Celebrating the Real Ale Scene in Sussex Sussex Drinker Summer 2018 Free

The 22nd South Downs Beer & Cider Festival

PUBLISHED AND FINANCED BY THE SUSSEX BRANCHES Lewes Town Hall, Lewes OF THE CAMPAIGN Fri 22nd - Sat 23rd June FOR REAL ALE

South Downs Beer & Cider Festival 22nd South Downs Beer & Cider Festival, Lewes Town Hall, Lewes, 22–23 June As always there will be an excellent The festival opens on Friday lunchtime at selection of nearly 90 different beers on 11.00am to 3.00pm. In the evening we open sale at the South Downs Beer & Cider at 5.00pm to 10.30pm. On Saturday we Festival to be held at Lewes Town Hall on start at 11.00am to 5.00pm and then it is the 22 – 23 June. There will also be a FREE entry on the door until the beer runs selection of ciders and perries available. out or 8.00pm, whichever is earlier.The Hot and cold food with veggie options will festival closes at 8.00pm. be on sale as well as soft drinks, teas and Please note admission is by advance ticket coffees at all times. only for all three sessions and there is no Tickets for the popular Friday night and refund for unsold tickets for any reason. Saturday lunchtime sessions always sell Tickets go on sale as from the 5th May and very quickly, so early purchase is advised. cost:- Friday lunchtime £4; Friday night £7; Saturday lunchtime £5. Included in the price is a FREE festival glass, and a programme. There will be beer tokens to card carrying CAMRA members for two FREE halves but not after 5.00pm on Saturday. Postal sales are made to South Downs Beer & Cider Festival, 139 Elm Grove, Brighton BN2 3ES.Please state which session tickets are for and enclose a SAE, no SAE no tickets. Cheques made payable to Brighton South Downs CAMRA. The following outlets are also selling tickets:- Evening Star, Brighton, Harvey’s Brewery Shop, Gardeners Arms & Brewers Arms, Lewes. The festival charity this year will be AITC, Albion in the Community. There are full disabled facilities in the hall. For further information call 07450 656148 or visit www.brightoncamra.org.uk Peter Mitchell Publicity Officer South Downs Beer & Cider Festival

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News of new developments and updates on ■■ ASHINGTON the Sussex pub scene will be gratefully The Red Lion is one of the M & B Premium received by the Editor for consideration in Country Pubs brand that offers three ales; Scratchings. The standard disclaimer on Fuller’s London Pride, Morland Old p50 applies to all items. Speckled Hen, St. Austell Proper Job and from time to time Harvey’s Sussex Best ■■ ADVERSANE Bitter. Situated on the A29 north of Pulborough, the Blacksmiths Arms offers a rotating cask ■■ BEXHILL ON SEA ale from the nearby Hepworth brewery and Traffers Bar, Egerton Road, now offers bottled beers from Hammerpot. three ales including locally produced beers. Beers from Pig & Porter and Franklins were ■■ ALCISTON sampled recently: both were excellent. Last year the Rose The Albatross Club continues to receive Cottage awards, Branch and Sussex Club for this closed, as year already. In April the National Runner- reported up award was also presented for last year. here. It’s Please note the next Beer Festival is on 15- good to 17th June. report that ■ BOGNOR REGIS it’s ■ We understand that the is currently reopened after being refurbished and Alex closed following the departure of the freshly furnished. With one bar, two rooms tenant. However, the town’s first micropub, used as a restaurant area, outside seating the , is due to open mid-May. and a garden it’s a food led destination pub, Dog & Duck just off the A27 between Polegate and The Lewes. Harvey’s Best Bitter is dispensed by Claremont handpump. For more information check the is now pub’s website and CAMRA’s WhatPub. It’s serving two currently listed as for sale with local agents. real ales with Fuller’s ■ AMBERLEY ■ London The re-opened on 2nd March Sportsman Pride the with new lessees, Sophie and Lee, who were regular ale formerly at the Rising Sun Nutbourne. They along with a have two LocAles; Harvey’s Sussex Best guest. On a recent visit this was Bitter and Lister’s Tail Wagger plus Proper Hammerpot Mosaic. Job & Tribute from St. Austell. ■■ BRIGHTON ■ ARUNDEL ■ The Bear, Lewes Road is up for the sale, the The Arundel brewery recently opened its handpumps have been removed. The Jolly own Tap Bar in the famous Norfolk Arms Brewer, Ditchling has a lease available for Hotel in the High Street, to enable them to £10,000 down from £30,000. The Jolly showcase their wide range of cask ales and Poacher lease is available for £10,000 to craft beers. See the article on page 46. buy in with rent quoted at £30,000.

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The beer range at the Wellington, in Elm change licensees again. Grove, has been enhanced with Long Man Long Blonde being added to supplement ■■ DITCHLING the long established regular here, Harvey’s The Bull, has been expanded and Sussex Best Bitter. refurbished in £1 million project. The pub now boasts an increased dining capacity of ■■ BURGESS HILL 65%, two new bedrooms and a new kitchen The Watermill Inn in Burgess Hill has closed three times the size of the previous one. for a refurbishment. The pub in Leylands Using local tradesmen and suppliers, a Road, opened in around 1850 in the Worlds derelict two-storey barn has been End area. It was named after the local converted and connected to the pub. The Valebridge water mill. It has fairly new original building dates back 1563 and most owners, is being renovated for a ‘new start’. of the historic features remain intact. After the closure its owner said: “The team Disabled access and the car parking area are working tirelessly to get it reopened have also been improved. It is reported that within the next seven days. The pub is being the handpumps have been removed and renovated outside and is being decorated replaced with keg dispense. inside.” For a period of around 5 weeks there was no visible activity, since then the ■■ DUNCTON curtains have drawn back and there are The Cricketers now has Dark Star Partridge, signs of occupation within the pub. Triple fff Moondance and a guest that was Reunion Opening Gambit on a recent visit. ■■ CHICHESTER The Hornet Alehouse opened in April and ■■ EASTBOURNE Tom Priestley, formerly at The Dean, West The Buccaneer remains shut after abruptly Dean and The Partridge, Singleton, has closing in been recruited as bar manager. Meet The January Brewer / Tap Takeovers will be held on the due to last Thursday of every month and Pig & leaks and Porter will be up first on Thursday May 31st ongoing starting at 6.00.pm. drainage problems. ■■ COOKSBRIDGE Last year it The Rainbow is once again boarded up. was purchased ■■ COULTERSHAW BRIDGE by Eastbourne Borough Council so that it South of Petworth, the delightful Badgers could be incorporated into the upgrading with its various small rooms and a sun-trap of adjacent buildings, including the Winter rear patio that looks across to converted Garden and Congress Centre. The photo old railway carriages now used as a B & B, shows signs of work with the contractor’s offers three ales; Youngs Bitter, Fuller’s board displayed and vans parked outside in Oliver’s Island and Sharp’s Doom Bar mid-April. ■■ CRAWLEY At a recent Branch Meeting held in the Good news for the new town as the Swan Lamb, Old Town, manager Natalie (Ei tenancy) has started to sell real ale announced that they’ve started stocking again. There are normally at least two ales Harvey’s seasonal ales, which change every on, these are mostly from the Ei list. month. Harvey’s started brewing these in The New Moon (formerly the Half Moon), 1990 and many CAMRA enthusiasts look Southgate, Crawley, is reported as about to forward to sampling their favourites at

8 Sussex Drinker: Summer 2018 The Three Moles The Three Moles is a real ale house, serving traditional pub grub. Voted Observer Pub of the Year 2017 UPCOMING FREE EVENTS: Cask Marque Certificate of Excellence for real ales Summer Beer Festival St Austell Brewery Masters Certificate Fri 29th June 5 - 12 Guinness Quality Approved Sat 30th June 12 - 12 “Could travel all of West Sun 1st July 12 - 6 Sussex and won’t find Live Music, BBQ a better pint and a more Caribbean Party welcoming host in a Sat 18th August 5 - 12 beautiful country pub” Steel Pan Band food from Trinidian Chef (flown in)

thethreemoles.co.uk, 01798 861303, Selham, GU28 0PN Sussex Pub Scratchings — continued various times throughout the year. In May closed for the seasonal is the Mild, Knots of May, and in more than 2 June it’s a ‘clear wheat beer with a light hop years and bitterness’ - Copperwheat. was successfully ■■ FAIRLIGHT listed by the The Cove, closed for over a year, has been Parish purchased by the owner of independent Council as freehouse the Crown in Hastings Old Town. an Asset of A substantial amount of building work is Community necessary but early next year, 2019, it’s Value in order to preserve its use as a pub. anticipated the pub and restaurant will Although all concerned at the planning reopen. meeting were keen to see the Foresters ■■ FITTLEWORTH Arms reopen it was thought that this should The Swan, once noted for being the HQ of not be at the expense of some of the the Ancient Order of Froth Blowers, has on building’s finest features. three LocAles with Harvey’s Sussex Best, ■■ HASTINGS Langham Hip Hop and Long Man Blonde. The Robert de Mortain, on the Ridge, ■■ FLETCHING closed in April 2017. Planning consent has Following a closure of 20 months, the Rose been granted to demolish and construct & Crown, a housing on the site. traditional Opposite Hastings Station the former Old village Golden Cross has been revamped and pub, is reopened as Crowleys Bar. At the weekend once it’s open until 2am with Dark Star Hophead again as the lone real ale during our pulling correspondent’s visit. pints. Now a Pizza and beer house the Imperial, Queen’s freehouse Road, offers four real ales, three of them with new from their own on site microbrewery. owners serving Harvey’s Best Bitter plus Pissarro’s bar and brasserie increased their two changing guests and homemade number of real ales to four, supplied from meals. Sussex brewers Harvey’s and Long Man. ■■ FRIDAY STREET Unusually Porter, a Harvey’s monthly Sadly despite opposition Horsham District special, which is rarely seen in Hastings, was Council granted planning consent to spotted in March. convert the Royal Oak to a house. ■■ HAYWARDS HEATH ■■ GRAFFHAM The Fox & Hounds, Fox Hill Village, an A planning application for a kitchen Ember Inns pub was re-launched on extension to the rear of the Grade II listed Saturday 3rd February after undergoing a Foresters Arms has been deferred for refurbishment. Haywards Heath Town discussions with the applicants because of Mayor, Councillor James Knight was given fears that part of the historic building’s the honour of pulling the first pint. The new structure would be adversely affected by general manager of the pub is Mark Ellis the proposed work. The pub has been who was the assistant manager seven years ago, before working in Ember Inn pubs in

10 Sussex Drinker: Summer 2018 The White Dog Inn Village Street Ewhurst Green Welcome to The White Dog Inn. Robertsbridge A traditional family run village inn – East Sussex enjoyed by visitors and regulars alike – and TN32 5TD always offering a warm, inviting and friendly atmosphere. Open: Mon-Fri 12-11.00pm, Sat 12-11.30pm, Sun 12-11pm The White Dog Inn has something for Meals served: Mon-Fri 12-2, 6.30-9, everyone, whether it’s a quiet drink by the Sat 12-2.30, 6.30-9.30, open fire, a lazy day in our garden with the Sun 12-2.45, 6.30-9 children or some superb pub food. We are a family run country pub 01580 830264 overlooking Bodiam Castle offering B&B www.thewhitedogewhurst.co.uk en-suite accommodation, tipi camping, thewhitedoginn tipi marquee weddings, functions, local thewhitedogpub ales, local produce, and outside pizza oven.

