Wakefield festival of beer
The third Wakefield Festival of Beer sees an exciting new venue and a larger and more diverse range of beers than ever before.
Located in the centre of Wakefield, Unity Works, will provide the home for around 80 beers and ciders and up to 700 guests per session on Friday 19th and Saturday 20th June.
Vying for your taste buds attention will be a mixture of London and local breweries. From the capitals new wave of edgy and experimental brewers to more established and indeed legendary Yorkshire beers there will be something for every palate in cask, craft keg and even rare packaged beers, Real ciders, perry, chilled wines and even cocktails will be offered.
Perfectly chilled beers will be accompanied by cracking live bands and artisanal street food. We aim to raise £10k for three local worthy causes by creating a beer paradise in Wakefield.
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Information is provided to the best of our knowledge, but please check with the festival organiser before attending as the details here may be inaccurate.
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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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(3.4%)BLACK CAT
Dark refreshing Mild beer with a distinct chocolate malt flavour and smooth hoppy finish.”
- Keg/Cask: CASK
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(4.4%)
OLD MOOR PORTER
A full bodied victorian style porter with hints of liquorice. The initial bitterness gives way to a smooth, mellow finish.
- Keg/Cask: KEG
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(4.5%)
LONDON STOUT
Meantime London Stout is derived from the original Stout Porters of the early 19th century. Made without the roast barley used in their Irish descendents; dark malts and London water work closely together to give a beer of great complexity. Soft mocha coffee and vanilla notes on the nose hint at the lingering vanilla notes on the tongue. A velvet mouthfeel holds a rich and complex palate of caramel, molasses, and nut roast, which gives way to a gentle malt-bitter dryness.
- Keg/Cask: KEG
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(5.4%)SMOG ROCKET
Different malts including a good chunk of smoked rauchmaltz. Smokey aromas reminiscent of the smoke stacks of Industrial London.
- Keg/Cask: KEG
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(5.5%)
BAD KITTY
A 5.5% chewy chocolate-vanilla dream of a porter. Multiple award winner.10p for every pint/bottle donated to the Farplace Animal Rescue charity.
- Keg/Cask: CASK
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(5.9%)
NORTHERN STAR
Mocha Porter. Our collaboration with North Star coffee roasters. This beer showcases their Dark Arches house blend and is infused with Organic Peruvian cacao.
- Keg/Cask: KEG
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(6.0%)
GORLOVKA STOUT
A deep malt and hoppy aroma with liquorice throughout. Roast malt, fruit and hops also carry through this full bodied stout.
- Keg/Cask: CASK
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(6.7%)
BLACK ARCHES
Black IPA. Three dry hop additions give this beer a scintillating aroma of pine and tropical fruit, while hints of toasted malt mix with big layers of US hop character from the addition of Simcoe and Mosaic varieties. What will you discover within the Dark Arches?
- Keg/Cask: KEG
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(7.4%)
RATSPUTIN
Stunningly rich Russian Imperial Stout. Limited Edition.
- Keg/Cask: KEG
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(3.8%)DAVE
Dark, silky smooth session bitter brewed with copious quantities of finest English chocolate and crystal malts whose richness is balanced to perfection by the subtle bitterness and hints of berries from the addition of whole English hop flowers. Come to the bar and meet your new best mate, Dave.
- Keg/Cask: CASK
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(4.0%)
MAGNA CARTA
A sessionable (4.0%) Olde Ale to celebrate the 800 year anniversary of the local historic event. This beer recipe was the winner of a competition with the London Amateur brewers and uses some medieval recipe ingredients such as liquorice and locally picked wild herbs including Yarrow. A very dark and flavoursome beer as well as very drinkable. A real talking point.
- Keg/Cask: CASK
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(4.1%)RED ALE
Red Ale With Rich Malt Base And Soft Fruit Aroma
- Keg/Cask: KEG
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(4.3%)
KRIEK
Kriek is a real Flemish style beer that delivers a pleasant wine like taste and a rich past. This crimson red beer has been matured on cherries in oak casks to ensure it delivers the maximum flavour.
- Keg/Cask: KEG
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(5.5%)PHANTOM RATSBERRY BLOWER
Brand new beer - a far out red rye raspberry IPA
- Keg/Cask: CASK
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(3.8%)
BARNSLEY BITTER
Our award winning Barnsley Bitter is brewed using the finest quality Maris Otter malt and English hops. Chestnut in colour, having a well rounded, rich flavour, it retains a lasting bitter finish. Brewed using yeast strains used in the 1850’s to brew ’Barnsley Bitter’.
