| Brewery | Beer | ABV (%) | Tasting Notes |
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| Abbeydale | Sheffield, South Yorkshire | Absolution | 5.3 | Lovely pale gold in colour, thin crisp head, with a honey-like aroma it is delicately sweet in taste and goes down a real treat, very tangy and refreshing, pure flavour, very addictive. Go drink!!
Mrs Otto says
Pure Maris Otter Pale Ale malt, and English Goldings hops go in to producing this fine single varietal golden coloured beer. It is delicately sweet and goes down a treat. |
| Allgates | Wigan, Lancashire | Citra | 4.2 | Named after the incredible hop 'citra' that delivers a massive tropical fruit salad of aromas.
Mrs Otto says
Rumour has it that much pleading and even the offer of sexual favours were needed for Allgates to get hold of the amazing hop Citra. With demand for this hop being so great there are no guarantees for future supplies so get it while you can! (Which may also be the line used by Allgates when negotiating the sexual favours required to secure the first delivery) |
| Allgates | Wigan, Lancashire | Mad Monk | 7.1 | Produced in the tradition of 18th Century English Brewers who supplied the Court of Russia's Catherine the Great, Mad Monk is already developing something of a cult following wherever it goes. It's a rich, intense brew with big complex flavours and a warming finish. |
| Allgates | Wigan, Lancashire | Minderbender | 4.8 | Festival Special named after Milo from Catch 22. |
| Allgates | Wigan, Lancashire | Porteresque | 4.4 | A classic style porter, dark and rich which bursts with roasted malt flavours; handsomely black, with a creamy white head and smoky aromas with an intense blend of bitter roasted malts. |
| Allgates | Wigan, Lancashire | Pretoria | 3.9 | Clean yellow gold ale brewed to commemorate the centenery of The Pretoria pit disaster that cost 344 local lives. |
| Ascot | Camberley, Surrey | Alley Cat Ale | 3.8 | Pale brown session beer with a citrus hop. |
| Ascot | Camberley, Surrey | Anastasia’s Exile Stout | 5 | Burnt coffee aromas lead to a rich maltiness balanced with fruit. |
| Bank Top | Bolton, Greater Manchester | Leprechaun Stout | 6 | This is a pitch black stout with hints of blackcurrant and spicy fruit. |
| Bank Top | Bolton, Greater Manchester | Pavillion Pale Ale | 4.5 | This ale is extremely pale. The flavour is well rounded using primarily First Gold hops and Cascade to finish. |
| Beartown | Congleton, Cheshire | Ginger Bear | 4 | The flavours from the malt and hops blend with the added bite from the root ginger to produce a superbly quenching finish. |
| Beartown | Congleton, Cheshire | Polar Eclipse | 4.8 | A rich creamy smooth dark oatmeal stout with light hoppy notes and a dry bitter finish that we think would give the dark Irish stouts something to think about. |
| Black Hole | Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire | Cosmic | 4.2 | Amber coloured beer. A rounded bitterness with a fruity character. |
| Black Hole | Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire | Red Dwarf | 4.5 | A distinctive dry taste and a ruby red colour form the basis of this award winning ale. |
| Blue Ball | Runcorn, Cheshire | Blonde Bombshell | 5.2 | An American IPA pale and hoppy that lets the good stuff loose. |
| Boggart | Manchester | Rum Porter | 4.7 | A classic porter with a smooth roast finish, enhanced by a sweet spicy hop taste, complemented with a hint of dark rum. |
| Brewdog | Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire | Alpha Dog | 4.5 | A reddish amber color with a fruity malty hoppy pine aroma. Sweetish malty hoppy bitter flavor. |
