Westmorland CAMRA Home Page

Home page of the Westmorland Branch of the Campaign for Real Ale.

CAMRA Champion Beer of Britain

It is time to cast your vote as a CAMRA member for your favorite North West Real Ales of the year. This is the competition that ultimately leads to the selection of the CAMRA Champion Beer of the year at the Great British Beer Festival (GBBF). Importantly, it also is part of the selection process for chosing the beers that appear at the GBBF, which gives important visibility to our local brewers.

Voting is online, using you CAMRA userid (your membership number) and password (your postcode if you have not changed it). You cast your votes at the Champion Beer of Britain website.

Voting is easy, just select up to 5 beers from each category, and press submit.

It is now over 10 years since a Westmorland brewery won any award in the Champion Beer of Britain competition, so get voting!

Westmorland CAMRA Pub of The Season Winter 2012

The Kings Arms, Kirby Stephen

Westmorland CAMRA is delighted to announce that the Winter 2012 Pub of the Season is the Kings Arms in Kirkby Stephen. Congratulations to all concerned.

Kendal Brewing Company

The first brew of the Kendal Brewing Company based at Burgundy's Brewhouse in Kendal went on sale on Wednesday 21st December and sold out quickly.

Pictured are brewers Hans Krüger and Kim Lawther and owner Mike Pennington.

The intention is to make 2 brews per week a regular thing now they are up and running and into the new year, with the next two planned to be a 3.7% bitter and a dark mild. The names have yet to be decided but all beers will have a Kendal related name.

CAMRA at 40 - An evening with Michael Hardman and Roger Protz

On Friday 10th February (6.30-9.30pm) the Hawkshead Brewery are hosting an evening with Michael Hardman MBE (founder of CAMRA and The Good Beer Guide) and Roger Protz (editor of The Good Beer Guide) at the Hawkshead Brewery tap - The Beer Hall. The evening includes talks by both Hardman and Protz, debate, tutored beer tasting and a pie supper. Tickets are priced at £30.

For more information or to book tickets please contact Katie - Manager of The Beer Hall on:

tel:01539 825260 or email katie@hawksheadbrewery.co.uk

Breweries of Cumbria Poster

The new version of the Breweries of Cumbria Poster is now available, including all the new breweries that have been started since the original version was produced. Full details are here.