Horsforth Beer and Cider Festival 2015

Beers Horsforth Beer and Cider Festival is organised by St Margaret’s Church. The festival started in 2009, initially to raise funds towards the building of the Parish Centre. Since then the money has helped St Margaret’s carry out major programmes of work, such as replacing the heating system and carrying out extensive repairs to the roof and tower. 2015 was our seventh year. Nine months planning culminates in a beer festival lasting two days and the 2015 festival proved to be our busiest one yet.

We are told that our festival has a warm, friendly atmosphere and our reputation has grown over the years. Many people travel some distance to attend - this year someone made the trip from Southampton. The hall capacity was reached early on Friday evening with customers then waiting up to an hour for others to leave so that they could get in. On Saturday we continued to admit people well into the evening as there was still a good selection of beer to choose from.

We received many compliments on the choice of beers, most of which were new to the festival and the area. This year’s selection, our largest ever, of 69 beers and 26 ciders, included the first commercially available beer from Horsforth Brewery, a new nano brewery. Its Lost Dog IPA became the quickest beer ever to sell out, in just 6 hours 5 minutes. In total we sold 601 gallons of beer (over 9,600 glasses) and 136 gallons of cider (over 2,100 glasses) with only 19 gallons left to pour away on Sunday morning when the clearing up began.

The café stayed open on each day well past the planned closing time, such was the demand for food, and we only closed when the food ran out. In addition to the home-made “specials” made by members of St Margaret’s, we roasted beef and pork joints and fried bacon for hot sandwiches, and sold 100 portions of pie and peas each day, with the champion pork pies freshly baked by Wilson’s Butchers each morning.

The 2015 festival raised a record £16,965.78 which was shared with two local charities, St Margaret’s Scouts and Guides, who faced a hefty bill to repair the water supply at their headquarters building, and Horsforth Live At Home Scheme, which provides a variety of services and activities for older people in Horsforth, supporting those who live in their own home.

Festival goers voted for the Beer of the Festival and 2015 saw a return to form for the North Riding Brew Pub, which previously won in 2012 and 2013.

In first place North Riding Brew Pub with Equinox:

North Riding Brew Pub

www.northridingbrewpub.com

In second place Horsforth Brewery with Lost Dog IPA:

Horsforth Brewery

HORSFORTH BREWERY

www.horsforthbrewery.co.uk

And in third place Sunbeam Ales with Chocolate Mild:

Sunbeam Ales

www.sunbeamales.co.uk

For the first time ever festival goers also voted for the cider of festival.

Cider of the festival was Gwatkin’s Pyder:

GWATKIN CIDER COMPANY

www.gwatkincider.co.uk

2015 was the last Horsforth Beer and Cider Festival in its present form, due to the planned sale of the venue, St Margaret’s Hall. It proved to be an excellent community event, with a super selection of beer and cider, lovely food, record numbers of people through the door, no trouble, and happy sponsors and customers. Even the volunteers enjoyed it, despite their aching muscles. We are grateful to all those who have supported the event over the past seven years.

Thanks to all those who helped in any way to make the 2015 festival happen.

Main sponsors:

Main Bar:	Wharfe Bank Brewery P Hall Plumbing and Building Services
Festival glasses:	Poppies
Staff T-shirts:	Linley & Simpson
Cider Corner:	The Forge
Tickets and vouchers:	Jungle IT
Barrel sponsors:	68 local businesses, organisations and individuals plus a number of anonymous sponsors
Volunteers:	our entertainers, front of house, catering and bar staff
The festival team:
Beer:	Duncan Childs, Alastair Dawson, John Hutton, Penny Hutton and Julian Kirkby
Entertainment:	Harlequin Live
Marketing/sponsorship:	Dennis Herbert
Finance:	Lesley Crann
Front of house:	Lucy Childs
Publicity:	Tracey Wright
Displays:	Brian Husband
Telesales:	Dave Childs
Programme editor:	Derek Glover
Design and print:	“Suburban” magazine
Website editor:	Maggie Ware
Administration:	Rosemary Gaunt
Catering:	Diane Childs

