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Essex County Council Social Club (Triangle Club), Duke St, Chelmsford

31st January-2nd February 2008


First upload 21/1/08.

Updated 23/1/08: added Elland Elland Back, deleted both Kinver beers, added two Oulton beers, changed Red Squirrel Organic Blond to Red Squirrel Conservation Bitter.

Updated 24/1/08: tidied up cider/perry and added Felstar cider; added Belgian beer list.

Updated 28/1/08 to reflect beer actually delivered: Changed Atlas Blizzard to Atlas Nimbus; corrected name of Hanby Jan's Ale to January Sale; changed Phoenix Wobbly Bob to Phoenix Spotland Gold; changed Saltaire Fuggles Bitter to Saltaire Yorkshire Pale Bitter; corrected name of Saltaire Hazel Coffee Porter to Hazelnut Coffee Porter; changed Tring Legless Lal's to Tring Friendly Henry; changed Packfield Golden Ale to Packfield Chicken Shack Bitter; changed Packfield Real IPA to Packfield Winter ale; corrected name of White Hart, Stebbing brewery to Hart of Stebbing.

Updated 29/1: re-corrected Hanby January Sale to Hanby January'S Ale; changed McMullen Winter ale to McMullen IPA. These will be the final changes!

Mid-festival change due to mis-labelled cask 1/2/08: Leeds Midnight Bell replaced by Leeds Best
Brewery Beer ABV
Abbeydale, Sheffield, South Yorkshire Absolution 5.3
Abbeydale, Sheffield, South Yorkshire Black Mass 6.66
Abbeydale, Sheffield, South Yorkshire Matins 3.6
Acorn, Barnsley, South Yorkshire Barnsley Gold 4.3
Acorn, Barnsley, South Yorkshire Gorlovka Imperial Stout 6
Adnams, Southwold, Suffolk Old 4.1
Atlas, Kinlochleven, Argyll Nimbus 5.0
Atlas, Kinlochleven, Argyll Latitude 3.6
Beowulf, Brownhills, Staffordshire Killer Stout 7.9
Beowulf, Brownhills, Staffordshire Wiglaf 4.3
Black Hole, Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire Cosmic 4.2
Black Hole, Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire No Escape 5.2
Brentwood, Brentwood, Essex Chestnut Stout 3.9
Brentwood, Brentwood, Essex Devil's Dyke 4.8
Broughton, Biggar, Peebles-shire Old Jock 6.7
Broughton, Biggar, Peebles-shire Winter Fire 4.2
Cairngorm, Aviemore, Highlands Black Gold 4.4
Cairngorm, Aviemore, Highlands Sheepshaggers Gold 4.5
Church End, Nuneaton, Warwickshire Gravediggers 3.8
Church End, Nuneaton, Warwickshire Spiders Have Feelings Too 4.8
Crouch Vale, South Woodham Ferrers, Essex Amarillo 5
Crouch Vale, South Woodham Ferrers, Essex Anchor Street Porter 4.9
Crouch Vale, South Woodham Ferrers, Essex Brewers Gold
This cask sponsored by THP Limited THP logo
4
Crouch Vale, South Woodham Ferrers, Essex Snowdrop 4.2
Cwmbran, Upper Cwmbran, Torfaen Blackcurrant Stout 4
Cwmbran, Upper Cwmbran, Torfaen Crow Valley Bitter 4.2
Dark Star, Ansty, West Sussex Espresso 4
Dark Star, Ansty, West Sussex Old Ale 4
Dark Star, Ansty, West Sussex Winter Meltdown 5
Downton, Downton, Salisbury, Wiltshire Forest King 3.7
Elland, Elland, West Yorkshire 1872 Porter 6.5
Elland, Elland, West Yorkshire IPA 6.5
Elland, Elland, West Yorkshire Elland Back 4.6
Elveden, Elveden, Theford, Norfolk Stout 5
Enville, Stourbridge, West Midlands Ginger 4.6
Enville, Stourbridge, West Midlands Nailmakers Mild 4
Enville, Stourbridge, West Midlands Simpkiss Best Bitter 3.8
Farmers, Maldon, Essex Hotel Porter 4.1
Farmers, Maldon, Essex Ploughboys Stout 4.8
Felstar, Felsted, Essex Essex Brew 3.8
Felstar, Felsted, Essex Essex Spice 5.8
Felstar, Felsted, Essex IPA 7
Fullers, Chiswick, London Chiswick 3.5
Fullers, Chiswick, London ESB 5.5
Fullers, Chiswick, London Gales HSB 4.8
Fullers, Chiswick, London Golden Pride 8.5
Fullers, Chiswick, London London Porter 5.4
Fullers, Chiswick, London Old Winter Ale 4.8
Grainstore, Oakham, Rutland Rutland Panther 3.4
Grainstore, Oakham, Rutland Winter Nip 7.7
Gravesend (Loddon, Dunsden, Oxfordshire) Shrimpers 4.1
Hanby, Wem, Shropshire Black Magic Mild 4
Hanby, Wem, Shropshire Cherry Bomb 6
Hanby, Wem, Shropshire January'S Ale 4.5
