Tasting notes Nationals - Gateshead Beer Festival

Brewery
Abbeydale
Beer
Paint it Bax
Kanaka Jack
Bakers Wheat
Why Not Give A Toss
Mosaic (Keg)
A Chocwork Orange (Keg)
Thornbridge
Blue Monkey
Dancing duck
Kelham Island
Titanic
Jaipur
Chimpchininey
99 Red Babboons
22
Abduction
Ginger Ninja
King of the Rocketmen
Plum Porter
Steerage
Cherry Dark
Blackberry Gold
Ossett
Big Red
Pale Gold
Wentworth
Blueberry Stout
Otley Brewery Sakyra wheat
ABV %
5.5
4.2
4.9
4.7
4.1
4.7
5.9
3.8
5.2
4.3
5.5
4.1
4.5
4.9
3.8
4.4
4.5
4.0
3.8
4.5
4.8
Tasting Notes
Black Pepper infused Rye beer with a spicy edge to a premium full bodied beer
Pale Ale brewed with El Dorado and Summit hops.
Traditional style German wheat beer, but with a load of US and Australian hops!
A wonderfully pale, blonde session beer made with Cluster and Galena hops. A
distinct earthy and grassy, pine aroma leading to a sweet dark berry fruit flavour.
Subtle hints of peach.
Wonderfully refreshing pale session beer showcasing the marvelous Mosaic hops
from America. Bursting with tropical fruit flavours and a pleasant citrus bitterness
Amber ale with subtle dark chocolate flavours from real cacao nibs and chocolate
malts, infusion of orange and dried orange peel
A citrus dominated Indian Pale Ale, soft and smooth, massive hoppiness
accentuated by honey.
Pale ale in colour, refreshing, full powerful flavours for malt and Citrus Hops.
A dark, malty and fruity ale with a hoppy twist.
A wonderful best bitter good malty flavour and dark fruit notes, strong hop finish.
Tropical fruit flavours balance with an enjoyable level of hoppy bitterness.
A highly quaffable naturally hazy ale, citrus notes from the hops and subtle ginger
flavour.
A hoppy blonde session ale, grapefruit and pineapple flavours.
This beer is dark strong and well rounded; Take the opportunity and go for the low
hanging fruit, this sumptuous beer really is a plum!
Refreshing clean drinking hoppy bitter
Black bitter infused with cherries
Golden beer with hints of blackberry
Tropical fruit flavours balance with an enjoyable level of hoppy bitterness.
Pale Gold has a floral/spicy aroma derived from the finest American hops.
A dark fruity stout with real blueberry fruit flavours and aromas.
Crystal wheat beer infused with cherries.
Dark Star
Gloucester
Brewery
H B Clark
Oxymoron (010)
Wheat Purple
Spring Deity
Crystal Gold
East Coast Straw
Mallinsons
Traditional
Blonde
Danger: Hops
Beelzebub's Tears
Spruce Goose
Northern Monk
New World (Keg)
Vocation
Bread & Butter
Heart & Soul (Keg)
Pride & Joy
5.5
4.2
4.5
4.2
4.2
3.8
3.9
5.0
5.7
6.7
6.2
3.9
4.4
5.3
3.8
Black Iris
Snake Eyes
Electric Bear
Madagascan Porter
Persuasion
Bear Wit
Firebrand
US Red
4.5
Cross Pacific (keg)
4.0
4.8
3.8
5.0
A deep brown colour with a medium beige head. Aroma of grapefruit, slight resin,
subtle lemon, roasted malts, chocolate, a little coffee and some earthiness.
A classic wheat beer enhanced with Blackberries to make an edgy fruit beer.
Refreshing, spicy, fruity wheat beer, full flavoured.
US hops give a superb tangy orange aroma and fruity taste
A light straw ale with a hoppy aroma and fruity taste
Medium copper colour , hoppy with light refreshing bitter taste
Pale straw fruity ale with a light spicy taste
Pale with passion fruit and mango hints. Long bitter citrus finish
Very dark mocha head rich roasted malt
Deep gold with strong fruity finish
Hoppy English IPA brewed with British pale malts and 5 hop varieties. A sweet malt
forefront, solid bitterness and citrus with tropical and grapefruit notes
Fresh flavours and aromas of pine, peach, lychee & citrus fruits, tempered by a
smoothly rounded bitterness to leave you wanting more
A full bodied and fruity beer, with notes of passion fruit, grapefruit, gooseberry,
pineapple & mango
Flavours and aromas of mango, citrus, earthy pine, tropical fruit & blueberry
Pale golden with a thin creamy white head. Aroma of lemon, grass and herbs. Taste
of grass, lemon and pepper with a little earth.
Deep dark porter with rich coffee and chocolate flavours with vanilla and malt fruit
notes
Golden session ale full of character with a mix of British and American hops
Golden straw with characteristic Belgian haze. Slightly tart with bubble gum notes
Brewed with a great Maris Otter malt backbone, this pale ale delivers a hopforward burst of flavour
Brewed with a malt backbone of Maris Otter, this is a hop forward burst of flavour.
Centennial, Cascade and Amarillo.
