2019 Newcastle Beer and Cider Festival Programme

43rd Newcastle Beer & Cider Festival 

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Warm Welcome and Wassail to the 

Newcastle Beer and Cider festival 

This festival is staffed entirely 

by volunteers, not only from local 

branches but from all over the 

country. A big thank you to everyone 

who gives up their time to work at 

this festival and helps to make it such 

a success year after year. 

You’ll find 120 Beers, more than 50 

ciders, and a gin bar, amongst many 

other exciting developements for this 

year. Truly #SomethingForEveryone 

Have a look through the 

programme for our many items of 

entertainment. 

Look out for our Battle of the 

Beers competiton, entries for which 

are unique one-off beers brewed 

specifically for our festival by local 

brewers. These are always a hit, and 

tend to sell out pretty fast, so don’t 

miss out! 

I would also like to extend a big 

“thank you” to all the sponsors (see 

right) who supporting the festival this 

year. Without their support this event 

wouldn’t be possible. 

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Dear Festival Visitor, 

as branch chair I welcome you to the 

43rd Newcastle Beer and Cider Festival. 

At the same time I’d like to tell you a 

bit more about CAMRA, and the branch 

behind the festival. 

The first thing to say is that as as the 

Tyneside & Northumberland branch 

we cover an area larger than just 

Newcastle upon Tyne. We cover the 

area of the Metropolitan Borough of 

Gateshead, plus everything north of the 

Tyne including Northumberland right 

up to the border with Scotland. 

We don’t tell anyone what to drink, 

but we are passionate about real ale, 

cider and perry. Many people have 

asked, what is the point of CAMRA? 

You have won. Well, yes and no. 

Have you noticed that almost every 

time a major brewery takes over a 

smaller one well-established beers are 

suddenly under threat. CAMRA wants 

to ensure the largest possible selection 

and availability of real ale both in our 

area, and across Britain. 

You might have seen that some pubs 

always seem to be advertising for new 

tenants even when they are open. Large 

pub companies (Pubco’s) try to get 

the highest rent possible out of a pub, 

BRANCH NEWS 

and are happy to have a landlord who 

offers a lesser quality of ales but pays 

a higher rent. We as the consumers are 

the losers, and the landlord may find 

the pub is no longer viable and he or 

she moves on. 

Other pubs are not even so lucky 

and have been clsoed. However, due 

to CAMRA’s campaigning efforts the 

planning laws in England no longer 

make changing a pub into flats etc. 

permissable without the consent of the 

local council. 

As a campaign group we work hard 

to save pubs. Recently we gave our 

support to the campagin to save Ye 

Olde Cross in Ryton Village which has 

now been bought by the community for 

the community. 

If you are interested in becoming 

more active, seek me out during the 

festival, or email: 

chairman@cannybevvy.co.uk 

We are particularly looking for active 

members throughout Northumberland. 

Hubert Gieschen 

Branch Chair 

CAMRA Tyneside & Northumberland 

IMPORTANT ALLERGEN INFORMATION 

We’ve worked hard to find “something for everyone” in our wide 

range of beer styles and tastes. This may mean a presence of 

allergens in some beers. You will find vegan and Gluten free beers 

have heart-shaped markers on the pump clips to help you make 

an informed decision. For full allergen information please ask 

your server who can provide a list of allergen information for all 

the beers, ciders, and perrys at the festival.

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KICKIN’ UP 

A STORM! 

FRIDAY NIGHT ON 

THE BLACK STORM STAGE 

‘REDS’ BAR 

THE BYKER 

HILLBILLIES 

Tyneside based four piece playing foot tappin’ 

Americana with the sweetest vocal harmonies this 

side of the Byker Bridge. Expect to hear thumpin’ 

double bass, crashin’ cajon, twanging guitar, mango 

chops and oh-so-mournful dobro lap steel. The 

Hillbillies bring a new take on roots-of-country 

numbers, some dating as far back as the 19th Century. 

Expect one to two surprises among their set involving 

songs that “you never knew were country”. 

Playing a unique mix of good-time covers including 

the best of Americana, rock’n’roll, country-rock, blues 

and Irish classics. Formed in early 2011 when old band 

mates and Irish folk rock regulars Chris Sowden (fiddle, 

mandolin, harmonica, vocals) and Malcolm McArdle 

(bass guitar, harmonica, vocals) got together with 

Graham Bowman (guitars) to start working on some music 

with an American flavour. They were joined by Daren 

Pearse (vocals and guitar), and Robert Pearson (drums). 

THE BEAR 

WIRE BAND 

UK 

CHILLI 

PEPPERS 

The UK Chili Peppers are the UK’s premier Red Hot Chili 

Peppers tribute band. They are a local band formed 

around 6 years ago, and gig all over the country in 

pubs, clubs and festivals. They thrive on giving the most 

authentic RHCP experience and will blow you away with 

the funkiest RHCP songs! They are all very good friends 

in the band it shows on stage. Chemistry that gives a 

show not to be missed! 

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ENTERTAINMENT 

Star and Shadow Rapper 

Award-winning traditional sword dancers 

who won the national Dancing England Rapper 

Tournament in 2013 and 2014, and the weekend 

before the festival will be competing in the 2019 

tournament in Newcastle. 

The rapper dance is a fast traditional English 

dance whose origins lie in the mining villages 

of Durham and Northumberland. It involves five 

people connected by short, two-handled, flexible swords (called rappers) 

forming a chain. Without breaking this chain the dancers weave in and out of 

one another, twisting the swords to form locks and breastplates, sometimes 

jumping or even somersaulting over the swords. 

THURSDAY 

evening 

Tyne Signature 

This professional barbershop 

quartet is based in Newcastle. 

The quartet sing traditional 

and contemporary close vocal 

harmonies to delight and amaze. 

They perform a bi-weekly 

YouTube post using #tagtuesday, 

but you can catch them live here at 

the festival on Thursday night. 

Thursday night also happens to 

be National Barbershop Quartet 

day! 

THURSDAY 

evening 

Marty Craggs Little Band Jam 

We’re delighted to have 

former Lindisfarne member 

Marty Craggs alongside 

Steve Dolder, Dave Whiffin, 

and Michael Bailey. Together 

they are the Little Band Jam. 

They’ve only been playing a 

few months, but already have 

a sizeable following playing 

songs from Lindesfarne, The 

Happy Cats and all ports inbetween. 

SATURDAY 

afternoon

COMING 

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On behalf of the Beer Ordering Team, 

“welcome to the festival!” 

Over the next two pages we’d like 

to give you a brief summary of how 

we ended up with the 120 beers that 

we have at the festival, and should 

give you just an idea of what we have 

available. 

We have a great selectiiom of local 

breweries in our Battle of the Beers 

competition as well as some beers from 

generous sponsors (see page 3) who 

support the festival. 

In previous years we have had 

geographic themes, but this year we 

decided to try something a bit different, 

and make the theme of the beer 

selection match the festival as a whole 

“Something for Everyone”. 

We have many styles from classic 

Brittish styles , tradional European 

styles, to modern American, and a few 

that are hard to place into any category. 

We have a few rare beers too with 

Brew York sending us one of only 6 

casks of Dark Central imperial stout. 

