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CONTENTS
ISSUE 1 2015
The Guests
12 & 13
And What About The Beer?
A round up of the latest beer issues covered in the local
press
14 & 15
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Pub Grub
Food reviews from two Lincolnshire pubs
18
PUBlicity
A look at the new page on Lincoln CAMRA’s website
19
Old Ale Tales
The origins and history of Branston Home Guard Club
20
The Regulars
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Lincoln News
A round up of Local Pub and Brewery News
10
What’s Brewing
National News
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Members Page
Find out what’s going on with the Lincoln CAMRA Branch
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Recimpe
A new chef in the kitchen makes some beer bread
16/
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Red
Lions
21 & 22
TravAle
A train trip to the seaside
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Quiz
ImpAle gets out and about
One woman’s epic quest
comes to Lincolnshire
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Welcome.
New Beginnings
Welcome to the latest issue
of ImpAle and my first as
permanent editor. I’d like to start
off by thanking Wendy for the
excellent job she’s done over
the last few years turning the
magazine into what it is now. The
fact we have constant enquiries
from pub goers and landlords
about when the next issue will
be out only shows what an excellent job she’s done.
I only hope I can do it justice and continue to produce a
publication that lives up to peoples’ expectations. In this latest
edition we have a great story of one woman’s epic quest coming
to Lincolnshire. Wendy uses her extra time to eat out at a couple
of pubs and lets us know what she thinks. Meanwhile Ash and
I travelled to Cleethorpes for the latest TravAle. We celebrate 70
years of Branston Home Guard Club by looking at its beginnings
and history in Old Ale Tales. Steve looks at the question of beer
quality and the popularity of Stout in ‘And What About The Beer?’
A new member of the team shares his recipe for tasty beer
bread and based solely on that I believe Clifford is going to be
an excellent addition. Once you’ve finished the issue if you fancy
heading out but aren’t sure what’s on locally then hopefully our
new PUBlicity webpage will be able to help you, we have brief
look at what you can expect to find on there as well. Or you
can visit the many locations covered in our quiz this issue, or
simply try and guess where they are. As usual if you have any
comments please send them to me [email protected].
uk or tweet me @ImpAleEditor. Or be my friend on Facebook –
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Our Twitter account @Lincoln_Camra has over 2400 followers! Please like our new Facebook page Lincoln CAMRA. To help keep
the success going we need your help! Please email Aaron at [email protected] with your local pub’s events, be it a
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With kind help from
Steve Renshaw, Wendy Renshaw, Ashley
Sewell, Matt Mills, Greg Richards, National
Brewery Centre, Steve Richardson,
Richard Banks and Newby Wyke Brewery
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ImpAle is the magazine of Lincoln CAMRA branch. CAMRA
campaigns for real ale, real pubs and consumer rights. It is an
independent, voluntary organisation with more than 160,000
members nationally. ImpAle magazine is published three
times a year and is available free through pubs in Lincoln
branch areas. To join CAMRA, help preserve Britain’s brewing
and pub industry, get the campaigns quarterly newsletter and
its monthly newspaper What’s Brewing and a host of other
membership benefits visit www.camra.org.uk
CAMRA is a limited company, run at national level by an
elected unpaid board of directors and at regional level
by volunteer regional directors, both backed by full time
professional staff.
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For complaints about issues such as short measures
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branch.
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Cheeky Imp at
Sincil Bank
NEWS
The Lincoln City FC Youth
Academy’s latest fundraiser, under
its Future Imps Fund initiative,
is a real ale. Produced by the
Lincolnshire Brewing Company,
Cheeky Imp is a red bitter of 4.6%
ABV. It is a malty ale with caramel
notes and hoppy aromas which
give it a good mouth-feel and a
slightly sweet taste.
Speaking about the initiative,
Youth Academy Director Roger
Bates said, “The idea of having
an Academy ale had been on
our to-do list for some time so
when Claire and Karl Brown from
Lincolnshire Brewing Company
contacted us, we leapt at the
chance to launch Cheeky Imp. I
hope that City supporters will enjoy
Cheeky Imp and encourage their
Supporting its aim to double
export business year on year,
Lincolnshire-based family brewer
Batemans has signed an exciting
new distribution agreement for
Dubai. This is the first time its
beers will be available in the
Middle East.
The deal sees Batemans expand
its export portfolio to nine
countries across four continents,
including
Australia
where
Batemans’ full bottled range has
been performing well for two
years. Additionally, over 40,000
pints of Batemans’ beer have
been sent to Russia to supply bars
as far afield as St Petersburg and
Moscow. Craft beer is becoming
increasingly popular in Russia
and there is a real demand for
brands with strong tradition and
brewing heritage.
local pubs and stores to stock it.
The more we can sell, the greater
the sums that will flow through to
the Academy’s Future Imps Fund.”
Located on Lincoln’s Monks Way
industrial estate, the microbrewery
is an off-shoot of Spirit Event
Services, which provides mobile
bars and event services. Claire
and Karl started brewing a year
ago and now have three ales in
production. In addition to Cheeky
Imp, they brew Friendly Rottweiler
(a pale ale) and Spicy Sausage (a
best bitter).
Cheeky Imp can be bought
in firkins, polypins and bottles
through Lincoln-based wholesaler,
Small Beer.
Batemans’
Middle East deal
Stuart
Bateman,
Managing
Director of Batemans Brewery,
commented: “We are thrilled
that Dubai will be getting a taste
for Batemans beers, and with
the continued development of
our export portfolio as a whole.
