Category: Branch News

Bolton CAMRA – Rochdale Trip – Saturday 15th April 2023

Meet at the Flying Horse at 1.00-1.30pm. Trains run regularly from Bolton to Rochdale about every 30 minutes. The prices depend on time and advance booking or if you have a bus pass with train. Catching 11.49 train from Bolton will arrive in Rochdale 12.29 giving plenty of time to walk to the Flying Horse. The next rain is 12.18-13.01. The 471 bus runs every 12 minutes from the Bus Station until 17.20. Then it is every 30 minutes

Flying Horse, 37 Packer Street, OL16 1NJ, 9 changing beers, food available

Bombay Brew, 1 Drake Street, OL16 1LW, 2 changing beers, food available

D’ale House, 18 Drake St. OL16 1NT, 4 changing beers

Medicine Tap, Ground Floor, 2 The Esplanade, OL16 1AE, 3 changing beers, food available

Pint Pot, 8A Baillie St, OL16 1JG, 4 changing beers

See map below for venues or download the map here

If you need any further details or need to contact on the day, please contact social@bolton.camra.org.uk or call Gill on 07967585670


Source: Bolton CAMRA Pub News

Bolton CAMRA – Local Social – 18th March 2023

Meet at One for the Road in the Market at 1.00pm. We will leave to catch the no. 36 Diamond bus to The Kings Arms. Afterwards catch the bus back to Bolton and visit two more pubs.

One for the Road, Stalls F14 to F15 Ashburner Street Lifestyle Hall, BL1 1TJ, 2 changing ales

Kings Arms Hotel, 2 Mossfield Road, Farnworth, BL4 0AB, 4 changing ales

Bar Four, Unit V14, Market Place Vaults, BL1 2AL, a new bar serving 2 changing ales

Great Ale at the Vaults, Vaults Below Market Place, BL1 2AL, 2 changing ales

It is important that we support our local pubs and be seen to support them. Therefore, if you have a CAMRA tshirt or polo shirt please wear it if you can.

If you need information on the day please contact Gill on 07967585670


Source: Bolton CAMRA Pub News

Pub of the Season Winter 2023 – Jakes Ale House

Jakes Ale House POTS Winter 2023 800

The High Peak, Tameside and North East Cheshire CAMRA Winter Pub of the Season award goes to Jake’s Ale House in Romiley.
This micropub continues to serve quality real ales from its 5 handpumps. The ales change constantly. They usually include a local ale, guests from around the country and a dark
beer.
The bar is welcoming to all. As well as the cask beer, there are 5 keg lines, a gin bar and a selection of international bottled beers. This all fits into a fairly small bar area.  The original curved shop windows survive and draw you in as well as providing character.  Inside there is warmth provided by the use of wood and mostly booth seating. There is a smaller room at the back with a log burning stove which is open at the weekends or when busy. The bar is now owned and run by Cheryl Shaw. She has continued to run a great bar while making improvements to the decoration and appearance.
Pictured is Cheryl accepting the award from Peter Mitchell, Branch Secretary.


Source: High Peak, Tameside & NE Cheshire News

Pub of the Season Winter 2023 – Jakes Ale House

The High Peak, Tameside and North East Cheshire CAMRA Winter Pub of the Season award goes to Jake’s Ale House in Romiley.
This micropub continues to serve quality real ales from its 5 handpumps. The ales change constantly. They usually include a local ale, guests from around the country and a dark beer.

The bar is welcoming to all. As well as the cask beer, there are 5 keg lines, a gin bar and a selection of international bottled beers. This all fits into a fairly small bar area.  The original curved shop windows survive and draw you in as well as providing character.  Inside there is warmth provided by the use of wood and mostly booth seating. There is a smaller room at the back with a log burning stove which is open at the weekends or when busy. The bar is now owned and run by Cheryl Shaw. She has continued to run a great bar while making improvements to the decoration and appearance.
Pictured is Cheryl accepting the award from Peter Mitchell, Branch Secretary.

Bolton CAMRA Social – Preston Trip – Saturday 18th February 2023

Meet at Winckley Street Ale House at 1.00pm. There are trains from Bolton at 11.22 and 11.53. Trains only running to Buckshaw Village when there is a rail replacement bus. Arrival time will be 12.27 and 12.57 for the trains mentioned. There is the 125 bus from Bolton to Preston which runs regularly. The journey time from Bolton is just over 90 minutes.

Winckley Street Ale House, 8B Winckley Street, PR1 2AA, 4 cask ale, 10 keg. Food available

Black Horse, 166 Friargate, PR1 2EJ. Robinsons pub, 9 cask ales including 6 changing

Orchard, Earl Street, PR1 2JA, 3 cask,

Guild Ale House, 56 Lancaster Road, PR1 1DD, 7 cask ales

Plug & Taps, 32 Lune Street, PR1 2NN, 4 changing cask ales

If you need any further details or need to contact on the day, please contact social@bolton.camra.org.uk or call Gill on 07967585670


Source: Bolton CAMRA Pub News

Bolton CAMRA Local Social – 4th February 2023

Meet at Bunbury’s at 2.00pm. Buses 125 and 501 run regularly from Bolton Interchange along Chorley Old Road to Bunbury’s. The social will continue along Chorley Old Road so anyone without a bus pass will need an all day ticket allowing them to jump on and off the bus. Bus 501 does not travel any further than Church Road.

Bunbury’s, 397, Chorley Old Road, BL1 6AH, 3 changing ales

Hope & Anchor, 747 Chorley Old Road, BL1 5QH 1 changing ale

Bob’s Smithy, 1448 Chorley Old Road, Heaton, BL1 7PX, 2 changing ales

Jolly Crofters, Chorley Old Road, BL6 6R, 1 Changing ale from Marstons stable

Blackedge Brewery Bar, Moreton Mill, Hampson Street, BL6 7JH, 3 regular ales and 4 changing from Blackedge

It is important that we support our local pubs and be seen to support them. Therefore, if you have a CAMRA tshirt or polo shirt please wear it if you can.

Any of the above pubs that we don’t visit will be added to another local social

If you need information on the day please contact Gill on 07967585670


Source: Bolton CAMRA Pub News

Beer Scoring

Submitting Beer Scores

Beer Scoring Form from WhatPub
Although the percentage of our Branch Members submitting scores is higher than the national average, we are keen to increase this further.  CAMRA have put together a couple of useful videos, each about 3 minutes long, one explaining why it is important to submit beer scores, and the other explaining how this is done. Members can view these by clicking on the links below.

Please can I encourage Members who try a variety of ales when visiting a pub to submit a score for each beer they try.


Source: High Peak, Tameside & NE Cheshire News

Beer Scoring

Submitting Beer Scores

Although the percentage of our Branch Members submitting scores is higher than the national average, we are keen to increase this further.  CAMRA have put together a couple of useful videos, each about 3 minutes long, one explaining why it is important to submit beer scores, and the other explaining how this is done. Members can view these by clicking on the links below.

Why submit beer scores – https://youtu.be/NBkd4–5pxo
How to submit a beer score – https://youtu.be/TSgRLWj7q20

Please can I encourage Members who try a variety of ales when visiting a pub to submit a score for each beer they try.