Real ale

Official site of the Campaign for real ale Why not join Camra when visiting the site?
The Chiltern Brewery This family owned and run micro brewery was founded in 1980 and was one of the first of the "new wave" micro-breweries in England. It is now by some margin the oldest working brewery in Buckinghamshire, the brewery has pioneered not only several new types of product with a unique beer relationship, but a revolutionary style of operation too. Please visit their website www.Chilternbrewery.co.uk for details of their products, tours, functions and the brewing process.
Rebellion Brewery Co. The Rebellion Beer Company was chosen as the name for the new brewery. Brewing equipment was designed and purchased. Towards the end of 1992 all the planning had been completed and all that was left to be done was to find suitable premises. Eventually, two small adjacent industrial units were found on the Rose Business Estate in Marlow Bottom. The surrounding chalky Chiltern hills providing water high in minerals and salts essential for producing high quality and distinctive real ale. The first commercial beers were brewed and tasted in April 1993 and the company soon developed a good local following for its cask conditioned ales. By spring 1995 the brewery was running at it’s full capacity of 50 barrels per week. New premises were required for various reasons and at the beginning of January ’99, after the extensive renovation of two barns, the first brew was completed at the new site, Bencombe Farm in Marlow Bottom, 1 month after the closure of the old site. Please visit their website www.rebellionbeer.co.uk/ for details of their products, tours, functions, etc.
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The Library at The Victoria a very nice Fullers pub near Paddington 2nd February 2008
Paulette & Debbie	Theresa
Nellie	Thom
Clive	Jezza
David & Thom	Nellie
Teresa & Paulette	David
Jezza	Clive
Paulette & Debbie	Theresa & the obligatory dance ! ;)
The great surroundings	More of the Library


GBBF 10th August 2007
The 1/3 pint glass
Piers

Johan
Chris O and friends
Piers & Martin	Me
	Clive

Jeremy & Theresa held a US beer tasting on the 28th July 2007 below are the photos of the excellent afternoon and evening in Wimbledon.
Pivovar Herold (CZ Rep) & Dogfish Head – Golden Revolution	Heavyweight, NJ – Ste-ve
Van den Bossche, BE – Pierre Celis Memoirs	Nectar, CA – IPA & Bear Republic, CA – XP Pale Ale
Skagit River, WA – Scullers IPA	Bison, CA – Organic IPA
Stone, CA - 9th anniversary ale (2005)	Lagunitas, CA - Lucky 13 anniversary ale
Full Sail, OR - Slipknot Imperial IPA	Arcadia, MI - Hopmouth Double IPA
Middle Ages, NY - Wailing Wench	Deschutes, OR - Hop Henge Imperial IPA
Alaskan, AK - Smoked Porter 2002	Captain Lawrence, NY - Smoke from the Oak
Breckenridge, CO - 471 small batch IPA	Goose Island, IL - Imperial IPA
Speakeasy, CA - Double Daddy Imperial IPA	Russian River, CA – Damnation (back)
Russian River, CA – Damnation (front)	Moylans, CA - Hopsickle Imperial Triple Hoppy Ale, Stone, CA – Ruination IPA & Speakeasy, CA - Double Daddy Imperial IPA
Russian River, CA – Damnation, New Belgium, CO La Folie & Moylans, CA - Hopsickle Imperial Triple Hoppy Ale	Russian River, CA – Temptation & Damnation
Lagunitas, CA - Brown Shugga (X2)	Goose Island, IL - Imperial Brown Goose 2006
AleSmith, CA - Old Numbskull	Full Sail, OR - Old Boardhead Barley Wine & Great Divide, CO - Hercules Double IPA
Great Divide, CO - Oak Aged Yeti Imperial Stout	Heavyweight, NJ - Old Salty 2005
Martin & Matt	Chris & Martin
Nellie – “I could help you finish the food!”	Theresa & Jeremy
This sausage is hot!	Theresa & Ruth
Jeremy chatting up Nellie!	Thom & Matt
Matt	Ruth & Chris
What’s in here then?	Ah it’s the empties!
Food – well we didn’t just drink!	Nellie – That food looks good!
There’s bits in my beer!	Martin & Chris
Dave & Debbie

Chris & beer	Matt & Jeremy
The party moved indoors and YMCA was being played!	Jeremy & Monkey best of friends
Jeremy & Monkey again	Me & Monkey
Jeremy & Theresa dancing	Paulette & Emma dancing
and Monkey joined in too	no comment!



We were supposed to be going to the Reading beer Festival on the 5th May 2007 but on arriving there we found that there was a two hour queue to get in! So we turned around and went back to the Victoria in Strathearn Place London a pub that has been a favourite of ours for several years and a very pleasant evening was had by all
Part of the Victoria interior	More of the interior
Not too sure what the hand signals were!	Clive
Teresa	Painting of the pubs namesake hanging on the wall
Jeremy & Theresa	It was this big!
Chris the Victoria's boss	Theresa & Paulette
Teresa, Theresa & Paulette	theresa & Paulette
Teresa & Jeremy	Paulette, Thom, Teresa & Jeremy
Good food provided by the Victoria	Fullers anniversary ale
Paulette & Thom	Teresa & Jeremy
Jeremy & Theresa	Paulette & Tom
Teresa & Clive	Grrrrrr
Paulette & Thom	Teresa, Jeremy, Theresa, Paulette & Thom
The Old Ale Festival at the White Horse Parsons Green - 27th January 2007
Thom& Paulette	Theresa, that handbag & Martin
Enjoying the Cellar tour
Mark our magnificent host	Shaun from the US in the cellar
A real cellar!	more tasting
	Mark
?	Bill & Shaun
?	Bill
David	Warren & US beers
Warren, Podge & Bill trying a US beer	Jeremy - now which do I drink first?
Emma & Jeremy	Peter, Theresa & Emma
David, Max & Paulette	Peter & Martin
Podge in full flow	Shaun, Theresa & Jeremy
Podge advertising the Chelmsford beer festival	David & Podge
Deep in conversation	Bill, Clive, Mark, Jeremy & Shaun
Clive, Theresa & Shaun	Mark & Bill engrossed in a bottle
Steve, Theresa, Teresa & Thom	Bill & Warren
Chris O & Tom R	US beers
Lee‘s Harvest Ale	I thought this was a beer festival not water!
Someone spilt beer on me	Steve & Theresa
Clive & Teresa	Yes we are drinking beer too
Steve, Warren & Theresa	The soggy paper fight!
I couldn‘t resist this one
The Great British Beer Festival, was held this year at Earls Court we went on the 4th August 2006 The festival is run by CAMRA whose website is a source of much information relating to real ale in the UK, see link at the top of page The following photos are provided by a friend of ours thanks Jeremy, they were taken at the beer festival and at the White Horse in Parsons Green after the festival.
Johan, Thom, Jeremy, Me & Clive at the GBBF (4th August 2006)	Mat & Clive at the White Horse (4th August 2006)
Me at the White Horse (4th August 2006)	Me & Jeremy at the White Horse (4th August 2006)