Brewery | Beer | ABV (%) | Tasting Notes |
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Acorn | Barnsley, South Yorkshire | Old Manor Porter | 4.4 | New dark beer from Dave Hughes |
Atlas | Kinlochleven, Argyllshire | Latitude | 3.6 | An intensely hoppy, fruity light ale; full of citrus |
Ballard's | Nyewood, Petersfield | Nyewood Gold | 5 | Hoppy, robust, golden-brown beer |
Bank Top | Bolton, Greater Manchester | Flat Cap | 4 | Pale bitter with citrus aroma and finish |
Bank Top | Bolton, Greater Manchester | Old Slapper | 4.2 | Genuine blonde with dwarf hops |
Bank Top | Bolton, Greater Manchester | Port O Call | 5 | Dark ale with roast barley flavour and port overtones |
Bank's | Wolverhampton, Staffordshire | Original | 3.8 | Well balanced amber, refreshing session beer |
Bath Ales | Bristol | Barnstormer | 4.5 | Malt, hops and fruit give good aroma and flavour; mid-brown |
Bath Ales | Bristol | Festivity | 5 | Silver award winner at National Winter Ales 2005 |
Beartown | Congleton, Cheshire | Hoppy New Bear | 4.5 | Seasonal beer |
Beartown | Congleton, Cheshire | Kodiak Gold | 4 | Highly drinkable golden brew with citrus |
Belvoir | Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire | Star Mild | 3.4 | Redish-black full flavoured mild; fruity bitter-sweet finish |
Bradfield | Sheffield, South Yorkshire | Farmers Pale Ale | 5 | IPA from Peak District farm brewery |
Caledonian | Edinburgh | Ale Langsyne | 4.6 | New Year brew |
Clarion | Blackwell, Derbyshire | Amber | 4.5 | First brew from new brewery |
Coach House | Warrington, Cheshire | Blueberry Classic Bitter | 5 | Very pleasant fruit beer |
Coach House | Warrington, Cheshire | Blunderbus Old Porter | 5.5 | Delicious award winning dark rich porter |
Coach House | Warrington, Cheshire | Farriers Best Bitter | 3.9 | Smooth tawny-ale, slightly sweet but hop flavours in aftertaste |
Copper Dragon | Skipton, North Yorkshire | Golden Pippin | 3.9 | Malt, hops and fruit give good aroma and flavour; building bitterness |
Darwin | Sunderland, Tyne & Wear | Ghost Ale | 4.1 | Pale and hoppy with citrus |
Darwin | Sunderland, Tyne & Wear | Killer Bee | 6 | Strong brew using organic honey |
Dorset | Weymouth, Dorset | Silent Knight | 5.9 | Seasonal brew |
Durham | Bowburn, Durham | White Velvet | 3.8 | Pale bitter with tangy, hoppy, citrus flavour |
Elland | Elland, West Yorkshire | Beyond the Pale | 4.2 | Light golden ale with bitter aftertaste |
Exmoor | Taunton, Somerset | Exmoor Gold | 4.5 | BBBB favourite; yellow bitter with a clean hoppy aftertaste |
Fenland | Ely, Cambridgeshire | Babylon Banks | 4.1 | New beer from Cambridgeshire |
Grainstore | Oakham, Rutland | Rutland Panther | 3.4 | Dark mild with the roast flavours of stout |
Great Gable | Seascale, Cumbria | Yewbarrow | 5.5 | Rich, mellow strong dark mild with fruit flavour |
Greenwood | Bradford, West Yorkshire | Blind Ref | 3.8 | Light over-hopped ale |
Greenwood | Bradford, West Yorkshire | Fat Prop | 5 | Dark cascade porter |
Hanby | Wem, Shropshire | Cherry Bomb | 6 | Strong and sweetish fruit beer; love it or hate it! |
Hanby | Wem, Shropshire | Scorpio Porter | 4.5 | Dark porter with hints of coffee and chocolate |
Harviestoun | Alva, Clackmannanshire | Schiehallion | 4.8 | Superb cask lager with floral hoppiness |
Hawkshead | Kendal, Cumbria | Bitter | 3.7 | Pale and hoppy session bitter |
High House Farm | Matfen, Northumberland | Auld Hemp | 3.8 | Lovely tawny ale with bitterness and fruit |
Holts | Manchester | Bitter | 4 | Hoppy distinctive copper coloured ale |
Holts | Manchester | Mild | 3.2 | Fruity, malty dark beer with dry, hoppy finish |
Hop Back | Salisbury, Wiltshire | Pickled Santa | 6 | Xmas offering from highly regarded brewery |
Hop Back | Salisbury, Wiltshire | Summer Lightning | 5 | Dangerously drinkable beer with hoppy aroma and intense bitterness |
Hoskins | Swindon | Grandad Tom's Porter | 4.8 | New porter from Hoskin's stable |
Hoskins | Swindon | Tom Kelly's Stout | 4.2 | Welcome return for this dark, rich brew |
Humpty Dumpty | Reedham, Norfolk | Little Sharpie | 3.8 | Clean, golden bitter with sweet, hoppy, lagerish flavour |
Humpty Dumpty | Reedham, Norfolk | Peto's Porter | 4.8 | Rich, dark and highly-drinkable |
Hydes | Salford, Greater Manchester | Jekylls Gold | 4.3 | Well balanced golden beer with fruit, malt and hops |
