Beers at the 2010 Warrington Rotary Beer Festival

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All Gates: All Black Style: mild Colour: dark ABV: 3.6	Brewery: All Gates, Wigan Traditional dark Mild, with hints of chocolate & caramel with slight hoppy finish of Mild style but with a twist from New Zealand Pacific Jade & Pacifica hops.

Atlas; Latitude Highland Pilsner Style: lager Colour: very pale ABV: 3.6	Brewery: Atlas Brewery Argyll Delicious straw-coloured session beer, inspired by the pale Pilsner lagers. Aroma combines a zesty attack & an apricot fruitiness with subtle floral hop notes.

Black Hole: Milky Way Style: wheat Colour: very pale ABV: 6.0	Brewery: Black Hole, Burton-on-Trent Wheat beer, brewed using Mount Hood & Styrien Golding hops providing bitter sweet finish.

Blue Monkey: 99 Red Baboons Style: mild Colour: dark ruby ABV: 4.2	Brewery: Blue Monkey, Notts Unusual combination of fruity hoppyness with a dark, malty side. Sort of a porter or maybe a mild? You decide!

Blue Monkey: Guerilla Style: stout Colour: black ABV: 4.9	Brewery: Blue Monkey, Notts Our double gold medal winning stout, full of malty complexity

Brass Monkey: Silverback Style: bitter Colour: gold ABV: 5.0	Brewery: Brass Monkey, Halifax Not for the faint hearted, but regulars love it. Full of aromas with a citrus nose.

Brew Dog: Punk IPA Style: IPA Colour: gold ABV: 6.0	Brewery: Brew Dog, Fraserburgh Delicate, white gold colour, light fruity aroma of lychee, kiwi and passionfruit with hint of cherry and strawberry. Strong wolf in sheep’s clothing.

Brew Dog: Trashy Blonde Style: bitter Colour: pale ABV: 4.1	Brewery: Brew Dog, Fraserburgh Made with hops specially imported from America

Bridestones: Sandstone Style: bitter Colour: pale ABV: 3.9	Brewery: Bridestones Brewing, Hebden Bridge Pale ale triple hopped to give a very smooth clean taste

Brooklyn Brewery: Brooklyn Lager Style: lager Colour: pale ABV: 5.2	Brewery: Brooklyn Brewery, New York Big Apple's “hometown beer”. Acclaimed as the “Best Craft Lager in America.

Brunswick: White Feather Style: bitter Colour: straw ABV: 3.6	Brewery: Brunswick, Derby Very pale citrus/floral session beer. Full bodied with a grassy finish.

Cairngorm: Trade Winds Style: wheat Colour: straw ABV: 4.3	Brewery: Cairngorm, Aviemore Light and golden, Perle hops and elderflower provide a bouquet of fruit and citrus flavours.CAMRA Champion Speciality Beer of Britain 2004, 2005, 2006 SIBA UK Champion Best Bitter 2006 CAMRA Champion Beer of Scotland 2004

Cairngorm; Black Gold Style: stout Colour: dark ABV: 4.4	Brewery: Cairngorm, Aviemore Scottish stout with wonderful rich dark colour. Smooth medium bodied beer with subtle bitterness giving way to late sweetness & underlying roast barley hints. CAMRA Champion Beer of Scotland 2005

Cambrinus: Herald Style: bitter Colour: pale ABV: 3.8	Brewery: Cambrinus, Knowsley Session Bitter

Coach House: Postlethwaite Style: bitter Colour: gold ABV: 4.6	Brewery: Coach House, Warrington Champion Beer of Cheshire 2001 celebrates one of Warrington's famous sons.Golden ale, made from finest Maris Otter malt, Crystal malt & English hops. Choicest English Golding hops are added, resulting in a full-bodied drink with superb hop aroma.

Coach House: Blueberry Style: fruit Colour: straw ABV: 5.0	Brewery: Coach House, Warrington Fruity & bitter with light dry aftertaste. Only finest English ingredients are used, including natural blueberry flavour incorporated during maturation. Fully fermented to produce a very drinkable beer at this strength. Warming & autumnal.

Coachhouse: Regency Style: bitter Colour: amber ABV: 4.1	Brewery: Coachhouse, Warrington Late addition of Chinook hops adds a subtle grapefruit nose to a fine refreshing beer.

