The Bricklayers Arms cricket team is in full swing - halfway through the summer the side has already notched up more victories than in the whole of last season. New players are always welcome and you can find results and match reports, as well as details of upcoming fixtures, on our Cricket Fixtures & Results page - which we'll keep updated over the summer.

The Bricklayer's Arms Cricket Team have been on a bit of a winning streak at the start of the season. You can find results and match reports, as well as details of upcoming fixtures, on our Cricket Fixtures & Results page - which we'll keep updated over the summer.

This week's featured brewery is the Humpty Dumpty Brewery in Reedham, Norfolk.  It's on the tourist trail and Lesley and Stephen are flat out, supplying their visitors' shop and local pubs with their wonderful beer. So we're delighted to have talked them into letting us have some of it. We'll be  serving the following:

Little Sharpie 3.8%
Reedcutter 4.4%
Cheltenham Flyer 4.6%
Humpty Dumpty Porter 5.4%
Swallowtail 4%
Bad Egg 4.1%
Broadland Sunrise 4.2%
Norfolk Nectar 4.6%

which will be on the pumps (along with their beautiful pump clips!) from the weekend.

We're so impressed with Sambrook Brewery's Wandle Ale that we've decided to stock it all the time here at The Bricklayer's Arms.  We're doing this in conjunction with C.A.M.R.A.'s LocAle scheme, which encourages pubs to stock locally produced beer.  This helps support our local economy and also cuts the distance a beer has to travel, thus reducing pollution. Feedback from customers about Wandle Ale has been really good, many likening it to old style Young's Ordinary.

We hope you'll enjoy having it here all the time, as we know you do with the Timothy Taylor's. And remember, we'll still have three hand pumps left to feature different guest beers every week. Along with the Wandle Ale, we'll be featuring Loddon Brewery again this bank holiday weekend, back by popular demand!

We were delighted to receive our CAMRA award for South West London Pub of the Year 2008.  Many thanks to everyone who came down to celebrate with us and thanks again for your continuing support of The Bricklayer's Arms.

 

Left to Right:

Martin Butler of SW London CAMRA, Rebecca Newman and Patricia Barbonne Allen

Photo: Phil Blanchard SW London CAMRA

Nothing says the English Summer better than some fantastic, flavourful ales and cricket on the village green. To satisfy your cravings for the former, we've lined up some fantastic guest beers for this week and next, starting with our old favourites, Brighton-based Dark Star Brewery:

Mild for May  3.6%

Hophead 3.8%

American Pale Ale 4.7%

Best 4%

Old Chestnut 4%

Original 5%

Festival 5%

Stout 4.5%

Espresso 4.2%

Then we move on to some more old friends, the Downton Brewery:

Mild 3.3%

Quadhop 3.9%

Apple Blossom 4.3%

Honey Blonde 4.3%

Dark Delight 5.5%

Then fans of the real Gentleman's Game will be pleased to hear that we've lined up a summer of matches for the Bricklayer's Arms Cricket Team. Fixtures are posted on our dedicated Cricket Fixtures page. Not all venues are confirmed and we still have a match or two to set up, but we'll update the page when the final details are slotted into place.

The Bricklayer's Arms' chefs, Sam and Will, have left to start a new venture.  We are very sad to see them go but wish them all the best for the future.  In the meantime there will be no Sunday roast at The Bricklayer's but we'll keep you all updated on this. Scoff will still be providing meals to order at other times.

New beers this week are from Loddon, in Oxfordshire.  We were so impressed with their Forbury Lion IPA that we got in for the boatrace that we decided to feature their full range.  We will be offering:

Hoppit 3.5%
Dragonfly 4%
Hullabaloo 4.2%
Hornet's Nest 4.3%
Ferryman's Gold 4.4%
Bamboozle 4.8%
Forbury Lion 5.5%

Also next Wednesday at 8pm will be the presentation of our South West London Pub of the Year Award.  There should be a good party atmosphere so do try to pop down and see us.  Our featured brewery will be Dark Star in Brighton, a firm Bricklayer's Arms favourite, and details of the beers will go up on this site next week.

This week's featured brewery is the Art Brewery in Dorset.  Brewers John and Becky, have run their own award-winning pub, The Royal Oak in Twerton, Bath, for years.  They set up Art Brewery in a converted piggery in 2008.  It's a real family affair, their children even design the pump clips for them!  We will be  serving the following:

Art Nouveau 3.9%

I Beer 4%

Art Brut 4.4%

Tempest Stout 4.6%

Dark Brut 5.2%

Wow!  The Yorkshire Beer Festival exceeded all our expectations!  You drank every single last drop of beer by 1pm on Sunday.

Thank you for all your lovely emails, it really is great to get your feedback and we'll forward all your comments on to the Yorkshire brewers.  Our special thanks go out also to CAMRA South West London branch who offer us
their tireless support by loaning us their glasses and helping with serving the beer.

As most of you know, profits always get ploughed straight back into the pub, and today we've taken delivery of new garden furniture that we've been hankering after.  Thank you for this and we hope you enjoy sitting in comfort in the garden this summer!

See you in September for the Devon & Cornwall festival…

Our Yorkshire Beer Festival kicks off at 5pm this evening.

Click here to download the programme, complete with the final list of beers and tasting notes.

It's a pdf file - if you can't open it we recommend the free Foxit Reader