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40. BANKS & TAYLOR’S INTERNATIONAL BREWER LITTLE SHEFF 5.0% ABV 46. BROUWERIJ ’T IJ B&T , Bedfordshire. Est. 1981 AMSTERDAM BLONDE 5.5% ABV This blond seasonal has been brewed only Brouwerij ’t IJ, Netherlands. Est. 1985 once before and is brewed again especially for Fred de Bruijne has travelled to Banks’s Brewery, this Wetherspoon real- festival. The pleasing in the West Midlands, to brew this beer especially aromas of spicy lemon and berries lead into a for this Wetherspoon real-ale festival. This golden fruity flavour, culminating in a delicate orange, beer has a balanced blend of fruit and hops in FOR THE PRICE* OF A herbal finish. the aroma and flavour, with a developing boost Hops: Epic, Minstrel from lightly roasted malt, plus a fresh, sparkling, FESTIVAL PINT Style: premium long-lasting finish. 1/3 -PINT TASTING GLASSES Hops: Perle 41. Style: BENJAMIN’S 5.0% ABV TRY 3 Greene King Brewery, Suffolk. Est. 1799 47. HILDEN This rarely seen ruby-coloured beer has been MILL STREET 5.5% ABV brewed again especially for this Wetherspoon Hilden Brewery, County Antrim. Est. 1982 real-ale festival. It is rich and full bodied, with This new, amber-coloured IPA has been brewed a fruity hop character, while the infusion of exclusively for this Wetherspoon real-ale festival. cardamom, cinnamon and coriander add a It has been generously late-hopped to provide pleasing fragrance, along with sweet molasses a full hop experience, with a sweet citrus aroma, imparting a delicious treacle flavour. full-bodied and complex character, plus an Hops: Challenger, First Gold, Fuggles, Pilgrim assertive (yet balanced) bitterness. Style: speciality Hops: Calypso, Cascade, Chinook, Waimea Style: IPA 42. HAWKSHEAD FOR MORE VIENNA 5.0% ABV 48. DARK STAR INFORMATION ABOUT Hawkshead Brewery, Cumbria. Est. 2002 REVELATION 5.7% ABV This new, full-bodied lager has been brewed Dark Star Brewery, West Sussex. Est. 1994 THE ALES OR BREWERS, exclusively for this Wetherspoon real-ale festival. This deep golden beer is brewed using American A combination of Munich, and Vienna hops by the sack-full, resulting in plenty of malts imparts light toasted malt aromas, while tropical fruit notes in the aroma and flavour, with PICK UP A COPY the German Noble hop varieties bring a balancing an underlying malt balance giving a surprising bitterness, resulting in a crisp, clean, drinkability for its strength. Awarded a gold OF THE FESTIVAL easy-drinking character. Hops: Hallertau Hersbrücker, Perle, Simcoe, medal at the 2015 CAMRA Great British Beer Festival. NEWS Tettnang Hops: Cascade, Chinook, Columbus, – ALSO Style: speciality/cask lager Crystal, Warrior Style: strong ale AVAILABLE 43. HOOK NORTON ONLINE: CRAFTY FOX 5.0% ABV INTERNATIONAL BREWER , Oxfordshire. Est. 1849 49. BIRRIFICIO ITALIANO JDWETHERSPOON.COM This red beer was first brewed in 2015 and BIBOCK 6.2% ABV FRI 11 MAR – SUN 27 MAR is brought back again exclusively for this Wetherspoon real-ale festival. The fruity, hoppy Birrificio Italiano, Limido Comasco, Italy. Est. 1996 aroma leads to hints of citrus and summer fruits in Agostino Arioli has travelled to Wadworth Brewery, the flavour, resulting in a dry, satisfying finish. in Wiltshire, to re-create this deep amber-coloured AWARD-WINNING ALES Hops: Bramling Cross, Cascade, Chinook, beer especially for this Wetherspoon real-ale UP TO 50 ALES FROM THE UK AND AROUND THE WORLD Citra, Willamette festival. The hoppy aroma contains fruit and Style: premium bitter berry notes, leading to a malty backbone in the flavour, with hints of hazelnut and honey, a clean bitterness and a complex finish. 