Calderdale Beer and Cider Festival 2023
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- Location
- Viaduct Theatre - Dean Clough Mills Halifax HX3 5AX
- Beer list
- 75 beers listed
Beer List
This beer list is tentative, please check at the festival for available beers as changes can occur before and during the festival.
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Burning Mill Smoked Porter
Black as the smoke from a burning mill, thisadding to the dark berry notes of Willamette hops. VE, V, CGF. RARE BEER. SERVED FROM WOOD FOR THE FIRST TIME. MATURED IN WOOD FOR THREE AND A HALF MONTHS. rich and satisfying porter is smooth on the palate with the special flavours of a beech smoked malt from Bamberg, Germany
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Ruminations
A smooth and creamy stout with chocolate and caramel notes. UF, V. FIRST TIME IN WOOD. MATURED IN WOOD FOR THREE MONTHS EXCLUSIVELY FOR THIS FESTIVAL.
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Black Angus Porter
A full-bodied and beautifully smooth dark porter. Perfectly balanced flavours of roast malt and chocolate. RARE BEER IN WOOD. MATURED IN WOOD FOR AMOST THREE MONTHS.
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Crack Shot
Brewed using a 17th century ale recipe discovered in Ripley Castle Library. A well-balanced, medium brown ale using a wide range of hops and malts and unusually, malted oats in the brew. The beer has a subtle hint of sweetness on the finish. VERY RARE BEER IN WOOD. MATURED IN WOOD FOR THREE MONTHS.
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1872 PX Sherry Porter (6.5%)
A multi-award winning rich, complex, dark ruby porter from an 1872 recipe. It has an old port nose, bitter and chocolate flavours from four malts. This 1872 is a little different as it has been barrel-aged in a Pedro Ximenez sherry wooden cask and is therefore more well-rounded and full-bodied and has a hint of sherry which enhances and complements the taste. UF, VE, V. ONE OF ONLY TWO CASKS IN THIS LIMITED EDITION BREW AND THE ONLY ONE IN WOOD. MATURED IN WOOD FOR FOUR MONTHS AND LAUNCHED AT THIS FESTIVAL. CAMRA HALIFAX & CALDERDALE BREWERY.
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Barrel – Aged Summer Breeze
A rounded, fruity pale ale with a refreshing flavour and finish. This version is rather different as it has been matured in a bourbon and raspberry gin wooden barrel. Expect unusual and different aromas and tastes. UF, VE, V. ONE OF ONLY FOUR WOODEN CASKS IN THIS LIMITED EDITION BREW. MATURED IN WOOD FOR FOUR MONTHS AND LAUNCHED AT THIS FESTIVAL. CAMRA HALIFAX & CALDERDALE BREWERY.
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Luis Fernandes
Traditional dark porter brewed with a blend of three malts and Admiral and Fuggles hops. UF, VE, V. RARE IN WOOD. MATURED IN WOOD FOR THREE MONTHS.
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Candidate
Breakfast Stout brewed with six different malts and additions of blueberries, coffee and a hint of maple syrup. UF, V. RARE BEER IN WOOD. MATURED IN WOOD FOR THREE MONTHS.
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Dark Light
Full bodied with notes of liquorice and chocolate. A classic stout flavour at a session strength! UF, VE, V, GF. RARE BEER. FIRST TIME EVER IN WOOD. MATURED IN WOOD FOR SIX MONTHS.
