The John Godber Centre supported by Nottingham CAMRA 2018 Friday 16th Feb 11am-11pm Saturday 17th Feb 12pm-11pm Sunday 18th Feb 12pm-3pm The John Godber Centre Ogle St, Hucknall, Nottingham NG15 7FQ www.hucknallbeerfestival.co.uk
Hucknall Beer Festival 2018 Welcome to the 2018 Hucknall Beer Festival supported by Nottingham CAMRA at the John Godber Centre. Entry to the Festival is free up to 4pm on Friday, entry fee then is 2. Saturday and Sunday are free entry all day. Beer tokens and glasses are available to purchase from the bar along with snacks and other drinks. Beer tokens are 55p each and glasses are 4.50. Tokens are only valid for the day of purchase and cannot be used/refunded on any other day. There are 300 limited edition glasses created especially for the 2018 festival which we encourage you to take home and add to your collection. We also have our special 110th anniversary glasses celebrating 110 years of the John Godber Centre. 2 tokens = 1/3 measure 3 tokens = 1/2 measure Food will be available throughout Friday and Saturday Cobs and snacks are available at the bar Follow us on Twitter @HucknallBeer and tweet us your thoughts and comments of the beers during the Festival #HucknallBeer Please Note: Ashover Victorian Ruby Mild Lincoln Green Byrons Dark Raw Big Donkey Require one extra token (over 6% ABV) Beer Guide (Res) Beers will go on sale when space permits 41 Numbered beers will be on sale from the start of the Festival, if ready, until they run out NEW Means a brewery that has opened since last years Festival Indicates a beer brewed within 20 miles of Hucknall
Hucknall Beer Festival 2018 For the 2018 Hucknall Beer Festival logo, we decided to continue the celebration of the life and work of the Rev Canon John Godber MA who brought about the building of this centre. Canon Godber worked very hard for the people of Hucknall and ploughed much of his energy and personal wealth back into the community. Part of this commitment to his community was the wish to build a new Church Hall to accommodate the Sunday Schools, Boys Brigade and the Band of Hope which were at that time housed in the old Public Hall on Watnall Road, built in 1875. Canon Godber promised to give 100 for every 50 raised by the people of Hucknall, which resulted in him donating 5,000 towards the construction of the planned Church Hall. The strip of land the building was built upon, stretches between Ogle Street and West Street, and was the result of a kind offer by His Grace, The Duke of Portland. Canon Godber cut the first ceremonial sod on this 100ft (30 metre) wide plot on Boxing Day (26th December) 1905, having been presented with the ceremonial engraved polished spade which he can be seen holding in this photograph taken at the time. At this point in time it was clear Canon Godber was not in the best of health and he died on Sunday 22nd July, 1906 at the age of 72. Sadly he did not live long enough to see his dream fulfilled when the new building was officially opened on 16th November, 1906. There are only 300 of the 2018 commemorative glasses available as a limited edition, so we do hope you will decide to keep it as a memory to and celebration of one of Hucknall s benefactors. The ceremonial spade and further information can be found in the John Godber Centres reception area in the newly created heritage display case. We would like to thank all our sponsors for their kind support of this event but also all the volunteers who give their time and support to organise this event, including: The Beer Festival Committee members - Andrew Ludlow, Ray Blockley, John Croasdale, Peter Voysey and Kim Pears The John Godber Centre duty managers, bar team and support staff Mick at Mansfield & Ashfield CAMRA, Phil at Lincoln Green Brewing Company, Gary at Magpie Brewery, Andrew and Kim for selecting the beers and Ray Blockley for selecting the ciders All the volunteers who have given up their time and