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WELCOME
Welcome
to the not particularly weird nor wonderful world of Chester & South
Clwyd CAMRA branch. We are just one of many branches of the Campaign for
Real Ale - a consumer group of over 89,000 members whose collective
aim is the promotion of traditional cask ale as opposed to nasty fizzy
keg and the downright unpleasant smoothflow nonsense.
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LATEST
NEWS
Not
So Blue Bell...
Presentation
time in Tushingham
(18 July 2008)
Rossett,
Gresford and Marford By Bike...
A
halves crawl north-east of Wrexham.
(16 July 2008)
Another
String to the UVs Bow...
Hidden
gem of a beer garden in Chester.
(14 July 2008)
A
Bulletin From Ellesmere Port...
So
much for it being a beer desert.
(7 July 2008)
Bersham
Beer Festival Report...
An
enjoyable weekend bash at the Black Lion
(2
July 2008)
IN
BRIEF
Spitting Feathers brewery have applied for planning
permission to convert the former La Taverna restaurant at
Gamul House on Lower Bridge Street, Chester into a pub. Good
luck to Matthew Walley & Co if it gets the go-ahead. (3
July 2008)
The Old Swan in Wrexham is currently closed after the borough
council revoked permission for the pub to host outdoor music.
(2 July 2008)
The Y Pentan in Mold re-opened in May. It's now
very much a bistro bar with wooden floors and waitresses. Real
ale survives in the guise of Flowers Original.
(2 July 2008)
Wrexham's latest new venue bar, Premier Etage, has, as
expected, stop selling cask due to lack of demand.
(2 July 2008)
The Rake & Pikel at Huntington is planning a beer
festival for August 8th-10th. Details to follow. (25 June 2008)
Another
rumoured pub closure to report. This time it's the Plumbers
Arms down Newgate Street in Chester. (25 June 2008)
A banner outside the Mansion House in Chester proclaims
it will be re-opening as a Wetherspoons Lloyds No 1 bar in
October. (20 June 2008)
Check
out the new website at the Bull at Shocklach. Click here
! (19 June 2008)
There are new tenants at the George & Dragon
in Tarvin after previous owners - the Mooney family - withdrew from
the premises after a big barney with Marstons. (13 June 2008)
The Spital
Vaults in Boughton is currently closed with the lease returned to
Marstons. They expect the pub to reopen with new tenants in
about six weeks time. (10 June 2008)
The Y Pentan in Mold has re-opened. More reports please. (31
May 2008)
New ownership at cheaper prices at Ye Olde Kings Head, Lower Bridge
Street. Beers include Black Sheep, Speckled Hen and Bombardier. (15 May 2008)
Rumours from Sandycroft. The GBG listed Bridge Inn is under
new ownership while the hitherto keg Lifeboat is soon to have
Bass on the pumps. (9
May 2008)
A new bar in Wrexham, Premier Etage, near Barracuda Bar is
selling cask. Old Speckled Hen and Taylors Landlord on the pumps.
Can it last? (8
May 2008)
Apparently
it's not a wind up and real ale in the guise of Theakstons has
returned to Off The Wall in Chester. (7
May 2008)
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FORTHCOMING
EVENTS
Saturday 19th July
Trans-Pennine Rail Trip to Leeds et al
Friday, 8th August - Sunday, 10th August
Rake & Pikel Beer Festival:
Rake & Pikel,
Huntington
Friday, 15th August
Mini-Bus Social:
Graianrhyd, Eryrys
and Surrounds
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details (updated 16/7/08)
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CHESTER
AUTUMN BEER FEST
Details, including ticketing arrangements, for
the branch's Chester Autumn Beer Festival taking place at the
Guildhall on September 12th and 13th, 2008.
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CHESTER
WALLS WALK
A quick pub guide for any thirsty tourist
taking a stroll round Chester's medieval walls.
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BEER
GARDENS
Get out and about this summer. Here's our guide
to some of the best spots for alfresco drinking.
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WIN
FREE FEST TICKETS
The consensus of opinion is that the name of
our quarterly newsletter, The Anglo-Welsh Imbiber, is rather
naff. The membership secretary therefore welcomes new
suggestions. The inspiration behind his preferred choice will
win two tickets for the Friday night of Chester Beer Festival
on September 12th.
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us know which pubs are serving good, bad or indifferent ale by
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