J D Wetherspoon – Bringing you the best UK pubs

J D Wetherspoon is regularly acclaimed for its passion and commitment to real ale. What better way for you to share in that passion than discovering the ales and beers on offer at our international festival?

Our festivals just keep getting bigger — and we are delighted to see more and more of you discovering the intricate and varied taste of real ale.

To enable you to fully appreciate the range of ales which we have on offer, we are giving you the opportunity to sample any three of our real ales, in our exclusive 1/3-pint tasting glasses, for the price of a festival pint.

   

Have a read through our tasting notes, available at your local Wetherspoon and in the list, below, then simply select your three ales from the ‘Today’s Ales’ board at the bar when the festival starts on Thursday 27 March.

When you’ve finished tasting your ales, why not come back here to vote for your favourite ale, below.

You can also test your ale knowledge with our on-line International Real Ale quiz!

Finally, why not join CAMRA – the Campaign for Real Ale – and receive real-ale vouchers worth £20 — simply print off and fill in this application form and return to CAMRA.

Go to: Ales 1–10 / Ales 11–20 / Ales 21–30 / Ales 31–40 / Ales 41–50

Vote for your favourite ale

 

01	J. W. LEES BREWER’S DARK	3.5% ABV

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J. W. Lees Brewery, Manchester. Est. 1828

This dark-coloured beer is smooth, well rounded and light to drink, with enticingly sweet undertones of liquorice and chocolate, plus a full, malty aftertaste.

Hops used: Styrian

Did you know? Started in 1828 by retired cotton manufacturer John Lees, this remains a family-owned brewery today.

02	YOUNG’S BITTER	3.7% ABV

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Wells & Young’s Brewery, Bedfordshire. Est. 2006

This classic, golden and refreshing bitter has a clean, fruity aroma and light, dry palate, leading to a dry, bitter finish.

Hops used: Fuggles, Goldings

Did you know? The Ram Brewery, in Wandsworth, Young’s original brewery, is mentioned as far back as 1581. The Young family arrived in 1831!

03	CALEDONIAN CHOCOLATE DROP	3.8% ABV

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Caledonian Brewery, Edinburgh. Est. 1869

An attractive chocolate colour, with luscious, silky chocolate flavours, this is crammed with hints of malt, roast and caramel.

Hops used: Challenger, Goldings, Willamette

Did you know? It’s made with 100% organic chocolate!

04	MARSTON’S SUNBRIGHT ALE	3.8% ABV

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Marston’s Brewery, Staffordshire. Est. 1834

This classic Burton pale ale has a dry, nutty flavour and light, bitter, crispy overtones, creating a very drinkable character.

Hops used: Fuggles, Goldings, Target

Did you know? Marston’s award-winning ales collected five international brewing medals at the Millennium International Brewing Awards.

05	OAKHAM JHB	3.8% ABV

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Oakham Brewery, Cambridgeshire. Est. 1993

This light-coloured ale has a superb flavour and is predominantly hoppy, with fruit and malt undertones providing a refreshing, distinctive flavour and impressive aroma – a previous winner of CAMRA’s Champion Beer of Britain award.

Hops used: American Mount Hood, Challenger

Did you know? JHB is the winner of four champion beer awards, including the supreme champion in 2001.

06	SPRINGHEAD LIBERTY	3.8% ABV

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Springhead Brewery, Nottinghamshire. Est. 1990

This is brewed using American hops and Maris Otter pale and wheat malts, creating a pale, straw-coloured beer with hints of lemon, leading to a quenching and refreshingly dry finish.

Hops used: Liberty

Did you know? Springhead started life as the smallest microbrewery (2.5 barrels) in England – it’s grown up a bit since then!

07	ROBINSONS TOP TIPPLE	3.9% ABV

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Robinsons Brewery, Cheshire. Est. 1838

This light and refreshing golden bitter has aromas of citrus fruit and honey, over a sweet malt palate – perfectly balanced by a clean, crisp bitterness.

