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Pub and Brewery News
(taken from the January 2012 branch meeting)

• Wetherspoon's Ruthin opens on Tuesday, January 31st.

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Pub and Brewery News
(taken from the December 2011 branch meeting)

• Hafod Brewery is up and running and details have been passed to Chair IO as the BLO for
  Hafod. Beers currently available from Hafod are Hafod Light @ 4.6%abv, Hafod Classic @
  3.8% abv and Hafod Dark @ 4.1% abv. The website, currently under construction, can be
  found at http://www.welshbeer.com
• The Yacht in Oakenholt has been privately purchased from Punch Taverns and is reported
  to be selling Real Ale
• The Talardy Park Hotel in St. Asaph is closed for refurbishment (believed to be by Marston's.
• It was reported that The Clwyd Gate is now closed
• The Crown Bard in Rhyl has been noted selling cask beer, so far in the form of Deuchars IPA

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Pub and Brewery News
(taken from the November 2011 branch meeting)

• The newly formed Hafod Brewery has begun trading in Mold and is selling beers at The Delyn Wine Bar.  

• Although some opposition has been voiced locally, another new brewery looks set to go ahead in Henllan.

• The Royal Oak in Flint is still selling Oakwell Senior Ale.

• There is a change of Licensee for The Crown Bard, Rhyl (Enterprise Inns); no cask beers are yet on sale, however.

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Pub and Brewery News
(taken from the October 2011 branch meeting)

• The Royal Oak in Flint is thinking of stopping sale of its Senior beer as it struggles to sell with only a limited number of regular drinkers.

• The Albion in Conwy may become a showcase for microbrewers, especially those from North Wales.

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Pub and Brewery News
(taken from the September 2011 branch meeting)

• Confirmation has now been received that The Sun at Glyndyfrdwy is no longer open.

• The White Horse at Hendrerwydd is also closed.

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Pub and Brewery News
(taken from the July 2011 branch meeting)

• The Stag, Bagillt expects to be be stocking real ale again in the near future.
  The new Wetherspoon outlet has opened in Holywell, named The Market Cross. A  Meet the Brewer evening with Conway brewery has been held already.
• The Pentan, Mold is under new management and could see the return of cask ale. Also, talks are underway to organise a Mold Beer Festival although a date and venue is yet to be confirmed.
• According to press coverage, there is a brewery on the Llyn Peninsula; more details are also being sought about the Henllan brewery plans.

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Pub and Brewery News
(taken from the June 2011 branch meeting)

• The Fox, Ysceifiog is open and selling real ale, usually a selection 3.  Currently open at 4pm weekdays, and from 12:00 noon on weekends.

• The Millbank, Rhyl has re-opened and is currently stocking up to 3 Thwaites ales.

• Having reopened recently, The Berwyn Arms in Glyndyfrdwy remains busy, and continues to sell a range of Thwaites real ales.   There is still no news on whether The Sun in the east of the same village continues to trade as a real ale pub.

• Planning permission has been granted for a new brewery in Henllan.

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Pub and Brewery News
(taken from the March 2011 branch meeting)

• According to the company website, Wetherspoon's at Ruthin is due to open in January 2012
• The Millbank, Rhyl is closed and boarded up,
• The Druid's Arms, Gorsedd is reported as being near to reopening.
• The Cross Vaults, Holywell had increased its cask beer range.
• The Wynnstay Arms, Ruthin is reported now as being Free of Tie and has two cask beers available.

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In February 2011, Bill Llewellyn, J D Wetherspoon Branch Manager at The Gold Cape in Mold and a Vale of Clwyd Branch member of CAMRA, hosted a Meet The Brewer event with representatives from Peerless Brewery in Birkenhead.

Pub and Brewery News
(taken from the February 2011 branch meeting)

• J D Wetherspoon plc has purchased The Castle in Ruthin; it is believed that it will be a Lloyds/Wetherlodge.
• Planning Application for the Holywell branch of Wetherspoon's has been granted.
• The Yacht in Flint is for sale by auction.
• The Crown Bard now has resumed sales of cask beer.
• The Fox is Ysceifiog has reopened for 5 nights a week.
• The Sun at Glyndyfrdwy may be closed as a pub.
• The Kinmel Arms in Llandyrnog has been sold by Punch Taverns, free of Tie.
• The Mason's Arms in Mold now has cask beer.
• Bar 236 in Prestatyn is now open with 2 beers from Facers.

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Pub and Brewery News
(taken from the January 2011 branch meeting)

• The Coach and Horses, Flint Mountain has closed.

• The Swan, Rhyl now has guest ales on offer

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