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The 2004 Festival Beer List
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Updated 15/Jul/2004
1 Adnams Best Bitter 1 3.6% Fragrant aromas of English hops and malt. Dry, refreshing with lingering bitterness. Suffolk
2 Archers Village 1 3.6% A dry well balanced beer with a full body for its gravity. Wiltshire
3 Arundel Gauntlet 1 3.5% A light refreshing session beer, with a pleasant bitter finish West Sussex
4 Ballards Wheatsheaf 1 5.0% Combines the banana flavour of traditional weat beer with a hint of crystal and chocolate malt. Hampshire
5 Bass Draught Bass 1 4.4% Rumours of its death have been greatly exaggerated.
6 Black Sheep Special 1 4.4% Well rounded and warming bitter beer North Yorkshire
7 Brains Reverend James 1 4.5% Ruby-ish colour. Easy drinking, full bodied. South Glamorgan
8 Broughton Summer Ale 1 3.5% Bright and sunny brew from the Borders Scotland
9 Burton Bridge Bridge Bitter 1 4.2% Amber, refreshing & clean Staffordshire
10 Burtonwood Top Hat 1 4.8% Deceptively light, sweet, soft and slightly nutty flavour Cheshire
11 Butcombe Blonde 1 4.3% Premium bitter with a great nose - Made with pale English malt, often called lager malt Avon
12 Butts Jester 1 3.5% A light fruity session beer Berkshire
13 Cains Dark Mild 1 3.2% Dark and creamy mild from Liverpool. Merseyside
14 Cannon Royall Kings Shilling 1 3.8% Hoppy and bitter but well balanced with malt & citrus flavours. Hereford & Worcs
15 Carlsberg - Tetley Tetley Cask 1 3.7% Classic Leeds cask ale.
16 Cotleigh Cotleigh 25 1 4.0% Explosion of flavours from American Cascade hops. Fresh aroma with a fruit filled finish. Somerset
17 Dark Star Hophead 1 3.8% Light straw coloured bitter with clean, crisp bitterness from Cascade hops. W Sussex
18 Doghouse Dozy Dawd 1 4.4% Light golden summer ale Cornwall
19 Donnington Best Bitter 1 3.5% Light, malty and delicious, from Hooky's only real rival Gloucestershire
20 Donnington S B A 1 4.0% A malty bitter from Britain's most picturesque brewery Gloucestershire
21 Donnington X X X 1 3.6% Rare and flavoursome mild from the most beautiful brewery in the world. Gloucestershire
22 Elgood Black Dog Mild 1 3.6% A traditional dark mild with malt and hops well balanced, with roasted, bitter flavours Cambridgeshire
23 Everards Sunchaser 1 4.0% A thirst quenching brew, produced using lager malt, and Hallertau lager hops. Leicestershire
24 Felinfoel Double Dragon 1 4.2% Fire from Wales. Dyfed
25 Freeminer Iron Brew 1 4.2% A ruby red bitter, made with special coloured malts. A very rich malt character. Gloucestershire
26 Fuller's London Pride 2 4.1% 'the sensation of angels dancing on the tongue...'! London
27 Gales G B 1 4.0% A dry, bitter beer with a long hoppy aftertaste Hampshire
28 Goff's Jouster 1 4.0% Well balanced drinkable tawny ale Gloucestershire
29 Highgate & Walsall Saddlers 1 4.3% Award winning special bitter from the Black Country West Midlands
30 Hook Norton Best Bitter 1 3.4% The Best Bitter Oxfordshire
31 Hook Norton Copper Ale 1 4.8% A premium dark red ale, based on the recipe used for the 150th Celebration brew Oxfordshire
32 Hook Norton Double Stout 2 4.8% Proof that the Irish don't have a monopoly; nothing like Guinness Oxfordshire
33 Hook Norton First Light 1 4.3% First Light is a very pale, light brew with a complex hop aroma Oxfordshire
34 Hook Norton Generation 1 4.0% Dry, tasty, addictive Oxfordshire
35 Hook Norton Haymaker 1 5.0% Flower, fruity and packs the punch its name promises Oxfordshire
36 Hook Norton Hooky Dark 1 3.2% New version of an old favourite. Mild, sweet and thirst quenching. Oxfordshire
37 Hook Norton Old Hooky 1 4.6% Subtly sweet old-fashioned autumnal ale Oxfordshire
38 Hook Norton Olympic 1 3.8% New brew for the 2004 Olympics, subject to availability... Oxfordshire
39 Hook Norton Silent Thunder 2 4.5% First brewed to celebrate the 10th Hook Norton festival, this robust, dark, full bodied beer is full of fruit aromas, and dry hop. Oxfordshire
40 Hook Norton Striker 1 4.2% Flavour lasts longer than the England team did... Oxfordshire
41 Hook Norton Twelve Days 1 5.5% Dark Strong Sweet, Hooky's Xmas ale. ABV "for guidance only". Oxfordshire
42 Lees Bitter 1 4.0% A full bodied and full flavoured bitter Manchester
43 Loweswater Melbreak Bitter 1 3.7% Pale, hoppy and refreshing bitter, named after the mountain that looks down on Loweswater
