The FREE Magazine of the Ashford, & Romney Marsh Branch of CAMRA - Spring 2013

Beer, Cider and Steam

Kent & East Sussex Railway Tenterden Town Station, Friday 14th and Saturday 15th June See pages 24 - 25 for full details Editorial Welcome to the Spring edition of Marsh facilities can be found on the Online Pub Mash. With the Winter behind us and Guide section of the branch website. hopefully, the Summer ahead of us, we can look forward to the many Beer Festivals Once again we have increased the number that are held in our local pubs, plus our own of pages and added a few more articles for festival at the Kent & East Sussex Railway your enjoyment. Nigel, our Social Secretary at Tenterden. Other CAMRA Festivals are has arranged some interesting trips during the Kent Festival at Canterbury in July and the Summer months, please keep an eye on the Great British Beer Festival at London the website events page for new or changes Olympia in August. Additionally there is to the programme. I look forward to seeing a wide variety of country pubs that have you on some of our trips and at Tenterden in gardens to while away a pint or two of local June. Enjoy your summer drinking. ale on a fine afternoon or early evening. Further details of opening hours and Bob (Chairman)

Contents Page No. Advertisers Page No. Editorial 2 Bell Inn, 4 What’s On 3 Black Horse, Monks Horton 9 Pub of the Year 5 Bowl Inn, Hastingleigh 31 Beer and Cheese 6 Chambers, Folkestone 31 Canadian Trail 10 Chubby Chicken Company 9 Book Review 15 Cinque Ports, 37 Shirley’s Recipe 16 Colsan Services, Woodchurch 36 Half a Year at Shepherd Neame 19 Drum, Stanford 35 Sandgate Beer Tasting 21 Farriers Arms, Mersham 34 Spencers Brewery 22 George, Bethersden 22 Kent & East Sussex Railway Beer Festival 24 Hop Fuzz Brewery, 7 Pub News 26 Lifeboat Inn, Folkestone 37 Staying in Pubs 28 Old Dairy Brewery, Rolvenden 33 Micropubs 32 OneOneTwo Wines, Hythe 8 Local Brewery News 33 Red Lion, 14 Old Forge Brewery 34 Robin Hood, Icklesham 23 Branch Logo Competition 38 Shepherd and Crook, 32 Marsh Mash Update 38 Six Bells, Woodchurch 4 LocAle Pubs 38 Star Inn, 40 Branch Information 39 Three Mariners, Hythe 14 White Hart, Hythe 29 White Hart, Newenden 37

Marsh Mash Spring 2013 Page 2 What’s On Branch Meetings Social Events - Continued

For further details on meetings, socials and Friday 7 June - beer festivals check out WHAT’S BREWING, Folkestone Air Show, visit our branch website or join our Yahoo guided pub tours of Group (members only). Folkestone

Branch Meetings start at 19:30 Sunday 9 June - Folkestone Air Show, 16 April - Earl of Clarendon, Sandgate guided pub tours of Folkestone and nearby rural pubs 14 June - Tenterden Station, K&ESR Visit our website for more information 17 July - Branch AGM, Pullman, Folkestone www.camra-afrm.org.uk

Social Events - All Welcome CAMRA Beer Festivals Thursday 4 April - Bus trip, meet 12.10 Planet Thanet Beer Festival, Margate Folkestone bus station to catch 12.20 to Friday 29 - Saturday 30 March 2013 , 12.45 Coach & Horses, then Elham K&ESR Beer Festival, Tenterden Friday 12 April - Folkestone. Micro Crawl Friday 14 - Saturday 15 June 2013 Meet Samuel Peto 6pm and then on to Guildhall 7pm and British Lion 8pm Kent Beer Festival, Canterbury Thursday 19 - Saturday 21 July 2013 Friday 1 May - Early morning social in London Great British Beer Festival, London Tuesday 13 - Saturday 17 August 2013 Saturday 4 May - Day trip to Icklesham and Rye Other Beer Festivals

Chambers, Folkestone Thursday 9 May - 11.33 train from Ashford Thursday 28 March - Monday 1 April to Paddock Wood, taxi to Halfway House at Cinque Ports, New Romney Brenchley, £10 each way Friday 26 - Sunday 28 April

Homegrown Custom ‘N’ Classic Show at Tuesday 14 May 4pm - Bus to the Star Inn, St Mary in the Marsh and New Romney Friday 10 - Sunday 12 May

Six Bells Woodchurch Friday 24 May 4pm - Walk around Friday 17 - Sunday 19 May The Bell Inn, Ivychurch

Friday 5 - Sunday 7 July Saturday 1 June - Eurostar to Lille Farriers Arms, Mersham

Friday 26 - Sunday 28 July Wednesday 5 June - Micro-crawl in White Hart, Newenden Maidstone Saturday 27 - Sunday 28 July

Marsh Mash Spring 2013 Page 3 CAMRA AF&RM Pub of the Year 2013 --- Runner Up --- www.6-bells.co.uk The Six Bells, Woodchurch Beer Festival - Friday 17 to Sunday 19 May 2013 Angie and Ray o er a warm welcome at their CAMRA award winning village pub. Currently o ering six real ales with more to come and freshly prepared Traditional English Food The Six Bells is open all day every day from 12.00 midday, til mid-night Bethersden Road, Woodchurch, Kent, TN26 3QQ - Tel: 01233 860246

Marsh Mash Spring 2013 Page 4 Branch Pub of the Year 2013 In November last year, a well-attended The Six Bells, Woodchurch, run by Ray meeting took place in the County Hotel, and Angie, who used to run the Swan at Ashford to select the potential pubs for the Wittersham. They have changed the fortunes 2013 Pub of the Year (POTY). of this village pub and along with good regular beer festivals and support to local This year, six pubs were nominated for POTY organisations, provide a good range of beers and several CAMRA members visited them and fine pub food. all and submitted their scores either by post, e-mail or on the voting page of the Branch The Three Mariners, Hythe, website. Scores were based on the following: a back street ‘locals’ pub which does not provide any • Quality of the Beer/Cider/Perry food, only good • Atmosphere/Style/Décor beer, friendly • Service Welcome company and good • Community Focus conversation. This • Sympathy to CAMRA Aims pub has become a • Good Value Mecca for cask ale, with a choice of up to 8 cask beers and a The six shortlisted pubs were: draught cider. It has been in the GBG since 2010. The Bell Inn, Ivychurch, offers a choice of five National and sometimes local beers The White Hart, Newenden, and draught cider. Also on offer is a good yet another GBG regular, is located on the selection of wholesome pub food at meal western boundary of the Branch area and times, hot snacks during the afternoon. considered as the "brewery tap" for The Bowl Inn, Rother Valley beers. Hastingleigh, Ivan maintains this has regularly periodic pub in been in the Good good traditional Beer Guide since form, whilst 2007, serving 3 keeping a local pub atmosphere. Kentish cask ales and draught cider. Wholesome sandwiches This year's winners were Wink and Vanda at and baguettes are available at weekends. the Bell, with Ray and Angie at the Six Bells coming a close second, look out for the The Star Inn, St Mary in the Marsh, presentation dates which will be posted on a consistently reliable pub for fine beer the Branch website www.camra-afrm.org.uk from around the country, good Note: value food and a Unfortunately only 13 members submitted typical village local. their scores, which were based upon a Another regular maximum of 150 points per member. The in the Good Beer result was a score ranging between 1318 Guide. and 1525, hopefully more members will take the time and effort next year!!!

Marsh Mash Spring 2013 Page 5 And now for something completely different a Beer and Cheese Tasting Evening... Most people normally think of cheese and to a specialist cheese shop, local farmers wine parties, however the Black Horse Public market or a good supermarket will enlighten House at Monks Horton has different ideas you to the wide variety and styles of English and held a very successful beer and cheese cheeses that are now available. A trip to the tasting event, on a wild, wet and windy Goods Shed, Canterbury or Neal’s Yard at January evening. Putting the weather aside, London Bridge are both well worth a visit if there were a good 20 plus of us who braved you enjoy a good selection of cheese. Then the elements and enjoyed the evening. it was over to Daryl for his bit on the brewery – we even had live yeast ‘working’ in bowls on the table, hops and malts to try/sniff/ feel or eat (ummm, maybe not the yeast or hops!!). With a sizable sample of each cheese at the ready, George then went on to describe the five different styles of cheeses he had brought with him to accompany Daryl’s beers. Then Daryl provided a decent sample of a beer he thought would do the cheese justice:-

The Black Horse is currently being run by the So what did we try? owning Italian Pomponio family - Mother, Father and their two daughters, Rita and The first cheese up was Bosworth Field, Gabby. The pub and restaurant have seen which is an unpasteurised cheese being major improvements in the quality of the made by David and Jo Clarke on their cask ales, usually a Kentish local, Greene Sparkenhoe Farm on the Leicestershire/ King IPA and London Pride, (still some work Warwickshire border where their cows to do there) and also improvements in the graze on the site of the Battle of Bosworth. quality of the food. This cheese is similar in taste, but slightly sweeter, and texture to both Wensleydale The evening was run by George Ward from and Caerphilly cheeses and is allowed to the ‘Cheesemakers of Canterbury’ (who ripen over a 2 – 3 month period. This was supplied all of the cheeses) and Daryl Stanford (Head Brewer) from the Hop Fuzz Brewery (who supplied all of the beers) and Martin (Daryl’s Business Partner who handed out the beer samples).

