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CAMRA AngleCAMRA AngleSummer 2006

KING AIMING TO EXPAND EMPIRET

he Campaign for Real Ale has called on shareholders of Hardys & Hansons to reject thetakeover offer from Greene King and draw a line in the sand onbehalf of beer consumers.

Suffolk based Greene King has offered £271 million for Hardys & Hansons- £10.59 a share. The consumer group also said the reintroduction of theGuest Beer Right is vital in order to protect consumer choice in the light ofrecent takeovers and mergers. The offer to buy Nottingham based Hardys& Hansons, brewers of the renowned “Kimberley Ales”, is the latest in aseries of acquisitions that has seen Greene King devour ten rivals in tenyears.

CAMRA Chief Executive Mike Benner said: “If this deal goes through,history has shown us that Hardys & Hansons' brewery and beers will notbe in safe hands. Now is the time for the shareholders who truly care about this excellent brewerywith more than 174 years of history to make a stand and reject this offer.

“The announcement made scant reference to the future of the beers, the brewery or the staff.We believe if the shareholders don't block this now, Hardys & Hansons will be chewed up and spatout like so many before it.”

CAMRA is concerned that the acquisition of Hardys & Hansons 268 strong pub estate wouldtake the number of pubs owned by Greene King and selling its beers toaround 2680 nationwide. Having such a massive presence can onlybe damaging to consumer choice.Mike Benner continued: “In 2002 CAMRA warned the Governmentthat the abolition of the Guest Beer Right would result in a series ofmergers and takeovers that would undermine competition andconsumer choice. Do we want to find ourselves in a situation whereevery other pub sells only Greene King IPA? The Guest Beer Rightmust be reintroduced before it is too late, so that licensees can sell abeer of their choice to preserve the future for independent breweries.”

Hardys & Hansons were formed in 1832 and 1847 respectively, and merged in 1930.Among itspub estate is the Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem in Nottingham - which claims to be the country's oldesttavern.

Over the last ten years Greene King acquisitions have included the following companies:1996 - Magic Pub Company: This pub group included the Hungry Horse concept which is now

one of the Greene King's pub brands1999 - Morlands Brewery: closed the brewery - Ruddles beer brands acquired at the same time2001 - Old English Inns: the pub estate integrated into the GK pub estate

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The Carpenter's Arms, Windsor, is this year'swinner of this prestigious award.

It's the first time in many years that a town pubhas come top of the annual ballot of branchmembers.

Situated in a cobbled street behind theGuildhall, and in the shadow of the castle the fivehundred years old Carpenter's is popular withlocals and tourists alike. Tunnels connecting thecellars to the castle were blocked off in thenineteenth century.

A l t h o u g htechnically a one-bar pub it hasseveral distinctareas, including araised and a lowersection, both non-smoking. Look outfor the mosaic tiles

by the doors and note the etched windows.Five handpumps supply a frequently changing

range of real ales, and there is an extensive menu forthe foodies.

The award was presented to publican LewisWindow in May on a evening when copious amounts of beer were consumed,particularly Cain's Dark Mild and Moorhouse's Black Cat.

BRANCH PUB OF THE YEAR

Lewis Window in main picture

and, above, receiving the award

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The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA)slammed the Chancellor's decision tof reeze champagne duty whi le

increasing beer duty in the budget as a slap inthe face for Britain's beer drinkers.The 80,000 member strong consumer grouphad called for a freeze or a decrease in exciseduty in order to reduce the gap between exciseduty in the UK and the rest of Europe, enhancethe viability of community pubs, and removesome of the profit from overseas alcoholsmuggling.

CAMRA Chief Executive Mike Benner said:“This increase is a blow to pubs andconsumers. We have seen that even a smallincrease in excise duty translates into adisproportionate cost for the consumer.

“Such high costs increase the risk thatpeople will no longer visit the pub as

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CAMRA AngleCAMRA AngleCAMRA Angle Summer 2006

The Great British BeerFestival will be hosted this

year at Earls Court between1st - 5th August, following 14successful years at LondonOlympia.

Over 47,000 people attendedlast year's 'Showcase of BritishBeer'. This event has nowoutgrown the London Olympiavenue and will move to EarlsCourt allowing us to offer morechoice, variety and beer than ever before!

Tony Jerome, CAMRA MarketingManager said, “We are all looking forwardto moving the Great British Beer Festival toEarls Court. We have had some verysuccessful festivals at Olympia over therecent years and following last year's

record attendancewe felt this was theidea time to move toa bigger venue.This success is atestament to howhard the 1000volunteers work atthe Great BritishBeer Festival.”

Over 700 tastytipples from thes m a l l e s tmicrobreweries andl a r g e r e g i o n a lbrewers have been

handpicked for visitors to try. More than

ever before! These include wheat beers,ciders, golden ales, stouts, porters, bitters,milds, bottle-conditioned beers, ciders,perries and real lagers from all over theworld.

