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CAMRA's Brewery Liaison Officer for Ossett is David Jones 

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In early 2006 the Izakayah Pub Company, Ossett's tied estate, had expanded even further with the acquisition of the Shepherd's Boy on Huddersfield Road, Dewsbury and The Oddfellows at Elland. Both pubs were re-furbished and re-opened. 

At the end of 2006 Ossett acquired the Riverhead Brewery at Marsden with its brewery tap and heavy involvement in local traditions, so they're now sponsors of the Marsden Silver Prize Band. The Riverhead Brewery remains in place with wider distribution via Ossett Brewery. By Summer 2007 the tied estate comprised some ten pubs including The Tap at Ossett, formerly the Masons Arms on The Green, and Fernandes Brewery Tap in Wakefield. The White Horse at Emley was added to the estate in Summer 2008, and the Victoria in South Ossett  became number 12, the Silver King in Autumn 2008. The Hop Wakefield, a real ale, comedy, music and dance opened on 2009 followed by The Hop Leeds in 2010. June 2010 saw the Albion at Alverthorpe become The New Albion: pictures can be seen on this Picasa Web Album http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/wakefieldcamra/NewAlbionAlverthorpe#

Ossett's award-winning beers have long been renowned across the whole of the North and beyond for their clean crisp hoppy flavours. A fact you may not have known is that all Ossett beers are single varietal hop beers. The only other ingredients are water, malt and yeast, a formula which hasn't let them down yet! Beers to note in Spring 2006: Hop Skip & Jump at 4.3% also Firestorm, Pearls of Wisdom and Oregon Pale.

Wakefield CAMRA were privileged to be the first CAMRA Branch invited to visit the new Kings Yard site, Tuesday 9th August 2005.  Please go to the foot of this page to see pictures.

A newPicasa album added early 2011 shows the visit by Huddersfield and Heavy Woollen Branches to present awards to winning Ossett and Fernandes beers at their 2010 beer festivals.