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Bristol and Portsmouth, and who said that he was happy to be back as Haywards Heath is where he is from. Real ales available on the opening night included Ember Inns Pale Ale (brewed by Black Sheep), Harvey’s Sussex Best Bitter and Hog’s Back TEA amongst others. ■■ HORSHAM The Kings Arms re-opened on Friday 2nd March, there are five handpumps in use, serving mainly local ales, with a couple of interlopers for good measure. Brews from Brolly, Chapeau, Dark Star and Weltons encouragement from two local members, have been noted and sampled, also a now sourcing in pins an attractive range of special one from Hook Norton was available mainly LocAles from the likes of just after it re-opened. The refurbishment Downlands, Langham, Vibrant Forest and has been tastefully done and certainly others. creates a brighter atmosphere inside. The snug bar has been reinstated, so certainly ■■ LOW HEATH worth the short walk down the Bishopric, Near Petworth, the Welldiggers excelled on from the town centre. A worthy addition to a recent visit with three LocAles; Hepworth the towns drinking establishments. They Pullman, Langham Sundowner and a have plans for a late Spring beer festival. varying seasonal hoppy pale ale plus a rotating beer from either Brakspear or Nearby, the Lynd Cross (JD Wetherspoon) can be relied upon to offer some local beers Ringwood. and also the Malt Shovel continues to have ■■ NORTH CHAILEY a good selection of ales available. At the The King’s Head is available on lease for other end of town, sad to report that the £45,000. Tanners Arms (ex- King & Barnes) will definitely not reopen as a pub and ■■ PLUMPTON GREEN conversion to residential use is underway. The Fountain has reopened under the management of Melanie Jane Routledge. Due to the redevelopment of Pirie’s Place, There are three hand pumps: two serving B-52s closed on New Years Eve, this venue Young’s beers and one a guest beer. has not sold real ale for some time, if ever. Melanie will also still manage the Half Moon. Please note the redevelopment does NOT affectPirie’s Bar (almost next door to ■■ ROGATE B52’s) which is always worth a visit and The Grade II listed White Horse in the welcomes CAMRA members. centre of the village has remained closed since last August while owners Harvey’s ■■ HOVE have tried to sell it on the open market at an George Street Tap is the new name of what advertised £425,000 freehold, although it was the Slug & Lettuce, it apparently has is still listed on their website as ‘to let under more emphasis on cask ale. tenancy’. Meanwhile the Rogate ■■ LITTLEHAMPTON Community Group have made great The Steam Packet is a most attractive and progress in their efforts to purchase the welcoming pub overlooking the Arun White Horse. At a village meeting in March riverbank. The owner is, with a packed village hall was told that major

12 Sussex Drinker: Summer 2018 Sussex Pub Scratchings — continued funding had been secured from the ■■ ST LEONARDS ON SEA Plunkett Foundation and that a formal The Marina Fountain has been fully share issue was planned for launch during refurbished including the addition of a April with a minimum investment of £250 kitchen. Titanic Plum Porter was enjoyed on per share. Pledges totalling over £50,000 a recent visit. have been received so far and negotiations The Welcome (formerly Welcome with the agents are under way. Stranger) is now open all week. It used to ■■ RYE be closed on Mondays to allow building works upstairs. Three Long Man beers are available at present, however others may well be on in the near future. As local beers of high quality and consistency are served the pub recently gained CAMRA LocAle accreditation. The Tower held their first Beer Festival in February which was a huge success with beers, live music The Ship Inn has been taken over by Hush and food Heath Winery based in Goudhurst where (from local they own the up market Goudhurst Inn. The Café 67) all superb and enjoyed by many bar area has been upgraded and there is an customers young and old. Louisa and her improved restaurant. Harvey’s Best, Rother staff are to be congratulated on an excellent Valley Level Best and Smugglers Golden event. Plans are already being made to hold Ale were on offer recently. There is also the second beer festival next year. On their own craft ale, Jakes Session IPA, and a Saturday 21st July there is a Brewery Trip to range of their wines. Dark Star, £17 pp. (There will be lots of Jeff, the new owner of theYpres Castle Inn, questions to be asked I’m sure!) is specialising in a range of local ales ■ SAYERS COMMON including Old Dairy, Rother Valley, Holler, ■ The Duke of York is up for sale at £900,000. Surrey Hills and Pig & Porter, always with a dark beer. There is also real cider and craft ■■ SELHAM lager. This pub is popular with CAMRA Since taking over the Three Moles on 1st members. He promises the best range of May last year, a lot of time and money has real ale in Rye together with excellent food been invested into the pub to bring it back featuring local produce. to life and really become part of the local community like it once was. From screeding The Mermaid Inn now offers Mermaid Ale, a 4% bitter from the Old Dairy brewery. This the cellar floor through to replacing 600 was excellent recently and was on roof tiles, there is nothing in between that handpump together with Harvey’s Sussex hasn’t had something done to it. The cellar Best Bitter and St Austell Tribute. has been completely refitted with new lines

Sussex Drinker: Summer 2018 13 Sussex Pub Scratchings — continued and an APC as well as a new main cooler ■■ WASHINGTON unit to keep the ales at optimal temperature The Franklands Arms is not only a popular at all times. The pub has been awarded locals’ pub but being just north of the South Cask Marque Accreditation, Guinness Downs Way, it is also a well used Quality Accreditation, St Austell Brewery refreshment stop that offers four ales Masters Certificate and was voted Pub of including Arundel Stronghold, Castle Rock the Year 2017 by readers of the Observer Harvest Pale and Fuller’s London Pride. newspaper series. The licensees have completed and passed with 100%, the ■■ WEST CHILTINGTON BIIAB Award in Beer and Cellar Quality The cosy courses and as of this year, they will be Queens Head running the courses at The Three Moles for has three others. They have a collection of the old LocAles and plaques that the pub won previously during can be found John and Val’s days as the CAMRA Sussex at the cross- Pub of the Year and want to do everything roads of this they can to get the pub back to the quality original small of those days, and they welcome feedback and charming from CAMRA members. village centre. However, post war, the village has spread greatly to the south and ■■ SHOREHAM ON SEA west with the development of mostly large A new bar, the Tap House, will open in the desirable properties. early summer, to be run by the same team that run the Corner House, Worthing and ■■ WESTFIELD the Beach House, Worthing. See Readers of the Hastings Observer voted the facebook.com/taphouseshoreham for New Inn their Pub of the Year. The updates. traditional free house was completely renovated when it was taken over by ■■ SIDLEY Patrick and Claire Edwards three years ago. The New Inn remains open and with new The community hub now has a reputation management for quality food (Patrick is a trained chef). after more Five ever changing, mainly local, real ales than 3,000 are served. signed an Elsewhere in the village the is online petition Plough boarded up, its future unknown. It was sold in January at auction by Kent brewer Shepherd Neame urging Star for £435,000 in March, achieving Pubs and Bars significantly more than the guide price. not to close the pub. The New Inn was one of 1,900 pubs ■■ WEST WITTERING which Star Pubs & Bars (Heineken’s pub We hear that the Old House at Home is to arm) bought from Punch Taverns last reopen on May 4th, the freehold having August. been sold by Punch Taverns to a consortium of 14 local people. It has been closed since ■■ STORRINGTON late 2017 and its fate had seemed to hang in The Anchor usually has three beers (four in the balance until now. There is no news yet summer) with a LocAle, recently Firebird as to what beers might be on sale, but Heritage, plus Sharps Atlantic and a information is that the new owners of the monthly guest. Ship, Itchenor are to be the managers.

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■■ WORTHING The Brooksteed Bottle & Jug Dept is a new The Old House at Home in Broadwater is a partnership of Aaron, John and barman popular two bar locals’ pub with four cask Yossarian Flint, who were granted the beers including Fuller’s London Pride, relevant retail license earlier in April. Harvey’s Sussex Best and Wadworth 6X. Conveniently situated in a refurbished former cycle shop just across the road from The in Salvington is another John Selden the award winning micro-pub, it will be the popular two bar locals’ pub with four beers only place to take away quality craft ales, including Fuller’s London Pride,and organic wine and fine spirits. Harvey’s Sussex Best, that is also a live music venue in its function room. ■■ EASTERGATE, WILKES’ HEAD – The Lamb in Durrington will by now have CORRECTION re-opened as the Park View after a major In Sussex Drinker 93 we reported that refurbishment. Not for some years has cask Richard Winch was the cellar man at the been a feature, but Steve Pease, the new Wilkes’ Head during the three-year period licensee for Star Pubs, is looking to offer when the pub won the branch Pub of the locally brewed ales. Year award, and also Regional Pub of the Year. This was an error, and it was Trevor The Rose & Crown in Town is a large, very Brown who was the licensee and cellar man popular pub and live music venue that has at the Wilkes’ Head during this period. We three ales; Castle Rock Harvest Pale, would like to apologise to Trevor Brown and Harvey’s Sussex Best and Coors, Sharp’s the Wilkes’ Head for this error. Doom Bar.

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The Sussex Bus to the Pub Group Join us on our travels!

The Sussex Bus to the Pub group (BttP) has Fri 22nd Lewes beer festival, lunchtime been running since May 2009 and now attracts session. participants from many areas of our fine Wed 27th Danehill, Forest Row, Upper county, so if you too would enjoy visiting Hartfield & East Grinstead; Catch 11.24 Metrobus different pubs with fine ales and informal 270 from HH Perrymount Rd for Coach & Horses convivial company without the constraints of then 12.43 to Swan at Forest Row. Then onwards the car, then BttP may just appeal! Itineraries to Gallipot finishing at Open Arms. and the number of pubs visited vary but often it is possible for participants to dip in or out of a July trip to suit. Please see our page on the Sussex Fri 6th Hastings; Meet John Logie Baird (W/ branches website sussex.camra.org.uk/BttP for spoons) noon. Then short walk to Imperial. Later more details. visit various Good Beer Guide pubs. Thurs 12th Laughton & Ringmer; Catch 12.20 Some of you reading this may also be Compass 143 for Roebuck, return 14.35 for interested in Pete Brown’s bi-monthly Trains to Anchor. London Pubs (TTLP) group (see the Diary Dates). Thurs 19th Nutbourne & Petworth; 11.05 Stagecoach 1 from Worthing South St to Nutbourne Rd then 1 mile road walk for Rising May Sun. Then onto Petworth via Welldiggers. Wed 2nd Warninglid & Bolney; Catch Thurs 26th Littlehampton & Bognor; Meet 12.17Compass 89 from HH Perrymount Rd for Half Steam Packet at noon. Later catch Stagecoach Moon. Then either 1.75m road & footpath walk or 700 for Dog & Duck Micro Pub. Later return to 89 bus to Bolney for Bolney Stage and Eight Littlehampton possibly via Felpham. Bells. August Wed 9th West Chiltington & Thakeham; Catch ; Meet Brighton station for 11.05 Stagecoach 1 from Worthing South St then Thurs 2nd Snargate 10.32 Ashford train to Appledore then 1.5 mile short road walk to Five Bells. Later footpath & road walk to Red Lion. Please bring Hi Viz yellow road walk to White Lion. jackets as it’s a very fast, narrow road. Mon 14th Seaford; Meet noon at Steamworks ; Catch 10.35 B&H 29B micropub then on to Plough. Option of going Thurs 9th Isfield & Lewes for Laughing Fish, later return to Lewes for back to Newhaven for Jolly Boatman. Snowdrop and other Good Beer Guide pubs. Sat 26th Adur Valley Beer Walk; Catch 11.55

B&H 2 from Shoreham High St to Riverside Thurs 16th West Marden, Compton & ; Catch 11.25 Stagecoach 54 from Brewery at Upper Beeding. Then either walk or Chichester Chichester bus station (bay 7) for Victoria then bus to Adur Brewery with various pubs short walk to Coach & Horses. Return to enroute. Chichester at 14.47 for Hornet Ale House Micro ; Catch 11.40 Thurs 31st Balcombe & Cuckfield Pub. Compass 33 from HH Perrymount Rd for Half Moon then 13.27 for Talbot or / and White For any queries on the above trips either send an Harte. email to [email protected] or June phone me on 01243 828394. Fri 8th Rye; Catch 10.32 train from Brighton for Many of these pubs are in the current edition of Globe Inn Marsh & Ypres Castle. the Good Beer Guide. To see which ones are in Thurs 14th Newick & Chailey; Catch 12.30 the guide, please purchase a copy of the guide Compass 121 from Lewes bus station for Crown & from shop.camra.org.uk or try the new GBG App Royal Oak. Return on 15.02 (121) for Five Bells. (iOS or Android).

