These are the 45 beers and 28 ciders and perrys at our 2009 event. This list last-updated 8/7/09

    

 

Beers

 

Adnams Broadside abv 4.7%.Dark ruby ale with thick, light tan head. Vinous and red fruit aromas reminiscent of plums and brandy-soaked cherries.

 

Box Steam Rev. Audry's Ale 3.8% A light, straw-coloured bitter with a hoppy aftertaste. A refreshing summer beer. Named after the creator of Thomas the Tank Engine

 

Box Steam Tunnel Vision 4.2% Well rounded traditional bitter beer. Clean tasting with a slight bitterness on the palate.

 

Box Steam Vanilla Porter 4.5% Strong sweet vanilla in the aroma and initial taste. Some leather, tobacco and red wine lurks in the background, with a little roasty bitterness in the finish. Very easy to drink.

 

Box Steam Dark & Handsome 5.0% Brewed in the style of a traditional old ale, a smooth, creamy beer with hints of lemon combined with subtle blackcurrant and liquorice undertones. Sweet start and finish.

 

Box Steam Piston Broke 5.0% A subtle single hopped golden coloured beer, with a hoppy aroma and a dry finish.

 

Caledonian Deuchars 4.4% Favourite from our earlier festivals and former CAMRA champion. Smooth aromatic pale ale with delicate hop-flower finish.

 

Caledonian Gathering 3.6% Brewed in Edinburgh this month only. Light, hoppy, refreshing, easy-drinking beer. An ideal ale for the summer months and cool sipping out of doors.

 

Cameron’s Strongarm 4.0% Well rounded, ruby red ale with a distinctive tight creamy head. Good balance of malt, hops and bitterness.

 

Cotleigh Harrier 3.5% A delicate floral and fruity aroma with a refreshing sweet and slightly hoppy finish.

 

Cotleigh Tawny Owl 3.8%. Well balanced light copper coloured bitter brewed using local malted barley with a subtle hop palate.

 

Cotleigh Golden Seahawk 4.2% A bright golden coloured best bitter. Smooth and malty with a background of honey flavour offering a refreshing and citrus smooth finish.

 

Cotleigh Honey Buzzard 4.5% Copper coloured infused with local Wiveliscombe honey. A smooth creamy and chocolate palate giving a subtle bitter sweet finish.

 

Cotswold Spring Olde English Rose 4.0% Straw like in colour this excellent ale depicts every aspect of summer. With an Initial dryness on the pallet and a hoppy finish, this brew is bursting with flavour.

 

Cotswold Spring Codrington Codger 4.2% Ruby in colour and strong in multi-malt flavours. This well balanced beer produces rich fruit flavours with a hint of spiciness

 

Cotswold Spring Gloucestershire's Glory 4.1%.     A golden beer with a distinctive citrus hop nose, mouth-filling malt and fruit, and a deep dry finish

 

Courage Best 4.0%. Over 200 years of brewing pedigree this widely popular beer has Pale brown ale appearance with a bitter after taste.

 

Courage Directors Bitter 4.8% A fruity, medium-bodied, pale brown beer with hoppy and yeasty notes throughout. 

 

Everard's Beacon 3.8%. Winner of international awards for its uniquely fresh, clean taste and lingering bitter finish. Exceptional delicacy and finesse, it is regarded by its many followers as the ultimate traditional session ale.

 

Fullers London Pride 4.1% Rich, smooth and wonderfully balanced beer with distinctive malty base and well-developed hop character from adding Target, Challenger and Northdown hops to the brew.

 

Holts Humdinger 4.0%. Rounded, tongue-tingling taste from combination of English Malt, Mexican Aroma Honey and citrus-flavoured whole hops.

 

Hook Norton Hooky 3.6% Subtly balanced, golden bitter, hoppy to the nose, malty on the palate.

 

Hydes Golden Find 4.1% Golden summer beer with a zesty citrus taste, made with Tipple and pale Ale malts and Challenger, Fuggle and Styrian Goldings hops.