George opened the interesting evening by explaining the resurgence of British cheeses and cheesemakers in recent years. Artesan cheese making almost ceased in England due to milk rationing during the Second World War and then the influx of mainly tried with Hop Fuzz Martello (3.8%), Hop French cheeses which were promoted in the Fuzz’s latest American ale, brewed with 1960’s to accompany French wine. A trip some of the fruitiest American hops and rich

Marsh Mash Spring 2013 Page 6 caramel malts, this results in a light bodied young and firm for breakfast, or riper and and pineapple tasting IPA. racier in the evening. Daryl paired this cheese with Hop Next it was Canterbury Cobble, made Fuzz Veteran in Kent at Dargate, is a semi-hard (4.2%), an English unpasteurised cheese that matures for IPA – being a about 3 months and has a soft texture with golden coloured, an initial sweet taste but develops mild tang traditional tasting ale, lifting its flavour from on the tongue with time. The edible rind the East Kent Golding’s hops that go in to it. gives a nice contrasting crunch. This cheese This ale is a well balanced beer that leaves a is loved by both adults and children (they smooth mouth feel and pleasant malt taste. like the sweet taste). This was paired up with Hop Fuzz Goldsmith (4%), which is a light Our next cheese was Ashmore Farmhouse refreshing golden ale brewed using a single which is an unpasteurised cheddar style hop chosen for its delicate pine flavour. cheese, has a natural rind and a deep flavour Unfortunately this ale is to be replaced in the that stays on the palate (it did as well!!) This future with one called Tomahawk (5%) – no cheese contrasts nicely with the sharp, fresh other details as yet, so watch this space... smack of an Isle of Mull Cheddar and Then we tried Bowyers Brie, which is made is made at Dargate by ‘Cheesemakers of Canterbury’ at their using milk from a soft cheese dairy at Hastingleigh. It is a rich, herd of British Friesian sweet, creamy, beautifully soft, brie style of cows at Petham and is pasteurised cheese and perfectly ready to matured for 5 months, eat – we loved it! This cheese is best served being turned on a

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Marsh Mash Spring 2013 Page 7 daily basis. Daryl complimented this cheese Why unpasteurised? with Hop Fuzz English (4%) - well rounded malty bitter amber ale, With the exception of one of the cheeses lifting its flavour from available, they were all made from the malts blended into unpasteurised milk. Pasteurisation kills the recipe. The finest the bacteria that give the artesian cheese English hops balance their subtle flavours that are not found in out the sweet barley, bland mass-produced cheeses. Remember achieving a mild yet Yakult promotes good bacteria, so keep pleasant taste. them for good cheeses and with the strict hygiene conditions on farms and dairies, Daryl also provided unpasteurised cheese is both safe and some of his latest brew tastier. Veteran an IPA style beer which gently cut through the fat in the Ashmore cheese to So there you have it - all in all we believe provide a very pleasant after taste that you that everybody enjoyed the evening and don’t get with either a wine or port when came away a little wiser after drinking drunk with cheese. Having previously been beer brewed in West Hythe and cheese drinking Hop Fuzz English, comparing the from Hastingleigh – some of us just had to two beers with the cheese, I preferred the purchase cheeses and beers to take away. Veteran with this cheese. Food and Beer miles can’t get much less!!!

Finally, we tried the Blue Dunsyre, which is Written by Bob (Chairman) and made by the Errington family in Lanarkshire. Shirley (Branch Member) Humphrey Errington is one of the champions of unpasteurised cheeses and has spent significant time and money in attempting to stop the EU from banning yet another British oneonetwo wines traditional food style. This blue cheese is creamy and spicier than Stilton. Daryl served We stock over 20 Kentish Beers this cheese with a bottle conditioned Hop for when you can’t get to your local! Fuzz APA (4%), an unconditioned American Pale Ale. This beer is made using a unique "New Year, New Beer! blend of 'Goldsmith' from Hythe's own Hopfuzz American hops Brewery is now available in bottle and sweet malts, creating a hoppy, We are delighted to add three beers zesty flavour that from Goody Ales of Herne to our range lingers nicely And for the cider lovers amongst you, on the tongue. 'Double Vision' is now in stock in a Light in colour handy take-home litre size!" with a medium body, this pale ale has hints of melon and a slightly piny aroma. Martello Mix & Match any 12 bottled could also be drunk with this cheese, as the Ales and get 15% off smoothness of the beer balances well with the sharpness of this blue cheese. 112 High Street, Hythe, CT21 5LE Telephone: 01303 266301

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Marsh Mash Spring 2013 Page 9 Various people have asked whether I was offer, I was pleasantly surprised by the going to write about my recent holiday that number of other breweries that were took me by train from Vancouver to Halifax, providing local beers and set about well I’ve given in. exploring as many as possible - well it After arriving early afternoon in Vancouver would have been a mistake not to. A word and a quick orientation tour of Stanley Park, of caution, the majority of Canadian beers the next day I took my daughter and myself are in excess of 5% abv and cost around on the Rocky Mountaineer train (Canada’s £6.00/pint (18 fluid ounces) and on my answer to the British Pullman but not so return home I identified some 100 different ostentatious) on a trip to Whistler. Our microbreweries, although I believe we would second rail journey was from Vancouver call some of them Regional Breweries. overnight to Jasper for a two day break, Vancouver followed by three nights on the train to The stay in Vancouver included a tour of Toronto, where it was pointed out that we Stanley Island, a rail trip to Whistler and free day touring the city on a hop on hop off bus. There were pink Routemaster buses travelling around Vancouver on tourist routes, which made me regret the demise of them in London and some are still doing sterling service after 55 years. My drinking involved, as you would expect, various bars and restaurants, I did partake in solids occasionally, but we were unable to find any unique Canadian food in Vancouver other than “sweet potato fries”, but did sample several beers from four of the twenty-five had now travelled half way back to London. Columbian Breweries. The most common How you can be fooled by school atlases!! was Kokanee Gold brewed by the Fernie After two days recuperation in Toronto Brewery, a subsidiary of AB Inbev, usually we travelled by train to Quebec on the ex- cold and not that inspiring. The Whistler Eurostar night coaches that were deemed Brewery’s produces a wide range of beers redundant by a Government who were but I only had the opportunity to try three, against rail travel overnight to Europe. A Jack Ale, Glacier Ale and Paradise Valley couple of days exploring Quebec and we Grapefruit Ale all in bottles and all enjoyable. continued overnight to Halifax on more ex- Whilst drinking the Grapefruit Ale I thought Eurostar sleeping coaches and then home. I of the discussions of adding fruit to cider think I have outgrown sleeping on trains and in the UK, the grapefruit had been added prefer the comfort of a hotel bed, but still I to the ale to enhance the citrus flavours. survived, if a little tired when I arrived back Stanley Park has its own brewery, Stanley in Kent. Island and their pilsner on tap was OK and Not anticipating Canada to be a beer not too gassy, but Granville Island which drinking paradise with only Coors Molson’s has its brewery in downtown Vancouver Canadian and AB Inbev’s Labatt Blue on provided me with beers throughout my

