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AT014.indd 1 07/01/2016 12:09:36 Winter Pub of the Season Plough Inn, Wreay The Plough Inn was taken over by Jane Kirby Food at the Plough is sourced locally where and Alex Foster in May 2014. Since then, they possible and a unique specials board adds to have developed it into a thriving pub renowned the culinary experience. The pub show-cases for its food. an eclectic mix of “Theme Nights”, bringing the Shaun and Jo welcome you. Herdwick Inn tastes of Britain and the world to the pub. Real Ales Special dietary needs are also catered for. Penruddock Winter food opening hours: Meals are served on Tuesday evening and then Monday & Tuesday lunch Penrith lunch times and evenings on Wednesday to closed, Monday & Tuesday night 5-9, Wednesday to CA11 0QU Sunday. Afternoon teas are also available but Sunday 12-2.30 and 5-9. please remember these have to be booked in 01768 483007 advance. Dog friendly. Pool room. Log www.herdwickinn.com fire. Monday evening is typically quiz night held in New menu, daily specials. aid of local charities. The pub also organises The pub is a family venture, with Jane’s son Four B&B rooms from £45 various other charity nights and has raised working in the kitchen and her daughter, per night during winter. about £7,000 so far for good causes.. sometimes helping out in the pub. Although with Congratulations to all at the Plough. Children welcome, board a baby on the way, Jane’s daughter will find her games to play. time being needed elsewhere! Paul Claringbold This tastefully modernised pub dates back to 1786 and sits at the heart of this picturesque village, just five miles south of Carlisle. The Fetherston Arms Alex has worked hard to keep the bar and the Kirkoswald real ales in fine order, an achievement that has been recognised with a place in the CAMRA 4 hand pulled Good Beer Guide 2016. real ales and hand pulled cider The Blacksmiths Arms offers all the hospitality and comforts of a traditional Country Inn. Great home cooked food Enjoy tasty meals served in our bar lounges or linger over dinner in our well Open Mon-Fri 4pm-midnight, appointed restaurant. Sat-Sun 12 noon-midnight. Two regular real ales (Yates Bitter & Black Sheep) Lunch served Sat-Sun 12-3.30 and and two guest ales. evening meals Tue–Sun 5–9. Open daily 12-3, 6-11.

20 minute walk from Lazonby train station The Jackson family extend their warm hospitality Real ales are usually locally sourced with to all who frequent the Blacksmith’s Arms. We look forward to welcoming you Hawkshead beers a regular favourite. Other Talkin, Brampton, , CA8 1LE beers from within Cumbria and occasionally 016977 3452 / 4211 The Square, Kirkoswald, CA10 1DQ further afield have been stocked. CAMRA [email protected] 01768 898284 members receive a 30p discount on a pint of www.blacksmithstalkin.co.uk real ale. 2 Winter 2016 3

AT014.indd 2-3 07/01/2016 12:09:40 Ale Trail Ale Trail Our Ale Trail this time takes us to some excellent end of Hadrian’s Wall noted for a large Roman branch line closed in 1932. excellent, locally sourced, food including sea real ale pubs at the western end of Hadrian’s fort. The surrounding area is of outstanding salmon, sea bass and sea trout. Wall. natural beauty and is popular with bird watchers Three real ales are usually available: Greene and walkers. 1. BUSH INN, KIRKBRIDE King IPA, Morland Old Speckled Hen and Telephone 01228 231496 At Bowness, the remains of a railway link with alternating guest ale. Scotland are still visible. This small village lies on marshland and is surrounded on two sides by the River Wampool. The railway opened in 1869 but it was The Romans utilised this advantage to build a vulnerable to ice and storms and caused the fort here. harbour at nearby Port Carlisle to silt up! The viaduct closed in 1921 and was demolished in A former World War Two airfield is located to the 1934/ south of the village as is the South Solway Mosses National Nature Reserve. The Kings Arms is situated in the centre of the village. It is a popular stopping or starting point for visitors walking the Hadrian’s Wall path. Port Carlisle is also on the Hadrian’s Wall path Some with a long way still to go and others very and can be a very welcome resting point for relieved at completing the