BANDSTAND BEER & MUSIC FESTIVAL 2015 (3 12 APRIL) This is an early indication of the breweries, ales, craft beers and ciders likely to be at the festival. It will change as we talk with brewers about their seasonal ales. The final version will be published closer to the date of the festival. The list includes some old favourites and some entirely new beers that we have not featured before. No. BREWERY ALE ABV % 1 An Teallach Camusnagaul Garve 2 An Teallach Camusnagaul Garve 3 An Teallach Camusnagaul Garve 4 Arran Isle of Arran 5 Arran Isle of Arran 6 Arran Isle of Arran 7 Barneys 8 Barneys 9 Black Jack 10 Black Jack 11 Black Jack 12 Black Jack 13 Black Jack 14 Black Jack 15 Cairngorm Aviemore 16 Cairngorm Aviemore 17 Cairngorm Aviemore 18 Cairngorm Aviemore TASTING NOTES Suilven 4.3 Golden ale. Well balanced with zesty hop, malt, fruit and balancing bitterness The Hector 4.4 Smooth stout named after boat that sailed from Ullapool to Nova Scotia in 18th Century. Your Notes 24/02 Charity - 24 bottles 24/02 Bealach na Ba 3.8 Golden ale with zesty hop flavours. 24/02 Arran Blonde 5.0 Delicate floral hop aroma. Subtle, pale golden beer, clear tasting, in a continental style Arran Red Squirrel Arran Brewery Dug 3.9 Well balanced malty, hop blend suggestions of liquorice and burnt toffee with a nutty aroma. 5.5 American Style IPA. Dry hopped, geranium & grapefruit hop aroma. Citrus zesty bitter finish. Volcano I P A 5.0 Light malt flavour and bags of hops. 12/2 Extra Pale Ale 4.0 Lager malt, lager hops, ale fermentation. Light & refreshing like a blond beer Devil s Bed Post 5.0 A delectably hoppy IPA made with Ella, Dr. Rudi and Motueka Aces Low 4.5 A fantastic mistake lovingly recreated, the session version of its big brother IPA Ace's High Black IPA 5.8 Cascadian dark ale. Hoppy aroma, light body with stout colour. American hops. Dead Man s Hand American Amber 16/2/15 Del 24 Mar 16/2/15 Del 24 Mar 16/2/15 Del 24 Mar 12/2 25/2/15 Paid. Del 13 Mar. 25/2/15 TBC 25/2/15 TBC 4.1 Light, hoppy, drinkable. 25/2/15 TBC 5.4 American style with amber malt hopped with Delta, Belma & Summit. Clean finish. 25/2/15 TBC Gold Coast 4.6 Super drinkable Aussie hop pale ale 25/2/15 TBC Black Gold 4.4 Smooth full bodied stout with subtle bitterness, late sweetness and underlying roast barley hints. Tradewinds 4.3 Light golden, high proportion of wheat. Perle hops and elderflower, fruit and citrus flavours. Wild Cat 5.1 Deep amber with malt and fruit flavour. Delicate bitterness from Challenger and Fuggles hops. Seasonal Emailed 24/2 to Charity. (4 handpumps??)
