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7th Beer & Cider Festival 2005

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Beer, Cider & Perry Menu...

This page lists the beers and farmhouse ciders and perries that were available at the festival. The cider and perry producers only are listed - each producer supplied multiple products.

For 2005, our main theme was Three Choirs beers & ciders from the Three Counties plus the "Best of British" - our selection of classic beers from small independent breweries throughout the UK.

We offered 3999 gallons of 260 different real ales, 645 gallons of 87 ciders and 26 perries, 870 bottles of cider & perry, 30 gallons fruit wine, 60 bottles table wine, plus 17 cases of apple juice!!

Champion Beer of the Festival was St Peter's Organic Best from Bungay in Suffolk, Runner Up was Goff's White Knight from Winchcombe in Gloucestershire, and Third place went to RCH's Old Slug Porter from Weston-super-Mare in Somerset.

Champion Cider of the Festival was West Croft's Janet's Jungle Juice from Highbridge in Somerset. 2nd place went to Knight's Sweet and 3rd place to Heck's Kingston Black.

Champion Perry of the Festival was John Barker's B.U.R.P from Hallow in Worcestershire. 2nd place went to Dunkertons and 3rd place to Troggi.

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The Beers

Brewery Beer ABV Location
Abbey Ales Bellringer 4.2% Bath.
Abbeydale Absolution 5.3% Sheffield.
An Teallach An Teallach Ale 4.2% Garve, Ross-shire.
An Teallach Kildonan 4.3% Garve, Ross-shire.
Anglo Dutch Ghoulius 4.5% Dewsbury, W Yorks.
Arran Sunset 4.4% Brodick, Arran.
Arran Blonde 5.0% Brodick, Arran.
Arundel Gold 4.2% Arundel, W Sussex.
Atlas Latitude 3.6% Kinlochleven, Argyll.
B&T Shefford Old Dark 5.0% Shefford, Beds.
Badger First Gold 4.2% Blandford, Dorset.
Badger Fursty Ferret 4.4% Blandford, Dorset.
Badger Tanglefoot 4.9% Blandford, Dorset.
Ballards Wassail 6.0% Petersfield, Hants.
Bank Top Smokestack Lightnin 5.0% Bolton, Lancs.
Batemans Dark Mild 3.0% Wainfleet, Lincs.
Batemans Salem Porter 4.8% Wainfleet, Lincs.
Bath Gem 4.1% Bristol.
Bath Wild Hare 5.0% Bristol.
Belhaven Edinburgh Pale Ale 3.4% Dunbar, Lothian.
Beowulf Dark Raven 4.5% Brownhills, Staffs.
Berrow Topsy Turvy 6.0% Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset.
Bobs White Lion 4.3% Wakefield.
Bobs Chardonnayle 5.1% Wakefield.
Box Steam Tunnel Vision 4.2% Chippenham, Wilts.
Box Steam Blind House 4.6% Chippenham, Wilts.
Brains Dark 3.5% Cardiff.
Brakspear Special 4.3% Witney, Oxon.
Brakspear Downpour 4.5% Witney, Oxon.