Coachhouse; Honeypot Style: bitter Colour: gold ABV: 3.8	Brewery: Coachhouse, Warrington Medium bodied golden bitter, lightly hopped. Brewed with pure Cheshire honey, which adds a luscious silkiness to a fine beer.

Coastal: Angelina Style: bitter Colour: gold ABV: 4.1	Brewery: Coastal Brewery, Redruth Hugely successful beer, hoppy, clean and refreshing.

Dark Star: Espresso Stout Style: stout Colour: dark ABV: 4.2	Brewery: Dark Star, Haywards Heath Freshly ground espresso coffee beans are added to the copper for a few minutes after the boil to provide a rich aroma.

Dark Star: Hophead Style: bitter Colour: gold ABV: 3.8	Brewery: Dark Star, Haywards Heath Extremely clean-drinking pale gold-coloured ale,strong floral aroma & elderflower notes. Full-bodied despite its very quaffable strength & dryness.

Derby: Business as Usual Style: bitter Colour: amber ABV: 4.4	Brewery: Derby Brewery, Derby Well rounded malty, easy drinking traditional amber beer

Dunham Massey; Ruby Sunset Style: bitter Colour: dark red ABV: 4.1	Brewery: Dunham Massey, Altrincham Ruby red beer, light and refreshing, hoppy, with a hint of citrus and blackcurrant.

Frodsham Brewery: Maiden's Cross Style: bitter Colour: amber ABV: 3.8	Brewery: Frodsham Brewery, Cheshire Traditional bitter beer using Maris Otter malt and Northdown hops.

George Wright: Cheeky Pheasant Style: bitter Colour: gold ABV: 4.7	Brewery: George Wright, Rainford Premium ale, balanced with full fruitiness of the malt & hop bitterness.

George Wright; Blonde Moment Style: bitter Colour: very pale ABV: 4.0	Brewery: George Wright, Rainford Very light in colour with a herbal nose, moorish floral taste and a sweet aftertaste.

Goacher’s: Real Mild Style: mild Colour: dark ABV: 3.4	Brewery: Goacher’s Maidstone Ales Full-flavoured dark mild brewed with chocolate and black malts and hopped with Kent fuggles.

Goose Eye: Chinook Style: bitter Colour: pale ABV: 4.2	Brewery: Goose Eye, Keighley Pale beer giving a hoppy subtle citrus flavour.

Goose Eye; Pommie's Revenge Style: bitter Colour: amber ABV: 5.2	Brewery: Goose Eye, Keighley Extra strong single malt bitterwiithout the heaviness of an old ale but the same effect.

Great Heck: Staggering Genius Style: bitter Colour: amber ABV: 5.0	Brewery: Great Heck Brewery, Yorkshire Wheat beer with buckets of Styrian Goldings hops balancing the full, rich flavour of the malts. Pale in colour. The blurred writing on the pump clip is a safety device.

Green Jack: Orange Wheat Beer Style: bitter Colour: pale ABV: 4.2	Brewery: Green Jack, Lowestoft Light, with grainy citrus & marmalade flavours from the fresh orange peel added to the copper.

Green Mill: Big Chief Style: bitter Colour: pale ABV: 5.5	Brewery: Green Mill, Rochdale Premium bitter heavily hopped with Chinook and Cascade

Highland; Orkney Blast Style: bitter Colour: gold ABV: 6.0	Brewery: Highland Brewing Co., Orkney Very refreshing easy drinking Orkney Light Ale. Hopped with in 2008 American and Polish hops early and late in the copper.

Holdens; Table Tapper Style: bitter Colour: amber ABV: 4.7	Brewery: Holdens, Dudley Herald hops and optic malt fuse to give, distinctive hoppy nose, rich & full-bodied quaffable taste resulting in a spellbinding dry bitter taste. Out of this world!

Jennings: Snecklifter Style: bitter Colour: dark ABV: 5.2	Brewery: Jennings, Cockermouth Satisfying ale, wonderfully warming & full of complex flavours which create an intriguing beer of great character.

JW Lees Brewery: Dragon's Fire Style: bitter Colour: amber ABV: 4.0	Brewery: JW Lees, Manchester This all-malt cask ale with a citrus aftertaste is guaranteed to put some fire in your belly.

