Pub of the Season Autumn 2023 - Bar 2, Glossop
Cider Pub of the Year 2023 - The Buffet Bar, Stalybridge
Pub of the Season Summer 2023 - The Ale Stop, Buxton
The High Peak, Tameside and N.E. Cheshire CAMRA Pub of the Season for Summer 2023 is the Ale Stop on Chapel Street in Buxton.
This former converted wine shop was the first micropub in Buxton and opened nine years ago. The current owner, Richard Andrew, has been there six years and has continued its aim as a good community pub offering continually changing beers from microbreweries (both near and far) on four handpumps; also two or three boxed ciders. Richard’s objective is to bring to Buxton beers and ciders which are rarely seen in the town. The Ale Stop has always had a music theme which is reflected in the decor plus an eclectic choice of background music on vinyl is played, with live music events taking place on at least one Sunday each month.
On a wet Saturday in August, all too common this Summer, CAMRA members and local patrons met for the presentation, which was made to Richard Andrew by High Peak Branch member Geoff Williamson.
Pub of the Season Winter 2023 - Jakes Ale House
The High Peak, Tameside and North East Cheshire CAMRA Winter Pub of the Season award goes to Jake’s Ale House in Romiley.
This micropub continues to serve quality real ales from its 5 handpumps. The ales change constantly. They usually include a local ale, guests from around the country and a dark beer.
The bar is welcoming to all. As well as the cask beer, there are 5 keg lines, a gin bar and a selection of international bottled beers. This all fits into a fairly small bar area. The original curved shop windows survive and draw you in as well as providing character. Inside there is warmth provided by the use of wood and mostly booth seating. There is a smaller room at the back with a log burning stove which is open at the weekends or when busy. The bar is now owned and run by Cheryl Shaw. She has continued to run a great bar while making improvements to the decoration and appearance.
Pictured is Cheryl accepting the award from Peter Mitchell, Branch Secretary.
Beer Scoring
Submitting Beer Scores
Although the percentage of our Branch Members submitting scores is higher than the national average, we are keen to increase this further. CAMRA have put together a couple of useful videos, each about 3 minutes long, one explaining why it is important to submit beer scores, and the other explaining how this is done. Members can view these by clicking on the links below.
- Why submit beer scores - https://youtu.be/NBkd4--5pxo
- How to submit a beer score - https://youtu.be/TSgRLWj7q20
Please can I encourage Members who try a variety of ales when visiting a pub to submit a score for each beer they try.