Most international markets are
traditionally lager-focused but, as
they develop and become more
mature, they are increasingly
looking for something new and of
a higher quality.”
Stuart Bateman, Managing Director of Batemans Brewery,
with a delivery headed overseas
IN BRIEF
Petwood Bomber
The Petwood Hotel in Woodhall Spa has a
new house ale. Produced by Lincolnshire’s
Tom Woods Brewery, Petwood Bomber (4.8%
ABV) is a celebration of the hotel’s history
and its use as the officers’ mess for the 617
Dambusters Squadron during the Second
World War. Petwood Bomber is brewed with
Goldings hops and crystal malt producing a
full-bodied, dark ruby beer.
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Oakademy of Excellence
The Oakademy of Excellence is a scheme set
up by Oakham Ales, the Peterborough brewer,
to reward their permanent stockists. Among
other things, member pubs have access to
exclusive special and one-off brews. There
are roughly 250 Oakademy members across
the country, including Lincoln’s Tower Hotel,
West End Tap and Wig and Mitre. Six
Oakademy beers will be available through
2015, the first two being The Opportunist
(4.1% ABV) and Dolphin Dance (3.7% ABV).
Another new outlet in Newark
Yet another new, real ale outlet has opened
up in Newark. The Vaults Cider and Ale House
is located on Northgate, within the arched
cellars of a Grade II listed, Georgian mansion.
Up to 6 ales, locally sourced where possible,
and 10 ciders are available. With an open log
fire and a choice of comfy seating, the Vaults
provides a warm and cosy environment to
sit and enjoy traditional tipples. A gourmet
sausage menu is planned. Check out their
Facebook page for the latest updates.
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News
IN BRIEF
Springhead’s 25th
This year is Springhead Brewery’s 25th anniversary.
They’ve come a long way since they started out in
1990 with a place in the Guinness Book of Records
as the UK’s smallest working brewery. From
January, a new celebration beer will be available.
Argenta (4.2% ABV) is a magenta pale ale, with the
big berry flavour of American hops and English
blackberries and brewed with champagne yeast.
To thank the real ale enthusiasts in CAMRA for
their support through the years, CAMRA members
now receive 30p off each pint of Springhead beer
in any of their pubs. Springhead is planning a
series of exciting events across the Midlands to
celebrate their 25th year – look out for more details.
... and a new Springhead pub
Ale returns to
the Duke
Real ale has been re-introduced at
the Duke William Hotel in Lincoln’s
Bailgate. The historic inn has been
taken over by the Ever So Sensible
Group, the company that also runs
Lincoln’s Horse and Groom and the
Hume Arms at Torksey. Under the
previous management, only ubiquitous
keg products were available, but there
are now four regularly-changing ales
on the bar, together with continental
lagers.
The earliest reference to the inn is
1791, when it was called the Duke of
Cumberland. In 1746, William, Duke
of Cumberland, led the forces that
routed the Jacobite army at the Battle
of Culloden. This success made him
immensely popular throughout Britain.
The pub, together with its ten letting
rooms, will undergo a full refurbishment
in March.
Springhead’s next pub is set to open in March.
Formerly the Anchor, on Carolgate in Retford, the
new name is yet to be revealed. The building is
currently undergoing a complete renovation.
Newby Wyke’s Czech exchange
In October, Czech brewer, Jiri Cejka, visited Newby
Wyke’s Grantham plant. Now head brewer, Robert
March, is planning a return visit to the Pegas
Brewery in Brno. Robert has been invited to brew
Distant Grounds IPA in what is Moravia’s first
private brewery.
New beers from Oldershaws
Oldershaw Brewery of Grantham has launched a
new beer called Resolution (4.4% ABV). The golden
ale is packed with pleasant citrus fruit flavours and
fragrant apricot aromas, with a full body mouthfeel and a soft bitter finish. To celebrate the 800th
anniversary of the signing of the Magna Carta, the
brewery plans to produce a one-off beer called
Great Charter. More information about the recipe
will be unveiled later in the year.
Dark delights at winter festival
CAMRA’s National Winter Ales Festival returns to Derby in
February. The event showcases beer styles, such as barley wines,
old ales, porters and stouts, which are favoured in the winter
months. The highlight of the first day will be the announcement
of the Champion Winter Beer
of Britain.
The venue is Derby’s historic
Roundhouse, the world’s first
and oldest surviving circular
engine shed. It was originally
developed in 1839 by four
rival rail companies, including
North Midland Railway for
whom George Stephenson
and his son Robert were
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engineers. Following a £48 million renovation, it has been
returned to its former glory with original features restored and
complemented by dazzling new artworks.
The festival runs from 11th to 14th February, and drinkers will
be able to choose from a huge selection of British and foreign
beers, real ale in a bottle, mead, ciders and perries.
Festival organiser, Gillian Hough, said, “With more than 400
beers, tutored tastings, live music and a breath-taking venue,
National Winter Ales Festival is simply unmissable.”
The Roundhouse is located by the Pride Park exit from the city’s
railway station. The festival is a pay-on-the-door event. Go to
nwaf.org.uk for full details.
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Black Peppermint
at Pheasantry
brings together two local businesses and plays to the strengths
of both. Mary Easterbrook, co-owner of Pheasantry, said,
“This will allow us to focus on the brewery, whilst letting Black
Peppermint offer the public excellent local food together with
our range of beers”.
Regulars at the Lincoln Beer Festival may remember Black
Peppermint, as they were hired by the Drill Hall to provide food
during the 2012 Festival. And very tasty it was too!
