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WELCOME TO THE 27th WIGAN BEER FESTIVAL ORGANISED BY YOUR LOCAL WIGAN BRANCH OF CAMRA (Campaign for Real Ale)

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eal Ale (also known as cask beer) is brewed from traditional ingredients mainly malted barley, hops and water (though brewers call this liquor!) After yeast has fermented the sugars into alcohol the beer is then put directly into casks without any filtration or pasteurisation. This means the living yeast remains in the cask and the beer can benefit from a secondary fermentation therein. This allows complex flavours to develop and improve the beer.

We have adopted a pirate theme (maybe PIErate?).

Many of us will be in fancy dress on Saturday and the bars are suitably bedecked. Why not join in the fun and come as Johnny Depp or Captain Kidd – there will be a prize for the best fancy dress on Saturday.

In addition to the real ale bars we have a great range of traditional cider and foreign beer each on opposite sides of the hall. For more information on these read on in the programme.

Bus News We have the usual double decker doing shuttle runs between the festival and the Anvil Pub in Wigan Centre. Special thanks to the Anvil for sponsoring this. This service is FREE but we do ask for a small donation (ideally £1) to cover some of the cost. This year on Friday and Saturday we have another FREE service running from the festival to The Anvil then up to The Brocket on Mesnes Road, on to the Boars Head & Globe in Standish, to The Silver Tally in Shevington Moor and The Crooke Hall off Standish Lower Ground and finally back at the festival. This is a circular trip and you can get on and off as you wish.

Details for both services can be found from the entry desk and thanks to Prospect Brewery for sponsoring this new service.

We would also like to thank all our barrel sponsors and the major sponsors The Anvil, The Jolly

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Nailor, The Boulevard, The Berkeley, The Crown, The Crooke Hall Inn, Prospect Brewery, Bank Top Brewery, Hepworth and Hall Opticians and James Clay.

Enjoy the festival but drink responsibly and be wary of beers and ciders over 5% Cheers!

Brian Gleave & Ken Worthington Festival Organisers

Cover and above photograph are both courtesy of Nick Fairhurst, Wigan Observer

Online with Wigan CAMRA Do you know that a third of Wigan CAMRA Branch members keep in touch with happenings within the branch via email?

We send out monthly bulletins about what is going on within the real ale scene locally plus beer lists for local festivals and other ‘hot off the press’ news. If you are a Wigan CAMRA member and do not currently receive our e-mails, please contact our Membership Secretary and let us know your e-mail address. This will only be used for internal CAMRA communications – we do not forward our e-mails list to any other organisation.

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Branch Contacts Chairperson: Pete Marsh e: chair@wigancamra.org.uk Vice-Chairperson: Ken Worthington e: vicechair@wigancamra.org.uk Branch Secretary: Lynda Gibson e: secretary@wigancamra.org.uk Treasurer: Brian Gleave e: treasurer@wigancamra.org.uk Membership Secretary: Shaun Ashton e: membership@wigancamra.org.uk Pubs Officer: Donald Appleton e: pubs@wigancamra.org.uk Public Affairs Officer: Robin Gibson e: public@wigancamra.org.uk Pubs Heritage Officer: Pete Marsh e: heritage@wigancamra.org.uk Young Members Officer: Joanna Whalley e: young@wigancamra.org.uk Social Secretary: Roy Pearson e: social@wigancamra.org.uk Cider Officer: Carol Worthington e: c/o vicechair@wigancamra.org.uk Web: Twitter:

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The Editor reserves the right to amend or shorten contributions for publication. All editorial copyright © Wigan CAMRA 2013 Disclaimer: Views expressed in this publication are those of their individual authors and are not necessarily endorsed by the Editor, branch committee or the Campaign for Real Ale nationally. Wigan CAMRA accepts no liability in relation to the accuracy of advertisements; readers must rely on their own enquiries. It should also be noted that acceptance of an advertisement in this publication should not be deemed an endorsement of quality by Wigan CAMRA.

Campaign for Real Ale Ltd. - www.camra.org.uk 230 Hatfield Road, St. Albans, Herts, AL1 4LW t: 01727 867 201 e: camra@camra.org.uk Trading Standards Westwood Park Drive, Wigan, WN3 4HE t: 01942 827476 e: ts@wigan.gov.uk

MEMBERSHIP EY-UP BEER LOVERS!

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e at the Wigan CAMRA branch are a diverse bunch. We have one thing in common. We love beers.

You can join CAMRA for only £23 a year (less for concessionary groups) and you get £20 of Wetherspoons Vouchers, a quarterly magazine and a monthly newspaper and there are discount schemes for several useful retailers. You’ll find membership posters dotted around the venue and application form in the back of this programme. If in doubt talk to us, we don’t bite. I may do the odd burp though. Beer isn’t just for beards – it’s for all people. Get involved, and help us have fun.

We have a Branch Newsletter and we will be mailing out twice a month. If you are a Wigan Member and you haven’t had an email this month – or you think you’ve missed it please email membership@ wigancamra.org.uk and I’ll check our records, and send it back out to you.

