Issue 1048 4th Sept 2020 Sign the petition can be signed by everyone and anyone, as it is not Following on from last weeks page two article CAMRA generated, and we encourage everyone readers might be interested to read what our to bring it to the attention of their family members local CAMRA group have to say on: and friends and persuade them to sign.’ The representative said ‘We are optimistic that Petition to reverse tax rise for small the Government’s proposal can be overturned. independent breweries CAMRA, SIBA and the Small Brewers’ Forum are CAMRA Halifax and Calderdale have always been strongly encouraging the Government to re-think big supporters of small breweries, particularly those its plans and we are confident that, with the sup- within the branch area. The branch have been port of the beer drinkers and MP’s, this intended campaigning vigorously to overturn the change can be defeated. We are hoping that well Government’s proposals to reduce Small Brewery in excess of 100,000 people, throughout the UK, Duty Relief for a number weeks and have will sign the petition and that the Calder Valley and encouraged real ale drinkers to sign the John Hob- Halifax constituencies will continue to be amongst day petition to request a re-think in the the largest supporters of small brewers in the proposed Government policy. The branch have country.’ (At the time of going to press the been involved in persuading National CAMRA to petition stands at over 36,000) support the campaign, which they have now done, writing to local MP’s and requesting their support, notifying members and encouraging them to sign the petition, emailing other CAMRA branches all over the country asking them to get involved and, of course, contacting potentially affected local breweries and offering support. At a local level, ale drinkers have supported small breweries on a big scale and at the time of writing the Calder Valley is amongst the top five constituencies in the UK for signing the petition with the Halifax constituency not far behind. A CAMRA Halifax and Calderdale representative said ‘Halifax and Calderdale has some of the best breweries and pubs in the entire country and we would like to thank all those who have already signed the petition for their great support. The consequences of not supporting small breweries and of not signing the petition could be devastating and the petition, if it reaches 100,000, will encourage a full debate on the issue in parliament’. ‘Some of the consequences if the Government’s proposals go through might include :- the closure of some small breweries (as they will face very large increases in beer duty), the reduction in choice and an increase in the price of real ale for beer drinkers, the loss of jobs in the brewing industry and the dis- incentive for the smallest breweries to grow in size’ ‘CAMRA Halifax and Calderdale urge everyone to sign the petition to oppose the Government’s pro- posed changes and this can be found on the first Contact The PubPaper on page of our website, our Facebook page and on 07923 606224 or email Twitter. The good thing about this petition is that it [email protected] Hogs back brewery to deliver ‘field “Hops thrive on heat and sunshine, but they also need water, so we’ve been grateful for the recent to firkin in a furlong’ ambition downpours. With more rainfall between now and Hogs Back Brewery in Tongham, Surrey, is prepar- harvest early in September, we can expect a good ing for the harvest of its hops later this month, af- crop, especially considering this is our first ter commissioning equipment that will enable it to commercial harvest from the new hop garden.” pick, sort and dry the hops itself for the first time. From 14th September, the Hogs Back team will be cutting down the hop bines in its 8.5 acre hop garden next to the brewery. The hops will then be driven just yards from the garden and fed into a reconditioned Wolf hop picker- which carefully separates the hop cones, required for brewing, from the rest of the bines. The hop cones are then loaded into the kiln,10 yards away, where they are dried, and then quickly vacuum packed to capture their flavour, and cold stored at 5°C on site until required. The new equipment enables Hogs Back to com- plete its own harvesting this year, rather than The Hogs Back hop garden sub-contract the task as previously. The move In previous years, Hogs Back has celebrated the speaks volumes for Hogs Back’s commitment to end of harvest with a traditional Hop Harvest its hop garden, which it first planted in 2014, then Party, where over 2,000 guests enjoy live music expanded in a new location closer to the brewery and other entertainment, as well as pints of Green last year. This will be the first full harvest from the TEA – made from freshly-picked Fuggles hops. So- new site. cial distancing precludes such a large gathering this Rupert Thompson, Hogs Back Brewery owner, year, but Hogs Back is making plans for a number said: “We are looking forward to harvesting our of smaller events of up to 200 each day so that as hops for the first time. Processing our hops at the many of its loyal drinkers as possible can help mark brewery reduces our carbon footprint as now, the the 2020 harvest. hops are moved just yards from the garden to the Thompson added: “Harvest 2020 is going to be hop picker, hop kiln, storage and, when required, different to the previous ones, but then everything to the this year has disrupted by the pandemic. We’re brewhouse where they are added to our beers. glad that, despite everything, we’ve been able to They never leave our site, so they really are share the hop garden with our local customers, by travelling ‘from field to firkin in a furlong’, which opening our new Summer Bar with its commanding has been our ambition since planting the original views over the ripening hop bines, and leading small hop garden six years ago.” groups on tours of the hop garden. We’ve found Hogs Back will harvest three hop varieties this customers are delighted to get out in the fresh air year: Fuggles, used in its flagship TEA or Tradi- after lockdown, and keen to learn about hop tional cultivation, which is such an important part of the English Ale; English Cascade, used in its Hogstar region’s heritage.” beerguild.co.uk lager and Surrey Nirvana Session IPA and Farn- ham White Bine, a traditional local variety that the brewer saved from near-extinction. Harvesting of the Fuggles and White Bine should be completed The PubPaper within seven days of start, while the Cascade hops will be harvested at the end of September to allow them to ripen further. They are expecting a 70% Many thanks to the local yield from the hop garden this year. CAMRA group for hosting a Matthew King, Hogs Back’s hop garden manager, said: “This will be our sixth hop harvest and we’re selection of quizzes created by confident it will be one of our best for hop quality. ourselves during the lockdown Each year, we’ve learned more about the best way period, there are 28 of them on. to cultivate and harvest our hops, and having our own equipment this year gives us greater control, http://hxcalderdalecamra.org. so we’ll be able to collect the hops at the optimum uk/pubpaper-quizzes/ point, fully capturing the wonderful aromas that are then transferred into our beers. 2 The PubPaper Issue 1048 4th Sept 2020 Salopian Brewery take Overall Gold in first ever Digital Beer Awards An English Bitter from a brewery in Shrewsbury has SPBW Pub of the Year 2014 beaten almost 500 different beers from across the CAMRA Pub of the Year 2014 UK to be named overall Gold at the inaugural SIBA Calderdale CAMRA Pub of the Year 2017 Digital Beer Awards 2020. ‘Darwin’s Origin’ from Salopian Brewery is a copper coloured Bitter given an international twist with an eclectic mix of US, New Zealand and European hops – which give the beer its distinctive lemony aroma and dry finish. Middlesbrough brewery Play Brew Co’s ‘Los Bandi- to’, a hazy double-dry-hopped pale ale with big fla- 3rd Wednesday of the month is QUIZ NIGHT vours of mango and stone-fruit, took the overall Sil- 8 Hand Pulled Beers ver having wowed judges in the Premium Pale Ales category. In the Bronze position overall was London Quality European Lagers Beer Lab’s Session IPA, a wonderfully aromatic, Log Fire fruity and bitter beer from the Brixton-based brewers which beat out rivals in the hotly contested Session IPA category. Judging took place live via Zoom with 50 expert beer Large Covered judges Organised by the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) and open to all independent breweries in the Beer Garden UK, the Digital Beer Awards 2020 were a landmark PIES ARE competition, entered by over 180 British breweries. The awards saw almost 500 different beers judged BACK by 50 expert tasters across two live video judging days. Competition Chair Guy Sheppard, congratulated winners and praised the quality of entries overall “Congratulations to our very worthy winners who re- ally did have to beat stiff competition from the rest of Staff of Life the UK to take the top spots, the quality of entries was incredibly high and testament to the passion and tal- Knotts Bend, Burnley Road ent of British brewers in these trying times. I’d like to thank all of the breweries who took the time to enter Todmordon 01706 819033 the competition and send in their beers for judging.” Salopian Brewery’s Darwin’s Origin, which achieved NOW OPEN the highest overall score of any beer in the competi- MONDAY & TUESDAY tion to take the Overall Gold in the National rankings, was first brewed in 2009 to celebrate the bicentennial LUNCHES of Charles Darwin’s Birth in Shrewsbury, where the brewery is based. Judges were hugely impressed by Every Wednesday Evening it’s the beer’s ‘great lemony aroma’ and commented that it was a ‘very good example of a dry bitter with good QUIZ NIGHT drinkability’. The timing could also not be more apt – in a year when best bitters have been coming back Good Beer & Cider, into fashion with beer drinkers, Darwin’s Origin fits Great food with snuggly into the resurgence. continually changing specials, Jake Douglas a Director at Salopian noted “the past Sunday Roasts and weekday few months have been a challenging time for Salopi- Meals served an, but we have adapted as many have had to and Mom/Thurs Noon/2.30pm & 5.30-8.30pm I am extremely pleased that one of the beers we Fridays Noon/2.30pm 5.30-9.00pm brewed and bottled during lockdown has gone on to Saturdays Noon - 9.00pm win such a prestigious award. Our bottling line has been creaking at the seams recently – earning it’s Sundays Noon - 8.00pm keep – this award is testament to the hard work and Dog friendly, real fire stoves. diligence of all my team.” www.siba.co.uk Accommodation available 3 The PubPaper Issue 1048 4th Sept 2020 Sharp’s develops 0.0% ABV version of Doom Bar Sharp’s Brewery has launched a 0.0% ABV ver- HOGS HEAD sion of Doom Bar bitter in 500ml bottles, tapping BREW HOUSE into the growing demand for alcohol-free options. SOWERBY BRIDGE While there has been a surge in the number of low- and no-alcohol beers on the market, a num- HX6 2AH ber of the options currently available are 0.5% 01422 836 585 ABV. Now with more space both inside and out, making it easier to self distance.

