To celebrate having been open for a year, the Imperial Club in Mexborough are holding a beer festival between 1 and 4 December, featuring 20 beers from breweries established in the last 12 months, along with 6 ciders and 6 German beers.

Opening times are
Thurs and Fri 4pm - 12am
Sat and Sun 12pm - 12am

Food available each session including carvery on Sunday between 12pm and 3pm.

Entertainment each evening from 9pm (8.30pm Sun)

Mexborough Imperial Club & Brewery, Cliff Street, Mexborough, S64 9HU.

Click 'read more' for the beer list.

Thanks to Ian Round (former Chairman) for all his good work. His knowledge of the campaign, patience, tact and diplomacy will be sorely missed. A hard act to follow!

Thanks to all the members who supported me at the AGM. I am delighted to be taking over this important post at a time when the Doncaster & District Branch is vigorous, lively, busy and, above all, very effective in furthering the cause of real ale. We have a very enthusiastic, dedicated committee.

The annual Beer Festival goes from strength to strength, Donny Drinker has recently increased circulation to 4,000, we are supporting over 160 real ale pubs and clubs in our area and forging close relationships with local breweries.

As Chairman, I want to help consolidate and continue the excellent work so far and reflect on how successfully our local campaigns promote the fundamental aims of CAMRA so that we can always be looking for new areas of development.

I hope we can encourage even more of the Branch’s 840 members to join in with the activities of the branch. If you could help – by delivering Donny Drinker, supporting some of the many organised pub visits, contributing up to date information about your local pubs to the branch database, working at the Beer Festival in April or in any other way, please let us know. Better still, come along to a branch meeting and volunteer – there is always work to be done! A broader base will strengthen the branch by reducing its reliance on a large amount of work from just a few individuals. I would particularly like to encourage new, younger members keen to carry on the good work into the future.

Here’s looking forward to an exciting year.

Bob Kiddle
Chairman

To celebrate CAMRA’s 40th year, approximately 900 leased Punch pubs around Britain will be taking part in a promotion giving you the opportunity to enjoy a free pint of real ale.  The two half pint vouchers can be found in November’s issue of BEER magazine.

You can check the nearest participating pub, by visiting www.freedrinkpubs.co.uk. The vouchers can be used between until 18 November.  If you receive BEER magazine electronically, look out for the
link to order your free pint voucher online.

Doncaster & District Branch's latest brewery (for the time being!), Imperial Brewery, stole the show at Sheffield CAMRA's recent Beer Festival, winning no less than four awards!  These were

• Mild of the Festival 1st place - Imperial Darkness
• Bitter of the Festival 2nd place - Imperial Blonde
• Stout of the Festival 1st place  - Imperial Stout
• Overall Beer of the Festival joint 2nd place - Imperial Stout.

Congratulations to all at Imperial Brewery.

A wide range of ales will be on tap at the annual Beer Festival taking place at The Ship in Bawtry from Friday 30 September until Sunday 2 October.

Landlord and landlady Dave Wallis and his wife Mandy are celebrating their fourth anniversary at the Gainsborough Road hostelry. During their time as hosts the pub has been awarded the Branch District Pub of the Season for Autumn 2008 and the Doncaster District Pub of the Year for 2011. The Waitin’ for Dave Band, along with 1960s group The Daybreakers, will provide the entertainment at the festival – at which there will also be a tasty hog roast, and fun activities to keep children entertained.

Beer List

Shardlow Reverend Eaton's

Leeds Brewery Samba

Haviestoun Schiehallion

Wyre Piddle Piddle Potter's Chamber of Secrets

Belhaven IPA

Thatchers Heritage

Cider Idle Black Abbot

Wentworth Liberty

Slaters Why Knot

plus October guests from Marstons, Jennings, Wychwood and Ringwood

It has been announced today that the Jemmy Hirst at the Rose & Crown, Rawcliffe is the 2012 Yorkshire Pub of the Year.

In a hard fought contest, the Jemmy Hirst beat off competition from other pubs from all over the county.

A presentation will be made to Simon and Jane on Saturday 15 October at 3pm.

Congratulations to you both - and Bruno too!

Friday 26 August sees the introduction of Cask Corner's monthly Beer Club night.

Starting at 8pm, all real ales are available at just £2 per pint, including a selection from the Naked Brewery as well as the very last Toad beer to go on sale.

Throw in some live music and a good night is in store!

Toad Brewery - as reported elsewhere, Toad Brewery have ceased trading.  A loss to the Doncaster beer scene.

Cask Corner - is increasing the discount for card carrying CAMRA members from 10% to 25%.

Two Roses Brewery - although located outside the branch area,  this new brewery can be seen at Doncaster Farmer's Market (first and third Wednesday of each month).  The very first two barrels of Two Roses beer were at the 2011 Doncaster Beer Festival, with Black Beauty winning overall best stout!

Saturday 27 August sees the return of the annual Epworth Show, including a beer festival!

Doors are open between 7.30pm and closes 11.30pm and tickets, available on the door are £5.

14 beers will be available, along with ciders too.

Live entertainment will be available including World War Two reenactor Miss Marina Mae.

The beer tent is also open on the bank holiday Monday 29 August when the Epworth District and Agricultural Show takes place.

Doncaster & District CAMRA regret to inform readers of this website that Toad Brewery have ceased production.  There are some Toad beers still in circulation and when these are gone, that will be it!

Even though they've only been around a short while, they will be missed.

Cask Corner is not affected by this.