Excellent sites such as www.whatpub.com are entirely built, run and maintained by beer loving volunteers – but you don’t have to campaign hard.

Drinking Real-Ale and visiting pubs helps keep more establishments open and keeps our healthy, community based, drinking culture alive.

Next time you see us out talk to us about beer.

You may even see a few volunteers happy enough to have a sign saying “Hello my name is” who love to talk to everyone about beer and pubs. We seek great beer, seek great conversations, and meet new people?

Does that sound good to you?

See you soon & cheers to the beer Shaun

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FESTIVAL SPONSORS MAIN SPONSORS & THEIR SPONSORSHIPS FESTIVAL T-SHIRTS THE JOLLY NAILOR

806 Ormskirk Road, Pemberton; 73 Ormskirk Road, Newtown. Tel 01942 225301

Steve and Mary Bates have now worked their magic on the Jolly Nailor and made it Atherton’s premier real ale and music venue. 2 to 3 Allgates beers and various guests and real cider on hand pump 20-22 Market St, Atherton

CONTINENTAL BAR JAMES CLAY

GLASSES & BUS TRANSPORT THE ANVIL, WIGAN A multi award-winning pub next to the Bus Station who welcome customers old and new. SKY Sports.

Choice of 6 real ales.

Dorning Street, Wigan, WN1 1ND. Tel 01942 239444

FESTIVAL PROGRAMME THE BERKELEY, WIGAN Relax & enjoy good beer, good food, top sport, entertainment & relaxing atmosphere.

27 – 29 Wallgate, Wigan WN1 1LD. Tel 01942 491208

CIDER & PERRY BAR THE BOULEVARD Pub/Live Music Venue located right in the heart of Wigan town centre well-known for live music & ever changing range of real ales & ciders.

17A Wallgate, Wigan WN1 1LD. Tel 01942 497165

FLYERS HEPWORTH & HALL OPTICIANS Kodak Lens Vision Centre. Your healthcare is our concern. Your local family opticians.

“Because Beer Matters” – Importer & distributor of specialist beer in the UK to bar owners & operators, wholesalers, restaurateurs & retailers.

Tel 01422 377560

TOKEN SHEETS CROOKE HALL INN Wigan CAMRA Pub of the Year & Community Pub of the Year. Allgates cask ales & revolving guest ales always available. Food served 12-8pm everyday.

Spring Beer Festival: 4th to 6th April – live band on Friday & Saturday night. Charity Beer, Boat & Music Festival 19th,to 21st Sept.

Crooke Village, Wigan. Tel 01942 204451

WIGAN CAMRA WEBSITE THE CROWN AT WORTHINGTON The perfect place to eat, drink and relax. Enjoy fine fresh food including our amazing butchers block selection, revel in award winning real ales from all around the country.

WRISTBANDS HARE & HOUNDS, HINDLEY 2 Allgates beers and 3 guest beers, 7 days a week.

Cosy Community pub – live sport shown.

BREWERY SPONSORS Bank Top Brewery: Award winning beers brewed in Bolton. Now available at our new pub, The Ale House, Horwich. www.banktopbrewery.com

Blakemere Brewery: Craft Beers from Cheshire.

George Wright Brewery: “Since 2003 we have

Cross Bay Brewery: Here at Cross Bay we value quality. Beers packed with body and flavour! www.crossbaybrewery.co.uk

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Brewers of former Champion Beer of Cheshire – “Deep Dark Secret”. www.northernbrewing.co.uk

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Dunscar Bridge: We are proud of our heritage and when producing our beers, to exacting standards, we aim to harness the strengths and acknowledge the legacy our ancestors gave us. www.dunscarbridagebrewery.co.uk

Flying Firkin: Suppliers of cask ales to beer festivals and pubs. www.flyingfirkin.co.uk

BARREL SPONSORS Lamp Media: A digital agency specialising in web development. www.lampmedia.co.uk

M B Signs: Signs, posters, banners, stickers, vehicle lettering & wraps. www.mbsigns.co.uk Createprint: Design & print. Inspire, Design, Print, Promote. www.createprint.co.uk

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Roofing: Wigan family specialists. www.salisburyroofing.co.uk

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Collins Building Solutions: North West familyrun business. www.trustcollins.co.uk

Rock Systems Limited: integrated IT, voice data and mobile services. www.rock-sys.co.uk

Red Rabbit: Handmade bespoke Aprons. www.redrabbitcraft.co.uk

Standish Unity Club: Wigan Cask Ale Club 2011/12/13 & runner up of Gtr Manchester Regional Club of the Year 2012 & 2013. www.standishunityclub.com

Wiganworld.co.uk: Wigan’s busiest community website. www.wiganworld.co.uk Powerplus Systems Ltd: Rewires, Bathroom & Kitchen adaptions. Approved contractors to Wigan MBC. Powerplus.system@live.uk

BDS Contracting Services: Industrial and domestic property clearance specialists, including gardens & cleaning prior to re-let, also office removals & planning. Tel 01704 537619

B.J McNamee Ltd: Painting and decorating contractors. Tel 01257 472706

Fulcrum Brickworks: Restoration, conservation, bricklaying & stonemason sub contactors.

