The first ‘Firkin Club’ field trip took part on a lovely day in January when members were able to go on a walking tour of several pubs in Cambridge that were renowned for their real ales.

Maid Marian Blonde (4.5%) from Springhead Brewery in Retford, Notts.  A golden beer with a fruity orange aroma and a dry peppery finish.

We now have three new ales to try each month and last month we had 3 ales with contrasting tastes drawn from different parts of England:

At our last meeting we enjoyed two new ales:

We enjoyed two new ales:

At our June meeting we enjoyed a futher two new ales:

At our last meeting we enjoyed two new ales:

We enjoyed 2 new ales: First, Easy Rider (4.3%) from Kelham Island Brewery, situated in the heart of

At our meeting in December we enjoyed two new ales that had the obligatory Yuletide theme.

At our last meeting we tried a CAMRA 5 times 'Premium Beer of the Year'.Bateman‘s XXXB (4.8%)

At our last meeting we tried 2 exciting new ales: the favourite was the award winning Everard‟s Tiger Best

At our June meeting, the favourite ale was one steeped in history.

At each meeting we try two new ales, in April 2010 - from an Isle of Man brewery established in 1850