POTTERS BAR

CONFESSIONS OF A BEER ORDERER
The task of ordering the beers for a beer festival is not
one to be taken on lightly. The fundamental aim of the
Stoke Beer and Cider Festival is to bring to our area a
wide range of ales from all parts of the British Isles. This is
what we are known for and this is why you and the rest of
the aficionados around you make the effort to come to this
event every year. We are told, and we recognise, that this
is one of our major attractions and this year, we believe,
should be no exception.
However, when contemplating how this years’ festival
beer order should be tackled, we recognised that we also
need to bear in mind other issues and so we have looked
to rise to some pretty big challenges.
CAMRA Potteries Branch is proud of its local breweries.
Within a 30 mile radius of our venue at Fenton Manor
Sports Complex, we have a fantastic collection of
breweries and at this years’ festival, we will be celebrating
and showcasing many of them.
The second priority, building on the first, was our desire to
‘spread the net wider’. How could we at Potteries CAMRA
do our bit to encourage new visitors and therefore expand
our festival? We always want to cater to a wide audience,
so a key aim of this years’ festival is to offer beers that are
readily known and already well-supported. Yes, we know
that our beer festival has a reputation of bringing you
beers that you wouldn’t see in the pubs on your doorstep
- and we will continue to do so
- but we still want to be able to
offer a little bit of ‘something
for everyone’. Thus, the 36th
Stoke Beer & Cider Festival
plans to bring you beers from
far and wide, unusual beers and
local favourites; something for
all, in other words. Incidentally,
whilst we want to tell you about
what we think is new, we are
still building on other important
traditions.
Oh, and if you like what we are
doing, or if you don’t, or maybe
you want to find out more about
CAMRA in the Potteries and
take advantage of CAMRA’s special offers, let’s see if we
can welcome you to our community at the CAMRA stand.
See you at Fenton Manor Sports Complex in October!
Caroline France-Pardoe
Beer Orderer
Entertainment at the 36th Stoke Beer & Cider Festival
THURSDAY
An evening of light entertainment Tbc
FRIDAY
7pm-8pm: Wilcox-Hulse
8pm-9pm: James Johnson
9pm-11pm: Murray and the seven wonders
SATURDAY
12noon-2pm: The Penkhull Village Oompah Band
Intermission: The 2016 Pub of the Year Presentations
will be made any time between 2pm-4pm.
4pm-6pm: Daleian Male Voice Choir
7pm-8pm: To Be Confirmed…
(not a band, it really is to be confirmed!)
9pm-11pm: The Middle Men
Bryony Hall, Entertainments Officer
24 POTTERS BAR AUTUMN 2016