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BEER NEWS - SEPTEMBER 2012
Sainsbury's Beer Hunt
Following regional heats and announcement of the regional winners of this year's 'Great British Beer Hunt' which took place in the summer, 20 finalist beers are due to go on sale in Sainsbury's nationwide for a
limited time this month. The new listings follow the five regional heats of the Great British Beer Hunt in which Sainsbury's customers and beer experts judged more than 100 beers from across the UK. The
20 beers will go head-to-head for a three-week period in September, and ten beers (based on sales volume), will go through to the Grand Final where a panel of expert Judges will award one winning beer and
one runner-up beer permanent listings in Sainsbury's stores nationwide. The beers are: Double Espresso Premio Caffe Birra, Prodigal Sun from Williams Bros, White Lady from Cairngorm Brewery,
Wild Hop Gold from Harviestoun Brewery, Pumphouse Pale Ale from Sambrooks Brewery, Poppy Ale from Wolf Brewery Ltd, Bad Elf from CotswoldBrewing Co.,
Lemon Head from Nethergate Brewery, Snowy from Cotleigh Brewery, Willy Nilly from S A Brain, Horizon from Wadworth Brewery, Dorothy Goodbody's Blissful Brown Ale from Wye Valley Brewery, Batemans Mocha, Manchester Star Ale from JW Lees, Scarborough Fair IPA from Wold Top Brewery, Wojtek from Beartown Brewery, Screech Owl from Castle Rock, Indian Summer from Elgood & Sons Ltd,
99 Red Baboons from Blue Monkey Brewing Ltd and Ivanhoe from Ridgeway Brewing Co.
Bowled Over
Women cricketers were bowled over after taking part in a once in a lifetime coaching session with Lancashire County Cricket Club players Karl Brown and Oliver Newby plus former England Head Coach, Peter Moores at Lancashire County Cricket Club yesterday (Tuesday, 21st August) thanks to Thwaites.
The eleven participants won the Thwaites competition which involved individuals telling the Lancashire-based brewer, who are the official sponsors of Lancashire CCC with their Wainwright beer, why they deserved to win the chance to take part.
Cricketers across the country chosen from the many entries received included women who are playing a leading role in the development of the game at adult and junior level, some of whom have already acquired some coaching qualifications.
Lee Williams, marketing manager at Thwaites said: "After being coached by some of the best players in the country as well as a former England coach, I'm sure they've all learnt some valuable hints and tips, not only to improve their own individual game but also to enhance their coaching skills which many of the winners are heavily involved in.
Oktoberfest in Chelsea (FC)
For the second year running Chelsea Football Club will be celebrating Oktoberfest at the Bridge. The venue's Great Hall will be transformed into a traditional Bavarian beer festival including a variety
of German beers, a gourmet German feast and entertainment from resident band, Oompah Brass. The date is 4th October 2012 from 6pm - 11pm, and tickets cost �35+VAT per person. Additional items can be purchased
including bratwurst and five litre kegs of German beer. Hospitality packages at �699+VAT include a table for 10 people, a German feast including German cured meat boards and slates of
smoked Bavarian cheeses, 25 litres of German beers and - wait for it - 10 Bavarian hats. To book see www.chelseafc.com/specialevents.
20 Years of Green
It's exactly twenty years since Wadworth launched the first ever green hops beer ever to be brewed by a UK brewery, starting a trend that has since been followed by a number of breweries across the country.
Malt & Hops is the original green hops beer brewed on an annual basis. Each August the Wadworth team prepare for the hops to be picked and transported to the brewery where they are brewed on the very same day.
This year was a little later than usual: "The cold and wet summer delayed the flowering of the hops by a week," explained Wadworth Head Brewer Brian Yorston. "We did not pick until September
and the beer should be in the pubs by the middle of September." It was Brian's predecessor Trevor Holmes who first had the idea of brewing a beer using fresh green hops picked that day. Usually, hops are
dried before being added to brew, but legend has it that Trevor was walking through a field of hops and was inspired by the fresh aromas of the growing plants and intrigued to see if it would be possible to
brew a beer with them in their green state. This year the 4.5% ale will be available in the cask from selected Wadworth pubs.
Good Beer Guide 2013
The 40th Anniversary Edition of CAMRA's Good Beer Guide was launched on Thursday September 13th 2012 detailing the best 4,500 real ale pubs in the UK. Pubs are regularly checked by local CAMRA volunteers and
CAMRA makes no charge for entries. The breweries section offers details of breweries operational across the UK and this year there's also a focus on the landmark pubs that have featured in all 40 editions of
the Guide. The guide is priced at �15.99, but can be purchased from Amazon UK for �11.19
including free delivery. 908 pages, published 13th September 2012.
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