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From the Newark branch of CAMRA Hits Membership Milestone

AMRA is now an By February 1974, the member - real ale’, and to this day organisation with over ship number had risen to 9,000, CAMRA membership consists C 100,000 members! and in a development of great of people of all ages and CAMRA was formed in 1971 significance for the future style ethnicities, with members by Michael Hardman, Jim and operation of CAMRA as an including television personali - Makin, Graham Lees and Bill organisation, the first local ties, musicians and leading Mellor, when an idea of a branches had been formed. Government Ministers. campaign arose whilst they Presently CAMRA has over After a major national cele - were bemoaning the state of 200 local branches, holds bration at the recent Great British beer and . over 150 beer festivals annu - British Beer Festival, the Popularity for the then-named ally, and is one of the most 100,000 member celebrations Campaign for the Revitalisation successful consumer move - look set to continue with of Ale quickly grew, and by ments in Europe. A past branches organising their the end of 1973, the organisa - recruitment slogan read: ‘It own celebrations to fit their tion boasted 5,000 members. takes all sorts to campaign for busy campaigning calendars.

Yarr! It be International TLAP Day Avast me hearties! This Septemby 19th pipe a message to Cap’n Stuie Shortpants on 07804 be International Talk Like a Pirate Day 805 096 or be sendin’ ‘im an e-bottle at Yarr! An' to celebrate it, the scally - [email protected]. But rememby, if ye wags from the good ship CAMRA be ain’t bein’ dressed like a pirate ye ain’t a-boardin’ talkin’ like pirates all day. Not only ship an’ settin’ sail wi’ us. Meanwhile, ye can be that, we be dressin’ like ‘em too! YARR! brushin’ up on yer pirateese an’ be a- We be settin’ a-sail on a Wright’s wag - learnin’ other pirate stuff at gon an’ goin’ plunderin’ the locals for dubloons in www.yarr.org.uk/ aid o’ charity aroun’ the villages o’ the shire. An’ while we be at it, we be drinkin’ plenty o’ the local YARRRRRR!!! grog too! YARRRR!!! Cap’n Philthy Fugpig To join up wi’ our crew o’ scurvy sea dogs, please

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Beer Gu tter Press Drink like a is published by the Newark-on- Trent branch of the Campaign for Pirate Real Ale (CAMRA). Newark CAMRA strives to increase consumer choice of real ale by arrrr! It be many a long objecting to closures and year since we last be in championing high standards of APenzance, so avin’ plun - customer service in the area’s dered ye old ATM for public houses. We support our local doubloons we set sail for breweries by promoting the diversity they bring to the bar. Cornwall. ‘Pon our arrival we Timothy Taylor Landlord an’ be met by our ‘ost, a former Otter Bitter. Next up, ye Turks Newark CAMRA also brings scallywag o’ Newark now o’ Head for a pint o’ Hydes Bells national issues such as tax and Marazion, a man they be callin’ an’ Whistles an’ then just up opening hours to local attention. Mutley. We be press gangin’ t’ street ye Admiral Benbow Importantly, we are a social group of likeminded drinkers of all ages ‘im into being our drinkin’ where we be eatin’ lunch, and walks of life. Anyone is guide for the weekend an’ ‘e swilled down wi’ St Austell welcome to attend our meetings, be acceptin’ the role wi’ relish! Proper Job, which we all be details of which can be found Day 1 – Aaaaarfter a hearty votin’ beer o’ the day. elsewhere in this issue. breakfast we be settin’ off on Wi’ our bellies full an’ our our quest. T’ first port of call spirits high we be venturin’ Beer Gutter Press welcomes local-interest beer related articles be ye Star at Crowlas – local forth to t’ Dock Inn. Here we and letters for publication. CAMRA pub o’ the year. ‘Ere be drinkin’ Spingo’s. A 5% All material should be sent to we be layin’ waste (to oursel’) cloudy beer bein’ brewed at [email protected] or wi’ lashings o’ Crowlas Bitter t’ Blue Anchor in Helston that 27 Kingsnorth Close, Newark, NG24 1PS (brewed in t’ pub), Townsend has all the alarm bells To reach a high proportion of Audley Gold, Titanic Red a-ringin’. There be no takin’ discerning imbibers across East Nottinghamshire, contact our Ensign, Coastal Sunshine an’ this one back t’ bar tho’ – it’s advertising team on 01536 358670. Woodlands Mild. The intention s’posed to be like that. Aaaaar! bein’ to spend the whole day Round t’ corner t’ ye Dolphin An electronic version of this ‘ere but due to a cock-up on an’ St Austell Tinners, an’ then publication is available for t’ caterin’ front (the galley to t’ Alexandra Inn for download from the Newark CAMRA bein’ closed) we be endin’ up Skinners Bays Revenge. A fish web site, where you will also find more information on local real ale back in Marazion for some supper be roundin’ it all off topics and unabridged versions of before we be makin’ our way vittals and St Austell Tribute in pieces that have appeared on these ye King’s Arms. back to ye King’s Arms in pages. Point your web browser to: Day 2 – The big ‘un, a pub Marazion to be reflectin’ on a www.newarkcamra.org.uk crawl roun’ Penzance. The brilliant weekend in Pirate stagecoach be droppin’ us off country. Yarr! Opinions expressed within Beer Gutter Press are not necessarily in the centre o’ the town and a those of the editorial staff or short walk be bringin’ us to ye CAMRA at local or national level. Crown Inn, a small pub servin’ Bobcat o’ Nine Tails

