WELCOME TO THE 32ND PIGS EAR FESTIVAL fined beers for your delight! These are naturally hazy, some drinkers say unfined beers have more flavour, try them yourself and see if you agree. Let us know what you think. Following the success of our foreign cask beer last year, we have another batch ordered all the way from Italy, where real ale is most definitely ‘molto alla moda’ [very hip]! We hope you enjoy. In my 10th and final year as Beer Festival Organiser, and on behalf of the Pigs Ear Beer and Cider Festival Committee, welcome old friends and new to the Round Chapel. The festival is brought to you again by the East London and City (ELAC) Branch of the CAMpaign for Real Ale (CAMRA). My colleagues Keen Massey and Peter Gordon continue to provide a wide range of new and unusual cask beers for all you beer lovers. In addition Adam Miller has yet again provided an excellent range of both bottled and draught foreign beer, and of course Mick Lewis (Merlin to his friends) once again provides a wide and varied range of Ciders and Perry. The magnificent Round Chapel has been home to the festival for 6 years now. Our thanks go again to the Trustees and all the Round Chapel team who help us so much. A special thanks to the lovely Lisa Pressland, Laurie Elks & Patrick Hamill.
DON’T BE AFRAID – VISIT THE DARK SIDE After the success of the Dark Side bar last year, it is back with us again. This ensures that all our customers benefit from knowing which bar is providing the type of beer they like best. It does mean there are two bars each in alphabetical order, but we believe that for the majority the split has real benefits, as our customer survey revealed last year. As a Pigs Ear special this year we have Vegan & Un-
WITH GRATEFUL THANKS On behalf of the Pigs Ear Committee our grateful thanks go to our sponsors One Mile End Brewery, Hackney Brewery and Brentwood Brewery. In addition we thank East London Brewing, Hackney Brewery (again) and Redemption Brewery for helping in the success of our festival through the storage and safekeeping of beers from a number of our other suppliers. Our warm thanks go to Mayor Jules Pipe for his continued support in our community event, and to Speaker Councillor Sade Etti; both have made time in their busy schedules to open the festival. Further thanks go to Counsellor Vincent Stops who manages somehow to help us organise the Festival on top of his extensive official duties. To our main suppliers – Boggart Hole, and Avalon Wholesale, who continue to provide a superb service, and to all the breweries that have supplied direct and are too numerous to individually name, thank you for all your efforts and for the Festival specials you have taken the time to produce. Finally, I would like to add my personal thanks to my colleagues who have yet again supported me in ensuring this festival happened. These are the people that deserve the most credit, and for all their dedication and hard work, I am extremely grateful to:- Steve Hall, Steve Richardson, John Pardoe, Lynn Bennison, Andy Kinch, Keen Massey, Peter Gordon, Fletch, Mick Lewis, Colin Herbert,
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Beer Tokens This year we are introducing a Beer Card token system. When you enter you will need to obtain a Festival Glass and a Beer Card as most of our bars will not be taking cash. Each Beer Card is valued at £10. You buy your initial card at the glasses counter which gets you a glass and £7 on your token [the deposit on the glass is £3]. To pay for drinks, hand over your Beer Card and the bar staff volunteer who served you will cross off the appropriate amount. You must have a Beer Card to obtain drinks from the Main Beer Bar, Dark Side Beer Bar, or Cider Bar. Additional cards can be purchased at Glasses, Foreign or Bottled Beer bars, Games or Products where you can pay with a card. Anything you don’t spend can be donated to the Speaker’s Charities, or be refunded at any point with cash. You can only get a refund on your glass at the glasses counter. The Foreign Beer Bar and Bottled Beer bar will be accepting Cash payment, or you can use your Beer Cards if you prefer. PLEASE NOTE – BEER CARDS ARE ONLY VALID ON THE DAY OF PURCHASE. When you come to your final drink if you do not have enough tokens left on your Beer Card, a maximum of £1 in additional change will be accepted on all token bars. Please treat your Beer Card as cash – we cannot replace lost cards any more than lost fivers!
Don’t leave your glass or Beer Cards unattended on the bar.
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Makers & Sellers of Fine Cheese Trade Enquiries Welcome Wibbly Wobbly Lane, Hitchin Herts SG5 2ES Tel: 01462 433873 email: info@wobblybottomfarm.co.uk
FESTIVAL INFORMATION Adam Miller, Andrew Wilson, Alan Perryman, Dave Gilchrist, Bill Bremner, Pete Giles, Hugh Smith, Matt Barrowcliffe, Alison Buckland, Frankie Colclough and James Watson. If I have forgotten anyone please accept my sincere apologies, your contribution is no less appreciated.
Beer and Cider of the Festival Please ensure you take part in voting for the Beer and Cider of the Festival. The voting form is with the programme and is something the brewers take very seriously, as it comes from their customers – YOU.
Volunteers
East London Brewing On Tuesday 1st December at 6.00pm, the festival will be very proud to host the presentation to East London Brewing for their Orchid Vanilla Mild winning the silver award in the 2015 London & South East round of Champion Beer of Britain.
CAMRA Book Signing Des de Moor, author of The CAMRA Guide to London's Best Beer, Pubs and Bars will be signing the latest edition of his book from 7.00pm on Wednesday 2nd December. Des is also compiler of the UK listings for The Pocket Beer Book/Guide and a member of British Guild of Beer Writers, and an Associate member of the North American Guild of Beer Writers.
Everyone who works at this event is an unpaid volunteer. Do ask for their advice about the beers you are about to try, but during busy periods please be patient as they are not professional bar people. Help them to help you by being honest on who is next to be served - Thank You.
Real Ale, Cider and Perry of the Festival
We need new volunteers to help in future years with the planning and setting up of the festival. You have to be a CAMRA member and by joining our happy band, whilst working at the festival you receive free beer [within reason], subsidised food, and during the year a staff party/outing [to the brewery that wins beer of the festival]. You can also join in the other various branch outings and pub crawls. REMEMBER – Without new volunteers there may not be a festival to attend in future.
Real Ale of the Festival: Bob Pale Ale from Bexley Brewery in Erith in Kent
You’ll be trying lots of wonderful ales, ciders and perries at this year’s Pig’s Ear, who do you think deserve the titles of Real Ale, Cider or Perry of the Festival. Last year’s winners were:
Cider of the Festival: London Glider from Woodford Green, London for the second year running. Perry of the Festival: Oliver from Oliver’s Cider and Perry, Ocle Pychard, Herefordshire. Voting slips and ballot boxes are available at all bars. Who will you vote for?
Please DO NOT DRINK AND DRIVE. There is a good public transport system in Hackney, and you can enjoy a few drinks and arrive home safely.
Finally . . . . . FROM ALL OF US AT THE PIGS EAR BEER AND CIDER FESTIVAL Have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you and all your families. We hope you enjoy our festival and look forward to seeing you all again in 2016. Derek Jones Festival Organiser 32nd Pig’s Ear Beer & Cider Festival 5
Speaker’s Charities The Speaker of Hackney chooses charities each year to support by fundraising and by attendance at events. This year the Speaker, Councillor Sade Etti, has chosen: Hackney Food Bank, Hestia & Immediate Theatre. The Pigs Ear Beer Festival is once again supporting the Speakers charities through collections at the festival. Please donate even some small change, or your leftover beer tokens, as it all adds up to help others.
Hackney Foodbank Hackney foodbank is a voluntary organisation where all sorts of people in the borough of Hackney work together to help their neighbours. Over 900,000 people received emergency food across the country from Trussell Trust foodbanks during 2013 –14. Hackney is the second most deprived borough in England. The Hackney foodbank provides a minimum of 3 days emergency food and support to local people in crisis.
training or education, as well as providing emotional and practical support to help people succeed in their daily lives. All Hestia services are built around the needs of their users, ensuring that the individuals and families that they work with have control over the support they receive. Hestia believes in empowering adults and children to have a voice in the choices that benefit them, their families and their local communities; to enable them to change their lives for the better, fulfill their aspirations and live the most independent, healthy and enriching lives possible. See www.hestia.org for more details.
Immediate Theatre: The Foodbank relies on donations from the community to feed people in need. Food can be donated at their Collection Points across Hackney, or at their City Hub at St. Andrews-by-the-Wardrobe. Call ahead to ensure someone is able to receive it. See www.hackney.foodbank.org.uk for more details.
Hestia Hestia is a charity, working together with adults and children to change their lives at the times when they most need support. They use their 45 years of experience to support almost 9,000 adults and children across London each year. Their aim is to try to help anyone who needs support, whatever their circumstances. Across their broad range of services, they help people find a permanent home, manage their finances, take care of their health, and access work, 6 32nd Pig’s Ear Beer & Cider Festival
Immediate Theatre work with young people and communities in Hackney and East London to ensure access for all to arts activities that break down barriers and engage people in debate. They work in partnership to develop work that is: Inclusive working at the grass roots and celebrating diversity Interactive involving communities throughout the creative process Imaginative inding new ways to engage with vital issues They believe in the transformative power of theatre and the arts in all our lives and the importance of giving people a voice. Creating a real relationship with the communities in which they work is at the
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heart of what they do. Their work is particularly developed with and for marginalised young people. Immediate Theatre aims to: • provide inspirational participatory theatre programmes enabling young people at high risk to reach their potential • offer a theatre programme for young audiences which explores social issues and enables them to engage in the process of change • improve employability for young people and create pathways to employment in the arts • support the involvement of young people in decision making and help to develop future community leaders • give people a stage on which to perform, and also give them the confidence to stand on that stage and have their voice heard See www.immediate-theatre.com for more details.
Please give generously!
East London and City CAMRA can be found on both Twitter and Facebook. We try to promote our local pubs, spread a little ale or pub related news and sometimes have a little out of the pub banter with regulars! For more information and to keep up to date with news, take a look at:
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Chesham Arms The Long Road to Victory!
The 2015 Pigs Ear Beer & Cider Festival has extra special significance and added cause for celebration for those of us in the East London & City Branch and for the neighbourhoods surrounding the Round Chapel. This is because this is the first Christmas in three long years that The Chesham Arms has been open! Regular visitors will recall some campaign posters at the 2012 festival and several of us walking around the hall with clipboards, badgering festivalgoers to sign our petition. That initial petition was near the start of a long and bitter campaign to save the pub and we are delighted to announce – we won! The Chesham Arms is situated at 15 Mehetabel Road, tucked away off the bustling Homerton High Street, in the heart of the Clapton Square Conservation Area, just 5 minutes walk from this venue. It’s an old pub dating from 1865 when the surrounding 8 32nd Pig’s Ear Beer & Cider Festival
streets were laid out, and fairly unusually, has never been owned by a brewery, or a Pubco. The pub had been let out to tenants, under the freehold ownership of the same family for generations, until it was purchased in October 2012 by a property developer with plans to convert it to flats. A campaign group, Save The Chesham, was formed from the neighbourhood with support from CAMRA and the Hackney Society. The campaign fought a bitter struggle for 929 days before finally declaring victory in April 2015 when the property developer gave up his fight to convert the building into flats and instead decided to let the pub out to a local publican Andy Bird. Andy has installed a welcoming and friendly team to serve up the very finest in local ales, craft beers and fine wines in a no-nonsense, authentic feel pub. Manager Joe, a well-respected beer aficionado and experienced sommelier of Soho Theatre, Exmouth Arms, George Orwell and Jolly
Butchers fame (not an exhaustive list) will be known to many of you and he and his staff will be delighted to guide you through their impressive beer line-up should you fancy a short excursion from the festival.
