Chester Festival Beer List
The all important beer & cider list!
The festival has brought together beers from around the country which we hope will delight you, from straw coloured pale ales through to dark and mysterious stouts.
There is also a bevvy of ciders sourced from some of the best producers around the country. We hope that you enjoy trying something that is not usually available locally
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CAMRA 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
Other Drink styles:
BVCL - Bavarain Cask Lager |
CIDER - Compliant Real Cider |
PERRY - Compliant Real Perry
Product details changes:
Products highlighted as here indicates they are changed compared to the printed programme. The change could be either a replaced product or a change to the published allergens. ( + = in addition to / - = not that in the printed programme.) If you have an allergy, intolerance or coeliac disease please ask a volunteer about the ingredients in your drinks.
Please drink responsibly and have a great time at the festival.
| A1 | Arbor (Bristol) | Blue Sky Drinking | 4.4% |  |
| Tawny bitter, dark fruit caramel citrus notes. Allergens: Barley; Wheat Telfords Warehouse | SEBI | |||
| A2 | Bristol Beer Factory (Bristol) | North to the future | 5% |  |
| A pale gold and double dry-hopped with Denali hop (AKA Nuggetzilla!); U.S hop goodness with Denali bringing a rich pineapple and citrus used in collaboration with Centennial to bring the classic IPA floral and lemon notes. Maris Otter malt base with Carapils to bring slight sweetness and to balance these lush hops. Onwards to the hop future. Allergens: Barley; Wheat; +Unfined (might be hazy) Mold Ale House | PRGO | |||
| A3 | Blackjack (Manchester) | Jack in the Box | 4.1% |  |
| pale golden, caramel malt, earthy citrus, First Gold, Golding EKG. Allergens: Wheat; Vegan (might be hazy) Foregate Garage | SEBL | |||
| A4 | Bragdy Dwy Afon (Aberystwyth) | Stout | 4.3% |  |
| A smooth stout with a soft finish. Notes of chocolate with well-balanced sweetness. Hops: Fuggles & Goldings. Allergens: Barley; Wheat; Vegan (might be hazy) Half Way House | SEST | |||
| A5 | Brewsmith (Bury) | Ernest & Jester | 3.8% | |
| Pale amber, subtle spice, bitter finish. Allergens: Barley; Wheat Brian Monkman | SEBI | |||
| A6 | Brew York (York) | Minster ESB | 5.5% | |
| A brand-new cask, a homage to a classic British style. Traditional ESB, biscuity malt, good bitterness, hopped with Harlequin and UK Cascade. Allergens: Barley; Wheat; Vegan (might be hazy) Titanic | PRBI | |||
| A7 | Burning Sky (Lewes) | Export Stout | 6.5% | |
| Dark brown stout, rich roasted malt, coffee and chocolate. Allergens: Barley; Oats; Lactose Half Way House | STST | |||
| A8 | Colbier (Liverpool) | Rondo | 5.5% | |
| Amber ESB toasty biscuit notes, caramel, toffee Fuggles, East Kent Goldings Northern Brewer. Allergens: Barley; Wheat; Vegan (might be hazy) Titanic | PRBI | |||
| A9 | Farm Yard (Lancaster) | Crying Lightning | 4.4% | |
| Properly smooth and velvety, this 4.4% oatmeal stout delivers rich flavours of roasted coffee, dark chocolate, and a hint of caramel sweetness. The addition of oats enhances its creamy mouthfeel and makes a great balance of depth and drinkability in a classic stout. Allergens: Barley; Wheat Foregate Garage | SEST | |||
| A10 | Green Arches (Manchester) | Northern Roots | 3.6% | |
| Copper chestnut bitter with a fruity bitterness. Allergens: Barley; Wheat; Vegan (might be hazy) Cavern of the Curious Gnome | SEBI | |||
| A11 | Kernel (London) | Mild | 3.4% | |
| Deep red with chocolatey nut flavours, smoky dried fruits. Allergens: Barley That Beer Place | SEMI | |||
| A12 | Redwillow (Macclesfield) | Wreckless | 4.8% | |
| A beautifully balanced pale ale loaded with Citra and Amarillo hops providing massive amounts of tropical fruit with a clean finish. Allergens: Barley; Wheat That Beer Place | PRPA | |||
