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Beer Fest Food Available in the bar area only.

Friday and Saturday: 12pm to 9:30pm Easter Sunday:

evening menu is also available in the restaurant,

cheese to your burger- 1 Add bacon to your burger- 1

75 Chargrilled chicken breast in a white bun with

50 Tortilla crisps with chilli beef and melted cheese

50 Bowl of homemade beef chilli with rice Scampi 6.

1 Beer Fest Food Available in the bar area only. Please order at the main bar. Friday and Saturday: 12pm to 9:30pm Easter Sunday: 12pm to 8pm Easter Monday: 12pm to 9pm Our full evening menu is also available in the restaurant, prior booking strongly recommended (subject to table availability) Hotdog! 4.95 Hot local jumbo sausage and onion rings in a white bap Burger 5.25 Beefburger and onion rings in a white bun Add cheese to your burger- 1 Add bacon to your burger- 1 Festival Programme & Tasting Notes Chicken Bun 5.75 Chargrilled chicken breast in a white bun with onion rings Chilli Beef Tortillas 5.50 Tortilla crisps with chilli beef and melted cheese Chilli 5.50 Bowl of homemade beef chilli with rice Scampi 6.25 Breaded wholetail scampi (5 pcs) with chips and homemade tartare Chips 2.95 (add cheese for 1) Crispy Onion Rings 2.95 Garlic Bread 3.25 (add cheese for 70p) ALL STILLAGE FESTIVAL ALES REMAINING WILL BE REDUCED TO 2.50 PER PINT FROM 3PM ONWARDS WHEN PURCHASED AT THE (CASH SALES ONLY)...OUR PUB QUIZ TAKES PLACE ON EASTER MONDAY NIGHT FROM 8:30pm, WINNER TAKES ALL CASH PRIZE, THE 50 KILLER QUESTION AND FREE NIBBLES AT HALF TIME, MAX 6 PER TEAM, 1 EACH TO ENTER The Plough Inn Brockley Green Hundon Suffolk CO10 8DT t: e: info@theploughhundon.co.uk

Hello! Welcome to the 15th Plough Beer Festival.

Thanks to everyone who voted and apologies if your favourite ale isn t here; there were loads of suggestions and sadly not all ales were available for various reasons, despite best efforts.

You ll find each ales location (either on the ale or main bar) in the tasting notes. Musically, we ve some real gems for you, with 8 FREE amazing bands over 5 days.

50 per pint purchased at the ale bar and we have our monthly pub quiz at 8:30pm on Easter Monday, too (winner takes all cash prize, free nibbles at half time and the 50 Killer Question) Have fun,

Kate OPENING HOURS AT THE FESTIVAL Thursday 2nd April 12pm to 11pm Good Friday 3rd April 12pm to 12am Saturday 4th April 12pm to 12am Easter Sunday 5th April 12pm to 11pm Easter Monday 6th April 12pm

Restaurant dining is not affected. Please leave dogs at home on live music sessions it gets pretty busy and squashed paws are no fun! Please Don t Drink & Drive.

