Beer Festivals

LocAle & Weinfest beer list 4

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The beer menu for Newark’s 1st LocAle and Weinfest is now available. Event held in the Castle grounds, 26th-28th June. Opening times: Friday 6pm – 11pm Saturday 12 – 11pm Sunday 12 – 6pm Free entry, souvenir festival tankards £2 each. BREWSTERS DECADENCE 4.4% BREWSTERS HOPHEAD 3.6% BREWSTERS CHEVAL MORT 4.0% CASTLE ROCK HARVEST PALE 3.8% CASTLE ROCK TRENT BRIDGE 20/20 DOUBLE VISION 4.0% CASTLE ROCK SCREECH OWL 5.5% CATHEDRAL RED IMP 4.3% CATHEDRAL MAGNA CARTA 5.0% CATHEDRAL FESTIVAL ALE […]

1st LocAle & Weinfest this June.

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2008/9 sees the 25th anniversary of the very successful twinning link between Newark and the German town of Emmendingen in the Black Forest. Emmendingen is the largest town within the Breisgau wine producing area which contains approximately 30 different wine producers. Each August the fruits of the vine and the labours of the growers are celebrated during the Breisgau Weinfest held in the Market Place and streets of Emmendingen over four evenings. During a visit to the Weinfest in 2006 […]

County Show list 4

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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 […]

Sutton beer list

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Just received beer menu for Sutton-on-Trent Sports Club beer festival, held 1-3 May. ECCLESHALL SPRING FORWARD 3.8% MORDUE SPRING TYNE 4.0% WARWICKSHIRE DARLINGS BUDS 4.0% RINGWOOD BOLD FORESTER SPRING ALE 4.2% HOPBACK SPRING ZING 4.2% NEWMANS SPRING COTTAGE BISCUIT 4.2% TOM WOODS SPRINGTIME 4.2% BATEMANS EGGS-B 4.2% MALLINSON SPRING SUN 4.5% SHARDLOW MAY FLY 4.8% CROPTON DANGLEBERRY 5.2% SPRINGHEAD ROARING MEG 5.5% MAYPOLE MAYDAY MILD 3.5% CATHEDRAL ALES BLACK IMP 4.7% MAYFIELD FARM TREMLETTS BITTER?? 7.0% MAYFIELD FARM MEDIUM 6.0%

Upcoming beer beano

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There is a plethora of local beer festivals coming up. There is an Easter fest on this weekend at the Castle, featuring about 12 ales. Sutton-on-Trent Sports Club hold a well organised festival which takes place on the 1st-3rd May, about 18 real ales from near and far. A CAMRA bar will be present again at the County Show on May 9th and 10th, 24 LocAles, 8 available at any one time. The 14th Newark Beer Festival is on the […]

Beer fest at the Castle

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Tony and Heidi from the Castle have asked me to give them a plug. They are having a beer festival over the Christmas period, running from Sat 27th to Tues 30th December and including up to 16 local and national beers, 2 scrumpies and live music starting with blues from ‘Booba Dust’. Newark CAMRA are arranging a Christmas ramble, ending up at the fest. Stay posted for details.

Dark Night

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Popped out for a couple in rainy Newark last night. Surprise and bargain of the night was the Meantime Coffee Porter in ‘Spoons – Beerfest on until the 16th Nov. For a start, it was the first beer I asked for and as I waited for the almost obligatory “Sorry it’s just gone” I saw a dark liquid flowing – it was actually on. And very coffee-tasting it was too. And in good nick. And at £1.49 for a very […]