How We Did It With 29 pubs closing their doors every week in London, we thought it might be useful to share the story of the campaign which we hope will inspire others to act similarly if you find your local threatened with closure. We were fumbling amateurs to begin with but over the course of the campaign we rapidly became experts. We have appeared in over 100 newspaper articles, TV and radio broadcasts, and online blog entries. We even made the Times editorial. We have been mentioned twice on the floor of the House of Commons, set English legal precedent in the First Tier Tribunal, won an ACV, a review, an appeal, followed by a planning enforcement appeal at a public
inquiry, and secured an Article 4 Direction! Not sure what any of that means? Fear not, neither were we. It is well known that pubs, in common with many low margin businesses, occupy land and buildings which are worth considerably more to their owners when in alternative use, e.g. retail or residential. The same can be said for open spaces, parks, places of worship, libraries, and most municipal buildings. The argument “the pub is not viable” is a) rarely true and b) highly subjective. What is viable? Is St Paul’s Cathedral viable? In pure financial terms absolutely not. Does it add to the character and richness of life in London? Most certainly. Pubs lie somewhere between. Sure when well-managed by operators who understand their market, they are profitable and sustainable. But even the busiest pub would be worth much more as housing. Do we want a society where all land uses are automatically
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CHESHAM ARMS - CONTINUED put to the most profitable economic use as determined by an unrestrained free market? If so, London, and most English cities, would rapidly become soulless residential dormitories. Thankfully this is not the case as we have an established planning system which exists, amongst other functions, to safeguard communities against the negative impacts of free market development. After a shaky start, the planning system worked for us. It was the robust application of planning policy, working closely with an emerging localism agenda that saved The Chesham Arms from development. Whilst the pub, under the skilful management of Andy, Joe and the team is a viable, well-patronised business, the immediate returns from six flats represent many years, perhaps even decades of trading. Short-term greed has nothing to do with long-term viability. Only a strong planning system can safeguard social amenity against rapacious development. Planning is a balance. England is experiencing a housing shortage and national planning policy has a presumption in favour of positive sustainable development. Developers are allowed to build things, and create housing, unless there is a strong reason to refuse. When the development involves the loss of valued community social facilities, there is a strong reason. Yet back in 2012, Hackney Council, in common with many London Boroughs had hitherto exhibited an indifferent attitude to pubs. Although the national planning policy framework was in force, Hackney’s own pub protection policy (DM5) was merely a draft clause in its draft local plan. Had the owner submitted a planning application immediately on purchase, it would have been difficult for the Council to refuse consent. The longer he left it, the stronger we (and they) became. The Council’s attitude changed somewhat over the case of The Wenlock Arms in Hoxton, where lifelong CAMRA member and chair of the planning sub-committee, Vincent Stops, hatched an ingenious plan to save the pub by rapidly extending the Regents Canal conservation area using emergency measures. Councillors came to realise just how close the treasured Wenlock Arms had come to being demolished, all for the sake of a couple of luxury flats. The Council also realised how vulnerable pubs were in the borough to unwelcome development. Policy DM5 was proposed in order to give Councillors and the community a fighting
chance of resisting the loss of valued community pubs throughout Hackney. It worked. The closure in October 2012 took us by surprise so we wasted little time in compiling a nomination for Asset of Community Value (ACV) status. There are now around 1000 pubs in England with this protection and we were in the first ten. The ACV registration confused the developer, who spent the next 12 months fighting it with the Council and eventually through the courts. He lost. This delay benefited us by allowing us to galvanise widespread public and political support for our campaign and enabling the Council to get its planning ducks in a row in readiness for the eventual planning application, which actually never came. The developer’s next move was to turn the pub into offices (allowed but rather pointless) and flats (not allowed). When tenants began living there, Hackney Council was quick to take enforcement action. This was immediately appealed by the developer which led to another tedious and drawn out argument, this time in front of a Planning Inspector in a three-day public inquiry. Thankfully, he lost. With precious few options available other than sit on an empty building indefinitely, he made discreet enquires about letting it out as a pub! Hooray. We had suggested that 929 days earlier. The restoration and relaunch happened very quickly, over the space of just 8 weeks. The ‘new’ pub has already received much acclaim and some very positive reviews. It’s a simple pubby pub with great beer and conversation. What is not to like? Apparently 4 out of 5 pub closures go totally unchallenged. More and more Councils are putting policies in place but there can be no substitute for a passionate, grass-roots community campaign. ACV registration provides meaningful planning protection and the provisions are currently being reviewed, hopefully with the outcome of making them stronger still. Listing your local is easy. See www.camra.org.uk/listyourlocal Those on Twitter, be sure to follow @ProtectPubs Enjoy the festival and please visit The Chesham Arms if time allows. James Watson Regional Pub Protection Advisor, Campaign for Real Ale
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Pubs to visit in our area In last year’s Pig’s Ear programme we featured some of the very best pubs in the area immediately surrounding the Round Chapel. This year we venture just a little further with another selection of excellent pubs, at each point of the compass, which we would encourage you to visit whilst here in Hackney.
Pembury Tavern, Amhurst Rd Close to Hackney Downs station to the west of the Chapel is the Pembury Tavern, at 90 Amhurst Road, E8. This pub was built in around 1866 and for many years was tied to Truman’s Brewery. It has had its ups and downs in modern times, passing for a while to Banks & Taylor’s Brewery, then languishing closed for nearly six years before re-opening in 2006 with good food and a range of Milton Brewery beers plus guests. Further east, we recommend two pubs in Homerton High Street. The Jackdaw & Star at number 224 was present as the Spread Eagle by 1752 and historically was a Watney’s house. By 1991 it had been renamed the Jackdaw & Stump and was a free house, albeit generally with no real ale. The latest change came earlier this year when the pub became part of 12 32nd Pig’s Ear Beer & Cider Festival
the Electric Star group and was renamed the Jackdaw & Star. Local brewery beers feature, there is a lovely rear lounge, a tiny garden and a cheerful kitchen. See if you can spot the surviving Spread Eagle sign. Across the road at number 155 stands the Adam & Eve, present here since at least 1735 and rebuilt as you see it today in 1915. The wellpreserved exterior tiles and terracotta date from this time. This is a large pub with a range of drinking spaces. Formerly an Ind Coope house, today you should expect to find both beer and food sourced from Cornwall. Above: The Adam and Eve. Left: Jackdaw & Star. Below: The Gun.
Anchor and Hope, High Hill Ferry Further south you might want to visit the Gun at 235 Well Street, E9. This little pub was here by 1869 and was owned for many years by Whitbread’s Brewery, serving as a market pub. Devoid of real ale within living memory, the pub’s fortunes took a major upturn in 2014 with a back-to-basics refurbishment and the installation of three handpumps for a varied selection of beers. Finally for this year we point you north towards the Anchor & Hope, at High Hill Ferry, E5. A bit more of an effort to reach this one from the festival site, but worth it to see one of Hackney’s best-loved gems. It is a cosy, two-bar, canal-side Fullers house which has resisted the Fullers corporate style and retains the charm of an earlier age. It will forever be associated with legendary landlord Les Heath who arrived here in 1953 and took not one day off from serving at the bar, including on the day he went to Buckingham Palace to receive his MBE for services to the pub trade, until his untimely death in September 2003. The five pubs we recommended last year were: the Crooked Billet; the Clapton Hart; the Windsor Castle; the Cock Tavern; & the Plough. Now joined by the re-opened Chesham Arms! Stephen Harris 32nd Pig’s Ear Beer & Cider Festival 13
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Beer style & substance With well over 5,600 different real ales available in the UK, from more than 1,400 breweries, real ale is a very diverse product. There is a beer out there to suit everyone’s palate. Here is a quick guide to some different beer styles.
GOLDEN ALES
BITTER
PALE ALE or IPA
Bitters developed towards the end of the 19th century as beers that could be served in pubs after only a few days storage in the cellar. Bitters grew out of pale ale but were usually deep bronze to copper in colour due to the use of slightly darker crystal malts. These are highly hopped ales, ranging from 3% ABV to around 5% or more ABV (ABV means alcohol by volume). Best Bitters and Premium Bitters tend to have higher alcohol content.
India Pale Ale (IPA) changed the face of brewing early in the 19th century. First brewed in London and Burton-upon-Trent for a national market and export, IPAs were strong in alcohol and high in hops, with a significant sulphur nose. They kept well. Beers with less alcohol and hops were developed for the domestic market and were known as Pale Ale.
MILD An ale of low gravity and hop rate, hence rounder and distinctly less bitter on the palate and in aroma than more highly hopped bitters. Mild is usually (but not always) darker in colour than bitter, through use of a higher roast malt or caramel. There are considerable variations in mild styles.
PORTER & STOUT Porter is a dark, slightly sweeter but ‘hoppy’ ale, made with roasted barley. It was the successor of ‘entire’ and the predecessor of stout. Originated in London around 1730, by the end of the 18th century it was the most popular beer in England. The fashion for the pale ales of Burton-upon-Trent ended the popularity of Porter in the mid 19th century. In recent years a number of brewers have revived Porter. Stout is one of the classic types of ale, a successor in fashion to ‘Porter’. Usually a very dark, heavy, wellhopped bitter ale, with a dry palate, thick creamy head, and good grainy taste contributed by a proportion of dark roasted barley in the mash.
Pale amber, gold, yellow or straw-coloured; golden ales are hoppy beers with a refreshing taste. They may have some malt or fruit flavour but any diacetyl (a butterscotch flavour) should be minimal.
OLD ALE Old Ales reflect the beers available before brewing restrictions were introduced in the First World War. Contrary to expectation, they do not have to be especially strong; they can be 4% ABV or more. Old Ale can be full of complex flavours, rich fruity malts, tart fruit and spicy hop notes. Darker versions will have a more profound malt character with powerful hints of roasted grain, dark fruit, polished leather, and fresh tobacco. The hallmark of the style remains a lengthy period of maturation during which complex flavours develop.
BARLEY WINE Barley Wine is a strong beer, often between 7% and 10% - and requires considerable time to mature and become drinkable. A few family brewers have kept the traditional brew, often as a Christmas Ale, and many small brewers now produce their interpretation of the style. Expect massive sweet malt, ripe fruit, pear drop, orange and lemon flavours; with darker fruits, chocolate and coffee if darker malts are used. Hop rates are generous and produce bitterness and peppery, grassy and floral notes.
