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WELCOME Greetings from the festival organiser

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Cambridge Beer Festival is run by unpaid volunteers. Interested in giving us a hand? Contact volunteering@cambridgebeerfestival.com

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PUB PROTECTION UPDATE National and local progress

FESTIVAL CHARITY Introducing Stars

MAPS Find the beer

AWARDS Toast the winners

FOREIGN BEER Tips and translations

CHEESE AND BEER Tastebud teamwork

LOCALE Drink local

Festival organiser: Anthony Cox organiser@cambridgebeerfestival.com Programme team: David Sait (editor@cambridgebeerfestival.com), -HQQLIHU )RJJ DQG 'DOHȇ7RPOLQVRQ Production and advertising by Shilling Lane Media Tel: 07736 635916 Email: chris@shillingmedia.co.uk Published by the Cambridge & District branch of the Campaign for Real Ale. The views expressed are not necessarily those of CAMRA Ltd or its branches. © CAMRA Ltd. Branch chair: Will Smith chairman@cambridge-camra.org.uk www.cambridge-camra.org.uk

BEER LIST Tasting notes

CIDER Pick, press, ferment, enjoy!

MEAD Hooray for bees

WINE Grapes not hops

VOLUNTEER PROFILES Meet Mark and Angela 45th CAMBRIDGE BEER FESTIVAL

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BUYING YOUR BEER >OL[OLY `V\YL H ZLHZVULK ]PZP[VY VY [OPZ PZ `V\Y ÄYZ[ time at a beer festival, here are a few tips to help both you and our volunteers have an enjoyable time. GLASSES Q You’ll need a glass, so if you haven’t brought your own you can purchase one from the glasses stall. Q If you don’t want to keep your glass at the end of the session, you can return it to the stall for a refund. Q Glasses are oversized and lined at the third, half and pint measures. This is to ensure you receive a full measure – something CAMRA campaigns for. Q If you take your glass home, handwash it rather than using a dishwasher, to keep it looking great. BARS Q Beers are arranged on the bars in alphabetical order by brewery (with a few exceptions). Q Volunteers will only serve beers from the bar at which they are working, so please check carefully before ordering. Q The beers listed in this programme are those we’ve ordered from the brewers, but we can’t guarantee they’ll all be available all the time. Q Some beers may be available that aren’t listed. Please refer to the signs on the cask ends to see exactly what’s on, and the prices.

Q Cider, perry, mead, wine and foreign beer all have their own bars. BAR ETIQUETTE When you’re at the bar please note the following to ensure we can serve you as quickly as possible. Q Try to make your decision before ordering and have your money ready. Q Stand as close as you can to the right place at the right bar. Q When you have your drinks, move away from the bar as quickly as possible to allow others to be served. Q We’re only human, so please be patient! We try to serve everybody in turn, but ZKHQ ZH UH YHU\ EXV\ LW FDQ EH GLćFXOW WR keep track. Note that drawing attention to yourself by banging glasses or money on the bar tends to be counterproductive. UNDECIDED? The festival is organised and run entirely by volunteers – real ale enthusiasts who are doing this because it’s fun. Ask us about the beers, ciders and other drinks we have – we like talking about them and usually know quite a bit. You can even ask for a taste if you’re not sure. Finally, enjoy the festival!

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WHAT IS BEER?

WHAT IS BEER The terms beer, lager, ale and bitter are often confused. To understand what they actually mean and how varieties of beer differ from one another, our cellar team describe how beer is produced and the ingredients used.

WATER, GRAIN, YEAST AND HOPS Water is the main component of beer. It naturally contains dissolved VDOWV WKDW FDQ DĆHFW D EHHU V pDYRXU soft London water makes good stouts and the sulphur-rich waters of Burton upon Trent are ideal for bitters. The usual grain for brewing is malted barley. Malting involves allowing the grain to just begin germinating, starting the process of converting the starch into sugar. Heat halts germination, so by changing the temperature and duration of the heat, a maltster can produce light malts, mediumGDUN PDOWV ZLWK FDUDPHO pDYRXU RU GDUN roasted malts. Other grains can be used, such as wheat, oats, rye or rice. Varying the grains and malts used will alter the FRORXU DQG pDYRXU RI WKH oQLVKHG EHHU Yeast is a single-celled organism that converts sugar to ethanol and carbon dioxide gas. In real ale, this fermentation is the only source of gas in the beer. The strain of yeast XVHG FDQ DOVR LQpXHQFH WKH EHHU V pDYRXU SURoOH DQG PDQ\ EUHZHULHV ZLOO JXDUG their particular strain of yeast carefully. +RSV DUH WKH pRZHUV RI D FOLPELQJ SODQW and feature in almost all beers made today. They provide both bitterness and pDYRXU 7KHUH DUH GR]HQV RI YDULHWLHV of hops and the way they are used FRQWULEXWHV WR WKH EHHU V pDYRXU 8

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WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ALE, BEER AND LAGER? These days, beer is any ale or lager. In the past, ale meant a brew without hops, and beer one with hops. Now that hops are almost universal, ale generally refers to beer produced by top fermentation. This is fermentation with a yeast WKDW pRDWV RQ WRS RI WKH OLTXLG DW WHPSHUDWXUHV up to 22°C – this creates a rich variety of pDYRXUV $IWHU SULPDU\ IHUPHQWDWLRQ WKH DOH undergoes a slow secondary fermentation in D FDVN $V LW PDWXUHV WKH EHHU GHYHORSV LWV pDYRXU DQG D OLJKW QDWXUDO FDUERQDWLRQ Lager is produced by bottom fermentation at lower temperatures (6–14°C). It is then stored IRU VHYHUDO ZHHNV RU PRQWKV DW FORVH WR IUHH]LQJ during which time the lager matures. Most mass-produced UK lagers are matured for very short periods, but many UK producers produce good lager-style beers. Here are some lager-style beers that come closer to the original fashion. Q $QJOHV $OHV 'RFWRU V 2UGHUV Q 5RFNHW $OHV .RPHW %LHU WHAT IS REAL ALE? Real ale is a beer brewed from traditional ingredients (malted barley, hops, water and yeast), matured by secondary fermentation in the container from which it is dispensed, and served without the use of extraneous carbon dioxide gas. Real ale should be served at cellar temperature q ¢& VR WKH pDYRXU RI WKH EHHU FDQ EH EHVW

WHAT IS BEER? appreciated. You can recognise real ale in a pub as it is usually served using a handpump, although a number of pubs sell the beer straight from the cask using nothing but gravity – as at this festival. Real ale is also known as cask conditioned beer, real cask ale, real beer and naturally conditioned EHHU &$05$ FRLQHG WKH WHUP UHDO DOH DQG WKH DERYH GHoQLWLRQ LQ WKH HDUO\ V Real ale can also now be served from a KeyKeg. This is a type of keg where the gas XVHG WR GLVSHQVH WKH EHHU GRHVQ W FRPH LQWR contact with the beer. If the beer inside the keg LV XQSDVWHXULVHG DQG XQoOWHUHG WKHQ LW LV UHDO DOH WHAT IS CRAFT BEER? 7KHUH LV QR GHoQLWLRQ RI FUDIW EHHU *HQHUDOO\ it implies a beer from a smaller brewery with HPSKDVLV RQ pDYRXU UDWKHU WKDQ D EODQG PDVV market product. Craft beer originated in the US microbrewery world – our foreign beer EDU KDV VRPH oQH H[DPSOHV IURP WKDW VLGH RI WKH $WODQWLF 0DQ\ UHDO DOHV DUH FUDIW EHHU WHAT ARE BITTER, MILD, STOUT AND PORTER? $OH VW\OH EHHUV FDQ EH EURNHQ GRZQ IXUWKHU into various styles, although many beers DUH KDUG WR oW LQWR RQH RI WKHVH FDWHJRULHV :H YH FKRVHQ VRPH H[DPSOHV IRU HDFK VW\OH MILDS are not very bitter and may be GDUN RU OLJKW $OWKRXJK JHQHUDOO\ RI D ORZHU VWUHQJWK OHVV WKDQ $%9 WKH\ can also be strong. Flavour comes from the malt so there is often a little sweetness. Q (OJRRG V %ODFN 'RJ Q *UHDW +HFN 9RRGRR 0LOG BITTER is the most common beer style. Usually brown, tawny, copper or amber coloured, with medium to strong bitterness. Light to medium malt character may be SUHVHQW %LWWHUV DUH QRUPDOO\ XS WR $%9 ZKHUHDV EHVW ELWWHUV DUH DERYH $%9 Q /RUG &RQUDG V 6SHFWUXP Q 7\GG 6WHDP &RVPLF 7ULS

