Leicester Beer Festival 2015 www.leicestercamra.org.uk Facebook/leicestercamra @LeicesterCAMRA 11 - 14 MARCH CHAROTAR PATIDAR SAMAJ, BAY STREET, LEICESTER LEICESTER BEER FESTIVAL 2015 1 TIGER BEST BITTER www.everards.co.uk @EverardsTiger 2 facebook.com/everards LEICESTER BEER FESTIVAL 2015 Chairman’s Welcome At last, it’s that time of the year again and I would like to welcome you to the Leicester CAMRA Beer Festival 2015. This is the sixteenth since our re-launch in 1999 following a ten-year absence. We are delighted to be back at the Charotar Patidar Samaj for the fifteenth time. As always we are showcasing the brewing expertise of our Leicestershire and Rutland breweries on our LocAle bars, we also feature a selection of breweries within 25 miles as the crow flies from the festival site giving an amazing 40 breweries within the area to choose from. This year we have divided the servery up into six distinct bars and colour-coded them (see p 15 for details). We have numbered the beers to make it easier to remember what to order at the bar. Our festival is one of many that play a major role not just as fund raising, but also to keep people informed about CAMRA’s work and the vast range of beers that are now available to the consumer. This continuous background work nationwide has doubtless helped change attitudes towards real ale. Our theme this year is XV, a full explanation of which appears in the article on page 9. A number of breweries have produced one-off brews in connection with this. Our festival glass incorporates the logo and is available in half pint tankard, goblet and straight pint. They are lined, oversized glasses to ensure a FULL MEASURE. We hope you like it and take one home as a souvenir. Please use the half pint glasses (marked with the third line) if you wish to drink thirds. Our ever popular Cider Bar has a selection of over 35 ciders and perries; some are old favourites and some new to the festival. Most of what we sell comes from small producers and it’s all made from pressed and fermented fresh juice from British grown apples or pears. For those requiring something other than Real Ale or Cider we also have a stall selling bottled beer and wines. Also a firm favourite are our Indian curries, as well as locally produced cold English food, tea, coffee and soft drinks are also available. I would like to thank all the volunteers who work throughout the festival and whose support we depend on, Everards Brewery Limited for their continued generous help and support, AnchorPrint for design and printing and the the numerous others who have helped make this event happen . As in previous years, we are collecting for LOROS again this year; please give generously to this good cause using the collection buckets around the hall. We do, as always, sympathise with any nominated drivers attending, so our soft drinks will be free of charge. Enjoy our Festival but please remember DON’T DRINK AND DRIVE. Telephone numbers of local taxi companies are listed in the entrance to the Festival. Please note this Beer Festival is NON-SMOKING. If you wish to smoke please use the designated area outside. The use of e-cigarettes is also not permitted inside the building. Keith Williams (Branch Chairman) Website: www.leicestercamra.org.uk Leicester CAMRA wish to thank Everards Brewery Ltd for all their help, assistance and sponsorship of our beer festival. LEICESTER BEER FESTIVAL 2015 3 A big thank-you to Andy Sales Our usual festival organiser, beer and brewery co-ordinator for the last 15 years, has not been able to be involved this time around. In recognition of his past efforts, we in Leicester CAMRA would like offer Andy 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 for real ale, real pubs and consumer rights. UK and many of the branches run local beer festivals, publish local newsletters and run social events to pubs and breweries. Membership is open to all individuals although corporate entities such as breweries and pubs are not members; we currently have approx 159,000 individual members nationally and our ‘Leicester Branch’ currently has over 1,700 members. Although we are a volunteer-led organisation there is also a small professional staff of twenty-five responsible for central campaigning, research, membership services, publishing, marketing and administration. CAMRA is financed through membership subscriptions, sales of products such as books and sweatshirts, and from the proceeds of beer festivals. We are a not-for-profit company, limited by guarantee and our accounts are lodged annually with Companies House. CAMRA is governed by a voluntary unpaid national executive, elected by the membership. We have a branch structure which means that all members can join a local CAMRA branch and campaign and socialise locally. There are around 200 branches covering the CAMRA’s Success Story CAMRA is the most successful single issue consumer campaign group in Britain and is in its 42nd year of campaigning. If CAMRA had not been formed to save real ale then this classic, great-tasting British drink would have become extinct. Since its formation in 1971 CAMRA has achieved the following: • In the 1970s CAMRA successfully fought the efforts of the big brewers to replace traditional ales with tasteless keg beers. • In the 1980s CAMRA lobbied against the lack of choice in Britain’s pubs. In 1989 the Government responded with wide reaching reforms called the Beer Orders. The Beer Orders forced the big six brewers to sell or free from the tie over 11,000 as well as introducing the Guest Beer provision. • In the 1990s CAMRA actively encouraged and supported real ale resurgence. During the decade CAMRA thwarted efforts by the EU Commission to abolish Britain’s Guest Beer provision. • Since 2000 CAMRA has succeeded in campaigning for the: – Extension of mandatory rate relief to public houses – Reform of the outdated licensing laws in England and Wales leading to a more flexible licensing system 4 LEICESTER BEER FESTIVAL 2015 – Introduction of reduced excise duty for small brewers which means that small brewers are able to compete on a more level playing field with the large brewers – Abolition of the Beer Duty Escalator in 2013. • CAMRA has run literally thousands of initiatives to promote and safeguard real ale and pubs including staging beer festivals, publishing books and guides, running Community Pubs Week and the Saving Your Local Pub which was launched by Prince Charles, producing a generic beer campaign, holding regular promotions for endangered beer styles and cider, producing national and regional inventories for pubs with interiors of historical significance and much more. Why not join us? See one of our volunteers on the membership stall; they will be pleased to give you further information on how you can join our 1,600 Leicester Branch members. See also the benefits of joining CAMRA. We have regular branch meetings and an active social calendar; ranging from presentation of ‘Pub of the Month’ awards to deserving licensees, to ‘days out’ pub and brewery trips by coach/ train. See our publication ‘The Leicester Drinker’ in any of the local real ale pubs and get a handle on the local beer scene! LEICESTER BEER FESTIVAL 2015 5 Link to our website scan the QR code Award Winning Brewery Tap. Award Winning Ales. ...Find out the rest for yourself Guided tours now available every Sunday (11am & 2.30pm) Book Online or call the Brewery to arrange. www.grainstorebrewery.com T: 01572 770 065 BREWERY, BREWERY TAP & EVENT BARS Breakfast & Lunch Menu now available The Grainstore Brewery Ltd OPENING TIMES: The Grainstore Station Approach Mon-Thu • 11am until 11pm Oakham, Rutland Fri-Sat • 11am until 12am 2015 LE15 6RE LEICESTER BEER FESTIVALSunday • 11am until 11pm 6 WELCOME TO LEICESTER BEER FESTIVAL 2015 WHAT SHOULD I DRINK? First time at a beer festival? Once you have paid your entrance fee you will need to collect your glass. Don’t worry if you don’t want to keep the glass, we will take the glass back when you have finished and refund the cost as long as you haven’t damaged it (although they do make great souvenirs to take home!). You will find the beers numbered and in alphabetical order by brewery name. It is worth starting on the lower ABV (Alcohol by Volume) beers. Why not start with a Mild Beer? You can then sit down and decide what takes your fancy by reading the tasting notes in the programme. Work your way up through the bitters and best bitters at a steady pace before going for something stronger. Don’t go for a strong 5.0 ABV straight away. Please remember that it is unusual for some of the beers to last through four days of the festival. If a particular beer is not available it is most likely someone has beaten you to it! Make sure you have something to eat during the session, there is nothing worse than drinking on an empty stomach and getting that fresh air attack when you leave. Fancy something different? Why not try one of our real ciders or perries? This is not the fizzy cider you get in most pubs this is produced by traditional independent farmhouse producers. They are 100% pure and natural but beware – they are normally very strong. We have the largest variety of ciders and perries probably ever put together in Leicestershire. If it is busy at the bar and you have to wait a few minutes to