The brewing team at Sharp’s have been working for more than two years to develop a pioneering method which ensures that Doom Bar Zero re- tains a similar flavour profile and stays true to the style of the successful Doom Bar brand, while achieving 0.0% ABV. Doom Bar Zero maintains the sweet roasted malt Open flavour and subtle green hop aroma of Doom Bar, Monday to Friday while also offering its own unique flavour profile, with hints of succulent dried fruit and a subtle 3.00pm - Close bitterness. James Nicholls, marketing controller at Sharp’s, Saturday & Sunday said: “We feel that Doom Bar Zero redefines the Noon until close quality standard of the category, and are proud that as a truly alcohol-free option, Doom Bar Zero can fit your lifestyle, when it suits you. “Doom Bar, at 4%, is probably the most success- ful amber ale of recent times, growing from our first brew on a small kit in 1996 to achieving the UK’s number one cask ale position in under 20 years. We are excited to now be expanding the range and bringing more choice to consumers with Doom Bar Zero.” beertoday.co.uk Overheard in a pub: If Billy Joel rewrote “We Didn’t Start The Fire” about 2020, it would be a 37 hour long song. 4 The PubPaper Issue 1048 4th Sept 2020 This weeks Tongue-in-cheek report Tongue-in-cheek...Dictionary definition. In an ironic manner, not to be taken seriously

Fly enters fourth day taunting you, this time from rim of wine glass In what has been described as a ‘beastly trauma’ and ‘utterly infuriating’, that flipping fly has just com- pleted yet another mission straight down your line of sight and around the back of your head, before returning to this afternoon’s base on the rim of the wine glass. Cunningly choosing unswattable surfaces during the last few days, this particular fly has been dancing along the top edge of your flatscreen TV all morning, taunting you from afar and probably doing that thing with its forelegs where it wipes the sweat off its eye- baubles and flings it in your direction with deliberate disdain. Oh how that fleeting moment in the first hour of your acquaintance is now rued. There the little smirker was, almost in range and not particularly zig-zag- ging at pace. But your ham-fisted grab resulted in nothing more than a wholly inappropriate grope of T’old Codger’s your sister. Now another uneasy relationship has formed, Corner because this fly is a constantly hyperactive one who’s been at something sugary. Yesterday’s cof- fee-stained wallpaper attests to that: another of many mistimed and misjudged attempts missed the intended target, but caught the mug square and true. That scurry around the laptop screen two days ago was cheeky. But then zipping down and skipping across the 5, 6, 7 and 8 keys? In that order? OK, Lady Fly, so you want to dance, eh? It’s not just a mi- nor work interruption when the laptop is being boxed to take to the chap who fixes lecky things at that stand in the shopping centre. And an unknown number of turds previously tram- pled across before boldly marching all over your afternoon scones? Well, that takes the biscuit. But what really raises the ire is that with a self-forged access-all-areas pass, suspicion is growing that this With the rubber gloves, face masks, flipping fly has been piddling in your ear every night. If this carnage enters a fifth day, then conspiracy face shields, condoms, and smell of theories will blossom of secret, hidden cameras and dettol…sex isn’t as fun as it used to a special genre of documentary called ‘The Fly Who Bugged Me.’ be. newsbiscuit.com 5 The PubPaper Issue 1048 4th Sept 2020 A MAN went to the doctors suffering from a severe head- ache for years on end. The doctor said, “Joe, the good news is I can cure your headaches. The bad news is it will require castration. Crap Joke Beerdoku “You have a rare condition which causes your testicles to press on your spine, and the pressure creates one hell There is a terrific prize of drinks on offer every week of a headache. The only way to relieve the pressure is to courtesy of The PupPaper, You’re probably familiar remove the testicles.” with the recently new and addictive game of Sudoku Joe was shocked but he knew he had no choice but to go where you have to fill in numbers 1-9 in every square, under the knife. column and row. When he left the hospital, he was without a headache for We’ve changed the numbers for letters which when cor- the first time in 20 years, and he truly believed he could rectly completed will be an anagram of a word associat- make a new life. ed with Pubs, Beers, Brewers and even Places some- He saw a men’s clothing store and thought, “That’s what times found In the CalderAle News Supplement free I need ... a new suit.” inside this copy, or recent copies, of The PubPaper. He entered the shop and said, “I’d like a new suit.” The winner will be the first correct entry drawn from The elderly tailor eyed him briefly and said, “Let’s see ... the hat, matching the computers answers and will be size 44 long.” notified by telephone during the following week or soon Joe laughed, “That’s right, how did you know?” after. “Been in the business 60 years!” the tailor said. Answers to:The Editor c/o 52 Abbey Walk, Coronation Joe tried on the suit; it fit perfectly. The salesman asked, Road, Halifax HX3 OAJ “How about a new shirt?” The last weeks Beerduku was Dragonfly Joe was on a roll. “Sure.” The salesman said, “Let’s see, We received no entries to last weeks Beerdoku. 34 sleeves and 16 ½ neck.” Joe said, “That’s right, how did you know?” This weeks is Nine Letters. “Been in the business 60 years.” Joe tried on the shirt, and it fit perfectly. Joe walked comfortably around the shop, and the sales- man asked, “How about some new underwear?” Joe thought for a moment and said, “Sure.” The salesman said, “Let’s see ... size 36.” Joe laughed, “Ah ha! I got you, I’ve worn a size 34 since I was 18 years old.” The salesman shook his head, “You can’t wear a size 34. A size 34 would press your testicles up against the base of your spine and give you one heck of a headache.” Last weeks Beerdoku No 703