Final list of beers

Beer name	Brewery	Location	ABV	Style	Tasting Notes
Edwin Taylor's Extra Stout	B&T	Shefford, Bedfordshire	4.5%	Stout	A pleasant bitter beer with a strong roast malt flavour .
Flat Cap	Bank Top	Bolton, Lancashire	4.0%	Pale	Pale bitter with citrus aroma and hoppy citrus finish.
Bootleg Metro Pirate	Bootleg (Holts)	Chorlton, Manchester	4.8%	Pale	Zesty pale ale with a high bitterness. Pours golden and smooth and packs a hoppy punch.
Dalby Spook	Bushys	Douglas, Isle of Man	4.0%	Straw	Spicy, full bodied, straw coloured bitter
Cornish Bronze	Coastal	Redruth, Cornwall	3.7%	Bitter	A traditional bitter brewed with Maris Otter, crystal and chocolate malts blended with choice hops.
Collingham Blonde	Collingham	Collingham, West Yorkshire	3.8%	Blonde	A delicate and easy drinking blonde with a refreshing citrus kick.
Nice Weather	Dancing Duck	Derby, Derbyshire	4.1%	Copper	Copper coloured fruity summer ale packed full of flavour. Blackberry, strawberry and floral rose notes in perfect balance with just the right amount of malt character.
Minerva	Derventio	Derby, Derbyshire	3.8%	Amber	An amber bitter using Propino and Crystal malts with a blend of Progress and WGV hops.
Parson's Pledge	Derwent	Silloth, Cumbria	4.0%	Straw	Golden straw coloured bitter using best quality pale ale malt with an addition of lager malt and black, crystal and wheat malts, giving a complex biscuity flavour. The bitterness coming from a selection of choice English hops.
Moonraker Mild	Empire	Huddersfield, West Yorkshire	3.8%	Mild	A traditional black mild, brewed using Bramling cross hops for spicy blackcurrant flavours and aromas
Monster Mash Mild	Five Towns	Outwood, West Yorkshire	5.0%	Mild	A rich strong dark mild beer.
Thistledown	Five Towns	Outwood, West Yorkshire	3.4%	Pale	A pale and hoppy session beer.
Copper Penny	Flipside	Colwick, Nottinghamshire	4.2%	Bitter	An easy drinking session bitter. Light brown, moderately bitter but with good hop flavours, ending with a hint of tangerine.
Franc in Stein	Flipside	Colwick, Nottinghamshire	4.3%	Pale	A very quaffable ale brings together the finest French and German hops. It has strong floral flavours with hints of lemongrass and Earl Grey tea.
Lock, Stock & Barrel	Frog Island	Northampton, Northamptonshire	4.0%	Pale	A golden english pale ale. Fruity hops with a citrus zest. A rounded bittersweet malt taste is complimented by a rich fruity aftertaste. The late hopping of Admiral hops leads to a refreshing bitter finish.
Framboise Raspberry Beer	Grafton	Worksop, Nottinghamshire	4.0%	FRUIT/ Flavoured	A pale yellow coloured ale brewed with the Polish Marykna hop. The beer is then infused with fresh raspberries to give a gentle flavour.
Delapre Dark	Great Oakley	Tiffield, Northamptonshire	4.6%	Black	A black old ale with full flavour made from 5 different malts.
Welsh Black	Great Orme	Colwyn Bay, Conwy.	4.0%	Black	This black bitter owes its characteristics to the large amount of chocolate malt giving it a velvety smooth rich coffee finish. No aroma hops are added, instead seven types of grain are used to develop the flavour.
Orange Wheat Beer	Green Jack	Lowestoft, Suffolk	4.2%	FRUIT/ Flavoured	Light, with grainy citrus & marmalade flavours. This delightfully drinkable Wheat Beer is enjoyed by men and women alike. Now brewed with Citra Hops!