get served please be patient and remember that we are all UNPAID VOLUNTEERS working hard on your behalf. We want to enjoy the festival just as much as you do. Have a great time! And remember to ask for real ale the next time you are in a pub. When taking your festival glass home make sure you take it off the premises in a bag, local byelaws state you must not carry a glass in the street with or without alcohol in it, you will also not be allowed on public transport with a glass in your hand. We will provide a carrier bag for you if required. FOOD WE HAVE A SELECTION OF ENGLISH FOOD AVAILABLE: • Filled cobs, all freshly made using locally produced ingredients • Sausage rolls from 19 Gales of Atherstone • Pies from Gamble and Hollis of Syston We also have our own, authentic Curry House on site – see the menu posted on the wall. This has proved to be a very popular feature at our festivals and one that makes them unique. Please note last orders for curries will be 30 mins before closing time. LEICESTER BEER FESTIVAL 2015 7 THE CHANDLERS ARMS SHEARSBY 0116 247 8384 Country Pub of the Year 2 0 0 9 - 2 014 LIVE MUSIC WITH BODGERS MATE ON FRI 20 MARCH 7th ANNUAL BEER FESTIVAL JULY 2 – 5 1 NIGHT TASTING SESSION £12 ST www.chandlersatshearsby.co.uk 8 LEICESTER BEER FESTIVAL 2015 FESTIVAL THEME 2015 marks the fifteenth time that the Charotar Patidar Samaj has been our beer festival venue, and, with many notable anniversaries in years ending with the number, the festival theme is fifteen (XV). The festival logo itself features Cardinal Wolsey, who became chancellor of England in 1515, drinking from a glass in the shape of a Wellington boot (commemorating the bicentennial of the battle of Waterloo). The background is a stylised atom marking the centenary of Einstein’s publication of his General Theory of Relativity. Historians will also be aware that Agincourt, Magna Carta, the first Jacobite Rebellion and Canute’s invasion of England all occurred in years ending in 15 and these themes will be embraced at the festival. 1015 CANUTE INVADES ENGLAND Cnut the Great Old Norse: Knútr inn ríki; c985 or 995 – 12 November 1035), more commonly known as Canute, was a king of Denmark, England, Norway, and parts of Sweden, together often referred to as the Anglo-Scandinavian or North Sea Empire. After his death, the deaths of his heirs within a decade, and the Norman conquest of England in 1066, his legacy was largely lost to history. Cnut name is popularly invoked in the context of the legendary story of King Canute and the waves, associated with the futility of “turning back the tide” of an inexorable event. Cnut was the son of Sweyn Forkbeard, King of Denmark. In the summer of 1015, Cnut’s fleet set sail for England with a Danish army of perhaps 10,000 in 200 longships and an array of Vikings from all over Scandinavia. The invasion force was to engage in often close and grisly warfare with the English for the next fourteen months. Practically all of the battles were fought against the eldest son of Aethelred, Edmund Ironside. Early in 1016, the Vikings crossed the Thames and harried Warwickshire, while Edmund Ironside’s attempts at opposition seem to have come to nothing. The mid-winter assault by Cnut devastated its way northwards across eastern Mercia. Following the death of Aethelred on 23 April 1016, Edmund became king, but it was a temporary situation as fighting continued across the country. On 18 October 1016, the Danes were engaged by Edmund’s army as they retired towards their ships, leading to the Battle of Assandun in Essex, the decisive English defeat. On an island near Deerhurst, Cnut and Edmund— who had been wounded—met to negotiate terms of peace. It was agreed that all of England north of the Thames was to be the domain of the Danish prince, while all to the south was kept by the English king, along with London. Accession to the reign of the entire realm was set to pass to Cnut upon Edmund’s death, which came within weeks of the agreement on November 30th. Cnut’s coronation was in London, at Christmas 1016. 1215 MAGNA CARTA SIGNED AT RUNNYMEDE Magna Carta (Latin for “the Great Charter”), also called Magna Carta Libertatum (Latin for “the Great Charter of the Liberties”), is a charter agreed by King John of England at Runnymede, near Windsor, on 15 June 1215. First drafted by the Archbishop of Canterbury to make peace between the unpopular King and a group of rebel barons, it promised the protection of church rights, protection for the barons from illegal imprisonment, access to swift justice, and limitations on feudal payments to the Crown, to be implemented through a council of 25 barons. Neither side stood behind their commitments, and the charter was annulled by Pope Innocent III, leading to the First Barons’ War. After John’s death, the regency government of his young son, Henry III, reissued the document in 1216, stripped of some of its more radical content, in an unsuccessful bid to build political support for their cause. At the end of the war in 1217, it formed part of the peace treaty agreed at Lambeth, where the document acquired the name Magna Carta, to distinguish it from the smaller Charter of the Forest which was issued at the same time. Short of funds, Henry reissued the charter again in 1225 in exchange for a grant of new taxes; his son, Edward I, repeated the exercise in 1297, LEICESTER BEER FESTIVAL 2015 9 this time confirming it as part of England’s statute law. The charter became part of English political life and was typically renewed by each monarch in turn, although as time went by and the fledgling English Parliament passed new laws, it lost some of its practical significance. At the end of the 16th century there was an upsurge in interest in Magna Carta. Lawyers and historians at the time believed that there was an ancient English constitution, going back to the days of the Anglo-Saxons, that protected individual English freedoms. They argued that the Norman invasion of 1066 had overthrown these rights, and that Magna Carta had been a popular attempt to restore them, making the charter an essential foundation for the contemporary powers of Parliament and legal principles such as habeas corpus. Although this historical account was badly flawed, jurists such as Sir Edward Coke used Magna Carta extensively in the early 17th century, arguing against the divine right of kings propounded by the Stuart monarchs. Both James I and his son Charles I attempted to suppress the discussion of Magna Carta, until the issue was curtailed by the English Civil War of the 1640s and the execution of Charles. The political myth of Magna Carta and its protection of ancient personal liberties persisted after the Glorious Revolution of 1688 until well into the 19th century. It influenced the early American colonists and the formation of the United States American Constitution in 1789. It remained a powerful, iconic document, even after almost all of its content was repealed from the statute books in the 19th and 20th centuries. Magna Carta still forms an important symbol of liberty today, often cited by politicians and campaigners, and is held in great respect by the British and American legal communities. Four examples of the original 1215 charter remain in existence, held by the British Library and the cathedrals of Lincoln and Salisbury. All four were displayed together at the British Library for one day on 3 February 2015, to mark the 800th anniversary. 1415 AGINCOURT/AZINCOURT The Battle of Agincourt was a major English victory in the Hundred Years’ War and effectively ended the war. The battle occurred on Friday, 25 October 1415 (Saint Crispin’s Day), near modern-day Azincourt, in northern France. Henry V’s victory at Agincourt, against a numerically 10 LEICESTER BEER FESTIVAL 2015 superior French army, crippled France and started a new period in the war during which Henry married the French king’s daughter and then Henry’s son, Henry VI, was made heir to the throne of France. Henry V led his troops into battle and participated in hand-to-hand fighting. The French king of the time, Charles VI, did not command the French army himself as he suffered from severe, repeating illnesses and moderate mental incapacitation. Instead, the French were commanded by Constable Charles d’Albret and various prominent French noblemen of the Armagnac party. The battle is notable for the use of the English longbow, which Henry used in very large numbers, with English and Welsh archers forming most of his army. The battle is also the centrepiece of the play Henry V, by William Shakespeare. 