Hops used: Northdown

Did you know? The brewery, established in 1838, is now run by the fifth and sixth generations of the Robinson family.

08	THEAKSTON BLACK BULL BITTER	3.9% ABV

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Theakston Brewery, North Yorkshire. Est. 1827

This bright amber beer has a crisp, refreshingly dry taste. It’s generously hopped to impart a pronounced citrus fruit character, in both its flavour and aroma.

Hops used: Goldings

Did you know? This bitter was originally brewed to commemorate Theakston’s original pub and brewhouse.

09	BEARTOWN GINGER BEAR	4.0% ABV

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Beartown Brewery, Cheshire. Est. 1994

Malt and hop flavours blend with the added bite of root ginger, creating a superbly thirst-quenching and distinctive finish to this pale golden beer.

Hops used: Challenger, Northdown

Did you know? Congleton is known as the ‘Beartown’, from an incident during Elizabethan times, when bear-baiting was a popular sport.

10	ELGOOD’S OLD WAGG	4.0% ABV

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Elgood’s Brewery, Cambridgeshire. Est. 1878

Pale in colour, this is refreshing, with a good hop character providing delicate citrus fruit aromas and flavours, leading to a crisp, dry finish.

Hops used: Challenger, Fuggles, Goldings

Did you know? Home to Elgood’s is the North Brink Brewery, established in 1795 as one of the first classic Georgian breweries to be built outside of London.

 

11	EVERARDS SUNCHASER	4.0% ABV

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Everards Brewery, Leicestershire. Est. 1849

Lager malts and hops give this beer its elegant pale colour and spicy, peppery nature, leading to hints of peach and lychees in the finish.

Hops used: Hallertau, Saaz

Did you know? Sunchaser is a thirst-quenching beer, made in the style of a continental lager.

12	HOOK NORTON 303 AD	4.0% ABV

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Hook Norton Brewery, Oxfordshire. Est. 1850

English malt and hops combine to create this classic, robust, pale beer, with its dry, crisp flavour and hints of citrus – right through to the pleasing finish.

Hops used: First Gold, Fuggles, Goldings

Did you know? Why 303 AD? Well, apparently, it’s officially the year of St George.

13	NAMYSLOW ORIGINAL PLUM BEER	4.0% ABV

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Brower Namyslow, Poland. Est. 1321

With a light ruby colour, this unusual beer has a distinctive character. Its pleasing, sweet and aromatic flavour is balanced by a gentle bitterness.

Hops used: Perle

Did you know? Namyslow Brewery is one of the oldest breweries in Europe, brewing beer since 1321.

14	SKINNER’S HELIGAN HONEY	4.0% ABV

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Skinner’s Brewery, Cornwall. Est. 1997

This light, refreshing bitter is pale amber in colour with distinctive hoppy overtones and the subtle addition of real Cornish honey to give your palate a true buzz. Winner of the SIBA Champion Speciality Beer award in 2006.

Hops used: Northdown, Styrian Goldings

Did you know? We will say no more other than the Web site is worth checking out: www.skinnersbrewery.com

15	WADWORTH HORIZON	4.0% ABV

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Wadworth Brewery, Wiltshire. Est. 1885

This pale golden beer has a light, easy-drinking yet full-flavoured character, with zesty, citrus and hop aromas and a crisp, tangy finish on the palate.

Hops used: Cascade, Fuggles, Styrian Goldings

Did you know? Two working horse-drawn deliveries of Wadworth beer are still made in Devizes, every weekday morning.

16	NETHERGATE APRIL FOOL	4.1% ABV

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Nethergate Brewery, Suffolk. Est. 1986

Tan in colour with reddish hues, this springtime best bitter is simply oozing with floral aromas and a fresh bitterness. You would be a fool to miss this one!

Hops used: Northern Brewer, Willamette

Did you know? Nethergate Brewery won the prestigious platinum medal at the Chicago International Beer Festival – for Nethergate Old Growler.

