BARNTON CRICKET CLUB 9TH BEER FESTIVAL LISTINGS

AS PROMISED I HAVE PUT BELOW A LIST OF ALL THE BEERS AND CIDERS THAT WERE AVAILABLE AT BARNTON CRICKET CLUBS 9TH BEER FESTIVAL.


PURPLE MOOSE BREWERY SNOWDONIA ALE 3.6% ABV GOLDEN BITTER WITH CITRUS FRUIT
HOPPINESS

WAEN BREWERY BLACKBERRY STOUT 3.8% ABV RICH DARK HOPPY STOUT


KIRKBY LONSDALE BREWERY RUSKINS'S BITTER 3.9% ABV BREWED WITH MARIS OTTER
MALTED BARLEY

ORKNEY BREWERY LATITUDE PILSNER 3.6% ABV PALE ,CRISP AND VERY HOPPY LAGER
STYLE BEER

RUDGATE BREWERY WALLOP 3.8% ABV PALE WITH CITRUS FLAVOURS


EMPIRE BREWING GOLDEN WARRIOR 3.8% ABV PALE & FRUITY WITH BLACKCURRANT
AND ORANGE CITRUS NOTES

PHOENIX BREWERY RIP RAP 4.1% ABV A VERY LIGHT ALE, DRY HOPPY TASTE


INVERALMOND BREWERY OSSIAN 4.1% ABV FULL BODIED FRUIT FLAVOUR WITH
NUTTY TONES AND ZESTY ORANGE AROMA

FUZZY DUCK BREWERY FEATHERS 4.0% ABV LIGHT BEER, QUITE HOPPY WITH CITRUS
NOTES AND A FLORAL AROMA

RAW BREWING BULLET 4.2% ABV CRISP PALE BEER MADE WITH NZ GREEN BULLET HOPS


PURPLE MOOSE BREWERY GLASLYN ALE 4.2% ABV LIGHT ,MALTY AND AMBER COLOURED


BUSHY'S HOP TU NAA 4.4% ABV RICH FULL BODIED BEER WITH A SLIGHT FRUITY
FINISH

GREEN MILL BREWERY CHIEF 4.2% ABV PALE REFRESHING SINGLE MALT BITTER TASTE


HYDES CRAFT BREWERY PLUM TREAT 4.0% ABV DELICIOUS DARK COPPER COLOUR WITH
PLENTY OF PLUM ON THE NOSE

FERNANDES FIREBRAND 4.2% ABV PALE BEER,WITH FULL CITRUS AROMA


COTTAGE BREWING JACK FROST 4.0% ABV LIGHT BROWN ,TANGY WITH A HOP AROMA


ABBEYDALE BEERWORKS DR MORTON'S EUROCRAT 4.1% ABV PALE BEER MADE WITH A
BLEND OF HOPS

WARWICKSHIRE BEER CO MOUSTACHE BEER 4.1% ABV GOLDEN BROWN SESSION BEER


ASHOVER BREWERY POET'S TIPPLE 4.0% ABV CHESTNUT TO AMBER MALT BEER


WAEN BREWERY JANNER'S PRIDE 4.6% ABV SMOOTH FRUITY AMBER BEER WITH HINTS OF
GINGER AND WHISKEY

PEERLESS FULL WHACK 6.0% ABV STRONG FRUITY HOP FINISH


FRODSHAM BREWERY FRODSHAM 800 ALE 4.7% ABV GOLDEN BITTER BEER WITH NELSON
SAUVIN HOPS

THORNBRIDGE JAIPUR 5.9% ABV IPA, SOFT AND SMOOTH WITH A ENDURING BITTER
FINISH

BOX STEAM BREWERY FUNNEL BLOWER 4.5% ABV DARK BROWN WITH A VANILLA AROMA


EXE VALLEY BREWERY AUTUMN GLORY 4.5% ABV AUTUMNAL RUBY RED BEER


HORNBEAM BLACK CORAL STOUT 4.5% ABV DARK SMOOTH AND CREAMY MALT STOUT


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BROADOAK MOONSHINE 7.5% ABV CLEAR WHITE CIDER WITH A KICK LIKE A MULE


