2005 Beers

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

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Real Ales

Brewery		Beer	ABV (%)	Tasting Notes
Atlas	Kinlochleven, Argyllshire	Latitude	3.6	An intensely hoppy, fruity light ale; full of citrus
Atlas	Kinlochleven, Argyllshire	Nimbus	5	Well balanced yellow beer; dry and fruity
Bank Top	Bolton, Greater Manchester	Orient Line	4.2	Launched in October 2004 at Bolton Beer Festival
Bank Top	Bolton, Greater Manchester	Pavillion Pale Ale	4.5	Named after the brewery’s new home
Boggart	Manchester	Brew	4.3	Highly quaffable ruby red beer
Boggart	Manchester	Standard Pioneer	4	Light, fruity ale
Boggart	Manchester	Starless Night	4.2	Rich chocolate stout with roasted nut aftertaste
Bowland	Clitheroe, Lancashire	Bowland Gold	3.8	Uncompromisingly hoppy golden bitter filled with fresh citrus flavours. Silver Medal winner at Peterborough Beer Festival 2004.
Bowland	Clitheroe, Lancashire	Headless Peg	4.5	The Ribble Valley legend of Peg O’Nell lives on in this strong traditional ale. Peg was a serving girl at the nearby Waddow Hall in the 18th century and legend has it that she broke her neck and died whilst fetching some water from the well. Peg’s spirit is said to demand a life every seven years and, traditionally, an animal or a bird has been drowned on Peg’s Night to satisfy her ghost.
Bowland	Clitheroe, Lancashire	Old Nick Knacker	4.6	Premium porter with fruit in the mouth and a chocolate finish.
Bowland	Clitheroe, Lancashire	Sawley Tempted	3.7	Copper-coloured ale filled with fruit and toffee flavours and the heady aroma of Mount Hood hops.
Breconshire	Brecon, Powys	Golden Valley	4.2	Malt, hops and fruit give a good aroma and flavour with a building bitterness
Breconshire	Brecon, Powys	Ramblers Ruin	5	A dark, amber beer; malty and well hopped
Caledonian	Edinburgh	Deuchars IPA	3.8	Extremely tasty amber hoppy brew; lovely
Cambrinus	Prescot, Merseyside	Yardstick	4	Mild, malty and lightly hopped
Church End	Nuneaton, Warwickshire	Rest in Peace	7	Strong winter-only brew
Church End	Nuneaton, Warwickshire	Stout Coffin	4.6	Black, chewy, tasty and creamy as a good stout should be
City of Cambridge	Chittering, Cambridgeshire	Boathouse Bitter	3.8	Copper brown, full bodied session bitter
City of Cambridge	Chittering, Cambridgeshire	Hobsons Choice	4.1	Highly drinkable golden brew with pronounced hop
Coach House	Warrington, Cheshire	Flintlock	3.8	Very pale beer; light on the palate with a slightly sweet finish
Coach House	Warrington, Cheshire	Old Wharf Bitter	5	Aroma of apples and butterscotch leads to a bitter tang and clean, flinty finish
Dark Tribe	Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire	Red Rooster	4	New brew
Dark Tribe	Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire	Twin Screw	5.1	Fruity rose-hip flavour with a hoppy aftertaste
Exmoor	Taunton, Somerset	Exmoor Gold	4.5	BBBB favourite; yellow bitter with a clean hoppy aftertaste
Fenland	Ely, Cambridgeshire	IPA	3.9	New beer from Cambridgeshire
Frankton Bagby	Rugby, Warwickshire	Red Oak	3.9	New beer from Rugby
Fugelestou	Louth, Lincolnshire	Marsh Mild	4.2	New and rare mild
Goffs	Winchcombe, Gloucestershire	Jouster	4	Lovely tawny ale with bitterness and fruit
Greenfield	Oldham, Greater Manchester	Clog Dancer	4.2	Rare brew
Harviestoun	Alva, Clackmannanshire	Bitter and Twisted	4.2	Superb lemon-bitter brew; Champion beer of Wigan
Harviestoun	Alva, Clackmannanshire	Jack The Lad	4.1	Seasonal beer
Hook Norton	Banbury, Oxfordshire	Double Stout	4.8	Rich, dark and highly drinkable
Hook Norton	Banbury, Oxfordshire	Old Hookey	4.6	Full bodied, fruity beer with hoppy character and sweet finish
Hop Back	Salisbury, Wiltshire	Summer Lightning	5	Dangerously drinkable beer with hoppy aroma and intense bitterness
Hoskins	Swindon	Tom Kelly’s Stout	4.2	A welcome return for this dark, rich brew
Hydes	Salford, Greater Manchester	Perfection	4.8	Dark robust ale; full bodied and full flavoured
Isle of Skye	Portree, Isle of Skye	Deligance	4.4	Scottish ale brewed under licence
J.W. Lees	Middleton, Manchester	Icebreaker	4	Seasonal wheat beer