knowledge during the weekend to serve Sunshine Deli - www.sunshinedelisheffield.com Available Friday 11am and Saturday 12pm until sold out in the bar area. Nottingham CAMRA Hucknall 41 Club, Hucknall Rotary Club & St Mary Magdalene Church for volunteering their time to help support the event Ray Blockley for designing the 2018 Hucknall Beer Festival commemorative glass logo & volunteer T-Shirts St Marys Trading Company Directors, John Godber Centre Operating Board, DCC and PCC Anthony Hughes for his ongoing support of the Hucknall Beer Festival & the John Godber Centre John Croasdale for supporting the technical side of the festival Rob Dabell for designing the Festival Programme and artwork for the Festival
Hucknall Beer Festival Sponsors We would like to thank all our sponsors for their kind support of this event. Profit made by the Festival contributes to the maintenance and improvements of The John Godber Centre which is part of The Ecclesiastical Parish of Hucknall Torkard (Registered Charity Number 1132272). In 2017 the Centre began a 5-year plan of refurbishments that will see the whole building improved for the benefit of all our users and the local community. The public entrances and first floor bar have been refurbished during 2017 with the ground floor bar and function rooms to be undertaken this year. This continues our investment in a WiFi network in 2015 and refurbishment of the first floor toilets in 2016. This work is all possible thanks to the proceeds from Hucknall Beer Festival and donors. We hope you enjoy seeing these ongoing developments to the building with each annual festival you visit. The Pears family in loving memory of George Pears The Carlin family in loving memory of John Carlin FREE WIFI Log on to our Guest Network password: B33RFE5T18 Live music on Saturday ay evening from 6pm Sponsored by the John Godber Centre Complete digital marketing services We specialise in digital marketing for small to medium sized established businesses in the East Midlands Get in touch with us and we'll arrange an expert review of your current marketing with suggestions tailored for your business 0115 978 6185 www.randomsurfer.net Artisan bakery / deli based in Hucknall. Our aim is to provide the community with the freshest homemade breads, free from additives and using where possible ingredients that are locally produced. We use traditional techniques that promote flavour and enhance the loaf s freshness. The word artisan signifies handmade and that is what our breads are, ensuring the tastiest crust and crumb. 2A Annesley Road, Hucknall www.speltandrye.co.uk
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The Beers @HucknallBeer ASHOVER Clay Cross, Derbys. Victorian Ruby Mild* 7.0% 3 Mild - Smooth, dark strong mild * 1 extra token required Thor Cake 5.8% 5 Brown Ale - Rich Brown Ale Spelt and Rye Liquorice Allsort 5.0% 8 Stout - Rich black stout with root liquorice BEERMATS NEW BREWING CO Winkburn, Newark Ultimate 4.9% 9 Red Ale - Deep red ale, bold and full bodied Diplomat 4.6% 12 Stout - Black smooth stout with spicy chocolate notes Teammates 3.9% 19 Pale Ale - Pale ale with citrus aroma leading to a fresh hoppy finish Ideal Cars Pragmatic 3.8% 22 Amber Ale - Refreshing amber session ale made with 100% British hops Soul Mate 4.2% 25 Golden - Golden citrus ale with a light floral aroma BLACK MARKET Warsop, Notts. Illicit 4.3% 15 IPA - A citrus pale ale Chinook hopped to give a full smooth citrus flavour but not too overpowering Byrons Rest Ale Room and Snug Imperial Bitter 3.9% 16 Amber Ale - A session bitter with nutty and caramel notes flavoured with American Willamette hops BLUE MONKEY Giltbrook, Notts Guerrilla Choc Amaretto 4.9% 17 Stout - A double award winning complex and malty stout with a rich chocolate aroma and flavours Marmoset 3.6% 18 Pale Ale - Pale crisp and refreshing, crammed full of Citra Hops to give tropical fruit flavours Infinity 4.6% 20 Golden - A golden ale packed with Citra hops Random Surfer BRAMPTON Chesterfield Brampton Mild 4.9% 21 Mild - Dark, roasted and jam packed full of flavour The Pears Family in loving memory of George Pears Jerusalem 4.6% 23 Bitter - Rich and roasted malt notes defy the pale colour in this special bitter BREWHOUSE NEW & KITCHEN (NOTTINGHAM) Nottingham 1899 4.4% 24 Pale Ale - Single Hop Pale Ale The Squire Musters Ale Room and Snug