Brandy Cask Whistling Joe 3.6% Pershore, Worcs.
Brandy Cask Brandysnapper 4.0% Pershore, Worcs.
Brandy Cask John Baker's Original 4.8% Pershore, Worcs.
Breconshire Golden Valley 4.2% Brecon, Powys.
Bridge of Allan Dear Green Place 4.0% Bridge of Allan, Stirling.
Bridge of Allan Glencoe Stout 4.5% Bridge of Allan, Stirling.
Bridge Street Arrow Bitter 4.0% Kington, Herefs.
Bridge Street Quiver 5.0% Kington, Herefs.
Buffys Hopleaf 4.5% Tivetshall St Mary, Norfolk.
Burton Bridge Bridge Bitter 4.2% Burton, Staffs.
Butcombe Gold 4.7% Butcombe, Somerset.
Butts Jester Organic 3.5% Hungerford, Berks.
Cains Dark Mild 3.2% Liverpool.
Cains Lager 5.0% Liverpool.
Cairngorm Tradewinds 4.3% Aviemore, Highlands.
Cairngorm White Lady 4.7% Aviemore, Highlands.
Caledonian Deuchars IPA 3.8% Edinburgh.
Cannon Royall Fruiterers Mild 3.7% Uphampton, Worcs.
Cannon Royall King's Shilling 3.8% Uphampton, Worcs.
Cannon Royall Arrowhead 3.9% Uphampton, Worcs.
Cannon Royall Muzzleloader 4.2% Uphampton, Worcs.
Castle Rock Harvest Pale 3.8% Nottingham.
Cheriton Village Elder 3.8% Cheriton, Hants.
Church End Goats Milk 3.8% Nuneaton, Warwicks.
Church End Baloo the Beer 4.6% Nuneaton, Warwicks.
Coach House Ostlers Summer Pale Ale 4.0% Warrington.
Copper Dragon Best Bitter 3.8% Skipon, N Yorks.
Cotleigh Kookaburra 4.4% Wiveliscombe, Somerset.
Cotswold Spring Olde English Rose 3.8% Chipping Sodbury, Gloucs.
Cotswold Spring Codrington Codger 4.2% Chipping Sodbury, Gloucs.
Cotswold Spring Codrington Royal 4.5% Chipping Sodbury, Gloucs.
Crouch Vale Brewers Gold 4.0% Chelmsford, Essex
Dark Star Over the Moon 3.8% Haywards Heath, W Sussex
Dark Star Espresso Stout 4.2% Haywards Heath, W Sussex
Darwin Blew Cap Pilsner 4.9% Sunderland.
Darwin Cauldron Snout 5.6% Sunderland.
Dent Aviator 4.0% Dent, Cumbria.
Donnington BB 3.6% Donnington, Gloucs.
Donnington XXX 3.6% Donnington, Gloucs.
Donnington SBA 4.4% Donnington, Gloucs.
Dunn Plowman Early Riser 4.0% Kington, Herefs.
Dunn Plowman Sting Honey Beer 4.2% Kington, Herefs.
Dunn Plowman Railway Porter 5.7% Kington, Herefs.
Eastwood and Sanders Beyond the Pale 4.2% Elland, W Yorks.
Eccleshall Slaters Top Totty 4.0% Eccleshall, Staffs.
Elgoods Black Dog Mild 3.6% Wisbech, Cambs.
Elgoods Mad Dog 4.4% Wisbech, Cambs.
Enville Nailmaker Mild 4.0% Enville, W Mids.
Enville Czechmate Saaz 4.2% Enville, W Mids.
Enville Ginger 4.6% Enville, W Mids.
Evan Evans Welsh Ale 4.2% Llandeilo, Glamorgan.
Evan Evans Warrior 4.3% Llandeilo, Glamorgan.
Everards Beacon 3.8% Narborough, Leics.
Exmoor Gold 4.5% Wiveliscombe, Somerset.
Freeminer Strip and at it 4.0% Cinderford, Gloucs.
