2016 Beers

Real Ales • Ciders • Perrys • Fruit Beers • Lagers and World Beers • Belgian Beers

The beers of the 27th Bent and Bongs Beer Bash.

Real Ales

Brewery		Beer	ABV (%)	Tasting Notes
4T’s	Runcorn, Cheshire	Master	5.9	Pale golden ale with sweet caramel notes and a long bitter finish.
Abbeydale	Sheffield, South Yorkshire	Dr Morton’s Crispy Aromatic Duck	4	A pale beer with light, citrus aromas and flavours and a refreshing bitter finish.
Allgates	Wigan, Lancashire	Mad Monk	7.1	A noir beer packed with dark fruits, roasted malts, some nutty notes as well as liquorice and some slight chocolaty notes.
Allgates	Wigan, Lancashire	Pepper Lane	4.1	A clean-drinking, pale golden ale, hopped with U.S. Galena & Liberty to give low bitterness and mild aromas.
Allgates	Wigan, Lancashire	Sloe Stout	7.2	A complex fruit stout packed with slow berries but with notes of coffee & chocolate. A taste sensation.
Anarchy Brew Co.	Morpeth, Northumberland	Cascade	4.1
Arbor	Bristol, Gloucestershire	PSBH Bomb	4.7
Bad Seed	Malton, North Yorkshire	Summer Ale	3.8
Bank Top	Bolton, Greater Manchester	Flat Cap	4	A pale bitter with a citrus aroma and a hoppy citrus finish.
Bank Top	Bolton, Greater Manchester	JB Bitter	4.6	Well balanced Lancashire bitter that will not disappoint!
Bank Top	Bolton, Greater Manchester	Port O Call	5	A post modern mild! Full of roast barley flavour with port overtones. Definitely not mild!
Blackjack	Manchester, Greater Manchester	Bramling Cross	4	Pale and full of blackberry taste.
Blue Bee	Sheffield, South Yorkshire	Rakau IPA	5
Boggart	Manchester	99 Steps	3.9	A very pale ale with herbal characteristics.
Bootleg	Manchester	Urban Fox	4.2	Flavours are sweet cereal and caramel with thick honey and an oily palate. Some lemon with woody dryness in the finish.
Borough	Lancaster, Lancashire	Wintertime Dark	5	A dark stout with aromas of dark sugar, red fruit. Taste is more fruits, light spice. Sweet finish.
Burning Sky	Firle, East Sussex	Aurora	5.6	A pale-amber ale with big citrus and tropical fruit flavours.
Canopy	Herne Hill, London	Brockwell IPA	5	Pine, minty nose and grainy. Initial taste is sweet bubble-gum grainy, grassy tangerine drying creamy breadiness.
Carlisle	Carlisle, Cumbria	Nut Brown	4.7	A soft, chestnut coloured ale with round, nutty flavours.
Coach House	Warrington, Cheshire	Blueberry Classic Bitter	5	Pale in colour with a light delicate bitterness and the natural flavour of blueberry.
Coach House	Warrington, Cheshire	Raspberry	5	A BBBB classic. A pale fruit sensation.
Cryptic Ales	Stockport, Greater Manchester	Anagram	3.6	A pale golden ale with a very light hop taste and aroma.
Crystal	Brough, East Yorkshire	Black Pearl	5	A big, rich, fruity beer, heavy chocolate roasted malt notes, big thick palate with hints of molasses and treacle.
Dark Star	Haywards Heath, West Sussex	Hophead	3.8	An extremely clean-drinking pale golden ale with a strong floral aroma and elderflower notes from the Cascade hops.
Drygate	Glasgow	Seven Peaks Mosaic IPA	5	A riotous, uncompromising, and bold cacophony of aromatic hops on a crisp malt backbone.
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.
Firebrick	Blaydon on Tyne, Tyne & Wear	Tyne 9	3.9	A Schwartzbier (dark larger) with notes of burnt toast, rounded chocolate, earth, baking cocoa.
Frontier	Derby, Derbyshire	Atlas Stout	4.2	A full-bodied dry stout with roasted malt and chocolate notes.
Fyne Ales	Cairndow, Argyll	Avalanche	4.5	Clear golden. Dry, clean citrus hop taste with a bitter finish.
Fyne Ales	Cairndow, Argyll	Jarl	3.8	A full-on citrus experience. Light and golden, a perfect ale for whiling away the hours on a sunny day.
Fyne Ales	Cairndow, Argyll	Vital Spark	4.4	A very rich dark ale.
Holts	Manchester	Bitter	4	Full drinking and original cask bitter rich in colour and taste.
Holts	Manchester	Mild	3.2	Award winning dark brown ale with light caramel malty sweetness.
Hopcraft	Pontyclun, Mid Glamorgan	Devilfish Ink	5.8	A Black IPA with American hops, Azacca and Mosaic dry hopped.
Hophurst	Hindley, Greater Manchester	50 Gyle	4.4	A session IPA with hop flavours of berries, tropical fruit and citrus.
Hophurst	Hindley, Greater Manchester	Cosmati	4.2	A hoppy citrus golden ale.
Hydes	Salford, Greater Manchester	Beer Studio Pale Propino	4.2	Light premium ale lightly kilned propino malt combined with rye challenger and cascade hops.
Ilkley	Ilkley, West Yorkshire	Crossroads	5.4	Inspired by Ilkley’s standing as an ancient Roman crossroads rather than the well known ’Blazing Squad’ anthem, Crossroads is our new West Coast IPA.
Ilkley	Ilkley, West Yorkshire	Crossroads	5.4	Inspired by Ilkley’s standing as an ancient Roman crossroads rather than the well known ‘Blazing Squad’ anthem, Crossroads is our new West Coast IPA.