17	THWAITES WAINWRIGHTS	4.1% ABV

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Thwaites Brewery, Lancashire. Est. 1807

This refreshing, straw-coloured beer has soft fruit flavours and a hint of summery sweetness – from the fine malt used.

Hops used: Hersbrucker, Magnum, Styrian Goldings

Did you know? Born in 1777, Daniel Thwaites first began brewing in Blackburn in 1807.

18	BATEMANS SPRING GODDESS	4.2% ABV

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Batemans Brewery, Lincolnshire. Est. 1874

This refreshing, golden beer is brewed with premium Maris Otter malt and a blend of the finest hops, producing a well-balanced flavour and fine hop aroma throughout.

Challenger, Goldings, Liberty, Target

Did you know? Bateman’s brewery is based on an old windmill, dating back two centuries and overlooking Steeping River.

19	HAMPSHIRE IRONSIDE	4.2% ABV

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Hampshire Brewery, Hampshire. Est. 1992

This amber-coloured bitter has a crisp hop flavour and clean, bitter finish. Voted Champion Best Bitter of Britain in 2004.

Hops used: Goldings, Styrian

Did you know? Hampshire Brewery’s current brewery was built as recently as 1997.

20	HYDES TROJAN HORSE	4.2% ABV

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Hydes Brewery, Manchester. Est. 1863

Full of hidden secrets, this amber-coloured beer has a sweet and bitter balance and great depth of flavour, derived from its English pale and crystal malts.

Hops used: Challenger, Fuggles

Did you know? In 1863, Alfred and Ralph Hyde acquired a small brewing concern from their grandfather Thomas Shaw – so began the Hyde dynasty.

 

21	RINGWOOD 78	4.2% ABV

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Ringwood Brewery, Hampshire. Est. 1978

This special anniversary beer, brewed to celebrate thirty years of Ringwood Brewery, is the first new beer which it’s produced in five years. It’s golden in colour with a malty flavour balanced by a subtle hoppiness.

Hops used: Goldings, Sovereign

Did you know? Ringwood’s founder, Peter Austin, is widely regarded as a founding father of the modern British microbrewing industry.

22	WYCHWOOD MAD HATTER	4.2% ABV

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Wychwood Brewery, Oxfordshire. Est. 2000

A blend of Cara and crystal malts provides a delicate red colour with a biscuit-malty fullness, combining with an intense hop experience – for the slightly madder drinker.

Hops used: Fuggles, Goldings, Northdown

Did you know? This brewer is named after the ancient medieval forest of The Wych Wood.

23	SHARP’S EDEN PURE ALE	4.3% ABV

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Sharp’s Brewery, Cornwall. Est. 1994

Hops dominate the aroma of this amber beer and are then centrepiece to the flavour, with a hint of malty sweetness providing balance through to the dry, hoppy finish.

Hops used: Northdown, Northern Brewer

Did you know? Eden Pure Ale was developed in conjunction with the Eden Project, to prove how great a natural beer can taste, brewed in sympathy with the environment.

24	SHEPHERD NEAME EARLY BIRD	4.3% ABV

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Shepherd Neame Brewery, Kent. Est. 1698

Light, smooth flavours provide a platform for the full floral aromas and light fruit character of this refreshing and easy-drinking spring ale.

Hops used: Goldings

Did you know? Founded in 1698, by the then Mayor of Faversham, this is officially Britain’s oldest-surviving brewery.

25	WELTONS OLD COCKY	4.3% ABV

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Weltons Brewery, West Sussex. Est. 1995

This golden beer has a complex flavour with an initial fruitiness leading into bitterness as the flavour develops, complemented by a pleasing, fruity aroma.

Hops used: Northdown, WGV

Did you know? 1996 was notable in that, for the first time, the brewery actually sold more Old Cocky than founder Ray Welton could drink! Only joking Ray.

