CAMRA Liverpool & Districts Magazine Winter 2013 FREE CAMRA www.liverpoolcamra.org.uk email [email protected] Circulation 11,000 The MerseyAle CAMRA Liverpool and Districts Branch MerseyAle Editor John Armstrong 67 Moorfields Liverpool L2 2BP Telephone 0151 236 1734 MerseyAle Contacts Comments/news/letters/photos The Lion Tavern (Grade II Listed) is Liverpool’s [email protected] finest Edwardian Pub. It is an extravaganza of FOOD etched glass, carved wood and beautiful tiling. See the board for MerseyAle Advertising selection of good Welcome to MerseyAle It has a wonderful ornate wood carved bar plus Cost - Full page £200 value food two cosy side rooms one with a fantastic Half page £100 and ManxAle stained glass dome. The Lion Tavern is an Contact QUIZ NIGHT [email protected] award winning pub serving excellent cask every Tuesday at 9.30pm conditioned ales, cider and a large selection of Welcome to this Special ale is the unique selling point of the MerseyAle - Read online at British Pub and we must promote the finest malt whiskies. You can also enjoy a www.merseyale.com 10th Anniversary Edition of our pubs. fine selection of tasty food from our food menu. ACOUSTIC MerseyAle. NIGHT Liverpool and Districts CAMRA It was November 2003 when the Main Branch Contact relaunched new look colour cover The Anniversaries do not stop with Second Thursday of the MerseyAle. 2014 sees the 40th Jean Pownceby MerseyAle hit the bars of Liverpool. Month 8pm Anniversary of the founding of the [email protected] It was a magazine born out of crisis, as you can discover in the special Merseyside Branch of CAMRA in HANDPUMPS the Globe, Cases Street. The 30 supply a varied selection of prize Contact for Socials and 10th Anniversary section pages 7-15. BOB DYLAN people crammed into the small back winning Real Ales (including at least one Coach Trips only The Chinese symbol for crisis also SOCIETY Ian MacAdam 07521 741 586 means opportunity. We hope you room in January 1974 were helping to create a body which has become locally brewed ale) plus hand pulled Cider Meets first Thursday of the by email agree when you read ‘To Begin at Month 8.30pm [email protected] the Beginning’ page 7, that the new the most effective consumer 8 organisation in Europe, with a MerseyAle did rise to the challenge Liverpool Branch Chair membership of over 150,000 and MEET THE BREWER and did make the most of the Over 80 Malt Geoff Edwards opportunity. ‘Cover Story’ pages growing. If you were involved with Third Thursday of the [email protected] 8-9 provides a review of the last ten Liverpool CAMRA in the 70s please Whiskies Month 8pm years of MerseyAle covers and the get in touch – see page 43. There will Web Sites importance that the covers and the be special events to celebrate the The Lion Tavern has one of the largest 40th Anniversary throughout 2014 POETRY GET Liverpool and Districts visual impact of the magazine plays selections of malt whisky on Merseyside CAMRA Branch in attracting readers. so watch out for details. TOGETHER www.liverpoolcamra.org.uk Fourth Thursday of the wwwfacebook.com MerseyAle has always made a As one of the founder members said Month 8pm at the 30th Anniversary event, /CAMRAliverpool priority of being a campaigning magazine and in this edition you “Liverpool CAMRA has always @LiverpoolCAMRA will find a call to arms for ‘Curbing been known for three things; V6 Adventure QR Codes page 55 the Power of the PubCos’ page 17, Strong Campaigning, an Excellent BAGUETTES Club Beer Festival and a Bloody Good Ham Isle of Man CAMRA Branch plus the need for the Coalition Cumberland sausage Meet every Wednesday Government to act quickly to Magazine.” Hot beef & fried onion at 8.00pm www.isleofmancamra.org.uk Beef & raw onion introduce a statutory code of Beef & tomato CAMRA national site practice with real teeth. Features on We hope you agree and that you Cheese (Please choose from decide now is the perfect time to our cheese menu) www.camra.org.uk the ‘2014 Good Beer Guide join CAMRA - page 55. OPEN SANDWICHES Liverpool Launch’ page 53 and on Homecooked ham served as an open Cover the ‘Cask Report’ page 27 reveal sandwich with mustard mayo & salad WEEKLY LOCALE by Dennis Jones how real ale and brewing is going HAND RAISED PORK PIES See Board for future Celebrating 10 years of the revamped from strength to strength. Whilst Served with mustard or brown sauce Real Ales MerseyAle Magazine. real ale is a success story, it is now SOUTHPORT POTTED SHRIMPS CAMRA DISCOUNT the British Pub that is under threat Served with salad & toast Card carrying and needs to be the focus for CAMRA members 10 pence SAMOSAS MEAT OR VEGETABLE campaigning. ‘The Changing Face Served with mango chutney & Tzaki