Marsh Mash Spring 2013 Page 10 Canadian travels. On my final afternoon in most English trains. The Canadian was very Vancouver and doing the tourist bit in the bland so I stuck to the Granville Island beers Gastown district, we found a brew pub, and arranged for a glass to be kept out of Steamworks which had a wide range of the fridge for the duration of the journey. interesting beers that would have kept me Customer Power!! Granville Island Brewery longer if I did not have a train to catch. I was Canada’s first microbrewery established tried Steamworks Nirvana, Nut Brown Ale, in 1984 and appears to have expanded into and Oatmeal Stout. There were several what we would call a Regional Brewery more beers that I fancied but time did not providing a wide range of some 20 different permit although I did enjoy excellent fish beers; I tried only the two, IPA and Honey and chips with my beers. I was given advice Lager that were available on the train. on where to drink in Toronto by a local Jasper customer. Jasper is now a holiday resort and consists To the Rockies primarily of two parallel shopping streets, a brewery and several bars, but was once a major railway town. The Jasper Brewing Company is a brewpub as we know them but producing keg beer except at weekends when a barrel is dispensed via a hand pump, this sells out very quickly so I didn’t get chance to sample any. So had to drink their keg beers, Liftline Cream Ale, Honey Bear Pilsner and Rockhopper IPA, all with taste and not too cold!! Other beers that I had the opportunity to drink were in the De’d Dog Bar and Grill they were Big Rock brewery’s Traditional Ale, Honey Brown and The train journey to Jasper was not very their Grasshopper Wheat Ale and Alexander eventful, an overnight sleep after dinner on Keith Kelly Brewery’s Red and IPA, another the train and a lecture on “beer tasting” by subsidiary of AB-Inbev. There’s not a lot to one of the stewardesses. Three beers were do except look for wildlife, I didn’t find either sampled, Granville Island’s Honey Lager, a bear or moose although I was assured they English Ale and Molson Canadian. It was reside locally, but I did take the “Tramway” interesting to hear that Canadians like to to the top of a large mountain and look drink their bottled beer served straight down from a great height on Jasper before from the fridge into a very cold glass. My returning for more beer. beer was served in a glass with a frozen base and a lump of ice inside, presumably because it was put into the fridge when still wet. As you can imagine, the beers had next to no flavour and the stewardess claimed that this is the way Canadians like to drink their beer and seemed to disapprove of me warming the glass to bring the beer to something near to room temperature. Having successfully warmed the beers, the two beers from Granville Island were quite reasonable and far better than those on

Marsh Mash Spring 2013 Page 11 The scenery around Jasper is very beautiful What. I would recommend any one visiting and I had the opportunity to try some non- Toronto to find the C’Est What which is in European food, elk steak and “sliders” mini the basement of a building in Front Street burgers that had meat and flavour, just right and has a choice of 35 different ales and with a pint of beer at lunchtime. lagers to choose from, all from Canadian On to Toronto brewers, including some brewed especially Three nights and three days on the same for the pub. Another brewery in Toronto train became a little tiring, but the beer that I visited was the Steam Whistle which selection was a little better than that on the is located in the roundhouse associated train from Vancouver, with some Fort Garry with the railway museum near to the CN beers supplementing the Granville Island tower. Unfortunately they only brew one bottle beers, the Fort Garry beers are brewed beer which is a malty and refreshing lager in Winnipeg and their Dark Ale and Pale Ale which was far better than most of the lagers both 5% abv were very similar to our Brown I’ve drunk in the UK. The hotel that I stayed Ale and Light Ale in bottles. in had a large shopping mall underneath it and on one evening we discovered a Toronto restaurant called Pipers, and upon entering The recommendation made in Vancouver was surprised to find draught beers available was to visit Beerbistro and C’Est What. so I tried Upper Canada Dark Ale, now brewed by Sleeman’s in Guelph, Ontario. The other beer on offer was Mill Street Springer specially brewed for Pipers, both were excellent and so was the food. Upper Canada Brewery was formed by Frank Heaps in 1985 and eventually sold to Sleeman’s

Having taken a city tour, I asked the guide when we stopped for lunch in the Distillery district for directions to the two bars and he recommended a third, Mill Street Brewery, just around the corner. What a pleasant surprise, a wide array of hand pumps and choice of beers. I chose to have a sampler, 4 half pints served in a rack which was a Breweries in 1996. Frank’s son Cameron then good choice. The beers were Tankhouse, founded the Steam Whistle Brewery with his Cobblestone Stout, IPA and Stock Ale all very father’s profits. tasty. I chatted with another chap at the bar, as one does, and mentioned that I was due Niagara to go to the annual Harvey Hopper meeting When in Canada and in particular Toronto in Lewes on the Saturday of my return and, for the first time, a trip to Niagara Falls is a coincidentally he also had an invite but had must, but for a beer drinking experience decided not to return to the UK for the event. not worth the effort. As we went on an What a small world. I found the Beerbistro organised trip it also included a stop in in the evening and at a rough guess I was the small town of Niagara on the Lake. old enough to be the grandfather of most Wandering around the town we found the of the clientele so we went and found C’Est Olde Angel Inn which was established in

Marsh Mash Spring 2013 Page 12 de Chambly, St-Ambroise Pale Ale, Griffon Rousse, and Boreale Rousse. There were draught beers from both Belgium and Ireland that I avoided and also in excess of 100 bottled beers from around the world, including China and Japan. Most of the other bars that I tried in Quebec were not that inspiring. Doing our tourist bit, we went to the “Citadels du Quebec” the home of the 22nd Regiment of the Canadian Army, 1789, destroyed by fire in the 1812-14 war originally formed of French Canadians and, and rebuilt in 1816. It is an English style pub from the exhibits in their museum have with low beams and several drinking areas over the years had many links with Kent. I offering a good selection of Canadian beers. suspect Shorncliffe camp and the “Road of I tried Angel Inn Red, Angel Inn Bicentennial, Remembrance” in Folkestone during 1915 brewed for the pub by Mill Street Brewery and during World War II. and Moosehead lager. In all there were 16 Also we took a bus trip to Montmorency to Canadian draughts beer on offer, and as I visit the falls, which are higher than Niagara was paying, I noticed a handpump on the and there were far fewer tourists. There is other side of the bar. On inspection I found a fine hotel bar overlooking the falls which that in addition to Old Speckled Hen and served Boreale Cuvee wild blueberry beer Hobgoblin in keg form, the hand pump which went down well with a selection of was offering Fullers London Pride. When I Canadian cheeses at lunchtime. returned to the coach I mentioned this to Halifax one of the others who had tried it and said After an overnight train journey on more ex that it tasted OK but was too cold!! During Eurostar coaches, we checked in to our hotel my travels I had seen most of the range of in Halifax in the early evening. A wander Fullers bottled beers but was pleasantly along the waterfront where the majority of surprised to find draught London Pride is Scottish settlers arrived, we found Murphey’s also exported to Canada. Seafood restaurant and their own brew Quebec Captain Murphey’s Ale, nothing like the Irish After a day on the train from Toronto, which Stout of AB Inbev notoriety, which I enjoyed was using carriages built for use on the with local crab cakes and sweet curry sauce. Eurostar night services, typically of English On the tourist trail again, we enjoyed design they appear very small compared a coach trip around Nova Scotia which with the size and gauge of other Canadian included Peggy’s Cove, Lunenburg and coaches. Freight trains in Canada are Mahone Bay. The typically 2 miles long and sea containers are lunch stop was stacked two high. in Lunenburg, Quebec is totally different to the other and not wanting Canadian cities that we visited with a very to stay and dine French feel in some areas. The hotel was with the rest of basically accommodation only, but across the party we the road from my bedroom window was a escaped, with the bar, the Pub St Alexandre, what luck. There help of a local was a good selection of draught Canadian girl who directed beers available and during my two day stay us to a small in Quebec I tried most of them, Blanche locals pub on the

Marsh Mash Spring 2013 Page 13 outskirts on the town. I enjoyed an excellent The Red Lion, Snargate bowl of fish chowder and the house beer brewed by the Propeller Brewing Company. Whilst I think there are now more routemaster buses in Canada than there are left in England, they don’t look quite the same painted pink and doors cut into the “offside” to facilitate passenger access (the Canadians drive on the right hand side of the road).

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Marsh Mash Spring 2013 Page 14 Marsh Mash Spring 2013 Page 15 Marsh Mash Pie My inspiration for this recipe came from living on Romney Marsh for nearly 20 years and seeing our famous Romney Marsh Sheep enjoying life in the fields on the Marsh. The pastures of Romney Marsh provide ideal grazing, developing a large framed, hardy sheep, which is docile, good at foraging, is resistant to foot rot and produces a delicate tasting meat – even in older lambs. My choice of beer is in the name and the fact that it began being bottled in 1993, the same year I came to Romney Marsh. Finally, the naming is dedicated to Marsh Mash, which was first produced in the Spring of 1999.

