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Cheltenham News page 10 The Old Spot - 25 years page 40 North Cotswolds News page 14 Dodgy Ticker page 43 Tewkesbury News page 17 Ludlow in May page 45 Around the county - news page 22 What’s Coming Up? page 48 Locale - the pubs that count page 28 CAMRA contacts page 50 Brewery News page 32 Gloucester Prize Wordsearch page 54
CONTRIBUTION DEADLINES: these have now changed to SECOND FRIDAY OF FEBRUARY, MAY, AUGUST AND NOVEMBER have you any pub news? More details are posted regularly on the Facebook group 'Gloucestershire Pubs', an ideal forum to keep other people informed of the latest pub developments in the county. We value feedback and news from around the county, so, if you’ve got something to say, want to make a contribution, compliment or criticise, then get in touch: The Editor, The Tippler, 23 Theocs Close, Tewkesbury, Glos. GL20 5TX [email protected] 01684 439767
www.gloucestershire.camra.org.uk 3 LETTERS to the EDITOR
Some of us old codgers are still happy to use the services of the Royal Mail, and we actively encourage all forms of (preferably printable!) communication. So get writing letters, sending emails and get your news, views and comments published!
[email protected] The Editor, The Tippler, 23 Theocs Close, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire. GL20 5TX
Hi Chris, Keep up the good work,
My what a lot of correspondence in your last Dave Robson issue! Worcester Reminds me of the satirical magazine MAD where somebody wrote in suggesting that whoever wrote the letters should write the rest of the magazine. Chris replies: (You didn't write all those letters, did you?) Anyway, I agree with some of the letters that the Many thanks for the email. Tippler is one of the best. Amazing isn’t it? I was also a fan of the MAD Just for the record, Worcestershire's Pint Taken magazine in the days before mobile phones, did have a rest, but is now back to its usual quarterly personal computers and a general lack of interest issue, starting with Winter. in the world except through a smartphone.
4 www.gloucestershire.camra.org.uk LETTERS to the EDITOR As it happens I didn’t write all those letters, although there are quite a few complimentary ones, including yours, so you could be forgiven for thinking I did. It is always rather pleasing to sure that they are have correspondence from readers leaping to featured in future magazines. my defence, I would just say that my egomania is I must say I look forward to your contributions alive and well without help, but is, understandably, and excellent critical analysis and thank you for always bolstered by a bit of praise. taking the time and trouble to write in. I have seen the latest Pint Taken and it’s good May I wish you the very best for the festive to see its resurrection. season and the new year. Thanks for taking the time and trouble to write in. Dear Sir,
Chris, Shrinking bladders, associated with advancing LETTERS years, necessitate the quest for quality over quantity. This is the second time within the past year that What joyous times these are with such a wealth I have had to contact you about an inappropriate of wonderful old established and new real ales. to the front cover picture of the Tippler. I believe that the In this world of vacuous politics and unspeakable front cover is very important as it draws the passing published claptrap your little publication is one of punter to the magazine. unparalleled worth. My reasons for this complaint are as follows: May our overstretched medical and social services EDITOR turn their thoughts from bladder extensions to helping a. It is a still for making gin and vodka and has those neglected ones who have turned, in their nothing to do with beer ignorance, to the chemical concoctions that squirt b. The still is part of Ramsbury brewery which is out of those tiny rows of little metal nozzles at inordi- not in Gloucestershire nate speeds. Your well researched messages should c. It relates to an article on page 27 (same picture be handed out on all street corners to help improve used) which took place in 2016. I know, the lives of these poor wretches. because I was there. Keep up the good work.
Not good enough. Adrian True The front cover should always relate to a beer/ Cheltenham pub issue in GLOUCESTERSHIRE. This is what I thought that the magazine was primarily about. Chris replies: Martyn Genner Many thanks for the letter and the excellent complimentary comments, always my favourite. Chris replies: Glad to hear that I am not too hectoring in my opinions, and they are finding favour, even if not Many thanks for the email, once again very medically qualified! constructive criticism, that I am pleased to take We can only hope that the government even- on board. tually comes to its senses and starts to forget I’m glad to see that you are so enthusiastic Dry January, Stoptober and other silliness and about the front cover, and I look forward to your concentrates on local pubs being the heart of contributions of front covers for the next magazine, communities, particularly in the wonderful rural indeed if you send me several, we could ensure landscape of Gloucestershireland. That way, that the quality that you expect is upheld for the fewer cases of isolation, crippling loneliness, benefit of the readership. anxiety and depression will need tablets! If you could send me images in portrait format Keep sending the letters, they’re great for my and as high a resolution as you can, I can make unspeakable egotism.
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Here’s a letter that we like to think the whole of the county who are old enough can help. your response. Dear Editor, I may be able to assist you, at least in part, with his queries. My father, Richard Quinn, was an avid home Like Mr Burrows, my wife and I are motorhome brewer and member of CAMRA Cheltenham in the travellers, when we can find the time and, invariably, mid-to-late 70’s. He sadly passed away in December we overnight in pub car parks all over the UK. We 1978, at the young age of 26, while my mother was locate these pubs by being a member of a national pregnant with me. I would love to make contact organisation called Britstops. They produce an with any CAMRA member that might remember annual yearbook of all participating pubs in the UK. him. I can be contacted at [email protected]. This is updated live every month, so we know where Thanks, we can stop overnight, almost always free of charge. The voluntary trade off being that we may have a Russell Quinn meal there and we always drink there. The vast majority of pubs that we visit keep excellent quality ales with plenty of choice. Chris Replies: Now for the difficult bit... As paid up members of Britstops we receive the Many thanks for your email, that I have yearbook annually. This shows all participating pubs passed on to the webmaster for Gloucestershire and breweries which are numbered in the book and CAMRA, who may be able to help you with your found by an annotated map organised in geographical quest. areas. The ‘arrangement’ is, however, confidential I certainly hope that we can help you, and if between Britstop members and the pubs. There is you do get contacted, maybe we can follow the no list as suggested by Mr Burrows. story in the magazine? I would suggest that you speak to the Britstops Good luck, and may I wish you the very best yearbook editor, Steve Clark, and see if there is any for the festive season and the new year. mileage in some sort of common arrangement. His contacts are: John Barrett, Webmaster, replies: [email protected] Russell,
www.britstops.com I was a founder committee member of Gloucestershire CAMRA in 1975, but regret that If I can be of any further help, don’t hesitate to I do not remember your father. I will, however, contact me on ask others who were around at the time, and put a notice on the Gloucestershire website. Chris L – suggest you publish Russell’s [email protected] letter in next Tippler. Chris M – please could you put a notice on the Cheltenham website. Chris replies:
Many thanks for the thoughtful and helpful Hi. email, that I will be including in the next edition of the magazine. My name is Howard Claridge and I am an active It sounds like a great scheme for those that member of the very small Forest of Dean branch of have an Odyssean outlook and travel this truly Gloucestershire CAMRA. wonderful country. I refer to the letter in the winter 2017 edition of Many thanks indeed for taking the time and the Tippler from Mr Burrows of Aberdare and trouble to write in.
