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Orpington Liberal Club Beer and Cider Festival
(Friday, August 22, 2014)

Meeting type:Social event
Date:Friday, August 22, 2014
Time:11.00am - 11.00pm
Description:
30 great micro brewery real ales from Locale brewers, regional brewers and further afield; plus ciders and perries. All at £2.70 a pint.

Live music and barbecue.

Entry is by pre purchased ticket which includes the first two pints (or equivalent in food/soft drinks/wine). There is no charge for entry. All real ale and cider/perry will again be £2.70 a pint.

£3 deposit for festival glass on arrival. Tickets must be purchased in advance over the bar (£5.40) or online here (£5.80) 
 
The provisional beer, cider and perry list is now complete:
 
= Brewed within 30 miles by road from the club.


 
= Does not contain Isinglass finings. Suitable for V*gans






Redemption
Trinity 
3.0% 
Tottenham



An award-winning Light Ale brewed with three malts and three hops. Generous late hopping provides Seville orange aromas and the initial malt sweetness is dominated by citrus flavours which explode on the palate. Brewed with plenty of malt to provide decent body, so it has some backbone for a low ABV beer. There’s also a pronounced bitterness throughout. 
 


Bushys Manx Ale 
1874 Mild 
3.5% 
Isle of Man 


An authentic malt brewed mild with a fine aroma of crystal malt and Fuggles and Challenger hops. Red in colour and well balanced A popular session beer. 
 


Pig and Porter 
Elders and Betters
3.5% 
Tunbridge Wells 



Elders and Betters is a crisp, refreshing golden pale ale. Expect a lemony flavour but with a subtle hint of elderflower toward the end of the mouthful. (Special unfined cask)
 


Canterbury Foundry 
Biggleston's Bird Man Brown Ale 
3.6% 
Canterbury 


A Kent bitter made using East Kent Goldings and Kentish Challenger hops grown locally to the brewery on Syndale farm. A traditional beer from the heartland of hops. 
 


Hop Stuff 
Arsenal Pale Ale 
3.8% 
Woolwich



A.P.A., commonly considered to stand for American Pale Ale has always been Arsenal Pale Ale Hop Stuff! Hop Stuff A.P.A. is made from a selection of citrus & tropical fruit flavoured hops, making it the perfect low ABV beer for hazy summer evenings. 
 


London Beer Factory 
London Session 
3.8% 
Norwood



A truly English “session" ale. An easy drinking bitter, slightly sweet with a chestnut colour.
 


Ilkley 
Gold 
3.9% 
West Yorkshire 


A golden session ale, packed with soft fresh aromas, yet light, thirst quenching and superbly easy-drinking. Good balance of mid-point sweetness and slow-onset bitterness with just a touch of citrus and a caramel biscuit finish. 
 


Marble 
Pint
3.9% 
Manchester 



This dry session bitter has a light malt base carrying a wonderful display of New Zealand hops, notes of citrus and grapefruit. Brewed to have plenty of character for an everyday bitter. Champion Beers of Britain 2013 North West, Golden Ale Category, SILVER 
 


Dominion 
Entente Velo 
4.0% 
Essex 



Pale ale with French and English hops,refreshing with a light bitter finish 
 


Gyle 59 
Toujours
4.0% 
Dorset 



This is a Saison. It has its roots in a long tradition of Belgian farmhouse ales. The mixture of Pale and Vienna malts combine with three different English and German hops to perfectly compliment the earthy, peppery and spicy yeast flavours. 
 


Fuzzy Duck 
Mucky Duck Stout 
4.0% 
Lancashire 

A dark stout, slightly sweet with chocolate and coffee notes from the roasted malt. 
 


Tring 
Kiwi 
4.1% 
Hertfordshire 


Amber in colour, this ale is brewed using Imperial malt which gives a depth of flavour and aroma to the initial palate. These malty notes are then surpassed by the zingy characteristics of Kiwi Green Bullet hops which provide a fresh clean bitterness and an abundance of aroma. 
 


Clarence & Fredericks 
Best Bitter 
4.1% 
Croydon 



Balanced aroma from three hops and four malt varieties. Brewed without the stalwart of crystal malt to create a unique sharp bitterness which develops into a spicy bitter aftertaste. 
 


Hammerton 
N1 
4.1% 
Islington



A session pale ale with a variety of fruity and aromatic hops from around the globe. The malt and hop combination creates an interesting flavourful thirst-quenching beer. 
 


London Fields 
Love Not War 
4.2% 
Hackney



First brewed barricaded in the brewery during the London riots. This brooding red ale is an ode to all things peace and love, a true union of malt and hops. 
 


