The following is the list of beers that are available in the 2018 festival. A PDF of the list can be downloaded here: Beers 2108
| Beer Name | Brewery | ABV | Style | Description | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carousel | Abbeydale | 4.10% | USA pale | This fruity, juicy pale has us going round and round for more with big flavours from Sorachi Ace and Mt Hood. | ||
| Daily Bread | Abbeydale | 3.80% | Copper | A classic copper coloured English bitter.?Well-balanced, copper coloured beer with malty flavours and a smooth bitter finish. Subtle hop characteristics from traditional Fuggles hops. | ||
| Steam Powered | Arkells | 4.00% | Dark | From the celebratory steam collection. To create this delicious dark mild Ale we used 4 types of malt resulting in a deep complex flavour of chocolate, caramel and coffee, layered with a piney finish from our blend of English grown hops. | ||
| Goats Milk | Church End | 3.80% | Golden | Golden yellow nectar. Pale barley, crystal malt and oats, blend to fill the palate with flavour. Aromatic hops dance over the tongue for a gentle hop finish. Champion Beer of Britain 2017 | ||
| Gravediggers | Church End | 3.80% | Dark | Dark black and red in colour, with a complex mixture of chocolate and roast flavours. The use of two different hops, gives the beer a complex feel and smooth finish. | ||
| Entire | Cronx | 5.20% | Porter | Inspired by Croydon brewing heritage. Entire was a blend of ‘Three threads’ that were made by a Croydon brewery – Ale, hopped beer & tuppenny, which were mixed together by a barman in Shoreditch where it became so popular with manual workers, later becoming known as ‘Porter’. Seven different malts go into this truly epic brew. | ||
| Nektar | Cronx | 4.50% | Pale | A pale ale brewed using Marynka hops from Poland. Hints of Blackcurrent on the nose combine with a spicy finish to have you longing for more nektar. | ||
| Standard | Cronx | 3.80% | Bitter | A full bodied British Ale using Pale and Crystal malts with a touch of the darker malts for depth of flavour. We use English hops for aroma and flavour. Standard by name, not by nature. | ||
| Chocks Away | Flying Monk | 4.60% | Golden | A light golden beer, with a well-balanced hop flavour, leading to a grassy mint, sweet bitter aftertaste, and a fruity sweet aroma. | ||
| Great Heck | Treasure IPA | 4.80% | IPA | This golden IPA has low to moderate bitterness and very distinctive tropical fruit notes from the premium American hops used in its production. Smooth, hoppy goodness. | ||
| Nah then | Imperial | 4.50% | USA pale | Chinook hopped American Pale Ale | ||
| Studland Bay - Wrecked | Isle of Purbeck | 4.50% | Amber | Named after the famous bay that the brewery overlooks, Studland Bay – Wrecked is a deep red amber ale with rich malt & caramel flavours, combined with a subtle spicy aroma to give a smooth full flavour premium beer. It is a stronger ale and its warm and malty mouthtaste, fruity berry aroma and woody, chocolate undertones give it almost autumnal flavour, well suited to evenings in front of an open fire. | ||
| Mod Mild | Kelham Island | 3.70% | Mild | A mild ale that is easy drinking, with a smooth slightly sweet palate, beautifully balanced with a pleasant bitterness, from our addition of the choicest English hops. A flavour of the swinging sixties | ||
| Wild Rider | Kelham Island | 5.50% | IPA | A strong full flavoured IPA brewed with a renegade band of hops from around the world, for a massive explosive hop aroma. Wickedly juicy, mouth watering and satisfyingly aromatic | ||
| Sleepy Badger | Little Critters | 4.50% | Oatmeal Stout | A classic British-style stout brewed with flaked oatmeal, chocolate malt, crystal malt and roasted barley. The richness of the grain blend is balanced by the nutty/smokey character of the roasted malt, the creaminess from the oatmeal flakes and a dose of whole hops. With a light/medium body and dry finish this is our premium dark session ale. | ||
| Malty Python | Little Critters | 4.80% | Golden | Malty Python is our modern take on an English classic, we selected the finest quality malts and balanced their sweetness with some bite from the best quality whole hops. With a hint of caramel and aroma of hedgerow fruits this is a smooth drink to quench the thirst throughout the year. | ||
| Gunners Gold | Loose Cannon | 3.50% | Golden | A golden coloured session beer. An initial light peach aroma on the nose which then transfers to the palate with a satisfying crisp finish. | ||
| Recoil | Loose Cannon | 4.20% | Straw | A dry hopped all pilsner malt brew, crisp and straw colouredwith big hints of tropical fruits and citrus flavours. | ||
| Centenary | Milestone | 4.50% | A special ale brewed to celebrate 100 years of the Royal Air Force. | |||
| Little John | Milestone | 5.00% | Bitter | Deep mahogany bitter with crisp finish. Pleasing aroma and a complex blend of malt producing subtle winter berry notes, leading to a spicy herbal hop finish. | ||
| Patriot | Navigation | 3.80% | Amber | Traditional style, amber-coloured smooth malty beer. Well balanced giving a mellow, malty finish. | ||