BURROW HILL FARMHOUSE CIDER 6.0% ABV MEDIUM STRAW COLOURED CIDER


WINKLEIGH SAMS MEDIUM 6.0% ABV REFRESHING CLEAN WITH A STRONG APPLE TASTE


TILLEY'S MEDIUM 6.0% ABV RARE MEDIUM CIDER


GWYNT-Y-DdRAIG BLACK DRAGON 7.2% ABV WELSH CIDER, RICH IN COLOUR AND BODY

BARNTON CRICKET CLUB 9TH BEER FESTIVAL 2010

Well folks that time for our own beer festival soon comes around again does'nt it and what a great few days it was. We started the first night off on friday the 19th november with a great turn out by the local Camra guys and also the camra guys and girls from Liverpool, Southport and Wigan which was fantastic because the weather was not very good at all with fog and freezing conditions so a big thank goes out to them. On this night we were also presented by Ian who is the regional chairman for the Southport branch with the Camra regional club of the year 2010 award which covers not only the North Cheshire branch but also Merseyside,the rest of Cheshire and North Wales. This is a tremendous accolade to add to Barnton Cricket Club and also this is not an easy award to gain so a very big thank you goes out to Mike who is the Club Manager and the rest of the bar staff.


With 26+ cask ales on offer as well as 5 ciders there was certainly enough to choose from and lets just say you were not spoilt for choice. On the second day of the festival which was saturday the club was fairly busy for most of the day and when saturday evening/night came around the club was Absolutely packed out in both sides and the crowd were enjoying the singer and the disco that was on, and many got up to dance which was good and funny to watch. !! SO ANOTHER GREAT NIGHT WAS HAD BY ALL !

ANTROBUS CASK BEER LISTING

Coniston Brewing Olivers Light Ale 3.4% ABV Light straw coloured mild

Coniston Brewing Special Oatmeal Stout 4.5% ABV Dark chocolate and coffee flavour

Coniston Brewing Bluebird Bitter 3.6% ABV Pale with a orange fruit aroma

Watermill Brewery Wruff Night 5.0% ABV Pale bitter with a clean dry after taste

Holts Touchwood 3.8% ABV No tasting notes available

Hawkshead Bitter 3.7% ABV A pale hoppy and bitter ale

Hawkshead Red 4.2% ABV A red bitter sweet ale

Beartown Brewery Black Bear 5.0% ABV Dark ruby colour Strong mild

Beartown Brewery Ginger Bear 4.0% ABV A superbly ginger blonde ale

Beartown Brewery Kodiak Gold 4.0% ABV Straw coloured with citrus aroma

Beartown Brewery Octobear Beer Fest 5.0% ABV A rich golden beer using german hops

Sams Chop House Sams Special Best Bitter 4.2% ABV Brewed by the coach house
brewey warrington cheshire

Fentons Old Slapper 4.2% ABV A true blond brewed with dwarf hilary hops

3RD ANTROBUS BEER FESTIVAL 2010

Antrobus beer festival takes part in october each year in the local village hall which is set in a part of the cheshire counrtyside. There was a choice of 13 cask beers available as well as a couple of ciders, some of these coming from local brewers and others from further a field. The beer festival has two bars to choose from along with the main hall bar and plenty of room for people to sample the beers that were on offer.

CASK BEERS FROM THE 17TH NORTHWICH BEER FESTIVAL

Below is a list of the beers, that were on offer at the 17th Northwich beer festival in Cheshire just in case anybody has lost, or did not have the chance to pick up a programme.

