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A big thank-you to Andy SalesOur usual festival organiser, beer and brewery co-ordinator for the last 15 years, has not been able tobe involved this time around. In recognition of his past efforts, we in Leicester CAMRA would like offerAndy our sincere thanks and wish him well for the future.What is CAMRA?CAMRA, the Campaign for Real Ale, is an independent,voluntary, consumer organisation which campaigns forreal ale, real pubs and consumer rights.Membership is open to all individuals although corporateentities such as breweries and pubs are not members;we currently have approx 159,000 individual membersnationally and our ‘Leicester Branch’ currently has over1,700 members.CAMRA is governed by a voluntary unpaid nationalexecutive, elected by the membership. We have abranch structure which means that all members canjoin a local CAMRA branch and campaign and socialiselocally. There are around 200 branches covering theUK and many of the branches run local beer festivals,publish local newsletters and run social events to pubsand breweries.Although we are a volunteer-led organisation there isalso a small professional staff of twenty-five responsiblefor central campaigning, research, membership services,publishing, marketing and administration. CAMRA isfinanced through membership subscriptions, sales ofproducts such as books and sweatshirts, and fromthe proceeds of beer festivals. We are a not-for-profitcompany, limited by guarantee and our accounts arelodged annually with Companies House.CAMRA’s Success StoryCAMRA is the most successful single issue consumercampaign group in Britain and is in its 42nd year ofcampaigning. If CAMRA had not been formed to savereal ale then this classic, great-tasting British drinkwould have become extinct. Since its formation in 1971CAMRA has achieved the following:• In the 1970s CAMRA successfully fought the effortsof the big brewers to replace traditional ales withtasteless keg beers.• In the 1980s CAMRA lobbied against the lack ofchoice in Britain’s pubs. In 1989 the Governmentresponded with wide reaching reforms called theBeer Orders. The Beer Orders forced the big sixbrewers to sell or free from the tie over 11,000 aswell as introducing the Guest Beer provision.• In the 1990s CAMRA actively encouraged andsupported real ale resurgence. During the decadeCAMRA thwarted efforts by the EU Commission toabolish Britain’s Guest Beer provision.• Since 2000 CAMRA has succeeded in campaigningfor the:– Extension of mandatory rate relief to publichouses– Reform of the outdated licensing laws inEngland and Wales leading to a more flexiblelicensing system– Introduction of reduced excise duty for smallbrewers which means that small brewers are ableto compete on a more level playing field with thelarge brewers– Abolition of the Beer Duty Escalator in 2013.• CAMRA has run literally thousands of initiatives topromote and safeguard real ale and pubs includingstaging beer festivals, publishing books and guides,running Community Pubs Week and the Saving YourLocal Pub which was launched by Prince Charles,producing a generic beer campaign, holding regularpromotions for endangered beer styles and cider,producing national and regional inventories forpubs with interiors of historical significance andmuch more.Why not join us? See one of our volunteers on themembership stall; they will be pleased to give you furtherinformation on how you can join our 1,600 LeicesterBranch members. See also the benefits of joining CAMRA.We have regular branch meetings and an activesocial calendar; ranging from presentation of ‘Pub of theMonth’ awards to deservinglicensees, to ‘days out’ pub and brewery trips by coach/train. See our publication ‘The Leicester Drinker’ in anyof the local real ale pubs and get a handle on the localbeer scene!4LEICESTER BEER FESTIVAL 2015LEICESTER BEER FESTIVAL 20155

this time confirming it as part of England’sstatute law.The charter became part of English political lifeand was typically renewed by each monarch inturn, although as time went by and the fledglingEnglish Parliament passed new laws, it lost someof its practical significance. At the end of the16th century there was an upsurge in interestin Magna Carta. Lawyers and historians at thetime believed that there was an ancient Englishconstitution, going back to the days of theAnglo-Saxons, that protected individual Englishfreedoms. They argued that the Norman invasionof 1066 had overthrown these rights, and thatMagna Carta had been a popular attempt torestore them, making the charter an essentialfoundation for the contemporary powers ofParliament and legal principles such as habeascorpus. Although this historical account wasbadly flawed, jurists such as Sir Edward Cokeused Magna Carta extensively in the early 17thcentury, arguing against the divine right of kingspropounded by the Stuart monarchs. Both JamesI and his son Charles I attempted to suppress thediscussion of Magna Carta, until the issue wascurtailed by the English Civil War of the 1640sand the execution of Charles.The political myth of Magna Carta and itsprotection of ancient personal liberties persistedafter the Glorious Revolution of 1688 until wellinto the 19th century. It influenced the earlyAmerican colonists and the formation of theUnited States American Constitution in 1789. Itremained a powerful, iconic document, evenafter almost all of its content was repealed fromthe statute books in the 19th and 20th centuries.Magna Carta still forms an important symbolof liberty today, often cited by politicians andcampaigners, and is held in great respect by theBritish and American legal communities.Four examples of the original 1215 charterremain in existence, held by the British Libraryand the cathedrals of Lincoln and Salisbury. Allfour were displayed together at the British Libraryfor one day on 3 February 2015, to mark the800th anniversary.1415 AGINCOURT/AZINCOURTThe Battle of Agincourt was a major Englishvictory in the Hundred Years’ War and effectivelyended the war. The battle occurred on Friday,25 October 1415 (Saint Crispin’s Day), nearmodern-day Azincourt, in northern France. HenryV’s victory at Agincourt, against a numericallysuperior French army, crippled France and starteda new period in the war during which Henrymarried the French king’s daughter and thenHenry’s son, Henry VI, was made heir to thethrone of France.Henry V led his troops into battle and participatedin hand-to-hand fighting. The French king ofthe time, Charles VI, did not command theFrench army himself as he suffered fromsevere, repeating illnesses and moderatemental incapacitation. Instead, the French werecommanded by Constable Charles d’Albret andvarious prominent French noblemen of theArmagnac party.The battle is notable for the use of the Englishlongbow, which Henry used in very largenumbers, with English and Welsh archersforming most of his army. The battle is alsothe centrepiece of the play Henry V, by WilliamShakespeare.1515 WOLSEY BECOMES A CARDINALAND LORD CHANCELLOR OF ENGLANDThomas Wolsey (c. March 1473– 29 November1530; sometimes spelled Woolsey) was an Englishpolitical figure and cardinal of the Roman CatholicChurch. When Henry VIII became King of Englandin 1509, Wolsey became the King’s almoner.Wolsey’s affairs prospered, and by 1514 he wasthe controlling figure in virtually all matters ofstate and was extremely powerful within theChurch. The highest political position he attainedwas Lord Chancellor, the King’s chief adviser. Inthat position, he enjoyed great freedom, and wasoften depicted as an alter rex (other king). Despitehis expansive power as the King’s “right-handman”, he fell out of favour due to his failure tonegotiate an annulment of Henry’s marriage toCatherine of Aragon. He was ultimately strippedof his government posts and retreated to York tooversee his clerical duties as Archbishop of York, apost he nominally held but never exercised duringhis many years in government. He was recalledto London to answer to charges of treason (acommon charge used by Henry against ministerswho fell out of favour), but died en route ofnatural causes before arriving in London.Within the Church, he became Archbishop ofYork, the second most important seat in England,and then was made a cardinal in 1515, givinghim precedence, even over the Archbishop ofCanterbury. His main legacy is from his interestin architecture, in particular his old home ofHampton Court Palace, which stands today.He died at Leicester on 29 November 