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FREE Issue 97
February / March 2015
The Newsletter of Leicester CAMRA Branch
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DOUBLE-EDGED SWORD?
There has been much debate of late
regarding the demise of the local at
the hands of supermarkets. So what
are we to make of a seemingly good
news story from Batemans?
“Since its launch, Black Pepper Ale has won
numerous industry awards, including the
International Beer Challenge and the Beer
Bottlers Institute competition, demonstrating
that it is not just a gimmick but a well-balanced,
quality beer that stands out from the crowd.”
Their award-winning Black Pepper Ale has
achieved a national listing with Morrisons
supermarkets and the speciality beer is now
available in 129 Morrisons stores across the
country, with 4,800 units initially ordered for
sale. Undoubtedly a coup for the Lincolnshire
brewer who made increased availability of its
beers at supermarkets a key focus for 2014 and
2015, Black Pepper Ale joins a number of other
Batemans beers available at Morrisons including
Dark Lord, Victory Ale, and Orange Barley,
Hazelnut Brownie and Mocha Amaretto from
the Bohemian Brews range. It is expected that
further large orders for Black Pepper Ale, which
won gold at last year’s World Beer Awards,
will be placed after initial store performances
are evaluated.
All good news for the brewer, but should we be
happy that it is pandering to the off-trade in this
way? If we are concerned about pub closures,
should we not also worry that improving the
quality of the “carry-out” option might actually
hasten such closures and encourage the
supermarkets to convert more pubs?
The Black Pepper Ale was created by the
brewery after one of its team members
suggested incorporating black pepper into a
beer. It has already proved incredibly popular
with customers and the trade since its launch,
both because of its delicious, spicy yet fruity
flavour, and the sense of theatre created when
serving the beer; it comes with a small sachet of
ground black peppercorns attached to the neck
of the bottle within an instruction sleeve, which
are swirled into the beer and sprinkled on top.
Managing Director, Stuart Bateman
commented: “To get a national listing with one
of the ‘big four’ supermarkets in the UK is a real
achievement, and demonstrates the appeal to
the customer of more unusual flavoured beers
which are a talking point in their own right.
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What are your thoughts on this? Just how
much have off-sales undermined the pub?
E-mail us at Drinker@Leicestercamra.org.uk.
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WE HAVE TO
TALK ABOUT
CRAFT BEER
This is the second of four articles by prize-winning
beer writer Tim Webb, author of The World Atlas of
Beer, Pocket Beer Book, Good Beer Guide Belgium,
LambicLand and others, in which he traces the
progress of beer in the last 40 years; debunks some
myths about British brewing; picks out those parts
of beer-making that create flavour; and challenges
CAMRA to retake its vows to improve beer in Britain.
Part 2: Altering perspectives
I joined CAMRA in the otherwise ordinary summer
of 1974. Finishing my teens, I was badly in need of
a cause. All the big ones had gone, so I chose beer.
The Campaign was three years old but had just
invented the term ‘real’ ale and with this new brand
drew in impressionable young people like me,
leading us towards interesting beer in the same way
BrewDog has managed to do for our children and
grandchildren.
Writing the World Atlas of Beer, I became obsessed
by what constitutes traditional beer. I wanted to
understand why cask ales had ceased to be made
anywhere but in the UK – until I realised they had
only ever been British. It had not been that other
countries had moved on, it was that they were never
there.
Inconvenient truths
Commercial brewers are charged with trying to
match two incompatible demands – to make beers
that are interesting and appealing at the same
time as being cheap and accessible. This ends up
meaning that the type of beer a nation prefers is
determined not through local tastes as by the things
that affect its cost.
In Britain, where labour and land prices are high and
the duty on beer is both punishing and gathered
within a month or so of its completion, brewers
are incentivised to make light beers that race from
grain to glass as quickly as possible. Hence modern
British beers are relatively low in alcohol and simple
in style. Only in the UK is a 3.5% alcohol beer
considered ‘normal strength’.
This need for speed is why British lagers are
not allowed 8 to12 weeks of essential cold-tank
conditioning to strip out their gunkier flavours.
I came to see cask-conditioned beer – a term
first coined by the head of soft drinks at Bass
Charrington – as the best. I relished discovering
each one, as my personal quest to prevent their
extinction took me to every county of the UK.
The reason cask-conditioned beers are finished in
the pub cellar is not to deliver perfection so much
as but rather as a way to save on time and space.
It is an excellent example of playing a bad hand the
best you can.
Far more importantly, meeting and sharing my new
obsession with people of all ages and backgrounds
gave me a start in the world like no other.
DORA and all her children
The road to Spui
My first doubts about the sanctity of cask ale began
in 1976 on a trip to Amsterdam. An afternoon
saunter down a road less travelled from Centraal
Station to Spui was interrupted by the urge to turn
right down a narrow alleyway.
It was divine intervention not signage that led me
to the Gollem café, where in four hours I drank my
way through seven or eight beers that challenged
everything I knew. They were Belgian, bottled and
strikingly different not only from any beer I had yet
encountered but also from each other. It was love
at first flight.
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Nowadays I enjoy beers from most heritages and
styles, finding in each some that are cleverly made
or authentic, while others are dull or plagiarised.
I have no truck with people who believe it is
impossible to define good beer. It is obvious –
the clue is in the taste.
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In Victorian Britain ‘small beer’ was a safer way
than the polluted water supply to deliver water
to workers in agriculture or heavy industry. Made
from the second running off a mash, it fermented
to about 3% alcohol, while proper beers in contrast
had a declared strength of 5 to 5.5%, likely
underestimated. Export and special brews were
stronger.
