Past Events and Meetings

Full details of the National Weekend programme and venues are available in this PDF.

The City of London ‘Ale Connor’ (Liam) will be presenting the tankard. The SPBW Vice Chair will be presenting the certificate.

Maximum size of a team 5 persons. Normally 4 is the more common number.
If you can form your team ahead of the date so much the better. Please inform contact below.
If you just turn up and are not part of an already formed team you can be assigned to a team.
The previous year’s winning team is responsible for organising and setting questions for the current year.
Last year’s winning team, held at the ‘Rising Sun’, Epsom was named the ‘Fun Boys’.
There will also be a Woodfest WBOB presentation to Phoenix brewery for their 3rd placed ‘Wobbly Bob’.

TBC
Kew/Brentford area or Pimlico

This is a revived event. It used to be the pre CAMRA GBBF buffet when it was held in London. Buffet cost is £8. Need to pre-book via contact below by Friday 31st July. If you book and do not attend you will still be liable for the buffet charge.

Bill often went to Amsterdam.
It is a combined SPBW/CAMAL/CAMRA event (Bill was a member of all 3 Societies).

Meet-Up Friday 3rd July 5 PM ‘In De Wildeman’,
Kolksteeg 3, 1012
Saturday 4th July Uiltje brewery or Tap, Haarlem.
Sunday 5th July Lunch time tradition – meet for lunch at a location still to be decided.

Make your own travel and accommodation arrangement.

7 pm – The Barrel Vault, Unit 23, St Pancras International, London N1C 4QP. Wetherspoons pub, usual variety of beers and food.
8 pm – The Betjeman Arms, Euston Road, London NIC 4QL (actually within St Pancras Station on the 1e-honoured fashion. Expensive, restaurant style food available until 10 pm.
9 pm – The Parcel Yard, London NIC 4AH – back end of Kings Cross mainline st Fullers and guests; food ends 9pm. Has a lift.
10 pm – The Scottish Stores, 6 Caledonian Road, London N1 9DT.

(5 minutes walk from Kew Bridge)

The Museum is close to Kew Bridge on the north side of the Thames.  It is easily accessible from the M4 and the North & South Circular roads. 

Train: From London’s Waterloo Station to Kew Bridge. Turn right when leaving the station and the Museum is a 5 minute walk.

Underground/Bus: Take the District Line to Gunnersbury, then the 237 or 267 bus, alighting opposite us at the “Musical Museum” bus stop (we are a 10 minute ride away). Alternatively, catch the Piccadilly Line to South Ealing, then the 65 bus passes the Museum, or catch 65 northwards from Kingston.

Volunteers to help with set up and serving etc. will be required

Meet Pre dinner drinks from 6.30 PM at the:
Elephant & Castle, 40 Holland St, W8 4LT
Dinner at 8 PM at Sadaf.

(all timings approximate)

12.00
1 Waters Green Tavern
Waters Green
Close to rail and bus stations. Up to 7 beers on handpump. Food served 12-2. “Cash preferred”.

1.20
2 Castle
25 Church Street
18^th Century listed multi-room pub. 3 beers from local breweries. Food all day

2.40
3 Redwillow
32A Park Green.
Redwillow Brewery tap with 5 beers on handpump. Card only.

4.00
4 Fountai
32 Park Green (next door to Redwillow)
Café/bar with 5 Bollington Brewery cask beers.

5.20
5 Jolly Sailor
63 Sunderland Street
Cosy town centre pub. 4 beers including Draught Bass.

6.20
6 Snow Goose
52 Sunderland Street
Café bar serving 3 beers from local Storm and Wincle breweries. Close to rail station.

7.00
7 Queens
5 Albert Place (opposite rail station)
Joe Holts pub with 2 cask beers

Following meeting and any luncheons around 3 PM a pub crawl will be arranged based around the Holborn area.