Knops Beer Company: California Common Style: bitter Colour: amber ABV: 4.6	Brewery: Knops Beer Company, Edinburgh Initial malt sweetness balanced by bitterness, light toffee notes followed by a lingering secondary bitterness.

Leatherbritches: Lemongrass & Ginger Style: fruit Colour: pale ABV: 3.6	Brewery: Leatherbritches, Derbyshire A true session ale. Pale and hoppy full of flavor with a crisp ginger finish.

Leatherbritches: Scoundrel Style: bitter Colour: brown ABV: 4.1	Brewery: Leatherbritches, Derbyshire Dark ruby coloured bitter almost a cross between a porter and a mild

Leeds Brewery: Gathering Storm Style: stout Colour: dark ABV: 4.4	Brewery: Leeds Brewery, Leeds Traditional stout a combination of dark roasted malt and subtle hops gives this robust stout a rich finish

Magpie Brewery: Fledgling Style: bitter Colour: pale ABV: 3.8	Brewery: Magpie Brewery, Nottingham Blonde ale, golden straw colour, nose: honey, peachy, hoppy, taste: dry with a citrus twist

Maxim; Double Maxim Style: brown ale Colour: brown ABV: 4.7	Brewery: Maxim, Rainton Bridge Fine example of a North East brown ale. It is a good balance of ripe grain and spicy hops, with a long bittersweet finish.

Maxim; Maximus Style: bitter Colour: dark red ABV: 6.0	Brewery: Maxim, Rainton Bridge Strong and warming beer that is also smooth and easy to drink, dark ruby in colour, smooth, sweet, with a hint of liquorice, at 6% ABV be careful of its hidden strength.

Moorhouses: Pendle Witches Style: bitter Colour: amber ABV: 5.1	Brewery: Moorhouses, Blackburn Full malty flavoured beer with a crisp sweet fruity aftertaste and soft citrus nose

Northern Brewery; Hit & Run Style: fruit Colour: pale yellow ABV: 4.5	Brewery: Northern Brewery, Sandiway, Northwich Blond beer with raspberry. 2009 Siba North Bronze Award

Northern Brewery; Summer Breeze Style: lager Colour: pale ABV: 4.1	Brewery: Northern Brewery, Sandiway, Northwich Very pale lager style beer

Old Bear Brewery; Hibernator Style: porter Colour: dark ruby ABV: 5.0	Brewery: Old Bear Brewery, Keighley Strong dark ale, ruby red in colour with powerful malt and light liquorice aroma. Two robust hop varieties fused culminating in a bitter sweet flavour with a smooth long lasting aftertaste.

Old Bear Brewery; Goldilocks Style: bitter Colour: gold ABV: 4.5	Brewery: Old Bear Brewery, Keighley Light golden ale, refreshingly enticing with a pungent hoppy taste but with a lemon tangy fruit aroma from complex blend of four hops.

Old Spot; Same Again Style: bitter Colour: pale ABV: 5.1	Brewery: Old Spot Brewery A light coloured premium bitter. A pleasant fruity ale with a good balanced finish

Ossett; Yorkshire Blonde Style: lager Colour: straw ABV: 3.9	Brewery: Ossett Brewery, Ossett Pale coloured ale is full bodied, well-rounded and slightly sweet on the palate, late addition of Mount Hood hops results in a delicate fruity hop aroma.

Peakstone's Rock: Oblivion Style: bitter Colour: gold ABV: 5.5	Brewery: Peakstone's Rock, Staffs Golden with plenty of body, strong citrus flavour and aroma

Phoenix: Wobbly Bob Style: bitter Colour: dark ABV: 6.0	Brewery: Phoenix, Heywood Strong fruity, malty flavours & aromas, slight sweetness yields to dry finish. Best Beer Oktoberfest 9

Plassey: Dragon's Breath Style: bitter Colour: dark red ABV: 6.0	Brewery: Plassey, Wrexham A fruity, strong bitter, smooth & quite sweet, though not cloying with an intense fruity aroma. A dangerously drinkable winter warmer.

Purple Moose: Dark Side of the Moose Style: porter Colour: dark ABV: 4.6	Brewery: Purple Moose, Porthmadog Delicious roast and fruity hop flavours

Purple Moose: Snowdonia Style: bitter Colour: pale ABV: 3.6	Brewery: Purple Moose, Porthmadog Brewed with Pale & Crystal malts combined with a delicate combination of Pioneer, Styrian Goldings & Lubelski hops.