Ingredients:

700g (1lb 8oz) Lamb (I used boneless shoulder) cut up into cubes (2.5cm/1”) 2 x tablespoons Vegetable Oil (for frying) 1 x 500ml Bottle of Black Sheep Ale (4.4%) 1 x Lamb Stock Cube 225g (8oz) each of diced Onions, Swede, Carrots 55g (2oz) Butter (or any spread suitable for frying) 1 tablespoon Dried Mint (or 3 sprigs about 4”/10cm long, chopped, of fresh mint when available) Salt & Pepper 700g (1lb 8oz) Potatoes (old potatoes and suitable for mashing) 55g (2oz) Butter/spread, seasoning and milk (for potato topping)

Note: You may wish to have 2 bottles of the beer, giving you one for the recipe and the other to drink!!

Method:

1. Open your first bottle of beer, pour into a glass and enjoy a few sips. 2. Heat the oil in a large oven proof stainless steel stock pot (ideally with a lid) or something which can be used both on the hob and then put into the oven, add the lamb and brown, stirring all the time - if you do not have a stock pot, use a large frying pan and large casserole dish with a lid. Remove pot/pan from the heat and allow mixture to cool for 5 minutes. 3. Open the other beer and gently pour it over the meat, crumble the stock cube over the top, add the mint and heat the mixture over a medium heat until it begins to steam, stirring

Marsh Mash Spring 2013 Page 16 all the time - place to one side. 4. Gently melt the butter in a frying pan and add the onions, turn heat up and fry for a couple of minutes, then add the swede and carrots , stir well and fry for a couple more minutes. Turn the heat out. 5. Add the fried vegetables to the meat, add salt and pepper to taste and stir well (if using a casserole dish, pour meat mixture in first, then the vegetables, salt and pepper and stir carefully to mix). Cover pot with a lid and place into a pre heated oven at 160 degrees C (325 degrees F or gas mark 3) for 1.5 hours. Note: if you do not have a lid, use a double thickness layer of tin foil, making sure it covers the pot completely.

One hour into the cooking time prepare the mashed potato topping.

6. Peel and cut up the old potatoes, place in a pan, cover with water (add salt if you wish) and a lid, then bring them to the boil. Turn heat down and simmer gently until potatoes are soft. 7. Strain, add the butter and seasoning, stir well and mash with a potato masher (add a little milk if very thick – not too much though as it will be ‘sloppy’ and the top will not brown under the grill). 8. Leave the mashed potatoes in the pan and keep covered with the lid.

To Serve:

1. Remove meat mixture from the oven and carefully stir it. You can either spoon the meat mixture into a large casserole dish or divide it up into individual dishes for serving (if you have cooked it in a casserole dish, you can leave it in there). 2.Turn on the grill to high. 3. Carefully cover the meat mixture with a layer of mashed potato, then using a fork, draw patterns on the top. Place dish under a hot grill and gently brown the top for about 10 minutes or as required.

NOTE: If you find you have a lot of sauce with the meat mixture, reserve about ¼ - ½ pint (150/250ml) of it and serve on the side, with the finished pie.

Enjoy the pie with friends/family, either on its own or with vegetables and a beer of your choice.

Try this as an alternative: Replace the mint with rosemary and add 3 beaten egg yolks to the mashed potato to give a glazed, toasty brown top. Serve with mint sauce.

Shirley Johnson AFRM CAMRA Member

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In 2007 there was a further and very important development when the company installed a four barrel Pilot Brewery. This micro-brewery was installed with the express intention of developing new beers and for experimental purposes such as testing the vast amount of hops from all over the world that are now available. Of course, the spin-off was that these beers also appeared in pubs, albeit in small amounts, as this little brewing plant can only provide seventeen nine-gallon firkins at a time. Please see photograph.

I was very lucky to assist with the making of the first commercial brew. It was a 3.5% abv mild called Old Faversham Dark, a name I thought might attract non-mild drinkers as well as the devotees of the style. It also mentioned the name of the town of its birth. However, despite this very welcome development there was still one major problem. Although we heard about these beers just before they left the brewery we didn’t know which pubs they were destined for, so I was unable to alert members as to where they could try them. The solution arrived when the company installed a very sophisticated computer system that covered virtually every aspect of their operations. This had become an absolute necessity when their distribution and warehousing activities were moved to Oare. Now it was possible to tell CAMRA members where they could try these beers and I started an E-Newsletter to inform. It is still published and should any readers want to be on the Emailing list please contact me at [email protected] .

So, to give an idea of what is produced, let me take you through the last half of 2012, month by month, I actually start in June because most of the beers brewed in December were also produced in November.

June... During this “Summer of Sport” there were a number of special brews from the Main Brewery. However the first had a royal connection and was Diamond Jubilee Commemorative Ale 1952-2012. It was a 3.8% bitter and one of its hops was Faversham-grown Cascades, a variety normally imported from the USA. This was followed by 4-4-2 (4.0%), a beer first brewed for the World Cup two years earlier, now for the Euro Championships. Apart from being a formation, the numbers add up to ten, which is the number of different hop varieties used. Later that month there was

Marsh Mash Spring 2013 Page 19 Samuel Adams Blonde Ambition (4.5%), a golden ale that used 50% English and 50% American hops. Samuel Adams Boston Lager is brewed under licence by Shepherd Neame but this is the first excursion into cask ale under that name. The two summer seasonal beers from the Main Brewery were out. They were the familiar names of Canterbury Jack (3.5%) and Whitstable Bay (4.1%). From the Pilot plant came Champion Ale (4.0%), a football- themed beer that was commissioned by just three pubs, two in Canterbury and one in Faversham. It was followed by a “Four Tenants’ Ale” for four pubs in and around Canterbury. This is where four licensees get together with Stewart Main, who is the Senior Brewer in charge of the Pilot Brewery, and they collectively design a beer and specify the strength.

July... From the Pilot Brewery there was Torchbearer Ale (4.5%) a refreshing beer that was supplied to Shepherd Neame pubs along the Torch’s route through Kent. At the end of the month there was the Whitstable Oyster Festival and Whitstable Oyster Stout (3.7%) was produced for pubs in and around Whitstable although some others took it. It used real oysters in the mash.

August... The first brew off the Pilot Brewery was First Gold (3.9%) for general distribution using 100% First Gold hops. Bearded Lady (4.8%) was next and was destined for the Broadstairs Folk Festival. Two complete brews (34 firkins) all went to one pub, the Royal Albion, who unbelievably, shift this amount of beer during the week of the Festival. Double Stout (5.2%) was found in selected pubs at the end of the month and was the first of the “Historic British Ales” series.

September... Although it was brewed in August, the first beer from the Pilot Brewery was Platform 5 (3.8%), a classic English bitter brewed exclusively for the Railway Hotel, Faversham for the Hop Festival weekend. One week later the Museum of Kent Life, near Maidstone were selling Cobtree Old Ale (4.0%) at their Hops ‘n’ Harvest Festival. This beer used typically Kentish hops, Fuggles and Goldings, grown at the museum. The Hop Festival was also the destination for Queen Court Harvest Ale (4.5%) produced on the Main Brewery. This beer used hops from Shepherd Neame’s own farm at Ospringe. Also the latest autumn and winter seasonal ale, Late Red (4.3%) was now available.

October... This was an extremely busy month with the Main Brewery turning out Spook’s Ale (4.7%), a special for October and specifically Halloween. Two beers were made for the Wetherspoon’s Autumn Beer Festival. The first was a collaboration with Svyturys Brewery of Klaipeda in Lithuania called Baltijos Red Ale (5.5%) and the other Red Sails (3.9%), a light bitter ale. The first Kent Festival of Green Hop Ales took place at the Canterbury Food and Drink Festival and Oast Dodger (5.5%) was made on the Pilot plant with hops picked on the same day as brewing. There were many more beers from the Pilot Brewery. Maple Jack (4.5%) was a private commission for a wedding

Marsh Mash Spring 2013 Page 20 but the surplus went to pubs. It used real Canadian maple syrup. Next was India Pale Ale (6.1%) a classic IPA made to an old recipe, true history in action! Brilliant Pale Ale (5.6%) was another blast from the past, and was in the pubs later in the month. Salutation Ale (4.0%) was brewed to commemorate a 100 years of the house of that name in Sandwich. Gothic Ale (6.0%) was a Barley Wine produced for the Le Gothique Beer Festival at Wandsworth, London over the last weekend of the month. Deal Storm Warrior (4.0%) was a bitter intended for pubs in that area but in reality ended up all over the tied estate.