4T'S Old School Dark mild 4.0% ABV Full flavoured dark mild

4T'S Gold 2 hops 4.5% ABV Golden best bitter

Abbey Grange No 1 3.8% ABV No tasting notes available

Abbeydale Fascination 3.9% ABV Hopped to give a light spicy berry fruitiness

Allendale Black Grouse 4.0% ABV Dark beer with hints of coffee and chocolate

Allgates Nelson Sauvin Pale 4.3% ABV Pale bitter with a citrusy flavour

Backyard D&B Porter 4.3% ABV Porter with chocolate, spice and nutty flavour

Beartown Peach Melbear 4.4% ABV Pale bitter with a hint of peach

Beartown Polar Eclipse 4.8% ABV Classic black stout,dry and bitter roast flavours

Blue Monkey Amarillo 3.9% ABV A single malt,single hop golden bitter

Bollington Bollington Nights 3.9% ABV Smooth dark beer, light flavour aroma

Bollington Long Hop 3.9% ABV A pale lager style bitter with fruity hops

Bridestones Groomstone 3.7% ABV No tasting notes available

Coach House Farriers Best 3.9% ABV Well balanced hoppy fruity best bitter

Coach House Posthorn 5.0% ABV Dry golden bitter with blackcurrant hop flavours

Croglin Loki 3.9% ABV Amber ale sweet with bitter notes, dry bitter finish

Cuerden Mild 3.9% ABV No tasting notes available

Dark Star Hophead 3.8% ABV A golden bitter with a citrus bitter taste

Dunham Massey Damson 4.2% ABV Amber damson beer brewed with fresh damsons

Dunham Massey Green Hop 4.1% ABV Pale beer brewed with new hops from the brewey garden

Fernandes Lime Lite 3.8% ABV Very pale bitter with a hint of lime

Frodsham Iron Man 4.5% ABV Chestnut brown ale, nutty with a full hop flavour

Frodsham Frodsham 800 4.7% ABV Golden bitter single hopped,floral,late wine flavours

George Wright Black Swan 3.8% ABV Dark distinctive beer,very creamy,full flavour

Harviestoun Schiehallion 4.8% ABV A cask lager using lager yeast and german hops

Hornbeam Lemon Blossom 3.7% ABV Refreshing pale ale session bitter with lemon

J W Lees Fools Gold 4.1% ABV Rich golden bitter,zeus and first golden hops,pale and crystal malt

J W Lees Scorcher 4.2% ABV Golden bitter,fruity aroma and fresh hop finish

Jarrow Mc Connells Irish Stout 4.6% ABV Rich creamy stout,liquorice and pale chocolate finish

Mallinsons Edgeley 4.0% ABV Blonde bitter,light citrus hop aroma

Naylors Pinnacle Mild 3.4 ABV Dark mild,malty roast,chocolate friut flavours

Northern BIG 50 5.0% ABV Citrusy bitter brewed with sauvin hops

Northern Deep Dark Secret 5.0% ABV A black liquorice porter

Northern Summer Breeze 4.1% ABV Straw coloured bitter with a citrus flavour

Ossett Madeleine Lily 4.0% ABV A pale bitter

Peerless Hilbre Gold 4.5% ABV A refreshing golden ale named after an island in the dee estuary