Walford Road, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan, WN4 8PH. 27th February - 1st March 2014

Real Ale Tasting Society: “It isn’t just about the Real Ales, IT IS the Real Ales that brings us back!” – Steve Page & Denny Yoder Bucks Head, Abram: Village pub/restaurant open all day, every day. Full new menu plus a fantastic sunday carvery . Now offering a wide selection of cask ale.

Dave & Albie: Captain B of Crook Jeyron Ltd: Family run refurbishment co House, office, & hospitals. Tel 07771612109 Hingemakers Arms: Community pub owned & run by locals for those who value good ale and good conversation. www.hingemakersarms.co.uk Timeless Performance: Massage & Physiotherapy Services offering a full range of sports massage and injury prevention & rehabilitation. www.timelessperformance.co.uk Alder Lane Nurseries: We’re an established, family run nursery and florist in Hindley Green, Wigan www.alderlanenurseries.co.uk Plan It Cad: House extension plans drawn and submitted, 3D visualisations. Architectural and structural services. www.plan-it-cad.com

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REAL ALE SECTION AVAST YE BREW DRINKING LAND LUBBERS!

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his year we’re proud to showcase award winning beers, known favourites & radical boundary pushers. We’ve sourced beers from around the UK & importantly from our hard-working LocAle breweries – we have 3 breweries in the Wigan CAMRA branch boundaries alone. With so many more only just outside we couldn’t include them all in the same year.

We’ve got a lot of styles, and flavours – but we’ll make you a deal. There’s no ‘walking of the plank’ punishment regimes if you don’t like a certain beer.

We’d just ask you to try a few. Please try not to drink

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with your eyes. Drink with your taste buds & see what hidden treasures you can find!

Remember we all taste things differently, but we all agree we like beer. The fun starts with the debate & your journey into the unknown seas of beer research! Just don’t get too groggy me hearties or you might lose your sea-legs!

Remember beers are an adventure. It does not matter when you start, just as long as you explore it!

Where tasting notes denote LA = LocAle beer

This list is provisional and subject to last minute changes and alterations depending on availability.

1648

Mild 3.6% Ruby by nature, smooth and gently hopped with plenty of body.

malts are smooth with just a touch of roast and a little malt cream. The expected fruits are here - blueberry, strawberry and other fruits of the forest. Finishes semi dry and malty.

ALCHEMY

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Ruby Mild

Onyx

Black IPA 6.5% Exciting new beer out this week, Onyx is a black IPA and its properly hoppy! With hops added every minute for 60 minutes.

LA Strong Mild 5.0% Roast barley flavour with Port overtones - definitely not Mild!

Port O Call

BLACKEDGE

LA Strong Mild 4.9% Award winning porter. Deliciously complex, roasted coffee and chocolate flavours with a hint of liquorice and sweet port finish.

Black Port

BLACKJACK

LA Stout 5.0% Aroma of roast malt, some chocolate. Medium body, flavour of the aroma with some liquorice and a bitter sweet finish.

Blackjack Stout

BLAKEMERE Fruit Stout

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Marvellous Maple Mild

Maple 3.7 % Popular with all who try it, this delicate dark brown mild has just a hint of maple syrup coming through in the finish.

Morning Glory Stout

Stout 5.4% Pitch black colour. Roasty dark malty aroma has notes of liquorice, dark chocolate, blackberries. A wonderful fullbodied dark and deep stout.

CELT EXPERIENCE Dark Age

Bitter 4.0% A delicious full bodied Welsh dark beer. The beer has a special blend of coffee and chocolate flavours, which are balanced with a smooth aroma with subtle notes of caramel and dark fruit, leading to a bitter finish.

COASTAL

Kernow Imperial Stout

Imperial Stout 9.0% Pours a pitch black colour. Aroma is roasted malts, plum, some liquorice as well as dark fruity notes. Flavour is liquorice, alcohol, roasted malts as well as some dark dry fruits, mild spiciness as well. Deep dark and complex this will get the barnacles off your rudder!

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NEW PLASSEY

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Fireraven

Brown Ale 4.7% Fire Raven pours a deep dark brown colour with a very nice tan coloured head. Aromas are nutty, with notes of heavily roasted malts, some light dark fruits, cocoa and mineral hops. This is a distinctive and full bodied Porter.

LA Choc/Cherry 3.8% Multi-award winning speciality beer with all the class of Dunham Dark, with a dry hint of cherry that cuts through the malt flavours.

Chocolate Cherry Mild

Dusky Maiden Stout

Stout 4.4% Aroma of malt and roasted malt and also some coffee.

Black colour and a brownish head. Flavour is light malty, quite roasty, light notes of toffee. Dry, quite bitter finish, burnt malt and hops.

Scilly Stout

Stout 4.0% A traditional, English stout - dark, smoky and dry.

Stout 7.0% The very deep red, practically black stout has a huge list of ingredients, include Crystal, pale and black malts, torrified flake barley and Sovereign, Northdown, Fuggles and Amarillo hops. It’s left in Davy Jones’ locker for three months before it goes out to the drinking public. Rich dark malts with a trace of chocolate. Repressed dark fruits. Dry finish.

