Final Beer List

North Cotswold Branch of the Campaign for Real Ale

Brewery	Beer	%	Tasting Notes
Bath	SPA	3.7%	This ale boasts a wonderful golden colour and prominent citrus aroma. It's dry, light and crisp
Bath	Festival Gem	4.8%	Dark and deliciously tasty with a creamy smooth head
Battledown, Cheltenham	Natural Selection	4.2%	Rich golden ale complex and satisfying, the malts evident but giving way to the triple hop addition to give a spicy and slightly citrus finish.
Beer Engine, Devon	Silver Bullet	4.0%	Clean Pale Brew with a Bittersweet Aftertaste.
Blackwater, West Midlands	Hop Twister	4.5%	A premium bitter with a citrus flavour and complex hop finish. Refreshing and crisp
Blindmans, Somerset	Just the Beer Talking	3.7%	Well balanced with 2 hops and a touch of crystal malt for a fuller flavour
Bowman, Hampshire	Quiver	4.5%	Gloriously rich golden with a wonderful mown grass aroma, full of complex flavours and American hops give it a full hop flavour
Brew Dog, Fraserburgh	5am Saint	5.0%	Marris Otter Crystal Malt. Hops: Simcoe Chinook Nelson Sauvin Centennial. Loads of late hops and bucket-loads of dry hops
Bristol Beer Factory	Milk Stout	4.5%	Finest Creamy Stout - sweet black and extremely full-bodied
Bryncelyn, Mid Wales	Oh Boy	4.5%	Golden with enticing fruit and hop aroma
Bryncelyn	Not Fade Away	4.3%	New beer, just released!
Cheddar Ales, Somerset	Gorge Best	4.0%	Best Bitter provides a clean bitter taste that complements the warm malt flavours perfectly
Crouch Vale, Essex	Brewers Gold	4.0%	Supreme Champion Beer of Britain 2005 and 2006, this is a pale refreshing and hoppy beer with gorgeous aromas of tropical fruits.
Dark Star, W Sussex	Hophead	3.8%	An extremely clean-drinking pale gold coloured ale with a strong floral aroma and elderflower notes.
Donnington, Locale	BB	3.6%	A pleasant amber bitter with a slight hop aroma a good balance of malt and hops in the mouth and a bitter aftertaste.
Downton, Wiltshire	Honey Blonde	4.3%	A golden straw coloured bitter with spicy, floral hops, added to the smooth sweetness from Flaked Maize and Mexican honey
Downton	Chocolate Orange Delight	5.8%	Distinctive chocolate and orange flavour notes work excellently against a rich, hoppy background.
Driftwood Spars, Cornwall	Bolsters Blood	4.8%	Rich, dark, chocolaty, malty with a slight bitter finish
Gidleys, Devon	Valley	4.1%	Dark amber, fruity and hoppy.
Green Jack, Suffolk	Orange Wheat	4.2%	Light, with grainy citrus & marmalade flavours, this is a delightfully drinkable Wheat Beer
Holden, West Midlands	Bitter	3.9%	An impressive golden straw coloured medium bodied ale brewed with assertive hop character balanced with a fruity palate and a malty finish
Holden	Mild	3.7%	A bold chestnut-red mild with nutty biscuit notes with a delicious hint of chocolate. It is an easy drinking traditional black country mild.
Isle of Avalon, Somerset	Sunrise	5.0%	Light amber with malty start and sweet fruity aromas
Kelham Island, Sheffield	Little Red Corvette	4.0%	A flavoursome red ale brewed with Maris Otter and Crystal Malts. Specially selected rare continental hops contribute to the sweet malty taste.
Kinver, Staffordshire.	Black Ram	5.2%	Very dark dry stout. Roast flavours are balanced by hoppy bitterness in the finish and aftertaste.
Nailsworth, Locale	Old Rocky	4.0%	CAMRA Champion Beer of Gloucestershire 2009: As much 'grapefruitiness' flavour as we could squeeze into a pint glass.
North Cotswold, Locale	Green Pig	3.8%	A green hop session beer brewed with fresh unkilned green Golding hops from Herefordshire
North Cotswold	Sorachi	4.3%	A crisp golden ale brewed with Japanese (Sorachi) and American hops
North Curry, Somerset	Curry Gold Organic	3.9%	Pilgrim Hops and Cascade Hops to give the Golden coloured beer a lovely, fruity aroma
