Sportsman Beer Festival - Cask
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There is also a complete Untappd list:
Aleworks, Parabellum11.0%
Shipley, West SussexImperial Stout
Brewed with muscovado and lactose sugars for a velvety sweetness by our very local Aleworks as an exclusive one-off small batch. One cask has been patiently aged for months specially for this occasion.
Location : outdoor barBrass Castle, Morph5.0%
Malton, North YorkshireBlack IPA
Morph is a curious brew - it was born in Yorkshire as a West Coast IPA, morphed into a NEIPA, went through a fruited phase, then an English IPA, a Red, and now just released in its current form! Gluten free.
Location : outdoor barElusive, Level Up5.0%
Finchampstead, BerkshireAmerican Red Ale
The beer that started it all for Elusive (Berkshire), being one of the founder's homebrew recipes. Six different malts interplay wonderfully with Citra, Simcoe, and Centennial hops for supreme balance.
Location : outdoor barFirebird, Heritage4.0%
Rudgwick, West SussexBest Bitter
By far the most popular ale at the Sportsman and the only constant of our festival. A revival of the old King and Barnes best bitter, still brewed by the same family at our local Firebird brewery. Gluten free.
Location : indoor barFlower Pots, Over & Stout4.2%
Cheriton, HampshireOatmeal Stout
Final brew on their original Cheriton kit as they start the build of their shiny new brewhouse and enlarge the traditional open fermentation tanks. It’s “Over and Stout” for the current vessels.
Location : indoor barHarvey's, Easter Ale5.6%
Lewes, East SussexStrong Ale
Harking back to monastic brewing, when after the six-week Lenten Fast, monks brewed a feisty ‘Easter Ale’ to celebrate.
Location : outdoor barKissingate, Sussex4.0%
Lower Beeding, West SussexBest Bitter
A glorious chestnut beer with simple roasted malt notes. Gentle floral and gathering bitterness derived from a blend of English hops. Crisp, sherbet bitterness, sweet malty finish.
Location : outdoor barNewtown, Warrior5.0%
Gosport, HampshireSmoked Old Ale
Historically most beer would have been smoky due to the malting process. This old ale from Gosport, made with a complex blend of smoked and non-smoked malts, was brewed to order for our festival!
Location : outdoor barOtherworld, Pharos3.8%
Dalkeith, MidlothianBlonde Ale
From Scotland, a clean blonde ale featuring U.S. Krush and Columbus hops for light aromas of juicy fruit and resinous pine, finished with a small amount of N.Z. Nelson Sauvin for a bright fruity note.
Location : outdoor barSwannay, Dark Munro4.0%
Birsay, OrkneyDark Mild
Legend has it that a balanced diet of Dark Munro and black pudding has sustained our resident head of beer for weeks at a time during his stays on the Orkney islands...
Location : outdoor barThree Acre, Spring Golden4.5%
Blackboys, East SussexGolden Ale
Brewed annually to coincide with the lambing season at the Sussex farm where Three Acre are based. A crisp, malty ale with a subtle honey-like sweetness and floral aromas. Springtime in a glass.
Location : indoor barThree Legs, Sussex Fassbier5.4%
Bexhill, East SussexZwickl
Zwickl, a variant of Kellerbier, is a traditional German/Austrian style of naturally conditioned cloudy lager (predating modern pasteurisation and filtration) that is typically served directly from the cask.
Location : outdoor barTriple FFF, Old Dray4.8%
Alton, HampshireESB
A complex blend of 5 different malts with East Kent Goldings and Progress hops both in the copper and dry hopped. A juicy fruit aroma, slightly floral yet not so much as to overpower the delicious aromatic malty notes. Gently bitter, mouth filling malt with the classic Goldings finish
Location : outdoor barUtopian, Brown Ale4.5%
Crediton, DevonBrown Ale
This Devon brewery, renowned for its lagers, has just released this smooth, silky and malty brown ale, perfect for this time of year. Expect sweet malts, hints of raisins and plenty of light bitterness.
Location : outdoor barVocation, Chop & Change Citra4.5%
Hebden Bridge, West YorkshireAPA
A limited production cask-only series from Yorkshire, it showcases a new single hop each month. Brewed with a pale wheat and oat base and fermented with Vocation yeast, this edition features Citra.
Location : outdoor bar