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The 2005 Festival Beer List
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Updated 12/July/2005
1 Adnams Adnams Bitter 3.7% 1 Southwold bitter, good session Suffolk
2 Arundel ASB 4.5% 1 A special bitter with a complex roast malt flavour leading to a fruity, hoppy bitter sweet flavour Sussex
3 Ballards Trotton 3.6% 1 A well flavoured pleasantly hoppy light beer Hampshire
4 Banks Old Empire 5.7% 1 Golden in colour and bursting with quenching malt, cascade hops and fruit character. It's colour and its flavour make Old Empire a beer that will appeal to 21st Century drinkers. Staffordshire
5 Batham Best Bitter 4.3% 1 Reddish and well balanced - the Black Country Ladies tipple! Staffordshire
6 Beartown Kodiak Gold 4% 1 A thirst quenching, straw coloured and very drinkable bitter with citrus fruit and hops aroma with a sharp clean aftertaste. Finalist at The Great British Beer Festival. Cheshire
7 Belhaven Fruit Beer 4.6% 1 The summer fruit compote embraces your palate with a profusion of berry flavours then closes with a creamy dry after palate leaving you in anticipation of your next drink. East Lothian
8 Black Sheep Special 4.4% 1 Well rounded and warming bitter beer Yorkshire
9 Black Sheep Riggwelter 5.9% 1 Recipe for legless sheep...the new peculier Yorkshire
10 Brains Reverend James 4.5% 1 Ruby-ish colour, easy drinking, full bodied. Glamorgan
11 Broughton Summer Ale 3.5% 1 A light refreshing cask ale. Easy drinking with delicate malt and hop flavours and crisp clean aftertaste Peeblesshire
12 Burton Bridge Golden Delicious 3.8% 1 A strong hop aroma and a dry bitter finish. A fantastic session bitter. Staffordshire
13 Butcombe Butcombe Blonde 4.3% 1 Premium bitter with a great nose - Made with pale English malt, often called lager malt Gloucestershire
14 Butts Jester 3.5% 1 A light, fruity session beer Berkshire
15 Cains Finest Lager 5% 1 Brewed using the finest malted barley in the world - 'Marris Otter' from Norfolk. Then stored or 'Largered' for 3 months to give it a smooth and fuller flavour. Lancashire
16 Cannon Royall Fruitiers Mild 3.7% 1 Rich roast flavours - more stout than a mild Worcestershire
17 Carlsberg - Tetley TBC   2   Northamptonshire
18 Castle Rock Harvest Pale 3.8% 1 Using gently kilned malt with an aromatic blend of American hops added during the brewing process gives this pale beer exceptional poise. The distinct hop flavour leads to a crisp finish. Nottinghamshire
19 Cotleigh Cotleigh Anniversary 25 4.0% 1 Explosion of flavours from American Cascade hops. Light and golden with a fruit filled finish. Somerset
20 Dark Star Hophead 3.8% 1 An extremely clean drinking pale gold coloured ale with a strong floral aroma and elderflower notes. This beer is full-bodied despite its very quaffable strength and dryness. Sussex
21 Doghouse Dozey Dawg 4.4% 1 Light and golden, bursting with flavour Cornwall
22 Donnington S B A 4.0% 1 A malty bitter from Britain's most picturesque brewery Gloucesterhire
23 Donnington Best Bitter 3.5% 1 Light, malty and delicious, from Hooky's only real rival Gloucesterhire
24 Elgood Black Dog 3.6% 1 A traditional dark mild with malt and hops well balanced, giving a pleasant aroma and splendid roasted, bitter flavours. Cambridgeshire
25 Felinfoel Double Dragon 4.2% 1 The full drinking premium Welsh ale, malty and subtly hopped with a rich colour and smooth balanced character. Carmarthenshire
26 Freeminer Strip and At It 4.0% 1 Pale summer beer with surprising depth of flavour. Named after a local pit where miners would put their coats on to have their break and when it was time to go back to work the foreman would say 'Strip and at it!' Gloucestershire
27 Frog Island Frog Island Best Bitter 3.8% 1 A pale brown easy drinking beer with a malty aroma and a hint of caramel. The initial roasted malt flavour is balanced by the bitterness and hop character of English Target and Fuggles hops, which linger into the aftertaste. Northamptonshire
