Beer Events / The Shires, etc

The initial list for Oxford BF

A first look at the (provisional) beer list for the festival in 2 weeks’ time:

9 Lives - Dark - 4.0

Ampersand - Bidon - 3.9

Amwell Springs - Rude Not To - 4.0

Amwell Springs - Easy Geez - 4.5

Animal (XT) - Lobster - 4.6

Artisan - BB02 - 4.2

Atlantic - Mr Fuggles - 4.5

Barn Owl - New Bitter (TBC) - 4.5

Barn Owl - Old Scruttocks Dirigible - 5.0

Bicester - Wallingford Brewery 8d Ale XXX - 4.3

Bicester - TBC -

Billericay - Sex And Drugs And Rock And Roll - 5.0

Bishop Nick - Jewel - 4.4

Black Box - Lost Luggage - 6.0

Bluestone - Stone Cold - 4.2

Bluestone - Wakatu - 4.7

Brentwood - Marvelous Maple Mild - 3.7

Brew Shed - Tools Down - 5.2

Bull Of The Woods - Shine A Light - 5.9

Butts - Jester - 3.5

Butts - Barbus Tor - 5.0

Chadlington - Oxford Heritage - 4.0

Chadlington - Oxford Porter - 5.0

Chelmsford - Port Jackson - 4.0

Church Hanbrewery - Ale X - 4.5

Church Hanbrewery - Beer For Doug - 5.4

Cliff Quay - Black Jack Porter - 4.2

Colchester - Metropolis - 3.9

Cracklerock - Dark Destroyer - 4.9

Cracklerock - Crackatoa - 6.2

Craftsman - Chocolate Orange Stout - 5.5

Craftsman - Plum Pudding Stout - 5.5

Drinkstone - Roadapple Strong - 5.2

Elephant School - Sombrero - 4.5

Elmtree - Nightlight Mild - 5.7

Fine Tuned - Harmony - 4.4

Grain - Dunkelweiz - 5.2

Green Duck - Duck Darstardly - 4.2

Green Duck - Hoodoo - 4.5

Green Jack - Fruit Bat - 5.5

Harwich Town - Stone Pier - 4.3

Hook Norton - Autumn Amber - 4.3

Hook Norton - Crafty Fox - 4.4

Hop Kettle - Dogstar - 4.0

Hop Kettle - Home Grown 2022 - 4.2

Hop Union - Apricot Blonde - 4.4

Incredible - Amber - 4.0

Incredible - Mosaic - 4.2

Isle of Avalon - Isle Ale - 3.8

Jack Rabbit - Hazy IPA - 5.3

Kettlesmith - Skyline Saison - 5.6

Kettlesmith - Belgian Tripel - 8.0

Left Bank - Ty Cock - 4.2

Left Bank - Weizenbock - 6.5

Leigh On Sea - Mc Fadden Mild - 3.9

Little Ox - Oxblood - 4.3

Little Ox - Yabba Dabba Doo - 4.8

Loddon - Hocus Pocus - 4.6

Loddon - Dragonfly - 5.2

Loose Cannon - 28 Drays Later - 4.0

Loose Cannon - 42 Pounder - 4.2

Lovebeer - Spotted Dog - 4.0

Lovebeer - Not On Your Nellie - 4.1

Luna (White Horse) - Lunar Eclipse - 7.0

Mabby - Blue - 4.0

Mersea Island - Island Oyster - 5.0

Mighty Oak - Old Man And The Sea - 4.1

Moon Gazer - Pintail - 3.9

Moonshine - Harvest Moon Mild - 3.9

Mr Bees - Pollen Power - 3.8

Mumbles - Gold - 4.3

New Bristol - Cinder Toffee Stout - 4.0

Oakham - Obsidian Order - 6.2

On Point - Sunrise - 4.2

Oxford - Vivid Dreams of Centennial - 4.2

Oxford - Porter - 5.0

Padstow - Pilot - 4.0

Philsters - Darkside Porter - 5.0

Philsters - Under The Wire - 5.0

Pitchfork - Scurryfunge - 4.8

Pitchfork - Hopzilla - 5.0

Powder Keg - California Soul - 4.6

Powder Keg - PKIPA - 6.0

Ralph’s Ruin - Mosiac - 4.0

Ralph’s Ruin - Dark Side Of The Ralph - 5.0

Red Cat - Scratch - 4.0

Red Fox - Equinox - 4.4

S&P - Beano - 4.5

Shalford - Rotten End - 6.5

SOX - Corkers - 3.5

SOX - Mister Toad’s - 3.9

Stealth - Locked In Cashmere - 4.8

Steam Town - NZ Pale - 4.2

Steam Town - Steam Stout - 4.5

Tap Social - Time Better Spent - 5.1

Tap Social - TBC -

Thames Side - White Swan - 4.2

Thames Side - Black Swan Porter - 4.5

Tiny Rebel - Cloud Shake - 4.0

Tiny Rebel - Birthday Stay Puft - 10.0

Tipples - Ginger - 3.8

Turpin - Golden Citrus - 4.2

Turpin - Porta Moka - 5.2

Vale - Brocks Den - 4.0

Vale - Charta - 4.1

West Berks - Magg’s Mild - 3.5

West Berks - Maharaja - 5.1

White Horse - University Ale - 4.3

White Horse - Devil’s Punchbowl - 4.9

Wibblers - Skull Banger - 4.5

