Wheatsheaf, Wetheral Solway Branch of CAMRA Summer 2014 the Campaign for Real Ale Black Lion Hethersgill CA6 6EH 01228-675318 Black Lion Beer Festival 22nd – 25th August inclusive, open 12 noon – 12 midnight 12+ Real Ales, 2+ ciders plus standard bar 11 Live Bands over the four days Camping 50 yards from the Pub Free admission to Beer Festival Food available Ring Stephen on 01228-675318 for details 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 local ales from the Geltsdale Brewery in Brampton. Open daily 12-3, 6-11. The Jackson family extend their warm hospitality to all who frequent the Blacksmith's Arms. Talkin, Brampton, Cumbria, CA8 1LE 016977 3452 [email protected] www.blacksmithstalkin.co.uk Summer Pub of the Season 2008. Their commendable outlook is that the local area support them so they do their bit by using and selling local produce when- ever possible. The "Wheaty" usually has three real ales on sale. Corby Ale from Cum- berland Breweries is Wheatsheaf Inn, Wetheral a regular, with 2 changing guest real ales Congratulations to Lynne & Graham from other Cumbrian breweries. Watt, staff and "regulars" at the Wheatsheaf Please join us for the award presenta- for winning our Pub of the Season award for tion at 10pm on 11 July, 2014. the second time! Opening times are 12-11:30 Sun-Thurs and In selecting the Wheatsheaf, a number of 12-12 Fri and Sat. Food is served 12-2:30 our members commented on the friendly, and 5:45 to 8:30 each day except Monday relaxing atmosphere at the pub as well as and Tuesday the excellent quality of the real ales. The "Wheaty" is an attrac- tive, tradition- al inn. It’s a cosy pub with a friendly atmosphere where drink- ers and din- ers mingle and socialise. Outside there's an excellent beer garden. Dogs and Children are allowed but must be kept under control The “Wheaty” offers good value whether it’s their excellent homemade food or their rea- sonably priced range of real ales. Lynne and Graham have done an ex- cellent job since taking over the "Wheaty" in October Ale Tales Summer 2014 3 Bar Fly Pub News If you are aware Street, Carlisle. Very surprisingly it doesn't of any changes sell real ale, unlike other recently opened taking place in a (and planned) bars in the area. pub in our area Dog Beck Inn, Penrith, a then please let us new Wetherspoons pub, is know. Bar Fly is due to open in July. good but it is hard getting around over 150 outlets, even with wings! See Branch Contact for details of how to keep in touch. Solway Solway CAMRA wish Harry and Pat Ross, CAMRA has who ran the Howard Arms, Carlisle for over written in 30 years, a very long and happy retirement. support of It may be hard to imagine now, but when planning they took over the Howard it was a permission struggling pub with a bit of a "reputation". for the Moo Hard work and good humour, hospitality and Bar on management soon Devonshire turned it into the Street. We have heard that a very large one of the most number of handpumps are planned. Bar Fly popular pubs in the is keeping everything crossed, even his city. Welcome to wings! Stuart and Diane Marshall (who have Bar Fly has a hard act to follow) heard that at the Howard the Gosling Arms. Bridge, Carlisle is Work is underway on the new beer garden giving at the CAMRA William members a Rufus, 10% Carlisle. discount. This includes the The demolition of Greyhound, the derelict Platform One bar. The beer Burgh by garden is due to open sometime in August. Sands is Let's hope we get the weather to use it! due to change The Jovial management Sailor, Carlisle sometime in has reopened August. and sells Theakston Best Congratulations to the George & Bitter. Dragon, Dent on winning the 2014 West Pennines Cider Pub of the Year (CPotY). Our branch didn't select a CPotY this time, McQueens has opened on Devonshire but hopefully our new branch cider officer will help with the selection for 2015. 