), Scropton Disabled Riding understand the camaraderie of a pint down Centre, the MS society, Derby Lions and the at the local and not see us as an organisation ARE PRICELESS Royal British Legion all benefited from a promoting responsibility and common Pub of the Year Awards for Old Oak & Brewery Tap The Derby Branch Pub of the Year winners Bar while the City Pub of the Year is the both these worthy recipients. were chosen in May. The Country Pub of Brewery Tap Derby’s Royal Standard on Honourable mentions should also go the Year, and Overall Winner is the Old Oak Derwent Street, which has been open a year out to the other contenders - the Horse & Inn at Horsley Woodhouse, a Leadmill in June. Groom, Babington Arms, Barley Mow Brewery pub and now home to the RuRad As we go to press the award has been (Kirk Ireton) and Poet & Castle (Codnor). presented to the Old Oak but the celebra - tion of the Brewery Tap’s award has not yet taken place, Photographs from these evenings, plus a more substantial article on both winners will appear in DD 129 but hearty congratulations are in order for

Real Ale Drinkers Love it in The Ditch The Rowditch Inn ‘The Alex’ - Derby’s true real Ale 246 Uttoxeter Road, Derby Champion, Siddals Rd Derby for a constantly Tynemill house - Derby CAMRA birthplace Good quality range of Continental Beers changing range of on draught and Bottled real ales DERBY CITY PUB 01332 293993 OF THE YEAR 2006 1 Funfair Brewing Company Launches new beer in spectacular style Those of you who have met David Tizard, During a live performance Owner and Brewer of the Funfair Brewing fearless/brave/stupid (delete as appropriate!!) Company will probably say that shyness David was honoured to be invited to sit upon has never held him back! But has he the handlebars of Ken Fox’s own 1926 Indian pushed the boundaries this time in an Scout. Hands on his Knees and not a crash attempt to promote in his own words one helmet in site the crowd were treated to a dar - of his finest beers to date? ing ride that saw Ken take David to the limits The latest brainchild beer from Funfair, of the Wall! Wall of Death is a 6%ABV, pale and yet sur - When asked to sum up the day’s events prisingly smooth ale. David Concluded that it According to David the was a privilege to meet key characteristic to with these fantastic this beer is unlike Showmen and that it was many of the other pale a truly unforgettable beers currently on the experience! market. Wall of Death The Wall of Death beer is subtly hopped thus itself was launched on cleverly allowing the 22nd May at the White biscuit flavours of the Post Beer Festival at The malt to shine through. White Post, Stanley Wall of Death has Common, . been in the planning David personally serving stages for the best part the beer (proudly wear - of a year and was ing his red Wall of Death Strut t Arm s Hotel inspired by Neil shirt!!) Following this Calladine, member of the Ken Fox Wall of event it will also be available to buy as bottle Restaurant & Bar Death World Tour Team. A real Ale enthusiast conditioned beer. Future plans are to incor - Milford DE56 0QW himself he made contact with Funfair after porate the Wall of Death beer into Funfair’s telephone: 01332 840240 trying Dive Bomber at The George and Core Range and to promote the newly Dragon in Belper, Derbyshire. extended range of Funfair beers now available Home-cooked meals. Cask ales After much careful consideration and plan - in bottles. (including Bass from the jug) ning the beer was finally brewed in eager See David in action on You Tube - anticipation for David to meet daredevil Ken www.youtube.com/watch?v=PU5hSGR580k. 2 dinners - £9.00 Fox and his World Tour Team. The date For further information please see Funfair 5 - 7 Monday to Friday arrived this April seeing David travel to a clas - Website - 10% discount on Main Meals - Lunch on sic motorcycle show at Bingley Hall, www.funfairbrewingcompany.co.uk Monday to Friday for Gold Card holders Staffordshire where he would adequate & easy parking have to face the Wall of Belper’s George & www.struttarmshotel.co.uk Death himself. Dragon proving thirst slayer supreme A pub on the up and up is teetotal after developing an the George & Dragon in intolerance to alcohol but he Belper. Under the able does taste all the cask beer to charge of Craig Ternick, ensure quality. Craig plays who worked under John rugby for Belper and attracts Bilbie at the Holly Bush, a strong following for after Makeney the beer choice match beer, and food, which has increased to three is looked after by ex-London guests with the addition of chef Liam Blake. an extra pump(four at With all this, live jazz ses - weekends). sions and bede and breakfast The house beer is brewed coming soon the Bridge by Tower Brewery in Burton Street pub in the centre of the and is named Tower East Mill old mill town is certainly after the local landmark. This thriving, and holds its beer replaced Tetleys recently. festival of rare brews from Craig is strictly speaking 25th to 27th June. 2 recently on BBC TVs East Erewash Valley CAMRA Branch Midlands Today. Expansion plans are now well in PUB NIPS hand with two new fermenters A huge blow to installed, enabling the brewers to was the closure of the White brew 217 gallons a week Nutbrook Hart at Heage on 1st May, the THE LITTLE ACORN - ILKESTON is also purchasing a five barrel day after a very well attended The Little Acorn, a LocAle pub on Awsworth Road in Ilkeston has plant and installing it at another sub-branch meeting here. The recently become a mecca for real ale drinkers, with its range of fine location close by, whilst keeping Vaults in Wirksworth which kept Alcazar ales, is open from 11am daily (12 noon on Sundays). the existing kit in West Hallam to had been predominantly a This Turnstone Tavern pub is presently on a long lease to Alcazar be used for new beer development keg pub up to