Beer & Cider Festival

Real Beers & Ciders

40 Diverse Beers & Ciders to Tickle your Taste Buds

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Brewery Name ABV

Tasting Notes

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Real Beers:

1. Crouch Vale Yakima Gold 4.2%

Very pale with US Amarillo hops from Yakima Valley Washington State, earthily aromatic

Gold - Smeets Ferry

2. Frome Devil's Backbone 4.6%

Devilishly dark porter with flavours of elderberry

Gold - HD Forwarding

3. Crouch Vale Brewers Gold 4.2%

Pale and hoppy with tropical fruit aromas brewed fom extra-pale English barley malt and Brewers Gold hops from Hallertau

Gold - Smeets Ferry

4. Wharf Pucks Folly 4.2%

Aromatic golden beer with distinctive aroma of English East Kent Goldings hops

Gold - Elite Universal

5. Nottingham Sticky Wicket 3.8%

Easy drinking crisp and smooth summery pale ale

Gold - Smeets Ferry

6. Wharf Wharf IPA 3.7%

East Anglian style copper coloured beer made with Fuggle hops

Gold - Viking Logistics

7. Old Cannon Blond Bomshell 4.2%

Pale ale light, clean and refreshing

Gold - Smeets Ferry

8. Welbeck Abbey Red Feather 3.9%

Crystal malt gives rich colour with bold walnut and bitter-sweet caramel flavours

Gold - Grange Shipping

9. Grain Oak 3.8%

Light easy bitter delicately hopped

Gold - Smeets Ferry

10. Crouch Vale Amarillo 5.0%

Amarillo hops with lasting spicy and orangey flavour with Cara malt providing burnished colour

Gold

11. Old Cannon Gunners Daughter 5.5%

ESB dark and dangeous with chocolate notes

Gold - Smeets Ferry

12. Frome The Usual 4.2%

Malty beer with fruity aromas and flavours of apple, pear and stone fruit, brightened with hints of lime citrus

Gold

13. Wharf Scruffy Mild 3.9%

Classic mild bitter

Gold - Smeets Ferry

14. Frome Prohibition 4.8%

US wheat beer mild flavours of caramel, almonds biscuits, bread and juicy pears from El Dorado Dry with Calypso hops

Gold

15. Abbeydale Deception 4.1%

NZ Nelson Sauvin hops citrus flavours and hints of gooseberry and white grape with crisp bitter finish

Gold - Smeets Ferry

16. Mauldens Silver Adder 4.2%

Powerful hops with lovely citrus burst followed by crisp, clean finish

Silver - Bloomfields

17. Welbeck Abbey Atlas 5.0%

APA New World hops with piney resinous and bold tropical flavours which are balanced with English malted barley

Silver - Nick Barber Auctions

18. Wharf Wily ol' Fox 5.2%

Aromatic traditional amber IPA made from English hops and malt, soft fruity palate

Silver - H D Freight

19. Frome Funky Monkey 4.0%

Multi-award-winning EPA with hints of citrus

Silver - Felixstowe Glass

20. Nottingham Citra Pale Ale 4.2%

Zesty moreish drop with dry hopped Citra giving pithy grapefruit flavours and finishing with a tang

21. Nethergate Stour Valley Gold 4.2%

Floral aroma with hints of spice and citrus ending with mild bitterness

22. Abbeydale Daily Bread 3.8%

Classic smooth English bitter using British grown Fuggles hops and touch of Columbus and Bobek

23. Colcester Metropolis 3.9%

Golden session beer, with long floral, spicy finish from US Cascade hop

24. Green Jack Lucher Stout 4.8%

Smooth blackcurrant aroma and fruity bitterness with long sweetish aftertaste

25. Hop Back Entire Stout 4.5%

Strong roasted malt flavour and long smooth aftertaste

26. Colcester Strongman 5.5%

Crystal malts provide slight sweetness and full mouthfeel with four US hops for citrus flavours

27. Nethergate Golden Gate 4.5%

Pine and citrus aromas from the Chinook hops, while Fuggle adds subtle earthiness at the finish

28. Grain Grain On The Hill 4.5%

APA with eclectic mix of malts, wheat and hops

29. Hop Back Summer Lightning 5.0%

Intense bitterness with long dry ﬁnish made from East Kent Goldings aroma hops

30. Colcester Flaming Gun 4.8%

Sorachi Ace hop from US, popular for its citrus fruit, herbal and dill aromas

31. Goffs White Knight 4.7%

Full bodied English IPA with bitterness in the mouth leading to a dry, hoppy aftertaste

32. Hop Back Fuddle Stone 5.0%

Intense bitterness with long dry ﬁnish made from East Kent Goldings aroma hops

33. Goffs Cheltenham Gold 4.5%

Light and citrusy brewed from seven “C” hops, including Cascade, Citra & Chinook

34. Mauldens Mole Trap 3.8%

Crisp hoppy bitterness with late nutty crystal malty flavour coming through and less caramal

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41. Watergull Strawberry 5.0% Orchard Summer

Grown and pressed in Cambridgeshire infused with strawberrys

42. Snail Bank Rassbury Ripple 4.0%

Cider infused with raspberry rippled through with vanilla

43. Watergull Elderflower 5.0% Orchard

Grown and pressed in Cambridgeshire infused with elderflower

44. Snail Bank Black Forest 5.2%

Medium cider blended with sour black cherry, sweet vanilla and subtle hints of chocolate

45. Snail Bank Blood Orange 4.0%

Subtle orangey craft cider from Herefordshire

46. Watergull Mango Mush 6.0% Orchard

Grown and pressed in Cambridgeshire infused with mangos

47. Snail Bank Rubarb 4.0%

Cider infused with Rhubarb and blended with vanilla

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