J.W. Lees	Middleton, Manchester	Delta Wing	4	Mahogany Bitter with fruity hoppy aroma – look out for the boom.
Jaw	Hillington Park, Glasgow	Drop	4.2	A pale, hoppy session ale – perfect for summer, even a grim Northern summer!
Magpie	Nottingham, Nottinghamshire	Hoppit / Hoppily Ever After	3.8	Fruity and floral aroma and flavour with a bitter finish.
Mallinsons	Huddersfield, West Yorkshire	Hop Trip	4.2	A pale fruity session beer brewed by one of the country’s best brewsters.
Marlpool	Heanor, Derbyshire	Otters Pocket	4	Bright bronze beer that tastes of smoked malt with chocolate and hazelnut.
Martland Mill	Wigan, Greater Manchester	Chonkin Feckle	3.8	A golden yellow ale with a citrus hop aroma, floral notes and a pine finish.
Martland Mill	Wigan, Greater Manchester	Clogmaker	4	A rich golden full-bodied ale with a refreshing fruit flavour and an inkling of honey.
Martland Mill	Wigan, Greater Manchester	D Day Dodger	4.1	A red beer with malt aromas and crisp fruity finish.
Moorhouses	Burnley, Lancashire	Blonde Witch	4.5	Light ale with a fasting fruity finish.
Moorhouses	Burnley, Lancashire	Pendle Witches Brew	5.1	Light golden, award-winning beer with a full, malty flavour which is soft and crisp, leading to a sweet, fruity aftertaste and soft, citrus nose.
Moorhouses	Burnley, Lancashire	White Witch	3.9	A ‘spellbinding’ tipple to herald the dawn of spring.
Moorhouses	Burnley, Lancashire	Winter Looms	4.2	Red winter ale. Initial floral herby notes followed by spicy chocolate finish.
Muirhouse	Ilkeston, Derbyshire	Hat Trick IPA	5.2	An IPA packed with hops starting with Maynka for bittering and then finished with a hat trick of American hops.
Offbeat	Crewe, Cheshire	Disfunctional Functional IPA	4.8	San Diego inspired heavily hopped IPA.
Olde Swan	Dudley, West Midlands	Bumblehole	5.2	Pale, well hopped premium bitter.
Peakstones Rock	Alton, Staffordshire	Pugins Gold	4	A light golden coloured beer made with lager malt and Styrian hops which give it a citrus bite and aroma.
Prospect	Wigan, Greater Manchester	Pickaxe	5	A rich porter with complex flavours and a hint of chocolate.
Prospect	Wigan, Greater Manchester	Prosperity #2	4.9	A pale fruity beer brewed with blood oranges.
Prospect	Wigan, Greater Manchester	Whatever!	3.8	A pale citrus intensely hopped beer made with 4 different hop varieties.
Redwillow	Macclesfield, Cheshire	Shameless	5.9	Marmalade in a glass, elegantly balanced off against a clean bitter finish.
Revolutions	Castleford, West Yorkshire	Blue Monday	4.5	A Dunkelwiess brewed especially for the 19th Jan the most depressing day of the year?
Revolutions	Castleford, West Yorkshire	Pretender Blonde	4.5	Unapologetically hoppy.
Sarah Hughes	Dudley, West Midlands	Dark Ruby Mild	6	Quite swiggable for a beer festival favourite. But one cannot drink a lot of this because it will sell out fast!
Schoolhouse	Darlington, Durham	Honour	4.8	Brand new brew from Darlington.
Siren	Finchampstead, Berkshire	Love of Work	3.6	A hoppy blond ale brewed with earl grey and being brewed in collaboration with Hill Farmstead.
Slater’s	Stafford, Staffordshire	Haka	5.2	A full bodied beer with hop aroma.
Slater’s	Stafford, Staffordshire	Top Totty	4	Top Totty has a ripe and generous fruitiness. It has deep and complex hop notes and contains plenty of malts.
Small World	Shelley, West Yorkshire	Thunderbridge Stout	5.2	A traditional dry stout brewed with roasted barley and balanced with chocolate malt for slight sweetness.
Stringers	Ulverston, Cumbria	Plan B	3.7	Pale, light and zesty. With a touch of honey! Gluten Free
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.
Timothy Taylor	Keighley, West Yorkshire	Landlord	4.3	A BBBB Classic, a traditional well balanced Yorkshire bitter.
Tiny Rebel	Newport, Gwent	Cwtch	4.6	Champion Beer of Britain 2015. What more can we say? It’s a quaffer. Try It!
Tiny Rebel	Newport, Gwent	SNAFU	4.4	A new pale ale with Amarillo, Ahtanum, Azacca and Cascade hops to provide a bit more boom to keep you on your toes.
Totally Brewed	Nottingham, Nottinghamshire	Crazy Like A Fox	4.5	A copper coloured hoppy ale made with speciality malts from Belgium. Dried fruit malt flavours with a citrus hop finish.
Totally Brewed	Nottingham, Nottinghamshire	The Simcoe Kid	6	A ruby IPA with the American Simcoe Hop. Full and fruity with stone fruit, citrus and pine flavours.
Weird Beard	Hanwell, London	Decadence	5.5	A rich stout with chocolate and coffee roast flavour and a touch of oat creaminess. Truly decadent.
Weird Beard	Hanwell, London	*Kntish Town Beard**	5.5	An American hoppy wheat beer, lots of citrus flavours and a hint of bubble-gum.