its closure last Brewery and now under a new management team of Phillip and Louise and the Brewing Experience. year has been bought at auc - Wills, who moved in on 22nd April this year. Phillip & Louise who pre - As well as appearing at beer fes - tion by a couple of real ale viously ran Derby’s Old Silk Mill and The Lamb in Melbourne took a tivals and guesting at numerous enthusiasts and is to reopen break from licensing, then saw an advert in the trade papers for The pubs, including local POTY final - sometime in June. A potential Little Acorn and thought it too good a chance to miss and so packed ists, The Old Oak, Horsley Real Ale Gain. The Green their bags and moved to Ilkeston. Woodhouse and Dewdrop, Dragon at Willington was Inside, this spacious single roomed pub with its quiet corners a cen - Ilkeston, Nutbrook beers are per - trading again in late May. tral bar has three hand pulls, dispensing a changing range of manent fixtures at The Riverside Four Real Ales including a Nottingham brewed Alcazar beers. Phil & Louise provide bingo, quiz, Farm, Nottingham and The Cherry Derby, are on offer at the poker and free pool nights as well as live entertainment every Saturday. Tree Farm, nr Etwall. The Cherry Morley Hayes Roosters Bar. The pub also boasts two pool teams, a skittles team, a ladies darts team Tree will also host a beer launch and is home to Acorn Athletic football team who recently won The where customers can suggest a name for a tasty new beer, brewed with Midlands Amateur Alliance Cup. Elder Flower & Pomegranate. Nutbrook beers will also be on sale at Louise will soon be turning the upstairs room into a thirty cover both Chatsworth and Bakewell shows. A range of their bottled beers restaurant which will provide a Sunday Carvery, as well as bar snacks are available at Croots Farm Shop, Duffield and more local to their downstairs.When I asked the happy couple what they want to do next West Hallam home, at Checkleys, Little Hallam Lane, Ilkeston. In fact in the pub, Phil gave me a quick answer, get a men’s darts team and try bottle sales are increasing at such a rate, other members of the family his hand at a Beer Festival featuring locally sourced beers. We wish are being drafted in to assist with bottling.Lastly, Nutbrook beer is also them all the luck in the future. available direct from the brewery. Contact them through their beer line, 0800 4582460, or at www.nutbrookbrewery.com . NUTBROOK BREWERY Stephen Boa Nutbrook Brewery of West Hallam was established in 2007 by father & son team, Dean and Chris Richards. From a slow but steady start this innovative brewery brewed distinctive quality real ale, using only the finest ingredients, some of which are locally sourced. Their beer range includes Banter (4.5%) a light golden hoppy beer, Bitlyke (4.2%) a rich bronze beer, Midnight (4.7%) a full bodied stout, Responsibly (4.4%) a brown beer in keeping with today’s responsible drinking guidelines, Mongrel (4.5%) a darker beer with a proud pedi - gree, More (4.8%) a beer with a red tint and finally OR8 (3.8%) a lower strength beer with the right amount of attitude. Other beers that are occasionally brewed include a mild which had its debut at The Queen Adelaide in Sneinton, Nottingham. Nutbrook also offers a brewing experience which gives you the opportunity to design your own beer, with the help and guidance of Head Brewer Chris if needed. This involves choosing ingredients and strength of your beer. The next stage of the experi - ence is a day spent brewing in West Hallam. The beer will be delivered to you. This experience is ideal for a birthday, wedding or PDF created with pdfFactory Pro rtialr evertiremsieonnt g iwwft, asw. feasofttured ware-partners.co.uk 3 New Peregrine house beer Cap & Stocking flies out of Silk Mill It was when she heard the ek-ek-ek as it swoops around. of them) but they are not partic - female falcon screaming So now, having startled the ular. They will take anything around the tower opposite that landlady of the Silk Mill pub, the from as small as a starling to as Janina Holmes of the Silk Mill, peregrine has pride of place on big as a duck. Derby decided they the front bar - and pride Peregrines do not build a nest should have a is the word: these as such. Their eyrie is a platform beer to cele - birds are like on the cliff-face, or in this case a brate it. cavaliers with wooden one especially erected The pere - their on the east face of the tower, grines haughty where it can be seen from have been bearing Cathedral Green. The clutch con - nesting and dash - tains anything from two to four on the ing ways. orangey-brown eggs laid in - Kegworth - Cathedral Britain’s April. This year it was three. 20 Borough St, tower for biggest The pump-clip now displayed tel: 01509 558029 four years and fasted on the bar was designed by Nick food 12 to 2 and 6 to 8 now ans falcon is the Newcombe of Sign & Print, who Two petanque pistes successfully terror of the also designs for the Derby Beer raised four skies. To see it Festival in July (see page 9). The Real Ale broods. climb into the beer (1042) to which it draws Surprisingly, the clouds then swoop your attention is brewed at an Cinema Cathedral’s ten bells don’t down like a bolt from the independent mystery brewery The Ritz Cinema in Belper is bother them but human intrud - blue onto its hapless quarry is a not of these parts and is, fittingly stocking Derby Brewing ers do, and when anybody goes sight to behold - if you’re not a enough, sharp and clean-tasting Company bottled beers, and now to the top the female falcon, the pigeon. Pigeons are the pere - with a bitter after-taste. you can enjoy a pint while watch - bigger of the two, is fierce in grine’s favourite food (which is Reg Newcombe ing the film in the accommodat - defence of the nest, loudly crying why pigeon-fanciers aren’t fond ing seating, with holders pro - vided for your drink!

