Banchory Beer Festival Summer 2015 Festival Programme

BANCHORY

07 TH - 08TH - 09 TH august

-01Introduction __________

-02Token system How To Use The Bars __________

Drumoak, Banchory, Aberdeen AB31 5AN www.mainsofdrum.co.uk t. 01330 811000

-03Drinks list

Beer / Cider / Gin / Prosecco / Rum __________

-04W.E.

Why W.E. Are Different __________

-05food

Woodburns Pizza / FreshMex / Fennel __________

-06Alechemy Brewery __________

-07music line-up Friday / Saturday / Sunday __________

Banchory beer festival 2015 programme

Contents

intro All the bars within the festival operate on a token based system. This allows you to purchase drinks tokens in one central point which can be used at all three bars. Having a token system in places speed up the bar services meaning less waiting time for you the customer. The tokens operate on a very simple currency. Two tokens equal either a pint of beer or cider, a gin & tonic, a rum & mixer or a glass of prosecco. All half pints are one token*. Tokens can be purchased with either cash or all types of debit/credit card at a rate of 5 tokens for £10 pounds. All the food vendors within the festival grounds operate on a cash only basis and don’t partake in the token system.

Since their first event last summer it has grown leaps and bounds in terms of size and demand. With the Banchory Beer Festival event Beer@theBarn in February there are now growing expectations as to what to expect from Summer 2015. Feedback has been clearly looked at to make the festival meet the needs of you, the customer. New additions include a prosecco bar, Scotland's first rum and having a family friendly Sunday to attract a larger age range of people.

We hope you enjoy your time here today at Banchory Beer Festival and welcome any feedback, be it good or bad, as in order to improve our events we need feedback from you, our festival goers. Feel free to chat to any of us during the event and we'll be more than happy to chat/help.

We’d love you to get involved with us on social media during the festival so remember to check us on the following channels and share your images Banchory Beer Festival @banchorybeer Banchory Beer Festival & remember to tag us and use the hashtag #banchorybeerfestival All pictures and videos taken during the festival by our media teams will be available shortly afterwards on our Facebook page and website so remember to check them out!

*Dark Island Reserve is 2 tokens per ½ pint

tokens

The inaugural Banchory Beer Festival was in August 2014, set-up and run by two local brothers Mungo & Guy Finlayson. Since day one of their idea the aim has been to introduce quality local and national drink products not available widely in bars and restaurants to the event. Quality drinks have to go with quality food so using tried and tested food vendors they believe they are bringing some of the best ranges to suit all tastes to the festival. In particular they aim to support vendors who use local producers to supply their ingredients.

Beer

Cairngorm BREWERY Alechemy No ordinary lager; clean, bright and fresh.

miss america / Pale Ale 4.5% ABV

Tangy, with plenty of citrus flavours. Brewed on the 4th of July with all American hops ‘Merica!

Citra Burst / IPA 5.4% ABV

Light toffee notes and loads of fresh, grassy hops give way to a gentle bitterness and generous malt.

STARlaw / Extra Pale Ale 3.5% ABV

Light and summery beer with lots of bright and fresh citrus notes with a steady malt backbone. Great all day beer.

Rhapsody / Blonde 3.8% ABV

Light grapefruit and straw with a subtle spice in the background all complimented with a dry finish.

Ritual / Pale Ale 4.1% ABV

Dark golden in colour with a well-balanced malt background.

10 story malt bomb / Bitter 4.5% ABV

A modern take on the 80/- using 10 different malt varieties this results in a medium weight beer with a pile of malts.

Koala T - Festival Brew / Pale Ale 4.5% ABV

Orange and lemon infused summer pale ale. With the slight bitter hint from orange the Australia hops help to provide a well-balanced and session able beer.

A lovely rich dark colour with subtle bitterness giving way to a late sweetness.

six degrees north Biere de Table / Saison 3.5% ABV

Very session-able beer with like citrus flavours great with food.

Wanderlust Wheat / Wheat Beer 4.6% ABV

Typically cloudy with lustful creaminess with a soft orange background hint.

Hop Classic / Belgium Ale 6.6% ABV

Dried apricot, sweet butter scotch and bitter citrus provide this well balanced classic Belgium style of beer.

