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BEER FESTIVAL

Every year the Duke of Wellington hosts a beer festival. The festival has become so successful that almost 100 beers are featured from all over the country which we have seldom stocked before, so it is sure to be a new experience for all of our visitors.

The festival is accompanied by a Hog Roast and a Barbecue and takes place August Bank Holiday and lasts for a whole week. A marquee is erected in our beer garden, so whatever the weather you will be comfortable whilst sampling the beers!


Here is a list of beers so far which are guaranteed at this years festival (25/08/06 - 02/09/06)




Bath Ales SPA 3.7% Special Pale Ale. A fresh golden beer with light malt and hop character leading to a long bitter finish. Dangerously drinkable session ale.
Bath Ales Gem 4.1% Amber best bitter made with floor malted maris otter barley,to give an excellent malty base,and fruity bitter finish.The malt and hops power through on the palate.
Beartown Ambeardextrous 3.8% Dark and silky smooth with a mellow finish and roast afternotes.
Beartown Bear Ass 4.0% Ruby red, malty bitter with good hop nose, fruity flavour and a dry, bitter aftertaste.
Blue Anchor Spingo Special 6.7% From the eponymous historic thatched brew-pub, possibly the oldest in the UK, which produces powerful ales such as this, (known locally as 'Spingo)'.
Breconshire Brecknock Best 4.5% This Best Bitter has a floral nose, a distinctive hoppy taste and malty sweetness.Hoppy bitterness persists providing a refreshing zing and a distinct moorishness. Brewed to celebrate the 250th Anniversary of the Brecknockshire Agricultural Society - Britain's oldest Agricultural Society.
Broughton Clipper IPA 4.2% This light golden ale has an excellent hop bitterness and aroma
Burton Bridge Damson Porter 4.5% A dark fruity beer with added damson juice, which gives a distinctive bitterness
Burton Bridge Golden Delicious 3.8% A beer with a strong hop aroma and a dry bitter finish. At 3.8% it makes a fantastic session bitter.
Burton Bridge Stairway to Heaven 5.0% A full flavoured golden hoppy beer that is easy drinking for its premium strength.
Butcombe Blond 4.3% A light, easy drinking premium beer.
Caledonian Deuchars IPA 3.8% Deuchars modern appeal comes from its lilting citrus flavour, floral hop character and rich juicy malt. Craft brewed using whole hop flowers, this distinctive solid gold, and refreshing beer has won numerous awards. You're due a Deuchars!
Caledonian XPA 4.3% An exceptional appetising golden beer with a subtle combination of citric-grapefruit aromas. Full-bodied with a great flavour
Caledonian 80/- 4.2% Malty copper coloured beer with hop and fruit & a superb creamy head and polished clarity - a classic 80/- Ale. Crystal, roasted malt and wheat give a full roasted malty flavour, the hops give a sweet floral nose and subtle bitterness.
Cotleigh Golden Eagle 4.2% Brewed with locally grown pale-malted barley, giving the finished beer a clear, golden hue. The addition of selected whole hops provide a fragrant hop character.
Country Life Laceys Ale 4.2%  
Crouch Vale Best 4.0% A mid-brown classic ‘Best Bitter’. Full-bodied, malty, with a fruity aroma and a dry finish.
Cwmbran Strawberry Sensation ?  
Cwmbran Vanilla Ice ?  
Cwmbran Banana Split ?  
Dark Star Over The Moon 3.8% Traditional dark mild ale, fully hopped and very quaffable.
Dark Star Spiced Wheat 4.1% A delicate aroma of spices mingles with the citrus tonesof first Gold hops.Straw coloured and crystal clear, brewed with top fermenting English ale yeast it maintains all the crispness of a wheat beer without any sourness.
Derby Business As Usual 4.4% A well rounded, malty, easy drinking, amber, traditional British bitter.
Downton Quad Hop 3.9% Four varieties of hops (East Kent Goldings, Pioneer, Challenger, Styrian Goldings) produce a golden coloured beer with a complex range of hop flavours and aromas.
Downton IPA 6.8% Brewed to the classic India Pale Ale style,giving both intense bitterness and powerful hoppiness.  Deceptively quaffable for its strength.
Elgoods Cambridge Bitter 3.8% Malty and friuty with a delicious hop aroma, a dry finish to the palate and moreish taste.
Exmoor Stag 5.2% A strong copper coloured premium bitter with a good malty taste and full hopped aroma.
Fyne Maverick 4.2% A robust reddish/mahogany ale with warm roasted malt flavours. Fruity hop aroma's generate a distinctive character to this beer.
Glastonbury Orange 3.8%  
Glastonbury Lemon 3.8%  
Grainstore Cooking Bitter 3.6% A smooth, full flavoured, golden coloured, easy drinking bitter with a satisfying balance of hops and malt.
Grainstore Triple B 4.1% Smooth, well rounded beer with a balance of malt sweetness and hop character lending itself to a clean hoppy aftertaste.
Grainstore Ten Fifty 5.0% Full strength rich mahogany beer, a fine balance of pronounced hop bitterness & aroma and natural malty sweetness.
Harviestoun Schehallion 5.0% The original cask conditioned lager, brewed with lager malts and Hersbrucer lager hops.
Harviestoun Schehallion 5.0% The original cask conditioned lager, brewed with lager malts and Hersbrucer lager hops.
Hopback Entire Stout 4.5% A rich characterful stout with a strong roasted malt flavour and a long, smooth aftertaste.
Hopback Summer Lightning 5.0% Straw coloured with a characteristic very fresh hoppy aroma and an excellent long, dry finish.
