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2024 2023 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000    Real Ales      Ciders      Perrys      Draught Beers      Bottled Beers      Fruit Beers    This year is the beer festival's 20th year. In celebration of 20 years of yummy, scrummy beers, this year's theme is All Our Yesterbeers. When tasting some of your favourites a little misty eyed nostalgia is allowed. Crying definitely isn't!! All Hail Brian the Beermaster for the Exmoor Ale. It was the Golden Hills Brewery at the first ever Bent N Bongs Beer Bash (BBBB1) twenty years ago. The full list of Yesterbeers includes Batemans Mild, Broughton Old Jock, Butcombe Bitter, Exmoor Ale, Fullers Chiswick, Fullers ESB, Lees Moonraker, Moorhouses Pendle Witch, Moorhouses Premier, Phoenix Porter, Phoenix Wobbly Bob, Robinsons Old Tom, Sarah Hughes Dark Ruby Mild, Tim Taylors Landlors, Tim Taylors Ram Tam, Theakstons Old Perculier and Titanic Captain Smiths Strong Ale. Be sure to check a few of them out. Real Ales Brewery Beer ABV (%) Tasting Notes Adur Shoreham by Sea, West Sussex Velocity 4.2 Fast paced traditional bitter with marmalade notes Allgates Wigan, Lancashire Brightblade 4 Back to its best with that hint of ginger Allgates Wigan, Lancashire Mild At Heart 3.8 Dark brown, creamy, malty brew Allgates Wigan, Lancashire Porteresque 4.4 Dark, rich classic porter with roasted malt flavours Allgates Wigan, Lancashire Quingenti 5 Excellent pale and hoppy 500th brew Allgates Wigan, Lancashire Reverand Ray 4.6 Well balanced mid-range bitter Allgates Wigan, Lancashire Young Pretender 3.8 Pale bitter with lemon citrus flavours Backyard Walsall, West Midlands Nipin 4.6 New brew Bank Top Bolton, Greater Manchester Boltonbrau 4.4 Brewed with lager malt and hops Bank Top Bolton, Greater Manchester Pavillion Pale Ale 4.5 Delicious pale ale named after the brewery building Batemans Wainfleet, Lincolnshire Dark Mild 3 Excellent Dark Mild with creamy head, malty aroma and dry finish Best Mates Wantage, Oxfordshire Vicars Daughter 3.7 Amber gold session ale Boggart Manchester Ray of Sunshine 3.9 Seasonal bitter from Boggart Hole Clough Boggart Manchester Waterloo Sunset 5 Traditional porter with oak roast finish Brewdog Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire 77 Lager 5 Blond trashy pilsner style beer Brewdog Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire Hardcore IPA 9 Pale and unbelievably hoppy; Beer of Festival last year Brewdog Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire Zeit Geist 5 Continental dark style pilsner Broughton Peebles Clipper IPA 4.2 Light coloured crisp and hoppy beer Broughton Peebles Old Jock 6.2 Butcombe Bristol, Somerset Bitter 4 Golden brown with superb balance of malt, hop and fruit Butcombe Bristol, Somerset Brunel 200 IPA 5 Crisp, floral and citrusy Cheddar Cheddar, Somerset Potholer 4.3 Golden beer with good hop and citrus Coach House Warrington, Cheshire Banana Beer 5 New fruit beer Coach House Warrington, Cheshire Blueberry Classic Bitter 5 Very pleasant fruit beer; one of the most popular last year Coach House Warrington, Cheshire Burns Aulde Sleekit 5.5 Burns Night ale Coastal Redruth, Cornwall Cascade 3.8 New Cornish ale Coastal Redruth, Cornwall Handliner 4 Traditional session bitter Cumbrian Legendary Ales Ambleside, Cumbria Wicked Jimmy 3.6 Copper coloured creamy, hoppy bitter Dark Star Haywards Heath, West Sussex Oatmeal Stout 4.2 Traditional stout Dark Star Haywards Heath, West Sussex Over The Moon 3.8 Dark mild but deliciously hopped Dunham Massey Altrincham, Greater Manchester Chocolate Cherry Mild 3.8 Multi-award winning dark mild Exmoor Taunton, Somerset Exmoor Ale 3.8 Was Golden Hills brewery at BBBB1; a malty brew with bitter finish Exmoor Taunton, Somerset Exmoor Beast 6.6 Strong, dark beast of a beer Exmoor Taunton, Somerset Exmoor Gold 4.5 BBBB favourite; yellow bitter with a clean hoppy aftertaste Fullers London Chiswick Bitter 3.5 Superb session beer; pale and well balanced Fullers London ESB 5.9 Almost too rich in flavour with an astringent hoppiness