2011 Beers

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

In celebration of 22 years of Bent N Bongs Beer Bashing the organisers have chosen an aviation theme for the beer list, based on the festival theme of Catch-22 and also this year’s two main beneficiaries; Childflight and the North West Air Ambulance (both of which do an awful lot of flying).

There are plenty of aviation related brews dotted around the beer list and you might even take flight yourself if you manage to try them all.

Mrs Otto, the Bent N Bongs Beer Svengali, this year recommends …

Real Ales: Abbeydale Absolution, Allgates Citra, Dunham Massey Winter Warmer, Saltaire Triple Chocolate Stout, Phoenix White Monk and Elland 1872 Porter

Draught Beers: Brugse Zot, Chimay Triple, Erdinger Weiss, Paulaner Munich Lager and Paulaner Hefeweissbier

Bottled Beers: Flying Dog Raging Bitch

Real Ales

Brewery		Beer	ABV (%)	Tasting Notes
Abbeydale	Sheffield, South Yorkshire	Absolution	5.3	Lovely pale gold in colour, thin crisp head, with a honey-like aroma it is delicately sweet in taste and goes down a real treat, very tangy and refreshing, pure flavour, very addictive. Go drink!! Mrs Otto says Pure Maris Otter Pale Ale malt, and English Goldings hops go in to producing this fine single varietal golden coloured beer. It is delicately sweet and goes down a treat.
Allgates	Wigan, Lancashire	Citra	4.2	Named after the incredible hop ‘citra’ that delivers a massive tropical fruit salad of aromas. Mrs Otto says Rumour has it that much pleading and even the offer of sexual favours were needed for Allgates to get hold of the amazing hop Citra. With demand for this hop being so great there are no guarantees for future supplies so get it while you can! (Which may also be the line used by Allgates when negotiating the sexual favours required to secure the first delivery)
Allgates	Wigan, Lancashire	Mad Monk	7.1	Produced in the tradition of 18th Century English Brewers who supplied the Court of Russia’s Catherine the Great, Mad Monk is already developing something of a cult following wherever it goes. It’s a rich, intense brew with big complex flavours and a warming finish.
Allgates	Wigan, Lancashire	Minderbender	4.8	Festival Special named after Milo from Catch 22.
Allgates	Wigan, Lancashire	Porteresque	4.4	A classic style porter, dark and rich which bursts with roasted malt flavours; handsomely black, with a creamy white head and smoky aromas with an intense blend of bitter roasted malts.
Allgates	Wigan, Lancashire	Pretoria	3.9	Clean yellow gold ale brewed to commemorate the centenery of The Pretoria pit disaster that cost 344 local lives.
Ascot	Camberley, Surrey	Alley Cat Ale	3.8	Pale brown session beer with a citrus hop.
Ascot	Camberley, Surrey	Anastasia’s Exile Stout	5	Burnt coffee aromas lead to a rich maltiness balanced with fruit.
Bank Top	Bolton, Greater Manchester	Leprechaun Stout	6	This is a pitch black stout with hints of blackcurrant and spicy fruit.
Bank Top	Bolton, Greater Manchester	Pavillion Pale Ale	4.5	This ale is extremely pale. The flavour is well rounded using primarily First Gold hops and Cascade to finish.
Beartown	Congleton, Cheshire	Ginger Bear	4	The flavours from the malt and hops blend with the added bite from the root ginger to produce a superbly quenching finish.
Beartown	Congleton, Cheshire	Polar Eclipse	4.8	A rich creamy smooth dark oatmeal stout with light hoppy notes and a dry bitter finish that we think would give the dark Irish stouts something to think about.
