44th Cambridge Beer Festival Beer List

This list is a hopefully accurate record of the beers that were served at the festival.

  • Adnams Southwold, Suffolk est. 1890 Broadside 4.7% Brewed with Pale Ale malt and First Gold hops, Broadside is a dark ruby red beer rich in fruitcake aromas, almonds and conserved fruit. Dispense: cask
  • Flat White Porter 5.0% This is not just a coffee porter. It's a rich porter with coffee beans and a fruity chocolate finish. Collaboration with Marks & Spencer. Dispense: cask
  • Freewheel 3.6% A straw-coloured English summer ale with aromas of citrus and stone fruit, beautifully balanced by a touch of gooseberry on the finish. Dispense: cask
  • Ghost Ship 4.5% This pale ale has a good assertive pithy bitterness and a malty backbone from Pale Ale, Rye Crystal and Cara malts. Citra and other American hop varieties create some great citrus flavours. Dispense: cask
  • Lighthouse 3.4% Golden beer with a light fragrance, malty flavours and a long hoppy finish. Brewed with Pale Ale and Crystal malt, it has a hint of caramel and toffee. It's hopped with a blend of Fuggle and Golding hops. Dispense: cask
  • Mosaic 4.1% Made with Mosaic hops, this pale blonde has bags of personality with bold mango, peach, lemon and pine flavours and a dry hoppy finish. Dispense: cask
  • Anspach & Hobday London est. 2013 The Sour Dry Hop 4.9% Super-fresh Berliner Weisse dry hopped with El Dorado and Vic Secret. This zesty, fresh sour beer is ideal for the warmer weather. Dispense: keykeg
  • The Stout Porter 8.5% A strong (stout) full-flavoured, full-bodied porter, with dark fruits, chocolate, coffee and liquorice flavours from a blend of pale and roasted malts carefully balanced with British East Kent Golding and American Cascade hops. Dispense: keykeg
  • Ashover Ashover, Derbys est. 2007 Poet's Tipple 4.0% Light copper traditional bitter with good malt flavours. Perle hops give a well balanced, bitter flavour. Dispense: cask
  • Raspberry Stout 8.5% A full-bodied Imperial stout brewed with fresh raspberries and lactose. Sweet fruit and bitter coffee notes come through. Dispense: cask
  • B & T Shefford, Beds est. 1982 Fruit Bat 4.5% A straw coloured beer, malty and fruity, lightly hopped and tasting of raspberries, brewed using Pearl Pale malt, wheat malt, Challenger hops and Golding hops. Dispense: cask
  • Shefford Old Dark 5.0% A rich, fruity flavoured dark beer with caramel flavours, brewed using Pearl Pale Malt, Crystal Malt, Caramel and Cascade hops. Dispense: cask
  • Beach Brewery Waterbeach, Cambs est. 2016 Anzio 3.7% Citrus hops and Maris Otter malt are given a further lift with the subtle addition of bergamot. Clean, refreshing, perfect sunny weather drinking. Dispense: keykeg
  • Daytona 6.0% Black, velvety and brimming with coffee chocolate richness, Daytona's dark depths are lifted by a hint of vanilla. Dispense: keykeg
  • Beavertown London est. 2012 Bloody 'Ell 7.2% A smack of citrus with hints of warm blood orange aromas brought on by refined malt bill and loads of juicy hops. Dispense: keykeg
  • Neck Oil 4.3% An easy drinking session IPA with extra pale base malts, late hop additions throughout the last 20 minutes of the boil, and a huge dose of dry hops. Dispense: keykeg
  • Bexar County Peterborough, Cambs est. 2012 Bitter Invention of Satan 8.6% Brewed using locally roasted coffee, this stout is like drinking an iced coffee, only better because it is beer. Just sit back and enjoy. Unfined. Dispense: keykeg
  • Cowboy 7.2% A hop-forward IPA made using American hops. Unfined. Dispense: keykeg
  • Devil's Side 5.8% A heavily hopped but lightly bitter session pale ale. Unfined. Dispense: keykeg · cask
  • I Am Not a Fruit Beer 4.2% Sour beetroot wheat beer. Unfined. Dispense: cask
  • Merc 3.7% A hazy pale ale with citrus notes and a dry finish. Unfined. Dispense: cask
  • Papa Steve 9.0% A big, bold imperial stout with roasted, chocolate, coffee and fruit flavours. Unfined. Dispense: cask
  • Binghams Ruscombe, Berks est. 2010 Doodle Stout 5.0% A dark stout with a delicious blend of dark malts to provide a complexity in character which draws you in for another sip. Named after the brewery dog called Stout that happens to be a labradoodle. Dispense: cask
  • Ginger Doodle Stout 5.0% This stout is infused with root ginger to produce a stout with a refreshing zing. Dispense: cask
  • Hot Dog Chilli Stout 5.0% Stout with a warming chilli afterglow. Just enough chilli to produce a pleasant aftertaste, without having so much that it will have you dashing for some water. Dispense: cask
  • Macchiato Stout 5.0% Dark stout infused with vanilla and coffee. Dispense: cask
  • Vanilla Stout 5.0% This stout is infused with vanilla pods which complement the dark malts to create a smooth drinking, deliciously dark stout. Dispense: cask
  • Bishop Nick Felsted, Essex est. 2011 1555 4.3% This rich tawny beer is a tribute to defiance, with an unmistakably sweet nutty taste underlined by the ginger and fruit of Styrian Golding. Dispense: cask
