Author: Tim Thomas
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Meet Bucklebury Brewery
Four core Bucklebury Brewery beers and two specials were sampled at a Meet the Brewer event at the Cow & Cask in November 2021.
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The Bowler’s Arms, Wash Common, Newbury
The Bowler’s Arms relocated to the spacious new Falkland CC pavilion and reopened on 19 July 2021. Open daily for meals and drinks.
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GBBF at Your Local: White Hart, Hamstead Marshall
Sample 3 Saviour beers & a pot of nuts for £5 from 30/7 to 8/8/2021. 3 litre beer takeaways for £10. (Beers brewed onsite.)
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Pubs adding Tipi tents etc.
The Old Boot Inn, The Craven Arms, The John O’Gaunt and the Woodpecker are among pubs that have added Tipi tents or marquees to provide extra covered outdoor seating areas.
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Meet the Brewer – Richard Marshall, Hermitage Brewery
West Berkshire CAMRA hosted its first Meet the Brewer event on Zoom on 8 April 2021 with Richard Marshall of Hermitage Brewery.
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Raise Awareness and Support CAMRA
Since lockdown, CAMRA has been busy trying to ensure that pubs and pub-goers remain a prominent consideration for the government. CAMRA has been campaigning to save and protect pubs and breweries as part of our Pulling Together campaign.
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Berkshire Beer Box delivers a monthly selection
Since November 2020, Jymi Plumer, has been collaborating with breweries in Berkshire to select eight beers per month for delivery exclusively to the county’s beer lovers.
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Saviour Brewery brews a green hops version of Boozer
Saviour Brewery is based in an outbuilding at the White Hart Inn, Hamstead Marshall. Northdown, Fuggles and Golding hops grow wild in the garden of the White Hart Inn. Saviour’s Brewer John Trueman used freshly picked Northdown hop flowers for a green hop version of Boozer brewed in September. Boozer has 3 hops. Northdown and…
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Dining offers at pubs
Many dining pubs participated in the Government’s Eat Out to Help Out scheme during August 2020. Some pubs are continuing special dining offers from September 2020. The list below is not a full list and some offers may no longer apply so the advice is to check and book with the pub in advance. Click…