2 Hello! Welcome to the 15th Plough Beer Festival. This festival s theme is The Six County Battle ; a round up of the finest ales and ciders from across the six East Anglian counties, with the majority of ales having been chosen by you. Thanks to everyone who voted and apologies if your favourite ale isn t here; there were loads of suggestions and sadly not all ales were available for various reasons, despite best efforts. The majority (24) of the ales are on the cash-only ale bar, with the rest on the usual main bar. We offer a cashback service there too, as well as menus if you re hungry. You ll find each ales location (either on the ale or main bar) in the tasting notes. Musically, we ve some real gems for you, with 8 FREE amazing bands over 5 days. From folk to pop, rock n roll to punk, indie to chilled out acoustic sets, we re pretty sure there s something for everyone. On Easter Monday, any stillage ales left are reduced to 2.50 per pint purchased at the ale bar and we have our monthly pub quiz at 8:30pm on Easter Monday, too (winner takes all cash prize, free nibbles at half time and the 50 Killer Question) Have fun, enjoy and thank you for supporting the festival. Cheers! Kate OPENING HOURS AT THE FESTIVAL Thursday 2nd April 12pm to 11pm Good Friday 3rd April 12pm to 12am Saturday 4th April 12pm to 12am Easter Sunday 5th April 12pm to 11pm Easter Monday 6th April 12pm to 11pm (Pub Quiz Monday night, 8pm start, any remaining festival ales 2.50 p.pint) Children (under 16) welcome at the festival in the bar side until 9pm only please. Restaurant dining is not affected. Please leave dogs at home on live music sessions it gets pretty busy and squashed paws are no fun! Please Don t Drink & Drive. Ask for local taxi numbers, or how about an overnight stay in one of our 4* en suite guest rooms? Feel free to leave cars in the car park overnight (at owners risk) 2 pint take out cartons available, all ales/ciders at festival prices. The Plough welcomes shiny, happy people. Therefore, all Plough crew members fully reserve their right to entry/service. Live Bands Continued... Easter Sunday 5th April, 3pm IN THE BAR StereoJack Party Band A vibrant, entertaining function covers band that set themselves aside from other acts with their uplifting, energetic stage shows. Good time anthems from the 1950 s right through to the present day. Daytime performance, families most welcome. Easter Sunday 5th April, 8pm IN THE RESTAURANT Jumbo and the Jets Big Band Well known and loved soul/funk and jazz fusion band, this evening headlining in the restaurant and playing as a massive 7 piece, including Jumbo Barker, Stacey McCarthy, Carl Madjity and friends. Dancing shoes essential! Easter Monday 6th April, 3pm IN THE BAR The Harvs incorporate a breadth of musical source seldom heard anywhere. Songs and tunes 200 years and older mingle comfortably alongside some of the latest to be released. Nothing is safe. Material is from everywhere and pretty much everywhen. Ian and Liam - father & son - have performed at folk clubs, festivals, motorcycle rallies, parties and have appeared on TV several times, finding that the wealth of material at their disposal allows them to work in front of many different audiences. Their repertoire is constantly growing and they are quite open to suggestions and odd requests at gigs when they will have a go at stuff they vaguely know or have heard somewhere, sometime...

Live Bands continued... Good Friday 3rd April, 8:30pm IN THE BAR It s the attack of the Killer Tomatoes! Punk, new wave and Indie the way it used to be.

to The Undertones, Sham 69, The Clash, The Jam, Pulp, Green Day and many more in three live sets.

comprising of Carl, Phil and the beautiful Fern. As seen at Leestock and heard on both BBC Radio Suffolk and Cambridge (and appearing recently at Harrods in London, don t you know!

75 per half; all subject to availability. 2 pint take home cartons available. Georges Brewery Gt. Wakering, Essex BRICKFIELD IPA, 3.6% abv Burnished copper with 3 English hop varieties and 5 Malts.

Easy session beer. Oakham Ales Peterborough, Cambridgeshire JHB, 3.8% abv Gold beer. Aroma dominated by hops that giving citrus notes.

8% abv Pale copper session with Styrian Goldings and English Fuggle hops for a refreshing, light, well-balanced combination. The subtle biscuity flavour comes from pale ale and amber malts.

3 Live Bands continued... Good Friday 3rd April, 8:30pm IN THE BAR It s the attack of the Killer Tomatoes! Punk, new wave and Indie the way it used to be. Described by some as The Sex Pistols meets The Monkees, the Killer Tomatoes play a punky set of covers from the 60 s to the present day in a foot tapping journey from The Ramones, The Cure, The Kinks to The Undertones, Sham 69, The Clash, The Jam, Pulp, Green Day and many more in three live sets. As the boys would put it themselves it s all killer, no filler Saturday 4th April, 4pm IN THE BAR Elephant in the Room & the Fern Teather Band One trio, two very different, very talented bands comprising of Carl, Phil and the beautiful Fern. As seen at Leestock and heard on both BBC Radio Suffolk and Cambridge (and appearing recently at Harrods in London, don t you know!) As the trio would put it themselves; A jaunty musical ensemble purveying fine original tunes. Saturday 4th April, 8:30pm IN THE BAR Real Ales All festival ales 3.50 per pint, 1.75 per half; all subject to availability. 2 pint take home cartons available. Georges Brewery Gt. Wakering, Essex BRICKFIELD IPA, 3.6% abv Burnished copper with 3 English hop varieties and 5 Malts. Light bodied, dry in the mouth with a crisp hoppy finish. White Park Brewery Cranfield, Bedfordshire WHITE GOLD, 3.8% abv Pale gold ale with an aromatic hop aroma, light bitterness, grassy and fresh. Easy session beer. Oakham Ales Peterborough, Cambridgeshire JHB, 3.8% abv Gold beer. Aroma dominated by hops that giving citrus notes. Hops and fruit on the palate are balanced by malt and a bitter base. Dry, hoppy finish with soft fruit flavours. McMullen Brewery Hertford, Hertfordshire CASK ALE, 3.8% abv Pale copper session with Styrian Goldings and English Fuggle hops for a refreshing, light, well-balanced combination. The subtle biscuity flavour comes from pale ale and amber malts. New World Service are a four piece covers band with attitude. These bad boys of punk, rock and pop cover a broad range of music, including songs by Pulp, Kaiser Chiefs, The Killers, Blur, U2, Duran Duran, The Kinks, Foo Fighters, Feeder and more. Hailing from the sunny East Coast, NWS always deliver anamazing night out and we love em. Sawbridgeworth Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire SELHURST PARK FLYER, 3.8% abv MAIN BAR Deep amber good, honest straightforward bitter with plenty of hops but nicely set off against some caramel and toffee notes. Milton Brewery Milton, Cambs JUSTINIAN, 3.9% abv MAIN BAR Crisp pale bronze-coloured bitter. Attractive bitter orange flavours persist into a satisfying lasting finish.