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Irish Coffee Stout
Full bodied stout, infused with Irish coffee flavouring post fermentation. UF, VE, V. RARE BEER. FIRST TIME EVER IN WOOD. MATURED IN WOOD FOR THREE MONTHS
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Parachuting Hedgehog
A deep mahogany-coloured mild which is full of flavour and has a smooth mouthfeel. The aroma of fresh coffee entices the drinker in to flavours of chocolate, roasted malt and coffee. UF, VE, V. RARE BEER IN WOOD. MATURED IN WOOD FOR FIVE MONTHS
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Priestley Old Ale
A dark brown ale with a tantalising toffee aroma. A malty sweet body culminates in warming roasted flavours and is rounded off with the gentle earthiness of English hops. Full of complex flavours yet very easy drinking. UF, VE, V. RARE BEER. FIRST TIME EVER IN WOOD. MATURED IN WOOD FOR SIX MONTHS
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Indian Dark
A six malt beer incorporating a combination of English and German barley, wheat and oat malts and Columbus, Chinook and Citra hops. UF, VE, V. RARE BEER IN WOOD. MATURED IN CASK FOR SIX MONTHS
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Bourbon Barrel Aged American Brown
A full-bodied, robust, smooth and warming American Brown Ale incorporating 7 malts and Columbus and Simcoe hops. Bourbon, vanilla, caramel, nutty, bready and coconut flavours with light roasted notes, sweet pine and a dry tannic finish. All flavours are enhanced by 21 months of dual maturity in wood, 18 months in a bourbon barrel and 3 months in an oak cask. UF, VE, V. VERY RARE BEER IN WOOD. BARREL-AGED IN WOOD FOR TWENTY ONE MONTHS. ONE OF ONLY FIVE CASKS AVAILABLE AND THE ONLY ONE SERVED FROM WOOD. CAMRA HALIFAX AND CALDERDALE BREWERY
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Bourbon Barrel Aged Coconut Porter
Exquisitely crafted porter, boasting a luxuriously rich and sweet profile. Delight in its lusciously thick body, lavishly infused with an irresistible burst of oceanic coconut that intensifies with each blissful sip. Dessert-like flavours balance out the prominence of toasted coconut with delightful nuances of caramel, hazelnut and velvety milk chocolate. Fresh coconut has been meticulously added at four different stages of the brewing process to help it shine through. UF, VE, V. VERY RARE BEER IN WOOD. BARREL-AGED IN WOOD FOR TWENTY MONTHS. ONE OF ONLY TWO CASKS AVAILABLE AND THE ONLY ONE SERVED FROM WOOD. CAMRA HALIFAX AND CALDERDALE BREWERY
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Fennec Blonde
An easy-drinking session blonde brewed with Fuggles and UK Cascade hops. Light citrusy, fruity, aroma and flavour with honey and biscuit notes. VE, V, CGF. FIRST TIME IN WOOD. MATURED IN WOOD FOR FIVE WEEKS.
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Tonkoko
Tonka beans, hand-toasted coconut, Madagascan vanilla and Belgian-sourced cacao nibs combine to make this one a silky smooth and indulgent milk stout. Many have called it liquid Bounty! UF, V. MATURED IN WOOD FOR SIX WEEKS.
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Big ‘n’ Bold
Classic English IPA. Strong, punchy and hits you with citrus. UF, VE, V, GF. VERY RARE BEER IN WOOD. MATURED IN WOOD FOR FOUR MONTHS.
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Skinny Fatte
A bright golden beer with a rich roasted coffee and cacao aroma. Well-rounded on the palate with moderate bitterness and an intriguing coffee finish. UF, VE, V, GF. VERY RARE BEER IN WOOD. MATURED IN WOOD FOR THREE MONTHS.
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Dark Ruby Mild
Award winning Dark Ruby Mild. Beautifully mellow and palatable with a mesmerising ruby hue. VE, V. FIRST TIME IN WOOD. MATURED IN WOOD FOR ALMOST THREE MONTHS.
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A malty beer brewed with Munich, Carafe and Pale malts and German Perle hops. UF, VE, V. RARE BEER IN WOOD. MATURED IN WOOD FOR THREE MONTHS
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Dark Mild
A full-bodied dark mild with a malt and roast aroma, rich mouth feel and a complex taste including roast malt and liquorice.
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All Good In The Hudd
All Good In The Hudd was brewed for Huddersfield Beer Week and is a Huddersfield Mega Collab. Many Huddersfield based breweries were involved. Beer Ink collaborated with Magic Rock, Mallinsons, Zapato, Three Fiends, Lords and Empire Brewing to produce a heavily hopped ale containing Citra and Mosaic. UF, VE, V.
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Son of a Chicha Man
Chicha is a rare style of beer brewed in Latin America using corn. This is brewed by germinating the corn to extract the sugars before boiling the wort and fermenting. An unusual beer, moreish and refreshing. UF, VE, V.
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All Systems Go!
