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The 2010 Festival Beer List
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Updated 8th July 2010
1 Abbeydale Leviticus 4.2% Pale and very hoppy. Yorkshire
2 Adnams Regatta 4.3% Brewed with Optic malt and Boadicea hops this is a thirst quenching pint. A delicate palate with hints of lemon. Suffolk
3 Adnams Southwold Bitter 3.7% A beautiful copper-coloured beer, late and dry-hopped with Fuggles for a distinctive, lingering hoppiness. Suffolk
4 All Saints St Piran Cornish Best 4.0% A gold coloured bitter with plenty of hoppy bite from start to finish. Cornwall
5 Arkell's TBC TBC TBC Wiltshire
6 Atomic Brewery Fission 3.9% A refreshing golden ale with a wonderfully aromatic citrus flavour. Warwickshire
7 Backyard Brewhouse The Hoard 3.9% Golden, straw-coloured bitter with toffee, light hop and floral aroma and a hoppy, crips, dry finish. West Midlands
8 Ballards Midhurst Mild 3.4% Classic, dark Mild. Lightly hopped and well malted throughout without being sweet. Hampshire
9 Bateman GHA 4.2% A refreshing golden beer. Buckets of English hops give this beer a spicy aroma followed by a balanced fruity taste. Lincolnshire
10 Belhaven Belhaven 80/- 3.9% Just like great great great grandpa would have had. Has a classic red appearance in the glass, rich and smooth. East Lothian
11 Bewdley Worcestershire Way 3.6% A pale straw coloured beer, using First Gold, Celiea, & Fuggles hops to give a very refreshing session beer with citrus after tones. Worcestershire
12 Black Sheep Golden Sheep 3.9% A beautifully balanced blonde cask beer with a dry and refreshing bitterness. Light golden in colour, with fresh citrussy fruit flavours and a clean crisp finish. Yorkshire
13 Boddingtons TBC TBC TBC
14 Brains Reverend James 4.5% Ruby-ish colour, easy drinking, full bodied. Glamorgan
15 Braydon Ales Pot Walloper 4.4% PotWalloper – household with a large fireplace for communal cooking. A ruby coloured beer with rich malty undertones. Wiltshire
16 Breaconshire Ramblers Ruin 5.0% Dark amber, malty and well hopped with a beautifully balanced aftertaste; a strong Best Bitter. Powys
17 Broughton The Reiver 3.6% A light coloured, refreshing ale from the land of the Border Reivers. Peeblesshire
18 Burton Bridge Burton Bitter 4.2% A mid amber coloured ale with a big fruity aroma and aftertaste Staffordshire
19 Butcombe TBC TBC TBC Avon
20 Cannon Royall Drakes Drum 4.2% TBC Worcestershire
21 Cannon Royall Fruiterers Mild 3.7% Rich roast flavours - more stout than a mild Worcestershire
22 Carlsberg - Tetley Draught Burton Ale 4.8% The classic Burton Union brewed ale is now brewed in Leeds we believe! South Wales
23 Carlsberg - Tetley Ansells 3.4% A beautiful mild brewed for the midlands - perhaps the new home of the mild style beer. South Wales
24 Cherwell Valley TBC TBC TBC Northants
25 Clark's Classic Blonde 3.9% An award winning, best selling ale with a hint of citrus fruit. Yorkshire
26 Compass Isis Pale Ale 4.9% Malty aromas on a backdrop of distinct Cascade hops. Sweet malt with some fruity esters and a gentle bitterness that lingers. Oxfordshire
27 Compass Isis Pale Ale 2 4.9% Malty aromas on a backdrop of distinct Cascade hops. Sweet malt with some fruity esters and a gentle bitterness that lingers. Oxfordshire
28 Coors TBC TBC TBC Staffordshire
29 Cotleigh Golden Sea Hawk 4.2% A bright golden coloured best bitter. Smooth and malty with a background of honey falvour offering a refreshing and citrus smooth finish. Somerset
30 Cotleigh Honey Buzzard 4.5% Copper coloured infused with local Wiveliscombe honey. A smooth creamy and chocolate palate giving a subtle bitter sweet finish. Somerset
31 Cotswold Brewing Co Old English Rose TBC TBC Oxfordshire
32 Cotswold Spring TBC TBC TBC Gloucestershire
33 Dare Green Dragon 4.4% A Premium Amber Ale brewed to a traditional Welsh recipe. A full flavoured beer with Sovereign & Challenger Hops giving a strong bitter finish. South Wales
34 Donnington S B A 4.0% A malty bitter from Britain's most picturesque brewery Gloucestershire
35 Donnington Best Bitter 3.5% Light, malty and delicious, from Hooky's only real rival Gloucestershire
36 Dowbridge TBC TBC TBC Leicestershire
37 Enville Ginger Beer 4.6% Produced using root extract ginger this ingeniously created ginger beer has a flavour which is not overpowering and is very refreshing. West Midlands
38 Everards Tiger Best 4.2% An award winning best bitter brewed with crystal malt to give it a rounded toffee character. A classic example of the perfect balance between sweetness and bitterness. Leicestershire