walk! those making the all day hike to and from Carlisle. This is very much a community pub with a library, band practice and a regular quiz on Although this is an open plan pub, the narrow WHATPUB.COM Thursday nights. bar area in the middle really divides into two For more details of opening hours and facilities, distinct areas. The front room is a lounge area please visit www.whatpub.com Jennings supply the one real ale available. with a pool table whilst there’s a dining room at the rear. We advise you to check pub opening and meal times before you travel especially during the On our visit, real ales from Greene King were on winter months. sale. Details of pubs in our area (and the rest of the 4. HIGHLAND LADDIE, GLASSON The Bush Inn, a former Jennings pub, had been UK) can be found on the CAMRA website: Telephone 016973 51839 closed for several years until it was recently www.whatpub,com bought, extensively refurbished and re-opened. The small village of Glasson sits just inland from the Solway coast. The place name is thought to The Bush is now an attractively furnished, come from the Anglo-Scandinavian word L-shaped bar, although, depending on where ‘glaise: which means a small stream. you si, it has the feel of two separate rooms. The line of the Vallum of Hadrian’s Wall (a wide One area focuses on dining whilst the other ditch that accompanied the Wall) runs through promotes pub games such as pool and darts. 3. HOPE & ANCHOR, PORT CARLISLE the village but sadly is no longer visible. There are two attractive fireplaces and pictures Telephone 016973 51460 by artist Marti Davis adorn the walls. This is a popular village local close to the Port Carlisle was a fishing village and was Solway Firth and a bird reserve. The Hadrian’s Real ales on sale are Greene King IPA and originally called Fisher’s Cross. In 1819 a port Wall path passes the pub and provides a very Morland Old Speckled Hen. was built and, four years later a canal link was welcome resting place. The pub is family and dog friendly and offers established to take goods to Carlisle Basin Meetings are held in the pub for the fishermen free wifi. (near the Jovial Sailor, hence Port Road). The who follow the ancient tradition of haaf netting, canal closed in 1853 and was very quickly 2. KINGS ARMS, BOWNESS unique to the Solway and believed to be a replaced by a railway built by the Port Carlisle Telephone 016973 51426 remnant of its Viking past. Railway Company as part of the development of This small, farming village marks the western new and improved port facilities at Silloth. The The pub has gained a reputation for providing 4 Ale Tales 13 Winter 2016 5

AT014.indd 4-5 07/01/2016 12:09:45 25th Carlisle Beer Festival 25th Carlisle Beer Festival Let’s cut to the quick; the Carlisle Beer Festival When the doors First of all, I would like to sponsors and those who advertised in our 2015 was a roaring success. In all, 57 casks of opened on the thank everyone who Festival Programme, special thanks. beer, from breweries around the UK, almost Thursday there played a part in what The generosity of totally sold out by closing time, record numbers was a queue, turned out be a very our Festival of people through the door and almost repeated at each successful beer festival. customers in universally good feedback. opening time. As organiser for the first supporting the The Hallmark Yet none of this could time, it gave me a very raffles and was packed with have happened without interesting perspective auctions for our representatives from 71 CAMRA branches over the work of the on how everything chosen charity, the weekend, anxious to see what delights we volunteers, the branch works. the Jigsaw had on offer. members and small Appeal in aid of the Childrens Hospice was Prior to the Festival opening, , we had our first breweries that assisted I partook in the revelries on that first night. It was enormous. All prizes were donated, the list of ever Insurers Inspection! Our health and safety with everything from my reward for the months of hard work sourcing those who supplied them in our programme and arrangements passed with flying colours; well storage to construction the beer that I wanted us to have! above our CAMRA stall. done to all who were involved. of the stillage to line