Lacons Gt. Yarmouth, Norfolk PALE ALE, 3.9% abv Vintage styled, vivid golden tint. An aroma of crisp fruit greets the nose, rolling into a wave of melon and grapefruit. The finish is bitter sweet.

9% abv A light bodied amber coloured beer; citrus fruit bouquet and taste that continues to a refreshing, clean, dry finish.

A pale, refreshing and hoppy beer with gorgeous aromas of tropical fruits. Carters Colchester, Essex MEDIUM DRY, 6.

Award winner using a secret blend of English cooking and dessert apples sourced 3 miles from the presses.

Crones Organic Kenninghall, Norfolk DUTCHIE ORIGINAL, 7.5% abv Matured in oak casks. A well rounded demerara aroma that is warming but appley.

4 Lacons Gt. Yarmouth, Norfolk PALE ALE, 3.9% abv Vintage styled, vivid golden tint. An aroma of crisp fruit greets the nose, rolling into a wave of melon and grapefruit. The finish is bitter sweet. Rakau and Cascade hopping. Moonshine Brewery Fulbourn, Cambs SHELFORD CRIER, 3.9% abv A light bodied amber coloured beer; citrus fruit bouquet and taste that continues to a refreshing, clean, dry finish. Crouch Vale Brewery South Woodham Ferrers, Essex BREWERS GOLD, 4% abv Supreme Champion Beer of Britain at the Great British Beer Festival 2005 and A pale, refreshing and hoppy beer with gorgeous aromas of tropical fruits. Carters Colchester, Essex MEDIUM DRY, 6.5% abv An organic still medium-dry cider made from Spartan apples grown in a local orchard. Banham Cider Banham, Norfolk JONTY S EARLY NIGHT, 6.6% abv Medium. Award winner using a secret blend of English cooking and dessert apples sourced 3 miles from the presses. Delvin End Cidery Halstead, Essex WALTZING WASP, 7% abv Medium cider made exclusively from eating apples with no fillers. Totally unfined (therefore vegan-friendly) and gin-clear. Crones Organic Kenninghall, Norfolk DUTCHIE ORIGINAL, 7.5% abv Matured in oak casks. A well rounded demerara aroma that is warming but appley. A smooth, balanced taste that s a bit woody, and a complex aftertaste that fades gently to a pleasant dryness. Blackbar Brewery Harston, Cambs BLACKLIGHT, 4% abv Triple hopped cheeky blonde for the spring. Casade hops on the nose, Progress on the bitterness and a touch of Pioneer in the middle. Felstar Brewery Dunmow, Essex 40 NOT OUT, 4% abv A special amber brew from Franco De Vanzo using 40 ingredients to celebrate 40 years of Chelmsford and Mid-Essex CAMRA Harwich Town Harwich, Essex YEASTER BUNNY, 4% abv A deep amber, hoppy seasonal new brew from Paul at Harwich Town Live Bands at the Fest ALL FREE ENTRY Thursday 2nd April, 8pm IN THE BAR The Larks Liz and Chris produce a highly listenable sound with clever lyrics, catchy tunes and two guitars and voices working together in harmony. Their repertoire consists of an eclectic mix that they love and enjoy playing, to which they have been gradually adding their own sparkling folk-pop songs. Good Friday 3rd April, 3pm IN THE BAR, FAMILIES MOST WELCOME Electrode Kedington s youngest musical collaborative swing into the Plough for an afternoon session of rock, pop and funky covers. All pupils locally, Electrode are a real testament to the homegrown talent we have in the area musically.

fermented out, sweetened with apple juice and flavoured with a mix of fruit flavours.