| Brewdog | Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire | Proto Punk IPA (2011-) | 5.4 | This fresh, full flavour natural beer is a tribute to the classic IPAs of yester-year. The post modern twist is the addition of amazing fruity hops giving an explosion of tropical fruit flavours and a sharp bitter finish. |
| Burscough | Burscough, Lancashire | Priory Gold | 3.8 | A pale session beer with a distinct bitterness and hoppy citrus notes. |
| Coach House | Warrington, Cheshire | Blueberry Classic Bitter | 5 | Pale and fruity a very quaffable beer - one for the ladies. |
| Coach House | Warrington, Cheshire | Ginger Nut Premium | 5 | Nice warming ginger notes. A classic from this brewery. |
| Coppice Side | Heanor, Derbyshire | Scary Crow | 5 | New brew from this new brewery. |
| Cotleigh | Wiveliscombe, Somerset | Harrier Lite | 3.5 | A delicate floral and fruity aroma with a refreshing sweet and slightly hoppy finish, Harrier has a wonderful refreshing taste. |
| Dark Star | Haywards Heath, West Sussex | Critical Mass | 7.8 | Strong in colour and flavour. Mashed with dark, roasted barley malts balanced by the Challenger and East Kent Golding hops. Also known as Critical Mess! |
| Dent | Sedbergh, Cumbria | Aviator | 4 | Unquestionably the brewery's best seller, this amber-coloured ale with strong hints of citrus and a hoppy full flavour develops into an enjoyable bitter finish. |
| Dent | Sedbergh, Cumbria | Kamikaze | 5 | Hops and fruit dominate this full-bodied, gold-coloured, strong bitter with a pleasant dryness and a hint of citrus and honey in the finish, leading to a bitter after taste. |
| Dunham Massey | Altrincham, Greater Manchester | Deer Beer | 4.5 | A strong, malty bitter. It is a clean full bodied English ale, with a slight hint of toffee and is very moreish. |
| Dunham Massey | Altrincham, Greater Manchester | Winter Warmer | 6.6 | A lovely chestnut brown with a thick, frothy head.
Mrs Otto says
This beer is simply lovely stuff. It's Yuletide in a pint glass! |
| Elland | Elland, West Yorkshire | 1872 Porter | 6.5 | Rich, complex and dark Porter from an original 1872 recipe, with an old port nose, and coffee and bitter chocolate flavours on the palate.
Mrs Otto says
This international award winning porter is a must. It's made from Goldings, Challenger and First Gold Hops along with muscovado sugar, molasses and assorted malts, lovingly brewed into this wonderful beer. |
| Exmoor | Taunton, Somerset | Exmoor Beast | 6.6 | Beast by name and Beast by nature is this exquisitely strong-willed, full-bodied dark porter. |
| Exmoor | Taunton, Somerset | Exmoor Gold | 4.5 | Exmoor Gold is an appetising and enticing gold colour. Bittersweet with hints of citrus fruit weaving in and out. |
| Flightpath | Denton, Greater Manchester | Defiant Ale | 3.7 | Straw coloured hoppy and refreshing easy drinking ale. |
| Flightpath | Denton, Greater Manchester | Harrier Ale | 4 | Copper coloured ale with citrus flavour. |
| Flightpath | Denton, Greater Manchester | Tornado Ale | 4 | New beer using 3 hops and very quaffable. The brewerys first brew. |
| Geltsdale | Brampton, Cumbria | Hell Beck | 4.2 | A robust and satisfiying red bitter. |
| Great Newsome | Hull, East Yorkshire | Pricky Back Otchan | 4.2 | For those who prefer a more robust ale this beer takes its name from a Yorkshire phrase for a hedgehog. |
| Happy Valley | Macclesfield, Cheshire | Black Magic | 4.6 | A "Meal in a Glass". A traditional stout it has a full bodied hearty malt taste with a bitter finish. |
