London Drinker Beer and Cider Festival 2009 Beer List

Please note that despite our best endeavours not all beers can be made available all of the time. Any changes to the programme will be displayed within the hall.

BREWERY	NAME OF BEER	ABV	NOTES

Abbeydale, S Yorkshire	Vespers	4.2	Full of dark roast and coffee flavours. A classic Porter.
Acorn, S Yorkshire	Perle IPA	5	Single hop variety IPA using German Perle hops.
Allgates, Grtr Manchester	Bright Blade	4	Golden ale with hints of ginger & lemon.
Ashover, Derbyshire	Tit	7	Massive and flavoursome Winter Warmer
Bank Top, Lancashire	Orient Line	4.2	Light and golden with an aroma of elderflower and a dry finish.
Batemans, Lincolnshire	Dark Mild	3
Batemans, Lincolnshire	Good Honest Ale	4.2
Blue Monkey, Derbyshire	Evolution	4.3	Golden beer from brewery established September last year.
Boggart, Grtr Manchester	Ruby Tuesday	3.8	Reddish-coloured hoppy session ale.
Bollington, Cheshire	Oat Mill	5	An oatmeal stout.
Bottle Brook, Derbyshire	Road Runner	4.8
Brewsters, Lincolnshire	Emma	4.8
Bridestones, W Yorkshire	No Name Yet	5.3
Brodies, London	London Drinker 25	4.2
Brodies, London	Mild	3.7
Cliff Quay, Suffolk	Tolly Roger	4.2
Country Life, Devon	Pot Wallop	4.4	Light straw coloured beer, easy drinking & refreshing.
Crouch Vale, Essex	Blackwater Mild	3.7
Crouch Vale, Essex	Brewers Gold	4
Dark Star, W Sussex	Hophead	3.8
Dark Star, W Sussex	Saison	4.5
Dark Star, W Sussex	American Pale Ale	4.7
Dark Star, W Sussex	Battlebridge	5.6
Derventio, Derbyshire	Winter Gold	4
Downton, Wiltshire	Mad Hare	4.4
Elland, W Yorkshire	Bargee	3.8	Fruity, hoppy taste, with bitter edge in finish.
Falstaff, Derbyshire	Fist Full of Hops	4.5	Rich amber with dryness balanced with a subtle fruitiness.
Falstaff, Derbyshire	Aquarius	4.2	Smooth malt and honey flavours with a citrus hop finish.
Fat Cat, Norfolk	Marmalade Cat	5.5
Five Towns, W Yorkshire	Tiger Ale	3.9	Amber coloured ale with toffee aroma, bitter taste and dry finish.
Fugelestou, Lincolnshire	Marsh Mild	3.7	Chocolate malt on the palate with toffee and caramel overtones.
Fullers, London	Hock	3.5
Fullers, London	London Porter	5.4
Fyne Ales, Argyll	Vital Spark	4.4	Dark beer with slightly sharp taste and hint of blackcurrants.
Goachers, Kent	Real Mild Ale	3.4	Dark mild with background bitterness.
Hoggleys, Northamptonshire	Northamptonshire Bitter	4
Hopdaemon, Kent	Incubus	4
Hopstar, Lancashire	Betty Boop	4	Copper coloured ale with a full body of malt with Amarillo hop finish.
Hornbeam, Grtr Manchester	Lemon Blossom	3.7	An aroma of crisp citrus lemon, sweetness with bitter finish.
Kelham Island, S Yorkshire	Lady’s Bridge	4.1	Pale ale with a crisp bitterness & a citrus, slightly grapefruit aroma.
Kelham Island, S Yorkshire	Brooklyn Smoked Porter	6.5	Strong smoked porter originally brewed with Brooklyn Brewery, NY
Loddon, Oxfordshire	Ferrymans Gold	4.4	Hoppy character with malty taste.
Loweswater, Cumbria	Kirkstile Gold	4.3	Golden beer with mango, grapefruit and banana flavours.
Mallinsons, W Yorkshire	Poppy Cock	4.1	Golden colour, fruity nose & bitter after taste with a hoppy finish.
Marston Moor, N Yorkshire	Matchlock Mild	4	Full-flavoured dark mild.
Mayfields, Herefordshire	Naughty Nell’s	4.2	Copper-coloured with malty body and citrus finish.
Moles, Wiltshire	Paddy’s Tarmac Tipple	4.5
Nant, Conwy	Cwrw Coryn	4.2
Otley, Glamorgan	O1	4
Phoenix, Grtr Manchester	West Coast IPA	4.6
Phoenix, Grtr Manchester	Navvy	3.8	Amber beer with citrus, malt and bitter hop notes.
Pictish, Grtr Manchester	Brewers Gold	3.8	Golden beer, malty undertones and a powerful spicy hop aroma.
Prospect, Grtr Manchester	Big Brew	4.1	Light, hoppy beer.
Roosters, N Yorkshire	Cream	4.7	Pale aromatic bitter with golden promise malt and liberty hops.
Salopian, Shropshire	Ghurka	4.2	A refreshing amber ale with lemongrass to add a flowery zing.
Saltaire, W Yorkshire	Hazelnut Coffee Porter	4.6	The name says it all – a spectacularly good beer.
Sambrooks, London	Wandle Ale	3.8
Sinclair, Argyll	Nimbus	5	Dry, golden beer with some wheat malt.
Spire, Derbyshire	Good as Golden	3.8
Spire, Derbyshire	Twist & Stout	4.5
Stringers, Cumbria	Old School Porter	4.7
Surrey Hills, Surrey	Ranmore	3.8
Thornbridge Hall, Derbyshire	Brother Rabbit	3.7
Thornbridge Hall, Derbyshire	Jaipur IPA	5.9
Thornbridge Hall, Derbyshire	St Petersburg	7.7
Townes, Derbyshire	Lowgate Light	4.1
Wells & Youngs, Bedfordshire	Wells Eagle	3.6
Wells & Youngs, Bedfordshire	Wells Bombardier	4.3
Wells & Youngs, Bedfordshire	Wells Bombardier Burning Gold	4.7
Wells & Youngs, Bedfordshire	Courage Best	4
Wells & Youngs, Bedfordshire	Courage Directors	4.8
Wells & Youngs, Bedfordshire	Youngs Bitter	3.7
Wells & Youngs, Bedfordshire	Youngs Special	4.5
Wem, Shropshire	Scorpio Porter	4.5	Dark porter with hints of coffee and chocolate.
Whitstable, Kent	East India Pale Ale	4.1	Light, refreshing, hoppy pale ale.
Wild Walker, Derbyshire	Old Big ‘Ead	4.2
Wirksworth, Derbyshire	Cruckbeam	3.9
Yard of Ale, Durham	Spring Ale	4

