Beers at the 2011 Warrington Rotary Beer Festival  

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2011 Beers

The beers we expect to offer at Oktoberfest 15 will appear below as they are confirmed. However, we cannot guarantee that all of them will be on offer or that they may not have been drunk before you attend the festival.

4Ts Brewery: Bob’s Wardrobe Wrecker Style: bitter Colour: brown ABV: 4.8	Brewery: 4Ts Brewery, Warrington A strong tawny bitter, to commemorate a slight mishap that befell Lowri Beck's MD after a seriously enjoyable previous Oktoberfest.
Acorn Brewery: Quantum Style: bitter Colour: very pale ABV: 4.5	Brewery: Acorn Brewery, Barnsley Pale hoppy beer
Allgates: Shimla IPA Style: IPA Colour: pale amber ABV: 5.5	Brewery: Allgates, Wigan India Pale Ale "A pale golden coloured ale" Predominantly hoppy with a lemon and fruit citrus edge and a slight hint of freshly cut grass.
Bank Top: Leprechaun Stout Style: stout Colour: black ABV: 6.0	Brewery: Bank Top Brewery, Bolton Pitch black stout with hints of blackcurrant.
Bateman's: England Expects Style: bitter Colour: rich amber ABV: 4.0	Brewery: Bateman's, Wainfleet, Lincolnshire An amber coloured bitter with fruit character, blackcurrents, and a rich maltiness to the finish. Ideal beer to satisfy any crowd's thirst.
Black Hole: Cosmic Style: bitter Colour: amber ABV: 4.2	Brewery: Black Hole, Burton-on-Trent Amber coloured beer based on Halcyon Pale & Crystal wheat malts. Goldings & Northdown hops provide a rounded bitterness with a fruity character.
Blakemere: Navajo Style: golden Colour: very pale ABV: 3.9	Brewery: Blakemere, Northwich Straw-coloured bitter with a lovely refreshing, hoppy, lemony flavour.
Blindman's: Golden Spring Style: lager Colour: straw ABV: 4.0	Brewery: Blindman's Brewery, Frome, Somerset Award winning fresh and aromatic straw coloured beer, brewed using selected lager malt.
Box Steam: Chuffin' Ale Style: bitter Colour: rich amber ABV: 4.0	Brewery: Box Steam Brewery, Chippenham Full flavoured bitter, chestnut in colour with a fruity aroma and a smooth, rich taste.
Bridgehouse: Dikin Gold Style: bitter Colour: gold ABV: 3.6	Brewery: Bridgehouse, Oxenhope Golden straw coloured ale, a nice refreshing drink.
Bridgehouse: Barnstormer Style: bitter Colour: amber ABV: 4.4	Brewery: Bridgehouse, Oxenhope Very easy drinking,well balanced & chestnut in colour
Brimstage: Sandpiper Light Ale Style: bitter Colour: pale ABV: 3.6	Brewery: Brimstage Brewery, Wirral Brewed with Citra hop, this extremely moreish session beer has sublime balance, light & refreshing with tropical fruit flavours.
Brimstage: Trapper’s Hat Style: bitter Colour: gold ABV: 3.8	Brewery: Brimstage Brewery, Wirral Quaffable beer that delivers a lovely hoppy pint with a hint of orange and grapefruit. The aromatic bitterness spirals back and hits you in the aftertaste.
Burnside: Wild Rhino Style: bitter Colour: gold ABV: 4.5	Brewery: Burnside, Laurencekirk, Scotland Golden yellow, soft sweet berryfruit nose. honey, lightly hopped with a hint of respberry.
Bushy's: Export Bitter Style: bitter Colour: gold ABV: 3.8	Brewery: Bushys, Isle of Man An aroma of pale malt and hops introduces you to a beautifully hoppy bitter beer, despite the predominant hop character, malt is also evident, fresh and clean tasting.