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ack in April of this year away from the lager swilling involved in the day to day I found myself in the yob of his character Tony in running (filming aside) of his Bpicturesque village of ‘Men Behaving Badly’. But the own establishment, drinking Marton-Cum-Grafton, North man certainly likes his beer his own beers. I for one Yorkshire, in search of Ye Olde and, just perhaps, this is very applaud them and what they Punchbowl Inn for a much a labour of love. have achieved and although lunchtime ‘sharpener’. As Their first test brew of 40 their fame will no doubt help some of you may be aware pints was made in the kitchen them along the way their this pub was made famous in and, in their words “turned beers, pub and food will the Channel 4 documentary out surprisingly well”. It was, stand up on their own merits ‘Neil Morrisey’s Risky and remains so, a hybrid of and I urge you to take the Business’ in which Neil and something between a lager three mile detour off the A1M his best mate, celebrity chef and a pale ale with a refresh - and give them a try. Richard Fox, set about finding ing fruity aroma giving the a pub to buy and operate drinker lager notes initially along with their own micro- with a more bitter aftertaste. brewery. A successful marketing cam - paign was implemented with I personally found the pro - Tesco coming on board to sell gramme extremely interesting Morrisey Fox Blonde in bot - as they set about a complete tles at national level. refurbishment of the pub and I had their Brunette on my kitchen whilst setting up their visit, a more traditional ruby brewery in the pub’s out bitter, and very nice it was building, all whilst trying to too. These recipes and brews keep the locals on-side. As I are actually developed by the sat there with my pint I got to boys although the brewing thinking about the validity of and bottling for Tescos is car - celebrities running pubs. Is it ried out by the Cropton a case of them cashing in and Brewery at Pickering. The feeding egos or is there a real cask versions are brewed on passion behind the façade? site. It is a well known fact that This project, according to Neil is a member of CAMRA, Neil Morrisey, is the culmina - joining at the GBBF a couple tion of 40 years of pub crawls, of years ago, and the real Neil drinking in other people’s Morrisey is a million miles pubs and a desire to be

