Marsh Mash Spring 2015

The FREE Magazine of the Ashford, Folkestone & Romney Marsh Branch of CAMRA - The Campaign for Real Ale

Spring 2015

AF&RM CAMRA and the K&ESRBeer, Cider & Steam in 2015

Kent & East Sussex RailwayTenterden Town Station, KentFriday 19th and Saturday 20th JuneSee www.camra-afrm.org.uk for details

Marsh Mash Spring 2015 Page 2

EditorialWelcome to this latest edition of Marsh Mash and apologies for not producing a Winter edition. This was due to the death of my soulmate and neither Keith nor I are getting any younger so we need more volunteers to collect information or try your writing skills by producing some interesting beer related snippets. I have in the past plagiarized articles, with their permission, from other Branch magazines so if on your travels you pick up another Branch’s magazine with an interesting article please send a copy to me.

Our meetings still are poorly attended by Branch members. Are we meeting at the wrong time, place or location? Please let me know.

We have increased the number of planned social trips, some by private mini-bus and some by public transport. The trip in January was fully booked so perhaps we are getting something right and the social at

the Old Dairy Brewery attracted some new faces, hopefully they enjoyed our company and will join us again. Our social calendar is printed on page 30, with more to follow, details will be announced on our website when dates and times are agreed.

The number of pubs regularly offering local beers brewed within a 30 mile radius of the pub is increasing, a list appears on page 17 in this magazine. If we have left some off the list please let us know.

I wish you all a good Summer season and hopefully meet you at one of the local pub beers festivals, our Branch K&ESR Beer Festival in June, the Kent Beer Festival at Canterbury in July, one of our social events or in one of the many excellent and varied pubs within the Branch.

Bob AF&RM Branch Chairman

A charming 470 year old pub always o�ering 4 real alesDelicious Home Cooked Food served 7 days a weekBed & Breakfast - 6 en suite rooms - Large Garden

The White Hart, Rye Road, Newenden, Kent TN18 5PNTel: 01797 252166E: [email protected]: www.thewhitehartnewenden.co.uk

The White Hart

Beer & Music Festival 2015Saturday 25 & Sunday 26 July

Celebrating 12 consecutive years in the CAMRA Good Beer Guide

Awarded TripAdvisorCerti�cate of Excellence 2013 & 2014

Talented head chef Pavlos prides himself on a fresh, home cooked, traditional pub menu made using

locally sourced produce that’s beautifully presented.

Savour a selection of Kent real ales; Our bitters on draught are locally produced Old Dairy Brewery Red

Top (“A rich tan, balanced bitter, with a light citrus twist – you won’t want any udder bitter!”) and Sussex Harvey’s (It has been voted Champion Best Bitter for

the last two years running)

The Bull’s monthly food theme nights are bustling enjoyable events with a wonderful atmosphere,

which means that prebooking is essential.

Four legged friends welcome.

For more information, and to book your table, call 01580 241212 or see www.thebullinnrolvenden.co.uk

The Bull Inn, RolvendenA family run pub located within 3 miles of Tenterden


Contents Page No.Editorial 2

Local Presentations 5

Use It Or Lose It 8

Brewery News 10

Book Review 12

Pub News 13

Brewing Returns to Tenterden 16

Cycling and Pub Games 17

Potting Shed Opens 18

CAMRA’s First Campaign 20

Farewell Burton Ale 23

The Lanes, Dover 24

Shirley’s Recipe 25

Bangalore Breweries 26

Beer Day Britain 28

Christmas Social 29

Future Events 30

Marsh Mash and Branch Information 31

Advertisers Page No.Bell Inn, Ivychurch 22

Berry, Walmer 27

Black Horse, Monks Horton 4

Blacksmiths Arms, Willesborough 6

Bowl Inn, Hastingleigh 22

Bull, Rolvenden 2

Chambers, Folkestone 19

Chubby Chicken Company 6

Dog House, Smeeth 32

Drum Inn, Stanford 7

Firkin Frog, Herne Bay 4

George, Bethersden 12

Lanes, Dover 24

Lifeboat Inn, Folkestone 24

Old Dairy Brewery, Tenterden 32

OneOneTwo Wines, Hythe 12

Potting Shed, Hythe 18

Red Lion, Snargate 5

Shepherd and Crook, Burmarsh 21

Star, Rolvenden 29

Three Mariners, Hythe 23

White Hart, Newenden 2

Valiant Sailor, Capel-le-Ferne 19

Black Dog, Whitstable

Interesting Loo

Front cover photo courtesy Lewis J Brockway

17-19 Aprilwww.camraagm.org.uk


Black HorseTheTraditional oak-beamed country pub-restaurant

Idyllic rural settingAmple parkingDecking area

and family gardenFunctions catered forLight bites from £3.50

Sunday lunchtime roastscarved especially for you £8.95

For lunch or dinner reservations call 01303 812182The Black Horse, Fiddling Lane, Monks Horton

Ashford, Kent TN25 6APwww.theblackhorse.uk.com

Firkin Frog 157 Station Road, Herne Bay CT6 5QA The Firkin Frog

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BEST MICROPUB

by the Canterbury Times

Opening HoursMon 5-9pm

Tues - Sat 12-3pm, 5-9pm

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Close to RailwayStation and Bus

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Local PresentationsSince our last edition we have made presentations in Newenden and Tenterden with two more planned in March, see below.

White Hart, Newenden

Congratulations to Ivan and his team in achieving 12 consecutive years in the Good Beer Guide. The presentation was made by Bob Martin on 10th January whilst the branch had one of its minibus trips to remote pubs. We hope that the pub will continue to serve quality beer for more years to come.

Old Dairy Brewery, Tenterden

Once again our oldest local brewery ran away with the best beer at the K&ESR Beer Festival. Old Dairy 1911 won the award at the K&ESR beer festival in June 2014. The presentation was made by Graham Hodge on 15th January

following a Branch social visit to their new premises.

