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1 Brewery Town Beer ABV Tasting notes 1 Abbeydale Sheffield, S Yorks Admiral 3.90% Lovely, light and refreshing with a subtle orange flavour. The pleasant citrus tones come from the use of the Admiral hops grown here in the UK 2 AJ's Walsall, W Mids Snap Tackle & Prop 3.80% Golden hoppy new ale. Easy drinking with a well balanced sweet, but moorish aftertaste. 3 AJ's Walsall, W Mids SPA 4.20% 4 Arbor Ales Bristol, Gloucs Breakfast Stout 7.40% 5 6 Backyard Brewhouse Brownhills, Staffs Marynka IPA 5.00% Backyard Brewhouse Brownhills, Staffs Brownhills Belgian Farmhouse 9.00% Smooth Pale Ale brewed with classic English Fuggle hops with a herbal smooth bitterness & a peachy aroma. Finished with well balanced tropical friuty flavour. Hops; Fuggles, Kohatu. An Imperial Stout, with oats! Smoked malt. A few specialty German grains into the mash. Freshly roasted Brazilian Santos coffee beans. Organic raw cacao chocolate. A long slow fermenation and conditioning period and the result is outstanding! 3rd in the single hop IPA series. Marynka is a dual purpose hop traditionally used for bittering pilsners. But it has an excellent aroma quality and used in large amounts late in the boil gives a superb floral spiceyness. One off beer brewed especially for our festival! Wonderfully pale & hoppy. Boadicea, Motueka & Mosaic hops give this beer it's flavour & smell. 7 Bays Paignton, Devon Topsail 4.00% Topsail is a well-balanced beer, deep amber in colour with a subtle sweetness throughout. 8 Beowulf Brownhills, Staffs Mercian Reward 4.40% Brand new beer. Pale & Hoppy using Perle, Tradition & Saaz hops. India Pale Ale is very bitter - true to the proper aromatic strong ale style designed to take an ocean 9 Beowulf Brownhills, Staffs IPA 7.20% voyage 10 Big Shed Shawbury, Shrops Engineer's Best 4.20% Maris Otter malt with a very modest addition of the darker malts. Bitterness comes from Challenger hops & finished with Savinski Goldings. It has a pronounced aroma, flowery and a light lemon citrus for a really good quaffable drink. 11 Briggs Huddersfield, W Yorks Techno 4.20% Full bodied vibrant orange ale. Aromas of pine and lemon with a distinct red berry flavour. Finished with a refreshing, balanced bitterness. 12 Bristol Beer Factory Bristol, Gloucs Milk Stout 4.50% Smooth chocolatey sweetness & balancing coffee bitterness with hints of dark fruits. 13 Buffys Norwich, Norfolk Norfolk Terrier 3.80% Pale amber coloured beer with grapefruit notes. Brewed using Maris Otter malts, the beer is flavoured with Fuggle & Golding hops, with Admiral and Willamette contributing a wonderful aroma. A hoppy beer with a little bite. 14 Coastal Redruth, Cornwall West Coast IPA 7.50% An American-style IPA, heavily hopped yet deceptively drinkable! 15 Conwy Colwyn Bay, North Wales San Francisco 5.50% Packed with 4 american hops. the initial hop hit is followed by malty/ biscuity flavours & a long satisfying bitter finish. Hops: Cascade, Columbus, Chinook, Citra. 16 Daleside Harrogate, N Yorks Pride of England 4.00% Pale golden beer with a hoppy aroma and flavour, and a zesty dry finish. 17 Dancing Duck Derby, Derbys Dark Drake 4.50% Delicious malty, caramel and liquorice flavourscombine wonderfully in a smooth drinking velvety, oatmeal stout with a freshly roasted coffee and toffee finish. CAMRA CBoB 2015 Supreme Bronze & Gold in Stouts/Porters.

