Sunderland Octoberfest 2014

Beer List:

	Brewery	Location	Beer	ABV	Tasting Notes
1	Binghams	Ruscombe, Berks.	Space Hoppy IPA	5.0%	A pale golden ale and the hops impart a citrus flavour to make this beer hugely refreshing.
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3	Burton Bridge	Burton upon Trent, Staffs.	Bramble Stout	5.0%	A traditional stout with a mellow flavour and just a hint of blackberry in the aftertaste.
4	Bushys	Douglas, Isle of Man.	Ruby 1874 Mild	3.5%	An authentic 100% malt brewed mild with a fine aroma of crystal malt and fuggles and challenger hops. Deep red in colour, the flavour is well balanced creating a popular session beer.
5	Downton	Salisbury, Wiltshire	Quadhop	3.9%	As the name implies, this is a beer brewed using four varieties of hops :- East Kent Goldings, Pioneer, Challenger, Styrian Goldings. A golden coloured beer with the full range of hop flavours and aromas.
6	Freeminer	Cinderford, Gloucs.	Honey Dipper	4.6%	A clean tasting and well hopped beer brewed with 'Fairtrade' honey, to give a crisp clean bitterness and a complex aftertaste.
7	Grafton	Worksop, Notts.	Silhouette	4.0%	A pale yellow coloured ale which is brewed with vanilla pods. Easy drinking and refreshing.
8	Green Jack	Lowestoft, Suffolk.	Orange Wheat	4.2%	Light, with grainy citrus & marmalade flavours. This delightfully drinkable Wheat Beer is enjoyed by men and women alike. Now brewed with Citra Hops!
9	Highland	Orkney.	Orkney Blast	6.0%	A stunning stronger ale in the true British fashion, with balanced flavours from maris otter malt and English hops added early and late in the copper. One to take great care with as it is so drinkable.
10	Ilkley	Ilkley, West Yorks.	Rye n Dry	5.0%	Roggenbier
11	Jarrow	Jarrow, Tyne & Wear.	McConnell's Stout	4.6%	In 1932 Patrick McConnell left Ireland looking for employment.  He found work at Palmers Shipyard in Jarrow and lived the rest of his life at Jarrow on Tyneside.  Today his grandson brews an Irish Stout he would be proud of.  A rich creamy stout, with a l
12	Jarrow	Jarrow, Tyne & Wear.	Isis	5.0%	A well balanced golden premium ale with a full hop aroma and grapefruit presence on the palate.
13	Kent	Birling, Kent.	Enigma	5.5%	A highly hopped dark ale with a soft malt body and a balance finish. A black IPA, that's the engima!
14	Kelburn	Glasgow.	Red Smiddy	4.1%	Red Smiddy is a smooth, dry ale with a unique spicy aroma and flavour. Its reddish hue, warm glow and tight head gives it a presence that makes it stand out.
15	Little Valley	Hebden Bridge, W. Yorks.	Ginger Pale Ale	4.0%	Light and fresh with a hint of ginger and citrus. Ginger Pale Ale is approved by the Fairtrade Foundation.
16	Loch Ness	Drumnadrochit, Invernessshire.	Hoppy Ness	5.0%	A golden hoppy beer made with maris otter pale Ale and malted wheat. Hopped with Admiral, Columbus, Citra and Williamette. Hugely hoppy beer with a little sweetness in the background.
17	Maxim	Houghton Le Spring	Simcoe Kid	4.2	A light golden ale with a citrussy bitterness from the 7 Cs hops and an interesting fruity burst of aromas including passion fruit, lemon and grapefruit from the Simcoe hops
18	Maxim	Houghton Le Spring	Swedish Blonde	4.2%	Named after Maxim Breweries own Anna Goransdotter – Bell, this smooth blonde beer is very light in colour and uses cascade and first gold hops to give refreshing hoppy and complex grapefruit flavours on the palate.
19	Maxim	Houghton Le Spring	Maximus	6.0%	A strong and warming beer that is also smooth and easy to drink, dark ruby in colour, Maximus is described as smooth, sweet, with a hint of liquorice.
20	Saltaire	Shipley, West Yorkshire.	Raspberry Blonde	4.0%	A refreshing blonde ale infused with a hint of raspberries.
21	Skye	Uig, Isle of Skye.	Black Cuillin	4.5%	A distinctive dark ale brewed with roast barley and rolled roast Scottish oatmeal giving an almost stout-like bitterness, smoothed with the addition of pure Scottish heather honey.
22	Stewart	Edinburgh, Lothian	Pentland IPA	4.1%	A golden dry abv, with a slight fruit tones and a moderate bitterness. Fresh hop and added to contribute a more complex character, resulting in an easy to drink ale that offers refreshment with a little extra spice.
23	Stewart	Edinburgh, Lothian	Edinburgh No 3	4.3%	A full-bodied cask ale, with an intense colour, rich malty taste and a clean finish. Brewed using 4 types of malt, including generous portions of black and crystal, subtly balanced using only a small amount of the finest hops.
24	Strathaven	Strathaven, Lannarkshire.	Old Mortality 80/-	4.2%	A blend of five different types of malt gives this chestnut coloured ale a rich dried fruit flavour which is beautifully offset by spicy American hops.
25	Temptation	Houghton le SPring	Sorachi Ale	4.6
26	Tryst	Falkirk, Fife	Transatlantic Hop Trials	3.90%	A continual series of hop trial beers. Each beer will have the same light malt base, be the same strength and will feature a different American aroma hop in each trial.
27	Titanic	Burslem on Trent, Staffs.	Plum Porter	4.9%	This beer is dark, strong and well rounded; the richness of such a rotund beer is brought to an even keel by the late addition of Goldings hops and natural plum flavouring.
28	Tyne Bank	Newcastle upon Tyne	Barrel of Monkeys	6.9	Collaboration between Tyne Bank and Hand Drawn Monkey of Huddersfield. Due to the high strength, sold in third pint measure
29	Williams Bros.	Alloa, Clacks.	Fraoch	4.1%	Brewed with malted barley and heather flower tips to create a multi-award winning beer.  A light amber ale with a floral/peaty aroma, full malt character, a spicy herbal flavour and a dry, wine-like finish.

