Supporting pubs and beers area of north Hampshire and the Test valley

Where are beers really brewed?

Where are the beers you see on the bars actually brewed?
Should there be clear labelling on the fonts?
Should we be told?

How many people think Madri is Spanish? Yet it is a product brand created by a UK marketing company and is brewed in that well-known Spanish town in Yorkshire – Tadcaster.

Madri – brewed in Tadcaster – a Yorkshire beer!

And what about these:

AMSTEL (Dutch)
    brewed in Manchester by Heineken International

BECKS (German)
    brewed in Magor South Wales by Budweiser, a subsidiary of AB InBev

BIRRA MORETTI (Italian)
    brewed in Manchester by Heineken International

BUDWEISER (USA) 
    brewed in Magor South Wales by Budweiser, a subsidiary of AB InBev

CARLING BLACK LABEL now plain 'Carling' (Canadian) 
    brewed in Burton on Trent by Molson Coors

CARLSBERG LAGER (Danish)
    brewed in Northampton by the Carlsberg Marston Brewing Group

COBRA LAGER (Indian)
    brewed in Burton on Trent by Molson Coors

COORS (USA)
    brewed in Tadcaster by Molson Coors

CORONA (Mexican)
    brewed in Magor South Wales by AB InBev

CRUZCAMPO (Spanish, Sevilla)
    brewed in Manchester by Heineken

ESTRELLA DAMM (Spanish, Barcelona)
    brewed in Bedford by the Carlsberg Marston Brewing Group

FOSTERS LAGER (Australian)
    brewed in Manchester by Heineken

MADRI EXCEPTIONAL (Spanish, Madrid): 
    brewed in Tadcaster by Molson Coors

SAN MIGUEL (Philippines)
    brewed in Northampton by Budweiser, a subsidiary of AB InBev

STELLA ARTOIS (Belgium) 
    brewed in Magor South Wales by AB InBev

Cruzcampo – A beer from the sunshine of Costa del Manchester


The current labelling of beer is both misleading and unacceptable.
The Government should introduce legislation to require clear labelling to ensure consumers are not misled.

Transport on Demand – Access to Country Pubs

An exciting new Connect Transport-on-Demand bus service has been launched centred on the Andover (Northern Test Valley area), providing flexible bus journeys in areas that have no public transport.

Importantly the service is available to anyone, including those who enjoy visiting country pubs.

As well as linking local communities and helping many by who have suffered from the cuts by local bus companies, notably by Stagecoach, this could prove to be a lifeline to many village public houses.


Modern minibuses
The pre-bookable service which uses modern well-equipped minibuses (USB, etc), operates where there are no other bus services. The minibuses do not follow a fixed routes or timetables but they do serve around 350 bus stops.

The only requirements are to register in advance, book the journey (by app, online or phone) and to pay the fare which varies from £2 to £5.50.

The service currently runs from 7am to 7pm Monday to Saturday with journeys on a first come first served basis which can be booked up to three days in advance.

Local Campaign for Real Ale members are giving full support to this service and 'test' trips are being held.
North Hampshire CAMRA Pub Protection Officer John Buckley has been trying some of the possibilities saying "Many pubs have been cut off from customers through the loss of local bus services. This can give them much needed support."
He has also has compiled a list of public houses that had lost services and now have a Transport-on-Demand stop nearby – within around a 5-minute walk (see below).

Details are here:

https://www.cfirst.org.uk/community-transport/connect-transport/connecttod/



PUB LIST
Public houses with Transport-on-Demand Bus Stops (within approx 5-min walk):
* = current status of pub uncertain
Always check opening times.

Andover Town Centre is served by stops at the
Bus Station, Railway Station and Memorial Hospital.

plus on town edge:

Anton Arms Andover

Andover Tap Andover

Southampton Arms Andover

Station Hotel Andover

Clatford Arms Goodworth Clatford

Royal Oak  Goodworth Clatford

Crook & Shears Upper Clatford

Poplar Farm Inn Little Ann

Eagle Abbotts Ann

George Inn Vernham Dean

George & Dragon * Hurstbourne Tarrant

White Hart Stoke

George Inn St Mary Bourne

Mayfly Fullerton

Abbots Mitre Chilbolton

White Lion * Wherwell

Plough Longparish

Cricketers Longparish

Swan Barton Stacey

Oak Smannell

Bell & Crown Hatherden

Lion Clanville

Walnut Tree Appleshaw

Welcome Stranger Kimpton

White Hart Penton Mewsey

White Horse * Thruxton

Hawk Inn Amport

Plough Inn Grateley

White Hart Over Wallop

George Inn Middle Wallop

Peat Spade Longstock

Greyhound Stockbridge

Three Cups Stockbridge

Grosvenor Stockbridge

White Hart Stockbridge


There may be some pubs that we have accidentally missed.