BEER LIST

Boggart Brewery.        Waterloo Porter 5.0%

From our Festival beer supplier. A dark traditional Porter . Probably not responsible for Boney's Waterloo downfall,
but certainly fettled a few members when it appeared in the Club as one of the guest beers

Grindleton                  Ribble Rouser. 3.8%

Relocated in 2005 to larger premises in Clitheroe, by a former Craft Home Brewer. Made with Maris Otter Barley, Rouser is described as a Pale Gold Bitter with a Citrus Flavour. A nice session Beer.

Allgates.                     Bottoms Up. 4.0%

Brewed in Wallgate Wigan in Grade 1 listed former Alehouse  The Dog and Partridge Hotel. A deep gold bitter with a delicate aroma.

Hornbeam                  Top of Hop. 4.2%

Located in Moors old Hat Factory in Denton Manchester. Another keen amateur Brewer who modified second hand plant to start up commercially. A full flavoured Bitter with ample Hop

Brampton                   Best Bitter. 4.2%

A newcomer to the Brewing scene from Chesterfield. Brewer Coos got fed up looking at a PC screen for 22 years. The result was his 8 Brl. Brewing unit and Brampton Best which he describes as a standard session Beer.
At 4.2 % don't make the session too long.

Howard Town             Wrens Nest 4.2%

Purpose built 8 Brl plant in Glossop. Voted by the Society of Independent Brewers As Champion beer last year. Wrens Nest is freely available in the House of Commons Members Bar. I say freely because no doubt most of it is on expenses!

Dunham Massey         Dark Mild 3.8%

Newcomer Micro Brewer John Costello is another defrocked Warrington Tetley Man. Former Battersea Brewery Plant installed in a converted Barn in the Dunham Massey Deer Park. The Beer is a traditional North West style Mild.
Brewery shop above the premises, bottled ales for sale,visitors welcome.

Irving                          Invincible 4.6%

Malcohn Irving is a former Gales Hordene Brewer who lost out in the recent takeover market. He set himself up last year in Portsmouth, to produce premium Cask Beers. Named after HMS Invincible this is a full bodied chestnut flavoured beer with a sweet subtle bitterness.

Cotswold.                    Gloucester Glory. 4.1 %

Located in Chipping Sudbury, uses the same water supply as Cutfall Spring Water Company. A 10 Barrel Brewing Plant Ex Fleece and Firkin in Leeds has been tampering with this water supply since 2005 to produce beers like Gloucester Glory, described as Gold in colour with with a citrus Hop, and dry Malty Flavour.

Mathews                     Bob Wall. 4.2%

From Timsbury near Bath, brewed on an old Colliery site for over two years now. Another Craft Brewer turned professional. A best bitter chestnut flavoured ,with hints of Orange and roasted Malt.

Elland.                        Bm'gee. 3.8%

Another Ex Firkin Brew Plant this time from the Faculty and Firkin Birmingham. Add to this a former Brewer from the Feast and Firkin in Leeds, and they combine to produce a full flavoured session Bitter, .using English Malt and Hops.
Produced Brew number 1000 a few weeks ago.

Nant                            Grans Lamb

Llanwryst produced on a working farm this is a real Micro Brewery with a Brew size of just five Firkins (45Gallons). Started Brewing in October last year. A dark Chocolate Porter Type of Beer, whose name has more to do with Welsh Rugby success than Green Wellies. 

Geltsdale                     King Forest Bitter. 4.0%

Started in 2006 by Fiona Deal,  in part of the Old Brampton Brewery in Cumbria (.Dates back to 1785)Some of the plant comes from the Ex Hawkshead Brewery. Fiona describes the beer as Dark and Round in Flavour .Uses the best English Fuggles and Challenger Hops.

Pheonix                      Wobbly Bob 6.0%

There was once a well known black cat that resided in the Riverside pub in Chester. It could walk in a straight line but fell over when it tried to turn corners. It was called Wobbly Bob. Its namesake has been Brewed in Heywood since 199LThis is true! Don't turn corners fast if you've had a few.

Plassey                        Bluebell 3.8%

Purpose built small Brewery in Wrexham Founded 1985.A light bitter with good hoppy malty flavour

Great Orme                Three Feathers. 5.0%

Glan Conwy North Wales. A converted Cow Shed on the Family Farm fitted out with purpose built micro Brewery. Three Feathers is described as an old style IPA type of beer. More White Shield than Deuchars, also Darker and stronger.

Roosters                      Yankee 4.3%

Been Brewing in Knaresborough N. Yorks for 22 years. The only Beer to win Two Gold World Beer Cups. A premium aromatic soft bittered beer.

Rudgate                      Ruby Mild 4.4%

Another North Yorks Brewer Wetherby this time. Located in Ex RAF Airfield Armouries premises, a rich Ruby coloured, nutty flavoured beer, packing some firepower.

Windie Goat               Priest Wheel 4.3%

Located in The Old Failford Inn South Ayrshire. A purpose built small brewery set up over two years ago to create a genuine Brew Pub. A fiuity malty finish easy to drink. Named after a famous salmon poachers pool on the nearby River.

Peak Ales                    Bakewell Best 4.2%

Recently started up in a renovated Barn on the Chatsworth Estate. Another of our Lady Brewers.
She produces for us a full smooth beer with nutty chocolate overtones.

Cumbrian Legendary  Langdale Moonshine. 4.4%

From the banks of Ethswaite Water .. Brewer David Newham formerly practiced the art at Hawkshead Brewery. A late change to the first choice beer. All beers named after local folklore· connections. No doubt some illicit still for this one.

Leeds Holbeck            Leeds Best 4.3%

Quite a large independent. Capacity to ferment 80 Barrels in open Yorkshire fermenting vessels. Made using a traditional Yorkshire type yeast obtained from the National Yeast Collection. A gold bitter well balanced flavour and hop character.

Prospect                      Gold Rush. 4.5%

Our third Lady Brewer and a busy one. (If I cant take your call I'm Brewing it or delivering it) Patsy Slevin has been on the go for six months. She brews in the Mother in Laws Garage in Standish, Wigan, and makes a  Gold Premium Beer with a long good hoppy finish.

George Wright            Cheeky Pheasant

Well known to Club members his beers are regularly featured on the Guest Pump,  Cheeky Pheasant, a local favourite

Two traditional Ciders

Thatchers                    Traditional Medium Cider 6.0%

Perry Bros                   Medium Dry 6.0%