Real Ales 2011 - The list of tasty brews for this year's festival

Each year we have a varied list of real ales from around the UK. Ian Bernstein and his barmen These include bitters, pale ales, milds and special summer ales. Individual casks are available for sponsorship. The 2011 list of real ales includes the following ales:



Brewery             Beer             ABV%
Adnams  Lighthouse      3.4
Bath  Barnstormer      4.5
Bay  Devon Dumpling      5.0
Boxsteam Golden Bolt      3.8
Branscombe Best      4.6
Butcombe Best      4.0
Cotleigh Brown Owl      4.5
Country life Golden pig      4.7
Dark Star Hylder Blonde      4.2
Everards Tiger      4.2
Exeter  Ferrymans      4.2
Exmoor Gold       4.5
Fyne Ales Jarl      3.8
Goddards Scrumdiggity      4.0
Hunters Pheasant Plucker      4.3
Kelham Island Easy Rider      4.3
Langham Hip Hop      4.0
Moles Rucking Mole      4.5
O'Hanlon Yellowhammer      4.0
RCH Pitchfork      4.3
Rother Valley Smild      3.8
Rudgate  Ruby Mild      4.4
Skinners Ginger Tosser      3.8
Stonehenge Pigswill      4.0
Thwaites  Lancaster Bomber      4.4
White Horse Village Idiot      4.1
Wickwar Bob      4.0

We are fortunate that many of our beers are sponsored by various local companiesHelen Young with Dizzy Blonde and even individual club members. Show below is Helen Young with her 2008 sponsored real ale - Dizzy Blonde from the Robsinson's Brewery in Stockport, Cheshire.

Real Cider

As well as Real Ale we also stock real ciders. The most popular come from the Biddenden Vineyard, located on the edge of the Weald of Kent.

Real Food

To wash down the real ale, the festival offers "real food". This comes in the form of a Hog Roast provided by Michael Owen. Hog Roast