4 Get updates to our branch diary online: www.solwaycamra.org.uk Bar Fly What’s Brewing Carlisle Brewing Flaxen and Magic Number are now available through the SIBA lists and Spun Gold will soon be as well, this will open up more outlets. Cumberland Breweries Our condolences go to the family and friends of brewery chairman, Lord Ballyedmond, who The Plough Inn, Wreay is offering a discount was killed in a on their real ales for CAMRA members on helicopter crash in Norfolk earlier this year. production of their membership card. The brewery will continue to trade as It was good to meet normal. the new publicans Derwent at the Fox Inn, Brewery Ousby on a recent After the Ale Trail social. successful Hesket Newmarket launch of Marshall Stout, Mark, the brewer, Haystacks and Timothy Taylors Landlord has decided to experiment with brewing were on sale. more dark beers. This will include a special Our City Pub of the Year, the Kings Head, Port Stout this winter. Carlisle, recently announced their "2014 Geltsdale Brewery Courtyard Live" Thursday evening music Geltsdale seasonal real events running from late May to mid August. ales are proving very Our Pub of the Year, the Fetherston Arms, popular with Snö Kirkoswald, holds their annual beer winning the best pale festival from 4th to 6th July. beer at Bolton Beer Festival in April. Fiona Just outside our branch area, the Crown, plans to develop a couple of new ones over Eamont Bridge, is running a beer festival the summer. on 18-20 July. Hesket Newmarket The Black Lion, Hethersgill is running a beer Brewery Two new festival from 22-25 August. There will be beers have been over twelve real added to their list. ales, ciders and These are: Brim Fell perries and eleven and Elder Daze. Both bands. Breweries have been selling well will include with 60 firkins of Elder Daze going in just a Allendale, Carlisle, Cumberland, Derwent month! and Geltsdale. TBA campsite 50 yards from For pub and brewery news updates visit the pub and an eight seater taxi on call for our Facebook page: facebook.com/ those travelling further afield. Open noon to solway.camra. If you find out any 1am Fri-Sun and noon to 11pm Mon. changes to real ale outlets, please let our branch contact know so Bar Fly can update The Sportsman, Laversdale has re-opened. others. Cheers! More details in the next edition. Ale Tales Summer 2014 5 Solway Real Ale of the Year As regular readers and visitors to our annual In the photograph beer festival will know, each year Solway in the left, the CAMRA makes an award for the best local award for the 2013 real ale of the year selected from the Solway Real Ale of breweries in our branch area. the Year is presented to John As our branch once again includes part of Mitchell of Yates southern Scotland, we have added beers Brewery for Sun from Dumfriesshire and Kirkcudbrightshire Goddess. this time. Note: if you don't To keep the ballot paper to a manageable have computer size(!), each of our Brewery Liaison Officers access, you may has selected two real ales from "their" vote by phoning the Branch Vice- brewery. Only beers brewed all year round Chairman, Paul Claringbold, and quoting have been considered for the award. your beer, name, membership number and This year we are again using "Ale Tales" to post code. Details can be found on page ask CAMRA members living in the Solway 15. branch area to vote for this year's award. Votes received after 31 Aug or any not We will also be contacting members by containing the required information cannot email to invite them to vote. be included. To vote, please select one beer from the list below and email your selection (by no later than 31 August 2014) to: [email protected] including with your name, membership number and postcode. (See note below) Andrews Ales: Cummertrees Pale Ale and Into the Darkness. Carlisle: Flaxen and Oatmeal Stout. Cumberland: Corby Fox and Corby Noir Peter and Denise Derwent: Pale Ale and Tommy Legs invite you enjoy a The Fox Inn drink next to our real Ousby, CA10 1QA Geltsdale: Cold Fell and Hell Beck log fire. 01768 881374 Hesket Newmarket: Brim Fell and Doris Enjoy a traditional Great Food 90th Birthday Ale pub meal and a nice glass of wine or one Three Real Ales Sulwath: Black Galloway and Solway of our real ales. Selection of Wines Mist Real Fire The Fox Inn is Pub Games Yates: Bitter and Golden Ale. nestled beneath Dog Friendly Cross Fell, the Thank you for taking part in this award. The highest point in the thefoxinn.ousby winner will be announced and the award Pennines. thefoxinnousby presented at the Carlisle Beer Festival on Friday 30th October during the afternoon [email protected] session. www.thefoxousby.co.uk 6 To advertise in this newsletter contact Neil on 01536 358670 2014 Carlisle Beer Festival Thu Oct 30th to Sat Nov 1st Our rates are as follows: cask Hallmark Hotel, Carlisle sponsorship £30 and programme We hope you'll be pleased to read that an adverts: 1/4 organising committee is working hard to page £35,1/2 bring you another brilliant beer festival in the page £55 and full superb ballroom at the Hallmark Hotel next page £100.