Stourbridge Beer Festival 2009 -

The 12th Stourbridge Beer Festival takes place a little earlier than usual this year but again coincides nicely with a public holiday weekend allowing helpers and visitors to recover before returning to work.

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Welcome to the 2009 Stourbridge Beer Festival.

Click here to view or hide the staffing form

We are looking for you to volunteer your assistance in helping to make the Festival another success!

Areas of work will be: Admissions and glasses, Bars and the Merchandise Stall

We also need help setting-up the festival on Mon, Tues and Wed, and take-down help on Sunday 3rd May.

If you are unsure of anything, or wish to make any other comments, please use the comments box in the staffing form (click the link above to view the staffing form).

Helpers will be rewarded with tokens for beer / drinks and food as well as the special treat of a trip to the delights of Bristol and its hostelries, on Saturday, 13th June. I sincerely hope you are able to help. If you are please click the link above and complete the staffing form.
Joe Jackson. Staffing Officer 2009

The festival is held in Stourbridge Town Hall in Market Street, although the entrance is now within the Crown Centre at the corner of Market Street, High Street and Crown Lane. Click here for a map.

Day	Opening Hours	Admission	Glass
Thursday 30th April	7pm - 11pm	£2	£1
Friday 1st May	12 noon - 11pm	£2	£1
Saturday 2nd May	12noon - 11pm	£1 (free after 5pm)	£1

To speed up admission, we offer a £10 Starter Pack, which includes: Admission (Free, £1 or £2) + glass (£1) + and the remainder in beer tokens (£9, £8 or £7) = £10.

Unused or partly used beer tokens can be returned for a refund, or donated to charity. Admission on Saturday will be free once there are fewer than 20 beers remaining (or after 5pm, whichever comes first). Unwanted glasses may be returned if undamaged for a refund.

Unused beer tokens can be refunded or donated to Mary Stevens Hospice in Stourbridge. Last year festival-goers donated £800.

This is final beer list - the beers listed here should be available, plus our usual large selection of around 20 real ciders and perry's.