Freeminer Back Street Heroes 4.8% Cinderford, Gloucs.
Freeminer Slaughter Porter 4.8% Cinderford, Gloucs.
Fullers Discovery 3.9% London.
Fullers London Pride 4.1% London.
Fyfe First Lyte 4.3% Kirkcaldy, Fife
Fyne Pipers Gold 3.8% Cairndow, Argyll
Gales HSB 4.8% Horndean, Hants.
Garton Liquid Lobotomy 8.0% Driffield, E Yorks.
Glastonbury Lady of the Lake 4.2% Somerton, Somerset.
Glastonbury Hedge Monkey 4.6% Somerton, Somerset.
Goffs Jouster 4.0% Winchcombe, Gloucs.
Goffs Tournament 4.0% Winchcombe, Gloucs.
Goffs White Knight 4.7% Winchcombe, Gloucs.
Grainstore Ten Fifty 4.8% Oakham, Rutland.
Grand Union Liberty Blonde 4.2% Hayes, Middlesex
Grand Union English Wheat Beer 4.4% Hayes, Middlesex
Grand Union Honey Porter 4.9% Hayes, Middlesex
Greene King IPA 3.6% Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
Hambleton Bitter 3.6% Thirsk, N Yorks.
Hampshire Ironside 4.2% Romsey, Hants.
Hanby Rainbow Chaser 4.3% Wem, Shropshire.
Harviestoun Bitter and Twisted 3.8% Alva, Clacks.
Harviestoun Schiehallion 4.8% Alva, Clacks.
Hawkshead Best Bitter 4.2% Hawkshead, Cumbria.
Hebridean Seaforth 4.2% Stornoway, Lewis.
Hebridean Islander 4.8% Stornoway, Lewis.
Hesket Newmarket Helvellyn Gold 4.1% Hesket Newmarket, Cumbria
Highgate Dark 3.4% Walsall, W Mids.
Hobsons Mild 3.2% Cleobury Mortimer, Shrops.
Hobsons Best 3.8% Cleobury Mortimer, Shrops.
Hogs Back TEA 4.2% Tongham, Surrey.
Holdens Black Country Bitter 3.8% Dudley, W Mids.
Holts Joseph Holt Bitter 4.0% Manchester.
Hook Norton Best Bitter 3.4% Banbury, Oxon.
Hopback Odyssey 4.0% Downton, Wilts.
Hopback Crop Circle 4.2% Downton, Wilts.
Houston Killellan 3.7% Houston, Renfrews.
Hydes Jekylls Gold 4.3% Manchester.
Inveralmond Ossians Ale 4.1% Inveralmond, Perth.
Isle of Skye Cuillin Beast 7.0% Uig, Skye.
Isle of Skye Hebridean Gold 4.3% Uig, Skye.
Itchen Valley Pure Gold 4.8% Alresford, Hants.
Jennings Sneck Lifter 5.1% Cockermouth, Cumbria.
Kelham Island Pale Rider 5.2% Sheffield.
Kinver Golden Summer 4.0% Kinver, Staffs.
Kinver Edge 4.2% Kinver, Staffs.
Kinver Caveman 5.0% Kinver, Staffs.
Lancaster Lancaster Duchy 3.9% Lancaster.
Lancaster JSB 4.3% Lancaster.
Lees Bitter 4.0% Manchester.
Malvern Hills Malvern Pride 4.1% Malvern, Worcs.
Malvern Hills Preissnitz Plzen 4.3% Malvern, Worcs.
Malvern Hills Black Pear 4.4% Malvern, Worcs.
Marches Dormington Gold 4.5% Dormington, Herefs.
Mauldons Black Adder 5.3% Sudbury, Suffolk.
Mayfields Pioneer 3.9% Bishops Frome, Herefs.
Mayfields Drovers Gold 4.3% Bishops Frome, Herefs.
Mighty Oak Mauldon Gold 3.8% Maldon, Essex.
Milk Street Mermaid 4.1% Frome, Somerset.
Millstone Windy Miller 4.1% Mossley, Lancashire