GOLDEN ALES are a relative newcomer, KDYLQJ oUVW DSSHDUHG LQ WKH V 7KHVH DUH pale amber, gold, yellow or straw-coloured beers with light to strong bitterness and a strong hop character that creates a refreshing taste. 7KHLU VWUHQJWK LV JHQHUDOO\ OHVV WKDQ $%9 Q &DOYHUOH\ V 5\H %ORQGH Q &DVWRU 5RPDQ *ROG INDIA PALE ALE (IPA) originally appeared LQ WKH HDUO\ WK FHQWXU\ DQG KDV HQMR\HG D resurgence in the past few years. First brewed in London and Burton upon Trent for the colonial PDUNHW ,3$V ZHUH VWURQJ LQ DOFRKRO DQG KLJK LQ KRSV ,3$V ZLWK VWUHQJWKV DURXQG $%9 DUH QRW WUXH ,3$V /RRN IRU MXLF\ PDOW FLWUXV IUXLW and a big spicy, peppery bitter hop character, ZLWK VWUHQJWKV RI $%9 WR PXFK PRUH 7KH UHFHQW DSSHDUDQFH RI EODFN ,3$V KDV FRQIXVHG PDQ\ VLQFH WKH\ DUH GHoQLWHO\ QRW SDOH Q 3DSZRUWK 5HG .LWH Q 7XUSLQ V 1HZWRQ V *ODVV PORTERS AND STOUTS are complex LQ pDYRXU DQG W\SLFDOO\ EODFN RU GDUN EURZQ The darkness comes from using dark malts. These full-bodied beers generally have a SURQRXQFHG ELWWHU oQLVK +LVWRULFDOO\ D VWRXW would have been any strong beer, but the term evolved to mean a strong porter beer. In modern usage, the two terms are almost interchangeable, although stouts tend to have a roast character and be less sweet than porters. 7KH\ DUH XVXDOO\ q $%9 LQ VWUHQJWK 0LOH 7UHH +RQH\ 3RUWHU Q 0LOWRQ 1HUR Q 0RRQVKLQH &KRFRODWH 2UDQJH 6WRXW BARLEY WINES range in colour from copper to tawny and dark brown. They may be very sweet due to residual sugars, although some barley wines are fermented ULJKW RXW WR JLYH D GU\ oQLVK 7KH\ KDYH an almost vinous appearance in the glass DQG PD\ KDYH D VWUHQJWK RI XS WR $%9 7KH IUXLW\ FKDUDFWHULVWLFV DUH EDODQFHG by a medium to assertive bitterness. Q +DUYH\ V (OL]DEHWKDQ 45th CAMBRIDGE BEER FESTIVAL

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CAMRA PROGRESS

CAMRA: SUPPORTING YOUR PUBS, SERVING YOUR BEER Alistair Cook reports on national and local progress on the real ale campaign trail.

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e all enjoy a good beer or cider at our favourite pubs and beer festivals. And in many ways, drinkers have never had it so good: beers have improved greatly in terms of availability, diversity and quality from the days of CAMRA’s founding. But we FDQ W DĆRUG WR WDNH WKLV VLWXDWLRQ IRU JUDQWHG and there is still much that can be improved.

For example, most breweries still don’t make VL]HDEOH SURoWV ,W V SUREDEO\ HYHQ PRUH extreme for our cider and perry makers who must choose between capping their production volumes or losing their tax breaks. As for the pub trade, while the horrendous UDWH RI SXE FORVXUHV ZH VXĆHUHG MXVW D IHZ years ago has begun to ease, we are still ORVLQJ IDU WRR PDQ\ ,Q WKHUH ZHUH DURXQG SXEV QDWLRQZLGH FRPSDUHG WR RYHU LQ D GURS RI LQ \HDUV $QG WKH\ FRQWLQXH WR FORVH LQ WKH VHFRQG KDOI RI SXEV ZHUH FORVLQJ DW D UDWH RI SHU ZHHN DFURVV WKH FRXQWU\ Licensees are struggling to make a living, trying to keep prices down for their customers while costs edge upwards. And pity those tied to pubcos, who not only KDYH WKHLU UHQW WR oQG EXW DUH DOVR IRUFHG WR SD\ LQpDWHG SULFHV IRU WKHLU EHHU As ever, CAMRA is addressing these issues. Our membership continues to rise and has now SDVVHG 7KLV JLYHV XV FRQVLGHUDEOH FORXW when meeting politicians. And membership fees give us the resources to campaign. NATIONAL ACTION CAMRA is currently campaigning for a long-term freeze in beer duty and for permanent rate relief for pubs in England. We want to see long-term measures to level WKH SOD\LQJ oHOG EHWZHHQ SXEV DQG WKH RĆ 45th CAMBRIDGE BEER FESTIVAL

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CAMRA PROGRESS WUDGH LQ VXSHUPDUNHWV RĆ OLFHQVHV DQG RQOLQH UHWDLOHUV ,Q IRU WKH oUVW WLPH HYHU WKH DPRXQW RI EHHU VROG LQ RĆ WUDGH H[FHHGHG that sold in pubs, clubs and restaurants.) CAMRA campaigned hard to get the government to introduce the Pubs Code in ZKLFK JLYHV D EHWWHU GHDO IRU OLFHQVHHV tied to pubcos and allows them to opt for a rent-only relationship with the pub owner. We continue to press the Pubs Code Adjudicator to give further guidance on the code, speed up the arbitrations and publish data on them. CAMRA also campaigned for pubs in England to have protection in planning law but we still need that enshrined in the upcoming 1DWLRQDO 3ODQQLQJ 3ROLF\ )UDPHZRUN Whatever the merits or otherwise of Brexit, the UK leaving the European Union does give XV WKH FKDQFH WR ORRN DW IUHVK RSWLRQV 7KH 8. FRXOG KDYH D GLĆHUHQWLDO UDWH RI GXW\ RQ draught beer. We could also have a lower rate RI 9$7 RQ IRRG DQG GULQN VROG LQ SXEV :H certainly should retain a duty system that has allowed small cider producers to multiply. LOCALS BACK THEIR LOCALS At a local level we have seen some promising VLJQV 7KH OLFHQVHHV RI WKH 3DQWRQ $UPV Cambridge and the Barley Mow, Histon, both Greene King owned pubs, now have rentRQO\ OHDVHV 7KLV KDV JLYHQ WKHP WKH IUHHGRP WR EX\ WKH EHHUV WKH\ ZDQW WR RĆHU WKHLU customers, and to pay the going rate for it. We have also seen local community JURXSV VDYLQJ WKHLU SXEV 7KH VL[ PRQWK moratorium on the sale of pubs listed as Assets of Community Value, which CAMRA’s campaigning helped to secure, allowed the people of Harlton to put together a business SODQ UDLVH oQDQFH DQG EX\ WKH +DUH Hounds when it might otherwise have been ORVW WR UHVLGHQWLDO XVH ,Q 'U\ 'UD\WRQ WKH community got together and organised popup pub events and raised pledges to save the 12

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%ODFN +RUVH ,Q WKLV FDVH KRZHYHU WKH SXE V owner has since found new tenants and the community is working with them to get the SXE DQG LWV JDUGHQ EDFN LQWR VKDSH 7KH %ODFN Horse will soon open its doors once more – hopefully they’ll toast the occasion with some Lord Conrad beer, brewed in the village. We have also seen one of our local authorities, South Cambridgeshire, take a more proactive approach to safeguarding pubs. When 7KH 7UHH 6WDSOHIRUG ZDV VROG DV D JRLQJ concern, its new owner promptly closed it and attempted to get permission to redevelop WKH VLWH 7KH FRPPXQLW\ JRW WRJHWKHU DQG convinced the district council that the pub was viable and that the community was ready and willing to buy and run it. South Cambs '& KDV EDFNHG WKH FRPPXQLW\ VWDWLQJ WKDW if the current owner isn’t prepared to sell to the community at the market rate, it will use its compulsory purchase powers to buy the pub and sell it on to the community. COMMUNITY SERVICE People matter and communities matter. CAMRA believes that pubs form part of the IDEULF RI D FRPPXQLW\ EHQHoWLQJ WKH SHUVRQDO and social wellbeing of their customers. CAMRA has been working locally and nationally to make sure that pubs can continue to perform this vital role in the communities they serve, protecting pubs as well as our QDWLRQ V EHHU DQG FLGHU ,QGLYLGXDOO\ ZH FDQ DOO help our pubs by visiting them regularly, and communities can band together when their local is threatened. Altogether, nationwide, CAMRA ZLOO FDPSDLJQ IRU oQDQFLDO EXVLQHVV DQG SODQQLQJ changes to help keep our pubs at the heart of our communities be they rural, town or urban. So raise a glass to a bright future for beer. Note: If your local is under threat, contact CAMRA for support. The Pub is the Hub can also offer help and advice, and the Plunkett Foundation can provide assistance too, including grants and loans, to communities facing the prospect of pub closures.