Twisted Barells put award winning IPA 

Naido into cask for the first time ever 

for us, and Wilderness brewing have 

sent us Brux - a Belgian-style pale ale 

aged in a Rijoca cask. To be honest, I 

have no idea how its going to come out 

but I look forward to finding out. 

The main thing we really wanted 

to share was our combinded passion 

for beer, and to let it show in the 

beers we’ve selected. So we gave each 

member of the beer (a.k.a. “wet”) team 

a personal pick. One beer that sums 

up why we all volunteer our time each 

festival and indeed throughout the year 

as CAMRA members. These are their 

picks, and why the “wet” team chose 

them. 

THE BEER THEME 

Fullers - ESB (Extra Special Bitter) 

Selected by Colin Anderson 

Named Champion Beer of Britain in 

1978, 1981 and 1985, this beer has been 

at nearly every Newcastle Beer and 

Cider Festival. In the “good old days” 

it used to come in a real barrel (36 

gallons), and was a really difficult beer 

to look after. It took ages to clear, and 

often needed to be “back tilted”. 

Despite these drawbacks it was still 

the best beer at many of our festivals. 

In a former life, and before it became 

widely available, I used to drive down 

to Fuller’s brewery in Chiswick and 

pick up a van load of their beer, always 

including ESB, and distribute it around 

a handful of decent real ale pubs in the 

area, many of which are now closed 

(the Cooperage) or shadows of their 

former selves. 

Hobsons - Town Crier 

Selected by Peter Marquis 

At the age of 18 I moved to a quiet 

backwater on the Worcestershire- 

Shropshire border. Fed up with lager, 

and keg bitter, my Dad introduced me 

to Real Ale, and the local brewery - 

Hobsons. 

The flavour from this simple beer, 

brewed with hops and barley from the 

local area, was a revelation, and put me 

on the path to CAMRA. Town Crier has 

since won several awards, and is just 

the right beverage for a warn summers 

evening in the beer garden 

Piddle - Slasher 

selected by Elspeth Winthrope 

This beer hails from Dorset, from a 

brewery named after the river that runs 

through the village. It’s a beer you may 

not have heard of before, and holds the 

sentimental value of being my first real 

ale. 

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Swannay - Scapa Bere 

Selected by Jan Anderson 

I first visited Orkney over 25 years 

ago, and have been back almost every 

year since then. Orkney is a fascinating 

place, rugged coastline, sandy beaches, 

loads of historical sites including 

Scapa Flow, often windy, and you can 

often see all four seasons in one day! 

I met Rob Hill, the owner of Swanny 

Brewery when he was head brewer at 

Orkney Brewery. Rob opened Swannay 

Brewery around 2005, and has been 

brewing fantastic beers ever since. 

One of my favourites is Orkney 

Blast, but this beer is not available for 

this year’s festival as the brewery is 

expanding and building work is taking 

place which includes a new brewery, 

visitors centre and café. 

So I have chosen Scapa Bere, a beer 

brewed with 100% Orkney grown Bere 

Barley, an old grain brought to the 

island by the Vikings. It is a light amber 

beer that gets it flavour and colour 

from the Bere malt which also adds a 

minerally, almost salty flavour. 

I hope you enjoy Scapa Bere as 

much as I do and if you are feeling 

adventurous take a trip north and visit 

the brewery! 

Coniston - Old Man Ale 

selected by Murray Owen 

Many of you who have climbed 

the Old Man of Coniston have most 

likely called in to the Black Bull Inn 

afterwards. A 400-year old coaching 

inn, built about the time of the Spanish 

Armada, and situated in the centre of 

Coniston Village. Many famous people 

have crossed its threshold including 

Turner (artist), Coleridge and, more 

recently, Donald Campbell. 

On the occasion of my visit I had a 

pint of this remarkable ale scoring it 

4.5 (out of 5) on CAMRA’s beer scoring 

system. When looking for my personal 

pick I looked at all my previous beer 

scores and of the few at 4.5 this ale, 

Coniston’s Old Man, stood out. I hope 

you enjoy it as much as I did. 

Stewart Brewing - Radical Road Reverse 

selected by Paul Hillhouse 

As I tend to work most days at the 

festival, I’m limited to how much I can 

try - especialy of my prefered higher 

ABV beers. So each year I tend to go 

to a beer festival in a different branch 

area. One of the first was the Scottish 

Real Ale Fesitval (SRAF) in Edingburgh. 

Over the course of the week I got to 

try Radical Road Reverse, a 6% ABV IPA 

in cask, keg, and from a wooden cask. I 

was amazed as this beer has an equally 

massive hit of malts and hops, and 

it was transformed in each dispense 

method, but was always very enjoyable. 

So when I heard the big IPA had a 

new session-strength version aiming 

to pack in all the flavour of one of 

my favourite beers it was an obvious 

choice. Bring all the flavour, but at a 

strenght that means people can go on 

sampling more beers for the rest of the 

night. 

Champion Beers of Britain 

The Champion Beer of Britain (CBOB) 

competition is the most prestigious 

prize CAMRA offers to brewers, and 

this year at the festival we have the top 

3 beers from the 2018 Champion Beer 

of Britain awards, plus the 2019 Winter 

Beer of Britain too! 

We won’t take up any more of your 

valuable drinking time. Thanks for 

reading. We hope you like the beers, 

and enjoy the festival, 

The “Wet” Team

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The Beers 

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By the time you read this the 2019 

Battle of the Beers will have taken place. 

Every brewery within our branch region 

of Tyneside and Northumberland was 

invited to brew a new beer in one of 

two categories. This year the choice fell 

between a dark pale ale, or a flavoured 

porter or stout. The ABV could be 

anywhere between 4% and 6%. 

We had a fantastic response from the 

majority of brewers, some of which now 

see this competition as a great platform to 

launch new beers. A number of previous 

winners, and runners-up, can still be found 

on tap having become core or seasonal 

beers. 

We’re delighted to have one of them - 

Firebrick’s Belgian Wit (4.2%) - on back on 

the bar this year for you. 

The beers are judged by an independent 

panel in the afternoon before the festival 

opens. The winners are announced shortly 

thereafter. 

Keep an eye out for the pump clip 

toppers with the BoB crossed swords, 

and posters in the venue announcing the 

winners. 

Good luck to all the entrants! 

The People’s Choice Awards 

Pick your favourite festival drinks 

We want to hear from you! What are your favourite 

festival drinks? Last year saw Julia Austin’s Tyne Bank 

team steal the show with “Stalin’s Cow” (10%), and 

we’re delighted to say that Tyne Bank have brewed 

this special beer for us again for this year’s festival. It 

won’t be in the Battle of the Beers, but you will be able 

to drink it at the bar. 

The festival favourite for cider was Blood Orange (4%) by Sea Cider. We don’t have 

the Blood Orange back this year, but we do have more than 50 ciders and perrys, plus 

one pyder, for you to choose from. 

This year we’re delighted to have Nickynoo’s Gin Bar at the festival, and so we’re 

introducing a new category - your favourite gin. Visit Nickynoo’s gin bar, and vote for 

your favourite. 

So grab a voting card from the admissions bar, and vote for your favourites. We’d 

love it if you also provided us with some feedback on the back of your People’s Choice 

voting card.


