45th Cambridge Beer Festival Foreign Beer List

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

  • Aecht Schlenkerla Germany Eiche 8.2% Strong, smoked over oak chips Dispense: keg
  • Lagerbier 4.3% Sweetish, grainy lager with a light smokiness Dispense: bottle
  • Märzen 5.2% Dark smoked world classic Dispense: bottle · keg
  • Urbock 6.5% Smoked bock beer; rich, earthy, smoky Dispense: keg
  • Alvinne Belgium Cuvee Freddy 8.0% Sour red, aged in Burgundy wine casks, red fruits, vanilla, chocolate Dispense: bottle
  • Amager Denmark Cody the Crooked Cop 9.5% Old ale, rich, malty with hints of dark dried fruits Dispense: bottle
  • Ammerndorfer Germany Hell 4.6% Solid, drinkable lager with slightly sweet malt Dispense: bottle
  • Amundsen Norway Chuggernaut 4.7% Nicely hoppy, fruit flavours end in a grapefruit bitterness Dispense: keykeg
  • Andechs Germany Doppelbock Dunkel 7.1% Dark, roasty and complex, hints of fruit Dispense: keg
  • Spezial Hell 5.6% Well-balanced, herbal and floral notes, some malt Dispense: keg
  • Vollbier Hell 4.8% Solid lager; smooth, grassy, floral, slightly bitter Dispense: keg
  • Weissbier 5.6% Tangy, fruity wheat beer Dispense: keg
  • Augustiner Germany Dunkel 5.2% Malty dark lager Dispense: bottle
  • Edelstoff 5.6% Blond and hoppy, very tasty Dispense: bottle
  • Lagerbier Hell 5.2% Blond lager beer from Munich Dispense: bottle
  • Oktoberfestbier 6.3% Grassy freshness with sweet malt Dispense: keg
  • Ayinger Germany Jahrhundert Bier 5.5% Golden yellow, honey malt, crisp and clean Dispense: bottle
  • Urweisse 5.8% Dark amber wheat beer, notes of banana and spice Dispense: bottle
  • Berchtesgadener Germany Jubiläumsbier 5.4% Deep golden märzen, with a sweetness from malt Dispense: bottle
  • Boelens Belgium Bieken Honingbier 8.5% Smooth well-balanced honey ale Dispense: bottle
  • Boon Belgium Lambiek (2-year-old) 6.5% Slightly sweet sour-ish, dried fruits, a little bitterness Dispense: keykeg
  • Oude Geuze 7.0% Very dry, sharp and lemony Dispense: bottle
  • Brouwerij 't IJ Netherlands Columbus 9.0% Sweetish, bitter taste, hints of coriander Dispense: bottle
  • IJWit 6.5% Strong but refreshing wheat beer Dispense: bottle
  • Corsendonk Belgium Agnus 7.5% Wonderfully complex, but balanced, citrus and spicy notes Dispense: bottle
  • De 3 Horne Netherlands Besselaer 7.0% Redcurrants in a medium bodied ale Dispense: bottle
  • Kerselaer 6.5% Cherries in a medium bodied ale Dispense: bottle
  • De Dochter van de Korenaar Belgium Bravoure 6.5% Amber ale, sweetness balances the smoke, fruity notes Dispense: bottle
  • De Dolle Belgium Arabier 8.0% Complex fruity and spicy flavours Dispense: bottle
  • De Kromme Haring Netherlands Inktvis 6.0% Black IPA, resinous hop with a strong roasted malt background Dispense: bottle
  • Smokey the Barracuda 7.5% Smoked imperial porter, complex beer, roasty coffee & chocolate Dispense: bottle
  • De Molen Netherlands Amarillo 9.3% Big single hop DIPA, full of tropical fruit flavour Dispense: bottle
  • Oye & Ohja 10.1% Medium sweet porter, notes of chocolate, praline and liquorice Dispense: bottle