Beerdoko 704 WORD ______Name ______Address ______Tel No. ______Your ‘PubPaper’ Pub ______6 The PubPaper Issue 1048 4th Sept 2020 CalderAle News Commercial/ EAGLE Bombardier 4.1% Open Noon until Close, Daily Railway MARSTONS Wainwright 4.1% Next door to GLAMORGAN Unexpected 4.0% Thurs Brighouse Rail CARLSERG Tetley Bitter 3.7% PART OF THE Station COPPER DRAGON Golden Pippin 3.9% PENNINE ALE TRAIL 01484 714755 Golden Oldies Disco Sun from 2.00pm Sat Night Pub Pianist and Singalong Open Mic night every 3rd Friday of the month

Market Tavern VOCATION Heart & Soul 4.4% Brighouse NOMADIC Pale 3.8% 01484 769852 SALOPIAN Lemon Dream 4.5% WYCHWOOD Hobgoblin gold 4.2% Calderdale CAMRA ABBEYDALE Salvation 5.5% Pub of the season Spring 2017 SETTLE Mainline Bitter 2.8% ELLAND Beyod the Pale 4.5% Open Bank Holidays ROOSTERS Union Gap 4.3% GBBG 2020 BRIGHOUSE PHOENIX Wobbly Bob 6.0%

Millers Bar Child Briggate Always a selection of Friendly Brighouse Hand Pulled cask beers and ales Monday – Thursday 11am – 11pm. 01484 968144 and keg craft bees available Friday & Saturday 11am – 12am. Plus a range of glutten free beers Sunday 12pm – 11pm. available in bottles and cans. Food served Beer daily from Noon Garden GBBG 2019

Roundhill Inn TIMOTHY TAYLORS Landlord 4.3% Opening times Rastrick TIMOTHY TAYLORS Golden Best 3.5% Monday - Friday 4pm til close HD6 3QL ASHOVER Roundhill Citra 4.1% Sat and Sunday 12pm til close 01484 713418 BRADFIELD Farmers Blonde 4.0% Available for private functions CASK Beer GBBG 2020 MARQUE SHARPS Doombar 4.0% PLUS TWO ROTATING GUEST BEERS Garden Free cheeseboard every Sunday - Quiz night every Monday from 8pm with free super Sun Inn TIMOTHY TAYLORS Landlord 4.3% Open and serving New Hey Rd SALTAIRE Blonde 4.0% food from Rastrick TIMOTHY TAYLORS Boltmaker 4.0% 12/noon daily HD6 3PZ GUINNESS Extra Cold 4.2% 12-6pm 01484 721500 SALTAIRE Blonde 4.0% Fish Fridays 2-4-1 £9.95 Happy hour 12-6pm Mon-Thurs £2.75 on all pints Live band on every 3rd sat of the month 2-4-1 beer for 5 mins when every goal is scored (premier league & champions league) Karaoke on every 1st Friday of the month

Open The Barge BRADFIELD Farmers Blonde 4.0% Mon/Thurs Noon-11pm 37 Mill Lane OAKHAM Oakham citra 4.2% Fri/Sat Noon-Close Brighouse VOCATION Bread & Butter 4.4% Sunday Noon-11pm ABBEYDALE Moonshine 4.3%

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7 The PubPaper Issue 1048 4th Sept 2020 ELLAND Barge & Barrel SMALL WORLD Long Moor Pale 3.9% Mon - Sunday Park Road ABBEYDALE Daily Bread 3.8% Open From 12.00 HX5 9HP PHOENIX Wobbly Bob 6.0% Child Friendly ABBEYDALE Moonshine 4.3% Thurs Night Quiz Until 8.00pm From 9.00pm

Dog & Partridge Always serving one rotating Real Ale Mon/Sat 7pm-11pm Currently Sowood TIMOTHY TAYLOR’S Landlord 4.3% closed Sunday Noon-5pm & 7-11pm C19 01422 374249 BLACK SHEEP Best Bitter 3.8% BLACK SHEEP Bitter 3.8%

Elland Craft & Tap ELLAND Beyond the Pale 4.5% 102 Southgate BRISTOL BEER Fascination 4.2% Open Elland ELLAND Dry Hopped Blonde 4.0% Mon-Wed 2.00-10.00pm ACORN Old Moor Porter 4.4% Thurs-Sat Noon-11.00pm Sun Noon-10.00pm QUIZ NIGHT HALF MOON Old Forge 3.8% WED FROM BURNT HILL Green Path 6.0% 8.00PM DURATION Tuttles 5.5% BLACK LODGE Baxter Street 5.8% Greetland CommunityBRADFIELD Farmers Blonde 4.0% Centre - HX4 8JG GOOSE EYE Chinook 4.2% Mon - Thursday- 5pm-11.00pm Friday 4pm - 11.30pm Rochdale Road MOORHOUSE’S White Witch 3.9% Saturday Noon - 11.30pm 01422 370140 MOORHOUSE’S Pendle Witch 5.1% Sunday Noon - 11.00pm We are a public bar and not a membership only club Plus Rotating Guest Beers and anyone can use the place like any other pub!

Greetland Social ClubOSSETT Yorkshire Blonde 3.9% Mon/Thurs: 5.00pm - Close 222 Rochdale Rd GOOSE EYE Chinook 4.2% Fri: 4.00am - Close Sat/Sun 11.30am - Close Greetland RAT BREWERY White Rat 4.0% 01422 372966 OSSETT Silver King 4.3% ‘Happy Hour-Mon-Thu 5pm/7pm Spring Rock RAT BREWERY White Rat 4.0% Open-Monday to Saturday Noon until 11pm Greetland DR MORTONS Aftersave 4.1% Sundays Noon - 10.30pm 01422 300022 PHOENIX Arizona 4.1% Meals Served

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Birra Moretti lager @ 4.6% Park JOSEPH HOLTS Bitter 4.0% Sunday Noon 8.00pm The Griffin Inn MARSTONS 61 Deep 3.8% Stainland Rd MARSTONS Saddle Tank 3.8% Open Mon to Thurs 12 - 11, Barkiskand GUINNESS, ESTRELLA, BIRRAMORETTI Fri & Sat 12 - 11, HX4 0AQ KINGSTON PRESS CIDERS Sun 12.00 - 10.30

“Breakfast served 9.30 -12.00 Sat & Sun” Wed Quiz Night: HALIFAX Alexandra Beer House Two rotating cask lines, Monday 4pm - 9pm Currently Tuesday 4pm - 10pm 17 Alexandra Street Lager line Wednesday 4pm -10pm closed Halifax 4 Keg taps Thursday 1pm - 11pm C19 Friday 12pm - 11:30pm & 100 + Bottled beers & Flagon fills Saturday 12pm - 12am GBBG 2020 Sunday 2pm - 8pm Open - Mon-Thurs 7pm-Late Arden Road Three Rotating Cask Ales Selection of Malt Whiskys Friday 4.00pm - Late Social Club Selection of Gins served with Fevertree Tonics Sat 7pm-late -Sun Closed Mon and Friday Club Halifax 01422 362349 All Draught Beers & Lagers £2.00 a pint

Big Six SMALL WORLD Summer Bank 3.7% Please check King Cross TORRSIDE Lebelski 4.5% our opening times on Facebook 01422 350169 HARBOUR Daymer 3.8% ROOSTER Highway 3.7% GBBG 2020 HARBOUR Antipodean 5.5% OLD MILL Traditional Bitter 3.9% Always serving one real cider - 14 different Gins available with Fever Tree Tonic Beer Garden

8 The PubPaper Issue 1048 4th Sept 2020 Causeway Foot Inn BLACK SHEEP Special Ale 4.4% www.causewayfootinn.co.uk Ogden BLACK SHEEP Special Ale 4.4% CLOSED Mon/Tues 01422 240273 TIMOTHY TAYLORS Landlord 4.3% Wed 5.30-8.30pm Thur/Fri 12-2.30 & 6 - 8.30 01422 240273 TIMOTHY TAYLORS Knowle Spring 4.2% Sat/Sun Meals 12-3 & 6-8.30 TIMOTHY TAYLORS Boltmaker 4.0% Most Functions Catered For

