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CAMRA Liverpool & Districts 2011 Fe s t i val Sponsored by Welcome to and celebrates Liverpool as the “ Pubs Capital the 31st of Britain”. If anyone is in any doubt as to the wealth Liverpool of pub architecture, not to mention the beer, available & Districts in the City, pick up a copy Available at: of our Historic Guide, Grapes (Roscoe Street) L1 Stamps Too, Brook Hotel (Waterloo) CAMRA available at the Festival. Cheshire Cheese (Wallasey Village) Belvedere L7 Everyman Bistro (Hope Street) Roscoe Head, Ship And Mitre, The Font, Pilgrim, Beer Festival Supplement it with your organized and staffed Vernon, Ye Cracke, White Star, Philharmonic Hall (Grand Foyer Good Beer Guide and the Bar) Cat & Fiddle (Bootle) Old Harkers (Chester), Brewery Tap 2011 locally by volunteers, and latest edition of our award events such as Cask Ale winning magazine, (Chester) Bridge Inn (Chester), The Angel (Manchester) 2011 is the fortieth Week to celebrate the “MerseyAle”and you’re all Smithfield Hotel (Manchester), Helter Skelter (Frodsham) Turks anniversary of the variety of beer styles set to take to the streets Head (St Helens) Guest House (Southport) Clarence Hotel (New formation of our available in pubs up and and explore what we have Brighton) Cock & Pullet (Birkenhead) Old Bank South Road campaigning organization (Waterloo) Edinburgh Sandown Lane (Wavertree) down the country. As the to offer outside the Festival when, in 1971,Michael largest campaigning venue. Now, all that Hardman, Graham Lees, Bill consumer organization in remains for me to do is say Mellor and Jim Makin, tired Liverpool Organic Brewery supply a varied range of Bottled Conditioned - thanks to all of the hard- of the poor quality of beer Imperial Russian . Kitty Wilkinson . Joseph Williamson working volunteers, in Britain that was fizzy, Tunnale . William Roscoe . Honey Blond Liverpool Pale Ale . without whom this Festival characterless and tasteless, Shipwreck IPA . 24 Carat Gold wouldn’t happen, and to formed the “Campaign for Available at: Oddbins (Allerton Rd, Formby, Bromborough), TC Wines (Blundellsands), welcome all of our the Revitalization of Ale”. Liverpool Cheese Co. (Woolton), The Waverley (West Kirby), Legendary Lancashire customers, beer festival Heroes (Southport), Inn Beer Shop (Southport), Delifonseca (Stanley St & Dockside), Since this term was a good newcomer or seasoned Source Deli (Ormskirk), Mello Mello (Slater St) and Little Pizza Kitchen (Waterloo). mouthful, unlike the beer “ticker”, to Liverpool. Enjoy they were drinking, the email: [email protected] www.liverpoolorganicbrewery.com the Festival, enjoy the City name was soon changed to and have a safe journey the Europe, CAMRA now has home. or CAMRA. In 1974, the the ear of politicians who Liverpool Branch was Cheers! I’m sure see the benefit of formed and soon getting onside with those afterwards, the first beer who send them to “exhibition”took place in Westminster! In Liverpool, the Everyman Theatre. not only do we run a sell- CAMRA’s achievements out Festival here in the locally and nationally have Cathedral Crypt but we been immense. Nationally, have organized successfully the organization has run over a number of years the thousands of initiatives to Liverpool Real Pubs Festival Geoff Edwards Branch Chair promote real ale and pubs, that highlights Liverpool’s Liverpool and Districts including beer festivals, CAMRA rich architectural heritage

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4 5 Festival Food The Virtuous Circle

At Liverpool Beer Fe s tiva l o ffering a varied changing pasties and steak pies are If you are a vegetarian you commercial breeds, which is into sausages which we can we believe Real Ale menu of hot food and made with Aberdeen Angus probably should stop another reason why they enjoy. A process that deserves Real Food. So we snacks, served from the beef. all pies are baked fresh reading NOW. have become less popular, involves the use of Liverpool bring you three outlets, the Crypt kitchen servery hatch e ve ry morning for each For everyone else this is a and feeding them can be an Organic’s IPA. But where can expensive business. we get them? This is where m u l ti award wi n n i n g located at the centre of the e vent to ensure a perfe c t fascinating tale. If you are the Everyman Bistro comes E ve ryman Bistro, the Beer Hall. On sale will be Hot product. they will be running a brewery getting Now put together a brewer into the equation, because Pork Baps, Indian Snacks, a vailable at the live r p o o l rid of the grain used in the with organically certified Liverpool Cheese Company Paddy Byrne of the Bistro Championship Winning beer festival served both hot process can be a grain used in the brewing Ltd and Peninsula Lu x u ry buys some of these sausages Sausages, The Famous Tom and cold for your enjoyment. problem, particularly if you process and a farmer Pies. and you can enjoy them Gill’s Scouse and vegetarian Liverpool Cheese are located on an industrial looking for cheap feed for Everyman Bistro here at the Beer Festival. options. Look out for the Company Ltd estate by Bank Hall station. the pigs and you have the Hope Street white board by the servery Choose a platter from a wide Getting a skip and having it beginnings of a beneficial Winner of many national entrance listing the day’s range of artisan cheeses, the go into landfill is hardly an relationship for both of food awards, including the menu. perfect snack to accompany ideal or cheap solution. them. Of course the pigs O b s e rver Food Magazine Peninsula Luxury Pies your beer. cannot be fed solely on the Best Cheap Eats Award. The Saddleback pigs are a Peninsula Luxury Pies have The Liverpool Beer Festival is heritage breed. Breeds like remains of the brewing Bistro is renowned for its been baking hand raised pies process so their diet i m a g i n a t i ve cooking using committed to the best in Real these almost died out and pasties for over 30 years Food and Real Ale. A includes fruit and vegetables fresh regional produce from using only the finest and some pig nuts. If they named suppliers. message we pass on to pubs ingredients. The Cornish in Liverpool. are very lucky they get to The Eve ryman will be taste the beer as well. Remember if you are drinking Liverpool Organic When fully grown these beers here today, you may animals go off for slaughter be able to eat the by- and are then passed on to products next year. Bones the Butcher – or John Adderley to use his real Enjoy. because although the meat We are pleased to be attending the Liverpool Beer festival 2011. name. He then turns them Martin Powell was full of flavour it was also Visit us and choose a platter from a wide range of artisan fatty and the British cheeses for the perfect snack to accompany your beer. consumer for a long time At our shop in Woolton Village you can find over 100 specialist preferred meat that was lean and artisan cheeses matured on site. We also stock a great even if it tasted like range of local bottled beers including: Liverpool One, Liverpool cardboard. Just as with beers Organic, Wapping, Peerless, Frodsham, Beartown, George 40 years ago, some people Wright and more. We also provide gift are getting bored with bland hampers, deliveries, tasteless products and are cheeses for looking for something more weddings and tasty these days. Which is wine and cheese where Eddie comes in. tasting packages. Eddie keeps free range You can find us at: Saddleback pigs on a farm just to the North of 29a Woolton Street L25 5NH, Tel: 4283942 Liverpool. This is not a or visit our website at : cheap operation. Heritage www.liverpoolcheesecompany.co.uk breeds tend to be slower growing than modern 6 7 Liverpool branch members are invited to vote for the branch Pub of the Year Festival Entertainment Thursday Night the band At Sidmouth International THE MARKS QUARTET (http://www.martinlappin.com) Folk Fe s t i val in 1976 Tr u d i e This grouping is led by Sarah Smith and Hilda Charlton, The Real Deal play classic Marks from Southport. whilst watching wo m e n ' s Rock, Pop and Indi tunes Sarah has previously played teams dancing (a fairly new right through from the 1960's the fe s t i val with fa m i ly innovation into the then male to the present. As well as members but this year is morris dancing) decided the tunes from the Beatles, joined by her friends, Celia time was right to think about Oasis, Bowie and the Stones, Goodwin, Merlin Sturt and forming a team themselves. you may get to hear a tune or Nick Byne all of whom April 1977 was their first t wo from the Real Pe o p l e freelance throughout public appearance, to great back catalogue too. If you applause, at the Bothy Fo l k Merseyside and frequently like any music at all there will Club Ceilidh at the Queens Please vote with the slips available at the beer coupon or membership desk appear as part of the String be something for everyone. Hotel, Southport. Or email [email protected] Voting closes and can be handed in Section of the Roya l with your name, membership no and 8pm Wednesday 16th March at a special L i verpool Philharmonic Saturday Afternoon Saturday Night choice of 1st, 2nd and 3rd Liverpool branch get-together to celebrate 40 Orchestra'. THE SOUTHPORT S WO R D S T H E LO O S E MO O S E ST R I N G S word & Morris dancers branch pub. years of CAMRA at the Roscoe Head Friday Night BAND comprise of a gang of based in Southport. Main acoustic music loving fo o l s REAL DEAL dances are from Adderbury, from Liverpool. We play styles L i verpool Beer Fe s t i va l IF YOU WANT TO BE ON NEXT YEAR’S EMAIL LIST FOR MEMBERS TICKETS. VOTE FOR Bampton, Bl e d i n g t o n , including Bluegrass, Old welcome for the first time POTY AND INCLUDE YOUR CONTACT EMAIL ADDRESS ON THE VOTING SLIP B u c k n e l l , Fieldtown and Time, Western Swing, Rock The Real Deal, who comprise U p t o n - U p o n - S e ven. They and Roll and even a few 80's Chris Griffiths and Mart i n h a ve also created 2 long classics. Lappin. Chris is Live r p o o l s word dances called We curr e n t ly playing eve ry music royalty as one half of ' S o u t h p o rt' and 'Birkdale'. other Sunday at the the famous Live r p o o l They also do a Sword dance Caledonia Pub in Liverpool. brothers from the Real from the Shetland Islands We are also available for all People, and Martin has been called Papa Stour. Finally they kinds of private or non i n vo l ved with the Real do the New Biggin Rapper p r i vate bookings including People for some time Sword Dance. we ddings, funerals, Bar including shooting videos Plus the ARGAMELES CLOG Mitzvahs,etc. and photographs for MORRIS DANCERS

