Manchester Beer & Cider Festival will feature four bars of draught and bottled beers from around the world.
Out international selection has a new home for 2018 at the front of the Central Hall to the right of the entrance.
All bottled beers will be located on the Bottle Bar while draught beers will be split by their country of origin – German, Belgian and Czech on one bar and rest of the world on the other. Beers from Catalonia and the Basque region will be hosted by our friends from Barcelona Beer Festival.
NOTE THAT THIS LIST IS NOT YET COMPLETE – BEERS FROM SEVERAL COUNTRIES STILL TO BE ADDED.
We cannot guarantee the availability of any particular beer at any particular session.
Click on column headings to sort.
Country | Brewery / Producer | Name | Style | Bottle/Draught | Bar | Tasting Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | Achouffe | Houblon Chouffe | Abbey Tripel | 9.0 | Bottle | Bottle Bar | An Indian Pale Ale type beer with a harmonous balance between a marked bitterness and a pleasant frutiness. Ⓥ |
| Belgium | Boon | Framboise | Fruit | 5.0 | Bottle | Bottle Bar | More than 300 grams per litre of fresh raspberries give this lambic a fresh fruity taste |
| Belgium | Boon | Oude Geuze | Gueuze | 6.5 | Bottle | Bottle Bar | A subtle blend of aged lambics |
| Belgium | Boon | Oude Kriek | Fruit | 6.5 | Bottle | Bottle Bar | Clear red with no head retention. Sweet and sour cherries, berries, grapes, dry woody notes, rusty metallic notes. Medium sweet and sour, light nutty bitter. Medium body, soft carbonation. Rich fruity aroma and feel. Rusty metallic, nutty/woody bittersweet and fruity tart finish. |
| Belgium | Chimay | Rouge | Trappist | 7.0 | Bottle | Bottle Bar | ruby brown colour with dried fruit, port aromas and a sweet nutty toffee flavour. |
| Belgium | De Graal | Blond | Blonde | 6.5 | Bottle | Bottle Bar | Gold beer with fruity spicy aromas and a fruity floral taste. |
| Belgium | De Graal | Gember | Ginger | 8.0 | Bottle | Bottle Bar | Gold beer with fruity ginger spice aromas and a malty floral ginger taste. |
| Belgium | De Graal | Tripel | Abbey Tripel | 9.0 | Bottle | Bottle Bar | Dark golden beer sweet yesty aromas, a sweet and bitter taste and a dry finish. |
| Belgium | De Kale Ridders | Tumulus Aura | Wheat | 5.5 | Bottle | Bottle Bar | Golden coloured with a white head and citrus aromas and a dry finish. |
| Belgium | De Kale Ridders | Tumulus Magna | Tripel | 9.0 | Bottle | Bottle Bar | Dark golden beer with white head and flavours of sweet spice and a long bitter aftertaste. |
| Belgium | De Kale Ridders | Tumulus Nera | Stout | 8.0 | Bottle | Bottle Bar | Black with beige head, smokey nose and cinder toffee flavours and a sweet chocolate finish. |
| Belgium | De Leite | Bon Homme | Abbey Dubbel | 6.5 | Bottle | Bottle Bar | Reddish brown colour with fruity malty aromas and caramel, choclate flavours and a light hoppy finish. |
| Belgium | De Leite | Enfant Terriple | Abbey Tripel | 6.0 | Bottle | Bottle Bar | Orange gold colour with spicy citrus aromas and a spicey peppery citrus flavours and a dry yeasty finish. |
| Belgium | De Leite | Ma Mere Special | Pale Ale | 6.0 | Bottle | Bottle Bar | Amber colour with caramel and hop aromas and a bitter flavour. |
| Belgium | Dochter vd Korenaar | Charbon | Stout | 7.0 | Bottle | Bottle Bar | Dry stout with vanilla and smoke notes. |
| Belgium | Hanssens | Framboise | Fruit | 6.0 | Bottle | Bottle Bar | Clear red amber, no head, just a few bubbles. Aroma has raspberries, light funk and notes of hay. Raspberry yoghurt flavour. Sweet and sour, tart and tasty. |
| Belgium | Hanssens | Oudbeitje | Fruit | 6.0 | Bottle | Bottle Bar | Murky orange with a foamy white head. Flavors are strawberry, acetone, oak and cork with funky notes. Strong lactic acidity. Light body, soft carbonation, slick texture. |
| Belgium | Hanssens | Oude Gueuze | Gueuze | 6.0 | Bottle | Bottle Bar | Clear golden body, thin white head. Huge barnyard notes in the aroma escorted by vinegar, lemon zest, salt and earth. Taste of cheese, salt, vinegar, dark sugar and lemon zest. Very sour and the finish is quite bitter (not hoppy, more like when you are chewing on lemon peel). Almost totally flat. |
| Belgium | Het Anker | Boscoli | Fruit | 3.5 | Bottle | Bottle Bar | A bright, clear beer made with red berries, giving a crisp clean slightly sweet finish. Ⓥ |
| Belgium | Het Anker | Gouden Carolus Christmas | Spiced | 10.5 | Bottle | Bottle Bar | An Indian Pale Ale type beer with a harmonous balance between a marked bitterness and a pleasant frutiness. Ⓥ |
| Belgium | Hof Ten Dormaal | Amber | Saison | 7.5 | Bottle | Bottle Bar | Amber coloured beer with sour lemon candy aromas and a herbal yeasty taste. |
