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great welcome awaits you at The Farmers, Yaxley. We are famous for our fresh vegetables and great carvery meats, succulent and served with all the trimmings, then finished off with a tantalising hot or cold dessert! Check out our new lunch time grill menu’s and our ever changing specials boards. Put it all together with three fine cask ales and you have the perfect place to enjoy dinner with friends or a family celebration. We have a self contained function suite which is ideal for parties, weddings and all of life’s celebrations.
10am - 5.30pm All Day Menu & Coffee
WELCOME TO THE 34TH PETERBOROUGH BEER FESTIVAL warm and hopefully dry welcome again, to our annual festival on the Embankment. The festival is organised, set up and run by local members of CAMRA – the Campaign for Real Ale.
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All of our staff are unpaid volunteers who have given up their time and effort to ensure you enjoy the vast range of beers, ciders, perries and wines, including several new and unknown brews. Some of the beers have been specially brewed for the festival, including a ‘we done it’ brewed by our own cellar team at local brewery Hopshackle in Market Deeping. Look for the ‘Lone Star’ with its Texas connections. Due to last years festival being somewhat of a washout we have retained the basic layout of the festival marquees, as we would like to get a better opinion if we are blessed with some decent weather (surely we’re due one good year). We have though listened to some of the comments made by visitors last year. The internal features have been moved around in some areas. The Cider Bar has been moved to the marquee nearer to the music tent. The Wine Bar, Shop and Soft Drinks have all been moved to the first marquee. The Information and Membership are in a new position as you enter the festival. Games and Tombola have been nudged along a wee bit. Finally to save your weary legs we have introduced a smaller bar (Bar Five) at the gable end of the music tent. This will stock a limited range of beers, ciders and wines for the music aficionados to save them hiking back to the main bars. This bar will only be open during the live bands performances in the evening. Within this programme is a full list of the live bands performing at this year’s festival. Although we have reached our 34th year of holding the festival, CAMRA as one of the most successful consumers’ organisations ever, is this year celebrating their 40th year of conception. Earlier this
year I was asked during a live radio broadcast “well you seem to have done it” by the presenter. He was of course referring to the successful revival and actual increase of real ale throughout the land. The old adage we may have won a battle but we’ve not won the war sprang to mind. Real ale can still survive as a major quality drink for the discerning drinker. The one dark cloud is we are losing the very places where we like to drink it – our pubs. I won’t go into the various factors that are why so many pubs are disappearing; most of you already know the main reasons. In looking forward to the next ten, twenty or even forty years how much of this great British Institution will still be around. So whilst you’re enjoying the range of drinks at the festival remember that during the other eleven months and three weeks of the year, there are a great many pubs who are struggling to survive against unfair competition, increased taxes and restrictive practices. Without your support it’s a case of ‘use it or lose it’. Do enjoy your visit to this year’s Beer Festival and show your appreciation to our band of volunteers who do their best to make your visit a pleasant one. One last note, please remember that the admission price to the festival includes the cost of hiring a glass whether you need one or not! If you don’t require a glass the token (value £3) can be exchanged as part payment for any of the drinks available. You can still get a full refund of the £3 by returning your glass when you leave. Cheers
David Murray Peterborough Branch Chairman
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Opening Times and Prices
OPENING TIMES AND PRICES
TUESDAY 23RD 5.30pm – 11.00pm – Admission £8.00 £4.00 to CAMRA and EBCU members Entry price includes a glass WEDNESDAY 24TH Noon – 2.30pm – Admission £4.00 5.30pm – 11.00pm – Admission £8.00 £4.00 to CAMRA and EBCU members Entry price includes a glass
CONTENTS Welcome
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Opening Times & Prices
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Beer Festival Bands Fun at the Festival
THURSDAY 25TH
Texas Pale Ale
Noon – 11.00pm – Admission £9.00 £5.00 CAMRA and EBCU members Entry price includes a glass
What is LocAle?
FRIDAY 26TH Noon – 11.00pm – Admission £9.00 £5.00 to CAMRA and EBCU members Entry price includes a glass
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The Beer List
19-39
Royal National Lifeboat Institute
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Site Map
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Bottled Beers
44-55
Cider & Perry
58-63
SATURDAY 27TH
Wines
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Noon – 11.00pm – Admission £9.00 £5.00 to CAMRA and EBCU members Entry price includes a glass
Sponsors
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Mild and Escape Bar
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Anatomy of a beer
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Wristband pass-outs are available and the gates close at 10.30pm. No entry or re-admittance after that. Accompanied children are admitted free.
Volunteers
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NEXT YEAR’S FESTIVAL DATES Tuesday August 21st to Saturday August 25th
Peterborough Real Ale Pubs
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Join CAMRA
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Logo Competition
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Festival Live Entertainment
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Festival Live Entertainment
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t’s here again and as usual it’s come around faster than expected. Anyway, welcome to the Bands Listing for the 34th Peterborough CAMRA Beer Festival. Thanks to everyone who has contacted me requesting a gig and sorry that we can’t fit you all in but please do keep trying. Next year is completely blank as yet. On the Saturday afternoon this year we are having a selection of local bands playing. We wish we could have more but there are only so many hours available. Please take time to listen to them – they may well be the stars of the future.
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in Peterborough, they are singer/songwriter John Quinn (vocals and guitar), Paul Blant (drums and backing vocals), John Dalton (guitar) and Lou Speed (Bass). The band's biggest influences include the likes of the Beatles, the Who, Paul Weller, Oasis and Proud Mary, amongst others. Signed to IAMJ Records, they have just finished putting the final touches to their forthcoming album, Never Mind Tomorrow, which is due for release at the end of the year and produced by Matt Lawrence (Mumford and Sons, Keane, Ellie Goulding). The band’s first single, She's my Rock 'N' Roll, will be available at the end of August. A recent review described the band as being “Visually as stylish as they are sonically” www.myspace.com/thefleetingminds
Touchstone Expected on stage 9:15 – 10:45 Rob Cottingham and Adam J Hodgson formed this five-piece prog/rock/alternative influenced band in 2003. Paul Moorghen joined on bass in 2006, Kim Seviour joined on vocals in April 2007 and Henry Rogers joined on drums in June 2010 to complete the line-up. With two successful albums already behind them, their latest album, Wintercoast, was recorded and mixed at Outhouse during February-March 2009. Oscar-winning actor, Jeremy Irons, also features as a very special guest performing the prelude narration. The album was launched at the Rights of Spring festival in Philadelphia in May 2009 and was featured in Classic Rock magazine June 2009. A new album is planned for Oct 2011 with a UK, European and USA tours being planned for 2011. A major signing is in the planning stage. www.touchstonemusic.co.uk
THURSDAY 25TH TUESDAY 23RD
WEDNESDAY 24TH
The Malingerers
Lime Shark
Expected on stage 8:50 – 9:35 and 9:55 – 10:45 The Malingerers are a five piece old time band playing original songs clearly influenced from a melting pot of traditional country, blues and rock’n’roll (Hank Williams, Merle Travis, Leadbelly, Woodie Guthrie etc.) but as you’d expect, combined with a warped sense of humour and history!
Expected on stage 8:15 – 9:15 Lime Shark are a four piece rock outfit with a progressive edge, based in South Lincolnshire and consist of ex Canis Major guitarist and founder member Tony Bodimead on vocals and guitar, Paul ‘Wizbat’ Watson on bass, Tim Myers on rhythm guitar and vocals and Matt Cope on drums.
After a year of touring and refining their songs the Malingerers have now committed their unique sound to tape culminating in an eclectic, strange yet familiar collection of new recordings ready to be unleashed. www.themalingerers.co.uk
The band has been in existence for seven years and has supported the likes of Wishbone Ash, Waysted (Pete Way ex-UFO) and Tokyo Dragons to name but a few. The band has performed at various open air festivals as well as theatre and club gigs all around the UK. Lime Shark is also establishing fans in Brazil, Germany, Italy and the USA, where their music and videos are creating a lot of interest. www.limeshark.com
The Fleeting Minds Expected on stage 9:45 – 10:45 The Fleeting Minds are an alternative/rock/postBritpop band formed in November 2009. Based 08 Peterborough Beer Festival 2011
The Vow Expected on stage 7:30 – 9:00 The Vow are a three piece Alt-Rock/Powerpop band first formed in Peterborough, England in the late 90’s by vocalist and guitarist Paul Cummins and bassist Rich Mackman. The pair were introduced to Steve Farmer, who lived in the nearby town of Oundle, a phenomenal drummer whose rambunctious enthusiasm completed the line-up and cemented an astonishingly powerful union that continues to this day. The band have picked up hundreds of rave fanzine reviews and glowing local press on a regular basis, various support slots (with Midget, China Drum, My Vitriol, and bizarrely enough, ex Jimi Hendrix bassist Noel Redding). The decision in early 2007 to return to playing live and recording for the Vow has so far yielded a brand new Seven Track EP, “Cage Breaking”, released in January 2010 and a plethora of other new songs. www.myspace.com/thevowareback
FRIDAY 26TH
Filthy Lucre Expected on stage 7:30 – 9:00 Filthy Lucre is the most authentic sounding tribute to the music of the Sex Pistols you will ever hear. Formed in December 2008, the band features the talents of four experienced Peterborough musicians united in their love of seventies Punk and the Pistols, and well versed in the art of creating a blistering sounding and visually exciting live performance that has already garnered them a sizable following and mailing list. The Filthy Lucre guys have systematically and methodically learned 28 Sex Pistols songs. Every vocal inflection, drum fill and guitar dynamic is there, blending together the rawness of a Pistols live performance along with the sound of the original studio recordings, making Filthy Lucre a tight and ferocious live band. www.myspace.com/filthylucreband Continued overleaf > Peterborough Beer Festival 2011 09
Festival Live Entertainment - continued
Festival Live Entertainment - continued will perform an unplugged set. “The Beer Festival is such a great place to see the people you only ever see at the Beer Festival” says singer Richard Young. Expect to hear pared down versions from the latest album “inside colour”, currently doing the business for them here and in the US. www.shakehandseric.com
The Hamsters Expected on stage 9:15 – 10:45 From the hinterlands of the Thames River Delta come the Hamsters. Now in their twenty-fourth and final year, having performed 4,500 concerts and with a national mailing list exceeding 20,000, the Hamsters are established as the UK’s premier blues-rock attraction. The Hamsters have been voted one of the UK‘s best unsigned bands by Kerrang magazine. Even BBC’s Top Gear magazine recognises the band as the UK’s hardest working, and featured them in an article on in-car entertainment; the Hamsters being the ideal people to ask as they’re always traveling somewhere. All good things come to an end and this is the final tour from our friendly rodents who will disband in April 2012. Do not miss this last opportunity to see these guys perform their 100 mph show in your backyard. Hamster la vista. Baby!!! www.thehamsters.co.uk
SATURDAY 27TH
Retrolux Expected on stage 8:00 – 9:00 Retrolux are a classic rock trio based in Peterborough. Their material ranges from 70’s bands such as Cream, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd and the Who, through to ZZ Top and the Foo Fighters, and is played with passion, keeping the band very busy at pubs and festivals over the last seven years. Ian Graham (guitar & vocals) and Dave Colton (bass & vocals), put Retrolux together to ‘have a little fun!” and along with drummer ‘Fozzy’ Dixon, they have never looked back!” Their sets are regularly enhanced by the addition on some songs of violin (Kat Moore) and harmonica (Chris Goodwin). www.retrolux.co.uk
Fallen Breaks Letz Zep Expected on stage 9:15 – 10:45 Letz Zep are rated as the most popular and top rated, Led Zeppelin tribute act in the UK today, by the authoritative Ticketmaster organisation and are critically acclaimed as the leading tribute to the music of Led Zeppelin and baby they ain’t foolin' . Even legendary Zep front man Robert Plant commented it was like watching himself onstage after he came to a Letz Zep concert. His comment in Q Magazine in an interview was, “I walked in, I saw me”. Letz Zep are the most successful and best known tribute act to Led Zeppelin, having been featured on BBC1, BBC2 and ITV1. The band had a full page feature in Classic Rock magazine. They also received a glowing full page review in Kerrang! mgazine. Letz Zep have also been reviewed in the Sunday Times by Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson. He said of the band "If you closed your eyes you really could imagine that it was Plant and Page up there. And if you opened them again the illusion didn't really go away”. www.letzzep.com
SATURDAY 27TH - AFTERNOON
PBF Supporting Local Bands
Shake Hands Eric Expected on stage 14:00 – 14:45 Shake Hands Eric return to this year’s Festival with their deceptively simple acoustic pop and 10 Peterborough Beer Festival 2011
Expected on stage 15:00 – 15:45 Having spent the whole of last winter buried in Revenant Studio with producer James Pepper recording their debut album, Fallen Breaks make a welcome return to this year’s line-up. Comprised of David Smith (lead vocals/guitar), Rob Bull (bass) and John Wright (drums) this three-piece has been compared to Biffy Clyro / Foo Fighters with ELO arrangements - powerful dynamic and accomplished. They are currently promoting their album, ‘Cause & Effect ‘, which is available from the band and on iTunes. http://fallenbreaks.com
Bodom. The band has a very professional live stage act with a huge wall of sound and energetic stage show. Awake recorded their third album this year. An album teaser ‘Bleed from you’ was released for radio play and magazine reviews where it was received with huge praise. This earned the band an hour long live session on BBC Cambridgeshire. Awake have now been put forward for air play on Radio One. Midlands Rocks said, “This is an impressive master class in all things ‘melodic’, ‘symphonic’ and hard rock. A song that soars to the skies and takes us all on the ride of our lives.” The album will be released by Lion Music later this year. As the Magnum bass player, Al Barrow states, “Awake. . . A force to be reckoned with when the stage lights go on and these guys do what they do best. Play it live, play it loud, the only way!” http://www.myspace.com/awakeuk Mike Lane
Smokescreen Expected on stage 16:05 – 16:50 Formed in the fall of 2001, Smokescreen have played more than 200 gigs all over the UK, alongside the likes of Prong, Raging Speedhorn, Stuck Mojo and Breed 77. With a full length live DVD, 3 EP's and a brand new full length album under their belt, the band are working on their 10th anniversary DVD and are set to launch a monster set at the beer festival this year as part of their summer 'Human Condition Tour' along with a whole new line of merchandise. Think Pantera mixed with Black Sabbath! www.smokescreenweb.co.uk
Awake Expected on stage 17:10 – 18:10 The band, then called Humanity, was formed in Cambridge in 2000. 11 years later Awake have played a series of very high profile gigs with the likes of Evergrey, Breed 77, DragonForce, Blaze Bayley, Magnum, Jeff Scott Sotto and Children of Peterborough Beer Festival 2011 11
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Have Fun at the Festival
HAVE FUN AT THE FESTIVAL! e all hope that your visit to the Beer Festival this year will be a memorable one. Remember without your support the festival could not take place, and the chance to sample some of the excellent brews on offer would be lost.
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Please try and imagine the festival marquees as one giant pub. Of course as with all pubs there are certain rules we have to comply with. The times of opening are published in the programme and the marquees are completely non-smoking. Accompanied children are allowed in the bar marquees but please keep them away from the bar serveries. And remember that it is against the law to drink alcohol on site if you are under 18. You will need to buy a glass before you start. If it gets too sticky or you want to change glass sizes just take it back to the glasses counter and exchange it. The Beer Festival serves all beer, cider and wine in oversized glasses with government stamped line measured markings to ensure that you, the customer, gets a full measure in your glass. Please be careful if you put your glass down on a table, on the grass or anywhere that it could be knocked over and broken. If such an event does occur please inform a member of staff or security that there is broken glass. On no account attempt to pick up the pieces yourself. We have staff with the proper equipment to retrieve it safely. Do not grind it into the grass! Other events take place on this site after we have finished.
Be careful not to leave your glass unattended. Remember – You paid for it! To ensure you enjoy the festival at all times we advise you to start off with some light beers, say a mild or low gravity ale, then on to something a bit stronger. Starting off with the strongest beers on the menu means your taste buds get no chance to enjoy the different flavours that the various brews offer. As with any other pub we do have the right to eject any person who we feel is a threat to other customers or our staff. Thankfully this is a very rare occurrence. Also remember that, just like other pubs, you are not allowed to drink your own alcohol on site and illegal drugs are totally banned and their use will result in a call to the police. Finally let me remind you of the dedicated staff who are serving you at the festival. Every one of them is an unpaid volunteer, so please be patient at busy times. The person serving you may well have been on duty for the best part of the day, or the whole week and are naturally starting to flag a bit! You can help these people by joining CAMRA and offering to help run the festival. Cheers! Enjoy the Festival Peterborough Beer Festival 2011 15
Texas Pale Ale
Texas Pale Ale
TEXAS PALE ALE….
FROM BOOTLEGGING TO MARKET DEEPING n a pleasant July morning some weeks back the cellar team embarked upon their annual outing to brew the festival special. This year it was thought that we might create something a little different. As a Texan living amongst you, I was persuaded to throw a few transatlantic ideas into the brew; after all, I’ve worked at the festival for a few years now and I do know a thing or two about beer (despite comments to the contrary)!
