The Beers ... |
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| Arbor (Kingswood, Bristol) | Jolly Jack Tar | | 8.0% ABV |
| No tasting notes available as yet |
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| Atlas (Kinlochleven, Scotland) | Nimbus | Strong Pale Ale | 5.0% ABV |
| Resembling the famous Kölsch beers of Cologne, this beer has a rich, warming hop and a memorable malt character, body and softness, fresh-fruit hops, together with a sweet nuttiness: delicate, complex and more-ish despite its relative alcoholic strength. |
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| Beer Factory (Southville, Bristol) | Bristol Red | Dark Friuty Ale | 3.8% ABV |
| Full in flavour and body for a low ABV. RED has Complex cereal flavours from Crystal, Rye Crystal and Roast Barley complement the blackcurrant and cherry aromas and flavour from the English Bramling Cross hops. |
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| Beer Factory (Southville, Bristol) | Exhibition | Classic Rich Ale | 5.2% ABV |
| Classic, strong, dark English ale. Winter warmer in style. Pale, Crystal and Chocolate malts, English Challenger and Fuggles hops. It is a rich, fruity and estery beer. |
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| Braydon (Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire) | Yer Tiz | Copper Bitter | 4.1% ABV |
| Tripple hopped, well balanced bitter |
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| Cotleigh (Wiveliscombe, Somerset) | Albatross | Golden Premium Ale | 6.5% ABV |
| A rich alcohol warming fruit filled experience on the palate. Triple hopped with Hallertau (Mounthood) giving a floral and pear drop aroma. |
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| Cotleigh (Wiveliscombe, Somerset) | Honey Buzzard | Copper Bitter | 4.5% ABV |
| Copper coloured infused with local Wiveliscombe honey. A smooth creamy and chocolate palate giving a subtle bitter sweet finish. |
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| Cotswold Spring (Chipping Sodbury, S Glos) | English Rose | Straw, Hoppy | 4.0% ABV |
| Straw like in colour this excellent ale depicts every aspect of summer. With an Initial dryness on the pallet and a hoppy finish, this brew is bursting with flavour. |
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| Cotswold Spring (Chipping Sodbury, S Glos) | Honey Bear | Wheat Beer | 5.2% ABV |
| A honey wheat beer, smooth finish with honey noticeable in the aroma and taste but balanced with a blend of mount hood and cascade hops to override the residual sweetness. |
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| Cwmbran (Newport, Sth Wales) | Pink Panther | Real Lager | 4.5% ABV |
| A wonderful golden beer with a hint of pink from added summer fruit. One for the lager connoisseur. |
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| Dark Star (Haywards Heath, Sussex) | Hophead | Golden Ale | 3.8% ABV |
| An extremely clean-drinking pale gold-coloured ale with a strong floral aroma and elderflower notes. This beer is full-bodied despite its very quaffable strength and dryness. |
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| Dark Star (Haywards Heath, Sussex) | Espresso | Black Beer | 4.2% ABV |
| A black beer brewed with roasted barley malt and challenger hops with freshly ground espresso coffee beans also added to provide a rich and complementary coffee aroma. |
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| Dark Star (Haywards Heath, Sussex) | Victorian Ruby Mild | Mild | 6.0% ABV |
| A beer from a less well known mild tradition for strength with soft flavours and gentle hops. Mashed with a classic mild ale barley malt and hopped with Goldings for a restrained bitter ness. Finally, the beer is blended with an aged dark beer to add colour and complexity of flavour |
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| Festival (Cheltenham, Glos) | Gold | Golden Ale | 4.4% ABV |
| a refreshing golden ale with a clear flavour that continues right through to the finish. |
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| Goffs (Winchcombe, Glos) | White Knight | Light Bitter | 4.7% ABV |
| A well hopped bitter with a light colour and full bodied taste. Bitterness predominates in the mouth and leads to a dry, hoppy aftertaste. Deceptively drinkable for it's strength! |
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| Great Western (Hambrook, Bristol) | Classic Gold | Golden Bitter | 4.6% ABV |
| Gold in colour, Clear, Crisp and refreshing with lots of body and a delicate flora aroma. One will not be enoug |
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| Hetty Peglar (Uley, Glos) | Nectar of the Gods | | 3.6% ABV |
| No tasting notes available as yet |
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| Halfpenny (Lechlade, Glos) | Old Lech | Premium Copper Bitter | 4.5% ABV |
| A traditional premium strength ale, well-balanced and full bodied, this refreshing and palatable drink is a fine example of the art of brewing and one to be savoured. |
