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Dear readers, Picture the scene. I was sat, star-ing at my blank screen. In thebackground a clock ticking downthe minutes till this very issueyou now hold was due at thepublishers. The screen remainedblank. For despite having over2,000 members in Leeds only asmall handful submit content tothe magazine and they seemedto be on holiday!

So I was delighted to receive aletter from a concerned WakefieldCAMRA member regarding a partic-ular article in last quarter’s issue…

“Dear Mr Hampshire,As someone who lives slightly

nearer to Wakefield than Leeds(my postcode is Wakefield, butmy council tax goes to Leeds) I tend not to see your publicationvery often. However, on a recentvisit to the Unicorn in Carlton, Ihappened across a copy (#132-ed).

I must say I fully agreed withyour comments in your“Chairman’s Corner” about get-ting rid of “anti” campaigns, and

concentrating on the positiveaspects of campaigning, verywell said.

But then I must say I was prettyappalled with the article thatappeared a couple of pages later,from Brass Castle Brewery, whichunder the pretext of “myth-busting”,basically talked down to us all, andbasically said we are all fools for lik-ing the beers that we drink.

The guy plainly has a veganagenda. Telling us not to look forclear beers, and not to usesparklers is no more convincingbecause he uses BIG SHOUTYLETTERS to say so.

Saying IN ACTUAL FACT doesnot make it real, and telling usthat “only Southerners have cot-toned on” to how to drink properbeer is not exactly how to winfriends and influence people!

Southern members of CAMRAhave, for years, been trying toget rid of our “tight pint”.Thankfully, they have so far been

Welcome!

News 4-5

Leeds CAMRA Online 7

A new era at Ridgeside 9

Pickled Eggs 10-11

Whippet Brewery 12-13

White Rose Cooperage 15

Sun Beam Brewery 17-19

Young Members 21

Club of the Year 22-23

Beer Festivals 23

Charnwood Cider 24-25

Puzzle page 26

Awards 27

Join CAMRA 28

Committee contacts 29

Diary Dates 30

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unsuccessful in foisting their misguided habitson Northern drinkers. If they like it flat andcloudy - cool - more power to them, but to see aLeeds CAMRA magazine extolling such bollox(sic) is frankly shocking.

And what happened to the "no anti" stance youwere promoting just two pages earlier?

In future, I shall stick with Wakefield. And tellyour vegan pal that we all eat pork pies and blackpudding with our crystal clear tight pints. If theguy doesn’t choke on his vegan beer, he might,

at least, learn to keep his “wisdom” to himself infuture. Best wishes, Nige D”

All the best to you also nige D, thanks for get-ting in touch and reminding us that everyone isentitled to an opinion. Whilst the opinionsvoiced in this magazine may differ from my own,I think it’s important that they be published andthat by doing so we promote healthy discussionand debate. But that’s just my opinion.

I’ll give the last word to the late, great, DouglasAdams. “All opinions are not equal. Some are avery great deal more robust, sophisticated and wellsupported in logic and argument than others.”

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Ossett Breweryopened its third establishment in Leedscity centre on Friday 4thSeptember 2015. The new establishment,Archie’s Bar & Kitchen, islocated directly under-neath Leeds Railway Station within the iconicdark arches of Granary Wharf, and is just astone’s throw away from fellow Ossett Breweryvenues Candlebar and The Hop.

The new venture follows hot on the heels of thesuccessful launch of Candlebar which opened inApril and brings Ossett’s total investment inGranary Wharf to over £1m. The activity is co-ordinated with the imminent opening of theLeeds Station South Exit (LSSE) later this year,

which will make the area even more accessiblefor those native to or visiting Leeds.

Archie’s will have an equal focus on fresh foodand quality drinks. A fantastic range of beers,plus Calypso cocktails, spirits, premium coffee andfresh juices – not forgetting Ossett Brewery’s ownworld-class beers complement the dishes on offer.

From small plates that includeChicken Wings with Honey, Five Spiceand Lavender, Salt Beef Croquetteswith Spicy Mayonnaise and LambShoulder with Smoked Aubergine toclassics such as Fish and Chips,Barnsley Chop and Arnold BennettOmelette, Archie’s Bar & Kitchenoffers a range of dishes that willsatisfy all appetites.

A creative mixture of materials includingreclaimed wood, steel mesh, ceramics and natu-ral stones gives Archie’s Bar & Kitchen a uniqueurban vibe. Vibrant washes of colour aresplashed around the venue along with finishingtouches that include eye-catching funfair mirrors, asailing boat, deck chairs and a full-size 1974 VW.

During the day this laid-back hang-out offers acasual and relaxed vibe right by the station where

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customers can drop in, play the juke box, read thenewspaper, hold a business breakfast, meet afriend for lunch, or simply watch the world go by.

Jamie Lawson of Ossett Brewery said “GranaryWharf is already such an exciting location andfeatures some of the best hotels, bars andrestaurants in Leeds. Archie’s Bar & Kitchen isthe final piece of the jigsaw within this vibrantarea of the city bringing a casual all-day diningexperience.”

Brian Cavell

Brian would have been known to many for hiswork, usually behind the bar, at CAMRA beer festivals throughout the region. I am sure heworked at the first one I was involved with,organised by the Leeds branch at the Barracks inSheepscar in 1998, if my memory is correct.Since then I doubt he had missed working atmost Yorkshire festivals. He was always a veryhard worker at the festivals and had won anaward at one of them for his enthusiastic contribution. Due to health reasons he had toretire from working at the festivals a couple ofyears ago but was still ever present at the otherside of the bar.

Other than his passion for real ale Brian wasvery interested in trams, and indeed a picture ofLeeds 399 was on the front of the order of serv-ice sheet at his funeral. He made regular visits toCrich tramway museum and Fleetwood TramSunday where a few pints of real ale wouldalways be a part of the day out.

Brian’s other passion was for trad jazz and he visit-ed the local pubs and clubs where the bandsplayed. I know he was disappointed that some ofthe places they performed did not have any real ale.

He was a French-polisher by trade, a job heenjoyed very much, working for local firm Kelvin

for a number of years. Brian passed away suddenly at the family home in Beeston where helived for most of his life. He was 80 years old.

