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Topic ID 1329
02/02/2006 by dobbin
Hertford & Ware Real Ale Guide
The South Herts branch of CAMRA has just published its guide to all pubs serving Real Ale in Hertford, Ware and surrounding villages. Copies are available from most of the pubs and are free. It will also be available soon from the South Herts branch website http://www.hertsale.org.uk/
None of the pubs paid to be in the guide and they were all surveyed between October and December last year so things may have changed since then [:I]
Anyhow, get a copy and say what you think of it.
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Reply ID 16298
06/02/2006 by Nicky
I got one!......Friday night in The Tavern, it looks very informative for new comers to Hertford who drink beer. As an oldtimer and regular pub drinker I found the descriptions very true. A few pubs mentioned were ones I would rather stay clear off and I liked the way they were tactfully described as sports bars.[;)]
Reply ID 16303
06/02/2006 by Rooster
The official launch of this guide is to take place at 12.30 p.m on Tuesday 7th February at the Old Cross Tavern, with The Mercury and The Herald being present. All members and non members of CAMRA are invited to attend the launch.
Reply ID 16310
06/02/2006 by nora batty
What is this leaflet for? As I understand it CAMRA produce an annual book which all of the ale fanciers seem to have a copy of.
Reply ID 16313
06/02/2006 by Gary
It's a guide to ALL outlets in the area that serve real. The Good Beer Guide is a selective guide and presently has only 3 entries for Hertford. Incidently Nora, Holmfirth only has 2 entries.
Reply ID 16331
07/02/2006 by Nicky
if I go to the launch do I get a free beer? [:D]
The bit about the Red Squirel Brewery was interesting, I had a drunken conversation with a Tavern regular about this brewery it was the first I had heard of it.
Reply ID 16369
07/02/2006 by Joby
Googled it first this time to avoid annoying Rachel...[;)]
http://www.redsquirrelbrewery.co.uk/
Great looking selection - where's the best place to sample them?
Reply ID 16371
07/02/2006 by Eurosceptic
Sorry, I dont call AK a real ale, its c*** and normally badly kept.Reading through brings home the dominance Macs have in both towns.
Reply ID 16377
07/02/2006 by 2929paul
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Originally posted by Eurosceptic
Sorry, I dont call AK a real ale, its c*** and normally badly kept.Reading through brings home the dominance Macs have in both towns.
In defence of pub landlords, I would imagine that they know what they are doing but the beer just isn't to your taste. (Lots of people's taste.) Or that it goes off because it sits in the barrel for so long as turnover is so low.
Reply ID 16384
07/02/2006 by Avarice
I notice Red Squirrel does a wheat beer (my particular fave type of beer) – is there anywhere people know of that sells it, or many of the other beers RS say they brew?
Is there a market for someone like Farrow & Farrow to maybe stock local bottled beers (not sure they have the licenses either)?
Reply ID 16394
07/02/2006 by Ray_by_the_Beane
Some Wetherspoons sell Red Squirrel (so roll on the Hertford branch).
The Old Cross Tavern stocks it occasionally (blink, though, and it will go).
I believe the Snug had a couple of barrels recently.
Also, someone said the Bengeo Workingman's Club does/did (?) have it.
Reply ID 16395
07/02/2006 by Nicky
They have been selling a good Red Squirrel stout which I think was called Liquorice, in the Tavern recently. It passed the test, I got drunk on it and felt ok in the morning [:D].
This the first time I have ever seen a Red Squirrel for sale in Hertford [:(]
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