Thurrock Beer Festival 2017

Thurrock Beer Festival 2017 Brewery Beer % Type Location Description Billericay Vanilla Woods 4.2 Porter Billericay, Essex A rich porter with vanilla. Billericay Woody's Bite 4.2 Porter Billericay, Essex A dark porter with chilli and lime. Billericay Mayflower Pale 4.5 Golden Billericay, Essex Billericay Raisins To Be Cheerful 7.4 Dark Billericay, Essex A black IPA brewed with raisins. Blue Bee Hillfoot 4.0 Dark Sheffield, S Yorks Dark, traditional Best Bitter Blue Bee Ekuanot Pale 4.2 Pale Sheffield, S Yorks American hopped pale ale. Blue Bee Tempest Stout 4.8 Stout Sheffield, S Yorks Full bodied easy drinking stout. Brentwood Brentwood Best 4.2 Amber Brentwood, Essex Based on our strong IPA Mayflower Gold but at a more easy drinking ABV. Dry hopped with Willamette & Cascade hops to give rich peachy aromas. Made with a good dose of Challenger and EKG hops giving a well rounded flavour and aroma. Brentwood Boston Brown Ale 4.4 Amber Brentwood, Essex Brewsters Decadence 4.4 Golden Grantham, Lincs Brewsters Rutterkin 4.6 Golden Grantham, Lincs American style brown ale so packed with hops but with a real brown maltiness to balance. A golden ale with a hint of malt sweetness from caramalt. Passionfruit and grapefruit aromas on the nose. First taste gives a complex zesty hop palate leading on to a fresh herby finish. A premium bitter with a golden appearance. A zesty hop flavour from Mount hood hops combine with a touch of malt sweetness to give a rich full bodied beer. Calvors Session IPA 4.2 Pale Ipswich, Suffolk No description available Calvors American Red 4.5 Ruby Ipswich, Suffolk A rich, hoppy American Red ale. Caveman Neolithic 4.1 Pale Swanscombe, Kent Hoppy pale ale Caveman Neanderthal 4.4 Brown Swanscombe, Kent Best Bitter Caveman Prehistoric 4.5 Amber Swanscombe, Kent Amber ale Caveman Megalithic 5.9 Pale Swanscombe, Kent Powerful, hoppy IPA Cliff Quay Tumblehome 4.7 Ruby Debenham, Suffolk Cliff Quay Salty Sea Dog 5.5 Pale Debenham, Suffolk A gentle warming fruity aroma with a hint of hoppy floral character. The first flavour is of a fruity warmth followed by dark toffee character with by hints of roasted flavours. The finish is crisp spicy bitterness. Strong Golden/Amber ale with hints of citrus fruit. Brewed using cascade amarillo fuggles and Celiea hops. Full malt and hop flavour with spicy final bitterness

Colchester Metropolis 3.9 Golden Wakes Colne, Essex Colchester Jack Spitty's Smuggler's Ale Colchester Sweeney Todd 4.2 Ruby Wakes Colne, Essex A superb golden hoppy beer with enormous depth of flavour and a long spicy finish. Silver Medal SIBA East Region. 4.0 Golden Wakes Colne, Essex Golden easy drinking summer ale. Delicate bitterness and light aroma A full flavoured best bitter with a deep red hue. Roasted malt flavours and a subtle dry spiciness provided by crystal rye. Delicate hop flavours from late additions of U.S Willamette hops. Colchester Brazilian 4.6 Porter Wakes Colne, Essex Coffee and vanilla porter beautifully balanced. Crouch Vale Brewers Gold 4.0 Golden Crouch Vale Ruby Mild 3.8 Ruby Crouch Vale Chinook 4.0 Pale Crouch Vale Yakima Gold 4.2 Pale Crouch Vale [Festival Special] 4.3 Crouch Vale Amarillo 5.0 Golden Dark Star American Pale Ale 4.7 Pale Dark Star Sunburst 4.8 Pale Dark Star Six Hop Ale 6.5 Pale Partridge Green, W Sussex Partridge Green, W Sussex Partridge Green, W Sussex Earl Soham Victoria Bitter 3.6 Amber Debenham, Suffolk Earl Soham Brandeston Gold 4.5 Golden Debenham, Suffolk Elephant School {Brentwood] Elephant School {Brentwood] Supreme Champion Beer of Britain at the Great British Beer Festival 2005 and 2006 this