2 18 East London Brewing London Orchid 3.60% Orchid is a dark mild, lightly spiced with vanilla. 19 Elland Elland, W Yorks Catch the Rainbow 4.10% Well balanced golden ale made with English Flagon, Caramalt and wheat delivering a rich malt character. Hallertau Brewers Gold for bitterness and a soft red fruit aroma. 20 Fownes Upper Gornal, W Mids Prophets of Doom 5.00% 21 Franklins Bexhill-on-Sea, Sussex NZIPA 5.50% 22 Frothblowers Birmingham, W Mids Gollop With Zest 4.50% 23 Geeves Barnsley, S Yorkshire Topaz 3.80% Brewed using Maris Otter extra pale malt, this light coloured ale is packed with big citrus flavours from a combination of UK, European and American hops. A single hopped New Zealand IPA using Rakau hop, creating a deep intense flavour with a grapefruit bitterness and earthy pine flavour and aroma with a hint of apricot. A blonde beer with a floral start and a citric finish. Named after the A.O.F.B. query ' Do you Gollop your beer with Zest?' Single hopped with Australian Topaz for wonderfully complex flavours of resin, light tropical fruits and a hint of citrus lime. 24 Gloucester Gloucester, Gloucs Red Sorachi 4.40% Red rye beer with rich malt character and Japanese hops - Sorachi Ace, Simcoe. 25 Grafton Worksop, Notts Apricot Jungle 4.80% 26 Great Oakley Tiffield, Northants Wagtail 3.90% Deep golden, brewed with Beta hops to give the ale it's unique apricot/almond flavour which is then enhanced by dried apricots used during the brewing process. SIBA Champion Speciality Beers Gold Winner Straw coloured bitter with a unique bitterness derived from New Zealand hops. Very drinkable and refreshing. 27 Green Duck Stourbridge, West Mids All American Blonde 5.00% A bold blonde ale nice and strong and full to bursting of bold American hops. 28 Gun Dog Ales Woodford Halse, Northants Jack's Spaniels 3.80% Blend of fine malts and Cascade hops creates a friendly, but playful Blonde beer filled to the brim with flavour 29 Gyle 59 Thorncombe, Dorset Freedom Hiker 3.70% This beer is a session bitter based loosely on an 1800's recipe and brewed initially for the Tolpuddle Pilgrims. As a nod towards to transportation of the Tolpuddle Martyrs to Australia I have include a whole heap of Australian hops (Ella) for additional flavour and aroma. A fruity and floral aroma is enhanced by coffee malt flavours and a long bitter finish. A refreshing drink for a weary pilgrim! SIBA regional Silver Bitters Hanlons Newton St Cyres, Devon Dry Stout 4.20% Roasted Barley and black and chocolate malts provide a delicious smoky flavour and plenty of bite. Flaked barley enhances the creaminess of the head and gently smoothes the final flavour, while Northern Brewer hops lend a subtle hint of dark fruit. If you want the true taste of fresh dry stout in the finest Irish tradition, look no further. American inspired Pale Ale with massive citrus and tropical fruit notes, moderate malt body, and 31 Harbour Ales Kirkland, Cornwall Pale Ale 6.00% robust yet balanced bitterness. 32 High House Matfen, Northumberland Farmer's Pride 4.20% Golden full bodied beer with a hoppy nose and a pleasant lemon/grapefruit aroma. 33 Holdens Woodsetton, West Mids Shag Boss 4.20% Challenger hops and Maris Otter malt gives a dominant fruity sweetness, which leads to a crescendo, which is sweet and full yet long and satisfying.