Phoenix Wobbly Bob 6.0% ABV Malty fruity red/brown coloured strong beer

Raw Dark Peak 4.5% ABV Easy drinking stout with malt flavours

Reality No Escape 4.2% ABV No tasting notes available

Redemption Pale Ale 3.8% ABV First brewed in january 2010

Ridgeside IPA 5.2% ABV Strong pale and hoppy just like a ipa should be

Riverhead Black Moss Stout 4.3% ABV Black stout from this brewpub in marsden

Robinsons Dizzy Blonde 3.8% ABV Straw coloured summer ale,herbal hop aroma

Sandstone Edge 3.8% ABV A light aromatic session bitter

Shepherd Neame Spitfire 4.2% ABV A amber coloured bitter

Spitting Feathers Old Wavertonian 4.4% ABV Dark stout coffee aroma

Spitting Feathers Thirstquencher 3.9% ABV Sharp clean golden bitter

Storm Bosley Cloud 4.1% ABV Dry golden bitter,peppery hop notes

Storm Silk Of Amnesia 4.7% ABV Premium bitter fruit and hop taste

Stringers West Coast Blond 4.4% ABV Rich gold pale ale

Tatton Best 4.2% ABV Light amber bitter, clean malt flavour

Tatton Gold 4.7% ABV Deep golden special ale,generous maltiness

Taylor Landlord 4.3% ABV Well balanced amber bitter

Thwaites Lancaster Bomber 4.4% ABV Copper coloured best bitter

WC Drew Peacocks Double IPA 8.3% ABV very strong IPA

WC Windward Passage 3.8% ABV Very pale Ale packed with exotic hop flavours

Weetwood Cheshire Cat 4.0% ABV Pale dry bitter with a lemon zest,grapey aroma

Weetwood Mad Hatter 3.9% ABV Classic IPA with citrus and fruit flavours

Weetwood Oasthouse Gold 5.0% ABV Full bodied bitter,good dry finish

Windsor & Eton Guardsman 4.2% ABV Copper coloured best bitter with a tangy taste

Woodlands Ash Blonde 4.1% ABV Blonde fruity bitter with a crisp aftertaste

Woodlands New Leaf 4.6% ABV Deep rich malty flavoured refreshing beer

17TH NORTHWICH BEER FESTIVAL AT NORTHWICH MEMORIAL HALL

Well who would have thought after the very first Northwich beer festival that 17 years later they are still doing really well and now attracting more people to this annual event . It was so good to get back down to Northwich in Cheshire after missing out on last years festival due to working commitments. After having a meeting at Barnton Cricket Club in January this year with the Camra North Cheshire guys i just had to put my name forward to work saturday afternoon , and also saturday evening at this festival to catch up with some old friends and to also sample the many beers that were on offer. In total there were 60+ beers on offer as well as ciders and perries so plenty of choice to choose from if it was a first time visit for some people. The saturday afternoon session was busy and it was nice to see people enjoying themselves the bar was open from 12.00pm dinner time until 4.00pm early evening. After the bars closed down from the afternoon trade it was time for a clean around the bars and to check the beers over to make sure there was plenty for the evening session and to update the notice board with beers that had sold out. The doors re opened again at 7.00pm and lots more people started to make there way in to the main hall and to start to choose what beers,ciders or perries they fancied. The main saturday evening there was a group playing on the stage called Cheeky Monkey who went down well and had many people dancing to the ska songs and music that they were playing. The evening was going fast for us and when the horn went off for last orders the bars were packed with people getting there last drinks in, so all in all a great festival to work on and i must say a big thank you to the guys from Camra North Cheshire Mike,Gary Joe,Nick and the rest of whom had not put in the time and effort for this festival that if would not have gone ahead.



Mark

THE 4TH ANNUAL GRASMERE GUZZLER BEER FESTIVAL AT TWEEDIES BAR

Below i have listed the beers that were availiable at this festival both on the outside bar and also the main inside bar.



Yates Grasmere Guzler 4.2% ABV a light hoppy beer brewed for the festival

Keswick Thirst Out 4.5% ABV a rich creamy stout

Keswick Thirst Quencher 4.3% ABV a pale ale with a refreshing exotic fruit aroma

Coniston Bluebird XB 4.2% ABV smooth ale with floral hints and malt tones

Coniston Oldman Ale 4.2% ABV copper colour, rich port wine aroma.grainy hop bitterness

Loweswater Gold 4.3% ABV made with lager malt and german hops,golden in colour

Loweswater Grassmoor Dark Ale 4.3% ABV dark ruby ale with a malt flavour

Loweswater Langdale 4.0 ABV fruity refreshing with orange citrus flavour

Blue Monkey Bg Sips 4.0% ABV a pale hoppy beer with tropical fruit aroma's

Lemonhead 4.1% ABV yellow with ginger and lemon notes

Liberty Ale 3.8% ABV pale gold made with liberty hops

Some Are Drinking 3.9% ABV light summer ale thats pale and refreshing

Bare Bones 4.7% ABV full bodied rounded bitterness from northdown hops

World Top Bitter 3.7% ABV pale and crystal malt with bitterness

O Hanlon's Port Stout 4.8% ABV mocha coffee with bitter chocolate roasted malt taste