- Keg/Cask: CASK
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(4.4%)
BEST BITTER
Traditional ale inspired by the British classic. By 1830 the expression ‘best bitter’ was synonymous with England and has since become a part of brewing history. We have created a true to style best bitter with a deep, full-bodied taste.
- Keg/Cask: CASK
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(4.5%)
AMERICAN PALE ALE
Our favourite, transatlantic style that dates back to the early 1980′s. Darker than some,this beer has a rich malt base giving it a warm amber colour and a delicious body of flavour. It is brewed with American Cascade hops making it refreshing and hoppy.
- Keg/Cask: CASK
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(4.6%)
URBAN DUSK
Chestnut coloured Premium Bitter with malts providing coffee aromas and some hazelnut and caramel on the palate, while Bramling Cross hops offer some dark fruit flavours. Citrus notes and an earthy bitterness lasts into the finish.
- Keg/Cask: CASK
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(5.0%)
FRAMBOISE
Van Honsebrouck is a family owned brewery in West Flanders Belgium. It makes a range if beers including Bacchus, a beer in the local style of the region. It is on this beer that the kriek and framboise is based, a premium fruit beer for which Belgium is well known
- Keg/Cask: KEG
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(6.0%)
HOOK ISLAND RED
A full bodied, aromatic Red Rye ale brewed with malted barley, the addition of 20% Rye to the recipe, and with Chinook, Columbus and Simcoe hops. We think the Rye in the recipe gives some dryness and spice, and the hops add a dash of pine and passion fruit, but see what you think, everyone's taste buds are different. This is an incredibly flavoursome Red Ale, full of lots of interesting tastes and aromas.
- Keg/Cask: CASK
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(3.8%)
CHOPPER
Golden session ale with a surprisingly full body considering the strength, and a decent amount of hops
- Keg/Cask: CASK
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(4.0%)
RUNNER
Runner was the first beer the re-established Truman’s released. Runner was traditionally the name of a brewery’s easy drinking session beer – available to everyone everywhere. Truman’s Runner is our interpretation of this custom.
- Keg/Cask: CASK
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(4.1%)STRAWBERRY
Fruli is a high quality Strawberry Belgian fruit beer, produced at a craft brewery near Ghent. It is a unique blend of white beer and strawberry juice. The juice complements the zestiness of the wheat beer and the result is a balanced and refreshing beer that is packed with strawberry fruit flavour.
- Keg/Cask: KEG
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(4.3%)
ETON BOATMAN
Golden Ale that uses Citra and Galaxy hops – a lovely hoppy summer beer.
- Keg/Cask: CASK
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(5.0%)
MOSAIC IPA
Third in our next series of IPA's featuring American Hops. Rich golden coloured beer with characteristics of juicy Blueberries, Citrus and Tropical Fruits.
- Keg/Cask: CASK
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(5.1%)
PENDLE WITCH
A full malty flavoured beer with a crisp sweet fruity aftertaste and soft citrus nose.
- Keg/Cask: CASK
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(6.1%)
DAISY CUTTER
A strong, well-hopped ale. Powerful golden coloured beer with a fruity, citrus nose and flavour. A veritable Hop Bomb, with over a kilo of hops per brewers barrel, it avoids being too bitter with a skillful blend of American hops, making this a beer to be reckoned with. Handle with caution.
- Keg/Cask: CASK
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(3.7%)
SUMMER BANK
Floral, zesty and citrus. A light refreshing summer ale.
- Keg/Cask: CASK
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(3.8%)
LIME LITE
Blonde & citrusy with a hint of lime zest. Thirst quenching session ale.
- Keg/Cask: CASK
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(3.9%)
YORKSHIRE BLONDE
Yorkshire Blonde is a mellow, lager coloured ale. Full-bodied and low in bitterness, there is a delicate malty sweetness on the palate. The fruity hop aroma results from a generous late addition of Mount Hood hops.
- Keg/Cask: CASK
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(4.0%)
CASCADIAN
Handcrafted in Wakefield from American Cascade and British Brewers Gold hops. Refreshing, fruity Blonde ale.
- Keg/Cask: CASK
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(4.0%)
ROCK THE CAZBEK
Blonde ale with new Czech hop Kazbek. Refreshing and zesty, with delicate lemon aroma.