TYNE BANK SUmmer Breeze / Pale Ale 3.9% ABV

Light a refreshing summer breeze, light fresh and easy going.

Vienna Lager / Lager 5% ABV

Malty & toasty cold condition lager. Perfect for enjoying with pizza!

Single Blonde / Blonde 3.5% ABV

Citrusy and hoppy with a little bit of grapefruit or slightly grassy.

Beer

Talisman / Lager 4.1% ABV

Black Gold / Stout 4.4% ABV

Beer Local Motive / Session IPA 3.9% ABV

Mosaic hopped session IPA with lots of peach, passion fruit and slight caramel.

Citra odyssey / Golden Ale 4.1% ABV Light and citrusy with a hint of pine.

platform c / IPA 6.3% ABV

New world IPA filled with Pacific North West hops with a juicy malt background to provide the perfect platform to allow the hops to shine.

chew chew / Stout 6% ABV

A salted caramel milk stout. Silky smooth with a salted edge back bone.

Black House / Porter 5% ABV

Peat smoked malt with hops provides a complex deep brown smoky beer with a subtle fruit cake notes about it.

Dragonfly / Amber Ale 4.8% ABV

Bright hazy copper in colour with a toasty back bone with a little clove and honey start.

Grapevine / Pale Ale 5.4% ABV

Light mango and pineapple nose with a citrus floral back ground hint helped with a solid malt back bone.

Celt Experience / Cheiftain Batch 4% Columbus

A single batch production using only pale malts and one type of hop.

Interesting and fresh.

The clas / Other 7.2% ABV

Braggot is a style of beer made almost like mead. Combining malts, honey and hops together to provide this well balance modern twist on an ancient classic.

fallen Brigid Fire / Bitter 6.3% ABV

Smoked Rye IPA. A big spicy back bone held together with a piney bitterness goes perfectly with food!

Bleddyn / IPA 5.6% ABV

A commanding IPA which carefully balances bittness, sweetness and hops together to provide a very good pint.

BRewdog vagabond / Gluten free Pale Ale 4.5% ABV

Starts with grapefruit and a little resin/pine with a sweetish aroma. Has a smooth caramel body and a medium length finish.

Electric India / Saison 5.2% ABV

Not your typical saison this is packed full of hops to help carry the usual apricot flavours.

Sinclair BREWERY dark island reserve / Barely Wine 10% ABV

Pours dark and fairly thick, the taste is very complex including malts, caramel, dark fruit and whisky. Available for two tokens in half pints, as it’s something to be savoured not scoffed.

otley 07 Weissen / Wheat 5.0% ABV

A lively, fruity and very refreshing Scottish take on the classic German Hefeweizen style.

Beer

fallen

CIDER

warner edwards West croft janets jungle juice 6% ABV Medium

ElderFlower / 40% ABV

Well round and fruity with a deep texture, a fantastic starting point.

Making the most of summer flavours, taking their classically spiced dry gin and adding elderflower from the hedgerows surrounding the farm it is distilled on. This is the perfect summer gin.

sampford courtenay

harrington dry / 44% ABV

5.5% ABV Medium

Lightly carbonated fresh fruity cider with soft berry over tones.

Soft on the nose with warm citrus from the orange peel and piney juniper. It’s orange forward for sure, but coriander,cardamom and juniper anchor the gin. Warner Edwards is a beautifully soft and crazy smooth gin with a sweet and moreish lingering aftertaste.

Sandford Orchards Strawberry Lane Blending ripe Strawberries with freshly pressed apples with a kick of lime to balance it out.

Glebe Farm Lime 6% ABV Fruit

A step away from sweet fruit ciders with sharp and refreshing apple & lime notes.

orchard pig maverick 4% ABV Fruit

A ginger and chilli cider one for the more adventurous!

