2014 Beers

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

2014 is the 25th Bent and Bongs, so the theme for the festival is Silver Beers. See how many of them you can spot, or taste!

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

Real Ales: Allgate Gin Pit, Art Brew Now Beer, Fool Hardy Rash and Risky, Naylors Porticus Stout and Rat Lab Rat.

Draught Beers: Alhambra, La Chouffe, Apostel Brau and of course the USA Craft Beers.

Bottled Beers: Kelpie Seaweed Ale, Grimbergen Dubbel, Paulaner Munchner Dunkel and for a fruity twist Floris Passionfruit.

And if you fancy something non-alcoholic, Mrs Otto would steer you towards the Fentimans Dandelion and Burdock for a taste sensation.

Real Ales

Brewery		Beer	ABV (%)	Tasting Notes
4T’s	Runcorn, Cheshire	Dark Evil Knight	7.2	The Silver Knight’s dark side! A rich, robust porter.
4T’s	Runcorn, Cheshire	Silver Knight	5.2	A new beer from the local micro brewery, brewed especially for BBBB’s 25th festival.
Abbeydale	Sheffield, South Yorkshire	Absolution	5.3	Mid-straw coloured beer with aromas of tropical fruit and mangos.
Abbeydale	Sheffield, South Yorkshire	Speculation	4	A golden ale that has a well balanced, smooth and biscuit taste.
Acorn	Barnsley, South Yorkshire	Blonde	4	Clean tasting hoppy beer with fruity aftertaste.
Acorn	Barnsley, South Yorkshire	Bullseye	4.5	Rich red bitter that is sweet and malty with caramel notes.
Acorn	Barnsley, South Yorkshire	Gorlovka Imperial Stout	6	Rich and smooth. Full of chocolate and liquorish flavours.
Alechemy	Livingston	Bad Day At The Office	4.5	Had a bad day at the office? Then time to quaff a couple of this great anti-stress beer and have a good night at the BBBB.
Allgates	Wigan, Lancashire	Blue Sky Tea	4.2	Pale fruity tea aroma.
Allgates	Wigan, Lancashire	Crombouke Day-Eye TnT	3.9	A single hopped American Pale Ale using TnT from the Barth-Haas Group of hops.
Allgates	Wigan, Lancashire	Gin Pit	4.3	A pale ale with a smooth malt balance and a sweet, fruity flavour. The pit and village lies on the Tyldesley/Astley border. Mrs Otto says Its brewed with juniper berries don’t you know! Save some for me please!
Allgates	Wigan, Lancashire	Milk Stout	4.5	Traditional milk stout. Smooth, dark and delicious.
Art Brew	Bridport, Dorset	Now Beer	6.5	An odd flavour of mildly spicy tea, like Lapsang Souchong, but it’s not that and it’s more peppery. Touch of marmalade leads to a dry finish. Quite enjoyable in a strange way. Mrs Otto says Your taste buds will have a party with this beer! There’s an underlying spiciness and a lovely hoppy kick. Very nice.
Ascot	Camberley, Surrey	Pengiun Porter	4.5	Beautiful smooth chestnut ale with an initial subtle hoppiness giving way to coffee malt flavour then rich chocolate at the finish.
Backyard	Walsall, West Midlands	Stout	4.8	Smooth, rich, dark ale. Mid dry palate. Sweet and understated bitter finish.
Bank Top	Bolton, Greater Manchester	Barley to Beer	3.6	English malt and East European hops blend to give a pale bitter with a citrus and herb finish.
Bank Top	Bolton, Greater Manchester	Blonde	5	A very pale ale with pleasant woody flavour and distinct berry aroma.
Bank Top	Bolton, Greater Manchester	Pavillion Pale Ale	4.5	Fruity yellow beer with citrus hop aroma.
Belleville	London	Battersea Brownstone	4.8	A rare brown ale. Fruity and nutty with caramel and toffee from the chocolate and crystal malts, and a little spice in the finish.