John Buckle

John was one of the earliest supporters of theCampaign being a member for more than 40years, many of those years as a member ofLeeds branch before deciding to become involvedwith the Harrogate and Ripon branch at a timewhen the future of that branch was in doubt. It ispleasing to see that it is now prospering. Verypassionate about real ale he would travel to justabout any festival in the country that could bereached by train in a day. I travelled with him onmany occasions as far as London and Edinburghand just about everywhere in between. Johnwould have worked out all the timings and bestvalue tickets to complete the journey and I amsure he never made an error. He was veryinvolved with the CAMRA Public TransportAdvisory Group and regularly attended meetingsat branch and regional level.

The railways were his main interest outside of realale and he was keen to follow the developments ofthe new lines, stations and trains that have beenintroduced in recent years. These two interestsdovetailed together well and resulted in many tripsthat became known as “Buckle’s tours”. Heresearched all the best pubs in the area anddirections to them and although we had one ortwo long walks these were the exception. Thesecontinued even after his passing as a trip to thisyear’s GBBF had already been organised andbooked.

John’s work for an electrical company hadtaken him all over the world before his retire-ment. He lived in Yeadon where he had been aregular at the Albert and Crown pubs andenjoyed a game of dominoes. He is survived byhis brother Eric and sister Ann. He was aged 68.John had many friends in CAMRA and SPBW andhe will be sorely missed.

Graham Hewitt

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Leeds CAMRA OnlineBranching out online

In the world of social media and 24hour newscycles it’s often the printed media that suffers bycomparison. This magazine that you are reading,whilst lovingly crafted by a small but dedicatedteam can’t hope to keep you bang up to datewith the latest beery goings on in and around theLeeds area. At best it’s a snapshot that tells atale of the situation, as I find it for the couple ofweeks it takes to put the magazine together. It’sfor this reason that we have branched out online.

Leeds-camra.com Our well established online site, run by our webmaster Christine, is the go to site for general Leeds CAMRA related news. If you wantto know who has won what award, informationabout membership or links to CAMRA nationalsites, it’s all here for you.

Facebook.com/leedsrealale The Leeds CAMRA Facebook page is a greatplace to find information on upcoming socialsand open branch meetings. You can also shareyour thoughts with us and connect with many ofthe 2000+ Leeds Branch members.

Facebook.com/LeedsNFMNew Full Measure now has its own facebookpage! Here you’ll be able to read news storiesthat, for reasons of timing, could not make it intothe magazine. Here I can share with you all thenews from your favourite breweries and the latestissues affecting the CAMRA membership as awhole.

Newfullmeasure.comThe latest addition to the empire is the re-launched New Full Measure website. It’s still earlydays but I’m intending to host articles and stories on the site, taking advantage of theonline medium to be able to include moreimages and video to accompany them. Hereyou’ll also find links to the digital versions of notonly this magazine but our back issues as well.

Finally there’s also our Flickr.com site whereyou can find hundreds of photos submitted byLeeds CAMRA members (www.flickr.com/photos/25212663@N05/) and the LeedsCAMRA You Tube channel where we post videosof our presentations (www.youtube.com/channel/UCnaGeO4gGr8dzkQALOO6O-Q) Youcan also follow us on twitter @editor.NFM and@LeedsCAMRA.

Other News - In Brief

New Era for Ridgeside BreweryIt’s been a long time coming, but after a fewfalse starts the Ridgeside Brewery of Meanwood,Leeds, has finally changed hands.

As from July 31st 2015 Ridgeside BrewingCompany has new owners in the form of MattLovatt and Juan Mendoza who have been work-ing as brewers at the Ridgeside brewery inMeanwood since January this year. Matt said“Simon’s parents Pat and Eric Bolderson havedone an excellent job of keeping the brewery running in difficult circumstances but we nowhope to move the brewery forward”. And indeed,Pat and Eric wish to express their thanks andbest wishes to all of the brewers, licensees andreal ale lovers who have supported the brewerysince Simon’s untimely departure from this life inMay last year.

The new owners are intending to maintain thelegacy of Ridgeside by continuing to brew firmfavourites such as Cascade, Jailbreak and BlackNight while also developing recipes for excitingnew beers. Matt said “Expect a greater emphasis

on experimentation with styles and ingredients”.Matt and Juan look forward to ushering in a newera for Ridgeside and to reflect this the brandingis being updated. Keep an eye out for the newlook pump-clips!

Matt added “Ridgeside has a particular associa-tion with beer from the wood and that is some-thing we wish to continue. We hope to be ageingbeer in wood before long as well as filling woodsfor pubs”. Good news indeed!

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The Central on Wellington Street re-opened onThurday 6th August.

The Sportsman on Stoney Rock Lane has re-opened as The Dahlak.

Chapel Allerton’s the Woods is open again, withfour beers on the handpumps, including Kirkstall,Theakstons and Wharfebank at the time of writing.

Also in Chapel Allerton, Big Boss Burgers is anew venue with one handpump.

Greene King has taken over at the Regent, wherea beer festival is coming soon.

The Eagle at Sheepscar has internal work beingcarried out.

A planning application has been submitted byNorth Bar for a brewery with bar on SheepscarGrove (behind the site of the White Stag,Sheepscar).

Northern Monk Brewery have had installed a newcanning line and this month launch a new limitededition canned beer range.

Leeds Brewery have teamed up with the YEP newspaper to create a special 125th birthday beer.

Traditional bar snackrecipe: Pickled Eggs

It’s been a while since I’ve done a straightrecipe page for the magazine and I’ve been want-ing to share this one for a while.

Many moons ago, when I was much youngerthan I am now I would take myself off, on aWednesday evening, to study martial arts at acommunity centre in Knaresborough. As part ofour post training treat we would stop in a few ofthe excellent local pubs for a couple of swifthalves. One that I always used to look forward towas the Mother Shipton Inn, Low Bridge. Whilstthe welcome was always friendly and the gamesroom was always welcoming for my friend’syoung family, I always looked forward to our vis-its for the selection of pickled eggs availablebehind the bar. These weren’t your ordinarybought from a wholesaler eggs. No these werelovingly handmade by the landlady and came inplain, garlic and chilli flavours. When fished outof the acidic, briny vinegar and served across thebar in a muffin case at 50p each, they werecheap, cheerful and satisfying.