Kelham Island Pale Rider 5.2% Well-balanced, strong, fruity, full-drinking pale ale, flavoured with North American hops.
Loddon Flight of Fancy 4.2% Wonderful thirst quenching wheat beer brewed with 40% wheat malt and First Gold hops.
Loddon Hullabaloo 4.2% Copper coloured bitter with a rich nutty malt balanced by the dryness of English Fuggle hops.
Loddon Bamboozle 4.8% Straw coloured pale ale with a pure malty body and a smack of refreshing hops.
Mauldon Three Lions 4.4% Amber coloured beer, full of strength and character.Brewed using traditional English malts and hops.
Mauldons White Adder 5.3% A strong golden ale with a warming fruity flavour and a lingering dry hoppy finish.
Mauldons Black Adder 5.3% Dark bitter stout. Roast and nut aromas with a fruity balance of hops and dark malt provide an excellent lingering finish.
Milestone Loxley Ale 4.2% Light golden ale made with a subtle hint of honey giving way to a clean, bitter finish. Very refreshing.
Nelson Powder Monkey 4.4% A dark, smooth bitter with an enjoyable malty taste
Oakham JHB 3.8% Jeffrey Hudson Bitter – A golden beer whose aroma is dominated by hops that give characteristic citrus notes. Hops and fruit on the palate are balanced by malt and a bitter base.
O'Hanlons Dry Stout 4.2% Classic Irish style stout as it should be, hand made with the finest ingredients, bitter and satisfying.
Old Mill Nellie Dene 3.7% A fully fermented light refreshing summer ale with a touch of fruit, balanced by a ripe hoppy finish
Organic Brewhouse Halzephron Gold 3.6%  
Otley O1 4.0% A new beer from a new brewery
Otley OBB 4.5%  
Peakstones Nemesis 3.8% A refreshing blonde beer. It has a light citrus, flowery taste with a good amount of hoppiness and a good aftertaste.
Peakstones Oblivion 5.5% A Golden coloured beer, with a strong flavour, not overly sweet with plenty of hoppiness. It is very morerish, but beware - it does as it says on the tin!
Quartz Blonde 3.9% A golden, crisp & refreshing session bitter
RCH Pitchfork 4.3% A golden bitter with floral citric hop aroma. It has a hoppy predominate taste which is slightly sweet and fruity and leaves you wanting more.
RCH Pitchfork 4.3% A golden bitter with floral citric hop aroma. It has a hoppy predominate taste which is slightly sweet and fruity and leaves you wanting more.
Ring O Bells Bodmin Boar 4.3%  
Sarah Hughes Sedgeley Surprise 5.0% A bittersweet, medium bodied, strong hoppy ale with evident malt flavours.
Sarah Hughes Dark Ruby Mild 6.0% This strong, absolutely black ale has a good balance of fruit and malt on the palate leading to a pleasant, lingering finish. The only beer we know of which has it's own fan club (The Newts). Don't let the landlord have too many.
Sarah Hughes Dark Ruby Mild 6.0% This strong, absolutely black ale has a good balance of fruit and malt on the palate leading to a pleasant, lingering finish. The only beer we know of which has it's own fan club (The Newts). Don't let the landlord have too many.
Sarah Huighes Pale Amber 4.0% A well balanced, light golden, session ale with a slightly sweet flavour and hops close behind.
Scattor Rock Tom Cobley 4.2% A refreshing light brown session ale
Shepherd Neame Whitstable Bay 4.1% A pale golden ale with a distinctive fresh hoppy orange-citrus nose and hints of vanilla.
Skinners Heligan Honey 4.0% A light refreshing bitter, pale amber in colour with distinct hoppy overtones. The subtle addition of real Cornsh Honey will give your palate a buzzz.
St Austell Tinners 3.7% A traditional, easy drinking delicious Cornish ale, brewed with the finest malts and choicest hops. Tinners has a light refreshing flavour with only a hint of bitterness.
Thornbridge Lord Marples 4.0% A noble bitter with an elegant finish. Flavours of honey and caramel, a gorgeous dark golden hue and a long bitter finish.
Timothy Taylor Golden Best 3.5% Amber coloured beer that makes a refreshing session ale with a smooth creamy flavour.
Tindall All Time 4.0% A well balanced traditional English bitter. The blend of hop and malt is reflected in both the bouquet and taste.The residual bitterness increases towards the end of a long, sustained finish.
Tollgate Wooden Box 4.3% A new beer from a new brewery
Tower Extra Stout 5.0% A brand new rich dark stout - just try some!
Welton Sussex Pride 4.0% Dark copper colour, biscuity malt flavours with lots of hops and an aroma of spiced rum. ">Dark copper colour, biscuity malt flavours with lots of hops and an aroma of spiced rum.
Welton Old Harry 5.2% Ruby tinted beer, rounded flavour, finishing with nuts and malt
Wolf Ale 3.9% Copper coloured ale with lots of bite.
Wolf Straw Dog 4.5% Pale and refreshing, this clear wheat beer is brewed in the German style. Soft German hops added to the brew give a wonderful aroma and slightly sweet taste. Winner of a Silver Medal at the Great British Beer Festival earlier this month!
Wolf Whistle 4.7% A deceptively easy drinking amber bitter, smooth, malty, lightly hopped with citrus overtones - refreshing & moreish!. Why are you still reading this? Go and buy one.
Wolf Granny Wouldn't Like It 4.8% Dark red rich and fruity. Won loads of prizes, including Supreme Champion in the 2005 SIBA National Cask Ale Championship. Buy your granny one as well - if she doesn't like it, it's another pint for you!
Woodland Drummer Bitter 3.9% A golden brown session bitter
     
CIDERS    
Crones cider User Friendly 6.0%  
Kingfisher cider medium dry 8.0%  
Kingfisher cider medium sweet 8.0%  

 

 



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