Binghams	Ruscombe, Berkshire	Vanilla Hoppy IPA	5	Flavoured IPA from this Berkshire Brewery.
Black Hole	Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire	Starry Night	4.4	A mild fruity caramel malt aroma. Fruity spicy caramel malt flavour. Smooth with sweet aftertaste. A decent spicy bitter.
Bootleg	Manchester	Lawless	4.7	Full bodied premium best bitter with a deep amber colour.
Bootleg	Manchester	Treason and Plot	4.6	Brewed with treacle. A balanced stout with just enough treacle not to be too sweet.
Bradfield	Sheffield, South Yorkshire	Belgian Blue	4.9	This unique beer has Christmas berry overtones and a slight blue tint to the head, making it an unusual winter warmer.
Cheshire Brewhouse	Congleton, Cheshire	Cheshire Gap	3.7	A session pale ale. Challenger hops with a New World hop twist.
Cross Bay	Morecambe, Lancashire	Nightfall	3.8	Amber session ale with a spicy fruit finish.
Cross Bay	Morecambe, Lancashire	Zenith	5	Light gold IPA with tropical aroma and a hefty kick of 3 hop varieties.
Dark Star	Haywards Heath, West Sussex	The Art Of Darkness	3.5	This is a low gravity beer with a big heart. Crunchy roast background but light and refreshing. A thing of great value!
East London	London	East India Spice	5.5	Spiced winter ale with nutmeg, cloves, cinnamon, ginger and orange peel.
East London	London	Jamboree	4.8	A golden summer ale using English hops throughout, in particular Bramling Cross.
Elland	Elland, West Yorkshire	1872 Porter	6.5	Champion Beer of Britain 2013. Rich, complex and dark porter from an original 1872 recipe; with an old port nose and coffee and bitter chocolate flavours on the palate.
Exmoor	Taunton, Somerset	Exmoor Gold	4.5	Exmoor Gold is an appetising and enticing gold in colour. Bittersweet with hints of citrus fruit weaving in and out.
Fernandes	Wakefield, West Yorkshire	Ale to the Tsar	4.1	A pale, smooth, well-balanced beer with some sweetness leading to a nutty, malty and satisfying aftertaste.
Fool Hardy	Stockport, Cheshire	Rash	3.8	A rich copper beer with a very light floral aroma. Initial toffee flavour immediately gives way to a bombardment of flavours. Mrs Otto says There is some toffee there, but it won’t overpower you and it soon gives way to a wonderful hoppy taste that lingers and lingers. These two Fool Hardy ales are usually only available at the Hope Inn, Stockport, so make the most of this opportunity to try them both.
Fool Hardy	Stockport, Cheshire	Risky	4.4	An easy drinking pale ale with a good balance of hops, subtle hints of citrus and a well rounded finish. Mrs Otto says This is a beautiful pale ale with a good balance between the hops and the subtle underlying citrus flavour. These two Fool Hardy ales are usually only available at the Hope Inn, Stockport, so make the most of this opportunity to try them both.
Great Heck	Goole, North Yorkshire	Yule Twig	5.2	A collaboration brew between Great Heck in Goole and the Steel City Brewery, Sheffield. Brown, but definitely not twiggy! Munich and roast malts. Lots of fruity hops. Rich brown and hoppy with notes of Xmas pud.
Holts	Manchester	Bitter	4	Full drinking and original cask bitter rich in colour and taste.
Holts	Manchester	Maplemoon	4.3	Brewed using unique subtle maple flavouring.
Holts	Manchester	Mild	3.2	Dark brown colour with light caramel malty sweetness.
Hopcraft	Pontyclun, Mid Glamorgan	Bang Tidy	4.8	A hopped up version of their better than average best bitter.