16 Sussex Drinker: Summer 2018 The Stags Head Serving up to six real ales Mark & Team offer a warm welcome to all old and new customers On the Number 1 Bus Route 35/37 High Street, Portslade Old Village, BN41 2LH, 01273 416058 [email protected] follow us on Facebook - The Stags Head pub, Portslade Bru News

ADUR Steyning, 01903 867614. www.adurbrewery.com , [email protected] We have just brewed our latest batch of Very Merry Andrew (9.2%) which will be ready for drinking later in the year. We are looking forward to Information here is generally welcoming visitors to the supplied by the Brewery brewery during the 2nd Adur Liaison Officers (BLO) named Valley Beer Walk on 26th May. at the end of each report. The We will be especially pleased to Brewery Liaison Coordinator chat to potential new members for London & South East Area for our co-operative, or people is Peter Page-Mitchell. This who would just like to help on report is compiled and edited an occasional basis. Please by Peter Adams, Deputy e-mail for more information. Brewery Liaison Coordinator BLO Nigel Watson for Sussex. ARUNDEL 1648 Framfield , 01825 840561, Ford, nr Arundel, 01903 733111. East Hoathly, 01825 840830. 07919 445345 www.arundelbrewery.co.uk www.1648brewing.co.uk The brewery started on a small Arundel are delighted to The award winning and ever scale in Lewes in February 2017 announce that the Norfolk Tap popular Bee Head (4.6%) will but moved to the ex-Black Cat is now open in Arundel selling be brewed again for the premises in Framfield in two cask beers, (Red Handed summer months. The new Coco October 2017. The present and Sussex Gold), along with Orange Mild (3.6%) has been 8-barrel plant uses some of the the full range of their excellent selling well, so another brew existing equipment but this is craft beers. This very smart bar, will be available in the summer gradually being updated and which is part of the Norfolk for you to enjoy alongside added to. Arms Hotel in the centre of Three Threads (4.3%). Some of At the moment, all beers are town, is also selling a fine range the lighter beers will also be only available in key keg, of craft beer from some of the making an appearance, S.I.B.A although plans for canning are best craft beer producers from Bronze Winner Sacred Solstice well advanced and it is hoped around the UK. (4.3%), Lammas Ale (4.1%) and to offer beers in cask when the Arundel are celebrating the always popular La Blonde brewery becomes more success in the SIBA awards (4%). You will be able to taste a established. Three “core” beers made in March with a gold range of 1648 beers at the are produced: The Holy Pale, award for their fabulous Eastbourne Lammas Festival (3.7%), a pale ale; Cinco (5%), Uptown IPA in the Regional on 28th and 29th July. an American pale ale and Keg Strong Bitters & Pale Ale BLO David Platt Tropical Thunder (6.2%), an category and the Silver Award IPA. All are suitable for for the same in the National 360° vegetarians and vegans. In category. This beer is picking Sheffield Park, 01825 722375. addition, seasonal and up plaudits all the time and www.360degreebrewing.com speciality beers are produced deservedly so. BLO Jason Phillips from time to time. Stuart and the brewery team took a trip to New England for 81 ARTISAN At present, Abyss beers are mainly available from selected inspiration visiting many of the Lavant outlets in Lewes, Brighton and fine breweries over there. They BLO tbc Worthing. have come back and produced BLO John Quick a New England Session IPA ABYSS (4.5%) called Clockwork and

18 Sussex Drinker: Summer 2018 WILKES HEAD Church Lane, Eastergate, West Sussex, PO20 3UT Tel: 01243 543380 Ÿ Historic 17th century Inn Ÿ

20 minute walk (1.3 miles) from Barnham mainline station Six Ales always on tap Ÿ In the Good Beer Guide 20% off food when Cask Marque Approved Ÿ Secluded beer garden you present this advert Beer Festival 22nd-24th June Open Every Day All Day. Food served Tuesday to Sunday. Bru News this will have been launched by After a long period of denying BLO Peter Mitchell the time you read this. the existence of “Craft Beer”, Planning is still progressing on Bedlam have now thrown BREW STUDIO turning the old Crossbush Farm themselves into it with two new Sompting, 07980 978350 Shop site on the edge of beers, each loaded equally full f:daBrewStudio Arundel into an innovative of trendy hops and pretention. The last three months at the brewhouse as detailed in the Amagansett (5%) is a full-on brewery have seen a much last quarterly report. It will be a muscle-bound APA in cask, needed upgrade to the brew café and bar where customers pumped up with aromatic kit, meaning that Brew Studio is will be able to enjoy great beer hops; whilst Killington Peak now officially a 2.5bbl micro- and coffee, both brewed onsite, (3.9%) is an unfined Vermont brewery. The solid core range as fresh as it can possibly be. style IPA in keg. of four beers consisting of The next brewery social Meanwhile, whilst being Acoustic Session Pale, evening will be held on distracted by their crafty Showtime Porter, Headliner Wednesday July 11th and can pretensions, one of the IPA and Unplugged APA will be booked via the website and Brewery’s proudest moments is now be brewed more regularly the fun begins at 6.30.pm. that the Society of to keep up with demand. There BLO Glenn Johnson Independent Brewers will be a 3.6% light pale ale Association have voted developed this summer which BARTLEBYS Bedlam Porter (5%) to be the has yet to be named and will Brighton, 01273 275012 best cask beer in the country in most likely use Ekuanot Hops [email protected] their Porters, Stouts, Old Ales, as the dominant flavour. There Unfortunately difficulties with Strong Milds & Strong Brown are Rumours of a 4.2% single the brewery premises have Ales category. hop series too. severely restricted production BLO Peter Mitchell A super exclusive version of the and may force a move out of imperial stout that was the area. BEER ME showcased at the Selden Arms BLO Sean Burke Eastbourne, Belgian Café. winter festival has been aged 01323 729967, with Brettanomyces Yeast and BATTLE thebelgiancafe.co.uk will be bottled in the next 2 Battle, 01424 772838 The brewery is expanding its months. Head Brewer Ian plans [email protected] bottled range to seven beers, to call this version Whoa Black Brewing on the new kit is well now including: Oyster Stout, Betty Bam-Ba-Lam and will be underway and we are very Belgian Triple, Mango aged for a further six months in pleased with the results. The Unchained and Honey Dripper. bottles. celebrations for Battle An exciting new beer is coming BLO Lee Argent Brewery’s first birthday soon! Yet to be named, this celebrations that kicked off beer is being conditioned in an BREWING BROTHERS with a quiz night on Friday 23rd old Jack Daniels cask. Hastings, Feb, followed by a party on BLO Scott O’Rourke www.brewingbrothers.org Saturday 24th Feb with a The recent increase in brewery happy hour, followed by locally BEERCRAFT capacity means that up to six supplied food and a band, were Hove beers are often available at the enthusiastically supported with www.beercraftbrighton.co.uk same time, including two the quiz being 100% Beercraft has now been regularly changing cask beers. oversubscribed. There are now merged with the Hand Brew Co Latest offering is a juicy Pacific six beers produced, including as Jack’s commitments there Pale Ale made using only hops seasonals, see the brewery were too great to continue from Australia and New website for details. brewing on the small kit. The Zealand and aptly named after BLO Mac McCutcheon 100l kit does still remain at the the infamous Kelly brothers. Watchmakers however and will Half Man Half Brother is also BEDLAM be being used by them to back for a limited period. Albourne, 01273 978015. produce their own ales so Brewing Brothers expect to be www.bedlambrewery.co.uk watch this space. exhibiting for the first time at

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Bru News the Spa Valley beer festival in They are bottling the second ginger pale ale, strength of October release of their Imperial Stout about 4.3 to 4.5%. There is also BLO Robin Hill (8.5%, bottle conditioned), the possibilty of doing private aged in oak vats for 18 months. group event packages on BRICK HOUSE In addition, they have recently Thursday evenings with Patcham, Brighton. released two other bottle tastings, a food offering and a [email protected] conditioned beers: a Vintage talk from the brewer. No further news on when Monolith, an iteration of their BLO Paul Sanders brewing may recommence. farmhouse sour black beer BLO Paul Free aged for two years that is DARK STAR Partridge Green, 01403 713085. BRIGHTON BIER incredibly vinous with considerable depth and www.darkstarbrewing.co.uk www.brightonbier.com Flanders Red, their take on the As most of you will know by No news from this brewery. classic Burgundies of Belgium now, Fuller’s has acquired Dark BLO Peter Mitchell aged for forty months in Star. Broadly the mood around burgundy and bourbon barrels, the deal has been really BROLLY positive and most people Lowfold Far, Wisborough then aged in bottle for a further accept that Fuller’s is indeed Green six months prior to release. This still privately owned and Plans to open a bar at the week they begin a project with independent. The deal took brewery are well advanced and Olivers Cider, Mills Brewing and quite some time to get it is likely to be opening mid- The Kernel. They will be together, but was an old- May. Both cask and keykeg brewing a beer that will use fashioned affair, agreed on a unfiltered beer will be available. their coolship to cool naturally handshake with a promise of There will be announcement as overnight, it will then be aged respecting what each other do soon as the date is confirmed. in oak barrels with each well and helping us at Dark Star The core beers are now producer having their own do more of it. Investment has , wild/ mixed yeast culture in a Lowfold Wissy Chub IPA, already started in our Partridge portion of them. One barrel of Natural Spring Water (NEIPA) Green site and there’s a lot and . Natural Spring each variant will be released as C.O.W. more to come, so do not worry Water recently won the Light a mono blend to show the Sussex, this is not another Beer of the Festival at the differences between them, and Gales Brewery situation as North Sussex Equinox Beer the rest will be blended. They some have been speculating. Festival. After the acquisition will be bottle conditioned, Fuller’s has a similar ethos and of two new fermenters Brook release date possibly next year. set of values to Dark Star and I has tripled the brewing In June they are hosting Phil do not believe there is another capacity of the brewery. Markowski of Two Roads brewer out there that could be BLO John Goodsell Brewing from the USA and the plan is to brew two beers a better fit. To finish, a few have BURNING SKY together. said we have sold-out, no we Firle, 01273 858080. BLO Ian Hodge have sold, but not sold-out, www.burningskybeer.com there is a massive difference. Mark and his team continue to CELLAR HEAD So enjoy your beer and judge be creative, innovative and very Framfield, 01825 890078. the partnership on actions not busy. Plateau (3.5%) and www.cellarheadbrewing.com speculation and if you have any Aurora (5.6%) remain the core BLO Phil Dixon questions, give me a call, James cask beers available all year 07841 742678. CHAPEAU BREWING BLO Clive Watson round and are highly Horsham recommended. Arise (4.4%) The brewery has recently DOWNLANDS has a very strong following that released Rouleur (4%), an Small Dole, 01273 495596. is well deserved. Petite Saison amber ale. In the near future, www.downlandsbrewery.com (3.5%) is similarly well worth following a small batch tested There is an open day at the trying. The range of bottles at the brewery, there will be a brewery from 12-5pm on beers continues to expand with beer called Flame Rouge, a Saturday 7th July. There will be new releases eagerly awaited.