  • Dark Mild 3.7% Intense, dark and devilishly moreish, this smooth British classic is dominated by Chocolate malt. Easy on the hops but amply dry, this refreshing brew will keep you coming back. Dispense: cask
  • Black Rock Falmouth, Cornwall est. 2013 Endless IPA 3.8% Citrussy pale ale with a smooth malty finish. Dispense: cask
  • Midnight Black 6.0% Roasty, hoppy aroma with hints of chocolate, pine and a dry finish. Dispense: cask
  • Black Sheep Masham, N Yorks est. 1992 Riggwelter 5.9% A fruity bitter, with complex underlying tastes and hints of liquorice and pear drops leading to a long, dry, bitter finish. Dispense: cask
  • Boudicca Norfolk est. 2015 Prasto's Porter with Dark Cherries 5.2% Dark fruit and hops on the nose, with hints of roast malt. Smooth and full-bodied in the mouth, with a side order of rich, dark cherries. Vegan. Dispense: cask
  • Three Tails Bitter 3.9% A classic English bitter, but with a touch of peppery spiciness. Amber in colour, well flavoured and gentle on the nose, with sweet fruit, malt and hops. Suitable for vegans. Dispense: cask
  • Brentwood Brentwood, Essex est. 2006 BBC 1 1.5% Light brown in colour, loads of flavours bursting on the palate from the mix of Columbus, Chinook, Citra and Cascade hops. Ridiculously drinkable. Dispense: cask
  • Chockwork Orange 6.5% A deep chocolate malty beer brewed with oranges to give it that extra pizazz and matured to provide a classic old ale style beer. Dispense: cask
  • Vanilla Maple Mild 3.7% Pours dark brown with a small offwhite head. Aroma of roasted malt, little caramel, light vanilla. Flavor is sweet, malty, caramel, vanilla essence, sweet chocolate. Light to medium body, soft carbonation, sweet finish. Dispense: cask
  • Bristol Beer Factory Bristol est. 2003 Milk Stout 4.5% Dark creamy stout, reviving an old Bristol tradition. Black in colour with a creamy mouthfeel. Dispense: cask
  • Burning Sky Firle, E Sussex est. 2013 Plateau 3.5% Pale gold in colour, with a crisp malt edge and sharp bitterness. Plateau has been hopped at different stages of the brew, with a big mix of US and New Zealand hops to satisfy the discerning drinker. Dispense: cask
  • Cairngorm Aviemore, Highland est. 1997 Trade Winds 4.3% A massive citrus fruit, hop and elderflower nose leads to hints of grapefruit in the mouth. The exceptional bitter sweetness in the taste lasts through the long, lingering aftertaste. Dispense: cask
  • Calverley's Cambridge, Cambs est. 2014 Black Pale Ale 4.9% With the colour of a dark beer but the refreshing flavour of a smooth, slightly sweet pale ale, this brew resists being pigeonholed. Unfined; suitable for vegans. Dispense: cask
  • Fall of Man 6.0% A new beer in a classic style, brewed for the festival, with a well-rounded malty sweetness and distinct peppery notes. Unfined; suitable for vegans. Dispense: cask
  • Porter 5.0% Porter with a high final gravity, giving it a malty sweetness with bold coffee and chocolate tones coming from the various malts used. Unfined; suitable for vegans. Dispense: cask
  • Calvors Coddenham, Suffolk est. 2008 American Red 4.5% A malty, rich and hoppy red ale. Dispense: cask
  • Smooth Hoperator 4.0% An extremely smooth, lightly hopped pale ale. A blend of four quality malts delivers a well balanced body and copper colour. An aroma of soft fruit and honey and balanced bitterness are provided by additions of English hops at four different stages of brewing. Dispense: cask
  • Castor Castor, Cambs est. 2009 Areopagitica 4.3% A golden bitter with floral and citrus hop notes delivering a fruity finish. Dispense: cask
  • Old Scarlett 4.6% A dark bitter with a fresh fruity taste. Dispense: cask
  • Chalk Hill Norwich, Norfolk est. 1993 Black Anna 4.0% A rich milk stout, with dark chocolate and coffee flavours and a sweet lingering finish. Dispense: cask
  • Dreadnought 4.9% A traditionally robust strong ale. Reminiscent of rich fruit cake, the fruity overtones are counter-balanced by a mellow richness. Dispense: cask
  • Cheshire Brewhouse Congleton, Cheshire est. 2012 Scream If You Want To Go Faster 8.1% Belgian IPA hopped with Simcoe, Centennial, Summit, and Bravo, and dry hopped with Ella; Belgian yeast. Dispense: keykeg · cask
  • Cloudwater Manchester est. 2015 DIPA 9.0% Double IPA brewed with the freshest seasonal hop combinations available. Exact blend to be confirmed. Dispense: keykeg
  • Mittelfrüh Tattnanger Helles 5.4% Craft lager brewed with the freshest seasonal hop combinations available. Exact blend to be confirmed. Dispense: keykeg
  • Session IPA Simcoe Mosaic 4.5% Mid-strength IPA brewed with the freshest seasonal hop combinations available. Exact blend to be confirmed. Dispense: keykeg
  • Colchester Wakes Colne, Essex est. 2011 Brazilian 4.6% Our multiple award-winning coffee and vanilla porter. Not at all shy on flavour but beautifully balanced. Dispense: cask
