Drovers Rest, Monkhill – Autumn Pub of the Season BEER FESTIVAL 30th October to 1st November Hallmark Hotel, Carlisle Solway Branch of CAMRA Autumn 2014 the Campaign for Real Ale

Autumn Pub of the Season

Drovers Rest, Monkhill Congratulations to Bill and Linda Robinson, their daughter, Sarah, and her partner, Sandy Williamson, on winning our pub of the season award. pub. As well as being the local pub, it Over four hundred years old, the Drovers is serves as the village shop selling a range very much a traditional country pub. Alt- of basic groceries. It's also a collection hough it has been opened up a bit, it still point for the Carlisle Food Bank. The publi- has the feel of three or four distinct rooms. cans even have an online survey to obtain There's a games room at the back with a feedback and suggestions from the local pool table and dart board. The bar room is community for further improvement. cosy and welcoming, complete with a very Prior to the arrival of the Robinson family, cosy, alcove "snug" and a separate dining the Drovers had been in sad decline for a room. A large beer garden at the rear of the number of years. Together with Sandy, pub is a real boon on those really hot and they have worked extremely hard to devel- sunny Cumbrian summer days that we all op the business and maintain a vital com- enjoy. munity asset. Decorating the pub The Drovers is a very convivial pub. Con- walls are a number of versations that start over the bar often run interesting historical right round the room including everyone documents. These in- and anyone that wants to chip in! clude the sale of the pub by the "State Man- The pub is developing a well-deserved rep- agement Scheme" to utation for excellent food. Their (mainly) publicans Hector and Lakeland mountain named burgers are Dorothy Dodds on 29th highly recommended. Food is available September 1972 for every day from 12-2 and 5-9. Children are £5,500, the subsequent welcome in the pub up to 9pm. sale to Jennings the following day for the Now to the serious business, the real ales! same amount and the "compulsory pur- When I met Sandy at the 2013 Carlisle chase order" on 28 February 1917 under the Defence of the Realm Liquor Control Regu- Beer Festival, I was a bit sceptical when he lations 1915. told me they had three or four guest beers on sale. Pleasingly, how wrong I was! A The pub name derives from cattle drovers year after they took over the pub (26 Au- who travelled from Scotland over the rivers gust 2013), they've had an amazing 115 Esk and Eden on their way to cattle fairs at different real ales from 44 breweries on Penrith and beyond. sale (including 20 Cumbrian breweries)! Yes, I was wrong, very wrong! The Drovers is the epitome of a community

Ale Tales Autumn 2014 3 Autumn Pub of the Season pumps. The Drovers is about half a mile from the popular Hadrian's Wall path, an essential diversion for all real ale loving walkers! There's also a campsite just round the cor- ner. For those that drive, there's a large car park. If you want to leave the car at home, you can walk out from Carlisle via the Ha- drian's Wall path (about four and half miles). Alternatively, bus service 93 passes very close to the pub. The Drovers is an oasis for lots of different and sometimes obscure real ales. Sandy And finally, the Drovers has a pub dog, puts a lot of hard work into sourcing beers, Mac, a very friendly hound that some regu- many of which we haven't encountered any- lars suspect is really the pub boss! where near Carlisle! It's very much a labour Alan Welsh, Branch Chairman of love. A very useful and unusual feature is the use of luggage tags for beer tasting notes. These are attached to the appropriate hand-