Hopstar	Darwen, Lancashire	Lancashire Gold	4	Well balanced brew with Maris Otter malt and a blend of English and American hops.
Hopstar	Darwen, Lancashire	Smokey Joes Black Ale	4	SIBA & CAMRA multi award winning stout. Black and malty with just a hint of fruit.
Hydes	Salford, Greater Manchester	Original Bitter	3.8	Pale brown malty brew with earthy hoppiness.
Hydes	Salford, Greater Manchester	XXXX	6.8	Classic chestnut coloured warming winter ale.
J.W. Lees	Middleton, Manchester	Manchester Pale Ale	3.7	Yellow beer with floral citrus and malt aroma.
Ludlow	Ludlow, Shropshire	Black Knight	4.5	A stout with a fully roasted barley flavour with coffee overtones and a gentle bitter finish.
Moorhouses	Burnley, Lancashire	Blonde Witch	4.5	Light gold fruity beer with a lasting finish.
Moorhouses	Burnley, Lancashire	Ice Witch	4.3	Clear gold with a fruity aroma and floral citrus taste.
Mouselow Farm	Dinting, Derbyshire	Golden Gosling	3.5	Light, delicately flavoured bitter.
Mr Grundy’s	Derby, Derbyshire	No Man’s Land	4.5	Dark in colour – yet hoppy – retaining the soft malty flavours of a traditional bitter.
Naylors	Keighley, North Yorkshire	Porticus Stout	4.1	A classic stout. Black, rich and smooth. Mrs Otto says Roasted malts, a hint of butterscotch and at the same time not too bitter. Mmmmmmm yum! I can already tell this will be a new BBBB favourite! Get it before it disappears!
Nine Standards (Settle)	Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria	Silver Standard	4.3	A classic pale ale with a strong hoppy aroma.
North Star	Ilkeston, Derbyshire	The Devil’s Deadly Weapon	6.66	A complex ‘beast’ ale with hints of port wine.
Oakham	Peterborough, Cambridgeshire	Inferno	4	This light, igniting ale flickers complex fruits across your tongue, leaving a dry, fruity, bitter finish, smothering your thirst.
Oakham	Peterborough, Cambridgeshire	JHB	3.8	Another BBBB classic bitter.
Offbeat	Crewe, Cheshire	Double Dotty IPA	8.2	An Imperial IPA; full of tropical fruit with a bitter refreshing end.
Offbeat	Crewe, Cheshire	Way Out Wheat	4.5	CAMRA and SIBA award winner. Hefeweizen style wheat beer with a slightly sweeter edge with coriander and sweet orange peel. Bubblegum and banana on the nose give this a full fruit bowl of aromas.
Olde Swan	Dudley, West Midlands	Bumblehole	5.2	Strong, sweet robust bitter.
Olde Swan	Dudley, West Midlands	Entire	4.4	Faintly hoppy, amber premium bitter, with sweetness persistent throughout.
Olde Swan	Dudley, West Midlands	Ma Pardoes Original	3.5	Classic Black Country quaffing ale.
Ossett	Ossett, West Yorkshire	Silver King	4.3	Silver King has won many prestigious awards. This lager-style beer has a crisp, dry flavour and a fruity, citrus aroma.
Outstanding	Bury, Greater Manchester	Silver Fox	4	House ale for the Automatic Café, Bury. Hoppy with a bitter finish.
Outstanding	Bury, Greater Manchester	Silver St. One	4	Pale beer using kohatu hops from down under.
Penpont	Launceston, Cornwall	Silent Knight	7.2	Dark festival brew, subtly spiced.
Pied Bull	Chester, Cheshire	Matador	5	A rich malt driven ale featuring an aromatic hop profile. Beware, easily drinkable.
Portobello	Kensington, Greater London	Apache IPA	7	And Old English IPA. Robust bitterness and an explosion of hop flavour and aroma.
Privateer	Manchester	Bonaventure	4	Raspberry wheat beer.