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The idea of a Texas Pale Ale may seem a foreign concept to many of you over here in England but there is a history behind this interesting beer. The beer style originates in Texas as the name implies, but the question is, how did the style come about? After all, many will associate American beers with the ubiquitous Budweiser and Coors, so how did we Texans manage to come up with a cask conditioned beer of 5.8%! There are many stories and rumours appertaining to the creation of this popular beer but we can now reveal the true story. It all began during the 1920’s when prohibition had subdued the brewers of the United States and drinking anything supplied by the underworld may have resulted in your premature death. It was a young visionary named Stevie Chavez, who spent his time as a cow puncher, rodeo star, entrepreneur, and part-time brewer, who came up with this new style of beer. When he wasn’t busy running cows from north to south, he was happiest with a cold beer in his hand, if such a thing was possible in 1920’s Texas. Prohibition had hit Stevie hard as it had taken away one of his favourite pastimes. He found 16 Peterborough Beer Festival 2011
himself to be more stressed and less sociable than before. He also noticed that there were more single ladies about due to the inability of the young suitors to gather enough courage to court the young lasses. It was time to remedy this situation and provide beer for the poor anxious men of the area, however illegal it may have been. It was on a routine trip to town to pick up supplies that our Mr Chavez happened upon an ex pat Englishmen called Michael Cravemore. It turns out that he, too, had been noticing the effects of the prohibition on the locals and thus had set up a ‘Tea Shop’ in order to alleviate some of the problems using his boiled malt “tea” as a remedy. The trouble with illicit supplies is that it’s a seller’s market and the quality wasn’t quite up to the mark. He did however know of a good supplier up north but had no way to transport it down to his shop, nor did he feel the product would make the journey in good nick. After some discussion our two cohorts came upon a cunning plan. Firstly, the brew had to be made a little different to survive the trip over many hundreds of miles of rough terrain. It also required a suitable disguise to prevent the beer falling into the hands of the ‘law men’. Chavez had long heard of a system used back in England of heavily hopping beer in order for it to make a long journey to India. It was also typically stronger that the usual stuff as well. Could the same ideas be used here? If so, what would be the best system to disguise the beer from prying official eyes? Well, if you have a herd of cows and you need to hide something within, there is only one option, false udders!
And so the ale was herded south on a long and arduous journey to San Antonio and to the tea shop of Mr Cravemore. Was the enterprise successful? Yes, very much so. In fact the locals took to it with great enthusiasm and the local ladies soon had emboldened suitors by the number (the baby boom seemed to hit Texas a few generations earlier than the rest of the States for some reason). Unfortunately, with great success sometimes comes even greater trouble. On the final day of prohibition, the authorities decided to make an example out of them. Stevie and Michael were forced to flee from the law with little notice, leaving behind everything…everything except their precious recipe. They holed up in a cave trying to decide what their next move would be, but unfortunately for them, this was the same day as the fateful earthquake of 1933 that rocked all of Texas. Michael and Stevie were lost in the cave never to be heard from again. Until, that is, an excavation carried out by the city of San Antonio dug up two skeletons, one clutching a piece of paper. The recipe was rediscovered and now thanks to our cellar team and Hopshackle Brewery the beer lives again!!!
We would like to encourage you to try the first public serving of a true Texas Pale Ale in over 77 years. It has been brewed to the exact specification dictated by the original recipe and should be as close to the original as possible. We have even arranged for it to be herded in false udders from Market Deeping. So, if you find yourself enjoying one (or two or three), we would encourage you to raise your glass and give three cheers to Stevie and Michael for giving us such a great treat. Steve Saldana
WHAT IS CAMRA LocAle? he CAMRA LocAle scheme was started in 2007 by the Nottingham Branch of CAMRA which wanted to help support the tradition of brewing within Nottinghamshire. Peterborough Branch started the scheme in 2009 and currently has 115 Pubs and Clubs who have joined.
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The idea is to promote local pubs who sell local beers which have been brewed within 30 miles of the pub, thereby reducing the mileage the beer travels and also helping the local economy and the environment.
The huge and growing demand for local real ales is demonstrated by the 11% growth in beer volumes being enjoyed by local brewers, while overall beer sales are in decline. Here in Peterborough we have many local breweries producing good local beers so have a look around today and enjoy. John Rice LocAle Officer
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The Beer List
HERE’S THE
BEER LIST! 8 Sail of Heckington, Lincolnshire Millwright Mild 3.5%
Arbor of Kingswood, Bristol Oyster Stout 4.6%
Rich dark flavours from dark crystal, Chocolate & black malt balanced with Challenger & Golding Hops
Brewed with ten different grains, including oats, wheat and a few specialty malts. Fuggles, East Kent Golding and Bramling Cross hops are added during the boil along with fresh oysters, shells and all, during the last fifteen minutes.
Ale
3.8%
Pale, full bodied session beer. Hopped with Bramling Cross for bitterness, flavour & aroma
Victorian Porter
5.0%
A full bodied beer dominated by dark malt flavours
Adnams of Southwold, Suffolk Lighthouse 3.4%
Beech Blonde
4.9%
Low colour Maris Otter and wheat malts in the mash plus a little cara malt. Three very different hops to produce the complex flavour and aroma. The result is a premium blonde ale packed with flavour.
A classic amber beer delivering a crisp, refreshing taste. It has a light fragrance and long hoppy after palate.
Arran of Cladach, Isle of Arran Red Squirrel 3.9%
Southwold Bitter
Fragrant aromas of finest English hops and malt. Dry but refreshing with distinctive lingering bitterness.
A well balanced malty, hop blend containing suggestions of liquorice and burnt toffee with a characteristic nutty aroma
Ghost Ship
Sunset
3.7%
4.5%
This beer has good assertive pithy bitterness with a malty backbone and a lemon and lime aroma.
Broadside
4.7%
4.4%
A mid-amber summer ale, light perfumed aroma, good balance of malt, fruit and hops with a pleasant dry finish
Mid-brown with bitter-sweet fruity taste
Batemans of Wainfleet, Lincs Dark Mild 3.0%
Allgates of Wigan, Lancashire All Black 3.6%
A creamy mild with a fruity palate, some roast character and a hoppy finish.
A traditional dark Mild, with hints of chocolate and caramel with the slight hoppy finish of the Mild style but with a twist from the New Zealand grown hops.
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Premiant
Summer Swallow
4.0%
3.7%
A distinctive, well balanced bitter, with a refreshing dry bitterness on the palate and pleasing hoppy finish.
3.9%
Czech style Pale Ale , featuring Bohemian 'Premiant' hops. Premiant is a late and high yield variety of hop
Light, crisp, golden and thirst quenching, conjuring up images of those lazy summer days.
Mad Monk
All Seasons
7.1%
A rich intense brew with big complex flavours and a warming finish. Has a massive bitterness level of 75 IBU’s.
Andwell of Hook, Hampshire Gold Muddler 3.9% Named after a fishing fly used for luring trout, this Blonde Ale has a refreshing palate..
Ruddy Darter
4.6%
This ale is named after a deep red dragon fly found in local rivers and wetlands. The beer, the newest to the Andwell’s range, uses malted rye to create its characteristic ruby glow.
4.2%
A copper red beer brewed with a variety of malts and naturally flavoured with English Golding hops resulting in a smooth and rich tasting bitter.
XXXB
4.5%
Superb strong bitter with a complex palate, consisting of a delicate aroma of hops.
Salem Porter
4.7%
A porter with a dry roast, nutty palate and rich malty aftertaste.
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The Beer List
The Prince of Wales Feathers
Castor, Peterborough Tel: 01733 380222
The Beer List Black Sheep of Masham, North Yorks Bitter 3.8%
I Am Beer
Very pale, hopped with Bramling Cross hops.
Brown Cow of Barlow, North Yorks. Sessions 3.6%
Well hopped light golden best bitter
Rum Porter
Presumably a good session beer!!!
Golden Sheep
Full flavoured with a dry & bitter finish
Classic Porter with a roast finish, enhanced by a sweet spicy hop taste. A hint of Dark Rum
Ale
Blue Moon Rising
3.9% 4.4%
Full flavoured with a dry & bitter finish
© Mick Slaughter 2009
Riggwelter
5.9%
Close to the Nene Valley Railway & Ferry Meadows. Only 10 mins from the Festival (via Kimes Bus - Bay 9) departing hourly
Serves 5 guest ales & real cider. Walker & dog friendly.
Home cooked food every lunchtime and NOW available midweek evenings too!! BREWERY TAP OF CASTOR ALES details at: www.princeofwalesfeathers.co.uk
5%
An IPA style beer, full bodied an hoppy in taste and aroma
Bowland of Bashall Town, Lancashire Hen Harrier 4%
Blue Ball of Runcorn, Cheshire
Soft citrus and peach flavours combine to make a very easy drinking bitter
The Smoker
5.0%
Brewed using smoked malt from Bamberg and a careful balance of predominantly bittering Hops. The Smoke is balanced in the taste and lingers with the bitterness from the hops.
Blonde Bombshell
5.2%
A blend of exceptional Pacific North West Hops and Vienna Malt give this ale a wonderful burst of Citrus, leading to a well rounded and long lasting finish.
Blue Bell of Whaplode St Catherine, Lincs. Frightened Pheasant 3.7%
Summer Citrus
3.8%
Pale coloured beer with fruity citrus finish.
Brewsters of Grantham, Lincolnshire Roll in the Hay 4.0% Lovely, fresh, crisp ale, perfect as a summer thirst quencher featurin English and American hops
Festival Special
4.4%
A traditional, well balanced beer brewed using premium Maris Otter malt and four hop varieties.
Shoreditch Sunshine
Old Comfort
Hackney Red
Double gold medal winning, revolutionary stout.
Ape (Dry Hopped)
5.1%
Scrumptious rich porter brewed with fresh vanilla pods complementing the complex dark malts
Burscough of Burscough, Lancashire NEW BREWERY
Priory Gold
3.8%
A pale session beer with a distinct bitterness and hoppy citrus notes.
Ringtail Bitter
4.2%
A triple hopped ruby ale with well balanced bitterness and fruity notes.
Cairngorm of Aviemore, Invernesshire Brochan 4.0%
Cairngorm Gold
4.8%
3.8%
Captain Cook of Stokeley, North Yorks Nee Bats 3.9% No tasting notes available
St Laurence I.P.A.
No tasting notes available
6.1%
Deep ruby red West Coast IPA. Amarillo, Columbus and Citra.
Superior London Porter
4.5%
A light coloured, light bodied continental style beer. Saaz hops provide an initial fresh and zesty flavour.
Latest in the Wicked Women series
Old Honesty
Blue Monkey of Ilkeston, Derbyshire Guerrilla 4.9%
Thriller in Vanilla
Calamity Jane
No tasting notes available
5%
?.?%
FESTIVAL SPECIAL No tasting notes available
A full bodied dry session ale, brewed with malted oats and barley. Light russet colour with American Galena Hops for a fruity finish.
Brodie's of Leyton, E.10 Mile End Mild 3.4%
4.1%
Festival Special
FESTIVAL SPECIAL Amber beer made with a mix of American and New Zealand Hops
A refreshing golden beer. Brewed with Maris Otter malt and a well balanced selection of hops, Its strength belies it's flavour.
Deep ruby in colour and heavily hopped with four hop varieties for a rich flavour
7.3%
A powerful black ale and the most London of all beers. This one is made the way Porters were made 100 years ago.
5.4%
5.1%
No tasting notes available
Castle Rock of Nottingham Harvest Pale 3.8% Award winning beer originally named "Trammie Dodger"
Black Gold
3.8%
Dark mild
A complex and sophisticated IPA, using American hops. Aromas of resinous pine, orange and just the right level of citrussiness. A dry finish and moderate bitterness.
Bronte of Brighouse, West Yorkshire
Crayfish
NEW BREWERY
Latest in the Wildlife series
Big Blue
Amber beer with bitterness derived from malt rather than hops
Castor of Castor, Cambs Roman Gold 3.7%
Mild Mist
4.1%
A light refreshing straw coloured hoppy bitter, balanced by the aromatic hops giving citrus undertones.
4.1%
Edmund Tyrell Artis
6.8%
No tasting notes available.
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4.6%
Deep chestnut brown colour with an aroma of freshly roasted coffee
NEW BREWERY
Award winning village local in historic Castor.
4.2%
Wuthering Heights
3.8%
Boggart Hole Clough of Manchester Dark Mild 4.0%
A rich smooth mild
A Classic Dark Mild
Dark mild style with chocolate and roast malt flavours
Heathcliffe
6.0%
4%
A traditional copper-coloured bitter, with a hint of caramel, balanced by Fuggles hops.
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4.6%
Red Dust
A premium bitter, balanced using Green Bullet NZ hops, dark and broody as befits a 15th century Peterborough gravedigger
A lovely deep red bitter
Calling Spain
NEW BREWERY
5.3%
4.5%
Coppice Side of Heanor, Derbyshire
FESTIVAL SPECIAL A festival special so named to celebrate the festival edition. A creamy stout with caramel undertones and balanced using Phoenix hops giving a bitter sweet finish
Owd Miner
Celt Experience of Caerphilly, Glamorgan Golden Ale 4.2%
Crouch Vale of South Woodham Ferrers, Essex Brewer’s Gold 4.0%
A golden coloured organic ale, with a rich full-bodied texture accompanied by a unique blend of traditional and fruity hops
Bronze Ale
4.5%
3.8%
No tasting notes
Deception
4.8%
Premium bitter with a very bitter taste and a dry, hoppy finish
A pale, refreshing & Hoppy beer. Former Champion beer of Britain in 2005 & 2006
Yakima Gold
4.2%
This organically crafted ale has a delightful rich bronze colour and is distinguished by a full bodied character with crystal maltiness.
Very pale beer brewed with Amarillo hops. Very aromatic
Julian Church of Rothwell, Northants. Lion's Den 4%
Cuerden of Hebden Bridge, West Yorks
A red/brown bitter brewed for the Red Lion in Broughton. This woody/nutty ale with it's tangy bitterness has become a regular.
Summer Beer
P.P.A. (Saintly Ale)
Dancing Duck of Derby, Derbyshire
4.5%
FESTIVAL SPECIAL No tasting notes available
Ten Pint Nun
Amarillo
5.0%
Show me the way to .....
NEW BREWERY
4.0%
A beer for summer!!
NEW BREWERY
Nice Weather for Ducks 5.2%
Original brewed for Leicester Beer Festival (2011) under the decimalisation theme
Coastal of Redruth, Cornwall Hopmonster 3.7%
4.1%
A copper coloured, fruity, summer ale packed full of flavour.
Gold
4.7%
A modern IPA with powerful hoppy bitterness and aroma balanced with strong malt notes.
A thirst-quenching, session bitter. Excellent flavours in this strikingly hoppy beer, with a finish of citrus fruit
Dark Star of Ansty, West Sussex Hophead 3.8%
Merry Maidens Mild
Light hoppy refreshing bitter (straw coloured)
4.0%
Dark and smooth with an impressive full roast flavour that belies its strength. A classic dark mild.
Festival Special
4.0%
?.?%
Dark Star’s first fruit beer. A complex recipe using malted wheat in addition to Maris Otter barley malt with the new El Dorado hops for the primary fermentation before maturing with a hint of Spanish bitter oranges.
6.0%
Hylder Blonde
FESTIVAL SPECIAL No tasting notes available
St. Piran's Porter
Seville
4.2%
A wholesome, full-bodied porter. Heavy malt flavour gives way to a wonderful hop character
A delicate and lightly hopped beer with the fresh fruitiness of South Down’s elderflowers witch are added after the boil to preserve their delicate aroma.
Consett Ale Works of Consett, County Durham Furnace Bitter 3.9%
Victorian Ruby Mild
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6.0%
A strong mild with soft flavours and gentle hops, mashed with a classic mild ale barley malt and hopped with Goldings for a restrained bitterness
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Dickensian of Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Indian Summer
NEW BREWERY
Pale ale malt and a small amount of crystal malt are used to give a sweet malt background. The hops are Challenger to give a prominent flavour.
Twist
4.1%
New Name for the Dolphin brewhouse in Shrewsbury
Golden well hopped summer beer. Refreshing citrus aftertaste
Festival Special
4.3%
FESTIVAL SPECIAL No tasting notes available
March Hare
4.4%
Rich, gold coloured with strong hop & fruit finish
Mad Monk
4.8%
Full bodied brown ale with a chocolate & malt finish
Downton of Downton, Wiltshire Elderquad 4.0% A pale, generously hopped session beer with hints of sweetness and a subtle elderflower aroma provide a terrific balance to the hops.
Chocolate Orange Delight
5.8%
Originally offered as a Christmas special, this old ale has proven to be a favourite all year round. Distinctive chocolate and orange flavour notes work excellently against a rich, hoppy background.
3.8%
Malty and fruity with a delicious hop aroma, a dry finish to the palate and moreish taste.
Golden Newt
4.1%
A well balanced, but dry palate with very prominent bitterness; the unusual malted grain types used give a clean but slightly fruity depth to the finish of this dryhopped beer.
Pageant
4.3%
Brewer’s Reserve No. 3
A copper-coloured premium bitter with nutty Crystal Malt flavours and a long hoppy finish deriving from Pilgrim and Pioneer hops.
Night Porter
4.4%
Very dark porter with a bitter chocolaty flavour and hints of liquorice. The finish is refreshingly dry and sweet with a bitter end.
Nine Bridges Pale Ale
4.9%
FESTIVAL SPECIAL No tasting notes available
Five Towns of Wakefield, West Yorkshire Ponte Carlo 4.6% Smooth Malt & Chocolate, Hints of Liquorice in the mouth and a dry finish
Niamh’s Nemesis
5.7%
Flowerpots of Cheriton, Hampshire Perridge Pale 3.6% A light straw colour with a subtle twist of citrus hop. A very refreshing beer with a perfect clean finish.
Flowerpots I.P.A.
Fox of Heacham, Norfolk Hop Across the Pond 4.0% Presumably brewed with American Hops?
Festival Special TBC
Windsor Knot
Hoppy Daze
FESTIVAL SPECIAL Light coloured ale with Flagon Malt grown on Royal Sandringham estate and honey. Hopped with Sovereign.
