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CAMRA - North Hampshire Branch This Page:           Pub News     Have some news for us?: Submit News Here     July 10   31/07/2010 - The Raven Hotel, Hook - will be getting many guest ales (non-Greene King related) in per month very soon. - Reported by Wooty   31/07/2010 - The White Hart Whitchurch now has the Bees Organic Ale alongside the 3Bs and Summer Ale. This year it seems to be have a lot more taste than previously. The White Hart is very much a community-minded pub and this week the Bees Organic was used by landlady Julie Moss to 'christen' the two painted bollards sponsored by Arkells that are now outside the pub. See Wetting the heads with Bees Organic   30/07/2010 - Odiham and Greywell Cricket Club - Popped into the branch "Club of the Year" having missed the aware presentation last month. I can report that the Andwells Rudy Darter, a personal favourite, was in perfect condition and a snip at £2.70. Also on sale were Andwells Gold Muddler and Otter Amber. CAMRA members are welcome and the cricket is free. - Reported by BoRo   27/07/2010 - Fox Inn, Ellisfield - Local real ale festival and hog roast: Saturday 21 August.   27/07/2010 - Plough, Grateley, nr Andover - 13-15 August BBQ and live music. See www.ploughinngrateley.co.uk for details.   27/07/2010 - The Crown, Old Basing - The branch held its monthly meeting at the Crown, www.thecrownoldbasing.co.uk, a lovely old, well run, Good Beer Guide pub. On offer with Bath Ales Gem, a premium amber ale that lived up to its name, Palmer's 200, created to celebrate 200 years of brewing at Bridport, an old favourite; Ballard's Nyewood Gold, an award winning beer from Petersfield and the ubiquitous Fullers London Pride. All were in excellent condition selling at £3.35 per pint. - Reported by BoRo   24/07/2010 - The Fox, North Waltham - King John was in excellent condition at the Fox today, together with our old favourite West Berks Good Old Boy. The regular Brakspear Bitter and Ringwood Best were not tried, but in equally good form from judging other customers reactions, and all at £2.50 per pint. www.thefox.org. - Reported by BoRo   13/07/2010 - If you are quick you may get some of the Arkell's limited edition Hurricane Ale. The White Hart in Whitchurch has obtained a single cask of this very tasty 4.0% beer, brewed to mark the Hurricane fighter plane and this weekend's Fairford Air Tattoo. 50p off if a CAMRA member too. Have put a report here as well: Hurricane Ale - Reported by john pb   6/07/2010 - Queen Arms, Basingstoke - On Saturday 17 July, the Queens Arms in Basingstoke will be having a special BBQ day with 10 different real ales (four straight from the casks in the cellar!) to coincide with the 'On The Buses' day organised by Bristol RE group.   June 10   22/06/2010 - The Highwayman, Yateley is now on the LocAle scheme, serving three guest ales, include beers from breweries such as Hogs Back, Andwells, Triple FFF, Windsor & Eton, Ascot Ales, Crondall and many more. The pub has regular live jazz and folk, plus Monday quiz nights and Wednesday afternoon bingo. - Reported by Neil   22/06/2010 - Bramley Inn, Bramley - the last beer festival was a great success and all beers sold out, along with hog roast and everything else. Finds of the weekend were 'Colorada IPA' 5.4% from Red Squirrel brewery and beers from Loddon and Ringwood. Another is planned on Sunday 11th July starting at midday with upto 24 ales from across the country, kids area hog roast/bbq and a live band. Lee and Mandy welcome you along to sample their village pub. - Reported by Phil Myatt   22/06/2010 - The Cricketers, Hartley Wintney - is holding a beer festival on Saturday 3 July. The beer festival will be in their beer garden and will include local ales as well as popular ales sampled in-house during the year. Kick-off at 3pm with live music from local rock n roll guitarist Thomas Baillie-Carrigan, then after more beer tasting will be a barn dance and disco (at the same time? that could be messy!) - All outside, weather permitting. More details from the pub at 01252 842166. - Reported by Phil Myatt   15/06/2010 - The White Hart in Whitchurch is one of just a few Arkells pubs to have supplies of the specially brewed Donnington Founders Ale. For the story of how the recipe of this rare tasty beer came to be brewed after 145 years, see Donnington Founders Ale. Other beers presently on the pumps are 3Bs and Moonlight. - Reported by john pb   11/06/2010 - The Hoggett, Hook - There is a notice outside the Hoggett advertising a BOGOF for the duration of any England World Cup game. Real Ale will be offered on a "buy on get on free" basis whenever England is Playing. Does anyone know of a better offer? - Reported by BoRo     Contributions and opinions expressed in these pages are those of various individuals, they do not necessarily reflect the views of the Campaign for Real Ale either locally or nationally    Pub news administration (password required)   ^ BACK TO TOP ^

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