BREWERY

NAME OF BEER

ABV

NOTES

Abbeydale, S Yorkshire

Vespers

4.2

Full of dark roast and coffee flavours. A classic Porter.

Acorn, S Yorkshire

Perle IPA

Single hop variety IPA using German Perle hops.

Allgates, Grtr Manchester

Bright Blade

Golden ale with hints of ginger & lemon.

Ashover, Derbyshire

Tit

Massive and flavoursome Winter Warmer

Bank Top, Lancashire

Orient Line

4.2

Light and golden with an aroma of elderflower and a dry finish.

Batemans, Lincolnshire

Dark Mild

Batemans, Lincolnshire

Good Honest Ale

4.2

Blue Monkey, Derbyshire

Evolution

4.3

Golden beer from brewery established September last year.

Boggart, Grtr Manchester

Ruby Tuesday

3.8

Reddish-coloured hoppy session ale.

Bollington, Cheshire

Oat Mill

An oatmeal stout.

Bottle Brook, Derbyshire

Road Runner

4.8

Brewsters, Lincolnshire

Emma

4.8

Bridestones, W Yorkshire

No Name Yet

5.3

Brodies, London

London Drinker 25

4.2

Brodies, London

Mild

3.7

Cliff Quay, Suffolk

Tolly Roger

4.2

Country Life, Devon

Pot Wallop

4.4

Light straw coloured beer, easy drinking & refreshing.