BEER LIST 

For a full list of ALLERGENS please ask at the bar 

The beers are all listed alphabetically by brewery name in the following format: 

Brewery Name - Brewery Location 

c Beer Name - ABV% - (Vegan / Gluten free added if appropriate) 

Tasting Notes ... 

Abbeydale - Sheffield 

c Deception - 4.1% 

A pale beer, made with fabulous Nelson 

Sauvin hops. Aromas of elderflower and 

grapes. Strong citrus flavours, especially 

grapefruit. Long-lasting bitter finish. Very 

refreshing and packed full of flavour. 

Adnams - Southwold 

c Fat Sprat - 3.8% 

A pale amber summer beer, the citrus 

character of the hops shines through, 

balanced with a light biscuit flavour. 

Almasty/Two by Two - North Shields 

c Dry-Hopped Peach Porter - 5.5% 

Traditional porter malt base. Light toast & 

fruity peach and tropical hop character. 

Alnwick - Alnwick 

c Lindisfarne Cherry Stout - 4.5% 

Traditional stout infused with Morello 

cherries and Lindisfarne Cherry Liqueur. 

Backyard Brewhouse - Walsall 

c Centennial IPA - 5% 

Single-hopped IPA. Using 100% American 

Centennial hops to showcase its 

character. Four separate charges give a 

spicy, juniper and lavender note with a 

citrus undertone and aroma. 

Beat - Lye 

c New Wave - 4.5% - Vegan 

Vegan-friendly. Surging out of the punk 

era, a golden ale that steals the scene 

through its unpredictable colourful and 

fruity flavours. 

Beowulf - Brownhills Staffordshire 

c Dark Raven - 4.5% 

From the forest of Mercia, an alluring 

golden copper coloured bitter. 

Black Country Ales - Kingswinford 

c Chain Ale - 4.2% 

A light golden session beer for those 

who like their beers bursting with a hop 

character of mango, tropical fruits and 

lime. 

Black Country Ales - Kingswinford 

c Plum Pig - 4.3% 

A chestnut dark beer with a lush plum 

infusion and a fruity aroma with sweet/ 

bitter taste and aftertaste. 

Black Hole - Burton on Trent 

c Bitter - 3.8% 

A fine, fresh, lively session beer hopped 

to give a clean crisp finish of hoppy 

dryness and a touch of astringency. 

Black Lodge - Liverpool 

c Far Away Cows - 4.7% - Vegan 

Vegan friendly with a solid dark chocolate 

bitterness with a good dryness to back it 

up. Super smooth finish. 

Black Sheep - Masham 

c Black Sheep Special Ale - 4.4% 

A long-time favourite since 1994. A 

robust and agile amber ale with an 

explosion of fruit on the aroma and 

palate. Superbly bitter sweet; an icon of 

the Black Sheep range.

Pale Ale 

3.8% ABV 


BEER LIST 


Black Storm - Whitley Bay 

c IPA - 5.5% 

A dry hoppy IPA with a sharp clean 

bitterness from magnum hops. An 

intense rounded citrus, floral flavour 

and aroma from a copious amount of 

cascade hops at flame out. 

Black Storm - Whitley Bay 

c Mango & Passion-fruit Porter - 5.2% 

A chunky and robust porter with a rich 

malt profile from plenty of Chocolate 

and Crystal Malts, delicately hopped 

with British East Kent Goldings, and a 

fruity twist with mango and passion-fruit 

bursting through. 

Blue Bee - Sheffield 

c American 5 Hop v.36 - 4.3% 

Pale and hoppy APA combining five 

different hops to give a citrus hop flavour 

leading to a dry finish. 

Brew York - York 

c Central Dark - 8.5% 

Imperial stout. Second public outing after 

scoring very highly at the Manchester 

Beer festival this year. One of only 6 

casks ever made! 

Brinkburn Street - Byker 

c Little House of the Rising Sun - 5.5% 

Smooth dark chocolate maltiness leading 

to a gathering raspberry flavour, with a 

hint of coconut on the finish. 


c Tyne Titans - 4.2% 

A fruity session IPA named after the 

cranes that once adorned the Tyne. A 

golden refreshing beer with a reddish 

hue. Two malts and four American hops 

make this a moreish refresher. 


c Byker Brown Ale - 4.8% 

The brewery’s take on a traditional 

Newcastle Brown Ale. Brewed in Byker. 

Why would you brew a Newcastle Brown 

ale anywhere else? 

Bristol Beer Factory - Bristol 

c Hoff - 4.9% 

Californian steam beer hybrid between 

ale and lager. Caramel malty backbone, 

subtle fruit and a touch of hop bitterness. 

Cameron’s - Hartlepool 

c Old Sea Dog - 4.3% 

A classic North East brown ale recipe 

with the addition of Amarillo hops to give 

it a lovely peach hop aroma and flavour. 

Castle Rock - Nottingham 

c Sheriff’s Tipple - 3.5% 

A ”supping” bitter with distinctive hop 

character derived from goldings hop. 

Charnwood - Loughborough 

c Crazy Fox - 6.5% 

A ”bonkers” beer, fruity on the nose, 

moderately bitter, biscuit and caramel 

malts to balance the sweet alcohol and 

fruit flavours 

Cheddar Ales - Cheddar 

c Goats Leap IPA - 5.5% 

Full bodied, strong with a striking bitter 

finish from Goldings Challenger and 

Fuggles. 

Cheviot Brewery - Etal 

c Holy Bounty - 4.8% 

Brewed with Lindisfarne oysters, a 

deliciously smooth and rich stout with a 

hint of the sea and a chocolate finish.


BEER LIST 


As proud sponsors of the 2019 

Newcastle Beer Festival, we have 

created this black IPA using a complex 

dry hop addition of US hops. Graphite 

Black IPA (4.6% ABV) is beautifully 

hopped with fruity aromatic qualities. 

On sale at the bar! 

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Clouded Minds - Oxford 

c Hazelnutter - 5% 

An american brown ale with Italian 

hazelnuts The flavour is nutty and 

chocolaty. Well-balanced and smooth. 

Clun - Clun, Shropshire 

c Citadel - 5.9% 

Golden in colour, the rich and fruity malt 

flavours are met head-on by intense hop 

bitterness and aroma which give rise to a 

long-lasting dry finish. 

Coniston - Coniston 

c Old Man Ale - 4.2% 

A radically different beer. Deep copper 

colour, a rich port wine aroma, and a big 

chocolate and creamy malt palate. A 

remarkably complex beer that deepens 

and changes as you drink it. 

Cullercoats Brewery - Cullercoats 

c Fortified Porter - 5.2% 

A dark, rich, malty blend of our coffee 

porter -Tynemouth Coffee Co Black 

Middens Roast is the star of the 

show - with the marvellous 3 month 

matured 7.3% Fortification (rich fruit/ 

plum flavours) - smooth, caramel, fruity 

roastiness in a glass! 

Dancing Duck - Derby 

c DCUK - 4.3% 

A great aroma and powerful upfront 

hoppy bitterness give way to an explosion 

of citrus and pine flavours.A full on hop 

attack, not for the faint hearted! 

Derventio - Derby 

c Cleopatra - 5% 

An award winning pale beer using First 

Gold hops & apricot flavouring. An easy 

drinking glorious beer. 