1530,around the age of 60. In keeping with his practiceof erecting magnificent buildings at HamptonCourt, Westminster and Oxford, Wolsey hadplanned a magnificent tomb at Windsor but hewas buried in Leicester Abbey (now Abbey Park)without a monument. After his own even granderplans fell through, Henry VIII eventually intendedthe impressive black sarcophagus for himself,but Lord Nelson now lies in it, within the crypt ofSt. Paul’s Cathedral. Henry often receives creditfor artistic patronage that properly belongs toWolsey.1715 THE FIRST JACOBITE REBELLIONThe Jacobite rising of 1715 (also referred toas the Fifteen or Lord Mar’s Revolt), was theattempt by James Francis Edward Stuart (alsocalled the Old Pretender) to regain the thronesof England, Ireland and Scotland for the exiledHouse of Stuart.The Glorious Revolution of 1688–89 resultedin the Roman Catholic Stuart king, James II ofEngland and VII of Scotland, fleeing to exilein France under the protection of Louis XIV.James’ daughter and her husband, who was alsoJames’s nephew, ascended the British throneas joint sovereigns William and Mary. In 1690Presbyterianism was established as the statereligion of Scotland. The Act of Settlement 1701settled the succession of the English throneon the Protestant House of Hanover. The Actof Union 1707 applied the Act of Settlementto Scotland. With the death of Queen Annein 1714, the Elector of Hanover, George I,succeeded to the British throne. The accessionof George I ushered in the Whig supremacy,with the Tories deprived of all political power.The new Whig regime sought to prosecutemembers of the 1710–1714 Tory ministry forfinancial irregularities, with Robert Harley beingimprisoned in the Tower of London and LordBolingbroke fleeing to France before arrest.Bolingbroke became the Pretender’s Secretary ofState and accepted an earldom from him.On 14 March 1715, the Pretender appealed toPope Clement XI for help for a Jacobite rising. On19 August Bolingbroke wrote to the Pretender:“Things are hastening to that point, that eitheryou, Sir, at the head of the Tories, must savethe Church and Constitution of England or bothmust be irretrievably lost for ever”. The Pretenderbelieved the Duke of Marlborough would join himwhen he landed in Scotland. Despite receivingno commission from James to start the rising,the Earl of Mar sailed from London to Scotlandand on 27 August at Braemar held the firstcouncil of war. On 6 September at Braemar Marraised the standard of “James the 8th and 3rd”,accompanied by 600 supporters.In response Parliament suspended habeas corpusand passed an Act that gave tenants who refusedto support the Jacobites the land of their landlordif he was a Jacobite. Some of Mar’s tenantstravelled to Edinburgh to prove their loyalty andacquire title to their land. Conflict ensued both inScotland and England but was relatively shortlived.On 22 December the Pretender landed inScotland at Peterhead, but by the time he arrivedat Perth on 9 January 1716, the Jacobite armynumbered less than 5,000. Six weeks later Marled the Jacobite army northwards out of Perthand on 4 February the Pretender wrote a farewellletter to Scotland, sailing from Montrose the dayafter.Many Jacobites who were taken prisoner weretried for treason and sentenced to death.However, in July 1717, the Indemnity Act 1717had the effect of pardoning all those who hadtaken part in the Rising, apart from the wholeof the Clan Gregor, including the fabled Rob Roy,which was specifically excluded from the benefitsof the Act.1815 WATERLOOThe Battle of Waterloo was fought on Sunday,18 June 1815, near Waterloo in present-dayBelgium, then part of the United Kingdom of theNetherlands. A French army under the commandof Napoleon was defeated by the armies ofthe Seventh Coalition, comprising an Angloalliedarmy under the command of the Duke ofWellington combined with a Prussian army underthe command of Gebhard von Blücher.Upon Napoleon’s return to power in March 1815,many states that had opposed him formed theSeventh Coalition and began to mobilize armies.Two large forces under Wellington and Blücherassembled close to the north-eastern border ofFrance. Napoleon chose to attack in the hopeof destroying them before they could join ina coordinated invasion of France with othermembers of the coalition. Waterloo was thedecisive engagement of the Waterloo Campaignand Napoleon’s last. According to Wellington,the battle was “the nearest-run thing you eversaw in your life”.The defeat at Waterloo endedNapoleon’s rule as Emperor of the French, andmarked the end of his Hundred Days returnfrom exile.10LEICESTER BEER FESTIVAL 2015LEICESTER BEER FESTIVAL 201511

Two days before the battle, Blücher’s Prussianarmy had been defeated by the French at Ligny.Wellington decided to offer battle upon learningthat the Prussian army had regrouped andwas able to march to his support. Wellington’sarmy, positioned across the Brussels road onthe Mont-Saint-Jean escarpment, withstoodrepeated attacks by the French in a defensivemode, until, in the evening, the Prussians arrivedin force and broke through Napoleon’s right flank.At that moment, Wellington’s Anglo-allied armycounter-attacked and drove the French armyin disorder from the field. Pursuing coalitionforces entered France and restored King LouisXVIII to the French throne. Napoleon abdicated,eventually surrendering to Captain Maitland ofHMS Bellerophon, part of the British blockade, andwas exiled to Saint Helena where he died in 1821.The battlefield is located in Belgium, about 15kilometres (9.3 mi) south of Brussels, and about2 kilometres (1.2 mi) from the town of Waterloo.The site of the battlefield today is dominated bya large monument, the Lion’s Mound constructedfrom earth taken from the battlefield itself.1915 EINSTEIN PUBLISHES HISGENERAL THEORY OF RELATIVITYGeneral relativity, also known as the generaltheory of relativity, is the geometric theory ofgravitation published by Albert Einstein in 1915and the current description of gravitation inmodern physics. General relativity generalizesspecial relativity and Newton’s law of universalgravitation, providing a unified description ofgravity as a geometric property of space andtime, or spacetime. In particular, the curvatureof spacetime is directly related to the energyand momentum of whatever matter andradiation are present. The relation is specified bythe Einstein field equations, a system of partialdifferential equations.Some predictions of general relativity differsignificantly from those of classical physics,especially concerning the passage of time, thegeometry of space, the motion of bodies in freefall, and the propagation of light. The predictionsof general relativity have been confirmed in allobservations and experiments to date. Althoughgeneral relativity is not the only relativistictheory of gravity, it is the simplest theory thatis consistent with experimental data. However,unanswered questions remain, the mostfundamental being how general relativity canbe reconciled with the laws of quantum physicsto produce a complete and self-consistent theoryof quantum gravity.Einstein’s theory has important astrophysicalimplications. For example, it implies the existenceof black holes—regions of space in whichspace and time are distorted in such a waythat nothing, not even light, can escape—asan end-state for massive stars. There is ampleevidence that the intense radiation emittedby certain kinds of astronomical objects is dueto black holes; for example, microquasars andactive galactic nuclei result from the presenceof stellar black holes and black holes of a muchmore massive type, respectively. The bendingof light by gravity can lead to the phenomenonof gravitational lensing, in which multipleimages of the same distant astronomical objectare visible in the sky. General relativity alsopredicts the existence of gravitational waves,which have since been observed indirectly. Inaddition, general relativity is the basis of currentcosmological models of a consistently expandinguniverse.Festival theme information extracted fromWikipedia.QUEENVICTORIA76 High St, Syston6 Hand pumps including guestsLarge Beer GardenFood Tuesday – SundayEntertainment with Live Bandsevery fortnightCAMRA discounts now availablePhone Zoe on 0116 2605750The-Queen-Victoria-Public-HouseLocAle SchemeWhat is LocAle?CAMRA LocAle is an initiative that promotes pubs stockinglocally brewed real ale. The scheme builds on a growingconsumer demand for quality local produce and anincreased awareness of ‘green’ issues.The CAMRA