CAMPAIGN FOR REAL ALE

For the fourth year running, CAMRA will be sponsoring the Great British Beer Experience at the BBC Good Food Show in Birmingham. With over 120,000 visitors over the course of the event, this is a great opportunity to encourage people to learn more about and sample some Great British Real Ales. This year, CAMRA will be co-sponsoring the event alongside Marston's who will be offering some of their best beers as part of the Experience.

The Great British Beer Experience

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A series of tutored tastings run by beer experts Jeff Evans and Roger Protz as well as the Head Brewers from Banks's, Jennings, Marston's, Ringwood and Wychwood. The Experience is designed to educate visitors about real ale and give them a chance to sample some of Britain's best real ales with the experts!

CAMRA will also have a stand at the event, giving visitors the opportunity to find out more about our campaigning, our range of books and also give them the opportunity to sign up as a member and sample some beer.

The Good Food Show runs from the 25th to the 29th of November at the NEC Arena in Birmingham.


Tickets

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To find out more about the Great British Beer Experience and the show, and to get your tickets visit bbcgoodfoodshow.com/drink-highlights


Tastings

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	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
11am	5 Beer To Try Before You Die by Roger Protz	A Life on the Hop by Roger Protz	Beers with the Head Brewers by Marston's	Beers with the Head Brewers by Marston's	The Best of British Bottled Beers by Jeff Evans
1pm	5 Beer To Try Before You Die by Roger Protz	A Life on the Hop by Roger Protz	Beers with the Head Brewers by Marston's	Beers with the Head Brewers by Marston's	The Best of British Bottled Beers by Jeff Evans
3pm	5 Beer To Try Before You Die by Roger Protz	A Life on the Hop by Roger Protz	Beers with the Head Brewers by Marston's	Beers with the Head Brewers by Marston's	The Best of British Bottled Beers by Jeff Evans
5pm	5 Beer To Try Before You Die by Roger Protz	A Life on the Hop by Roger Protz	Beers with the Head Brewers by Marston's	Beers with the Head Brewers by Marston's	The Best of British Bottled Beers by Jeff Evans

5 Beers to Try Before You Die by Roger Protz

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Award winning beer writer and author Roger Protz will take a selection of five beers from his book '300 Beers To Try Before You Die' for you to taste. With years of experience in the industry, Roger will talk you through the beers and will be available to sign copies of his book after the tasting.


A Life on the Hop by Roger Protz

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Leading beer writer Roger Protz showcases five beers from his new book "A Life on the Hop" that define his last 30 years work in search of the perfect pint. A book signing will follow after the tasting.


Beers with the Head Brewers by Marston's

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During this tasting, the Head Brewer from Banks's, Jennings, Marstons, Ringwood and Wychwood will take you through one of their signature beers. You will try Banks's Original, Jennings Cumberland Ale, Marstons Pedigree, Wychwood Hobgoblin and Ringwood Fortyniner.


The Best of British Bottled Beer by Jeff Evans

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Jeff Evans will be selecting his five favourite beers from his new book 'Good Bottled Beer Guide' for you to taste and comment on. Jeff, who has been named by his colleagues as 'Beer Writer of the Year' will not only speak to you about the beers themselves, but the reasons why they feature in his new book. Jeff will also be available to sign copies of his book after the tasting.

Roger Protz Roger Protz is a campaigner, broadcaster and author of more than 18 ground-breaking books about beer and brewing. He appears regularly on radio and TV and contributes to the Independent, the Morning Advertiser, CAMRA's newspaper What's Brewing and the website www.beer-pages.com. Twice winner of the Glenfiddich Drink Writer of the Year Award, in 2004 Roger won a Lifetime Achievement Award from the British Guild of Beer Writers. Author of 300 Beers To Try Before You Die! - one of the best selling books on the topic of beer!

Jeff Evans Jeff Evans is an internationally-known beer writer. He has edited eight editions of CAMRA's best-selling Good Beer Guide and written seven editions of its sister publication the Good Bottled Beer Guide. Among his other books are The Book of Beer Knowledge, a miscellany of beer facts and fun. Jeff is resident beer taster for both Beers of the World and All About Beer (US) magazines. He has been judged 'Beer Writer of the Year' by his colleagues in the British Guild of Beer Writers.

Richard Frost - Head Brewer at Banks's

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Richard's brewing career started in 1978 with a two-year spell at Wolverhampton & Dudley Breweries where he donned overalls and trained on every job from malt production through to delivering beer on the drays.

He joined Tolly Cobbold in Ipswich for a short spell before moving back to W&DB at Banks's Brewery, Wolverhampton where he worked in a number of brewing and packaging roles.

In 1998 Richard moved to the North East to become Site Manager at Camerons Brewery, Hartlepool, brewing Strongarm and a range of lagers.

Following the sale of Camerons Richard returned to Wolverhampton to manage a restructuring of the Marston's production and distribution operations. He was appointed Head Brewer in 2001 and is also responsible for checking that all the group's beers are dispensed in perfect condition in over 7,000 pubs - a part of the job he never tires of!


Jeremy Pettman - Head Brewer at Jennings

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Jeremy's career in brewing began 29 years ago when he joined Whitbread Exchange Brewery in Sheffield. After 5 years in Quality Assurance he moved around the North of England in several brewing and packaging positions before returning to Sheffield as a Shift Brewer.

Following the closure of the Exchange Jeremy moved to Robert Cains of Liverpool as Assistant Brewing Manager. Seven years later Jeremy got his 'dream move' to Jennings where he became Second Brewer. This enabled him to combine his two great passions of brewing traditional cask ales and walking the Cumbrian Mountains. Jeremy became Head Brewer two years ago.


Emma Gilleland - Head Brewer at Marstons

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After four years at Sheffield Hallam University, one of which was spent at Marston's, Emma joined Marston's as a Bottling Shift Manager in 1994.

Two years later she became a Shift Brewer before moving into Conditioning and Filtration prior to taking maternity leave with her first child.

Returning as Bottling Manager, Emma quickly moved on to becoming Group Packaging Manager responsible for all group bottling and canning requirements.

Five years and a second child later Emma became Site Production Manager and in 2007 Head Brewer where she is responsible for all Brewing and Packaging operations at the Marston's Burton on Trent site.


Jeff Drew - Head Brewer at Wychwood and Ringwood

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1979 was the start of Jeff's career in brewing, in the Quality Assurance Department of Whitbread Luton. A spell in R&D saw him develop some notable beers such as Whitbread Best and White Label.

A move to Whitbread, Magor saw Jeff moving to the "dark side" brewing predominantly lager. Fortunately for Jeff the light came back on fairly quickly when he moved to Morlands in Abingdon brewing Old Speckled Hen and Ruddles County.

Following the closure of Morlands, Jeff became Second Brewer at Brakspear in Henley-on-Thames.

In 2002 came Jeff's ultimate move, Trade Quality Brewer with Ringwood - visiting pubs and tasting beers, and getting paid for it! Two years later Jeff became Head Brewer.