Richmond: Station Ale Style: bitter Colour: amber ABV: 4.1	Brewery: Richmond, Richmond, N. Yorks Dark rich ale brewed using an all malt grist & traditional English hops.

Roosters: Yankee Style: bitter Colour: amber ABV: 4.3	Brewery: Roosters, Knaresborough Premium aromatic bitter with soft bitterness. Aromas of lychees, tropical fruits & sometimes Muscat grapes from the Cascade hops grown in the Yakima Valley.

Sagres Brewery: Sagres Style: lager Colour: pale ABV: 5.0	Brewery: Sagres: Portugal Keg Premium Continental Lager.

Salopian Brewery: Darwin's Origin Style: bitter Colour: pale yellow ABV: 4.3	Brewery: Salopian Brewery, Shrewsbury Eclectic mix of hops from across the world but this blend offers something to everyone. Crisp, tart, fruity and refreshing but also with a juicy malt background.

Saltaire Brewery; Triple Chocaholic Style: stout Colour: dark ABV: 4.8	Brewery: Saltaire Brewery, Shipley Chocolate malts, real chocolate and chocolate syrups make this stout a real chocolate bomb! SIBA Supreme Champion 2010

Saltaire: Blackberry Cascade Style: fruit Colour: pale ABV: 4.8	Brewery: Saltaire, Shipley American style pale ale, hopped with Cascade & Centennial hops. Infused with a hint of Blackberries.

Saltaire: Hazelnut Coffee Porter Style: porter Colour: dark ABV: 4.6	Brewery: Saltaire, Shipley Smooth porter with German malts & hops, added fresh ground coffe & hazelnut flavours

Sarah Hughes: Dark Ruby Mild Style: mild Colour: dark ABV: 6.0	Brewery: Sarah Hughes, Dudley Predominantly malty aroma, pleasant fruit smell, almost wine-like hint of grapes, plums & raisins. Rich & very full bodied for a Mild.

Spectrum Brewery: Old Stoatwobbler Style: bitter Colour: dark ABV: 6.0	Brewery: Spectrum Brewery, Norwich Strong, dark, luscious & notorious. Our multi-award winning beer. Probably the best vegan beer in Britain.

Springhead Brewery: Charlie's Angel Style: bitter Colour: amber ABV: 4.5	Brewery: Springhead Brewery, Sutton Trent, Notts Pale refreshing beer with a deep fruity aroma and flavour leading through to the well balanced bitter finish.

Springhead Brewery: Oliver's Army Style: bitter Colour: amber ABV: 4.4	Brewery: Springhead Brewery, Sutton Trent, Notts Pale golden beer with a deeply fruity aroma and flavour which leads to the well balanced bitter finish. Very refreshing... very morish.

St Austell Brewery; Tribute Style: bitter Colour: gold ABV: 4.2	Brewery: St Austell Brewery, St Austell Rich aroma of biscuity malt and tart citrus fruit from the Willamette hops. Juicy malt, hop resins and tangy fruit, while the finish is long and lingering.

Tatton Brewery: Tatton Gold Style: bitter Colour: gold ABV: 4.8	Brewery: Tatton, Knutsford Full-tasting, deep golden ale, a generous maltiness is backed up by a robust hop character.

Tatton Brewery; Tatton Best Style: bitter Colour: amber ABV: 4.2	Brewery: Tatton, Knutsford A classic light amber coloured best bitter with a clean malt flavour and fine hop character derived from a blend of aroma hops.

Thomas Hardy: Merry Cherry Style: bitter Colour: dark ABV: 6.0	Brewery: Thomas Hardy Brewery, Burtonwood Special Dark H’ale, dark & sweet, a real beauty.

Thomas Hardy: Wizzerwoo Style: bitter Colour: gold ABV: 4.9	Brewery: Thomas Hardy Brewery, Burtonwood Blonde and full of character.