The festival is not only about the ale! Youwill also be able to enjoy food, live music,entertainment, games, tombolas, andquizzes in the comfort of a family friendlyatmosphere. Why not catch up andsocialise with friends, unwind after work, orjust soak up the festival atmosphere!

Other Festival HighlightsFamily Room - all those under the age of

18 must remain in the Family Roomthroughout the festival and must besupervised by a family member

Tutored Beer Tastings - why not learn toappreciate the different tastes and flavoursby attending one of our tutored beertastings - But be warned - places sell outfast!

CAMRA CONDEMNSRISE IN BEER DUTY ASA BLOW FOR BEERDRINKERS.

CAMRA welcomes freeze incider duty

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AFTER two and a half years ofsearching, Young's has found anew home to replace the

doomed Ram Brewery in centralWandsworth.

And it's in Bedford.Within the next year the Ram Brewery

and its 450 year history will finallydisappear under tarmac as part ofWandsworth Council's rejuvenationscheme.

And although Young's has failed tofind a new site in the borough which has

been its home since Charles AllenYoung bought the Ram Breweryexactly 175 years ago, it's not the endof Young's beers.

The Ram site was earmarked for

redevelopment in November 2003, andit's been an open secret since then thatthe company has been trying torelocate its brewing operation in itshome borough with the active help ofWandsworth Council.

What's Brewing, CAMRA's nationalnewspaper, was alerted to the likelysolution to the problem on 4 May, whena shell company was renamed Wells &Young's Limited.

It is now understood that Wells &Young's is a joint venture set up byYoung's and Charles Wells to own boththe freehold of Wells's Eagle Breweryin Bedford and the beer brandscurrently owned by the two companies.

Neither company was able to confirmor deny What's Brewing's informationowing to its market sensitivity. But it isunderstood that the two firms willcontinue to operate their respectivepub estates as totally separate,independent entities and that Young'swill retain its currentAIM listing.

Although the details are as yetunclear, it is likely that Wells & Young'swill take total ownership of the beerbrands, controlling their sales and

marketing tosupermarkets,pubcos, andthe free trade.

Although nodate has yetbeen set for the demise of the RamBrewery, What's Brewing believes thatmatching trials are already well underway at Bedford.

Brewing has been going on at theYoung's site since at least 1581, when itwas a large inn called the Ram. Andalthough the site includes many listedbuildings which might be saved fromthe bulldozer, it is believed that its salecould put £50 million or more intoYoung's coffers, which will enable it toexpand its 205-strong pub estate.

CAMRAChief Executive Mike Bennerbroadly welcomed the news of Young'smove to a jointly-owned brewery.

“On the face of it, it's a creative wayout of a corner,” he said. “We haveknown for over two years that the RamBrewery was doomed, and althoughwe need to know a lot more detail thisseems like an elegant solution that willsafeguard Young's beers.”

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overlooking the Thames ValleyA classic Brakspear pub in the heart of Berkshire

overlooking the Thames ValleyA hidden gem. Once found never forgottenA hidden gem. Once found never forgotten

Located centrally for walking and bridle routes in and around Ashley HillLocated centrally for walking and bridle routes in and around Ashley Hill

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CHAMPIONSHIPS 2006

GOLD – Seidr Dai (Cardiff) Tel: 029 2075 8193SILVER – Ross on Wye (Broom Farm)

(Peterstow, Hereford) Tel: 07841 839991BRONZE –Mr Whiteheads (Newton Valence,

Hampshire) Tel: 01420 588433

WINNER – Steve Hughes (Llandegla,

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were likely to win. I would like to thank the familyand all our customers for their help over theyears.”

The Hecks family has been producing cidersince 1840 and has been established as ciderproducers in Street for 110 years. Their winningcider is made using Kingston Black apples grownlocally in their own orchards.

The gold award winning perry, Seidr Dai, wasdescribed as having a “Very pleasant, fruity,earthy aroma. A mellow, delicately balancedperry which is slightly sweet. This is a verydrinkable, more-ish perry which wouldcomplement many types of food.”

Dave Mathews of Seidr Dai was also overjoyedon being told that his perry had won, and said: “Ithought I would spend the rest of my life chasingthis award and I can't believe it has happened. Iwould like to thank all the people who help usmake our cider and perry.”

Seidr Dai is a newer producer based in Wales,where cider is seeing a revival with theassistance of the Welsh Perry and Cider Societyof which Dave Mathews is Chairman. Seidr Dai,which was founded 6 years ago, specialises inthe production of perries and ciders from fruitgrown in Wales. The winning perry uses a pearcalled Hellens Early which is grown in localorchards.

CAMRA are also pleased to announce that thenational bottled cider champion is Steve Hughesof Llandegla, Wrexham, North Wales for hisRosie's Triple “D” cider

GOLD - Hecks Kingston Black (Street,

Somerset) Tel: 01458 442367SILVER – Harechurch Dry (Drybrook,

Gloucestershire) Tel: 01594 541738BRONZE – Dening's Medium (Near Yeovil,

Somerset) Tel: 01935 421389

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The Campaign for Real Ale(CAMRA) has announced

the winners of its search for thebest real cider and perry in theUK.

