Solway Branch of CAMRA Issue 20 The Campaign for Real Ale Summer 2017 Stone Inn, Hayton Summer Pub of the Season Ale Trail - Pub Visits Bar Fly - Pub News What’s Brewing - Brewery News Pubs that built Carlisle Cider Beer & Brexit The Blacksmiths Arms offers all the hospitality and comforts of a traditional Country Inn. Enjoy tasty meals served in our bar lounges or linger over dinner in our well appointed restaurant. Two regular real ales (Yates Bitter & Black Sheep) and two guest ales. Open daily 12-11. The Jackson family extend their warm hospitality to all who frequent the Blacksmith’s Arms. Talkin, Brampton, Cumbria, CA8 1LE 016977 3452 / 4211 [email protected] www.blacksmithstalkin.co.uk Hesket Newmarket Brewery Ltd Old Crown Barn, Hesket Newmarket, Cumbria CA7 8JG Tel: 016974 78066 [email protected] Black Sail, Beer of the Year 2012, Popular community Joiners Arms pub. Best of the Best, Church Street Real ales: awarded by Solway CAMRA Theakston Best Carlisle CA2 5TF Bitter and two guest 01228 534275 ales. Open: Traditional Sunday 11-midnight Mon-Thu Lunch served from 11-1am Fri, 11-2am Sat 12noon till 5pm. 12-midnight Sun Darts leagues Food Served: 11-6pm Mon, 11-7 Tue, Sun-Tue, Pool 11-9pm Wed-Fri, league Wed, Quiz & all day Sat, 12-5pm Sun Bingo Thu. thejoinersarmscarlisle www.joiners-arms.co.uk 2 Summer Pub of the Season Stone Inn, Hayton The Stone opens from 12pm to 2pm and Beautifully built of local stone, the pub reopens at 5.30pm to 11.00pm on Monday stands in the centre of the village and is the to Thursday. It’s the same hours on Friday hub of the community. except the pub is open to midnight. The pub opens from 12-12 on Saturday and The Stone Sunday. The dinning room opens from 6pm Inn has a to 9pm on Friday and Saturday and from darts 12pn to 2pm on Sunday. teams, a chess The Stone held its annual Beer Festival over club, a the recent Spring Bank holiday weekend. leek club An excellent event with real ales, real ciders, and they food and live music. Be sure to put it in your open their diary for next year! doors to a The locals are a pleasure to talk with, as are Post Office from 12.30 to 13.30 on Mondays the friendly and welcoming people who and Thursdays. work there. Originally, local school children were served Our congratulations go to all at the Stone their lunches in what is now the restaurant! Inn on becoming Solway CAMRA Summer Now the Inn supplies around 140 meals Pub of the Season 2017. every day to the school. Colin Lister The building retains many original features Vice Chairman including a fireplace, beams and a superb stone archway in the bar. Originally the kitchen was connected to the bar by a hatch, which was then opened out, and the bar was built in the front. Add the pictures of old buildings in the village, horse brasses and Karen’s sampler Cotehill, hung on the wall in the bar all give a great atmosphere. There is a fine display of Carlisle sporting trophies won over the years. CA4 0DQ Johnny Tranter purchased the Stone in late 01228 560858 1983 and it has Traditional country inn Serving two real ales remained in serving home cooked from the Tirril brewery. the family food with proper chips! since. Jane Pub open all day Thompson Food served every Saturday & Sundays, and Charlotte evening from 5.30pm closed Wednesdays. Noble are the - 8.30pm). general managers and 1-3 pm Saturday lunch Beer Festival Karen McLean leads the culinary team. and 12-3pm traditional 22 -24 September Sunday roast. Check website for details The Stone still sells Pussers Rum. Johnny Tranter introduced me to it many, many Greyhoundcotehill years ago! www.greyhoundinncotehill.co.uk Summer 2017 3 What’s Brewing? Cumberland asked to contact theforge@ Following the change in personnel at the cumberlandbreweries.co.uk. Please note, brewery, in 2016, a new head brewer has also this address can also be used for any been appointed. Robert Shieldon started at enquiries regarding their beer availability. the end of April. He has previously worked Richard Weir at Bass and Molson Coors, as well as providing assistance and support to a Derwent number of microbreweries. He also formerly This quarter has seen a lot of hard work ran the historic Coopers Tavern, in Burton- brewing and supplying real ale. On my last on-Trent, which was once the Bass brewery visit, and much to my delight, the brewer, tap. Mark, had brewed his award-winning Marshall Stout. One sip and it took me back A trial brew of a new beer (18 x 9 gallon to when he first gave me a taste of his