6 www.gloucestershire.camra.org.uk LETTERS to the EDITOR
Hello,
This is probably too late, but I picked up your Chris Replies: brilliant magazine when visiting the Rose and Crown at Nympsfield with our family last Friday lunch time. Many thanks for the complimentary email, I Nice beer, we all enjoyed the burgers and puds, always appreciate those! it was surprisingly busy with a good atmosphere, a Not too late at all, in fact the draw for the winners real buzz. is held in March, when the next magazine comes Why not come on Worcester, there are some out. nice pubs and microbreweries near where I live on I notice that Worcester CAMRA is once again the Worcestershire/Herefordshire border, especially producing a magazine, so you may want to try the Unity Brew House next to the ancient Bruff hop and pick up a copy of theirs, it’s called ‘Pint processing machine (still working) at Suckley. Taken’ and I am sure they would like to get some By the way, my answer to your word search quiz feedback from interested beer aficionados. is The Inn at Fosse Bridge So, well done for the answer and good luck in the draw. Best wishes, Once again, many thanks for taking the time and trouble to write in. Carol Bradley
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gone are the Sumerians too. They were the inhabitants of Mesopotamia, now Southern Iraq, and are considered to be, along with the Ancient Egyptians and the peoples of the Indus Valley, South Asia, the first civilizations in the world, dating back to 4,500 BCE or Anno Domini as were are talking goddesses here. The first goddess I remember was Bridgette Bardot, but that’s another story. If you are looking for an exhaustive (and possibly exhausting) list of beer deities look no further than the online Brookston Beer Bulletin, Know Your Beer Gods & Goddesses. Compiled by highly respected beer writer, Jay R. Brooks, it lists 117 gods, goddesses and Kings of Beer. Number 42 is Hapi, the Egyptian Goddess of Barley. Hapi had a lot on her plate as she was also the goddess of the Nile, fish, grain, herbs, water, dew, and fertility. Even more bizarrely, the description goes on to state that “He (sic) is typically depicted as a man with a large belly wearing a loincloth, having long hair and having pendulous, female-like breasts.” Now The Aztec Four Hundred Drunken Rabbit Gods. I thought that all of this transgender stuff was new They make Adam and Eve look like your average, but to quote from the other Bible, Ecclesiastes 1:9, suburban couple; a picture of quiet domesticity and “There is nothing new under the sun”. I just wonder respectability. I suspect that the Adam family were what they used to get up to in their Hapi Hour. teetotal too, given the strength of his ale. Maybe he This considerable amount of research must was unaware (I know he couldn’t see into the future have kept Jay out of the pub - or bar, he does live but he knew a man who could) of the words of the in Northern California - for years. It lists gods that German Trinkspruch or toast, which would have couldn’t have got a mention in any prayer since well been sound brewing advice for him to follow - Water before they invented the wagon wheel and long is drunk by the four legged beast, Man prefers it with before the Mars bar went into orbit. Check out hops, malts, and yeast. I’ll drink to that. Aizen Myō’ō, the Japanese God of tavern keepers; musicians; singers; prostitutes and love (what a night that would have been!) or Centzon-Totochtin, The Hunter
www.gloucestershire.camra.org.uk 9 spring spotlight
Spring Spotlight: St. Georges Vaults has left the building'). This is also one of a very few pubs in Cheltenham This is the first of, hopefully, a series of articles centre with a pub garden, not obvious from the in future Tipplers to highlight some of the interesting street, but accessed from the pub via the passageway and sometimes overlooked pubs in our area, due to the toilets. It is a perfect hidden tranquil gem in to them being slightly off the beaten track or a little the centre of town in which to while away an hour or remote. so on a warm summer’s day. The first of these features St. Georges Vaults, The pub dates back to around the mid-eighteenth which could be described as a town centre 'local', century, and still has two tiny prison cells in the and is located just off Clarence Street in St. Georges basement in which prisoners, who were tried and Place, about half-way between the Bank House convicted at the nearby courthouse, now the 'Old (Wetherspoons) and the Bottle of Sauce pubs. Courthouse' pub/restaurant, recently Jamie Oliver’s, The pub is run by Derek ‘Delboy’ Barnes, who spent their last night before being transferred to is a great, great grandson of Stan Laurel (of Laurel Gloucester gaol to be hanged. & Hardy fame) and you can see the resemblance, As for the beers, currently three are on offer, especially when he does his impression. normally St. Austell Tribute, Old Speckled Hen and On entering, you cannot miss the life-size effigy Doom Bar, plus a draft cider. It is one of a very few of Elvis Presley sitting on a stool in typical pose with pubs in the area offering Severn Cider on draft, so, if his guitar. This, with other memorabilia of 60's music, in town, this is an interesting and historical pub, well Americana, Horse Racing and, of course, Laurel & worth checking out. Hardy, adorn the pub. (Elvis is usually hidden away during Race Meetings to create more space, so, if John Crossley, visiting at those times, you could say, 'Elvis Cheltenham CAMRA Chair
10 www.cheltenhamcamra.org.uk NEWS FROM THE CHELTENHAM BRANCH Christmas Sing-Along CAMRA Christmas Sing-along Aids National Star College
A charity ‘sing-along’ in aid of the National Star with physical disabilities, acquired brain injuries and College was held recently at the Brewhouse & Kitchen, associated learning difficulties. Providing personalised, in Cheltenham’s Brewery Quarter. The evening was world-class learning and training, which help people organised by the Cheltenham Branch of CAMRA. with disabilities achieve their goals. “Christmas carols and songs were led by ‘Gren’ A cheque for £200 was also presented to the on the piano and a Ukulele Band”, said the Social Severn Freewheelers (aka Blood Bikes), raised at the Secretary, Veronica Emary, (below left with John recent Cheltenham Real Ale Festival at Cheltenham Pickles) of Cheltenham CAMRA. “They played a Ladies’ College. The Freewheelers are a group of rousing selection of Christmas favourites with lyric advanced motorcyclists who provide a free out-of- sheets so everyone could join in. hours courier service for hospitals in Gloucestershire, “Altogether we raised £271, both from the raffle Worcestershire, Herefordshire and North Wiltshire. and from generous donations on the night, which all went to this great cause. We would like to thank everyone who gave their time and money to the event, and especially Brewhouse & Kitchen for their support.” The National Star is an independent specialist further education college near Cheltenham for people
w 11 Judging the CAMRA Champion Bottled Beer of Britain 2017
The judging and announcement of Champion but against the CAMRA style guidelines. We are Bottled Beer took place at the BBC Good Food looking for the best beer in its style – a bit like the Show at the Birmingham NEC at the end of November. judges at Crufts having to select a Best in Show To qualify for judging, each beer goes through a from very different dog breeds. series of local member voting rounds and regional Champion Beer judging competitions throughout the year. The final table consisted of six beers, ranging Judging on the day takes place in two parts. In from a 6% Strong Bitter up to a 10% Imperial Stout, the first part, bottle conditioned beers are classified and all very well made beers. So, what do we look according to style: bitters, milds, golden ales, porters for in deciding between such diverse beers? The and stouts, speciality beers, etc. Each classification beers are judged on four criteria. then goes to a table to judge that style and select Appearance. Unless the beer is unfined, or contains beer to go forward to the Finals table (part two of wheat, we are looking for clarity, a bright beer and the day) whose job it is to select the Gold, Silver and good head. Even stouts can be ‘bright’; you just Bronze beers. need a torch to check. As Chair of the Cheltenham Tasting panel, I Aroma. Swirl and sniff. How well-developed are the receive invitations to judge at national competitions malt, fruit and hop characteristics, and are they right - The Great British Beer Festival, Champion for the style of beer you are tasting? Winter Beer and Champion Bottled Beer of Britain. Taste. Different areas of the tongue detect sweet, Previously I have acted as server at championship sour and different flavours. It is vital to move the competitions and sat on first stage selection panels. beer around your mouth to pick up every nuance of For this competition, however, I was invited to join fruit, hop and malt. Again you are looking to judge the Final table for the first time. the beer against its style. The table was headed by national judge Christine Aftertaste. The finish of a beer is very important. Cryne, and included a brewer from Church End, a This is where flavour can develop, or sometimes hop grower and two highly experienced regional fade. The best made beers have layers of flavour tasting chairs – making me the least experienced of that develop and reveal themselves from aroma to those present. taste and aftertaste. The Final table has a difficult job, to judge beers Acting independently, each of of different styles, not against each other, the four factors is given a score from one to ten. NEWS FROM THE CHELTENHAM BRANCH
Once a beer has been and this will exclude many beers. The latest CAMRA marked, a group discussion ‘Accreditation Of Bottled/Canned Beers’ factsheet then takes place before final puts a process in place that should lead to more scores are submitted. The group beers becoming eligible for selection. Hopefully this discussion is the most interesting will lead to more variety making it though to judging phase, as each taster’s palette is different, sensitive, from local selection to final judging. or blind to certain compounds in beer. Having said For any CAMRA member who would like to learn that, the top three beers were all within a point or more, there are courses on Beer Appreciation, Tasting two on each score sheet. Panel Training and Competition Beer tasting. So, who won? The Champion Bottled Beers of If anyone is interested in training and joining (or Britain 2017 were: starting) a branch Tasting Panel, then please email Gold - St Austell Brewery, Big Job [email protected] for details. Silver - Fullers, Vintage Ale 2016 Bronze - Oakham, Green Devil IPA Tony Lucas There was some comment on social media that Chair Cheltenham Tasting Panel these beers were too safe and mainstream. The question was asked, where were the edgier beers – the barrel aged, the sours and unfined beers and Cheltenham vs North Cotswold increasingly canned beers? Skittle Challenge In reply, I would say that the Final Table can only judge the beers presented to them. Secondly, the beers that reach judging must be ‘real ale in a bottle’
What is starting to look like an annual event took place this November at the Charlton Kings Club, Cheltenham. As usual North Cotswold brought a large contingent to what is one of the best CAMRA friendly clubs in Gloucestershire. With 14 players a side, playing five legs each for a total of 140 legs, there was quite a logistics problem. Thankfully it was resolved by our captains ‘Middy’ Midwinter and Roger Price – even though the competition did change shape several times during the evening. Cheltenham were always comfortably ahead, running out winners by 39 points (381 to 342). Skipper ‘Middy’ top-scored with 40, with another three Cheltenham players scoring in the 30s. North Cotswold’s best player, Martin, scored 29. Thanks go to the Charlton Kings Club for an excellent buffet, and a good selection of real ales. Thanks also to Dave Gibbons for the organisation and Roger and Middy for keeping everyone organised on the night.
www.cheltenhamcamra.org.uk 13 NEWS FROM NORTH COTSWOLD BRANCH
MONTHLY PUB WALKS MONTHLY PUB WALKS
We have now completed 82 walks have 86 pubs in the area and each one around our pubs in the North Cotswold will eventually figure in the process. area. Generally 4 or 5 miles easy walking Reports on all walks are available on our these are held monthly on the first website www.northcotswoldcamra.org.uk Saturday of the month starting at 10:30 am from together with the route and photographs. the pub car park returning at 12:30 pm for lunch. We
The next walks are as follows:- call Roger Price on 01451 810305 or just turn up. Dogs welcome on leads.