Red Lion, Snargate

On the 14th March, Doris Jemison whose family have run the Red Lion for over 100 years, will be presented with a certificate

for 30 years continuous entry in the GBG by Roger Protz, editor of the Good Beer Guide and other beer related books and publications.

Guildhall, Folkestone

Stuart and Gilly are retiring in April after serving good quality beer in Folkestone since 1976. Initially in the Raglan, then Folkestone Sports Club and finally The Guildhall. In that time they achieved 21 entries in the Good Beer Guide. The presentation will be made on the 19th March.

The Red Lion, Snargate

Situated on the B2080 1 mile from Appledore Station on bus route 11B

A classic, unspoilt pub specialising in beers from small independent breweries dispensed by gravity

Local cider is always available, no food!Real �res, marble-topped bar & bare �oorboardsUnusual pub games and a spacious beer garden

Run by the same family for over 100 yearsListed in the CAMRA Good Beer Guide since 1985

Monday - ClosedTuesday to Saturday 12 - 3pm & 7 - 11pm

Sunday 12 - 3pm & 7 - 10.30pmProprietor: Doris Jemison


Suppliers of Quality Chicken & Meat

Tel: 01797 361722 www.chubbychicken.co.uk

Marinated Chicken a speciality

Orders

Blacksmiths Arms84 The Street, Willesborough, TN24 0NA

01233 623975 www.blacksmithsarmsashford.co.uk

5 Real Ales

Freshly Cooked Food

Terraced Garden

Free Parking

Children’s Play Area

Convenient for William Harvey Hospital

Opening TimesMonday – Thursday 12 noon - 11pm

Friday & Saturday 12 noon – 12 midnightSunday 12 noon -11.30pm

Food ServedMonday – Saturday 12 – 2.30, 6 -9

Sunday 12 – 4


Branch MerchandiseTo help promote the Branch, in conjunction with Frizbee’s in Folkestone, we have developed a range of polo and sweatshirts and fleeces with the Branch embroidered logo.

These are available in a wide range of colours and sizes so please place you order direct with the shop:-

Frizbee Ltd.59 Old High Street

Folkestone CT20 1RN01303 766206

[email protected]

Prices (any colour or size) Polo Shirts - £12.00Sweatshirts - £14.00

Fleeces - £17.00

THE DRUM INN STONE STREET STANFORD NORTH 01303 812125The Drum InnThe Drum InnThe Drum InnThe Drum Inn now boasts more than just ales, with a fully functioning restaurant serving traditional home cooked dishes from products and ingredients sourced locally to the inn. In addition, we also have opportunities for you to holiday with us, with our fantastic campsite facilities. As the last point before the Channel Tunnel, we welcome many guests each year who are looking to explore the beauty of Kent.Today, the inn retains its rustic charm and hospitality, with traditional beams and roaring open fires. Whether you are looking for those traditional ales, some fantastic home cooked food, or some great live music, then Mick and Suzi are waiting to welcome you to The Drum Inn. New for 2015 is our fully intergrated website which you can now look book and pay on line for camping, As well as see the weekly food specials and Guest Ales. 4 REAL ALES

PUB FOOD

CAMPING CARAVANING

FOLK CLUB

BIKER CLUB

LIVE MUSIC

FUNCTION ROOM

The Drum inn, Stone Street, Stanford north, Ashford Kent TN25 6DN. www.thedruminn.com email; [email protected] tel; 01303 812125

NOW ABLE TO SELL KENT & SUSSEX ALES


Use It or Lose It Pubs for Sale

Is your Local at risk of Permanently Closing?

As a Branch, to date, we have been lucky with the few pubs that have closed in recent years but it looks if this is changing. The current list compiled by our Branch Pubs Officer includes the following pubs that are either for sale freehold or the lease for sale.

If you are concerned about the closure of your local or favourite pub, now is the time to get the pub listed as an Asset of Community Value (ACV). This will provide time to arrange for the purchase of the pub by the Community and not have it converted into a supermarket, betting shop, fast food outlet or demolished to make away for houses, without the Community being offered the opportunity to purchase the pub.

CAMRA can provide help applying for an ACV or raising finance (see opposite).

Enterprise Inns Swan, Hythe - Lease for SaleRed Lion, Hythe - Lease for SaleHappy Frenchman, Folkestone - Tenancy availableDuke’s Head, Sellindge - Lease for SaleCoach and Horses, Lyminge - Tenancy availableBlue Anchor, Ruckinge - Tenancy available

Fleurets Tiger, Stowting - For SaleNew Inn, New Romney - For Sale FreeholdCherry Pickers, Folkestone - For SaleCinque Ports Arms, New Romney - For Sale FreeholdPlough, New Romney - For Sale FreeholdRoyal Oak, Brookland - For Sale Freehold

Punch Taverns Guildhall, Folkestone - Tenancy available

Christies Timber Batts, Bodsham - For Sale

A W Gore Shepherd & Crook, Burmarsh - For Sale FreeholdShip, Dymchurch - Lease for SaleFlying Horse, Boughton Aluph - Lease for SaleEwe & Lamb, Rolvenden Layne - Lease for Sale

Daltons Business Star Inn, St Mary in the Marsh - For Sale FreeholdRichmond Tavern, Folkestone - For Sale FreeholdLord Morris, Folkestone - For Sale Freehold

Planning Applications Good Intent, Aldington Frith - conversion to retail, offices or restaurantWhite Horse, Willesborough - demolition and erection of housesMidnight, Ashford - change of use to shop and flats



Brewery NewsHop Fuzz, West Hythe

Daryl continues to brew his regular beers Martello, Yellow Zinger and other seasonal beers in addition to expanding the brewery at West Hythe and opening a shop for off sales.

Old Dairy Brewery, Tenterden

See separate article on page 16.

Old Forge, Mersham

Based at the Farriers Arms, Mersham, the brewery is experimenting with bottling some of their beers for future sale in local shops.

Romney Marsh Brewery, Lydd on Sea

Planning permission has been approved for Matt Calais, a TV Producer (Come Dine with Me) to open a new brewery based in Greatstone. He intends to convert an outhouse into a micro-brewery and hopes to be in full production in March. The brewery has a capacity of 650 litres per brew and he plans to brew up to twice a week and supply local Romney Marsh pubs.