19 Copper Dragon Skipton 20 Copper Dragon Skipton 21 Cromarty 22 Cromarty 23 Cromarty 24 Cromarty Golden Pippin 3.9 Light blonde ale, variety of hop give unique citrus fruit flavour. Best Bitter 3.8 Refreshing amber colour bitter with a well balanced malty and hoppy flavour. Red Rocker 5.0 Red rye based beer laced with American Hops Real fruity character and smooth bitterness. Atlantic Drift 3.5 American hopped session beer brewed with amber malt and Amarillo hops Hit the lip 3.8 Fruity Hoppy Heaven - Summer session beer made using mountains of NZ hops Happy Chappy 4.1 Light, refreshing, well hopped pale ale made using hops from NZ AND USA 6/3/15 T shirt for charity 6/3/15 2 hand pumps & charity 25 Cromarty 26 Cromarty 27 Cromarty 28 Cross Bay Morecambe 29 Cross Bay Morecambe 30 Cross Bay Morecambe 31 Cross Bay Morecambe 32 Deeside Banchory 33 Deeside Banchory 34 Eden St Andrews 35 Fallen Brewing Stirling 36 Fallen Brewing Stirling 37 Fyne Ales 38 Fyne Ales 39 Fyne Ales 40 Fyne Ales 41 Fyne Ales Rogue wave 5.7 Extra pale ale, looks calm but the mass of hop induced flavours will drown your taste buds. AKA IPA 6.7 American style India Pale Ale stoked with fresh hops. Copper colour, strong malt and hops. Kowabunga 4.6 American hopped, extremely fruity flavour with a citrus aroma. Bowdacious pale ale! Nightfall 3.8 Balanced session ale - smooth body followed by a reasonable bitterness. Spicy, fruity finish Zenith 5.0 IPA light and refreshing with a distinct tropical aroma. Zesty fruit, then hoppy kick. Halo 3.6 Classic English Pale Ale: Spicy orange rind aroma. Smooth light body with gentle hop finish Sunset 4.2 Silver Award - Best Bitters - SIBA North West Beer Competition 2013 To be ordered. via Windswept via Windswept via Windswept via Windswept IPA 5.2 Tasting notes pending 24/2 by phone & email Neil 07787533295 Macbeth 3.8 Signature golden ale. Soft bitterness, melon and floral notes. Dry finish with tropical fruit 24/2 one hand pump Clock 4.3 Hoppy, spiced. Charity beer & tour voucher Just The Ticket 4% (Extra Pale) Lemon, lime, tropical fruits, orange zest Platform C 6.3% (India Pale Ale) Citrus, pine, floral, resin, toffee Vital Spark 4.4 Dark ruby red with aroma of berries and roasted malts. Fruity and roast malts, long dry finish. Jarl 3.8 Full-on citrus. Light and golden, a perfect ale for whiling away the hours on a sunny day. Avalanche 4.5 Golden ale citrus on the nose. Fruit with refreshing hoppy taste. Bittersweet aftertaste. Sunset Boulevard 5.6 All American hops. Deep orange colour with tangerine and grapefruit aromas. Honey notes. via Matt 24/2 email. 6 hand pumps Special tbc Pending
42 Grey Hawk Skipton, Yorks 43 Grey Hawk Skipton, Yorks 44 Harviestoun 45 Harviestoun 46 Harviestoun 47 Harviestoun 48 Highland 49 Highland 50 Highland 51 Highland 52 Highland 53 Highland 54 Highland 55 Houston Refrewshire 56 Inveralmond 57 Inveralmond 58 Inveralmond 59 Inveralmond 60 Inveralmond 61 Inveralmond 62 Kelburn Glasgow Nirvana Pale 4.3 Hop aroma, increasing bitterness in the finish from Cascade and Challenger hops. Blonde Obsession 4.0 Complex full beer, malt and bitterness from Bravo hops. (brewed by World Young Brewer 2013/14). Schiehallion 4.8 Cask conditioned lager. Lager malt & German hops. Dry, crisp, refreshing and flavoursome. Haggis Hunter 4.3 Spicy, fruity amber ale. Slightly malty, grassy hops aroma. Bitter & Twisted 4.2 Blonde. Hallertau Hersbrucker spicy Challenger Styrian Golding hops. Spicy.Aromatic.Zesty Broken Dial 4.5 Amber ale with Simcoe Hops. Fantastically fruity finish with distinctly malty undertones. 6/3/15 6/3/15 24/2 Charity 24/2 24/2 24/2 Imperial Stout 8.0 Pending tasting notes. 