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The South East Essex CAMRA Rochford Beer Festival Guide 2013

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I would like to warmly welcome you all tothe 34th South East Essex Beer and CiderFestival, here at the Freight House. It does-n’t seem like twelve months ago, that wewere here for the 33rd festival. Planning forthis year started shortly after last year’s festival finished.

I hope that you enjoy the ales and cidersthat we have on offer during this week.

If you are interested in joining theCampaign for Real Ale, to save the pubsthat sell, and the brewers who produce,some of the wonderful beers you have sam-pled here, please join CAMRA at the membership desk in the hall.

CAMRA’S KEY CAMPAIGNSCAMRA members have chosen four maincampaigns to concentrate on during thecoming months. These campaigns wereagreed following a policy discussion groupat CAMRA’s AGM in Torquay, April 2012,and a previous membership survey andstrategy weekend that was conducted by theNational Executive.

Narrowing the Campaign’s activity tofewer key campaigns was a recommenda-tion from the Fit For Purpose Report whichwas presented to the members at CAMRA'sAGM 2011.

The key campaigns are: Stop tax killing beer and pubs

Secure an effective government supportpackage for pubs

Encourage more people to try a range ofreal ales, cider and perries

To raise the profile of pub-going andincrease the number of people using pubsregularly

Please see page 4 for a message about ourcurrent campaign from CAMRA NationalChairman, Colin Valentine.

Please remember, all the people servingyou here are volunteers, who give up theirtime to make this festival a success. Pleasetreat them with respect, and, ENJOY THEFESTIVAL.

Colin KingChairman - CAMRA South East Essex

THANK YOUApart from our volunteers and sponsors,there are many other people and businesseswho have helped behind the scenes.

We would particularly like to thank:TapRoom magazine Graham and Jackie at Recognition Express Billericay Brewing Company and George’sBrewery for brewing our Festival Specials

and, all of the pubs taking part in our”AleTrail to the Rochford Beer & CiderFestival”

The Ale Trail encourages people to try realale and real cider in different pubs through-out South East Essex. If your pub wouldlike to take part next year, please [email protected]

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Welcome to the 34th CAMRA South East Essex Beer & Cider Festival

Ale Trail 2013: Jordan Sharp at the

White Hart, Hockley

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MESSAGE FROM COLIN VALENTINE

CAMRA National Chairman

CAMRA's campaignto strike a fair dealfor publicans tied tolarge pub companieswho are struggling tomake a decent livingand create a thrivingpub sector has reacheda critical stage.

The Government is poised to announce theirresponse to the pub company reform consultationwhich saw 7,000 people answer the online questionnaire and 1,100 written responses. Thisannouncement will outline the legislative proposalto reform the large pub companies and affect thefuture direction of the campaign.

As always thank you for your effort and dedi-cation to the Fair Deal for Your Local Campaignwhich has resulted in the support of 192 MPs and250,000 beer mats distributed across the country.

This year CAMRA’s Campaigns Team alsobrought the issue directly to the heart of thepolitical agenda at the Party Conferences advo-cating reform to 70 MPs and hosting a policydebate with Minister Jo Swinson who instigatedthe consultation. Together we have built a stronggroundswell of support for pubco reform.

As you know, for too long large pub companies(those with over 500 pubs) have been taking morethan is fair or sustainable from pub profits, causingreal hardship for licensees and contributing to theclosure of 26 pubs every single week.

CAMRA is calling on Government to deliver astatutory Code which includes the principle thattied licensees are no worse off than those that arefree of tie backed up by a powerful adjudicator.CAMRA wants to see pubco licensees offered a“Market Rent Only Option” and a Guest BeerOption freeing them up to sell local beers at acompetitive price.

For more about the campaign: www.fairdealforyourlocal.com

Thank you for your support.

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Real Ales, Fine Wines & Good Food

Large Garden • Quiz NightsRegular Live Music • Sunday Lunch Menu

Function Room for Hire

Food Served Every Lunchtime andTuesday to Saturday Evenings

274 Main Rd, Hockley, Essex SS5 4NS

Tel: 01702 203438www.whiteharthockley.co.uk

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A very big Rochford welcome to all our friendsold and new to the 34th South East Essex BeerFestival. CAMRA has grown and currently hasover 150,000 members. Why not join us, whichyou can do at the membership stand. You reallycan make a difference. As we saw in the chan-cellors budget. Without CAMRA would thatreally have happened? Our beer list has grownyet again this year from a 2.5% session beer toa 11% strong ale. This year we are featuring aWar Of The Roses bar with rare beers fromYorkshire and Lancashire, inc Merseyside andGreater Manchester (part of the ancient countyof Lancashire).

Plus our usual superb range of Essex beers,and some from other parts of the U.K.. Not for-getting a great range of Cider's and Perry plusBritish and Foreign bottled beer. Take-aways Ifyou would like to take some ale or cider home,container's are available at the bars. I wouldwelcome any suggestions for future festivalsthemes either verbally or by email. My personalemail is [email protected]. I lookforward to your feedback. Our ThwaitesWainwright sponsored heated Marquee hasonly been made possible by the kind support ofour long standing friends at Thwaites. I reallydo appreciate there help over the year's, asmuch as I love their beers. Why not try a pint ofThwaites Smoked Stack. A rauch beer. A first.We have some on draught on the Foreign beerbar.

Everyone who is working today is giving uptheir time free of charge to serve you. So Pleasetreat them with the respect they deserve. Wewould personally like to thank the whole beerfestival team sitting through all those planningmeetings, and all the volunteers who put inmonths of work or just the odd hour. Your allChampions in our view.

I would like to end on a verysad note. You will notice the RayFuller Cider Bar. Ray suddenly passed away over the summer.Ray was a lovely bloke who loved his pub’s andhis family. We on a weekly basis shared a fewbeers discussing world affairs and our belovedSouthend United plus real ale and Cider. Rest InPeace mate, you will be massively missed.

We will be back at the Freight House next year18th to 22nd November. Please put that in yourdiary.

Steve Dunham and Colin KingFestival Organisers

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When a family has been told that there’s nocure for their child’s illness, Little HavensHospice can help.

We’re here to make the journey as comfortableas possible, controlling pain and medication,offering respite and caring for children at theend of their lives. Our specialist care is free –for as long as is needed – within the familyhome and at our hospice. We’re a registeredcharity – not part of the NHS – and receivelimited government funding. Our hospicecan only exist because of the support andgenerosity of the community. Together, we’re‘Making every day count.’ Little Havens ispart of Havens Hospices, which also incorporates Fair Havens Hospice.

Little Havens Hospice is based in beautifulmeadowland in Thundersley near Rayleighand officially opened in March 1998. Sincethen it has cared for over 1,000 children withlife-limiting illnesses and given vital supportto their families. Caring for achild with an illness whichcould shorten their life placesa huge emotional, physical,mental and often financialstrain upon the whole family.In the homely environment ofthe hospice families can take abreak from the strain of con-stant care, and concentrate onspending quality time together.

Little Havens also helps to provide respiteservice called EPIC for families who wish fortheir child to be cared for in their own home.Our care is often described by those we carefor as “amazing.” Everyone matters atHavens Hospices, we care not just forpatients but their families friends and neigh-bours too. All are welcome.