| Belgium | Hof Ten Dormaal | Witgoud | Belgian Strong | 8.0 | Bottle | Bottle Bar | Golden beer with caramel spice aromas and a sweet malt fruity flavour. |
| Belgium | Liefmans | Cuvee Brut | Fruit | 6.0 | Bottle | Bottle Bar | Liefmans Cuvee Brut is a deep reddish-brown colour, with a pale head and wood and almond notes. On the palette, you can clearly taste the slightly sweet, yet at the same time gently bitter fruit flavours. Ⓥ |
| Belgium | Lindemans | Cassis | Fruit | 3.5 | Bottle | Bottle Bar | Pours dark red with tall, long-lasting, foamy white head and nice lacing. Nose is of funky yeast, black current and sour wine. Body is medium and tangy. Taste is pleasantly sour, funky, tart with black current. Finish is long and sour. Ⓥ |
| Belgium | Lindemans | Cuvee Renee Oude Kriek | Fruit | 7.0 | Bottle | Bottle Bar | Deep cherry red colour with a tart cherry aromas and taste |
| Belgium | Lindemans | Pecheresse | Fruit | 2.5 | Bottle | Bottle Bar | Golden beer with fruity peach aromas and taste. |
| Belgium | Oud Beersel | Framboise | Fruit | 6.2 | Bottle | Bottle Bar | Dark red with a pink head. Aroma of big and sweet raspberries, taste of.. well you guessed it; raspberries. It is tart but not as tart as you usually get your framboise. Very juice and overall refreshing. |
| Belgium | Oud Beersel | Oude Gueuze | Gueuze | 5.0 | Bottle | Bottle Bar | Rich, refreshing, complex and intriguing. Hoppy flavour with the typical smell of wild yeasts. |
| Belgium | Oud Beersel | Oude Kriek | Fruit | 6.0 | Bottle | Bottle Bar | Dark garnet beer with small pinkish head that forms puddles on the surface. Lightly carbonated. Aroma is dark cherry and a little wood. Not as rich in the aroma as I was hoping. Taste is a little more muted than others of this style. Some dark cherries, light sourness, a little funk and a build up of tart cherry drops in the finish. |
| Belgium | Rochefort | Rochefort 10 | Trappist | 11.3 | Bottle | Bottle Bar | Dark beer with strong plum and blackcurrant aromas and flavours |
| Belgium | St Bernardus | Abt | Abbey Quadrupel | 10.0 | Bottle | Bottle Bar | Dark beer with fruity aroma, fullbodied taste and a long bittersweet finish |
| Belgium | St Feuillien | Triple | Abbey Tripel | 6.5 | Bottle | Bottle Bar | Pale amber beer with hoppy spicy aromas and a fruity malty taste. |
| Belgium | Westmalle | Tripel | Trappist | 8.0 | Bottle | Bottle Bar | This is a complex ale with a fruity aroma and a nice nuanced hop scent. It is soft and creamy in the mouth, with a bitter touch carried by the fruity aroma. An exceptional ale, with a great deal of finesse and elegance, and with a splendid long after taste. Ⓥ |
| Belgium | Boon | 2 year old Lambiek | Lambic | 6.5 | Draught | BSF - German/Belgium/Czech | Deep yellow to golden body, small white head. Aroma of berries, flowers, citruses, zest, wine, must, cherries, hay, yeast, flowers... really rich aroma! Taste is also very rich: sour and tart. Cherries, wild cherries, citruses, stones of fruits, apricots, flowers, yeast, but mostly berries. Mediun to full body, high carbonation. |
| Belgium | Boon | Oude Kriek | Fruit | 6.5 | Draught | BSF - German/Belgium/Czech | Clear red with no head retention. Sweet and sour cherries, berries, grapes, dry woody notes, rusty metallic notes. Medium sweet and sour, light nutty bitter. Medium body, soft carbonation. Rich fruity aroma and feel. Rusty metallic, nutty/woody bittersweet and fruity tart finish. |
| Belgium | De La Senne | Schieven IPA | IPA | 6.8 | Draught | BSF - German/Belgium/Czech | Orange brown beer with grain malty aroma, marzipan toffee flavour and a bitter hoppy finish. |
| Belgium | De La Senne | Stouterik | Stout | 4.5 | Draught | BSF - German/Belgium/Czech | Irish style stout with an aromatic hoppy aroma and light dry roasted taste. |
| Belgium | De La Senne | Shieve Tabarnak #3 | Belgian Ale | 5.3 | Draught | BSF - German/Belgium/Czech | A collaboration with Le Trou du Diable Brewery in Canada. A dark yellow beer with fruity malty aromas and a hoppy fruity taste leading to a bitter finish. |
| Belgium | De Leite | Merci Maman | Blonde | 6.0 | Draught | BSF - German/Belgium/Czech | Gold colour with peppery straw aromas and a light citrus taste. |
| Belgium | Dochter vd Korenaar | Belle Fleur IPA | IPA | 6.0 | Draught | BSF - German/Belgium/Czech | Gold beer with floral hop aromas and a medium bitter tart slightly sour taste. |
| Belgium | Dochter vd Korenaar | Passe Partout | IPA | 3.0 | Draught | BSF - German/Belgium/Czech | Golden session beer with hoppy aromas and a bitter citrus flavour. |
| Belgium | Glazen Toren | Ondinneke Tripel | Abbey tripel | 8.5 | Draught | BSF - German/Belgium/Czech | Pale golden yellow beer with fruity spicy aromas and a sweet malty spicy flavour leading to a little bitter finish. |