  • Sweeney Todd 4.1% A full-flavoured best bitter with deep red hue, roasted malt flavours and subtle dry spiciness provided by crystal rye malt. Delicate hop flavour from late additions of US Willamette hops. Dispense: cask
  • Crafty Beers Stetchworth, Cambs est. 2012 APA 4.6% Abundantly dry-hopped APA with plenty of America's favourite hops including lots of Citra. Dispense: cask
  • Incognito 4.0% Dark amber best bitter, augmented by moderate dry-hopping to give a refreshing finish. Dispense: cask
  • Mild Mannered 3.5% A dark mild with a pleasant balance of sweet malt and tempered bitterness. Dispense: cask
  • Sauvignon Blonde 4.4% Aromatic golden ale brewed with Nelson Sauvin hops from New Zealand, which create characteristics reminiscent of the Kiwis' most famous wine. Dispense: cask
  • Crouch Vale South Woodham Ferrers, Essex est. 1987 Essex Boys Best Bitter 3.8% Full-bodied, traditional style mid-brown "best" brewed from 100% English barley malt and copious English Challenger and Boadicea hops, which shine through. Dispense: cask
  • Yakima Gold 4.2% Very pale with delicious US Amarillo hops, which are earthily aromatic and the beer, highly drinkable. Dispense: cask
  • Cumbrian Hawkshead, Cumbria est. 2006 Loweswater Gold 4.3% A true golden ale brewed using three malts including lager and Maris Otter together with German hops. Bursting with tropical flavour, it is an outstanding beer. Dispense: cask
  • Dancing Duck Derby, Derbys est. 2010 Abduction 5.5% Intense tropical fruit flavours are matched with with a hoppy bitterness to make this a dangerously drinkable IPA. Dispense: cask
  • Back Sack & Quack 4.2% A traditional mild recipe but full-bodied with bags of malty flavour. Black cherry, cola and toffee with a caramel finish and a berry aroma. Dispense: cask
  • Dark Star Partridge Green, W Sussex est. 1994 Festival 5.0% A chestnut bronze-coloured bitter with a smooth mouth feel and freshness. Dispense: cask
  • Partridge Best 4.0% A best bitter brewed using extra pale Concerto, Crystal and Chocolate malts with East Kent Golding hops, with the addition of aromatic hops late in the boil. Dispense: cask
  • Derventio Darley Abbey, Derbys est. 2006 Barbarian 5.5% Roasted barley malt with pronounced flavours of chocolate, liquorice and coffee and some sweetness. Dispense: cask
  • Cleopatra 5.0% A pale beer that combines First Gold hops with apricot flavouring. Dispense: cask
  • Digfield Barnwell, Northants est. 2006 Mad Monk 4.8% Deliciously full-bodied and slightly darker, this strong ale has hints of malt and chocolate in the finish. Dispense: cask
  • Old Crow Porter 4.3% Dark chestnut porter with a tangy fruity note to this alongside darkly roasted, fuller malts. Dispense: cask
  • Drone Valley Dronfield, Derbys est. 2016 Stubley Stout 5.2% Strong, yet smooth, creamy and easy-drinking. Rich and chocolatey thanks to its blend of four different malts. Dispense: cask
  • Elephant School Brentwood, Essex est. 2006 Cheru Kol 4.5% A collaboration of styles from Belgium and Great Britain. The honeyed sweetness of figs and the spicy, piney tang of rosemary combine with the taste of Belgian yeast. Dispense: keykeg
  • Crème Brûlée Dubbel 6.6% Milky smooth texture, aromas of nectarines and berries, flavours of cream oats and wheat, smooth finish with a hint of bitterness. Dispense: cask
  • Elgood's Wisbech, Cambs est. 1795 Black Dog 3.6% Dryish, complex dark mild. Caramel binds a good cross-section of malt, roast and dark berry fruit flavours and there is a hint of sweetness. Dispense: cask
  • Cambridge Bitter 3.8% A mild brown bitter with a good balance of malt and hop character giving a pleasing session drink. Dispense: cask
  • Coolship Blonde 5.0% Spontaneously fermented using wild yeasts, followed by ageing in oak barrels. Oak and fruit on the initial aroma precede a flavour of sharp apples and berries. Tannin from the oak underscores the finish as more fruit characters are revealed. Dispense: keykeg
  • New Balls Please 3.7% A cloudy wheat beer delicately infused with strawberries to give it a light refreshing taste. It is brewed to be cloudy. Dispense: cask
  • Elland Elland, W Yorks est. 2002 White Prussian 3.9% A crisp, clean and refreshing beer made from lager malt and German hops, yielding a fruity flavour and a floral, spice and citrus aroma from Perle and Mittelfrüh hops. Dispense: cask
  • Elmtree Snetterton, Norfolk est. 2007 Burston's Cuckoo 3.8% A glorious nasal feast of floral hops with a tantalising hint of citrus, rounding off into a refreshingly long dry finish. Dispense: cask
  • Nightlight Mild 5.7% An old style mild, strong but carefully hopped to allow the malts to flourish. Liquorice hints balance the lasting nutty finish. Dispense: cask
  • Errant Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear est. 2015 Kaiju Punch 5.3% A fighty IPA brewed with super pale malt, US yeasts and boatloads of Citra and Mosaic hops. Crisp mouthfeel, big citrus undertones and a refreshing hop hit. Unfined. Dispense: cask