44. VALE Hops: Aurora, Celeia PUNK IS DEAD 5.0% ABV Style: strong ale TASTING NOTES Vale Brewery, Buckinghamshire. Est. 1995 This occasionally seen American red IPA-style beer 50. ROBINSONS NOW AVAILABLE ON is brewed again especially for this Wetherspoon TROOPER 666 6.6% ABV ALL FOOD OFFERS real-ale festival. The hoppy aroma leads to biscuit AND ALE LIST malt flavours which, in turn, yield to the American , Cheshire. Est. 1838 WHICH INCLUDE hop flavours, resulting in a vibrant character and a A bottled limited edition of this beer was released long, satisfying mouthfeel. in 2015, with this cask version brewed exclusively A Hops: Cascade, Chinook, Fuggles for this Wetherspoon real-ale festival. It is deep Style: premium bitter golden in colour, with a rich malt character, FESTIVAL balanced by a lingering hop finish which is dominated by tangy citrus fruit flavours. 45. MAULDONS Hops: Bobek, Cascade, Goldings ALES WHITE ADDER 5.3% ABV Style: strong ale Mauldons Brewery, Suffolk. Est. 1982 This occasionally seen golden beer is brewed again especially for this Wetherspoon real-ale festival. It is powerful (yet easy-drinking) with a HE PERFECT PINT AT TH VE T E PER SER FEC ICH T T strong hop character and extremely fruity, full H EM W P S E B R U A P T U

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UP TO 50 ALES FROM THE UK AND AROUND THE WORLD >>> 13. SAMBROOK’S 20. WOLF SPRING ALE 4.3% 27. CELT EXPERIENCE 33. DALESIDE RED ALE 4.2% ABV ABVWolf Brewery, Norfolk. Est. 1996 THE AFANC 4.5% ABV SPRING RYE 4.8% ABV Sambrook’s Brewery, London. Est. 2008 This pale beer was last brewed in 2012 Celt Experience Brewery, Caerphilly. Est. 2007 Daleside Brewery, North . Est. 1992 This beer was originally brewed for the and is brought back again especially for This amber-red beer first appeared in July This new golden beer has been brewed 1. ACORN BARNSLEY 7. MARSTON’S Wetherspoon London Beer Festival, in 2015, this Wetherspoon real-ale festival. Hints of 2015 and is brewed again especially for this exclusively for this Wetherspoon real-ale festival. blackcurrant fruitiness come through in the 3.8% ABV 4.0% ABV and voted the Champion Beer of the festival. It is Wetherspoon real-ale festival. It is described as The herbal aroma leads to a predominant caramel BITTER EL DORADO brewed in the style of an American red ale, with aroma, leading to a fruity flavour, balanced by a a session rye IPA and is dry-hopped to bring a maltiness in the flavour, balanced by a lasting, Acorn Brewery, South Yorkshire. Est. 2003 Wychwood Brewery, Oxfordshire. Est. 1983 its dominating characteristics being tropical fruit subtle malt sweetness. hoppy balance to the rich, full-bodied flavour. crisp, fruity finish. This chestnut-coloured beer is brewed using the This golden beer was last brewed in 2013 and aromas and a crisp, clean bitterness. Hops: Bramling Cross, Herkules, Pilgrim Hops: Cascade, Centennial Hops: Admiral, Chinook finest Maris Otter malt and English hops, resulting proved to be one of the most popular in this Hops: Citra, Ella, Galaxy, PO8-6, Saaz Style: golden ale Style: premium bitter Style: speciality in a well-rounded, rich flavour and a lasting bitter brewery’s single-hop range. The hop variety used Style: best bitter finish.Awarded a silver medal at the 2015 imparts plenty of tropical fruit notes in both the 21. BATEMANS 28. MORDUE WHEAT 4.5% ABV 34. HANLONS CAMRA Great British Beer Festival. aroma and flavour of this refreshing beer. Hops: Challenger Hops: El Dorado 14. WILLIAMS DARK LORD 4.4% ABV Mordue Brewery, Tyne & Wear. Est. 1995 PORT 4.8% ABV Style: bitter Style: best bitter BLACK 4.2% ABV Batemans Brewery, Lincolnshire. Est. 1874 This new clear has been brewed Hanlons Brewery, Devon. Est. 1996 William Bros Brewery, This new cask variant of this brewery’s popular exclusively for this Wetherspoon real-ale festival. This complex, chestnut-black beer has a slightly 2. LONG MAN 8. TIMOTHY TAYLOR Clackmannanshire. Est. 1993 mahogany-coloured beer has a rich, nutty flavour, It is pale