8 9 The Beer List - Liverpool Organic Brewery and Local Breweries Bar MAIN SPONSOR Liverpool Organic Brewery, Liverpool, Merseyside Liverpool Organic Brewery started brewing in August 2009. The brewery presently maintains a core range of 8 beers which include 2 seasonal brews. The brewery only uses certified organic malted barley. Brewplant is a 12 Barrel all stainless steel system built by Vincent Johnson of Rochdale. 1 24 Carat Gold 4.2% Pure gold in colour made with 100% Brewer's Gold hops, a smooth luxurious ale. Orange citrus finish 1 Best 4.2% Delicious session bitter with a floral nose and a taste all of its own 3 Higsons Best Bitter 4.1% Arecreation of the famous Liverpool bitter following as far as possible the original recipe 4 Honey Blond 4.5% A pale copper-coloured ale brewed with organic wild flower honey 5 Johnny Handsome 4.0% A traditional dark English bitter 6 Kitty Wilkinson 5.0% One of the Heroes of Liverpool series. Winner of Beer of the Chocolate & Vanilla Stout Festival at last month's National Winter Ales Festival 7 Liverpool Pale Ale 4.0% A delicately hopped light ale 8 Rakau 5.0% Named after the New Zealand hop with which it is made 9 Russian Imperial Stout 7.9% Liquorice, Dark Chocolate, and coffee tastes and aroma. Decadence in a glass 10 Shipwreck IPA 6.5% A true India Pale Ale. Intense citrus and powerful hop flavours 11 William Roscoe 7.9% First in the Heroes of Liverpool series. A light floral bitter made The Beer List - introduction with the English hop Fuggles LOCAL BEERS When I made the mistake of going to print that is a lot of everything to be available. We attending a meeting of the Beer research. Nor can one assume start serving a beer as soon as Allgates Brewery, Wigan Fe s t i val Working Group a brewe ry is the same, they it's fit for drinking and stop towards the end of 2004 to give change hands, they move, they when it runs out or goes off. Located in Wigan town centre the brewery is housed in the original brew-house for what is now the Last Orders pub. It started brewing in July 2006 . John Woodhead brews in this 5 barrel plant. feedback on the previous expand. So every year all the Our staff, who are all fe s t i val I got more than I b r e we ry entries have to be volunteers, may be as 12 Mad Monk 7.1% A rich dark bitter Imperial Russian Stout with intense roasted expected. It turned out to be c h e c ked. In all this a fe w unfamiliar with the beers they malt flavours the first meeting planning for mistakes creep in and one can are serving as you are. If you 13 Satanael 5.5% Originally brewed as Hop Devil, it is a pale amber beer and ideal the 2005 festival and nobody never be entirely sure a source are not sure about a beer and for those who like their hops as an extreme sport. Brewed with five different hops, Cluster, Northern Brewer, Sterling, Tettnang and was leaving without a job. I is accurate. Sometimes a want a taste please ask for one Willamette and then dry hopped with Cascade after fermentation took on what I thought would br e we r y changes a beer but but staff have been warned to 14 Southern Cross 4.1% One in a series showcasing New Zealand hops. Made with Southern be the easiest one – editing this keep the name the same. Have look out for people wa n t i n g Cross it imparts a soft bitterness with a subtle resinous quality. The programme. After all, the beer we got the description for the 200 "tastes". If you buy a beer aroma is characterised by a heady mix of lemon peel and pine needles list would be more or less the old one or the new? If yo u and don't like the style, tough. layered beneath a clean spiciness delivering a delicate balance of citrus same as last year with just a few think we have got something If however you consider the and spice hoppy finish c h a n ges. How wrong can wrong please let us know beer to be off, please inform Beer List Colour Coding you be? otherwise the error may creep the staff so that we can stop Of the beers we have this year into next year's programme. selling it or at least warn other A brewery we have had at some point since the 2005 Festival only about 20% of them are Although we start with about customers about it. beers we had last year and with 224 beers if you turn up on Martin Powell A brewery marked as new in the Good Beer Guide 2011 that we didn't have at last year's festival 224 beers in total at the time of Saturday night don't ex p e c t A brewery so new it is not in the Good Beer Guide 2011 All other breweries 10 11 Blueball, Runcorn, Cheshire Frodsham Brewery, Frodsham, Cheshire Formed following the relocation of Bridgewater Brewery it first brewed in November 2010. It is run by Matt Originally called Stationhouse and located in Ellesmere Port it changed its name after relocating to Riley and Alex Haycroft, who worked in the American beer industry for 12 years its current site in 2007. 15 American Wheat 4.6% 34 Devil's Garden 3.9% An amber bronze traditional biscuit flavour beer and raisin aftertaste 16 Blonde Bombshell 5.2% 35 Frodsham 800 4.7% A golden bitter beer. Single hopped with Nelson Sauvin hops. 17 Industrial IPA 6.0% Floral with late wine flavours Brimstage Brewery, Wirral, Merseyside George Wright Brewing Company, Rainford, Merseyside A new state of the art micro brewery that started brewing in June 2006 in a redundant farm dairy.A The brewery originally opened as a 2.5 barrel plant in 2002 but it soon became apparent that this 10 barrel plant that is run by Neil Young. was too small. This was replaced after 6 months with a 5 barrel plant. In late 2003 a decision was made to replace this with a 25 barrel computer controlled plant enabling George Wright to brew 17ARhode Island Red 4.0% Red smooth and well balanced malty beer with a good dry consistent high quality beers. aftertaste. Some fruityness in the taste 36 Brewery Cat 4.0% A very malty bitter with a lasting dryness, amber in colour 18 Sandpiper 3.6% Full of hoppy flavours for a low ABV golden ale. A malty biscuity tang with sharp biting bitter hops 37 Cheeky Pheasant 4.7% A golden amber premium ale balancing the full fruitiness of the malt with the bitterness of the hop 19 Scarecrow 4.0% Orange marmalade in colour this ale has a distinct citrus fruit bouquet 38 Double Malt 4.7% An amber bitter with a strong caramel taste with a dry sweet aftertaste 20 Trappers Hat 3.8% Gold coloured with a complex bouquet. It provides a mouthful of fruit 39 Dream 4.2% Pale bitter with good balance of hops and malt, quite citrussy zest with hints of orange and grapefruit. A hoppy session brew 40 Drunken Duck 3.9% A light straw coloured citrus ale combining three hops from the Americas with a dry aftertaste Burscough, Burscough, Lancs 41 Pipe Dream 4.3% A light straw coloured fruity ale with a hint of grapefruit. Leaves First brewed on 30 November 2010 on a 4 barrel plant that was previously at Oban Ales. Situated a lingering malt dryness in the mouth in old stables behind the Hop Vine pub. 42 Roman Black 4.7% A traditional dark winter beer with Maris Otter, Goldings, 21 Priory Gold 3.8% A pale session beer with a distinct bitterness and hoppy citrus caramel and a small amount of wheat notes. Named after Burscough Priory, which was founded about 1190 Liverpool One Brewery, Liverpool, Merseyside 22 Ringtail Bitter 4.2% A triple hopped ruby ale with well balanced bitterness and fruity notes First brewed in May 2010. A 5 barrel plant is used. Cambrinus Craft Brewery, Knowsley, Merseyside 43 Brass Monkeys 6.0% A strong ale Established and run by John Aspinall since 1997 it is housed in part of a former farm building. The 44 Father Toms 3.4% Dark ruby in colour, smooth to the taste with coffee and caramel original 5 barrel plant was replaced in 1999. Ruby Mild flavours balancing well with a hint of chocolate and dark fruits 23 Celebrance 5.5% A 45 King's Regiment 3.8% A copper coloured malty bitter 24 St Anthony’s 5.2% A beer originally brewed for the other crypt festival at St Anthony's, 46 Liverpool Light 4.2% A pale hoppy citrus beer Monastic Ale Scotland Road but now a regular 47 Maharajah 5.5% An India Pale Ale Coach House Brewing Co, Warrington, Cheshire 48 Mersey Mist 4.0% A pale cloudy flavoured with oranges and lemons with a hint of coriander Founded in 1990 by 4 ex-Greenall Whitley employees when they stopped brewing. It increased 49 Three Graces 4.2% A straw coloured light ale, hopped three times with Super capacity in 1995 to cope with growing demand. Produces 11 regular brews. Styrians to provide an intense bitter bite 25 Banoffee 4.2% A fruit/spice beer. All the fruit beers are very light in colour with a light delicate bitterness and the natural flavour of the individual fruit Mayflower, Upholland, Lancs 26 Blueberry 5.0% A fruit beer Originally opened in 2001, this brewery has had a number of locations and moved to its present site 27 Coconut 5.0% A rather different fruit beer in 2010. A 2.5 barrel plant is used. 28 Dewi Sant 4.7% A beer brewed to celebrate St David's Day 50 Douglas Valley 4.0% A distinctive, dry, hoppy beer made with Maris Otter malt and 29 Ginger & Lemon 5.0% A fruit beer English hops 30 Hot Ginger 5.0% You can really taste the ginger in this ale 51 Tower Hill Bitter 3.8% A dark session beer brewed to celebrate Mayflower’s move to the new brewery. Lightly hopped and made with three types of grain 31 Peach 5.0% A fruit beer for added body 32 Pineapple 5.0% A fruit beer 52 Wigan Bier 4.2% 33 Pink Grapefruit 5.0% A fruit beer