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work. We help children and young people understand and cope with the confusing thoughts DQG GLćFXOW IHHOLQJV WKH\ RIWHQ experience at these times. SUPPORT STARS AT THE CAMBRIDGE BEER FESTIVAL 2XU VPDOO FKDULW\ LV HQWLUHO\ UHOLDQW RQ JHQHURXV donations from individuals and businesses. If everyone who visits the Cambridge Beer Festival donates just £1 we could support an extra 80 children this year with 1:1 counselling: children in Cambridgeshire who desperately need our help to face their future with hope again. To fundraise or volunteer for Stars, become a counsellor or donate regularly visit: www. talktostars.org.uk or email Anne Streather: anne.streather@talktostars.org.uk

We also support children with a parent in WKH oQDO VWDJHV RI LOOQHVV 2XU FRXQVHOORUV work with the immediate family, to help them prepare for the events ahead. HOW STARS CAN HELP 2XU FRXQVHOORUV LQ &DPEULGJHVKLUH OLVWHQ WR and encourage young people to express their painful emotions through creative play and

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ach year CAMRA Cambridge and District Branch celebrate the best pubs in the area with their annual awards. Pubs are nominated

by branch members and voting takes place at one of the monthly open meetings. Find out more about the pubs listed here at www.whatpub.com.

LOCALE PUB (RURAL) Carpenters Arms, Great Wilbraham

LOCALE PUB (CITY) Hopbine, Cambridge

YOUNG MEMBERS PUB Mill, Cambridge

COMMUNITY PUB (RURAL) White Lion, Sawston

COMMUNITY PUB (CITY) Champion of the Thames, Cambridge

MOST IMPROVED PUB (RURAL) Hare and Hounds, Harlton

MOST IMPROVED PUB (CITY) Waterman, Cambridge

DARK ALE PUB Red Lion, Histon

CIDER PUB Plough, Shepreth

DOG FRIENDLY PUB Alexandra Arms, Cambridge

REAL ALE CHAMPIONS Bert & Clare Kenward

REAL ALE CHAMPION Lauren Hodges

PUB OF THE YEAR Maypole, Cambridge

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT Mark Donachy

CLUB OF THE YEAR Bottisham Royal British Legion

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NEWTON’S GLASS IPA 5.6% Heritage IPA with a modern twist Chevallier Victorian barley, heritage and modern UK hops

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FOREIGN BEERS

FOREIGN BEERS Bar managers Toby Darling and Danièle Gibney welcome you to the foreign bar.

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ritish ales are lovely, of course, but there is a whole world out there of wondrous beer variety that is well worth dipping into. Given we have only a small stretch of bar to showcase ‘the rest of the world’, we have to make sure we bring you the best. As always, we’ll have an eclectic mix of new and traditional, ranging from the benign to the bonkers. Please come and say hello.

from them including an accessible 3.5% VHVVLRQ ,3$ DQG D PDVVLYH FRĆHH YDQLOOD imperial stout. Other Nordic specialties include Cody the Crooked Cop, a barrelaged old ale from Danish micro Amager.

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FOREIGN BEERS We love a refreshing saison on a warm day, and are hoping that the pepper saison from French brewers Thiriez will add a welcome spicy note. Alvinne do fantastic sour ales, so we’re looking forward to trying CuvÊe Freddy, a strong sour brown aged in wine barrels. A range of geuzes, krieks and framboises will also be available, as usual. If you time it right, you might even get something tart on tap! Draught beers will rotate throughout the week and there’ll be something good on whenever you show up. We’re particularly looking forward to the Emelisse Black IPA, Kees Caramel Fudge Stout and Frontaal Juice Punch v5 – all superb Dutch beers. And as always, there will be an excellent range of German lagers and wheat beers, Belgian abbeys and trappists, and fruit beers. Oh, and probably more IPAs than you can shake a stick at. On a slightly sadder note, this will be our oQDO \HDU DV PDQDJHUV RI WKH IRUHLJQ EDU We’ve had an absolute blast bringing you some of our favourite beers, and discovering some new favourites along the way. We’ve made a lot of friends both behind and in front of the bar, and hope we’ll be able to shake hands with all our regular

visitors at some point in the week – do try to catch our eye when you stop by. Don’t forget, you can get many of our beers from the Bacchanalia shops in Cambridge, or from Beers of Europe in Setchey, Norfolk. Prost! Proost! SantĂŠ! FOREIGN BAR GLOSSARY 7R KHOS oQG \RXU ZD\ DURXQG RXU menus, here’s a handy list of foreign beer terms, and what they might tell you about the nature of the beer. ABDIJBIER – A Belgian appellation meaning ‘abbey beer’ – beer brewed in the monastic tradition on behalf of a particular abbey. ALT – German for ‘old’. Altbier is a style of ale that originated in the Dusseldorf area. These beers are generally a dark copper FRORXU DQG KDYH D UHIUHVKLQJ pDYRXU ZLWK D PLOG IUXLWLQHVV DQG D GU\ oQLVK 7KH WHUP indicates that this style of beer was around before the lagering process was invented. DUBBEL – A style of Belgian abbey beer. Mid-strength (5.5–8%), rich and dark with a noticeable sweetness. DUNKEL – German for ‘dark’. A lager or pilsner described as dunkel is dark brown,

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Bacchanalia ‘live life, love beer’

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Bacchanalia is the best beer shop in Cambridge specialising in the best of British, European and U.S craft beers. We have a huge range, over 300 beers in stock, with 1000s available to order. We also sell draught British beer (concentrating on local breweries) to take away, either for a quality sup at home, or in larger quantities for parties. We have a specialist craft beer wholesale arm & are proud to be the UK representatives for Brouwerij De Molen, Brouwerij Kees & Brouwerij Het Uiltje. 90 Mill Road, Cambridge CB1 2BD tel/fax 01223 315034 ed@winegod.co.uk 79 Victoria Road, Cambridge CB4 3BS te/fax 01223 576292 paul@winegod.co.uk (smaller but perfectly formed range)

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FOREIGN BEERS and generally less bitter and hoppy than the blond versions. They are still light and UHIUHVKLQJ WKRXJK DQG TXLWH GLĆHUHQW LQ character from British dark ales. A similar principle applies to dunkel weissbier. FRAMBOISE – French for ‘raspberry’, and may technically signify any beer that tastes of raspberry. At our bar, this will be a beer produced by steeping raspberries in casks of fermenting lambics (see below). These beautifully coloured beers can range from quite sweet to very tart and refreshing, and are consistently popular. GEUZE – A blend of lambic beers (see EHORZ RI GLĆHUHQW DJHV 7KH EOHQG JHQHUDOO\ JLYHV WKH EHHU D PRUH URXQGHG pDYRXU though still crisp, tart and refreshing. HEFE – German for ‘yeast’. A ‘hefeweizen’ LV DQ XQoOWHUHG ZKHDW EHHU WKDW WKHUHIRUH still contains the yeast, which gives the beer its naturally cloudy appearance. HELL – German for ‘light’, referring to the colour of the beer, which will be straw-coloured. KELLERBIER – German for ‘cellar EHHU $Q XQoOWHUHG ODJHU WKDW LV usually quite hoppy and aromatic. KÖLSCH – A variety of beer from Köln (Cologne), where this style of beer originates. %ORQG o]]\ HDV\ GULQNLQJ DQG HYHU popular. Though remarkably lagerish, it is top fermented so technically a pale ale. KRIEK – Indicates a beer produced by steeping sour cherries in casks of fermenting lambic (see below). May range from fairly mellow to quite tart, and can often have notes of almond. LAMBIC/LAMBIEK – Belgian wild beer, fermented using yeast present in the air, rather than added by the brewer. Brewers

use old hops that still have their antiseptic qualities, but have lost much of their bitterness. The beer may be left to age for up to four \HDUV WR DOORZ WKH FRPSOH[LW\ RI pDYRXUV WR develop. The result is a sour beer that you should drink more like a wine than a beer. RAUCHBIER – Smoked beer, made with barley malt that has been dried over an open oUH 6RPH RI WKHVH EHHUV KDYH D YHU\ VWURQJ pDYRXU UHPLQLVFHQW RI EDUEHFXHG EXUJHUV or sausages. These beers have a dedicated and very enthusiastic group of fans. SAISON – A style of beer that originates from the south of Belgium, and refers to a light, refreshing beer to be drunk in the summer. Saisons are pale in colour and JHQHUDOO\ TXLWH OLYHO\ 7KH pDYRXU VKRXOG always be crisp, but may range from dry and hoppy to sweet or even slightly sour. TRAPPIST – A Belgian appellation, indicating that Trappist monks brew the beer. Trappist breweries such as Rochefort and Orval provide some of Belgium’s most famous traditional beers. TRIPEL – A style of Belgian abbey beer. High in strength (8–9.5%) and blond in colour, with D GHHS pDYRXU UDQJLQJ IURP VZHHW WR GU\ DQG hoppy, often featuring spicy or fruity notes. WEISSBIER/WEIZENBIER – ‘Weizenbier’ translates from German as ‘wheat beer’. German weizenbier is made with at least 50% wheat. The term weissbier means ‘white beer’, which refers to the familiar pale yellow colour of wheat beers. However, there are also dunkelweizen, or dark wheat beers. WITBIER – Flanders’ answer to ‘weissbier’ (see above), the Walloon equivalent being ‘blanche’; both names mean ‘white’, referring to the universally pale colour of Belgian wheats. They are typically citrusy and may have hints of coriander. This is a very accessible, deliciously refreshing style of beer. 45th CAMBRIDGE BEER FESTIVAL