My own personal favourite of the festival was From attending my first CAMRA Beer Festival cleaning and, ahem, My other major concern was, would the festival the Hawkshead/Tiny Rebel collaboration, as a customer with my wife at the Market Hall in quality control. be a success? You never know until the doors although the Five Kingdoms Dark Storm Stout 1977 to becoming Beer Festival Organiser in open to the public. Once they did, I knew my My job was picking the beer. Along with Richard and Black Metal Yggdrasil came very close. By 2015 was a long, but enjoyable journey. fears were unfounded! Weir, we set ourselves the challenge of making the end of the Thursday, I trotted off home, safe Colin Lister a beer list that could rival any of the best in the knowledge that whatever happened over Thank you to all our customers without whose Beer Festival Organiser festivals in the country. We had the good fortune the next two days, the Thursday had been much support we could not have a Festival. To our to get some of the UK’s best brewers, rare and busier than the previous year. one-off brews and some great collaborations: What did the festival achieve in figures? We everything from dark milds, super hoppy IPAs, raised £1,200 for the Jigsaw Appeal for the milk stouts, best bitters and golden ales. Eden Valley Childrens’ Hospice. We had 931 ALE TALES Our beer of the festival was the superb people through the door, up from 796 the Advertising Rates Mochaccino Stout from Pilot Brewing in previous year. We sold 57 casks of beer, that’s a Edinburgh and we’ll be organising a trip to whopping 4104 pints. Give or take wastage, If you would like to advertise in present them with that award soon. we’re looking at 4000 pints sold which is frankly this publication please ring great for a festival our size. Neil Richards MBE Our cider of the festival was local cider on 01536 358670 producer, Waulkmill, with excellent their Steel Where does this leave us for the festival next Bonnet Perry. Our branch chairman has already year? The Hallmark or email: presented the award. is booked and the [email protected] challenge to better The setting up process Advertising Rates are: • Brand New Menu • En-Suite this year’s beer list takes a full three days, • Daily Homemade Accommodation has been taken on. Mono Full Colour from the construction of Specials • Families and dogs Carlisle Beer Festival our custom-built stillage 1/4 Page £75 £85 • Delicious Sunday welcome should be and will rack and bar, to the Carvery • Most major credit be, regarded as one of Britain’s best smaller 1/2 Page £130 £145 racking of our 57 casks • Afternoon Teas and debit cards beer festivals. We look forward to seeing you all Full Page £230 £260 and the arduous line • Real Ales accepted again next year. The entire branch thanks you cleaning required. We Inside Covers £280 • Live Entertainment • Outside seating area for your support, your volunteering time and • Free WIFI made it successfully especially your love of good beer. Outside Back £300 through these stages Tel: (016973) 51460 with only minor hiccups Sandy Williamson Open daily from 12 noon ‘til late and only one late cask! 6 Ale Tales 13 Winter 2016 7

AT014.indd 6-7 07/01/2016 12:09:50 Our 40th Anniversary Our 40th Anniversary As the branch celebrates its 40th anniversary, was in front of me, my first pint of real ale! CHALLENGING TIMES including real ales from Theakston, Youngers, our chairman, Alan Welsh, looks back to the As you can see, the fledgling branch faced quite Jennings and Marstons. Interesting to note that I had a sip and I do remember being a bit early days of the branch. a daunting challenge! a pint cost 30p! surprised that it was full of flavour and not 4O YEARS; CAN IT REALLY BE THAT freezing cold! I’m not sure I was converted by Of the three major Largely due to a lack of publicity, the single day LONG? that first sip, but it must have happened several breweries, Festival only attracted around 200 drinkers. In How can it possibly be forty years since our pints later! Greenalls claimed to spite of their valiant efforts, a good amount of branch was formed? Incredible though it may be the ‘largest beer was unconsumed and the event made a FIRST CAMRA MEETING appear, the facts are indisputable! The first ever producers of