Downtown Brewery - Wiltshire 

c Honey Blonde - 4.3% 

A light blonde beer with additions of 

flaked maize and mexican spiced honey 

Drygate - Glasgow 

c Seven Peaks IPA - 5% 

Uncompromising Mosaic Hopped IPA 

with a crisp malt backbone 

Elgoods - Wisbech 

c Crocky - 3.7% 

Mid-amber with full malt flavour 

complimented by old and new world 

hops to give a fruity aroma with hints of 

tropical fruits. 

Elgoods - Wisbech 

c Hen in Black - 4.5% 

Silky smooth stout, vegan friendly. 

Elland - Elland 

c Game Changer - 5.2% 

Pale Golden in colour this is well 

rounded and balanced hoppy ale with a 

flavoursome, full bodied finish 

Errant Brewery - Newcastle 

c Shadynasty - 5.3% - Lactose 

A smooth, seductive stout full of rich dark 

malts, milk sugar and vanilla undertones. 

Farmageddon - Comber, Ireland 

c IPA - 5.5% 

Big hoppy American IPA from the only 

brewery run as a workers co-operative in 

the UK. 

Firebrick - Blaydon 

c Sugar Spun Stout - 5.2% 

The nose is coffee and candyfloss, the 

taste is dark chocolate, coffee, vanilla 

and candyfloss

BEER LIST 



BEER LIST 



Firebrick - Blaydon 

c Belgian Wit - 4.2% 

2018 Winner of Battle of the Beers 

First & Last Brewery - Elsdon 

c Orange Stout - 4.3% 

Smooth, moreish session stoutl loaded 

with chocolate malts & long-conditioned 

on Spanish bitter orange peel – a highly 

enjoyable nod towards everyone’s 

favourite Christmas stocking pressie 

Flash House Brewing - North Shields 

c Forest Fruits Porter - 4.8% 

A dark, chocolatey body is the backbone 

of this rich porter. Cherries, grapes, 

blackberries, and blackcurrants are all 

soaked in this beer as it conditions to 

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Froth Blowers - Erdington 

c Piffle Snonker - 3.8% 

The combination of 100% Maris Otter 

extra pale barley, the delicate taste of 

Cascade hops and a reliable wet yeast 

results in a fine, balanced pale ale. 

Fullers - Chiswick 

c ESB - 5.5% 

First brewed in 1971, ESB is unrivalled 

in terms of its flavour and balance. A 

powerful 5.5%, it’s brewed from Pale 

Ale and Crystal malts, and from Target, 

Challenger, Northdown and Goldings 

hops. Rich mahogany in colour, 

ESB tempts with aromas of orange 

marmalade, balanced by soft malt toffee. 

The hops impart grassy, peppery notes 

alongside hints of citrus fruit, while 

the Pale Ale and Crystal malts bring 

distinctive biscuity flavours. A smooth, 

delicate bitterness lingers on the palate 

to give a supreme finish. 

Grafton - Worksop 

c Silhouette Vanilla Beer - 4% 

Award-winning speciality pale ale made 

with Polish Marynka hops, with vanilla 

notes, and smooth, bitter aftertaste. 

Great North Eastern Brewing Co. - 

Gateshead 

c Claspers Citra Blonde - 3.8% 

Citra-hopped pale ale, with grapefruit and 

mango flavours. Named after one of the 

North East’s greatest athletes. 


Gateshead 

c Hopnicity - 5% 

A new ale from GNEB. West Coast pale 

ale, 6 American hops; double dry-hopped 

for a full hop flavour and aroma. 


Gateshead 

c Graphite Black IPA - 4.6% 

A modern, US-Style black IPA. Fruity hops 

dominate with hints of toasted malt. 

Green Duck - Stourbridge 

c Duck Blonde - 4.2% 

The brewery’s best-seller, combining newworld 

hops with fresh passion fruit, and 

a light malt base. Wonderfully refreshing, 

with a long sweet finish. 

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Green Jack - Lowestoft 

c Drifter - 4% 

Am amber-coloured bitter, well-balanced, 

with fruity flavours and a nice smooth 

finish. 

Green Jack - Lowestoft 

c Ripper - 8.5% 

A barley wine, rich amber in colour, sweet 

and fruity with a robust hop character. 

CBOB Supreme Champion Silver 2018. 

Grounding Angels - Hexham 

c Black IPA - 5.8% 

A black IPA with thick chocolate roast 

notes, and hopped with hints of orange, 

peach, lime, and vanilla to finish. 

Hadrian Border Brewery - Newburn 

c Black IPA - 5.5% 

Black in colour with hints of citrus and 

tropical fruits, and subtle roast notes 

on the aroma. A touch of caramel 

sweetness, subtle roast and citrus 

flavours, giving a moderate bitterness. 


c Secret Kingdom - 4.3% 

Dark, rich, and full-bodied, with a slightly 

roasted malty palate, and a pleasant 

bitterness in the finish. 


c Northern Pale - 4.1% 

Crisp and light with mellow citrus and 

grapefruit tones from Amarillo hops. 

Hetton Law Brewery - Lowick 

c Hetton Heartside - 4.8% 

A smooth, rich porter with a hint of peat 

smoke, and maybe a suggestion of 

whisky ... ? Think late nights by an open 

fire. 

Hexhamshire Brewery - Hexham 

c Rest & Relaxation - 4.5% 

A rum- and raisin-infused stout. 

High House Farm - Matfen 

c Lizzie’s Dimples - 4% 

A dark golden bitter with a delicate, 

slightly spiced aroma, and an almost 

sweet finish. 

Hobsons - Cleobury Mortimer 

c Town Crier - 4.5% 

An elegant straw-coloured bitter. The hint 

of sweetness is complemented by subtle 

hop flavours leading to a dry finish. 

Holdens - Dudley 

c Golden Glow - 4.4% 

A golden ale with subtle yet fragrant hop 

aromas, a moreish gentle sweetness, 

and an almost citrus-like pleasant bitter 

finish. Brewed using the finest English 

Maris Otter malts and best Fuggles hops. 

Humpty Dumpty - Reedham, Norfolk 

c Lemon and Ginger - 4% 

A pale-amber, crisp ale finished with a 

refreshing ginger and lemon tang. 

Kelham Island - Sheffield 

c Riders on the Storm - 4.5% 

An amber ale which showcases a fusion 

of British and American hops that give a 

‘storm’ of hoppy flavours. 

Lacon’s - Great Yarmouth 

c Audit Ale - 8% 

Award-winning amber beer. A smooth 

citrus punch balanced by a dry pine and 

zesty flavour throughout.


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Langton - Market Harborough 

c Union Wharf - 4% 

A full-bodied copper-coloured ale. 

Centennial hops give a soft citrus flavour. 

Dry-hopped to give fruity nose and a fresh 

finish. 

Langton - Market Harborough 

c Thomas Lift - 4.4% 

A premium bitter. a luscious full bodied 

brew. Named after the Thomas Lift which 

pulled canal boats up the Foxton Inclined 

Plane. 

Long Man - Litlington 

c Session NEIPA - 4.5% 

Barley from the fields by the brewery, 

and flaked oats, give mouthfeel whilst 

a double helping of American hops give 

citrus, apricot, and tropical flavours. 