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Bru News beer and snacks available, England IPA. Most Firebird Goldmark have a number of please check public transport beers are now gluten free. new beers: Micro Bus (4%) pale times before travelling. The existing 330 ml bottle ale, Mandarin Orange Wheat BLO Peter Mitchell range has being moved to cans, Beer (5.2%) made with lager leaving just the core beers in yeast and Wah Wah IPA (5%). ENGINEER 500 ml bottles : Heritage, Old, All beers are available in cask High Hurstwood, 07841 Pacific Gem and No. 79. and bottle conditioned real ale 669096 The mobile bar in a horsebox is formats. www.theengineerbrewery.co.uk, ready to go and will be BLO Jim Waterston [email protected] available for functions. Demand continues to rise so Plans are in place to celebrate GOOD THINGS three new conical fermenters the fifth birthday of the West Hoathly have been installed to meet the brewery on the 30th June, with www.goodthingsbrewing.co.uk challenge. The brewery website a beer festival, music and BLO tbc is now live to give more family fun. Details will be information on the range of posted on the website nearer GOODWOOD beers and availability. The the time. Pulborough brewery maintains a tight knit BLO John Goodsell BLO tbc group of regular pubs, namely The Hurstwood, the Coopers FRANKLINS GREYHOUND Arms, Crowborough and The Ringmer, 01273 814447 Smock Alley, West Chiltington, Open Arms, East Grinstead. www.franklinsbrewery.co.uk 07973 625510 Recent appearances at beer It is all go at Franklins HQ! They www.greyhoundbrewery.co.uk festivals in Coventry, Leicester have committed to monthly f:greyhound brewery and Brighton went well so we cask seasonals in 2018 and the t:@greyhoundbrew In March all at the brewery were look forward to more to come. first are2 Benjamin (4.5%), a thrilled to be awarded National BLO Richard Saunders Nutty American Brown and Gold at the SIBA Independent Champagne Supernova a FILO chocolate pale with lactose and Beer Awards 2018 for their keg Hastings, 01424 420212. champagne yeast, brewed in Rainbow Eyes. www.filobrewing.co.uk collaboration with Congratulations! Greyhound’s Nothing new to report, FILO Fermentation Radio, which first mini beer festival on Good Beers still remain as popular as have been well received. Look Friday was very well attended and a huge success, despite the ever in pubs throughout Sussex out for Resurrection Grapefruit and Kent. and many more to come. almost continuous rain. As well as their own beers they had a BLO Bill Turner Kegging and canning of Go great selection of beers from Man Go took place at the end other Sussex breweries, local FIREBIRD of February with Smile and a Horsham, 01403 823180. new lager to follow. Their cider, pizza and music too. The www.firebirdbrewing.co.uk Optimist project will soon have team would like to thank all The new website is now up, a new brand and keg and can those who braved the weather above, it includes details of products. The taproom is open and supported them at this current beers and events and for brewery tours and private event - planning has already additional content will be functions. In March in Bexhill, started for their next one on added soon. their old stamping ground, they Saturday 26th May which will A new seasonal cask beer oversaw the beers at the Ale include a range of Greyhound called Mandarina Vit, an and Arty festival in the De La beers plus guests, BBQ and live unfined IPA made with German Warr Pavilion. music. Keep an eye on the Mandarina hops and Belgian website and social media for BLO Mac McCutcheon yeast, will be available until the more information! end of May. There are also two GOLDMARK New beers are also planned for new craft keg beers: New Poling, nr Arundel, 01903 the spring and summer which Clothes, a blueberry sour beer 297838 / 07900 555415. will be available in cask and and Work Ethic, a cloudy New www.goldmarks.co.uk keg, some for a limited time

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Bru News only. canned or bottled beer in the dry hopped Vienna pale ale Alongside their own range, country. No small achievement. with Chinook, Citra and Greyhound brews Ballards Also being judged at Beer X Ekuanot hops and fermented traditional beers, the recipes was the South East keg with US yeast for a cleaner remain unchanged but the competition where Parabellum profile. Appearing over the branding is getting a makeover Milk Stout (4.1%) picked up a coming months will be a West to visually unite the cask and bronze and Imperial Whisky Coast pale ale brewed with bottle range. Using the scripted Stout a silver. All in all quite a Canadian Cascade hops from Ballards Best ‘B’ as the central night for the brewery! the head brewer Jack’s graphic and simple traditional One final award to report - brother’s hop farm near images, the new pump clips are Zamzama IPA (6.5%) has won Whistler, Canada. Next year we finished and starting to appear the CAMRA combined North hope to form a partnership on bars now and the new bottle East and South East Sussex with him, getting the majority labels will be appearing soon. Branch Beer of the Year Award of our hops direct from the BLO Roger Kille for 2017. This will have been farm. presented at the brewery at the BLO Peter Mitchell GRIBBLE end of April on a day that will The Gribble Inn, Oving, 01243 see the Western, North East HARVEY’S 786893. www.gribbleinn.co.uk and South East Sussex CAMRA Lewes, 01273 480209. The brewery continues to branches come together for www.harveys.org.uk produce up to eight beers, all that and a tour of the brewery. The oldest brewery in Sussex available in the pub. The In other news, the brewery has are thrilled to reveal that their summer brew of Lazy Buzzard added to its cold store capacity rebrand, undertaken in was well received at the Sussex with the installation of the first conjunction with WPA Pinfold, CAMRA Branches Festival, of two new cold stores. This will has received a Gold award at selling out on the first day. ensure that all beer - cask, can the Transform Awards, held in BLO Chris Wright and keg - can be stored at the London on 26th March. These right temperature, even in the are Europe’s only dedicated GUN height of summer. celebration of rebranding and Gun Hill, Heathfield, 07900 Deliveries are now being brand development. From 683355. extended out to the West of hundreds of entries across 43 [email protected] the A23, so if there are any European countries, including There have been awards a pubs in that direction global brands and companies, plenty at Gun Brewery. Having interested in Gun beer, please Harvey’s was successful in the won Gold in the SIBA South contact the brewery. category for Best Brand East small pack (i.e. can or BLO Steve Obey Evolution. This award is for the bottle) speciality mid to dark brand that best moves its beer category and overall Gold HAMMERPOT identity into the future while in the South East Poling, near Arundel, 01903 maintaining links with the past Championship of Small Pack 883338. and evolving in a clear and last summer, (beating 175 other www.hammerpot-brewery.co.uk creative way. Judges noted beers), Imperial Whisky Stout BLO Rob Gowland that Harvey’s were able to (7.4%) qualified for entry to the successfully Draw on the 2018 SIBA National HAND BREW brewery’s rich history and Championship at Beer X in Brighton, 07508 814541 heritage in Sussex, as well as Liverpool. Here it won Gold in www.handbrewpub.com the works of local artists, to its category and went on to win The brewery is currently infuse every drop with Silver in the Overall Champion running at capacity and looking authenticity. Harvey’s rebrand of Small Pack. Putting it to get three new fermenting continues into 2018 with a new another way, the beer has been tanks in place of the old square range of merchandise and judged by a panel of brewers ones, taking them to a total of branded with their We Wunt be and industry experts from The six sometime, this year. Their Druv motto. Most of their Society of Independent newest cask beer Low Five bottled beers are available in Brewers, to be the second best (3.8%) is selling very well, it is a both 275 and 500 ml reuseable

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Bru News glass bottles. HEPWORTH magazine. Harvey’s Old Ale (4.3%) won Pulborough, 01403 269696. BLO John Quick gold in the winter beer www.hepworthbrewery.co.uk catagory at Gosport Winterfest BLO Chris Stringer HURST XXVI. Hurstpierpoint, 07866 438953. Harvey’s are brewing their HIGH WEALD www.hurstbrewery.co.uk special Sussex Nuptial Ale East Grinstead, 07836 291430. BLO Steve Floor (6%) to celebrate the wedding [email protected] of HRH Prince Harry and A quiet time for news but a KILN Meghan Markle on 19 May. It is busy time at the brewery, which Burgess Hill, 07800 556729. intended to use the same is still getting requests from www.thekilnbrewery.co.uk recipe as for the Royal wedding new pubs across Kent and Bricks and Porter (5.6%) and in 2011, with Sussex barley, hops Sussex, (quite a few through new beer Pathfinder (4%), and honey. It will be available in SIBA), and supplying plenty of described as a vegan-friendly both cask and bottles. 2018 beer festivals, (big and small), pale ale were supplied to the marks the 30th anniversary of where the core beers continue Sussex CAMRA Branches Beer & Cider Festival held at Armada Ale (4.5%), originally to prove popular. commissioned by the National BLO Jonathan Samways Brighton Racecourse in March. Maritime Museum. Wharf IPA BLO Paul Free HOLLER (4.8%) was recently made KISSINGATE available in cask, conversely, Blackboys, 01342 824272 Lower Beeding, 01403 891335 there are plans to make Tin www.hollerboysbrewery.co.uk www.kissingate.co.uk Lizzie (7.5%) available in keg. It has been a year since Holler All four Kissingate Mild’s will be (2.8%) is to be started, and if you have been Sweet Sussex available throughout May and the last bottled beer to be looking closely you will see that June: Black Cherry en plus revamped, with an image of they have dropped the ‘Boys’ (7%); Mary’s Ruby Mild (6.5%); Mad Jack Fuller’s folly on the part of their name as they did Gardenia Amber Mild (4.5%) label. The possibility of not feel it represented them and Black Cherry Mild (4.2%). Plumpton Agricultural College anymore. The big news is that Production is now up to full growing barley is being they are building a new speed after several breaks due considered, which would make brewery which will bring their to brewery extension works. all aspects of Harvey’s brewing full capacity to over 150 casks a The new brewery taproom and local. Plans are being week. They have just released kitchen is now complete and considered for gluten free their first sour beer with their has become very popular with beer(s) which may become Berliner Wiesse called Miami. Horsham locals and visitors available this year. Much more about their exciting from further afield. Gary and BLO Ian Hodge new developments in next quarter’s update! Bunny offer a warm and HEATHEN BLO John Packer friendly place where excellent Haywards Heath, 07825 beer and food can be found at 429428. HOP YARD sensible prices. www.heathenbrewers.co.uk Forest Row, 07769 313410 Kissingate’s annual Spring Heathen were represented by hopyardbrewing.co.uk Festival will be held on Saturday 12th May, 11am to Heathen Honey (5.5%), a [email protected] honey-added West Coast style There have been no 8pm. No tickets required. Details of all events can be IPA and Mr Wit (5%), a new developments in the last few wheat beer at the Sussex reports. Golden Ale (5%) found on the brewery website CAMRA Branches Beer & Cider remains the only beer, available ‘Events’ page. Festival held at Brighton solely from the brewery’s BLO Roy Bray onsite bar at Forest Row. As it Racecourse in March. I am LAINE happy to report that both of has been brewed by The North Laine, Brighton, these beers sold well. Westerham Brewery, (in Kent), 01273 683666. BLO Paul Free for some time, after this issue reports will cease in this www.drinkinbrighton.co.uk/ north-laine

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Laine’s key summer season ale LONG MAN noon to 8pm. is Breaker (4.1%), an APA Litlington, 01323 871850 / BLO Keith Newell summer brew, look out for it 07976 777992. wherever Laine is available. www.longmanbrewery.com MISSING LINK Hop Bomb (5%) is now The small batch beer Wild Man West Hoathly Brighton Brewhouse’s main IPA (5.2%) made its way into www.missinglinkbrewing.com real ale output; an IPA, each bottle in February and has Brewer Jeremy has now brew varies the hop mix gone down well. As a result of installed a fully automated slightly. All real ales are now the demand they are making canning line. His range now unfined and hence vegan. On plans to bottle both Copper includes a West Coast Style Thursdays all real ales are £3 a Hop and Sleeping Giant IPA (5.8%). pint, otherwise all real ales are through the course of this year. BLO Mike Head £3.60 to CAMRA members. No doubt another batch of OLD TREE BLO Billy Tipping Wild Man will be bottled in due Brighton, 07413 064346. course too. BLO Andrew Coleman LANGHAM Work is well underway on the Lodsworth, 01798 860861. visitor centre and they are very PIN UP www.langhambrewery.co.uk excited about the opening later Busy at Lodsworth now that Southwick, 01273 411127. this year, hopefully in the www.pinupbrewingco.com Flor-Ale (3.8%) is available for autumn. The centre will offer BLO Adrian Towler the spring season. Soon to be tours, tastings and member brewed will be single hop events in addition to a shop POLARITY and . The next Godiva Jester selling a range of Long Man Worthing, 07872 105300 beer using the test brew kit will beers and local products. www.polaritybrewing.co.uk be a super hoppy 6 to 7 % New Spring barley is currently being Two new beers have England kind of DIPA. The planted at Church Farm for materialised this month, juicy (4.4%) mild was on Triple XXX harvest later this year and will soft SIPA and a crisp, classic show at Liverpool SIBA Beer X be in a Long Man beer soon APA, Trinity, both in production and won a silver in the mild after. now. These will be alongside category, and won the Mild BLO Scott O’Rourke the ever popular Rosetta’s Section at Gosport Winter Comet. Look out for news of an Festival. LOST & FOUND exciting collaboration in the BLO Peter Luff The team are continuing to near future! release new versions of their BLO Gemma Mackay LISTER’S core range of pale ales, along a Ford, 01903 885950 / 07775 venture in to the fashionable RECTORY 853412. New England IPA style with Streat, 01273 890570. www.listersbrewery.com R27. TRIo.J NEIPA, (5.4%). Brewing could be Lister’s has had a great start to BLO Mike Head recommencing soon, as plans 2018 and is especially delighted are advanced for a ‘hot water to have played a part in the LOST PIER run-through’ of the brewing success of The Cricketers in St. BLO tbc equipment prior to any test Helens which has been named brewing taking place. UK CAMRA Pub of the Year. LOUD SHIRT BEER BLO Paul Free Lister’s Best Bitter is the only Brighton House Bitter and the day of the www.loudshirtbeer.co.uk RIVERSIDE announcement was a fantastic Five beers are available in a Upper Beeding, 01903 898030 celebration for all involved. variety of styles, ranging from www.riversidebreweryltd.co.uk Sales continue to grow across 4.8% to 6.6%. All are available Five of our beers have now the country and the story of the in 9 gallon casks and 500ml or been certified gluten free, little rescue dog from Battersea 750ml bottles. Open brewery currently they are only continues to delight customers weekends are held on the last available directly from us. far and wide. Saturday and Sunday of the Check our website for details of BLO Glenn Johnson month, April to September, 12 the farmers’ markets/events