Mitchell, Michaela, Alan & Staff Welcome all The Drovers Rest Old & New The old Inn at Monkhill is Monkhill Customers more than 200 years old and is called the on the road to 2 Real Ales and 1 Food Served Drovers' Rest because Burgh by Sands over the centuries cattle Guest available Tue-Sat 12-9 & Sun 12-8 drovers from Scotland, Carlisle Pool  Darts  Poker after crossing the rivers CA5 6DB Range of beers and Esk and Eden, rested wines and spirits Games Machines there before moving 01228 576141 New summer menu Jukebox  Open Fire south. Big Screen TV Open 12-11 daily Takeaways available We are a family run free-house. Food is served daily Great Open all day, every day. between 12 - 2pm Our selection of real ales and 5 - 9pm is constantly changing Atmosphere and usually includes Sunday lunches beers from at least one 12 - 3pm Great Local Cumbrian brewery. Bar Fly Pub News If you are aware Publican's Morning Advertiser. of any changes The Andalusian is selling real ale - Black taking place in a Sheep Bitter. pub in our area then please let us A temporary manager is currently running know. Bar Fly is the Near Boot. good but it is hard getting around over 150 outlets, even with wings! See Branch As we go to print, Contact for details of how to keep in touch. Bar Fly heard that the Moo Bar, Carlisle ALSTON is due to open in The Alston House Hotel is selling real ale October. Bar Fly again - Speckled Hen available on Bar Fly's has also heard that a visit. large range of real ales is planned. CALTHWAITE The Globe Inn has been bought and will be CASTLE CARROCK reopening soon. The Duke of , a loyal supporter of Geltsdale Brewery, is now trying real CARLISLE ales from a range of local breweries. Our City Pub of the Year, the Kings Head, is due to reopen early October following CUMWHITTON refurbishment. There certainly have been The Pheasant some excellent beers on offer just before Inn is another closure and Bar Fly looks forward to many pub sorely more! missing Geltsdale real Carlisle Golf Club and Creighton Rugby ales. Like others in the area, they are also Club are now selling real ales from the trying different beers at the moment. Carlisle Brewing Company. The Gilded Lily has re- FAUGH The String of Horses is organising a mini opened as the Last beer festival on Friday 10 and Saturday 11 Zebra featuring three real ales: local, British October starting at 4pm both days. They and seasonal. hope to have ten real ales and three real ciders/perries on sale. They will have live Bar Fly has heard that a bar is due to open music both evenings. in the autumn in Carlyle Court and that it will be selling real ale. The William Rufus has been named winner of the Best Cellar award for LONGTOWN the north and Another supporter of Geltsdale, the Scotland region of Graham Arms Hotel was selling the Great British Cumberland Corby Blonde on a recent Pub Awards 2014 visit. organised by the pub industry magazine, the

Ale Tales Autumn 2014 5 Bar Fly Pub News MONKHILL Fri 5-10pm, Sat 12-4.30pm and 5-10pm, The Drovers Sun 12-4.30pm. For more detail contact Rest will be 01768 606637. holding a beer festival next SILLOTH The Cumberland year. Inn is selling NEWBIGGIN real ale from The loss of Derwent Geltsdale beers Brewery. Sales is also being felt are going well at the Blue Bell. and they hope to add another handpump When Bar Fly soon. visited, Cumberland TALKIN The Corby Ale was on sale and real ales from Blacksmiths Eden Brewery were on order. Arms is PENRITH another pub The Moo Bar is running an Oktoberfest on trying different 3rd-5th October at Brunswick Yard, beers Brunswick Road (opposite Booths). Opens following the loss of Geltsdale beers.

String of Horses Inn First Beer Festival 2014 Faugh, Brampton, CA8 9EG 10th & 11th October, open 4pm - Midnight 10 Real Ales, 3 Real Ciders + Standard Bar Special Festival Food Menu served from 6pm - 8.45pm Live Music both evenings. Free Entry.