The bar/restaurant at Pheasantry Brewery
Lincoln-based event caterer Black Peppermint Food Company
has teamed up with Pheasantry Brewery to take over running the
bar and restaurant at the East Markham site. The collaboration
Pheasantry are planning to brew one new beer for each month
in 2015. Called the Artisan Range, it starts in January with One
Dark One (4.5% ABV), a dark chestnut brown, fruity beer with
chocolate notes and an appealing dryness. This will be followed
up in February with Porter Ale (4.9% ABV).
National Pub of
the Year finalists
The hard work by hundreds of CAMRA volunteers to find
the country’s best pub is nearly over. After numerous
visits to find the best branch pubs and then the finest in
each region, the national pub of the year competition has
reached the final stage. The winner will be announced
in February.
The final four are:
• The Freshfield - Formby, Merseyside.
• The Harewood Arms - Broadbottom, Greater
Manchester.
• The Salutation - Ham, Gloucestershire.
• The Windmill – Sevenoaks Weald, Kent.
(Photo of landlords, Chris and Sarah Sorrell by Steve Smailes
for The Lincolnite.)
Lincoln’s Dog and Bone reached the final 16 of the
competition when it was selected as the best pub in
the East Midlands region. This was the first time that
a Lincolnshire pub had reached this stage since 2007.
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David Reed of the Sebastopol Inn presents the cheque to Faye Nam from the
Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire Air Ambulance Charitable Trust
Charity fish, chip
and quiz nights
The award-winning Sebastopol
Inn at Minting, has presented the
Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire
Air Ambulance Charitable Trust
with a cheque for £1,500. The
money was raised over the past 12
months during the pub’s monthly
fish, chip and quiz night events.
The cheque was presented to the
charitable trust at a special quiz
night.
Community Fundraiser for the
Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire
Air Ambulance Charitable Trust,
Faye Nam, said, “We are so grateful
to the team at the Sebastopol Inn
for all the support they give us.
The fish, chip and quiz nights get
more popular each year and we
could not do without events like
this to keep the air ambulance
flying and equipped.”
The Sebastopol Inn is owned by
husband and wife team, David
and Dianne Reed and their son,
Nick.
Fish, chip and quiz nights at the
Sebastopol Inn are held on the
first Wednesday of the month.
Fish and chips are served from
6.00pm and the quiz starts at
around 7.30pm.
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WHAT’SBREWING
NATIONALLY
ImpAle rounds up CAMRA’s news from the last three months
November
> Research carried out by Oxford Economics claims that the
successive cuts in beer duty have resulted in more than 16,000
jobs being created and a boost for beer sales.
> Experts at the European Beer and Health Symposium in
Brussels have found that supping a pint of beer a day helps you
to live longer, cuts the chance of a heart attack by a third and is
not going to make you fat.
> Black Sheep Brewery is on track to return to profit by the end
of its current financial year, following the posting of a “very
substantial trading loss” in 2012/13.
December
> After ten years of campaigning by CAMRA and others, MPs
voted in favour of an amendment to the Small Business,
Enterprise and Employment Bill giving tenants of the large
pubcos the option of buying beer on the open market.
> CAMRA has lent its support to a cross-industry marketing
campaign which has been relaunched under a new name.
There’s a Beer for That (formerly Let There Be Beer) aims to
promote the universal nature of beer and the multitude of
opportunities for enjoying it.
> The latest research from the British Beer and Pub Association
has found that UK beer sales are still on the increase, with
annual sales 1.4% up on the previous year.
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> Chancellor George Osborne gave thousands of pubs some
good news in his autumn statement. CAMRA welcomed the
plans to extend and increase business rates for smaller pubs.
> Real ale made its mark at the BBC’s annual celebration of fine
food and drink in Birmingham. More than 700 people attended
CAMRA’s tutored tastings at the BBC Good Food Show.
> Marston’s revenue increased by 1% in the year to October.
This year, 25 new-build pubs are planned but 200 pubs will be
disposed of.
If you’re not a CAMRA member, you won’t be getting all
the latest real ale, pub and brewing news delivered to your
door every month. Join, using the form on page 31 and get
What’s Brewing and Beer delivered free, plus a host of other
membership benefits.
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Lincoln CAMRA Members’ News
National AGM in the East Midlands
CAMRA Members’ Weekend and National Annual General Meeting will be held at the Albert
Hall Conference Centre in Nottingham from 17th to 19th April 2015. It’s a great opportunity
to find out what’s been happening at branch, regional and national level, and to influence
CAMRA’s policy. On the social side, there’s the chance to meet members from around
the country in the Members’ Bar, go on brewery trips and visit pubs in Nottingham and the
surrounding area. For full information and details on how to pre-register,
visit www.camraagm.org.uk
Branch campaigning goals
The Lincoln branch campaigning goals for 2015 are:
• To promote the use of the National Beer Scoring System by branch members.
• To form a tasting panel.
• To encourage pubs to display price lists.
• To maintain accurate information on the WhatPub database for pubs in the branch area.
You can do your bit to help us to achieve these goals. Why not submit beer scores when you visit a local pub? It’s very easy using
WhatPub. And, if you see information on WhatPub that’s out of date, please let us know.
Good Beer Guide selection
The selection of pubs in our branch area for the 2016 Good Beer Guide will take place at our branch meeting in the Magna Carta,
Lincoln, on 5th February. Arguably, this is our most important meeting of the year, so we need as many members as possible to
attend.
Trip to Derby
Lincoln members are visiting Derby on Saturday, 14th February. There’ll be the opportunity to visit the National Winter Ales Festival,
as well as a selection of good pubs in the city. Check the branch website for further details.