A luxuriously thick, rich and creamy chocolate milk stout which incorporates eight malts and English hops. The beer contains an indulgent amount of organic cocoa and is topped off with toasted marshmallows. The results are an ultra-dark, thick body with a toffee coloured head. A rich chocolate and roasted coffee aroma to the nose with creamy mouthfuls of melted Belgian chocolate, punctuated with toasted marshmallow notes to the palate. UF. MATURED IN THE CASK FOR SIX WEEKS.
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Oh My Gosh!
A NEIPA that is packed full of creamy tropical flavours and is heavily hopped with El Dorado, Galaxy and Azacca. Clean pineapple and mango aromas and a soft mouthfeel deliver juicy flavours of candied mango and ripe soft pineapple with sliced pear, crushed passion fruit and hints of tangerine. UF, VE, V. ONE OF ONLY TWELVE CASKS AVAILABLE
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Perception
A double dry-hopped hazy session pale featuring Nectaron hops. Pineapple and sliced peach aromas combine with big flavours of juicy ripe nectarines, crushed pineapple and candied passion fruit and tropical/mango backnotes. A juicy session pale with a super soft mouthfeel. UF, VE, V.
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And That’s the Way the Cookie Crumbles
A creamy stout with a mild bitterness on the palate and a sweet cookie flavour. UF, VE, V.
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Steady State
A best bitter with caramel, roast coffee and biscuit notes from the malts and honey, spice and fruit aromas. VE, V.
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Zest for Life
Sweet orange meets dark chocolate in a dreamy 6.5% dessert stout. A total Jaffa quake that will shake your taste buds. UF, VE, V, GF. MATURED IN THE CASK FOR ALMOST FOUR MONTHS
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Emergency Bitter
A straight-up 3.9% bitter, brewed to a 1955 Cold War recipe - recalling Operation Teapot and nuclear testing on beer. UF, VE, V, GF.
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Boardwalk Bliss
A well-balanced triple dry hopped pale with Citra, Mosaic and Galaxy which further enhance the aromas and flavours. Soft and light on the palate with tropical flavour notes of passion fruit, mango, papaya, lemongrass and melon. VE, V. CAMRA HALIFAX & CALDERDALE BREWERY.
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Wolf Special Bitter
A well-balanced chestnut ale made from a rich blend of five malts and hopped with Magnum and Cascade. A smooth ale that combines warmed caramel with a citrus spice and a blast of clean pepper. VE, V. CAMRA HALIFAX & CALDERDALE BREWERY
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Golden Eagle
An IPA with citrus hop flavours from Centennial, Columbus, Cascade and Citra hops, giving a refreshing citrus aroma and flavour profile perfectly balanced by the malts. CAMRA HALIFAX & CALDERDALE BREWERY.
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1872 Porter
A rich, complex, dark ruby porter from an 1872 recipe. It has an old port nose, coffee and Bitter chocolate flavours from four malts including the finest Maris Otter and English hops. VE, V. 2023 CHAMPION BEER OF BRITAIN AND 2023 NATIONAL WINTER ALES CHAMPION. PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST DECORATED BEERS IN MODERN BRITISH BREWING HISTORY. CAMRA HALIFAX & CALDERDALE BREWERY
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Poundshop Trump
An English IPA containing pale malt, torrified wheat and Jester hops. The beer has delicate notes of tropical fruits, grapefruit and blackcurrant with hints of lychee and a mild, herbal resonance. UF, VE, V.
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H Bomb
A full-bodied DDH NEIPA presenting initial aromas of banana, strawberry and apple, revealing tropical citrus, pineapple and spice on the palette, with a smooth mouthfeel. UF, VE, V. CAMRA HALIFAX & CALDERDALE BREWERY.
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Temperature Rising
Straw coloured and hazy, Temperature Rising is brewed with Citra, Mosaic and Cascade hops. Full of floral, citrus and juicy fruit aromas and flavours, perfectly balanced by a dry finish. Certified organic. UF, VE, V. CAMRA HALIFAX & CALDERDALE BREWERY.
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Push and Pull
A rich deep blonde with complex aromas of tropical fruit and hop resin from late hopping with Mosaic, Cascade and Chinook. Ekuanot hops give a strong bitterness with elements of tangerine pith.