The Beers @HucknallBeer BRUNSWICK Derby Steam Forever 4.8% 26 Amber Ale - A premium amber ale brewed in honour of the golden age of steam Specsavers Ubiquitous 6.0% 27 Pale - Single hop pale, heavily hopped with citra DANCING DUCK Derby Ay Up 3.9% 28 Pale - An eminently drinkable pale session ale. Subtle malt and floral notes are matched splendidly with citrus hop, rounded off with a slightly dry finish Waddle it be 4.5% 29 Pale - This pale ale packed full of five New World hops giving intense fruity flavours of oranges, peaches and blackcurrants with a spicy black pepper kick Kingfisher Plumbing DRAYCOTT Dale Abbey, Derbys Tap House Tipple 4.5% 30 Bitter - A traditional copper English Bitter using 4 different English hops The Carlin Family in loving memory of John Carlin USA Liberty 1776 4.5% 31 Pale Ale - American Pale Ale single hopped with Simcoe FALSTAFF Derby Better than H20 4.0% 32 Pale Ale - Lightly hopped pale ale H20 Bar and Lounge GRAFTON BREWERY Worksop, Notts Prowler 4.3% 33 Copper - Traditional copper coloured English beer, hoppy character with bags of flavour, dry malty finish Winters Dream 4.5% 34 Pale - Pale crisp beer with floral hop using wheat, barley and Northdown hops The Robin Hood and Little John Framboise 4.0% 35 Fruit - Pale yellow ale, fruity & raspberry hint on the palate & a citrus & zesty nose. A refreshing session Ale, smooth bitter aftertaste Apricot Jungle 4.8% 36 Fruit - Made with the English Beata hops. Unique apricot, honey and almond flavours finishing with a pleasant bitterness on the palate Caramel Stout 4.8% 37 Stout - Dark stout with a sweetness from the caramel GRASSHOPPER NEW Langley Mill, Derbys Nymph 4.2% 38 Rye Ale - All English rye amber ale Cricket 4.5% 39 U.S. PALE - American pale ale Trent Barton Buses Beers marked (Res) are reserve beers that will be put on sale as space on the stillage permits
The Beers GREAT HECK Goole, N Yorks Treasure 4.8% 40 Golden - Golden ale with US hops Lyngary s Mircobar KINGS CLIPSTONE Kings Clipstone, Mansfield Palace Pale 4.1% 41 Pale - Zesty and refreshing pale ale EverTrade Barny s Brown Ale 4.3% (Res) Brown Ale - Brand new beer, a full bodied brown ale with toffee notes LINCOLN GREEN Hucknall, Notts Archer 4.0% 1 Pale - Packed with US Chinook and Citra this American Pale Ale punches above its ABV Fountain Dale 4.3% 7 Pale Ale - Legend has it that Robin Hood first met Friar Tuck at Fountain Dale - moreish pale ale Tuck Porter 4.7% 10 Porter - Full bodied and dependable. A rich, smooth and well rounded porter Marion 3.8% (Res) Pale - Full bodied pale ale packed with Citra hops and a hint of grapefruit Hood 4.2% (Res) Bitter - Heroic Best Bitter in a classic English style, giving a full-rounded bitterness with a gentle floral aroma Bishop Tony Porters Porter 6.0% 2 Porter - Strong Porter made with chocolate and caramel malts Byrons Dark 6.5%* 4 Old Ale - Whiskey aged Old Ale * 1 extra token required Daybrook 4.0% 6 Bitter - Brewed to an original recipe, we all know there s no taste like home LYMESTONE Stone, Staffs Ein Stein 5.0% 11 Golden - Golden ale with choice German hops, subtle malt and soft bitterness with citrus notes Specsavers MAGPIE Nottingham Baby Bird 3.5% 13 Pale - Straw pale with a floral hop character from classic British hops, and a light biscuit note from 100% Maris Otter malt Jay IPA 5.2% 14 IPA - Bursting full of British hops, this golden IPA is warming yet refreshing, fruity and aromatic, very moreish Raven Stout 4.4% 43 Stout - Our stout is rich, smooth and packed full of roasted malt flavours and a little sweet smokiness Cherry Raven Stout 4.4% 45 Stout - Rich, Roasty and smokey stout with added sweet cherry flavour CC Refrigeration Chainless 4.8% (Res) @HucknallBeer Pale Ale - An APA full of American hop flavour yet smooth enough to be sessionable this APA is full of citrus resinous chewy hops Beers marked (Res) are reserve beers that will be put on sale as space on the stillage permits