G2 (formerly Spencer’s), Ashford Brian has now sold the brewery and it has been renamed G2. The new owners have rearranged the brewery layout and are currently brewing 2 beers, Vela at 4.2% and Otava at 4.4% abv.

It is believed that the new owners plan to market their beers in London, but they have joined SIBA so look out for their beers locally.

Sunshine Brewery, Smeeth

Located at the rear of The Dog House micropub in Smeeth, this is a 200-litre brewery which was installed in late December. Trial brews have taken place during January and February and if all goes to plan, the first commercial brew should be available at The Dog House bar by the time you read this.

Volunteers Wanted Kent & East Sussex Railway Beer Festival• 17th & 18th June to help set up festival• 19th & 20th June Bar and Festival Support• 21st June to help take down• Contact Graham Hodge [email protected]• or Stephen Rawlings 07885 218 972 if you can spare a few hours


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Book Review

The number 2 bus route between Ashfordand Tenterden stops at The George Bus Stop!

Jo and Dave welcome you to the George InnA traditional two-bar village local serving

�ne ales and good home cooked food

The George Inn

Beer Festival24 to 27 April

The George InnThe Street, Bethersden, near AshfordKent, TN26 3AG Tel: 01233 820235

oneonetwo wines

112 High Street, Hythe, CT21 5LE Telephone: 01303 266301

Your Local Stockist for over 20 Kentish Ales, including CAMRA-approved

and Bottle Conditioned Beers

And Don’t ForgetSelect any 12 bottledAles and get 15% off

Old Dairy’s New Design Gift Packsnow available, including Glassware

New In….Pig & Porters’s “Red Spider Rye”, a Full, Peppery Ale from Tunbridge Wells

Imminent ArrivalChapel Down’s “Curious Apple” Cider

Britain’s Beer RevolutionWritten by Roger Protz & Adrian Tierney Jones.Published by CAMRA Books (£14.99)

UK brewing has seen unprecedented growth in the last decade. Breweries of all shapes and sizes are flourishing and the range of home-grown beers available in pubs and shops has never been so diverse. British beer consumers have never had it so good and, headed by real ale, a “craft” beer revolution is sweeping the country.

CAMRA have spoken to key figures in British brewing – hop growers, maltsters, brewers, pub owners and critics – to celebrate Britain’s Beer Revolution. These experts look behind the beer labels and shine a spotlight on what makes British

beer so good. National and regional brewers applying generations of tradition in new ways rub shoulders with new micro-brewers, and twists on popular classic beers jostle for space at the bar with innovative new masterpieces. Everyone featured in the book is dedicated to one thing…

revolutionary beer.

Roger Protz is an award winning beer writer editor of the Good Beer Guide, and author of many beer related books including 300 Beers to Try Before You Die and 300 more Beers to Try Before You Die.

Adrian Tierney-Jones is a freelance writer for the Daily

Telegraph, Sunday Times Travel Magazine and Publican’s Morning Advertiser and author of Great British Pubs.


Pub NewsBodshamThe owners of the Timber Batts have had their planning application refused by Shepway Council to convert the premises

into residential use after objections from local residents. The pub has closed and the owners have now

opened a restaurant in Canterbury, so the future of this delightful remote pub is still uncertain.

Brook In November Sam and his brother, who previously ran a bar in Worthing, have taken over the lease on the Honest Miller with Sam managing the bar and his brother doing the cooking. Currently Sharp’s Doom Bar and Courage Directors are the regular beers but Sam intends to offer a Kentish beer in the future. With a large field attached to the pub Sam is considering “fun days” and possibly a beer festival in the Summer. We wish them both well with their first venture running a rural pub in the heart of the Kent countryside.

BrooklandThe Royal Oak has closed and Enterprise Inns are offering the building for sale freehold. Hopefully this wonderful pub does not become another causality and converted in the hands of developers in this pleasant Romney Marsh village, now currently without a village pub.

Capel le FerneJohn and son Mike, formally from the Mill at Deal, have recently become the tenants of the Valiant Sailor at the top of Dover Hill. They intend to make it a destination for real ale within the constraints of Admiral Pubco beer list. On a recent visit, Sharp’s Doom Bar was the house beer and Thwaites Wainwright the guest. Hopefully the selection will improve as John and Mike develop the business. The pub also offers a 50p discount per pint for CAMRA members. EtchinghillRegrettably, the local residents who registered the pub as an ACV were unable to secure the New Inn as a pub themselves, however Eric and Helen, who run the Jackdaw in Denton and the Duke of Cumberland in Barham, have been successful in their bid to purchase the New Inn. Hopefully this will ensure that the village pub will regain its former character as a pub with food and should re-open in March.

FolkestoneWhilst still looking for gold “In Them There Beaches” those who fancy a pint can have

a leisurely wander along the Stade where you will find a choice of 3 ales including Harvey’s Sussex Best at the Mariner. A few

doors along, the Ship has another 3 ales, recent examples being Flower’s IPA and Fuller’s London Pride. At Rocksalt, there is usually one beer on hand pump, from either Hop Fuzz or another Kent brewery, plus a bottle conditioned beer, Rock Top, from Old Dairy. Through the arches the True Briton has Greene King IPA and Abbot. Just up the hill, the choice extends further, with


beers from Kent and Sussex at the Lifeboat, recently from Hop Fuzz and Ripple Steam and two changing beers.Kipps’ Alehouse is now serving food Wednesday to Sunday and also has two music events per month on Sundays starting at 3pm together with a range of beer from micro-breweries and cider. Further afield the Royal Cheriton is now selling real ale, Greene King IPA on a recent visit and the Nailbox usually has three beers from the Shepherd Neame stable.

