BEERS ON OFFER AT BRIGG BEER FESTIVAL

BY  FIONA REID, BRIGG DISTRICT LIONS' SECRETARY & P.R. OFFICER

Final preparations are underway for this year’s annual Brigg beer festival which will be held from 15 to 17 May inclusive on Atherton Way.  This year will mark the 25^th anniversary of the event which is run by Brigg District Lions.  

Planning for the event begins in January to ensure all is in place for the event in May.  The event requires sponsorship from local business and all funds raised are returned into the local community for worthy causes.  The doors will be open Thursday and Friday, 7pm to 11pm and Saturday 12 noon until 11pm.  

Entry will be £2 per person, commemorative glasses will be £1.50 (50p refundable) and beer will be £1.80 per half pint.  

We will be offering a wide range of beers from around the UK which are not routinely available locally.  The provisional list of beers appears below.

 We will also have a range of ciders, wines and fruit beer available as well as soft drinks for those who don’t drink beer or are unfortunate enough to have to drive. 

The event is well known amongst people in and around Brigg and sees regular customers as well as new ones every year.  I am regularly asked by local people when is this year’s beer festival.

Further information can be found on the Brigg District Lions, Social media pages as well as their website. 

Brewery	Beer	Strength %	Description
Oldershaws Brewery Lincolnshire	Granthan Dark	3.60	Charcoal black smooth, traditional mild. Fruity with solid malt base
Batemans	Black & White	3.60	Dark ,rich, creamy brimming with fruity flavours & nutty overtones. Full bodied beer.
Whale Ale Ltd	Pale Ale	3.60	Very pale in colour with hints of lemon-grass & honey with a wonderful, dry, citrus, hoppy taste.
Wells Youngs	Bitter	3.70	This light drinking amber bitter has citrus initially on the palate, with sweet malt & a hint of hops that linger into a slightly dry & bitter finish.
Batemans	XB	3.70	A well rounded, smooth malty beer with a blackcurrant fruity background.
Ilkley	Black	3.70	A blend of five malts gives a smooth, easy to drink, dark session ale.
Langman East Sussex	Long Blonde	3.80	Light coloured golden ale with a distinctive hoppy aroma & crisp, clean bitterness on the finish.
Oldershaws Brewery Lincolnshire	Heavenly Blonde	3.80	Pale blonde-zesty super tropical fruit from the citra hop. Crisp dry finish.
Backyard	Joker	3.80	April fools day special – biscuit malt with a citrus kick.
North Star	Sentinel	3.80	Very pale, fully hopped. American style craft ale with citrus undertones.
Backyard Walsall	The Hoard	3.90	Golden bitter, refreshingly dry with a balanced biscuit malt flavour.
Wells Youngs	London Gold	4.00	A light, golden & full flavoured beer with a refreshing bite.
Grafton	Ferris Wheel	4.00	A pale  ale with crisp bitterness, refreshing tartness & sweeter malt notes, finishing with a soft hoppiness.
Wells Youngs	Bombardier Burning Gold	4.10	A precious blend of finest malts, hops & natural mineral water. Producing a refreshing beer with zesty aromas, leading to a dry, crisp flavour with a hint of citrus & a smooth lasting finish.
Titanic Stoke on Trent	Iceberg	4.10	A refreshing clear wheat beer with clean, zesty flavours.
Oldershaws Brewery Lincolnshire	Great Expectations	4.20	Gorgeous pale gold beer, zingy citrus rich Galaxy hops. SIBA silver medal. Winner 2013
Flipside	English Crown	4.20	A traditional  bitter made with English hops ‘Funggles’ & ‘Goldings’.A beer brewed for tradition.
Sonnet 43	Bourbon Milk Stout	4.30	Bourbon cocoa and outs give this dark brown beer a rich, full-bodied chocolately bitterness
Elland West Yorkshire	Nettle Thrasher	4.40	Traditional copper, strong ale, robust & complex flavours from six malts & combined with a variety of English hops.
Sonnet 43 County Durham	India Pale Ale	4.40	A complex aroma using, Goldings hops. Delicate fruity flavour. A very palatable slightly  bitter drink.
Dancing Duck	Dark Drake	4.50	Smooth drinking velvety, oat meal stout with freshly roasted coffee, toffee finish.
Titanic	Plum Porter	4.90	Dark, strong & well-rounded. The richness is balanced by the late edition of hops & natural plum flavouring.
Burton Bridge	Stairway to Heaven	5.00	A golden hoppy beer with a full smooth flavour using only the finest English hops.
Amber Ales	Dambuster	5.20	Powerfully flavoured golden ale with three hop varieties from , England, New Zealand  & U.S.A.
Dancing Duck	Abduction	5.50	Tropical fruit flavour with enjoyable hoppy bitterness. Good malt character & very clean finish.
Ossett	Silver King	4.30	A lager with a crisp, dry flavour & citrus fruity aroma.
Woodfordes	Craft  Norfolk Lager		?
Barngates	Tag Lag	4.40	Lager – A pale amber lager, smooth & sweetly malty flavour.
Westons	Old Rosie	7.30	Mid- golden & straw like in colour. Old Rosie is a cloudy, medium – bodied fruity cider that has a wonderful aroma of wild berry- fruits.
Broadoak	Moonshine	7.50	A clear coloured cider strong in alcohol & fruity with an apple flavour & is sweet on the palate.