Halton Castle Beer Festival in association with Halton CAMRA - Beer List 2022
The all important beer list!
The festival has brought together beers from around CAMRA's Merseyside and Cheshire Region which we hope will delight you, from straw coloured pale ales through to dark and mysterious stouts. The beers will be available when they are available ... and gone when they are gone! The full list of beers is as below.
The beers will be available from (at least) 10 hand-pulls (A to J outside and Y to Z inside) in three (or more) rounds. Depending on how quickly the beers sell, it is anticipated that the rounds will run as follows:
- Opening – From Friday – possibly into Saturday
- Possibly Friday – certainly Saturday
- Possibly Saturday – probably Sunday as needed by demand
Sunday update: Beer has sold faster than anticipated so we have added yet more beers from where we could obtain them at short notice. These are listed as a round 4, to ensure that there is enough beer to keep you happy.
Beer styles:
BARL - Barley Wines |
BROW - Brown Ales |
IPAB - IPAs - British |
IPAW - IPAs - New World |
OLDA - Old Ales |
PRBI - Bitters - Premium |
PRBL - Blond Ales - Premium |
PRGO - Golden Ales - Premium |
PRPA - Pale Ales - Premium |
REDA - Red Ales |
SEBI - Bitters - Session |
SEBL - Blond Ales - Session |
SEGO - Golden Ales - Session |
SEMI - Milds |
SEPA - Pale Ales - Session |
SEPO - Porters - Session |
SEST - Stouts - Session |
SPEC - Speciality Ales - Differently-produced |
SPEF - Speciality Ales - Flavoured |
STAL - Strong Ales |
STMI - Milds - Strong |
STPO - Porters - Strong |
STST - Stouts - Strong
| 1A | Mobberley (Mobberley) | Bunji | 3.8% |  |
| Easy drinking session pale with a light malt base and subtle stone fruit notes, fresh, light and moreish. Allergens: Barley; Wheat; Oats; Fish | SEPA | |||
| 1B | Coach House (Warrington) | Gunpowder Mild | 3.8% |  |
| Very dark mild with a full liquorice and toffee flavour, slightly bitter taste. Allergens: Barley; Fish | SEMI | |||
| 1C | Peerless (Birkenhead) | Triple Blond | 4% |  |
| Three malts and three hops. Blond in style. Wheat, lager and pale malts combined with a wonderful fruity citrus finish from Admiral, First Gold and Cascade hops. Allergens: Barley; Wheat | SEBL | |||
| 1D | Chapter (Runcorn) | Blindfold Off | 4.2% |  |
| Best Bitter brewed with and for the Aigburth Tap in Liverpool to celebrate their birthday and to showcase what English ingredients can do. Allergens: Barley; Vegan; Unfined (may be hazy) | SEBI | |||
| 1E | Wily Fox (Wigan) | Karma Citra | 4.3% |  |
| Good vibe golden ale, a quadruple hit of hops, hopster heaven. Allergens: Barley; Wheat | SEGO | |||
| 1F | Hush Brewing Co. (Northwich) | Weaver Las Vegas | 4.8% | |
| An Unfined American pale ale heavily hopped with Cascade at all stages of the boil to give a high bitterness and spicy citrus hoppiness. Allergens: Barley; Vegan; Unfined (may be hazy) | PRPA | |||
| 1G | Beartown (Congleton) | Literate | 4.5% | |
| APA packed with chinook & mosaic hops. Allergens: Barley; Wheat; Vegan | PRBL | |||
| 1H | 4Ts (Warrington) | Chocolate & Fudge Stout Detectives | 5% | |
| Moreish English stout with long lasting chocolate fudge aroma. Chocolate and Fudge the stout detectives weren't letting this stout get away lightly! STOUT, in the name of the law. Allergens: Rye; Wheat; Vegan; Unfined (may be hazy) | SPEF | |||
| 1I | Tatton (Knutsford) | VIPA | 6.3% | |
