LJRs’ January Wine Sale Begins!
Little Johnny Russells‘ annual January Wine Sale is back with loads of different wines for only £10 each from Sunday to Thursday. A bottle of wine and an open fire sounds pretty good right now…
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Southsea Boutique Market at Little Johnny Russells
Saturday was an amazing day in Southsea with many other events going down across the city. As well as King Street Tavern we also made it down to the Southsea Boutique Market held at Little Johnny Russells which was also packed with great stalls.
2nd Annual Strong Island Home Brew Competition
Right Ladies and Gents here’s a nice little project for you to get your teeth stuck into over the winter months. The 2nd annual Strong Island Home Brew competition will see you have a bash at brewing your own beer to be entered into a competition which will be judged by a panel of experts with the winner potentially having their brew/recipe brewed by Irving & Co. Brewers and made for distribution around pubs in the Portsmouth area. This is all providing you have what it takes to be a brewing master of course! Who knows, we may even coax a beer brewing superstar out of the woodwork!
There are 2 categories to enter in this competition:-
1st – The Specified Home Brew Kit category. This is for all the beginners out there who have never attempted anything like this before but are still willing to have a bash at becoming Strong Island Home Brew champion. We’ve specified the Young’s Home Brew Kit available from Wilkinson’s as the kit to use for this category. To enter this all you have to do is pop down to Wilkinson’s or follow the link, purchase the specified kit and then start brewing. A receipt of your purchase will have to be provided as part of your entry form on the night.
2nd – The Unrestricted Brew category. Whether you already are a home brewer or you really want to go to town and build your own micro brewery this is the category for you. Designed to make no boundaries for the brewer, this category is designed to really let the skills be shown of your home brewing talent. Any kit and brewing process is allowed so go for your life.
Rules
The categories to which your final brew will be judged on are -
- TASTE
- AROMA
- COLOR
- CLARITY
- DRINKABILITY
- NAME/PRESENTATION/LABEL
The judging panel will consist of Malcolm Irving from Irving & Co. Brewers in Portsmouth, Stuart Ainsworth who is Landlord of the Leopold Tavern which is Portsmouth & South East Hampshire CAMRA pub of the year and myself, Ben Mills proprietor of LJRs and The Belle Isle.
- Any brew is welcome to enter be it Ale, Bitter, Ginger Beer, Cider, Lager etc. (Note this only applies to the Unrestricted Brew category)
- There are no limits on team numbers so you can enter as a solo brewer or as a team
- Over 18′s only can enter the competition
- Final entries are to be presented to the judges in bottles. 3 bottles are to be submitted to give a fair representation of your batch.
- Your receipt of purchase MUST be presented with your entry form on the night (for all Specified Home Brew Kit entrants)
- A list of all ingredients and a brief description of the brewing process MUST be submitted with your entry form on the night (for entrants of BOTH categories)
Prizes will be awarded for 1st, 2nd and 3rd places as well as best in show. Remember we won’t just be looking at the brew but also the presentation, name and label design of each entry and don’t forget the golden carrot if the winning brew’s up to scratch you could well see your recipe brewed up by Irving & Co. Brewers and distributed to pubs in and around Portsmouth as happened last year with Strong Island Hopper.
The judging evening will be Wednesday 1st February at Little Johnny Russells, Albert Road, Southsea. Make sure your brew is ready for then along with all the requirements for entry.
Any questions or queries please email ben@littlejohnnyrussells.com
Paul will be posting details at the end of the week about how to do the initial sign up with an online form but until then you can get brewing from now. Get your friends or family involved, spread the word and good luck brewing!
The Skate Pub Quiz
Know your smith grinds from your feebles? Strong Island, Southsea Skatepark and Little Johnny Russells are hosting a skateboarding themed pub quiz at LJRs on Wednesday 26th October with a load of prizes up for grabs. It’s only £2 per person entry with teams of up to two people, all money will go to the skatepark charity. The last time we ran this it was a busy night and a lot of fun, hope to see you there this time.
