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ABBEY ALES

Bath Star (4.5%), Bellringer (4.2%), Black Friar (5.3%), Chorister (4.5%), Mild (4%), Resurrection (4.6%), Salvation (4.8%), Steeplejack (4.7%), Twelfth Night (5%), White Friar (5%)

ABBEY BELLS

1911 Celebration Ale (4.8%): Launched at the start of the 2003 football season as a celebration, in Bradford City's centenary year, of the club's FA Cup success, way back in 1911. Claret in colour, for reasons which will not be lost on City fans. A malty ale with an aroma of newly-fallen autumn leaves.
Black Satin (6.2%): A sweet stout — a rich and warming brew which is usually brewed only around Christmas and New Year, or on special occasions.
Cordelia's Gift (4.3%): Pearl malt, a dash of chocolate malt and Fuggles hops unite to produce a sinisterly dark beer which has a taste reminiscent of dandelion and burdock, while retaining a modicum of maltiness. Gives a subtle aroma of freshly cracked Christmas nuts.
Grease (4.6%): This beer was produced in memory of the brewer's 750cc motorcycle which had to be sold to help set up the brewery. Golden in colour, it has a heavy and very late addition of Goldings hops. Smells of honey and tastes of liquorice.
Hoppy Daze (4.1%): A very pale beer with a generous helping of hops giving a wonderful tang. An orange and lemon nose accompanied by toffee overtones — the brewer's own favourite.
Monday's Child (3.7%): A pale session beer which could be described as a purist's dream, consisting of Maris Otter pale malt, hops and nothing else. The main quota of hops is added late and the residue is added very late. The result is an unassuming and refreshing beer with fruity banana notes and a clean mouthfeel.
Original Bitter (5.1%): A no-nonsense strong English ale, quite dark in colour. Has been described by two publicans as "having complex flavours" and "possessing a whisky nose". In common with all Abbey Bells beers, a single variety of hops, in this instance Goldings, contrives with the pale and crystal malts to produce the complexity of flavour.
Santa's Stocking Filler (4.5%): Maris Otter and crystal malts combine to produce a beer the colour of Rudolph's nose. Caramel undertones can be detected through the malty flavours.

ABBEYDALE

Absolution (5.3%), Advent (4.6%, Christmas), Alchemy (4.2%, Archangel (4.7%), Ascension (5.3%), Belfry (4.5%), Best Bitter (4%), Black Bishop (4.2%), Black Lurcher (7%), Black Mass (6.66%), Brimstone (3.9%), Dark Angel (4.7%), Dark Side (5.3%), Decadence (6%, June 2006), Devotion (4.4%), Evil (4.6%), July 2006), Firedog (8%), Hell's Bells/Belles (5.8%), HIC! (4%), Holy Water (6%), Illumination (4.8%), Invocation (4.2%), James the First (7.3%)
Last Rites (11%): Ridiculously drinkable, as I and a couple of others discovered at the 2005 Exeter Festival of Winter Ales, where it was runner-up champion beer. Pale in colour, it has a sweet barley taste, kept in check by the hops. Definitely a half-pint at the end of the session! (DN: January 2005)
Matins (3.6%), Moonshine (4.3%), Original Sin (4.9%), Prophecy (4.5%), Redemption (5%), Resolution (4.5%), Restoration (4.2%, August 2006), Resurrection (4.6%), Sanctuary (4.2%), Stormbringer (4.7%), temptation (4.5%), Turning Point (4.5%), Vespers (4.2%), Wheat Beer (4.5%), White Christmas (5.2%), White Knight (4.5%), White Lady (4.7%)

ACORN

The 1st Noel (4.8%), The 2nd Noel (4.9%), The 3rd Noel (5%), Barnsley Bitter (3.8%), Barnsley Gold (4.3%), Conqueror (4.9%), Darkness (4.2%), Dickie's Brew (4.5%), Egg Nog (4.7%), Forester (4.5%), Golden Embers (4.5%, Harvester (4.5%), IPA (5%), Lions' Roar (4.2%, World Cup 2006), Old Moor Porter (4.4%), Pioneer (4.5%), Regal (4%), St George's Best (4.6%), Sovereign (4.4%), Strongheart (5.1%), Summer Pale (4.1%), White Oak (4.8%), Winter Ale (4.5%), XL (5%)