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DUNSCAR BRIDGE (MAYFLOWER) LA Lancashire Stout

1872 Porter

Porter 6.5% Champion Beer Of Britain 2013 A rich dark and complex ale, Yarrrrgh!

Robust Porter

Porter 4.8% Porters are back! Our offering is all about chocolate malt with sympathetic hop additions. Pronounced yet elegant, this is truly a food beer. The roasted flavours will complement anything with a degree of caramelisation and charring.

HAMELSWORDE Spanish Stout

Stout 4.2% A traditional Stout with a strong roasted flavours and a sweet liquorice taste complimented by aniseed.

Pontefract was the first place where liquorice was mixed with sugar to form a sweet. In Yorkshire and Lancashire, Liquorice is colloquially known as Spanish, supposedly because Spanish monks grew liquorice root at Rievaulx Abbey near Thirsk.

HARDKNOTT Dark Energy

Stout 4.9% Dark, fruity, bitter, spicy. Galena and Willamette hops and a grist mix as complicated as an astrophysicist’s equation.

MADHATTER

Fatter Pirate Stout

Imperial Stout 10.0% Dare take the Black pill, & follow Alice to the Dark side!

A rich complex stout with hints of Cool Beans? As the Hatter would say Muchness! Arrr!

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LA Spiced Porter 5.0% This Christmas beer is dark and luscious, one sip will have you hooked. A Christmas cake in a glass.

Clementine

Gwaf Tan

Spiced 5.8% A warm, chocolate, spice winter special. Special Limited edition available for the Festive Season. Gwaf Tan is a popular choice for relaxing Cornish winter evenings Me hearties.

WEIRD BEARD Black Perle

Stout 3.9% For a little extra kick, plait your bear, stick on your eye patch and grab a Black Perle. This milk stout is chock full of roasty malts, milk sugar, hopped with hand full’s of ‘Perle plundered from the unsuspecting and aged on a chest full of Zamorana coffee beans. Brewed in partnership with Alchemy Coffee Co. Drink with your bacon and eggs in the morning or somebody else’s oysters; free your inner pirate, Arrr.

Smoking Policy

The Beer Festival is a completely NO SMOKING event. This extends to ALL tobacco products and E ‘vaping’. Anyone wishing to smoke or use vaping equipment MUST leave the hall via the toilet corridor and main exit and smoke in the area adjacent to the car park re-entry to the hall by the same route is permitted to visitors wearing festival wristbands. A facility to safely deposit your beer and glass on leaving the hall and collect when returning is in place.

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LIGHT or AMBER BEERS ABBEYDALE

Doc Morton’s Hedgehog Resharpener

Pale Ale 4.1%

Expect a pale session ale with well balanced malt and hops from one of Yorkshires finest, Arrr!

ALLGATES

LA Bitter 4.3% Single hopped with British Admiral Hops, which gives a woody and herbal hoppy character, although not overbearing, some citrus fruit flavours coming through.

Admiral

Blue Sky

Tea Infused 4.3% “A pale ale infused with award winning Blue Sky Blend Tea” The tea is kindly provided by of J.Atkinson & Co of Lancaster. In creating Blue Sky Blend they went for the sweet distinctive flavours of Pink Grapefruit and with the delicate embellishment of Blue Cornflower petals. How do you take your tea.

BANK TOP

LA Bitter 4.0% Their signature beer - a pale bitter with a citrus aroma and a hoppy citrus finish.

Flat Cap

BLACKEDGE

LA IPA 4.7% Fresh aroma of citrus fruits. Sappy taste of oranges and lemon. Short-lived, fruit bitter aftertaste.

IPA

BLACKJACK

LA Pokies American Pale 3.6% Well balance of soft citrus and pale malt. Easy drinking quaffing ale, not to bitter.

BLAKEMERE Nectar

Honey 4.2% A beer brewed with honey. Pours a pale colour with nice foamy head, floral on the nose, taste is of honey and slightly sharp.

Mere Blonde

Golden Ale 4.0% A pale full flavoured thirst quenching golden ale with a light bitterness and a prominent citrus hop aroma.

The malt undertones in the body are complimented by a full hop flavour which gives way to a massive almost grapefruit like finish.

CAVEMAN

Prehistoric Amber

American Amber 4.5% An atypical pale ale, this beer is made using amber malt which gives a warm roast flavour which is followed by subtle Orange and Pink Grapefruit from the hops, Coz Aliens!

CELT EXPERIENCE Iron Age

Bitter 3.5% Celt Iron age is a ruby coloured fruity beer full of robust and unique fruity hop characteristics. This initial clean hop bitterness is balanced with a smooth malty caramel body and a complexion of rich fruity aromas with hints of berry fruit.

COACHHOUSE

LA Banoffee 4.2% This is a medium-coloured golden brew, with a finely balanced addition of Goldings hops, and redolent of the flavour and aroma of banana and toffee, making this a beer to remember.