London Glider Woodford Green, Essex DRY, 6% Clear light gold cider with hardly any tannin, resulting in a clean, fresh taste with a long fruity finish.

Handmade from a variety of windfall pears. Crones Organic Kenninghall, Norfolk USER FRIENDLY, 6.1% abv Medium dry.

STRAWBERRY CIDER, 6.5% abv A unique blend of scrumpy cider and the juice of sweet strawberries. Easy drinking and moreish!

Peppery aromas and a good balance of malty richness, tangy hops and sultana fruit on the palate with a long, soft, spicy finish...bang On!

1% abv Made with Mosaic hops, this pale blonde has bags of personality with bold mango, peach, lemon and pine flavours and a dry hoppy finish.

5 The Ciders all ciders 3.50 per pint, 1.75 per half 2 pint takeouts available from the main bar Millwhites Hemel Hempstead, Herts APPLES AND PEARS, 5% abv A refreshing blend of our scrumpy cider and the juice of fresh pressed pears. Glebe Farm Huntingdon, Cambs SIDE R FRUIT BURST, 6% abv A natural cider made only from Cambridgeshire Apples (only eating and cooking varieties) fully fermented out, sweetened with apple juice and flavoured with a mix of fruit flavours. Banham Cider Banham, Norfolk NORFOLK RED SKY, 6% abv Medium award winning tannic cider. London Glider Woodford Green, Essex DRY, 6% Clear light gold cider with hardly any tannin, resulting in a clean, fresh taste with a long fruity finish. Tutts Clump Bradfield, West Berks FARMHOUSE PERRY, 6% Medium dry hazy pale gold perry made only from fermented pear juice. Handmade from a variety of windfall pears. Crones Organic Kenninghall, Norfolk USER FRIENDLY, 6.1% abv Medium dry. Listed as one of CAMRA s top 12 ciders, User Friendly is a lighter, award winning traditional Norfolk cask cider Millwhites Hemel Hempstead, Herts STRAWBERRY CIDER, 6.5% abv A unique blend of scrumpy cider and the juice of sweet strawberries. Easy drinking and moreish! Charles Wells Bedford, Beds BOMBARDIER, 4.1% abv Triple gold medal winning real ale. Peppery aromas and a good balance of malty richness, tangy hops and sultana fruit on the palate with a long, soft, spicy finish...bang On! Adnams Southwold, Suffolk JACK BRAND MOSAIC PALE ALE, 4.1% abv Made with Mosaic hops, this pale blonde has bags of personality with bold mango, peach, lemon and pine flavours and a dry hoppy finish. Ash Valley Brewery Green Tye, Herts 7 C s, 4.1% abv Pale straw ale with tropical fruit and honeysuckle on the nose. Straw and citrus flavours with a light palate. Tasty and sessionable. Wolf Brewery Attleborough, Norfolk LUPUS LUPUS, 4.2% abv MAIN BAR Unique flavoured yet easy drinking pale ale using fruity hops. Wheat malt flavours tempered with orange/lemon zest notes. Fat Cat Norwich, Norfolk HONEY ALE, 4.3% abv A pale gold bitter with distinct floral, citrus aromas. The subtle blend of classic English pale malts gives a distinctive taste, which blends well with the hop bitterness to give a well-balanced flavour. Champion Bitter of Norfolk 2014 Tring Tring, Hertfordshire MOONGAZING, 4.3% abv All American hopped. This amber/ruby hued ale has a well rounded bitterness with grapefruit, mango and peach hop characteristics imparted by Chinook and Citra.

Wolf Brewery Attleborough, Norfolk SIRIUS DOGSTAR 4.4% abv Smooth, fruity red ale with chocolately aromas.

8% abv A full bodied strong bitter, light in colour with a powerful bouquet of hops & developed fruit with a deep

4% abv Slightly darker than light with a softer Fuggles hop character and a hint of sweet.

St Peter s Brewery Bungay, Suffolk ORGANIC ALE, 4.

organic hops. The yeast used is St. Peter s own single strand variety.