12 13 Peerless, Birkenhead, Merseyside Wapping Beers, Liverpool, Merseyside A new brewery set up in 2009 which brews in the centre of Birkenhead using a 10 barrel plant. Most of the former Passageway Brewery was relocated to the cellar of the Baltic Fleet pub. The brewery 53 Dark Arts 4.1% A complex brew with flavours of coffee and chocolate. Light reopened under new ownership and name at the end of January 2002. The head brewer is Stan Shaw. bodied and well-balanced and made with three different malts 72 Baggywrinkle 3.9% Copper coloured with citrus hops. Named after the balls of rope 54 Red Rocks 5.0% A strong, ruby ale. The colour and rich malt flavours come from ends used to stop sails tearing on shrouds of tall ships the use of caramelised rye which are balanced with the fruity 73 Baltic Imperial 8.6% A special stout brewed with the best damson crop seen for overtones from Bramling Cross hops Damson Stout decades. Tastes like a vintage wine 55 Storr 4.8% A pale and hoppy cask pilsner brewed using specialist lager yeast and 74 Gold 3.9% Golden ale with floral aroma and bitter finish brewing vessels. It undergoes a slow fermentation process, followed by a Brewed with smoked Bavarian malt. Winner NW Champion month of cold conditioning to allow the clean, crisp flavours to develop 75 Smoked Porter 5.0% Porter Champion Beer of Britain 2010 Prospect Brewery, Standish, Gtr Manchester 76 Vintage Winter Ale 6.5% An specially aged version of the Winter Originally situated at the top of Prospect Hill brewing commenced in August 2007 on a 5 barrel 77 Winter Ale 6.5% Very deep ruby ale brewed with mixed spice plant but moved to the current location early in 2010 and now brew using a 12.5 barrel plant. W C Brewery, Chester, Cheshire 56 Big John 4.8% A dark stout bursting with a smokey liquorice flavour and a satisfying bitter aftertaste. Part of our occasional beer range. Ian Williams and Steve Carr founded this brewery in 2003 in the village of Mickle Trafford. Based in a private Named after a song about a 6ft 6in heroic miner house it has a 10 gallon plant (NB not 10 barrel), and is operated part time as beers are generally brewed to order. 57 Nutty Slack 3.9% A delicious dark mild with hints of liquorice and a smooth malty 78 Blues Bitter 3.6% A light hoppy ale brewed to raise funds for Chester FC taste. Won the SIBANorth gold award for mild in 2009 79 Le Chat Noir 4.5% A fabulously rich and smooth porter 58 Panned Out 4.0% A tawny beer with full-bodied rounded bitterness and spicy notes 59 Silver Tally 3.7% A very pale beer brewed with Goldings and Cascade hops. Citrus OTHER ALES aromas and a full hop flavour Abbey Ales, Bath, Somerset 60 Whatever 3.8% A pale and hoppy beer made with 4 different hops When this brewery opened in 1997 it was the first brewery in Bath since 1956. Southport Brewery, Southport, Merseyside 80 Bellringer 4.2% A notably hoppy ale which is light to medium-bodied, clean- Opened in 2004 by Paul Bardsley with a 2.5 barrel plant previously at Buntingford Ales, Royston, tasting, and refreshingly dry with a balancing sweetness. Citrus, Herts but has since expanded to a 5 barrel plant. pale malt aroma and dry bitter finish 61 Carousel 4.0% Arefreshing floral hoppy ale 81 Black Fryer 5.3% Produced from the finest English Maris Otter malt, plus a mixture of roasted Chocolate malts and finished with Northdown and 62 Cyclone 3.8% A bronze coloured bitter with a fruity blackcurrant aftertaste Bramley Cross hops. Very dark and extremely satisfying 63 Golden Sands 4.0% A golden coloured triple hopped bitter with citrus flavours 82 Cardinal Sin 6.0% 64 Natterjack 4.3% A premium bitter with fruit notes and a hint of coffee 83 Salvation 4.8% 65 Old Shrimper Stout 5.5% Rich, dark and fruity.Areal winter warmer 66 Sandgrounder 3.8% Pale hoppy session bitter with a floral character Amber Ales, Ripley, Derbyshire A 5 barrel plant that started brewing in August 2006. Spitting Feathers, Chester, Cheshire 84 Barnes Wallis 4.1% Named after a local hero who lived near the brewery tap this This microbrewery is run by Matthew Walley and is based on a working farm in Waverton, two IPA-style bitter is copper-coloured with a full malt flavour and miles south of Chester. Beehives provide honey for the brewery and spent grains are fed to livestock. hopped with Northern Brewer and spicy Syrian Goldings It was launched in 2005. 85 Chocolate Orange 4.0% A full flavoured stout tweaked by adding even more chocolate 67 1862 4.0% A straw coloured beer with a zesty dry flavour and a fresh hoppy Stout malt and Curacao orange peel to the boil, lots of vanilla pods aroma. The name comes from the year the brewery buildings were built during fermentation and yet more orange in each cask 68 Basket Case 4.8% A dark ruby strong ale, rich and fruity full flavour with a smooth finish 86 Imperial IPA 6.5% A traditional IPA with a substantial malty base and a big hop profile with Nugget, Styrian Goldings, Cascade and Goldings 69 Cestrian Northgate 4.9% Part of their heritage range this is brewed to an authentic 1902 recipe from the original brewery records held by Cheshire Archives and from local studies. A mid-amber beer with fruity malt flavours and a pleasant Bank Top Brewery, Bolton, Gtr Manchester hoppy aftertaste Established in 1995 by John Feeney and the name comes from his dream of locating the brewery in an old tennis 70 Old Wavertonian 4.4% Arobust dark stout. Roast barley, chocolate and coffee flavours pavilion at Bank Top. In 2003 it did relocate to the pavilion and a 5 barrel plant. In 2007 brewing capacity was give a very full body and a smooth lingering finish doubled and in 2008 David Sweeney became the sole proprietor. 71 Special Ale 4.2% A malty, chestnut brown beer. The full malt taste balances well 87 Flat Cap 4.0% Amber ale with a modest fruit aroma with a good finish of fruit, with hop bitterness and fruit flavours malt and bitterness 14 15 Blue Monkey, Giltbrook, Notts Burton Bridge Brewery, Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire Established in 2008 by John Hickling in Ilkeston it is named after the huge blast furnaces that produced blue A brewery established in 1982 by Bruce Wilkinson and Geoff Mumford. Takes its name from the bridge over the flames, climbing into the night sky they were known by locals as blue monkeys. It moved to its current location river which is 20 yards away from the brewery. in summer 2010 and now uses a 20 barrel plant. 101 Damson Porter 4.5% Very dark brown but not black beer with a fruity nose and taste with a 88 BG Sips 4.0% A pale and intensely hoppy beer. Enticing tropical fruit aromas, distinctive bitter-sweet after palate. Made with Target & Challenger hops finished with a good level of thirst quenching, almost peppery bitterness and Pale, Crystal & Chocolate malts 89 Evolution 4.3% A premium pale ale, golden in colour and deliciously fruity with 102 Thomas Sykes 10.0% A straw coloured beer with almost sherry esters. Very warming a lingering bitterness. Subtle aromas of grapefruit and orange and winey taste. Made with Target hops come from generous use of Styrian Goldings and Amarillo hops 90 Original 3.6% A classic, copper coloured session ale made using Pilgrim and Caledonian Brewing Company, Edinburgh Styrian Goldings hops Originally opened in 1869 by George Lorimer it was acquired by Vaux in 1946. Following closure threats it was purchased by a management buy-out team in May 1987. During the 1990 two fires severely damaged the brewery Bollington, Bollington, Cheshire but in both cases a full restoration of this fine Victorian brewery was completed. The brewery site was bought by Brewing commenced on an 8 barrel plant in October 2007. Scottish Courage in 2004 but is operated on their behalf by Caledonian. Became wholely owned by Scottish & Newcastle in 2008.. 