WHO WE CAN HELPLittle Havens Children's Hospice providescare for children who are life-limited, are life-threatened or have palliative care needs.What this means is that the child has beendiagnosed with a condition, meaning thattheir life may be shortened. We can care forchildren and young people under the age of19. We care for children, young people andtheir families from Essex and the surround-ing London boroughs.

The child may still be receiving treatmentwhich aims to cure but where there is a riskthat this treatment may fail. Equally the childmay be receiving treatment which aims toprolong their life. Little Havens seeks to provide care along with the professionalsalready involved in the child’s care and beingreferred to Little Havens does not mean thatthese treatments will stop.

Little Havens also has a Supportive CareTeam which offers support to children, youngpeople and their families for as long as it isneeded. We have specific criteria to assess eachchild’s needs and we will work with yourchild's doctors to determine whether they aresuitable for the care we can provide. If youhave any questions please call our Care Teamconfidentially on 01702 552200.

FESTIVAL CHARITY: Little Havens Children’s Hospice

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HOW WE ARE FUNDEDOur hospices can only exist because of thesupport and generosity of the community.We’re not part of the NHS and receive limitedgovernment funding. Because the care weprovide for seriously ill children and adults isfree of charge, we must raise over £100,000every week. The hospices can only existbecause of the support and generosity of thecommunity.

WHAT IS IT LIKE THERE? Little Havens is a purpose built, architec-turally designed building within maintainedwoodland just five minutes drive from theA127 and A13. We pride ourselves on ourinformal and relaxed atmosphere as thebuilding is designed to be a “home fromhome.” So there is a lovely kitchen wherehome-cooked meals are served every day,lounge areas and beautiful landscaped gardens. There is plenty to do here with acomputer room, teenage den, multi-sensoryroom, swimming pool and messy play area.For those who want some peace and quietthere are dedicated lounge areas, quiet partsof the garden and each child has their ownbedroom. We have eight bedrooms (twoespecially for teenagers with en-suite facilities)and two specialist bathrooms. All of our build-ing and gardens are wheelchair accessible.

WHO CAN USE LITTLE HAVENS? Our service is for children and young adultswho live in Essex, who are between 0-19years of age and who have a life-limiting orlife-threatening condition. The child may stillbe receiving curative treatment but there is arisk that this may fail, treatment to prolongtheir life, their treatment may be purely tokeep them as comfortable as possible or theymay not be receiving treatment. We providecare for the child and the whole family.

WHO CARES FOR THE CHILDREN?We have a multi-disciplinary team whichmeans the Care Team has a mixture of skillsand qualifications. We do not wear uniformsand hope that this makes you feel as comfortable as possible. We do, however,

wear name badges. Around half of the CareTeam are registered nurses who come from avariety of backgrounds.

We also have a team of on-call doctors whowork with a child’s own paediatrician, con-sultant or GP to provide medical care. Wealso have a music therapist, teacher andteaching assistant, play specialist, family sup-port worker, nursery nurse and NVQ-levelcarers. We have a key worker system toensure families know who to contact if theyneed anything.

WHAT DO OTHER PEOPLE THINK ABOUT LITTLE HAVENS?

Here are just a few comments for familiesand children who are using the hospice:“Little Havens means peace and tranquillityfor our family – we are cared for well here.”

"After my first visit, I wished I’d rung soon-er. I couldn’t believe how lovely and welcom-ing Little Havens was. In hospital, people dostare at you and your baby. At Little Havenswe are accepted for who we are.”

“I was close to breaking point but nowthings are much better now we have LittleHavens as support. My children love going toLittle Havens so this is a treat for us all. If wedidn’t have Little Havens our family wouldhave split up. It really has been a lifeline.”

“I think Little Havens is really cool. I was a bitworried at first but it was OK, everyone theremade me feel at home. I liked the swimmingbecause it helps with my muscle exercises.”

www.havenshospices.org.ukwww.facebook.com/havenshospices

www.twitter.com/havenshospices

Please help support Little HavensChildren’s Hospice by placing your beertokens (with any unused amount) in thebox at the front desk. THANK YOU.

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People often ask what made me want to start upmy own brewery, so where do I start?

Years of drinking beers, going to beer festivalsand home brewing on and off had developed aninterest and passion in beer. Then 2 years agowith a couple of friends I went on a “Brewer forThe Day” experience at Brentwood Brewery.After spending a fantastic day there I thought,“Why not do that yourself?” So I spent a yearreading round the subject, visiting breweriesand drinking more beer and thought “Yes, Icould do this!”

With a love of Belgian beer and the emergingcraft beer movement in London, I decided toaim at a different market – premium bottledcraft beers that I would aim to sell direct to thepublic. So the first step was thinking of a namefor the company – as Brentwood already had abrewery I moved to the next town and it wouldbe Billericay Brewing Company. Next step wasto find suitable premises – not easy! I wantedsomewhere that I could brew, but with a poten-tial footfall to be able to sell bottles direct to thepublic. After a number of premises did not quitework out, in December last year I found a suit-able unit, just behind Waitrose car park in thecentre of Billericay. It had space for a micro-brewery and shop, so went ahead with rentingit, but many steps before we could open – plan-ning permission, licence etc.

At the same time I joined the East AnglianBrewers cooperative, in the hope of starting to

The brewery kit

EAST ANGLIA CAMRA Regional Club of the Year 2012

SOUTH EAST ESSEX CAMRA Cider Bar of the Year 2012

CAMRA Club of the Year 2013

Social membership availableCliff-top location is the ideal place to relax

See what we have on at alexyachtclub.co.uk or facebook: alexandra yacht club

Alexandra Yacht ClubAlexandra Yacht ClubClifton Terrace, Southend-on-SeaClifton Terrace, Southend-on-Sea

‘One of Southend onSea’s best kept secrets’

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Start Up for Billericay Brewing

brew somewhere. Through the co-op I metup with Pitfield brewer Andy Skene, whowas just starting up his own enterprise,Dominion Brewery Company. I became acuckoo brewer learning loads on the way,brewing my first collaborative brew,Mayflower Gold, with Andy. A 6.5% highlyhopped American style IPA, it received a verypositive response in bottled form and ondraught at The Alehouse and Winter BeerFestival, both in Chelmsford.

After obtaining planning permission andlicence our shop opened in mid June. I want-ed the shop to be a specialist beer shop sell-ing not only Billericay Brewing beers, butalso beers from other local microbreweries inEssex and London. The range in The EssexBeer Shop has been very popular, with Essexbeers from Brentwood, Wibblers, CrouchVale, Farmers, Pitfield, Red Fox, Growlerand George’s Brewery. The London sectionfeatures the exciting new beers from TheKernel, Beavertown, Weird Beard,Redchurch and Partizan (if you’ve not triedthem yet, you are in for a treat!) For theopening of the shop, we also launched oursecond beer, another collaboration withDominion, A Mild With No Name. We’vehad a great reception for this from beer afi-cionados, and converted a lot of people todark ales and milds.

