Stroud CAMRA

West Central Region

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  • Keep Brewery rebrand to The Village Inn Brewhouse

    As of February 2025, Keep Brewery have rebranded into The Village Inn Brewhouse. Voyager, 4.7%, the English IPA has become Every Firkin Time. / Moon Base, 4.8%, the Milk Stout has become That’s No Firkin Moon. / And so far, it has been joined by a new single hopped Pale Ale made with Styrian Wolf hops, Wolf, 3.7%.

  • Good Beer Guide Selection Cycle Begins Again

    As members are hopefully aware, each branch takes responsibility for selecting the entries for the Good Beer Guide (GBG) each year. This is judged over the course of three spaced out visits to each potential entry by different members of Stroud sub-branch. Heading into spring, we are at the start of the new selection cycle and therefore considering candidates in the Stroud area (GL5, GL6, and GL10).

    As of Stroud’s February meeting we have discussed for consideration this year: pubs that were candidates in the last Good Beer Guide cycle; venues scoring well on the CAMRA website by members from across the country; and pubs nominated by those attending.

    As this is a CAMRA process, the venue needs to serve beer as prescribed by CAMRA and be kept in good condition. We are opening up the initial nomination process until our next monthly meeting (12th March), so please get in touch either in person, via the website or comments below.  

    Further details can be found on the website: https://stroud.camra.org.uk/gbg-and-poty-assessment-forms-and-guidelines/

  • Stroud Success at Tewkesbury Winter Ales Festival (TWAF) 2025

    Announcement of the Winner of TWAF Gloucestershire Beer of the Festival

    An unexpected pleasant surprise for the Stroud area after dominance by Inferno Brewery, Tewkesbury in recent years.

    The TWAF Gloucestershire Winter Beer of the Festival was awarded, after a blind tasting, to the 4th Year Anniversary Porter from our very own The Fresh Standard.

    A report from our trip out to the festival will be uploaded in the near future. Below are the top 3 as judged on Friday 7th February 2025:

    1st The Fresh Standard Brew Co, Stroud – Anniversary Porter 8.0%

    2nd Corinium Ales, Cirencester – Imperial Porter 8.5%

    3rd Ashton Brewery, Cheltenham – Jaffa Cake 6.2%