2018 Festival Brew - celebrating the John Godber Centre LINCOLN GREEN Hucknall, Notts Bishop Tony Porters Porter 6.0% 2 Strong, slightly sweet porter with flavours of chocolate malt and the distinctive hop Following on from last year s 110th celebrations for the John Godber Centre, which saw the creation of a special tea avoured brew for the festival Hucknall brewers Lincoln Green Brewing Company have once again created a special brew for the Hucknall Beer Festival. This year the special brew is named after the Bishop of Sherwood and the Rt Revd Tony Porter will serve up a pint of Bishop Tony Porter s porter a dark style of beer - to the first lucky customer on Friday 16th February. Bishop Tony visited the brewery and worked with Head Brewer Martin Castledine to mix the ingredients for the beer, filling a hopper with different types of malt which were then transferred into a large stainless steel tank for the first stage of the brewing process. The idea for a beer named after a Bishop came from Ian Raynor, who is the former Church Warden of St Mary Magdalene Church whose Church Hall is the John Godber Centre which is the home of Hucknall Beer Festival. This special brew continues our celebration of the festivals home, John Godber Centres, 110th anniversary held last November and its connection as the Church Hall for St Mary Magdalene Church and its new 2 as 1, 1 as 2 vision that was created in 2017 Tony Porter s Porter is a strong, slightly sweet porter with flavours of chocolate malt and the distinctive hop flavour from Sorarchi Ace. We think this unusual hop, originally developed in Japan, imparts a coconut flavour so it s almost a naturally flavoured liquid Bounty?! We re proud to support Hucknall Beer Festival and the John Godber Centre and are particularly delighted to have brewed a beer with a Bishop! Anthony Hughes, Lincoln Green Brewing Company Director.
The Beers @HucknallBeer MARKET HARBOROUGH Market Harborough, Leics Whirlpool Amber 4.5% 42 Amber Ale - An American Amber Ale with a shed load of hops added to the Whirlpool for a fruity hop explosion Kingfisher Plumbing MOODY FOX Alfreton, Derbys Vixen 4.5% 47 Pale Ale - A single hopped citrus Pale Ale, amber in colour with tropical fruits and well balanced malts producing a bitter dry finish Cub 3.8% (Res) Bitter - A best bitter, chestnut in colour with malty, biscuit overtones. A smooth east drinking session beer with an IBU of 38 NOTTINGHAM Radford, Nottingham Supreme 5.2% 48 Strong Bitter - A champion amongst premium beers. Light in colour and a good hop balance giving an easy drinking, strong ale that commands respect Nottingham Express Transit Dreadnought 4.5% (Res) Strong Bitter - A rich ruby coloured premium bitter with a well rounded fullness of malt and deep strength of hop bitterness OLD SAWLEY Old Sawley, Derbys Littlejack 4.3% 44 Pale Ale - English Pale Ale EverTrade Tollbridge Porter 4.5% (Res) Porter - Smooth, flavours of chocolate, coffee and a hint of vanilla PENTRICH Ripley, Derbys Shadow Play 4.7% 46 Stout - Full bodied and flavourful oatmeal stout. Notes of smooth chocolate with a delicate amount of roast produces an incredibly sessionable stout Ken Burrows Electrical PRIORS WELL Mansfield Wolfcatcher 4.8% 58 IPA - A full flavoured IPA with generous dry hopping producing intense citrus/grapefruit notes Black Wolf 4.5% 60 Black IPA - A black IPA Ken Burrows Electrical RAW Staveley, Derbys Big Donkey 6.2%* 49 IPA - New England IPA with a blend of five hops * 1 extra token required Nottingham Express Transit Try Ale 4.2% 50 Pale Ale - Refreshing pale ale with tropical fruit aroma and a fruity bitterness Fusion 4.1% 51 Pale Ale - Sessionable EPA, hoppy with a refreshing bitter finish Beers marked that will be put on sale as space on the stillage permits (Res) are reserve beers
