*** *** Good Beer Guide Content Review *** ***

Have your say on the future of the Good Beer Guide!
A Motion was carried at the last CAMRA Members' Weekend, AGM & Conference calling for a full review of the Good Beer Guide.
Members now have the chance to help shape the content, format and features of the Good Beer Guide and ensure that it continues to be a trusted resource for pub goers and beer lovers in years to come.
Visit the survey here: ... https://r.mailer.camra.org.uk/mk/cl/f/sh/WCPzyXJTZ7AVlTdMmBxVV68lPjCIswJ1/G1JCkjm0BHSF

*** *** ADVANCE NOTICE *** ***

Following the decision by chairman of the Nuneaton & Bedworth branch that he will not be standing for re-election at the 2025 AGM in March, members of the branch are asked to consider suitable candidates for this position (and several other roles within the branch committee).

Details of what the roles involve by contacting the branch at: ku.gro.armac.notaenun@ofni

*** *** Looking ahead into 2025 *** ***

Tryanuary an opportunity to seek out and try new beers

Febrewery a month-long celebration of our many small breweries

*** *** 2025 Good Beer guide *** ***

6 Local pubs are honoured

Lord Nelson, Ansley
Church End Brewery Tap, Ridge Lane
Felix Holt,
Lord Hop, Nuneaton
Weavers Arms, Bulkington
and Bear & Ragged Staff, Bedworth

*** *** Breaking News *** ***

GBBF (Great British Beer Festival)
is coming to Birmingham.


Birminghams National Exhibition Centre (NEC) has been chosen to host the 2025 GBBF on 5th - 9th August 2025

*** CAMRA Appoints New Chairman ***

Following Nic Antona's decision to stand down as National Chairman, due to ill health, CAMRA is pleased to announce that Ash Corbett-Collins has been appointed as his successor.

*** *** George Eliot Reopens *** ***

After closing suddenly in 2022, the George Eliot is ready to reopen its doors, now under the ownership of Birmingham based Valiant Pub Group. .

Luke Carroll, Operations Director at Valiant, said: “Our focus has been on making The George Eliot a comfortable community asset, it won’t be showing the live sport channels like Sky or TNT like it once did in the past.”

*** *** Handpull Hijack *** ***

Carlsberg Marston’s Brewing Company – one of the world’s largest brewery conglomerates – has resorted to misleading consumers by hijacking the handpump to serve its “Fresh Ale” product. CMBC says this is “preserving the beloved hand pull ritual that delivers the traditional theatre of serve that ale is famed for”.

CAMRA believes consumers deserve better than CMBC play acting at serving cask – a product they claim to champion while closing breweries and removing cask lines from bars. Our handpump hijack campaign calls on brewers to be proud of all their whole range of beers by serving them in a way that won’t mislead their customers.

https://camra.org.uk/take-action/handpump-hijack/

*** *** 2024 Pub of the Year *** ***

For the first time in the Nuneaton & Bedworth branches 12-year history, Church End Brewery Tap has been awarded the accolade of 2024 Branch Pub of the Year.

Previous winners include: The Lord Nelson, the Lord Hop and the Horseshoes.

The search is now on for our 2025 Pub of the Year

You can help with the selection process by submitting your beer scores through
http://www.whatpub.com

Real Ale Finder App

Looking to find what beers are currently available at your local* in real time?
This free and easy to use app is indispensable for all real ale drinkers.
more details are available from: https://www.realalefinder.com/ or download the RealAleFinder app from the webstore

*Note: Pub must be registered with RealAleFinder for the beers to be displayed