is a pale refreshing and hoppy beer with gorgeous aromas of tropical fruits. Pale, wheat and chocolate malts take centre-stage with low hop bitterness to offer a smooth, malty style. A tart clean & very pale beer. A very pale beer utilising finest Amarillo hops. Delicious! Aussie Blonde 4.0 Amber Brentwood, Essex Australian hopped blonde beer Bullseye 6.0 Brentwood, Essex No description available A one-off special created by Crouch Vale especially for Thurrock Beer Festival. A superb premium golden ale with wonderful aroma and a lasting spicy flavour. Classic dry and hoppy American style pale ale using specially imported yeast and Cascade and Centennial hops. A hint of initial sweetness adds to the fruitiness of this summer ale without detracting from it's clean flavour and rich hop aroma. A sturdy malt backbone supports the huge weight of hops in this pale ale. Six different varieties are used during several stages including a big dose of dry hops while the beer conditions after fermentation. A mid amber coloured malty session bitter. A gentle fruity aroma and complex malty depths balanced by subtle bitterness. A glorious golden coloured ale brewed with locally grown hops and malt. A warming fruity aroma and a deep resinous malt flavour.

Fallen Angel Cowgirl Gold 4.2 Golden Writtle, Essex A golden ale brewed using Bramling Cross hops resulting in a beer which has a great deal of flavour and is smooth and bitter Fallen Angel Angry Ox Bitter 5.5 Dark Writtle, Essex A dark and hoppy bitter which is strong and full of flavour Fat Cat Verve 4.2 Pale Norwich, Norfolk Session IPA Fat Cat Totally Tropical 5.0 Norwich, Norfolk No description available George's Wallasea Wench 3.6 Copper Gt Wakering, Essex Pale copper lightly hopped smooth easy drinking session beer. Without doubt our largest seller. George's Wakering Gold 3.8 Blonde Gt Wakering, Essex George's Cockleboats Best Bitter 4.0 Copper Gt Wakering, Essex Green Jack Golden Best 3.8 Pale Lowestoft, Suffolk The colour of summer barley and bursting with fresh hop aroma. A refreshing blend of English and American hops dominate this easy drinking session ale Deep copper colour brewed using 5 Malts including some German. 2 American hop varieties make this a palate filling session ale. A delightful straw-coloured pale ale with a flowery hop (Styrian Goldings). Golden Best is a fantastic session best bitter. Green Jack Orange Wheat Beer 4.2 Wheat Lowestoft, Suffolk Orange Wheat Beer is light with grainy citrus & marmalade flavours. Green Jack Red Herring 5.0 Ruby Lowestoft, Suffolk Harwich Town EPA 100 3.8 Pale Harwich, Essex A rich fruity red ale brewed with Oak and Beech smoked malt giving the beer a subtle Smokey flavour with a dry Smokey finish. Brewed to commemorate the Centenary of the Electric Palace Cinema in Harwich this is a classic pale, hoppy premium ale full of character but with a smooth finish. Harwich Town Hamlet 4.0 Amber Harwich, Essex Standard English Session bitter brewed with Challenger and Styrian Goldings Harwich Town Phoenix APA 5.1 Pale Harwich, Essex Hop Monster [George's] Snake Oil Stout 5.0 Dark Gt Wakering, Essex Hope Back In Black 4.3 Porter Grays, Essex Very dark and hoppy a black IPA. Hope SX Demon 4.4 Dark Grays, Essex Lingering malt sweetness is balanced with smooth bitterness throughout. Barley sugar notes and an unmistakable Cascade nose. Black as Satan's heart. We used 5 English malts and 2 hop varieties to brew this devilishly moreish venomous reptile of a beer. A dark and complex ale, brewed with lots of chocolate malt and a touch of black malt. Hopped with Marynka, Fuggles and Brewer's Gold. Hope SX Devil 4.4 Amber Grays, Essex Light brown, well balanced, full-flavoured ale. Hope Old English 5.2 Brown Grays, Essex Brown malty in the style of and 'old ale'. Maldon Maldon Farmers I.P.A. 3.6 IPA Maldon, Essex It's a bit light to be a true IPA but its certainly hoppy. An amber coloured beer flavoured by Crystal & Chocolate malts balanced with Challenger and Fuggle hops. Bismarck 4.1 Copper Maldon, Essex A smooth best bitter made with Munich malt and 3 different German hops

