IMPORTANT: Next Branch Meeting
The next Branch Meeting will take place on Thursday 3rd March at 8.00pm The Millstone on Crown St, Bolton Town Centre BL1 2RU.
We will be voting for Pub of the Year, Cider Pub of the Year and Club of the Year at this meeting (this is a change of date from the announcement at the last meeting).
We will also be voting for entries to Good Beer Guide 2023 from a shortlist compiled using beer scores reported by members through the year.
Future Branch Meetings
Dates for Branch Meetings for the next few months are available. They are
- Thursday 14th April at The Swan & Barristers at 8pm
- Tuesday 17th May at The Beer School, Westhoughton at 7pm, to be a short meeting and include a quiz and membership event
- Thursday 9th June – Venue to be announced
- Thursday 7th July at Northern Monkey Brewery Tap at 7pm. This will be an event meeting prior to Bolton Beer & Cider Week 2022
Cider & Perry #NotFromConcentrate
Our Cider & Perry page has been updated. This provides information on the revised CAMRA definition of real cider and perry and a link to a list of nearly 400 producers across the country.
Many of the most widely available ciders do not meet the definition, often being made from juice concentrate. We have updated the list of pubs in the Branch where we know that real cider and perry is regularly available. We are always interested to get information on new outlets.
Our Cider Pub of the Year will be chosen from The Beer School, The Brewery Bar and Bunburys. These are pubs where real cider has been available for most of the last year.
Campaigning
We’ve launched our new Campaigning page on the website.
You can learn more about what the Branch is doing to campaign for real ale and real cider and to protect pubs and clubs in the town. There is information on the recent campaigning work on the Alcohol Duty Consultation arising from the recent Budget.
Socials
The next social event will be a trip to Egerton and Bromley Cross on Saturday 19th February. Meet at 1.00pm at the Cross Guns and then on to The Thomas Egerton, Masons Arms, The Flag Inn and Nook & Cranny.
Full details on the our Social Events page