6.0%
Brewed with powerful North American Simcoe hops to give a strong fruity hop flavour which balances the weight of malt in a traditional 6% IPA - very full and rounded in the mouth
A premium robust ale, with a wonderful aroma of hops and malt, giving a well balanced bittersweet flavour and a satisfying finish to this distinctive brew.
5.0%
4.4%
FESTIVAL SPECIAL No tasting notes available
4.6%
Golden ale
Fullers of Chiswick, London W4 Chiswick Bitter 3.5% This brew boasts a refreshing, highly drinkable flavour,
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4.1%
Elland of Elland, West Yorkshire Fireball 4.2%
9.0%
Aged in Auchentoshan whisky casks for 800 days to infuse the beer with vanilla, honey and ginger. A wonderfully complex, and very satisfying beer
Past Masters Double Stout
7.4%
Its signature ingredient is Plumage Archer barley, carefully malted and kilned using 19th Century methods. Dark, brown and creamy this beer has a rich fruity aroma with smoky, bittersweet chocolate notes.
Fyne Ales of Achadunan, Argyll Jarl 3.8%
Grafters of Willingham by Stow, Lincolnshire Moonlight 3.6% A very light citrus beer, a thirst-quencher! Made from pale malt and torrefied wheat. Bobek and Progress hops give this beer its citrus taste. Late-hopped with Bobek for aroma
Darker Side of the Moon
4.2%
A very dark beer as the name suggests. Made from Pale, Crystal and Chocolate malts with torrefied wheat. Single hopped with Progress hops
Yippee I.P.A.
5.2%
Strong amber beer with a fruity floral aroma and a long bitter finish
Grainstore of Oakham, Rutland Rutland Panther 3.4% Mild ale with a balance of hop and malt
Wet Dream
4.2%
Single hopped pale golden beer produced with American Citra hops.
FESTIVAL SPECIAL No tasting notes available
Hurricane Jack
4.4%
Rutland Beast
5.2%
Great Heck of Heck, North Yorkshire Heck's Angel 3.9%
A paler version of Vital Spark
Black I.P.A.
FESTIVAL SPECIAL A dense black body with a frothy tan head. Full of Blackcurrant & plum flavours
Sublime Stout 3.6%
A cask conditioned traditional dark mild. Well balanced malt and hops give a pleasant aroma and taste, with roasted bitter flavours.
Cambridge Bitter
London Pride
Recreation of a Russian Imperial stout, bursting with aged roast flavours
7.0%
Full bodied IPA with a hint of Grapefruit before a dry finish
Elgoods of Wisbech Black Dog Mild
flowery and fresh, with very well developed hop characteristics (a mixture of the Northdown and Challenger varieties). A smooth and astonishingly complex beer, which has a distinctive malty base complemented by a rich balance of well developed hop flavours from the Target, Challenger and Northdown varieties in the brew.
Black Eagle Imperial Stout Digfield of Barnwell, Northants. Fools Nook 3.8%
4.8%
6.8%
Cherries & chocolate on the nose, followed by a rich, dry, coffee flavour
Glebe Farm of Kings Ripton, Cambridgeshire Gladiator 4.2% Ever heard of spelt? It’s a cousin of wheat that’s not been widely used in Britain for many years. But it’s gaining popularity, particularly among people who struggle to digest wheat. Now it’s the centrepiece of a new beer, too.
Goachers of Tovil, Kent Best Dark Ale 4.1% A rich complex full-bodied ale with high proportions of crystal malt and East Kent Goldings Hops
Crown Imperial Stout
4.5%
Brewed with roasted barley and extremely high levels of Kent Fuggles
Gold Star Ale
5.1%
A true draught pale ale made with floor-malted lowcolour Maris Otter malted Barley.
5.3%
Hints of chocolate & toffee
Dry, delicately bitter pale ale with American Cascade hops for a delicious hop flavour and aroma
Super-Dave
5.0%
Unusual dark session bitter
Amish Mash
5.0%
FESTIVAL SPECIAL Cloudy Wheat beer with lots of American Hops
Great Oakley of Great Oakley, Northamptonshire Wot's Occuring 3.9% Mid-golden session bitter. It has a bitter sweet mouth feel with a subtle hop finish.
Oakley Blonde
4.1%
Oakley Blonde" 4.0% was the festival special for the 6th Northants Camra Delapre Abbey Beer Festival. It went down so well we have brewed it again and will probably keep it in stock throughout the summer.
Green Jack of Lowestoft, Suffolk Summer Dream 4.0% Fruity, dry & hoppy with fresh Elderflower
Orange Wheat
4.2%
Now brewed with Citra Hops
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5.0%
India Pale Ale as it was intended to be. Strong bitter and very hoppy! Brewed with the finest American hops.
Ripper
8.5%
Brainstorm
4.3%
Traditional balanced fully hopped bitter provides a stimulating taste to savour
Dangerously smooth barley wine
Hopshackle of Market Deeping, Lincs. Hopnosis 5.2%
Happy Valley of Bollington, Cheshire
Golden amber beer with an intense aroma of malt and fruit with a hint of banana
NEW BREWERY
Sworn Secret
3.8%
Smoked Porter
5.4%
A Pale Straw coloured Ale with a low ABV, which punches well above its weight
Dark beer. Aroma of malt, grain, fruit and smoke.
Lazy Days
Traditional Old English Ale, golden in colour
FESTIVAL SPECIAL Texas Pale Ale and with 75 IBU it should be hoppy, hoppy, hoppy. Made by our cellarmen.
Hook Norton of Hook Norton, Oxfordshire Dark 3.2%
Resination
4.2%
A dark chestnut coloured ale, crammed full of roast malt flavours, and complemented with superb dry-hop aromas from East Kent Goldings.
Old Hooky
4.6%
Beautifully balanced beer, fruity by nature with a well rounded body
Lonestar T.P.A.
5.8%
7.0%
Aroma and flavour are loaded with hop oils and resins.
Houston of Houston, Renfrewshire Killellan Bitter 3.7% Citrus, Floral, hoppy aroma with a lemon, zesty, Elderflower taste. Golden Amber in Colour
Marilyn's Draught
3.9%
Strong pale ale with plenty of Goldings hops
Burnished gold in colour, this ale is bursting with a wonderful fruit taste
Hop Back of Salisbury, Wilts Golden Grist 4.2%
Howard Town of Glossop, Derbyshire Bleaklow 3.8%
Refreshing, Golden hoppy ale, brewed with the palest Malt and the choicest Hops
Standard session beer, with a light citrus flavour.
Entire Stout
Light hoppy beer, made with Halcyon and Crystal malts, and Pioneer and Cascade hops.
Haymaker
5.0%
4.5%
Rich dark stout with strong roasted malt flavour
Summer Lightning
5.0%
Wrens Nest
4.2%
The ever popular pale strong bitter returns
Hunters of Ipplepen, Devon Crackshot 3.8%
Hopdaemon of Newnham, Kent Golden Braid 3.7%
Delicious, easy drinking pale bitter. This is an all round drinkers pint that is nice all year round. All you lager drinkers beware this one will convert you!
Refreshing, Golden hoppy bitter
Skrimshander I.P.A.
4.5%
An aromatic copper-coloured pale ale brewed from the finest malted barley and Kentish hops for a refreshing taste and a fruity finish
Green Daemon
5.0%
A golden 'HELLES' beer with luscious tropical fruit aromas and a crisp clean finish
Hopping Mad of Olney, Buckinghamshire NEW BREWERY
Balmy Days
3.9%
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Pheasant Plucker
4.3%
Warm, rounded yet surprisingly delicate dark strong ale, definite mans pint
Gold
4.8%
Golden full-bodied malted beer. Lovely strong pint!! The first brewed for Hunters Brewery this ale is a lovely malty flavour hopped with Golding a typically English hop.
Iceni of Ickburgh, Norfolk Festival Special 4.5% FESTIVAL SPECIAL No tasting notes available
Norfolk Lager
5.0%
Lager from Norfolk. What else can you say
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The Cherry Tree 9 - 11 Oundle Road, , Peterborough PE2 9PB
Tel: 01733 703495
www.cherrytree-inn.co.uk
FIVE Real Ales available including Landlord, White Dwarf and 3 changing guest ales. OPEN ALL DAY EVERYDAY • AMPLE PARKING • LIVE MUSIC
Traditional Meals Served Daily Monday - Friday: 12noon - 2pm, 6pm - 9pm. Sunday: 12noon - 4.30pm
Charity Music Day from 1pm Sunday 28th August Live Bands • Childrens entertainment Come and see us during PBF week – we’re just a short walk from the Embankment
Raspberry Wheat
Ilkley of West Yorkshire Mary Jane 3.5% Made with high quantities of Amarillo hops, this pale crisp beer has refreshing citrus aromas and flavours. Gold medal winner at the SIBA Northern region beer competition 2009/10 .
Ilkley Black
For introducing a new range of real ales offered in top condition!
3.7%
The blend of 5 malts used in the mash give a smooth, mellow easy to drink malt flavour with a hint of liquorices in the finish.
Stout Mary
GOLD AWARD WINNERS
5.0%
An American style ale, delicately flavoured with summer fruits. Made with Hersbrucker hops, wheat and lager malt
4.5%
A full bodied oatmeal stout brewed with a blend of maris otter, roast, crystal and chocolate malts with wheat and oatmeal. The flavours are enhanced by the addition of Galena and Bramling cross hops to produce a rich and creamy ale with a strong bitter finish with blackcurrant and coffee flavours.
Lotus I.P.A.
5.6%
Strong aromas and flavours of mango, grapefruit and all round citrus. Winner of the bronze medal in the strong ales category at the SIBA Northern region beer competition 2010.
One of the lastest breweries to use the tasty Citra hop
Glorious Devon
4.4%
Dryish pale bitter with a mainly biiter taste
Isle of Purbeck of Studland, Dorset Fossil Fuel 4.1% A light amber best bitter with a fresh malt & peppery hop aroma. A pleasantly dry clean finish
Solar Power
4.3%
A premium lager style beer, golden in colour with a distinctive hop aroma from Bavarian Hallertau Hops
Joules of Market Drayton, Shropshire NEW BREWERY
Blonde
3.8%
This very modern beer style is fresh, and has a hoppy citrus nose. In our blonde beer we have created a beer that is designed to be uncompromsing in this style
Pale
4.1%
Brewed with a blend of crystal malt providing a biscuity base providing a malty sweet caramel flavour.
Slumbering Monk
4.5%
Our premium beer, full bodied with malty and nutty fullness, hints of caramel giving it a round, soft, satisfying smoothness
Inveralmond of Perth, Perthshire Ossian 4.1%
Knops of Edinburgh, Midlothan
Pale, Golden, full bodied fruity flavour with a hoppy, zesty orange aroma
Musselbugh Broke
Blackfriar
Using four different malts with Hops added in small quantities in stages
7.0%
It is, naturally, a dark brew, hardy and warming, with a slightly sweet malty character balanced by a nice hoppiness.
Irwell Works of Ramsbottom, Lancashire NEW BREWERY
Tin Plate Mild
3.6%
Ruby/black in colour. Sweet and malty with toffee, chocolate and liquorice flavours all present. Low hoppiness. The finish is sweetish and quite fruity
1888R Mason
4.0%
Named after the owner of the former Atlas works, where the brewery is located
Iron Plate Stout
4.4%
An Irish stout. Fruity flavours and bitterness balance the full flavour.
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Isca Ales of Holcombe, Devon Gargoyles Citra 3.8%
NEW BREWERY
California Common
4.5%
4.6%
Initial malt sweetness balanced by bitterness. Light toffee notes followed by a seconday bitterness hit
Keltek of Redruth, Cornwall 4K Mild 4.0% A traditional dark mild but fruity in taste with great character. It is one of those products that catch the eye at the pump.
King
5.1%
Paler than many bitters whilst remaining exceptionally well balanced and long lasting on the palate
Beheaded
7.5%
Extremely deceptive with a smooth, slightly sweet flavour and none of the normal alcoholic "twang" often associated with very strong beers. It must be enjoyed with respect.
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LeBrewery of Normandy, France Mysterieuse Lady 4.0%
Lytham of Lytham St. Annes, Lancashire Lytham Lowther 3.9%
A fresh new taste of Normandy with elderflowers and aromatic hops from their garden.
A golden-amber ale with a hint of caramel from the malt, complemented by a balancing hoppy sharpness, the bitterness is derived from both hops and roasted malt, which builds to a dry finish
Norman Gold
4.9%
A lager produced with the best barley malt and aromatic hops.
Conquerant
5.5%
A stout, prepared according to the English tradition with the best barley malt and aromatic hops.
Odo
6.6%
Une biere noire, profunde, souriante et riche. (A black beer, deep, smiling and rich??)
Leeds of Leeds, West Yorkshire Samba 3.7% A hugely drinkable blonde beer. Using malts more usually associated with lager, this pale brew is delicate and fruity whilst retaining a clean finish
Yorkshire Gold
4.0%
A full golden ale. Specially selected English Northdown hops give this well balanced bitter a rich and satisfying finish.
Midnight Bell
4.8%
A premium dark mild with roast & chocolate malts
Liverpool Organic of Liverpool, Lancashire Everyman's Ale 3.6% Light session ale, Possibly a house beer for the Everyman Bistro pub in Liverpool
William Roscoe
4.3%
An easy drinking beer with a nod towards tradition
Josephine Butler “Elderflower Ale” 4.5% A hoppy light speciality beer made with organic elderflowers
Lord Conrad's of Dry Drayton, Cambridgeshire Lickety Split 3.8%
Summer Ale
4.0%
Pale Golden coloured beer with a thick tight head. Delightfully refreshing with complex hoppy and fruity aroma. A very drinkable session ale.
Royal
4.4%
Full bodied English ale with a crisp fruitly aroma and smooth dry finish.
Magic Rock of Oakes, West Yorkshire NEW BREWERY
Rapture
4.6%
5 types of malt and 6 types of hops make for a truly elating experience. Uplifting aromas of grapefruit and pine, combine with a pithy orange & citrus flavour.
High Wire
5.5%
Unapologetically hop forward in character. Let your taste buds walk this test of balance. Mango, lychee and lip-smacking grapefruit flavours harmonise against a smoothly composed malt base, which develops into a crisply bitter finish.
Dark Arts
6.0%
Dark Arts blends 4 malts and bags of whole hops to deliver a decadently deep and indulgent experience. A luxuriously smooth mouthfeel, is followed by spicy hop notes and full flavours of chocolate, liquorice, blackberries and figs.
Mallinsons of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire Saaz 4.0%
Summer Ale
?.?%
Brewed to a different recipe each year with the best of that years hops. And lots of them.
Marstons of Burton-upon-Trent, Staffs. Pedigree 4.3% A fine combination of mineral enriched Burton water, fruity Fuggles hops married with bitter and spicy Goldings hops deliver a distinct yet beautifully balanced beer.
Mauldons of Sudbury, Suffolk Mid-Summer Gold 4.0% A light, crisp and sparkling beer brewed with East Anglian malted barley. The presence of First Gold hops gives this summer beer a refreshing finish.
Blackberry Porter
4.8%
Full-bodied, black porter, with a balanced hop aroma and rich blend of chocolate and roast flavours, giving way to a subtle, sweet fruit finish.
Suffolk Pride
4.8%
A light coloured, full-bodied premium bitter, with a powerful bouquet of hops and a dry fruity finish.
Millstone of Mossley, Greater Manchester Valemill
3.9%
Stumbling About
5.2%
A Strong ruby red beer which demands respect
Nethergate of Cavandish, Essex I.P.A. 3.5% This amber bitter drinks well above its abv. A well-supported session beer, packed with flavour and fuggles.
Lemon Head
4.0%
The intriguing union of lemon and Ginger creates an unmistakable thirst quenching surprise.
Umbel Magna
5.0%
Coriander is added to the Old Growler wort to complete this original 1750’s recipe. The subtle spiciness adds to the appeal of this rich dark porter.
Newby Wyke of Grantham, Lincs Orsino 4.0% A New yellow summer beer with a very hoppy & fruity aroma
A blonde beer brewed with four different types of high alpha acid hops to give a wonderfully mellow flavour, a hoppy aroma and a crisp dry aftertaste.
5.0%
A very pale and hoppy strong ale. Well hopped using only the Chinook hop, the mellow bitters make way for a distinctive citrus/grapefruit aroma.
Milton of Milton, Cambs Justinian 3.9%
4.5%
Brewed to celebrate St Georges day
Bear Island
4.6%
Peterborough Gold
5.0%
FESTIVAL SPECIAL No tasting notes available
Pale with medium bitter taste & slightly dry finish. Brewed with Saaz Hops
Crisp pale gold-coloured bitter. Attractive bitter orange flavours persist into a satisfying lasting finish.
Nobby's of Guilsborough, Northants. Crick Church Beer 4.2%
Peter-Beer
Augustus
FESTIVAL SPECIAL No tasting notes available
4.6%
5.8%
Half Punter
Hats Off
FESTIVAL SPECIAL No tasting notes available
5.2%
Fruity, copper coloured beer with a hoppy aroma and flavour
Pale gold with a bitter fruity citrus taste and a long bitter finish
Stubble Burner
Marble of Manchester, Lancashire Manchester 4.2% The quintessential Mancunian ale. A straw coloured best bitter with an uncompromising bitterness balanced against a residual sweetness and citrus and woody hop aromas.
