Welcome to the Real Ale Drinkers. I have made this site to promote my love for real ale and also promote those who do the same. One of these groups that shows a love for real ale is the consumer group CAMRA! For those of you that don't know CAMRA campaigns for real ale sold in real pubs and also looks out for our consumer rights. They are an voluntary organisation massing over 80,000 members and counting!
In The News;
Drinking Power Saves Pub From Closure
Property prices threaten pubs
Cheap Booze & Smoking Ban 'Will Close Down Pubs'
Spooky goings on at a Lincoln Pub
Beer Sales Go Online
A Ban on Glasses? Surely Not!
Check out these Websites!
www.takeittothetop.co.uk
www.camrabeerclub.co.uk
Links to Real Ale Pubs in Lincoln and surrounding area;
The Coach & Horses, Hemingby.
The Jolly Brewer, Broadgate, Lincoln.
Tap and Spile, 21 Hungate, Lincoln.
Thorold Arms, High Street, Harmston, Lincoln.
Want to buy some real ale to enjoy at home?
Beer Cellar Lincoln
Beers Of Europe
Brewery Sites
Adnams
Archers
Ashover
Atomic
Banks & Taylor
Bartrams
Batemans
Beeston
Bells
Belvoir
Black Hole
Black Sheep
Blythe
Cains
Castle Rock
Everards
Hook Norton
Hop Back
Jennings
Newby Wyke
Oakham
Oldershaw
Shepherd Neame
Thwaites
Wadworth
Wychwood
For more Brewery sites check out;
Quaffale
Pub Grub Recipe;
Pork Chops with Apples
Serves 4
You will need;
25g (1oz)Butter or block margarine
2 large apples, cored and cut into wedges
1tbsp granulated sugar
4 boneless loin chops, about 100g (4oz) each
1 tbsp olive oil
225ml (8fl oz)dry cider
1/2tsp dried rosmary
1/4tsp salt
black pepper
1/8tsp ground nutmeg
Method:
1. In a large non-stick frying pan melt butter/margarine over a medium heat. Add apple wedges and cook, stiring frequently, for 3mins, or until tender. Add sugar. Cook for 2mins or until golden. Remove from heat. (DO NOT leave the pan unattended while melting the sugar)
2. Using a sharp knife, trim any excess fat fron the chops. Cut a deep, horizontal pocket in each one. Spoon the apple into each pocket, secure the openings with cocktail sticks.
3. Clean and dry the frying pan. Heat the oil ove a medium-high heat. Add pork chops to the pan. Cook for 2mins on each side, or until browned.
4. Add cider, rosemary,seasoning and nutmeg to the pan. Simmer over a low heat for about 25mins, or until chops are fully cooked turning chops occasionally.
5. To serve, remove cocktail sticks and drizzle pan juices over the chops. Serve with crisp roast potatoes and fresh carrots
To save time, don't cut the chops and cook untill done. Serve the apple mixture on the side.
