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Solihull Beer Festival 2011
CAMRA supports sensible drinking, so please be aware that the higher figures in % given below equate to more alcoholic content. Some low gravity beers can have more flavour than the higher, we do encourage you to try them. CAMRA Solihull acknowledges CAMRA's Good Beer Guide and brewery websites for beer descriptions.
The LocAle logo signifies that the beer was brewed within 25 miles of the festival. CAMRA's LocAle scheme helps to support the local economy, preserve the environment and give drinkers more choice and diversity.
 East Coast, Filey, North Yorkshire Hoppers 17 TBA%
Also hoppy golden ale.
Session Beers
Abbeydale, Sheffield, South Yorkshire Daily Bread 3.8%
A classic English bitter. Well-balanced, copper coloured beer with malty flavours and a smooth bitter finish. Subtle hop characteristics from traditional Fuggles hops.
 AllGates, Wigan, Lancashire Napoleon's Retreat 3.9%
A deep golden/copper-coloured traditional session bitter.
Bank Top, Bolton, Lancashire Dark Mild 4%
Dark brown beer with a malt and roast aroma. Smooth mouthfeel, with malt, roast malt and hops prominent throughout.
Copper Dragon, Skipton, North Yorkshire Golden Pippin 3.9%
A citrus aroma and flavour, characteristic of American Cascade hops. The dry, bitter astringency increases in the aftertaste.
Cotleigh, Wiveliscombe, Somerset Tawny Owl 3.8%
Well balanced, tawny-coloured bitter with plenty of malt and fruitiness on the nose, and malt to the fore in the taste, followed by hop fruit, developing to a satisfying bitter finish.
Enville, Enville, West Midlands Chainmaker Mild 3.6%
A classic style mild, dark and well balanced with a hop aroma and underlying sweetness which, combined with the smooth malty finish, makes it an excellent example of a traditional Black Country mild.
Great Oakley, Great Oakley, Northamptonshire Wagtail 3.9%
Light coloured with a unique bitterness derived from New Zealand hops.
Hereford, Hereford, Herefordshire Herefordshire Light Ale 4%
Crisp, light and refreshing made with Herefordshire hops.
Kelham Island, Sheffield, South Yorkshire Pride of Sheffield 4%
A full-flavoured amber coloured bitter.
Little Valley, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire Withens IPA 3.9%
Creamy, gold-coloured, refreshing light ale. Floral, spicy aroma, lighty flavoured with hints of lemon and grapefruit. Clean, bitter aftertaste.
Millstone, Oldham, Greater Manchester Vale Mill 3.9%
A pale gold session bitter with a floral and spicy aroma building upon a crisp and refreshing taste.
Salopian, Shrewsbury, Shropshire Oracle 4%
A crisp golden ale with a striking hop profile. Dry and refreshing with a long-balanced aromatic finish.
Two Roses, Barensley, South Yorkshire Full Nelson 3.8%
A light hoppy session ale, with a beautiful nose with hints of mandarin from the Nelson Sauvin hops
Welbeck Abbey, Welbeck, Nottinghamshire Henrietta 3.6%
A light golden ale, crammed full of hop character. There's a good bitter note from Challenger hops which balances the citrus and grassy nose from Willamette and Hallertaur Brewers Gold.
Best Bitters
Brown Cow, Selby, North Yorkshire Captain Oakley Mild 4.5%
A dark mild with complex mix of malts an oats. Well-balanced with undertones of coffee and chocolate.
Cairngorm, Aviemore, Highlands, Scotland Trade Winds 4.3%
A massive citrus fruit, hop and elderflower nose leads to hints of grapefruit and apricot in the mouth. The exceptional bittersweetness in the taste lasts through the long, lingering aftertaste.
Church End, Ridge Lane, Nuneaton, Warwickshire Sea Horse 4.2%
Four different hops in this brew produces a mid brown, very hoppy bitter.
