I had the following info through about Whitby Beer Festival, It’s a cracking time of year to visit Whitby if you’re not local and with over 100 beers on there’s bound to be something worth trying.
Thursday 11th – Sunday 14th November 2010
Bar open 11am-11pm each day
At The Whitby Mission & Seafarers Centre
5p will be donated to the RNLI for every token sold
The beers and ciders are as follows:
Biddenden Vineyard
Bushells Cider 6.0%, Strong Kentish Medium 8.0%, Strong Kentish Dry 8.0%.
Brentwood Brewery
IPA 3.7%, Maple Mild 3.7%, Spooky Moon 3.8%, Best 4.2%, Gold 4.3%, Hope and Glory
4.5%, Lumberjack 5.2%, Chockwork Orange 6.5%.
Conwy Brewery:-
Clogwyn Gold 3.6%, Welsh Pride 4.0%, Celebration 4.2%, Rampart 4.5%,
Honey Fayre 4.5%.
Dark Tribe Brewery:-
Albacore 4.0%, Sternwheeler 4.2%, Intelligent Whale 4.3%, Old Gaffer 4.5%, Galleon
4.7%, Dark Destroyer 9.7%.
When the festival is fully up and running Dave “Dixie†Dean of The Dark Tribe
Brewery will also be brewing a commemorative ale that will only be made available to
the RNLI Festival Tour. The name or ABV have yet to be decided but “Lifeboat Lagerâ€
is a distinct possibility.
Facer’s Brewery:-
Clwyd Gold 3.5%, Flintshire Bitter 3.7%, North Star Porter 4.0%,
Sunny Bitter 4.2%, Landslide 4.9%.
Hoskin Bros Ales:-
Hob Mild 3.5%, Brigadier 3.6%, White Dolphin 4.0%, Hob Bitter 4.0%, Granddad Toms
Porter 5.0%, Old Navigation 7.0%.
Murfs Ales:-
Pot of Gold 4.3%, Lights Out 4.5%, Red Diesel 5.0%.
Nelson Brewery:-
Pieces of Eight 3.8%, Spinnaker 4.0%, Jack the Knife 4.1%, Spanker 4.2%, Pressgang
4.3%, Powder Monkey 4.4%, Friggin’ in the Riggin’ 4.7%.
Newby Wyke Brewery:-
Sidewinder 3.8%, Kingston Topaz 4.2%, Bear Island 4.6%, Marie Celeste 4.6%, White
Squall 4.8%, HMS Warrior 5.0%, 2nd Refit 5.2%.
When the tour is fully up and running Rob March of The Newby Wyke Brewery will also
be brewing two commemorative ales that will only be made available to the RNLI
Festival Tour. The ABV’s have not been decided yet but one will be called
“Leicester Challenge 2†after the current lifeboat based at Redcar and the other
will be called “Zetland†after the worlds oldest surviving lifeboat also based at
Redcar.
Red Rock Brewery:-
Back Beach 3.8%, Lighthouse 3.9%, Red Rock Bitter 4.2%, Driftwood 4.3%, Darkness
4.5%, Breakwater 4.6%, Capstan 5.8%.
Redscar Brewery:-
Sands 3.8%, Rocks 4.0%, Pier 4.5%, Beach 5.0%.
Steamin’ Billy Brewing Co:-
Tipsy 3.6%, Grand Prix Mild 3.8%, Scrum down 4.0%, Steamin’ Billy Bitter 4.3%, Sky
Diver 5.0%
Titanic Brewery:-
Titanic Mild 3.5%, Steerage 3.5%, First Class 3.8%, Lifeboat 4.0%, Anchor 4.1%,
Iceberg 4.2%, Titanic Stout 4.5%, White Star 4.8%, Last Porter Call 4.9%,
Captain Smiths 5.2%.
Teignworthy Brewery:-
Neap Tide 3.8%, Reel Ale 4.0%, Spring Tide 4.3%, Beachcomber 4.5%.
Tower Brewery:-
Staffs 70 Shilling 3.5%, Fosbrooke 3.8%, Bank Top 4.0%, Tower Mild 4.0%, Tower Stout
4.2%, Coopers Special 5.0%, Dark & Dangerous 6.0%.
Westons Cider:-
Country Perry 4.5%, Bounds Brand 4.8%, 1st Quality 5.0%,
Traditional Scrumpy 6.0%, Old Rosie 7.3%, Organic Vintage 7.3%