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| Malvern Hills (Malvern, Worcs) | Black Pear | Golden Premium Beer | 4.4% ABV |
| A premium beer, golden in colour with a combination of hops giving a pleasant bitter finish. |
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| Malvern Hills (Malvern, Worcs) | Priessnitz | Real Lager | 4.3% ABV |
| Priessnitz Plzen Lager is a draft cask conditioned Pilsner-style lager brewed in the traditional way. A well balanced beer, light in colour, with an aromatic finish. |
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| Milk Steet (Frome, Somerset) | Beer | Golden Yellow | 5.0% ABV |
| Flirtatious blonde beer with musky hoppiness and citrus fruit on the nose, while more fruit surges forward on the palate before the bitter-sweet finish. Supreme champion at Poole Beer Festival 2005. |
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| Nailsworth (Nailsworth, Glos) | Alestock | Light Colour | 3.6% ABV |
| More hoppy than a caffeine fuelled bunny on a bouncy castle. At 3.6% abv, you could sit back and drink this one all day. Full of Elderflower notes. Lager drinkers, you might like this one |
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| North Cotswold (Moreton in Marsh, Glos) | Shag Weaver | Pale Gold | 4.5% ABV |
| Pale golden bitter with floral aroma & flavour from New Zealand hops. |
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| North Cotswold (Moreton in Marsh, Glos) | Hung, Drawn & Portered | Dark Porter | 5.0% ABV |
| Strong dark treacle porter with well balanced taste of Bramling Cross hops. |
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| Orkney (Nairnshire, Inverness) | Skull Splitter | Tawny Red | 8.5% ABV |
| On the nose, this strong beer has a fruity malt character, with hints of dark fruit, spicy hop, dates and figs. On the palate, rich and complex with sweet toasted malt, molasses, fresh and dried fruit and hints of warming spices. |
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| Potbelly (Kettering, Northants) | Crazy Daze | Light Golden | 5.5% ABV |
| A very light golden Bitter with hidden strength beware !! |
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| Prescott (Cheltenham, Glos) | Hill Climb | Golden Pale | 3.8% ABV |
| Thirst-quenching, golden pale ale |
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| Prescott (Cheltenham, Glos) | Grand Prix | Copper Ale | 5.2% ABV |
| A powerful, full-throttle traditional ale |
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| Purity (Gt Alne, Warwickshire) | UBU | Amber Premium Ale | 4.5% ABV |
| Pronounced OO-BOO, a distinctive premium amber coloured beer. Using 100% English Maris Otter Malt with Challenger and Cascade hops, creates a balanced full flavoured beer that is a pleasure to drink. |
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| Ramsbury (Marlborough, Wilts) | Gold | Golden Bitter | 4.5% ABV |
| A rich golden coloured beer produced by blending optic & crystal malt and a small amount of torrified wheat. Added to this are Goldings and Styrian Golding hops which give that distinctly light hoppy aroma and taste. |
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| RCH (Weston-super-Mare) | East Street Cream | Chestnut Ale | 5.0% ABV |
| First brewed to celebrate the 500th guest beer at the Dartmouth Inn, Newton Abbot, and was named by a customer in a competition. It went down so well that it has become a regular beer. This enigmatic full bodied beer with malty hoppy fruit bitter with a sweet taste which all vie for dominance in this complex and well crafted premium chestnut coloured ale |
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| RCH (Weston-super-Mare) | Pitchfork | Golden | 4.3% ABV |
| A golden bitter with floral citric hop aroma. It has a hoppy predominate taste which is slightly sweet and fruity. The name comes from the Pitchfork rebellion of 1685 the last battle to be fought on English soil of the Civil War. |
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| St Austell (St. Austell, Cornwall.) | Tribute | Pale Amber | 4.2% ABV |
| A Supreme Champion Ale of Cornwall as voted by CAMRA*, Tribute is a popular favourite with locals and visitors to Cornwall, as well as being a much sought after guest ale throughout the rest of the UK. It is brewed using specially grown Cornish Gold Malt and is a perfect accompaniment to chicken, gammon or fish. The ideal alternative to a fine white wine. |
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| Severn Vale (Cam, Glos) | Dursley Steam | Copper Ale | 4.2% ABV |
| Created to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the "Dursley Donkey", the branch line which served Dursley and the Cam valley. A sparkling summer ale full of flowery hops. |
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| Severn Vale (Cam, Glos) | Monumentale | Dark Ale | 4.5% ABV |
