This year marks a special anniversary for the Rat & Ratchet, one of Huddersfield’s most endearing real ale pubs. It is one of only a few local pubs to have featured continuously in every edition of the CAMRA Good Beer Guide for the last 20 years. This is an outstanding tribute to the succession of owners and landlords who have consistently served Good Beer Guide standard real ale since the late 1980’s.
More details here.
On Thursday, it is the start of the Annual Beer Festival at White Cross, Bradley, Huddersfield, HD2 1XD (map). Last year was a sell out, and I am sure that a varied range of excellent beer will be on offer this year. The opening hours are:
Just up the road in Dewsbury, there is also a Beer Festival at the Shepherd’s Boy, Huddersfield Road, Dewsbury. It runs from Wed 10th – Sun 14th Feb, and promises a selection of Winter, Scottish & Local ales.
Why not pop along for a pint or two?
Please note that the 202 & 203 bus service (operated by Arriva) runs between the two pubs.
The Good Beer Guide 2011 Voting Meeting will be held at the Rat & Ratchet, Huddersfield, HD1 3EB (map) at 8pm on on Monday 8th Feb.
We hope to see you there.
The next Branch Meeting will be held at the County, Huddersfield, HD1 2TT (map) on at 8pm on Monday 18th January 2010.
We hope to see you there.
We will be holding Social Crawl from Hillhouse to Huddersfield (map) on Mon 11th January. Catch the 19:25 363 bus from Huddersfield Bus Station.
We will start at 8pm at the Slubbers, Hillhouse, HD1 6H and we will walk to the Sportsman, Huddersfield, HD1 5AY for around 9pm.
We hope to see you there.
Happy New Year.
The Branch will be holding its Christmas Social at the Rat & Ratchet, Huddersfield, HD1 3EB (map) from 7:30pm on Saturday 19th December.
We hope to see you there.
Merry Christmas.
The Autumn Pub of the Season Presentation will take place at the Commercial, Slaithwaite, HD7 5AN (map) at 8pm on Mon 14th December.
This formerly keg pub reopened earlier this year and now features 8 real ales & a real cider. The Commercial has been tastefully refurbished, with modern decor complementing the original features.
We hope to see you there.