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Alnwick Beer Festival 2018
Proudly Sponsored by Warcup Law Firm

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After the launch of our first ever 'Alnwick Beer Festival' back in 2007, we at Alnwick & District Round Table are very pleased with how the event has grown, and in 2018 we are all very excited at the prospect of our 12th festival.

The event — once again to run in conjunction with the Alnwick Food Festival, is as usual, by kind permission of The Freemen of Alnwick, in Alnwick Town Hall, Market Place, Alnwick, next to the Food Festival.

The event was launched in September 2007, when, after many hours of research, the members of Round Table thought that it would be a good idea to organise our own Beer Festival. The event would provide the chance for the people of Northumberland to taste the offerings of local breweries throughout the north east. Our Beer Festival features 24 real ales from both local and national breweries, various ciders, wines and soft drinks. Last year the event was once again a massive success, and we all really looking forward to building on that success this year! The event now is an annual celebration of the fabulous real ale on offer in the North East of England and the rest of the UK.
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Friday night is Sponsors’ Night, and we have a number of excellent packages available to sponsor the event. You can check these out by having a look at our store items below.

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Specsavers Alnwick - 2018 Beer 👓 Glasses 👓 Sponsor

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Tickets

Friday 21st September 2018: £5
Saturday 22nd September 2018: £5
Sunday 23rd September 2018: £5

​For this you will get:

• Entrance to the event
• Event Programme (listing all of the beers, tasting notes, sponsors and competition entry form)
• Souvenir Glass (half pint glass to try the beers)

There will be plenty of beer on offer to test your taste buds. Please note that this is a charity event, so to save on waste and make the most we can for charity we do not want any beer left. This means as the event progresses the range of beers may reduce, to taste them all make sure that you get there early.

• Beer vouchers can be purchased at the door – no money is exchanged within the venue.
• It costs £5 for 3 vouchers.
• Vouchers can only be purchased in multiples of 3.
• Most beers cost 1 voucher per half pint glass.
• Gin & Mixers are 2 tokens per drink
• Food (Pies etc.) is offered for sale and can be purchased with cash
• Soft Drinks are available – free of charge to designated drivers!

Buy Tickets and Sponsor Packages Here - 

On Sale

On Sale

Alnwick Beer Festival Entrance

£6.00 £5.00

1 Entry Ticket to one evening during the 2023 beer festival.

This includes:

Entrance to the event

Souvenir Half Pint Glass

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2022 Beer Festival 🍺 Beer🍺 Sponsorship

£150.00

Buy one of these to sponsor a keg of beer for the Alnwick Beer Festival 2022. For your donation of £150 you will receive:



 

• Free entry with two beer tokens for you and your guests to Friday's sponsors night
• Your name or business above the pump and in the programme
• Advertising & Tagging on our website and through our Facebook promotions

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2022 Beer Festival 🍐 Cider 🍏 Sponsorship

£100.00

Buy one of these to sponsor a box of cider for the Alnwick Beer Festival 2022. For your donation of £100 you will receive:



 

• Free entry with two beer tokens for you and your guests to Friday's sponsors night
• Your name or business above the pump and in the programme
• Advertising and Tagging on our website and through our Facebook promotions

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Soft Drinks Sponsored by Pipers Pitch

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🚜 NFU Mutual Alnwick 🚜 - 2018 Gin Bar Sponsor 🍸

Gin's and Tonics.....

We still need to pick our Tonics, but our Gins are below

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Alnwick Sloe Gin

Alnwick Gin

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Hepple Gin

Holy Island Gin

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Whitley Neill Rhubarb & Ginger

Aber Falls Orange Marmalade Gin

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Beer's and Sponsors.....

All beers are subject to change depending on seasonal demand. We may need to change the beer prior to the festival. 

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Ilkley Mary Jane
Ilkley Brewery
Sponsored by Pumpkin Pie Childcare

MARY JANE - YORKSHIRE'S MOST WANTED -3.5%
Multi-award-winning pale ale packed with American hops. Intensely refreshing, with citrus aroma and balanced bitterness. Named for the character in the Yorkshire folk song On Ilkla Moor Baht’at.

Ale Caesar
​Twice Brewed Brew House
​Sponsored by Vickers and Barrass

This delicious American amber ale combines toasted malt and toffee flavours with a spiced warmth and citrus notes. A highly drinkable and richly flavoured red ale.
HOPS: Centennial, Cascade & Chinook
MALTS: Maris Otter, Special Red X, Pale Crystal, Munich & Torrified Wheat
YEAST: BRY 97

Exile
​Anarchy Brew Co
​Sponsored by Alnwick Glass and Glazing

A Gluten Free Pale Ale.
No gluten can attach itself to this clean, slick pale ale. Big American hops give rise to the awesome flavours with smooth as f*#k bitterness!

