Dudley CAMRA

There's a beer festival taking place in Chasewater this weekend. Some outlying event information is available our website:
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Just adding (thanks to an update) that it's free of charge.

Batham's brewery is trialling a new zero alcohol beer in its pubs.

The 0.0 per cent version of its bitter is being sold in 500ml bottles.

A QR code on the bottles enables the Brierley Hill brewery to get feedback on what customers think of the beer.

Some exciting events going on this week...

Firstly a return to "Ma Pardoes" for the June branch meeting on Monday.

Then to The Vine and The Cross on Tuesday and Thursday evening to present both pubs with their DSS CAMRA pub of the year awards. 🍻

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News of a Sedgley micropub holding its first beer festival this weekend...
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You'll be very welcome at Bewdley Brewery to try our award winning, gluten free, William Mucklows Dark Mild 6%

The Old Chainyard in Castle Street, Coseley, is still open following the refusal of a planning application to convert it to a supermarket.

Read more about this, here...
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Cradley Heath's new Bright Oak Brewery, run by Steve Pym, has its new dark mild Last Light (3.6%) on now at the Fountain Inn in Lower Gornal at £3.50.

A couple of branch events coming up. Firstly, Tuesday evening sees May's meeting from 7pm at Mount Pleasant.

We've also got the Mild in May trail on Saturday kicking off at The Beacon.

For all our diary events, pop over to our website: dudley.camra.org.uk

The Dudley and South Staffordshire branch of CAMRA is hosting a regional event for Mild Month.

The Mild in May trail is running on Saturday, May 10 starting at The Beacon Hotel in Sedgley at 12 noon.

More details at dudley.camra.org.uk/viewnode.php...

The new Bright Oak Brewery in Oak Street, Cradley Heath, has started full operation.

Learn more about it at dudley.camra.org.uk/viewnode.php...

A Brierley Hill pub has been announced as the Dudley and South Staffordshire branch of the Campaign for Real Ale's pub of the year.

Click the link to find out more..
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An Upper Gornal pub has re-opened under new management.

The Mill in Windmill Street is a Holden's Brewery pub.

From Monday, March 24 it will open from 4pm Monday to Friday and from 12 noon on Saturdays and Sundays.

Initially it is offering Golden Glow, XB and Special on cask.

Fancy continuing the love of Dudley Winter Ales Fayre 2024?

We're on a trip to Lichfield on the last Saturday of this month, with pick-ups at Kingswinford, Dudley and West Bromwich.

See our website for more information...
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Just as an addendum, they're navy blue not black.

The latest regional CAMRA polo shirts - black with Ruby Mild logo - are available to order at £10.
If you'd like to purchase one, please let John know chair@dudley.camra.org.uk with your size
Orders will be going in on 14 March to be collected at a future branch meeting.

A new month and a move in to Spring.

Our March branch meeting takes place this Monday, 7pm, at The Old Bull's Head, Lower Gornal.
You'd be warmly welcome to join us. 🙂

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A year after winning the CAMRA winter beer title, Snowflake from Sedgley's Sarah Hughes wins silver in the overall winter beers competition at GBBF Winter at Rotherham.

Great news. Well done team!

Plenty of events booked in for this year including branch meetings, local festivals and the Dudley Winter Ales Fayre.

Head to our diary page for the confirmed events... dudley.camra.org.uk/diary

Just in case you're joining us today on the social, Andy wants to say he's left his phone in Birmingham so there's little point calling!
But they'll be starting at the Britannia in Rowley at 1pm. 👍

We've got a social planned this forthcoming Saturday around Rowley Regis and Blackheath.

Would you be interested in joining us? Then read on here...
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More photos of DWAF24.
Don't forget our next branch meeting takes place on Monday at 7pm. We'd love for you to join us at The Tame Bridge.
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Dates have been set for the 2025 Wolverhampton Summer Festival of Beer and Cider.

It will be running in the Newhampton Arts Centre in Dunkley Street from July 24 to 26.

For news on this and our own festival, head over to our website...
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A new year and, for the first half of it, our branch meetings are already booked.
Our first of 2025 takes place at Gornal's Five Ways at 7pm on Monday.
For a full timetable, have a gander at our website: dudley.camra.org.uk/viewnode.php...

Holden's XB Bitter to go in to pubs from February.

Read more about it at dudley.camra.org.uk/viewnode.php...

HNY for 2025. 🎉
Be sure to support our amazing breweries and pubs for the next 12 months... and beyond. 🍻

A beer brewed in Sedgley has been announced as the Campaign for Real Ale's Champion Beer of the West Midlands.
Read about it at dudley.camra.org.uk/viewnode.php...
Congratulations to Sarah Hughes' brewery.

Following tonight's Dudley Winter Ales Fayre debrief, it looks like we will be going ahead with DWAF25 next year.

Our thanks to Robin for kindly agreeing to oversee it once more. 👏

We've got a Christmas social this Saturday in Sedgley (Christmas jumpers are optional).
Events get underway from 6pm at The Beacon. We hope you can join us.
🎅
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It was a week ago that Dudley Winter Ales Fayre was just starting. Only another 51 weeks until the next one (hopefully). 🤷‍♂️

We've got a debrief coming up soon and we'd really benefit in your feedback if you don't mind the link's here...
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