Banoffee

Blueberry

Blueberry 5.0% Pale in colour with a light delicate bitterness and the natural flavour of Blueberry.

COASTAL Poseidon

Golden Ale 4.0% Poseidon is the Greek God of the sea. Golden ale with strong hop aroma and citrus flavour. Citra hops

CORNISH CHOUGH Serpentine

Merciless (One Off)

Chilli IPA 6.0% A full bodied IPA with an infusion of chillies guaranteed to shiver your timbers, Arrr!

Bitter 4.0% Named after the rock on which the brewery stands.

Serpentine is only found on the Lizard Peninsula. This beer is light ruby in colour and has a big malty nose, a bittersweet palate and a finish balanced by rich malt and tangy hops.

Cosmic

CROSS BAY

BLAKEMERE

IPA 6.0% A Strong IPA, funky and full-bodied, and retains plenty of citrus notes in its taste.

BURSCOUGH

LA 500th Brew 3.9% A new beer titled with a play on words with respect to the Proclaimers’ song “I would walk 500 Miles”.

Hop 500 Gyles

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Omega American Pale 4.2% This ‘American Pale Ale’ is brewed using only American hops and is dry hopped for a great fruity aroma.

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fruit flavours are followed by a hefty kick from the triple blend of hops, which makes this ale particularly special.

CUMBRIAN LEGENDARY ALES Loweswater Gold

Golden Ale 4.3% Fresh golden bitter with tight creamy head. Light aroma.

Hint of sweetness, citrusy freshness and refreshing bitter finish. Excellent golden bitter.

DARK STAR Revelation

American Pale 5.7% A blend of Centennial, Liberty, Cascade, and Citra aroma hops by the sack full – then dry hopped during conditioning using our ‘Hoptimizer’ (Industrial sized hookah). A true Pirate Ale

DARK STAR/SALTAIRE Bock

HARDKNOTT Continuum

Bitter 4.0% Aroma of citrus and some kind of malty character. The taste is citrusy, peppery and mineral. Quite bitter finish.

HARVIESTOUN

Schiehallion Lager 4.5% Named after the misty mountain near Pitlochry. Has won numerous awards as a cask conditioned beer, including three times gold winner at the Great British Beer Festival.

HDM

Smaller IPA

IPA 2.8% Incredibly hoppy on the nose and the palate for the ABV. Lemony, grapefruit rind and pith, bitterness, the full Pirates Yo Ho!

Bock 5.6% A collaboration from 2 great brewers. A rich dark brown beer, traditional beer brewed by monks during Lent.

Expect lots of roast malts and mild hops.

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Nelsons Eye

Silent Slasher

Lager 5.1% Blonde, lager style beer crafted with the finest extra pale malt and wheat. Deceivingly light, with hops chosen for their floral aroma and flavour. A sweet and refreshing ale with a dry bitter finish.

IPA 4.2% By the Powers!: The 12th version of this pale and hoppy brew new hops and a new taste sensation!

HEAVY INDUSTRY

Bitter 4.5% A great new beer from this Welsh brewery well worth parting with your Pieces o’ eight.

HOGS BACK TEA

Resolution

LA Bitter 4.1% Your New Years Beer? Floral/spicy aroma and taste with a superior bitterness will not disappoint.

Bitter 4.2% The flagship of Hogs Back beers. Winner of many awards including Champion Best Bitter at CAMRA GBBF. A pale brown malty bitter with a hoppy & slightly fruity aroma.

A well crafted bitter sweet beer with a long dry finish. A classic Best Bitter.

Northern Storm

HOPCRAFT

DUNSCAR BRIDGE

Bitter 4.6% A full-bodied chestnut coloured ale, boasting rich chocolate flavours and distinct nutty after taste.

FELL

American Amber

American Amber 4.4% Aroma is sweet caramel and light citrus hops. Caramel on the front with a bit of a resiny like bitter finish.

FYNE ALES

Monkey Business Amber 5.6% A Barrel aged Belgian double, dark brown with a complex finish.

LIVERPOOL CRAFT BREWERY

LA Rye 5.6% Aroma of very sweet fruit juice, pale malts and slight grains. Flavour is slight pepper, grains, malt, bread, fruit.

Rye Pale

Jarl

Pale Ale 3.8% A full-on citrus experience. Light and golden, a perfect ale for whiling away the hours on a sunny day. A real yardarm of an ale!

West Coast Pale

GEORGE WRIGHT

MAGIC ROCK

LA Single Hop 4.1% Avast, me proud beauty! Wanna know why my Roger is so Jolly? Try this single hopped beer and you just might find out?

Green Bullet

Jumping Jack IPA

IPA 4.7% C’mon, lad, shiver me timbers! Full on taste made with new world hops Arrr!

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American Pale 6.2% Hazy pale amber. Resinous pine and grapefruit on the nose. Bitter hop hit, grainy cereal malt and a touch of caramel, resin in finish.

Ringmaster

American Pale 3.9% The flag ship beer you’ll want to drink every day. Pale in colour but unlike other pale ales lacking nothing in the flavour stakes. Plenty of US hops to give the beer a floral/grassy aroma and lip smacking citrus flavours which combine with a defined malty character make’s a magically more-ish and quaffing ale.