Mad Squirrel - Hemel Hempstead 

c Resolution - 4.2% 

Designed for cask, brewed for cask, and 

served on cask only. Resolution is latehopped 

with three American hop varieties 

for maximum flavour. Light, refreshing, 

and immensely drinkable, this beautiful 

brew shows everyone our resolution 

to keep cask ale alive and relevant to 

modern drinkers! 

Malvern Hills - Malvern 

c Black Pear - 4.4% 

A premium golden beer using a variety of 

hops. Named after the visit of Elizabeth 

the First to Worcester in 1575 who asked 

that a black pear should be included in 

Worcester’s coat of arms. 

Manchester Brewing Company 

- Manchester 

c Intergalactic Planetary - 5% 

A black IPA with a lot of fruity hop 

flavours. Named after the Beastie Boys 

track with an aim to ”disrupt the whole 

scene”. 

Marble - Manchester 

c Baby Barley Wine - 4.9% - Vegan 

A touch of Vienna on top of our standard 

Pale malt, and a prolonged boil give 

a biscuit and caramel base. Lavishly 

hopped with Cascade, Citra, Chinook, 

El Dorado, Centennial and Simcoe for 

flavours and aromas of pine, stone fruit, 

grapefruit, and orange. A lingering but 

balanced bitterness. 

Mauldons - Sudbury 

c Georges Best - 4.4% 

A best bitter, brewed with East Anglian 

malted barley. A fruity flavour with soft 

malt finish. 

McMullen - Hertford 

c McMullen IPA - 4.8% 

A classic style IPA using specially kilned 

amber malt to offer deep rich flavours. 

Montys - Montgomery 

c Masquerade - 4.6% - Gluten free 

A golden ale with tropical fruit flavours, 

and distinctive hop aroma brewed with 

barley and gluten removed. Certified 

gluten free. 

Montys - Montgomery 

c Dark Secret - 5.6% - Gluten free 

A rich full-bodied oatmeal stout, full of 

chocolate and coffee flavours with gluten 

removed. A multi award-winning beer.


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Mordue - North Shields 

c Coffee Milkshake Stout - 4.7% 

Rich, smooth, coffee milk stout with 

Segafredo espresso coffee and lactose. 

Mordue - North Shields 

c Workie Ticket - 4.5% 

A tasty, complex beer with malt and hops 

throughout, and a long, satisfying bitter 

finish. Champion Best Bitter in Britain 

award 2013, 2018 & Champion Beer 

of Britain 1997. CBOB 2018 Supreme 

Champion Bronze Winner! 

Mourne Mountains - Ireland 

c Red Gate - 4.2% 

Irish traditional red ale. Easy drinking, 

and clear red colour with malt and biscuit 

flavours. 

Nethergate - Long Melford 

c Stour Valley Gold - 4.2% 

A light and refreshing golden ale brewed 

using fragrant citrus hops. 

Newbridge - Bilston 

c LIttle Fox - 4.2% 

A easy-drinking bitter, inspired by the 

great brewers of the Black Country. 

Amber in colour, with complex earthy 

flavours. 

North Riding - Scarborough 

c Citra Pale - 4.5% 

Easy-drinking premium pale ale with a 

grapefruit and lemon taste and aroma. 

Phipp’s - Northampton 

c Bison - 4.6% 

A brown ale with the creamy texture of 

a stout, and the hoppy character of a 

strong ale. The best of both worlds. 

Phipps - Northampton 

c IPA - 4.3% 

Iconic Northamptonshire golden ale. A 

favourite of the county’s shoe workers, 

brewed to an authentic 1930’s recipe. 

Piddle - Piddletrenthide 

c Slasher - 5.1% 

Strong blonde, and fruity. Plenty of wheat 

to give a smooth mouthfeel balanced 

with a fruity punch, and gentle floral 

aroma. 

Pig & Porter - Tunbridge Wells 

c 300 Hairy Bears - 4.4% 

A blonde ale loosely described as a cross 

between a lager and a pale ale. It doesn’t 

use lager yeast, but it does have Pilsner 

malt and delicate Slovenian hops. 

Pomona Island - Manchester 

c Amarillo Mosaic Session IPA - 4.5% - 

Vegan 

Fiercely seasonal brewery that produces 

different iterations of core beers with 

varying hop profiles. Expect big fruit 

notes. 

Redhouse Brewery - Newcastle 

c Edge of Darkness - 5.5% 

A black IPA generously hopped with 

Cascade and Centennial, and dry-hopped 

with Mosaic. Leaving a dry but fruity 

aftertaste. 

Rigg and Furrow - Acklington 

c Parlour - 5.2% 

Parlour was inspired by our brewhouse’s 

former life as a milking parlour. Brewed 

with milk, sugar, molasses, and malted 

oats for a full bodied and silky-smooth 

stout. Aromas of rich dark sugar, coffee, 

and chocolate, with a vanilla sweetness.


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Salopian - Shrewsbury 

c Slipstream - 5.1% 

A juicy IPA with fresh blood orange, hints 

of candied peel and sparkling orange 

blossom. 

Salopian - Shrewsbury 

c Kangaroo Court - 4% 

A straw-coloured pale ale with an 

intensely incriminating flavour and aroma 

of pine and citrus. 

Sarah Hughes - Sedgley. 

c Dark Ruby - 6% 

A dark ruby mild combining a balance 

of intense colour and flavour. An awardwinning 

festival favourite. 

Silverstone - Silverstone 

c Classic IPA - 5.6% 

A classic IPA with a refreshing hoppy 

taste, hints of bitter honey, and a mild 

grapefruit finish. 

Siren Craft Brew - Wokingham 

c Suspended in Oats - 4% - Vegan 

The ‘Suspended in...’ series of beers is an 

ever changing 4% hazy pale ale. This time 

the showcase is on oats. 

Siren Craft Brew - Wokingham 

c Broken Dream - 6.5% 

A strong breakfast stout with a gentle 

touch of smoke, coffee, and chocolate. 

CAMRA Supreme Champion Beer of 

Britain. 

St Peters - Bungay 

c Organic Best Bitter - 4.1% 

A full-bodied organic best bitter with 

refreshing after-taste. Highly commended 

by the Soil Association. 

Stewart - Edinburgh 

c Radical Road Reverse - 4.6% 

The ever-popular Radical Road with a 

lower ABV, and tweaked hops, to give 

loads of flavour and character, but not 

overpowering the beer. 

Strathaven Ales - Strathaven 

c Old Mortality 80/- - 4.2% 

A chestnut-coloured ale with a wellrounded 

malty aroma, and a rich dried 

fruit flavour. 

Stu Brew - Newcastle 

c Exam Room Tears - 6% - Vegan 

A thick and sumptuous stout with a 

delicious blend of maple syrup, and 

pecan. Vegan friendly. 

Stu Brew - Newcastle 

c Textbook IPA - 4.5% 

Being the bookworms that we are here 

at Stu Brew, we went straight to the 

literature for this one for a classic English 

IPA malt bill. Hopped with Mosaic for a 

modern twist. 

Swannay - Orkney 

c Scapa Bere - 4.2% 

A stunning stronger ale in the true British 

fashion, with balanced flavours from 

Maris Otter malt, and English hops added 

early and late in the copper. One to take 

great care with as it is so drinkable. 

