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1st Hinckley CAMRA Beer Festival

12 & 13 September 2008

Masonic Hall, St. Mary's Road, Hinckley LE10 1EQ

 

Beer & Cider List

Updated 10 Sept. 2008

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Abbeydale
Moonshine Bitter 4.3 Pale premium beer, well balanced with full hop aroma
Absolution Strong Ale 5.3 Pale, deceptively strong sweetish beer. Moreish

 

Archers
His Lordship's Whisky Beer Strong Ale 5.2 Full bodied, fruity, dark with a shot of whisky

 

  Bees
Wobble Stout 5.0 Black stout with a chocolate aftertaste
Navigator Best Bitter 4.5 Medium red ruby ale with a hoppy finish

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 Bell's

Mad Cow

Bitter 4.3 Replacement for Arapaho
Wide Mouth Frog Bitter 3.8 Light coloured and quite hoppy (sorry!)
Joseph Hansom IPA Strong Ale 5.0 IPA brewed for the Festival

 

 Black Country Ales
Pig on the Wall Mild 4.3 A stronger mild. Roasted malts with chocolate and coffee undertones

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  Bottle Brook
Two Tuns Bitter 3.6 A quaffable session pale bitter

 

Burton Bridge
Bridge Bitter Bitter 4.2 Amber ale with dry, hoppy aroma and lingering aftertaste
Damson Porter Porter 4.5 Very dark brown, fruity beer with distinctive bitter-sweet finish

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Church End
Gravediggers Ale Mild 3.8 Black/red colour with a complex mix of chocolate and roast flavours
“P” Reg Bitter 4.1 Replacement for Hop Gun
Arthur's Wit Strong Ale 6.0 Deceptively strong, flavoursome pale beer with slightly spicy hop finish

 

  Concrete Cow
Fenny Popper Bitter 4.0 Golden, zesty, late summer ale with cascade hops

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Dent
Rambrau Lager 4.5 Cask conditioned real lager ~ how lager should taste
Aviator Bitter 4.0 Amber ale with strong citrus and hoppy flavours. Long bitter finish 

 

Dowbridge
Bonum Mild Mild 3.5 Dark brown, full flavoured malt and roast flavours, satisfying finish
Centurion Bitter 4.0  

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 Enville
Ginger Beer Ginger Beer 4.6 Traditional ginger beer made with root ginger extract. Refreshing

 

Everards
Tiger Bitter 4.2 Mid-brown, well balanced with long bitter-sweet finish
Sunchaser Blonde Bitter 4.0 Sweet, lightly hopped, golden brew. Quick finish becoming bitter
Equinox Bitter 4.2 Easy drinking, golden, smooth, lightly hopped and fruity

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Hart
Nemesis Best Bitter 4.5 Traditional golden best bitter with hoppy finish
Val (Addiction) Stout 4.8 Rich dark beer, full of roasted malt and chocolate flavours

 

  Idle
Cricketer Best Bitter 4.6 Deep copper colour, rich, smooth, fruity with well balanced bitterness

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 Isle of Purbeck
Fossil Fuel Bitter 4.1 Amber colour, peppery hop aroma, balanced with dry finish
Solar Power Bitter 4.3 Golden lager style, caramel malt flavours and clean finish
IPA Best Bitter 4.8 Golden amber IPA, spicy, floral hop aroma, full malts and good finish

 

John Thompson
JTS XXX Bitter 4.1 Pleasant session bitter from micro-brewery established in 1977
Gold Best Bitter 4.5 Golden ale with refreshing citrus flavour and hoppy aroma

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  Leadmill
Maple Porter Porter 4.7 Dark rich fruity porter with full roasted malt flavours

 

Marston's
Old Empire Porter 5.7 Sulphur aroma. Malty, with fruit and sweetness. Well balanced finish

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Milestone
Raspberry Wheat Beer Fruit Beer 5.6 Continental style fruit beer, mouth filling fruit and zingy finish
Loxley Ale Bitter 4.2 Light golden beer with crisp lemon tang and slight honey finish

 

Oakham
JHB Bitter 3.8 Impressive aromatic pale beer with dry, bitter finish

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 Old Cottage
Halcyon Daze Strong Ale 5.3 Tawny, creamy with hop, fruit and malt aroma. Fruity taste and finish

 

  Shardlow
Special Bitter Bitter 3.9 Well balanced amber colour quaffable beer
Whistlestop Strong Ale 5.0 Pale malt and two hop varieties produce this smooth, strong pale ale
Platinum Blonde Lager 5.0 Cask conditioned twin hopped strong lager ~ how lager should taste

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Sharp's
Special Strong Ale 5.2 Deep golden brown with hop aroma. Dry malt and hops predominate

 

 Spire
Sgt. Pepper's Stout Stout 5.5 Complex full flavoured stout. Liquorice and pepper flavours dominate
Land of Hop and Glory Best Bitter 4.5 Clean, crisp golden ale. Complex citrus flavours with dry, bitter finish

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Thornbridge
Jaipur Strong Ale 5.9 Complex well balanced IPA with superb lingering bitter finish
Lord Marples Bitter 4.0 Easy drinking, copper coloured, fruity beer with excellent bitter finish
Wild Swan Bitter 3.5 Pale golden session beer. Subtle lemon/spice aroma and bitter finish

 

Tunnel
Richard lll Bitter 4.1 Replacement for Trade Winds
Shadow Weaver Porter 4.7 Black, sweet fruity start, mellow, hint of coffee and chocolate finish

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White Horse
Black Horse Porter Porter 5.0 Balanced, dark, rich porter, slightly bitter with fruity smooth aftertaste

 

 White Park
White Gold Bitter 3.8 Aromatic hop aroma, slightly bitter with a fresh taste
Cranfield Bitter Best Bitter 4.4 Darkish, malty full flavoured best bitter

 

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