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Stronger bitters, bests, and old ales will complement the smoked versions of similar cheese. Try a Swannay Orkney Best, or a beer that’s smoked itself. 90*/ (5+ +(92! 769;,9: :;6<;: (5+ )(93,@ >05, A stout with a bit of sweetness just belongs with a nice salty blue. Something creamy like a Cambridge Blue, or a Dolcelatte will have the body to go with a big, hefty porter, or a sweeter stout. A really mature, crumbly stilton could overshoot here, but try something like Nene Valley’s big, rich Bible Black with the creamy blues. For more resinous beers like imperial stouts (hello, Calverley’s Imperial Porter), maybe go sharp – Lincolnshire Poacher will cut right through it 403+: Milds are dark but easy-drinking, often with a touch of nut and caramel. Alpinestyle semi-hard cheeses have softness and nuttiness to match. Both are subtle. The UK makes gruyere in Cheshire, or you really can’t beat a Cornish Yarg. I like every mild on the list this year, but try Great Heck’s Voodoo Mild. 40? (5+ 4(;*/ Obviously we can’t cover everything. What about wheat beers (I’d go brie), or cheeses with fruit in (Moor’s Hoppiness)? We have around 200 beers from the UK alone, and well over 50 cheeses. New cheeses will be available each day, and we do our best to keep as many of the beers on at once as possible, so there are plenty of chances to discover an exciting new pairing. 45th CAMBRIDGE BEER FESTIVAL

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LOCALE

WHAT IS LOCALE? Helge Nareid explains.

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AMRA LocAle is an initiative that promotes pubs stocking locally brewed real ale. The scheme builds on a growing consumer demand for quality local produce and an increasing awareness of green issues. LocAle supports local brewers and local identity and pride – letting us celebrate what PDNHV HDFK ORFDOLW\ GLĆHUHQW $V \RX WUDYHO across the country, you can appreciate beers IURP ORFDO EUHZHULHV LQ GLĆHUHQW UHJLRQV There are now more breweries than ever in modern times, so drinkers in any region have a wonderful diversity to choose from. 7KH GHoQLWLRQ RI ZKDW FRQVWLWXWHV D /RF$OH LV determined by the local CAMRA branch, and

may vary according to local conditions (what suits Cambridgeshire may not suit the Scottish Highlands). For our branch – Cambridge and district – the LocAle criteria includes any brewery within our branch area, as well as small and medium-sized breweries within 20 PLOHV DV WKH FURZ pLHV IURP WKH YHQXH At this festival, we showcase 47 beers from 13 breweries that qualify as LocAle. They are all marked by signage above the stillage. For the 359 days of the year outside this festival, please look for the LocAle symbol in the Good Beer Guide and on the WhatPub website. 45th CAMBRIDGE BEER FESTIVAL

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ost of the beer is arranged alphabetically by brewery name, starting at the left hand end of the main bar. There are some exceptions: the brewery bars from Bexar County, Grain, Green Jack, Greene King and Three Blind Mice are all to the left of the main tent. We also have a number of beers in KeyKeg – they’re on their own bar as well, also on the left.

to the type of beer or the size of the brewery. There may also be beers available that aren’t on this list. The signs behind the bar on the end of the casks show exactly what’s available at any time, along with the prices and strengths.

The tasting notes here have come from various sources – CAMRA’s Good Beer Guide, the breweries or our own painstaking research.

As well as this printed beer list, the list is also available at www.cambridgebeerfestival.com, and through smartphone apps for both iOS and Android. All the online versions will be updated throughout the festival as beers come and go. If you need a large print version, please ask at the bar.

Not every beer will be available at every session. Some beers take longer to settle – we want the beers to be in the best possible condition when we sell them. Towards the end of the week some of these will no doubt have sold out. Some beers are particularly limited in quantity, either due

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BREWERY BARS BEXAR COUNTY Peterborough, Cambs Est. 2012 A Promise is a Promise 4.1% &KHUU\ SDOH ZLWK WKUHH GLĆHUHQW FKHUU\ DGGLWLRQV )UXLW\ IURP VWDUW WR oQLVK 8QoQHG Death of Tomorrow 3.8% Dark beer brewed with kombucha. Flavoured with lime, ginger, and jaggery goor for loads of residual sugar. Collaboration with $EEH\GDOH 8QoQHG Death’s Door 6% Traditional oatmeal stout. Big mouthfeel and URDVW\ QRWHV 8QoQHG Hang On Tight 4.5% Mexican lager using corn in the brew. This beer is served from a KeyKeg. That’s Mintal 8.3% Peppermint stout porter. Heavy mint aroma EXW VXEWOH pDYRXU &ROODERUDWLRQ ZLWK 3LJ 3RUWHU 8QoQHG The Illusionist 4.5% Hazy pale with a burst of citrus and berries, oQLVKLQJ ZLWK D KLQW RI PLQW 8QoQHG

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GRAIN Alburgh, Norfolk Est. 2006 Hubbleicious

4.5%

6.5%

8QoOWHUHG SDOH DOH ZLWK WURSLFDO IUXLW KRSSLQHVV and a subtle aroma of bubblegum. This beer is served from a KeyKeg.

Lignum Vitae

Traditional strong and hoppy India pale ale, brewed with English Maris Otter pale ale malt.

Pilsener

4%

Czech style pils with Saaz hops. This beer is served from a KeyKeg.

Redwood

4.3%

Rich red bitter that balances roasted malts with sherbet grapefruit hoppiness.

S.M.A.S.H

3.8%

Single malt Golden Promise and single hop Rakau. Malty sweetness with peach and passionfruit character.

Slate

6%

Dark and rich smoked porter, brewed with a complex blend of malts.

ThreeOneSix

3.9%

Brewed with lager malt. Very light with a hoppy nose and taste.

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3.8%

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4.4%

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Pale ale with citrus and grapefruit notes from Comet hops.

5.8%

Strong, bitter and hoppy India Pale Ale. Brewed with English bittering hops and American aroma hops.

Orange Wheat Beer

4.2%

Bright golden colour, brewed with 40% wheat malt and fresh and dry orange peels for a zesty citrus pDYRXU

GREENE KING Abbot Reserve

6.5%

Full-bodied, smooth and mature beer, with fruit FDNH DQG WRĆHH pDYRXUV

Black IPA

4%

4%

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Starry Night Light amber ale with Galaxy hops.

XX Mild

4.5%

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3%

Cask mild, traditionally brewed using dark malt IRU D VZHHW DQG URDVWHG pDYRXU

Yardbird

Bright, hoppy American style IPA. Named after jazz legend Charlie Parker.

THREE BLIND MICE Little Downham, Cambs Est. 2014

6.2%

Breathe Easy

Pineapple IPA. This beer is served from a KeyKeg.

DIPA Lo Docus

8.8%

Double IPA. Collaboration with Wild Weather. This beer is served from a KeyKeg.

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Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk Est. 1799

American pale ale brewed with American and English hops to celebrate the royal wedding.

Hoppy pale ale with aromas of citrus and tropical IUXLWV DQG D GU\ ELWWHU oQLVK

Mahseer IPA

Wheat Beer

Celebration Ale

Rich and fruity export stout with plenty of hop character.

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KEYKEG BAR BEACH BREWERY Waterbeach, Cambs Est. 2016 Copacabana

5% Fantasma

Special pale ale. Powerfully hoppy golden beer with summer fruit hints.

BRASS CASTLE Malton, N Yorks Est. 2011 Hazelnut Mild XXXX

10%

Light Munich-style helles lager.

BREWBOARD Harston, Cambs Est. 2017 Fathergrime

Handroid

5.3%

6.4%

4.5%

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Helles brewed with Schill pilsner malt, Mandarina Bavaria hops and WLP833 Bock lager yeast for delicate pDYRXU SURoOH

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6.2%

3.1%

REDEMPTION Tottenham, London Est. 2010 Big Chief

5.5%

Full of New Zealand hops with aromas of honey DQG QHFWDU DQG WURSLFDO FLWUXV DQG pRUDO QRWHV

TWISTED BARREL Coventry, Warks Est. 2013 The Blue Rose

2.7%

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WILD WEATHER Silchester, Hants Est. 2012 Ask Me About Loom

4.5% Pirate Captain

Flavoured with Loral and El Dorado hops over Golden Promise, oats, wheat and Heritage Crystal malts.