4 Beer Gutter Press • Issue 38 BGP_Issue38:BeerGutterPress_no26 10/08/2009 15:22 Page 5 Dom’s Ramblings e visited a couple breakfast is the most impor - . of outlying pubs tant meal of the day, no mat - W this time, the first ter what time you eat it. being the Full Moon at Landlord Will was still Morton, which I wanted to pretty happy at being named see as it has had quite a by the Guardian as one of facelift. the top hundred country pubs in the UK, listed in the for her home made dishes. It is still a very attractive family friendly section. This Valerie is hoping to have pub, but now it has a very is not surprising. How many different social evenings modern feel to it, which other pubs have Toddle ranging from curry nights, comes as a pleasant surprise Time! The pub is open for through quizzes to bingo after passing the charmingly young families to enjoy the nights, but she is also hop - old fashioned outside. The amenities. Mothers (or ing to get a musical feel to pub is still made up of small fathers) can meet for a cof - the pub. She was a semi pro - areas, all connected, but it fee while the toddlers can fessional entertainer and now has a modern, light and play safely with toys provid - has supported many famous lively feel about it. This has ed by the pub. For informa - names, so she is keen to also made it feel bigger and tion, call 01636 830251 or have a range of music nights more open, a clever effect. visit www.themoonatmor - in the pub. The beers here The bar has more room for ton.co.uk are from John Smiths, Black hand pumps and there were We also popped out to the Sheep and Adnams and the five beers on when we visit - Packhorse at Beckingham as opening times are 12-3 and ed. Blue Monkey it has recently changed 5-12 on Monday to Moonshine, brewed for the hands. It is a pity that this Thursday and open all day pub, Beartown Bearskinful, pub has not really had any - on Friday, Saturday and Bass, Rock bit - one stay for a long time Sunday. The pub is also ter, and Abbeydale Matins. since Landlord Andy left as going to be given a facelift, My official taster said the it is a true community pub so it will be bright and Blue Monkey was lovely. and it just needs a bit of con - welcoming. Give it a try, it’s Food is a very important tinuity to make it a great not far out of Newark and part of the Moon and there pub. Maybe Valerie and you don’t need your is a new chef and menus, Darren (Daz) Kent are the passport to cross the border including vegetarian, so all people to bring it up. They into Lincolnshire! tastes can be catered for. In are young and full of ideas June they launched a break - and come from the STOP PRESS: fast menu served from 10 to Parklands in Lincoln. They Mark Priestley who ran the 2.30. Black pudding and moved in on the 28th of Great Northern is now in the bacon from Porters, May and are finding their Nags Head at Sutton on sausages from Gonalston feet. Food will be important Trent and the Great and bread from Farnsfield and Valerie will be using Northern at Carlton on Trent supports the theory that locally obtained ingredients has recently re-opened.

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Newark. All three of us are look - Mild in May ing forward to the 2010 trail n Saturday 9th May We then caught the number and possibly some more new Mark and myself set 44 bus back into Nottingham pubs. If anyone would like to Oout on the mild trail in and then the tram (what a join us next year they are more Nottingham. After a short walk great way of getting around than welcome, we are not from the station we arrived at Nottingham) out to Basford. choosy who buys our beers! the Canal House where we Our first port of call was the Andrew enjoyed Castle Rock’s Black Horse & Jockey, where we Tailed Skinner (4.2%) at £2.60 sampled a Theakstons a pint. This was a very good Traditional Mild (3.8%) at Beer Gutter Quiz - No. 11 Welcome to the latest edition of start to the trail. £2.20 a pint. This turned out our cryptic Quarterly Prize Quiz. We had decided to try a few to be our least favourite pub pubs which either one or both and beer. We then had a short This time the answers are all games of us had never been in walk to the Fox & Crown, (board games and the like). There’ll before, so we bought an all home of the Alcazar Brewery, be a beery prize for the winner. day rider ticket on the num - where we tried a Black Fox Send your replies along with name, ber 45 bus for £3 (this (3.5%) at £2.14. A very good address and telephone number to [email protected] covered both the bus and the pub and well worth a visit or by snail mail to ‘Beer Gutter Quiz tram.) and headed out to (they do Thai food in an No 11’, 22 Ringrose Close, Newark, . As neither of us evening). As the rain came Notts NG24 2JL to arrive by 30 knew Mapperley, we got off down we hurried onto the September 2009. The winner will the bus a few stops too soon Horse & Groom, selling be selected at random from all the correct entries. and walked to the first of the Millbridge Mild (3.8%) from three pubs there. Ossett Brewery at £2.35. We 1. One goes to university. The first pub we tried was were now feeling that every - 2. Anything goes between physicians. The Plainsman. Much to our thing was all right with the 3. Special Constable pursued by despair, they did not have any world as we headed for our disorderly crowd… 4. mild but as they said they final pub of the day, the Lion …but police follow rebel leader. 5. Knight head-over-heels over would give us a sticker we Inn at New Basford. All three knight. tried Nottingham Brewery’s of us enjoyed our Impey Dark 6. Biblical greeting. Legend at £2 a pint. Then (3.4%) at £2.66. This was 7. Where you start to play one. onto The Woodthorpe Top possibly our joint second 8. Grass round driving area where we had a another favourite beer of the day. The conceals Zulu. 9. Nottingham Brewery beer, others were Black Tailed Elephant rider? Not half! 10. Do less in America. Rock Mild (3.8%) for £1.86. Swallow and Millbridge Mild. Here we were joined by a Finally, we caught the tram The winner of Quiz No 10 was Paul work colleague of mine back to the train station. We Murphy of Newark. Frank, a lager drinker but he had enjoyed a day sampling The answers to the last quiz were tried all the milds we drank many new beers and pubs and 1) Parsons Green 2) Brent Cross 3) Maida Vale 4) Barbican that day. Then onto the Bread possibly changed Frank into a 5) Mile End 6) Kentish Town & Bitter where we had a cask ale drinker. The beers 7) Rickmansworth 8) Perivale Castle Rock Black Gold were not over-priced and 9) Rotherhithe 10) Mornington Crescent (3.8%) at £2.20 a pint. cheaper than we pay in