BLACK SHEEP Bitter 3.8%

Cock O’ The North Cock of the North 5.0% Car Park South Edge Works Uncle John 4.2% Open Hipperholme Jamaican Ginger 4.0% Mon/Thurs 5.00-11.00pm Childcatcher 4.8% Friday 2.00-11.00pm Blondie 4.0% Sat/Sun Lilly Fogg 4.0% Noon-11.00pm Aussie Kiss 3.8% Selene 4.0%

Cross Keys WENDSLEYDALE Gamekeeper 4.3% Open Whitegate VOCATION Bread & Butter 3.9% Mon-Thurs 3pm-11ish Siddal FELL Tinderbox 6.3% Fri/Sat/Sun - Noon - 11ish 01422 300348 NEEPS END Blonde 4.0% ACORN Golovka 6.0% CAMRA Pub of the Year 2014 & 2017

SALOPIAN Lemon Dream 4.5% Free of any Tie STOD FOLD Dr Harris 5.7% GBBG 2020 NOMADIC Electri Messiah 6.3%

Open Flying Dutchman BRADFIELD Farmers Blonde 4.0% Mon - Noon-9.00pm Boothtown THWAITES Wainwright 4.1% Tue,Wed,Thur & Sun - Noon-11.00pm Child Friendly Beer Garden Friday & Saturday Noon-Midnight

Golden Fleece MARSTON’S Tetley’s Bitter 3.7% Open Bradshaw SALTAIRE Blonde 4.0% Mon-Thurs 4 to 11 SALTAIRE Cascade 4.9% Fri 4 - 12 Sat 12 - 12 Car Park CASK Sun 12 til 10.30

GBBG 2020 MARQUE Wednesday Evening FUN QUIZ From 9.00pm

Halifax Catholic SALTAIRE Blonde 4.0% Cask Tues/Thurs, all cask beer QUIZ Memorial Club OLD MILL Bitter 3.9% £2.85 a pint all day - members only MONDAYS 01422 366 776 NAYLORS Yorkshire Bitter 3.8% Mon/Thur 7pm - 11pm Friday Noon-3pm & 7pm - 2am 07776 358 063 Sat Noon - 1.00am-Sun All Day CAMRA Club of the Year 2017

Cask POMOMA ISLAND Pale 3.8% FIERCE Easy Shift 4.5% 6 Westgate Arcade THORNBRIDGE Lumford 3.9% HX1 1DL MARBLE Manchester Bitter 4.2% Open from SQUAWK Aquila 6.2% 11.00am Daily TURNING POINT Lucid Dream 5.0% “24 Beers on Tap, FIERCE Dirty Sanchez 6.5% Including” TURNING POINT Disco King 5.5% KIRKSTALL Virtuous 4.2% VAULT CITY Tropical Sour 5.8% KIRKSTALL Framboise 3.6% WEIHENSTEPHANER Hefeweissbier 5.4% WILD BEER Pogo 4.1% BUXTON Quick Draw 8.0% VOCATION Life & Death 6.5% LITTLE EARTH PROJECT Bretted Blonde 7.4% HALLETS Cider 6.0% THE KERNAL Export Porter 5.9% BERNARD Light Pilsner 3.8% 9 The PubPaper Issue 1048 4th Sept 2020 Lydgate Cafe Bar STOD FOLD Gold 3.8% Open Wakefield Road JENNINGS Cumberland 4.0% Thurs 11am till 3.00pm Lightcliffe, Halifax ESTRELLA lager 4.5% Fri - Sat 11am till 8pm HX3 8SH Rotating Cask Ales and Sun 12pm till 3pm 01422 200 203 Plus Vocation Craft Ales Hot & Cold Food

Cask ELLAND White Prussian 3.9% Meandering Bear HALF MOON Old Forge Bitter 3.8% Union Street DURHAM Citra 4.3% BLACK IRIS Endless Summer 4.5%

Keg AYINGER 4.5% BACCHUS Framboise 5.0% TORSIDE As You Like It 5.0% WISHBONE Dark Porter 6.0% EXALE Cherry & Chucleberry Sour 5.8% SHINDIGGER Festiva 4.4% NEEPSEND Alcis 4.2%

Peacock MARSTON’S Wainwright 4.1% Cote Hill Plus one regularly rotating guest Beer Open Halifax ESTRELLA Lager 4.6% Mon- Fri 4.00pm-11.00pm HX2 7LZ AMSTEL Draught 4.1% Sat/Sun 2.00pm-11.00pm GUINNESS 4.2% “Live Acts Every Weekend” KINGSTONE PRESS Cider 4.7% “Available for Private Functions”

Ring O’ Bells ACORN Gorlovka 6.0% Meals Noon - 3.00pm Halifax DR MORTON Ships Biscuit 4.1% Sunday Noon - 4.00pm 07891 402 016 ACORN Blonde 4.0% Open 11.30am - Close ACORN Barnsley Bitter 3.8% CASK MARQUE ACORN Barnsley Gold 4.3% Beer Garden Selection of Ciders always available Karaoke is back 1st Friday of the month

NEW Stod Fold Gold 3.8% Open IN Stod Fold Dark 4.8% Sunday-Thursday LIST Dean Clough, Stod Fold West 4.0% Noon - 10.00pm Halifax Stod Fold Limited Edition Blonde 4.3% Friday-Saturday HX3 5AX Stod Fold Limited Edition Dr.Harris 5.7% Noon-11.00pm 01422 355600 The Feathers CARLING Tetley Bitter 3.7% Open Times King Cross PLUS TWO REGULARLY ROTATING GUEST BEER Mon 12.00am - Late Tues/Thurs 11.30am - Late Now serving Tea/Coffee & Snacks served all day Fri/Sat Sun - 11.00 - Late

The Grayston Unity GOOSE EYE Chinook 4.2% Whilst the current situation WISHBONE Eezee 3.8% continues we are revising our TORSIDE Trespasser 4.0% opening hours as follows: Monday Closed BLACK IRIS Endless Summer 4.5% Tues & Weds 4 till 8pm Thurs 4 till 9pm Keg THORNBRIDGE Lucas 4.2% Friday 4 till 10.30pm VOCATION Pilsner 4.5% Sat 1 till 10.30pm ANTHOLOGY IPA 6.0% Sun 1 till 8pm SALT Bonneville 4.0% Thank you for your BERLINER Pilsner 5.0% continued support. TWO BY TWO Dragonfly 5.5% OUT THERE Ursa Major Stout 5.0% Bar available for private rents on Monday’s GBBG 2020 Lazy Sunday’s Ale t’day £2.50 until 5.00pm Camra Pub of The Season Summer 2017 Outdoor seating area 10 The PubPaper Issue 1048 4th Sept 2020 Currently The Lantern Cask THORNBRIDGE Cocoa Wonderland 6.8% Open closed Alexandra St NORTH RIDING Moutere 4.5% Monday Closed C19 Halifax BRASS CASTLE Bad Kitty 5.5% Tuesday 4pm - 10pm NORTHERN WHISPER Oppenchops 4.0% Wednesday 4pm -10pm VOCATION Pride & Joy 5.3% Thursday 4pm - 11pm Friday 1pm - 1am VOCATION Life & Death 6.5% Saturday 1pm - 1am NORTHERN MONK Striding Edge 2.8% Sunday 1pm - 10pm FIVE POINTS Best 4.1% SIREN Pompelmocello 6.0% www.thelanternhalifax.co.uk Keg MOBRU Mangi 5.0% NORTH Sputnik 5.0% These beers are on WILD BEER To Me To Yuzu 4.0% rotation and not all ARBOR Shangri La 4.2% on at once ERDINGER Urweisse 6.0% ‘Plus Craft Lager and Cider’

