Here are the beers we have currently planned for the festival.

This list is provisional and all beers are subject to availability. Any last minute changes to the beer list will be detailed on a noticeboard at the festival. Tasting notes are adapted from the 2012 Good Beer Guide, brewery websites or members' personal experience.

Last updated 5 September 2012

Brewery
Beer
ABV
   
      Tasting Notes
Atlas
Kinlochleven, Scotland
Latitude
Pilsner
3.6
A refreshing straw coloured beer with aromatic hoppiness.
Bank Top
Bolton, Lancashire
Dark Mild
Mild
4.0
Dark brown beer with a malt and roast aroma. Smooth mouthfeel, with malt, roast malt and hops prominent throughout.
Bank Top
Bolton, Lancashire
Old Slapper
Blonde
4.2
A true blonde brewed with dwarf Hilary hops, the initial fruitiness is complimented by a pronounced hoppiness in the finsih.
Black Sheep
Masham, North Yorkshire
Best Bitter
Best Bitter
3.8
A well hopped, light golden beer with a pronounced hop character.
Black Sheep
Masham, North Yorkshire
Black Sheep Ale
Bitter
4.4
Superb premium bitter with robust fruit, malt and hops.
Black Sheep
Masham, North Yorkshire
Golden Sheep
Golden Ale
3.9
Characteristic dry palate with a marked grapefruit-hop palate and very long, refreshing finish.
Black Sheep
Masham, North Yorkshire
Riggwelter
Strong
5.9
Real strength and depth with rich espresso aromas, dark fruit and roasted malt flavours.
Bowland
Bashall Eaves, Lancashire
Pheasant Plucker
Pale Ale
3.6
Bowland
Bashall Eaves, Lancashire
Sky Dancer
Bitter
4.5
Bushy's
Braddan, Isle of Man
Castletown Bitter
Bitter
3.5
A light, golden beer full of floral and citrus hints. Very refreshing and a truely fantastic session beer!
Bushy's
Braddan, Isle of Man
Old Bushy Tail
Bitter
4.5
An appealing reddish brown beer with a pronounced hop and malt aroma, the malt tending towards treacle.
Cairngorm
Aviemore, Scotland
Stag
Bitter
4.1
A mahogany coloured ale with medium to light body. Challenger and Fuggles hops give initial bitterness balanced by a caramel finish.
Cairngorm
Aviemore, Scotland
Trade Winds
Golden Ale
4.3
Light golden in colour, with high proportion of wheat giving the beer a clean fresh taste. The mash blends together with the Perle hops and elderflower providing a bouquet of fruit and citrus flavours.
Coach House
Warrington, Cheshire
Blueberry
Speciality
5.0
A very pale fruit beer with a light delicate bitterness bringing out the natural flavour of the individual fruit.
Coach House
Warrington, Cheshire
Dick Turpin
Bitter
4.2
Mellow hoppy nose and smooth aftertaste. It has a full toffee like malty palate and has an exceptional appearance in the glass.
Coach House
Warrington, Cheshire
Gunpowder Strong Mild
Mild
3.8
A stronger than expected mild. Very dark, with a full flavour and a slightly bitter aftertaste.
Coach House
Warrington, Cheshire
Toffee
Speciality
5.0
Very pale golden coloured beer slightly sweet on the palate and with the distinctive flavour of toffee.
Coniston
Coniston, Cumbria
Bluebird
Bitter
3.6
Copper Dragon
Skipton, North Yorkshire
Golden Pippin
Pale Ale
3.9
A straw coloured beer with an intense citrus aroma and flavour characteristic of Cascade hops.
Copper Dragon
Skipton, North Yorkshire
Heritage
Bitter
4.0
Uniquely malty flavour complimented with a mild tempered bitterness. A fruity finish is the climax to this wonderfully complex and refreshing ale.
Copper Dragon
Skipton, North Yorkshire
Scott's 1816
Bitter
4.1
Well-balanced, full-bodied, pale brown premium beer with a fruity, hoppy and slightly nutty character.
Cross Bay
Morecambe, Lancashire
Dusk
Ruby Ale
4.0
A ruby ale with a roasted but slightly spicy and bitter body followed by floral and blackcurrant flavours.