91 Best 4.2% The first beer the brewery produced and still popular.A delightfully hoppy bitter. Clean & crisp with a very light golden colour and a 103 Caledonian 80 4.1% Arusset brown coloured beer with a malty, fruity aroma. Smooth refreshing bitter aftertaste and creamy. Good balancing dryness with clovery spiciness in a softly hoppy finish 92 Longhop 3.9% A pale refreshing beer with summer fruity hops 104 Deuchars IPA 3.8% A tasty and refreshing amber coloured session beer made with Brampton, Chesterfield, Derbyshire Golden Promise and Optic malts and Fuggles and Super Styrian Goldings hops Lee Wainwright bought the Vale Inn in 2005 and established a brewery behind it in 2008 with a 4 barrel plant. 105 Over the Bar 4.2% Arugby special. Rich and golden with perfectly balanced bittersweet Normally the beers are only available at the Vale. flavours. Amber malt adds the character to this incredibly thirst-quenching 93 Best 4.2% A best bitter brewed using only traditional and classically English malt pint made with Fuggles, Styrian Golding and Super Styrian hops and hops 94 Golden Bud 3.8% A well balanced light golden hoppy bitter. Grapefruit nose and Church End Brewery, Nuneaton, Warwickshire citrus flavours give way to a mellow slightly sweet after-taste. Brewery opened in August 1994 based in a former coffin workshop behind The Griffin Inn, Church Road, Complex malt character Shustoke, Warwickshire. A 4 barrel brewplant was used. Moved during the summer of 2001 to their current 95 Tramway 4.5% location with the brewery plant being sold to Slaughterhouse Brewery. This plant was replaced by a 10 barrel plant. To say they brew a lot of one-offs would be like saying that the Titanic was a little bit damp. Brewdog, Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire 106 Cherry 3.8% A fruit beer Established in March 2007 with a 10 barrel plant by James Watt and Martin Dickie in their quest to revolutionise 107 Choc & Cherry 4.2% A fruit beer the Scottish brewery sector. Recently achieved fame by producing a 32% ABV beer. Check out their web site to A fruit beer see the video of how they did it. 108 Lemon 3.8% 109 Lime 3.8% A fruit beer 96 Punk IPA 6.0% A classic India Pale Ale. A light fruity aroma dominates giving way to a lasting bitterness 110 Mango 3.8% A fruit beer 97 Trashy Blonde 4.1% Made with hops specially imported from America and 111 Summer Fruits 3.8% A fruit beer imagination especially imported from Alice in Wonderland Complex malt character Coniston, Coniston, Cumbria Bristol Beer Factory, Bristol Run by Ian Bradley this 10 barrel plant was set up in 1995 in a converted pig sty behind the Black Bull Inn. 112 Bluebird 3.6% A yellow-gold predominantly hoppy and fruity beer Situated in one of the remaining buildings of the old Ashton Gate Brewery in S Bristol. In 2003 George Furguson, helped by Simon Bartlett and Chris Godden began brewing within 6 months of starting work on the site. Crown Brewery, Sheffield 98 Exhibition 5.2% A classic strong dark ale. Crystal and Chocolate malts give a full rich Flavour Located behind the Hillsborough Hotel a 5 barrel plant is used. 99 No 7 4.2% A Best Bitter with toffee malt flavours balanced with smooth hop 113 Stannington Stout 5.0% Black in colour with a ruby edge. The aroma is big and deep, with an bitterness and aroma. Pale, Crystal and Wheat malt, with English espresso coffee and bitter chocolate note underscored by biscuity malt. Challenger bittering hops and Fuggles aroma addition Liquorice comes through on the palate while malt builds for a long finish 100 Sunrise 4.4% Golden ale with hints of biscuity malt flavour and citrus hops. Pale, 114 Traditional Bitter 4.0% A dark amber pleasantly hoppy and malty bitter Cara, Crystal and Wheat malts and English Pioneer hops for bitterness and aroma with an added boost of Goldings hops to fill out the aroma 16 17 Dark Star Brewing Co, Horsham, West Sussex Fullers, Continued Started in 1994 in the cellar of the Evening Star pub in Brighton. In 2001 it moved to a 15 barrel plant in Haywards 129 Front Row 3.7% A lovely light ruby coloured ale which is certain to quench the Heath. It moved to its present location in 2010 and trippled capacity. thirst even after the toughest battle in the scrum 115 Espresso 4.2% Black beer brewed with roasted barley malt and challenger hops 130 Gales HSB 4.8% A sweet full bodied bitter with hints of caramel and a bittersweet finish but with freshly ground espresso coffee beans added to the 131 Gales Seafarers 3.6% Fruity malt flavours and a gentle bitterness with a satisfying copper for a few minutes after the boil to provide a rich hoppy finish complimentary coffee aroma 132 London Pride 4.1% A well balanced pale brown best bitter with bitter orange notes blending 116 Hophead 3.8% Extremely pale gold coloured ale with a strong floral aroma and with a malt finish made using Target, Challenger, and Northdown hops elderflower notes. Full bodied yet dry 117 M&M Special Porter 6.5% Brewed in collaboration with beer writer Melissa Cole this is a smokey Hart, Preston, Lancs porter with hints of blackcurrant and chocolate The brewery opened in 1994, originally in brewer John Smith's garage. It has relocated several times and moved 118 Six Hop Ale 6.5% Brewed with 5 different hop varieties in the copper, then dry to its current location in November 2010. hopped after fermentation. For those who like hops as an extreme sport 133 Dishy Debbie 4.0% A light, golden, citrus fruity beer. Three Dwarf Hops are used at different stages of the boil to give bittering/flavour/aroma and a Downton Brewery Co, Salisbury, Wiltshire more refreshing finish 134 Ice Maiden 4.0% Hoppy crisp straw-coloured beer with floral notes and a dry finish Started brewing in December 2003 with equipment leased from Hop Back on the same industrial estate. 135 Nemesis 4.1% A golden premier ale using only traditional English Hops and Goldings 119 Black Night Bitter 4.1% A dark bitter beer with pronounced burnt malt and strong citrus in the boil but late hopped with American Liberty for that intense notes from Styrian Goldings and Tettnang hops for balanced finishing touch roasted malty bitterness 136 Val (addiction) 4.8% A dark winter brew. Roast wheat, chocolate and crystal malt 120 Chimera 6.8% Traditional IPA brewed with hugely increased hop rate for strong combine flavour and richness. The hops are a secret because no floral aroma and powerful bitter taste brewer would give this secret away 121 Marynca Magic 4.1% A pale hoppy bitter with crystal malts added to light Polish hops giving a citrus hoppy taste Hawkshead Brewery, Staveley, Cumbria Dunham Massey, Altrincham, Cheshire Established in 2002 in a disused dairy farm at the head of Esthwaite Water by Alex Brodie. It relocated to a 20 barrel plant in Staveley between Kendal and Windermere in 2006. Established by John Costello on National Trust land behind Big Tree farm in the village of Dunham Massey the 137 Bitter 3.7% A well balanced beer with fruit and hops aroma leading to a first brew was in October 2007. All ingredients are sourced as locally as possible and only water, malt, hops, and lasting bitter finish yeast are used – no added sugars. 