The Dog & Rabbit Brewery - Whitley Bay 

c MacNewins Butterscotch Stout - 5% 

This stout is made with Pale malt, oats, 

roast barley, chocolate, and caramel, 

along with lots of Werther’s Originals and 

butterscotch. Hops used : Nugget and 

Fuggles.

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4 hand pulls + 2 keg lines and various bottled ciders 

A small and friednly micropub serving excellent ales 

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Tuesday: 7pm to 10:30pm 

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Thornbridge - Bakewell 

c Desert Sessions - 5.7% 

Desert Sessions is a heavily hopped Rye 

IPA, light copper-coloured, robustly bitter 

with dryness of the rye malt balanced by 

slightly sweet, English crystal malt. A well 

rounded IPA with a Rye malt flavour 

Three Kings Brewery - North Shields 

c Bourbon Barrel-aged Vanilla - 4.2% 

Robust stout with hints of chocolate and 

coffee, barrel aged in a bourbon whisky 

cask with Madagascan vanilla pods. 

Timothy Taylor - Keighley 

c Landlord - 4.3% 

The drinker’s favourite; a classic pale ale 

with a complex citrus and hoppy aroma. 

A former Champion Beer of Britain 

and four times winner of the Brewing 

Industry’s Challenge Cup. 

Tiny Rebel - Newport, Wales 

c Mango Milkshake IPA - 4.2% 

Brewed in collaboration with La Brasserie 

du Mont Saleve. The best way to describe 

it would be ‘Mango Milkshake with a 

bucket load of hops”. 

Tiny Rebel - Newport, Wales 

c Stay Puft - Salted Caramel - 5.2% 

Toasted marshmallow porter with 

salted caramel. Expect layers of sticky 

sweetness. 

Top Out - Mid Lothian 

c The Cone IPA - 6.8% - Vegan 

Named after the part of the hop plant 

used in brewing. Intense, complex hop 

profile: strong and bitter with lots of 

grapefruit notes. All-American hops are 

added at four different stages in the 

brewing process, and double dry-hopping. 

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Top Rope - Liverpool 

c AW....Here it Gose - 3.2% 

Lightly soured gose using sea salt and 

coriander, then infused with over 200 

fresh oranges to give a big refreshing 

citrus finish. 

Top Rope - Liverpool 

c Overkill - 5.5% 

The first Top Rope beer ever brewed! 

Originally homebrewed the day after the 

sad passing of Motorhead’s Lemmy, 

this is our bitter, hoppy, west coast-style 

tribute to the late rock legend. 

Twice Brewed - Once Brewed 

c Nox - 5.3% 

A rich, dark and silky milk stout. Morello 

cherries are added in both the kettle, 

and at fermentation, combined with the 

complex malt will create a Black Forest 

gateaux in a glass. 

Twisted Barrels - Coventry 

c Naido - 5% - Vegan 

Very cloudy, juicy pale with loads of 

Cascade, Azacca and Denali hops and 

added oats. Expect massive hop flavours 

with hints of lemon and pineapple. First 

time ever in cask. 

Tyne Bank - Byker, Newcastle 

c Alright we’ll call it a draw - 4.5% 

Sophisticated, light, and refreshing black 

pale ale. 

Tyne Bank - Byker, Newcastle 

c Stalin’s Cow - 10% 

Imperial Milk stout, A welcome return 

for the 2018 Canniest Bevvy (people’s 

choice) winner!


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First & Last Brewery 

Finely crafted ales from the heart of Northumberland 

Wander Beyond - Manchester 

c Daze - 4% - Vegan 

Vermont-style pale, double dry-hopped 

with Mosaic and El Dorado. Fresh and 

fruity, with notes of pine and mixed 

berries. 

Weird Beard Brew Co - London 

c Mariana Trench - 5.3% - Vegan 

An American and New Zealand hop 

combination creates a tropical fruit taste 

with a hint of bitterness. Vegan friendly. 

Wilderness - Newtown, Powys 

c Motueka Grisette - 3.2% - Vegan 

Modern style Belgian farmhouse beer. 

Effervescent, crisp, and tart. Fermented 

with our house saison yeast blend, and 

dry-hopped with Motueka. Vegan friendly. 

Wilderness - Newtown, Powys 

c Brux - 6.1% - Vegan 

Rioja barrel-aged Belgian pale ale. Aged 

with Brettanomyces, and a mixed culture 

of microbes. Sour but classy. Unfiltered, 

suitable for vegans. 

Windswept - Lossiemouth 

c Weizen - 5.2% 

Cloudy, effervescent Hefeweizen bursting 

with flavours of banana and caramel. 

York - York 

c Yorkshire Terrier - 4.2% 

A single hop, premium golden bitter with 

a rich, creamy, malt and full-hop palate 

finish. Expect a refreshing taste where 

fruit and hops dominate the flavour and 

aroma, with a clean bitter finish. 

--- END --- 

(120 beers) 

Don’t forget to vote for your favoutrite! 

(Voting cards at the admission desk) 

Please remember - all beers ordered 

are subject to availability, although we do 

have a great track record at this festival 

of getting them all on the bar. 

We do get some very thirsty visitors 

through the door though, so make sure 

you try your favourites before they’re 

gone. 

Cheers! 

equinox 

pale ale 

4.1% ABV 

solstice 

summer pale 

3.8% ABV 

reiver 

best bitter 

4.2% ABV 

drove road 

pale ale 

3.7% ABV 

stell 

stout 

4.3% ABV 

mad jack ha , 

session ipa 

3.8% ABV 

red rowan 

irish red ale 

4.0% ABV 

Wolf - Besthorpe 

c Sirius Dog Star - 4.4% 

A complex blend of malts and American 

hops combine to produce this smooth, 

fruity red ale. 

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Wye Valley - Bromyard 

c Hop Father - 3.9% 

A vibrant gold-coloured session IPA. Five 

different hops provide a seriously hoppy 

clout.


CIDER / PERRY CHOICES 

real cider 

& perry 

Welcome to this 

year’s festival from 

the cider team. 

We’re also introducing a 7-point 

dryness/sweetness scoring system 

to try and make your cider and perry 

selection easier. 

The cider team has scored all the 

ciders and perrys, and aligned them 

with the scale below: 

There are quite a few changes 

at this year’s festival, from the bar 

lay-out and the cooling of stock, to a 

dryness scoring system. 

This year, in keeping with the 

festival theme, we also have a much 

wider variety of types - around 50 

ciders and perrys, so we should have 

“something for everyone”. 

If you are unsure which ciders or 

perrys you might like, please, just ask 

the bar staff. We’ll be happy to help 

you to find one that suits you. 

Alongside traditional cider and 

perry we also have a pyder which is an 

apple and pear blend. 

If there are any Ciders or Perrys you 

would like to see at next years festival 

please let us know. 

As the venue tends to get a tad 

warm we’ve introduced some new 

technology this year. All the cider and 

perry is going to be cooled. Not chilled, 

just cooled to keep it in premium 

condition, and perfect for drinking. 

1 - Very Dry 

2 - Dry 

3 - Medium Dry 

4 - Medium 

5 - Medium Sweet 

6 - Sweet 

7 - Very Sweet 

If you’d like to learn more about 

ciders and perrys, we’re offering an 

“introduction to cider” workshop right 

here at the festival. It will take place 

at 5pm on Thursday 11th April 2019, 

and will take you through the different 

types and styles of ciders and perrys. 

