Campaign for Real Ale

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CAMRA HQ

London Drinker 1999 Beer List

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ABBEYDALE,Sheffield, South Yorkshire.

Matins

3.5%

A light & full flavoured bitter.

Absolution

5.3%

Pale and very drinkable.

Last Rites

10.5%

Too much of this and that's what you'll be needing.

 

ALCHEMY, Hersham, Surrey.

Halcyon Days

3.9%

Named after the Halcyon malt it is brewed with; a well rounded pint with plenty of flavour and a floral aroma.

Aurum Ale

4.6%

From the Latin for gold. this beer has a delicate floral nose, a golden malt flavour and a dry finish.

Stout

4.5%

A new beer to the Alchemy range.

 

BATEMAN, Wainfeet, Lincolnshire.

Jolly Flyer

4.3%

 

Spring Breeze

4.2%

 

Miss March

4.2%

 

 

CHERITON, Alresford, Hampshire.

Pots Ale

3.8%

Pale brown, with a hoppy nose, a well balanced bitter taste with a little fruit and a bitter aftertaste.

Diggers Gold

4.6%

A golden beer with a citric, hoppy aroma; bitter and hoppy in all aspects, with some fruit and a dry aftertaste.

 

CHURCH END, Shustoke, Warwickshire.

Pooh Bear

4.3%

A bright golden beer brewed with honey. Sweet, yet hoppy; moreish.

 

CONCERTINA, Mexborough, South Yorkshire.

Old Dark Attic

3.8%

A very dark brown beer with a fairly sweet, fruity taste.

One-Eved Jack

4.0%

Fairly pale in colour, with plenty of hop bitterness.

Bengal Tiger

4.6%

Brewed in the style of an IPA; pale in colour, bitter and very hoppy.

 

CONISTON, Coniston, Cumbria.

Bluebird Bitter

3 6%

CAMRA Champion Beer of Britain 1998. Named after Donald Campbell's Bluebird. It has a complex fruitiness, backed by a lingering soft sweetness and hoppy bitterness.

 

COTLEIGH, Wiveliscombe, Somerset.

Harrier SPA

3.6%

A hoppy straw coloured beer with a very hoppy aroma and flavour.

Tawny

3.8%

A mid-brown coloured, consistent beer. A hoppy aroma with a balanced flavour and bitter finish.

Barn Owl

4.5%

A smooth and hoppy balanced beer.

 

DARK HORSE, Hertford, Hertfordshire.

Dark Horse Ale

3.6%

A tasty light bitter, with a hint of roast grain.

Death Wish

5.0%

A distinctive and well rounded beer.

 

DENT, Dent, Cumbria.

Bitter

3.7%

A clean tasting light bitter with hints of grapefruit in the nose.

Ramsbottom Strong Ale

4.5%

A rich complex, chestnut coloured beer that has a warming dry finish.

T'Owd Tup

6.0%

CAMRA Champion Winter Ale 1999. A rich full flavoured strong stout.

 

ELGOODS, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire.

Black Dog Mild

3.6%

Malt dominates the aroma of this black/ruby mild.

Golden Newt

4.6%

A golden brew with a bitter finish.

Greyhound Strong Bitter

5.2%

Malty aroma, the flavour of this mid brown beer is a blend of fruit, malt and hops. Very dry finish.

 

EVERARDS, Narborough, Leicestershire.

Tiger Best Bitter

4.2%

Mid brown and smooth, this bitter has gentle aroma of malt hops and fruit, leading to a dry finish.

Perfick

4.5%

The latest seasonal brew from Everards.

 

FLOUNDER & FIRKIN, Highbury, London N7.

Apiarist's Delight

5.0%

Brewed especially for the festival using honey produced at the local Freightliners City Farm, which recently won a reprieve from Islington Council.

 

FULLERS, Chiswick, London W4.

Honey Dew

4.3%

A sweet, straw coloured light seasonal beer.

ESB

5.5%

A strong and aromatic beer of great character.

 

HAMPSHIRE, Romsey, Hampshire.

Richard Lionheart

4.2%

A smooth golden best bitter.

