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January Social
Knaresborough crawl
Saturday 12 January - 13.00
Starting at the Castle Inn
Branch meetings
Sunday 20 January - 11.30
The Harrogate Tap
Tuesday 19 February - 19.30
Winter Gardens, Harrogate
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Former CAMRA Pub of the Year closes
We are very sad to report that 10 Devonshire Place in Harrogate is closing for business on Sunday 6 January. This popular independent ale house was voted CAMRA pub of the year in 2016 by our branch, and Harrogate Pub of the Year 2017, and currently features in the Good Beer Guide. Owners Steve and Andi have been battling with their landlord over unsustainable rent increases for some time. This combined with ongoing building maintenance issues has forced them into making the difficult decision to close. We wish them both every success for the future. You can read a personal message from them here.
Plan a local pub crawl...
HARROGATE
The spa town with victorian inns, modern bars and a micropub.
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KNARESBOROUGH
This small market town boasts a diverse selection of great real ale pubs.
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RIPON
From one-eyed rats to unicorns, this cathedral city has a variety of real ale watering holes.
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Roosters new brewery plans go ahead
Roosters brewery will be moving to new premises at Hornbeam Park, Harrogate in the new year, installing a brand new 30 BBL brew plant as well as a pilot plant
allowing them to brew a wider range of styles of beer. They will also
be opening up a tap room. The aim is to have the taproom open in the spring, with the brewing side of things being fully operational by early summer. More information at http://roosters.co.uk/blog
Bertie's, cafe bar on Knaresborough Road in Harrogate is now serving at least one, sometimes two cask ales.
The Flying Dutchman, Summerbridge is expected to re-open mid-February.
The Navigation, Ripon is serving two or three cask ales.
The Muckles at West Park in Harrogate is closed again, but expected to re-open under new management in January.
York Brewery saved
Following the shock news of York Brewery going into administration, the brewery and three of their pubs in York have been saved from closure after the company was acquired by Black Sheep Brewery. The York pubs are Last Drop Inn, The Tap Room and Three Legged Mare. Mr. Foley's Tap House in Leeds is also included in the sale. More information here
Branch diary
MEETINGS
SOCIAL EVENTS
OTHER
Sunday 20 January 2019
11:30
Branch meeting
Harrogate Tap
Tuesday 19 February 2019
19:30
Branch meeting
Winter Gardens, Harrogate
We'll be making the selection for the Good Beer Guide 2020.
Saturday 12 January 2019 - 13:00
Knaresborough crawl and survey
The first social of 2019 will be a visit to Knaresborough's pubs.
There are 17 pubs in Knaresborough selling real ale, four of which are in the Good Beer Guide, and a dozen or more of which are in the town centre. This social gives us the opportunity to visit some (maybe not all!) of these pubs and also to carry out surveys along the way to ensure WhatPub is up-to-date.
We will meet in the Castle Inn (formerly Castle Vaults) which was awarded our branch's 'Most Improved Pub' in 2018.
If you're a new member and/or received Camra membership as a Christmas gift, then this is an opportunity for you to meet with your fellow members over a few ales. Just turn up at the Castle Inn between 1pm and 1.30pm on Saturday 12th January and you will be welcomed.
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