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8 Beer Gutter Press • Issue 38 BGP_Issue38:BeerGutterPress_no26 10/08/2009 15:22 Page 9 Ron’s Rounds or this issue, some pubs weather at the weekend there close to Newark that are is usually a third real ale and F impossible to reach by often this is locally sourced. public transport in the Recent guests have included evening are featured. The Springhead Surrender and (being sold off at £1 a pint) Willow Tree , at Barnby in the Blue Monkey Original. and Old Speckled Hen Willows, is an 18th century The excellent and former (£2.70). However, more building where Kathryn and Newark Branch Pub of the inspiring micro-brewery beers Brett provide a warm and Year, The Five Bells is at the are often to be found. My pint welcoming environment. far end of Claypole village. In of Tetley bitter was in good Batemans XB is the regular June there was a ‘birthday condition and so was the beer and the pint I had for party’ to celebrate the 10th Tetley Mild. £2.50 was in tip-top condition. year that Martin and Kay have I also called in to the other The other beer varies and been in charge and this was pub in Claypole, The when I visited it was attended by 500 people! The Woolpack , to investigate the Theakstons Best Bitter at regular beers are Tetley Cask rumour that real ale was no £2.30. In comparison with the Bitter (£2.35) and Greene longer on offer. Sadly, this XB this was rather bland and King IPA (£2.45). At the time turned out to be the case and noticeably sweeter but also in of my visit in late June the there are no immediate plans excellent condition. In warmer two guests were Tetley Mild to reintroduce any. Meet the Landlord: Paul Goodman Kings Road in Fulham, and the three years as landlord of the Wilton Arms in Thornton Heath. Jolly Farmers in Ruddington Paul was born in Luton but has before taking over at The Vine lived in Nottinghamshire since in Newark in April 2006. the age of five. Paul is a CAMRA member He started his career as a and encourages the sale of landlord in the mid 1980s as a real ales at The Vine. There lthough Paul has a relief manager with Hardys are usually two to three music degree from the and Hansons before a three- Springhead beers available, A Birmingham School of year stint as manager of the plus one from the Nottingham Music, a PGCE teaching quali - Woodman in Ripley. This was Brewery and one guest from a fication, and has taught music followed by a return to full- small brewery. So if you want in a number of schools, in a time teaching coupled with a a good choice of well-kept sense he comes from a busy evening and weekend beers at a reasonable price, pub-keeping background. His life as a vocalist and keyboard then stroll down Barnbygate grandfather kept two pubs player in pubs and clubs in and say hello to him. during the Second War period Nottingham and adjoining – the Hand in Flower in the counties. After this there were Kiwi Beer Gutter Press • Issue 38 9 BGP_Issue38:BeerGutterPress_no26 10/08/2009 15:22 Page 10 Pub Crawl: Stamford