3030 SussexSussex Drinker:Drinker: SummerSummer 20182018 Bru News where they will be on sale. Our Black Pale (4.3%) in cask and WELTONS latest toy is a three head cask keg. The Dark Extra (6.2%) is Horsham, 01403 242901. washer, what was once a time still maturing nicely in malt www.weltonsbeer.co.uk consuming and very messy whisky barrels and will be out Bottle conditioned beers are operation is now so much for next Christmas. Check the now going into Hartleys Off faster and easier. Our next website for brewery tap Licences including Pridenjoy, project is to install a canning opening times as they extend Old Cocky, Old Harry, line, Riverside beer in cans as the weather improves. Churchillian and some monthly should hit the shelves in the BLO Peter Harrison beers. The first of these are autumn. We are look forward to Topper Mild (4%) and the 2nd Adur Valley Beer Walk, TOP NOTCH American Graffiti (4.5%), a once again organised by Haywards Heath, 07963 golden IPA. April saw Black in Adrian Towler for Saturday 829368. Black, a blackcurrant porter. 26th May. Visit the brewery www.topnotchbrewing.co.uk White Wedding (6%), a from noon for a pint or two and BLO Keith Newell Weissenbier is a German style a hot pie before heading off on TWO TRIBES wheat beer brewed for the a tour of the pubs en route to royal wedding on draught and Horsham, 01403 272102 the Adur brewery. Check the also for bottling. In May, Three www.twotribesbrewing.com website to see all our Lions (4%), a new recipe There are big changes to forthcoming events. golden fruity IPA will be report, a new head brewer, BLO Ian Bolt brewed to cheer on England at Chris, is now working at the the World Cup. Styrian new 5BBL kit brewhouse and ROTHER VALLEY Goldings hops are to be used bar in King’s Cross that opened Northiam, 01797 252922 for dry hopping in Hurricane in April 2018, and there is also a www.rothervalleybrewery.co.uk (4.1%). Also look out for new logo. The majority of In June Rother Valley will be Hopburst, Rampant Rooster, brewing will continue to be celebrating 25 years, a limited Buckland Shag, Broadwood done by Ian in Horsham, where edition of 25 firkins of Level and Methago Blackface (4.5%), a new sour tank is in place, Best brewed to 4.1%, will be a new oatmeal stout. Exciting conditioning a 3.6% New available with the original news is that brewer Ray has Romantic Passion Fruit Gose. mirror pumpclip. Also Surrey acquired a favourite King & Many other new beers are Cricket Club have had their Barnes recipe for Fred Martin’s being developed; see the own bottled beer brewed Imperial Stout (11%). The website for details. called President’s Ale. It is a annual Day of Dance in the BLO Mike Head 4.2% blond beer and is only Stout House in the Carfax in available at the Club. UNBARRED Horsham takes place on 12th BLO Dawn Lincoln Hove, 07850 070471. May. There will also be an www.unbarredbrewery.com exhibition of Land Rover THREE LEGS Defenders outside the pub. Brede, 07783 973161 [email protected] Jordan has won two ‘Brewer to The next ‘Live at the Brewery’ www.thethreelegs.co.uk evening will be on 2nd June [email protected] Watch’ awards for 2018 and continues to brew a range of from 7 pm and will feature the The brewery was closed for excellent DustnBones, a Guns & two weeks in April to facilitate innovative, high quality beers on the Missing Link Brewing kit Roses tribute act, supported by an upgrade from a 4 barrel to a Rocky Dyson & the Cyclones. 12 barrel kit. This huge increase at West Hoathly. Beers include British, American and Belgian Tickets are £5 from the brewery will be reflected in the or Beer Essentials in Horsham. availability of their beers and styles. He also continues to BLO Nigel Bullen mirrors the success that the work with other brewers on brewery has enjoyed through collaboration projects, recently the hard work and dedication with Soundwaves and of everyone there. New regular Blindside. beers to look out for are BLO Mike Head Session IPA (4.5%) in keg and

SussexSussex Drinker: Drinker: Summer Summer 2018 2018 31 Save Your Pub

DYKE PUB LATEST 5/12/17 requesting permission for various There remains a lot of enthusiasm for a internal works, but also for reinstating a community bid and lots of work has been doorway and removal of the cold store. As quietly going on behind the scenes by external works are involved, works also members of the Dyke Pub Preservation require Planning Permission and this has Society. A business plan is being prepared been flagged up to the council. The and several grants and a mortgage have Conservation Officer has requested been lined up. Following advice from further details from the applicant and a David Boyle of Community Shares and the decision is yet to be made. The second Plunket Foundation, Save The Dyke Pub application BH2018/00320 was logged on (STDP) campaigners plan to launch a 1st February 2018, however the application community share offer. was incomplete and is therefore invalid, but presumably it will include the removal The current asking price is causing some of the cold store. Although removal of the headaches when it comes to finances, cold store is of no consequence from a because it is well above the valuation Listed Building point of view (it was part of carried out in last March, when it was alterations made in 2010), its removal valued at £965k (this valuation was prior would impact on the building’s usability as to building works including removal of the a pub and replacing it would be an bar). STDP contacted the owners in additional cost. The reason for its removal January to see if they were still interested was not made clear in the application. in selling and whether they could commission a second valuation to support THE GREYS their bid. Although they are still prepared Despite the Friends of the Grey’s best to look at offers, they want those offers to efforts the Ei group have sold the pub to be in excess of £1.3m and would not agree two unnamed brothers. It was decided to another valuation. that they could not risk people money on the terms of the common auction contract, STDP have also spoken to a number of as a community benefit society is not local businesses who are interested in structured to engage with contract which taking on the building. Although a is heavily weighted in the seller’s favour. community bid is being prepared, the general community feeling seems to be The prospective buyers are a small that they would be very happy to see the independent pub operating company who building taken on by a private owner and at this time only have one other pub, would be only too pleased to be patrons selling Belgian beer, American and other rather than owners! The current owners craft beers and has a busy live music cannot sell to anyone other than a scene. They are expected to complete the community group during the moratorium purchase on the 18th April. They have period, but they are free to negotiate expressed an interest in working with the during this time There has been several Friends of the Greys to achieve a enquiries from interested buyers, but sustainable vibrant pub. unfortunately the asking price is proving to be a sticking point. When the sale goes through the Friends will close the Crowdfunder campaign and There are two live planning applications all monies will be returned to investors and for 218 Dyke Road (The Dyke Pub) listed donators on the planning register. BH2017/04006 is a Listed Building Application logged on Paul Free

3232 Sussex Drinker: Summer 2018 South Downs Way The Beer Drinkers’ Guide These include “Don’t be put off by the Jensens and E-types in the car park”, to the South Downs Way “gorgeous girls” in Alfriston and “Allied’s I have recently come across a copy of this answer to Andrew’s Liver Salts – Double eight page leaflet. It was published by Diamond”. the Midhurst branch of CAMRA in April As might be expected in 1975 very few 1975 and was compiled by Adrian and pubs served food and at those that did it Brian Charman. It cost 20p. was often just sandwiches or snacks. It starts in South Harting (it doesn’t Also, some pubs served real ale in one include Hampshire) and ends in bar and a keg version of the same beer in Eastbourne. another!

A total of 32 pubs are included. Of these The Charmans clearly enjoyed their seven are now closed and one has been adventure finding well kept beer and re-named. In view of the rate of closure convivial landlords. As a postscript they of pubs in recent years this is not a bad say: ”You will have covered about 85 record. The authors don’t say how they miles or so, sampled some splendid ale decided which pubs to include (apart and inhaled some splendid air.” With from those selling real ale) but I would summer approaching it is an apt time to consider that they have tried to include relive their adventure. pubs within about three miles of the Way. Steve Sharp On this basis I would estimate that if the survey had been carried out today around 120 pubs would be included – and the choice of beer would have increased substantially (using information from What Pub). These figures include over 30 in Eastbourne (four in 1975) and about 15 in Lewes (eight in 1975).

Beers available were “the products of 15th Anniversary of four independent brewers and some The Jolly Tanners Beer Fest examples of National Brewers’ Real Beer which show what they can do if only they Fri 4th May – Mon 7th May will try….!” Perhaps unsurprisingly Lewes Fri 25th May – Mon 28th May was the star turn featuring no less than eight pubs but it comes with a warning Music Friday, Saturday Night & that “top pressure has been introduced Sunday Afternoon into some, so check first”. Three pubs are mentioned as having a landlord who is a Amazing FOOD Served all CAMRA member. Weekend: Beer & Burger £ 10.00 The guide is somewhat tongue-in-cheek 25 Beers & Ciders from £4.00 but is an entertaining read with many The Jolly Tanners, Handcross Rd, RH17 6EF humorous anecdotes and comments. 01444 400 335

Sussex Drinker: Summer 2018 33 Cider House Notes CIDER HOUSE NOTES

JB IS DEAD, LONG LIVE JB CIDER Navy, he went on to join the Merchant Navy and travelled the world. Then he went on to work in the world of printing, near Horsham, and kept up his interest in fishing and cycling by taking fishing holidays in Scotland, and cycling in and around Dieppe on the so-called Dieppe Raid (no, nothing to do with warfare!). When he married and started a family, he eventually moved to Maplehurst and, as well as keeping a smallholding going, planted up his own orchard with West Country cider apple trees and started making cider – and so the story continues, with a small core of hardworking volunteers continuing with the After a long battle with cancer, John cidermaking. Batcheldor of JB Cider, Maplehurst, passed away on February 9th at St Catherine’s Jackie Johnson Hospice, aged 80. His funeral was held at Cider Rep, Brighton & South Downs the Kingsdown Chapel, Worthing Crematorium, on Monday 26th February, which was well attended by family, friends and well-wishers. He had organised his own funeral service in advance (and his Wake at the White Horse pub, Maplehurst!) and it was beautifully done. John’s ashes will be scattered in his orchard when the apple blossom is hopefully at its best, next to the grave of his beloved dog, Badger, on Saturday 5th May, starting with a procession from the White Horse pub by Simon and Beth welcome you to Broadwood Morris at 6pm. The White Horse Maplehurst. He will be sadly missed, by friends, family We were proud to be voted North Sussex and cider-drinkers (the cider will continue CAMRA Pub of the Year 2018, celebrating 31 to be produced, never fear). continuous years in the Good Beer Guide. Come and sample our range of real ales, John was a multi-talented and well-loved ciders and delicious homemade chilli. man. He grew up in Battersea, South Open 6-10 Mon; London, showing an early and enduring 12-2.30, 6-11 Tue-Sat; 12-3 Sun. love of nature and the great outdoors – Food 6-9 Mon; fishing on the local Commons, collecting 12-2, 6-9 Tue-Sat, 12-2.30 Sun and studying butterflies and moths, and cycling or walking everywhere. Having White Horse, Park Lane, Maplehurst, RH13 6LL completed his National Service in the Royal 01403 891208 www.whitehorsemaplehurst.co.uk whitehorsemaplehurst whitehorsemaple