138 Damson & Vanilla 4.5% The organic stout with damsons and vanilla added 122 Big Tree 3.9% Stout 123 Chocolate Cherry 3.8% A mild with a dry hint of cherry that cuts through the beer 139 Organic Stout 4.0% A dry stout brewed to the Rheinhetsgabot. All the grain and hops are Mild organic 124 Little Bollington 3.7% A pale light easy drinking bitter originally brewed as a Summer ale it 140 Triple 8.5% proved so popular it is now a regular brew 141 Windermere Pale 3.5% Crisp and fruity yellow beer with hints of melon and grapefruit and a Fernandes Brewery, Wakefield, West Yorks strong bitter aftertaste Opened in November 1996 situated in the old Malt House of the Fernandes brewery, which closed before World Hereford, Hereford War II, from which it takes it's name. The brewplant has a capacity of 2 barrels. A 4 barrel plant behind the Victory pub began brewing in 2000 as Spinning Dog. In July 2002 capacity was 125 Cathedral 4.5 % increased to 10 barrels. The name was changed in July 2010. 126 Deipner 6.5% 142 Celtic Gold 4.5% A crisp golden beer with a well rounded malt/hop bitterness Fullers, Chiswick, London 143 Mutts Nutts 5.0% A dark strong ale, full bodied with a hint of chocolate aftertaste The Griffin Brewery has stood on the same site for over 350 years and direct descendants of the founding family 144 Original 4.1% Pale flavoursome brew, using Spalt hops on the boil and Challenger at the are still involved in running the business. It is now London’s last remaining traditional family brewer. finish to give a smooth aftertaste 127 Chiswick Bitter 3.5% A flowery and fresh pale ale made with Northdown and Challenger hops with a touch of malty sweetness which is also on the nose and carries into the short dry bitter finish 128 ESB 5.5% Launched in 1971 as a winter brew it soon became a regular favourite. A golden brown beer with a dry fruity flavour made using two types of malt and four different hops 18 19 Hop Back Brewery, Salisbury, Wiltshire Marble, Continued Brewing commenced in May 1987 using a 5 barrel brewplant located at the Wyndham Arms, Estcourt Road, 160 Lagonda IPA 5.0% A hoppy but not overly bitter beer Salisbury. Following much success it moved to it's current location in May 1992, but continued to also brew at the 161 Manchester Bitter 4.2% A light crisp refreshing golden beer with a sweet citrus hop blast original location. The adjoining industrial units have been acquired over the years as further expansion required. Brewing ceased at the Wyndham Arms in 1995 with the plant moved to the present location. Marstons, Burton upon Trent, Staffs 145 Spring Zing 4.2% Areal hop-feast of a beer. Two English and two Continental hops Marstons has been brewing cask beer on the site since 1834 give a very satisfying bitter yet flowery palate. Maize, wheat and barley malts combine with the hops to yield a very soft 162 EPA 3.6% A new beer launched in 2010. Arefreshing lighter blonde ale flavoursome pale thirst quenching ale with subtle citrus flavours and a delicate bitter aftertaste 146 Summer Lightning 5.0% A pale bitter with a good fresh hoppy aroma and a malty hoppy flavour. It has an intense bitterness Meantime, Greenwich, London A brewery established in 2000. Hornbeam Brewery, Denton, Manchester 163 LPA 4.3% Also known as London Pale Ale it is made with Goldings, Began brewing in 2007 on an 8 barrel plant Cascade and Cluster hops 147 Top Hop 4.2% Full bodied with malt appeal and ample bitterness Millstone, Mossley, Gtr Manchester Ilkley Brewery, Ilkley, W Yorks Established in 2003 by Nick Boughton and John Hunt, the brewery is housed in an 18th century textile mill. An Began brewing on an 8 barrel plant in 2009 bringing brewing back to the town after an 80 year gap. eight barrel plant. 148 Lotus IPA 5.6% A gold coloured genuine India Pale Ale with hoppy, lemon and 164 True Grit 5.0% A well hopped strong ale with a mellow bitterness and a citrus citrus aromas. Complex but well balanced and full of flavour grapefruit aroma 149 Mary Jane 3.5% Crisp and pale with a refreshing citrus aroma Offbeat, Crewe, Cheshire 150 Smoked Witch 5.0% A strong dark caramel beer with a smoky finish A new brewery that uses the plant of the Borough Arms Brewery. First brewed in October 2010. Jennings, Cockermouth, Cumbria 165 Odd Ball Red 4.8% Aruby red ale with masses of Columbus hops giving a spicy flavour and finish Established in the village of Lorton in 1828 it moved to its present location in 1874. 166 Out of Step 5.8% An American style IPA , generously hopped with abundant citrus 151 Cumberland Ale 4.0% A light creamy hoppy beer with a dry aftertaste flavours leading to a dry bitter finish 152 Sneck Lifter 5.1% A strong dark brown ale with a complex balance of fruit, roast, 167 Outlandish Pale 3.9% A outlandish pale ale that takes the palate to the extreme with a and malt flavours through to the finish burst of fresh lemony hoppiness Ludlow, Ludlow, Shropshire 168 Way Out 4.5% A brand new wheat beer A 6 barrel plant established in May 2006 by Gary and Alison Walters in a 250 year old former maltings building. Okells, Douglas, Isle of Man 153 Black Knight 4.5% Aruby black stout with a slightly sweet, roasted, nutty flavour Founded in 1874 by Dr Okell this is the main brewery on the island. The brewery moved in 1994 to a new purpose 154 Gold 4.2% A golden drink in the tradition of well-hopped ales. Pale hue, built plant at Kewaigue on the outskirts of Douglas. Brewed to the Isle of Man’s Brewing Act 1874, which Maris Otter pale malt, Fuggles & Goldings hops. Dry elongated prohibits the use of a variety of substitutes (including opium) in place of malt, sugar, or hops. bitter aftertaste 169 Alt 5.0% Brewed in the true manner, with a cooler fermentation 155 Ludlow Best 3.7% A copper coloured well balanced session beer brewed using and 2 weeks cold storage that leads to a crisp elegant and fresh Maris Otter pale malt along with Fuggles and Goldings hops flavour, made with New Zealand Sauvignon hops 156 The Boiling Well 4.7% Made using Marris Otter pale malt, Fuggles & Goldings hops, but also with a bit of crystal malt, which provides a maltier Ossett Brewing Company, Ossett, West Yorks flavour and a darker hue In 1998 Bob Lawson, who for over 40 years had been brewing beer for other people, produced his own first beer with a 5 barrel plant at the back of the Brewers Pride pub. Proving popular, in 2005 production moved to a new Marble, Manchester larger site across the road from the original brewery. The brewery was opened at the Marble Arch Inn in 1997. After a successful organic beer this 5 barrel plant now 170 B2K 7.5% A special brewed to celebrate Ossett's2000th brew. It is a golden produces mainly organic beers. IPA that is very bitter with Citra hops giving it tropical fruit aromas 157 Chocolate 5.5% A full flavoured chocolate stout 171 Rum & Raisin 4.5% 158 Dobber 5.9% A hop-monster with a rich hop fruit flavour and a huge 172 Silver King 4.3% A lager-style beer with a crisp, dry flavour and a fruity, citrus aroma grapefruit aftertaste 159 Ginger 4.5% An intense and complex ale, full bodied and fiery with a sharp snappy bite