The Liberal Party acquired support from Temperance
activists after it lost the barons of brewing to the
Tories in the 1870s. In 1914 they found themselves
in government at the outbreak of a major war and
compelled to introduce special powers for the
duration of hostilities. Their Defence of the Realm
Act introduced pub closing times and a cap on the
strength of beer at 4% alcohol.
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After the war, high duty imposed on re-legalised
stronger beers helped reflate Britain’s shattered
economy and by the time brewing had started to
return to normal, Hitler had provoked a re-match.
By 1945 British consumer expectations were at a
new 20th century low.
we made the right call for our times, but not one
likely to last through better times.
Meanwhile
The radical swerves of the 20th century had left UK
brewers with few options to make beers tasty and
yet Britain’s brewmasters remain the undisputed
world champions at getting an awful lot of flavour
out of relatively little.
In our time
Food rationing continued to 1954, by which
time new business methods had persuaded
shareholders that efficiency and profitability
mattered more than reputation and product in
determining success. Thus brewing fell victim to
indiscriminately applied new technologies that
enabled cost cutting.
In the third piece in this mini-series I will try
to explain how they achieve this. Sadly, it has
relatively little to do with those aspects of beer
production that the purists’ credo holds dear.
This was the world into which my generation of
CAMRA members stepped, with our collective
misunderstanding of what constituted traditional
British beer.
Porters and most serious stouts, pale ales and IPAs,
after dilution, were replaced by variations on light
ale. The better ones were finished at the pub, while
others came pre-packed as ‘keg’, a word made for
spitting. Early CAMRA mistook the best available
for the best possible. When defining “good beer”,
Tim Webb served on CAMRA’s National Executive
for seven years, running the Great British Beer
Festival for the first two, then heading up
publicity and publications. He has since written
numerous best selling beer books, thus far
translated into nine languages. In his spare
time he runs a small publishing company and
booksellers (www.booksaboutbeer.com).
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BREWERY NEWS
We have recently received news of two new local
breweries.
TRÈS BIEN BREWERY opened in Autumn 2014,
supplying a small selection of pubs throughout
Leicestershire. What began as a fictional Brewery for the
labels of home-brew Christmas presents now exists in a
small, real, one man Brewery in a corner of Tur Langton.
EVERARDS January saw a new beer from Everards,
the 3.5% pale bitter called Clock Tower brewed using only
English Hops. February sees the return of Tighthead (see
separate article below).
www.everards.co.uk
GAS DOG nothing new to report.
www.gasdogbrewery.co.uk
Meanwhile, in Leicester, GREAT CENTRAL BREWERY
have taken over the Dem Bones premises and installed
some new plant.
GOLDEN DUCK are now brewing for Long Lane as well
BARROWDEN early days yet, but expansion plans
LANGTON continues steadily.
are underway.
www.exeterarmsrutland.co.uk
www.langtonbrewery.co.uk
BELVOIR celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2015 and
www.Facebook.com/longlanebrewery.co.uk
Colin Brown is working on an event for this. The new logo
and pump clips were well received and contract brewing
remains strong.
www.belvoirbrewery.co.uk
CHARNWOOD is amongst several new breweries hoping
to be in evidence at Leicester Beer Festival.
www.charnwoodbrewery.co.uk
DOW BRIDGE Still no news on re-location; beer sales
remain buoyant.
www.dowbridgebrewery.co.uk
ELLISWOOD good winter trade has been followed by
a decent start to the New Year.
www.theelliswoodbrewery.co.uk
as their own brews.
www.goldenduckbrewery.com
LONG LANE – (see Golden Duck).
PARISH’S Baz may now be a radio star, but will continue
to brew for the foreseeable future…..
PIG PUB BREWING CO
www.piginmuck.com/brewery
Q BREWERY The microbrewery will be present at
Leicester Beer Festival in March.
www.qbrewery.co.uk or www.facebook.com/qbrewery
We have recently been contacted by a beer keg
manufacturer of 20 years standing who are seeking UK
customers. Suppliers of Europe keg, DIN keg, US 1/2
beer barrels and 5 gallon beer barrels, ball lock keg, etc.
more information can be found at their website.
www.beerkegbeerbarrel.com
GIVE TIGHTHEAD A TRY
EVERARDS is bringing back Tighthead, a special beer brewed to mark the
Six Nations tournament and available in selected Everards pubs. The russet
brown ale brewed with a blend of Challenger, Saaz and Cascade hops, offers a
comforting spicy, chocolate aroma with a blend of fruit and roasted caramel
leaving a sweet finish. Customers who buy a pint of Tighthead in February will
have the opportunity to play an online game for the chance to win one of a
hundred Everards and Leicester Tigers prizes, including Rugby shirts and beer!
Everards are the Official Beer supplier of Leicester Tigers and are extremely
proud to have eight Tigers players named in the England RBS Six Nations
squad. Brands Manager Claire Cannell said: “Tighthead is a great tasting
session beer and received a fantastic response when we released it last year...
it is the perfect beer for any rugby fan and is sure to be popular during the
tournament.”
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PUB NEWS
BEER
The Dog & Gun, Keyham now offers CAMRA
members 30p per pint discount on Real Ales. The
Heathcote Arms (Croft) and The Chandlers Arms
(Shearsby) have withdrawn CAMRA discounts,
though the latter is to introduce a loyalty card. The
Friary has re-introduced its loyalty card which was
suspended a few months ago. The Old Horse now
has 8 new handpumps, 7 of which are dispensing
different ciders and the other will be a second Tiger
line to reduce congestion at busy periods. The Last
Plantagenet is to improve its real ale offer and is
hoping to embrace more local breweries.