34 Sussex Drinker: Summer 2018 Pressing News PRESSING NEWS

One of the privileges of being the Cider House, Shoreham-by-Sea Regional Cider Co-ordinator is that I get North East Sussex – Kings Head, East to organise the regional cider Hoathly competition. This is held before the bar North Sussex – Brewery Shades, opens on the last day of SBBCF. I would Crawley like to thank all the judges who took South East Sussex – George Hotel, part for without their commitment and Hailsham taste buds the competition would not Western Sussex – none happen. After much tasting, note taking Seasonal Reminder and discussions the judges decided that The new year’s cider will be coming to Winner of the Surrey and Sussex pubs and bars near you during May Regional cider competition was Garden Cider (and Mild) month. Please get out Cider’s Vintage, the runner up was there a try cider and perry: the real stuff Bignose and Beardy Hedgerow. is worth seeking out. Good news for cider and perry in Paul Sanders Brighton Regional Cider Coordinator The Freemasons Tavern has reopened as a cider house, pop along and give it a try, I’m sure Josh and his staff will give you help on your cider journey. Regional Cider pub of the year Sussex branches have nominated the following pubs to enter the regional cider competition. Please note that not all branches have submitted a pub to the competition, this is often because they are unaware of a pub that may be a contender. Conversely you may disagree with your branch choice. In either case if you consider a pub a contender for next year’s competition please engage with your branch. It is not unusual for our ale drinking brethren not to notice that a pub sells real cider and perry, so give them a hand to make sure that your real cider pub is considered. Arun and Adur - Green Man Ale and Cider House Brighton South Downs - Old Star Ale &

Sussex Drinker: Summer 2018 35 Spotlight on Breweries Spotlight on

Harvey’s wins ‘Best Brand received very good feedback from the Evolution’ award trade.” Harvey’s have “With 228 years of history behind us, it was announced that essential that the rebrand was sympathetic their rebrand, to our history whilst modernising the brand undertaken in for future generations. To have the conjunction with endorsement of the rebrand from the WPA Pinfold, within the Marketing industry is very received a Gold gratifying.” award at the Harvey’s rebrand continues into 2018 with a Transform Awards, held in London on new range of merchandise now available in Monday 26th March. the Brewery Shop and online. This is The Transform Awards are Europe’s only branded with their ‘We Wunt Be Druv’ dedicated celebration of rebranding and motto, adopted from the unofficial Sussex brand development. From hundreds of County expression meaning ‘we will not be entries across 43 European countries driven’. including global brands and companies, Harvey’s were successful in the category for ‘Best Brand Evolution’. This award is for the brand that best moves its identity into the future while maintaining links with the past, and evolving in a clear and creative way. We are a country pub situated deep in the heart of The Sussex Oak The Transform judges noted that on Sussex. Here you will find a 2 Church Street working with WPA Pinfold, Harvey’s were large selection of local and national ales on 8 hand Warnham able to successfully: pumps. Nr Horsham “Draw on the brewery’s rich history and We have an extensive food heritage in Sussex, as well as the work of menu prepared from fresh RH12 3QW local artists, to infuse every drop with local ingredients. authenticity.” Fresh local food served lunch and dinner The new designs were used on all Harvey’s Monday to Sunday. beers, POS material, and glassware, which have been available to the trade for the past In the CAMRA 2018 Good Beer Guide year. and CAMRA Good Pub Bob Trimm, Harvey’s Sales and Marketing Food Guide Large Garden and field. Manager said, Celebrating 16 years in the Good Beer Guide “We were extremely pleased with the new Come and celebrate Great Beer in front of our roaring log fire branding introduced last year and we have 01403 265028 The-Sussex-Oak-at-Warnham

36 Sussex Drinker: Summer 2018 Portslade Pubs The Pubs of Portslade (well, BN41) They also had Harvey’s Best and Brains’ Rev The Blue Anchor is at the far end of James on offer. Boundary Road, near the junction with the The Mile Oak Inn coast road, and in 1978 it was the only is much livelier. Portslade listing in the Good Beer Guide. In This is the only those days its sole cask ale served was pub in Mile Oak Whitbread Pompey Royal, a fruity beer that and it’s massive. I remember with affection. Now it serves with a function two – Harvey’s Best and Long Man APA. room, TV/games Half a mile in the other direction, opposite room and a the station, is the Victoria. The wood- small, cosy snug, panelled bar is impressive but not the which often holds all the customers. There’s quality of their one cask ale, the ubiquitous only one cask ale, the inevitable Doom Bar, Sharp’s Doom Bar. but it is generally in good condition. On Trafalgar Road, close And so to my to its junction with the pick of the Old Shoreham Road, is Portslade pubs. the Battle of Trafalgar. The Stanley The interior is U-shaped, Arms in one side has the pool Fishersgate table, dart board and a always has a small stage, the other selection of half small tables suitable for a dozen mostly local cask beers, and is the Phil at Battle of T dining. The two real ales epitome of the community pub. here are often Gales Seafarer’s Ale and The beer is good Sharp’s Doom Bar, and both are generally in at the Railway good condition. Inn too. A Fishersgate boasts two pubs, one of which dreary-looking is the Albion Inn. The bar has handpumps pub of dodgy that aren’t in use. The other is the Stanley, reputation has about which more later. been transformed into a modern, family-friendly Close to my home in gastro-pub. The Portslade village I food is excellent, have the choice of St although not George and the cheap, and there Stag’s Head. The St are four well-kept George has cask ales. Most Stags Head are old favourites, such as Harvey’s handpumps but like the Best and Adnams’ Ghost Ship but there are Albion they are unused. regular guest ales from the local small The Stag’s Head has breweries like Gun, Downland and Bedlam. much improved over the last three years. I visited Phil Jones recently and had a decent You can find a longer version of this piece in pint of Long Man APA. Phil’s beer blog : http://bit.ly/2G3Hq7c Stags Head

Sussex Drinker: Summer 2018 37

Stags Head Branch Pub and Clubs Awards

ARUN & ADUR The Arun & Adur Branch Pub of the Year is the Green Man Ale and Cider House on Tarring Road Worthing. The Green Man is also The Country Pub of the Year is the Swan the Branch Inn, Falmer, with the Swan also being the Cider Pub Runner Up in the Pub of the Year of the Year. competition. In the photo above John The photo Kirkland (left) of Brighton and South shows licensee Les Johnson with his award Downs branch presents the award to Martin certificates. Gapper (right), with Martin’s wife Georgie BRIGHTON & SOUTH DOWNS (centre) holding the Runner Up certificate. The Brighton & South Downs Branch Pub of the Year is the Brewers Arms, Lewes. The quality of the beer and cider proved the winning combination in this popular free house.

The Old Star Ale & Cider House, Shoreham- by-Sea, has been crowned Brighton & South Downs Branch Cider Pub of the Year for the third year running, congratulations The Branch Secretary Paul Free (above to Richard and Jen and the Great wall of right), made the presentation to Liam Cider!! The Star was also Highly Griffin of the Brewers Arms on 4th April. In Commended in the branch Pub of the Year his speech of thanks Liam remembered that competition. In the photo above are (left to it was a year since the passing of Ruth right) Steve the barman, Steve Pardoe (BSD Anglezarke (aka Ruth Anderson) and Branch), Richard & Jen Hasler (the owner proposed a toast in her honour. and his wife).

38 Sussex Drinker: Summer 2018 Branch Pub and Clubs Awards

NORTH SUSSEX The North Sussex Branch Pub of the Year is the White Horse, Maplehurst. North Sussex branch have awarded their Peter King Memorial Shield to the White Horse for a record 6th time. Simon and Beth Johnson have run the pub for over 37 years and it has been in CAMRA’s Good Beer Guide ever since in recognition of their place at the heart of the village community, and of course great beer and service.

Their Cider Pub of the Year for 2018 is the King's Head, East Hoathly. Owners Tracie and Robert Wallace (on the right) with their certificate and members of NE Sussex sub- branch. SOUTH EAST SUSSEX The South East Sussex Branch Pub of the Year is the Standard Inn, Rye.

In the photo are Simon and Beth, being presented with the shield by branch Chair, Paul Sanders, in the middle. Photo is courtesy of Chris Stringer. Runners up this year were two more excellent pubs; the Jolly Tanners in Staplefield and the Malt Shovel in Horsham. The Branch Cider Pub of the Year is the Brewery Shades, Crawley. NORTH EAST SUSSEX The King's Arms, Rotherfield, was voted Wetherspoon’s George Hotel, Hailsham is branch the branch Cider Pub of the Year for the Pub of second consecutive year. The picture the Year. shows, (l to r), Phil Cozens, (Branch Vice During a Chair), Mitch Lowe, (Manager of the special George) and Phil Packham, (Branch Cider sub- Representative) at the presentation made branch at the pub at the end of March. outing to help The South East Sussex Branch Club of the celebrate Year is once again the Albatross Club, the Bexhill on Sea. It’s a particularly friendly award Royal Air Force Association club in Marina branch chairman John Packer presents the Arcade, close to the De la Warr Pavilion. award to landlady Antonia Harvey. They first received SE Sussex's branch Club

Sussex Drinker: Summer 2018 39 Branch Pub and Clubs Awards of the Year award in 2012 and went on to WESTERN SUSSEX impress national judges by winning The Western Sussex Branch Pub of the Year CAMRA's UK Club of the Year award in is the Crab Pot, Selsey. The branch were 2016. It's still the clear winner of both delighted to present the certificate on the branch and Sussex Club of the Year awards, 7th April to Edward and Mindy at the Crab 2018. Pot Micropub in Selsey High Street. It was a doubly excellent occasion for all because the Crab Pot is the first Micropub to open within the branch, but also because it is quite something for any new pub to achieve a Pub of the Year award during its first year of trading. The pub was established in a former snack bar and is situated in the heart of Selsey’s busy main shopping street. Consequently there is plenty of passing trade, particularly now the Summer holiday season has begun. In the photo Branch Chairman Peter Adams is presenting Karen Pelham, Chief Steward, with this year's Branch Club of the Year winner's certificate during a packed branch meeting in April. It's not just the selection and quality of the real ales here that are taken into consideration as the welcome, cleanliness, community focus, and atmosphere are among criteria that are considered. Their summer beer festival, 15 - 17 June, is a chance for everyone to visit the club, and The pictures show Branch Chairman Glenn this year, for the first time, there's a preview Johnson (centre) presenting the certificate evening session on Thursday 14th plus trophy to Ed and exclusively for Club and CAMRA members. Mindy. Also presented was the device seen in Mindy’s hands which is not a miniature drone, but in fact a bell formed in the shape of a crab which will no doubt be used occasionally in the pub for customers to summon service but also (not too often) to call time. The bell has been engraved as a Peter Page Mitchell presenting Sussex Club of the Year souvenir of the certificate to Karen Pelham. occasion.

Sussex Drinker: Summer 2018 40 East Sussex Smugglers’ Pubs

East Sussex smuggling and what the pubs can offer Smugglers’ Pubs by now. Terry Townsend is one The book describes the following pubs: of a series of carefully Alfriston, Olde Hastings, Stag Inn researched books on Smugglers Inne Hooe, Lamb Inn smugglers’ pubs in Boreham Street, Bull’s Hooe, Red Lion eight areas along the Head Iden, Bell south coast. Burwash Weald, Jevington, Eight Bells The introduction Wheel Inn Mayfield, Rose & highlights that Burwash, Rose & Crown smuggling started Crown with the introduction of a tax on wool by Coleman’s Hatch, Norman’s Bay, Star Inn Edward I (1239-1307), and that this led to Hatch Inn Pett Village, Two the Ypres Castle in Rye becoming a East Dean, Tiger Inn Sawyers preferred meeting place for smugglers or Groombridge, Crown Rohertsbridge, ‘Owlers’. The development of smuggling Inn George Inn from then until 1815 is explored, after which Hastings, Hastings Rye, Mermaid Inn smuggling went into decline. Arms Whatlington, Royal Oak Terry explores the role of 20 pubs In East Sussex which played their part in The book is priced £9.99 and is available smuggling, with the account of each pub from local stocklists or from Halsgrove on balanced between the pubs role in 01823 653777.

