Congratulations to Bolton breweries Bank Top and Blackedge, both being amongst the prizes at the SIBA North West Regional Beer Competition 2014. Judging took place at the Bolton Beer Festival on 15th October, with Bank Top taking awards in three categories.
Charity Beer Festival This Week
The 21st Bolton Beer Festival in aid of Bolton Lads and Girls Club kicks off on 15th October. The venue is Bolton Rugby Club, Avenue Street. Over 200 cask ales will be available – full details of the event are
UPDATED – Brewsmith Beer Brewery Visit
Saturday 22nd November 2014 Brewsmith is one of the newest breweries around these parts and has already established a great core range of beers! Trip open to all CAMRA members. (A limit on numbers may apply, dependent on popularity)
Get in the mood for cider month…
October is Cider Month, so why not find out a bit more about this traditional drink? The national CAMRA website has a section for cider and perry here, and below is a video on the subject from the 2013 Great
Greater Manchester CAMRA Region CotY 2014 Presentation
Bolton Ukrainian Club, Saturday 8th November 2014 (99 Castle Street, Bolton BL2 1PL) 14:00-16:00 Bolton Ukrainian Club Buffet, Beer & Presentation – followed by: Current Highlights of Bolton Town Centre Tour (based on NBSS recent scoring) 16:15 The Alma
Black Cat Reserve Roadshow at the V&A
Moorhouses Brewery Black Cat Reserve (7% ABV) comes to the Victoria and Albert, Lee Lane, Horwich on 1st October. There will be a chance to sample the ale between 5pm and 8pm. Contact the pub for more
Why you should score your beer – and how to do it.
Take a look at our videos on beer scoring – why it is important, and how to do it. Video 1 – Why You Should Score Your Beer Video 2 – How to Submit Beer Scores
Cider Month Passport Competition
Cider Month Cider Passport Competition During October you can take part in our Cider Passport competition. From 1 October, the passports will be available in the participating pubs. When you visit one of the pubs listed on the passport
Branch Meetings August 2014 – December 2014
From September 2014, Bolton CAMRA will trial holding branch meetings on the final Thursday of each month, starting at 8.15pm. The December meeting will be held early as usual. The schedule for upcoming meetings is: Wed 27 Aug – The Balmoral
Allgates Brewery Trip
There is a branch trip to Allgates Brewery in Wigan on Friday 17th October. PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A CHANGE OF DATE The brewery is a traditional tower brewery, and as such has some very steep stairs and floors may be