4 Joanne’s Walk Home to Glossop

Popular barmaid, Joanne James, the first day’s walk she will be joined worked her last shift at The by friends and work colleagues from Flowerpot in Derby on Wednesday the Pot and on the final day those 3rd June. After four years in the city from Glossop. her University course is complete Joanne would welcome anyone and to mark the event she intends who wishes to walk with her on any walking home to Glossop via as of the days. Sponsorship money is many pubs as she can en route. being raised for Women’s Aid, a char - The walk begins at the Pot on ity that helps women and children Monday 15th June and finishes on caught up in domestic violence. the Thursday evening at the pub PLEASE sponsor Joanne on this where she’ll now be working, The walk, even if reading this after the Globe in Glossop. The 65 mile route event. Forms are behind the bar at the will see her stopping in Youth Hostels. Pot or e-mail Dickiemint1@btcon - The first night in Wirksworth, second nect.com to register your donation. in Youlgrave and next in Eyam. On Dickiemint

welcome return. There is a beer garden, large car park and Bill Join CAMRA Now RAILWAY TAVERN, HATTON wishes it known that the Railway is biker friendly. Tents can be APPLICATION FORM A new manager was appointed by Greene I/We wish to join the Campaign for Real Ale Limited and agree to abide by the Memorandum and Articles of pitched in the beer garden or a local farmer’s King early in the year. The pub needed Association. I enclose a cheque for £ ...... Rates are:Single £22, Joint £27, OAP/Unwaged/Under-26 £13 (£16 Joint), someone with vision and that person sur - field for any special events. Overseas £27(£32 Joint). If U-26 please add Date of Birth ...... /...... /...... FORESTERS ARMS, SCROPTON faced by way of Bill Lilly who runs BLDS Name(s):...... Couriers locally. He took over the Tavern in Sue Merrill left the pub having tried her best Address: ...... March and injected much needed capital to to get it back on its feet and we now welcome ...... upgrade the kitchens and also spent more Londoners Dave, Sally and son, Paul, who money doing up the pub both internally and have been running various pubs in the ...... Post Code ...... Date ...... outside. He offers a good pint of Pedigree Bedford area. They bring years of experience d y. o.u .r .re .m .i t.ta .n c. e.( p. a.y .a b. le. .t o. C. A. M. R. A. .L t.d ., w. i.t h. t.h i.s .c o. m. p. le. t.e d. .fo .r m. to: Membership, CAMRA, 230 Hatfield Road, St Albans, Herts, AL1 4LW and a weekly-changing guest ale, Snecklifter of city pubs and are gradually adapting to at the time of my visit. They do good English country life. Opening hours are now 2pm- food, with a kid’s menu and Sunday lunch. 11pm Mon-Thurs, Noon-11plus, Fri-Sun. Derby Drinker Monthly live entertainment is comple - Good home cooked food is available from mented by a weekly Wednesday quiz, darts 2pm-9pm most days and Sunday lunches team, pool table and the real fire makes a are increasing as word spreads. The pub is once again warm, bright and welcoming and various events are being planned for the Patten- large children and biker-friendly garden. The pool table makes a welcome return and makers a darts team is needed. Unfortunately neither Dave, Sally or Paul Arms are real ale drinkers and it would help trade if the uninspiring Greene King IPA and Quiz - Sunday night Abbot are replaced, or at the very least sup - Bass out of the jug plemented, by some regularly changing, - Function Room - interesting guest beers, even if only from the restricted GK approved list. Come and give - Duffield - it a try, a warm welcome awaits. BOOK A DATE IN YOUR DIARY NOW 4 Crown St Tel: Derby 842844 FOR THE 30TH BURTON UPON TRENT lunchtime food (except Mon) SUMMER BEER FESTIVAL THUR 17th - open 12 - 2 & 5 - 12 Mon to Fri SAT 18th SEPT AT THE TOWN HALL. and all day at weekends Dickie Mint 5 NATIONAL CASK ALE WEEK END OF AN ERA AT BELPER PUB Amber Valley CAMRA members busied themselves during the second We bid the Sinclair family a fond farewell as they will have now week of April by visiting all 169 pubs in a comprehensive survey of the departed from the Cross Keys, Belper, and we thank them for slaking branch area. This gave us the opportunity to update our database and the collective thirst with impeccably kept Bateman’s beers and a myr - gained us airtime on the Radio Derby breakfast show, which iad of other fine brews. A highlight of their tenure was the attendance, brought our surveying and the national campaign to at more than one Derby branch meeting, of “Mr George” the attention of a wider audience. The results were Bateman, the legendary Lincolnshire brewer, who as follows: ER V regaled members with some amusing anecdotes. Total pubs in area: 169 A Eight years of sterling service at the Cross Keys 84% Pubs operating (142) B has seen the Sinclair family rewarded with the 9% Pubs closed and dormant (15) L prized tenancy of Bateman’s flagship pub 4% Pubs closed for good (6) M near the brewery in Wainfleet. 4% Pubs ”found” to be in Amber L Valley CAMRA branch area i.e. not INN BRIEF A

previously listed (6) E The Poet and Castle, Codnor’s first beer fes -

23% Of operating pubs have no real ale tival was a roaring success and is likely to be at present (32) Y repeated. The Royal Oak, Mill Street, Belper,

is being converted to residential use. We wel -

HOLLY BUSH, MAREHAY REOPENS A

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Nearly 20 years had passed since I last set A listed George and Dragon, Belper. The foot inside the Holly Bush, Brook Lane, M Sportsman, Jessop Street, Codnor will, subject to Marehay, Ripley (pictured) and it was pleasing to licensing approval, open its doors to the public in June. find it unsullied by refurbishment with the features that The Angel, Ripley is for sale at a reported 300k. The Prince made it such an appealing Shipstone’s house, retained. The elongated of Wales, Ripley is boarded up. The Hudson Bay, has closed, front bar with dartboard is intact, as is the dark, wooden panelling and but should reopen towards the end of the year. Sophie and Luke have attractive quarter circular bar in the lounge. Alas, the sound of leather on left the White Hart, Heage in the wake of a hefty rent increase. The willow can no longer be heard as the cricket ground to the rear has been Jovial Dutchman, Crich, which featured in the first Good Beer Guide built on. On my visit Kelham Island Easy Rider, Pedigree and Greene King in 1974, has had Greene King’s change of usage application granted. IPA were on tap, and for those who prefer the apple to the hop, Weston’s The Mill, Langley Mill has been sold. At the time of going to press, Traditional Scrumpy and Old Rosie are available for your delectation. the Mundy Arms, Marlpool was undergoing refurbishment and about to reopen. . AMBER ACTIVITIES 9pm, Tuesday, 16th June. Joint social with Derby branch at the Poet and Castle, Codnor. 19th to 21st June. 1st Amber Fest, Unit A, Asher Lane, Hammersmith, Ripley. 830pm, Tuesday, 23rd June. Branch meeting at the Anchor, Oakerthorpe. A free bus will leave Ripley Market Place at 745pm, so why not join us for the rare Cropton beers. Please note the change of day. 25th-27th June Beer Festival of rare brews, George & Dragon, Bridge Street, Belper. 830pm, Thursday, 30th July. Branch meeting at the Cross Keys, Market Place, Belper. Contact Social Secretary, Nathan 01773 570675

Mandrake Root Green Man Old Talbot Willington A traditional village pub with traditional values 3 guest ales on tap plus Pedigree & Bass over 274 different ales served in 31 months !!! Good Beer Guide entry 2008 1 Main Street, Hilton Good range of cask ales & real ciders DE65 5FF www.oldtalbot.co.uk tel 01283 702377 6 Dolphin link up with Nottingham Warslow Beer & Brewery for 1530 house beer Food Festival Nottingham Brewery’s Phil Darby has ingredients, similar to our Extra Pale Ale Saturday 4th July 2009 linked up with Derby’s oldest inn to cre - with citrus flavours and a full flavoured fin - 12 noon - 12 midnight ate a new house beer fro the Old ish.” Warslow Village Hall Dolphin on Queen Street. It’s The 1530 is to be Real Ale & Fine foods from the Peak name is Dolphin 1530, brewer in the last Free Entry - Lots of live music and entertainment on throughout the day and reflecting the antiquity week of June and evening (inc Warslow Silver Band) of the pub and is a will be up for Fabulous fun family day and evening out Gold/Amber brew of sampling at the Fantastic local real ales & ciders summer character at Dolphin Beer Delicious BBQ & Hot Pork Roast about 4.2% ABV. Festival 15th- from the best local producers Bygone Club Steam fair Phil told Derby 18th July. The Drinker: “We are keen to do pump-clip design Warslow & Elkstones Village Action Group Camping available - For more information contact: this for Jim (Harris) as he regu - hadn’t been finalised as Michelle 01298 687205 lary supports our beers and we are we went to press but Jim has confident he can shift this one in volumes. some interesting ideas on it and assured us It will be triple-hopped with all English it will feature the famous ‘Fish’ motif!