 

Marston’s Ashes Ale 4.1% Back for 2009, this very easy drinking light coloured pale ale is brewed with passion and desire to beat the Aussies and cheer the England Cricket team to victory.

 

Matthews Brassknocker 3.8% Golden Ale from Timsbury. Citrus aroma full of fresh lemons and spicy orange zest. One of CAMRA’s "Beers of the Year" 2009.

 

Matthews Bob Wall 4.2% Chestnut-coloured best bitter with a subtle orange aroma and plum-fruit qualities combined with a hint of roast malt.

 

Matthews Midsomer Pale 4.5% Copper-amber coloured pale ale, refreshing and light on the palate with a moreish flavour of biscuity malt. Delicate aroma and a well-rounded bitter finish.

 

Matthews Perrink 4.9% Full-bodied premium bitter, chestnut-red in colour, with well-balanced malt flavours and the aroma of classic English Goldings hops.

 

Morland Old Speckled Hen 4.2% From a blend of Pale Ale and Crystal malts, and ale full of flavour and character with a richly malted aroma and a nice, smooth finish.

 

Quantock Sunraker 4.2% A pale straw coloured 'summer' ale with a unique refreshing flavour, delicately hopped with continental Perle hops. An ideal drink for a warm sunny day.

 

Quantock Royal Stag 6.0% Traditional IPA style beer. Strong and generously hopped with traditional English hops.

 

Quantock Quantock Ale 3.8% Amber coloured beer brewed from a blend of Maris Otter pale malt, crystal malt and wheat malt to give a full bodied flavour.

 

Quantock White Hind 4.5% Fuller bodied amber coloured ale packed with malty flavour and balanced with a well rounded hoppiness, providing a delicate, slightly spicy aroma

 

Ringwood 49er 4.9% Golden full-bodied malted beer, rounded malt in the mouth with strong hop balance, deep bittersweet finish. Brewed since 1978. The name is taken from the beer's strength.

 

Robinsons Tit for Tat 3.7% Seasonal straw-coloured ale with a sweet peachy aroma and refreshing soft malt aftertaste.

 

St Austell Tribute ABV 4.2%. Magnificent bronze coloured English bitter, with a rich aroma of biscuity malt and tart citrus.

 

Sharps Doom Bar 4.3%. Superb Cornish Ale, Complex but balanced blend of succulent dried fruit, lightly roasted malty notes and a subtle yet assertive bitterness.

 

Shepherd Neame Spitfire 4.5% Wonderfully generous aromas of tangy malt, soft raisins and sweet oranges, freshened by the floral, grassy notes of three different Kent-grown hop varieties. International award winner and first brewed to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain

 

Theakstons XB 4.5%. Premium strength, ruby coloured ale with a rich flavour and full body. Bramling Cross and Fuggle hops give XB a distinctively complex aroma.

 

Theakstons Lightfoot 4.1%. Straw coloured ale, that uses a special malt to produce a pronounced ‘peach-like’ element to the aroma and palate, complemented by a floral hop character.

 

Thwaites Lancaster Bomber 4.4% Chestnut in colour, Lancaster Bomber has a warming, full-flavoured taste, with a hint of toffee and biscuit and a moreish flavour.

 

Wadworth's 6X 4.2% Perennial favourite. Brewed in Devizes for over 80 years. Copper-coloured beer with malty, fruity nose.

 

Wadworth's Horizon 4.0% Easy drinking all year round and robust enough to accompany most foods, Horizon is light in colour, but full flavoured and best enjoyed cool.

 

Wickwar Bob 4.0% Distinct blend of hops, malt and citrus fruits. The slightly sweet taste turns into a fine, dry bitterness with a lasting finish. Very moreish award winning classic ale.

