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Beer Festivals, Branch Diary, Pub News

Beer Festival Sub Committee Meeting and some other news

We will be holding the first Beer Festival Sub Committee Meeting at the Rat & Ratchet, Chapel Hill, Huddersfield, HD1 3EB (map) at 8pm on Thursday 26th January 2012.

If you would like to get involved with the organisation of Huddersfield Oktoberfest 2012, then please come along.

Branch Members can download previous minutes & an agenda from the Members’ Area http://huddscamra.org.uk/members-area/agendas-minutes-of-beer-festival-meetings/

 

We had listed a beer festival at the Field Head, Quarmby for 3-4th Feb on the Diary page. This has been postponed until March, date tbc.

Finally, the Junction at Marsh, HD1 4LA (map) has reopened, after being closed for several months, and is once again offering a range of real ale.

Beer Festivals

Huddersfield Oktoberfest 2011 Beers of the Festival

Here are the results of the Beers of the Festival Competition held at Huddersfield Oktoberfest 2011.

Mild of the Festival:  Fat Lad,  4.5% abv, North Riding, North Yorkshire

Bitter of the Festival:  Citra, 3.8% abv, Mallinsons, Lindley, Huddersfield

Strong Ale of the Festival:  7 Cs of Rye, 7% abv, Summer Wine, Honley, Huddersfield

Stout/Porter of the Festival: Rum Porter, 4.6% abv,  Boggart, Greater Manchester

Speciality Beer of the Festival:  Octoberfest, 4.8% abv, Ascot, Surrey

Cider of the Festival: Whisky Cask Cider, 6.5% abv, Udders Orchard, Huddersfield

David Charlesworth (‘Charlie’) Award for Overall Beer of the Festival:  Rum Porter, 4.6% abv,  Boggart, Greater Manchester

(184 voting forms were returned)

Beer Festivals

Huddersfield Oktoberfest Beer & Cider Festival 2011

Huddersfield Oktoberfest Beer & Cider Festival 2011 now on between Thursday 13th – Saturday 15th October 2011.

Beer & Cider lists are now available for download.

Once again, it is at the Sikh Leisure Centre (APNA Venue), Spring Grove Street, Huddersfield, HD1 2NX (map).

104 real ales are  available from local & regional breweries, and there are also 52 ciders & perrys.

We hope to see you there – either helping, drinking or both. More details can be found on our website here.

Or, you can download a poster here.

We need help from CAMRA members to run the festival – both when open to the public and taking down on Sun 16th Oct. If you can help, then please fill in an online staffing form here, or download the PDF version here if you prefer.

Beer Festivals, Branch Diary

Huddersfield Oktoberfest Beer & Cider Festival 2011

We will be having an Oktoberfest beer mat distribution Social at the Rat & Ratchet, Chapel Hill, Huddersfield, HD1 3EB (map) at 8pm on Wednesday 5th October 2011. Please come along and take some beermats away to help promote the festival.

 

Huddersfield Oktoberfest Beer & Cider Festival 2011 will take place between Thursday 13th – Saturday 15th October 2011.

Once again, it will be at the Sikh Leisure Centre (APNA Venue), Spring Grove Street, Huddersfield, HD1 2NX (map).

Around 90 real ales will be available from local & regional breweries, and there will also be an extensive range of cider & perry.

We hope to see you there – either helping, drinking or both. More details can be found on our website here.

Or, you can download a poster here.

We need help from CAMRA members to run the festival – both when open to the public and during setting up on Tue 11th & Wed 12th Oct, and taking down on Sun 16th Oct. If you can help, then please fill in an online staffing form here, or download the PDF version here if you prefer.

Beer Festivals, Cider

Huddersfield Oktoberfest Beer & Cider Festival 2011

Huddersfield Oktoberfest Beer & Cider Festival 2011 will take place between Thursday 13th – Saturday 15th October 2011.

Once again, it will be at the Sikh Leisure Centre (APNA Venue), Spring Grove Street, Huddersfield, HD1 2NX (map).

Around 90 real ales will be available from local & regional breweries, and there will also be an extensive range of cider & perry.

We hope to see you there – either helping, drinking or both. More details can be found on our website here.

Or, you can download a poster here.

We need help from CAMRA members to run the festival – both when open to the public and during setting up on Tue 11th & Wed 12th Oct, and taking down on Sun 16th Oct. If you can help, then please fill in an online staffing form here, or download the PDF version here if you prefer.

Beer Festivals, Branch Diary

Busy days ahead

We will be having a social day out on a Rail Crawl of the Penistone Line on Saturday 13th August 2011. We will be taking the train to Sheffield and then stop off at various stations on the way back to Huddersfield

  • 10:13 dep Huddersfield, 11:30 arr Sheffield and into Sheffield Tap
  • 13:06 dep Sheffield, 13:23 arr Elsecar
  • 14:23 dep Elsecar, 14:33 arr Barnsley
  • 15:01 dep Barnsley, 15:18 arr Penistone
  • 16:18 dep Penistone, 16:32 arr Stocksmoor
  • 17:34 dep Stocksmoor, 17:43 arr Berry Brow
  • 18:50 dep Berry Brow, 18:57 arr Huddersfield
  • Strict timings, as there is only an hourly service on the Penistone line

Our next Branch Meeting will be held at Berry Brow Liberal Club, Berry Brow, HD4 7NF (map) at 8pm on Monday 15th August 2011. Catch the 19:40 314 First Bus from Huddersfield Bus Station.

Huddersfield Food & Drink Festival in St George’s Square, Huddersfield has begun and runs until Sunday 14th August 2011. It is one of Yorkshire’s largest free food and drink festivals. Amongst the exhibitors are Elland Brewery, Little Valley Brewery, Natural Cider Company, King’s Head, Nook Brewhouse, Sportsman, Star. More details here .

There is a Beer Festival at the Foxglove, 6a Penistone Road, Kirkburton, Huddersfield, HD8 0PQ (map) from Friday 12th to Sunday 14th August. 20 beers will be available.

Awards, Branch Diary

Double Presentation on Saturday, Social on Sunday

On Saturday 23rd Jul7 2010, at 6pm there will be a double presentation at the Rat & Ratchet, Chapel Hill, Huddersfield, HD1 3EB (map). We will be presenting the Yorkshire Cider Pub 2011 (runner up) and Huddersfield Mild Pub of the Year 2011 awards.

On Sunday 24th July we will be having a Marsden afternoon crawl. Meet at the Railway, 34 Station Road, Marsden, HD7 6DH (map) at 1pm if you want to eat at the Railway before the crawl, or 2pm if you just want to do the crawl.

We will then move on to Puleside WMC, Conservative Club, Swan, Liberal Club & Riverhead.

Trains from Huddersfield Rail Station at 12:37 or 13:37. First Buses from Huddersfield Bus Station – 182 at 15 minutes past the hour, 185 at 50 minutes past the hour.

We hope to see you there.