26	HIGHGATE HIGHLAND WHISKY ALE	4.4% ABV

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Highgate Brewery, West Midlands. Est. 1899

This beer, with its half bottle of whisky in every firkin, is fortified at rack to create an intensely malty palate and a pleasant, warm finish, followed by a maltiness on the nose.

Hops used: Fuggles, Goldings, Progress

Did you know? In 1914, Highgate also became famous for employing what was reputed to be the first-ever woman head brewer, Agnes Mountfield, who remained until 1939.

27	SALTAIRE AMARILLO GOLD	4.4% ABV

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Saltaire Brewery, West Yorkshire. Est. 2006

This straw-coloured clear wheat beer is hopped exclusively using a single American variety, to create citrus aromas and an intense citrus flavour.

Hops used: Amarillo

Did you know? The brewery was formerly opened on 26 June 2006 by Robert Humphreys, Secretary to the All-Party Parliamentary Group.

28	WHITE HORSE WAYLAND SMITHY	4.4% ABV

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White Horse Brewery, Oxfordshire. Est. 2004

This beer has all of the legendary power of the blacksmith - red in colour with an initial hoppiness continuing through to its dry, biscuit aftertaste and fruity finish.

Hops used: Bramling Cross, Cascade

Did you know? This Oxfordshire Brewery takes its name from the chalk carving of the Uffington White Horse (at White Horse Hill, Vale of White Horse), believed to have been created about 1400–600BC.

29	BRAINS REVEREND JAMES	4.5% ABV

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Brains Brewery, South Wales. Est. 1882

A mid-brown beer with a strong flavour of malt and fruit, balanced by a slight hop aroma from its blend of hops, leading to a pleasing, malty finish.

Hops used: Challenger, Fuggles, Goldings

Did you know? A family affair – this brewery was founded in 1882 by Samuel Arthur Brain and his uncle Joseph Benjamin Brain.

30	CAINS BOCK BEER	4.5% ABV

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Cains Brewery, Merseyside. Est. 1852

This is a continental-style bock lager, brewed with authentic Munich malt and European hops. This complex brew delivers a full, velvety, rich and warming palate.

Hops used: Hallertau, Saaz

Did you know? In continuing the brewing tradition at Cains, the Dusanj brothers became the first Asian family ever to run a British brewery.

 

31	HALL & WOODHOUSE HOPPING HARE	4.5% ABV

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Hall & Woodhouse Brewery, Dorset. Est. 1847

This traditional-style golden ale has a distinctively hoppy aroma with slight citrus undertones and a fresh, hoppy taste, leading to a clean, crisp finish.

Hops used: Styrian Goldings, Super Styrian

Did you know? Born the son of a Dewlish farmer, maltster and brewer, Charles Hall went on to become the founder of Ansty Brewery.

32	HARVIESTOUN OLD ENGINE OIL	4.5% ABV

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Harviestoun Brewery, Clackmannanshire. Est. 1985

A rare cask version of a classic bottled beer, this thick, black ale has a rich chocolate flavour and a roasted character, developing into a bittersweet aftertaste to savour.

Hops used: East Kent Goldings, Fuggles, Galena

Did you know? Harviestoun’s founder brewer, Ken Brooker, started life carving wooden prototype cars for Ford.

33	OKELL’S DR OKELL’S EASTERN SPICE	4.5% ABV

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Okell’s Brewery, Isle of Man. Est. 1874

Brewed using spices, ginger, coriander and chillies, creating a really special beer, this is extremely light in colour, with its initial sweetness balanced by spicy hop notes and a spicy aftertaste, plus ginger and coriander coming through in the aroma.

Hops used: Cascade, First Gold, Fuggles, Hallertau, Saaz, Styrian Goldings

Did you know? In 1874, the use of steam to power a brewery was almost unheard of, but Dr Okell saw the tremendous potential of steam and built what was then possibly the most sophisticated brewery in the world.