44 Malvern Hills Festival Special 1 4.4% Based on the lovely Black Pear, hoppy and bitter.
45 Oakham J H B 1 3.8% Champion Beer of Britain in 2001 Cambs
46 Potton Village Bike 1 4.3% A complex hop character imparted by a blend of four hop varieties, produces a beer of exceptional character. Bedfordshire
47 Ringwood Boondoggle 1 4.0% Irresistible hop aroma, high summer floral notes, Initial fruitiness with a crisp dry finish. Hampshire
48 Robinson's Sunny Jim 1 3.8% A light, thirst quenching summer ale specially designed to refresh and relax. Cheshire
49 Salopian Shropshire Gold 1 3.8% Light gold with plenty of body, a malty flavour and well balanced. Shropshire
50 Shardlow Chancellors Revenge 1 3.6% Light coloured, refreshing, full-flavoured, well hopped session bitter. Leicestershire
51 Skinners Cornish Knocker Ale 1 4.5% Golden ale with a fragrant, almost flowery nose... Cornwall
52 Smiles Maiden Legover 2 3.5% A fusion of selected malts and challenge first gold hops, the late addition of fuggles hops results in a delicate aroma. Avon
53 St Georges Paragon Steam 1 4.0% Californian stlye ale. Very light and hoppy, straw coloured summery ale. Worcerstershire
54 St Peters Cream Stout 1 6.5% Fuggles & Challenger hops plus a blend of four local barley malts creats an aromatic, strong, dark chocolate cream stout. Suffolk
55 Taylor Landlord 1 4.3% Often regarded as one of the best ales in the country, fruity, almost "lemony" bitter. West Yorkshire
56 Teignworthy Beachcomber 1 4.5% A smooth golden brew with a light refreshing citrusy flavour. Devon
57 Titanic Iceberg 1 4.1% A fantastic wheat beer that will hole any passing thirst Staffordshire
58 Tring Monks Gold 1 4.0% Brewed using Cascade Hops. Herts
59 Uley Hogshead 1 4.0% Copper coloured beer with a dry finish Gloucestershire
60 Wells Bombadier 1 4.3% Complex fruity beer with hoppy aroma and aftertaste. Bedfordshire
61 Weston's Cider Herefordshire Perry 0.5 4.5% Fully matured in oak vats to develop its strength and traditional character. Herefordshire
62 Weston's Cider Old Rosie 0.5 7.3% A traditional Scrumpy, naturally cloudy, not too sweet. Named after Weston's 1921 Aveling Porter Steam Engine Herefordshire
63 Wickwar Sunny Daze 1 4.2% A cotswold pale ale Gloucestershire
64 Wizard Apprentice 1 3.6% Sweet, malt flavour with some bitterness - An easy drinking, faultless bitter. Warwicksire
65 Wizard Druids Fluid 1 5.0% A full bodied beer with rich fruit and bitter notes. Very drinkable and more-ish. Warwicksire
66 Wood Pot Of Gold 1 4.4% A Golden ale with fuggles, cascade, and mount hops. Shropshire
67 Wye Valley Butty Bach 1 4.5% Burnished gold, premium bitter Herefordshire
68 Young's Golden Zest 1 4.7% Refreshing golden beer with a zesty, crisp, citrus flavour London
69 Young's P A 1 3.1% Lighter beer from one of London's famous brewers London
TOTAL 71.00