Our main aim now is to get our own micro-brewery installed, and as you read this at thefestival we hope that the installation is closeto completion. We hoped to brew our firstbrew on the plant for this festival, but things

never quite happen as soon as you wish, sowe had to brew our festival special (Ice Blue)at Pitfield again. If you like it at the festival,we hope that it will become a regular featurein our range. Mayflower Gold and A MildWith No Name are also available here. Oncethe brewery is up and running we plan toexpand our range further, including a coupleof session beers suitable for selling to localpubs and clubs, but still concentrating onbottled craft ales with taste and character.

Next weekend, why not come along and seehow far we have reached in installing andcommissioning our brewery, and hopefullytry even more of our beers. We have aBelgian Beer tasting evening with Essex’sown Belgian beer expert Podge on Friday29th and open weekend on Saturday30th/Sunday 1st.

All events with pop up bar – see our website or Facebook/Twitter for moredetails.

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Essex Beer Shop

New sign for brewery and shop

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Whatpub.com and The National Beer Scoring Scheme

It is CAMRA policy for all CAMRA branches touse NBSS scores to assist in selecting pubs for theGood Beer Guide. The online scoring system hasnow been incorporated into the Whatpub.comwebsite

WHAT’S WHATPUB.COM ALL ABOUT?

For a number of years, people have been askingwhy CAMRA as the UK's largest and most influen-tial pub-going consumer organisation doesn’t haveits own online pub guide. Well now it does. You canuse whatpub.com to search for pubs across the UKand then look up opening times, descriptions, facil-ities and of course details of the real ale and cideron offer. Being an online guide means that extrafunctions such as additional text for descriptions,photos and live map data are also available.

Our aim is to get every pub in the UK listed onwhatpub.com and all with complete and up to dateinformation such as descriptions and photos.

The Good Beer Guide (GBG) is our showcase tothe world – it demonstrates that we as a Campaignbelieve that excellent real ale is worth campaigningfor. It plays a vital part in supporting our pubsbecause if you want to drink cask ale then the pubis the obvious option. Every pub in the GBG shouldsell great beer all the time. The view of over onehundred thousand people is the key to that consis-tency and the National Beer Scoring Scheme is thetool to make that job as easy as possible.

If you drink real ale in a pub, and have everthought about why it is or indeed why it isn’t in theGBG, then by scoring it you can make a difference.

Also, if you have anything to do with selectingpubs for the GBG you have a duty to listen to whatover 150,000 fellow members are saying aboutyour pubs.

Beer scores can now beentered at www.whatpub.com

When you first enter the database you will beasked to login. Your username is your CAMRAmembership number. The password is the one youuse to access the national website.

What do the scores mean

0. UNDRINKABLE. No cask ale available or sopoor you have to take it back or can’t finish it.

1. POOR. Beer that is anything from barely drinkableto drinkable with considerable resentment.

2. AVERAGE. Competently kept, drinkable pintbut doesn't inspire in any way, not worth moving to another pub but you drink the beerwithout really noticing.

3. GOOD. Good beer in good form. You maycancel plans to move to the next pub. You wantto stay for another pint and may seek out thebeer again.

4. VERY GOOD. Beer in excellent condition.

5. PERFECT. Probably the best you are everlikely to find. A seasoned drinker will award thisscore very rarely.

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564 Rayleigh Road Eastwood SS9 5HX

Christmas Fayre Menu now available!

Up to six cask ales plus cask cider available every day

Regular guest ales from; Adnams, Crouch Vale, Marstons,Sharps, Wychwood and many more.

Great food available all day, every day until 10.00 pm.

Up to six cask ales plus cask cider available every day

Regular guest ales from; Adnams, Crouch Vale, Marstons,Sharps, Wychwood and many more.

Great food available all day, every day until 10.00 pm.

Live entertainment every weekend Live Jazz every Monday evening,Poker evening every Thursday.

Party bookings catered for.Find us on Facebook (Oak Wood )

[email protected]

Telephone 01702 512819

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These beers were ordered; some will havechanged since programme printing. Not allbeers are on at every session: ONLY THEBARRELS WITH A CASK SIGN ANDPRICE ARE AVAILABLE. Any tasting notesare just a guide; please ask for tasters.

ESSEX BAR

Billericay BillericayIce Blue 4%

Festival Special, strong hop flavoursSPONSORED BY ICE BLUE LEGAL

Mayflower Gold 6.5%Powerful, American style pale ale

Mild With no Name 5.5%Traditional, strong dark mild

Bishop Nick Braintree1555 4.3%

Rich tawny beer, nutty taste

Ridley’s Rite 3.6%Traditional bitter

Brentwood BrentwoodBBC2 2.5%

Full-bodied, mid-brown bitter.

Gold 4.3%Heavily hopped golden beer.

Plumberry 4.5%Brown session beer, strong taste

Winter Warmer 4.7%Amber winter ale

Colchester Wakes ColneBrass Monkey 3.8%

Light, refreshing, golden ale

Metropolis 3.9%Golden hoppy beer

Winter Nights 4.3%Dark ruby, best bitter

Crouch Vale S. Woodham FerrersAmarillo 5.0%

Strong golden ale

Brewers Gold 4.0%Pale golden ale

Deverell’s GraysDark Side 4.8%

Dark stout, flavoured with Fairtrade coffee

Redemption 4.5%Full flavoured amber ale

Rock ‘n’ Rolla 4%Blonde summer ale with bite

Dominion Moreton

Canada 4.9%Brewed with 7 different hops

Yukon Gold 2 9.7%Matured in cognac barrels

Farmers Maldon

Golden Boar 5%Powerful, deep-golden ale

Pucks Folly 4.2%Pale golden ale

Xmas Stout 4.8%Full bodied, coffee & chocolate flavours

Felstar FelstedGood Knight 5%

Slightly smoky, easy drinking, porter

Lightburst 4%Well hopped with American hops

Old Essex 3.9%Deep amber traditional old ale, rich malty taste

George’s Great Wakering

74 Squadron 4%Full of English hops

200-200 3.9%Festival Special SPONSORED BY ANDREWS TAXIS

Merry Gentlemen 2012 6%Winter warmer cellared for 12 months

Merry Gentlemen 2013 6%Warming velvety Old Ale, port chocolateflavours

The Cask Ale List

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Excalibur Reserve 7.2%Citrusy, with the warmth of an old Armagnac

