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Bottled beerFishmonger prepares
guideto hang onto his crown
launched
Abergavenny’s Jonny Jenkins is sharpening his pressure in front of a crowd.
knife as he gears up to defend his title at the “I’ve been taking part in this competition CAMRA, the Campaign for Real Ale, has
2009 Young’s British Fish Craft Championships since I was 16, I still get just as nervous as I announced the release of a new edition of
in Cardiff Bay on August 30. did the first time,” he said. its best-selling pocket ‘beer bible’, the Good
Jonny, 34, is busy honing his skills for the The event is organised by the National Bottled Beer Guide.
event – which is being held in Wales for the Federation of Fishmongers, and will be the The Guide, now in its seventh edition, is
first time in its 57-year history. centrepiece of the Cardiff Harbour Festival an exhaustively researched compilation on
“The pressure is on as I have to defend my which includes tall ships, an open air market, everything to do with the thriving world of
title against the very best fishmongers in the craft stalls, live music and best dressed pirate the bottled beer
UK,” he said. “It’s not just a question of competition. market, completely
speed, we are judged on presentation and Other events include the Welsh Oyster revised and
display as well.” Opening Championships – where the deft- updated by
Jonny is the shop manager and chief fingered will show their dexterity in the clean internationally
fishmonger at Vin Sullivan Fine Foods in and speedy opening of 30 native oysters in as
acclaimed beerBlaenavon. fast a time as possible. The winner will
author, Jeff Evans.“Although I deal with fish all day, getting represent Wales at the World Oyster Opening
With moreready for an event is a different matter as you Championship in Galway in September.
have to perform a wide variety of tasks under The three-day fish-fest also includes than 1,300
demonstrations of fish different bottle-
craft skills by members conditioned
Jonny Jenkins of the National beers listed in
Federation of this new edition,
Fishmongers, and fish CAMRA is
cookery pleased to
demonstrations report that UK
performed by Simon and
Keely, of the award- international
winning Old Post Office brewers have
restaurant in St Fagans. lost none of
And should Jonny
their bottle,hang on to his title, he
and are in fact producing more beers thanwon’t be celebrating
ever for drinkers to enjoy as a supplementwith a fish supper.
“I rarely eat fish,” to the pub-going experience.
he said. “I suppose it’s After all, when CAMRA was founded in
like working in a sweet 1971, there were only five bottle-
shop, when you are conditioned beers in regular production!
around it all day, you Jeff Evans, Good Bottled Beer Guide
don’t want to see it on author, said: “The growth in premium
your dinner plate as bottled ales shows no sign of ending. In
well.” fact, it seems to be picking up speed. Three
years ago when we published the last
edition of the Good Bottled Beer Guide,
there were around 800 ‘real ales in a bottle’
on the market.Cooking up gourmet treats
“For this new edition, I was staggered
to discover more than 1,300! Many of themChefs at The Celtic Manor Resort will reveal All three sessions will be followed by a
come from Britain's small, craft breweriessome of their secrets while cooking up a champagne reception and gourmet three-
but big companies such as Fuller's, Greenesumptuous three-course lunch for guests in a course lunch at The Crown for all participants.
King, Marston's, Shepherd Neame and Wellsseries of gourmet cookery demonstrations. The day, which costs £45 per person,
& Young's all have real ales in a bottle, too.Executive chef James Sommerin and Tim begins at 11am with morning coffee and
The choice for the drinker in the off-tradeMcDougall, the head chef at The Crown at biscuits served before the live cookery
has never been better, especially as you canCeltic Manor, will begin the informative master demonstration.
find real ale in a bottle in a wide variety ofclasses on August 29, when they will be
outlets from giant supermarkets to countryshowing how to prepare and cook shellfish.
farm shops.”Celebrity chef Sommerin, a recent finalist in
BBC 2’s Great British Menu, holds Wales’ only In the latest edition of the guide, Evans
Michelin Star at sister restaurant, The Crown at provides a definitive list of UK brewers
Whitebrook, while McDougall has helped the currently producing bottle-conditioned
Celtic Manor fine-dining venue become the beers, as well as an exclusive compilation of
only restaurant in South Wales to attain three individual recommendations, taste-tested to
AA rosettes. ensure quality and categorised by beer style
They performed their first gourmet cookery for greater usability.
demonstration to a packed restaurant at CAMRA’s Good Bottled Beer Guide by
Christmas and will be revisiting that seasonal Jeff Evans is priced £10.99 for CAMRA
theme with ‘An Alternative Christmas’ on members, and £12.99 for non-members.
December 5. Before then, they will turn their
creative skills to game fayre on October 24. Tim McDougall
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