City of Cambridge: Atom Splitter Style: bitter Colour: amber ABV: 4.5	Brewery: City of Cambridge, Cambridge Named in honor of Ernest Rutherford's work on Splitting the Atom. Amber coloured beer with plenty of character. Bursting with First Gold hoppiness.
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: Ginger & Lemon Style: fruit Colour: very pale ABV: 5.0	Brewery: Coachhouse Pale & fruity, an Oktoberfest favourite
Coachhouse: Whiplash Style: bitter Colour: rich amber ABV: 4.1	Brewery: Coach House, Warrington 'special' ale brewed with multiple grains.
Cross Bay: Witching Hour Style: bitter Colour: pale ABV: 4.4	Brewery: Cross Bay, Morecambe Crystal wheat beer, which is clear & refreshing with a strong malty body. Only moderately hopped to add a delicious finish.”
Cross Bay: Nightfall Style: bitter Colour: pale ABV: 3.8	Brewery: Cross Bay, Morecambe Great session beer; smooth and creamy with a hoppy aftertaste.
Dunham Massey: East India Pale Ale Style: IPA Colour: pale ABV: 6.0	Brewery: Dunham Massey East India Company inspired strong, light, hoppy, bitter ale, using all English malts & hops. Just as the beers were back in the day!
Elland: Maximum Darkness Style: stout Colour: dark ABV: 4.3	Brewery: Elland Darker than dark Oatmeal Stout with deep rich coffee & chocolate malt flavours, a sweetness on the palate & satisfying bitter finish. Maximum moreish-ness!
Empire Brewing: Strikes Back Style: bitter Colour: pale ABV: 4.0	Brewery: Empire Brewing, Huddersfield Floral & spicy with a very smooth bitterness.
Fuzzy Duck: Pheasant Plucker Style: bitter Colour: gold ABV: 4.2	Brewery: Fuzzy Duck , Poulton-le-Fylde Golden beer with a slightly spicy taste & a citrus finish from the late addition of Cascade hops
George Wright: Dream Style: bitter Colour: pale ABV: 4.1	Brewery: George Wright, Rainford Pale bitter with good balance of hop and malt, quite citrussy
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.
Goose Eye: Over & Stout Style: stout Colour: black ABV: 5.2	Brewery: Goose Eye, Keighley Dark moreish stout with a hint of chocolate
Goose Eye: Chinook Style: bitter Colour: pale ABV: 4.2	Brewery: Goose Eye, Keighley Pale beer giving a hoppy subtle citrus flavour.
Green Jack: Excelsior Style: bitter Colour: gold ABV: 3.7	Brewery: Green Jack, Lowestoft New for 2011, thirst quenching with fruity hop character, balanced malt & superb aroma, to help raise funds for Excelsior Trust to keep Lowestoft built (1921) sailing smack Excelsior sailing.
Green Jack: Gone Fishing E.S.B. Style: bitter Colour: rich amber ABV: 5.5	Brewery: Green Jack, Lowestoft “Gone missing” as they call it in Suffolk, is a strong, deep amber coloured Ale, fruity & malty very drinkable for it’s strength. A very popular brew.
Hardknott: Katalyst Style: bitter Colour: amber ABV: 3.8	Brewery: Hardknott, Millom Pale refreshing juicy asparagus nose with a summer salad crispness to the middle. Celery & nuts give way to refreshing bite at the end. Perfect with salads
Hardknott: Cool Fusion Style: bitter Colour: amber ABV: 4.4	Brewery: Hardknott, Millom Grassy notes mingle with a fruity ginger aroma, a mild ginger bite and very gentle finish makes this an excellent thirst quencher.
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: Golden Glow Style: bitter Colour: pale yellow ABV: 4.4	Brewery: Holdens, Dudley Pale golden beer, with a subtle hop aroma, plus gentle sweetness & a light hoppiness add to the flavour.
Hopping Mad: Brainstorm Style: bitter Colour: amber ABV: 4.3	Brewery: Hopping Mad, Olney A traditional beautifully balanced fully-hopped bitter, a complete beer experience provides a stimulating taste to savour followed by a fulfilling hoppy finish.