In this country pickling eggs started way backin the 16th century as a method of preservingfood for lean times. Along with onions and other

vegetables it seems we picked up a taste for theacidic in a time when salted foods were fallingout of favour. Long associated with pubs (and ofcourse chip shops) the pickled egg filled thatniche spot of being able to be stored withoutrefrigeration, easy to eat without cutlery andinstantly recognisable on the back of a bar. Withthe rise of packed pub snacks pickled eggs fellout of favour, being replaced by overly salty, carb-heavy snacks such a crisps and nuts.

But pickled eggs are making a comeback andare being featured in some of the city’s newestbars such as the Black Swan, where Yorkshirechef Oliver Edwards prepares his soft boiled withbeetroot, leading to a strikingly pink egg with asoft centre. Served with celery salt, delicious!

Try these recipes and see for yourself the won-der of homemade pickling alchemy.

Pickled beetroot egg.Ingredients200ml Red wine vinegar200ml Cider vinegar200ml WaterWhole spice seasonings –

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1 tsp white pepper corns1 tsp black pepper corns1 tsp Black mustard seeds1 bay leaf1 tsp Maldon sea salt1 tblsp brown sugar10 small eggsCooked beetroot, diced.

MethodCarefully sterilise a large jar and lid, set aside todry completely. Put both vinegars in a pan withthe water, spices, salt and sugar, and bring to theboil. Reduce the heat and simmer for 5 mins.Remove from the heat and set aside.

Boil the eggs for around eight minutes. Drain,cool under running water, and peel. Put the eggsand diced beetroot into the sterilised jar andpour in the spiced vinegar. Seal and refrigerate.

They will be ready to eat after two or three daysand will keep for much longer. Bear in mind thatthe longer they are kept the tougher the eggs willbecome.

Variations

Smoked garlic eggAs above but omit the red wine vinegar for whitewine vinegar and the beetroot for a bulb ofsmoked garlic, which is left whole and boiledwith the vinegar.

Chilli EggAs the main recipe, omit the beetroot in favour ofas hot a pepper as you like. Jalapeño pepper,Peppadew or Poblano will give you a pleasanttingly whilst Scotch bonnet or Habanero chiliwould make this more challengingly spicy.

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Every dog has its day!

Well about 2 years ago, after a number of years asa beer writer, I was coerced into entering the brew-ing market by a dear friend of mine. Initially the planwas to look at how to expand an existing brewerybut when that opportunity fell through I felt I hadinvested too much time and energy into the projectto fall at the first hurdle so, after much soul searching,I made the bold move to start afresh.

I found ideal premises close to Elland RoadFootball Stadium and, with my fiancée, set aboutnaming the new project. We wanted a typicallyYorkshire moniker but as most names withYorkshire connotations, even Flat Cap, were alreadytaken, we were at a bit of a loss. Eventually, afterruling our anything with Elland, Leeds or Yorkshirein the title (there is also an existing Parker Brewery)Alison had a flash of inspiration. Whippet Brewerypasses the Yorkshire test and fits in with our prem-ises being near the old greyhound track at EllandRoad, so on 1st January 2015 the Whippet BrewingCompany was born.

I have been able to take on two brewers with localexperience, Ross Nicholson as Head Brewer andJames Aspinall as Technical Brewer, and have theCAMRA festival stalwart Lee Birch helping out as abrewery assistant. Alex Barlow, Master Brewer andDirector of Training at the Beer Academy, is acting

as Brewing Consultant with Alison taking on the roleof Sales Director. I’m also pleased to announce thatformer Young Members Contact and Festival StaffingOfficer Dr Katie Marriott will be joining us from January1st as Assistant Brewer with the specific remit to lookat yeast strains and fining agents. We already haveplans in place (funds permitting!!) to employ both asales assistant and delivery driver within the next yearso it is fair to say we are well on our way.

Our official beer launch was held on 9th & 10thJune at Whitelock’s Ale House. This saw us unveilour core range of four permanent beers – a 3.7%Standard Bitter, 4.8% English Pale Ale, 5.2%Oatmeal Stout and 5.7% English IPA – and gave uschance to raise some much needed funds for ourchosen charity, the Retired Greyhound Trust. It wasnice to see some familiar faces and we all enjoyedthe beer-infused food supplied by the excellentWhitelock’s kitchen. I must say it was a great per-sonal pleasure to have several SPBW memberspresent at the launch with the veteran campaignerBarrie Pepper providing a few words in his owninimitable style – not the first brewery he hasopened and I’m sure won’t be the last!

Cask ale will always be at the heart of what we areabout at Whippet Brewing Company. We do haveplans for a limited edition 75cl bottled-conditioned

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With close to 20 breweries in Leeds it wouldn’t seem the smartest idea to jump into the brew-ing market at the moment but that is what our Press & Publicity Officer (and British Guild ofBeer Writer’s member) Sam Parker has done. Here is the full “tail”.

ale next year alongside a contract to brew a perma-nent small bottled beer for the Retired GreyhoundTrust but that will be all for the foreseeable future.Next year brings an addition to the core range, a4.3% American Blonde Ale, as well as 6 bi-monthlyspecials and we feel this relatively small number ofbeers gives us chance to work on the quality and con-sistency of each batch.

Many of you know we run the Burley StreetBrewery for Cllr Dawn Collins and this has given usthe perfect chance to hit the market early whilst ourbrewing plant is still in the planning and implemen-tation stage. All our current batches are brewedfrom their home at the Fox & Newt with us movingon to our new 12 bbl kit later this year. Funding, aswell as contractual issues, have held us back butthe kit, alongside our new on-site 60 seat brewerytap facility, should be ready by December.

The brewing industry in Leeds is a strange anom-aly. There are close to 20 breweries yet no one isreally competing for the same area of the marketand everyone is only too happy to help each otherto succeed. We certainly wouldn’t be in the positionwe are today without the help of our friends. Wehave been passed ideas by Christian (North BrewingCo) & Matt (Zapato Brewery), have borrowed,begged and got on the nerves of Steve, Alex andeveryone at Kirkstall Brewery (including keepingMatt Curran extremely busy on cask washingduties), have sought the opinion of Brian at NorthernMonk Brew Co and have been down to visitVenkatesh at Leeds Brewery. In the wider communitywe thank David Jones at Bier Huis, Ossett for help-ing us with taste testing, Albert, Mark, Scott andeveryone at Wakefield CAMRA branch for giving usan honest assessment of our beers and fellow brew-er Malcolm Bastow for being the first person toserve our beers at his fantastic East West BeerFestival at the Red Shed. Revolutions Brewing havealso been a great help with logistics. Our friends inthe industry have really helped us to hit the groundrunning and we really appreciate that and the sup-port of the Leeds branch (Mike, Tony C and our newBLO Emma especially).

