The beer list for Sunderland Beer and Cider Festival 2017 @ THE POINT organised by Sunderland and South Tyneside CAMRA.
Final list. (Last updated 11th October@20:00)
Brewery | Location | Beer | ABV | Sponsor | Colour | Tasting Notes | |
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Arcane Bridge | Newcastle | Worlds End | 5.9 | Arcane Bridge | Red | Full bodied, matured on whisky oak staves giving a pronounced vanilla, whisky finish | |
Bad Co | Dishforth, N Yorkshire | Summer Breeze | 4.5 | Avenue | Pale Golden | Pale Ale infused with lime and mint | |
Bad Co | Dishforth, N Yorkshire | Satisfaction | 6.7 | Avenue | Brown Ale | A strong brown ale | |
Beartown | Congleton, Cheshire | Fiery Ginger Bear | 4 | The Spice Garden | Pale Light | The flavours from the malt and hops blend with the added bite from the root ginger to produce a superbly quenching blonde ale | |
Big Lamp | Newcastle | Prince Bishop Ale | 4.8 | The Grey Horse | Golden Ale | A refreshing, easy-drinking bitter. Golden in colour, full of fruit and hops. Strong bitterness with a spicy, dry finish. | |
Binghams | Reading | Hot Dog Chilli Stout | 5 | Sunderland BID | Dark Brown/ Black | Stout with a hint of chilli to provide a warm glow on the aftertaste | |
Blue Square | Leeds | Morley Rocket | 3.8 | Sunderland BID | Pale Golden | A light session ale with delicate spice notes and balanced bitterness | |
Bradford | Bradford | Northern Soul | 3.8 | Sunderland BID | Golden / BLOND Ale | A deep golden ale not too strong, too sweet or too dry | |
Brewlab/ Darwin | Sunderland | Jaffa Jolt | 5 | Sunderland BID | Ruby Red | A smooth ruby ale with a strong malt flavour infused with chocolate orange flavoured coffee beans | |
Brewlab/ Darwin | Sunderland | Moine | 5.6 | Sunderland BID | Pale Light | Whisky style ale with smoked peat malt and whisky smoked woodchips added to the maturation | |
Brinkburn | Byker | House of the Rising Sun | 7.2 | The Marine | Black | A rich chocolatey bitterness mixed with the raspberry makes this porter a little too easy to drink for an ABV of 7.2% | |
Camerons | Hartlepool | Strongarm | 4 | The Ship Isis | Ruby Red | A well-rounded, ruby-red ale with a distinctive, tight creamy head; initially fruity, but with a good balance of malt, hops and moderate bitterness. | |
Camerons | Hartlepool | Road Crew | 4.5 | The Ship Isis | Golden | American session pale ale packed full of hoppy citrus and blackcurrant flavours delivering a crisp, refreshing, superior taste. | |
Camerons | Hartepool | Seasonal | TBC | The Ship Isis | NA | ||
Campervan | Leith | Leith Juice Orange IPA | 4.7 | Sunderland BID | Gold | Session IPA | |
Elland | Elland, W Yorks | 1872 Porter | 6.5 | The Steamboat | Dark. | Creamy, full-flavoured porter. Rich liquorice flavours with a hint of chocolate from roast malt. A soft but satisfying aftertaste of bittersweet roast and malt. | |
Everards | Narbrough, Leics | Original | 5.2 | Dark | Full bodied, mid brown strong bitter with a pleasant rich, grainy mouthfeel. Well balanced flavours, with malt slightly to the fore.merging into a long satisfying finish | ||
Cumberland | Great Corby | Corby Ale | 3.8 | A fruity session beer with sweetness leading to gentle bitterness in the aftertaste. | |||
Great Heck | Great Heck, N Yorkshire | Amish Mash | 4.7 | Cloudy Pale YELLOW | A cloudy wheat beer with notes of banana and clove from Weizen yeast and fruity notes from American IPA style hops. | ||
Great Heck | Great Heck, N Yorkshire | Black Jesus | 6.5 | No 2 Church Lane | Black | Black Jesus is a black IPA brewed with large quantities of premium American hops and special dehusked German roasted malt. | |