Abrahalls slack alice 4.6% ABV Medium

A medium well rounded yet a little tarty cider.

strathearn heather & rose / 40% ABV

A modern classic, turning pink when you add tonic to it was purely a mistake. This bright and fresh modern style of gin is packed full of musky raspberry tones and a slight floral rose high note.

eden mill seabuckthorn / 42% ABV

Using a ripe Seabuckthorn which grows naturally onside of the Eden Mill Distillery it gives the gin soft notes of honey and citrus along with a subtle background notes of juniper.

martin millers martin millers gin / 40% ABV

Using pure Icelandic water this English distilled gin is like a more classy version on Hendricks. With under tones of juniper and citrus the spicey middle notes are what really carries this gin.

gin

4% ABV Fruit

prosecco, rum & mixers

casagheller frizzante 11% ABV Medium

With an intensely fruity aroma with hints of ripe golden apple this elegant & floral style of prosecco is perfect for the sun. (hopefully the sun is shining, if not its also good for improving morale)

casagheller spumante 11% ABV Extra Dry

With a slightly yeastier nose then the frizzante along with a touch of spring flowers and nectarines, the palate becomes more zesty with a slight peach finish.

ORANGE & LEMON SUMMER PALE ALE

dark matter distillers Spiced Rum

Scotland’s first rum distillery, produced no more than half a mile from the beer festival site. It is full of Christmas spice and nutmeg along with a big hit of ginger. Now this is how spiced rum should be!

P &E Burnett summer house drinks Walter Gregor tonic & Hint of Mint lemonade

peter spanton

No.5 Lemongrass Tonic Water No.9 Cardamom Tonic Water

bundaberg ginger beer

The home of homemade cakes and hangover cures!

Breakfast Brunch and Lunch covered Tue - Sat 8-5 Sun 10-5 01330 822072 info@birdhousecafe.co.uk 74 High Street Banchory, Aberdeenshire AB31 5SS

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One Shot Distillation Only one percent of the worlds gin is made using one shot distillation, it is what we do at Warner Edwards. It means we add the correct amount of botanicals to our still for the amount of alcohol in the pot.

We distill this through capturing all the essential oils and flavours of the botanicals and once finished we use the spring water from the farm to cut the 89% gin to bottle strength.

Two shot Distillation 99% of the worlds gin is made this way and has been driven in modern times by efficiency. This process involves adding more botanicals to the pot at the start so that you distill a concentrate version of your gin. The gin that comes from the still is then used like an orange squash concentrate with industrial ethanol before the water is added. It is normally used as a 2% concentrate, so a mass produced bottle of gin 2% would be distilled as gin the remainder is industrial alcohol and water. The number of botanicals added is not linear so to make ten times the gin you wouldn’t necessarily add ten times the botanicals. This means you end up with less essential oil in the end product. Two shot is far more efficient and means you can explode the yield from your still. Sion and I believe that these gins are thinner on the pallet and less rounded in the mouth, more of the ethanol flavour comes through.

Spring to Spirit The water we use from the farm was the source used by the Knights Hospitallus when they founded medieval fish ponds in the village, the earth works are still visible to this day. We use this fabulous water to distill with and to cut the spirit to bottle strength.

Want to try W.E? All of our products are available locally to purchase from Deeside Drinks Emporium in Banchory, Dunnottar Wine & Spirits in Stonehaven and Banchory Beer Festival, which takes place in Banchory twice a year- for full information visit www. banchorybeerfestival.com /www.facebook.com/BanchoryBeerFestival

400 Wines, from classic to contemporary 300 Different Bottled Beers 100 Scotch Whiskies, small batch & rare Plus 50 gins, cigars, liqueurs and more!

30 Evan Street, Stonehaven, AB39 2ET 01569 760060 dunnottar@live.co.uk

w.E.

w.E. Why W.E. are different When we started the distillery we realized very early that at the craft end of the market we needed to produce quality. The big boys take care of the volume end of the market and have the budgets to market an average product, we do not have a budget so the liquid must do the talking. The main reasons our liquid is so good are the processes we use, the water from the farm and the quality of our still.

Born from Curiosity Our still ‘Curiosity’ is an Arnold Holstein still with a 500 litre capacity, a 4.3 meter rectifying column with eight bubble plates, a deflegmator and a patented catalyzer. The main reason we chose Holstein was a perceived superior build quality and the patented catalyzer.