Hart of Stebbing, Stebbing, Essex Hartbeat 4.4
Hart of Stebbing, Stebbing, Essex Hartthrob 3.7
Harveys, Lewes, East Sussex Armada 4.5
Harveys, Lewes, East Sussex Sussex XX Mild Ale 3
Harveys, Lewes, East Sussex Sussex XXXX Old Ale 4.3
Harviestoun, Alva, Clackmannanshire Haggis Hunter 4.3
Harviestoun, Alva, Clackmannanshire Schiehallion 4.8
Hepworth, Horsham, West Sussex Old Ale 4.8
Hepworth, Horsham, West Sussex Traditional Sussex Bitter 3.6
Hidden, Dinton, Salisbury, Wiltshire Pleasure 4.9
Hidden, Dinton, Salisbury, Wiltshire Treasure 4.8
Hop Back, Downton, Salisbury, Wiltshire Odyssey 4
Hop Back, Downton, Salisbury, Wiltshire Summer Lightning 5
Hydes, Manchester Traditional Mild 3.5
Hydes, Manchester XXXX 6.8
Iceni, Ickburgh, Norfolk Elveden Forest Gold 3.9
Iceni, Ickburgh, Norfolk Men of Norfolk 6.2
Iceni, Ickburgh, Norfolk Raspberry Wheat 5
Kelburn, Barrhead, East Renfrewshire Ca' Canny 5.2
Kelburn, Barrhead, East Renfrewshire Cart Blanche 5
Leeds, Leeds, West Yorkshire Leeds Best 4.3
Leeds, Leeds, West Yorkshire Winter Spark 4.6
Loddon, Dunsden, Oxfordshire Hoppit 3.6
McMullen, Hertford AK 3.7
McMullen, Hertford IPA 4.8
Mighty Oak, Maldon, Essex Maldon Gold 3.8
Mighty Oak, Maldon, Essex Mrs Sippy 3.7
Mighty Oak, Maldon, Essex Oscar Wilde 3.7
Mighty Oak, Maldon, Essex Simply The Best 4.4
Nethergate, Pentlow, Essex Augustinian 4.5
Nethergate, Pentlow, Essex Barfly 3.9
Nethergate, Pentlow, Essex Stour Valley Strong 6.2
Nethergate, Pentlow, Essex Umbel Magna 5
Oakham, Peterborough Bishops Farewell 4.6
Oakham, Peterborough Delirium 5.2
Oakham, Peterborough White Dwarf 4.3
O'Hanlons, Whimple, Devon Goldblade Wheat 4
O'Hanlons, Whimple, Devon Port Stout 4.8
Orkney, Orkney Northern Light 4
Orkney, Orkney Skullsplitter 8.5
Otley, Cilfynydd, Pontypridd, Mid Glamorgan Dark O 4.1
Otley, Cilfynydd, Pontypridd, Mid Glamorgan OG 5.4
Otley, Cilfynydd, Pontypridd, Mid Glamorgan O-riginal 4.3
Oulton, Oulton Broad, Suffolk Nautilus 4.2
Oulton, Oulton Broad, Suffolk Wet & Windy 4.3
Packfield, Black Notley, Essex Chicken Shack Bitter 4.3
Packfield, Black Notley, Essex Winter Ale 5.9
Phoenix, Heywood, Greater Manchester Navvy 3.8
Phoenix, Heywood, Greater Manchester Spotland Gold 4.1
Pitfield, Gt Horkesley, Essex 1850 London Porter 5
Pitfield, Gt Horkesley, Essex 1896 Stock Ale 10
Pitfield, Gt Horkesley, Essex East Kent Goldings 4.2
Ramsbury, Axford, Wiltshire Kennet Valley 4.1
Ramsbury, Axford, Wiltshire Knobber 4.2
Red Squirrel, Hertford London Porter 5
Red Squirrel, Hertford Conservation Bitter 4.1
Rudgate, Tockwith, York Black Jack 4.2
Rudgate, Tockwith, York Ruby Mild 4.4
Saltaire, Shipley, West Yorkshire Yorkshire Pale Bitter 3.8
Saltaire, Shipley, West Yorkshire Hazelnut Coffee Porter 4.6
Sarah Hughes, Sedgley, Dudley, West Midlands Dark Ruby 6
Sarah Hughes, Sedgley, Dudley, West Midlands Pale Amber 4
Shalford, Shalford, Essex Barnfield Bitter 4
Shalford, Shalford, Essex Levelly Black 4.8
Timothy Taylor, Keighley, West Yorkshire Best Bitter 4
Timothy Taylor, Keighley, West Yorkshire Dark Mild 3.5
Timothy Taylor, Keighley, West Yorkshire Ram Tam 4.3
Traditional Scottish Ales Glencoe Wild Oat Stout Organic 4.5
Traditional Scottish Ales, Stirling Ben Nevis Organic 80/- 4
Tring, Tring, Hertfordshire Side Pocket For A Toad 3.6
Tring, Tring, Hertfordshire Friendly Henry 4.0
Weltons, Horsham, West Susssex Horsham Bitter 3.8
Weltons, Horsham, West Susssex Horsham Old 4.5
Whitstable, Grafty Green, Kent Bohemium 4.9
Whitstable, Grafty Green, Kent Raspberry Wheat 5.2
Wolf,Attleborough, Norfolk Golden Jackal 3.7
Wolf,Attleborough, Norfolk Grandma's Rich Porter 5
Wolf,Attleborough, Norfolk Straw Dog 4.5
Woodfordes, Woodbastwick, Norfolk Headcracker 7
Woodfordes, Woodbastwick, Norfolk Mardlers 3.5
Woodfordes, Woodbastwick, Norfolk Norfolk Nog 4.6
Woodfordes, Woodbastwick, Norfolk Wherry 3.8
York, York, North Yorkshire Centurions Ghost 5.4
York, York, North Yorkshire Guzzler 3.6

