WELCOME TO WOLVERHAMPTON CAMRA
Founded in November 1976, the Wolverhampton branch of the Campaign for Real Ale has campaigned against pub and brewery closures, encouraged publicans to stock real ale, rewarded pubs with our annual Pub of the Year, Cider Pub of the Year and Mild Merit awards and maintained an active social community, organising trips and ‘get togethers’ since our inception.
We can announce that the 2024 Summer Festival of Beer & Cider will take place between 25 – 27th July at the Newhampton Arts Centre, Dunkley Street, Whitmore Reans, Wolverhampton, WV1 4AN.
Award Winners
Our 2023 award winners are as follows:
Wolverhampton City Pub of the Year – Keg & Comfort Micropub, Oxley
Wolverhampton South Staffordshire Pub of the Year – The Swan Hotel, Brewood
Wolverhampton Branch Club of the Year – The Firs Club, Codsall
Founded in November 1976, the Wolverhampton branch of the Campaign for Real Ale has campaigned against pub and brewery closures, encouraged publicans to stock real ale, rewarded pubs with our annual Pub of the Year, Cider Pub of the Year and Mild Merit awards and maintained an active social community, organising trips and ‘get togethers’ since our inception.
CAMRA is one of the most successful consumer organisations across Europe. Founded by four real ale enthusiasts back in March 1971, today we represent beer drinkers and pub-goers across the UK. Our vision is to have quality real ale, cider and perry and thriving pubs in every community.
CAMRA was formed by Michael Hardman, Jim Makin, Bill Mellor and Graham Lees on a trip to Ireland.
At the time, the ‘Big Six’ brewers (Allied, Bass, Courage, Scottish & Newcastle, Watneys and Whitbread) had monopolies on entire regions of the country, owning hundreds of pubs that could only sell their brews. They were pushing tasteless kegged beer onto consumers because it was easier to produce, store and serve, and as a result quality real ale was incredibly hard to find. In fact, there were just five bottle-conditioned beers in existence in the world.
Upcoming Events:
Forthcoming branch events, further details can be found in the Branch Diary.
April 2024
27 April
- 11:30 am – 7:00 pm
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WLV - South Staffs Pub Tour
Minibus tour around some of our South Staffordshire pubs. Please contact Amanda at social@wolverhampton.camra.org.uk for prices and details
- 12:00 pm – 12:30 pm
- WLV - S.Staffs Pub of the Year Presentation
May 2024
2 May
- 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm
- WLV - Branch Meeting
4 May
- 12:00 pm – 7:00 pm
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WLV - Mild in May Pub Crawl
Meeting/starting at the Royal Oak, Tettenhall Wood and making our way towards the City Centre on a pub crawl to enjoy mild ales.
12 May
- 3:30 pm – 4:00 pm
- WLV - City Pub of the Year Presentation
23 May – 26 May
- WLV - Cider Fest (non-CAMRA event)
24 May – 27 May
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WLV - Beer Festival, Penn Bowling Club (non-CAMRA event)
Fantastic Selection of Real Ales and Boxed Ciders
Live music throughout the weekend
Hot food available
Open to All – Non-members welcomeServing times
Fri 24th May – 5pm – midnight
Sat 25th May – noon – midnight
Sun 26th May – noon – midnight
Mon 27th May – noon – 11pm
July 2024
25 July – 27 July
- WLV - Summer Festival of Beer & Cider
Note – sometimes events do not pull through, always check the Branch Diary to be certain.