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Love You Take
A juicy and moreish pale ale with a biscuity body created by using large quantities of wheat and oats. Amarillo and Chinook add grapefruit and orange with just a touch of piney dankness. A beer that is low in bitterness but packed full of flavour. UF, V.
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Tiger’s Tail
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Cardinal Sin
Brewed with Cardinal hops. A delicious mix of citrus, grapefruit and tropical pineapple flavours and aromas with a hint of bitterness.
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Slow Sundays
Lovely golden ale made with Cascade hops to give super refreshing citrus and floral notes. Brewed with Vienna malt in the grist to add a lovely biscuit note to the backbone of the beer. UF, VE, V.
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Supernova
A dark, rich, chocolate milk stout. Thick and smooth with espresso/dark chocolate. V. MATURED IN THE CASK FOR 10 MONTHS. CAMRA HALIFAX & CALDERDALE BREWERY.
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Free Bird
A stripped down, back to basics American Blonde, this hugely popular classic style is all about carefully crafted subtlety. An easy drinking straw pale ale with just a touch of Vienna malt to accent the biscuity malt flavours. Willamette hops (a direct descendant of classic British hop - Fuggles) offer a floral and herbaceous aroma with a subtle spicy finish on the palate. Gluten free and low ABV for an accessible and sessionable beer. CGF. CAMRA HALIFAX & CALDERDALE BREWERY
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Steady as She Goes
Session IPA with tropical fruits, mango and berries to the fore! The perfect session ale! V.
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Calypso
A single-hopped beer brewed with pale malt and Calypso hops. Expect aromas and tastes of apple, pear and tropical and stone fruits with the added zippy hints of lemon and lime and subtle whispers of tea-like earthiness, black pepper and mint.
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Too Wet to Woo
Copper coloured ‘Northern’ bitter. Full of malty flavour. Sharp with complex bitterness and a caramel liquorice finish with a hint of citrus.
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Treacle Miners’ Tipple
A beer with a very Northern character, intensely dark traditional best mild. Sweetish and liquoricy with more body than a standard mild. Bitterness comes through in the lasting aftertaste. (Back by popular demand). UF, VE, V.
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Matmos
A dark Belgian-inspired Dubbel. Subtle smokiness and rich raisin notes. MATURED IN THE CASK FOR 10 MONTHS.
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Dark Porter
Easy drinking, well balanced, dark brown porter. Smooth and mellow with roast to the fore. VE, V. CAMRA HALIFAX & CALDERDALE BREWERY.
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A Northern amber best bitter incorporating four types of malt, flaked barley and oats, torrified wheat and Target and Pilgrim hops. Expect aromas of sage, citrus and subtle lemon/grapefruit and flavours of berries and pears with slight spicy undertones. VE, V. CAMRA HALIFAX & CALDERDALE BREWERY
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Sharks with Lazers
An easy drinking session IPA with citrus, tropical and pine notes.
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Blonde
A pale golden beer with a subtle hop aroma and smooth dry finish.
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Little Orla
A light, refreshing, quaffable, single-hopped beer incorporating a wide range of delicate fruity characteristics. Flavours and aromas of citrus, tropical fruits, lychee, citrus peals and gooseberry make this an enjoyable taste experience. UF, VE, V.
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Crazy Horse
A flavoursome IPA incorporating Challenger, Columbus, Cascade, Centennial, Chinook and Citra hops and an Amber Malt base. The more you drink the more it grows on you and the more you want. VE, V. A SMALL NANO BREWERY WHICH COMMENCED PRODUCTION IN JULY 2022. THIS FESTIVAL IS THE FIRST CAMRA FESTIVAL TO SERVE A SHERIFF’S GOOD HEAD BREWERY BEER.
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Bread and Butter
An easy-drinking dry-hopped pale brewed with Extra Pale malt and Citra, Simcoe and Mosaic BBC hops. Refreshing flavours and aromas of pine, peach, lychee and citrus which culminates in a smooth, rounded bitterness. UF, VE, V. CAMRA HALIFAX & CALDERDALE BREWERY.
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A robust bitterness is tempered with a combination of toasty and toffee malt flavours and a clean crisp hop finish. A traditional English session bitter.