Cross Bay
Morecambe, Lancashire
Halo
Pale Ale
3.6
Spicy marmalade and orange rind aroma. A smooth and light body follows, transforming on the palate, into a refreshing blend of pleasant hoppiness.
Cross Bay
Morecambe, Lancashire
Nightfall
Bitter
3.8
Balanced session ale that sits in the mouth with a smooth body and reasonable bitterness that boasts a spicy and fruity finish.
Cross Bay
Morecambe, Lancashire
Sandpilot
Golden Ale
4.1
A golden ale which brewed in a Belgian saison style especially for August.
Cross Bay
Morecambe, Lancashire
Sunset
Blonde
4.2
A crisp and refreshing start smoothly transforms into an orange and lemon rind aftertaste.
Cross Bay
Morecambe, Lancashire
Witching Hour
Wheat Beer
4.4
Crystal clear and golden sporting smooth honey, banana and vanilla flavours. It finishes with a hoppy and apple aftertaste that glides over the palate.
Cross Bay
Morecambe, Lancashire
Wolfing Hour
Wheat Beer
4.6
A dark wheat beer with a fine rich malty taste and a slightly spicy nose. This dark indulgence is not one to miss!
Cross Bay
Morecambe, Lancashire
Zenith
IPA
5.0
Refreshing and light in colour with a distinct tropical aroma. Zesty fruit flavours are followed by a hefty hop kick making this ale particularly special.
Dark Star
Partridge Green, West Sussex
Hophead
Pale Ale
3.8
An extremely clean-drinking pale golden ale with a strong floral aroma and elderflower notes from the Cascade hops.
Dent
Sedbergh, Cumbria
Porter
Porter
3.8
A dark classic traditional English porter with delicate tones of five different malts, rich smooth head and lingering light bitter aftertaste.
Dent
Sedbergh, Cumbria
Rambrau
Lager
4.5
Brewed with lager malts and Hallertau hops to create a clean and crisp refreshing lager-style beer.
Everards
Narborough, Leicestershire
Tiger
Best Bitter
4.2
A true best bitter with universal appeal. Crystal malt gives the beer its rounded toffee character.
Exmoor
Wiveliscombe, Somerset
Gold
Best Bitter
4.5
Golden yellow best bitter with a good balance of malt and fruity hop on the nose and the palate.
Fallons
Darwen, Lancashire
Dark Prince
Stout
4.8
Deep, dark and devilishly deliscious. Big black and chocolate malts ensure this beautiful stout will give deliverence. A devil of a beer.
Fallons
Darwen, Lancashire
Devil's Passion
Bitter
4.0
Fallons
Darwen, Lancashire
Lancastrian Gold
Golden Ale
4.0
Heavily hopped pale ale in true golden style. Big aromas and even bigger flavours combine to make this pure gold from Lancashire.
Fernandes
Wakefield, West Yorkshire
American Pale
Pale Ale
4.2
Fernandes
Wakefield, West Yorkshire
Double Six
Stout
6.0
A powerful dark and rich stout-style ale with a complex roast malt, chocolate and liquorice palate and strong malty finish.
Fernandes
Wakefield, West Yorkshire
Kirkgate Bitter
Bitter
3.8
Malty, roasted, chocolate notes with a bittersweet palate and dry malt finish.
Fernandes
Wakefield, West Yorkshire
Malt Shovel Mild
Mild
3.8
Dark full-bodied malty mild with an abundance of roast malt and chocolate flavours, leading to a dry malty finish.
Fuller's
Chiswick, London
London Pride
Bitter
4.1
Known and loved for its distinctive, rounded flavour, London Pride is the award-winning beer for which Fuller
George Wright
Rainford, Merseyside
Cheeky Pheasant
Premium Ale
4.7
An award-winning premium ale balancing perfectly the full fruitiness of the malt with the bitterness of the hop.
Goose Eye
Keighley, West Yorkshire
Pommies Revenge
Strong
5.2
An extra strong single malt bitter. Very palatable without the heaviness of an old ale but with the same effect.
Harviestoun
Alva, Clackmannanshire
Schiehallion
Lager
4.8
Hoppy aroma with fruit and malt leads to a malty, bitter taste with floral hoppiness and a bitter finish.
Holden's
Dudley, West Midlands
Black Country Bitter
Bitter
3.9
Golden medium bodied ale with a hop character balanced with a fruity palate and a malty finish. Dangerously drinkable!