3 34 Holsworthy Holsworthy, Devon Tamar Black 4.80% Rich, deep roasted stout brewed with Goldings hops to give it a traditional taste but with enough bitterness to produce a balanced beer with pleasant finish. Deliberately brewed at just under 5% abv making it emminently quaffable. 35 Intrepid Hope Valley, Derbys Traveller 5.40% Highly hopped pale ale, slight apricot flavour, medium dry. Hops: Waimea, Cascade, Galaxy. 36 Inveralmond Inveralmond, Perthshire Thrappledouser 4.30% 37 Isca Ales Dawlish, Devon Budleigh Ginger 4.20% Pale, hoppy & very gingery! A golden amber coloured ale which has a thick creamy head. A marriage of Pilgrim, East Kent Goldings and Cascade hops presents a delicate citrus aroma and a unique spicy floral taste. Thrapple is Scots for throat and this beer with its crisp hoppy aroma (from liberal quantities of East Kent Goldings) delivers a tangy but quenching taste. 38 Itchen Valley Alresford, Hants Citra Hop 3.80% Brewed with the American Citra Hop. Fragrant and refreshing - a beautifully brewed, hoppy ale. 39 Kelburn Barrhead, E Renfrewshire Jaguar 4.50% Golden full bodied ale with undertones of grapefruit and a long lasting citrus, hoppy aftertaste. CAMRA CBoB Silver Kinver Kinver, Staffs Noble 4.50% Golden Ale, SIBA Midlands Region Bronze Award Using Citra hops. 41 Lionheart Coventry, Warwickshire 42 Little Valley Hebden Bridge, W Yorks 43 Loch Ness Lion Heart Amber - Single hop - Sorachi Ace 5.00% Hebden s Naturally Hazy Wheat Beer 4.50% Drumnadrochit, Inverness Hoppy Ness 5.00% Golden beer with a medium body attached to a smooth white frothy head. With a light blackcurrent berry taste, and a piney, floral aroma. Maris otter & Munich malts. Sorachi Ace hops. New Brewery. A Belgian style, naturally hazy Wheat Beer. Fruity and refreshing. Light in colour with hints of coriander and lemon. A refreshing drink with a fresh, classic finish. Golden hoppy beer made with maris otter pale Ale and malted wheat. Hopped with Admiral, Columbus, Citra and Williamette. Hugely hoppy beer with a little sweetness in the background. SIBA Champion Strong Bitters Category Bronze winner Lymestone Stone, Staffs Pounamu 4.20% This is a Mouri welcome in a glass. New Zealand's finest Mouteka hops assault your taste buds in startling array of sweet Polynesians fruit flavours. Very pale, crisp and hoppy. 45 Mallinsons Huddersfield, W Yorks Baton Rouge 4.30% This is first red ale, brewed with Calypso and Citra hops from the USA, giving an aroma rich in citrus fruits. The taste is fruity and bitter and has a good body. The finish is long, dry and bitter. 46 Morton Essington, Staffs Scrummage 4.70% Burnished gold smooth ale finished with Whakatu hops. 47 Naylors Cross Hills, W Yorks Sunset Ale 4.20% A pale amber beer using caramel malt for a heartier flavour, Sunset is sweet and spicy with a mild hop aroma from the Progress & Perle hops. 49 Nethergate Sudbury, Suffolk Lemon Head 4.00% Uber-refreshing deep golden ale. The intriguing union of lemon & ginger creates a thirst quenching surprise. 48 New Lion Totnes, Devon Mane Event 3.80% Made with a complex 7-malt grist which imparts a warm golden brown colour, this beer utilises U.S. hops to create a balanced and highly drinkable modern session bitter. It s the Mane Event in Totnes!

