April 2009 Ales Report
The last few weeks have been very active as we seek to get a permanent replacement for Butlers Oxfordshire bitter. Sadly, Mark Butler has stopped brewing owing to mounting costs and other economic pressures created by the current recession. We thank Mark for providing us with some excellent ale over the past few years and we wish him well in his future endeavours. It is hoped that a permanent replacement for Butlers bitter will have been identified by the end of the month.
This month’s ales include a Scottish theme with ales from the Cairngorm and Orkney breweries, and we offer some classic quaffing bitters from Adnams, Greene King and Everards. To complement these ales we will be selling 1×9 of Roosters Farmhouse ale from Knaresborough in Yorkshire and offer two patriotic Firkins from Davenports (England’s Glory) to celebrate St Georges day. We start off with York brewery’s Constantine bitter followed by Vale brewery’s Wychert ale.
April 2009 Guest Ales
INCREASE IN BAR PRICES
Bar prices in the Club will increase on Monday April 6th.
Prices in the drinks industry have risen quite sharply over the past twelve months, and some drinks’ prices from our suppliers have been increased on several occasions during the past year. These increases have been most marked for internationally branded goods whose soaring prices we can do little to influence.
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BUTLERS OXFORDSHIRE BITTER
Mark Butler has informed me that owing to deteriorating economic conditions he will have to cease brewing at the end of this month. This is a great shame both for Mark and for Club members who have enjoyed this excellent local brew for the past four years.
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