Victory for local campaigning and DE56 1BE common sense at Duffield pub

Pattenmakers is a great pub selling some interesting guests from many breweries, and also the rethink by the Pubco. However, what Great news from Duffield as Claire and As a result of the campaign and these fiery a parlous state of affairs it is when we see the Scott Muldoon have signed a new five-year exchanges with reality Enterprise came back sort of people making decisions about our lease at the Pattenmakers after a long-run - to the table and a deal has been struck giving local pubs have got so little idea of why we like ning dispute with Pubco Enterprise Inns. the Muldoons a rent reduction, the right to them so much and of their contribution to This follows a local campaign by the pub use an accountant of their own choosing and community life. regulars, supported by Derby CAMRA, involv - a discount on the ing coverage in the Derby Evening Telegraph beer. and appearing on Central News. Scott and All this coming at a Claire had been threatened that they could time when Claire has receive 24 hours notice if the Pubco found had serious health CASK CONDITIONED BEERS someone else to run the pub and were told at issues and could well Aspire Golden Bud Brampton Best a meeting with Enterprise at the have done without (3.7%) (3.8%) (4.2%) Pattenmakers that ‘All this pub means to us is this sort of hassle. She Impey Dark Wasp Nest Golden Bud (4.3%) (5.0%) Speciale (5.8%) a square box’. A group of regulars had been lis - deserves our support member of the SIBA Direct Delivery Service tening to proceedings and were up in arms. for proving if you BRAMPTON BREWERY LTD The message they forcibly put to the fight you can win. Unit 5, Chatsworth Business Park Enterprise contingent was ‘It may only be a Derby Drinker Chatsworth Rd, Chesterfield. S40 2AR square box to you lot but it’s our local and part warmly welcomes the of our community’. outcome for the tel: 01246 221680 / www.bramptonbrewery.co.uk 7 Derby CAMRA Beer Festival Entertainment Always the best night in town! The boys are back in town with tribute Limehouse Lizzy, plenty of blues and soul from Jake & Elwood, the Wam Bam Band together with big band, swing, dance, classic & folk rock, skiffle, punk, jazz, morris, & Ukrainian folk. For variety ‘No beer festival comes close’ writes Terry Morton. Here is the full festival lineup. WEDNESDAY EVENING VERBAL WARNING will be giving their sup - The Ockbrook Big Band lead the musical parade porters plenty to cheer about. The have been on opening night. All the sounds of the Glenn firm favourites at the Derby Winterfest with in Miller era, Woody Herman, Cole Porter etc, with your face old time punk rock from the likes of vocals from Michelle & Colin. Note- Over 60s get The Clash, Buzzcocks and Pistols plus their own in free tonight. we also have ripley morris men interpretations of old songs and their self- & the osnabruck young ladies carnival dance penned tunes based on social issues, all deliv - troupe. ered with dynamic energy and plenty of fun. THURSDAY EVENING LIMEHOUSE LIZZY (pictured below right ) SATURDAY EVENING Thin Lizzy fans and lovers of hard rock will be JAKE & ELWOOD (bottom left) From an idea cians who all worship at the altar of the High out in force tonight as this multi-talented band for a comedy sketch on US TV by Dan Ackroyd Priest Django. They have played at many major take stage around 9pm. & John Belushi, the Blues European festivals. Bassist and vocalist Wayne Brothers Band was born, Ellis is a supreme enter - really taking off with the FRIDAY LUNCH - THE JOHNNY JOHN - tainer and probably the 1980 Hollywood film. STONE QUINTET These well-seasoned musi - closest you can possibly get Tonight’s tribute Jake & cians perform jazz in mainstream, modern & to the late, great Phil Elwood & the Black swing style with a few vocals thrown in to boot. Lynott. Accolades for this Rhino seven piece band band testament to their (described as the best SATURDAY LUNCH - HOVERLA talent - ‘If you’re sceptical Blues Bros show in the UKRAINIAN DANCE ENSEMBLE This about tribute acts you world) will rip through highly-regarded dance troupe have captivated won’t be after seeing timeless classics as audiences with colourful exciting and energetic Limehouse Lizzy’ - Radio Everybody, Sweet Home displays. They perform traditional Ukrainian Times 2007. Support band Chicago intertwined with folk music & dance. TONY B will also be back BAD APPLE will make a songs commissioned for on the piano before he leaves to play the cruise Festival debut with a lively the show. The frontmen liners. In the Darwin LOSCOE STATE OPERA selection of classic rock. are masters of their craft will give a few performances throughout the Note - Darwin Bar is music giving a powerhouse per - afternoon. free tonight (Absolute bliss formance and working SUNDAY LUNCH - TB A for some!) the crowd into a dancing Note ‘We are working on this one’. As you may party. Support comes from TONY B on piano know Three Wheel Drive will not be appearing FRIDAY EVENING vocals starting the evening off with a more due to the sad and untimely death of guitar relaxed style, numbers by Elton John & Billy vocalist Jeff Nadin (see DD 127 ). The WAM BAM BAND breeze into town, the Joel. On the Darwin stage is LOSCOE STATE awesome Johnny Rollatt on lead vocals, backing OPERA described ‘More Pogues than Levellers BEER IS PROOF THAT GOD LOVES US, vocals from the Rubettes (the sweetest sound with touches of The Clash’. Their imagination AND WANTS US TO BE HAPPY this side of Carsington Water) The Mighty Horn brings out a unique blend of folk rock that BENJAMIN FRANKLIN 1706 - 90 section and Fearsome Foursome on rhythm, one reaches places others fail to reach with fiddle, of the biggest & best around playing classic flute, whistle & melodeon playing old songs Have a good Festival 1960s R&B soul plus surprises from the 1980s fired up with guts & feeling. and 90s. Support comes from PLEASE Y’SELF Terry Morton Summer Beer Festival Chairman (top right) with their unique style of Skiffle and MUSICAL the motto ‘Obscurity hasn’t changed us a bit’. It certainly rings true with brothers John & Rob on LUNCHTIMES electric guitar and tea chest bass, and sister THURSDAY Chris on washboard. Over on the Darwin stage LUNCH FANTASIE GYPSY JAZZ led by Paul Winfield on clar - inet playing in the style of Django Reinhardt. The leg - endary gypsy gui - tarist died in 1953 but his legacy lives on all around the world. Fantaisie are a group of professional musi - 8 Festival Beers & News Four special ales have been commissioned for the 2009 Summer Festival and have been brewed by local brewers, namely Blue Monkey, Wild Walker, Full Mash and Bottle Brook breweries. Here we depict the four pumpclips, designed by Nick Newcombe, together with a brief descrip - tion of the thinking behind the beers names, all based on this year’s theme of Doctor Samuel Johnson.

