MARCH / APRIL / MAY The monthly Survey Trips resumed on March 22nd after the Winter break with a trip to the Milford/Makeney/Holbrook area, finishing at the Beer Festival at Arkwright’s Real ale Bar in Belper. Our first port of call was the King William in Milford, where we found a varied range of Beers in excellent form, after which we made the short journey […]
What a week. I’d forgotten just how crazy it can get because I only experience it once a year, fortunately. This week’s main tasks were to finish the beer order, the beer list and tasting notes and make the final edits to the programme. It sounds relatively straightforward in theory but not quite so in practice. Monday started with a local brewery returning […]
Nine members joined the minibus survey trip on Friday 8th June and visited the George and Dragon in Belper, the Canal Inn at Bullbridge, Hurt Arms at Ambergate, Fisherman’s Rest at Broadholme, King William at Milford and Holly Bush at Makeney. The following beers were noted – George & Dragon – Abbeydale Moonshine, Marstons Draught Bass, Greene King Abbot, Old Sawley 4 Fools Mosaic, Dukeries […]
8 members visited the Wagon and Horses, Victoria and Handlebar in Alfreton, the Red Lion and Greenhill Tavern in Riddings and the Gate Inn at Swanwick. Notable beers were Sharp’s Juniper Rising at the Victoria, Abbeydale Moonshine and Deception at the Red Lion and a Landlocked Treacle Stour and Burton Heritage Masterpiece IPA at the Handlebar. On Friday 11th May 10 members joined the trip […]
13 members visited Angels and the Nag’s Head in Belper, the Black Boy at Heage, Spanker Inn at Nether Heage then the Queens Head and Thorn Tree on Chesterfield Road, Belper. The following beers were noted – Angels – Titanic Plum Porter and Cappuccino Stout, Oakham Citra, Thornbridge Jaipur and Otter’s Tears, Falstaff Arkwright and Arthur Fry, Slater’s Hakar, Silver Street Ruby, Bowland Skydancer Nag’s […]
14 members joined the first beer survey trip of the year. We met in the Miner’s Arms, Alfreton then went on to the King Alfred and What’s your Poison on opposite sides of High Street, splitting into two groups in case the micro pub was too small to accommodate the whole party at once. We then travelled to Riddings to visit the Seven Stars and […]
Phil Marshall organised a pub walk around Sheffield on Saturday 9th December which 12 members attended. They were joined by Andy Cullen from Sheffield CAMRA who recommended a few different pubs to visit. 18 members joined the Nottingham pub crawl on Friday 29th December and enjoyed a good day out, starting at the Organ Grinder and John Borlaise Warren on Canning Circus, the Room with […]
The October survey trip was cancelled. 15 members from Alfreton, Swanwick, Ripley, Heage, Milford and Belper joined the free minibus beer survey trip on Friday 3rd November. We met in Arkwrights in Belper then went to the Beehive/Honeypot in Ripley, the Holly Bush at Marehay, Thorn Tree at Waingroves and finally the Cross Keys, Swanwick which has recently reopened under new management. We had […]
11 members joined the free minibus beer survey trip on Friday 11th September when we visited the Boot & Slipper, Swanwick, the Dog Inn at Pentrich, White Hart at Moorwood Moor, the Social Club and Old Yew Tree at South Wingfield and the Amber Hotel at Oakerthorpe. The landlord and landlady at the Boot & Slipper advised us that they would be taking over the […]
14 members joined the free minibus beer survey trip on Friday 4th August when we visited the Old Oak at Horsley Woodhouse (found the Sitwell Arms closed), Traveller’s Rest at Kilburn, recently re-opened community pub, the Spotted Cow, the Dead Poets and Wheel Inn at Holbrook. Beers noted – Old Oak – Leadmill Old Oak Bitter, American Girl, Fluffer, Blue Morpho, Wish you were in […]
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