Pig's Ear beer festival programme 2023

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WELCOME TO THE 39th PIG’S EAR BEER FESTIVAL

THE DARK SIDE OF THE PIG!

C

ome here and Speak To Me! This year we’re celebrating 50 years since Pink Floyd released their Dark Side of The Moon album.Yes, that makes us feel old too, but we’re not quite ready to go to The Great Gig In The Sky yet!

We’ve been On The Run to bring you the finest real ales and ciders in Any Colour You Like in Time for the start of the festival. Spend your Money but avoid Brain Damage the morning after, so nothing has to Eclipse your fun.

On behalf of the East London and City ELAC branch of the Campaign for Real Ale CAMRA I am delighted to welcome you to the Round Chapel. e give thanks to the Trustees and team at the Round Chapel special thanks go to Philip Lloyd and Patrick Hamill for allowing us to use this wonderful building once again.

We are very pleased to offer around 175 cask ales, as well as numerous foreign beers and ciders. It isn’t possible to fit all of the casks onto the racking at once, so a live

online list is available at pigs.realaledb.com and will be updated as often as possible.

All beer is sorted alphabetically by brewery starting on your right by the Glasses stand, and includes some notable specials and beers appearing in cask for the first time.

If cider and perry is more your bag in bo there is a dedicated bar opposite the beer bar.

The overseas bar team have a sought-after selection of draught and bottles, and also have a limited range of wine and soft drinks.

CLOAKROOM Our cloakroom is in the back left-hand corner, opposite the food vendor. Depositing your coats and bags there will help us to ease crowding inside the hall, meaning you can get to the bar faster!

SPONSORS Our thanks and appreciation go to all our sponsors and supporters who provide vital backing to the Festival and make the event viable: Beerblefish

SPEAKER’S CHARITIES Since the festival moved to Hackney in Pigs Ear has supported the Speaker of Hackney’s charities. In we raised over and wish to do even better this year. Councillor Anya Sizer the Speaker of Hackney has chosen the following as her charities for this year: HOXTON HALL The varied programme of professional shows, alongside its youth arts work and heritage events are testament to the rich and varied past of Ho ton Hall. Ho ton Hall has been the pillar of the Ho ton community for many years and has seen many changes re ecting the diversity and voices of the people of Ho ton.

Registered charity no: 1107196 hoxtonhall.co.uk MINISTRY OF STORIES Ministry of Stories champions the writer in every child and helps young people in east London

discover their confidence imagination and potential through the power of their writing.

Registered charity no: 1138553 ministryofstories.org ST JOSEPH’S HOSPICE St oseph’s Hospice was founded by the Sisters of Charity who came from Ireland in to care for the poor and dying of East London.

They opened the doors to the Hospice five years later in . St oseph’s Hospice cares for and supports people affected by serious illness.

Registered charity no stjh.org.uk

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Brewing Co, Brentwood Brewery, East London Brewing Co, Five Points Brewing Co, Pretty Decent Beer Co and Southwark Brewing Co. We also thank The Eleanor Arms E Ye Olde Rose & Crown E and Black Lion E for their support in providing meeting venues and storage throughout the year.

BEER AND CIDER OF THE FESTIVAL You can take part in voting for the Beer and Cider of the Festival and provide us with valuable feedback.The voting form can be picked up from any of the bars and is something both we and the brewers take very seriously, as it comes from our customers – YOU! PLEASE RETURN YOUR VOTING FORM TO THE FRONT DESK ON YOUR WAY HOME. VOLUNTEERS Everyone who works at this event is an unpaid volunteer. Do ask for their advice about the beers you want to try, but during busy periods please be patient as they are not professional bar staff.

Help us to help you by being honest as to who is ne t to be served. Please be aware that no tasters will be offered on beers of 7. 5% and above.

We need new volunteers to help with the planning and setting up of future festivals.You do not need to be a CAMRA member. By oining our happy band whilst working at the festival you receive free beer [within reason], subsidised food, and during the year a staff party/outing [to the brewery that wins beer of the festival].You can

LocAle is CAMRA’s environmentally friendly initiative for beer brewed within miles of the outlet.Our LocAle breweries are marked LOCALE BREWERY in this programme.

Even closer to home all our East London and City CAMRA branch breweries are marked EAST LONDON

also oin in our various branch outings and pub crawls. Please contact us via elacbranch@mail.com.

REMEMBER – WITHOUT VOLUNTEERS THERE MAY NOT BE A FESTIVAL TO ATTEND IN FUTURE. TAKEAWAYS Unfortunately, due to changes to the UK’s alcohol duty rules, you will not be able to take away any draught beer or cider in sealable containers for consumption off the premises. Pre-packaged drinks bottles and cans are available for takeaway as usual.

FINALLY rom all of us at the Pig’s Ear East London Beer Cider estival we wish you a happy and safe Christmas and New Year to you and all your families.We hope you en oy your visit and oin us again in .

STEVE HALL & JAMES SKINNER ESTIVAL ORGANISERS

PAYMENTS We are encouraging contactless payment on the bars this year.

Anyone unable to make contactless payments will be able to purchase beercards again this year using cash. Please note that none of the bars will be taking cash.If not using contactless payments you must have a beercard to buy drinks from the two UK draught beer bars, international beer bar and the cider bar.

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Beercards are available in denominations of from the Glasses counter.To pay for drinks, simply hand over your beercard and the volunteer who serves you will cross off the appropriate amount.

Any credit you do not spend can be donated to the Speaker’s Charities in the bo es provided or refunded at the Glasses counter where

you can also obtain a refund on your glass. Refunds are not given at any other bar.

We are using old stock so despite what is printed on the cards they are valid all sessions but PLEASE treat your beercard as cash – we cannot replace lost cards any more than lost fivers Don’t leave your glass or Beercards unattended on the bar.

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CHESHAM ARMS

Saved by the community after an attempt to turn it into flats, the Chesham Arms is a traditional East London public house with stripped floors, open fires and a leafy beer garden Come inside for a friendly welcome, great beers and bar snacks CAMRA EAST LONDON PUB OF THE YEAR 2016 CAMRA EAST LONDON CIDER PUB OF THE YEAR 2018 Child Friendly and dog friendly OPENING TIMES: Monday-Friday 4-11pm Saturday/Sunday 12-11pm

15 Mehatabel Rd, Hackney E9 6DU Call us on 0208 986 6717 or email beer@cheshamarms.com

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THE LITTLE GREEN DRAGON ALE HOUSE North London’s first cask ale micropub

WINNER OF CAMRA GREATER LONDON PUB OF THE YEAR 2018 ENFIELD & BARNET PUB OF THE YEAR 2018 - 2022 At least 4 cask ales served by gravity from our cool room, plus craft beers, ciders, perry, wine and gin.

Buses 329 and 125 stop outside. Nearest station: Winchmore Hill or Piccadilly line to Wood Green then 329 bus to Green Dragon Lane.

THE LITTLE GREEN DRAGON ALE HOUSE 928 Green Lanes, Winchmore Hill, London N21 2AD

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A RATHER LOVELY MICROPUB IN NORTH EAST LONDON • Cask Ale • Craft Beer • Fine Cider • PLUS a not-so-micro range of cans and bottles

THANK YOU FOR VOTING US ELAC PUB OF THE YEAR 2023

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OBITUARIES MICK LEWIS East London and City (ELAC) Branch members and Pig’s Ear Festival organisers were shocked to hear the news that ELAC member and Pig’s Ear Cider Bar Manager, Mick Lewis died on the morning of 2 October. Mick had been in poor health for a while and had been in and out of hospital; however he seemed to be recovering and was planning to work at this year’s Pig’s Ear. He helped supply our festival with cider and perry, and managed the Cider Bar for many years. He had also worked at numerous other CAMRA festivals over the years on their cider bars including the Great British Beer Festival.

