Opening Times 2017
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388 - January 2017
Manchester Beer & Cider Festival returns to Manchester Central
Sudden and sad death of Roger Hall
Extensive Pub & Brewery News
New Micropub - Beer Shed in New Mills
Trafford & Hulme Branch Awards
Beers at the Manchester Beer & Cider Festival
Davenport Arms (Thief's Neck) - 30 consecutive years in the GBG
High Peak, Tameside & North East Cheshire Branch Awards
No Pub Left - Peter Edwardson on real ale deserts
Salford Branch Awards
Pub Of The Month - Remedy Bar and Brewhouse on Stockport Market Place
Stagger - Bits of Didsbury with Jim Flynn
Curmudgeon - Can This Be For Real? - Delayed Gratification
389 - February 2017
Stockport & South Manchester Pub of the Year
Neil Richardson Award
CAMRA Discounts
Meet the Brewer - Brendon Hall revisits Steve Dunkley at Beer Nouveau
CAMRA Awards
Pub Of The Month - The Mounting Stone on Woodford Road in Bramhall, Stockport
Stagger - A meander through Cheadle with Chris Morris
Curmudgeon - A Little Bit of Company
390 - March 2017
Pubs of the Year awards
Manchester Beer & Cider Festival review
Meet the Beer Seller
New opening - Reasons to be Cheerful
Letters to the Editor
Pub Of The Month - The Gateway on Wilmslow Road in East Didsbury, Manchester
Curmudgeon - Collision Course
391 - April 2017
A NEW Beer Festival for Manchester
Mild Magic 2017 - Visit Pubs, Drink Beer, Win Prizes
Arden Unveiling - Blue Plaque for Elizabeth Raffald
In Search of Mild - Tracking down an elusive beer with Margaret O'Brien
Meet the Distiller
Trafford & Hulme Awards
Extensive Pub & Brewery News
Pub Of The Month - The Blue Bell on Barlow Road in Levenshulme, Manchester
Stagger - Chorlton-on-Medlock and University with Dave Burston
Curmudgeon - Fear of the Dark - Pale Shadow
392 - May 2017
Stockport Beer & Cider Festival
Beatnikz Republic brewery
Recent Awards and News from around the region
Stockport Beer & Cider Festival music review
Manchester Beer Audit
Jakes Ale House
Manchester Beer Week
Chorlton Beer & Cider Festival
Pub Of The Month - The Hope Inn on Wellington Road North in Heaton Norris, Stockport
Stagger - Jacksons Lane and Bramhall with Dave Pennington
Curmudgeon - No Magic Bullet
393 - June 2017
Home Brewers in action
Macclesfield Pub of the Season
Regional Cider Pub
Hogshead Brewery in Denver by Simon Miller
Manchester Beer Week
Chorlton Beer Festival
Central Manchester Beer Festival
June Pub Of The Month - Crown on Heaton Moor Road in Heaton Moor, Stockport with Dave Carter
July Pub Of The Month - Church Inn on Ravenoak Road in Cheadle Hulme, Stockport with John Sutcliffe
August Pub Of The Month - Grove Alehouse on London Road in Hazel Grove, Stockport with John Clarke
Stagger One - Stockport Market Place with Dave Pennington
Stagger Two - Burton Road - Jim Flynn checks out the flourishing bar scene
Curmudgeon - Back on the Escalator & Brewer Before Taxman?
394 - September 2017
Stockport Beer Week
Cider Making - Looking after the product
New micro bars: Malt Disley, Disley & Vine Hop, Poynton
Stockport & South Manchester Pub of the Year - Chivington Tap, Cheadle Hulme
Cider Circuit
Arden Arms - Change of landlords
Manchester Beer & Cider Festival
CAMRA Discounts - Find out where you can get money off your pint
September Pub Of The Month - Petersgate Tap on St. Petersgate in Stockport with Dave Pennington
October Pub Of The Month - Crown on Vale Close in Heaton Mersey, Stockport with Peter Butler
Stagger - Northenden with Jim Flynn
Curmudgeon - Slippery Slope & A More Selective Appeal
395 - November 2017
Winter Warmer Wander
CAMRA Regional Pub of the Year
Home Brewers Competition
Book Reviews: 20th Century Pub, by Jessica Boak and Ray Bailey; Real Heritage Pubs of the North West
Drinkers' Voice - Speaking up for drinkers
Manchester Beer & Cider Festival
Robbinsons Annual Results
New licensees at the Arden Arms
Pub News and Awards
Brewery Updates
November Pub Of The Month - Reasons To Be Cheerful on Fog Lane in Burnage, Manchester with Margaret O'Brian
December Pub Of The Month - Ladybrook Hotel on Fir Road in Bramhall, Stockport with Lawrence Devaney
Stagger - Stockport Town Centre with Peter Edwardson
Curmudgeon - Baby You Can Drive My Car; Posing A Problem