Here’s the final list for this year’s Just Beer Beer Festival, starting this coming Thursday 26th, opening at 11 am. Hope to see y’all sometime over the weekend. A printable copy is downloadable here.
- Alechemy (Livingstone, West Lothian: 2014)
► Azacca Pale 4.4%
AMBER Herbal, malty toffee, sweetish and citrus.
● Braunton (Braunton, Devon: 2015)
► No. 1 Pale 3.8%
GOLD Earthy hops, fairly malty and bitter.
● Bucks Star (Milton Keynes, Bucks: 2015)
► Bucks Brew #1 4.0% UNFINED
PALE Biscuity malt with bitter-sweet finish.
● Cloudwater (Manchester: 2015)
► Imperial Stout Special Edition – Hibernate 10.1%
DARK BROWN This has been cellared for six months! Roasty, chocolate, some smoke, caramel. Thick and rich.
● Crossed Anchors (Exmouth, Devon: 2015 – cuckoo at Lyme Regis)
► Three C’s 4.2%
GOLD Pine, citrus, & cedar flavours.
● Electric Bear (Bath, Somerset: 2015)
► Persuasion 3.8%
BLONDE Herbal fruity and honey flavour with toffee notes and a silky smooth earthy finish.
● GT Ales (Chivenor, Devon: 2015)
► Blonde Ambition 4.5%
BLONDE Zesty blonde ale with light tropical flavours.
● Gyle 59 (Thorncombe, Dorset: 2013)
► Toujours 4.0%
GOLD Saison with peppery and spicy yeast flavours.
● Lenton Lane (formerly Frontier – Nottingham: 2014)
► Outpost 4.5%
COPPER Balanced and full-bodied best bitter.
● Loch Lomond (Alexandria, Dunbartonshire: 2011)
► Bonnie & Clyde 4.6%
GOLD Peachy light fruity floral taste, some sweetness on the finish.
● Madrigal (Combe Martin, Devon: 2014)
► Wheatear 5.3% UNFINED
GOLD Wheat beer made with fresh ginger and coriander.
● Manchester (Manchester: 2016)
► Cut Like a Buffalo 4.5%
BLONDE Citrus and grapefruit notes which leads to a sherbet like bitterness.
● North Riding Brewpub (Scarborough, N. Yorks: 2011)
► Paralyzed 7.4%
GOLD The last of only six casks brewed to celebrate the release of Tapster Phil’s metal band’s album ‘Key to a Thousand Doors’ by Paralex. Available to buy during the festival ? Heavy Metal IPA \m/
● Odyssey (Whitbourne, Herefordshire: 2014)
► Armadillo 4.2% UNFINED
AMBER Chocolate, caramel and toffee with lots of red berries and subtle citrus.
● Platform 5 (Newton Abbot, Devon: 2013)
► Coaster 4.0%
PALE Light, refreshing and easy-drinking.
● Raw / Waen / Hopcraft / Pigeon Fishers collab (Staveley, Derbys: 2010)
► Nid Welsh 4.5%
RED Red IPA, hoppy with bitter aftertaste but smooth finish.
● Saffron (Henham, Essex: 2006)
► Blonde 4.3%
BLONDE Delicate balance of citrus and smooth malty flavours with a crisp finish.
● Sandiway (Sandiway, Cheshire: 2016 – cuckoo at Blakemere)
► Hopschism 4.1%
GOLD With a hint of orange peel.
● Tapstone (Chard, Somerset: 2015)
► Kush Kingdom 5.0% UNFINED
GOLD Orange peel / zest character, lots of depth and bitterness, resinous pine.
● Three Shires (Worcester: 2015)
► Hafren 4.0%
COPPER Creamy caramel, with a smooth but bitter after taste.
● Torrside (New Mills, Derbys: 2015)
► Perdito 5.5% UNFINED
RED Great aroma, perfectly balanced with malt sweetness and bitterness.
● Vocation (Cragg Vale, W. Yorks: 2015)
► Chop & Change (Cascade) 4.5%
GOLD Herbal, pine, toffee, dry and bitter.