lincolncamra.org.uk ImpAle 1 WE ARE BAD COMPANY BAD is fun. BAD is social. BAD is informal. BAD is exciting. BAD goes with music. BAD is a science and an art. BAD is good. Our beers are craft-brewed, with outstanding flavours and impact, inspired by the American approach to ale production and current British craft brewing renaissance. WeAreBadCo BadCoBrewingandDistilling WeAreBad.co BAD COMPANY Unit 3, North Hill Road, Dishforth Airfield, Dishforth, North Yorkshire, YO7 3DH T: +44 (0) 1423 324 005 E: [email protected] CONTENTS ISSUE 1 2015 The Guests 12 & 13 And What About The Beer? A round up of the latest beer issues covered in the local press 14 & 15 12 Pub Grub Food reviews from two Lincolnshire pubs 18 PUBlicity A look at the new page on Lincoln CAMRA’s website 19 Old Ale Tales The origins and history of Branston Home Guard Club 20 The Regulars 7 Lincoln News A round up of Local Pub and Brewery News 10 What’s Brewing National News 11 Members Page Find out what’s going on with the Lincoln CAMRA Branch 20 Recimpe A new chef in the kitchen makes some beer bread 21 & 22 TravAle 16/ Red A train trip to the seaside 25 Quiz 17 Lions ImpAle gets out and about One woman’s epic quest comes to Lincolnshire lincolncamra.org.uk ImpAle 3 The best things in life are three Visitor Centre open Monday to Saturday 9.30am - 4.30pm www. hooky.co.uk e: [email protected] HANDCRAFTED BEERS FROM THE The Brewery, Hook Norton, Oxfordshire, OX15 5NY 01608 730384 COTSWOLD HILLS SINCE 1849 www.everards.co.uk @EverardsTiger @facebook.com/everards 4 ImpAle lincolncamra.org.uk Welcome. New Beginnings Welcome to the latest issue years of Branston Home Guard Club by looking at its beginnings of ImpAle and my first as and history in Old Ale Tales. Steve looks at the question of beer permanent editor. I’d like to start quality and the popularity of Stout in ‘And What About The Beer?’ off by thanking Wendy for the excellent job she’s done over A new member of the team shares his recipe for tasty beer the last few years turning the bread and based solely on that I believe Clifford is going to be magazine into what it is now. The an excellent addition. Once you’ve finished the issue if you fancy fact we have constant enquiries heading out but aren’t sure what’s on locally then hopefully our from pub goers and landlords new PUBlicity webpage will be able to help you, we have brief about when the next issue will look at what you can expect to find on there as well. Or you be out only shows what an excellent job she’s done. can visit the many locations covered in our quiz this issue, or simply try and guess where they are. As usual if you have any I only hope I can do it justice and continue to produce a comments please send them to me [email protected]. publication that lives up to peoples’ expectations. In this latest uk or tweet me @ImpAleEditor. Or be my friend on Facebook – edition we have a great story of one woman’s epic quest coming Lincoln CAMRA ImpAle. to Lincolnshire. Wendy uses her extra time to eat out at a couple of pubs and lets us know what she thinks. Meanwhile Ash and I travelled to Cleethorpes for the latest TravAle. We celebrate 70 Our Twitter account @Lincoln_Camra has over 2400 followers! Please like our new Facebook page Lincoln CAMRA. To help keep the success going we need your help! Please email Aaron at [email protected] with your local pub’s events, be it a regular weekly quiz/food night and one off events, it’s an easy way to become active within the branch with minimal effort. ImpAle ImpAle is the magazine of Lincoln CAMRA branch. CAMRA campaigns for real ale, real pubs and consumer rights. It is an Editor independent, voluntary organisation with more than 160,000 Greg Richards members nationally. ImpAle magazine is published three times a year and is available free through pubs in Lincoln Design branch areas. To join CAMRA, help preserve Britain’s brewing Matt Richards and pub industry, get the campaigns quarterly newsletter and Art Of Matelot, Matelot Marketing Limited its monthly newspaper What’s Brewing and a host of other membership benefits visit www.camra.org.uk Publisher Neil Richards MBE CAMRA is a limited company, run at national level by an Matelot Marketing Limited elected unpaid board of directors and at regional level 01536 358670 by volunteer regional directors, both backed by full time [email protected] professional staff. Consumer Rights With kind help from For complaints about issues such as short measures Campaign for Real Ale Steve Renshaw, Wendy Renshaw, Ashley contact Lincolnshire Trading Standards on 01522 782341 or Sewell, Matt Mills, Greg Richards, National Consumer Direct on 0845 404 0506. 