Provisional Beer and Cider List
We now have the provisional list of Real Ales and Ciders that have been ordered for this year Festival. Below they are in table form and as a PDF to download.
The PDF can be downloaded from here.
| Brewery | Beer | Type | Description | Sponsor |
1 | Colchester, Colchester, Essex | Oatmeal Mild | Mild | An easy drinking dark mild smooth mouthfeel from the oatmeal and full of flavour | King William IV |
2 | Colchester, Colchester, Essex | Voodoo Queen | Golden | Smooth golden session bitter flavoured with Pilgrim and Rakau hops. | Frank Howard Tools & Fixings Ltd |
3 | Courtyard, Gosfield, Essex | Dark | Dark Ale | Lambert Chapman LLP (Braintree) | |
4 | Courtyard, Gosfield, Essex | Groovy Gang | Golden | BRAF Festival Beer 2023 | Chequers Motor Company |
5 | Mighty Oak, Maldon, Essex | Maldon Gold | Bitter | Brewed with only Maris Otter pale malt for a light golden ale with biscuity malt flavours. Distinctive citrus character and a long, dry bitter finish. | G & B Finch Ltd |
6 | Mighty Oak, Maldon, Essex | Oscar Wilde Mild | Mild | Flavoursome dark red mild, hints of blackberry and coconut on the nose, and malty taste. Current CAMRA Champion Ale | Chandler Material Supplies Ltd. |
7 | Pumphouse Brewery, Toppesfield, Essex | Coronation Ale | Copper | A dark Copper ale packed full of flavour. A magnificent beer for a magnificent occasion. | Chandler Material Supplies Ltd. |
8 | Pumphouse Brewery, Toppesfield, Essex | The 9th’s Havocs | IPA | A refreshing and hoppy American-style Pale Ale. The high level of US cascade hops in the brew gives the beer a long and fresh grapefruity flavour. It is named after the US Air Force’s A-20 aircraft which were based at nearby Wethersfield in 1944. | Econoprint (UK) Ltd |
9 | Shalford, Shalford, Essex | Coronation Ale | Bitter | Steve Mott & Co | |
10 | Shalford, Shalford, Essex | Rotten End | Strong | Traditional coloured and strong, accompanied by a slightly sweet and nutty undertone with a bitter edge to finish. | Essex Timber |
11 | Wharf (Witham, Harwich And Red Fox), Essex | Parkeston Porter | Porter | More heavily hopped robust porter in the new-world style. Influenced by US brewers, this porter combines the noble hops of Middle Europe with the best of US hops to create a smooth beer. | The Booking Hall Café |
12 | Wharf (Witham, Harwich And Red Fox), Essex | Wily Ol' Fox | Strong | A very aromatic, amber beer made from English Boadicea hops and East Anglian Pale Maris Otter malt. | The Caravan Man |
13 | White Hart - Halstead, Halstead, Essex | Halstead Bitter | Bitter | Holmes & Hills | |
14 | White Hart - Halstead, Halstead, Essex | Weaver's Tiple | Bitter | CJ Eley & Co | |
15 | Wibblers, Mayland, Essex | Crafty Stoat | Stout | A truly special brew. Made to a recipe developed by the Durden Park Beer Circle to recreate the Stout brewed by Ushers Brewery back in 1885. Initially made with the assistance of members of the Craft Brewing Association and the UK-Homebrew Digest at the 2 | A. G. Glass |
16 | Wibblers, Mayland, Essex | Dengie IPA | IPA | Mid-brown, lightly hopped & full-bodied. Our favourite tradional ale and a great session beer. | Lambert Chapman LLP (Maldon) |
17 | Acorn, Wombwell, S. Yorkshire | Barnsley Bitter | Bitter | Brewed using the finest quality Maris Otter malt and English hops. Chestnut in colour, having a well rounded, rich flavour, it retains a lasting bitter finish. Nutty,FruityToffee. | Phil Bibby Ltd - Car/Commercial Repairs |
18 | Acorn, Wombwell, S. Yorkshire | Barnsley Gold | Golden | This award winning golden beer has good bitterness levels, with a fresh citrus and hop aroma. A hoppy flavour throughout with a well hopped clean, dry finish. Fruity with Floral Hop. | Econoprint (UK) Ltd |
19 | Bank Top, Bolton, Lancs. | Palomino Rising | Pale Ale | A pale and refreshing bitter with a tropical fruit aroma and a dry bitter citrus finish. | Oakfield Financial Services Ltd |
20 | Bank Top, Bolton, Lancs. | Port O'Call | Dark Ale | A dark and mysterious easy drinking ale with masses of character. Vintage Ruby Port is added to the cask to provide an unusual depth of flavour. | Roland James |
21 | Craven Brew Co, Crosshills, Skipton, North Yorkshire | BYB Best Yorkshire Bitter | Bitter | A well-balanced Yorkshire session bitter. Brewed using a blend of the finest traditional ale malts to deliver a richer and satisfying tase | Essex Motor Factors |
22 | Craven Brew Co, Crosshills, Skipton, North Yorkshire | BAP Black Angus Porter | Porter | A full bodied and beautiful smooth dark porter. Perfectly balanced flavours of roast malt and chocolate | Dancingbear Consulting |
