2003 Beers

Real Ales

Brewery		Beer	ABV (%)	Tasting Notes
Adnams	Suffolk	Fisherman	4.5	A Rich, complex, deep copper-red ale
Adnams	Suffolk	Tally Ho	7	Rare, rich Christmas brew.
Arundel	W. Sussex	Castke	3.8	Fruity, malty brew with a dry/hoppy finish
B&T	Bedfordshire	Bed Clanger	3.8	Very popular when last at BBBB
Badger	Dorset	IPA	3.6	Light, refreshing and pleasantly hoppy
Bank Top	Bolton	Celebration	5	Brewed to commemorate Bolton’s town charter
Bank Top	Bolton	Volunteer	4.2	Light, floral, ale brewed with cascade hops
Belhaven	Dunbar	80/-	4.2	Malt & complex. Classic Scottish flavour
Black Sheep	N Yorks.	Bitter	3.8	Hoppy & fruity but bitter. A BBBB favourite
Black Sheep	N Yorks.	Special	4.4	Well rounded and warming bitter beer
Blackawton	Cornwall	Bitter	3.8	Longstanding Devon micro relaunched in Cornwall
Blackawton	Cornwall	Winter Fuel	5	Seasonal Brew
Boat	W Yorkshire	Man in the Boat	3.5	Dark, smooth, and full flavoured
Broughton	Peebles	Greenmantle	3.9	Tawney, malty Brew with bitter/sweet finish
Broughton	Peebles	Old Jock	6.7	A classic strong ale, sweetish with fruity finish
Burtonwood	Warrington	Bitter	3.7	Well balanced refreshing malty bitter
Burtonwood	Warrington	Black Parrot	4	Rare brew. Dark but heavily dry hopped.
Burtonwood	Warrington	Top Hat	4.8	Soft nutty and malty-sweet full-bodied ale
Caledonian	Edinburgh	Deuchars IPA	3.8	Pale & Hoppy multi award-winning brew
Caledonian	Edinburgh	Haggis Bash	3.7	Pale refreshing Burns night brew with aroma hops
Clarks	Wakefield	Classic Blonde	3.9 ??	Beer of festival at the last BBBB. Pale & Yummy
Coachouse	Warrington	Gunpowder	3.8	Malty, dark brown and lightly hopped
Coachouse	Warrington	Dumbo’s Disney Delight	4.2	Blended for the festival charity
Coachouse	Warrington	Honey Pot	3.8	Pale sweet brew
Coachouse	Warrington	Auld Sleekit	5.5	Burns Night Ale
Coniston	Cumbria	Bluebird	3.6	Yellow hoppy & fruity ale a past champion beer of Britain
Dent	Cumbria	Aviator	4	Amber ale with citrus and hoppy flavours
Dent	Cumbria	Kamikaze	5	Full bodied golden strong bitter
Eccleshall	Staffs	Slaters Top Totty	4	A pale best bitter with hoppy aroma
Eccleshall	Staffs	Slaters Bitter	3.6	Golden malty brew with a superb bitter finish
Exmoor	Somerset	Gold	4.5	Yellow/gold sweet and hoppy a BBBB favourite
Freeminer	Glos.	Dave Harvey Bronze Ale	4.5	Lightly bittered, named after local poet
Garton	Driffield, Yorks	Liquid Labotomy	8	Strong Stout
Garton	Driffield, Yorks	Woldsman Bitter	4.5	Refreshing and golden with dry crisp finish
Goose	Eye	Keighley Golden Goose	4.5	Delightful pale beer
Goose	Eye	Keighley Pommies Revenge	5.2	Fruity, pale and dangerously drinkable
Hanby	Wem	All Seasons	4.2	Complex brew with floral hoppiness
Hanby	Wem	Cherry Bomb	6	Strong and rich. Taste those cherries!
Highwood	Lincs	Bomber County	4.8	Woody flavour with earthy aroma
Hook	Norton	Oxon Double Stout	4.8	Dry & dark red-brown stout with dry finish
Hopback	Salisbury	Summer Lightning	5	Intense bitterness & dry finish. Try it!
Hopback	Salisbury	Winter Lightning	5.5	Seasonal variation on classic brew
Hydes	Moss	Side Malt & Mash	4.8	New Brew from a traditional brewery
Kelburn	Glasgow	Red Smiddy	4.1	Brewery started in 2002
Lees	Middleton	Bitter		Amber, malty, dry and slightly metalic
