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Beer & Cider List - 2008
The first Ilkley Beer Festival will feature the following beers and ciders.
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| Brewer | Name | Type | ABV (%) | Tasting Notes |
| Acorn S. Yorks |
Barnsley Bitter | Bitter | 3.8 | Chestnut in colour, has a well rounded, rich flavour, with a lasting bitter finish. Won a Silver Award in it's class at the Great British Beer Festival 2006. |
| Acorn S. Yorks |
Old Moor Porter | Porter | 4.4 | A full bodied victorian style porter with hints of liquorice. The initial bitterness gives way to a smooth, mellow finish. |
| Adnams Suffolk |
Broadside | Bitter | 4.7 | An easy drinking pint rich in flavour, fruitcake aromas, almonds, zest and conserved fruit. |
| Adnam Suffolk |
Explorer | Bitter | 4.3 | Brewed with new world hops this beer is suffused with citrus grove aromas |
| Allendale Northumbria |
Best Bitter | Bitter | 3.8 | A traditional amber coloured session beer with a strong flavour with a slightly spicy aroma. |
| Allendale Northumbria |
Wolf | Bitter | 5.5 | A red coloured, full bodied beer taking its name from the famous wolf of Allendale. Bitterness coming from Challenger hops and a fruity blackcurrant aroma. |
| Anglo Dutch Dewsbury |
Spikes on t'way | Bitter | 4.2 | Pale bitter with citrus / Orange flavour with dry fruity finish |
| Barngates Cumbria |
Westmorland Gold | Bitter | 4.2 | A crisp flaxen coloured ale with strong zest. It has a distinctively fruity and hoppy nose. |
| Barngates Cumbria |
K9 | Bitter | 4.4 | Golden ale with fresh spicy aroma. Fruity bitterness builds to a dry finish. |
| Batemans Lincs |
Batemans Dark Mild | Mild | 3.0 | A creamy mild with a fruity palate, some roast character and a hoppy finish. 'Mild of the Year' at CAMRA's Great British Beer Festival 1999 and on 2 previous occasions. |
| Batemans Lincs |
XXXB | Bitter | 4.8 | Strong bitter with a complex palate, consisting of a delicate aroma of hops delightfully balanced by a prominent malty character. 5 times 'Premium Beer of the Year' at CAMRA's Great British Beer Festival. |
| Batemans Lincs |
Salem Porter | Bitter | 4.7 | A porter with a dry roast, nutty palate
and rich malty aftertaste. Champion Porter & Stout at the CAMRA National Winter Ales 2005. |
| Bath Ales Bristol |
Gem | Bitter | 4.1 | A rich aroma of hops and malt, with a long, deep, bitter-sweet finish. |
| Bath Ales Bristol |
Wild Hare | Bitter | 5.0 | A wholesome, golden organic ale with a
fresh-citrus, hoppy aroma and a dry, bitter finish. |
| Bathams Brewery Brierley Hill West Midlands |
Mild | Mild | 3.5 | Sweet and well-balanced dark brown ale
with a hoppy, fruity finish. |
| Blackawton Cornwall |
West Country Gold | Bitter | 4.1 | Sweet malt flavours combine with delicate vanilla and fruit hints to create a unique smooth brew. |
| Butcombe Brewery Butcombe Somerset |
Butcombe Bitter | Bitter | 4.0 | A notably bitter beer, amber in colour,
clean tasting, refreshingly dry and distinctive. |
| Clarks Wakefield |
No Angel | Bitter | 5.0 | A bitter with a dry hop finish, well balanced and full of flavour. |
| Coniston Brewery Cumbria |
Bluebird Bitter | Bitter | 3.6 | A good session ale with golden colour and light, clean quality taste. Hoppy aroma gives way to dry finish. Voted Supreme Champion Beer of Britain at the 1998 GBBF. |
| Coniston Brewery Cumbria |
Old Man Ale | Bitter | 4.2 | A rich classic full bodied ruby red ale with a subtle yet strong fruit aroma. |
| Copper Dragon Skipton |
Best Bitter | Bitter | 3.8 | Well balanced amber bitter. Excellent session beer. |
| Copper Dragon Skipton |