  • De Ranke Belgium XX Bitter 6.0% Bitter, hoppy Belgian blond ale Dispense: bottle
  • De la Senne Belgium Taras Boulba 4.5% Belgian blonde, light and simple but with good flavour Dispense: bottle
  • Zinnebir 5.8% Lovely refreshing citrus bitterness Dispense: keykeg
  • Dougall's Spain 942 4.2% Pale ale; citrus & grapefruit with a light, bitter finish Dispense: bottle
  • IPA 6 6.0% Citrusy IPA, bitter yet softly elegant Dispense: keykeg
  • Session Stout 4.2% Chocolatey, slightly roasty, very creamy. Dispense: bottle · keykeg
  • Dupont Belgium Saison 6.5% Classic saison, crisp, floral and farmhousy Dispense: bottle
  • Emelisse Netherlands Black IPA 8.0% Coffee & chocolate and a stack of hops Dispense: keykeg
  • Smoked Rye IPA 6.2% Malt and smoke meet simcoe and cascade hops Dispense: keykeg
  • Frontaal Netherlands Author 5.0% Yeasty, fruity wheat beer with a dry hop finish Dispense: bottle
  • East 2018 4.3% Pleasantly dry and refreshing session IPA, hint of citrus Dispense: keykeg
  • Juice Punch v5 5.8% Fresh, fruity New England IPA, big on tropical and citrus fruit flavours Dispense: keykeg
  • Früh Germany Kölsch 4.8% Blond, fizzy top-fermented from Cologne Dispense: bottle
  • Füchschen Germany Alt 4.5% Malty with grassy hop, slight toastiness Dispense: bottle
  • Girardin Belgium Framboise 5.0% Sweetish raspberry flavour, hint of sour Dispense: bottle
  • Geuze Fond 5.0% Tart and sour with citric undertones Dispense: bottle
  • Kriek 5.0% Sweet and sour with fruity cherry Dispense: bottle
  • Greif Bräu Germany Edel-Pils 5.1% Great clean-drinking pils Dispense: keg
  • Hell 4.9% Classic Baravian Helles, crisp and dry Dispense: keg
  • Weisse 5.4% Rich wheat beer, banana and cloves Dispense: keg · bottle
  • Gutmann Germany Alkoholfreies Hefeweizen 0.0% Alcohol-free wheat beer. Notes of banana and citrus Dispense: bottle
  • Dunkles Hefeweizen 5.2% Refreshing dark wheat beer; bananas and clove Dispense: bottle
  • Hefeweizen 5.2% Blond wheat. Yeasty with a hint of bananas Dispense: bottle
  • Leichtes Hefeweizen 2.8% Light, sweet and spicy Dispense: bottle
  • Göller Germany Kaiser Heinrich Urstoff 5.2% Light, crispy pilsner Dispense: bottle
  • Kaiser Heinrich Urweisse Dunkel 5.2% Aromatic dark weiss beer Dispense: bottle
  • Kaiser Heinrich Urweisse Hell 5.2% Bright, lively, flowery wheat beer Dispense: bottle
  • Pilsner 4.9% Classic pilsner. Crisp and refreshing Dispense: bottle
  • Haand Bryggeriet Norway Inferno 10.0% Imperial IPA; caramel & resiny malts support the bitter hop Dispense: bottle
  • Out of Haand 6.8% Easy drinking in the style of a Belgian blond beer Dispense: keykeg
  • Hacker-Pschorr Germany Oktoberfest Märzen 5.8% Fairly sweet, caramel flavour with light hop Dispense: keg
  • Hanssens Belgium Oude Gueuze 6.0% Citrus sourness with apple and grape notes Dispense: bottle
  • Heaps of Hops Netherlands Gold 3.8% Light, fresh golden ale, hoppy, fruity and citrussy Dispense: bottle
  • Hofmann Germany Helles Landbier 4.8% Lightly sweet with a little hops Dispense: bottle
  • Hoppebräu Germany Helles 4.9% Clean, crisp, smooth lager Dispense: bottle
