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Published by Leicester Drinker, 2018-12-01 09:41:49

Leicester Drinker 119

Leicester Drinker 119

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FREE Issue 119
December 2018 / January 2019
The Newsletter of Leicester CAMRA Branch

Circulation 5,000 throughout Leicestershire & Rutland

Season’s Greetings!

INSIDE Out & About with the Editor. . . p3 Whither Shall We Wander?. . . p9
A Day Out in Rugby. . . . . . . . . . . . . p4 Beer Trip to Lichfield . . . . . . . . . . p10
Great Central Beer Festival. . . p5 Drinker on Tour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p15
Brewery & Pub News. . . . . . p6 & 7 Beer in the Balkans. . . . . . . . . . . . p16
Two Men on the Buses. . . . . . . . . p8 Festival & Branch Diaries. . . . p17

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EDITOR FROM THE EDITOR

Rob Macardle Welcome to the December/January issue
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As the year draws to a close I have also called time
Website: (at least for the current session) on my tenure as
www.leicester.camra.org.uk editor. Those of you that read the introduction to the
October issue will be aware that I have several exciting
Facebook: opportunities on the horizon and juggling them is likely
Leicester Campaign for Real Ale to be difficult at least for the next eight or nine months or
so. I’ll continue to contribute articles but editing will have
The Drinker welcomes letters, news, views and to take a back seat for a while.
articles for possible publication. Please keep it
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this publication are not necessarily those of the respite being the fortnight or so after the magazines are
Editor, Leicester Branch, or CAMRA. delivered, so, after a little over five and a half years it’s
time to take a breather. My first involvement was with
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2 December 2018 - January 2019 The Newsletter of Leicester CAMRA Branch

OUT & ABOUT
with the Editor

With lots of gadding about Above: The French beer scene continues to develop.
Europe of late, there’s not New breweries like La Marquenterre are rising in popularity
been an awful lot of local and challenge more long-established names like Ch’Ti
“out and about” for me
to report. I managed to Right: The Café
catch bits and pieces of the des Deux Moulins,
Leicester Beer Week events Montmartre,
at the end of September and, Paris – familiar to
by and large, it seems to have film buffs as the
proved popular. I was mostly café where Amelie
in rural France but did take Poulain worked
in a couple of weekend trips in “Amelie” – by
to Paris and Vienna. What the way, the door
a contrast in the respective still doesn’t close
bar/beer cultures; Paris with properly! And,
25cl and 33cl glasses of high would you believe
alcohol beers to be sipped it, another Blue
and respected, Vienna with Boar
50cl sleeves or litre steins
of 4.5%-5.5% quaffing Left:
beer, often unfiltered and
frequently brewed on the Vienna:
premises. After more than What every
a decade of smoke-free serious
pubs I’d forgotten just how drinker
smoky some of them must needs –
have been. In Austria some a decent
places are full-on smoking Good Beer
permitted, but others are Guide...
split into smoking and non- and one
smoking. Some of them work of its best
really well with efficient room brewpubs
dividers but others are split in
peculiar fashion so that you
may have to walk through
the smoking section to get to
the non-smoking part which
partially defeats the object.
That said, there were enough
good drinking spots to keep
me happy…. RM