Hornbeam	Harrogate	Harrogate, North Yorkshire	4.5%	Amber	Amber ale with loads of American hops and then dry hopped with even more.
No 5 Porter	Harrogate	Harrogate, North Yorkshire	5.4%	Porter	A rich full porter using four types of malt and two English hops gives chocolate and coffee flavours.
Lost Dog IPA	Horsforth Brewery	Leeds, West Yorkshire	6.0%	IPA	Horsforth is a new nano brewery and we are proud to be featuring their first commercially available beer. Lost Dog uses citra hops and is a well rounded single hopped IPA.
Olicana Pale	Ilkley	Ilkley, West Yorkshire	4.4%	Pale	A pale ale that showcases the New 'Olicana' Hop, an English hop with a modern fruity flavour. Fresh and zingy, there are grapefruit notes and a soft yet crisp finish.
Hampshire Rose	Itchen Valley	Alresford, Hampshire	4.2%	Golden	A carefully selected blend of maris otter and roasted barley. Brewed with four choice hops; Target, Hercules, Nugget and Galena, producing a truly hoppy finish.
McConnell's Irish Stout	Jarrow	Jarrow, Tyne & Wear	4.6%	Stout	A rich creamy stout, with a long lingering liquorice and pale chocolate finish.
Premium Stout	Kingstone	Tinter, Monmouthshire	4.4%	Stout	Warm aromas of the roasted, flaked and pale malted barley underpin the smooth richness of this stout, balanced by the pairing of Challenger and Target hops for a bitter finish.
Tewdric's Tipple	Kingstone	Tinter, Monmouthshire	3.8%	Golden	The combination of Fuggles and Northern Brewer Hops with blended pale and crystal malted barley produces an ale with a dry bitter character and tangy core.
Monumental	Kirkby Lonsdale	Kirkby Lonsdale, Lancashire.	4.5%	Golden	A golden coloured ale brewed with the finest Maris Otter extra pale malted barley blended with English and Slovenian Goldings hops offering a distinct floral mouth and nose feel.
Radical	Kirkby Lonsdale	Kirkby Lonsdale, Lancashire	4.2%	Ruby	A ruby red beer brewed with a selection of Maris tter, Crystal and Black malts, combined with a blend of English and European hops that add a wonderful sweetness to this malty beer.
Halfway to Heaven	Langham	Lodsworth, West Sussex	3.5%	Chestnut	Auburn/chestnut colour, well balanced between crisp biscuity maltiness and a citrus and fruit hop character with a hint of bitterness in the finish.
Bamboozle	Loddon	Dunsden, Oxfordshire	4.8%	Straw	A straw coloured pale ale with a pure malty body and a smack of refreshing hops.
Ein Stein	Lymestone	Stone, Staffordshire	5.0%	Pale	The combination of pale Maris Otter malts and choice German hops may make you pause for thought. The gentle biscuit malts, fresh Hersbruker hops seduce the taste-buds educating and enlightening the palate.
Bullet	Mr Grundy's	Derby, Derbyshire	4.3%	Dark	Devilish dark ale with a treacle aroma and a smooth rounded taste.
Equinox	North Riding	Scarborough, North Yorkshire	4.3%	Pale	Pale beer made with a new US hop formerly US exp 366
Fade Rift	North Riding	Scarborough, North Yorkshire	3.6%	IPA	A black oatmeal session IPA
Pinchinthorpe Archbishop Lee's	North Yorkshire	Guisborough, North Yorkshire	4.0%	Ruby	Maltiness is predominant throughout with some hops in the taste and bitterness coming through in the finish.