20 21 Outstanding, Bury, Lancs Saltaire, Continued A 15 barrel plant that went into production in April 2008. A 2.5 barrel plant is also used. 187 Cascadian Black 4.8% A black IPA, with the roast malt flavours of a stout and the 173 Piston Broke 3.9% bitterness and fresh pine aroma of the Cascade hop 174 SOS 4.2% Light brown ale strictly for those that like bitter beer, dry and 188 Hazelnut Coffee 4.6% A smooth porter with German malts and hops with added fresh intensely bitter with an incredible blast of late hop dominance Porter ground coffee and hazelnut flavours 175 Standing Out 5.5% A pale golden ale, dry and bitter with a good load of aroma hop thrown 189 Raspberry Blonde 4.0% Refreshing blonde ale delicately infused with raspberry flavours 176 Stout 5.5% A true representation of the beer style, Thick, jet black, bitter, with very strong liquorice and roast flavours in the finish Sarah Hughes Brewery, Sedgley, West Midlands 177 White 5.0% A cloudy wheat beer with earthy, spicy, lemony flavours Opened originally in the 1860's behind the Beacon Hotel, Sarah Hughes bought the brewery in 1921 and started to brew the beer now called Dark Ruby. After lying idle for 30 years the brewery was reopened in 1987 by John Phoenix, Heywood, Greater Manchester Hughes, who continued the tradition and recipe of his grandmother's to the present day 190 Dark Ruby 6.0% A strong ale with a good balance of fruit and hops leading to a Originally called Oak Brewery it was established in 1982 in Ellesmere Port. It moved in 1991 to the disused lingering hops and malt finish Phoenix Brewery and adopted the name. 178 Navvy 3.8% Amber beer with a citrus fruit and malt nose. Good balance of Sheffield Brewery Co, Sheffield citrus fruit, malt, and hops with bitterness coming through in the aftertaste Started brewing in 2006 using a 10 barrel plant. 191 Centenniel IPA 4.7% Forth in a series of single hopped IPAs using centennial a north Purple Moose, Porthmadog, Gwynedd American hop imparting a floral citrus aroma A 10 barrel plant opened in 2005 by Lawrence Washington in a former saw mill and farmers’ warehouse. 192 Sheffield Porter 4.4% A porter with rich chocolaty malty and caramel flavours 179 Dark Side of 4.6% A delicious dark ale with a deep malt flavour from roasted barley 193 Tramlines 4.0% Straw coloured pale bitter well hopped with fuggles initially but the Moose and a fruity bitterness with a long lingering dry finish provided by cascade hops 180 Snowdonia 3.6% Golden refreshing bitter with citrus fruit hoppiness Shoes, Norton Canon, Hereford Raw, Chesterfield, Derbyshire Brewing started at the Three Horseshoes in December 1994. A 4 barrel brewplant is used. Most beers are First brewed in May 2010 using a 5 barrel plant that was previously used at Prospect. produced using malt extract and are normally only available at the pub. 181 Edge Pale Ale 4.5% A pale ale brewed using pale and munich malt giving balanced 194 Canon Bitter 3.6% bitterness and a citrus aroma 195 Norton Ale 4.1% A 182 Grey Ghost IPA 5.9% Powerful American hopped IPA with citrus and grapefruit 196 Peploe's Tipple 6.0% A full mash brew named after the 1830 owner of the Three flavours. Smooth and deceptively easy to drink Horseshoes 183 Try Ale 4.2% Arugby themed special beer Shugborough, Shugborough, Staffs Ringwood Brewery, Ringwood, Hampshire As part of a museum at the ancestral home of the Earl of Lichfield a 2_ barrel log fired brewery was installed in Opened in 1978 as a micro brewery, it moved in 1986 to the site of the former Tunks Brewery. In 1995 the plant 1990. A single brew was made but the brewery then remained unused until September 1996 when Titanic started was expanded to 125 barrel brewlength. Taken over in July 2007 by Marstons. brewing some beers on the plant. 184 Boondoggle 4.2% A blonde ale brewed with English Pale Malt, First Gold and 197 Mi Lady's Fancy 4.6% A golden beer Fuggles Hops. It has a hoppy aroma with a citrus punch Spire Brewery, Chesterfield, Derbyshire Salopian Brewing Co, Shrewsbury, Shropshire Started brewing at the end of March 2006. A 10 barrel plant is used. Established in 1995 in a former dairy on the outskirts of Shrewsbury, it was then reckoned to have the shortest 198 Dark Side 4.3% Luscious dark mild, packed with toffee malt flavour and a hint of brew length of any brewery not attached to a pub. It was rebuilt in 1999 quadrupling in size. of the Moon roastiness 185 Oracle 4.0% A crisp golden ale with a striking hop profile. Dry and 199 Nocturne 5.7% refreshing with a long aromatic finish 200 Winter Wonderland 6.1% Usually only found as a bottle conditioned ale, it is brewed using seven different malts and a blend of three hop varieties. A strong Saltaire, Shipley, W Yorks old ale packed with toffee and caramel flavours Established in 2005 in a Victorian building that was once the generating hall used to provide electricity for the local trams. A 20 barrel plant. Stringers, Ulverston, Cumbria 186 Cascade Pale 4.8% American style pale ale with the floral aromas and the strong Brewing started in 2008 on a 5 barrel plant powered by renewable energy. bitterness of Cascade and Centennial hops 201 Double Stout 9.3% A post Imperial strong stout 22 23 Thornbridge, Bakewell, Derbyshire White Rose Brewery, Sheffield The Thornbridge Hall Country House Brewery, to use its full name, tells you a lot. This started in 2004 as a 10 barrel brewery Doesn't have its own plant so brews at Little Ale Cart. housed in a converted joiners’ and stonemasons’ workshop. It expanded in 2009 to a 30 barrel plant on a trading estate. 