5.5%

Hazy fruit beer with strawberry aroma and pDYRXU DQG D KLQW RI ZKLWH SHSSHU 8QoOWHUHG DQG unpasteurised.

Double IPA brewed with fresh seasonal hops.

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PANTHER Reepham, Norfolk Est. 2010 Berry Bite

English spin on a farmhouse saison, combining English malts and hops with Belle Saison yeast.

CLOUDWATER Manchester Est. 2015 DIPA

MARBLE Manchester Est. 1997 Peaches and Beaches

Motueka, Nelson Sauvin and Citra hops bring kiwi, papaya and tangerine notes, with Vienna malt and oats for texture.

Rich, malty and caramel take on an English IPA, FRPELQLQJ FU\VWDO GDUN DQG &DUD PDOWV ZLWK oYH KRS varieties.

CATTLE SHED Cranbrook, Kent Est. 2015 Working Class Hero

Fruited sour IPA. Collaboration with Slim Pickens &LGHU 0HDG RI 7DPSD )ORULGD

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Dank and juicy IPA with a sweetly smooth body, hopped with Magnum and Citra.

4.4% Table Beer

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Helles Lager

4.5%

Munich and Golden Promise malts, with Magnum, Saphir Whole Leaf and Hallertau hops.

5%

Sour wheat with passion fruit and satsuma pDYRXUV

6.5%

Hazy oatmeal and wheat IPA, dry-hopped with Jester. Flavours of pink grapefruit and satsuma. 45th CAMBRIDGE BEER FESTIVAL

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THE EMPRESS PUB 72 THODAY STREET, ROMSEY TOWN, CAMBRIDGE • 01223 247236

next beer festival is on. They cater for private functions like weddings, wakes, birthday and staff parties.

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The Empress is not a pub to skimp on entertainment either. Quiz night is on Tuesday evening and is all year round; it starts at 8.30 sharp and if you want a seat it pays to be early. Big money quizzes are held regularly and a host of amazing prizes can be won. Other events throughout the year are Arabian food nights, Over 30s night, Play Your Cards Right, Fancy Dress Party, Bingo, Hog Roast and live music to name but a few. Also check out when the

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The atmosphere is relaxed, warm and welcoming. The clientele here are refreshingly mixed, from Cambridge students through to older real-ale drinkers. Their relaxed attitude also means that both pets and children are welcome. It can get very busy on weekends, when last orders are called at 12.50 on Friday and

Saturday evenings. The pub is open all day on Saturday and Sunday from midday and 4pm during the rest of the week.

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Its small external area complete with handy rings for bikes, belies the large interior area, which boasts three welcoming rooms, a large beer garden complete with outside bar, sheltered smoking area and log fire, making it a fantastic pub all year round.

If you’re feeling hungry and the space can’t be filled with the usual fare of peanuts, crisps, pork scratchings or poppadums then the Empress offers a selection of 18 different wood fired pizzas made with fresh dough daily. We run a fantastic promotion every Sunday and Monday when it’s two for one on all pizzas. If you’re feeling brave there is a Man verses Pizza challenge - if you dare to take it on!

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Tucked away on Thoday Street, a quiet residential area at the Romsey Town end of Mill Road, The Empress is a popular unassuming pub where it pays to be in the know. You could live in Cambridge for a long time before discovering it exists. It might be a little hard to find but it’s well worth the search. The key thing with The Empress is ‘word of mouth’. The pub mostly advertises its events on the chalkboards outside the pub, on Facebook and nowhere else, because it doesn’t need to. It’s a lovely friendly pub with a good community feel which won the coveted CAMRA Pub of the Year Award.

This is a pub primarily for drinking, socializing and playing games. The Empress offers pool, darts, bar billiards, table football, a digital jukebox and a wide selection of board games. The pub offers one of the best varieties of real ales to be found anywhere in Cambridge, including Timothy Taylor, Doom Bar, Oakham, Bombardier, Tribute, Proper Job, Wainwright, London Pride, Citra, JHB, Adnams, Summer Lightning, and Purity Gold, to name but a few. We also have a range of ciders including Old Rosie,

Stowford Press, Rekorderlig and Bulmers. Well known to have the best selection of whiskies, with over 60 different brands available even the connoisseurs amongst us will be impressed.

THE BEER LIST ASHOVER Ashover, Derbys Est. 2007 Littlemoor Citra

MAIN BAR ABSTRACT JUNGLE Langley Mill, Derbys Est. 2015 Easy

Sturdy

4.4% Pineapple IPA 5.6%

Biscuit caramel and chocolate notes with subtle &DVFDGH &LWUD DQG &HQWHQQLDO KRS pDYRXUV

Classic style IPA using pale malt and lots of $PHULFDQ KRSV 3LQH UHVLQRXV DQG FLWUXV IUXLW pDYRXUV

ADNAMS Southwold, Suffolk Est. 1890 Bicycle Kick

Blackshore Broadside (bottle strength)

4.2%

,ULVK VW\OH VWRXW ZLWK FRĆHH DQG FKRFRODWH pDYRXUV hints of liquorice and dark fruits.

ALL DAY BREWING COMPANY Reepham, Norfolk Est. 2014 Norfolk Green Hop — Challenger & Fuggle 3.9%

Golden ale featuring Challenger and Fuggle hops. Bold DQG VSLF\ 8QoQHG

6.5%

Norfolk pale and Pilsner malt married with Mandarina %DYDULD DQG 3DFLoF 1RUWKZHVW KRSV 3DVVLRQ IUXLW DURPD DORQJVLGH D JXDYD WDVWH 8QoQHG

ANGLES ALES Orton Southgate, Cambs Est. 2017 Doctors Orders 5.9%

German-style premium lager made from Pilsner, 0DULV 2WWHU DQG pDNHG EDUOH\V DXJPHQWHG E\ &]HFK Saaz hops.

Newton’s Principia

5%

Dark ruby strong bitter with subtle caramel notes mellowed by East Kent old English hops. Imperial stout festival special.

BARSHAM Fakenham, Norfolk Est. 2017 Bitter Old Bustard

4.3%

Rich russet-coloured ale with warm nutty biscuit pDYRXUV DQG D VPRRWK PDOW ERG\

BATEMANS >HPUÃ…LL[ 3PUJZ ,Z[ Salem Porter

6.3% XXXB

Dark ruby red beer brewed with Pale Ale malt and First Gold hops. Aromas of fruitcake, almonds and conserved fruit.

Feral Nun

6.5%

Full-bodied red ale with balanced malt and fruitiness from American hops.

5.1%

.ÙOQHU ZLWK D NLFN %LVFXLW\ PDOW pDYRXUV JRRG bitterness and aromas of lemongrass and honey.

Fruit & Guava Hop Festival Passion

4.1%

Brewed with Citra hops. Clean, pale, crisp and refreshing.

8.4%

4.7%

Porter with a dry roast, nutty palate and rich malty aftertaste.

4.8%

Classic English tawny pale ale. Peppery aroma and IUXLW\ ELVFXLW\ pDYRXU

BEXAR COUNTY Peterborough, Cambs Est. 2012 Please see the listing in the Brewery Bar section on p32.

BISHOP NICK Felsted, Essex Est. 2011 Divine

Heresy

5.1%

Dark amber with a dense creamy head. Spice, nuttiness and caramel balance mellow hoppiness.

4%

Golden ale with pale ale malt. Challenger hops for VSLF\ ELWWHUQHVV DQG *ROGLQJ IRU pRUDO FLWUXV DURPD

BLACKENED SUN Milton Keynes, Bucks Est. 2017 Hédoné Saison 3.6%

British malt and hops brewed with traditional saison yeast. Light, with a spicy, fruity yeast character and notes of citrus and berries.

Nebula Stout

6.8%

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THE BEER LIST BRASS CASTLE Malton, N Yorks Est. 2011 Bad Kitty

Rhubarb & Custard Mild Chocolate-vanilla porter.

CASTOR Castor, Cambs Est. 2009 Old Scarlett

4.4% Principia Roman Gold

5.5%

4.6%

Dark bitter with a fresh fruity taste.

5%

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Porter-style beer, the grains are balanced by 0RVLDF KRSV ZLWK VPRN\ IUXLW\ WRQHV DQG D GU\ oQLVK

CAIRNGORM Aviemore, Highland Est. 1997 Nessie’s Monster Mash

Summer bitter. Well hopped with a light nutty aftertaste.

Trade Winds

4.1%

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CRAFTY BEERS Stetchworth, Cambs Est. 2012 Barley Wine

Hop Parade 4.9% Mild Mannered 9.5% Sauvignon Blonde 4.3%

3.7%

10%

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Smooth, malty sweetness with balancing bitterness. Light in colour and body.

CALVERLEY’S Cambridge, Cambs Est. 2014 A Pale Ale

Abundantly hopped, fruity pale ale with Simcoe and Ekuanot hops.

