Beers from 2011

Appleford - Brightwell-cum-Sotwell, Oxfordshire

Brightwell Gold - ABV 4%

A light refreshing Golden Ale made with Wheat malt and Goldings hops making it easily drunk and thirst-quenching.*

Chiltern - Terrick, Buckinghamshire

Beechwood Bitter - ABV 4.3%

This pale brown beer has a balanced butterscotch/ toffee aroma, with a slight hop note. The taste balances bitterness and sweetness, leading to a long bitter finish.

Crouch Vale - South Woodham Ferrers, Essex

Brewers Gold - ABV 4.0%

Pale golden ale with a striking citrus nose. Sweet fruit and bitter hops are well matched throughout. Supreme Champion Beer of Britain at the CAMRA Great British Beer Festival 2005 and 2006.

Hook Norton - Hook Norton, Oxfordshire

Hooky Bitter - ABV 3.6%

A classic golden session bitter. Hoppy and fruity aroma followed by a malt and hops taste and a continuing hoppy finish.

Hop Back - Salisbury, Wiltshire

Summer Lightning - ABV 5.0%

A pleasurable pale bitter with a good, fresh hoppy aroma and a malty, hoppy flavour. Finely balanced, it has an intense bitterness leading to a long dry finish. Though strong it tastes like a session ale.

Loddon - Dunsden Green, Oxfordshire

Hoppit - ABV 3.5%

Moderate in strength, but packed with flavour. Smooth malty body, quite bitter with the aroma and taste of east Kent Golding hops.*

Ferryman's Gold - ABV 4.4%

Golden coloured with a strong hoppy character throughout, accompanied by fruit in the taste and aftertaste.

Loose Cannon - Abingdon, Oxfordshire

Abingdon Bridge - ABV 4.1%

Mid brown in colour, this fine ale is nice and Malty with a long hoppy finish.*

Palmer - Bridport, Dorset

Tally Ho! - ABV 5.5%

This strong, nutty, full strength dark beer was first brewed for bottles in 1949. The oaky and roasted flavour, with its deep and distinctive taste, make it a cask- conditioned beer with a real difference.*

Rebellion - Marlow Bottom, Buckinghamshire

Smuggler - ABV 4.1%

A red-brown beer, well-bodied and bitter with an uncompromisingly dry, bitter finish.

Blonde - ABV 4.3%

Brewed using only pale and lager malts, giving the beer a very light golden colour. A thirst quenching alternative to lager, whilst maintaining the quality of real ale.*

Ridgeway - South Stoke, Oxfordshire

Bitter - ABV 4.0%

Using the new Boadicea strain of aphid-resistant hops. Golden amber. Fruity and floral aroma. Well-balanced, clean before the floral, bitter, dryish finish.*

IPA - ABV 5.5%

An authentic IPA made with pale malts with no sugar or syrups added. Hopping is distinctive and potent using unprocessed whole leaf hops with modest bittering power but pungent aromas of spice and resin.*

Shepherd Neame - Faversham, Kent

Spitfire Premium Kentish Strong Ale - ABV 4.2%

A commemorative Battle of Britain brew for the RAF Benevolent Fund's appeal, now the brewery's flagship ale.

Thornbridge - Bakewell, Derbyshire

Jaipur IPA - ABV 5.9%

A citrus dominated India Pale Ale, its immediate impression is soft and smooth yet builds to a crescendo of massive hoppiness accentuated by honey. An enduring, bitter finish.*

Timothy Taylor - Keighley, West Yorkshire

Landlord - ABV 4.3%

An increasingly dry, hoppy, bitter finish complements the spicy, citrus character of this full-flavoured and well-balanced amber beer.

West Berkshire Brewery - Yattendon, Berkshire

Old Father Thames - ABV 3.4%

A low-gravity yet full-flavoured beer in the classic pale ale style.*

Maggs Magnificent Mild - ABV 3.8%

An easy to drink southern mild with a good balance of Malt and Hops for the style. This dark red-brown beer has a short, dry finish.*

Dr Hexter's Healer - ABV 5.0%

A strong brew with a strong flavour using a mix of three different hops to give a balanced beer with a citrus, orange and marmalade finish.*

White Horse - Stanford-in-the-Vale, Oxfordshire

Bitter - ABV 3.7%

Golden bitter. well hopped with clean, fruity finish.

Woodforde's - Woodbastwick, Norfolk

Wherry - ABV 3.8%

A smooth-textured brew with a balanced malt and hop character. Both nose and taste have a significant amount of malt and hops boosted by a bittersweet fruitiness. A gentle finish retains character.

Beer descriptions (except those marked *) reproduced from the Good Beer Guide, courtesy of Campaign for Real Ale Ltd ©