Thank you to all who have helped 

and supported the cider bar and the 

festival this year. 

Your Cider Bar Managers 

Elspeth and Michael 

Real Craft Beer & Cider 

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CIDERS + PERRYS 




The ciders and perrys are all listed alphabetically by maker in the following format: 

Maker Name - Cider / Perry Name 

c ABV% Dry/Sweet (dry/sweet score) - Maker Location 

Tasting Notes ... 

(UP) denotes unpasteurised if noted 

Ampleforth Abbey - Traditional 

c 6.5% Medium-Dry (3) - Yorkshire 

More than 40 varieties of apples are 

used to create this golden, unpasteurised 

traditional cider. (UP) 

Biddenden - Dry 

c 8% Dry (2) - Kent 

Traditional dry cider made in a wine style. 

Biddenden - Red Love 

c 5% Medium (4) - Kent 

Single variety (SV) traditional cider using 

red love apples. Has a natural rose blush 

with a crisp apple flavour. 

Chant’s Cider - Badger’s Spit 

c 7.5% Very Dry (1) - Somerset 

Naturally cloudy, hazy gold, and well 

balanced with a tart finish. 

Dee Cider - Richard’s Sweet 

c 6% Sweet (6) - Wales 

Soft and sweet traditional cider with just 

enough bite to cleanse the palate. 

Dudda’s Tun - Bone Dry 

c 5.5% Dry (2) - Buckinghamshire 

CAMRA award-winning traditional cider. 

A blend of heritage, culinary and dessert 

apples. 

Dunham Massey Organic - Dabbler 

c 5.8% Medium-Dry (3) - Manchester 

A sweetish single variety (SV) traditional 

cider produced from 8 acres of trees, and 

pressed on site. 

English Fruit Cider - Raspberry Rapple 

c 4% Medium-Sweet (5) - 

Worcestershire 

Flavoured cider made with real 

raspberries. 

Garden Cider Co - Elderflower 

c 4% Medium-Sweet (5) - Devon 

Elderflower extract used to make a floral 

and clean-flavoured cider. 

Gethins Cyder - Synch 

c 6.5% Dry (2) - Pembrokeshire 

A full-bodied dry traditional cider made 

with unique Pembrokeshire apple 

varieties. 

Greggs Pit - Greggs Pit Perry 

c 6% Medium (4) - Herefordshire 

Perry not made with sausage rolls, but 

with Gregg’s Pit perry pears. 

Grumpy John - Medium Cider 

c 6% Medium (4) - West Yorkshire 

Traditional scrumpy cider made in West 

Yorkshire from 100% full juice, from 

variously sourced apples. 

Gwatkins - Farmhouse Perry 


Perry made from old-fashioned pear 

varieties on a working farm in Abbey 

Dore. (UP) 

Gwatkins - Blakeney Red Perry 


Years ago this pear was known for its 

quality as a desert pear. The juice can be 

used for blending, or as a single variety 

(SV) which produces a medium sweet, 

full-bodied perry. 

Gwatkins - Red Diesel (Strawberry) 

c 4% Sweet (6) - Herefordshire 

Gwatkins’ cider blended with strawberry 

juice to create a sweet, refreshing 

flavoured cider. 

Gwynt Y Ddraig - Pyder 

c 6% Medium-Sweet (5) - Wales 

A blend of apple and pear juices, 

conditioned in oak to produce a clear 

golden pyder. 

Harleston - Ciderlite 

c 4% Medium-Dry (3) - Suffolk 

A lighter, easy-drinking traditional session 

cider, unfiltered, unpasteurised, and no 

concentrate. (UP) 

Harrow Wood Farm - Harrow Wood Farm 

Cider 

c 6.5% Medium (4) - Dorset 

Blended traditional cider using Dabinett, 

Yarlington Mill, and Michelin apples for a 

delicious finish. (UP) 

Harry’s Cider - Prince Harry’s 

c 4% Medium-Sweet (5) - Somerset 

This is a refreshing ginger cider. Blended 

with dry cider, it has a great balance 

of spicy ginger followed by a cidery 

aftertaste. 

Hecks - Hecks Perry 

c 6.5% Medium-Sweet (5) - Somerset 

Blended juice from pears all grown in the 

farm’s orchard, and fermented in wooden 

barrels. (UP) 

Hecks - Glastonberry Gold 

c 6.5% Sweet (6) - Somerset 

Sweet traditional cider made by blending 

juice from apples grown in the cidery’s 

farms orchards, and fermented in 

wooden barrels. (UP) 

Hogans - Hogans Hip Hop Cider 

c 5.5% Dry (2) - Warwickshire 

A complex and pleasing mix of classic 

apple tannins with a zingy citrus and 

grapefruit beat. Bizarre and delicious all 

at at the same time. 

Hunts - Bull Walloper 

c 7.5% Medium (4) - Devon 

Rich, medium traditional cider made 

using Devonshire cider apple varieties. 

Hurst View - Bishops Blend 

c 6% Medium (4) - Staffordshire 

Staffordshire apples and bittersweet 

cider apples, fermented with wild yeasts 

produce this traditional cider. Tasting 

notes are sweet and sharp, with a fruity 

aroma 

Hurst View - Chyder 

c 4% Medium (4) - Staffordshire 

Cherry-blended flavoured cider. 

Malvern Magic - Medium Cider 

c 5.5% Medium (4) - Herefordshire 

Blended traditional cider using Cap of 

Liberty, Skyrems, Knotted Kernel, Browns, 

and Stoke Red apples. Oak-aged and 

fermented. (UP) 

Napton Cidery - Single Tree Perry 

c 5.2% Medium (4) - Warwickshire 

Never mind a single variety perry, this is a 

single tree perry, yes a single tree. (UP) 


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Napton Cidery - Hillside Haze 

c 5.3% Medium-Sweet (5) - 

Warwickshire 

Traditional cider blended from Falstaff 

and Black Dabinett apples. (UP) 

Newton Court - Winnals Longdon Perry 

c 5.3% Medium-Dry (3) - Herefordshire 

Award-winning single variety (SV) perry 

that sits easily in the mouth. (UP) 

Olivers - Shezam 

c 6% Medium-Dry (3) - Herefordshire 

Bittersweet and full-bodied traditional 

cider with a hint of spice in the taste. 

(UP) 

Olivers - Classic Perry 

c 6% Medium-Sweet (5) - 

Herefordshire 

Straw-bright perry with a spicy rhubarb 

nose. (UP) 

Olivers - Olivers Sweet Cider 


A robust yet sweet traditional cider 

fermented with wild yeasts and made in 

small batches. (UP) 

Orchard Pig - Chilli and Ginger 

c 4% Medium (4) - Somerset 

Sweet ginger and honey layers saddle 

up to the fruit in the first sip, whilst the 

sneaky chilli moseys along very shortly. 

Orchard Pig - Dark Cider Moon 

c 4% Medium (4) - Somerset 

A medium-sweet cider made with Sloe 

berries giving it a rich and fruity tang! 

Perry’s Cider - Grey Heron 

c 6.5% Sweet (6) - Somerset 

Farm-pressed, single orchard traditional 

cider. 

