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ISSUE 15 OCTOBER-DECEMBER 2016

North CAMRA Pub of the Year Winner 2016. See page 8. Photo © Derek Salter

In This Issue... • Pub Focus - Jolly Farmer, • Pub of the Year Award • American Cider • Great British Beer Fest - a volunteer’s tale WWW.CAMRAHANTSNORTH.ORG.UK ... & LOADS MORE beerlines North Hampshire Branch of CAMRA Issue 15 | OCT-DEC 2016 www.camrahantsnorth.org.uk

2 www.camrahantsnorth.org.uk 3 (4.6% OCT-DEC 2016 15 | OCT-DEC Issue First Draught First Real Ale. Not against Beer Lines: in the Albion, Winchester. a It’s hoppy and ecently I heard CAMRA described as biggest “the volunteer social club in the world”. Whether or not this is true is perhaps a One of the positive results of our and other In August, beer lovers were shocked to hear Hampshire-based Broken Bridge Brewing, Editor’s Shout Editor’s you to welcome A warm Online www.camrahantsnorth.org.uk (Magazine Editor, North Hampshire CAMRA) North Hampshire (Magazine Editor, bodies’ campaigning efforts was that on 21st July this year the Pubs Advisory Service became live. Headed by Pubs Code Adjudicator Paul Newby, things, other among provide to there is service the help for pub tenants who are in dispute with their owners. The Adjudicator has powers to individual resolve disputes, award redress to tied tenants widespread investigate proved, is breach code a if abuses of the code, make recommendations and impose financial penalties. The Adjudicator can . be contacted on [email protected] that Oakleaf Brewery in Gosport was to by be administrators. The good news is, the run brewery has now been bought. Check out Fallen Brewery Acorn http://www.fallenacornbrewing.co/the- brewery. Upper Swanmore, I summer. opened recently tried their their doors this subject for another discussion. What is true is that moreover Campaign; a still a are we else all above a Campaign For we are anything. Individual members are free to express personal opinions - that is to be expected in any volunteer group - it does not views are necessarily mean endorsed by the Campaign. that those Similarly with branch newsletters and magazines. On page 14 there is a letter from a local licensee complaining about perceived condescension in this magazine with reference to his pub and the owning Pub Company. I disagree but see you think. what ABV) fruity American-style pale ale with rye and Vienna well. malts. Beer Lines wishes both breweries Cheers! Jim Turner R [email protected]

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OCT-DEC 2016 15 | OCT-DEC Issue Jim Turner ever-changing beers from across the UK. across beers from ever-changing Cliddesden Farleigh Road, The Jolly Farmer, 01256 473073. RG25 2JL. Tel: www.jollyfarmercliddesden.co.uk The Bounty Inn, 81 Bounty Road, On the food side, everything is freshly Although there is attention to detail on As if running a busy pub like the ‘Jolly’ was RG21 3BZ. Tel: 01256 320071 Basingstoke RG21 3BZ. Tel: www.thebountyinnbasingstoke.co.uk patio at the leads rear uphill to pleasant a grassed area for customers wishing to themselves of the occasional good weather. avail prepared on-site as one background. Moray’s Fish is delivered daily might from expect given either Brixham or Brighton and many customers are complimentary about the ‘proper’ pub’s Fish ‘n’ Chips. food, Moray was keen to point out that the Jolly Farmer is a pub that serves restaurant good that food, serves not a beer. On the beer, Hogsback TEA, subject Wadworth 6X of and Sharp’s Doombar make regular appearances. Seasonal and other guest beers are sourced from ‘Finest Punch Tavern’s Cask’ range and there are up to guest beers each month. ten different not enough, in June 2014 also Pauline took and Moray over the Basingstoke. running The Bounty, a of historic local the to the Bounty south of the in town, is a country-style pub with a relaxing garden. Fine food is available here too; however this is more of a ‘wet-led’ pub with four darts board. A shady back ‘cellar’, there is everything here the pub user could possibly desire, even a North Hampshire Branch of CAMRA CAMRA of Branch Hampshire North

outh of the M3 on the B3046 Farleigh Road and within easy walking or cycling distance of Basingstoke, sits a delightful country But I digress. Back to the ‘Jolly’, it is a popular, popular, a is it ‘Jolly’, the to Back digress. I But