Fuzzy Duck Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire Thumb Ducker 3.9 Copper coloured session bitter George Wright St. Helens, Merseyside Northern Lights 5.1 Pale and well balanced George Wright St. Helens, Merseyside Pure Blonde 4.6 Highly drinkable blond ale Goose Eye Keighley, West Yorkshire No Eye Deer 4 Strong, hoppy, intense bitter Goose Eye Keighley, West Yorkshire Pommies Revenge 5.2 Extra strong single malt bitter Gribble Chichester, West Sussex Chi Pale Ale 3.7 New brew Holts Manchester Bitter 4 Hoppy distinctive copper coloured ale Holts Manchester Lightning Holt 4.3 Latest Holt's seasonal; a pale brew Holts Manchester Mild 3.2 Fruity, malty, dark beer with dry, hoppy finish Hop Back Salisbury, Wiltshire Summer Lightning 5 Dangerously drinkable beer with hoppy aroma and intense bitterness Hydes Salford, Greater Manchester Jekylls Gold 4.3 Pale bitter with refreshing flavour Hydes Salford, Greater Manchester Original Bitter 3.8 Malty bitter with good finish Idle Doncaster, South Yorkshire Landlord 4.6 Dark brown, full bodied ale with caramel/coffee finish Idle Doncaster, South Yorkshire Sod 4.2 Golden, fruity, well balanced ale J.W. Lees Middleton, Manchester Moonraker (Cask) 6.5 Famous rich, sweet and dark red ale with fruity dry finish Leeds Leeds, West Yorkshire Best 4.3 Classic Yorkshire bitter Marble Manchester, Greater Manchester Ginger 4.5 Popular brew with a good hit of ginger Moorhouses Burnley, Lancashire Blonde Witch 4.5 Pale with hoppy citrus flavour Moorhouses Burnley, Lancashire Pendle Witches Brew 5.1 Distinctive strong bitter with honey sweet taste but dry bitter finish Moorhouses Burnley, Lancashire Premier Bitter 3.7 Smooth, creamy, amber session beer Oakham Peterborough, Cambridgeshire Inferno 4 Sharp, hoppy, with a hint of spice Offas Dyke Oswestry, Shropshire Barley Gold 3.6 Drinkable light ale Offas Dyke Oswestry, Shropshire Merry Hops 4.3 Seasonal beer from this border brewery Otter Honiton, Devon Bright 4.3 Pale, golden ale with fruity bitter finish Phoenix Heywood, Greater Manchester Last Leaf 4.5 Hoppy, amber ale Phoenix Heywood, Greater Manchester Monkeytown Mild 3.9 Distinctive mild Phoenix Heywood, Greater Manchester Porter 5 Dark, smooth, winter brew Phoenix Heywood, Greater Manchester Snowbound 4.3 Pale and hoppy with citrus flavours Phoenix Heywood, Greater Manchester Wobbly Bob 6 BBBB classic; red-brown with malty, fruity aroma Prospect Wigan, Greater Manchester Nutty Slack 3.9 Recently voted best mild at CIBA North-West Prospect Wigan, Greater Manchester Silver Tally 3.7 Pale, hoppy beer as seen on TV Quartz Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire Blonde 3.8 Light amber bitter with fruity bitter RCH West Hewish, Somerset Pitchfork 4.3 Yellow grapefruity bitter bursting with citrus Robinsons Stockport, Cheshire Old Tom 8.5 Dark, complex beer, texture reminiscent of port Roosters Harrogate, North Yorkshire Amarillo 3.9 New brew Sarah Hughes Dudley, West Midlands Dark Ruby Mild 6 Vastly popular strong mild; rich and warming Theakston Masham, North Yorkshire Black Bull Bitter 3.9 Pale bitter with some fruit and short bitter finish Theakston Masham, North Yorkshire Old Peculier 5.7 Notorious rich, heavy dark brew Thornbridge Bakewell, Derbyshire Jaipur 5.9 Soft smooth taste leads to massive hoppiness and long bitter finish Thornbridge Bakewell, Derbyshire Saint Petersburg 7.7 Deep and dark delicious stout Thornbridge Bakewell, Derbyshire Wild Swan 3.5 Refreshing pale beer with citrus hoppy aroma Timothy Taylor Keighley, West Yorkshire Landlord 4.3 Dry, hoppy beer; 3 times Champion Beer of Britain Timothy Taylor Keighley, West Yorkshire Ram Tam 4.3 Caramel combines well malt to produce dark Landlord Titanic Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire Captain Smiths 5.2 Slightly sweet nose; dark drinkable beer that goes down great! Titanic Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire Iceberg 4.1 Refreshing straw coloured beer with citrus aromas Titanic Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire Stout 4.5 Toasty and roasty with