Jaipur 5.9% ABV soft smooth golden bitter with a pleasant long finish

Woodlands Mild 3.5% ABV a full flavoured traditional mild, creamy in taste

Peerless Storr 4.8% ABV golden cask lager which is hoppy and dry

Peerless Full Whack 6.0% ABV a strong pale ale with fuggles and first golden hops

Storm Pale Gale 4.1% ABV made with hersbrucker hops and lager malts

Storm Bosley Cloud 4.1% ABV dry golden bitter with peppery hop notes

Storm Windgatherer 4.5% ABV A gold beer with a crispy fruity flavour

Proud of Pubs Summer Ale 4.2% ABV A golden brown bitter with a malty flavour

Blue Monkey 99 Red Baboons 4.2% ABV A dark malty side to this one

O Hanlon's Yellow Hammer 4.2% ABV A zesty pineapple & banana fruitiness

Wentworth Holster Pils 4.9% ABV lager type ale , strong and pale in colour

Acorn Brewery Forester 4.5% ABV burnt orange coloured bitter

Dr Mortons Milk Of Amnesia 4.5& ABV A clear pale wheat beer

Salopian Brewery Vortex 4.0% ABV A whirling mass of straw coloured ale

Salopian Brewery Lemon Dream 4.5% ABV A bright gold wheat beer with lemon

Abbeydale White Knight 4.5% ABV Pale beer with aroma's of grapefruit

Abbeydale Daily Bread 3.8% ABV What more from a session ale!

Abbeydale Moonshine 4.3% ABV pale straw colour with a floral aroma

Abbeydale Last Rites 11.0% ABV strong and full bodied ale which is pale for its strength

Bowland Brewery Daylight Robbery 3.9% ABV tasting notes unavailable

Bowland Brewery Hen Harrier 4.0% ABV soft citrus and peach flavours

Enville Nailmaker Mild 4.0% ABV this mild enjoys a certain degree of sweetness

Oakham Ales JHB 3.8% ABV A golden beer with a hop aroma

Oakham Ales Bishops Farewell 4.6% ABV fruity hop notes with a grainy background

Blackwater Brewery MOD 4.6% ABV A light coloured ale with a stylish hop aroma

Kelham Island Brewery Pale Rider 5.2% ABV A full bodied pale ale with a good fruity aroma

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TWEEDIES 4TH BEER FESTIVAL 2010

Its always nice to get back up to Tweedies Bar which is joined to the Dale Lodge Hotel Grasmere in the Lake District. Now in its fourth year people will know it by its name which is the annual Grasmere guzzler beer festival . With a fine selection of beers and ciders to choose from your are certainly spoilt for choice (20 cask beers 5 ciders) these range from 3.5% ABV up to 11.0% ABV. This year the beer festival was outside in a gazebo which was looked after by alex and the rest of his staff he told us that they even slept inside this overnight to make sure nobody tried to help themselves to the beer that was on offer. The weather held out this year and it was nice to see the sunshine instead of rain showers, with bands playing and peolpe joining in it was great to see that this was a very successful beer festival..roll on next year.

WATERMILL INN & BREWING COMPANY INGS LAKE DISTRICT

We came across this place a few years back when we were on our way up to Grasmere in the Lake District to build one of our regular beer festivals. Due to the popular demand we were never able to get booked in but we managed to on a wedsnesday evening last week. This is such a nice place to stay and the staff and accommodation are great , it also has the advantage of having its own micro brewery that you can look round. I have put some pictures of the beers that they brew and are most certainly worth trying.

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DOG INN PEOVER HEATH 10TH BEER FESTIVAL 2010

Now in its 10th year it was great to setup this beer festival again at the dog inn which is located in peover heath just outside knutsford cheshire. With a choice of 26 beers to choose from on the outside bar its nice to see a good selection and also a few have come from new independent breweries. A big thank you goes out to steve, trevor and the rest of the staff for the hard work they put in to make this such a popular public house.

Mark