BARS – PROS
The Kaffir, Whetstone, has re-opened after a two
month closure and now offers four real ales. Entropy
(H North), Hinckley Road, has now re-opened but
no details yet on the beer offer. A new bar, Apres,
has opened in High Street, but has no real ale. The
William Wygston has re-opened after its January
refit. More encouraging news from The Humber
Stone is that having previously been tied to Coors it
is now free of tie. There are two cask lines at present
and the aim is to get one regular beer and one
rotating. The new manager is keen to have a good
cask offer and has previously worked in the area
at The Dove. The Midland Railway, Syston, has reopened after extensive refurbishment; initial reports
are favourable. The long-heralded refurbishment of
The Bricklayer’s Arms, Welford Road, has started.
Word on the grapevine that The Shakespeare,
Braunstone Town, is about to be re-vamped, but
nothing specifically confirmed.
BARS – CONS
The White Horse, Desford has recently been
closed while Marston’s recruit a new tenant.
The Huntsman, Cosby is currently being converted
into a Co-Op store. The Charlotte is unlikely to
re-open any time soon for a variety of reasons.
The George, Ashley, (in the neighbouring
Northamptonshire CAMRA area) Has been closed for
some time as successive tenants have been unable
to meet the passing rent. A local action group is
hoping to acquire the pub for the benefit of the local
community in a very rural corner of our area.
MISCELLANY
As we went to press news came through that after
two highly-successful years at The Sir Robert Peel,
Julian & Karen Watson are to move back to Wigston
where they are to take on The Horse & Trumpet.
MILD IN MAY 2015
Following the success of the 2014 event we will again be organising a Mild in May event for 2015. Any
venues not involved last year that wish to be are welcome to get in touch. For further information
please email Shawn - membersec11@gmail.com
Pub News relies greatly on input from the public and the trade. CAMRA members will generally
visit premises with an existing real ale commitment so information on new stockists and outlets is
particularly welcome. Thanks on this occasion to Philip Tiplady, Steve Peck, Anthony Sharman, Gary
Akiens, Jim Reay, Steve Collins, Dennis Green, Bill Woolley and Shawn Collier.
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PUBS HERITAGE
Pub heritage is an important issue for CAMRA. Our
historic pubs, especially our historic pub interiors, are
under continuing threat from inappropriate alteration or
even complete closure. CAMRA has developed a National
Inventory of the most precious of our true heritage
pubs, along with Regional Inventories of other pub
interiors worthy of both protection and celebration.
Our historical pubs are a unique and precious part of our
heritage and way of life; if you want to find out more about
them, please visit our Pub Heritage website.
HISTORIC PUB INTERIORS - ADVICE FOR PLANNERS
CAMRA works hard to safeguard our precious legacy of
pub interiors with real historic or architectural importance.
Local Planning Authorities play a vital role in protecting this
heritage and, in most cases, will share our objectives.
We have therefore compiled advice and guidance for
planners and conservation officers concerning historic pub
interiors. It covers:
u our system of National and Regional Inventories
for listing and describing outstanding interiors
uthe position on Listing
uwhat to look for in a historic pub interior e.g.
fixtures and fittings, planform
uinternal alterations and extensions - the issues
which ought to be considered
uexternal alterations e.g. signage, smoking shelters
ufurther reading
ucontacts for more information.
PUBS IN TIME
The Campaign or Real Ale is asking for information on pubs that have played a unique part in shaping history for its
new “Pubs in Time” scheme.
Pubs in Time plaques have so far been awarded to 14 pubs that have features in significant events in history. Plaques
are intended to recognise important events in the life of a pub not less than 30 years ago - unless there are exceptional
circumstances. All pubs in the UK are eligible as long as the significant event or activity happened on the premises.
Plaques will be awarded for an event or activity of significance or significant interest to the life and history of the nation,
a field or profession, or to a local area. The fact that an individual frequented a pub will not be enough for nomination.
Nominations should be made to CAMRA Research and Information manager Iain Loe who can be contacted at
iain.loe@camra.org.uk or by calling 01727 798449 You might also be interested in Once Upon a Pint A Reader’s Guide to England’s Literary Pubs & Inns for UK pubs and inns with a literary connection.
PLAQUE RECIPIENTS SO FAR
The Globe Inn, 56 High Street, Dumfries DG1 2JA
01387 252335
The Globe was the favourite Howff (pub) of Robert Burns
when he was living at Ellisland Farm. Using his diamond
ring, Burns inscribed a poem on one of the bedroom
windows which still survives today.
He wrote:
“Gin a body meet a body
Coming through the grain
Gin a body kiss a body
The thing’s a body’s ain”
What he regarded as his best love song was penned to
Anna Park, her of the ‘golden locks’, who was the niece
of the landlord at that time. The Burns Howff club was
founded here in 1889 and still meets here every year on
January 25.
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The George Inn, High Street, Norton St Philip, Bath,
Somerset, BA2 7LH
01373 834 224
On the 36th and 27th of June 1685 this pub served as
the Duke of Monmouth’s headquarters for two of the last
armed battles on English soil. The clash that took place
a musket’s shot from the pub is believed to be the last
occasion that a rebel force routed government troops.
The Leopard Inn, 21 Market Place, Burslem, Stoke-onTrent, Staffordshire, ST6 3AA
01782 819644
On March 8 1765 Josiah Wedgwood and James Brindley
met to discuss the construction of the Trent and
Mersey Canal. The project began the following year and
spearheaded Britain’s Golden Age of canals, revolutionising
freight transport and helping fuel the industrial revolution.
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The Eagle & Child, 49 St Giles, Oxford, OX1 3LU
01865 302925
Until 1963 the great writers of “the Inklings” - C.S. Lewis,
J.R.R Tolkien, Charles Williams and others - met regularly
in the pub. The conversations that took place there
profoundly influenced the development of 20th century
English literature.
