The following is the list of beers that are anticipated to be available in the 2016 festival.
Please note: this list is not final and is subject to change.
Beer Name | Brewery | abv % | Style | Description | |
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The Hop Inn Special | Ramsbury | 4.0 | Amber | Dark amber in colour and with a pleasing hoppy aroma. | |
Chalkstream | Ramsbury | 5.0 | Pale | Pale in colour full-bodied premium ale with a smooth hoppy finish. | |
Blowing Stone | White Horse - Stanford in the Vale | 4.2 | Pale | This famous Stone stands below the White Horse in the Village of Kingston Lisle. It is said that ‘he who can blow the stone shall be king’. Traditional brown beer, hopped with great English Bramling Cross and Challenger. | |
Black Beauty | White Horse - Stanford in the Vale | 3.9 | Ruby | Rich Ruby in colour, using the best chocolate malt and fine English Fuggle hop to achieve a flavour that leaves the herd behind like a true Champion! | |
Midnight Bell | Leeds | 4.8 | Dark | A premium dark mild. Crystal and chocolate malts combine with wonderful Willamette hops to give a full bodied, complex character to this award winning ale. | |
Special Christ Church Beer | Three Castles - Pewsey | 4.7 | Golden | Golden beer brewed especially for the Old Town Beer Festival | |
Gatehouse | Three Castles - Pewsey | 3.8 | Brown | Brown session ale, lightly hoppy with a subtle sweet taste. | |
Stoned | Three Castles - Pewsey | 4.4 | Pale | A Straw coloured well hopped beer with bitter overtones and an intense Citrus flavour that lingers to the end. A refreshing summer ale. | |
White Knight | Three Castles - Pewsey | 4.1 | Blonde | A blonde beer with stacks of ripe juicy flavours releasing a vibrant fruity aroma, giving a fine dry finish. | |
Moles Best | Moles - Melsham | 4.0 | Copper | Well balanced copper coloured bitter, clean dry and malty with some bitterness and a delicate floral hop flavour from the Fuggles and Golden Hops | |
6 fingers | Moles - Melsham | 4.1 | Copper | A trappist style beer with floral, fruity and spiced kicks | |
Elmos Fire | Moles - Melsham | 4.4 | Pale | Medium bodied pale ale. Refreshingly bitter with a fruity spicy aroma from the willamette hops, balanced by the maris otter malted barley leaving a long bitter finish. | |
Millionaire | Wild Beer Co - Shepton Mallet | 4.7 | Stout | A Chocolate and Salted Caramel Milk Stout.... Sweet and salty collide in this rich, balanced and smooth dessert stout. Lactose, caramel and high quality Valrhona cocoa nibs provide a chocolate and caramel backbone alongside the roasty malts whilst the Cornish Sea Salts gives a savoury kick, raising this beautiful beer above the norm. | |
Track Record | Prescott Ales - Cheltenham | 4.4 | Amber | Maris otter and crystal malts, Fuggles and Goldings hops provide the basis for our deliciously fruity best bitter. Smooth yet slightly sweet finish which can only be achieved by adding just a hint of honeyf | |
Chequered flag | Prescott Ales - Cheltenham | 4.1 | Amber | Generously hopped using Cascade and Willamette this ale will leave you wanting more. Malt flavours come from a skillful blend of pale and crystal malts | |
Elmers | Flying Monk - Malmesbury | 3.8 | Pale | Brewed with Maris Otter malt, hopped with East Kent Goldings and Nelson Sauvignon. A lot of love has gone into Elmers and it has been going down a storm in pubs. | |
Habit | Flying Monk - Malmesbury | 4.2 | Amber | Contrasting sweet & bitter flavours from Maris Otter Mash and Kentish Hops giving a lasting finish with fresh, floral overtones. | |
Sign of spring | Stonehenge - Salisbury | 4.6 | Light/ Green | A light green, incredibly smooth and very drinkable beer, rich in both malt and hop aroma. Specially brewed for springtime (beer) lovers. | |
Great Bustard | Stonehenge - Salisbury | 4.8 | Amber | Traditionally brewed using only the finest quality of water, barley and rye malts, whole hops and the brewery's own top-fermenting yeast. The taste is deliciously fruity and malty with a lingering bitter aftertaste. | |
Punch and Judy | Great Orme - Llandudno | 4.3 | Copper | Traditional best bitter with a hint of malt and caramel. | |
Welsh Gold | Great Orme - Llandudno | 3.6 | Golden | Welsh gold is a golden session . It is a quaffable hoppy ale with a lovely balanced hop flavour. | |
Space Hoppy | Binghams - Ruscombe, Berkshire | 5.0 | IPA | Refreshing golden India Pale Ale with citrus hops. Won SIBA South East Competition 2011 - Strong Bitter category | |
Macchiato Stout | Binghams - Ruscombe, Berkshire | 5.0 | Stout | Dark Stout infused with Vanilla and Coffee | |
Queen Bee | Slaters - Stafford | 4.2 | Golden | An amber coloured beer brewed using a local honey supplier. A real taste of an English summer | |
Premium Ale | Slaters - Stafford | 4.4 | Amber | Rich amber coloured beer with hints of caramel, malt and a complex fruit hop aroma developing into a bitter finish and balancing the well rounded malty mouthfeel. | |
Fireside | Black country - Dudley | 5.0 | Amber | A well rounded premium bitter, amber in colour, clean in taste leading to a pleasant dry finish. | |
Pig on the wall | Black country - Dudley | 4.3 | Brown | A refreshing chestnut brown beer with a complex flavour of light hops giving way to a bittersweet blend of roasted malt. Suggestions of chocolate and coffee undertones. | |
Sherwood Reserve | Castle Rock - Nottingham | 4.5 | Stout | Brewed with fresh Columbian coffee beans, Sherwood Reserve is a smooth, balanced and decadent stout, with notes of chocolate and coffee. | |
Sherriffs Tipple | Castle Rock - Nottingham | 3.4 | Amber | High quality low ABV session bitter with a distinctive hop character derived from Goldings. | |
Cairngorm Gold | Cairngorm - Aviemore | 4.5 | Gold | A golden coloured, light bodied, continental style beer. Saaz hops provide an initial fresh and zesty flavour with Styrian Goldings providing late aromas. Find the Golden Eagle near you. | |
Black Gold | Cairngorm - Aviemore | 4.4 | Stout | This wholesome stout has a rich dark colour and nutty roast flavour. No less than four colours of malt make up the grist! A smooth sweetness leads to a dry finish and a satisfying after taste. | |
Pillbox | Kennet & Avon - Melksham | 4 | Pale | A very pale quaffable session ale. Easy to drink with a hoppy flavour without being too complex and just the right amount of bitterness. | |
Rusty Lane | Kennet & Avon - Melksham | 4.4 | Reddish brown | A rusty coloured Irish style red ale with rounded toffee malt flavour and floral hop finish. A good blokey reddish brown beer! | |
Mucky Duck | Portsmouth Brewhouse & Kitchen | 3.4 | Bitter | Carmel, Clean Bitterness, Smooth A refreshing session bitter with some caramel malt flavour and gentle hoppiness. | |
Black Swan | Portsmouth Brewhouse & Kitchen | 5.7 | Black IPA | Spicy, Hoppy, Roast Bitterness A dry black ale with a huge, piney, resinous hop flavour and aroma, laid over a slight roast | |
Vanilla Pod Ale | Arkells - Swindon | 4.5 | Golden | Deep Golden, Vanilla, Banana, Sweet and Fruity |