Opening Times 1990
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069 - January 1990
THREAT REMAINS - Threat to the Briton's Protection
TROUBLE SPOT - Didbury plagued by weekend violence
Xmas Specials - Two unusual beers, were available locally over the Christmas period
New Look Conway, Cheadle Hulme, reopens after alterations
Home Brew with Alastair Walker - Mashing part 2
Draught Bass Shock - Now on sale in Bulls Head and Reddish Vale, both in North Reddish
Stanley Arms on Newbridge Lane opened as Stockport's latest freehouse
Victoria on Hall Street, Offerton, reopens after refit
Castle Keg - Sports, Edgeley, reopenes as the Windsor Castle
Pub Grub - Didsbury in Didsbury Manchester with John Clarke
Pub Of The Month - King's Arms, Helmshore Walk, Chorlton-on-Medlock in Manchester
Stagger - City Centre Manchester with Ian Saunders
070 - February 1990
BODDIES GO FOR GUESTS!
Flexible Hours: Revolution or Damp Squib? - Peter Edwardson reports
Higsons Axe - Brewery to close
Home Brew with Alastair Walker - Hops and boiling
Pub Of The Month - Strawberry Duck, Crabtree Lane, Clayton in Manchester
Stagger - Ashton Old Road and Openshaw with Rhys Jones
071 - March 1990
Apologies - There are some gaps due to the Editors authentic 'cut' and paste editing.
SWAP OF THE CENTURY - Grand Met to sell brewing division to Elders IXL (Foster's)
Be My Guest - threadbare beer policy instituted by the Boddington Pub Co
Home Brew with Alastair Walker - Boiling And Cooling
Stockport & South Manchester Pub of the Year - Railway, Pottery Lane, Gorton (opposite Ashburys Station) in Manchester
Beer Hunter Michael Jackson makes it to the small screen
White Shield Blues
Life With BodIes - A Cautionary Tale by Robin Wignall
Pub Of The Month - Crown, Middle Hillgate in Stockport
Stagger - Hazel Grove with Paul Felton
072 - April 1990
COACH and HORSES SAVED!
Beer Transplants! - Are They Good For You? Peter Edwardson Investigates
Hind Sales Again - Golden Hind on Marple Road, Offerton re-opened after refurbishment
Home Brew with Alastair Walker - Yeast
Hard Labour - Stockport Labour Club has switched to real ale
Pub Of The Month - Victoria on Wilmslow Road in Withington, Manchester
Stagger - The Hyde Road Hike with Ian Saunders (From Devonshire Street to Belle Vue)
073 - May 1990
GO FOR GUESTS! - All tenants have the right to stock a cask conditioned guest
FESTIVAL FEVER! - Stockport Beer Festival gets underway
Home Brew with Alastair Walker - Fermentation
Fading Stars - OT slapped on wrist over Seven Stars, Ashton Old Road, news
Bass Bites The Dust - In Reddish at least
Freehouse Focus
Pub Of The Month - Coach & Horse on Belle Vue Street in Gorton, Manchester
Stagger - The Heatons, Stockport, with Jim Flynn
074 - June 1990
A MESSY BUSINESS - Cellar-Hy Beer Conserver Unit
On The Guest List - How is the right to stock guest ale working out
Home Brew with Alastair Walker - Conditioning and Storage
St George's Ale - Bottle conditioned beer from Brendan Dobbin's West Coast Brewery in Chorlton-on-Medlock
Sun Goes Down - Sun & Castle on Stockport's Hillgate opens its doors
Red Lion Revisited - Locals fight to prevent changes to Red Lion in Cheadle, Stockport
Pub Of The Month - Printers Arms on Stockport Road on the edge of Cheadle, Stockport
Stagger - Burnage Lane through to Heaton Mersey, Stockport, with Peter Edwardson
075 - July 1990
INDEPENDENT'S DAY - CAMRA celebrates Britain's independent brewers
THANK YOU - to everyone who came to Stockport Beer Festival
Holts Wreck Pub Of The Month - Recipient for July (Railway, Manshaw Road) cancelled after Holts tell the licensees to leave
West Coast News - Sierra Nevada Pale Ale from Chorlton-on-Medlock brewery finalists in CAMRA's Champion Beer of Britain
Roads To Ruin - Many good pubs have been lost to road schemes
Beer Bookshelf - Derbyshire Ale, the CAMRA guide to Derbyshire plus The Best Pubs for Families
Two Navvies Walk with Martin Sellers - A stroll between two pubs named Navigation
Pub Grub - Ye Olde Cock on Wilmslow Road in Didsbury, Manchester, with Ian Saunders
Pub Of The Month - Britannia on Rowsley Street in Beswick, East Manchester
Stagger - Offerton in Stockport (Norther edge) with Robin Wignall
076 - August 1990
THE YANKS ARE COMING!