The Town of Ramsgate, 62 Wapping High Street, London,
E1W 2PN
020 7481 8000
In 1688 following the fall of James II, the infamous Judge
Jeffries, who presided over the Bloody Assizes, enjoyed
his last moments of freedom before being captured and
beaten while waiting for a passage from London. He was
taken to the tower and died the following year.
The Angel and Royal, Grantham, High Street, Grantham
NG31 6PN
01476 565816
It was here in 1483 that Richard III sat and signed the
death warrant for his cousin, the Duke of Buckingham. This
Inn has played host to such heads of state as King John,
Oliver Cromwell and King Charles I.
The Swan Inn, Lower Street, Fittleworth, RH20 1EN
01798 865429
This was the headquarters of Ye Ancient Order of Froth
Blowers. Founded in 1924 by Bert Temple and known as
a “cheerful law-abiding fraternity of absorptive Britons”
the Order raised a six figure sum for children’s charities
within five years. Economic forces and pressure from the
temperance movement sadly led to the demise of the
Order some years later.
The Bell, Great North Road, Stilton, Peterborough,
PE7 3RA
01733 241066
During the 1720’s this Inn was the first place to sell Stilton
cheese. It’s then owner Cooper Thornhill popularised it and
created a substantial and enduring market for the product.
A 19th century saying from Wymondham reads: “Drink a
pot of ale, eat a scoop of Stilton, Every day you will make
‘old bones.”
The Eagle, 8 Bene’t St, Cambridge, CB2 3QN
01223 505020
On February 28, 1953, Francis Crick and James Watson
made the first public announcement of the discovery of
DNA with the words “We have discovered the secret of life”
Throughout their early partnership Watson and Crick dined
in the pub on six days every week.
The Clissold Arms, 105 Fortis Green, London, N2 9HR
020 8883 1028
The site of the first public performance of Ray and Dave
Davies, founding members of the Kinks, in December
1960. The Kinks went on to become one of Britain’s most
influential rock bands and its members are regarded as the
founding fathers of musical genre’s that emerged decades
after they disbanded.
Jacaranda Club, Liverpool, 21-23 Slater Street, Liverpool,
L1 4BW
0151 707 8281
Where in 1960 the five founding members of The Beatles
staged some of their earliest public performances. They
began a professional career here by engaging their first
manager Allan Williams, who, together with Beryl Williams,
were proprietors of the venue. The Jacaranda was a key
launching point for the band’s future success.
The Royal Anchor, 9-11 The Square, Liphook, Hampshire,
GU30 7AD
01428 722244
Where in June 1814 The Allied Sovereigns met and lunched.
The party included the Emperor of Russia and the King of
Prussia together with distinguished military figures such as
Marshal Blucher and the Duke of Wellington.
QUEEN
VICTORIA
76 High St, Syston
6 Hand pumps including guests
Large Beer Garden
Food Tuesday – Sunday
Entertainment with Live Bands
every fortnight
CAMRA discounts now available
The Derby Arms, Margate Road, Ramsgate, CT11 7SG
01843 593586
The writer and humorist Frank Muir was born here in
February 5, 1920. He was one of the great pioneers of
British radio comedy and created a genre of gentle humour
that endeared him to millions of people around the world.
He died on January 2, 1998.
The Star Inn, 2 Quarry St, Guildford, Surrey, GU1 3TY
01483 532887
Where in 1974 the founding members of The Stranglers,
then called the Guildford Stranglers, gave their first public
performance. They went on to become the most enduring
band of the punk and new wave era and one of those
genres’ most important influences.
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EVERARDS
AND CURVE
FORM NEW
PARTNERSHIP
Together with Curve, Everards Brewery recently announced a new partnership between the two
Leicestershire companies, which means that Everards will supply all drinks to Curve, including local
favourite Tiger Best Bitter, and there will be activities combining shows, pubs and, of course, beer!
Stephen Gould, Managing Director of Everards said: “We are pleased to add another great partnership
to our network which already includes Leicester Tigers, Leicester Riders and Dave’s Leicester Comedy
Festival amongst others. Curve is iconic in Leicester and we have many shared values and visions. We
look forward to working with the team at Curve, involving our pubs with their fantastic events and
raising a pint of Tiger at future shows!”
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Delaney’s Angels, Live Rock ‘n’ Roll
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Wednesday 8th April
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Every Sunday
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Speakeasy. Jazz with a Smile
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2 Junction Road LE1 2HS
Freehouse with five handpumps. Belvoir beers plus guest ales.
Corn Exchange £
Market Place LE1 5GG
Wetherspoon/Lloyds No.1 pub in the historic Corn Exchange, built in 1850. Six handpumps.
Criterion
44 Millstone Lane LE1 5JN
Up to eight real ales on sale from micros plus cider. Regular beer festivals.
The Exchange £
50 Rutland Street LE1 1RD
Recent conversion of old shops near the Curve theatre. Three handpumps including real cider.
The Friary £
12 Hotel Street LE1 5AW
Stonegate Group pub with commitment to real ale and cider. Five handpumps.
Globe £
43 Silver Street LE1 5EU
Excellent interior, recently refurbished complete with gas lighting. Everards range plus guests.
High Cross £
High Street / Highcross Street LE1 4JB
J.D. Wetherspoons. Normally has local beers plus interesting guests and ciders.
Hind £
49 London Road LE2 0PD
Refurbished May 2014. Five handpumps with beers from Caledonian plus local guest ales.
King Richard III
70 Highcross Street LE1 4NN
Everards pub which returned to real ale after 40 years of keg. Many historical treasures inside.
