A preview of the 16 beers available in the Marquee at this weekends beer festival (2nd-4th October) at the Brewery tap. More beers yet to be announced will be at the bar
Download PDF:Â TapFest October 2015 Marque Beer List
| Brewery | Location | Notes | Name | Appearance | ABV | Taste |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANIMAL | Long Crendon | Single hop | K-9 | Pale Ale | 4.6 | American Amarillo gives spice and citrus flavour, orange bouquet. |
| BATTLEDOWN | Cheltenham | Botanicals | Gin House | Hazy Amber Ale | 4.0 | Clever use of gin botanicals along with Simcoe hops with a balanced malt finish |
| CONWY | Colwyn Bay | American IPA | San Francisco | Golden Ale | 5.5 | Strong hop & citrus notes followed by malty biscuity flavours & a long bitter finish. |
| FISHER & CO | Noke, OXON | New brewery | Vicars Daughter | Golden Ale | 3.7 | Caramel and hoppy earth aroma, lightly floral with some nuttiness, dry tea, spicy finish. |
| FLIP SIDE | Nottingham | SIBA gold ‘13 | Copper Penny | Dark Amber Ale | 4.2 | Light coloured session ale, moderate bitter with good hop flavours, hints of tangerine. |
| FRANKLINS | Bexhill-on-Sea | Single hop | NZ IPA | Amber Ale | 5.5 | Rakau single hop, complex malt provides depth, hints of apricot and resinous pine. |
| GLOUCESTER | West Quay | 4 malts + 2 hops | Red Sorachi | Red Ale | 4.4 | A red rye beer with Japanese hops and a hint of lemongrass. |
| HB CLARK | Wakefield | SIBA Silver ‘12 | West Gate Gold | Golden Ale | 4.2 | Copius quantity of Cascade hops, floral nose, gentle bitter balance, hint of sweetness. |
| LOOSE CANNON | Abingdon | One-off brew! | Tap Tastic | Red Ale | 3.5 | Festival session ale with hints of peaches, tropical fruits, Vic Secret hops from Australia |
| MAGPIE | Nottingham | Fuggles & Goldings | Thieving Rogue | Straw Yellow Ale | 4.5 | Thirst quenching, fruity & floral, hint of nuttiness. |
| MILK STREET | Shrewsbury | American Red, SIBA silver ‘13 | Uncle Johns Prohibition Ale | American style red ale | 4.6 | Cascade hops, gentle maltiness, hints of nuttiness, IPA style finish |
| PARTNERS | Livers Edge, Yorks | SIBA gold | Tabatha | Pale Ale | 6.0 | Belgian style triple beer with a strong, fruity, hoppy character and a subtle hint of coriander. |
| PIN UP | E. Sussex | CAMRA ‘13 | Autumn Red | Ruby Red Ale | 4.2 | Malty sweet aroma, full rich body, pine hints from the hops, slightly bittersweet finish. |
| LINCOLN GREEN | Hucknall | SIBA Silver ‘13 | Buttermuch | Dark Ale | 5.5 | Butterscotch sweetness balanced by hop bitterness in winter warmer style ale. |
| XT | Long Crendon | NEW beer launch | Coffee Black | Porter | 5.5 | A hoppy dark beer with roasty, coffee undertonnes on a base of nine malts. |
| YEOVIL | Yeovil | CAMRA ‘07 Silver | Summerset | Golden Ale | 4.1 | A blonde style ale with light rounded mouth feel and a tangerine fruity hop finish. |