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15TH to 17TH AUGUST 2013 LIVE MUSIC • GOOD FOOD
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50+ REAL ALES & 10 CIDERS
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THE GEORGE & DRAGON HOTEL West Pennines CAMRA Real Cider & Perry Pub of the Year 2013
Nestling in the heart of Dentdale a few miles from the market town of Sedbergh, Dent is renowned as one of the quaintest and prettiest villages in the Yorkshire Dales and within easy reach of the Lake District. The George & Dragon is a Grade 2 listed building situated in the heart of the village and has previously won the prestigious CAMRA Westmorland Pub of the Season Award. We are open every day, serving real ales, ciders & perries. Home cooked food served every lunch and evening, plus traditional Sunday Roasts. Discounts on Real Ale given upon production of valid CAMRA Membership card.
Main Street, Dent, Cumbria, LA10 5QL • t: 01539 625256 • e: mail@thegeorgeanddragondent.co.uk
www.thegeorgeanddragondent.co.uk • www.dentbrewery.co.uk
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A note from the Organiser
H
ello and welcome to the Winter Gardens for the second Morecambe Beer Festival. For those of you who did not make it to last year’s bash, feast your eyes on this wonderful Victorian music hall; what a backdrop to a mouth watering selection of beers and ciders! For those returning to the venue, you will notice the improvements that the ‘Friends’ have made to make the event even better. With 54 beers listed (and possibly one or two more unlisted) and ten ciders/ perries there should be something to tantalise your taste buds. There’s just about every cask style on offer, from the low ABV BBC2 from Brentwood to the terrifyingly strong Thomas Sykes from Burton Bridge. There are ales brewed from lager malts and hops, rich dark stouts, golden ales and a host of speciality beers with a range of flavourings to satisfy the most inquisitive imbibers. Our entertainment consists of a couple of bands who will provide music to drink to. They come well recommended and will add to your enjoyment. There are a host of people and companies who have given us invaluable
Branch Contacts
assistance. All the Lunesdale Brewers (Cross Bay, Lancaster, Old School and Kirkby Lonsdale) have been a great help to us. If you’ve come from afar, make sure you take back the memory of their fine beers. We also owe a debt of gratitude to the local CAMRA branches, particularly the Furness branch who have supplied the cooling equipment. Then there are the local cask ale pubs, 14 of them within 10 minutes stagger from the festival. If you fancy an evening’s drinking, consider sampling Morecambe’s delights. We’ve also been supported by a few sponsors who appear on a notice board in the hall. Please support them as they have supported us. In particular, Cross Bay and Morecambe Bay Wines have provided us with logistical support and beer. Then there’s Mitchells, Lancaster Rubber, Travis Perkins, Londis Store Bare, and many, many more. Sorry to all I’ve missed out. That’s enough from me. You’re here for the beer, not to read this. Enjoy yourself, see you next year. Cheers, George Palmer, Festival coordinator
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THE BEER LIST BRIDESTONES Hebden Bridge, Yorks Sandstone
Blonde/light 3.9%
The delicate hop characteristics dominate this beer, the pale ale has been triple hopped to give a smooth clean taste.
DUNSCAR BRIDGE Steeplejack
Bolton, Lancs Blonde/light 3.8%
Light, golden and hoppy.
HORNBEAM
Manchester Lemon Blossom Blonde/light 3.7%
Golden Pale Ale.
LEEDS
Funfair
Leeds Blonde/light 3.6%
A crisp clean light coloured beer flavoured with English hops to reflect the traditions of British summer time.
CASTLE ROCK Elsie Mo
Nottingham, Notts Blonde/light 4.7%
Light golden colour. A blend of hops gives its aroma and pleasantly crisp aftertaste.
GREEN JACK
Lowestoft, Suffolk Summer Dream Blonde/light 4.0%
A pale summer ale, floral, dry and hoppy brewed with elderflowers. Huge aroma of Summertime!
HOGGLEYS Litchborough, Northants Pump Fiction
Blonde/light 4.5%
A deep golden beer with good malty complexity, exquisitely balanced with a bright hoppy finish.
MOORHOUSE’S Pure Witch
Burnley, Lancs Blonde/light 4.0%
Full malt biscuit taste with top fruit. Citrus, pear, peach aroma.
SLATERS
Top Totty
Stafford, Staffs Blonde/light 4.0%
A stunning blonde beer full bodied with a voluptuous hop aroma.
BEARTOWN
Congleton, Cheshire Bearly Literate Blonde/light 4.5%
Golden pale ale, floral scented and packed with the flavours of summer fruits and lemon, ends with a smooth dryness. 6
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Salisbury, Wilts Summer Lightning Blonde/light 5.0%
An extremely pleasant bitter, straw coloured beer with a terrific fresh, hoppy aroma.