| Designed as a porter, but many have noted that it is similar to a strong mild. Dark and warming with plenty of hop aroma and flavour. |
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| Severn Vale (Cam, Glos) | Severn Seas of Rye | Golden Ale | 3.8% ABV |
| A delicious golden ale brewed with rye malt |
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| Severn Vale (Cam, Glos) | Severn Springs | Golden IPA | 4.4% ABV |
| A golden IPA style beer busting with English hop flavours. |
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| Severn Vale (Cam, Glos) | Vale Ale | Amber Beer | 3.8% ABV |
| A rich amber beer with full-bodied malt flavours and uses four different hop varieties to give a complex nose and taste. |
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| Spinning Dog (Hereford) | The Mutt’s Nuts | Strong Dark Ale | 5.0% ABV |
| A dark strong ale, full bodied with a hint of chocolate aftertaste. |
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| Spinning Dog (Hereford) | Mutley’s Revenge | Amber Ale | 4.8% ABV |
| Amber in colour, full bodied beer with a citrus Aftertaste. |
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| Spinning Dog (Hereford) | Celtic Gold | Golden Ale | 4.5% ABV |
| A crisp golden beer with a well rounded malt/hop bitterness throughout. |
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| Sharps (Rock, Cornwall) | Doombar | Copper Ale | 4.0% ABV |
| The aroma of Doom Bar combines an accomplished balance of spicy resinous hop, inviting sweet malt and delicate roasted notes. The mouth feel is a perfectly balanced and complex blend of succulent dried fruit, lightly roasted malty notes and a subtle yet assertive bitterness. The bitterness remains into the finish with dry fruity notes which implore the drinker to go back for more. |
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| Sharps (Rock, Cornwall) | Special | Copper Ale | 5.2% ABV |
| Delicious over-ripe fruit blends perfectly with inviting roasted notes. The mouthfeel is succulent with dried fruit, malt and a generous hop bitterness. The finish is lingering and warm with fruit and malt notes. For a strong ale Special is subtle and dangerously drinkable. |
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| Stroud (Stroud, Glos) | Budding | Pale Ale | 4.5% ABV |
| This is a pale ale with Fuggles used as the main bittering hop - then late hopped for a luscious floral aroma |
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| Stroud (Stroud, Glos) | Organic | Golden Ale | 4.0% ABV |
| A refreshing, golden organic ale with a delicate apple aroma. Silver at Champion Beers of Gloucestershire 2008. |
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| Triple fff (Alton, Hampshire) | Moondance | Amber Ale | 4.2% ABV |
| Amber coloured with a wonderful floral hop nose, full and fruity with a resonant bittersweet finish. |
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| Triple fff (Alton, Hampshire) | Pressed Rat & Warthog | Mild | 3.8% ABV |
| Hoppy mild with a dry roasty flavour, a good body with hints of fruit, a balanced bittersweet aftertaste. |
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| Uley (Uley, Glos) | Uley Bitter | Copper Best Bitter | 4.0% ABV |
| A copper coloured beer with hops and fruit in the aroma, and a malty, fruity taste underscored by a hoppy bitterness with a hint of fruit in the taste. The finish is dry, with a balance of hops and malt. |
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| Uley (Uley, Glos) | Old Spot | Strong Ruby Ale | 5.0% ABV |
| A distinctive, full-bodied ruby coloured ale with a fruity aroma, a malty, fruity taste, with a light, hoppy bitterness, and a strong, balanced aftertaste |
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| Uley (Uley, Glos) | Pigs Ear | Strong Pale Ale | 5.0% ABV |
| Deceptively strong IPA that is eminently quaffable. A pale-coloured beer with a light hop balance leads to a hoppy, fruity aroma and smooth, finish. A wolf in sheep's clothing! |
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| Uley (Uley, Glos) | Swan Song | Light Copper | 4.5% ABV |
| A light-copper coloured, complex, triple-hopped premium ale with distinctive fruity nose. Bramling Cross and Cascade late hop results in a refreshing taste with a hint of elderflower. |
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| Wye Valley (Stoke Lacy, Herefordshire) | HPA | Pale Ale | 4.0% ABV |
| HPA is a truly delightful pale ale. It's smooth on the palate, and boasts a citrus hop aroma leading to a balanced bitter finish. |
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| Wye Valley (Stoke Lacy, Herefordshire) | Butty Bach | Copper Yellow | 4.5% ABV |
| 'Butty Bach' is Welsh for 'little friend'. This full-bodied, smooth and satisfying premium ale is burnished gold in colour, and certainly has made a few friends in its time. |
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