the Autumn 2019 FREE Please Take One The magazine of the Gloucestershire Branches of the Campaign for Real Ale Front cover photograph competition sponsored by THE KING THE SOARING OF PALE SUMMIT OF the ALES HOPPINESS The magazine of the Gloucestershire Branches of the Campaign for Real Ale ©The Campaign for Real Ale 2019. Opinions expressed need not represent those of CAMRA Ltd or its officials HILLSIDE BREWERY FRONT COVER COMPETITION WINNER: On the edge of the Forest and thebanks of the mighty River Severn, Westbury on Severn’s very own Lyon Inn. Photograph by Stephanie Leibbrandt. THE BEER THAT contents: SCREAMS THE SUPERIOR Letters to the Editor page 4 25 Years of Goffs page 34 ‘SUMMER!’ NAME IN PREMIUM The Hunter’s Column page 8 Hillside Front Cover Comp. page 37 REAL ALE Cheltenham News page 10 View from the Brewhouse page 38 North Cotswolds News page 16 The New Inn - Willersey page 40 Cheltenham News page 14 Bushel+Peck - Cider & Perry page 42 Cirencester Beer Festival page 18 Real Ale Ramble page 44 The Ups and Downs of Exeter page 21 Seven Tuns - Birthday Party page 46 News from Gloucester page 23 Dodgy Ticker - Naming of Beers page 48 Pub News page 24 The Woolpack in Slad page 52 Stroud Summer Pub Focus page 28 Gloucester Prize Wordsearch page 57 Competition - Name that Pub page 31 What’s Coming Up? page 60 Brewery News page 32 CAMRA contacts page 62 THE SMOOTHEST, THE WISE CHOICE SILKIEST OF OF CLASSIC CONTRIBUTION DEADLINES: STOUTS CASK ALE these have now changed to SECOND FRIDAY OF FEBRUARY, MAY, AUGUST AND NOVEMBER We value feedback and news from around the county, so, if you’ve got something to say, want to make a contribution, compliment or criticise, then get in touch: The Editor, The Tippler, 23 Theocs Close, Tewkesbury, Glos. GL20 5TX [email protected] 01684 439767 wyevalleybrewery.co.uk 3 LETTERS to the EDITOR a look at the competitions, if you time it right you could certainly win yourself a place on one of the brewery tours. Hi Chris I was forwarded the email below by the guys Whenever my at Gloucester Brewery: travels around the country present I have corresponded with you recently me with the me regarding what I consider to be a misleading the opportunity form of wording in the Prize Word Search to visit a local competition in the Tippler. establishment, I know you replied that you would raise the I also seek out matter with the editor. Having obtained a copy the local Camra of the latest (summer edition), I thought you magazine. might like to know that the competition advert One that LETTERS still retains the misleading wording, i.e. stood out for “You have a chance to win 4 brewery tour me was tickets”. (The reason why I was expecting to CamrAngle to the receive four tickets). from the Surely it would be less misleading to say: Slough, “You have the chance to win ONE of four prize Windsor and tickets available to tour the brewery”. EDITOR Maidenhead branch. I’ve posted you the copy that I took as I thought it may be a Just a small observation, I will not pursue it good opportunity to include an article on further. LocALe pubs (pg13) and also something perhaps on the breweries that we’re fortunate Some of us old codgers are still happy to use the services of Thank you, to have in the region (pg13) (summarised the Royal Mail, and we actively encourage all forms of (preferably printable!) rather the spreads such as the recent excellent communication. So get writing letters, sending emails and get your news, views and Brian Ogden article on Inferno). comments published! I also thought that if you needed a longer article (Beer on the Catwalk) that the 4 page Dear Chris, Chris replies: Chris replies: description (pg15) on the many different types of beer was quite a fascinating read. I would like to take Dear John, Hello Brian, out a subscription in I don’t know about copyright hence why respect of your Many thanks for your letter of 16th Many thanks for the email that has been I’ve sent the magazine to you so you have the excellent magazines, July, which really made me smile. It’s not forwarded to me. You are quite right of contact details needed. beginning with your often I get a letter so really appreciated course, and the fault for this lies entirely at Really look forward to each edition of The summer issue and, it, along with the kind comments. my door. The guys at Gloucester Brewery are Tippler, keep up the good work. if this is acceptable, It’s good to