Black Hole	Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire	Cosmic	4.2	Amber coloured beer. A rounded bitterness with a fruity character.
Black Hole	Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire	Red Dwarf	4.5	A distinctive dry taste and a ruby red colour form the basis of this award winning ale.
Blue Ball	Runcorn, Cheshire	Blonde Bombshell	5.2	An American IPA pale and hoppy that lets the good stuff loose.
Boggart	Manchester	Rum Porter	4.7	A classic porter with a smooth roast finish, enhanced by a sweet spicy hop taste, complemented with a hint of dark rum.
Brewdog	Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire	Alpha Dog	4.5	A reddish amber color with a fruity malty hoppy pine aroma. Sweetish malty hoppy bitter flavor.
Brewdog	Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire	Proto Punk IPA (2011-)	5.4	This fresh, full flavour natural beer is a tribute to the classic IPAs of yester-year. The post modern twist is the addition of amazing fruity hops giving an explosion of tropical fruit flavours and a sharp bitter finish.
Burscough	Burscough, Lancashire	Priory Gold	3.8	A pale session beer with a distinct bitterness and hoppy citrus notes.
Coach House	Warrington, Cheshire	Blueberry Classic Bitter	5	Pale and fruity a very quaffable beer – one for the ladies.
Coach House	Warrington, Cheshire	Ginger Nut Premium	5	Nice warming ginger notes. A classic from this brewery.
Coppice Side	Heanor, Derbyshire	Scary Crow	5	New brew from this new brewery.
Cotleigh	Wiveliscombe, Somerset	Harrier Lite	3.5	A delicate floral and fruity aroma with a refreshing sweet and slightly hoppy finish, Harrier has a wonderful refreshing taste.
Dark Star	Haywards Heath, West Sussex	Critical Mass	7.8	Strong in colour and flavour. Mashed with dark, roasted barley malts balanced by the Challenger and East Kent Golding hops. Also known as Critical Mess!
Dent	Sedbergh, Cumbria	Aviator	4	Unquestionably the brewery’s best seller, this amber-coloured ale with strong hints of citrus and a hoppy full flavour develops into an enjoyable bitter finish.
Dent	Sedbergh, Cumbria	Kamikaze	5	Hops and fruit dominate this full-bodied, gold-coloured, strong bitter with a pleasant dryness and a hint of citrus and honey in the finish, leading to a bitter after taste.
Dunham Massey	Altrincham, Greater Manchester	Deer Beer	4.5	A strong, malty bitter. It is a clean full bodied English ale, with a slight hint of toffee and is very moreish.
Dunham Massey	Altrincham, Greater Manchester	Winter Warmer	6.6	A lovely chestnut brown with a thick, frothy head. Mrs Otto says This beer is simply lovely stuff. It’s Yuletide in a pint glass!
Elland	Elland, West Yorkshire	1872 Porter	6.5	Rich, complex and dark Porter from an original 1872 recipe, with an old port nose, and coffee and bitter chocolate flavours on the palate. Mrs Otto says This international award winning porter is a must. It’s made from Goldings, Challenger and First Gold Hops along with muscovado sugar, molasses and assorted malts, lovingly brewed into this wonderful beer.
Exmoor	Taunton, Somerset	Exmoor Beast	6.6	Beast by name and Beast by nature is this exquisitely strong-willed, full-bodied dark porter.
Exmoor	Taunton, Somerset	Exmoor Gold	4.5	Exmoor Gold is an appetising and enticing gold colour. Bittersweet with hints of citrus fruit weaving in and out.
Flightpath	Denton, Greater Manchester	Defiant Ale	3.7	Straw coloured hoppy and refreshing easy drinking ale.
Flightpath	Denton, Greater Manchester	Harrier Ale	4	Copper coloured ale with citrus flavour.
Flightpath	Denton, Greater Manchester	Tornado Ale	4	New beer using 3 hops and very quaffable. The brewerys first brew.