November... A “Four Tenants’ Ale” (4.0%) for pubs around Hastings was brewed on the Pilot plant at the end of October. It had American Cascade hops added in three stages. Special Strong Bitter (6.0%), another “Historic British Ale”, was brewed in October for sale in November. A second “Four Tenants’ Ale” was brewed for London pubs. It was a 4.2% English bitter. Christmas Ale (5.0%), a light coloured beer, yet with a festive flavour was available from mid November and throughout December. Rudolph’s Reward (3.7%) was brewed in November and December for Wetherspoon’s and the M&B Pub Co.

December... On the Pilot Brewery yet another “Four Tenants’ Ale” (3.9%) was brewed at the end of November for sale in December with First Gold as the main hop and Cascades as the bittering hop. It went to pubs in the Faversham area. From the Main Brewery Porter (4.8%) made a welcome reappearance. It had been brewed in small quantities on the Pilot Brewery in previous years. The other beers were the same as November.

So, it isn’t just continuous Masterbrew and Spitfire that comes out of the Faversham Brewery. Already, the 2013 special and seasonal beer programme is just as extensive. I hope you come across these fascinating beers in your local Shepherd Neame pub.

Bob Thompson Sandgate Beer Tasting At the end of January a few of us CAMRA surprisingly, no-one recognised Long Man members held a blind beer tasting at The Blonde or Greene King Yardbird, which are Ship in Sandgate. Unfortunately only not usually available in this part of Kent. six people turned up to what was a very interesting and entertaining evening. Scoring the quality of the beers available in the bar on the evening, the highest scoring Eight different draught beers were sampled beers went to Dark Star Hophead, Long and all six of us correctly identified Greene Man Old Man Blonde and Hopback Summer King IPA, four of us identified Hopdaemon Lightning. Incubus and Dark Star Hophead. Not

Marsh Mash Spring 2013 Page 21 SPENCER’S - A New Brewery for Ashford from traditional Kent hops.

During his long international career in the aerospace industry, Dr Spencer developed highly specialised fuel tanks for rockets and After the unexpected closure of Abigale other notable galactic equipment used by Brewery in Ashford at the end of 2012, the ESA (European Space Agency) and other Spencer’s started brewing in Ashford in the leading space organisations. New Year (2013) to continue the tradition of brewing in Ashford. Brian claims he has never forgotten his family ties with the brewing industry and as Founded by a rocket engineer with family a child remembered being proudly shown roots in the brewing industry (after the old stoneware ginger ale bottles with celebrating a successful career in the the W.Spencer name and logo stamped aerospace industry), launched a new real ale upon them. named Galaxy. Dr Spencer’s son James is the brewery’s sales Dr Brian Spencer, 67, set up the new director and says trial runs of Galaxy, plus Spencer’s Brewery in Ashford to create fine the Bitter and the Blonde, have successfully cask and bottled beers from a range of orbited the taste buds of real ale fans at Kentish, American and Australian hops. a dozen local pubs, including The Firkin His great‐grandfather, Walter Spencer, is first Alehouse in Folkestone. recorded in 1874 as a brewer of alcoholic ginger ale and lemonade and a known supplier of mineral waters in Halifax, West Yorkshire. Both his grandfather and father The George Inn were also employed at W.Spencer’s Brewery, until it closed in 1950.

Today, Dr Spencer has re-awakened the family tradition at Cobbs Wood Industrial Estate, Ashford, with help from his wife, Leah and languages graduate son, James Spencer. As well as the new aptly named Galaxy Jo and Dave welcome you to the George Inn A traditional two-bar village local serving ne ales and good home cooked food The number 2 bus route between Ashford and Tenterden stops at The George Bus Stop! St George’s Day Beer Festival 19th to 21st April Golden Ale on offer to South East pub goers The George Inn and fine diners, there is also a Copper Bronze The Street, Bethersden, near Ashford Bitter made from selected American hops Kent, TN26 3AG Tel: 01233 820235 and a light golden ale called ‘Blonde’ made

Marsh Mash Spring 2013 Page 22 The Robin Hood Main Road, Icklesham, East Sussex, TN36 4BD

6 real ales including local beers and 3 real ciders Always a real ale at £2.50 per pint Large car park, large garden with fantastic views Open log fire, pool table, boot sales, beer festivals, and a Boules Piste Multi Award Winning Pub in Sussex including CAMRA Local Pub of the Year 2012 No passport required just cross the Kent-Sussex border Please note no duty free but with our prices you won't need it!! Bar opening times Monday - Thursday 11am - 3pm, 6pm - 11pm Friday & Saturday 11am - 11pm Sunday 12pm - 4pm, 7pm - 10.30pm Excellent homemade and home cooked food Monday night steak night, Wednesday night curry night Fresh local fish served Thursday - Saturday Traditional Sunday roasts Lunchtime specials 2 course meal served Monday - Thursday exc. Bank holidays Please ring for food times, specials and bookings - Tel: 01424 814277 D'Arcy, Sue, Lorna, Carly & Staff welcome you to the Robin Hood

Marsh Mash Spring 2013 Page 23 Kent & East Sussex Railway Beer & Cider Festival Friday 14th and Saturday 15th June 2013 The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) Ashford, Camping at the Festival Folkestone & Romney Marsh Branch in Limited camping available conjunction with the Kent & East Sussex but MUST be booked in Railway are proud to announce the 5th advance, £5.00 per pitch Annual Beer and Cider Festival to be held at per night (no camp fires) – Tenterden Town Station on 14th and 15th June to book a pitch phone the 2013. Beers and a cider will also be available Railway on 01580 765155. on some trains departing Tenterden Town Station from 10.40am on the Saturday. Families Welcome

Festival Opening Times Local Accommodation Friday - 6pm to 10.30pm Details of local accommodation can be Saturday - 11am to 10.30pm found on the Official Tenterden Town (or until the beer runs out) website www.tenterdentown.co.uk

Admission Details Getting to the Festival by Public Transport Friday - £2, Free entry is available to card Service buses operate to Tenterden carrying CAMRA and K&ESR members. from: Ashford (2 or 295), Maidstone (12), Saturday - if you wish to attend the festival Tunbridge Wells (297), Hastings (340). only, you will need to purchase a platform Late service buses operate to Ashford (2) and ticket at £2. Free entry is available to card Maidstone (12). Full bus timetables available carrying CAMRA and K&ESR members, in on www.traveline.org.uk addition card carrying CAMRA members can purchase a rover ticket on the day at a Helping at the Festival discount. Our beer festival is organised and run by unpaid volunteers and we are always Food looking for more volunteers, old and new Available on Friday evening and on Saturday to join us. So if you would like to help out, afternoon and into the evening. whether for a few hours one evening or throughout the beer festival, you will be Entertainment at the Festival made most welcome. Don’t worry, you do Friday - quiet evening, no music not need any experience. The only condition Saturday - Live music on Saturday afternoon for being a volunteer is that you are a and into the evening, along with Morris CAMRA member. If you can help, please Dancers. Full details will be available on our complete the form on page 25, you can also website at www.camra-afrm.org.uk download a form from our website where further information is available.

Scan this QR code Remember, without Volunteers there would be to take you directly no Beer Festival to the Beer Festival page on our website. For festival info telephone: 01580 240104 or email: [email protected]

Marsh Mash Spring 2013 Page 24 Kent & East Sussex Railway Beer and Cider Festival 2013 Friday, 14th June – Saturday, 15th June Our Beer Festival is organised and run by unpaid Volunteers and we are always looking for more Volunteers, old and new, to join us. So if you'd like to help out, whether it’s just for a few hours, one evening or throughout the Beer Festival, you will be made most welcome. Don't worry you don’t need any experience. The only condition for being a volunteer is that you are a CAMRA member. Remember…without Volunteers there would be no Beer Festival! Contact Details: Name: Address:

Tel No: Mob No: Email: CAMRA Membership No:

When can you work? Wednesday 12 June - Setup 12pm-5pm Thursday 13 June - Setup 10am-5pm Friday 14 June - Setup 2pm-5pm Friday 14 June 6pm-8pm 8-10.30pm 10.30am- 12.30pm- 2.30pm- 12.30pm 2.30pm 4.30pm Saturday 15 June 4.30pm- 6.30pm- 8.30pm- 6.30pm 8.30pm 10.30pm Sunday 16 June - Take Down 9.30am-1pm If you would like to volunteer please complete and return this form to :- Festival, The Cottage, The Green, , Kent CT21 4PS or telephone 01580 240104, or e-mail availability to [email protected]