3rd March - No 83 Monthly Pub Walk - 10.30 am - White Hart, Winchcombe 7th April - No 84 Monthly Pub Walk - 10.30 am - Snowshill Arms, Snowshill
BEER FESTIVALS 2018 10th Ale & Steam Spring Weekend 18th to 20th May New Bar at Winchcombe and new station at Broadway 5th Ale & Steam Summer Weekend 10th to 11th August 11th Moreton Beer Festival 7th & 8th September Santa Festival GWR, 27th and 28th December in Winchcombe new bar
Face Book Day Away A link to this site is on our web pagehttps:// June 9th. Winchester a City with eight pubs in the www.facebook.com/North-Cotswolds-CAMRA-the- Good Beer Guide. Campaign-for-Real-Ale-in-the-North-Cotswolds- 1022351584505679/?fref=nf Motor Cycling Section The last run of 2017 was on 12th Oct to the Forest Real Ale Trails of Dean and Tintern area. The first of 2018 which We are continuing the Staggers the rebranded Real awaits Spring weather will visit the Stroud Valley and Ale Trails. These are pub crawls around our North lunch at the Packhorse Inn at Slad on March 15th. Cotswold Towns of note. See Facebook and the website. Start Northleach Square 1030hrs
Weekend Away Winter Pub of the Year Destination is the Isle of Wight on 21st to 24th The Mousetrap Inn, Bourton on the Water September 2018 based in Shanklin. The weekend is This seasonal award will apply to our branch mainly a GBG pub tour plus walks on Saturday and area’s most improved pub irrespective of whether or Sunday. not it is in the current GBG guide. See article on the facing page.
14 www.northcotswoldcamra.org.uk The Mousetrap Inn
North Cotswold CAMRA seasonal pub winner for this winter is the Mousetrap in Bourton on the Water. Having undergone a major refurbishment last autumn it is under new management but its commitment to good real ale has not diminished. The new management team of Frank Fellows and Robert Tudgey have retained three hand pumps serving a staple form North Cotswold Brewery and then a variety of other local ales. Frank was keen to champion Real Ale, he said: “I love the chance to serve local ale to our customers as we welcome locals, visitors and their families.” The Branch had concerns that a major change at a Good Beer Guide regular could impact on its reputation for real Ale, but did not have to worry as it became clear from the start that the new Mousetrap team were passionate about serving good beer. This we felt should be rewarded with our seasonal award for this winter as they provided an exceptional choice of ale over the Christmas and New Year period.
Pictured are Mousetrap managers Robert Tudgey and Frank Fellows along with owner Mike Gascoine and North Cotswold Pubs Officer, Martin Jones, with the Seasonal Pub of the Year Award for this Winter.
If you have any pub news, views or stories contact [email protected] The Editor, The Tippler, 23 Theocs Close, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire. GL20 5TX
www.northcotswoldcamra.org.uk 15 North Cotswold CAMRA & GWR 10th SPRING STEAM & ALE WEEKEND 19th & 20th May 2018 10:30 to 1900 (Sat) to 17.00*(Sun) at Winchcombe & Toddington Stations NEW BAR AT WINCHCOMBE 36 Beers total–12 at Toddington Hot & Cold Food with Soft Drinks
CAMPING near station at Winchcombe Come by Train: Cheltenham Racecourse 1st train leaves at 10:05 last return is 1900 (Saturday) 1605hrs (Sunday)
Toddington - Winchcombe transfer every 30 minutes. www.northcotswoldcamra.org.uk See timetable on GWR Website. A train ticket on the day is required
or you need a platform ticket for entry.
Plenty of car parking at Toddington *
16 NEWS FROM THE TEWKESBURY BRANCH
The 23rd Tewkesbury Winter Ale Festival
So, what do you write about regarding one of their offerings - our festival has strict entry criteria, the best Winter Ale Festivals in the Country (in my the ale must be a winter ale brewed during the winter humble opinion)? I decided it would be worth running season, not all year round. Now, you would have through what goes into such a successful event and thought that all breweries would have an Xmas or what we get out of it. winter style ale, but this is not the case, after a lot of So, here goes - after some painstaking work work, on the 20th December, I finalised the list of 23 filling in and submitting the business plan to HQ ales ranging from a cheeky 9% Imperial Stout from and getting approval for the Festival to proceed, the Gloucester Brewery down to a 4.2% from Prescott. planning stage commenced at our business meeting The selection of styles ranged from hoppy to citrus, back in early November 2017. Steve Kisby (our old style bitter to a rich stout, which was a great start chairman) managed to steer us through a 19-point (well I thought so). Then over to Pete Goodger to top agenda covering everything from the Charity of the up to 80 ales from further afield via beer agents; it all year down to the cloakroom management, oh, and seemed to be going to plan - this had the makings of who was ordering the beer of course. another great festival I thought to myself. I volunteered to source and order local brewery The business meeting in early January covered ales and Pete Goodger would source from further all the actions still needing our attention in record afield once I had my list. So that was it, the plan was time. There were 23 topics covered, including, but set. Now to put it into action. not limited to, contacting the man with the van to Bob Southam approached us via Dave and Lilian move the racking, contacting the Health & Safety Sermon to host the South West perry judging. We rack loading inspector, sorting out the slide show thought that would be a feather in our cap so it was and have we booked the Band? Yes, we had! Phew, taken on board and six perries were sourced Bob that’s a relief - the Gloucester cyclists ‘Bomber wanted to judge and added three ciders too, simples Squadron’ would have been disappointed if we didn’t we thought! have the Dambusters’ March performed on In mid-November I went out to 41 breweries for Saturday lunch time.
www.tewkesbury.camra.org.uk 17 The 23rd Tewkesbury Winter Ale Festival
Have we ordered the ciders and the nominated six pieces were covered but we have a plan, so it’s all perries? Yes, to the ciders, but some of the perries systems go! were not available - OK, we had to substitute. Have The Ale list was finalised over the next two we got some beer, that might be a good idea! Yes, weeks, we now had 80 ales, 22 of them at 6% or says Pete, 73 beers have been sourced, 17 at 6% above, excellent that should keep the punters happy or over. Excellent I thought to myself (I do like the as well as the infamous ‘Beer Monsters’. stronger dark ones) and as a founder member of So, next major milestone was delivery day, the 26th January came around quickly, the temporary contraflow traffic lights right out- side the hall presented
Above: Barrels ready for action Left. Flight plans are studied prior to take off
a challenge, the drop off point was in the middle of the zone, but we borrowed some cones from the gas men, that worked well, thankfully, we didn’t block Barton Street. During the week Martin had collected the perries and ciders, the infamous Tewkesbury Beer Monsters, I felt it my four ales had arrived at the White Bear and six at the duty to ensure there were a few that would ‘tickle our Royal Hop Pole which meant we had 70 ales arriving fancy’. on the Friday morning: what could go wrong? To Food, yes as always Mel had it under control, Pete’s and my relief, it all went to plan (well almost) prices would remain the same as last year, despite a and by lunchtime we had 78 Ales in the bar area, cost increase; 400 pork pies, 700 bread rolls sourced one to come on Saturday and one late arrival on locally, various meats for fillings ordered from Kevin Tuesday. Mace, pickles and a selection of Tewkesbury mustards Saturday, the 27th was set up day, and, as always, (of course) - all under control. an army of volunteers turned up and set about the Next we had to look at the beer pricing. Do we go task of racking the 80 Ales, and the perries and over the £4 for the strong ones? Always an exciting ciders, arranging the chairs in the hall etc., and in topic, and after much debate Steve Kisby suggested record time, it was all done. we wait until we had all the beer costs so we could Dave popped in several times in the next week make an informed judgement where to pitch prices, to nurture the ale ready for the grand opening on good idea, move on. Thursday the 1st February, it was all systems are go. So, what about the volunteers, yes as always, we In the morning the team arrived and completed the had a great response and were covered for all the final touches, labelled the beers and set the kitchen sessions, including the all-day Friday session which up for serving food. In the early evening, we did was new for this festival. the perry judging, and even though I say it myself, I Advertising in hand, Dave will organise a team to think the best perry won the day (yes, I was on the go out and put signs up, glasses ordered, brochure judging panel). The results of the tasting panel can is almost ready for printing, lots of other bits and be accessed on Tewkesbury Branch’s web site:
18 www.tewkesbury.camra.org.uk The 23rd Tewkesbury Winter Ale Festival https://tewkesbury.camra.org.uk/viewnode. enjoyable ever and I never saw one barrel! My beer php?id=57507 as can the winners of the Ale of the monitor with the walking stick wants to thank all of Festival and also the Gloucestershire Breweries your volunteers for the help and consideration extended winner. It was good to see Snowflake come top after to her whilst keeping me supplied with those lovely all it is a classic winter Ale. black Ales. The selection was amazing with old The whole festival was really well attended with friends like Uley Pigor Mortis and new ones like my roughly 1,200 people over the weekend and the new overall favourite, Moor's Old Freddie Walker. compliments on the ale choice and quality were Thank you, Brian.” flowing, which is very satisfying for everyone who His comments and the many others we received, pulled together to make this event happen. makes the whole thing worthwhile, long may it The Tewkesbury Town Band entertained us on continue! Saturday lunchtime supported by Gloucester cyclists Finally, I would like to say thank you to everyone ‘Bomber Squadron’ who provided support and props who helped. We could not do it without you, and for an excellent performance of the Dambusters’ also to all of you that came and enjoyed our festival. March. This performance delighted the crowd, some If anyone wants to join the team and volunteer for were wearing stick on moustaches and the paper next year you can contact me, Ian Mence via Email: aeroplanes were in full flight. I believe this is one of [email protected] or Steve Kisby: the highlights of the festival. [email protected]. We look forward to To finish off, here is a message from a good hearing from you. friend of mine, Brian, who shares my passion of the dark stuff. Brian is partially sighted so his good lady is the beer runner, he commented: Ian Mence “Thank you for a lovely festival. Probably my most Tewkesbury Branch Secretary (and Beer Monster).