Arthur Pendragon

4.8%

A full bodied and fruity premium ale.

Pride of Romsey

5.0%

 

 

HOGS BACK, Tongham, Surrey.

Hair of the Hog

3.5%

 

T.E.A.

4.2%

A pale brown, malty bitter, with a developing hop balance.

Rip Snorter

5.0%

A strong, malty and fruity bitter with a slight hop flavour.

 

KELHAM ISLAND, Sheffield, South Yorkshire.

Golden Eagle

4.2%

An excellent hoppy, fruity best bitter.

Pale Rider

5.2%

A well bodied, straw pale ale with a good fruity aroma and a strong fruit and hop taste.

 

MAULDONS, Sudbury, Suffolk.

Black Adder

5.3%

A dark stout. with a strong roast malt aroma and taste.

Suffolk Comfort

6.6%

A clean, hoppy nose leads to a predominantly malt flavour in this full bodied beer

 

MOLES, Melksham, Wiltshire.

Tap Bitter

3.5%

A pale brown beer with a trace of malt in the aroma. A gentle malty, dry flavour then a bitter finish.

Landlord's Choice

4.5%

A deceptively dark, smooth, hoppy bitter.

 

MOORHOUSES, Burnley, Lancashire.

Black Cat Mild

3.4%

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Pendle Witches Brew

5.1%

A good hoppy aroma leads through to a full-bodied, malt sweetness, with a trace of hop bitterness.

 

O' HANLONS, Vauxhall, London SE11.

Port Stout

4.2%

 

Snakes Venom

5.0%

Special brew for the Festival.

 

OTTER, Honiton, Devon.

Otter Ale

4.5%

A pleasant mid-brown beer. A malt aroma and flavour with bitter taste and finish.

Otter Bright

4.3%

Malt and fruit aroma in this malty tasting, straw coloured brew.

Otter Head

5.8%

Fruit and malt aroma and flavour in this mid-brow beer with a bitter aftertaste.

 

PHOENIX, Heywood, Greater Manchester.

Bantam

3.5%

Dark and dry with a slight nutty finish.

March Hare

4.4%

 

Wobbly Bob

6.0%

A red-brown beer with a malty, fruity aroma.

 

PITFIELD, Hoxton, London Nl.

Shoreditch Stout

4.0%

 

East Kent Goldings

4.2%

 

Black Eagle

5.0%

 

Rabbits Whiskers

5.0%

Special brew for the Festival.

 

ROYAL CLARENCE, Weston-super-Mare, Somerset.

PG Steam

3.9%

Floral hop aroma with some malt. A medium bodied complex bitter.

Old Slug Porter

4.5%

A full bodied bitter with blackcurrant and black cherry hints. A good aroma of chocolate, coffee and roast malt.

 

ROOSTERS, Harrogate, North Yorkshire.

Special

3.9%

A yellow coloured beer with an intense fruity, floral aroma.

 

S P SPORTING ALES, Leominster, Herefordshire.

Doves Delight

4.0%

 

 

SUMMERSKILLS, Plymouth, Devon.

Cellar V

3.7%

 

Menacing Dennis

4.5%

 

Indiana's Bones

5.6%

A mid-brown beer with a good balance of fruit and malt in the aroma and taste.

 

TISBURY, Tisbury, Wiltshire.

Nadderjack

4.3%

 

 

TOMINTOUL, Tomintoul, Banffshire .

Stag

4.1%

This tawny brew has a lingering, malty, gently bitter aftertaste.

Wildcat

5.1%

A deep amber, old ale style brew with a good balance of hops on the palate and an intense, hoppy, fruit finish.

 

VALE, Haddenham, Buckinghamshire.

Notley Ale

3.3%

A well-hopped session beer.

Edgar's Golden Ale

4.3%

A full bodied golden ale brewed with Fuggle and Golding hops.

 

YORK, York, North Yorkshire.

Terrier

4.2%

 

 

YOUNGS, Wandsworth, London, SW18.

Winter Warmer

5.0%

A dark reddish-brown ale with a roast malt aroma and flavour, leading to a sweet fruity finish.

Notes by Alison Cox

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