golden in colour, with fruity, floral hop bitter, chocolate malt flavour, softened by the balanced by a spicy, bittersweet finish, plus a characteristics, balancing the soft grain flavours SESSION IPA 3.8% ABV BOLTMAKER 4.0% ABV This dark beer has aromas of coffee, liquorice and rich ruby port notes, with hints of pepper and smooth, full-flavoured character throughout. and resulting in a smooth, refreshing finish. fruit, leading to a dry, roasted finish.Awarded roast and chocolate malts, leading to light, roasted Hops: Bravo, Columbus, Saaz Long Man Brewery, East Sussex. Est. 2012 Timothy Taylor Brewery, Hops: Goldings, Styrian a bronze medal at the 2015 CAMRA Great malt flavours, a caramel sweetness and a fruity Style: speciality/wheat beer This highly quaffable straw-gold beer is a modern . Est. 1858 hoppiness. Awarded a gold medal at the 2015 Style: best bitter British Beer Festival. take on a British classic, with a serious citrus This copper-coloured ale has a hoppy aroma, CAMRA Great British Beer Festival. Hops: East Kent Goldings, Phoenix, Styrian Goldings aroma, leading into a refreshing, hoppy character. leading to a well-balanced flavour, with a Hops: Bobek, Savinjski Goldings INTERNATIONAL BREWER Style: speciality/stout Hops: Centennial, Columbus 22. ORKNEY generous malt character. Voted CAMRA’s Style: mild 29. O’HARA’S Style: bitter Champion Beer of Britain, in 2014, and awarded NORSEMAN 4.4% ABV Orkney Brewery, Orkney. Est. 1988 JDW IRISH RED 4.5% ABV 35. OTTER FUSION 4.8% ABV a bronze medal at the 2015 CAMRA Great 15. WOOD’S REDWOOD 4.2% ABV 3. PHEASANTRY British Beer Festival. This golden-coloured seasonal ale has aromas Carlow , County Carlow, Otter Brewery, Devon. Est. 1990 Hops: Fuggles, Goldings, Styrian Wood Brewery, Shropshire. Est. 1980 This new beer is mahogany in colour and has BEST BITTER 3.8% ABV of citrus fruits, apricot, peaches, pine and cedar, Republic of Ireland. Est 1996 Style: best bitter This new red IPA-style beer, brewed especially for leading to a crisp, hoppy flavour with generous Conor Donoghue has travelled to Everards been brewed exclusively for this Wetherspoon Pheasantry Brewery, Nottinghamshire. Est. 2012 this Wetherspoon real-ale festival, has a pleasing fruit notes and a constant underlying bitterness. Brewery, in Leicestershire, to brew this deep red real-ale festival. The spicy and cedar aroma leads to This copper-coloured beer has a fruity, citrus aroma, citrus and cedar notes in the warming, full-bodied 9. BRAINS PHONICS 4.1% ABV fruity aroma, leading to a citrus and grapefruit Hops: Amarillo, Cascade, El Dorado beer especially for this Wetherspoon real-ale leading to a perfect balance of bitterness and flavour, balanced by a lingering bitter finish. Style: best bitter festival. The aroma is dominated by caramel, flavour, completed by a smooth honey finish. malty sweetness in the flavour, plus a lingering Brains Brewery, Cardiff. Est. 1882 Hops: Admiral, UK Cascade, plus a secret variety! Hops: Fusion, Nugget, Pilgrim This new copper-coloured ale is brewed in with hints of coffee and hops, leading to a Style: premium bitter hoppy bite in the finish.Awarded a gold medal Style: best bitter 23. RUDGATE smooth malt flavour with caramel notes and at the 2015 CAMRA Great British Beer Festival. collaboration with popular Welsh band RUBY MILD 4.4% ABV an emerging sweetness in the finish. Hops: Admiral, Bramling Cross, First Gold, – The Stereophonics. The complex citrus, 16. Hops: Challenger, East Kent Goldings 36. TRIPLE Goldings, Northdown, Progress, fruit and floral hop aroma leads to sweet biscuit Rudgate Brewery, North Yorkshire. Est. 1992 Style: best bitter Savinjski Goldings, Vic Secret and caramel malt flavours, balanced by a crisp, EXPLORER 4.3% ABV This rich, ruby ale has a soft, nutty flavour, balanced CHOCOHOLIC 4.8% ABV Style: bitter