4 50 Otley Pontypridd, Glamorgan Amarillo 4.30% A Late summer, single hopped red beer 51 Partners Liversedge, W Yorks Spikes 4.20% Spikes is richly malty and long on the palate with just enough hop backing to make this light coloured ale notably well balanced 52 Peerless Birkenhead, Merseyside Peninsula IPA 5.70% A beautiful golden ale. Brewed with a glorious mix of American hops. Pale Gold in colour, the high alcohol is matched with lots of American hops producing resin, pine, citrus & berry notes 53 Penzance Penzance, Cornwall Scilly Stout 7.40% 54 Plain Ales Salisbury, Wilts Inncognito 4.80% A cracking strong stout, pretty black, with the faintest tinge of red on the edge when held up to the light. Brown malt gives, strangely, a hint of chocolate you might expect from chocolate malt. Full bodied night-black ale with sweet roasted malts, aged port and robust fruits of the vine with a complex bitterness. 55 Plain Ales Salisbury, Wilts IPA 5.20% Wonderful aroma of bitter oranges and spicy hops combine with biscuit malt. A persistent finish bitter tangy fruit and lingering hoppiness. IPA as it should be, true to the style. A splendid beer! 56 RCH West Hewish, Somerset Hewish Mild 3.60% A dark traditional mild with a good body and a bittersweet finish. 57 Revolutions Castleford, West Yorks New Gold Dream 4.50% Crisp, refreshing golden ale with spicy, pear & peach hop notes. US Nugget hops. 58 Roosters Knaresborough, N Yorks Der Kaiser 4.80% 59 Salopian Shrewsbury, Shrops Boomerang 6.90% A Bavarian-style pale ale, brewed using hops from Germany and the Czech Republic. Pilsner and Munich malts, with a small amount of malted wheat and the addition of Tettnang and Premiant hops, combine to create a beer that displays traditional noble pilsner aromas and a soft level of bitterness. A surge of Pine engulfs the palate while hints of Orange Curacao and mango cascade across a dry & tempered bitter landscape. The finish is long & defined with a hint of sweetness. Hopes; Galaxy & Nelson Sauvin. 60 Saltaire Shipley, W Yorks Rasberry Blonde 4.00% Refreshingly blonde ale delicately infused with raspberry flavours. 61 Sambrooks London Wandle 3.80% Named after the Thames tributary, flowing by the brewery. Golden with a spicy taste & smell. Bronze category winner CAMRA CBoB Bitters Hops; Fuggles, Goldings & Boadicea. 62 Scarborough Scarborough, N Yorks Transmission 3.90% Blonde session bitter with cascade and ahtanum hops. 63 Slaters Stafford, Staffs Haka 5.20% Award winning sweet pale ale, beautifully balanced with a strong aromatic finish. New Zealand hops. 64 Slaters Stafford, Staffs Green Hop 5.90% 65 South Hams Stokenham, Devon Wild Blonde 4.40% Large quantities of hops are added to the copper, but this brew comes alive when fresh green Goldings hops - harvested straight from the field - are added into the hopback, resulting in an intense and extremely hoppy beer. This femme fatale has guiles that will while away the wee small hours - just whistle as an equally famous blonde once said.

5 66 Tiny Rebel Newport, Gwent Cwtch 4.60% Arguably the coolest word on the planet, Cwtch is our very own untraditional Welsh Red Ale. Citrus and tropical fruit dominate the taste that is backed up with caramel malts that balance the moderate bitterness. Drinkability & balance makes this beer. 67 Two Beach Teignmouth, Devon Shaldon Shag 4.20% 68 Walls Northallerton, N Yorks Bizzy Beer 4.00% 69 Woodfordes Woodbastwick, Norfolk Tap & Go 5.00% 70 Wrekin Wellington, Shrops Wrekin Pale Ale 4.00% copper ale that is hand crafted at our brewery using Marris Otter and crystal malts along with 3 hop varieties and 3 fruits. The aroma is light malt and summer fruits with hint of caramel and the taste is fruity, zesty hops with a luxurious well balanced finish. A honey beer brewed with local, osmotherley, honey and lightly hopped for an easy drinking ale. Perle & Admiral hops. Inspired by the antics of Webb Ellis, the inventor of rugby, Tap & Go is our patriotic celebration of rugby in This punchy IPA is characterised by citrus notes with hints of herbs, pepper and pine. Think a classic IPA with a powerful, hoppy twist. European and American hops and another twist in the hopping method which ensures tons of hop flavour.

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Old Town Beer Festival 2015 The Beers

Old Town Beer Festival 2015 The Beers 360 Brewing Company (East Sussex) Sussex Ale (ABV 4.2% - Copper) A traditional, copper-coloured best bitter. Brewed with Kentish hops to produce an aromatic ale with a smooth finish & clean bitterness.