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Breweries

Below are the breweries supplying the beers for this year’s Festival of Ale.

Amwell Springs Brewery Co

Amwell Springs Brewery Co

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Bumblebee Cider

Bumblebee Cider

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Dead Brewers' Society

Dead Brewers' Society

Delphic Brewing Co

Delphic Brewing Co

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Loddon Brewery

Loddon Brewery

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Indigenous Brewery

Indigenous Brewery

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Loose Cannon Brewery

Loose Cannon Brewery

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Love Beer Brewery

Love Beer Brewery

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Mr. Whitehead’s Cider Company

Mr. Whitehead’s Cider Co

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Renegade Brewery

Renegade Brewery

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Ridgeway Brewery

Ridgeway Brewery

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Seven Trees Cider

Seven Trees Cider

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South Oxfordshire Brewery

South Oxfordshire Brewery

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Stardust Brewery

Stardust Brewery

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Tutts Clump

Tutts Clump

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White Horse Brewery

White Horse Brewery

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XT Brewing Co

XT Brewing Co

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Provisional Beer List

Below are the provisional beer, cider, and lager lists for this year’s Festival of Ale. There are still some TBCs which will hopefully be added soon.

* This list is subject to change without notice

Beer

NameBreweryStyleABVTasting Notes
Rude Not ToAmwell SpringsGolden Ale4.0A golden-coloured session IPA with a sweet, but not malty flavour and subtle hints of mango and lime.
Stay JammyAmwell SpringsAmber (Bitter)3.8Stay Jammy has charisma and charm in abundance. Our traditional English ale has a soft sweetness from it’s delicate blend of malts; with mint and berry hops bursting through, this beer is timeless.
Crab Cascade PaleAnimal (XT)Pale Ale4.6A piney, floral pale ale brewed with Cascade hops in leaf, pellet and cryo form.
Hop KittyAnimal (XT)Golden3.9A hugely hoppy, golden-coloured ale, bursting with intense tropical and citrus flavours.
Field & Son LX AleDead Brewers' SocietyBitter4.7A hoppy taste with floral and malty undertones. A 1888 recipe from Field & Son, Shillingford - this is brewed at XT Brewery.
Level CrossingDelphicAmber (Bitter)4.2Amber in colour, malty, balanced and fruity, with notes of blackcurrant and citrus from UK grown Cascade hops.
BaldrickIndigenousDark (Mild)3.4A smooth mild ale that delivers plenty of malty flavours.
MonocleIndigenousDark (Stout)4.6A smooth stout with a malty aroma and a slightly dry finish.
Dragon FlyLoddonPale Ale5.2Strong pale ale - sharp and refreshing with a crisp, clean bitterness and hops providing a floral, peppery aroma with hints of grapefruit.
Ferryman’s GoldLoddonGolden4.4Golden coloured with a strong hoppy character throughout, accompanied by fruit in the taste and aftertaste.
HoppitLoddonAmber (Std Bitter)3.5Hops dominate the aroma of this drinkable, light-coloured session beer with a balanced taste and a pleasant bitterness that carries through to the aftertaste.
Abingdon BridgeLoose CannonAmber (Best Bitter)4.1Copper coloured, traditional ‘bitter’. It kicks off with a good bitter bite, followed by plenty of flavour. A full and satisfying roundness.
Get Your Steep OnLoose CannonTBC4.5TBC
Barney SnugglesLove BeerGolden3.9An autumn golden ale with citrus hops.
Doctor RooLove BeerGolden3.7A well-balanced, light pale ale with a zesty tropical flavour.
Good Old BoyRenegadeBitter4.0Well-rounded, tawny bitter with malt and hops dominating throughout. A balancing bitterness accompanies the taste and aftertaste.
Maggs' MildRenegadeDark (Mild)3.5Silky, full-bodied, dark mild with a creamy head. Roast malt aroma is joined in the taste by caramel, sweetness and mild, fruity hoppiness.
Mister Chubb'sRenegadeAmber (Bitter)3.4A drinkable, balanced, session bitter. A malty caramel note dominates aroma and taste and is accompanied by a nutty bittersweetness and a hoppy aftertaste.
Foreign Export StoutRidgewayDark (Stout)7.5Roasted malts and leaf hops initially provide an aroma of breakfast coffee and fresh spices that gradually fades to reveal liquorice, caramel and raisin notes.
IvanhoeRidgewayBitter5.2A subtle red beer dominated by neither malt sweetness nor extreme hop.
Ridgeway BitterRidgewayAmber (Best Bitter)4.0A golden beer with an aroma of floral hops and a little orange marmalade.
Midnight BelleSouth OxfordshireBitter4.0Dark-coloured bitter with a subtle caramel taste.
Mr Toad'sSouth OxfordshireAmber (Bitter)3.9Amber-coloured full-bodied bitter with floral and hoppy notes.
SOX PaleSouth OxfordshirePale Ale3.5Golden-coloured with soft, fruity yet malty aromas and a slightly sweet taste.
Easy Pale MosaicStardustPale Ale3.8A fresh and fruity, easy going pale ale.
English BitterStardustAmber (Best Bitter)4.0This beer is blended to bring out the very best of traditional British malt and hop flavours. The raised malt profile unlocks notes of roasted caramel, which mingle with classic hop aromas.
Black BeautyWhite HorseDark (Mild)3.9A dark ruby-coloured mild with malt and toffee aromas.
Village IdiotWhite HorseGolden4.1A beer well hopped with Challenger/Bramling cross hops with a base of fine pale malt and wheat gives a light straw coloured beer with a lasting fruity aftertaste.