The Jolly Farmer, Cliddesden Cliddesden Jolly Farmer, The Pub Focus food, equally good beers and an impressive winefood, equally good beers and an impressive surroundings, surroundings, good conversation, very good that caters for private parties. With congenial be”. There is a main bar area and a smaller room provide provide “… relaxed food and drink as it should relaxed relaxed lunch. Moray told me that their aim is to including business people who often pop in for a busy pub, well supported by locals and visitors, might explain his passion for food. Arms at Tuckenhay near Totnes in Devon which worked with TV chef Keith Floyd at the Maltsters dropping dropping mode, early on in his career, Moray Straits bass player, John lllsley. Whilst in name- End Arms near Lymington, now run by former Dire Dire former by run now Lymington, near Arms End 2010. Before 2010. that Before stint was at a the four-year East thirsty customers at the ‘Jolly’ since November mum Pauline have been looking after hungry andhungry after looking been have Pauline mum single building. Licensees Moray Cameron and Jolly Farmer was originally three cottages, now a hostelry. Dating from the seventeenth century the century seventeenth the from Dating hostelry. S

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Countdown to opening time. Photo © Campaign for Real Ale A Volunteer’s Ta l e From the Great British Beer Festival 2016

or many beer lovers, the CAMRA Great serving hot food for British Beer Festival (GBBF) is the highlight of lunch and dinner. Fthe drinking year. This celebration of brewing For staff working has been a calendar fixture since the early days on multiple days, of the CAMRA organization itself, and this year accommodation at it was held on the 9th – 14th August inside the local halls-of-residence can be arranged. Victorian splendour of Olympia . This Behind the scenes the beer is very well venue provides a grand setting in which to enjoy managed. Our beer stillaging was set up inside the choice of over 900 beers and ciders from the refrigerated shipping containers, which really UK and all over the world. simplifies the cask cooling arrangements. All Every year a small army of around 1,000 the beer at GBBF is dispensed by hand-pump; unpaid CAMRA volunteers work very hard to set there are no gravity-fed casks. As you might up, manage, and take-down the GBBF event. This imagine, this results in an amazingly complex beer year I volunteered to join the crew, and I spent plumbing operation! a very enjoyable day serving beer on the “Rising Doors opened to the public at 12:00 Sun” Bar B4 on Friday 12th. noon, and there was a very steady stream of The volunteer army is very well organized, drinkers throughout the whole day. It never and I was properly trained in hygiene and safety got uncomfortably busy and never too quiet precautions. There is a private (free) bar for the – I suppose that is the perfect way to operate. staff, the ‘Volunteer Arms’, and a restaurant The most difficult task is the mental arithmetic, especially when someone is buying a complicated mixed round of drinks! We had no electronic cash tills; it all had to be done in your head... I don’t Quick Quiz For answers see page 12 think I made many mistakes… Each clue has a double meaning with the One of the functions at each year’s festival is same one-word answer. Rearrange the deciding on the final selection of the Champion first letter of each answer to find a Scottish Beers of Britain. Crafty Canine (7 letters). 1. Grease and olive 2. Poke around gun

3. String and green

4. Lawn snitch 5. Swim in sherbet 6. Urge on yolk 7. Healthy water source Brenda Cross www.camrahantsnorth.org.uk 6 www.camrahantsnorth.org.uk 7 Hodson Photo © Mike Photo OCT-DEC 2016 15 | OCT-DEC Issue After the end of the festival, the of end the After Photos © Campaign for Real Ale © Campaign for Photos everything has up. be cleared to everything

will be on Stout Binghams Vanilla Octoberfest. sale at the Hampshire On the 7th to 9th October at the Basingstoke Sports & Social Club. Do come along and taste this champion beer! STOP PRESS STOP North Hampshire Branch of CAMRA CAMRA of Branch Hampshire North Binghams (Berkshire) - Vanilla Stout - Vanilla (Berkshire) Binghams - Snow Top Old Dairy (Kent) - Death or Glory (Hertfordshire) Tring

This year, GBBF was attended by around Mike Hodson

45,000 visitors. Working behind the bar was great great was bar the behind Working visitors. 45,000 chat and meet to opportunity excellent an and fun, with CAMRA members from all over the country. I reckon I served about 300 pints during the day, and I thoroughly recommend the experience – If year next volunteer do member, CAMRA a are you if you can! Silver: Bronze: the winning up around queues soon built Large above and congratulations to the beers! Many style in the various different to all the winners website For full details visit CAMRA’s categories. www.camra.org.uk/champion-beer-of-britain Gold: The overall winners were: winners The overall lines beer beerlines North Hampshire Branch of CAMRA Issue 15 | OCT-DEC 2016