| Belgium | Oude Beersel | Framboise Lambik | Fruit | 5.0 | Draught | BSF - German/Belgium/Czech | Red pink coloured beer with sour raspberry aroma and a sweet and sour raspberry flavour. |
| Czech | Budvar | Dark | Dark | 5.7 | Bottle | Bottle Bar | Malty aromas slightly smoky with hints of cold coffee. Chocolate and caramel tastes with a sweet finish. Ⓥ |
| Czech | Budvar | Original | Pilsner | 5.0 | Bottle | Bottle Bar | Floral hop aroma with some malt. Malty flavour with a smooth bitterness and a spicy bitter finish. Ⓥ |
| Czech | Budvar | Dark | Dark | 4.7 | Draught | BSF - German/Belgium/Czech | Malty aromas slightly smoky with hints of cold coffee. Chocolate and caramel tastes with a sweet finish. Ⓥ |
| Czech | Budvar | Original | Pilsner | 5.0 | Draught | BSF - German/Belgium/Czech | Flora hop aroma with some malt. Malty flavour with a smooth bitterness and a spicy bitter finish. Ⓥ |
| Czech | Budvar | Krausened Lager | Lager | 5.0 | Draught | BSF - German/Belgium/Czech | A hazy golden beer with a lazing white head. The aroma has notes of grain, straw, spices, hops, and hints of diacethyl. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, grain, straw, and herbs, leading to a bitter finish. Ⓥ |
| Germany | Andechs | Dunkel Doppelbock | Strong Dunkel | 7.2 | Bottle | Bottle Bar | Clear mahogany color with tan head. Aroma has dark, toasted malts and some brown sugar. Taste starts sweet and malty with a burnt sugar note. Finish has some roasty bitterness. Medium body and carbonation. Ⓥ |
| Germany | Augustiner | Dunkel | Dunkel | 5.2 | Bottle | Bottle Bar | Dark Amber coloured beer with caramel, fruity aroma and a malty sweet taste with a long dry finish |
| Germany | Karg | Weiss | Wheat | 5.1 | Bottle | Bottle Bar | Amber coloured beer with a heavy cloveand banana aroma and a long lasting spicy clove taste. |
| Germany | Karg | Weissbier Dunkel | Dark Wheat | 5.6 | Bottle | Bottle Bar | Dark Orange colour with a banana and clove aroma and a banana, clove and apple flavour. |
| Germany | Kneitinger | Bock Dunkel | Strong Dunkel | 6.5 | Bottle | Bottle Bar | Ruby mahogany coloured beer with chocale and malt aroma and a long malty taste. |
| Germany | Pyraser | Hopfenpfluecker | Pilsener | 4.9 | Bottle | Bottle Bar | Yellow coloured beer with citric aromas and apples and some bitterness in the flavour. |
| Germany | Pyraser | Schwarzbier | Black Beer | 5.2 | Bottle | Bottle Bar | Dark brown coloured beer with spicy honey aromas and a light chocolate, nutty, honey flavour. |
| Germany | Schlenkerla | Marzen | Rauchbier | 5.2 | Bottle | Bottle Bar | Dark amber coloured beer with smokey bacon aromas and a malty smoky long lasting flavour. |
| Germany | Schlenkerla | Urbock | Rauchbier | 6.5 | Bottle | Bottle Bar | Mahogany coloured beer with smoked bacon aromas and a long dry smoky treacle flavour. |
| Germany | Schneider | Aventinus Tap 6 | Strong Wheat | 8.2 | Bottle | Bottle Bar | Dark ruby coloured beer with strong banana and roasted malt aromas and a taste of plums and liquorice. |
| Germany | Schneider | Hopfenweisse Tap 5 | Wheat | 8.2 | Bottle | Bottle Bar | Light orange coloured beer with banana and citrus aromas and hoppy malty flavour. |
| Germany | Andechs | Doppelbock Dunkel | Strong Dunkel | 7.2 | Draught | BSF - German/Belgium/Czech | Clear mahogany color with tan head. Aroma has dark, toasted malts and some brown sugar. Taste starts sweet and malty with a burnt sugar note. Finish has some roasty bitterness. Medium body and carbonation. Ⓥ |
| Germany | Andechs | Spezial Hell | Hell | 5.9 | Draught | BSF - German/Belgium/Czech | Clear pale yellow bodied with medium sized head. Chalky and slightly lemony aroma. Hints of honey malt, too. Flavor was well balanced between lightly sweet and lightly bitter, but not thin, actually full bodied for the style and tasty. Fine, surprisingly long finish started herbal dry with more sweetness emerged towards the end. Ⓥ |
| Germany | Andechs | Weissbier Hell | Wheat | 5.5 | Draught | BSF - German/Belgium/Czech | Really hazy, milky looking, peach color with white head. Aroma is full of banana esters and sweet honey malt. Taste has also banana shake flavor with some cloves and smooth yeast. Medium to full bodied with medium to high carbonation. Ⓥ |
| Germany | Augustiner | Oktoberfest | Oktoberfest | 6.0 | Draught | BSF - German/Belgium/Czech | Aroma of grass and some toasty malt. Taste is sweetness and sourness. Some bitterness as well. Well combined. Mouthfeel is kind of marshmallowy. Rather sweet finish. Ⓥ |
| Germany | Fruh | Kolsch | Kolsch | 4.8 | Draught | BSF - German/Belgium/Czech | Pale golden coloured beer with peppery herbal hop aromas and a delicate light malt flavour with hints of pear finishing with a light hop bitterness. |