Privateer	Manchester	Silver Special	3.7	A sessionable ale brewed with American hops, watch out for the fruity finish!
Prospect	Wigan, Greater Manchester	Alf	3.9	A malty red beer made with calypso hops for a fruity aroma.
Prospect	Wigan, Greater Manchester	Clementine	5	SIBA winner. A spicy, dark and luscious beer packed with seasonal aromas and a classic clementine flavour in the smooth finish.
Prospect	Wigan, Greater Manchester	Silver Tally	3.7	A clean, pale golden yellow beer with citrus aromas, a dry bitter sweet balance and full hop flavour.
Rat (Osset)	Huddersfield, West Yorkshire	Lab Rat	4.3	A classic pale ale with citrus hop character and balanced bittering. Mrs Otto says Indulge your inner scientist with this delicious pale ale. It’s brewed at the Rat and Ratchet in Huddersfield, one of Osset’s microbreweries. These smaller plants allow for some experimentation with the recipes that isn’t possible in the bigger, main breweries. Where good chemistry meets good brewing, good beer is the result. N.B. No rats were harmed during the making of this beer!
Redwillow	Macclesfield, Cheshire	Soulless	7.2	Hugely enjoyable black IPA. Hoppy with fresh lemon tart and a powerfully rich fruity blend with a moderate sweetness.
Salamander	Bradford, West Yorkshire	Stout	4.5	A dark Moorish stout with note of liquorice and roasted malts. Quite fruity. Slight bitterness. Light smoky and caramel.
Sarah Hughes	Dudley, West Midlands	Dark Ruby Mild	6	Classic BBBB strong dark mild from the Black Country. What more can we say?
Shiny	Little Eaton, Derbyshire	Keyworth	4	A new session ale from this new and interesting brewery.
Stables	Stanley, Durham	Silver Buckles	4.4	An India Pale Ale. Light and golden biscuit with a grapefruit finish.
Thornbridge	Bakewell, Derbyshire	Kipling	5.2	Typical of a New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc wine, this wonderful South Pacific Ale has a great grassy nose with kiwi fruits in abundance. The wonderful fruity mouth gives way to a great bitter finish.
Thornbridge	Bakewell, Derbyshire	Wild Swan	3.5	White gold in colour with aromas of light bitter lemon. A hint of herbs and a subtle spiciness. A great refreshing beer.
Thwaites	Blackburn, Lancashire	Gain Line	3.5	A crisp and easy drinking pale ale.
Thwaites	Blackburn, Lancashire	Smoke Stack	5.8	A Rauchbier with a distinctively smoky aroma and a mix of smoky peat and charcoal flavours.
Timothy Taylor	Keighley, West Yorkshire	Landlord	4.3	Multi award winning. A BBBB favourite. A classic Yorkshire bitter.
Tiny Rebel	Newport, Gwent	Dirty Stop Out	5	CAMRA Champion Beer of Wales 2013. A unique schizophrenic beer. Complex, dark, with hints of smokiness. A blend of 9 malts matched up with a firmly hopped back bone make this a very self-assured stout.
Toolmakers	Sheffield, South Yorkshire	Sonic Screwdriver	4.2	A nice pale ale. A refreshing summery taste to get rid of the winter blues.
Truefitt	Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire	Ironopolis	4.7	A North East Stout, full of chocolate and roasted flavours, slight tart red fruit and a nutty, dry, bitter finish.
Truefitt	Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire	January Sale Ale	3.7	Pale ale infused with NZ Pacifica hops. Hints of oranges.
Wilson Potter	Manchester	Bon Don Doon	4.2	A refreshing blonde beer made with Columbus and Perle hops.
Worsthorne	Burnley, Lancashire	Gold	3.6	A spicy aroma leads to a distinctive taste using East European hops.