Cider & Perries List:

All from Barbourne Cider
Maker - Richard Reynolds
http://www.barbournecider.co.uk/
 
Ciders
Golden Drop – Medium – 5%
Crimson King – Medium / Dry – 6%
Sweet Kernel – Sweet  - 4.5%
Worcestershire Cider – Dry – 6.3%
 
Perries
Painted Lady – Medium / Sweet – 5%
Blakeney Red – Medium – 6.5%

Sunderland & South Tyneside Pub of the Year 2014:

1st: The Isis, Sunderland.

2nd: The Steamboat, South Shields.

3rd: Fitzgeralds, Sunderland.
  
{Picture of Isis supplied by Jarrow Brewery}

Sunderland & South Tyneside Club of the Year 2014:

1st: Mid Boldon Club, Boldon.

2nd: Ashbrooke Sports Club, Sunderland.

The branch offers its congratulations to all five venues for the work they have put in & for serving quality real ales throughout the year.

The full results list this year is:
Position     Pub    (Position in 2013/2012:)

1st: The Isis, Sunderland. (1/-)

2nd: The Steamboat, South Shields. (2/2)

3rd: Fitzgeralds, Sunderland. (3/1)

4th: The Alum Ale House, South Shields. (4/5)

5th: The Maltings, South Shields. (5/3)

6th  The William Jameson, Sunderland. (12/-)

7th  The Harbour View Sunderland. (-/-)

8th: The Courtyard, Washington. (6/6)

9th: The William De Wessington, Washington. (8/9)

10th: The Kings Arms, Sunderland. (6/4)

11th: The Museum Vaults, Sunderland. (10/12)

12th The Wouldhave, South Shields (-/-)

Again well done to all on the list, with over 100 venues in the branch area serving real ales it is an achievement to appear anywhere on these lists. 

All Sunderland & South Tyneside members: 

The Pub & Club of the year ballot papers are in the post, if you don't get one let us know asap so it can be sorted. 