Tewkesbury CAMRA members were in The Royal British Legion, Tewkesbury with Dave Fletcher displaying attendance at the Royal British Legion, the certificate and Steve Kisby third from the left. Church Street, Tewkesbury to celebrate it being voted Club of the Year 2018, for the third consecutive time. Dave Fletcher, the club steward, received the award from Branch Chair Steve Kisby, who said that the certificate is awarded to the club for being the best in the area in continuing to serve a varied selection of real ales in excellent condition. Dave replied: “I would like to thank CAMRA on behalf of myself, my partner Lyn and everyone at the club for this award. We put on two or three changing ales every week throughout the year and particularly popular this year have been Ludlow Gold and Froth Blowers Riverside Stout – must be something to do with the Severn and the Avon. The club is open to non-members and all are welcome”. 19 www.gloucestershire.camra.org.uk 21 Around the county - cirencester...
The replacement for our Pub of the Year (POTY) same time. Since last July, the two breweries have shortlist visit was a trip out west to the Cat & Custard merged and are now to be found on the same site in Pot, Shipton Moyne, The Holford Arms, Knockdown, Hullavington. The Royal Oak, Leighterten and the Royal Oak, Although to all intents and purposes a single Tetbury. Sadly, our visit to Leighterten must have brewery, each brewery’s brands are being retained coincided with an operating glitch of some sort as together with their recipes, and marketed from the pub was temporarily closed, so the Greyhound in separate websites. The beers provided for us that Tetbury was substituted. night were Elmers (named after the 11th century The Christmas do at the Fleece in Cirencester flying (plummeting?) monk, Habit and Birdman, from went well with a good attendance, but many were Flying Monk along with Castle Combe’s Dark Lane unable to come due to date clashes. Hopefully we Milk Stout. The latter was a wonderfully moreish can give longer notice this year. The event managed introduction for the Cirencester drinkers, and will to just miss the large fall of snow later that same be hoping that it strays into the free trade in evening, although it did make the return trip to our area before too long. The beers were served in Cirencester to pick up cars the next day quite exciting. rather clever hollow-handled jugs which allowed a The snow sorely limited the extent of the ‘Cirencester server to hold five or six of them in one hand. The Stagger’ a few days later and only a few hardy souls spacious premises will allow ample scope for expansion made it to the Drillman’s Arms where they wisely decided to stay put. when the time comes. It is obvious that this well run In a ‘Two for One’ event, Cirencester CAMRA brewery will have a much more successful life than (pictured above) enjoyed an excellent evening’s poor old Elmer. hospitality in January at the Flying Monk Brewery, which included the Castle Combe Brewery at the Rob Tough
22 www.gloucestershire.camra.org.uk Karen said: “We were actually about to sign a lease for a new business venture in Swansea when one of the shareholders, who just happens to have a holiday property in Mumbles, told us about The Fleece. As we were in the area the following week we decided to take a look – and here we are today!” The real selling point for the couple was the sense of community, it fitted their remit perfectly and it is what they had originally set out to do. Karen added: “When we looked at the Pub’s existing business plan it had so many ideas that were almost a carbon copy of our own vision and values, and this gave us a strong base to grow the business.” The official presentation took place at The Fleece on Saturday 10th February with music from the Rosellys afterwards.
Dursley and District CAMRA pub of the Year Business owners Karen McGeoch and Rod Undy (above) were delighted when their pub The Fleece Inn, Hillesley was chosen as the Dursley and District CAMRA pub of the year in less than 18 months of trading. “We achieved the same accolade in Mumbles, with the first Micro Pub in Wales, so it was almost an unwritten goal to repeat history, although we never thought that we would win,” said Rod. The local villagers bought the building in 2012 and ran it as a Community Pub and although the concept worked initially, the pub soon started to falter and was on a downward spiral.
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For those of you new to the Tippler, CAMRA, Every month on the or our local area, CAMRA in Gloucester covers Social events... second Wednesday we hold a social event usually the postcode areas of GL1, 2, 3 and 4. Whilst the in a pub in Gloucester. If there is a pub you would news and updates are aimed at the members of this like to suggest for a social visit please contact area, CAMRA branches and sub branches are not exclusive, and you are welcome to attend activities Margaret [email protected]. in any or our areas or Branches. For most activities uk An additional trip is organised for either a Friday you don’t even have to be a member, but of course if night or Saturday daytime later on in the month. you enjoy the experience, we hope you will consider The social programme is listed in the Tippler and on joining. www.camraingloucester.org.uk Recent events have included a trip Broadway for a Christmas Ale hunt, Angie’s bar in the city centre, Dick Whittington for Pub news... A new micro pub opened in the Christmas Party, days out on the train with trips February in Southgate Street, on the Kimbrose to Chepstow, Swindon, and there is one planned for Triangle to be precise. The Turks Head is owned Weston Super Mare. Hope to see you at one of the by Christine and Peter, their aim is to provide good events soon. Cheers! quality beers on gravity. It has had up to 10 beers on offer along with a good range of cider. If you are in Gloucester it is certainly worth a look! 6th Gloucester Beer and Cideer Festival...We are pleased to confirm that our 6th festival will take place on Pub of the Year... At this time of 27th/28th April 2018. The historic Blackfriars priory year the sub branches in Gloucestershire nominate provides the perfect setting for the festival. With their local Pub of the Year (POTY). Each area pub around 100 then goes for consideration for Gloucestershire beers, 30+ Pub of the Year. The nomination for Gloucester area was the Pelican Inn, in St Mary’s Street, ciders, and tucked away between the Cathedral and Kingsholm Glouces- (home of Gloucester Rugby just in case you are tershire not familiar with the area). Congratulations to cheeses, Mike Hall and his team, five years on the trot as what more our local POTY. The Pelican regularly serves 10 could one cask ales, mainly Wye Valley but often with guest ask for? ales available. It was a double celebration as the The festival pub was also nominated as the Gloucester Cider runs from Pub of the Year too. 11.30 on both days, tickets are available on the door. Look out for regular updates on twitter and facebook, and the latest news will appear on the Gloucester Beer Festival website www.gloucesterbeerfestival.org.uk Admission is £6 which includes, while stocks last, a festival glass, programme and access to the entertainment. CAMRA members will receive a free pint on production of their current membership card, and for those who decide to join CAMRA at the festival, there will be two free pints!
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The great news that the appeal against change of Arkells Brewery is not content with the lengthy use refusal for the Red Lion Ampney St. Peter was refurbishment of the Bull at Fairford, and then purchase rejected came through just too late to make the of the Crown in Cirencester, Arkells have now bought new Tippler deadline. This means that the pub can the Priory Inn in Tetbury off a guide price of £1.96m. no longer be marketed as a dwelling, as it has been The Tavern at Kemble has reopened with a new previously, and must now be sold as a commercial licensee. property… or so we thought. The latest listing of The Bear in Cirencester has been sold by Brains the property has had the price reduced to £495,000 to Butcombe Brewery. Hopefully the beer choice will and the adjacent field is no longer included with the feature extensively their excellent range of seasonal pub. However it is still listed under “Residential” and ales. states that it has “existing consent”. Having checked The Royal Oak, South Cerney is reported to be with Cotswold District Council we found that this reopening run by a consortium of locals, although is completely misleading. It is difficult to see how details are scarce. they intend to attract buyers for the pub if it is not The Waggon & Horses, Cirencester is for sale marketed as such. freehold for £385,000.