216 Bitter 3.9% 202 Galaxia 5.2% A new beer from Thornbridge 217 Gekko in the Sky 4.5% 203 Hopton 4.3% A burnt gold English Pale Ale. Some malt present in the nose 218 Original Blonde 4.0% A pale hoppy session ale with a hint of lime and lemon peel. Medium bodied with some biscuit character and more citrus present in the mouth. The finish shows a clean bitterness with a touch of lingering grassiness Wychwood, Witney Oxfordshire 204 Jaipur IPA 5.9% Complex well balanced IPA with a fine blend of citrus and other When it started in 1983 it was known as Glenny Brewery. In 1987 they moved to allow further expansion. The fruit flavours name was changed to Wychwood in 1992. In October 1994 the brewery moved back to their original site, taking a larger portion of the old maltings. Expansion has lead to a 110 barrel brewplant being used. The brewery was Golden blonde beer with an exquisite passionfruit, gooseberry 205 Kipling 5.2% taken over in the spring of 2002 by Refresh UK and subsequently Marstons in March 2008. and mango aroma. An initial sweetness and full body are balanced by a lasting grapefruit-like bitter finish 219 Hobgoblin 4.5% A well balanced blend of smooth, rich and satisfying flavours from chocolate and crystal malts with a crisp, refreshing 206 Lord Marples 4.0% Surprisingly smooth with light toffee and caramel characters, a bitterness from Styrian, Goldings and Fuggles hops mixture of floral and spicy hop notes and a pleasing bitter finish 207 Wild Swan 3.5% White gold in colour with aromas of light better lemon, a hint of Wye Valley, Stoke Lacy, Herefordshire herb and a subtle spiciness Founded in 1985 by former Guinness brewer Peter Amor it moved to its present site in April 2002 when the capacity Titanic Brewery, Stoke on Trent, Staffs was increased to 80 barrels and Peter handed over the day to day running of the business to his son Vernon. Founded in 1985 it was taken over by brothers Dave and Keith Bott in 1988. It is named in honour of Captain 220 Butty Bach 4.5% Welsh for little friend. This ale is burnished gold in colour. Edward John Smith, who was born just down the road and went on to captain the world’s most famous liner. Brewed using Maris Otter and Crystal malts, flaked barley, malted wheat, and Fuggles, Goldings and Bramling Cross hops 208 Chocolate & 4.5% An old fashioned well balanced stout. A dark combination of Vanilla Stout malt and roast with some hops with a hint of Chocolate & Vanilla 221 Dorothy Goodbody's 4.2% Made with Goldings and Fuggles hops combined with Maris but not too strong Golden Ale Otter pale malt to produce a crisp and zesty beer 209 Iceburg 4.1% A combination of Maris Otter pale malt and fine wheat malt, give 222 HPA 4.0% HPA is a truly delightful pale ale with a citrus hop aroma leading to a balanced this refreshing beer real zest. Add fresh tasting Yakima Galena bitter finish. Locally grown Target and Styrian Goldings hops are used with Maris and Cascade hops for a fantastic wheat beer Otter pale malt and malted wheat 210 Nine Tenths Below 5.9% This IPA is honey golden in colour with initial sweetness that rapidly fades as the powerful citrus hops take over. Clean and Yates Brewery, Westnewton, Cumbria refreshing on top but below lurks boldness and strength Not to be confused with Yates’Brewery (note the apostrophe). Established in 1986 on the Solway Plain in North West 211 Plum Porter 4.9% Dark and strong with natural plum flavouring as a late addition Cumbria this is Cumbria’s oldest micro brewery. It was bought in 1998 by Graeme and Caroline Baxter who had and also flavoured using Golding Hops previously owned High Force Brewery in Teesdale. 212 Wreckage 7.2% This sweet malty winter ale has a port-like aroma, oranges and 223 Bitter 3.7% A well balanced full bodied golden beer with complex hop lemons play around the edges of the tongue whilst dried fruit bitterness and cinnamon drive home the wonderful warming effect, the walnut aftertaste completes Liverpool branch members are invited to Waen, Caersws, Powys vote for the branch Began brewing on a 5 barrel plant in 2009. The local MP was so impressed he got the beer in the House of Commons. Run by Sue and John Hayward and their two children. 213 Blackberry Stout 3.8% Featured in Oz Clarke’s ‘Raise the Bar’. Coffee and toast with subtle tartness of dark fruit in the finish 214 Festival Landmark 4.2% Dry hopped to give extra aroma and flavour of Goldings Hops Watermill, Ings, Cumbria Situated 2 miles East of Windermere in the village of Ings the brewery was established in 2006 in purpose built buildings next to the pub. The equipment was originally housed in the Hops Bar & Brew Pub, Daytona, Florida and was bought on the Internet. Please vote with the slips available at the beer coupon or membership desk 215 Collie Wobbles 3.7% A pale gold bitter with a slight citrus taste. A good hop and malt Or email [email protected] balance gives way to a thirst quenching dry finish with your name, membership no and choice of 1st, 2nd and 3rd Liverpool branch pub.