Werburgher (6.5%) Bozzy’s Bitter (3.9%) Bride Ale (4.8%) Tetty Porter (5%) Unusually, old St Werburgh’s was The Scotsman James Boswell The word ‘bridal’ is from Tetty Porter was the name of dedicated to an Anglo-Saxon (1740-1795) was Johnson’s ‘bride-ale’, drunk at a wed - Johnson’s bride. They both princess who was later made an best pot companion and ding feast. This bride, of came to Derby from abbess and later still a saint. It author of his famous biogra - course was Johnson’s ‘Tetty’ Birmingham on horseback, to was in the old chancel that phy published in 1791. (Elizabeth) Porter. be married in St Werburgh’s. Samuel wed his Tetty.

This years beer theme is East Anglia breweries, some in the Main Hall in greater selection of local breweries represented in the Breweries and we have selected 18 Breweries quantities and some of the smaller ones in the Darwin Suite as well. Approximately 35 beers from this region listed as follows:Adnams, Darwin. Rest assured they will be a good from Local breweries altogether. Buffys, Bartrams, Grain, Iceni, Milton, St selection of different styles and strengths, Many thanks are due to our sponsors - Peter’s, Nethergate, Woodfordes, Wolf, Earl hopefully including one at 9% ABV. beers from both Marstons and Coors will be Soham, Fox, Fat Cat, Front Street, Elmtree, Local breweries will again be represented in represented again in the Main Hall, with Humpty Dumpty, Spectrum and Tipples. the Main Hall together with the Festival spe - Everards in the Darwin and Fullers in the Altogether there will be 39 beers from these cials (see above). There will also be a good Foyer. Thank you for your continued support. Reasons to be Cheerful & Festival News The 32nd Derby Summer Festival is getting 3. You can join CAMRA at the Fest and receive and the beer in top form! closer. This year we’re celebrating a 300th many benefits including free entry to all sessions 7. Free entry for oldies, military men and Anniversary, that of Dr Samuel Johnson. He was of Derby Fest and many other CAMRA festivals. CAMRA members-We try to be helpful in these married in St Werburgh’s church and was per - 4. The beer choice is awesome with specially difficult times - Beer cheers you up! haps best known for compiling the definitive dic - brewed beers,most of our LocALES, a selection of Les Baynton tionary - The Dictionary of the English beers from East Anglia, Language. He was a friend of Bosworth and also and many unusual con - a frequent visitor to The Green Man in tinental beers .In addi - Ashbourne. An episode of Black Adder celebrated tion an award winning 2277 YEARS the great man with his dictionary being appar - selection of ciders, of BREWING FINE BEERS ently burnt! We are fortunate to have a reincar - including CAMRA’S nated Dr Johnson coming to the Opening Night 2009 Champion cider of the festival on Wed 8th July. He will be accom - Gwatkins Yarlington panied by the Mayor, the Osnabruck Beer King Mill and the champion 1 2 Ferdinand and once again the new ram- Private perry-Broadoak. Derby, the mascot of the Mercian Regiment. We Everybody happy? are also inviting a German Carnival Dance group 5. There is a great over to dance in the Market Place and in the fes - choice of entertainment 9 0 tival, another first for the festival and Derby. every night and There is of course the usual selection of great lunchtime and entry beers, specials, and for the first time an East fees are kept reasonable. 8 0 Anglian section, then also a big range of ciders On popular nights our and continentals and quality entertainment. Here entry prices are often are seven cheerful reasons to attend the Derby 50% cheaper than other 2 Beer Festival. music venues in to wn. 9 1. One of the biggest, probably the best Beer 6. Drink in comfort. Festival in the region is 32 this year. Unlike many other 2. The Mayor, the Osnabruck and Derby Beer festivals we are air- Locally Brewed Kings, the new Derby Ram, and Dr Samuel conditioned, which Johnson are all attending. keeps the drinkers Widely Approve d 9 LocAles on Market Place for Belper Derbyshire Ale Food Festival Supplies represented, Amber Ales, Derby Brewing Company, Derventio, Tollgate, Wild Walker plus one more, all Cask Ale specialist for ales from Derbyshire & supplying rack-fined beer in nines for the one day local counties. All beers extravaganza, which takes place on Sunday 5th July kept at cellar condition from 11am to 6pm. Neil advises to “Come early it 24hr ordering, 7 day delivery will all go!” and says the event will go ahead “Come and cask collection hell or high water”. Beer festival supplier The pub has perhaps been overshadowed by the Competitive prices, huge adjacent Cross Keys over the last year or two, and yet selection available has consistently been a firm supporter of local Call Rob on: 07545 340745 microbreweries making it an under rated inn well email: [email protected] worth a visit. For the second year running the Belper Food Entertainment comes in the form of Fantaisie Festival has a Real Ale offshoot. In 2008 The Gypsy Jazz, warming up for Derby Beer Festival, and Visit our unique cellar bar at Black Swan and Cross Keys joined forces to put a a barbecue will also feature. Hopefully a lovely beer festival on the Market Place. Sunday afternoon isn’t too much to expect in July. If This time Neil McCready of the Black Swan (pic - so this could be just the place to sample some of our The Flowerpot tured) is in control. There will six local breweries LocAles. King Street, Derby Tel (01332) 204955 In search of Urban Greenery for Ale Fresco Try our continually changing range of real It was while enjoying the relax - weekend in Eastbourne that a fresco, why not photograph it ales in the warm surroundings of a tradi - ing drinking atmosphere of the few members came up with an and send it in to Derby Drinker. tional town pub CAMRA AGM and Members old idea that needed imple - We shall print the best in the Hot food Monday to Saturday menting. Why not next edition. City pubs only Sunday lunches a speciality feature in the please, it is havens of tranquility LARGE FUNCTION ROOM Drinker some of city in our seas of turmoil we are in urban greenery, in search of! the form of hidden beer gardens, ponds or floral displays. Subsequently the Editor has been sent this charming view of a Clementis spilling its way around the Old Brewery Stables, Brunswick Inn and British Waterways Yd its barrels in early Cavendish Bridge, Leics DE72 2HL summer glory. So if you spot a Visit us at the Blue Bell, 53 Church St, gem of a pub garden, Melbourne, Derbys. DE73 1EJ however large or * small this summer while drinking ale Suppliers to the Free Trade & Beer Festivals throughout the Midlands plus many other craft Micros. Extensive cider range available