1515 WOLSEY BECOMES A CARDINAL AND LORD CHANCELLOR OF ENGLAND Thomas Wolsey (c. March 1473– 29 November 1530; sometimes spelled Woolsey) was an English political figure and cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. When Henry VIII became King of England in 1509, Wolsey became the King’s almoner. Wolsey’s affairs prospered, and by 1514 he was the controlling figure in virtually all matters of state and was extremely powerful within the Church. The highest political position he attained was Lord Chancellor, the King’s chief adviser. In that position, he enjoyed great freedom, and was often depicted as an alter rex (other king). Despite his expansive power as the King’s “right-hand man”, he fell out of favour due to his failure to negotiate an annulment of Henry’s marriage to Catherine of Aragon. He was ultimately stripped of his government posts and retreated to York to oversee his clerical duties as Archbishop of York, a post he nominally held but never exercised during his many years in government. He was recalled to London to answer to charges of treason (a common charge used by Henry against ministers who fell out of favour), but died en route of natural causes before arriving in London. Within the Church, he became Archbishop of York, the second most important seat in England, and then was made a cardinal in 1515, giving him precedence, even over the Archbishop of Canterbury. His main legacy is from his interest in architecture, in particular his old home of Hampton Court Palace, which stands today. He died at Leicester on 29 November 1530, around the age of 60. In keeping with his practice of erecting magnificent buildings at Hampton Court, Westminster and Oxford, Wolsey had planned a magnificent tomb at Windsor but he was buried in Leicester Abbey (now Abbey Park) without a monument. After his own even grander plans fell through, Henry VIII eventually intended the impressive black sarcophagus for himself, but Lord Nelson now lies in it, within the crypt of St. Paul’s Cathedral. Henry often receives credit for artistic patronage that properly belongs to Wolsey. 1715 THE FIRST JACOBITE REBELLION The Jacobite rising of 1715 (also referred to as the Fifteen or Lord Mar’s Revolt), was the attempt by James Francis Edward Stuart (also called the Old Pretender) to regain the thrones of England, Ireland and Scotland for the exiled House of Stuart. The Glorious Revolution of 1688–89 resulted in the Roman Catholic Stuart king, James II of England and VII of Scotland, fleeing to exile in France under the protection of Louis XIV. James’ daughter and her husband, who was also James’s nephew, ascended the British throne as joint sovereigns William and Mary. In 1690 Presbyterianism was established as the state religion of Scotland. The Act of Settlement 1701 settled the succession of the English throne on the Protestant House of Hanover. The Act of Union 1707 applied the Act of Settlement to Scotland. With the death of Queen Anne in 1714, the Elector of Hanover, George I, succeeded to the British throne. The accession of George I ushered in the Whig supremacy, with the Tories deprived of all political power. The new Whig regime sought to prosecute members of the 1710–1714 Tory ministry for financial irregularities, with Robert Harley being imprisoned in the Tower of London and Lord Bolingbroke fleeing to France before arrest. Bolingbroke became the Pretender’s Secretary of State and accepted an earldom from him. On 14 March 1715, the Pretender appealed to Pope Clement XI for help for a Jacobite rising. On 19 August Bolingbroke wrote to the Pretender: “Things are hastening to that point, that either you, Sir, at the head of the Tories, must save the Church and Constitution of England or both must be irretrievably lost for ever”. The Pretender believed the Duke of Marlborough would join him when he landed in Scotland. Despite receiving no commission from James to start the rising, the Earl of Mar sailed from London to Scotland and on 27 August at Braemar held the first council of war. On 6 September at Braemar Mar raised the standard of “James the 8th and 3rd”, accompanied by 600 supporters. In response Parliament suspended habeas corpus and passed an Act that gave tenants who refused to support the Jacobites the land of their landlord if he was a Jacobite. Some of Mar’s tenants travelled to Edinburgh to prove their loyalty and acquire title to their land. Conflict ensued both in Scotland and England but was relatively shortlived. On 22 December the Pretender landed in Scotland at Peterhead, but by the time he arrived at Perth on 9 January 1716, the Jacobite army numbered less than 5,000. Six weeks later Mar led the Jacobite army northwards out of Perth and on 4 February the Pretender wrote a farewell letter to Scotland, sailing from Montrose the day after. Many Jacobites who were taken prisoner were tried for treason and sentenced to death. However, in July 1717, the Indemnity Act 1717 had the effect of pardoning all those who had taken part in the Rising, apart from the whole of the Clan Gregor, including the fabled Rob Roy, which was specifically excluded from the benefits of the Act. 1815 WATERLOO The Battle of Waterloo was fought on Sunday, 18 June 1815, near Waterloo in present-day Belgium, then part of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands. A French army under the command of Napoleon was defeated by the armies of the Seventh Coalition, comprising an Angloallied army under the command of the Duke of Wellington combined with a Prussian army under the command of Gebhard von Blücher. Upon Napoleon’s return to power in March 1815, many states that had opposed him formed the Seventh Coalition and began to mobilize armies. Two large forces under Wellington and Blücher assembled close to the north-eastern border of France. Napoleon chose to attack in the hope of destroying them before they could join in a coordinated invasion of France with other members of the coalition. Waterloo was the decisive engagement of the Waterloo Campaign and Napoleon’s last. According to Wellington, the battle was “the nearest-run thing you ever saw in your life”.The defeat at Waterloo ended Napoleon’s rule as Emperor of the French, and marked the end of his Hundred Days return from exile. LEICESTER BEER FESTIVAL 2015 11 Two days before the battle, Blücher’s Prussian army had been defeated by the French at Ligny. Wellington decided to offer battle upon learning that the Prussian army had regrouped and was able to march to his support. Wellington’s army, positioned across the Brussels road on the Mont-Saint-Jean escarpment, withstood repeated attacks by the French in a defensive mode, until, in the evening, the Prussians arrived in force and broke through Napoleon’s right flank. At that moment, Wellington’s Anglo-allied army counter-attacked and drove the French army in disorder from the field. Pursuing coalition forces entered France and restored King Louis XVIII to the French throne. Napoleon abdicated, eventually surrendering to Captain Maitland of HMS Bellerophon, part of the British blockade, and was exiled to Saint Helena where he died in 1821. The battlefield is located in Belgium, about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) south of Brussels, and about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) from the town of Waterloo. The site of the battlefield today is dominated by a large monument, the Lion’s Mound constructed from earth taken from the battlefield itself. 1915 EINSTEIN PUBLISHES HIS GENERAL THEORY OF RELATIVITY General relativity, also known as the general theory of relativity, is the geometric theory of gravitation published by Albert Einstein in 1915 and the current description of gravitation in modern physics. General relativity generalizes special relativity and Newton’s law of universal gravitation, providing a unified description of gravity as a geometric property of space and time, or spacetime. In particular, the curvature of spacetime is directly related to the energy and momentum of whatever matter and radiation are present. The relation is specified by the Einstein field equations, a system of partial differential equations. Some predictions of general relativity differ significantly from those of classical physics, especially concerning the passage of time, the geometry of space, the motion of bodies in free fall, and the propagation of light. The predictions of general relativity have been confirmed in all observations and experiments to date. Although general relativity is not the only relativistic theory of gravity, it is the simplest theory that is consistent with experimental data. However, unanswered questions remain, the most fundamental being how general relativity can be reconciled with the laws of quantum physics 12 LEICESTER BEER FESTIVAL 2015 to produce a complete and self-consistent theory of quantum gravity. Einstein’s theory has important astrophysical implications. For example, it implies the existence of black holes—regions of space in which space and time are distorted in such a way that nothing, not even light, can escape—as an end-state for massive stars. There is ample evidence that the intense radiation emitted by certain kinds of astronomical objects is due to black holes; for example, microquasars and active galactic nuclei result from the presence of stellar black holes and black holes of a much more massive type, respectively. The bending of light by gravity can lead to the phenomenon of gravitational lensing, in which multiple images of the same distant astronomical object are visible in the sky. General relativity also predicts the existence of gravitational waves, which have since been observed indirectly. In addition, general relativity is the basis of current cosmological models of a consistently expanding universe. Festival theme information extracted from Wikipedia. QUEEN VICTORIA 76 High St, Syston 6 Hand pumps including guests Large Beer Garden Food Tuesday – Sunday Entertainment with Live Bands every fortnight CAMRA discounts now available