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Ciders

Brew	ABV (%)	From	Type
Biddenden Bushels Cider (Draught)	6	Kent	Cider
Broadoak Moonshine Cider	7.5	Somerset	Apple Cider
Burnard’s Oaky Dokey	5.2	Norfolk	Cider
Pennard Organic Cider	6.5	Somerset	Cider
Sarahs Medium Dry Cider	6	Herefordshire	Cider
Thistly Cross Original	6.2	East Lothian	Apple Cider
Ventons Skippy’s Scrumpy	6.5	Devon	Apple Cider
Wilcox Sweet Blended Cider	6.5	Somerset	Cider
Winkleigh Sam’s Medium Cider	6	Devon	Apple Cider
Woodthorpe Hall Ruby Suzy	8.4	Derbyshire	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
Hecks Blakeney Red Perry	6	Somerset	Perry
Moles Black Rat Perry	7.5	Wiltshire	Perry
Sandford Orchards Pear Shaped Perry	7	Devon	Perry

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Draught Beers

Beer	Type	ABV (%)	Country
Alhambra Especial	Pale Lager	4.8	Spain
Bacchus Kriekenbier	Sour Flemish Ale – Flanders Red / Oud Bruin	5.8	Belgium
Dortmunder Union Pils	Classic German Pilsener	5	Germany
Duvel Green (Draught – 6.8%)	Belgian Ale	6.8	Belgium
Eichbaum Apostel Bräu Pilsener	Pilsener	5	Germany
Florisgaarden Cactus	Witbier / Belgian White Ale	4.2	Belgium
Florisgaarden Framboise	Fruit Beer	3.7	Belgium
Fordham Copperhead Ale	Amber Ale	4.7	USA
Früh Kölsch	Kölsch	4.8	Germany
Krombacher Pils	Classic German Pilsener	4.8	Germany
La Chouffe	Belgian Strong Ale	8	Belgium
La Trappe Dubbel	Abbey Dubbel	7	Netherlands
Leffe Blonde	Abbey Ale	6.6	Belgium
Liefmans Fruitesse	Flavored – Fruit	3.8	Belgium
Maredsous 6 Blond	Belgian Ale	6	Belgium
Old Dominion Hop Mountain Pale Ale	American Pale Ale	6.6	USA
Old Dominion Oak Barrel Stout	Stout	6.1	USA
Paulaner Hefe-Weissbier	Weissbier – Hefeweizen	5.5	Germany
Paulaner Original Münchner Hell (Premium Lager)	Helles / Dortmunder Export	4.9	Germany
Rekorderlig Strawberry-Lime	Apple Cider – Flavored	4.5	Sweden
Schneider Weisse Original	German Hefeweizen	5.4	Germany
Van Diest Fruli Strawberry Beer	Flavored – Fruit	4.1	Belgium

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Bottled Beers

Beer	Type	ABV (%)	Country
Bush de Noël (Scaldis Noel)	Belgian Strong Ale	12	Belgium
Delirium Tremens	Belgian Strong Ale	8.5	Belgium
Emelisse Saison	Saison	6	Netherlands
Erdinger Schneeweisse Winterbier	German Hefeweizen	5.6	Germany
Flensburger Winterbock	Heller Bock	7	Germany
Grimbergen Dubbel	Abbey Dubbel	6.5	Belgium
Heather Ales Kelpie Seaweed Ale	Traditional Ale	4.4	Scotland
Löwenbräu Oktoberfestbier	Oktoberfest / Märzen	6.1	Germany
Paulaner Original Münchner Dunkel	Dunkel/Tmavý	5	Germany
Schloss Eggenberg Samichlaus Bier	Doppelbock	14	Austria

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Fruit Beers

Beer	Type	ABV (%)	Country
Florisgaarden Chocolat Gardenbeer	Belgian White (Witbier)	4.2	Belgium
Florisgaarden Ninkeberry	Fruit Beer	3.6	Belgium
Florisgaarden Passion	Fruit Beer	3.6	Belgium
Florisgaarden Pomme / Apple	Flavoured – Fruit	3.6	Belgium
Goosberry Wheat	Wheat	5	Scotland
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.

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