Geltsdale	Brampton, Cumbria	Hell Beck	4.2	A robust and satisfiying red bitter.
Great Newsome	Hull, East Yorkshire	Pricky Back Otchan	4.2	For those who prefer a more robust ale this beer takes its name from a Yorkshire phrase for a hedgehog.
Happy Valley	Macclesfield, Cheshire	Black Magic	4.6	A “Meal in a Glass”. A traditional stout it has a full bodied hearty malt taste with a bitter finish.
High House Farm	Matfen, Northumberland	Auld Hemp	3.8	This is a fine amber coloured traditional bitter with a fresh malty aroma. It is a true session beer that delivers a highly rewarding drink.
Hogswood	St Agnes, Cornwall	Goshen Ale	4	A rich bronze session ale with body from this new Cornish Brewery.
Hogswood	St Agnes, Cornwall	Stoked	3.6	A light tasty session ale that give you the taste of long Cornish summer days!
Holts	Manchester	Bitter	4	Classic session ale with well balanced bittering hops.
Holts	Manchester	Mild	3.2	Classic award winning dark Northern session ale.
Holts	Manchester	Two Hoots	4.2	New version of a seasonal beer.
Hydes	Salford, Greater Manchester	Jekylls Gold	4.3	Pale bitter with refreshing flavour.
Hydes	Salford, Greater Manchester	Original Bitter	3.8	Classic English session bitter.
Liverpool Organic	Liverpool, Merseyside	Liverpool Pale Ale	4	A very light straw coloured beer, quite bitter with a grepefruit flavour, a very refreshing session bitter.
Liverpool Organic	Liverpool, Merseyside	Shipwreck IPA	6.5	Traditianal syle robust India Pale Ale. Ideal for “tiffing”.
Marlpool	Heanor, Derbyshire	Otters Pocket	4	Easy drinking, smooth amber ale.
Merlin	Arclid, Cheshire	Spellbound	4	Golden bitter with quite a sharp and bitter hop flavour.
Moorhouses	Burnley, Lancashire	Black Cat	3.4	Award winning classic dark chocolatey mild with a balanced hop finish.
Moorhouses	Burnley, Lancashire	Blonde Witch	4.5	Blonde quaffing ale. Basically a lager without the bubbles.
Moorhouses	Burnley, Lancashire	Father Ted’s	4.2	Specially brewed for the Club House Atherton.
Moorhouses	Burnley, Lancashire	Pendle Witches Brew	5.1	Well balanced and full bodied malty brew with complex sweetish finish.
Oakham	Peterborough, Cambridgeshire	Bishops Farewell	4.6	A strong premium beer of structured quality dominated by elaborate fruity hop notes, with a grainy background and dry finish.
Oakham	Peterborough, Cambridgeshire	Chaos Engine	4.1	Light, amber coloured ale with delicate blackcurrant and rich aroma, steaming along to a moreish, dry, bitter finish.
Olde Swan	Dudley, West Midlands	Bumblehole	5.2	Strong robust bitter.
Olde Swan	Dudley, West Midlands	Dark	4.2	Dark bitter from the Black Country.
Olde Swan	Dudley, West Midlands	Entire	4.4	Classic Black Country quaffing ale.
Otley	Pontypridd, Glamorgan	O8	8	A strong pale golden ale. Deceptively smooth and drinker friendly – in moderation! Hoppy aromas and good bitterness with a golden yellow body.
Peerless	Birkenhead, Merseyside	Dark Arts	4.1	A complex brew with flavours of coffee and chocolate. Light bodied and well-balanced, with a delicious combination of three different malts.
Peerless	Birkenhead, Merseyside	Full Whack	6	The name is derived from the days when sailors from Merseyside would demand full rations. The high level of alcohol is complemented by increased bitterness and the fruity hop finish is derived from a combination of Fuggles and First Gold hops.
Phoenix	Heywood, Greater Manchester	Low VAT Bitter	3.9	A new pale and hoppy brew from one of BBBB’s favorite breweries.
Phoenix	Heywood, Greater Manchester	White Monk	4.5	Classic pale ale from this excellent North West Brewery. Mrs Otto says Mmmmmmm. Simply lovely!