The Leicester Drinker www.leicester.camra.org.uk 3

Rugby Tap Merchants Inn Crafty Banker Bar Alexandra Arms Victoria Inn

RA DUAYGOUBTYIN Written by
Chris Greenwood

I had been meaning to go to Rugby for some balanced out with a pleasant hoppy mouthfeel
time. One day I bumped into Steve Jackman and a fruity finish. I had an enjoyable chat with
who told me he was opening a micropub in the Steve about Leicester and beer and chose two
town and he would be having a beer festival beers from the stillage. The Anthology Dry Hopped
quite soon. Both happened, so I teamed up Pale did what it said on the pump clip, plenty
with my good friends Lynn Hatton and Mike of hop leaves in the mouth, with a signature
Pullin and got the X84 to Rugby. pineapple/Mosaic fruity finish. The Purple Cow Holy
It took us a while to get our bearings but, with Cow was a very good “old school”, bitter stout,
help from some friendly locals, we finally arrived with plenty of roasted barley and a long dry, bitter
at the Rugby Tap on St. Matthew’s Street. There’s a ending. Stan Barnes and his gang arrived to fill the
well stocked bottle store and a long simple pub on pub with chatter and laughter.
the left of the building. The pub had an interesting We left the Crafty Banker and soon arrived at the
floor and makeshift tables and a stillage at the back-street boozer, the Alexandra Arms on James
end of the room. The amiable landlord poured Street. I think it’s home to the Atomic Brewery
me a Purity Sunny Hop, which was refreshing pale and has a pleasant, large garden at the back. The
beer with a bitter tingle on the tongue. The Church helpful lad behind the bar served me a Bingley
End Pew’s Porter had initial molasses notes and Mosaic, which was very puckering, with a rough-
hints of liquorice in the finish. We had a good chat cut marmalade mouthfeel and very hoppy finish.
with the landlord who gave us some free samples The Abbeydale Deception had a generous amount
of beers just coming on, so we stayed for another. of kiwi hops, with a dry, fruity finish.
Mike and I had Tiny Rebel Cwtch, a red beer Just up the road, on Albert Square is the Seven
with a malty, fruity start and a citrus finish. Lynn Stars, an Everards pub with many guests. Jo, the
sampled the Oakham Endless Summer. bubbly young woman behind the bar, offered us
It didn’t take long to walk to Little Church Street CAMRA discount and served me two halves. The
and our next port of call, The Merchants Inn, a Ashover Coffin Lane Stout was a well-made stout,
big, popular pub, with flagged floors and lots of with plenty of roasted barley and a dry, bitter finish.
memorabilia. There were ten beers on handpump. the Salopian Mortal Coil was a strong IPA, with jam
The friendly landlord served me a Hydes Lowry notes and a long, satisfying hoppy mouthfeel. The
which had a good mix of Citra and Chinook, with a pub had a relaxed and welcoming feel to it.
pleasing citrus finish. The Oakham Bishop’s Farewell Our final establishment was on the outskirts of
was the only beer with no sparkler on it. It was quite the town, The Victoria Inn on Lower Hillmorton
lemony and spicy, with a dry, bitter finish. Road. This was a basic boozer, with a decent
A quick walk into the town centre, brought us to choice of beers. It was good to see a local
Bank Street and the Crafty Banker micro. We got pub busy on a Thursday afternoon. I drank
an enthusiastic welcome from Steve Jackman. He the Bingley Centennial, a pleasant beer, with
had a festival of eighteen beers, six on handpump bitterness throughout the half and a Salopian
and twelve on stillage. The bar is the front of an Divine Comedy an excellent Black IPA with some
old Indian (Tata) lorry. The Arbor Cit-Chen-Ecka malt, leading to a mouthful of hoppiness.
was full of Citra and Motueka, with a pineapple Well it was soon time for the bus home. Lynn,
nose and a bitter and fruity ending. The Electric Mike and I had had some really good beer and a
Bear Above Clouds had quite an alcohol kick to it, really enjoyable day.

4 December 2018 - January 2019 The Newsletter of Leicester CAMRA Branch

Great Central Railway

Beer Festival

Fiona and I found ourselves with a free day We then headed back north to Loughborough,
at the end of our holiday so decided a trip pulled by a diesel locomotive this time, for
to the Great Central Beer Festival would be a couple of beers to end our trip to a lovely
an agreeable way to spend the day. It was festival, with a half of Hippy Killer Natty Dread
our first visit to this beer festival, although Milk Stout. I’d certainly saved the best for last.
it’s been running for 12 years along the only
double track main line heritage railway in We thoroughly enjoyed the day; the train
the UK. journeys gave a little extra interest and made
it a bit more special. We are already planning
We arrived at Loughborough Station on Friday a return visit.
afternoon, purchased 2 day tickets for the
railway, which also gave admittance to the Gary Sanders
festival, sorted our glasses and programmes,
and immediately purchased 2 very nice
Bratwurst hot dogs, much enjoyed while
selecting our first beers.

There were 40 beers at Loughborough Station,
with plenty to see, including a museum
displaying railway artefacts from the golden
age of steam; I had a Gloucester Brewery
Cascade, and a Maypole Gate Hopper - both
very nice beers.

From Loughborough, we headed south,
passing through Quorn & Woodhouse station
(saving that for the return visit), on to Rothley.
Rothley is a small station, with a waiting room
and a tearoom (taken over by beer) so there
were just five beers here. Gloucester Gold was
nice, but Sadlers Peaky Blinders Black IPA was
the star of the show here.

From Rothley, we headed back north to Quorn
& Woodhouse. As with Loughborough, this
is built on the classic island platform model,
although smaller than Loughborough.

There’s a NAAFI style tearoom, and a newly built
café in the station yard. It all looks very good, but
the 25 beers on offer were the main attraction.
Holden’s Black Country Mild & Nottingham
Centurion slipped down nicely, with Heritage
Masterpiece IPA certainly living up to its name.

The Leicester Drinker www.leicester.camra.org.uk 5

BREWERY NEWS

ANSTEY ALES is still brewing 3 times per week November was Humulus at 4.1% a golden aromatic
beer with American hops. Christmas beers will be Ding
which is limited by fermenting capacity. They are Dong (4.1%), a golden aromatic beer and Merry Berry
looking at adding two additional fermenters to at 4.7%, a full bodied spicy dark beer made with winter
allow brewing to be expanded. Bottling has now berries. The brewery on-line shop opened in November.
commenced and bottle-conditioned ales are now
available from a number of local outlets including the CHARNWOOD BREWERY’s main news is that
Stadon Sports and Social Club where their cask ales
are a regular feature. A local cafe also stocks bottles their first micro pub, The Sorrel Fox, will be opening
for take-out or on-premises consumption. Due to in Mountsorrel in December. There will be 4 real ales
cellaring issues they have terminated their agreement available with Salvation and Vixen being permanent
with the Brookside in nearby Barkby. Head Brewer, beers along with 2 rotating Charnwood beers. Unlike
Stuart Slessor, is working on developing the recipes many micro pubs you won’t be forced to perch on an
for their core ales as well as new seasonal beers and empty barrel or hard wooden chair as comfortable
specials under the Hi-jacked range. Some changes are leather seating will be available. The pub is on the
being made due to the availability of certain hops and Loughborough to Leicester bus route.
grains. An Irish Red Ale has been added to their core
range as well as a semi-permanent Pale Ale called ELLISWOOD BREWERY Hansom Pale, a straw
‘Bradgate Park Pale Ale’ where 10p/bottle or £5.00/
cask is donated to a local charity to buy an Off-Road coloured pale ale (3.9% abv) is now established in the
Mobility Scooter for use in the park. They plan to portfolio. They are mainly selling their whole portfolio
increase the appearances of the ‘Mash & Press On- of beers out of the local area, particularly to pubs in
Tour’ Pop-Up Bar to increase awareness of their Ales. Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire. Gift packs of bottled
They would also like to make the On-Site Tap Room beer selections will be produced for Christmas.
a more regular Feature in the future and a planning
application has been submitted for “Change of Use”. EVERARDS produced the excellent Black Annis for