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Bar Chat News & gossip around the North Hampshire branch area

f you have any information about your pubs The Old House at Home in Newnham near (closures, openings, changes of owner and so Hook is to be the subject of a BBC documentary Ion), please contact the editor at beerlines@ highlighting the power of people in protests. Pub camrahantsnorth.org.uk. Company Red Oak Taverns wants to change the pub to a building of residential status. The pub shut in January 2015 and was bought by Red Oak in the summer of that year. On Saturday 6th North Hampshire August villagers held a ‘Save Our Pub’ day on the Green, marched around the pub with placards Branch Pub of and enjoyed beer supplied by local brewery, Andwell. The documentary will be shown on the Year 2016 BBC4 in October. At the western edge of the branch, Monxton Parish Council started a campaign in August to try to save the Black Swan, known locally as the Mucky Duck. The pub’s future was in doubt following the departure of licensees Michael Pasque and Rosy Locke. The pub has now been put on the market as a freehold by Enterprise Inns. An Asset of Community Value order has been placed on the pub by the council and a Community Benefits Society is being created to raise money for the purchase. Not too far away, the Plough at Grateley, which was, for a very short time, run by Rosy and Michael after leaving the Black Swan (see above), has reopened under new licensee Craig Inglis. Still in the west of area, the Swallow in Andover Licensee Matt Todd (centre right, with closed in August after a £80,000 revamp. At the the celeb pose!) and members of North time of writing Pub Company Enterprise Inns say Hampshire CAMRA at an awards presentation they are looking for new publicans. in June. The presentation was made by Branch Chairman, Michael Hodson (left). Also in Andover, the Angel now has Cask Marque Matt’s pub, the Wonston Arms (“the best accreditation. little pub in Hampshire”), scooped both Area The Purefoy Arms at was Winner (west of area) and Overall Winner. closed and awaiting new tenants at the time of Well done indeed! Photo © Graham Salter writing. www.camrahantsnorth.org.uk

8 www.camrahantsnorth.org.uk 9 OCT-DEC 2016 15 | OCT-DEC Issue Bakers Bakers in Hart White , Cricketers a Wadworth Beer Lines: Maidenhead Inn. Maidenhead Watch this North Hampshire Branch of CAMRA CAMRA of Branch Hampshire North , Andover. Allen, , who Andover. Hare Lunar Online www.camrahantsnorth.org.uk Pineapple, Brimpton Common and the Plough at Longparish reopened on 5th

At the time of writing, Enterprise Inns are looking for a new manager to run the , have both reopened. , Baughurst have both Cricketers The Arms in Basingstoke, currently owned by Greene King, may be put up party could for be JD Wetherspoon sale. which owns the One interested pub next the door, space. London Road Basingstoke. The August. The new owners are from Watts the Allen and Helen Also in Longparish the Unconfirmed rumours department: the as well as now being involved with two pubs, is currently going everywhere barefoot the in Barefoot Challenge, organised by the aid charity of Giving Africa. Kevinlicensees, new by over taken been has pub, on 11th July. It reopened and Julie May. lines beer beerlines North Hampshire Branch of CAMRA Issue 15 | OCT-DEC 2016 WhatPub? A great resource for pub- goers - www.whatpub.com

or some time now, CAMRA has been running an online database, available to the public, Fcalled WhatPub. This resource draws on the knowledge of thousands of CAMRA volunteers throughout the UK and is an invaluable help if you are looking for information about pubs in an area with which you are not familiar. There are currently nearly 36,000 real ale pubs listed, which accounts want to participate in for 96 per cent of all real ale pubs in the UK. beer-scoring, which Like any on-going database, WhatPub is only counts towards the as good as the information provided to it. If you compilation of the find that information on a pub you have visited is shortlisting of pubs for out-of-date or incorrect, please use the ‘Submit the Good Beer Guide, Updates’ field on the home page. You will, within you will need to join a day or so, receive an acknowledgment and a CAMRA. There is a ‘Thank You’ from the area team responsible. membership form in There is an extra field within the database this magazine on page 22. which is only accessible to members. So, if you Jim Turner