aving dropped my part - be seen. To my dismay they ner at Northgate to had all headed straight to the Henable her to catch a Five Horseshoes! train to see her mate in , There was just one more everything was sorted for me stop, The Blue Bell at to join my beer comrades on a Belmesthorpe, before arriving ‘fact finding’ trip in t’other at Stamford. With the bus direction, to Stamford. Don’t parked up for the duration, get me wrong though, Lorna four more pubs followed in likes a glass of beer or two fairly quick succession. The BUT she would no more relish Otter’s Pocket, a reasonable an all day trip in a mini bus choice of beers but perhaps a for the prime purpose of sam - within easy staggering little too sports bar-ish. pling fine ales than I would distance from the pub. Having said that though, it enjoy being dragged around We entered the hostelry does have the bonus of having twelve different shoe shops! confident and full of anticipa - a TV in the toilets, presum - Just a short trip down the tion, but we left a little sheepishly. ably so you don’t miss any of A1 from Newark, Stamford is Black Sheepishly to be the action (I suppose you certainly a good choice of precise. Just the half though, have to watch the dribbling) town for our purposes. Did I responsible drinking of course and the football commentary say Stamford? I think I was a and also down to the fact that is in Finnish! little misled by our social the beer choice could have The Green Man was the secretary, what he really been a little more imaginative second pub in Stamford that meant to say (in good train with just Black Sheep and a we visited, excellent pub, announcer’s voice) was Greene King incarnation excellent choice of beers, “Stamford, calling at Bourne, (Speckled Hen) to choose from. followed by the Jolly Brewer Greatford, Barholm and Never mind, next stop, and the Periwig, also a couple Belmesthorpe”! Not that I was Barholm. What a pretty little of good un’s! Back to the mini complaining though. village, and so well cared for. bus for about 7-ish before First stop, Smith’s at Even as long ago as the heading back home, via of Bourne, an excellent pub and English civil war, money was course, just one more pub. former grocery shop. It would being splashed to give the Well it would be rude not to have been so easy to tarry for church a new tower. “Was wouldn’t it? The White Swan a while, supping outside in ever such a thing since cre - at Barrowby being the choice. the sunshine, but a few more ation?” “A new steeple built in Needless to say, a very pubs awaited our patronage. the time of vexation” reads enjoyable day and a big thank The Hare & Hounds at the inscription. I was all you has to go to Stu for organ - Greatford certainly looked the enthusiastic and ready to share ising it and last but certainly part from the outside. It even this knowledge with my com - not least, Dom for driving us had its own little camp site at panions but as I looked all to drink! the bottom of the garden, around, they were nowhere to Philk

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Quick Review: Diary Branch meetings Southwell Inns & Thu, 13 Aug - Green man (formerly St. Vincent's Arms), Norton Disney. Thu, 10 Sept - Lord Ted, Farndon. Ale Houses by Roger Dobson Thu, 1 Oct - Old Malt Shovel, Newark. irst published in 2008 Thu, 5 Nov - Vine, Newark. This is this publication tracks the AGM, please make every effort the history of to attend. You will require your F membership card if you wish to vote. Southwell’s public houses from its early beginnings to Meetings commence 8pm, the present day. It is a factual all welcome. interesting account of why there were thirty pubs in Socials Southwell. This insight into Libraries or Southwell Thu 13 to Sun 16 Aug - Grantham an age gone by with pictures, Minster shop, price £6.95p. Beer Festival, Railway Club, Grantham. maps, facts and figures. I can definitely recommend Sun, 23 Aug - Charity games day, Sponsored by Nottingham- this publication with the map Crown, Bathley (POTY). Start shire County Council, it is and details to follow the ten 2.30pm. available from Notts CC pub crawl. Thu, 27 Aug - Visit to Peterborough beer festival. Fri, 4 Sep - London Heritage pub crawl. Sat, 19 Sep - Talk Like a Pirate Woolpack Update Day charity pub crawl around local villages. s you may have read in wrong with the current name, Fri, 25 Sept - Beer and coffee charity the local newspapers, but he would like to have a morning, Fox & Crown. Start 11pm. A the Woolpack on name that brings it back to it Stodman Street is in the roots when it first opened, For full details, please call Stu process of being refurbished. which is believed to be in on 07804 805 096 Two and a half years ago 1452. Details of all meetings and socials the pub was bought by I will be keeping you up to can be seen on our website: www.newarkcamra.org.uk/diary.htm Michael Thurlby who owns, date on the progress through - amongst others, the Tobie out the coming months and Norris in Stamford. He shut talking to Mr Thurlby about the pub after just six months, what he plans to do when he due to lack of trade. But now opens the pub. he has plans to keep all the lit - Si tle cosy rooms, and open up the previous living space upstairs, to the public. Mr Thurlby is trying to get townsfolk to rename the pub. I think that there is nothing