| A13 | Magic Dragon (Wrexham) | Over The Line | 4% | |
| Citrus mandarin Mosaic Amarillo. Allergens: Barley; Wheat; +Fish; -Vegan Gnome & Away | SEPA | |||
| A14 | Mallinsons (Huddersfield) | Shifting Chaos | 4.3% |  |
| Tropical mango citrus, Citra, Columbus, Wa-iti. Allergens: Barley; Wheat; Vegan (might be hazy) West Cheshire CAMRA | SEGO | |||
| A15 | Marble (Salford) | Rocket | 4.8% | |
| Golden best bitter, citrus tropical fruits, Centennial, Ekuanot. Allergens: Barley; Wheat; Vegan (might be hazy) Old Harkers | SEBI | |||
| A16 | Moorhouse's (Burnley) | Squawk - Mallard | 4.5% | |
| Straw coloured, pine, citrus, tropical fruit, Mosaic Citra. Allergens: Gluten Free; Vegan (might be hazy) Bondies | SEPA | |||
| A17 | Oakham (Peterborough) | Zig Zag | 3.4% | |
| Hazy gold, spiciness. Hersbrucker, Magnum and Cardinal hops. Allergens: Barley; Wheat Bluestone | SEPA | |||
| A18 | Ossett (Ossett) | Excelsius | 5.2% | |
| Golden pale, smooth fruity Cascade. Allergens: Barley; Wheat Foregate Garage | PRPA | |||
| B19 | Phoenix (Haywood) | Haywood | 4.1% | |
| Pale straw citrus sweet malt. Allergens: Barley; Wheat; Vegan (might be hazy) Mold Ale House | SEPA | |||
| B20 | Pied Bull (Chester) | Minotaur | 6.5% | |
| Rich, robust, strong dark ale. Smooth malty notes and mild bitterness. Allergens: Barley Old Harkers | STAL | |||
| B21 | Pomona Island (Salford) | Crazy World of Half a Brown | 5% | |
| Crazy World of Half a Brown Dark brown, sweet tropical notes, resinous pine. Allergens: Barley; Wheat; Oats; Vegan (might be hazy) Bluestone | PRPA | |||
| B22 | Rat (Huddersfield) | Ratatouille | 5% | |
| Golden IPA light bitterness, citrus, tropical fruit Amarillo Chinook. Allergens: Barley; Wheat; Vegan (might be hazy) Gnome & Away | PRGO | |||
| B23 | Coach (Bridgend) | Selleck Magnum | 5% | |
| Boldly hopped with Magnum for a strong aroma, high bitterness and aggressive notes of pine & citrus. Allergens: Not available Telfords Warehouse | PRGO | |||
| B24 | Mobberley (Lower Peover) | Stout | 4.5% | |
| Dark, smooth, and velvety with roasted malt flavours that provide a balanced, full-bodied experience. Clean finish with a touch of sweetness. Allergens: Barley; Wheat; Oats Cavern of the Curious Gnome | SEST | |||
| B25 | Siren (Wokingham) | Mum's the Word | 5.5% | |
| Dark Brown porter, smoky, mango, pineapple, chipotle. Allergens: Barley; Oats; Lactose West Cheshire CAMRA | STPO | |||
| B26 | Spitting Feathers (Chester) | Mouths.Pans.Hops | 5% | |
| Golden amber, herbaceous citrus, US hops. Allergens: Gluten Free; Vegan (might be hazy) Brewery Tap | SEBI | |||
| B27 | Stonehouse (Oswestry) | Ruapehu | 4.1% | |
| Golden blonde, stone fruit, grapefruit, Rakau Moutere. Allergens: Barley; Wheat; Oats Brian Monkman | SEBL | |||
| B28 | Tatton (Knutsford) | Wintersfiend | 4.6% | |
| Copper coloured Red Ale, maltiness Rakau and Moutere. Allergens: Barley; Wheat Old Harkers | REDA | |||
| B29 | Titanic (Stoke-on-Trent) | Iceberg | 4.1% | |
| Golden brown pale ale, citrus, hints of grapefruit. Allergens: Barley; Wheat Titanic | SEPA | |||
| B30 | Track (Manchester) | Sonoma Birthday Ed | 3.8% | |
| A refreshing, sessionable, hazy pale ale. With a simple malt base & hopped generously with Mosaic, Centennial & Citra. It bursts forth with resinous notes of sticky mandarin and grapefruit, finishing crisp & clean with a soft, pithy bitterness. Allergens: Barley; Wheat; Vegan (might be hazy) West Cheshire CAMRA | SEPA | |||
| B31 | Treboom (Bagillit) | Welsh Sparkle | 4% | |
| Citrus Cascade Northdown. Allergens: Barley; Wheat Foregate Garage | SEPA | |||
| B32 | Utopian (Crediton) | Full Motueka Jacket | 4.6% | |
| Golden APA, blueberry, grapefruit, passionfruit Motueka, Idaho 7, Harlequin. Allergens: Barley; +Vegan (might be hazy) Old Harkers | SEPA | |||
| B33 | Vaux (Sunderland) | Blonde Ale | 4.1% | |
| Golden blonde melon sweetness, lemon peach. Allergens: Barley Old Harkers | SEBL | |||