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Refreshing hoppy beer with American Columbus hops
True Grit
Dark Brown ale with a full on bitterness
Strawy nose with a hoppy bite
Muirhouse of Ilkeston, Derbyshire Shunters Pole 3.8%
HMS Dreadnaught
FESTIVAL SPECIAL Blonde with a citrusy grapefruit aroma & hoppy bitter aftertaste
5.0%
4.5%
Moorhouses first ever Blonde ale
A pale gold session bitter. The Cascade and Mount Hood hops combine to provide a refreshing aroma, all balanced with a smooth bitter finish.
Pale ale, deceptively strong yet easy drinking. Citrus flavours dominate first then fading to a powerful bitter finish.
4.5%
Blonde Witch
Orion
6.4%
Monster Mash
4.5%
A golden ale, wonderfully hoppy and well bodied bitter ending in a floral hop note
T'owd Navigation
Moorhouse’s of Burnley, Lancashire Black Cat 3.4%
6.1%
Dark strong ale from days gone by. Rich malt and hops and wonderfully warming
Dark, refreshing beer with a distinct Chocolate Malt flavour and a smooth hoppy finish
Northcote of Norwich, Norfolk
Moorhouse’s Honey
Sunshine Jiggle
4.0%
Straw coloured ale with a fine honey aroma, sweet refreshing honey flavour and citrus bitterness
NEW BREWERY
4.3%
A light blonde ale with a refreshing citrus grapefruit character and a crisp dry finish
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Apparently, a Norfolk term for a ' Ladybird' !!
Jiggle Juice
5.8%
IPA with tropical & fruity flavours
White Dwarf
Bishop's Farewell North Riding Brewery of Scarborough, North Yorks. NEW BREWERY
Peasholm Pale Ale
4.3%
4.3%
Piercing bitterness in this 'brite' English style wheat beer, mellows to reveal fruit overtones amidst a dry as a bone finish. A real thirst quencher.
4.6%
A strong premium beer of structured quality dominated by elaborate fruity hop notes, with a grainy background and dry finish.
Dream Catcher
6.9%
Otley of Cylfynydd, Mid Glamorgan 04 Columbo 4.0% A very pale golden ale. A real hoppy beer packed with American Columbus hops
07 Weissen A Belgian style White bier
Panther of Reepham, Norfolk NEW BREWERY
Pale, hoppy single hopped beer using Citra Hops. Voted Champion Beer ar Bradford beer fest 2011
FESTIVAL SPECIAL No tasting notes available but it will be a red beer
Pink Panther
Fat Lads Mild
Scarlet Macaw
Black Panther
4.5%
4.4%
But thin ones can drink it as well!!
Gooseberry & peach on the nose and fruity to taste
Norwich Bear of Norwich, Norfolk
Green Devil I.P.A.
NEW BREWERY
Classic
3.8%
6.0%
Like chewing on a fistful of gooseberries. Refreshing. Thirst-lashing. A massive dry finish.
Brewed with pale malt and wheat and one hop – Amarillo. The pale malt is the base of this ale whilst the wheat adds body and smoothness.
Atilla
Pooh Bear
Offbeat of Crewe, Cheshire
4.2%
Refreshing Honey & Orange ale
Norwich Pale Ale
NEW BREWERY
4.7%
Website describes it as a ‘roight smooth ‘n’ hoppee’ ale.
Nottingham of Radford, Nottingham Legend 4.0% Traditional, amber session ale with a flavoursome malt character and lively hoppy finish.
Extra Pale Ale
4.2%
Very pale ale also based on an old recipe
Bullion
4.7%
Single malt with a triple hop finish
Nuns Thumb of Bergischesland, Germany NEW BREWERY
Holy Matrimony 57
7.5%
Fruit notes and elderflower on aroma. Taste of ripe red berries and citrus fruit with a long bitter fruity finish.
5.7%
No tasting notes available
Oakham of Peterborough J.H.B. 3.8%
Odd Ball Red
4.2%
Delicious ruby red ale with masses of Columbus Hops giving a spicy flavour & finish
Way Out Wheat
4.5%
Naturally cloudy Wheat beer. Aromas of sweet Orange Peel & Coriander.
Oldershaws of Grantham Heavenly Blonde 3.8% This pale blonde beer has become a real head turner. Packed with zesty, super-refreshing tropical fruits with a strikingly crisp, dry finish. This is Blonde Volupta’s little sister, and is therefore another top secret recipe.
Posh Return
4.3%
FESTIVAL SPECIAL Presumably in tribute to Peterborough United's return to the championship
Old Boy
4.8%
Our much demanded classic-style premium ale.
Jeffrey Hudson Bitter – A golden beer whose aroma is dominated by hops that give characteristic citrus notes.
Ossett of Ossett, West Yorks. Glorious Yorkshire 4.0%
Inferno
This new beer, brewed for Yorkshire Day is pale, bitter, dry and refreshing. Served cool, this is the ideal ale for enjoying in the summer sunshine.
4.0%
This light igniting ale flickers complex fruits across your tongue leaving a dry fruity bitter finish smothering your thirst.
Citra
4.2%
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Big Red
4.0%
A full-bodied ruby red ale with citrus/spicy characteristics.
5.0%
4.0% 4.5%
Dark & Mysterious, full flavoured ale with bite
Parish of Burrough on the Hill, Leics Parish Special Bitter 4.0% Baz's standard bitter
5.9%
New Zealand hopped version of Grey Ghost IPA. It has a refreshing lemon citrus aroma.
Redscar of Redcar, North Yorkshire Redscar Sands 3.8% Second beer from the Cleveland brew pub
4.5%
A dark full bodied beer with rich fruity flavours.
Redwillow of Macclesfield, Cheshire NEW BREWERY
Mirthless
3.9%
Pale Ale. One for the sunshine
Smokeless
12.0%
Ridgeside of Leeds, West Yorkshire
A mind blowing barley wine. Treat it with care.
Pied Bull of Chester, Cheshire NEW BREWERY
Bull's Hit
Pacific Ghost
4.0%
No tasting notes available
Baz's Bonce Blower
4.5%
Easy drinking stout with plenty of malt flavours. English hopped for a smooth bitter finish
Redscar Pier
Refreshingly fruity ale with a bite
Trudy's Tipple
Dark Peak
4.3%
5.7%
Dark, velvet smooth & intruigingly smokey
NEW BREWERY
Amarillo Pale
4.1%
A pale ale with Amarillo Hops?
Desert Aire
4.8%
Refreshingly light golden ale that has plenty of Cascade hops.
New, Orange / Amber coloured ale.
Kung-Fu Bull
Riverhead of Marsden, West Yorkshire Leggers Light 3.6%
4.6%
Crisp and refreshing packed with the New Zealand hop Nelson Sauvin and Citra. Straw coloured
Potbelly of Kettering, Northants. Bellowhead’s Hedonism 4.5%
A Crisp golden session ale with an aroma of citrus with some hops & malts.
March Haigh
4.6%
Hedonism golden ale is a collaboration between the folk band, Bellowhead and Potbelly Brewery.
A smooth rounded flavour appealing to the tastebuds as a result of the interesting selection of hops used
Black Sun
Rockingham of Blatherwyke, Northants Hop Devil 3.9%
5.0%
A blend of two award winning beers, Being Black & Crazy Daze, to produce a dark beer.
Prospect of Wigan, Lancashire Oresome 3.8% A golden yellow bitter made with real lemons for a citrus and zesty taste.
Hopper
4.0%
Golden beer with six hop varieties to give a citrus start and a clean hoppy finish
Super Citra
4.8%
FESTIVAL SPECIAL No tasting notes available
A pale golden beer with citrus hops and a satisfying sweet balance
Roosters of Knaresborough, N Yorks Wrangler 3.7%
Raw Brewing Co. of Staveley, Derbyshire Apollo Summer Bitter 3.8%
A pale golden beer with moderate bitterness but lots of grapey/passion fruit aroma and great length of flavour.
Light amber session bitter with Apollo hops. Fruity citrus hop finish
Leghorn
4.3%
I say Boy, I said I say boy!! Try some of this pale bitter
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4.3%
Golden Bitter
3.8%
Pale coloured premium, aromatic bitter. Aromas of Turkish delight, lychees and Muscat grapes with a soft bitterness.
A golden beer traditionally hopped with lots of Fuggles and Goldings hops.
Iron Man
A fruit beer matured with Staffordshire whole raspberries.
5.0%
A song by Black Sabbath!!
Rudgate of Tockwith, N. Yorks. Doctors Remedy 3.8% A perfect cure from Rudgate
Slynn’s Way
4.0%
Raspberry Wheat
Sleaford of Sleaford, Lincolnshire NEW BREWERY
Hedgerow Cherry Sleaford Pale
Mount Hood
60 6 6
4.2%
Salopian of Shrewsbury, Shropshire Oracle 4.0% A new additonal to the core Salopian range, crisp, golden & hoppy
Lemon Dream
4.5%
English style wheat beer with a small amount of fresh lemon
Kashmir (Tweak)
5.5%
FESTIVAL SPECIAL An elegant strong Salopian version of an IPA,citrus, pines and tropical fruit engulf the palate and caress the senses. A dry body with long finish.
Black Ops
7.5%
Black in colour with flavours that are intensely malty and deeply roasted with accents of dark fruit, chocolate and mocha.
Skinners of Truro, Cornwall Betty Stoggs 4.0% Classic pale amber mid strength bitter with distinct hoppy overtones. A beautifully balanced quaffing ale.
Cornish Knocker
4.5%
Son of Sid of Little Gransden, Cambs. Festival Special 4.0% FESTIVAL SPECIAL Mid-brown bitter brewed with amarillo, cilia & goldings.
Glide
Spire of Staveley, Derbyshire Good as Gold 3.8% A golden ale with a perfectly matched malt & hop balance. Drinks well above its ABV
Twist & Stout
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4.5%
A smooth creamy oatmeal stout which is well-balanced and easy to drink
Sargeant Pepper Stout
5.5%
Our award-winning stout laced with ground black pepper
Summer Wine of Honley, West Yorkshire Zenith 3.6% Pale Ale
Teleporter
A golden bitter brewed with English Challenger and Whitbread Golding hops along with Burtonised Staffordshire water to produce a traditional session bitter
4.1%
Light brown hoppy bitter. Glides down well!
Porthleven
Slaters of Stafford, Staffordshire Why Knot 3.6%
6.0%
Aged for 6 months in oak barrels adding a dry, vanilla & Oaky flavour
Resistance Mild
4.8%
3.9%
A classic easy drinking copper coloured beer with soft style.
A strong, clean tasting golden ale, not too sweet with a fresh flowery aroma Using only Cornish Pale Malt Skinners have created one of the palest, fruitiest, zingy and exciting stong beers you will ever taste.
?.?%
Quality beer with plenty of cherry attitude
FESTIVAL SPECIAL Yet another beer named after one of our illustrious cellar team Floral & slightly herbal characters
4.5%
3.7%
Dark Mild
5.0%
A Ten Malt Porter
7 C’s of Rye
7.0%
No rye but Columbus, Centennial, Chinook, Citra, Cascade, Crystal and Cluster hops in this IPA.
Summerskills of Plymouth, Devon Hopscotch 4.1% Light to mid brown in colour with malt flavours and hoppy undertones (but no teenage kicks!!)
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Menacing Dennis
4.5%
Mid Brown in colour. Aromas of dark malt & Hops with a slight hint of liqourice
Taylor of Keighley, West Yorkshire Landlord 4.3% Dry hoppy bitter & spicy, citrus character
Ram Tam
4.3%
Usually only available in the winter
Teignworthy of Newton Abbot, Devon Spring Tide 4.3% This is a copper coloured ale with sweeter overtones.
Beachcomber
4.5%
This beer is light in colour, with a refreshing citrus taste.Â
Theakstons of Masham, North Yorks Best Bitter 3.8% A full flavour that lingers pleasantly on the palate.
Lightfoot
4.1%
Pale, Straw coloured ale that uses a special malt to produce a pronounced 'Peach like' element to the aroma
Grouse Beater
4.2%
Three Bees of Blackburn, Lancashire Pinch Noggin' 4.6% Best bitter with a fruity hop flavour
Knocker Up
4.8%
A Porter style ale with an exotic ebony texture and deep rich taste of roast barley & chocolate malt
Tintagel of Tintagel, Cornwall Castle Gold 4.2% A golden, light and hoppy session beer. At 3.8% it is the summer drink of choice for discerning real ale enthusiasts
Harbour Special
4.8%
A dark amber hue and an initial malty flavour with a citrus after taste.
Tower of Burton-on-Trent, Staffs Salt's Burton Ale 3.5% No tasting notes available
Tower Imperial
5.0%
No tasting notes available
Two Roses of Barnsley, South Yorks NEW BREWERY
Golden mid gravity bitter. Dry hopped with fuggles
First Edition
XB
Light refreshing India Pale Ale
4.5%
4.0%
Sweet tasting bitter with background fruit & spicy hops
Black Beauty
Old Peculier
A strong, rich & dark Stout
5.6%
Rich, Dark smooth tasting beer with an unequalled flavour.
5.0%
Tydd Steam of Tydd St. Giles, Cambs. Barn Ale 3.9%
Titanic of Stoke-on-Trent, Staffs Mild 3.5%
Refreshing pale session bitter, with a zesty bitterness and a lingering citrus finish.
Standard dark mild
Golden Kiwi
Centenary
4.5%
A fusion of grapefruity citrus notes in the aroma through the use of American hops.
Stout
4.5%
4.1%
Pale, Golden refreshing best bitter.
Stargazer
4.2%
Deep golden best bitter heavily hopped with American Simcoe & Summit hops
Dry roast finish with hints of smoke & charcoal
Festival Special
Nine Tenths Below
FESTIVAL SPECIAL No tasting notes available
5.9%
Honey Golden beer which delights the palate with initial sweetness. Clean & refreshing tatste
Thornbridge of Ashford, Derbyshire Sequoia 4.5%
5.0%
Ufford Ales of Ufford, Cambs. White Hart 3.8% Extremely light & refreshing summer session beer
Named after the Sequoia tree, of which one is in the grounds near the brewery
Rupert's War Dog
Jaipur I.P.A.
Last Orders
5.9%
You'll know when you've been Jaipured
Geminus I.P.A.
8.5%
4.2%
Amber coloured, fruity, bittersweet & well balanced ale
5.0%
FESTIVAL SPECIAL No tasting notes available
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The Beer List Watermill of Ings, Cumbria Collie Wobbles 3.7%
Winster Valley of Winster, Cumbria Best Bitter 3.7%
Pale Golden bitter with a slight citrus taste
Full bodied roasted malt flavour with a hint of caramel
Bit'er Ruff
Old School
4.1%
Classic full bodied, golden brown best bitter with intense hoppy bitterness in the mouth and a dry finish
Westerham of Edenbridge, Kent Summer Perle Golden Ale 3.8% This golden ale is dry hopped with Hallertauer Perle hops which impart a spicy and refreshing finish to this summer ale.
Bohemian Rhapsody
4.0%
3.9%
Pale ale with floral aromas on the finish
Woodfordes of Woodbastwick, Norfolk Mardlers 3.5% Gentle, delicate sweet roasted malts, combined with a low hopping rate.
Wherry
3.8%
Fresh & zesty with crisp floral flavours and a hoppy grapefruit bitter finish
Straw yellow lager (yes that means lagered or matured for 6 weeks) hopped with Saaz noble hops with a distinctive hop aroma and bitterness.
Sundew
Whim of Hartington, Derbyshire
Nelson's Revenge
Kaskade 4.3%
Lager-style beer made with Cascade hops. Light and sharp with a strong hoppy, grapefruit-citrus flavour.
Snow White
4.5%
Rich & Floral aromas, sweet Norfolk malts and a burst of citrus hops making a mouth watering premium beer
Nog
4.6%
5.0%
Smooth, rich & rounded with a velvety texture & hints of chocolate, treacle & liquorice
5.1%
Headcracker
A Wheat beer
Utopia
4.1%
Subtle golden beer, pale in colour and light on the palate
7.0%
No tasting notes available
Pale but strong & full bodied with an intricate combination of plums & damsons with citrus hoppings
White Dog of Rocchetta Di Guiglia, Italy Yellow Fever 5.5%
Worsthorne of Burnley, Lancashire
A delicate, highly hopped golden ale.
Born to be Mild
?.?%
No tasting notes available
Darker Shade of Pale
?.?%
No tasting notes available
White Dog I.P.A.
NEW BREWERY
Some Like It Blonde
Old Trout 5.8%
A highly hopped Indian Pale Ale.
Whitstable of Whitstable, Kent East India Pale Ale 4.1% Pale ales exported to India in the 19th century were highly hopped and our light refreshing Pale Ale is no different
3.9%
A refreshing blonde style beer, which has a delightful hoppy aftertaste, acheived using a blend of European and New Zealand hops. Marilyn Monroe inspired the name - and why not?
4.5%
A red / brown ale. A homage to the peaty, trout-rich waters that abound in the hills around Worsthorne.
Yorkshire Dales of Askrigg, North Yorkshire The Strid 3.8% Brewed with Nelson Sauvin & Citra hops
Appletreewick
3.9%
Brewed with Liberty & Saaz Hops
Pearl of Kent
4.5%
Tropical fruit flavours. Light in colour, well rounded
Kentish Reserve
5.0%
Copper coloured. Very distinctive hop aroma that's pretty good. Nice tangerine fruit, excellent earthy hops
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CHUCK IT
IN THE BUCKET
ell here we are again, the beer and bucket rattling season has arrived! Yes, once again the cries of “ANY LOOSE CHANGE!” will be echoing again across the embankment and most of Peterborough as well. As I sat down to write this, an email press release from our local Lifeboat at Skeggy popped up. “How fortuitous”, I mused, “this will save me some thinking”, an activity some of those who know me may believe I am not equipped for anyway. So without further ado, this is it.