| High House Farm | Matfen, Northumberland | Auld Hemp | 3.8 | This is a fine amber coloured traditional bitter with a fresh malty aroma. It is a true session beer that delivers a highly rewarding drink. |
| Hogswood | St Agnes, Cornwall | Goshen Ale | 4 | A rich bronze session ale with body from this new Cornish Brewery. |
| Hogswood | St Agnes, Cornwall | Stoked | 3.6 | A light tasty session ale that give you the taste of long Cornish summer days! |
| Holts | Manchester | Bitter | 4 | Classic session ale with well balanced bittering hops. |
| Holts | Manchester | Mild | 3.2 | Classic award winning dark Northern session ale. |
| Holts | Manchester | Two Hoots | 4.2 | New version of a seasonal beer. |
| Hydes | Salford, Greater Manchester | Jekylls Gold | 4.3 | Pale bitter with refreshing flavour. |
| Hydes | Salford, Greater Manchester | Original Bitter | 3.8 | Classic English session bitter. |
| Liverpool Organic | Liverpool, Merseyside | Liverpool Pale Ale | 4 | A very light straw coloured beer, quite bitter with a grepefruit flavour, a very refreshing session bitter. |
| Liverpool Organic | Liverpool, Merseyside | Shipwreck IPA | 6.5 | Traditianal syle robust India Pale Ale. Ideal for "tiffing". |
| Marlpool | Heanor, Derbyshire | Otters Pocket | 4 | Easy drinking, smooth amber ale. |
| Merlin | Arclid, Cheshire | Spellbound | 4 | Golden bitter with quite a sharp and bitter hop flavour. |
| Moorhouses | Burnley, Lancashire | Black Cat | 3.4 | Award winning classic dark chocolatey mild with a balanced hop finish. |
| Moorhouses | Burnley, Lancashire | Blonde Witch | 4.5 | Blonde quaffing ale. Basically a lager without the bubbles. |
| Moorhouses | Burnley, Lancashire | Father Ted's | 4.2 | Specially brewed for the Club House Atherton. |
| Moorhouses | Burnley, Lancashire | Pendle Witches Brew | 5.1 | Well balanced and full bodied malty brew with complex sweetish finish. |
| Oakham | Peterborough, Cambridgeshire | Bishops Farewell | 4.6 | A strong premium beer of structured quality dominated by elaborate fruity hop notes, with a grainy background and dry finish. |
| Oakham | Peterborough, Cambridgeshire | Chaos Engine | 4.1 | Light, amber coloured ale with delicate blackcurrant and rich aroma, steaming along to a moreish, dry, bitter finish. |
| Olde Swan | Dudley, West Midlands | Bumblehole | 5.2 | Strong robust bitter. |
| Olde Swan | Dudley, West Midlands | Dark | 4.2 | Dark bitter from the Black Country. |
| Olde Swan | Dudley, West Midlands | Entire | 4.4 | Classic Black Country quaffing ale. |
| Otley | Pontypridd, Glamorgan | O8 | 8 | A strong pale golden ale. Deceptively smooth and drinker friendly - in moderation! Hoppy aromas and good bitterness with a golden yellow body. |
| Peerless | Birkenhead, Merseyside | Dark Arts | 4.1 | A complex brew with flavours of coffee and chocolate. Light bodied and well-balanced, with a delicious combination of three different malts. |
| Peerless | Birkenhead, Merseyside | Full Whack | 6 | The name is derived from the days when sailors from Merseyside would demand full rations. The high level of alcohol is complemented by increased bitterness and the fruity hop finish is derived from a combination of Fuggles and First Gold hops. |
| Phoenix | Heywood, Greater Manchester | Low VAT Bitter | 3.9 | A new pale and hoppy brew from one of BBBB's favorite breweries. |
| Phoenix | Heywood, Greater Manchester | White Monk | 4.5 | Classic pale ale from this excellent North West Brewery.