Monascus	Northern Monk	Leeds, West Yorkshire	4.5%	Pale	American Pale Ale, boosted by the smoothness provided by the addition of Oats. Brewed with 100% New Zealand hops - Waimea, Rakau and Motueka - which add a soft fruit character, with Peach and Passion Fruit.
Quercus Folium	Oakleaf	Gosport, Hampshire	4.0%	Mid Brown	This is a mid brown session ale with a complex malt sweetness that leads to a long hoppy finish.
Inception	Ossett	Ossett, West Yorkshire	4.0%	Golden	Golden bitter brewed with five different malts & five New World hops resulting in a complex depth of flavour leading to an aromatic resinous finish.
Cracking Up	Peerless	Birkenhead, Wirral	3.9%	Blonde	A pale/blonde Easter beer brewed with pale malt and a touch of wheat. Moderately bittered with a clean finish derived from New Zealand 'Ella' hops.
Cherry Diva	Plassey	Wrexham, Clwyd	4.7%	FRUIT/ Flavoured	A pale beer with a hint of cherry. Smooth and very drinkable.
Deep Porter	Plassey	Wrexham, Clwyd	4.5%	Porter	A smooth deep brown porter brewed with a variety of coloured malts carefully balanced with Cascade hops.
Market Porter	Portobello	Portobello, London	4.6%	Porter	The exciting use of Malts, Roasted Barley and Hops, produce a truly unique beer with malt and hop characters but not excessively bitter. Tflavours are coffee, chocolate and hazelnuts with cocoa in the finish.
Scrumdown	Potbelly	Kettering, Northamptonshire	3.8%	Bitter	A medium coloured chestnut bitter. Refreshing session ale ideal for watching the rugby - Brewed with the finsest Marris Otter malt- singularly hopped with Fuggles for bitterness and aroma
Dainty Blonde	Privateer Beers	Manchester, Greater Manchester	4.2%	Blonde	A delicate blonde ale with floral notes, tempered with refreshing spicy finish.
Quartz Crystal	Quartz	Kings Bromley, Staffordshire.	4.2%	Amber	Pale amber in colour with a hint of roast character and a continental hop finish.
Brown Rat	Rat Brewery	Hudersfield, West Yorkshire	3.8%	Mid Brown	A medium-brown traditional malty ale. Bitterness is moderate & English hops give a fruity / spicy hop aroma.
P G Steam	RCH	West Hewish, Somset	3.9%	Bitter	This complex multi layered ale has a floral hop aroma with medium bodied hop, bitter taste with some fruit and sweetness.
Old Laund Bitter	Reedley Hallows	Burnley, Lancashire	3.6%	Amber	A good session beer. Smooth and creamy with a distinctive hoppy aftertaste.
Sherbert Lemon	Riverhead Brewery	Marsden, West Yorkshire	4.0%	FRUIT/ Flavoured	A Light and refreshing Lager colour clear wheat beer flavoured with lemon grass & Lime leaves. Hopped with plenty of citrus hops to provide a thirst quenching pint.
Top Totty	Slater's	Stafford, Staffordshire	4.0%	Blonde	A stunning blonde beer, full bodied with a voluptuous aroma. It has a ripe generous fruitiness with deep and complex hop notes and a rich maltiness.
Steam Beer Amber Ale	Sonnet 43	Coxhoe, Co. Durham	3.8%	Amber	A session beer; Maris Otter pale malt and Northdown hops. A very refreshing, medium bodied slightly bitter drink.
By George!	St Georges	Malvern, Worcestershire	3.6%	Amber	An extremely clean-drinking pale golden ale with a strong floral aroma and citrus notes from the Amarillo hops. This beer is full-bodied and full-flavoured yet gentle enough to make it a favourite session beer