You can try our beers at the Fox and Newt, variousMarket Town Taverns and North Bar Group pubs as

well as many independents and the fantastic Royal Hotel and Erv Inn in Pudsey. We regularly havebeers in and around Bradford, have beer often inYork (Maltings, Plonkers, Mended Drum, WhippetInn) and have started to deal with the excellent BeerHouses chain (Sportsman, West Riding, CricketersArms, Old Turk, Stalybridge Station) so we are defi-nitely getting out there. We are also very pleased tohave been able to support the Abbey Inn, LordDarcy and Fleece Inn, Fartown beer festivals recent-ly. With our membership of the industry body SIBAopening up the tied end of the market in the comingweeks (we can’t wait to be in the Templar, Duck &Drake, Abbey Inn and Grove amongst others) andour beers being delivered into the Pivovar Group(think Tapped Leeds, York Tap, Harrogate Tap etc)you should be able to find us in a good pub nearyou very soon!

Would I recommend opening a brewery? Well I’dhave to think about that! It has been a trying time.Lots of sleepless nights, meetings with bank man-agers, HMRC paperwork and various bouts of self-doubt are very hard and it takes a lot not totake it personally when you are trying to knockdown doors or you hear the comments of peoplenot familiar with the industry or your situation - butthat is all made worthwhile when you see your beeron at your favourite bars and festivals or when youget some great comments (or constructive criticism).I certainly wouldn’t want to deter anyone who is willing to put in the effort required but I would sayplanning, planning and more planning (especially inaspects such as brewery flooring) is essential. Talkto everyone and anyone in the industry from brew-ers to publicans. Get a good advisor, training (BeerAcademy and Brewlab or Ted Bruning’sMicrobrewers’ Handbook are good places to start)and independent taste testers. You wouldn’t set upas a doctor, plasterer or jockey for instance withoutthe correct training and advice and the brewingindustry should be no different.

Whippet Brewing Company is based at Unit 9Brown Place, LS11 0EF and can be found on Twitter(@whippetbrewing) and Facebbok as well as on theirnewly launched website whippetbrewing.beer

Sam Parker

Whippet Brewing Company

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On his 50th birthday in May 2013, after 18years at Wadworth Brewery in Wiltshire, MasterCooper Alastair Simms returned to God’s OwnCounty to establish the White Rose CooperageLtd on the Thorp Arch Estate near Wetherby. He is the last remaining Master Cooper inEngland and is the country’s only independentcommercial cooper. When he began back in the 1970s, there were still around one hundredcoopers in the UK but the advent of metal casksin the 1960s saw numbers decline, thus result-ing in the craft almost fading away but for thehandful of skilled craftsmen existing today.

Alastair established the White Rose Cooperagewith the aim of keeping the tradition of craftingwooden casks, barrels and vats by hand alive.His return to Yorkshire has certainly stimulatedinterest in the use of wooden casks. The amazinggrowth in numbers of real ale microbreweries inBritain and Yorkshire in particular has meant thatthere is hope.

The revival of demand for wooden casks isalready taking place in the search for somethingboth traditional and yet unique. Together withcertain pubs, some breweries have proved thatgreat beer can have an additional dimension ifstored in wood. They have experimented withspirit casks and have also had great success withageing in wood. Not only do wooden casks add adepth of taste to the stronger, darker beerswhich metal casks cannot provide but successfulrecent trials with lighter beers also show that

they certainly add that something extra to them too. Leading the movement to maintain the traditionis the Junction at Castleford where MaureenShaw and Neil Midgley servereal ales only fromtheir own wooden casks.

With this encouraging background Alastair’sorder book is bulging to bursting point.Additionally, Alastair has several ongoing con-tracts with large regional brewers and majorcider producers who still use traditional methodsfor their premium products. These include theuse of large vats that require special attentionfrom the traditional cooper for maintenance fromtime to time. His intention was always to ensurethe survival of his craft by training new entrants,and he now needs to take on an apprentice toexpand the business.

To find out more visitwhiterosecooperage.com/index.php

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Today there are not many people around whoremember Sunbeam cars in the pre-war days of win-ning Grand Prix events, land speed records,Malcolm Campbell and the record-breaking Bluebirdbut mention the name to people of a slightlyyounger age and they will recall the days of majesticcars and iconic models such as the Rapier andAlpine. I had them marked off in my I-Spy book.Apart from vehicle rallies these have pretty muchdeparted from our lives as from the late 1970s.

Today in these parts, Sunbeam is synonymouswith a brewery in Leeds of that name. I wasrecently fortunate enough to be introduced tobrewer Nigel Poustie on a beery trip to Maltonand he invited me to visit him at his home andbrewery in the Intake area of Leeds. He told methat the Sunbeam brewery story so far had notbeen told so on a sunny day I made my way toLeeds to see him for a chat on a brew day.

Like many other brewers Nigel began as a keenhome brewer in his kitchen around seven yearsago in a back-to-back in Beeston, Leeds. Beingan obsessive kind of person he distributed hisbottle-conditioned beers amongst friends andasked them for their considered opinions. Theresponse was tremendous and they encouragedhim to enter competitions. The zenith came inearly 2012 at a national homebrew competitionin Bristol where he won three rosettes.

This was the inspiration to scale up from hisoriginal 25 litre kit. New equipment was bought,modifications made and the first 50 litre brewday arrived in March 2012 with a successfulbatch of “Honey and Lavender” being made.

Following this, the word spread about the qualityof his beers and he decided to go official in thesummer of 2012 and register with HMRC. Oneweek in October three batches were brewed - arecord – the downside was that it all had to bebottled. Soon after, the first 70 litre batch wasbrewed and the number of bubbling buckets inthe cupboard had doubled to two. Echoes of TheSorcerer’s Apprentice I think! Up to this point allthe beers were bottled and were highly success-ful with many great reviews from the local press,bloggers and the Untappd mobile web app.

At the outset of 2013, and now on a roll, Nigelbrewed his Yorkshire Pale Ale, destined to besomething different. Just a few days later thefirst ever Sunbeam Ale was transferred to a cask.Ridgeside brewer and friend Simon Boldersonhad not only encouraged this development butalso loaned the cask to make it possible. Withinjust a couple of weeks brewing capacity was fur-ther increased to 90 litres allowing two casks tobe filled, one for Friends of Ham and one forLeeds CAMRA Beer festival.

