North Cotswold Branch of the Campaign for Real Ale
	Beer & Cider List 10^th Spring Ale & Steam Weekend
		Brewer	Name	Type	ABV	Description
B1		Arbor Ales	The Devil Made Me Brew It	Stout	5.5	A full bodied very drinkable stout dry hopped with Citra Mosaic Bravo and Simcoe.
B2		Battledown Brewery	Amber Ale	Amber	4.2	A modern best bitter with well balanced hop and malt characteristics. The triple hop addition of Admiral Columbus and Atlas gives this beer a spicy citrus finish.
B3		Birmingham Brewery	Pale Brummie	Pale	4.0	Pale ale packed full of hops
B4		Boss	Boss Black	Dark	5.0	Give yourself to the dark side and allow yourself to be beckoned towards this velvety silky stout seducer. This dark devilish enticer has a rich deep character that packs a chocolatey and nutty hit. Be careful because when you do succumb it will disarm you with its complex flavours swirled up by the moreish malty layers.
B5		Brew York	Brew York Brew York	Pale	5.0	So good we named it twice-and hopped it thrice! Brew York`s signature beer has everything it takes to be a great ale. An enticing aroma to tantalise and tempt the taste buds with a beautifully tropical flavour that keeps you craving more. Expect blackcurrant expect grapefruit and expect an urge to start spreading the brews!
B6		Bristol Beer Factory	Independence	Golden	4.6	A hoppy pale ale rich and smooth in the mouth. Long bitter finish. Hopped continuously for 60 minutes with bucket loads of aromatic American hops for a full rounded fruity resinous mouthfeel.
B7		Bude Brewery	Black Rock	Dark	5.1	Dark ale with fantastically creamy head our second session beer has blackberry aromas pronounced yet smooth malt flavours and a distinctive black olive aftertaste brewed to 5.1% for a fuller flavour and more satisfying taste.
C1		Celtic Marches	Ashton Bitter	Cider	5.6	A Single variety dry cider with subtle tartness is a golden dry drink. The Ashton bitter was a cross between a Dabinett and a stoke red cider apple raised at the Long Ashton cider research station in 1947.
B8		Cotswold Lion	Woolpack	Golden	4.0	A light golden summer ale
B9		Dark Revolution	Sonic	IPA	4.9	Crisp dry balanced pale ale
B10		Dhillons Brewery	Red IPA	IPA	5.5	Red IPA with citra hops
B11		Donningtons Brewery	Donnington Gold	Golden	4.0	Golden colour with a citrus flavor followed by a rounded malt finish.Previous winner of Ale and Steam Festival
B12		Downton	Elderquad	Pale	4.0	A pale generously hopped session beer. Hints of sweetness and a subtle elderflower aroma provide a terrific balance to the hops. A real thirstquencher!
B13		Driftwood Spars	Bawden Rocks	Pale	3.8	A hoppy and clean flavoured bitter.
B14		Elusive Brewing	Level Up Level 1	Ruby	5.0	American Red loaded with seasonal hops to balance the malt base
B15		Fierce & Noble	Black IPA	IPA	6.0	Dark and creamy with soft blackberry and citrus aroma
C2		Forgotten Orchard	Festival Perry	Perry	5.7	A 100% juice perry sweetened slightly with apple juice. The perry is made using only perry pears from the traditional orchards of Gloucestershire. This medium perry is an easy drinker with enough depth to provide interest.
B16		Goffs Brewery	Fallen Knight	Ruby	4.4	Seasonal Ruby Beer from Goffs. Traditional Brown Ale. Full bodied dark amber ale with ruby glow malty aroma and hoppy bitterness
B17		Good Chemistry	Becoming North	Porter	6.0	A classic Baltic style porter
B18		Hopback	Taiphoon	Pale	4.2	A fantastic pale gold beer with hints of Lemongrass and coriander.
B19		Hopcraft	Profits of Doom	Stout	4.5	You don't see many "sweet" or "milk" stouts these days; years backbrewers such as Mackesons used to extol the health benefits ofdrinking their "nourishing" stout; imagine that in these puritanical days!I've long wanted to brew a sweet stout and spent some timeresearching exactly what makes a stout "sweet" - don't laugh it's notthat obvious a question! Basically 10% added lactose - milk sugar - isthe accepted definition and it's in the US style of stronger ABVs thanthe UK versions which are generally sub 3%.
B20		Kettlesmith	Faultline	Pale	4.1	Hoppy Pale Ale
B21		Keystone	Large One	Malty	4.2	An award-winning best bitter with a distinct malty flavour and a delicate addition of bittering hops with hints of fruit and spice in the aftertaste.