Cider Pub of the Year...On the Bar Manager, Phil Keene with the award. Tuesday 21st February we presented the Rising Sun at Moseley Green Foresters take a round with the award for the Forest of Dean trip to the Globe Inn... The Forest of Dean CAMRA group, on the Pub of the Year. recommendation of a friend, visited the Globe Inn at The picture is Alec Alvington. Forest of Dean is a large area covering Keene of Camra 526km and this is towards the southern end and so presenting Nikki hadn’t been visited by members from the northern and Martin Roach end of the forest for a while. It was well worth the of the Rising Sun. visit. It was refurbished with a light and friendly Nikki and Martin ambience. The restaurant is at the back and the bar run a good pub. at the front and so welcoming if you are not eating. Nikki looks after the There was a good selection of Beers, Bath Ales, cellar. She St Austell and Wye Valley on tap. ensures the perfect The next day. I signed in to What Pub to update pint is poured. the entry but nothing came up. I tried the postcode and still nothing. I then widened the search to all pubs and found it listed as having been permanently Cider Pub closed in 2009! of the Year Speaking to the Landlord, he informed us that On Saturday 17th four friends who already knew the pub well, met up February we pre- for a drink and decided to buy the pub. They formed sented the Bespoke a company that bought and refurbished the pub and Brewery Tap with the after all the work, reopened it in 2014. award for the Forest I would like to say a well done to the four friends! of Dean Cider Pub of It just goes to show it is always worth dropping in on the Year. The picture different pubs, as they are always changing and you is Clive Southerton can discover some real gems. of Camra presenting This is highly recommended as a real find!
26 www.gloucestershire.camra.org.uk The White Bear, Tewkesbury, has won Tewkesbury CAMRA’s Pub of the Year award for the fourth consecutive year and has also appeared in CAMRA’s Good Beer Guide, the beer drinkers’ bible, 22 times since 1996. CAMRA members were out in force to see the presentation of the award, which they had voted for, to Alastair Kerr, recent manager, flanked by Debbie Slatter, Bar Supervisor and Licensee Gerry Boazman. Presenting the award Tewkesbury CAMRA Chair, Steve Kisby said: “It gives me great pleasure to again commend the White Bear for the reliable quality and wide variety of its real ales. It is good to see that the great work of the previous manager Darren Matthews, now sadly missed, has been continued throughout the year and that the White Bear shines as a Mecca for real ale drinkers in Tewkesbury – a town becoming known for its abundance of high quality real ale venues.” Alastair Kerr receiving the 2018 certificate from Steve Kisby with Debbie Slatter and Gerry Boazman “betwixt”.
29 CAMRA LocAle is an initiative that promotes pubs that endeavour to always stock at least one locally brewed real ale, and importantly, kept in a consistently good condition. Our definition of ‘local’ is a beer that is either brewed in the county, or within 30 miles of the pub. Only one of the ales need be local to qualify. If your local isn’t part of the scheme ask the landlord or landlady why not. If they’re interested in joining the scheme, then please get in touch with us and we’ll take it from there. The list below, in order of city, town or village has ongoing updates, new additions are highlighted in magenta. Alderton Gardeners Arms Cheltenham Whittle Taps Amberley Amberley Inn Yates Black Horse Charfield Pear Tree Arlingham The Red Lion Charlton Kings Royal Ashleworth Boat Chipping Campden Eight Bells Avening Bell Noel Arms Queen Matilda Churchdown The Old Elm Inn Barnsley Village Pub Cirencester Bees Knees Blaisdon Red Hart Corinium Hotel Blockley Great Western Arms Marlborough Arms Bourton-on-the-Hill Horse & Groom Twelve Bells Bourton-on-the-Water Mousetrap Waggon & Horses Bream Rising Sun Clearwell Lamb Brimscombe Ship Inn Clifford’s Mesne Yew Tree Broad Campden Bakers Arms Coaley Fox and Hounds Broadwell Fox Inn Cranham Black Horse Brockhampton Craven Arms Royal William Brockweir Brockweir Inn Didmarton King’s Arms Brookend Lammastide Dursley Old Spot Chedworth Seven Tuns Ye Old Dursley Hotel Cheltenham Adam & Eve Eastcombe The Lamb Bank House Eastington Old Badger Beehive Inn Ebrington Ebrington Arms Bottle of Sauce Edge Edgemoor Inn Cheltenham Motor Club Elkstone Highwayman Inn Exmouth Arms Elmstone Hardwicke Gloucester Old Spot Fire Station Forthampton Lower Lode Inn Hewlett Arms Fossebridge The Inn at Fossebridge Jolly Brewmaster Frampton Mansell Crown Inn Kemble Brewery Inn Frampton-on-Severn Three Horseshoes Moon Under Water France Lynch Kings Head Old Courthouse Gloucester Cross Keys Retreat Dick Whittington Royal Union Fountain Somerset Arms New Inn Spectre Pelican St Stephens Club Water Poet Strand York Tivoli Gotherington Shutter Inn
28 www.gloucestershire.camra.org.uk Great Barrington Fox Inn South Cerney Old George Inn Gretton Royal Oak Stanton Mount Ham Salutation Inn Staunton The Swan Hartpury The Royal Exchange Staverton Cheltenham Hawkesbury Upton Beaufort Arms Regency Hotel Hillesley The Fleece Stonehouse Woolpack Horsley The Hog Stow on the Wold Queen’s Head Kemble Tavern Inn Stratton The Plough Thames Head Inn Stroud Ale House Kempsford George Inn Clothiers Arms Kineton Halfway House Crown & Sceptre Lechlade Crown Inn Golden Fleece Riverside Inn Imperial Hotel Swan Prince Albert Leighterton Royal Oak Queen Victoria Leonard Stanley The White Hart The Retreat Longford The Gala Club Tetbury Priory Inn Hotel Lower Swell The Golden Ball Royal Oak Mickleton Butchers Arms Snooty Fox Minchinhampton Old Lodge Inn The Ormond Weighbridge Inn Tewkesbury Nottingham Arms Minsterworth Severn Bore Olde Black Bear Miserden Carpenters Arms Royal Hop Pole Moreton-in-Marsh Bell Inn Theoc House Black Bear Tudor House Hotel Redesdale Arms White Bear White Hart The Bell Nailsworth Britannia The Camp Fostons Ash Tipputs Toddington Pheasant Inn Village Inn Tormarton Major’s Retreat Naunton Black Horse Twyning Village Inn Nettleton Bottom Golden Heart Inn Uley Old Crown Newent Cobblers Upper Soudley White Horse George Hotel Waterley Bottom New Inn Newmarket George Inn Westonbirt Hare & Hounds Newnham Railway Whiteshill Star North Cerney Bathurst Arms Wickwar Buthay North Nibley Black Horse Wickwar Social Club Oddington The Fox Inn Willersey New Inn Poulton Falcon The Bell Randwick Vine Tree Inn Winchcombe Rosie’s Bar Ruardean The Malt Shovel The Lion Sapperton The Bell White Hart Selsey The Bell Woodchester Ram Inn Shipton Moyne Cat & Custard Pot Royal Oak Shurdington The Bell The Old Fleece Siddington Greyhound Woodmancote New Inn Slad Woolpack Wotton Under Edge Falcon Inn Slimbridge Tudor Arms Royal Oak Snowshill Snowshill Arms Star Somerford Keynes Bakers Arms Inn Swan Hotel
More details are posted regularly on the Facebook group 'Gloucestershire Pubs', an ideal forum to keep other people informed of the latest pub developments in the county.
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PAUNTLEY REAL ALE FESTIVAL
Pauntley Village Hall Brand Green GL19 3JD
Come along and support the 9th Pauntley Real Ale Festival hosted by local CAMRA members from this delightful part of Gloucestershire, the home of Dick Whittington!
Enjoy our selection of : • Real Ales & Lager, Ciders, Perries & Wines • Pork Roast, BBQ & Vegetarian Foods • Bands & Entertainment in our large marquee Tickets (18yrs+) Advance - £6 On The Door - £8 Includes a programme and commemorative glass whilst stocks last! ----- Children welcome -----
Advance Ticket Sales & Camping Info: Mark Robinson – 07715 530236 and Patricia Kucharski – 07732 640012
***** All proceeds to our local good causes ***** £13,650 donated over the last 8 years Thank you Website: www.pauntleyrealalefestival.org
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Arkell’s Brewery welcomed HRH Grape and Grain. The Duchess of Cornwall to The Duchess Ale, brewed in her honour, has Arkell’s Brewery on 30th been made using barley (a variety called Plumage January to help celebrate the Archer) from Prince Charles’ Highgrove Estate near brewery’s 175th anniversary Tetbury. It’s the first time Arkell’s has brewed a beer year. Arkell’s is Swindon’s oldest business, and one of just 29 old family breweries left in the UK. Arkell’s Chairman James Arkell, said: “We were thrilled to welcome The Duchess, who met our family, many of our staff, shareholders and members of the local community. She toured the brewery and helped ‘swing the valentine’.” Swinging the Valentine controls the flow of wort - liquid extracted from the mashing process during the brewing process - from the mash into the underback. It’s an essential part of the brewing process at Arkell’s, and the Wiltshire brewery is believed to be the only one in the country which still has a swinging valentine (it’s not known why it’s called a swinging valentine). using Plumage Archer, which gives a dark malty The Duchess toured the brewery, met dozens of base to the beer. This is balanced by using tropical, Arkell’s staff, many of them local families who have fruity hops from America. The limited edition, bottled had family members working at the brewery as long beer will have an ABV of 4.2% and will be available as the Arkell’s themselves. at Arkell’s Brewery’s Grape and Grain Warehouse She also unveiled a plaque to officially open the from around the second week of February, priced at brewery’s new shop and heritage centre, The around £1.90 a bottle.
