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Hitchin 2012 Beer & Cider Festival
Not long to go now!
Mark March 9th and 10th on your calendars for the Hitchin Beer & Cider festival. Held jointly by North Hertfordshire CAMRA and the Hitchin Round Table at the Town Hall. (Maybe for the last time – yes, we keep saying that. We expect that eventually they’ll get their act together and make the town hall unusable to us as promised.)
We’re still working on the beer list – so if you have any suggestions let us know via a comment here on this post, or to @nh_camra on Twitter, or using an email to: editor@camranorthherts.co.uk.
More details on the Fesival Page – including the beer list when it is finalised!
We also need volunteers to help out at the festival. To volunteer you need to be a CAMRA or Round Table member. Volunteers get a discounted beer price, a t-shirt, and a festival glass! To volunteer email Paul Beardsley on: socialsecretary@camranorthherts.org.uk
Summer Wine Brewery “Diablo” – Letchworth Festival Winner
The months do fly by! It was back in September last year that we held our successful 20th Letchworth Beer Festival, and here I am now posting a story about the beer-of-the-festival win from that festival while simultaneously thinking about beers for the Hitchin festival on March 9th & 10th. "Diablo is our flagship IPA, loaded [...Read on]
2012 Whittlesea Straw Bear and Branch Social – final details
Whittlesea Straw Bear
As promised, here are the final details and the itinerary for the annual visit of the ‘North Herts Branch’ to the ‘Straw Bear Festival’ at Whittlesea on Saturday 14 January 2012.
Though you can obviously make your own way there, a group from the branch plans to meet[...Read on]
Pints of View 250
Edition 250 of the Hertfordshire CAMRA branches’ “Pints of View” newsletter should be arriving in pubs near you soon! If your local pub doesn’t receive Pints of View please consider helping out by dropping a few off there – to do so contact us using editor@camranorthherts.org.uk and we’ll allocate some copies to you at one of[...Read on]
Winter is coming, bringing plenty of festivals with it!
A few winter beer festivals have come to our attention recently, so if you would like a little excitement leading into Christmas:
- Polhill Arms Beer & Bangers Festival, Renhold, Bedfordshire: Thursday 10th to Sunday 13th November
- Canary Club Winter Beer Festival, Hitchin Town Football Club: Friday 18th to Sunday 20th November
- Orange Tree Winter[...Read on]
Call for Community Pub of the Year Nominations
We are seeking nominations for this year’s North Herts Community Pub of the year. These are pubs that support their local community through hosting sports clubs, supporting local charities, organising community events or just for being the centre of the local community. If you know of a pub that you think deserves this award please comment[...Read on]
2012 Whittlesea Straw Bear and Branch Social
Whittlesea Straw Bear 2012 When I saw the words “Straw Bear Festival” I must admit that I first thought it was a typo – too much ‘beer’ finding it’s way in my thinking perhaps? Actually, the North Herts Branch has been going to Whittlesea for many years – this year the Branch outing will be on [...Read on]
Your beer scores count! Get them in for 2013!
Ah, finally after the excitement of the Letchworth festival things seem to be slowing down a little in the lead-up to Christmas break. But that is the best time to start counting up beer scores for the year in time for 2013! If you have placed your favour in a branch pub (or two, or [...Read on]
2011 Letchworth Beer & Cider Festival Report
Another Letchworth Beer Festival has come and gone, making it 20 that the branch has under its collective belt now. On the stats it was a good one as Letchworth festivals go, a handful more people than last year and a reasonable range of beer available until the end but not too much left [...Read on]
It’s Starts Tomorrow! Letchworth Beer & Cider Festival Sneak Peek
On Tuesday (20th of September), some of the members donated their time and manpower to help set up. I was there a little after 9am to see what I could assist with. Unexpectedly we had more hands than anticipated – and thus finished in good time! Sadly, this may be the last year the Letchworth [...Read on]
