Beer Festival May 3rd - 5th.
Live music and BBQ
Milds
Bateman Dark Mild (3%) (CAMRA Supreme Champion Beer of Britain 1997, Silver) (Wainfleet, Lincolnshire)
A creamy mild with a fruity palate, some roast character and a hoppy finish. One of the classic mild ales—a ruby-black gem.
Bitters
Castle Rock Harvest Pale (3.8%) (CAMRA Champion Beer of Britain 2007, Gold) (Nottingham)
An aromatic blend of American hops gives this beer an assertive citrus-hop bitterness, but with some underlying sweetness.
Best Bitters
Timothy Taylor Havercake Ale (4.7%) (Keighley, Yorkshire)
A rich, fruity, hoppy ale from Madonna’s favourite brewery. This is a special brew to celebrate the brewery’s 150th anniversary. It was last brewed in 2002 to celebrate the Tercentenary of the Duke of Wellington’s Regiment. Soldiers of the regiment were always known as the ‘Havercake Lads’.
Strong Bitters
Elgood’s Greyhound Strong Bitter (5.2%) (Wisbech, Cambridgeshire)
A copper-red, full-flavoured, malty bitter. The rich raisin character is balanced by English Fuggles and Challenger hops which lead to a lasting bitterness.
Phoenix Wobbly Bob (6%) (Heywood, Lancashire)
A reddish-brown beer with a malty, fruity aroma. Strongly malty and fruity in flavour and quite hoppy, with the sweetness yielding to a dry finish.
Golden Ales
Mighty Oak Maldon Gold (3.8%) (CAMRA Supreme Champion Beer of Britain 2007, Silver) (Maldon, Essex)
A spicy hop aroma, balanced with citrus fruit, leads to rich biscuity malt flavours. First Gold and American Mount Hood hops give a distinctive citrus character leading to a long dry finish.
Crouch Vale Brewers Gold (4%) (CAMRA Supreme Champion Beer of Britain 2006 & 2005, Gold) (South Woodham Ferrers, Essex)
A pale, refreshing and hoppy beer with gorgeous aromas of tropical fruits. CAMRA supreme champion beer of Britain two years running.
Wheat Beers
Titanic Iceberg (4.1%) (CAMRA Champion Beer of Britain 2004, Bronze) (Stoke-on-Trent)
A clear wheat beer with a hoppy and fruity aroma leading to a fruity and hoppy taste with overtones of honey and grass. Spicy, aromatic Yakima Galena and Cascade hops provide a lasting bitterness. This is a zesty, refreshing beer that will hole any passing thirst.
Oakham White Dwarf (4.3%) (CAMRA Champion Beer of Britain 2003, Bronze) (Peterborough, Cambridgeshire)
Straw-coloured hoppy brew with a powerful citrus hop aroma. Piercing bitterness mellows to reveal fruit overtones, leading to a dry finish.
Stouts & Porters
Hopback Entire Stout (4.5%)
A rich dark stout with a strong roasted malt flavour and a long, smooth finish. Suitable for vegans.
Old Ales
Woodforde’s Norfolk Nog (4.6%) (CAMRA Supreme Champion Beer of Britain 1992, Gold) (Woodbastwick, Norfolk)
A full-flavoured, malty, dark brown beer with a velvety texture and hints of chocolate, treacle and liquorice, balanced by an underlying hoppy bitterness.
Strong Milds
Sarah Hughes Dark Ruby (6.0%) (Sedgley, West Midlands)
A classic example of a strong Black Country mild, still brewed to the original 1920s recipe. A good balance of fruit and hops leads to a lingering hoppy and malty finish.
Barley Wines
Lees Moonraker (7.5%) (Manchester)
Deep ruby-coloured ale with a malty fruity aroma. Rich, sweet and fruity on the tongue, leading to a fruity but dry finish.
Bateman Dark Mild (3%) (CAMRA Supreme Champion Beer of Britain 1997, Silver) (Wainfleet, Lincolnshire)
A creamy mild with a fruity palate, some roast character and a hoppy finish. One of the classic mild ales—a ruby-black gem.
Bitters
Castle Rock Harvest Pale (3.8%) (CAMRA Champion Beer of Britain 2007, Gold) (Nottingham)
An aromatic blend of American hops gives this beer an assertive citrus-hop bitterness, but with some underlying sweetness.
Best Bitters
Timothy Taylor Havercake Ale (4.7%) (Keighley, Yorkshire)
A rich, fruity, hoppy ale from Madonna’s favourite brewery. This is a special brew to celebrate the brewery’s 150th anniversary. It was last brewed in 2002 to celebrate the Tercentenary of the Duke of Wellington’s Regiment. Soldiers of the regiment were always known as the ‘Havercake Lads’.
Strong Bitters
Elgood’s Greyhound Strong Bitter (5.2%) (Wisbech, Cambridgeshire)
A copper-red, full-flavoured, malty bitter. The rich raisin character is balanced by English Fuggles and Challenger hops which lead to a lasting bitterness.
Phoenix Wobbly Bob (6%) (Heywood, Lancashire)
A reddish-brown beer with a malty, fruity aroma. Strongly malty and fruity in flavour and quite hoppy, with the sweetness yielding to a dry finish.
Golden Ales
Mighty Oak Maldon Gold (3.8%) (CAMRA Supreme Champion Beer of Britain 2007, Silver) (Maldon, Essex)
A spicy hop aroma, balanced with citrus fruit, leads to rich biscuity malt flavours. First Gold and American Mount Hood hops give a distinctive citrus character leading to a long dry finish.
Crouch Vale Brewers Gold (4%) (CAMRA Supreme Champion Beer of Britain 2006 & 2005, Gold) (South Woodham Ferrers, Essex)
A pale, refreshing and hoppy beer with gorgeous aromas of tropical fruits. CAMRA supreme champion beer of Britain two years running.
Wheat Beers
Titanic Iceberg (4.1%) (CAMRA Champion Beer of Britain 2004, Bronze) (Stoke-on-Trent)
A clear wheat beer with a hoppy and fruity aroma leading to a fruity and hoppy taste with overtones of honey and grass. Spicy, aromatic Yakima Galena and Cascade hops provide a lasting bitterness. This is a zesty, refreshing beer that will hole any passing thirst.
Oakham White Dwarf (4.3%) (CAMRA Champion Beer of Britain 2003, Bronze) (Peterborough, Cambridgeshire)
Straw-coloured hoppy brew with a powerful citrus hop aroma. Piercing bitterness mellows to reveal fruit overtones, leading to a dry finish.
Stouts & Porters
Hopback Entire Stout (4.5%)
A rich dark stout with a strong roasted malt flavour and a long, smooth finish. Suitable for vegans.
Old Ales
Woodforde’s Norfolk Nog (4.6%) (CAMRA Supreme Champion Beer of Britain 1992, Gold) (Woodbastwick, Norfolk)
A full-flavoured, malty, dark brown beer with a velvety texture and hints of chocolate, treacle and liquorice, balanced by an underlying hoppy bitterness.
Strong Milds
Sarah Hughes Dark Ruby (6.0%) (Sedgley, West Midlands)
A classic example of a strong Black Country mild, still brewed to the original 1920s recipe. A good balance of fruit and hops leads to a lingering hoppy and malty finish.
Barley Wines
Lees Moonraker (7.5%) (Manchester)
Deep ruby-coloured ale with a malty fruity aroma. Rich, sweet and fruity on the tongue, leading to a fruity but dry finish.