Ha’Penny IlfordLondon Particular 4%

Mild

London Stone 4.5%Reddish-brown, best bitter

Harwich Town HarwichBathside Battery 4.2%

Hoppy, golden ale

Bay Bitter 3.6%Golden, hoppy, bitter

Ganges 4%Well balanced amber bitter

Ha'penny Mild 3.6%Deep red, traditional mild

Xmas Beer 4.8%Hop Monster Great Wakering

Snake Oil Stout 5%Collaboration with brewing guru Charlie Saville

Freakshow 9 4.2%Extreme Magnum hop rush, dry fruit finish

Indian Summer Saffron Walden

Bombay Blonde 4.5%Generously hopped

Mersea Island East Mersea

Island Gold 4.5%Refreshing, golden ale

Lion Bitter 3.9%Pale amber, bitter

Mighty Oak Maldon

Bingle Jells 5.2%Traditional fruity dark porter

Oscar Wilde Mild 3.7%Hint of fruit, bitter finish. CAMRA SUPREMECHAMPION 2011

Wiseman's Gold 4.8%Hints of citrus & pine

Yule Love Her 4.1%Fruity and spicy

Pitfield Moreton

Eco Warrior 4.5%Citrus hop aroma

Red Ale 4.8%Complex with a strong hop character

Railway Tavern BrightlingseaBladderwrack Stout 4.7%

Full-bodied stout

Crab & Winkle Mild 3.6%Thin-bodied mild

Red Fox CoggeshallBest Bitter 3.8%

Full flavoured, light brown bitter

Coggeshall Gold 4%Citrus & exotic fruit flavours

Hunter’s Gold 3.9%Delicate citrus aroma

Ruby Red Mild 6.5%Full mash complex mild; homage to SarahHughes

Wily Ol’ Fox 5.2%Amber, with English hops & malt

Round Tower ChelmsfordShadoxhurst Stout 5.4%

Strong, dark, stout

Cotter 4.1%Golden, hoppy bitter

American Brown Ale 4.6%Hopped with Cascade, Columbus & Chinook hops

Saffron HenhamHenham Honey 4.6%

Straw coloured beer with local honey

Littlebury Lighthouse 4.2%Smooth amber ale

Saffron Blonde 4.3%Light golden ale with citrus & malt flavours

Chestnut Grove 4.8%Warming, nutty bitter

Light/Golden Ales

Bitter

Mild/Stout/Porter/Dark

SpecialityRed Ales

COLOUR KEY

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Phone / Fax: 01255 551155 E-mail: [email protected]

Station Approach, Harwich Essex CO12 3NA.

Proud to supply Rochford Beer Festival 2013

Announcing our5th Annual Beer Festival

at theRedoubt Fort, Main Road, Harwich

24th - 27th July 201460+ Beers and ciders

Draught & bottled U.S. BeersHot & cold food all sessions

Admission: £3 with FREE half a pintif you bring your own pewter tankard

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Shalfords Braintree1319 Mild 3.7%

Dark, roast malt & chocolate flavours

Ebenezer Ale 4.5%Traditional light brown beer

Rampant Hop 4%Brewed using local wild hedgerow hops

Rotten End 6.5%Sweet, nutty, with a bitter finish

Stoneley Bitter 4.2%Dark amber session beer

Sticklegs BraintreeStour Gold 3.8%

Refreshing pale ale

Wibblers Mayland

Apprentice 3.9%Amber coloured, slightly malty

Winter Wibble 6%Old ale, whisky like malt flavours

Wobbly Mole 11%Barley wine

WAR OF THE ROSES BAR

Bank Top BoltonDark Mild 4%

Dark brown with malt & roast aroma

Flat Cap 4%Amber ale with citrus, malt & fruit notes

Black Edge HorwichI.P.A 4.7%

Hoppy india pale ale

Hop 3.8%Clean, citrus flavoured

Boggart Hole Clough Newton HeathDark Mild 4%

Classic dark mild

First Christmas 4%Hoppy fruit aroma

Bradfield SheffieldFarmer’s Belgian Blue 4.4%

Christmas berry overtones & a blueish head

Farmer’s Bitter 3.9%Traditional, copper coloured malt ale

Brass Castle PocklingtonBest Bitter 4.5%

Brass coloured, special bitter

Tail Gunner 4%Dry hopped, rye beer with a reddish hue

Brightside RadcliffeInn Crowd 3.8%

Dark mild, all English hops

Best Bitter 4.3%Dark amber, traditional bitter

Maverick I.P.A 4.8%Light amber, American style IPA

Solstice Golden Ale 4.5%Light golden ale

Chantry RotherhamDiamond Black Stout 4.5%

Full bodied, dry stout

New York Pale 3.9%Pale, session bitter

Concertina Mexborough

Bengal Tiger 4.6%Light amber, ale

Club Bitter 3.9%Refreshing and easy drinking

Old Dark Attic 3.9%Dark with cherry fruit & roast flavours

Dunham Massey Dunham Massey

Chocolate Cherry Mild 3.8%Dark with a hint of cherries

Dunham Gold 7.2%Belgian style ale

Light Mild 3.8%Gold, easy drinking, light mild

Winter Warmer 6.6%Strong brown traditional north western winter ale

Elland Elland1872 Porter 6.5%

Rich dark porter, from an 1872 recipe

Cask Ale List continued

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Beyond the Pale 4.2%Pale golden, bitter

Great Heck Great HeckTreasure I.P.A 4.8%

Smooth, hoppy IPA

Yule Twig 5.2%Rich brown, hoppy, with notes of Xmas pud.

Great Newsome S. FrodinghamFrothingham Best 4.3%

Dark amber, best bitter

Sleck Dust 3.8%Straw coloured, session ale

Hamelsworde HemsworthSpanish Stout 4.2%

Sweet liquorice taste

Ilkley IlkleyMary Jane 3.5%

Refreshing, pale ale, packed with Americanhops

Imperial Mexborough

Bitter 3.9%Classic, dark, best bitter

Blonde 4%Very pale, light golden ale

Stout 4.6%Black stout, slightly sweet finish

Kelham Island SheffieldEasy Rider 4.3%

Light amber, easy-drinking ale

Get Your Kicks 6.6%Strong, golden American I.P.A

Kirkby Lonsdale Kirkby LonsdaleMonumental Blonde 4.5%

Golden coloured ale

Radical 4.2%Ruby-red, malty beer

Ruskins Bitter 3.9%A traditional bitter

Liverpool Organic LiverpoolKitty Wilkinson 4.5%

Vanilla, butterscotch & chocolate flavours

Lymm LymmBridgewater Blonde 4%

Delicate, hoppy, subtle and refreshing

Bitter 4%Easy drinking

Slitten Brook Stout 4%Smooth and creamy

Lytham Lytham St AnnesWitch Wood 4%

English hopped, brown ale

Berry Blonde 4.1%Blonde beer, with hints of English berries

Mithril RichmondA66 4%

Crisp, refreshing, golden ale

Stuff the Kiwis 4%

Moorhouse’s BurnleyBlack Cat Mild 3.4%

Dark ruby ale, with chocolate, mocha flavours

Blonde Witch 4.5%Golden, gooseberry notes with fruity flavours

North Yorkshire PinchinthorpeLord Lee’s 4.7%

Refreshing with a hoppy aroma

Priors Ale 3.6%Light, refreshing, pale ale

Oates HalifaxWild Oates 4.3%

Full bodied, amber beer

OMT (Oates Mean Time) 3.8%Light, straw-coloured, session beer

Outstanding BuryPushing Out 7.3%

Highly hopped

Owenshaw Mill Sowerby BridgeStout 13 4.1%

Complex flavours from 5 malts

Katy's Blonde 3.6%Fruity, full bodied, blonde, session beer

Phoenix HeywoodMonkeytown Mild 3.9%

Deep roast flavour

Cask Ale List continued

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Prospect WiganNutty Slack 3.9%

