Cambridge Winter Ale Festival 2006

Beer List

Acorn (Barnsley, South Yorkshire) 2004

Barnsley Gold 4.3%

A well-balanced, golden malty bitter, with a mellow fruity nose and a dry hoppiness in the aftertaste.

Archers (Swindon, Wiltshire) 1979

Fat Belly Boozer 4.1%

Headbanger 6.3%

B&T (Shefford, Bedfordshire) 1981

Black Dragon Mild 4.3%

Dark, rich in flavour, with a strong roast barley finish.

S.O.D. 5.0%

Ballards (Petersfield, Hampshire) 1980

Wassail 6.0%

A strong, full-bodied, fruity beer with a predominance of malt throughout but also an underlying hoppiness. Tawny/red in colour.

Bartrams (Thurston, Suffolk) 1999

Damson Stout 4.8%

New Year Daze 5.2%

Rich, malty chestnut-coloured beer.

Mother-in-Law's Tongue Tied 9.0%

Bass Museum (Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire)

Now renamed the White Shield Brewery by Coors

P2 Imperial Stout 8.0%

Christmas pudding aroma, sweet and full-bodied, with a dry liquorice finish that is dry, hoppy, mouth-watering and astringent.

Bazens (Salford, Greater Manchester) 2002

Blue Bullet 4.5%

Yellow in colour, this golden ale has a fruity aroma. Hops, fruit and bitterness are found in the taste and linger in the finish.

Big Lamp (Newburn, Newcastle upon Tyne) 1982

Prince Bishop Ale 4.8%

A refreshing, easy-drinking bitter, golden in colour, full of fruit and hops. Strong bitterness with a spicy, dry finish.

Blackfriars (Great Yarmouth, Norfolk) 2005

Yarmouth Bitter 3.8%

Sygnus Bitter Gold 4.0%

Old Habit 5.5%

Blue Moon (Cock Inn, Barford, Norfolk) 1997

Henry's Ale 4.6%

Hingham High 5.2%

A malt-based beer with a good balance of hops and bitterness. Roast notes provide background flavour as the finish lingers to a dry richness befitting the red-brown colour.

Brandon (Brandon, Suffolk) 2005

Breckland Gold 3.8%

Delicate & smooth, with a dry, bitter-sweet finish

Rusty Bucket 4.0%

Based on a traditional brew, smooth on the palate but surprisingly fruity

Napper Tandy 4.4%

Dark-golden-coloured, full bodied, with dry, malty finish

Bridge of Allan (Bridge of Allan, Stirlingshire) 1998

Glencoe Wild Oat Stout Organic 4.5%

A sweetish stout, surprisingly not dark in colour. Plenty of malt and roast balanced by fruit and finished with a hint of hop. Suitable for vegans.

Broughton 1980

Old Jock 6.7%

Strong, sweetish and fruity in the finish. A classic Scottish strong ale.

Buffy's (Tivetshall St Mary, Norfolk) 1993

Hollybeery 6.2%

A sweet and smooth ale, very drinkable.

Festival 9X 9.0%

A fine, old-fashioned ale, dark amber in colour.

Buntingford (Buntingford, Hertfordshire) 2001

Oatmeal Stout 4.4%

Burton Bridge (Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire) 1982

Thomas Sykes 10.0%

Very rich and warming, fruity, heady and hoppy. A true barley wine, to be handled with caution.

Cairngorm (Aviemore, Scottish Highlands) 1997

Nessies Monster Mash 4.4%

A good, traditional, English-type bitter with plenty of bitterness and with light malt to balance. The sweetness diminishes in the aftertaste but the bitterness lingers.

Caledonian (Edinburgh) 1869

XPA 4.3%

Auld Lang Syne 4.6%

Cambridge Moonshine (Cambridge) 2004

PD33 4.6%

Thrifty 5.3%

Raspberry Stout 5.4%

Church End (Nuneaton, Warwickshire) 1994

Rest in Peace 7.0%

City of Cambridge (Chittering, Cambridgeshire) 1997

Mich'aelmas 4.6%

A darkish, smooth and complex beer, combining sweetishness with a subtle aftertaste.

Holly Heaven 5.1%

Clean-tasting, amber-coloured beer.

Bramling Traditional 5.5%

Made with Bramling Cross hops, very fruity and delicious.

College Green (Belfast)

Molly's Chocolate Stout 4.2%

Copper Dragon (Skipton, North Yorkshire) 2003

Black Gold 3.7%

A dark ale with subtle fruit and dark malts on the nose. Quite bitter, with roast coffee flavours throughout and a long burnt finish.

Darwin (Sunderland, County Durham) 1994

Killer Bee 6.0%

Derwent (Silloth, Wigton, Cumbria) 1996

Carlisle State Bitter 3.7%

A light hoppy beer with underlying malt and fruit and a dry, yeasty finish.

Eastwood & Sanders (Elland, West Yorkshire) 2002

aka E&S Elland

First Light 3.5%

Light, crisp, refreshing Pennine mild. Pale with a clean aftertaste.

