Here are the British beers and ciders we served at NERAX 2011. More British beers will be served at related events.
Not all casks are available at every session. To enhance your enjoyment, a beer will only be served when it has the correct clarity and carbonation level. Beers will drop bright at different rates due to a wide range of factors. Venting times to adjust the carbonation levels also vary. Thus some cask ales will be ready to serve before others and thus some casks as listed as being on the stillage will not served in some sessions. Though if a beer is listed as being on the stillage, and has been served earlier in the festival, it has a good chance of being served at the next session.
As the festival goes on, we do our best to indicate which beers will be available each session. Please note that the final decisions regarding which beers are in proper condition to be served are taken by the cellar team just before the start of the session.
The following beer descriptions are based on the Good Beer Guide or on information supplied by the breweries, as indicated.
You can also download a spreadsheet listing all the beers at NERAX.
| Country | Location | Brewery | Beer | ABV | Status | Description |
| England | Droxford, Hampshire | Bowman | Nuts | 5.0 | WED-ON THU-KICKED |
Brewed with organic Chestnuts from the farm of Patrice Duplan in the Ardeche region of France. |
| Weston-super-Mare, Somerset | Crossman's | Medium Cider | 6 | WED-ON | Crossman's Prime Farmhouse Cider is a traditional farmhouse cider from Somerset. | |
| Cheddar, Somerset | Cheddar | Potholder | 4.5 | FRI-ON SAT-KICKED |
Amber malty best bitter, biscuity aroma and citrus in the mouth. Bitter fruit finish. | |
| Wiveliscombe, Somerset | Cotleigh | Barn Owl | 4.5 | SAT-ON | A pale to mid-brown beer with a good balance of malt and hops on the nose; a smooth, full-bodied taste where hops dominate, but balanced by malt, following through to the finish. | |
| Buzzard | 4.8 | SAT-ON SAT-KICKED |
An old ale brewed with roasted malts. Dark and satisfying with a dry, hoppy finish. | |||
| Ambleside, Cumbria | Cumbrian Legendary Ales | Dickie Doodle | 3.9 | SAT-ON | A golden bitter with distinctive flavour and aroma of American Cascade hops. | |
| Loweswater Gold | 4.3 | SAT-ON | Pale lager-style beer with masses of tropical fruit flavour. Brewed with German hops. | |||
| Partridge Green, West Sussex | Dark Star | Hophead Citra | 3.8 | FRI-ON FRI-KICKED |
An alternative version of Hophead using Citra as the single hop variety for bittering and aroma. | |
| Partridge Best | 4.0 | SAT-ON | A slight malty flavour is complemented by East Kent Goldings hops. | |||
| Chiswick Ln, London | Fullers | Gales Seafarers | 3.6 | WED-ON THU-KICKED |
Well-developed fruity malt flavours and gentle bitterness with a satisfying hoppy finish. A donation from each barrel sold goes to the charity Seafarers UK. | |
| London Pride | 4.1 | SAT-ON | A well-balanced pale brown beer with citrus, malt and hops all in evidence on nose, palate and aftertaste. Sharper when fresh; some pleasant creamy toffee notes when older. | |||
| ESB | 5.5 | WED-ON THU-KICKED |
Tawny-coloured, complex strong beer with bitter marmalade notes overlaid on hops and raisins. A satisfyingly smooth aftertaste that lingers. | |||
| London Porter | 5.4 | SAT-ON SAT-KICKED |
Brewed from a blend of Brown, Crystal and Chocolate malts for a creamy delivery balanced by traditional Fuggles hops. | |||
| Millon, Cumbria | Hardknott | Cool Fusion | 4.4 | WED-ON FRI-KICKED |
Very pale straw, Grassy nose with a hint of sweet ginger, Refreshing spicy flavour, thirst quenchingly mild. | |
| Continuum | 4.0 | THU-ON FRI-KICKED |
A hoppy and fruity bitter beer with a great aroma, lovely tangy fresh flavour and far too easy to drink. | |||
| Hereford, Herefordshire | Hereford | Hereford Dark | 4.0 | Not served | A dark, malty mild with a hint of bitterness and a touch of roast caramel. A smooth drinkable ale. | |