Lees	Middleton	Two Faced Janus	4.2	New seasonal offering
Lees	Middleton	Moonraker	7.5	Legendary, rich, sweetish brew with dry finish
Mayflower	Standish	Black Diamond	3.4	Delicious dark beer.
Mayflower	Standish	WinterAle	4.5	Pale brew with E Kent goldings, heavily dry hopped
Moorhouses	Burnley	Black Cat	340	Dark & Delicious Champion Beer of Britain 2000
Moorhouses	Burnley	Owd	5.6	Malty aroma, full bodied and warming
Moorhouses	Burnley	Pendle Witch	5	Sweetish beer with a dry bitter finish
Moorhouses	Burnley	Lovers Lust	4.2	Brand new Valentines brew
Moorhouses	Burnley	Pride of Pendle	4.1	Well balanced with dry, satisfying finish
North Yorkshire	Pinchinthorpe	Flying Herbert	4.7	Full-flavoured smooth & balanced
Oakham	Peterborough	JHB	3.8	Past Champion Beer of Britain. Note flavour of grapefruit
Oakham	Peterborough	Kaleidoscope	4.7	Mellow deep-red beer with hoppy aroma
Phoenix	Heywood	Navvy	3.8	Full malty brew with delicate hop flavour
Phoenix	Heywood	Snowbound	4.3	Pale and hoppy – superb
Phoenix	Heywood	White Monk	4.5	Classic Phoenix brew pale, hoppy, delicious!
Phoenix	Heywood	Wobbly Bob	6	Darkish with fruity and malty flavours
Ringwood	Hants	Old Thumper	5.6	Mid-brown beer with a sweet malty flavour
Robinsons	Stockport	Best Bitter	4.2	Hoppy Bitter and quite fruity. Spicy aroma.
Robinsons	Stockport	Old Tom	8.5	Classic dark rich malty-sweet winter ale
Roosters	Knaresborough	Special	3.9	Intense fruity/floral aroma. Bitter character
Salamander	Bradford	Golden Salamander	4.5	Golden premium ale. Citrus character
Sarah Hughes	W Midlands	Dark Ruby Mild	6	BBBB favourite ruby ale. Try It!
Sarah’s Hophouse	Golborne	Beer to be confirmed
Shepherd	Neame	Kent Spitfire	4.5	Heavily promoted brew originally for RAF charity
Taylors	Keighley	Landlord	4.2	Dry bitter finish to the spicy citrus hop character
Theakstons	N Yorks.	Old Peculiar	5.7	Dark and malty with a hint of roast coffee
Three Bs	Blackburn	Doffcocker	4.5	Pale lager style bitter, flowery, refreshing taste
Three Bs	Blackburn	Shuttle	5.2	Strong pale ale with balanced malt & hop flavour
Thwaites	Blackburn	Lancaster Bomber	4.4	Malty beer brewed originally by Mitchells
Thwaites	Blackburn	Mild	3.3	Rich and dark malty mild now rare in cask form
Triple FFF	Hants	Pressed Rat & Warthog	3.8	Award winning dark brew
Ventnor	Isle of Wight	Sandrock Smoked	5.6	Winter ale using peated malt from Scotland
Ventnor	Isle of Wight	Sunfire	4.3	Distinctively bitter amber ale
Wells	Bedford	Eagle IPA	3.6	Refreshing session bitter with malt and dry bitter finish
Woodfordes	Norwich	Headcracker	7	Malty fruitiness follows a rich rolling malty bouquet

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Ciders

Brew	ABV (%)	From	Type
Autumn	7.5	Devon	Dry
Bin Ladens Downfall	10	Somerset	Spicy
Broadoak Moonshine	8.4	Somerset	Med/sweet
Cheddar Valley	6	Somerset	Medium
Coombes	6	Somerset	Dry
Hancocks	6	Devon	Sweet
Hecks Avalon Dragons Blood (Damson Flavoured)	7	Somerset	Medium
Hunts	6	Devon	Sweet
Saddams Mother of all cider	10	Middlesex	Dry
Sheppy’s	6	Somerset	Medium

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Perry

Brew	ABV (%)	From	Type
Hecks Hendre Huffcap	6.5	Somerset	Medium

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