24 25 The Crypt is an architectural masterpiece by Edwin Lutyens, one of the 20th Century’s greatest architects. The dignified, brick built caverns with distinguished grey granite string courses and archways, marble and parquet floors, arched and round leadlight windows, spiral staircases and a Treasury together make the four large spaces of the Crypt quite unique. It is a magnificent, dignified and suitable setting for conferences, exhibitions, corporate events, banquets, concerts, award evenings and lectures.

Let it be a secret no longer. If you would like further information about holding an event in the Crypt yourself please visit www.liverpoolmetrocathedral.org.uk Telephone 0151 709 9222 It has been, in the past, Metropolitan Cathedral referred to a ‘Liverpool’s Cathedral House, Mount Pleasant. greatest hidden secret’. Liverpool, L3 5TQ

26 Cr isps, Soft Drinks available from Cider Bar Cider & Perry Bar List

Dry Cider % Ventons Whisky Cask, 2yr Vintage 8.0 Devon Bath Cyder, Rough Diamond 6.0 Avon Gale's Country Wines are a tantalising blend of grape juice and Gillow * Herefordshire fruits from the garden, hedgerow and countryside. Springfield, Sledgehammer 8.2 Monmouthshire Apricot Elderberry Upper House, Vilberie, 2yr Vintage 7.8 Herefordshire A luscious, rich and aromatic wine with a A popular, punchy medium wine that is an full apricot taste. 14.5%. Sweet old favourite. 14.5%. Sweet Medium Cider % Ginger Black Beer and Raisin Millwhites Rum Cask 7.5 Somerset Based on the North of England's black A delicious wine, overflowing with sweet beer, a malt based 'tonic' that delivers port spice and warmth. 13.5%. Sweet Green Valley, Rum Tiddley Tum 7.5 Devon like characteristics. 14.5%. Sweet Mead McCrindle 7.2 Gloucestershire Blackcurrant With a rich honey smoothness, this is the grandfather of country wines. 14.5%. Sweet Gray 6.0 Devon A delicious bouquet, bursting with ripe Peach blackcurrant flavours. 14.5%. Sweet Bollhayes 7.0 Devon Summer fruit bouquet, coupled with a Cherry Hunt 6.0 Devon sweet nectar character. 14.5%. Sweet A smooth, sweet wine full of rich cherry Sloe Checkley Brook 7.0 Herefordshire flavours. 14.5%. Sweet A medium sweet wine with a delicate Ross-on-Wye 6.5 Herefordshire Damson flavour and mellow taste. 14.5%. Medium Gwatkin, Norman 7.5 Herefordshire A mellow medium wine with a hint of Strawberry pepper, which is extremely easy drinking. Overflowing with fresh strawberry flavour 14.5%. Dry 14.5%. Sweet Sweet Cider % Newton Court 6.0 Herefordshire Crossman 6.0 Somerset Rich 6.0 Somerset The Cider Bar Parsons Choice 7.0 Somerset Hunt 6.0 Devon Welcome to the 2011 Cider Bar at this ■ Hunt’s. Hunt cidermakers for 200 Original (was Broadoak) 6.0 Avon year’s Beer Festival, we are delighted to years. In 1930’s Hunts cider was sold at offer you twenty-eight different ciders the Savoy hotel, London. and perries. We have put a focus on ■ Green Valley. Green Valley from Perry % Devon this year. Exeter are multi-award winners, ex Olivers 6.3 Herefordshire As always there are stories behind the “Rum Tidley-Tum”. ■ Troggi 7.2 Monmouthshire ciders and here are a few to get your Days Cottage. Days’from Gloucestershire usually call their ciders Original (was Broadoak), Premium 7.5 Avon attention- Swallowfields, Yartleton Gold 5.0 Herefordshire ■ Venton’s. An “old school”cidermaker “Barrel 9”, “Barrel 10”etc. that still presses apples through straw. Severnsider, Moorcroft 7.2 Avon ■ Gillow. Wye Valley cidermaker whose Please note that due to limited space Butford Organic, Blakeney Red 5.4 Herefordshire not all ciders are available at once. products are only seen at the “Boat Inn”, Days Cottage, Barrel X 7.5 Gloucestershire Penault. Ross-on-Wye 6.5 Herefordshire

28 *ABV not available at time of going to print 29 30 E n j oyed this fe s tiva l ? Have friends that wanted to come but couldn't get a ticket? Help is at hand. The people who are our main sponsors are organising their own 2nd festival in April. You will find full details on the back cover. The venue is a 10 minute walk from Waterloo station which is only 15 minutes by train from Liverpool Central and trains run every 15 minutes until late at night.

Want a ticket? It's not yet as popular as our festival so they are easy to get. Particularly as we are selling them here. To get yours go to the beer voucher area but please avoid the busy times, which are just after the festival opens when everyone comes in and after we have rung time when lots of people are seeking refunds on unused tickets.

32 Beer Measures

H a l f : Half a pint Caledonian, use a Pint: A standard slightly larger metric measure of beer. size of about 11 About 567ml. gallons (50 litres) Pin: 4.5 gallons or 36 Kilderkin: 18 gallons. pints. A wooden or We have some of metal cask rarely seen these every year. Far these days except for too heavy for winter ales. The size comfort. lives on as a polypin. Barrel: 36 gallons. A plastic container of rarely seen as a cask the same size. but the standard unit Firkin: 9 gallons, in which brewery size pretty much the is measured. standard size Hogshead: 54 gallons containers these days. .Amazingly these Most of the beer at used to be quite the festival is in common. firkins but some Still used by one or breweries, notably two breweries.

Programme & Beer Festival Credits Organiser Cider Manager L iverpool and Distri cts Steve Downing Steve Berks CA M RA Bra n c h Secretary Postal Sales w w w. m e r s e yc a m r a . o r g . u k Dave Cunningham Ian Barton ww w. m e r s e ya l e . c o m Beer Ordering Programme CAMRA National HQ Geoff Edwards, Martin Powell [email protected] Frank Kennedy Staffing website - www.camra.org.uk Treasurer Tony Williams Printed by Martin Powell, Colin Batho, Layout Design Printfine Dave Cunningham Dennis Jones Liverpool 0151 242 0000 Health & Safety Photography www.printfine.co.uk Maria Kane, Huw Jenkins Neil Lloyd, Bar Managers CA M RA Branch Chair Thanks to all the CAMRA Frank Kennedy, Karl Critchley G e o ff Edwa r d s volunteers who helped to set up and staff the 2011 Liverpool Beer Festival

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