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Opened to provide an outlet for Dunham Massey Brewery's beers and to be the official brewery tap Costellos has always offered a wide selection of well-kept ales. As a result it has featured in the Good Beer Guide for 10 consecutive years, a feat which the Trafford & Hulme branch has recognised with a special awartd.. This was presented to Costellos on the 16th June 2022. Below we see it being received by, from left to right, Pete Luby manager, Jack Gobbett assistant manager & Anthony Costello Brewery Representative from Jon Gobbett Trafford & Hulme CAMRA Good Beer Guide co-ordinator.
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After a period when it wasn't possible make awards Trafford & Hulme CAMRA is pleased to announce that the results of the 2022 awards:-
| Award | Winner |
| Pub of the Season - Summer | Fell, Chorlton |
| Best Newcomer | Fell, Chorlton |
| Best LocAle Pub or Club |
Longford Tap, Stretford |
| Best Community Pub |
Old Abbey Tap House, Greenheys |
| Most Improved Pub or Club |
Carlton Club, Whalley Range |
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Alex Price who took over in 2018 and who has maintained the high standards set by the previous owners at The Beer House, Chorlton has been rewarded with runner up spot for the second year. This aptly named pub has two regular beers and up to five changing beers on hand pumps. These are complimented with an extensive range of craft keg, bottled and canned beers, some local and some from around the world.
The Font was also named Cider Pub Of The Year 2020 for the sixth time in seven years - it's range of between 6 and 10 traditional and fruit flavoured ciders no doubt being the clincher for cider drinkers with PI chorlton as runner up.
And having now been in place for over a year the "new" stewards at Flixton Conservative Club have proved that they know how to deliver quality ale as they were victorius in the Club Of The Year competition for the second year, making this the eighth consecutive win for this very special club.
Members also voted on four other annual awards, as below.
| Award | Winner | Runner Up |
| Best Newcomer | Longford Tap, Stretford | |
| Best LocAle Pub or Club |
Hilary Step, Chorlton | Flixton Conservative Club |
| Best Community Pub |
Sip Club, Stretford | Lord Nelson, Urmston |
| Most Improved Pub or Club |
Salutation, Hulme |
Rustic, Altrincham |
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On a dark winters night there is nothing better than a pub visit. On the 12th February The Salutation in Hulme was our destination as it was the date to present Ronan Clowes, the manager and his team with the Trafford & Hulme "Pub of the Season Winter 2020" award.
Here we can see Tom Watson, the supervisor receiving the award from George Elmslie the branch chairman.
Acquired by the Metropolitan University in 2011 and operated by Union since 2013 it has retained many of it’s original features through several tasteful refreshes. In 2019 it entered into a non-exclusive agreement with Bollington Brewery and its cask and keg ales available usually with one guest from elsewhere.
The menu features several vegan and vegetarian meals in addition to more traditional pub fare. Interestingly the menu includes a beer pairing suggestion for each dish.
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Its been challenging times with our pubs and clubs closed, but we did manage to make a socially distance presentation to Sean and Sophie Robinson at the Assembly, Urmston.
Here we see Sean proudly holding the certificate:-
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Congratulations to the team at The Salutation, Hulme who have been awarded the Trafford & Hulnme Pub of the Season winter 2020
The Salutation is a real gem of a pub tucked away in Manchester Metropolitain Unvesity Campus. Despite several refurbishments it retains much of its historic interior and has a real community feeling. It hosts regular events inlcuding a quiz night. There is a great range of cask ales and craft beers, largly from Bollington Brewery available. Food is available lunch times and evenenings and the menu includes beer pairing suggestions for each dish.
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Well as the nights are strting to draw in, and a few of the leaves start to turn bronze and golden its obviosuly time to present the Autumn Pub Of the season award which went to Dulicmer, Chorlton. For a modest little bar it offersa great range of Ales, with real cider also being available on hand pump. They have frequent music events, and as we visited there were dulcet tones drifting down from the upstairs room. Here we see Chris of Dulcimer accepting the award from the Branch Chairman, George.
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Congratulations to the Team at Dulcimer, Chorlton-Cum-Hardt who have been awarded the "Pub Of The Season- Autumn 2019".
Dulcimer is a popular bar in Chorlton-Cum-Hardy which offers drinkers a wide and varied selection of ales, with Blackjack, Siren, Ashover, Hardknott, Wild Beer Weird Beard, Fyne Ales, First Chop & Arbor are typical guests. Cider from a box is served via a handpump on the bar.
