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  • Real Ale Trail - the resuts Tuesday 29 September 2020

    Just a quick update on the Peterborough CAMRA Real Ale Trail “Back to the Pub 2020”. Our thanks to ALL that helped to make the event such a success , particularly the licensees for donating some fantastic prizes and all of the participants for respecting the social distancing measures in their search for the perfect pint/pub.
    The Ale Trail was purposely designed so that it would take two, three of four days to complete and we realise how difficult this was for “out of town” drinkers to complete. However, despite the fact there were several winners from further afield, two or three of whom kindly asked that their prize be re-drawn to another participant more able to be able to collect/use locally.
    We had thirty plus completed entries and the winners are listed below.
    Mile Tree Brewery 1. Brewery Experience Saturday morning for two
    Produce your own real ale recipe on the Small Plant Kit, with tour and tasting.
    Winner Trevor Emmington PE1
    Frothies
    2. Weekend “Behind the Scenes” Brewery Trip incl. Transport and hotel .
    Winner David Partridge NG34
    The Blue Bell
    3. “Money can’t Buy” VIP Brewing Experience.
    Winner Bob Didwell NR6
    Xtreme Ales
    4. Pin (36 pints) of Real Ale
    Winner Tony Lea GU
    Fletton Club
    5. Gallon of Beer / 12 months Club Membership.
    Winner Bram PE1
    The Burghley
    6. Sunday Lunch for 2 with bottle of wine or two pints.
    Winner Raeanne Elliott PE2
    Rocket Ales
    7. 2 x Triple Packs of Bottled Beers.
    Winner Carol Goodbody NR19
    Coalheavers
    8. Pie, Mash & a Pint for 2
    Winner Sue Swift PE4
    Palmerston
    9. Selection of Batemans bottled beers
    Winner Don Rudd PE4
    Yard of Ale
    11. Pizza & a Pint for 2.
    Winner Joe Pettit PE28
    The Drapers
    12. £20.00 Wetherspoon Voucher
    Winner David Hodgkinson PE3
    Hand and Heart
    13. Beer and Snacks Hamper
    Winner Maurice Coe PE3
    14. £10.00 Beer Card
    Winner Matt Mace PE1
    15. £10.00 Beer Card
    Winner Andy Stone Stone PE6
    The Ploughman
    16. Gallon of Beer 5 Litre
    Winner Simon Fyffe IG1
    17. Half Gallon of Beer 3 Litre
    Winner Richard Bass
    Charters
    18. £20.00 value Bar Tab
    Winner Alex Brown PE12
    The Ostrich
    19. Pie and a pint for two
    Winner Chris Jenner PE
    The Bumble
    20. 5 x pints of draught ale.
    Winner Robert Godsalve SG2
    The Wonky Donkey
    21. Voucher worth £14.80 for ale or cider
    Alan White PE
    Nene Valley Brewery
    22. 3 Bottle Gift Pack Winner Kevin Adams PE1
    The winners names have ALL been notified to the successful participants to arrange collection.
    Well done all !

  • Real Ale Trail - Aug 22nd- Monday 31 August 2020

    Here at Beer Festival Towers, we have been busy for the last few weeks and can now give you more details of our proposed Ale Trail, which we hope will encourage you all to join in with us and celebrate what would have been PCBF week by getting out to the pub and drinking real ale or cider. We have fourteen venues, all of which are open to the public to freely visit during the ten days of the Ale Trail (Saturday 22nd August to Monday 31st August), but within the specific opening hours detailed. Do be careful in your planning as some venues have to impose limited days, hours and numbers for obvious reasons. All is covered in detail in the Ale Trail booklet. Click to download the Ale Trail booklet
    There will be a few booklets available in each of the venues, but as we have no idea how many may be required, PLEASE download the .pdf file and print your personal copy. Venues are listed from North to South in the booklet, but if you start at the South working North the distance and walking times are also detailed under each venue. Don’t forget to get a unique stamp on your booklet when purchasing a pint of ale/cider at each of the venues. ALL completed entries will be included in a draw to be held on Monday 7th September and it will be an “FA cup” style draw matching a drawn participant to a drawn prize.
    At this early stage prizes already offered include:
    A brewery experience for two, producing your own recipe real ale (assistance will be given) on the brewery small plant.
    A weekend “Behind the Scenes” brewery trip including transport and hotel for two persons A “Money can’t Buy” VIP brewing experience for two.
    A pin (36 pints) of real ale, for your next family BBQ, maybe.
    Plus many more real ale related prizes that are being offered on a daily basis. Full details of prizes and donors will be listed over the next week or two as details evolve, but I’m sure the above will whet your appetite. We would anticipate more than 20 prizes. We are Xtreme(ly) grateful to all of the venues and some of our local breweries for going that extra Mile(Tree) in donating some real ale related prizes which will give you the incentive to complete the trail. Whilst our event is approved by the Campaign for Real Ale, it should be noted that government and local authority advice will be adhered to in the event that the current pandemic situation requires any change of circumstances. Please do remember to respect the venues temporary opening times and house rules, Drink responsibly and ENJOY our challenge to GET BACK TO THE PUB 2020.
    Here's the guide to download : Ale Trail

  • Pubs are re-opening ! Tuesday 30 June 2020

    It's impossible to keep up with all the pub re-opening news, as it's a in state of flux at the moment.
    It appears that a few pubs will reopen on the 4th of July, some a week later and others later still.
    The best thing to do is to check with the pubs you're interested in,
    on their Facebook page or their own website, where updates will be more frequent.
    Cheers