Come along to The The Spotted Cow Spotted Cow at 1 High Street, Angmering Angmering to savour a West Sussex, BN16 4AW Real country Pub with Home cooked Fresh 01903 783919 The Hampden Arms Food. Open: Mon-Thu 11-3, 5.30-11 We have been Fri-Sat 11-11 Sun 12-10.30 Newhaven’s Secret Pub awarded a Meals: Mon-Sat 12-2, 6.30-9 Hidden away on the hill above Newhaven, The Finest Cask Sun 12-3, 6.30-8.30 Hampden boasts a log fire in the winter and a Marque for our beautiful garden in the summer Real Ales, usually six on tap to enjoy. One Regular Ale Home-Cooked food and a In 2014 we were the One Guest Ale Sunday Roast. proud winners of The Variety of Spirits & Wines Dogs & Children Welcome Pub of the Year, Live Music Monthly Quiz Nights. South & South East in Bloom. thespottedcowangmering Heighton Road, South Heighton, BN9 0JJ - 01273514529 www.spottedcowangmering.co.uk

Sussex Drinker: Summer 2018 41 2nd Adur Valley Beer Walk

SECOND ADUR VALLEY BEER WALK Inn, Norfolk Arms, White Horse; Upper When God Beeding - Kings Head, Rising Sun closes a Some will be offering beers from the other door, he two Adur Valley breweries, Downlands and opens a Dark Star. Footpath details will be on window – leaflets at the breweries & pubs or at they say. www.brightoncamra.org.uk. And so it is with the old Ballards Beer Walk. The No. 2 bus to Steyning from Brighton or Ballards Brewery closed last year and the Shoreham and Southern Transit’s No 3 stop 2017 Walk from the brewery, always on the right outside Riverside Brewery, and Adur first Sunday in December, was the last after Brewery is a short walk up Mouse Lane from over 20 years of tradition, charitable Steyning's ‘Clock Tower’ stop. We do hope fundraising and fun. you'll join us, if the weather’s warm. But the Adrian Towler popularity Brighton & South Downs CAMRA of this has *LATE NEWS: The Ballards Walk in kick-started December, is likely to be revived by a new West Greyhound Brewery, either from the old site Sussex Beer in Nyewood or from their Greyhound site. Walk, taking So hold the date, December 2nd, and watch place in this space (and the websites!). Summer when the weather is warmer. It's in the Adur Valley where there are actually four breweries. There is also a regular bus service there from Brighton and Shoreham. So on Saturday 26th May, the Second Adur Valley Beer Walk will take place, and this year the Steyning Festival will be on at the same time with many arts, music and dance events. Just start at one of the two breweries, Adur or Riverside, which will be open Riverside Brewery from noon to 6pm where you can sample their beers. Then walk from one brewery to the other – about two and a half miles – on roads or footpaths passing up to eight local pubs en route: Bramber - Castle Inn Hotel, Old Tollgate Hotel; Steyning - Star Inn, Chequer

42 Sussex Drinker: Summer 2018 Pub is the Hub in Wealden

Since 2016, Wealden District Council Wealden rural pubs with guidance on (WDC) has been working in partnership availability of project funding, and having a with ‘Pub is the Hub’ (PITH) to help rural thorough understanding of the pub pubs in Wealden diversify, to help their business, is able to advise on the best way communities and to stay open. to progress with each individual project. More information at: PITH is a not-for-profit organisation www.pubisthehub.org.uk founded in 2001 by HRH the Prince of Wales which encourages local authorities, In addition to PITH, WDC has also been communities, licensees, pub owners and working with ‘Barclays’ and ‘Applause’ to breweries to work together to support, deliver events in pubs. retain and locate services within rural pubs. “Pubs are the heart of our towns and Many consider that the pub should be the villages in Wealden. Our pubs are much centre or hub of community life and which more than just a place to meet for a drink, can also provide essential services beyond and I’m delighted to support and work with the usual drinks, food or entertainment. Pub is the Hub and Wealden District Council WDC believes this too - “We will promote to back pubs across Wealden, for the ‘Pub is the Hub for vital rural communities” benefit of the entire community”. MP Nus (Source: WDC Corporate Plan 2015 – 2019) Ghani PITH is an organisation of specialist The pubs helped in 2016-17 include the voluntary advisors for rural pubs and Foresters Arms, Fairwarp; the Royal Oak licensees who are thinking of broadening and Castle, Pevensey; and the Roebuck Inn, their range of services. PITH can assist Laughton.

Sussex Drinker: Summer 2018 43 Equinox Festival Report

North Sussex 5th Equinox Festival Report festival favourite, but their Blue Murder Festival goers defied the weather and travel Stout was also narrowly beaten by Dorset problems to enjoy another highly brewer Cerne Abbas’ Gurt Coconuts Rum successful Equinox Beer and Cider festival Stout for the Dark Beer of the Festival at the Drill Hall in Horsham at the start of crown. The popularity of ciders with added March, organised by the North Sussex fruit flavours continued at the event, with branch of CAMRA. Seacider’s Mango cider from Ditchling winning the Cider of the Festival. The various small changes we made this year seemed to be well received, We again chose the Samaritans Horsham particularly the decision to open the doors and Crawley branch to be our festival 30 minutes before the start of the event, charity, and raised nearly £500 over the allowing people to wait in the warm and dry two days. Their presence and support was of the hall, and the extra seating that we greatly appreciated. had this year. The extended Saturday lunch Huge thank you to everyone who turned up, time session proved even more popular, particularly on the Friday evening. Also with tickets selling out three weeks in huge thanks to the volunteers, sponsors, advance. Total ticket sales were also a Gareth of Beer Essentials and to the pubs record. for selling tickets and publicity. The event had beers from around the If anyone has any comments, or wants to country, including all the local brewers and get involved in CAMRA in North Sussex or cider makers, a number of whom were able future festivals, please contact us on camra. to come along to the event and chat to the [email protected]. The provisional dates drinkers. It was particularly great to for the 6th festival are Friday 1st and welcome two of the new Horsham brewers Saturday 2nd March 2019. to the event, with Mike from Chapeau Brewery and Brook from Brolly Brewery Mike Head both thoroughly enjoying the event and North Sussex branch getting some very positive feedback on their beers. It was also great to welcome Gary and Bunny from Kissingate Brewery in Lower Beeding, who were presented with a certificate for their Six Crows beer which was recently judged CAMRA London and South East Area Champion beer in the Barley Wine and Strong Old Ale category. Voting for Beer and Cider of the festival was as close as ever, with 49 of the 53 beers and all the ciders getting votes, which is a true testament to the high quality of the beer and cider that is essential in today’s vibrant, hugely competitive market. The two favourite Light Beers were both brewed specially for the event, with Brolly’s Natural Spring Water, a New England style IPA, just pipping the DIPA from last year’s Branch chair Paul Sanders presenting the Light Beer of winner Top Notch who brew in Haywards the Festival award to Brook and Holly Saunders of Brolly Heath. Kissingate’s beers are always a big Brewing. Photograph is courtesy of Jonny Coates.

44 Sussex Drinker: Summer 2018 Lamb, Worthing

chicken wings to freshly prepared Major Redevelopment Of homemade steak burgers and Sunday Worthing Pub lunches. Whenever possible, local suppliers Work began at the end of March on a major will be used, with meat, for example, £240,000 refurbishment of The Lamb on coming from butchers Southwick Square Salvington Meats. Road, Worthing, Steve wants to make The Park View known by for the quality of its beer and is putting a Heineken- focus on cask ales with three on tap. He owned plans to gain Cask Marque accreditation Star Pubs and offer locally brewed ales. The wine list & Bars and will also have a local slant, including wines local resident and new licensee Steve from Highdown Vineyard. A coffee machine Pease. is being added and coffee will be served all day. The project is evidence of the positive impact of recent investment in central Says Steve, Worthing on the surrounding area. The “I’ve lived in refurbishment will upgrade and update the the Worthing tired, little-used local, introducing food and area most of creating a great quality and family-friendly my life and pub for the whole community to enjoy. known The Lamb for a The pub – to be renamed The Park View to number of reflect its new direction – will reopen in late years. It has been sad to see the pub lose its April and create up to eight jobs. way in recent times. It looks unloved but has real potential. I want to bring it back to life The pub’s outside will be completely and make The Park View somewhere renovated everyone can enjoy.” and repainted, Adds Steve, “Worthing is a fantastic town in with a great location. It’s been brilliant to see the signage centre getting the regeneration it deserves and and new restaurants and bars opening. This lighting development is attracting new visitors as being well as residents and is now encouraging replaced to make The Park View an more investment in the town’s suburbs.” attractive feature of the area once again. The garden will be replanted and a large Comments Star Pubs & Bars Operations deck laid, complete with heating and a Director, Tim Galligan, “We’re delighted that retractable awning to enable year-round Steve is working with us to revive the pub’s use. fortunes. He knows and loves Worthing, has the highest standards of hospitality and is Inside, The Park View will be given a more committed to making The Park View an contemporary look and a comfortable feel. outstanding pub. Heineken is a passionate The traditional bar and lounge will be kept supporter of the great British pub and is and big screens put up in the bar to improve investing in locals like The Park View to help sports screenings. A kitchen refit will enable them deliver excellent quality, attract the pub to serve food, with dishes ranging customers and thrive at the heart of their from bar snacks such as nachos and communities for years to come.”

Sussex Drinker: Summer 2018 45 Norfolk Tap, Arundel The Norfolk Tap Open for Business encourage the proud local community to The Norfolk Tap, Arundel’s new craft beer come and try their range of beverages.” bar and coffee shop, is now officially open. Peter added: “The concept was created Based at with two markets in mind. The large number the of people that drink tea and coffee catered historic for during the day, and a new audience for Norfolk Arundel; the craft beer drinker.” Arms As a registered venue on the popular social Hotel in media app for bars and pubs, Untappd, The Arundel, Norfolk Tap aims to also attract drinkers The into the town from further afield with the Norfolk demand for craft beers growing in the UK Tap is the town’s first establishment to over recent years. serve the locally-brewed beers from Arundel Brewery, as well as offering a Stuart Walker, Director of Arundel Brewery, selection of teas and coffees from Arundel- said: “The trend towards hand crafted beers based Edgcumbes. The Norfolk Tap will be and coffees, rather than mass produced, is selling a whole range of beer from Arundel growing rapidly and The Norfolk Tap is Brewery. pioneering this trend in Arundel. “Having our beers available for the first time in Arundel is a major step forward for us which would not have been possible without the great support of the Norfolk Arms team.” Peter concluded: “Along with the fabulous art that’s been loaned from the Zimmer Stewart Gallery, who are also based in Arundel, we’re extremely excited and proud to be showcasing the great local businesses in The Norfolk Tap. We look forward to welcoming both locals and visitors to the After undergoing an extensive renovation, town in the coming weeks.” the new bar and coffee shop features a 6-tap wall, digitally-displayed menu, a top- The opening hours for The Norfolk Tap are: of-the-range coffee machine and a Mon-Tue: Closed; Wed-Thu: 11am–3pm, selection of art from the local Zimmer 5–11pm; Fri-Sat : 11am–11pm; Sun: 11am–8pm. Stewart Gallery. Peter Massey, Bar Manager at The Norfolk Tap, said: “We’re understandably delighted to have The Norfolk Tap open for business. We had a small opening which was attended by more than 50 people over the course of an evening and went very well. “It’s quite hard to believe that the fantastic beers from the Arundel Brewery aren’t served anywhere else in Arundel, so we