24/2 3 hand pumps Charity Porter 9.0 Dark mahogany with ruby highlights. Nutty bitter 24/2 chocolate pervades the persistent finish. Old Norway 8.0 Pending 24/2 Scapa Bere 4.2 Made from Scapa Bere Barley 24/2 Ale 9 5.0 All US hops. 24/2 Island Hopping 3.9 Golden, tropical fruity, pleasant hoppy middle and end. Blast 6.0 Balanced flavours from Maris Otter malt and English hops added early and late in the copper. Peter s Well 4.2 Pale Ale smooth yet dry and zesty flavour with aroma of fresh cut grass and floral hop. Lia Fail 4.7 Chestnut Brown, Fruits & Malt wine. A Malty, Chocolate and Roasted Finish. Thrappledouser 4.3 Golden copper. Delicate citrus aroma and a unique spicy floral taste. Ossian 4.1 Golden. Full bodied, fruity flavour with hoppy, zesty orange aroma. Fair Maid 3.6 Pale straw. Citrus and spicy with fruity pears and currants. Finish is silky smooth. Blackfriars 7.0 Dark Scotch ale, with a slightly sweet malty character and hoppyness. A wee heavy Rascal London Porter 5.6 Piquant with spicy aroma and mocha flavours silky on the palate with a complex, mellow finish Ca Canny 5.2 A rich, dark ale, combining a fusion of coffee and chocolate with a deep, fruity aftertaste. 3 casks. 24/2 12/2 4 handpumps???? 12/2 12/2 12/2 12/2 20.02 11/03/15 2 hand pumps & Kelburn banner 63 Kelburn Glasgow 64 Kelburn Glasgow Dark Moor 4.5 CAMRA Champion Beer of Scotland 2014 Smooth, dark. Liquorice & blackcurrant finish. Jaguar 4.5 Golden, full bodied with undertones of grapefruit and a long lasting citrus, hoppy aftertaste. 11/03/15 11/03/15
65 Kelburn Glasgow 66 LawMan Cumbernauld 67 LawMan Cumbernauld 68 Loch Ness 69 Loch Ness 70 Loch Ness 71 Loch Ness 72 Loch Ness 73 Loch Ness 74 Marble Beers 75 Marble Beers 76 Marble Beers 77 Marble Beers 78 Mor Kellas, Dundee 79 Mor Kellas, Dundee 80 Mor Kellas, Dundee 81 Moulin Pitlochry 82 Islands 83 Islands 84 Islands 85 Islands 86 Islands 87 Islands 88 Pilot Red Smiddy 4.1 Championship ale. A smooth, dry ale with a unique spicy aroma and flavour. Horizon APA 5.2% A deep golden coloured American Pale Ale, packed with tropical fruits and pine Weatherall IPA 5.8% IPA heavily hopped with First Gold and Jester. Orange marmalade bitterness and full flavour. Hoppy Ness 5.0 Maris otter pale Ale and malted wheat. Hugely hoppy beer with sweetness in the background Red Ness 4.2 A fruity red beer with a malty background and a hint of caramel. Maris otter. Dark Ness 4.5 Rich coffee and chocolate flavours with a long bitter finish Caith Ness 4.0 Golden bitter brewed with porridge oats and Caithness honey. Inver Ness 4.5 Golden ale with tropical fruits. Simcoe & Amarillo hops. Dry bitter with tropical fruit flavours Wilder Ness 3.9 Amber, fruity bitter with a large passionfruit nose and dry sweet finish Pint 3.9 Dry session bitter, light malt base with New Zealand hops, notes of citrus and grapefruit. Bitter Chocolate Marble 4.2 Classic bitter holds initial citrus aroma that gives way to a full palate and a dry, bitter finish 5.5 Chocolate malts; straddles mild to porter tasting of coffee, cocoa and licorice. Lagonda IPA 5.0 India pale ale with a golden malt base and hops. Floral and bitter finish. Mor Please! 4.5 Clean-tasting, full-bodied golden bitter, bursting with malt & hops. Hint of honey, hoppy finish. Tea Vicar? 3.8 Pale amber bitter with a pleasant balance of malt and hops with a malty fruity aroma. Scode! 4.0 A light citrus session ale, with overtones of grapefruit and a smooth finish Braveheart 4.0 Dark brown strong ale brewed with honey and roast malt named in honour of William Wallace. Red MacGregor 4.0 Delicate and sophisticated. First Scottish beer to win the BIIA World Cask Beer Gold Medal Skill splitter 8.5 Their strongest ale. Sophisticated, satiny smooth with a deceptively light character. 