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F R E E DDRDRIDRINDRINKDRINKEDRINKERRINKER Volume 40 No. 2 April/May 2018 The Swan, Bayswater Road, see page 38 (Photo supplied by Fuller’s) GENUINE HOSPIT ALITY . EX CEPTIONAL SER VICE. OUTST ANDING BEERS , SPIRITS AND WINES . Grea t burgers . delicious ro asts & live music ever y sund ay For all the support and friendship o ver the years . As of Februar y 2018 we are celebra ting the purchase of the freehold ensuring tha t we are here to ser ve y ou for genera tions to come. Editorial London Drinker is published on behalf of the what the beer is going to be like before Greater London branches of CAMRA, the they part with their money. It might Campaign for Real Ale, and is edited by Tony Hedger. It is printed by Cliffe Enterprise, well be disappointing that they are not Eastbourne, BN22 8TR. prepared to give them a try but that is CAMRA is a not-for-profit company limited by their right. Not to tell them is unfair. I guarantee and registered in England; know that we are not supposed to company no. 1270286. Registered office: DDRDRIDRINDRINKDRINKEDRINKERRINKER ‘drink with our eyes’ but yeast in 230 Hatfield Road, St. Albans, Hertfordshire AL1 4LW. suspension also affects the taste of the Material for publication, including press beer. Each to his or her own but I, for releases, should preferably be sent by one, like my beers to have a hoppy e-mail to [email protected]. NEOPHILIA VS NEOPHOBIA bitterness and yeast notes are not what The deadline for the next edition, June/July is Monday on’t worry: all it means is a love of I want. 14 May Dthe new as opposed to a dislike of In addition, it is not fair on the All contributions to this magazine are made on a the new. I have been pondering the publican if there is no indication from voluntary basis. issue of unfined or unfiltered beers for the brewer that the beer is intentionally To advertise in London Drinker, contact some time now but I have been hazy. How is the publican to know John Galpin on 020 3287 2966 prompted to write following a whether it has not just failed to drop or mobile 07508 036835; E-Mail: [email protected]. Facebook trail which, alas, as clear? That said, to fine a beer that the Prices: whole page £345 colour or sometimes happens, I think got out of brewery wants served unfined is quite £275 mono; half-page £210 colour or £155 hand. I hope that I may bring some wrong. mono; quarter-page £115 colour or £90 mono. clarification. How do readers feel about this? Any The views expressed in this magazine are those of I suspect that for beer drinkers of my sensible views welcome. If the troll who their individual authors and are not necessarily endorsed by the editor or CAMRA. age, influenced perhaps by TV threatened to kill me for holding similar Works wonders © copyright the London branches of the advertising ( , etc), a views a couple of years back is still Campaign for Real Ale; all rights reserved. clear pint has always been an indication around, don’t bother. Thanks to you I Subscriptions: please send either £9 for the of quality. It probably predates that, no longer have a Twitter account. mailing of six editions or £17 for 12 editions to with the coming of clear glass drinking Stan Tompkins, 52 Rabbs Mill House, Chiltern vessels. I believe that Roger Protz has THE FUTURE OF LONDON View Road, Uxbridge, Middx UB8 2PD. Please make cheques payable to CAMRA London Area. written on this subject with his usual DRINKER These prices apply to UK mail addresses only. To erudition so do look at his website s most readers will know, London arrange for copies to be sent overseas, please http://protzonbeer.co.uk . I would go as Drinker is funded entirely from contact us. far as to say that this is still the ‘default aAdvertising income. We receive no setting’ for British beers. Times change subsidy from CAMRA nationally nor do CONTENTS however and we now have a number of we wish to. With the discontinuation of Branch diaries 6 brewers, not least in London, who want the paper version of the NME , I can CAMRA news and events 12 to try something different and who am imagine many readers will have Measure for measure 14 I to criticise that? wondered how much longer London News and views 16 The incident which provoked me was Drinker has got. As far as it is my Norwich City of Ale 2018 18 a picture of a cask at Derby Winter Ale decision as editor, the answer is that we Regional champion beers 20 Festival (which I attended and very will keep going for as long as we CAMRA National Pub of the Year 20 good it was too) with a sign saying possibly can. Matters of taste 22 ‘hazy’ or something like that. The I am not a modern day Luddite; I use Brewery news 26 person posting took exception to this, social media (except Twitter!) regularly Georgeous developments in Highgate 27 saying that CAMRA was fifty years out myself – perhaps too much. The Brewery feature: New River 30 of date etc etc. I can only presume that problem however with websites and West Berkshire Brewery 30 the protagonist thought that the bar blogspots and the like is that you have Focus on pubs 32 staff should not be alerting people in to know about them to access them. It CAMRA Pub Design Awards 2018 38 this way. I disagree. Brewers have the may be produced by CAMRA but The Bree Louise 40 perfect right to either brew beer with London Drinker is not a magazine for WhatPub update 25 42 ingredients that will not allow the beer active CAMRA members. Our target Letters 48 to drop bright (for example, wheat audience is the ordinary pub-goer and LocAle scheme 48 beers and sometimes those brewed non-active CAMRA members. Our Idle Moments 50 with rye or oats) or simply not to fine or aim, as Lord Reith wanted for the BBC, Great British Beer Festival 51 filter their beers. There is no question is to ‘inform, educate and entertain’. Tribute – Mike Hammersley 53 about that. However, the customers To me, the most important aspect of Crossword 54 are then entitled to know that this is London Drinker is that someone can 3 Editorial see it sitting in its holder in the corner of the pub, wonder The 8th Ruislip what it is about and take a copy. Hopefully we then have them hooked and we may have a new member or an Beer Festival existing member activated. It follows that I must thank deeply the army of volunteers 31 May to 2 June. Venue Ruislip Rugby Club who distribute the magazine to pubs, without whom the 35 Real Ales, Ciders and Perries exercise simply does not work. Likewise our advertisements manager, John Galpin, without whom there would be no For full details see magazine to distribute. ruislipbeerfestival.camra.org.uk John, very nobly, is not scared of hard work. If you are running a pub or a brewery which has a beer festival or This is not an official CAMRA festival similar event coming up, get in touch with him. His details but it is supported by the local branch and the costs of our adverts are given elsewhere in the magazine. You will be getting your message to around 26,000 people who may not be on your social media lists. Tony Hedger STOP PRESS . he winner of CAMRA North London Branch’s Pub of the Year award was announced at London At 28 February 2018, TDrinker Beer Festival. It is Tapping The Admiral, 77 CAMRA had 191,221 Castle Road, Camden Town NW1 8SU. This follows their wins in 2013 and 2015. Our congratulations to members, of whom them accordingly. The date for the presentation of the award 18,738 live in the certificate is Tuesday 8 May at 8pm (tbc). Check the Greater London area branch website, www.northlondon.camra.org.uk for details. 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Events for April and May 2018 are listed soc: start (8pm) Kings Arms, 156 Broadway, DA6 7DW. below. Meetings, visits and socials are open to all – everyone Website: www.bexley.camra.org.uk; Fb: is welcome to come along. A complete calendar listing of groups/19281737097; Tw: @BexleyCAMRA CAMRA events within Greater London is available at www.london.camra.org.uk .