He was well known in real cider circles and introduced and trained numerous CAMRA volunteers into the world of cider and perry.

He had strong views about real cider and would call out producers and pubs that seemed to be selling the real thing but whose products did not meet the CAMRA definition.

Mick was also an active member of our branch over the years, attending socials and meetings. He even once nominated the fictional Queen Vic pub from the East Enders soap opera as our Pub of the Year, to generate publicity for CAMRA! However, the rest of us thought that we had enough excellent real hostelries, without awarding our top branch prize to a fictional pub!

Mick was to be found enjoying the beers in the Leyton Orient Supporters Club bar before most home matches but for many years didn’t, like most of us, enjoy the football as much.

However, he would have enjoyed the last few years supporting the most successful London club, with two championships in four years.

Everyone will miss his fun attitude to life.

Our condolences to Mick’s partner Pam. Wassail Mick.

JON RUSSELL BROWN ELAC member Jon Russell Brown (JRB to those who knew him) died in October. JRB was a former ELAC Branch Chair and was also the Foreign Beer Bar Manager at Pig’s Ear when it first moved to Hackney. He was a good man and is a sad loss to CAMRA and the branch.

DAVE HUME Regular Pig’s Ear volunteer Dave Hume sadly passed away in August. West London member Dave had worked at Pig’s Ear for many years, working on the British Bar, in the Cloakroom and covering the Volunteering Office. He was a lovely man with a good sense of humour and an interesting life with lots of anecdotes. He will be sadly missed by all of us at our festival.

WORDS BY ANDY KINCH PIG’S EAR VOLUNTEERING MANAGER AND ELAC BRANCH SECRETARY

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DRAUGHT BEER As always, our beer gurus have hunted across the len th and breadth of ritain to find beers you may never have had before, some possibly even from breweries you’ve never tried before. Several of our local East London breweries have once again supplied us with special one-off beers for the festival, including some who don’t normally produce cask beer at all.

To help you decide, we have a colour coding scheme and the breweries’ descriptions of their beers.We aim to give you the widest choice by having just one cask of each beer.

Not all beers can be on at the same time due to limited stillage space, so please refer to the labels on the

casks for what is available when you visit.To view a live beer list on your phone, please visit pigs.realaledb.com.

The list below was correct at the time of printing but we always have a few last minute surprises up our sleeves so keep your eyes peeled.

KEYKEG BEERS

HOLY GOAT

GREAT BEYOND

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DUNDEE, TAYSIDE

SHOREDITCH, LONDON EAST LONDON

MAXIMUM EFFORT Full bodied, aromas of dark chocolate, vanilla and molasses.

10.7%

THE RASPBERRY INCIDENT ischievous sour ith raspberry flavour.

Deep hue with pinkish foam and a burst of fresh fruit.Tart, luscious with an acidic finish.

4.5%

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5.4%

INDIE RABBLE

WINDSOR, BERKSHIRE THE MOB HAS ARRIVED Hoppy west coast IPA.

6%

FINSBURY, LONDON EAST LONDON

4%

HACKNEY x AGAINST THE GRAIN (USA) WALTHAMSTOW, LONDON EAST LONDON

SPIRIT OF THE WOOD (V) 8.5% Last ever keg of this Jim Beam barrel-aged Old Fashioned cocktail-inspired American strong ale.Vanilla and oranges. Dangerously smooth and drinkable.

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THUNDERCURRENT (V) Golden sour with Scottish blackcurrants, inspired by the Belgian cassis beers.

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MIKKELLER BREW PUB LONDON

EAST LONDON

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5.6%

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WALTHAMSTOW, LONDON BARRELS OF PEACHES (V) Barrel aged sour beer brewed in collaboration with East London Liquor Co.

SHRINEBUILDER (V) Super juicy sour fermented with a mixed culture, including a blend of brettanomyces strains isolated from Belgian lambic producers.

LOCALE

HACKNEY

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Unfined beers, beers fined with non-isinglass (vegan friendly) finings, and vegan beers are marked with indicator ‘V’ (suitable for vegans) in the beer listings. Gluten free beers are marked with indicator ‘GF’. See cask end labels and for further information regarding allergens please ask the bar staff.

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AMERICAN GOTHIC (V) 4.6% West coast pale ale brewed with Strata and Mosaic.

NASHVILLE SOUR (V) Berliner weisse with mango and lime zest.

“YEAH NAH YEAH” (V) Big hazy powerful double IPA brewed from Galaxy and Enigma hops.

3.4% 8%

OUTHOUSE

WOKINGHAM, BERKSHIRE WEST FEEDING eceptively boozy ith floral notes from Cascade and tropical stone fruits from Simcoe.

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6.3%

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TARTARUS

BACKLASH

SHEEPSCAR, WEST YORKS

PRUDHOE, NORTHUMBERLAND

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BABY ABADDON (V) 8.5% Rich strong dark stout which is extremely flavourful.

TEN TUN BREW HOUSE ALTON, HAMPSHIRE

HEADLOCK EVENING Satsuma and juicy papaya on the nose, with big juicy flavours.

6.8%

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RUDOLPH’S RED A Northumbrian red ale packed with malt flavours that lin er in the mouth finished ith ramlin Cross hops to add a fruity finish.

THREE KINGS 3.8% A Christmas party favourite, dry hopped with Citra to deliver a citrus flavour ith rapefruit and ooseberry notes.

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BEAK LEWES, EAST SUSSEX

CASK BEERS

BAMPA Bready and biscuity in all the right places, ith aroma of an autumn hed ero and flavours reminiscent of marmalade and juniper.

4.5%

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40 FT DALSTON, LONDON EAST LONDON

BEERBLEFISH

DEEP STOUT (V) Dry Irish stout. First non-Guinness beer to be poured at St. James’s Gate, Dublin.

5%

NEIGHBOURHOOD IPA (V) Fresh and zin y ith a floral aroma.The biscuity malt flavours and citrus hops develop into a dry finish.

6%

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6%

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WALTHAMSTOW, LONDON EAST LONDON

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ALMASTY SHIREMOOR, TYNE & WEAR BELIEVE ONE OFF (V) Believe IPA, turned into a black IPA. A one-off that won’t go into production.

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4.1%

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DUO (V) NZ addition added to the duo hoppped range.

4.4%

ANSPACH & HOBDAY

1825 PORTER (V) Baby brother of 1820 Porter. Complex mixed fermentation heritage porter. Smooth and rich, with chocolate and coffee notes.

5.5%

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1825 CHRISTMAS PORTER (V) See above – but with festive spices.

5.5%

GREEN HOP CASCADE (V) Well balanced pale ale, gorgeous mango and banana notes with a malty base.

5.3%

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PAN GALACTIC PALE (V, GF) Bright, smooth and fruity pale.

4.6%

BELLFIELD

CROYDON, SURREY

EDINBURGH

LOCALE

A CHRISTMAS PALE (V) Festive hoppy pale ale, delicately spiced with orange zest, ginger and juniper. It’s Christmas in a glass.

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4.5%

LUCKY SPENCE (GF) i hly flavoursome aromatic modern session pale ale, this new and improved recipe focuses on Citra hops providing grapefruit and citrus notes.

3.5%

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ATOM

BORDERLANDS

HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE

LANGHOLM, DUMFRIESSHIRE

KELVIN asy drin in session stout roasted flavours with a subtle spicy twist coming from the rye.

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4.3%

ESK BLONDE Deliciously light and hoppy in aroma ith crisp citrus and floral flavour.