32 www.gloucestershire.camra.org.uk straight from the horse’s mouth... brewery news Brewhouse and Kitchen, Nose. This is a delicious ale with strong hop notes Gloucester Quays, has a new that balance the malty sweetness of the munich head brewer, David Quinn. David and caramel malts. Ingredients being: Munich Malt, has quickly established himself in Maris Otter Malt, Cara Malt, Choc Malt, Wheat Gloucester and is developing his Hops: Northern Brewer, Peale, Northdown. own tweaks and styles within the range of beers available in the bar. Gloucester Brewery continue David also runs beer masterclasses to develop their range of and brewery experience days. For International beers particularly suitable Womens Day, David will also be hosting a brewing for vegans. The Brewery regularly hosts a variety day in collaboration with a number of local women of events, and have a beer festival over Easter who all share an interest in beer. Under the banner weekend. Tickets are available in advance and as a of Unite, the beer will be specially created for the popular event well worth booking early. event and will be on sale a few weeks later. Froth Blowers Brewing Co. is a Birmingham Corinium Brewery are about to based brewery. Will Hunt from Froth Blowers is expand once again to a two barrel Miles Hunt’s cousin and also a musician, and whilst plant which will be up and running on tour together 2017, they came up with the idea of in the Spring. They feel they could developing a beer to suit the bands’ and the bands’ expand even more at this stage but fans’ needs alike. The Wonder Stuff and Ned’s are constrained by the access to their Atomic Dustbin have teamed up with Froth Blowers new premises and are very reluctant to Brewery Co. to launch a limited edition ale, ‘Ned’s move again. 2017 was their best year yet. Wonder’. Ned’s Wonder 4.1% ABV ale will be sold in Force Brewery are making big bottles on all of the tour dates as well as in casks at changes are afoot at Force but for pubs around the country. For more info and to order the moment Charles is playing his a bottle online please visit: cards very close to his chest. He www.frothblowersbrewing.com has confirmed that the very popular brewery tap/shop is to close for the foreseeable future and they will now only be producing bottle conditioned beers in imperial pint bottles, and no draught beer at all. Charles is also offering some used brewing equipment for sale.
Donnington Brewery have two new fantastic tenants. Jesse and Cliff went into the New Inn last month and Ed and Dom Simpson take over the Fox, Broadwell in early March. They are also brewing a new beer, On The
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Martin Jones’ tour of quite spooky when the lights flicker the Donnington pubs down there, although it also surprises of the North Cotswolds finds customers when we appear from the floor him at a popular pub with walkers. of the bar to serve them!” Horses have a strong influence on the Plough as The Plough Inn is situated in the hamlet of Ford is sits at the very bottom of the gallops of Jackdaws on the B4077, the main road between Stow on the Castle, one the biggest national hunt racing stables Wold and Tewkesbury in a lovely valley near the in the country. Owned by the Irish businessman and source of the River Windrush. Racehorse owner, J.P.McManus, it was originally The stone built coaching inn has been on the home to local trainer, David Nicholson, it is now run by site since the thirteenth century in various guises. former top Jockey Jonjo O’Neill. Most notable of these was as the as a courthouse, Becky is well aware of the National Hunt tradition the cellars being used as cells for sheep thieves. If with many photos and paintings adorning the walls you search the rear lounge you will find you will find celebrating local success. She is keen to point out remnants of stocks that once held miscreants along that all her locals are treated the same: “We have a with a pull across bar device in the bar that secured regular crowd aged from eighteen to eighty and they the courtroom whilst it was in session. all mix together along with the racing crowd. There Those who frequent the Plough nowadays are are many famous owners and trainers who pop guaranteed a warm welcome. The Pub now has in, we have no airs and graces as we are here for a central bar with four interconnecting rooms for everyone, drinkers, diners and dogs.” drinking and dining. Your host is Becky Chanin who This great attitude to customers has been has been at the Plough since 2002 and has a vast rewarded as the Plough was the winner of the experience of running the pub. Cotswold Life Magazine Pub of the Year for 2017. I asked Becky about her background was before Becky explained: “I have been so lucky to have had she started her love affair with the Plough. “I worked Julian Davis as our chef since we started, to keep with horses in livery yards locally having lived in a member of staff for that period means we have Northleach along with doing bar work, I have been built up a great relationship which is reflected in the in and around pubs since I was three.” I asked her consistent high standard of our food. Barman Alex what she thought about the pub’s colourful history. Nagy has been here for seven years and he looks “I feel a responsibility to keep the historic character of after the cellar.” the pub alive and its unique features can be daunting. Alex then appears as if by magic from the cellar The cellar, which is entered from behind the bar, behind the bar and is busy pouring off and testing stretches under a large part of the pub and is the Donnington Ales ready for opening time.
36 www.gloucestershire.camra.org.uk Below: Horses on Jackdaw’s Gallops
Above: Becky and Alex
Becky herself has a well earned reputation for going the extra mile for all of her customers. “We have a regular local couple who asked, at short notice, for some dover sole for a special occasion. Having gone to great lengths and expense to get the fish I delivered it in style! I tripped on the way out of the kitchen to serve it, with a great deal of dexterity and balance I fell into the restaurant and rolled over still keeping the plates upright. This garnered me a round of applause from those in the bar and the fish were served unharmed!” I asked if she has had any odd requests whilst running the Plough. She recalled: “A chap asked if he could bring his bird in the bar, expecting a parrott or similar I was taken aback when he came in with a golden eagle! This was somewhat alarming for some customers, but it soon became a talking point for those who were in the bar then and ever since.”
Martin Jones
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The Tippler has teamed up always a wonderful sight in the late summer. with Gloucestershire’s go- The images ahead, award winning Hillside also need to Brewery. be in portrait Not only known for its great format, like the beers, but it is also a brewery wonderful view that has stunning views across across the the Forest of Dean, as it nestles on the side of the Ludlow Beer Gloucestershire landmark, May Hill. Festival site, These views prompted Paul Williamson, Hillside’s below. Now, boss to contact the Tippler wondering whether or not the technical he could sponsor a reader’s photographic competition. part, most The timing couldn’t have been better, as the images images in on the front cover are a major talking point in the cameras that letters pages. By sponsoring a competition to bring are made for out the best that this wonderfully picturesque county digital work can offer, we both hope that it will give readers even are set in more reason to write in and get involved. 72dpi (dots per With camera technology in mobile phones now inch) of colour, which is great for facebook, texts etc. being of such high quality, everyone can take part It’s not, however, much use for printing on paper, and capture a magic moment for all of us to share. where you need to use 300dpi. So set your cameras The images can be black and white, or full colour, and phones to the biggest number of pixels you can, and be of anything that takes your eye. Preferably FHD 1280 x 1080 or WQHD 2560 x 1440 and take beer, pub or brewery related, for example, where I your pictures. That’ll give you the best chance of come from in Kent, the ancient hop fields are winning and appearing on the Tippler’s front cover.
38 www.gloucestershire.camra.org.uk what you can win WINNER - 2 x BREWING EXPERIENCE DAYS RUNNER UP - 3 X BREWERY TOUR TICKETS
Send your entries, either email, or old-school prints, to the The Editor at the address below.
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THE HILLSIDE CLASSICS
These are the beers that have stood the test of time. They are ordered time and time again by our customers – for pubs, bars, retailers and direct sales. We brew these beers all year so you can enjoy all year round too! They range from light session beers, ideal for any summer’s afternoon and evening as well porter styles that will warm every cell in your body. Whatever beer you choose and whatever journey your taste buds take you on - enjoy! We urge you to sit down, don’t drink on the hoof, take the weight off your feet. Enjoy that moment as the first drop of our beer reaches your lips and you enjoy that lovely moment with the simplest of ‘words’…aaaahhhh!
