Crown, Beeston, is Pub of the Year see p. 18 - Nottingham CAMRA

Useful Drinker Information10,000 copies of the Nottingham Drinker are distributedfree of charge to over 300 outlets in the Nottingham areaincluding libraries, the Tourist Information Centre and pubs inNottingham, outlying villages and local towns. It is publishedby Nottingham CAMRA, typeset by Spyke Golding and printedby Stirland Paterson, Ilkeston.AdvertisingNottingham Drinker welcomes advertisements subject tocompliance with CAMRA policy and space availability. There isa discount for any advertising submitted in a suitable formatfor publishing, JPEG, PDF etc. Advertising rates start from£30 for a small advert (1/16 of a page) in a suitable format.A premium is charged for the front and back page. Sixadvertisements can be bought for the discounted price of five(one years worth). Call Spyke Golding on 0115 714 9588 or07751 441 682 or e-mail drinkeradvert@ntlworld.com fordetails.Publication datesThe next issue of Nottingham Drinker (issue 99) will bepublished on Thursday 29 th July 2010 and will be availablefrom the branch meeting at the Queen Adelaide.The copy deadline is Wednesday 7 th July 2010Editorial TeamEditor: Spyke Golding, Sub editors: Steve Armstrong andSteve Westby, Distribution: David MasonEditorial addressSpyke Golding, Nottingham Drinker, 218, Standhill Road,Carlton, Nottm. NG4 1JZTel: 0115 714 9588, 0775 144 1682E-mail: nottingham.drinker@ntlworld.com ordrinkeradvert@ntlworld.comSocials and TripsFor booking socials or trips contact Ray Kirby on 0115 9297896 or at raykirby@nottinghamcamra.orgWeb SiteNottingham CAMRA’s own web site, managed by WebmasterHoward Clark is at www.nottinghamcamra.orgCAMRA Headquarters230 Hatfield Road, St. Albans, Herts, AL1 4LW Tel 01727867201 Fax 01727 867670 E-mail camra@camra.org.ukInternet www.camra.org.ukRegistrationNottingham Drinker is registered as a newsletter with theBritish Library. ISSN No1369-4235DisclaimerND, Nottingham CAMRA and CAMRA Ltd accept noresponsibility for errors that may occur within thispublication, and the views expressed are those of theirindividual authors and not necessarily endorsed by the editor,Nottingham CAMRA or CAMRA LtdSubscriptionND offers a mail order subscription service. If you wishto be included on our mailing list please send seventeen2 nd class stamps, (standard letter @32p. each) for oneyear’s subscription (second class delivery) or fourteen 1 stclass stamps (standard letter @ 41p. each) for one year’ssubscription (first class delivery) to Nottingham Drinker, 15Rockwood Crescent, Hucknall, Nottinghamshire NG15 6PWNottingham Drinker is published bimonthly.Useful AddressesFor complaints about short measure pints etc contact:Nottingham Trading Standards Department, Consumer Direct(East Midlands) Consumer Direct works with all the TradingStandards services in the East Midlands and is supported bythe Office of Fair Trading. You can e-mail Consumer Directusing a secure e-mail system on their web site. The web sitealso provides advice, fact sheets and model letters on a widerange of consumer rights. Consumer Direct - 08454 04 05 06www.consumerdirect.gov.ukFor comments, complaints or objections about pubalterations etc, or if you wish to inspect plans for proposedpub developments contact the local authority planningdepartments. Nottingham City’s is at Exchange Buildings, SmithyRow or at nottinghamcity.gov.ukIf you wish to complain about deceptive advertising, e.g. passingnitro-keg smooth flow beer off as real ale, pubs displaying signssuggesting real ales are on sale or guest beers are available,when in fact they are not, contact: Advertising StandardsAuthority, Mid City Place, 71 High Holborn, London WC1V 6QT,Telephone 020 7492 2222, Textphone 020 7242 8159, Fax 0207242 3696Or visit www.asa.org.uk where you can complain onlineBrewery Liaison OfficersPlease contact these officers if you have any comments, queriesor complaints about a local brewery.Alcazar - Ray Kirby raykirby@nottinghamcamra.orgBlue Monkey - Nigel Johnson nigeljohnson@nottinghamcamra.orgCastle Rock - David Mason davidmason@nottinghamcamra.orgCaythorpe - Ian Barber ianbarber@nottinghamcamra.orgFlipside - Howard Clark howardclark@nottinghamcamra.orgFull Mash - Ray Kirby raykirby@nottinghamcamra.orgHolland - Andrew Ludlow acl_50@ntlworld.comMagpie - Alan Ward alanward@nottinghamcamra.orgMallard - Mick (Didler) KintonNottingham - Steve Westby stevewestby@nottinghamcamra.orgReality - Steve Hill - stevehill@nottinghamcamra.orgEast Midlands Brewery Liaison Coordinator - Steve Westbystevewestby@nottinghamcamra.orgAcknowledgementsThanks to the following people for editorial contributions to thisissue of ND: Peter Bingham, Philip Darby, Bob Douglas, BridgetEdwards, Colin Elmhirst, Martyn Harwood, Ray Kirby, AndrewLudlow, Peter Mann, David Mason, Graham Percy, Steve Rogerson,Nick Tegerdine, Peter Tulloch, Alan Ward, Steve Westby, JohnWestlake and Colin Wilde.© Nottingham CAMRA. No part of this magazine may be reproducedwithout permission.Contents2 Useful Drinker Information4 Evenin’ all5 Snippets6 apas7 Our disappearing pubs8 Amber Valley News9 Vale of Belvoir News10 Tasting Notes: Banks of Barbados12 Snippets13 All Our Yesterdays14 Fare Deals16 Cooking with Ale and Cider17 Pub Call: The Queen’s Head, Watnall18 Pub of the Year 201019 Tales from the North20 Holiday Britain: Norfolk22 Looking Back at the Seventies23 LocAle24 In Praise of PUBlic Transport: Sleaford26 News Brewing28 Great British Beer Festival29 A Black Country couple visits our City30 Pubs reopen32 Brewery Visit: Reality, Beeston34 In the Beginning...36 More Bottled Beer37 Snippets38 Snippets39 Music in the Drinker40 Ray’s Round42 Happy Hour43 Snippets44 Post Box45 Pips from the Core - our new cider page46 Snippets47 Diary48 Beer Festivals, trips and socialswww.nottinghamcamra.org June / July 2010