Isle of Arran | Brodick, Ayrshire | Blonde | 5 | Hoppy beer balanced by fruit, bitter finish |
Itchen Valley | Alresford | Fagins | 4.1 | Copper coloured bitter with bitter aftertaste |
Keltek | Redruth, Cornwall | Golden Lance | 3.8 | Light and golden refreshing brew |
Keltek | Redruth, Cornwall | King | 5.1 | Complex beer with fruit and malt; dry finish |
Milestone | Newark, Nottinghamshire | Loxley Ale | 4.2 | Light golden ale |
Moorhouses | Burnley, Lancashire | Black Cat | 3.4 | Multi award winning dark mild |
Moorhouses | Burnley, Lancashire | Blonde Witch | 4.5 | Pale with hoppy citrus flavour |
Moorhouses | Burnley, Lancashire | Pendle Witches Brew | 5.1 | Distinctive strong bitter with honey sweet taste but dry bitter finish |
Naylors | Keighley, North Yorkshire | Roger's Who Sang Challenger | 4.8 | Dark beer from Keighley |
Northern | Northwich, Cheshire | Dancer | 4.2 | Light, golden, intense best bitter using American hops |
Northern | Northwich, Cheshire | Run for Cover | 4 | Festival special; light, hoppy refreshing brew |
Northern | Northwich, Cheshire | Soul Rider | 4 | Straw coloured bitter with citrus aftertaste |
Oakham | Peterborough, Cambridgeshire | Black Hole Porter | 5.5 | Strong dark winter ale |
Oakham | Peterborough, Cambridgeshire | JHB | 3.8 | Hoppy straw coloured citrus brew; award winning, try it! |
Orkney | Stromness, Orkney | Skull Splitter | 8.5 | Satiny, smooth; deceptively light but dangerously drinkable |
Ossett | Ossett, West Yorkshire | Silver King | 4.3 | Crisp dry flavour and citrus, fruity aroma |
Phoenix | Heywood, Greater Manchester | Snowbound | 4.3 | Pale citrus winter bew; delicious |
Phoenix | Heywood, Greater Manchester | White Monk | 4.5 | Yellow beer with plenty of fruit and hoppy, bitter finish |
Phoenix | Heywood, Greater Manchester | Wobbly Bob | 6 | BBBB classic; red-brown with malty, fruity aroma |
Pictish | Rochdale, Lancashire | Brewers Gold | 3.8 | Popular local pale ale making its BBBB debut |
RCH | West Hewish, Somerset | Pitchfork | 4.3 | Classic yellow ale with floral, citrus hop-flavour |
Robinsons | Stockport, Cheshire | Old Tom | 8.5 | Dark, complex beer; malt, port and fruit leads to a long bitter-sweet finish |
Salamander | Bradford, West Yorkshire | Mudpuppy | 4.2 | Well balanced copper beer; fruity and hoppy |
Sarah Hughes | Dudley, West Midlands | Dark Ruby Mild | 6 | Vastly popular strong mild; rich and warming |
St Georges | Callow End, Worcestershire | Nimrod | 4.3 | Tawny with a rich maltiness and fruity, hoppy finish |
Stonehenge | Netheravon, Wiltshire | Pigswill | 4 | Amber full-flavoured beer with rich hop aroma |
Thomas' | NorthWest | Rottweiller | 6.2 | Strong beer especially produced for the BBBB; beware the hoppy bite!! |
Thornbridge | Bakewell, Derbyshire | Lord Marples | 4 | Brewed in a stately home |
Three Rivers | Stockport, Greater Manchester | Crystal Wheat | 5 | Award winning English clear beer; spicy character and floral mouth feel |
Three Rivers | Stockport, Greater Manchester | Manchester IPA | 4.2 | Light russet amber colour with biscuit flavours and citrus finish |
Three Rivers | Stockport, Greater Manchester | Suitably Irish | 5.6 | Classic stout; dark, easy drinking and moorish |
Thwaites | Blackburn, Lancashire | Lancaster Bomber | 4.4 | Toasted malt and hops aroma with pronounced bitter finish |
Thwaites | Blackburn, Lancashire | Mild | 3.3 | Now rare but tasty dark mild with malty flavour and caramel notes |
Timothy Taylor | Keighley, West Yorkshire | Landlord | 4.3 | Dry, hoppy beer; 3 times Champion Beer of Britain |
Tindall | Bungay, Norfolk | Norfolk 'N' Good | 4.6 | Golden hued brew with lemonade airs |
Titanic | Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire | Wreckage | 7.2 | Strong warming winter brew |
Weltons | Horsham, Sussex | Old Cocky | 4.3 | Second brew but now in its 10th year |
West Berkshire | Thatcham, Berkshire | Mr Chubb's Lunchtime Bitter | 3.7 | English hops and Maris Otter malt make a pleasant brew |
Whim | Buxton, Derbyshire | Arbour Light | 3.6 | Pale bitter with sharp, clean hoppy taste |
Woodlands | Wrenbury, Cheshire | Gold Brew | 5 | Fresh tasting true bitter with blend of 7 hops |
Woodlands | Wrenbury, Cheshire | Midnight Stout | 4.4 | Smooth, black easy-drinking stout with dry roast barley flavour |
Woodlands | Wrenbury, Cheshire | Oak Beauty | 4.2 | Mid coloured bitter with a hint of acorn |