new barrels) was produced in early April. brew. It is as good as ever: an excellent Lakeland Summit, a 4% ABV ‘hop forward’ Stout. pale, went out to pubs during the month and has been exceptionally well received. We talked about the Silloth Beer Festival The second, larger, brew was in the and Mark hinted he might brew a new beer fermenters at the time of my visit, with plans for the event. for a third to be done. Paul and Rob The brewery continues to brew and sell described the beer as moderately bitter, Carlisle State Bitter made to the original Bill with some balancing sweetness and biscuit Monk recipe, which was purchased, by one notes. of the breweries founders, Frank Smith. The breweries beers will soon be appearing Colin Lister in bottle form in Aldi UK stores. Corby APA will be sold as Corby Session IPA (the beer Eden having been produced over at the sister Eden has rationalised the range of beers it plant in Newry, Northern Ireland), with produces. The good news is that they have around 8,000 cases being supplied. A also added a couple of permanent beers to further supermarket deal is imminent, with the range. From now on, the Eden cask both Tesco and Morrisons involved. This is range will consist of Eden Best and Eden likely to feature Corby Blonde and Gold, which will be available all the time. potentially a new, strong IPA. Again the beer Also on regular release will be Eden Pale, an will be produced in Northern Ireland. easy drinking 3.6%ABV blonde made with However, research and development for the fruity Slovenian Styrian Wolf and German new IPA will be undertaken at Great Corby. Bavarian Mandarina. Eden Cracker will join The hope is that some of this IPA will find its these beers. This is a classic English ale way into cask form, to be sold locally, brewed with English Challenger Hops and although the brewers are aware of the Maris Otter and Crystal malts. The beer has potential problems trying to sell strong proved very popular. Eden Fuggle and beers to rural pubs. Blonde Knight will be available as limited release. The Queen pub in Great Corby village, opposite the brewery, is now in the hands of The “Hop Forward” range will continue the brewery owners, Alltech and a new offering Atomic, Dynamite, Thunderbolt and tenant is being sought. Anybody interested Rocket in cask. These beers are very highly in the tenancy of this lovely village pub, with hopped often using varieties from overseas. both bar and dining areas, along with a At the end of May, Eden has recently moved conference facility and catering kitchen is premises to the Gilwilly Industrial Estate in 4 Penrith meaning it is now within the Solway Sulwath: 3 June The Beltie Festival at branch area. Dumfries Rugby Club; 8 to 11 June The Richard Owen Kirkcudbright Jazz Festival; 8 to 11 June The Eden Festival (near Moffatt); 19 and 20 Hesket Newmarket August Galloway Country Fair at Hesket Newmarket brewery has launched a Drumlanrigg Castle. new ale for the summer, Peak Bagger, a 4.4% Sulwath will be represented at the Scottish pale ale, watch your locals for it. Beer Festival to be held at the Corn The brewery has also been nominated for Exchange, Edinburgh 6 to 8 July. two SIBA awards. Old Carrock Ale, and the Keith Bruce design for the labels for the new Blancathra range of bottled beer. Sadly neither of them Waulkmill Cider won an award, but getting nominated was The first Cumbrian cider from Waulkmill was no easy feat. produced in April this year. It is called Crusty Paul Claringbold Marra (5.6% ABV). The cider is made from Cumbrian apples and includes a number of Sulwath heritage apple types including the Carlisle To add to accolade already won (Champion Codlin, an apple noted for its juicy flavour. Porter at the Scottish Beer Festival), The use of local apple types gives the cider Sulwath Black Galloway was the proud its unique flavour. winner of the Silver Award at the CAMRA - Waulkmill Moosehead Perry recently won Winter Beer Festival. The Award was the silver prize at the national CAMRA perry formally presented in Bristol on 12th May. awards. The following events will be served by Chris Harrison 7. Neil Diamond wrote and recorded “Red Quiz Time Red Wine”, but which reggae band had a number 1 hit with it in 1983? Time to exercise those little grey cells! Just for fun, ten questions of varying 8. How many gallons in a kilderkin of beer? difficulty, that we hope will keep you 9. Triple Faff beers are usually named after amused for a few minutes as you sup your rock songstress.