 

Please, please use your vote & thus have your say in selecting our Pub & Club of the Year 2014! 

(Lets try & beat last year when about 40% of the ballot was returned.) 

- Returned papers must be in the Secretary's hands by Saturday 1st Feb....so do it NOW! 

• The vote for PotY is from the 22 pubs listed on the ballot....These are the 22 pubs we put in the 2013 edition of the CAMRA Good Beer Guide. 
• The vote for CotY is a free vote, choose upto 3 Clubs in the branch area that serve real ale &/or real cider.

Also:

Selection of Pubs for our entries into the 2014 edition of the CAMRA Good Beer Guide are underway. 

I can't reveal the list on a public forum, (branch members who missed Tuesday's meeting in Fitzgeralds can find out from the latest set of branch meeting minutes, once they are written up!)

What I can say is that we have been allocated 22 entries in the 2014 Guide & the list of 22 that we are currently reviewing were selected from the NBSS scores made by CAMRA members during 2013.

In 2013 a total of 1923 surveys were carried out in 84 pubs in the branch area, so well done to all who took part & all CAMRA members, including those visiting our branch area are encouraged to have there say & score pubs. Remember NBSS scores can now be entered through WhatPub at:  http://whatpub.com/login

Choose your Champion Beer of Britain

Choose your Champion Beer of Britain It’s time for you to consider the beers you want to nominate for the Champion Beer of Britain. This year the nomination period will run from the 1st November 2013 to the 31st December 2013. Now that we have announced this year’s Champion Beers it’s time for you to consider the beers you want to nominate for the next Champion Beer of Britain competitions. As last year all CAMRA members can nominate their choices via the national website and take part in the process to choose the Champion Beer of Britain. The beers judged in the national finals go through a very rigorous process to be selected, including a series of regional competitions in nine areas, to find the best regional beer in each of eleven beer style categories. In each region, the beers selected for the local competitions are determined by member nominations and Tasting panel input.

Have Your Say the On-line Way Any CAMRA member can login into the CBOB web site www.cbobvoting.org.uk using the same login details they use to access the members' area of the CAMRA national website. Having logged in they are able to access information about the nomination schedule. The website allows all members to nominate five beers in each of the eleven categories to be put forward for the CBOB competition. Those members whose branches straddle multiple CAMRA regions will be presented with the option to choose the region they want to vote in. You will be permitted to vote in both regions. The CBOB voting web site is www.cbobvoting.org.ukwww.cbobvoting.org.uk. Do not delay. Vote today.

The 2013/14 Cask Report came out a few weeks ago, if you are working in the trade this is a must read publication. Others interested in cask ale in general will also find it of interest:
http://www.caskreport.co.uk/cask-reports/report-2013-14

PRESS RELEASE:

The Sunderland and South Tyneside Branch of the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) is pleased to announce the return of our beer festival, the Sunderland Octoberfest to the Bonded Warehouse on Low Street from Thursday 10 to Saturday 12 October. This is fifth year that we have held our beer festival at this venue.

We have put together a selection of real ales from micro and independent breweries from all over the country. Many beer styles will be available from mild, bitters, stouts, wheat beers, fruit flavoured beers and a chilli plum porter. The focus this year is on the new wave of small brewers from London, the East Midlands and Yorkshire.

All of the brewers located in our branch area will be represented- Jarrow, Maxim, Darwin and Temptation. We will be one of the first to have Jarrow Amber Ale- one of the first beers brewed on their new brewery following their return to Jarrow. 

The beer range is complemented by a selection of ciders from small producers from Gloucestershire, Hereford and Worcester. CAMRA nationally has designated October as Cider Month.

The festival is open from 4 to 10:30 on Thursday, 1 to 10:30 Friday and from noon on Saturday.

Admission is £1.00 and free to students and card carrying CAMRA members.

A souvenir glass will be available for sale or hire.

Michael Wynne 

(Branch Chair and Festival Organiser)

Next Branch Meeting:

• Next branch meeting is Wednesday, 9th October @ The William de Wessyngton, Washington. 

  Starts 20:00. All branch members welcome