Mrs Otto says
Mmmmmmm. Simply lovely! |
| Phoenix | Heywood, Greater Manchester | Wobbly Bob | 6 | A BBBB classic strong ale often referred to as "Bobbly Wob". |
| Potbelly | Kettering, Northamptonshire | Pigs Do Fly | 4.4 | A Light and Golden Ale. It is a single hopped brew using Styrian Goldings. |
| Prospect | Wigan, Greater Manchester | Clementine | 5 | Oh my darling, oh my darling .... what a beer. Spicy dark and luscious. |
| Prospect | Wigan, Greater Manchester | Nutty Slack | 3.9 | Classic Award Winning ale. A delicious dark mild with hints of liquorice and a smooth malty taste. |
| Prospect | Wigan, Greater Manchester | Panned Out | 4 | A tawny autumnal beer with full-bodied rounded bitterness and spicy notes. |
| Raw | Chesterfield, Derbyshire | Dark Peak Reserve Stout | 6 | A stronger version of their award winning stout, with plenty of malt flavours. English hopped for a smooth bitter finish. |
| Raw | Chesterfield, Derbyshire | Grey Ghost IPA | 5.9 | Another classic brew from this new brewery that just gets better every brew. |
| Ringwood | Ringwood, Hampshire | XXXX Porter | 4.7 | Smooth drinking dark-ruby beer with a rich smoky aroma. |
| Saltaire | Shipley, West Yorkshire | Triple Chocoholic Stout | 4.8 | Chocolate malts, real chocolate and chocolate syrups make this stout a real chocolate bomb! SIBA Supreme Champion 2010.
Mrs Otto says
For chocoholics everywhere this is an absolute must. |
| Sarah Hughes | Dudley, West Midlands | Dark Ruby Mild | 6 | Classic BBBB dark mild from the Black Country. What more can we say? Try it and like it! |
| Steel City | Sheffield, South Yorkshire | St Brenden | 4.6 | A well hopped brew from this new cuckoo brewery. |
| Summer Wine | Holmfirth, West Yorkshire | Resistance Mild | 3.7 | A flavoursome dark mild, packed with depth for a drinkable and moreish pint. Can yuou resist that second pint? Good luck! |
| Thornbridge | Bakewell, Derbyshire | Hark | 4.8 | A darkish warming winter ale with spiced fruit flavours. |
| Thornbridge | Bakewell, Derbyshire | Jaipur | 5.9 | A citrus dominated India Pale Ale, its immediate impression is soft and smooth yet builds to a crescendo of massive hoppiness accentuated by honey. An enduring, bitter finish. |
| Thwaites | Blackburn, Lancashire | Lancaster Bomber | 4.4 | Classic Northern session ale. |
| Timothy Taylor | Keighley, West Yorkshire | Landlord | 4.3 | Dry, hoppy beer; 3 times Champion Beer of Britain. |
| Tintagel | Tintagel, Cornwall | Harbour Special | 4.8 | A dark amber hue and an initial malty flavour with a citrus after taste. |
| Toll End | Tipton, West Midlands | Little Devil Stout | 5.5 | Dark and rich. |
| Toll End | Tipton, West Midlands | P.A (Phoebes Ale) | 4.7 | Named after the brewer's daughter. |
| Tom Wood's | Barnetby, Lincolnshire | Bomber County | 4.8 | A deep red premium bitter with earthy hops and fruity malt notes. Some citrus notes emerge in the mouth, with a teasing roasted bitterness. |
| Triple FFF | Alton, Hampshire | Midnight Rambler | 3.9 | A taste of yesteryear brought up to date. An old fashioned milk stout based on an original 1930’s recipe, the sort your gran used to drink! |
| Two Towers | Birmingham, West Midlands | Baskerville Bitter | 4.5 | Surprisingly full bodied bitter with a blend of four hops, providing a complex but beautifully balanced ale. |
| Two Towers | Birmingham, West Midlands | Jewellery Porter | 5 | A full-bodied wholesome stout with a thick and slightly chocolate texture underlined with long, fulfilling English hops. |
| Windsor & Eton | Windsor, Berkshire | Black IPA | 5 | A black IPA, rich, complex and very distinctive ale with an intense combination of roasted flavours balanced with full fresh pine hop aroma. |
| Windsor & Eton | Windsor, Berkshire | Knight of the Garter | 3.8 | It is a straw-coloured easy summer-drinking ale with a distinctive fresh citrus hop aroma. |
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