The winners are:Cider: Hecks Kingston Black -

SomersetPerry: Seidr Dai - CardiffGillian Williams, CAMRA's Director of Cider

and Perry campaigning said: “Commercial cidersare enjoying something of a boon at the momentthanks to lavish advertising, but it should not beforgotten that exceptionally high quality real cideris still being made all over the UK. Just squeezethe juice out of the fruit and leave to fermentnaturally. At its best it is a wonderful drinkallowing the true fruit flavour to come through tothe full.

“Nowhere is this more evident than in the highquality premium products that have won thisyear's competition. CAMRA is delighted thatconsumers will be rewarded with a cider and aperry which are testament to the skill, experienceand craftsmanship of their producers.”

Judging of more than 120 real ciders andperries took place at the Reading Beer and Ciderfestival over the course of the May Day bankholiday weekend.

Judges described the overall winning cider,Hecks Kingston Black, as having a “ripe fruityaroma matured in oak casks providing a complexrich experience. This cider lingers on the tongueand makes it burst into flower.”

On being told that his Kingston Black cider hadwon gold, Andrew Hecks of Hecks FarmhouseCider said: “It's marvelous, we had no idea we

BEER PRICES SOARINGA prices survey carried out by CAMRA's 200 branches across the

UK has shown that the price of a pint of real ale has now risen to anaverage of 224p from 215p in early 2005, an increase of 4.28%. Theaverage price of a pint of lager has risen to 245p from 236p.

CAMRAChief Executive Mike Benner said: “Last year the Chancellorincreased beer duty by only a penny - however as our survey provesthe cost passed on to consumers has been considerably higher.

“We understand that pubs have increasing costs such as rates,energy etc, but these rises seem excessive and disproportionate.”

Key findingsThe average price of real ale rose by nine pence (4.28%) to 224pThe average price of lager rose by nine pence (4.04%) to 245pThe cheapest region is the North West where a pint of real ale costs

197p and lager costs 221pThe most expensive regions were London and the South East where

a pint of real ale costs 242p and a pint of lager costs 264p and 261prespectively. Keg stout averages 276p in London and 277p in theSouth East.

The highest price rise was in the North where real ale went from 196pto 206 p (5.34%) and lager rose from 223p to 235p (5.12%).

The surveying was carried out during February 2006. 1121 pubswere visited by our branches throughout the UK. The pubs were amixture of managed, tenanted and free houses and pubs owned bybrewers and pub companies.

CAMRAhas run an annual prices survey for the last 18 years. Detailsof past surveys are available from CAMRA.

CALLING ALL CAMRA MEMBERSThe 2006 Annual General Meeting of the Slough, Windsor, &Maidenhead branch of CAMRA will take place at 2 O'clock, August19th, in the Conservative Club, 32 York Road, Maidenhead.

All members are urged to attend.Please note that the club operates an entry 'phone system, so

bring your CAMRA membership card with you to get in.

2002 - Acquired the Morrells Pubcompany - pubs integrated with the GK pubestate

2004 -Laurel Pub Company2005 - Ridleys Brewery - brewery

closed2005 - Belhaven Brewery - brewery still

open.Guest Beer RightIn 2002 the Government revoked

Britain's guest beer legislation. The guestbeer law meant that brewers, who ownedmore than 2,000 pubs, had to give theirlicensees the choice of one caskconditioned guest beer.

CAMRA opposed the loss of the guestbeer laws, as we predicted that theirremoval would result in a new round oftakeovers and mergers at the regionalbrewery level. Since the loss of the guestbeer laws Ridleys, Jennings, Belhavenhave lost their independence, and nowHardys & Hanson is under threat. CAMRAis calling on the Government to reintroducethe guest beer law before any more ofBritain's independent brewers are lost.

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CLUB OF THE YEARAfter an exhaustive search the Campaign for Real Ale has announced that Dartford

Working Men's Club (WMC) in Dartford, Kent, is its national Club of the Year 2006.Judges that visited the club were impressed that the bar has at least nine cask beers on

offer and commented that the devotion to quality real ale was obvious.John Holland, CAMRA's Chairman of Clubs Committee, said: “Thejudges felt the genuine passion of the Steward was unmistakable,and the pride and enthusiasm with which he showed them roundwas contagious.

“This is an excellent club which offers good beer at reasonableprices given the South East location.

“This is also the first time since I have been Final Judge that amember of the Working Mens' Club and Institute Union (CIU) haswon the award, and that in itself weighed in its favour, in what wasonce again a very close contest.”

The club was founded in 1886 and has been at its present sitesince 1952.

Club Steward Nick Byram said: “We are overwhelmed by thisbrilliant news. Commitment to real ale has been an essential part ofwhat we do here and our reputation for providing quality cask-conditioned beer has contributed significantly to our membership.

“We run quarterly beer festivals, promotions linked with real aleand are currently running a beer and food matching menu.

“On behalf of all the members I would like to thank CAMRA forgiving us this award.”