Hop Back
Salisbury, Wiltshire
Summer Lightning
Golden Ale
5.0
Straw-coloured beer with a fresh, hoppy aroma and a well rounded, malty flavour with an intense bitterness which leads to an excellent long, dry finish.
Ilkley
Ilkley, West Yorkshire
Ilkley Gold
Golden Ale
3.9
A golden session ale with floral aromas emanating from the blend of Celeia and cascade hops.
Ilkley
Ilkley, West Yorkshire
Lotus IPA
IPA
5.6
Golden coloured and strongly hopped with Summit and Cascade hops giving strong aromas and flavours of mango, grapefruit and all round citrus.
Ilkley
Ilkley, West Yorkshire
Mary Jane
Pale Ale
3.5
Fresh aroma of citrussy hops, lemon, grapefruit and sweet lychee. Medium sweet start precedes a tangy pithy bitterness. Super-smooth, mid-weight body and tannic finish.
Ilkley
Ilkley, West Yorkshire
Origins: The Chief
IPA
7.0
Irwell Works
Ramsbottom, Lancashire
Iron Plate
Stout
4.4
Sweet stout with roasted barley aromas and a dark chocolate aftertaste.
Irwell Works
Ramsbottom, Lancashire
Mad Dogs & Englishmen
IPA
5.5
Export style pale ale with a little sweetness for its strength and a strong hop character making this a smooth easy drinking favourite.
Irwell Works
Ramsbottom, Lancashire
Ramsbottom Festival Ale
Bitter
3.8
Brewed especially for the Ramsbottom Festival in September, amber in colour with lovely toffee aromas.
Irwell Works
Ramsbottom, Lancashire
Richard Mason 1888
Pale Ale
4.0
Refreshing light golden coloured pale ale.
Irwell Works
Ramsbottom, Lancashire
Steam Plate
Best Bitter
4.3
Irwell Works
Ramsbottom, Lancashire
Tin Plate
Mild
3.6
Rich roasted dark mild with a nutty flavour and creamy white head.
Jennings
Cockermouth, Cumbria
Cumberland Ale
Bitter
4.0
Light, creamy, hoppy beer with a dry aftertaste
Kelham Island
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
Route 66
IPA
6.6
A monster of a beer with a huge, pungent aroma of citrus, passion fruit, lychees, strawberry and blackberry.
Leeds
Leeds, West Yorkshire
Midnight Bell
Mild
4.8
A premium dark mild. Crystal and chocolate malts combine to give a full bodied, complex character to this award-winning ale.
Moonstone
Burnley, Lancashire
Black Star
Mild
3.4
Moorhouse's
Burnley, Lancashire
Black Cat
Mild
3.4
Dark mild-style beer with delicate chocolate and coffee roast flavours and a crisp, bitter finish.
Moorhouse's
Burnley, Lancashire
Blond Witch
Blonde
4.5
Pale coloured ale with a crisp, delicate fruit flavour which is dry and refreshing with a smooth hop finish.
Moorhouse's
Burnley, Lancashire
Pendle Witches Brew
Strong
5.1
A full malty flavoured beer with a crisp sweet fruity aftertaste and a soft citrus nose.
Moorhouse's
Burnley, Lancashire
Premier Bitter
Bitter
3.7
A clean and satisfying bitter aftertaste rounds off this well-balanced and hoppy amber session bitter.
Moorhouse's
Burnley, Lancashire
Pride of Pendle
Bitter
4.1
Well-balanced amber best bitter with a fresh initial hoppiness and a mellow malt-driven body.
Moorhouse's
Burnley, Lancashire
White Mist
Golden Ale
4.2
A luscious honey nose with a hint of hop, full generous mouthfeel, citrus fruit and honey with a refreshing dry finish.
Moorhouse's & Melissa Cole
Burnley, Lancashire
Summer's Beer?
Golden Ale
4.0
Collaborative brew that's light and easy to drink with a delicate sweet cereal palate.
Naylor's
Keighley, West Yorkshire
Black & Tan
Speciality
4.4
Creamy and smooth with a rich toffee malt palate.
Naylor's
Keighley, West Yorkshire
Cravenbr
Lager
3.8
Brewed using lager malt along with our traditional ale malt. We also use German hops more commonly found in a lager to give a clean crisp refreshing pint.