know that the Tippler is blameless here, indeed they continue their will you please let making its way around the country, I have generous support of the magazine ensuring Regards me know if you a couple of chaps in Yorkshire who also get that many readers get the opportunity to Laurence Morton want me to send a their magazines sent to them. I am sure the attend a really interesting tour of their facility. cheque or postage local CAMRA magazines are equally interesting Having been on one of the tours I can see Chris replies: stamps in respect of to read, but it’s good to know that ours is why you were disappointed, they’re well the above. travelling. worth it! Hello Laurence, Thanking you in anticipation. The best thing to do is go to the post office I have taken your sage advice on the and buy some of the big 1st class stamps and wording of the competition page that ensures Many thanks for the email and the kind Yours faithfully, send them to me, then I’ll make sure you get there are no further disappointments. Thanks words, always a guaranteed way to get in the one soon after they’re published. for bringing this to my attention and s also letters pages. John Phillips If you’re coming down this way, then have for the big-hearted you have dealt with it. Thanks also for the magazine CamrAngle, the 4 The magazine of the Gloucestershire Branches of the Campaign for Real Ale www.gloucestershire.camra.org.uk 5 LETTERS to the EDITOR LETTERS to the EDITOR production of the magazine. I always like to have a look at the ‘competition’ dedicated to I make no apology for creating a magazine around the country. advertising food and that has ‘lavish’ articles, I am sure there are The Locale lists have featured for quite a wine at The Seven Tuns at CAMRA members who quite like a lavish read few years in the Tippler, but space restraints Chedworth. Whilst I accept that the pub is in every now and again. Surely CAMRA is about have led to it being removed in the last few the current edition of the Good Beer Guide, being inclusive and broad minded? Just look at editions. Keeping the list up to date is always my complaint is that the article and advert all the differing styles of beer that we are now CAMRA a bit of an issue, but, like you, I think they are does not mention at any point Beer and Cider. currently enjoying, that couldn’t have happened a valuable resource for the membership. To rub salt into the wound the lavish article is without a modicum of tolerance from members. Subscription You’re right about the feature on the beer also accompanied by a picture depicting an On a asimilar vein, there is nothing wrong styles, I may well get in touch and see if we expensive bottle of wine with the meal. with ‘high-end’ pubs, indeed, I suspect that our could use that feature, I’d probably have to This is clearly something I would expect fabulous county of Gloucestershire and the Increase break it up into a couple of features, as four to see in Country Life rather than the Tippler. wider environment of the Cotswolds have more pages of text can get a bit irksome to read Whilst I note Simon Wilson-White’s comments than their fair share of these establishments, and Reminder through, particularly for those readers who in the letter to the editor page the establishment without them, the pub going environment of the are not hardcore CAMRA beer buffs. is clearly at the high end of the market and county would be a poorer place. It does sound The National Executive have Keep in touch, it’s always good to get gauging by the article I doubt that the average like, despite Simon Willson-White’s invitation increased membership subscriptions some positive feedback and proposals for drinker would be able to afford a round of to “Come and visit and put us to the test!”, you from 1st July 2019. how I could improve things. drinks in the pub. If the beers and CAMRA have decided not to, which is a shame. feed back is so good why isn’t mentioned in Standard rates have increased Dear Chris the article/advert. (This is the last of the critical correspondence I for one will not be visiting or booking a that I will be publishing about the Seven Tuns - £1.50 and £1 for concessions. table at the Seven Tuns in Chedworth. Thanks for your email - I thought I’d seen Ed.) something on LocAle’s in the past but not for regards, a while, hence the thought about including an this publication is edited, designed and created by updated version.