Start at Golden Slipper, 20 Goodramgate, York, YO1 7LG

SPBW BEER & CURRY
Sunday 8 February
Meet from 12 noon at:
Hare
505 Cambridge Heath Road, E2 9BU
Close to Cambridge Heath station on London Overground (Weaver Line) from Liverpool Street. Turn left out of station, pub approx. 200yds north. Buses 106 and 254 stop nearby. Nearest tube station is Bethnal Green (Central), half a mile south.
Old school locals pub. Usual beers are Landlord and Leigh on Sea Legra Pale.
Turn right out of pub and walk approx. 500 yards.
Dundee Arms
339 Cambridge Heath Road, E2 9LH
Fairly hipsterish pub, usually just has Five Points Pale on handpump. By no means the best pub on this walk, no need to hang around! To be honest, you’d be justified in leaving it out altogether and spending more time in later pubs.
Cross the road outside pub into Old Ford Road. Take second right into Globe Road.
Camel
277 Globe Road, E2 0JD (GBG)
Excellent small, cosy locals pub. Usually 3 cask beers, Sambrook Wandle is a regular. If you want lunch, the pub offers a range of pies.
Turn right out of pub down Globe Road to Roman Road, cross over and turn right. Either take no 8 bus, get off at Barnet Grove stop, walk back and turn right into Buckfast Street. Or walk: straight across traffic lights, continue down Bethnal Green Road approx. 800 yards, past Vallence Road, then left into Buckfast Street.
King’s Arms
11A Buckfast Street, E2 6EY (off Bethnal Green Road). (GBG)
Excellent pub, one of my regular haunts. 4 – 6 cask beers from all over. Lots of crafty keggy stuff as well.
Turn left out of pub, then right, left and right again into Cheshire Street.
Carpenter’s Arms
73 Cheshire Street, E2 6EG. (GBG)
Another small, cosy pub. Usually 2 cask beers on.
Turn right out of pub down Cheshire Street. Turn left into Brick Lane, past the old Truman Brewery, approx. 500 yards, look out for Heneage Street on the left.
Pride of Spitalfields
3 Heneage Street, E1 5LJ. (GBG)
Try to arrive here by about 6pm.
Legendary pub which should need no introduction.

Then for solid refreshment at a location to be decided.

7pm – Lord Clyde, 27 Clennam St, SE1 1ER
Turn left out Borough Stn along Marshalsea Rd.
Turn right into Ayres St, Crosses Clennam.

8pm – Southwark Tavern, 22 Southwark St, SE1 1TU
Turn left along Ayres St to Union St.
Turn right then turn left onto O’Meara St, then right onto Southwark St.

9pm – Rake. 16 Winchester Walk, SE1 9AG
Turn left on Borough High St.
Turn left into Cathedral St, then turn left into Winchester Walk.

10pm – Wetherspoons, Sun Wharf, 50 Tooley St, SE1 2TF
Turn right back to Cathedral St then left to Montague Court. Up to London Bridge.
Cross road to Tooley St.

Noon – The Holly Bush, 22 Holly Mount NW3 6SG
1pm – The Horseshoe, 28 Heath Street NW3 6TE
2pm – The Flask, 14 Flask Walk NW3 1HE
3pm – King William IV Pub & Rooms, 77 Hampstead High Street NW3 1RE
4pm – The Old White Bear, 1 Well Road NW3 1LJ
5pm – Freemasons Arms, 32 Downshire Hill NW3 1NT
6pm – The Magdala Tavern, 2a South Hill Park NW3 2SB

Please Join Emma anywhere along the itinerary.

Extra pubs in the area
The Spaniards Inn, Spaniards Road NW3 7JJ
The Roebuck, 15 Pond Street NW3 2PN
The Wells Tavern, 30 Well Walk NW3 1BX

No planned food. But members have brought along food in previous years

TBA

SPBW annual anniversary event in Epsom at the pub where we were founded in 1963. All members are very welcome and we have enjoyed  ourselves here over the years. Can people please indicate if they will be attending.
There is no buffet. Christmas Menu and Sunday Roasts are available along side the usual menu. Food 2 PM approx The postponed Tony Littler Trophy Quiz 3 PM approx.

In the event of rail engineering works. A simpler and quicker way than replacement buses is to get a fast train to Surbiton. From there 406 and 418 buses go to Epsom every quarter of an hour or so ( exit Surbiton station from the back entrance and walk up to Ewell road for the bus stop).

Travel: To Wood Green (Piccadilly Line) then a bus 329, 121 or 232 to Berkshire Gdns stop if going direct and not to ‘The Prince’.

Pre Dinner Drinks at 6 PM at ‘The Prince’, 1 Finsbury Road, Wood Green, N22 8PA
Turn right out of Wood Green station. Go up to Bounds Green Road on the left, and a few minutes walk on the right, set back, is ‘The Prince’ pub.
5 cask beers usually on.

Meet ‘Railway Tavern, West Hampstead
Meal 8 PM

Nearest station: Bermondsey underground, Jubilee Line. 3 minutes’ walk
Also, Rotherhithe Overground station, about 10 minutes’ walk, or 381/C10 bus.
Food available at the pub until fairly late. This event is being organised by last year’s winners, Dave Laing, Peter Campbell and Garry Wiles, who did not identify as representing any one Branch 

01) Bull and Stirrup (‘spoons)
02) Pied Bull
03) Cavern of the Curious Gnome
04) Brewery Tap
05) Bear and Billet
06) Crosse Keys
07) Albion
08) Spookton Brewery Taproom
09) Square Bottle (‘spoons)
10) That Beer Place (micropub)

or we could make the Curious Gnome and Spookton Tap optional to add either the Marlborough or the Boathouse in after the Albion to break up the walk a bit and do some sightseeing and then Brewhouse and Kitchen as an extra brewery tap giving – 
1) Bull and Stirrup (‘spoons), 2) Pied Bull, 3) Brewery Tap, 4) Bear and Billet, 5) Crosse Keys, 6) Albion, 7) Boathouse (Lees) or Marlborough (Stonehouse) 8) Brewhouse & Kitchen, 9) Square Bottle (‘spoons), 10) That Beer Place (micropub).