Phone Zoe on 0116 2605750 The-Queen-Victoria-Public-House LocAle Scheme What is LocAle? Here in Leicester CAMRA LocAle is an initiative that promotes pubs stocking locally brewed real ale. The scheme builds on a growing consumer demand for quality local produce and an increased awareness of ‘green’ issues. Just over 5 years ago, we launched our own City and County LocAle scheme, this attracts solid, local support and continued media interest. Whilst we do not have so much of a problem as some areas, quite a lot of our County pubs are in the situation where they are given little choice as to what they can sell. Beers often take a circuitous route, whereby they are trucked to distant distribution depots and then to our pubs. ‘LocAle’ discourages this. The CAMRA LocAle scheme was created in 2007 by CAMRA’s Nottingham branch in order to provide support for the tradition of brewing within Nottinghamshire, following the demise of local brewer Hardys and Hansons. Everyone benefits from local pubs stocking locallybrewed real ale… • Public houses as stocking local real ales can increase pub visits • Consumers who enjoy greater beer choice and diversity • Local brewers who gain from increased sales • The local economy because more money is spent and retained locally • The environment due to fewer ‘beer miles’ resulting in less road congestion and pollution • Tourism due to an increased sense of local identity and pride – let’s celebrate what makes our locality different. Here at the 2015 Leicester Beer Festival we are showcasing numerous beers that are produced within a 25 mile radius of our beer festival. You may not realise that some breweries are so close or even exist. CAMRA is aware that many pubs cannot buy in the beers they would like to sell, and their customers would like to drink, because of restrictive ties but ways can often be found to get locally brewed beers onto the bar if the will is there, such as through the direct delivery scheme operated by SIBA (The Society of Independent Brewers). We can also advise pubs as to which breweries are local to them and how to make contact with the brewers. The Scheme Pubs are given point of sale material and window stickers to promote their accreditation. The pub must commit to always stocking a local beer brewed within 25 miles of the pub’s location as the crow flies. Pubs interested in the scheme can speak to our contact on 07989 272717. LEICESTER BEER FESTIVAL 2015 13 What is Bitter, Mild, Stout, Porter etc? A DEFINITION OF REAL ALE Real ale is beer brewed from traditional ingredients, matured by secondary fermentation in the container 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 conditioned beer’. 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 down further into various styles. The letter at the beginning of each style is used in the tasting notes. KEY TO BEER STYLES (M) Mild. Low in hop character these beers may be dark or light. Generally of a lower strength (less than 4% abv) but may be strong (e.g Sarah Hughes Dark Ruby Mild at 6% abv). (B) Bitter. The most common beer style. Usually brown, tawny, copper or amber coloured with medium to strong bitterness, light to medium malt character may be present. Less than 4% abv in strength. (BB) Best Bitter. More robust than ordinary bitters. Brown, tawny, copper or amber coloured with medium 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 with light to strong bitterness and a strong hop character which create a refreshing taste. Strength less than 5.3% abv. (P) Porter. Complex in flavour and typically black or dark brown. The darkness comes from the use of dark malts. Full mouthfeel and a pronounced finish through bitter hopping. 4 - 6.5% abv in strength. (S) Stout. Typically black in colour. Initial malt and caramel flavour with a distinctive dry roast bitterness in the finish. The dry roast character is achieved by the use of roasted barley. 4 - 8% abv in strength. (SP) Speciality. Beer that doesn’t fall into the mainstream UK styles but may include novel ingredients such as non hop flowers, grain or cereal instead of malted barley, fruits, honey and spices. The category also includes cask-conditioned lagers. (ST) Strong. Strong bitters are full-bodied and possess assertive hop qualities. They are typically brown, tawny, copper, or amber but can be paler. They have medium to strong bitterness. Residual maltiness may be more pronounced than in other bitters and fruitiness may be medium to strong. (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 high sweetness due to residual sugars although some barley wines are fermented right out to give a dry finish. They have an almost vinous appearance in the glass and may have a strength of between 6.5 - 12% abv. The estery and fruity characteristics are counter balanced by medium to assertive bitterness. 14 LEICESTER BEER FESTIVAL 2015 Festival Beer Lists This 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 BAR Leicestershires oldest brewery and our festival sponsers WOLSEY (Red) 1 – The Leicestershire Breweries WELLINGTON (Green) 2 – The Neighbours – breweries from nearby counties KING JOHN (Yellow 3 – The Southerners CANUTE (Blue) 4 – The Northerners EINSTEIN (White) 5 – Here and there and everywhere. THE EVERARDS BAR Location: Leicestershire Start Date: 1849 1 Tiger 4.2 BB The perfect balance between sweetness and bitterness. Crystal malt gives the beer its rounded toffeee character 2 Original 5.2 ST Winner of the gold medal in the international Brewing Awards. It is best known for its smooth, full-bodied taste 3 Sunchaser Blonde 4.0 G Thirst-quenching beer made in the style of a continental lager. Subtle fruit flavours and a little sweetnesss within 4 Out Of The Dark 4.8 S Dark porter style beer with light roasted characters and the twist of having full fruity spicy hops and a zesty after taste. 5 Blue Boar 4.0 BB An amber ale brewed with medieval flavours of honey and mead with delicate spice and citric notes. In 1485, Richard III stayed at The Old Blue Boar Inn before the Battle of Bosworth Field where he fought and died. To celebrate the discovery of King Richard III in Leicester and to commemorate his re-interment on 26th March, Everards Brewery is delighted to brew ‘Blue Boar’. www.everards.co.uk @EverardsTiger facebook.com/everards LEICESTER BEER FESTIVAL 2015 15 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 16 Bridle Lane Tavern 2 Junction Road LE1 2HS Freehouse with five handpumps. Belvoir beers plus guest ales. Corn Exchange £ Market Place LE1 5GG Wetherspoon/Lloyds No.1 pub in the historic Corn Exchange, built in 1850. Six handpumps. Criterion 44 Millstone Lane LE1 5JN Up to eight real ales on sale from micros plus cider. Regular beer festivals. The Exchange £ 50 Rutland Street LE1 1RD Recent conversion of old shops near the Curve theatre. Three handpumps including real cider. The Friary £ 12 Hotel Street LE1 5AW Stonegate Group pub with commitment to real ale and cider. Five handpumps. Globe £ 43 Silver Street LE1 5EU Excellent interior, recently refurbished complete with gas lighting. Everards range plus guests. High Cross £ High Street / Highcross Street LE1 4JB J.D. Wetherspoons. Normally has local beers plus interesting guests and ciders. Hind £ 49 London Road LE2 0PD Refurbished May 2014. Five handpumps with beers from Caledonian plus local guest ales. King Richard III 70 Highcross Street LE1 4NN Everards pub which returned to real ale after 40 years of keg. Many historical treasures inside. King’s Head Leice City Centre Pubs King Street LE1 6RL Re-opened by Black Country Ales with three regular beers and five guests, plus real cider. Landsdowne ST. AUGUSTINE 123 London Road LE2 0QT ROAD Popular modern bar although has a retro feel. Usually two real ales available. Last Plantagenet £ 107 Granby Street LE1 6FD J.D. Wetherspoons. East Midlands beers often feature amongst the guest ales. Marquis Wellington £ 139 London Road LE2 1EF Historic building with beer garden complete with beach huts. Everards beers plus guest. Old Horse £ 198 London Road LE2 1NE 19th century coaching inn with huge rear garden. Everards ales plus guest beers. Orange Tree 99 High Street LE1 4JB Popular art filled bar with large back yard. Fullers London Pride plus guest ales. Parcel Yard 48a London Road LE2 0QB Recent refurbishment of old railway parcel offices. Steamin’ Billy beers plus guest ales. The Pub 12 New Walk LE1 6TF Salmon 19 Butt Close Lane LE1 4QA Up to 15 real ales on sale from microbreweries plus a wide range of continental draughts. Queen of Bradgate £ 97 High Street LE1 4JB Smartly refurbished May 2014. Beers from Castle Rock, Batemans, Everards plus guests. Rutland & Derby Arms £ 23 Millstone Lane LE1 5JN Smart refurbished pub with rear roof terrace. Everards range plus guest beers. 