SLOUGH, WINDSOR & MAIDENHEAD CAMRA PRESENTS FREE Please take one GREAT FOOD Something for all tastes MAIDENHEAD BEER & CIDER FESTIVAL 28-30 JULY 2016 FRI & SAT LIVE - THU 12 noonm - A Wea! MUSIC! 10.30pm12 noon - 10pm OVER ONE HUNDRED & FORTY REAL ALES + OVER FORTY REAL CIDERS & PERRIES LIVE MUSIC • CURRY • HOG ROAST • BAGUETTES DESBOROUGH COLLEGE, SHOPPENHANGERS ROAD, MAIDENHEAD, SL6 2QB @MaidenheadBeer MaidenheadBeerFestival WWW.MAIDENHEADBEERFEST.CAMRA .ORG .UK The magazine from the Slough, Windsor & Maidenhead branch of The Campaign for Real Ale YOUR SOUVENIR PROGRAMME SPECIAL EDITION ANGLE > WELCOME TO THE CAMRA SLOUGH, WINDSOR EDITOR & MAIDENHEAD’S 4TH Allan Willoughby FESTIVAL IN MAIDENHEAD [email protected] ADVERTISING This year it’s all change, and although radical, I hope it’ll work to the benefi t Capital Media Group of our customers & volunteers. Tel: 01628 203 203 • A second hall gives us more cover in case of bad weather and [email protected] creates a “Quiet Zone”. IMPORTANT CONTACTS Campaign for Real Ale Ltd. • TWO bars, one in each Hall. 230 Hatfi eld Road, St. Albans • All beer and cider/perry priced at £3.33/pint. Hertfordshire AL1 4LW • We’ve introduced a 1/3pt. token for buying beer to speed up the process Tel: 01727 867 201 Email: [email protected] and save our volunteers mental arithmetic. So you can use one token to www.camra.org.uk buy a 1/3rd or 2 to buy 2/3rds or 3 to buy a pint (NO CASH AT THE BAR!). Trading Standards If you need more tokens, go to the Products Stand next to Entrance. www.tradingstandards.co.uk • Increased food choice from our carefully chosen vendors. or ask at your local council • And more music! ADVERTISING RATES Full Page: £225.00+vat This year we’ve chosen a great selection of 140 interesting ales from Half page: £125.00+vat around the country. We have a good selection from LocAle breweries, Quarter page: £65.00+vat within a 30 mile radius of the festival, with the balance from nationwide Book all four editions and receive microbreweries. For cider and perry drinkers we have lined up a brilliant a further 10% discount. Free design. selection of 34 Ciders, 7 perries and a ‘pyder’. In line with CAMRA policy all Call today on 01628 203 203 to book drinks are served in OVERSIZED lined glasses, so you get a FULL MEASURE. If you are uncertain what to choose please ask the bar sta for a small taster. CIRCULATION This year we’ve invited back The Rainbow Trust to be Charity of the Circulation: 5,000 copies Festival. They support over 25% of the 6,000 families in England who have Estimated Readership: 6,000 a child up to 18 years old with a life threatening or terminal illness, and Distributed to pubs and other outlets need the bespoke support this charity o ers. They support families 24/7, in Slough, Windsor & Maidenhead. 365 days a year, regardless of diagnosis. We hope you will support them by Published quarterly visiting their stand at the fest, and help them raise loads of money for a very Printed on a 135gsm silk worthwhile cause. PUBLISHED BY I would like to say a big thank you to the Principal, Paul Frazer, and his Capital Media Midlands Ltd. team for providing such an excellent town centre venue, and to all the First Floor, Central Buildings, Middle Gate, CAMRA volunteers who give up their valuable time to make this festival Newark, Nottinghamshire NG24 1AG happen. Tel: 01628 203 203 There are many bene ts to being a CAMRA member which makes Email: [email protected] annual membership tremendous value at £24. You get £20 worth of J. D. www.choose.capital Wetherspoon money-o real ale vouchers, a monthly newspaper (What’s © Copyright 2016 Capital Media Midlands Ltd Brewing), a quarterly award winning magazine (Beer), plus a range of other and CAMRA Slough, Windsor & Maidenhead. All discounts. Join today at the festival and we’ll buy you a PINT! Rights Reserved. CAMRA Angle is published by Please vote for the beer/cider of festival as it means a lot to the winning Capital Media on behalf of the Slough, Windsor & brewery/producer. If you enjoyed a particular tipple, why not take some Maidenhead Branch of the Campaign for Real Ale. The views expressed in this publication are those home in our free 2 or 4pt containers. of individual contributors, and not necessarily Finally, enjoy the ale, the entertainment and the food. Drink safely and those of the publisher, the Editor, the branch or of a big thank you for supporting the Maidenhead Beer & Cider Festival 2016... the Campaign for Real Ale or Capital Media. The See you next year! stocking and supply of and advertising in CAMRA Angle does not imply CAMRA approval of the Cheers! outlet concerned.Printed by Capital Media Group. Please recycle. Alan Alan Molloy, Festival Organiser. Slough, Windsor & Maidenhead CAMRA www.swm.camra.org.uk Supporting Real