Beer list for the Jolly Tanners 2006 Beer festival
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Coach House
Gunpowder Strong Mild
3.8% ABV
A stronger than expected mild. Very dark, with a full flavour and a slightly bitter aftertaste. It has a fullness, which as its name suggests lets you know it's there.
A very frequent medal winner at the Great British Beer Festival.
The Coach House Brewing Company Ltd
Wharf Street
Warrington.
WA1 2DQ
www.coach-house-brewing.co.uk/
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Cotleigh
Tawny
3.8% ABV
Well balanced light copper coloured bitter brewed using local malted barley and English whole hops.
A subtle hop palate which blends with the sweetness of the malt, to give a beautifuland balanced bitter. A West Country classic.
Cotleigh Brewery
Ford Road, Wiveliscombe
Taunton.
TA4 2RE
www.cotleighbrewery.com
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Cottage
Champflower
4.2% ABV
Amber beer with a fruity hop aroma, full hop taste and a powerful bitter finish.
The Cottage Brewing Company Ltd
The Old Cheese Dairy, Brue Farm
Lovington, Castle Cary.
BA7 7PP
n/a
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Crouch Vale
Brewers Gold
4.0% ABV
Supreme Champion Beer of Britain at the Great British Beer Festival 2005.
This is a pale, refreshing and hoppy beer with gorgeous aromas of tropical fruits.
23 Haltwhistle Road
South Woodham Ferrers
Chelmsford, Essex
CM3 5ZA
www.crouch-vale.co.uk
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Darkstar
Hophead
3.8% ABV
Straw coloured bitter with a hoppy aroma and clean crisp bitterness coming from the Cascade hops.
Light and refreshing.
Darkstar Brewing
Moonhill Farm, Burgess Hill Road.
Ansty, Haywards Heath.
RH17 5AH
www.darkstarbrewing.co.uk
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Hogs Back
T.E.A (Traditional English Ale)
4.2% ABV
The flagship Hogs Back beer. A pale brown malty bitter with a hoppy & slightly fruity aroma. Bitter sweet, with a long dry finish.
A classic Best Bitter that has won many awards including Champion Best Bitter at the Great British Beer Festival.
Manor Farm
The Street
Tongham, Surrey.
GU10 1DE
www.hogsback.co.uk
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Mighty Oak
BurntWood Bitter
4.0% ABV
Attractive clear ginger colour. English hop character throughout with dry, but light, malt on the palate.
Well balanced, with a medium bitter finish.
14b West Station Yard
Spital Road, Maldon
Essex.
CM9 6TW
www.MightyOakBrewery.co.uk
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Ringwood
Old Thumper
5.6% ABV
Luscious balance of grain and hop in the mouth, bitter sweet finish with delicate fruit notes. A warm, rounded yet surprisingly delicate pale strong beer.
It has won many awards but is best remembered for being voted Champion beer of Britain by Camra in 1988.
138 Christchurch Road
Ringwood, Hampshire.
BH24 3AP
www.ringwoodbrewery.co.uk
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Skinners
Betty Stogs
4.0% ABV
A pale amber, mid strength beer with distinct hoppy overtones.
Champion Best Bitter and Supreme Champion at the SIBA Maltings Beer Festival and SIBA Reserve National Champion.
Truro
Cornwall
TR1 2DP
www.skinnersbrewery.com
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Surrey Hills
Shere Drop
4.2% ABV
Surrey Hills' flagship beer is pale in colour with a subtle hint of grapefruit and lemon in the aroma.
The wonderful hop bitterness is complemented by a balanced malt flavour. The beer has a long finish, which is moderately dry.
Surrey Hills Brewery
Old Scotland Farm, Staple Lane, Shere
Guildford, Surrey
GU5 9TE
www.surreyhills.co.uk
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Twickenham Brewery
Advantage
4.0% ABV
Dark Amber in colour, tasty and well-balanced with a hoppy, slightly roasty aroma.
Twickenham Fine Ales Ltd
The Crane Brewery, Unit A Ryecroft Works
Edwin Road, Twickenham.
TW2 6SP
www.twickenham-fine-ales.co.uk
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White
1066 Country Bitter
4.0% ABV
An amber coloured beer with a small beige head. The aroma is sweet and fruity, while the flavor contains notes of caramel, yeast, and fruit.
Dry, slighty bitter finish.
White Brewing Company
The 1066 Country Brewery
Pebsham Lane, Bexhill.
TN40 2RZ
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Woodfordes
Wherry Bitter
3.8% ABV
The initial crisp and clean floral evolve into hop influenced citrus, with a slightly sweet malt background. The finish has a wonderful hoppy bitterness and a hint of grapefruit.
CAMRA Champion Bitter of Britain 2005 (Gold)
Woodforde's Norfolk Ales
Woodbastwick
Norwich, Norfolk.
NR13 6SW
www.woodfordes.co.uk
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1648
Signature
4.4% ABV
A vale pale, lagerish coloured bitter with a sweetish fruity aroma.
The taste is clean, dry and very refreshing.
The 1648 Brewery
Mill Lane, East Hoathly
Lewes, East Sussex.
BN8 6QB
www.1648brewing.co.uk
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