3 BR A E ON U NS T TE GA TH 27 ULEVARD 7 Braunstone Gate / Foxon Street LE3 5LT LANE 6 Black Horse Recently refurbished, cosy and unspoilt pub. Everards beers plus guests and real cider. WESTERN BO 5 149 Granby Street LE1 6FE DUNS 4 Barley Mow Refurbished Everards tied house with guest ales and real ciders. D 3 Rutland Street / Charles Street LE1 1RE ERN R 2 Ale Wagon Hoskins Brothers only pub. Basic 1930s style interior. Hoskins Brothers beers and guests. WEST 1 A Mecca for real ale in Leicester. Six handpumps dispense an ever changing range. Sir Robert Peel £ 50 Jarrom Street LE2 7DD Refurbished June 2013. Up to eight ales from Everards and guests plus two ciders. Slug & Lettuce £ 27 Market Street LE1 6DP A good real ale supporting branch of this chain with four handpumps. Swan & Rushes Oxford Street / Infirmary Square LE1 5WR At least six real ales on sale plus many imported bottled beers and real cider. Western £ 70 Western Road LE3 0GA Everards ‘Project William’ pub runFESTIVAL by Steamin’2015 Billy Brewing Co. Steamin’ Billy beers plus guests. LEICESTER BEER The Campaign for Real A St. Margaret’s Bus Station RE T’S T. T RKE GR AN Town Hall BY STR EET ST DOV 20 W EL LIN GT NE 11 ST . ON K ON ND WW AL LO 13 Leicester Station ENT OO AD RO REG ROA D 14 NEW WA LK 17 16 AYL E STO NE RD ET RE ST Ale’s online pub guide RD FO 24 ST. ROAD OX RO JAR EET TR MS 19 WA Y KING Y EWA GAT WELFORD THE 26 ST. STR EET S ON KE E LES 2 HE NEWAR LAN 15 RE R OI New Walk Centre L MIL AR ET LV BE CH ST . 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NICH ester Leicester Tigers Stadium £ CAMRA member discount available See www.leicestercamra.org.uk for latest details LEICESTER BEER FESTIVAL 2015 17 Wolsey BAR 1 ALCHEMIST 6 Prototype 4.2 BELVOIR Start Date: 2012 Location: Leicestershire Start Date: 1995 7 Dark Horse 3.4 M Dark, malty with chocolately mild ale 8 Oatmeal Stout 4.3 S Clean tasting, full-bodied with roasted malt 9 Old Brew Eyes 4.1 G Light & refreshing and well hopped, brewed to commemorate the birth of Frank Sinatra in 1915 10 Whippling 3.6 G Pale, hoppy session beer 3.9 B This mid-brown bitter lives up to its name, its bitter in taste but not unpleasantly so. A bit like the old Shipstones bitter 5.2 FS Ginger beer 11 Star Bitter BLACK GALLEON 12 Drown your sorrows Location: Leicestershire CHARNWOOD Location: Leicestershire Start Date: 2014 Start Date: 2014 13 Salvation 3.8 G A light coloured session beer tropical fruit, citrus, and floral flavours made with cascade and amarillo hops 14 Liska 4.0 G Blonde lager style beer with English and continental malt and Czech hops DOW BRIDGE Location: Leicestershire Start Date: 2001 15 Bonum Mild 3.5 M Complex dark brown mild with strong malt and roast flavours 16 Centurion 4.0 B Copper-coloured best bitter, with a good balance of malt and hops 17 Rataed 4.3 BB Tawny, full-bodied beer with long, bitter and dry aftertaste 18 Agincourt Stout 4.7 FS Dark and full-bodied 4.1 G Pale golden bitter 18A Legion ELLISWOOD Location: Leicestershire Start Date: 2013 19 Just One More 4.2 S Its blackcurrant and grapefruit flavours help towards a refreshing citrus taste perfect for when the sun comes out. 20 Barrel Of Laughs 4.1 BB Citrus beer with blackberry and grapefruit undertones 21 Cnut's Revenge 4.5 FS Dark red bitter commemorating King Cnut's ravaging of Dorset, Wiltshire, and Somerset in 1015 GAS DOG Location: Leicestershire Start Date: 2013 22 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: 2012 24 LFB 4.3 G Golden, hoppy session ale with citrus overtones 25 Lunny's No.8 4.8 G Hoppy, with with a long lasting fruity aroma. Made with American hops HOSKINS BROTHERS 18 Location: Leicestershire FS Location: Leicestershire 26 HOB 4.0 BB Copper coloured bitter 27 IPA 4.0 G Light & refreshing and well hopped 28 Green and Gold 4.0 G Straw-coloured beer made from green hops LEICESTER BEER FESTIVAL 2015 Start Date: 2001 LANGTON 29 30 31 32 Location: Leicestershire XV Welland Fox Woodsman Inclined Plane PARISH 33 34 35 FS BB B G Golden ale, smooth, floral aroma well balanced easy drinking Red chestnut colour bitter, fruity with a citrus aroma and bitter finish Light chestnut beer with a dry citrus/floral aroma and aftertaste Straw-coloured bitter with long, hoppy finish and citrus nose 12.0 4.8 4.0 BO BB FS Strong, dark christmas pudding ale with rich, malty character Reddish brown beer with a good balance of malt and hops Roasted malt, good old fashioned mild, reddish brown. BB Golden brown in colour with a hint of citrus. The fresh hoppiness comes through at the end with a malt finish. Location: Leicestershire Bonce Blower Borrough Wolsey's Hat PIG PUB BREWERY 35A Pigs Best Bitter Q 4.2 Start Date: 2014 4.2 4.4 4.0 G S B Light coloured with a slightly citrus aroma, hoppy taste and dry lingering finish Smooth with rich hop and malt aroma, hints of liquorish Copper coloured single hopped bitter 4.5 5.0 4.5 5.5 4.8 BB ST G FS BB Medium-strong bitter, full of malt and hop flavours with sweet aftertaste Smooth and strong pale beer Pale gold, full-bodied with pronounced bitterness Dark Porter Strong, fruity, easy drinking ale with pronounced malty aroma 4.5 4.5 B ST Medium-strong bitter, full of malt and hop flavours with sweet aftertaste Smooth and strong pale beer SHARDLOW Location: Leicestershire Reverend Eaton Whistle Stop Cavendish Gold Wellington Boot Mayfly TRÉS BIEN 44 45 Start Date: 2013 Location: Leicestershire Q Hop Invicibull Stout Blockade 39 40 41 42 43 Start Date: 1983 Location: Leicestershire 36 37 38 Start Date: 1999 4.5 4.3 4.0 4.2 Start Date: 1993 Location: Leicestershire Cascade Chinnook Start Date: 2014 LEICESTER BEER FESTIVAL 2015 19 Wellington BAR 2 BARROWDEN Location: Rutland 47 Blackadder 4.6 P 48 Own Gear 4.0 B BATTLEFIELD BREWERY Location: Warwickshire Start Date: 2005 49 Richard III Plantagenet 4.2 G Pale ale, crisp fruity grassy aroma. 50 Ape Ale 5.2 ST 51 Bonobo 5.3 SP A pale strong ale, a complex ipa using american hops.Aromas Of resinous pine, orange and the right level of citrusness. A dry bitterness and moderate finish, deceptively quaffable. A powerful black IPA loaded with magnum centennial cascade and nelson hops for an explosive finish. BLUE MONKEY Location: Nottinghamshire BREWSTERS 52 Hophead 53 Rutterkin BRUNSWICK Location: Lincolnshire Start Date: 2008 Start Date: 1998 A pale hoppy brew withfresh floral character from a blend of us and english hops. A 3.6 GA refreshing session beer. A premium bitter with a golden appearance. Zesty hop flavour combines with a malty 4.6 BB sweetness to give a rich full bodied beer. Location: Derbyshire Start Date: 1991 54 55 Old School IPA Railway Porter 5.0 G 4.3 P 56 57 Spring Ale Xl Mild 4.7 GA Light and refreshing seasonal special with a full bodied flavour. 4.4 M Rounded smooth and malty with a faint hop aroma. 58 Brown's Porter 4.2 P 59 Harry's Heifer BURTON BRIDGE CHURCH FARM DANCING DUCK Strongly hopped with East Kent Goldings Traditional London porter lightly hopped with chocolate and coffee overtones Location: Staffordshire Location: Warwickshire Start Date: 1982 Start Date: 2012 Rich dark and complex. Crystal and chocolate malts balanced by traditional goldings hops. Quaffable session ale, a blend of three malts and a hoppy aroma from centennial and 4.2 BB cascade hops. Location: Derbyshire 60 Sapphire 4.2 G 61 Indian Porter 5.0 P DERVENTIO Start Date: 2010 A collaboration with arriva buses! A refreshing golden ale with peach and pear hop flavours. A modern twist on a classic style of beer. Smoky bonfire flavours with a spice hop and pleasant warming afterglow. Very moreish. Location: Derbyshire Start Date: 2006 62 63 Minerva Lucretius 3.8 G 5.5 S Light amber ale, derventio's monthly special for march. A big and bold stout with cherries. 64 65 March Hare Mad Monk 4.4 G 4.8 ST A straw coloured premium ale with a subtle fruit flavour. Deliciously full flavoured dark strong ale with hints of malt and chocolate. 66 67 Sail Away Millstone 5.0 SP Brewed in the style of a German Kolsch beer. 4.5 BB Traditional premium bitter, with a good balance of malt flavours and hops. 68 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 DIGFIELD ALES 8 SAIL Location: Northamptonshire Location: Lincolnshire FALSTAFF BREWERY Location: Derbyshire 70 English Crown 71 Franc In Stein Start Date: 2006 Start Date: 2010 Start Date: 2003 Dark amber in colour with a fruity malt nose with hops coming through at the end. FLIPSIDE 20 Start Date: 1998 Tasty porter with liquorice and treacle flavours. Red amber colour. Mellow leafy hop and citrus aroma. Floral earthy flavour with an assertive dry finish. Location: Nottinghamshire Start Date: 2010 4.2 BB A traditional brown bittermade with english fuggles and goldings hops. A Beer brewed for tradition. A very quaffable ale with the finest french and german hops. It has strong floral flavours 4.3 GA with hints of lemongrass and earl grey. LEICESTER BEER FESTIVAL 2015 GRAINSTORE Location: Rutland Start Date: 1995 72 73 1050 Rutland Beast 5.0 ST 5.3 S Popular full-bodied mahogany premium beer. Strong yet exceptionally well balanced dark earthy brown and fantastic flavours. 74 75 Jack's Spaniels Lord Barker 3.8 G 4.2 S A careful blend of moreish malt and cascade hops in a delicious and well-balanced blonde ale. Dark, smooth, rich and moreish. Clean refreshing taste and hop character. 