ADNAMS

Barley Mow (5%)
Bitter (3.7%): Dry and bitter, with a hint of sulphur. (DN)
Broadside (4.7%)
East Green (4.3%): Light golden in colour, with subtle citrus and grassy hop aromas, East Green is brewed to be carbon neutral, Adnams working in co-operation with experts from the University of East Anglia. (brewery notes 02-06-08)
Explorer (4.3%): The name is explained by the use of two hops from the New World, Chinook and Columbus. Very enjoyable. (DN)
Innovation (6.7%): Hoppy and golden in colour, brewed with Maris Otter barley and malted wheat, and Styrian Goldings and Columbus hops. An assertive grapefruit and herbal bitterness is balanced by a subtle sweetness. (brewery notes 12-12-07)
May Day (5%), Old Ale (ABV not known), Oyster Stout (4.3%), Regatta (4.3%)
Fisherman (4.5%): Rich, dark, malty, Christmas cakey; a beer very much in the old ale tradition. One of my favourite winter beers of 2004/5. (DN)
Tally Ho (7%)

ALCAZAR

Alcazar Ale (4%): A pale ale, full flavoured, with a fresh, pleasant aroma and crisp, dry, hoppy aftertaste.
Black Fox (3.9%): A traditional dark mild, brewed in spring.
Bombay Castle IPA (6.5%): The Bombay Castle was a 1,200 ton merchant ship owned by the British East India Company which plied the waters between Britain and India from 1792 to 1804. It no doubt carried consignments of precious India Pale Ale to the colony. Brewed with Maris Otter pale malt and liberal quantities of English hops, this is a traditional English-style India Pale Ale. Available in cask at Alcazar's brewery tap, the Fox & Crown, during November and December. A silver medal winner at the 2005 SIBA East Midlands competition then a gold medal winner in the same contest a year later.
Bowman's Bounty (7%): Brewed in the classic India Pale Ale style, this bottled beer is strong, hoppy and pleasantly aromatic and a perfect accompaniment to Thai, Indian, Mexican and other spicy foods.
Desert Fox (4.3%, summer): A cask conditioned lager, brewed for the summer months and served extra cold.
Devout Stout (8%): This is a strong, full-bodied, English-style imperial stout, smooth on the palate with a light hop finish. This bottled brew is an excellent accompaniment to seafood and red meats, or on its own at the end of a meal.
Fox Tale Ale (4.9%): A classic amber bitter with a malt sweet edge to start and a full dry hop flavour at the end. In Alcazar's brewery tap, the Fox & Crown, it's known as Brush Bitter.
Gaoler's Ale (7.5%): A dark, amber, traditional old ale brewed with English malt and hops, robust in character with a unique malty flavour. An excellent after-dinner bottled beer, superbly complementing cheese, fruit and sweet desserts, or on its own as an ideal evening refreshment.
Little John's Myth (6%): A smooth-flavoured robust bottled porter with a fine balance of English malts and hops, and hints of chocolate and vanilla. It is delightful when accompanied by shellfish, meat dishes and particularly with chocolate and coffee flavoured dessert dishes.
Maiden's Magic (5%): A smooth, lightly hopped and aromatic English-style bottled brown ale, pleasantly malty with a hint of honey in aroma and taste. It complements light seafood dishes, mild cheese dishes, vegetable dishes and salads.
Maple Magic: A festive porter for the winter months, brewed with real maple syrup. Winner of a SIBA gold meal in 2004.
Mocha Stout (5%): A rich, full-bodied stout with unique essence of coffee and chocolate.
New Dawn (4.5%): A refreshing pale ale brewed with cascade hops. There's a pleasant floral aroma and light hoppy aftertaste.
Nottingham Nog (4.2%): A traditional amber session ale with full-bodied malt flavour and a mild hop finish.
Scarlet Fervour (5.5%): A traditional English style strong bottled bitter, amber in colour, full bodied, with a pronounced hop character. A perfect accompaniment to typical English pub dinners such as roast beef and Yorkshire pudding, and steak and kidney pie.
Vixen's Vice (5.2%): A pale strong ale with well-rounded hop flavour and a fresh hop finish.
Windjammer IPA (6%): A full-bodied India Pale Ale brewed with five varieties of North American hops. Smooth and sweet on the palate, with a pleasant aroma and crisp hop finish. A silver medal winner in the SIBA East Midlands competition in January 2004.

