Brewery | Beer | ABV (%) | Tasting Notes |
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Abbeydale | Sheffield, South Yorkshire | Absolution | 5.3 | Strong, pale sweetish beer |
Acorn | Barnsley, South Yorkshire | Gorlovka Imperial Stout | 6 | Dark ale named after twin town |
Adnams | Southwold, Suffolk | Broadside | 4.7 | Brown coloured beer with hop and fruit flavours |
Allgates | Wigan, Lancashire | Brightblade | 4 | Beer of Festival at Warrington; pale and hoppy with citrus |
Allgates | Wigan, Lancashire | Twist and Stout | 4.5 | New stout, rich and malty |
An Teallach | Garve, Cromartyshire | Crofters Pale Ale | 4.2 | Pale ale from croft brewery on the shores of Loch Broom |
Anglo Dutch | Dewsbury, West Yorkshire | Kletswater | 4 | Pale with a hoppy nose and citrus flavour |
Anglo Dutch | Dewsbury, West Yorkshire | Tabatha the Knackered | 6 | Golden Belgium style tripel; fruity, hoppy and bitter |
Archers | Swindon, Wiltshire | Fat Belly Boozer | 4.1 | Golden crisp beer with a pear/lychee aroma |
Archers | Swindon, Wiltshire | Oatmeal Stout | 5 | Roast chocolate malt with coffee overtones |
Bank Top | Bolton, Greater Manchester | Dark Mild | 4 | Dark brown ale with roast malt aroma and bitter toffee flavour |
Bank Top | Bolton, Greater Manchester | Howlin' Wolf | 4.8 | New amber coloured beer with fruity hints and a lasting full hop finish |
Bank Top | Bolton, Greater Manchester | Rainforest | 4.3 | Refreshing pale ale with herbal/cirtus notes and a delicate floral aroma |
Brains | Cardiff | Reverend James | 4.5 | Malt, hops and fruit give good flavour with balancing bitterness |
Cairngorm | Aviemore, Inverness-shire | Santa's Claws | 5.6 | Rare Xmas brew |
Cairngorm | Aviemore, Inverness-shire | Sheepshaggers Gold | 4.5 | Golden amber with slightly sweet malt flavour |
Cairngorm | Aviemore, Inverness-shire | Trade Winds | 4.3 | Intensely fruity beer with strong hop and grapefruit taste |
Caledonian | Edinburgh | Great Scot | 4.1 | New beer |
Clarks | Wakefield, West Yorkshire | Classic Blonde | 3.9 | Light coloured ale with citrus, hop and grapefruit |
Clarks | Wakefield, West Yorkshire | Rams Revenge | 4.6 | Rich ruby ale with fruity taste |
Coach House | Warrington, Cheshire | Banana Beer | 5 | Very pleasant fruit beer |
Coach House | Warrington, Cheshire | Burns Aulde Sleekit | 5.5 | Rich Burns Night ale |
Coach House | Warrington, Cheshire | Cheshire Gold | 3.9 | New golden beer |
Coniston | Coniston, Cumbria | Backsmiths Ale | 5 | Yummy winter only brew |
Coniston | Coniston, Cumbria | Quicksilver Bitter | 4.3 | New brew |
Copper Dragon | Skipton, North Yorkshire | Golden Pippin | 3.9 | Malt, hops and fruit give good aroma and flavour with a building bitterness |
Cropton | Pickering, North Yorkshire | Yorkshire Moors | 4.6 | Ruby coloured hoppy beer with fruity aftertaste |
Dark Star | Haywards Heath, West Sussex | Espresso Stout | 4.2 | Delicious dark, rich coffee stout; Wigan beer of festival 2005 |
Dark Star | Haywards Heath, West Sussex | Hophead | 3.8 | Wonderfully hoppy golden coloured bitter |
Dent | Sedbergh, Cumbria | T'Owd Tup | 6 | Full flavoured strong stout with coffee aroma |
Derby | Derby, Derbyshire | Triple Hop | 4.1 | BBBB debut for this standard bitter |
Downton | Downton, Wiltshire | Drum | 4.2 | Well hopped and laced with Jamaican rum |
Exmoor | Taunton, Somerset | Exmoor Gold | 4.5 | BBBB favourite; yellow bitter with a clean hoppy aftertaste |
Fyne Ales | Cairndow, Argyll | Pipers Gold | 3.8 | Easy drinking golden session ale |
Fyne Ales | Cairndow, Argyll | Porter | 4.6 | New dark beer |
George Wright | St. Helens, Merseyside | Blue Moon | 5 | Strong light amber ale with hoppy taste and residual sweetness |
George Wright | St. Helens, Merseyside | Roman Black Winter Beer | 4.7 | Black, smooth and creamy beer with a dry aftertaste |
Highgate | Walsall, West Midlands | Old Ale | 5.4 | Highly regarded winter ale |
Hilden | Lisburn, County Antrim | Molly Malone Porter | 4.6 | Dark ruby red porter with bitter chocolate malt taste |
Holts | Manchester | Bitter | 4 | Hoppy distinctive copper coloured ale |
Holts | Manchester | Mild | 3.2 | Fruity, malty dark beer with dry, hoppy finish |