76 77 Hart No1 Hart No8 4.1 B 5.0 ST Bright tawny, fruity malt and citrus aroma with a spicy citrus finish Dark coffee and ruby coloured, aromas of espresso, molasses, long finish with fruit 78 79 Angel Of Light Midnight Tempter 4.0 G 3.6 M Golden light and fruity, nutty dry lasting after taste. Smooth roasted malty, hoppy edge dark beer with a chestnut hue. Deeply satisfying. Lager. Real ale style. Brewed with lager malt and hops for clean refreshing flavour, but fermented with ale yeast for real ale style. Full bodied and dependable. A rich well rounded flavoursome porter. GUNDOG Location: Northamptonshire HART FAMILY BREWERS HORNCASTLE ALES LINCOLN GREEN Location: Northamptonshire Location: Lincolnshire Location: Nottinghamshire Start Date: 2012 Start Date: 2012 Start Date: 2014 Start Date: 2012 80 Spring Green 4.3 SP 81 Tuck Porter 4.7 P 82 Lionheart Amber 83 Dark Ruby Amber uses brewers gold giving it a smooth aroma and a spicy, blackcurrant flavour, slight 4.8 ST orange aroma, the malts add an amber hue and full body. Looks black but when held to the light has a dark ruby hue. One sip should give chocolate 5.5 BB notes to a beer made to be slightly bitter yet sweet smelling. LIONHEART Location: Warwickshire LIONHEART/TWISTED BARREL 84 Pilsner/Saison Location: Warwickshire Start Date: 2014 Start Date: 2013 4.8 FS Festival special from festival debutants. A version of a traditional farmhouse saison. Mixed with 2 different yeasts to create a lovely banana aroma and dry mouthfeel. MUIRHOUSE Location: Derbyshire Start Date: 2009 85 86 Ilkeston Pale Ale Simple Simon 5.5 ST 4.5 S Made with New Zealand hops Complex Moorish flavoursome stout made using a blend of 7 malts 87 88 Blackbeards Orsino 4.3 S 4.0 G Oat malt stout, formerly a collaboration brew now made to the brewery's own recipe. Award winning yellow summer beer very hoppy and fruity aroma. 89 90 Olicana Alchemy 4.0 BB Showcasing a new English hop with highly aromatic flavours and a crisp finish. 5.3 G A golden premium beer with citrus grapefruit hoppiness balanced with toasted malts. 91 Black Dragonfly 4.5 SP 92 Best Bitter 3.8 B NEWBY WYKE OLDERSHAWS PHEASANTRY Location: Lincolnshire Location: Lincolnshire Location: Nottinghamshire POTBELLY Start Date: 1998 Start Date: 1997 Start Date: 2012 Citrus flavour beers are meant to be pale? Expect all the citrus notes plus a roasted flavour. Camra gold award winner. Smooth Tasting copper-coloured beer with medium bitterness and low/medium sweetness. Light spicy aroma. Location: Northamptonshire Start Date: 2005 93 Soab 5.0 BB A chestnut bitter with cascade hop flavours. 94 95 Dragline Weldon Windmill 3.9 G 4.2 B A golden session beer, crisp fruit and floral. A smooth bitter with English malt and Kent hops. 96 97 Meteor Sirius 4.0 B 5.2 ST A traditional style amber bitter with UK and European hops. An IPA given the us treatment. Flavours don’t get much fuller. 98 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. Winter Warmer Rich, warming, dark ruby ale with vinous aroma. Full bodied with complex malt flavours 6.2 ST and a slightly sweet finish 4.5 BB Chestnut colour with a smooth malty taste and a distinctive dry finish SHOULDER OF MUTTON STAR BREWERY TUNNEL BREWERY WOOD FARM 99 100 Grand Slam Location: Northamptonshire Location: Lincolnshire Location: Warwickshire Location: Warwickshire Start Date: 2014 Start Date: 2014 Start Date: 2005 Start Date: 2011 LEICESTER BEER FESTIVAL 2015 21 King John BAR 3 BIG RABBIT 101 Black Annie Stout 102 Hedgerow Hooligan Location: Devon 4.5 5.0 S ST 103 Deep 5.0 G 104 Black Ipa 6.0 ST With elderflower BLACK ROCK BUDE Location: Cornwall Start Date: 2013 Location: Cornwall Start Date: 2014 105 Black Rock 5.1 S Dark strong ale,blackberry & smooth malt flavours 106 Summerleaze 4.7 G Biscuit and malt with fruity & spicy notes 107 Bronscombe's Vision 5.2 ST Deep hearty bitter with malty fruity aroma 108 Glasney College Porter 5.4 P Ruby black porter 109 Ipa 5.0 BB Bitter with Seville orange & butterscotch 110 Porter 5.5 P Smooth black porter. Smoky fruit & malt 111 Handmade 17 3.7 B Light & refreshing citra & cascade pale ale Vegan 112 Porter 4.5 P A lighter side of porter,chocolate,liquorice & coffee notes Vegan 113 Handmade 14 ? B American pale ale (hazy light amber colour) Vegan 114 Handmade 5 4.8 ST Hoppy pale ale Vegan 115 Hop On The Run 5.0 ST American styled ipa 116 Tamar Black 4.8 S Rich deep roasted stout 117 Full Bore 6.8 ST Malt flavours with devon honey 118 Black Jack 6.0 ST Strong but light stout with devon honey 119 Crispy Pig 4.0 B Hint of apples 120 Devon Pale 6.8 BO 121 Dawlish Pale 5.0 ST GRANITE ROCK Location: Cornwall HARBOUR Location: Cornwall HASTINGS Location: East Sussex HOLSWORTHY Location: Devon HUNTERS Location: Devon ISCA ALES Location: Devon 122 Citrus IPA 5.8 ST 4.9 ST NEW LION 123 Main Event Start Date: 2011 Start Date: 2010 Start Date: 2008 Start Date: 2012 Start Date: 2009 Location: Wiltshire Start Date: 2013 Location: Devon Start Date: 2006 Well balanced modern session bitter 124 Pandit Ipa 4.9 ST Citrus & floral with biscuity malt character 125 Totnes Stout 4.0 S Silky & smooth – unfined LEICESTER BEER FESTIVAL 2015 Start Date: 2013 Grassy hop aroma & hoppy aftertaste MALMSBURY BREWERY/KILLER CAT 22 Start Date: 2014 RED ROCK 126 Red Rock Location: Devon BB Traditional best bitter. Pale malt, a hint of crystal malt and a blend of hops produce a well balanced bitter. 4.0 B Gentle citrus hops faint malt to balance SKINNERS 127 River Cottage Epa Start Date: 2009 5.0 Location: Cornwall Start Date: 1997 128 Betty Stoggs 4.0 B Refreshing tawny ale 129 Cornish Knocker 4.5 BB Amber with persistent citrus hops 130 Rusty Boiler 4.5 BB Mid brown best bitter with caramel 131 Black Smock 5.0 S Chocolate liquorice & coffee, hint of blackcurrant A traditional cask ale with a malty palette and a dry, hoppy finish. STOCKLINCH Location: Somerset THREE DAGGERS Location: Wiltshire 132 Daggers Ale 4.1 B 133 Daggers Edge 4.7 ST 134 Oarsome 5.0 ST 135 Daggers Edge 4.7 ST 136 Russian Stoat 9.0 BO 137 Deverills Advocate 4.5 G 138 Fresh 5.5 ST 139 Bibble 4.2 B TWO BEACH Location: Devon WESSEX Start Date: 2013 Start Date: 2013 A dark amber ale with flavoursome hoppy tones. Aroma full of hops and barley with a hint of sweet fruit. Smooth and easy on the palate with deep caramel flavours. Brand new brew Location: Wiltshire WILD BEERS Start Date: 2012 Start Date: 2001 Strong bitter ale Golden premium ale Location: Somerset Start Date: 2012 Punched hop character Unusual mouthfilling malt base LEICESTER BEER FESTIVAL 2015 23 Canute ALLENDALE BAR 4 Location: Northumberland 140 Golden Plover 4.0 G 141 Black Grouse 142 Wolf 4.2 P 5.5 ST ALLGATES Location: Lancashire 143 Dry Bones 4.0 G 144 Dairy Pit Milk Stout 4.5 S ATOM Start Date: 2006 A honey toned, refreshing, hoppy, golden ale with gorgeous aromas of tropical fruit and grapefruit sharpness offset by hints of melon and pineapple; the result of large quantities of German, Brewers Gold hops. Brewed using milk sugars (Lactose) to produce a wonderful creamy pint. Dark and delicious this beer will 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. Location: East Yorkshire Start Date: 2013 145 Schrodinger's Cat 3.5 Whatever you want it to be! 146 Pavillion Pale Ale 147 Port O Call 148 Old Slapper 4.2% 4.5 G 5.0 ST 4.2 Yellow, with a citrus hop aroma. Big fruity flavour with a peppery hoppiness, dry, bitter yet fruity finish Dark brown with a malty, fruity aroma. Malt, roast and dark fruits in a bitter sweet taste and finish 4.0 B 5.5 P A reddish dry-hopped rye session ale A chewy chocolate vanilla dream BANK TOP Location: Lancashire BRASS CASTLE 149 Tail Gunner 150 Bad Kitty BROWN COW Location: North Yorkshire Location: North Yorkshire 151 Captain Oates Dark Mild 4.5 M 152 White Dragon 4.0 G CONCERTINA DUNSCAR BRIDGE Location: Lancashire 4.0 SP 157 Lancashire Stout 4.0 S HAMBLETON 162 Stud 163 Bitter LITTLE VALLEY 164 Stoodley Stout 165 Python IPA 166 Hebdens Wheat Start Date: 2009 Start Date: 2006 4.3 G 4.0 B 4.0 ST Single hoped using American Willamette hops, giving the beer an estery/blackcurrant herbal aroma Copper coloured bitter with Fuggles and Goldings hops Dark, slightly sweet with choc and coff overtiones Location: North Yorkshire Start Date: 1992 3.8 M Location: Lancashire 159 Cunning Stunt 160 Thumb Ducker 161 Mucky Duck Start Date: 1997 Natural English hops and malts create a unique full bodied flavour with biscuity aromas and a delicious dry bitter roasted FUZZY DUCK Vegan Vegan An eccentrically hoppy ale with a fascinating malt profile that treats a discerning real ale fan to a nose of fruit, biscuit and lightly burnt toffee, and a pallet of cereal malts with a hint of blackcurrant - finished off with a dash of earthly bitterness, this is an instant classic and a testament to the unrelenting passion of the brewing industry, which is like no other. A dark distinctive ale specially crafted by our head brewer. Location: West Yorkshire 158 Moonraker Mild Start Date: 2011 3.9 M Dark brown with a sweet fruity taste 4.6 Light amber ale with an aromatic hoppy nose 4.7 BB 156 Clocking Off EMPIRE Start Date: 1995 A dark mild with a complex mix of malts and oats. Undertones of coffee and chocolate Pale amoratic, with a good level of bitterness, citrus undertones and a clean finish Location: South Yorkshire 153 Old Dark Attic 154 Bengal Tiger 155 Dictators 24 Start Date: 2006 Award winning golden ale made using the finest pale barley malt to give a clean and refreshing taste. Citrus hop flavour and an enticing floral aroma. A rich, chocolatey porter brewed with oak chips for a barrel aged flavour. A smooth and satisfying dark ale Deep red and full bodied. Rich and complex malts provide depth, complimented by a hedgerow berry aroma. Start Date: 2006 Start Date: 1991 4.3 BB Very bitter with a rich hop and fruit, ending dry and spicy 3.8 G Golden bitter with a good balance of malt and citrus leading to a mellow tangy finish Location: West Yorkshire Start Date: 2005 A rich, dark stout containing Chocolate and Crystal malt mixed with oats and wheat. It has a rich and 4.8 S creamy roasted flavour with notes of orange and citrus. A straw coloured, double hopped, original IPA. It provides a strong malty taste with a delicious balance 6.0 IPA of hops and bitterness. A Belgian style, naturally hazy Wheat Beer. Fruity and refreshing. Light in colour with hints of coriander 4.5 SP and lemon. The draught beer won the Silver Award in the Speciality Section of the CAMRA Great British Beer Festival in 2007. LEICESTER BEER FESTIVAL 2015 MALLINSON’S Location: West Yorkshire 167 Chocolate Stout 4.0 S 168 Calypso 3.9 SP MARBLE Location: Greater Manchester 169 Dobber 170 Pint 171 Antipodean NORTH YORKSHIRE 172 Dizzy Dick 173 Mayhem 174 Rocket Fuel Start Date: 1997 Dark golden India pale ale is ‘Pint’ grown up, we are proud of its pronounced New Zealand hop character 5.9 IPA and smooth biscuit base offset by fruit aroma. This beer just keeps on giving. 