Gold and Silver winner of the Soil Association annual awards and Silver award at the 2011 SIBA National Beer

5% abv A straw coloured beer, malty and fruity, lightly hopped and tasting of Raspberries.

Woodforde s Woodbastwick, Norfolk NELSONS REVENGE, 4.5% abv What can we say?

Rich and floral aromas, sweet Norfolk malts and a burst of citrus hops embody this premium beer.

Full-bodied and a dark copper-coloured best bitter with chocolate, fruit, malt and hop flavours.

This mighty beer has many awards to its name.

Mighty Oak Maldon, Essex HEAD IN THE CLOUDS, 4.

6 Wolf Brewery Attleborough, Norfolk SIRIUS DOGSTAR 4.4% abv Smooth, fruity red ale with chocolately aromas. A complex blend of malts and American hopping give juicy berry flavours. Mauldons Sudbury, Suffolk SUFFOLK PRIDE, 4.8% abv A full bodied strong bitter, light in colour with a powerful bouquet of hops & developed fruit with a deep dry finish. Earl Soham Earl Soham, Suffolk ALBERT ALE, 4.4% abv Slightly darker than light with a softer Fuggles hop character and a hint of sweet. Brewed using pale malt, crystal malt and black malt, and only Fuggles hops. St Peter s Brewery Bungay, Suffolk ORGANIC ALE, 4.5% abv Water is extracted from the brewery s own 300 deep borehole and combined with light malted Norfolk barley and organic hops. The yeast used is St. Peter s own single strand variety. Delicate, clean, crisp, lightly carbonated, traditional English Ale with a full citrus hop aftertaste. Gold and Silver winner of the Soil Association annual awards and Silver award at the 2011 SIBA National Beer Competition. Banks and Taylor Shefford, Bedfordshire FRUIT BAT, 4.5% abv A straw coloured beer, malty and fruity, lightly hopped and tasting of Raspberries. This beer is brewed using Pearl Pale Malt, Wheat Malt, Challenger Hops and Golding Hops. Woodforde s Woodbastwick, Norfolk NELSONS REVENGE, 4.5% abv What can we say? Requested by 7 different people, Nelson s easily earned its place at the festival. Deep amber. Rich and floral aromas, sweet Norfolk malts and a burst of citrus hops embody this premium beer. Green Jack Lowestoft, Suffolk TRAWLER BOYS, 4.6% abv Traditional ale style from master brewer Tim Dunford. Full-bodied and a dark copper-coloured best bitter with chocolate, fruit, malt and hop flavours. Wolf Attleborough, Norfolk GRANNY WOULDN T LIKE IT, 4.8% abv MAIN BAR Dark red, rich and fruity. This mighty beer has many awards to its name. The swirling mix of flavours produces a complex but satisfying experience. Mighty Oak Maldon, Essex HEAD IN THE CLOUDS, 4.9% abv Clear blonde German style wheat beer with a crisp refreshing flavour and a mild bitterness. Plenty of Perle and Tettnang hops. Nethergate Pentlow, Essex OLD GROWLER, 5% abv MAIN BAR The only beer to have twice won Overall Champion at the CAMRA Winter Beer Festival; awards also include Supreme Champion at the Chicago International Beer Festival and voted Best of 2011 by the Beer Tasting Institute of America. A complex, satisfying porter, smooth and distinctive. Roast malt and fruit feature on the palate and the finish is powerfully hoppy. Oakham Ales Peterborough, Cambs MOMPESSONS GOLD, 5.2% abv Part of the limited edition aged and vintage range (currently 8 months old) Copper in colour with a substantial perfume-like hop aroma and taste. Sweetness leads to a long, hoppy, bittersweet finish. Red Squirrel Potten End, Hertfordshire REDWOOD AMERICAN IPA, 5.4% abv MAIN BAR AIPA based on a secret Michigan recipe. This American IPA is golden orange in colour, showing complex hoppy aromas with floral citrus tones.

Enville Ales. Enville Ale- ABV 4.5% Old Porter- ABV 4.5% Ginger Beer - ABV 4.6% Enville White - ABV 4.2%

Enville Ales. Enville Ale- ABV 4.5% Old Porter- ABV 4.5% Ginger Beer - ABV 4.6% Enville White - ABV 4.2% Enville Ales Enville Ale- ABV 4.5% Based on a 19th century recipe, this traditional beekeepers ale is light in colour with fruity notes and a hint of sweetness to compliment the dry hoppy taste. Brewed