28 Fuller's E S B 5.5% 2 Extra Special Bitter - no exaggeration Middlesex
29 Gales Gales 3.9% 1 A dry, bitter beer with a long hoppy aftertaste Hampshire
30 Goff's Jouster 3.8% 1 Well balanced, drinkable tawny ale Gloucestershire
31 Green Dragon Chaucer 3.7% 1 A bitter bitter. Suffolk
32 Greene King Ruddles County 4.3% 1 An ale with soft fruit aromas and a bitter sweet balance leading to an enjoyable, lingering finish Suffolk
33 Hall & Woodhouse Badger Best Bitter 4.0% 1 A fine best bitter with a malty and biscuity aroma balanced with a subtle hop flavour. Fruity with a clean finish and bitter edge Sussex
34 Hanby Drawwell Bitter 3.9% 1 A tawny bitter Shropshire
35 Harveys Best Bitter 4.0% 1 A full, well-hopped bitter with a reputation that exceeds the borders of its native and adjoining counties. Sussex
36 Harveys Tom Paine 5.5% 1 A dry-hopped, strong pale ale brewed each July to celebrate Independence Day. Named after the celebrated radical who wrote The Rights of Man. Sussex
37 Hogs Back TBC   1   Surrey
38 Hook Norton Old Hooky 4.6% 1 A beautifully balanced beer, fruity by nature, with a well-rounded body and the suggestive echo of Crystal Malt. Oxfordshire
39 Hook Norton Hooky Dark 3.2% 1 A dark chestnut - coloured ale, crammed full of roast malt flavours, and complimented with superb dry-hop aromas from East Kent Goldings. Oxfordshire
40 Hook Norton Hooky Bitter 3.6% 1 A subtly balanced, golden bitter, hoppy to the nose, malty on the palate - the classic session beer, eminently drinkable. Oxfordshire
41 Hook Norton 303 4.0% 1 English Malt and English hops combine to make a very English beer. Dry and crisp with a hint of citrus, 303AD being the year of St George is the Beer of St George Oxfordshire
42 Hook Norton Haymaker 5.0% 1 A strong pale ale of distinctive taste. Plenty of Goldings hops during the brewing give it a certain something extra - like sunshine dancing on the tongue. Oxfordshire
43 Hook Norton Special 2 (not yet named)   1   Oxfordshire
44 Hook Norton First Light 4.3% 1 A pale, light brew with a complex aroma anticipating heady days of al fresco. Malted wheat and malted barley give it an exotic palate; Styrian Goldings provide a fruity nose with hints of water melon and lychees. Oxfordshire
45 Hook Norton Double Stout 4.8% 1 Smooth and full-bodied with a refreshing hoppy aftertaste. A blend of dark malts give it a character all of it's own. Black malt enriches the colour and teases the palate, and brown malt gives it the dryness. Oxfordshire
46 Hook Norton Twelve Days 5.5% 1 Dark, strong, sweet - Hooky's Xmas ale. ABV "for guidance only". Oxfordshire
47 Hook Norton Special 1 (not yet named)   1   Oxfordshire
48 Hydes Anvil Jekylls Gold 4.8% 1 A refreshing, bitter ale with tangy citrus and floral character. Grapefruit and citrus notes in evidence derived from the high proportions of Styrian Goldings that are used. Lancashire
49 Kelham Island Summer Special 4.2% 1 Popular summer brew Yorkshire
50 Lees Bitter 4.0% 1 A full bodied and full flavoured bitter Lancashire
51 Malvern Hills Priessnitz Lager 4.3% 1   Worcestershire
52 Mordue Five Bridge Bitter 3.8% 1 A fruity amber beer with more than a hint of hops. The bitterness carries on in the aftertaste. A superb session beer. Tyne & Wear
53 North Cotswold Summer Solstice 4.5% 2 English style wheat beer with German & Czech hops + a touch of spice in the aroma. Warwickshire
54 Oakham Bishops 4.6% 1 A strong premium of structured quality, dominated by elaborate fruity hop notes with a grainy background and dry finish. Cambridgeshire
55 Oakham J H B 3.8% 1 Thirst-quenching, grapefruity, with an initial subtle malty sweetness, this pale yellow ale has what it takes as bitterness and dryness develop. Cambridgeshire
56 Oxfordshire Ales Triple B 3.7% 1 A session bitter, well hopped with Styrian and English Golding hops. Oxfordshire
57 Potton Potton Gold 4.1% 1 Golden colour with a floral hop character Bedfordshire