The catalyzer sits on the top of the rectifying column and significantly increases the copper surface area. Copper absorbs acids and other nasties during the distillation process and that’s why the whole machine is made from copper and why our gin is so smooth.

food

Woodburns Espresso Pizza Bar

fennel

“Our handmade sour dough pizzas are made from scratch on site and the public then build their own pizzas choosing from a wide array of fresh ingredients. The pizzas are then baked in a wood-fired clay oven”

Inverurie's Fennel Restaurant are delighted to be supporting Banchory Beer Festival once more. Our dedicated catering team will be tempting your taste buds with our mouthwatering burgers and BBQ pulled pork rolls freshly made using locally sourced ingredients.

Prices start from £3.50 for a 6” snack pizza and £5.00 for a 10” pizza.

Additional toppings are 50p.

We'll be firing up the spit roasts for the 7 hour slow roasting of Davidson's of Inverurie's famous whole hogs - available exclusively in the evenings only. This melt-in-your mouth hog roast will be served in luxury brioche rolls, topped with crispy crackling and our homemade Thistly cider apple sauce. One is never enough!

FRESH MEX FreshMex is a new street food stall and catering concept established here in the North-East of Scotland that brings fresh, quality ingredients to your Banchory Beer Festival experience – in our own tex-mex inspired style.

With a variety of high quality meats, gluten-free & vegan options, alongside our freshly homemade salsas & guacamole to choose from – you really are spoilt for choice from the team.

We aim to give you the best possible tex-mex flavour experience at FreshMex, which we have worked tirelessly to achieve. We know fresh is best, and think you will too – so sit back, relax and enjoy your beers & burritos!

Corporate Events, Team Building Days, Birthday Parties, Quad Bike Trekking, Kart Racing, Archery, Fly Fishing. 4x4 Off Road Driving, Polaris Ranger, Digger Manoeuvres, Target Shooting, Clay Shooting, Axe Throwing, Orienteering.

013398 83536 www.deesideactivitypark.com Dess, Aboyne, Aberdeenshire, AB34 5BD

food

The menu is simple – healthy tex-mex style street food, customised to YOUR liking with passion and perfection. On offer throughout the festival is our full range of delicious burritos, fajitas, nachos & tacos, as well as a few sweet treats, which can be tailored to your own satisfaction.

Alechemy Alechemy brewing started brewing in premises in Livingston in the spring of 2012. The father and son team, Adam and James Davies, with their ten barrel brewery have come along way in a short time.

Specialising in Scottish and UK led design, The Wee Boorachie sells high quality crafts, handmade by UK based designer makers actively leading the way in promoting contemporary Scottish craft.

Not content with making a great range of carefully crafted beers and selling them locally they have expanded the range, the brewery and the staff. Their explosion on to the scene attracted a lot of attention including that of the head brewer from a well established Lothian’s brewery, Iain Cooper, who came and joined the team in October 2013.

The brewery continues to go from strength to strength with inward investment, allowing the expansion of the brewing facilities to accommodate the imagination of the main brew team that now includes the assistant brewer Shaun Rogerson.

All this expansion meant the paperwork needed full time attention so James employed his sister, Lynne Hope, to take over admin duties from his mum, Marion, who still gets drafted in at the busy times James and his dad still run the day to day tasks even taking to delivering the beer when needed.

The Wee Boorachie is now Online! Shop from the comfort of your own home at www.theweeboorachie.com

Concentrating mostly on pale ales their range always has something for every palate from the easy drinking lower ABV beers to the big hoppy specials they do most months. They always have a darker option such as their modern take on an 80 shilling, 10 Story Malt Bomb or Five Sisters a red IPA, one of the original 3 beers they made, in fact all 3 of the original beers are still being brewed today albeit that 2 have been re-branded as Ritual and Black Aye PA. A lot of hard work and outstanding talent goes into making these beers as I’m sure you’ll appreciate when you try one of their tasty West Lothian ales.

01330 844580 Mairi@theweeboorachie.com www.theweeboorachie.com The Wee Boorachie, The Milton of Crathes, Banchory, AB31 5QH

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UNIFORM 18:45 – 20:15 __________

Sea Bass Kids 21:00 – 00:00 __________

SATURDAY MUSIC

SUNDAY MUSIC dylan fowlie / Acoustic 12:30 – 13:30 __________

sam geddes / Acoustic 13:45 – 14:30 __________

Toy Thief 14:30 – 16:30 __________

Henry rowett / Acoustic

JuneBug

ANNA LEYDEN

Charlie Grimble & Co.

