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Beerlist 2008
The Beers ... |  |
| Battledown | Sunbeam | (Cheltenham) | ABV 4.0% |
| An ale brewed in the American post-prohibition way using lager yeast (at ale temperatures) and Northern Brewer hops. | |
| Battledown | Turncoat | (Cheltenham) | ABV 4.5% |
| Dark in colour, dark in taste, with echoes of the eighteenth century, rich in malt. | |
| Breconshire | Rambler's Ruin | (Brecon Beacons) | ABV 5.0% |
| Dark amber, malty and well hopped with a beautifully balanced aftertaste; a traditional Old Ale. | |
| Breconshire | Red Dragon | (Brecon Beacons) | ABV 4.7% |
| A selection of unusual hops, provide the bite to compliment the biscuity malt characteristics of this exceptionally smooth and easy drinking beer. | |
| Bristol Beer Factory | Red | (Bristol) | ABV 3.9% |
| Full in body and flavour, a dark ale with a ruby red tint. | |
| Bulmastiff Brewery | Son of a Bitch | (Cardiff) | ABV 6.0% |
| Warming amber ale, easy drinking for its strength. An aroma of hops, fruit and malt and a similar blend of flavours with a warming alcohol presence; the finish fades. | |
| Bulmastiff Brewery | Welsh Gold | (Cardiff) | ABV 3.8% |
| A hoppy aroma invites you to taste the blend of hop and fruit flavours with balancing bitterness. A refreshing, juicy hop finish. | |
| Coastal | Golden Sands | (Redruth, Corwall) | ABV 5.8% |
| A strong golden ale, full flavoured and full bodied, it has a refreshing citrus hop finish. | |
| Coastal | St Pirans Porter | (Redruth, Cornwall) | ABV 6.0% |
| Strong, black, full roast malt taste. | |
| Cotswold Spring | English Rose | (Ch Sodbury) | ABV 4.0% |
| 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. | |
| Cwmbran | Pink Panther | (Newport, Sth Wales) | ABV 4.5% |
| A wonderful golden beer with a hint of pink from added summer fruit. One for the lager connoisseur. | |
| Dark Star | Espresso | (Haywards Heath, Sussex) | ABV 4.2% |
| 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. | |
| Dark Star | Hophead | (Haywards Heath, Sussex) | ABV 3.8% |
| 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. | |
| Doghouse | Seadog IPA | (Redruth, Cornwall) | ABV 4.6% |
| Genuine strong flavoured IPA, pale amber colour. | |
| Festival | Gold | (Cheltenham) | ABV 4.4% |
| A golden ale with an overall balanced flavour, distinguished by a light malt body and a light aroma profile. A distinctive bitter finish, which is designed to be thirst quenching. | |
| George Wright | Drunken Duck | (Merseyside) | ABV 3.9% |
| A light citrus ale combining 3 hops from the Americas. Perfect for the hop lover. | |
| Great Western | Classic Gold | (Bristol) | ABV 4.6% |
| Bright gold with a decent white head. Good citric hops with some nice earthy malt. Light bready notes with some icing sugar sweetness. | |
| Kelham Island | Golden Eagle | (Sheffield) | ABV 4.2% |
| A refreshing golden ale, crisp and fruity with plenty of body. Brewed using lager malt and Fuggle hops. | |
| Kelham Island | Pale Rider | (Sheffield) | ABV 5.2% |
| A well balanced strong and fruity ale flavoured with North American hops. | |
| Keltek | Kripple Dick | (Redruth, Cornwall) | ABV 7.0% |
| Strong, dark, unusually sharp & complex...and that's just the beer! Using 5 different grains and hopped thrice, "Kripple Dick" is the connoisseur's choice. | |
| Malvern Hills | Priessnitz | (Malvern, Worcs) | ABV 4.3% |
| A draft cask conditioned Pilsner-style lager brewed in the traditional way. A well balanced beer, light in colour, with an aromatic finish. | |
| Malvern Hills | Swedish Nightingale | (Malvern) | ABV 4.0% |
| A light hoppy beer that imparts a floral nose leading to citrus flavours. | |
| Nailsworth | Alestock | (Nailsworth, Glos) | ABV 3.6% |
| A lager type beer, light in colour, very hoppy and full of elderflower notes. | |
| Nailsworth | Town Crier | (Nailsworth, Glos) | ABV 4.7% |
| A traditional premium ale, rich & fruity with lots of malty flavours. | |
| Oakham Ales | Attila | (Peterborough, Cambs) | ABV 7.3% |
| Fruit notes and elder flower on aroma. Taste of ripe red berries and citrus fruit with a long bitter fruity finish. | |
| Oakleaf | I Can't Believe it's not Bitter | (Gosport) | ABV 4.9% |
| Cask conditioned lager. Clean and crisp with a fruity aftertaste. The use of Saaz hops gives this lager a citrus finish that lingers on. | |
| Otley | O8 | (Pontypridd, Cardiff) | ABV 8.0% |
| A very pale and very strong ale, deceptively smooth and friendly. | |
| Otley | O Garden | (Pontypridd, Cardiff) | ABV 4.6% |
| Tongue in cheek take on a wheat beer. Flavoured with roasted orange peel, corriander and cloves. | |
| Otter Brewery | Head | (Honiton, Devon) | ABV 5.9% |
| With a distinct barley wine, old ale character, yet light to drink, it has a malt, fruit and slightly sweet flavour, with a long bittersweet aftertaste. | |
| Ramsbury | Gold | (Marlborough, Wilts) | ABV 4.5% |
| 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. | |
| Ramsbury | Knobber | (Marlborough, Wilts) | ABV 4.2% |
| Rich, ruby red coloured beer using local barley, chocolate malt. Smooth, hoppy characteristics with a hoppy finish. | |
