Beers & Ciders

old_bear_logoIan, owner of the Old Bear Brewery, Keighley (www.oldbearbrewery.co.uk), has selected the beers for the festival, scouring the UK for beers and breweries new to the festival. In the main hall there will be beer from Scotland and Wales, and all parts of England, from Cumbria to Cornwall, and Somerset to Suffolk, not forgetting a fair sprinkling from God’s Own County.

There’ll be around 20 draught ciders and perries in Cider Corner located downstairs in our cellar bar. We are still selecting these, looking especially for ones that are new to the festival. Alongside the cider there will be a range of bottled beers, and, for those who have come to Horsforth Beer and Cider Festival but don’t like either beer or cider, there’s even some wine.

The list of confirmed beers is below and we’ll add the list of ciders as soon as that is finalised.

BREWERY

BEER NAME

ABV %

FROM

TASTING NOTES

1648'

Smoked Ale

4.7%

Sussex

This beer has a deep & satisfying smokey flavour giving a deep warm feeling.

Allendale

Golden plover

4.0%

Northum

Quality blonde beer only using Marris Otter pale malt giving a light & refreshing clean taste. With a moderate bitterness & enticing aroma.

Allgates

All Black Mild

3.6%

Lancs

Hints of chocolate & caramel, with light antipodean hop flavours.

Angus

Gowfer Gold

3.8%

Scotland

A refreshing golden ale with intital malty sweetness & brewed with English First Gold hops.

Arundel

Castle

3.8%

Sussex

A tawny coloured beer with a hoppy aroma. The flavour has a good balance of malt, fruit & hops with a dry hoppy finish.

Atlas

Lattitude

3.6%

Scotland

Straw-colored session beer made from Maris Otter Pale & Lager malts with Styrian Golding hops for aroma.

B&T

Juliet’s Revenge

5.0%

Beds

A rich taste of fruit, hops & malt with a predominantly hoppy aroma.

Bank Top

Bad to the bone

4.0%

Lancs

TBC

Barngate

Red Bull Terrier

4.8%

Cumbria

Deep red tones & a complex hop,with tangy fruit & malt flavours & a spicy aftertaste.

Beartown

Bear-Skinful

4.2%

Staffss

Tawny beer with malt & fruit taste, with a hoppy finish.

Black Hole

Asteroid

4.0%

Staffs

TBC

Black Hole

Super Nova

4.8%

Staffs

Supa Nova is a premium pale ale brewed using lager malts with a top fermenting ale yeast. A variety of hops from Europe & America combine to provide a floral taste.

Blackwater

Red Herring

4.7%

Shrops

TBC

Blindmans

Golden Spring

4.0%

Somerset

Award winning fresh & aromatic straw coloured beer,brewed using selected lager malt.

Blue Monkey

99 Red Baboons

4.2%

Derbys

An unusual combination of fruity hoppyness with a dark, malty side.

Bowland

Wardsley Gold

4.1%

Lancs

TBC

Bowman

Elderado

3.5%

Hants

A subtle injection of Elder Flowers defines this beer,leaving no heavy floral scent, but with a hint of this spring bloom. A character beer with a lovely bitter finish.

Box Steam

Funnel Blower Porter

4.5%

Wilts

Dark brown porter contrasting the bitterness of roasted barley & malts with a sublte vanilla sweetness.

Branscombe Vale

Brannoc

3.8%

Devon

A bronze amber session beer. Fruity nose & taste with a bitter aftertaste.

Bristol Beer Factory

Sunrise

4.4%

Somerset

Golden ale,hint of biscuity malt flavour & citrus hops. Pale, Cara, Crystal & Wheat malts & English Pioneer & boosted with Goldings hops.

Burton Bridge

Golden Delicious

3.8%

Staffs

Pale straw colour, delicate Styrian hop aroma, dry bitter finish,Challenger with Styrion used late in the copper.

Cairngorm

Stag

4.1%

Scotland

Dark ale, plenty of deep fruity malt flavour, pleasing dry hoppiness mid-palate, & a smooth chocolate-acccented finish.

Concrete Cow

Fenny Popper

4.0%

Bucks

A golden, refreshing zesty beer. Bags of grapefruit & passionfruit citrus flavour with some dryish bitter finish.

Conwy

St David's Ale

4.2%

Wales

Dark bitter, malty in flavour with great tasting rich, berry fruits that complement each other perfectly for any St Davids day celebration!

Dicky Ticker

Esquire

3.9%

Yorks.

TBC

Dicky Ticker

Bypass

4.2%

Yorks.

TBC

EBC

Christines Clout

4.5%

Yorks.

TBC

EBC

Marcias Mild

3.5%

Yorks.

TBC

EBC

Ridley's revenge

4.4%

Yorks.

TBC

Elland

Yorkshire Lager

4.6%

Yorks.

A crisp & refreshing lager-style beer brewed using German Lager Malt & a touch of Munich Malt to give a full authentic flavour.

Elland

Robust U.S Porter

5.2%

Yorks.

Special dark malts makes this beer full flavoured, rich & delicious. Hopping with cascade adds to the rich coffee & toffee like flavours.