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Ciders

Brew	ABV (%)	From	Type
Ampleforth Abbey – Traditional Still Cider	6.5	North Yorkshire	Cider
Biddenden Bushels Cider (Draught)	6	Kent	Cider
Broadoak Moonshine Cider	7.5	Somerset	Apple Cider
Green Valley Vintage Dry Cider	8.3	Devon	Cider
Gwatkin Norman Cider	7.5	Herefordshire	Apple Cider
Gwatkin Stoke Red Cider	7.5	Herefordshire	Cider
Hecks Browns Apple SV	6.5	Somerset	Cider
Hecks Kingston Black Cider	6.5	Somerset	Apple Cider
Sandford Orchards Devon Mist	4.5	Devon	Cider
Thistly Cross Whisky Cask Cider	6.9	East Lothian	Apple Cider
West Croft Medium Cider / Janets Jungle Juice	6	Somerset	Apple 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 Two Trees Perry	6.5	Pontypridd	Perry
Hecks Blakeney Red Perry	6	Somerset	Perry
Oliver’s Perry – Medium (Draught)	6.5	Herefordshire	Perry

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Fruit Beers

Beer	Type	ABV (%)	Country
Florisgaarden Framboise	Fruit Beer	3.7	Belgium
Liefmans Cuvée Brut (Kriekbier)	Sour Flemish Ale – Flanders Red / Oud Bruin	6	Belgium
Liefmans Fruitesse	Flavored – Fruit	3.8	Belgium
Rekorderlig Strawberry-Lime	Apple Cider – Flavored	4.5	Sweden
Timmermans Kriek	Lambic Style – Fruit	4	Belgium
Timmermans Peche Lambic	Lambic Style – Fruit	4	Belgium
Van Diest Fruli Strawberry Beer	Flavored – Fruit	4.1	Belgium

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Lagers and World Beers

Beer	Type	ABV (%)	Country
Alhambra Especial	Pale Lager	4.8	Spain
Anchor Brekle’s Brown	Brown Ale	6	USA
Brooklyn Lager	Amber Lager/Vienna	5.2	USA
Hitachino Nest White Ale	Witbier	5.5	Japan
Krombacher Pils	Classic German Pilsener	4.8	Germany
Krombacher Weizen	Weissbier – Hefeweizen	5.3	Germany
Paulaner Hefe-Weissbier	Weissbier – Hefeweizen	5.5	Germany
Paulaner Original Münchner Hell (Premium Lager)	Helles / Dortmunder Export	4.9	Germany
Victory Headwaters Pale Ale	American Pale Ale	5.2	USA

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Belgian Beers

Beer	Type	ABV (%)	Country
Chimay Bleue (Blue)	Belgian Strong Ale	9	Belgium
Jopen St. Bavo	Belgian Ale	6.5	Netherlands
Leffe Blonde	Abbey Ale	6.6	Belgium
Troubadour IPA	IPA	5.9	Belgium
Westmalle Dubbel	Abbey Dubbel	7	Belgium

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We cannot guarantee that all beers will be available at all sessions. This is a once a year festival so once they’re gone, they’re gone.