Imperial Porter Organic Cherry Sour Rye Blonde

4.3% 3.5%

Fruity pale ale made with Mosaic and Amarillo KRSV 8QoQHG

Dark mild with a balance of sweet malt and tempered bitterness.

Liquid cake batter with notes of chocolate and FRĆHH 8QoQHG

Aromatic golden ale brewed with Nelson Sauvin hops from New Zealand.

5.4%

Cherry kettle sour brewed with organic LQJUHGLHQWV 8QoQHG

3.9%

CROUCH VALE South Woodham Ferrers, Essex Est. 1987 Blackwater Mild 3.7%

Rye session blonde, dry-hopped with Citra. 8QoQHG

CAMBRIDGE BREWING COMPANY Cambridge, Cambs Est. 2013 Honey Bee-R 5%

Brewers Gold

Golden ale made with honey that is fully fermented for a drier taste. East Kent Golding hops SURYLGH pDYRXU DQG DURPD

IPA

4.3%

Nettle and pine hop aroma, with sweet bready malts, hop bitterness, fruity esters and black tea tannins LQ WKH oQLVK

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Smooth and malty dark mild. Fruity and full, with roast barley for deep-ruby colour and a clean, dry pDYRXU

4%

Pale, hoppy beer with tropical fruit aromas. Brewed with extra-pale English barley malt and Brewers Gold hops.

DIGFIELD Barnwell, Northants Est. 2006 Fool’s Nook

5% Shacklebush

Hefeweizen yeast and Tettnang hops give clove DQG EDQDQD pDYRXUV WR WKLV QDWXUDOO\ FORXG\ ZKHDW beer.

4.4%

3.8%

Golden summer bitter, well-hopped with a citrus aftertaste.

4.5%

Mid-brown beer with hoppy bitterness and a PDOW\ EDODQFHG oQLVK

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THE BEER LIST ELEPHANT SCHOOL Brentwood, Essex Est. 2006 Hefelump

Milk Stout Cat 4.5%

Apricot wheat. Smooth and creamy with hints of apricot.

SIPL

4.2%

Session India Pale Lager. Easy-drinking with a hit of American hops.

ELGOOD’S Wisbech, Cambs Est. 1795 Black Dog

3.6%

Spontaneously fermented English-style sour beer, blended with mango.

ELMTREE Snetterton, Norfolk Est. 2007 Nightlight Mild

4.5%

4.6%

4.5%

Made using ginger root extract for a refreshing pDYRXU WKDW LV QRW RYHUSRZHULQJ Traditional style porter: dark with mix of roast PDOW DQG IUXLW pDYRXUV 6RPH VZHHWQHVV EXW D GU\ oQLVK

FAT CAT Norwich, Norfolk Est. 2005 Black Elder Stout

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4.9%

Classic grains with a citrus hit from American hops.

4.6%

Floral and citrus aromas with a subtle pine and mint aftertaste from Northern Brewer hops.

FYNE ALES Cairndow, Argyll Est. 2001 Jarl

3.8% 7.1%

Deep amber with aromas of apricot and peach. Flavours of tropical and stone fruits and a long ELWWHUVZHHW oQLVK

GRAIN Alburgh, Norfolk Est. 2006 GREAT HECK Goole, N Yorks Est. 2008 Dave

3.8%

Voodoo Mild

4.3%

Dark, smooth session bitter. Brewed with English chocolate and crystal malts, balanced with whole (QJOLVK KRS pRZHUV Dark mild brewed with lots of roasted malts, balanced with English hops.

4.6%

Stout Cat with an infusion of blackcurrant and HOGHUEHUU\ pDYRXUV 40

FRAMEWORK BREWERY Leicester Est. 2016 Friday Street IPA

Please see the listing in the Brewery Bar section on p32.

Old Porter

7.4%

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Tan-hued beer combining complex bitterness with generous hop aromas.

ENVILLE Stourbridge, W Mids Est. 1993 Ginger

5%

6PRRWK ULFK PDOW ORDI DQG WRĆHH pDYRXUV Balanced bitterness and sweetness.

5.7% Superior IPA

Old style mild. Strong with balanced hops and PDOWV /LTXRULFH DURPD DQG D ODVWLQJ QXWW\ oQLVK

Snetterton Scary Tree

Old Fellow Double Stout

3.6% Winder Wheat Beer 5%

Belgian-style wheat beer blended with cherry and raspberry.

Coolship Mango

FELLOWS Cottenham, Cambs Est. 2009 iSpy

Rich, black stout. Smooth chocolate with a bitter oQLVK

Dryish dark mild. Caramel malt, roast and dark EHUU\ IUXLW pDYRXUV ZLWK D KLQW RI VZHHWQHVV

Cherry Wheat Beer

4.6%

Creamy milk stout. Not too sweet.

GREEN JACK Lowestoft, Suffolk Est. 2003 Please see the listing in the Brewery Bar section on p33.

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A dark ruby red beer rich in fruitcake flavours, it has a wonderful balance of malt and hop flavours.

BICYCLE KICK, 5.1% ABV

A Kรถlner-style beer that has a fresh and lively kick with biscuit malt flavours.

BLACKSHORE STOUT, 4.2% ABV

Dark, smooth and brimming with coffee and chocolate flavours.

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GREENE KING Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk Est. 1887

5%

Pale and amber malts balance resinous bitterness DQG KHUEDO pDYRXU RI 3DFLoF *HP DQG &DVFDGH KRSV

Please see the listing in the Brewery Bar section on p33.

HARDKNOTT Millom, Cumbria Est. 2005 Neutron Olicana

Ragnarøkkr

Amber beer, single hopped with Olicana.

7.3% Charter Thinker 4%

'RXEOH ,3$ ZLWK SLQHDSSOH DURPD DQG pDYRXUV RI guava and mango.

HARVEYS Lewes, E Sussex Est. 1790 Elizabethan

Prince of Denmark Sussex Best Bitter

LACONS Great Yarmouth, Norfolk Est. 2013 $Ä‚QLW\ Passion fruit and lychee tartness. Balanced fruit and PDOW pDYRXUV

3.6%

Fresh and moreish copper best bitter. Well balanced with soft fruit and berries.

5%

Aroma of fresh pine and blood orange.

7.5%

Reminiscent of the ‘October Ales’ brewed in domestic brewhouses during the sixteenth century.

4% Cuckoo

7.5%

Strong, dark beer with complexity and depth.

LEIGHTON BUZZARD Leighton Buzzard, Beds Est. 2014 Black Buzzard 5.8% 6L[ GLĆHUHQW PDOWV FRPELQH IRU D UREXVW SRUWHU ZLWK KLQWV RI FRĆHH DQG FKRFRODWH

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Full-bodied brown bitter. Hoppy aroma with EDODQFHG PDOW DQG KRS pDYRXUV DQG D GU\ DIWHUWDVWH

Classic British bitter. Malts balanced with four GLĆHUHQW (QJOLVK KRS YDULHWLHV

HOPSHACKLE Market Deeping, Lincs Est. 2006 Black Ice

LINCOLN GREEN Hucknall, Notts Est. 2012 Big Ben

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Black IPA with intense hop resins and aromas and URDVWHG JUDLQ pDYRXUV

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Best bitter brewed with Maris Otter malt and choice hops.

HORNES Bow Brickhill, Bucks Est. 2015 Dark Fox 3.8%

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Four malts and three varieties of English hops combine in a brown beer with cedar, pine and light pRUDO QRWHV

Summer Swallows Light golden ale with big hop character.

KISSINGATE Lower Beeding, W Sussex Est. 2010 Blackeyed Susan 4.2%

Strong dark mild with raisin and berry notes and gentle bitterness.

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4.5%

Malty sweetness balanced with whole hops. Hints of caramel and aroma of hedgerow fruits.

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Hazelnut milk stout. With hazelnut aromatics, FRĆHH DQG FKRFRODWH QRWHV 8QoOWHUHG DQG FRQWDLQV lactose and oats.

LORD CONRAD’S Dry Drayton, Cambs Est. 2010 His Majestea

3.8%

Pale ale infused with green tea and tangerine.

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Pegasus 4.8% Syntaxis

4.1%

Fruit and hop aromas with bittersweet malt, fruit DQG KRS pDYRXUV DQG D ORQJ GU\ oQLVK

India pale lager. Pilsner malt and resinous hop pDYRXUV

4.6%

Rakau, Wai-iti, Dr Rudi, and Motueka hops give OHPRQ DQG VWRQH IUXLW QRWHV DQG D ELWWHU FLWUXV oQLVK

MARBLE Manchester Est. 1997 Table Beer

Uppe Hela Natten Maldon Gold

5.1%

3.8%

3.7%

5.2%

Dark and full-bodied with caramel and roast pDYRXUV +RQH\ LV DGGHG ODWH LQ WKH ERLO

4.1%

MOOR Bristol Est. 1996 Hoppiness

Old Freddy Walker

6.5%

Rich caramel malts with tropical fruit from hops.

