HOW well do you know York's pubs? And how much attention have you been paying in them this year? Let's find out....
This is our final beer column of 2015, so we're inviting you to challenge your family and friends with our 'pub quiz'. There are 40 points available, and there's a link to the answers at the end.
1) York-based pub company Pivovar opened a new bar and restaurant in Piccadilly in November. What is it called?
2) What is the name of Leeds Brewery's new pub in High Petergate, which opened the same weekend?
3) Raspberry Red Ale won the top award at the York Beer and Cider Festival on Knavesmire in September. Which two North Yorkshire breweries teamed up to make it? (a point for each)
4) Jason Hawkins became licensee of The Corner Pin in Tanner Row in June. Which two other city-centre pubs did he already run? (a point for each)
5) Which York-area brewery won a lucrative contract this year to provide beer for the House of Commons?
6) John Pybus replaced Jim Hardie as landlord at which small York pub in November?
7) Plans have been unveiled for a new brewery in Walmgate. What will it be called?
8) Which two York pubs are owned by Ossett Brewery? (a point for each)
9) What is the name of the pub in Cemetery Road that closed this year?
10) In March next year, Gordon Watkins will mark his 35th anniversary as landlord at which York pub?
11) Name six York pubs with different colours in their names (a point for each)
12) What is the name of the brewery in Ellerton in East Yorkshire?
13) Which Yorkshire brewery produces a beer called 1872 Porter?
14) And which brewery's beers include Comfortably Numb, Wild Gravity and Dazed & Confused?
15) The Five Lions in Walmgate was given what new name earlier this year?
16) In March, which pub was named York Campaign for Real Ale's pub of the year for 2015?
17) North Riding Brewery and Brass Castle Brewery teamed up this summer to create a beer that includes pineapple, mango and coconut. What was it called?
18) Identify these six York pubs by their initials and the initials of their streets (a point for each). (A clue - the first three are within the City Walls, the other three are not.)
a: The GF in P
b: The BC in HS
c: The BS in PG
d: The DT in MR
e: The SOM in HG
f: The L in FR
19) Name three girls' names that appear in York pub names. (a point for each)
20) Solve these anagrams to reveal York pub names. Any "The" prefixes are included among the letters. (one point for each)
a: Hammered sore rat
b: He delegates rap
c: The snowing pint
d: Hoaxed front man
e: Hate eggy lilt
f: Idle hornet
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