| Brewery | Beer | ABV (%) | Tasting Notes |
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| Allgates | Wigan, Lancashire | California | 3.8 | Well balanced straw coloured beer named after Hindley Pit |
| Allgates | Wigan, Lancashire | Mad Monk | 7.1 | Dark, rich powerful stout |
| Allgates | Wigan, Lancashire | Porteresque | 4.4 | Dark, rich classic porter with roasted malt flavours |
| Allgates | Wigan, Lancashire | Twitter and Blisted | 3.9 | A straw coloured medium hoppy ale |
| Allgates | Wigan, Lancashire | Unhinged | 7.5 | A vintage strong ale, not for beer wimps; strong in flavour and dark |
| Allgates | Wigan, Lancashire | Yankee Pale Ale | 5 | Pale and very hoppy American style IPA
Mrs Otto says
A cheeky little number, smooth on the palette, a little deceitful on the hop front, with that fruity, bitterness exploding on your taste buds in an excellent finish. |
| Art Brew | Bridport, Dorset | i Beer | 4 | A vanilla golden ale that balances out strong sweet vanilla flavours and punchy hops |
| Ascot | Camberley, Surrey | Alligator Ale | 4.6 | Biscuit aroma and American grapefruit hops |
| Avon | Bristol, Gloucestershire | Gurt Lush | 4.5 | A beer that tastes rather fine |
| Bank Top | Bolton, Greater Manchester | Flat Cap | 4 | Signature pale bitter with citrus aroma and finish |
| Bank Top | Bolton, Greater Manchester | Port O Call | 5 | Roast barley with port overtones - not mild! |
| Bathams | Brierley Hill, West Midlands | Best Bitter | 4.3 | Probably the best example of the traditional Black Country style of bitter |
| Boggart | Manchester | Golden Bitter | 4 | A light coloured session ale with a pronounced hoppiness and aroma |
| Boggart | Manchester | Waterloo Sunset | 5 | Traditional porter with oak roast finish |
| Brewdog | Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire | 5AM Saint | 5 | Amber ruby beer, hoppy but not bitter |
| Brewdog | Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire | Equity For Punks | 3.7 | Not for the cautious but great for the more adventurous drinkers amongst us |
| Brewdog | Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire | Punk IPA | 6 | A post modern classic pale ale with a big hoppy punch
Mrs Otto says
I must admit that I was very loath to recommend this, not because its in any way bad, but for merely selfish reasons, dont want you greedy lot supping it all before I get to it. No need to say, but I will anyway, it is probably my all time favorite. Strong, bittersweet and very hoppy. A true India Pale Ale in every sense of the word. |
| Cairngorm | Aviemore, Inverness-shire | Nessies Monster Mash | 4.4 | Light malt flavour with plenty of bitterness |
| Cairngorm | Aviemore, Inverness-shire | Trade Winds | 4.3 | Intensely fruity beer with strong hop and grapefruit taste |
| Coach House | Warrington, Cheshire | Banoffee Beer | 4.2 | 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 | Blunderbus Old Porter | 5.5 | Award winning porter |
| Coniston | Coniston, Cumbria | Bluebird Bitter | 3.6 | Yellow/gold beer; hoppy, fruity and slightly sweet |
| Coniston | Coniston, Cumbria | No 9 Barley Wine | 8.5 | True barley wine |
| Cottage | Castle Cary, Somerset | Normans Conquest | 5 | Strong and dark with plenty of fruit
Mrs Otto says Now to the dark side, though not the darkest, more a deep red brown. A beer packed with chocolate, fruit and nuts, yes you guessed it, I'm a fruit and nut case! |
| Crondall | Crondall near Farnham, Hampshire | Sober As A Judge | 4 | Well balanced quaffing ale |
| Dark Star | Haywards Heath, West Sussex | Hophead | 3.8 | Wonderfully hoppy golden coloured bitter
Mrs Otto says Something a little more light hearted and quaffable. Citrus fruits dominate with some hop notes but not overpowering. If you want to start off easily and work your way up on the light side this is a must one to get you going. |
| Dark Star | Haywards Heath, West Sussex | Sussex Extra Stout | 4.5 | The black and roasted barley malts are fermented to dryness to provide perfectly balanced full malt flavours; Golding varieties of Kentish hops are used early and late in the boil to add a fresh clean bitterness |