- Keg/Cask: CASK
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(4.3%)
FIVE POINTS PALE
A fresh, zesty, aromatic pale ale brewed with malted barley, a little wheat, and Amarillo, Centennial and Citra hops from the West Coast of the USA. The British ale tradition collides head first with the best of the US craft beer movement, resulting in an incredibly drinkable Pale Ale with tonnes of US hop aroma and flavour.
- Keg/Cask: CASK
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(4.5%)
MONACUS
Monacus is brewed with 100% 2014 harvest New Zealand hops - Motueka - which add a resinous soft fruit character, with Peach and Waimea, Rakau and Passion Fruit to the fore.
- Keg/Cask: KEG
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(4.5%)
CITRA
A light, golden ale showcasing the extremely popular Citra hop variety from America. Very refreshing and satisfying, packed with resinous and fruity flavours, this is something exciting and different for your bar. Join the craft beer revolution!
- Keg/Cask: CASK
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(4.5%)
BLOND WITCH
A pale coloured ale with a rich, delicate fruit flavour, dry and refreshing with asmooth hop finish.
- Keg/Cask: CASK
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(5.0%)
PALE ALE
Our Pale Ale is inspired by the great hoppy interpretations of the style from California. A clean, simple malt bill is supported by big whirlpool and dry hop additions of Cascade, Columbus, and Citra, giving the beer bright, citrusy and tropical aromas.
- Keg/Cask: KEG
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(5.5%)
CALIFORIAN PALE ALE
Our Californian Pale Ale showcases two different types of hops - Celeila (from Slovenia) and Crystal (from the Yakima Valley in Washington State, USA), which pack in trademark fruit aromas such as raspberry, orange and tangerine. East Anglian malt gives a sweetness which balances the alcohol and aromatic hops, creating a light coloured beer with a clean, complex and lasting flavour.
- Keg/Cask: KEG
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(5.6%)
PUNK IPA
Our scene-stealing flagship is an India Pale Ale that has become a byword for craft beer rebellion; synonymous with the insurgency against mass-produced, lowest common denominator beer. Punk IPA charges the barricades to fly its colours from the ramparts – full-on, full-flavour; at full-throttle. Layered with new world hops to create an explosion of tropical fruit and an all-out riot of grapefruit, pineapple and lychee before a spiky bitter finish, this is transatlantic fusion running at the fences of lost empires.
- Keg/Cask: KEG
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(5.9%)
SHANKAR
Pale IPA with good bitterness using lots of American Columbus, Chinook, Cascade and Citra for flavour and aroma and dry hopped during fermentation with Columbus, Willamette and Cascade. A bold, hoppy beer you’d expect from Great Heck!
- Keg/Cask: CASK
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(3.7%)
SUMMER BANK
Floral, zesty and citrus. A light refreshing summer ale.
- Keg/Cask: CASK
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(3.8%)
LIME LITE
Blonde & citrusy with a hint of lime zest. Thirst quenching session ale.
- Keg/Cask: CASK
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(3.9%)
YORKSHIRE BLONDE
Yorkshire Blonde is a mellow, lager coloured ale. Full-bodied and low in bitterness, there is a delicate malty sweetness on the palate. The fruity hop aroma results from a generous late addition of Mount Hood hops.
- Keg/Cask: CASK
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(4.0%)
CASCADIAN
Handcrafted in Wakefield from American Cascade and British Brewers Gold hops. Refreshing, fruity Blonde ale.
- Keg/Cask: CASK
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(4.0%)
ROCK THE CAZBEK
Blonde ale with new Czech hop Kazbek. Refreshing and zesty, with delicate lemon aroma.
- Keg/Cask: CASK
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(4.3%)
FIVE POINTS PALE
A fresh, zesty, aromatic pale ale brewed with malted barley, a little wheat, and Amarillo, Centennial and Citra hops from the West Coast of the USA. The British ale tradition collides head first with the best of the US craft beer movement, resulting in an incredibly drinkable Pale Ale with tonnes of US hop aroma and flavour.
- Keg/Cask: CASK
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(4.5%)
MONACUS
Monacus is brewed with 100% 2014 harvest New Zealand hops - Motueka - which add a resinous soft fruit character, with Peach and Waimea, Rakau and Passion Fruit to the fore.
- Keg/Cask: KEG
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(4.5%)
CITRA
A light, golden ale showcasing the extremely popular Citra hop variety from America. Very refreshing and satisfying, packed with resinous and fruity flavours, this is something exciting and different for your bar. Join the craft beer revolution!