Hillside Brewery, Holly Bush Farm, Ross Road, Nr. Longhope, Gloucestershire GL17 0NG Call:01452 830 222, Email us on: [email protected] Chris Arrowsmith visits the Old Spot and Old Spot looks into the secrets of its longevity in the also a keg list of the top pubs in the county... cider. Which was a great In the late 1980s, the monopolies and improvement, mergers commission, were concerned that as previously over 75% of UK pubs were owned by only five only keg beers were sold. main brewers, who had imposed swingeing Three months later and the pub was fully beer purchasing conditions on their landlords. operatinal with a new name; the Old Spot Inn So new rules were brought in that meant that was born. In the early days the only food available any brewers with over 2,000 sites were forced was doorstep sandwiches with a choice of to reduce the number in their control. This three fillings. Now the pub serves a more meant that Whitbread began to sell off their extensive menu, but only at lunchtimes, as it is less profitable pubs. Which all required extensive primarily a pub for drinkers. improvement. The original two up two down building dates On the 16th March 1993, Ric and Ellie to 1776, in its time it has been a farm cottage, Sainty became the owners of the Fox and a schoolhouse, and finally a pub. The room Hounds situated in May Lane, Dursley. It was that leads to the garden and toilets was the a run down pub with a bad reputation, despite previous landlords’ this, Ric and Ellie could see its potential. sitting room, which was converted to a snug. Within a week, the pub was partly opened, A bar-billiard table was installed in 1997, and the gaming machines and jukebox had been sadly it is no longer there. removed, only the main bar was in use, the The old smoke free room was only recently remainder of the pub was partitioned off for incorporated into the main bar. In the past it refurbishment. Due to local and friends, they had been a spacious gents toilet, which had only sold Bass, Worthington Bitter, Uley excellent acoustics, often put to use by Dursley’s
40 www.gloucestershire.camra.org.uk Left: Ellie Sainty (in the dark blue top), Jo Lewis Landlady (in grey top), Tim Ingram Cellar Man (with braces) and Tom Allen bar and cellarman. own three tenors, the Mould brothers. Only a hours in the company of friends and customers couple of pints would have them singing their in the bar. hearts out in the cavernous space. The pub In 2013, and after much success, Steve kitchen was originally a café that served the and Belinda were ready for another challenge, bus station, which was much busier in those so they buzzed off from the Old Spot to take days. over the Beehive in Cheltenham, which they Eventually Ric relented to requests by made into a GBG pub. some customers and installed a lager font. In the meantime, Ellie had created the Old Often when someone ordered a lager, Ric Badger at Eastington, but later returned to run would declare in a loud voice: “Quiet please, the Old Spot. In 2014, Ellie’s most experienced we have a lager drinker in the house.” barman Josh Baily, became Landlord, and he In 1998 the Old Spot was awarded CAMRA stayed until 2017, when he decided that the National Pub of the Year runner up, a great long hours of running a pub gave him little time accolade to the efforts of Ric and Ellie. for his other interests. By 2001, due to Ric’s declining health, they Today finds the Old Spot in its 25th year decided to retire from hands-on running of and as popular as ever. Jo Lewis who had the pub. Not wishing to sell the Old Spot, they been working behind the bar for four years decided to look for a manager to run the pub. took over as Landlady and has influenced the Ted and Trish, who had been stewards of pub with her lively personality, the future looks Brixham Yacht Club were employed to manage good for the Old Spot. the Old Spot, but, after six months, Ted’s Back in the 1990’s there was a group of business interests meant they had to move on old war veterans who sat in a window alcove to pastures new. in the main bar, Derek, Barnet and Wilf were Then, Steve and Belinda Herbert took over the protagonists. They would become mildly the pub, in their tenure the pub finally made the tipsy and then argue with one another, they top spot, and gained the accolade of CAMRA provided great entertainment to the customers National Pub of the Year in 2007. especially when Wilf a snuff user often missed Sadly, Ric has since passed away, but had his nose and ended up with a brown face and seen the Spot thrive year after year. It was sneezing fits! a pub close to his heart and he spent many Another character was Len ‘the Book’, who
The painting pictured right by Lucy Orchard, is of the infamous Ric Sainty, his fame spread far and wide, In the book by Roger Protz "A Life on the Hop" there is a chapter on famous landlords, where he describes Ric as "an imposing character resembling a Old Testa- ment prophet with his magnificent beard.” This shot of his portrait which captures his character, the light from the window enhances his Sainty look, he would describe himself as a "purveyor of fine ales".
www.gloucestershire.camra.org.uk 41 Ric allowed to sell books on a Sunday lunchtime, and we celebrated with them! he would often display his books on the bar On another occasion, in the hot Summer, billiard table. When my Son and I came in to Ric wearing only shorts and sandals, asked play on the table we would move the books, to that we join him in his cold cellar to quaff a a less prominent position, much to his chagrin, few beers, we had much merriment sitting on this was a pantomime that happened most Casks. Fortunately, Ric’s substantial beard Sunday lunch times. kept him warm. One occasion that sticks in my mind was a I could go on with many, many anecdotes, New Years Eve in 1998; Ric put a message on but I have only limited space. In conclusion, the chalk board, that the pub was closing at the Old Spot is a remarkable pub to a wide 19.00 so he and Ellie could go out to celebrate. spectrum of people, as Ric would say: “MORE As my family was staying with me we decided BEER!” to go to the Old Spot for a drink before closing time. Unfortunately Ric had not told me that Chris Arrowsmith he changed the closing time to 18.00 and was embarrassed when we arrived at 17.50. Below: Ellie Sainty (in the grey top), Jo Lewis Landlady (in green top), Tim Ingram Cellar Man (with braces) and He told us to hide in the toilets, and then he Josh Owen Bar Man (in blue) cleared the pub of customers. When the pub was empty he said, “Help yourselves with drinks and note what you have had while Ellie and I get ready to go out.” When they came down in their finery, Ric opened bottles of champagne
42 www.gloucestershire.camra.org.uk DODGY Not a chance! TICKER This is the heart warming? story of a real beer enthusiast, and a fascinating tale it is. In the first of a two part feature Peter Searle tells us some Tales of a Beer Collector... What sort of beer drinker are you? Do you have So, perhaps I should explain my simple rules: a favourite ale that you always go for because you know it’s so good? Do you always head for beers • I only collect draught beers (so bottles and from one or two tried and tested breweries? Will you cans do not count). only drink a pint as long as it’s dark enough to block • Keg beers are included. out the sun or pale enough to see right through? • Foreign beers are included. Clearly we are all very different in the way we • Any beer that is new to the collection is approach our beer and it always fascinates me when described as a ‘one star’ beer. I talk to visitors at festivals about how they make • The first beer from a brewery that is not in the their beer choices. That is what has prompted me collection is described as a ‘two star’ beer. to write this article. You see, I’m a collector. That’s • For a beer to count, the minimum allowable the term I use, but you may be more familiar with amount drunk is one sixth of a pint (I some the term ‘ticker’. I find this word rather demeaning times go to festivals and share thirds with a and I have a horrible feeling that it is often used in friend!). a derogatory way, hence my preferred term – beer collector – which sums up quite nicely my particular To keep track of the collection, I write down every approach to beer. draught beer I drink – brewery and beer name. The When I explain how my beer collecting works, details are then included in a spreadsheet, which you may well think it’s completely barmy, but I have exists somewhere in ‘the cloud’, thus enabling me a feeling that there are more people like me out to access it from my phone wherever I may be. For there than you may think. those who are interested, the collection currently When I am faced with an array of handpumps consists of 7,200 beers from 1,500 breweries. This with their colourful pump clips spread along a may seem a lot, but bear in mind that I started to wooden bar or the sight of a multi-tiered stillage record beers in 1993. There is certainly no shortage with many barrels cosying up to one another, I get of new breweries or new beers. My list of breweries, excited. I am sure many of you do too. But whereas for example, includes many from overseas and you may be thinking “I wonder if my favourite beer many that have since gone out of business, so when is on?” or “Will they have a stout or mild on today?”, I look in the Good Beer Guide, there are still some my initial thoughts are these: 600+ breweries listed which are yet to be added to my collection. “Are there any beers I haven’t tried before?” “Are there any beers from breweries that are new Peter Searle to me?” “Do they serve third pints, so that I can taste as many as possible?”