| Davenports (Highgate) | Walsall, West Midlands | Iceage | 3.4 | Seasonal beer brewed by Highgate |
| Dent | Sedbergh, Cumbria | T'Owd Tup | 6 | Rich, strong stout with coffee flavours |
| Driftwood | St Agnes, Cornwall | Alphie's Revenge | 6.5 | Originally an Xmas brew but now more widely available |
| Driftwood | St Agnes, Cornwall | Bawden Rocks | 3.8 | Pale session bitter |
| Durham | Bowburn, Durham | Magus | 3.8 | Straw coloured beer with fruity hop character |
| Exmoor | Taunton, Somerset | Exmoor Gold | 4.5 | BBBB favourite; yellow bitter with a clean hoppy aftertaste |
| Green Jack | Lowestoft, Suffolk | Ripper | 8.5 | Award winning strong ale |
| Hammerpot | Arundel, West Sussex | White Wing | 4 | Slightly bitter with lovely fruity hop aftertaste named after one of the famous "little ships" of Dunkirk |
| Harviestoun | Alva, Clackmannanshire | Bitter and Twisted | 4.2 | Superb lemon-bitter brew; Champion beer of Wigan |
| Harviestoun | Alva, Clackmannanshire | Schiehallion | 4.8 | Superb cask lager with floral hoppiness |
| Hawkshead | Kendal, Cumbria | Lakeland Gold | 4.4 | Fresh, fruity and hoppy |
| Heart of Wales | Llanwrtyd Wells, Powys | Bitter | 4.1 | A light chestnut bitter; eminently moreish it has the ability to satisfy your thirst whilst leaving you wanting more! |
| Hesket Newmarket | Hesket Newmarket, Cumbria | Old Carrock Stong Ale | 5.6 | Dark red and powerful ale with fruit flavours |
| Hobsons | Cleobury Mortimer, Shropshire | Old Henry | 5.2 | Winter ale |
| Hogs Back | Farnham, Surrey | A Over T (Aromas Over Tongham) | 9 | Tawny coloured barley wine packed with flavour |
| Holts | Manchester | Bitter | 4 | Bitter distinctive copper coloured ale |
| Holts | Manchester | Mild | 3.2 | Fruity, malty, dark beer with dry, hoppy finish |
| Holts | Manchester | Nuts and Holts | 4.1 | Nutty amber beer with Willamette hops |
| Hook Norton | Banbury, Oxfordshire | Double Stout | 4.8 | Rich, dark and highly drinkable |
| Hop Back | Salisbury, Wiltshire | Summer Lightning | 5 | Dangerously drinkable beer with hoppy aroma and intense bitterness |
| Hydes | Salford, Greater Manchester | Heads n Tales | 4.6 | Highly quaffable flavoursome beer with silky finish |
| J.W. Lees | Middleton, Manchester | Coronation Street | 4.2 | Full bodied ale with a rich auburn glow |
| J.W. Lees | Middleton, Manchester | Moonraker (Cask) | 6.5 | Famous rich, sweet and dark red ale with fruity dry finish |
| Kelham Island | Sheffield, South Yorkshire | Pale Rider | 5.2 | Full bodied golden ale with fruit aroma |
| Leeds | Leeds, West Yorkshire | Pale | 3.8 | Classic Yorkshire pale ale |
| Leeds | Leeds, West Yorkshire | Pale | 3.8 | Classic Yorkshire pale ale |
| Lymestone | Stone, Staffordshire | Stone Cutter | 3.7 | Pale brew full of floral/citrus flavours |
| Moorhouses | Burnley, Lancashire | Black Cat | 3.4 | Multi award winning dark mild |
| 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 |
| Northern | Northwich, Cheshire | Deep Dark Secret | 5.2 | Liquorice porter |
| Northern | Northwich, Cheshire | Vale Royal Heritage Ale | 4.8 | Ruby winter warmer |
| Oakham | Peterborough, Cambridgeshire | Inferno | 4 | Sharp, hoppy, with a hint of spice |
| Oakham | Peterborough, Cambridgeshire | JHB | 3.8 | Straw coloured with spicy hop and citrus flavour |
| Old Mill | Goole, East Yorkshire | Black Jack | 5 | Well balanced and full of malt, with just a hint of caramel, which leads to a long lasting roasted taste; a full bodied, drinkable old ale |
| Orkney | Stromness, Orkney | Skull Splitter | 8.5 | Satiny, smooth; deceptively light but dangerously drinkable |
| Ossett | Ossett, West Yorkshire | Treacle Stout | 5 | A rich stout with powerful liquorice and chocolate malt flavour |
| Peerless | Birkenhead, Merseyside | Hilbre Gold | 4.5 | A hoppy golden ale named after the small island at the mouth of the Dee estuary |
| Penzance | Penzance, Cornwall | Crowlas | 3.8 | Copper coloured session bitter |
| Penzance | Penzance, Cornwall | Potion No. 9 | 4 | Smooth golden bitter with a hoppy finish |