BARNGATES
Ambleside, Lancs Bitter/Ale 3.8%
Tenacious Ted
Amber-coloured ale with a vibrant hop character on the nose and palate. Bittersweet and moreish.
BRENTWOOD
Brentwood, Essex Bitter/Ale 2.5%
BBC2
Brown in colour with tropical citrus flavours. The beer is dry on the palate and full of body.
J. W. LEES
Streaker
Middleton Junction, M’cr Bitter/Ale 3.7%
Golden straw colour and floral aroma, hints of fresh cut grass.
NORTHUMBERLAND Pit Pony
Northd Bitter/Ale 3.8%
An amber coloured hoppy bitter with floral a character.
ARUNDEL
Sussex Gold
Arundel, W. Sussex Bitter/Ale 4.2%
A rich golden beer with a hoppy, citrus finish. Very smooth, light and refreshing.
BLACK HOLE Burton-on-Trent, Staffs Red Dwarf
Bitter/Ale 4.5%
Sweetshop fruits with citrus and bitter aftertaste.
BUFFYS
Norwegian Blue
Norwich, Norfolk Bitter/Ale 4.9%
Caramel taste with fresh floral aroma.
DALESIDE
Old Leg Over
Harrogate, N. Yorks Bitter/Ale 4.1%
Ruby red, floral citrus fruit aroma, dry fruit finish.
PURPLE MOOSE Porthmadog, Gwynedd
Dark Side of the Moose Bitter/Ale 4.6%
A delicious dark ale with a deep malt flavour from roasted barley and a fruity bitterness from Bramling Cross hops.
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FUZZY DUCK Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancs Ruby Duck
Bitter/Ale 5.3%
Dark ruby coloured beer with a rich full body and complex fruit flavours.
LITTLE VALLEY Hebden Bridge, Yorks Python IPA
Bitter/Ale 6.0%
ELLAND
Elland, W. Yorks Dark beer 6.5%
1872 Porter
An old port nose, and coffee and bitter chocolate flavours on the palate.
EXMOOR Stag
Taunton, Somerset Dark beer 5.2%
Straw coloured, double hopped, original IPA with strong malty taste and good balance of hops bitterness.
The nose is rich with resiny hop aromas to the fore followed by a biscuity maltiness in the background.
Bridport, Dorset Bitter/Ale 5.0%
Long Marton, Cumbria Pennine Pilsner Speciality 4.0%
PALMERS
Palmers 200
Full bodied, rich and malty, with a distinctive hop character.
OLD MILL
Old Mill Mild
East Riding, Yorks Dark beer 3.4%
A smooth, malty and nutty flavoured mild with hints of a dark chocolate finish.
PROSPECT
Nutty Black
Wigan, Lancs Dark beer 3.9%
A delicious dark mild with hints of liquorice and a smooth malty taste.
ILKLEY
Ilkley Black
Ilkley, W. Yorks Dark beer 3.7%
A smooth, mellow easy to drink beer with a hint of liquorice in the finish. Berry fruits, sweet molasses and coffee on the nose.
GOOSE EYE
Black Moor
Keighley, W. Yorks Dark beer 4.0%
Plenty of flavour and a lingering taste.
NORTH YORKSHIRE Guisborough, N.
Yorks Flying Herbert
Dark beer 4.7%
Smooth full flavoured premium bitter. Malt and hops balance the strong fruitiness. The finish is malty, fruity and dry.
RUDGATE
Tockwith, York Rudgate Ruby Mild Dark beer 4.4%
Sweet and fruity with a rich body, which blends seamlessly with it’s nuttiness.
TITANIC
Stoke-on-Trent, Staffs Cappuccino Stout Dark beer 4.5%
This beer combines the original dry Titanic Stout with the flavours of cappuccino.
TIRRIL
Clear pale yellow ale, thin white head, very light citrus hop aroma, mild lemon flavour.
SALTAIRE
Shipley, W. Yorks Raspberry Blonde Speciality 4.0%
Refreshingly blonde ale delicately infused with raspberry flavours.
BRADFIELD
Sheffield, Yorks Speciality 4.4%
Blueberry Ale
A refreshing malty session ale with fruity,spicy overtones and a not too unusual blue tint to the head.
HUMPTY DUMPTY Reedham, Norwich Lemon & Ginger
No Notes available.
KELHAM ISLAND
Summer Breeze
Speciality 4.0% Sheffield, S. Yorks Speciality 3.5%
Light refreshing golden ale, grapefruit, biscuity and floral.
OLD BEAR
Sun Bear
zesty
Keighley, W. Yorks Speciality 4.2%
Tasting notes not available.