Current Pubs in our area • Barley Mow, Oakley • White Hart, • Bourne Valley Inn, • White Hart, Over Wallop • Clatford Arms, Goodworth Clatford • Wonston Arms, Wonston, Sutton Scotney • Derby, North Warnborough • The Woolpack Inn, Totford • Eagle Inn, Abbotts Ann • Y Knot Inn, Water End near Hook • Four Horseshoes, Sherfield-on-Loddon Visit www.camrahantsnorth.org.uk to see the • The Fox, latest list with a map link • Fur and Feathers, • Leather Bottle, , near Hook PUBLICANS: If you wish to benefit from • Maidenhead Inn, Basingstoke participation in the North Hampshire CAMRA • Mill House, North Warnborough LocAle scheme you must agree to endeavour to • Northbrook Arms, East Stratton ensure that at least one locally brewed real ale is • & Cricket Club on sale at all times. The term ‘locally brewed’ in this context refers to a beer brewed within 25 miles of • Plough, Grateley the location of the pub/club, or from anywhere • Plough Inn, Little London near in Hampshire. Only real ale can be promoted as • Prince Regent, Whitchurch CAMRA LocAle. LocAle promotional material is • Red Lion, Overton provided to all participating outlets. The branch • Rising Sun, Basingstoke LocAle contact is Pat Hayward who can be • Sun Inn, Dummer contacted through Beer Lines on beerlines@ • Watership Down Inn, camrahantsnorth.org.uk www.camrahantsnorth.org.uk

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What’s Happening? North Hampshire Branch Diary & other events

Wednesday 12th – Sunday 23rd October Friday 11th– Saturday 12th November Weatherspoon’s Beer Festival at all JDW pubs CAMRA Woking Beer Festival, Woking Leisure across the UK. Centre. Over 70 Real Ales plus ciders, perry and imported beers. Tickets available from Woking Saturday 15th – Sunday 17th October Leisure Centre. Tel. 01483 771122 or visit IOW Classic Buses, Beer and Walks Weekend. www.wokingbeerfestival.co.uk Starts in Newport. www.iwbeerandbuses.co.uk Saturday 19th November Friday 21st October CAMRA Wessex Regional Meeting. North ‘Apple Day’, launched in 1990 by Common Hampshire branch hosting. Details to be Ground. (October is the time when cider announced on Facebook page and branch producers press their apples.) www.commonground.org.uk mailout. Events may well have changed since Beer Lines Tuesday 25th October - 8pm start Branch meeting at Soldiers Return, Basingstoke went to press. For up-to-date information please contact [email protected] or visit Saturday 29th October our main website www.camrahantsnorth.org. Red Cat Brewery open day. Branch visits planned. uk. If you would like to have your Real Ale- Contact [email protected] (east of related event published here please contact the branch) or [email protected] (west of branch) editor at [email protected] for Thursday 3rd – Saturday 5th November magazine deadlines. CAMRA Redhill Beer Festival at Merstham Village Hall, Station road, Merstham RH1 3ED. 150 metres west of Merstham Station, close to 405 Croydon/Redhill bus route. www.camrasurrey.org.uk/festivals/festivals-redhill Saturday 5th November CAMRA Wessex Regional Meeting. North 6500+ READERS Hampshire branch hosting. Venue to be If you own or manage a pub, bar or restaurant confirmed. Contact [email protected] and serve real ales, it’s never been easier to get your business in front of more than 6,000 Thursday 10th – Sunday 13th November people! Beer Lines distributes to all branch area 25th Egham Beer Festival at United Services pubs in North Hampshire and advertising costs Club. Organised by the club with assistance as little as £55 for 3 months. from the local CAMRA branch. www.eghambeerfestival.co.uk > CALL 01256 832 832 TODAY Branch evening visit to festival on Friday 11 November. Contact [email protected] Answers to Quick Quiz [on page 6] 1. Oil; 2. Rifle; 3. Bean; 4. Grass; 5. Dip; 6. Egg; 7. Well. The Scottish Crafty Canine is BREWDOG www.camrahantsnorth.org.uk

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OCT-DEC 2016 15 | OCT-DEC Issue North Hampshire Branch of CAMRA CAMRA of Branch Hampshire North lines beer beerlines North Hampshire Branch of CAMRA Issue 15 | OCT-DEC 2016 Letter to the Editor It would appear we volunteers don’t get everything right...

