The beers we have stillaged ready for the festival.

There are 39 guests, 12 locals and 10 Abbeydales, all listed below.

Bazens’
Salford

 

1868

ABV 4.5%

Third in a Salford breweries series. A traditional mid-amber bitter. Initially malty flavours leading to a dry finish.

Zebra Best Bitter

ABV 4.3%

A complex premium bitter, loaded with full malt flavour and crisp fruity hop character.

Bridestones
Hebden Bridge

 

Bramling Cross

ABV 3.9%

Triple hopped chestnut ale full of flavour and aroma from the rich malts and Bramling Cross hops.

Burning Bride

ABV 4.7%

Golden coloured beer. Very hoppy with some bitterness and a very dry finish.

Brown Cow
Selby

 

After Dark Coffee Porter

ABV 5.0%

Full flavoured porter with a complex mix of malts and a subtle hint of coffee.

White Dragon

ABV 4.0%

Pale, aromatic ale with lots of citrus flavours. Refreshing with a clean, bitter finish.

Wyvern Pale

ABV 4.2%

 Pale, hoppy and with a bitter finish.

Burton Bridge
Burton-on-Trent

Thomas Sykes

ABV 10%

Rich and warming, fruity, heady and hoppy. A true barley wine to be treated with caution!

Top Spin

ABV 4.5%

Golden, aromatic ale. Well hopped with Goldings and Brewers Gold. Good bitter finish.

Caythorpe Caythorpe

 

Dark Gem Mild

ABV 3.6%

A very dark, well rounded, traditional mild.

Winter Ale

ABV 3.5%

Pale amber beer. Strongly hopped with a crisp, refreshing finish.

Coastal
Redruth

 

Bit O’Black

ABV 5.0%

A black beer, well balanced with malty flavours and a hoppy bitter finish.

Tilly’s Tipple

ABV 4.7%

Golden bitter. Good malt and hop character with a lingering, bitter finish.

Foxfield
Foxfield

 

Lancaster Pale

ABV 5.7%

Strong pale ale. Traditional IPA with lots of bitterness.

Sprinting Sands

ABV 4.6%

Pale beer with good hop flavours and aromas.

Headless
Derby

 

First Bloom

ABV 4.3%

Pale beer, well hopped with a dry smooth finish. Well balanced beer.

King Street Ale

ABV 3.8%

Pale beer, good hop character. Dry with a lingering bitter finish.

Owd Reg

ABV 5.0%

Copper coloured beer. Some sweetness from the malt balanced by some hop bitterness.

Hopshackle
Market Deeping

 

Shacklers Gold

ABV 5.2%

Golden beer. Aromas of sweet malt and fruit. Flavours of bitter-sweet malt, grapefruit, marmalade with a long, fruity, well-balanced finish.

Special Bitter

ABV 4.3%

Tawny-coloured, malty bitter with an intense caramel aroma. Flavours of caramel, bitter-sweet malt, tangy hops and tannic bitterness.

Winter Ale

ABV 5.2%

Burnished gold beer with rich malt and fruit aromas. Flavours are roasted malt, caramel, vanilla and fruity hops. Long smooth finish.

Hornbeam Brewery
Denton

Dark Domination

ABV 6%

Complex and subtle flavours from the chocolate malt and roast barley balanced by a moderate bitterness.

Leek
Leek

Double Sunset

ABV 5%

Golden ale. Some fruitiness with a dry bitter finish. Usually found bottled but we managed to get a cask.

Marble
Mancheste.

Chocolate

ABV 5.5%

Strong stout from the famous Marble brewery. Full of chocolate malts, rich and warming.

Tawny No 4

ABV 4.5%

Amber beer. Fruity but with a malty, bitter finish.

Northern
Northwich

 

Big Duke

ABV 4.6%

Golden premium beer. Good hop character with a dry bitter finish.

Deep Dark Secret

ABV 4.3%

Licquorice porter, full-bodied, well balanced and not too bitter.

Dream Merchant

ABV 3.9%

Well balanced nutty brown with citrus hop flavours.

Oakham
Peterborough

 

Delerium

ABV 5.2%

Amber beer with a spicy, grassy aroma. Citrus flavours with toffee and caramel.

White Dwarf Wheat Beer

ABV 4.6%

Straw-coloured hoppy brew with a powerful citrus hop aroma and a zesty hop bitterness, ending with a powerful dry bite.

Pictish
Rochdale

 

Bravo

ABV 4.7%

Made with very expensive Bravo hops, this is very pale, very hoppy and with a crisp bitterness to finish.

Centennial

ABV 4.5%

Pale and aromatic with lots of hop flavours and a gentle bitter finish.