No	Brewer	Location	Beer	ABV %	Tasting Notes
1	3 Rivers	Stockport, Cheshire	Old Disreputable	5.2	Dark malty brew with distinctive coffee and chocolate hints and a lasting bitter finish.
2	Acorn	Barnsley, South Yorkshire	Barnsley Bitter	3.8	A complex aroma of malt and hops. A hint of chocolate with a fresh fruit and bitter taste.
3	All Gates	Wigan, Greater Manchester	Young Pretender	3.8	A very pale beer, very crisp, with an aroma of citrus fruit, leading to a dry hoppy finish.
4	Anglo Dutch	Dewsbury, West Yorkshire	Kletswater	4	Pale-coloured beer with a hoppy nose and a good citrus fruit flavour.
5	Arbor	Stapleton, Bristol	Old Knobbley	4.5	Brown, malty and complex best bitter.
6	Bateman	Wainfleet, Lincolnshire	Eggs-B	4.2	A dark ambercoloured bitter brewed with a combination of Maris Otter pale ale malt and Chocolate malt.
7	Bath Ales	Warmley, Bristol	Barnstormer	4.5	Malt, hops and fruit aroma with a faint hint of roast, with toffee sweetness. Ddark brown, well balanced and smooth with a malty, bitter, dry finish.
8	Battledown	Cheltenham, Gloucestershire	Tipster Best Bitter	4.2	A golden beer, the malts evident but giving way to the triple hop addition to give a spicy and slightly citrus finish.
9	Bewdley	Bewdley, Worcestershire	Old School Bitter	3.8	A full bodied, traditional flavour with hoppy finish.
10	Black Country	Lower Gornal, West Midlands	Fireside	5	A well rounded premium bitter, amber in colour, clean in taste, leading to a pleasant, dry rewarding finish.
11	Black Hole	Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire	Cosmic	4.2	Cosmic is an amber coloured beer based on a combination of Halcyon Pale and Crystal wheat malts. Goldings and Northdown hops provide a rounded bitterness with a fruity character.
12	Blue Bear	Kempsey, Worcestershire	Roar Spirit	4.2	An amber-coloured beer with a rounded, malted flavour and a spicy, blackcurrant aftertaste.
13	Bollington	Bollington, Cheshire	Best Bitter	4.2	A delightfully hoppy bitter. Clean & crisp with a light golden colour and a refreshing bitter aftertaste.
14	Box Steam	Colerne, Wiltshire	Rev Awdry's Ale	3.8	A light, straw-coloured bitter with a hoppy aftertaste. A refreshing summer beer.
15	Box Steam	Colerne, Wiltshire	Tunnel Vision	4.2	Well rounded traditional bitter beer. Clean tasting with a slight bitterness on the palate.
16	Breconshire	Brecon, Powys	Fan Dance	4.3	Bronze coloured brew, created using a pale, black and wheat malts and a blend of Progress and dwarf hops. A pleasing, slightly spicy aroma leads on to a gentle bitterness that builds to impressive heights, whilst the malty body shows its depth of character.
17	Bristol Beer Factory	Ashton, Bristol	Gold	5	Full-bodied and strong-flavoured golden ale. Complex aroma of pineapple and unripe pale fruites with hints of butterscotch and pear drops. A dry bitter beer.
18	Burton Bridge	Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire	Festival Ale	5.5	Pale brown with a fruity aroma. Start reminiscent of Xmas pudding ingredient;: sweet fruity finish that developes to bitterness.
19	Cairngorm	Aviemore, Highlands	Nessies Monster Mash	4.4	A good, traditional, English-type bitter with plenty of bitterness and light malt flavour. Lingering bitterness in the aftertaste with diminishing sweetness.
20	Cannon Royall	Ombersley, Worcestershire	Jack's Trek	4.5	Smooth overture followed by the hint of mint and pepper and then a long dry hop bitter finish.
21	Castle Rock	Nottingham, Nottinghamshire	Black Gold	3.8	Hints of caramel and fruit balanced by bitterness in this dark mild.
22	Church End	Nuneaton, Warickshire	Hop Gun	4.1	Green Bullet hops make this a very distinctive, bitter pale ale. Yellow in colour, with clean bitter hop flavours.
23	Coombs Wood	Halesowen, West Midlands	Pavilion Ale	4	Cornish heather & honey give a distinct hoppy aroma and bitter sweet finish to this pure golden ale.
24	Copper Dragon	Skipton, North Yorkshire	Black Gold	3.7	A dark ale with subtle fruit and dark malts on the nose. Quite bitter with roast coffee flavours throughout and a long burnt, bitter finish.
25	Dark Star	Ansty, West Sussex	Best Bitter	4	A slight malty flavour is complemented by East Kent Goldings hops.
26	Dark Star	Ansty, West Sussex	Festival	5	A chesnut, bronze-coloured bitter with a smooth mouthfeel and freshness.
27	Elgood's	Wisbech, Cambridgeshire	Greyhound Strong Bitter	5.2	A tawny-brown beer with a malty aroma. Malt a raisin fruit on the palate balanced by pleasing dryness. Dry finish with faint malt and hops.
28	Enville	Enville, Staffordshire	Ginger	4.6	Golden bright with gently gingered tangs. A drinkable beer with no acute flavours but a satisfying aftertaste of sweet hoppiness.
29	Enville	Enville, Staffordshire	Phoenix IPA	4.8	A traditional Indian style beer brewed using the new Phoenix variety of hop resulting in a very pale and sophisticated beer.