The Beers @HucknallBeer SCRIBBLERS Stapleford, Notts One Brew Over the Cuckoo s Nest 5.3% 53 Strong Bitter - A premium ale with real mouth feel from the Crystal and Amber malts. Full flavoured and full bodied golden pale ale Beyond Reasonable Stout 6.0% 55 Stout - More a porter than a stout really but we just love the name! TITANIC Burslem, Stoke Plum Porter 4.9% 52 Porter - Rich porter with plum essence Trent Barton Buses WELBECK ABBEY Welbeck, Notts Menagerie 5.2% 57 Pale - Pale ale Ernest George 4.2% 59 Ruby - Deep Ruby Ale WIGAN BREWHOUSE Wigan Dark Stout 4.5% 56 Stout - A traditionally brewed stout giving off robust aromas of coffee & chocolate, all complemented by the use of English hops CC Refrigeration TRES BIEN Tur Langton, Leics Cascade Special 4.5% 54 Golden - Golden Ale with an abundance of American Cascade hops Beers marked (Res) are reserve beers that will be put on sale as space on the stillage permits Artisan real cider-makers We craft English ciders using apples grown locally in Nottinghamshire www.facebook.com/torkardcider
The Cider & Perry List @HucknallBeer NEWTON COURT A Winnals Longden Perry 5.3% Award winning Single Variety perry from Herefordshire WINKLEIGH B Sam s Autumn Scrumpy 7.5% From Winkleigh in Devon comes this blended traditional medium cider WILCOX C Traditional Cider 6.5% This traditional medium Somerset cider is made in Cheddar CRONES ORGANIC D Rum Cask 7.5% Crones are an old established organic maker from Norfolk and this version of their cider is aged in old rum casks GWATKINS E Yarlington Mill SV 7.0% A very popular medium-sweet Single Variety Herefordshire cider JOHNSON S F Marsh Monkey 7.4% Cider fruit from trees grown on his own salt marshes on the Ilse of Sheppey in Kent PRESSHEAD G Fire Starter 6.0% A medium-dry soft & refreshing cider from Wiltshire MARSHWOOD VALE H Harry Master s Jersey SV 7.0% A Single Variety medium cider from Dorset, aged in old Brandy casks WISCOMBE I Applejack 6.0% A medium blended cider from Southleigh in Devon WESTCROFT J Janet s Jungle Juice 6.0% A multi-award winning blended medium cider from Brent Knoll in Somerset HANCOCKS K Devon Cider 6.0% A medium-sweet Devonshire-style cider from South Molton in Devon UDDERS ORCHARD L Whisky Cask 6.3% A medium-ish cider aged in Whisky casks, made from apples collected around Huddersfield in West Yorks BARBOURNE M Crimson King SV 6.0% Traditional Worcestershire medium dry cider using only Crimson Cider Apples
Nottingham Robin Hood Beer & Cider Festival Announces New Venue Due to major redevelopments at Nottingham Castle, for the next three years it will not be possible to hold the annual Robin Hood Beer & Cider Festival there. However we are pleased to be able to con rm that the event will now be held at the Motorpoint Arena in 2018, 2019 and 2020, with hopefully a return to the Castle in 2021 if this proves possible. The festival will not only utilise the large floor of the arena itself (the ice will of course be covered) but also substantial backstage areas, an outside space and probably also Bolero Square at the front of the building, giving plenty of room to bring you all of the usual popular attractions plus new additions. For the first time we will also be in the position to offer corporate hospitality opportunities. The dates for 2018 will be Wednesday 17th to Saturday 20th October, with tickets going on sale from 1st June. Dates have also been pencilled in for 9th to 12th October 2019 and 7th to 10th October 2020. Nottingham CAMRA chairman Steve Westby, said we are grateful to the arena and the city council for making this great