real ale small loss! A few months later, sometime in February 1976, meeting of the then Carlisle branch of CAMRA, in the country’. They I was back in the Woolpack (by then my local) at One bright light in took place in the now defunct Woolpack Inn, appeared to be a a meeting to test support for a CAMRA branch. the gloom was Milbourne Street in February 1976. Just where lifeline for real ale. As more and more folk crammed in the darts the fact that do the years go? room, it was obvious that support was there! An early branch newsletter (September 1976) Theakstons had Forty-one years ago, I met a guy called Peter carries an article on the branch’s inquiry into a bought the Over the next few months, a committee was Derrick. At that time I have to admit I drank potential monopoly in the city. Alas, research former SMS appointed and the first few tentative absolutely anything! Peter talked a lot about showed that Greenalls “only” owned 21% of city brewery in the campaigning steps taken. “real ale” and I hadn’t the foggiest idea what he licensed premises, falling short of the 25% level city in 1974, was on about! “DEATH” OF REAL ALE IN CARLISLE necessary to constitute a “monopoly”. despite no outlets for their beers in the city. But why were people so concerned about beer? CAMRA had been formed in March 1971 by four Not resting on their laurels, the fledgling branch The elusive fourth Carlisle real ale outlet didn’t Carlisle and the surrounding area maintains a men from the North-west who were disillusioned launched a “charm offensive” trying to persuade materialise until November 1977! The new unique place in social history due to the by the domination of the UK beer market by a Greenalls to supply real ale to the city, at least in outlet was the Turf Tavern and it was selling a nationalisation of the city’s breweries and pubs handful of brewing companies foisting products some pubs. Sadly, this fell on deaf ears! new brew for the city: Theakstons Best Bitter. during the First World War. The “Carlisle of, what they considered to be, low flavour and Experiment” ran until it was de-nationalised in The Campaign then took to “guerrilla” tactics The December 1977 newsletter commented, low quality onto the public. 1973. including a much-publicised sale of a cask of “do you realise we can now have a viable pub I lived in the North-west, but all this had real Greenalls Bitter in less than 20 minutes in crawl in Carlisle!” Yes, but only to four pubs and Then, most of the State Management Scheme completely passed me by! In my defence, when the Crown & Thistle, Stanwix. selling four different real ales between them! (SMS) pubs were sold in four groups. I met Peter I was only 20 and relatively new to Unfortunately for the drinking public of north MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING? In February 1978, reflecting on two years drinking in pubs. Cumbria they were bought by Greenall Whitley, In March 1977, George Miller wrote an article for campaigning, the branch agreed some new ROAD TO THE WOOLPACK Scottish & Newcastle (S&N) and Courage. the branch newsletter reviewing the first year of priorities including: S&N - getting IPA into the After hearing activity. In this, George comments that the “one area; Marstons increasing the availability of real As a result, real ale virtually disappeared lots about real solid achievement has been the publication of ale in our area; Whitbreads - re-introduction of overnight from former SMS pubs in the area. By ale, one day, the local good beer guide”. The Campaign cask ale; and, Matthew Brown - extension of the the time of the first CAMRA gathering, only two Peter took our against Greenalls was assessed as “an uphill cask ale trials to north Cumbria. pubs in the city sold real ale: the Woolpack Inn current branch battle” and it was suggested S&N might be the and the Crown Inn, Botchergate. May 1978 saw the second Carlisle Beer treasurer, Terry branch’s “brightest hope” for real ale. Prophetic Festival. Lessons had been learnt from the first Hullock and I to The Woolpack had “survived” because pubs words indeed! event. Whilst there may have been a temptation the Woolpack to selling four or less barrels of beer a week were Despite our best efforts, after a year of CAMRA to reduce the amount of