South Herts CAMRA

As well as promoting the very best traditions in beer, cider and perry, the Campaign for real Ale (CAMRA) campaigns for good pubs too, as a quintessential element of British culture and community.

Welcome to South Herts CAMRA - we're the oldest CAMRA branch, supporting good beer and good pubs locally for over 35 years.

Here is the latest CAMRA news (click on a item - opens a new window)

February / march Pints Of View

The latest issue of Pints of View is available now. Go to News Newsletter

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About the South Herts Branch

Find out more about the branch and what it does. Updated November 2009. Go to Branch Info About Us

Luton Beer Festival

It's taking place from 18-20th February at the High Town Sports & Arts Centre in Luton. Visit the web site www.lutonbeerfestival.com

CAMRA’s National Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors

CAMRA's Pub Heritage Group has been maintaining a mailing list and sending out monthly updates to CAMRA's National Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors. Pub Heritage Group would like to get more people involved in the project of maintaining the National Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors. If you want to be kept regularly up to date on the changes to the status the pubs in CAMRA’s National Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors, then please join this email mailing list. Monthly bulletins are sent out each month.

LocAle Pubs

Eleven pubs have been nominated for accreditation. Read more

Champion Beers at St Albans Beer Festival

Champion Beer of Hertfordshire (blind tasting)

Gold: Tring Colleys Dog 5.2% ABV
Silver: Buntingford Polar Star 4.4% ABV
Bronze: Buntingford Golden Plover 3.8% ABV

Beer of the Festival

1st Oakham Attila 7.5% ABV
2nd Fullers ESB 5.5% ABV
3rd Dark Star American Pale Ale 4.7% ABV

Details and pictures on the Beer Festival web site

Abbey Rail Ale Trail

Did you also know that CAMRA and the Abbey Line have re-launched the Abbey Rail Ale Trail between and including Watford and St Albans? Collect a stamp in all 15 pubs on the trail and get a free commemorative limited edition T-shirt. The passport form can be downloaded here for free or a copy picked up at one of the participating pubs in the route.

Presentations to St Albans Leos and CAMRA HQ

Cheques were presented to The Leos, CAMRA and charities supported by the Leos. Go to Goings On

Hertfordshire Cider Takes Honour

CAMRA Announces Results of East Anglian Bottled Cider Competition 2009 See More News for details.

What's New February 7

Latest Pints Of View

South Hertfordshire's Pub Of the Year 2008

Gold: Old Cross Tavern, Hertford
Silver: Woodman, Wildhill
Bronze: White Lion, St Albans

Go to Pub Of The Year

Save Our Pubs

Visit the CAMRA website to find out how you can help Save Our Pubs.

Hertford Pubs in 1900

Les Middlewood describes a walk through Hertford, tracing some of the long lost pubs. Go to Events Pub Crawls

Hertfordshire Real Ale Guide

The guide to Hertfordshire's pubs is available online. Over the past year, CAMRA members from all of the Hertfordshire branches have been surveying the pubs in the county. The results are now in a database which you can use by selecting Herts Real Ale Guide.

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