The club is part of the Working Men's Club and Institute Union(CIU) - the largest non-profit making social entertainment andleisure organisation in the UK.

CIU General Secretary Kevin Smyth said: "We are delighted thatone of our clubs has won this award. We are very pleased that moreand more of our clubs are offering their members real ale atcompetitive prices."

The three other finalists - in no particular order - were:Burbage Constitutional Club.Church Road, Burbage, Leicestershire.Sebastopol Social Club.Sebastopol, Gwent.Questers Grapevine Club.Ealing, London.John Holland added: “The four finalists were of the highest quality

beer wise, and it was inspiring to see the commitment anddetermination to succeed at all four.”

frequently, therefore putting the viability ofcommunity pubs at risk and threatening thelivelihood of hard-working licensees.”

“This move will weaken the economy andleave the UK open to a flood of cheap drinkbeing brought in by cross-channel smugglers.”

“Given that beer is our traditional drink andthe World Cup is being held in Germany, it'soutrageous that the Chancellor has frozenduty on champagne. I hope millions of Englishdrinkers can look forward to toastingEngland's success in the summer with a goodpint of British real ale – not champagne.”

CAMRA welcomed the freeze on cider dutywhich will help support Britain's 150 smallindependent cider and perry producers.

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To this day travellerscan still enjoy a widerange of beers,homemade dailyspecials and stay inone of the ninecomfortable ensuiterooms.

There is also a beergarden and threescreens showingSky Sports.

The Trooper islocated in a quietpart of Windsor butstill only ten minutes'walk from WindsorCastle.

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“Owned by the village” no background music orTV

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Stafferton Lodge is serving Fullers LondonPride.

Planning permission is being sought todemolish the Foresters Arms and erect a fourstorey building with flats above offices. Thebuilding is listed by Slough council as beingof local interest.

The Ostrich closed on July 9th forrefurbishment. When it reopens inSeptember it will be as a restaurant.

The Royal Stag has a new guest beer policy -currently two each week. Have all been goodquality so far.

The Rising Sun, which has been shut andboarded up for seven years, has suffered afire. The joint-owner Suni Verma is quotedas saying “I could not believe it when I heardthe news. We have been trying to sell it and Iam not sure how this will affect things”

The Black Horse, is serving very goodYoung's Bitter, & Marston's Pedigree.

The Palmer Arms has a 'non-smokingthroughout' policy.

The Waterman's Arms is expecting to stockReal Cider during the summer - still stocksTEA, Brakespears, Pride, and Hobgoblin.

The Crown & Cushion has been refurbishedand is under new management.

The Greyhound continues to serve excellentales, with Deuchers IPA & Courage Best asregulars, plus usually either Adnam's orYoung's Bitter also available.

The Three Horseshoes has Timothy TaylorLandlord on offer, as well as Courage Best &Fullers London Pride

The Dew Drop has new tenants(see their ad on page 3)

The Red Lion, a Chef & Brewer outlet, has agood selection of ales, welcomes drinkers, butcan be very busy at peak times!

The Jolly Woodman continues to serve a goodselection of beer, with a guest ale consistentlyfrom the more unusual in this area.

The Rose now has Rebellion Mutiny orSmuggler as well as Fullers London Pride.

TheOxford Blue is still for sale.

The Union Inn has been sold and the newowners want to keep it as it is. Stocks

Pedigree, Brakespears and Courage Best .

The Greyhound has a handpump, andoccasionally serves real ale.

Wheatsheaf has new tenants Andy & TrishSaunders.

Planning permission was applied forregarding the Grapes - recently known asnine2 - to demolish everything apart from thefrontage and build housing. This has nowbeen withdrawn by the applicant.

Lloyds No1 has now become Wernam Hoggs.

Rose & Crown Beer Festival Runs from 1stJuly till the end of the month and has twociders - Old Smokey 8% and Ridge Hill FarmOld Knob Crippler 9% in addition to the beerrange.

The Dog & Pot has new leasees Chris Burns& Nigel Justice (see keeping it in the familyPage 8)

The Oak & Saw has recently been servingHooky Bitter, Brakspears Bitter, & FullersLondon Pride.

The Trooper has a new manager, ChrisBunyan who previously ran the King &Queen, (a GBG entry) in Caterham, Surrey.A correction to the GBG is required, as it isnumber 97 St Leonards Rd, not 37 aspublished.

The Windsor Castle serves Deuchers IPA,Adnams Bitter, Brakspears Bitter, &Courage Best.

The Vansittart Arms has new publicans,former customers Ian Sykes & Sam Loveless.

The Duke of Connaught has been servingsome interesting guest ales recently.

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The Crown has a new manager Terry

The Belgian Arms is currently undergoing arefurbishment, the commercial kitchen isbeing enlarged, a new beer cellar built, thetrading area enlarged and disabled facilitiesare being installed, all in keeping with itstraditional style.

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CAMRA is calling on the European Commission to includeingredients listing for alcoholic drinks in its current foodlabelling review.