Beer festival going ahead
Planning is under way for the 2015 Lincoln Beer Festival. The dates for your diary are 21st to 23rd May. Remember that the success
of the event depends on having enough members volunteering to help. Look out for the staffing form - you can sign up for a little
or a lot, and you won’t be asked to do anything you’re not comfortable with.
Keep your personal details up to date
If you move house, or change your phone number or e-mail address, please let CAMRA headquarters know. The HQ membership
database is our only means of staying in contact with you. You can update your personal details by calling membership enquiries
on 01727 798440.
Lincoln Branch Diary
March
Sun 1st Committee Meeting - Nags Head, Bardney 8pm
Wed 4th Branch Meeting - Three Horseshoes, Waddington 8pm
Sun 15th Beer Festival Planning Meeting - Victoria, Lincoln 8pm
April
Mon 6th Committee Meeting - Railway Hotel, Kirkstead 8pm
Wed 8th Branch Meeting - Swanholme Tavern, Lincoln 8pm
Check out the branch website for up-to-date details of meetings and socials.
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And What About the Beer?
Each month, the Lincolnshire Echo publishes a column from Lincoln CAMRA about beer
and pubs. Here are a couple of recent entries.
thus extending the shelf-life. These methods were embraced
in mainland Europe but, at the time, they did not catch on in
Britain’s cooler climate.
However, by the early 1970s most beer in Britain was filtered,
and pasteurised. It was artificially carbonated and served from
pressurised kegs. The great advantage of keg beer for the
brewers is that they have complete control of the quality of their
product. The appearance and flavour of the beer on the bar is
as it left the brewery.
Good Beer, Bad Beer
CAMRA members from Lincoln and Grantham recently met up
in Newark to visit some of the town’s hostelries. All the pubs we
visited were great and most of the beers we sampled were very
good. But there were exceptions. One beer I tried looked and
tasted like it had been drawn from the River Trent. I took it back
to the bar and it was exchanged for one that wasn’t much better.
I’m sure that if we’d been keg beer drinkers, we’d have had no
complaints about anything we were served. That’s the problem
with real ale - the quality of the same beer served in different
pubs can vary dramatically.
CAMRA members can use the National Beer Scoring Scheme
to assess the quality of the real ale, each time they visit a pub.
The scores range from “Perfect” to “Undrinkable”. Yes, I know it
sounds a bit geeky, but it helps us to monitor the performance of
pubs. And the data is very important when it comes to choosing
entries for the Good Beer Guide.
Drinking beer goes back thousands of years but, somewhere
along the line, humans discovered that beer could be carbonated
by sealing it in a container and letting the “spirits” of fermentation
go about their business. But fermentation is an unpredictable
process and beer was prone to spoiling.
During the 19th century, brewers used science and technology
to increase the life-span of their beer. The most important
advances were the development of commercial refrigeration
and the introduction of pasteurisation. Pasteurisation is a
process by which beer is rapidly heated and then cooled. This
ensures that any organism that may be left in the beer is killed,
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On the other hand, cask-conditioned beer is still fermenting
when it’s in the cellar of the pub. Managing a living product is
more demanding than one that has been artificially preserved.
It requires extra care in its handling and serving, and it must be
drunk within its short lifespan. So keg beer makes life easier
for landlords because staff don’t need as much training and
they don’t have awkward customers coming back to the bar to
complain about their beer.
So why has cask-conditioned beer survived in this country? And
not just survived but undergone a resurgence. Is it because we
British don’t like change? Or do we hanker after the good old
days and an Orwellian view of the perfect pub?
I’m sure for some people there’s an element of nostalgia but,
for me, it’s all about the taste. For a depth of flavour enhanced
by natural carbonation, you can’t beat a good real ale. Even if it
means having to return a bad one every now and then!
And what about the beer? The highlight of the Newark trip for
me was a visit to the Organ Grinder, recently opened by the Blue
Monkey Brewery of Nottingham. BG Sips (4% ABV) is a pale,
intensely hoppy beer with hints of tropical fruit. An excellent
beer in excellent condition.
The black stuff
I was delighted to read Caroline Wilson’s “Never tried...Real ale”
article in the New Year’s Day edition of the Echo. CAMRA has
been extolling the virtues of cask-conditioned beer since the
early 1970s, but we’re not stuck in a time warp. We celebrate
the variety of wonderful ales that are available these days, and
it’s great to see younger drinkers of both sexes appreciating
them.
At this time of year, ale drinkers often look for something a little
darker and stronger to ward off the cold of a winter’s evening.
And one of the classic dark beer styles is stout.
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Stouts evolved from porter, a London style that turned the
brewing industry upside down early in the 18th century. It was
a dark brown beer that was originally a blend of brown ale, pale
ale and “stale” or well-matured ale. It acquired its name as a
result of its popularity among London’s street-market workers.
(For much of the 20th century, porter was extinct as a style, but
it’s been revived as part of Britain’s ongoing beer revolution.)
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At the time, a generic term for the strongest beer in a brewery
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Arthur Guinness started brewing in Dublin in 1759. Vast
quantities of porter and stout were flooding into Ireland from
London and Bristol, so Guinness decided to fashion his own
interpretation of the styles. He blended some unmalted, roasted
barley and, in so doing, produced the first dry Irish stout.
During the First World War, the British government banned the
use of dark, highly-kilned malts to conserve energy. As a result,
Irish brewers were able to corner the market for dark beers. By
the end of the war, the Guinness brewery was the largest in the
world.