34	PHOENIX BLACK BEE	4.5% ABV

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Phoenix Brewery, Manchester. Est. 1982

This is a lightly bittered black beer, brewed with honey. An aroma and flavour of hops, black malt and honey lead to a dry, malty finish.

Hops used: East Kent Goldings

Did you know? Oak Brewing Co Ltd was founded in 1982, but relocated to The Phoenix Brewery in Heywood in 1991, previously a brewery since the mid 1800s, until it was closed before World War II.

35	WOODFORDE’S NELSON’S REVENGE	4.5% ABV

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Woodforde’s Brewery, Norfolk. Est. 1980

This truly sumptuous beer has rich and floral aromas. Its burst of flavours leads to a biscuity malt sweetness on the palate and a long, induced hoppiness in the finish.

Hops used: Goldings, Progress

Did you know? This brewery was named after Parson Woodforde, a noted eighteenth-century Norfolk clergyman.

36	ORKNEY DARK ISLAND	4.6% ABV

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Orkney Brewery, Orkney. Est. 1988

A superb, dark, award-winning ale from Britain’s most northerly brewery, this beer’s complex malty flavour is balanced by a slight fruitiness, leading to a full, smooth flavour. Voted CAMRA’s Champion Winter Beer of Scotland in 2008.

Hops used: Goldings, Omega

Did you know? Brewing commenced in March 1988 at the old schoolhouse in Sandwick.

37	ARCHERS GOLDEN	4.7% ABV

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Archers Brewery, Wiltshire. Est. 1979

This is golden in colour, with an underlying fruity sweetness and a powerful malt flavour coming through in the finish.

Hops used: East Kent Goldings, Fuggles, Styrian Goldings, WGV

Did you know? In 2007, Archers produced over 190 ales, all to individual recipes!

38	ST GEORGEN BRÄU KELLER BIER	4.9% ABV

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St Georgen Bräu, Germany. Est. 1624

This is an unfiltered bottom-fermented beer, allowed to settle in oak maturation barrels. This completely natural way of maturing in rock caverns affords the beer a crisp and fresh character. Notably low in carbonation and very heavily hopped, this is a truly unique beer.

Hops used: Hallertau, Select

Did you know? The name ‘Keller Bier’ is German and literally means cellar beer.

39	TITANIC LAST PORTER CALL	4.9% ABV

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Titanic Brewery, Staffordshire. Est. 1985

Strong, dark and well rounded, this beer uses dark crystal malt and a blend of hops, combining to create a rich beer.

Hops used: Challenger, Galena, Goldings

Did you know? From humble beginnings, in 1985, Titanic Brewery now produces in excess of 1.7 million pints of fine ale every year.

40	ECAUSSINNES COOKIE BEER	5.0% ABV

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Brasserie d’Ecaussinnes, Belgium. Est. 1999

This light amber, top-fermenting ale is brewed using Kentish hops and Pilsener malt and then flavoured with ginger and cinnamon, from the Belgian cookies added, to create a truly impressive beer.

Hops used: Goldings

Did you know? It really does taste like cookies!

 

41	FREEMINER SHAKE MANTLE GINGER ALE	5.0% ABV

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Freeminer Brewery, Gloucestershire. Est. 1992

This truly unique beer is brewed with real ginger and served cloudy, in the style of a Weisen beer. Pale brown in colour with a light, hop flavour which toys with the ginger on the palate, it is a winner of several awards, including Champion Speciality Beer of Britain in 1998. It’s now brewed for the first time in four years, especially for this JDW festival.

Hops used: Cascade, Goldings, Pacific Gem

Did you know? This brewery’s name is based on the local tradition of independent mining in the Forest of Dean.

42	OUTLAW BONESHAKER INDIA PALE ALE	5.0% ABV

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Rooster’s Brewery, North Yorkshire. Est. 1993

Brewed in the style of a classic IPA, using the most aromatic hops in the world, from New Zealand, this is pale in colour with vivid aromas of grapefruit and passion fruit.