Arbor
Acorn
Graffiti (Keg)
Aur Du
Bunker Gold
Juicy Fruits (Keg)
Shangri La (Keg)
Single Hop IPA
5.0
4.5
4.2
3.8
Battledown
Bespoke
Sunbeam California Steam
Running the gauntlet
3.8
4.4
Binghams
Black Hole
Craft hop series
Red Dwarf
Milky Way
Smooth Hoperator
4.5
4.5
6.0
4.0
Hop Monster
3.7
Empire
Flipside
Cornish Cascade
Strikes Back
Franc in Stein
5.0
4.0
4.3
Frog Island
Goldmark
Russians Double
Best Bitter
Red IPA
7.3
3.8
4.3
Grafton
Gt Newsome
Greyhawk
Silhouette Vanilla
Frothingham Beast
Blonde Obsession
4.0
4.3
4.0
Hopcraft
Calvors
Coastal
Redruth
4.2
5.0
Session
IPA, brewed with a malt backbone of Maris Otter Pale Malt, hopped with
Summit, Centennial and Amarillo.
Oatmeal stout
Golden session beer
Fruity Golden session beer
US Session IPA with Citra, Equinox, Columbus and Mosaic
Rich golden ale bursting with citrus aromas
American style "Steam Beer". An ale brewed in the American post-prohibition way
using Northern Brewer hops.
Full malty flavoured forest bitter
Triple hopped with new English hop variety Minstrel for a herbal hop character with
hints of spiced berries and orange.
Red as named with a sweetshop start of sugary sweet fruits with citrus centres
A pale wheat beer. Honey and banana with sweet, dry spicy finish
An extremely smooth lightly hopped pale ale
Strikingly hoppy, there are excellent flavours in this thirst-quenching session bitter,
with a finish of citrus fruit
A rich, fruity, golden ale with a bittersweet finish. Packed with American Cascade
hops.
Renowned pale ale, brewed using a brilliant blend of US hops.
Golden yellow with peach aroma and dry finish
A strong dark Russian Imperial Stout with rich chocolate and malt flavours. Brewed
using traditional English hops.
Pale golden-brown in colour with a malty aroma with a hint of caramel
A triple hopped red coloured IPA with floral, fruit and citrus hints
A pale yellow ale made with Polish Marynka hops. A session beer with vanilla notes
on the nose and palate, with a smooth bitter aftertaste.
Dark amber robust bitter. Aromas of raisins and hazelnut
A complex beer with malt flavours and considerable bitterness
Kelham Island
Kelham Best
3.8
Leyden
Naylors
Oyster Stout
Black & Tan
5.0
4.4
Partners
Voodoo
Working Class Hero
5.6
3.8
Phipps
Potbelly
Tabatha
Bison Brown
Bejiing Black
6.0
4.6
4.4
Prospect
RCH Somerset
Big John
East Street Cream
4.8
5.0
Salopian
Saltaire
Lemon Dream
Elderflower Blonde
Raspberry Blonde
Slightly Foxed Flying Fox
South Hams
Stumble Bee
Tring
Mansion
Colley's dog
Yorkshire Heart Rhu Barb
Camden
Charnwood
Twickenham
4.5
4.0
4.0
4.5
4.2
3.7
5.2
3.7
Get Pithed
4.2
Pils (keg)
APA (keg)
Grandstand
4.0
4.8
3.8
A classic amber Yorkshire bitter
The aromas of chocolate, liquorice, nuts and bran flakes lead into the flavour with
the addition of smooth milk chocolate and nutty notes.
Deep brown beer with flavours of roasted barley
Dark brown with a creamy head. Fairly complex in its flavours, somewhere between
a bitter and a porter, but neither.
A bitter tasting session beer with a strong hoppy aftertaste
Very pale Belgian style triple beer with a strong, fruity, hoppy character and a
subtle hint of coriander.
Brown ale with texture of a stout but character of a strong ale
A strong dark mild, Mild but not Meek!!
A dark stout with a smoky liquorice flavour, a smell of toffee and roasted
coffee and a satisfying bitter aftertaste.
Full bodied chestnut coloured ale with malty hoppy fruit bitter with a sweet taste.
A shimmering golden ale that is brewed using organic lemons which adds
beautifully subtle zesty aromas and a citrus filled fruity finish.
A refreshing blonde ale delicately infused with the flavour of elderflower.
Refreshingly blonde ale delicately infused with raspberry flavours.
Pale golden colour, white foam head and fruity apricot aroma.
A hoppy beer with a sting in the tail – flavoured with honey
A classic ruby dark mild. Smooth , dark and creamy
Dark ruby ale – nutty malty and full-bodied
Dark in colour with deliciously fruity Rhubarb flavours
Fruit beer full of citrus orange flavours creating a refreshing beer perfect for any
time of the day
Sharp, with a pine aroma and reassuring bitterness balanced with a dry elegant hop
character
Four classic American hops give this pale ale a citrus aroma with fruity bitterness
Zesty sharp refreshing golden amber ale
Piddle
April Showers
4.2
Hawkshead
Margarita Gose (keg)
6.0
Light gold ale with hints of summer fruits and a dry finish
Single-hopped margarita-inspired gose with salt, kaffir lime leaves and Motueka
hops