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Skegness inshore lifeboat Peterborough Beer Festival IV called out at 5am The lifeboat was tasked to a position off North Shore Road where the 26-year-old man was found near a groyne, approximately 30 yards from the shoreline, barely knee-deep in water. Having decided to go for a walk along the beach after a night out in the town, he found himself cut off by an incoming tide. Inshore lifeboat helmsman Dean Sumner approached the man and was able to assist him back to the beach and into the safe hands of waiting Coastguards and paramedics. Bear in mind, this lifeboat was paid for by YOU, the patrons of the Peterborough Beer Festival, chucking your loose change in the buckets proffered. The generosity of the people attending the Beer Fest is almost unbelievable, particularly when you consider that not only Peterborough, but the whole of Cambridgeshire is land-locked! And just to prove that where lifeboats are concerned anything can happen, during the official naming ceremony, Peterborough
Beer Festival IV was called out to a jet skier in difficulties. I believe the chairman’s comment was, “Was it something I said”? Fortunately the shout was a quick one and the ceremony was held up only briefly. Fact and figures In 1989, we collected the grand total of £373. 10 years later, in 1999 we collected 30 times that amount, some £11173! This adds up to a grand total of £156,568, a fantastic tribute to you, the festival devotees. It is being discussed between the local branches of CAMRA and the RNLI, that with the next lot of dosh, instead of another ‘D’ class lifeboat, we use the money to equip a Lifeguard station. This shore based equipment includes such things as Quad bikes, Jet Skis, uniforms, shelter etc. Remember, it may only be a few coppers to you, but to someone it could be a lifesaver. So, CHUCK IT IN THE BUCKET! Have a great Festival! Martyn Edgar. RNLI
THE GOAT Frognall, Deeping St. James, Peterborough, Lincs Graham, Debbie and staff welcome you
Good food served lunch times and evenings
Fine selection of real ales from around the Country, five guest beers on at one time. Extensive range of foreign bottled beers
Beer festival 18th - 23rd October 12+ real ales, 2 ciders, Barbecue, Live music Fri/Sat night
70 single malt whiskies Real Cider Beer Gardens We cater for functions and large parties, please call us to discuss your requirements
01778 347629
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World Bottled Beers
World Bottled Beers
BOTTLE BAR his is my first year of running the so called Bottle Bar a better description might be European and Global Beer Bar. We have on offer this year a total of 160 beers from 28 countries. As is usual the majority of the beers are from Belgium, but we have tried to expand the selection of beers from other parts and hope to continue to do so in the future. The mix of the beers vary from the sour tasting Gauzes made from a mix of Lambic beers unique to the Brussels area to the Rauchbier (smoked beer) from Bamberg in Germany, the later being compared to a liquefied hank of smoked ham in a bottle.
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We have 6 of the 7 Trappist beers from Belgium and the Nederland’s as well as a wide range of Lagers and Pils, which bear no resemblance to the commercial chemically balanced ones normally found. We even have an Abbey Beer from France. Not to be forgotten there is the Fruit beers for those with a sweet tooth. For those who are designated drivers, we have two alcohol free beers so you can enjoy a drink and still drive. So come and tickle your taste buds, we look forward to seeing and serving you. Cheers! Na zdravi! Proost! Santé! Zum wohl! Salute! Salud! and Skål! Peter Josling
The beers marked V are those that we have been able to find on the Internet verifying that they do not use isinglass or any other animal product. Those marked O claim also to be organic. Note that many bottles will not fit into a half pint glass and we are unable to let bottles go over the bar. If you have a half pint glass you may want to exchange it for a pint glass or a festival bottle glass.
Sparkling Ale
Little Creatures Pale Ale 5.2% abv
Malteria Quilmes Cristal
4.9% abv
33 cl
Pale Lager - Pale golden colour with a small white head. Malty aroma and taste with some hops
AUSTRALIA Boags Premium
33 cl
AUSTRIA Eggenberger Hopfenkonig
5% abv
37.5 cl
Kriekenbier
5.8% abv
5.1% abv
33 cl
37.5 cl
Sour Ale/Wild Ale - Clear, ruby amber colour with a thick and off-white, slightly pinkish foamy head. Slightly sugary cherry-fruity aroma with a light mouldy touch. Sweet and slightly acidic flavour
Bosteels Pauwei Kwak
8% abv
33 cl
Belgian Strong Ale - Strong, smooth, sweet Belgian ale that's as drinkable as Duvel, but with a bit more sweetness and complexity.
Brasserie d'Achouffe La Chouffe 8% abv
33 cl
Pilsner - Hoppy smooth Austrian pilsner made to the German purity law.
Belgian Strong Ale - Red deep golden colour with an off-white head. Aroma is sweet, citrus, spices, alcohol. Flavour is sweet, citrus, malt, hop, belgian yeast
Schloss Eggenberg Samiclaus 14% abv
Cantillon Gueuze
33 cl
Strong Ale - Strongest lager in the world. Reddishbrown colour and a malty aroma and taste that remind you of Horlicks with a slug of alcohol added.
Urbock 23
9.6% abv
33 cl
Doppelbock - Strong dark gold bouble bock.
BELGIUM Abbaye des Roc Montagnarde 9% abv
33 cl
Abbey Strong Ale - Has a fruity and spicy bouquet with a strong taste, between a sharp bitterness and a caramelised flavour. expresses itself individually.
Achel Trappist Blonde
8% abv
33 cl
Trappist Strong Ale - Hazy orange color, pleasant aroma. Sweet hoppy beginning, medium to light middle taste, and slight sour/bitter finish.
8% abv
33 cl
Trappist Strong Ale - Brownish pour in the glass small white head. Aroma of caramel malts dark fruit even coffee. Taste of raisins, brown sugar, slight hops, and coffee molasses.
Alken Brugs Wit
4.8% abv
Bacchus Frambozenbier
5% abv
5% abv
25 cl
37.5 cl
Sour Ale/Wild Ale - Slightly hazy, mahogany colour with a beige and tall foamy head. Intensively raspberryfruity aroma with a shy mouldy touch of barnyard
37.5 cl
Lambic-Gueuze - Old and young lambics blended and secondary fermented in the bottle. Has to be tried.
Rose de Gambrinus 37.5 cl
5% abv
Lambic-Fruit - Red beer with a reddish head. The aroma is malt, fruit, raspberries and cherries.
Chimay Blue Cap
Witbier - Slight all spice smell with a hint of apricots, sweet with Belgian yeast's fruitiness
Pale Lager - Pours a light golden colour with a fizzy, white head. Aroma of pilsener malt and
Coopers
37.5 cl
American Pale Ale - Fresh floral hop aromas with a mouth-filling explosion of clean full rich malts and citrus hop flavours.
Trappist Brune
ARGENTINA
5.8% abv
Golden Ale - Famous cloudy sediment and distinctive balance of malt, hops and fruity characters.
9% abv
33 cl
Trappist Belgian Strong Ale - Beer whose fragrance of fresh yeast with a light, flowery rosy touch is especially pleasant.
Red Cap
7% abv
33 cl
Trappist Dubbel - Coppery colour with a creamy head, light, fruity apricot aroma, taste perceived in the mouth is a balance confirming the fruity nuances
White Cap
8% abv
33 cl
Trappist Triple - Golden colour with a slightly hazy appearance and a fine head. Fruity notes of muscat and raisins in the taste.
De Halve Maan Brugse Zot Blonde 7.5% abv
33 cl
Golden Ale - Golden-blond beer with a rich froth and a fruity flavour. Brewed with four different malts and two aromatic hops.
Brugse Zot Bruin 7.5% abv
33 cl
Brown Ale - Dark brown, medium bodied and well rounded, malty-caramel taste
De Troch Mirabelle (Plum)
3.5% abv
25 cl
Lambic-Fruit - Clear honey-gold, the aroma is sweet spiced plums, figs, sugars, and it tastes like more of the same
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World Bottled Beers Lambic-Fruit - Light amber colour. The sourness is brought in balance by the full and slightly sweet banana taste
Belgian Strong Ale - Dark malts, dried orange peel, and coriander give a strong beer with an excellent, wellbalanced taste accompanied by an aroma of herbs and spices
Dubuisson Bush Ambree ( Scaldis) 33 cl
Huyghe Delirium Nocturnum 33 cl
Tropical (Banana) 3.5% abv
25 cl
12% abv
Belgian Strong Ale - Its amber colour is due to the use of caramel malt in the production process. Its bitter sweet taste provides it with firmness and personality.
Belgian Strong Ale - Dark reddish colour, with a nice yeasty head and a strong a aroma and taste of dark fruits
Scaldis De Noel
Delirium Red
12% abv
25 cl
8.5% abv
33 cl
Belgian Strong Ale - White head. with large bubbles. aromas of ripe pit fruit, brown sugar and alcohol. flavours are similar with a heavy sweetness
Fruit Beer - Cloudy, dark red colour with a dense and large pink-coloured foamy head, sweet and slightly bitter flavour of cherries and berries
Duvel-Moortgat Duvel 8.5% abv
Delirium Tremens 8.5% abv 33 cl V
Belgian Strong Ale - Strong golden, big fluffy foamy white head, ripe pears aroma, with a hoppy clean silky smooth finish.
Vedett Blonde
5.2% abv
33 cl V
33 cl
Belgian Strong Ale - Good-looking hazy golden blond brewed using three different yeasts, coriander and orange.
Florisgaarden Chocolat 33 cl
4.2% abv
Pale Lager - A blond, light, well hopped premium beer with a light lemony edge.
Belgian Dark Ale - Made with Belgian chocolate. It has a real chocolaty aroma, very light and fun to drink.
Ellezelloise Quintine Hercule 9% abv
Florisgaarden Fraise (Strawberry)3.6% abv 33 cl
33 cl
Imperial Stout - A highly regarded strong black stout with burnt malt flavours.
Frank Boon Framboise
5% abv
37.5 cl
Lambic-Fruit - A blend of old and young lambics with added raspberries.
Kriek
4% abv
37.5 cl
Lambic-Fruit - 100% lambic beer with the addition of 200 grammes of cherries per litre of beer. Alcoholic cherryade.
Oude Geuze Mariage Parfait 37.5 cl
8% abv
Lambic-Gueze - Oude gueuze blended from three-yearold lambics and then matured.
Oude Gueuze
6.5% abv
37.5 cl
Fruit Beer - The strawberry taste jives with the smell of ripe cooked strawberries or strawberry ice cream topping.
Florisgaarden Framboise 33 cl
3.6% abv
Fruit Beer - Cloudy darkish red beer. Crispish palate. Tart and sweet raspberry
Florisgaarden Griotte (Cherry) 33 cl
3.6% abv
Fruit Beer - Marachino Cherries. Light and very refreshing on a hot summer day.
Florisgaarden Honey 33 cl
4.5% abv
Witbier - Wheat beer brewed with real honey. It's light, sweet and distinctively honey.
Lambic-Gueze - A clean tasting slightly sweet unfiltered gueuze, with a soft floweriness of rhubarb like aroma.
Florisgaarden Mango 33 cl
Het Anker Gouden Carolus Classic 33 cl
Fruit Beer - Reddish orange colour with a medium sized white head, aroma is mango, some tropical fruit, flavour is fruity
8.5% abv
Belgian Strong Ale - Dark brown ale with dark amber highlights. A deep, creamy cappuccino head. Molasses, raisins and figs.
Hoegaarden Forbidden Fruit 46 Peterborough Beer Festival 2011
8.5% abv
8.8% abv
33 cl
3.6% abv
Florisgaarden Ninkeberry 33 cl
3.6% abv
Fruit Beer - Very light refreshing tropical fruitiness. A very unusual blend of a white beer with three tropical fruits.
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World Bottled Beers Florisgaarden Passion Fruit 33 cl
World Bottled Beers 3.6% abv
Fruit Beer - Medium yellow colour, bouquet is heavy on the fruit and the taste is big on the sweet fruit
La Guillotine
8.5% abv
33 cl
Belgian Strong Ale - Golden yellow body, nose is generic fruitiness, flavor is somewhat similar but has some tartness as well
Mongozo Banana 4.5% abv
33 cl
Fruit Beer - Brewed to an African recipe using Fairtrade bananas. All bananas, all the way through.
Mongozo Coconut 3.5% abv
33 cl
Lambic-Fruit - Magnificent aroma, delicate palate of raspberries with undertones of fruity acidity.
Pecheresse
2.5% abv
37.5 cl V
Lambic-Fruit - Peaches, hint of lambic aroma, sweet drink, loose white head, very quaffable.
Slagmuylder Slag Pils
Morte Subite Gueuze
Belgian Pilsner - Pale straw colour , smell is floral hopes, with a nice malt note, taste is bitter hops, citrus notes, and a floral finish
4.5% abv
37.5 cl
Lambic-Gueuze - Aroma and taste are light and sour apple cider, with an acetic edge in taste
Orval Orval
6.2% abv
33 cl V
Belgian Ale - This beer thinks its a pina colada. Aroma is strongly of coconut, but without being artificial.
Trappist Belgian Ale - Orangey amber coloured beer, triple fermented and dry hopped. Twice winner of Best Bottled Beer at Peterborough.
John Martin Gordon Finest Scotch Highland Ale abv 33 cl
Oud Beersel Oude Geuze
8.6%
Scotch Ale - Brown beer, reminiscent of a dark ruby, is full of contrast both strong and smooth. Its creamy head is delectation for the palate
Lefebvre Barbar
8% abv
33 cl
Belgian Strong Ale - Yellow coloured beer with big white head. Aroma of malts and honey, sweet smell. Taste is malty, light hoppy and honey.
Blanche de Bruxelles 4.5% abv
33 cl
Witbier - Quite a subtle aroma: citrus and spicy, but not in large amounts. The appearance is dense cloudiness, with a fine white head
Saison 1900
5.2% abv
33 cl
Saison - Refreshing beer with a delicate balance a light vanilla flavour on the tongue
Leute Bokbier
7.5% abv
33 cl
Belgian Strong Ale - Dark red heavy beer, top fermented and refermented in the bottle. The aroma and taste is unique and striking.
Liefmans Goudenband
8% abv
37.5 cl
Saison - Saison style is a blend of old and new beers; this particular Saison goes down smooth with a flavor that hints strongly of brown ale and fruit
6% abv
37.5 cl
Lambic-Gueuze - a cloudy golden-orange beer with low head,first fruity with malty notes then very dry and bitter with bread, mushrooms and tart at the finish.
Palm Export
5.4% abv
33 cl
Belgian Ale - Amber-coloured with a coarse but very durable head, bready aroma. Sweet malt, grain and light hop taste. Faint spice
Piedboeuf Jupiler Low Alcohol 0.5% abv
33 cl
Low Alcohol - Blonde. Worty, somewhat grassy aroma and flavor. Sweetish
Rochefort Rochefort 6
7.5% abv
33 cl
Trappist Belgian Strong Ale - Full bodied with that Belgian yeast aroma. Heavy malt flavors, almost of candy sugar and honey
Rochefort 8
9.2% abv
33 cl
Trappist Belgian Strong Ale - Chestnut with a purple/red hue and a generous head. The nose has stewed apple, vanilla and just a hint of dark chocolate. The taste has more stewed apple, cinnamon, liquorice and coffee.
33 cl V
6% abv
33 cl
33 cl
Abbey Dubbel - Made from same yeast as Westvleteren.Orange colour with medium white long lasting head. Aroma of orange, spices, Taste, grapefruit, yeast, floral hops. Nice spicy bitter finish
Prior 8
8% abv
33 cl
Abbey Dubbel - Made from same yeast as Westvleteren. Chestnut brown colour with a Candied apple and fig flavors with a pretty high level of spiciness taste
Abt 12
10.5% abv
33 cl
Quadrupel - Made from same yeast as Westvleteren. Big thick head. Brown body. Plum and raisin and really, rich taste
St. Feuillien Blonde
7.5% abv
33 cl
Belgian Strong Ale - Drinkable golden ale with hints of citrus and spice.
Brune
7.5% abv
33 cl
Abbey Dubbel - Dark chocolate appearance, with a dominant liquorice and caramel flavour. The body is decidedly malty
Triple
8.5% abv
33 cl
AbbeyTripel - Pale amber colour, a unique combination of aromatic hops, spices , very fruity, secondary fermentation in the bottle
Steenbrugge Blond
6.5% abv
33 cl
Belgian Ale - Golden colour, big white head. Malty aroma with spices. Taste of hops and yeast with a little less spice, good bitterness
Dubbel Brune
6.5% abv
33 cl
Sour Ale/Wild Ale - Complex in aroma and flavor with notes of maltiness and tartness throughout. An unsurpassed old brown with the richness and complexity of a vintage wine
Rochefort 10
Trappist Quardrupel - Deep dark reddish brown, potent. Complex fruit flavours & a hint of dark chocolate. Arguably the finest Trappist beer.
Abbey Dubbel - Dark brown coloured beer with a white head aroma malts caramel spicy and some hops flavour malts a bit roasted spicy fruits caramel and some hops
Lindemans Faro
Rodenbach Gran Cru
Wit
4% abv
37.5 cl V
Lambic-Faro - Astringent young Lambic with sugar added to start another fermentation. Easy going, fruity, cider like Lambic drink.
Framboise
2.5% abv
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37.5 cl V
11.3% abv
St Bernardus Pater 6
5% abv
6.5% abv
33 cl
Sour Ale/Wild Ale - Dark reddish-brown colour with a very small khaki head that dissipates into a ring. Smells of vinegar, cherries and berries.