Dark mild, with a hint of liquorice

Whatever 3.8%Pale, intensely hopped beer

Reedley Hallows BurnleyFilly Close Blonde 3.9%

Well balanced, fruity with a spicy finish

Old Laund Bitter 3.6%Smooth & creamy session beer

Robinsons StockportOld Tom 8.5%

Strong, dark, old ale

Tom & Berry 4.6%Combination of Old Tom & winter berries

Trooper 4.7%Premium British beer Inspired by Iron Maiden

Rudgate YorkRuby Mild 4.4%

Nutty and rich

Thwaites BlackburnCrafty Devil 4.3%

Reddish coloured, malty, premium ale

Lancaster Bomber 4.4%Full bodied, chestnut coloured ale

Nutty Black 3.3%Dark ruby, mild ale

Original 3.6%Amber coloured, session beer

Smoke Stack 5.8%Dark, smoky, rauch beer - available on theForeign Bar

Wainwright 4.1%Refreshing, golden ale

Timothy Taylor KeighleyGolden Best 3.5%

Amber coloured, light mild

Landlord 4.3%Classic, strong, pale ale

Wentworth Wentworth

Oatmeal Stout 4.8%Smooth, roast & chocolate malt overtones

Plum Pudding Stout 4.7%Roast aroma & bittersweet notes

Whalebone HullTruelove Porter 4.7%

Coffee aftertaste

Wood Street SheffieldDevil’s Walking Stick 4.2%

Pale green ale for Halloween

Yellow Wood I.P.A 5.1%Pale ale

Worsthorne BurnleyOld Trout 4.5%

Red-brown

Yorkshire Brewing Kingston upon HullSupernatural Blonde 4.1%

Refreshing, citrus flavoured

NATIONAL BAR

Amber RipleyChocolate Orange Stout 4%

Bitter chocolate & orange in a glass

Barlow BarlowAnastasia Russian Imperial 7.5%

Strong, dark and smooth stout

Betty’s Blonde 4%Light golden, with citrus & passion fruitflavours

Blue Anchor HelstonMiddle 5%

Traditional sweet Cornish bitter

Original 4%Special 6.5%

Strong, dark & sweet

Brampton ChesterfieldGolden Bud 3.8%

Well balanced, light, golden, hoppy bitter

Impy Dark 4.3%Traditional, dark mild

Winter Bock 6%Dark ruby-red barley wine

Brampton Best 4%Session bitter

Burton Bridge Burton upon TrentBramble Stout 5%

Full flavoured dark stout, with hints of blackberry

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Thomas Sykes 10%Straw coloured strong ale

Derventio Darley AbbeyCleopatra 5%

Apricot flavours

Mrs Claus 4%Sweetish cereal malts

Driftwood Spars St AgnesAlfies Revenge 6.5%

Deep red coloured, strong ale

Blackheads Mild 3.8%Traditional mild, with smoky malt flavours

Elgoods Wisbech

Cambridge Bitter 3.8%Mid-brown traditional bitter

Exeter ExeterAvocet 3.9%

Pale blonde, organic ale

Fraid Not 4%Deep golden, straw coloured, hoppy ale

Hartshorns DerbyFloss the Boss 4.6%

Thirst quenching, pale golden ale

Humpty Dumpty ReedhamBig Sharpie 5%

Strong pale ale

Lemon & Ginger 4%Finely balanced lemon & ginger

Xmas Crack 2013 7%Strong brown ale. A classic winter warmer

Jacobi PumsaintLight 3.8%

Golden ale with floral flavours

Winter Warmer 5%Malty fruit, bittersweet finish

Marlpool HeanorBlind Boris Mild 3.5%

Traditional dark mild

Nelson Chatham1805 5%

Dark golden, premium strength ale

Cask Ale List continued

The Cherry Tree, Stambridge Road, Rochford, Essex SS4 2AF

www.thecherrytree-rochford.co.uk

The Cherry Tree is a welcoming 18thCentury pub, with a strong local following,both for its ambiance and excellent dining.

Our countryside location provides excellentlocal walks and is close to Rochford GolfClub and Essex Marina, Rochford Train

Station and Southend International Airportare only a mile or so away.

Real AlesLocally Sourced Food

Bed & Breakfast

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Trafalgar Bitter 4.1%Light golden ale

Friggin in the Riggin 4.7%Premium strength, mid-brown bitter

Loose Cannon 4.3%Copper coloured, with a warm roast flavour

Powder Monkey 4.4%A dark golden ale

Oakham PeterboroughBishops Farewell 4.6%

Citrusy

Citra 4.2%Grapefruit & peach flavours

Okells DouglasBitter 3.7%

Gold coloured, session beer

Ordnance City AshcottSidewinder 4.7%

Crisp dry hoppy finish

Palmer’s Bridport200 5%

Full bodied, rich & malty

Tally Ho! 5.5%Dark, strong, old ale

Panther ReephamBlack Panther 4.5%

Dark rich smooth ale

Purple Moose PorthmadogDark Side of the Moose 4.6%

Dark and malty

Snowdonia Ale 3.6%Refreshing, pale ale

R.C.H West HewishHewish I.P.A 3.6%

Light brown, lightly hopped bitter

S & P Horsford First Light 4.1%

Citrus and hops

Skinner’s TruroBetty Stogs 4%

Easy drinking, copper coloured ale

Son of Sid Little GransdenMuckcart Mild 3.5%

Dark mild

Raspberry Wheat 5.5%Cloudy wheat beer

Stocklinch StocklinchBlack Smock 5%

Chocolate, liquorice & coffee flavours

Rusty Boiler 4.5%Mid-brown best bitter, with a lick of caramel

Teignworthy Newton AbbotNeap Tide 3.8%

Pale, fruity bitter

Xmas Cracker 6%Traditional winter warmer, smooth & rich

Thornbridge BakewellJaipur 5.9%

A hoppy I.P.A.

Triple fff AltonAltons Pride 3.8%

Traditional, amber bitter

Pressed Rat & Warthog 3.8%Ruby coloured, complex, mild

Tryst LarbertBrockville Pale 3.9%

Golden, hoppy, session ale

Two Beaches ShaldonShaldon Shag 4.2%Ode Ale 4.2%

Light amber and fruity

Waen LlanidloesBlackberry Stout 3.8%

Coffee & chocolate, with subtle blackberry

Festival Gold 4.2%Golden, citrus & hoppy beer

Wentwell DerbyJustice for Gingers 4%

Subtle hint of ginger

Yeovil YeovilGlory 3.8%

Session bitter. Slightly spicy & citrus notes

Lynx Wildcat 4.3%Bronze, full bodied, hoppy bitter

Ruby 4.5%Ruby-red, malty bitter

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Established in 2010 in Great Wakering, George’sBrewery and its experimental cousin, Hop MonsterBrewing Company continue to thrive. MarkMawson’s diverse range of beers are permanentlyfeatured at several pubs including the Plough & Sail,Paglesham; the Mayflower, Leigh; Station Arms,Southminster and the Trout, Southend which cele-brated its 500th different guest ale with George'sQuintessentiale. For anyone on a budget, GoldenLion Gold is available at the Golden Lion (Rochford)for only £2.60 a pint!