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10 Real Ale Bridge open across Derwent? Derby Drinker has discovered tence is purely to facilitate a the real pur pose of the contro - lovely shortcut for real ale versial new swing bridge drinkers to get from the crossing the River Derwent Brewery Tap to the Silk east of what we are meant to Mill/Dolphin area and vice- call Cathedral Green. versa. Good old Cityscape - Dubbed the ‘Bridge to maybe we should name it the Nowhere’, we reckon its exis - Real Ale Bridge! Auction of Glasses at Derby Beer Festival A set of Derby Beer Festival glasses are to be unique piece of auctioned at this year’s event. The Beer King Derby heritage. has agreed to make a special appearance to Cash or cards auction this complete set of half-pint accepted, the glasses from 1978 to present. reserve must be It takes place on the Main Hall stage at 3pm met. on Saturday 11th July. An opportunity not to The Sales Stall be missed to become one of the few to own a Staff are looking for kind donations of any items that you feel you can let the Branch have. Any beer or brewery related items, Ye Olde Dolphin including books, bar 1530 AD towels, CDs, DVDs, 5a Queen Street Derby DE1 3DL pump clips, pro- grammes, glasses, SUMMER BEER previous year tee FESTIVAL 2009 shirts (washed and Starts Wed 15th to Sat 18th July in good condition Open 10.30am to midnight please), beer mats, Entertainment: photos, memorabilia, in fact almost any- Derby CAMRA Pub of the Year 2003 Wednesday - acoustic night thing related to both Derby and beer will be Thursday - Kumatage very welcome. Friday - Spider Monkeys If transport is a problem, we could even Saturday - 11th Hour The BBQ every night collect in the Derby area. Please ring Wendy on 07748193881 if you would like any HUGE SELECTION OF BEERS donated items collecting free. 100% of the from ALL OVER the UK Smithfield proceeds from the sale of any donated items www.thesmithfield.co.uk goes directly to the Branch vaults to help to keep our Branch going for another year. BEER FESTIVAL Thurs 3rd to Sat 5th Sept Brunswick 2009 Tee shirts 40 beers - many new Derby’s oldest Brewery on sale Music & barbecue Friday Tee shirts for this year will be on sale at a dis - Music & Hog Roast Sat count price to anyone attending the June Meadow Road Branch meeting. Why not wear your tee shirt On the banks of the Derwent before July 8th and help to promote the Quarter mile from Railway Station Festival personally. Quarter mile from Market Place Sat Blues & Barbecue Cricketers Required JULY 4th - SPOKANE; 11th - Paul MIRO The Brunswick cricket team are looking 18th - WOOLLEY & ARCHER for teams to play, they have all the gear and 25th - Dave ONIONS necessary, anyone interested ring AUGUST 8th - Paul EVANS tel: 01332 290677 (01332)290677 and ask for James. 15th - LITTLE JIM; 22nd - Chris HALL 11 THE IDIOT’S LANTERN Peacock Inn

