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Hop Press Crossword - Correction!
Hop Press Crossword (June 2010) - unfortunately a printing disaster has led to the printed crossword being incorrect.
You can download the correct crossword from here. And if you
downloaded before noon on 29th May the length of the 'U' clue should be changed to 6.
Posted by Alex Presland on 29/05/2010
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Southampton Sight Sees Festival Drinkers' Charity
£900 was raised at Southampton Beer Festival 2010 for Southampton Sight. The cheque was presented to
Tom McInulty and his guide dog Brunel at the Wellington Arms.
Posted by Pete Horn on 29/07/2010
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Friends Celebrate Hilary Jazuk
Hilary Jazuk sadly passed away on 10th August 2010. She spent many years as a highly active member
in the Southern Hampshire branch of CAMRA, including being our Chairman and Social Secretary, until
being struck down by a stroke. She was still active in branch activities (especially brewery trips)
for a long time after this.
A significant number of people were present at a service to remember Hilary at Southampton Crematorium
on Monday 23rd August, and afterwards at the Guide Dog. Bowman Ales generously donated some casks of
Swift One, which was sold as "Hilary's Half" with proceeds going to charity. The money made from this and other
donations in the Guide Dog raised over £400 for Wessex Cancer Trust. Further donations
can be made through J Lawrence Undertakers.
Posted by Alex Presland on 06/09/2010
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Hop Press - October 2010 published.
Over 3000 copies of our branch magazine are being delivered to our local pubs, but you can read it now,
on-line here.
Posted by Pete Horn on 02/10/2010
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Hampshire Beer of the Year 2010 Results Announced
Hampshire Beer of the Year 2010 was again judged at the Hampshire Octoberfest.
Every single Hampshire-brewed cask beer was blind tasted on Friday evening, with the final being held on Saturday 2nd October.
The final results were:
- Bowman Ales, Elderado
- Oakleaf, Hole Hearted
- (joint 3rd place) Andwell, Ruddy Darter; and Irving, Invincible
Other beers in the final were: Bowman, Wallops Wood; Crondall, Best; Crondall, Sober as a Judge; and Ringwood, Old Thumper.
Posted by Alex Presland on 03/10/2010
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Woolston Beer Festival 8th & 9th October
The first Woolston Beer Festival was a huge success with all tickets sold out in advance. Over 2000 pints of beer
and 150 pints of cider were consumed, leaving just 5 beers and one cider left at the end. Our 412 customers also
raised £365.91 for our charity 'Hearing Dogs for the Deaf' – a tremendous achievement. Beer of the
Festival was Downton Quadhop.
Posted by Pete Horn on 13/10/2010
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Save the Forest Heath Hotel Campaign
A change of use planning application went in on 4th October and there is only a short time to lodge
objections to this. A public meeting will be held in
Sway Village Hall at 7.30pm on Wednesday 27th October.
See our campaign page for details.
Posted by Pete Horn on 23/10/2010
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146 Cider Presented First Award
Earlier this year at Southampton Beer Festival, customers voted the "Howat Dry Cider" from Southampton's cider producer 146 Cider as the best cider of the festival. The Hop Inn, Bitterne Park hosted the presentation which had to be postponed a number of times - the last of which when it snowed heavily a week before.
We hope that this will be the first of many awards for 146 Cider. The apples used in the production of the cider are grown locally, near Hedge End, making Howat Dry Cider a truly local product.
The award was presented by Rob Whatley, organiser of Southampton Beer Festival 2010.
Posted by Alex Presland on 19/12/2010
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Pub of the year vote
This year we are running our Pub of the Year voting online to enable as many members as possible to participate.
Posted by Rob Bennett on 19/01/2011
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Southampton Beer Festival 2011
Initial details of this year's Southampton Beer Festival are now available.
Posted by Alex Presland on 01/03/2011
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SIBA is Proud of British Beer
SIBA, the Society of Independent Brewers, has launched a video showing that it is Proud of British Beer. Twitter users can follow the thread #proudofbeer.
Posted by Alex Presland on 14/03/2011
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Pub of the Year 2011
Following over two months of online voting and voting in person at our February and March branch meetings, we are pleased to announce that our Pub of the Year 2011 is the Wheatsheaf Inn, Shedfield. Please see the pub of the year page for more information.
Posted by Alex Presland on 28/03/2011
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Southampton Beer Festival 2011 - Postal tickets OPEN!
We are now OPEN for Postal Ticket sales for Southampton Beer Festival 2011. Early ticket requests received through the post will be processed by late April (when tickets will be available in outlets).
The Southampton Beer Festival webpage has been updated with more ticket information.
Posted by Alex Presland on 02/04/2011
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Hop Press - May 2011 published.
Over 3000 copies of our branch magazine are being delivered to our local pubs, but you can read it now,
on-line here.
Posted by Pete Horn on 12/05/2011
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Jubilee Sailing Trust Presented with Southampton Beer Festival donations
The generous customers of Southampton Beer Festival donated nearly £1000 to the Jubilee Sailing Trust. Rob Whatley (Festival Organiser) and other CAMRA volunteers presented a cheque to the Jubilee Sailing Trust on 23rd June.
Posted by Alex Presland on 13/07/2011
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Hop Press - October 2011 published
The latest issue of Hop Press has been published, with over 3000 copies on their way out to pubs. You can read it
on-line here.
Posted by Alex Presland on 25/10/2011
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Pub of the year vote
This year we are again running our Pub of the Year voting online to enable as many members as possible to participate.
Posted by Alex Presland on 18/01/2012
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