BELVOIR BREWERY has been busy with mostly October and Suffragette in November (see separate
article on page 12). For December Sleighbell makes its
bottle conditioned beers. For the Melton Chocolate annual visit to a chimney near you!
Festival on the 17/18th November, the beers were
Choc’s Away at 4.3% and a white chocolate stout, FRAMEWORK BREWERY now has four beers
White Knuckle Ride at 4.3% The special beer in
available all year round and currently has a stout
LOCAL BREWERY WEBSITES which will be brewed throughout the winter months.
Anstey Ales www.ansteyale.co.uk Following on from their success with Belgique, a
Bakers Dozen bakersdozenbrewing.co.uk beer with Belgium yeast and American hops they
Belvoir belvoirbrewery.co.uk may well consider similar style beers as a ‘one off’
Charnwood charnwoodbrewery.co.uk in the coming months. Jonathan Briggs who ran
Dow Bridge dowbridgebrewery.co.uk the sales and co-ordinated deliveries etc. has now
Elliswood theelliswoodbrewery.co.uk left the brewery and the head brewer’s son Noah
Everards everards.co.uk Goodliffe has commenced working full time. This
Framework frameworkbrewery.com means Framework is one of the few breweries where
Golden Duck goldenduckbrewery.com all the staff are actively involved with the day to day
Grainstore grainstorebrewery.com brewing tasks. Collaborative brewing continues with a
Great Central gcbrewery.co.uk 5.3% Scotch Ale produced in conjunction with McColls
Kendricks see Pig Pub Brewery in Teeside and a 4.2% Marshmallow Porter
Langton langtonbrewery.co.uk with Toast and Temple Brewhouse. Regular bottled
Long Lane See Golden Duck beer production will cease together with the weekly
Market Bosworth www.marketbosworthbrewery.co.uk bottle beer sales, but they hope to produce a three
Parish n/a bottle celebration pack for Xmas. The Brewery Tap
Pig Pub piginmuck.com/brewery is now open every third weekend (Friday 4-8pm and
Q Brewery qbrewery.co.uk Saturday 12-8pm). Andrew would like to thank all the
Shardlow n/a local bars which are now selling Framework beers on
Stoney Ford stoneyfordbrewco.co.uk a regular rotational basis and the brewery is looking
West End Brewery facebook.com/WEBLeicester forward to a successful 3rd year.

MARKET BOSWORTH BREWERY was presented

with their certificate for Best Beer of the CAMRA

6 December 2018 - January 2019 The Newsletter of Leicester CAMRA Branch

PUB NEWS

Not a great deal to report this time. The Corn ale at present. The Crab & Cow, Leire, has re-
Exchange has withdrawn its CAMRA food opened; primarily a restaurant, two real ales are
discount so that now all the local Wetherspoon available in the drinking area.
outlets only offer the standard 50p voucher
facility. The former Loaf on Braunstone Gate has The Red Lion, Gilmorton has been sold and is
re-opened as The Dog House but has no real scheduled to open shortly as a freehouse “Real
Ale/Gastro pub”, according to the outgoing
Rail Ale Festival at The Pestle and Mortar Hinckley. tenant. The Black Horse, Foxton has been closed
This has led to an increase in output and the plant for a couple of months but is scheduled to reopen
is brewing 6 days a week, each brew being two and on December 1st. In Leicester, The Woodman’s
a half British Barrels per brew to service permanent on the corner of Belgrave Gate and Abbey Park
pumps at The Horse and Jockey Congerstone and Road has been demolished. Just out of our area,
The Greyhound Botcheston. Further outlets are being in Mountsorrel, Charnwood Brewery are to open
developed in London and the locality The 3 year plan their first micropub (see Brewery News).
is on schedule!
Pub News relies greatly on input from the
PIG PUB BREWING CO. Kev Featherstone has public and the trade. CAMRA members will
generally visit premises with an existing real
brewed a new beer named Featherstone’s Chuzzlewit,
a three hop bitter with an abv of 4.6%. ale commitment so information on new
stockists and outlets is particularly welcome.
BAKERS DOZEN have produced a new Autumnal
Thanks on this occasion to Stu Baetzea,
seasonal beer that has been well received. Unfined, Steve Peck and Shawn Collier.
and therefore suitable for Vegans, it is called Super
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GRAINSTORE’s Brewery Tap is the Rutland Pub of

the Year for 2019. Having taken over the Stoney Ford
Brewery in May, a range of SF beers are specifically
brewed to their own style and method. The popular
Stoney Ford 3.8% Pale Sheepmarket Supernova Straw
will soon be available in 330ml bottles. Seasonal
Grainstore beers coming up are 3.8% Golden Ale
Erica Roe followed by the Daniel Lambert Winter
beer at 4.3%. For November a brand new beer was
available to commemorate the WW1 Centenary.
Called First and Last, it is made with three new hops
and the ingredients are 100% English. The pump clip
commemorates the First and last soldiers to die in the
conflict, namely John Parr and George Ellison. 5p from
every pint sold will go towards a project set up by
Rutland County Council to buy a ‘Tommy’ statue.