Cider Special — Comments on real cider in Stockport and South Manchester
— What is Real Cider?
— Cider Guide Review
— Perry - will it survive?
— Where to find it
Managers v. Tenants
Pub Vandalism Awards - Call for nominations
Pub Of The Month - Victoria on Hall Street in Offertan, Stockport
Stagger - Brarnhall, Woodford and Cheadle Hulme with Paul Felton
077 - September 1990
WE'RE No. 1! (AND NUMBER 2!) - Local brews scooped two awards in CAMRA's Champion Beer of Britain competition
Slopping Around - George Symes wonders what ends up in his pint?
Forced Out - Landlords of Wilsonpub leave over Grand Metropolitan's leases.
PUB VANDALISM AWARDS 1990 - The results
Fizzy Flea - The latest brewery in Manchester, The Flea & Firkin on Oxford Road
Pub Of The Month - Oddfellows Arms on Abbey Hey Lane in Openshaw, East Manchester
Stagger - Didsbury Village in Manchester with Rhys Jones
078 - October 1990
RUNNING SCARED - Greenall Whitley to abandon brewing completely
Whitbread Beer Co. stage a public relations jamboree at the Strangways Brewery - Were CAMRA taken in?
New Brew - First beers produced at The Flea and Firkin
Good Beer Guide 1991 launched
Manchester Matters and Pub News
Pub Of The Month - Arden Arms on Millgate in Stockport
Stagger - A6 Buxton Road from Hazel Grove to Heaviley with Peter Edwardson
079 - November 1990
Apologies - There are some gaps due to the Editors authentic 'cut' and paste editing.
MARRIAGE OF CONVENIENCE - Drinkers Gloom In MMC Report
Rag Week Beer Fest - UMIST Rag Week Beer Festival in the Barnes Wallis Building
Hyde Road Re-Think - City planners are looking afresh at the whole scheme
What is CAMRA? and Why You Should Join
Parrs Wood Review - Boddington Pub Co have refurbished the Parrs Wood in Didsbury
Flat Flea- Hiccup with water supply halts brewing at the Flea & Firkin on Oxford Road
Pub Of The Month - Grey Horse on Portland Street in central Manchester
Stagger - Ardwick, Brunswick and Chorlton-on-Medlock [also known as the ABC stagger] with Ian Saunders
080 - December 1990
OFF THE RAILS - STALYBRIDGE Station Buffet faces destruction
New Name - Same Beer — Sierra Nevada Pale Ale from Brendan Dobbin's West Coast Brewery renamed Yakima Grande
End Of The Line - Drinkers stunned by the closure of the Railway on Pottery Lane in Gorton East Manchester.
Winter Ales - Recipes home brewed by Alastair Walker
Xmas Cheer - Winter Ales recipes
Matthew Brown Axed - Scottish and & Newcastle close the most fought-over brewery in modern history
Pub Of The Month - Travellers Call, in Great Moor
Stagger - Brinksway, King Street West and Shaw Heath in Stockport with Stuart Ballantyne