The Kent & East Sussex Railway Scan this QR code to take Tenterden Town Station you to the Kent & East Station Road Sussex Railway website. Tenterden Kent, TN30 6HE www.kesr.org.uk Telephone 01580 765155

Marsh Mash Spring 2013 Page 25 Pub News Ashford three at weekends. Well worth a visit and Oranges was vacated on 3rd January conveniently situated on the No 17 bus and was still firmly boarded up when I route between Folkestone and Canterbury. passed later in March. At this present time its future as a pub is uncertain. As Elham previously mentioned the cause of the last The Rose and Crown was closed in February landlady handing in the keys was that her by Shepherd Neame. After the brewery had music minded customers had moved to spent a significant sum in redeveloping this Platform Five. Due to suspected underage pub with accommodation in recent years, it drinking, their licence has been amended begs belief why the pub was shut. to customers over 20 years of age, but still no reports of this once popular Kent Arms Folkestone selling cask ale. It is with regret that we learnt of the death in December of Pat Rowling after a sudden Bethersden illness. Pat was the popular landlady of the In addition to the normal regular 3 ales, Raglan pub from 1995, she will be sadly Brakespear’s Bitter, Harvey’s Sussex Best missed by all the regulars and visitors in this and Greene King Old Speckled Hen at the part of town. George, the guest ale pump has recently The Black Bull, Canterbury Road was firmly featured beers from the local Old Dairy but boarded up in February and it is rumoured also from Mole’s brewery and Plain Ales from the pub is to be converted into a pub / diner. Wiltshire. Thankfully not a supermarket or block of flats and another community pub will be lost Charing forever. The Oak, normally has two regular beers Masterbrew and Doom Bar, but recently Hythe was been offering Five CAMRA members wandered around a local beer, on a Hythe in January visiting several pubs. Old recent visit this was Dairy Red Top was in excellent condition Whitstable East in the Red Lion, Goacher’s at the Three India Pale Ale. Mariners and Old Dairy Blue Top at White Hart, the Master Brew at King’s Head was Etchinghill acceptable. At the Globe with a good pint A recent visit to the New Inn found Green of Masterbrew in hand an interesting game King IPA and Twaites Original on offer. of bar billiards was played to the enjoyment Whilst you may find this village pub more of all. like a restaurant, the food is very good The Prince of Wales, has a new landlord and and reasonably priced, I was assured that we wish him well for the future. customers could visit the bar for a Ivychurch quiet drink without The Bell, this year’s branch Pub of the Year having a meal. (POTY) has been raising money for charity, Kevin, the owner £4,297 for the “Elimination of Leukaemia changes his draught Fund” during the past year. ales regularly with usually two available during the week and

Marsh Mash Spring 2013 Page 26 on Sea Shadoxhurst After a significant time, Shepway District The Shepherd Neame owned Kings Head Council have refused planning permission has been having some interesting beers to demolish the Ship and build 4 dwelling in recent weeks, houses, on the grounds that it has not Titanic’s White Star, been demonstrated that the business Broughton Merlin was unviable and would be a loss to the Ale, and Acorn local community. Not to be outdone, Barnsley Bitter have the developers have resubmitted the all been reported as application. View Planning Application being on offer. Y13/0187/SH if you wish to object to losing a local amenity. Tenterden As we go to press, the William Caxton is Lyminge reported to be under new management and After the last edition of Marsh Mash where the White Lion has a new Bar Manager. We one of our members visited the Brewery wish them both well and would welcome near Exeter, I suggested that you should more information for the next edition. get your landlord to order some. As I was delivering the last edition I found Otter Ale Woodchurch in excellent condition at the Coach and The Six Bells, runner up in this year’s branch Horses as a guest ale. POTY, held a successful beer festival in February with a choice of 17 beers ranging Mersham from 3.5% to 6.6% abv, plus 6 ciders. The regular customers of the Royal Oak, should be rightly proud of themselves Wye having raised almost £20,000 for the Pilgrims The Kings Head reopened in March after Hospice in Ashford, congratulations, but it major refurbishment is with regret that June will be leaving the to the bar area and pub in May. I hope that the new tenants will accommodation, continue to run this multi-room pub as the this was jointly village local and social centre. carried out by Shepherd Neame New Romney and the consortium The Plough closed its doors unexpectedly who will be running this old historic early in February. Does anyone have any coaching inn in the future. more information or news of the future of this Enterprise owned pub? If there is anything interesting, however Shepherd Neame have completed a major small about your local pub, please let us refurbishment of the Warren in February know and thanks to all those who have sent with changes to the bar area and general me their local pub news or updated NBSS redecorations. (CAMRA’s National Beer Scoring System), please keep it up, as it makes my life a lot Sandgate easier in compiling this report. Bar Vasa, closed early in February, whilst more of a restaurant and young person’s Bob the Beer club it persevered with Young’s Special in reasonable condition until it closed. Currently its future is unknown.

Marsh Mash Spring 2013 Page 27 Staying in Pubs, some ideas and warnings Preface – (Get-Out Clause) BUT – Names may stay the same over the centuries but modern health concerns It is not my intention to write a “Good…..” may change the buildings’ use; so do not guide. There are plenty of these in the assume that the “George Inn” has any shops all with some bias towards one or accommodation just because it’s called more aspects of the listed Inn/pub/hotel. an Inn. It may have proved impossible to With this in mind, I will not mention any upgrade the guest’s privy at the bottom of establishment by name, although some the garden which was perfectly acceptable generic and obviously invented names will when the place was built and named. be used. Some readers may feel that they recognise a particular establishment but, My personal views on staying in pubs are should they ask, I will neither confirm nor based on these requirements:- deny their suspicions. The purpose of this 1. A good evening meal and some proper article is to help you find the right pub and beer to wash it down. ask the right questions when you book. 2. Someone to talk with over a couple of It is based on many years experience of pints. sometimes asking the wrong questions. 3. A comfy room. 4. A hearty breakfast. CAMRA have published guides called “Beer, Bed and Breakfast” but only every few years. Popular Misconceptions 1 – Price This means that, like many other “Good ….. Guides” it is out of date by the time it is Pubs are not necessarily cheap places in published. With the fluctuating state of the which to stay. country’s economy, changes in Health and When I started staying in pubs in the 1970s, Safety regulations and many other causes, most establishments looked upon the a year old copy of these books is only useful accommodation side of the business as a as a starting point and many disappointing bit of pin money for the landlord’s wife – ‘phone calls may be the result. the real business was serving beer to the The best way to update your information, is locals. At this time, pub accommodation was to ask the local CAMRA branch contact for relatively cheap, but it was also relatively their recommendations. If you particularly basic compared to what we see now. want to stay in a certain town or village, but The room then had a bed, a cupboard/ the pub is fully booked, they will probably wardrobe and sometimes a chair. The (one) have a few tame B&B establishments within bathroom was along a corridor and shared staggering distance. It’s not quite the same with the rest of the guests and sometimes but… the licensee’s family. Fire precautions were a bucket of sand in the corridor (which Terms used:- I always tripped over en route to the Pub. Licensed Premises – sometimes with bathroom) and tea making facilities were in accommodation the Temperance Tea-Rooms at the other end Inn. Licensed Premises designed to provide of the High Street. accommodation (but not always supplying Since then, the car, bicycle and walking it.) boot has improved the quality of pub Hotel. Accommodation – sometimes with an accommodation, at least in rural areas, by integral or attached bar. leaps and bounds. Landlords have to tread

Marsh Mash Spring 2013 Page 28 a cautious path, however, as the cost of followed by the landlord closing early and a decorating and equipping a room to the good nights sleep. The next night was much required standards will take many years to the same until 10pm when a coach of rugby recoup. players turned up and virtually took over until 2 am. In these cases your bedroom is In towns and cities, it seems that there are always directly over the bar area. fewer and fewer pubs with accommodation – the market being led by the chain Another problem is piped music. To motels which seem to spring up in the maximise the bar area, the loudspeakers area between the motorway and the are often mounted near the ceiling – i.e. city. The advent of the “pubco” has also just underneath your bed. There is a brought about changes. In some cases, particularly pernicious type of juke box that the accommodation side of the business is has a sulking/attention-seeking circuit. This “outsourced” to a separate company which plays extracts from its repertoire every few may or may not be on amicable terms with minutes when no-one is feeding it money the pub itself. and always picks the most penetrating noise that it has available. Noise Most reputable pub guides give some One of the problems with staying in pubs is indication of the type of pub and whether their unpredictability. One example of this recorded or live music is regularly played. I remember from a pub in the remoteness The Good Beer Guide has a “Q” (Quiet) mark of Norfolk. The first night was fine – a good applied to some listed pubs that are “free meal, a few pints and a chat with the locals from piped music, jukeboxes, electronic