| B34 | Vocation / Amity (Hebden Bridge) | NZ Extra Pale | 4.2% | |
| Tropical citrus, stone fruit Riwaka, Pacifica and Pacific Sunrise hops. Allergens: Barley; Wheat; Oats Old Harkers | SEPA | |||
| B35 | Weetwood (Tarporley) | Turncoat | 4% | |
| Tropical fruity NEIPA. Allergens: Barley; Wheat; +Lactose Titanic | SEBL | |||
| B36 | Wylam (Newcastle upon Tyne) | Landlord's Choice | 4.6% | |
| Biscuity floral spicy citrus twist. Allergens: Barley Bondies | SEBI | |||
| C37 | Marble (Salford) | Up all night | 4.1% | |
| Layers of roasted malt harmonize with the finest Castillo coffee beans sourced from the lush Alta Mogiana region, roasted by our friends and neighbours from Fort coffee. The natural sweetness of the coffee and its chocolate, apple and hazelnut notes blend perfectly with the porter, finished with milk sugar for a velvety mouthfeel creating a symphony of flavours reminiscent of your favourite cortado. Allergens: Barley; Wheat; Oats; Lactose Bonus Beer | SEPO | |||
| C40 | Farmer Jims (Newton Abbot) | Farmyard Perry | 4.5% | |
| A light fruity Perry made from proper Perry Pears. Allergens: Sulphites Old Harkers Arms | PERRY | |||
| C41 | Mr. Whitehead's (Alton) | Midnight Special Perry | 5% | |
| A natural perry made with a blend of dessert and perry pears including Thorn, Blakeney Red, Conference & Concorde, this pear cider has a pleasant pear aroma and subtle but full- bodied taste with a deep straw colour. This is not too sweet due to the blend of varieties used. It has won several Perry awards at CAMRA festivals over the years. Allergens: Sulphites Old Harkers Arms | PERRY | |||
| C42 | Snails Bank (Herefordshire) | Very Perry | 5% | |
| A fruity medium Perry with a complex yet balanced flavour only found in real Perry. This little number is made from Stinking Bishop Perry pears and has all the hall marks of a top-quality Perry. Very Perry was recently awarded Bronze in the CAMRA National Perry Awards. Allergens: Sulphites Old Harkers Arms | PERRY | |||
| C43 | Seacider (Hassocks) | Marmalade | 4% | |
| Made with Seville oranges and freshly pressed dessert fruit. Sweet, refreshing and bursting with flavour. Allergens: Gluten Free; Vegan (might be hazy) Old Harkers Arms | CIDER | |||
| C44 | Ventons (Cullompton) | Skippy's Scrumpy | 6.5% | |
| Many varieties of bitter-sharp and bitter-sweet East Devon cyder apples go into this cyder, which combined with a long, slow fermentation with wild yeasts, results in rich, complex flavours, soft tannins and subtle acidity to produce a smooth, crisp and refreshing taste of what finely made Devon cyder would have been like hundreds of years ago. Allergens: Sulphites Old Harkers Arms | CIDER | |||
| C45 | Dorset Nectar (Bridport) | Sweet Maiden | 4.2% | |
| A medium-sweet traditional still farmhouse cider that is rich and velvety in taste. Champion British Farmhouse Cider 2017. A real cider, naturally fermented from whole crushed organic cider apples grown at our Cider Farm located in the wilds of West Dorset. Allergens: Gluten Free; Vegan (might be hazy) Old Harkers Arms | CIDER | |||
| C46 | Mr. Whitehead's (Alton) | Toffee Apple | 4% | |
| A sweet cider blended from dessert and cider apple varieties, gently infused with toffee to give a deep caramel aroma and colour. A toffee apple without the crunch. Allergens: Sulphites Old Harkers Arms | CIDER | |||
| C47 | Tutts Clump (Reading) | Rum cask | 4% | |
| A medium/dry Real Cider handmade from a variety of Berkshire apples which has been matured in used oak rum barrels for at least six months until it tastes great and turns pale ruby. Allergens: Sulphites Old Harkers Arms | CIDER | |||
| C48 | Barbourne (Stourport-on-Severn) | Cherry Bakewell | 4% | |
| Cherry and Almond flavours burst from this sweet cherry red fruit cider.. Probably Mr Kipling's favourite tipple. Allergens: Gluten Free; Vegan; Unfined (might be hazy) Old Harkers Arms | CIDER | |||
List last updated 15 March 2025 at 21:37