The EC has issued a consultation document entitled Labelling:Competitiveness, Consumer Information & Better Regulation forthe EU. But CAMRA is concerned that the EC might exemptalcohol following research that suggests consumers are onlyinterested when artificial ingredients have been added tootherwise natural products.

CAMRA says the “research” was in fact a single focus group thatincluded only four British consumers.

And Head of Public Affairs Jonathan Mail said CAMRA was stillpursuing its long-held policy of pushing for full ingredients listingon packaged alcoholic drinks.

“Consumers deserve to know what goes into their drinks in thesame way as they would any other product,” he said. “Brewersshouldn't have anything to hide.”

At present, brewers in most European Union countries are underno legal obligation to list ingredients on bottles and cans.

And while many brewers proudly indicate that they only use thefour historic ingredients – water, malted barley, hops, and yeast –others go no further than the current legal requirement to state thattheir beer includes malted barley or wheat.

In many cases, therefore, beer drinkers have no idea whatingredients go into their favourite tipple or what additives andprocessing aids might have been used – a situation that stands insharp contrast to the strict rules that apply to other packaged foodor drink products.

The Food Standards Agency is coordinating the UK's responseto the EC consultation.

“The agency is, in principle, in favour of extending ingredientlisting to all alcoholic drinks, provided there is a thorough publicconsultation beforehand,” said an FSAspokeswoman.

And what's in your drink?

CAMRA has revealed that there are now 570small and regional brewers in the UK

compared to only 440 in 2002 when SmallBreweries' Relief was introduced. There is nowgreater choice than at any time since CAMRAwas founded in 1971.

Small Breweries' Relief means small brewerspay reduced tax on the beer that they produce.Under the current system all brewers producingless than 60,000 hectolitres a year benefit.

Liberal Democrat MP Greg Mulholland (LeedsNorth West) has tabled a parliamentary motionbacking Small Breweries' Relief, and is callingfor the threshold to be extended up to 200,000hectolitres so that even more brewers canbenefit.

CAMRAChief Executive Mike Benner said:“Small Breweries' Relief has helped create

renewed interest in real ale, and this can only begood news for all those who care about real ale.Over 130 more small real ale brewers isfantastic news to our 80,000 members and allfans of real ale.”

“It is a sad fact that over 80% of the beer drunkin the UK is produced by four global brewers.Small Breweries' Relief is crucial in helpingBritain's small and regional brewers competeagainst the huge economic muscle of the globalbrewers. Small Breweries' Relief should beextended to the 200,000 hectoliters to helpsupport more of Britain's independent brewers.

“Thirteen EU countries provide tax relief forsmall breweries producing up to 200,000hectolitres annually and CAMRA is urgingBritain to follow the lead of other beer loving

nations such as Germany.”On the date of release 37 MP's from all parties

had signed Early Day Motion 1955 calling forSmall Breweries' Relief to be extended.

Greg Mulholland MP said: “The relief for smallbreweries is of course welcome. It has helpedmicro-breweries produce many excellent brewsincluding some local to me.

“However there are small independentbreweries that do not currently quality for suchrelief. It is time they were given the samesupport levels to allow all small breweries toflourish.

“There is currently a perverse disincentive tobe successful. We should not be holding theseindependent brewers back in this way.”

Examples of some breweries that couldbenefit from an extension of Small BreweriesRelief:

· Black Sheep· Brains· Butcombe· Caledonian· Camerons· Everards· Hardys & Hansons· Harveys· Holts· Hop Back· Hydes· Lees· Ringwood· Timothy Taylors· Wadworth

SMALL BREWERIES' TAX RELIEF

COMMUNITY pubs will continue to closeat an alarming rate unless theGovernment acts now. That wasCAMRA's stark message to the All PartyParliamentary Beer Group's CommunityPub Inquiry.CAMRA Chief Executive Mike Benner

and Head of Public Affairs Jonathan Mailtold the inquiry that 26 pubs in both townand country were either converted toother uses or were demolished altogetherevery month. But their viability would beenhanced if the government implementedCAMRA's four-point survival plan.The inquiry has no formal status. But as

the largest cross-party grouping atWestminsterthe Parliamentary Beer Group is

influential, and its inquiry provided theideal platform for CAMRA to spell out itsfour-point plan for saving communitypubs.* Councils should be able to extend

discretionary rate relief so that backstreetpubs can benefit as well as village inns.“Pubs can play an important communityrole in urban as well as rural areas, andCAMRA urges the Government to

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The PerseveranceThe PerseveranceThe PerseveranceThe Perseverance

Food served 7 days a week

12noon until 9pm

Sunday a choice of 3 roasts

Surrounded by popular walks in a countryside

setting, we have an open fire, a large beer

garden and a warm welcome for all of our

customers, including dogs on their leads.

2, High Street, Wraysbury.

Tel: 01784 482375Off Junction 13 M25.

A popular village pub,serving 4 real ales

including TEA(Hogs Back Traditional English Ale)

and an ever changing

guest ale.