A Letter from Half Moon & Spread Eagle: Dear Sir, With reference to an article in Beer Lines [July- September], I find myself once again disappointed and upset on how your articles seem to favour some and dismiss others. If your writers are going end of Micheldever village. This would have to comment on a pub they should at least call added a few more miles to the journey and was in and check what is actually on sale and not be not part of the original walk. When the article condescending because of personal choice. was submitted I was advised that if space was So to clarify matters: insufficient the extra pub reference could be • We have 5 ales on all the time, 2 Greene omitted. For the sake of completeness I decided King house and 3 changing monthly. to retain it. I fail to see how the wording of the • We do stock local ales if available and the article can be construed as condescending - demand is there. the only error would seem to be in the number • This is a GK leased pub run by a traditional of guest ales available. Beer Lines is happy to landlord and landlady. correct this. If it wasn’t for GK and their continued CAMRA is currently undergoing a series investment in real ale and brewing there would be of Revitalisation meetings across the UK to even more pubs gone, this one included. determine our future direction. The performance As for your editor’s comments about saving of PubCos and their role in the plight of the UK’s real ale etc., you really do need to get a reality pubs are currently very high on the agenda. check about how pubs function before patting yourself on the back as many more pubs are and will be going, especially in the south as we have lost the ability/knack of popping in to the local for a pint and a chat. CAMRA Discounts If CAMRA was ever serious about saving pubs The following outlets provide discounts to it should have highlighted how the NON- brewing card-carrying CAMRA members: PubCos have behaved since the beer orders, Odiham & Greywell Cricket Club, Odiham: which has been the main reason that pubs have Club members’ rates gone or been replaced with gastro pubs. The White Hart, Hook: Mike Salczynski 20p off a pint; 10p off a half pint Half Moon & Spread Eagle The White Hart, Whitchurch: The Editor replies: 50p off a pint; 25p off a half pint The article in question seems to be the Pub Basingstoke Sports & Social Club: Walk which originally was only going to feature the Club members’ rates start point, the at Micheldever Station Dove Inn Publicans: if you wish to offer discounts and the destination pub, the Wonston Arms to CAMRA members and be listed here (North Hampshire CAMRA Pub of the Year 2016). please contact the editor on beerlines@ For extra interest, the author added in an ‘optional camrahantsnorth.org.uk

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The Cider Binn Cider in the New World – United States of America

f you ask for a cider in the USA you are very Many apple orchards were destroyed in the likely to be presented with a glass of cloudy, 1920s Prohibition era. This caused Hard Cider to Inon-alcoholic apple juice. Proper cider is known go out of fashion until the late 20th Century. as ‘Hard Cider’. The early British colonists brought In the 21st century Hard Cider is undergoing a apple and pear seeds and saplings with them in revival. This is on the heels of the growing number order to set up orchards when they arrived. There of microbreweries producing cask beers and the is even evidence that a cider press was part of the marketing hype of ‘Craft’ producers. Cider and cargo of the Mayflower. The colonists eventually Perry is the fastest growing sector of the USA had to import bees in order to ensure pollination drinks industry with output tripling since 2010, of the new trees, as the honey bee was not a mostly from small artisan producers. native American insect and had to be imported New Revival from the Old World. A large proportion of the The new wave of farmhouse cider producers colonists came from British rural communities with at the end of the last century centred on Boston, a cider tradition so cider and perry production was Massachusetts where there are 44 commercial an early rural industry in the new British colony. orchards within 30 miles of Boston and over Other New World settlers came from France and 50 artisan cider producers in the state of Spain and they also brought their cider traditions Massachusetts alone. It is fascinating for us to look with them. at the towns in Massachusetts that produce cider; The climate in many parts of North America North Andover, Southampton, Northampton, and (high summer temperatures and hard winters) is Marlborough to name just a few! not friendly for apple and pears. Even today most • Bantam Cider, Somerville, Massachusetts: orchards are in the Eastern USA in the original 13 Wunderkind - This is a cider brewed with wild States. Modern orchards have been planted in the cherry and black peppercorns. Western coastal states, often in the wine-growing • Down East Cider, Boston, Massachusetts: regions. The central region (the Corn Belt states) Antoine Dod Saison - A cider fermented with has too harsh a climate for commercial apple cinnamon, coriander and lavender. growing. New York State The Hudson Valley in New York State is the second largest apple growing region in the USA. The trend of New York City’s younger drinkers towards drinking ‘Craft’ beers from local microbreweries has greatly helped to increase the popularity of small producer Hard Ciders as well as perries. New Jersey, just across the Hudson from New York, has an apple brandy distillery that has been owned by the Laird family for 300 years. This USA version of Calvados is called Applejack. • Orchard Hill Cider Mill, New Hampton, New York State: Ten 66 - A Normandy-style cider. • Naked Flock, Warwick, New York State: Naked Flock Citra Hard Cider - This is a dry cider