King’s Head
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King Street LE1 6RL
Re-opened by Black Country Ales with three regular beers and five guests, plus real cider.
Landsdowne
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123 London Road LE2 0QT
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Popular modern bar although has a retro feel. Usually two real ales available.
Last Plantagenet £
107 Granby Street LE1 6FD
J.D. Wetherspoons. East Midlands beers often feature amongst the guest ales.
Marquis Wellington £
139 London Road LE2 1EF
Historic building with beer garden complete with beach huts. Everards beers plus guest.
Old Horse £
198 London Road LE2 1NE
19th century coaching inn with huge rear garden. Everards ales plus guest beers.
Orange Tree
99 High Street LE1 4JB
Popular art filled bar with large back yard. Fullers London Pride plus guest ales.
Parcel Yard
48a London Road LE2 0QB
Recent refurbishment of old railway parcel offices. Steamin’ Billy beers plus guest ales.
The Pub
12 New Walk LE1 6TF
Salmon
19 Butt Close Lane LE1 4QA
Up to 15 real ales on sale from microbreweries plus a wide range of continental draughts.
Queen of Bradgate £
97 High Street LE1 4JB
Smartly refurbished May 2014. Beers from Castle Rock, Batemans, Everards plus guests.
Rutland & Derby Arms £
23 Millstone Lane LE1 5JN
Smart refurbished pub with rear roof terrace. Everards range plus guest beers.
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Refurbished June 2013. Up to eight ales from Everards and guests plus two ciders.
Slug & Lettuce £
27 Market Street LE1 6DP
A good real ale supporting branch of this chain with four handpumps.
Swan & Rushes
Oxford Street / Infirmary Square LE1 5WR
At least six real ales on sale plus many imported bottled beers and real cider.
Western £
70 Western Road LE3 0GA
Everards ‘Project William’ pub run by Steamin’ Billy Brewing Co. Steamin’ Billy beers plus guests.
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BINGE DRINKING
LEADS TO A
“HIDDEN HANGOVER”
Just one night of binge drinking affects the
immune system, and it can happen within
just 20 minutes of ingesting alcohol.
The findings, published in the journal Alcohol
recently, are the first to document the
immediate effects of alcohol on the human
immune system.
That binge drinking alters behavior is well known.
“But there is less awareness of alcohol’s harmful
effects in other areas, such as the immune system,”
Loyola University Chicago’s Elizabeth Kovacs says in
a news release. Previous studies in both humans and
animals revealed that alcohol intoxication exerts
effects on the immune system several hours to days
after exposure, when blood alcohol is no longer
detectable.
To study the effects while blood alcohol is still
elevated, a team collected blood from seven men
and eight women before they voluntarily became
intoxicated after “high-dose alcohol consumption”
, achieved by downing up to five shots of vodka
within 20 minutes.; each 1.5-ounce shot being
the equivalent of one 5-ounce glass of wine or
12-ounce can of beer. They then collected blood
20 minutes, two hours, and five hours after the
participants first imbibed (these are the times
when intoxicated patients typically arrive at trauma
centers for alcohol-related injuries). The researchers
isolated immune cells from the blood sample,
and then measured their response to introduced
proteins from potentially harmful bacteria. An early
pro-inflammatory state was already evident at 20
minutes when blood alcohol levels were about 130
milligrams per decilitre. There was an increase in
total circulating leukocytes, monocytes, and natural
killer cells. Additionally, there was also an increase in
cytokines, a protein that signals the immune system
to ramp up.
The responses eventually diminished with the
immune system becoming more sluggish than when
the volunteers were sober. At the two and five hour
post-peak-intoxication intervals, the team found
an anti-inflammatory state with reduced numbers
of monocytes and natural killer cells circulating in
the blood. This was accompanied by higher levels
of a different kind of cytokine that signals for the
immune system to become less active.
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SMELLS UNLIKE
TEEN SPIRIT
The familiar fragrance of your favorite brew is partly
caused by aroma compounds produced by brewer’s
yeast. Now, researchers have figured out why the yeast
even makes that smell to begin with: By mimicking
rotting fruit, these single-celled organisms can attract
fruit flies, which help disperse the cells when things get
too crowded. The work was published in Cell Reports
this week.
We’ve have been using yeast for thousands of years to
make bread, beer, and wine. The microbes eat sugars
and convert them into carbon dioxide gas and alcohol;
yeast cells also contribute to taste. About 15 years
ago, Kevin Verstrepen of VIB/KU Leuven in Belgium
accidentally discovered that yeast cells produce several
aroma compounds similar to that of ripening fruits, and
one yeast gene in particular (alcohol acetyl transferase,
or ATF1) was responsible for most of those fruity,
volatile chemicals. “When returning to the lab after
a weekend, I found that a flask with a smelly yeast
culture was infested by fruit flies that had escaped from
a neighboring genetics lab, whereas another flask that
contained a mutant yeast strain in which the aroma
gene was deleted did not contain any flies.” he says in
a news release.
Verstrepen and colleagues then set up an experimental
compartment where they pumped ATF1 aromas into
one corner, while another corner received a dose of
odours from ATF1-deficient yeast. The other two control
corners emitted odourless air streams. Deleting ATF1
took away the attraction Drosophila melanogaster flies
had to the yeast cells, and brain activity in flies exposed
to these aroma-mutant yeast differed drastically from
that in flies exposed to normal, fruity yeasts.
In this way, two seemingly unrelated species, yeasts
and flies, have developed an intricate symbiosis based
on smell, whereby the flies feed on the yeasts, and the
yeasts benefit from the movement of the flies.