Great ChartPunch Taverns have leased the Hoodener’s Horse to the Penguin Pub Company who

are steadily increasing their property portfolio. They also have pubs in Maidstone and Carshalton plus the Swan

in Ashford. They were selling beers from the Marston’s stable in addition to beers from the Kent and Sussex Brewery, but we have been unable to find information on the brewery, so if you have any knowledge we would be pleased to know. Kent and Sussex beers on sale at a recent visit Rock Hopper 4.6%, Rock Hopper Ruby 4.3% and Emperor 3.8%The Swan has been acquired by Village Green Restaurants which are owned by Alex Bensley. His first pub was ironically the Hoodener’s Horse (having changed the name from the Black Dog) which developed into the Hooden Horse chain, which he eventually sold to Inn Business, now part of Punch Taverns. Alex then ran a number of Tex Mex restaurants before starting Village Green Restaurants with Fish and the Royal Oak at Bearsted, the Old Mill at Kennington,

Ashford and the Chequers on the Green at High Halden. The pub will then be renamed to the Swan and Dog when refurbishment has been completed.

HythePeter and Belinda before leaving the Britannia in conjunction with their regular customers raised £2,250 at the annual fun day in August. The money was divided equally between the Pilgrims Hospice and Coastwatch Folkestone. In September they opened a small pub in the HighStreet, the Potting Shed, with no brewery ties providing a range of beers at £3/pint. See full article on page 18.

Monks HortonThe Black Horse, in addition to excellent food, is one of the few pubs to have a bar billiards table. During the past year the Black Horse has raised in excess of £1200 for charities including Macmillan Nurses, Royal British Legion and Rett UK. In addition to providing local Kentish beer the pub runs themed evenings including regular Italian evenings.

RolvendenThe Star is now offering 30p/pint discount on real ales for card carrying CAMRA members and also those with a valid bus

ticket. Before the move of the Old Dairy Brewery, the Star was to all intents and purposes the Brewery

Tap. Now that the brewery has moved to Tenterden the Star still continues to offer Old Dairy beers.


RuckingeThe Blue Anchor held two beer festivals during last Summer and continues to have a weekly guest ale. St Mary in the MarshThe Star continues to sell a range of interesting beers from across the country. In addition to selling well filled rolls at £1.50 each, an excellent pint of Otter Ale was consumed by myself at the end of January. This is a pub worth seeking out on a fine day, sit in the garden, enjoy fine ale and admire the views and church. SandgateIn contrast to the changing beer menu at the Earl of Clarendon, the Ship Inn has regular

beers from Greene King, Hopdaemon, Dark Star, Long Man and Hop Back breweries. The pub is soon to be expanded having acquired the

premises next door. This will provide more cellar space enabling more hand pumps to be installed and a function room.

StanfordAfter a recent Kent CAMRA meeting at the Drum, Mick and Suzi’s battle with the owners, Greene King have now been given permission to sell a guest beer from either a Kentish or Sussex Brewery. We look forward with interest to see what selection they will have in addition to Greene King IPA, Trip to Jerusalem and GK “Guest Beers”.

SmeethThe Dog House micropub has installed a micro-brewery and has been producing trial

brews prior to making them available to the public. In the meantime the Dog House has been serving guest ales from local Kentish breweries including Ripple Steam, Hop Fuzz, Nelson and The Old Dairy Brewery.

WarehorneThe World's Wonder closed at the end of August. The pub was one of five Style and Winch pubs in Kent that were built to the same design. The others were The Ship at

Lade (closed), The Bell Inn in Coxheath (closed), The Redstart Inn in Barming and The Papermaker's

Arms in Hawley near Dartford. With the closed Woolpack this leaves Warehorne and adjacent village Kenardington with no pubs although there are rumours that this historic 16th century Woolpack may re-open soon.

WoodchurchRay Pratt who has been the landlord of the Six Bells for over 9 years has now left “for a life of leisure”, I doubt it!!! The new tenants, Dave and Pauline have taken up the helm and we wish them well and hope that they continue to keep the same local atmosphere whilst adding their own personality.

WillesboroughA planning application has been submitted for the demolition of the closed White Horse, to build four 3-bedroom houses on the site. Other plans for new housing further along Kennington Road include the building of a new pub and restaurant. We wait in anticipation!!


Old Dairy Brewery has brought brewing back to Tenterden after almost a century.

Old Dairy Brewery recently moved to Tenterden from an old milking parlour in Rolvenden into a brand new 30 barrel brewery and shop offering 10% discount to card carrying CAMRA members. It is just off Station Road, behind the

Kent & East Sussex Railway. The expansion comes four years after the brewery was set up on a dairy farm in the heart of the Kent countryside. It was an immediate success, building a loyal fan base among ale enthusiasts who appreciated the finely-crafted recipes, locally sourced ingredients and interesting variety of beer styles.

“It’s a major step forward for the Old Dairy Brewery,” said Managing Director John Roberts. “Overnight, we have transformed the business from what was essentially a hobby start-up into a fully fledged, commercially funded and operated brewery.”

“We couldn’t brew enough to keep up with demand – so expansion into bigger premises was the

Brewing Returns to Tenterdenobvious solution,” added John.

Production at the new Brewery will be focused on ODB’s core beer range plus new, seasonal and speciality beers to satisfy the demanding palates of its growing fan base. With refreshed new branding promoting the Brewery’s provenance right in the heart of the ‘Garden of England’, the core beers are the nostalgically named:

• Red Top: a 3.8% abv ‘classic’ best bitter • Gold Top: a 4.3% abv golden pale ale • Blue Top: a 4.8% abv India pale ale

To mark this momentous occasion the Old Dairy Brewery, in conjunction with two pubs in Tenterden, The White Lion and The Woolpack celebrated this auspicious event by serving the first two brews available, the Woolpack with Red Top and Gold Top at The White Lion.