autumn bonfires, liquorice and chocolate Triple FFF Alton, Hampshire Altons Pride 3.8 Golden brown excellent bitter; current Champion Beer of Britain Triple FFF Alton, Hampshire Pressed Rat & Warthog 3.8 Complex, hoppy, bitter, dark ruby brew with roasted malt Village Brewer Darlington, Durham Old Raby 4.6 Rich, dark and complex Village Brewer Darlington, Durham White Boar 3.7 Light, flowery and fruity crisp ale   Back To Top   Ciders Brew ABV (%) From Type Appledram Medium Cider 7.8 West Sussex Cider - Medium Banham Barrel Jontys Early Night Cider 7 Norfolk Cider - Medium Banham Barrel Rum Old Night Medium Cider 7.5 Norfolk Cider - Medium Crones Rum Flavour 8.2 Norfolk Cider - Dry Crones Special Reserve Cider 7.5 Norfolk Cider Newtons 7 Herefordshire Cider - Sweet Old Monty Rum Cask Cider 8 Powys Cider Original Bristol Port Somerset Cider - Medium Original Bristolian Somerset Cider - Medium Original Cider Bootleg Moonshine 7.5 Somerset Cider Original Kingston Black 7.5 Somerset Cider - Sweet Parsons Choice Dry Cider 6.5 Somerset Cider - Dry Rathays Old Goat Dry Cider 7.5 Herefordshire Cider - Dry Rathays Old Goat Medium Cider 7.6 Herefordshire Cider - Medium Rosies Rampant Ram (Rum Flavour) Denbighshire Cider - Dry Sams 6 Devon Sweet Wilkins Dry Cider 6 Somerset Cider - Dry Wilkins Medium Cider 6 Somerset Cider - Medium   Back To Top   Perrys Brew ABV (%) From Type Cornish Orchards Medium Perry 5.4 Cornwall Perry Holder Islay (Whicky) Perry 7.5 Gloucestershire Perry - Medium Westons Original Perry 4.5 Herefordshire Perry - Sweet   Back To Top   Draught Beers Beer Type ABV (%) Country Cruzcampo Premium Lager Pale Lager - North Am. / Light 5 Spain Duvel Green (Draught - 6.8%) Belgian Ale 6.8 Belgium Florisgaarden Framboise Fruit Beer 3.7 Belgium Hofbräuhaus Traunstein Export-Hell Dortmunder / Helles 5.3 Germany Krombacher Pils Classic German Pilsener 4.8 Germany Leffe Blonde Abbey Ale 6.6 Belgium Liefmans Cuvée Brut (Kriekbier) Sour Flemish Ale - Flanders Red / Oud Bruin 6 Belgium Lindeboom Pilsner 5 Holland Paulaner Hefe-Weissbier Weissbier - Hefeweizen 5.5 Germany Paulaner Original Münchner Hell (Premium Lager) Helles / Dortmunder Export 4.9 Germany Peroni Pale Lager 4.7 Italy Rodenbach Sour Ale 5.2 Belgium Timmermans Peche Lambic Lambic Style - Fruit 4 Belgium Timmermans Strawberry Lambic Style - Fruit 4 Belgium Tripel Karmeliet Abbey Tripel 8 Belgium Van Diest Fruli Strawberry Beer Flavored - Fruit 4.1 Belgium Westmalle Dubbel Abbey Dubbel 7 Belgium   Back To Top   Bottled Beers Beer Type ABV (%) Country Baltika No. 3 Pale Lager 4.8 Russia Beer Lao Pale Lager 5 Laos Birra Moretti Pale Lager 4.6 Italy Blue Moon Belgian White Ale Witbier 5.4 USA Bohemia Clásica Pale Lager 5.3 Mexico Boon Oude Geuze Lambic - Gueuze 6.5 Belgium Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout Imperial Stout 10.6 USA Bush de Noël (Scaldis Noel) Belgian Strong Ale 12 Belgium Duvel Belgian Strong Ale 8.5 Belgium Flying Dog Doggie Style Classic Pale Ale American Pale Ale 5.5 USA Hinano Pale Lager 5 Tahiti Lindemans Faro Lambic - Faro 4.75 Belgium Moosehead Beer Pale Lager 5 Canada Mythos Premium Lager 5 Greece Schloss Eggenberg Samichlaus Bier Doppelbock 14 Austria Tusker Pale Lager 4.2 Kenya Ulan Bator Baadog Vienna 4.8 Mongolia Vedett Extra Blond Pale Lager 5 Belgium Victoria Bitter Pale Lager 4.8 Australia Viru Pilsener / Lager 5 Estonia   Back To Top   Fruit Beers Beer Type ABV (%) Country Florisgaarden Chocolat Gardenbeer Belgian White (Witbier) 4.2 Belgium Florisgaarden Honey Witbier 4.5 Belgium Florisgaarden Mango Fruit Beer/Radler 3.6 Belgium Florisgaarden Ninkeberry Fruit Beer 3.6 Belgium Florisgaarden Passion Fruit Beer 3.6 Belgium Florisgaarden Pomme / Apple Flavoured - Fruit 3.6 Belgium Liefmans Frambozenbier Sour Flemish Ale - Flanders Red / Oud Bruin 4.5 Belgium Lindemans Cassis Lambic Lambic - Fruit 4 Belgium Mongozo Banana Flavoured - Fruit 3.6 Belgium Mongozo Coconut Belgian Ale 3.5 Belgium   Back To Top   We cannot guarantee that all beers will be available at all sessions. 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