real ale on sale, the try out real ale. offered for sale to their managers. Like the in the area, there were only three real ale outlets branch boldly increased it and opened on the Now I’d lived in Drovers Rest at Monkhill, the Woolpack was in the city, the Crown & Mitre Hotel being added Friday evening as well! Carlisle quite a bought by its manager and then sold to the list. A major breakthrough was needed or while, but I’d never heard of the Woolpack. immediately to Jennings, then a small, This boldness paid off as over 500 thirsty the branch was in danger of treading water if not independent, county brewery. customers streamed into the Market Hall on the We went into a very, very small bar, about the drowning under the onslaught of keg beer. Friday evening! It was so busy our volunteers size of a large shoebox. Peter ordered three I heard that the Crown Inn only had real ale Saturday, 22 October 1977 saw the first Carlisle struggled to keep up with demand! Saturday pints of Jennings Bitter, the publican pulled because the manager, Jack Bell, insisted on it! Beer Festival take place in the Market Hall. 260 lunchtime was also very busy and the final drop some strange looking handle things and there it gallons (2,080 pints) of ten brews were on sale of ale was sold by 7.30pm. 8 Ale Tales 13 Winter 2016 9

AT014.indd 8-9 07/01/2016 12:09:50 Ale Tales Read Ale about it! Our 40th Anniversary Ale Tales is published by the Solway Branch of Find “Ale Tales” in the following real ale pubs: The second Festival was an amazing success Far more importantly, there has been a micro- CAMRA, the Campaign for Real Ale (© 2016) All rights Abbeytown, Wheatsheaf; Aikton, Aikton Arms; as it clearly demonstrated the demand for real brewery revolution that’s changed the face of reserved. Alston, Angel, , Nent House Hotel, Turks Head; , Fox & Pheasant; ale in the city. This was a turning point for the brewing in the UK. Views or comments expressed in this publication may Armathwaite Blencow, Clickham Inn; Bolton Low Houses, fortune of real ale in the city. The Campaign not necessarily be those of the Editor or of CAMRA. Oddfellows, Bowness on Solway, Kings Arms; Despite the closure of far too many and much- To Advertise To place an advert or enquire about our was by no means won, but the tidal wave of , Stoneybeck Inn; , Brambles loved pubs, there are now 40 real ale outlets in rates please contact: Bowscar Brampton bland keg beer was, at last, ebbing. Bistro, Golf Club, Howard Arms, Nags Head, the city. Neil Richards, 01536 358670 or The availability of real ale in the city began to [email protected] Shoulder of Mutton; Broadfield, Crown; Burgh by The recent 2015 Carlisle Beer Festival was our improve slowly. By 1982, Carlisle had sixteen www.matelotmarketing.co.uk Sands, Greyhound; Caldbeck, Oddfellows; 25th event. It featured 57 real ales and 13 real , Globe; , Apple Tree, Beehive, outlets. George Miller’s comments back in 1977 Calthwaite Carlisle ciders. Over 900 people visited and they just Printed by Portland Print, Tel 01536 511 555 Boardroom, Caledonian, Carlisle Rugby Club, about S&N were indeed prophetic as half of their about drank the event dry when we closed early Deadline for Spring 2016 issue is Coach & Horses, Crown (Stanwix), Crown & pubs sold real ale. at 10pm on Saturday evening. 29th February 2016. Thistle, Cumbria Park, Eaten by Monsters, Gosling Roll forward to 2016 Bridge, Griffin, Hour Glass, Joiners Arms, Jovial After 40 years, I am still involved with CAMRA! The brewing and pub landscape has changed Branch Contacts Sailor, Kings Head, Moo Bar, Milbourne Arms, During that time, amongst others, I have had the Richard Weir, Press and Publicity Officer dramatically since the early 1980s due to the Museum Inn, Near Boot, Spinners Arms, honour of being branch secretary, regional Tel 07826 523360 Sportsman, William Rufus, Woodrow Wilson; dismantling of brewing cartels. organiser and branch chairman for over 30 E-mail: [email protected] Castle Carrock, Duke of Cumberland; Crosby on The nemesis that was Greenalls no longer exist. years. Website: www.solway.camra.org.uk Eden, Stag; Culgaith, Black Swan; Cumwhinton, FB: facebook.com/solway.camra Courage has been taken over by global brewing Lowther; Cumwhitton, Pheasant; Curthwaite, Here’s