LocAle
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CAMRA LocAle is about increasing the sale of local real ales in local pubs. Local breweries are often run by local people who (of course) drink in the local pubs themselves and consequently have a much closer understanding of their market. In recent years the number of microbreweries in Cheshire has snowballed to more than 25. The benefits of a successful CAMRA LocAle scheme are listed below. You may click on the name for contact and location information on each pub.
- Improved consumer choice due to more locally brewed real ales being available in pubs
- Local brewers selling more real ale allowing them to expand, benefiting the local economy and real ale choice
- Fewer "beer miles" resulting in less road congestion and pollution
- An increase in tourism as successful local brewers give the area greater distinctiveness and therefore tourist appeal
- Thriving pubs due to the wider availability of local real ales in pubs boosting the number of pub visits
- An increase in local identity and pride
In short, CAMRA LocAle is about consumer choice, local jobs, supporting a sustainable environment, creating local distinctiveness and promoting local pubs.
South Cheshire's criteria to qualify as LocAle means the pub has to serve at least one local beer (from within 30 miles of the Branch boundry) all the time although the beer may change, save for rare occasions when no beer is available. The beer also needs to be of a consistent quality that CAMRA would support. You may not agree with this definition but for this purpose we needed something clear and precise.
You can recognize a LocAle pub by the publicity material normally on display often including LocAle labels on the handpumps. The current South Cheshire LocAle-accredited pubs include (note this list is being updated spring 2019):-
- Alpraham
- Travellers Rest Chester Road Alpraham CW6 9JA
- Alsager
- Mere 58 Crewe Road Alsager ST7 2HA
- Railway Inn 19 Audley Road Alsager ST7 2QL
- Aston
- Bhurty Wrenbury Road Aston CW5 8DQ
- Barbridge
- Barbridge Inn Old Chester Road Barbridge CW5 6AY
- Bunbury
- Dysart Arms Bowe's Gate Road Bunbury CW6 9PH
- Burleydam
- Combermere Arms Whitchurch Road Burleydam SY13 4AT
- Cholmondeley
- Cholmondeley Arms Wrenbury Road Cholmondeley SY14 8HN
- Church Minshull
- Badger Cross Lane [B5074] Church Minshull CW5 6DY
- Crewe
- Borough Arms 33 Earle Street Crewe CW1 2BG
- Crewe Dog Unit L, Market Hall. 27 Earle Street. Crewe CW1 2BL
- Duke of Gloucester University Way Crewe CW1 5HW
- Earl Of Chester 104 Wistaston Road Crewe CW2 7RE
- Hops 8-10 Prince Albert Street Crewe CW1 2DF
- Tom's Tap & Brewhouse 4-5 Thomas Street Crewe CW1 2BD
- Hankelow
- White Lion Audlem Road Hankelow CW3 0JA
- Haslington
- Haslington Cricket Club Clay Lane Haslington CW1 5SE
- Marbury
- Swan Wrenbury Road Marbury SY13 4LS
- Middlewich
- Kings Lock 1 Booth Lane Middlewich CW10 0JJ
- Royal British Legion 100 Lewin Street Middlewich CW10 9AS
- White Bear Hotel Wheelock Street Middlewich CW10 9AG
- Nantwich
- Black Lion 29 Welsh Row Nantwich CW5 5ED
- Crown High Street Nantwich CW5 5AS
- Ebenezer's Craft Beer Emporium 2 Castle Street Nantwich CW5 5BA
- Leopard 33 London Road Nantwich CW5 6LJ
- Wickstead Arms 5 Mill Street Nantwich CW5 5ST
- Sandbach
- Beer Emporium 8 Welles Street Sandbach CW11 1GT
- Old Hall High Street Sandbach CW11 1AL
- Wheatsheaf 1 Hightown Sandbach CW11 1AG
- Sproston
- Fox & Hounds Holmes Chapel Road, [A54] Sproston CW4 7LW
- Spurstow
- Yew Tree Inn Long Lane Spurstow CW6 9RD
- Warmingham
- Bears Paw School Lane Warmingham CW11 3QN
- Wheelock
- Cheshire Cheese 466-468 Crewe Road Wheelock CW11 3RL
- Willaston
- Nags Head 87 Wistaston Road Willaston CW5 6QP
- Winsford
- Delamere Street Dog 1-3 Delamere Street. Winsford CW7 2LX
- No. 4 Bar 4-4A Delamere Street Winsford CW7 2LS
- Queen's Arms Dene Drive Winsford CW7 1AT