Worcester beer festival guide 2014

THE BEER LIST Stout Fellow 4.2% Inspired by ‘Arnie’ a local farmers’ ‘well-proportioned’ bull. Threatens and delivers a smooth, full roast malt flavour.

Celt Experience Caerphilly, Glamorgan Silures 4.6% Powerfully hopped with sweet malt and a depth of tropical fruit.

Bleddyn 5.6% Commanding IPA balancing bitterness, sweetness and a grapefruit finish. A 2014 Suggestabeer from James Cooper of Cardiff, well, somewhere near there!

Coach House Warrington, Cheshire Apricot Fruit Beer 5.0% Pale beer, tasting of... surprisingly apricots.

Concertina Mexborough, S. Yorks Bengal Tiger 4.6% Light amber ale with aromatic hoppy nose followed by a combination of fruit and bitterness.

Cotswold Spring Chipping Sodbury, Glos Bard 4.6% Crisp, dry and nutty with a poetic fruitiness.

Aviator 5.0% Cool, crisp and refreshing Kolsch-style lager.

Cumberland Carlisle, Cumbria Corby Noir 4.5% Dark Irish style stout with thick creamy head.

Dancing Duck Derby Ay Up 3.9% Pale session ale. Subtle malt and floral notes, matched with citrus hop, slightly dry finish.

Dark Star Haywards Heath, W. Sussex Partridge 4.0% Best Bitter brewed in a traditional Sussex style using Maris Otter, Crystal and Chocolate malts with East Kent Golding hops.

Hylder Blonde 4.2% SAT ONLY Delicate, lightly hopped with fresh fruitiness of South Down elderflowers added after the boil.

American Pale Ale 4.7% Made with yeast imported from the USA, along with Cascade, Centennial and Chinook hops. Perfect light colour and dryness to complement the crisp taste.

Seriously full of hops.

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