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First edition in 1974. The content of the Guide is decided upon by volunteers in CAMRA's local branches. [2] Throughout the preceding year, CAMRA members anonymously rate the quality of the cellarmanship of beer in venues using CAMRA's National Beer Scoring System (NBSS) through either WhatPub or the Good Beer Guide app. [3] These scores are then reviewed by local volunteers in the spring, who ...
Interest in CAMRA and its objectives spread rapidly, with 5,000 members signed up by 1973. Other early influential members included Christopher Hutt, author of Death of the English Pub, who succeeded Hardman as chairman, Frank Baillie, author of The Beer Drinker's Companion, and later the many times Good Beer Guide editor, Roger Protz.
The National Pub of the Year is an annual competition held by CAMRA, the winner of which is announced in the February of the year following that in which the competition is run, that finds the best pub in the UK. Established in 1988, the competition helps to highlight quality pubs around the UK that are worth seeking out and visiting.
It is listed by Mitchells and Butlers as one of its 'Castle' brand pubs, "decidedly individual, with a character to suit its community". [32] The Commercial is also included in CAMRA's Good Beer Guide 2018. [33] The Commercial pub also features in a print celebrating Herne Hill's historic pubs, displayed on lamppost banners in the local area. [34]
The National Inventory was begun by (and was maintained by) the Campaign for Real Ale as part of that organisation's mission to protect Britain's pub heritage as well as good beer. CAMRA is an independent, voluntary, consumer organisation based in the UK whose main aims are promoting live beer , cider and perry and thriving pubs and clubs in ...
A pint of real ale. Real ale is the name coined by the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) for ale that is "brewed from traditional ingredients, matured by secondary fermentation in the container from which it is dispensed, and served without the use of extraneous carbon dioxide".
It is a no-frills unmodernised pub [3] famous for its cask ale, draught Bass served straight from the barrel. [9] It is listed in the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA)'s Good Beer Guide [10] [11] and the 2008 Good Pub Guide. The sign on the front of the building has always called the pub the 'Dolphin Hotel'.
The Albion Ale House was named the 2013 Wales Pub of the Year by the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA), [4] and named one of the world's best bars by The Guardian. [5] The four breweries that co-run The Albion are Conwy Brewery of Llysfaen, Bragdy Nant of Llanrwst, Great Orme Brewery of Llandudno, and Purple Moose Brewery of Porthmadog. [3]