Orkney
Stromness, Orkney
Dark Island
Old Ale
4.6
Silky smooth, coffee and chocolate flavours followed by figs, dates and dried fruits, with a very appealing, lingering aftertaste of fruits and hop bitterness.
Orkney
Stromness, Orkney
Raven Ale
Bitter
3.8
A complex mixture of biscuity malt aromas and resinous hop notes, with spicy citrus fruit flavours dominating, give way to a crisp and dry hop bitterness.
Orkney
Stromness, Orkney
Skull Splitter
Strong
8.5
On the nose this strong beer has a fruity malt character with hints of dark fruit, spicy hop, dates and figs. Rich and complex with sweet toasted malt, molasses, fruit and hints of warming spices.
Ossett
Ossett, West Yorkshire
Amber Gambler
Bitter
4.0
Tawny amber colour to reflect the changing seasons. A rich malty base is complemented by moderate bitterness and warming spicy hop aromas.
Ossett
Ossett, West Yorkshire
Excelsior
Pale Ale
5.2
Mellow yet full flavour that develops into a fruity dryness on the palate. A fresh hoppy aroma with citrus and floral characteristics.
Ossett
Ossett, West Yorkshire
Hop Monster
IPA
5.0
A strong, heavily hopped and robust IPA. Moderate bitterness but intense aroma Nelson Sauvin hops. This unique variety imparts a white wine fruitiness.
Ossett
Ossett, West Yorkshire
Silver King
Lager
4.3
A lager-style beer with a crisp, dry flavour and fruity citrus aroma.
Phoenix
Heywood, Greater Manchester
Arizona
Pale Ale
4.1
Yellow in colour with a fruity and hoppy aroma. Refreshing citrus palate with hops and good bitterness leading to a shortish dry aftertaste.
Phoenix
Heywood, Greater Manchester
White Tornado
Wheat Beer
4.3
Clear yellow coloured with a hoppy and citrus aroma and flowery notes. Fruity flavour of hops, grass and grapefruit with a dry hoppy finish.
Prospect
Wigan, Lancashire
Silver Tally
Pale Ale
3.7
A very pale ale with citrus aromas and a full hop flavour.
Rat
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire
Black Rat
Porter
4.5
Four different malts combine to give a beer with a burnt coffee and chocolate malt character that's slightly sweet on the palate.
Rat
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire
Domain
Premium Ale
4.5
Golden premium ale with a citrus and spicy hop character.
Rat
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire
King Rat
Golden Ale
5.0
Rat
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire
Rattus Rattus
Wheat Beer
4.3
Hazy wheat beer with flavours of banana and cloves dominant. Fresh coriander gives a herbal spicy aroma.
Rat
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire
White Rat
Pale Ale
4.0
A very pale hoppy ale with a combination of three high alpha American hops produce an intensely aromatic and resinous finish.
Reedley Hallows
Burnley, Lancashire
Filly Close Blonde
Blonde
3.9
A very well balanced ale, bitter and spicy with a good fruity finish.
Reedley Hallows
Burnley, Lancashire
Monkholme Premium
Golden Ale
4.2
A premium golden ale, smooth with a great hoppy taste throughout.
Reedley Hallows
Burnley, Lancashire
Old Laund Bitter
Bitter
3.6
A good session beer, smooth and creamy with a distinctive hoppy aftertaste.
Riverhead
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire
Brewsters Blonde
Blonde
3.8
Riverhead
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire
Butterley Bitter
Bitter
3.8
A pale coloured refreshing bitter.
Riverhead
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire
March Haigh Special
Premium Ale
4.6
A smooth rounded flavour appealing tot he tastebuds as a result of the interesting selection of hops used.
Riverhead
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire
White Cloud
Best Bitter
4.5
Rossendale
Haslingden, Lancashire
Glen Top Bitter
Bitter
4.0
A citrusy, full bodied, pale beer. Intentionally not over hopped with quite a dry after taste.
Rossendale
Haslingden, Lancashire
Halo Pale
Pale Ale
4.5
Pale citrussy ale brewed with Cascade aroma hops and finishing with a slightly bitter aftertaste
Rossendale
Haslingden, Lancashire
Pinch Porter
Porter
5.0
A full bodied rich beer with a slightly sweet, malty start, counter-balanced with sharp bitterness and an obvious roast barley dominance.