Downton, Downton, Wiltshire German Pale Ale 4.2%
Four varieties of German hops (Perle, Tettnang, Mittlefruh, and Spalter Select) add herbal, floral flavours and a fresh aroma to this golden coloured bitter.
Full Mash, Stapleford, Nottinghamshire Spiritualist 4.3%
A reddish-brown traditional malty best bitter with delicate hop flavours
Leeds, Leeds, West Yorkshire Best 4.3%
A full flavoured, moderately hoppy beer, balanced with malt, leading to a slightly hoppy, lingering bitter aftertaste.
Mallard, Maythorne, Nottinghamshire Spec Duckular 4.2%
A golden ale with a malty and rounded mouthfeel. Made from three different hops.
Newby Wyke, Grantham,Lincolnshire KIngston Topaz 4.2%
A single hopped ale with floral undertones.
Old Mill, Snaith, East Yorkshire Curiosity 4.5%
Slightly sweet amber brew, malty to start with. Malt flavours all the way through.
Outstanding, Bury, Lancashire SOS 4.5%
Light brown bitter, dry and intensely bitter.
Ramsbury, Marlborough, Wiltshire Flint Knapper 4.2%
Rich amber in colour with a malty taste
 Timothy Taylor, Keighley, West Yorkshire Ram Tam 4.3%
Caramel combines well with malt and hops to produce a well-balanced black beer with red hints and coffee-coloured head.
Two Towers, Hockley, Birmingham, West Midlands Hockley Gold 4.1%
A malty bitter with a slightly darker, richer flavour, offering a nutty finish arising from a combination of malts and a careful blend of two traditional hops.
Strong Beers / Old Ales
Acorn, Barnsley, South Yorkshire Warrior IPA 5%
Full of hop and fruit aromas. A hoppy dry and fresh citrus fruit and bitter flavour leads to a crisp citrus, hoppy finish.
 Buxton, Buxton, Derbyshire Blonde 4.6%
Clear, crisp and malty, mashed with a blend of barley and wheat for a zesty, fruity character.
Church End, Ridge Lane, Nuneaton, Warwikshire Lemon Ale 5%
Pale, citrus hop notes backed up with real lemon.
Elland, Ellland, West Yorkshire Moonbeam Rider 4.7%
A refreshing lager style beer brewed with German lager malt and roast wheat. Pale, strong and thirst quenching.
Exmoor, Wiveliscombe, Somerset Stag 5.2%
A pale brown beer, with a malty taste and aroma, and a bitter finish.
Kinver, Kinver, Staffordshire Greene Helle Wheatley 4.8%
A wheat beer.
Mallinsons, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire Castle Hill 4.6%
A golden-coloured premium bitter, hoppy with citrus tones.
Orkney, Orkney, Scotland Dark Island 4.6%
The roast malt and chocolate character varies, making the beer hard to categorise as a stout or an old ale. A sweetish roast malt taste leads to a long-lasting roasted, slightly bitter, dry finish.
Phoenix, Heywood, Lancashire Thirsty Moon 4.6%
Tawny beer with a fresh citrus aroma. Hoppy, fruity and malty with a dry, hoppy finish.
Thornbridge, Bakewell, Derbyshire Chiron 5%
A subtle spicy aroma with citrus notes from the hops, balanced by biscuity malt and tart citrus fruits. Well balanced and refreshing
Two Towers, Hockley, Birmingham, West Midlands BSA 5.4%
A malty, strong bitter with a full body.
To be treated with caution!
Anglo Dutch, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire Tabatha the Knackered 6%
Golden, Belgian-style Tripel with a strong fruity, hoppy and bitter character. Powerful and warming, slightly thinnish, with a bitter, dry finish.
Cider and Perry
 Gwynt y Ddraig, Pontypridd, Glamorgan, South Wales Farmhouse Dry Cider 6.5%
A dry oak finished cider as dry as they come, definitely for the cider connoisseur
Gwynt y Ddraig, Pontypridd, Glamorgan, South Wales Farmhouse Sweet Perry 5%
No tasting notes available.
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