Hornbeam: Lemon Blossom Style: bitter Colour: pale ABV: 3.7	Brewery: Hornbeam, Denton Floral with a hint of lemon
Ilkley: Mary Jane Style: bitter Colour: pale yellow ABV: 3.5	Brewery: Ilkley, Yorkshire Made with high quantities of Amarillo hops, this pale crisp beer has refreshing citrus aromas and flavours. Gold medal winner at the SIBA Northern region beer competition 2009/10 and bronze medal winner at the SIBA national competition.
Kelham Island: Riders on the Storm Style: pale ale Colour: pale amber ABV: 4.5	Brewery: Kelham Island, Sheffield Pleasantly bitter, hoppy pale ale with plenty of punchy aroma. Try this for a more robust pale in the autumn to winter months.
Kirkstall Brewery: Three Swords Style: bitter Colour: very pale ABV: 4.5	Brewery: Kirkstall Brewery, Leeds Very pale and spectacularly thirst-quenching. Three different hops give this beer a delightful citrus nose.
Kirkstall: Black Band Porter Style: porter Colour: dark ABV: 5.5	Brewery: Kirkstall Brewery, Leeds A full bodied yet beautifully smooth dark porter. Perfectly balanced
Leeds: Midnight Bell Style: mild Colour: dark brown ABV: 4.8	Brewery: Leeds Brewery, Leeds A premium dark mild. Crystal and chocolate malts combine to give a full bodied, complex character to this award winning ale.
Mighty Oak: Oscar Wilde Style: mild Colour: dark ABV: 3.9	Brewery: Mighty Oak, Maldon, Essex Champion Beer of Britain 2011, mellow, nutty, morish dark mild. Brewed using Maris Otter Pale, Crystal & Black malts & gently hopped with Challenger.
Northern Brewery: Casino Style: bitter Colour: amber ABV: 3.8	Brewery: Northern, Cheshire Fresh & zesty with New Zealand Hops
Offbeat: Outlandish Pale Style: pale ale Colour: pale ABV: 3.9	Brewery: Offbeat, Crewe It's zany, not your average session beer drinking above its strength. Takes your palate to the extreme with a fresh burst of lemony hoppiness.
Old Spot Brewery: Spot O'Bother Style: porter Colour: dark ABV: 5.5	Brewery: Old Spot Brewery, Bradford Beer of the festival Halifax 2008, Runner up Keighley 2008, Gold Award Beer of the festival Leicester 2009. A Porter with a chocolate ice-cream fore-taste and a slight liquorish bitterness to finish a very complex brew
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.
Outstanding: Standing Out Style: bitter Colour: pale yellow ABV: 5.5	Brewery: Outstanding, Bury A pale golden ale, dry & bitter with a good load of aroma hop thrown in to the production for good measure. Dangerous!
Oxfordshire: Marshmellow Style: bitter Colour: dark amber ABV: 4.7	Brewery: Oxfordshire Fuller flavour, classic real ale with contemporary, easy drinking qualities. Deep amber in colour, generously fruity, malty & quenches the thirst with lingering bitterness.
Peerless: Full Whack Style: pale ale Colour: pale ABV: 6.0	Brewery: Peerless, Birkenhead Strong pale ale. Name derived from sailors from Merseyside demanding full rations. High level of alcohol complemented by increased bitterness & fruity hop finish is derived from Fuggles & First Gold hops.
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
Pictish: Alchemists Ale Style: bitter Colour: straw ABV: 4.3	Brewery: Pictish, Rochdale Refreshing ale with crisp malt flavours and a robust hoppy finish
Plassey: Gertie Sweet Cherry Diva Style: fruit Colour: gold ABV: 4.7	Brewery: Plassey, Wrexham Dark golden fruit beer flavoured with cherry and a hint of caramel.
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.
