CRAF 2020 – Viability Meeting (14th January)
Did you enjoy CRAF 2019? Do you want to see a CRAF 2020? We need your help in assessing the viability of holding further festivals. We will be holding a…
CRAF 2019. We open at 4:00pm!
Cheltenham Real Ale Festival (CRAF) 2019 opens today at 4:00pm. Join us at the Ladies’ College and enjoy 80 ales, including a number of vegan ales, and 27 ciders and…
Congratulations to Prescott
Congratulations to Prescott Ales, whose newest brew, Super 6 No.1, a 4.5% Session IPA, has been awarded Gold in the “Cask Premium PAs (4.4 – 5.4%)” category in the SIBA…
Cider Pub-of-the-Year 2019: The Stable
We are pleased to announce that The Stable has been selected as the Branch Cider Pub-of-the-Year for 2019. Part of a growing chain, based predominantly in the south and south-west.…
Club-of-the-Year 2019: Cheltenham Motor Club
We are pleased to announce that Cheltenham Motor Club (CMC), has been selected as the Branch Club-of-the-Year (COTY), for 2019. Described in the Good Beer Guide as a “Friendly club,…
Pub-of-the-Year 2019: The Kemble Brewery Inn
We are pleased to announce that The Kemble Brewery Inn has been selected as the Branch Pub-of-the-Year (POTY) for 2019. Described in the Good Beer Guide as a “Small, popular…
And the winner is …
Congratulations to Cotswold Lion Brewery, whose Black Sheep Porter was judged beer of the festival at the prestigious Tewkesbury Winter Ale Festival (TWAF). Well done also to Prescott Brewery, whose…
Brewery Liaison Officer vacancies
We currently have three vacancies for Brewery Liaison Officers (BLOs) within the branch. It’s not an onerous task, you just have to maintain regular contact with the brewery and provide…
Selecting Cheltenham’s Good Beer Guide Entries – Phase 2
Following the December Branch Committee meeting, the long list of pubs for selection for the 2020 Good Beer Guide has now been finalised. These venues were decided upon based on…
South West Pub-of-the-Year
Gloucestershire pub is the SW POTY. Once again, a Gloucestershire pub has come top in the voting in the 2018 South West CAMRA pub-of-the-year competition. Congratulations to Rod, Karen and…