39 Freeminer Speculation 4.8% A rich premium ale, deep ruby red with a balanced hop and malt aftertaste. Gloucestershire
40 Fuller's London Porter 5.4% Rich, dark and complex, the beer has an outstanding depth of flavour. Middlesex
41 Goff's White Knight 4.7% A well-hopped bitter with a light colour and full-bodied taste Gloucestershire
42 Grainstore Rutland Panther 3.4% A refreshing well balanced dark mild, whose chocolate and fruity flavours compliment its roasted long bitter finish. Primed using a combination of rich dark sugars, this beer is a taste sensation. Leicestershire
43 Greene King Back of the Net TBC TBC Suffolk
44 Halfpenny Old Lech 4.5% A full bodied premium strength ale. Gloucestershire
45 Hambleton TBC TBC TBC North Yorkshire
46 Hanby Scorpio Porter 4.5% TBC Shropshire
47 Hanby All Seasons 4.2% Amber coloured ale with an immediate hoppy nose and taste. Shropshire
48 Hanby Nutcracker 6.0% TBC Shropshire
49 Harveys Best Bitter 4.0% A full, well-hopped bitter with a reputation that exceeds the borders of its native and adjoining counties. Sussex
50 Harveys Olympia Golden Ale 4.3% Light in colour, mellow and well balanced. Fuggle and Golding hops combine to provide a soft, dry palate and bitter aftertaste Sussex
51 Highgate & Walsall TBC TBC TBC
52 Hogs Back T.E.A. 4.2% A pale malty bitter. A well crafted bitter sweet beer with a long dry finish. Surrey
53 Hogs Back Summer Ale 4.2% This light straw coloured ale is ideal for those warm lazy summer days. With a refreshingly cool taste, you must try Summer Ale. Surrey
54 Holt Humdinger 4.0% A refreshing beer brewed with honey and citrus flavoured whole hops to provide a rounded, tongue tingling taste with an exciting aroma Greater Manchester
55 Hook Norton Old Hooky 4.6% A beautifully balanced beer, fruity by nature, with a well-rounded body and the suggestive echo of Crystal Malt. Oxfordshire
56 Hook Norton SDM 4.6% A deep rich, full body, slightly sweet, fruity flavour typical of a traditionally English Dark Mild. Oxfordshire
57 Hook Norton Striker TBC TBC Oxfordshire
58 Hook Norton Hooky Gold 4.1% A pale, crisp beer; the Maris Otter malt gives it a bold, clear, confidence, while the traditional English Fuggles and Goldings and American Willamette hops give it the best of the old and the new worlds. Oxfordshire
59 Hook Norton Haymaker 5.0% 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
60 Hook Norton Hooky Bitter 3.6% Subtly balanced golden bitter, hoppy to the nose, malty on the palate - a classic session beer. Oxfordshire
61 Hook Norton Hooky Dark 3.2% A dark chestnut – coloured ale, crammed full of roast malt flavours, and complimented with superb dry-hop aromas from East Kent Goldings. Oxfordshire
62 Hydes Anvil Loose Cannon 4.0% Light, refreshing and golden with all the great character of a superb Summer beer, it's flavour is characterised by the Liberty Hop. Greater Manchester
63 INBEV TBC TBC TBC
64 Itchen Valley Godfathers 3.8% A beautiful quaffing ale brewed using four English hops...so called as the Itchen Brewery was set up by two Godfathers Hampshire
65 Jennings Cumberland Ale 4.0% A superb golden coloured, full flavoured ale with a delicate hop character Cumbria
66 Keltek Golden Lance 4.0% Designed for the younger person's palate, pale and fruity with a citrus bias. Cornwall
67 Kingstone Kingstone Gold 4.0% A straw-coloured, smooth ale with citrus notes and a lovely balanced hoppy finish Monmouthshire
68 Lees Bitter 4.0% A copper coloured beer with a malty, hoppy aroma. You are left with a distinctive malty aftertaste. One pint is never enough! Greater Manchester
69 Loddon Ferryman's Gold 4.4% Brewed using Slovenian Stryian Golding hops, which impart a zesty Lime flavour. Oxfordshire
70 Loweswater Brewery Langdale 4.0% Bitter with a glorious taste of English fruit.
71 Marston's Pedigree_ 4.5% Well known popular bitter.
72 Mordue Summer Tyne 3.6% A very pale lager style beer to be drunk on hot nights. Complex hop aroma. Be warned - easy to drink! Tyne & Wear
73 Nailsworth Alestock 3.6% Light in colour and more hoppy than a caffeine fuelled bunny on a bouncy castle. Full of Elderflower notes. Lager drinkers, you might like this one. Gloucestershire
74 Nethergate Sheeps Eye 4.1% Possibly aimed at the Arabic market? Maybe not! Suffolk
75 Nomad Beer Co (Whittlebury) Special Pale Ale 3.7% A refreshing Pale Ale brewed with Maris Otter and Crystal malt to give it a light golden colour. With Sovereign & Challenger delivering a satisfying hop finish.
