The Royal Beer Festival 2013 - Beers Available Page 1

Brief notes on the beers available at this years Royal Beer Festival. 

Click on the brewery logo to be taken to the relevant website for more details. Please note, beers available are subject to change - keep coming back for updates!

From Allgates Brewery

Challenger ABV 4.0% Hoppy, Blonde beer with lots of fruity flavours

From The Burscough Brewing Company Ltd.

Priory Gold.  ABV 3.8%, A golden session ale with a light body and moderate bitterness. The initial sweet. hoppy finish gives way to a citrus aroma with hints of pine and lemon.  

Mere Blonde. ABV 4.0%, A pale full flavoured thirst quenching golden ale with a light bitterness and a prominent citrus hop aroma. The malt undertones in the body are complimented by a full hop flavour which gives way to a massive, almost grapefruit like finish.

From The Southport Brewery

High Tide - 4.2% ABV Hoppy,golden best bitter. Brewed especially for the spring tides

Golden Sands - 4% ABV Golden coloured bitter, triple hopped with a citrus flavour. A favourite summer drink.

From Bank Top Brewery in Bolton

Flat Cap Bitter with an ABV of 4.0%, a citrus aroma and a hoppy citrus finish

Dark Mild 4.0% ABV a full bodied dark mild with a malt and roast aroma.

FromThe Hawkshead Brewery

Windermere Pale Ale, a light blonde beer with an ABV of 3.5%. Low gravity, very pale, very hoppy.Maris Otter Pale Ale malt with a bit of wheat. Loads of fruity hop flavours from a medley of traditional and modern hops. The signature aroma hop is Citra.

From the Coniston Brewing Company

Bluebird Bitter - 3.6% ABV, Malt - Maris Otter pale malt and crystal malt, Hops - Challenger. A wonderful beer. It is exceedingly pale (21-22 units colour), with just a hint of colour in its cheeks from the dash of crystal malt. It has a massive orange fruit aroma from the challengers, balanced by biscuity malt.

From the The Rudgate Brewery

Rudgate Battleaxe - with an AVB of 4.2%  and made with Halcyon pale malt, crystal malt, chocolate malt. Challenger and East Kent Goldings hops this is a robust and easy drinking premium bitter from York.

From the Crouch Vale Brewery

Brewers Gold ABV 4.0% Supreme Champion Beer of Britain at the Great British Beer Festival 2005 and 2006, this is a pale, refreshing and hoppy beer with gorgeous aromas of tropical fruits.

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