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LocAle Update LocAle accreditation is awarded to Musical Notes pubs which pledge to always offer at least one locally brewed real ale (within a radius of 20 miles from the pub's door) on their bar. The follow - ing pubs in our area are currently in the scheme:

Bramley Apple, Southwell Castle, Newark Crown, Normanton on Trent Crown & Mitre, Newark NEW ith another success - most of us still enjoy classic Ferry Inn, North Muskham ful May Beer rock covers, when performed Fox & Crown, Newark W Festival under our well they still manage to stir Full Moon, Morton belts, we managed to give nostalgic feelings of our Hearty Goodfellow, Southwell you all some glorious weather youth. It’s just that some of Old Coach House, Southwell to go with the beer and us never really grow up and music. Highlights of a musi - settle into middle age! You Sir John Arderene, Newark cal kind at this year’s festival work out which category you Spread Eagle, Hockerton included Friday night head - fit into, - I know mine! Vine, Newark liners Treebeard, returning I recently went to see after a break of some five American prog metal band, Also near by: years with their unique take Dream Theater, in Leeds and Bridge Inn, Dunham on Trent on songs such as Motorhead’s wow! what a gig. A personal Staunton Arms, Staunton ‘Ace of Spades’ and a stomping favourite of mine, they version of Jethro Tull’s ‘Living perform not so much songs Withdrawn from last issue: in the Past’. Complete with as pieces of music, and to the Boat House, Farndon the flute player on one leg, a highest calibre. I must say la Ian Anderson, they soon that not everybody ‘gets’ Look out for the LocAle window stickers and font crowns on got the crowd up and jigging. them, but I urge you to at hand pumps! Saturday teatime threw up least check them out if you Pubs wishing to apply for accredita - one of the surprises of the like quality metal music. tion should contact Newark CAMRA. weekend with a tremendous On a more local note some performance by rock covers up and coming gigs in More information at: band The Framed. In fact I Newark include, in August at www.newarkcamra.org.uk/locale.htm would go so far as to say they the Fox and Crown: Sat 15th were probably the best - Natural Born Boogie, Sat received band of the whole 22nd - Booba Dust, Sat 29th weekend. Check them out - Hot Club, Sun 30th – next time they play the Fox & Framed. Then on Fri 11th Crown in Newark, August September, - Kelly’s Heroes. bank holiday weekend. Happy rockin’. I personally think that Duncan