Thomas Hardy:Primrose & Blue Style: bitter Colour: pale ABV: 4.5	Brewery: Thomas Hardy Brewery, Burtonwood To celebrate Warrington Wolves Success in 2011

Thomas Hardy; Woody's Ale Style: bitter Colour: amber ABV: 4.5	Brewery: Thomas Hardy Brewery, Burtonwood Traditional style bitter, malty and well balanced

Thomas Hardy; Satisfaction Style: bitter Colour: gold ABV: 6.0	Brewery: Thomas Hardy Brewery, Burtonwood Strong and very hoppy golden ale.

Timothy Taylor: Landlord Style: pale ale Colour: amber ABV: 4.3	Brewery: Timothy Taylor, Keighley, West Yorkshire Classic Strong Pale Ale with a complex and hoppy aroma

Toad Brewery: Golden angel Style: bitter Colour: gold ABV: 4.2	Brewery: Toad Brewery, Doncaster Pale with subtle grapefruit notes and a dry finish.

Ulverston: Flying Elephants Style: bitter Colour: gold ABV: 3.7	Brewery: Ulverston, Cumbria Light refeshing bitter

Wharfebank Brewery; Camfell Flame Style: bitter Colour: dark ruby ABV: 4.4	Brewery: Wharfebank Brewery, Otley Full, Smooth, Roasted, Coffee

Beers at the 2010 Warrington Rotary Beer Festival

2010 Beers

All Gates: All Black

Brewery: All Gates, Wigan

Atlas; Latitude Highland Pilsner

Brewery: Atlas Brewery Argyll

Black Hole: Milky Way

Brewery: Black Hole, Burton-on-Trent

Blue Monkey: 99 Red Baboons

Brewery: Blue Monkey, Notts

Blue Monkey: Guerilla

Brewery: Blue Monkey, Notts

Brass Monkey: Silverback

Brewery: Brass Monkey, Halifax

Brew Dog: Punk IPA

Brewery: Brew Dog, Fraserburgh

Brew Dog: Trashy Blonde

Brewery: Brew Dog, Fraserburgh

Bridestones: Sandstone

Brewery: Bridestones Brewing, Hebden Bridge

Brooklyn Brewery: Brooklyn Lager

Brewery: Brooklyn Brewery, New York

Brunswick: White Feather

Brewery: Brunswick, Derby

Cairngorm: Trade Winds

Brewery: Cairngorm, Aviemore

Cairngorm; Black Gold

Brewery: Cairngorm, Aviemore

Cambrinus: Herald

Brewery: Cambrinus, Knowsley

Coach House: Postlethwaite

Brewery: Coach House, Warrington

Coach House: Blueberry

Brewery: Coach House, Warrington

Coachhouse: Regency

Brewery: Coachhouse, Warrington

Coachhouse; Honeypot

Brewery: Coachhouse, Warrington

Coastal: Angelina

Brewery: Coastal Brewery, Redruth

Dark Star: Espresso Stout

Brewery: Dark Star, Haywards Heath

Dark Star: Hophead

Brewery: Dark Star, Haywards Heath

Derby: Business as Usual

Brewery: Derby Brewery, Derby

Dunham Massey; Ruby Sunset

Brewery: Dunham Massey, Altrincham

Frodsham Brewery: Maiden's Cross

Brewery: Frodsham Brewery, Cheshire

George Wright: Cheeky Pheasant

Brewery: George Wright, Rainford

George Wright; Blonde Moment

Brewery: George Wright, Rainford

Goacher’s: Real Mild

Brewery: Goacher’s Maidstone Ales

Goose Eye: Chinook

Brewery: Goose Eye, Keighley

Goose Eye; Pommie's Revenge

Brewery: Goose Eye, Keighley

Great Heck: Staggering Genius

Brewery: Great Heck Brewery, Yorkshire

Green Jack: Orange Wheat Beer

Brewery: Green Jack, Lowestoft

Green Mill: Big Chief

Brewery: Green Mill, Rochdale

Highland; Orkney Blast

Brewery: Highland Brewing Co., Orkney

Holdens; Table Tapper

Brewery: Holdens, Dudley

Jennings: Snecklifter

Brewery: Jennings, Cockermouth

JW Lees Brewery: Dragon's Fire

Brewery: JW Lees, Manchester

Knops Beer Company: California Common

Brewery: Knops Beer Company, Edinburgh

Leatherbritches: Lemongrass & Ginger

Brewery: Leatherbritches, Derbyshire

Leatherbritches: Scoundrel

Brewery: Leatherbritches, Derbyshire