| Strong pale ale, balancing exotic fruit character with a modern British hop aroma. Brewed with British and European malts, Cheshire honey, and hopped with Bramling Cross and UK Cascade. IPA Pale. Allergens: Barley; Wheat | IPAB | |||
| 1J | Chapter (Runcorn) | That Old Rope | 5.4% | |
| A chunky malt backbone supports the "C" hop boost, the classic West Coast bitterness and rose Turkish delight undertones. Unfiltered, unfined, and suitable for Vegans. Allergens: Barley; Wheat; Vegan; Unfined (may be hazy) | PRPA | |||
| 1Y | Spitting Feathers (Chester) | Rush Hour | 4.5% | |
| 5 different hop varieties give this pale ale a strong citrus character, bursting with grapefruit, orange and passion fruit flavours. Allergens: Gluten Free; Vegan; Unfined (may be hazy) | PRPA | |||
| 1Z | Spitting Feathers (Chester) | Thirst Quencher | 3.9% | |
| Refreshing pale bitter brewed with lots of lively hops (gluten free). Allergens: Gluten Free; Vegan; Unfined (may be hazy) | SEBL | |||
| 2A | Brimstage (Wirral) | Trapper's Hat Bitter | 3.8% | |
| A refreshingly hoppy session beer. Gold coloured with a complex bouquet, it provides a mouthful of fruit zest, with hints of orange and grapefruit. Allergens: Barley; Wheat | SEBI | |||
| 2B | Chapter (Runcorn) | Pemberley | 4.4% | |
| Silky, full, stout with hints of roast and molasses swiftly followed by the subtle hop prod of Chinook and East Kent Goldings. Allergens: Barley; Wheat; Vegan; Unfined (may be hazy) | SEST | |||
| 2C | Coach House (Warrington) | Blonde Ale | 4.1% | |
| A thirst quenching refreshing Blonde Ale with hints of citrus and grapefruit. Allergens: Barley; Wheat; Fish | SEBL | |||
| 2D | Peerless (Birkenhead) | Skyline | 4.2% | |
| Traditional amber ale with a twist! Good up-front bitterness gives way to a modern style hoppy finish from the use of Cascade and Goldings. A final flourish from a modest dry hopping with Chinook hops. Allergens: Barley; Wheat | SEBI | |||
| 2E | Beartown (Congleton) | Peach Melbear | 4.4% | |
| Juicy South Carolina style peach & elderflower pale beer. Allergens: Barley; Wheat; Vegan | SPEF | |||
| 2F | Big Bog (Liverpool) | Jester | 4.3% | |
| British IPA. Jester is a duel purpose UK hop variety, that produces subtle fruit flavours and aromas of Grapefruit & Blackcurrant, with a faint resinous undertone. Allergens: Wheat | IPAB | |||
| 2G | Liverpool Brewing Company (Liverpool) | Big Juicy Pale | 4.5% | |
| A modern pale, loaded with oats to give body and big quantities of juicy "A" list American hops. It has established itself as a firm favourite everywhere it goes, the combination of the fruity hops and low bitterness make it a very modern beer indeed. Intentionally hazy, as craft beer should be, with nothing taken out. Allergens: Barley; Wheat; Oats; Vegan | PRBL | |||
| 2H | Team Toxic (Liverpool) | Black Custard | 5% | |
| Vanilla Custard Milk Stout. Allergens: Barley; Wheat; Oats; Lactose | STST | |||
| 2I | 4Ts (Warrington) | Haywire | 5% | |
| Dual hopped IPA brings intense grapefruit and citrus aromas throughout, with every smooth mouthful. Allergens: Rye; Wheat | IPAW | |||
| 2J | Norton (Runcorn) | Priory Gold | 5.3% | |
| A refreshingly crisp traditional amber coloured ale. Light, refreshing & tangy. Allergens: Barley; Wheat | SEBI | |||
| 3A | Chapter (Runcorn) | Bread and Circuses | 3.8% | |