4.5%

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KEY TO SYMBOLS

B M

Bitter Mild

P G

Porter/Stout Golden/Pale

I O

IPA Barley Wine/Old Ale

X U

Speciality/Lager/Wheat

GF Gluten Free

Unknown

V

Vegetarian / Vegan

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CAVEMAN (BREWED

BY BRENTWOOD)

BRENTWOOD, ESSEX

BRENTWOOD, ESSEX

LOCALE

CAREFUL WITH THAT ALE, EUGENE (GF) Deep red fruity bitter with hints of Christmas cake.

B G B O

LOCALE

4.6%

CHRISTMAS CRACKER (GF) Pale ale brewed with New Zealand hops.

4%

GREAT PIG IN THE SKY (GF) Hearty English bitter with a dash of spice.

5%

MOMENTARY LAPSE OF REASON (V, GF) Robust old winter ale.

6%

HITHER GREEN, LONDON BRABO (V) 5.2% Belgian-style pale ale. Initial soft bready malt aroma, with lightly toasty honey-caramel notes. Brewed with the renowned beer writer Des de Moor.

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BROCKLEY

BROCKLEY, LONDON LOCALE

4.4%

GARAGE PORTER (V) 4.3% Dark brown in colour, medium body, light roasty character and bitterness, with a smooth silky mouthfeel.

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HARCOURT ROAD RED (V) Vibrant red ale, pleasant and malty, with a mild hop aroma, notes of toffee and treacle, cut through leading to a balanced finish.

4.8%

LOCALE

3.9%

BY THE HORNS

GREEN HOP MONSTER 2023 Light and delicate pale ale with fresh green Golding hops.The freshly picked hops provide rassy floral and entle honey notes.

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3.8%

WATER DOES (V) Red IPA with Simcoe, Mandaria Bavaria, Amarillo and Columbus for a west coast take on classic style.

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5.5%

CROSS BAY

MORECAMBE, LANCASHIRE

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INTERESTING TIMES Green hop Belgian blonde.

4.1%

WITCHING HOUR Clear wheat beer with smooth, refreshing taste, blended with duo of crisp hops that leave a distinct apple and vanilla aroma.

4.4%

CROSS BORDERS

DALKEITH, MIDLOTHIAN BRAW its you ith uicy flavours and aromas of stone fruit, pineapple and subtle citrus, a luscious mouthfeel and crisp pleasing finish.

4.5%

G

SESSION PALE Very light, easy drinking, award-winning pale ale ith delicious rapefruit flavour and aroma.

G

6%

4.2%

NORTH SHIELDS, TYNE & WEAR

LOCALE

B

GREATCOAT (V) West coast leaning pale brewed with US hops.

DARWIN

REDHILL, SURREY

36 BARRELS Beer brewed with oak smoked malt, and eight other different kilned and roasted malts. Hopped with English Fuggles, Challenger, Goldings and Ernest hops.

5.5%

INDIA PALE ALE Multi award-winning IPA, a modern classic big on flavour ith imcoe marillo and osaic in the dry hop, providing a refreshing classic hoppy bitterness.

BLACKFEN, KENT

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DEAD MAN’S FIST (V) Multi award-winning porter, with black pepper for a touch of fire.

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BROKEN DRUM BROADMAN BITTER Traditional amber colour bitter.

SUTTON WEAVER, CHESHIRE

CHAPTER x NEPTUNE

LOCALE

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5.8%

CHAPTER

BROCKLEY

CASCADE GREEN HOP (V) Floral aroma, light and refreshing on the tongue, citrus and pine with subtle summery fresh cut grass and an earthy bittering aftertaste.

CAVEDWELLER XMAS SPICE Special one-off rich dark spiced porter, brewed by Brentwood Brewery for Caveman.

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5%

SEA LEGS Amber gold colour, medium body and good level of bitterness.

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4.5%

DOCKS 4.5%

GRIMSBY, NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE FORGED IN FIRE (V) Luscious jet-black porter infused with an ungodly amount of cinder toffee.

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4.8%

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EAST LONDON BREWING COMPANY’S SHOP IS OPEN FOR BUSINESS! A 16th century beamed coaching inn with two bars and a warm welcome.

Why not get your Christmas beers direct from the brewery or via our online shop? We have lovely gift-packs, beautiful barrel-aged bottles and lots of merch for the beer-lovers in your life, as well as beer in 35 and 17-pint bag-in-boxes for your Christmas parties! Visit eastlondonbrewing.com and enjoy a 15% discount with code DarkPig

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DORKING, SURREY WINTER’S COMING 4.5% Crystal and chocolate malts give this warming beer its ruby colour and balanced flavour. Fu les hops are used to combine bitter and s eet to ma e this definitive inter beer.

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DOWNLANDS

SMALL DOLE, WEST SUSSEX OLD ALE Full bodied ruby red old ale ith flavours of chocolate and roasted coffee beans.

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4.4%

DOWNTON

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10%

CHOPPY (V) 4.8% Dry Irish stout, full roasty malt bill dripping in black coffee, dark chocolate, with hints of a berry fruitness.

P

EAST LONDON EAST LONDON

BAZ’S TABLE BEER (V) 3.4% Small beer with a big body and decent bitterness.

Light, easy drinking with plenty of flavour.

GEORGE’S MELON (A LITTLE COCONUT) SOUR (V) Light kettle sour brewed with juiced melons in fermentation, and a light addition of coconut in the boil. Balanced and moreish.

X

5.5%

5%

RAZ’S ROSEMARYAND PUMPKIN ALE (V) Malty pale with sweet pumpkin notes, followed by a bold hint of rosemary.

RAZ’S RUBY MILD (V) Sweet malty mild balanced by East Kent Golding hops.Well rounded and quaffable.

M

EDEN BEST Light chestnut coloured bitter.

4%

B

BEST OF BRITISH 4.7% Chestnut beer packed with British malt and hops.

ELUSIVE

FINCHAMPSTED, BERKSHIRE STAND UP AND BE COUNTED (V) Cascadian IPA which is lightly roasted and uses Centennial, Citra and Mosaic hops for notes of orange citrus and blueberry.

5.2%

ENNERDALE

ROWRAH, CUMBRIA COAST LINE 4.5% Session IPA with blueberry, mango and grapefruit notes on light malty base with balanced bitter finish.

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DARKEST Rich dark robust English porter.

4.2%

EXALE x HOWLING HOPS WALTHAMSTOW, LONDON EAST LONDON

3.8%

GREG’S RYE IPA (V) 4.7% Classic rye IPA, brewed with Azacca and El Dorado. A slightly spicy raisin malt character leads to a hoppy finish.

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PENRITH, CUMBRIA

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LEYTON, LONDON

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4.6%

WISBECH, CAMBRIDGESHIRE

LOCALE

ED’S HOPSIDE DOWN NZ NEIPA (V) Hazy NEIPA, packed with juicy New Zealand hops, a biscuity malt base leads to a finish of hite rape tropical fruit and pine.

5.7%

ELGOOD’S

MITCHAM, SURREY

DAVE’S BOG MYRTLE MIXED FERM SAISON (V) Brewed with bog myrtle in the fermentation, a super sour saison with clove, banana and peppery notes.

WALTHAMSTOW GREEN HOPPED PALE ALE (V) Brewed with locally grown hops, this light pale forwards British green hop aroma. Floral on the nose with a spicy hop character.

B

DROP PROJECT

G X

SCOT’S BIG RED ALE (V) Sweet and malty, this full bodied red ale packs a punch. Notes of caramel, toffee and roasty flavours.

B G

EDEN RIVER

DOWNTON, WILTSHIRE ENDEAVOUR All Australian hops add hoppy bitterness to this surprisingly drinkable double IPA.

ROB’S BREAD & BUTTER PUDDING IMPY STOUT 10% Raisins, vanilla, cinammon, custard, hot cross buns. Every bit as decadent as it is pure evil. A nod to Dawn’s cafe and her famous bread and butter pudding.