| Salisbury, Wiltshire | Hop Back | Entire Stout | 4.5 | WED-ON THU-KICKED |
A rich, dark stout with a strong roasted malt flavour and a long, sweet and malty aftertaste. A beer suitable for vegans. | |
| Druid Street, London | Kernel | Export India Porter | 5.7 | FRI-ON SAT-KICKED |
A rich and hoppy porter, with soft roasted malt, and citric hop bitterness. | |
| Blackwell Lane, London | Meantime | London Porter | 6.0 | FRI-ON FRI-KICKED |
A smooth version of our classic London Porter brewed without a portion of smoked malt. As the brewers slowly moved away from traditional kilning the smokiness of the porters would have disappeared. Thus this would be a "recent" (150 years ago) example the London standard. | |
| Yakima Red | 4.5 | SAT-ON SAT-KICKED |
This full flavored and moderate strength beer is a modern interpretation of a mild ale for the Hop head. Using 5 varieties of hops grown in the Yakima valley mixed with English & German malt to make a true New World brewing meets Old World recipe. | |||
| Gosport, Hampshire | Oakleaf | Pompey Royal | 4.5 | SAT-ON | Brewed to the traditional recipe Pompey Royal is a sweet and malty ale with a delicate hop finish. | |
| Piston Porter | 4.6 | WED-ON FRI-KICKED |
A dry rich Porter with initial chocolate and toffee flavours that finishes with a liquorice and dry roast taste, leaving a lingering bitterness. | |||
| Weston-super-Mare, Somerset | RCH | Old Slug Porter | 4.5 | WED-ON FRI-KICKED |
Chocolate, coffee, roast malt and hops with lots of body and dark fruits. A complex, rich beer, dark brown in colour. | |
| Battersea, London | Sambrooks | Junction Ale | 4.5 | FRI-ON SAT-KICKED |
Brewed with Challenger, Bramling X and Goldings hops, the beer has a deep amber colour with a spicy hop character. | |
| Ulverston, Cumbria | Stringers | No.2 Stout | 4.0 | WED-ON FRI-KICKED |
Champion Stout of Cumbria, 2009. Roasty nose. Some grain and dark toast. Firmly bitter. A seriously drinkable low ABV jet-black stout. |
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| Stringers Best | 4.2 | SAT-ON | Copper-coloured with a sweet, soft aroma which leads into a full mouthfeel with a solid bitter finish. | |||
| Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire | Titanic | Anchor | 4.1 | WED-ON THU-KICKED |
Spicy, peppery aroma, a sweet fruity start, a mouth-watering and spicy middle, and then a clean dry bitter finish. | |
| 9/10ths Below | 5.9 | SAT-ON SAT-KICKED |
Beer of the Festival at 2011 Liverpool Beer Festival. This honey golden IPA delights the palette with initial sweetness that rapidly fades as the powerful citrus hops take over. |
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| Blakewell, Derbyshire | Thornbridge | Jaipur IPA | 6.9 | THU-ON THU-KICKED |
Complex, well-balanced IPA with a lovely blend of citrus and fruit flavours mixed with a slight sweetness and ending with a lingering, bitter finish. | |
| Windsor, Berkshire | Windsor & Eton | Conqueror Black IPA | 5.0 | WED-ON WED-KICKED |
Brewed with a careful blend of 5 speciality malts along with Summit and Cascade hops to produce an intense combination of roasted flavours balanced with full fresh pine hop aroma. | |
| Scotland | Aviemore, Highlands | Cairngorm | Black Gold | 4.4 | WED-ON WED-KICKED |
Worthy Championship-winning beer with many accolades. Roast malt dominates but the liquorice and blackcurrant in the taste and nose give it a background sweetness. Very long, dry, bitter finish. |
| Tradewinds | 4.3 | SAT-ON | A massive citrus fruit, hop and elderflower nose leads to hints of grapefruit and apricot in the mouth. The exceptional bittersweetness in the taste lasts through the long, lingering aftertaste. | |||
| Achadunan, Cairndow, Argyll | Fyne | Jarl | 3.8 | SAT-ON SAT-KICKED |
A full-on citrus experience. Light and golden, a perfect ale for whiling away the hours on a sunny day. | |