1816 | Bitter | 4.1 | Full-bodied bitter with distinctive hoppy palate & aroma |
| Copper Dragon Skipton |
Challenger IPA | Bitter | 4.4 | Traditional premium ale. Full-bodied and fruity with subtle hoppy undertones |
| Copper Dragon Skipton |
Golden Pippin | Bitter | 3.9 | Light refreshing blond ale with undertones of citrus fruit flavour |
| Copper Dragon Skipton |
Black Gold | Bitter | 3.7 | Brewed from an old 19th century recipe. A rich and luscious dark bitter. |
| Daleside Harrogate |
Daleside Bitter | Bitter | 3.7 | An easy drinking beer, medium brown in colour with a well balanced flavour and a hint of sweetness at the finish. |
| Daleside Harrogate |
Dales Blonde | Bitter | 3.9 | A golden beer with a hoppy aroma and crisp palate. Distinctive nose combined with delicate mouth feel and a subtle aftertaste make this a wonderful quaffing beer. |
| Daleside Harrogate |
Old Leg Over | Mild | 4.1 | A well balanced, mid brown ale, nutty in the mouth with a lingering hop and bitter aftertaste. |
| Daleside Harrogate |
Monkey Wrench | Bitter | 5.3 | A strong ale, mid-brown to ruby in hue. Aromas and well balanced taste of fruit, hops, malt and roast malt with some sweetness. Won Gold Medal at CAMRA's Winter Beer of Britain Festival 1999. |
| Dark star W. Sussex |
Over the Moon Mild | Mild | 3.8 | Tasty Dark Mild |
Darwin |
Cauldron Stout | Stout | 5.6 | Rich ale with a well balanced bitterness and complex, peaty ending. 3 times winner of the North East Champion winter beer. Originally brewed at the High Force Hotel in Forest-in-Teesdale. |
| Darwin Sunderland |
Killer Bee | Bitter | 6.0 | A gold coloured ale with strong hop flavour, balanced by the subtle sweetness of honey. Large quantities of pure honey is added to the boil to create it's unique taste strength. |
| Dent Cumbria |
Aviator | Bitter | 4.0 | A chestnut coloured ale with a full and rounded hop flavour. Complex malts take second place to a hop ensemble that make this a distinctive beer. |
| Dent Cumbria |
Kamikazi | Bitter | 5.0 | Hops and fruit dominate this full-bodied gold coloured strong bitter, with pleasant dry bitterness growing in the aftertaste. Citrus and honey in the aroma, with a hint of spiciness in the taste. |
| Elland W.Yorks |
Bargee Bitter | Bitter | 3.8 | A full flavoured session bitter made with four different malts, and hops from England and America. |
| Elland W.Yorks |
Goldrush | Bitter | 4.6 | Pale golden bitter with a floral, herby and spicy aroma with refreshing citrus hop and balanced malt flavours, followed by a long fully hoppy aftertaste. |
| Elland W.Yorks |
1872 Porter | Porter | 6.2 | A full flavoured porter. Rich liquorice flavours with a hint of coffee from the roast malt |
| Fyne Ales Argyll |
Pipers Gold | Bitter | 3.8 | A light golden session aler. Full floral hop flavour. |
| Goose Eye Keighley |
Chinnock Blonde | Bitter | 4.2 | Hoppy Blonde beer voted 2nd place at Skipton Beer Festival in May 2007. |
| Greene King Bury St Edmunds. |
Green King IPA | Bitter | Hoppy taste and aroma comes from two varieties of English hops, which are combined with pale and crystal malts. A session beer. | |
| Hawkshead Cumbria |
Hawkshead Red | Bitter | 4.2 | Bitter-sweet. Malty and spicy, with a long dry finish, using Fuggles as the aroma hop.The red colour comes from Dark Crystal malt. |
| Heather Ales Clackmannanshire |
Fraoch | Bitter | 5.0 | A light amber ale with floral peaty aroma, full malt charachter, a spicy herbal flavour and dry wine like finish fro the introduction of heather flowers prior to fermentation. |
| Hesket Newmarket Cumbria |
Sca Fell Blonde |