Leeds | Leeds | Midnight Bell | 4.8 | The Ship Isis | Dark Ruby | A full bodied Strong Mild, deep red to dark brown in colour. Chocolate and strong malt flavours are present throughout. | |
JW Lees | Manchester | Moonraker | 6.5 | Houghton 41 Club | Dark Ruby | A reddish-brown beer with a strong, malty, fruity aroma. The flavour is rich and sweet, with roast malt, and the finish is fruity yet dry. Available only in a handful of outlets. | |
Little Valley | Hebden Bridge | Vanilla Porter | 4.5 | Black | Dark brown speciality beer.Roast and fruit blend successfully with subtle vanilla to create a smooth mellow porter | ||
Maxim | Houghton le Spring | 1040 | 4.0 | The Sreamboat | Ruby Red | Brewed to celebrate 10 years of Maxim and 40 years of SST Branch, 1040 also represents the original gravity of this ruby coloured ale; brewed with Williamette and Bramling Cross Hops. It has refreshing and mildly spiced blackcurrant flavours ending with a smooth creamy finish on the palette. | |
Maxim | Houghton le Spring | Swedish Blonde | 4.2 | Golden | This smooth beer is very light in colour and uses cascade and first gold hops to give a refreshing hoppy and complex grapefruit flavours on the palate. | ||
Maxim | Houghton le Spring | Maximus | 6 | Maxim Brewery | Deep Copper | Dark Ruby coloured full bodied premium ale. Sweet with a liquorice flavour, caramel & dark fruits | |
Maxim | Houghton le Spring | Raspberry Porter | 5 | Baldwins Accountancy Services | Dark | This beer blends a variety of dark roasted malts with the addition of high quality raspberry juice. It has a smooth full bodied taste with light chocalate bitterness and sweet raspberry flavours remaining on the palate. | |
Moorhouses | Burnley | Black Cat | 3.4 | Deep Red | A dark mild-style beer with delicate chocolate and coffee roast flavours and a crisp, bitter finish. | ||
Pig & Porter | Tunbridge Wells | Red Spider Rye | 5.5 | Ruby Red | Red Rye beer, dry hopped in the cask with centennial and columbus hops. | ||
Red Castle | Carmyilie, Angus | Red Lady | 4 | Ruby Red | British Style ruby ale made with English hops | ||
Roosters | Knaresbrough | Yankee | 4.3 | Golden | A straw-coloured beer with a delicate, fruity aroma leading to a well-balanced taste of malt and hops with a slight evidence of sweetness, followed by a refreshing, fruity/bitter finish. | ||
Saltaire | Shipley | Cascadian Black | 4.8 | Black | A well rounded, smooth, dark strong bitter with a lovely hoppy aroma. The flavour is strong on hops and malt with a slight liquorice hint. The aftertaste is long, liquorice and strongly hoppy. | ||
Salopian | Telford | Hop Twister | 4.5 | The Peacock | Golden | A premium bitter with a citrus flavour and complex hop finish. Refreshing and crisp | |
Slightly Foxed | Sowerby Bridge | Flying Fox Apricot | 4.5 | Golden Amber | Pale and hoppy bitter with a touch of Apricot flavour to give a year round taste of Summer. | ||
Sonnet 43 | Coxhoe | Abolitionist | 3.8 | Sonnet 43 | Amber Ale | Malty session bitter | |
Sonnet 43 | Coxhoe | Fierce Panther | 6.9 | Sonnet 43 | Hazy Gold | American style hop heavy IPA | |
Three Kings | North Shields | Heart 'n' Soul | 5.6 | Golden | Hoppy Pale Ale | ||
Titanic | Burslem, Stoke on Trent | Blackberry Gold | 4.5 | The Steamboat | Honey Gold | A clear golden beer with a friut aroma and taste | |
Titanic | Burslem, Stoke on Trent | Plum Porter | 4.9 | The Wooden Hut | Deep Red | Dark brown with a powerful fruity aroma. A sweet plum fruitiness gives way to a gentle bitter finish. | |
York | York | Otherside IPA | 4.5 | Golden | IPA with 4 New Zealand hops |