Mad March arrived in a big way and the first twoSunbeam casks were filled. Nigel helped at theCAMRA festival but was not able to ‘test’ hisYorkshire Pale as it had run out in less than 24

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SunbeamBrewery – the story so farFrom humble beginnings in the family kitchen, tothe heights being a full time brewer, Nigel Poustie is certainly living the dream.

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hours! On the plus side it did mean that he couldtake his cask home.

For a while brews continued to be alternatedbetween casks and bottles but the time to gocask only was on the horizon. With all this suc-cess and the continued support from Simon,Nigel and partner Faye decided to seek a newhome with, among other things, a garage to takea larger brewery. They found a house in Intakeand the big move took place in the late spring of2013. As a result of the move the capacityincreased from 90 to 400L.

In mid-September the first batch from the newbrewery, Honey and Lavender, was casked andbottled. Although it came out slightly strongerthan normal at 5.2% it still had the same greattaste. Another busy day in October saw twocasks and 94 bottles filled with Yorkshire PaleAle and 72 bottles of Honey and Lavenderlabelled ready for Beer Ritz at Headingley. ByNovember the brewery was running smoothly asexemplified by the Extra Special Ale brewed thatmonth and soon after Nigel said “I've had a bril-liant day brewing Eclipse Stout, the smells fromthe brewery were amazing! I'm getting morecomfortable with the new brewery with eachtime, this time was so easy! I can't wait the trythe end result on the taps of some Leeds pubs!”Towards the end of the year, owing to the suc-cess of the cask ales the decision was made toend bottle production. It had proved too difficultto bottle and cask beers after scaling up and notenough was being produced to employ someone.

2014 began as busy as ever with the produc-tion of Extra Special Ale of which four casks wereto go to the CAMRA Winter Ales Festival. Sixteenshiny new casks arrived heralding the biggestdelivery day to date. With ten casks in the van,was the old warrior going to survive? The trustyTransit was fine (of course it was, he bought it inLancashire, from My Dad! –Tony the Editor), andthere was no problem delivering not only to regular outlets around Leeds and Bradford butalso to the Winter Ales Festival and finally toStockton CAMRA.

February was yet another busy month with thefirst capacity brew day on the 17th. 380 litres ofBorn in LS11 were soon fermenting away, withthe brewery smelling great. Just five days latereight casks were filled. Mystery Mild was brewedfor the Leeds Beer Festival with lovely malty aro-mas filling the brewery. Deliveries to further destinations began to happen with regular dropsto the Font bars in Manchester and Chorlton.

By the beginning of 2015 Nigel found thatbrewing in his free time was wholly impracticaland after serious consideration made themomentous decision to give up his day job andbecome a full time brewer. Through skill but as ifby magic, three awards came his way in March.Chocolate Mild was voted third at the Horsforthbeer festival and just a couple of weeks laterdeclared as joint winner of the Mild category atthe Leeds CAMRA beer festival. Thunder Roadplum porter was runner-up in the Leeds Beer Cupat North Leeds beer festival the following week.Wow!

At present Nigel produces around twelve beerson rotation, brewing once a week on his 2.5 BBLplant filling eight to ten casks. His current mainoutlets are the Brewery Tap and Calls Landing inLeeds and the Sparrow in Bradford. Other hostel-ries that take beer are the Reliance, FurtherNorth, Stew & Oyster and the University Old Bar.However he is spreading his wings and since thebrewery’s third anniversary on the first ofAugust, he has delivered casks to pubs and barsfurther afield. Venues recently receiving beerinclude The Maltings in York, Whelans at Asselby,the Victoria in Goole, the Rose & Crown atRawcliffe, Guiseley Factory Workers Club andFriends of Ham in Ilkley. During the last yearSunbeam beers have also appeared at other beerfestivals including Otley, Meanwood, Yarnbury,Whitelocks, East vs. West in Wakefield and at thelegendary Star in Huddersfield. For the timebeing Nigel is happy to continue producing hisexcellent beers at this scale and has no plans toexpand.

David Litten

Sunbeam Brewery - continued

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The Chequers InnLedsham, Leeds LS25 5LP Tel: 01977 683135

Beer Garden • Bar MealsRestaurant • Open Sundays

Food served 12noon - 9.15pm

Leeds CAMRA BranchRural Pub of the Year 2014

Young Members, with Warren Yabsley.

CAMRA young members news

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Young Members, with Warren Yabsley.

Whilst I’m usually in awe of our resident wildCornish rover, Warren, I can’t but help think thatthe sun has finally got the best of him…

Ibiza. Kavos. Faliraki. Think Club 18-30 and theseplaces spring to mind. Think CAMRA 18-30 and it’ssomewhat different! Swap tequila slammers andfishbowls for IPAs and porters for a start. Even ifyou indulge on the White Isle for a week you’ve stillgot 51 more of them here. So that’s 358 days toenjoy one of the best things that Britain has tooffer: beer.

As Young Members’ Contact for Leeds andRegional Young Members’ Coordinator for YorkshireI’ve organised a few events recently aimed at encour-aging along Young Members, that’s 18 to 30 yearolds, and those young at heart but a little bit older.

On a sunny summer evening in June we enjoyed a3.5 mile stroll around the scenic Roundhay Parkand nearby woods taking the Roundhay Fox on theway, the Stew & Oyster at the end. Keeping on theactive front, July’s social was a gentle bike roadalong the canal and river from Leeds to Castlefordthat started at The Hop. I was pleasantly surprisedto learn that a Young Member had made the journeyfrom Bingley for the event having seen it listed onLeeds CAMRA Facebook. After a couple of miles, wemade a short detour from the waterways to TheGarden Gate in Hunslet. Those who had not visitedbefore were extremely impressed by its originalarchitecture and deemed it worthy of being on thefront cover of Yorkshire’s Real Heritage Pubs book.This was a long way from hands in the air to EDM atPacha but enjoyable none the less, just in a very dif-ferent way!

Back on the bike and, speaking from a stingingexperience, it is advisable not to take the nationalcycle route rather than the riverbank for the lastmile before Allerton Bywater to avoid the encroach-ing nettles. Here we popped in The Victoria and TheBoat before continuing to our destination for a finalhalf in The Junction before the train back.