Bitter | 4.4 | A pale refreshing but substantial bitter with an almost citrus, late hop note. |
| Itchem Valley Hampshire |
Winchester Ale | Bitter | 4.2 | Traditional English nut brown bitter. Sweet malty flavour with a good hoppy nose. |
| Jarrow Tyne & Wear |
Rivet Catcher | Bitter | 4.0 | A light, smooth, satisfying gold bitter. Subtle fruity hops give the taste profile on the tongue and nose. Silver Medal winner at GBBF 2005. |
Kelburn |
Cart Blanche | Bitter | 5.0 | A golden, full bodied ale with a wonderfully dry aftertaste. |
| Leeds Brewery W. Yorks |
Leeds Best | Bitter | 4.3 | A classic Yorkshire Bitter. Full flavoured beer with a hoppy finish. |
| Leeds Brewery W. Yorks |
Midnight Bell | Mild | 4.8 | A premium dark mild. Roast and chocolate malts combine to give a full bodied, complex character. Rich and robust ale. |
| Little Valley N.Yorks |
Hebden's Wheat | Wheat | 4.5 | A white hazy beer with aromas of coriander and lemon. Refreshing with a fresh, classic finish. |
| Marbles Manchester |
Ginger Marbles | Bitter | 4.5 | Full bodied beer with a very gingery table. Complex and fiery. Noted as the beer with the strongest ginger flavour around. |
| Milestone, Mossley Lancs |
Tiger Rut | Bitter | 4.0 | Pale hoppy ale with a distinctive citrus / grapefruit aroma |
| Mordue Tyne & Wear |
Geordie Pride | Bitter | 4.2 | A well balanced, hoppy bitter with a long, bitter finish. An amber hue and a hoppy, fruity aroma. |
| Naylors Crosshills |
Pinnacle Mild | Mild | 3.4 | Dark, malty mild with roast flavours with chocolate and fruity undertones |
| Oakleaf Gosport Hampshire |
Heart of Oak | Bitter | 4.5 | Initial strong, fruity hop flavours lead to a bittersweet aroma, balanced by a warm chocolaty finish. |
| Old Spot Cullingworth |
Darkside Pup | Mild | 3.6 | A full bodied dark mild with a deep coffee taste to start and a pleasant liquorish after taste. |
| Old Spot Cullingworth |
Dog's In't Barrel | Bitter | 4.5 | A chestnut colourer bitter with a slight malty taste with a bitter finish. |
| Old Spot Cullingworth |
Base Beer | Bitter | 4.6 | A light coloured bitter with a refreshing citrus taste and a dry finish. |
| Old Spot Cullingworth |
Wheat Beer | Wheat | 5.0 | A naturally cloudy wheat beer with a slight dry start and a hint of grapefruit to finish. |
| Ossett W. Yorks |
Pale Gold | Bitter | 3.8 | A light, refreshing session pale ale. Has a floral/spicy aroma derived from the American hops. |
| Ossett W. Yorks |
Excelsior | Bitter | 5.2 | Mellow yet full flavour that develops into fruity dryness on the palate. A fresh, hoppy aroma with citrus, toffee and floral characteristics. |
| Outlaw Brewery Knaresborough |
Outlaw Wild Mule | Bitter | 3.9 | Stunning aromas of Guava and gooseberry. Nice balance with medium bitterness and body. |
| Potton Brewery Beds |
The Village Bike | Bitter | 4.3 | Originally brewed for the Ashwell ‘On Your Bike’ Beer Festival. A complex hop character imparted by a blend of four hop varieties, produces a beer of exceptional character |
| Quartz Staffs |
Quartz Crystal | Bitter | 4.2 | Light amber bitter with a refreshing continental hop finish |
| Salamander Bradford |
Golden Salamander | Bitter | 4.5 | A golden premium bitter with with maalty undertones woth a dry citrus hoppy finish |
| Salamander Bradford |
Mudpuppy | Bitter | 4.2 | A well balanced copper coloured best bitter with a fruity, hoppy nose and bitter finish |
| Salopian Shropshire |
Shropshire Gold | Bitter | 3.8 | Light copper coloured ale with an usual blend of body and dryness from a triple blend of hops. |
| Saltaire Brewery Saltaire |
