Boats, Trains and Automobiles... and a Minibus
Our annual weekend trip, this time to Exeter, proved to be a real spectacular. Steve Dyson concludes the epic task of documenting it...
Solihull CAMRA Mourns Founder
Clive Deacon, a member of Solihull CAMRA's very first committee and its second chairman, has passed away peacefully in hospital.
One Village, Six Pubs, Four days
Last month the Warwickshire village of Long Itchington staged its first ever beer festival. Solihull CAMRA were there.
The Vaults is Back on Top
Knowle's Real Ale mecca the Vaults has once again won Solihull CAMRA's Pub of the Year award.
Save the Bass Museum
It's an irreplaceable treasure and the nearest thing Britain has to a national museum of brewing. Now the current custodians, Coors, want to close it down in a matter of weeks. Read the report from the Solihull Beerhunter.
More Beers, More Entertainment!
Details of the 10th Solihull Beer Festival have been announced. Running from the 3rd-4th October, it will feature more beers than ever before, and more live entertainment.
The Search is Over
The climax of the Perfect Pint Puller Award, Solihull CAMRA's search for the best barman or barmaid in the area, has finally arrived. The award was given to Sophie Clark of the White Lion at Hampton in Arden.
Drinker Hits Press
The Summer issue of the Solihull Drinker, our quarterly newsletter, is out now. This issue features Solihull winning CAMRA's national website of the year award, the Perfect Pint Puller award result, the final part of Steve Dyson's report on our annual weekend away in Exeter, our visits to the Tunnel brewery, the Long Itchington Beer Festival and the pubs of Harborne.
Meet the Brewer
The Vaults in Knowle recently played host to David Waller, head brewer of Adnam's, who gave a fascinating talk and beer-tasting, complete with props, in the style of the Royal Society's Christmas Lectures. Gordon Clarke was there.
Discovering the Ales of Wales
A trip to CAMRA's national AGM provided a wonderful opportunity to sample the real ale delights over the border.
A Visit to Harborne
Members of Solihull CAMRA recently visited some of the hostelries of the Harborne district of Birmingham. Malcolm Harry was our man on the ground (not literally, of course!)
Messin' About on the Water
As the good weather hesitantly returns, there's nothing, absolutely nothing half so much worth doing as simply having a cool pint of real ale in a canalside pub.
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