Four of the CAMRA members who successfully completed the course
A beer appreciation course — to give individuals judging skills at local events and competition, and to enchance their own appreciation of brewers — has been hosted for members of Norwich and Norfolk Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA).
The course is recognised by CAMRA and the training was hosted by Alan Edwards at The Beehive on Leopold Road, Norwich. The course involved tasting six Norfolk beers and compiling tasting notes.
The course enables participants to judge local competitions and is particularly timely in the run-up to the Champion Winter Beer of Britain competition, which is due to be hosted at The Halls, Norwich, in February 2019, kick-starting the Great British Beer Festival Winter.
Those who passed the course were: Leybourne-Edwards, who passed with top marks; Roy Edwards, Chris Wickens, Damian Lofthouse, Sheila McGinley, Steve Turner, Oli Fernandez, Hilary Goreham, Peter Goreham, Matt Sladen, Andrew Smith and Michelle Royall. Charles Brett and Chris Rimmer also attended the training, but did not take the exam.
Busy year
Local CAMRA members will be invited to join further beer appreciation courses in the coming months.
Alan Edwards said: “It is a busy year for Norwich and Norfolk CAMRA, with the annual Norwich Beer Festival in October and the Great British Beer Festival Winter in February, both at the Halls. 2019 will be the last year Norwich will host this festival, having reached the end of the three-year term before it moves to a different CAMRA location.
“There are also many other CAMRA festivals in East Anglia, and now is a good time to join in the activities and campaigns to protect local ale, cider, perries and, of course, pubs and clubs.”
• Norwich Beer Festival, which runs from Monday to Saturday, October 22 to 27, will be launching a new bar showcasing more than 40 beers never before featured at the festival.