To conclude the summer’s activities there was theYorkshire Young Members’ Social in August. Thistied in with the branch Canal Walk Social fromKirkstall to Rodley but included a bit extra on top.With people coming from far and wide a couple ofadditional things were incorporated that wouldappeal to non-Leeds members. Tapped, with itswide range of cask (enjoyed and campaigned for)and keg (just enjoyed) was our first port of callbefore the bus took us to Kirkstall Abbey. Here wesoaked up the atmosphere among the ruins of the12th century abbey before visiting West End Houseand then Kirkstall Bridge Inn. There we met up withmembers on the branch social and continued theconvivial afternoon. We wandered along the canalwith a break at The Abbey in Newlay before conclud-ing with four pubs in Rodley: Crown & Anchor, Owl,Barge and Railway.

Keep your eyes on the branch website, Facebookand Twitter for future events. Who knows, maybe apub quiz or brewery tour might be in order though ahedonistic holiday probably won’t be!

National Club of the Year 2015The Wortley Men’s Club in Wortley has beennamed ‘Yorkshire Club of the Year 2015’ and willnow go forward into the next round of the‘National Club of the Year 2015’ Competition.The club has been extremely successful in theregional competitions over the last three yearsafter winning the title in 2014, and finishing run-ner-up in 2013. The club is situated in SouthYorkshire, 9 miles away from Barnsley. It is runby Nigel & Teresa Pickering, and when they weretold of their latest success they said “we areabsolutely thrilled to have won again.” The club isdescribed in the CAMRA Good Beer Guide 2015as: “The outside of the building is impressive,with traditional timber framing and a small beergarden. The opulent interior has ornate ceilings,a small bar area, a plush lounge, and a largegames room. The guest ale comes from a localbrewery and a guest draught cider is alwayskept.”

CAMRA’s Yorkshire Regional Director, KevinKeaveny, said “This run of success shows theclub’s tremendous continued commitment tohigh standards. It also shows that a club in a vil-lage can be as successful and appreciated asthose that are in the larger populated towns andcities.”

The joint runners–up in the competition were

the Wakefield Labour Club in Wakefield, and theThree Links Club in Skipton. The WakefieldLabour Club is appropriately also known as “TheRed Shed”, and it was the winner of the regionalcompetition in 2012 and 2013. The Three LinksClub in Skipton had never been nominated forthe regional competition before. The WickersleyOld Village Cricket Club in Wickersley was only afew points behind the joint runners-up, andtherefore the judges decided to recognise theclub by naming it in third place.

Presentation Dates:Saturday 12th September:WINNER: Wortley Men’s Club in Wortley, SouthYorkshire

Saturday 3rd October:JOINT RUNNER UP: Three Links Club in Skipton,West Yorkshire

Saturday 17th October:THIRD: Wickersley Old Village Cricket Club inWickersley, South Yorkshire

Saturday 24th October:JOINT RUNNER UP: Labour Club (Red Shed) inWakefield, West Yorkshire

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Keaveny, CAMRA’s Regional Director. It is expectedthat all the presentations will be very well attendedby the clubs’ own members, and CAMRA membersfrom throughout Yorkshire – especially those thatlive in the immediate and neighbouring areas towhere each club is situated.

Non-members of the clubs and CAMRA are alsovery welcome to attend the presentations,although they will have to sign in as visitors. TheYorkshire Club of the Year 2015 competitionattracted twelve nominations from throughout theYorkshire Region, which was three more than werenominated for the 2014 competition. The nomina-tions consisted of a mixture of traditional mem-bers’ clubs, and sports and social clubs, with all ofthem meeting the main criteria of constantly sell-ing real ale in very good condition.

The other nominations for the title were: SaltburnConservative Club (Saltburn), Hickleton VillageClub (Hiclington), Londesborough Club (Harrogate),Cleckheaton Sports Club (Cleckheaton),Guiseley Factory Workers Club (Guiseley),Armitage Bridge Working Mens Club (ArmitageBridge), Crookes Social Club (Sheffield), and theBishopthorpe Social Club (Bishopthorpe).

For more information and comment please contact:

Kevin Keaveny (CAMRA’s Regional Director) Tel: 07402 329475 E-mail: RD.Yorkshire@camra.org.uk

Alan Canvess (Competition Co-ordinator) Tel: (01482) 446320 E-mail: alan@canvess.karoo.co.uk

Wortley Men’s Club in Wortley (Licensees: Nigel & Teresa Pickering) Tel: (0114) 288 2066

Three Links Club in Skipton Tel: (01756) 798022

Wickersley Old Village Cricket Club in WickersleyTel: (01709) 700536

Labour Club in Wakefield (President: GeorgeDenton) Tel: (01924) 215626

National club of the year

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Beer festivalsYork Beer & Cider Festival (CAMRA)Sep 16th – 19th, 2015Knavesmire, Tadcaster Road, York, YO24 1DJWednesday 5.30pm-11pm, Thursday-Saturday Noon-11pm. Over 400+ real ales and 100+ ciders.

Huddersfield Oktoberfest (CAMRA)Oct 1st – 3rd, 2015APNA Venue, Spring Grove St, Huddersfield, HD12NX. Thursday 6pm-10.30pm, Friday Noon-11pm,Saturday 11am-11pmApprox 75 real ales, cider bar. huddscamra.org.uk

Wakefield Beer Festival (CAMRA)Oct 15th – 17th, 2015The Space, Waldorf Way, Wakefield, WF2 8DHThu 11am-11pm, Fri 11am-4.30pm & 5.30pm-11pm,Sat 11am-11pm100+ real ales, cider & perry www.wakefieldcamra.org.uk/festival/

Sheffield Beer & Cider Festival (CAMRA)Oct 21th – 24th, 2015Kelham Island Museum, Alma Street, Sheffield S3 8RYWed/Thu 5pm-11pm, Fri Noon-11pm, Sat Noon-10pm.www.sheffieldcamra.org.uk/

Calderdale Beer & Cider Festival, Hebden Bridge,West Yorks (CAMRA)Nov 12th – 15th, 2015Hebden Bridge Town Hall, St Georges Street, HebdenBridge HX7 7BYThu 2pm-10pm, Fri/Sat Noon-11pmOver 50 beers and ciders.www.hxcalderdalecamra.org.uk

Non CAMRA festivals

Annual Oktoberfest Oct 9th – 11th 2015 Cricketers Arms, Cluntergate,Horbury WF4 5AGA festival celebrating German and German-inspiredbeers, over 40 including real ale, imported lagers,wheat beers and more, live oompah band.