Guinness ceased production of cask-conditioned beer in the
1960s. In the 1970s, sales declined as lager took over the world
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It’s an interesting story - but it’s not real ale!
So I’m off in search of a proper dark beer. And
I find one at the ever-popular Jolly Brewer,
where Welbeck Abbey Portland Black is a
regular on the pumps. The Nottinghamshire
brewery’s porter is CAMRA’s current
champion winter beer for the East Midlands
and goes forward to the finals at February’s
National Winter Ales Festival in Derby.
And what about the beer? Welbeck Abbey Portland Black (4.5%
ABV) is a rich and smooth black beer. It has a distinctly vanilla
nose and subtle smoke, liquorice and burnt toffee flavours. It
certainly tastes like a champion to me.
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the best beer
garden in Lincoln!
The Golden Eagle, 21 High St, Lincoln LN5 8BD
[email protected]
TEL: 01522 521058
Multi-award-winning
Harvest Pale available
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Food Review
One of the many reasons, people like to go to the pub, apart from the beer is for food, whether this is
for a quick bite to eat or for a special occasion. Lincoln and the surrounding villages have many pubs
that offer tasty food alongside a pint of real ale. So in the first of a new series, we visit The Chequers
pub in Potterhanworth and the newly refurbished Duke William in Lincoln to taste their food and ale.
The Chequers, Potterhanworth
The Chequers is situated in the small village of Potterhanworth
about 15 minutes south-east of Lincoln. When we entered the
pub we were greeted by the bar staff, who took our drink orders
and led us to our table. The pub is split so that on one side
a restaurant area, set out for dining and the other side was
less formal and more pub like. As the designated driver I had
a diet Coke, but my husband had a pint of Hardy and Hanson’s
Rocking Rudolph which was one of two ales available, the other
being Greene King Abbot ale. The beer was in good condition
and went down easily.
he asked and he told me it was delicious. We both scoffed our
food and then sat back with full bellies and happy faces. The
plates were cleared and the bill was asked for, we had no room
for dessert however tempting the choice was! Total cost for 2
courses, with 2 beers and 2 soft drinks was £49.80.
The Chequers was warm and friendly, a perfect place for our
midweek meal. The food was hot, tasty and home-cooked. Very
much recommended.
www.chequerspotterhanworth.co.uk
We were left to peruse the menu and came to a decision fairly
quickly, our efficient servers were over to take our orders and we
were not left long until our starters arrived. Mine was delicious
– mushrooms in a blue cheese sauce with crusty fresh bread,
whilst the Mr had the soup of the day which was leek and
potato, again served with crusty bread. The portion sizes were
perfect and we quickly wolfed these down. Our plates were
quickly cleared and our drinks replenished as we waited for our
main courses.
The pub was clearly busy, with families and parties for Christmas
sat around us and the plates of appealing food that whizzed by
us to other tables whetted our appetites further. We did not wait
long. Our mains arrived, duck breast and chunky homemade
chips for me and fillet steak and new potatoes for the Mr, served
with a big bowl of steamed vegetables to share. My duck breast
was cooked slightly pink with a lovely rich sauce to dip my chips
into and the husband’s fillet steak was cooked medium rare as
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The Duke William, Lincoln
The Duke William pub has recently been taken over by the Ever
So Sensible pub group that also owns The Horse and Groom,
Lincoln and The Hume Arms, Torksey. We have visited both of
the other establishments for food and wanted to see how the
Duke would measure up. The pub has a drinking area with real
fire at the front near the bar and seating at the rear. We ordered
drinks at the bar, which were put on tab and were shown to our
table. The beer selection on our visit was Camerons Strongarm,
Black Sheep Golden Sheep and Greene King IPA. During the
course of our meal the drinkers in our party had the Camerons
and the Black Sheep, they were found to be in good condition,
not too cold and were topped up by the serving staff so that a
full pint (or as close as possible) was had.
A friend had recommended I try the Sticky Toffee pudding, so of
course that is what I ordered and one of my dining friends went
for the ice cream. The pudding arrived as a visual treat, a big
spun sugar decoration sticking out of the sponge which was
soft and sticky, the ice cream that was served with it full of toffee
pieces. Definitely worth a recommendation.
This time a party of four of us were eating and again we wasted
no time at all looking at the menu and deciding what to eat.
Our server was along in no time at all to take our orders and we
sat back to wait, whilst sipping our drinks and having a catch
up. Our visit was on a cold Wednesday evening in January, so
it was understandable that there were not many people eating,
though there were a few people stood and sat in the bar area
having a drink.
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Our starters swiftly arrived; Pâté with Toast for myself and the
husband, Whitebait and Olives for our friends. The Pâté came
on a slate plate with two large slices of bread, butter, chutney
and a massive helping of pâté. The whitebait was deep fried
and came with a good amount of dipping sauce and salad. We
all agreed the starters were delicious and we waited with relish
for our main courses. These arrived after a short wait and again
these looked wonderful, I had the duck again, this time with red
cabbage and potatoes with a raspberry sauce, the duck was soft
and fell away from the bone easily and the sauce and cabbage
was a match made in heaven. My only compliant would have
been that I would have like less cabbage and more potato! My
dining friends had the Chicken and Chorizo Linguine, Belly Pork
and Steak and from the speed with which their plates were
cleared I can only surmise they enjoyed their food too! Our server
looked after us, checking our food was ok and replenishing our
drinks when needed, we felt very much looked after and once
our plates had been cleared we considered desserts.
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On the trail
of the Red Lion
Steve Renshaw describes an epic pub crawl.