Fyne Ales

Avalanche

4.5%

Scotland

A deliciously dry, straw coloured also with a fragrant "lemony" foretatse & an intriguing hint of grapefruit in the finish. The draymans choice.

Hammerpot

Shooting star

3.8%

Sussex

A Chestnut Amber bitter with malt, toffee, & blackcurrant in the mouth.Fresh lemon / floral hop aroma with a mellow, balanced aftertaste

Hoggleys

Reservoir Hogs

4.3%

Northants

A light copper coloured ale,deep dryness & strong bitterness followed by a sweet aftertaste of dark malt, with a hoppy ending.

Holdens

Golden Glow

4.4%

Midlands

Golden ale with subtle yet fragrant hop aromas, a moreish gentle sweetness & an almost citrus like pleasant bitter finish.

Holdens

Black Country

5.1%

Midlands

An amber premium beer with robust malty overtones & a bitter sweet full bodied taste.

Hornbeam

Dark & Devine

4.0%

Man

TBC

Houston

Peters Well

4.2%

Scotland

Bursting with flavour & brimming with condition. A freshly cut grass aroma with warm floral hop notes. The taste is smooth yet dry & is refreshingly zesty.

Itchen Valley

Winchester ale

4.5%

Hants

Traditional old English bitter, full of malt with a lingering sweet finish.

Jarrow

Rivet Catcher

4.0%

Tyneside

A light, smooth, satisfying gold bitter. Subtle fruity hops give the taste profile on tongue & nose.

Kirkstall Brewery

Kirkstall Pale Ale

4.0%

Yorks.

Wonderfully golden session beer. Fresh malt & hop aroma lead to a satisfying bitter finish.

Kirkstall Brewery

Dissolution IPA

5.0%

Yorks.

Delicious amber ale with a substantial kick.

Kirkstall Brewery

Black Band Porter

5.5%

Yorks.

A full bodied yet beautifully smooth dark porter. Perfectly balanced.

Kirling

Featherbrain

3.7%

Yorks.

TBC

Kirling

Soaring

4.4%

Yorks.

TBC

Loddon

Hoppit Bitter

3.5%

Oxon

East Kent Goldings traditionally have a Seville Orange marmalade flavour. With Pale Ale malt, containing dark Invert Sugar giving a smooth taste.

Lymestone

Foundation Stone

4.5%

Staffs

Golden pale ale from the finest pale & crystal malts. Faint biscuit & chewy, citrus fruits then spicy Boadicea & Pilot hops pepper the taste buds.

Marston Moor

Smutty Mutt

4.3%

Yorks

TBC

Mauldon

Silver Adder

4.2%

Suffolk

Light coloured bitter with fine malt & hop combinations giving a refreshing crips taste.

Old Bear

Hibernator

5.0%

Yorks.

Strong dark ale, ruby red colour with a malt & light liquorice aroma. Two hops, one German, giving a bitter sweet flavour with a smooth aftertaste.

Old Bear

Black Mari'a

4.2%

Yorks.

Jet black stout, brewed with Yorkshire malt & roasted barley & blended with two English hops, producing a strong roast malt flavour with a fruity finish.

Old Bear

Estivator

3.8%

Yorks.

Light golden ale,reserve champion at the Clitheroe Beer Festival 2006. A creamy sweet lemon taste, with a buttery smoothness & a bitterish hoppy after taste.

Outstanding

Outstanding Red

4.4%

Lancs

This traditional reddish bitter has a light malt body which is finely balanced with a delicate hop bitterness, providing a modern take on a classic British ale style.

Palmers

Copper ale

3.7%

Dorset

Enjoy this delightfully light, refreshingly fruity & hoppy beer that’s brewed traditionally using the finest quality Maris Otter malted barley & Golding hops.

RCH

Double Header

5.3%

Somerset

A Golden brew made only with pale ale malt & goldings hops giving it a well balanced hoppy flavour.

Springhead

Roaring Meg

5.5%

Notts

A smooth golden beer with a sweet, citrus honey aroma & a long dry finish.

St Austells

Proper Job

4.5%

Cornwall

IPA with Cornish spring water & a blend of malts including Cornish Gold. A powerfully hopped golden bitter that explodes with citrus grapefruit flavours.

St Georges

Winter's End

3.8%

Worcs.

A well balanced golden ale brewed using local hops to give a hoppy citrus flavour.

Summer Wine

Resistance Mild

3.7%

Yorks.

Espresso Stout.

Summer Wine

Gambit

4.2%

Yorks.

TBC

Summerskills

Cellar Vee

3.7%

Devon

Mid brown colour, full of crystal malt & hop flavours, malty taste with a hint of malt & hops aromas. Supreme Champion Cornwall CAMRA Beer Fest, 2001.

Triple FFF

Pressed Rat&warthog

3.8%

Hants

Complex Ruby mild,we like our beers hoppy! Roast malt with hints of blackcurrant & plum giving a soft yet full roast flavour, with a hoppy bittersweet finish.

Tryst

Brockville Pale

3.8%

Scotland

A golden session ale with three British hops, which are balanced with pale malts to be smooth & easy on the palette. A fruit & malt linger in the aftertaste.

Additional Beers and Ciders TBC



 

   
   
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