Otley Beer FestivalNov 20th – 21st 2015, Otley Rugby Club, CrossGreen, Otley,LS21 1HE12 noon - 11 pm, Approx 60+ Real ales, plus Cidersand Perry.

Charnwood CiderBefore we set off for Charnwood, I'd like to mention two things relating to cider. Firstly, thenews that the government is backing the currenttax exemption for small-scale cider producers following CAMRA’s 26,000-signature petition.The EU wants the exemption removed, whichwould add a tax burden of up to £2,700 and putlots of producers out of business; CharnwoodCider could be one of them. Many have aturnover of less than £10,000 and produce cideras a hobby, to preserve or enhance orchards andto pass on traditional cider making skills. However,the long-term fight is not won yet so have a lookat the front page of the August edition of What’sBrewing (members’ monthly newspaper) or thenational CAMRA website for further details.

The other news is that we have upped our cidergame in Leeds by introducing a Cider and PerryPub/Bar/Club of the Year award. All branchmembers were invited to make nominations andjoin the judging panel via our monthly Ale Delightemail that reaches around 1,700 members. Thepanel assessed the shortlisted establishmentsaccording to national judging criteria and by thetime you read this will have made their decision.The presentation to the winner will be made inOctober, which is CAMRA’s Cider Month. Have agander at the branch website, Facebook andTwitter for details of the event.

So, at last we get to the cider visit. At theCAMRA National Members’ Weekend, held inNottingham this year, as well as the businesspart in the form of the AGM there are also oppor-tunities to visit local breweries and cider produc-ers. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy!

Being partial to an apple, whether in solid orliquid form, I signed up to the trip to CharnwoodCider, a small producer between Leicester andLoughborough. I was pleased to see many mem-bers from Chelmsford (Essex) branch on theminibus. I’d got talking to a number of them afew months before at a national CAMRA meeting

and found out they were doing great things forcider and perry (put simply, perry is similar tocider except that it’s made with a special type ofpear, perry pears). Their work was recognised bywinning the award at the AGM for the branchdoing the most to promote these drinks.

Right, back to the trip itself. Rob Clough is theman behind things with an emphasis on usinglocal fruit. By trade he’s a tree surgeon inBradgate Park, which is across the road from thebarn where the cider is made. He first startedproducing as a hobby and planted around 20trees about 5 years ago behind the barn. Theseare now bearing fruit in small quantity ably aidedby Bluebell, the landlord’s horse, who has beenproviding manure!

Subsequently, as production expanded Rob wasable to purchase land to plant 100 trees then afurther 140 that are now 3 to 4 years old. Infuture, he hopes to be able to grow the majorityof apples that are used in the cider but in themeantime he scours the nearby countryside look-ing for trees. An extensive supply network hasbeen established with the owners getting paid incider. Varieties include Katy, Full Tang and DiscoCox whilst Foxwhelp, Knotted Kernel andSomerset Redstreak are some of the types of thefirst 20 trees.

Nine ciders are produced plus a ‘pider’ madefrom apples and locally-grown pears. The cidersare blends whereby a number of apple varietiesare used rather than a single type. Everyone wasvery pleased with the quality across the rangewith people having their own favourite dependenton preferred style. All were 5-6% and rangedfrom medium to dry. Unless you only drink verysweet cider there’d be something to suit yourpalate. The cider is available in certain pubsaround the area with the full range on show atthe annual local festival in the village hall.

Capacity is at maximum with all of Rob’s free

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time and holidays taken up by various aspects ofthe process from collecting apples to selling thefinal product. It would be a big step to give upthe day job that he clearly enjoys and producecommercially especially with the long-term futureof the tax exemption unknown.

On the evening, meat eaters were treated tovenison from Bradgate Park with vegetariansenjoying vegetable kebabs and mushrooms, allbarbecued on charcoal from the Park.Homemade cake followed along with the chanceto buy branded merchandise, such as t-shirtsand glasses, and take-away cider.

On the way back we called at The OrganGrinder in Loughborough, a Blue MonkeyBrewery (Nottingham) pub. This wonLoughborough and North Leicestershire CAMRAPub of the Year 2013 and had a CharnwoodCider available in addition to a couple of othersas well as an impressive range of ales in excel-lent condition.

Everyone really enjoyed the trip and wasimpressed not only with the cider but Rob’s hospitality and enthusiasm. I’m looking for-ward to next year’s trip in Liverpool (1st -3rd April) already! Why don’t you considercoming along too?

Warren Yabsley

Charnwood cider

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Bobageon themove

Bobage Brewing Co. is onthe move, literally. A change of home for thebrewers means the kit isbeing transferred from the

cellar of the old address to the garage of the newhouse. As a result, production has been scaledback for the time being but normal serviceshould be resumed by Christmas and the largerpremises gives potential for future expansion. Inthe meantime, Wilson’s Green will be producedat the time of this year’s hop harvest (aroundmid-September to early October). As opposed tothe usual dried type, fresh ‘green’ Sovereignhops sourced from Yorkshire Hops will be usedmaking this very much a local, seasonal beer.

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CluesWhat starts a game of rugby from the halfwayline (4,3)

The process of turning sugar into alcohol (12)

Cross Hills brewery that brews the Global BeerBar’s Quaffing Gravy (7)

Merseyside town and successful Rugby Leagueteam (2,6)

Type of cider which is definitely not dry (5)

Stall next to cider, where every 1’s a winner (7)

Official nickname of the New Zealand RugbyUnion team (3,6)

Brewery who took a bit of Barnsley to Sheffield (8)

Type of owl on this year’s beer festival logo (4,5)

Cider producing county on the south coast (6)

On The BallJust for a change of pace, a puzzle page that didn’t make it into this year’s festival programme.

A puzzle for you, just for fun – the answers are atthe bottom of the page. If you want to win stuffyou are going to need to enter one of our competitions for either naming the Mystery Mildor voting for Beer / Cider of the festival, see elsewhere in the programme for details.

To complete the puzzle, start at the left handside of the ball and fill in your answers, workingyour way clockwise into the centre. To make iteasier for you the last letter of one answer is the first letter of the next answer.