| Karpo | Neepsend | 4.30% | USA Pale | Pale ale hopped with Citra, Motueka and Sorachi Ace. Tropical notes marry with coconut and spice for a refreshing and thirst quenching session pale. | ||
| Klikitat | Neepsend | 4.20% | Hoppy Pale | US pale ale hopped with Simcoe, Mosaic and Citra. Tropical fruits dominate on aroma & palate with notes of mango, passionfruit and a pine-like finish. | ||
| Inspiration | Plain Ales | 4.00% | Copper | Light Copper in colour. Balanced malt and hops giving of floral, earth, spice and honey flavours. | ||
| Chequered Flag | Prescott Ales | 4.10% | Amber | Winning refreshment can be had with every pint of our Chequered Flag amber ale. Generously hopped using Cascade and Willamette this ale will leave you wanting more. | ||
| Hill Climb | Prescott Ales | 3.90% | Pale | A wonderfully fruity and refreshing IPA. Cascade and Bobeck hops are combined with Maris otter pale malt and Torrified wheat to create our awarding winning session ale. | ||
| JPA | Ramsbury | 4.00% | Pale | A very pale ale with lasting bitter finish. Brewed with our gin-botanicals juniper, orange & lemon peel, plus Jester & Olicana hops | ||
| Tripple Hop | Ramsbury | 4.40% | Golden | golden ale, infused with 3 different hops ,celia,goldings and Citra. Producing a well-balanced very Moorish summer ale. | ||
| Spartacus | Renegade Brewery | 5.10% | ESB | Spartacus is an ESB with a twist. Created by Steve Munro , the king of our pilot kit, this beer is based on our classic malt mix of Pale Ale, Crystal and Chocolate with a touch of Malted Wheat to give the beer a smooth rounded character. To this Steve has added English Goldings for a classic bitterness and some dried English elderflowers to give this beer a light floral character. Late and dry-hopped with Mosaic, this is a big, full flavoured beer with fruity, floral aromas with a pithy bitter finish. | ||
| Riviera Gold | Riviera | 4.20% | Pale | A deep golden Pale Ale with subtle bitterness from First Gold hops plus Styrian Goldings with citrus fruit flavours from Cascade and Chinook hops giving way to a mouth lingering hoppyness. | ||
| Devonian | Riviera | 4.20% | Amber | Amber colour ale, easy drinking with subtle bitterness from First Gold and Target hops with aroma from Styrian Goldings and Cascade providing a floral citrus finish. | ||
| Crafty Fox | Slightly Foxed | 4.10% | Pale | Extra pale, and dry hopped for a full punchy flavour. | ||
| Exodus | Springhead | 3.70% | Golden | bright golden-coloured beer,?with a bold?citrus flavour, balanced by a biscuity malt body, and?with?a burst of?grapefruit aroma. Refreshing and clean tasting; the perfect session beer. | ||
| Arrow Black Tip | Three Castles Brewery | 4.40% | Stout | A smooth dark? stout beer. with bittersweet flavours of liquorice & a subtle burnt aroma. | ||
| Big Arrow Orange Tip | Three Castles Brewery | 5.50% | Copper | Copper ale with powerful citrus hop aroma, intense citrus hop flavour with marmalade orange and bitterness with a Hoppy dry finish. | ||
| Christ Church IPA | Three Castles Brewery | 4.70% | Honey | Honey Coloured , easy drinking. Subtle floral aroma with a sweeter taste using a unique blend of lager malts. | ||
| Milder But Wilder | Three Castles Brewery | 3.80% | Ruby | Ruby, black in colour. Well balanced with sweet caramel flavours in the taste. | ||
| Vale Ale | Three Castles Brewery | 4.30% | Golden | Golden coloured smooth ale with a fruity palate and a strong floral aroma. | ||
| Tollgate Bitter | Tollgate | 4.30% | Bitter | Classic Golden English bitter with a hint of grapefruit. | ||
| Old Barn | Twisted Oak | 4.50% | Ruby | A classic traditional ruby coloured ale made with 4 different malts. Progress and Bramling Cross hops have been generously added to provide a distinctive fruit and spice flavour. | ||
| Spun Gold | Twisted Oak | 4.50% | Golden | A beautiful golden ale brewed with just one single malt (pale malt) and late hopped with Perle and Willamette. Another fantastic smooth tasting beer. | ||
| Cavendish | Welbeck Abbey | 5.00% | Blonde | Cavendish, our signature blonde ale, plays tribute to the House of Cavendish, a family lineage which spans from the 1300’s through to the current family at Welbeck. Our Cavendish is a beautifully balanced blonde with crisp, zingy grapefruit flavours powering through. | ||
| Pixie Dust | Welbeck Abbey | 3.80% | NZ hopped pale | You may have heard of our head brewer James, but we like to call him Tink - short for Tinkerbell the beer fairy! He works tirelessly to produce our 15,000 pints of hand-crafted real ale each week with a great deal of skill, care and we think a little help from Pixie dust. A fruity session ale brewed from a magical blend of hops from three continents | ||
| Mango Fever | 4TS | 4.60% | IPA | Mango IPA. Indian Pale Ale with bursts of mango aroma throughout. If your feeling fruity, get down to MANGO FEVER it won’t let you down. | ||
| WSB (Warrington Special Beer) | 4TS | 4.20% | Bitter | English bitter. Typical malty base, brewed with 4kg of pioneer & bramling cross hops giving a crisp & refreshing bittering of blackcurrant & citrus. |