The Leicester Drinker www.leicester.camra.org.uk 7

Two Men on the buses...

Great Central Railway beer festival timetables than even the operators and spent
many years searching out the best pubs for
Not a happy period for us as the third member Sunday lunch. He thinks nothing of spending
of the team had a massive coronary whilst on a couple of hours on a bus to try somewhere
a coach trip to Llandudno. When it happened different. His ideal day was to spend a few
we aborted the next planned trip and just had hours on a bus or coach reading a book to
a wander round the better outlets in Leicester then find a good cider house with a good value
but did attend the excellent Great Central lunch (often a stilton cob or a pie and chips). A
Railway beer festival with other members quick look in the local charity shop would often
of our wider crowd. That was with mixed see him buying some classical music albums
feelings as we targeted that particularly as and another book to read on the way back.
Stan Warren, the third man, is a big steam
train enthusiast and wanted to look round the The GCBF festival has been running for eleven
engineering sheds etc. He was also booked to years and gets better and better, this year 70
go on a trip on Tornado before he was struck beers, plus ciders and perries. Last year we got
down. a bus to Quorn took in the ales there then got
a steam train to Loughborough to carry on, but
The programme of trips is built round the three this year we went straight to Loughborough on
of us but others join us from time to time – too the Skylink. We therefore missed out on the 25
many overwhelms some pubs and dampens beers at Quorn and 5 at Rothley but with 40 at
the atmosphere and precludes casual chats Loughborough we had plenty of choice. They
with locals but four or five works OK and some were a really unusual collection of beers as
locations slightly more. well, all arranged by Nottingham Brewery.

Stan is stubbornly refusing to go along with the The Quorn Octoberfest lives on, now run by
doctors’ early prognosis. He is conscious and the landlord from the Swan in Mountsorrel.
can understand what is said to him but is still In its sixth year under this regime we were
far from a well man and his days on the buses not disappointed. Still in the Quorn village hall
look to be largely behind him. Those members there were 30 beers to choose from and a wide
known to know Stan personally have been selection of uncommon ones
getting regular bulletins.
Free Rider
Stan is an expert on many things and will
hopefully be able to still enjoy some of
them. He knows more about bus routes and

8 December 2018 - January 2019 The Newsletter of Leicester CAMRA Branch

WHITHER SHALL WE WANDER?

We all have our favourite local pub and have different be able to use this train any more than short haul
ideas of what makes a good pub. Some like festivals rockets. In the meantime, where is that bus pass?
in pubs or at larger events whereas others find they
cannot do them justice and prefer less choice but still If the underlying purpose of a trip is not one which
a good selection of drinks to choose from. One thing would bore other members, we are happy to advise
most drinkers share though is the dream of finding where we are off to and they can join us if not too
that perfect pub. The branch organises a series of bus many. If nothing interferes with our plans the next
and coach trips but many of us wander far and wide suitable jaunts are a trip to Nottingham on December
on our own or with friends and if you do find a really 13th and one to Ripley on January 10th. If interested
good pub let the ‘Drinker’ know so that we can all email [email protected] for more info.
bear it in mind. Several people have penned articles
on their finds. Anyway, as the year comes to an end, where
have we found really good pubs this year? There are
Several of my own crowd have taken every many to be found further afield but of those not too
opportunity when travelling for whatever reason, to far away (but ignoring the city centre favourites), we
search out those distant gems and help me compile have really enjoyed the George & Dragon at Stoke
a list of them. My take on a good pub is one with Golding, the Cock & Pullet at Sheldon, the Tap House
good food, good drink and good company, in a good at Smisby, the Frame Breakers at Ruddington, the
location giving good value. Not a lot to ask really, it Woodman’s Stroke (Woodies) at Rothley, the Victoria
is a simple formula and not rocket science but it is in Beeston, the Pig in Muck at Claybrooke Magna and
surprising how many get it wrong. the Horse & Plough, Bingham.

People often like to collect rare things and finding I will be offering occasional articles if, as we go
good new pubs is my hobby. Unfortunately pubs hither and thither, we find places with pubs worth
are closing down with great regularity and those sharing with other members and I would invite
remaining open change hands frequently or change others to do likewise.
chefs. This makes it difficult to recommend a pub Skyblueboy
and following any guide there is always the risk of
disappointments. www.closedpubs.co.uk appears to
list those which have shut. Another useful site is www.
pappolar.com which lists past and present local pubs.

