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Scunthorpe and District
We are a small and friendly local branch of CAMRA,
a national consumer organisation which campaigns on behalf of UK drinkers on subjects such as choice,
value for money, good beer and good pubs.
We have regular meetings in local pubs, plus a programme of social activities including
visits to beer festivals and breweries. CAMRA members and prospective members are welcome
to attend our meetings and socials.
Details can be found here on the website, in the members' newspaper, 'What's Brewing',
or the branch newsletter, 'Iron Brew'; the latter is free and distributed to many
real ale pubs in our area on a quarterly basis and can be downloaded from this page.
Please visit our Campaigning page for more details of causes supported by the branch
or click here to see all CAMRA's latest causes.
2012 Events
CAMRA designated April asCommunity Pubs month.
To support this we held two Saturday pub crawls of community pubs in Barton and Scunthorpe
combining the first one with the Pub of the Season presentation to Stables.
All in all members visited the Volunteer Arms, Old Mill, Wheatsheaf, George Inn, Stables, Chancel,
Malt Shovel, Crown, Harry's Bar, Queen Bess, Clamart, Abacus, and the Blue Bell.
The beers and cider were generally good and one of our branch aims is to support and promote
local pubs, especially those not in the Good Beer Guide due to the entry limit,
producing mini-guides and raising their profile on this branch website.
Doncaster Beer Festival
Branch members attended several sessions of this year's festival taking
advantage of its proximity and supporting one of our neighbouring branches.
Leeds Beer Festival
An overwhelmingly girly group of members made our way to Pudsey Civic Hall where over
150 real ales were on offer, many from within Yorkshire. As opposed to previous
years little had sold out as we arrived just after Saturday opening so a good
selection was to be had. The festival also featured a 'Mild Trail', which pleased
our dark beer loving members. Five halves of mild drunk resulted in the sixth one
being free, with Leeds Brewery Midnight Bell amongst the favourites.
After sufficient sampling we made our
way into the City Centre on a mission to visit the Leeds Brewery Tap, trying some
of their own excellent brews followed by Whitelocks First City Luncheon Bar, a historical gem nestled in an alleyway
off the busy shopping area.
Pub of the Season Winter 2012
The Malt Shovel, Ashby
Our Winter Pub of the Season was awarded to the Malt Shovel,
located in the busy shopping area of central Ashby. At the helm are Simon Hall and Belinda Fisher,
both experienced licensees who have been in post at the Malt since 2006
and this is and the second time they have won in recent years.
National Winter ALes Festival, Manchester
We always enjoy a branch trip to the National Winter Ales as,
amazingly, can be seen on the official website!
(Keep refreshing until you see us in a previous incarnation!)
This year we met friends from other branches on the way there and appreciated
the selection of ales on offer plus the new tablecloths before sampling some of Manchester's fine ale houses.
(Alexander also had a splendid time comparing beers.)
Meet Alexander 'the Beercat'!
Apparently, like him or not, we now have a branch mascot to accompany us on trips and be
photographically reproduced at every opportunity.
He is also claiming the phrase, 'Compare the beercat' as his intellectual property.
Click here for previous events.
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