76 North Cotswold Bumble Beer 4.5% Pale, balanced wheat beer, local honey and a touch of vanilla. Warwickshire
77 North Cotswold Summer Solstice 4.5% English style wheat beer with German & Czech hops + a touch of spice in the aroma. Warwickshire
78 Oakham Endless Summer 3.4% This light and refreshing summer beer begins with a fruity nose and taste before an endless wave of grapefruit and bitterness comes and wipes you out Cambridgeshire
79 Old Swan Old Swan Original 3.5% A light mild West Midlands
80 Oxfordshire Ales Marshmellow 4.7% A classic, strong beer with generous warming flavour. The taste is deliciously fruity and malty with a lingering bitter aftertaste. Oxfordshire
81 Patriot Missile 3.6% Amber in colour, session ale. Warwickshire
82 Patriot Longbow 4.0% A malty amber ale with a citrus nose. Warwickshire
83 Potton Village Bike 4.3% Auburn in colour with complex hop . Bedfordshire
84 Purity Brewing Co Mad Goose 4.2% Light copper in colour with a great zesty hop character with citrus overtones. Warwickshire
85 R C H Pitchfork 4.3% A golden bitter with floral citric hop aroma. A hoppy predominate taste, slightly sweet and fruity, leaves you wanting more Somerset
86 Roosters Pint of 2 Halves 4.3% Pale beer made with Amarillo and Crystal hops. Nice finish as well. Yorkshire
87 Rossendale TBC TBC TBC Lancashire
88 Rudgate Ruby Mild 4.4% Nutty, rich ruby ale. Winner of several awards. A mild ale with a soft, rich complex taste. Yorkshire
89 Severn Vale Severn Seas of Rye 3.8% Uses rye malt in the grist to give a full bodied malt flavour with a hint of spicy bite on the palate. Gloucestershire
90 Sharps Honey Spice Gold 4.2% Pale, straw-coloured beer with citrus hops and sweet honey. Sumptuous bittersweet fruity taste, giving way to dry spice notes in the mouth. Cornwall
91 Shepherd Neame TBC TBC TBC
92 Skinners Betty Stogs 4.0% A pale mid-strength bitter with hoppy overtones. Cornwall
93 St Austell TBC TBC TBC Cornwall
94 St Georges Dragons Blood 4.8% Chocolate and crystal malt combined to give a ruby red beer with a hint of chocolate. Worcestershire
95 Stonehenge Pigswill 4.0% A full bodied beer, not so bitter but rich in hop aroma, giving the beer a delightful aftertaste. The warm amber colour is very appealing to the eye Wiltshire
96 Teignworthy High Tide 5.0% A very flavoursome hoppy dry bitter with a beautiful taste of its own. Amber in colour. Devon
97 Teme Valley Dark Stranger 4.4% A dark coloured, light tasting, refreshing summer beer - what could be stranger?! Worcestershire
98 Three Castles TBC TBC TBC Wiltshire
99 Timothy Taylor Landlord 4.3% Often regarded as one of the best ales in the country, fruity, almost "lemony" bitter. Madonna's favourite beer! Yorkshire
100 Timothy Taylor Landlord 2 4.3% Often regarded as one of the best ales in the country, fruity, almost "lemony" bitter. Madonna's favourite beer! Yorkshire
101 Tring Side Pocket for a Toad 3.6% Unmistakable citrus notes from only the best Cascade hops balanced with a floral aroma and crisp dry finish make this straw coloured ale a fantastic session beer. Hertfordshire
102 Tunnel LATE OTT 4.0% An amber hoppy bitter - the first beer we ever brewed. LATE OTT stands for "Light At The End Of The Tunnel" Warwickshire
103 Twickenham Ales TBC TBC TBC Middlesex
104 Uley Uley Bitter 4.0% A copper coloured beer with hops and fruit in the aroma, and a malty, fruity taste underscored by a hoppy bitterness with a hint of fruit in the taste. The finish is dry, with a balance of hops and malt. Gloucestershire
105 Wadworth TBC TBC TBC
106 Warwickshire Darling Buds 4.0% Pale lager malt makes a refreshing real ale alternative to lager. Warwickshire
107 Wentworth TBC TBC TBC South Yorkshire
108 Wessex Longleat Pride 4.0% TBC Wiltshire
109 West Berkshire TBC TBC TBC
110 Wicked Hathern Hawthorn Gold 4.5% Hathern derives from the Saxon word for the hawthorn which was prevalent in the village. A light golden, easy drinking summer beer with a good balance of hops and malt. Leicestershire
111 Wickwar Coopers 3.5% Yellow and Gold well balanced light refreshing brew with hops citris fruit and a delicate sweet maltiness giving a bitter and dry finish. Gloucestershire
112 Wychwood Hobgoblin 5.5% Powerful, red, roasted malt brew. Hang on to your hats with this one! Oxfordshire
113 Wye Valley Dorothy Goodbody 4.2% This golden ale compliments the warm days of summer with its floral hoppy flavour. Herefordshire
114 Wyre Piddle Summer Splash 4.3% TBC Worcestershire