The Skate Pub Quiz
Know your smith grinds from your feebles? Strong Island, Southsea Skatepark and Little Johnny Russells are hosting a skateboarding themed pub quiz at LJRs on Wednesday 26th October with a load of prizes up for grabs. It’s only £2 per person entry with teams of up to two people, all money will go to the skatepark charity. The last time we ran this it was a busy night and a lot of fun, hope to see you there this time.
Sunday Roasts are back at LJR’s
The highly regarded LJR Sunday Roast dinners are back! Choose from Lamb, Beef, Chicken or vegetarian option served with crispy roast potatoes, Yorkshire pudding and all the delicious trimmings. £6.50 each served from Midday.
You’re hungry now, right?
Rocker Soccer 2011
Ladies and gentlemen are you ready? Rocker Soccer is back due to popular demand and who are we to deny you. As with last year we need 15 teams of 8 players (including subs) to come forward and take part in one of the events of the summer! Entry fee per team is £80 (a measly £10 per player!)
Last tournament saw Circle Square Triangle walk off with the cup, can Sumo regain their championship status or will a new team step up and lift the trophy?
Remember this is a charity event so we will be looking for teams to find unique ways of raising money for this years chosen charity. For instance your team could donate a pound for every goal you concede or maybe you could get sponsors for every goal you score. The chosen charity this year is Cancer Research UK and you can also make donations to our event here http://www.justgiving.com/LJRrockersoccer
As usual there will be a plate tournament running alongside.
There will be a BBQ on the day and Bar will be open although no outside drinks are to be bought in. We are currently looking for a band to perform on the day – Jake Hale, Playfootball, has opened up a pitch for half time music – ANYONE INTERESTED IN PLAYING?
This year’s tournament will be hosted on Saturday 2nd July at ROKO on Copnor Road. Again the award ceremony will be held on the night at Little Johnny Russells featuring our charity raffle, your chance to win some great prizes! This event is open to families and spectators as well so we hope to see you all there for another great fundraising event.
Please visit www.rockersoccer.info to download your entry form. Once complete please return your form and your entry fee to Little Johnny Russells in a clearly marked envolope.
Sunday Sundae
Sunday Sundae returns for a one off special to raise money for the Tom Prince Cancer Trust at Little Johnny Russells on Sunday 17th April.
There will be a secret cake garden, palm reader, pin the tail on the donkey and a crap gift tombola with all proceeds going to charity. Providing tunes for your aural pleasure are Dave Saunders, Simon Heartfield and Sundae Girl. Entry is free but donations are more than welcome and Sunday roasts are available with a cut of each one sold going to the Tom Prince Trust.
One Man Party at LJRs
One Man Party (aka Steve from Soulwax) DJed at Little Johnny Russells last month and LJRs got in myself and Lisa as part of Compulsive Productions to film a little edit and take some film photography. As expected, Steve killed it and it was an amazing night. The edit and a couple of photos are below and you can see more photos over at Forever Circling.
Strong Island Homebrew Competition Evening
It is almost time, homebrews at the ready! Wednesday night sees our very first Homebrew competition reach it’s finale with our tasting and awards evening, held at Little Johnny Russells. The evening starts at 7:30pm, registration runs from 8:00pm to 8:30pm and then the tasting will begin.
A quick reminder of the rules, the categories to which your final brew will be judged on are taste, aroma, colour, clarity, drinkability and name/presentation/label. The judging panel will consist of Shep Woolley who is organiser of the annual Portsmouth Beer Festival, Malcolm Irving from Irving & Co. Brewers in Portsmouth, Stuart Ainsworth who is Landlord of the Leopold Tavern which is Portsmouth & South East Hampshire CAMRA pub of the year and Ben Mills proprietor of LJRs and The Belle Isle.
Prizes will be awarded for 1st, 2nd and 3rd places as well as best in show. Remember we won’t just be looking at the brew but also the presentation, name and label design of each entry and don’t forget the golden carrot if the winning brew’s up to scratch you could well see your recipe brewed up by Irving & Co. Brewers and distributed to pubs in and around Portsmouth.
If you’ve been brewing away over the Christmas and New Year be sure to get your homebrew bottled up and even if you haven’t had time this time still come along to enjoy in the beer nerding and no doubt pisstaking.
Check HERE for the full competition details and we hope to see you tomorrow night!
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