Elgood's (Wisbech, Cambridgeshire) 1795

Black Dog 3.6%

Full-flavoured, black-red, bitter-sweet mild with gentle roast malt on the nose, building in the mouth, with a balance of liquorice and caramel, and ending with a persistent dryness.

North Brink Porter 5.0%

Dark in colour, resembling a dry stout, although less creamy and lighter in body, with a coffeeish dryness.

Wenceslas Winter Warmer 7.5%

Fruity, with cinnamon and a hint of orange.

Enville (Cox Green, Stourbridge, W. Midlands) 1992

Saaz 4.2%

Golden, lager-style beer. The dry fruity taste lasts into the lingering finish.

Fat Cat (The Wherry, Norwich) 2005

Fat Cat Golden Ale 3.8%

Stout 4.6%

Top Cat 4.8%

Fenland (Chatteris) 1997

Straw Bear 4.5%

Doctor's Orders 5.0%

Winter Warmer 5.5%

Franciscan Well (Cork) 1998

Rebel Red 4.3%

Frankton Bagby (Church Lawford, Rugby, Warwickshire) 1999

Squires Brew 4.2%

A straw-coloured best bitter, smooth on the palate with a good hoppy aftertaste. A mix of Challenger and Fuggles hops is used in the main brew and Styrian Goldings are added for late hopping.

Front Street (Binham, Fakenham, Norfolk) 2005

China Gold 5.0%

Unity Dark 5.0%

Tsar 8.5%

Fyfe (Kirkcaldy, Fife) 1995

Harbour Heavy 4.1%

Reeming Swat 4.4%

Fyne (Cairndow, Argyllshire) 2001

Vital Spark 4.4%

A rich, dark beer that shows glints of red. The taste is clean and slightly sharp with a hint of blackcurrent.

Grainstore (Oakham, Rutland) 1995

Three Kings 4.5%

Winter Nip 7.0%

Great Oakley (Great Oakley, Corby, Northamptonshire) 2005

Whot's Occurring 3.9%

A mid-golden session bitter with a bitter-sweet mouth feel and subtle hop finish

Harpers 4.3%

A traditional English mid-brown bitter with a malty taste and slight hints of chocolate and citrus in the finish.

Tailshaker 5.0%

A complex, full-bodied golden ale with a great depth of flavour and a floral hop finish.

Hanby (Wem, Shropshire) 1988

Nutcracker 6.0%

Very full tawny beer, a fine blend of malt and hops.

Hebridean (Stornoway, Isle of Lewis) 2002

Celtic Black Ale 3.9%

A dark ale full of flavour, balancing an aromatic hop combined with a subtle bite and a pleasantly smooth caramel aftertaste.

Hereward (Ely, Cambridgeshire) 2003

Bitter 3.8%

Uncle Joe's Winter Ale 4.5%

"5" 5.0%

Hesket Newmarket (Hesket Newmarket, Cumbria) 1988

Old Carrock Strong Ale 5.9%

A dark red, powerful ale.

Hilden (Lisburn, County Antrim) 1981

Ale 4.0%

An amber-coloured beer with an aroma of malt, hops and fruit. The balanced taste is slightly slanted towards hops, and hops are also prominent in the full, malty finish. Bitter and refreshing.

Molly Malone's Porter 4.6%

Dark ruby-red porter with complex flavours of hop bitterness and chocolate malt.

Scullion's Irish 4.6%

Initially smooth on the palate, finishing with a clean, hoppy aftertaste.

Hilden Holt 6.1%

Hoskins Brothers (The Ale Wagon, Leicester) 1984

formerly Hoskins & Oldfield

Old Navigation Ale 7.0%

Houston (Houston, Renfrewshire) 1997

Blonde Bombshell 4.0%

A gold-coloured ale with a fresh hop aroma and rounded maltiness.

Iceni (Ickburgh, Norfolk) 1995

Elveden Stout 5.0%

Winter Lightning 5.0%

Nelson at Elvedon 5.3%

Men of Norfolk 6.2%

Very dark brown and complex, with hints of roasted malt, coffee and fruitiness.

Inveralmond (Perth, Perthshire) 1997

Ossian's Ale 4.1%

Well-balanced best bitter with a dry finish. This full-bodied amber ale combines caramel, fruit and hop with a bitter-sweet character.

Keltek (Lostwithiel, Cornwall) 1999

Kornish Nektar 4.2%

Uncle Stu's Famous Steak Pie Stout 7.0%

Leek (Leek, Staffordshire) 2002

Staffordshire Gold 3.8%

Hoppy bitter with fruit notes throughout, some sweetness in the finish.

Leyden (The Lord Raglan, Nangreaves, Bury, Lancashire) 1999

Crowning Glory 6.8%

A surprisingly smooth-tasting beer for its strength.

Maguires (Maguires, Dublin) 1998

Haus Pilsner 4.3%

Plain Stout 4.5%

Jul-öl-Bock 7.5%

Mallard (Carlton, Nottinghamshire) 1995

D.A. 5.8%

aka Duck's Arse, brewed November-March

Mauldons (Sudbury, Suffolk) 1982

Mid Winter Gold 4.5%

Suffolk Comfort 6.6%

A powerful peppery Goldings aroma with malt notes. There is a rich balance of crystal malt and hops in the mouth with a long, malty finish.

