Leicester Beer Festival 2026 - Beer List - Leicester Campaign for Real Ale

Beer No	Brewery	Beer Name	ABV	Style	Tasting Notes
CASK
1	4Ts	Chocolate & Fudge Stout Detectives	5.00%	Stout	Moorish English stout with long-lasting chocolate fudge aroma.
2	4Ts	Tripwire	5.50%	IPA	Tropical IPA hopped with Falconers Flight Blend and Mosaic.
3	Bakers Dozen	Little BIPA	2.50%	Black IPA	Table black IPA, with a cocktail of US and NZ hops.
4	Charnwood	Foundry	4.20%	Bitter	Crystal malts cast a ruby hue in this traditional English bitter.
5	Dow Bridge	Acris	3.80%	Bitter	Classic session bitter, dry hopped with Goldings.
6	Dow Bridge	Rataed	4.30%	Bitter	Tawny, full-bodied, with bitter hop flavours.
7	Everards	Hummingbird	5.10%	Pale	A bold American pale, loaded with complex fruit. Combining fruity notes of peach and mango against a delicate floral base.
8	Everards	Kaleidoscope	4.80%	IPA	An explosive new beer, brewed with a newly released hop, named Krush™.
9	Everards	Tiger	4.20%	Bitter	Toffee depth and delicately spiced hops strike a perfect balance.
10	Five Kingdoms	Natural Mystic	4.20%	Pale	Session pale ale.
11	Five Kingdoms	Summerisle	4.00%	Pale	Vibrant citrus aroma,clean crisp bitterness and a long dry finish.
12	Fyne Ales	Avalanche	4.50%	Pale	Pale ale, with Cascade, Challenger and Mount Hood hops.
13	Fyne Ales	Jarl	3.80%	Pale	Citra session blonde ale.
14	Golden Duck	Udders Stout	5.70%	Stout	Smooth strong stout, with a sweet and rich malty flavours.
15	Golden Duck	Wristy Fisty	4.60%	Dark Bitter	Chestnut ale with a smooth richness and creamy finish.
16	Grainstore	Rutland Panther	3.40%	Mild	Reddish-black mild with malt and roast flavours combining to deliver intense flavour.
17	Grainstore	Ten Fifty	5.00%	ESB	Banana and malt notes on the nose, rich malt and fruit on the palate.
18	Hall’s	Black Five	4.70%	Stout	Smooth English stout with a roasty taste and with hints of treacle and coffee.
19	Hall’s	Valkyrie	5.20%	Lager	Traditional Keller lager with Magnum and Saaz hops.
20	Langton	Harborough IPA	4.50%	Golden	A golden, hoppy beer, using English hops to give a citrus flavour and a crisp bitter finish.
21	Langton	Rainbow Bridge	3.80%	Golden	Citra and Mosaic hops combine to deliver a complex tropical nose.
22	Magic Dragon	Green One	4.20%	IPA	Citra hopped with crisp grapefruit and lemon notes. Vegan and gluten free.
23	Magic Dragon	Nectaron	5.60%	IPA	Single hopped with NZ Nectaron,a peachy pineapple and hoppy IPA. Gluten free.
24	Mt StBernard	Blonde	5.00%	Blonde	A rich malt profile, with citrusy notes of mandarin orange and vanilla.
25	Mt StBernard	Tynt Meadow	7.40%	Strong Ale	Strong Engish trappist ale. Full-bodied with hints of dark chocolate, liquorice and rich fruits.
26	Orkney	Cliff Edge	4.70%	IPA	Full of grapefruit citrus and mixed red fruit, but a dry astringent finish.
27	Orkney	Corncrake	4.10%	Golden	Straw coloured with soft citrus fruits and a floral aroma.
28	Parish	Bonce Blower	12.00%	Strong Ale	Strong, very dark beer, with a very rich malty character. A Christmas pudding ale.
29	Parish	Fruits of the Parish	3.90%	Bitter	Refreshingly fruity amber ale, with hints of black cherry and berries.
30	Purple Moose	Dark Side of the Moose	4.60%	Dark Bitter	Dark roasted barley with caramel and chocolate notes. Raisin hop character with dry aftertaste.