Holts | Manchester | Touchwood | 4.2 | Normally a bottled beer, brewed with aged oaky undertones |
Hop Back | Salisbury, Wiltshire | Summer Lightning | 5 | Dangerously drinkable beer with hoppy aroma and intense bitterness |
Hydes | Salford, Greater Manchester | Jumping Jack | 4.7 | Copper coloured premium seasonal ale |
Hydes | Salford, Greater Manchester | Original Bitter | 3.8 | Pale brown with earthy hoppiness |
J.W. Lees | Middleton, Manchester | Moonraker (Cask) | 6.5 | Famous rich, sweet and dark red ale with fruity dry finish |
Kelham Island | Sheffield, South Yorkshire | Pale Rider | 5.2 | Full bodied golden ale with fruit aroma |
Little Valley | Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire | Withens IPA | 3.9 | Creamy, gold and light IPA |
Marston Moor | York, North Yorkshire | Brewers Droop | 5 | Pale and robust ale with long bitter aftertaste |
Mauldons | Sudbury, Suffolk | Christmas Reserve | 6.6 | Christmas brew |
Messrs. Maguire | Dublin | Haus (Pils) Lager | 4.3 | A Bavarian style blonde, delicious
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Messrs. Maguire | Dublin | Smokey | 6.5 | Aroma and taste of smooth, smokey malts |
Milestone | Newark, Nottinghamshire | Deliverance | 4.6 | |
Milestone | Newark, Nottinghamshire | Hoptimism | 3.6 | New brew |
Moles | Melksham, Wiltshire | Moel Moel | 6 | Christmas brew |
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 | Sparkeys Monday Night Mild | 3.4 | Delicious rich and malty full flavoured mild |
Northern | Northwich, Cheshire | Blakemere Peregrine | 4 | Golden fruity session beer |
Northern | Northwich, Cheshire | Great Chieftain | 5.9 | Strong and dark Burns Night special |
O' Hanlon's | Whimple, Devon | Original Port Stout | 4.8 | Delicious dark rich ale with a bitter finish |
O' Hanlon's | Whimple, Devon | Yellowhammer Premium Golden Ale | 4.5 | Light coloured smooth tasting beer with fruit and hop nose |
Oakham | Peterborough, Cambridgeshire | Inferno | 4 | Highly regarded full flavoured occasional brew |
Oakham | Peterborough, Cambridgeshire | JHB | 3.8 | Hoppy straw coloured citrus brew; award winning, try it! |
Oakham | Peterborough, Cambridgeshire | Oblivian | 5.7 | Tawny seasonal brew |
Olde Swan | Dudley, West Midlands | Bumblehole | 5.2 | Sweet and smooth tasting amber ale |
Olde Swan | Dudley, West Midlands | Ma Pardoes Original | 3.5 | Doris Pardoe's classic bitter |
Peakstones Rock | Alton, Staffordshire | Nemesis | 3.8 | Pale brown with liquorish aroma |
Phoenix | Heywood, Greater Manchester | Snowbound | 4.3 | Pale citrus winter brew; delicious |
Phoenix | Heywood, Greater Manchester | White Monk | 4.5 | Yellow beer with plenty of fruit and a hoppy, bitter finish |
Phoenix | Heywood, Greater Manchester | Wobbly Bob | 6 | BBBB classic; red-brown with malty, fruity aroma |
Quartz | Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire | Crystal | 4.2 | Copper coloured with caramel aroma |
Robinsons | Stockport, Cheshire | Old Tom | 8.5 | Dark, complex beer; malt, port and fruit leads to a long bitter-sweet finish |
Saltaire | Shipley, West Yorkshire | Challenger Special | 5.2 | Strongest beer from this Shipley brewery |
Sarah Hughes | Dudley, West Midlands | Dark Ruby Mild | 6 | Vastly popular strong mild; rich and warming |
Sarah Hughes | Dudley, West Midlands | Pale Amber | 4 | Well balanced beer if slightly sweet |
Strathaven | Strathaven, Lanarkshire | Trumpeter | 4.2 | Strong dark ale with roasted malt and coffee flavour |
Three Rivers | Stockport, Greater Manchester | Hilary Gold | 4.2 | Very hoppy pale new beer |
Three Rivers | Stockport, Greater Manchester | Julies Pride | 5 | |
Three Rivers | Stockport, Greater Manchester | Thank God It's Over | 5 | Brand new winter warmer |
Timothy Taylor | Keighley, West Yorkshire | Landlord | 4.3 | Dry, hoppy beer; 3 times Champion Beer of Britain |
Titanic | Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire | Steerage | 3.5 | Seasonal beer |
White Star | Southampton, Hampshire | Crafty Shag | 4.1 | Pilsener style beer using German hops |
White Star | Southampton, Hampshire | Frostbite | 4.5 | Seasonal brew |