  • Exmoor Wiveliscombe, Somerset est. 1980 Beast 6.6% Lush rich aromas of toffee, treacle. Mocha coffee, vinous fruit and chocolate give way to more complexity on the palate with rich fruitcake, a hint of rum, more Mocha coffee, an herbal hoppiness, vinous fruit, while the bittersweet finish is smooth yet complex, rich but not cloying. Dispense: cask
  • Stag 5.2% A full-bodied copper-coloured strong ale resiny hop aromas to the fore followed by a biscuity maltiness in the background. Dispense: cask
  • Fat Cat Norwich, Norfolk est. 2005 Ginger Wheat 4.7% A proper wheat beer, with double the wheat content of many of the style. Our unfined refresher has the tang of fresh root ginger, lifted by lemongrass and black pepper, to bring a bright zing to your palate as the weather gets warmer. Suitable for vegans. Dispense: cask
  • Honey Ale 4.3% A golden coloured ale, combining the full flavour of English pale and crystal malts with Norfolk honey, giving a sweetish, yet full-flavoured ale. The sweet notes of Pilgrim hops combine well with the honey to give a smooth finish, with bite. Dispense: cask
  • Fellows Cottenham, Cambs est. 2009 Doctor Syntax 6.5% Dark and bitter. An IPA backbone with Munich malt. Heavy on the Summit and Columbus additions right through the boil and dry hopped to give the final punch. Dispense: cask
  • Old Fellow Burton Ale 6.5% A strong ale in the traditional Burton style, matured in cask. Dispense: cask
  • Fernandes Wakefield, W Yorks est. 1996 Malt Shovel Mild 3.8% A dark, full-bodied, malty mild with roast malt and chocolate flavours, leading to a lingering, dry, malty finish. Dispense: cask
  • Firebrand Launceston, Cornwall est. 2014 Big Hop Little Beer 3.6% In this session ale a golden malt body provides the base, while Columbus, Nugget and Amarillo hops combine to produce a fruit-filled aroma and flavour with a refreshing finish. Dispense: cask
  • Five Points London est. 2013 Railway Porter 4.8% A porter in the classic London style with our own twist. Aromas of chocolate and coffee with hints of caramel, brewed with British East Kent Golding hops. Dispense: cask
  • Flipside Nottingham, Notts est. 2010 Clippings 6.5% A traditional strong IPA, golden in colour with crushed gooseberry and bitter white wine hop flavours. Dispense: cask
  • Dusty Penny 5.0% A full-bodied porter, bursting with chocolate, caramel and vanilla malt flavours rounded off with bitterness provided by traditional English hops. Dispense: cask
  • Fownes Dudley, West Mids est. 2012 Hand of Doom 8.2% This Double IPA has a big malt backbone and flavours of grapefruit, orange and lemon with an underlying floral quality. Dispense: cask
  • King Korvak's Saga 5.4% A fine porter in which complex roast and coffee flavours are suitably balanced by bitterness and subtle earthy hop flavours. Dispense: cask
  • Visions of Heresy 5.7% Combining the spice of rye with a subtle smokiness, the rich depth of maltiness of this ale is complimented by big fruity, floral and citrus hop flavours. Dispense: cask
  • Fyne Ales Cairndow, Argyll est. 2001 Jarl 3.8% A full-on citrus experience. Light and golden, a perfect ale for whiling away the hours on a sunny day. Dispense: cask
  • Goacher's Maidstone, Kent est. 1983 Fine Light Ale 3.7% A pale amber light bitter with a rewarding floral hop character from the WGV and East Kent Golding hops. Dispense: cask
  • Real Mild Ale 3.4% A full-flavoured dark mild brewed with chocolate and black malts and hopped with Kent Fuggle. Dispense: cask
  • Golden Triangle Norwich, Norfolk est. 2012 Citropolis 3.9% Zesty fruity pale ale brewed with Maris Otter extra pale malt and Citra hops. Dispense: cask
  • City Gold Six 6.6% A special version of the creamy, citrusy City Gold to mark the brewery's 6th anniversary Dispense: cask
  • Grain Alburgh, Norfolk est. 2006 Fallen Angel 4.2% A rich red ale, brewed with black malt and dry hopped with Cascade hops. Dispense: cask
  • Lignum Vitae 6.5% A traditional strong and hoppy India pale ale, brewed with the finest English Maris Otter pale ale malt to give a full-bodied malty chracter Dispense: cask
  • Mocha Mild 3.6% A dark mild, with flavours of roasted barley, and infused with chocolate cacao nibs, and fresh cold-brewed coffee. Rich and velvety. Dispense: cask
  • Redwood 4.3% A rich red premium bitter that beautifully balances roasted malts with sherbet grapefruit hoppiness. Dispense: cask
  • Slate 6.0% A deep, dark and rich smoked porter, brewed with a complex blend of malts. Dispense: cask
  • ThreeOneSix 3.9% Brewed with lager malt and ludicrously light, this beer has a glorious hoppy nose and taste. Dispense: cask
  • Great Heck Goole, N Yorks est. 2008 Shankar IPA 5.9% A seriously fruity, hoppy, pale beer with a clean, zesty finish. Dispense: cask
  • Voodoo Mild 4.3% Very flavourful dark mild brewed with lots of roasted malts balanced perfectly with finest English hops. Dispense: cask
  • Green Jack Lowestoft, Suffolk est. 2003 Baltic Trader 10.5% A rich and fruity export stout with plenty of hop character. Dispense: cask