Millstone True Grit 5.0% Mossley, Lancashire
Moles Rucking Mole 4.5% Melksham, Wilts.
Moorhouses Pendle Witches Brew 5.2% Burnley.
Mordue Workie Ticket 4.5% Shiremoor, Tyne&Wear.
Nethergate IPA 3.5% Cavendish, Suffolk.
Newmans Woolly Mammoth Weis 4.5% Banwell, Somerset
Newmans Bite IPA 4.6% Banwell, Somerset
North Cotswold Pig Brook 4.5% Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucs.
North Cotswold Summer Solstice 4.8% Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucs.
Oakham JHB 3.8% Peterborough, Cambs.
Oakham Atilla the Hun 7.6% Peterborough, Cambs.
Oakleaf Nuptu'ale 4.2% Gosport, Hants.
Oakleaf Eichenblatt Bitte 5.4% Gosport, Hants.
O'Hanlons Port Stout 4.8% Whimple, Devon.
Okells Mac Lir 4.4% Douglas, Isle of Man.
Oldershaw Regal Blonde 4.4% Grantham, Lincs.
O'Malleys Lager 4.0% Kilkenny, Eire
O'Malleys Old Town Ale 4.5% Kilkenny, Eire
Orkney Dark Island 4.6% Quoyloo, Orkney
Orkney Skullsplitter 8.5% Quoyloo, Orkney.
Ossett Silver King 4.3% Ossett, W Yorks.
Otter Bright 4.3% Honiton, Devon.
Phoenix Wobbly Bob 6.0% Rochdale.
Pictish Brewers Gold 3.8% Rochdale.
Pitfield East Kent Goldings 4.2% London.
Potton Village Bike 4.3% Sandy, Beds.
Ramsbury Gold 4.5% Marlborough, Wilts.
Randalls Wycked Pale Ale 4.2% St Peter Port, Guernsey.
Randalls Envy Bitter 4.8% St Peter Port, Guernsey.
RCH Pitchfork 4.3% Weston-s-Mare, Somerset.
RCH Old Slug Porter 4.5% Weston-s-Mare, Somerset.
Rebellion Blonde 4.3% Marlow Bottom, Bucks.
Ringwood Best 3.8% Ringwood, Hants.
Robinsons Unicorn Best Bitter 4.2% Stockport.
Robinsons Old Tom 8.5% Stockport.
Roosters Yankee 4.3% Knaresborough, N Yorks.
Salamander Perseus 3.8% Bradford.
Salopian Lemon Dream 4.5% Shrewsbury, Shrops.
Salopian Golden Thread 5.0% Shrewsbury, Shrops.
Sarah Hughes Dark Ruby Mild 6.0% Sedgeley, W Mids.
Severn Vale Vale Ale 4.2% Gloucs.
Sharps Doom Bar 4.0% Rock, Cornwall.
Shepherd Neame Goldings 4.3% Faversham, Kent.
Shoes Norton Ale 3.6% Norton Canon, Herefs.
Shoes Canon Bitter 4.1% Norton Canon, Herefs.
Shoes Taploes Tipple 6.0% Norton Canon, Herefs.
Six Bells Goldings Best Bitter 4.0% Bishop’s Castle, Shrops.
Six Bells Duck and Dive 4.6% Bishop’s Castle, Shrops.
Skinners Heligan Honey 4.0% Truro, Cornwall.
Skinners Davy Jones Knocker 5.0% Truro, Cornwall.
Smiles Best 4.1% Bristol.
Spectrum XXXX 4.5% Wymondham, Norfolk.
Spinning Dog Herefordshire Organic 3.8% Hereford.
Spinning Dog Herefordshire Owd Bull 3.9% Hereford.
St Austell Tinners 3.7% St Austell, Cornwall
St Georges Maidens Saviour 3.7% Callow End, Worcs.
St Georges Pear Drop 3.7% Callow End, Worcs.