bitter finish. Adnams Brewery, Suffolk. Est. 1872 by a delicate bitterness and rounded, full-flavoured Saltaire Brewery, West Yorkshire. Est. 2006 Hops: Challenger, Chinook, Dana, This golden beer is light and refreshing in character, finish. Voted CAMRA’s Champion Beer of Britain, in 30. RCH This black stout is brewed using chocolate malts, Hallertau Blanc, Mosaic suffused with grapefruit aromas which lead to a 2009, and awarded a silver medal at the 2015 PUXTON CROSS 4.5% ABV cocoa and chocolate essence; these combine 4. ELGOOD’S LAZY DOG 3.9% ABV Style: best bitter citrus attack on the palate as the hops deliver their CAMRA Great British Beer Festival. RCH Brewery, Somerset. Est. 1982 to provide a strong chocolate bouquet and rich Elgood’s Brewery, Cambridgeshire. Est. 1795 fruity bitterness. Awarded a silver medal at the Hops used: Bobek, Challenger chocolate flavour, with generous hopping providing This new pale brown beer has been brewed This occasionally seen golden beer has been 10. CALEDONIAN 2015 CAMRA Great British Beer Festival. Style: mild brewed again especially for this Wetherspoon a balancing bitterness. Awarded a silver medal at exclusively for this Wetherspoon real-ale festival. Hops: Chinook, Columbus the 2015 CAMRA Great British Beer Festival. The hoppy aroma leads to a light, refreshing VIENNA RED 4.1% ABV real-ale festival. The hoppy aroma leads to a Style: golden ale INTERNATIONAL BREWER Hops used: Fuggles flavour and a clean, lingering finish, with subtle, Caledonian Brewery, Edinburgh. Est. 1869 full, bitter flavour, developing into a lasting Style: speciality/stout tropical, hoppy notes. This new amber-coloured beer has been brewed 24. THUNDER ROAD blackcurrant and citrus finish. Hops: Cascade, Sovereign 17. HYDES BRUGES 4.3% ABV Hops: Bramling Cross, Goldings exclusively for this Wetherspoon real-ale festival. PACIFIC 4.4% ABV Style: golden ale 37. SHEPHERD NEAME Style: bitter The toasted malt and gentle grassy aromas are , Manchester. Est. 1863 Thunder Road Brewing, Victoria, followed by light toffee and biscuit flavours, This new tawny-coloured beer has been brewed HOG ISLAND APA 4.8% ABV INTERNATIONAL BREWER leading to a bittersweet finish, with hints of with an authentic blend of European hops, Australia. Est. 2011 31. WADWORTH Shepherd Neame Brewery, Kent. Est. 1698 Marcus Cox has travelled to Adnams Brewery, 5. DEVILS BACKBONE chocolate, spices and toasted grain. resulting in a pleasing, subtle toffee aroma and 6X GOLD 4.5% ABV This new golden beer has been brewed Hops: Hallertau Tradition, Northern Brewer an impressive spicy, earthy flavour. in Suffolk, to re-create this beer especially for this exclusively for this Wetherspoon real-ale festival. BRAVO FOUR POINT 4.0% ABV Style: best bitter Hops: Perle, Spalt, Tettnang Wetherspoon real-ale festival. It is blond in colour, Wadworth Brewery, Wiltshire. Est. 1885 This golden version of a British classic has been The pleasing aromas of fruit, citrus and pine Devils Backbone Brewery, Virginia, USA. Est. 2008 Style: best bitter with the distinct hop aroma containing pineapple, continue into the flavour, developing into a robust passion fruit and citrus notes, leading to brewed exclusively for this Wetherspoon real-ale Jason Oliver has returned to brew another beer 11. INVERALMOND bitterness, balanced by subtle caramel notes. a light-bodied, refreshing, zesty flavour festival. It has a fresh, zingy character, with a Hops: Amarillo, Boadicea, Cascade especially for us, this time at Caledonian Brewery, 18. MARSTON’S mouth-watering bitterness and full-flavoured in Edinburgh. This golden beer has a fresh, grainy, AMBER BEAD 4.1% ABV and a tropical fruit character. Style: American IRISH PEATED ALE 4.3% ABV Hops: Galaxy hoppiness, plus citrus, orange and spicy notes, floral fruit aroma, leading to tangy tropical citrus