Volunteers’ Week 2018
Volunteers’ Week (1-7 June) is an annual national event run by the National Council for Voluntary Organisations. CAMRA relies on volunteers to take on a huge range of essential roles, from serving on committees to working at beer festivals and lobbying politicians. It is estimated that some 7,000 CAMRA members around the country actively volunteer their time.
Here in Sheffield, there are many ways you can assist CAMRA. For example, we always need volunteers for the Steel City Beer & Festival, which this year takes place from 10-13 October. There are dozens of varied roles: serving the beer is the obvious job, but there are many others: van driving, building (and demolishing) bars, glass washing, selling tokens and counting money. There are opportunities for anybody, regardless of age, ability or experience. There’s sure to be something you can enjoy, plus it’s good for your CV!
On a day-to-day basis volunteering opportunities include supplying updates for WhatPub, scoring beers, becoming a Brewery Liaison Officer, distributing Beer Matters, and many others. If you’re interested, why not come along to the next branch or festival planning meeting to find out more?
Dan said: “I’ve worked in the pubs industry for much of my career and feel very honoured to have been given the chance to make my mark on The Albion. It’s a pub which is packed with character and since joining the Stancill team in April, I’ve been made to feel really welcome.”
Since taking over, Dan has organised a number of events including the Funk and Soul-themed garden party which took place at the beginning of May. The Albion has also recently launched a new quiz night, which takes place every Tuesday evening, and regular music events are currently being planned. The pub’s happy hours have been extended to 2pm-7pm every day, and all day on Friday. During these times, all Stancill real ales are £2.00 per pint.
Over in Wadsley, Joanne Young has been promoted to pub manager having worked at the Horse & Jockey since it reopened in 2016.
Prior to joining the Stancill team at the Horse & Jockey, Joanne was assistant manager at an amusements arcade and briefly spent time producing surgical blades, before deciding to try her hand at working in the pubs industry. Now responsible for overseeing the running of the pub, she is also currently busy planning the return of Jock Fest – a special weekend of live entertainment which is due to take place in July.
Joanne said: “If someone told me when I first joined the Horse & Jockey that I would one day become the manager of the venue, I’d never have believed them. I’ve enjoyed seeing the pub grow and develop over the past two years, but I don’t just want to rest on my laurels and I’m looking forward to the challenge of running the pub.”
The Horse & Jockey runs a happy hour every day from 4pm-7pm where all real ales are only £2.00 per pint. As with all Stancill Brewery pubs, CAMRA members receive a 20% discount on all Stancill beers. 
In an unusual twist on traditional IPAs, Stancill’s Dank IPA is unfined. Not only does this make the beer vegan-friendly, but according to head brewer Dean Pleasant, the removal of finings also allows the subtle hop flavours to develop and mature in the drink:
“There’s a long held view amongst many drinkers that a cloudy pint is a bad pint. Clear beer is typically produced by adding agents such as isinglass to the beer. This process can help to improve the clarity of the drink, making it look more appealing, however one of the downsides of this process can be that it removes some of the delicate subtle hop characteristics. We wanted those subtle and delicate flavours to come out in our IPA and I’m really pleased with the end result.”
IPA is available in keg and cask, and a limited number of cans have been produced.
Meanwhile, Stancill has unveiled a truly patriotic pint to commemorate the latest addition to the Royal Family. Promising to be a drink fit for any prince, King Louis (4.0%) is an easy drinking golden ale. Brewed using Maris Otter malt and summit hops, managing director Thomas Gill decided to name the beer in honour of the newborn prince after realising that the chances of Prince Louis actually succeeding the throne were likely to be slim:
“Louis is fifth in line to the throne and so we decided to welcome him into to the world with a new beer named in his honour. King Louis is our second beer to brewed in honour of the next generation of the royal family. Our first, Charlotte, proved to be an instant hit when we first produced it in 2015, but we wanted to revisit the recipe and I’m sure that our latest offering will be every bit as popular as its earlier incarnation.”