230 Hatfield Road Brewery Centre, Steve Richardson, St Albans Richard Banks and Newby Wyke Brewery Disclaimer Herts The views contained within ImpAle do not necessarily Tel: 01727 867201 represent the views of CAMRA, the editor, or the Lincoln [email protected] branch. lincolncamra.org.uk ImpAle 5 CRAFTCRAFT BREWEDBREWED LINCOLNSHIRELINCOLNSHIRE +HFNLQJWRQ:LQGPLOO+DOH5RDG+HFNLQJWRQ/LQFROQVKLUH 7HOZZZ6DLO%UHZHU\FRXN THE PACK HORSE, BECKINGHAM. LINCOLNSHIRE Open Fire – Real Ales Tasty Pub Grub Sky Sports – Garden FOOD, COFFEE & SNACKS Wednesday to Saturday 10 - 2pm and 5.30 – 9pm SUNDAY LUNCH 12 UNTIL 4PM SLEAFORD ROAD, BECKINGHAM. LN5 0RF BAR OPEN ALL DAY FRIDAY-SATURDAY AND 01636 627053 6 ImpAle lincolncamra.org.uk NEWS The Lincoln City FC Youth local pubs and stores to stock it. Academy’s latest fundraiser, under The more we can sell, the greater Cheeky Imp at its Future Imps Fund initiative, the sums that will flow through to is a real ale. Produced by the the Academy’s Future Imps Fund.” Lincolnshire Brewing Company, Sincil Bank Cheeky Imp is a red bitter of 4.6% Located on Lincoln’s Monks Way ABV. It is a malty ale with caramel industrial estate, the microbrewery notes and hoppy aromas which is an off-shoot of Spirit Event give it a good mouth-feel and a Services, which provides mobile slightly sweet taste. bars and event services. Claire and Karl started brewing a year Speaking about the initiative, ago and now have three ales in Youth Academy Director Roger production. In addition to Cheeky Bates said, “The idea of having Imp, they brew Friendly Rottweiler an Academy ale had been on (a pale ale) and Spicy Sausage (a our to-do list for some time so best bitter). when Claire and Karl Brown from Lincolnshire Brewing Company Cheeky Imp can be bought contacted us, we leapt at the in firkins, polypins and bottles chance to launch Cheeky Imp. I through Lincoln-based wholesaler, hope that City supporters will enjoy Small Beer. Cheeky Imp and encourage their Supporting its aim to double Moscow. Craft beer is becoming export business year on year, increasingly popular in Russia Lincolnshire-based family brewer and there is a real demand for Batemans’ Batemans has signed an exciting brands with strong tradition and new distribution agreement for brewing heritage. Middle East deal Dubai. This is the first time its beers will be available in the Stuart Bateman, Managing Middle East. Director of Batemans Brewery, commented: “We are thrilled The deal sees Batemans expand that Dubai will be getting a taste its export portfolio to nine for Batemans beers, and with countries across four continents, the continued development of including Australia where our export portfolio as a whole. Batemans’ full bottled range has Most international markets are been performing well for two traditionally lager-focused but, as years. Additionally, over 40,000 they develop and become more pints of Batemans’ beer have mature, they are increasingly been sent to Russia to supply bars looking for something new and of as far afield as St Petersburg and a higher quality.” Stuart Bateman, Managing Director of Batemans Brewery, with a delivery headed overseas IN BRIEF Petwood Bomber Oakademy of Excellence Another new outlet in Newark The Petwood Hotel in Woodhall Spa has a The Oakademy of Excellence is a scheme set Yet another new, real ale outlet has opened new house ale. Produced by Lincolnshire’s up by Oakham Ales, the Peterborough brewer, up in Newark. The Vaults Cider and Ale House Tom Woods Brewery, Petwood Bomber (4.8% to reward their permanent stockists. Among is located on Northgate, within the arched ABV) is a celebration of the hotel’s history other things, member pubs have access to cellars of a Grade II listed, Georgian mansion. and its use as the officers’ mess for the 617 exclusive special and one-off brews. There Up to 6 ales, locally sourced where possible, Dambusters Squadron during the Second are roughly 250 Oakademy members across and 10 ciders are available. With an open log World War. Petwood Bomber is brewed with the country, including Lincoln’s Tower Hotel, fire and a choice of comfy seating, the Vaults Goldings hops and crystal malt producing a West End Tap and Wig and Mitre. Six provides a warm and cosy environment to full-bodied, dark ruby beer. Oakademy beers will be available through sit and enjoy traditional tipples. A gourmet 2015, the first two being The Opportunist sausage menu is planned. Check out their (4.1% ABV) and Dolphin Dance (3.7% ABV). Facebook page for the latest updates.