NEW FUTURE FOR LANDMARK DEWSBURY PUB 1 Real Ale Talk Autumn 2017 Real Ale Talk Autumn 2017 2 Chairman’s Welcome & Contents Chairman’s Welcome So as summer comes to a close I would like to welcome In August 2017 CAMRA announced the Supreme you to this latest edition of Real Ale Talk and hope you Champion Beer of Britain award which was won by enjoy the content. Church End Goats Milk bitter which is a traditional 3.8 % ABV ale which I am sure will be appearing on a bar It has been a busy summer in the Heavy Woollen branch near you soon. Please take the opportunity to sample this area with a number of pubs running their own beer champion beer. festivals. I would like to thank the pubs and all their staff for the efforts they put in. Successful events were held As autumn turns to winter there is no better place to be at the Flowerpot Lower Hopton (twice!), Golden Fleece than supporting your local pub or club. As one of CAMRA’s %LUNHQVKDZ $LUHGDOH +HLIHU 0LU¿HOG 7UDYHOOHUV 5HVW principal aims is the preservation and protection of pubs I Upper Hopton, Shears Hightown and the latest was the think it is important to recognise the important work done 6HSWHPEHUIHVWLYDODWWKH1DYLJDWLRQLQ0LU¿HOG2QWRSRI by a number of owners and managers to support charities all of these, there was the highly popular charity Bobtown and local associations. It would to too long for me to list Beer Bash which was packed as usual. If your local is you all but I would like to stress this work does not go holding an event please make sure you let us know in unnoticed so that is why your patronage of your local good time so we can advertise the event. drinking establishment is so vital. We have also seen the launch of the CAMRA Good Beer , ZRXOG OLNH WR ¿QLVK E\ WKDQNLQJ \RX IRU UHDGLQJ RXU Guide for 2018. I am proud to announce that we have magazine and supporting the pubs and clubs in the Heavy two new entries this year for the branch which are the Woollen pubs and clubs. If you are a CAMRA member Hartshead, also our Club of the Year and the return of the then please join us at any of our meetings or socials listed Leggers Inn, which was runner-up in the Heavy Woollen at the back of the magazine. Pub of the Year category. Congratulations to both of these two as their entries are much deserved and also to our Cheers other pubs on their continued inclusion. Andy Contents Chairman’s Welcome LocAle promoting Local Breweries Discount Scheme & Quiz Solutions Page 3 Page 10 Page 21 Beer Festivals Near & Far & Quiz When is a Craft Beer a Mega Beer New Yorkshire Breweries in the GBG Page 4 Page 11 2018 Pages 22 & 23 Heavy Woollen Cider Pub of the Year Pub News Page 5 Pages 12, 13 & 14 Gluten Free Beers (or not) Page 23 Heavy Woollen Summer Pub of the Have your Say – Champion Beer of Season 2017 Britain Join the CAMRA Campaign & Pages 6 & 7 Page 16 Membership Pages 24 & 25 Yorkshire Club of the Year 2017 Business Rate a Ticking Time bomb Page 8 Page 17 Contacts & Diary Page 26 Yorkshire Pub of the Year 2017 Brewery Roundup Page 9 Page 19 3 Real Ale Talk Autumn 2017 Beer Festivals Near & Far & Quiz Beer Festivals - Near & Far BEER QUIZ For more up to date Beer Festivals To celebrate the release of the 2018 CAMRA Good Beer http://www.heavywoollen.camra.org.uk/ Guide see how many of these pubs you can remember which were entries for the Heavy Woollen area in the OCTOBER 1988 Good Beer Guide. Some are no longer open 19th - 22nd unfortunately! Beer & Music Festival - Keighley & Worth Valley Railway BATLEY 27th - 29th R--- of Y--- Bradford Road Yorkshire Craft Beer Festival – Cricketers, Horbury. WF4 W----- A--- Commercial Street 5AG BIRSTALL NOVEMBER B---- B--- Kirkgate 10th - 11th * +XGGHUV¿HOG5RDG Wharfedale Festival – Grassington CLECKHEATON 16th - 18th R--- and C---- Westgate Rochdale Beer Festival – Rochdale Town Hall 16th - 18th DEWSBURY HULL REAL ALE & CIDER FESTIVAL 2017 A--- I-- Combs Hill Hull Minster, Trinity Square, Kingston upon Hull J--- - K------ Webster Hill www.hullbeerfestival.camra.org.uk M----- H---- Church Street 17th - 19th GOMERSAL 5th Penistone BF, The White Heart, Bridge St, Penistone, & 2[IRUG5RDG 6KHI¿HOG6$+ W--- E-- Latham Lane Fri 4.30pm – 11pm; Sat & Sun 12noon – 11pm HECKMONDWIKE JANUARY 2018 R---- High Street 24th - 27th Manchester Beer & Cider Festival MIRFIELD http://www.mancbeerfest.uk/ F-------- Calder Road 0DQFKHVWHU&HQWUDO:LQGPLOO6WUHHW3HWHUV¿HOG0*; RAVENSTHORPE FEBRUARY 5 +XGGHUV¿HOG5RDG 20th - 24th Great British WINTER Beer Festival – The Halls, Norwich Real Ale Talk Autumn 2017 4 Cider Pub of the Year 2017 Heavy Woollen Cider Pub of the Year 2017 The West End, Gomersal Heavy Woollen CAMRA was pleased to present the West Conor commented how proud he was to attend the award End at Gomersal with their Cider Pub of the Award. In and the success is noted nationally. front of a crowded pub, a short speech was made by branch Chair, Andy Kassube. The award was then made The pub