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Beer styles - continued
SPECIALITY BEERS Embrace all types of beer that contain a non-core brewing ingredient intended to impart a distinctive and discernible flavour or character. Examples could be ginger, honey, various fruits, etc. Also: wheat beers, and traditional lager. A recent trend is to use smoked malt, a distinctive taste, not enjoyed by everyone.
BOTTLE CONDITIONED BEER This is real ale in a bottle and the bottled equivalent of the draught real ales you enjoy in the pub. The beer is NOT pasteurised and contains yeast and enough fermentable sugars to allow for a slow secondary fermentation in the bottle. To distinguish this from pasteurised bottled ales, many bottle conditioned beers include the logo ‘CAMRA says this is Real Ale’ on the bottle label.
VEGAN / UNFINED BEER For centuries cask beers have had isinglass finings (made from the swim bladders of fish) added to help clear the beer. Unfined beers do not have this addition, and as a result can be naturally hazy. Not all unfined beers are vegan beers however, some may contain other non-vegan additions: lactose, or honey for example. In this programme Vegan beers are marked and Unfined beers are marked
This is CAMRA’s environmentally friendly initiative for serving beer brewed within 30 miles of the outlet Our LocAle breweries are marked LOCALE BREWERY in this programme. All of our Hackney & East London breweries are marked EAST LONDON BREWER To see our Beer, Cider, Foreign and Bottled Beer lists on your smartphone, please go to: http://bit.ly/PigsEar2015
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The Beer List
Draught Beer Hello again and welcome to our Festival. Between Keen Massey and myself, we have tried to keep the interest in new beers and breweries going strong. We know you like to try something different each year, so we look across the length and breadth of Britain to showcase the smaller micro-breweries as well as our wonderful breweries in East London. To help you decide, we have a colour code scheme and the breweries descriptions of their beers. To give you the widest choice, we only have 1 cask of each, though some are in larger casks so will last longer into the festival. Not all beers can be on together due to limited space, so please refer to the labels on the casks for what is available at any time. Our cellar team and Bar Managers will ensure that as soon as a beer is in its best condition, it will be on sale, and of course replace beers that have sold out with new beers as quickly as possible. A suggestion for anyone new to the festival, the strength (ABV%) of the beers vary considerably; if you are in for a session, I suggest you start with the lower strength beers first. Starting with the strongest beers will no doubt have quite an effect on your ability to walk, or even think! Enjoy yourselves and the beers on offer, have a safe journey home, and please return another day to enjoy yourselves all over again, Cheers. Peter Gordon Draught Beer Manager
40 FT Dalston. Greater London EAST LONDON BREWER
Deep 5.2% 1 x 9 A deep dark stout with hints of chocolate, coffee, raisins, spices and orange leading to a dry bitter finish.
Deep Liquorish 5.2% 1 x 9 The same stout as Deep but matured on liquorish wood.
Larger 4.8% 1 x 30L Key Keg Crisp refreshing Kolsch style beer, with aroma of lemons.
ACTON (prev GUNDOG) North Seaton, Northumberland Dark Lord Stout 5.7% 1 x 9 A dark rich stout
Golden Cocker 4.1% 1 x 9 A fruity / citrus hop aroma and flavour with a strong bitter finish
Seahouses Pale 4.2% 1 x 9 A pale hoppy ale
AJ’S Walsall, W Midlands Ruby Red 4.4% 1 x 9 A sweet, full bodied, smooth ruby ale.
SPA 4.2% 1 x 9 Smooth Pale Ale with a peachy aroma and tropical fruity flavour.
ANDREWS Cummertrees, Scotland Cummertrees Pale Ale 4.0% 1 x 9 A golden amber ale with citrus fruit sweetness.
Supus Lupus 3.6% 1 x 9 A clear deep golden ale with a frothy white head, lovely floral / citrus hop aroma and malt and mild citrus flavours.
ANSPACH & HOBDAYBermondsey, Greater London LOCALE BREWERY
Scotch Ale 6.5% 1 x 9 A rich, complex, malty ale, brewed with honey. Unfined but not Vegan.
Smoked Brown 6.0% 1 x 9 A lightly smoked brown ale, fruity malty and smooth. This complex beer was inspired by an era when malts were kilned over fire. Unfined.
APPLEBY Appleby-In-Westmorland, Cumbria Senior Moment 3.9% 1 x 9 A classic British Bitter Ale using Fuggle Hops to provide the characteristic bitter taste of the classic English Ale, and Kent Goldings to give a slight hoppy aroma. 18 32nd Pig’s Ear Beer & Cider Festival
The Beer List Colour key for beer styles : Stout/ Porter
Bitter
Strong /Barley Wines / Old Ale
Speciality / Lager / Wheat
ASCOT Camberley, Surrey Anastasia’s Export Stout 6.5% 1 x 18 This beautiful black stout is full of roasted coffee and dark chocolate flavours.
On The Rails 3.8% 1 x 18 A dark mild with a distinctive hop character. Lots of chocolate flavours, it`s a beer to savour.
Single Hop Target IPA 4.6% 1 x 9 Light copper coloured IPA with intense aromas of sage, citrus and a spicy undertone in flavour. With a sharp and assertive bitterness.
ASHLEYHAY Ashleyhay, Derbyshire Pale 4.2% 1 x 9 A pale session ale made with hops grown at ashleyhay.
Plum Porter 4.8% 1 x 9 A full bodied porter with plums added to give a fruity flavour.
BEER NOUVEAU Prestwich, Gtr Manchester Body Snatcher 4.2% 1 x 9 A Manchester style bitter with a slightly sweet malty aroma, giving way to delicate floral hop notes and a light body with a fresh bitterness.
Satanic Mills 6.0% 1 x 9 Light, bitter hops on the nose give way to a rich roasted chocolate malt body that starts dry and finishes with a long, slightly sweet aftertaste.
B&T Shefford, Bedfordshire Black Dragon Mild 4.3%1 x 9 Black in colour with a toffee and roast malt flavour and smokey finish.
BEXLEY Erith, Kent LOCALE BREWERY
Bexley Session Pale 3.9% 1 x 9 Light amber pale ale, easy drinking with a mix of NZ & UK hops.
Black Prince Porter 4.6% 1 x 9 A rich mahogany porter combining brown, chocolate, black and crystal malts producing a rich ale with a roasted, vanilla aroma and a sweet chocolate, coffee flavour.
Golden / Pale
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IPA
Unknown
Mild
Vegan
Unfined
Crook Log Winter Ale 5.2% 1 x 9 A deep ruby ale made with UK Goldings hops producing a spicy, rich warming flavour.
Howbury 5 Single Hop Cascade Pale 4.6% 1 x 9 An American style pale ale with plenty of US Cascade hops giving a floral and citrus aroma.
BIG SMOKE Surbiton, Greater London LOCALE BREWERY
Electric Eye Pale Ale 5.0% 1 x 9 A crisp, dry, biscuity pale ale with tropical fruit aroma.
BILLERICAY Billericay, Essex LOCALE BREWERY
Black Christmas 5.0% 1 x 9 A black IPA that's heavily hopped with Chinook and Cascade hops to give aroma of an IPA and richness of a porter.
Mild Bill 3.9% 1 x 9 Easy drinking dark mild with chocolate and coffee flavours using a blend of 4 malts and British hops.
BINGLEY Wilsden, W Yorks 1848 4.8% 1 x 9 A creamy Stout made using roasted malts giving a hint of chocolate and liquorice.
Blantyre 5.0% 1 x 9 A robust red ale containing only English hops; Challenger giving a full bodied rounded bitterness and Bramling Cross providing notes that are spicy with blackcurrant and citrus.
BLACK TOR Exeter, Devon Devonshire Pale Ale 4.5% 1 x 9 A light golden beer with a hoppy aromatic punch and hints of citrus brewed with English and American hops.
Tor Ale 4.8% 1 x 9 A deep golden brown premium ale with a hoppy aroma and a sweet malty finish brewed with all English hops.
BLUESTONE (PEMBROKE) Cilgwyn, Wales Crystal Ruby 4.2% 1 x 9 American Red Ale.
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The Beer List - continued Hammerstone IPA 4.5% 1 x 9 An American style Indian Pale Ale, light in colour, combining a refreshing malty crispness with a piney, grapefruit aroma created by blending New World hops from America and New Zealand.
Rockin Robin 4.6% 1 x 9 A full bodied traditional dark Porter with added ginger hopped with Bramling Cross and Fuggles hops creating a spicy bitterness to compliment it’s chocolate and nut flavours. Vegan friendly.
BOROUGH (NEATH) Neath, Wales Welsh Gold 3.8% 1 x 9 A session stout with a chocolate aroma.
BOX SOCIAL Newcastle, Tyne & Wear Centennial Mild 3.8% 1 x 9
BREWHOUSE & KITCHEN EC1, Islington, Greater London EAST LONDON BREWER
Spandau B 4.5% 1 x 9 The gravity of this beer is restrained to deliver an easy drinking sessionable IPA, but still delivers a firm bitterness and prominent hop character from the copious amounts of American hops.
BRODIES Leyton, Greater London EAST LONDON BREWER
Piccadilly Pal Ale 3.8%
1x9
A new hoppy session pale ale brewed from Cascade, Centennial & Citra hops.
Pumpkin Porter 7.0% 1 x 9 Full bodied porter with real pumpkins added.
A 17th century mild recipe dragged kicking and screaming into the 21st Century with the use of Centennial hops, to revitalise this great old beer style.
CHADWICK Kendal, Cumbria
BRADFORD Bradford, W Yorks
A pale, straw coloured beer with a citrusy taste and aroma from American hops and a pleasant dry finish.
Lost In New York 5.3% 1 x 9 A malty American-style pale ale.
Castle Pale 4.2% 1 x 9
Miller Bridge 4.0% 1 x 9 Deep brown, malty & caramel.
BRENTWOOD Brentwood, Essex LOCALE BREWERY
Hawaiian Pacific Pale 4.7% 1 x 18 Pale ale packed full of Pacific hops and pineapple flavours.
Marvellous Maple Mild 3.7% 1 x 18 Delicate dark brown mild with a hint of maple syrup.
Rawhyde 3.7% 1 x 18 Pale ale brewed with green hops from RHS Hyde Hall in Rettenden near Chelmsford.
BREW BUDDIES Swanley, Kent LOCALE BREWERY
Best Bitter 4.5% 1 x 9 Brewed with a mixture of malts to give hints of caramel and chocolate, and Challenger and Bobek hops to provide a rounded bitterness with a spicy and floral notes. Unfined.
Honey Ale 5.8% 1 x 9 A simple base of malts allows the Challenger and Pilgrim hops to shine, producing a slightly spicy and fruity flavoured beer benefiting from the addition of local honey. Floral notes and some sweetness, resulting in a smooth easy drinking beer. Unfined but not Vegan. 20 32nd Pig’s Ear Beer & Cider Festival
CLARKSHAWS Loughborough Junction, Greater London LOCALE BREWERY
Nice Balls 4.0% 1 x 9 Session bitter rounded a rounded sweetness with hints of berries and chocolate. Unfined.