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California, the ‘Golden State’, has over 100 • Binns Tony • • •

apple orchards and also now has more quality create that than producers cider small and large 50 ciders and perries. These West Coast producers do not limit themselves to traditional recipes and often use innovative ingredients area. One native producer adds Cactus to Pears and Blue the Agave nectar to a farmhouse cider and the However another pineapple! cent per five uses West Coast Ciders West dry, cider. dry, State: State: Apple Cider which contains Pinot Grigio Hard Tell 15 per cent Pinot Grigio wine, and the Company apples and quince fruit. hopped cider made from

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Brewery News Local brewery updates

Andwell Brewing Company Little London Brewery 01256 761044 www.andwells.com 01256 533044 www.littlelondonbrewery.com Adam and the team are delighted to have been awarded Bronze in SIBA’s 2016 South-East Ales making their beer debuts at Beer Independent Beer Awards for their Crouch Hold Festivals: Type 2 Golden Pale Ale (2.0% ABV) Engage (4.6%). at Tamworth and Silchester Festivals; May’s There will be a Green Hop version of their Bounty Premium Ale (4.4% ABV) at Tamworth & popular King John (4.2%) making its appearance Basingstoke Octoberfest, and Doreen’s Dark Bitter at the Basingstoke OctoberFest. (3.2% ABV) at Tamworth and Silchester. By the end of September work was due to Also following on from the Hop Shortage have been completed on the brewery’s new Visitor article in last edition of Beer Lines, the brewery Centre which should be open by the time you are is delighted to have guaranteed supply for the reading this. foreseeable future of their ‘English only’ brewing hops directly from the farm. Betteridge’s Brewery Capacity for new ale production has now increased with the purchase of a new 100 litre 07771 966058 www.betteridgesbrewery.co.uk Fermentation Vessel for the brewery’s ½ BBL mini brewing system. This will better support customer Mark and Jenny have had a great summer ‘hands-on’ brewing sessions. with sales up on last year, concentrating on their two house ales, Jenny Wren at the George and Longdog Brewery Dragon, Hurstbourne Tarrant and Old Chap at 01256 324286 The Three Tuns, Gt Bedwyn. www.longdogbrewery.co.uk Other pubs receiving beer on a regular basis now include the Wonston Arms, the George at Business has been strong at Longdog Brewery Middle Wallop, the Northbrook Arms and the with an increase in trade, festival and off-sales Welcome Stranger, Kimpton near Thruxton. Beer customers. There are a lot of parties and weddings is even delivered on a monthly basis to the Royal going on at the moment and they are pleased to Oak, Fritham in the New Forest. see that more and more individuals are buying Good news from the Test Valley Business real ale for their own events. They are just about Awards: Betteridges’s has been shortlisted this keeping up with demand, especially as a transit- year as one of three finalists in the food and drink load of ale went to a single festival in early producer. September. The brewery has been hosting their Fetes, parties, private functions and festivals stall at a number of successful events, fayres and continue to provide great fun with their travelling festivals around Hampshire over the summer, a tent sales. There are plans to be at a number of few in September and some for October. As Beer Christmas Markets in the coming few months with Lines went for proofing, Lisa and Phil were busy www.camrahantsnorth.org.uk gift packs of bottles. preparing for Odiham FlavourFest – the inaugural 18 www.camrahantsnorth.org.uk 19 Why going Blizzard Strawberries ‘n’Strawberries OCT-DEC 2016 15 | OCT-DEC Issue as little as £55 for 3 months. 6500+ READERS > CALL 01256 832 832 TODAY and serve real ales, it’s never been easier to never ales, it’s and serve real Also in September there was a return In September the brewery once again did a There There is also a one-off cask of New beers coming out are get your business in front of more than 6,000 more of get your business in front If you own or manage a pub, bar or restaurant pub, bar or restaurant If you own or manage a pubs in North Hampshire and advertising costs pubs in North Hampshire people! Beer Lines distributes to all branch area people! Beer Lines distributes to all branch area collaboration with Elusive Brewing, current ideas . called Herman Toothrot being a DIPA collaboration beer with three great beer pubs. This pubs. beer great three with beer collaboration Ale the (Wickham), Bells Five the was it round time (Reading). Castle Tap House (Reading) and the to the Hampshire OctoberFest in which the hops have been aged out and replaced with coconut chips. toasted . the Long Face? Dream a 4.2% ABV milk lactose strawberries pale and cream ale tea infusion, using followed by Festival Beer Ascot for beer special year’s this Jarrylo is a , Warning Shepherds Wild Weather Ales Weather Wild 1837 970 0118 www.wildweatherales.com Longdog IPA last quarter, North Hampshire Branch of CAMRA CAMRA of Branch Hampshire North Sherfield Village Brewery Village Sherfield 060429 07906 www.sherfieldvillagebrewery.co.uk Mash Brewery 79502301962 @MashBrewery Twitter www.mashbrewery.com Ruby 4.8% ABV (a red malty beer). TBA appeared at both the Houses of Chocolate Stout from HG Witt & Sons can