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4.1%

4.6%

HATI (V) Collaboration brew Cascadian dark ale with notes of chocolate and coffee backing up classic merican hop varieties flavours of pine pithy citrus fruit and a touch of coconut.

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5.9%

FAT CAT

NORWICH, NORFOLK BITTER SWEET SYMPHONY Malty brew with walnut and plum flavours a blac currant tartness matches the bittersweet hoppy background.

4%

PLUM PORTER Well rounded bittersweet roastness, topped by a good plummy fruitiness.

4.9%

B P

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FULLERS

CHISWICK, LONDON

ARUNDEL, WEST SUSSEX

B

BUSHY TAIL Traditional bitter made with First Gold hops.

3.8%

FIVE KINGDOMS ISLE OF WHITHORN, DUMFRIES & GALLOWAY

M

MCGREGORS MILD Award-winning traditional dark mild.

3.8%

FIVE POINTS

DERAILED PORTER (V) 5.5% Railway Porter brewed with brettanomyces yeast.

GOLD (V) Light in colour and malt base, hopped with Cascade, Ernest and Challenger, giving aromas of biscuit, peach, orange and honey. Mildly sweet and mildly bitter, balanced with a great mouthfeel.

3.4%

GREEN HOP BULLION (V) Smooth and rounded English ale, single hopped with Hukins Hops Bullion.

3.7%

GREEN HOP CASCADE (V) u ins ops Cascade brin floral and citrus flavour and aroma to this beer. ts crisp and clean, with notes of orange on the nose.

3.7%

GREEN HOP CHALLENGER (V) Single-hopped English ale with full bodied, smooth character and mild bitterness.

3.7%

B

B P

FIXEDWHEEL DUDLEY, WEST MIDLANDS MILD CONCUSSION 5.5% i toffee and caramel flavours on a li ht malt base bi fruity finish ith layers of flavour li ht and easy drinking.

M

3.8%

EHP Pale ale brewed with Harlequin and Sovereign hops giving slight pear and peach notes ith floral and herbal aromas.

BIT A modern take on a classic with ripe fruits on a solid malt base with a deep amber colour.

B

4.1%

4%

3.9%

GREAT WAKERING, ESSEX OLD LEIGH OYSTER & COCKLE STOUT Recent addition to George’s portfolio is this new stout with roasty, chocolate flavours.

P G

PIER CITY (V) Golden coloured easy drinking pale ale.

4.1%

4.1%

GOACHERS TOVIL, KENT

GREEN HOP Fresh, clean ale which lets the Kentish green hops shine through, giving a delicious fruity finish.

G O

3.9%

OLD 1066 ALE 6.7% Rich and fruity, ready to warm every winter since 1983!

GOOD CHEMISTRY ST PHILLIPS, BRISTOL

GRAVITYWELL

TOTTENHAM, LONDON

FULL CIRCLE

LOCALE

BYKER, TYNE & WEAR

B

ALF Ultimate thirst-quenching blonde ale; plenty of citrus aroma but limited bitterness.

G G

B

PONTELAND, NORTHUMBERLAND

LITTLE BROWN HAT Malt forward brown ale with classic balance of malt sweetness from Willamette hops.

8.5%

BOB’S BEST (V) 4.5% Smooth and biscuity with full measure of maltiness.

Amber in colour, subtle fruit aromas and lovely bitterness.

FLYING GANG CITRA BLONDE (V, GF) Light blonde ale with a hoppy taste.

VINTAGE ALE 2023 Annual limited edition brew, extremely rare in cask. Deep brown in colour with flavours of toffee raisins and marmalade.

GEORGE’S

RAILWAY PORTER (V) 4.8% ossibly the finest ritish porter smooth and full bodied bursting with aromas of chocolate and roasted coffee.

G

5.4%

KENDAL, CUMBRIA

EAST LONDON

B

LONDON PORTER Award-winning ale rarely seen in cask. Rich, dark and complex.

P O

GAN YAM

HACKNEY, LONDON

P G

LOCALE

3.8%

I G

SHATTERHEART (V) 6.2% Modern west coast IPA with Citra and Nelson Sauvin.

SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES (V) 4.3% Hazy pale ale hopped with Citra, Mosaic and El Dorado.

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KERNEL

HEATHFIELD, EAST SUSSEX GREEN HOP PALEALE SMALL BATCH 986 Gentle hoppy pale ale, with good mouthfeel and hints of spices.

G

BERMONDSEY, LONDON LOCALE

5%

HACKNEY

WALTHAMSTOW, LONDON EAST LONDON

BOOGIE VAN (V) IPA with big tropical notes, with bold malt base that adds depth of flavour.

I

5.5%

HACKNEY x ABYSS EAST LONDON

WIZARDS AND LIZARDS (V) Hazy pale ale. Citrus and tropical notes with a light malt base.

G

5%

HARVEY’S

LEWES, EAST SUSSEX CHRISTMAS ALE A festive delight, this traditional barley wine exudes biscuity malts and rich vinous fruits, balanced by a strong hop bitterness.

O

7.5%

4%

3.4%

5.6%

HOWLING HOPS x DC BRAU (USA) EAST LONDON

B

6%

HARMONIUM Chinook, Cascade, Centennial and Citra bring hop spectrum of flavour includin pine rapefruit and orange.The bitterness is well balanced with notes of toffee and honey from the malts.

5.7%

LAKES BREW CO KENDAL, CUMBRIA

SUPERDELICA Perfect pale ale allowing this brand new hop to shine through. Superdelic, all the way from is said to ive flavours and aromas of red fruit, candy-lolly, citrus and tropical fruit.

G

3.4%

LITTLE CRITTERS x GRIZZLY GRAINS

SHEFFIELD, SOUTH YORKSHIRE

P

HONEY BEAR Collaboration brew of a honey porter.

4.4%

CHILGROVE, WEST SUSSEX

NEWPORT, ISLE OF WIGHT EARL’S R.D.A. A rich dark ale which is moreish with a cappucino aftertaste.

5.7%

LITTLE MONSTER

ISLAND

P

VICTORIAN MILD (V) Collaboration mild brewed with Redemption Brewery in Bermondsey. Sweet caramel chocolate malt base, well hopped with El Dorado.

I

HARVEST IPA (V) 5.9% Partnered with Stocks Farm, this harvest pale is full of bright zesty orange pine notes from English hops.

Brewed with a touch of crystal and caramel notes for sweetness, naturally hazy from the huge natural hop load.

SHOT IN THE DARK (V) Deep amber colour with roasted malt caramel flavours and moderate bitterness.

3.2%

HEATFIELD, EAST SUSSEX

EAST LONDON

EARTH BOOTS (V) Hoppy American red ale.

TABLE BEER (MOSAIC) (V) Low alcohol sessionable pale ale. Hop varieties vary from batch to batch.

G

LAKEDOWN

HACKNEY WICK, LONDON BONUS QUESTION (V) Hazy pale with hints of earthy pine and citrus fruits, zesty and light with a touch of sweetness.

4.5%

M

HOWLING HOPS

G B I

HALF BRICK, RED RYE ALE (V) Special lighter seasonal red rye ale containing lots of juicy hops; what we love about English bitters but still with bold modern flavours.

B

LOCALE

SUCKLEY, WORCESTERSHIRE GREEN HOP GOLDEN Fresh green hopped pale ale, brewed with Golding hops from Stocks farm.

EXPORT STOUTWITH SOUR CHERRIES (V) 7.6% As above, but with sour cherries to bring fruit and acidity.The tartness evokes that of a wild fermentation.

The finish is drier and sharper brin in to the fore more cocoa and chocolate than coffee.