We have many reasons to visit new places and the
purpose of any journey may dictate how we travel
but obviously if we want to try a few beers we need
to avoid driving. Your age makes a big difference
as once you become a recycled teenager National
Express and Railways Seniors cards give you a good
discount and for local travel a bus pass makes it free.
One problem is that the remote pubs have to try
very hard to attract punters making them among
the best, but being remote they are hard to get to by
public transport. That is where Shank’s pony comes
in. Fortunately most of my friends are keen walkers
and we like to combine both interests. What could
be better on a nice sunny day than a stroll in the
countryside with a pub for respite two thirds of the
way round and yet another at the end to wind down.

There is comfort in a familiar local but have a
wander and see what you can find.

We are happy to contemplate any means of
transport bar horseback and two of us have been
meeting with HS2 discussing its impact. It has given
us an excuse to try the Birmingham pubs and there
are some good ones, but I doubt we will live to

The Leicester Drinker www.leicester.camra.org.uk 9

A day out in LICHFIELD
Written by Tony Freestone

Saturday 10th November saw Onwards to the Angel Inn (1714), another
the four of us... Alan Todd, Ian Joules pub where I had Moon Madness at
Walpole, Mick Dally and myself Tony 4.666%! a twisted blend of malts in a dark ale
Freestone pay a visit to Lichfield. .... superb! Next on to the Horse and Jockey,
which was heaving with folk. We managed to
As per usual we set off from the Last find a spot near the door and I had Flanders
Plantagenet after meeting there at 10am for Field 3.7% from Greene King. After a short
their well-priced and excellent Full English walk to the Kings Head which holds claim
breakfast, just managing to get a table to be the original home of the Staffordshire
as the place was full of City and Burnley Regiment (Prince of Wales) we had Lillingtons
supporters. Fuelled up, we caught the 11.20 Regimental Ale from Marston’s at 4.%.
from the station to Lichfield Trent Valley on
the outskirts of Lichfield, a twenty-minute Wetherspoons’ Acorn was next and I had
walk to the town centre. The first port of call Goff’s White Knight at 4.7% before moving on
was the Duke of York (1644), which claims to to The Beerbohm, with quaint candlelit rooms
be Lichfield’s oldest pub. A Joules’ pub, the where I had Scribblers Rebekah 4.8%. Bang
bar choices were Slumbering Monk 4.5%, Pale next door the Whippet Inn is another micro
4.1%, Pure Blonde 4.3% and Fat Mouse 4.4%. I pub where Grey Trees Brewery Black Road
tried the latter, a Red Ale bitter which was very Stout 4.0% was drunk. At ‘55’ Wade Street we
welcome after that walk. A shorter walk this had ‘55’ Wade Street ale 4.2% before moving
time took us to Bitter Suite, a micro pub, which on to the Queen’s Head, which had Lancaster
is coming up to its first anniversary. This a two Bomber 4.4% on. Here we decided to catch
roomed pub with the “bar” not taking up a the train back to home, opting for the 6.52
lot of room being no more than a short plank from Lichfield ‘s City Station (no long walk this
about 3’ 6” long next to the chalk board, the time) changing at New Street. There was just
ales dispensed straight from the barrel. I had enough time for a last one in the Bitter Suite
a Milk Stout 4.5% from Bristol Beer Factory. where Rivet Catcher from the North Eastern
Alan wasn’t keen on the 5 Pale Trotter 4.3% Brewery Co. had just been put on with malty
from Slaughterhouse of Warwick. Moving caramel and bitter sweet notes which all four
further into the centre we found a former of us enjoyed. It was our intention to find
Wetherspoons which is now called Brew some time to visit the cathedral to see the
House and Kitchen, a place for lagers from interior array of poppies, but it didn’t happen,
different corners of the world. Alan informed still the thought was there and I joined with
me that he used to work in this building as the family at the crammed full church at
a watch repairer many moons ago before it Countesthorpe the following day.
became a ’Spoons.
We all agreed that Lichfield is well worth the
visit for real ale fans.

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SUFFRAGETTE

This November Everards produced a truly
special beer in honour of all Suffragettes and
in particular, Leicester’s own Alice Hawkins.

Photo credit: Kia Ryan

The limited-edition beer from Everards, is rather good! I could sit and drink a few of
Suffragette, was launched at an exclusive these, it’s got a great flavour and smells good
event at the Knight and Garter, where the too. We’ve been overwhelmed by the support
newly erected statue of Alice can be found and we’ve found out so much about our great
outside. The event celebrated the brave story grandmother along the way and we couldn’t
of Alice, with Councillor Adam Clarke making a be prouder.”
speech, telling the room about the events and
celebrations Leicester have put forward this Commemorating 100 years of the suffragette
year including this wonderful beer. movement, Everards Suffragette beer is a
bold pale ale with a strong hop flavour and
Councillor Clarke said: “2018 marks the aroma. Alice, a famous local suffragette, lived
centenary of when some women got the most of her life in Leicester and her story is a
vote for the very first time. Alice lived in tremendous account of one woman’s fight for
Leicester and enjoyed a drink along with her the most basic of human rights – the right to
supportive husband Alfred. I’m delighted vote. She was imprisoned five times in all her
that Everards are marking the occasion with struggle, and Everards beer celebrates Alice’s
a celebratory beer. This is just one of the strong determined character and fighting spirit.
great events that will mark the contribution
of the suffragettes in Leicester one hundred Everards beer sommelier Claire Cannell said
years on. We’ve unveiled a beautiful statue, “We work really hard to celebrate local people
we have an amazing museum exhibition and and events and when we were approached by
look forward to hosting a spectacular event in Councillor Adam Clarke to brew a beer in honour
Market Square in March 2019. This lovely beer, of Alice Hawkins and all suffragettes to mark
brewed in Alice’s honour, is perfect to toast the 100 years since some women were given the
achievements of all those who fought for the vote we were delighted to get involved. We
vote 100 years ago.” worked hard to come up with a beer that was
fitting for Alice and knew it had to be something
Among the guests were Sue and Jim (pictured), bold… that people would remember.”
Alice’s Great Grandchildren. Sue said “It’s
been such an honour to be here today and Visit the Everards website for more information
although I haven’t tried many beers, this one at www.everards.co.uk