The Murgatroyd Arms TIMOTHY TAYLORS Landlord 4.3% Opening Times Skircoat Green Plus two regularly rotating guest beers From 12.00Noon Daily 01422 610563 www.facebook.com/themurg Child Friendly Open Mic Night - 1st Sunday of the month Wednesday Quiz Night Until 8.00pm Acoustic Night - every Sunday 6pm

Open CROSS BAY Zenith 5.0% M/Fri 4pm-Close The Oddys SHARPS Doom Bar 4.0% Sat/Sun 12-Close King Cross DARKLAND Summat Else 4.6% Kitchen open Sunday 1-4pm 01422 351385 CROSS BAY Sunset 4.2% Child MON’ EVENING QUIZ NIGHT Camra Pub of The Season Spring 2019 Friendly The Pallet Bar DARKLAND Raspberry 3.8% Open Firday 17:00 till late Unit 4C, Ladyship DARKLAND Wolfenbrau 4.0% Saturday 16:00 till late Business Park, DARKLAND Drakkar 4.2% Mill Lane, Boothtown, DARKLAND Niflheim 4.2% Halifax, HX3 6TA DARKLAND Red Beard 4.0%

The Royal Oak Serving Royal Oak Bitter and Open Clare Road 8 rotating guest beers Monday - Sunday Halifax 10% Discount for CAMRA members 12.00am - Close

Open Mon-Thurs 4.00 - Close The Shant ACORN Blonde 4.0% Friday 2.00pm - Close Shay Lane ACORN Barnsley Bitter 3.8% Sat/Sun Noon - Close Holmfield STRONGBOW Cider 4.5% HX2 9AG Caffreys-Coors-Carling - Stella-Carling Black Fruits Thursday - Quiz Night Child Large Car Park Beer Garden Tea/Coffee served Sunday HI/Lo card game Friendly

The Standard TIMOTHY TAYLORS Landord 4.3% Open-Mon-Thurs Beer of Freedom BLACK SHEEP Bitter 3.8% 2pm-close Garden Skircoat Green TETLEY’S Bitter 3.7% Fri-Sun 12-close Plus one rotating Guest beer Tea/Coffee served TUESDAY EVENING QUIZ

Open Mon/Thrs 4pm-11pm The Windmill ABBEYDALE Deception 4.1% Fri/Sat Noon-Midnight 1 Park Square SALTAIRE Blonde 4.0% SunNoon-11pm Northowram MOORHOUSE’S Blonde Witch 4.4% Large Car Park Beer Garden HX3 7BZ STOCKPORT Project Restart 4.0% Child ABBEYDALE Moonshine 4.3% Friendly BRADFIELD Farmers Blonde 4.0% STOCKPORT Pale 3.9% Quiz Night every Tuesday From 9pm AMERICAN PORTLAND CRAFT BEER 4.5% NOW AVAILABLE Marque on the car park Social distancing observed - please sign in. New wine list 11 The PubPaper Issue 1048 4th Sept 2020

Volunteers Arms STOD FOLD Gold 3.8% Beer Garden Copley MARSTONS 61 Deep 3.8% HX3 0UT BRADFIELD Farmers Blonde 4.0% Sun/Thurs Noon-11.00pm Fri & Sat Noon-1.00am 01422 254487 STOD FOLD The West 3.9% Happy Hour 4/7 Mon/Friday

Wainhouse MILL VALLEY Fudge 4.5% Open Mon - Thurs 4pm-11pm Tavern NORTH RIDER US Session CASK 3.8% MARQUE Fri - Noon - 12. Upper Washer Lane NIGHTJAR At One with Citra 3.9% Sat - 12 - 12/Sun 12-11.00 Halifax RUDGATE Lemon Hopsickle 3.6% HX2 7DR RUDGATE Ruby Mild 4.4% Car Park 01422 MILL VALLEY Triple C 4.5% 339998 GBBG 2020 CAMRA PUB OF THE SEASON - WINTER 2018 FOOD SERVED 7 DAYS A WEEK HEBDEN BRIDGE Currently Closed Mon/Tues closed Calan’s Micro Pub Five ever-changing real cask ales - Real cider on draft Open Wed, Thurs, Fri for 3 The Courtyard Selection of bottled beers, wines and soft drinks. Sat & Sun Noon - 10.00pm refurb Hebden Bridge Beer Garden HX7 8EX GBBG 2020 Camra Cider Pub of the Year 2019

Drink? Two cask beers, five keg beers,traditional ciders. Open Tues - Sat 15 Market St Large range of bottled and canned beers. 11.00am/9.00pm Hebden Bridge Sunday 11.00am/5.00pm HX7 6EU 01422 844366

Open From Noon Daily Fox & Goose 6 rotating beers & ciders.

Heptonstall Rd CASK Regular Music Sessions - Monday Quiz Nights Beer Garden MARQUE HX7 6AZ Large Range of Bottled Lagers & Ciders GBBG 2020 01422 648052 Camra Pub of The Year 2019

Old Gate Bar MAGIC ROCK Ringmaster 3.9% Meals Served and Restaurant Seven rotating lines regularly featuring breweries such as Oakham, Dark Mon/Thurs 10am-9pm Hebden Bridge Star, Saltaire, Thornbridge, Moorhouses, Bridestones & Hawkshead Plus Fri/Sat 10am-9.30pm HX7 6EN two craft keg lines Magic Rock, Dark Arts + Thornbridge Chiron Sunday 10am-7pm GBBG 2020 01422 843993 12 The PubPaper Issue 1048 4th Sept 2020 HEBDEN BRIDGE Shoulder of Mutton You’ll find 4 of these Brewers Ales on at anytime.. Open Mon - Sat Bridge Gate 11am - 11pm Vocation, Timothy Taylor’s, Goose Eye, Moorhouse’s, Hebden Bridge Food 12 - 8pm HX7 8EX Saltaire, Ossett, Greenmail, Copper Dragon, Elland, Sun 11am - 10pm 01422 845545 Ilkley, Theaksons, Abbeydale. Food 12 - 7pm HEPTONSTALL New Delight Open Colden ALWAYS SERVING ONE FROM BRIDESTONES BREWERY Mon - Thurs HX7 7HT CASK FOUR ROTATING GUEST BEERS - PLUS ONE CRAFT KEG 5.00pm - Close MARQUE Friday-3-11pm 01422 844628 HOME OF BRIDESTONES BREWERY Sat, Sunday Child Beer Garden Noon- Close Car Park Friendly

White Lion ELLAND Catch the Rainbow 3.9% Open Daily Heptonstall GOOSE EYE Chinook 4.2% Noon - Close HX7 7NB ELLAND Nettlethrasher 4.4% 01422 842027 MARSTONS Wainwright 4.1% GBBG 2018 Beer Garden KINGSTON PRESS Wild Berry 4.0% 150 Gins and 38 Malts to choose from. LUDDENDEN VILLAGE Lord Nelson MOORHOUSE’S White Witch 3.9% OPENING TIMES Luddenden TIMOTHY TAYLOR’S Boltmaker 4.0% Monday to Friday 4pm to Mid 01422 647290 TIMOTHY TAYLOR’S Landlord 4.3% Saturday & Sunday 12pm to Mid HX2 6PX Family Friendly Due to COVID-19 guidelines and the nature of our 17th Century

CASK Beer Garden building we are currently unable to MARQUE offer dining options. MYTHOLMROYD

The Dusty Miller Inn ELLAND Nettlethrasher 4.4% Opening times Burnley Road MARSTONS Wainwright 4.1% Sunday-Thursday 12-11 Mytholmroyd Plus Two Rotating Guest beers Friday & Saturday 12-Midnight HX7 5LH GBBG 2018 CASK Large Selection of Gins MARQUE