Call Colin on 01228 670297 for details or visit stringofhorses.com What’s Brewing Andrews Ales of Derwent real ales. The Albion at Andrews Ales started in 2011 in an Silloth launched Derwent's new real outbuilding at the family home of brewer, ale, Marshall Port Stout which is 5.2% Andrew Emmerson. The brewery is based ABV. in the village of Cummertrees, about 3 miles west of Annan. We asked Mark to tell us more about his new stout. "The idea of our port stout came There are three regular beers: Supus Lupus from an old Irish hair of the dog! If you (3.6%), Cummertrees Pale Ale (4%) and were feeling a little fragile from having a Into The Darkness (4.3%). Andrew also few too many the day before, you would brews seasonal ales. have a ‘corpse reviver’, which comprised a All of Andrews Ales products are available in pint of stout with a large shot of port added cask or bottle conditioned. The brewery to it." supplies direct to the free trade in southern "The amount of port I add isn’t Scotland and northern . proportionally as much as that! I add half a Rob Ryan standard 70cl bottle of fine ruby port to each nine gallon firkin at racking. The port Carlisle adds another delicious layer of flavour and Carlisle Brewing celebrated their first 0.2% ABV to the original stout, which in its anniversary by providing three cask ales at own right is a full on black English stout that Carlisle Pageant and attendance at a "laal" I’m very proud of." beer festival at Rheged. "The name Marshall was used because of After numerous requests, Carlisle Nut it’s connection with Silloth, where we are Brown Ale has become a very popular based. The original Silloth dock was called addition to the beer range. Bottled Flaxen Marshall Dock." and Spun Gold can now be purchased on Bottled beer continues to sell well. Work is the internet from Microbar Online. continuing to set up a bottling plant at the Beers have featured at Castle Rock pubs brewery. across Nottingham and at Peterborough Derwent Brewery will, as usual, have a beer festival. For the first time, Carlisle strong presence at the Silloth Beer Festival Brewing beers have been entered for the (4-7 September). It's always a busy time at North West SIBA beer competition at Bolton the brewery! in October. Colin Lister Penny and Dick Crack Eden Cumberland The more beer Eden make, the more Business is going really well at Cumberland fermentation tanks they need to keep it at a Breweries. They are currently working on a steady temperature. So far this year people new beer that they hope to have available in have been so thirsty for Eden beers that time for the Carlisle Beer Festival this their old cooling unit is no longer up to the autumn. job! So they've invested in a brand new Richard Weir Glycol system. More cool, more beer! Not only is Eden getting cooler, but they're Derwent also getting too big for their boots! The summer has seen excellent sales Expansion requires space so they've

Ale Tales Autumn 2014 7 What’s Brewing acquired a new warehouse and tap room Madcap where they can hold events, beer tastings Madcap began brewing in November 2009. and barbecues. It currently operates from purpose built Jason of Eden Brewery tells me, "I'm fed up premises at the rear of the family home in with Black IPA’s - it is an impossibility, you Annan. can’t have a BLACK India Pale Ale!" He The brewery concentrates on the refuses to get on the "marketing band production of a range of speciality strong wagon"! So their new hoppy American Black ales. Most of their beers are produced in Ale will be known as NPA. Everyone's heard limited quantities and are supplied in 750ml of IPA, EPA, NZPA, but now Eden bring us, bottles with wired down corks. The beers NPA - "Not Pale Ale", it does exactly what it are bottle conditioned. says on the tin (or bottle)! Madcap has an emphasis in developing Currently on test is Green Bullet, a 4.2% interesting beers that often involves giving New Zealand hopped golden ale. This will a new twist to traditional beer styles. The be available for sale early next year. It joins philosophy that underpins everything done Dynamite, an American hopped blonde, by Madcap is quality not quantity. which is available this autumn. Due to great feedback and requests for more, Atomic Rob Ryan Blonde will also be available this autumn. Sulwath David Currington Sulwath has recently created a new ale that will be a permanent feature of their range. Geltsdale The new beer is called Tri-ball Most people reading this will already know (celebrating racket sports). It is brewed with that Geltsdale stopped trading recently. This three hops (primarily cascade) and has a is very sad news. Geltsdale were very strength of 3.9%. It is fresh, crisp and supportive of CAMRA, brewed some good blonde, with wheat and pale malts – the real ales, including some excellent seasonal ideal session ale. brews; they will be greatly missed. The brewery is rebranding all its bottle beer Hesket Newmarket labels with a fresh and bright image of the Hesket Newmarket have experienced a famous Criffel mountain. The new labels mixed few months. but have made the most will contain a QR code with full beer and of the hot July weather. Sales of Hesket brewery information. beers have had a slight decline in the Old Keith Bruce Crown due to the manager promoting guest ales. Waulkmill Cider Brim Fell was introduced earlier in the In 2010, research showed there wasn't a year and the brewery are delighted that it real Scottish cider. Consequently, was accepted for the CAMRA Great British Waulkmill Cider was formed to produce Beer Festival in London. some! Another new seasonal beer, Red Pike - a To create a real Scottish cider, Waulkmill "west coast red ale", has been developed. It use only fruit collected and grown from made its debut at the Fish, Buttermere and within Scotland. Waulkmill ciders are is being introduced to all pubs Hesket unique as they use a lot of Scottish heritage supply; so, catch it while you can! variety apples. Rather than traditional cider Paul Claringbold apples, culinary and desert apples are