Vale
Brill

 

Black Beauty Porter

ABV 4.3%

Wholesome full-bodied porter. Fulsome malt flavours give way to a wonderful hop character.

Black Swan

ABV 3.9%

Dark smooth mild with an impressive full roast flavour that belies its strength.

Special

ABV 4.6%

A premium ale brewed with a mix of Maris Otter, crystal and chocolate malts blended with choicest hops.

Wicked Hathern
Hathern

Doble’s Dog

ABV 3.5%

A full-bodied stout-like dark mild, excellent head retention, with fruit and nut flavours on the palate.

Wold Top
Driffield

 

A4 Amber

ABV 4.4%

Fruity, light beer with a dry finish. Made with Maris Otter malt with Goldings, Styrian and Cascade hops.

Mars Magic

ABV 4.6%

 Dark beer with a red hue from the roast barley. Progress hops are used for both bittering and aroma and give a well-balanced flavour with a hint of caramel.

Wold’s Way

ABV 3.6%

An uncomplicated brew using Maris Otter malt with a hint of crystal malt. Goldings and Cascade hops give a fruity, dry beer.

LOCALS' Corner

Acorn
Barnsley

Madness

ABV 4.4%

A light, pale, easy drinking, flowery and fruity ale.

Bradfield
Bradfield

Irish Dexters

ABV 4.8%

Deep red copper coloured ale with a malty sweet flavour and dry finish.

Brampton
Chesterfield

Impy Dark

ABV 4.3%

Packed to the gunwales with roasted coffee and chocolate aroma and flavours. Delicately hopped just as a mild should be.

Crown
Sheffield

Hero

ABV 4.4%

Pale straw-coloured beer with good hop character. Light and refreshing.

Glentworth
Skellow

Light Year

ABV 3.9%

Light-coloured bitter with lots of hop character and pleasant bitter finish.

Oakwell
Barnsley

Bitter

ABV 3.8%

Traditional English bitter from Barnsley. Malty sweetness with a bitter finish.

Peak
Nr. Baslow

Chatsworth Gold

ABV 4.6%

Balanced floral beer brewed with local honey.

Sheffield
Sheffield

Mercury’s Message

ABV 4.8%

Deep golden beer. Aromas of malt and grass. Sweet fruit flavours with a moderate bitter finish.

Spire
Chesterfield

Sergeant Pepper Stout

ABV 5.5%

Brewed with freshly ground black pepper. A mix of pale, amber and chocolate malts with Northern Brewer and Fuggles hops which produce a generous spicy balance.

Townes
Staveley

Big Blue

ABV 4.6%

Golden ale, well balanced and easy drinking. Named after the new leisure centre at Staveley, which is a big blue building!

Wentworth
Wentworth

Chequered Skipper

ABV 4.8%

Dark copper coloured beer. Malty flavours with a sweet finish.

White Rose
Sheffield

Strawberry Blond

ABV 4.2%

A brew from Sheffield’s newest brewery.
A dark red mild, lightly Fuggle-hopped, finishing with a light fruity taste.

AND OF COURSE ABBEYDALE

Absolution

ABV 5.3%

Mid-straw coloured beer with aromas of tropical fruit. Flavours are fruity with toffee apple sweetness balanced by a bitter finish.

Bee-Ale Z’Bub

ABV 6.0%

A delicately flavoured honey beer with warming alcohol in the finish. Not sweet or cloying but dry and refreshing.

Black Mass

ABV 6.66%

Very dark ruby ale. Aromas of dark chocolate and coffee. Full bodied and warming with strong dark flavours of bitter chocolate, fruitcake and raisins and a long bitter finish.

Brimstone

ABV 3.9%

Russet brown beer made with Amarillo hops. Flavours of toffee and liquorice with spices,bBitterness in the finish.

Daily Bread

ABV 3.8%

Classic English bitter. Malty flavours with some sweetness balanced by a bitter finish.

Last Rites – dry hopped specially

ABV 11.0%

Superbly strong pale ale. Complex flavours of toffee and caramel, candied peel and dried citrus fruits. Lots of depth and lingering flavours combined with warming alcohol.

Matins

ABV 3.6%

Pale beer with herby aromas. Grassy flavours with hints of green peppers. Fresh and crisp beer with moderate bitterness.

Moonshine

ABV 4.3%

Straw coloured premium beer with floral aromas. Citrus flavours and a quenching bitter finish.

Piracy

ABV 4.5%

A dark ruby ale. Fruity hop flavours sit well with caramel and biscuit. Well rounded with a refreshing bitter finish.

Dr. Morton’s Snake Oil

ABV 4.3%

Straw coloured beer made with English hops. Earthy and grassy flavours with a bitter finish.