11/03/15 12/2/15 Handpull (1) Del to Inveralmond Lending 4 pumps 24/2/15 PAID. Delivery to Robinson 13 March. 24/2/15 24/2/15 24/2/15 via their website 20/02 Del Inveralmond 25/03 24/02 3 PUMP CLIPS 24/02 Andrew s Ale 4.3 Pending notes Dark Island Reserve 10.0 Dark chocolate, dried fruit, fig and nuts. Twice CAMRA s Champion Beer of Scotland Golden Amber 4.5 Light pale-golden beer with a delicate sweet honey and a refreshing gently bitterness. New Special Ale 4.5 Pending Notes Blond 4.0 Fresh zesty pale oat beer with 50% malted oats. Smooth body, tropical fruits. Galaxy & Amarillo 25/2/15 Need to collect from them 25/3
89 Pilot 90 Pilot 91 Plockton 92 Robinsons Stockport House 5.0 IPA. Pilsner, Vienna and Munich malts bring subtle biscuit notes. Iced Tea 5.0 Amber beer with unique tea blend. Amarillo hops and bergamot oil give orange and peach tones. 25/2/15 25/2/15 Seasonal Pending 11/03 Mojo 3.7 Seasonal. Crisp, dry, amber beer - balance of fruity aromas with traditional hoppy flavours sinclair 93 Robinsons Stockport 94 Robinsons Stockport 95 Robinsons Stockport 96 Speyside Forres 97 Speyside Forres 98 Speyside Forres 99 Speyside Forres 100 Stewart 101 Strathaven Lanarkshire 102 Strathaven Lanarkshire 103 Strathbraan Dunkeld 104 Strathbraan Dunkeld 105 Strathbraan Dunkeld 106 Tempest Galashiels 107 Tempest Galashiels 108 Tempest Galashiels 109 Tempest Galashiels Old Tom 8.5 Dark. Ripe malt, peppery hops with roasted nut and chocolate flavours. Port and bitter hops. Double Hop 4.8 Full bodied, rich malt with long lingeringly hop dominated with citric fruit. Roasted malt finish Hartleys Cumbrian XB 4.0 Rich body. A smooth bitter ale with a subtle tang of malt, caramel and toffee. Findhorn Killer 5.6 Red India pale ale named after a famous salmon fishing fly. Bow Fiddle Blonde 3.8 A pale gold ale with a subtle yet complex taste, wonderfully aromatic with zesty notes. Bottlenose Bitter 4.1 Classic Scottish bitter, slightly dark with a hint of malt and good hop balance. sinclair sinclair sinclair 5 hand pumps Beat the Wheat 4.7 Seasonal. A new brew. Beetroot wheat ale. 10/3/15 Pentland IPA 3.9 Golden dry with slight fruit tones and moderate bitterness. Clydesdale 3.8 Light pale ale. Grapefruit aroma, sweet malt finish. SIBA Regional Champion and Gold Award Old Mortality 4.2 Chestnut ale with malty aroma and rich dried fruit flavour. SIBA Regional Winner Silver Due South 3.8 Golden colour in the glass. Slight citrus flavours with a refreshing bitterness to the aftertaste Head East 4.2 Fruity hop aroma with a sweet fruity flavour and a hint of citrus To order via Belhaven 65/3 2 handpulls 6/3 True North 4.4 Golden 6/3 TBC Emailed asking about ales 5/3 TBC TBC TBC Emailed asking about ales 5/3 110 Timothy Taylor Boltmaker 4.0 Yorkshire Bitter, with a full measure of maltiness and hoppy aroma. Champion Beer of Britain 2014 111 Tryst Falkirk Raj I P A 5.5 Full-strength traditional IPA. SIBA Strong Bitter Silver award 2011. 7/03 20/02 (2 Raj). Del to Inveralmond 25/3
112 Tryst Falkirk 113 Tryst Falkirk 114 Ushers of 115 Valhalla Shetland 116 Valhalla Shetland 117 Valhalla Shetland 118 Valhalla Shetland 119 Williams Bros 120 Williams Bros 121 Williams Bros 122 Windswept 123 Windswept 124 Windswept 125 Windswept 126 Windswept 127 Windswept 128 Wooha Nairn 129 Wooha Nairing 130 XT Brewing Buckingham 131 XT Brewing Buckingham 132 XT Brewing Buckingham 133 XT Brewing Buckingham Tryst VIP 4.6 n/a 20/02 (1) Tryst Pils 4.0 German noble hops 20/02 (1) Usher s IPA. The first Usher s beer to be brewed in 33 years. 