CAMRA — Campaign for Real Ale: Canterbury, Herne Bay and Whitstable branch — campaigning to protect beer and pubs in the Canterbury, Herne Bay and Whitstable area

CAMPAIGN FOR REAL ALE

Canterbury, Herne Bay & Whitstable branch

About our branch

Canterbury, Herne Bay & Whitstable is one of 200 local CAMRA branches, covering the three main towns in the area plus outlying villages.

As well as supporting CAMRA's national and local campaigns, the branch has an active social calendar — see the diary for details. We also hold monthly meetings to discuss CAMRA business, always at a pub in the branch area.

All members are welcome to attend social events and branch meetings.

The branch area is also home to the Kent Beer Festival.

If you are not from the Canterbury, Herne Bay & Whitstable area, find out about your local CAMRA branch by visiting CAMRA near you.

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Good Beer Guide 2008

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The Good Beer Guide is the longest running and best-selling guide to the best pubs for real ale in Britain.

Compiled by CAMRA's 82,000 dedicated volunteer members, it is the definitive source of information on where to find cask-conditioned real ale in tip-top condition. The Guide also contains a unique Breweries section, listing all the breweries — national, regional and micro — that produce cask beer, along with tasting notes compiled by CAMRA experts.

Visit the CAMRA national website to buy your copy now.

Mild


During May, CAMRA, the Campaign for Real Ale, and a number of pubs and
breweries, will be celebrating the beer known as Mild with a variety of
different events to raise the awareness of this endangered beer style.


Mild is one of the most traditional beer styles, and whilst it is
enjoying a small revival in today's real ale market, it still only
accounts for an estimated 3-5% of all real ale sales. Mild has perhaps
been overshadowed in recent years by more fashionable beers such as
golden ales and premium bitters.


Mild beers tend not to be very strong and have an ABV in the 3% to 3.5%
range. They are usually dark in colour, due to the use of well-roasted
malts or barley, and are often less hopped than bitters, having a
chocolatey character with nutty burnt flavours.


The Canterbury, Herne Bay and Whitstable branch of CAMRA is organising a
pub crawl on 11th May to celebrate the Mild in May campaign.


For more information on the Mild in May campaign, see the national
website www.camra.org.uk/mild

Story dated Sat 03 May 2008