The brewery has two new beers in their range: their in beers new two has brewery The Mash beers are now at Alton, Southsea and (Mash page Facebook brewery’s the out Check Longdog’s core Longdog’s range of ales is still available Having brewed SVB’s SVB’s Due to high demand for core beers this year, The brewery’s new canning line has now

Gilt 4.1% ABV (a hoppy golden beer with hints of orange) and Mash bottles. in and draught on available are Both a seasonal beer. Gold has now become Odiham Farmers’ Markets. Sausages made with Mash now be purchased at most Hampshire Farmers’ Markets. Brewery), Twitter or their web site for upcoming events. they’ve developed another special – 5% ESB-style bitter. Most of this will find its way festivalsto it make will casks some but bottles into odd pub.and into the on available are details all - shop brewery the from the website above. food and drink festival being held in the beautiful Monday. on Bank Holiday of Odiham village Parliament and the Great over the British summer, as well as more Beer recent outings Festival with other Sherfield VillageBeer beers, Festival in September, and both to Sherfield Ascot and Basingstoke Octoberfest festivals. SVB have not produced as many specials as they would have liked in 2016, and hope to be back to playing with new hops next year.

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xciting changes are afoot for one of our local breweries. Andwell’s, based at Andwell near EBasingstoke moved to the site of an old trout farm a number of years ago and this year embarked on a large project of demolishing old outbuildings, creating four new industrial units (rentals) on the site, and designing and building Opening event. the Brew House, a lovely large cedar-clad facility. Details of this With a fabulous view over the winding river and will be on their the landscape at the back of the brewery, with website www. decking built over part of it, the Brew House has andwells.com a function room for 50 people upstairs, a new and as soon as Brewery Shop, café area on the ground floor we know it will be advertised which can be used for larger functions (100+) on the North Hampshire branch calendar and our and will provide hospitality for tour visitors. It also Facebook page. Bookings are not being taken incorporates a new purpose-built cask store. yet but Adam is happy to discuss any potential As Beer Lines goes to press the owner Adam day time events or business meetings requiring a Komrower is yet to give a date for the opening but flexible facility, catered or self-catered, with good the structure is complete and the facility is being parking and later, possible evening events after finished off inside. The Annual Family Day has the Brew House is up and running. been cancelled this year to make way for a Grand Brenda Cross

I think John was possibly our first or Obituary second Branch Secretary. In 1978 he became a partner in Bourne Valley John Featherby Brewery, Andover, and then in the 1980s I met 16th Sept 1944 - 18th June 2016 him working at Tisbury Brewery. I also recall he was involved in am now at the stage of life when more and more an attempt to start a of those I have known, loved or respected are brewery in Corfu. Ishuffling off their respective mortal coils. I regret In 2003 we met up all their passing, none more so than that of Mr for what was to be the very last time at a farewell John Featherby. party for Jan and Dave Rayner who were retiring My first contact with John was in 1976 from the Weyhill Fair pub. He looked every inch (or possibly 1977) when he hand-wrote to me an Edwardian gentleman with sideburns and a as Branch Contact politely requesting to join rosy complexion. John was quietly spoken, polite, CAMRA, apologising that he was not normally a well-educated, musically talented, passionate and pint-drinker but preferred his beer in halves! And had an engaging wit. Regret at his passing is too so began an acquaintance that lasted into the inadequate a word. www.camrahantsnorth.org.uk early ‘naughties’ when, sadly, we lost contact. Jim Turner 20 www.camrahantsnorth.org.uk 21

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