Crouch Vale, Essex

Blackwater Mild

3.7

Crouch Vale, Essex

Brewers Gold

Dark Star, W Sussex

Hophead

3.8

Dark Star, W Sussex

Saison

4.5

Dark Star, W Sussex

American Pale Ale

4.7

Dark Star, W Sussex

Battlebridge

5.6

Derventio, Derbyshire

Winter Gold

Downton, Wiltshire

Mad Hare

4.4

Elland, W Yorkshire

Bargee

3.8

Fruity, hoppy taste, with bitter edge in finish.

Falstaff, Derbyshire

Fist Full of Hops

4.5

Rich amber with dryness balanced with a subtle fruitiness.

Falstaff, Derbyshire

Aquarius

4.2

Smooth malt and honey flavours with a citrus hop finish.

Fat Cat, Norfolk

Marmalade Cat

5.5

Five Towns, W Yorkshire

Tiger Ale

3.9

Amber coloured ale with toffee aroma, bitter taste and dry finish.

Fugelestou, Lincolnshire

Marsh Mild

3.7

Chocolate malt on the palate with toffee and caramel overtones.

Fullers, London

Hock

3.5

Fullers, London

London Porter

5.4

Fyne Ales, Argyll

Vital Spark

4.4

Dark beer with slightly sharp taste and hint of blackcurrants.

Goachers, Kent

Real Mild Ale

3.4

Dark mild with background bitterness.

Hoggleys, Northamptonshire

Northamptonshire Bitter

Hopdaemon, Kent

Incubus

Hopstar, Lancashire

Betty Boop

Copper coloured ale with a full body of malt with Amarillo hop finish.

Hornbeam, Grtr Manchester

Lemon Blossom

3.7

An aroma of crisp citrus lemon, sweetness with bitter finish.

Kelham Island, S Yorkshire

Lady’s Bridge

4.1

Pale ale with a crisp bitterness & a citrus, slightly grapefruit aroma.

Kelham Island, S Yorkshire

Brooklyn Smoked Porter

6.5

Strong smoked porter originally brewed with Brooklyn Brewery, NY

Loddon, Oxfordshire

Ferrymans Gold

4.4

Hoppy character with malty taste.

Loweswater, Cumbria

Kirkstile Gold

4.3

Golden beer with mango, grapefruit and banana flavours.

Mallinsons, W Yorkshire

Poppy Cock

4.1

Golden colour, fruity nose & bitter after taste with a hoppy finish.

Marston Moor, N Yorkshire

Matchlock Mild

Full-flavoured dark mild.

Mayfields, Herefordshire

Naughty Nell’s

4.2

Copper-coloured with malty body and citrus finish.

Moles, Wiltshire

Paddy’s Tarmac Tipple

4.5

Nant, Conwy

Cwrw Coryn

4.2

Otley, Glamorgan

Phoenix, Grtr Manchester

West Coast IPA

4.6

Phoenix, Grtr Manchester

Navvy

3.8

Amber beer with citrus, malt and bitter hop notes.

Pictish, Grtr Manchester

Brewers Gold

3.8

Golden beer, malty undertones and a powerful spicy hop aroma.

Prospect, Grtr Manchester

Big Brew

4.1

Light, hoppy beer.

Roosters, N Yorkshire

Cream

4.7

Pale aromatic bitter with golden promise malt and liberty hops.

Salopian, Shropshire

Ghurka

4.2

A refreshing amber ale with lemongrass to add a flowery zing.

Saltaire, W Yorkshire

Hazelnut Coffee Porter

4.6

The name says it all – a spectacularly good beer.

Sambrooks, London

Wandle Ale

3.8

Sinclair, Argyll

Nimbus

Dry, golden beer with some wheat malt.

Spire, Derbyshire

Good as Golden

3.8

Spire, Derbyshire

Twist & Stout

4.5

Stringers, Cumbria

Old School Porter

4.7

Surrey Hills, Surrey

Ranmore

3.8

Thornbridge Hall, Derbyshire

Brother Rabbit

3.7

Thornbridge Hall, Derbyshire

Jaipur IPA

5.9

Thornbridge Hall, Derbyshire

St Petersburg

7.7

Townes, Derbyshire

Lowgate Light

4.1