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Chorlton Beer & Cider Festival 2018

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We are please to confirmed the dates for Chorlton Beer & Cider Festival 2018. The 14th annual festival at St Clement’s Church will be held on Thursday 12th, Friday 13th and Saturday 14th July 2018. Organised by St Clement’s in association with Trafford & Hulme CAMRA, the grounds and buildings of the Edge Lane church … Read more

Flixton Conservative wins National Club Of The Year

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Club Stewards Nigel & Sharon with the awardFlixton Conservative Club has been named the CAMRA Natiional Club Of The Year for 2018. The Club has been Trafford & Hulme Club Of The Year for an unpresedented six years and has been named Greater Manchester Club Of The Year for last three years.

The presentation was made on Wednesday 28th February with many club and CAMRA members in attendance.

Nigel Porter at Flixton Conservative Club says: “This is really fantastic news, we are absolutely thrilled to be named CAMRA National Club of the Year especially given the very high standard of the other clubs in the final four. There are a lot of excellent Clubs out there doing a great job so to be judged as the best in the country is just an immense privilege and we would like to thank both CAMRA and Club Mirror for this honour.

“This really is a total team effort. The Club is very fortunate in having a very supportive committee, really friendly and knowledgeable bar staff and a great bunch of members who just show so much enthusiasm for everything we do. The quality of our real ale has been paramount to the success of the Club and a great deal of the credit for that needs to go to all of the terrific brewers who supply us and support us in so many ways.

“Finally, our thanks go to CAMRA (with a special mention to our local branch – Trafford & Hulme) for their continued support and encouragement.”

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Quarry Bank Timperley Damaged by Fire

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On Saturday the 2nd December 2017 the Quarry Bank, Timperley was seriously damaged by a fire. According to “Altrincham Today” fire crews arrivde at 4.45 PM and were still there at 7.45PM. The pub reopened for business the following day, with parts of the lounge cordoned off. Its not clear at present what effect this will … Read more

Stonemasons Arms Timperley Re-Opened

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The Stonemasons Arms , Timperley, will reopen on Saturday 2nd December. Whilst it will major on the food offer Real Ale will be available featuring initially a selection from Brightside along with something from Greene King who still own the building….    

Business Rates Relief

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Trafford and Manchester Councils have now written to all Pubs explaining how they can claim their £1000 business rates relief. If you are a publican and have not had the form you can download it from your councils web site.  For pubs in Trafford the page is :- https://www.trafford.gov.uk/business/business-rates/New-reliefs-2017.aspx and for Manchester :- http://www.manchester.gov.uk/info/200012/business_rates/2042/relief_and_exemptions  

Bootleg Brewing Co. Brews Fresh Green Hops Beer!

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Note: Following is from a Joseph Holt published story. Trafford & Hulme CAMRA is not responsible for the content.

We are thrilled to announce our Green Hops Beer that was recently grown fresh from the rooftops of Horse & Jockey pub where our micro-brewery is based has been harvested and fermented to create a new autumn beer.

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Stef Occhi pouring a pint of Green Hop Ale.

The beer is a single hopped pale ale and has been named Chorlton Green Hop paying homage to the way it’s been brewed. As most hops are dried before use, whereas our method has been to pick the hops, and use straight away. This unique ale uses fresh Centennial hops directly from the bine to maximise the beer’s aroma giving floral and lemony scents that derives from centennial hops, it is light in colour, refreshing and full of taste.

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Chorlton Challenge 2017

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Friday 17th & Saturday 18th November 2017 The Chorlton Challenge is the annual survey of Chorlton’s 28 pubs and bars which serve cask ale. Spread over two days, the challenge is to visit all 28 pubs but if you can’t make the full weekend just drop in when you feel you can to support your … Read more

Brew a beer for Chorlton Beer Festival

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Chorlton Beer & Cider Festival have teamed up with Chorlton’s own Bootleg Brewing Co to offer a local home brewer the chance to have their own beer on sale at the festival and in selected Holt’s pubs across the area for Manchester Beer Week. The beer will be brewed in time for the Festival and Manchester Beer Week at the brewery at The Horse and Jockey Pub.

The winner of the Home Brew competition will brew their recipe on a commercial scale with Stef Occhi, Head Brewer for Bootleg. The winning beer will be racked into casks for Chorlton Beer Festival and sold through selected pubs in Manchester. You will name your own beer when you enter and the Bootleg Brewing Co will design a pump clip for the winner. On top of that, The Bootleg Brewing Co will also bottle some of your beer for you to take home.

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Real Ale Returns to the Belgian Bar, Altrincham

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Barry, the Landord of the Belgium Bar has contacted Trafford & Hulme Camra to say that Real Ale is now on offer again and there should be two handpumps operating from this week. If this is successfull he has promised to add more. In addition the range of UK “Craft” beers has been expanded. He … Read more