Between 18th and 22nd August 2010 local BBC Philharmonic musician, David Chatwin, will be joining a group of people taking part in Macmillan Cancer Support's London to Paris Cycling Challenge. It will take 4 days and covers just over 470km.

David has pledged to raise a minimum of £1,400 but he will be covering the whole cost of the trip himself so any donations recieved will go directly to Macmillan Cancer Support.

Come and enjoy the ceilidh band "White Water" perform on Fri 6th Aug at The Old Hall and help support this great charity. They are 5 musicians from The BBC Philharmonic who have formed this great folk band. It promises to be a lively fun night. Starts at 8.30 / 9pm 

With great pride the Old Hall has scooped CAMRA's much coveted award 'Derbyshire Pub of the Year'. We will be throwing a party in celebration of this great achievement on the evening of the 9th August when the Camra branch hold there annual meeting here and intend to present us with the award. More details will follow, however we wish to thank all our customers for their support and keen interest in locally brewed ales that has allowed us to be well and truly marked on the real ale map. We look forward to our next beer festival this September which will have more beers and be better than ever..

Old Hall takes the prize as top Mild Pub

CAMRA promotes Mild throughout May and celebrated National Mild Day on Saturday 8 May 2010. The Old Hall is keen to help bring awareness to this traditional drink and took part in the Mild Challenge this year, stocking dozens of different cask milds along with many other pubs in the Derbyshire, Manchester and Greater Manchester region. We are delighted to have been chosen as the winner of the best mild pub of the challenge. We don't stock milds permanently, but as the demand grows we stock them on a guest rotation regularly and will continue to do so more and more frequently....
Join us on August the 27th (friday night) when we are presented with our award. More details will follow so keep an eye on our website. One thing you can be sure will be present will be some great cask milds...
 

What is mild?

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Milds are black to dark brown to pale amber in colour and come in a variety of styles from warming roasty ales to light refreshing lunchtime thirst quenchers. Malty and possibly sweet tones dominate the flavour profile but there may be a light hop flavour or aroma. Slight diacetyl (toffee/butterscotch) flavours are not inappropriate. Alcohol levels are typically low.

Pale milds tend to have a lighter, more fruity aroma with gentle hoppiness.

Dark milds may have a light roast malt or caramel character in aroma and taste.

Scottish cask beers may have mild characteristics with a dominance of sweetness, smooth body and light bitterness.

Original gravity: less than 1043
Typical alcohol by volume: less than 4.3%
Final gravity 1004 - 1010
Bitterness 14 - 28 EBU

After the sucess of the 2009's festival, which was Whitehough's first Beer and Cider Festival, we are expecting big things for 2010. 2009 saw well over 2000 attendees over the weekend,  but we are hoping for even more next time. Join our mailing list to be the first to know about this and other beer festivals at the Old Hall Inn. Be sure to keep this weekend free...

25th January

3 course supper £14.95

Malt Whisky Bar / Bagpipes / Scottish Beers

Booking essential

Menu

Cock-a-leekie (Soup)

Haggis, Bashed Neeps & Chappit Tatties

Dessert to be confirmed

 25th – 27th February 2011
Real Ale – Cider – Folk Music – Mulled Wine – Gins – Winter Stews

Keep this weekend free for the best winter ale festival in the Peaks! After the massive success of last years festival you will see even more ales & ciders on offer. On the menu will be around 40 winter ales (including a few pale hoppy numbers, for those dreaming of next summer) homemade mulled wines, warming cocktails and great festival food, including a choice of homemade winter stews from local produce.

There will be live accoustic folk music in the bar area on the Friday and Saturday evenings. Bar open to late.

Beers & Ciders to be selected nearer the time. Website will be updated!

(any suggestions, email on info@old-hall-inn.co.uk)

From 17th April until 23rd May, the Old Hall will feature numerous traditional mild beers in support of Stockport & Manchesters Camera (Campaign for Real Ale) Mild Magic 2010.