tasting notes and ale list
CRAFT BEERS AND REAL ALES
FEATURING 15 LONDON BREWERIES
london beer festival
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FRI 27 JAN
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SUN 5 FEB
SAMBROOK’S | TRUMAN’S PORTOBELLO | BY THE HORNS THE CRONX | HOP STUFF | REDEMPTION FULLER'S | EAST LONDON SOUTHWARK | TWICKENHAM ENFIELD | WIMBLEDON WINDSOR & ETON | REUNION
CASK ALES THE CRONX KOTCHIN 3.9% ABV Cronx Brewery, Croydon. Est. 2012
This blond ale is hoppy and refreshing, with its generous use of Cascade hops providing a passion fruit and peach aroma.
ENEFELD PACIFIC PALE ALE Enfield Brewery, Enfield. Est. 2016
BY THE HORNS ONE ARM BANDIT 4.7% ABV By The Horns Brewery, Summerstown. Est. 2012
This naturally hazy, straw-coloured, full-bodied wheat beer is brewed using Hefeweizen yeast, resulting in a tight head, light, fruity esters on the nose and refreshing, zesty notes in the flavour.
TWICKENHAM CHAMPIONS ALE 4.7% ABV Twickenham Brewery, Twickenham. Est. 2004
This red rye IPA has a full American hop aroma, leading to a full, complex flavour, with a sweet malt edge, plus its late-hopping providing a surge of hop notes to balance.
4.0% ABV
This golden beer is packed full of New Zealand hops, resulting in aromas of tropical fruits and flavours of gooseberry and grape, balanced by a firm malt background.
REDEMPTION APA 4.0% ABV
Redemption Brewery, Tottenham. Est. 2010
This light copper-coloured beer, brewed especially for this festival, has citrus and pine hop aromas, leading to refreshing flavours of grapefruit and pine resin.
WIMBLEDON COPPER LEAF 4.0% ABV Wimbledon Brewery, Wimbledon. Est. 2015
This American-style copper-coloured ale has a burst of citrus, floral and tropical fruit flavours, balanced by its complex malt characteristics of rye, caramel and spice, resulting in a refreshingly dry finish.
SOUTHWARK MAYFLOWER SESSION IPA 4.2% ABV Southwark Brewery, Southwark. Est. 2014
This light golden beer contains four American hop varieties, resulting in a blast of floral and citrus fruit notes, hints of spice and a pleasing late bitterness in the finish.
TRUMAN’S BOLD AS BRASS 4.2% ABV Truman’s Brewery, Hackney Wick. Est. 2010
This is a traditional best bitter with a modern twist, with its bold, aromatic hops giving hints of peach and orange peel, plus the addition of rye imparting a pleasing, spicy character.
EAST LONDON PEARLY QUEEN 4.5% ABV East London Brewery, Leyton. Est. 2011
This mahogany-coloured London porter has a distinctive nutty aroma, while its use of wheat and oats provides a creamy mouthfeel to the flavours of roasted coffee beans and brown sugar.
FULLER’S JACK FROST 4.5% ABV Fuller’s Brewery, Chiswick. Est. 1845
WIMBLEDON PHOENIX SMOKED PORTER 4.8% ABV Wimbledon Brewery, Wimbledon. Est. 2015
This deep ruby beer has a smooth, rich character, with hints of beech smoke, spice and chocolate complementing the balanced malt and hop notes, resulting in a deep, pleasing flavour.
REUNION INCREDIBLE PALE ALE 5.0% ABV Reunion Ales, Feltham. Est. 2015
This light copper-coloured beer is generously hopped and dry-hopped, resulting in an herbaceous, fruity nose and grapefruit notes in the intense, lasting flavour.
TRUMAN’S CAPTAIN LOCKWOOD 5.0% ABV Truman’s Brewery, Hackney Wick. Est. 2010
This strong mild has a dark ruby hue and a satisfying creamy head, with its generous use of dark malt providing a strong backbone to the flavour, balanced by sweet berry notes.
HOP STUFF CHAI RED 5.4% ABV
Hop Stuff Brewery, Woolwich. Est. 2013
This ruby-red beer is brewed using Flowery Orange Pekoe tea, blended with premium whole spices, resulting in an aromatic, refreshing character, balanced by rich, biscuity flavours.
PORTOBELLO STIFF LIP 5.5% ABV
Portobello Brewery, Portobello. Est. 2012
This bracing, pale golden IPA has aromas of tropical fruit, passion fruit and pine, leading to a strong hop bitterness, generous fruity notes and a balancing caramel malt flavour.
SOUTHWARK IMPERIAL IPA 5.7% ABV Southwark Brewery, Southwark. Est. 2014
This golden beer is a modern twist on an English classic, with its blend of UK hops imparting a hoppy bitterness, balanced by citrus, mango and grapefruit flavours.
This deep red beer is brewed using a dash of blackberries, resulting in a subtle fruit aroma and hints of fruit in the flavour, balanced by toasted notes from the dark malts.
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PORTOBELLO SQUIDGE STOUT 4.5% ABV
SAMBROOK’S RED ALE 5.0% ABV
This mahogany-coloured beer contains a complex blend of malt and hops, complemented by the addition of real marshmallows, resulting in coffee, chocolate and marshmallow notes in both the aroma and its rich, complex and velvety flavour.
This distinctive copper-red ale has generous tropical fruit and citrus notes, in both the aroma and flavour, leading to a subtle spiciness and a lasting, gentle, sweet malt finish.
Portobello Brewery, Portobello. Est. 2012
SAMBROOK’S BROWN DOG RIOT 4.5% ABV Sambrook’s Brewery, Battersea. Est. 2008
This russet-coloured American brown ale-style beer has a punch of tropical fruit and subtle sweetness in the aroma, leading to a full, balanced flavour and a biscuit and caramel malt finish.
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Sambrook’s Brewery, Battersea. Est. 2008
UPRISING WHITE RIOT 5.3% ABV
Windsor & Eton Brewery, Windsor. Est. 2010
This natural blond white beer is brewed with pale malt, wheat and New World hops, then conditioned with orange peel, resulting in a creamy white head and clean citrus flavour.
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