P

KERNEL x REDEMPTION

HOP SHED

G

EXPORT STOUT (V) 7.3% Victorian style export stout, inky black in colour, oily in texture. Loads of rich fruit and alcohol warmth, rum and raisin, with herbal hop bitterness on top of huge lingering espresso. Hints of leather, tar, smoke, and chocolate.

P

5%

DAISY CUTTER Hazy pale with Motueka and HBC 63, for tropical and citrus flavours.

G

5.2%

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DARK SIDE OF THE PIG LONDON BREWING

MARBLE

FINCHLEY, LONDON

SALFORD, GREATER MANCHESTER

LOCALE

BRICK BY BRICK (V) 4.8% Caramel maltiness with notes of toffee offer the perfect foundation for layers of flavour. Citrus ives ay to marmalade and herbal notes, balanced with a moreish and rounded finish.

3.5%

B

FLYING THE MAGS (V) 3.8% asy drin in mild ith medium s eet finish. ar brown in appearance, fruity and nutty on the nose, with background hop character and light chocolate flavour.

I

X M

ALL RIPE! Fruited sour, with blackberry and sour cherry.

RHAPSODY KOLSCH Brewed traditionally, matured at length for smooth flavour pac ed ith aaz hops for a complex yet drinkable beer. First time in cask.

X

4.5%

FRONTIER LAND (V) West coast IPA with malty marmalade base and flavours of citrus pine and stone fruits.

5%

METALHEAD BEDLINGTON, NORTHUMBERLAND MOTORHEAD (V) Creamy porter with hints of coffee, chocolate and liquorice.

4.8%

P LONDON BREWING x EAST LONDON LOCALE

TALK TO THE PALM (V) 8.4% Imperial stout with coconut. Rich, roasty, bitter and slick, heady coconut aroma lends a rum–like quality.

This beer is a liquid dark chocolate bounty bar.

P

MAGIC ROCK

HUDDERSFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE DARK ARTS HONEYCOMB 6% Luxuriously smooth stout. If this doesn’t convert you to the dark side, nothing will. Special edition with honeycomb.

P

MILESTONE CROMWELL, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE

P

SANTAS PORTER Unspiced Christmas porter. Smooth and rich.

4.9%

MITHRIL ALDBROUGH ST JOHN, NORTH YORKSHIRE

BLACK ELF Velvety rich stout, fruity and sweet with a dry hoppy finish.

P

4.4%

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BRIGANTE 3.8% Pale amber session beer, hopped with Magnum, Aurora and Goldings. Hints of malt with a rounded bitter finish.

G

MONKEY BREWHOUSE LYMINGTON, HAMPSHIRE LYMINGTON SPECIAL BITTER 4.8% Complex malts entwine with an assertive hop bitterness, balanced with a whack of Goldings in the whirlpool.

B

SEA WALL (V) Mellow and juicy, hazy session IPA.

4.2%

TOLLHOUSE odern full flavoured n lish bitter brewed with a heritage UK yeast strain.

3.8%

I B

TICKLE GOLDEN (V) Brewed with Bramling Cross and Goldings hops, for an easy drinking, refreshing beer.

G

EAST LONDON

P X

BIG BONEBOX (V) Big robust, roasty, chocolate oatmeal stout.

6.5%

THE ANGEL OF BOW LAGER (V) Clean, crisp, noble hop character.

4%

NORTH PIER SUNDERLAND, TYNE & WEAR

DREAMCATCHER (GF) 4.2% Brewed with Cascade and Chinook hops to create a refreshing pale ale, with hints of grapefruit and pine.

G

BYKER, TYNE & WEAR IN THE JUNGLE (V) Juicy table beer. Dry hopped with Centennial, Sabro and Citra.

G

HALTWHISTLE, NORTHUMBERLAND BUSTER RED (V) First Gold and Cascade hops give this beer notes of rich dark fruit.

LEYTON, LONDON

NORTHERN ALCHEMY

MUCKLE

B

NECKSTAMPER

4.5%

2.8%

NORTHERN MONK LEEDS, WEST YORKSHIRE

4%

OFS SESSIONS // WILD CAMPING // S’MORES PORTER 4% Black porter, with chocolate, marshmallow, a little touch of vanilla and smokey molasses, for a smooth and sweet flavour.

P

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DARK SIDE OF THE PIG OAKHAM

PLAY BREW

PETERBOROUGH, CAMBRIDGESHIRE 3 WITCHES Orange aromas and soft fruit notes, grainy background leading to a dry finish.

B

MIDDLESBROUGH, NORTH YORKSHIRE 4.4%

OLD GOAT

STANSFIELD, SUFFFOLK BLIGHTY BITTER (V) This beer uses English hops for a well-balanced profile a uni ue ta e on a traditional style sho casin the harmonious interplay of malt and hops.

5.3%

EASY OATS (V) Brewed with Chinook, creating a hopforward, easy drinking, low strength IPA.

3.7%

HARVEST ALE (V) Brewed using Fuggles hops grown on brewery premises, plus East Kent Goldings and Cascade.

Fresh pressed apple juice is added near the end of fermentation, giving a distinctive subtle fruity flavour.

5.2%

B I X

BLACK FOREST GATEAU STOUT ich chocolate flavours from cocoa and cacao nibs, added at various stages in the brew, drizzled with sweet cherry and a touch of French vanilla to finish.

6%

P

TAG TEAM (V) American Amarillo and Mosaic hops are added in the hot and cold brew, giving a gentle resinous pine flavour ith a real stone fruit kick.

4.7%

G

PORTOBELLO NORTH KENSINGTON, LONDON LOCALE

HO HO HO Ruby red ale brewed for the festive season.

4.8%

NOTTING HELLES Clean sessionable lager brewed to German purity laws.This beer is exceptionally rare in cask form.

4%

B X

PRETTY DECENT

ONLY WITH LOVE

WALTHAMSTOW, LONDON

UCKFIELD, EAST SUSSEX

STARLIGHT SUSSEX STOUT (V) Big, bold and toasty. A lovely malt bill gives sweet notes of chocolate and molasses, and a hint of coffee.

P

4.9%

EAST LONDON

P

EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH Smooth tasting, easy drinking milk stout.

4%

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HAVEYOU HEARD THE LIVE VERSION (V) 5.8% West coast IPA with Eclipse, Idaho Gem and Talus hops.

I P G

MOO-TINY ON THE BOUNTY (V) Coconut and vanilla porter brewed with Willamette hops.

5.7%

THE GREATEST LOVE STORY (V) A love letter to Simcoe, with big dry hop and sweet guava notes. Normally a keg and can beer, but exclusively cask for Pig’s Ear.

4.5%

BEST BITTER Classic best bitter with some caramel, hazelnut s eetness and citrus and floral hop notes.

4.2%

DARK SIDE Dark bitter with subtle spicey citrus hop notes, and some liquorice and chocolate from the malt.

4.4%

FELLOWSHIP COFFEE PORTER Award-winning porter with added coffee.

5.1%

REVOLVER (AMARILLO) Revolving single hop, on a pale malt base.The current hop is Amarillo.

3.4%

SESSION PALE New World hops shine in a well balanced, supremely drinkable pale ale.

3.6%

6%

4.2%

EAST LONDON

4.3%

CONKERS & HASH 4.1% Deep golden bitter that is crisp, malty and refreshing.

EAST LONDON

5.6%

INKLIN (V) French blonde (Belgian style hopped with Triskel, Barbe Rouge and Aramis - all French hops).

Usually a keg beer, making its debut in cask form.

6%

KEEP IT LIGHT (V) An illusion of the senses, this beer will mess with your mind. Looks like a pale, but tastes like a porter.

4.8%

G

TAP EAST x GREAT BEYOND EAST LONDON

LONDON SMOG (V) Slightly smoked mild which still lets the crystal malts shine through.

M

SOUTHWARK

BERMONDSEY, LONDON LOCALE

DOUBLE LPA Double citrus hit from this double fermented LPA. Still surprisingly sessionable.