to the next 40 years! giant, Heineken (and still largely ignores real Royal Oak; Dalston, Bridge End; Faugh, String of Branch Diary Horses; , George & Dragon; , ale) A consortium of global brewing giants, Alan Welsh Garrigill Glasson MEETINGS Highland Laddie; , Queen Inn; Heineken and Carlsberg, acquired S&N and its Branch Chairman Great Corby Great Business includes: breweries & pubs news, pub Orton, Wellington; Great Salkeld, Highland assets were split between them. awards, beer festivals, socials, beer guides, etc. Drove; Greystoke, Boot & Shoe; Hallbankgate, Mon 25 Jan- 8pm @ Kings Head, Carlisle. Belted Will; Hayton, Lane End; Hesket Mon 29 Feb - 8pm @ William Rufus, Carlisle. Newmarket, Old Crown; Hethersgill, Black Lion; Mon 21 Mar - 8pm @ Drovers Rest, Monkhill. Kirkbride, Bush; Kirkoswald, Crown, Fetherston; Pubs Matter Langwathby, Shepherds; Lazonby, Joiners Arms, Midland; Longtown, Graham Arms; Low Hesket, This gives everyone in and Wales a SOCIALS List Your Local Rose & Crown; Melmerby, Shepherds; Monkhill, real opportunity to protect valued local pubs by Socials usually visit several real ale pubs. Do you love your local pub? Does it add value to Members and non-members are welcome. Drovers Rest; Mungrisdale, Mill Inn; Nenthead, nominating them as an Asset of Community your local community? Do you want to protect it Please check our website for further details. Miners; Newbiggin, Blue Bell; Newton Reigny, Value. from redevelopment? Fri 15 Jan - Ale Trail social. Sun; Oulton, Bird in Hand; Ousby, Fox; Penrith, Agricultural, Board & Elbow, British Legion Club, Nominating your local is easy! Visit the page Wed 10 Feb 8pm - Branch 40th Birthday Do you want to be part of a national movement Cross Keys, Dog Beck Inn, Druids, Foundry 34, below and fill out the form https://www. Party from 7pm at the Kings Head, Carlisle to save our pubs? Campaign groups across the George, Moo Bar, North Lakes Hotel, Robin Hood, surveymonkey.com/r/FJMTNFX or contact Mike Fri 19 Feb - Ale Trail social. country, including CAMRA, are working hard to Royal; Penruddock, Herdwick; Penton, Bridge; Tuer at Solway CAMRA (email miketuer1@ Fri 4 Mar - Ale Trail social. protect our valued community pubs by Port Carlisle, Hope & Anchor; Red Dial, Sun; yahoo.co.uk ) who will be pleased to help make nominating these much appreciated facilities as Rockcliffe, Crown & Thistle; Roweltown, an application for your local pub. BEER FESTIVALS Assets of Community Value. Crossings Inn; Ruleholme, Golden Fleece; 29-30 Apr 2016 - Pheasant Inn, Cumwhitton , Royal Oak; , Sour Nook; Applications have been approved for the Scotby Sebergham In April 2015, the Government threw us a vital Beer Festival Skelton, Dog & Gun; Silloth, Albion, Cumberland, following pubs in the Solway CAMRA area lifeline and extended planning protection to 6-8 May 2016 - Drovers Rest, Monkhill Beer Golf Hotel; Talkin, Blacksmiths Arms; Thursby, George & Dragon, Garrigill; The Lion, Ireby and pubs listed as Assets of Community Value Festival Ship; Troutbeck, Sportsman; Uldale, Snooty Fox; the Centurion, Walton. Solway CAMRA has (ACV). Any pub nominated with the local 10-12 Nov 2016 - Carlisle Beer Festival at the Warwick, Queens; Wetheral, Crown, Fantails, submitted applications for the following pubs Hallmark Hotel, Court Sq, Carlisle (next to the Council is automatically granted planning Wheatsheaf; Wigton, Black-a-Moor; Wreay, Redfern Inn, Carlisle; Oddfellows Arms, railway station). protection, and you will be consulted if it comes Plough. Caldbeck; Wheatsheaf, Abbeytown. under threat such as change of use, closure or Spring “Ale Tales” out in March redevelopment. Mike Tuer