Presshead - Firestarter 

c 6.2% Medium-Dry (3) - Wiltshire 

Soft, zingy, and refreshing traditional 

cider, with citrus and aniseed notes, and 

a long vanilla finish. (UP) 

Presshead - Crazy Diamond 

c 6.8% Medium-Sweet (5) - Wiltshire 

This traditional cider is blended from 

the finest bittersweet cider apples. It is 

claimed to be unrivalled in depth and 

complexity. (UP) 

Pulp Cider - Beetroot and Orange 

c 4% Sweet (6) - Yorkshire 

Deep-red in colour, flavoured cider made 

with real beetroot, and a dash of orange. 

Purbeck Cider Co - Devil’s Leaf (Nettle) 

c 6% Medium (4) - Dorset 

Devil’s Leaf combines Purbeck’s premium 

cider infused with nettles to produce a 

cider that has a distinct flavour. Freshtasting, 

and super smooth. 

Pure North Cider Press - Sweet Union 

c 5.5% Medium-Sweet (5) - West 

Yorkshire 

A blend of many apple varieties from 

both Yorkshire and Lancashire orchards. 

Severn Cider - Severn Cider Perry 

c 5.8% Medium-Dry (3) - 

Gloucestershire 

Perry made mainly from Blakeney Red 

pears. Crisp, fresh pale-straw in colour. 

Severn Cider - Brown Snout 

c 6.4% Medium (4) - Gloucestershire 

Single variety (SV) traditional cider from 

Brown Snout apples producing a mild 

bittersweet juice. 

SiDa - Maxonian Mist 

c 5.6% Medium-Sweet (5) - Cheshire 

This traditional cider was winner of the 

CAMRA Gold Award North of England 

2017. 

Simon’s Cider - East Meets West 

c 6.5% Medium-Dry (3) - 

Cambridgeshire 

Small-scale traditional cider. Clear golden 

with a small white head. Aroma is sweet 

apples, ripe apples, and red apples. 

Flavor is medium sweet with a dry finish. 

Snails Bank - Elderflower Gin & Tonic 


Subtle apple aromas mixed with a 

delicate bitterness from the G&T, and a 

fruity sweetness from the Elderflower. 

Perfect English refreshment. 

South Downs - French Vanilla 

c 4% Medium (4) - Sussex 

Flavoured cider made with real 

Madagascar vanilla pods. 

Stu Brew - Copy and Paste 

c 5% Medium (4) - Tyne & Wear 

A one-off unique cider, pressed 

and fermented exclusively for us at 

Newcastle University, and delivered to the 

festival on foot. 

Tiny Rebel (Hogans) - Peariscope Perry 

c 4.8% Medium (4) - Warwickshire 

A light perry, mildly floral with hints of 

honey, and a clean juicy finish. Easily 

drinkable. 

- END - 

(44 ciders + 10 perrys + 1 pyder) 

Wassail ! 

Udders Orchard - Lindley’s Gold 

c 5.5% Dry (2) - West Yorkshire 

A traditional cider with green apple 

aroma and taste, and a dry crisp finish. “ 

Udders Orchard - Whiskey Cask 

c 6% Dry (2) - West Yorkshire 

Fermented slowly over winter using 

naturally occurring wild yeasts, then aged 

in oak casks for 6 months, especially 

conditioned traditional cider. 

Udders Orchard - Waterloo Sunset Perry 

c 6.5% Medium-Dry (3) - West 

Yorkshire 

Hand-crafted perry, created using dessert 

pears, and just a few rosy-fleshed apples 

grown in Huddersfield added. 

Wharf Distillery - Coach Builder Black 

Cherry 

c 4% Sweet (6) - Buckinghamshire 

Flavoured cider tasting of black cherries 

aged for 2 years. (UP) 

Wilkins - Dry Farmhouse 

c 6% Dry (2) - Somerset 

Hazy, smooth, oak-matured, CAMRA 

award-winning, traditional cider. (UP) 

Woodhalls Brewery - Wizards Sleeve 

c 4.5% Medium-Sweet (5) - Shropshire 

Crisp and golden traditional cider made 

with Herefordshire cider apples. 

Worleys - Rocky Road 

c 6.4% Medium (4) - Somerset 

Smooth rounded flavours with spicy 

apple-pie notes. 


For a full list of ALLERGENS please ask at the bar

LAST ORDERS 


As I’m sure most of you are aware by 

now, this festival is the work of many 

like-minded people. The Festival Team 

would like to thank you all for your 

hard work. 

We’d also like to thank all of the 

visitors who took the time to come 

and visit the festival. We hope you’ve 

enjoyed sampling the 120 beers and 50 

or so ciders and perrys. (Or at least as 

many as you managed to get through.) 

There are some who would say that 

CAMRA has become a victim of it’s 

own success - no longer do you have 

to walk miles, or catch a bus, to get a 

decent pint of real ale, or cider. Which 

only goes to show - be careful what you 

wish for! 

Those of us who spend many hours 

over many months putting this festival 

together still belive that this festival is 

something special. Indeed a number of 

us joined CAMRA specifically because 

of this festival. 

If you’ve enjoyed the festival, and 

aren’t yet a CAMRA member, then 

perhaps you might like to consider 

joining? Who knows - next year 

you could be selecting the beers or 

ciders, or pulling (half) pints at the 

2020 festival (no previous experience 

requited, as they say). 

The 2020 dates aren’t 100% fixed just 

yet, but it will definitely be in April 

again, most likely 1st to 4th April. 

In the meantime - 

Cheers, Wassail, & Auf Wiedershen, Pet! 

(Your Festival Team) 

The live beer 

experience 

If you would like to join CAMRA please visit the membership stand here at the 

festival, or visit: https://www.camra.org.uk/join 

If you would like to volunteer to help out at next year’s festival, please email: 

festivalstaffing@cannybevvy.co.uk 

If you would like to advertise in Canny Bevvy - our free 3-monthly magazine 

7,000 copies of which are distributed for free to 350+ venues throughout the 

branch, please email: advertising@cannybevvy.co.uk 

We thank all our sponsors - without whom this festival wouldn’t be possible ! 

Supporting 

your local 

Breweries 

6-10 August • Olympia London 

This year the Great British Beer Festival takes 

you on a journey from the smallest seed to the 

perfect pint! Experience the natural magic of 

grain to glass, while enjoying live music, 

fabulous food and more… 

Book your tickets today 

gbbf.org.uk 

Our sponsors also help us to future-proof the festival, and to ensure that we can 

continure to campaign for all that CAMRA stands for. 

Brinkburn, our 2019 glass sponsor, originally discussed this option with us back 

in 2017. If you have something special to celebrate or promote, don’t “miss the 

bus” - speak to us as soon as possible. 

If you would like to sponsor a future festival in any way, please email: 

advertising@cannybevvy.couk 

PLUS Cider & Perry • NEW Wine & Gin Bar • Music • Street Food 

NEW International Beer Festival • Entertainment • NEW Beer Discovery Zone


A very special “Thank You!” to 

the Patrons of this years festival 

You helped us to make it happen 

highhousefarmbrewery.co.uk 

01661 886 192 

hadrian-border-brewery.co.uk 

0191 264 9000 

www.blackstormbrewery.com 

hello@blackstormbrewery.com

2019 Newcastle Beer and Cider Festival Programme

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