8 Seek out LocAles in your local pubs. Support your local breweries. Hesket Newmarket Brewery Ltd Old Crown Barn, Hesket Newmarket, What’s Brewing CA7 8JG Tel: 016974 78066 in- used. Another key element is that only [email protected] Harrison 100% pressed juice, not concentrate, is used. Black Sail, Beer of the Year 2012, The fermentation process takes a number of Best of the Best, awarded by Sol- months (rather than weeks) as no way CAMRA commercial yeasts are used and, where possible, the addition of sugar prior to fermentation is restricted. Once the cider has finished its long fermentation, it is matured in Isle of Arran ten year old whisky casks. In 2011, perry pears were discovered in Dumfries and Galloway. These have been used to produce the first Scottish perry. In 2014, Mooseheid Perry won the CAMRA Gold award for UK Northern Perry. Waulkmill cider is committed to producing real cider and perry and currently produces nine products plus a cider vinegar.

The Fetherston Arms Kirkoswald 4 hand pulled real ales and hand pulled cider

Great home cooked food Open Mon-Fri 4pm-midnight, Sat-Sun 12 noon-midnight. Food served everyday (except Mon & Tue) 20 minute walk from Lazonby train station We look forward to welcoming you The Square, Kirkoswald, CA10 1DQ 01768 898284 2014 Carlisle Beer Festival we obtain our supplies. In recent years, we've been very fortunate as Barry, from Tigertops Brewery in West Yorkshire, collected beer from a number of micros local to him. He then dropped them off at the Prince of Wales, Foxfield, for us to collect. We arranged a van to collect the casks and returned the empties. It did re- strict other breweries that we can feature at the Festival. So, this year, we're looking to use beer wholesalers. We've been very encouraged 30th October - 1st November by the beer and brewery lists from a couple of wholesalers. The wholesaler we use will The 24th Carlisle Beer Festival is be finalised in the coming weeks and we nearly upon us; just where did that year shall place the order when their beer list for go! October arrives. As usual, Cumbrian brew- OPENING TIMES eries will be well represented. Thursday 5pm-11pm Our Festival has developed a reputation for Friday 12noon-5pm and 5pm-11pm providing a very interesting and diverse Saturday 12noon-5pm and 5pm-11pm range of real ales. We are confident that Entry (including programme) these changes won't affect our high stand- Non-members £3; Advanced tickets £2 from ards and, in fact, will enhance choice as it Kings Head, Carlisle. will feature breweries that we haven't be CAMRA members £1. able to previously support. Free entry from 5pm on Saturday! From experience and the size of the venue, VENUE around fifty different ales are offered to our The festival will again be held in the superb discerning public. We hope our Festival ballroom of the Hallmark Hotel next to Car- customers will enjoy the selection as much lisle Railway Station. as we do! In addition, ciders and perries are also on REAL ALES AND CIDERS sale. Good news for real cider and perry September sees the beer list planning begin fans is that we will have a larger range in earnest! There's little point in compiling the beer list any earlier than September as most brewer- ies don't know what their monthly or 'seasonal specials' are going to be until nearer the time. Moreover, I don't like to give breweries or- ders too far in advance; there's more chance of them going astray, or being for- gotten about! This year sees a slight change to the way