J.W. Lees	Middleton, Manchester	Moonraker (Cask)	6.5	Strong malty fruit aroma with dry fruity finish
Langton	Market Harborough, Leicestershire	Bowler Strong Ale	4.8	Strong red ale with a hoppy nose
Litton Ale	Skipton, North Yorkshire	Pots Beck	4.2	Brand new brewery at Queens Arms in Yorkshire Dales
Mallard	Nottingham	Quackerjack	4	New seasonal ale
Mayflower	Wigan, Greater Manchester	Special Branch	4	Very pale and hoppy beer brewed for Royal Oak (brewery tap)
Merlin (Leigh – Closed)	Leigh, Lancashire	Astley Gold	3.8	Started brewing December 2004; multi-layered copper-amber beer
Merlin (Leigh – Closed)	Leigh, Lancashire	Vision	4.2	Golden full-flavoured beer with long, delightful, dry finish
Mighty Oak	Maldon, Essex	Burntwood Bitter	4	Tawny bitter with roasty palate dominated by coffee character
Mighty Oak	Maldon, Essex	Oscar Wilde Mild	3.7	Dry reddish mild with smokey dark chocolate taste
Moorhouses	Burnley, Lancashire	Pendle Witches Brew	5.1	Distinctive strong bitter with honey sweet taste but dry bitter finish
Moorhouses	Burnley, Lancashire	Premier Bitter	3.7
Moorhouses	Burnley, Lancashire	Pride of Pendle	4.1	Voted best cask bitter by brewers; long, dry finish
Newmans	Banwell, Somerset	Wolvers	4.1	Rounded best bitter with good body and astringent hoppy finish
Oakham	Peterborough, Cambridgeshire	Cold Turkey	6.3	Deep red with robust malt flavour and blackcurrant hop notes
Oakham	Peterborough, Cambridgeshire	JHB	3.8	Award winning hoppy, straw coloured citrus brew; try it
Oakleaf	Gosport	Blake’s Gosport Bitter	5.2	Belgium style beer with vinous finish; warming and well balanced
Old Bear	Keighley, North Yorkshire	Original	3.8	Refreshing balanced brew with dry, bitter aftertaste
Orkney	Stromness, Orkney	Skull Splitter	8.5	Satiny, smooth; deceptively light but dangerously drinkable
Phoenix	Heywood, Greater Manchester	Best Bitter	3.9	Tawny with a hint of sweetness in a full bitter with a dry hoppy finish
Phoenix	Heywood, Greater Manchester	Snowbound	4.3	Pale citrus winter bew; delicious
Phoenix	Heywood, Greater Manchester	White Monk	4.5	Yellow beer with plenty of fruit and very bitter finish
Phoenix	Heywood, Greater Manchester	Wobbly Bob	6	BBBB classic; red-brown with malty fruity aroma
Portchester	Fareham, Hampshire	Slingshot	4.2	Assertively bitter golden beer from Portsmouth brewery
Robinsons	Stockport, Cheshire	Old Tom	8.5	Dark, complex beer; malt, port and fruit leads to a long bitter-sweet finish
Rudgate	York, North Yorkshire	Well Blathered	5	A premium golden ale
Sarah Hughes	Dudley, West Midlands	Dark Ruby Mild	6	Vastly popular strong mild; rich and warming
Shaw’s	Dukinfield, Greater Manchester	North Down Pale	4	Hoppy pale ale brewed with North Down hops
Southport	Southport, Merseyside	Old Shrimper	6
Southport	Southport, Merseyside	Sandgrounder Bitter	3.8
Theakston	Masham, North Yorkshire	Old Peculier	5.7	Famous dark strong ale now returned to the Theakston family
Thomas’	NorthWest	Rottweiller	6.2	Strong beer especially produced for the BBBB; beware the hoppy bite!!
Three Rivers	Stockport, Greater Manchester	Aquarium Ale	4	Brand new beer; light and bubbly
Three Rivers	Stockport, Greater Manchester	Black Moon Stout	4.8	Rich, dark and bitter stout; recreated brew from daughter brewery in Bali
Three Rivers	Stockport, Greater Manchester	GMT	3.8	Easy drinking golden bitter with a light floral finish
Three Rivers	Stockport, Greater Manchester	Pilgrims Progress	4.2	Light amber in colour but full bodied with hints of caramel and coffee
Thwaites	Blackburn, Lancashire	Lancaster Bomber	4.4	Toasted malt and hops aroma with pronounced bitter finish
Thwaites	Blackburn, Lancashire	Mild	3.3	Now rare but tasty dark mild with malty flavour and caramel notes
Timothy Taylor	Keighley, West Yorkshire	Landlord	4.3	Dry, hoppy beer; 3 times Champion Beer of Britain
Tower	Burton on Trent, Staffordshire	Malty Towers	4.4	Yellow beer with malty, tobacco aroma and long, dry, bitter finish
Westerham	Edenbridge, Kent	British Bulldog	4.3
Westerham	Edenbridge, Kent	Puddle Duck Porter	4.5
WF6	Normanton, West Yorkshire	Birkwood Circle	4.5
Whitley Bridge	Wakefield, West Yorkshire	Gunslinger	4.2	Brewery launched in 2003

