Castle Arms – Castletown

Wednesday 28th – Tasting Session Okells Aile 4.7% and ALT 5.0% @ 8:30pm/9:00pm

LATEST BEERS:

Jennings – Cumberland

Marstons – Pedigree

Marstons – Long Hop

Charles Wells – Bombardier

Bass

Beer Festival – Port Erin

Martin Brunnschweiler here, feeling all content and warm following the Rovers defeat of the Dingles!

I’m getting in touch…to let the local branch know that we’re organising a mini beer festival at the Bay, starting week commencing Sunday 25th October for at least a week (end of month) or until it runs out!

We’ll have at least 24 different cask beers, plus real ciders, perry and our own homemade sarsaparilla, for drivers or people not drinking.

Regards, Martin.

Branch Meetings

Sat 14th November:  AGM, Prospect, Douglas, 3pm

 

Sat 12th December: social and pub crawl, meet Rendezvous, Strand Street, Douglas - from 6pm

 

Tue 15th December: branch meeting, Cat With No Tail, Onchan – from 7:30pm

 

Fri 15th January 2010: branch meeting, Mines Tavern, Laxey – from 7:30pm

 

Mon 15th February 2010: branch meeting, Railway, Douglas – from 7:30pm

 

Mon 15th March 2010: branch meeting, The Albert, Douglas – from 7:30pm

Events Calendar

Tuesday 15th September 2009 at the Railway in Union Mills from 7:30pm- Branch Meeting

Thursday 15th October 2009 at the Sidings in Castletown from 7:30pm – Branch Meeting

Saturday 14th November 2009 at the Rovers Return in Douglas from 2:00pm – Annual General Meeting

Saturday 12th December 2009 at Rendezvous in Douglas from 6:00pm – Social (mini pub crawl)

Event – Pub of the Year 2009

The landlord at the Woodbourne Hotel in Douglas was presented with a runner up certificate at 2:00pm on Saturday 15th August 2009.  The Woody was the highest rated Okells pub.

We were able to get a good photo behind the impressive handpumps in the Gents Bar!

Okells Mild 3.4% (darker), Okells Bitter 3.7%, Okells Red 4.7%, Wychwood Hobgoblin 4.5% (darker), Marstons Pedigree 4.5% (copper coloured) and Brakspear organic Oxford Gold (light & fruity) 4.0% were all available in excellent condition.

Bridge Hotel in Laxey closes

It was reported by several CAMRA members that the Bridge Hotel in Laxey closed permanently on Wednesday.

The Waterfall in Glen Maye

The new owners confirmed that the beer policy will be 4 real ales in the summer months.  The food menu includes roast dinner on Sunday.  A new website (www.thewaterfall.im) is now available.

Bushys Beer Tent Feedback

The Mayonnaise Jar

A professor stood at the front of a philosophy class with some items on a table.  He silently picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and filled it with golf balls.  He then asked the students if the jar was full.  They agreed.

 

The professor then picked up a box of small stones and poured them into the jar.  He shook the jar lightly.  The stones settled into open areas between the golf balls.  He again asked the students if the jar was full.  They agreed.

 

The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar.  Of course, the sand filled up everything else.  He asked once more if the jar was full.  The students agreed with a unanimous yes.

 

The professor then produced some real ale from under the table and poured the contents into the jar filling empty space between the sand.  The students laughed.

 

As the laughter subsided the professor continued, “I want you to recognize that the jar represents your life.  The golf balls are the important things – your family, your children, your health, your friends and your passions.  If everything else was lost your life would still be full.  The stones also matter – your job, your house and your car.  The sand is everything else – the small stuff.  If you put the sand into the jar first, there is no room for the stones or the golf balls.  The same goes for life.  If you spend too much time on the small stuff, you will never have room for what’s most important to you and your happiness.  Spend time with your family.  Take time to get health checkups.  Go out to dinner with your partner.  There will always be time to do the chores.  Take care of the golf balls first – the things that really matter.  The rest is just sand.”

 

One of the students raised her hand and asked what the real ale represented.  The professor smiled, “The real ale just shows that no matter how full your life might seem, there is always room for a pint with a friend!”

Baby Ale at The Creek

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