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Rapture

Red Ale 4.6% Rapture is our full bodied, heavenly hoppy red beer. 5 types of malt and 6 types of hops make for a truly elating experience. Even you landlubbers will love this Grog!

Scoundrel

MARBLE

Deep Purple

LA Earl Grey IPA Tea Infused 6.8% Highly drinkable pie with a great hop basing with tastes of the tea. Not for the faint hearted a real Swashbucklin’ ale.

MILESTONE Fletcher’s Ale

American Pale 5.2% A golden ale with plenty of citrus in the aroma. Grapefruit on the palate with some sweetish, estery fruit notes.

Pleasant and tasty, Yarrr!

Raspberry Wheat

Raspberry/Wheat 5.6% Avast a continental style wheat beer infused with fresh, wild raspberries producing a refreshing fruit beer.

NAVIGATION

Bitter 4.6% Scoundrel is a straw coloured hoppy ale that is light and easy drinking. Brewed using cluster hops.

PROSPECT

LA Bitter 4.1% A new beer from Brewster Patsy and the team, Barley + Hops + Yeast + Water = A Pint With Great Prospects.

Blinding Light

Pale Ale 4.2% Award Winning Pale hoppy ale. Hops are present with citrus flavours in the background. Very refreshing and easy to drink. Named after the burst of light often seen at the head of a pit shaft by miners.

REDWILLOW Feckless

Bitter 4.1% A classic best bitter, rich toffee and malt balanced with the subtle flavours of Challenger, First Gold & Target hops.

Golden

Golden Ale 4.3% Medium-bodied, clean-tasting, refreshing ale, fruit and malt on the nose, satisfying biscuit flavours with a lasting malty aftertaste.

Directionless

OFFBEAT

SKINNERS

Odd Ball Red

Red Ale 4.2% A delicious ruby red ale with a blend of American and New Zealand hops for a spicy finish. The bold fruitiness of this ale will surprise the uninitiated but you’ll be back for more!

Out Of Step IPA

IPA 5.8% Spark your taste buds into life with the perfect balance between malt and hops in this American style IPA. Generously hopped with abundant citrus flavours, leading to a dry, bitter finish. Lubbers beware as you could be “out of step” if you drink to much of this grog!

OUTSTANDING

LA Lager 4.5% Only Maris Otter low colour malt gives this beer a very pale appearance that looks like a lager but is definitely an ale. Lightly bittered with a heavy concentration of flavour towards citrus and floral nose and mouth feel.

Blonde

PENZANCE Potion No. 9

Bitter 4.0% A light, golden, hoppy session bitter, the permanent stable-mate on the Star bar to Crowlas Bitter. The ninth brew from the pub’s brewery, hence the name.

PROBLEM CHILD

LA Good Spankin Bitter 4.4% Golden, sharp and dry; full of flavour with a strong finish. Brewed using a lager malt with brewers gold and magnum hops.

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Bitter 4.2% A more than best bitter? Fruity and malty aromas. Citric hop meets biscuit malt in-mouth; bittersweet finish on a zingy mouthfeel.

Ginger Tosser

Ginger 3.8% Designed for red-headed pancake tossers (of course!

What did you think the name was referencing...for shame!). Made with the finest Cornish Honey. This golden ale is mild sweet and malty. Surprisingly hoppy with a mild ginger burn. Finishes a little dry and crisp.

TINY REBEL Beatbox

American Pale 4.5% A medium bodied American pale ale with a floral and then sweet citrusy hop aroma. Taste is of orange or tangerine citrus with bitter grapefruit, malt and a dry finish.

WEIRD BEARD

Little Things That Kill, Batch 4

Pale 3.6% Wow what a beer, full of summer fruits and a big hop bitterness, its all about the beard yarrr!

WILD BEER Madness

Wild Yeasts 6.8% Sweet floral and tropical aroma with grape, grass and citrus. Bitter and sweet taste, with more grapefruit, citrus, pines and hops.

WILD WEATHER

Little Wind Amber Ale 4.2% Little Wind is a deep amber ale with a touch of copper where lovely hop flavours dance on the lingering malty base.

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BIÈRES SANS FRONTIÈRES OUR FOREIGN BEERS SECTION

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’ theme o’ this year’s festival be pie’rates so we have taken t’ foreign grog bar t’ legendary Tortuga Island t’ famous pirate stronghold. This year’s booty includes 16 o’ t’ USA’s best craft grogs, from t’ east and west coasts. We even managed t’ loot two grogs from t’ Moa brewery in New Zealand.

For t’ fans o’ t’ exotic, we’ve got 10 fruit grogs, so you should have no problem gettin’ your 5 a day durin’ t’ festival. There’s tropical Coconut, Banana & Mango, from t’ Mongozo range and your favourite taste o’ summer, Fruli strawberry grog.

We haven’t forgotten our grogs from Europe, you’ve got 4 grogs from Germany and 3 from Belgium.

Fruh Kolsh makes a re-appearance this year as does t’ Kostrizer Schwarzbier black bier.

