2007 Beers

Real Ales • Ciders • Draught Beers • Bottled Beers • Fruit Beers

The theme for 2007 is New Beers. Why not make this year the year that you try something new?

Real Ales

Brewery		Beer	ABV (%)	Tasting Notes
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
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

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Ciders

Brew	ABV (%)	From	Type
Broadoak KB (Kingston Black)	8.4	Somerset	Cider – Medium
Broadoak Moonshine (8.4%)	8.4	Somerset	Cider – Medium
Codrington	6	Somerset	Cider – Medium
Crones Rum Flavour	8.2	Norfolk	Cider – Dry
Day’s Butt	7	Gloucestershire	Perry – Medium
Denings Dry Cider	6	Somerset	Cider – Dry
La Paquine	6	Normandy	Cider – Medium
Lyme Bay Vintage	7.5	Devon	Cider – Dry
Newtons	7	Herefordshire	Perry – Medium
Perry’s Sweet	6	Somerset	Cider – Sweet
Rich’s Legbender	6	Somerset	Cider – Sweet
Rich’s Legbender	6	Somerset	Cider – Medium

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Draught Beers

Beer	Type	ABV (%)	Country
Cruzcampo Premium Lager	Pale Lager – North Am. / Light	5	Spain
Diebels Alt	Altbier	4.9	Germany
Jan Van Gent	Belgian Pale Ale	5.5	Belgium
Krombacher Pils	Classic German Pilsener	4.8	Germany
Liefmans Cuvée Brut (Kriekbier)	Sour Flemish Ale – Flanders Red / Oud Bruin	6	Belgium
Lucifer	Belgian Strong Ale	8	Belgium
Maredsous 6 Blond	Belgian Ale	6	Belgium
Paulaner Hefe-Weissbier	Weissbier – Hefeweizen	5.5	Germany
Paulaner Original Münchner Hell (Premium Lager)	Helles / Dortmunder Export	4.9	Germany
Pure Czech	Pilsener	4.1	Czech Republic
Van Diest Fruli Cranberry	Flavored – Fruit	4.1	Belgium
Van Diest Fruli Strawberry Beer	Flavored – Fruit	4.1	Belgium
Veltins	Classic German Pilsener	4.8	Germany

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Bottled Beers

Beer	Type	ABV (%)	Country
Baltika No. 3	Pale Lager	4.8	Russia
Bernard Cerné Pivo 13°	Premium Dark Lager	5.1	Czech Republic
Bernard Sváteèní Ležák	Celebration Pilsener	5	Czech Republic
Bintang Bir Pilsener	Pale Lager	4.8	Indonesia
Bush de Noël (Scaldis Noel)	Belgian Strong Ale	12	Belgium
Cusqueña	Pale Lager	5	Peru
Desperados	Pale Lager	5.9	France
Dos Equis Amber	American Dark Lager	4.7	Mexico
Flensburger Pilsener	Classic German Pilsener	4.8	Germany
Fürsten Trunk	Classic German Pilsener	5.5	Germany
Orval	Belgian Ale	6.2	Belgium
Quilmes Cerveza	Pale Lager	4.9	Argentina
Rubbel Sexy Lager	Pale Lager	5	Belgium
Schloss Eggenberg Samichlaus Bier	Doppelbock	14	Austria
Sleeman Honey Brown	American Dark Lager	5.2	Canada
Vedett Extra Blond	Pale Lager	5	Belgium

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Fruit Beers

Beer	Type	ABV (%)	Country
Chapeau Tropical	Lambic – Fruit (Banana)	3	Belgium
De Troch Apricot	Lambic – Fruited	3.5	Belgium
De Troch Exotic	Lambic – Fruited	3.5	Belgium
Florisgaarden Cactus	Witbier / Belgian White Ale	4.2	Belgium
Florisgaarden Honey	Witbier	4.5	Belgium
Florisgaarden Ninkeberry	Fruit Beer	3.6	Belgium
Florisgaarden Passion	Fruit Beer	3.6	Belgium
Liefmans Frambozenbier	Sour Flemish Ale – Flanders Red / Oud Bruin	4.5	Belgium
Timmermans Faro Lambic	Lambic Style – Faro	4	Belgium
Timmermans Peche Lambic	Lambic Style – Fruit	4	Belgium

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We cannot guarantee that all beers will be available at all sessions. Once they’re gone, they’re gone.