What’s in a name?
According to the website of The Inn Sign Society:
James VI of Scotland inherited the throne of England, as the great grand-son of Mary Tudor,
and the legitimate heir of Elizabeth I, who had died childless in 1603. In order to reinforce his
authority to rule, James I of England decreed that all public buildings (which included taverns)
must display, in prominent places, a heraldic red lion.
In earlier times, the crest of the red lion was the badge of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster and
the fourth son of Edward III.
It is estimated that there are about 600 pubs named the Red Lion.
“So, if it’s the most common pub name, why don’t we go round
the country and have a drink in every Red Lion?” It sounds
like the sort of hair-brained scheme that a group of students
might come up with at the end of an evening’s drinking, only to
dismiss it in the cold light of day. But no, this is the challenge
that a female personal trainer, who really is old enough to know
better, set herself over three years ago.
the challenge, Cathy has also visited nine Red Lions overseas,
including ones in New York, Dubai and Melbourne.
Cathy Price, from Walton-le-Dale near Preston in Lancashire,
was drinking in the Red Lion in Hawkshead on Grand National
day in 2011 and saw a plaque saying it is the most common
pub name. She imagined hundreds of them dotted all over the
country and came up with the idea of visiting them all.
Market Rasen
There are four Red Lions in the Lincoln CAMRA branch area.
Cathy has visited them all, and here’s the proof.
Number 342 22/03/2013
Initially, Cathy’s friends and family questioned her sanity, but they
have been swept up in the project and often accompany her
on her travels. At the time of writing, she has ticked off over
520 Red Lions and has just under one hundred to go. She has
driven around 35,000 miles on her epic quest, and at every pub
she poses for a photograph and enjoys a drink.
On her travels, Cathy has
gathered a huge collection
of souvenirs, including beer
mats, T-shirts, glasses and
menus. And, if the pub has
accommodation, she often
stays the night. One of
the more unusual objects
she has come across is
a stuffed lion in the Red
Lion at Bobbington in
Staffordshire.
“beautifully refurbished - traditional wood
and brick interior yet smart and classy”
By the time the challenge is
complete, Cathy will have
visited pubs as far apart as
Aberdeen and Penzance.
Although not strictly part of
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Dunston
Digby
Number 343 22/03/2013
Number 418 21/02/2014
“a confusing back-to-front clock and lots of brass decor
scattered around”
“the landlord was friendly and there was an ongoing yard of
ale competition - someone had done it in 34 seconds”
Wellingore
Number 344 22/03/2013
Cathy’s next big milestone will be reaching the 600 mark. She’s
planning to make this the Red Lion at Gatwick airport. This may
be a challenge, as the Wetherspoons pub is on the airside of the
north terminal. However, I’m sure Tim Martin will be able to pull
some strings to allow her to visit without buying an airline ticket.
And then it should be all downhill to the finish post. The racing
analogy is apt because Cathy hopes to complete her quest on
Grand National day 2015, the fourth anniversary of starting.
Over those four years, Cathy has seen the good, the bad and
the ugly of the pub trade. Here’s how she sums up what she
has learned.
“arrived as snow fell and temperatures were below freezing,
no one was in the pub even though it was Friday evening”
“More than anything, I would like more to be done to protect
pubs from being bought then immediately demolished due to
the lack of laws requiring permission to do so. I am constantly
arriving to what should have been a Red Lion to find a miniTesco or a care home. (I call those “Dead Lions”.) Also, the pub
companies who are actually landlords and have no interest at
all in the pub should not be permitted to use the buildings as
such. On my travels, I have seen it all and it would not take
much money at all to transform some shabby pubs, just elbow
grease and imagination. I should become the Pub Doctor!!”
(All the photographs are courtesy of Cathy Price. You can follow
her progress on her website www.cathypriceredlions.co.uk,
on her Facebook page Cathy’s Crazy Red Lion Pub Crawl, and
on Twitter @RedLion_Quest.)
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All PUBlicity IS Good PUBlicity
Have you ever been in the position where you’re sat at home on
an evening and got to thinking, “I wonder if there are any decent
bands on tonight?” Or has a friend called you up and said “I
fancy getting quizzical tonight! Do you know where we can go?”
You may even had looked in your kitchen cupboards to find
them bare, and thought “Let’s go out to eat!” But where do you
go? Do you trawl through endless websites, Facebook pages or
Twitter feeds? Or do you simply type www.lincolncamra.org.uk
into your web browser on your home computer or web enabled
device and click on the PUBlicity page!
We ask if you’re a publican or even a local at one of our branch
pubs and you want an event/offer PUBlisising, be it a regular
occurrence or a one off, use the simple online form on the
PUBlicity page or email [email protected] to
let us know & we’ll PUBlisise it FREE of charge, and we’ll also
advertise these events on our branches social media too!
PUBlicity was created by our web team with the aim of making
pub events/offers available all in one place. The page consists
of four main catagories; Food and Drink Nights/Offers, Music
Nights, Quiz Nights and Unusual/Miscellaneous. So if you fancy
a quiz on a Sunday evening you’ll see by clicking on the Quiz link,
you can choose from Adam & Eve or Green Dragon in Lincoln,
or you could go to the Red Lion in Digby. Live music? Take your
pick from Tap & Spile, Lincoln on a Friday or Saturday, Mail Box
Lincoln on a Friday or the Victoria, Lincoln on a Saturday. Fancy
something a bit different? Why not try Video games night at Jolly
Brewer, Lincoln on Monday nights or Stitch & Bitch at the Dog &
Bone, Lincoln once a month!
