FRI 26 JAN TO SUN 4 FEB
LONDON THE
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CRAFT BEERS AND REAL ALES FEATURING 20 LONDON BREWERS
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BY THE HORNS | REUNION ANSPACH & HOBDAY | MONCADA FIVE POINTS | SIGNATURE SAMBROOK’S | TRUMAN’S PORTOBELLO | ENFIELD HOP STUFF | REDEMPTION EAST LONDON | SOUTHWARK TWICKENHAM | WIMBLEDON WINDSOR & ETON | WILD CARD WATNEYS | CRONX
CASK ALES THE CRONX YALLAH MILD
MONCADA NOTTING HILL AMBER
3.6% ABV
The Cronx Brewery, Croydon. Est. 2012
This mahogany-coloured beer is brewed using Nicaraguan coffee beans, in collaboration with Yallah coffee roasters, resulting in bittersweet flavours which combine with notes of coffee, chocolate and muscovado sugar. Hops: Fuggles. Allergens: barley (GLUTEN)
EAST LONDON DANDY EXTRA PALE ALE East London Brewery, Leyton. Est. 2011
3.8% ABV
This straw-yellow beer, brewed especially for this festival, has the fresh aroma of citrus peel and herbaceous notes, leading to a full-bodied, hoppy character. Hops: Amarillo, Simcoe. Allergens: barley (GLUTEN), wheat (GLUTEN)
FIVE POINTS XPA
4.0% ABV
Five Points Brewery, Hackney. Est. 2013
This straw-coloured beer has aromas of citrus, lychee and malt, leading to a juicy, tropical character, with a balanced, subtle bitterness and a gentle, sweet finish. Hops: Citra, Galaxy. Allergens: barley (GLUTEN), oats (GLUTEN), wheat (GLUTEN)
REDEMPTION RED
4.0% ABV
Redemption Brewery, Tottenham. Est. 2010
This red-hued ale has been brewed especially for this festival, with its fruity aroma leading to a balance of the biscuit malt background and spicy, fruity hop flavours, culminating in a smooth finish. Hops: Bramling Cross, Cascade, Liberty. Allergens: barley (GLUTEN), wheat (GLUTEN)
SIGNATURE BREW SESSION Signature Brew, Leyton. Est. 2011
4.0% ABV
This copper-coloured beer pays homage to session musicians and the classic English bitter, with a malt base providing caramel, biscuit and berry flavours, balanced by grapefruit and orange-zest notes. Hops: Pacifica. Allergens: barley (GLUTEN), wheat (GLUTEN)
TRUMAN’S BOW BELLS
4.2% ABV
Truman’s Brewery, Hackney Wick. Est. 2010
This pale golden beer is infused with orange and lemon zest, combining with its hops to create citrus aromas and a refreshing, juicy citrus character throughout. Hops: Citra, Motueka, Yellow Sub. Allergens: barley (GLUTEN), wheat (GLUTEN)
WATNEYS PALE ALE
4.2% ABV
Watneys Beer, brewed under licence at Sambrook’s Brewery, Battersea.
