Solihull Beer Festival 2010
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.
Session Beers
 Castle Rock, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire Harvest Pale 3.8%
Pale yellow beer, full of hop aroma and flavour. Refreshing with a mellowing aftertaste. CAMRA Champion Beer of Britain voted at the Great British Beer Festival, August 2010.
 Church End, Nuneaton, Warwickshire Solihull Surprise 4%
An amber best bitter, well balanced and full bodied. A special ale just for the Solihull Beer Festival.
Elland, Elland, West Yorkshire Best Bitter 4%
Creamy, yellow, hoppy ale with hints of citrus fruits. Pleasantly strong bitter aftertaste.
Empire, Slaithwaite, West Yorkshire Strikes Back 4%
Pale golden bitter with a hoppy aroma and good hop and malt balance with a citrus flavour, very light on the palate.
Green Mill, Rochdale, Greater Manchester Gold 3.6%
A quaffable, golden session bitter.
Leeds, Leeds, West Yorkshire First Harvest 3.7%
Golden ale, bitter with a light hoppy finish.
Malvern Hills, Malvern, Worcestershire Feelgood 3.8%
A light frothy beer that lives up to its name, with a floral spicy aroma and good bittering quality.
Milk Street, Frome, Somerset Cobble Wobble 4%
Golden in colour, this summertime beer, brewed with locally sourced malt and English Golding hops, has a full bodied crisp malty base and notes of lime. The finish is refreshing, clean and dry. Brewed to celebrate the time trial up St Catherine Hill, Frome.
Millstone, Oldham, Greater Manchester Tiger Rut 4%
A pale, hoppy ale with a distinctive citrus/grapefruit aroma.
Phoenix, Heywood, Greater Manchester Monkeytown Mild 3.9%
Dark mild ale. Deep roast flavour balanced with traditional Goldings hops.
Silhill, 3.7 Per Cent Premium Session Ale 3.7%
First time out of the brewery. A full flavoured amber session ale.
Silhill, 4.0 Per Cent Pale Ale 4%
A pale ale with a light and refreshing full hopped taste.
Six Bells, Bishops Castle, Shropshire Goldings Best Bitter 4%
Made entirely with Goldings hops; moderately hoppy with a distinctive aroma.
Slaters, Stafford, Staffordshire Why Knot 3.8%
A golden bitter brewed with English Challenger and Whitbread Golding hops with Burtonised Staffordshire water to produce a traditional session bitter where malt and hops are balanced together to a long pleasant astringency.
Windsor Castle, Lye, Stourrbridge, West MIdlands Red House Mild 4%
Traditional Black Country Mild, with hints of chocolate. A dry finish compliments the aroma of the Goldings Hops.
Best Bitters
Blackwater, Stourbridge, West Midlands Darkness 4.3%
A robust dark ale with a pronounced malt characteristic, smooth fruity hop aromas evolve through the palate. Ends with a dry refreshing finish.
 Bob's, Healey, West Yorkshire White Lion 4.3%
Pale, flowery, lager style beer that uses hops from the Yakima Valley in Washington State.
Celt, Caerphilly, Glamorgan, Wales Native Storm 4.4%
A robust mid brown ale full of spicy and biscuit flavours, It has a refreshing mouthfeel complemented by a powerful presense of fresh hoppy aromas. The complex range of ingredients coupled with a long dry hop finish result in a delicious and moreish Welsh ale.
Evan Evans, Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire, Wales Warriior 4.6%
Distinctive full bodied with malty, fruity and dry hop palette. A classic medium strength premium ale.
Exmoor, Wiveliscombe, Somerset Fox 4.2%
A mid-brown beer; the slight maltiness on the tongue is followed by a burst of hops with a lingering bittersweet aftertaste.
Hop Back, Downton, Salisbury, Wiltshire Brewers' Challenge 4.3%
A golden brew with Northdown, Fuggles and Goldings hops.
North Cotswold, Stretton-on-Fosse, Warwickdhire Sorachi 4.3%
A clear, crisp bitter brewed with lager malt, rice and Sorachi hops.
Pictish, Rochdale, Greater Manchester Bravo 4.7%
A pale, hoppy beer brewed with Bravo hops.
Ossett, Ossett, West Yorkshire Silver King 4.3%
A lager style beer with a crisp, dry flavour and citrus fruity aroma.
Salopian, Shrewsbury, Shropshire Hoptwister 4.5%
A premium bitter with a citrus flavour and complex hop finish. Refreshing and crisp.
Saltaire, Shipley, West Yorkshire Cascade 4.8%
American style pale ale with the floral aromas and strong bitterness of Cascade and Centennial hops.
Sheffield Beer Works, Sheffield, South Yorkshire Dr. Morton's Break Fluid 4.4%
A complex blend of pale malts gives a strong caramel and biscuit base to this beer, complemented by earthy, spicy character from the Brewers Gold hops. A bitter finish with a little residual sweetness gives the beer a perfect balance.
White Rose, Sheffield, South Yorkshire Autumn Glory 4.2%
Pale and dry with hints of citrus.
Strong Beers / Old Ales
Acorn, Barnsley, South Yorkshire Pacific Jade IPA 5%
A single hop IPA with a herbal infusion of fresh citrus and crushed black pepper.
Bank Top, Bolton, Lancashire Port O Call 5%
Dark brown beer with a malty, fruity aroma. Malt, roast and dark fruits in the bittersweet taste and finish.
Box Steam, Colerne, Wiltshire Piston Broke 5%
A subtle, single-hopped, golden-coloured beer with a hoppy aroma and dry finish.
 Country Life, Bideford, Devon Black Boar Ruby Porter 5%
This porter has a light, refreshing mouthful and a delicate rather than beefy body.
Crown, Sheffield, South Yorkshire Black Jack Stout 5%
Jet black, rich tasting, bitter yet smooth.
Derventio, Trusley, Derbyshire Cleopatra 5%
A complex beer, rounded off with First Gold hops and a hint of apricot.
Elland, Elland, West Yorkshire Space 5.6%
Dry with subtle hints of citrus and caramel.
Enville, Stourbridge, West Midlands Old Porter 4.5%
Black with a creamy head and sulphurous aroma. Sweet and fruity start with touches of spice. Good balance between sweet and bitter, but hops dominate the finish.
Salamander, Bradford, West Yorkshire Werewolf Porter 4.8%
Dark ale with a pleasant blend of sweet porter and burnt stout flavours.
To be treated with caution!
BrewDog, Fraserburgh, Aberdeen and Grampian, Scotland Punk IPA 6%
This trans-atlantic fusion IPA is light golden in colour with tropical fruits and light caramel on the nose. The palate soon becomes assertive and resinous with the New Zealand hops balanced by the biscuit malt. The finish is aggressive and dry with the hops emerging over the warming alcohol. This fresh, full flavour natural beer is BrewDog's tribute to the classic IPAs of yester-year. The post modern twist is the addition of amazing fruity hops giving an explosion of tropical fruit flavours and a sharp bitter finish.
East Coast, Filey, North Yorkshire Empress of India 6%
Light coloured and easily drinkable fruity and hoppy beer with a complex bitter palate.
Exmoor, Wiveliscombe, Somerset Beast 6.6%
A dark beer brewed with chocolate and crystal malts.
Cider and Perry
 Rich's, Highbridge, Somerset Medium Cider 6?%
Powerful stuff... another one to treat with caution.
Rich's, Highbridge, Somerset Dry Cider 7%
Take care with this one as well!
Heck's, Street, Somerset Perry 6?%
More of the powerful stuff again... respect it!
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