Additionally, yeast emit fruity, flowery odours more
when their populations grow rapidly, suggesting that
the aromas were an evolutionary adaptation to prevent
overcrowding. “When [yeast is] feeding on a piece
of banana, the population is growing exponentially.
So maybe it makes sense for a few of them to go
somewhere else,” Verstrepen says. When they hitch a
ride to another colony, the yeast also get to breed with
genetically different strains so that the same flavours
that allow us to enjoy our beer probably evolved to
attract flies and to help yeast disperse into broader
ecosystems.
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JIM’S
JAUNT
Knighton & Clarendon
by Jim Reay
Knighton was an ancient medieval village
mentioned in the Domesday Book Survey of
1086 as the hamlet of Cnitetone. Originally
a separate village a couple of miles south of
the centre of Leicester, many original features
remain, although due mainly to the demand
for housing during the Victorian period,
Knighton became absorbed by Leicester,
linked via the area known as Clarendon
Park. Historically, the name Clarendon Park
derives from the fact that until the nineteenth
century the area was a park owned by the
Society of Friends (Quakers), whose meeting
house is still situated in the area. Due to the
Quakers temperance beliefs, when the park
was sold to The Clarendon Park Company for
development, a condition of the land sale
stated that no pubs should be erected, which
explains the dearth of longstanding traditional
pubs in the immediate neighbourhood.
However, the end of the Victorian era saw the
introduction of trams enabling the good folk
of Clarendon Park to avoid the prohibition with
more ease and as a consequence, the last
tram back from Leicester was notoriously full
of cheerful passengers.
This jaunt starts in the mainly residential area
known as West Knighton at The Aberdale
on Shackerdale Road. The bus stop nearby is
accessed via Arriva 44A which leaves Leicester
from Charles Street Stand EB. The pub has a
large U-shaped public bar, which has a pool
table and darts board, and an even larger
lounge bar made up of two distinct areas. The
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area nearest to the car
park has no servery, is basically furnished with
tiled floors, and appears to be ideally suited
as a child friendly family room. The other
part of the lounge is carpeted, more plushly
furnished, and has a conservatory annexe.
The single Real Ale was Everards Tiger.
Leaving The Aberdale I turned right along
the busy carriageway known as Asquith
Way before crossing over into Aberdale Road
from which the spire of St. Mary Magdalene
church was clearly visible straight ahead in
the distance above the rooftops. At the end of
Aberdale Road I crossed straight over Welford
Road into Overdale Road then first left into
Meadvale Road and left again into Kingsmead
Road entering Knighton Conservation Area
over the Wash Brook via St. Mary’s footbridge.
This footbridge was opened in 1979 by an
acquaintance of mine and the then Lord
Mayor of Leicester, Cllr. Albert Watson, an
event commemorated by a plaque attached
to one of the five adjacent enormous
washstones. Albert’s most outstanding
achievement during his year of office was the
Scanner Appeal, for the provision of the then
most up-to-date whole-body X-ray scanner
equipment for the Leicester Royal Infirmary.
He succeeded in raising a sum in excess of
£1,000,000 believed, at that time, to be the
largest public appeal in the history of the City.
Continuing straight on along the footpath I
soon came to the bottom end of Church Lane
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Oram Cottage
where, to my left, was the impressive lychgate
entrance to St. Mary Magdalene Church, just
across the road from which is the picturesque
thatched 17th century Oram Cottage, one of
the few surviving examples of a timber-framed
building in Leicester and Grade II listed. A small
plaque above the front door of the cottage
reads: “A. D. 1961, the restoration of this
cottage was a gift to the City of Leicester by
Briseis E. Oram, widow of Daniel John Oram of
Knighton Hall Leicester.”
The Cradock Arms
was also available in the form of Henry Weston
Family Reserve Cider.
I turned left from The Cradock Arms along
Knighton Road then second left at the traffic
lights along Queens Road until reaching the
traffic lights at Clarendon Park Road cross
roads where the Knighton & Clarendon Park
Conservative Club was facing me. Admission
to the club is available to club members,
member’s guests and ACC (Association of
Conservative Clubs) affiliated members.
I passed the gateway & lodge to Knighton Hall
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to my right at the top of Church Lane from
where the Cradock Arms was in view on the
corner of Newmarket Street and Knighton
Road.
Up to the mid-1800s, Knighton was largely
owned by the Craddock family, who first
bought land there in 1720. However this early
17th century pub predates the Craddock’s
and the original village inn was named The
Bull’s Head. Part of the Everards estate since
1925, this partially thatched pub has relatively
recently undergone major refurbishment
whereby one irregular rambling open plan
area embraces all the original individual rooms
on three levels following the contours of the
external terrain. In parts the building still
retains a traditional ambience with exposed
oak ceiling beams and joists and quarry-tiled
floors. The pub has a large enclosed back
garden where both the patio paved with York
stone flags, and the lawn, are furnished with
ample picnic tables. Real ales available were:
Everards Beacon, Tiger, Original, Sunchaser &
Sleighbell plus Black Country BFG. A real cider
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A VILLAGE SOCIAL CLUB WITH
A PASSION FOR REAL ALE
AND HOLDER OF THE
CAMRA EAST MIDLANDS
“CLUB OF THE YEAR” AWARD
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WE ALWAYS HAVE 6
EXCELLENT REAL ALES
AVAILABLE AT
REASONABLE PRICES
CAMRA MEMBERS FREE
ENTRY WITH CARD
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Founded in 1886 in a purpose built premises,
it comprises a large bar with an adjoining
games room and a small lounge, known as the
blue room, on the ground floor. On the first
floor a large snooker room has three snooker
tables and a small annexe room furnished
with tables and chairs. In the basement, next
to the beer cellar, is a skittles long alley. A
dumbwaiter shuttles both up and down from
the bar replenishing drinks as requested by
snooker players and skittlers alike. The real ales
available were Bass & Thwaites Wainwright.