Hops used: Amarillo, Chinook, Simco

Did you know? Opened in October 1993, by Sean and Alison Franklin, this brewery has a reputation in experimental brewing.

43	YO-HO TOKYO BLACK	5.0% ABV

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Yo-Ho Brewery, Japan. Est. 1996

This is brewed by Japan’s Yo-Ho Brewing Company, at Marston’s Brewery, Staffordshire, especially for this JDW festival. Head brewer Toshi Ishii describes this beer as his first masterpiece, created at the Yo-Ho Brewery. It’s a robust porter-style beer, brewed using American hops and chocolate and black malts, to create a pleasing, complex flavour with a good underlying bitterness.

Hops used: Cascade, Perle

44	HOLDEN’S SPECIAL	5.1% ABV

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Holden’s Brewery, West Midlands. Est. 1915

This is a sweet, malty, full-bodied amber ale, with an impressive flavour which supplies a good hop balance in the taste and leads to a good, bittersweet finish.

Hops used: Fuggles

Did you know? This brewery is proud of its heritage: ‘Black Country Born and Brewed’.

45	JENNINGS SNECK LIFTER	5.1% ABV

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Jennings Brewery, Cumbria. Est. 1828

This rich, dark and satisfying bitter has a full malt flavour, balanced by a hoppiness in the finish, to leave you wanting for more. Voted the drinkers’ favourite beer in both of JDW’s 2007 beer festivals.

Hops used: Challenger, Fuggles, Goldings

Did you know? Pure Lakeland water is still used for brewing, drawn from the brewery’s own well.

46	KELHAM ISLAND PALE RIDER	5.2% ABV

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Kelham Island Brewery, South Yorkshire. Est. 1990

A straw-coloured, full, yet easy-drinking strong pale ale, this is brewed using Yorkshire malt and American hops to give a well-balanced, strong, fruity flavour and bitter finish. Voted Champion Beer of Britain at CAMRA’s Great British Beer Festival in 2004.

Hops used: Willamette

Did you know? Since The Kelham Island Brewery opened, all four of Sheffield’s large breweries have closed.

47	MAULDONS BLACK ADDER	5.3% ABV

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Mauldons Brewery, Suffolk. Est. 1982

This strong, dark, bitter stout has roast and nut aromas, a fruity balance of hops and dark malt and an excellent lingering finish. It was a previous winner of CAMRA’s Champion Beer of Britain award.

Hops used: English Fuggles

Did you know? Anna Maria Mauldon began brewing at the Bull Hotel, Sudbury, in 1795.

48	MARSTON’S PEDIGREE SIX	6.0% ABV

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Marston’s Brewery, Staffordshire. Est. 1834

This is brewed exclusively for JDW with a higher ABV, giving an extra character to the flavour associated with Pedigree. The classic Burton aroma is followed by a hop flavour, full malt body and undertones of fruit, supplying a spicy edge.

Hops used: Fuggles, Goldings

Did you know? Unique in the world, Pedigree is still brewed in the oak casks of the Burton Unions, to preserve its unique character.

49	GREENE KING ABBOT RESERVE	6.5% ABV

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Greene King Brewery, Suffolk. Est. 1799

This distinctive, full-bodied, smooth and mature beer has a primarily sweet and malty character which bursts out with rich fruit-cake-and-toffee flavours. After a fantastic reception at our last festival, this beer is being brewed again, especially for this festival.

Hops used: Challenger, First Gold, Fuggles

Did you know? You loved it so much last time that it’s back – nuff said!

50	STONE CALIFORNIA DOUBLE IPA	7.0% ABV

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Stone Brewery, California, USA. Est. 1996

It is intensely hoppy, with a solid malt foundation which supports and even balances the ridiculous amount of hops used. Citrus and pine hop flavours are provided by the American hop varieties, while the English variety used provides a clean bitterness.

Hops used: American Centennial, American Simcoe, English Target