As its 100 years in 2014, since t’ outbreak o’ t’ Great War 1914-18, we be commemoratin’ this anniversary by brin’in’ you Gordon’s Xmas grog 8.8%. First brewed in t’ UK for t’ soldiers at t’ front, t’ Belgians loved Gordon’s grog so much they have been brewin’ it ever since.

T’ grog selection be extensive, if you manage t’ sample them all, we salute you, but please remember these grogs be much stronger than your usual pint of grog so please drink responsibly.

AMERICAN GROG ANCHOR BREWING

FLYING DOG

Brekles Brown Brown Ale 6.0%

Cinnamon Porter

Zymaster Harvestone

Pale Ale 7.2%

Orchard Ale

Steam Beer

Steam Beer 4.8%

Vineyard Blonde

Pilsner 8.5% IPA 10.0% Blonde 7.0%

BROOKLYN BREWERY

Doggie Style

Pale Ale 5.5%

Fire & Ice

Underdog

Pale Ale 4.7%

Brown EIPA

Porter 7.2% Pilsner 5.6% IPA 6.9%

FOUNDERS BREWERY

Scorcher

Pale Ale 4.5%

All Day IPA

Pennant Ale

Pale Ale 5.0%

Pale Ale

Problems at the Festival?

WIGAN CAMRA want all our visitors to have a good time and if we can help we will do. Please contact Carol at the membership stand and she will try to help, if necessary contacting our Festival organiser on your behalf.

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resolve everything!

REMEMBER: WIGAN CAMRA will not tolerate verbal or physical abuse of festival volunteer workers, caterers, or Robin Park staff and anyone committing such abuse will be ejected from the festival and if necessary the police will be called.

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GROG FROM REST O’ T’ WORLD

Bacchus

GERMANY

Framboise (Raspberry)

5.0%

Kriek (Cherry)

5.8%

Fruiteese (Mixed Fruit)

4.2%

Fruh

Kolsh

Kolsh 4.8%

Liefmans

Schnider

Blondes

Wheat 5.2%

Timmermans Peach

4.0%

Fruli

Strawberry

4.1%

Mongozo

Coconut

3.6%

Banana

3.6%

Mango

3.6%

Floris

Apple

4.1%

Kasteel

Rouge

8.0%

Kostrizer Schwarzbier DAB

Black Lager 4.8%

Dortmunder Export

Pilsner 5.0%

BELGIUM Bruges

ZOT

Blonde 6.0%

Houfbrau Original

Helles 5.1%

Gordon’s

Porter 8.8%

Xmas

NEW ZEALAND Moa

Methode Blanc

Pilsner 5.0% Wheat 5.0%

Refunds WIGAN CAMRA offer a full refund for any unused tokens (though we welcome donations to our nominated charity Wigan & Leigh Hospice) and for your Festival glass, should you not wish to keep it.

However we ask that at the end of the night any token refunds need to be requested by 11:10pm (bars close at 11pm) and that glasses are returned by 11:20pm as most of our volunteers have by then been working around a 12 hour day and need to clean up and get home for a few hours sleep before coming in the next morning (festival take down and clear up on Sunday starts at 9am!).

We request that anyone who has unused tokens or unwanted glasses after this time kindly donate their value to the Hospice.

Also due to our hire agreement with the venue we will be asking all visitors to leave the premises by 11:25pm.

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CIDER & PERRY WELCOME TO THE CIDER & PERRY BAR SECTION

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ith a bigger stillage and longer bar, the Cider bar team have been working hard this winter to save (smuggle) cider out of the flooded south-west of England ! Among our large selection of products you will find easy going blended ciders & perrys, challenging scrumpy’s, unique single varieties, and even some mead.

Now a little word of warning .... all of these ciders & perrys are extremely strong. One half pint of our cider contains the same units of alcohol as one pint of strongbow or similar fizzy ciders. Please don’t be surprised or offended if the staff suggest a half

CIDER

rather than a pint, it will allow you to take your time and sample some of the other products on offer. And while we are on the subject of sampling, we want you to find the cider that matches your palate so please ask the staff for a couple of samples if you aren’t sure what to have; but please don’t abuse this. Finally on behalf of the cider bar team we hope you have a safe and enjoyable festival, please remember to drink responsibly.

If you do have any problems, suggestions or complaints please ask for Sam at the bar.

This list is provisional and subject to last minute changes and alterations depending on availability.