Amarillo Gold | Wheat | 4.4 | Straw coloured clear wheat beer. Exclusively hopped with American Amarillo hops with intense citrus fruit flavours. |
| Saltaire Brewery Saltaire |
Cascade Pale Ale | Bitter | 4.8 | SIBA Gold award winner winter 2007. American style pale ale with the floral aromas and strong bitterness of Cascade and Centennial hops. |
| Saltaire Brewery Saltaire |
Chocolate Stout |
Stout | 5.0 |
Rich chocolate flavours and silky oatmeal texture. Willamette hops balance malt sweetness with mild bitterness. |
| Sarah Hughes W. Midlands |
Dark Ruby Mild | Mild | 6.0 | Black strong ale, with a lovely red tinge. Rich fruit, malt and hops with a caramel/toffee flavour and elements of nuttiness. A classic example of a strong Black Country Mild. |
| St Austell Cornwall |
Tinners | Bitter | 3.7 | Traditional Cornish ale. Light refreshing
flavour with only a hint of bitterness. |
| Stewart Edinburgh |
Edinburgh No.3 | Bitter | 4.3 | A rich, dark, malty beer based on a style that 100 years ago made Edinburgh famous |
| Taylors Keighley |
Best Bitter | Bitter | 4.0 | A well balanced, genuine Yorkshire Bitter, with a full measure of maltiness and hoppy aroma. |
| Taylors Keighley |
Ram Tam | Porter | 4.3 | A dark, strong 'Winter Warmer' beer. Mellow beer with body and depth, and a fruity afterglow. |
| Three Rivers Stockport |
Crystal Wheat | Wheat | 5.0 | Clear wheat beer, A prominent spicy character with a lovely floral aroma. |
| Thwaites Blackburn |
Thwaites Mild | Mild | 3.0 | A tasty traditional dark mild with a malty flavour and caramel notes |
| TSA Traditional Scottish Ales Stirling |
Glencoe Wild Oat Stout | Stout | 4.5 | An unusually light sweetish stout with plenty of roast and balanced by fruit and finished with a hint of hop (Organic) |
| Valhalla Shetland |
Island Bere |
Bitter | 4.2 | Golden bitter ale with a nice blackcurrant/liquorice aftertaste. Made from an 8th Century Viking recipe using Bere - an ancient Scandinavian variety of Barley. |
| Wadworths Brewery Devizes Wiltshire |
Wadworth 6x | Bitter | 4.3 | This delightful copper-coloured beer has a malty, fruity nose with a restrained hop character. The same characteristics emerge on the palate but with more intensity leading to a lingering, malty finish. |
| Williams Bros Alloa Scotland |
Williams Roisin | Bitter | 4.2 | Tayberries are added to a golden ale base which gives a light pink hue with a distinnt fruit aroma. |
| Yates Wigton Cumbria |
Yates Bitter | Bitter | 3.7 | Distinctive golden bitter, powerful hop and fruit aroma. Strong hop flavour with lingering bitterness. |
| Yates Wigton Cumbria |
Fever Pitch | Bitter | 3.9 | A lager style real ale using lager malt with saaz and cascade hops producing a very light coloured beer with an outstanding fruity flavour. |
Ciders & Perrys
| Brewer | Name | Type | ABV (%) | Style |
Broadoak |
Moonshine | Cider | 8.4 | Medium |
| Broadoak |
Broadoak Perry | Perry | 7.4 | Medium clear, winelike |
| Dunkertons | Organic cider | Cider | 7.0 | Dry, rich & fruity |
| Hecks | Kingstons Black Cider | Cider | 6.5 | Medium |
| Olivers | Perry | Perry | 6.5 | Medium |
| Reddaways | Cider | Cider | 6.0 | Medium, rich oaky finish |
| Ross On Wye | Perry | Perry | 6.5 | Dry |
| Ross On Wye | Cider | Cider | 6.5 | Medium |
| Suicider | Suicider | Cider | 4.5 | Clearish & rich |
| Thatchers | Cheddar Valley | Cider | 6.0 | Dry |
| West Croft | Janets Jungle Juice | Cider | 6.0 | Medium |
| Westons | Westons Country Perry | Perry | 4.5 | Medium/ sweet clear & fruity |
| Westons | Old Rosie | Cider | 7.3 | Medium/Dry |
| Wilkins | Cider | Cider | 6.0 | Traditional cider |
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