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5.1% ABV
Tyler Brown has travelled to Marston’s
Brewery, in Staffordshire, to brew this
golden-coloured beer especially for
this Wetherspoon real-ale festival.
Refreshing and full flavoured, without
being too heavy, this beer has a floral,
citrus aroma, with its light, biscuity
flavour balanced by a crisp bitterness.
42. RCH BOADICEA
5.3% ABV
This new golden beer, brewed exclusively
for this Wetherspoon real-ale festival,
contains Devon-grown optic pale malt
and Herefordshire-grown hops, resulting
in a pleasing, light (yet full-bodied)
floral and spicy flavour throughout.
43. SALOPIAN INDIGENOUS
5.5% ABV
This new black beer, brewed exclusively
for this Wetherspoon real-ale festival, is a
vibrant, refreshing IPA in style, with hints
of berries and spice, plus a crisp, clean
palate, evolving to a lingering, zesty finish.
44. TOWNSHEND’S JCIPA
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47. CERVECERÍA FORT ENGLISH STYLE IPA
SPAIN
5.8% ABV
Eduardo Martinez Castillo and Federico
Gorgone have travelled to Shepherd Neame
Brewery, in Kent, to brew this beer especially
for this Wetherspoon real-ale festival. This
golden-coloured, hoppy, light-bodied beer
contains light, fruity notes, balanced by
malt flavours and a dry, refreshing finish.
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48. BODEBROWN WEE HEAVY
BRAZIL
6.0% ABV
Samuel and Paulo Cavalcanti have
travelled to Caledonian Brewery, in
Edinburgh, to brew this deep ruby beer,
their interpretation of a classic Scottish
style, especially for this Wetherspoon
real-ale festival. The malty aroma leads
to a rich, malty flavour, with hints of dark
dried fruit and a moderately sweet finish.
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6.5% ABV
Dean McLeod has travelled to Wychwood
Brewery, in Oxfordshire, to brew a special
version of his popular beer, especially
for this Wetherspoon real-ale festival.
This amber-coloured, modern, light-bodied,
sessionable IPA differs from the original in
using English hops, showcasing the hop
aromas and flavour, rather than bitterness,
with wonderful fruit and spice characteristics.
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6.6% ABV
This occasionally brewed award-winning
beer is ruby-black in colour, with aromas
of toast and berry fruits, leading to a full,
complex flavour, with burnt charcoal notes
and emerging notes of treacle toffee.
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5.5% ABV NEW ZEALAND
Martin Townshend has travelled to
Everards Brewery, in Leicestershire,
to brew this golden-amber beer especially
for this Wetherspoon real-ale festival.
The malty aroma, with hints of orange
citrus and spicy hops, leads to a delicate,
malty toffee flavour, balanced by moderate,
spicy bitterness and honey notes.
5.7% ABV SOUTH AFRICA
Brian Stewart has travelled to Batemans
Brewery, in Lincolnshire, to brew this
beer especially for this Wetherspoon
real-ale festival. This hoppy beer is a light
caramel colour, with marmalade-orange
on the nose, a toffee character with hints
of spice and plenty of tangy hop notes,
leading to a gentle, yet crisp, bitterness.
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41. BARLEY BROWN’S ESA
46. SHONGWENI DURBAN PALE ALE
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5.0% ABV
This rare, pale-amber beer, brewed again
exclusively for this Wetherspoon real-ale
festival, has an initial rounded bitterness
with an emerging citrus peel layer, plus
hints of orange in the bitter finish.
5.6% ABV
This new ruby-black beer, inspired by the
brewing styles of 18th-century London,
has a spicy aroma, leading to sumptuous
mocha flavours – silky on the palate and
with a complex, yet mellow, finish.
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45. INVERALMOND RASCAL LONDON PORTER
MAR15BFTNOTES
5.0% ABV
This rarely seen beer has been brewed
again exclusively for this Wetherspoon
real-ale festival. It is reddish-copper in
colour, with a fruity, orange-like hop
aroma, leading to a heady, citrus-fruit
flavour and smooth, biscuit finish.
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1. ELGOOD’S
SPRING CHALLENGE
3.7% ABV
This seasonal beer, brewed especially for
this Wetherspoon real-ale festival, has an
easy-drinking character, with a pleasing
hop aroma and generous floral hop
notes, balanced by a crisp malt flavour.
2. HAWKSHEAD JESTER
3.7% ABV
This new pale beer, brewed exclusively
for this Wetherspoon real-ale festival,
expertly showcases the hop varieties used,
with an impressive aroma and flavours
of lychee, gooseberry and grapefruit.
3. ROBINSONS MOJO
3.7% ABV
7. BLACK SHEEP MONTY
PYTHON’S HOLY GRAIL
4.0% ABV
This seasonal beer is golden in colour,
with a blend of fruit and biscuit malt in
the aroma, leading to a clean, zesty flavour
and a long, crisp, bitter finish – apparently
tempered over burning witches!