Dragon's Blood	St Georges	Malvern, Worcestershire	4.8%	RED	Chocolate and Crystal malt combined to give a ruby red coloured beer with Fuggles and Styrian Goldings blended for a citrus flavour.
Amber	Stod Fold	Halifax, West Yorkshire	4.2%	Amber	Amber brown in colour, packed full of flavour and offers the perfect balance between bitter and sweet.
Blinded by the light	Sunbeam	Leeds, West Yorkshire	4.0%	Pale	A single hopped pale ale using Citra Hops. Citra is a US hop variety first released in 2007 that imparts interesting citrus and tropical fruit characters to beer.
Chocolate Mild	Sunbeam	Leeds, West Yorkshire	4.5%	Mild	A Dark Chocolatey mild
Devon Dew	Summerskills	Plymouth, Devon	4.7%	Pale	Honey yellow with a floral, clean malty aroma. Sweet lemon upfront with a long grapefruit finish, mildly hopped.
Bee Blonde	Three B's	Blackburn, Lancashire	4.0%	Blonde	A light dry balance of grain and hops with a delicate finish and citric fruits.
Side Pocket for a Toad	Tring	Tring, Hertfordhsire	3.6%	Straw	Unmistakable citrus notes from Cascade hops balanced with a floral aroma and crisp, dry finish make this straw coloured ale a fantastic session beer.
Moondance	Triple FFF	Alton, Hampshire	4.2%	Bitter	An amber coloured best bitter with copious amounts of US Cascade hops. Wonderfully aromatic floral nose balanced by a gentle bitterness with a hint of sweetness.
Black Hawk	Wharfebank	Otley, West Yorkshire	4.5%	IPA	A Black India Pale Ale, or India Black Ale, where roasted coffee and chocolate notes meet hops, and more hops.
Magellan	Wharfebank	Otley, West Yorkshire	5.8%	Pale	Hopped with NZ hops to give us that gooseberry, grape flavour and crisp finish that we all know and love. Pale gold, Magellan is the ideal post-work pick me up.
Ro Sham Bo	Wharfebank	Otley, West Yorkshire	4.5%	IPA	Pale gold in colour, Ro Sham Bo Session IPA smashes together a smooth, malty body with a tropical, juicy fruit aroma and flavour, leading to a bittersweet finish. Easy drinking for easy living.
Tether Blonde	Wharfebank	Otley, West Yorkshire	3.8%	Blonde	A pale/straw coloured and highly drinkable American hopped beer, with a resinous character and a very distinctive citrus top note. A fantastic blond beer!
Best	Wharfedale	Ilkley, West Yorkshire	4.0%	Chestnut	A traditional chestnut coloured Yorkshire Bitter made with a belnd of Malts infused with English hops. Subtle malt flavours give way to a floral spicey hoppiness to create a mild, bitter finish.
Williams Gold	Williams Bros.	Alloa, Clackmannanshire	3.9%	Golden	A refreshing and full bodied sparkling golden ale, brewed using a blend of seven malts. Undertones of vanilla and fruit are offset by the citrus aroma of fresh hops, suggesting grapefruit and orange.
Wolf in Sheeps Clothing	Wolf	Attleborough, Norfolk	3.7%	Mild	Traditional Norfolk mild with a malty aroma and fruity undertones. Lightly hopped, this beer has a long clean finish.
Wherry	Woodfordes	Norwich, Norfolk	3.8%	Amber	An initial crisp and clean floral flavour evolves into a hop-influenced citrus flavour with a slightly sweet malt background. The finish has a hoppy bitterness and a hint of grapefruit.