New Website for CAMRA in KentOn this website, you will find information common to all the 10 CAMRA Branches in

the County of Kent. The site contains details of all Kent CAMRA Beer Festivals, Breweries,

Cider Makers, the growing number of Micropubs in the County and lots more.

www.kentcamra.org.uk


Ashford George Hotel

Brabourne Lees Blue Anchor

Burmarsh Shepherd & Crook

East Brabourne Five Bells

Elham Abbots Fireside

Elham Kings Arms

Folkestone Chambers

Folkestone County Fayre

Folkestone Firkin Alehouse

Folkestone Kipps’ Alehouse

Folkestone Lifeboat

Folkestone Master Brewer

Folkestone Nailbox

Hastingleigh Bowl Inn

Hawkinge White Horse

High Halden Chequers on the Green

Hythe Britannia

Hythe Globe Inn

Hythe Oneonetwo Wines

Hythe Potting Shed

Hythe Three Mariners

Hythe White Hart

Kennington Old Mill

Mersham Farriers Arms

Monks Horton Black Horse

Newenden White Hart

Pluckley Dering Arms

Rolvenden Bull Inn

Rolvenden Star

Sandgate Ship

Shadoxhurst Kings Head

Smeeth Dog House

Snargate Red Lion

Stelling Minnis George Inn

Stowting Tiger

Tenterden White Lion Hotel

Tenterden Woolpack Hotel

Wye Barbers Arms

Wye New Flying Horse

Wye Tickled Trout

Why not join some of our more active members and enjoy cycle trips around the local area with refreshment breaks at local pubs?

One took place on Burns Night in January, which started with several tasty and mostly Kentish beers at the Three Mariners in Hythe, the group of three enjoyed a combination of Haggis, Scottish beer (Red Macgregor) and malt whiskey (Jura) at the Potting Shed before concluding at the Earl of Clarendon with some Hop Fuzz Yellow Zinger (one of a choice of four) and a series of bar billiards

games.

During the summer a “Ring the Bull” session at the Shepherd and Crook at Burmarsh attracted cyclists from Ashford and Sandgate and walkers from Dover, Cheriton and Folkestone. Among the choice of ales and ciders is the house beer, Crooked Top, from Old Dairy, a cask ale from Hop Fuzz and even some lager with taste, Boomers, also from Hop Fuzz.

Contact our Social Secretary or visit our website for future events.

Cycling and Pub Games


Owners, Peter and Belinda Dorman, had the pleasure of their new business being

officially opened by Damian Collins, the Member of Parliament for Folkestone and Hythe. The MP showed his support for the new local business by toasting to its success with a pint from the local Hop Fuzz brewery.

The Potting ShedHythe’s First Micropub Opens

The small gathering included Bob Martin (local CAMRA Branch Chairman), Jeff Waller (CAMRA East Kent Regional Organiser), Daryl Stanford and Ed Tingley from Hop Fuzz brewery and other invited guests. The Potting Shed was the 25th micropub to open in East Kent and is proving popular with local drinkers and visitors from far and wide.

Specialising in Local & National Real Ales

Ciders and good quality House Wines

160a High Street, Hythe, CT21 5JRTel: 07780 877226

For opening times visit www.WhatPub.com

Hythe’s Newest Real Ale Bar

Peter and Belinda Welcome You To

The Potting Shed


Over 60s lunch 12.30-14.30 Tuesday to FridayMain Course only £4.75, Starter and Main £7.25, All 3 courses £9.00

John and Son Mike welcome you to their newest venture at

The Valiant Sailor

Sunday Lunch Noon to 4pm, from £9.00CAMRA members 50p discount on a pint

New Dover Road, Capel-le-Ferne, CT18 7JJ, Tel: 01303 621737

Two real ales available, three in Summer months - family friendly pubOpening hours - 12 to 10pm Tuesday to Sunday

Full menu available - 12 to 3, 6 to 9 Tuesday to Saturday


CAMRA’s First CampaignIn or before 1684, George Meriton wrote a small book. He was a grandson of the Dean of York, was possibly an attorney at Northallerton and afterwards a judge in Ireland. He seems to have had a reputation for bawdy verse and wrote, with his brother Thomas, “a little piece”, ”Money Masters all Things”. According to Davies in his Memoir of the York Press, this contained a “large proportion of disgusting ribaldry”.

The small book is called “The Praise of Yorkshire Ale” and I still can’t remember where my copy came from! As I was going to Yorkshire and Cumbria this “summer”, I thought that I’d try to complete this piece whilst sampling some of the aforementioned inebriant.

The book is in three parts – only the first about Ale, but the second and third parts deserve some mention especially for those thinking of visiting the far North and hoping to converse with the natives. The second part could be likened to a very early script of Emmerdale, being:-

A York-∫hire Dialogue in its pure natural DialectAs it is now commonly ∫poken in the North parts of Yorke∫hire

I can’t quite agree with the “pure natural” bit but… It starts:-Daughter. Mother our Crockey’s

Cawven fine’t grew dark, And I∫e ∫laid to come nar, ∫he macks ∫ike warke, and continues like this for forty-three pages. (just like Emmerdale)

Fortunately, Part Three is “An alphabetical CLAVIS, unfolding the meaning of all the York-∫hire words made use of in the aforegoing dialogue” The “all” in the title is an over-estimation.

As you will see from the quotations above, this was in the time of the ∫ or “long f” which stood in for a lower case s. To prevent undue confusion and embarrassment, I’ll continue this without the long f. (*)

Now to the Ale bit. This is set in the court of Bacchus. Remember Bacchus? – A stout chap with vine leaves around the head and a wine-stained toga. The court, held in “the Sun, behind th’exchange” was to consider all sorts of nefarious goings on and sharp practises amongst the sellers of food and drink.

This was interrupted when “…stood up one of the Northern Country men, a boon good fellow, and lover of Strong Ale”. This fellow lists (over two pages) the many and various drinks that he has tried that were considered strong, ending “ Of all these liquors I’ve had no scant, and several others; but none do I find, like Humming


Northern ALE to please my mind…” and continues to list it’s efficacious effects on various people. Bacchus is intrigued by this and asks where the best of this ale may be found. “North-Allerton in Yorkshire doth excel all England, nay all Europe for strong Ale”. So the court adjourns there to Madam Bradley’s ale house. “But in short space, such strange effects it wrought…” and Bacchus is most surprised at the effects it has on his counsellors and several pages are taken with descriptions of the effects which would not survive the blue pencil of our Editor.

