Southwick Beer Festival 2009 Beer List

BREWERY

PRODUCT

ABV

NOTES

Oakham

Endless Summer

3.40%

This light and refreshing summer beer begins with fruity nose and taste before an endless wave of grapefruit comes and wipes you out.

Thwaites

Original

3.60%

A clean refreshing session ale.

Red Squirrel

New Mild

3.6%

No notes available.

Sharps

Cornish Coaster

3.60%

With Cornwall's fishing fleet now bound with red tape, Cornish Coaster pays tribute to all those down the centuries who have bravely plied their trade around the county's rugged coastline.

Brentwood

Maple Mild

3.70%

A low ABV mild brewed with real maple syrup.

White Horse

Bitter

3.70%

A flavoursome, hoppy bitter.

Hopdaemon

Golden Braid

3.70%

A refreshing golden session bitter. Gently hopped with Challenger and East Kent Goldings. Citrus hoppy notes with hints of marmalade and a crisp, clean finish.

Itchen Valley

Godfathers

3.80%

A crisp, distinctive quaffing ale with a bittersweet edge. Full in flavour, golden in colour with a unique hoppiness which comes from using four varieties of hop.

Crouch Vale

Golden Duck

3.80%

A grand and tasty golden session beer. Just perfect.

Triple F

Alton Pride

3.80%

Golden brown session bitter, full bodied for it's ABV, with a forward hoppy aroma and a long, bitter finish.

Bewdley

Old School

3.80%

A full bodied, traditional flavour with hoppy finish. Brewed using Maris Otter and Crystal Malt, Worcestershire Goldings and Fuggles Hops.

RCH

P G Steam

3.90%

This complex multi-layered ale has a floral hop aroma with medium bodied hop, bitter taste with some fruit and sweetness.

Salopian

Monarchy

4.00%

A right royal ale, brewed with an eclectic mix of English hops and malt. Supremely flavoursome with an abdicating end.

Sharps

Doombar

4.00%

Its distinctive aroma and very fine balance truly sets it apart from other beers, taking unsuspecting first time drinkers by surprise with it's moreish appeal.

Skinners

Betty Stoggs

4.00%

Classic pale amber mid strength bitter with distinct hoppy overtones. Contains Cornish malted barley and wheat.

Itchen Valley

Fagins

4.10%

A light brown, well balanced beer with fine malts, dry citrus flavours and well hopped.

White Horse

Village Idiot

4.10%

A golden ale.

Green Jack

Orange Wheat

4.20%

This delightfully drinkable beer is light with grainy citrus and marmalade flavours.

Ramsgate

Doctor Sunshine

4.20%

No notes available.

Triple FFF

Moondance

4.20%

Amber coloured, well hopped with a balanced bitterness.

Bath Ale

Gem

4.20%

A rich aroma of hops and malt, with a long, deep, bittersweet finish. An exceptional best bitter.

Dark Star

Espresso

4.20%

A black beer brewed with roasted barley malt and challenger hops but with freshly ground espresso coffee beans also added to the copper for a few minutes after the boil to provide a rich and complimentary coffee aroma.

St Austell

Tribute

4.20%

A bronze coloured bitter with a rich aroma of biscuity malt and tart citrus fruit from the Williamette hops. Has a long, lingering finish.

W J King

Bramling Cross

4.20%

A single hop ale.

Everards

Tiger Best Bitter

4.20%

A crystal malt gives this beer its rounded toffee character.

Salopian

Darkness

4.30%

No notes available.

White Horse

Wayland Smithy

4.40%

Fiery aromatic bitter.

Bath Ale

Golden Hare

4.40%

Crisp, light and flavoursome. Smooth, dry and wonderfully fresh and zesty.

Malvern Hills

Black Pear

4.40%

A premium beer, golden in colour with a combination of hops giving a pleasant, bitter finish.

Bristol Beer Factory

Sunrise

4.40%

Refreshing pale ale with a slight biscuity malt taste, strong citrus hop aroma and flavour from the Pioneer hops.

Hopdaemon

Scrimshander

4.50%

An aromatic copper coloured pale ale brewed with Kentish Fuggles and Goldings hops for a refreshing taste and fruity finish.

Bath Ale

Barnstormer

4.50%

Rich in fruit with hints of chocolate, this full bodied dark ale is a complex but deeply satisfying beer.

Boggarts

Rum Porter

4.60%

A classic porter with a smooth roast finish, enhanced by a sweet spicy hop taste, complimented by a hint of dark rum.

Green Jack

Trawler Boys Best

4.60%

Full bodied, dark copper coloured premium bitter with chocolate, fruit, malt and hop flavours. Named after the nickname of Lowestoft Town FC, the brewery's neighbour.

Great Western

Classic Gold

4.60%

Light in colour, crisp and refreshing with a delicate floral aroma.

Boggarts

Sun Dial

4.70%

A very pale beer with a refreshing fruity hop taste and aroma.

Dark Star

American Pale Ale

4.70%

With the yeast strain specially imported from America, along with some Cascade and Centennial hops, this pale ale has a perfect light colour and dryness which enhances the crisp taste and full aroma of the hops.

Red Squirrel

English IPA

4.80%

Proper English IPA, very hoppy, made with English malt and Goldings hops.

W J King

Red River

4.80%

A tawny red ale with a fruity malt aroma and a dry, bitter finish.

Milestone

Old Home Wrecker

4.90%

Full bodied winter warmer with a pleasing nutty finish.

RCH

East Street Cream

5.00%

An enigmatic, full bodied beer with malty, hoppy fruit bitter with a sweet taste which all vie for dominance in this well crafted chesnut coloured premium ale.

Crouch Vale

Amarillo

5.00%

A superb premium golden ale with wonderful aroma and a lasting spicy aroma.

Dark Star

Original

5.00%

The brewery's eponymous former Champion Beer of Britain, a dark, strong and bitter beer with a complex malt flavour.

1648

Gold Angel

5.00%

Gold coloured, medium bodied with a light malt and citrus hop character.

Cathedral

Bishop's Tipple

5.20%

No notes available.

Oakham

Oblivion

5.70%

Has a strong spiced fruit aroma with a rich malt and a full on fruit flavour, which lingers on in an almost boundless bitter finish.

Ramsgate

Pale Mild

6.00%

No notes available.

Brentwood

Chockwork Orange

6.50%

Naughty but nice, a dark deep chocolaty beer with oranges for that extra p'zazz, surprisingly easy to down.

 

Southwick Beer Festival 2009 Cider & Perry List

PRODUCT

ABV

Westons Old Rosie

7.4%

Moles Black Rat Cider

6.0%

Thatchers Medium Cider

6.0%

Sam's Devon Cider

6.0%

Janet's Jungle Juice

6.0%

Gwatkin Oldfield Perry

7.5%

Weston's Perry

4.5%

A selection of others as available.

 

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