10 Updates to beer festival details - www.solwaycamra.org.uk 2014 Carlisle Beer Festival OUR SPONSORS Our Beer Festival is the premier real ale event in north Cumbria. It showcases and promotes real ale, real ale breweries and real ale pubs. Without the support of our sponsors and programme advertisers the Festival could not go ahead. If you would like to sponsor a cask it only costs a mere £30. You will have your name next to the beer in the programme and on a sign above the bar. You'll also receive 2 free tickets to the entire Festival and a cou- available than before. ple of free pints. Please contact Paul Claringbold (contact details below). Details of the Festival beer list will appear on our website: www.solwaycamra.org.uk MORE INFORMATION and Festival updates on Facebook: face- Our website will continue to be updated book.com/carlisle.beer.festival with further Festival information: www.solwaycamra.org.uk OUR STAFF All enquiries, please contact: Paul Claring- The Festival bold 01228 593253. is organised and run en- tirely by CAM- RA members who are all unpaid volun- teers. If you're read- ing this and you're a CAM- RA member, we need your support to help at the Festival, particularly early evenings to allow other volunteers to get a well-earned meal  Brand New Menu  Free WIFI break.  Daily Homemade  En-Suite Specials Accommodation EDEN VALLEY HOSPICE  Delicious Sunday Roast  Families and dogs Each year, thanks to the generosity of local  Local Real Ales welcome pubs, breweries and businesses, we hold  Live Entertainment  Most major credit and debit cards accepted several raffles at the Festival in aid of the  Fine Wine List Eden Valley Hospice.  Outside seating area

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Ale Tales Autumn 2014 11 Brewer on the Hop!

This is the first (and hopefully not the last) of graphically remote and limited ale drinking a new, occasional series of interviews with population locally. local brewers. What awards have your real ales won? Mark Johnston, Derwent Brewery None yet !!!! The first time I met Mark Johnston, brewer How do you develop recipes for your and owner of Derwent Brewery, was at a real ales? Lots of research, ale tasting, CAMRA Ale Trail social to the Silloth area. recently acquired experience and some- We met up with Mark, a CAMRA member, in times you’ve just got to trust your instincts the Golf Hotel to sample a pint of his excel- and not be afraid to experiment. lent real ales. What plans do you have for new brews Mark invited us for a quick tour of his brew- over the next few months? Marshall Port ery and a quick pint (as we were on an Ale Stout 5.2% is this year’s flagship winter ale. Trail visiting pubs, not a brewery trip!). Consolidating and adding a new dimension Apart from the quality of his beer, the other to last year's Marshall Stout. thing I remember most about the evening What changes would you like the Gov- was the passion Mark has for brewing real ernment to make to help the brewing ales. Oh yes, one quick pint turned into two industry? Recent trends encourage people slower pints and a great chat. to drink at home, rather than go to the pub. When did your brewery start? Derwent Drinking in the social environment of a pub- Brewery originally started approximately 16 lic house should be more affordable and years ago. accessible. More should be done, through taxation and in some cases funding and When did you take over the brewery and pricing, to redress this imbalance. Public why did you want to be a brewer? We order problems caused through alcohol took over in January 2013 and have always abuse would be greatly reduced. had a passion for cask ale. Any embarrassing/funny brewing inci- What did you do before you were a brew- dents? Our brewery dog ‘Boo’, is now er? I was a press photographer for 22 teetotal following a walk-about incident in years. Silloth after unbeknown to us slurping more How’s things going at the brewery? Ex- Tommy Legs than she should have. tremely busy and getting busier!!! Your ales aside, what are your favourite What real ales are you currently brew- five ales? This changes weekly, but, at ing? As well as our regular brews … Mar- the moment, and not in any particular or- shall Port Stout 5.7%, Reaper 4.2%, and der: Windermere Pale, Adnams Broadside, Auld Kendal 5.7%. Robinsons Old Tom, Hardknott Azimuth, Black Sheep Riggwelter. What are the pros and cons of brewing Alan Welsh, Branch Chairman where you brew? Pros are the beautiful area and the friendly people. Cons are geo- 12 To advertise in this newsletter contact Neil on 01536 358670 National News Timothy Taylor Boltmaker was crowned The 42nd edition of Champion Beer of Britain at the recent the CAMRA Good CAMRA Great British Beer Festival. Beer Guide (GBG) Cumbrian brewer, Hawkshead won a silver has recently been medal in the golden beer category for their published featuring superb Cumbrian Five Hop. 4,500 pubs and over 1,000 breweries ************************ across the country. New CAMRA figures show that national pub The GBG is a closures has risen to 31 a week! Pubs are unique pub guide being converted into shops, estate agents as, unlike other pub and even pet shops without the need for guides, the pubs planning permission! CAMRA is asking for a included are simple change to planning law to close this selected entirely by loophole that's threatening pubs across the local members of CAMRA. country. If you want to show your support and say, enough is enough, please sign the The book can be bought from CAMRA by e-petition: phoning 01727 867201 or from local bookstores. There is a substantial discount http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/ for CAMRA members buying direct from petitions/66572 CAMRA.