Three Sisters
​Atlas Brewery
​Sponsored by Doe Park Caravan Site

Three Sisters Scottish Ale (4.2% abv) is a dark, fruity, refreshing ale that proves a perennial favourite, and is named after the dramatic range of mountains in Glencoe. Chocolate Malt helps to give this beer its very attractive dark ruby colour, as well as contributing to some of the toasty and liquorice flavours in the beer. However, a very large charge of whole-flower hops balances the dark malt character with an abundance of hop fruit flavours. These include dried and fresh fruit flavours as well as some more citrus tones not normally found in such a dark beer. There’s enough ‘going on’ in Three Sisters to keep even the most demanding real ale aficionado happy, whilst the very approachable fruit makes this a popular drink across the board.

Run Hop Run
Rigg & Furrow
​Sponsored by Robson and Prescott Vets

RUN HOP RUN - 4.2% ABV Simcoe Session Ale
​The Simcoe hops give flavours of pine, citrus and tropical fruits, with a soft bitterness. Brewed with a small proportion of oats for smoothness, our Run Hop Run is a refreshing blast of hop juice - perfect after a long day tilling the fields.

White Session IPA
Credence Brewing
Sponsored by Alnwick Gin

White Session IPA delivers intricate Pine and Stone Fruit notes from US hops, whilst wheat and German malts add complexity to body resulting in a highly balanced Session IPA. ​

Treehouse APA
Sponsored by The Alnwick Garden

Tasting notes to follow once we try the beer!

Grace Darling Gold
Cullercoats Brewery
​Sponsored by Bill Grisdale Design

Blonde beer made with Challenger, Bramling Cross and Cascade English hops. Smooth, hoppy and very fresh.

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Tyneside Blonde
Hadrian & Border Brewery
Sponsored by PJR Blewitt Ltd

A pale coloured thirst-quencher, using Maris Otter malt, wheat malt and an abundance of bittering and aromatic hops. Slightly creamy and easy to drink.

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Pentland IPA
Stewart Brewing
​Sponsored by The Joiners Arms

INDIA PALE ALE - 3.9% vol
PENTLAND IPA POURS A PALE STRAW COLOUR, WITH BRIGHT WHITE FOAM. ON THE NOSE ARE SLIGHT FRUITY TONES AND A FRESH HOPPY CHARACTER. THE TASTE IS A MELODY OF EUROPEAN AND AMERICAN HOPS WITH A LASTING BITTERNESS THAT MAKES YOU WANT MORE!

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Latitude
Atlas Brewery
Sponsored by Spirit of Northumberland

This beer is a delicious straw-coloured session beer, dominated by crisp, fresh, citrus hop character from classic German "noble hops". Brewed with a balance of best British Ale Malt and Lager Malt, this beer exhibits a pale straw colour. The aroma combines a zesty attack and an apricot fruitiness with the subtle floral hop notes of the Styrian Golding, Saaz and Hallertauer Hersbrucker hops. Moderate levels of residual sweetness are balanced by a crisp, well-rounded bitterness to give a clean, refreshing mouthfeel in the best traditions of pilsners – pint after pint!

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Holy Island Ale
Alnwick Brewery
​Sponsored by Alnwick Brewery

Tasting notes to follow once we taste the beer.

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Toon Broon
Firebrick Brewery
​Sponsored by Datim Building Contractors

4.6% ABV A NEWCASTLE BROWN ALE
​A DEEP AMBER BEER, MALTY SWEETNESS AND NUTTY LIQUORICE COMBINE WITH LIGHT TANNIN FOR THAT TRADITIONAL BROWN ALE BITE.
Firebrick Brewery in Blaydon is 400yds from the Tyne and under 5 miles from the centre of Newcastle. The label shows the old suspension "Chainbridge" from Chainbridge Road in Blaydon to Scotswood Road in Newcastle, opened in 1831 and mentioned specifically in the famous Newcastle Anthem "Blaydon Races"; eventually it was considered a bottle neck for traffic, and sadly, demolished in 1967 and replaced by Scotswood Road Bridge.

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Revolving
Credence Brewing
Sponsored by Mastora

The Revolving Session series showcases discerning combinations of the world’s finest hops over a clean Northumbrian Heritage and Caramalt malt base, session designed and built.

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Flag Leaf
​Rigg & Furrow
​Sponsored by A.E Robb & Associates

3.5% ABV
​Flag Leaf is a 3.5% ABV farmhouse table beer, dry hopped with Mosaic and Simcoe and fermented with belgian farmhouse yeast. A dry and refreshing beer, with fruity flavours reminiscent of berries, watermelon and tropical fruit. 

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Vindolanda Excavation IPA
Twice Brewed Brew House
​Sponsored by SDS Livestock

Golden in colour with light floral and citrus aromas, our IPA combines Cascasde, Centennial and Chinook hops for a full flavoured pint with jut a hint of spiciness.
HOPS: Centenial, Cascade & Chinook
MALTS: Maris Otter, Caramalt, Pale Crystal & Torrified Wheat
YEAST: Safale US 05

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Boot Boys
Anarchy Brew Co
Sponsored by Willowdene House, Longframlington

Tasting notes to follow once we taste the beer.