Mon/Thurs Robin Hood TIMOTHY TAYLOR’S Landlord 4.3% 3.00pm-Midnight Cragg Vale TIMOTHY TAYLOR’S Golden Best 3.5% Fri, Sat, Sunday 01422 885899 PLUS THREE ROTATING GUEST BEER Noon - Midnight HX7 5SQ GBBG 2020 AND FIVE CONTINENTAL LAGERS Beer Garden Open from Noon Daily Shoulder of Mutton TIMOTHY TAYLOR’S Boltmaker 4.0% Food served Mytholmroyd SALTAIRE Blonde 4.0% M/F Noon-3pm & 5-8pm 01422 883165 OSSETT White Rat 4.0% Sat Noon-8pm Beer Garden Sun Noon - 7pm CASK BLACK SHEEP Best Bitter 3.8% MARQUE PLUS ONE ROTATING GUEST BEER Car Park SELECTION OF WINES AND CIDERS Live Music Every Saturday

13 The PubPaper Issue 1048 4th Sept 2020 RIPPONDEN Meals Served Boothwood Inn ELLAND White Prussian 3.9% Mon - Friday Noon-2.00pm Oldham Rd BRADFIELD Farmers Blonde 4.0% & 5.00 - 9.00pm Rishworth JOSEPH HOLT Bitter 4.0% Sat Noon-9.00pm HX6 4 QU Sunday Noon - 8.00pm 01422 825 600 GBBG 2020 Beer Garden

The Last Post MARSTONS Wainwright 4.3% Mon/Thursday 3pm - late Oldham Rd TIMOTHY TAYLORS Landlord 4.3% Fri & Sat 12pm - 1am Ripponden BRADFIELD Farmers Blonde 4.0% Sun 12pm - Late Child HX6 4DN Live Music - Quiz Nights - watch our Facebook page for details Friendly 01422 706879 We were voted Yorkshires dog friendliest pub by Dog Buddy

Old Bridge Inn Three Regularly Rotating guest Beers Opening Ripponden BRISTOL BEER Milk Stout 4.5% Mon/Thurs Noon-3.00pm 01422 822595 TIMOTHY TAYLOR’S Golden Best 3.5% + 5.00-11.00pm Fri/Sat Noon - 11.30 HX6 4DF TIMOTHY TAYLOR’S Ram Tam 4.5% Sunday Noon-10.30pm www.theoldbridge TIMOTHY TAYLOR’S Landlord 4.3% Meals inn.co.uk ERDINGER Urveisse (Original) 4.9% Mon/Fri 12-2pm & 5-9pm Orchard Pig ESTRELLA Damm Inedit 4.7% Sat 12-2 & 5-9.30pm Reveller 4.5% LINDEBOOM Draught Pilsner 5.0% Sunday Noon - 4.00pm Beer Garden FLENSBURGER Plis 4.0%

OSSETT Yorkshire Blonde 3.9% Open NEW Silk Mill RAT BREWERY White Rat 4.0% Mon/Wed 4.30-8.30 NEW OPEN Ripponden THWAITES Wainwright 4.1% Thurs 4.30-11.00pm OPEN TIMES HX6 4 EB MARSTONS 61 Deep 3.8% Fri 3.00- 11.30pm TIMES 01422 824110 Warsteiner & Mahou - ‘Gluten Free Beer available’ Sat 12.00-11.30pm Sun 3.00-10.00pm Beer Garden SOWERBY BRIDGE

Hogs Head HOGSHEAD Amarillo Smash IPA 4.5% ‘Home of WELL brewed ale’ Brew House HOGSHEAD Hoppy Valley 4.3% Open: Sowerby Bridge HOGSHEAD White Hog 4.0% Monday to Friday HX6 2AH HOGSHEAD 6-8 Weeks 4.0% 3.00pm until close 01422 836 585 HOGSHEAD Old Schnozzler 5.2% Saturday & Sunday

GBBG 2020 noon until close TITANIC Plum Porter 4.9% SQUARK Pavo 3.8% Calderdale CAMRA GOOSE EYE Chinook 4.2% Pub of the season SALOPIAN Lemon Dream 4.5% Winter 2017 PHOENIX Wobby Bob 6.0% Outside seating now available Craft Keg BEAVERTOWN Neck Oil 4.3% HOGSHEAD Hogslager 4.7% BERLINER Pilsner 5.0% Take out bottles HOGSHEAD Chinook Smash IPA 5.1% for the ABBEYDALE Heathen 4.1% craft ales now available. BREW DOG Punk IPA 5.4% Watch out SALOPIAN Hubbub 5.3% for the cans. WESTON Caple Road 5.2%

Hollins Inn TIMOTHY TAYLORS Landlord 4.3% Open: Hollins Mill Lane TIMOTHY TAYLORS Boltmaker 4.0% 12.00 noon - Close Daily Sowerby Bridge TIMOTHY TAYLORS Golden Best 3.5% HX6 2QG PHOENIX Hopsack 3.8% Beer Garden 01422 647410 Plus Five Rotating Guest Beers Large Car Park

14 The PubPaper Issue 1048 4th Sept 2020 Loose Goose TIMOTHY TAYLORS Landlord 4.3% Open: West Street Plus Five Rotating Guest Beers Monday to Sunday Sowerby Bridge From 10.00am HX6 3AN 01422 833193 Navigation Inn OAKHAM Citra 4.2% Open: Chapel Lane TITANIC Plum Porter 4.9% 12.00 noon until late Sowerby Bridge PLUS THREE ROTATING GUEST BEERS HX6 3LF Beer Garden Large Car Park 01422 750947 The Copper Cow LITTLE VALLEY Withens Pale 3.9% Wed, Thurs & Fri 5pm – 11pm Burnley Road VOCATION Bread & Butter 3.9% Sat: Noon – 11:00 HX6 2UG Sun: Noon – 10:00 MEALS SERVED - Weds/Fri 5.00pm-9pm - Car Park 01422 887 000 Sat Noon-2.30 & 5pm-9pm - Sun Noon - 8pm

NEW The Turks Head 5 rotating cask ales and 1 permanent Mon, Thurs 2 – 11.00 IN Old Cawsey Happy Times Until 7pm £1 off draught Fri 2 – 12:00 Sat 1 – 12:00 LIST HX6 2AE Cask ales from £2.50 Sun 2 - 11.00 Beer Garden Open Currently Puzzle Hall Inn Serving 6 Cask Beers Mon/Thurs 4pm-11pm closed Hollins Mill Lane Plus 6 Keg Beers Fri 4pm-Midnight C19 Sowerby Bridge Sat Noon-Midnight HX6 2RF Sun Noon-11.00pm Open White Horse CHARLES WELLS Bombardier 4.1% Mon-Thur 3.00pm - 11.00 Burnley Road Plus 2 Rotating Guests - one pale Fri-Sun Noon-Late HX6 2UG Cloudy Apple Cider BT Sport Child 07545 632263 Friendly Decking Area Car Park Free Pool - Mondays Beer Garden Karaoke/Disco Sat 8pm till late TODMORDEN Shepherd’s Rest THWAITES Wainwright 4.1% Kitchen Open Todmorden JENNINGS Cumberland 4.1% Mon-Tues 5.00pm - 9.00pm Wed/Thurs Noon - 2.30pm OL14 6JJ COURAGE Directors 4.8% & 5.00 - 9.00pm 01706 813437 COORS Light 4.0% Fri/Sat Noon-9.30pm We have a large selection of MARSTON’S Shipyard Pale Ale 4.5% Sunday Noon-8.30pm British and Continental GUINNESS Stout 4.1% Bottled ciders. ESTRELLA CASK Craft Lager 4.6% MARQUE Plus one guest beer INBEV Belgium Stella Artois 4.8% Beer Garden Car Park Meals Served Staff of Life TIMOTHY TAYLOR’S Landlord 4.3% Mon/Thurs Noon-2.30pm & 5.30-8.30pm Fridays Noon -2.30pm & 5.30-9.00pm Burnley Road TIMOTHY TAYLOR’S Golden Best 3.5% Saturdays Noon-9.00pm Todmorden BIRRA MORETTI 5.0% Sundays Noon-8.00pm OL14 8JF SYMONS CIder 5.0% Opening hours 12 till 3 01706 819033 ALWAYS SERVING BEER FROM EAGLES CRAG 5.30 till 11 weekdays Plus three local guest beers Car Park 12 till close weekends. And one rotating hand pulled cider The Alehouse Six Changing cask ales, craft lagers and ciders 52 Patmos Bottled beers, wines, cocktails - tea & coffee Open Wed/Fri 1-10 Sat & Sun 12-10.00 Todmorden Home made soups, pork pies & pickles OL14 5EY 10% discount to card carrying CAMRA members. 07407 747956 Beer Terrace All cards accepted