Monthly and seasonal specials have proved verypopular. The latest from George's is 74 Squadron

The Off Sales Licence and the installation of a bottlingplant (500ml and 330ml) means you can enjoyGeorge’s and Hop Monster beers at home! For par-ties and special events, polypins, and minipins in various sizes are also available to purchase from thebrewery. Growlers and Squeakers: quality re-usableglass containers in 1 litre and 2 litre sizes. Once theinitial purchase has been made, just bring them backto be refilled!

George’s Brewery is still growing, employing morestaff and continuing to supply local Festivals andevents with beer and equipment. Cooling jackets,taps, stillage and equipment are available for up to30 casks for your event or party. Brewery visits andBrew Days can also be arranged. Hop Monster washonoured to be asked to supply CAMRA’s flagshipevent: the Great British Beer Festival at Olympia,London two years in a row! The beer CAMRA chosethis year was George’s Broadsword. It was very popu-lar and sold out quickly.

Look out for George’s and Hop Monster beers atthe South Benfleet Social Club Real Ale Festival:November 28th - 1st December.

George’s Brewery

STATION ARMS39 Station Road, Southminster CM0 7EW

Tel: (01621) 772225

BEER FESTIVALJanuary 24th - 26th 2014

Friday: 5.30-11pm Saturday: Noon-11pmSunday: Noon-10.30pm

25+ Real Ales and Traditional CidersHot food available

200 Yards from Southminster Station

www.thestationarms.co.uk

All Pitfield Beers are certified organicAll our bottled beers are vegan friendly

We deliver to London every week

dominionbrewerycompany.compitfieldbrewery.com

Telephone: 01277 890 580infodominionbrewerycompany.com

Moreton, Essex

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La Trappe Blond 6.% Blonde

La Trappe Witte 5.5% Wheat

La Trappe Quadrupel 10% Strong

Rochefort Rochefort 8 9.2% Dark

Westmalle Dubbel 7% Dark

Huyghe Delerium Nocturnum 8.5% Dark

St Bernardus Tripel 7.5% Strong

St Bernardus Wit 5.5% Wheat

St Feuillien Blond 7.5% Blonde

St Feuillien Saison 6.5% Saison

Slaghmuylder Witcap Stimulo 6% Pale

Lefebvre Blanche de Bruxelles 4.5% Wheat

VerhaegheDuch de Borgogne 6.2% Special

Rodenbach Grand Cru 6% Special

Troubadour Blond 6.5% Blonde

Moortgat Extra Blond 5.2% Blonde

Verhaeghe Slag Pils 5% Pils

Kona Firerock Pale Ale 5.9% Pale

Kona Big Wave Golden Ale 4.4% Pale

Belgoo Luppo 6.5% Blonde

Belgoo Magus 6.6% Blonde

Bosteels Kwak 8.4% Dark

Boon Oud Gueuze Marg Parf 8% Gueuze

Huyghe Delerium Red 8.5% Fruit

Lindemans Cassis 3.5% Fruit

Lindemans Framboise 2.5% Fruit

Lindemans Pecheresse 2.5% Fruit

Lindemans Kriek 3.5% Fruit

Mongozo Mango 3.6% Fruit

Mongozo Coconut 3.5% Fruit

Hacker Pschorr Sternweiss 5.5% Wheat

Hacker Pschorr Heffe Weisse 5.5% Wheat

Paulaner Salvator 7.8% Dark

Paulaner Hefe Weizen 5.5% Wheat

Hacker Pschorr Munich Helles 5% Pils

Augustiner Edelstof 5.2% Pils

Hopf Helles Weisse 5.3% Wheat

Hacker Pschorr Oktoberfest 6% Pils

Schlenkerla Rauchbier 5.1% Smoked

Foreign Beer list

BridestonesWest YorkshireAmerican Pale 5%Winter Warmer 6%

Dunham Massey Greater ManchesterChocolate Cherry Mild 3.8%Light Mild 3.8%Dark 3.8%Milk Stout 4%Blossom Honey Beer 4.3%East India Pale Ale 6%

Norfolk Square NorfolkPi 3.8%Square Miled 4%Sunshiny 4.5%B52 4.8%Winklepicker 5%

Maverick Craft Beer Norfolk (330ml) Bisquit 7%Lunatik 7% Crazy Horse 8%Black Widow 9%

All British bottled beers above £3.40 each

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BritishBottledBeers

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The South East Essex CAMRA Branch wasshocked and saddened this year by the deathof Pubs Liaison Officer: Ray Fuller. Ray wasa keen supporter of pubs and CAMRA, andenjoyed all aspects of pub culture especiallyquizzes, live music, and strong beers andciders!

Ray took part in many CAMRA campaignsand was always the first to write to the local

paper regarding issuesaffecting pubs. SE EssexCAMRA appreciate andmiss his support, enthusi-asm and humour in allhis CAMRA activities.

The Cider and Perry Bar will miss him thisyear as will all who knew and loved him. Take it Easy!

The Ray Fuller Cider and Perry BarIn memory of Ray Fuller, 30th May 1950 - 8th August 2013

Once again there’ll be a few ciders and perries from producers who have never beenat Rochford before, and we'll have a fewwho have not been seen for several years.We’ll have our usual local ciders fromBuffoon's and Paglesham Punch, but we'llalso have some other Essex ciders, as well assome other East Anglian ciders.

All of the well known ‘industrial’ ciders arenot recognised by CAMRA as ‘RealTraditional Cider or Perry’. Many peoplehave rediscovered the delights of TraditionalCider and Perry and the rich world offlavours they offer to those sampling theirdelights. Real Cider and Perry represent atradition that has been enjoyed in Britainsince Roman times. Whilst the methods ofproduction have benefited from modernisa-tion, the basics still stay the same. Pick thefruit, press the fruit, allow to ferment, thenenjoy. This results in a product that is unpas-teurised, un-carbonated and full of naturalflavours.

Cider and Perry can be any combination ofmellow, aromatic, tangy, sharp, fruity, or tan-nic, as well as being sweet, medium or dry.These are real flavours not masked by coldtemperature or fizz! Please be aware that traditional ciders and perries typically havehigher alcohol content than most of the commercial cider you get in pubs or super-

markets, so please drink responsibly andenjoy your time at the festival.

Wassail - from the cider bar team

LOCAL CIDERS

Buffoon’s ciders are also available at theShepherd and Dog, Ballards Gore.Paglesham Punch cider is available at thePlough and Sail, Paglesham

Other pubs promoting local and unusualREAL ciders include: The Gun, BowersGifford; The Railway Hotel, Southend; andthe Hoop, Stock.