B

P

WALTHAMSTOW, LONDON

DARK SIDE OF THE PIG Luscious stout packed full of malty cocoa flavour.

STOCKPORT

BUILT STRONGER (V) Stronger version of Built Different, a brown ale hopped with Godiva.

SIGNATURE BREW

P G

PREHISTORIC CREATURES 4.2% Chestnut brown bitter with bittersweet roast notes of caramel, toffee, fruit, and malt complexity, hopped with Fuggles.

B

B

RIVINGTON, LANCASHIRE

ROADIE Session IPA rarely seen in cask. Citrus fruit notes of grapefruit and lime.

5.4%

STRATFORD, LONDON

RIVINGTON

I

POST IMPACT CHOCOLATE & HAZELNUT PORTER Rich and roasty, with hints of dark chocolate. Endlessly drinkable, not sticky or overly indulgent.

P

TAP EAST

LOCALE

BOUNCED RIGHT BACK Pale ale hopped with Citra and Rakau.

SOUTHSEA, HAMPSHIRE

STOCKPORT, GREATER MANCHESTER

REDEMPTION x KERNEL

G

5%

STAGGERINGLY GOOD

LOCALE

VICTORIAN MILD Collaboration mild brewed with Kernel Brewery (initially in 2011). Sweet caramel, chocolate malt base, well hopped and with a smooth finish.

SINGLE HOP STICKLEBRACT Originally released as a high alpha bittering hop, but has become a dual purpose variety characterised by citrus and pine flavours.

G

WINTER WARMER 5.2% Deliciously malty, with warming body, and low level of bitterness. Based on a traditional double mild recipe.

TOTTENHAM, LONDON

M

4.5%

M

REDEMPTION

B B P G G

FULL SAIL Beautifully light, traditionally brewed with a low colour English pale ale malt giving a light gold appearance. Easy drinking and hoppy.

G

5% 6%

3.5%

TAP EAST x NECKSTAMPER EAST LONDON

EMMETTS (V) Big hoppy IPA brewed with a mixture of UK and US hops.

I

6%

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DARK SIDE OF THE PIG THAMES SIDE LOCALE

BLACK SWAN PORTER (V) 4.6% Classic London porter with lots of brown, chocolate and crystal malts, giving a wonderfully rich roasted flavour.

P M

MALLARD MILD (V) Traditional dark mild that is both sweet and malty, using traditional Fuggles and Golding hops.

3.5%

THAMES SIDE x BACKBEAT (USA)

I

4.2%

6.5%

KELHAM ISLAND GOLD LABEL Pale in colour, smooth, rich and deeply warming.

9.9%

BITTER SWEET SYMPHONY (V) Deep chestnut coloured caramel bitter.

4.2%

SATSUMA (V) Punchy IPA with bright notes of orange.

4.3%

WILD CARD

2023 WHISKY BARREL AGED IMPERIAL STOUT Barrel-aged imperial stout fermented with US05.

Notes of tobacco, coffee and dried fruit.

P

WILD CARD PALE Hoppy, refreshing beer made with Citra and Crydaho 7 hops.

G

THREE LEGS

BEXHILL-ON-SEA, EAST SUSSEX 4.5%

9.5%

4.3%

WIMBLEDON COLLIERS WOOD, LONDON LOCALE

OAT STOUT (V) 4.5% Deep rich stout. Masses of oats create a pillowy and creamy mouthfeel. A mix of speciality malt bring complex s eetness balanced ith floral bitterness from marillo hops.

P

XXXK VINTAGE ALE 2023 VINTAGE Velvet notes of rich, warming autumn fruit, overlaid with hints of spice and Seville orange, give a satisfying bite on the finish.

O

12.7%

WINDSOR & ETON WINDSOR, BERKSHIRE

TRACTOR SHED

WORKINGTON, CUMBRIA CLOCKER Irish-style stout which is black as coal and smoother than silk.

SWELL (V) 4.7% Citra and Idaho hops pillowed on a malt bill of extra pale, wheat and oats, give a robust mouthfeel and fruity smack.

G

EAST LONDON

STOCKTON ON TEES, DURHAM

P

AUTUMN PALE 5% Autumnal pale ale. Oats and wheat add body and texture, with Citra and Ekuanot giving a tropical hop character.

G

WALTHAMSTOW, LONDON

THREE BROTHERS

HUELL MELON BITTER (V) Abbey and Carared malt bring raisin, friutcake and biscuit sweetness.Warrior hops on the hot side provide punchy bitterness, Huell Melon on the cold side bring green fruit and fresh melon.

5.4%

SUNDERLAND, TYNE & WEAR

COLMORE MILD Strong dark mild with rich cocoa flavours.

B

THE FESTIVE Decadent, well hopped porter. Notes of chocolate, roasty malt and a gentle fruity finish.

P

VAUX

BAKEWELL, DERBYSHIRE

B I

7.2%

BYKER, TYNE & WEAR

THORNBRIDGE

M O

DEATH OR GLORY Don’t be fooled by the strength, this is one easy drinking beer, rich and sweet.

O

TWO BYTWO

RYTON, TYNE & WEAR

NOWT BUT STOUT (V) Velvet smooth, well bodied beer with rich chocolate, coffee and light charcoal undertones.

TRING, HERTFORDSHIRE

KNARESBOROUGH, NORTH YORKSHIRE 5.8%

THIRSTY MOOSE

P

TRING

TURNING POINT

LOCALE

GET BACK (V) Hazy NEIPA which has soft but citrus bitterness, and creamy mouthfeel from the combination of pilsner malt, other malts and oats.

KESSIN BLONDE 3.8% Light, crisp and refreshing blonde ale made using pale, wheat and light Munich malt; hopped using new wave British hops Jester and Olicana for a light citrusy aroma and taste.

G

STAINES, SURREY

LOCALE

4%

IMPERIAL RUSSIAN STOUT ich velvety full bodied flavoured stout, with a hint of brett.

P

11%

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INTERNATIONAL BEER LIST The international bar will feature beers from smaller breweries in Europe, America, Australia and New Zealand.

Backbeat Brewing Company of Massachusetts have brewed three new cask beers for us which have never been available in this country. Look out for their New

England IPA,West Coast DIPA and Imperial Russian Stout.

There will also be a collaboration beer, a NEIPA called Get Back, with Thames Side Brewery available on the main bar.

The beer order is not yet finalised at the time of printing. Look out for some surprises on the bar listings.

CASK

DARK 330ML BOTTLES UNLESS STATED

BACKBEAT

ALCHEMIK

USA

BULGARIA

NEW ENGLAND IPA

6.6%

RUSSIAN IMPERIAL STOUT

11.5%

WEST COAST DIPA

7.5%

BELGIUM TOURNAY DE NOEL Dark brown caramel with a long finish.

FUNKY FLUID POLAND

NETHERLANDS 8%

Hoppy Baltic-style porter.

BELGIUM

BELGIUM

NETHERLANDS HEMEL & AARDE Smoked peat, dark dried fruit and roasted malts.

SCHLENKERLA

10%

ELLEZELLOISE

GERMANY 4.2%

Smoked dark lager.

TO ØL

BELGIUM QUINTINE DE NOEL Spiced Christmas beer.

7.6%

FOUNDERS

DENMARK Porter loaded with dark roasted and crystal malts.

DE LEITE

DE MOLEN 6%

Highly drinkable sour lambic with a dry finish.

NEW MOON

11%

FILS A PAPA 8% Golden brown with an aroma of malts, chocolate and coffee.

OUD BEERSEL

ERLE BLACK LAGER

BELGIUM STRAFFE HENDRIK XMAS BLEND 2022 750ml Hazy brown spiced, herbal quadruple.

