| Group Co-ordinator | Rob Johnson – Please use the Message form below to contact me) |
| Venue | Various local pubs – See list of visits below |
| Meeting dates | Third Thursday of the Month |
| Meeting time | 7pm – 10:30pm (ish) |
| Additional charges | N/A |
This group is for those with an interest in beer and cider… drinking it, tasting it, exploring new varieties and visiting agreeable pubs in congenial company. The group meets once a month, on the 3rd Thursday evening, to visit one or two pubs in order to sample the brews on offer. There are many suitable venues between Southwell and Nottingham along the No. 26 bus route. All pubs selected are within a very short walking distance from stops on the bus route, so Group members can take advantage of this service and leave the car at home if they wish. We catch the bus that arrives at Wheatsheaf Court as soon as possible after 19:00 hrs and return on the bus that leaves as near as possible to 22:00hrs. This gives us about 2 hours to sample the wares, usually at a couple of pubs, and gets us back to BJ at about 22:30hrs.
A list of proposed expeditions for 2024 is shown below:-
| Jan 16th | Carlton – The Brickyard and the Free Man |
| Feb 20th | Nottingham – Langtrys and The Hop Merchant |
| Mar 20th | Southwell – The Admiral Rodney |
| April 17th | Thurgaton – The Red Lion |
| May 15th | Sneinton – The Bath Inn and The Fox & Grapes |
| June 19th | Southwell – The Coach House and The Hearty Goodfellow |
| July 17th | Southwell – The Final Whistle |
| Aug 21st | Carlton – The Old Volunteer and The Beacon Hill |
| Sep 18th | Lowdham – The Old Ship and The Magna Charta |
| Oct 16th | Nottingham – The Bell and The Roebuck |
| Nov 20th | Nottingham (Sneinton) – King William IV and The Fox and Grapes |
| Dec 18th | Burton Joyce – The Nelson and The Wheatsheaf |
A Christmas Gargle – December 19th 2024
Quite a brief report this month, on our usual pre-Christmas gargle in Burton Joyce. About fifteen of us started out in the Nelson as agreed, moving on to The Wheatsheaf later to join a few more members who had started out there. Brews sampled at The Nelson included Timothy Taylor’s Landlord, Blue Monkey Infinity and Orchard Thieves Cider. All went down well with the complimentary roast potatoes supplied hot from the Nelson kitchen. At The Wheatsheaf we drank Morland Golden Hen and Robinsons Unicorn. Next month, on January 16th, we plan a trip to Carlton to visit The Brickyard and The Free Man.
Finally –may I wish all of our members Season’s Greetings and a Happy New Year.
Rob Johnson, Group Coordinator