 

Youngs Kew Gold 4.0% Dazzling gold colour, spicy hops aroma, tart citrus fruit, juicy malt and hop taste and a rich malt, peppery hops and tangy fruit finish. Hops from the Royal Botanical Gardens are the inspiration for this beer and a contribution from the sale of the beer goes to them.

 

Cider and Perry

 

Broadoak Bristol Port 6.0% Hazy red cider with a slight medium/dry sparkle.

 

Broadoak Broadoak Perry 7.5% Clear medium wine-like perry

 

Broadoak Moonshine 8.4%. Traditional medium cider.

 

Broadoak Old Bristolian 8.4% Clear pale yellow in colour cider with a refreshing dry finish.

 

Gwynt Y Ddraig Barnstormer 6.5% A true traditional farmhouse dry cider.

 

Gwynt Y Ddraig Black Dragon 7.2% Medium-Dry cider made with Kingston Black apple variety, matured in oak barrels.

 

Gwynt Y Ddraig Brown Snout 6.0% Medium Cider made from True bittersweet apple harvested in late November.

 

Gwynt Y Ddraig Dog Dancer 6.5% Produced from bittersweet cider apples blended with a true sharp cider apple, it is a light straw coloured cider with a medium dry, smooth, crisp, slightly sharp characteristic.

 

Gwynt Y Ddraig Fiery Fox 6.5% Golden medium cider with a refreshing apple aroma. Smooth balanced flavour that has a fresh, crisp sharpness.

 

Gwynt Y Ddraig Happy Daze 4.5% A new medium cider in from this Pontypridd brewer range, fruity, apply aroma, well balanced finish. Light and easy to drink.

 

Gwynt Y Ddraig Haymaker 6.5% A fruity medium cider bursting with the flavour of apples. A true Farmhouse Cider with a smooth finish.

 

Gwynt Y Ddraig Old Timer 7.0% Produced from a blend of mature ciders, a cider with a full depth of colour, a matured flavour and a smooth, balanced finish.

 

Gwynt Y Ddraig Pyder 6.0% An out of the ordinary blend of apple and pear juice fermented and matured in wood.

 

Gwynt Y Ddraig Two Trees Perry 4.5%  A pale, fruity perry with an aroma of fruit and a hint of honey on the palate.

 

Gwynt Y Ddraig Yarlington Mill 6.5% from Apples with a magical history! Unique full bodied, richly coloured cider with a taste of tannins and a pleasant mature aroma.

 

Thatcher’s Cheddar Valley Red Dry 6.0%    Unique red cider from Thatcher’s at Sandford with a vibrant unique character.

 

Thatcher’s Cheddar Valley Red Medium 6.0%.  Less-dry red cider from Thatcher’s at Sandford with a unique character.

 

Thatcher’s Dry 6.0% . Real traditional cider

 

Thatcher’s Gold 6.0% .Tastes as good as it looks - a crisp, refreshing cider with a smooth 'appley' taste and a bright sparkle

 

Thatcher’s Medium 6.0%. Real traditional cider

 

Thatcher’s Sweet 6.0%. Real traditional cider

 

Wye Valley Blakeney Red Perry 6.1% Fragrant aroma with the flavour of pears coming through. Perfect for a sunny afternoon

 

Wye Valley Cat’s Arse 6.9%. New for 2009. Dry Cider with a little tanin on the palette. 

 

Wye Valley Fanny Liquor 6.4% New for 2009. Sweet Cider ; "for the ladies or those into commercial ciders" says the cider maker.

 

 

Wye Valley Highland Fling  8.4% New for 2009. Whisky-Cask Matured.

 

Wye Valley Merrylegs 7.0% New for 2009. Medium Cider - with a little acidity on the tongue.

 

Wye Valley Mudeater 7.4% New for 2009. Single Variety - Yarlington Mill, with an earthy taste.

 

 

Wye Valley Wye Wobble 8.4% Brewed and blended specially for us and just a few friends of Wye Valley ! The classic Rum Cask cider with a little residual Rum sweetness to tantalise the mouth.