This golden beer has an inviting citrus aroma, leading to an easy-drinking character in which the light malt sweetness is balanced by a moreish, dry, hoppy finish. Hops: Chinook, Columbus, Summit. Allergens: barley (GLUTEN), wheat (GLUTEN)
WINDSOR & ETON LUMBERJACK Windsor & Eton Brewery, Windsor. Est. 2010
4.7% ABV
Moncada Brewery, Dollis Hill. Est. 2011
4.3% ABV
This amber-coloured beer uses a heavy dose of Rakau hops, imparting fruit, apricot and pine notes, while its generous amount of malt adds hints of caramel and sweetness to balance out that hoppy bitterness. Hops: Rakau. Allergens: barley (GLUTEN), wheat (GLUTEN)
SOUTHWARK NECKINGER AMBER ALE Southwark Brewery, Southwark. Est. 2014
4.8% ABV
This amber-coloured ale, brewed especially for this festival, has a fresh, floral aroma, leading to a malty biscuit flavour which is balanced by the subtle bitter finish. Hops: East Kent Goldings, Fuggles. Allergens: barley (GLUTEN)
WIMBLEDON XXK WINTER ALE Wimbledon Brewery, Wimbledon. Est. 2015
4.8% ABV
This amber-coloured seasonal ale has hints of warming spice and fruit, overlaying the caramel malt character, complemented by a smooth, dry and satisfying finish. Hops: Bramling Cross, Fuggles, Matilda, Target. Allergens: barley (GLUTEN)
SAMBROOK’S SPECIAL BITTER Sambrook’s Brewery, Battersea. Est. 2008
5.0% ABV
This auburn-coloured beer has hints of citrus, dark berries and molasses on the nose, leading to a full-bodied flavour and moderate bitterness in the finish. Hops: Boadicea, Bullion, Fuggles, Goldings, P08-06. Allergens: barley (GLUTEN), rye (GLUTEN)
TWICKENHAM LONDON PORTER Twickenham Brewery, Twickenham. Est. 2004
5.3% ABV
This black beer has been brewed especially for this festival, using Patent malt – an old London style dating from 1817. This is a classic porter, with rich chocolate and coffee notes. Hops: East Kent Goldings. Allergens: barley (GLUTEN)
HOP STUFF CHOCOLATE VANILLA STOUT Hop Stuff Brewery, Woolwich. Est. 2013
5.4% ABV
This black beer is brewed in the style of a classic London stout, with the addition of chocolate and vanilla extract, creating a distinctive mellow character, with cream and chocolate hints. Hops: Pilgrim. Allergens: barley (GLUTEN), wheat (GLUTEN)
ENEFELD LIBERTY PRE-PROHIBITION CREAM ALE Enfield Brewery, Enfield. Est. 2016
5.5% ABV
This golden beer, brewed especially for this festival, has a floral, spicy aroma, leading to balanced subtle flavours of malt and hops, with gentle fruit notes. Hops: Cascade, Liberty, Mount Hood. Allergens:: barley (GLUTEN), wheat (GLUTEN)
KEG BEERS
BY THE HORNS CITRUS PARADISI
4.3% ABV
By The Horns Brewery, Summerstown. Est. 2012
This new blond-coloured beer is brewed using hops from British Columbia, imparting spicy melon notes and creating a clean, dry character, with a pleasing bitterness. Hops: Lumberjack. Allergens: barley (GLUTEN), wheat (GLUTEN)
This golden beer has a light pink hue, with waves of tropical fruit, including melon and lychee, in the aroma and flavour – initially sharp and crisp, with a lingering, bitter finish. Hops: Cascade, Centennial, Citra, El Dorado, Summit. Allergens: barley (GLUTEN), wheat (GLUTEN)
PORTOBELLO CENTRAL LINE RED
ANSPACH & HOBDAY THE PALE ALE
Portobello Brewery, Portobello. Est. 2012
4.4% ABV
4.4% ABV
Anspach & Hobday Brewery, Bermondsey. Est. 2014
The use of a unique malt combination gives this beer a distinctive red hue and a rich, malty base in the flavour, complemented by a clean aroma and a robust bitterness from its hops. Hops: Amarillo, Chinook, El Dorado. Allergens: barley (GLUTEN)
This straw-coloured beer has generous notes of tropical fruits and pine in the aroma and flavour, resulting in a light, crisp and refreshing character, along with a lasting, dry finish. Hops: El Dorado. Allergens: barley (GLUTEN), wheat (GLUTEN)
REUNION SINGLE DOUBLE HOP
WILD CARD KING OF HEARTS
Reunion Ales, Feltham. Est. 2015
4.5% ABV
This golden beer, brewed especially for this festival, uses both US and English versions of the Cascade hop, resulting in citrus aromas and flavours, balanced by a tangible malt profile and moderately dry finish. Hops: UK Cascade, US Cascade. Allergens: barley (GLUTEN)
4.5% ABV
Wild Card Brewery, Walthamstow. Est. 2013
This straw-coloured beer is brewed with lager malts and generously dry-hopped, resulting in fragrant, fruity hop aromas and a hoppy, clean and refreshing character throughout. Hops: Cascade, Centennial, Citra. Allergens: barley (GLUTEN), wheat (GLUTEN)