King Louis is currently available at The Albion (London Road), The Closed Shop (Commonside), Horse & Jockey (Wadsley) and the Norfolk Arms (Grenoside). 
As always we’ve got three fabulous specials this month starting with and old favourite, Ayrshire (4.6%). Brewed using English Bramling Cross hops, this timeless British auburn ale offers subtle hints of hedgerow berry fruits.
Our next special, Nightingale, is named after a beautiful mature woodland spot right in the heart of the Welbeck estate. This IPA is as British as they come, packed full of herbaceous notes from English Goldings and UK Cascade hops. The balance in this golden brew comes from honey-sweet caramalt. At 5.5% it’s dangerously drinkable.
Lastly from our Brewer’s Choice range we have a brand new brew that is seriously delicious. Jess’ Canadian Summer (4.5%) pays tribute to our Creative Director (and Canadian native) Jess. Summer time makes Jess dream of lazy days at the lakehouse, drinking a ‘Gin Smash’ (we didn’t know either), wearing over-sized sunglasses and reading a book. Super-hip Mosaic and Simcoe hops give truly tropical flavours making this a ‘totally stellar’ blonde with bodacious vibes, man.
Lastly, there are only a few spaces remaining on our summer brewery tours so if you’re interested in attending you can grab tickets via our website at 
Next, we have Mod Mild (3.7%), a mild ale that is easy drinking with a smooth, somewhat sweet palate, beautifully balanced with a pleasant bitterness from our addition of the choicest English hops. It’s a real flavour of the swinging sixties. Last but certainly not least is Wild Rider (5.5%). This strong, full-flavoured, IPA is brewed with a renegade band of hops from around the world, making for a massive, explosive hop aroma. Wickedly juicy, this beer is mouth watering and satisfyingly aromatic. 
Sticking with sport and Farmers Wim-Bull-don has had a pump clip facelift to celebrate its 12th year appearance on the brewing schedule. A pale, fruity and refreshing ale, it will flow down nicely with your strawberries and cream, and will be available from 25 June.
Work has now started on the revamp of newly acquired King & Miller in Deepcar. We are aiming for a summer opening of what will be a family friendly Bradfield Brewery Tap with a range of Farmers Ales on the bar, in both cask and keg.
Jackie 
We’re also absolutely delighted to be rebrewing Birdhouse Tea Beer (4.2%), our original collaboration with the lovely team at Birdhouse using a bespoke blend created just for us. With flavours of jasmine, summer fruits and hibiscus coming through, it’s absolutely perfect for summer and for the first time this year will also be available in cans! Look out on our social media for details of a special launch event too.
Moving on to look at what’s new in the Brewers Emporium and we have three new beers which we are all very excited to share with you. Our first DIPA, Deliverance, went down an absolute treat, so we’ve gone and made Deliverance 2! We’re keeping the ABV at a weighty 9.0%, but have mixed up the hop grist which this time will showcase Ekuanot, Amarillo and Centennial for a gorgeously vibrant, fruity DIPA.
We’re also creating a tasty hybrid sour IPA which is to be the next of the Unbeliever series, the first of the range to be available in cask on general release, so we look forward to hearing your thoughts! And finally, we’ll be launching our next Salvation stout, influenced by one of our very favourite cocktails, the Espresso Martini!
Laura 
An ultra-rare beer to look for in the Rutland is Ancient Rites, a Flemish Oude Bruin (Ancient Rites being a Flemish metal band). Starting out with a complex mix of malts including Special and Abbey, minimal hopping(!) and a Flemish yeast, initially the beer was like a smooth chocolate, but was then blended with a sour blonde to give an even more complex flavour. 
The next brew is a mega-collab involving up to eight breweries, and is a similar concept to Stout Wars in that one mash will be split into several fermenters to have different adjuncts added. The base is a white stout, variants will include inspiration from Crunchie (cacao, honey and cinder toffee) and Old J (cherry spiced rum).
Dave Unpronounceable