Maldon Maldon Maldon Hotel Porter 4.1 Porter Maldon, Essex A dark, smooth porter. Puck's Folly 4.2 Golden Maldon, Essex Hotspur 6.0 Maldon, Essex No description available A pale golden ale.the use of East Kent Goldings hops gives the beer a more spicy character than other golden ales with pineapple on the aroma and taste. Maregade Amber - Unfined 4.9 Amber Hackney, E London Vegan-friendly, unfined malty US-style amber ale. Hazy. Maregade Pale - Unfined 5.2 Pale Hackney, E London Vegan-friendly, unfined American pale ale. Hazy. Mauldons Midsummer Gold 4.0 Golden Sudbury, Suffolk Light crisp and sparkling beer brewed with East Anglian malted barley. The presence of First Gold hops gives a refreshing finish. Mauldons Suffolk Pride 4.8 Pale Sudbury, Suffolk Mersea Island Yo Boy 3.8 Pale Mersea Island Island Gold 4.4 Golden Mersea Island Skippers 4.8 Brown Mersea Island Oyster 5.0 Stout Mersea Island, Essex Mersea Island, Essex Mersea Island, Essex Mersea Island, Essex Mighty Oak Oscar Wilde 3.7 Mild Maldon, Essex Mighty Oak Captain Bob 3.8 Amber Maldon, Essex Mighty Oak Helios 4.0 Blonde Maldon, Essex Mighty Oak Endeavour 4.2 Amber Maldon, Essex Mighty Oak White Willow 4.9 Pale Maldon, Essex A full bodied strong bitter light in colour with a powerful bouquet of hops and developed fruit with a deep dry finish. A session bitter with great tastes of Maris Otter and Crystal malt combined with Fuggles Challenger Phoenix & Cascade hops giving a long lasting bitterness on the finish. Brewed with Lager Malt and Hops especially chosen for a Lager/Pilsner style of ale. Best Bitter Our recipe for a traditional Oyster Ale using lots of oats a mixture of light and dark malts and a small amount of Fuggles hops. The brew has local Mersea Island Oysters added to it giving it a distinct unique flavour. A wonderfully mellow moreish dark mild. Brewed using Maris Otter Pale Crystal and Black malts and gently hopped with Challenger. A traditional deep amber coloured bitter brewed with the distinctive Nelson Sauvin hop from New Zealand. The aroma is fruity and hoppy on the palate; there is a slighty sweet maltiness that balances an easy going bitterness that is followed by hints of gooseberry elderflower and grape in the finish. June 2017 special, A blonde ale brewed with Ahtanum hops, a hop we haven't used before; this promises to give a fresh floral citrus and lemon aroma. April 2017 special: Traditional ale brewed with the new English hop variety Endeavour. A biscuity maltiness and subtle blackcurrant grapefruit and spice aroma characterises this ale. June 2017 special. A strong pale wheat beer. Refreshing very drinkable with an unusual apricot and peach hop aroma. Milestone Pekko 3.9 Amber Cromwell, Notts Light golden and floral, with tropical and citrus notes