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The Perfect Gift

for Christmas

Shop online at everards.co.uk

PUB OF THE MONTH
October: THE ALE WAGON

It’s said by some that there is an “awards
rota” when it comes to CAMRA’s Pub of the
Month, but the truth is rather different. In
five and a half years of editing this journal it is

only recently that a few pubs (four) have won AWwinanredr
the award twice, in two cases with different
licensees. Other than The Black Horse in
Aylestone earlier this year, The Ale Wagon is
only the second to win Pub of the Month with

the same licensees in place, the inimitable

Hoskins Brothers, Steve and Phil, stalwarts of

the local beer scene. for a consistently decent pint. No wonder it

Their formula is simple. A good range of always rates highly in the Leicester Pub of the

well-kept beers at sensible prices in a basic no- Year awards!

nonsense thirties style setting, with cobs and The award was presented on Wednesday 24th

snacks if you insist. Sadly, it’s not a pub I get October when the assembled CAMRA members

to visit too often, being on the opposite side of and a good number of regulars celebrated with
town, but one of those that can be relied upon the usual fine array of ales. RM

14 December 2018 - January 2019 The Newsletter of Leicester CAMRA Branch

Drinker on Tour FKroymrgyBzissthaknek

For the final Drinker on Tour of the year we have three
entries for “Drinker on Tour”. The first, came from Paul
Collyer who says there is nothing special about the
pub name except it is in Bishkek Kyrgyzstan! The pub
owners brew at a separate location and 5 ales were
available straight from the barrel including a strong
red ale and a superb Black IPA. Paul couldn’t advise
the abv as they use a different measure system but he
did find 2 other bars selling British-style ales.

Barry Glover was in The Craft and Draft Pub in Vilnius
Lithuania. Beer is brewed on the premises and there
are at least eight beers to choose from, including a
seasonal special, which was pumpkin ale when Barry
was there. The pumpkin ale was not to his taste but
others were very drinkable, which he says he did on
more than one occasion.

Martin and Jane Pennington celebrated their 36th
wedding anniversary in the Trollekelder bar in Ghent,
Belgium recently. Martin says “I’m not exactly sure
what we are drinking in the photo but you can rest
assured that, being Belgium, it was delicious!”

MartininGahnedntJane VBilnairurys, GLliotvheurainnia

Entries for 2018 are now closed and we’ll decide on our prize winner in the
next few weeks. Please keep your eyes on our website where the result will
first appear. RM

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Sarajevo Brewery beer hall

After yet another passport check, we entered Serbia and were soon in the capital, Belgrade. Our first port-of-call was

Foreign Samo Pivo (Just Beer), up a narrow staircase off Binablkoatntlseksa(.inTchluisdiisngprTohboarbnPlbyHrtidhOgeTebOaensStdcBrareftwbdeoegr)b. aIrninthteowBonhweimthia2n0 cra
beers on tap, mainly from Serbia, and many more
Fields
Quarter in Strahinjica, Krafter offers 18 craft beers from Serbian micro-brewLeerifets:, BinlceluddiCnagsCtrloew Pale Ale, whilst in the
BEER IN THE
BALKANS arty Savamala district Prohibcija in Karadoreva offers both Kabinet and NikBoelalocawr bleeefrts:. A taxi ride away is the Dogm
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by Steve James the new local Prince brewery, which brews British-style beers (such as LondSoanrapojertvero).Brewery

beer hall

Bled Castle

Moving on to Croatia, after a passport check our short time in Zagreb only afforded us long e
Zagrebacka Pivovara Schwarzbier. The Garden Brewery, housed in an old red brick factory i
worth a visit, as is Pivoteka Zagreb (Stupnicka), Pivnica Mlinarica (Jandriceva) and Pivnica
Cesta), along with the Hop In Craft Beer Bar (Dubravkin) and Beertija (Pavla Hatza) – ones