3.9 B Dry session bitter with notes of citrus and grapefruit 4.0 G Pale ale, made with New Zealand hops. Location: North Yorkshire Start Date: 1989 5.0 BB A strong smooth dark ale with plenty of hops and the bitterness carries on into the finish. 4.3 Refreshing, clean tasting, well hopped pale ale. 5.0 ST A strong golden ale guaranteed to go down with a bang. Mid brown in colour with a malty aroma. A northern rounded, full bodied beer with a balanced malt and 4.0 B hops taste with vanilla notes. 175 Boro Best PARTNERS Start Date: 2008 Brewed using 85% dark chocolate. Described as: "Deep dark colour with dark cream head, dark chocolate, fruit and roast malt aroma and taste, finish slightly dry" Single hopped beers, using Calypso hops from the USA. A pale blonde with tropical fruits aroma, and hints of bananas and lychees. The taste is resin bitter and a long grapefruit citrus finish! Location: West Yorkshire 176 Bohemia 177 Working Class Hero 178 Ghost Start Date: 2011 4.3 SP 3.8 B 4.5 B A light Saaz single hopped beer with a floral aroma and spicy character A bitter tasting session beer with a strong hoppy aftertaste Pale, full-bodied bitter with a fresh gentle nose, taken over by smooth hop and citrus finish 179 Red Rocks 5.0 ST 180 Knee Buckler IPA 5.2 ST 181 Viking Gold 4.6 G Strong ruby ale A wonderfully golden IPA style beer. At 5.2% there is good strength and lots of initial hop bitterness which is matched with a little hint of sweetness from the use of Crystal and Caramalts, The aftertaste and aroma comes from a blend of American hops, Citra, Cascade and Columbus which gives a distinct fruity finish. A well balanced golden ale with initial hop bitterness derived from Pilgrim hops and a citrus finish from Summit and Cascade hops. The distinct citrus fruit and hop aroma leads to a crisp, dry finish. PEERLESS SOUTHPORT 182 Golden Sands VILLAGE 183 Bull 184 Old Raby 185 White Boar Location: Merseyside Location: Merseyside 4.0 G Golden, triple hopped with citrus flavour 4.0 B 4.8 BB 3.8 G A full flavoured bitter with lingering aftertaste A full-bodied smooth dark ale, with a sweet caramel after taste A superb light hoppy session beer with a fruity aftertaste Start Date: 2009 Start Date: 2004 Location: Melmerby, North Yorkshire Start Date: LEICESTER BEER FESTIVAL 2015 25 Einstein BAR 5 BACKYARD BREWHOUSE 186 March Hare 187 Snakeshifter Location: Walsall, West Midlands Start Date: 2008 4.3 G 4.4 SP Strong golden ale. Slightly sweet with under stated bitterness and lots of citrus bite. Strong red hue. Clean light malt character with a hint of toffee. Lightly bittered with pleasantly fruity finish 188 Worcester Sway 5.0 SP 189 Bah Humbug 4.6 B Pale in colour, sweet and full bodied using Celeia, Worcester First Gold and Fuggle hops to give a refreshing beer with a fruity finish, A smooth malty dark well balanced ruby ale with a hint of liquorice after taste. BEWDLEY Location: Worcestershire BEXAR Location: Peterborough Start Date: 2012 190 Cucumber And Lime Gose 4.2 SP 191 Not Just Some Average Joe 4.9 192 Vladimir's Great Demise 5.0 SP A salty sour wheat beer infused with cucumber and lime 193 Seren 3.7 B Top quality Maris Otter barley and Golding hops in an easy drinking beer 194 Engineers Best Pale Ale This pale best bitter is made with Maris Otter malt and a very modest addition of the darker malts,the bitterness comes 4.2 BB from challenger hops finished with savinski goldings to give a light lemon citrus for a really good quaffable drink. BIG HAND A rich dark coffee beer A black hop forward chilli infused beer. Not for the faint of heart... This beer is hot! Location: Wrexham, North Wales Start Date: 2013 BIG SHED Location: Shrewsbury BLUEBELL CIDER HOUSE Location: Birmingham Start Date: 2014 Start Date: 2012 4.0 M Traditional english mild infused with rasberries. Hand crafted by the brewster at the blue bell cider house solihull. Unfined 196 Arrowhead Bitter 3.9 B 197 Comfortable Stout 4.0 ST 198 Broken Resolution Ale 4.4 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 flavour with a nutty smokey slightlt sweet aftertaste An old fashioned slightly sweet full flavoured bitter with a dark golden colour 195 Raspberry Beret CANNON ROYALL CASTOR ALES 199 Dark Side Of The Comet 200 Durobrivae CERDDIN Location: Droitwich, Worcestershire Start Date: 1993 Location: Peterborough 4.5 P 3.7 G Start Date: 2009 A rich dark porter Pale session bitter Location: Maestag, South Wales Start Date: 2009 201 Tubby Chap 202 Solar 4.5 B Golden brown coloured beer ,with malty aromas and a slightly sweet caramel finish. 4.0 SP The ale is reddish in colour and flavoured with Bramling Cross hops to give a blackberry after taste. 203 Scrum Down 4.0 Enticing floral aromas with some citrus followed by a sweet malt finish 204 Denbigh 7 7.0 SP Experiment into a traditionally brewed strong lager 205 Squires Best 4.2 B Refreshing classic golden bitter, hay and honey - like earthy tones 206 Chain Reaction A chain reaction of ingredients brings this pale ale brewed with an English base malt and two big american hops 4.2 B giving 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 853 6.0 IPA steel tubed affair from the 80's! Hopped with mosaic, welcome to the dark side. CONWY DENBIGH (BRAGBDY) ERRDIG FIXED WHEEL 207 Carbon Black HEAVY INDUSTRY Location: Llysfaen, North Wales Location: Denbigh, North Wales Location: Denbigh, North Wales Start Date: 2012 4.5 SP 209 Nos Smoked Porter 4.5 P Millenium Bug Something Must Break Temple Of Love MMXV Start Date: 2012 Location: Halesowen, West Midlands Start Date: 2014 208 Nelsons Eye 210 211 212 213 Start Date: 2003 Location: Wrexham, North Wales Start Date: 2014 HOPCRAFT 26 Start Date: 2008 New Zealand pale ale – champion beer of North Wales 2014, Nelson Sauvin hops evokes white grape skins tropical fruits and citrus Dark brown pour with a tinge of red, a frothy light tan head, hint of smoke in the aroma, taste dark fruits, smoke, leather, bitter plain chocolate. Location: Pontyclun, Mid Glamorgan Start Date: 2010 4.6 5.1 3.8 4.2 B ST G FS Pale, fruity and bitter with all us millennium hops Very pale, "boiled sweets" fruity hops Golden, fruity, bitter, hoppy, big for the abv Deep gold with malt and some toasty grain and hop LEICESTER BEER FESTIVAL 2015 IRONBRIDGE Location: Ironbridge, Shropshire Start Date: 2008 215 Pale Ale Authentic 13th century ale, brewed with no hops and the wort has not been boiled, has a bready taste - this is 4.0 FS the style of ale in 1215! 4.0 IPA An IPA with loads of flavour and aroma thanks to the Brewers Gold and Tettnang hops 216 Over The Edge 217 Noble 200 218 Little Willie 7.5 BO Barley wine - strong old ale champion 21014, a light coloured winter warmer 4.5 FS Golden ale brewed to mark the 200th anniversary of Waterloo 5.0 FS To mark 100th anniversary of the first completed tank prototype in history 219 Light Railway 3.8 B A light coloured session bitter with subtle citrus notes leading to a dry bitter finish. 3.8%, named after the Kinver light railway, a tramway that ran to kinver from the fish inn, Stourbridge 220 Adventurer 4.0 G 221 Stupid Boy 3.7 B Golden full - flavoured beer with a ripe generous fruitiness and a fresh light hop character from east kent goldings late addition hops Pale amber beer, a herbal lemon aroma derived from the northern brewer hops 222 Masquerade 4.6 B Multi award winning premium golden bitter, 223 Scrummage 224 Frozen River 4.7 BB 4.9 G Copper in colour finished with New Zealand hops 214 Magna Carta KINVER Location: Stourbridge West Midlands Start Date: 2004 MILETREE MONTYS Location: Montgomery, Mid Wales MORTON MUMBLES Location: Wisbech, Cambridgeshire Start Date: 2012 Start Date: 2009 ***CERTIFIED AS GLUTEN FREE*** Location: Wolverhampton, Staffordshire 225 Chinnookan 226 IPA 227 Oyster Stout PURPLE MOOSE 228 Madog 229 Dark Side Of The Moose Start Date: 2007 Golden ale, bitter and hoppy with dry finish. Location: Swansea, South Wales Start Date: 2013 4.1 SP A beer made in collaboration with Greytrees brewery, very hoppy A traditional IPA, light gold in colour and made using only goldings and fuggles hops, the latter giving a subtle 5.3 IPA but distinct taste and aroma. The beer is rounded and full bodied, making it easy to drink. A rich creamy head and dark roasted malt flavours distinguish this classic stout, with the slightest hint of the 4.4 S sea due to real oysters being added. Location: Portmadog, West Wales Start Date: 2005 3.7 B 4.6 ST Crisp, malty, reddish coloured session bitter with a dry bitter finish 3.9 SP Lager malt with copious amounts of hops, crisp and refreshing. Brewed at Birminghams only rooftop pub brewery, the LampTavern, unfined, vegan ale. 231 Pure Gold 3.8 B 232 Rowton Bitter 3.9 B Golden bitter, hopped with cascade and first gold A pale ale with a crisp, hoppy flavour brewed using organic malting barley and a variety of hops making it a well rounded beer, ideal for a session. 