The Pub 6 Changing hand pulled cask ales Open Sun/Thurs 12.00-9.00 3 Brook Street 2 Changing keg craft ales Fri/Sat 12.00-11.00 GBBG 2020 Todmorden Freedom Four craft lager No TV - No Music OL14 5AJ 2+ Guest ciders 01706 812145 Halifax & Calderdale CAMRA Pub Of The Season Spring 2018 07711 994 240 CAMRA Good Beer Guide 2019 Car Park www.facebook.com/thepubtod----30p per pint discount on production of a valid CAMRA membership card 15 The PubPaper Issue 1048 4th Sept 2020 26. Which mountain range is often described as the ‘Backbone of ’? The Quiz 27. What enters Calderdale between Wyke and Lightcliffe and exits between Rishworth and 1. The letter V in a football fixture list stands for Littleborough (or vice versa for the pedants)? what? 28. What kind of sandwich did Men at Work sing 2. What name is given to plants that complete about? their life span in a single year? 29. What virus has Africa recently been declared 3. The red disc on the Japanese flag represents free of? (Aug 2020) what? 30. From which language does the word sauna 4. Which colour is furthest away from red in the originate? rainbow spectrum? 31. Where did the most recent Winter Olympics 5. A basenji dog is unable to do what? take place? 6. Which clothing chain is the name for the rainy 32. Whose ghost is supposed to haunt the Tower season particularly in Asian countries? of London with her head tucked underneath 7. What was the previous name of the Six Nation her arm? rugby tournament? 33. Johnny Depp landed his first legitimate movie 8. Which card game is James Bond’s favourite in role in which horror film released in 1984? casinos? 34. A spork is a utensil that typically combines a 9. Pilsner beers originated in which European fork with which other item? country? 35. It was International Dog Day recently... but 10. The Battle of Bosworth Field, took place which breed of dog was voted the UK’s most during which war? popular? (Aug 2020) 11. Which film duo’s fan club are known as the 36. What insect trended on twitter during the Euro Sons of the Desert? 2016 final after a swarm of them invaded the 12. What hand percussion instrument is also the floodlit stadium - Wasps Locusts or Moths? name of a geometric shape? 37. In the nursery rhyme Baa Baa Black Sheep 13. According to the song by The Proclaimers, who ‘Lives Down the Lane’? how many miles in total would the singer walk 38. Name the English blues rock singer-songwrit- to ‘fall down at your door’? er, guitarist and founder of Fleetwood Mac, 14. Which Arthur Ransome novels did the children who sadly died in July 2020? John, Susan, Titty and Roger appear? 39. The annual half-marathon the Great North 15. What is the most consumed manufactured Run starts in which UK city? drink in the world? 40. In which country did Lewis Hamilton win his 16. Liechtenstein is the world’s leading latest Formula One race? (Aug 2020) manufacturer of what medical commodity - 41. Which TV comedy programme included False teeth, Glass eyes or Wooden legs? characters called Swiss Tony, Ken and 17. Charles Ingram became notorious in 2001 for Kenneth and Rowley Birkin QC? a cough allowing him to cheat on which show? 42. What colour is the head of a adult male 18. In the film, how many digits did ET have on mallard? each hand? 43. The pouch worn in front of a kilt is called a 19. Which musical instrument did Karen Carpenter what? play? 44. What is ASDA’s own brand of chocolate 20. Who is the historical figure that appears on the biscuit similar to a Penguin? current £10 note? 45. Which footballer shocked fans by reportedly 21. A word or a sequence of words that reads, asking to move clubs? (Aug 2020) letter for letter, the same backwards as 46. The Serpentine is a body of water found in forwards is called a what? which park in England? 22. In which Commonwealth country are the river 47. Which company uses the slogan ‘Loves the Balla Balla, the mountain Golla Golla and the jobs you hate’? national park Willie Willie? 48. Richard & William are the first names of which 23. What kind of animal accompanies the Gruffalo tobacco brand founded in 1873? on his journey through the deep dark wood? 49. Who now thinks that finger lickin’ isn’t so 24. Which singer teamed up with singer Montserrat good? (Aug 2020) Caballe to record the album ‘Barcelona’ in 50. Give the title and name of the Purple 1992? character in Cluedo. 25. Aduki, borlotti and cannellini are types of what? Answers on page 17 16 The PubPaper Issue 1048 4th Sept 2020 To catch up with Chris’s back catalogue or to of Wales football team who for a time were known view his latest writings visit: ‘Real Ale, Real as Total Network Solutions, after their sponsors. This Music’ or http://chrisdyson55.blogspot.com... more than once prompted football pundit Jeff Stelling to announce on Sky Sports News, after yet another TNS Dancing Around The Streets of victory, that “they will be dancing in the streets of Total Network Solutions tonight!” TNS.... The hotel was situated on the edge of an industrial estate I had a couple of days away last week in a quiet part of a mile or two out of the town. The adjoining Burger , tempted by the prospect of trying a few new King had closed down, and that, together with pot holes pubs in and amongst having a look around.... and deep muddy puddles in the car park, gave a rather It hadn’t been the best of journeys. A 2 hour-plus drive run down, forlorn feel to the place. But once inside, the from home, most of it seeming to be spent following hotel was fine, a typical small edge-of-town Travelodge, a mandatory, interminable, 40 mph speed limit on the geared up for function without too many frills, just the M62 towards Warrington, followed by miles on the job for the visitor who sees the hotel as merely a place A49 through the leafy Cheshire countryside led by to lay one’s hat and park the car. a slow-moving convoy of tractors and trucks which The pleasant lady behind the desk said it was about a conspired to make Whitchurch seem further and further mile into town, but as the sun came out and the tem- away with every passing mile. perature soared, I reckoned that was a tad optimistic, I finally arrived in Ellesmere, in the north of Shropshire, and it was about a 35-40 minute walk by the time I got a few miles from the Welsh border, in the middle of the there. I’d passed the agricultural showground, a large county’s own mini lake district. I parked up, and made branch of Morrisons, an Aldi, the local college, and my way to one of the town’s two Good Beer Guide-list- plenty of houses by the time I came to the Black Lion, ed pubs. The entrance was clear enough. A pile of assort- one of ’s two beer guide entries. And, surprise, ed clutter next to a doorway in an otherwise ordinary surprise, it was shut, giving me a strike rate for the day street. I was at the Vault, which is based down a flight of one in three! Disappointed, I trudged on along quiet of steps, a quirky two-room cellar bar, with sanitiser, streets, a stranger in a strange town, passing plenty of notepad, and pen on a little table at the bottom of the fish and chip shops that were open, and more pubs that steps. To the right, the bar, with two beers on handpump. were shut. I opted for a pint of Cambrian Gold, from the Stone- My spirits rose though when I spotted a micro pub on house Brewery, and grabbed a seat at one of the tables in a corner, and it was open! And it looked like there was the larger, main room. There were a few people dotted room inside too. This was the Bastion Alehouse, situ- around, sat amongst a seemingly random assortment of ated on the delightfully-named Leg Street, which had props; an old pram, the odd tailor’s dummy, that kind of only opened last autumn and had therefore spent a fair thing. Some may have said junk, but then one man’s tat chunk of its life closed by the lockdown. I got a seat in is another man’s treasure trove. one of the window tables, a pint of the excellent Snake A group of people came in and sat at the table next to Eyes from Black Iris in hand, and surveyed the room. me; a cheerful Sunday afternoon group helping to create 4 beers on hand pump, more beers on tap, and a large a good atmosphere. The Cambrian Gold was pretty fridge stocking cans and bottles. A screen displaying decent, too; I rated it a 3 on the National Beer Scoring the beers behind the bar, light wood tables each with sa- System scale. nitiser, light grey painted walls. Most of the tables were My next port of call was to be the White Hart, set on a occupied, with several of the customers enjoying the quiet street a few minutes walk away. I found it easily chat and banter with the friendly guy behind the bar. I enough, but sadly, despite the sound of conversation rated the Snake Eyes a very decent 3.5, but I next opted from within, the door was resolutely shut; certainly not for a pint of one of Shropshire’s own beers, Hobson’s sticking to the pre-Covid Sunday opening times of 1pm Best Bitter from Cleobury Mortimer in the south of the to 1am as stated in the Good Beer Guide! It certainly has county. Completely different in style, but nonetheless been open recently as this excellent blog from Retired a credible NBSS 3. I was really enjoying the ambience Martin confirms, but it was another reminder of the need and decided to get another pint before I left, and revert- to check ahead in these times. Meanwhile, here is a pic- ed to the Snake Eyes. I asked what time they shut on ture of the tractor parked opposite the White Hart: Sundays and was told 8.30, so having enjoyed my 3rd So with the White Hart unvisited and the opportunity to pint there, I said I would be back. explore the meres that dot the nearby area, I have reason My mood had been elevated by my time in the Bastion, to go back to Ellesmere: away from the more tour- and my next stop was only a minute or two away. This isty-bits around the mere it seems a quiet, unassuming was the Bailey Head, a large pub situated in a large town. square, with tables outside that were mostly occupied I decided to press on to Oswestry, 8 miles away and but with plenty of socially-distanced room inside. I was where I had booked a room at the Travelodge for the shown to a table below a screen listing an impressive se- night. A few miles out of town, I passed Park Hall, the lection of cans that were available. Slightly frustratingly, home of The New Saints, the all-conquering League of it didn’t show the beers on cask - although I was told