As suggested by the name this is supplemented by a varied selection of live and recorded music and dancing.
More Articles …
- Pub of the Season - Summer 2019 Presentation
- Pub of the Year 2019
- Pub of the Year 2020
- Pub of the Season - Summer 2018
- Pub of the Season - Summer 2018 - Awards Evening
- Best Newcomer 2018 - Presentation Evening
- Best Newcomer 2020 - Presentation Evening
- Pub of the Season Spring 2018 - Presentation Evening
- Pub of the Year 2018 - Presentation Evening
- Hillary Step - Pub of the Season Spring 2018
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Pub of the Season Article Count: 71
Trafford & Hulme Branch awards four seasonal awards to pubs, bars & clubs in the branch area
The Pub Of The Season award is presented to a pub or bar within the branch area which has excelled in one or more areas:
a) introducing real ale to a new area or market where none has been available
b) on-going excellence in the quality of real ales (and ciders) on offer
c) on-going excellence of service to customers and/or the local community
d) significant increases in the sales of real ales and/or traditional ciders
e) excellence in support promotion of CAMRA and its aims
f) significant charitable work
Nominees for the award are put forward by local CAMRA members & voted on by branch members once a quarter.
A pub (while under the same management) cannot be Pub Of The Season more than once in a 3 year period. A pub must have been under the same management for over one year before it becomes eligible to be nominated as Pub Of The Season.
Find out more about Trafford & Hulme Branch's process for pub and club awards here.
Pub Of The Year Article Count: 19
The Pub Of The Year award is presented annually to a pub or bar which in the opinion of the membership “ticks all the boxes”. It should ideally offer a range of quality real ales, including speciality styles like dark beers; offer good real cider and perry; and offer at least one LocAle. A branch pub of the year should be a community pub that provides events and services for the local community. The pub should have a strong identity and personality that will often reflect the tastes of the licensee. The pub should exude a sense of welcome and the experience of your visit should leave you wanting to return.
The pub or bar should be the one the branch feels is the very best overall in our area as the Pub Of The Year shall be put forward by the branch for entry into the Greater Manchester Regional round of the CAMRA National Pub Of The Year award where it will be judged on quality of cask ale (and cider); atmosphere; décor; customer service; welcome; value for money; customer mix.
Find out more about Trafford & Hulme Branch's process for pub and club awards here.
Pub & Club Annual Awards Article Count: 19
While the branch celebrates four Pub Of The Season winners throughout the year, these often go to long standing pubs and bars which are awarded for longevity of excellence. Starting from 2013, the branch decided it wanted to also recognise pubs that excel in specific areas.
The branch presents four annual awards in addition to existing Pub of The Season and Pub Of The Year awards:
Best Newcomer
Most Improved Pub Or Club
Best Community Pub
Best LocAle Pub or Club
For full details of the awards, click here
Club Of The Year Article Count: 10
The Club Of The Year award is presented annually to the club, which shows the greatest commitment to Quality Real Ale. Factors to be considered are quality of cask ale (and cider); sympathy with CAMRA's aims (e.g. CAMRA literature displayed; hosting CAMRA events such as branch or committee meetings); welcome given to non-member cask ale drinkers; value for money on cask ales and ciders; promotion of real ale (e.g. real ale beer festivals, brewery nights, other real ale promotions).
Additionally CAMRA members must be welcomed to drink in the club on production of a current CAMRA membership card (guest admission fees and maximum visits before joining the club may apply).
Find out more about Trafford & Hulme Branch's process for pub and club awards here.
Cider Pub Of The Year Article Count: 6
The Cider & Perry Pub Of The Year award recognises a pub, bar or club that has best excelled in the promotion of real traditional draught ciders and perries appropriately served. Quality of the cider and perry offered is the most important criteria alongside overall promotion of real cider and perry and cider producers by the pub (e.g. posters and literature in the pub; tasting events; cider and perry pub festivals). A branch cider/perry pub of the year should offer a good range of quality real cider and perry, and ideally the choice over time should include a range of styles from different cider producers.
Find out more about Trafford & Hulme Branch's process for pub and club awards here.
Cask Champion Award Article Count: 1
The Trafford & Hulme Cask Champion award was created in 2010 to recognise the achievements of a person, group, pub or company that have made an outstanding contribution to furthering CAMRA\'s aims in the branch area.
There award is only presented infrequently when the branch considers that there is a candidate worthy of this honour.
Find out more about Trafford & Hulme Branch's process for pub and club awards here.
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