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AT014.indd 10-11 07/01/2016 12:09:51 IREBY Pennines, North East and Greater Manchester. Bar Fly Pub News The Lion has The CAMRA national pub of the year will be opened again announced in February. If you are aware of any The Crown Inn at after being changes taking place Stanwix has closed for a long in a pub in our area replaced time. It has been then please let us Caledonian spruced up and know. Bar Fly is good Deuchars with a kept its character. but it is hard getting changing guest The beers on around over 150 outlets, even with wings! See beer. offer when Bar Fly visited were Cross Bay Branch Contact for details of how to keep in The Kings Head, our Sunset Blonde and Marstons Pedigree. touch. 2015 City Pub of the PENRITH AIKTON Year, plans to introduce The General Following the a discount for CAMRA Wolfe re-opened removal of members worth 10% off early in Worthington’s a pint. December with Creamflow, the two real ales on The Drovers only re-opened in August 2013. Aikton Arms has sale: Tirril Red added a second Winner of our branch pub of the season in the Barn Ale and autumn of 2014, the pub then went on to win the handpump. The changing guest intention is to branch, county and regional pub of the year ale. The pub is open all day, every day from awards. have two Hesket Newmarket beers on at the The Linton noon. weekend and one at other times. Holme has CAMRA MEMBERS DISCOUNT reopened and STONEYBECK CARLISLE As far as we are aware, the following pubs offer was selling Yates The Stoneybeck The Beehive Inn discounts on real ales to CAMRA members: Bitter and Sun Inn near Bowscar re-opened with Goddess when on the A6 just Apple Tree, Carlisle an extended Bar Fly visited. north of Penrith Beehive, Carlisle range of real ales The pub opens has changed its Griffin, Carlisle and a real cider. from 5-10.30pm real ales and now Kings Head, Carlisle* Sadly, it was on Monday to Friday, 12 to 11pm on Saturday has two from Crown Hotel, Wetheral affected by the and 12 to 10.30pm on Sunday. Hesket Plough Inn, Wreay terrible floods Newmarket and one from Tirril. * awaiting confirmation, please ask at the bar. that hit the city in December 2015. The Redfern Inn If you know of any more, please let us know. has re-opened SUPER REGIONAL PUB OF THE YEAR The Crown & and is currently Please note that pub opening hours are Thistle at selling one always subject to change. To avoid Stanwix has changing real disappointment, Bar Fly advises that you check taken out Sharps ale. the hours with the pub before you travel. Doom Bar and replaced it with a Full details of real ale changing guest pubs in our area and KIRKBRIDE beer. This most of the UK can be As noted means the found on the CAMRA elsewhere in Ale Thistle now has website: Tales, the Bush two changing www.whatpub.com Inn has re- guest beers on sale. opened, selling The Drovers Rest, Monkhill has received the Franco’s Ristorante now sells Coniston two real ales from rare CAMRA accolade as one of four “super Bluebird; real ale in a bottle. Greene King. regional” pubs of the year. Our “super region” covers Scotland, Northern Ireland, West

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AT014.indd 12-13 07/01/2016 12:10:03 What’s Brewing What’s Brewing Andrews Ales Estate. Two part-time staff have been engaged Don’t forget too look out for the new beer around Waulkmill Cider Andrew continues to concentrate production on to undertake brewing and marketing. Easter time next year. Late on Saturday evening at the Carlisle Beer his core beers: Supus Lupus (3.6% ABV), Festival several volunteers were chatting on the A new beer has recently been introduced to the Colin Lister Cummertrees Pale Ale (4.0% ABV), Wee Willy Cider Bar. Someone picked up a Waulkmill range ‘The Experiment’ 5.6 % ABV a homage to Wonky (4.2% ABV) and Into The Darkness Eden leaflet and casually said, “We have an apple the Carlisle State Management Scheme - also (4.3% ABV). There are no plans at present for A new winter stout has been brewed named tree in our garden”. Another volunteer said they known as ‘the great experiment’ - which has its any seasonal or special beers. Cumberland Black at 4.0% ABV. Using French had two trees and so the conversation centenary in 2016. Fuggles and English Goldings; it will be on sale continued. Then someone said, “I’d gladly give The big news for Andrews Ales is the A new beer, Silverback a 4.5% ABV mild, was in limited supply. some apples to Waulkmill” and others also diversification into cider production. The cider brewed for Solway CAMRA’s 25th Anniversary agreed. will be called Red Gauntlet (5% ABV) after the Eden Gold continues to be the brewery’s beer festival and was voted runner up at the Sir Walter Scott novel that was set in Dumfries. bestseller with Eden Best second. This made me wonder if other CAMRA event. members (and non-members) had any spare All the