LocAle scheme was created in 2007 byCAMRA’s Nottingham branch in order to provide supportfor the tradition of brewing within Nottinghamshire,following the demise of local brewer Hardys and Hansons.Everyone benefits from local pubs stocking locallybrewedreal ale…• Public houses as stocking local real ales canincrease pub visits• Consumers who enjoy greater beer choiceand diversity• Local brewers who gain from increased sales• The local economy because more money is spentand retained locally• The environment due to fewer ‘beer miles’resulting in less road congestion and pollution• Tourism due to an increased sense of localidentity and pride – let’s celebrate what makesour locality different.The SchemePubs are given point of sale material and window stickersto promote their accreditation. The pub must commit toalways stocking a local beer brewed within 25 miles ofthe pub’s location as the crow flies.Here in LeicesterJust over 5 years ago, we launched our own City andCounty LocAle scheme, this attracts solid, local supportand continued media interest. Whilst we do not haveso much of a problem as some areas, quite a lot of ourCounty pubs are in the situation where they are givenlittle choice as to what they can sell. Beers often takea circuitous route, whereby they are trucked to distantdistribution depots and then to our pubs. ‘LocAle’discourages this.Here at the 2015 Leicester Beer Festival we areshowcasing numerous beers that are produced within a25 mile radius of our beer festival. You may not realisethat some breweries are so close or even exist.CAMRA is aware that many pubs cannot buy in the beersthey would like to sell, and their customers would like todrink, because of restrictive ties but ways can often befound to get locally brewed beers onto the bar if the will isthere, such as through the direct delivery scheme operatedby SIBA (The Society of Independent Brewers). We canalso advise pubs as to which breweries are local to themand how to make contact with the brewers.12LEICESTER BEER FESTIVAL 2015Pubs interested in the scheme can speak to our contact on 07989 272717.LEICESTER BEER FESTIVAL 201513

What is Bitter, Mild, Stout, Porter etc?A DEFINITION OF REAL ALEReal ale is beer brewed from traditional ingredients, matured by secondary fermentation in thecontainer from which it is dispensed and served without the use of extraneous carbon dioxide.Real ale is also known as ‘cask-conditioned beer’, ‘real cask ale’, ‘real beer’ and ‘naturally conditionedbeer’. The term ‘real ale’ and the above definition were coined by CAMRA.Beer can be produced by either ale or lager style fermentation. Ale style beers can be broken downfurther into various styles. The letter at the beginning of each style is used in the tasting notes.Festival Beer ListsThis year’s beer list includes Gluten-free and Vegan options. In another new departure,bars have been divided into distinct colour-coded sections as follows;THE EVERARDS BARWOLSEY (Red)Leicestershires oldest brewery and our festival sponsers1 – The Leicestershire BreweriesKEY TO BEER STYLES(M)(B)Mild. Low in hop character these beers may be dark or light. Generally of a lower strength (lessthan 4% abv) but may be strong (e.g Sarah Hughes Dark Ruby Mild at 6% abv).Bitter. The most common beer style. Usually brown, tawny, copper or amber coloured withmedium to strong bitterness, light to medium malt character may be present. Less than 4% abvin strength.WELLINGTON (Green) 2 – The Neighbours – breweries from nearby countiesKING JOHN (YellowCANUTE (Blue)EINSTEIN (White)3 – The Southerners4 – The Northerners5 – Here and there and everywhere.(BB) Best Bitter. More robust than ordinary bitters. Brown, tawny, copper or amber coloured withmedium to strong bitterness and a more evident maltiness. 4% - 4.6% abv in strength.(G)Golden Ales. A recent innovation. These are pale amber, gold, yellow or straw coloured beers withlight to strong bitterness and a strong hop character which create a refreshing taste. Strength lessthan 5.3% abv.THE EVERARDS BAR(P)(S)Porter. Complex in flavour and typically black or dark brown. The darkness comes from the useof dark malts. Full mouthfeel and a pronounced finish through bitter hopping. 4 - 6.5% abv instrength.Stout. Typically black in colour. Initial malt and caramel flavour with a distinctive dry roastbitterness in the finish. The dry roast character is achieved by the use of roasted barley. 4 - 8%abv in strength.Location: Leicestershire Start Date: 18491 Tiger 4.2 BB2 Original 5.2 STThe perfect balance between sweetness and bitterness.Crystal malt gives the beer its rounded toffeee characterWinner of the gold medal in the international Brewing Awards.It is best known for its smooth, full-bodied taste(SP) Speciality. Beer that doesn’t fall into the mainstream UK styles but may include novel ingredientssuch as non hop flowers, grain or cereal instead of malted barley, fruits, honey and spices. Thecategory also includes cask-conditioned lagers.(ST) Strong. Strong bitters are full-bodied and possess assertive hop qualities. They are typicallybrown, tawny, copper, or amber but can be paler. They have medium to strong bitterness. Residualmaltiness may be more pronounced than in other bitters and fruitiness may be medium to strong.3 Sunchaser Blonde 4.0 G4 Out Of The Dark 4.8 S5 Blue Boar 4.0 BBThirst-quenching beer made in the style of a continental lager.Subtle fruit flavours and a little sweetnesss withinDark porter style beer with light roasted characters and the twist ofhaving full fruity spicy hops and a zesty after taste.An amber ale brewed with medieval flavours of honey and meadwith delicate spice and citric notes.(FS) Festival Special. One-off special brew – could be any of the styles.(BO) Barley Wines. Range in colour from copper to tawny and dark brown. They may have a highsweetness due to residual sugars although some barley wines are fermented right out to givea dry finish. They have an almost vinous appearance in the glass and may have a strength ofbetween 6.5 - 12% abv. The estery and fruity characteristics are counter balanced by medium toassertive bitterness.In 1485, Richard III stayed at The Old Blue Boar Inn before the Battle of BosworthField where he fought and died. To celebrate the discovery of King Richard IIIin Leicester and to commemorate his re-interment on 26th March,Everards Brewery is delighted to brew ‘Blue Boar’.www.everards.co.uk@EverardsTigerfacebook.com/everards14LEICESTER BEER FESTIVAL 2015LEICESTER BEER FESTIVAL 201515

1Ale Wagon Rutland Street / Charles Street LE1 1REHoskins Brothers only pub. Basic 1930s style interior. Hoskins Brothers beers and guests.2 Barley Mow 149 Granby Street LE1 6FERefurbished Everards tied house with guest ales and real ciders.3 Black Horse Braunstone Gate / Foxon Street LE3 5LTRecently refurbished, cosy and unspoilt pub. Everards beers plus guests and real cider.4 Bridle Lane Tavern 2 Junction Road LE1 2HSFreehouse with five handpumps. Belvoir beers plus guest ales.5 Corn Exchange £ Market Place LE1 5GGWetherspoon/Lloyds No.1 pub in the historic Corn Exchange, built in 1850. Six handpumps.6 Criterion 44 Millstone Lane LE1 5JNUp to eight real ales on sale from micros plus cider. Regular beer festivals.7 The Exchange £ 50 Rutland Street LE1 1RDRecent conversion of old shops near the Curve theatre. Three handpumps including real cider.8 The Friary £ 12 Hotel Street LE1 5AWStonegate Group pub with commitment to real ale and cider. Five handpumps.9 Globe £ 43 Silver Street LE1 5EUExcellent interior, recently refurbished complete with gas lighting. Everards range plus guests.10 High Cross £ High Street / Highcross Street LE1 4JBJ.D. Wetherspoons. Normally has local beers plus interesting guests and ciders.11 Hind £ 49 London Road LE2 0PDRefurbished May 2014. Five handpumps with beers from Caledonian plus local guest ales.1213King Richard III 70 Highcross Street LE1 4NNEverards pub which returned to real ale after 40 years of keg. Many historical treasures inside.King’s Head King Street LE1 6RLRe-opened by Black Country Ales with three regular beers and five guests, plus real cider.14 Landsdowne 123 London Road LE2 0QTPopular modern bar although has a retro feel. Usually two real ales available.15 Last Plantagenet £ 107 Granby Street LE1 6FDJ.D. Wetherspoons. East Midlands beers often feature amongst the guest ales.16 Marquis Wellington £ 139 London Road LE2 1EFHistoric building with beer garden complete with beach huts. Everards beers plus guest.17 Old Horse £ 198 London