If the answer to the first two questions is ‘no’, then I am afraid my excitement very quickly ebbs away – in fact I will often order nothing and go elsewhere. You see, the collection is everything and adding to the collection is the number one priority. This sounds a little obsessive (and perhaps it is), but I see it as a game – the game is ‘What can I add to the collection today?’ For me it is a game with rules and, as I made up the game, I play to my own rules. 43
ludlow in may
four great reasons to visit
If you like beer, live music, cars and great food wouldn’t necessarily normally find in your local. But (and who doesn’t) then Ludlow is the place to be this don’t forget, there’s a limited quantity of each and May when their annual Ludlow Spring Festival takes when they are gone, they are gone; so, arrive early place over the second weekend of the month. especially if you want to taste those names as ‘best Celebrating its 10th Anniversary, it brings together in class’ at the festival. the region’s sublime real ales, eclectic live music, It’s a truly great atmosphere in the Festival Pub the Marches Transport Festival and more than sixty with a full line-up of music across the weekend from of the area’s most glorious food producers. singer-songwriters to blue and rock. There’ll be plenty The weekend begins on Friday evening at 5pm of toe tapping and even the odd mass sing-along. and continues all day Saturday and Sunday. The While it’s an integral part of the event, the Festival ‘Festival Pub’ is the very heart of the festival, with isn’t all about the beer. As you would expect there’s more than 200 real ales from 50 independent plenty of food on offer throughout the weekend, breweries across Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, from superb local vendors ready with tasty snacks or filling lunches, through to the sixty plus exhibitors bringing you the finest food the region has to offer. Of course, no Ludlow Spring Festival would be complete without the Marches Transport Festival, a key part of the event. Whether it’s the sleek curves of a classic or the growling engine of a modified racing car, there’s something to suit every taste. This year marks the 70th anniversary of the Land Rover Defender and to mark the occasion we will be joined by members of The Marches Leafers who will be bringing along with them models from four decades of the Defender’s illustrious history. For more information check the Festival’s website: Worcestershire, Shropshire and Wales available. It’s a fantastic opportunity to try something you www.ludlowspringfestival.co.uk
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events: what’s coming up
GLOUCESTERSHIRE BRANCH MEETINGS:
7th March 2017 - 8.00pm - The Pelican, Gloucester
Cheltenham Branch - Email: [email protected] Meetings on second Wednesday or Thursday of the month at 8.00 pm. Call: Rob Coldwell 07752 740488 For more details see website www.cheltenhamcamra.org.uk
6th March - 8:00pm - Business Meeting - The Beehive, Montpellier 8th March - 8:00pm - Social - St George’s Vaults 14th March - Coach trip to London Drinker Festival 28th March - Ale Amble - Bedminster 3rd April - 8:00pm - Business Meeting 2 - St Stephens Club 11th April - 8:00pm - Social - Venue TBA 24th April - Ale Amble -56 Kidderminster
Cirencester Sub - Branch - Email: [email protected] Meetings on second Tuesday of the month at 8.00 pm. Call: Rob Tough on 01285 851194
Dursley Sub - Branch - Email: [email protected] Meetings on last Tuesday of the month at 8.00 pm. Call: Symon Ackroyd, secretary 07477 404056 or Peter Corfield, chair, on 01453 844952.
Forest of Dean Sub - Branch - Email: [email protected] Meetings every Thursday night for a social at 8.00 pm. Please check on Forest of Dean CAMRA Facebook page. Call: Alec Keene on 01594 780655
Gloucester Sub - Branch - Email: [email protected] Meetings on second Wednesday of the month at 8.00 pm. Where bookings are essential or for further details please contact Margaret on 07908 699809 or 01452 551400; by email on: [email protected] or visit the website www.camraingloucester.org.uk
14th March - 8.00pm - Social meeting, the Regal. Don’t forget your vouchers! 24th March - 10.00am - Train to Swindon. Meet at 10.00 for the 10.14 train, Gloucester Train Station 11th April - 8.00 pm - Social meeting,The Turks Head, Southgate Street. 27th/28th April - 11.30 am - Gloucester Beer and Cider Festival, Blackfriars 9th May - 8.00 pm - Social meeting, Fountain Inn 12th May - tbc - Day out at the seaside. Train trip to Weston Super Mare - details to be confirmed please check website.
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Stroud Sub - Branch - Email: [email protected] Meetings on third or fourth Tuesday of the month at 8.00 pm. Call: Andy Burston on 01453 882410 Anyone interested in Stroud meetings should contact us by email on [email protected] and ask to be added to our email list.
Tewkesbury Branch - Email: [email protected] Meetings on third Thursday of the month at 8.00 pm. For further details please contact Steve on 07583 740986 or Bill by email on: [email protected] or visit the website www.tewkesbury.camra.org.uk
8th March - Lunch and a Pint or Two - Queens Head, Sedgberrow. (Hook Norton) 540 bus leaves Crescent 11.46, The Anchor 11.48, Bredon Surgery 11.57 arrive Sedgberrow 12.23. Return on 15.00 arrive Boots 15.35 8th March - 8:00pm - Business Meeting, Royal British Legion Club, Tewkesbury 10th March - Gone for a Burton - Trip to The National Brewery Museum, Burton Upon Trent with Pub History Society. Entrance fee of £11.95 adults, £9.95 OAP/Concessions includes a guided tour and a free pint! Black Bear Leave 9.30 a.m. Arrive back 6.30 p.m. To Book your seat Contact Bill Hunt - [email protected] 11th August - Summer BBQ, Lower Lode Inn, Forthampton. Eating at 1600 but welcome to turn up earlier for a cheeky pint or two, price will be £14 per head usual discount for TWAF helpers, anyone wanting to go contact Steve by E Mail [email protected] CONTRIBUTION DEADLINES: these have now changed to SECOND FRIDAY OF FEBRUARY, MAY, AUGUST AND NOVEMBER have you any pub news? More details are posted regularly on the Facebook group 'Gloucestershire Pubs', an ideal forum to keep other people informed of the latest pub developments in the county. We value feedback and news from around the county, so, if you’ve got something to say, want to make a contribution, compliment or criticise, then get in touch:
The Editor, The Tippler, 23 Theocs Close, Tewkesbury, Glos. GL20 5TX [email protected] 01684 439767
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Position Name, address and contact details
Chairman Chris McHugh 01453 542163 [email protected]
Vice Chairman Margaret Wilkins 01452 551400 [email protected]
Branch Secretary Martin Parker 01242 604114 and [email protected]
Branch Contact [email protected]
Treasurer Mark Robinson 01531 822944 [email protected]
Membership Secretary Rob Tough 01285 851194 [email protected]
Webmaster John Barrett 01242 239785 [email protected]
Public Affairs Officer Martin Parker 01242 252085 [email protected]
Young Members Contact Currently vacant
Pubs Officer Andrew Frape 07941 670371 [email protected]
Newsletter Editor Chris Leibbrandt 01684 439767 [email protected]
TRADING STANDARD DEPARTMENT Gloucestershire Trading Standards, Hillfield House, Denmark Rd., Gloucester. GL1 3LD Telephone: 01452 426201 email: [email protected] 50 www.gloucestershire.camra.org.uk CHELTENHAM CAMRA Branch
Officers and Committee
Position Name, address and contact details Chair: Clubs Officer: Chairman Chris McHugh 01453 542163 John Crossley David Midwinter [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Vice Chairman Margaret Wilkins 01452 551400 [email protected] Secretary and Branch Contact: Press Officer: Rob Coldwell - 07752 740488 Tony Lucas Branch Secretary Martin Parker 01242 604114 [email protected] [email protected] and [email protected]
Branch Contact [email protected] Treasurer: Newsletter: Treasurer Mark Robinson Chris Chadwick Post Vacant - news@cheltenhamcamra. 01531 822944 [email protected] [email protected] org.uk
Membership Secretary Rob Tough 01285 851194 Membership Secretary: Webmaster: [email protected] John Pickles Chris Martin Webmaster John Barrett 01242 239785 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Public Affairs Officer Martin Parker Social Secretary: Community Pubs Officer: 01242 252085 [email protected] Veronica Emary Dave Gibbons
Young Members Contact Currently vacant [email protected] [email protected]
Pubs Officer Andrew Frape 07941 670371 Pubs Officer / Transport Officer: Committee Members: [email protected] John Crossley Grant Cook Newsletter Editor Chris Leibbrandt [email protected] [email protected] 01684 439767 [email protected] Ian Scott Beer Festival Organiser: [email protected] Andy Forbes
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Officers and Committee
Chairman and Festivals Director: Social Secretary and Webmaster: Roger Price Peter Rowe (Bourton on the Water) 6 Greenlake Close, Bourton on the Water [email protected] GL54 2PR 01451 810305 Cider Coordinator James Fry (Charlton Kings) 07850 429630 07768324449 [email protected] [email protected]
Secretary and Branch Contact: Social Media Officer Chris Knight (Mickleton) Dave Taylor (Moreton in Marsh) 07890 666707 07813 005982 [email protected] [email protected]
Treasurer: BLO Cotswold Brewing Co.: Dawn Harrison (Hucclecote) Peter Rowe (Bourton on the Water) 07964 473678 [email protected] [email protected] BLO Donnington Brewery: Dick Harrison (Huddlecote) Membership Secretary: 01451 822410 Garry Hayward (Winchcombe) [email protected] 01242 621140 [email protected] BLO Goffs Brewery: John Stocks (Toddington) Pubs Officer, 01242 620442 Good Beer Guide Co-ordinator & [email protected] Moreton Festival Director: Martin Jones (Moreton in Marsh) BLO Stanway Brewery: 07879015881 Garry Hayward (Winchcombe) [email protected] 01242 621140 [email protected]
Media & Beer Festivals Coordinator: Young Members Officer: Martyn Herbert James Long (Moreton in Marsh) 07393 534221 [email protected] [email protected]
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Officers and Committee
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