Charlbury Beer Festival, Chipping Norton, Oxon
48 real ales and 12 on tap. Other drinks, food, music, children's entertainment
see https://www.charlburybeerfestival.org/
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Charlbury Cricket Club, Dyers Hill, Charlbury, Chipping Norton OX7 3QG |
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Ended Sat 24 Jun 2023 |
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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(4.3%)Idaho 7
Fruity with strong flavours of tropical fruit, blueberry and blackberrys, with hints of fresh pine needles. Idaho 7 is the hop used. Unfined.
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(4.6%)
Crab
Cascade, cascade & more cascade. Leaf, pellet and cryo all make an appearance in this piney, floral, cascadey Pale. (Brewer's description!)
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(4.8%)Polar Eclipse
Expertly refined black treacle and burnt toffee stout, a Gold award winner with SIBA (the Society of Independent Brewers)
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(3.8%)
Solaris
A very easy drinking session pale ale with Cascade & Centennial hops. Low in alcohol but not in flavour.
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(3.6%)
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(4.5%)Cashmere
New beer, amber in colour with subtle honey and fruit flavours and a fruity, hoppy finish.
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(4.0%)
Kiss the Sky
Summer Pale Ale: light and hoppy, refreshing with a bitter finish brewed to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Woodstock.
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(3.8%)
New Forest
Bronze-coloured session beer brewed with Challenger, East Kent Goldings, Fuggles, and Pioneer hops
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(4.6%)Ginger
Produced using root extract ginger this ingeniously created ginger beer has a flavour which is not overpowering and is very refreshing.
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(3.4%)
Holmes Stead
Homage to a classic beer style. 5 different malts are used to build a robust malty back bone and balance it with traditional UK hops.
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(4.1%)
Tropical Tom
Tropical fruits abound, a session IPA brewed with Mosaic hops. Said to be flavours of mango and guava.
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(4.0%)
XPA
Popular pale ale from Hackney; light and tropical with assertive hop bitterness and aromas of mango and passionfruit.
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(4.3%)
Manx Missile
Summer rye ale hopped with American Equinox and Cascade, refreshing tropical fruits upfront with a juicy lasting citrus sweet finish.
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(4.0%)
My Darling Lemon Time
Inspired by the Italian community who settled in Wales in the 19th and 20th centuries. Bright, fruity New World hop aromas and a pithy lemon finish.
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(4.2%)
Cascade
Fruity best bitter with spicy and floral hops and balanced with biscuit malt base
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(4.0%)
Sunrise
Light straw-coloured; easy-drinking infused with refreshing lemon and sun-ripened fruit flavours.
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(4.0%)
Sussex Best
A classic from Harvey's of Lewes, a traditional well-balanced best bitter with prominent hop character.
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(4.2%)
TEA
TEA stands for Traditional English Ale. Well balanced malt and hops, lingering malty sweetness.
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(4.4%)
Golden Glow
Golden ale with subtle hop aromas, a moreish sweetness and a pleasant bitter finish. Brewed using English Maris Otter malts and Fuggles hops.
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(4.0%)
Fifty-Fifty
A brand new beer from Hooky's polot plant. Hoppiness guaranteed, I'm told.
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(5.0%)
Haymaker
A strong pale ale of distinctive taste. Plenty of Goldings hops give it something extra.This is the first outing this year of this summer brew.
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(4.0%)
Citra
Packed with American Citra and English Pioneer hops, this thirst quencher has a powerful grapefruit and lemon taste, really crisp, dry and bitter.
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(3.8%)
Half Nelson
Crisp pale ale hopped with US Citra and New Zealand Nelson Sauvin.
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(3.9%)
James Blonde
Blonde ale, notes of peach and apricot, served neither shaken nor stirred.
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(4.3%)
Shire Horse
Traditional best bitter. That's all we know.
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(3.7%)
West Highland Way
A stone fruit aroma leads to a light citrus flavour that is rounded off with a clean and refreshing finish.
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(5.0%)
Extra Stoned Crow
Collaboration brew, dark copper, even ruby in colour, biscuity and dark berry aroma.
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(4.2%)
Resolution
Late-hopped with three American varieties; light, refreshing and immensely drinkable
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(3.9%)
June 1963
Described as "Real Ale from a Bygone Era"".. Not sure what happened 60 years ago to inspire this new brew."
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(4.1%)
Hangar 17
A brew revived to celebrate 30 years of Oakham Brewery. Aromas of tangerine and tangy citrus and a hint of zesty orange peel.
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(4.5%)
Bongo
Tropical, big-hopped sunshine quencher, stacked high with pineapple, passion fruit, orange and mango. Just pop a little umbrella on top and enjoy
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(4.0%)
Amber
Wafts of citrus fruit and spice; slightly bitter flavour with those fruity, spicy aromas. You might even detect a hint of ginger in there somewhere.
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(2.7%)
Alfred's Curfew Bell
A brand new beer from Oxford Brewery (formerly Shotover) - full-flavoured, low-alcohol golden ale with Styrian hops.
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(4.2%)
Vivid Dreams of CF185
The latest in the single hop series. If hop CF185 proves popular, it might be given a name!