Phoenix	Heywood, Greater Manchester	Wobbly Bob	6	A BBBB classic strong ale often referred to as “Bobbly Wob”.
Potbelly	Kettering, Northamptonshire	Pigs Do Fly	4.4	A Light and Golden Ale. It is a single hopped brew using Styrian Goldings.
Prospect	Wigan, Greater Manchester	Clementine	5	Oh my darling, oh my darling …. what a beer. Spicy dark and luscious.
Prospect	Wigan, Greater Manchester	Nutty Slack	3.9	Classic Award Winning ale. A delicious dark mild with hints of liquorice and a smooth malty taste.
Prospect	Wigan, Greater Manchester	Panned Out	4	A tawny autumnal beer with full-bodied rounded bitterness and spicy notes.
Raw	Chesterfield, Derbyshire	Dark Peak Reserve Stout	6	A stronger version of their award winning stout, with plenty of malt flavours. English hopped for a smooth bitter finish.
Raw	Chesterfield, Derbyshire	Grey Ghost IPA	5.9	Another classic brew from this new brewery that just gets better every brew.
Ringwood	Ringwood, Hampshire	XXXX Porter	4.7	Smooth drinking dark-ruby beer with a rich smoky aroma.
Saltaire	Shipley, West Yorkshire	Triple Chocoholic Stout	4.8	Chocolate malts, real chocolate and chocolate syrups make this stout a real chocolate bomb! SIBA Supreme Champion 2010. Mrs Otto says For chocoholics everywhere this is an absolute must.
Sarah Hughes	Dudley, West Midlands	Dark Ruby Mild	6	Classic BBBB dark mild from the Black Country. What more can we say? Try it and like it!
Steel City	Sheffield, South Yorkshire	St Brenden	4.6	A well hopped brew from this new cuckoo brewery.
Summer Wine	Holmfirth, West Yorkshire	Resistance Mild	3.7	A flavoursome dark mild, packed with depth for a drinkable and moreish pint. Can yuou resist that second pint? Good luck!
Thornbridge	Bakewell, Derbyshire	Hark	4.8	A darkish warming winter ale with spiced fruit flavours.
Thornbridge	Bakewell, Derbyshire	Jaipur	5.9	A citrus dominated India Pale Ale, its immediate impression is soft and smooth yet builds to a crescendo of massive hoppiness accentuated by honey. An enduring, bitter finish.
Thwaites	Blackburn, Lancashire	Lancaster Bomber	4.4	Classic Northern session ale.
Timothy Taylor	Keighley, West Yorkshire	Landlord	4.3	Dry, hoppy beer; 3 times Champion Beer of Britain.
Tintagel	Tintagel, Cornwall	Harbour Special	4.8	A dark amber hue and an initial malty flavour with a citrus after taste.
Toll End	Tipton, West Midlands	Little Devil Stout	5.5	Dark and rich.
Toll End	Tipton, West Midlands	P.A (Phoebes Ale)	4.7	Named after the brewer’s daughter.
Tom Wood’s	Barnetby, Lincolnshire	Bomber County	4.8	A deep red premium bitter with earthy hops and fruity malt notes. Some citrus notes emerge in the mouth, with a teasing roasted bitterness.
Triple FFF	Alton, Hampshire	Midnight Rambler	3.9	A taste of yesteryear brought up to date. An old fashioned milk stout based on an original 1930’s recipe, the sort your gran used to drink!
Two Towers	Birmingham, West Midlands	Baskerville Bitter	4.5	Surprisingly full bodied bitter with a blend of four hops, providing a complex but beautifully balanced ale.
Two Towers	Birmingham, West Midlands	Jewellery Porter	5	A full-bodied wholesome stout with a thick and slightly chocolate texture underlined with long, fulfilling English hops.
Windsor & Eton	Windsor, Berkshire	Black IPA	5	A black IPA, rich, complex and very distinctive ale with an intense combination of roasted flavours balanced with full fresh pine hop aroma.
Windsor & Eton	Windsor, Berkshire	Knight of the Garter	3.8	It is a straw-coloured easy summer-drinking ale with a distinctive fresh citrus hop aroma.