B22		Little Giant	FE	Amber	3.6	Classic session bitter with intense citrus hop flavour
B23		Little London	Pryde	Amber	4.2	Full of spicy hop notes with a fruity dark amber colour. Light smoky aroma akin to a fine scotch followed by heavy dry fruit aromas figs dates and boxed raisins. Finally caramel rye bread and toffee aromas balance out the heavy fruity notes.
B24		Longdog Brewery	Lamplight Porter	Porter	5.0	A dark porter in the style of the great 19th century London Porters. Chocolate and coffee notes from the malt are complimented by a solid hoppy bitterness from a generous dose of English Goldings hops.
B25		Mad Dog Brewing Co	Hair of the Dog	Amber	4.0	An oat malt pale ale with Simcoe hops
B26		Manchester Brewing Company	Some Might Say	Pale	4.4	Straight forward pale ale with an inordinate amount of Simcoe for some big piney goodness
B27		MASH Brewery	MASH Chocolate Stout	Stout	5.0	A rich moreish easy drinking pitch black stout.Chocolate is added during the brew to seamlessly blend with the four malts that make up this MASH Stout. This union delivers distinctive roasted malt and burnt coffee flavours.Colour: Deep blackSmell: Roasted malt burnt coffee and chocolateTaste: Smooth coffee and chocolate with a lingering finish
B28		North Cotswold Brewery	Moreton Mild	Mild	3.8	A rich smooth dark mild with a nutty palate
C3		Ol Jolter	Mindy Fox	Cider	6.2	Mindy Fox is blend 85% of new early season Amanda apple and 15% of one of the forest of Deans oldest full sharp apples the Foxwhelp mentioned in a 1664 cider publication.
C4		Old Stag cider	Harry Masters Jerey	Cider	7.0	Medium single variety cider this bittersweet apple gives a rich fruity flavour with a soft astringency. Fruit original discovered in Somerset in the 1800s by the nursery man Harry Masters.
C5		Old Stag cider	Whisky Cider	Cider	8.0	Single variety Dabinett matured in Whisky Barrels giving a full bodied medium Cider with hint of Whisky.
C6		Out of the Orchard	Winnels Longdon	Perry	5.2	Light refreshing high acidity low tannin medium perry. Fruit originally raised by Mr Winnal at Weston under Penyard around 1790
B29		Plain Ales	Inncognito	Stout	4.8	A rich decadent night-black ale full bodied with lavish flavours of roasted malt coffee chocolate and robustly mature fruits of the vine.
C7		Priors Tipple	Elderflower Infusion	Cider	6.5	Medium Dry Cider blended with Bredon Hill Elderflower cordial giving a sweet light and fresh Cider. Winner of N Cots 4th Summer Ale and Steam Festival. Stunning!
C8		Ragged Stone	Hawkes Fizz	Perry	6.0	A medium Perry newly blended by Ragged stone at Hawkes Hill from Dorothy's Gin Golden Sovereign and Butt pears. Has surprising notes of Caramel and sherbert. Traditional style full bodied Perry.
C9		Ross On Wye Cider & Perry	Bartestree Squash	Perry	6.0	The pear named after The Herefordshire village it was raised in and discovered around 1920. A Rare single variety medium perry
B30		Sheffield Brewery	The Don	Stout	5.7	Award winning chocolate orange stout.
B31		Three Daggers Brewery	Daggers Edge	Amber	4.7	Golden amber in colour brewed with Maris Otter malt First Gold is used in the bittering and the floral citrus Slovenian hop Celeia is used for the aroma.
B32		Top Rope	American Dream	Pale	3.9	An easy drinking sessionable pale ale hopped with Citra and Bobek.
B33		Twisted Brewing	WTF	Pale	3.8	Hoppy pale ale with lasting finish
B34		Waen Brewery	Lemon Drizzle	Amber	3.7	A pale ale hops giving himts of lemon and vanilla
B35		Wessex Brewery	Golden Apostle	Golden	4.8	A golden premium ale. Brewed with local Warminster malts and flavoured with a balance combination of Australian and American hops this ale provides subtle tropical fruit aromas and a crisp aftertaste.
B36		Wild Weather Ales Ltd	Shepherds Warning	Amber	5.6	A pale IPA where the flavour begins soft and smooth building to a wonderful big hit of hoppy grapefruit peach and mango flavours.

This list is correct as at 2^nd May. (Updated from 30^th April list with extra tasting notes)

It will be updated if we are advised of any last minute changes

by our suppliers due to non availability.