17 The PubPaper Issue 1048 4th Sept 2020 subsequently that there is another screen around the other end of the bar displaying the draught beers and ciders - but the lady doing the table service reeled off a list in- cluding some fine beers. I opted for a pint of Thornbridge Astrid, which I rated a 3, as was the half of the 5.2% Single Hop Citra from the Stubborn Mule brewery in Al- trincham. Despite the good beer and friendly atmosphere, I did feel though that the Bailey Head, the town’s second Good Beer Guide pub, was a little short of the character its imposing exterior suggested lay within. I called in next at the Griffin, just around the corner, which was a large, rambling pub. It was fairly quiet, with as I walked around the busy Monday morning streets: only a few punters around. I ordered a pint of Stonehouse shame I hadn’t ventured to this part of town the day Station Bitter, which was an OK 2.5 on the NBSS scale. before. I retreated to a deserted room, and for the first time that I had one more place to visit before I headed back north, evening thought about getting some food, but I decided a couple of miles out of town at Weston. This was the to sort that out once I had paid my second visit to the Stonehouse Brewery tap, which is reached by turning off Bastion. Upon my return there, again most of the tables the A483 close to an industrial estate, but is actually set were full, although most of the occupants had changed in attractive grounds behind some cottages and beside over the intervening hour and a half. I ordered a pint of the Cambrian Heritage Railway. Based on my luck of the Bunji, from the Mobberley Brewhouse near Knutsford, previous day, I didn’t actually expect it to be open. But a very refreshing 3.8% Session Pale made with New I needn’t have worried; as my car crunched into a large Zealand hops (NBSS 3). I got talking to a couple of gravel car park around 12.15 the door was clearly open. ladies who ran a gym in the town, and who, judging by I looked around, and there were a load of picnic tables the cans of Arbor that filled their table, liked their beer socially-distanced on a lawn in front of an orchard. too, and that was confirmed by one of them who said The brewhouse was a large modern shed, with a stone she was a massive fan of Brass Castle beers. I finished building in front and a large marquee with more picnic my evening with a very drinkable Citra Mosaic from the tables to the side. I walked through the doorway into a Kernel Brewery, and managed to resist the temptation to room with a large barbecue to the left and a number of get another. I thoroughly enjoyed my visit to the Bastion tables to the right. Beyond was a further room with a Alehouse, my favourite pub of the day by a country mile. bar, shelves stocked with bottles, and a few spaced-out I was pretty hungry by now and so went in search of tables. A girl was cleaning as I walked in, breaking off some food. I spotted an Indian restaurant, but when I to serve me with a pint of Station Bitter from the bre- went in, they said they were closing shortly, so no joy. I whouse next door, and which was visible through the then spotted a kebab takeaway, so I decided to grab one window at the side of the table where I grabbed a seat. and take it back to the hotel. Whether it was the attrac- The beer was spot on as it should be straight from the tion of the food, I don’t know, but it didn’t seem to take brewery, and on this form I rated it NBSS 3.5. I had a anywhere near as long to get back to the hotel, where I pleasant chat with the girl, who was called Gwen, and scoffed it eagerly before having an early night. she told me about the brewery, which started in 2007, The following morning, I got checked out and drove has a 100bbl capacity (that’s 28,800 pints), and as well into town, parking up at Sainsburys where there was free as brewing they also make cider from their own orchard, parking. I went for a wander around town, and I quickly have their own distillery on-site, and have recently been realised that I hadn’t done the place justice yesterday. turning their hands to sanitiser! They have won several There were some pretty impressive timbered buildings, awards for their beers, and some of these were displayed some beautiful gardens with a statue to one of the town’s on the window sill beside me. famous sons, the First World War poet, Wilfred Owen, Gwen told me that the place can get very busy particu- and the church of St Oswald’s, parts of which date back larly from Wednesdays to Saturdays when they do food to at least the early 13th century. This is a mere young- (they are closed on Sundays). And with plans to even- ster though when compared with the oldest feature in tually run the trains on the Cambrian Heritage Railway the town; this is the Iron Age hill fort of Old Oswestry, from Oswestry to the brewery, it is likely to be even which dates back 3,000 years. There is also the Cambrian more popular in the future. I bought a few bottles - and Railway Museum in town, acknowledging the town’s his- some hand sanitiser - before I left, and said I would call tory as a railway town, although the nearest station on the in again sometime to what is a very pleasant bar with network now is in the village of Gobowen, a few miles some good beer. away. The long-term vision of the Cambrian Heritage It had only been a brief visit to a part of the world I’d Railways Trust, who have a museum near the former rail- never visited before, and whilst it was disappointing that way station, is to restore passenger services to Oswestry. not everywhere was open, there is plenty there to lure me The town, which is only 5 miles from the Welsh border, back for another visit.... also has a large number of pubs, many of which I passed Follow me on twitter: @realalemusic 18 The PubPaper Issue 1048 4th Sept 2020 Please note the Big Six sponsor this quiz, but the Big Six do not set the questions, that is done independently. 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