Milestone Shine On 4.0 Blonde Cromwell, Notts Lightly tropical with hints of zesty freshness. A sharp more-ish beer. Mr Majolica's Cavalier 4.0 Pale Grays, Essex A crisp pale ale hopped with American Cascade and Galena hops. Mr Majolica's Vanguard 4.1 Copper Grays, Essex An easy drinking ale light-brown in colour made with 6 types of English malt and generously hopped with American and English varieties Mr Majolica's Corsair 4.9 Brown Grays, Essex A hearty red/brown ale, brewed especially for the Thurrock Beer Festival. Neepsend Maia 3.8 Amber Sheffield, S Yorks Spring pale ale Neepsend Milkshake Stout 5.3 Stout Sheffield, S Yorks Rich and sweet milk stout brewed with oats chocolate and biscuit malt and infused with vanilla. Oakham Ales JHB 3.8 Golden Peterborough, Cambs Oakham Ales Inferno 4.0 Pale Peterborough, Cambs A golden beer with hops and fruit on the palate balanced by malt and a bitter base. Dry hoppy finish with soft fruit flavours. CBOB 2001. This light igniting ale flickers complex fruits across your tongue leaving a dry fruity bitter finish smothering your thirst. Purple Moose Gelert 4.0 Golden Porthmadog, Gwynedd A full-bodied golden best-bitter with hints of pine in the aroma and finished with lingering grapefruit and toffee. Purple Moose Dark Side of the Moose 4.6 Dark Porthmadog, Gwynedd Dark chestnut brown bitter with smoky treacle on the nose and a crisp bitter finish. Red Fox Hunter's Gold 3.9 Golden Coggeshall, Essex A golden beer made from English Extra Pale malt with an orange citrus aroma from Super Styrian Goldings. Red Fox Brewery Monkey 4.4 Amber Coggeshall, Essex Awaiting tasting notes from brewer. Red Fox Wolf 4.5 Coggeshall, Essex No description available Red Fox Wily Ol' Fox 5.2 Amber Coggeshall, Essex Round Tower Chelmer Gold 3.6 Chelmsford, Essex No description available Round Tower Signal Hill 4.5 Chelmsford, Essex No description available Round Tower Hill Street Pale 4.6 Chelmsford, Essex No description available Saffron Essex Serpent 4.5 Brown Henham, Essex A premium aromatic amber ale made from English Boadicea hops and East Anglian Pale Maris Otter malt. Deep reddish brown ale. A rich velvety smooth beer with hints of roasted nuts and fruity floral aromas Saffron Agnes Waterhouse 5.2 Porter Henham, Essex Salopian Shropshire Gold 3.8 Golden Hadnall, Shropshire Salopian Oracle 4.0 Golden Hadnall, Shropshire A coffee porter brewed with chocolate and dark crystal malts to give rich aromas of molasses & coffee Golden with a flora aroma and a full hoppy flavour that is balanced by a crisp dry maltiness and a rich finish. A crisp sparklingly sunflower gold ale with a striking hop profile. Dry and refreshing with a long balanced aromatic finish. Shalford Barnfield Bitter 3.8 Brown Braintree, Essex Light brown produced using Golding hops to give a pleasantly drinkable bitterness.

Shalford Braintree Market Ale 4.0 Pale Braintree, Essex Traditional easy drinking session beer a hoppy lingering dry bitter finish. Shalford Hyde Bitter 4.7 Malty Braintree, Essex Silks Veteran Campaigner 3.8 Amber Hedingham, Essex Silks Whacker Payne 3.8 Golden Hedingham, Essex Silks Molly's Jolly Mild 4.0 Mild Hedingham, Essex Silks Old Man Shirv 4.5 Copper Hedingham, Essex A light amber coloured bitter brewed with Optic malt and target hops full bodied with a warm malty undertone. A true amber session beer loaded with quality Goldings whole hops for a refreshing honesty. Like the real Veteran Campaigner its been there done it seen it and will continue to do so. The chosen golden beer. With real flowing blonde beer it`s one you cant take your eyes off. It packs a whack of crisp golden refreshment with subtle citrus hints. Beauty is in the glass of the real beer holder A dark and delicious mild with rich malts smooth roast chocolate and coffee for a moreish mellow flavour. Like the legend this copper coloured premium ale is full of character. A smooth and fruity ale using classic Fuggles and Challenger whole hops with a rich malt flavour that leaves a lasting impression. St