Cider Grading ABV
Buffoons Old Ribcracker Med Dry 8
Cheddar Valley Med 6
Double Vision Med 7.4
Felstar Vintage Dry 7.5
Pitfield Longhorn Dry 5
Thatchers Med 6
Thatchers Dry 6
Westons 1st Quality Med 5
Westons Bounds Brand Med Sweet 4.8
Westons Old Rosie Med 7.3
Westons Organic Draught Vintage Med 7.3
Westons Traditional Scrumpy Med 6
Perry Grading ABV
Pitfield Fred's Perry Med 5
Westons Perry Med Sweet 4.5

Belgian Beer

Achel Blond 8.0%
Bersalis Triple 9.5%
Binchoise Blond 6.5%
Caracole Ambree 7.5%
Delirium Tremens 8.5%
Gouden Carolus Tripel 9.0%
De Graal Gember 8.0%
Hommelbier 7.5%
Satan Gold 8.0%
Silly Pils 5.0%
Slaghmuylder Kerstbier 5.2%
St Bernardus Tripel 8.0%
Valeir Blond 6.5%
Verhaege Weihnacht 7.2%
XX Bitter 6.2%
Blanche des Honelles 6.0%
Millevertus Spelziale 4.0%
Triverius 6.8%
Captain Cooker 5.7%
Ducassis 5.7%
Echte Kriek 6.8%
Liefmans Frambozen 4.5%
Kasteel Rouge 8.0%
Liefmans Kriek 6.0%
Florisgarden Ninkeberry 3.0%
Pink Killer 5.0%
Gouden Carolus Christmas 10.5%
Grottenbier 6.5%
Guldenberg 8.5%
Piraat 10.5%
St Bernardus 6 6.7%
St Bernardus 8 8.0%
Valeir Dubbel 6.5%
Winterkoninkske 8.3%
Cantillon Kriek 5.0%
Girardin Framboise 5.0%
Hanssens Oude Gueuze 6.0%