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OAKHAM

5 Leaves Left (4.5%)
Atilla (7.5%): A premium strength beer bursting with red berry and citrus fruit flavours, leading to a long, bitter finish.
Bishop's Farewell (4.6%): A refreshing, light golden beer, with a floral aroma and fruit taste from Cascade and Challenger hops.
Black Hole Porter (5.5%), Cold Turkey (6.3%)
Gravity (5.1%): A strong, golden, seasonal beer, with spicy hop character and bitter fruit notes. Hops used are Amarillo, Cascade, Centennial and Liberty.
Hareflick (4.2%): A rose/gold beer with a fruity aroma and fruity, citrus flavours from Centennial hops, combined with biscuit notes from the malt. A special for the spring 2009 JD Wetherspoon festival.
Harlequin (4.9%), Helter Skelter (5%),
JHB (3.8%): Jeffrey Hudson Bitter — one of my favourites (and many other people's) of 2004. A low-alcohol straw-coloured ale that is absolutely bursting with hop flavour; satisfying dry finish. There is some feeling, however, that the quality hasn't been quite as a good since a recent change of brewer. (DN: 2008)
JHB Extra (4.2%), Kaleidoscope (4.7%), Mompessons Gold (5%), Old Tosspot (5.2%), Tsunami (4%)
White Dwarf (4.3%): A light and refreshing wheat beer, clear, with a blend of Cascade, Challenger and Pioneer hops leading to a long bitter finish.

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OAKLEAF

Blake's Gosport Bitter (5.2%), Blake's Heaven (7%), Green Gold (September and October, 4.3%), Heart of Oak (4.5%), Hole Hearted (4.7%), I Can't Believe it's not Bitter (4.9%), India Pale Ale (5%), Maypole Mild (3.8%), Nuptu' Ale (4.2%), Oakleaf Bitter (3.8%)
Old Navy Custom (4.5%): A rich, warming old ale, brewed specially for the autumn 2009 JD Wetherspoon festival. Sweet, burnt toffee with nutty tones leads to bitterness and a fruity,spciy finish. Golding and Northern Brewer hops are used.
Piston Porter (October and November, 4.6%)
Pompey Royal (4.5%): A full-bodied, well balanced ruby red beer, with Goldings and Styrian Goldings hops. (31-05-09)
Reindeer's Delight (Christmas, 4.5%): Pale brown with a fruity nose and rich, fruity taste. The finish is dry and satisfying.
Stokers Stout (January and February, 5%)

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O'HANLON'S

Blakeley's (4.2%)
Dry Stout (4.2%): A classic Irish-style stout made with roasted and flaked carley, Cara and Crystal malts and Styrian Goldings hops. There's some smokiness in the flavour, which leads to a smooth finish.
Firefly (3.7%)
Goldblade (4%): An award winning wheat beer with a gentle citric hop aroma and subtle malt and grain flavours, with a refreshing, slightly dry finish. Hops used are Cascade, Challenger and First Gold.
Myrica (4.2%), Organic Rye Beer (5%)
Port Stout (4.8%): If ever a beer did what it proverbially says on the tin, this is it. Stout with a warming, yet not overpowering shot of Ferreira port. Lovely. (DN)
Red Ale (4.5%): Copper/ruby in colour, there is toffee and fruit on the aroma, and more fruit with hop notes on the palate. The hops are Challenger and Styrian Goldings.
Royal Oak (5%): Originally brewed by Eldridge Pope, this beer has been lovingly recreated by O Hanlon's. A classic, strong best bitter, an initial sweetness gives way to a good bitter finish. (DN)
Thomas Hardy (11.7%): Mid-brown with a vinous, fruity aroma, intensely sweet, fruity taste an a warming aftertaste.
Wheat Beer (4%)
Yellowhammer (4.5%): A refreshing, dry-hopped, golden beer, with citrus notes.

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OKELLS

Aile (4.8%): A smoke porter, with liquorice and coffee on the nose, initial sweetness leading to a full liquorice flavour and a bitter finish. Hopped with Cascade, Strian Goldings and Willamette. (21-05-10)
Autumn Dawn (4.2%)
Bitter (3.7%): A golden beer with a full malt flavour, balanced by good hoppiness and with a nice hop aroma. There is a long, dry, hoppy finish. (08-01-10)
Dr Okell's Eastern Spice (4.5%): Light in colour with a spicy aftertaste thanks to infusions of spices, ginger, coriander and chillies. There's a cornucopia of hops, too — Cascade, First Gold, Fuggles, Hallertau, Saaz and Styrian Goldings. A spring 2008 special.
Dr Okell's IPA (4.5%)
Maclir (4.4%): A refreshing wheat beer with hops and lemon in the aroma, and hints of banana and lemon in the taste. There's a cornucopia of hops: Cascade, Cluster, First Gold, Pacific Gem, Saaz, Styrian Goldings and Willamette.
(29-10-08)
Mild (3.4%)
Red (4.7%): A rich, ruby red beer, with Crystal malt giving initial sweetness, with a spicy hop aroma.
St Nick (4.5%), Spring Ram (4.2%), Summer Storm (4.2%)

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OLD BEAR

4REGULAR BEERS
Black Mari'a (4.2%), Bruin (3.5%), Estivator (3.8%), Goldilocks (4.5%), Hibernator (5%), Honeypot (4.4%), Original (3.9%)

4SEASONAL BEER
Christmas Pudding (4.6%)
Xmas Pudding (4.4%): Pale brown with a hint of spice on the nose, leading to a bitterswet taste and a dry finish.