9. EVERARDS ASCALON
4.0% ABV
This chestnut-brown seasonal beer,
available exclusively in Wetherspoon’s
pubs at this time, is full of zesty orange
flavours, complemented by earthy chocolate
notes and a perfectly rounded finish.
hop characteristics, with its fruity flavours
complemented by the crisp, dry finish.
4. BANKS & TAYLOR’S
BEDFORDSHIRE CLANGER
3.8% ABV
This amber-coloured session bitter has
an aroma of floral hops and a pleasing
citrus hop finish, resulting in a dry,
refreshing and very drinkable character.
5. BATH
COBBLESTONE
3.8% ABV
This light-amber-coloured beer has a
refreshing burst of peach, loganberry
and grapefruit, supplied by the Archer
and Endeavour hops, while Challenger
imparts gentle notes of bitterness.
6. BANKS’S ARCHER
4.0% ABV
This new amber-coloured beer features
a new English hop variety, grown in
Herefordshire, imparting a floral aroma,
with hints of lime and peach, plus an
almost marmalade-like character, balanced
by a traditional, assertive bitterness.
4.4% ABV
This new chestnut-coloured ale, brewed
exclusively for this Wetherspoon
real-ale festival, has an initial aroma of
cedar wood, leading to an emerging
light-spiced honey flavour, followed by
a pleasing finish, with notes of hay.
15. BRAINS POCKET FULL OF RYE
4.3% ABV
This copper-coloured ale, brewed exclusively
for this Wetherspoon real-ale festival,
contains the unique character of rye malts,
complemented by the spicy berry fruit hop
flavours, leading to a clean, dry, bitter finish.
16. PHOENIX PLAY IT AGAIN SAM
4.3% ABV
This occasionally brewed beer is pale
in colour, with a light hop aroma leading
to a full flavour, moderate bitterness and
hints of blackcurrant, resulting in
a lingering finish.
10. PURITY RIVET
17. CELT EXPERIENCE
A FALSE DAWN
4.0% ABV
This new pale beer, brewed exclusively
for this Wetherspoon real-ale festival,
provides a great, spicy, citrus hop
aroma, with overtones of blackcurrant
and grapefruit, plus a full hop flavour,
right through to the lasting finish.
4.4% ABV
This golden, dry session beer, brewed
in the style of an IPA exclusively for this
Wetherspoon real-ale festival, has big hop
aromas, leading to a pleasing bitter flavour,
with plenty of hop notes in the finish.
11. MAULDONS BRONZE ADDER
18. HANLONS NEW MOON
4.1% ABV
This new ruby-red beer, brewed exclusively
for this Wetherspoon real-ale festival, is a
traditional English bitter, with a distinctive
hop aroma which develops into a soft,
balanced finish of sweet and bitter notes.
4.4% ABV
This new light amber beer, available
exclusively in Wetherspoon pubs at this
time, is brewed in the style of an IPA,
with soft (yet complex) flavours and a crisp
freshness, with hints of citrus fruit provided
by the abundance of English hops used.
12. HYDES PADDOCK WOOD
4.2% ABV
This new beer, available exclusively
in Wetherspoon’s pubs at this time,
has been brewed to celebrate one of the
British hop industry’s main centres.
This is chestnut-brown in colour, rich and
full bodied, with hints of fruit evident.
19. MORLAND THE TANNER’S JACK
4.4% ABV
This rarely seen beer has been brewed again
especially for this Wetherspoon real-ale
festival. It is tawny-amber in colour, with its
fruity, fragrant aroma and flavour balanced
by biscuity and nutty malt flavours.
26. WHARFEBANK
OTHELIA GOLD
4.5% ABV
This new modern golden ale, available
exclusively in Wetherspoon pubs at this
time, is brewed using only the finest English
hops, resulting in a balanced, easy-drinking
character, with a lasting, bittersweet finish.
21. DUNGARVAN
IRISH STOUT
27. DALESIDE NEW DAWN
4.6% ABV
This new, ruby-red ale, brewed exclusively
for this Wetherspoon real-ale festival, has
spiced orange and citrus fruit aromas,
leading to a medium-bodied character,
plus a subtle caramel-malt finish.
IRELAND
4.5% ABV
Cormac O’Dwyer has travelled to Wadworth
Brewery, in Wiltshire, to brew this dry Irish
stout especially for this Wetherspoon realale festival. This smooth, full-flavoured beer
is brewed using the finest roasted barley,
giving a chocolate taste, complemented
by herbal hints of vanilla and aniseed.
28. HOOK NORTON
INSPIRED
22. LANCASTER ALBION CONNECTION
4.7% ABV
This new light amber beer, brewed
exclusively for this Wetherspoon real-ale
festival, makes a feature of its Fuggles
hops, added at four different stages of the
brewing process, resulting in a classic hop
character, balanced by a subtle maltiness.
4.5% ABV
This russet-red ale, brewed exclusively
for this Wetherspoon real-ale festival,
combines choice dark malts and English
hops – to impart a rich, fruity, spicy and
well-balanced flavour throughout.