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Ciders

Brew	ABV (%)	From	Type
Broadoak Moonshine Cider	7.5	Somerset	Apple Cider
Broadoak Old Bristolian Cider	7.5	Somerset	Apple Cider
Green Valley Devon Scrumpy	5.5	Devon	Apple Cider
Green Valley Strawberry Cider	4	Devon	Cider
Hecks Portwine Of Glastonbury Cider	6.5	Somerset	Cider
Mad Hatters Cider	6		Cider
Moores Cider	6	Gloucestershire	Cider
Reddaways Medium Cider	6	Devon	Cider
Swallowfield Cider	6	Herefordshire	Cider

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Perrys

Brew	ABV (%)	From	Type
Broadoak Premium Perry	7.5	Somerset	Perry
Double Vision Impeared Vision Perry (Draught)	7.4	Kent	Perry
Gwynt y Ddraig Perry Vale	4.5	Pontypridd	Perry

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Draught Beers

Beer	Type	ABV (%)	Country
Alhambra Especial	Pale Lager	4.8	Spain
Chimay Triple / Blanche (White)	Abbey Tripel	8	Belgium
Cruzcampo Premium Lager	Pale Lager – North Am. / Light	5	Spain
De Halve Maan Brugse Zot	Belgian Ale – Pale / Golden	6	Belgium
Duvel Green (Draught – 6.8%)	Belgian Ale	6.8	Belgium
Erdinger Weissbier	German Hefeweizen	5.3	Germany
Krombacher Pils	Classic German Pilsener	4.8	Germany
Leffe Blonde	Abbey Ale	6.6	Belgium
Liefmans Cuvée Brut (Kriekbier)	Sour Flemish Ale – Flanders Red / Oud Bruin	6	Belgium
Liefmans Fruitesse	Flavored – Fruit	3.8	Belgium
Menabrea 1846	Pale Lager	4.8	Italy
Paulaner Hefe-Weissbier	Weissbier – Hefeweizen	5.5	Germany
Paulaner Original Münchner Hell (Premium Lager)	Helles / Dortmunder Export	4.9	Germany
Phoenix Passion Fruit	Fruit Beer	4.2	England
Pilsner Urquell	Bohemian Pilsener	4.4	Czech Republic
Rekorderlig Strawberry-Lime	Apple Cider – Flavored	4.5	Sweden
Van Diest Fruli Strawberry Beer	Flavored – Fruit	4.1	Belgium
Vedett Extra Blond	Pale Lager	5	Belgium

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Bottled Beers

Beer	Type	ABV (%)	Country
Beer Lao	Pale Lager	5	Laos
Birra Moretti	Pale Lager	4.6	Italy
Bush de Noël (Scaldis Noel)	Belgian Strong Ale	12	Belgium
Cusqueña	Pale Lager	5	Peru
Dos Equis Amber	American Dark Lager	4.7	Mexico
Flying Dog Doggie Style Classic Pale Ale	American Pale Ale	5.5	USA
Flying Dog Raging Bitch	IPA	8.3	USA
Goose Island Honkers Ale	Bitter	4.2	USA
Kaiserdom Pilsener	Pilsener	4.6	Germany
Little Creatures Pale Ale	American Pale Ale	5.2	Australia
Mythos	Premium Lager	5	Greece
Pietra	Vienna	6	Corsica
Quilmes Cerveza	Pale Lager	4.9	Argentina
Sagres	Pale Lager	5	Portugal
Schloss Eggenberg Samichlaus Bier	Doppelbock	14	Austria
Singha	Premium Lager	5	Thailand
Steinlager Classic	Pale Lager	5	New Zealand
Tusker	Pale Lager	4.2	Kenya
Windhoek	Pale Lager	4	Namibia

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Fruit Beers

Beer	Type	ABV (%)	Country
Florisgaarden Chocolat Gardenbeer	Belgian White (Witbier)	4.2	Belgium
Florisgaarden Griotte	Fruit Beer	3.6	Belgium
Florisgaarden Ninkeberry	Fruit Beer	3.6	Belgium
Florisgaarden Passion	Fruit Beer	3.6	Belgium
Florisgaarden Pomme / Apple	Flavoured – Fruit	3.6	Belgium
Liefmans Cuvée Brut (Kriekbier)	Sour Flemish Ale – Flanders Red / Oud Bruin	6	Belgium
Mongozo Banana	Flavoured – Fruit	3.6	Belgium
Mongozo Coconut	Belgian Ale	3.5	Belgium
Mongozo Mango	Flavoured – Fruit	3.6	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.