Road LE2 1NE19th century coaching inn with huge rear garden. Everards ales plus guest beers.1819Orange Tree 99 High Street LE1 4JBPopular art filled bar with large back yard. Fullers London Pride plus guest ales.Parcel Yard 48a London Road LE2 0QBRecent refurbishment of old railway parcel offices. Steamin’ Billy beers plus guest ales.20 The Pub 12 New Walk LE1 6TFUp to 15 real ales on sale from microbreweries plus a wide range of continental draughts.21 Queen of Bradgate £ 97 High Street LE1 4JBSmartly refurbished May 2014. Beers from Castle Rock, Batemans, Everards plus guests.22 Rutland & Derby Arms £ 23 Millstone Lane LE1 5JNSmart refurbished pub with rear roof terrace. Everards range plus guest beers.23 Salmon 19 Butt Close Lane LE1 4QAA Mecca for real ale in Leicester. Six handpumps dispense an ever changing range.24 Sir Robert Peel £ 50 Jarrom Street LE2 7DDRefurbished June 2013. Up to eight ales from Everards and guests plus two ciders.25 Slug & Lettuce £ 27 Market Street LE1 6DPA good real ale supporting branch of this chain with four handpumps.26Swan & Rushes Oxford Street / Infirmary Square LE1 5WRAt least six real ales on sale plus many imported bottled beers and real cider.27 Western £ 70 Western Road LE3 0GAEverards ‘Project LEICESTER William’ pub BEER run FESTIVAL by Steamin’ 2015 Billy Brewing Co. Steamin’ Billy beers plus guests.16LeicesterCityCentrePubsWESTERN RDST. AUGUSTINE3BRAUNSTONE GATEROADDUNS LANEWESTERN BOULEVARDST. NICHOLAS CIRCLEHIGHCROSS ST.THE NEWARKEMILL LANESOUTHGATESVAUGHAN WAYPEACOCK LN.SOUTHGATESST. MARGARET’S WAYE BOND STCAUSE WAY LANE1210 18 21HIGHCROSSSTTHE GATEWAYHIGH STREETCHURCH GATEST PETER’S LN.HighcrossLeicesterSt. MartinsSquareHOTEL ST.FRIAR LN.MILLSTONELANESt. Margaret’sBus StationBUTT CLOSE LNNEWARKE STREET27 26JARROM STREETThe Campaign for Real Ale’s online pub guide624239822GRAVEL STREETSILVER ST.POCKLINGTONSOXFORD STREET5AYLESTONE RDBURLEYS WAYABBEYMANSFIELD ST.GALLOWTREEGATEMarketPlaceSTREETHORSEFAIR ST25MARKET STREETWELFORD ROADHAYMARKETClockTowerTownHallBELVOIR STREETKING ST.BELGRAVE GATECHARLES STREETHALFORD ST.New Walk CentreLeicesterTigersStadium13REGENT ROADHaymarketBus StationGRANBY ST.204RUTLAND ST.WELLINGTON ST.NEW WALK7115DOVER STREETCurveTheatreCHARLES ST.2WATERLOO WAY19Every effort has been madeto ensure the informationin this guide is correct.The Campaign for RealAle cannot accept anyresponsibility for errors orinaccuracies. Inclusion in thisguide does not guaranteebeer quality.11LONDON ROADNEW WALKLeicesterStation£ CAMRA member discount availableSee www.leicestercamra.org.uk for latest details14LEICESTER BEER FESTIVAL 2015171617

WolseyBAR 1LANGTON Location: Leicestershire Start Date: 199929 XV 4.5 FS Golden ale, smooth, floral aroma well balanced easy drinking30 Welland Fox 4.3 BB Red chestnut colour bitter, fruity with a citrus aroma and bitter finish31 Woodsman 4.0 B Light chestnut beer with a dry citrus/floral aroma and aftertaste32 Inclined Plane 4.2 G Straw-coloured bitter with long, hoppy finish and citrus nose18ALCHEMIST Location: Leicestershire Start Date:6 Prototype 4.2 FSBELVOIR Location: Leicestershire Start Date: 19957 Dark Horse 3.4 M Dark, malty with chocolately mild ale8 Oatmeal Stout 4.3 S Clean tasting, full-bodied with roasted malt9 Old Brew Eyes 4.1 G10 Whippling 3.6 G Pale, hoppy session beer11 Star Bitter 3.9 BLEICESTER BEER FESTIVAL 2015Light & refreshing and well hopped, brewed to commemorate the birth ofFrank Sinatra in 1915This mid-brown bitter lives up to its name, its bitter in taste but notunpleasantly so. A bit like the old Shipstones bitterBLACK GALLEON Location: Leicestershire Start Date: 201412 Drown your sorrows 5.2 FS Ginger beerCHARNWOOD Location: Leicestershire Start Date: 201413 Salvation 3.8 GA light coloured session beer tropical fruit, citrus, and floral flavours made withcascade and amarillo hops14 Liska 4.0 G Blonde lager style beer with English and continental malt and Czech hopsDOW BRIDGE Location: Leicestershire Start Date: 200115 Bonum Mild 3.5 M Complex dark brown mild with strong malt and roast flavours16 Centurion 4.0 B Copper-coloured best bitter, with a good balance of malt and hops17 Rataed 4.3 BB Tawny, full-bodied beer with long, bitter and dry aftertaste18 Agincourt Stout 4.7 FS Dark and full-bodied18A Legion 4.1 G Pale golden bitterELLISWOOD Location: Leicestershire Start Date: 201319 Just One More 4.2 SIts blackcurrant and grapefruit flavours help towards a refreshing citrus tasteperfect for when the sun comes out.20 Barrel Of Laughs 4.1 BB Citrus beer with blackberry and grapefruit undertones21 Cnut's Revenge 4.5 FSDark red bitter commemorating King Cnut's ravaging of Dorset, Wiltshire, andSomerset in 1015GAS DOG Location: Leicestershire Start Date: 201322 Hoppy Copper XV 3.5 FS Session ale, Citra hops, easy on the pallet lasting taste.23 Hello Dolly 3.8 B Copper Session ale, mixed hops, long lasting aftertaste.GOLDEN DUCK Location: Leicestershire Start Date: 201224 LFB 4.3 G Golden, hoppy session ale with citrus overtones25 Lunny's No.8 4.8 G Hoppy, with with a long lasting fruity aroma. Made with American hopsHOSKINS BROTHERS Location: Leicestershire Start Date: 200126 HOB 4.0 BB Copper coloured bitter27 IPA 4.0 G Light & refreshing and well hopped28 Green and Gold 4.0 G Straw-coloured beer made from green hopsPARISH Location: Leicestershire Start Date: 198333 Bonce Blower 12.0 BO Strong, dark christmas pudding ale with rich, malty character34 Borrough 4.8 BB Reddish brown beer with a good balance of malt and hops35 Wolsey's Hat 4.0 FS Roasted malt, good old fashioned mild, reddish brown.PIG PUB BREWERY Location: Leicestershire Start Date:Golden brown in colour with a hint of citrus. The fresh hoppiness comes35A Pigs Best Bitter 4.2 BBthrough at the end with a malt finish.Q Location: Leicestershire Start Date: 201436 Q Hop 4.2 G Light coloured with a slightly citrus aroma, hoppy taste and dry lingering finish37 Invicibull Stout 4.4 S Smooth with rich hop and malt aroma, hints of liquorish38 Blockade 4.0 B Copper coloured single hopped bitterSHARDLOW Location: Leicestershire Start Date: 199339 Reverend Eaton 4.5 BB Medium-strong bitter, full of malt and hop flavours with sweet aftertaste40 Whistle Stop 5.0 ST Smooth and strong pale beer41 Cavendish Gold 4.5 G Pale gold, full-bodied with pronounced bitterness42 Wellington Boot 5.5 FS Dark Porter43 Mayfly 4.8 BB Strong, fruity, easy drinking ale with pronounced malty aromaTRÉS BIEN Location: Leicestershire Start Date: 201444 Cascade 4.5 B Medium-strong bitter, full of malt and hop flavours with sweet aftertaste45 Chinnook 4.5 ST Smooth and strong pale beer LEICESTER BEER FESTIVAL 201519

Wellington BAR 2BARROWDEN Location: Rutland Start Date: 199847 Blackadder 4.6 P Tasty porter with liquorice and treacle flavours.48 Own Gear 4.0 BRed amber colour. Mellow leafy hop and citrus aroma. Floral earthy flavour with anassertive dry finish.BATTLEFIELD BREWERY Location: Warwickshire Start Date: 200549 Richard III Plantagenet 4.2 G Pale ale, crisp fruity grassy aroma.BLUE MONKEY Location: Nottinghamshire Start Date: 200850 Ape Ale 5.2 STA pale strong ale, a complex ipa using american hops.Aromas Of resinous pine, orange andthe right level of citrusness. A dry bitterness and moderate finish, deceptively quaffable.51 Bonobo 5.3 SPA powerful black IPA loaded with magnum centennial cascade and nelson hops for anexplosive finish.BREWSTERS Location: Lincolnshire Start Date: 199852 Hophead 3.6 GAA pale hoppy brew withfresh floral character from a blend of us and english hops. Arefreshing session beer.53 Rutterkin 4.6 BBA premium bitter with a golden appearance. Zesty hop flavour combines with a maltysweetness to give a rich full bodied beer.BRUNSWICK Location: Derbyshire Start Date: 199154 Old School IPA 5.0 G Strongly hopped with East Kent Goldings55 Railway Porter 4.3 P Traditional London porter lightly hopped with chocolate and coffee overtonesBURTON BRIDGE Location: Staffordshire Start Date: 198256 Spring Ale 4.7 GA Light and refreshing seasonal special with a full bodied flavour.57 Xl Mild 4.4 M Rounded smooth and malty with a faint hop aroma.CHURCH FARM Location: Warwickshire Start Date: 201258 Brown's Porter 4.2 P Rich dark and complex. Crystal and chocolate malts balanced by traditional goldings hops.59 Harry's Heifer 4.2 BBQuaffable session ale, a blend of three malts and a hoppy aroma from centennial andcascade hops.DANCING DUCK Location: Derbyshire Start Date: 201060 Sapphire 4.2 G A collaboration with arriva buses! A