city centre venue available for one of the most popular events in the city s social calendar. It will present our hard working team of volunteers with a major logistical challenge to move from the Castle grounds to a venue that is mostly indoor, but I know they will rise to the occasion, as always. It goes without saying that we will once again be proudly offering the widest range of draught real ales, ciders and perries in the world in a great atmosphere and at affordable prices. More Further announcements will be made on our website as more details are confirmed. www.beerfestival.nottinghamcamra.org Anthea Roberts - St Mary s Trading Company Director, John Godber Centre Management Committee Member, Beer Festival Committee, Volunteer and Friend 1945-2013 Anthea was a dear friend to all of us at the John Godber Centre and her vision, kindness, support, efforts and contribution of love and time have made the Centre what it is today. Without her determination the resurrection of the Hucknall Beer Festival would not have been possible in 2011 along with several other projects within the Centre and its development over the years. Anthea dedicated a lot of time to the organisation of the Hucknall Beer Festival from preparing tokens, serving food, printing programmes, spreading the word of the festival and many other jobs to ensure the festivals success. Anthea is missed dearly every day and we will always remember her. The Hucknall Beer Festival continues to be dedicated to her memory.
About The John Godber Centre... The John Godber Centre is a community venue at the heart of Hucknall. The Centre is housed in the old Parish Church Hall of St Mary Magdalene, which was built in 1906 following the vision of Canon John Godber to have a hall in the centre of the town to bene t local people. He longed to provide the local community with a place to meet and socialise. The land was generously donated by the Duke of Portland and any monies raised to build the centre were matched by Canon Godber. For 110 years the Centre has continued this aim, providing such facilities and developing afresh in each new generation. The building is very much at the heart of community life and is much used and valued by the local community and the venue of choice for their life events. The Centre today is owned by St Mary Magdalene Church and governed by the Church Council with a team of 7 staff employed to manage the day to day running of the Centre. A newly created operating board is responsible for the creation and delivery of a 5-year strategy plan for the Centre looking at the complete refurbishment of the Centre and its facilities. The premise licence for the Centre is held by the St Marys Trading Company with a group for Directors responsible for the Centres bars. The Centre offers a number of rooms for private hire for weddings, children s parties, christenings, family events and meetings. The Centre is also home to over 50 different groups, including: theatre groups, social groups for the elderly and bereaved, young person s groups, dance and exercise classes, to name but a few. Copies of Mr King Sent Butter and Mrs Mole Gave Bread. A history of the John Godber Centre, printed for our centenary in 2007 are available to purchase from the bar. Further details can be found in reception or via our website: www.johngodbercentre.co.uk John Godber was a significant figure in the life of St Mary Magdalene Church, he was a Sunday school teacher whom after ordination served as curate, and a diocesan preacher. He gave generously to St Mary s in time, work and money; he was passionate about seeing the church accommodating and catering for different groups in the community. The John Godber Centre #JohnGodberCentr The John Godber Centre Ogle Street Hucknall Nottingham NG15 7FQ The John Godber Centre is part of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Hucknall Torkard. Registered Charity No. 1132272