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Trickster
Rigg & Furrow
​Sponsored by The Cook & Barker Inn, Newton On The Moor

4.3% ABV - Hoppy Amber Ale
​A rich ruby colour and jam-like aroma from generous use of Styrian Wolf hops, with bushels of berries, biscuits and caramel flavours. Our hoppy Trickster will box your ears with a lip smackingly bitter finish.

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Blaydon Brick
Firebrick Brewery
​Sponsored by Blackshaws of Alnwick

3.8% ABV GOLDEN SESSION BEER - A WELL ROUNDED GOLDEN ALE; TOFFEE AND FRESH HOP ON THE NOSE; BISCUITY WITH SOME SPICE IN THE TASTE AND VERY REFRESHING.

​Blaydon Brick" was the "nick-name" for the popular cloth capped 19th century MP for Newcastle, Joseph Cowen Jnr. A son of Blaydon; he was a friend to Garibaldi, Mazzini, the working man, and anyone at that time whose rights were suppressed!

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Jack The Devil
Cullercoats Brewery
Sponsored by Sportsworld Alnwick

Tasting notes to follow once we taste the beer.

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80 Shilling
Stewart Brewing
Sponsored by Pottergate Tower

Originally brewed for Diggers (The Athletic Arms) in Edinburgh after the demise of McEwans 80/-. Stewart’s 80/- is a full bodied, full flavoured auburn coloured classic heavy. It’s easy drinking with aromas of malt, light hops & fruit to compliment it’s smooth and creamy texture. Hops: Challenger, Magnum, Tettnang, Styrian Golding Malt: Maris Otter, Wheat, Crystal, Chocolate and Cara Pils

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Ginger
Hadrian & Border Brewery
Sponsored by Turnbulls of Alnwick

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Northumbrian Redcap
Hadrian & Border Brewery
Sponsored by The Oaks Hotel Alnwick

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Clearwater
Credence Brewing
Sponsored by Baldwins Accountants

Aromas of orchard fruits and figs are followed by flavours of lemon and lime zest with a subtle spiciness running through. A very light malt base balances the delicate and complex hop profile.

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Ciders's and Sponsors.....

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Sandford Orchards - Ginger
​Sponsored by Rook Matthew Sayer

CIDER WITH GINGER
ALC. 4%
​Fresh pressed ginger root and the finest Devon cider creates this wonderfully versatile blend. Zinging and refreshing, a great food pairing for spicy dishes, and an outstanding cocktail ingredient.

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Sandford Orchards - Berry Lane
​Sponsored by JT Dove, Alnwick

​CIDER WITH RASPBERRIESALC. 4%
Satisfyingly sweet and refreshingly tart, perfectly ripe Raspberries are a fabulous addition to this masterfully crafted Devon cider.

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Thistly Cross - Whiskey Cross
Sponsored by TFIF

Our Whisky-Cask Aged Cider
Matured in ex-Glen Moray (previously Glenglassaugh Distillery) whisky casks this is a dry & subtle cider.
Infused with mellow, vanilla oak of the cask.
A refreshing, complex drink to be savoured.
​ABV: 6.9%
PRODUCT: Clear golden, smooth, medium dry Scottish cider
AGE: Matured for at least 6 months to give balance & smoothness

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Gwynt Y Ddraig - Celtic Warrior
Sponsored by Alnwick Properties

Sweet, 5.5 abv.

This warrior of a cider is sweet but mighty on flavour.
The result is a cider with a full depth of colour, 
a matured flavour with a smooth, balanced finish. 
Suitable for vegetarians, vegans and coeliacs. Contains sulphites.

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Orchard Pig Explorer
​Sponsored by Play the Field

EXPLORER MEDIUM, STILL CIDER alc 4.5% vol

​The intrepid explorer will know that they’ve found themselves in Orchard Pig’s territory as soon as the aroma of Explorer hits their snout. That all-important first sip delivers the full bittersweet richness of cider apples, followed by the lingering sweetness of ripe fruit, including notes of the dark autumn berries from the hedgerow.

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Gwynt Y Ddraig - Black Dragon
​Sponsored by Frank Gibson ATV Centre

Medium Dry, 7.2 abv.
The legendary Black Dragon! This cider now has quite a following amongst the most descerning cider drinkers. It is rich in colour, body and flavour with a fresh, fruity aroma. 
Suitable for vegetarians, vegans and coeliacs. Contains sulphites. 

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Wine Sponsored by
​The Cook and Barker - Newton on the Moor

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Rules for the Festival

The Alnwick Beer Festival has a few simple rules and we urge everyone to abide by them.

1. We reserve the right to refuse entry to anyone that we consider to have consumed too much alcohol.
2. Young people, under the age of 21 should carry proof of age with them to ensure entry as licencing law demands that we refuse entry to anyone who we suspect is under 18 unless proof of age can be provided on request.
3. In accordance with the law, smoking will not be permitted inside.
4. No drinks will be served after 11.00pm.
5. Don't drink and drive. Designate a driver for the night - non-alcoholic drinks will be available.
6. Please help us keep the place clean by using the litter facilities.
7. Use the designated public car parking areas do not block the approach roads.

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Turnbull's of Alnwick - 2018 Pie 🍴 Sponsor

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