AROUND ‘ERE 210 FREE! PLEASE TAKE ONE PETERBOROUGH & DISTRICT BRANCH OF THE CAMPAIGN FOR REAL ALE DECEMBER 2019/JANUARY 2020 See Page 25 2 BEER AROUND ‘ERE DECEMBER 2019/JANUARY 2020 DECEMBER 2019/JANUARY INDEPENDENTTBET BEERBEERR AWARDS 20188 GOLDLD WINNER REGIONAL KEG PILSNERS PREMIUM LAGER & Visit ourwebsite forup-to-date news: www.peterborough.camra.org.uk Visit Editor’s Ramblings I must start with some WVM0MVZa5IZ\QVI\?M[\OI\M8M\MZJWZW]OP);I^MZ[ desperately sad news. The adorns the site these days….. Branch announces the passing of former BAE Editor Jane )[_M_MV\\WXZM[[_M_MZM[\QTTVWVMIZMZSVW_QVO_PI\ Brown, who died on Wednesday _I[ OWQVO WV _Q\P *ZM`Q\ \PIV _M PI^M JMMV [QVKM \PM 30th October, and our thoughts referendum – but at least we could laugh at the sign outside WZL[PQZMIVVW]VKQVO"¹*ZM`Q\*MMZٺand prayers are with her IX]JQV4QKPÅMTL;\I [PI\aW]_IV\IVL\PMa_QTT[MZ^MaW_ٺfamily at this sad time. Jane is ,MIT·\MTT\PM[\I remembered on page 17. something else”. 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Please feel free to rant. just a phone call, text or email away. 1¼TT ÅVQ[P Ja _Q[PQVO ITT W]Z ZMILMZ[ KWV\ZQJ]\WZ[ IVL You’ll recall that last month’s BAE featured an appeal from IL^MZ\Q[MZ[ I TW^MTa +PZQ[\UI[ IVL 6M_ AMIZ )VL · QN ·TQKMVKM XW[[QJTa JMTWVOQVO aW]¼ZMLZQ^QVOW^MZ\PMPWTQLIaXMZQWLXTMI[M\ISMKIZMٺZML 5IZ\QV ZMOIZLQVO IV W. \WIZMTI\Q^MWN PQ[[W\PIVS[IZML]M\W\PMIXXIZMV\Ta »KW[1¼TTJM_ITSQVO unnamed) reader who contacted Fred to inform him of /WWLT]KS IZMNMZMVKMQVI3MTTa¼[,QZMK\WZa\W\PM[PWXW_VMLJa Al IN THIS ISSUE Welcome From The Editor 3 Roving Row’s Review 16 Situations Vacant 25 Chairman’s Corner 5 R.I.P Jane Brown 17 Quarts and Thoughts 26 - 28 Pub News 6 - 9 Titchmarch Treasure Diary Dates 29 & Ranters’ Corner 19 Brewery News 11 - 14 Posh Pints 30 Divvy and Dad’s Army 21 Pig Dyke Molly Dancers 15 Branch Contacts 31 Anchor Acclaim 23 Editor: Alun Thomas Printed By: Views or comments expressed in this bae-editor@ 8ZQV\MLJa+368ZQV\4QUQ\ML publication may not necessarily be those of peterborough.camra.org.uk 6WZ\P 8WZ\_Ia +TW[M :W]VL ;XQVVMa \PM-LQ\WZWZWN +)5:) 6WZ\PIUX\WV66 :9 Published by: Peterborough & District <PM -LQ\WZ ZM[MZ^M[ \PM ZQOP\ \W IT\MZ WZ MV[Q^M WZٺ KWXQM[ LQ[\ZQJ]\ML \W LMTM\M IVa KWV\MV\ LMMUML W ZIVKPWN \PM+IUXIQOVNWZ:MIT)TM Circulation:* Produced on behalf of CAMRA by: pubs, clubs and members throughout the inappropriate. 5I\MTW\5IZSM\QVO4\L 8M\MZJWZW]OPIVL,Q[\ZQK\+)5:)*ZIVKP IZMI ) LQOQ\IT ^MZ[QWV WN \PQ[ UIOIbQVM Q[ The next issue of Beer Around ‘Ere will be 6MQT:QKPIZL[5*- th I^IQTIJTM\W^QM_IVLLW_VTWILI\" I^IQTIJTMWV\PM 2IV]IZa?MU][\PI^M [email protected] rd issuu.com aW]Z[\WZQM[VM_[IVLIL^MZ\Q[MUMV\[Ja January. Magazine Design & Production: Beer Around ‘Ere is published by the 5I\\:QKPIZL[ 8M\MZJWZW]OP,Q[\ZQK\*ZIVKPWN +)5:) Please send your stories and other copy to [email protected] +WXaZQOP\!<PM+IUXIQOVNWZ:MIT the editor, Alun Thomas. Distribution: Ale Ltd. For all your advertising needs please ,I^QL5]ZZIa contact Neil Richards MBE on 01536 vice-chair@ 358670 or [email protected] peterborough.camra.org.uk Visit our website for up-to-date news: www.peterborough.camra.org.uk DECEMBER 2019/JANUARY 2020 BEER AROUND ‘ERE 3 4 BEER AROUND ‘ERE DECEMBER 2019/JANUARY 2020 Visit our website for up-to-date news: www.peterborough.camra.org.uk Chairman’s Corner Welcome to the Christmas Z]VVQVOKT]J\ZaQVO°XZWJIJTa^MZaJILTa\WUQ` edition of Beer Around ‘Ere and ITQ\\TMRWO_Q\P^Q[Q\QVOUIVaÅVMX]J[1N aW]IZM 1 PWXM aW] IZM ITT M`\MV[Q^MTa interested in either, please email me at chairman@ using the wide range of great peterborough.camra.org.uk or call me on pubs, clubs and bars in and !! around the Branch area. 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