016973 31522/31523 [email protected] www.derwentbrewery.co.uk Cheers! Ale Tales is published to promote real Our annual LocAle reports told you ale pubs and breweries and to let you, about 75 pubs selling locally brewed the drinking public, know what the Sol- ales. way CAMRA branch is doing. It is dis- Enough! Enough! I hear you shouting! tributed to around 100 real ale pubs in north Cumbria and is read by over 5,000 Each edition has brought you up to date people. with our excellent local breweries. We have written feature articles on: Cum- The summer edition marked two years in berland, Derwent, Geltsdale and Hes- our new, all colour format. So it seems ket Newmarket breweries. We shall appropriate to take stock and say a few include an article on Carlisle Brewing in thanks. the near future. Financially, our magazine is entirely de- We have run some (hopefully) interest- pendant on our advertisers. A really big ing articles on the State Management thank you goes to all who have support- Scheme, mild ales, real cider, the early ed the magazine over the past two days in CAMRA, threats to your local years. pub, Solway Real Ale of the Year, our Special thanks goes to two breweries branch pub awards and, of course, the and three pubs that have taken adverts annual Carlisle Beer Festival. in every one of the first eight editions: My thanks go to CAMRA members who Eden Brewery; Hesket Newmarket have toiled long and hard, travelled the Brewery; Blacksmiths Arms, Talkin; length and breadth of our branch area and, Kyloes - Highland Drove, Great and even taken time to sample a few Salkeld and Cross Keys, Carleton. real ales in order to write articles for Ale Our gratitude also extends to many oth- Tales. ers that have regularly supported us in- We hope brewers, publicans and cus- cluding: Prince of Wales, Foxfield; tomers enjoy our magazine. The editor Fetherston Arms, Kirkoswald; Agri- is always looking for news and articles. cultural, Penrith; Black Lion, Heth- If you're altering your pub, changing ersgill; Drovers Rest, Monkhill; Gelts- your beers, introducing a LocAle, brew- dale Brewery; and, Wheatsheaf, Ab- ing a new beer, running a beer festival, beytown. holding a charity event, etc. or you So, for the "anoraks" amongst us, what simply have something you want to say about a few "stats" from the past couple about real ale, real cider, pubs or brew- of years? eries, please let me know by sending an email to Hard working Bar Fly has brought you [email protected] news about 119 pubs and 76 real ales and ciders on sale - quite a pub crawl! We're always looking for adverts too. Ale Trail and Pub Award articles have Here's to the next eight editions! featured 28 pubs and 48 real ales and Cheers! ciders. Alan Welsh, Branch Chairman 14 Updates to beer festival details - www.solwaycamra.org.uk Ale Tales BEER FESTIVALS Ale Tales is published by the Solway Branch of 27-28 Sep West Cumbria CAMRA Beer CAMRA, the Campaign for Real Ale (© 2014) All Festival (at the Taste of Cumbria Festival). rights reserved. 