46 Sussex Drinker: Summer 2018 North Sussex Branch Tour North Sussex Branch On Tour – (4.4%), Enville Ale Return To Crowborough (4.5%), Brumaison 1770 London Porter (4.7%) For the fifth year in a row, North Sussex and Bedlam Porter Branch arranged a visit to the Coopers (4.8%). Ramping it up a Arms in Crowborough, for their Annual bit, slightly stronger Winter Ales Festival. This was the pubs’ were Enville Gothic ninth such event and is keenly looked (5.2%), Deya Brewing forward to by many ale enthusiasts. As the Dare I Say Porter (5.3%), Dark Star bus is no longer available (R.I.P Redemption/Kernel XAP638S), it was left to expert hands to Collaboration Victorian source an alternative vehicle for the jaunt, Mild (6.0%), before which was to take place on Saturday 27th finishing off with the January. This time, Sussex Coaches were always popular, Moor the provider and with a few weeks to go, an Old Freddy Walker itinerary was prepared and sent out, it was (7.4%). In addition, a also made available on the branch website. couple of key-keg beers As the days went by, there were lots of were available, these enquiries and in the end, more than forty being Dark Star Cocoa people signed up to come along. As usual, Nut (6.0%) and Pig & the trip started in Horsham, before heading Porter Lair Of The north across the border into Surrey, to the Baubai (9.1%). So a Surrey Oaks in Newdigate, where it was pleasant afternoon was pleasing to see seven people board the bus. had by all, working their From here, it was back into Sussex to pick way down the list and it up in Crawley, then to Three Bridges station, was a good time to socialise with others in East Grinstead, Ashurstwood and finally the pub. This included a contingent from Forest Row. We broke the record this year, the West Kent Branch, who make the effort with 43 coming along and the journey from to attend every year. the final pick up location to the pub seemed a lot quicker this year, no doubt appreciated All too soon, it was time to take our leave, by some who were probably getting a bit so after thanking our hosts, David & Judith, thirsty. Once we’d arrived, everyone was let for a splendid afternoon of imbibing, off the bus to get into the pub, before the everybody was rounded up and poured bus was parked up. back onto the bus. There followed a slightly shorter trip to the second and final pub of While most of the the day, the Anchor in Hartfield. Here, the beers are dark, there Harvey’s Old Ale was in fine form, however are a few lighter ones all good things come to an end and it was for those who prefer soon time to re-board the bus to head back them. Once again, an to Forest Row and various points west to interesting selection drop people off. Thanks go to all who was made available, supported the trip by coming along, also to some of which are Tim the driver for his patience and excellent rarely seen in this part driving skills, to the licensees in the two of the country. pubs and to Vanessa Mason-Hill for being Starting with the clippie for the day and all her help in getting weakest, on offer were Long Man Mild Man things sorted, also for providing the photos. (3.5%), Moor Nor’hop (4.1%), Holler Boys We’re already looking forward to next year! Heavy Lifting (4.2%), Three Tuns Stout

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CAMRA EVENTS IN BOLD. For FREE inclusion in this column and on the Sussex Branches website, contact the Editor; for PAID advertisements contact Neil Richards. Copy-by date and contact details on the contacts page. For up to date information on beer festivals and other beer and cider related events in Sussex, and often more details than appear here in print, please visit the Beer Festivals page on the Sussex Branches website, sussex.camra.org.uk/festivals. 3-7 May Duke of Wellington Beltane Beer 25-27 May Eastbourne Beer & Cider By Festival, 30 Beers (from 30 Sussex The Sea, Western Lawns, King Edwards breweries) & 10 local ciders to be served up Parade, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN21 4UH. over the course over the weekend. 15 min walk from railway station. Next to the dukeofwellingtonbrewhouse.co.uk, 01273 Wish Tower. 60 + Real Ales, 30+ Ciders & 441297 Perries + range of foreign bottled beers, 11 May Train To London Pubs – TTLP41 will Wine & Cocktails. Live music entertainment be to the far Northern suburbs of London on all sessions. Set under large Marquee on including Winchmore Hill, Palmers Green, the Seafront with outside seating area. Hot Barnet and Enfield to visit amongst others a & cold food available. Open Fri 5.30- new Micropub and a new Brewery Tap 10.30pm, Sat 10.30-3.30pm, 5.30-10.30pm. selling Czech-style beers brewed by Czech Sun 12-7pm. Fri £8 (CAMRA £7) Sat Day £7 ex-pats in N22. To be included on mailout (CAMRA £6) Sat Night £8 (CAMRA £7) Sun list contact Pete Brown, £7 (CAMRA £6) Prices may be subject to [email protected]. alteration. www.eastbournebeerfestival.co.uk or 12 May Kissingate Spring Beerfest from phone ticket office on 01323 410611. 11am to 8pm at the brewery in Lower Non-ticket enquires to Beeding. No tickets required. For more [email protected] details call 01403 891335 or see their website www.kissingate.co.uk. 26 May Second Adur Valley Beer Walk, see page 42 for more details. 18-20 May Yapton Beerex 2018. The 2018 CAMRA Yapton Beerex will take place from 25-28 May King’s Head, South Road, Friday, May 18 to Sunday, May 20 in Yapton Hailsham, Bank Holiday Beer Festival with Village Hall: this is situated on the B2233, 1.6 12 guest ales, 4 Harvey’s ales, 4 real ciders miles south east of Barnham railway station. and a selection of German Beers. Free entry, The nearest bus stop is for the Stagecoach live music every day and a BBQ. 01323 700 service, 200 yards across the green at 440447. Sparks Corner. We plan to have over 60 1-3 Jun Glastonwick 2018, Adur’s 23rd beers from small, independent breweries Annual Beer, Music, Poetry, and More Beer around the Country. We will be featuring Festival, Church Farm, Coombes, BN15 0RS, new and established Sussex breweries. 07756 956483, 80 mostly innovative cask There will also be ciders and perries and a ales, free shuttle bus (see website for range of bottled beers, both British and times). cask-ale.co.uk/beerfestival.html. imported. Opening hours are: Friday: 6pm 8-10 Jun West’s Food Fair, New Barn, to 11pm (admission £5); Saturday: 11am to Newhouse Lane, East Dean, Chichester, 9pm (admission £6 all day, £3 after 5pm); West Sussex. PO18 0NJ. 10 real ales and Sunday: 12pm to 3pm (free admission, £1 Westie’s Bad Apple Cider. Live music, charge for glass). There will be no music this competitions, displays and demonstrations year. Refreshments of filled rolls, burgers for all things wood-related. and hot dogs will be available, including Sunday. 14-17 Jun Brewer’s Arms, Lewes 48 Sussex Drinker: Summer 2018 Diary Dates

Inaugural Cider Festival when the time comes. To be included on 15 - 17 Jun RAFA Albatross Club, 15 mailing list contact Pete Brown, Marine Arcade, Bexhill-on-Sea,TN40 1JS [email protected] . 01424 212916. Beer festival (open to all). 20-22 Jul Eight Bells, Jevington, Summer Friday & Saturday 11am to 11pm, Sunday Beer Festival. 01323 484442 11am to 5pm. 21 real ales and 7 ciders. Music 3 - 5 Aug Oxfest 2018, returns for its on Friday evening and Saturday afternoon. fourth year. Sussex Ox, Milton Street, near Food will also be available. Special Polegate. Music and Beer Festival, even ‘Preview’ for Albatross club members and bigger than before, barbecue food from CAMRA members only on Thursday 14th their own farm and the finest real ales and June 5pm to 11pm. bexhillrafa.co.uk, ciders. www.thesussexox.co.uk/oxfest-2018 01424 212916. 11-12 Aug Plough Inn, Crowhurst, near 16-17 Jun Alested at Elsted Inn A family Battle, Beer Festival. 01424 830310. festival. Real ale, live music, great food, family fun and ceilidh. Free Entry! Award 24-26 Aug Wheatsheaf Inn, Willingdon, winning Ales and Musicians! Plus other Bank Holiday Beer Festival. entertainment, including face painting, and circus skills workshop. CAMRA 22-23 Jun 22nd South Downs Beer & LocAle is an Cider Festival, Lewes Town Hall, Lewes, see accreditation page 3 for more details. scheme to promote 30 Jun – 1 Jul Three Moles, Selham Beer pubs that sell locally-brewed real ale. Festival 5pm to 1am on the Friday, 12 noon CAMRA LocAle is about consumer to 1am on the Saturday and 12 noon to 4pm choice, local jobs, supporting a on the Sunday. A great selection of local sustainable environment, creating local ales along with a BBQ and live music. distinctiveness and promoting local pubs. thethreemoles.co.uk Whether a given real ale qualifies as 6-7 Jul 12th SIBA South East Beer Festival, locally-brewed is determined by the Tonbridge Juddians Rugby Club, 150+ Real distance from the pub to the brewery, Ales + Cider. Free Admission. typically a distance of 30 miles. www.tj-beerfest.com. 7 Jul Fifth annual Ashstock festival. 12 A pub will be accredited when the local noon to 10.30 pm, John Pears Field, Wall branch has established that a pub Hill, Ashurst Wood, RH19 3TQ. Bar including consistently serves well-kept real ale and around 16 cask ales from breweries within that at least one locally-brewed real ale is 20 miles or so of Ashurst Wood + ciders, all on sale most of the time. day BBQ, music from local youth bands, Accredited pubs will have a distinctive teas, stalls and other attractions. Evening sticker in the window and perhaps headline band. Village Council 01342 posters on the wall and will use pump clip 823770 or www.ashurstwood-vc.gov.uk. crowners to help identify the local brews 21 Jul Train to London Pubs – TTLP42 will on sale. involve a visit to the Tottenham area, hopefully to experience some of the various You can view a list and a map guide Brewery Taps now operating in the area. of all Sussex pubs that are currently Most of these involve outdoor seating so we LocAle accrediated by visiting hope for some proper summer weather sussex.camra.org.uk/locale

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Sussex Branches of CAMRA Surrey & Sussex Regional Director: Chris Stringer, 01403 270505, (Horsham) [email protected] Sussex Area Organiser: Peter Page-Mitchell, 01424 422128, (St. Leonards- on-Sea), [email protected] Website: sussex.camra.org.uk Beer Festival: Brighton Racecourse, 2019 : TBD, : TBD *PotY *CotY Sussex Drinker: Summer 2018. No. 94 Arun & Adur Pete Barlow, 07902 166071 Circulation 13,500 Published by Sussex Branches of the Campaign for [email protected] Real Ale www.aaa.camra.org.uk Beer Festival: Worthing, 26-27 Oct 2018 Editor: Andy Shaw PotY: Green Man, Worthing; CPotY: Green Man, Email: [email protected] Worthing; COTY None Advertising: Brighton & South Downs Neil Richards MBE Email: [email protected] John Kirkland, 01293 519844 www.matelotmarketing.co.uk [email protected] Tel: 01536 358670 Mobile: 07710 281381 www.brightoncamra.org.uk Next Publication Date: 3rd August 2018 Beer Festival: South Downs, 22-23 June 2018 Copy: First call 1st July; deadline 16th July PotY: Brewers Arms, Lewes; CPotY: Old Star, Shoreham; CotY: None Copy Submissions: The Editor invites submissions that celebrate the real North Sussex ale scene in Sussex. Please keep to a maximum of 700 Paul Sanders, 07778 035971 words. Please use plain text or Word files. Please send [email protected] good quality pictures separately, preferably in JPG www.northsussex.camra.org.uk format. Beer Festival: Equinox, March 2019 Standard Disclaimer: PotY: White Horse, Maplehurst; CPotY: Brewery Views expressed in this magazine are those of the Shades, Crawley; CotY: None individual authors and not necessarily supported by North East Sussex the editor or CAMRA. All content © Sussex Branches of CAMRA (Sub Branch of South East Sussex) John Packer, 07841 669096, Your local Trading Standards Offices are: [email protected] East Sussex: PotY: King’s Arms, Rotherfield; St Mary’s House, 52 St Leonards Road, CPotY: King’s Head, East Hoathly; CotY: None Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN21 3UU South East Sussex Tel: 01323 418200 Fax: 01323 418227 Email: [email protected] Phil Cozens, 01323 460822 Website: www.eastsussexcc.gov.uk [email protected] www.southeast-sussex-camra.com West Sussex: Beer Festival: Eastbourne, 25-27 May 2018 Details of all complaints are passed to West Sussex Trading Standards Service by CACS PotY: Standard Inn, Rye; CPotY: George, Hailsham; Citizens Advice Consumer Service CotY: Albatross RAFA Club, Bexhill-On-Sea Tel: 03454 040506 Western Sussex Website: www.citizensadvice.org.uk/index Max Malkin, 01243 828394 /getadvice/consumer_service.htm [email protected] Brighton & Hove: www.westernsussexcamra.org.uk Bartholomew House, Bartholomew Square, Beer Festival: Yapton, 18-20 May 2018 Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 1JP PotY: Crab Pot, Selsey; CPotY: None; CotY: None Tel: 01273 292523; Fax: 01273 292524 Email: [email protected] Website: www.brighton-hove.gov.uk *PotY: Pub of the Year; CPotY: Cider Pub of the Campaign for Real Ale Ltd Year; CotY: Club of the Year 230 Hatfield Road, St Albans, AL1 4LW Tel: 01727 867201 Fax: 01727 867670 Website: www.camra.org.uk

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