30	Exmoor	Wiveliscombe, Somerset	Beast	6.6	A dark beer brewed with chocolate and crystal malts.
31	Fuller's	Chiswick, London	London Pride	4.1	Malt is complemented by the citrus hop character in this well-balanced best bitter with a dry, bitter aftertaste that grows on drinking. Deveolps pleasant caramelised peel notes as beer ages.
32	Fyne	Cairndow, Argyll	Piper’s Gold	3.8	Fresh, golden session ale with fruit and malt. Long, dry, bitter finish.
33	Gales	Chiswick, London	Seafarers Ale	3.8	This light, golden beer is brewed with the finest Maris Otter malt, English hops for a hugely satisfying, refreshing taste. The aroma of zesty and spicy hops is followed by a palate full of fruit and malt character,with a satisfying hop flavour and gentle bitter finish.
34	Goacher's	Maidstone, Kent	Gold Star	5.1	A strong pale ale brewed from 100% Maris Otter malt and East Kent Goldings hops.
35	Great Oakley	Great Oakley, Northamptonshire	Monkey	4.9	It is a ruby rich complex ale which has a subtle combination of malts and hops.
36	Great Orme	Glan Conwy, Conwy	Welsh Black	4	Rich, dark and full of malt flavours.
37	Hawkshead	Staveley, Cumbria	Red	4.2	A red ale; malty and spicy, with a long dry finish.
38	Hawkshead	Staveley, Cumbria	Brodie’s Prime	4.9	Complex dark brown beer with plenty of malt, fruit and roast taste. Satisfying full body with clean finish.
39	Highgate	Walsall, West Midlands	Dark Mild	3.6	A dark brown Black Country mild with a good balance of malt and hops, and traces of roast flavour following a malty aroma.
40	Hobsons	Cleobury Mortimer, Shropshire	Twisted Spire	3.6	A pale, crisp, low-gravity beer with a light, natural fizz and citrus notes that will appeal to the palates of both the die-hard ale drinker and potential lager convert.
41	Hop Back	Salisbury, Wiltshire	Entire Stout	4.5	A rich,dark stout with a strong roasted malt flavour and a long, sweet and malty aftertaste.
42	Howard Town	Glossop, Derbyshire	Dragon's Nest	4.4	A redish robust ale made with challenger hops, and a complex selection of five malts.
43	Sarah Hughes	Sedgley, West Midlands	Dark Ruby	6	A dark ruby strong ale with a good balance of fruit and hops, leading to a pleasant, lingering hops and malt finish.
44	Ironbridge	Ironbridge, Shropshire	Gold	4.5	Very light golden colour a premium smooth ale.
45	Joseph Herbert Smith	Hanley Broadheath, Worcestershire	Foxy Lady	4.3	A hoppy bitter.
46	Kelham Island	Sheffield, South Yorkshire	Pale Rider	5.2	A full-bodied, straw pale ale, with a good fruity aroma and a strong fruit and hop taste. Its well-balanced sweetness and bitterness continue in the finish.
47	Kinver	Kinver, Staffordshire	Light Railway	3.8	A pale dry hoppy session beer, with a bitter finish, made with Worcestershire Goldings and American Cascade hops.
48	Kinver	Kinver, Staffordshire	Maybug	4.8	Seasonal brewed from lager malt, a single German lager hop, Tettnang, but top fermented with an ale yeast.
49	Leeds	Leeds, West Yorkshire	Ascension Ale	3.9	Aromatic varieties and rye malts give this pale golden beer a delicate and satisfying bouquet.
50	Lees	Middleton Junction, Manchester	Bitter	4	Copper-coloured beer with malt and fruit in the aroma, taste and finish.
51	Loddon	Dunsden, Oxfordshire	Ferryman's Gold	4.4	Golden coloured with a strong hoppy character throughout, accompanied by malt in the mouth.
52	Ludlow	Ludlow, Shropshire	Boiling Well	4.7	Uses Marris Otter pale malt, Fuggles & Goldings hops and a bit of crystal malt, which provides a maltier flavour and a darker hue.
53	Malvern Hills	Malvern, Worcestershire	Santler	3.6	Pale and Hoppy. A balanced bitterness with a fruity spicy character leading to a dry finish.
54	Malvern Hills	Malvern, Worcestershire	Black Pear	4.4	A sharp citrus hoppiness is the main constituent of this golden brew that has a long, dry aftertaste.
55	Moorhouse's	Burnley, Lancashire	Premier Bitter	3.7	A clean and satisfying bitter aftertaste rounds off this well-balanced hoppy, amber session bitter.
56	Newmans	Caerphilly, Glamorgan	Wolvers Ale	4.1	Well rounded best bitter with good body for its strength. Initial sweetness with a fine malt flavour is balanced by a slightly astringent, hoppy finish.
57	Oakham	Peterborough, Cambridgeshire	JHB	3.8	Citrus hop character dominates this golden ale. Dry on the palate with a long, dry, faintly astringent finish.
58	Old Bear	Keighley, West Yorkshire	Honeypot	4.4	Straw-coloured beer enhanced with golden honey.
59	Phoenix	Heywood, Greater Manchester	Wobbly Bob	6	Red-brown beer with malty, fruity aroma and creamy mouthfeel. Strongly malty and fruity in flavour, with hops and a hint or herbs. Both sweetness and bitterness are evident throughout.
60	Pictish	Rochdale, Greater Manchester	Alchemists Ale	4.3	Yellow beer with generous hop and fruit on the nose and palate. Good bitter hop finish.
61	Prospect	Wigan, Greater Manchester	Gold Rush	4.5	A lighter beer with a hoppy finish at 4.5% abv brewed with nugget and cascade hops.