Silly Saison
5% abv
25 cl
5% abv
33 cl
Witbier - Refreshing white beer made with a subtle blend of herbs.
Timmermans Strawberry
4% abv
33 cl
Lambic-Fruit - Dark hazy red color with a fair amount of head. Tart strawberry flavor with a quick finish
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Tel: 01785 257976 www.slatersales.co.uk
THE GREEN MAN 29 Scotgate, Stamford 01780 753598 Established in 1796 as one of the ORIGINAL Stamford Ale Houses - Providing Accommodation, Lunch Time Meals
Seven Real Ales and Seven Real Ciders
AUTUMN BEER FESTIVAL Friday 9th Sunday 11th September
25 + Real Ales 6 Real Ciders Wide selection of Bottled Belgian Beers
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World Bottled Beers Van Eecke Watou Wit
THE BLACK ADDER BREWERY
5% abv
25 cl
Witbier - Unmalted wheat, malted barley, coriander and bitter orange peel.
Budweiser Budvar
Van Steenberge Piraat 10.5% abv
Bohemian Pilsener - Classic Pilsener. Not to be confused with the beer from the USA with a simular name
33 cl
Belgian Strong Ale - Deep golden with a subtle haze. Lots of hops and malt. Mild sweetness. Reminiscent of bread dough, spices and tropical fruits
Piraat
9% abv
33 cl
Belgian Strong Ale - Clear golden, medium white head. Intriguing phenolic and earthy aroma, with floral hops, honey, and some alcohol
Verhaeghe Duchesse de Bourgogne 33 cl
6.2% abv
Sour Ale/Wild Ale - Refined ale known as "The Burgundies of Belgium" is a blend of 8 and 18 months old ales following careful maturation in oak casks.
13 Church Field Road Sudbury, Suffolk CO10 2YA
Tel: 01787 311055
Fax: 01787 379538
www.mauldons.co.uk
CZECH REPUBLIC
Viven Ale
5% abv
33 cl
Belgian Ale - Brewed with English Golding hops. Golden orange colour, taste, citrus fruits, somewhat sweet malts, good hop bitterness with fruity notes
Imperial IPA
8% abv
33 cl
Imperial IPA - Voted as second best beer of the festival just behind Westvleteren 12 at the 3rd Bruges' Beer Fest
Porter
7% abv
33 cl
Porter - First commercially available smoked porter made inside Belgium
Westmalle Tripel
9% abv
33 cl V
Trappist Tripel - Very pale Trappist beer. It is top fermenting, with a fruity, citrus orangey, smooth creamy mouthfeel.
CANADA Moosehead Lager
Urquell Pilsner Urquell
4.4% abv
5% abv
35 cl
33 cl V
33 cl
Bohemian Pilsner - Golden yellow with a nice moderate head, strong floral hoppy aroma and taste dominates.
FRANCE Abbaye du Cateau Vivat Blonde 6.5% abv
33 cl
Biere de Garde - Traditional French blonde, with notes of herbs and citrus fruits adding to the balanced taste and aroma
Vivat Triple
8.3% abv
33 cl
AbbeyTripel - Hazy deep golden colour with white fluffy head, aroma and taste fruits, sweet malty notes as well as mild bready and some spices
Fischer Desparados
5.9% abv
33 cl
Premium Lager - Premium beer with a unique tequila flavour. A light and refreshing full strength beer
Noyon 2 Caps
6% abv
33 cl
Biere de Garde - Sweet malts, light herbal, fruity. Pale golden, large white head, good lace. Malty, sweetish, bitter, light herbal, hint of citrus
Blanche de Wisant4.5% abv
33 cl
Witbier - Slightly hazy yellow with medium white head. Flavour is malt, wheat, coriander, hops, dry, little bitter and a little citrus
Noire de Slack
Pale Lager - Smooth clean-tasting lager that offers a good balance between malt sweetness and hop bitterness
5.4% abv
33 cl
Stout - Strong coffee aroma with a hint of chocolate. Black, light brown head, good lace. Sweetish, light bitter, malty, lots of coffee, licorice wood, hint of vanilla
GERMANY Ayinger Celebrato Doublebock 6.7% abv 33 cl
CHINA Tsingtao Tsingtao
5% abv
4.5% abv
33 cl
Premium Lager - Pleasant aroma and a well-balanced taste. It has high-malty flavor and well-hopped character
Doppel Bock - A creamy head of tight bubbles contrasting beautifully with its profound dark robe. It is fullbodied and velvety from half a year's aging.
Erdinger Alkoholfrei
0.0% abv
50 cl
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World Bottled Beers
World Bottled Beers
flavor of malt, yeast, light hops, some citrus, and grain
Radler Zäpfle
Weissbier ( Hefe-Weizen) 50 cl
Fruit Beer - Golden colour, small white head , Radler is Germanys Shandy hence the taste and aroma is lemon and mild lager.
Trappist Witbier - Only Trappist white beer in the world A fresh thirst quencher with a refined character. Brewed with wheat malt and a very aromatic varieties of hops
Schlenkerla Rauchbier Märzen 5.1% abv
Lindeboom Pilsner
5.3% abv
German Hefeweizen - Golden colour with a slight haze through the beer. great flavors that are strong but not overpowering on the back of the palate
2.4% abv
33 cl
50 cl
Dunkelweizen - Brown-red colour with a high longlasting creamy head. An aroma of malt, fuit and chocolate
Smoked - Bamberg's speciality, a dark, bottom fermented smokebeer, brewed with Original Schlenkerla Smokemalt
Weissbier Kristallklar 5.3% abv 50 cl
Rauchbier Weisse 5.2% abv
Weissbier Dunkel 5.6% abv
50 cl
German Kristallweizen - Clear light pale yellow colour with a high small bubbly head. An aroma of yeast, citrus and herbs. The taste is sweet
Flensburger Pilsener
4.8% abv
33 cl
German Pilsner - Clear yellow body and a nice creamy white lasting head, malt and grass. Bitter finish, light sweetness and medium bitterness taste
Köstritzer Schwarzbier
4.6% abv
50 cl
Schwarzbier - Black beer. pours cola coloured with beige head. tastes of dark chocolate, roasted coffee beans, malt, rye.
Küppers Kölsch
4.8% abv
50 cl
Kölsch - Clear golden in colour with frothy off-white head. Sweet, malty and slightly fruity in aroma. Flavour grassy, malty and light nutty sweet
Maisels Weiss
5.4% abv
50 cl
German Hefeweizen - Cloudy orange body, big white head. Malty nose with nuts, whole wheat bread, red fruit and light cheese. Nice spicy taste
P J Fruh Kölsch
4.8% abv
50 cl
Kölsch - Kölsch is an appelation given to top fermented beers brewed only in Cologne and this is one of the best.
Rothaus Alkoholfrei Hefe Weizen 0.0% abv
33 cl
Low Alcohol - Muddy blond color. Sugary aroma, sugar floss, some spices, hay, light fruit
Eis Zäpfle
5.6% abv
33 cl
Märzen - Golden colouration with some white head. Aroma is Malty and some hops. Slight sweetness... flavor: little hoppy and malty
Pils Tannen Zäpfle 5.1% abv
33 cl
German Pilsner - Clear yellow, small white head. hoppy aroma, flavor is hoppy, faint swet malty, pretty hoppy.
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50 cl
Smoked - A smoked Weisse beer. Very unusual. Smoked sausages and bacon.
Schlosser Alt
4.8% abv
50 cl
Altbier - Köln has Kölsch, Düsseldorf has Alt. A dark amber beer with a medium white head, malty with fruity tones
Schneider Aventinus
8% abv
50 cl
Weizen Bock - Golden colour with a slightly hazy appearance and a fine head. Fruity notes of muscat and raisins in the taste.
Weihenstephaner Hefe Weissbier 5.4% abv
50 cl
German Hefeweizen - Hazy yellow colour with thick, white head, smell and taste sweet, grains and a hint of fruit
GREECE Mythos Mythos
5.5% abv
5% abv
33 cl
30 cl
Pilsener - Medium gold, heavy spice aroma of hops and pepper. Medium sweet, some corn flavour and a nice hop presence
United Breweries Kingfisher 4.8% abv
33 cl
Pale Lager - A fully matured beer with an exceptional clarity, and has a pleasantly bitter taste.
IRELAND Guinness "Special Export" Guinness 33 cl
5% abv
33 cl
8% abv
ITALY
HOLLAND
Peroni Nastro Azzuro
33 cl
Trappist Ale - A bright golden blond ale with a sparkling, fresh fruity taste with a delicate bitter aftertaste.
La Trappe Dubbel 6.5% abv
33 cl
Trappist Dubbel - Trappist beer with a gentle flavour, creamy head and pronounced bouquet.
La Trappe Quadruple 10% abv
33 cl
Trappist Quadruple - Taste is of breads, light caramel, sweet figs, nutmeg, spices, lots of yeast esters and some alcohol. Lingering vanilla sweetness
8% abv
33 cl
4.2% abv
33 cl
Trappist Triple - The use of coriander gives it a spicy character. Golden in colour with a fruity, bittersweet taste.
5.2% abv
33 cl
4.7% abv
33 cl
Pale Lager - Light straw yellow pour. Weak aroma and taste of grain, hay, and mild hop
KENYA East African Breweries Tusker 4.2% abv
33 cl
4.5% abv
33 cl
Premium Lager - Premium quality, smooth, light lager, quite rich in taste
Negra Modelo
5.3% abv
33 cl
Vienna - Soft and maybe a little bit fruity. Malt is the general dominant flavour
Lion Nathan Steinlager
5% abv
33 cl
Pale Lager - Distinctive grassy note and clean crisp bitterness of green bullet hops. It is balanced with a dry, astringent finish.
Cusquena Cervesa Premium 5% abv
33 cl
POLAND Zywiec Krakus
5.2% abv
5% abv
33 cl
Pale Lager - A golden lager with a thick collapsing white
50 cl
Pilsner - Golden colour medium sized white head.Malty aroma,hoppy some what of a bread smell.Malty taste,slightly hoppy
PORTUGAL 5% abv
33 cl
Pale Lager - Pale straw colour with fastly dissipating head, finish very light, more astringent than bitter
RUSSIA Baltika No 3 Klassicheskoe 4.8% abv
LAOS
33 cl
Pale Lager - Light smelling with a mix of corn and bread with a little hint of syrup.
Unicer Super Bock
Pale Lager - Fruity almost banana aroma with a touch of cinnamon and cereal grains. Plain banana fusel taste with cereal grains
Lao Beerlao
4.8% abv
American Dark Lager - Brownish amber lager with little head or lacing. aroma and taste is some cereal grains and mild caramel
PERU
Premium Lager - Clear golden with medium white head, the aroma is very fruity, corn, malt, flavour is malt, corn, dry with a hoppy taste.
Red
De Koningshoeven La Trappe Blonde 6.5% abv
MEXICO Dos Equis Amber
NEW ZEALAND
Foreign Stout - Relatively rare Guinness, bottled specially for John Martin SA of Belgium.
Menabrea Lager
head. aroma, a lightly sulphury malt with light mineral notes. a sweet malt with grainy notes, bready taste
Modelo Especial
INDIA
Pale Lager - Slightly bitter-floral and some distinct sour hops, peach-like fruit mid-palate and custard-sweet finish with a dying appearence of more hops.
Premium Lager - The aroma and taste is hoppy, with herbal and citron hints, and a little corny, with some malty notes of carame
La Trappe Triple
La Trappe Witte
50 cl
Pale Lager - Straw yellow with decent-sized white head. Aroma is mild, somewhat sweet with sourish apple and stale grains.
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World Bottled Beers Flying Dog Old Scratch
SINGAPORE
Asia Pacific Tiger
5% abv
33 cl
Pale Lager - Pale amber colour, quite bubbly, with a strong yeast type smell
SPAIN Cruzcampo Premium Lager
5% abv
33 cl
5.5% abv
35.5 cl
Amber Lager - Reddish amber colour , Aroma is light. Spring water with a bit of roasted sweetness, taste nutty roasted and sweet.
Goose Island Honkers Ale
5% abv
35.5 cl
Bitter - Combines a fruity hop aroma with a rich malt middle to create a perfectly balanced beer. Immensely drinkable
Pale Lager - Pale gold with a medium head. Aroma and flavour of light malt.
Sierra Nevada Pale Ale
S. A. Damm Estrella Damm
Pale Ale - Deep amber colour and an exceptionally full-bodied, complex character, fragrant bouquet and spicy flavor
5% abv
33 cl
Pale Lager - Translucent blond with a tall, foamy white head with a corn flavour and hint of lemon
SWEDEN Nils Oscar God Lager
Pale Ale
33 cl
Dortmunder/Helles - All-malt brew where the special malt brings a remarkably pleasant malt character. It is fresh tasting and smooth
5.6% abv
35 cl
35 cl
Pale Ale - Deep amber colour and an exceptionally full-bodied, complex character, fragrant bouquet and spicy flavor
Pale Ale 5% abv
5.6% abv
5.6% abv
35 cl
Pale Ale - Deep amber colour and an exceptionally full-bodied, complex character, fragrant bouquet and spicy flavor
THAILAND Boon Rawd Singha
6% abv
33 cl
Premium Lager - Full-bodied 100% barley malt beer that is distinctively rich in taste with strong hop characters
USA Anchor Liberty Ale
5.9% abv
35.5 cl
American Pale Ale - Pours golden with white medium head. Good lacing. Aroma of fresh citrus, hay, herbs. Taste is grapefruit, light bitter finish.
Porter
5.9% abv
35.5 cl
Porter - Pours black with a thin off white head. Nose and flavour is predominantly bitter chocolate and coffee
Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout 10.1% abv 35.5 cl VO Imperial Stout - Jet-black beer. The aroma is richly chocolatey and the chocolate flavour is even more lavishly present.
E.I.P.A
6.9% abv
35.5 cl VO
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Cider and Perry List
Cider and Perry List Brook Farm Wigmore, Herefordshire
CIDER & PERRY BAR W elcome to the cider and perry bar. Responding to feedback from last year’s festival the cider bar has moved to the middle tent so you will not have to walk so far to get your cider; in addition there will be a small supplementary cider bar in the music tent. All the ciders and perries sold here are ‘real’ in the sense that they consist of nothing but fermented apple and fermented pear juice respectively. Furthermore they are not served chilled, nor are they artificially carbonated or served under gas pressure, all of which practices are commonplace in the dispense of some commercial brands. You will find that the majority of ciders and perries come from the traditional cider making areas in the West Country where apple and pear varieties are grown specifically for cider / perry making. Where cider is made elsewhere in the country it is usually, but not exclusively made from a mixture of cookers and eaters producing what is known as “Eastern Counties” style cider. We have a few examples of these ciders at the festival. The range of styles and flavours is huge, and the bar staff will be happy to give small tastes and discuss the drinks with you provided the bar is not too busy. You will find that most real ciders and perries lie in the range 5.5% to 8% A.B.V. simply because that is what a natural fermentation of 100% fruit juice produces; this is a lot stronger than many commercial ciders, so beware! We are also selling a range of non-alcoholic apple juices on the bar. Again, these are all 100% juice and are usually produced from a single apple variety; we expect to have Cox, Greensleeves, Discovery and Bramley. The tub labels should tell most of what you need to know when ordering. Green labels are cider and yellow labels are perry. Most ciders / perries are made from a blend of apple / pear va58 Peterborough Beer Festival 2011
Medium
6.5%
Cider made from local apples by a small, craft cider maker.
Burrow Hill Kingsbury, Somerset Medium
6.0%
A mid-brown, fruity cider. Burrow Hill are well known for their cider brandy.
rieties; where a single variety has been used this is on the tub label. All the ciders and perries have been tasted prior to the festival and they have been categorized as Very Dry, Dry, Medium Dry, Medium, Medium Sweet, Sweet or Very Sweet, again this is on the label. You may disagree with us, but at least it gives you a starting point. Some ciders are naturally hazy or even cloudy; they will be labelled as such. Fortunately really thick ciders, complete with floating bits, the so called “dead rat scrumpy” is a thing of the past. Any special flavours, e.g. use of spirit casks will be noted on the labels. That enough introduction; you could easily have drunk half a pint of cider in the time it takes to read this! Cheers.
Carey Organic Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire Med Dry
Tel: 01509 416695 Mob: 07984 227577
Farmer Fears Budgens, Mountsorrel
7.0%
A clean tasting, crisp, organic cider from a rapidly expanding cider maker.
Traditional Farmhouse Cider, made to the same family recipe since 1880.
Checkley Brook Dabinett Herefordshire Medium
6.5%
A dark brown traditional cider.
Chucklehead Shillingford, Devon Medium
7.0%
A pale, hazy Devon cider with a lingering aftertaste.
Countryman Felldownhead, Devon Med Sweet
6.5%
A clear, golden cider, smooth and easy drinking.
Winners of CAMRA EAst
MidlAnds
CidER
CoMpEtition
2010
Dennings Mudford, Somerset Sweet
6.0%
www.farmerfear.co.uk
A slightly hazy, easy to drink, moreish cider.
CIDERS
Double Vision Maidstone, Kent Med Sweet
Barkers Hallow, Worcestershire Medium
5.0%
7.4%
A clear, mellow Eastern Counties style cider. Dangerously quaffable.
A traditional farm cider made from a mixture of cider and culinary apples.
Farmers Fear Thirsty Farmer
Biddenden Kentish Strong Ashford, Kent
Medium
Med Sweet
A pale, fruity cider with a slight sparkle. New to the festival.
8.0%
Rothley, Leicestershire
6.0%
A clear, very pale cider, deceptively easy to drink despite its strength.