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Ciders

Brew	ABV (%)	From	Type
Banhams Pink	6.2	Norfolk	Dry
Broadoak KB (Kingston Black)	8.4	Somerset	Cider – Medium
Broadoak Moonshine (8.4%)	8.4	Somerset	Cider – Medium
Broadoak Premium Perry	7.5	Somerset	Perry
Crossmans	6	Somerset	Dry
Denings	6	Somerset	Sweet
Newtons	7	Hereford	Medium
Rooney’s Wreckage	12	Somerset	Spicy
Suicider Rum Flavoured	8	Devon	Sweet
West Croft Medium Cider / Janets Jungle Juice	6	Somerset	Apple Cider
Wilkins Dry Cider	6	Somerset	Cider – Dry

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Draught Beers

Beer	Type	ABV (%)	Country
Brinkhoffs Premium Pilsener No1	Classic German Pilsener	5	Germany
Ceres Red Erik	Strong Red Lager	6.5	Denmark
Erdinger Weissbier	German Hefeweizen	5.3	Germany
Grimbergen Dubbel	Abbey Dubbel	6.5	Belgium
Kuppers Kolsh	Pale Beer	4.8	Germany
Leffe Blonde	Abbey Ale	6.6	Belgium
Liefmans Frambozenbier	Sour Flemish Ale – Flanders Red / Oud Bruin	4.5	Belgium
Lindeboom	Pilsner	5	Holland
Paulaner Hefe-Weissbier	Weissbier – Hefeweizen	5.5	Germany
Paulaner Original Münchner Hell (Premium Lager)	Helles / Dortmunder Export	4.9	Germany
Sleeman	Lager	4	Canada
Van Diest Fruli Strawberry Beer	Flavored – Fruit	4.1	Belgium

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Bottled Beers

Beer	Type	ABV (%)	Country
Anchor Steam Beer	California Common	4.7	USA
Baltika No. 3	Pale Lager	4.8	Russia
Budvar Premium	Lager	7.6	Czech Republic
Campus Premium	Lager	5	Belgium
Carib	Lager	5.2	Trinidad
Chimay Bleue (Blue)	Belgian Strong Ale	9	Belgium
Chimay Rouge (Red)	Abbey Dubbel	7	Belgium
Chimay Triple / Blanche (White)	Abbey Tripel	8	Belgium
Hahn Premium	Lager	5	Australia
Hirter Privaat Pils	Pilsner	5.2	Austria
Quilmes Cerveza	Pale Lager	4.9	Argentina
Schloss Eggenberg Samichlaus Bier	Doppelbock	14	Austria
Slag Pils	Lager	5	Belgium
Ulan Bator Baadog	Vienna	4.8	Mongolia
Verbonen Vruct	Amber Ale	8	Belgium
Windhoek	Pale Lager	4	Namibia

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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
De Troch Fraise Lambic	Lambic – Fruited	3.5	Belgium
Florisgaarden Chocolat Gardenbeer	Belgian White (Witbier)	4.2	Belgium
Florisgaarden Honey	Witbier	4.5	Belgium
Florisgaarden Passion	Fruit Beer	3.6	Belgium
Liefmans Cuvée Brut (Kriekbier)	Sour Flemish Ale – Flanders Red / Oud Bruin	6	Belgium
Timmermans Framboise	Lambic Style – Fruit	4	Belgium
Timmermans Peche Lambic	Lambic Style – Fruit	4	Belgium

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