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Congratulations to all of the publicans in our branch who have made it into the Good Beer Guide 2026!
Working our way clockwise from top right, we have John at the Spire & Spoke, Watlington; Graham and Celia at the Bird in Hand, Henley-on-Thames; Corinne at the Red Lion, Brightwell-cum-Sotwell; Jez and Mandy at the Plum Pudding, Milton; Di and Zoe at the Crown, South Moreton; Rodney at the George, Sutton Courtenay; Shane at Loddon Tap Yard, Dunsden; Liam at the Plough, Long Wittenham; Heather and Karolina at the Catherine Wheel, Henley-on-Thames; Dave at the Cross Keys, Wallingford; Les & Julie at the Leathern Bottle, Lewknor; Joseph and Amy (deputising for Lottie) at the Greyhound, Whitchurch-on-Thames; and Ruth and Darren at the Fleur de Lys, East Hagbourne. Not pictured: the Flowing Spring, Playhatch.
Branch, Regional & National News
- Brewery Pop-up Bar wins Summer Pub of the Season
Sunday 9 August 2026
A great afternoon was had by a good number of branch members on Friday 31st July at Amwell Springs Pop Up Bar, just a short pleasant stroll from Cholsey Railway Station. It was a pleasure to present the branch Summer Pub of the Season to brewer Adam Strudwick and head brewer Andrew Gibbons (pictured left and right respectively, together with branch chair, Graham Hards).It’s an absolutely delightful place to visit and sup some very locally brewed ales! We also had the pleasure of trying out the brand new cask ale Lost at Sea, which was a very refreshing hazy pale ale packed with New Zealand hops. Perfect for quenching the thirst during these relentless heatwaves!
Branch, Regional & National Events
Note that only the first venue for socials is shown. Click through to the event’s page to find the full itinerary.
- Lunchtime Social Friday 28 August 2026 12:00 Fleur de Lys, East Hagbourne
- Branch trip to Moreton-in-Marsh Beer Festival Friday 11 September 2026 Moreton-in-Marsh Cricket Club
- Branch Meeting Wednesday 16 September 2026 20:00 Flowing Spring, Playhatch
- Lunchtime Social Friday 25 September 2026 12:00 Greyhound, Whitchurch on Thames
- Bermondsey Beer Mile Saturday 3 October 2026 12:00 London
- Branch Meeting Wednesday 14 October 2026 20:00 Red Lion, Blewbury
- Pub Perambulation of Henley Saturday 24 October 2026 12:00 Bird in Hand, Henley-on-Thames
Other Local Events
- Basingstoke Beer Festival Friday 4 – Sunday 6 September 2026 Basingstoke Sports and Social Club
- Bunkfest Friday 4 – Sunday 6 September 2026 Wallingford
- Choko Beer Festival Saturday 26 September 2026 12:00 Laurence Hall, Cholsey
- Swindon Beer Festival 17:00 Thursday 22 – 19:00 Saturday 24 October 2026 Steam Museum, Swindon
Latest Soxon Ale Magazine
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Attention Branch members
If you are a fully paid up member of CAMRA, please do visit the Members' Area, where we endeavour to keep all of our members appraised of the latest news relating to Good Beer Guide nominees, Pub of the Year and Season candidates, and general beer scoring trends. You will also find minutes of our monthly Branch meetings for the last 12 months, as well as for our most recent AGM.
Calling all pub landlords and brewers in the Branch area
If you are throwing a beer-related event at your pub or brewery we would love to hear about it! Please contact us to let us know about your event and we will post it here as well as on our social media.
Pubs as ACVs
We currently have 5 pubs as Assets of Community Value (ACVs) in the branch. If you would like to find out more about protecting your local with an ACV, take a look at the help on our main website.