62	Purity	Great Alne, Warickshire	Pure Gold	3.8	Refreshing golden ale. Made with English Maris Otter & Cara Gold malts plus Northern Brewer, Fuggles, Hereford Golding and Styrian Golding Hops. Creating an easy drinking beer with a lovely dry and bitter finish.
63	Purple Moose	Portmadog, Gwynedd	Dark Side of the Moose	4.6	A delicious dark ale with a deep malt flavour and a fruity bitterness.
64	Quartz	Kings Bromley, Staffordshire	Crystal	4.2	Copper with aromas of caramel and touches of malt. Fruity tasting with a hedgerow bitterness and short hoppy finish.
65	RCH	Weston-Super-Mare	Steam Showers	4.8	A dark gold beer with Fuggles and Brambling Cross hops giving a well balanced bitter flavour.
66	Rudgate	Tockwith, North Yorkshire	Ruby Mild	4.4	Nutty, rich ruby ale, stronger than usual for a mild.
67	Salopian	Shrewsbury, Shropshire	Lemon Dream	4.5	A wheat beer very much in the modern English style. The recipe uses a small amount of fresh lemon to compliment the citrussy flavours produced by the wheat malt. Each of the Hops used, Goldings, Saaz and Cascade add fresh lemony flavours to the brew.
68	Saltaire	Shipley, West Yorkshire	Rye Smile	3.8	A copper coloured session bitter with Crystal Rye malt giving silky, toffee flavours. Hopped with Fuggles and Bramling Cross hops.
69	Shardlow	Cavendish, Liecestershire	Whistlestop	5	Marris Otter pale malt and two hops produce this smooth and suprisingly strong pale beer.
70	Spire	Chesterfield, Derbyshire	Overture	3.9	Traditional amber session beer with a little malt and hop aroma. Balanced malt and roast flavours lead to a developing bitterness ending in a long, malty finish.
71	Spire	Chesterfield, Derbyshire	Sgt Pepper Stout	5.5	Unique full-flavoured stout brewed with ground black pepper. Liquorice and pepper flavours dominate this original, complex, dark and delicious original beer.
72	Thornbridge	Bakewell, Derbyshire	Jaipur IPA	5.9	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. Hoppy and dangerously drinkable!
73	Three B’s	Blackburn, Lancashire	Bobbin's Bitter	3.8	Warn aromas of malt, Goldings hops and nuts; a full fruity flavour with a dry light finish.
74	Toll End	Tipton, West Midlands	Power Station	4.9	Cask-conditioned lager.
75	Townes	Chesterfield, Derbyshire	Speedwell Bitter	3.9	Well-balanced amber bitter with little aroma. Hints of caramel and hops lead to a bitterness developing in the long aftertaste.
76	Traditional Scottish Ales	Stirling	Ben Nevis Organic	4	A traditional Scottish 80/-, with a distintive roast and caramel character. Bittersweet fruit throughout provides the sweetness typical of a Scottish Heavy.
77	Triple fff	Alton, Hampshire	Alton's Pride	3.8	Excellent clean tasting golden-brown session beer, full bodied for its strength. A glourious aroma of floral hops. An initially malty flavour fades as citric notes and hoppiness take over leading to a lasting, hoppy bitter finish.
78	Vale	Brill, Buckinghamshire	VPA	4.2	A dry, hoppy ale with a pronounced malt background.
79	Valhalla	Unst, Shetland	Sjolmet Stout	5	Full of malt and roast barley, especially in the taste. Smooth, creamy, fruity finish, not as dry as some stouts.
80	Weatheroak	Alverchurch, Worcestershire	Light Oak	3.6	This straw-coloured quaffing ale has lots of hoppy notes on the tongue and nose, and a fleeting sweet aftertaste.
81	Wickwar	Wickwar, Gloucestershire	Station Porter	6.1	This is a rich, smooth, dark ruby-brown ale. Starts with roast malt; coffee, chocolate and dark fruit then developes a complex, spicy, bittersweet taste and a long roast finish.
82	Windsor Castle	Lye, West Midlands	Green Man	4	A smooth pale ale brewed with lager hops.
83	Windsor Castle	Lye, West Midlands	Sprung	4.5	A refreshing yet powerful pale, hoppy session bitter. Topped with the beautiful distinctness of the Cascade hop, rounded with classic English Challenger.
84	Wye Valley	Stoke Lacy, Herefordshire	Dorothy Goodbody's Golden Ale	4.2	A light, gold-coloured ale with a good hop character throughout
85	Yates	Wigton, Cumbria	Fever Pitch	3.9	Skilful use of lager malt and hops results in a pale beer with a light bitterness; melon fruit and a clean, refreshing finish.
86	York	York, North Yorkshire	Spring Fever	4.1	A light bitter with floral hop aroma, a bitter hoppiness leads to a dry fruity finish.
87	Nottingham	Nottingham, Nottinghamshire	Don's Pale Ale	4.2	Named in honour of Don from the Waggon & Horses. A light coloured, exceptionally well balanced smooth ale with a light fragrant hop finish.

The food kiosk is open at the following times during the festival:
Thursday 30th April - 7pm to 10pm
Friday 1st May - 12 noon to 10pm
Saturday 2nd May - 12 noon to 9pm

The food bar, which is provided by an external company provides Rolls, hot snacks, soft drinks including cans and J2o, and red, white and rose wines in single serve 175ml measures.