Just to make sure that Northallerton was not just a “one-off”, the court of Bacchus then visits Nanny Driffield’s ale house at Easingwold (The first POTY trip?) and after sampling her ale, dubs her “Countess of Stingo”, “Long may your Honour Live to Brew such Ale”. “Upon a hogshead Bacchus got astride, Now Lads, said He, this Ale is deified”. The Ale at Easingwold is judged to be at least as good as that at Northallerton but, more to the point, Strong Yorkshire Ale was judged to be better than wine and all the various drinks mentioned on previous pages. This being the case, they return to York and set about compiling the first local Good Beer Guide – well doing the research

anyway. “They call’d and drank till they were all high flown, and could not find their way into the town.” “O Yorkshire, Yorkshire, thy ale is so strong, it will kill us all if we stay long.” “It is so pleasant, mellow too and fine; that Bacchus swore he’d never more drink wine”. So that circlet on his head; are they vine leaves or hops?

(*) A popular song at the time was “Where the bee sucks, there suck I” , nuff said?

With thanks to Ken Spelman Booksellers of Micklegate, York, for permission to quote from “The Praise of Yorkshire Ale”. Spelmans still print facsimile copies of the book – contact www.kenspelman.com

A copy of the book will be presented to the first new member who turns up (and stays!) at the first Branch meeting following the publication of this issue of Marsh Mash. See website for meeting dates and bring a copy of this Marsh Mash with you.

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Good food served daily (not Tuesday) featuring traditional English dishes, tasty vegetarian options and bar snacks

Freshness, quality and value for money with our ingredients sourced from local farmers and grocers, where possible

Cooking times: Midday - 3pm & 6.30 - 9.00pmMonday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday & Saturday

Midday - 4pm Sunday

Dogs Welcome

Opening times: Midday - 10pm Monday & Wednesday

Closed on TuesdayMidday - 11pm Thursday, Friday & Saturday

Midday - 4pm Sunday

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Kent, TN29 0JJ



The beer that helped power 1970s cask beer revival has been axed by Carlsberg UK.

Ind Coope Draught Burton Ale, the beer whose introduction in 1976 by a leading member of the then Big Six UK brewers marked a massive step forward for the Campaign for Real Ale in its attempt to revive cask-conditioned beer, has been axed by Carlsberg UK because “demand has fallen to an unsustainable level”.

The beer was originally brewed by Allied Breweries in Burton upon Trent, and was quickly on

sale in a large number of Allied's 6,000 tied houses, encouraging the other big brewers in the UK to pay attention to the cask ale

market again. In 1990 it won the Champion Beer of Britain award at the Great British Beer Festival.

The following year Allied put its breweries into a joint venture with Carlsberg called C a r l s b e r g - T e t l e y .

Eventually production of Draught Burton Ale was switched to the Tetley brewery in Leeds and then to JW Lees in Manchester, where it was brewed under licence until now.

Farewell Burton Ale

The Three Mariners, HytheTraditional Free House, Offering up to Seven

Ever Changing Ales and Ciders from around our County

Live acoustic music every Sunday evening.

Hanks Open mic, last Sunday of each month

Traditional music; sing-along’ ‘play- along’ last Tuesday of every month.

Fun Quiz night first Tuesday of every month. Opening times.Mondays 4pm till close.Tuesdays – Sunday 12pm till close.

No FoodNo Juke BoxNo Fruit MachinesNo Pool TableNo Distractions other than Good Beer, Cider and our award winning barmaids!!

Good Beer Guide 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015

-- “Winner” CAMRA Regional Seasonal Pub of the Year 2014

--“Runner up” CAMRA Regional

Pub of the Year 2010, 2011--

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37 Windmill Street, Hythe, Kent CT21 6BH - Telephone: 01303 260406


Having seen the publicity on television and various media sites, myself and a few colleagues thought we should visit the 100th micropub to open. We were greeted by Debbie who is very keen to promote Kentish products - all the wines and ciders are from Kent and most of the ales are also from Kent.

On the wine front, Debbie claimed that the Romans didn’t want to leave England because of the quality of English wines in those days. Some of our local vineyards are still proving this fact by winning major international awards!! Debbie was also keen to point out that if everybody in Kent spent 10% of their shopping and drink on Kentish products this would add £1.75Million to the local economy.

Not only did we enjoy an excellent pint of Millis Dartford Wobbler and another pint of Hogshead Rip Snorter (unfortunately not brewed in Kent), both at £2.80/pint, but gained some bits of “interesting information”.

The Lanes was spotlessly clean with good facilities for the disabled and an easy walk from Dover Priory Railway station and Pencester Road bus station. The pub can be readily visited using public transport with no need to worry about driving.

The Lanes, unlike most of the majority of other micropubs, is open from noon until 11pm seven days a week and is well worth seeking out, we shall return.

The Lanes, Dover

THELIFEBOAT

INN 42 North StreetFolkestone, CT19 6AF

Selection of Fine Local and Regional Real Ales

Good Hot Meals Served all Dayalso Sunday Roasts

Beer Garden & Harbour ViewsTelephone: 01303 255310

Just off Folkestone Harbour

Debbie & Keith welcome you to The Lanes where you will �nd good

selection of Kentish Wines, Ciders and Local Real Ales

15 Worthington StreetDover

CT17 9AQ07504 258 3320


Shirley’s Recipe - (serves 4)Slow Cooked Beef Casserole

For this issue of Marsh Mash I have decided to do a slow cooker recipe as I know of a growing number of folks who use them. The food can be cooking whilst you are out and ready when you get home. It took me years to get mine and now I would not be without it. Anyway, my recipe is below:

Ingredients: serves 4

• 2 tablespoons vegetable, sunflower or olive oil

• 1lb 8oz (750g) braising steak or casserole beef (surplus fat trimmed), cubed

• 2 x medium onions, roughly chopped

• 2-3 cloves of garlic, crushed (or use dried garlic granules to taste – I used 1 teaspoon)

• 3 tablespoons flour• 500ml bottle of Theakston’s Old Peculiar

beer (or any dark, not too bitter, flavoursome beer)

• 7 fluid ounces (200ml) beef stock (I used stock cubes & water)

• 3 tablespoons tomato puree• 2 level tablespoons dried mixed herbs

(or a handful of fresh if you prefer)• 2 large carrots cut in to chunks – about

10oz (285g) total in weight when prepared

• 1 teaspoon Demerara sugar (honest - this is needed to avoid bitterness)

• Salt & pepper to taste• 2 dried bay leaves (or 3 fresh if you

prefer)

Method: (If desired, you may wish to pour yourself a beer of your choice to drink whilst preparing this as you will need the

whole 500ml bottle above for this recipe.) If necessary, pre-heat your slow cooker as per the manufacturer’s instructions.