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Lovibonds XB 1864
2023 brew of an historic pale ale from 1864. Brewed with Maris Otter malt and a large quantity of Goldings hops. Well-bodied and firmly bittered. (May serve with a haze due to the high hop content). WINNER OF BEST STRONG PALE ALE/BITTER AT THE GREAT EXHIBITION OF PRIZE ALES IN 2023. MATURED IN THE CASK FOR FIVE MONTHS.
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Wood Aged Black Porter
Robust porter with Wheat, Brown & Black malts and British hops. UF, VE, V. MATURED FOR 22 MONTHS IN TOTAL, 18 MONTHS IN AN EX-WHISKY AND IMPERIAL STOUT WOODEN BARREL.
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Travelling Light
A single-hopped beer incorporating three types of the Mosaic hop, Cryo, Incognito and T90 pellets. Medium- bodied with aromas of tropical fruit, berries and citrus and flavours of blueberry and passion fruit with a hint of lemon.
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Beaucoup Weisse (Special Collaboration)
ZAPATO BREWING (Marsden, West Yorkshire)/ SECOND SIGHT BREW CO
A fruited Berliner Weisse which incorporates Pilsner, Wheat, Acid malts and oats with large amounts of raspberries and rhubarb. This version has been dry-fruited with lingonberries to create a refreshing, light beer with a tart flavour. Pinky-red in colour with a raspberry and lingonberry aroma and taste and subtle rhubarb notes. UF, VE, V. ONE OF ONLY FOUR CASKS AVAILABLE. SECOND SIGHT BREW CO - CAMRA HALIFAX AND CALDERDALE BREWERY
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Cider
Made with traditional cider apples (mostly from Herefordshire) which are then blended with locally sourced eating and cooking apples.
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Cherry Bakewell
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Whisky Barrel-Aged (Vintage 2021)
Made using a blend of apple varieties giving a deep and complex tasting cider with a dry finish. Matured in oak casks for 12 months to enhance the flavour and the depth of taste.
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Elderflower
A fresh tasting, sweet, exuberant cider infused with aromatic hedgerow grown elderflowers.
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Cider
A medium dry cider blended from Kingston Black, Dabinett, Porter’s Perfection and other apple varieties.
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Yarlington Mill SV
Made from the single variety Yarlington Mill apple, which tends to contribute a spicy character. Expect a rich red colour and smooth taste from this CAMRA award-winning cider.
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Perry
Made from Somerset perry pear juices; mainly Blakeney Red, Hendre Huffcap and Green Horse. A very light, easy- drinking perry with a fragrant smell and fruity taste.
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Panting Partridge
A blend of organically-grown Longdon, Hendre Huffcap and Butt perry pears. Light in colour, complex juicy pear flavour, refreshing with a delicate wine finish.
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Mango & Lime
A smooth blend of mango and lime which is fresh and fruity. The zing of the lime meets the tropical sweetness of the mango to create a taste explosion.
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Rhubarb
A blend of Yorkshire Triangle Timperley Rhubarb juice and Celtic Marches medium cider. The subtle tart of rhubarb juice gives the cider a wonderfully refreshing bite.
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Harry Masters Jersey SV
An unusual and rare single variety cider produced from the juice of Harry Masters Jersey apples. Medium dry, fruity and refreshing with a dry warming finish. Matured for 18 months.
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- Cider perry and pider
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The ‘Udder Side
Produced from Conference pears and dessert apples, used in roughly equal proportions. It proved so popular at CBCF 2022 that we decided to order it again.
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- Cider perry and pider
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Sweet Maid in Devon
Keeving uses cool fermentation and a reduction in yeast nutrients to produce a naturally sweet cider. A traditional West of England style, now more usually associated with Normandy in France.
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About the festival
Halifax and Calderdale CAMRA are pleased to announce that Calderdale Beer and Cider Festival will return in 2023.
28th-30th September 2023
Venue
A unique, quirky and unusual venue in an historic industrial building with character
- 7 minutes’ walk from the bus station
- 12 minutes’ walk from the railway station
- Seating is provided in three seating areas and there will be seats available for all.
Drinks
- 62 beers (with 21 served from wooden casks).
- Beers ordered from breweries only.
- Gluten free, vegan and vegetarian beer options
- 13 real ciders and perries; traditional and modern styles.
Initial data sourced from CAMRA
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