Final list of ciders

Cider name	Producer	Location	ABV (%)	Style	Tasting Notes
Slack Alice	Abrahalls	Wocester	4.6	Medium	A medium well rounded yet a little tart 4.6% cider – still mellow with a very slight tart finish.
Ampleforth	Ampleforth Abbey	North Yorkshire	6.5	Medium	Made at Ampleforth Abbey in Yorkshire a strong, cider with a wonderful complex and a very fruity flavour.
Medium Sweet	Ben Crossman	Somerset	6.0	Med/Sweet	Traditional farmhouse medium sweet cider, with a fruity start and slightly sweet finish. It is naturally fermented and smooth tasting; a good 'all round' cider.
Bristol Port	Broadoaks	Somerset	6.0	Sweet	Broadoak Bristol Port is a fruity colourful cider with a delicious apple taste and aroma.
Moonshire	Broadoaks	Somerset	7.5	Sweet	Moonshine is a crisp and clear cider with a very fruity flavour.
Cats Tongue	Circle Cider	Wiltshire	6.1	Dry	A hazy dry cider a true west country traditional flavour with a bit of sparkle for the modern pallet light touch of old horse and a touch of astringency to finish as a dry cider should.
Perry	Cornish Orchards	Cornwall	5.0	Perry	A refreshing, delicate, medium-dry perry that has gentle pear tones and a crisp, dessert pear finish. Created with beautiful English Conference pears.
Farmyard Perry	Farmer Jim's	Devon	4.5	Perry	A clear medium sweet perry, tastes a mixture of conference pears and pear drops
Rootin Tootin	Farmer Jim's	Devon	4.0	Fruit	A spicy mix of real cider, fresh ginger and tart raspberry...lovely and refreshing hot or cold.
Elderflower	Glebe Farm	Cambridgeshire	6.5	Fruit	Flavoured from Glebe Farm Cider in Huntingdon with natural Elderflower concentrate, the delicate ‘’essence’’ of the Elderflower shines through to make this a deliciously fresh cider
Game Cock	Gwatkins	Herefordshire	4.5	Sweet	Game Cock Sweet Cider is light-brown in colour with rich fresh apple aromas. Sweet-tasting with mild tannins appearing in the aftertaste.
Pyder	Gwatkins	Herefordshire	5.0	Perry	Pyder is the Original Pear Cider made from a blend of the best apples and pears grown in the county of Herefordshire. Blended and balanced to give the best taste of these two great fruits.
Happy Daze	Gwynt-y- Ddraig	Pontypridd, Wales	4.5	Medium	This Welsh cider has a fruity apply aroma and a well balanced finish. A light and very easy to drink medium cider.
Two Trees Perry	Gwynt-y- Ddraig	Pontypridd, Wales	4.5	Perry	This oak aged, Welsh perry is quite clear, has a caramel nose and a dry finish.It is a very lively. popular perry and easy to drink.
Yarlington Mill	Hecks	Somerset	6.0	dry	Yarlington Mill is a single variety cider which has a crisp finish and a fruity balance. A pleasant easy drinking cider.
Sunset	Lilley' Cider Barn	Somerset	6.0	Sweet	A rich and fruity rustic cider bursting with apple flavour.
Black Rat Cider	Moles Cider	Wiltshire	6.0	Medium	Made from only freshly pressed apples grown locally in Somerset and then… just let the apples do their stuff!
Blackberry Cider	Mr Whiteheads	Hampshire	4.0	Fruit	Infusing blackberries in a medium sweet cider gives it a nice maroon colour.
Philosopher	Orchard Pig	Somerset	6.0	Medium	This is a soft, medium cider with a clean flavour and a lingering apple finish.
Rhubarb Cider	Orchards of Husthwaite	North Yorkshire	6.0	Fruit	A medium apple cider that is sweetened with rhubarb
Toffee Cider	Orchards of Husthwaite	North Yorkshire	6.0	Fruit	A medium apple cider that is sweetened with caramel syrup
Cask Conditioned (W)	Ross-on-Wye	Herefordshire	6.5	Medium	This cider has been fermented in old whiskey casks, initially dry with a sweet after taste.
Pear Shaped	Sandford Orchards	Devon	7.5	Perry	A beautiful Perry with a light sweet pear taste and nice crispiness. Lightly warming on the finish with faint spices and super sugary pears.
Strawberry Lane	Sandford Orchards	Devon	4.0	Fruit	Ripe red strawberries are juiced and blended with aged cask cider and a healthy squeeze of fresh lime. Delicate, sweet and naturally pink in colour, this cider is blessed with all of the charms of summer and a pleasing citrus kick.
Janets Jungle Juice	Westcrofts	Somerset	6.0	Medium	CAMRA national award winner in 2008. This medium dry cider is well rounded and fruity with a deep texture and flavour. It is a fantastic starting point for inexperienced cider drinkers as it is so very easy drinking.
Rosies Pig Scrumpy	Westons	Herefordshire	4.8	Dry	Rosie's Pig is an easy drinking cloudy cider with a fresh apple flavour with hints of citrus and spice.

Archive of the 7th Horsforth Beer & Cider Festival 2015

Horsforth Beer and Cider Festival 2015

In first place North Riding Brew Pub with Equinox:

In second place Horsforth Brewery with Lost Dog IPA:

And in third place Sunbeam Ales with Chocolate Mild:

Cider of the festival was Gwatkin’s Pyder:

Thanks to all those who helped in any way to make the 2015 festival happen.

Main sponsors:

Final list of beers

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Final list of ciders

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