23. MOUNTAIN GOAT
HIGHTAIL ALE
29. WOLF LAZY DOG
AUSTRALIA
4.5% ABV
Dave Edney has travelled to Hook Norton
Brewery, in Oxfordshire, to brew this beer
especially for this Wetherspoon real-ale
festival. This amber-coloured beer has
a moderately malty body, with hints of
toffee and roastiness, complemented
by a well-balanced bitterness, fruity,
citrus notes and a pleasing, dry finish.
4.7% ABV
This chestnut-coloured beer, last
available in 2012, has been brewed
again exclusively for this Wetherspoon
real-ale festival. It has a spicy aroma,
with hints of fruit, plus a good balance of
malt and bitterness in the full flavour.
30. ADNAMS JESTER
4.8% ABV
This new pale ale, brewed exclusively
for this Wetherspoon real-ale festival,
showcases the new English hop variety
Jester – with complex fruit aromas
leading to a gentle light biscuit flavour,
allowing the beautiful character
of the hops to shine through.
24. NOTTINGHAM SALSA
4.5% ABV
This seasonal beer has not been brewed
for some time, but has been brought
back exclusively for this Wetherspoon
real-ale festival. It is a light amber colour,
with a fruity character and pleasing
English hop flavour and finish.
31. CALEDONIAN MERMAN XXX
25. ORKNEY
PUFFIN ALE
4.8% ABV
This deep mahogany beer, brewed again
especially for this Wetherspoon real-ale
festival, has a superb, creamy head, with
caramel, vanilla and a slight hop tang,
leading to a distinctive creamy texture
and a full and refreshing flavour.
4.5% ABV
This new deep golden beer has an aroma
of sweet, nutty malt, cedar wood and dark
fruits, leading to an inviting rich malt
palate, balanced by notes of herbs and
spicy fruitiness from the hops used.
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20. OTTER OTTER’S PROGRESS
4.2% ABV
This is a full-bodied, seasonal, golden bitter,
brewed using Maris Otter barley and the
finest English hops. A generous handful
of crystal malt has been added, offering
a delicate flavour and subtle aromas.
4.2% ABV
This black milk stout, brewed especially
for this Wetherspoon real-ale festival,
is a classic style reproduced from the
old school of brewing, with its smooth
flavour of roasted and toasted malts
present throughout.
USA
4.0% ABV
Jason Oliver has returned to Banks’s
Brewery, in the West Midlands, to brew
this dark, hop-forward beer especially
for this Wetherspoon real-ale festival.
This hoppy ale has an earthy, woody and
resinous character, from the hops used,
complemented by crystal and chocolate
wheat malt flavours, plus a touch of
black pepper to provide a subtle bite.
This new, amber-coloured seasonal beer
13. JENNINGS GOLDEN HOST
14. RUDGATE BREW NO.11 MILK STOUT
8. DEVILS BACKBONE SPIDER BITE
exhibits a rich array of malt and traditional
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32. GOLDEN ROAD
CALIFORNIA BREAKFAST ALE
USA
4.8% ABV
Jesse Houck has travelled to Adnams
Brewery, in Suffolk, to brew this beer
especially for this Wetherspoon real-ale
festival. This light-coloured pale ale has
a light malt body, accentuated by its
rich, spicy hop characteristics, while the
addition of Mocha Sidamo Ethiopian
coffee lends a floral fruit and berry nose.
33. HILDEN NANSEN STREET
4.8% ABV
This deep red beer, brewed exclusively for
this Wetherspoon real-ale festival, has a malty
richness, balanced by a prominent bitterness
from the generous quantities of hops used.
34. ACORN SOVEREIGN IPA
5.0% ABV
This rich-golden-coloured IPA, brewed
exclusively for this Wetherspoon real-ale
festival, has a complex, delicate aroma,
leading to grassy and herbal notes,
plus a hint of mint in the flavour.
35. BATEMANS
LINCOLNSHIRE RED
5.0% ABV
This ruby-red beer, brewed exclusively for
this Wetherspoon real-ale festival, has notes
of blackcurrant, lime and citrus fruitiness in
its flavour, leading to a tart, refreshing finish.
36. CAMERONS VERMILLION
5.0% ABV
This rich, ruby-red beer has been brewed
again especially for this Wetherspoon real-ale
festival, with a powerful hop aroma from its
English hops, balanced beautifully by the
malty, toffee sweetness of northern malt.
37. SHEPHERD NEAME BOADICEA IPA
5.0% ABV
This new golden beer, brewed exclusively
for this Wetherspoon real-ale festival, has
a mellow citrus and lime aroma, imparted
by the Boadicea hops, leading to a sweet,
malty base, balanced by subtle bitter
and citrus notes, with a clean finish.
38. TITANIC WIT STOUT
5.0% ABV
This unusual black beer, brewed exclusively
for this Wetherspoon real-ale festival, uses
huge amounts of wheat malt, as well as
roast barley, to create a biscuity smoothness,
balanced by a generous hopping, leading
to a dry, smooth and refreshing character.
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