31	Purple Moose	Elderflower	4.00%	Pale	Pale elderflower beer, with a ctrus aroma, bittersweet taste, and a zesty finish.
32	Rockingham	Flying Saucer	3.90%	Golden	Citrus, pineapple and tropical fruit notes from Idaho 7 and Citra hops.
33	Rockingham	Lost Planet	4.10%	Pale	Citra and Nectaron hops give citrus and passion fruit over a crisp malt backbone.
34	Sulwath	Galloway Gold	5.00%	Lager	Best lager and wheat malts, with Saaz hops. Refreshing with a hint of citrus.
35	Sulwath	Solway Mist	5.50%	Wheat Beer	Sweet and fruity, naturally cloudy wheat beer.
36	Swannay	Orkney Best	3.60%	Bitter	Light and refreshing, with a blend of hops from the UK, Poland and Germany.
37	Swannay	St Magnus ESB	5.20%	ESB	Smooth and mellow, with a charge of zingy hops in the finish.
38	Tiny Rebel	Cosmic	4.00%	Pale	Session Pale
39	Tiny Rebel	Pit Stop	3.40%	IPA	Session IPA
40	Tollgate	Affogato	3.40%	Mild	Vanilla and coffee mild.
41	Tollgate	Super QRT	5.60%	IPA	Robust English IPA.
42	Tudor	Black Mountain	4.00%	Stout	A rich stout with a hint of chocolate. Vegan and gluten free.
43	Tudor	Skirrid	4.20%	Bitter	A light amber, slightly hoppy, easy drinking ale. Vegan and gluten free.
44	Warrington	Bolt of Lightning Bitter	3.80%	Bitter	Copper in colour, with hints of biscuit and caramel
45	Warrington	Market Mild	5.90%	Mild	Strong mild
KEG
46	Bakers Dozen	Acoustic Landlady	3.40%	Pale	Mozaic hopped pale ale.
47	Bakers Dozen	Undertow	4.80%	IPA	SIBA award winning hazy IPA, hopped with Citra and Nelson Sauvin.
48	Round Corner	10 Hours in LA	5.20%	Pale	South Pacific hops with lime, papaya and passion fruit notes.
49	Round Corner	Steeplechase	4.40%	Pale	World champion pale ale.Juicy hop aromas with tropical and citrus fruit notes.
50	Bakers Dozen	12 Second Panda	6.00%	IPA	Citra hops dominate this Turbo-prog IPA.
CIDER and PERRY
51	Charnwood	Pure Charnwood	6.40%	Medium	Moreish blend of apples from orchards in Cropston, Sileby and Barrow-Upon-Soar.
52	Charnwood	Redstreak Annie	7.00%		Soft and balanced, using the bittersweet Somerset Redstreak and the Leicestershire cooking apple Annie Elizabeth.
53	Grainstore	Rutland medium sparkling	4.50%	Medium-sweet	Medium golden, with a well-balanced finish and a heady aroma of crushed apples on the nose.
54	Cidentro	Melton Midnight – Black Dabinett	8.00%	Dry	Dry and still, with applewood smokiness and subtle honey flavours from the Black Dabinett apple.
55	Monkey Bridge	Yarlington Mill	7.30%	Dry	Subtle notes of raspberry tartness with background spices and bittersweet tannins.
56	Sisson and Smith	Perry	6.80%	Medium	A blended perry, produced using traditional methods.
57	Bottle Kicking	All Hands to the Pumps	5.50%	Medium-sweet	Zesty summer meadow notes from East Midlands apples. Very deceptive!
58	Rutland	Rhuberry	4.00%	Sweet	Medium cider with the subtle tart of rhubarb and the sweetness of strawberries’
59	Rutland	Bushberry	4.00%	Sweet	The hedgerow, garden and orchard combine to create an aroma of crushed raspberries and blackberries.
60	Thirsty Farmer	Mango	3.40%	Sweet	Mango blended with bittersweet apples creates a refreshing cider with hints of citrus and a tropical finish.
61	Thirsty Farmer	Tropical Fruit	3.40%	Sweet	Juicy tropical flavours and crisp apples create a sweet easy-drinking summer cider.
62	Bottle Kicking	Pineapple, peach and passion fruit	4.00%	Sweet	Tropical ‘PPP’ blended with a culinary apple base for a refreshing cider. Ideal on a sunny day!
63	Bottle Kicking	Blackberry and Blueberry	4.00%	Sweet	Classic English fruit combination. Many Bottle Kicking participants end up ‘Black and Blue’.

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