6.0 M Dark ruby coloured ale with a complex balance of fruit and hops, leading to a pleasant lingering hops and malt finish. An award winning festival favourite. ROCK ‘N’ ROLL 230 Mash City Rocker Location: Birmingham, West MidlandsStart Date: 2012 ROWTON BREWERY Location: Rowton, Shropshire SEREN Location: Clynderwen, South Wales Start Date: 2013 234 Bluestone IPA 235 Browncoat WAEN 4.2 SP 3.7 B 4.2 SP Easy drinking session ale, lemon and vanilla flavours and aromas American pale ale with lingering bitterness, smooth well balanced hop flavours. 3rd in the much loved ska series Start Date: 2013 4.5 SP 240 Xt - Xpa XTREME Start Date: 2011 American pale ale with Cascade and Citra dry hops. Grapefruit and crisp fruit flavours Location: Aylesbury, Buckingham 239 Xt - 13 241 242 243 244 A hop forward session IPA, golden with a pronounced citrus and tropical hop aroma and flavour, beer of the 4.2 IPA festival, pembrokeshire camra beer festival 2013 4.7 ST A brown ale brewed with an inviting spicy and fruitiness to it. Great autumn / winter beer Location: Llanidloes, Mid Wales 236 Pampermoose 237 Lemon Dream 238 Just A Feeling XT Start Date: 2008 Location: Dudley, West Midlands Start Date: 1988 SARAH HUGHES 233 Ruby Mild Delicious dark ale with a deep malt flavour from roasted barley and a fruity bitterness from bramling cross hops Chocolate Stout Plum Mild Pigeon Ale Trouble In Store Galaxy, Riwaka, Columbus and Pacific Gem hops from all around the pacific ocean meet on a raft of amber red malts An IPA brewed with crisp, clean extra pale malts and extra hop additions with a cooler, slower fermentation for 5.9 IPA a really special hop forward flavour Location: Turves, Cambridgeshire 5.0 4.5 4.3 5.5 S M B IPA Start Date: 2013 Traditional stout with chocolate overtones Brewed with victoria plums to give a sharp fruit flavour Light and hoppy - a good session beer Strong IPA with late added hops to give it attitude LEICESTER BEER FESTIVAL 2015 27 Cider Bar Traditional cider and perry, made from the freshly pressed and fermented juice of apples or pears, is still made and sold in its heartlands in the west of England, but cider production is spreading 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, some mix in some traditional cider varieties. This year we have our largest ever selection of Leicestershire and East Midlands 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, together with information about ABVs. There is more alcohol in many ciders than in most ales, and so all our ciders and perries are available in 1/3 pints. Our Cider and Perry List Leicestershire Bottle Kicking, Hallaton Leicestershire Charnwood Cider Leicestershire Farmer Fear Lincolnshire Jollydale 6% Pure Charnwood medium cider Apply Ave Another medium cider Disco Cox medium cider Gold medium cider 5.6% 5% 5.6% 5.6% Thirsty Farmer medium Farmhouse strong medium 5.5% 7.2% Farmhouse medium dry cider 6% Home Orchard medium dry cider Malvern Hills medium perry 7.4% 8.4% Medium sweet cider 6.7% Shropshire Abrahall Dry cider Cracklin’ Rosie perry 6.5% 4.5% Gloucestershire Cadogan Scrumpy medium cider Farmhouse perry 6.5% 5.5% Singing cider (med) 7.5% Northamptonshire Rockingham Forest Derbyshire 28 Dry cider Rambler medium cider Three Cats, Morley Somerset Chant Devon Chucklehead Farmhouse medium cider 6.5% Kent Double Vision Medium cider Perry 7.4% 7.4% Devon Green Valley Devon Grey’s Medium Cider 6.8% Farmhouse medium cider 6.5% Herefords Gwatkin Yarlington Mill cider Farmhouse medium perry 7.5% 7% Somerset Hecks Port Wine of Glastonbury Blakeney Red perry Farmhouse perry 6.5% 6.5% 6% Devon Farmhouse medium cider 6.5% Heron Valley LEICESTER BEER FESTIVAL 2015 Dorset Marshwood Vale Herefordshire Olivers Somerset Rich’s Herefordshire Ross Pye Master cider 7.2% Shezam medium cider Classic perry 6% 6% Legbender medium cider 6% Farnhouse Oak Cask dry cider 7% Somerset Tricky Devon Ventons Somerset Westcroft Medium cider Sweet cider Whisky cask medium cider 6.5% JJJ cider 6% Sam’s sweet Sam’s dry 6% 6% Farmhouse medium cider 6.5% Devon Winkleigh Cider co Somerset Worley’s ACKNOWLEDGMENTS THANKS TO ALL WHO HAVE HELPED MAKE THE 2015 FESTIVAL HAPPEN, INCLUDING ALL THE VOLUNTEERS WHO HAVE GIVEN THEIR VALUABLE TIME AND EFFORT. OUR SPONSOR THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE THE ORDERING TEAM ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE PR, MEDIA, GLASSWARE & PROGRAMME Everards Ltd Scott Martin, Gary Akiens (Social Secretary), John Spencer, 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 Macardle Dave Huddart wishes to thank Dave, Ian and Carol at Kinver, Gazza at Hopcraft, Mary at Boggart, and Mike at Xtreme. John Spencer wishes to thank Steve & Matt at The Salmon, Andy at Isca Ales Ltd and Small Beers Ltd. Rob Macardle wishes to thank Graham, Amanda and Kelsey at Festival Glass, Roger and Pip 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 have produced a festival special in line with our “15” theme. ALLERGENS AND OTHER FOOD ADVICE Most 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 permanent exemption for a number of derived ingredients and substances which includes fish gelatine or isinglass used as a fining agent in beer and wine as they are unlikely to cause allergenic reactions. The fining agent is 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. BRASS CASTLE (149/150, Canute Bar 4) ARE VEGAN FRIENDLY. MONTY’S MASQUERADE (222, Einstein Bar 5) is certified as GLUTEN-FREE. LEICESTER BEER FESTIVAL 2015 29 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 discounts may be modified or restricted where special promotions are on offer. Black Horse, Aylestone Bull’s Head (Blaby) The Castle Hotel (Kirby Muxloe) Crown (Anstey) Dog & Gun (Keyham) Exchange, Rutland Street The Friary, Hotel Street Glenhills Sports & Social (Glen Parva) CAMRA discounts/privileges for specific events 20p/pint 10% discount on Cask Ales 10% off Cask Ales 30p/pint on real ales 10% off Cask Ales, Ciders & selected items 10% off real ales Temporary Visitor Membership for 50p with CAMRA card Globe, 43 Silver Street 30p/pint Golden Shield (Fleckney) 20p off Real Ales Hind, London Road 10p off Cask Ales Malt Shovel (Barkby) 20p/pint on Real Ales & Trad Cider Marquis Wellington, London Road 10% Narborough Arms (Narborough) 10% off Cask Ales & Ciders Old Horse, 198 London Road 10% Plough (Littlethorpe) 10% The Pub 50p off Cask Ales on Mondays Queen of Bradgate, High Street 10% discount on Cask Ales Queen Victoria (Syston) 20p off Guest Ales Red Lion (Gilmorton) 30p/pint Red Lion Inn (Rothley) 20p/pint & 10p/half Rose & Crown (Houghton on the Hill) 20p/pint Royal Standard 10% off Cask Ales Rutland & Derby, Millstone Lane Real Ales charged at £3 Sir Robert Peel, Jarrom Street 10p/pint off Guest Ales Slug & Lettuce, Market Street 10% Stamford Arms, Groby 10% off Cask Ales Syston Social Club (Syston) Temporary Visitor Membership with CAMRA card Winstanley (Braunstone Town) 20p/pint off guest ales W - Corn Exchange, Market Square standard 50p vouchers accepted and 20% off food W - Highcross. High Street standard 50p vouchers accepted and 20% off food W - Lord Keeper of the Great Seal (Oadby) standard 50p vouchers accepted only W - Last Plantagenet, Granby Street standard 50p vouchers accepted and 20% off food W - Sugar Loaf (Market Harborough) standard 50p vouchers accepted and 20% off food W - White House (Scraptoft) standard 50p vouchers accepted only W - William Wygston (Wigston) standard 50p vouchers accepted only The Yews (Great Glen) 10% discount on Cask Ales W prefix denotes Wetherspoon outlets accepting CAMRA vouchers. One voucher per visit rule generally enforced. Non-CAMRA loyalty card schemes available to all customers: 30 Black Horse, Aylestone “Cheaper by the dozen” - £5 voucher on collecting 12 stamps. Chandlers Arms (Shearsby) 1 for 10 loyalty card Exchange, Rutland Street £2.50 card gives a range of 10% discounts The Friary, Hotel Street “Love Cask Ale” - every 7th pint free The Pub, New Walk 1 for 10 loyalty card Queen of Bradgate, High Street 1 for 10 loyalty card Sir Robert Peel, Jarrom Street 50p card, Visit www.sirrobertpeelleicester.co.uk for details The Steamin’ Billy Card £ 2 card gives various discounts. Details at www.steamin-billy.co.uk LEICESTER BEER FESTIVAL 2015 Fai r on dea b tax eer l now ! A Campaign of Two Halves 7EZI &VMXEMRW 4YFW Join CAMRA Today Complete the Direct Debit form and you will receive 15 months membership for 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, visit www.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. 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