Gipsy Hill 
Southpaw 
4.2% 
Norwood 


 Specially dry hopped for the festival. An amber ale from the newest kid on the block in Norwood. 
 



FILO 
Churches
4.2% 
Hastings 


A superb pale refreshing and hoppy ale with long spicy flavours. Deliciously moreish and easy drinking. Hops: Amarillo

 

Crate
Best 
4.3% 
Hackney



A classic well balanced bitter with biscuit malt and delicate hop flavours. 
 


Elephant School 
Odds 'n' Sods 
4.3% 
Brentwood


 Black IPA brewed with a magnificent mixture of bits and bobs


 


Hackney 
Craft Series  
4.5% 
Hackney



Latest in the Hackney Craft range. Predicted to be a Calypso/Eldorado Pale at 4.5%
 


Roosters 
Cream 
4.7% 
North Yorkshire 


A premium aromatic bitter that showcases the Liberty hop, which is from Washington State in the USA. Soft Yorkshire water creates a smooth bitterness, with a slightly citrus and spiced finish.
 


Tonbridge 
Union Pale 
4.7% 
East Peckham, Kent 


 Rich malty flavours balanced by citrus and tropical fruit aromas. SIBA SE Awards Gold Medal Premium Bitters 2014.
 



Five Points 
Railway Porter 
4.8%
Hackney 



A Porter in the classic London style with Five Points' own twist. Aromas of chocolate and coffee with hints of caramel, brewed with British East Kent Goldings hops.
 



Little Valley 
Stoodley Stout 
4.8% 
West Yorkshire 



Stoodley Stout is a rich, dark stout containing Chocolate and Crystal malt mixed with oats and wheat. It has a rich and creamy roasted flavour with notes of orange and citrus. 
 

Oakleaf 
Texas Red 
4.8% 
Hampshire 


A red ale brewed with Citra hops that give an intense citrus grapefruit flavour that is balanced by the sweetness of the crystal malts. Lingering grapefruit/marmalade notes add to toffee to give a complex beer. 
 


Hastings 
Handmade 22 Waimea Pale 
4.8%
Sussex



Hop forward pale ale with New Zealand Waimea hops. 


 


Clarkshaws 
Dragon Slayer 
4.9% 
Dulwich


 Fresh and citrusy Admiral is combined with generous amounts of dry hopped Boadicea to give floral notes to this chestnut coloured beer. 


 


Clarence & Fredericks 
Single Hop Amarillo 
5.0% 
Croydon 



Using only a single pale malt to allow the single hop to shine through, this beer is citrusy grapefruity and showcases the hop excellently. It is deceptively drinkable considering its ABV. 
 



Westerham 
Tripel Jump 
5.0% 
Crockham Hill 



Belgian Tripel style with Saaz hops, Coriander, Curacao Orange and Grains of Paradise 

 


William Bros 
Midnight Sun Porter 
5.6% 
Scotland 


A black porter style beer, created from a blend of malted barley, oats, roasted barley and chocolate malt, balanced with a generous handful of hops and a wee bit of fresh root ginger. 
 
Cider:
 


Cornish Orchards
Vintage
7.2%
Cornwall


A connoisseur's cider, medium dry and lightly sparkling. Created from apples selected for their soft tannins and traditional flavour. This classic cider is matured over the winter months, to bestow vintage qualities. 
 


Hogan's 
Picker's Passion 
5.3% 
Warwickshire


A delicious, easy drinking medium cider with a warm honey colour and a distinctive appley aroma, combining rich peaty undertones with the fresh taste of bittersweet apples. A traditional, slightly cloudy, still English Cider.
 
 Duddas TunGreen Horn5.5%Kent A new cider made with Katy apples. Duddas Tun Cheery Old Dudda 5% Kent Medium - This fruit cider is a sumptuous blend of cider & cherry, it has a sweet cherry aroma  Perry:

 Cornish Orchards
Pear
5%Cornwall A refreshing, delicate, medium-dry cider that has a lovely, soft sparkle with gentle pear tones and a crisp, dessert apple finish. Created with beautiful English Conference pears.   Mr Whitehead's Midnight Special Perry 5% Hampshire
Midnight Special Perry uses a unique blend of fresh dessert and perry pears, and contains no added sugar, preservatives or flavouring. Midnight Special was awarded a Bronze medal by CAMRA as "Champion Perry of Britain 2006". Medium Dry. 
 
 
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Meeting address:7 Station Road, BR6 0RZ
Websitehttp://orpingtonliberalclub.co.uk/beer_festival_27.html

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