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Skipton Beer Festival 2010
It's time to put the 4th Skipton Beer Festival into your diary!
Again at Skipton Town Hall, the event runs from Thursday 22nd to Saturday 24th April.
60 plus real ales, traditional cider, foreign bottled beers and much more.
Pub of the Season Winter 2009/2010
Keighley and Craven Branch Pub of the Season Winter 2009/2010 has been awarded to the Boltmakers in Keighley. This is the third time that Phil and Val Booth have won the award in the (nearly) 5 years they have been running the pub. Quite an achievement!
More awards for Taylors
Local brewer, Timothy Taylor has scooped a couple more awards, though this time it wasn't for the quality of their beers! Read more...
Alesman revamp
Regular readers of the Branch newsletter, Alesman, will have noticed a few changes in the last few issues. Starting with the Spring 2009 issue, Alesman has featured more photographs and several pages in colour. If you don't get to see Alesman regularly, why not take out a subscription? New advertisers are always welcome - our rates are very competitive!
Celebrate real cider this October....and beyond
October is CAMRA's National Cider Month. We had a Cider Celebration at the Kings Arms, Sislden and Naylors Brewery hosted the first ever Cross Hills Community Apple Pressing! More information... If you missed those, why not visit one of the regular cider outlets in the Keighley and Craven area and try some real cider.
Keighley Beer Festival 2009
The 21st Keighley Beer Festival, which took place at Victoria Hall, Keighley between 24th and 26th September was a great success. Over 1500 customers came through the door and nearly drank the festival dry. When the festival closed at 11 p.m. on Saturday evening there were about 20 cask ales still available but all the cider had gone and there were only a few bottles of foreign beer left. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed themselves and one departing cusomer commented that it was the best beer festival he had ever been to. Beer of the festival, as voted by our drinkers, was Mordue Workie Ticket from Tyneside. Around £290 was donated by drinkers to the festival charity, Manorlands. A more detailed report will appear here later.
Look out for other local CAMRA festivals early next year: Pendle Beer Festival in Colne - 4th - 6th February, Bradford - also in February, Leeds in March and of course our very own Skipton Beer Festival in April. There are also non-CAMRA festivals happening around Yorkshire through the winter and spring, such as Ilkley (5th and 6th February 2010).
To view the details and beer list for Keighley Beer Festival, click here.
Pub of the Season Autumn 2009
Keighley and Craven Branch Pub of the Season Autumn 2009 has been awarded to the Brown Cow in Keighley. This is the third time Barry and Carol Taylor have won Pub of the Season. The award was presented to Barry and Carol on Tuesday 22nd September.
Hare and Hounds, Lothersdale breaks free of tie
Joe and Tracey Currie have bought the freehold of the Hare and Hounds from pub-chain Punch. Read more...
Quality of the Guide re-sparks old internal dispute
In mid-July a border skirmish (aka joint social) took place between Keighley & Craven and Bradford CAMRA branches. Read Bar Humbug's report..
Improved Pub Awards 2009
Two Improved Pub Awards are being awarded this summer by Keighley and Craven CAMRA to the Swan in Addingham and the Red Lion in Skipton. These awards are in recognition of the improved quality and choice of cask ales available. The presentation at the Swan took place on the 23th June with that at the Red Lion following a month later on the 21st July.
Pub of the Season Summer 2009
Keighley and Craven Branch Pub of the Season Summer 2009 has been awarded to the Kings Arms in Silsden. Lisa Keeley and Francis Huggins have been running the Kings Arms, a Punch tavern, since 2003 and in that time have transformed it into a lively community local with a range of quality cask ales. The presentation was made on the 16th June.
Pub of the Year 2009
Keighley and Craven Branch Pub of the Year 2009 has been awarded to the Old White Bear, Cross Hills, near Skipton. The presentation was on Wednesday 13th May.
LocALE takes off
Our LocALE campaign to promote locally brewed beer was launched in September 2008. Like any campaign, it started small, but more and more pubs are joining in.
To find out which pubs are actively supporting locally brewed beers, click here.
To find out more about Keighley and Craven's LocALE campaign, click here.
Skipton Beer Festival 2009
The 3rd Skipton Beer Festival, 23rd to 25th April 2009, was probably the branch's most successful beer festival ever - over 2000 punters through the door and only 8 gallons of beer left at the end. Read the post-festival Press Release..
To see the event in pictures, click here.
