Pub news:

• Unfortunately having reported last month that The Reformation had reopened, it is now once again closed.
• Renovation work continues on The Crown, South Moreton. Reopening is still planned for February 2019.
• The Crown, Stadhampton may have reopened.

• With particularly festive appropriateness, the third Crown in the Branch News this month - The Crown in Benson has a new manager.

Brewery news:

• Bell Street Brewery has two new seasonal beers. November: Sax on Fire, and December: Very Merry at 6%. 13 firkins have been brewed.