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Old Ale
Tales
Last October, members and friends of the Branston Home
Guard Social Club gathered to celebrate the 70th anniversary
of the club’s opening. Lincoln CAMRA member, Robert Redford,
delves into the club’s history.
would have to be done. A search was undertaken for a building
that could be used as a mess room, and the first floor of Number
12 High Street was selected. The building had previously been
a brewery but the ground floor had been converted into living
accommodation. The building, complete with a lady tenant, was
duly requisitioned and the Branston Home Guard Club came in
to being.
The lady tenant was assured that she could remain for her
lifetime, as the mess room was accessed by a staircase to the
rear of the building and an outside toilet was provided for the
club members. The first steward was Home Guard volunteer,
Bill Green, assisted by his wife Rose. For the next fifty (yes, 50!)
years, Bill ran the club part-time, in addition to working on a local
farm.
After the war, the club passed through hard times until the
1970s when the old lady passed away and the Committee and
members came together to raise the finance needed to extend
the club into the cottage. The entrance was moved downstairs
and toilets were installed. A small bar, named the Lancaster Bar,
was constructed downstairs to complement the main bar.
Members of the Home Guard
(Photo: Branston History Group)
The Home Guard was formed in the early days of the Second
World War, when there was a real risk of invasion. Originally
called Local Defence Volunteers, the name was changed by
Winston Churchill. The volunteers, who were generally ineligible
for regular military service, acted as a secondary defence force
guarding coastal areas and other important places such as
airfields, factories and explosives stores.
The government had expected 150,000 men to volunteer for
the Home Guard. However, within the first month, 750,000 men
had volunteered and by the end of June 1940, the total number
of volunteers was over one million. The number of men in the
Home Guard did not fall below one million until they were stood
down in December 1944.
The Kesteven detachment of the Lincolnshire Local Defence
Volunteers (Home Guard) Battalion paraded each Sunday
morning in the village of Branston, four miles south-east of
Lincoln. Following two hours of intensive training, the men
would repair to the village pub, the Waggon and Horses, for their
Sunday lunchtime pint.
Unlike almost every other important foodstuff, beer was never
rationed during the Second World War. However, there were
shortages because of increased demand and production
problems for brewers. And so, on one fateful Sunday, the Home
Guard volunteers found there was no beer left for them.
The outraged Commanding Officer declared that, as the men
were putting their lives on the line for their country, something
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The Branston Home Guard Social Club today.
With the expansion of the village, the club has gone from strength
to strength. There are three cask ales on the bar; Greene King
IPA, Ruddles Best and a guest beer. The club holds a regular
beer festival in the Lancaster Bar with a barbecue outside in the
yard. A pool table is available upstairs and a discreet television
shows sports channels. The club plays host to dominoes, darts
and crib teams.
You can find information about membership of the Branston
Home Guard Social Club on their Facebook page. Guests are
welcome.
Robert Redford’s father served in the Branston Home Guard
detachment, and Robert is a member of the Home Guard Club.
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Recimpe
Lincolnshire Ploughman’s Bread
This bread is the epitome of Lincolnshire, it is a little labour intensive to make, but I can assure you that the
results are mouth-wateringly worth it!
For Yeast Starter:
100g rye flour
150ml tepid water
1tsp sugar
10g dried yeast
For Dough:
500g strong white bread flour
100g Lincolnshire Poacher cheese
5g salt
250ml Blue Bell Old Honesty ale
For Beer Batter:
50g strong white bread flour
50g rye flour
50g Lincolnshire Poacher cheese
125ml Blue Bell Old Honesty ale
50g porridge oats to coat
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For the yeast starter: in a small mixing bowl, combine 100g of rye flour with the yeast, water and sugar. Mix to form a smooth
paste. Cover with cling film or a tea towel. (Making a starter is not normally necessary with most dried yeast. However, due to
the alcohol in the beer and the fat in the cheese, the yeast is slowed. Therefore this step makes sure the yeast is nice and
active before it is put to work!)
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For the dough: in a large mixing bowl, combine 500g of strong white bread flour, 100g of Lincolnshire Poacher cheese and
the salt.
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After 10 minutes the yeast starter should be nice and foamy, add this to the flour, cheese and salt mixture, lightly mix with a
wooden spoon or spatula.
•
Add the 250ml of Blue Bell Old Honesty ale, mix to form a soft dough.
•
Transfer the dough onto a lightly floured work surface (or into a stand mixer) and knead for 5-10 minutes or until the dough
feels smooth and elastic.
•
Place in a large greased bowl and leave to prove until doubled in size (approx 60-90 minutes).
•
Once proved preheat oven to 240c (475f, gas mark 9), knock back the dough by punching it a few times, transfer to a clean
work surface and shape into a ball or torpedo shape. Transfer to a large baking sheet, cover while making the batter.
•
For the beer batter: in a small mixing bowl, combine 50g of white flour, 50g of rye flour, 50g of Lincolnshire Poacher cheese and
125ml of ale. Mix to form a smooth batter.
•
After 15 minutes the loaf should have risen slightly again, smooth the batter all over the shaped loaf and sprinkle with the
porridge oats.
•
Make 2-3 slashes with a sharp knife along the loaf, place in the hot oven and bake for 30-40 minutes, or until the loaf sounds
hollow when tapped on the bottom.
•
Allow to cool before slicing. Serve with cheese, cooked meats and, of course, a pint of real ale!