Oatmeal Bum Rush 4.9% 1 x 9 A strong porter brewed with oats to give a sillky mouthful with flavours of toasted bread, coffee and chocolate. Unfined.
CLOUDWATER Manchester, Gtr Manchester Imperial Stout 10.0% 1 x 9 A limited edition, non barrel aged preview of a dark, rich and robust stout. Vegan.
COLCHESTER Wakes Colne, Essex Santa’s Claws 4.8% 1 x 18 Old style ale, Sweet and creamy.
CRAFTY DEVIL Cardiff, Wales AAA 5.6% 1 x 9 Don’t be fooled, just cos your seeing amber doesn’t mean you should stop. Go on, the dry hopped Triple AAA is waiting to ignite your taste buds!
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The Beer List - continued Mickey Rayer All Dayer 4.2% 1 x 9 Pale ale low in alcohol by hopped to hell and back by the demented demons at the Crafty Devil Brewing Co.
CRATE Hackney Wick, Greater London EAST LONDON BREWER
Golden 3.8% 1 x 9 A bright & zesty golden ale, smooth & easy drinking.
Porter 4.5% 1 x 9 A deep complex dark brew full of chocolate & toasted malt flavours.
DARK STAR Partridge Green, West Sussex Original 5.0% 1 x 9 A dark strong and bitter beer that defies classification. It has a complex malt flavour with burnt hints.
Rockhead 6.0% 1 x 9 A US style brown ale which showcases a heady array of specialist malts to give both depth of colour and flavour.
DOMINION Moreton, Essex LOCALE BREWERY
CANADA 4.9% 1 x 9 A hoppy red beer that contains 6 different hop varieties.
Red Christmas 4.8% 1 x 9 Malty red ale with hints of cinnamon and nutmeg.
The Few 3.5% 1 x 9 A traditional pale ale brewed to a 1947 recipe. Malty with a good bitter finish, dry hopped with Goldings.
Woodbine Racer 4.2%
1x9
A golden coloured beer which is malty sweet with a tropical citrus fruit aroma.
DOMINION/BILLERICAY Morton, Essex LOCALE BREWERY
A Mild With No Name 5.5% 1 x 9 A collaborative beer brewed at the Dominion brewery. An easy drinking strong dark mild.
DOWNTON Downton, Wiltshire Coconut Milk Stout 5.0% 1 x 9 Wonderfully enticing wheat stout with a pronounced bitterness and complex aroma coupled with an excellent wheaty mouth feel and exotic flavours from the coconut milk. Unfined.
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Bitter
Strong /Barley Wines / Old Ale
Speciality / Lager / Wheat
Dark Delight 5.5% 1 x 9 A complex dark ale combining subtle coffee and chocolate flavours with a rich, hoppy aroma.
Mint Chocolypse Stout 4.9% 1 x 9 Rich bitter flavours of dark British malt and international hops embellished by sweet chocolate and anchored by a unique mint flavour running throughout. Unfined.
Golden / Pale
?
Unknown
IPA
Mild
Vegan
FELSTAR Felsted, Essex Derek’s Last Stand 6.0% 2 x 9 A deep brown colour beer with distinctive rum notes. Smooth and rich festival special for Derek Jones 10th and final year as Festival Organiser. ?
No Details Yet ?.? 1 x 9
No beer description available at time of print.
EAST LONDON BREWING Leyton,
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Greater London EAST LONDON BREWER
No beer description available at time of print.
Orchid Vanilla Mild 3.6% 1 x 18 A dark mild, lightly spiced with vanilla pods from Madagascan orchids.
Pale Ale 4.0%
1 x 18
A crisp, lighter ale with a subtle bitterness and a fruity perfumed aroma.
Pearly Queen 4.5% 1 x 18 A classic London porter, toffee notes, with a smooth malty nuttiness, a lovely mouthfeel and full body and a delicate finish.
Three Kings 3.8% 1 x 18 Full bodied and hopped with Jester for grapefruit and tropical fruit notes.
ELEPHANT SCHOOL(brewed by BRENTWOOD) Brentwood, Essex LOCALE BREWERY
White Elephant 4.0% 1 x 18
Unfined
No Details Yet ?.? 1 x 9
FIVE POINTS Hackney, Greater London EAST LONDON BREWER
Five Points Pale 4.4% 1 x 9 An aromatic pale ale brewed with Citra & Amarillo hops.
Railway Porter 4.8% 1 x 9 A robust take on London Porter brewed with East Kent Goldings.
GWAUN VALLEY Pontfaen, Fishguard, Wales Cascade 4.3%
1x9
A light, fruity beer with a refreshingly citrus flavour, brewed with Cascade hops.
Farmhouse Ale 4.0% 1 x 9 A malty ale with a smooth, balanced character, made with only English hops.
Golden Bitter Ale 4.0%1 x 9 A smooth ale with a strong hoppy flavour.
Light Ale 4.0% 1 x 9
A paler version of a classic style of beer. This golden mild has a gentle underpinning of hop bitterness with a subtle touch of coriander added.
A golden ale, refreshing and easy drinking, with delightful citrus undertones and a clean finish.
ELGOODS Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
HACKNEY Haggerston, Greater London
Coolship Dark 6.0% 1 x 9 Treacly, very sour with liquorice tones. Very stout like. The only cask ever.
Coolship Fruit 5.0% 1 x 9 Unique English style sour beer, blended with raspberry and a hint of blackberry, the fruit sweetness is off set by the smooth sourness of the Coolship ale. The only cask ever.
EAST LONDON BREWER
Ginger Bread Oatmeal Stout 4.6% 1 x 18 A full bodied oatmeal stout with a warming ginger finish. Brewed with candied ginger, handfuls of vanilla pods and mounds of cinnamon.
Kentucky Common 4.5%1 x 18 This dark amber ale is a once popular style based on a Kentucky recipe from 1850. It gets it`s flavour from rye, maize and Columbus hops.
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The Beer List - continued Colour key for beer styles : Stout/ Porter
Bitter
Strong /Barley Wines / Old Ale
Speciality / Lager / Wheat
New Zealand Pale Ale 4.5% 1 x 18 A balanced, light fruity pale ale brewed using a blend of classic NZ hops.
Porter 4.4% 1 x 9 Porter.
Smoked Red Rye 4.6% 1 x 18 Beech smoked malt, spicy rye and Simcoe hops blended to form an autumnal brew.
HARVEYS Lewes, East Sussex Old Ale 4.3%
1x9
Victorian style dark winter brew produced from higher proportions of crystal malt. The result is a soft, full beer with a nutty palate.
HETTY BROWN Swanage, Dorset Brown Ale 3.8% 1 x 9 Awaiting beer description.
Ordinary Light 3.8% 1 x 9 A light bitter with English hops.
HOGARTHS Bolton, Lancashire Beer St 3.8%
1x9
A very sessionable pale ale for the people!
Enraged Musician 4.2% 1 x 9 Golden Ale, brewed with a mix of Classic British hops, modern big hitters from the Yakima Valley, and good ol' Golden Syrup.
The Bruiser 4.0% 1 x 9 Old-school Best Bitter redesigned for the modern palate.
HOOK NORTON Hook Norton, Oxfordshire Twelve Days 5.5% 1 x 9
Golden / Pale
?
IPA
Unknown
Flaxen 3.7%
Mild
Vegan
Unfined
1x9
An English pale golden ale. The use of East Kent Golding hops give a fresh, earthy hoppy aroma with hints of honey and a long refreshing finish.
HOP STUFF Woolwich, Greater London LOCALE BREWERY
Jasmine Pale Ale 4.0%
1x9
A pale ale brewed with US hops with heady flavours of Jasmine Green Tea.
Oatmeal Stout 4.8% 1 x 9 Finca San Pablo Colombian single origin coffee meets British malt & hops to create this brew. Burnt caramel sweetness and bright citrus notes created by a blend of late coffee & hop additions over an oaty roast base.
Smoked Brown 6.4% 1 x 9 Weird powerful brew with aromas of pine, smoke, peated whiskey blended with earthy & subtle spicey hops, combine to create a truly special winter warmer.
HORNES Bow Brickhill, Bucks Triple Goat IPA 5.0% 1 x 9 A clean, crisp IPA with citrus characteristics resulting from a blend of malted barley and American hops.
HOWLING HOPS Hackney Wick, Greater London EAST LONDON BREWER
Pale Ale No 1 3.8% 1 x 9 Easy drinking pale ale brewed with Citra, Simcoe and Mosaic hops.
Ruby Red 5.2% 1 x 9 A well crafted red ale with a citrus aroma.
Running Beer 4.0% 1 x 9 A powerful golden coloured session ale that packs a punch.
A strong dark beer, finely balanced with a strong malt and nutty flavour.
A full bodied smoked porter that's dark and delicious.
HOPBACK Downton, Wiltshire
IMPERIAL Mexborough, S Yorks
Placketts Mild 4.3% 1 x 9
Smoked Porter 5.6% 1 x 9
Hop Bomb 4.2% 1 x 9
A dark malty mild with a smooth roast flavour and lingering (English) hoppy finish.
Blonde ale generously dry hopped to give a distinct hop flavour and aroma.
HOPHURST Hindley, Lancashire
KERNEL Bermondsey, Greater London
Cosmati 4.2% 1 x 9 A hoppy citrus golden ale. The use of Mosaic American hops give the unique flavours of blueberry, citrus and tropical fruit and will leave you wanting more. 24 32nd Pig’s Ear Beer & Cider Festival
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Table Beer Cascade & Citra 3.1% 1 x 30L Key Keg Pale golden colour. Aroma is fresh green, vibrant,
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Dry Stout Citra 4.7% 1 x 30L Key Keg A stout in the London style, brown malt, lots of roast, but hopped and dry hopped with Citra.
KEW Richmond, Greater London LOCALE BREWERY
Pagoda Pale No.3 4.2% 1 x 9 The third in a series of pale ales celebrating different English hops, Pagoda No.3 was made with loads of Jester hops. Jester gives lots of new world hop flavours lychee, grapefruit and blackcurrant.
KISSINGATE Lower Beeding, West Sussex Black Cherry Mild 4.2% 1 x 9 Subtle rounded flavours from black and amber malts, with hints of black cherries and a lasting but mild bitterness from the hops.
Kompot Plumbago 3.7% 1 x 9 A dark mild overcome by the irresistible charm of a sack of smoked Galician plums, reminiscent of a festive kompot.
Mleczko 5.1% 1 x 9 An absolutely fantastic rich dark full bodied milk stout they don't come better than this.
Rhino 7.1%
1x9
A peppery rye saison with a citrusy burst of Sorachi Ace hops drifting out into a long tangy rye finish.