MOERSLEUTEL

OUDE VIEUX LAMBIEK

8.2%

DE HALVE MAAN 3.5%

Sour fruited gose with lychee and white guava.

WRATH

10%

CAZEAU

KEG SPLASH WHITE

CHOCO-HAZE Imperial pastry porter with Ecuadorian cacao, Papuan vanilla and hazelnut.

USA 5.5%

BACKWOODS BASTARD 355ml 10.2% Scotch ale, dark brown, sweet caramel and roasted malt.

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BLOND

TRAPPISTES ROCHEFORT BELGIUM 10 Rich, dark and warming.

11.7%

BELGIUM

TER DOLEN BELGIUM WINTER 9.1% Spice, caramel, dried fruit with a smooth warming finish.

NETHERLANDS 18.6%

DUPONT SAISON Pale dry saison with a herbal dry taste.

6.5%

STOCKHOLM x DE LA SENNE GRAND ÉPEAUTRE Hazy golden saison with a bitter finish.

BERETA x WICKED BARREL

5.5%

TRAPPIST ACHEL

ROMANIA

BELGIUM 10.5%

BLAUGIES

BLONDE Pale, strong hoppy Trappist ale.

8%

WILDFLOWER

BELGIUM

AUSTRALIA

BLIDEGARIAN IMPERIAL STOUT 375ml Roasted malts, coffee and chocolate.

9%

DE STRUISE BELGIUM BLACK ALBERT 2021 330ml Heavy imperial stout.

13%

ORGANIC TABLE BEER 440ml can Session IPA with NZ Motueka hops.

2.9%

LAMBICS & SOURS 375ML BOTTLES UNLESS STATED

AMMONITE

EVILTWIN USA

FRANCE

BOZO BEER 473ml 17.2% can Imperial pastry stout tasting of chocolate and coffee.

SYMPHONIE SOLERA V Blend of all vintages, hazy, blond and tart.

FRONTAAL x ORPHEUS x 5 ELEMENTOS

BOON

5%

BELGIUM

NETHERLANDS DIPTERYX 330ml can Imperial stout with tonka beans.

10%

MILLÉSIME OUDE SCHARBEEKSE KRIEK 2020 750ml Made with Schaarbeek cherries and lambic.

TO ØL

DE RANKE

DENMARK

BELGIUM

JULE MALT 330ml Sweet imperial pastry stout loaded with lactose.

13%

WILLIBALD

CUVÉE BXL 750ml Old stock ale with lambic with a tart wild funk taste.

VIEILLE PROVISION 750ml Blend of lambic and aged stock ale.

CANADA STACK ON STACKS 750ml Imperial pastry stout with maple syrup and cacao.

8.5%

SWEDEN

STOUTS BLACK POT 2021 375ml Imperial pastry stout, double chocolate cocoa nibs.

CUVEE MAM’ZELLE Barrel-aged tart and complex.

BELGIUM

UILTJE STAFF SERGEANT Eisbock, full bodied with an alcohol taste.

330ML BOTTLES UNLESS STATED

DE LEITE

13.5%

6.5%

7% 7.5%

KRIEK AUDENAERDE 750ml 6.5% Flemish oud bruin, whole cherries steeped in old brown beer.

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LAGER & PILSNER

HAANDBRYGGERIET NORWAY CUVEE #4 Slightly sour red ale with berry taste.

HAANDBAKK Sour red ale aged in oak barrels for two years.

6.3% 8%

AUGUSTINER GERMANY EDELSTOFF

LAMBIEK FABRIEK 6%

BUDVAR CZECH REPUBLIC

LEMKE

DARK LAGER

GERMANY

Dark brown with a malty flavour.

BERLINER EICHE 330ml 3.5% Mixed fermentation with brettanomyces and lactobacillus.

JEVER

MOA SOUR 6.1%

4.9%

Clear light golden pilsner with a crisp clean taste.

RITTMAYER

RODENBACH

GERMANY

BELGIUM EVOLVED GRAND CRU 10YEARS Ten-year oak-aged Flanders red ale

4.7%

GERMANY PILSNER

NEW ZEALAND CHERRY 2016 VINTAGE Barrel-aged cherry sour beer.

5.6%

Blond beer from Munich with a lot of flavour.

BELGIUM KRIEK JART-ELLE Sharp tasting blend of lambics with cherries.

500ML BOTTLES

6%

ANNA FESTBIER

SALAMA BREWING CO

SCHLENKERLA

FINLAND

GERMANY

VORTEX NO. 1 5% Aged medium sour with Moteuka and Hallertau Blanc hops.

RAUCHBIER MARZEN

SCHNEEEULE

WEICHSEL ROTBIER

DIETRICH 330ml 3.7% Vintage Berliner Weiss, minimum one-year bottle-fermented.

Cherry wood smoked red lager.

STU MOSTOW

CZECH REPUBLIC

ZAPIAN GRAFF 7% Apple juice blended with wild ale and aged for two years.

TIMMERMANS BELGIUM OUDE KRIEK 2017 6.7% Sharp tasting blend of lambics with Schaerbeek cherries.

WILDFLOWER AUSTRALIA GOOD AS GOLD 5% Blend of barrel-aged Gold and fresh Gold. Easy drinking sour.

5.1%

Dark brown with a smoky bacon taste.

GERMANY

POLAND

5.6%

Refreshing and mild tasting annual festbier.

4.6%

VINOHRADSKY SVATOVACLAVSKA 13

4.9%

Fresh hop unfiltered Czech lager.

WHEAT BEER 500ML BOTTLE

AUGUSTINER GERMANY WEISSBIER

5.4%

Cloudy amber wheat beer with a banana taste.

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BRITISH BOTTLED & CANNED BEER BAR 8 SAIL HECKINGTON, LINCOLNSHIRE STILL STANDING (330ml) Trappist-style Belgian beer

11%

IF I ONLY COULD, I’D MAKE A DEAL WITH GOD (750ml) Barrel-aged imperial stout

12.5%

ABBEYDALE SHEFFIELD, SOUTHYORKSHIRE

IF I ONLY HAD A HAMMER (750ml) Barrel-aged imperial stout

12.5%

THE THREE STAGS HEAD – BLACK LURCHER (500ml) Stout

IF I ONLY HAD SENSE ENOUGH (750ml) Barrel-aged imperial stout

12.5%

IF I ONLY HAD THE GUTS (750ml) Barrel-aged imperial stout

12.5%

7.4%

BELSCHNICKEL HULL, EASTYORKSHIRE VICTORIA (750ml) Imperial stout

9.3%

BRICKNELL HULL, EASTYORKSHIRE SLAVANKA 1873 (330ml) Imperial stout SLAVANKA EXPORT (330ml) Imperial stout

7.5%

EAST LONDON

10%

IRON PIER NORTHFLEET, KENT 8.4% 8.7% 8.9%

MARBLE SALFORD, MANCHESTER OLD ALE AMONTILLADO BA (660ml) Old ale

12.4%

MOOR ST PHILIPS, BRISTOL CALVADOS BA OLD ALE (375ml) Barrel-aged old ale OLD FREDDY WALKER (440ml) Old ale

8% 7.3%

DANGER MONEY (330ml) Imperial stout

11%

REBEL GIRL (330ml) Export india porter

9.9%

POPE’S YARD x SIMPLE THINGS FERMENTATIONS APSLEY, HERTFORDSHIRE PLAN BEE (500ml) Scotch ale with heather honey

7.5%

RIDGEWAY PULBOROUGH,WEST SUSSEX FOREIGN EXPORT STOUT (500ml) Export stout

8%

ROOSTER’S HARROGATE, NORTHYORKSHIRE HELLO DIMITRI? (375ml) Barrel-aged imperial stout