12:30 – 13:15 __________ 13:30 – 14:30 __________

16:45 – 18:45 __________

19:00 – 20:00 __________

the funcy pieces 14:45 – 15:30 __________

dod “the Piper” 15:30 – 15:45 __________

eilidh bryers 15:45 – 16:15 __________

George Hill “The Rock Star Piper” 16:15 – 16:45 __________

the ruptured ducklings 17:15 – 18:45 __________

HUX

19:00 – 20:00 __________

THE MAD FERRET BAnD 21:00 – 00:00 __________

BARMEKIN

Ground Care

With more than 15 years experience in the trade, our sole aim is to offer the very best gardening services, from landscaping through to general garden maintenance.

We endeavour to make your garden dreams a reality and through the design and maintenance process, we aim to gain the full potential of your unique and beautiful garden. Our services range from grass cutting through to landscaping and design.

01330 860504 Mill Farm House, Echt, Westhill, AB32 7AD

MUSIC LINEUP

MUSIC LINEUP

FRIDAY MUSIC

deeside rugby

Deeside Rugby Home Of The Mighty Boars

Be a Team Player - Play Rugby and/or Get Involved Check Out www.deeside-rfc.co.uk 1st XV winners of BT Caledonia Division 3 North. Now competing in Division 2 North.

First League game of season at home vs Kinloss Eagles on Saturday 5th September at Woodend Playing Fields at 15.00.

Training at Woodend on Tuesday and Thursday evenings.

U18 team winners of 2015 Caledonia Quaich competition.

U15, U16 and U18 teams also train during the week on a Tuesday and Thursday.

Mini/Micro section for boys and girls of primary school age.

Junior section for secondary school ages, with teams at S1, S2, U15, U16 and U18.

Training on a Saturday morning at Woodend.

Look out for Rugby World Cup events and local fan zone at the Douglas Arms.

Let's eat and drink‌ by the river

Telephone: 01330 822 625 www.banchorylodge.com

Royal Deeside, Banchory, Royal Deeside AB31 5HS Join us on Facebook

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Curious

Join us on the first Friday of every month for Curious. Discover new works, chat with the artists and enjoy a hearty bowl of food served up by award-winning Buchanan Food. Launched in June 2015, this first season includes cutting edge dance, music and physical theatre.

Barn Birls: Clatterin Kist

Saturday 29 August - 7.30pm £10 adult, £5 children & concession Family ticket £25 (2 adults, 2 children)

Film Seasons

Wednesday Film Nights @ 7.30pm August: Water Season September: Garden and Land £6, £5 concession Book Tickets Now At www.woodendbarn.co.uk 01330 825431

Flowertime Monday - Friday 9am - 4pm Saturday 9am - 2pm

We are going to run a 10% single use redemption on beer & cider when people show their festival booklets in store.

There will be no use by date on it as it will run until the next festival.

01330 825566 flowertime.banchory@yahoo.co.uk www.flowertime-banchory.com 89 High Street, Banchory, AB31 5XT

01330 822650 deesidedrinks@live.co.uk Facebook - Deeside Drinks Emporium 22 Dee Street, Banchory, AB31 5ST

Events Ltd. Banchory Beer Festival is run by MFGF Events Ltd. A young and dynamic events company based in Royal Deeside but covering the whole of the North East of Scotland for events. We can cater for anything from a small BBQ with a private bar to events with a few thousand people. Our main services are; Birthday Parties BBQ’s Weddings Pop-Up Bars Beer Festivals Gin / Beer Tasting Sessions Marquee Rental Rustic Bar Rental Rustic Outdoor Furniture Rental

We always like to be challenged to put on that unusual and unique event for clients so please don’t hesitate to get in touch with your requirements. info@banchorybeerfestival.com for any enquires

Eilidh Middleton Event Rider & Coach

Producer, trainer and breeder of quality event horses from youngsters up to 2* level and UKCC level 2 coach. If you are looking for coaching sessions or would like your horse produced, schooled or competed contact Eilidh.

Eilidh Middleton Eventing 07751789358

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