LONDON FIELDS (brewed at TOM WOODS) Barnetby, Nth Lincolnshire Hackney Hopster 4.2% 1 x 9 A Pacific pale ale, dressed in NZ & US hops. Flavours of grapefruit, lemon zest and gooseberry with a dry finish.
Love Not War 4.2% 1 x 9 A brooding red ale. A true union of malt and hops with a silky texture and soft caramel flavours cuddling up to a rich pear and summer fruit character.
Bunnybean APA 5.0% 1 x 9 A Pig`s Ear one off special with sweet pine, peach and malt biscuit notes, leading to a bittersweet finish.
Bye, Bye Del Boy Jones 3.8% 1 x 9 Traditional dark mild full of chocolate and roast flavours.
Four & Twenty 7.2% 1 x 9 A special one off stout exclusively brewed for this festival. Its smooth, creamy and chocolaty with overtones of smoked oak and bourbon.
Murder of Crows 10.0% 1 x 9 A small batch limited edition complex barley wine that has hints of chocolate, biscuit and well aged brandy taste, with a soft and balancing mild bitter finish.
LAINES @ PEOPLE’S PARK TAVERN Hackney, Greater London EAST LONDON BREWER
10 Grain Stout 4.5% 1 x 9
LONG ARM Ealing, Great London LOCALE BREWERY
Lucky Penny 4.0% 1 x 9 A quaffable pale ale brewed from Admiral and First Gold hops.
LONG MAN Litlington, East Sussex Inn Keeper 4.8% 1 x 9 A fruity winter ale with a deep red hue and delicious warming flavours from a blend of six malts that combine with festive fruit aromas.
Old Man 4.3% 1 x 9 Dark beer with soft malt notes of coffee and chocolate combined with a pleasant light hoppiness creating a rich, full tasting old ale.
MADRIGAL Combe Martin, Devon Monkeys Fist 3.7% 1 x 9
Ten different malts give a rich and complex body, with fruit flavours from the hops and yeast.
A dark smooth ale with a hint of spicy orange.
LEFT BANK Walthamstow, Greater London
A velvety porter furnished with raw cacao nibs.
EAST LONDON BREWER
MAREGADE Hackney, Greater London
Gratzo 5.1% 1 x 9 A light amber reinterpretation of the Grodzisk/Gratzer smoked wheat beer last seen in western Poland. Noble hops cut through the smoked beechwood wheat malt profile. 26 32nd Pig’s Ear Beer & Cider Festival
Severed Hand 3.2% 1 x 9
EAST LONDON BREWER
Green Hop Pale Ale 4.1% 1 x 9
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A grassy beer with a great malt background and a crisp bitter finish, accentuating all that`s great about an English pale ale.
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MONCADA Kensal Town, Greater London LOCALE BREWERY
Notting Hill Tangerine Blonde 4.2% 1 x 9 A continental style beer with added tangerines that makes the flavour explode on your tongue.
Hot Numbers Coffee Stout 5.0% 1 x 9 Rich coffee flavoured milk stout made with Brazilian & Rwandan coffee beans.
NEW RIVER Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire LOCALE BREWERY
London Tap 3.8% 1 x 9
Notting Hill Tropical Fruit Amber 4.7% 1 x 9
A hoppy pale ale with hints of toffee and light citrus and dry refreshing taste.
A full bodied creamy amber ale with added fruits for this one off special.
OAKHAM Woodston, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
MONDO Nine Elms, Greater London LOCALE BREWERY
Coco Loco 6.0% 1 x 30L Key Keg First we brewed a full bodied smoked porter, then we drop in tons of toasted coconut. The result a beer which tastes like drinking a macaroon cookie!
James’ Brown Ale 5.0%
1x9
A pale brown ale with a creamy texture, four different malts and four different hop additions. A malty brew with the right amount of hop presence to keep it from being too sweet.
Peckham Rye IPA 6.6% 1 X 9 Lots of rye produces a beer which is sweet but also has notes of pepper and spices, combining American hop aromas.
Rider Pale Ale 4.6% 1 x 9 Pale Rider is a generously hopped pale ale that is highly aromatic and finishes crisp and dry with flavours of citrusy American hops.
MOODY GOOSE Braintree, Essex JurEssex Ale 5.7% 2 x 18 A dark old ale, gently hopped with rich fruit flavours and a bitter sweet finish.
MOONSHINE Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire 9th Moon - 18 Carrot Gold 5.6% 1 x 9 The 9th in a series of 13 Moons. A golden beer brewed using fresh carrots, flavoured with cinnamon sticks, vanilla pods and grated nutmeg, matured in bourbon casks.
10th Moon Imperial Pale Ale 7.5% 1 x 9 A beer with a rich malty sweetness that gives way to a huge hoppy finish from the five varieties of hop used.
Harvest Moon Mild 3.9% 1 x 18 A highly rated dark mild, slightly sweet with plenty of character, smooth fruit notes combining with coffee and chocolate flavours. 28 32nd Pig’s Ear Beer & Cider Festival
Car Thief 3.6% 1 x 18 A rich black beer with tonnes of roast malt flavours with punchy fruit and citrus hop kick.
Green Devil IPA 6.0% 1 x 18 An amazing hop harvest aroma with tropical fruit bursting through. Smooth and fruity with a great citrus bitterness. Finishes with a crisp refreshing aftertaste.
Raucous Reindeer 4.0% 1 x 18 A quaffable tawny coloured beer with refreshing citrus and floral notes with a hint of spice in the background.
ODYSSEY Bromyard, Herefordshire Cookie Monster 5.5% 1 x 9 Chocolate raisin, cinnamon, oatmeal cookie stout. Brewed with pure cacao, organic raisins, cinnamon and a touch of vanilla and using oat malts. It’s an oatmeal cookie in a beer, what’s not to love?
Little India Pale Ale 4.5% 1 x 9 A heavily hopped pale ale with a firm malt base balances out huge hop and dry hop additions. Pineapple, grapefruit, orange, mango and tropical fruit in abundance.
Merciless Californian IPA 7.2% 1 x 9 Hopped non-stop throughout the 90 minute boil and then double dry hopped. Surprisingly mellow bitterness and a big malt base balance out all of those wonderful citric tropical flavours from the hop additions. Unfined and naturally, beautifully hazy.
Peer Pressure Porter 7.8% 1 x 9 9 malts combine in a huge, but dangerously drinkable, porter. Chocolate, liquorice, caramel and toffee are all present with enough bitterness to balance the beer out.
OLD DAIRY Tenterden, Kent Snow Top 6.0% 1 x 9 The perfect winter warmer producing a deeply satisfying ale with delicious fruitcake and marmalade flavours, topped off with spicey notes from English Challenger, East Kent Goldings and Bramling Cross hops.
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ONE MILE END Whitechapel, Greater London EAST LONDON BREWER
Ancho Cocoa Stout 6.4% 1 x 9 A big flavoursome stout with smoky Ancho chillies and raw organic cocoa nips.
Bourbon Coffee Porter 6.6% 1 x 9 A blend of bourbon barrel aged Russian Imperial Stout conditioned in cask with roasted coffee beans.
Docker’s Delight 4.2%
Specialists in UK and US MicroBrewers Craft Beers Larger selections of Belgian, German, Danish (Mikkeller) & DeMolens
1x9
Classic bitter with Crystal malt and English hops.
Great Tom 3.4% 1 x 9 A sessionable winter mild with coffee and cocoa nibs and dry hopped with Mosaic for a blueberry hit!
Light & Bitter 4.3% 1 x 18 A straight blend of Salvation Pale Ale and Docker’s Delight.
Maple Vanilla Mild 3.4% 1 x 9 Great Tom primed with maple syrup and infused with vanilla.
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Salvation Pale Ale 4.4% 1 x 9 Highly rated clean crisp pale ale packed full of US hops.
Snakes Alive DIPA 8.0% 1 x 9 Not for wimps a big hoppy DIPA, Double dry hopped with Citra and Mosaic.
Temperance 3.5% 1 x 9 A wonderful full bodied low abv session pale ale hopped with Willamette and First Gold.
Tinker’s Cuss 5.2% 1 x 9 A rye IPA with five US hops and Cambodian Kampot pepper corns.
ONE MILE END/REDEMPTION Whitechapel & Tottenham, Greater London LOCALE BREWERY
Hospital Fellowship Porter 5.1% 1 x 18 Wow a blended beer of two highly rated Porters One Mile End’s Hospital Porter & Redemption`s Fellowship Porter.
ORBIT Walworth, Greater London
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LOCALE BREWERY
IVO Pale Ale 5.3% 1 x 9 A mix of European and American hops give character to a classic pale ale. Light bodied, highly drinkable. Elegant and aromatic. Unfined.
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The Beer List - continued SEVEN AM Breakfast Stout 7.0% 1 x 9 One firkin only in existence! A special edition of our Double Brown Stout with added lactose and coffee. Unfined but not Vegan.
PITFIELD Moreton, Essex LOCALE BREWERY
Double Wheat Stout 12.0% 1 x 4.5
SEVEN Double Brown Stout 7.0%1 x 9
A rich dark powerful brew with chocolate and vanilla flavours. Unfined.
A Victorian stout. Complex chocolate and coffee notes give way to a dry finish. Very drinkable for its strength. Unfined.
Luscious malt flavours with whiskey and sherry notes.
PALMERS Bridport, Dorset Tally Ho! 5.5% 1 x 9 Strong, complex and full of deep distinctive flavours. A rich fruit cake flavour from roasted malt. First brewed in the 1940s, this prize-winning dark strong old ale has a loyal following among real ale connoisseurs.
PILOT Mumbles, Wales Black Storm 4.5% 1 x 9 Popular stout which is full of flavour but easy drinking.
Revolver Sex Hop 2 4.0% 1 x 9 This is a very pale ale overhopped with 6 different hops from the UK, USA and New Zealand. The beer is dry hopped with Cascade.
Stock Ale 2013 Vintage 10.0% 1 x 4.5
PRESSURE DROP Hackney, Greater London EAST LONDON BREWER
Bosko (Simcoe Version) 6.5% 1 x 9 Pressure Drop`s house IPA, with a touch of crystal malt sweetness, and dry hopped in cask with Simcoe whole hops. Unfined.
India Rubber Ball 7.2%
1x9
A one off sneak preview cask of our special beer for Christmas 2015, this Citra IPA has been primed with Clementine juice. Unfined.
RAMSBOTTOM CRAFT Ramsbottom, Gtr Manchester
Chocolate Porter 4.2%
1x9
Sweet porter. Naturally cloudy with cocoa particles.
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SILVER STREET Bury, Lancashire One 4.0% 1 x 9 Single hop pale ale using **** hops.
REDEMPTION Tottenham, Greater London LOCALE BREWERY
SOUTHWARK Bermondsey, Greater London
Fellowship Kentucky Bourbon Porter 5.1% 1 x 9
LOCALE BREWERY
Award winning Fellowship Porter aged on oak chips infused with Kentucky bourbon.