| Germany | Grief | Helles Vollbier | Vollbier | 4.8 | Draught | BSF - German/Belgium/Czech | amber coloured beer with fruity, nutty aromas and a slightly nutty sultana flavour. |
| Germany | Hacker Pschorr | Oktoberfest Marzen | Oktoberfest | 5.8 | Draught | BSF - German/Belgium/Czech | It pours clear with a cooper color and an off white moderate head. It has caramel aromas with low fruit and some sweetness to it. There are sweet flavors, but not overly. There is a slight plum-like flavoring to it with the caramel and a hint of cherry. It has a moderate body with low bitterness and a clean finish. Ⓥ |
| Germany | Hofbrau | Oktoberfestbier | Oktoberfest | 6.3 | Draught | BSF - German/Belgium/Czech | A clear pale golden colour with a fizzy white head. Aroma of bready malts, some grain, slight mineral and subtle grassy, herbal hops. Taste of bready malts, grain, subtle grassy, herbal hops. Medium bodied and moderate carbonation. A dry, lingering, herbal hop bitterness in the finish. Ⓥ |
| Germany | Karg | Staffelsee Gold | Wheat | 5.7 | Draught | BSF - German/Belgium/Czech | Golden brown colour with banana and clove aromas and a light fruity banana and citrus flavour ending with light bitterness. |
| Germany | Karg | Weiss Hell | Wheat | 5.2 | Draught | BSF - German/Belgium/Czech | Amber coloured beer with a heavy cloveand banana aroma and a long lasting spicy clove taste. |
| Germany | Keesmann | Festbier | Dortmunder | 5.3 | Draught | BSF - German/Belgium/Czech | Golden coloured beer with malty aroma and a light fruity malty taste. |
| Germany | Keesmann | Heerren Pils | Pils | 4.9 | Draught | BSF - German/Belgium/Czech | Light gold colour with warm malty aroma and a bitter malty taste. |
| Germany | Kneitinger | Edel Pils | Pils | 5.2 | Draught | BSF - German/Belgium/Czech | Aroma is hops and light oats. Appearance is clear golden with a two finger white foam. Taste is medium bitter and very light sweet. A medium carbonation with a light, perfectly balanced dryness. Ⓥ |
| Germany | Kneitinger | Export Dunkel | Dunkel | 5.2 | Draught | BSF - German/Belgium/Czech | Pours clear brown with a creamy, beige head. Moderately sweet with notes of light cocoa, brown bread, faint earth. Light to medium bodied with average carbonation. Sweet finish with subtle brown sugar, toasted brown bread, touches of toffee. Ⓥ |
| Germany | Lowenbrau | Oktoberfest | Oktoberfest | 6.1 | Draught | BSF - German/Belgium/Czech | Pours a Yellow color with fast to go white head. Taste is a very fresh beer with crisp grassy hops, malty and medium sweet. Ⓥ |
| Germany | Paulaner | Oktoberfest | Oktoberfest | 6.0 | Draught | BSF - German/Belgium/Czech | Aroma is light malt, light bread. Appearance is clear golden with a white head. Taste is light to medium sweet and very light bitter. A medium carbonation. Ⓥ |
| Germany | Reissdorf | Kolsch | Kolsch | 4.8 | Draught | BSF - German/Belgium/Czech | Gold coloured beer with a light malty aroma and a faintly sweet flavour with a light hop finish. |
| Germany | Schlenkerla | Marzen | Smoked | 5.2 | Draught | BSF - German/Belgium/Czech | Dark amber coloured beer with smokey bacon aromas and a malty smoky long lasting flavour. |
| Germany | Schneider Weisse | Meine Festweisse Tap 4 | Wheat | 6.2 | Draught | BSF - German/Belgium/Czech | Yellow coloured beer with banana and malt aromas and a flavours of banana and citrus malt finishing with a hoppy aftertaste |
| Germany | Schneider Weisse | Hopfenweisse Tap 5 | Wheat | 5.3 | Draught | BSF - German/Belgium/Czech | Light orange coloured beer with banana and citrus aromas and hoppy malty flavour. |
| Germany | Schumacher | Alt | Alt | 4.6 | Draught | BSF - German/Belgium/Czech | Amber coloured beer with fruity malty aromas and a malty citric flavour ending with a light bitter finish |
| Germany | Spaten | Oktoberfest | Oktoberfest | 5.9 | Draught | BSF - German/Belgium/Czech | The color is a deep gold with a foamy white head. Some nice lacing. The smell is a bit caramel, some wheat and malt flavors and a bit sugary. The taste is of caramel and cinammon. There is also so bitter fruit flavors as well. Ⓥ |
| Germany | Vierzenheiligen | Trunk Dunkel | Dunkel | 5.2 | Draught | BSF - German/Belgium/Czech | Mahogany coloured beer with mild smoky aromas and hints of chocolate and nuts. A malty nutty taste with a long sweet finish. |
| Belgium | Greens | Greens Gluten Free Amber | Gluten Free | 5.0 | Bottle | Bottle Bar | Deep amber coloured beer with rich full bodied flavours and a balanced bitter and roasted finish. |
| Belgium | Greens | Greens Gluten Free India Pale Ale | Gluten Free | 5.0 | Bottle | Bottle Bar | Amber red in colour with a mix of herbal and pine aroma, a full mouth feel of the special hopping is unique for this IPA. Ⓥ |