dates back to at least 1790 when stables and E\WKH%UDQFK&LGHU2I¿FHU-RKQ3KLOOLSVWR-DQHWWHDQG letting rooms were available according to a local census of Andy English, who have run this popular pub for 14 years the area. This three roomed pub is still a well-established now. The pub was close to winning the award last year but part of the community with Tuesday quiz and Thursday VXFKLVWKHTXDOLW\RIFRQVLVWHQF\RILWVFLGHUVWKDWLW¿QDOO\ poker nights especially popular. managed to beat all its competitors this year. The success that Andy and Janette have achieved is even There are two real ciders available which are currentlyy PRUHGHVHUYHGFRQVLGHULQJWKDWWKLVZDVWKH¿UVWSXEWKH\ Weston’s Rosiee have ever run, but their commitment and ideas have given 3LJDQG2OG5RVLH them this deserved success. This award comes on the These were servedd back of their winning the Heavy Woollen Spring Pub of directly from thee the Year Award 2015. ER[ XQWLO UHFHQWO\\ but there are noww 7KH:HVW(QGLVDQ(QWHUSULVHSXEVHUYLQJIRXUH[FHOOHQWO\ two dedicatedd kept real ales, which consist of Taylors Landlord, Sharps Cider Hand pumpss 'RRP%DU2VVHWW%ORQGHDQGDUHJXODUO\FKDQJLQJJXHVW as sales continuee beer. to grow. We weree also joined at the presentationresentation by Conor Conor Mooney,Mooney NationalNational Sales Manager, for H Weston Cider in Herefordshire such is the achievement by the pub in winning this award. 5 Real Ale Talk Autumn 2017 Summer Pub of the Season 2017 Heavy Woollen Summer Pub of the Season 2017 Cross Keys, Liversedge Two years ago on August 17th, 2015, Vicky and David DSRSXODUURDGVLGHSXERQ+DOLID[5RDGLQ/LYHUVHGJH Winter decided to take on a major challenge. They took In fact, it used to be an entry in the CAMRA Good Beer over the lease of the Cross Keys in Hightown, Liversedge, Guide such was the esteem it was held in the local which is an Admiral Tavern owned pub. Vicky was working community. However, the Winters saw the potential in the at the pub at the time behind the bar and David was a chef pub and nearly two years later they have established the at Healds Hall Hotel. Neither of them had ever run a pub Cross Keys as a popular venue for the local community. before but decided it was now or never. Therefore it was with great pleasure that the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) Heavy Woollen Pub of the Season Award for summer 2017 was presented to the publicans, Vicky and David Winter by Branch Chair, Andy Kassube in front of a large and welcoming crowd recently. Vicky praised the work done by David in making sure his real DOHVDUHDOONHSWLQH[FHOOHQWFRQGLWLRQDQGWKH\WU\WRPDNH sure there are two available all the time and three mostly at weekends. 7KLVLVWKH¿UVWDZDUGWKHFRXSOHKDYHZRQVLQFHWDNLQJ over the lease of the pub just under 2 years ago. It is ironic that the last time the Cross Keys was in the Good Beer At the time the pub was quiet and in need of a lot of *XLGHZDVH[DFWO\\HDUVDJRVR'DYLGDFNQRZOHGJHG love and hard work to restore it to its former position as that is hard work must be coming to fruition with the Real Ale Talk Autumn 2017 6 Summer Pub of the Season 2017 award. Vicky and David also said none of their success 2QHRIWKHRWKHUPDLQDWWUDFWLRQVRIWKHSXELVWKHODUJH would have happened without the hard work of their team beer garden at the rear of the pub. This features both a DWWKHSXEDQGWKHVXSSRUWRIWKHORFDOV2QWKHQLJKWRI large terrace and also a large grass area behind. This the award, there was Timothy Taylor Boltmaker, Sharps combined with the lovely views across the valley to Atlantic Pale and Black Sheep Best on hand pump. 5REHUWWRZQPDNHLWDJUHDWSODFHWRUHOD[DQGLVPDNLQJLW very popular with walkers. Since taking over as publicans Vicky and David have focused on making the pub a warm welcoming pub with a The pub continues to develop as an integral part of the very friendly atmosphere. The pub is basically open-plan community and it was nice to see a busy pub for the however with lots of little nooks and corners to settle down presentation with the locals packing the bar for the popular LQWRDQGUHOD[7KHLQWHULRULVYHU\WDVWHIXOO\GHFRUDWHGDQG Wednesday Quiz night. There is a supper available at the WKHUHLVDPL[RISDVVLQJWUDGHDQGORFDOV quiz. David has also taken advantage of his chef background to start serving good value pub food which is getting H[FHOOHQWUHYLHZVORFDOO\DQGWKHPHQXLVDYDLODEOHRQOLQH 2QHRIWKHPDLQDWWUDFWLRQVRIWKHSXEVLVLWVJRRGTXDOLW\ Sunday lunches however booking is recommended such is the popularity. 7 Real Ale Talk Autumn 2017 Yorkshire Club of the Year 2017 Wortley Men’s Club Celebrates FOUR WINS in a row after being named Yorkshire Club of the Year 2017 The Wortley Men’s Club in Wortley has been named The licensees of both clubs will be presented with framed ‘Yorkshire Club of the Year 2017’ and is now celebrating FHUWL¿FDWHVRQ6DWXUGD\DIWHUQRRQVLQ2FWREHU7KHDFWXDO D UXQ RI )285 FRQVHFXWLYH ZLQV DIWHU DOVR WDNLQJ WKH dates will be advertised as soon as possible.