Campaign for Real Ale

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London Drinker 2000 Beer List

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ASH VINE, Frome, Somerset

Black Bess Porter

4.2%

A dark copper-brown, bitter porter with roast malt, hops and a sweet fruitiness.

Heavy Load

4.5%

One of a new seasonal range based on danger signs!

Hop & Glory

5.0%

A pale straw-coloured beer with malt, fruit and hop aroma. The taste and finish are bitter sweet, with hops in abundance and some citrus fruits.

 

B&T, Shefford, Bedfordshire

Shefford Dark Mild

3.8%

A dark beer with a well balanced taste. Sweetish, roast malt aftertaste.

Dragonslayer

4.5%

A straw coloured beer, dry, malty and lightly hopped.

Black Bat

6.0%

A powerful, sweet, fruity and malty beer for winter. Fruity, nutty aroma; strong roast malt aftertaste.

 

BANK TOP, Bolton, Greater Manchester

Fred's Cap

4.0%

Pale Beer with a balance of malt, fruit and bitterness. Dry finish.

Smokestack Lightnin'

5.0%

 

BARUM, Barnstaple, Devon

XTC

3.9%

Original

4.4%

 

BATEMAN, Wainfleet, Lincolnshire

Jolly Italian Jobs

4.3%

Seasonal beer.

 

BROUGHTON, Biggar, The Borders

Greenmantle Ale

3.9%

A beer with a predominantly malty aroma, a malty taste with hints of fruit and hops, but little aftertaste.

Merlin's Ale

4.2%

A well-hopped, fruity flavour is balanced by melt. The finish is bitter sweet and light but dry.

 

BUFFY'S, St. Mary, Norfolk

Polly's Folly

4.3%

Good balance of bitterness and fruit. Lovely copper colour.

Buffys Ale

5.5%

A robust, well-balanced, mid-brown ale with a good fruit and malt balance and light hop notes.

 

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

Gravediggers

3.8%

Black and red in colour, with a complex mix of chocolate and roast flavours, it is almost a light porter.

Pooh Bear

4.3%

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

 

CROUCH VALE, Chelmsford, Essex

Millennium Gold

4.2%

A golden, easy drinking premium ale, notably bitter at the end but with a balance of malt, hops and fruit in the mouth after a light, malty aroma.

Essex Porter

4.9%

 

DURHAM, Bowburn, Co. Durham

Celtic Gold

4.3%

4X

4.5%

 

ENVILLE, Stourbridge, West Midlands

Simpkiss Bitter

3.8%

A medium bodied golden bitter. The refreshing hoppy taste lingers.

White

4.2%

A clean, well-balanced, golden, sweet bitter, light in flavour. An appealing beer.

 

EXMOOR, Wiveliscombe, Somerset

Stag

5.2%

A pale brown beer, with a malty taste and aroma, and a bitter finish. Slightly sweet.

 

FULLERS, Chiswick, London W4

Honey Dew

4.3%

A sweet, straw coloured light seasonal beer.

 

GOFF'S, Winchcombe, Gloucestershire

Jouster

4.0%

A very drinkable, tawny coloured ale, with a light hoppiness in the aroma. It has a good balance of malt and bitterness in the mouth, underscored by fruitiness, with a clean, hoppy aftertaste.

White Knight

4.7%

A well hopped bitter with a light colour and full bodied taste. Deceptively drinkable for its strength.

 

HAMPSHIRE, Romsey, Hampshire

Richard Lionheart

4.2%

A smooth golden best bitter.

Arthur Pendragon

4.5%

A full bodied and fruity premium ale.

Pride of Romsey

5.0%

 

HANBY, Wem, Shropshire

Black Magic Mild

3.3%

A dark, reddish-brown mild, which is dry and bitter with a roast malt taste.

Rainbow Chaser

4.3%

A pale beer brewed with Pioneer hops.

Joybringer

6.0%

 

HOLDENS, Woodsetton, Dudley

Black Country Mild

3.7%

A good, red/brown mild; a refreshing, light blend of roast malt, hop and fruit, dominated by malt throughout.

Black Country Bitter

3.9%

A medium bodied, golden ale; a light, well-balanced bitter wit a subtle, dry, hoppy finish.

Special Bitter

5.1%

A sweet, malty, full-bodied amber ale with hops to balance in the taste and in the good, bittersweet finish.

 

INVERALMOND, Perth, Tayside

Independence

3.8%

An amber-red, sweetish beer with a hint of spiciness in the aroma.

Thrappledouser

4.3%

Lia Fail

4.7%

The Gaelic title of the Stone of Destiny; a malty, full-bodied brew with chocolate notes and a balanced finish.

 

MOORHOUSES, Burnley, Lancashire

Black Cat Mild

3.4%

A smooth, well-balanced dark mild with a fruity aroma. Chocolate and coffee flavours complement the bitter and roast character that lingers on into the aftertaste.

Black Shamrock

4.2%

Pendle Witches Brew

5.1%

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

 

OAKHAM, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire

JHB

3.8%

Impressive straw-coloured quaffing bitter with bold floral, grassy hop, grapefruit and kiwifruit and a little sweetness followed by a long, dry aftertaste.

Four Horsemen

5.2%

 

O' HANLONS, Vauxhall, London SE11

Wheat Beer

4.0%

Ruby Stout

4.8%

Old Familiar

5.2%

Special brew for the Festival

 

PITFIELD, Hoxton, London N1

Norman's Mild

3.5%

Eye of Newt

4.0%

Special brew for the Festival

Valentines Ale

5.0%

Shoreditch Porter

5.0%

Brewed to an 1850's Whitbread recipe.

 

ROYAL CLARENCE, Weston-super-Mare, Somerset

PG Steam

3.9%

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

Pitchfork

4.3%

Yellow/gold pale bitter with a floral, citric hop aroma with pale malt. Hops predominate on the palate, which is slightly sweet and fruity.

 

RIDLEYS, Chelmsford, Essex

Mild

3.5%

A dark mild, with a light aroma of roast malt and subdued hop. Quite bitter for a mild, with roast malt and fruit in the taste.

Big Tackle

4.1%

Witchfinder Porter

4.3%

Dark brown caramel-dominated winter beer with roast malt after a malty fruity aroma.

 

TOMOS WATKINS, Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire

Whoosh

3.7%

Merlin's Stout

4.2%

 

TRIPPLE FFF, Alton, Hampshire

Pressed Rat and Warthog

3.8%

Stairway to Heaven

4.6%

 

WHIM, Buxton, Derbyshire

Magic Mushroom Mild

3.8%

Ruby-black in colour, well balanced with a complex mix of flavours and a sweet finish.

Hartington IPA

4.5%

Pale and light-coloured, smooth on the palate allowing malt to predominate. Slightly sweet finish combined with distinctive light hop bitterness. Well rounded.

 

WYCHWOOD, Witney, Oxfordshire

Alchemy Gold

4.4%

 

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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