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time to visit the two micro-breweries in Ljubljana of call was Sthaernaejwevlooc,acl aPpriintcael borfeBweorsyn, wiah.icThhberews British-sty
(Pivnica Union & Pivovarna Kratochwill), since we city is known for an important event which started
were headed for Kranjska Gora, a nearby skiing the First World War – the assassination of Franz
resort in the Triglav National Park. With several Ferdinand (the Archduke, not the Scottish rock
hotels and bars, we were able to sample a variety band!). During the recent siege (1992-1996), the
of beers from Slovenian micro-breweries. On safest drinking water could only be found at the
the terrace of the Vopa bar in Borovska Cesta, Sarajevo Brewery, founded in 1864. A visit to the
we enjoyed Pivovarna Lasko Special Golding brewery museum and brauhaus in Franjevacka
lager, Tektonik Nelson Black IPA & Iggy English revealed Sarajevska Svijetlo Nefilrirano Lager,
IPA. At the nearby Sports Bar, we sampled Tamno dark lager and Pivo lager, along with tasty
Benediktiner Weissbierbock, Malastrana Dark meals. The next day, we decided to do some
Lager, Komunajzer Josip IPA and Pivovarna Lasko beer hunting, but tIhmeprreescsoivme amrraeynodf etadpsBarteSwamPouPbivo
Zlatorog Temno dark lager. Most of the other bars (Kranjceviceva) was closed. However, we did find
and hotels could offer little more than Pivovarna the Vrutky pub oppFoinsaitlley,tahfterBaBsIuspherobpspcienngicctreanintriedeinsouth through
Union Nefiltrirano lager and dark lager, but both Radiceva, with its ecxhteecnkssiovnethrae ntrgaien).oOf nboartrtivlealdatctrhaeftcapital, Podgor
were refreshing unpasteurised unfiltered lagers. beers, including CaMstorsukmovsPkaa,leinAthlee,NMovai kGsriamd pGaortrokfitown, just off the
IPA and Stout, GelepnroddeurceNsuaitraPnogretoefrta&stAy mbeeerrsic, aalnong with some Bel
The following day, we took a trip to Lake Bled Pale Ale and ZmajslakgaePr,ivPorovferasoDr D.oo.kotoProIPrAte, rL.eopold 7 blonde, Vjeciti A

in the Julian Alps with its island church and SAfnireafstrretrborpiawyoerasttn-taoadnfir-wocctaaehslrleeewrsopaofe(faaoMsfonlsrsBdmanSossaatepoiotnelrmfokforYeartuooruhtnsrfgecvPBstoaihkeisscsvaileettaaoyr.ctv)poTmikai(inPJht,!eauoVwiasldslo,segtij.BvsoBoeeOrpdinecluregaetoreMrrafb)iranna,aedadsudblaetpplhyD.oeaOjrutBuroaorflvkciacanalls.w.HaNesoraewfwuwer
medieval castle. On the day of our visit, there the best craft beerPbivaarininztvoijawcen, pwiviathi v2e0secljraa, fptivbaei ecirvsa – Na zdrowie
was a medieval fayre at the castle, with fully on tap, mainly from Serbia, and many more in
dressed medieval re-enactors. At the castle bar,
we were pleased to find bottled craft beers,
including Mali Grad Robust Porter and IPA.

Moving on to Croatia, after a passport check bottles (including Thornbridge and Brewdog). In
our short time in Zagreb only afforded us long
the Bohemian Quarter in Strahinjica, Krafter offers

16 December 2018 - January 2019 The Newsletter of Leicester CAMRA Branch

18 craft beers from Serbian micro-breweries, arrival at the capital, Podgorica, we took a fairly long

including Crow Pale Ale, whilst in the arty walk to the PG Beer Academy in Moskovska, in the
Savamala district Prohibcija in Karadoreva offers Novi Grad part of town, just off the Bulevar Revolucije.
both Kabinet and Nikolacar beers. A taxi ride away
is the Dogma Brewery & Tap Room in Radnicka This modern stainless steel micro-brewery produces
which offers brewery tours and 5 tap beers a range of tasty beers, along with some Belgian-style
including their fine Hoptopod IPA, whilst Kompas beers. We had a sample tray, including Vrhunski
Pivo in Kumodraska offers 5 draught beers in their Magistar lager, Profesor Doktor IPA, Leopold 7 blonde,
brewery taproom. We also visited a couple of the Vjeciti Apsolvent dark lager and Brat Dekan Marzen.
Black Turtle pubs, which have a great range of The bar/restaurant also offers tasty meals. Our final
house beers, including pils, dunkel, weissbeer, port of call was a further walk away into the student
stout and blackberry fruit beer. We didn’t have quarter to visit Majstor za Pivo (Master of Beer) in
time to visit two other locally-recommended Vojvode Masa Djurovica. Here we sampled several
bars, Miners and Gunners, but we did spot a few bottles of tasty Montenegran craft beer. A fitting end
bottles from the new local Prince brewery, which to our visit to Podgorica and the Balkans. Now we just
brews British-style beers (such as London porter). need to go to Albania and Kosovo to complete our
tour of former Yugoslavia!
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Piva in zvijace, piva i veselja, piva i civa –
Na zdrowie! (Beers and cheers!)

rs both Kabinet and Nikolacar beers. A taxi ride away is the Dogma
wery tours and 5 tap beers including their fine Hoptopod IPA, whilst

FESTIVAL DIARYin their brewery taproom. We also visited a couple of the Black
rs, including pils, dunkel, weissbeer, stout and blackberry fruit beer. Where?

ended bars, MMinoernstahnd GFurnonmers, butTwoe did sApolet sa fewCibdoettrless fFroomod Ents Ad/Details

yle beers (sucNh oavs/LDoencdonThpourt2e9r). Sat 1 70 Yes Yes Yes Dudley CAMRA Winter Ales Dudley Town Hall