O’Hanlons, Devon	Yellow Hammer	4.2%	Tropical fruit with an interplay between the biscuity malt and the fruitiness - superbly refreshing fruity & summery. Dry and bittersweet finish.
Otley, Glamorgan	O-Garden	4.8%	A clear wheat beer spiced with roasted orange peel, coriander and cloves
Otley	Amarill-O	4.3%	Refreshing pale amber ale with a one hop infusion from Amarillo hops
Pictish, Rochdale	Liberty	4.6%	A pale, very hoppy beer brewed using Liberty hops.
Pictish	Brewers Gold	3.8%	A refreshing thirst quenching pale golden session beer. Malty undertones and a powerful spicy hop aroma
Prescott, Cheltenham	Hill Climb	3.8%	Thirst-quenching golden pale ale.
Quercus, Devon	Shingle Bay	4.2%	A light, golden ale with a fruity citrus aroma and flavour; smooth tasting with a crisp finish
Salopian, Shropshire	Jigsaw	4.8%	A dark moreish wheat beer with layers of chocolate and coffee coming through a dry and refined hop finish.
Saltaire, W. Yorkshire	Coffee Hazlenut Porter	4.6%	A smooth porter with German malts and hops. Added fresh ground coffee and hazelnut flavours.
Severn Vale, Locale	Severn Seas of Rye	3.8%	Delicious golden ale brewed with rye malt.
Shugborough, Staffordshire	Mi’ladys’s Fancy	4.6%	A Golden beer to remind you of the sunshine.
Skinners, Cornwall	Betty Stogs	4.0%	Classic pale amber bitter with distinct hoppy overtones, beautifully balanced for quaffing
Skinners	Ginger Tosser	3.8%	Lovely hoppy golden ale, fused with Cornish honey, gives this session beer a superb round finish with a hint of ginger
Spitting Feathers, Cheshire	Basket Case	4.8%	A dark ruby strong ale rich and fruity full flavour with a smooth finish.
Stanway, Locale	Stanney Bitter	4.5%	A light refreshing amber-coloured beer dominated by hops in the aroma with a bitter taste and a hoppy bitter finish.
Stanway	Cotteswold Gold	3.9%	A light refreshing ale with a delicate hop aroma.
Stroud, Locale	Organic	4.0%	A refreshing golden organic ale with a delicate apple aroma.
Titanic, Stoke	Vanilla & Chocolate Stout	4.6%	Roast Barley and Maris Otter Pale Malt which give a huge amount of rich body to the beer and a bitter edge to the sweetness
Uley, Locale	Pigs Ear	5.0%	Deceptively strong IPA that is eminently quaffable. A pale-coloured beer with a light hop leads to a hoppy fruity aroma and smooth finish.
Waen, Mid Wales	Blackberry Stout	3.8%	Rich, dark, hoppy stout with very subtle flavour of autumn fruit
Westerham, Kent	Grass Hopper	4.3%	A dark malty bitter with nutty roasted notes from the chocolate malt. This session bitter is hopped with Target hops and Goldings.
Westerham	Summer Perle	3.8%	Golden ale with a spicy refreshing finish
Wickwar, Locale	Station Porter	6.1%	A rich smooth dark ruby brown ale. Roast malt, coffee, chocolate and dark fruit develop a complex spicy bittersweet taste and roast finish.
Wolf, Norfolk	Straw Dogs	4.5%	A sweet fruity aroma leads into a smooth blend of citrus, hops and bitterness. Leaves a fruity lingering finish
Wye Valley, Herefordshire	HPA	4.0%	A burnished gold premium ale. Full bodied smooth and satisfying.
Wye Valley	Butty Bach	4.5%	A delightful straw coloured ale with a wonderful hop aroma from the Styrian Goldings. A truly distinctive beer.
Wye Valley	Princes Pride	4.0%	A golden ale with a hint of toffee and a late hop finish

A Selection of Gwatkin Ciders & Perry will also be available:

Foxwhelp Dry	7.5%
Kingstone Black Dry	7.5%
Norman Medium	7.5%
Yarlington Mill Medium	7.5%
Stoke Red Sweet	7.5%
Farmhouse Perry	7.5%

This beer & cider list was correct and final as at 17^th September. Some late changes or substitutions may be necessary due to circumstances outside our control.