Heat the oil in a large saucepan, add the meat and fry until just brown. Add the onions and continue frying for 5 minutes,

stirring all the time. Remove pan from the heat.

Add the garlic and flour then stir to combine. Gradually pour in the beer, then the stock, stirring all the time. Add tomato puree, herbs, carrots, sugar and stir. If necessary, add salt and pepper to personal taste.

Return pan to the heat and gradually bring to the boil, stirring all the time to avoid contents sticking. Once boiling carefully transfer contents of the pan in to the slow cooker. Add bay leaves, cover with lid and cook on LOW for 6 hours. The taste will intensify during cooking and your kitchen will be filled with a lovely smell of casserole.

Serve with mashed potatoes and green vegetables, plus a full bodied, flavoursome beer of your choice and enjoy.

NOTE: DO NOT BE TEMPTED TO LIFT THE LID DURING COOKING AS THE COOKING TIME WILL INCREASE BY 30 MINUTES EACH TIME IT IS LIFTED.

Why not try this:To make a one-pot hearty meal add some baby new potatoes and a selection of root vegetables to the slow cooker pot before cooking, then continue as above.


Bangalore Breweriesan ex-pat CAMRA member returns home

Back in the early noughties Bangalore deserved its crown as India’s city of pubs, with a nightlife to match. Then the complaints of the young against corrupt politicians and policemen, led the local Government to introduce the curfew, and to ban more than two of the following; dancing, drinking and listening to Western music. Bangalore was the city of pubs no more – or at least not past 9.30pm.I am ashamed to admit I’ve drunk a lot of Kingfisher in Bangalore over the last 2 years of working here – I did consider going teetotal but let’s get serious. However the soul of the city is stirring, and there’s a quiet kind of revolution happening, in the rapid growth of Bangalore’s microbreweries. So there is hope for the beer drinkers of the city yet.

It started at Toit’s and Biere club. One of them opened first, one of them started brewing first, and both serve a fine range of tasty beers. They’re too fizzy and cold to be a real ale, but compared to Kingfisher we’re talking Ambrosia here.

With 11 microbreweries now serving, 4 more opening soon, and allegedly 100’s of applications across the state there’s clearly a taste for a premium pint, that actually has a taste of something more than glycerine. Let’s go drink some.

Back to Toit’s and the Biere club – both have a range of ‘British’ style bitters, a couple of

IPA’s, a stout or a porter, a Weiss beer and a fancy lager. At Biere club I tried the English dark (240Rs/500ml) – which is a very pleasant bitter, and the Mango beer (305Rs/500ml) which started as a pleasant fruity Weiss but then ended up just too weird for me. At Toit’s I worked

my way through the Dark Night – a nice, but bland stout, the Basmati Blonde – a lighter Weiss, the Czech Pilsner – which was ok, and the Red ale – which is more of a nutty brown bitter and very nice indeed.

And onwards to Arbor, Vapour, Murphy’s, Windmill, 3 Monkeys, Barleyz, Prost and back to Arbor. Now the disappointment here is that with the exception of Arbor, the rest are

trendier than a brewery has the right to be, and seem to following the ‘formula’ of Toit’s / Biere club to an uncanny degree. Murphy’s the only Irish brewhouse in Bangalore has Blackbeard, a stout that tastes like a porter, Paddy’s Poison an overtly hoppy cloudy

beer and Good Golly – nothing to see here.

Vapour offers up a Blonde and a Wheat beer alongside an ale – but these seem indistinguishable to Toit’s range. Windmill out on the tech perimeters offered an overpriced IPA, and ESB and an Oatmeal


stout at 335Rs/500ml. The E probably stands for English and the high tech solution of ordering by iPad, was somewhat diminished by the waiter coming to confirm the order. 3 Monkeys has the décor of the Starship Enterprise, of a 70’s nightclub and another identikit range of a Heffeweiser, a sweet Red Ale, and a Smoky porter which started tasting like wood smoke, until someone observed the similarity to smoky bacon – whereupon it magically transformed into a pint of err …. bacon.

Barleyz on the other hand was grim, with a cloudy bright orange special, a soapy mess of an illiterate Wilt beer, and an absent Stout. Prost was a den of steam punk styled architecture, which was distracting enough to put me off taking beer notes. Punjabi by nature did a reasonable beer range of at least a Red bitter and a Dark, but again following the formula.

So back again to Arbor for my third trip, with a better range and a few twists with a Raging Elephant of an IPA, a Hallo Mellow super hopped IPA, a Bangalore Bliss wheat beer, a bland Irish stout, a Big Ben bitter, a Bangalore Bolt wheat beer and probably a few in between. I have drunk quite a lot of beer at Arbor now.

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Clause 35 of Magna Carta stated ‘Let there be throughout our kingdom a single measure for wine and a single measure for ale and a single measure for corn, namely

“the London quarter”’

In medieval England ale was so essential to life that it was mentioned in Magna Carta the revolutionary document that guaranteed certain civil and legal rights to citizens (and was used in legal systems of some countries of the former British Empire - Australia, Canada, New Zealand and most notably in the Bill of Rights of the US Constitution). The influence of Magna Carta can also be seen in the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

For millennia beer has been the national drink in these islands and Britain is one of the top brewing nations of the world with the beer factor in droves. Britain can claim the invention of more styles of beer currently brewed in countries around the world than any other brewing nation (Mild, Porter, Stout, Imperial Russian Stout, Brown Ale, Pale Ale, India Pale Ale, and Barley Wine). British brewers export their brews to dozens of countries.