Nov/Dec Fri 30 Sun 2 Yes Yes Yes Yes Nene Valley Tap Takeover West End Brewery

Nov/Dec Fri 30 Sun 2 Yes Yes Yes Yes Siren Tap Takeover Queens Road Tap
Nov/Dec Fri 30 Sun 2 Yes
Sun 9 30 Yes Yes Yes Winter Beer Festival Knighton & Clarendon
Dec Thu 6 Park Cons Club

N/K N/K Yes churchendbrewery.co.uk Church End Beer & Gin Festival

Leicester CAMRA Branch Diary 2018

Wed 5 Dec Branch Meeting 19.30 Aylestone Walkabout

Sat 8 Dec Social Bus Trip 11.00 Xmas Bus Crawl Meet Last Plantagenet
Xmas Walking Pub Crawl
Sat 15 Dec Social Event 12.00 Meet Parcel Yard
rtihcea,gwoergteoso,kwaefeanirWtlyerleeodndgM2woanltketnJoeatghnreoP(cGBormBaepnelecrtheAcMwaietdheettmwinoygpinassport 19.30 saveCity tba (see website)Guest NE member

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Sir Robert Peel
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dateSyston Walkabout
weesjaumstpnleededsetovegNBroarltOaobnoATtcltbElheasSnCoiaof natantsdatycKMtosoonvteonteogcroamn pcrleatfet beer. A fitting
our tour of

Shawn Collier: 07504 829830 or email: [email protected]

e! (Beers and chFGeoearrrsyS).aAtkuierdnas:y0a7n8d15Su8n25d0a3y9troirpesmail: [email protected]

For a fully up to date Branch Diary, please visit www.leicester.camra.org.uk
and click on Diary on the left of the page.

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CAMRA discounts available locally

All locations are in Leicester unless indicated in brackets. Information given in good faith and liable to change.
Some discounts may be modified or restricted where special promotions are on offer. (New additions in bold.)

Badger’s Sett 20p per pint Queen of Bradgate, 10% discount on Cask Ales
(Cropston) High Street
Black Horse CAMRA privileges for special Queen’s Arms, Leire 10% off Real Ales & Ciders
(Aylestone) events Queens Head (Saddington) 30p per pint
Blue Bell, Desford 10% CAMRA discount on real Queen’s Road Tap 10p/pint & 5p/half
ales and ciders Queen Victoria (Syston) 20p off Guest Ales
Bowling Green 10% discount on Cask Ales & Real Ale Classroom 20p/pint & 10p/half off Real Ales
Real Ciders Red Cow (Leicester 20p per pint
Brewklopedia 10% discount on orders over £10 Forest East)
(bottle shop) Red Lion (Gilmorton) 30p/pint
Broood 20p/pint & 10p/half Rose & Crown 20p/pint
The Castle Hotel 10% discount on Cask Ales (Houghton on the Hill)
(Kirby Muxloe) Royal Standard 10% off Cask Ales
Crown (Anstey) 10% off Cask Ales Rutland & Derby, 10% off Cask Ales
Distillery, 10% Millstone Lane
Market Street Stamford Arms (Groby) 30p/pint
Duffy’s Bar CAMRA discounts on special events Syston Social Club Temporary Visitor Membership
Exchange, 10% off Cask Ales, Ciders & (Syston) with CAMRA card
Rutland Street selected items Two-Tailed Lion 10% discount on cask and keg ales
The Friary, Hotel Street 10% off real ales Western CAMRA card gives same
General Elliott 10p/pint & 5p/half Real Ales discounts as a Steamin Billy Card
(Willoughby Waterleys) West Leicester Temporary Visitor Membership
Glenhills Sports & Temporary Visitor Membership Conservative Club, with CAMRA card
Social (Glen Parva) for 50p with CAMRA card 55 Westcotes Drive
Globe, 43 Silver Street Discount 10% off Cask Ales Winstanley 20p/pint off guest ales
Golden Shield (Fleckney) 20p off Real Ales (Braunstone Town)
The Grange Farm (Oadby) 20p per pint Wygston House 10% off Real Ales & Ciders
Head of Steam, 20p/pint & 10p/half The Yews (Great Glen) 10% discount on Cask Ales
Market St
Malt Shovel (Barkby) 20p per pint Wetherspoons Pubs
Marquis Wellington, 10%
London Road The following seven Wetherspoons pubs are in our
Nag’s Head (Glenfield) 15p/pint on Cask Ales area. All accept the standard 50p vouchers plus extras
Oadby Owl (Oadby) 10% off Cask Ales where indicated.
Old Horse, 10% Corn Exchange, Market Square
198 London Road Highcross, High Street
O’Neill’s, Loseby Lane 20p/pint off Real Ales Lord Keeper of the Great Seal (Oadby)
Parcel Yard CAMRA card gives same Last Plantagenet, Granby Street
discounts as a Steamin Billy Card. Sugar Loaf (Market Harborough)
White House (Scraptoft)
William Wygston (Wigston)

Non-CAMRA loyalty card schemes available to all customers:

Exchange, Rutland Street £2.50 card gives a range of 10% discounts

The Friary, Hotel Street “Love Cask Ale” - every 7th pint free

Oadby Owl (Oadby) 10% off Cask Ales on Thursdays

Queen of Bradgate, High Street 1 for 10 loyalty card

The Steamin’ Billy Card £2 card gives various discounts. Details at www.steamin-billy.co.uk

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