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CIDER LIST

Buffoon’s Canewdon, EssexC-Cider

Buffoon’s Canewdon, EssexMaggoty Cox

Buffoon’s Canewdon, EssexRibcracker

Carter's Boxted, EssexEssex Cider

Cassels Bourn, CambridgeshireGreat Shelford Blend #1

Delvin End Sible Hedingham, EssexWaltzing Wasp

Dengie Mayland, EssexDengie Dry

Double Vision Boughton Monchelsea, KentCider

Hartland Tirley, GloucestershireWhisky Cask

Hecks Street, SomersetCider

King Brain Sparkford, SomersetCider

Millwhites Boxmore, HertfordshireBarrel No7

Millwhites Boxmore, HertfordshireRum Cask

Norfolk Cider Co. Hoveton, NorfolkKingfisher “Sweet”

Oliver’s Ocle Pychard, HerefordshireCider

Paglesham Punch Canewdon, EssexCider

Potton Press Potton, BedfordshireCox (SV)Crispin BlendSweet Spot

Sherston Sherston, WiltshireFirst Press

Tricky Lower Willand, SomersetCider

Virtual Orchard Wolverton Mill, BuckinghamshireFalstaffHard CoreHogshead

W.M.Watkins Grosmont, MonmouthshireCider

Wilkins Mudgley, SomersetCider

Winkleigh Winkleigh, DevonSam’s

PERRY LIST

Chapman Ledbury, HerefordshireStinking Bishop (SV) Perry

Double Vision Boughton Monchelsea, KentImpeared Vision Perry

Gwynt Y Ddraig Llantwit Fardre, GlamorganshirePyder

Hecks Street, SomersetPerry

Millwhites Boxmore, HertfordshireApples and Pears

Mr Whitehead’s Selborne, HampshireMidnight Special Perry

Mr Whitehead’s Selborne, HampshireNovo Pyrus Perry

Mr Whitehead’s Selborne, HampshirePear Light Perry

Oliver’s Ocle Pychard, HerefordshirePerry

Troggi Earlswood, MonmouthshirePerry

W.M.Watkins Grosmont, MonmouthshirePerry

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Our pubs are STILL suffering. This time lastyear we reported that the national figuresshowed that 18 pubs were closing every week.SADLY THIS FIGURE HAS NOWINCREASED TO 26 PUBS A WEEK.

YES, TWENTY-SIX PUBS CLOSE EVERY WEEK.

South East Essex has seen lots of pubs closedown including the Grey Goose, Rochford; theWhite Horse, Rayleigh; the Cock, Stock; theSunRooms, Southend; the Nelson, Westcliff; theGolden Lion, Westcliff and many more.

Many pubs have been converted to privatehousing and some have been demolished. Thosepubs that are still operating are finding thingstougher than ever. This time last year we sug-gested you have a chat with John, landlord atthe Golden Lion, if you wanted to hear aboutsome of the difficulties facing pubs. Afteranother year of struggling, John has plentymore to tell you today! Bad luck seems toplague some pubs: the Horse and Groom inRochford was closed for months after flooding;the Fox and Hounds in Ramsden Heath hadbeen trying to reopen but after the recent stormslost electricity for a week! They should both beopen by the time you read this, so Good Luckto them!

HOW CAN YOU HELP?

If you aren’t already a member, please joinCAMRA. Current campaigns include:

Pubco Campaign - Reform of the Beer Tie: CAMRA is campaigning for a rebalance to thecurrent unfair relationship between the giantproperty companies (pubcos) and theirlicensees. This rebalance must include an optionfor lessees to become free of tie, accompaniedby an open market rent review, so that they canbuy beer on the open market potentially savingeach pub business tens of thousands a year.Those who remain tied should be given the

opportunity to buy one real ale as a guest beeroutside of any beer tie. CAMRA is also callingfor an independent adjudicator to be estab-lished.

List Your Local: CAMRA’s List Your Local initiative aims to get300 pubs around the UK listed as Assets ofCommunity Value by the end of 2013. Doingthis gives a community more power should thepub be put up for sale and stops a valued, profitable community pub being sold for shortterm financial gain by the pub’s owner (or PubCompany).

Most importantly please keep visiting andsupporting pubs! Use them or lose them.

Further information:www.fairdealforyourlocal.com

www.camra.org.uk/listyourlocalwww.pubisthehub.org.ukwww.closedpubs.co.uk

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Crooked Billet

CAMRA South East Essex Pub of the Year 2012

Choice of 6 ales including Nicholson’sPale Ale, Adnams best and other ale

only available to Nicholson’s.

NEW beer takeaway service available

Food served all day

51 High Street, Leigh-On-Sea, SS9 2EPTel: 01702 480289

Bring this advert in for

£1 OFFa Pint of

Ale!

Pub Closures

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Good Food, Good Ale, Good Service

The Olde Trout

56 London Road, Southend on Sea , SS1 1NX

Tel: 01702 337000email: [email protected]

www.theoldtrout.webs.com

Southend’s newest and best Ale House.Georges Trout Ale only available here.

Always 4 Ales Available, Selection of Bottled Ales.

Bar Snacks Monday to Saturday lunchSunday Carvery now open

Function room available for hireQuiz nights alternate Sundays

The Fox & Hounds

NOW OPEN!

Church Rd, Ramsden Heath, Billericay CM11 1PW Tel: 01268 711625

Serving FIVE changing Real Ales

Gourmet Pub Foodserved lunch and evening

Call for latest menu and reservations

Opening HoursMon to Thurs

12 - 11pm Fri to Sat 12 - 12pm

Sun 12 - 11pm

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War of the RosesBar

DISABLEDTOILET

Opening Times: Tues 5.30pm – 11pm. Wed 12pm – 3pm & 5.30pm – 11pm. Thur - Sat 12pm – 11pm.

Site Map

Ray Fuller Cider& Perry Bar

ince the early 16th century, our pub hasbeen serving good beer and food. We are

well known for an ever changing real ale selection, with gravity fed guest beers and ourown “Olde Dog IPA” brewed for us by localaward winning brewery Crouch Vale.

Seasonal availability dictates our varied menu.Fresh fish (from Mersea Island) is delivered six days a week and wherever possible Jamesand his team source as many ingredients aspossible from the local area.

We look forward to welcoming you soon!

Choose one, two or three courses on theday from our “Specials” Chalkboards.

Three courses from £16.95

Marquee - Sponsored by Thwaites

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EVENING TRAINS

Rochford Station is about 5 minute’s walk fromthe Freight House. Please check at Station forschedule changes. Trains depart towards LondonLiverpool Street at the following times:

22.08, 22.38 and 23.08

Trains depart towards Southend Victoria at the fol-lowing times:

22.24, 22.44, 23.04, 23.34

EVENING BUSES

Bus stop at the bottom of the Freight Houseapproach, towards Ashingdon, Hockley andRayleigh:

Tuesday to Saturday7 21.42 to Rayleigh Station Arriva7 22.18 to Rayleigh Station Stephensons of Essex

7 23.18 to Rayleigh, Websters Way Stephensons ofEssex

Buses to Southend operate from East Street, Rochford.Please allow 10 minutes to walk to the stop:

Tuesday to Saturday7 21.44 to Southend Arriva7 22.14 to Little Wakering Corner Arriva7 22.38 to Southend Stephensons of Essex7 23.08 to Southend Stephensons of Essex

Timetables may have changed since printing,please check at Station or arrivabus.co.uk or greateranglia.co.uk

Taxi Andrews - 01702 200200

Car Park Freight House car park is now Pay &Display. Please check the machines for currentrates & hours.DO NOT DRINK AND DRIVE. Designated drivers receive free soft drinks.

Travelling Home from Rochford Beer Festival

CAMRA LocAle - promotingpubs that sell locally-brewedreal ale, reducing the number of'beer miles', and supportinglocal breweries.