St Georges Valour 4.3% Callow End, Worcs.
St Peters Organic Best 4.1% Bungay, Suffolk.
St Peters Grapefruit 4.7% Bungay, Suffolk.
Stanway Cotteswold Gold 3.9% Stanway, Gloucs.
Stanway Stanney Bitter 4.5% Stanway, Gloucs.
Suddabys Lavender Beer 4.2% Malton, N Yorks.
Taylors Golden Best 3.5% Keighley, W Yorks.
Teignworthy Reel Ale 4.0% Newton Abbot, Devon.
Teme Valley T'Other 3.5% Knightwick, Worcs.
Teme Valley This 3.7% Knightwick, Worcs.
Teme Valley Three Pears 3.8% Knightwick, Worcs.
Three Bs Tacklers Tipple 4.3% Blackburn.
Three Tuns John Roberts XXX 4.3% Bishop’s Castle, Shrops.
Three Tuns John Roberts Solstice 4.7% Bishop’s Castle, Shrops.
Three Tuns John Roberts Old Scrooge 6.0% Bishop’s Castle, Shrops.
Thwaites Lancaster Bomber 4.4% Blackburn.
Titanic Iceberg 4.1% Stoke on Trent.
Tomos Watkin Cwrw Haf 4.2% Swansea.
Tower Bitter 4.2% Burton-on-Trent.
Traquair Stuart 4.5% Innerleithen, Peebles.
Tring Tom Deacon's Best 4.3% Tring, Herts.
Triple FFF Moondance 4.2% Alton, Hants.
Uley Laurie Lees 4.5% Uley, Gloucs.
Uley Pigs Ear 5.0% Uley, Gloucs.
Vale Black Beauty 4.3% Haddenham, Bucks.
Valhalla Sjolmet Stout 5.0% Unst, Shetland
Weatheroak Light Oak 3.6% Alvechurch, Worcs.
Weatheroak Weatheroak Ale 4.1% Alvechurch, Worcs.
Weatheroak Keystone Hops 5.0% Alvechurch, Worcs.
Wells Bombardier 4.3% Bedford.
Wentworth Needles Eye 3.5% Rotherham.
West Berkshire Good Old Boy 4.0% Yattendon, Berks.
White Horse Oxfordshire Bitter 3.7% Stanford, Oxon.
White Star Crafty Shag 4.1% Southampton.
Whitstable IPA 4.1% Grafty Green, Kent.
Whittington's Nine Lives 3.6% Newent, Gloucs.
Whittington's Summer Pale 4.0% Newent, Gloucs.
Whittington's Cats Whiskers 4.2% Newent, Gloucs.
Wickwar Mr Perretts Stout 5.9% Wickwar, Gloucs.
Wickwar Station Porter 6.1% Wickwar, Gloucs.
Wilds Wild One 4.1% Weobley, Herefs.
Wilds Wild Summer 4.2% Weobley, Herefs.
Wilds Wild SX 4.2% Weobley, Herefs.
Williams Bros Gold 3.9% Alloa, Clacks.
Williams Bros Fraoch 4.1% Alloa, Clacks.
Wolf Straw Dog 4.5% Attleborough, Norfolk.
Wood Quaff 3.7% Wistanstow, Shrops.
Woodfordes Wherry 3.8% Woodbastwick, Norfolk.
Woodlands Summer Festival 4.2% Nantwich, Cheshire.
Wychwood Hobgoblin 5.0% Witney, Oxon.
Wye Valley Country Pale Ale 3.2% Stoke Lacy, Herefs.
Wye Valley HPA 4.0% Stoke Lacy, Herefs.
Wye Valley Dorothy Goodbody's Wholesome Stout 4.6% Stoke Lacy, Herefs.
Wylam Bohemia Pilsner 4.6% Heddon on the Wall, Northumberland.
Wyre Piddle Piddle in the Hole 3.9% Wyre Piddle, Worcs.
Wyre Piddle Piddle in the Sun 5.0% Wyre Piddle, Worcs.
York Yorskhire Terrier 4.2% York.
York Centurions Ghost 5.4% York.
Youngs Bitter 3.7% London.