  • Baltic Trader 3yr aged 10.5% A keg version of the rich, fruity Baltic Trader, aged for three years. Dispense: keykeg
  • Orange Wheat 4.2% A light wheat beer with grainy citrus and marmalade flavours. Now brewed with Citra Hops! Dispense: cask
  • Gyle 59 Thorncombe, Dorset est. 2013 Caribbean Cocktail 4.5% Pale and interesting! A smooth wheat beer with a silky mouthfeel underpinning tropical fruit flavours and aromas. A long bitter finish with notes of grapefruit pith and spice. Dispense: cask
  • Dorset GIPA 5.4% This is a Ginger IPA. The beer has a subtle infusion of root ginger giving the IPA a refreshing and spicy addition to the citrus and floral taste and aroma provided by the hops. Unfined. Dispense: cask
  • Starstruck 6.6% This is our porter, The Favourite, enhanced with a subtle addition of star anise. This addition gives the rich and fruity porter an extra complexity with a gentle hint of liquorice. Unfined. Dispense: cask
  • Hammerton London est. 2014 Pentonville 5.3% Stout brewed with a variety of flavoursome malts, including a good dose of oats. Fresh wild Maldon oysters are then added to the boil to add a subtle extra complexity to the taste. Dispense: cask
  • Hardknott Millom, Cumbria est. 2005 Brownian Motion 4.5% This beer is a smoked porter. The speciality smoked malt we've used in this beer gives hints of savoury smoked sausage and a deliciously moreish satisfaction. Dispense: cask
  • Nuclear Sunset 4.7% Wheat beer brewed using orange peel, orange juice coriander and nutmeg. Unfined. Dispense: cask
  • Harveys Lewes, E Sussex est. 1790 Prince of Denmark 7.5% A strong, dark beer of great complexity and depth. Dispense: cask
  • Sussex Best Bitter 4.0% Full-bodied brown bitter. A hoppy aroma leads to a good malt and hop balance, and a dry aftertaste. Dispense: cask
  • Harviestoun Alva, Clacks est. 1984 Schiehallion 4.8% Wheat and lager malts combine to give a crisp palate with more body than some. The hops give a lingering, fresh grapefruity finish. Dispense: cask
  • Hopshackle Market Deeping, Lincs est. 2006 Shacklers Ale 3.6% A brown ale with complex malt and fruit, toffee and caramel with a dry bitter finish. Dispense: cask
  • Shamuzzle 4.3% A golden ale loaded with hop oils and resins giving intense tropical fruits, pine and spice flavours. Dispense: cask
  • Humpty Dumpty Reedham, Norfolk est. 1998 Broadland Sunrise 4.2% Red-orange in colour and brewed with additions of crystal malt and rye, giving it a complex malty flavour and a refreshing dry finish. Dispense: cask
  • Forbidden Fruit 4.0% Pale amber ale with pomegranate. Dispense: cask
  • Hunter's Ipplepen, Devon est. 2008 Crispy Pig 4.0% A refreshing, sharp, hoppy bitter with the unmistakable aroma of apples and fruit. Dispense: cask
  • Full Bore 6.8% An amber-coloured strong ale with a strong roasted malt smell, bittersweet hop finish, lovely malt flavours and the warm full taste of caramel. Dispense: cask
  • Kelburn Glasgow est. 2002 Dark Moor 4.5% A smooth, dark and robust ale with aftertones of liquorice and blackcurrant. Dispense: cask
  • Kissingate Lower Beeding, W Sussex est. 2010 Pernickety Pale 4.5% Gentle malt and biscuit character balanced with peach fruit and bitter sweet finish Dispense: cask
  • Powder Blue Blueberry Porter 5.5% Full-bodied dark roasted backbone. Subtle blueberry and raisin notes with a gentle gathering bitterness. Dispense: cask
  • Lacons Great Yarmouth, Norfolk est. 2013 Cambridge 44 4.0% A light, fruity session IPA with American Citra and Simcoe hops, blonde in colour with citrus and pine notes. Dispense: cask
  • Light Mild 3.7% Full-bodied with nutty undertones and a slightly dry finish. Dispense: cask
  • Larkins Chiddingstone, Kent est. 1986 Best Bitter 4.4% A rich fruity ale, slightly darker and sweeter than a traditional best bitter. Notes of summer fruits and caramel give way to a long bitter malt finish. Dispense: cask
  • Little Earth Project Edwardstone, Suffolk est. 2016 Hanseatic Porter 10.0% A modern interpretation of the type of porter brewed in the Baltic ports during the 18th and 19th Centuries. It is dark, dry, and leathery with a hint of hedgerow fruit and slight wood from barrel ageing. Dispense: cask
  • Rye and Amarillo Saison 5.6% A delicious and rounded saison brewed with 50% rye, giving extra spicy dimension, and a moderate amount of Amarillo hops that give a zesty fruity nose and a pithy orange bitterness, and finally aged for two months with wild yeast. Dispense: cask
  • Lord Conrad's Dry Drayton, Cambs est. 2010 Horny Goat 4.8% A deep golden ale pumped with English Fuggle, organic green nettle and bittered with goat weed. Dispense: cask
  • Spiffing Wheeze 3.9% Pale ale with crisp bite and mellow floral, peppery notes. Dispense: cask
  • Magic Rock Huddersfield, W Yorks est. 2011 Rapture 4.6% Full-bodied red ale, with five types of malt, and six types of hops to deliver grapefruit and pine aromas, with pithy orange, and a rich a malty body. Dispense: cask
