Festival Guide Ross Rowing Club Rope Walk Ross on Wye Herefordshire HR9 7BU www.rowbcf.org Why not join us: www.rossonwyelions.org www.rossrotary.com
www.bespokebrewery.co.uk 1. SAVED BY THE BELL, 3.8%. Light, hoppy, Forest bitter. A light, refreshing beer with spicy hop bite and a light floral aroma from the late hopping. 2. RUNNING THE GAUNTLET, 4.4%. Full flavour Forest bitter. Full, malty flavour with rich, roasted undertones, balanced with a good hop bitterness with spicy blackcurrant aromas from late hopping. 3. OVER A BARREL, 5.0%. Strong, rich, Forest ale. Richly coloured, fruity, strong ale with generous peppery finish of Golding hops. 4. MONEY FOR OLD ROPE, 4.8%. Rich, Forest stout. Classic, rich, dry flavours of malt and grain with deep hop bitterness. 5. GOING OFF HALF COCKED, 4.6%. A flavoursome, generously hopped golden pale ale, with spice flavours and bitterness provided by Challenger and Golding hops, and fresh citrus aromas and finish provided by Cascade. BORDER ORCHARDS 1. Traditionally made whole juice ciders, cellar fermented in Rosson-Wye. 2. Traditionally made whole juice ciders, cellar fermented in Rosson-Wye.
www.hillsidebrewery.com 6. OVER THE HILL, 3.5%. A malty, dark, mild. Over the Hill is a dark, creamy, malty beer with special de-husked barley malt to give colour and body and a single English hop, added twice, for bitterness and aroma. 7. LEGEND OF HILLSIDE, 4.5%. Rich Pale ale with strong hop finish. A refreshing pale ale brewed using Warminster original floor malt with delicate aromas created by combining Celeia with Fuggles to give a surprising hop finish. 8. LEGLESS COW, 4.8%. Distinctive, fruity hop finish. A flavoursome amber ale brewed using Maris Otter and Crystal malt with Fuggles and Challenger hops. 9. SEVERN SURGE 5.4%. Using 7 different types of malt gives this full-bodied porter a complex roasted character and a dark fruit aroma to finish. CAREY ORGANIC 3. Medium Cider. A gentle bittersweet cider blended from Organic Somerset Redstreak and Slack Ma Girdle apples. 4. Dry Cider. A refreshing Ashton Bitter bittersweet traditional cider.
www.kingstonebrewery.co.uk 10. CHALLENGER, 4.0%. Challenger is a smooth and richly hoppy, well-balanced ale with a malted nose and toffee undertones. 11. CLASSIC BITTER, 4.5%. A balanced, distinctively hoppy, dry ale with a floral nose and smooth well-balanced finish. 12. LLANDOGO TROW ALE 4.2%. The Ross-on-Wye Beer and Cider Festival is part of the much bigger River Wye Festival and to celebrate this event, which runs along the river Wye from Hereford to Chepstow, Kingstone Brewery of Tintern has brewed special ale. The name Llandogo Trow celebrates the sailing craft that once carried along the river most of the goods for which the area is famous. A triple hopped chestnut coloured ale with a rounded fruity flavour and a clean finish. 13. ABBEY ALE, 5.1%. An amber-coloured, full-flavoured ale. The edges of the Challenger and Northern Brewer hops are balanced by the smooth malty richness of the barley. 14. HUMPTY S FUDDLE, 5.8%. A warming, oaky-smoky tipple. Humpty has a slightly sweet floral nose, a balanced level of malt supporting the hops and finally a subtle but slightly citrus finish. CLEEVE ORCHARD 5. Medium Cider From the apples of one orchard in Ross, an easy-drinking Bittersweet Blend full of fruity aromas and soft tannins. 6. Medium Perry From the Perry Pear trees of one orchard in Ross, a blend of 3 rare varietals combines to produce a refreshing aromatic drink.
www.herefordbrewery.co.uk 15. HEREFORD BEST BITTER, 4.3%. A traditional old-fashioned ale, amber in colour with strong, floral hop and citrus notes in the aroma. These continue to dominate the flavour and lead to a long bittersweet aftertaste. 16. OWD BULL, 4.0%. A light, copper session ale. Initial bitterness leads to a pleasing hoppy aftertaste. 17. CELTIC GOLD, 4.5%. A crisp, golden beer with a well rounded malt/hop bitterness. 18. MUTTS NUTS, 5.0%. A dark, strong ale, full bodied with a hint of a chocolate aftertaste. ROSS-ON-WYE CIDER & PERRY COMPANY 7. Dry. A still cider from a blend of apples selected to give a balance of acidity and tannin. 8. Perry. Made from a blend of perry pears grown at Broome Farm. Sweetened afterfermentation with natural sugar. Soft and Fruity.
www.ledburyrealales.co.uk 19. LEDBURY BITTER, 3.8%. A traditional copper colour with a noticeably bitter start. The late addition hop provides an enjoyable finish with hints of spice and citrus. 20. LEDBURY DARK, 3.9%. A chocolate and coffee start with a smooth mellow finish. The 3 hops we use all come from a local farm in Suckley, Worcestershire. This beer has notes of spice, marmalade and honey. 21. LEDBURY GOLD, 4.2%. Made using 2 local Herefordshire hops. It is a golden bitter with a malt and hop combination that ensures it is well balanced with a honey and fruit finish. 22. PHOENIX 4.5% Phoenix is a beer made with a hop called 'Phoenix' grown on a single farm on the Herefordshire/Worcestershire border. Phoenix is a light mocca porter style with the hops adding both molasses and chocolate notes. SPRINGHERNE CIDER 9. Medium Blended Cider. A whole juice cider made from locally sourced cider apples. 10. Perry. A single Varietal, made from pears from a local mature standard orchard planted in the early 1800s.
www.hobsons-brewery.co.uk 23. OLD PRICKLY, or Snuffly Hedge Grog. 4.2% We are delighted that Old Prickly has come out of hibernation and made an appearance at our festival. The hedgehog has long been the mascot for Ross and for every pint sold, Hobsons will donate 5p to the British Hedgehog Preservation Society. Old Prickly is a pale ale full of hop flavour and brewed with Columbus and Lukelski hops to give this beer a complex flavour of floral and citrus notes Rossbeerfest @Rossbeerfest UPPER HOUSE FARM. 11. 12. A mixed arable and livestock Farm. There are 8 acres of traditional variety cider orchards planted by Bulmers in the 1960s. Due to the number of varieties, they crop from early September to mid December, making them ideal for craft cider production. The apples are pressed on the farm and the cider fermented and matured in oak casks.
Role of Honour Please Note It has not been possible to provide a description of all the ciders and perrys due to availability and the nature of cider production. However, a full description of all ciders and perrys will be on the barrels at the bar. We hope this will not be an inconvenience.