New brewery and visitor centre for Belvoir - Nottingham CAMRA

Ray’s Round
A lot has been happening since the last edition, new pubs opening
and others re-opening after refurbishments and changes of
ownership, and news of another discount (see further down the
column, well it’s one way of getting you to read it!!)
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So this issue is not so much of a crawl, more of a grand tour!
First up, is the new Tynemill/Castle Rock pub at Mapperley, the Bread and
Bitter. It’s on Woodthorpe Drive (two doors down from the Plainsman), it
has been converted from old bakery buildings (hence the name) To enter;
you have to run the gauntlet of the smokers in the patio area. There is one
bar area, as you enter, with twelve handpumps, and two further seating
areas to the side and rear of this.
The rear area has the frontage of two of the old bakery ovens, retained on
one wall, the rest of the walls have old brewery memorabilia of those
companies long since closed.
On the bar you will find Castle Rock Harvest Pale 3.8% £2.20, Castle Rock
Preservation 4.4% £2.40, Castle Rock Hemlock 4% £2.30, others that have
been on are Phoenix Monkey Town Mild 3.9% £2.30, Copper Dragon
Golden Pippin 3.9% £2.40, Oakham Bishops Farewell 4.6% £2.60, Hopback
Summer Lightning 5% £2.60, Thornbridge Jaipur 5.9% £2.70 as with all
Tynemill pubs, the beers change on a regular basis. One word of caution,
when buying a half of a beer that is an odd number (i.e. £2.30) you will be
charged an extra 5p (£1.20) I can only assume, that the till can’t cope with
5p’s.
Well worth a visit and judging by the number of people in, when I have
visited, something that the locals have been waiting for.
If you are going from town, get the number 45 bus from Queens Street,
(you can get the 44, but that goes round through Netherfield first)
My next port of call is Canning Circus; here two pubs have undergone
refurbishments following changes of ownership.
First The Falcon, this has been redecorated throughout, the only structural
change being an opening in the wall between the main bar and the small
side room and new windows put in. Upstairs, the restaurant has been reintroduced.
All in all, the place now has a much brighter and friendlier feel. The bar, once
again, has four cask ales available. The three regulars are: Adnams Bitter
3.7% £2.50, Caledonian Deuchars IPA 3.8% £2.50 and Greene King Abbot
5% £2.40. The guest beer was Black Sheep Bitter 3.8% £2.50 A welcome
addition to the “circus circuit”
Just across the road is The Running Horse now known as “The Runner”
there has been a major change inside, with the bar being moved to the back
of the pub and as a consequence, the area around the stage greatly
increased. Two beers are on, Caledonian Deuchars IPA 3.8% £2.60 and
Fullers London Pride 4.1% £2.60 although these can change depending on
customers wishes.
It will continue to be a live music venue. Monday to Wednesday will be free
entry and Thursday to Sunday there will be a door charge, this will vary
depending on who is playing. They will open between 7pm & 11pm, but if
there is sufficient trade, they have a license until 2am
And they already have some interesting bands booked, so get down there
and support live music and get a decent drink into the bargain.
Next, it’s down Ilkeston Road to the large island at the junction with the
Western Boulevard (a 28 bus will get you there)
The Crown is on the island, it has been recently refurbished and has reintroduced
cask ale. Two ales are available; Courage Best Bitter 4% £1.90
and Courage Directors 4.8% £2.06. (Both brewed by Wells & Young’s at
Bedford)
It is a large roadhouse type pub with a central island bar with seating all
round it, there are a number of large screen TV’s dotted about and there is a
pool table to the rear. Wednesday nights are quiz and curry nights, with the
curry costing just £2.
Finally, I’m back across town to Wilford Lane, and the Beeches Hotel, or
more precisely, Oscars Bar and restaurant located therein. I have only
recently been told about this, so if lots of people already know about it, then
forgive me. Two Castle Rock beers are on the bar, Harvest Pale 3.8% £2.70
and Elsie Mo 4.7% £2.70 It is a very modern lounge bar, bright and airy.
There is one bar with a large amount of seating area; the restaurant is off to
one side. Bar meals are also served and from the evidence of the night I was
in, the do a lot of them. Background music is played with a large screen
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showing the music video, also there is a wide screen TV behind the bar
showing football, but you need to be at the bar or seated close by to see it.
So if you’re in the area, why not pop in and have a look. (The number 1 bus
to Loughborough goes pass the door)
And now on to the discount, this is available at the Black’s Head, Carlton
Square, it is 20% off a pint on Monday nights only and will start on the 4th
of February (and yes, that is a Monday!!) As usual, it is on production of
your membership card. All beers are £2.50 a pint, regardless of strength.
They had Black Sheep Emmerdale 4.2%, Wells & Young’s Bombardier 4.3%
and Greene King Old Speckled Hen 4.5% on, when I was in, and they
change on a regular basis. It is a very pleasant two-roomed pub with friendly
staff and customers and plenty of seating to rest your weary bones. For
those looking for a change from the wife’s cooking, or even your own, the
pub had a curry evening on every second Thursday (it started on January
10th) and you get a curry and a pint for £4.50 (buses 25 & 27 turn off just
before the pub or the Pathfinder 100 to Southwell uses the stop outside the
door)
Now, a reminder of the other CAMRA discounts available:
The Fox & Crown, Basford, 25p a pint, at all times
The White Horse at Ruddington has a 20p a pint discount, which is
available at any time. The Three Crowns, also at Ruddington, 25p off a pint,
Sunday to Wednesday, The Queen Adelaide, on Windmill Lane is also
offering a 20p off a pint, The Sun Inn at Eastwood, here we are being
offered a 15p a pint discount at all times. The Navigation on Wilford Street,
is offering 10p off a pint; all day, every day. Great Northern Inns group;
Fellows, Southbank, The Approach and the Globe, you can get a 20p
discount on all pints (and, 10p off a half in Southbank and the Globe) this is
available at all times. (The Approach has all Locale beers being offered at
£1.80 a pint between 8pm and 11pm on Mondays, so no discount on this
day)
And The Salutation, is offering 20p off all pints over £2.19. (Don’t forget,
that this is in the SIBA scheme, so a lot of micro brewery beers are now on
offer)
So please take advantage of these reductions, so that the various hostelries
know that we do appreciate their generous offers.
All the above offers can be obtained by simply showing your CAMRA
membership card.
As the credit card
adverts say, “never LEICESTER BEER ER FESTIVALL
leave home without
it”!
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to be a CAMRA
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other areas
plus 30 real
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quick!!
And don’t forget
that Tynemill with
their ‘one over the
eight’ promotion
with free beer and a
number of
promotional items
to be saved for is
at the
still going strong.
Charotar
Patidar Samaj
Cheers, Ray.
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