NENE VALLEY BREWERY Oundle, Northants Est. 2011 Bible Black

7.3%

6.5%

Chocolate porter. Rich and dark with sweet cocoa and dark malt aromas. Flavours of roasted grains, FKRFRODWH DQG FRĆHH

Pulping On Your Stereo 4.2% Release The Chimps

A bronze festschriftbier to commemorate the career of Cambridge professor Martin Jones. Brewed ZLWK WKH oYH JUDLQV RI &KLQHVH ULWXDO 45th CAMBRIDGE BEER FESTIVAL

3.8%

Light-bodied amber beer with citrus fruit aroma DQG WDVWH &OHDQ GU\ oQLVK

Dark, full-bodied old ale. Bramling Cross hops provide a hint of orange and a dose of bitterness.

Blonde fruity ale brewed with Golden Naked oats and Vienna malts and Citra and Simcoe hops.

MILTON Waterbeach, Cambs Est. 1999 Cerealia

4.1%

Straw-coloured light-bodied beer made with Citra hops. Hoppy citrus, tropical fruit aroma and taste with D ELWWHU oQLVK

The latest in a series of single-hopped beers.

Pale golden ale with sharp citrus moderated by honey and biscuity malt.

Honey Porter

6.7%

Shelford Crier Single Hop 4.1%

Dark, reddish mild with smooth, biscuity, roasted PDOW pDYRXU DQG VSLF\ EODFNFXUUDQW KRS DURPD

MILE TREE Peterborough, Cambs Est. 2012 Citra Blonde

MOONSHINE Fulbourn, Cambs Est. 2004 Chocolate Orange Stout

)XOO ERGLHG VWRXW &KRFRODWH DQG FRĆHH pDYRXUV with a hint of orange from the hops.

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MIGHTY OAK Maldon, Essex Est. 1996 Contra Rotating Nissen Hut

5.7%

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3.1% Heavenly Matter

Motueka, Nelson Sauvin and Citra hops bring kiwi, papaya and tangerine notes, with Vienna malt and oats for texture.

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Nero

4.5%

Full of Mandarina and Citra hops and fresh oranges.

4.4%

Pale malt with hops added late, and dry-hopped IRU SRZHUIXO KRS pDYRXU

THE BEER LIST NEW RIVER Hoddesdon, Herts Est. 2015 Blind Poet

Riverbed Red

Red Kite

4.5%

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PHIPPS NBC 4.2%

Amber ale made with speciality malts from Germany, balanced by a mix of international hops.

3.9%

7.5%

4.6%

4.2%

4%

3.3%

Smooth malty character and notes of chocolate.

4.1%

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PAPWORTH Papworth Everard, Cambs Est. 2014 Koura 5.7%

3.5%

6.5%

6%

East Beach IPA

Hoppy wheat beer with a crisp light body, with hints of banana and tropical fruit.

American IPA with Columbus, Centennial and Summit hops, late-hopped with Cascade. Earthy and spicy hops and bitter orange fruit.

Goiaba IPA

Pale ale with Motueka hops and Brazilian guava juice.

RED CAT Winchester, Hants Est. 2014

Mr. M’s Porter

Bitterness from locally grown Fuggle and Golding hops with a smooth, malty base.

Red Panther

Cromer, Norfolk Est. 2012 'DUN ORZ JUDYLW\ VRXU DOH ZLWK pDYRXUV RI molasses and apple.

Light beer with pungent grapefruit, lychee and JRRVHEHUU\ DURPDV DQG D GU\ ELWWHU oQLVK

PANTHER Reepham, Norfolk Est. 2010 Mild Panther

3.5%

Brewed with 19th century malt variety Chevallier.

Cutch

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OLD DAIRY Cranbrook, Kent Est. 2010 Spring Top

7.1%

Golden Mild

4%

Amber ale with blood orange tea infusion.

Bishop’s Farewell Citra

Double Century

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OAKHAM Peterborough, Cambs Est. 1993 Attila

Northampton, Northants Est. 2014 Strong, oak-aged old ale. Dark, fruity and warming.

NORFOLK BREWHOUSE Hindringham, Norfolk Est. 2012 Moon Gazer Golden Ale

Moon Gazer Nelson’s Orange

4.7%

Sweet, full-bodied ruby IPA with strong hop and WURSLFDO IUXLW pDYRXUV

4.5%

Four English roasted malts give aromas of FKRFRODWH YDQLOOD DQG PHOORZ FRĆHH

Tellicherry

5.4%

Naturally hazy peppercorn witbier brewed with wit yeast and German Hüll Melon hops, and infused with Tellicherry peppercorns.

REDEMPTION Tottenham, London Est. 2010

6%

4%

46° North

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Wednesday 13th June to Sunday 17th June Inclusive 30+ Real Ales 20+ Real Ciders and Perries 6 Craft Kegs Wednesday 6 - 11pm opening evening and paella night Thursday 6 - 11pm quiz and curry evening Friday 12 - 3, 5 - 11pm BBQ and live music with the wonderful Max Bianco and friends in the evening. Saturday 12 - 11pm BBQ and live music in the evening from the amazing Supersub Sunday 12 - 10pm fathers day, Sunday roasts available Only ÂŁ5 for first entry to include glass, programme and first pint.

THE BEER LIST REDWILLOW 4HJJSLZÄLSK *OLZOPYL ,Z[ Feckless

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4.1%

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5.7%

Smoked porter. Smooth with robust malt, infused with Chipotle chilis for extra smokiness and a hint of heat.

ROCKET ALES Great Staughton, Cambs Est. 2016 Black Arrow

4%

London porter brewed using pale, smoked, and chocolate malts, with Admiral hops. Dark body and VPRN\ pDYRXU

Maverick Ale Komet Bier

3.8%

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4%

Maris Otter malt, Target hops, Scottish heather honey and a bit of ginger.

ROCKHOPPER Luton, Beds Est. 2016 B-Pale

4.8%

Made with Belgian yeast and southern hemisphere hops. Banana, cloves, and tropical fruit with gentle PDOWLQHVV 8QoQHG

Telescope

4.3%

Made with new-world style German hops. Light FLWUXV pDYRXUV RI WDQJHULQH DQG PHORQ 8QoQHG

4%

4.7%

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Raspberry Wheat

Challenger, Cascade, Celeia, and Hallertau hops JLYH WKLV SDOH DPEHU EHHU pRUDO DQG KHUEDO WDVWH DQG aroma with a touch of lychee.

G-Free

4.2%

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SWANNAY Swannay by Evie, Orkney Est. 2006 Dark Munro 4%

'DUN FKRFRODWH EURZQ PLOG ZLWK FRĆHH QRWHV DQG a hint of hop.

Old Norway

8%

Golden colour with chewy American hops to balance the sweet British malt.

THE 3 BREWERS OF ST. ALBANS /H[ÄLSK /LY[Z ,Z[ Golden English Ale 3.8%

&DVFDGH KRSV JLYH D FLWUXV pDYRXU ZLWK &DUD PDOW for light golden colour and a hint of sweetness.

THORNBRIDGE Bakewell, Derbys Est. 2004 California Sun

4.5%

West coast session IPA.

5.5%

Coconut chocolate porter.

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Ragwort

Coco Cocoa

SON OF SID Little Gransden, Cambs Est. 2007 Hopticks

Peach Wheat

ST. PETER’S St. Peter South Elmham, Suffolk Est. 1996 Bloomin’ Marvellous 4.1%

4%

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4.7%

Sourness from wheat and ester notes, balanced by raspberries.

THREE BLIND MICE Little Downham, Cambs Est. 2014 Please see the listing in the Brewery Bar section on p33.

TOTALLY BREWED Nottingham Est. 2014 Crazy like a Fox!

4.5%

English style bitter but with continental malts and a citrus hoppy twist.

Papa Jangles Voodoo Stout

4.5%

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Black Forest

TRÈS BIEN Tur Langton, Leics Est. 2014 Airmail

My Name Is Earl

5%

Malty, dark ruby bitter with hints of caramel and dark fruits.

4.3%

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TURPIN’S Cambridge, Cambs Est. 2015 Cambridge Black

4.6%

Strawberry Haze

3.9%

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5.6%

Heavily hopped IPA with a malt biscuit, EODFNFXUUDQW DQG JUDSHIUXLW DURPD IXOO pDYRXU DQG body, and spice notes.

TWISTED BARREL Coventry, Warks Est. 2013 God’s Twisted Sister

Inspired

4%

3.8%

WOLF Besthorpe, Norfolk Est. 1996 Lavender Honey

3.7%

5%

WOODFORDE’S Woodbastwick, Norfolk Est. 1981 Norfolk Nog 4.6%

Smooth, rich old ale with hints of chocolate, treacle and liquorice.

4%

Malty, dark ruby bitter with hints of caramel and dark fruits.