  • Jacob Germany Weissbier 5.3% Silky wheat beer, banana and hint of cinnamon Dispense: bottle
  • Karg Germany Dunkles Weissbier 5.2% Dark full-bodied yeasty wheat beer Dispense: bottle
  • Staffelsee Gold 5.7% Quite fruity and hoppy for a wheat beer Dispense: bottle
  • Weissbier Hell 5.0% Light, very yeasty Dispense: keg · bottle
  • Kees Netherlands Caramel Fudge Stout 11.5% What it says. Lots of caramel and chocolate. You know you want some… Dispense: keykeg
  • Keesmann Germany Hell 4.8% Smooth refreshing golden beer Dispense: keg · bottle
  • Herren Pils 4.9% Hoppy blond beer Dispense: bottle · keg
  • Sternla Lager 5.0% Amber coloured, slight caramel malt but dry finish Dispense: keg
  • Weisse 5.0% Golden, fruity wheat beer Dispense: bottle
  • Kneitinger Germany Bock 6.5% Malty, rich with chocolate, dry finish Dispense: bottle
  • Dunkel 5.4% Dark lager, roasted malt, hint of liquorice Dispense: bottle · keg
  • Edel Pils 5.2% Very nice blond lager Dispense: keg · bottle
  • Krug-Bräu Germany Weisse 5.3% Wheat beer. Yeasty, fruity, malty, hint of sour Dispense: bottle
  • Kuchlbauer Germany Weisse 5.2% Sweet and bready, mild, fruity finish Dispense: bottle
  • LOC Brewery Netherlands Skillet Head 8.0% Stout brewed with coffee beans, chocolate, cacao nibs, cinnamon and Ancho chillis Dispense: keykeg
  • Löwenbräu Germany Festbier 5.6% Oktoberfest-stye, golden and sweetish Dispense: keg
  • Helles Vollbier 4.6% Refreshing lager, grassy bitterness Dispense: keg
  • Keller Leicht 2.5% Golden, crisp, some grassy hop Dispense: keg · bottle
  • Mahrs Bräu Germany Dunkles Lagerbier 5.0% Malt sweetness with some hop Dispense: bottle
  • Hell 4.9% Light, sweet and bitter Dispense: bottle
  • Ungespundet 5.2% Fresh, spritzy unfiltered lager Dispense: bottle
  • Marble / Kees / De Molen UK/Netherlands The Long, the Short & the Tall of it 9.5% Rich dark malts with a touch of smoke and lapsang souchong tea Dispense: keykeg
  • Meinel-Bräu Germany Blümla Frühlingsweizen 5.1% Hoppy wheat beer, fruity hops & creamy texture Dispense: bottle
  • Mittenwalder Karwendel Germany Hell 4.9% Well-balanced, easy drinking lager Dispense: bottle
  • Nomad Australia Jet Lag 6.0% Big, citrusy IPA with caramel malt Dispense: keykeg
  • Oedipus Netherlands Offline 4.5% Witbier, citrusy, fruity and slightly spicy Dispense: bottle
  • Omnipollo Sweden Arzachel 3.5% Session IPA with double IPA hopping, citrussy, light, refreshing and zingy Dispense: bottle · keykeg
  • Nebuchadnezzar 8.5% Great hoppy aroma with tropical fruits and pine. We love hops. Dispense: keykeg
  • Selassie 11.0% Imperial stout with Ethiopian coffee and vanilla beans. 'nuf said, get in my glass Dispense: bottle
  • Zodiac IPA 6.2% IPA with simcoe, citra and centennial hops, fruity and powerfully bitter Dispense: bottle
  • Orval Belgium Orval 6.2% Herby, sourish, complex flavours — lovely! Dispense: bottle
  • Oud Beersel Belgium Framboise 5.0% Fresh raspberry with a dry/sour background Dispense: bottle
  • Kriek 5.0% Intense cherry flavour, hint of almond Dispense: bottle
