The Good Beer Guide 2024

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Durham - Colpitts Hotel and Dun Cow and Half Moon Inn and Head of Steam and Holy Grale and Old Elm Tree and Station House and Victoria Inn and Waiting Room and Woodman Inn

We have a number of communities to join, so you can choose which one you want to be part of and we'll send you the latest news direct to your phone. You could even join them all! Eclectically furnished micropub, opened in 2015, Brewery and fairground memorabilia adorn the walls while musical instruments are fixed on the ceiling. Mechanical Elephant Wetherspoon’s pubs across the UK have been acclaimed for the quality of their real ale – by members of their respective Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) branches. As well as the ‘Famous Five’ (Pubs who have been included in the Good Beer Guide since the first edition) there are a number of other pubs out there that are on a massive streak for inclusion in The Good Beer Guide. Welcoming micropub situated down the alleyway next to the Carlton Cinema, an oasis for the real ale drinker and a frequent local CAMRA pub of the Year winner. Breweries By The Mile BroadstairsIt is our belief that, if a licensee serves an excellent pint of real ale, then everything else in the pub, including customer service, quality of food and atmosphere, is likely to be of an equally high standard.” Formerly the Greyhound, The Hare on High Street, Farndon has a variety of cosy areas with comfortable seating. Big Hand Super Tidy and Weetwood Best Bitter are the regulars on tap, with three further changing beers which are sourced regionally. The Guide recommends the good-quality menu, which is available throughout the day. Amongst the new entries is The Britons Protection, which many regard as the quintessential Manchester pub with its beautifully tiled walls and open fires. Woven into the fabric of the city, its name originates from the early 1800s, when it was seen as a refuge from those seeking to recruit for the Napoleonic Wars.

Northdown began brewing in 2018 using a seven- barrel plant. It is run by Jonny and Katie Spanjar. Shivering Sands The Carden Arms on Mount View in Tilston is an impressive rural free house with rug-covered wood floors, traditional furniture and a real fire. Three regular beers - Coach House Gunpowder, Salopian Shropshire Gold and Weetwood Eastgate - are two guests. High quality food is served in the bar and the stylish dining room. CAMRA chairman Nik Antona said: “The last few years have been an incredibly difficult time for the industry, and we need more support than ever before to keep our nation’s pubs and breweries open and thriving. Included in the local list - longer than last year's tally - are 34 new pub entries and five new breweries. Taking the edge of the feelgood news, however, is the revelation that nine breweries have closed down; although five new ones have opened, reducing the overall loss to four.Staff at the pubs work hard to ensure that the real ales on offer are kept in first-class condition at all times – and the pubs’ inclusion in the guide highlights this.” This year’s Guide contains 910 newly featured pubs, which is a fantastic prospect for the pub trade which has been struggling to stay afloat in recent years following the pandemic and rising fuel costs. The trade also faces an impending threat from unlawful demolitions, which CAMRA has declared a ‘national scandal’ in the wake of the demolition of the Crooked House in Himley. Helter Skelter on Church Street in Frodsham is a lively single-room bar and a multiple winner of local CAMRA Pub of the Year awards. With four regular cask ales and a further four changing guest ales from local and national breweries, the bar also serves food together with the upstairs Grill@31 restaurant. Also making the cut this time is The Lower Turk's Head, which is perhaps most recognisable for its tiled frontage, as well as its original chequerboard floor and nooks to sit in, plus its hidden roof terrace. The guide says: "After being closed and lying empty for over 20 years, this pub reopened in 2013 and was acquired by Joseph Holt in 2021.