| Belgium | Greens | Greens Gluten Free Premium Pilsner | Gluten Free | 4.5 | Bottle | Bottle Bar | Golden straw coloured beer with citrus hop aromas, hints of vanilla flavour followed by slight bitter finish. |
| Czech | Budvar | Budvar B Free | Alcohol Free | 0.5 | Bottle | Bottle Bar | Clear, orange, frothy, white foam, medium sweetness, lightly bitter, light body, thin feel, soft carbonation, & astringent finish. Ⓥ |
| Germany | Schneider Weisse | Tap 3 Mein Alkoholfrei | Alcohol Free | 0.0 | Bottle | Bottle Bar | Orangey yellow coloured beer with light banana yeast aromas and a semi dry wheat taste. |
| Spain | BlackLab | Punto De Rocio | American Pale Ale | 5.5 | Draught | Barcelona Beer Festival | Punto de Rocío is an easy drinker. Ideal for those hot Barcelona afternoons when the rest of the world is taking the siesta. A classic APA with a round flavor that enters with a touch of sweetness and hops, and leaves you with a slightly citrusy aroma. |
| Spain | BlackLab | Claudia | American IPA | 7.0 | Draught | Barcelona Beer Festival | Claudia is the star of the BlackLab. With intense citrus and tropical fruit aromas like mango and papaya, Claudia is very refreshing and has a perfect balance of sweetness, acidity and bitterness. Barcelona's IPA! |
| Spain | Bidassoa Basque Brewery | Cenitz | American IPA | 6.2 | Draught | Barcelona Beer Festival | Light sweet notes of cereal balanced by a mild bitterness with a marked citrus character, tropical fruit and herbal nuances |
| Spain | Bidassoa Basque Brewery | Russian Imperial Stout | Russian Imperial Stout | 10.2 | Draught | Barcelona Beer Festival | Intense aromas and flavors of coffee and cocoa combined with citrus nuances of orange peel and grapefruit. Soft citrus and bitter finish complemented by sweet nuances of caramel malts. |
| Spain | Cervesa Lo Vilot | Black Power | American Imperial Stout | 8.5 | Draught | Barcelona Beer Festival | An intense stout which is strong, alcoholic, malty and yet hoppy with toasted notes and black and/or dried fruits with a warm finish. Dense head and a lasting dark cinnamon colour. Despite the intense flavours, the components blend together to create a complex yet harmonious beer. |
| Spain | Cervesa Lo Vilot | Tropical Funky | Hoppy Fruit Sour | 4.8 | Draught | Barcelona Beer Festival | Mixed style between a sour beer with fruits and an IPA. Made with local natural apricots and a large amound of hops in dry hopping, these make it an original and very aromatic beer, while in mouth is bitter and acid. |
| Spain | Dougalls | Happy Otter | Indian Pale Ale | 6.0 | Draught | Barcelona Beer Festival | Dry, blond beer, made with a very generous contribution of American hops that gives the beer flavors and aromas reminiscent of citrus and tropical fruits, with a moderate bitterness. |
| Spain | Dougalls | IPA9 | American Pale Ale | 3.5 | Draught | Barcelona Beer Festival | Double dry hopp with a load of american hops. Maris Otter, Extra pale, Oats. |
| Spain | Garage Beer Co | Soup | IPA | 6.0 | Draught | Barcelona Beer Festival | New England IPA with Mosaic and Citra hops. |
| Spain | Garage Beer Co | No/Country | Imperial stout | 10.0 | Draught | Barcelona Beer Festival | Coffee crema catalana imperial stout |
| Australia | Prancing Pony | Black Ale | Black IPA | 6.0 | Bottle | Bottle Bar | Black with a big creamy off-white head. Aroma of weak roasted malts, toasted caramel. Taste is smooth with a creamy mouthfeel, light roasted with a light tarish and liquorice note |
| Australia | Prancing Pony | India Red Ale | Imperial IPA | 7.9 | Bottle | Bottle Bar | Dark red brownish colour, a firm creamy head and lots of fruity aromas on the nose, this ale has a big, malty body with late bitterness. |
| Australia | Prancing Pony | Sunshine Ale | Golden Ale | 4.8 | Bottle | Bottle Bar | Straw coloured, light malt sweetness, moderate bitterness with a citrus kick and dry finish |
| New Zealand | Renaissance | Boonies Pils | Pilsener | 5.5 | Bottle | Bottle Bar | Golden with a very thick white head. Fresh aroma. Medium dry bitter taste. |
| New Zealand | Renaissance | Stonecutter | Scotch Ale | 7.0 | Bottle | Bottle Bar | Nine malts are blended to produce layers of caramel, coffee, liquorice, chocolate and roasty flavours and these are balanced by a tart, raisiny fruitiness that gradually gives way to a lingering dry finish. Rich, full bodied. warming and moreish. |
| New Zealand | Tuatara | Sauvinova | American Pale Ale | 4.7 | Bottle | Bottle Bar | A single hop pale ale exploding with the distinctive tropical gooseberry notes that made it’s Sauvignon Blanc namesake famous. |
| Netherlands | 3 Horne | Bananatana | Fruit | 7.0 | Bottle | Bottle Bar | A quality amber ale base brewed through with fresh fruits. In this case bannana's and sultanas |