Wild Beer - Bibble - 4.2

Windsor & Eton - Knight Of The Garter - 3.8

Windsor & Eton - Father Thames - 4.8

Witham - Scruffy Mild - 3.9

Wookey - Witch Way Home - 4.0

Wookey - Autumn Gail - 4.2

Wriggly Monkey - Gullwing Lager - 4.0

Wriggly Monkey - Sanction D Kolsch - 5.0

XT - XT3 (Wooden Cask) - 4.2

XT/Brewdog - Grapefruit IPA - 5.9

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I know it’s not the Shires but is anyone else going to the Beer Festival at Le Gothique, Wandsworth later this week. Just a quick question? Can you just turn up or is it ticket only?

Not been for 8 or 9 years but you used to be able to turn up on the day … £2 or £3 more IIRC

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November 3rd to 5th there is the Kidderminster Beer Festival in the Town Hall. Not the biggest list going but worth the journey for me. I’m doing the Thursday to avoid the trains running down on the Friday for the strike on Saturday.

I went yesterday. £12 on the door giving you a non refundable glass for £2, I left it there, and 2 tokens for half pints up to 6% ABV. Some cracking beers and a new brewery.

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I saw you added Godalming Beer.Works so presumed they must be on at a fest.

Yes, they have a beer on at Le Gothique Halloween Beer Festival. The brewers were there too.

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Had two kids Halloween events to go to today but they werre both near Godalming so managed to get to the Star in-between. No Godalming Beer Works beers on the bar so thought it had been a pointless trip. However I then spotted barrels out back… they were having a Halloween beer festival so two were on in the rear.

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Good spotting. Hope you were dressed for the occasion :ghost:

The 26th to 29 Jan sees Newark (Nottinghamshire) hold the BeerMuda Triangle Beer Festival. 3 pubs in the town host the beers including Just Beer.

I might try and go on Sunday 29 Jan

But no beer actually from Bermuda I assume ?

Shakespeare sheffield fest 19-21 Jan, 30+ beers on cask, will post full list as soon as I have it but what I’ve seen so far is pretty insane. Little bird tells me there’s a very rare Emperor’s collab…

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as promised, list for Shakespeare’s (Sheffield) fest from Thursday

only keg I know so far is Shakespeare’s Festival Special that was totally brewed for the festival and not at all repurposed from an xmas beer that didn’t go on in time - Steel City Brewing - Untappd - won’t bother setting it up on here if nobody going!

cask list:

  1.   ABBEYDALE FUNK DUNGEON – BARREL AGED PEACH TEA PALE – 5.4%
    
  2.   ABBEYDALE FUNK DUNGEON – RYE FARMHOUSE SAISON – 4.7%
    
  3.   ABBEYDALE – DUCK BAFFLER: DRY HOPPED IN CASK – 4.1%
    
  4.   BEAK – BAMPA – BEST BITTER – 4.5%
    
  5.   BEER INK X DIDKO – BLOODY MARY GOSE – TOMATO AND SPICE GOSE – 4.8%
    
  6.   BIG TRIP – EXCLUSIVE HAZY PALE TBC
    
  7.   BLUE BEE – BLENDED PALE ALE – DETAILS TBC
    
  8.   BRODIE’S – BETHNAL GREEN BITTER – 4.0%
    
  9.   BRODIE’S – LONDON FIELDS – CITRA & AMARILLO GOLDEN PALE – 4.0%
    
  10. BRODIE’S – OLD STREET PALE – 5.0%

  11. BRODIE’S – SHOREDITCH SUNSHINE – NZ HOPPED SUPER PALE - 3.9%

  12. CHAPTER – CAT’S CRADLE – DIPA – 9.5%

  13. DEYA – HOW DID THE UNIVERSE BEGIN? – SESSION PALE – 4.8% (BAR)

  14. EMPEROR’S, CULT OF OAK, STEEL CITY, LOST INDUSTRY, HALTON TURNER – MEGA COLAB – FREDERIKSDAL CHERRY CASK AGED IMPERIAL STOUT SERVED FROM AN OAK BARREL – 10.5%

