The following pub information has been reported at the Branch Social Meeting on Wednesday 4 November 2015.

The following pubs offer discounts to card-carrying CAMRA members:
Brass Monkey, Royal Parade; Dolphin Hotel, Barbican; Fisherman's Arms, Barbican; Fortescue, Mutley Plain; Golden Hind, Mannamead; Horse and Groom, Bittaford; Nowhere Inn, City Centre; Porters, Barbican; Stoke Inn, Stoke; Tamar, Crownhill; Union Inn, Plympton; Who'd Have Thought It, Milton Coombe; and all six JDW pubs accept members' vouchers: Britannia Inn, Milehouse; Gog and Magog, Barbican; Mannamead, Mutley; Stannary Court, Plympton; Union Rooms, City Centre; & Queen's Head Hotel, Tavistock. Details of the discounts vary from pub to pub and are at the discretion of the individual pub, or may be withdrawn at any time without notice.

PUB NEWS

Brass Monkey, Royal Parade, reopened after refurbishment on Fri 16th Oct; Royal Albert Bridge Inn, Saltash Passage has reopened after major refurbishment under new owners - we wish them well in their new venture; the Blue Peter, Plymstock, has reportedly been sold; the Golden Hind, Mannamead, will close for refurbishment on 27 November for a week. Beer festivals will take place at Boringdon Arms, Turnchapel, and Fisherman's Arms, Barbican, from 6th to 8th November.

BREWERY NEWS

New breweries have been established in the South West include Bolthole, Brewhouse & Kitchen (Gloucester Quays), Crane Beer, Crossed Anchors, Dynamite Valley, Leafy Hollow, Tremethick, Good Chemistry and RPM.The Patriot Brew pub relocated to Somerset from Warwickshire - we would like to wish all the new breweries the very best of luck in their new ventures.