Ale, Real Cider & Real Pubs in East Berkshire and South Buckinghamshire | Page 3 < > Page 4 | Supporting Real Ale, Real Cider & Real Pubs in East Berkshire and South Buckinghamshire www.swm.camra.org.uk > A LITTLE MORE ABOUT OUR BEER FESTIVAL SUPPORTED CHARITY... his year we are again very pleased to have The TRainbow Trust as our Charity of the Festival. Rainbow Trust supports over 25% of the 6,000 families in England who have a child aged 0-18 years with a life threatening or terminal illness and need the bespoke support they o er. They support the whole family 24/7, 365 days a year, regardless of diagnosis. They support the whole family including parents, carers, the unwell child, brothers, sisters and grandparents. Any family can receive support from the moment of their child or young person’s diagnosis. Their support is hugely varied and depends on the needs of the family. For information about the excellent work they do, please visit their Website. We hope you will support them by visiting their stand at the festival, and help them raise loads of money for a very worthwhile cause! Registered Charity No. 1070532 www.rainbowtrust.org.uk > ALLERGENS? The food and drinks at this festival are all provided by independent producers, caterers and suppliers. The festival organizers are unable to state de nitely that no allergens are present in the food and drinks. If you su er from any food allergy you are advised to speak to the individual catering and soft drinks provider (for food & drinks) or a bar manager (for ales). www.swm.camra.org.uk Supporting Real Ale, Real Cider & Real Pubs in East Berkshire and South Buckinghamshire | Page 5 < > SPONSORS OF THE BEER & CIDER FESTIVAL 2016 A big thank you > CAMRA, the Campaign for Real Ale is an independent, Head O ce to fund future campaigning expenses. voluntary organisation campaigning for real ale, We are eternally grateful to the Festival Sponsors... community pubs and consumer rights. The Slough, they help us cover operating costs, entertainment, Windsor & Maidenhead Branch runs this festival on a festival commemorative glasses and sta t-shirts. not-for-pro t basis. Any nancial surplus is returned to THE BEAR WINDSOR & ETON BREWERY www.jdwetherspoon.com/pubs/all-pubs/ www.webrew.co.uk england/berkshire/the-bear-maidenhead STAG & HOUNDS BINGHAMS BREWERY www.stagandhoundsfarnhamcommon.co.uk www.binghams.co.uk GRENFELL ARMS SAVOUR BEER www.grenfellarmsmaidenhead.co.uk www.savourbeer.com DARK STAR BREWING U WANT www.uwanttaxis.com COMPANY www.darkstarbrewing.co.uk GRANT & STONE SMALL BEER LTD www.grantandstone.co.uk www.smallbeerwholesale.co.uk Thanks to all our sponsors and all our volunteers! > Page 6 | Supporting Real Ale, Real Cider & Real Pubs in East Berkshire and South Buckinghamshire www.swm.camra.org.uk Situated in the heart of Windsor town centre, The Acre is all you would expect from a ‘proper pub’ with cask ales, great wines, a warm friendly atmosphere and more. Donnelly House, Victoria Street, Windsor, Berks. SL4 1EN Tel: 01753 841083 FREEHOUSE www.theacrewindsor.com Top class live music on Saturday nights (free entry). Our Funcon Room (with Bar) and Conference Room can be FREE to hire (condions apply). We show the major sporng events in the Lounge on our 80 inch HD Screen. We can also provide bespoke Buffets. A full SKY, BT and ESPN HD TV sports package ensures you won’t miss that We have wheelchair access, vital match and there’s always darts and pub games to keep you amused. baby changing and disabled facilies. Lunches are served Tuesday to Sunday. The Acre is also home to The Windsor & District Liberal Club, Strong Vibes, Power Freshly made coffee (Cappuccino, Lae etc.) available all day. Plates and health & beauty salons. camra members receive 15% discount on all drinks! www.swm.camra.org.uk Supporting Real Ale, Real Cider & Real Pubs in East Berkshire and South Buckinghamshire | Page 7 < > MUSIC LINEUP AT THE FESTIVAL > Page 8 | Supporting Real Ale, Real Cider & Real Pubs in East Berkshire and South Buckinghamshire www.swm.camra.org.uk Dot, Janet & Kevin welcome you to The Bounty THE WHITE INCLUDINGREALTHREE ALES ONE GUEST ALE HORSE A Family-Run Freehouse in Hedgerley Village, Bucks • Slough, Windsor & Maidenhead CAMRA Pub of the Year 2011, 2012, 2015 & 2016 + Cider Pub of the Year 2015 & 2016 • Eight Real Ales - seven constantly changing, mostly from small breweries VOTED “BEST CAMRA PUB OF THE SEASON” TWICE! • Belgian Beer & Real Ciders available T H E P Located next to the Thames at A SAILING R A CLUB RD D Cockmarsh. With an outside terrace that E • August Mini Beer Festival stretches down to the river's edge, it’s WHARF LN CORES END RD the perfect place to spend some time - 26th - 29th August DONKEY LN whilst enjoying a drink or something to STATION RD eat from the extensive menu.