Peter's Golden Arrow 4.2 Bungay, Suffolk No description available St Peter's Ruby Red 4.3 Amber Bungay, Suffolk A tawny red ale with subtle malt undertones and a distinctive spicy hop aroma from Cascade hops. Ruby Red won a Silver Medal in the 2010 International Beer Challenge. Thornbridge Wild Swan 3.5 Pale Bakewell, Derbyshire Thornbridge Lord Marples 4.0 Malty Bakewell, Derbyshire Tring Little Bird 3.3 Amber Tring, Herts Tring Drop Bar 4.0 Pale Tring, Herts Wibblers Dengie IPA 3.6 Malty Southminster, Essex Wild Swan is white gold in colour with aromas of light bitter lemon a hint of herb and a subtle spiciness. A great session beer! Surprisingly smooth with light toffee and caramel characters a mixture of floral and spicy hop notes and a pleasing bitter finish a solid base of Munich Wheat and Vienna malts. Hop flavour is built and layered by the addition of hops throughout the boil. Dry hopping with Amarillo adds the final citrus touch. This is a beer to drink all night long and all year round. A slower low temperature fermentation and dry hopping with Mosaic yields crisp flavours., subtle bitterness and a gentle floral tropical fruit aroma. A popular bitter to tempt those who like a darker malty brew with plenty of flavour not too much hop and at a strength where you can make a night of it. Wibblers Apprentice 3.9 Amber Southminster, Essex Golden in colour hoppy nose and definitely a session beer. Wibblers Hoptimistic 4.1 Brown Southminster, Essex A fantastic traditional ale using finest floor malted malt and a blend of Goldings and Galena to give a wholesome flavour with a gentle blackcurrant finish Wibblers Hop Springs Eternal 4.2 Golden Southminster, Essex A golden ale with Polish and English hops Witham Scruffy Mild 3.9 Dark Coggeshall, Essex A traditional dark mild. Witham The Beer That Has No Name 4.3 Pale Coggeshall, Essex A traditional English pale ale.

Ciders & Perrys Maker Name % Fruit Added Abrahalls / Celtic Marshes Abrahalls / Celtic Marshes Abrahalls / Celtic Marshes Location Crackling Rosie 4.5 Herefordshire Perry - Medium Ruby Tuesday 4.5 Raspberry Herefordshire Cider - Sweet Slack Alice 4.6 Herefordshire Cider - Medium Broadoak Perry 7.5 Somerset Perry - Med/Sweet Buffoons Early Bird 6.0 Essex Cider - Med/Dry Buffoons C Cider 6.5 Essex Cider - Dry Buffoons Old Crank 7.5 Essex Cider - Med/Dry Chiddingstone Bone Dry 7.5 Kent Cider - Dry Core Strawberry 5.5 Strawberry Kent Cider - Med/Sweet Delvin End Celtic Storm (Whisky Cask) 7.0 Essex Cider - Med/Dry Delvin End Festival 7.0 Essex Cider - Med/Dry Delvin End Sailors Ruin (Rum Cask) 7.0 Essex Cider - Med/Dry Double Vision Impeared Vision 7.4 Kent Perry - Medium Double Vision Medium Cider 7.4 Kent Cider - Medium Gwynt Y Ddraig Celtic Warrior 5.5 Wales Cider - Sweet Gwynt Y Ddraig Farmhouse Scrumpy 5.5 Wales Cider - Medium Gwynt Y Ddraig Welsh Gold 6.0 Wales Perry - Medium Hill Holme Major's 6.0 Essex Cider - Medium Hogan's Hazy Rays 3.9 Warwickshire Cider - Med/Sweet Hogan's Lonely Partridge 5.8 Warwickshire Perry - Medium Lilley's Cider Barn Pickled Parrot 6.0 Somerset Perry - Medium Style

Lilley's Cider Barn Gladiator 8.4 Somerset Cider - Medium London Glider Cider 6.0 Essex Cider - Dry Pilton (Keeved) Solstice 4.0 Somerset Cider - Sweet Pilton (Keeved) Cider 5.0 Somerset Cider - Med/Dry Sandford Orchards Fanny's Bramble 4.0 Blackberry Devon Cider - Med/Sweet Thatchers Stan's Big Apple 5.0 Somerset Cider - Med/Sweet Thatchers Chedder Valley 6.0 Somerset Cider - Med/Dry Tutts Clump Rum Cask 7.5 Berkshire Cider - Medium Weston Old Rosie 7.3 Herefordshire Cider - Medium Wibblers Dengie Medium 6.0 Essex Cider - Medium