23 | Elland Brewery, Elland, West Yorkshire | Elland Blonde | Golden | Soft bitterness and light citrus notes from a combination of English Progress and American Cascade hops. | Braintree Constitutional Club Member |
24 | Elland Brewery, Elland, West Yorkshire | 1872 Porter | Porter | Rich, complex and dark Porter from an original 1872 recipe, with an old port nose, and coffee and bitter chocolate flavours on the palate. GBBF 2013 Overall - Gold | A. G. Glass |
25 | Fuzzy Duck Brewery, Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire | Golden Cascade | Golden | Golden coloured ale brewed with Cascade hops for a citrus flavour and a floral aroma. | Flagfinder Coaches |
26 | Fuzzy Duck Brewery, Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire | Cunning Stunt | Bitter | An amber coloured bitter brewed with Willamette and Bramling Cross hops. The body from the malt is balanced with hops to produce blackcurrant, spice and herbal notes. | Signs 'N' Such |
27 | Kirkby Lonsdale Brewery, Kirkby Lonsdale, Cumbria | Monumental Golden Ale | Golden | A wonderfully golden ale brewed with extra pale malt, blended with English and Slovenian Golding Hops for a distinct floral aroma and mouth feel. | G. Collins & Sons Funeral Directors |
28 | Ossett Brewing Company, Ossett, West Yorkshire | Voodoo - Chocolate Orange Stout | Stout | A deliciously rich and full-bodied stout, brewed from pale, roasted and chocolate malts. Smooth and with moderate bitterness, chocolate flavours dominate the palate paired with aromas of orange and vanilla. | John Mitchell Electrical |
29 | Pictish, Rochdale, Lancashire | Brewers Gold | Golden | Malty undertones and a powerful spicy hop aroma combine to produce a dangerously moreish beer. | Patrick Menzies (Opticians) |
30 | Roosters Brewing Co, Harrogate, North Yorkshire | London Thunder Porter | Porter | Roasted malt and chocolate flavours are abound in London Thunder; a smooth, dark porter brewed using a blend of seven malts and English hops. | Movo Partnership |
31 | Settle Brewery, Settle, North Yorkshire | Ernie's Milk Stout | Stout | We have combined milk chocolate, roasted coffee and dark malts to create this unique, rich, full bodied creamy Milk Stout. | Stationery Solutions |
32 | Southport Brewery, Southport, Merseyside | Dark Night Mild | Mild | Dark Mild. Dry, with roasted coffee and chocolate flavours. Named after the shipwreck of the Mexico in 1886 in which 27 of the 29 lifeboat crew died. The worst loss of RNLI crew in a single incident. | |
33 | Strange Times Brewery, Salford, Greater Manchester | Neo Kosmo Blond (V) | Golden | Bursting with the citrusy freshness of New World hops. (Vegan) | Copybest (Essex) Ltd |
34 | Strange Times Brewery, Salford, Greater Manchester | Mad King Sweeny (V) | Red | This Irish red ale brewed with rye and oats, is smooth and balanced enough to calm the mad king himself. (Vegan) | Oakfield Financial Services Ltd |
The Cider, Perry & Wine Bar | |||||
33 | Celtic Marches, Bishop's Frome, Worcester | Pear | Perry | ||
34 | Cock Eyed, Tiverton, Devon | Pear Mania | Perry | A traditional cider from dessert apples, blended with pear. | Phil Bibby Ltd - Car/Commercial Repairs |
35 | Pulp, Wyer Croft, Herefordshire | Pornstar Martini | Fruit Cider | This passionfruit punch is packed with all the favourites of the legendary cocktail. The hit of lime smashes through the sweetness of the purple fruit, leaving the light linger of vanilla. Chin, chin, darlings! | Essex Motor Factors |
36 | Pulp, Wyer Croft, Herefordshire | Sloe Gin | Fruit Cider | This awesome autumn fruit is a favourite at Pulp HQ. Its plummy profile gives gin a bold flavour and boastfully boosts our crafty cider. Take a cool sip in the sun or warm this little treat up in winter for a mega mulled cider! | Frank Howard Tools & Fixings Ltd |
37 | Snailbank, Herefordshire | Banoffee Pie | Fruit Cider | Apple cider rippled through with luscious toffee, sweet banana and vanilla. | |
38 | Snailbank, Herefordshire | Gooseberry Fool | Fruit Cider | Tart stewed Gooseberries blended with sweet vanilla. Balanced to perfection. | Braintree Comedy Club |
39 | Snailbank, Herefordshire | Pinapple & Pink Grapefruit | Fruit Cider | The sweet tasty Pineapple is balanced out by the tangy Grapefruit. English cider with a tropical twist!! | |
40 | Weston, Much Marcle, Worcester | British Vintage | Cider | Crisp, rich & rounded | |
41 | Weston, Much Marcle, Worcester | Family Vintage | Cider | Medium dry cider, mellow and rounded with the flavour of slowly matured bittersweet cider apples | |
42 | Weston, Much Marcle, Worcester | Old Rosie | Cider | A triple gold winning cider named after a 1921 steam roller. This cider is alowed to settle out naturally afterfermentation which gives it the traditional cloudy appearance of true old-fashioned scrumpy. |