  • Mauldon's Sudbury, Suffolk est. 1982 Blackberry Porter 4.8% A full-bodied, black porter, with a balanced hop aroma and rich blend of chocolate and roast flavours, giving way to a subtle, sweet fruit finish. Dispense: cask
  • Micawber's Mild 3.5% A dark mild brewed with pale, roasted and crystal barley with Amarillo hops. It has a full, round flavour with a slight but distinctive bitter finish. Dispense: cask
  • Mighty Oak Maldon, Essex est. 1996 IPA 3.5% A light amber, easy drinking beer which has an intensity of flavour unexpected in a beer of its strength. First Gold and Golding hops give this beer a delicate hop aroma and a distinctive bitter after palate. Dispense: cask
  • Maple Mild 4.5% A dark mild, brewed with maple syrup. Moreish, easy drinking with hints of maple and dark chocolate. Dispense: cask
  • Mile Tree Wisbech, Cambs est. 2012 Dark Secret 3.8% Dark mild ale with hints of caramelised sugars and complex dark fruit flavours. Dispense: cask
  • Golding Ale 4.0% A new, pale gold IPA brewed exclusively with Golding variety hops. Fruity malt flavours and a delicate floral hop aroma. Dispense: cask
  • Milton Waterbeach, Cambs est. 1999 Dionysus 3.6% Straw coloured bitter, powerfully hoppy, with a fine citrus finish. Dispense: cask
  • Justinian 3.9% Crisp pale gold-coloured bitter. Attractive bitter orange flavours persist into a satisfying lasting finish. Dispense: cask
  • Marcus Aurelius 7.5% Imperial Roman Stout – an enormous, luscious and velvety stout. Bursting with dark, roasty flavour with an underlying vanilla richness. Dispense: cask
  • Minerva 4.6% Golden ale. Brewed with US, New Zealand and British hops for a powerful hop punch and satisfying bitterness. Dispense: cask
  • Pandemonium 6.5% Copper red ale. Devilishly packed with hops from four continents. Dispense: cask
  • Sparta 4.3% Refreshing pale bitter. Packed with hop flavours and crisp bitterness. Dispense: cask
  • Moonshine Fulbourn, Cambs est. 2004 Chocolate Orange Stout 6.7% A full-bodied, rounded soft stout. Loaded with chocolate and coffee flavours with a good hop balance that has a hint of orange on the nose. Dispense: cask
  • Heavenly Matter 4.1% A crisp, clean, straw coloured light bodied beer. Citra hops are prominent throughout, with a huge hoppy citrus, tropical fruit aroma and taste which leads to a generous bitterness in the finish. Dispense: cask
  • Regenerator 4.4% Special one-off brew by Moonshine Brewery in association with Cambridge Stem Cell Institute to highlight the impact of recent advances in stem cell research on the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of disease. Find out more at http://www.stemcells.cam.ac.uk/public/currentprojects/stem-cell-beer Dispense: cask
  • Trumpington Tipple 3.6% Deep amber coloured beer, with a fragrant hoppy aroma and taste. Dispense: cask
  • Moor Bristol est. 1996 Alldayer 3.5% Quaffable session pale. No further details available at press time — it's too new! Dispense: keykeg
  • Nor'hop 4.1% This ultra-pale ale is brewed with a limited availability hop from America to impart a pronounced floral and citric quality to the beer, with honey and elderflower in the nose. Dispense: cask
  • Old Freddy Walker 7.3% A rich, dark, full-bodied old ale. Bramling Cross hops are added to provide a hint of orange and a balancing dose of bitterness. Dispense: cask
  • Nene Valley Brewery Oundle, Northants est. 2011 Eternal Mango 3.5% A twist on a traditional German gose style. Big mango flavour mixed with a slight sourness and a hint of salt. Dispense: keykeg
  • Simple Pleasures 3.6% A light clean and refreshing beer with a pleasing citrus hop aroma and flavour. Gluten free. Dispense: cask
  • Oakham Peterborough, Cambs est. 1993 Bona Nox 8.0% A beer packed with powerful citrus fruit and berry flavours and a rich aroma giving way to a warm afterglow. Dispense: cask
  • Dr. Phobia 5.2% Dark chestnut beer brewed with barley, wheat and rye malts to give a complex malt flavour with robust American hops. Dispense: cask
  • Old Dairy Cranbrook, Kent est. 2010 Copper Top 4.1% A rich dark premium bitter with a delicious toffee caramel body, chocolate undertones, and a spicy and fruity bite from Bramling Cross and Challenger hops. Dispense: cask
  • Dark Side of the Moo 7.0% A full-bodied imperial porter with a bright fruity character and punchy aroma from generous quantities of Amarillo and Chinook hops, perfectly balanced alongside spicy chocolate flavours and a wonderfully smooth bitterness. Dispense: cask
  • Otter Luppitt, Devon est. 1990 Bright 4.3% A very refreshing beer with a fruity taste and a strong and citrus fruit aroma. The aftertaste is sweet with a subtle bitterness. Dispense: cask
  • Head 5.8% Malt and fruit sweet flavours give way to a long bittersweet aftertaste. Well balanced aroma reflects its taste. Deep red brown in colour. Dispense: cask
  • Panther Reepham, Norfolk est. 2010 Ginger Panther 3.7% Fiery with a ginger flavour and with subtle lemon flavour notes. Dispense: cask
