Beer Festival Wash-up Meeting on Thu 7th Nov

On Thursday 7th November, at 8pm, we will be holding a Beer Festival Wash-up Meeting at the Rat & Ratchet, Chapel Hill, Huddersfield, HD1 3EB.

Anyone involved in the planning of, or anyone who worked at the Beer Festival is welcome to come along and discuss the recent beer festival and how we can improve things for next year.

We hope to see you there.

Honley Crawl on Monday 4th Nov

On Monday 4th Nov 2013, at 7:30pm, we will be doing a Honley Crawl.

Catch the 19:07 310 First Bus from Huddersfield Bus Station.

7:30pm Jacobs Well, 16 Woodhead Road, HD9 6PU
8:15pm Foresters, 1 Bradshaw Road, HD9 6DW
and then on to
Honley Liberal Club, Cuckoo Lane, HD9 6AS
Honley Conservative Club, 8 St Mary’s Sq, HD9 6BA
Allied, 22 Church Street, HD9 6AH

We hope to see you there.

Joint Social with Heavy Woollen Branch on Mon 21st Oct

On Monday 21st Oct 2013, at 8pm, we will be having a Joint Social with Heavy Woollen Branch.

Catch the 19:31 Leeds train to Mirfield from Huddersfield Railway Station, arrives 19:39
8pm Flowerpot, 65 Calder Road, WF14 8NN
moving on to the Navigation, Station Rd, Mirfield, WF14 8NL
Catch the 22:03 Huddersfield train back, arrives 22:16

We hope to see you there.

 

Huddersfield Oktoberfest 2013 Beers of the Festival

Here are the results of the Beers of the Festival Competition held at Huddersfield Oktoberfest 2013.

Mild: Joint winners – Moonraker Mild, Empire, Slaithwaite and Sussex Mild, Harvey’s, Lewes

Bitter: Nelson Sauvin, Mallinson’s, Huddersfield

Strong: Rat Against the Machine, Rat & Ratchet, Huddersfield

Porter/Stout: 1872 Porter, Elland, Elland

Speciality: Silly Old Coot, Bird Brain, Howden

David Charlesworth (‘Charlie’) Award for Overall Beer of the Festival: Nelson Sauvin, Mallinson’s, Huddersfield

Cider/Perry: Whisky Cask, Udders Orchard, Huddersfield

Huddersfield Oktoberfest Beer & Cider Festival 2013 starts Thu 3rd Oct at 6pm

Huddersfield Oktoberfest Beer & Cider Festival 2013
Thu 3rd – Sat 5th Oct 2013

APNA Venue, Spring Grove St, Huddersfield, HD1 2NX
Around 75 real ales, local & regional breweries, cider & perry bar
Thu 6pm – 10:30pm; Fri 12 noon – 11pm; Sat 11am – 11pm;
Entrance £1 CAMRA members, £3 non-members. No advance tickets
Refundable festival glass (with 1/3 pint measure), breweriana, products, charity raffle, good seating, level access, hot food
For more details including beer & cider lists – http://huddscamra.org.uk/oktoberfest/oktoberfest-2013/

We hope to see you there.

The Huddersfield & District Branch of the Campaign for Real Ale