It started like this. The normal January de-tox. Not great for our local landlords, but current self-preservation theory says I need to do it while I’m young enough for it to make a difference. Thank goodness we’re all different. So, no beer for January – but a landmark for Newark to look forward to at the end of the month – the first Winter Beer Festival was guaranteed; I had booked my tickets 2 months early. 40 beers on the […]
Just occasionally we get an urge to do something different. To break the mould. To push the boundaries. A quick look at the Newark CAMRA website showed me exactly where the boundaries were – and arguably the furthest boundary was on the west; Oxton to be exact. With my trusted travelling beer-drinking companion beside me we set off to be the first reviewers of “The Green Dragon” – unchartered territory indeed. Armed with wallets, hope and empty stomachs, we pulled […]
Real Ales available on the CAMRA LocAle stand at Newark & Notts County Show, May 9th and 10th (Eight available at any one time). BREWSTERS CHEVAL MORT 4.0% BREWSTERS HOP A DOODLE DOO 4.3% BREWSTERS MARQUIS 3.8% SPRINGHEAD WILLYS WHEATBEER 5.3% SPRINGHEAD LIBERTY 3.8% SPRINGHEAD GOODRICH CASTLE 4.4% MAYPOLE MAYHEM 5.0% MAYPOLE GATE HOPPER 4.0% MAYPOLE LITTLE WEED 3.8% OLDERSHAW REGAL BLONDE 4.4% OLDERSHAW OLD BOY 4.8% OLDERSHAW CASKADE 4.2% MILESTONE RASPBERRY WHEAT BEER 5.6% MILESTONE BLACK PEARL 4.3% CATHEDRAL […]