  • Red Panther 4.1% A beer with roasted nutty flavour and bitter spicy malts. Dispense: cask
  • Portobello London est. 2012 London Pilsner 4.6% A traditional lager in the Pilsner style, crisp, bubbly and full of flavor from long cold fermentation and maturation with specially selected yeast. Dispense: cask
  • Redemption Tottenham, London est. 2010 Trinity 3.0% Very refreshing golden beer with strong citrus notes throughout. The strong bitterness is softened by a little sweet malt character that is also present in the aftertaste with a lingering dryness. Dispense: cask
  • Rocket Ales Kings Cliffe, Northants est. 2016 Vostok Stout 4.6% Made from a base of Maris Otter roasted barley, with oats to lend a creamy texture and 5 more different roasted malts adding darker flavours, and Admiral hops for bitterness. Dispense: cask
  • Shortts Thorndon, Suffolk est. 2012 Blondie 4.0% A beautifully balanced blonde beer with refreshing fruity hops and moorish biscuity malt flavours. Dispense: cask
  • Two Tone 3.8% A satisfying dark mild with dark chocolate and sweet bisuity malt flavours. Dispense: cask
  • Siren Finchampstead, Berks est. 2013 White Tips 4.6% A wit beer combined with IPA hopping. Dispense: cask
  • Yu Lu 3.6% A loose leaf pale ale brewed with Earl Grey tea, giving subtle bergamot orange and lemon notes here, accentuated by the addition of lemon zest. Dispense: cask
  • Slightly Foxed Sowerby Bridge, W Yorks est. 2011 Crafty Fox 4.1% Extra pale and hoppy. Dispense: cask
  • Howlin' Fox 3.5% Exceptionally pale with hoppy notes from a blend of the exciting new hop varieties from New Zealand. Dispense: cask
  • Slightly Foxed 3.8% Light and refreshing on the palate and pale golden in colour; gives a clean, spicy, grapefruit flavour, a light, fruity floral aroma and a clean, dry finish. Dispense: cask
  • Urban Fox 4.8% Blended from five different malts and four varities of traditional English hops, including First Gold and Golding, to yield layered bitter sweet malt flavours of chocolate, treacle and toffee, and hits of citrus and orange notes from the hops. Dispense: cask
  • Son of Sid Little Gransden, Cambs est. 2007 Peach Wheat 4.7% Peach Wheat has a slightly sweet very smooth peach flavour balanced by the wheat taste and marzipan overtones of the yeast. Dispense: cask
  • Ragwort 4.0% Satisfying German-style lager with floral hop notes. Dispense: cask
  • Raspberry Wheat 4.7% The Raspberry Pi is the computing phenomenon of Cambridge and this wheat beer is the raspberry phenomenon of Cambridgeshire. The sourness of the wheat is balanced by the raspberries, leading to a refreshing beer. Dispense: cask
  • SID 4.0% A traditional copper coloured bitter, slightly malty with a balanced bitterness. A beer Sid would have been proud of. Dispense: cask
  • Spitting Feathers Waverton, Cheshire est. 2005 Brainstorm 4.0% This pale craft beer has a zesty, dry flavour and a fresh hoppy aroma. Dispense: cask
  • Repetitive Strain Injury 5.6% Pale malts and cutting edge hops combine to produce this moreish I.P.A. Dispense: cask
  • Special Ale 4.2% A malty, chestnut brown beer. Sweet malt complimented with distinctive UK hops. Dispense: cask
  • St. Peter's St. Peter South Elmham, Suffolk est. 1996 Honey Porter 4.5% A traditional English porter, auburn red in colour and finished with honey for a truly unique aroma and taste. Honey aromas on the nose, and flavours of honey, chocolate and with hints of vanilla making this a unique and pleasing ale. Dispense: cask
  • India Pale Ale 5.5% A full-bodied pale ale with a zesty character. Dark golden in colour a pleasing toffee aroma and a distinctive floral citrus flavour with pleasant hoppy notes. Dispense: cask
  • Stringers Ulverston, Cumbria est. 2008 Plan B 3.7% Pale, light and zesty. With a touch of honey! Gluten free. Dispense: cask
  • The North (Will Rise Again) 4.9% Amber/red, herbal hop aroma, touch of sweetness and a tangy bitter finish. Single hop – Northern Brewer. Gluten free. Dispense: cask
  • Swannay Swannay by Evie, Orkney est. 2006 Orkney Blast 6.0% A stunning stronger ale in the true British fashion, with balanced flavours from Maris Otter malt and English hops added early and late in the copper. Dispense: cask
  • Three Blind Mice Little Downham, Cambs est. 2014 Bretted Cherry Flicker 5.0% Sour cherry and chocolate Belgian-inspired ale. Secondary fermented in the kegs with Brettanomyces "Brett" yeast. This beer has been aged for six months to allow the Brett to do its thing. The result is a lighter, sharper, funkier tasting beer than the original version. Unfined; suitable for vegans. Dispense: keykeg
  • Gigesa Guji 4.6% Coffee and cream stout. A collaboration with Bexar County Brewery. Brewed using Ethiopian coffee supplied by our friends at Silver Oak Coffee. Full-bodied, smooth and delicious. Unfined. Dispense: cask · keykeg
  • Lady Grey IPA 6.0% Lady Grey tea-infused IPA. Brewed with tea, orange and lemon, and double dry hopped with Citra and Eldorado. A new beer, making its debut here. Unfined; suitable for vegans. Dispense: cask · keykeg