Quartz: Extra Blonde Style: bitter Colour: pale ABV: 4.4	Brewery: Quartz, Staffs A fresh, full, fruity flavour with a continental hop finish
Salamander: Charm Style: bitter Colour: pale ABV: 4.0	Brewery: Salamander, Bradford Pale & hoppy
Salopian: Shropshire Gold Style: bitter Colour: gold ABV: 3.8	Brewery: Salopian Brewery, Shrewsbury Golden, with a flora aroma & a full hoppy flavour that is balanced by a crisp dry maltiness & a rich finish.
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: Blonde Style: pale ale Colour: straw ABV: 4.0	Brewery: Saltaire Brewery, Shipley, West Yorkshire A straw coloured light ale with soft malt flavours, delicately hopped with Czech and German hop varieties.
Spitting Feathers: Empire IPA Style: IPA Colour: straw ABV: 5.2	Brewery: Spitting Feathers, Chester Brewed specifically for export with properties to quench thirsts in the British Empire. Higher alcohol & hop levels to preserve the beer as it travelled back on ships that had sailed to the UK to deliver cargo from around the empire.
Spitting Feathers: False Economy Style: bitter Colour: pale ABV: 3.8	Brewery: Spitting Feathers, Chester A pale beer brewed with so much hop (added at 5 different stages in the brewing process) that it probably costs the ministry more than it recovers in revenue.
Summer Wine : Barista Style: stout Colour: black ABV: 4.8	Brewery: Summer Wine, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire. Full flavoured stout with a deep complex malt base infused with ground coffee beans.
Summer Wine : Diablo Style: IPA Colour: amber ABV: 6.0	Brewery: Summer Wine, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire. IPA brewed with Citra hop, tropical pineapple, mango, lychee & papaya with undertones of lime & resinous pine set against sweetness & drying bitter finish.
Tatton: Ruck and Maul Style: porter Colour: dark brown ABV: 4.5	Brewery: Tatton, Cheshire Classic English porter - a chocolate velvet brew, 'Dark - but not All Black'
Thomas Hardy: Inspiration Style: bitter Colour: dark ABV: 6.0	Brewery: Thomas Hardy Brewery, Burtonwood Rich & dark with a Scottish style sweetness
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
Tirril : Pennine Pilsner Style: lager Colour: pale ABV: 4.0	Brewery: Tirril, Appleby-in-Westmorland Pilsner style beer
TSA: Ginger Explosion Style: bitter Colour: gold ABV: 5.0	Brewery: TSA , Sterlingshire Blonde full bodied Ale, rich ginger flavour. Brewed with root ginger in the mash & more root ginger in the cask to create explosion of ginger on the palate.Well rounded finish with a memorable aftertaste.
Weetwood: Ambush Style: bitter Colour: amber ABV: 4.8	Brewery: Weetwood, Tarporley Smooth, fruity foretaste finishing with the distinctive aroma & flavour of Styrian Goldings. Take care, it creeps up on you! Winner of Nantwich Beer Festival 2004
Williams Bros: Seven Giraffes Style: bitter Colour: amber ABV: 5.1	Brewery: Williams Bros, Alloa Superb aroma & palate of rich malt, elderflower & citrus fruit, with notes of chocolate, rye, coffee & tart hops. Finish is long, complex & lingering, dominated by tart citrus fruit, spicy hops, creamy malt, light chocolate & elderflowers.
Woodforde's: Wherry Style: bitter Colour: amber ABV: 3.8	Brewery: Woodforde's, Norfolk Fresh & zesty with crisp floral flavours. A background of sweet malt & a hoppy ‘grapefruit’ bitter finish characterises this champion bitter.
York Brewery: Centurion's Ghost Style: bitter Colour: dark ABV: 5.4	Brewery: York Brewery, York Dark ruby in colour, full-tasting with mellow roast malt character balanced by light bitterness & autumn fruit flavours that linger into the aftertaste
York Brewery: Scrum Down Style: bitter Colour: dark ABV: 4.3	Brewery: York Brewery, York New seasonal Scrum Down is now available in celebration of the Rugby World Cup. A dark and rich ale with distinctive flavour