Marsh Mash Spring 2013 Page 29 games and tvs”. Even this should be treated Booking your room:- with care as the guide completes the “Q” description with “(at least one room)”. This If the chosen pub has a website, a lot of could be sorted out during the booking background information can be found process if you particularly want an early anonymously, but I’ve found that the best night. This would seem to be the modern way to actually make the booking is by equivalent of asking the maitre d’ for “a phone. If you call at about 9-30 pm, you’ll couple of seats well away from the band”. often get a good idea of the “ambience” More pubs are now using out-buildings (that’s posh for “noise level”). If you are – stable blocks etc – for accommodation concerned about the “occasional live music” which would seem to avoid the noise mentioned in the GBG description, the first problem; but guess where the carpark is ! thing to ask is “Have you got any music on next Wednesday (or whatever)” as if Popular Misconceptions 2 – Closing you were an aficionado of local amateur Times bands. If the reply is “You’re in luck mate, Depleted Uranium Stoats are on all evening”, There used to be a concept of a “bone fide then mumble Great, Groovy or Cool and traveller” who was apparently permitted hang up, (unless you have a liking for such to bypass many of the licensing laws then entertainment of course). in force. As long as he could prove that he Once you have found a (possibly quieter) was not from the local parish, he could gain pub……. admittance to an Inn outside of opening hours, to eat and drink. I encountered Other Things to ask:- these concepts only once, in deepest Herefordshire. I was about to go to my room 1. …That includes breakfast, does it? Buy me after a long drive, when a couple of the a pint sometime and I’ll explain this one. locals came over and said… 2. Are you open all day? Arrival time 3-30, “You’re not going up yet are you….?” opening time 6-30, result misery. “Only as long as you’re here, he’s got to carry 3. Do I need to book a table for a meal (on on serving” the day of arrival)? “…you being a boney fidey traveller an’ all…” 4. What time is breakfast? – driving to your “ and us only just got ‘ere in time ‘cos the next location on an empty stomach is not to tractor broke” be recommended. The answer to this type of conversation will 5. Any CAMRA discount? Some pubs give a depend on several factors:- discount on the accommodation as well as 1. The look in the landlord’s eye during the the beer. conversation. 2. How many days you had planned to stay. I hope that this will give you some ideas 3. The expected size of next morning’s for the summer hols – let us know of your breakfast. adventures but please remember the libel Number 1 is the decider – If the landlord laws. wants to go to bed, your breakfast may be smaller than expected. However, if hours do Peter Chamberlain - our roving member get extended, the quality rather than the quantity of the breakfast may well suffer.

Marsh Mash Spring 2013 Page 30 Marsh Mash Spring 2013 Page 31 found in Kent, the Conqueror (Nov 2010) in Micropubs Ramsgate, Bake and Ale House (Apr 2011) in Did anyone spot the mistake in the last Westgate on Sea, Just Reproach (Dec 2011) edition. The Lifeboat at Margate was not in Deal, Four Candles Alehouse (Aug 2012), the first micropub, the Butcher’s Arms in The Thirty-Nine Steps (Nov 2012) and the Herne between Canterbury and Herne Bay Why Not (Dec 2012) in Broadstairs plus our was opened in November 2005. A pub well local micropub , the Firkin Alehouse (Nov worth a visit on the No 4 bus route. 2012) in Folkestone.

It is rumoured that a further 8 micropubs will The Butcher’s Arms, Herne have opened in Kent by the time you read Image courtesy of this Marsh Mash. Bob Thompson In addition to the Kent micropubs they can also be found across the country from Hartlepool, The Rat and Ale House (Nov 2009) Newark the Just Beer (Aug 2010), Heanor Derbyshire the Marpool Brewery Alehouse (Sep 2010), Carnforth, the Snug(Aug 2012), Little Chester Alehouse (Nov 2012) Derby, the Bank (Dec 2012) Willingham in Cambridgeshire, and the Doctors Orders (Dec 2012) in Nottingham.

The Shepherd & Crook Shear Way, Burmarsh, TN29 0JJ

Martyn Hillier not only started the trend when he opened the Butchers Arms, but has assisted many others in helping them start a micropub. There is now a micropub Tel: 01303 872336 association with 15 members, visit Family run free house with a warm, friendly atmosphere o ering a choice of well kept ales: www.micropubassociation.co.uk. Adnams bitter, guest ales and traditional cider

Good food served daily featuring traditional English dishes, A micropub can be basically defined as a tasty vegetarian options and bar snacks small, usually ex shop, that only sells cask ale Freshness, quality and value for money with our ingredients and basic food with possibly wine available sourced from local farmers and grocers, where possible for the ladies. No lager, spirits or plated food Cooking times: 11am - 2.30pm & 6.30 - 9.00pm and is open basic pub hours, lunchtimes and Sunday 11am - 4pm evenings. no food served Sunday or Tuesday evenings Dogs welcome

Since the opening of the Butchers Arms Opening times: 11am – 11pm (Nov 2005) the majority of micropubs can be Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday , Saturday 11am - 4pm Tuesday and Sunday

Marsh Mash Spring 2013 Page 32 Veteran 4.2%, a golden coloured traditional Local Brewery News tasting English IPA, lifting its flavour from Hop Fuzz East Kent Golding’s hops. A well balanced The brewery has teamed up with a Kent beer that leaves a smooth mouth feel and distributor, Firkin Ale Ltd, which will enable pleasant malt taste. more resources to be directed at brewing. The current range of Cask Ales are:- Old Dairy Martello 3.8%, their latest American ale, The brewery has added an additional 5,000 brewed with the fruitiest American hops unitank and a new bottling plant which and rich caramel malts, this results in a light enables them to fill as many bottles in an bodied and pineapple tasting IPA. hour as they used to do in a day. I’m sure English 4%, an amber bitter is a well that the off-licences will be pleased with the rounded malty ale, lifting its flavour from addition capacity with Red Top now being malts the blended into the recipe. The finest available in local Morrison’s supermarkets. English hops balance the sweet barley, Red Top 3.8%, Gold Top 4.3% and Blue achieving a mild but pleasant taste. Top 4.8% continue to be the regular beers APA 4% made using a unique blend of supplemented with seasonal beers such American hops and sweet malts, creating a as Sun Top 3.6% in the Summer and Snow hoppy zesty flavour that nicely lingers on the Top 6% in the Winter. In addition Copper tongue. Light in colour with a medium body Top 4.1% along with Silver Top 4.5% Cream this pale ale has hints of melon and a slightly Stout look like becoming regular offerings piny aroma. as I have seen them at various times in pubs Steam Beer 4.4% an historic beer associated recently. with the west coast of the USA is brewed The distribution of Old Dairy’s beers is with a lager yeast without refrigeration increasing with a report that 4 of their beers, and provides a very malty taste with subtle Scallop Top, Red Top, Snow Top and Murder hoppy notes. a Crow, were all available in the Hundred Crows Rising in Islington, North London.

Marsh Mash Spring 2013 Page 33 Old Forge Brewery at The Farriers Arms

In March The Old Forge Brewery at The enter - too busy brewing and drinking. Next Farriers Arms, Mersham (the brewery time though ... built with the help of the LEADER/SEEDA organisation) was in its 30th month of Our best-selling and thus our flagship beer operation, and has recently been up-rated is ‘Farriers 1606 - a quaffable ale of 3.7% ABV, to 6-barrel capacity rather than at the blended from 3 malts and traditional Kent installed 5-barrel per brew. This expansion Hops giving the Aroma of Lemon and Grass has affected the economics favourably and with the familiar soft roasted malts, plus brewing is now a little less frequent. full maltiness in the mouth with a delicate fruity not-too-bitter flavour that leaves a However, the brewery still does not sell fresh lingering toffee after taste. There have outside the Farriers’ own premises so there’s been 6 other seasonal beers brewed, the just the one place to sample these excellent strongest of which was the formidable 6.4 beers, other than at the occasional festival. %ABV ‘Hot Iron’ that was introduced at last year’s Canterbury Beer Festival and then The 1606 ale ‘made it’ into the top 3 ales at continued-over into The Farriers’ own July the Taste of Kent competition last year; but Beerfest. this year we were unfortunately too late to

