The ESKA Dinner & Dance was held on 27th November 2021 at the Needham House Hotel in Little Wymondley.
The evening was full of drinks, awards, food, dancing and unity
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The ESKA ‘East is East’ Real Ale Tour 2019
The day begins in biggleswade
This years tour started in the first pub of the original beer tour a decade ago and the location of the now infamous “PIE GATE” incident (which will be marked by Biggleswades first Blue Circle plaque outside the pub – but it might have a bite sized chunk missing!!).
Read moreOur annual ESKA Dinner & Dance was held on 24th November 2018 at the Needham House Hotel in Little Wymondley.
This was the 2nd year the event has been held back at the Needham House Hotel a central location which is great for most clubs to get to.
The evening was full of drinks, awards, food, dancing and most importantly fun!
Our annual ESKA Dinner & Dance was held on 24th November 2018 at the Needham House Hotel in Little Wymondley.
This was the 2nd year the event has been held back at the Needham House Hotel a central location which is great for most clubs to get to.
The evening was full of drinks, awards, food, dancing and most importantly fun!
So, here is the ESKA 2018 “Deep South Real Ale Tour” synopsis with the usual anecdotal stories…. Sensei Gavin having yet another food issue, Sensei Tony still unable to drink a full pint of Ale, the welcome introduction of 2 new “Real Alers” and of course another excellent final meal to finish the night off.
Our annual ESKA Dinner & Dance was held on 18th November 2017 at the Needham House Hotel in Little Wymondley.
It was great to be back at this venue (Previously called the Blakemore) after many years at the Old Palace Lodge hotel in Dunstable.
The evening was full of drinks, awards, food, dancing and most importantly fun!
Real Ale Tour – Another Year
Following another successful ESKA Real Ale Tour, here is a short write up of the few highlights that can be remembered!
We must also compliment and thank both Matt (‘driver’, who only got lost once) and Fiona (‘head mistress’ who made sure all the “kids” got round safely) and without whom the tour would not have been possible. They also coped well with the heckling and the later than expected finish.
In keeping with the ‘head mistress’ and educational theme, the day was more educational than expect and a number of important things were learnt throughout the day, either by practical experiment, harsh experience or observation.
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The 2019 ESKA beer tour (named “(Y)East is (Y)East”) will be on Sat 29th June and will consist of a tour of some of the best (real ale) pubs between Biggleswade and Cambridge (ie to the East and hence the name!).
At the moment, the initial list of pubs is in the list below (if it is not changed by good recommendations for other pubs).
Start @ Biggleswade
- The Rising Sun, Potton, SG19 2PA (5 various)
- The Chequers, Little Gransden, SG19 3DW (several CAMRA awards)
- The Monkfield Arms, Cambourne, CB23 66Y (Hobgoblin)
- The Red Lion, Histon, CB24 9JD, (CAMRA Best Cambridge pub 2017)
- The Bank Micropub, Willingham, CB24 5ES (own micro Brewery)
- The White Swan, Connington, CB23 4LN (Adnams + 1)
- The Courtyard, Papworth Everard, CB23 3UY (own micro Brewery)
- Thornton Arms, Everton, SG19 2LD (4 various)
End @ Biggleswade
The start time will be about 12 noon(ish) and will finish with a curry (or other suitable food) about 9pm.
Please feel free to join us and invite other club members (who enjoy real ale), especially those from the Cambridge clubs, that the 2019 route goes very close to.
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