4.3%

4.2%

A fresh take on Wherry with hop varieties from WKH 86 ZHVW FRDVW

YORK York, N Yorks Est. 1986 Centurion’s Ghost

Raspberry Ripple 5%

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Red Admiral 4.5% West Coast Wherry 4.6%

Amber bitter with bitterness balanced with citrus from New Zealand hops.

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WIPER AND TRUE Bristol Est. 2015 Doves and Ravens

Golden festival special.

Deep golden bitter, heavily hopped with Galaxy.

5.6%

Honey from Norfolk Lavender is added during WKH EUHZLQJ SURFHVV IRU D GHOLFDWH PRUHLVK pDYRXU

Golden American pale ale with crisp bitterness and D IUXLW\ FLWUXV oQLVK

VIBRANT FOREST Pennington, Hants Est. 2011 Amarillo

5.6%

Smooth and full-bodied oatmeal pale ale, dryhopped with Simcoe.

Newton’s Telescope 4.5%

Pale ale, brewed with oats, wheat and a blend of 86 KRSV IRU WURSLFDO FLWUXV pDYRXU

Cosmic Trip Ratcatcher

Colour of Despair

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)XOO ERGLHG RDWPHDO VWRXW ZLWK FKRFRODWH FRĆHH and liquorice notes.

TYDD STEAM Tydd St. Giles, Cambs Est. 2007 American Eagle

WILD WEATHER Silchester, Hants Est. 2012 Colour of Desire

Dark ale, with dank Cascade hop aromas balanced by sour cherries.

Newton’s Glass

Golden, fruity, hoppy beer with a hint of strawberries.

4.9%

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5.4%

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4.3%

Pale American cream ale with raspberry and vanilla. Hüll Melon and Columbus hops add sharpness and bitterness.

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WISHING CAMBRIDGE CAMRA LUCK WITH WHAT IS ALWAYS A GREAT EVENT! The Cambridge Cider Company make hand crafted Cider and Perries from locally sourced, hand picked and unsprayed fruit. We believe in letting our exceptional Cambridgeshire (and some neighbouring counties) apples speak for themselves.

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Kathryn Tickell & The Darkening · Lindisfarne Steve Knightley · Ezio Sam Kelly Trio · Skipinnish Johnny Dickinson · The Willows The Black Feathers · Tim Edey Jamie Smith’s Mabon ...and many more MORRIS DISPLAYS, REAL ALE BAR, TRADE STALLS, WORKSHOPS, DANCES, CHILDRENS’ ENTERTAINMENT * All Artists booked subject to contract • Season tickets £75 (£85 after 31 May) • Concessions available • Children under 12 yrs free • Day Tickets available

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MEAD

MEAD Forget hops and grapes; let’s talk honey, says Joanne Fried. ead is a simple but unique drink, made by fermenting honey with ZDWHU DQG YDULRXV IUXLWV pDYRXUV and spices. Its taste and consistency ranges IURP pRUDO DQG OLJKW WR ULFK DQG V\UXS\

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Pink Mead

Brewed by the Vikings and druids, mead has long been linked with rituals, feasts and wedding celebrations. But this age-old beverage is at risk of being resigned to the history books LI EHH FRORQLHV FRQWLQXH WR VXĆHU IURP KDELWDW loss, pollution, climate change and pesticides.

Christmas pudding spices in a glass.

12%

Pink-coloured mead with orange zest.

LYME BAY Devon Christmas Mead

13%

Tournament Mead

11%

Dark and sweet with a hint of ginger.

Traditional Mead

14.5%

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West Country Mead

14.5%

Medium sweet with a slightly drier spiced edge.

All of the mead at this festival was made in the UK – I hope you enjoy this year’s selection. Whilst you do, raise a glass to the lovely bees, who make all this possible.

Yore Sparkling Mead

AVALON VINEYARD Shepton Mallet Organic Mead

Dark, rich and peaty.

MONIACK Inverness Moniack Mead

12%

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FRIARY LIQUEURS Frome Spiced Mead Warm, sweet and rich.

4%

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THE ROOKERY Blairgowrie Midsummer Mead

14.6%

17%

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Mint Mead 13%

17%

Refreshing with a gentle spearmint aftertaste.

Mountain Ash Mead

17%

Dry and tart without being sour.

LINDISFARNE Northumberland Lindisfarne Mead

Plum Mead

17%

Sweet and rich with a full body.

14.5%

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Raspberry Mead

17%

Crisp, sharp and slightly acidic. 45th CAMBRIDGE BEER FESTIVAL

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WINE

WINE This year we are delighted to offer a selection of English wines from seven different vineyards.

12%

12.5%

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Wild strawberry and rose with distinctive cherry notes.

12%

Dry sparkling with subtle hints of pear and hazelnuts DQG D ELVFXLW GU\ oQLVK

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Floral perfume, a creamy soft mousse, and raspberry and redcurrant notes.

Brut Reserve NV

12%

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Light Oak 2017

11%

White wine with light touch of oak and a buttery oQLVK

Bacchus 2016

11%

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ELYSIAN FIELDS Ely, Cambridgeshire Acolon 2015

11%

11%

Light and refreshing, carrying strawberry and apricot pDYRXUV

10.5%

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Dry RosĂŠ 2016

11.5%

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Acolon Rondo 2016

Dry red wine, full of summer fruits.

Classic cuvee 2015

11%

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Bacchus 2016

Flowered, fragrant, fresh white wine. Citrus and a hint of sweet fruit.

RosĂŠ 2017

COOPERS CROFT Newmarket, Suffolk RosĂŠ

RosĂŠ 2015

White wine distinguished by sweet fruit on the palate followed by fresh lime and lemon.

GIFFORDS HALL Hartest, Suffolk St Edmundsbury 2017

11%

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Light fruity red with plum, blackberry and light oak notes.

WARDEN ABBEY Cardington, Bedfordshire The Nonconformist 2016

Sparkling Brut 2014

Gainsborough

11.5%

Dry red wine with smokey plum and blackberry notes.

CHILFORD HALL Linton, Cambridgeshire Rivey Hill 2016

12%

Delicate White, aromas of raspberries, peach and PDQJR DQG D KRQH\HG NLZL oQLVK

Roman Road

11.5%

Fragrant nectarine white. Peach and ripe pear notes followed by lemon and lime.

MĂźller Thurgau SchĂśnburger 2014

11%

Fresh white wine bursting with grapefruit and lime pDYRXUV

Blush 2016 10.5% Pink wine carrying aromas of strawberry and cream, raspberries and lemon. Sparkling RosĂŠ Hundred 2014 11.5% Fresh strawberry notes join citrus overtones to a FUHDP\ PHOORZ oQLVK

11%

Graduate 2013

11.5%

Clean, fresh sparkling wine with hints of apple and lime.

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DEDHAM VALE Boxted, Essex Sparkling Brut 2015

Strawberry aroma rosĂŠ. Crisp palate of rounded fruit.

12%

Reserve 2015

12.5%

Dry with classic baked bread aromas enveloped in hints of pineapple, apple and lemon.

Juicy oak-aged red bursting with autumn fruits, rich spices and vanilla.

Colchester Oyster 2016

Signature 2015

11.5%

12.5%

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Bold red, oak-aged. Rich dark berry fruits and spicy QRWHV RI WRDVWHG FRĆHH

Bacchus 2016

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11.5%

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Reserve 2015

10.5%

French oak-aged red exhibiting black fruits and smokiness, cranberry and blackcurrant notes.

WINBIRRI Norwich, Norfolk Bacchus 2017

Fragrant and soft red wine with black cherry aromas and sweet fruit tannins.

Vintage Reserve Sparkling White 2013 12% Aromas of white peach, wild blossom, spices and a hint of brioche.

12%

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Solaris 2015

12%

Juicy white wine with creamy custard nuances, balanced with crisp apple and yellow fruits.

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From behind the bar to backstage, there are several ways you can contribute to the festival. Danièle Gibney explains.

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MARK OSTROWSKI I used to go to beer festivals and think, ‘you know, these things wouldn’t happen if there weren’t volunteers.’ I got chatting to someone and they said ‘why don’t you do it – it’s a good laugh!’ So I did, and it is good fun! There’s the camaraderie, and we all have something in common – we like EHHU :H UH ORRNHG DIWHU ZHOO WKH IRRG DW the Cambridge festival is especially good. I volunteer at most of the beer festivals I go to, about 12 each year. I work on the bar here in Cambridge as I do most festivals. It’s what I enjoy doing. You’re closer to the beer, and when it’s not too busy you get to chat with the customers as well. I live in St Albans, so it’s a bit of a trek, but I wouldn’t keep doing the travelling if I didn’t enjoy it. I can’t impose myself on friends in Cambridge for the whole week,

so I normally volunteer on the Tuesday and Friday. I usually stay over on Friday night, and sometimes I’ll work the Saturday as well. 45th CAMBRIDGE BEER FESTIVAL

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