Category Archives: Awards

Awards, Beer Festivals

Huddersfield Oktoberfest 2012 Beers of the Festival – corrected

Here are the results of the Beers of the Festival Competition held at Huddersfield Oktoberfest 2012. Apologies, previously Mrs Bloke was missing as joint winner of Beer of the Festival.

Mild: Black Lightning, Owenshaw Mill, Sowerby Bridge

Bitter: Quasar, HDM/Mallinsons, Huddersfield

Strong: Yakima IPA, Great Heck, Great Heck, N Yorks

Porter/Stout: Burnout Stout, Brass Castle, Pocklington, E Yorks

Speciality: HDM 4 CC IPA, HDM Brewing Co, Huddersfield

David Charlesworth (‘Charlie’) Award for Overall Beer of the Festival: Joint winners:
HDM 4 CC IPA, HDM Brewing Co, Huddersfield & Mrs Bloke, Mallinson, Huddersfield

Cider/Perry: Whisky Cask, Udders Orchard, Huddersfield

(187 voting forms were returned)

Awards, Branch Diary

Marsh Meander & Mild Club Presentation on Monday 23rd July

On Monday 23rd July 2012 at 7:30pm, we will be doing a “Marsh “Meander – a pub crawl of Marsh.

We will start at 7:30pm at the Junction, Westbourne Road, HD1 4LA (map). Then..

  • 8pm Marsh Club, Abb St, HD1 4PB (map)
  • 8:30pm, Croppers Arms, Westbourne Rd, HD1 4LF (map)
  • 9pm, Marsh Liberal Club, New Hey Road, HD3 4AL (map), where we will also be making the Mild Club of the Year Presentation

Catch the 19:24 371 First Bus from Westgate.
We hope to see you there.

Awards, Branch Diary

Branch Meeting at Armitage Bridge Monkey Club on Mon 21th May

Our next Branch Meeting will be held at Armitage Bridge Monkey Club, Dean Brook Road, Armitage Bridge, HD4 7PB (map)  at 8pm on Monday 21th May 2012.

This will also be including the presentation of Club of the year 2012 to the monkey club, and voting for mild Club and mild Pub of the year.

Catch the 19:40 321 First Bus from Huddersfield Bus Station.

An agenda for the meeting, and minutes of the last meeting can be downloaded from the Member’s Area of the website.

We hope to see you there.

Awards, Beer Festivals, Cider

Cider Pub of the Year Presentation to the Rat & Ratchet on Thursday 3rd May

On Thursday 3rd May 2012 at 8pm we will be making the Cider Pub of the Year Presentation to the Rat & Ratchet, Chapel Hill, Huddersfield, HD1 3EB (map).

We hope to see you there.

This is the first day of the Rat’s Annual Mild & Cider Festival, which runs from Thu 3rd to Sun 6th May.