  • Oude Geuze 6.0% Sour and dry yet smooth, some lemon Dispense: bottle
  • Paulaner Germany Oktoberfestbier 6.0% Crisp, sweet malty flavour, very drinkable Dispense: keg
  • Pyraser Germany Alkoholfrei Hefeweizen 0.0% Alcohol-free wheat beer. Mildly sweet and slightly sour Dispense: bottle
  • Angerwirtz Weizen 5.2% Banana, clove, wheaty, orange Dispense: bottle
  • Federleichte Weisse 2.9% Citrus, clove and banana Dispense: bottle
  • Pils 4.9% Crisp and aromatic Dispense: bottle
  • Reissdorf Germany Kolsch 4.8% Very clean, dry, easy drinking beer Dispense: bottle
  • Rochefort Belgium 6 7.5% Malt, caramel, chocolate, fruity aroma Dispense: bottle
  • 8 9.2% Tawny, full of sweet flavours Dispense: bottle
  • Schlüssel Germany Alt 5.0% Copper-coloured, caramel malt and earthy hop Dispense: bottle
  • Schneider Weisse Germany Tap1 (Helle Weisse) 5.2% Fruity wheat beer with subtle malt Dispense: bottle
  • Tap4 (Festweisse) 6.2% Refreshing wheat beer with hoppy notes Dispense: bottle
  • Tap5 (Hopfenweisse) 8.2% Unusually hoppy wheat beer Dispense: bottle
  • Tap6 (Aventinus) 8.2% Ruby wheat doppelbock, full-bodied, warming Dispense: bottle
  • Tegernseer Germany 1806 Max I Joseph 5.4% Sweeter rather than dry and hoppy Dispense: bottle
  • Hell 4.8% Light, crisp lager Dispense: bottle
  • Spezial 5.6% Bready malt and grassy hops, not too bitter Dispense: bottle
  • Tegernseer Hell 4.8% Light, crisp lager Dispense: keg
  • Thiriez France Pepper Trip 8.0% Black pepper saison, sweet malt balanced with spicy pepper hit Dispense: bottle
  • Tilquin Belgium Gueuze 4.8% Green apple, lemon zest, tart fruit, sour but very drinkable Dispense: keykeg
  • Two Chefs Netherlands Dirty Katarina 10.5% Roasty imperial stout, dark, spicy, slightly sweet Dispense: keykeg
  • Uerige Germany Alt 4.6% Deep amber, malty, aromatic ale Dispense: bottle
  • Uiltje Netherlands Bird of Prey 5.8% Zesty and quite bitter IPA with good depth of flavour Dispense: keykeg
  • Dikke Lul 3 Bier 5.6% Super refreshing, fruity, citrus, pine and grapefruit Dispense: bottle
  • Imperial Pineapple Weizenbock 8.5% Banana, pineapple, caramel, though not over-sweet Dispense: bottle · keykeg
  • Me, Myself & IPA 7.0% Flowery and grassy IPA with hints of fruit, very nice Dispense: keykeg
  • Pineapple Weizen 5.0% Medium sweet wheat beer with hints of pineapple Dispense: bottle
  • Redneck 6.0% Strawberry milk stout – fruity coffee and chocolate Dispense: bottle
  • Sgt Night Vision 10.5% Creamy, full-bodied imperial stout Dispense: keykeg
  • Unertl Germany Weissbier 4.9% Dark wheat beer, light toffee and banana Dispense: bottle
  • Verhaeghe Belgium Duchesse de Bourgogne 6.2% Flemish red, winey, heavenly sour-sweet Dispense: bottle
  • Wagner Germany Dunkel 5.5% Dark amber, malty and fruity, some bitterness Dispense: bottle
  • Weissenohe Germany Altfränkish Klosterbier 5.1% Malty, light bitterness Dispense: bottle
  • Glocken Hell 5.0% Fresh, hoppy and balanced Dispense: bottle
  • Kloster-Sud 5.4% Amber lager, slight toastiness Dispense: bottle
  • Zwiesel Germany Dampfbier 5.0% Malty and slightly bitter Dispense: bottle