The Hill then Rising Sun etc.

(5 minutes walk from Kew Bridge)

The Museum is close to Kew Bridge on the north side of the Thames.  It is easily accessible from the M4 and the North & South Circular roads. 

Train: From London’s Waterloo Station to Kew Bridge. Turn right when leaving the station and the Museum is a 5 minute walk.

Underground/Bus: Take the District Line to Gunnersbury, then the 237 or 267 bus, alighting opposite us at the “Musical Museum” bus stop (we are a 10 minute ride away). Alternatively, catch the Piccadilly Line to South Ealing, then the 65 bus passes the Museum.

The opening hours are: Thursday 29^th May – 15:00 to 22:30, Friday 30^th May – Noon to 22:30, Saturday 31^st May – Noon to 22:30

The list of beers is available here.

There will be up to 40 beers served from wooden casks. The beer list should be available from our website from early May. There will be live Wurlitzer organ music played at various sessions during the three days. Also a cafe is on the premises.

Buy a museum ticket for £15 and you get entry to the beer festival as well. If you do not want to go into the museum you can just buy a festival ticket: members £2, others £3.

To coincide with Central London social

The now former Editor of PiH has been honoured with a day out in recognition of his efforts.

Meet from midday at Waters Green Tavern (close to rail and bus station). Then to Castle, Park Tavern, Redwillow (beer from the wood should be available, congregate 3 – 4 pm), Bollington Brewery Tap, Wharf, Jolly Sailor. For more information about the pubs and a map you are strongly recommended to contact Roger (editor@spbw.beer). All are welcome.

Route
19:00 – Red Lion, Crown Passage, SW1
20:00 – The Admiralty, 66 Trafalgar Square, WC2
21:00 – The Clarence, 53 Whitehall, SW1
22:00 – Walker’s of Whitehall, 15 Craig’s Ct, Whitehall, SW1

Various bus services up and down Whitehall to most destinations. Embankment for District, Circle and Northern Lines, Charing Cross station nearby.

The pub is only 2 minutes walk south of Parsons Green underground station on the Wimbledon branch of the District Line.

The meeting will start at 12.30 prompt in the upstairs function room. The White Horse usually offers 6 draught beers and there is a discount for CAMRA members.

We will again not be offering a buffet, but there is a very good kitchen with a good menu. Order at the bar and say charge to the SPBW account. This way we usually get a good discount thanks to one of our M&B shareholders. Payment will be collected separately by the treasurer. The list of food options can be viewed at ‘ whitehorsesw6.com ’.

After the meeting there will be one or two different crawls to an area in the vicinity starting about 3pm

This annual stroll through London’s vibrant east end has a different route again. Meet from noon at The Cock Tavern, 315 Mare Street, E8 1EJ. The Cock sells a wide range of handpumped beers and ciders and can be reached by London Overground (Hackney Central) and various bus routes. The Cock is close to Hackney Central station (London Overground Mildmay Line) and several bus routes run close by.
Pubs en route are the Old Ship, 5 Points Brewery Tap, Hare (all on Mare Street); Kings Arms and Carpenters Arms (Bethnal Green), ending at the Pride of Spitalfields, 3 Heneage St, London E1 5LJ. Curry to follow.
For more details of pubs, route and possibly a map, please contact Roger (editor@spbw.beer)

Monthly NEC Meeting, various agenda items and reports. Everyone welcome to observe at the discretion of the Chairman.

(7pm) The Cask and Glass, 39-41 Palace Street, SW1E 5HN
(8pm) The Phoenix, 14 Palace Street, SW1E 5JA
(9pm) The Shakespear & Platform 22, 99 Buckingham Palace Road, SW1
(10pm) The Willow Walk, 25 Wilton Road, SW1V 1LW

Attendees are advised to catch a fast train to Surbiton. Exit the rear of the station and walk up to the main Ewell Road. Buses 406 & 418 both go direct to Epsom town centre. They are every 15 minutes. Buses also go from Morden Tube station to Epsom.

From Epsom centre walk up Ashley Road and turn left into Heathcote Road. Trains to Epsom from London. Buses 406 & 418 from Kingston/Surbiton also terminate in Epsom town centre. Likewise there is a 293 bus from Morden Tube station.