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CONSIDER! DEAR TOPER, THE Theatre, Cinema, live music and many other “IDIOT’S LANTERN” (OR IF YOU PRE - forms of “live” entertainment, would enjoy a FER “TELEVISION”) AND ITS INCREAS - renaissance; and many a pub that is now INGLY INTRUSIVE PRESENCE IN boarded up (courtesy of greedy Pub Co’s MANY A TRADITIONAL HOSTELRY. and a Chancellor who stalks the land like I don’t know about you Dear Toper, but if some blood crazed hit man from the Local free house & Restaurant I wish to watch television I stay at home, and Temperance Movement) would suddenly A traditional village public house offering fresh I suppose it is indicative of the endlessly become a viable business again. Home Cooking (Chef proprietor) Bar food to A La Carte. Traditional 2/3 course Sunday lunch repeated, lacklustre drivel that is In these days of financial 4 cask conditioned ales inc Earl’s Ale and broadcast most of the time crunch (unless you’re an Draught Bass always available that I don’t spend more M.P. of course) some telephone: 01332 571798 evenings at home. Dear publicans are con - Good Beer Guide 2007 & 2008 Howsoever, having vinced that the decided to go out and installation of a gar - not have the pub T.V. tuned into the High socialize, I nowadays Toper.... gantuan (out of all Street surveillance cameras (the police enter many a favourite proportion to its don’t seem to have the manpower to mon - hostelry only to find All beer, no surroundings) itor them), I’m sure our trio would be fas - there-in an “Idiot’s Lantern”, plasma screened, cinated by the sight of the great cider swill - blaring out some inane rub - Froth moron magnet, will ing unwashed taking control of the Alcohol bish that seemingly appeals to no bring in extra custom, espe - Free Zone, or some lager fueled underaged one save for the bar staff and a trio of cially during the airing of some top drunkard urinating in a doorway whilst his avid viewers, who sit in open mouthed rev - sporting fixture. Unfortunately those occa - awaiting girlfriend vomits in the back of a erence before the great one eyed god in the sions are few and far between, what is usu - taxi. And if our trio should decide that any corner, whilst nursing their half pints. ally on offer is some obscure sporting event of these things (and many more) consti - I often of no local significance whatsoever, possibly tuted a crime, they could alert the police. wonder a “Leapfrog Tournament”, or perhaps a “Toe Now that’s what I call “Big Brother”! Station Hotel Consider that Dear Toper Station Rd, Kegworth DE74 2GE what Wrestling Championship” (Watch out for would those verrucas! Dear Toper) because the D.T. happen if publican feels the need to get his or her by some monies worth from their subscription to strange their channel provider. It could be worse, FURNACE quirk of our aforementioned trio of avid viewers fate T.V. might be watching so called “Reality T.V.” – INN ceased to “I’m A Has Been Celebrity, Get Me Some Range of REAL ALES ALL PREMIER MATCHES exist; I Publicity”, or some such tripe. But consider Real Ales and home cooked food Buffets available from local sources, beer garden am quite this Dear Toper, if our trio want to watch Karaoke Fri, Sat & Sun eve & accommodation sure that mindless exhibitionists cavorting and mak - tel: 01509 672252 the ing fools of themselves of an evening, why Duke Street - DE1 3BX www.stationhotelkegworth.co.uk tel 01332 331563 12 Cider with Suzie I’m sure that you don’t need reminding that ger beard and usually sporting a pair of red Ddraig Black Dragon from Pontypridd, the Derby CAMRA Summer Festival will braces, whilst his father rides round the estate Glamorgan, Hecks Port Wine of Glastonbury soon be upon us (July 8th to 12th at the on horseback! Gwatkins specializes in single from Street, Somerset, Westcroft Janet’s Jungle Assembly Rooms). The cider / perry bar will variety ciders and perries, in addition to Juice from Brent Knoll, Somerset, Ostlers follow the successful format of last year with Yarlington Mill Stoke Red, Kingston Black, Scrumpy Black from Goodleigh, Devon and of the main bar in the Great Hall to the left Norman and Foxwhelp are usually course Three Cats from just down the road to of the stage and a smaller bar, selling available. Their Blakeney Red name but a few. Each time we do try to find a differe nt ciders/perries from the perry came third in the few cider makers who haven’t featured at Derby main bar, in the Darwin Suite. recent national compe - before. This year we have Orchards from We hope to bring you a choice tition. Add to this an Brockweir, Gloucestershire. Their Wye cider of at least 35, including many excellent shop selling medium dry is a crisp, clean, refreshing drink, current and past champions. meat raised on the finishing second in the recent national compe - This year the order is being farm; this is a must if tition. Pickled Pig from Cambridgeshire is a rel - increased yet again, so hopefully you are in the area. ative newcomer to the cider scene but is quickly we will be able to provide a good The champion perry gaining a following; made from a mixture of choice all the way through to Saturday 2009 is Broadoak Medium. This cider varieties and local apples it is a medium evening. is a soft, fairly pale perry, quite sweet and with sweet and highly quaffable. We have a new local CAMRA’s National Cider and Perry judging a lingering, fruity finish. Broadoak represents producer in Frank Woods from Branston, has just been completed at the Reading Beer & quite a contrast with Gwatkins, since it is situ - Burton-on-Trent. 2008 was his first year as a Cider festival. The champion cider 2009 is ated on Clutton Hill industrial estate, not far cider maker, his fruit is bought in from Gwatkins Yarlington Mill. It is a deep reddish- from Wells, Somerset. It is a large outfit, frankly Herefordshire and he was ambitious plans for brown in colour, medium sweet and with a ter - more of a cider factory than a farm, producing the future, we await his cider with interest. rific fullness of flavour. Dennis Gwatkins farms Moonshine, Kingston Black and Bristol Port Space prevents me from describing any more at Abbey Dore, Herefordshire, in the Golden ciders as well as their award winning perry. The of the ciders and perries that you will be able to Valley not far from the border with Wales. This do off sales which are very good value, again, taste at Derby. A full listing will appear on the is a proper working farm, mainly sheep but worth a visit if you are passing by. Derby CAMRA web site. Web sites may have their with some cattle and all manner of poultry. As well as the winners from Gwatkins and uses, but you can’t drink cider on-line. A glass in Dennis is a character who once met is never Broadoak there will be a wide range of your hand is better than a thousand words, and forgotten, short in stature with a big bushy gin - favourites from previous festivals; Gwynt y by now you know where to come for that. Wheel Inn Main Street, Findern, DE65 6AG New Hosts - Refurbished

4.1 % ABV Restaurant - Carvery Rotating Cask Ales Good food available 7 days a week. Open: 4 - 12 Mon & Tues; 12 - 12 Wed to Sun (Sat until 1) - Family beer garden. tel: 01283 703365 13 13 Derby CAMRA Branch Diary Everyone is welcome at Derby CAMRA socials, meetings and trips. Here is a list of forthcoming events. Socials start from 9pm, Branch Meetings from 8pm. JUNE Wed 8th-Sun12th July, 32nd DERBY CAMRA THURS 11th JUNE BRANCH MEETING, ROWDITCH INN, BEER FESTIVAL, Assembly Rooms UTTOXETER ROAD, DERBY Tues14th July, Social, Pattenmakers , Crown St, Duffield Tues 16th June, Social, Poet & Castle , Codnor Wed 15th July, Unofficial Social, Dolphin Beer Festival , Derby Tues 23rd June, Social, Falstaff , Society Place, Normanton, Derby Tues 21st Social, White Swan , Littleover Sat 20th June MINIBUS TRIP TO SHREWSBURY 9.50am Full Street Tues 28th, Social, Hollybush , Makeney Sun 21st June, Cycling Social to Thulston. Meet 12 noon Brunswick for 12.30 start then cycle to the Harrington Arms To book on the Shrewsbury trip contact Rob Davison on 07966200135 Survey Sat 27th June Derby R.A.M (Real Ale Mile) pub crawl starts Royal Minibus trips generally depart at 19:00 from the X3 bus stop on Full Street, Standard 7pm then Peacock 7.30pm, Bridge 8, Furnace 8.30, Seven Stars Derby and aim to return back to Derby by 23:45 and future ones will be adver - 9, Flowerpot 9.30, Dolphin 10, Silk Mill 10.30. tised here in subsequent editions. To book a place on the survey minibus trips, or enquire about public transport or cycling social details please contact Branch JULY Pub Surveys Coordinator Stewart Marshall on 07944 163737 or THURS 2nd JULY BRANCH MEETING, FLOWERPOT, KING STREET email [email protected]