- Keg/Cask: CASK
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(4.5%)
BLOND WITCH
A pale coloured ale with a rich, delicate fruit flavour, dry and refreshing with asmooth hop finish.
- Keg/Cask: CASK
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(5.0%)
PALE ALE
Our Pale Ale is inspired by the great hoppy interpretations of the style from California. A clean, simple malt bill is supported by big whirlpool and dry hop additions of Cascade, Columbus, and Citra, giving the beer bright, citrusy and tropical aromas.
- Keg/Cask: KEG
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(5.5%)
CALIFORIAN PALE ALE
Our Californian Pale Ale showcases two different types of hops - Celeila (from Slovenia) and Crystal (from the Yakima Valley in Washington State, USA), which pack in trademark fruit aromas such as raspberry, orange and tangerine. East Anglian malt gives a sweetness which balances the alcohol and aromatic hops, creating a light coloured beer with a clean, complex and lasting flavour.
- Keg/Cask: KEG
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(5.6%)
PUNK IPA
Our scene-stealing flagship is an India Pale Ale that has become a byword for craft beer rebellion; synonymous with the insurgency against mass-produced, lowest common denominator beer. Punk IPA charges the barricades to fly its colours from the ramparts – full-on, full-flavour; at full-throttle. Layered with new world hops to create an explosion of tropical fruit and an all-out riot of grapefruit, pineapple and lychee before a spiky bitter finish, this is transatlantic fusion running at the fences of lost empires.
- Keg/Cask: KEG
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(5.9%)
SHANKAR
Pale IPA with good bitterness using lots of American Columbus, Chinook, Cascade and Citra for flavour and aroma and dry hopped during fermentation with Columbus, Willamette and Cascade. A bold, hoppy beer you’d expect from Great Heck!
- Keg/Cask: CASK
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(3.7%)
YORKSHIRE PRIDE
Very pale session bitter, well hopped with Challenger and Savinjski Hops
- Keg/Cask: CASK
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(3.9%)
WHITE WITCH
A blond style that uses cascade and a late addition of centennial hops to give a really easy drinking, refreshing session ale. The hops used give a big hint of lemon, citrus and spice on the aroma balanced with a smooth malt taste and a lingering bitterness”
- Keg/Cask: CASK
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(4.0%)
VERY PALE ALE
Portobello VPA is happy meeting of lager and IPA, endlessly drinkable with just the right hop hit.
- Keg/Cask: CASK
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(4.1%)
ETERNAL
The hop hit of a US IPA, with the sessionability of a classic UK pale ale. Simcoe and Centennial hops dominate this light blonde beer, contributing a big tangerine aroma and long, quenching citrus pith flavour which goes on and on and on.
- Keg/Cask: KEG
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(4.1%)
SUMMER PALE
A clear wheat beer that is a light straw coloured refreshing ale, with slight bitterness and floral aroma.
- Keg/Cask: CASK
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(4.2%)
LAZARUS
Lazarus is our celebration of the rebirth of Truman’s. Brewed with lashing of US Hops, it is juicy and zesty, without ever becoming overpowering.
- Keg/Cask: CASK
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(4.6%)HELLS LAGER
A classic lager that’s exactly what it should be: easy-drinking, crisp and dry with beautiful bubbles. Clean and refreshing with a dry hop finish, you can taste the great depth of flavour which comes from the long, slow maturation in tank. This is how a great lager should taste.
- Keg/Cask: KEG
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(4.6%)
LONDON PILSNER
Portobello Pilsner is an unashamedly traditional lager in the Pilsner style - which takes time. Long cold fermentation and maturation with specially selected yeast is essential to achieve its fully rounded flavor. A continental lager to fight for, rather than after!
- Keg/Cask: KEG
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(4.8%)
TZARA
Tzara is a hybrid beer, fermented like an ale but matured like a lager. A broad, fruity palate with some bready notes and hints of vanilla. A crisp, refreshing beer
- Keg/Cask: KEG
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(5.0%)
Unknown
An original Pilsner lager. Brewed from nothing but local natural materials in a 100 days brewing cycle ( 90 spent fermenting ) it is universally regarded as one of the world's great lager conditioned beers.
- Keg/Cask: KEG
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(5.2%)
BLOND
Vedett, a blond, light, well hopped premium Pilsner with 5.2% alcohol content, is the cult Duvel Moortgat beer today: following its birth in 1945, it quickly acquired fame and recognition within an intimate circle of insiders in the Antwerp-Brussels region.
- Keg/Cask: KEG
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