10.4%

SAMUEL SMITH TADCASTER, NORTHYORKSHIRE STINGO (550ml) Barrel-aged barley wine

8%

WIBBLERS SOUTHMINSTER, ESSEX PORTY IMPERIAL STOATY (330ml) Barrel-aged imperial stout

PASTORE x WIPER & TRUE WATERBEACH, CAMBRIDGESHIRE FORESTA NERA (750ml) Dark wild ale

POPE’S YARD APSLEY, HERTFORDSHIRE

LOCALE

LOCALE

BOURBON BA IMPERIAL STOUT (330ml) Barrel-aged imperial stout MOSCATEL BA BARLEY WINE (330ml) Barrel-aged barley wine SPEYSIDE BA IMPERIAL STOUT (330ml) Barrel-aged imperial stout

12.5%

LOCALE

11.7%

EAST LONDON LEYTON, LONDON CLASSIC IMPERIAL STOUT (330ml) Imperial stout

IF I ONLY HAD THE WORDS TO TELLYOU (750ml) Barrel-aged imperial stout

9.4%

WILD CARD WALTHAMSTOW, LONDON 8%

EAST LONDON

POMONA ISLAND SALFORD, MANCHESTER

IMPERIAL STOUT 2020 (750ml) Imperial stout

9.5%

IF I ONLY COULD (750ml) Barrel-aged imperial stout

RASPBERRY CUVEE (750ml) Barrel-aged wild sour beer

7.2%

12.5%

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DARK SIDE OF THE PIG OLD GOAT BREWERY Now Open!

Fine ales, brewed on the premises Wine, spirits & soft drinks also available

THE COMPASSES HIGH ST, STANSFIELD SUDBURY. CO10 8LN

Beer is great, cider and perry are great, and festivals should be a fun place for everyone to enjoy them.

Everyone attending a CAMRA festival is expected to abide by our Festival Code of Conduct.

www.OLDGOATBEER.COM Taproom Hours:

FRI: 4PM - 10PM SAT: 3PM - 10PM SUN: 3PM - 7PM

Find our Festival Code of Conduct online at camra.org.uk/ code-of-conduct Let us know how we're doing at camra.org.uk/feedback -and-complaints

01284 789009

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No. 1 Ely Court, between Ely Place and Hatton Garden London EC1N 6SJ Tel: 020 7405 4751 CAMRA GOOD BEER GUIDE 2024 • Four Time Winner of East London & City Pub of the Year • SPBW London Pub of the Year 2019

HISTORIC AND TRADITIONAL ALE-HOUSE London Pride plus SIX ROTATING GUEST ALES Now serving BEERS FROM THE WOOD from local breweries (every Monday of each month) Plus changing CRAFT KEG plus a TRADITIONAL CRAFT CIDER

Follow us on Untappd for daily ales

Wishing East London & City CAMRA Branch, a sell-out at the 2023 Pig’s Ear Beer Festival Open 12pm-11pm Monday to Friday Snacks available 12.00pm - 9.30pm (Home of Mr Barrick’s hand raised pork pies) Nearest tubes: Chancery Lane/Farringdon

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CIDER AND PERRY BAR IT IS HOPED TO HAVE THE FOLLOWING CIDERS AND PERRIES AVAILABLE: AGAINST THE GRAIN

SPICED Cider

EARLSFIELD, LONDON THREE SHEETS TO THE WIND Cider

5.9%

WALTHAMSTOW, LONDON

BRISTOL, AVON 4%

5.3%

4%

TRADITIONAL DRY Perry WREXHAM, DENBIGHSHIRE

PONTYPRIDD, RHONDDA CYNON TAFF 4.5%

WICKED WASP Cider

6.5%

ROSS-ON-WYE CIDER & PERRY COMPANY

HALLETTS NEWPORT, GWENT

ROSS ON WYE, HEREFORDSHIRE 6%

HOGAN’S

HARRY MASTERS Cider RAISON D’ETRE 2020 Cider [Keykeg]

ALCESTER, WARWICKSHIRE COUNTRY MILE Cider

4.7%

LONELY PARTRIDGE Perry

5.8%

6.8% 7%

SEVERN CIDER NEWNHAM, GLOUCESTERSHIRE

IFORD

PERRY Perry

5.4%

VENTONS

BRADFORD UPON AVON, WILTSHIRE

CULLOMPTON, DEVON 5%

SWEET MAID IN DEVON Cider

KENT CIDER COMPANY

WILLIAMS BROTHERS CIDER

FAVERSHAM, KENT

BEDWAS, MONMOUTHSHIRE

HOP Cider

6.7%

ROSIE’S

GWYNT Y DDRAIG

NEW TRADITION Cider

6%

HEREFORD, HEREFORDSHIRE

BISHOPS FROME, HEREFORDSHIRE

BLINDFOLD Cider

DRY Cider

OLIVER’S

CELTIC MARSHES

TWO TREES PERRY Perry

6%

STEBBING, ESSEX

BODENHAM, HEREFORDSHIRE

RUBY TUESDAY Raspberry Cider

VINTAGE DRAFT Cider

MILL LANE

BUTFORD ORGANICS, ORGANIC PERRY Perry

5.5%

LUKE’S CIDER

BRISTOL CIDER COMPANY RHUBY Rhubarb Cider

TOFFEE APPLE Cider

5%

5.5%

GROWLER Cider

6.5%

5.7%

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THE ELEANOR ARMS

460 old ford road, bow, london e3 5jp www.eleanorarms.co.uk • 020 8980 6992

Opening hours Monday to Friday 4 - 11 Saturday 12 - 11 Sunday 12 - 10.30

Live Jazz every Sunday Frankie and Lesley are retiring in March and wish to thank all the CAMRA members for their support over the past 16 years

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...ALE BE BACK!

PIGS-EAR

PIG'S EAR 2024 THE 40TH PIG’S EAR FESTIVAL WILL TAKE PLACE FROM 3 – 7 DECEMBER

EAST LONDON AND CITY CAMRA BRANCH Pig’s Ear Beer Festival is run by unpaid volunteers.

Interested in giving us a hand?

CONTACT THE ELAC BRANCH: elacbranch@mail.com FESTIVAL ORGANISERS: Steve Hall & James Skinner PROGRAMME TEAM: James Skinner, Steve Richardson, Keen Massey,Adam Miller, Steve Edmonds,Andy Kinch.

BRANCH SECRETARY: Andy Kinch ELAC WEBPAGE: www.pigsear.org.uk Published by the East London & City Branch of the Campaign for RealAle. Any views expressed are not necessarily those of CAMRA Ltd or its branches.

BRANCH CHAIR: Kim Scott

PUBLISHED ON BEHALF OF CAMRA BY: Shilling Lane Media.

Tel: 07736 635 916

VICE CHAIR: Dave Gilchrist

DESIGN: Matt Chapman

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Goldengrove

The Half Moon

146–148 The Grove Stratford, Newham, E15 1NS

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155–159 High Street Wanstead, Redbridge, E11 2RL

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857–861 High Road Leytonstone, Waltham Forest, E11 1HH

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The Eva Hart

1128 High Road Chadwell Heath, Redbridge, RM6 4AH

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143–145 Stoke Newington High Street Stoke Newington, Hackney, N16 0NY

The George

282–284 Mare Street Hackney, E8 1HE

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The Rochester Castle

213–223 Mile End Road Mile End, Tower Hamlets, E1 4AA

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The New Fairlop Oak

The Great Spoon of Ilford 114–116 Cranbrook Road Ilford, Redbridge, IG1 4LZ

Fencepiece Road Fairlop, Redbridge, IG6 2JP

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Coming soon Using the app, see which ales are due on next and set an alert to notify you when they are ready.

The ‘ale-finder’ and ‘coming soon’ options are available only via the Wetherspoon app.

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