White Bear Inn Remembered Mr Grundy’s Georgian House Hotel

Eight Real Ales at all times The Editor is indebted to David ably demolished the following ture it for prosperity, thank good - Beer Garden (the Smiling Assassin) from the year, was featured in an earlier ness he was so motivated. Ashbourne Road Falstaff, who has let him access edition of Derby Drinker in the Please let us know if you can Derby some great old colour trans - series Vanished Pubs but this pinpoint it exactly and there will parencies taken by his father in photograph panoramically gives be more gems to come from this 01332 349806 the late 1960s and early 1970s. so much information on how the fascinating archive. Here we see the first colour pic - area known as Canary Island Picture copyright PDR(2009) ture I have ever looked at of the looked at the turn of the 60s/70s. If you’re White Bear Inn on Derwent Row. The White Bear has always been Seven Stars having a party The bridge to the left crossed the a difficult pub to place geograph - 97 King Street old Derby Canal towards White ically as the site has been obliter - why not have a Bear Lock, while further west in ated under the ghastly inner ring the distance the council houses road but the houses in the far buildings can be seen on the centre could be on Exeter Place, HOG opposite bank of the Derwent. towards the Royal Standard and The canal towpath was carried the viewpoint of the photogra - ROAST across the river at this point by pher would be one with his back the old Long Bridge which had to the Smithfield. The vehicle also phone: been demolished about ten years places the vista firmly in that era 07768 383478 earlier than our view. and David assured me that the newest Derby entry in This old brewpub which closed pub was on the verge of closure Good Beer Guide 2008 JB-midland-catering.uk.com in December 1969 and was prob - when his father decided to cap - tel 01332 340169 14 Microbrewery Corner Taking a look at what's happening at the independent breweries in and around Derby

AMBER ALES DERVENTIO AMBERFEST at Amber Ales Brewery Derventio are producing Cleopatra 19-21st June. The new shop and tast - (5%) their apricot beer for cask ale ing room opens on June 19th at Asher again this summer. This is follow - Lane Business Park, Pentrich right ing on from its success at winning opposite the current brewery site. Bronze at Nottingham Beer Here you will be able to sample and Festival and very successful bottle buy directly from the brewery. sales. Following the March launch Wirksworth Brewery Day at the Hope & Anchor with brewer Jeff Green and Opening hours are being extended of Pompeii (4.3%) a cherry landlord Kevin Dowson Thursday/Friday 2- 6pm and flavoured fruit beer, another new Saturday 10am-1pm. cask beer has been brewed and is beers to provide local drinkers and Bunny Hops at Easter Night To celebrate there will be a three- now available. This is Nero a 3.9% tourists the chance to sample tradi - Watchman is the latest beer from day beer festival celebrating the best abv session ale, full of character tional real ales brewed only 100 Wirksworth Brewery hoping to of Amber and other local microbrew - with a subtle use of Crystal Malt metres away. Jeff Green opened the bowl over local drinkers. The 4.6% eries. The theme will be and generous helpings of First brew house for the day to a constant ruby coloured beer is brewed to Revolutionary ales including many Gold and Boadicea hops. flow of visitors and was also on coincide with the Summer cricket new beers. The first brew of Samuel In June the brewery will be hand to perform ‘meet the brewer’ season and will be available during Slater (4.1%) sold out in less than two running bars at the Derbyshire sessions. The event was a huge suc - June, July and August, just in time hours at The Marble Arch, County Show and the Kedleston cess and Kevin Dowson from the for the Ashes series against Manchester plans are to brew it all Antiques Fair and is also busy Hope & Anchor and Jeff were both Australia. For more details or to year round. with brewery tours and corporate very pleased with the support. place an order please contact Jeff New Beers include Derbyshire events at Trusley . After the success of the first Green on 01629 824 011 or visit Gold (4.1%abv) and Chocolate Wirksworth Brewery seasonal beer www.wirksworthbrewery.co.uk Orange Stout (4.0%) started out as a FALSTAFF special brew, made for Terri at The To celebrate the brewery’s 400th Waggon & Horses, Alfreton. Hop brew, Supernova is about to be Devil IPA 6.5% - a take on the brewed, aiming for 12% ABV. American craft ales, with a full malt Three milds, Ursa Major, Ursa base and as many high Alpha Minor and Taurus were made American hops as they can pack in available to coincide with through continuous hopping during CAMRA’s campaign for Mild in the brewing process. A new series of May. Brews for the Babington ales is called Botanic Ales each fea - Arms in Derby continue with the turing an unusual flavour, plant or planet theme, Uranus being the VisitorsVisitors mademade fruit. Watch out for Elderflower latest. Falstaff’s own theme, con - Blond; Jasmine IPA and Chilli Pale stellations, also continues. welcomewelcome over the summer months along with The brewery are currently buck - the usual seasonal specials of ing the trend of the recession with ‘A‘A havenhaven ofof comfortcomfort Summer Bock & Amber Wheat. sales up and brewing maxed-out at 3 brews per week. Brewer dis - inin thethe citycity centre’centre’ BRUNSWICK appointed with Budget increase The brewery have just redone in Excise Duty above inflation Pilsner, 5.0% cask lager, not been but acknowledges CAMRA’s Spacious bars - guest ales - home- done for a couple of years. Rambo campaigning and lobbying on made meals, bar snacks & sandwiches - has been brewed and is bedding Excise Duty and low cost alco - professionally maintained snooker tables down in the cellar till Christmas, hol by supermarkets. Open 11am - 2.30 pm & 6.30 - 11pm and will be available from December. WIRKSWORTH Free Day Membership There is another Everards gold To support CAMRA’s National Cask quote: ‘DERBY DRINKER’ course planned for mid June, which Ale week the Hope & Anchor in will be a new beer briefly available Wirksworth held a Wirksworth at the Brunswick, and then in vari - Brewery Day. On Saturday 11th 1 Wilson St, DERBY DE1 1PG ous pubs throughout the Everards April all of the handpumps were estate during June/July. dedicated to Wirksworth Brewery Tel: 01332 345745 15

PDF created with pdfFactory Pro rtial version ww w.software-partners.co.uk Last Orders Roy Calladine Roy Calladine, former long-serving landlord of the Cliff Inn at Crich, died on 30th April, 2009 aged 68. He was at the Cliff until April 2002, when his health was fading, and the pub was a Good Beer Guide regular for most if not all of his time there. Derby Drinker Publication Schedule 2009 the cellar, when it was getting to Advanced notice for contributions and advertisers. These are the proposed dates for The Cliff won awards for its be hard work for him to get up the publication of Derby Drinker . Copy deadlines will be strictly adhered to. Any beer quality as the of our finest photographs, logos, graphics etc are preferred in jpeg format. If using Word please Hardy & Hanson’s pubs for and down those steps and it was send as Plain Text. Thank you - The Editor. miles around. one of the best drinks I have ever Issue No. Publication Date Copy Deadline CAMRA had. Sheer magic and he wouldn’t DD 129 August 2009 20 July 2009 Regional Director remembers even take any money for it.” DD 130 October 2009 20 September 2009 him in typical fashion:”All I can DD 131 December 2009 20 November 2009 say is that he poured me a pint of DD 132 February 2010 20 January 2010 Peak Perfection on gravity from

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