off pint of real ale The opinions expressed in MerseyAle of the British Pub’ page 49 outlines are not necessarily those of the Editor, the challenges we face. The very the CAMRA Liverpool Branch or John sobering fact is that without the pub “One of the Hundred Best Pubs in the country” CAMRA Ltd. Armstrong there will be nowhere to drink real Editor Daily Telegraph ale. The essential message is that real PUB OF EXCELLENCE 2012 CASK MARQUE CAMRA NATIONAL INVENTORY PUB 3 MerseyAle news City Centre Cultural Venue range of bottled beers and ciders. The Coffee House in Woolton has Pubs They have a new web not been serving real ale recently. There are three venues at the north site www.mellomello.co.uk which The Penny Lane Wine Bar on end of the city centre serving real ale states; Penny Lane is currently selling one and offering a wide variety of music Founded in July 2007, MelloMello real ale on hand pump. The beer is and other cultural activities. Usually was started by a small arts co- regularly changing and is in good there is free entry to the bars, but operative; The Art Organisation. condition. This makes a welcome when there are special events, With a small group of volunteers addition to an area which has very usually later on at weekends, there that held a shared belief in the few real ale outlets. Nearby real ale can be entry charges. Check out the organic regeneration of an area pubs are The Richmond Tavern on websites. through arts and sub-culture, Church Road, Eight Bar on Allerton MelloMello has slowly grown from Road and The Dovedale Towers on BBEEEERR FFEESSTTIIVVAALL The stillage at the Camp & Furnace coffee house, art hub and left-field Penny Lane. on Freeland Street on the far edge of jazz venue, to a community space The Old Bank at Aigburth Vale was the Baltic Triangle has been housing four floors of dedicated serving beers from Beartown rehearsal rooms and studios, during October alongside the vegetarian kitchen, ethical and obscure bar, stage, performance and regulars from Liverpool Organic . exhibition space. Crosby Great George Street Liverpool L1 5EW Kazimier Gardens on Seel Street The Brooke House , which has been has been refurbished during Thurs 5th - Sun 8th DECEMBER 201 3 closed for some time, is to reopen in October. The special beer, Organo, November. Enterprise Inns have brewed by Liverpool Craft has been announced they are appointing a Sat Evening Session Times selling well. Again there is an entry new manager. 6:00pm - 10:30pm fee for special events. Check out the Thursday Afternoon Sunday website www.thekazimier.co.uk As predicted in the last edition, the 12:00pm - 4:30pm 12:00pm - 6:00pm modified so there is space for more Brunel on Breck Road is now casks. Real Ale from Liverpool Craft Yates’s on Queens Square has been Thursday Evening selling real ale for £1.99 recently serving cask ale. Thwaites Tickets may be available should now be available all the time. Wainwright and Sharps Doombar 6:00pm - 10:30pm on the door but advance including beers from Titanic . This unique venue in old have been available. The 14 bus Friday Afternoon ticket purchase is warehouses holds a wide variety of Dr Duncans has recently had a 200+ advised for Friday & stops nearby. 200+ 12:00pm - 4:30pm events. The bar with a wood couple of beers from smaller Saturday Night Friday Evening burning real fire is open all day. breweries. The Coffee House at Picton Clock 6:00pm - 10:30pm Entrance price includes festival Often football is shown on a big in Wavertree featured in the last glass and programme REAL ALES Sat Afternoon screen. For some special events on edition, continues to serve a couple of ales from a variety of breweries 12:00pm - 4:30pm Friday and Saturday nights there £2 Discount can be an entry fee. See website often not available elsewhere. on first full £12 voucher sheet only Elgoods Golden Newt was Tickets £8 for card carrying CAMRA members www.campandfurnace.com per session – both Thursday sessions and all available recently. & CIDERS day Sunday MelloMello at Slater Street/Parr McGinty’s on Mill Lane in Street continues to trade despite the Wavertree has stopped serving uncertainty regards the building. TTHHEE UULLTTIIMMAATTE E real ale. The one hand pump is supplied OOFFFFIICCEE by Liverpool Craft Brewery. South Liverpool Lost Pub Not far away, t he Rose on Sometimes a beer swap is available, The White Horse in Woolton Village Binns Road which has been closed CCHHRRIISSTTMMAASS is changing management in early for some time and had not sold real November. Liz & Mike Morris, ale for many years, has now PPAARRTTYY! ! Woolton's longest serving licensees, been converted to domestic are retiring after many years at the accommodation.