British Malt is renowned as the best brewing (and distilling) barley in the world; the world's leading hop breeder, Dr Peter Darby, is an English man based in Kent. For its size, the British hop industry has the most diversity of varietals than any other country, and with new varietals in development.Then there is the British pub scene. It's like no other in the world and people who live overseas look with envy at British pubs. That's why a visit to a pub for beer and typical pub grub like fish & chips is in the

top 5 activities visitors to Britain want to do. Pubs are icons of Britain and the pub is one of the things that make Britain so special.So with such an enviable heritage in beer, malts, hops and pubs Britons deserve to have a national beer day to celebrate

something that brings so much pleasure to the nation (never mind the £21 billion that brewing and pubs contribute each year to the British Treasury).

The date for the annual Beer Day Britain celebration is June 15th.

This was the date (in 1215) that Magna Carta was sealed. In 2015 there will be national and international celebrations for the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta so the fact that ale is mentioned in the document, makes June 15th a logical date for Britain's national beer day. When Beer Day Britain is launched on the same day as Magna Carta Day celebrations in 2015 it automatically becomes associated with something of major importance in Britain. Magna Carta Day will only be celebrated on a national basis in 2015 but Beer Day Britain will be celebrated on each June 15th thereafter.

Beer Day Britain is a separate celebration to Magna Carta Day in 2015 - it just happens to be on the same day but what better to celebrate such an auspicious date but with beer!

Further information

Website :-www.beerdaybritian.co.uk,Twitter: @BeerDayBritain. Hashtag #BDBFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/beerdaybritain

Beer Day Britain


Ye true honest Britons who love your own landWhose sires were so brave, so victorious, so free

Who always beat France when they took her in handCome join honest Britons in chorus with me

Let us sing our town treasures, Old England's good cheerThe profits and pleasures of stout British beer

Your wine tippling, dram-sipping fellows retreatBut your beer drinking Britons can never be beat

NB: When this song was written, the word Stout meant 'strong' and the mention above is not referring to the beer style 'stout', but rather to strong British beer.

Verse from ‘Beer Drinking Britons’A song written in the late 18th century Words by David Garrick and Music by

Thomas Arne (composer of Rule Britannia and the National Anthem)

30 High Street, Rolvenden, TN17 4LN

T: 01580 241369 E:[email protected]

www.starrolvenden.co.uk Lynn, Mick & Yvonne welcome you to our Traditional Pub in the heart of Rolvenden, a perfect retreat with a lovely relaxed atmosphere, and a warming Log Fire. “The Best View of the Windmill” from our Beer Garden.

We offer well conditioned Cask Ales which include Harvey’s Best, Harvey’s IPA, Old Dairy Brewery varieties of Top’s, and Guest Ales. And there’s an extensive Wine List specially selected by Harvey’s of Lewes.

Home Cooked Food by resident Chef’s Lyn & Yvonne. An extensive Menu to tempt any palette. Sunday Roast’s “Just like Mum’s”, and Yve’s delicious Steak & Ale pies.

Show your CAMRA membership and receive A Pie & A Pint for £6.00, or 20p off a Pint

The Star is a Family Orientated, Pet Friendly Pub,

where well behaved Parents & Grandparents are welcome too!

Our Christmas Social (held at Chambers in December) was attended by eight Branch members (including our guest from Dover) where they enjoyed a variety of high quality dishes, seasonal and otherwise, five beers including Snow Top from Old Dairy and Smuggler’s Stout from Time and Tide. After lunch the party adjourned to the Firkin Alehouse and then via the Folkestone bus station to “The Lanes” (the new micropub in Dover).

Once again an enjoyable afternoon for this popular and seasonal event.

Christmas Social 2014


Other Beer Festivals

CAMRA Beer Festival

Social Events - All Welcome

Branch Meetings

Future EventsVisit our website for more information ------- www.camra-afrm.org.uk

Presentation to Red Lion, SnargateSaturday 14 MarchCANCELLED - will be rescheduled for later in the year.

Mini Bus tour of Branch Coastal PubsSaturday 27 June - TBC

Trip to PortsmouthSaturday 8 August - TBC

Trip to Micropubs in Shoreham and Worthing - Saturday 19 September

Planet Thanet Easter Beer FestivalFriday 3 and Saturday 4 April

Bexley Beer FestivalThursday 23 to Saturday 25 April

MENCAP Beer Stall, Mote Park MaidstoneSaturday 6 June

K&ESR Beer and Cider Festival, TenterdenFriday 19 and Saturday 20 June

Kent CAMRA Beer Festival, CanterburyThursday 23 to Saturday 25 July

CAMRA Cricket Marquee, Kent County Cricket Club, CanterburySun 2 August and Tue 4 to Sat 8 August

East Malling Beer FestivalSaturday 5 September

CAMRA Street Bar, Faversham Hop FestSaturday 5 and Sunday 6 September

Spa Valley Railway Beer FestivalSaturday 24 and Sunday 25 October

St Georges Day Festival George Inn, BethersdenFriday 24 to Monday 27 April

Wye Hops Beer FestivalFriday 26 to Sunday 28 June

The Bell Inn Beer Festival, IvychurchFriday 3 to Sunday 5 July

Bowl Hastingleigh Beer FestivalMonday 31 August

For further details on meetings, socials and beer festivals check out WHAT’S BREWING, visit our branch website or join our Yahoo Group (members only).

Branch Meetings are normally on a Thursday starting at 19:30

9 April - George Hotel, AshfordBranch AGM

11 June - Kings Head, Shadoxhurst

10 September - The Globe, Hythe

12 November - venue TBCBranch Meeting & GBG 2017 Nominations


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Come and vis it the new micro -pub at Evegate. We have real a les fresh from our in-house brewer y ser ved straight from the cask .

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