Rossendale
Haslingden, Lancashire
Sunshine
Strong
5.3
A hoppy and bitter golden beer with a citrus character. The lingering finish is dry and spicy.
Rudgate
York, North Yorkshire
Ruby Mild
Mild
4.4
Nutty, rich ruby ale, stronger than usual for a mild.
Salopian
Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Lemon Dream
Wheat Beer
4.5
English-style wheat ale served bright and top fermented. The recipe uses a small amount of fresh lemon to compliment the citrussy flavours produced by the wheat malt.
Stewart
Edinburgh, Scotland
Edinburgh Gold
Golden Ale
4.8
Refreshing, balanced and full of flavour. This is a captivating gold beer, sophisticated in taste and rich in colour.
Stewart
Edinburgh, Scotland
Pentland IPA
IPA
3.9
A dry golden ale with fruit tones and a moderate bitterness. An easy drinking ale that offers refreshment with a little extra spice.
Theakston
Masham, North Yorkshire
Old Peculier
Old Ale
5.6
A rich and dark smooth-tasting beer brewed using traditional Fuggle hops giving an unequalled flavour.
Thornbridge
Bakewell, Derbyshire
Jaipur
IPA
5.9
A citrus dominated India Pale Ale, its immediate impression is soft and smooth yet builds to a crescendo of massive hoppiness accentuated by honey. An enduring, bitter finish.
Three B's
Feniscowles, Lancashire
Honey Bee
Speciality
3.7
Three B's
Feniscowles, Lancashire
Knocker Up
Porter
4.8
Thwaites
Blackburn, Lancashire
Half Nelson
Pale Ale
4.4
Distinctive and hoppy, full of tropical fruit flavours.
Thwaites
Blackburn, Lancashire
Hobnobber
Premium Ale
4.7
Moreish flavours throughout with a malty and nutty finish.
Thwaites
Blackburn, Lancashire
Lancaster Bomber
Bitter
4.4
This chestnut-coloured beer is brewed using pale ale and crystal malt, which gives it a full-bodied flavour.
Thwaites
Blackburn, Lancashire
Nutty Black
Mild
3.3
An easy drinking, dark ruby coloured beer with a deliciously sweet initial taste and a rounded, roasted aftertaste.
Thwaites
Blackburn, Lancashire
Wainwright
Golden Ale
4.1
Refreshing straw-coloured beer with soft fruit flavours and a hint of sweetness from the fine malt.
Timothy Taylor
Keighley, West Yorkshire
Golden Best
Mild
3.5
Clean-tasting and refreshing amber mild.
Timothy Taylor
Keighley, West Yorkshire
Landlord
Bitter
4.3
Hoppy, increasingly bitter finish complements the background malt and spicy, citris character of the full-flavoured and well-balanced amber beer.
Timothy Taylor
Keighley, West Yorkshire
Ram Tam
Speciality
4.3
Dark brown beer with red hints. Caramel dominates the aroma and leads to sweetish toffee and chocolate flavours.
Wadworth
Devizes, Wiltshire
6X
Bitter
4.3
Copper-coloured with a malty, fruity nose and a restrained hop character leading to a lingering malty finish.
Worsthorne
Worsthorne, Lancashire
Foxstones Bitter
Bitter
3.9
Amber coloured medium bitter, it has a floral aftertaste and dryish finish, and has proved to be our most popular beer.
Worsthorne
Worsthorne, Lancashire
Gold
Golden Ale
3.6
A lightly bittered session beer with a spicy aroma achieved using classic Eastern European hops.
Worsthorne
Worsthorne, Lancashire
Old Trout
Bitter
4.5
Worsthorne
Worsthorne, Lancashire
Packhorse
Bitter
3.7
This light amber bitter has a subtle earthy bitterness, and a floral spicy finish achieved using Marynka hops.
Worsthorne
Worsthorne, Lancashire
Some Like It Blonde
Blonde
3.9
This beer has a delightful hoppy aftertaste through a blend of European and New Zealand hops. Marilyn Monroe inspired the name - and why not?
Yates
Wigton, Cumbria
Bitter
Bitter
3.7
A well balanced, full bodied bitter, golden in colour with complex hop bitterness, good aroma and distinctive flavour.
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