SPBW annual anniversary event in Epsom at the pub where we were founded in 1963. All members are very welcome and we have enjoyed  ourselves here over the years. Can people please indicate if they will be attending.
Attendees can select food from the main pub menu if they plan to eat at the venue. However, the planned buffet has now been cancelled due to lack of response. 

Other Epsom pubs will probably be visited later on in the day.

Meal at the ‘Conuco’ Venezuelan restaurant at 14 Brixton Road, SW9 6BU 

This is a long standing CH branch event and any SPBW member is welcome to join us.

Nearest tube is Bermondsey on the Jubilee Line. Turn left out of the station and head to the major road junction about three minutes along Jamaica Road. The venue is over the road. Also easily reached by bus from Rotherhithe Overground or London Bridge Station.

The pub accepts card payments only.

Usually three or four real ales on offer, including one or two from Volden, and St Austell Tribute. They have a food menu, which is on their website at https://thegregorian.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/DailyMenu.pdf

The Tony Littler Trophy is usually organised by the winning team from the previous year. The NEC had to step in this time because last year’s winners were unable to take this on. They will not be organising every TLT in future, so please be prepared to take on the challenge if your team wins.

Monthly NEC Meeting, various agenda items and reports. Everyone welcome to observe at the discretion of the Chairman.

While at this Czech restaurant recently we found out that they celebrate St Martin of Tours with a goose feast (Google him for more details). Campden Hill have done a booking for 4 so far. However, if a few more SPBWers, say another 4 or so, wish to join us please contact below by Sunday 27^th October.

The Annual General Meeting will take place after the Branch Meeting.

Monthly NEC Meeting, various agenda items and reports. Everyone welcome to observe at the discretion of the Chairman.

£10 per person, numbers limited to 30 people – first come, first served. Contact Peter to book your place.

Saturday – Session 1 – noon – 5.30pm
Saturday – Session 2 – 6.00pm – 10.00pm
Sunday – Session 3 – noon – 8.00pm

Free Admission: But to avoid overcrowding Saturday is split into 2 sessions. To guarantee entry to a session it is advisable to buy a £5 beer token from the SPBW Online Shop or purchase at the bar at ‘Ye Olde Mitre’ before Saturday 3rd August. You can buy for more than 1 session.

There will be up to 20 beers served from wooden casks. There will also be a separate cider bar. There will be no other beers, but there will be soft drinks available and light snacks (crisps, pork pies etc) available. There will be no hot food.

BRENTWOOD
Wombo (Ruby) 5.9%, Lumberjack (Bitter) 5.2%, Clockwork Orange (Choc/Orange) 6.5%, Porter 4.8%
DARWIN
Rolling Hitch (IPA) ABV 5.2%, Tall Ship (Lager) ABV 4.1%
FELL
Tinderbox (IPA) ABV 6.3%
HAWKSHEAD
Red ABV 4.2%
LAKES BREW
Pale ABV 3.4%
NORTH RIDING
Citra (Pale) ABV 4.5%, Oatmeal Stout ABV 5.5%
THREE KINGS
Dark Side of the Toon (Stout) ABV 4.1%
TIRRIL
Grasmere Gold (Gluten Free) ABV 3.9%
WENSLEYDALE
Atlantic Crossing (Pale) ABV 4.0%, Il Capo (Pale) ABV 4.0%, Witch Queen (IPA) ABV 4.5%
XT Brewing
Animal ‘Hare’  (US Amber) ABV 4.6%, Animal ‘Wolf’ (Stryian Pale) ABV 4.6%, XT10 (Stout) ABV 4.4%

Monthly NEC Meeting, various agenda items and reports. Everyone welcome to observe at the discretion of the Chairman.

In true Bill style we will start with a Wetherspoon’s breakfast at 11am in the Bankers Draft, 1-3 Market Place, Sheffield City Centre, S1 2GH. If downstairs is busy, there is more room to eat upstairs.

Follow the signs to the tram at the rear of Sheffield station, (keep to the right out of the station, do not cross the tracks), it is just two stops to the Castle Square stop which is right outside the grade II listed ex Midlands Bank pub. I am aiming to visit 7 other pubs, all with exteriors or interiors of historic interest, all without too much walking, as we will be using the tram to go further afield and save our legs. A day ticket is currently £4.50, bought from the conductor, but if you are lucky enough to have an English bus pass, travel is free of charge, just don’t forget your pass!

We will be leaving the Bankers Draft at 12 noon, if anyone is delayed the second pub is the Dog and Partridge, 56, Trippet Lane, S1 4EL. Continue on the tram another 2 stops after Castle Square, to City Hall stop. Turn left as you leave the tram, cross the road and go down Holly Street. Turn left on Trippet Lane and the pub is on the other side of the road a little further down on the corner of Bailey Street.

We will finish in the Sheffield Tap, another gem of a pub, (with on site brewery) right next to the station, arriving around 7.15pm for a last drink before people leave to catch their trains home.