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Marsh Mash Spring 2013 Page 34 The most recent additions (now on tap) are 1828, John Epps Junior sold both house and ‘Blacksmith’s Best’ (reflecting the side-line forge to one William Prebble (farrier and work of the early farrier) and ‘Blind Pig’! common beer seller), who promptly applied In the case of the latter, you may wonder for, and in 1829 was granted, a licence to sell “why?”- and here’s the answer: ales and ciders from his recently-acquired premises at Mersham. He called these premises John Epps (who lived till 1816) worked the the “Farriers Arms.” forge until 1802 and then arranged for his son John (Junior) to succeed him. In April 1806 So, there’s the connection, that can be John (Junior) married Mary Ransley, who was cemented further when you partake of the sister to William and James Ransley, both fine ales. of whom had been hanged at Maidstone, in 1800 , for highway robbery: she was also Landlord Mike Baker and his wife Ilena cousin to George Ransley who later led the are now well into their second year of infamous Aldington gang of smugglers. So running the pub; and despite a host of possibly some disrepute (or fame) was brought many and varied monthly events, they are upon the business, by association. Both John already preparing for this year’s 26 - 28 July Epps Senior and his son were known to have Beerfest and the 3 - 4 August Forties/Fifties dabbled in the brewing of ales, and at one Extravaganza, both with camping facilities, time the house was likely to have been an much music, food, charity stalls and other unlicensed “tap” or “Blind Pig” - as in those entertainment - and of course a positive days locals often referred to such places. In wealth of beers.

Mick and Suzi Bushell Welcome You to THE DRUM INN Pub, Restaurant, Camping & Caravanning Site ~ Stone Street, Stanford North, TN25 6DN

We Don't Have We Do Have The Drum Inn is a three hundred year old • Fruit Machines • Up to four Real Ales at building with many of its original • Juke Box any one time features, including two working re • Television in the Main Bar • Home Cooked Food at places that makes for a relaxing atmosphere. Serving an ever changing • Pool Table Reasonable Prices supply of Award Winning Guest Ales to • Game Machines • Large Beer Garden sample, as well as Traditional Fresh • Small Function Room Cooked Pub Food seven days a week. • Occasional Live Music All Clubs and Societies welcome. • Camp Site with Facilities Westernhanger Railway Station is less • Bike Club on Tuesday than one mile away Food Served: Monday to Saturday 12 - 2:30 & 6 - 9pm, Sundays 12 - 4pm & 6 - 8pm, Booking Advisable The Drum Inn, Stone Street, Stanford North, Ashford, Kent TN25 6DN Tel: 01303 812125 - email: [email protected] - web: www.thedruminn.com

Marsh Mash Spring 2013 Page 35 Local Brewery Equipment Supplier

Colsan is a family run business which prides itself on giving the customer a more personal service, to meet specific requirements and budgets.

Colsan Instrument Services has been working in the dairy, food and beverage industry since 1979, both in the supply and maintenance of related equipment and instrumentation, and calibration.

They have in the past few years, become more involved in the manufacture and supply of brewery equipment, mainly using redundant, and re-manufactured equipment from their large stock of tanks, pumps, plate packs, pipework and valves.

Whether you need a 10 barrel, copper clad micro brewery for a pub/restaurant, or a 1 barrel system for an up scaling home brewer, Colsan would be pleased to discuss your requirements.

They manufacture equipment to the customers individual specifications, and also supply new equipment manufactured in this country, or if preferred, imported.

Colsan also supply, temperature recorders, probes and controllers etc, suitable for the dairy and food industry, and the service department can provide UKAS test certification of instrumentation.

Colsan Instrument Services Ltd

Colsan Instrument Services can supply tanks, pumps, pipework etc, either individually or assembled as required for all your brewery needs Colsan Instrument Services Ltd Bower Farm, Brook Street Woodchurch, Nr Ashford Kent, TN26 3SY Tel: 01233 860760 E-mail: [email protected]

Marsh Mash Spring 2013 Page 36 CINQUE PORTS ARMS - Freehouse Open from midday, all day, every day Real ales, great food & large attractive enclosed garden Experience our new unique outdoor kitchen and watch the food being prepared for you by our own Goan Chef Traditional English food also available Next Beer Festival, Friday 26 - Sunday 28 April food including hog roast and lots of live music www.cinqueportsarms.co.uk - [email protected] 1 High Street, New Romney, Kent TN28 8BU - Tel: 01797 361894

THE LIFEBOAT 42 North Street INN Folkestone, CT19 6AF Selection Of Fine Real Ales And Good Hot Meals Served Also Sunday Roasts The White Hart A charming 470 year old pub always o ering 4 real ales Delicious Home Cooked Food served 7 days a week Bed & Breakfast - 6 en suite rooms - Large Garden Beer & Music Festival 2013 Sat 27 & Sun 28 July Find us in the CAMRA 2013 Good Beer Guide See TripAdvisor for reviews Facebook - The White Hart, Newenden Everyone made very welcome The White Hart, Rye Road, Newenden, Kent TN18 5PN Beer Garden & Harbour Views Telephone: 01797 252166 Telephone: 01303 252877 Email: [email protected] Web: www.thewhitehartnewenden.co.uk Just off Folkestone Harbour

Marsh Mash Spring 2013 Page 37 Branch Logo Competition As with many organisations image is paramount. Ashford, Folkestone and Romney Marsh to use our full title for the Below is the list of current pubs known to Branch in the eyes of CAMRA HQ, is as you regularly serve beers brewed within 30 miles will agree, a bit of a mouthful and we locally of the pub. have abbreviated the name to AFRM which is reflected in our website www.CAMRA- If your local pub regularly serves beers AFRM.org.uk. The branch magazine that you brewed within 30 miles of your pub, please are currently reading, I think reflects some of let us know and we will consider them for the local area by being entitled “Marsh Mash” LocAle accreditation and help with the although the branch area covers most of environment by reducing the “beer miles” Shepway and Ashford District Councils. between brewery and pub.

We now think the time is right to design a unique Branch logo that can be used on East Brabourne Five Bells our website, magazine and correspondence Elham Kings Arms and hence we are looking for designs to be Folkestone Chambers considered for our exclusive use. Folkestone Firkin Ale House If you are a budding Graphic Designer who Hastingleigh Bowl would like to submit a design for our use, Hythe Britannia please send it to AFRM Branch Logo, The Cottage, The Green, Saltwood, Kent CT214PS Hythe Globe Inn or e-mail it to [email protected] Hythe Three Mariners Hythe White Hart Marsh Mash Kennington Old Mill Updates Mersham Farriers Arms Newenden White Hart Bar Billiards Since the last Marsh Mash I have been Pluckley Dering Arms informed that the Earl of Clarendon also has Rolvenden Star a bar billiard table. Sandgate Ship Off Licences with Shadoxhurst Kings Arms “Real Ale in the Bottle” Snargate Red Lion Following our article on off licences that sell Stowting Tiger real ale in the bottle we have heard from a Wittersham Swan local CAMRA member that Liquid Pleasure in Tenterden High Street are very good Woodchurch Six Bells for Old Dairy and other breweries’ bottle- Wye New Flying Horse conditioned beers.

Marsh Mash Spring 2013 Page 38 Marsh Mash Information

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Marsh Mash Spring 2013 Page 39 The Star Inn, St Mary in the Marsh Pub open all day every day 12 noon to 23:00 Restaurant open every day 12 noon to 15:00 Last orders 14:30

Brian and Barbs McManus o er a warm welcome at the Star Inn Come in and enjoy our house real ales and 2 ever changing guest beers Freshly made rolls are normally available throughout the day for £1.50 each www.thestarinn-themarsh.co.uk Romney Marsh, Kent TN29 0BX Email: [email protected] Tel: 01797 362139 Friday 10th, Saturday 11th & Sunday 12th May 2013 HOME GROWN CUSTOM ‘N’ CLASSIC SHOW at The Star Inn, St Mary in the Marsh, Kent TN29 0BX With Live Music from the Trophies for the best Custom legendary RHYTHM DOCTORS Bike, Classic Bike, Custom Car, who will be headlining Friday Classic Car, Custom Truck, night and the top rockabilly trio Classic Truck, Cafe Racer, the MEMPHIS FLYERS Scooter, Trike & Best Rat headlining Saturday night Gates open 4pm Friday, Show starts 12pm Saturday. For more info see UK Association SE Facebook page Breakfast BBQ, Real Ales will be available & Ciders ALL PROFITS FROM THIS EVENT WILL BE DONATED TO CHARITY A SHOW PUT ON FOR PETROL HEADS BY PETROL HEADS