The Clarendon
Turning left out of the Club I continued straight
on, crossing over Queens Road and along
Clarendon Park Road and then first left into
West Avenue whereupon The Clarendon was
a short distance ahead on the left. This is a
traditional local’s pub consisting of a large
public bar and a lounge bar with egress to
partially covered yard extensively furnished
with tables and chairs in the open part and
picnic tables’ beneath the sheltered area. The
four regular beers, Marston’s Pedigree, Adnams
Broadside, Sharp’s Doom Bar & Draught Bass
were supplemented by two guest beers; Wells
A Good Stuffing & Brains I Sea Santa.
Turning left along West Avenue from
The Clarendon I turned first left into Cecilia
Road at which point my next venue was
visible straight in front of me at the end of
the road. The Babelas was formerly known
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Knighton Cons
as The Bottle Store Off Licence which was
named the Independent Beer Retailer of the
Year in 2000 at the Guild of British Beer Writers
Awards. The next year the proprietor converted
the business to the Babelas Continental Bar.
Still resembling a shop from the outside this
small pub consists of an intimate bar on the
ground floor and a first floor room with plenty
of extra seating. A wall in the bar is adorned
with three eerie paganesque like sculptured
wooden faces resembling Medusa but with
serpents substituted by copious sprouting
tree branches. During warmer weather the
large front windows can be opened creating
a continental ambiance. On tap were Timothy
Taylor’s Landlord, Castle Rock Harvest Pale &
Oakham Ales Citra.
At this point, it’s certainly worth a mention
that in 2005, just five years after The Bottle
Store was named the Independent Beer
Retailer of the Year, the very same title was
bestowed on another nearby prestigious off
licence, namely the long established Offie
of Clarendon Park Road. The Offie is run by
Muree Squires, a specialist wine, beer and
spirit merchant, whose passion for beer takes
him around the world to bring his customers a
choice of 500 different ales at any one time.
Leaving The Babelas I turn left for a short
distance whereupon The Dos Hermanos was
across the road. Dos Hermanos (Spanish for
two brothers) is linked by a central vestibule
to the adjacent Barceloneta restaurant, both
of which were opened in 2002 by John & Andy
Hussain, who previously operated the Pump
& Tap, Café Bruxelles, The Rum Runner and
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Bar Dos Hermanos
Babelas
Mosquito Coast. Viewed from the street
the front elevation retains the appearance
of a shop. Distinctively suspended from the
ceiling in the small front bar is a fleet of
model galleons reminiscent of the Spanish
armada whilst the ceiling of the larger back
room is festooned with elaborate chandeliers.
Available real ales were: St. Austell’s Tribute &
Brunswick A5
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Dizzy
Blonde.
Remarkably, the six venues in this shortish
urban ramble, had between them on the
day, eighteen different real ales available. My
journey home started on an Arriva 44A bus; if
you are really averse to walking, or can’t walk
far, all of the above mentioned places are close
to the 44A bus route.
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CAMRA HELD ITS
CHRISTMAS PUB CRAWL
ON DECEMBER 20TH.
The route was in the form of a zig-zag
which, in theory, meant it was easier to
dip in and out of the trail without losing
contact with the main group. One or two
did go astray, but this elf managed to
stay the course….. JUST!
Leicester
CAMRA
Branch Diary
2015
MARCH
WED 4TH
Branch Meeting –
Ale Wagon, Charles Street 7.30pm
WED 11TH – SAT 14TH
Leicester Beer Festival – see page 14
WED 25TH
Committee Meeting – Sir Robert Peel,
Jarrom Street 8.00pm
APRIL
WED 8TH
Branch Meeting – Bull’s Head,
Lutterworth Road, Blaby 7.30pm
WED 29TH
Pub Of The Month –
The 1852 Brewing Company
2 Station Road Wigston LE18 2DH
(Presentation Approximately 9.00 – 9.15pm)
NOTES
Branch Contact:
K Williams: 07989 272717
keithedmundwilliams@yahoo.co.uk
or: chairman@leicestercamra.org.uk
86 Bonchurch Street, Leicester LE3 5EE
For Saturday and Sunday trips:
Gary Akiens: 07815 825039
or e-mail: socials@leicestercamra.org.uk
For a fully up to date
Branch Diary, please visit
www.leicestercamra.org.uk
and click on the Diary page.
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CAMRA discounts available locally (New additions in bold)
All locations are in Leicester unless indicated in brackets. Information given in good faith and liable to change. Some discounts
may be modified or restricted where special promotions are on offer.