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COMPETITION: The end of the BGP? ell, yes and no... Sad branch with some 300-ish We are also changing the to say that last issue members is it? Anybody that title of the newsletter to Walmost saw the resig - has a view or a story, ideally something a little more ...erm, nation of our newsletter editor relating to things local and of politically correct. Ideally we and with that, in my opinion, a beery nature, can submit would like to keep the initials the end of the Beer Gutter their piece. So come on, let’s BGP, suggestions so far Press. Anybody that has have a flow of articles to stop include ‘Beer Goes Public’ and attended a branch meeting in the Editor turning into (more ‘Beer Glass Periodical’, neither the last year or so will know of) a grumpy old man! After very inspiring! If you can the reason – a lack of articles all, he does a good job for us, think of something more once again, despite constant and we all like reading the clever or witty, even if the title reminders and countless ideas newsletter don’t we? You can doesn’t keep the BGP initials, for subject matter. The BGP is send your articles electroni - please submit your idea to the published quarterly and requires cally to webby@newarkcam - above addresses. The winner 14 articles of circa 200 words. ra.org.uk or by mail to the will receive a beery prize. Not really a big ask for a address printed on page 3. H Pub Fumes: Kids ids in pubs - let’s ban even coffee, not to mention be aware of other pub users. them! Nah, not really pub grub. Pubs have had to I also think there is a part to be Kbut at least it got your diversify simply to survive played here by the publican. Of attention. Although I don’t and I think most will agree course they don’t want to lose want to ban them I do have a that they are generally better Mum, Dad, junior, a pint of lager, a beef about trainee adults in places for doing so. In my medium Chardonnay, two steaks hostelries, please read on to view though, pubs are still and chicken nuggets, but are they learn more... pubs, not crèches! in danger of losing so much more? Today’s pub is a very different I find it most annoying Am I a parent? No. Now animal to the pub of yester - when I’m enjoying a pint to before you jump down my year when it was pretty much have to put up with kiddies throat and accuse me of a the domain of the working who’s parents let them do selfish self interest, surely class male, when children were their own thing that often even parents of kiddies often left outside with a bag of involves running around deserve a night down their crisps and if they were lucky, a unchecked, annoying other local free of unchecked juniors lemonade, whilst waiting customers, whilst funnily in a predominantly adult envi - patiently for Dad to sup up. enough they enjoy a pint with ronment? So then, children in I’m not suggesting for one their friends. Then of course pubs? Under the supervision of minute that we go back to there is the toddler, bawling a responsible adult, not a those days. The pub of today and crying. It’s not the children’s problem but most importantly is undoubtedly a more wel - fault, it’s the responsibility of a pub should be a pub and not coming and inclusive place to the parent to reign their young a kindergarten. enjoy a pint, soft drink or ones in and at the very least to I.M. Bitter Beer Gutter Press • Issue 38 13 BGP_Issue38:BeerGutterPress_no26 10/08/2009 15:22 Page 14 Pub Spotlight: Fox & Crown

art of the Castle Rock Elvridge and his staff also down on food miles, so along empire (formally offer a large range of conti - with their commitment to P Tynemill) the Fox & nental bottled beers and nine LocAle this could be said to Crown has established itself different Polish vodkas plus be very much a ‘green’ pub. as Newark’s premiere live Stowford Press Cider. As well as the regular live music venue as well as regu - The pub itself is airy, mod - music, most Sunday nights larly appearing in the Good ern and welcoming, having a there is a quiz for those who Beer Guide, offering up to ten touch of a continental feel to want to stir the old grey mat - real ales on hand pump at any it. Split into several areas, the ter before returning to the one time. main three-sided bar sits cen - working week and I can rec - Regular beers from the trally with a dining area to ommend the old early doors Castle Rock portfolio on offer the rear and two other small - session (5 ‘til 7pm-ish) when include Sheriff’s Tipple, er snug areas off to the right. this pub really comes into its Harvest Pale and Hemlock Food is served Monday own, offering one of the most along with Everards Tiger and Thursday noon - 1.30pm and convivial places in which to Batemans XXXB plus up to 5pm-8pm, Saturday 11am- forget about the working day. five guest beers, one of which 8pm and Sunday noon - 3pm. Happy drinking! is usually a mild or All produce is locally sourced Duncan stout/porter. Manager Simon and prepared on site, cutting

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Dave & Dawn invite you to The Castle & Falcon For people who enjoy a comfortable atmosphere in a traditional pub.

John Smith’s Cask plus two guest beers on offer.

Not a restaurant, but a cracking little ale house.

Pool, darts, dominoes, table or long-alley skittles on tap.

oh! and the beer’s not bad, either. 10 London Road, Newark 01636 703513

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