AnswersKick Off. Fermentation. Naylors. St Helens.Sweet. Tombola. All Blacks. Stancill. Long Eared(he’s called Gilbert by the way)Dorset

Puzzle Page

First off, in the last issue I made a right hash ofthe awards and managed to give the LeedsCAMRA Community Pub of the Year Award to apub which had not won it this time. This is mywordy way of saying that whilst the Fleece is avery good community pub, it was not the winnerthis year. Of course the winner this time was theAbbey Inn at Newlay. Under Martin Lockett’s guid-ance the pub has bounced back to take not onlythe Community Pub of the Year Award but alsothe Most Improved Pub Award.

Adam Wilson, Leeds CAMRA committee memberand regular at the Abbey presented Martin withhis award whilst the gathered punters suppedmystery beers. The pump-clips were removed byMartin who asked his guests that evening tojudge their pints on the strength of the beers’quality, not the name of the brewery. An interest-ing experiment which seemed to be well receivedby all.

The Bull and Fairhouse in Wakefield keeps agreat range of Great Heck beers, so this was theideal place to present the brewery with the jointMild of the Leeds CAMRA Beer Festival Award for

their Voodoo Mild. Those attending were happy tosup the beer whilst congratulating Steph, cheeryrepresentative of the brewery. Here she is, happi-ly receiving the award from Festival OrganiserDavid Dixon last August.

In July, our own Chairman Mike Hampshire wason award duty again, at the Kirkstall Bridge Inn,this time handing over the not only the Pub of theyear award to the landlord, Ian Foster, but also anaward for the refurbishment category of the PubDesign Awards 2015. CAMRA national said“Effectively the brewery tap of local KirkstallBrewery, the pub retains its Victorian featuresand quirky bars but has at the same time beengiven a very contemporary makeover, with beerand brewery ephemera – all of which has beensalvaged from other, less fortunate, mostlyclosed pubs – bedecking the walls.” Check outthe video on our YouTube.

The Leeds Branch of CAMRA regularly recognises achievements by breweries and licensed premisesin the district which are worthy of special mention and, once again, the NFM photographers havebeen busy.

Branch ContactsLeeds CAMRAc/o 46 West Grange GreenLeeds, LS10 3BB

Committee membersChairman: Mike HampshireChairman@leeds-camra.com07763274454

Branch Contact: Nigel HaltonBranchContact@leeds-camra.com

Festival Organiser: David DixonBeerFestivals@leeds-camra.com

Locale Coordinator: Steve StaindaleLocale@leeds-camra.com

Membership Secretary: Warren YabsleyMembership@leeds-camra.com

Newsletter Editor: Tony ColtmanNewsletter@leeds-camra.com

Press and Publicity Officer: Sam ParkerPublicity@leeds-camra.com

Public Affairs Officer: John RowePublicAffairs@leeds-camra.com

Pub Database Holder: David AnsleyWhatPub@leeds-camra.com

Pub Preservation: Sam ParkerPubPreservation@leeds-camra.com

Public Transport Officer: Tony JenkinsPublicTransport@leeds-camra.com

Secretary: Carole TaylorSecretary@leeds-camra.com

Social Secretary: Charlie CavayeSocialSecretary@leeds-camra.com

Tasting Panel Coordinator: David DixonTastingPanel@leeds-camra.com

Treasurer: Keith SunderlandTreasurer@leeds-camra.com

Webmaster: Christine Jopling Webmaster@leeds-camra.com

Young Members: Waren YabsleyYoungMembers@leeds-camra.com

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Three permanent ales: Prince Regent, LeedsPale, Tetley Bitter plus FIVE guest ales.

Sky Sports and BT Sports on Four Screens

Beer garden with Plasma Screen and Car Park to the rear

Main meals - Two for £10We are open Mon-Wed 12noon-11pm

Thurs-Sat 12noon-midnight, Sun 11am -11.30pm

Quiz nights:Monday: General Knowledge and Pop a Cherry

Thursday: Music and Sticky 13’s

The Regent

15/17 Regent Street, Chapel Allerton, Leeds LS7 4PETel: 0113 2939395 Email: 6233unit@spiritpubcompany.com

LEEDS

CAMRA

Pub of the

Season

Autumn

2014!

Appointment with BeerLeeds CAMRA holds a formalbusiness-style meeting on thefirst Tuesday of every month. Themeeting starts at 7:30pm andhas an approximate finishing timeof 9:00pm.

CAMRA members are advised to check "What'sBrewing" for confirmation of meeting locations andfor details of other events. A full listing of events isalso published at http://www.leeds-camra.com/where it is regularly updated.

Leeds CAMRA is organised and run entirely byunpaid volunteers. All members are always wel-come at meetings and socials.

September

Tuesday 29th September 7:30 PMCity Centre SocialDuck & Drake, Kirkgate then Palace, Kirkgatefrom 9:00 PM.

October

Thursday 1st October 7:30 PM Open Branch Committee MeetingGrove,Back Row, Leeds

Saturday 10th October 13:30 PM Linton & Wetherby Social Bus X99 from InfirmaryStreet at 13:40 PM to Windmill at Linton, thenon to Muse at Wetherby & maybe some otherpubs.

Tuesday 20th October 7:30 PM City Centre Wethercrawl to coincide withWetherspoons Beer Festival. Meet CuthbertBrodrick, then on to Hedley Verity & Stick or Twist.

November

Friday 20th November 7pmPub of the Season PresentationThe Old Cock, Crossgate, Otley

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Thank You for Having Us!Thank you to the Original Oak for hosting ourAGM. Thank you also to the White Cloth Gallery,Leeds, the Victoria Family and Commercial,Leeds and the Cardigan Arms, Leeds for hostingthis quarter’s Open Branch Meetings. It's muchappreciated.

Don’t be a Wazzock! Don’t Drink and Drive.Public transport information for the Leeds areais available from Metro offices and atwymetro.com There really is no excuse.

West Yorkshire TradingStandards Service Tel: 0113 253 0241 PO Box 5, Nepshaw Lane South, Leeds, WestYorkshire, LS27 0QP

Leeds CAMRA Members' NoticeboardFollow @LeedsCAMRA on Twitter or“like” our Leeds-CAMRA Facebook

page for up-to-date informationabout socials, meetings and pubs

info in and around Leeds.

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