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Stag & HoundsCountry style Free House

Selection of fine Real Ales

Large garden and a function hall with

long alley skittles.

Home Made Food served

Tuesday - Friday 12-2.30pm & 6.30pm-9pm

Sunday roast 12-3pm

Saturday BBQ food available, subject to weather. If

not, Pub Menu served 12 - 2.30pm & 6.30 - 9pm.

1 Lee Lane, Pinkneys Green, Maidenhead SL6 6NU

01628 630268Tel:

For most people, having a beer is a way of relaxing with friends, or maybeunwinding at the end of the day. A pint or two to wash down a meal is alsopopular. Some folk drink just because they're thirsty.

But there's another reason for quaffing that not everyone knowsabout – “ticking”. The Real Ale equivalent of train spotting, tickingis about sampling as many different beers as possible and, mostimportantly, recording the details of them all.

Nobody knows when ticking started, but it may well have beenaround the time of the Camra Good Beer Guide in 1974, whichnot only documented the best pubs to visit, but had the first easilyobtainable and comprehensive list of British breweries and theirbeers.

Back then there were only around fifty or so breweries,producing maybe 300 different beers between them, and to trythem all must have seemed quite achievable.

But it wouldn't have been that easy as there were no beeragencies distributing small breweries' products across thenation, and there were few free houses to stock them anyway.The regional breweries were just that – regional – so if youwanted to drink Scottish or Cornish beers you had to go toScotland or Cornwall.

The beer and pub scene has changed a great deal in the lastthirty years, and beers from even the smallest of brewers can nowachieve nationwide distribution.

This has led to the rise of the “tickers pub”, where an everchanging range of beers is available and you rarely see the sameproduct twice.

The brewers for their part are producing more and moredifferent beers. (The cynics suggest that many of these are either“re-badged” or minutely tweaked recopies).

There are now over 570 breweries in the UK, many of them withextensive portfolios of regularly produced beers. Severalproduce seasonal ales. There are also one off brews for beerfestivals. Important events like general elections or great sportingcompetitions, (theAshes series last year, the World Cup this), seetheir fair share of themed brews.

There are thousands of beers out there, with hundreds of newones every year. Plenty to keep all the tickers occupied.

SO WHY DO YOU DRINK?

investigate the possibility of extendingrate relief,” said the CAMRAsubmission.* A guest beer right to allow both

managers and tenants of operatorsowning more than 30 pubs to buy oneguest beer direct from a small brewer oftheir choice should also be introduced.* Sitting landlords should have the right

to buy at a fair market price when pubcossold their pubs over their heads.“Community pubs are often sold ingroups, and the tenant or lessee istherefore not given the opportunity topurchase the pub themselves,” said thesubmission.*And a reduction in duty on draught beer

would encourage more people to go to thepub.In addition, CAMRA's evidence said that

steps should be taken to reduce theadministrative burden of regulations onlow-risk community pubs.“The burden of enforcement should fall

onto nightclubs, bars and pubs with apoor record of compliance,” said theCampaign. “Community pubs with a goodrecord of compliance should be thesubject of fewer inspections and licensingconditions.”Locally, we are not exempt from the

trend, check out pub news on page 6 forthe latest, including the fate of the Ostrich,Colnbrook

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• Belgian beer & real cider always available

• Slough Windsor & Maidenhead CAMRA Pubof the Year 2005

• Finalist CAMRA NationalCider & Perry Pub of theYear 2005

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Hidden around the back streets of Stoke Poges, the Dog andPot, in Rogers Lane, is a popular community local. The“Pot”, as it better known by the regulars, has been run by

members of the Hegarty family since 1976.Laurie was the first to hold the license. One of the “Old School”

licensees, he took on his first pub, the Lion Brewery, in Ash,Hampshire in 1959,( and yes, that was the name, not the that of thebrewery that owned it), before moving to Slough in 1963 to run theRising Sun on Windsor Road. Seven years later he moved to themore sedate Red Squirrel, Burnham, (now a Harvester restaurant).

During his years in the trade he served as chairman of bothBeaconsfield Licensed Victuallers Association and Slough &District LVA. He also spent time as president of the Ladies Auxiliary,a charitable fund raising association. Sadly he died in 1999.

Laurie's son, Terry, took over at the “Pot” on his father's retirementin 1986, and having been brought up in the pub trade wassomething of a chip off the old block. He even followed in his dad'sfootsteps by becoming chairman of Slough & District LVA.

Having run the “Pot” for twenty years Terry has moved to pasturesnew but not too far and is now running the Crown, Crown Lane,East Burnham, on the edge of Burnham Beeches. The Crownreopened its doors in March after a five week refurbishment and isselling Rebellion IPA & Courage Best, along with a guest ale WellsBombardier at the time of writing all in good condition. Good luck toTerry in this new venture.

(The Crown was one of this writer's first real ale watering holes,way back in the mists of time. Run in those days by the redoubtableDickey, it was rather up market and normally frequented by suits,making me and my mates in our scruffy old jeans look rather out ofplace. Others in denim would normally be made to feel unwelcome,but we were there because of the quality of the beer and that madeall the difference).

