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 (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.
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!
Our 1st annual home brew competition is now getting close! We’ve had loads of entries come in over the last couple of months and we are hoping for a great turn out at the tasting and awards evening to be held next Wednesday (2nd February) at Little Johnny Russells. If you have been brewing away over Christmas and the New Year but are still to register please enter your (individual or team) details to the right of this post.
To find out the full details of the competition and the event click HERE and if you have any other questions get in contact with us via homebrew@strong-island.co.uk.
We’ll be posting up some more info and reminders in the days running up to the event, we’re looking forward to seeing everyone on Wednesday!
Little Johnny Russells are now selling tickets for their New Years Eve party, featuring Electro, Hip Hop, Indie, Funk and party bangers by Gentle Bren & Red Indie. Tickets are available from behind the bar for £10. Find out more at www.littlejohnnyrussells.com.
Right Ladies and Gents here’s a nice little project for you to get your teeth stuck into over the winter months. The 1st 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 -
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 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.
The judging evening will be Wednesday 2nd 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 homebrew@strong-island.co.uk
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!
Poster Design: Tristan Savage
Artist Richt recently visited Southsea and Little Johnny Russells to again add his artistic touch to the pub, this time painting the window boards with a medieval flavour. The works together are entitled “It’ll end in tears”. You can see the work in the pub itself and you can find out more about Richt at the following:
news.richt-what.co.uk
This Saturday is gonna be murder on the dance floor at the despicable and down right ungodly Russells. Get your face off to get off your face and scream the house down….
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If you don’t know by no then you should do. 1 Venue, 2 Channels and 300 sets of wireless headphones for you, the unsuspecting punter. Get involved as always and keep up to date over at Facebook. £5 on the door.
The live paint jam in the garden of Little Johnny Russells went off on Saturday with a strong turnout and some awesome artwork being produced. At the same time there was also an indoor market in the bar. Below are a load of photos from the day, be sure to click on Read More link below to see them all.
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