  • Lonely Snake Citra & Simcoe 3.5% A special edition, Citra and Simcoe hopped version of one of our most popular pale ales. Dispense: cask
  • Russian Blud 11.0% Imperial chai latte stout. Brewed with chai spices and fermented with a special strain of Belgian yeast. Full-bodied, smooth, rich and complex. Very easy drinking for such a big beer. Unfined. Dispense: keykeg
  • Strawberry Sundae 4.5% Strawberry wheat beer. Another new beer, debuting here at Cambridge Beer Festival. Strawberry balances nicely with the estery, spicy character of the base beer. Pink in colour. Very easy drinking. Unfined; suitable for vegans. Dispense: keykeg · cask
  • Tiny Rebel Newport, Gwent est. 2012 Cwtch 4.6% An untraditional Welsh red ale – a perfect blend of six caramelly malts and three citrusy American hops. Dispense: cask
  • Tring Tring, Herts est. 1992 Death or Glory 7.2% A dark aromatic, estery strong ale brewed using the finest Maris Otter malt and premium aroma hops. Dispense: cask
  • Tunnel Ansley, Warks est. 2005 Henry Tudor 5.0% Mixed malt and fruit start, smooth vanilla bitter finish. Dispense: cask
  • Turpin's Cambridge, Cambs est. 2015 Cambridge Black 4.6% A smooth, full-bodied stout with rich coffee and dark chocolate notes, and subtle hints of fruit, smoke and spice. Dispense: cask
  • Meditation 4.3% An easy drinking and refreshing pale ale with floral and citrus notes balanced with bitterness, conspicuous new world hop character, and noble hops added in the copper. Dispense: cask
  • True Blue 3.9% Through and Through. Very easy drinking beer, amber colour, brewed with Bramling Cross Hops which creates a blackcurrant, lemony, flavour with woody and earthy aroma. Dispense: cask
  • Tydd Steam Tydd St. Giles, Cambs est. 2007 Black Pig 4.2% Dark and full-bodied with rich coffee/chocolate flavours. Brewed using 6 different malts. Dispense: cask
  • Quench 4.4% Golden refreshing sun-downer! Brewed with the addition of Chinese Root ginger, which combined with Sorachi Ace hops give a balanced lemon and ginger flavour. Dispense: cask
  • Weird Beard London est. 2013 Mariana Trench 5.3% US and New Zealand hops meld together with supporting malt backbone to deliver mango and passion fruit on the nose in this balanced pale ale. Dispense: keykeg
  • Windswept Lossiemouth, Moray est. 2012 Lighthouse 4.7% A light thirst-quenching continental style lager packed with flavour. Brewed with quality UK floor malted barley, traditional bottom fermenting yeast and the distinctive flavours of lagering hops from Germany and the Czech Republic the homes of classic European lagers. Unfined; suitable for vegetarians and vegans. Dispense: cask
  • Weizen 5.2% A cloudy effervescent hefeweizen bursting with bananas and caramel. Unfined; suitable for vegetarians and vegans. Dispense: cask
  • Wiper and True Bristol est. 2015 Milk Shake 5.6% A rich, velvety and satisfying milk stout abundant with chocolate and vanilla. Dispense: cask
  • Wolf Besthorpe, Norfolk est. 1996 Lavender Honey 3.7% Honey from The Norfolk Lavender Company is added during the brewing process to give this beer a delicate yet more-ish flavour. Dispense: cask
  • Woild Moild 4.8% A rich and fruity traditional Norfolk mild. Good balance of malt with liquorice bitterness and lots of chocolate malt. Dark ruby-red mild with a long lasting finish. Dispense: cask
  • Woodforde's Woodbastwick, Norfolk est. 1981 Flagondry 3.6% A highly aromatic and easy drinking ale, brewed using Norfolk grown and malted Maris Otter supplemented with finest Norfolk honey. A combination of Styrian Golding and Nelson Sauvin hops provide a memorable drinking experience. Dispense: cask
  • Nelson's Revenge 4.5% An infusion of vine fruit, malt and hops provide a rich, rewarding experience. The aromas and flavours bounce merrily along to a sweet, Madeira-like finale. Dispense: cask
  • Norada 4.3% Triple-hopped American IPA. Crisp and citrus notes with sweet mango and papaya. Dispense: keykeg
  • Reedlighter 4.2% Maris Otter, wheat and lager malts give a very pale colour to this dry-hopped American-style pale ale. Five hop varieties give bold hop characteristics. Dispense: cask
  • Twisted 7.0% A deep, resinous, fully loaded beer using pale ale as a single base malt and a complex mix of American, Australian and British hops to give you something Woodforde's has never brewed before. Full, crisp sweetness packed with hop character using an array of exciting hops such as Citra, Simcoe and Amarillo. Dispense: cask
  • West Coast Wherry 4.2% A fresh take on Wherry with hop varieties from the US west coast. Dispense: cask
  • Xtreme Ales Whittlesey, Cambs est. 2013 Chocolate Stout 5.0% Traditional stout with lots of chocolate flavour producing a well-rounded beer and a nice aftertaste. Dispense: cask
  • Milk Stout 4.5% Black stout with a creamy body, roasted malt aroma, and chocolate and toffee flavours. Dispense: cask