refreshing golden ale with peach and pear hop flavours.61 Indian Porter 5.0 PA modern twist on a classic style of beer. Smoky bonfire flavours with a spice hop andpleasant warming afterglow. Very moreish.DERVENTIO Location: Derbyshire Start Date: 200662 Minerva 3.8 G Light amber ale, derventio's monthly special for march.63 Lucretius 5.5 S A big and bold stout with cherries.DIGFIELD ALES Location: Northamptonshire Start Date: 200664 March Hare 4.4 G A straw coloured premium ale with a subtle fruit flavour.65 Mad Monk 4.8 ST Deliciously full flavoured dark strong ale with hints of malt and chocolate.8 SAIL Location: Lincolnshire Start Date: 201066 Sail Away 5.0 SP Brewed in the style of a German Kolsch beer.67 Millstone 4.5 BB Traditional premium bitter, with a good balance of malt flavours and hops.FALSTAFF BREWERY Location: Derbyshire Start Date: 200368 A Fist Full Of Hops 4.5 GA Golden amber, and hops all the way. Citrus aromas, flavours and a long hopfilled finish.69 Smiling Assassin 5.2 ST Dark amber in colour with a fruity malt nose with hops coming through at the end.FLIPSIDE Location: Nottinghamshire Start Date: 201070 English Crown 4.2 BB A traditional brown bittermade with english fuggles and goldings hops. A Beer brewed for tradition.71 Franc In Stein 4.3 GAA very quaffable ale with the finest french and german hops. It has strong floral flavourswith hints of lemongrass and earl grey.GRAINSTORE Location: Rutland Start Date: 199572 1050 5.0 ST Popular full-bodied mahogany premium beer.73 Rutland Beast 5.3 S Strong yet exceptionally well balanced dark earthy brown and fantastic flavours.GUNDOG Location: Northamptonshire Start Date: 201274 Jack's Spaniels 3.8 G A careful blend of moreish malt and cascade hops in a delicious and well-balanced blonde ale.75 Lord Barker 4.2 S Dark, smooth, rich and moreish. Clean refreshing taste and hop character.HART FAMILY BREWERS Location: Northamptonshire Start Date: 201276 Hart No1 4.1 B Bright tawny, fruity malt and citrus aroma with a spicy citrus finish77 Hart No8 5.0 ST Dark coffee and ruby coloured, aromas of espresso, molasses, long finish with fruitHORNCASTLE ALES Location: Lincolnshire Start Date: 201478 Angel Of Light 4.0 G Golden light and fruity, nutty dry lasting after taste.79 Midnight Tempter 3.6 M Smooth roasted malty, hoppy edge dark beer with a chestnut hue. Deeply satisfying.LINCOLN GREEN Location: Nottinghamshire Start Date: 201280 Spring Green 4.3 SPLager. Real ale style. Brewed with lager malt and hops for clean refreshing flavour, butfermented with ale yeast for real ale style.81 Tuck Porter 4.7 P Full bodied and dependable. A rich well rounded flavoursome porter.LIONHEART Location: Warwickshire Start Date: 201482 Lionheart Amber 4.8 STAmber uses brewers gold giving it a smooth aroma and a spicy, blackcurrant flavour, slightorange aroma, the malts add an amber hue and full body.83 Dark Ruby 5.5 BBLooks black but when held to the light has a dark ruby hue. One sip should give chocolatenotes to a beer made to be slightly bitter yet sweet smelling.LIONHEART/TWISTED BARREL Location: Warwickshire Start Date: 201384 Pilsner/Saison 4.8 FSFestival special from festival debutants. A version of a traditional farmhouse saison. Mixedwith 2 different yeasts to create a lovely banana aroma and dry mouthfeel.MUIRHOUSE Location: Derbyshire Start Date: 200985 Ilkeston Pale Ale 5.5 ST Made with New Zealand hops86 Simple Simon 4.5 S Complex Moorish flavoursome stout made using a blend of 7 maltsNEWBY WYKE Location: Lincolnshire Start Date: 199887 Blackbeards 4.3 S Oat malt stout, formerly a collaboration brew now made to the brewery's own recipe.88 Orsino 4.0 G Award winning yellow summer beer very hoppy and fruity aroma.OLDERSHAWS Location: Lincolnshire Start Date: 199789 Olicana 4.0 BB Showcasing a new English hop with highly aromatic flavours and a crisp finish.90 Alchemy 5.3 G A golden premium beer with citrus grapefruit hoppiness balanced with toasted malts.PHEASANTRY Location: Nottinghamshire Start Date: 201291 Black Dragonfly 4.5 SP Citrus flavour beers are meant to be pale? Expect all the citrus notes plus a roasted flavour.92 Best Bitter 3.8 BCamra gold award winner. Smooth Tasting copper-coloured beer with medium bitternessand low/medium sweetness. Light spicy aroma.POTBELLY Location: Northamptonshire Start Date: 200593 Soab 5.0 BB A chestnut bitter with cascade hop flavours.SHOULDER OF MUTTON Location: Northamptonshire Start Date: 201494 Dragline 3.9 G A golden session beer, crisp fruit and floral.95 Weldon Windmill 4.2 B A smooth bitter with English malt and Kent hops.STAR BREWERY Location: Lincolnshire Start Date: 201496 Meteor 4.0 B A traditional style amber bitter with UK and European hops.97 Sirius 5.2 ST An IPA given the us treatment. Flavours don’t get much fuller.TUNNEL BREWERY Location: Warwickshire Start Date: 200598 Golden Late Ott 4.0 G Based on the first beer brewed at the brewery this is a amber ale with masses of pacific gem hops.WOOD FARM Location: Warwickshire Start Date: 201199 Winter Warmer 6.2 STRich, warming, dark ruby ale with vinous aroma. Full bodied with complex malt flavoursand a slightly sweet finish100 Grand Slam 4.5 BB Chestnut colour with a smooth malty taste and a distinctive dry finish20LEICESTER BEER FESTIVAL 2015LEICESTER BEER FESTIVAL 201521

King John BAR 3BIG RABBIT Location: Devon Start Date:101 Black Annie Stout 4.5 S102 Hedgerow Hooligan 5.0 ST With elderflowerBLACK ROCK Location: Cornwall Start Date: 2013103 Deep 5.0 G104 Black Ipa 6.0 STBUDE Location: Cornwall Start Date: 2014105 Black Rock 5.1 S Dark strong ale,blackberry & smooth malt flavours106 Summerleaze 4.7 G Biscuit and malt with fruity & spicy notesGRANITE ROCK Location: Cornwall Start Date: 2013107 Bronscombe's Vision 5.2 ST Deep hearty bitter with malty fruity aroma108 Glasney College Porter 5.4 P Ruby black porterHARBOUR Location: Cornwall Start Date: 2011109 Ipa 5.0 BB Bitter with Seville orange & butterscotch110 Porter 5.5 P Smooth black porter. Smoky fruit & maltHASTINGS Location: East Sussex Start Date: 2010111 Handmade 17 3.7 B Light & refreshing citra & cascade pale ale Vegan112 Porter 4.5 P A lighter side of porter,chocolate,liquorice & coffee notes Vegan113 Handmade 14 ? B American pale ale (hazy light amber colour) Vegan114 Handmade 5 4.8 ST Hoppy pale ale VeganRED ROCK Location: Devon Start Date: 2009126 Red Rock 5.0 BBTraditional best bitter. Pale malt, a hint of crystal malt and a blend of hopsproduce a well balanced bitter.SKINNERS Location: Cornwall Start Date: 1997127 River Cottage Epa 4.0 B Gentle citrus hops faint malt to balance128 Betty Stoggs 4.0 B Refreshing tawny ale129 Cornish Knocker 4.5 BB Amber with persistent citrus hopsSTOCKLINCH Location: Somerset Start Date: 2012130 Rusty Boiler 4.5 BB Mid brown best bitter with caramel131 Black Smock 5.0 S Chocolate liquorice & coffee, hint of blackcurrantTHREE DAGGERS Location: Wiltshire Start Date: 2013132 Daggers Ale 4.1 B A traditional cask ale with a malty palette and a dry, hoppy finish.133 Daggers Edge 4.7 STTWO BEACH Location: Devon Start Date: 2013134 Oarsome 5.0 STA dark amber ale with flavoursome hoppy tones. Aroma full of hops and barley with ahint of sweet fruit. Smooth and easy on the palate with deep caramel flavours.135 Daggers Edge 4.7 ST Brand new brewWESSEX Location: Wiltshire Start Date: 2001136 Russian Stoat 9.0 BO Strong bitter ale137 Deverills Advocate 4.5 G Golden premium aleWILD BEERS Location: Somerset Start Date: 2012138 Fresh 5.5 ST Punched hop character139 Bibble 4.2 B Unusual mouthfilling malt baseHOLSWORTHY Location: Devon Start Date: 2008115 Hop On The Run 5.0 ST American styled ipa116 Tamar Black 4.8 S Rich deep roasted stoutHUNTERS Location: Devon Start Date: 2012117 Full Bore 6.8 ST Malt flavours with devon honey118 Black Jack 6.0 ST Strong but light stout with devon honey119 Crispy Pig 4.0 B Hint of applesISCA ALES Location: Devon Start Date: 2009120 Devon Pale 6.8 BO121 Dawlish Pale 5.0 ST Grassy hop aroma & hoppy aftertasteMALMSBURY BREWERY/KILLER CAT Location: Wiltshire Start Date: 2013122 Citrus IPA 5.8 STNEW LION Location: Devon Start Date: 2006123 Main Event 4.9 ST Well balanced modern session bitter124 Pandit Ipa 4.9 ST Citrus & floral with biscuity malt character125 Totnes Stout 4.0 S Silky & smooth – unfined22LEICESTER BEER FESTIVAL 2015LEICESTER BEER FESTIVAL 201523