Black Horse, Aylestone
Bull’s Head (Blaby)
The Castle Hotel (Kirby Muxloe)
Crown (Anstey)
Dog & Gun (Keyham)
Exchange, Rutland Street
The Friary, Hotel Street
Glenhills Sports & Social (Glen Parva)
CAMRA discounts/privileges for specific events
20p/pint
10% discount on Cask Ales
10% off Cask Ales
30p/pint on real ales
10% off Cask Ales, Ciders & selected items
10% off real ales
Temporary Visitor Membership for 50p with CAMRA card
Globe, 43 Silver Street
30p/pint
Golden Shield (Fleckney)
20p off Real Ales
Hind, London Road
10p off Cask Ales
Malt Shovel (Barkby)
20p/pint on Real Ales & Trad Cider
Marquis Wellington, London Road
10%
Narborough Arms (Narborough)
10% off Cask Ales & Ciders
Old Horse, 198 London Road
10%
Plough (Littlethorpe)
10%
The Pub
50p off Cask Ales on Mondays
Queen of Bradgate, High Street
10% discount on Cask Ales
Queen Victoria (Syston)
20p off Guest Ales
Red Lion (Gilmorton)
30p/pint
Red Lion Inn (Rothley)
20p/pint & 10p/half
Rose & Crown (Houghton on the Hill)
20p/pint
Royal Standard
10% off Cask Ales
Rutland & Derby, Millstone Lane
Real Ales charged at £3
Sir Robert Peel, Jarrom Street
10p/pint off Guest Ales
Slug & Lettuce, Market Street
10%
Stamford Arms, Groby
10% off Cask Ales
Syston Social Club (Syston)
Temporary Visitor Membership with CAMRA card
Winstanley (Braunstone Town)
20p/pint off guest ales
W - Corn Exchange, Market Square
standard 50p vouchers accepted and 20% off food
W - Highcross. High Street
standard 50p vouchers accepted and 20% off food
W - Lord Keeper of the Great Seal (Oadby)
standard 50p vouchers accepted only
W - Last Plantagenet, Granby Street
standard 50p vouchers accepted and 20% off food
W - Sugar Loaf (Market Harborough)
standard 50p vouchers accepted and 20% off food
W - White House (Scraptoft)
standard 50p vouchers accepted only
W - William Wygston (Wigston)
standard 50p vouchers accepted only
The Yews (Great Glen)
10% discount on Cask Ales
W prefix denotes Wetherspoon outlets accepting CAMRA vouchers. One voucher per visit rule generally enforced.
Non-CAMRA loyalty card schemes available to all customers:
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Black Horse, Aylestone
“Cheaper by the dozen” - £5 voucher on collecting 12 stamps.
Chandlers Arms (Shearsby)
1 for 10 loyalty card
Exchange, Rutland Street
£2.50 card gives a range of 10% discounts
The Friary, Hotel Street
“Love Cask Ale” - every 7th pint free
The Pub, New Walk
1 for 10 loyalty card
Queen of Bradgate, High Street
1 for 10 loyalty card
Sir Robert Peel, Jarrom Street
50p card, Visit www.sirrobertpeelleicester.co.uk for details
The Steamin’ Billy Card
£ 2 card gives various discounts. Details at www.steamin-billy.co.uk
February - March 2015
The Newsletter of Leicester CAMRA Branch
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Join CAMRA Today
Complete the Direct Debit form and you will receive 15 months membership
for the price of 12 and a fantastic discount on your membership subscription.
Alternatively you can send a cheque payable to CAMRA Ltd with your completed form, visit
www.camra.org.uk/joinus or call 01727 867201. All forms should be addressed to the:
Membership Department, CAMRA, 230 Hatfield Road, St Albans, AL1 4LW.
Your Details
Title
Direct Debit
Surname
Single Membership £24
(UK & EU)
Forename(s)
Joint Membership £29.50
£31.50
(Partner at the same address)
Date of Birth (dd/mm/yyyy)
Address
For Young Member and other concessionary
rates please visit www.camra.org.uk or call
01727 867201.
Postcode
Email address
Tel No(s)
Partner’s Details (if Joint Membership)
Title
Non DD
£26
Surname
I wish to join the Campaign for Real Ale,
and agree to abide by the Memorandum and
Articles of Association
I enclose a cheque for
Signed
Forename(s)
Date
Applications will be processed within 21 days
Date of Birth (dd/mm/yyyy)
Email address (if different from main member)
Campaigning for Pub Goers
& Beer Drinkers
01/15
Enjoying Real Ale
& Pubs
Join CAMRA today – www.camra.org.uk/joinus
Instruction to your Bank or
Building Society to pay by Direct Debit
Please fill in the whole form using a ball point pen and send to:
Campaign for Real Ale Ltd. 230 Hatfield Road, St.Albans, Herts AL1 4LW
Name and full postal address of your Bank or Building Society Service User Number
To the Manager
9 2 6 1 2 9
Bank or Building Society
Address
FOR CAMPAIGN FOR REAL ALE LTD OFFICIAL USE ONLY
This is not part of the instruction to your Bank or Building Society
Membership Number
Postcode
Name
Name(s) of Account Holder
Postcode
Instructions to your Bank or Building Society
Bank or Building Society Account Number
Branch Sort Code
Please pay Campaign For Real Ale Limited Direct Debits from the account
detailed on this instruction subject to the safeguards assured by the Direct Debit
Guarantee. I understand that this instruction may remain with Campaign For Real
Ale Limited and, if so will be passed electronically to my Bank/Building Society.
Signature(s)
Reference
Date
This Guarantee should be detached
and retained by the payer.
The Direct Debit
Guarantee
This Guarantee is offered by all banks and building
societies that accept instructions to pay by Direct
Debits.
If there are any changes to the amount, date or
frequency of your Direct Debit The Campaign for
Real Ale Ltd will notify you 10 working days in advance
of your account being debited or as otherwise agreed.
If you request The Campaign for Real Ale Ltd to collect
a payment, confirmation of the amount and date will
be given to you at the time of the request
If an error is made in the payment of your Direct
Debit by The Campaign for Real Ale Ltd or your bank
or building society, you are entitled to a full and
immediate refund of the amount paid from your bank
or building society
- If you receive a refund you are not entitled to, you
must pay it back when The Campaign For Real Ale Ltd
asks you to
You can cancel a Direct Debit at any time by simply
contacting your bank or building society.Written
confirmation may be required. Please also notify us.
Banks and Building Societies may not accept Direct Debit Instructions for some types of account.
The Leicester Drinker
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