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Bottled Beer
Review
For better or worse Batemans have recently recently rebranded
themselves as a ‘Craft Brewers’ and started producing some
more unusual beers, many available in bottles. Their Black
Pepper Ale has recently been picked up by Morrisons to be
sold nationally but in this issue we’re looking at two beers from
their Bohemian Brews range.
Orange Barley Beer
6.2% 330ml
I do like to try beer that stand out as having a definite unique flavour and
this beer certainly has that. You can smell the oranges it’s infused with the
moment you pour the contents into a glass. It’s the overwhelming taste
as well, not just a subtle hint of citrus this is a beer that clearly tastes of
oranges. But can sugar is also added to the brew and while this clearly
adds to the sweetness it’s not the sweetest beer you’ll ever try. In fact it
leaves a rather dry taste in your mouth, reminding me of candied orange
peel.
Mocha
6.0% 330ml
This beer is apparently “infused with genuine Arabica coffee beans and
fine Belgian chocolate.” If it was a competition I would declare Belgium the
winners as there is a clear chocolate taste to this beer and very little coffee
coming through. It’s a dark ruby red and somehow feels thinner than you’d
expect. It’s a nice rich beer which does taste its 6% strength, reminding
slightly of a chocolate liqueur. In the best possible way.
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TravALE
In this edition of TravAle, Ashley Sewell has joined up with Greg Richards on a train trip to Cleethorpes
to explore the resort’s ale houses, maybe with a bag of fish and chips somewhere in between!
Willy’s
Starting at the far end of the Promenade, we arrive at Willy’s.
This modern feeling bar has large front windows, revealing nice
views of the North Sea and beach. Four real ales and a real
cider available, one ale was from Willy’s brewery situated at
the rear of the premises, which was also visible from the inside
the bar. There was plenty to choose from. The food menu was
also impressive, with great value courses displayed on board
near entrance. The art work displayed throughout the pub was
interesting to say the least.
Number 2 (Under the Clock)
After this delight, we had to go back to Cleethorpes railway
station, not to return home, but to go to the end of platform 3,
where the Number 2 pub was. A quirky little station pub with
six real ales, some traditional old breweries mixed with newer
microbreweries. They always try to keep a mild on, which is
pleasant to know. The pictures around the pub showed this
place has a great community feel, from football teams to Morris
Men. We also got lost counting the range of malt whiskeys, so
we just accepted they had a large range!
Nottingham House Hotel
A casual wander around the corner to the Nottingham House, a
large Tetley beer sign was visible on the front, showing this has
been a pub for quite some time. When entering into the lounge
area on the right, we instantly had a feeling this was going to
be cosy, with beautiful old style fittings and fixtures, and a real
fire to burn away the winter blues. Seven real ales boosted its
sparkling reputation. We then realised that there was another
“snug” through the front lounge, where we decided to relax with
our beer and sandwich purchased at the bar.
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Number 1
Changing platforms is
usually the case when
catch a connection for
another train, but never to
another pub! On platform 1,
we found the appropriately
named Number 1. Entering
this large pub, we were
instantly drawn to the
fantastic old railway signs
and
memorabilia
on
the walls. A pool table
and several TV screens
displaying sporting events
were a counter balance to
the old style of this place.
Three handpumps with
two Batemans beers and a
guest was a decent choice if waiting for a train to arrive.
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Coliseum Picture House
Our final calling point was the newly opened Wetherspoons pub,
The Coliseum Picture House. Looking like the jewel on the High
Street, gleaming white painted front with beautiful decoration
making it look like the picture house it once was. Inside was
just as stunning with large chandeliers, large first floor area,
and a stylish roof terrace, with the odd roman theme here and
there. Seven real ales to choose from, the range included a few
national breweries and some from local microbreweries. This
TravAle had certainly ended on a high, with a brief walk back to
the railway station to board our train back to Lincoln. No time for
fish and chips (this time).
Also in the Area:
Swashbuckle
Long low ceiling pub with timbers running throughout, lowlighting
making a boat cabin feeling, just outside train station. Three ales,
all from national breweries. Interesting place.
Signal Box
Near Pleasure Island theme park and Cleethorpes light railway,
this pub measures a tiny 64 square feet, so keep your elbows
tucked in. Three real ales but do they really have any more room
for more?
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A Tale Of Four Cities
Quiz
While we on the ImpAle team try to focus the magazine on local issues that doesn’t mean we don’t get out and about! If you can’t
find the latest issue in your local you might like to look a little further afield. If you can name the four cities below that the last issue
of ImpAle was distributed to then send us your answers for a chance to win a beer related prize. Please send the names of the
four cities along with your name and contact details to [email protected] or by post to ImpAle Quiz Issue 2 May 2014,
4 Squires Place, Nettleham, Lincoln, LN2 2WH. The closing date is 1st April and the editor’s decision is final. The winner will be
announced in the next issue.
If you take an issue of ImpAle with you to any far flung places then please take a photo and send it in to us, we’d love to see just
how far this issue might go!
Last Issues Answers
The answers to the cryptic photos in the last issue were
1) Dog and Bone, Lincoln
2) Sebastapol, Minting
3) Tempest, Coleby
4) Hunters Leap, Washingborough
5) Jolly Brewer, Lincoln
6) Petwood Hotel, Woodhall Spa
7) Lion and Royal, Navenby
8) Dovecote, Swinderby
Congratulations to Dave Ward of Potterhanworth, a prize is on its way to you!
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INTRODUCING THE FIRST TWO OF FOUR ANNIVERSARY BEERS
CELEBRATING
20 YEARS
OF BREWING
LOOK OUT FOR THEM IN YOUR LOCAL LINCOLN PUB
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