NAME

PLACE OF ORIGIN

Ashover

Pippin

Derbyshire

6.0%

£3.40/£1.70

Dove Syke

Ribble Valley Gold

Lancashire

6.0%

£3.40/£1.70

Biddendens

Bushels

Kent

8.4%

£3.40/1.70

Broadoak

Bristol Port

Somerset

6.0%

£3.40/£1.70

Broadoak

Kingston Black

Somerset

7.5%

£3.40/£1.70

Broadoak

Moonshine

Somerset

7.5%

£3.40/£1.70

Glastonbury

Soap Dodger

Somerset

4.8%

£3.40/£1.70

Green Valley

Rum Tiddly Tum

Devon

7.5%

£3.40/£1.70

Green Valley

Vintage Cider

Devon

8.2%

£3.40/£1.70

Gwynt y Ddraig

Ancient Warrior

Wales

6.5%

£3.40/£1.70

Gwynt y Ddraig

Black Dragon

Wales

7.3%

£3.40/£1.70

Gwatkins

Stoke Red SV

Herefordshire

7.5%

£3.40/£1.70

Gwatkins

Norman SV

Herefordshire

7.5%

£3.40/£1.70

Hecks

Browns Apple

Somerset

6.5%

£3.40/£1.70

Hecks

Fair Maid of Devon

Somerset

6.5%

£3.40/£1.70

Hecks

Kingston Black

Somerset

6.5%

£3.40/£1.70

Hecks

PW of Glastonbury

Somerset

6.5%

£3.40/£1.70

Hecks

2yr old Stoke Red

Somerset

6.5%

£3.40/£1.70

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Rum Cask Cider

Somerset

7.5%

£3.40/£1.70

Millwhites

Rioja Cask Cider

Somerset

6.7%

£3.40/£1.70

Newton Courts

Yarlington Mill SV

Herefordshire

6.4%

£3.40/£1.70

Merrylegs

Yellowbeards Gold Dubloons

Woverhampton

6.5%

£3.40/£1.70

Mr. Whiteheads

Newtons Discovery

Hampshire

3.8%

£3.40/£1.70

Red Bank

Autumn Orchard

Lancashire

7.2%

£3.40/£1.70

Sarah’s

Brown Apples SV

Herefordshire

7.0%

£3.40/£1.70

Skidbrooke

3yr Vintage Cider

Linconshire

6.0%

£3.40/£1.70

Swallowfield

Wonky Donkey

Herefordshire

6.0%

£3.40/£1.70

Thistly Cross

Original

West Lothian

7.2%

£3.40/£1.70

Thistly Cross

Whisky Cask

West Lothian

6.9%

£3.40/£1.70

Winkleigh

Sams Medium

Devon

6.0%

£3.40/£1.70

PERRY

This list is provisional and subject to last minute changes and alterations depending on availability.

NAME

PLACE OF ORIGIN

Barkers

Perry

Worcestershire

7.0%

£3.40/£1.70

Broadoak

Perry

Somerset

7.5%

£3.40/£1.70

Double Vision

Impeared Vision

Kent

7.4%

£3.40/£1.70

Greggs Pit

Perry

Herefordshire

6.0%

£3.40/£1.70

Gwynt y Ddraig

Two Trees

Wales

4.5%

£3.40/£1.70

Gwynt y Ddraig

Pyder

Wales

6.0%

£3.40/£1.70

Gwynt y Ddraig

Welsh Gold

Wales

6.0%

£3.40/£1.70

Gwatkins

Farmhouse Perry

Herefordshire

7.0%

£3.40/£1.70

Hecks

Blakeney Red Perry

Somerset

6.5%

£3.40/£1.70

Minchews

Blakeney Red Perry

Gloucestershire

6.0%

£3.40/£1.70

Moles

Black Rat

Wiltshire

7.5%

£3.40/£1.70

Mr. Whiteheads

Pear Light Perry

Hampshire

3.8%

£3.40/£1.70

Red Bank

Perry

Lancashire

7.5%

£3.40/£1.70

Swallowfield

Perry

Somerset

6.0%

£3.40/£1.70

MEAD

STRENGTH

PRICE

PRODUCER

(Pint/Half)

This list is provisional and subject to last minute changes and alterations depending on availability.

PRODUCER

NAME

PLACE OF ORIGIN

Lyme Bay

Mead

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5 Hand Pumps

Mayflower Douglas Valley, Bass and Tetleys plus 2 rotating guest pumps including beers from Weetwood, Dunscar Bridge, Facers and many more.

Wide selection of lagers, bottled beer and fine wines from 5 continents!

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WIGAN CAMRA WANTS YOU! NEW YOUNG MEMBERS NEEDED

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o you remember your first Real Ale? - The smell, the taste, the colour, the clarity? Do you remember your first Beer Festival? - The atmosphere, the beer selection? More and more people are choosing taste! Beer festivals today are filling up with younger people thirsty for the flavour that only a Real Ale can quench! Young men and women are partaking in a pint of the good stuff knowing that nowadays “Real Ale is sexy!”

My name is Jo, and I am Wigan Camra’s Young Members Officer. It’s my aim to show all the young people here that Real Ale is the future. If you’re aged between 18-30, I would like to invite you to join Wigan Camra as a young member. There are so many benefits to being a Camra Member; reduced entry at beer festivals, Camra discounts at participating pubs, social events and brewery tours – and of course

campaigning to keep great Real Ale flowing in our favourite pubs and bars.

What’s the matter? Afraid you might taste something?

The young members crawl is on Friday 28th Feb 4pm-6pm and we will be touring the festival and tasting some of our fantastic selection of Real Ales, Foreign Beers and Ciders – you are welcome to join us. Trust me – you won’t want to miss out!

Ask at the membership stand for more information.

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