Green Valley Rum Tiddly Tum
Bollhayes Dunkeswell, Devon
Med Dry
Med Dry
6.5%
A dark brown traditional Devon cider with a high tannin level.
Border Orchards Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire Med Dry
6.5%
Clyst St. George, Devon
7.0%
A deep brown cider with lots of depth. A hint rather than an excess of rum.
Green Valley Vintage Clyst St. George, Devon Medium
8.2%
A clear, mid brown cider with great depth of flavour.
A small, craft Herefordshire cider maker using fruit from ancient orchards.
Greggs Pit Kingston Black
Broadoak Moonshine
Medium
Med Sweet
Clutton Hill, Somerset
7.5%
A virtually colourless, sweet smelling cider from a large, well known producer.
Much Marcle, Herefordshire
7.0%
A classic single apple variety cider
Gwatkins Stoke Red Abbey Dore, Herefordshire Sweet
7.5%
A single apple variety, light brown and very sweet.
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Gwatkins Yarlington Mill
Lyme Bay Winery Jack Ratt
Perry Brothers Dowlish Wake, Somerset
preferring something a little weaker.
Abbey Dore, Herefordshire
Axminster, Devon
Med Sweet
Three Cats Morley, Derbyshire
Med Sweet
7.5%
Med Sweet
6.0%
6.0%
A clear, readily quaffable cider
Sweet
Pale, sweet and with a slight sparkle, made with culinary apples.
6.7%
A single apple variety, dark brown in colour and bursting with flavour.
A clear, readily quaffable cider from a Devon producer.
Pickled Pig Porker’s Snout Cambridgeshire
Lyne Down Roaring Meg Herefordshire
Medium
Gwynt y Ddraig Black Dragon
Med Sweet
Pontypridd, Glamorgan
Trickys Churchinford, Somerset
A classic brand that nearly became defunct, full flavoured and satisfying.
Cider made from local fruit and with a fast-growing reputation.
Pickled Pig Rum Cask Cambridgeshire
A mid-brown cider from the Somerset / Devon border. New to the festival.
Medium
7.2%
6.7%
6.5%
Medium
6.0%
A mid-brown full-flavoured cider from Wales’s largest cider maker.
Mad Hatters Stockport, Greater Manchester
Med Sweet
Medium
Gwynt y Ddraig Dog Dancer
Westcroft Janets Jungle Juice
A recent addition to the cider scene from an area not renowned for cider making.
A powerful rum flavour overlaying a traditional Eastern Counties cider.
Ralphs New Radnor, Mid Wales
Medium
Pontypridd, Glamorgan
Med Sweet
6.5%
A light, fruity cider with a tangy aroma.
Hancocks South Moulton, Devon Sweet
6.0%
A clear, easy drinking cider made from their own apples.
Hartlands Tirley, Gloucestershire Sweet
6.0%
6.5%
Malvern Magic Swinmore Trumpet, Herefordshire
Med Sweet
Medium
6.5%
A well-balanced, fruity cider, made at Old Badlands farm
A mid-brown cider with a bit of bite and a strong finish.
Rathays Old Goat Sutton St. Nicholas, Herefordshire
Westons Old Rosie Much Marcle, Herefordshire
Mays Heart of Herefordshire Herefordshire
Med Dry
Med Sweet
Med Sweet
Made from apples from their own orchard, planted by Bulmers in the 1960’s.
A hazy, ever popular cider from a very large cider producer.
Rich Watchfield, Somerset
Whin Hill Dabinett Well-next-the-Sea, Norfolk
6.5%
6.0%
A fairly new but rapidly expanding cider maker. New to the festival.
7.0%
Millwhites Ditcheat, Somerset
Hecks Kingston Black Street, Somerset
A deep brown, full bodied cider fermented in a rum cask.
Medium
Rosies Triple D Wrexham, North Wales
Naish West Pennard, Somerset
Medium
Dry
A mid-brown, full-flavoured cider
A classic single apple variety cider, well rounded and with a lingering aftertaste.
Hecks Port Wine of Glastonbury Street, Somerset
Med Sweet
6.5%
A single apple variety cider, pinkish and delicate.
Hereward Ely, Cambridgeshire Med Dry
6.5%
A full-flavoured cider with a lingering finish from a local producer.
Hewitts Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire Medium
7.0%
A traditional Herefordshire cider using local fruit. New to the festival.
Hunt & Son Paignton, Devon Sweet
6.0%
A fruity, easy-drinking cider with a slight haze.
Jollydale Stamford, Lincolnshire Medium
6.5%
A fast-growing East Midlands cider maker, but using fruit from Herefordshire.
6.0%
A classic and highly popular traditional Somerset farm cider.
7.0%
A hazy cider made by one of the real characters of the cider world.
7.0%
Brent Knoll, Somerset
Medium
Sweet 7.5%
6.0%
6.0%
A clear, easy drinking cider
6.5%
Ross Cider & Perry Co.
New Forest Snake Catcher Burley, Hampshire
Medium
Medium
A deep brown, full flavoured cider with a long aftertaste.
A well-balanced blend of cider varieties grown at Broome Farm.
Newton Court Leominster, Herefordshire
Sheppys Bradford-on-Tone, Somerset
Sweet
Sweet
7.0%
Medium
6.5%
A single apple variety cider, mid-brown and with a crisp finish.
Whin Hill Well-next-the-Sea, Norfolk Sweet
6.0%
An outpost of cider making, made from cider apple varieties grown locally.
Somerset farm cider as it was 50 years ago, untouched by progress.
7.0%
7.3%
Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire
6.5%
6.0%
Wilkins Wedmore, Somerset Medium
6.0%
A traditional, slightly hazy cider. Features a renowned cider den.
Winkleigh Autumn Scrumpy Devon
A pale coloured, full-flavoured cider. Made from locally grown organic fruit.
A pale, fruity, easy-drinking cider from a large Somerset producer.
Med Sweet
Old Monty Kingston Black
Springherne Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire
Winkleigh Sams Winkleigh, Devon
Montgomery, Mid Wales
Medium
Sweet
Medium
A traditional Herefordshire cider made from local apples.
7.0%
6.5%
7.5%
A clear, fruity cider, produced at Western Barn since 1916.
6.0%
A clear, easy drinking cider from one of Devon’s major producers.
A single apple variety cider with a strong aroma and great depth of flavour.
Swallowfields Hope Mansell, Herefordshire
Olivers Ocle Pychard, Herefordshire
A pale, fruity cider from a fast-growing cider maker.
Med Dry
Med Dry
Thatchers Cheddar Valley Sandford, Somerset
A dark brown cider with lots of body, fermented in a run cask.
6.7%
Med Sweet
6.5%
A mid brown cider made on a farm from local fruit.
Med Sweet
Parsons Choice West Lyng, Somerset
Deep orange / red colour, from one of the biggest cider makers in the country.
Medium 6.0% A traditional Somerset farm cider, made entirely from their own fruit.
6.0%
Thatchers Heritage Sandford, Somerset Medium
4.9%
Wiscombe Suicider Colyton, Devon 7.5%
Yardes Stoke Gabriel, Devon Med Sweet
6.5%
A mid-brown, fruity cider from a rapidly expanding cider maker.
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Cider and Perry List continued
GEORGE INN OUNDLE - 01832 272324
Lyne Down Much Marcle, Herefordshire
PERRIES
Med Sweet
Barkers Upsy Daisy Hallow, Worcestershire Medium
WHATS ON AT THE GEORGE MONDAY NIGHT STEAK NIGHT Rump Steak and Chips with salad cart £6.50
TUESDAY NIGHT PIZZA NIGHT Margherita with any THREE toppings and salad cart £6.00
WEDNESDAY NIGHT PIE NIGHT Pie, chips and peas with a drink £6.50
THURSDAY NIGHT CURRY NIGHT Curry with rice and a pint £5.50 FRIDAY Fish & Chips £5.00
SUNDAY CARVERY Always THREE roasts and EIGHT veg £6.95 Full menu always available Member of WE SERVE LOCAL ALES
5.0%
A traditional Midlands perry
Malvern magic Swinmore Trumpet, Herefordshire
Border Orchards Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire
Medium
Medium
A small, craft producer. All produce is fermented and matured in oak.
6.0%
Perry from a small, craft Herefordshire producer using fruit from ancient trees.
Broadoak Clutton, Somerset
6.0%
New Forest Burley, Hampshire Medium
Sweet
7.5%
6.0%
A smooth, sweet and highly quaffable and ever-popular perry.
A full-flavoured perry made from local fruit supplemented from Herefordshire.
Brook Farm Wigmore, Herefordshire
Newton Court Leominster, Herefordshire
Med Dry
Sweet
6.5%
A full flavoured perry from a small, craft cider maker.
Butford Farm Bodenham, Herefordshire Medium
6.0%
5.5%
A slightly hazy, flavoursome perry. Made from locally grown organic fruit.
Olivers Ocle Pychard, Herefordshire
A traditional Herefordshire perry
Med Dry
Double Vision Impaired Vision
A crisp, clean, perry with plenty of flavour and some bite.
Maidstone, Kent
Ralph’s New Radnor, Mid Wales
Med Sweet
7.4%
A very pale, easy drinking and deceptively strong perry.
Greggs Pit Aylton Red& Blakeney Much Marcle, Herefordshire
Medium
7.0%
Med Sweet
6.0%
6.0%
A golden perry from Wales’s oldest licensed cider and perry maker.
Rathays Sutton St. Nicholas, Herefordshire Med Sweet
5.5%
Two pear varieties make this a perry full of flavour and character.
A soft, fruity perry from a very small Herefordshire producer.
Gwatkins Blakeney Red Herefordshire
Medium
Sweet
A full-flavoured, well balanced perry from one of Herefordshire’s leading producers.
7.5%
A single variety perry from one of the characters of the cider scene.
Gwynt y Ddraig Pider
Pontypridd, Glamorgan
Med Sweet
6.0%
A highly unusual drink, apples and pears fermented together.
Gwynt y Ddraig Two Trees Medium
Glamorgan
5.0%
Ross Cider Co. Peterstow, Herefordshire 6.0%
Springherne Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire Medium
6.0%
A hazy perry, packed with flavour and with a long aftertaste. New to the festival.
Swallowfields Hope Mansell, Herefordshire Medium
5.5%
From a small producer with his own orchards.
A light, pale, easy drinking perry. Not too strong.
Westons Much Marcle, Herefordshire
Hartlands Tirley, Gloucestershire
Med Sweet
Sweet
6.0%
A pale, hazy, eminently quaffable perry from a long-standing, traditional cider maker.
4.5%
A clear, refreshing perry from the largest perry maker in the country.
Whin Hill Well-next-the-Sea, Norfolk
Hecks Blakeney Red Street, Somerset
Med Sweet
Med Sweet
A pale, smooth perry, made from perry pear varieties grown locally.
6.0%
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6.0%
A traditional Herefordshire perry with a good depth of flavour and aftertaste.
6.0%
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Wine Bar juicy plum and berry flavours
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Stanlake Park - Ruscombe Red, 2007 A popular light easy drinking plum red colour wine. Made in French oak it is smooth dry and fruity.
Three Choirs - Four Oaks Cellar Door 2007
ur separate wine bar will, once again, be offering both traditional country wines and grape wines from English vineyards. The bar will also stock lemonade, and sparkling water and we will happily make you a refreshing spritzer from any of our wines. Please note that wine at the festival is sold in 175ml measures but smaller 125ml measures are available. We will sell by a maximum of two measures in any one glass and are unable to sell by the bottle.
A medium bodied red wine aged in new French and American oak casks to give a gently rounded oak character so as not to overpower the plums and blackcurrant
SPARKLING
Sky Sports • Pool Table • Darts
Distinctive pale pink with small sparkling bubbles, the nose and palate are rewarded with notes of fresh strawberries, red fruit and cherry.
Regular live music and Karaoke
Made in the same way as traditional champagne, this sparkling wine is easy drinking.
English Vineyard Wines
WHITE Chilford Hall - Müller-Thurgau Ortega 2009 A pale greeny yellow colour with a herb and yeast nose.
Chilford Hall - Müller-Thurgau Siegerrebe 2009 This medium sweet wine is made distinctive by its elegant elderflower bouquet. 64 Peterborough Beer Festival 2011
Chilford Hall - Ortega Reichensteiner 2009 This clean, fresh wine has a pale golden hue and distinctive herbaceous aromas.
Stanlake Park - Hinton Grove White, 2008 A floral aromatic, herby, off-dry wine, made with Ehrenfelser, Sconburger and Siegerrebe grapes.
Stanlake Park - Regatta Dry White, 2008 A crisp, dry wine with a soft spicy nose made with Ortega, Muller-Thurgau, Serval and Schonburger
Selection of Real Ales including Oakham Ales
Chilford Hundred - Sparkling Rosé 2005
Stanlake Park - Heritage Brut Sparkling 2006 The following country wines are all supplied by Lyme Bay Winery of Devon. Apricot - Medium Sweet Blackbeer & Raisin - Sweet Blackberry - Medium Blackcurrant - Medium Sweet Cherry - Sweet Cranberry - Medium Elderberry - Dry Elderflower - Dry Ginger - Sweet Gooseberry - Off Dry Nettle - Dry Parsnip - Off Dry Quince - Medium Dry Raspberry - Medium Sloe - Medium Sparkling Strawberry - Brut Strawberry - Medium West Country Mead - Medium
Blue r a~ Bo~ Eye
Three Choirs - Classic Cuvee Brut N/V Three Choirs Classic Cuvee is a traditionally-made sparkling wine of very high quality. Dry and subtle it is very similar to a good champagne but at a fraction of the price!
Jenever We will have the usual selection of Belgian cream liqueurs blended with fruit and almost anything else.
OAP meals Weds & Fri lunchtimes Home cooked Sunday Lunches Small conference room available
(Weddings,Christenings and more) FREE 46 High Street, Eye, Peterborough PE6 7UY Tel: 01733 222234
Three Choirs - Coleridge Hill 2009 A dry crisp wine with an aromatic nose of elderflower and nettles.
Three Choirs - May Hill Medium White 2009 Aromatic herb and floral nose with harmonious palate. Medium and well balanced, with rich honeyed fruit.
ROSE Bolney Estates - Rosé 2010 Coral pink in colour, this elegant dry rosé may well be summer in a bottle with its fragrances of gardenia, raspberry and lychee.
Chilford Hundred - Blush Rosé 2009 Salmon pink in colour and packed with summer fruits. This wine has hints of cherry and raspberry aromas.
Three Choirs - Rosé 2009 A delicious off-dry Rose full of the aroma of strawberries and summer fruits.
RED Bolney Estates - Lynchgate Red 2007/2008 Notes of red fruits and a hint of leather lead through to
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Thanks to our sponsors TRADE SESSION The trade only session will be held on the opening Tuesday from 3.30pm with the general public admitted at 5.30pm. This year the trade session is being sponsored by Small Beer Ltd of Lincoln. They are able to supply your pub with a vast array of real ales and other products.
beers into mild, bitter, strong bitter, etc as we know this can be confusing – just tell us the names of the best beers and who brewed them. The beers with the most votes in each section (we will sort them into categories) will go into the blind tasting sessions that will be held on Wednesday lunch time. PUB QUIZ
CHAMPION BEER OF THE FESTIVAL
Many thanks to J D Wetherspoons and their two local pubs, the Drapers Arms and the College Arms, for sponsoring the competition. If you are at the festival on Tuesday, please pick up a form and vote for your favourite beers of the evening. This year we are not asking you to grade the
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The popular pub quiz will be taking place on Wednesday to Saturday lunch times. Once again, many thanks to ESP Magazine for sponsoring the quiz and to Ian Gray for running the quiz on site.
The Cambridge Blue (Real Ale Paradise) 85-87 Gwydir St Cambridge CB1 2LG 01223 471680 Different Re al Ales sold from 17 .10.07
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We look fo rward to ad ding to this amou nt very soon !
OKTOBERFEST 20th – 22nd October 2011 For more information visit: www.the-cambridgeblue.co.uk CAMBRIDGESHIRE COUNTY PUB OF THE YEAR 2011! Cambridge and District CAMRA Pub of the Year 2011! Real cider straight from the cask, Belgian beers on draught, chilled beers of the world and up to 17 real ales including mild always available. Over 100 bottled beers from around the world Opening hours Monday - Saturday 12noon - 11pm Sunday 12noon - 10.30pm Food service Monday - Saturday 12 noon - 10pm Sunday 12noon - 9pm
29 North Street, Stanground PE2 8HR. 01733 753544
Up to 4 Real Ales available Friendly village pub with riverside mooring. Large garden • Dogs welcome • Open all day Food served: Tues to Sun 12.00 - 2.30pm, Mon to Sat 6pm - 9pm
Quiz night Sundays - cash prizes
Live bands coming soon Watch this space!
Airports Contract Work Courier Work Works Outings Seaside Trips
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Summer at The GOLDEN PHEASANT Great main food menu to choose from Daily (Mon-Fri 12-2pm and 6-9pm,
The Jolly Sailor, 43 Great Whyte, Ramsey PE26 1HH Tel 01487 813388
Saturday 12-9pm, Sunday 12-6pm)
Bank Holiday ly: Monday 29th August Open Dai hurs Family fun day with live Mon – T d 6-11pm 12-3pm an -11pm music from 12 Fri/Sat 1pm The Collaborators Sun 12-1
and bbq food from 2.30pm
Traditional Town Centre Pub with a Warm Welcome!
5 REAL ALES + CIDER Including Wherry, Bombardier, Abbot, Landlord and an ever-changing guest beer
FOUR real ales!