| RCH | Old Slug Porter | (Weston-super-Mare) | ABV 4.5% |
| A delicious traditional porter with a full bodied taste of chocolate, coffee, blackcurrant and black cherry with a good aroma. | |
| RCH | Pitchfork | (Weston-super-Mare) | ABV 4.3% |
| A golden bitter with floral citric hop aroma. It has a hoppy predominate taste which is slightly sweet and fruity. | |
| Severn Vale | Session | (Cam, Glos) | ABV 3.4% |
| A low gravity beer with plenty of flavour, thanks to plenty of English Golding and Fuggles hops. Traditional brown colour. Beer for the sensible drinker, or those in for a long session! | |
| Severn Vale | Dursley Steam Bitter | (Cam, Glos) | ABV 4.2% |
| 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. | |
| Severn Vale | Monumentale | (Cam, Glos) | ABV 4.5% |
| 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. | |
| Severn Vale | Severn Sins | (Cam, Glos) | ABV 5.2% |
| Supreme Champion Beer of the Year, 2008. A wonderfully dark, malty stout full of roasted barley. | |
| Severn Vale | Ducked Ale | (Cam, Glos) | ABV 4.3% |
| A refreshing summer ale! Beer of the Festival, 2008 from Severn Vale. | |
| Stroud | Budding | (Stroud, Glos) | ABV 4.5% |
| This is a pale ale with Fuggles used as the main bittering hop - then late hopped for a luscious floral aroma. | |
| Stroud | Tom Long | (Stroud, Glos) | ABV 3.8% |
| Tom Long is an amber coloured bitter with a spicy citrus aroma. | |
| Thornbridge | Jaipur IPA | (Ashford in the Water) | ABV 5.9% |
| India Pale Ale, initially smooth building to a hoppy bitterness with honey notes. A long, bitter finish. | |
| Thornbridge | Kipling | (Ashford in the Water) | ABV 5.2% |
| A "South Pacific" ale with grassy nose and kiwi fruit. Fruity with a bitter finish. | |
| Triple fff | Moondance | (Alton, Hampshire) | ABV 4.2% |
| Champion best bitter of Britain 2002. Amber coloured, very well hopped with a balanced bitterness. | |
| Triple fff | Stairway to Heaven | (Alton, Hampshire) | ABV 4.6% |
| Pale brown ale with a flavour of summer fruits, well balanced with a long finish. | |
| Uley | Hogshead | (Uley, Glos) | ABV 3.5% |
| A pale coloured , hoppy session bitter with a good hop aroma and a full flavour for its strength, ending in a bitter-sweet aftertaste. | |
| Uley | Uley Bitter | (Uley, Glos) | ABV 4.0% |
| 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. | |
| Uley | Pigs Ear | (Uley, Glos) | ABV 5.0% |
| CAMRA's Champion Beer of Gloucestershire 2007. 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. | |
| Uley | Old Spot | (Uley, Glos) | ABV 5.0% |
| 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. Our flagship ale, strong but not sweet. | |
| Wizard | One for the Toad | (Ilfracombe, Devon) | ABV 4.0% |
| A light golden beer particularly drinkable on a warm summer day. | |
| Wizard | White Witch | (Ilfracombe, Devon) | ABV 4.5% |
| A pale fruity ale with a strong hoppy finish. | |
The Ciders ... | |
| Black Rat Cider | 6.0% ABV |
| Strong premium cider with a crisp apple bite. | |
| Thatcher's Cheddar Valley Cider | 6.0% ABV |
| The colour of this unique cider gives it a vibrant character all of its own for those who want an alternative refreshing drink with a touch of natural sparkle. Naturally fermented, Cheddar Valley is matured in oak vats to ensure the distinctive full flavour is retained. | |
The Perry ... | |
| Weston's Herefordshire Medium Country Perry | 4.5% ABV |
| Made from locally grown perry pears. Fully matured in old oak vats to develop its strength and traditional character. Free from all artificial colouring, flavouring and sweetening it retains its natural pale colour. Suitable for vegetarians, vegans and coeliacs. | |
The Wines ... | |
| Blossom Hill White (California) | WHITE |
| Dry Californian white wine. - A distinctive, well balanced wine with soft 'appley' fruit flavours. | |
| Liebfraumilch (Germany) | WHITE |
| Medium sweet German white wine. - A light, medium fruity wine with a pleasant grapey flavour. | |
| Blossom Hill Red (California) | RED |
| Light to medium bodied Californian red wine. - This Californian red is soft and mellow with scented berry fruit aromas and a smooth easy finish. A perfect accompaniment to pasta and pork dishes. Made using only the best sun-ripened grapes grown in the warm, fertile vineyards of California, careful blending by our wine making team means the wines have a distinctive style that is perfect for drinking anytime. | |
| Willowglen Shiraz Cabernet (Australia) | RED |
| Medium bodied Australian red wine. - This medium to full bodied Australian exhibits plum and blackcurrant fruit, underlying toasty wood and a long, flavoursome finish brick red in colour, this wine exhibits plummy fruit aromas with hints of cassis, liquorice and underlying toasty wood characters. A medium to full bodied style, the palate shows plum and blackcurrant fruit with a touch of bacon and oak, complemented by a long, flavoursome finish. | |
Soft Drinks ... | |
Orange Juice,
Still mineral water,
Coca Cola,
Diet Coca Cola,
Lemonade | |
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