4BOTTLED BEERS
Black Mari'a (4.2%), Bruin (3.5%), Christmas Pudding (4.6%), Estivator (3.8%), Goldilocks (4.5%), Hibernator (5%), Honeypot (4.4%), Original (3.9%)

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OLD LUXTERS

Gold Ale (5%): A hoppy, yet smooth-drinking golden brew, probably thanks to the pale malt used in the recipe. Just a hint of sweetness. (DN)

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OLD MILL

Santa's Midnight Moonshine (4.5%): Mid-brown with a medicinal aroma and taste of liquorice and dandelion and burdock.

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ORGANIC

4REGULAR BEERS
Black Rock Stout (4.7%)
Charlie's Pride Lager (5.3%): A full flavoured, organic, cask-conditioned lager. A silver award winner at the SIBA Maltings festival in 2008.
Halzephron Gold (3.6%): A nice, light, easy drinking session bitter with a citrussy hop; not to everyone's liking, but suits me. This was originally brewed as the house beer for the Halzephron Inn, at Gunwalloe, on the Lizard. (DN)
Lizard Point (4%): A golden bitter with hints of fruit and a dry malt finish.
Serpentine Mild (4.5%): Dark and chocolately, plenty of malt taste, but the sweetness is countered is balanced beautifully by good hops. (DN)
Wolf Rock (5%)

4DISCONTINUED / UNKNOWN STATUS
Winter Wonderland (5%): Well-balanced ruby ale with a hint Christmassy fruits and spices. A hint of smokiness. Probably my favourite so far of the Organic portfolio. (DN)

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ORKNEY

Dark Island (4.6%): A dark classic, award-winning malty brew balanced by a rich fruitniness and hopped with Goldings and Omega varieties. The Campaign for Real Ale's champion winter beer of Scotland 2008.
Northern Light (4%): A light and hoppy paleale, combining juicy malt with citrus and apricoy flavours from Hersbrücker, Liberty and Saaz hops.
Red MacGregor (4%): A tawny/red ale with a powerful hit of Cascade and Challenger hops.

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OSSETT

Bayern Gold (4.8%), Black Bull Bitter (3.9%), Cook's Endeavour (4.2%), Dazzler (4.5%), Elizabeth Rose (4%), Excelsior (5.2%), Fine Fettle (4.8%), Gold Rush (4.2%), Liberty Bell (4.6%), Maypole (4.2%), Mellow Yellow (4.5%), Millbridge Mild (3.7%), Moby Dick (4%), Moore's Malts (4.3%), Nervous Turkey (4.3%), Oregon Pale (4.7%), Pale Gold (3.8%), Priestley's Pale (4.4%), Quick Silver (5%), Santiam (4.3%), Silver Fox (4.1%)
Silver King (4.3%): A single-hop (Cascade) lager-style beer with a crisp, dry flavour and fruity aroma.
Silver Link (4.6%), Snow Drop (4.2%), Spellbound (4.3%), Treacle Stout (5%), Truman's Triumph (4.5%), Warhorse (5%), Yorkshire Glory (4.2%)

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OTLEY

CO2 (4.2%), Dark-O
O (3.8%): A satisfying mild, with a good body and dark, biscuity taste.
O1 (4%), O8 (8%)
OBB (4.5%): A tawny red beer with pale, wheat and crystal malts, balanced by Centennial hops for bitterness and Mount Hood for aroma.
OG (5.4%)

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OTTER

Ale (4.5%): A pale brown best bitter with a well-balanced taste and aftertaste.
Amber (4%): A well-balanced amber beer with fruity, citrus flavours and a hoppy aftertaste.
Bitter (3.6%): A popular, light brown, well-balanced session beer.
Bright (4.3%): A pale golden beer, brewed using lager malt and Fuggles hops. Well balanced, with good hoppiness and a smooth finish.
Claus (5%): A well-balanced malty beer with a sweet, fruity taste.
Head (5.8%): A strong, dark brown, full bodied beer, with good fruit from the malt.

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OUTLAW

Boneshaker India Pale Ale (5%): An experimental brew from Rooster's Brewery, made in the spring of 2008 in the style of a classic IPA, using aromatic Amarillo, Chinook and Simco hops from New Zealand. The pale brew has aromas of grapefruit and passion fruit.