apples used in producing the cider come Jason and his team are still brewing between 20 The brewery participated in the ‘Drink Cumbria apples they’d like to donate to the worthy cause from within a 10 mile radius of the brewery. The to 25 barrels a week. Dry ‘ campaign in support of Cumbria of making excellent local cider? cider is currently being conditioned in former Community Foundation’s Flood Appeal by Terry Abraham, the outdoor film-maker who whisky casks that come from the Bladnoch If you’re reading this and wondering what to do donating £5 for every firkin purchased during produced the BBC documentary on the life of distillery in Wigtownshire. Red Gauntlet should with your unwanted apples (even it it’s only a December. The brewery also participated in Scafell and its people, entitled Life of a Mountain be available by Easter. small amount), please contact me and we’ll Cockermouth’s flagship ‘Taste Cumbria’ event has produced another film, this time about make arrangements to pass them on to Chris at The brewery is also developing an online despite the floods. Blencathra. The film premier is to be screened Waulkmill Cider. Please email me: presence and should have a website by Easter. at Rheged in May 2016 and Eden Brewery has Penny and Dick Crack [email protected]. been commissioned to brew a commerative Rob Ryan Cumberland beer of around 4.0%. It will be a blonde, session Gail Sirmais Appleby Our ongoing thanks go to Cumberland Brewery beer. Brewer, Fred Mills, reports it has been a good for their assistance in storing, delivering and Richard Owen start to his first eight months of brewing. collecting our stillage, bar and all manner of The Crossings Inn things related to the Carlisle Beer Festival. Hesket Newmarket Their new stout, Middle-Aged Spread (5.2%) Hesket Newmarket brewery has had a good Roweltown has been brewed ready for winter sales. The The brewery participated in the ‘Drink Cumbria year with sales going well, despite the poor beer range now includes: Senior Moment, Dry ‘ campaign in support of Cumbria A traditional country summer. A new fermenter is being installed to Midlife Crisis and Middle-Aged Spread. Community Foundation’s Flood Appeal by pub serving quality enable more beer to be produced.Old Carrock donating free casks of beer to some of the real ales and By January 2016, this small brewery intends to Strong Ale won a Silver Medal at the SIBA North participating pubs. All the proceeds from the delicious home move premises, having already outgrown its West awards. cooked food—steaks sale went to the Flood Appeal. present home in an industrial outlet in Appleby. are our speciality Santa’s Winter Blonde has been produced The new premises, a converted stable within a Richard Weir again, although this year it is a turbo-charged Open every day from Grade II listed building in the village of Morland Derwent Scafell Blonde, rather than a lager type beer. 4pm in the Eden Valley, is where the brewing aroma As Beer Festival Organiser, I had the pleasure Available at 5.2% ABV in bottles, the draught will be found. There are plans for a small Food from 5.45pm to of presenting Mark Johnston with the 2015 version is 4.5% ABV t and available at various brewery shop, together with brewery tours and 8.30pm, Wednesday Solway Beer of the Year Award. The beer, outlets including the Old Crown. ‘learning to brew’ courses later in 2016. to Sunday chosen by our branch members, was the Paul Claringbold Richard Owen wonderful Marshall Port Stout. Mark and Allie Away from the hustle and bustle; yet under 30 are delighted to have won the award and the Sulwath minutes from Carlisle! Carlisle certificate is on display in their office. Sulwath achieved second place with their Black The last few months have been a very busy time Galloway in the porter category at the Troon for Carlisle Brewing Co. Brewing has now This quarter has once more seen excellent The Crossings Inn, Roweltown, Beer Festival. moved from the Spinners’ Arms to a brand new sales of real ale backed up with increasing sales Carlisle CA6 6LG 10 barrel plant (formerly Oban Ales) situated in of bottled beer. Keith Bruce Tel: 016977 48620 an industrial unit on the Kingstown Industrial 14 Ale Tales 13 Winter 2016 15

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