Little Chief 4.4% 1 x 18 Pig`s Ear house beer exclusive to this festival. Big hoppy ale packed full of US & NZ hops, with hints of honey and tropical citrus and floral notes.
Pale Ale 3.8%
1 x 18
An exceptional pale ale, golden in colour with citrus and some floral hop aromas. Toffee sweetness and citrus fruit flavours are balanced by floral and earthy hops, with a long dry satisfying bitter finish.
Urban Xmas Dust 4.6% 1 x 18 A full bodied brown bitter spiced up for Christmas.
SCHOOLHOUSE Darlington, Co Durham 100 Lines 3.8% 1 x 9 A pale session bitter.
Terminus 6.0% 1 x 9 A strong dark copper bitter with additional hops, for a full bodied bitter finish, contains Challenger & East Kent Golding Hops.
SIGNATURE BREW Leyton, Greater London EAST LONDON BREWER
Backstage IPA 5.6% 1 x 9 A combination of American hops and European malts form this powerful IPA.
Session 4.0% 1 x 9 A beer that encompasses the finest British malts with some New Zealand hops.
Signature Pale 4.1% 1 x 9 Signature Brew`s flagship beer made from US hops on top of a light malt base, with a refreshing finish.
Wild Winter 5.8% 1 x 9 A brand new spiced dark beer that will keep you warm on a cold winters night.
Double London Pale 7.5% 1 x 9 Brewed with a mass of pale ale malt gives a deep yellow colour, and with an over generous helping of Citra hops to give a wonderful full flavour.
Maltby Street Mild 3.7% 1 x 9 A beautifully balanced chestnut coloured beer, rich and malty with slight burnt notes, full bodied with delicate bitterness balancing the biscuit flavour from crystal malted barley. Smooth on the finish.
Peter’s Russian Imperial Stout 8.9% 1 x 9 Brewed with traditional English hops and malts. Black in appearance. Bursting with powerful chocolate and burnt malt flavours with hints of mysterious dark fruits, like a rich dessert served up with soothing espresso coffee.
STOCKPORT Stockport, Gtr Manchester Bitter Lemon 4.2% 1 x 9 Straw in colour with a slight lemon and hoppy smell. Citrus accent with a lasting taste and a bitter finish.
Crown Best Bitter 4.2% 1 x 9 Pale copper in colour with a vibrant, fruity hop smell. Flavour is dry with toffee apples and a bitter finish.
Stock Porter 4.8% 1 x 9 Rich and flavoursome dark ale with hints of coffee and chocolate. Dark malt and coffee in the mouth, complex finish with liquorice maltiness.
Stout 5.0% 1 x 9 A rich dark stout.
Strawberry Stout 5.0%
1x9
Berry infused rich dark stout.
ST PETERS South Elmham, Suffolk Best Bitter 3.7% 1 x 9 A traditional best bitter that is full bodied with distinctive fruity caramel notes.
TALLY HO Hatherleigh, Devon Ukulale 4.2%
1x9
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TAP EAST Stratford, Greater London EAST LONDON BREWER
American Brown Ale 4.9% 1 x 9 A big hoppy American style brown ale with enough hops too take away any sweetness.
Session IPA 4.4% 1 x 9 Light hoppy low abv IPA. Packed full of fruity notes with a Chinook kick.
TRUMAN’S Hackney Wick, London EAST LONDON BREWER
Cherry Porter 5.0% 1 x 9 Wow a full bodied porter packed full of sour cherries.
East End Mild 3.5% 1 x 9 A classic dark mild that has both roasted and fruit flavours.
TAPSTONE Chard, Somerset Barn Storm 4.0% 1 x 9 A West Country classic brewed with the Tapstone twist. Late hopped with floral and earthy English hops, it’s full of herb-garden flavour. Then it’s followed by a strong and wholesome malty backbone.
TENBY Tenby, Wales Barefoot Blonde 4.6%
1x9
A pale straw coloured APA, Hoppy grapefruit with a crisp clean lime finish – brewed with 25% Bohemian Pilsner Malt and infused with Thai lime leaves.
Black Flag Rum Porter 5.5% 1 x 9 Opaque black porter, notes of coffee, vanilla and liquorish ‚ giving way to espresso chocolate and rum alcohol. Velvet mouth-feel Spiced rum additions.
Pembrokeshire Promise 4.5% 1 x 9 A bright copper Extra Special Bitter, biscuits figs and caramel give way to a substantial toffee bitter.
West Coast Rocks 3.8% 1 x 9 An irish red session beer which is deep ruby in colour with a malty bitterness to finish with spiced blackberry and dark roast malts.
THREE SODS Bethnal Green, Greater London EAST LONDON BREWER
Belgian Bugger 5.0%
1x9
Inspired by our European friends, this unfined beer has a hint of wheat and a massive floral hit from an infusion of German hops.
Gunboat Smith 5.2% 1 x 9 A black IPA that has a big punch of US hops. The dark roasted malts bring chocolate and coffee as expected in a porter, but the hops give an underlying piney resinous hit.
Runner 4.0% 1 x 9 A modern interpretation of a classic style. A deep and dark best bitter.
Zephyr 4.4% 1 x 9 A brash, bold Pacific Ale brewed with Australian hops. Rich tropical fruit flavours and aromas.
TRUMAN’S/ BLUE MONKEY Hackney Wick, London EAST LONDON BREWER
Jungle Bells 4.2% 1 x 9 Collaboration brew seasonal winter warmer, showcases the new and not commercially available Herefordshire Hop Minstrel with fresh orange, citrus and berry flavours and aromas.
VOLDEN Croydon, Surrey LOCALE BREWERY
Volden Pale Ale 4.6% 1 x 9 Hops dominate in this straw coloured pale ale. A biscuit maltiness is overlaid with high bitterness from 4 hop varieties added at different stages of the brew, resulting in a floral, herby aroma.
WAVENEY Earsham, Norfolk East Coast Mild 3.8% 1 x 9 Traditional mild with distinctive malt aroma, a sweet plummy malt beginning quickly fades as a dry roasted bitterness starts.
WEIRD BEARD Hanwell, Greater London LOCALE BREWERY
Mud Puddler Black IPA 4.3% 1 x 9 A big hoppy black unfined fresh IPA.
Black Perle 3.8% 1 x 9 This Milk Stout is full of flavour and aged on a chest of Zamorana coffee beans. Unfined but not Vegan.
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Red Rocket Rye 4.6% 1 x 9 Deep flavours with a hint of smoke and a light spiciness from the rye. 32nd Pig’s Ear Beer & Cider Festival 33
The Beer List - continued Decadance Stout 5.5%
1x9
Rich with chocolate and coffee roast flavours with just a touch of creaminess. Unfined but not Vegan.
Double Perle 8.6% 1 x 9 A double milk stout that's full of flavour. Just go and buy it, and see for yourself. Unfined but not Vegan.
Little Things That Kill 3.9% 1 x 9 A highly rated violenty hoppy beer for such a low ABV. Unfined but not Vegan.
Mariana Trench 5.6% 1 x 9 Pacific Northwest and Southwest hops meets to make up a riot of mango and passion fruit. Unfined.
Something Something Dark Side 9.2% 1 x 9 A big mashup between a Double IPA and a stout that works a treat. Unfined.
WEIRD BEARD/BRODIES Hanwell, London LOCALE BREWERY
Weird Brodmance 10.0% 1 x 9 Wow this is phenomenal an imperial maple stout that's big, bold and delicious. Unfined but not Vegan.
WIBBLERS Mayland, Essex Wobbly Mouse 12.0%
1x9
A Belgian Style beer made with NZ Wakuta hops and added cherry juice to make a unique and interesting drink.
WILD CARD Walthamstow, Greater London EAST LONDON BREWER
Ace of Spades 4.7% 1 x 9 A classic London Porter with flavours of rich chocolate, smooth caramel and a roasted coffee edge. Full - bodied and deliciously dark.
King of Hearts 4.5% 1 x 9 A light and refreshing blonde beer. Brewed with lager malts and dry hopped with Citra hops to create a beer that is fragrant, clean and refreshing.
Welcome to The Three Tuns, a traditional pub in the City of London EC3.
Cask Ale House Our house ale is “Tuns Moore Beer” 4.1%, brewed by Caledonian Brewery with five malts and full-flower hops. Five hand pulls serving around ten different cask ales every week, including local beers from a number of London’s independent micro-breweries. We are keen supporters of the CAMRA “LocAle” scheme, which supports local breweries and is helping to bring the brewing industry back to the heart of London. Discount for CAMRA card members.
Historic Pub
Food
There has been a pub on this site since the 1700s. The old Roman London Wall runs through the beer cellar and has been preserved behind a large perspex panel. It’s rumoured that Jack the Ripper may have hidden in the pub’s cellar on several occasions by using the cellar chute at the rear of the building in Vine Street. We have a small downstairs bar with a smoking terrace to the rear, an upstairs dining room and a ‘secret’ roof terrace in the summer months.
Opening hours
36 Jewry Street, London EC3N 2ET | 020 7265 5191 |www.threetunsec3.co.uk 34 32nd Pig’s Ear Beer & Cider Festival
Lunch is served Mon to Fri 12 noon – 3pm. We also cater for private parties & functions. Please email for details.
Open Monday to Friday from 11.30am. Closed weekends.
@ThreeTunsEC3
TheTHREETUNSEC3
The Beer List - continued Colour key for beer styles : Stout/ Porter
Bitter
Strong /Barley Wines / Old Ale
Speciality / Lager / Wheat
WINDSOR & ETON Windsor, Berkshire LOCALE BREWERY
Golden / Pale
?
Unknown
IPA
Mild
Vegan
Unfined
Um Drunko 5.4% 1 x 9 Citrus fruity pale ale brewed with American hops.
Magna Carta Barley Wine 7.2% 1 x 9 Dark complex beer that is brewed with medieval ingredients including Liquorice and hand picked wild herbs, including Yarrow. Dried fruits with Liquorice notes and deep herbal spice matured in cask.
Scumbag Maggot 8.5%
1x9
A beautiful deep dark imperial stout with flavours of Christmas puddings, treacle, molasses with a hint of juniper berries and aged in oak whiskey casks! Deeeep!
WRIGGLE VALLEY Sherbourne, Dorset Night Owl 4.6% 1 x 9 A rich velvety porter with massive flavours of molasses, liquorice and with a fruity nose.
Ryme Rambler 4.0% 1 x 9 Delicious full flavored Tawny coloured English session beer with a bitter finish, made with English Hops.
Uprising Treason West Coast IPA 6.0% 1 x 9 Usually only available in keg this special edition has been put into cask and repitched and primed. Huge punch bowl fruit flavours evident on aroma and flavour, leaving a soft sweetness balanced with bitterness.
WISHBONE Keighley, W Yorks Abyss Stout 4.3% 1 x 9 A Rich Dark Stout where the malt does the talking.
Bandit APA 3.8% 1 x 9 Flavoursome and smooth, this is our American Pale Ale made light but malty with Cascade & Chinook hops.