WILLIAMS BRO’S
Kelliebank, Alloa Fraoch Heather Ale Speciality 4.1%
A light amber ale with floral peaty aroma, full malt character, and a spicy herbal finish.
GROWLER
Umble Magna
Nethergate, Essex Speciality 5.0%
Smooth, creamy porter infused with coriander. Roast grain supported by caramel and butterscotch, the coriander dominates throughout.
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THE BEER LIST BURTON BRIDGE Burton-on-Trent, Staffs Thomas Sykes
Strong Ale 10.0%
Almost sherry esters on the warming and complex taste.
CROSS BAY Zenith
nose,
Morecambe Bay IPA 5.0%
2012 Beer of the Festival - Zesty fruit flavours are followed by a hefty kick from the triple blend of hops, which makes this ale particularly special.
Spectrum
Bitter/Ale 3.9%
Brewed in conjunction with George Palmer and Julian Holt of the Lunesdale CAMRA branch, with only English malts and hops. A true take on the classic English ‘Bitter.’
Festival Beer
Tasting notes for this one off beer are not available at copy deadline. It’s sure to be a cracker.
LANCASTER
Lancaster Strawberry Blonde Speciality 4.3%
A fusion of British strawberries citrus hops and English malted barley giving a refreshing strawberry blonde sensation.
Amber
Bitter/Ale 3.7%
A classic session bitter that is both aromatic & bursting with flavour.
KIRKBY LONSDALE Kirkby Lonsdale Jubilee Stout
Dark beer 5.5%
A stout brewed with a fine balance of dark and chocolate malts giving a hint of liquorice in this smooth brew.
Singletrack
Bitter/Ale 4.0%
Super citrus floral aromas with a hoppy bitter feel. Flowy Ale!
OLD SCHOOL Detention
Carnforth Bitter/Ale 4.1%
Textbook
Bitter/Ale 3.9%
A clean, straw coloured light drinking bitter. This is a fully flavoured beer with floral aromas and a slightly dry finish. No Notes available.
YORK
Guzzler
York, Yorkshire Bitter/Ale 3.6%
A light golden beer with well balanced hops and malt against a background of fruitiness. Crisp, dry, and refreshing.
DENT
Rambrau
Dentdale, Cumbria Speciality 4.5%
Brewed with lager malts and Halertau hops to give clean crisp lager style beer.
HAWKSHEAD Red
Staveley, Cumbria Bitter/Ale 4.2%
A Red Ale. Bitter-sweet. First comes the sweetness of the Dark Crystal malt, which gives it the red colour, and then the long dry finish.
CONNISTON
Bluebird XB
Conniston, Cumbria Bitter/Ale 4.2%
A smooth ale with floral hints, light malt tones and a hoppy freshness.
Please note: There may well be extra beers available from Cross Bay, our major sponsors. Check notices or ask the barstaff.
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ast year was a strange one to say the least. The appalling weather had a disastrous effect on the fruit crops in many areas. The consequence of this is that many cider producers are running low on stocks and the list below may well have to be revised. Whatever happens, there will be a good variety of ciders and perries.
CIDER CIDERFECT
PERRY Wye Valley
Dry
TBA%
Uncertified organic cider and perry producer. Dry.
CROSSMAN
Somerset
Prime Farmhouse
6%
Dry & Floral.
HECKS
DOUBLE VISION Elderflower Perry
Tasting Notes TBA
NEWTON COURT
Kent 7.4%
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Herefordshire
Perry TBA%
Award winning producer. Tasting Notes TBA
Somerset
Sweet Farmhouse Cider
Sweet. Fermented in oak barrels.
KING BRAIN
6.5%
Somerset
Medium Sweet
6.0%
Medium sweet. Made with organic fruit.
LANCASHIRE CIDER CO. Lancaster
All their apples are sourced locally. The company’s orchard and cidery is located about three miles from this festival.
Rum Cask
TBA%
Matured in a Rum cask.
Lancashire Dry
TBA%
Delicious and fruity.
OLD BIKE
Herefordshire
Medium Dry
Tasting Notes TBA
6.0%
VENTON CYDER
Devon
Medium Dry
TBA%
Medium Dry, 100% Devon apples, straw pressed.
We apologise for not having all the tasting notes for our ciders at the time of going to press. We will endeavour to get some for display at the festival.
THE E BATH HOTEL HOT FINE ALES • LIVE MUSIC • GOOD FOOD Relax with something to eat, have a tea/coffee & listen to the music you enjoy, or play a game of pool, darts or poker with a refreshing pint.
LIVE BANDS EVERY FRIDAY & SATURDAY NIGHT
No tickets needed, just turn up & enjoy the hassle free atmosphere
JAM SESSION EVERY SUNDAY AFTERNOON OPEN DAILY with FREE WIFI & JUKEBOX. BIKER FRIENDLY
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