Amber Valley CAMRA - Valley View
CAMRA's Mild Month of May
To celebrate the country wide CAMRA Mild Month of May we have joined forces with Derby Branch to organise a Mild Trail similar to that which Nottingham branch have run successfully for a number of years. There are 24 pubs in total, 13 in Amber Valley and 11 in Derby. All of these pubs will have at least one Mild on at various times during the month of May. Anyone who visits at least 8 of pubs either in the Amber Valley or Derby branch area and completes a Mild Guide return and voting form will receive a free pint of mild at the Derby 2012 Summer Beer Festival. Please refer to the enclosed guide for details of the availability of mild in each pub. Not all pubs will have mild on all month so please bear this in mind.
The list of pubs in our area is as follows:
Beehive Inn, 151 Peasehill Road, Ripley
Black Bull's Head, 2 Kilburn Lane, Openwoodgate
Cross Keys, Market Place, Belper
Devonshire Arms, King Street, Alfreton
Holly Bush, 51 Brook Lane, Marehay, Ripley
Holly Bush, Holly Bush Lane, Makeney, Belper
Hunters Arms, 23 Church Street, Kilburn
King Alfred, 58 High Street, Alfreton
King William IV, The Bridge, Milford, Belper
Midland Hotel, 25 Nottingham Road, Ripley
Pear Tree, 4 Derby Road, Ripley
Talbot Taphouse, 1 Butterley Hill, Ripley
Thorn Tree Hotel, Market Place, Ripley
Unfortunately the Midland, King Alfred and Talbot Taphouse did not confirm until after the Mild guide was created but the availability will be as follows:
King Alfred Rotating mild available from Mid May
Midland Hotel - Rotating mild available from Mid May
Talbot Taphouse Amber Mild available throughout May
We have also organised two specific Mild month crawls as follows:
Saturday 19th May An Amber Valley Crawl with two teams, one starting at the Devonshire Arms in Alfreton at 12 Noon, then on to the King Alfred at around 12:30pm. The other starting at the Hunters Arms at 12 Noon, then on to the Holly Bush in Marehay at around 12:50pm. The two teams will meet at a pub to be decided in Ripley at around 2:30pm, head around the Ripley pubs and then to the Black Bull's Head at Openwoodgate and further, time allowing.
Saturday 26th May Joint Social with Derby Branch covering as many pubs in the Amber Valley Area as possible. Starting at 12 Noon at the Hunters Arms.
If you want to join us at any point in time during either of the crawls then please contact either Trevor Spencer on 07758 265 915 or Phil Marshall on 07828 197795 for more details and an up-to-date time schedule.
For more information and for the mild return form and mild list guide please go to: www.derbycamra.org.uk/articles/mild-trail-2012/
Pub of The Year 2012
Following another extremely competitive year of judging, we are proud to announce our winner and runner up of our Pub of the Year for 2012. Its two very familiar pubs, both thoroughly deserving and both having finished in the same positions as the previous year.
Winner - Hunters Arms, Kilburn
Runners Up - Old Oak, Horsley Woodhouse
Pub News
The Slaughterhouse
The Hunters Arms in Kilburn are busy refurbishing a currently unused side room of the pub ready for opening on 1st June 2012. The room will be known as 'The Slaughterhouse' and will house 9 real ales plus 2 or 3 ciders in additon to those on offer on the main bar and will be open on Fridays - Sundays 6pm -11pm. Their plans are to offer stronger beers in additon to their usual range.
Feature Brewery
At the Waggon & Horses, Alfreton they will be featuring Falstaff Brewery beers from 27th - 29th April. they will have 5 Falstaff beers available all weekend.
Wetherspoon Vouchers Accepted at Ripley Pub
Enterprising licensee, Toby Metcalfe, of the Thorn Tree, Ripley Market Place, is now accepting CAMRA members' Wetherspoon vouchers, for which he will give 50p a pint discount on his real ales.
Good Beer Guide Pub Licensee Dies
Ken Hallsworth, the well regarded licensee of the Horse and Jockey, Leabrooks Road, Somercotes, for a quarter of a century died on Sunday, 19th February. Amber Valley CAMRA wishes to express its condolences to Ken's family.
Amber Valley Diary
Meetings
Thursday 17th May - Beer Festival meeting, Thorn Tree, Waingroves - 8pm start
Thursday 31st May - Branch Meeting at Pear Tree, Derby Road, Ripley - 8.30pm start
Socials
Saturday 12th May - Social Survey to Codnor & Riddings - Free minibus from Ripley Market Place at 7:30pm Pickups in Denby and Belper are available. Please contact Jane Wallis (Social Secretary) on 01773 745966 or 0779 620 4519 or by e-mail at mick.wallis@btinternet.com for more details.
Saturday 19th May An Amber Valley Mild Crawl, details at the top of this page
Saturday 26th May Mild Month Joint Social with Derby Branch, details at top of this page
Beer Festivals and Other Events
3th - 7th May Corner Pin Beer Festival, Westwood (near Jacksdale)
4th - 6th May South Notts Beer Festival, Nottingham Moderns Rugby Club, Wilford
4th -7th May Organ Grinder Beer Festival, Nottingham
4th - 7th May Royal Oak Anniversary Beer Festival, Green Lane, Ockbrook
9th - 12th May Johnson Arms Beer & Cider Festival, 59 Abbey Street, Dunkirk, Nottingham
18th -19th May Barrow Hill Beer Festival, Barrow Hill Roundhouse, Chesterfield
1st - 4th June Bentley Brook Inn Beer Festival, Fenny Bentley, Ashbourne
1st -5th June General Havelock, Station Road, Ilkeston
1st -5th June Hunters Arms, Kilburn, 'The Slaughterhouse' opening 6pm - 11pm
If any pubs or clubs would like their Beer Festivals or events listing on the website or mentioned in Mild and Bitter then please contact Phil Marshall with details.
Amber Valley Sub-Branch Contacts
Chairman: Nathan Dilley, Tel. 01773 570675 or e-mail: NDilley@hotmail.co.uk
Secretary: Trevor Spencer e-mail: dedpoet702@yahoo.co.uk
Membership Secretary: Phil Marshall, Tel 07828 197795 or e-mail: illphilroy@gmail.com
Social Secretary: Jane Wallis, Tel 01773 745966 or e-mail mick.wallis@btinternet.com
