Beer List
50+ Real Ales. Range of Ciders, Perry & Foreign Beers
Featuring Golden Blond Beers
Note: availability of any particular beer during the course of the festival is at the discretion of the bar staff - we will only serve beer when and if we think it is fit to be served.
Beer list will be updated as information becomes available.
Local Ales 
Beer No.| Brewery   | Beer | ABV | Tasting Notes | Location | 6   | Byatts   | Coventry Bitter   | 3.80%   | Generous additions of fuggles and goldings hops. Loads of flavour.   | Coventry   | 7   | Byatts   | Phoenix Gold   | 4.20%   | Pale. Blend of 3 US hops give this golden ale a light citrus flavour   | Coventry   | 8   | Church End   | Gravediggers Mild   | 3.80%   | Dark red with a mixture of chocolate and roast flavours.   | Ridge Lane, Warwickshire   | 9   | Church End   | Hop Gun   | 4.10%   | Green Bullet hops, distinctive, bitter pale ale. Yellow in colour.   | Ridge Lane, Warwickshire   | 10   | Church End   | Nuns Ale   | 4.50%   | Pale and triple hopped.   | Ridge Lane, Warwickshire   | 11   | Church End   | Rest In Peace   | 7.00%   | Strong. A light amber coloured bitter with a good malty mouthful.   | Ridge Lane, Warwickshire   | 15   | Dow Bridge   | Bonum Mild   | 3.50%   | Complex, dark, full flavoured traditional mild. Strong malt & roast flavours leading to a long, satisfying finish.   | Catthorpe, Leicestershire   | 16   | Dow Bridge   | Praetorian Porter   | 5.00%   | Dark, rich, full bodied porter. Slightly sweet with hoppy undertones.   | Catthorpe, Leicestershire   | 17   | Dow Bridge   | Summer Light   | 3.70%   | Refreshing. Use of Maris Otter pale malt & Goldings hops.   | Catthorpe, Leicestershire   | 28   | Merry Miner   | Methane   | 5.00%   | A strong beer, so the name implies!   | Atherstone, Warwickshire   | 29   | Merry Miner   | Mild   | 3.50%   | Dark mild   | Atherstone, Warwickshire   | 43   | Weatheroak   | Victoria Works   | 4.30%   | Straw colour and using hops from around the world, a full bodied.   | Studley, Warwickshire   | 46   | Wood Farm   | 1823 Mild   | 3.50%   | Mild. Refreshing in taste, smooth on the palate.   | Willey   | 47   | Wood Farm   | Union   | 4.60%   | Dark premium strength hoppy beer   | Willey   | 48   | Wood Farm   | Web Ellis   | 3.80%   | Straw coloured session bitter. Hoppy and Fruity   | Willey   | |
Other Uk Ales
Beer No.| Brewery   | Beer | ABV | Tasting Notes | Location | 1   | Abbeydale   | Moonshine   | 4.30%   | Well balanced straw-coloured premium bitter with a floral aroma   | Sheffield   | 2   | ABC   | Aston Distressway   | 6.00%   | A strong dark ale.   | Birmingham   | 3   | Angel Ales   | Vanilla Sky   | 4.30%   | Pale, brewed with organic malt, vanilla pods. Amarillo aroma hopped   | Halesowen, West Midlands   | 5   | Bradfield   | Farmers Stout   | 4.50%   | Dark enriched black and white stout, roasted malts and flaked oats   | Sheffield   | 12   | Complete Pig   | Red Lion Bitter   | 4.50%   | Traditional style bitter   | Britwell Salome   | 13   | Derby Brewery Co   | Triple Hop   | 4.10%   | A classic pale smooth easy drinking beer, using whole Goldings, Northdown & Challenger hops to leave a fuller flavour.   | Derby   | 14   | Digfield   | Fools Nook   | 3.80%   | Golden Summer bitter well hopped with a refreshing citrus aftertaste   | Peterborough, Cambridgeshire   | 18   | Faringdon   | Black Swan Mild   | 4.00%   | A ruby mild with a beige head. A fruity aroma with some burnt malts.   | Faringdon   | 19   | Glebe Farm   | Gladiator Ale   | 4.20%   | Brewed with spelt, an ancient grain the romans used before wheat.   | Huntingdon, Cambrigeshire   | 20   | Hobsons   | Town Crier   | 4.50%   | Elegant straw coloured bitter with a hint of sweetness. Subtle hop flavours lead to a dry finish.   | Cleobury Mortimer , Shropshire   | 21   | Hobsons   | Twisted Spire   | 3.60%   | Pale, sweet floral aroma giving a refreshing burst of hop flavour   | Cleobury Mortimer , Shropshire   | 22   | Holdens   | Golden Glow   | 4.40%   | Golden ale with subtle yet fragrant hop aromas, gentle sweetness.   | Woodsetton   | 23   | Hopping Mad   | Fruitcase   | 4.50%   | Fruity Golden Ale   | Olney   | 24   | Kinver   | Life Begins   | 4.00%   | Pale hoppy beer brewed for CAMRAs 40th birthday celebration   | Kinver, Staffordshire   | 25   | Lodden   | Hoppit   | 3.50%   | Seville orange marmalade flavour. Contains dark invert sugar giving the beer a smooth taste.   | Dunsden Green   | 26   | Long Lane   | Copper Bitter   | 5.40%   | Copper coloured beer   | Coalville   | 27   | May Hill   | Legend   | 4.60%   | Dark robust beer   | Longhope   | 30   | Milestone   | Somer Wheat Beer   | 5.50%   | Continental Style Fruit Beer, Mouth filling fruit, with zingy finish.   | Cromwell, Nottinghamshire   | 31   | Morton   | Essington IPA   | 4.80%   | Pale, hoppy, bitter a true IPA.   | Essington, Staffordshire   | 32   | North Cotswold   | Hung Drawn ’n’ Portered   | 5.00%   | Strong dark treacle porter. Well balanced taste of Bramling cross hops   |   | 33   | Oakham Ales   | Attilla   | 7.50%   | Fruit & elder flower on aroma. Ripe red berries and citrus fruit.   | Peterborough, Cambridgeshire   | 34   | Old Forge   | Sledge Hammer   | 5.00%   | Full bodied ruby bronze bursting with flavour.   | Coleshill   | 35   | Raw   | Blonde Pale   | 3.90%   | Refreshing Pale ale with German hops for a dry lager style   | Staveley   | 36   | Salopian   | Oracle   | 4.00%   | Dry but not overtly bitter and a tiny hint of sweetness to add body.   | Shrewsbury, Shropshire   | 37   | Slaters   | Top Totty   | 4.00%   | A stunning blonde beer full bodied with a voluptuous hop aroma.   | Stafford, Staffordshire   | 38   | Tap House   | Kingdom   | 4.50%   |   | Asby De La Zouch   | 39   | Tollgate   | Mellow Yellow   | 4.00%   | Smooth session bitter, pale amber in colour with a good hoppy finish and a hint of spicyness.   | Swadlincote   | 40   | Two Towers   | Chamberlain Pale   | 4.50%   | A crisp light ale loaded with grapefruit flavours. Long hoppy finish.   | Birmingham   | 41   | Two Towers   | Hockley Gold   | 4.10%   | Light hoppy Golden beer   | Birmingham   | 42   | Two Towers   | Mild and Brazen   | 4.00%   | Dark mild malt blend with notes from darker malts to give a rich ale.   | Birmingham   | 44   | Whittlebury   | Mirage   | 4.20%   | Golden Ale brewed using Maris Otter Malt and a hint of Crystal. Sovereign, Challenger and Golding hops deliver a spicy sweet.   | Whittlebury   | 45   | Whittlebury   | SPA   | 3.70%   | A refreshing Pale Ale brewed with Maris Otter Malt to give it a Light Golden colour   | Whittlebury   | 49   | Wye Valley   | Dorothy Goodbody's   | 4.20%   | A Golden Ale giving a crisp and zesty beer.   | Stoke Lacey   | |
Ciders and Perrys
At this year's festival we once again offer you the very best from England's small cider and perry producers. Unlike some other local beer festivals, both CAMRA and pub festivals, we source our ciders and perries direct from the producer. This means you will not get to sample these delights anywhere else but at our festival or buying them as we did direct from the makers.
For the first time at our festival we bring you ciders from Kent, the garden of England. It is well known for its fruit production and we could have filled our entire range from that county. Herefordshire is again well represented with an old favourite Lyne Down, the tiny Sarah's Cider and we are particularly pleased to have two perries from the experts at Gregg's Pit.
Finally for those wanting a cold cider, but not over ice, we have a range of Warwickshire's own Hogans Cider in the bottle.
| Cider Maker   | Cider/Perry | ABV | Tasting Notes | Location |   | Double Vision Cider   | Medium Cider   | 7.40%   |   | Boughton Monchelsea, Kent   |   | Double Vision Cider   | Dry Cider   | 7.40%   |   | Boughton Monchelsea, Kent   |   | Gregg's Pit Cider   | Aylton Red & Blakeney Perry   | 6.00%   |   | Much Marcle, Herefordshire   |   | Gregg's Pit Cider   | Thorn Medium/Dry Perry   | 6.00%   |   | Much Marcle, Herefordshire   |   | Hogans Cider   | Dry Cider Bottled   | 5.80%   |   | Haselor, Warwickshire   |   | Hogans Cider   | Medium Cider Bottled   | 5.80%   |   | Haselor, Warwickshire   |   | Hogans Cider   | Vintage Perry Bottled   | 5.40%   |   | Haselor, Warwickshire   |   | Lyne Down Cider   | Roaring Meg Cider   | 7.00%   |   | Much Marcle, Herefordshire   |   | Lyne Down Cider   | Yarlington Mill Medium Cider   | 7.20%   |   | Much Marcle, Herefordshire   |   | Sarah's Cider   | Medium Sweet Sparkling Cider   | 7.10%   |   | Bosbury, Herefordshire   |   | Sarah's Cider   | Browns Apple Drought   | 7.00%   |   | Bosbury, Herefordshire   |   | The Kent Cider Co.   | Gala Bramley   | 7.50%   |   | Cantebury, Kent   |   | The Kent Cider Co.   | Spiced Cider   | 5.50%   |   | Cantebury, Kent   | |
Latest News

| 17/06/2011 - beer list change | |
| Beer no 32 (Nailsworth - The Vicar's Stout) has been replaced with North Cotswolds - Hung Drawn 'n' Portered. Beer no 50 (York - Centurions Ghost) Will not be available. The online beer list has been updated to reflect these changes. | |
| 14/06/2011 - Beer List Updated | |
| There have been a few changes, but the list is now final and complete with numbers. | |
| 06/06/2011 - Beer List Updated | |
| Ciders and Perrys updated. | |
| 06/06/2011 - Beer List Updated | |
| Foreign beers added. | |
| 31/05/2011 - Beer List Updated | |
| More Beers added plus festival ciders. | |
| 02/04/2011 - Band Details added | |
| Bellatryx | |
| 06/03/2011 - Midsummer Madness | |
| Site updated for 2011 Beer Festival - "Midsummer madness" | |
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