Canute BAR 4ALLENDALE Location: Northumberland Start Date: 2006140 Golden Plover 4.0 GAward winning golden ale made using the finest pale barley malt to give a clean and refreshing taste. Citrushop flavour and an enticing floral aroma.141 Black Grouse 4.2 P A rich, chocolatey porter brewed with oak chips for a barrel aged flavour. A smooth and satisfying dark ale142 Wolf 5.5 ST Deep red and full bodied. Rich and complex malts provide depth, complimented by a hedgerow berry aroma.ALLGATES Location: Lancashire Start Date: 2006143 Dry Bones 4.0 GA honey toned, refreshing, hoppy, golden ale with gorgeous aromas of tropical fruit and grapefruit sharpnessoffset by hints of melon and pineapple; the result of large quantities of German, Brewers Gold hops.144 Dairy Pit Milk Stout 4.5 SBrewed using milk sugars (Lactose) to produce a wonderful creamy pint. Dark and delicious this beerwill change your perception about what a stout can be. Brewed with Crystal, Munich, Chocolate Malts,Roast Barley and Flaked Wheat with Magnum & East Kent Golding’s hops.ATOM Location: East Yorkshire Start Date: 2013145 Schrodinger's Cat 3.5 Whatever you want it to be!BANK TOP Location: Lancashire Start Date: 1995146 Pavillion Pale Ale 4.5 G Yellow, with a citrus hop aroma. Big fruity flavour with a peppery hoppiness, dry, bitter yet fruity finish147 Port O Call 5.0 ST Dark brown with a malty, fruity aroma. Malt, roast and dark fruits in a bitter sweet taste and finish148 Old Slapper 4.2% 4.2BRASS CASTLE Location: North Yorkshire Start Date:149 Tail Gunner 4.0 B A reddish dry-hopped rye session ale150 Bad Kitty 5.5 P A chewy chocolate vanilla dreamBROWN COW Location: North Yorkshire Start Date: 1997151 Captain Oates Dark Mild 4.5 M A dark mild with a complex mix of malts and oats. Undertones of coffee and chocolate152 White Dragon 4.0 G Pale amoratic, with a good level of bitterness, citrus undertones and a clean finishCONCERTINA Location: South Yorkshire Start Date: 1992153 Old Dark Attic 3.9 M Dark brown with a sweet fruity taste154 Bengal Tiger 4.6 Light amber ale with an aromatic hoppy nose155 Dictators 4.7DUNSCAR BRIDGE Location: Lancashire Start Date: 2009156 Clocking Off 4.0 SPAn eccentrically hoppy ale with a fascinating malt profile that treats a discerning real ale fan to a nose offruit, biscuit and lightly burnt toffee, and a pallet of cereal malts with a hint of blackcurrant - finished offwith a dash of earthly bitterness, this is an instant classic and a testament to the unrelenting passion ofthe brewing industry, which is like no other.157 Lancashire Stout 4.0 S A dark distinctive ale specially crafted by our head brewer.EMPIRE Location: West Yorkshire Start Date: 2006158 Moonraker Mild 3.8 MNatural English hops and malts create a unique full bodied flavour with biscuity aromas and a deliciousdry bitter roastedFUZZY DUCK Location: Lancashire Start Date: 2006159 Cunning Stunt 4.3 G Single hoped using American Willamette hops, giving the beer an estery/blackcurrant herbal aroma160 Thumb Ducker 4.0 B Copper coloured bitter with Fuggles and Goldings hops161 Mucky Duck 4.0 ST Dark, slightly sweet with choc and coff overtionesHAMBLETON Location: North Yorkshire Start Date: 1991162 Stud 4.3 BB Very bitter with a rich hop and fruit, ending dry and spicy163 Bitter 3.8 G Golden bitter with a good balance of malt and citrus leading to a mellow tangy finishLITTLE VALLEY Location: West Yorkshire Start Date: 2005164 Stoodley Stout 4.8 SA rich, dark stout containing Chocolate and Crystal malt mixed with oats and wheat. It has a rich andcreamy roasted flavour with notes of orange and citrus.165 Python IPA 6.0 IPAA straw coloured, double hopped, original IPA. It provides a strong malty taste with a delicious balanceof hops and bitterness.166 Hebdens Wheat 4.5 SPA Belgian style, naturally hazy Wheat Beer. Fruity and refreshing. Light in colour with hints of corianderand lemon. The draught beer won the Silver Award in the Speciality Section of the CAMRA Great BritishBeer Festival in 2007.MALLINSON’S Location: West Yorkshire Start Date: 2008167 Chocolate Stout 4.0 SBrewed using 85% dark chocolate. Described as: "Deep dark colour with dark cream head, darkchocolate, fruit and roast malt aroma and taste, finish slightly dry"168 Calypso 3.9 SPSingle hopped beers, using Calypso hops from the USA. A pale blonde with tropical fruits aroma, andhints of bananas and lychees. The taste is resin bitter and a long grapefruit citrus finish!MARBLE Location: Greater Manchester Start Date: 1997169 Dobber 5.9 IPADark golden India pale ale is ‘Pint’ grown up, we are proud of its pronounced New Zealand hop characterand smooth biscuit base offset by fruit aroma. This beer just keeps on giving.170 Pint 3.9 B Dry session bitter with notes of citrus and grapefruit171 Antipodean 4.0 G Pale ale, made with New Zealand hops.NORTH YORKSHIRE Location: North Yorkshire Start Date: 1989172 Dizzy Dick 5.0 BB A strong smooth dark ale with plenty of hops and the bitterness carries on into the finish.173 Mayhem 4.3 Refreshing, clean tasting, well hopped pale ale.174 Rocket Fuel 5.0 ST A strong golden ale guaranteed to go down with a bang.175 Boro Best 4.0 BMid brown in colour with a malty aroma. A northern rounded, full bodied beer with a balanced malt andhops taste with vanilla notes.PARTNERS Location: West Yorkshire Start Date: 2011176 Bohemia 4.3 SP A light Saaz single hopped beer with a floral aroma and spicy character177 Working Class Hero 3.8 B A bitter tasting session beer with a strong hoppy aftertaste178 Ghost 4.5 B Pale, full-bodied bitter with a fresh gentle nose, taken over by smooth hop and citrus finishPEERLESS Location: Mersyside Start Date: 2009179 Red Rocks 5.0 ST Strong ruby ale180 Knee Buckler IPA 5.2 STA wonderfully golden IPA style beer. At 5.2% there is good strength and lots of initial hop bitterness which ismatched with a little hint of sweetness from the use of Crystal and Caramalts, The aftertaste and aromacomes from a blend of American hops, Citra, Cascade and Columbus which gives a distinct fruity finish.181 Viking Gold 4.6 GA well balanced golden ale with initial hop bitterness derived from Pilgrim hops and a citrus finish fromSummit and Cascade hops. The distinct citrus fruit and hop aroma leads to a crisp, dry finish.SOUTHPORT Location: Mersyside Start Date: 2004182 Golden Sands 4.0 G Golden, triple hopped with citrus flavourVILLAGELocation: Melmerby, North Yorkshire Start Date:183 Bull 4.0 B A full flavoured bitter with lingering aftertaste184 Old Raby 4.8 BB A full-bodied smooth dark ale, with a sweet caramel after taste185 White Boar 3.8 G A superb light hoppy session beer with a fruity aftertaste24LEICESTER BEER FESTIVAL 2015LEICESTER BEER FESTIVAL 201525

Einstein BAR 5BACKYARD BREWHOUSE Location: Walsall, West Midlands Start Date: 2008186 March Hare 4.3 G Strong golden ale. Slightly sweet with under stated bitterness and lots of citrus bite.187 Snakeshifter 4.4 SP Strong red hue. Clean light malt character with a hint of toffee. Lightly bittered with pleasantly fruity finishBEWDLEY Location: Worcestershire Start Date: 2008Pale in colour, sweet and full bodied using Celeia, Worcester First Gold and Fuggle hops to give a refreshing beer188 Worcester Sway 5.0 SPwith a fruity finish,189 Bah Humbug 4.6 B A smooth malty dark well balanced ruby ale with a hint of liquorice after taste.BEXAR Location: Peterborough Start Date: 2012190 Cucumber And Lime Gose 4.2 SP A salty sour wheat beer infused with cucumber and lime191 Not Just Some Average Joe 4.9 A rich dark coffee beer192 Vladimir's Great Demise 5.0 SP A black hop forward chilli infused beer. Not for the faint of heart... This beer is hot!BIG HAND Location: Wrexham, North Wales Start Date: 2013193 Seren 3.7 B Top quality Maris Otter barley and Golding hops in an easy drinking beerBIG SHED Location: Shrewsbury Start Date: 2014194 Engineers Best Pale AleThis pale best bitter is made with Maris Otter malt and a very modest addition of the darker malts,the bitterness comes4.2 BBfrom challenger hops finished with savinski goldings to give a light lemon citrus for a really good quaffable drink.BLUEBELL CIDER HOUSE Location: Birmingham Start Date: 2012Traditional english mild infused with rasberries. Hand crafted by the brewster at the blue bell cider house195 Raspberry Beret 4.0 Msolihull. UnfinedCANNON ROYALL Location: Droitwich, Worcestershire Start Date: 1993196 Arrowhead Bitter 3.9 B A refreshing straw coloured bitter. A delightful pungent aroma of hops makes this session beer a pleasure to enjoy.Black in colour brewed with Marris Otter base malts with chocolate and roast barley. Slight chocolate flavour197 Comfortable Stout 