So who's keeping the “Pot” in the family? Terry's brother-in-lawChris Burns has become joint licensee with his business partner,Nigel Justice one or the other will always be behind the bar. Theyare backed by their wives, Julie and Lesley.

The pub is currently getting a fresh lick of paint and a few of thosenew management essentials attended to, but is still open andserving Courage Best and Fullers London Pride. When therefurbishments are complete there are plans to introduce an

extensive food and wine menu to accompany the beer range, to addfacilities in the large garden, and provide more to keep childrenamused.

Nigel is also looking at promoting darts, (not that it isn't alreadypopular at the pub), a legacy of his having been a professional dartsplayer, once ranked 13 in the world.

The new team at the Dog and Pot say they want “a communitypub”. We in CAMRAapplaud that and wish them well.

Bob Keegan

regular drinkers would generate £700million in extra sales.CAMRAChief Executive Mike Benner gavethe group a cautious welcome but warnedthere could be dangers if it reduced accessto market for smaller brewers and led tohigher prices.“We will be keeping a very close eye ondevelopments,” he said.The CAMRA Angle editor writes “Despitethe brewers' disparaging comments about'real-ale bores and Camra members' it ismy experience in recent years that manylovers of cask beer have been moreconcerned about the quality of our favouritetipple rather than the availability of a dozendifferent beers in every pub. One or twoales in excellent condition are alwayspreferable to several in average or poornick.Bad cellarmanship is a problem, but that isnot the fault of the small brewers, whoseproducts are by and large superb.The big brewers seem once again to betrying to remove choice from the market,and who will that benefit? Not theconsumer, that's for sure.

minority, which includes “real ale bores andCAMRA members”, has set the handpulledbeer agenda - and it says it's time to takeheed of the silent majority.W&D boss Alastair Darby said: “Hundredsof thousands of people are passionateabout classic handpulled beers, and it's upto us to look after them and to show a newgeneration that there is something uniqueabout enjoying a handpulled pint at yourlocal.”Fullers Beer & Brands MD John Robertsadded: “We want to share the vast diversityof handpulled beers with drinkers andensure that every pint is sold in greatcondition.”Most people's experience of cask ale is thatit is of poor quality, says the group. There istoo much choice, and the sector lacks thereassurance of tried and trusted brands.But converting the nation's 1.5 millionoccasional real ale drinkers into more

LESS should be more when it comes tobreathing new life into Britain'sflagging cask ale market, according

to a new grouping of leading regionalbrewers.Greene King, Wolverhampton & Dudley,Charles Wells, Fullers, Adnams, Everardsand Caledonian have formed a think-tankcalled Why Handpull?A n d a m o n g t h e g r o u p ' s f i r s trecommendations is to reduce the numberof handpulls on the bars of real ale pubs tomake sure that quality is king. It says thattoo many pubs are trying to sell too manyales through too many handpulls.The group says that unless a pubspecialises in cask ale the best way toimprove ale quality is to reduce the numberof brands and slowly build them up aslicensees get more skilled at getting thequality right.According to the group's research a vocal

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Getting what you pay for is a basicconsumer right. When ordering apint of beer you should receive

exactly that - a full pint. The reality is verydifferent, and because of loopholes in thelaw over 8 out of 10 pints are short measurewith consumers losing out to the tune of over£400 million each year

Despite repeated promises, theGovernment has failed to act on shortbeer measures. Under pressure fromthe pubs industry, the Government isnow proposing to define a pint as “notless than 95% liquid”. CAMRA believesthat this proposal will lead to theworsening of the current situation as itgives a green light to companies toshort change consumers.

The Government is proposing todefine a pint of beer as being not lessthan 95% liquid. CAMRAbelieves doingthis will make the problem of shortmeasure worse as:

The use of “prosecution tolerances”means that licensees will be able to servepints substantially less than 95% liquidThese proposals will give a green light tolarge companies to put systems in place toensure that 95% is served, not as am i n i m u m , b u t a s a n o r mThe thousands of licensees who currentlyserve full pints will be less likely to continue

doing so if the Government legislate for a95% pint

F u l l p i n t s f a c t s a n d f i g u r e s :8 in 10 pints are short measure1 in 4 pints are more than 5% short measureShort measure costs consumers £400million a year, or over £1 million a dayPubs serve customers 200 million more

pints than they buy from brewers orw h o l e s a l e r sPub managers can be expected to serve305 pints from a 288 pint barrel

Make sure that you are not being soldshort – if your pint isn't full, ask politely for itto be topped up.

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Home brewing: well what' s that aboutthen. 30 years ago it would haveprobably involved popping down to

the local shop and buying a homebrew kit(tin of hopped malt extract, packet of yeast,instruction leaflet). The extract would ofthen been dissolved in hot water andpoured into a 6 gallon plastic bucket. Sugarand dried yeast would be added and thenwater to give an end volume of 5 gallons.