| A gloriously refreshing Pale Ale. A new tweaked recipe to showcase a classic malt bill and the hop combination of East Kent Goldings and L?rien. Allergens: Barley; Wheat; Vegan; Unfined (may be hazy) | SEPA | |||
| 3B | Wily Fox (Wigan) | Dark Flagon | 4.4% | |
| A traditional porter made from a blend of the finest Maris Otter, Chocolate and crystal malts. Allergens: Barley; Wheat | SPEF | |||
| 3C | Big Bog (Liverpool) | Hinkypunk | 4.1% | |
| A well hopped beer with a secret blend of no less than 7 American hop varieties. Intense citrus notes and its incredibly pale colour make this a truly unique ale. Allergens: Wheat | SEGO | |||
| 3D | Tatton (Knutsford) | Tatton Best | 4.2% | |
| A classic light amber coloured best bitter with a clean malt flavour and fine hop character derived from a blend of aroma hops. Allergens: Barley; Wheat | SEBI | |||
| 3E | Mobberley (Mobberley) | Route 97 | 4.4% | |
| American IPA with pine aroma, citrus notes and a medium bitterness. Fresh, hoppy stone fruit. Brewed with Simcoe and Chinook. Allergens: Barley; Wheat; Oats; Fish | IPAW | |||
| 3F | Big Bog (Liverpool) | Padi | 3.7% | |
| A pale ale brewed using extra pale malts, flaked rice & wheat with plenty of Citra hops for that full citrus hit. Allergens: Barley; Wheat | SEPA | |||
| 3G | Tatton (Knutsford) | Tatton Gold | 4.5% | |
| A full tasting, satisfying deep golden special ale. This is a beer with a generous maltiness backed up by a robust hop character. Allergens: Barley; Wheat | PRBI | |||
| 3H | Beartown (Congleton) | Creme Bearlee | 4.8% | |
| A velvety stout with burnt cream, Madagascan vanilla and molasses. Allergens: Barley; Wheat; Vegan | SPEC | |||
| 3I | Tatton (Knutsford) | VIPA | 6.3% | |
| Strong pale ale, balancing exotic fruit character with a modern British hop aroma. Brewed with British and European malts, Cheshire honey, and hopped with Bramling Cross and UK Cascade. IPA Pale. Allergens: Barley; Wheat | IPAB | |||
| 3J | Big Bog (Liverpool) | Quagmire | 6% | |
| Mid-brown in colour with a medium to high bitterness from Wye Challenger and Fuggles hops. Allergens: Wheat | BROW | |||
| 4B | Chapter (Runcorn) | Every Saint | 3.6% | |
| A Mild brewed with The Grapes, Liverpool, using Honey from apiaries a stone's throw away on Rodney Street. The sweet, full bodied malt base has a delicate lift from the Rodney Honey and a smooth roast. Allergens: Barley; Other: Honey | SEMI | |||
| 4C | 4Ts (Warrington) | Wired | 4.5% | |
| Cloudy IPA with Sabor hop cocnut lime mouth feel. Allergens: Gluten Free | PRPA | |||
| 4E | Chapter (Runcorn) | Kandata | 4.7% | |
| A punchy, fragrant Pale with a huge Columbus burst that complements the smooth malt bill. Allergens: Barley; Wheat; Oats; Vegan; Unfined (may be hazy) | PRPA | |||
| 4G | Chapter (Runcorn) | Taller Than A House | 3.9% | |
| Soft fruit aromas and soft oat body allow the hops to shine with a light bitterness at the finish. Allergens: Barley; Wheat; Vegan; Unfined (may be hazy) | SEPA | |||
| 4I | Liverpool Brewing Company (Liverpool) | Liverpool IPA | 5.7% | |
| Intensely hoppy and full-on, as befits the WCIPA style, with citrus and tropical fruit flavours backed by a classic West Coast bitter, piney edge with a tell-tale hint of toffee from the caramalt. A powerful, hoppy, tasty beer which demands some attention. Allergens: Barley; Wheat | IPAW | |||
List last updated 10 July 2022 at 17:43
Please drink responsibly and have a great time at the festival.