ALEHOUSE

Another Day, Another Dollar (4.3%), Robust Porter (4.3%), Technician's Pale (4%)
Under the Verulam Brewery name: Best (3.8%), Farmers Joy (4.5%)

ALES OF SCILLY

Natural Beauty (4.2%), Old Bustard (4.2%), Scuppered (4.6%)

ALL GATES

Bottoms Up (4.2%), Brightblade (4%), Hasty Knoll (4.2%), Hung Drawn and Portered (5.2%), Napoleon's Retreat (3.9%), Reverend Ray (4.6%), Young Pretender (3.8%)

ALLENDALE

Curlew's Return (4.2%)

ANGLO DUTCH

Anglo Dutch Best Bitter (3.8%), At t'Ghoul and Ghost (5.2%), Devil's Knell (4.8%), Ghost on the Rim (4.5%), Ghoulis (4%), Imperial Pint (4%), Jasper's Ale (4.4%), Jasperus (4.4%), Kletswater (4%), Mild Rabarber (4%), Mitch's Brew (4.1%), No Doubt It's t'Stout (5.2%), Spike's on't Way (4.2%), Spikus (4.2%), Supreme Spikus (4.5%), Tabatha the Knackered (6%), Titan (5.2%), Whitterus (3.8%), Yorkshire Relish (4.7%).
Yorkshire Wit (4.5%): A Belgian-style white beer which, like brews such as Hoegaarden, is not pasteurised.

APPLEFORD

Power Station (4.2%)
River Crossing (3.8%): A dark, hoppy session beer with a distinctive bitter finish.

ARCHER'S

4REGULAR BEERS
Best (4%), Crystal Clear (5%), Golden (4.7%)
IPA (4.2%): Grapefruit and orange taste develops into a good bitter finish. A classic summer beer. (DN: June 17, 2006)
Village (3.6%): Good nutty hop on this excellent session bitter. (DN)

4DISCONTINUED / UNKNOWN STATUS
Arrows (4%): A very good session beer; well balanced, but with a very good hop note. (DN)
Dark Mild (3.4%)
Hop Bouquet (3.7%): Three hops in this light, floral, golden brew.
Little Gem (3.7%): For its ABV, this beer is packed with flavour. An excellent session bitter which is beautifully and delicately balanced. (DN)
Pride (3.8%), Special (4.3%), SSB (5%)
Six Hop (4.2%): Very refreshing and easy drinking, and you can really taste those hops, pleasant, but not over-powering (although you'd be pushing me to recognise six of them!). (DN)

ARKELL'S

2B (3.2%), 3B (4%)
Bees Organic Ale (4.5%): Brewed with organic-grown malted barley and hops. Organic honey is added to the copper to give its distinctive taste. Light and refreshing.
James' Real Ale (3.6%), Kingsdown Ale (5%), Mash Tun Mild (3.5%), Moonlight (5%)
Noel Ale (5.5%): A full malty and hoppy flavour and leaves drinkers with a warm tingling feeling. (Brewery notes December 18, 2007)
Peter's Porter (4.8%), Summer Ale (4.2%), Yeomanry Bicentenary Ale (5%)

ARRAN

Ale (3.8%)
Blonde (5%): A fresh, lively hop aroma leads one into a clean-tasting, floral beer, with a hint of vanilla and spice. A very clean, summery beer.
Dark (4.3%), Sunset (4.4%)

ARROW

Arrow Bitter (4%), Quiver (5%)

ARUNDEL

ASB — Arundel Special Bitter (4.5%), Autumn Fall (4.1%), Black Beastie (4.9%), Boss Hogg (4.8%), Bullseye (5%), Castle (3.8%), Celebration Stout (4.6%), Chilly Willy (4.6%), Fat Willie (4.6%), Feasta Bunny (4%), Footslogger (4.4%), Grumpy Granny (4.3%), Hairy Mary (3.7%), Hard Willie (4.7%), Harvest (4.4%), Hoppycock (4.4%), Lazy Willie (4.5%), Leaky Willie (4%), Little Willie (4%), Long Willie (3.9%), Old Conspirator (5%), Old Knucker (5.5%), Old Scrooge (5.3%), Pickled Mouse (4.1%), Romeo's Rouser (5.3%), Spooky (4.6%, Spotty Willie (4.3%), St George's (4.6%), Stronghold (4.7%), Summer Daze (4.7%), Sussex Gold (4.2%), Sussex Mild (3.7%), Warm Willie (4.7%), Warm Willie (5.3%), Welly Weather (4.1%), Wet Willie (4.4%), Winston Church Ale (4.7%)

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ATLANTIC

Blue (4.8%), Gold (4.6%), Red (5%), Reef (5.5%)

ATLAS

Latitude (3.6%): One of the great brewing arts is getting as much taste as possible into a beer with a low alcohol content, and this succeeds very well. Beautiful, golden and hoppy, and very, very drinkable. (DN)

ATOMIC

Atomic Bomb (5.2%), Atomic Disaster (9%), Atomic Fission (3.9%), Atomic Fusion (4.1%), Atomic Power (4.8%), Atomic Reactor (4.5%)Atomic Strike (3.7%)