The yeast would ferment the sugar intoalcohol in about 14 days and the resultantbeer could be bottled or racked into apressure barrel. The beer was stored in acool area for a couple of weeks to clear andcondition. Although cheap, the end productoften resulted in disappointment. Many of

Home Brewingthe early beer kits suffered from what wasknown as the “ malty tang”. The beer wasoften very strong but not very palatable.

The next step up from home brew kits isboiling malt extract and fresh hopstogether. This can be done in a largesaucepan or more safely using a beermaking boiler. ( 6 gallon polypropylenebucket with a heating element inside).Themalt extract is dissolved in water, hopsadded and both boiled for 1 hour. The wort,as it is known, is run off into the fermentingbucket and sugar added if required. This isfermented as above. Although bothmethods are easy to do the only way tobrew real beer is to “mash”.

To make beer that tastes like the realthing we have to use a procedure known as“mashing”. This is what the commercialbreweries do. The malted barley that is

used to make beer consists of mainlystarch. Yeast cannot ferment starch intoalcohol therefore it has to be processedfirst. The barley is crushed first to exposethe inner core and is then steeped in hotwater at a temperature of 66°C. Afterapproximately 1 hour the hot wort is run offinto the boiler, rinsed with hot water (knownas sparging ) and boiled with the hops. Thisis then run into the fermenting bucket,cooled and the yeast added.

Brewing beer the real way gives a muchsuperior product, as good as you can buy inthe pub and for as little as 20 pence a pint.The equipment to brew real beer isavailable; however home brew shops arevery thin on the ground. The great thingabout brewing this way is that you can brewabout any style of beer you wish and it is allreal ale.

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ale with inferior pressurised keg beer in the UK.During a holiday in Ireland four friends –

journalists Michael Hardman, Graham Lees andBill Mellor, along with brewery employee Jim Makin– bemoaned the dreadful standard of beer backhome and decided to set up the Campaign for theRevitalisation ofAle.

The first annual meeting was set up in Nuneatonin 1972 and 20 people turned up. By the time of thesecond AGM in 1973 there were more than 1,000members on the books, and the name of theorganisation was changed to the morepronounceable Campaign for RealAle.

No new ale breweries were set up in the UK inthe fifty years before CAMRA was founded. Thereare now around 400 new brewers producing realale, part of a massive real ale revival.

CAMRA lobbied the government to introduceProgressive Beer Duty which has helpedhundreds of small brewers to compete with largerbrewing companies.

CAMRAmembers have successfully defeatedseveral brewery take-overs.

In the last couple of years CAMRA wasinstrumental in ensuring the introduction of moreliberal licensing laws introduced in England,Scotland and Wales.

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The largest consumer organisation in Europe,boasting 80,000 members in 200 branches acrossthe UK. CAMRA was given supercomplainerstatus in 2005, enabling it to have grievances overmeasures such as market dominance investigatedby watchdogs within 90 days.

CAMRA hosts beer festivals across the UK,including the Great British Beer Festival which willbe held at Earl's Court fromAugust 1 – 5 2006.

Organises National Pubs Week, the NationalPub of the Year competition, CAMRA Pub Designawards and several other important events in thebeer calendar.

Publishes several highly successful booksand guides, including the Good Beer Guide editedby Roger Protz.

Continues to campaign against brewerytakeovers and consolidation in order to preserveconsumer choice.

In addition to campaigning against breweryconsolidation and encouraging sales of real ale,cider, and perry:

CAMRA continues to campaign for a full pintand to close legal loopholes that allow bars andpubs to serve less than 100 per cent liquid.

CAMRA wants to see national planningguidance in place to require local authorities tointroduce policies to retain community publichouses.

At the moment a pub can be converted for achange of use without the need for planningpermission. The law must be changed so anychange of use resulting in the loss of a pubrequires planning permission.

Excise duty must be reduced to encouragepeople to visit the pub and stem the flood of cheapalcohol crossing the English Channel.

CAMRAwill continue to lobby the Governmentto retain Progressive Beer Duty.

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Arecord 80,000 people have officially joined upto the Campaign for Real Ale – the highest

number of members since the consumerorganisation began in 1971.

CAMRA celebrated its 35 anniversary in Marchand is overjoyed to announce that its aims andobjectives have never been as widely supportedas now.

CAMRA Chief Executive Mike Benner said:“CAMRA has gone from strength to strength andachieved some incredible successes in the lastthree and a half decades thanks to the hard workand dedication of all those involved.

“CAMRA volunteers work tirelessly throughoutthe year to promote real ale, cider and thetraditional pub and ensure they have the healthyfuture they deserve.

Welcoming our 80,000 member is a realmilestone for CAMRA and we are absolutelydelighted, but we still would like more people to joinus to make sure consumers of real ale will alwayshave a powerful voice to speak on their behalf.”

CAMRAwas formed in 1971 after six large nationalbrewers (Allied Breweries, Bass Charrington,Courage/John Smiths, Scottish and Newcastle,Watney and Whitbread) set about replacing cask

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