| Netherlands | Bad Hair | Ut bittere eind | ipa | 6.5 | Bottle | Bottle Bar | amber colored body with a white head and with a spicy citrus hops aroma a spicy herby yeast hops sweet bitter taste with a bitter finish |
| Netherlands | Brouwerij Kees! | Strawberry Fields | Strawberry Pale Ale | 6.0 | Bottle | Bottle Bar | Chocolate Oatmeal Stout with lots of strawberries! |
| Netherlands | De Kromme Haring | Inktvis Black IPA | Black IPA | 6.0 | Bottle | Bottle Bar | Black with creamy head. Aroma is very IPA with resinous hop. Flavour is more in the stout direction with roasted burnt malts dominating. |
| Netherlands | De Molen | Amarillo | Imp IPA | 9.3 | Bottle | Bottle Bar | Initially bright burnished copper colour and a slight haze. Seems quite heavy bodied with good fruit notes but soft carbonisation and a gentle bitterness actually leave a very easy drinking and light beer |
| Netherlands | De Molen | Op & Top | Biitter | 4.9 | Bottle | Bottle Bar | A modern session I.P.A. Fruity hop flavours balanced by biscuity malt and some sweetness. |
| Netherlands | Emellise | Vanilla Icecream Stout | Milk Stout | 5.5 | Bottle | Bottle Bar | roma is vanilla, black chocolate, roasted. Taste is roasted malts, vanilla, lacto, chocolate, some ice cream hints indeed. |
| Netherlands | Emellise | White Label Black Fruity Red Wine | Doppelbock BA | 7.0 | Bottle | Bottle Bar | Dark brown with tan head. Massive oak floorboard, berries, red fruit, chestnut, balsamic, old red wine. Moderate sweet and sour and bitter. |
| Netherlands | LOC Brewery | Hogger PA | Pale Ale | 5.7 | Bottle | Bottle Bar | A hazy golden/yellow coloured pour with a medium white head on top. Hoppy, citrus, grapefruit aroma. Tastes similar, hoppy, citrus, grapefruit, slightly bitter. |
| Netherlands | Oedipus Brewing | Gaia | IPA | 7.0 | Bottle | Bottle Bar | An amber colored beer with the focus on resiny, piney hop varieties (Cascade, Columbus, Chinook, Centennial and a bit of Amarillo). |
| Netherlands | Oedipus Brewing | Mannenliefde | Saison | 6.0 | Bottle | Bottle Bar | Clear golden with orange hue and medium sized slight bubbly white head. Nice dry grain character, slight sour citrus, spices, dry bitterness in a raw-vegetable kind of way. Medium to light bodied with dry feel and full carbonation. I hardly get the peppers in this, but veru decent saison. |
| Netherlands | Oedipus Brewing | Thai Thai Tripel | Tripel | 8.0 | Bottle | Bottle Bar | Lemongrass, Galangal root, coriander, orange peel and chilli pepper blend in with some exotic latehops in this tripel. |
| Netherlands | SNAB | Ijsbok | Eisbock | 9.0 | Bottle | Bottle Bar | Amber with a beige head. Aroma and taste of malt, toffee, prunes, brown sugar and caramel. |
| Netherlands | SNAB | Maelstrom | Barley Wine | 9.3 | Bottle | Bottle Bar | Aroma: slightly sweet, hops, caramel toffee, licorice. Taste: slightly sweet arrival, good amount of hops, caramel, citrus fruits and raisins. Nice Barley Wine. |
| Netherlands | Brouwerij Kees! | Lapsang Souchong - Smokey Alt | Smokey Alt | 7.0 | Draught | BSF - Rest of the World | Aroma of caramel,chocolate milk and vanilla sweet creamy with lacotose flavors and smooth well balanced overall,nice well balanced overall and good full body. |
| Netherlands | Brouwerij Kees! | Caramel Fudge | Imperial Stout | 11.5 | Draught | BSF - Rest of the World | Aroma of roasted malt, caramel, dark chocolate, liquorice, fruits, coffee, some hops. Flavour is moderate to medium sweet with a moderate to medium bitter finish. Thick full body, although not massively thick. Aromatic and well-balanced Imperial Porter, very tasty. |
| Netherlands | Brouwerij Kees! | Export Porter | Imperial Stout | 10.5 | Draught | BSF - Rest of the World | Dark brown with red shades, stable beige head. Aroma: creosote, bands, roasted malt, some woody and earthy notes. Sweet with moderate spicy bitterness. Very good. |
| Netherlands | Brouwerij Kees! | En Garde - Collaboration with Haandbrygerriet | Biere de Garde | 7.5 | Draught | BSF - Rest of the World | amber colored body with a white head and with a spicy yeast malt hop aroma a spicy yeast malt hops sweet herby bitter taste with a bitter finish |
| Netherlands | De Kromme Haring | Barbarian Fishing | Wild I.P.A. | 8.0 | Draught | BSF - Rest of the World | Aroma is conifer, somewhat fruity. Taste is conifer, fruit, pineapple, strong caramel, some guava and papaya. |
| Netherlands | De Kromme Haring | Spotsylvana Frankenfish | I.P.A. | 7.0 | Draught | BSF - Rest of the World | Nose is sourish. Malty, leaves, light grapefruit. Medium bittersweet. Long hoppy medium bitter. Light body, dry |
| Netherlands | De Molen | Dag & Dauw | Bergamot IPA | 7.1 | Draught | BSF - Rest of the World | hazy golden orange with a white head. Aroma of pine with tropical fruit. Sweet taste. Bitter finish. |