  15. FALLEN ACORN – THE SAME REFLECTION – MARSHMALLOW IMPERIAL STOUT – 10.5%

  16. GRIZZLY GRAINS – BIG DIMPLES: MARMALADE EDITION – MILD - 3.5%

  17. GRIZZLY GRAINS – GET ON: DRY HOPPED IN CASK – PALE ALE – 4.5%

  18. GRIZZLY GRAINS – PEAR AND RYE SAISON: AGED 12 MONTHS – 8.5%

  19. GRIZZLY GRAINS X SHAKESPEARES – THE RICE HULL EXPERIENCE – ENGLISH HOPPED BELGIAN STYLE PALE ALE – 4.3% (BAR)

  20. LOST INDUSTRY – STRAWBERRY DAIQUIRI – STRAWBERRY COCKTAIL SOUR – 5.2%

  21. NEPTUNE – HEAR THE SIRENS – WHISKEY BA IMPERIAL STOUT – 10.0%

  22. NIGHTJAR – EMOTIONAL SUPPORT HAMSTER – NEIPA – 7.0% (BAR)

  23. SQUAWK – TROCHI – PALE ALE – 4.8% (BAR)

  24. STEEL CITY – RIME OF THE ANCIENT ASTRAL MARINER – AZACCA HOPPED BALTIC PORTER AGED IN BRANDY BARRELS - 7.2%

  25. STEEL CITY X LOST INDUSTRY X TEAM TOXIC– CASK OF THE RED DEATH – BRANDY BARREL AGED IMPERIAL STOUT - 11.8%

  26. THIRST CLASS – CH-CH-CH-CHERRY BOMB – CHERRY SOUR – 4.4%

  27. TOP ROPE – LAGER THAN LIFE – LAGER – 4.5%

  28. TOP ROPE – PINK LEMONADE BIRTHDAY SOUR – 4.4%

  29. TORRSIDE – BARK AT THE MOON – PLUM DUBBEL – 6.2%

  30. TORRSIDE X WILDERNESS – DUELLING BANJOS – SAISON – 4.9%

  31. TORRSIDE – ENGLISH BARLEY WINE 2021 – 9.5%

  32. TRINITY – BA DIPA TBC

  33. TRINITY – BA RUM AND RAISIN IMPERIAL STOUT TBC

  34. TRUE NORTH – SHAKESPEARE’S SPECIAL – THIOLIZED DRY HOPPED STRATA PALE: HOPPED IN CASK EDITION – 5.5%

  35. TURNING POINT – NIGHT MUST FALL – BLACKBERRY, DAMSON, AND LEMON SOUR – 5.3%

  36. TWISTED WHEEL – RUN RUN RUN AS FAST AS YOU CAN – GINGERBREAD BROWN ALE – 6.0%

  37. VERDANT – PENPOL – PALE ALE – 3.8% (BAR)

  38. WANDER BEYOND – COCONUT CRATER – IMPERIAL COCONUT STOUT – 12.0%

  39. ZAPATO – BOTHY: DRY HOPPED WITH RIWAKA IN CASK – BITTER – 4.5%

  40. ZAPATO – TENT: FRUITED IN CASK – PALE ALE - 4.5%

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I’ll be up there for this, will they be doing thirds for the strong stuff?

Definitely for strong stuff, not sure if for everything - on cask it’s normally only >6% but might be different for fest

Edit - usual rules, owt over 6%

One thing that stands out like a sore thumb in an other wise interesting list …

4 core Brodies beers brewed by god knows who ?

Why?

Brodies always sold well at the pub, and Lucienne is a fan of them, so I guess why not. Core beers prob not much interest to you or I but I’ll bet they’ll be some of the first to sell out (must admit I thought they might kick off with some new beers though!)

Apparently the Brodies will now be made in Hereford by Tom Barlow the former Brodies head brewer. I doubt I’ll be drinking those though.

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There’s a wild beer fest in Mullingar 22nd April if anyone wants to check in on the Irish “sour” beer scene. I’m unlikely to make it unfortunately as during our kiln shutdown but will see nearer the time

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