4.0 STwith a nutty smokey slightlt sweet aftertaste198 Broken Resolution Ale 4.4 B An old fashioned slightly sweet full flavoured bitter with a dark golden colourCASTOR ALES Location: Peterborough Start Date: 2009199 Dark Side Of The Comet 4.5 P A rich dark porter200 Durobrivae 3.7 G Pale session bitterCERDDIN Location: Maestag, South Wales Start Date: 2009201 Tubby Chap 4.5 B Golden brown coloured beer ,with malty aromas and a slightly sweet caramel finish.202 Solar 4.0 SP The ale is reddish in colour and flavoured with Bramling Cross hops to give a blackberry after taste.CONWY Location: Llysfaen, North Wales Start Date: 2003203 Scrum Down 4.0 Enticing floral aromas with some citrus followed by a sweet malt finishDENBIGH (BRAGBDY) Location: Denbigh, North Wales Start Date: 2012204 Denbigh 7 7.0 SP Experiment into a traditionally brewed strong lagerERRDIG Location: Wrexham, North Wales Start Date: 2014205 Squires Best 4.2 B Refreshing classic golden bitter, hay and honey - like earthy tonesFIXED WHEEL Location: Halesowen, West Midlands Start Date: 2014A chain reaction of ingredients brings this pale ale brewed with an English base malt and two big american hops206 Chain Reaction 4.2 Bgiving orange and citrus flavours, a chain makers session dream.Suzie maybe red, but underneath she is layered with carbon fibre, strong and smooth this black ipa is not an 853207 Carbon Black 6.0 IPAsteel tubed affair from the 80's! Hopped with mosaic, welcome to the dark side.HEAVY INDUSTRY Location: Denbigh, North Wales Start Date: 2012New Zealand pale ale – champion beer of North Wales 2014, Nelson Sauvin hops evokes white grape skins208 Nelsons Eye 4.5 SPtropical fruits and citrusDark brown pour with a tinge of red, a frothy light tan head, hint of smoke in the aroma, taste dark fruits, smoke,209 Nos Smoked Porter 4.5 Pleather, bitter plain chocolate.HOPCRAFT Location: Pontyclun, Mid Glamorgan Start Date: 2010210 Millenium Bug 4.6 B Pale, fruity and bitter with all us millennium hops211 Something Must Break 5.1 ST Very pale, "boiled sweets" fruity hops212 Temple Of Love 3.8 G Golden, fruity, bitter, hoppy, big for the abv213 MMXV 4.2 FS Deep gold with malt and some toasty grain and hopIRONBRIDGE Location: Ironbridge, Shropshire Start Date: 2008Authentic 13th century ale, brewed with no hops and the wort has not been boiled, has a bready taste - this is214 Magna Carta 4.0 FSthe style of ale in 1215!215 Pale Ale 4.0 IPA An IPA with loads of flavour and aroma thanks to the Brewers Gold and Tettnang hopsKINVER Location: Stourbridge West Midlands Start Date: 2004216 Over The Edge 7.5 BO Barley wine - strong old ale champion 21014, a light coloured winter warmer217 Noble 200 4.5 FS Golden ale brewed to mark the 200th anniversary of Waterloo218 Little Willie 5.0 FS To mark 100th anniversary of the first completed tank prototype in history219 Light Railway 3.8 BA light coloured session bitter with subtle citrus notes leading to a dry bitter finish. 3.8%, named after the Kinverlight railway, a tramway that ran to kinver from the fish inn, StourbridgeMILETREE Location: Wisbech, Cambridgeshire Start Date: 2012220 Adventurer 4.0 GGolden full - flavoured beer with a ripe generous fruitiness and a fresh light hop character from east kentgoldings late addition hops221 Stupid Boy 3.7 B Pale amber beer, a herbal lemon aroma derived from the northern brewer hopsMONTYS Location: Montgomery, Mid Wales Start Date: 2009222 Masquerade 4.6 B Multi award winning premium golden bitter, ***CERTIFIED AS GLUTEN FREE***MORTON Location: Wolverhampton, Staffordshire Start Date: 2007223 Scrummage 4.7 BB Copper in colour finished with New Zealand hops224 Frozen River 4.9 G Golden ale, bitter and hoppy with dry finish.MUMBLES Location: Swansea, South Wales Start Date: 2013225 Chinnookan 4.1 SP A beer made in collaboration with Greytrees brewery, very hoppy226 IPA 5.3 IPAA traditional IPA, light gold in colour and made using only goldings and fuggles hops, the latter giving a subtlebut distinct taste and aroma. The beer is rounded and full bodied, making it easy to drink.227 Oyster Stout 4.4 SA rich creamy head and dark roasted malt flavours distinguish this classic stout, with the slightest hint of thesea due to real oysters being added.PURPLE MOOSE Location: Portmadog, West Wales Start Date: 2005228 Madog 3.7 B Crisp, malty, reddish coloured session bitter with a dry bitter finish229 Dark Side Of The Moose 4.6 ST Delicious dark ale with a deep malt flavour from roasted barley and a fruity bitterness from bramling cross hopsROCK ‘N’ ROLL Location: Birmingham, West Midlands Start Date: 2012230 Mash City Rocker 3.9 SPLager malt with copious amounts of hops, crisp and refreshing. Brewed at Birminghams only rooftop pubbrewery, the LampTavern, unfined, vegan ale.ROWTON BREWERY Location: Rowton, Shropshire Start Date: 2008231 Pure Gold 3.8 B Golden bitter, hopped with cascade and first goldA pale ale with a crisp, hoppy flavour brewed using organic malting barley and a variety of hops making it a well232 Rowton Bitter 3.9 Brounded beer, ideal for a session.SARAH HUGHES Location: Dudley, West Midlands Start Date: 1988Dark ruby coloured ale with a complex balance of fruit and hops, leading to a pleasant lingering hops and malt233 Ruby Mild 6.0 Mfinish. An award winning festival favourite.SEREN Location: Clynderwen, South Wales Start Date: 2013A hop forward session IPA, golden with a pronounced citrus and tropical hop aroma and flavour, beer of the234 Bluestone IPA 4.2 IPAfestival, pembrokeshire camra beer festival 2013235 Browncoat 4.7 ST A brown ale brewed with an inviting spicy and fruitiness to it. Great autumn / winter beerWAEN Location: Llanidloes, Mid Wales Start Date: 2011236 Pampermoose 4.2 SP American pale ale with Cascade and Citra dry hops. Grapefruit and crisp fruit flavours237 Lemon Dream 3.7 B Easy drinking session ale, lemon and vanilla flavours and aromas238 Just A Feeling 4.2 SP American pale ale with lingering bitterness, smooth well balanced hop flavours. 3rd in the much loved ska seriesXT Location: Aylesbury, Buckingham Start Date: 2013239 Xt - 13 4.5 SP Galaxy, Riwaka, Columbus and Pacific Gem hops from all around the pacific ocean meet on a raft of amber red malts240 Xt - Xpa 5.9 IPAAn IPA brewed with crisp, clean extra pale malts and extra hop additions with a cooler, slower fermentation fora really special hop forward flavourXTREME Location: Turves, Cambridgeshire Start Date: 2013241 Chocolate Stout 5.0 S Traditional stout with chocolate overtones242 Plum Mild 4.5 M Brewed with victoria plums to give a sharp fruit flavour243 Pigeon Ale 4.3 B Light and hoppy - a good session beer244 Trouble In Store 5.5 IPA Strong IPA with late added hops to give it attitude26LEICESTER BEER FESTIVAL 2015LEICESTER BEER FESTIVAL 201527

Cider BarTraditional cider and perry, made from the freshly pressed and fermented juice of apples orpears, is still made and sold in its heartlands in the west of England, but cider production isspreading throughout the country as people press their local apples to make their own drink,with a wealth of regional styles and flavours. Some use only culinary and dessert fruit, somemix in some traditional cider varieties. This year we have our largest ever selection of Leicestershire and EastMidlands ciders, as well as some regular favourites and some that are new to the festival.The taste of any cider varies from year to year, and so there will be tasting notes available on the bar, togetherwith information about ABVs. There is more alcohol in many ciders than in most ales, and so all our ciders andperries are available in 1/3 pints.Our Cider and Perry ListDorset Marshwood Vale Pye Master cider 7.2%Herefordshire Olivers Shezam medium cider 6%Classic perry 6%Somerset Rich’s Legbender medium cider 6%Herefordshire Ross Farnhouse Oak Cask dry cider 7%Somerset Tricky Medium ciderSweet ciderDevon Ventons Whisky cask medium cider 6.5%Somerset Westcroft JJJ cider 6%Devon Winkleigh Cider co Sam’s sweet 6%Sam’s dry 6%Somerset Worley’s Farmhouse medium cider 6.5%Leicestershire Bottle Kicking, Hallaton Dry ciderRambler medium cider 6%Leicestershire Charnwood Cider Pure Charnwood medium cider 5.6%Apply Ave Another medium cider 5%Disco Cox medium cider 5.6%Gold medium cider 5.6%Leicestershire Farmer Fear Thirsty Farmer medium 5.5%Farmhouse strong medium 7.2%Lincolnshire Jollydale Farmhouse medium dry cider 6%Northamptonshire Rockingham Forest Home Orchard medium dry cider 7.4%Malvern Hills medium perry 8.4%Derbyshire