The Angel Beer Festival 2005 pics

From July 2007, we changed to adopt the Cyclops Tasting notes system. This was developed by Everards Brewery to provide a simple and easy to understand approach. This should provide a standard way to describe ales and enable the drinker to recognise similar tasting beers. The bitter and sweet scales are based on the measured Bitterness and Present Gravity (residual sugar) of the beer.

To date the Cyclops tasting notes for Adnams bitter has not been received. We will replace the notes as soon as they do.
Our Regular Ale is
Adnams Best Bitter pump clip
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Adnams Best Bitter 3.7% ABV The classic Southwold bitter and Adnams favourite - brimming with the fragrance of our finest hops and malt, it's dry yet refreshing, with a lingering bitter flavour. 

Our Cyclops Tasting Notes have now been updated to enable the blind to have access using their audio software.

 

   July's ales include:

Hydes Bells and Whistles 4.1%. See - Golden, Straw, Smell - Citrus, Taste - Zesty, Grapefruit, Floral, Bitter 4 out of 5, Sweet 3 out of 5. A light refreshing fine ale for high summer, brewed using Perle Pale Ale malt and Styrian Goldings hops, for maximum refreshment. Brewed in Manchester.

Theakston's X.B. 4.5%. See - Ruby Red, Smell - Subtle Fruit and Malty, Taste - Rich, Full-bodied, Balanced Hop, Bitter 2 out of 5, Sweet 3 out of 5. With a tradition dating back to the early 1980's, the Bramling Cross and Fuggle hops balance the bitterness and fruitiness. Brewed in Masham, North Yorkshire.

Everards Hazy Daze 4.3%. See - Hazy Straw, Smell - Orange, Lemon, Coriander, Taste Orange Zest, Spicy, Citric, Bitter 3 out of 5, Sweet 2 out of 5. Cask conditioned cloudy wheat beer brewed with champagne yeast. The distinctive beer will make your summer - come rain or shine!. Brewed in Narborough, Leicestershire.

Marston's Long Hop 4.0%. See - Pale Gold, Smell - Spicy Hop, Taste - Balanced, Crispy, Hoppy, Bitter 3 out of 5, Sweet 2.5 out of 5. In cricket, a long hop's a slow delivery that's easy to hit. This beer's just been delivered and is easy to drink - but should be savoured slowly. Brewed in Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire.

Adnams Regatta 4.3%. See - Straw, Smell - Gentle Malt, Taste - Slightly Dry, Biscuity, Bitter 2.5 out of 5, Sweet 2.5 out of 5. The perfect summer bitter, when served cool! Light, bright, crisply-flavoured and a delightful sunshine colour. So don't give it a wide berth. Brewed in Southwold, Suffolk.

Wells & Young's Waggle Dance 4.0%. See - Golden, Smell - Honey Hop, Taste - Dry Hoppy, Biscuity, Bitter 3.5 out of 5, Sweet 4 out of 5. Natural mineral water, pale ale and crystal malts, Fuggles and Goldings hops, and South American honey all create this delicious golden ale. Brewed in Bedford.

Camerons Nimmo X.X.X.X. 4.4%. See - Golden, Smell - Fruity, Hoppy, Taste - Malty, Smooth, Bitter 4 out of 5, Sweet 3 out of 5. A traditional northern ale, now revived after 30 years, that was named after the original Nimmo's family brewery, established in 1826. Brewed in Hartlepool, Tees Valley.

Robinsons Olympic Gold 4.0%. See - Harvest Gold, Smell - Fruity, Taste - Spicy, Orangey, Citrus, Bitter 4 out of 5, Sweet 2 out of 5. Go for gold with this fantastically, spicy and fruity winner from the Robinsons portfolio, that maintains their enviable track record. Brewed in Stockport.
Caledonian Lorimer's Cask Lager 4.5%. See - Palest Gold, Smell - Lemon Sherbet, Taste - Slightly Toasted Malt, Bitter 2 out of 5, Sweet 3 out of 5. Featuring Strisselpalt and Hallertau hops - what a real mouthful! But that's a mouthful of cool, satisfying, light summer flavours. Brewed in Edinburgh.

Holt's Humdinger 4.0% ABV See - Light Gold, Smell - Subtle, Sweet Floral, Taste - Delicate Honey, Bitter 3.5 out of 5, Sweet - 3.5 out of 5. Tesco Beer Challenge Winner, 2004. A refreshing combination of the finest English malt, Mexican aroma honey and citrus-flavoured whole hops for a rounded, tongue-tingling taste with exciting aroma. Brewed in Manchester.
Hook Norton Old Hooky 4.6%. See - Tawny Red, Smell - Malty Fruit, Taste - Fruity, Sweet and Moreish, Bitter - 3.5 out of 5, Sweet - 3.5 out of 5. An unusual reddish-brown beer with a strong, nutty aroma and palate, balanced with fruitiness. Full-bodied with a bitter-sweet aftertaste. Brewed in Oxfordshire. Thwaites Wainwright Ale 4.1% See - Pale Straw, Smell - Fruit, Citrus, Taste - Fruity, Sweet, Citric, Refreshing, Bitter - 2.5 out of 5, Sweet - 3.5 out of 5. First named in 2007, marking the work of Blackburn born, Lake District based author Alfred, is this refreshing, straw-coloured ale with its soft fruit flavours and hints of sweetness. Brewed by Thwaites at the Star Brewery in Lancashire.
Wadworth's The Bishop's Tipple 5.0%. See - Deep Gold, Smell - Citrus Fruits, Taste - Smooth, Spicy Hop, Bitter - 5 out of 5, Sweet - 3 out of 5. Originally brewed to commemorate the appointment of George Reindrop as the Bishop of Salisbury. Pale and golden, it has a soft after-palate for a clean, divine drinkability. Brewed in Devizes, Wiltshire.

Click here for August's list
Look out for other surprises too :
ARCHERS BATH ALES
COPPER DRAGON COTTAGE
HIDDEN LODDON
MOORHOUSE NELSON
RAMSGATE 1648
VENTNOR WELTONS
and click Westerham Brewery logo for their beers too