McGuinness (The Cask & Feather, Rochdale, Lancashire) 1991

Feather Plucker Mild 3.4%

A dark brown beer, with roast malt dominant in the aroma and taste, with hints of chocolate. Satisfying bitter and roast finish.

Mersea Island (East Mersea, Colchester, Essex) 2005

Festive Monkey Porter 4.6%

Skippers Bitter 4.8%

Full-flavoured best bitter.

Milton (Milton, Cambridgeshire) 1999

Minotaur 3.3%

a rich dark mild with bags of character from the lavish use of chocolate malt. A rich, dark mild with bags of character from the lavish use of chocolate malt. Rich and very full bodied for its strength. Malty chocolate flavours predominate, vanilla and licorice flavours also surface. Full-bodied beer; rich chocolate notes with underlying hints of vanilla and liquorice. Rich from the chocolate malt, with loads of character. Rich from the chocolate malt, with loads of character.

Mammon 7.0%

Deep copper coloured ale, with a rich hoppy aroma, full body, fruit and malt notes develop in the finish. Brewed with three different malts and four different varieties of hops. The epitome of greed. Rich, dark and warming. Millennium special: rich and satisfying. Dark, rich and satisfying. Champion Old Ale/Strong Mild in 2002.

Dreamtime 8.4%

Their latest brew.

Nethergate (Pentlow, Essex) 1986

Dirty Dick 5.2%

Premium bitter.

Stour Valley Strong 6.2%

Oakham (Peterborough, Cambridgeshire) 1993

Black Hole Porter 5.5%

Intensely malty throughout with a hint of raspberries and redcurrants.

Oblivion 5.7%

Old Chimneys (Market Weston, Diss, Norfolk) 1995

Winter Cloving 6.0%

Excellent winter beer with cloves provide warmth.

Good King Henry 9.0%

Palmer (Bridport, Dorset) 1794

Dorset Gold 4.5%

A golden premium ale, thirst-quenching, full and fruity.

Potton (Potton, Bedfordshire) 1998

Night Fighter 4.0%

Brewed in support of the deHavilland Mosquito Museum.

Shambles Bitter 4.3%

A robust pale, heavily-hopped beer with a subtle dry hop character imparted by Styrian Golding hops.

Robinsons (Stockport, Cheshire) 1838

Old Tom 8.5%

A full-bodied, dark beer with malt, fruit and chocolate in the aroma. A delightfully complex range of flavours includes dark chocolate; full maltiness, port and fruits lead to a long, bitter-sweet aftertaste. Champion Winter Beer of Britain 2005.

Rugby (Rugby, Warwickshire) 2005

No. 8 Strong Ale 5.0%

Sarah Hughes (Sedgley, West Midlands) 1987

Dark Ruby Mild 6.0%

A near-black, strong ale with a good balance of fruit and hops, leading to a pleasant, lingering hops and malt finish.

Skinners (Truro, Cornwall) 1997

Heligan Honey 4.0%

A slightly sweet amber bitter, brewed with West Country malt and Heligan Gardens honey.

Spectrum (Cock Inn, Barford, Norfolk) 2002

Black Buffle Stout 4.5%

Named after the brewer’s cat. Suitable for vegans.

Blinder 8.5%+

This cask has been maturing for 6 months!

Steamin' Billy (Oadby, Leicestershire)

Brewing contracted to Grainstore

Country Bitter 4.0%

A full-bodied copper-coloured beer.

Ufford (The White Hart, Ufford, Cambridgeshire) 2005

Idle Hour 3.9%

Snow Storm 5.6%

Weetwood (Weetwood, Tarporley, Cheshire) 1993

Old Dog Bitter 4.5%

A fuller-bodied bitter, fruity with a hint of sweetness.

Welton (Horsham, West Sussex) 2001

Old Cocky 4.3%

Wentworth (Rotherham, South Yorkshire) 1999

Rampant Gryphon 6.2%

A strong, well-balanced golden ale with hints of fruit and sweetness but which retains a hoppy character.

Wharfdale (Hetton, Skipton, North Yorkshire) 2003

Folly Gold 5.0%

A full-bodied pale golden premium strong bitter with a bitter, hoppy and malty palate. The dry character extends into the finish.

Whitewater (Kilkeel, Newry, County Down) 1996

Crown & Glory 3.8%

Dappled Mare 4.3%

Belfast Ale 4.5%

Wickwar (Wickwar, Gloucestershire) 1990

Station Porter 6.1%

This is a rich, smooth, dark ruby-brown ale. Starts with roast malt; coffee, chocolate and dark fruit then develops a complex, spicy, bitter-sweet taste and a long roast finish

Wylam (Heddon on the Wall, Northumberland) 2000

Gold Tankard 4.0%

Fresh, clean flavour, full of hops. This golden ale has a hint of citrus in the finish

Landlord's Choice 4.6%

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