| Netherlands | De Molen | Mooi & Meedogenloos | Quadruppel | 10.2 | Draught | BSF - Rest of the World | Dark brown with a good tan head. Dark fruity and sweet malty aroma and taste, lots of dried fruit, chocolate, caramal, brown sugar, some nice spice, |
| Netherlands | Het Uiltje | Bite of Lime | Lemon Pilsner | 5.5 | Draught | BSF - Rest of the World | hazy orange with a small white head. Aroma is citrusy, crisp fruity. Soapy, citrusy and slight herbal. Meloow and slught citrusy finish. |
| Netherlands | Het Uiltje | In Between Agenda's - Collaboration with Pohjala | Black IPA | 7.0 | Draught | BSF - Rest of the World | In Between Agendas is a bottom fermented imperial black lager with passion fruit and dry-hopped with mosaic and equinox hops. |
| Netherlands | Het Uiltje | Tree Swing | Berliner Weiss | 2.7 | Draught | BSF - Rest of the World | Blonde, cloudy. Tea and pineapple in the aroma and flavor. Tart, lemon. Soft herbal aftertaste. |
| Netherlands | Kaapse Brouwers | Bea | Black Rye IPA | 6.0 | Draught | BSF - Rest of the World | IPA mixed with some dark tones; the roast chocolate is the kick that makes this beer so special! |
| Netherlands | Kaapse Brouwers | Carrie | IPA | 6.5 | Draught | BSF - Rest of the World | Amber coloured not clear IPA. Big cream head. Very hoppy, nice bitters. Smell and tast of lychee, kiwi, citrus |
| Netherlands | LOC Brewery | Dinky Citra | Session IPA | 4.7 | Draught | BSF - Rest of the World | Hazy orange with a thin white head. Some citrus and grapefruit aroma. Very full, hoppy flavour with a dry finish. |
| Netherlands | LOC Brewery | Train Hopper DIPA | Imp IPA | 8.4 | Draught | BSF - Rest of the World | Basically the Mosaic let loose! Lots of hoppy fruit flavours and some sweetness. Dangerously easy to drink. |
| Netherlands | Oedipus Brewing | Offline | Bière de Table | 4.5 | Draught | BSF - Rest of the World | Aroma of pineapple, tropical fruit. Taste is grapefruit, pineapple, tropical fruit. |
| Netherlands | Ramses | IJsbeer | Strong Scotch Ale | 8.4 | Draught | BSF - Rest of the World | Pours brown, nose is caramel, light smoke, toffee, herbal, taste is sweet, dry, herbal. |
| Netherlands | Two Chefs Brewing | Dirty Katarina | Imp Stout | 10.5 | Draught | BSF - Rest of the World | A hefty stout!Strong complex flavours of dark fruits and chocolate along with dark malts and sugars.All balanced by the alcohol. |
| Netherlands | Two Chefs Brewing | Green Bullet | IPA | 5.7 | Draught | BSF - Rest of the World | citrusy hops, malt. Taste is medium bitter, medium sweet, malty backbone, citrusy hops, some caramel. |
| Netherlands | Two Chefs Brewing | White Mamba aka Louis Louis | Wit | 5.2 | Draught | BSF - Rest of the World | hazy yellow with a medium white head. Light to medium body with moderate carbonation. Subtle bitter and sweet tones. Citrus, herbs, wheat and lemongrass. Very refreshing. |
| Sweden | Brewski | 45th APA | American Pale Ale | 4.5 | Bottle | Bottle Bar | pale gold, white head. Zesty, pink grapefruit, lime, grape, grassy hops. Fairly biitter and dry, lemon peel. |
| Sweden | Omnipollo | Bianca Mango Lassi Gose 3,5% | Gose | 3.5 | Bottle | Bottle Bar | Gose brewed with rock salt, lactose and mango purée.Mango, salt, fruit skin, taffy |
| Sweden | Omnipollo | Mazarin | American Pale Ale | 5.6 | Bottle | Bottle Bar | Pours cloudy amber colour with an off-white head. An aroma of grass and citrus. The taste is medium sweet and medium bitter |
| Sweden | Omnipollo | Noa Pecan Mud Cake | Imp Stout | 11.0 | Bottle | Bottle Bar | When I was 12 I dreamed of becoming a pastry chef. Call this a creative outlet. Henok-The brewer. This is awesome |
| Sweden | Omnipollo | Selassie - Coffee Vanilla Stout | Imp Stout - Brewed at Dugges | 11.0 | Bottle | Bottle Bar | Imperial Stout with Ethiopian Coffee and Vanilla Beans |
| Sweden | Poppels | Russian Imperial Stout | Imp Stout | 9.5 | Bottle | Bottle Bar | Thick creamy tan head. Clear black pour. Chocolate in the aftertaste. Very good. |
| Sweden | Poppels | Session IPA | Session IPA | 4.2 | Bottle | Bottle Bar | hazy orange with a thin white head. Oranges, fruity, hint of toffee, malt, hint of butterscotch. Malty, hint of bitterness. |
| Sweden | Poppels | Session Pale Ale | Session Pale Ale | 3.5 | Bottle | Bottle Bar | Golden with a small white head. Fruity and flowery tones. Fruit, malt and hops. Light body with a bitter / fruity finish. |
| Sweden | Tempel | Perdition Raspberry | Sour/Wild Ale | 8.3 | Bottle | Bottle Bar | Sour raspberry stout |
| Sweden | Beerbliotek | A Moment of Clarity Session IPA | IPA | 4.7 | Draught | BSF - Rest of the World | Light and clear IPA. Slightly touch to grapefruit, but great aroma.Done for GBG week |
