Speckled Hen Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 The Campaign for Real Ale is 40 years old. The nature of brewing in the UK has changed out of all recognition in that time. All region's major breweries have closed and now we have more than a dozen small craft brewers brewing beers that are widely available in local pubs and with reputations and awards that are the envy of most of the country. Celebrate by having a pint of locally brewed real ale at a local pub. Better still have several. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoatwobbler Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 First joined CAMRA at the Great British Beer Festival in 2002. Let my membership lapse a couple of years ago for financial reasons but re-joined in January at the National Winter Ale Festival in Manchester. In all honesty I'm very proud to be a CAMRA member and the AGM in Sheffield this month should be interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DT Ralge Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 When I was repping, the best part of the job was stopping off in a Good Pub Guide recommended pub/hotel and sampling the "local" hand-pulled beer(s). CAMRA did, and I guess still does, a fantastic job in sustaining interest in small local breweries' beers. Without them, who knows what would have happened. Cheers!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimay Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 The Campaign for Real Ale is 40 years old. The nature of brewing in the UK has changed out of all recognition in that time. All region's major breweries have closed and now we have more than a dozen small craft brewers brewing beers that are widely available in local pubs and with reputations and awards that are the envy of most of the country. Celebrate by having a pint of locally brewed real ale at a local pub. Better still have several. Says Speckled Hen whose name sake beer is brewed by Greene King the brewery that bought up many small breweries and added chemicals to Suffolk water to be able to brew different beers in one brewery. A change of avatar name might be a good idea....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meaks Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 The 'campaign' has long since been won. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thetrippets Posted April 11, 2011 Share Posted April 11, 2011 We at Trippets are currently looking at joining CAMRA. We newish to real ale and now that we have 8 real ales on tap.....we will be part of CAMRA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dacrlit Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 Anybody else not going down to the Great British Beer Festival? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longcol Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 The 'campaign' has long since been won. I wouldn't necessarily agree. We don't have that many "locals" selling good real ale - we do have the real ale ghetto in the valley that doesn't serve any particular community. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dacrlit Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 I wouldn't necessarily agree. We don't have that many "locals" selling good real ale - we do have the real ale ghetto in the valley that doesn't serve any particular community. I would tend to disagree with this statement, because there are plenty of houses, bungalows and flats around the Public Houses in the "Valley of Beer". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longcol Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 I would tend to disagree with this statement, because there are plenty of houses, bungalows and flats around the Public Houses in the "Valley of Beer". Flats yes - most built in the last few years - but houses & bungalows? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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