Inveralmond Brewery, Perthshire. Est. 1997 Marston’s Brewery, Staffordshire. Est. 1834 Style: golden ale delivering a tangy, lingering finish on the palate. notes in the flavour and a solid, bitter, hoppy finish. This amber-coloured beer was last brewed in Hops: Admiral, Cascade, Pilgrim, Pilot 38. WHARFEBANK Hops: Bravo This new beer in the Revisionist range is an 2001 and is brought back again especially for Style: golden ale Style: golden ale this Wetherspoon real-ale festival. The addition of interpretation of Irish amber and red ales, with the 25. BATH CUBIC 4.5% ABV CRIMSON RAMBLER 4.8% ABV honey is evident in the aroma, together with fruity addition of peated malt supplying a rich, smoky WharfeBank Brewery, West Yorkshire. Est. 2010 character and distinctive flavour throughout. Bath Ales, Somerset. Est. 1995 32. NOTTINGHAM 6. EVERARDS YAKIMA 4.0% ABV and floral notes, combining with the mellow, malty This occasionally seen pale beer has been brewed This new deep-ruby beer has a light, fruity aroma, palate and hops to give a finely balanced flavour. Hops: Fuggles, Goldings, Nugget, Phoenix TRENTSMAN 4.7% ABV leading to a distinctive malty character from the Everards Brewery, Leicestershire. Est. 1849 Style: speciality again especially for this Wetherspoon real-ale Hops: Fuggles, Goldings, Pilgrim festival. The trio of American hop varieties used Vienna and Munich malts used, resulting in an This ruby-red beer has been brewed only once Style: speciality Nottingham Brewery, Nottinghamshire. Est. 2000 provides strong passion fruit and citrus aromas, This beer was last brewed about 20 years ago and easy-drinking (yet distinctive) flavour. before and is brought back again especially for 19. SALOPIAN DARWIN’S Hops: Admiral, Crystal, Summit this Wetherspoon real-ale festival. The enticing plus a pleasing mellow bitterness in the flavour. is brought back especially for this Wetherspoon Hops: Citra, Columbus, Summit Style: premium bitter aromas of tangerine and grapefruit lead to 12. LANCASTER ORIGIN 4.3% ABV real-ale festival. It is deep golden in colour, with a Style: golden ale ADMIRAL ARCHER 4.2% ABV Salopian Brewery, Shropshire. Est. 1995 pleasing hop aroma, leading to a rich, smooth and blackberry and treacle-toffee flavours, balanced 39. TITANIC by a crisp, bitter finish. Lancaster Brewery, Lancashire. Est. 2005 This multiaward-winning beer (originally brewed complex flavour and a refreshing hoppy character. Hops: Pacific Gem, Summit for the bicentennial anniversary of the great man’s 26. BLACK SHEEP Hops: Challenger, Fuggles, Goldings PLUM 4.9% ABV This pale golden is a fruity fusion Style: premium bitter Style: best bitter of English hops, resulting in an inviting hoppy Shrewsbury birth) is light copper in colour, with a BIGHORN 4.5% ABV Titanic Brewery, Staffordshire. Est. 1985 aroma, powerful, fresh citrus flavours and a dry, flavour which evolves into a fruity hop character, This dark, strong ale has a well-rounded flavour, balanced by a refined malt finish. Black Sheep Brewery, North Yorkshire. Est. 1992 refreshing finish. Awarded This golden-amber beer is described as an in which the richness of such a rotund beer is Hops: Admiral, Archer a bronze medal at the 2015 CAMRA Great Anglo-American IPA, brewed with hops from both brought to an even keel by the late addition of . Style: golden ale British Beer Festival countries to give a floral aroma, initial sweetness Goldings hops and natural plum flavouring. Hops used: Cascade, Galaxy, Nelson Sauvin, Saaz Voted the Champion Speciality Beer at the Style: best bitter and developing fruitiness, plus a moreish, dry, bitter finish. 2015 CAMRA Great British Beer Festival. Hops: Challenger, Summit Hops: Celeia, Fuggles, Galena, Goldings, Pilgrim Style: golden ale Style: speciality/porter

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