The Cider & Perry

Most of the cider and perry this year came from producers in the Three Counties, some of which we have never had at a Worcester Beer and Cider Festival before.

Cider
Avonbank, Pershore, Worcestershire
Barboune, Worcester, Worcestershire
Barnfield, Broadway, Worcestershire
Barkers, Hallow, Worcestershire
Biddenden, Biddenden, Kent
Brains, Littledean, Gloucestershire
Brook Apple, Rencomb, Gloucestershire
Brook Farm, Wigmore, Herefordshire
Broome Farm, Peterstow, Herefordshire
Burrow Hill, Burrow Hill, Somerset
Butford, Bodenham, Herefordshire
Clives, Upton Upon Severn, Worcestershire
Crossman, Hewish, Somerset
Dewchurch, Much Dewchurch, Herefordshire
Dunkertons, Luntley, Herefordshire
Fernihough's, Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire
Grafton, Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire
Greatoak, Eardisley, Herefordshire
Gregg's Pit, Much Marcle, Herefordshire
Gwatkin, Abbey Dore, Herefordshire
Hartlands, Tirley, Gloucestershire
Hecks, Street, Somerset
Henney's, Bishops Frome, Herefordshire
Knights, Storridge, Worcestershire
Lyne Down, Much Marcle, Herefordshire
Minchews, Aston Cross, Gloucestershire
Newton Court, Leominster, Herefordshire
Nick Bull, Awre, Gloucestershire
Norbury's, Storridge, Worcestershire
Olivers, Ocle Pychard, Herefordshire
Orchards, Brockweir, Gloucestershire
Prinknash, Cranham, Gloucestershire
Prospect, Dormington, Herefordshire
Ralph's, New Radnor, Radnorshire
Rathay's Old Goat, Sutton St. Nicholas, Herefordshire
Rich, Watchfield, Somerset
Riddle, Thornbury, Gloucestershire
Shortwood Farm, Pencombe, Herefordshire
Tardebigge, Tutnall, Worcestershire
Tilley's, Gotherington, Gloucestershire
Thatchers, Sandford, Somerset
Troggi, Earlswood, Gwent.
West Croft, Highbridge, Somerset
Westons, Much Marcle, Herefordshire
Wilkins, Mudgley, Somerset

Perry
Barkers, Hallow, Worcestershire
Brook Apple, Rencomb, Gloucestershire
Broome Farm, Peterstow, Herefordshire
Butford, Bodenham, Herefordshire
Dunkertons, Luntley, Herefordshire
Gregg's Pit, Much Marcle, Herefordshire
Gwatkin, Abbey Dore, Herefordshire
Hartlands, Tirley, Gloucestershire
Hecks, Street, Somerset
Lyne Down, Much Marcle, Herefordshire
Minchews, Aston Cross, Gloucestershire
Newton Court, Leominster, Herefordshire
Norbury's, Storridge, Worcestershire
Olivers, Ocle Pychard, Herefordshire
Orchards, Brockweir, Gloucestershire
Prinknash, Cranham, Gloucestershire
Ralph's, New Radnor, Radnorshire
Troggi, Earlswood, Gwent.
Westons, Much Marcle, Herefordshire

Bottle Products
Avonbank, Pershore, Worcestershire
Brook Apple, Rencomb, Gloucestershire
Broome Farm, Peterstow, Herefordshire
Burrow Hill, Burrow Hill, Somerset
Butford, Bodenham, Herefordshire
Clives, Upton Upon Severn, Worcestershire
Dunkertons, Luntley, Herefordshire
Fernihough's, Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire
Gregg's Pit, Much Marcle, Herefordshire
Gwatkin, Abbey Dore, Herefordshire
Hecks, Street, Somerset
Henney's, Bishops Frome, Herefordshire
Knights, Storridge, Worcestershire
Lyne Down, Much Marcle, Herefordshire
Minchews, Aston Cross, Gloucestershire
Newton Court, Leominster, Herefordshire
Norbury's, Storridge, Worcestershire
Olivers, Ocle Pychard, Herefordshire
Orchards, Brockweir, Gloucestershire
Prinknash, Cranham, Gloucestershire
Rich, Watchfield, Somerset
Thatchers, Sandford, Somerset
Troggi, Earlswood, Gwent.

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