EPPING ONGAR RAILWAY
ALL ABOARD THE BEER LINE
Blonde 3.6% 1 x 9 An easy drinking blonde beer made with Lager, Vienna & Carapils malts and hopped with German Mittlefruh & Polish Junga.
Gumption Bitter 4.5%
1x9
Our Best Bitter with all British hops, Admiral, Challenger, First Gold & Bramling Cross.
WOODBINE INN BREWERY Waltham Abbey, Essex LOCALE BREWERY
Corker 4.0%
BEER • STEAM TRAINS• MUSIC • GOOD CHEER 1x9
Session pale ale hopped with Amarillo. Brewed in memory of Brian Corker a charity fundraiser for St Clare`s Hospice.
Porter 4.7% 1 x 9 Traditional style porter with roasted and chocolate undertones.
REAL ALE FESTIVAL 2016 Fri 29th JULY to Sun 31st JULY www.eorailway.co.uk
01277 365 200 Twitter: @eorailway Facebook: Epping Ongar Railway
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Avalon Wholesale & Brewing Beer fest supplies from Wales and the West Tel : 01458 210050 Mob : 07809 056855 Email : avalonwholesale@gmail.com ‘Proud to supply The Pig’s Ear Beer Festival’
A 16th century coaching inn with two bars and a warm welcome. One of the oldest landmarks in Plaistow. CAMRA Good Beer Guide entry since 2004 Fresh homemade food served Monday - Friday 12 to 2:30pm & 5pm to 7:30pm (except public holidays)
Open 11am to 11pm Monday to Saturday, 12 to 10:30pm Sunday
59 - 61 High Street, Plaistow E13 0AD
www.blacklionplaistow.co.uk
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FOREIGN BOTTLED BEERS The foreign beer bar will feature bottle beers from some of the smaller breweries of Europe, America and Japan. Please bring a pint glass to our bar as we need the extra room to serve the beer properly. Adam Miller Foreign Beer Bar Manager.
Steelhead Extra Stout 6.5% 355ml
Kriek Mariage Parfait 8% 375ml
America
Stout with chocolate flavour
Barley Forge The Orange Curtain 6.2% 355ml
Steelhead Extra Porter 6.5% 355ml
Cantilon Geuze 5% 375ml
Crisp and dry IPA
Barrelhouse Brewing Co. Stout 6.5% 650ml Stout with chocolate malt
IPA 7% 650ml IPA with cirus and pine taste
Black Market Black Currant Sour 3.8% 355ml Can. Sour wild ale with a slight fruit taste
Aftermath Pale Ale 5.8% 355ml
Strong cherry lambic
Gueuze blended with old and new lambic
Porter
Kriek 5% 375ml
Marin Brewing Co. Marin Mt. Tam pale ale 5.5% 355ml
Very tart lambic with cherries
Can. Golden American Pale Ale with a citrus flavour
Deep brown Belgian Ale. Spicy dark fruits.
Oceanside Ale Works Daliesque American wild beer 6.2% 750ml
Dupont Saison Dupont 6.5% 330ml
A barrel aged lambic style sour blond beer
Dude DIPA 9.4% 650ml Highly hopped double IPA
Imperial Stout. Roasted malt and chocolate.
Iron Fist Velvet Glove 9% 375ml Imperial Stout. Roasted malts, coffee and chocolate.
Left Coast Brewery Voo Doo American Stout 8.5% 355ml Imperial Stout with coffee and intense chocolate taste
Mad River
Classic light amber saison dry beer
Girardin Framboise 5% 375ml Refreshing lambic with raspberries
Gueze Fond 5% 375ml
Can. American Pale Ale with a great hop aroma but little bitterness
Evil Twin Xmas in a NYC Hotel Room 10.5% 355ml
De La Senne Xmas 6.5% 330ml
Lambic gueuze
Kriek 5% 375ml
Belgium
Lambic with cherries
3 Fonteinen Oude Gueuze 6% 375ml Blend of 1, 2, and 3 year-old lambic, unfiltered and unpasteurized
Abbaye des Rocs Noel 9% 330ml Belgian Strong Ale. Slightly sweet dark brown with hints of fruit and spices
Triple Imperial 10% 330ml Dark triple. Complex flavour of caramel and dark fruits
Boon Gueuze Mariage Parfait 8%
Mort Subite Oude Gueuze 7% 375ml Traditional unfiltered, unsweetened gueuze
Rochefort 10 11.3% 330ml Dark trappist classic beer
Rodenburg Bronckhorster Hoptimist 9.5% 330ml Imperial IPA with bold citrus hop taste
375ml
Bronckhorster Midnightporter 11% 330ml
Strong sour lambic gueuze
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Foreign Bottled Beers - continued Bronckhorster Saison Nouvelle 7.5% 330ml Lively dark gold saison slightly sweet and spicy.
SNAB Pale Ale 6.3% 330ml (De Proef) American Pale Ale
St Bernardus Christmas Beer 10%
330ml
Dark complex Christmas ale with a fruity nose
Struise Cuvée Delphine 11% 330ml Imperial Stout. Coffee and chocolate matured in bourbon casks
Jever Pils 4.9% 500ml
Denmark Amager Sundby Stout 6.2% 500ml Black stout with roasted malts and a hint of cocoa and coffee
Rocket Brewing Club Tropicana 5% 330ml American Pale Ale with a taste of tropical fruits
Club Zaccharine 8% 330ml Sweet and fruity Barley Wine
Refreshing crisp dry pils
Maisels & Friends Jeffs Bavarian Ale 7.1% 750ml Bavarian style light wheat bock
Paulaner Original Muncher Hell 4.9%
500ml
Clear golden premium lager
Wheat 4.9%
500ml
Wheat beer
Ritter St Georgen Ritter 1645 Ur-Märzen 5.5% 500ml
Pannepot 10% 330ml Dark brown Belgian Strong Ale
Tsjeeses 10% 330ml
Germany
Amber 'March' beer
Reddish brown malty, dark fruits and spices
Andechs Andechser Hell 4.8% 500ml
St Georgen Schwarzer Ritter 5.1% 500ml
Tilquin Oude Gueuze À L’Ancienne 6.4% 375ml
Clear gold Blond lager
Classic sour Lambic gueuze
Andechser Spezial Hell 5.9% 500ml
Vliegende Paard Préaris Quadrupel 10% 330ml
Andechser Weissbier 5.5%500ml
(De Proef) Belgian Quadrupel tasting of dried fruits, chocolate and roasted bitterness
Westvleteren 8 8% 330ml Dark trappist beer
12 10.2% 330ml Rare intense dark trappist classic
Witte Klavervier Klavervier Averkamp Xtra Aged 10% 330ml Dark amber Barley Wine
Strong Blond lager Refreshing light wheat beer
Andechser Dunkel Weissbier 5.5% 500ml Dark wheat beer made with Bavarian wheat and dark barley malts
Augustiner Edelstoff 5.6% 500ml Refreshing sparkling blond beer from Munich.
Bayerischer Bahnhof Original Leipziger Gose 4.6% 330ml Gose. Slightly sour wheat beer.
Frankenheim Alt 4.8% 500ml
Czech Herold Cerný Ležák Bohemian Black Lager 5.2% 500ml Black lager tasting of burnt malts
Dark brown malted beer from Düsseldorf
Hazy dark wheat beer
St Georgen Weißüer Franke 5.1% 500ml Light wheat beer
Rittmayer Hallendorfer Rauchbier 5%
500ml
Brown lightly smoked beer
Hallerndorfer Hefeweissbier 5% 500ml Amber wheat beer
Schlenkerla Rauchbier Märzen 5.2% 500ml Highly smoked dark beer from Bamberg
Schlösser Alt 4.8% 500ml Reddish brown beer with bitter finish
Früh Kölsch 4.8% 500ml
Weltenburger Kloster Asam Bock 6.9% 500ml
Refreshing blond beer from Cologne.
Dark strong double bock
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Foreign Bottled Beers - continued Butcher’s Tears La Condition Humaine III Williamette 6% 330ml
Italy Birrificio Rurale Castigamat 7.5% 330ml Black IPA. Pours dark brown with malt, chocolate and some hops.
Oasi 5% 330ml Chestnut Honey Beer
Seta Special 5%
(Gulden Spoor) Dry hopped IPA
The Last Possession 5% 330ml Amber Ale
De Molen Bommen & Granater 15.2% 330ml
Wheat beer with a lemon taste
Terzo Miglio 5.8% 330ml American Pale Ale. Hazy dark gold with a light bitter finish
Opperbacco Birra del Borgo 6 Son IPA 7.1% 330ml Saison IPA hybrid
Deep Underground 7.1% 330ml Dark brown Porter
Retorto Krakatoa 6.5% 330ml Hazy amber IPA
Fresh Hop 7.2%
A pale refreshing saison
Nøgne ø / Naparbier (Spain) Session IPA 4.7% 500ml Collaboration. Hazy orange with citrus and light bitterness
Bombs and Grenades Barley Wine 330ml
Sorachi Sess 4.5% 500ml
330ml
Slovenia Pivovarna Pelicon Yes Boss! 4.8% 500ml
Light amber IPA
American Pale Ale.
Kaapse Jaapie 10.1% 330ml Hazy amber American strong ale
Karel 4.9% 330ml (De Molen) American Pale Ale
Sweden
Naeckte Leprechaun 8% 330ml
Hantverksbyrggeriet Kosacken 7.5% 330ml Imperial Stout
Imperial Stout
Foreign Draught beers
Van Moll Doerak 6.5% 330ml Golden amber IPA
Ons Blackie 9% 330ml
Daughter of Autumn 7.5% 330ml
Imperial Stout
Dark amber Scotch Ale with malt and caramel flavour
Belgian style ale
Toewijding 6.5%
Not all the foreign draught beers will be on at any one time. Look out for some more surprises!
330ml
Italy Japan Coedo Shikkoku 5.2% 330ml Dark Lager with a light roast flavour
Aurelio Ius Primae Noctis 5.2%
New Zealand MOA Cherry Sour 7.2% 750ml
Single hop Cascade American Pale Ale
Sour red ale barrel aged with cherries
Sour Blanc 6.4%
375ml
Sour wild ale aged in oak barrels
Session pale ale with English hops.
Norway
IPA Fruity with a touch of bitterness.
Haand Bryggeriet Haandbakk 8% 500ml
Pale ale Citra 4.6% 330ml
Sour red ale aged in oak barrels
Cloudy golden American Pale Ale
Single hop Sorachi Ace American Pale Ale
Etnia UK 3.9%
Netherlands Browerij de Kees! Farmhouse IPA 6% 330ml
Lop Hop 5.7%
USA 4.4% Session pale ale with American hops.
NZ 5.0% Session pale ale with New Zealand hops. 32nd Pig’s Ear Beer & Cider Festival 39
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Foreign DRAUGHT Beers - continued USA India Pale Ale 6.5% IPA with American hops.