What is CAMRA LocAle?CAMRA LocAle is an initiativethat promotes pubs stockinglocally brewed real ale. Thescheme builds on a growingconsumer demand for qualitylocal produce and an increasedawareness of ‘green’ issues.

South East Essex CAMRAadopted the LocAle scheme toencourage pubs to serve at leastone real ale brewed within a 30-mile radius.

Who benefits from LocAle? • Local brewers who gain fromincreased sales• The local economy becausemore money is spent andretained locally• The environment due to fewer‘beer miles' resulting in less roadcongestion and pollution• Tourism due to an increasedsense of local identity and pride- let’s celebrate what makes eachlocality different

Please do your bit for the localeconomy, the environment andreducing road congestion, bydrinking LocAle beers.

The following South EastEssex pubs have been awardedLocAle status:Plough & Sail, PagleshamShepherd & Dog, Ballards Gore

Mayflower, Leigh-on-SeaGolden Lion, Rochford Old Windmill, South HanningfieldCricketers, WestcliffCoach and Horses, Billericay Alexandra Yacht Club, Southend Horse & Groom, Rochford Olde Trout Tavern, SouthendFox & Hounds, Ramsden HeathLast Post, SouthendAnchor, Hullbridge

Look out for more LocAlepubs in future on our websitewww.seecamra.org.uk andFacebook page Seessex Camra

If you run a pub or club andwould like LocAle accreditation,please talk to me at the festivalor pick up a LocAle leaflet fromthe front desk. Thank you.

Maggie LocAle Officer

Please allow enough time to queue for refunds on tokens or to return glasses.Please empty glasses before leaving the Freight House

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The origins of beer can be traced back at least6,000 years, to when the ancient Egyptians andSumerians began to grow cereals.

The drink we would recognise today started toappear in 7th century Bavaria, when hops werefirst used. The hop was first seen in Britain inthe 14th century, in a drink brought over fromGermany and the Low Countries. Beer con-tained hops, whereas ale remained unhopped,and ale and beer brewers would remain entirelyseparate until the 17th century. However, afterthree centuries the unhopped variety had beenall but wiped out. With very few exceptions allbeer brewed today contains hops in some form.

The modern usages of the words ale and beerare rather different. Beer refers to nearly everyalcoholic drink made with malt and hops. Alenormally refers to beers fermented with particulartypes of yeast – so called ‘top fermenting’ vari-eties. Hops provide the bitterness and many ofthe other flavours and aromas in beer. Furtherflavours come from the yeast. Yeast is a single-celledorganism that only began to be understood inthe 18th century. The selection of yeast willoften give a brewer’s beers a common flavour,and many breweries will guard their particularyeast strain very carefully. Yeast also producesthe alcohol in the drink from sugars. These sugarsmostly come from malted barley. The maltsterallows the barley to just begin to germinatebefore stopping the process using heat. Thismakes the grain softer and easier to mill, andstarts the process of turning starch into sugar.

Other cereals (both malted and unmalted)may be used in some beers. Brewing sugars areused by some brewers and other flavourings,spices and even fruit may be added. As well assugars, malts also provide many of the flavoursin beer, such as roasted and caramel notes. Thecolour of a beer is almost entirely dependent onthe variety and amount of malts used.

WHAT IS REAL ALE?Real ale is a beer brewed from traditionalingredients, matured by fermentation in thecontainer from which it is dispensed, andserved without the use of additional gas. It isdescribed as ‘living’ as it continues to ferment inthe cask, developing its flavour as it matures,ready to be poured into your glass. Real ale isalso known as ‘cask-conditioned beer’, ‘real caskale’, ‘real beer’ and ‘naturally conditioned beer’.The term ‘real ale’ and the above definition werecoined by CAMRA in the early 1970s.

HOW CAN I TELL IF IT’S REAL ALE?Real ale is full of flavour with a light naturalcarbonation produced by the fermentation thathas occurred in the cask. A real ale should beserved at cellar temperature (11–14°C) so thatthe flavour of the beer can be best appreciated.You can recognise real ale in a pub as it is usu-ally served using a hand pump, although a num-ber of pubs sell the beer straight from the caskusing nothing but gravity – like at this festival.

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ALE & LAGERReal ale is produced by ‘top fermentation’ attemperatures of up to 22°C, which producesthe rich variety of flavours. After primary fermentation the ale is allowed to mature at11–14°C in a cask where a slow secondary fermentation occurs.

Lager is produced by bottom fermentation atlower temperatures (6–14°C). It is then condi-tioned for several weeks or months at close tofreezing, during which time the lager matures.Traditionally, lager style beers were brewedduring the cooler winter months and thenstored in cool cellars throughout the summer.Indeed, lager is the German word for store.However, most mass-produced UK lagers arematured for less than a week and do poor serviceto the name.

What is Beer?

continued on page 30

Feature kindly supplied from theCambridge Branch of CAMRA

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Food Served from 12-8.30pm

New winter menu featuring lots of warming

home cooked foods, such assplett’s barling beautiessausages, drunken porkchops, pies and stews.

Traditional Sunday Roastserved Sundays 12-4pm

Selection of Real Ales including Wakering’s very

own Georges Brewery

Regular Entertainment and monthly open mic night

Tel: 01702 216521 181 Little Wakering Road, Little Wakering, SS3 0JW

NOWBOOKING FOR CHRISTMAS!

Special FOUR coursemenu available

1st - 23rd of December Just £24.95 per person Children’s menu available,

call or pop in for more details

SPECIALOFFER!

BUY ONE GET ONE FREEON LUNCHTIME MEALS available Mon to Thurs 12 - 3pm (excludes December)

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ALE STYLESAle-style beers are often broken down furtherinto various styles, although many beers arehard to fit in to one of these categories.We’ve chosen a few examples for a few com-mon styles.

Milds are low in bitterness and may be darkor light. Although generally of a lowerstrength (below 4%) they can also be strong.

Bitter is the most common beer style, usuallybrown, tawny, copper or amber colouredwith a medium to strong bitterness. Light tomedium malt character may be present.Bitters vary in strength from around 3.5% tonearer 6%. Recently some brewers have pro-duced beers below 3%, which often have aremarkable depth of flavour.

Golden Ales first appeared in the 1980s.These are pale amber, gold, yellow or strawcoloured beers with light to strong bitternessand a strong hop character that creates a

refreshing taste. The strength is generally lessthan 5.5%.

India Pale Ale (IPA) originally appeared in theearly 19th century. First brewed in Londonand Burton-on-Trent for the colonial market,IPAs were strong in alcohol and high in hops:the preservative character of the hops helpedto keep the beers in good condition duringlong sea journeys. Look for juicy malt, citrusfruit and a big spicy, peppery bitter hop char-acter, with strengths of 5% to much more.The recent appearance of “Black IPAs” has con-fused many, since they are definitely not pale.

Porters and Stouts are complex in flavour andtypically black or dark brown. The darknesscomes from the use of dark malts. These fullbodied beers generally have a pronouncedbitter finish. Historically a stout would havebeen any stronger beer, but the term evolvedto mean a strong porter beer. They are usually4–8% in strength, although some go higher.

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