58 R C H PG Steam 3.9% 1 This complex multi layered ale has a floral hop aroma with medium bodied hop, bitter taste with some fruit and sweetness. Somerset
59 Ringwood Boondoggle 4.0% 1 Irresistible hop aroma with high summer floral notes. Initial fruitiness with a crisp dry finish. A straw-coloured beer flavoured with just two aroma hops, the highly prized Fuggles and the new dwarf variety First Gold. Hampshire
60 Robinson's Sunny Jim 3.8% 1 A light, thirst quenching summer ale Cheshire
61 Roosters Stars and Stripes 4.3% 1 A blast from the past. It did elevate itself up to a Rooster beer. Three types of hop, two kinds of malt. Orange aromas, great beer. Yorkshire
62 Shardlow Golden Hop 4.1% 1 Dry hopped with goldings for added flavour and aroma Leicestershire
63 Sharps Doombar 4.0% 1 A rich golden. brown beer. Dry malt and hops in the mouth with a hint of barley.The malty finish becomes dry and hoppy. Named after the infamous sand bar located in North Cornwall's Camel Estuary, the scene of many a nautical mishap. Cornwall
64 Skinners Cornish Knocker Ale 4.5% 1 Golden ale with a fragrant, almost flowery nose... Cornwall
65 St Georges Fortitude 3.7% 1 A light session ale made from local hops to give a sweet delicate taste. Worcestershire
66 St Peters Organic Best Bitter 4.1% 1 A unique, full-bodied organic best bitter with a refreshing after-taste, highly commended by the Soil Association. Suffolk
67 Stonehenge Spire Ales 3.8% 1 A golden, hoppy beer ,with the new hop variety Pam adding a tempting nose to this very palatable golden brew Wiltshire
68 Taylor Landlord 4.3% 1 Often regarded as one of the best ales in the country, fruity, almost "lemony" bitter. Madonna's favourite beer! Yorkshire
69 Teignworthy Old Moggy 4.4% 1 Clear mahogany brew with a citrus flavour Devon
70 Teme Valley Fool's Gold 4.5% 1 Strawberry blond with a generous hop bitterness. Crystal malt adds some sweetness but you probably won't notice it because we really pile in the Challenger, Goldings and Fuggle hops. Available April and May. Worcestershire
71 Thwaites Lancaster Bomber 4.4% 2 This rich amber beer has a prominent hop aroma and bitterness throughout. Finely balanced with a full malt flavour. Lancashire
72 Tring Sammy Ebbs Summer Ale 3.9% 1 Refreshing blonde coloured ale crisp and dry on the palate, with a citrus hop aroma imparted by Cascade and Saaz. Hertfordshire
73 Tunnel Sweet Parish Ale 4.7% 1 A reddish amber malty ale with a slight chocolate aroma. Enhanced by citrus notes on the nose. Initially malty in the mouth, becoming increasingly fruity as the traditional English hops kick in. The finish is a smooth gentle hop bitterness. Warwickshire
74 Uley Old Spot Prize Ale 5.0% 1 Fruity reddish coloured ale, strong balanced aftertaste of hops and bitterness Gloucestershire
75 Warwickshire Lady Godiva 4.2% 1 Blonde, gentle and full bodied Warwickshire
76 Wells Bombardier 4.3% 1 Superlative bitter with an unexpectedly light, fruity flavour and mere suggestion of malt settles on the palate after a lap of honour over every curve of the tongue." Bedfordshire
77 Weston's Cider TBC   2   Herefordshire
78 White Horse Oxfordshire Bitter 3.7% 1 Resonates with hops, with juicy fruit and resin in the aroma, and a drinking bitterness in the taste and finish Oxfordshire
79 Wickwar IKB 4.5% 1 Strong in malty flavour and very well balanced to produce rich fruit flavours of cherry and plum. This beer is engineered to perfection. Gloucestershire
80 Wizard White Witch 4.5% 1 A pale, fruity ale with a strong, hoppy finish. Oxfordshire
81 Wizard Druids Fluid 5.0% 1 A full bodied, darkish beer with rich fruit and bitter. Oxfordshire
82 Wolf Gold Jackal 3.7% 1 Howling good ale Norfolk
83 Wychwood TBC   1   Oxfordshire
84 Wye Valley Butty Bach 4.5% 1 A burnished gold premium ale. Full bodied, smooth and satisfying. Herefordshire
TOTAL 86 Beers & 2 Ciders
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