Hilltop 2 Wothop 5.0% Pale ale brewed with Chinook & Centennial hops
M-C 77 Giga ?.?% Dry hopped Gose
San Lorenzo 5.2% Hopped wit bier.
Troll Panada Perla 4.5% Belgian wit bier brewed with rice & jasmine.
Dorina 5.2% Dry hopped golden ale.
Shangrila 8.5% Belgian strong ale with Himalayan spices.
Netherlands De Molen 25 Grams 9.5% Key Keg Double IPA with 25 grams of hop per litre.
Hel & Verdoemenis Bruichladdich B A 11% Key Keg
Take Away Bottled Beer Bar Oink! Oink! Take home a bottled beer from Pig’s Ear - have a CHRISTMAS treat. Welcome to the Bottled Beer Bar. This year we’re proud to offer an attractive range of British beers. We have a selection of Barley Wines, Christmas Ales, Imperial Stouts, and even foreign style beers amongst others. Most of our beers contain barley gluten, some contain wheat, and many include other allergens. Please note that this list is liable to change and all beers may not be available at every session. As our christmas gift to you – all bottles can be bought at festival prices to take away. Buy six and there’s a discount. Keen Massey
ASCOT Camberley, Surrey Santa’s Reserve 5.2% 500ml BAD SEED Malton, North Yorkshire IPA 7.0% 330ml BEAVERTOWN Tottenham Hale, Greater London Heavy Water 9.0% 330ml BLACKBAR Harston, Cambridgeshire Elusive Digit 2014 9.5% 330ml Long Hair 6.2% 330ml
Barrel aged Imperial Stout.
USA Rogue Rogue Farms 7 Hop IPA 7.7% Key Keg Highly rated beer with 7 Oregon hops.
wine Limited supplies of Intrepid Fox “Wine to Go” will be available at the Foreign Beer Bar : Sauvignon Blanc, Shiraz, & Rose.
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BREW BY NUMBERS Bermondsey, Greater London Imperial Stout 8.6% 330ml BUXTON Buxton, Derbyshire / OMNIPOLLO Sweden Yellow Belly 11.0% 330ml COASTAL Redruth, Cornwall West Coast IPA 7.5% 500ml Erosion 8.0% 500ml DARK STAR Partridge Green, West Sussex Imperial Stout 2012 Vintage 10.5% 330ml Imperial Stout 2013 Vintage 10.5% 330ml Imperial Stout 2014 Vintage 10.5% 330ml DOMINION Moreton, Essex Red Christmas 4.8% 500ml
Take Away Bottled Beer Bar Yukon Gold 9.7% 750ml DOWNTON Downton, Wiltshire Roman Imperial Stout 9.0% 500ml EAST LONDON Leyton, Greater London Walthamstow Beer 3.8% 500ml FIVE POINTS Hackney, Greater London London Smoke 7.8% 330ml Old Greg’s Barley Wine 8.5% 330ml FOURPURE Bermondsey, Greater London Outpost Tripel 8.4% 750ml
Unhinged Amber 7.4% 330ml Down The Rabbit Hole 8.1% 330ml Afternoon Tea 9.0% 330ml OLD CHIMNEYS Market Weston, Suffolk Good King Henry 9.6% 330ml OLD DAIRY Tenterden, Kent Snow Top 6.0% 500ml PARTIZAN Bermondsey, Greater London 100 Stout Porter 11.2% 330ml Huff 200 14.0% 330ml
FULLERS Chiswick, Greater London Past Masters 1914 Strong X 7.3% 500ml Past Masters 1966 Strong Ale 7.3% 500ml Vintage Ale 2011 8.5% 500ml
PITFIELD Moreton, Essex Stock Ale Vintage 2013 10.0% 375ml
FOXFIELD, Foxfield, Cumbria Triple Time 10.6% 330ml
REDCHURCH Bethnal Green Sauvage Blanc 9.0% 750ml
FOURPOUR, Bermondsey, Greater London Outpost - Vanilla Oak Porter 7.1% 750ml
ST AUSTELL, St Austell, Cornwall Tamar Creek 7.3% 750ml
HUSK Silvertown, Greater London Pale Ale 5.1% 330ml Saison 6.1% 330ml
SHARPS Rock. Cornwall Spiced Red 9.0% 330ml
KERNEL Bermondsey, Greater London Biere de Saison B A 5.3% 330ml Imperial Brown Stout B A Tormore Port Dundas 10.5% 330ml London Sour B A 4.1% 330ml London Sour Raspberry 2.9% 330ml LEFT BANK Walthamstow, Greater London Smoked Saison 8.0% 330ml Sorachi Saison 6.4% 330ml HARDKNOTT Millom, Cumbria Figgy Pudding 7.0% 330ml HUMPTY DUMPTY Reedham, Norfolk 15 9.0% 330ml HOPBACK Downton, Wiltshire Pickled Santa 6.0% 500ml MAD HATTER Liverpool, Merseyside Hare of Darkness 7.4% 330ml
POPPYLAND Cromer, Norfolk Saison Alexanders 8.5% 375ml
SIREN Finchampsted, Berkshire / EVIL TWIN USA Even More Jeses VIII 11.4% 330ml SIREN Finchampsted, Berkshire / MAGIC ROCK Huddersfield, West Yorkshire MRS Brown 9.5% 330ml SAMUEL SMITH Tadcaster, North Yorkshire Yorkshire Stingo 8.0% 550ml SOUTHWARK Bermondsey, Greater London Peters Imperial Stout 8.9% 330ml WEIRD BEARD Hanwell, Greater London / BRODIES Leyton, Greater London Black Christmas 4.5% 500ml Weird Brodmance 10.2% 660ml We are also planning to have additional Christmas beers available. Details were not available at the time of printing - you can see the full Bottled Beers List at the Festival. 32nd Pig’s Ear Beer & Cider Festival 41
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HANDMADE SOAP
Cider & perry Welcome to the Cider and Perry Bar. Here you will find a range of real ciders and perries representing the different styles and flavours currently available. This is probably the biggest range to be found in East London this year. Real cider is made using apples. They are crushed and then the juice is pressed out. It is then common to use the natural wild yeast that is on the skins and in the flesh to allow the cider to ferment. When the cider has finished fermenting, it will be dry as no sugar is left in the juice. To produce a medium or sweet cider, a sweetener is then added. And that is what real cider is - as simple as that. The fizzy keg ciders found in most pubs is a completely different type of drink. Very often apple concentrate is used, which then has to be diluted with water. It is often then fermented way above its natural strength by adding something like corn syrup at the fermenting stage. When fermentation is finished, it is then pasteurised, filtered, sweetened, watered down and gas is added. Even colour may be added. In my opinion, it is so different from real cider that it should probably have a different name.
parts of the county, e.g. East Anglia, cider has always been made, but traditionally these areas did not grow cider apples, so a mixture of eating and cooking apples are usually used. Perry, made from pears mainly in the West Country and Wales, is made from specific perry pears grown just for this purpose, although some producers in other areas are now making it using eating pears. It is made exactly the same way as cider. Please remember that perry is the accurate word for this drink, NOT "pear cider". If you have not tried real cider or perry before, please give it a go, you will be pleasantly surprised. And you are, of course, welcome to come over and say hello, and buy me a drink. Cheers Mick Lewis Cider Bar Manager
In the West Country, specific cider apples are used, they are grown just for making cider. In other
CIDERS:
HANDMADE (Slaughterford, Wiltshire)
BARTESTREE (Bartestree, Herefordshire)
Small producer making natural cider.
Produced by a former editor of CAMRA's Good Cider Guide. It is hoped to have a single variety cider made from an apple called Katy.
HAYGROVE (Putley, Herefordshire)
BLACKMOOR VALE
HONEYPOT FARM (South Petherton, Somerset)
(Temple Coombe, Somerset)
Small producer.
Small, local producer.
COPSE HOUSE (Sandley, Dorset) Producer who I know nothing about.
FELSTAR
Took over Once Upon A Tree cider, it is hoped to have a cider called Crooked Branch.
(Felsted, Essex)
Cider produced by Felstar Brewery.
HURST VIEW
(Wheaton Aston, Staffordshire)
Producing for about four years in an area not usually known for cider. This cider is normally only available in pubs in its pasteurised form. We will have a cider called Jibber Jabber.
GREEN VALLEY (Clyst St George, Devon) Started in 1989 by ex Whiteway employees. 32nd Pig’s Ear Beer & Cider Festival 45
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Cider and Perry List - continued JOHNSON (Isle of Sheppey, Kent)
DOUBLE VISION
Producing since 1995, using cider apples in an area whose cider is usually made from eaters and cookers.
Making cider and perry for about 20 years. The perry is made using non-perry pears.
KENT CIDER COMPANY
GWYNT Y DDRAIG
(Canterbury, Kent)
Producing for about eight years, it is hoped to have a cider called Henderson's Toffee Apple.
Started in 2001, their cider and perry is normally only available in a pasteurised form. It is hoped to have a "pyder", made from both apples and pears.
KING BRAIN (nr Sparkford, Somerset)
HURST VIEW (Wheaton Aston, Staffordshire)
Producer on a farm where cider has been made for at least five generations.
Producing since 2011, the perry is normally only available in a pasteurised form.
LONDON GLIDER (Moreton, Essex)
LONDON GLIDER (Moreton, Essex)
Producers using local spare fruit from neighbours, they have recently moved production to larger premises in Essex, but the cider here was made in London.
Perry made from neighbours' local fruit.
MOON
Sticklynch, Somerset)
Small producer, making cider for a couple of years.
(Boughton Monchelsea, Kent)
(Llantwit Fadre, Glamorgan)
OLIVER (Ocle Pychard, Herefordshire) Producer who has won many CAMRA awards.
ROSS-ON-WYE
(Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire)
PICKLED PIG (Streatham, Cambridgeshire)
Contract fruit grower who has also made cider and perry for over 30 years.
Started 11 years ago, they have won a CAMRA award every year since.
TROGGI (Earlswood, Gwent)
RAGLAN (Llanarth, Monmouthshire) Established in 2006, it is hoped to have a whisky cask cider available.
TORKARD (nr Nottingham, Notinghamshire) Nottingham's only real cider maker, who started in 2003. It is hoped to have a cider called Cross Border Conflict.
VACHERY FARM (Cranleigh, Surrey) Commercial production started in 2014, using locally grown cider apples.
VENTON (Clyst st Lawrence, Devon) Local cider made by pressing the apples through layers of straw.
WILLIAMS BROTHERS (Bedwas, Caerphilly)
Small, local producer.
WILLIAMS & HUGHES
(Cradley, Hereford-
shire)
Formerly the maker at Carey Organics. It is hoped to have a single variety cider.
PERRIES: DAY'S COTTAGE
(Brookthorpe, Glocestershire)
Family have lived on the farm for over 200 years. It is hoped to have a single variety made from Blakeney Red perry pears.
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Producer who started in 1986.