Batley: The recent Cellar Bar beer festival was a success, some great beers in an amazing variey of styles; so popular they ran out of beer on Saturday tea-time! After providing welcome relief in the Carlinghow real ale desert by providing 3 ales on Autovac, Glenn at the Barfield Arms (Enterprise Inns) is leaving due to the difficult trading conditions.

Birstall: The Black Bull Birstall has replaced Worthington Cask with John Smiths Cask as it is no longer available. Independent guests continue to be very popular. The Horse & Jockey has a rotating guest in consistently fine form alongside John Smiths.

Chickenley: The Spinners has four hand pumps, just one in use when visited, selling Black Sheep Bitter, but they will only serve alcohol with meals despite having a pub licence.

Cleckheaton: The Talbot, Cleckheaton has Theakston's Bitter, XB and a rotating guest selling well under Ronan, the keen licensee, who is also boosting trade in good food. We have a social planned for 19th August, non-members welcome, starting there from 8pm then from 9:30 moving to the Commercial, a multi-roomed traditional town pub with Tetley Bitter, Landlord and sometimes Black Sheep. Quality of Tetley Bitter has (arguably) been very good since last year and I would suggest giving it a try if you haven't lately. The Rose & Crown has Everard's Tiger and Fuller's London Pride. The Marsh continues to fly the flag for Mild in the area, with the tasty Old Mill Mild selling well alongside Bitter, with either or both the excellent Bullion and seasonal beers. A large new canopy provides shelter or shade for outdoor drinking.

Dewsbury: The Crackenedge has four ales; Tetley, John Smith, Black Sheep and York Guzzler, all seen at 2.10 / pint. The Shepherds Boy has lost Landlord, but they recently had Taylors Best Bitter and Fullers ESB on the bar (pricey but worth it). Fuller's fine range of beers are now a feature of the Ossett pubs, with London Pride and Chiswick Bitter often on. The pub is also advertising a beer festival for 17th - 19th July. The West Riding hosted another successful beer festival at the end of May, starting on the Thursday; With more choice than ever before, the 32 firkins (9 gallon casks) had sold out by 10:30 on the Saturday evening.

Dewsbury Moor: The George, Moorend Lane has Tetley Bitter and Black Sheep, and the pub is reassuringly busy.

Gomersal: The Bull's Head has best-selling Jennings Cumberland, Tetley Bitter and is trying also Black Sheep.

Hanging Heaton: The Fox & Hounds has Tetley Bitter and Theakston's Bitter.

Hartshead: The tastefully refurbished Hartshead Club welcomes real ale drinkers to try its two ales, Red Lion White Lion recently found in fine form.

Heckmondwike: The Railway and the George have both been demolished while sales of real ale at the New Charnwood continue to rise. A dozen different milds were available during May and proved popular alongside Landlord and a further guest beer. The Old Hall has a new manager and quality of the Sam Smith Old Brewery bitter, still drawn from wooden casks, is reported to be good.

Hightown: The Cross Keys has John Smith Cask, Taylor Landlord ( @2.00 / pint ) and Jennings Cumberland.

Liversedge: The Swan has a well-kept range including Tetley's, well-priced Daleside Bitter and Taylor's Landlord.

Mirfield: The Pear Tree, Battyeford has changed managers a few times and has been completely and smartly refurbished with 3 handpulls including Wells' Bombardier. Nearby, new licensees Emma and Shawn at the Wilson's Arms are keen to promote real ale; they currently have one real ale, Wells Bombardier which has proven popular but they would love to build up demand so that they can expand the range. So please visit these two pubs in Battyeford, on the main Huddersfield Road out of Mirfield, and give them some encouragement. We have a social on 22nd July starting at the Wilson's from 8pm then moving to the Pear Tree around 9:30, non-members welcome.

Ravensthorpe: The Station at is up for sale as is Rosies.

Shaw Cross: The Huntsman has won the Heavy Woollen branch Pub of the Season award for Spring 2008. Regular beers are Chidswell Bitter (Tom Wood) and Taylor's Landlord, with two rotating guests; on the night were Sharp's Eden Ale and Anglo-Dutch Apistus.

Thornhill: The Alma has Wells' Bombardier and Black Sheep Bitter. Rotating guests at the Savile recently included Gales HSB, brewed by Fuller's.