8-11 Oct Westmorland CAMRA Beer Fes- Views or comments expressed in this publication tival Kendal Town Hall. may not necessarily be those of the Editor or of 30 Oct - 1 Nov 2014 - Carlisle CAMRA. Beer Festival at the Hallmark Hotel, To Advertise To place an advert or enquire about Court Square, Carlisle (next to the railway our rates please contact: station). Neil Richards, 01536 358670 or [email protected] 3-5 Oct Oktoberfest Brunswick Yard, www.matellotmarketing.co.uk Brunswick Road, Penrith. Bar run by the Moo Bar. Printed by Portland Print, Tel 01536 511 555 Deadline for Winter 2014 issue is Read Ale about it! 1st December 2014. Find “Ale Tales” in the following real ale pubs: Ab- beytown, Wheatsheaf; Aikton, Aikton Arms; Alston, Angel, Cumberland, Nent House Hotel, Turks Head; Branch Contacts Armathwaite, Dukes Head, Fox & Pheasant; Blen- Paul Claringbold, Vice-Chairman, Beer cow, Clickham Inn; Bolton Low Houses, Oddfel- lows, Bowness on Solway, Kings Ams; Bowscar, Festival Organiser and Social Secretary Tel Stoneybeck Inn; Brampton, Brasserie 23, Geltsdale 01228 593253 Brewery, Golf Club, Howard Arms, Shoulder of E-mail: [email protected] Mutton; Broadfield, Crown; Burgh by Sands, Grey- hound; Caldbeck, Oddfellows; Carlisle Rugby Club, Website: www.solwaycamra.org.uk Beehive, Boardroom, Coach & Horses, Crown Facebook: facebook.com/solway.camra (Stanwix), Crown & Thistle, Gosling Bridge, Griffin, Hour Glass, Joiners Arms, King’s Head, Linton Holme, Redfern, Spinners Arms, Sportsman, Wil- Branch Diary liam Rufus, Woodrow Wilson; Castle Carrock, Duke MEETINGS of Cumberland; Crosby on Eden, Stag; Culgaith, Business includes: local breweries & pubs news, pub Black Swan; Cumwhinton, Lowther; Cumwhitton, awards, beer festivals, socials, etc. Pheasant; Curthwaite, Royal Oak; Dalston, Blue Bell, Bridge End; Eamont Bridge, Beehive; Faugh, Monday 29 September - 8pm @ Spinners String of Horses; Glasson, Highland Laddie; Great Corby, Corby Bridge, Queen Inn; Great Orton, Arms, Cummersdale. Bus: Stanwix 7.20pm, Wellington; Great Salkeld, Highland Drove; The Crescent 7.30pm, then Westmorland Greystoke, Boot & Shoe; Hallbankgate, Belted Will; St. Hayton, Lane End, Stone; Hesket Newmarket, Old Monday 20 October - 8pm @ Woodrow Crown; Hethersgill, Black Lion; Ireby, Lion; Irthing- ton, Salutation; Kirkoswald, Crown, Fetherston; Wilson, Carlisle. Langwathby, Shepherds; Laversdale, Sportsman; Monday 24 November - 8pm @ Moo Bar, Lazonby, Joiners, Midland; Little Corby, Haywain; Penrith. Bus: Stanwix 6:50, The Crescent Longtown, Graham Arms; Low Hesket, Rose & Crown; Monkhill, Drovers Rest; Mungrisdale, Mill 7pm. Inn; Nenthead, Miners; Newbiggin, Blue Bell; Oul- Monday 5 January - 8pm @ Howard Arms, ton, Bird in Hand; Penrith, Agricultural, Board & Carlisle. Elbow, Cross Keys, Druids, Foundry 34, General Wolfe, George, Lowther, Moo Bar, North Lakes SOCIALS Hotel, Robin Hood, Royal; Penruddock, Herdwick; Penton, Bridge; Port Carlisle, Hope & Anchor; Red Bus to socials from The Crescent 7.30pm unless stated Dial, Sun; Rockcliffe, Crown & Thistle; Ruleholme, otherwise. Places must be booked with Paul in advance. Golden Fleece; Scotby, Royal Oak; Sebergham, Sour Nook; Skelton, Dog & Gun; Silloth, Albion, Friday 11 October - Joint meeting in Dum- Golf Hotel; Talkin, Blacksmiths Arms; Thursby, fries Branch. Ship; Troutbeck, Sportsman; Uldale, Snooty Fox; Friday 17 October - Ale Trail social. Warwick, Queens; Wetheral, Crown, Wheatsheaf; Friday 21 November - Ale Trail social. Wigton, Black-a-Moor, Hare & Hounds, Throstles Nest; Wreay, Plough. Friday 12 December - Christmas meal so- cial. Winter “Ale Tales” out in January

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