Club Of The Year 2012 – Altrincham Conservative Club

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The Club of the Year 2012 for Trafford & Hulme branch is the Altrincham Conservative Club on Market Street. This club was established in 1878 and has been in the same premises ever since. It has a large billiard room and an impressive kitchen for providing catering for its many events run throughout the year for its members and guests.

The building is very impressive and the bar area is large, well appointed with high ceilings giving quite a sense of oppulence. There used to be a ladies only billiard room but the club has now moved on and allows mixed playing of the game.

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Pub Of The Season Spring 2012

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Trafford & Hulme CAMRA’s Pub Of The Season for Spring 2012 is Cask, Liverpool Road, Manchester. The presentation will be made on Wednesday 18th April. Join us from 8pm with presentation typically at 8.30pm. As well as the presentation, there will be a social opportunity for new members who joined at the National Winter Ales and … Read more

Cider and Perry Pub Of The Year 2012

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Trafford & Hulme branch’s Cider Pub of The Year is Font bar on New Wakefield Street, in the shadow of Oxford Road Station.

Although they do a roaring trade in selling cocktails to students, they also slightly more quietly stock and excellent range of world beers and cask ales for the more discerning drinker. Last year they introduced traditional cider and perry for sale from the back bar and have done an excellent job of introducing many of their young customers to the real taste of cider and perry containing nothing but apples & pears.

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MOSI Festival – Foreign Beer List 2012

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This is the list of foreign bottled beers ordered for the 2nd Manchester Museum Of Science And Industry Real Ale & Cider Festival.  As ever, the list is subject to change and availability of a given beer cannot be guaranteed. Brewery Tasting Notes ABV BELGIUM Trappist Beers brewed to strict order by Trappist Monks Orval … Read more

MOSI Festival – Beer List 2012 (Final)

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This is the list of beers delivered to the 2nd Manchester Museum Of Science And Industry Real Ale & Cider Festival. The festival theme is Mills & Lakes with 60% of the beers coming from Greater Manchester with the remainder from the county of Cumbria.  As ever, the list is subject to change and availability … Read more

MOSI Festival – Cider and Perry List 2012

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This is the list of ciders & perries ordered for the 2nd Manchester Museum Of Science And Industry Real Ale & Cider Festival. As ever, the list is subject to change and availability of a given cider or perry cannot be guaranteed. CIDER Producer Cider ABV Taste Broadoak Moonshine 7.5 Medium/Sweet Bristol Port 7.5 Medium/Dry KB 7.5 … Read more

MOSI Real Ale & Cider Festival 2012

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2nd MOSI Real Ale & Cider Festival

Thurs 22nd – Saturday 24th March 2012 

 Back, bigger and better for 2012. Now over three days with twice as much real ale and cider plus new foreign beers bar. 

Following the success of the first Real Ale & Cider Festival held at Manchester Museum Of Science and Industry (MOSI) in 2011, MOSI and Trafford and Hulme CAMRA are pleased to confirm the expansion of the festival for 2012 with an extra session added and more beer than before. There will also be a larger range of food available and more entertainment.

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Pub Of The Season Winter 2011/12 Presentation

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The Beech Inn Pub Of The Season
The Trafford & Hulme Branch Pub Of The Season for Winter 2011/2012 is The Beech Inn on Beech Road, Chorlton.
The Beech Inn Pub Of The Season
The award was presented on 27th December when the pubs’ many regulars joined local CAMRA members to congratulate landlord Chris Clish and his team on turning round this former Good Beer Guide pub. Pictured are local CAMRA member Heather Airlie presenting the award to Chris.

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Pub of the Season – Winter 2011/12

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The Beech is Back! We are delighted to confirm the Trafford and Hulme Pub of the Season (Winter) is The Beech Inn, Chorlton Green. A former “Good Beer Guide” regular, The Beech had fallen on hard times before the revival by Chris Clish. Since he took over 15 months ago the pub has seen a … Read more