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(4.0%)
Elderflower
Purple Moose Brewery (Bragdy Mws Piws)
Cwrw Ysgawen/Elderflower Ale is a floral pale ale brewed using Cascade hops with added elderflower.
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(4.7%)
Twenty Four Seven
Hop-forward pale ale with US and New Zealand hops for lemon, tangerine and gooseberry flavours.
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(4.2%)
Battleaxe
Bitter sweet, with complex fruit that gives a memorable aftertaste. Memorable in a good way, hopefully.
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(3.8%)
Sidewinder
Sidewinders are pale snakes that move sideways and the Salamander Sidewinder is a pale that will knock you sideways!
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(4.5%)
Proper Job
Devised by the late and much-missed Roger Ryman; packed full of citrus, pineapple and grapefruit resinous flavours with a fine crisp bitter finish,
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(4.5%)
Hauora Pai
Hauora Pai means 'good health' in Maori. Pale and dry hopped with Nectaron to give tropical fruit aroma.
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(4.2%)
Scapa Special
Biscuit malt up front, followed by delicate but ascending hop flavours and a strong hoppy finish.
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(4.3%)
XXX
A favourite in the Rose and Crown, light premium bitter with floral hops and a malty sweetbess.
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(3.5%)
Dark Mild
A traditional Yorkshire dark mild, roasted flavours and a creamy taste. One of the finest dark Yorkshire milds still in independent production.
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(4.5%)
Drowning
Hazy pale ale with Amarillo, Azacca and Chinook hops, a new beer. Unfined.
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(3.5%)
Brill Gold
A refreshing golden ale with hints of orange zest and a deep caramel finish. Low in alcohol but not in flavour.
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(4.8%)
Pride & Joy
Robust American Pale Ale, fresh, crisp and hoppy. Flavours and aromas of mango, citrus, earthy pine, tropical fruit & blueberry.
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(3.9%)
Pinto
Released for the first time in early June; pale, citrussy session beer. Brewed with Admiral, Wolf and Citra hops.
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(3.8%)
XT4
A modern session amber ale – a blend of English and Belgian malts matched with American and English hops.
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(5.0%)
12 Apostles
Galaxy, Ella and Enigma hops from Australia give citrus, passion fruit, redcurrant and melon flavours
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(5.2%)
Fireside
A big malt base and large quantities of English-grown Northdown, Golding and Challenger hops.
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(5.5%)
1 4 Keeps
Characterful ale of French origin. The dark amber colour, malty sweetness, and light hop bitterness lift the unmistakeable yeast character.
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(5.4%)
Pop
Fruity IPA with marmalade and orange. It's called pop, but it's not quite Tango, but it's orangey fruity.
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(5.2%)
Cool Beans
Cappuchino stout made with decaf coffee and a healthy dose of oats for a silky, creamy mouthfeel
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(5.2%)
True Colours
New England IPA brewed in collaboration with Witney Pride. Naturally hazy, flavours of tropical fruits and unashamedly hoppy
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(5.2%)
Sunshine State
West Coast Pale Ale, lashings of piney resin, tropical fruit. Unfined and unfiltered.
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(6.5%)
Stars War
The undoubted star of the Big Oxford Beer Bash in May, we quickly secured the last cask of this for you to enjoy
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(6.1%)
Hung Drawn n Double Port
Special edition of North Cotswold's award-winning porter infused and matured with port.
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(6.0%)
Dark Ruby Mild
A Black Country classic, this traditional strong mild boast an intense colour and flavour to match.
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(5.1%)
Time Better Spent
Generously hopped with Citra, Mosaic, and Chinook; mild upfront bitterness followed by lashings of peach, passion fruit, and mango flavours.
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(5.0%)
Eddie Ate Dynamite
Double-hopped Citra and Cascade American IPA; flavours of passionfruit and other tropical and citrus fruits
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(6.0%)
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Wild Beeries
Wild berry fruit sour wheat beer brewed with a mix of nine fruits
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(5.5%)
Farmhouse Saison
Belgian-style saison, smooth, spicy and herbaceous
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(6.0%)
Tropical Haze
Strong, juicy pale ale, passionfruit and grapefruit aromas
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(4.5%)Weiss Versa
German weissbier, brewed with half wheat and half barley
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Basic Needs
Tropical Pale Ale brewed with experimental hops
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(5.5%)
Inside Out
Rich, roasted flavours from this creamy Oatmeal Stout
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(0.5%)
Natural Rhythm
Alcohol-Free IPA - Packed with zesty, hoppy and refreshing bitterness.
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(5.2%)
Uber Die Brucke
Smooth, creamy sweet dark beer, a Dunkelweizen
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(6.4%)
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(4.0%)
Black Panther
Medium sweet with added blackberries for a tart aftertaste
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(4.0%)Old Rusty
Blackberry, elderberry and plum fruit cider. Sweet flavour with a dry aftertaste.
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(5.0%)
2022 Vintage
Traditional still cider made from 100% juice, a light, refreshing drink with strong apple flavour.
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(6.8%)
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