Pub games including Crib, Dominoes and Darts
(Batemans XB + 3 Guests)
Good Sized Car Park • Heated Smoking Shelter
WINNER CAMRA GOLD AWARD 2011
1 Main Road, Etton, Peterborough PE6 7DA Tel 01733 252387 kateshinkins@hotmail.com Web www.thegoldenpheasant.net
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Acoustic jamming session on the first Thursday of each month!
Mild 77 Main Street, Farcet
Tel: 01733 243596 blackswanfarcet@hotmail.co.uk
The Black Swan Traditonal Village Pub
2 permanent Real Ales from £2.60 Large Beer garden with heated smoking area Quiz night Mondays Killer pool Wednesdays
WELCOME TO THE DARK SIDE here are many people out there who think mild is a drink for flat cap wearing, whippet owning Yorkshiremen and that all stouts are thick sweet sludge that taste like medicine, and the only porter they have ever had is Guinness, and, as Guinness is cold and gassy, not to mention ridiculously overpriced, it is probably the only dark beer they have ever tried.
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There is still a stigma over dark beers. A lot of people won’t even try one because they “just know they will not like it” and I have to admit I used to be one of those people. But I saw the light, or should I say the dark, and I now prefer dark beers to light ones. Not so long ago most milds tasted roughly the same, as did most porters and most stouts, though there were obviously a few exceptions such as Sarah Hughes ruby mild and Theakstons Old Peculiar. But with the arrival of countless new hop varieties and innovative ways to flavour beers, the dark beers now have very different tastes. Instead of getting only sweet porters and bitter stouts we now have many dark hoppy beers, some so hoppy that if you were to drink them with your eyes shut you would not know what colour it was. Some of the new American and New Zealand hops make a dark beer taste fantastic and the addition of a bit of vanilla to stout makes for a wonderful drink. Milton’s Nero is a stout with a touch of vanilla that just takes away the slight bitterness that would otherwise be present. Mrs Simpsons Thriller in Manilla from Brown Cow has slightly more vanilla which, combined with the higher alcohol content of this beer, makes it very easy to drink. Another one to try at the festival is
Boggart Hole Rum Porter. Its exactly what it says on the cask, a rich smooth porter with just a hint of rum, not enough to spoil it, just enough to make it taste great. So why not try some dark ones this year. We will be having a few more darker beers this year , but some of them will be one firkin only and when its gone its gone, so if you fancy trying a few it might be worth going a bit earlier in the week. Some interesting dark beers to look out for at the festival are:-
Brown Cow – Mrs Simpsons Thriller in Vanilla Batemans – Salem Porter Boggart Hole – Rum Porter 8 Sail – Victorian Porter Arbor – Oyster Stout Black Sheep – Riggwelter Elgoods – Black Eagle Imperial Stout Fullers – Past Masters Double Stout Hopback – Entire Stout Le Brewery Normandy – Odo Apart from the above, there are dozens more, so why not be a bit adventurous and step over to the dark side. Dave Botton
ESCAPE BAR f you are driving, have kiddies that need refreshing or just want a change from alcohol then head for the Escape Bar – a dedicated soft drinks bar were you will find a range of soft drinks to suit both adult and kiddie tastes together with ice creams, crisps, nuts and cigarettes.
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Ice creams will include Magnum, Mars Xtra, Snickers, Cornetto, Solero Berry Berry, X Pop and Beech Dean Vanilla, Chocolate, Strawberry, Ginger &Honey Cups. Soft drinks include Lemonade, Coke, Orange Juice, Britvic 55, Pepsi, Fanta, Tango, Sprite, J2O, 7UP, Ribena, Appletise,Lucozade Ginger Beer, Victorian Lemonade and many others.
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Fruit Shoot drinks for the children will be priced at just 50 pence each as will bottles of still and sparkling water (Remember you will pay up to £2 a bottle for water at many non-CAMRA festivals). Also on sale will be Pipers Crisps, Cadbury’s Dairy Milk, Kit Kat, Maltesers, Polos, Twirl, Mini Cheddars, Peanuts, Dry Roasted, Pork Scratchings, Quavers, Hula Hoops, Bacon Fries, Scampi Fries and Cheesy Wotsits. We will have a small selection of cigarettes, handrolling tobacco, papers, cigars and lighters. If you fancy a glass of alcohol-free apple juice then you will find a selection on the Cider & Perry Bar and alcohol-free beer can be found on the Bottled Beer Bar
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Whim Ales Ltd Whim Farm, Hartington, Nr Buxton, Derbyshire
01298 84991 ARBOR LIGHT ABV 3.6%
This very light pale bitter has the thirst quenching properties of a lager.
HARTINGTON BITTER ABV 4.0%
This award winning bitter is a high quality, light golden-coloured, well hopped, session beer.
HARTINGTON IPA ABV 4.5%
This modern style, subtle pale ale is very light in colour with a slightly sweet finish
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S.I.B.A. National Strong Ale Champion STATION APPROACH, OAKHAM, RUTLAND LE15 6RE TEL: 01572 770065 E-MAIL: GRAINSTOREBRY@AOL.COM WWW.GRAINSTOREBREWERY.COM
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Brewing in Market Deeping
THE ANATOMY OF A BEER n the 8 of July, 2011, a group of nine cellarmen joined together on a journey of discovery. This journey was in search of a beer that would redefine what is thought of as a “festival special”. A journey that would take them not too far from home, but would change them forever. A journey......to Market Deeping!!!
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For many people, not a lot of thought is put into the process of making a beer. As long as it comes out clear and it tastes nice, the process itself does not matter. For the nine of us, understanding this process is of the utmost importance...after-all, we are charged with keeping the beer in good condition for all to consume, and you must know the start to know the finish. We made the trip to Market Deeping with recipe in hand to be guided through the brewing process with the highly skilled and well respected brewer (and proprietor) Nigel from Hopshackle. The idea of this particular brew was to bring something a little different to the table. It was to create a beer that neither the cellar team nor the brewery had ever brewed before. This beer would not be a standard bitter or porter or mild, but instead this would be an “in your face” Texas styled India Pale Ale (everything is bigger in Texas, right?). The first course of action was to get the sugars out of the malt. This was done by cooking three varieties of malt in hot water for 90 minutes. Timing and the temperature are extremely important here, because if one of those is wrong, the right sugars will not be released and the profile of the beer would change. Once the mash was complete, the malt was sparged (continuously sprinkled with hot water) in order
to rinse off every last bit of useable sugar. After the sparge, the boil took place. For this particular ale, we used a 90 minute boil with three different types of hops being used in six different additions! After the boil, the wort (what the liquid is called before it becomes a beer) was run off and cooled. For us, the final stage was when the yeast was pitched, and the vessel was sealed up to let nature take its course. For Nigel, and our beer, there was still some work to be done. Over the course of the next week, measurements were taken to ensure the yeast had done its job and the target strength was going to be accomplished. Finally, the beer was racked and stored allowing for the secondary fermentation to take place in the cask. This experience at Hopshackle was an amazing one. Every ‘i’ was dotted and every ‘t’ was crossed. No detail was left unchecked. We were shown the fun side of brewing, but also the work that is involved. The fact that every single drop of this beer has been purchased for the festival ensures a special beer, and we wanted to make sure that it tasted special as well. The final outcome? Well, as stated by Nigel, this 5.8% ale has, “a very long hop flavour profile of citrus fruits (including gooseberry?)” with background malt and a bitter finish”... sounds to me exactly what we were going for. So enjoy a pint or two of this year's beer fest special beer, “Lonestar TPA” and remember, this is a one off beer, so when it is gone, IT IS REALLY GONE! Steve Saldana Peterborough Beer Festival 2011 77
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PBF NEEDS YOU! W hen you come along to this years Peterborough Beer Festival just pause a little on your way round, have a look at the number of staff that you see, doing their best to make your visit as enjoyable as possible. From the moment you enter the main gate to ‘hiring’ a glass, and choosing one of our vast range of beers, ciders and wines in one of the bars everyone of those people are all unpaid volunteers who give up their time and often holidays to serve you. Why do they do it?
So would you be prepared to give us a little (or a lot) of your time to assist in running the second largest Beer Festival in the land. We can fit you in to whatever you prefer to do- you don’t have to serve behind a bar. We give our thanks to you in allowing you to drink some free beer, giving you a meal at lunchtime and the evening and, running you home within a limited distance of the city and surrounding villages.
Simple, they all believe in continuing the fight to preserve the style of beers unique to this country and, keep the best outlets for these beers – our pubs. The fight against unfair tax rises, unscrupulous pubco companies implementing high rents coupled with unfair loading of beers available to the licensee. These are just a few of the battles CAMRA has highlighted in recent years.
Oh and we also have our own staff bar stocked with many beers not on sale in the main bars. If that still does not entice you to help then please respect our staff that are under a lot of pressure during busy times and, be patient when waiting to get served. Ask at the glasses bar or the information stand to direct you to the staff desk. Beers on us! The Staffing Team
Welcome
Peterborough Pub Guide
THE OFFICIAL PETERBOROUGH PUB GUIDE or those of you new to the city and the festival, Peterborough provides a variety of venues in which to drink real ale. From a quiet village pub just 25 minutes walk from the festival to Europe's largest brew pub, from a pub specialising in Afro-Caribbean cuisine to a 1930’s back street boozer known for the quality and variety of its ale. Peterborough has it all!
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Below is a rundown of some of our favourites We shall divide the pubs into north and south of the river to make direction finding easier. To start with the festival is on the north bank of the Nene.
SOUTH OF THE RIVER The Woolpack, North St, Stanground This is the closest you can get to a village pub in the city. Situated in the ancient village of Stanground just south of the Nene, the Woolpack provides a bit of peace and tranquillity in a mad, mad world. The pub will provide up to five beers during the festival and will be open all day every day. Food is served but times vary so call the pub to find out details. We wouldn't want you to trek a whole mile in search of food and only find pork scratchings, although it's worth the walk for the nice beer anyway. The beer garden at the rear of the pub backs onto the old course of the river Nene and if you just happen to own a boat and you've brought it along, you can park it at the bottom of the garden. Phone 01733 753544. Charters, River Nene Just south of the river (on the river really) you will find Charters. This large converted grain barge will provide the easiest and most conven80 Peterborough Beer Festival 2011
ient point to try more ales. Although, as it's the closest to the fest it might get a bit busy during 'festival down times'. Usually about a dozen ales on offer including a wide range of Oakham Ales. There's also a beer garden and a marquee to relax under, although not quite as extensive as the one at the festival it is quite pleasant! The restaurant on the top deck is called East and will cater for those in need of the exotic. Phone 01733 315700 The Cherry Tree, Oundle Rd The Cherry Tree is known as one of Peterborough's live music venues and has seen a wealth of talent play there. You will find at least four ales on offer, one or two will probably be local ones. Food is served 12-2 and 6-9 but please note there is no food on Thursday evening. Contact the Cherry Tree on 01733 703495 Swiss Cottage, Grove St The ‘Swiss’ is a pub with an Irish flavour but with a difference, in as much as not all the sales are Guinness related. The standard offering is Rooster’s Yankee which is unusual for this area. There are usually at least a couple of handpumps in use and the
choice tends towards local ales. Tydd Steam, Digfield and Oakham have been regulars in the past. No food but they’re open all day and they have a pool table. The Palmerston Arms, Oundle Rd At the time of writing the pub is in the process of changing hands so we're not quite sure what beers will be available. Mick and Karen have run the pub for a number of years and specialised in ales straight from the cask. It's fair to assume that our new incumbents will be carrying on the tradition. Check it out anyway. Phone number is 01733 565865. Coalheavers Arms, Park St The Coalheavers Arms is one of the city's success stories. During the festival the pub will probably have 8 or so beers on, some of which will be by Milton of Cambridge. A super pub, with a pleasant beer garden, known everywhere for their superb beer festivals. Tom, the landlord, has been busy creating home-made scotch eggs of varying types, colours and ingredients. Try one if you're lucky enough to get one before they run out. Other food is restricted to sandwiches. One of local CAMRA's favourite pubs which will be used, no doubt, as the 'Festival Tap' during the building of the festival! Open Tuesday onwards at midday during the festival. Phone 01733 565664,
NORTH OF THE RIVER The Beehive, Albert Place The pub has been open for about a year now and has gained a reputation for the excellent food on offer. Food is served 12-2.30 and 6pm until about 9.30pm during the week and 12-5pm on
Sundays. The 'House' ales here are made by local brewery, Castor Ales. Contact the Beehive on 01733 310600 The Draper's Arms, Cowgate This is what is termed a better quality Wetherspoon's. Lots of beers and award winning toilets! Good value food and a wide selection of ales. Open at 7am for coffee and breakfast. 01733 566966 Ostrich, North St Superbly refurbished, the Ostrich offers a selection of about five ales, at least one of which will be local. A real cider is also available. Live music is usually on at the weekends and there is a pleasant courtyard in which to enjoy your beer. No food available but worth finding anyway. 01733 746370 for details. Wortley Almshouses, Westgate At the top of Westgate you will come to the Wortley Almshouses. Converted into a pub in the early 1980's by Sam Smiths from an old and derelict almshouse. Several years ago it was refurbished and divided into many small and intimate rooms which won it an award. Sam Smiths OBB available with the usual competitive price. Brewery Tap This is the largest brew pub in Europe and is the home of Oakham Ales. Expect Oakham Ales on the bar and many, many others. The pub is famous for its Thai cuisine which is served lunchtime and dinner Monday to Thursday and all day Friday and Saturday. Probably the closest pub to the railway station although the Draper’s is probably equally distant. For more information call 01733 358500 The Rose, Burghley Rd This rather unique pub specialises in AfroCaribbean cuisine and is run by chef and owner Nick Rutta. Nick is a firm believer in real ales and his choices are firmly local, with Digfield and
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Public House Real ales and a wide selection of wines and spirits complimented with traditional pub food served 7 days a week
EVENTS COMING UP:
Ample Car Parking
August 26th T REX act, back by very popular demand
4 Large screen TV’s showing the full range of Sky Sports and ESPN
Friday 2nd September Karaoke with Trevor
Pool table & Darts team 2010 Ramsey & District league winners Quiz night every Wednesday
Friday 9th - 11th September 6th Annual Beer Festival Plenty of real ales, ciders, perries, food and entertainment! The Green, Sawtry, Cambs PE28 5ST
• Free Wi-Fi • Function Room available Food Served Monday - Saturday 12 - 2pm & 6 - 8.30pm Sunday 12 - 2pm
Tel: 01487 831999
www.thegreystones.co.uk
Tydd Steam appearing fairly regularly. The pub's beer garden is now open. During the festival the Rose will be open from midday and there will be a 'Beer Festival' menu available. Quite what this entails is anyone's guess but knowing the reputation of the food, it should be interesting! Call Nick for more details or to book a table, although they can usually squeeze you in. 01733 873003 or see www.emberestaurant.com The Hand & Heart Rebuilt in the 1930's the 'Hand' is a pub which has remained at the forefront of real ale excellence for the last several years. Our landlord Bram and his good lady Sue have ensured that all of the beers served over the bar are in perfect condition. The range is ever changing and the pub now sports regular beer festivals with ales to keep any selfrespecting beer spotter occupied for some considerable time. The pub was awarded a Gold Award from Peterborough CAMRA and it was Cambridgeshire Pub of the Year for 2010. Put simply, if you're in Peterborough you need to visit the pub. To get to the pub you can use the local bus service (Citi 1 - every 10 minutes until 7 and then hourly) which will drop you off within a hundred yards of the pub (look for the motor bike shop on your left just after the traffic lights - Highbury St is opposite). A couple of suggestions..... Alright, I may be biased but for those unfamiliar with the city it might be easier for me to make a couple of suggestions. This way you won't have to sit twiddling your thumbs reading this wondering where to go before you visit the festival.
SUGGESTION ONE From Broadway near the city centre or from Queensgate. Catch the Citi 1 (going north) to the Hand & Heart in Millfield for opening time (midday). Spend a quiet hour or so contemplating the many ales on offer. Retrace your steps to Lincoln Rd and catch the Citi 1 back towards town. The second pub, the Rose will be found at the bottom of the slope on the left hand side of 82 Peterborough Beer Festival 2011
Burghley Rd. Take advantage of the lunchtime or special Beer Festival Menu. Sample a local beer. Head to the festival. You can catch the Citi 1 again and get off at Broadway and walk to the festival site from there. Alternatively walk from the Rose. Another idea would have been to stay on the Citi 1 out of town past the Hand & Heart and remain on the bus until you arrive at Werrington Centre which will be another 20 minutes or so. The Ploughman is Peterborough's Pub of the Year 2011 and will have half a dozen beers on. A bit of a trek but we like it.
SUGGESTION TWO Catch the Citi 1 (going south) which will take you south of the river. You are heading for the Cherry Tree for lunch. Food is served 12-2pm and the emphasis is on traditional British fare. Following your meal, head diagonally across the park opposite. In the corner there is a small alleyway which will take you through to London Rd (nearly). 100 yards further out of town you will find an off licence. Turning here into Park Street you will find the Coalheavers Arms with eight or so beers. A bus stop near to the off licence will get you back into town (Citi 7). An alternative would be to nip into the Swiss Cottage just around the corner from the Cherry Tree. There is a daily ticket available for local (Stagecoach) buses called a 'Day Rider' and will cost you £3.50 for unlimited travel. Timetables and maps are available from Queensgate Bus Station information kiosk. We hope you will find time to visit a few of the above pubs but don’t forget to return to the Festival. There's a lot of beer, cider and wine to be drunk! If you’re not sure how to find some of these pubs, pick up a map from the Membership stand.
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