Three Cats, Morley Medium sweet cider 6.7%Shropshire Abrahall Dry cider 6.5%Cracklin’ Rosie perry 4.5%Gloucestershire Cadogan Scrumpy medium cider 6.5%Farmhouse perry 5.5%Somerset Chant Singing cider (med) 7.5%Devon Chucklehead Farmhouse medium cider 6.5%Kent Double Vision Medium cider 7.4%Perry 7.4%Devon Green Valley Medium Cider 6.8%Devon Grey’s Farmhouse medium cider 6.5%Herefords Gwatkin Yarlington Mill cider 7.5%Farmhouse medium perry 7%Somerset Hecks Port Wine of Glastonbury 6.5%Blakeney Red perry 6.5%Farmhouse perry 6%Devon Heron Valley Farmhouse medium cider 6.5%ACKNOWLEDGMENTSTHANKS TO ALL WHO HAVE HELPED MAKE THE 2015 FESTIVAL HAPPEN, INCLUDINGALL THE VOLUNTEERS WHO HAVE GIVEN THEIR VALUABLE TIME AND EFFORT.OUR SPONSORTHE ORGANISING COMMITTEETHE ORDERING TEAMAD HOC CO-ORDINATION/TROUBLESHOOTINGPR, MEDIA, GLASSWARE & PROGRAMMEEverards LtdScott Martin, Gary Akiens (Social Secretary), JohnSpencer, Phil Wain (Treasurer) & Keith Williams(Branch Chairman)Scott Martin (Wolsey), Andrew Goodliffe(Wellington), John Spencer (King John), Tonii Leach(Canute), Dave Huddart (Einstein), Susan Shirley(Cider & Perries).Shawn Collier (Branch Vice-Chairman)Rob MacardleDave Huddart wishes to thank Dave, Ian and Carol at Kinver, Gazza at Hopcraft, Mary at Boggart, andMike at Xtreme. John Spencer wishes to thank Steve & Matt at The Salmon, Andy at Isca Ales Ltd andSmall Beers Ltd. Rob Macardle wishes to thank Graham, Amanda and Kelsey at Festival Glass, Roger andPip at Anchorprint, Claire and Kia at Everards and our advertisers and media partners.Thanks to all the brewers who have entered into the spirit of our festival, in particular those who haveproduced a festival special in line with our “15” theme.ALLERGENS AND OTHER FOOD ADVICEMost beers use finings such as isinglass, but there is no requirement to show fish as an ingredient .The Food Standards Agency has indicated that European Directive 2007/68/EC provides permanentexemption for a number of derived ingredients and substances which includes fish gelatine or isinglassused as a fining agent in beer and wine as they are unlikely to cause allergenic reactions. The fining agentis classed as a process aid not an ingredient as it’s almost all out of suspension.HASTINGS BREWERY BEERS (111, 112, 113, 114, King John Bar 3) ARE ALL VEGAN FRIENDLY.MONTY’S MASQUERADE (222, Einstein Bar 5) is certified as GLUTEN-FREE.28LEICESTER BEER FESTIVAL 2015LEICESTER BEER FESTIVAL 201529

CAMRA discounts available locally (New additions in bold)All locations are in Leicester unless indicated in brackets. Information given in good faith and liable to change. Some discountsmay be modified or restricted where special promotions are on offer.Black Horse, AylestoneCAMRA discounts/privileges for specific eventsBull’s Head (Blaby)20p/pintThe Castle Hotel (Kirby Muxloe)10% discount on Cask AlesCrown (Anstey)10% off Cask AlesDog & Gun (Keyham)30p/pint on real alesExchange, Rutland Street10% off Cask Ales, Ciders & selected itemsThe Friary, Hotel Street10% off real alesGlenhills Sports & Social (Glen Parva)Temporary Visitor Membership for 50p with CAMRA cardGlobe, 43 Silver Street30p/pintGolden Shield (Fleckney)20p off Real AlesHind, London Road10p off Cask AlesMalt Shovel (Barkby)20p/pint on Real Ales & Trad CiderMarquis Wellington, London Road 10%Narborough Arms (Narborough)10% off Cask Ales & CidersOld Horse, 198 London Road 10%Plough (Littlethorpe) 10%The Pub50p off Cask Ales on MondaysQueen of Bradgate, High Street10% discount on Cask AlesQueen Victoria (Syston)20p off Guest AlesRed Lion (Gilmorton)30p/pintRed Lion Inn (Rothley)20p/pint & 10p/halfRose & Crown (Houghton on the Hill)20p/pintRoyal Standard10% off Cask AlesRutland & Derby, Millstone Lane Real Ales charged at £3Sir Robert Peel, Jarrom Street10p/pint off Guest AlesSlug & Lettuce, Market Street 10%Stamford Arms, Groby10% off Cask AlesSyston Social Club (Syston)Temporary Visitor Membership with CAMRA cardWinstanley (Braunstone Town)20p/pint off guest alesW - Corn Exchange, Market Squarestandard 50p vouchers accepted and 20% off foodW - Highcross. High Streetstandard 50p vouchers accepted and 20% off foodW - Lord Keeper of the Great Seal (Oadby) standard 50p vouchers accepted onlyW - Last Plantagenet, Granby Streetstandard 50p vouchers accepted and 20% off foodW - Sugar Loaf (Market Harborough)standard 50p vouchers accepted and 20% off foodW - White House (Scraptoft)standard 50p vouchers accepted onlyW - William Wygston (Wigston)standard 50p vouchers accepted onlyThe Yews (Great Glen)10% discount on Cask AlesW prefix denotes Wetherspoon outlets accepting CAMRA vouchers. One voucher per visit rule generally enforced.Non-CAMRA loyalty card schemes available to all customers:Black Horse, Aylestone“Cheaper by the dozen” - £5 voucher on collecting 12 stamps.Chandlers Arms (Shearsby)1 for 10 loyalty cardExchange, Rutland Street£2.50 card gives a range of 10% discountsThe Friary, Hotel Street“Love Cask Ale” - every 7th pint freeThe Pub, New Walk1 for 10 loyalty cardQueen of Bradgate, High Street1 for 10 loyalty cardSir Robert Peel, Jarrom Street50p card, Visit www.sirrobertpeelleicester.co.uk for detailsThe Steamin’ Billy Card£ 2 card gives various discounts. Details at www.steamin-billy.co.ukFair dealon beertax now!Instruction to your Bank orBuilding Society to pay by Direct DebitPlease fill in the whole form using a ball point pen and send to:Campaign for Real Ale Ltd. 230 Hatfield Road, St.Albans, Herts AL1 4LWName and full postal address of your Bank or Building Society Service User NumberTo the ManagerAddressJoin CAMRA TodayComplete the Direct Debit form and you will receive 15 months membershipfor the price of 12 and a fantastic discount on your membership subscription.Alternatively you can send a cheque payable to CAMRA Ltd with your completed form, visitwww.camra.org.uk/joinus or call 01727 867201. All forms should be addressed to the:Membership Department, CAMRA, 230 Hatfield Road, St Albans, AL1 4LW.Your DetailsTitleSurnameForename(s)Date of Birth (dd/mm/yyyy)AddressPostcodeEmail addressTel No(s)Partner’s Details (if Joint Membership)TitleSurnameForename(s)Date of Birth (dd/mm/yyyy)Email address (if different from main member)PostcodeName(s) of Account HolderBank or Building Society Account NumberBranch Sort CodeReferenceA CampaignCampaigning for Pub Goers& Beer DrinkersBank or Building SocietyFOR CAMPAIGN FOR REAL ALE LTD OFFICIAL USE ONLYThis is not part of the instruction to your Bank or Building SocietyMembership NumberNamePostcodeInstructions to your Bank or Building SocietyPlease pay Campaign For Real Ale Limited Direct Debits from the accountdetailed on this instruction subject to the safeguards assured by the Direct DebitGuarantee. I understand that this instruction may remain with Campaign For RealAle Limited and, if so will be passed electronically to my Bank/Building Society.Signature(s)Date9 2 6 1 2 9Banks and Building Societies may not accept Direct Debit Instructions for some types of account.of Two HalvesDirect Debit Non DDSingle Membership £24 £26(UK & EU)Joint Membership £29.50 £31.50(Partner at the same address)For Young Member and other concessionaryrates please visit www.camra.org.uk or call01727 867201.I wish to join the Campaign for Real Ale,and agree to abide by the Memorandum andArticles of AssociationI enclose a cheque forSignedDateApplications will be processed within 21 daysEnjoying Real Ale& PubsJoin CAMRA today – www.camra.org.uk/joinus01/15This Guarantee should be detachedand retained by the payer.The Direct DebitGuaranteeThis Guarantee is offered by all banks and buildingsocieties that accept instructions to pay by DirectDebits.If there are any changes to the amount, date orfrequency of your Direct Debit The Campaign forReal Ale Ltd will notify you 10 working days in advanceof your account being debited or as otherwise agreed.If you request The Campaign for Real Ale Ltd to collecta payment, confirmation of the amount and date willbe given to you at the time of the requestIf an error is made in the payment of your DirectDebit by The Campaign for Real Ale Ltd or your bankor building society, you are entitled to a full andimmediate refund of the amount paid from your bankor building society- If you receive a refund you are not entitled to, youmust pay it back when The Campaign For Real Ale Ltdasks you toYou can cancel a Direct Debit at any time by simplycontacting your bank or building society.Writtenconfirmation may be required. 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