Lager

NameBreweryStyleABVTasting Notes
South OxfordshireSOX LagerLager4.0Well balanced and very refreshing.

Cider

NameBreweryStyleABVTasting Notes
GribbleBumbleBeeDry4.8Still & cloudy.
RogueBumbleBeeMedium/Dry5.5On the drier side of medium-dry.
Midnight SpecialMr Whitehead'sPerry5.0A natural perry made with a blend of dessert and perry pears, this pear cider has a pleasant pear aroma and subtle but full-bodied taste with a deep straw colour.
Orchard PressSeven TreesDry7.3A traditional dry west-country full-juice farmhouse cider with some spicy, woody and leathery notes and good levels of astringency and body.
Reading PressSeven TreesMedium6.7A fresh, fruity and juicy, medium whole-juice still cider. Made from culinary and dessert apples from RG postcodes, blended with a small amount of Dabinett apples.
CoronationTutt's ClumpMedium/Dry4.5This limited edition cider has been produced to commemorate the Coronation of Charles III.
Dark FruitTutt's ClumpMedium/Sweet4.0A medium/sweet cider produced from a blend of apples infused with real juice
from fruits of the forest.
MangoTutt's ClumpMedium/Sweet4.0A medium/sweet cider produced from a blend of apples infused with real mango
juice.
Reading GoldTutt's ClumpMedium/Dry5.5A medium/dry cider crafted from a blend of the finest Home Counties apples and
is dedicated to the good people of Reading.
RidgewayTutt's ClumpMedium/Sweet4.0A medium/sweet cider lovingly crafted in West Berkshire from a blend of the
finest English Apples named after the ancient trackway.
Route 17Tutt's ClumpMedium/Dry4.5Dedicated to Reading Transport’s flagship bus service Route 17. Tim Wale, Tutt's
Clump's Chief Cider Maker, has driven buses on Route 17 full and part time since
1983.
Royal BerkshireTutt's ClumpMedium/Sweet7.0Award-winning Eastern counties style cider originally produced to celebrate the
wedding of local lady Kate Middleton to Prince William in 2011.
StrawberryTutt's ClumpMedium/Sweet4.0A medium/sweet cider produced from a blend of apples infused with real
strawberry juice.
Traditional FarmhouseTutt's ClumpMedium/Dry6.0Award-winning crisp Eastern Counties style real cider handmade from a variety
of eating, cooking and crab apples mainly from within West Berkshire.

Help us reduce waste

To help us reduce the number of disposable beer cups we throw away, you’ll be asked to purchase a reusable glass costing £1. By bringing it back to the bar for refill you’ll be saving unnecessary waste.

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