20/2 from Inveralmond White Wife 3.8 light golden clean session ale, with a dry, refreshing, bitterness and a fruity aftertaste Old Scatness 4.0 real heather honey added at the end of the boil to give a nice refreshing smoky aftertaste Auld Rock 4.5 Full-bodied, dark ale, well balanced malt and hop nose, leading to a clean and smooth finish Island Bere 4.2 Golden bitter ale with cascade hops which gives it a nice blackcurrant/liquorice aftertaste Seven Giraffes 5.1 Wild elderflowers & lemon zest to create a refreshing, aromatic & moreish beer. Joker IPA 5.0 Golden. Fruity on the nose with hints of cedar. Joker IPA is Bitter/Sweet, full of flavour Birds n Bees 4.3 Golden ale Blend of pale malt, cascade and Bobek hops. Elderflower and lemon. Fruity. Blonde 4.0 Light refreshing Pale Ale, brewed for a zesty citrus taste balanced with smooth malts Wolf 6.0 A dark and powerful brew named after the infamous Wolf of Badenoch, a local legend. Tornado 6.7 Robust malt character to compliment the tropical fruit and resinous pine of the Citra Hop. Weizen 5.2 Cloudy amber, clove and bananas. Flavours of caramel, spice, sweet fruit and light citrus. American I.P.A 5.0 Citrussy IPA with 3 varieties of British malts, balanced by 3 varieties of American hops. Aurora 3.8 Northern light ale! Hoppy pale ale. American hops (special) Lager Porter New brewery chance to try their very first brew! New brewery chance to try their very first brew! XT 1 4.2 Citrus and fruity hops. English barley, Bohemian malts make a characterful blonde ale. XT 3 4.2 An IPA style beer made with lots of Celeia, Columbus and Cluster Hops, on Vienna malts. XT 4 3.8 Amber. Best in Festival Aylesbury 2011, RBL Winter Festival, Hornton and Littleworth 2012 XPA 5.9 Crisp. Extra pale malts and extra hops. Cooler, slower fermentation for special hop flavour 11/03 11/03 11/03 11/03 T-shirts for charity Del to Inveralmond for 19 March 3/3/ 4 6 pumps via Windswept via Windswept via Windswept via Windswept CRAFT BEERS
134 Innes & Gunn Lager Beer 4.6 Sweet, malty flavour balanced with a light aromatic hoppiness. 135 Inveralmond Sunburst 4.8 Pilsner style lager. A crisp clean palate with pleasing nose Hersbrucker Hallertau 136 Kozel Kozel Pilsner Lager 4.0 Kozel Pale has a slightly bitter taste, gentle smell and golden yellow colour. 137 Skull Splitter 8.5 Rich, fruity with fresh and dried fruits, warm exotic spices, and light summer citrus fruits 138 BrewDog Brewers talk 4/2 Charity stuff 139 BrewDog 140 BrewDog 141 BrewDog 142 BrewDog 143 BrewDog 144 BrewDog 145 Highland Porter 9.0 SPECIALIST BOTTLED BEERS 146 Highland Porter 10.5 Arran Bere Whisky Cask Edition 147 Highland 148 Dark Island Reserve Super-premium, unique beer. Smooth roast malt, dark chocolate, caramel, figs and dates with vanilla, spice & bitter orange from wood & whisky 149 Inveralmond De Mons 6.0 Inspiration #2 series. Belgian Abbey. 150 Inveralmond Blackfriars 7.0 REAL CIDERS 151 Farmer Jim s Devon 152 Farmer Jim s Devon 153 Farmer Jim s Devon Medium 5.0 Medium, golden colour with crisp apple flavour perfectly balanced with a subtle sweetness Sweet 5.0 This smooth, sweet cider has a lovely apple aroma. It is full of flavour with a fine apple finish. Farmyard Fruits 4.0 A pale, refreshingly fruity blended cider, highly popular and full of the joys of summer In stock In stock In stock
154 Thistly Cross Strawberry 4.0 A premium fruit cider. Bittersweet natural flavours of soft fruit fresh, hand pressed strawberries. 155 Thistly Cross Traditional 4.4 A medium sweet cider with all the aromas of ripe fruit: golden. 156 Thistly Cross Whisky 6.9 Whisky flavours followed by the full bodied honey flavour of the oak cask. 157 Thistly Cross Jaggy Thistle 7.4 Dry CAMRA-endorsed vintage scrumpy.