| Sweden | Brewski | Mangofebeer Session IPA | Session IPA | 3.6 | Draught | BSF - Rest of the World | Light to medium bitterness. Aroma and flavour is orange, hops, pine, mango.Their first commercial beer! |
| Sweden | Brewski | Snoutjuice - Cocoa & Vanilla Imp Stout | Stout | 11.5 | Draught | BSF - Rest of the World | Huge creamy head and bags of aroma. Aroma and taste are roast malt, chocolate, coffee, licorice, fruits, caramel and has a nice dry finish. |
| Sweden | Brewski | Pineapple Unplugged APA | APA | 4.7 | Draught | BSF - Rest of the World | Hazy pale yellow pour with a white head. Notes of pineapple, grassy hops, citrus. Dry and herbal. |
| Sweden | Omnipollo | Nebuchadnezzar | Imperial IPA | 8.5 | Draught | BSF - Rest of the World | Orange, crystal clear. Aroma cane sugar, tropical fruit, toffee. Palate medum, nice carbonation. Taste tangerines, pineapple. Dry finish |
| Sweden | Poppels | American Pale Ale | American Pale Ale | 5.4 | Draught | BSF - Rest of the World | the aroma is hoppy with plenty of fruit the taste is medium bitterness and with a dry bitter finish. |
| France | St Sylvestre | Gavroche | Bière de Garde | 8.5 | Bottle | Bottle Bar | french red ale. Bottle conditioned.Very sessionable 🙂 |
| France | Thiriez | Rouge Flamande | Bière de Garde | 5.8 | Bottle | Bottle Bar | Hazy amber brown with a small tan head. Aroma of malt, caramel, herbs and light ripe red fruits. Flavour is moderate sweet and bitter. |
| USA | Caldera | Vas Deferens | Dubbel | 8.1 | Bottle | Bottle Bar | Vas Deferens Ale is a Belgian-style ale with a unique twist incorporating a little snip of this and a little snip of that. This is an extremely rare release, Belgian-Style Strong Ale brewed with blood orange zest, orange bitters, and dark Belgian candi sugar |
| USA | Evil Twin | Falco - IPA | IPA | 7.0 | Can | Bottle Bar | Sweet floral and piney hop aroma with hints of spiciness |
| USA | Evil Twin | Low Life - US Pilsner | Pilsner | 5.5 | Can | Bottle Bar | mells of citrus hops and pine. Slight citrus and light flavor |
| USA | Heretic | Shallow Grave | Porter | 7.0 | Bottle | Bottle Bar | Aroma: chocolate, coffee, App.: black, beige head light sweetness, full body, creamy, |
| USA | Westbrook Brewing | IPA | IPA | 6.5 | Can | Bottle Bar | hazy golden full white head. Pleasant aroma of citrus and pine. Medium sweet taste. Medium body , finishes with dry hop bitterness. |
| USA | Westbrook Brewing | White Thai | Wheat | 5.0 | Can | Bottle Bar | Aroma is of citrus, lemon grass and a touch of peach. Taste: citrussy, but also with a light touch of peach (like Belgian yeast). Palate is ver smooth. |
| USA | Crooked Stave Artisan | St Bretta | Brett Saison | 5.8 | Draught | BSF - Rest of the World | I have no idea which particular version it will be until it gets here! |
| USA | Crooked Stave Artisan | Suretta | OA Provision Saison | 6.2 | Draught | BSF - Rest of the World | I have no idea which particular version it will be until it gets here! |
| USA | Crooked Stave Artisan | Nordic Blueberry - Sour | Sour Fruit | 5.5 | Draught | BSF - Rest of the World | Wild ale with blueberries, Kissmeyer heather, and yarrow. |
| USA | Crooked Stave Artisan | Petite Sour Raspberry OA | Sour Fruit | 5.5 | Draught | BSF - Rest of the World | Red color with off white to pinkish head. Yeasty aroma, funky, barnyard notes, sweet and tart fruity, berries. Sweet and acidic taste |
| USA | Crooked Stave Artisan | Petite Sour Rosé OA | Sour Fruit | 5.0 | Draught | BSF - Rest of the World | Wild ale aged in oak barrels on fruit skins. |
| USA | Crooked Stave Artisan | Petite Sour Tart Cherry OA | Sour Fruit | 5.5 | Draught | BSF - Rest of the World | Mixed Fermentation Ale Aged in Oak with Tart Cherries |
| USA | Crooked Stave Artisan | One Claw PA | Pale Ale | 5.5 | Draught | BSF - Rest of the World | clear gold with a huge white head and an earthy aroma. There is a medium-bodied pale malt flavor with a nice bitter rye maltiness. |
| Czech | Pivovar Bernard | Dark | Dark Lager | 5.1 | Draught | BSF - Rest of the World | An unpasteurized beer brewed from four types of malt, with a distinctive full taste and a fine bitterness. |
| Czech | Pivovar Bernard | Light | Light Pilsner | 3.8 | Draught | BSF - Rest of the World | A golden Pilsner-style lager with a richness of colour and aromatic bouquet and a full bodied flavour, smooth and refreshing with no aftertaste |
In addition to the draught beers listed above there will be a range of German beers available in both bottles and on draught. The styles will include wheat beers both dark and pale, Altbier from Dusseldorf, Kolsch from Cologne, Rauchbier from Bamberg and other regional specialities. The details of the full range will not be known until the beers are delivered. All German Beers at this festival are brewed according to the Reinheitsgebot Purity Law and are Vegan.