| Phoenix | Heywood, Greater Manchester | Arizona | 4.1 | Pale and hoppy yet dry as the desert |
| Phoenix | Heywood, Greater Manchester | Porter | 5 | Dark, smooth, winter brew
Mrs Otto says An excellent introduction into the world that is the dark side. A dark chocolate classic Porter. Bitter cocoa flavour with a hint of roasted coffee beans on the nose. A smooth, mellow drink, goes great with a bar of strong dark chocolate or a chocolate brownie and ice cream. Yummie!!!!! |
| Phoenix | Heywood, Greater Manchester | Snowbound | 4.3 | Pale and hoppy with citrus flavours |
| Phoenix | Heywood, Greater Manchester | West Coast IPA | 4.6 | Golden with fruit/hop taste and good bitterness throughout
Mrs Otto says Yes, I think you've got my drift by now, Im a bit of a hop head, but I dont intend to make any apologies for recommending yet another excellent Indian Pale Ale. Not the strongest IPA, but very drinkable, hops dominate, surprise, surprise. Lemon and lime fruits dominate the nose and bitter on the palette but with a touch of yeast and malts in the finish. |
| Phoenix | Heywood, Greater Manchester | White Monk | 4.5 | Yellow beer with plenty of fruit and a hoppy, bitter finish |
| Pilgrim | Reigate, Surrey | Surrey Bitter | 3.7 | An easy drinking but full bodied bitter; amber in colour and hopped with worcester Goldings and Bohemian Styrians |
| Potbelly | Kettering, Northamptonshire | Aisling | 4 | A smooth pale bitter with an excellent balance of hops and malt
Mrs Otto says Another well balanced bitter. A little on the pale side for a bitter. Hops and Malts vie for dominance, but neither are overpowering which results in a quaffable pleasant beer. |
| Prospect | Wigan, Greater Manchester | Giants Hall | 4.1 | Pale brew named after local colliery |
| Prospect | Wigan, Greater Manchester | Nutty Slack | 3.9 | Recently voted best mild at SIBA North-West |
| Prospect | Wigan, Greater Manchester | Propped Up | 6 | Dark russett coloured ale that packs a punch |
| RCH | West Hewish, Somerset | Firebox | 6 | Complex and full bodied mild brown beer balaved with citrus hops |
| Robinsons | Stockport, Cheshire | Old Tom | 8.5 | Dark, complex beer, texture reminiscent of port |
| Roosters | Harrogate, North Yorkshire | Yankee | 4.3 | Slightly sweet straw coloured beer with fruit bitter finish |
| Roseland | Philleigh, Cornwall | Cornish Shag | 4 | Bitter from brewery founded May 09 |
| Sarah Hughes | Dudley, West Midlands | Dark Ruby Mild | 6 | Vastly popular strong mild; rich and warming
Mrs Otto says What a classic, unbelievably it is a Mild. Strong for the style, which makes it full bodied, yet it has a sweet taste which is not over powering, full of milk chocolate malty flavours and very very pleasant to drink. |
| Skinners | Truro, Cornwall | Ginger Tosser | 3.8 | Designed for red-headed pancake tossers; this is a lovely hoppy golden ale, fused with Cornish honey, giving this session beer a superb round finish with a hint of ginger |
| Tetleys | Leeds, West Yorkshire | Cask Bitter | 3.7 | Classic northern session bitter |
| 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
Mrs Otto says Back to the dark side with this classic Stout. Powerful flavours and smells a great one to savour and definitely not to be rushed. Roasted coffee, chocolate and dried fruits - raisins and sultanas. |
| Timothy Taylor | Keighley, West Yorkshire | Landlord | 4.3 | Dry, hoppy beer; 3 times Champion Beer of Britain |
| Tintagel | Tintagel, Cornwall | Castle Special | 4.8 | A light and hoppy session beer from a new Cornish brewery |
| Titanic | Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire | Iceberg | 4.1 | Refreshing straw coloured beer with citrus aromas |
| White | Bexhill, East Sussex | Chilly Willy | 5.1 | Winter brew |
| Wickwar | Wickwar, Gloucestershire | Station Porter | 6.1 | Supreme winter beer 2008; Smooth dark ruby with aromas of coffee |
| Wylam | Heddon-on-the-Wall, Northumberland | Gold Tankard | 4 | Fresh clean flavour that is full of hops |
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