| Perth, Perth and Kinross | Inveralmond | Ossian's Ale | 4.1 | THU-ON | Well-balanced best bitter with a dry finish. This full-bodied amber ale is dominated by fruit and hop with a bittersweet character although excessive caramel can distract from this. | |
| Duncan's IPA | 4.4 | WED-ON THU-KICKED |
Launched in February 2011. Pale golden ale with fruity spicy aromas leading to an initial malty sweetness and a lasting bitter finish. Perfect for pushing the boat out! |
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| Barrhead, East Renfrewshire | Kelburn | Misty Law | 4.0 | SAT-ON | A dry, hoppy amber ale with a long-lasting bitter finish. | |
| Dark Moor | 4.5 | THU-ON FRI-KICKED |
A dark, fruity ale with undertones of liquorice and blackcurrant. | |||
| Uig, Isle of Skye | Skye | Black Cuillin | 4.5 | Not served | A complex, tasty brew worthy of its many awards. Full-bodied with a malty richness, malts do hold sway but there are plenty of hops and fruit to be discovered in its varied character. A truly delicious Scottish old ale. | |
| Hebridean Gold | 4.3 | FRI-ON FRI-KICKED |
Porridge oats are used to produce this delicious golden speciality beer. Nicely balanced, it has a refreshingly soft, fruity, bitter flavour. Thirst quenching and very drinkable. Could be mistaken for a best bitter. | |||
| Loanhead, Midlothian | Stewart | Edinburgh Gold | 4.8 | FRI-ON FRI-KICKED |
Full-bodied golden ale in the continental style. Plenty of hops are enjoyed throughout the drinking experience and give the beer a bitter profile balanced by the sweetness of fruit. | |
| 80 /- | 4.4 | WED-ON THU-KICKED |
Classic full-bodied, malty, bittersweet Scottish 80/- with plenty of character. | |||
| Alloa, Clackmannanshire | Williams Brothers | Alba | 6.0 | Not Expected | Scots Pine and Spruce Ale | |
| Ebulum | 5.8 | Not Expected | Elderberry Dark Ale | |||
| Wales | Cardiff, South Glamorgan | Brains | Dark | 3.5 | WED-ON THU-KICKED |
A tasty, classic dark brown mild, a mix of malt, roast, caramel with a background of hops. Bittersweet, mellow and with a lasting finish of malt and roast. |
| SA | 4.2 | FRI-ON SAT-KICKED |
A mellow, full-bodied beer. Gentle malt and hop aroma leads to a malty, hop and fruit mix with a balancing bitterness. | |||
| Brecon, Powys | Breconshire | One for the Road | 4.3 | WED-ON FRI-KICKED |
One for the Road is a special brewed for and with the Griffin at Felinfach (a famous local pub) - it is brewed with 10% Fresh Pressed Apple Juice (Cox blend) from Aber Valley Farm in Talybont. The cask has also been primed with some apple juice as well. | |
| Golden Valley | 4.3 | FRI-ON | Golden in colour with a welcoming aroma of hops, malt and fruit. A balanced mix of these flavours and moderate, building bitterness lead to a satisfying, rounded finish. | |||
| Cribyn | 4.5 | FRI-ON FRI-KICKED |
A pale, straw-coloured aromatic best bitter. Brewed with Northdown, Challenger and Bramling Cross hops. | |||
| Caerphilly, Mid Glamorgan | Celt Experience | Golden | 4.2 | WED-ON THU-KICKED |
A golden coloured organic ale, with a rich full-bodied texture accompanied by a unique blend of traditional and fruity hops. | |
| Pontypridd, Mid-Glamorgan | Gwynt y Ddraig | Dog Dancer cider | 4.5 | WED-ON FRI-KICKED |
Produced from bittersweet cider apples blended with a true sharp cider apple, it is a light straw coloured cider with a medium dry, smooth, crisp, slightly sharp characteristic. | |
| Caerphilly, Mid Glamorgan | Newmans | Red Castle Cream | 4.7 | THU-ON FRI-KICKED |
A smooth and well-balanced winter warming ale. Red Castle Cream is full of flavour with a delightful velvety texture. | |
| Pontypridd, Mid-Glamorgan | Otley | O-5 Gold | 5.0 | WED-ON FRI-KICKED |
Golden yellow in colour. Made with American hops and lager malt. | |
| Llansamlet, Swansea | Tomos Watkin | Up and Under | 4.3 | SAT-ON SAT-KICKED |
A rich full flavored golden bitter produced using Maris otter, wheat and amber malts.The distinctive zesty citrus and spicy flavour created from a blend of Fuggle and Styrian hops give this beer a wonderful long lasting taste and aroma. |
