theleicesterdrinker www.leicester.camra.org.uk FREE Issue 110 April / May 2017 The Newsletter of Leicester CAMRA Branch Circulation 5,000 throughout Leicestershire & Rutland See Centrefold MILD IN MAY for Details Leicester Beer Festival 2017 p4 Pub of the Month p22 INSIDE Brewery & Pub News ................ p6-7 Three Men Off the Buses .............. p8 Brewery Resurrection ................. p19 Awards for All! ......................... p20 Jim’s Jaunt .............................. p24 Out & About with the Editor p10 Festival Diary ........................... p28 Facebook/leicestercamra @LeicesterCAMRA leicestercamra Designed & Printed by AnchorPrint · www.anchorprint.co.uk EDITOR Rob Macardle Please send contributions to FROM THE EDITOR
[email protected] Website: Welcome to the April/May edition www.leicester.camra.org.uk of The Leicester Drinker. Facebook: As ever this is an eventful time of year. Hard Leicester Campaign for Real Ale work for a lot of those involved but Leicester Beer The Drinker welcomes letters, news, views and articles Festival was another great success, and despite for possible publication. Please keep it brief and to the the odd setback here and there the local pub point and supply your name and address (this will scene is largely healthy; the updated Ale Trail only be published with your permission). The opinions leaflet boasting more Cask Ale outlets than ever expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of before. We’ve also received a large amount of the Editor, Leicester Branch, or CAMRA. articles for this edition so some have had to be ADVERTISING RATES carried forward to the June issue, so apologies to 1 /6 page £ 35 + VAT those contributors on this occasion.