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Inaugural Yarnbury Yorkshire Day Beer Festival 30th July - 1st August 2010.
After months of extensive planning the doors opened for the inaugural Yarnbury Yorkshire Day Beer Festival at 4pm on Friday the 30th of July 2010. With over 40 ales and ciders gathered from the length and breadth of the white rose county for the discerning drinkers of Horsforth to sample, the much anticipated weekend started with a great air of expectation.
After months of extensive planning the doors opened for the inaugural Yarnbury Yorkshire Day Beer Festival at 4pm on Friday the 30th of July 2010. With over 40 ales and ciders gathered from the length and breadth of the white rose county for the discerning drinkers of Horsforth to sample, the much anticipated weekend started with a great air of expectation.
2010 festival
The merry band of volunteer staff looked in fine fettle kitted out in their commemorative festival T-shirts not to mention the broad grins that they were all sporting and continued to do so for the remainder of the evening and indeed the entire weekend.
Friday night’s entertainment was supplied by the popular local group “motor city burning”. The band put on an excellent show from the temporary covered stage in the corner of the car park. Light showers didn’t damped the spirits as revellers enjoyed the bands exemplary performance under the shelter provided by the clubs newly acquired marquee which spanned the entire width of the car park. The beer flowed late into the night and the barbecue cooking a range of burgers and sausages made freshly by local butchers especially for the occasion gave much needed sustenance to those with the stamina to see out the evening to its finale.
After a successful opening night the organising team had worked tirelessly to ensure the venue was again looking at its spotless best as the first customers arrived as the doors were opened at noon on Saturday. A sizeable crowd both young and old gathered throughout the day, made up of local drinkers and people that had travelled significant distances to attend all contributing to a warm and friendly atmosphere as people mingled, discussed their “ale of the festival” nominations and were entertained by a mixture of musical styles. Club member Mark Robinson performed an acoustic set followed by “Sunday Social” a local three piece fronted by ex Yarnbury 1st XV scrumhalf Jimmy Lee, who showcased nearly entirely their own original material to a very receptive audience, and soloist Paul Jeffery who was joined by Katie during his second set to perform as "The BitterSweet shop". With the weather holding out better than the previous day, the party spirit really took hold well into the evening.
After a successful opening night the organising team had worked tirelessly to ensure the venue was again looking at its spotless best as the first customers arrived as the doors were opened at noon on Saturday. A sizeable crowd both young and old gathered throughout the day, made up of local drinkers and people that had travelled significant distances to attend all contributing to a warm and friendly atmosphere as people mingled, discussed their “ale of the festival” nominations and were entertained by a mixture of musical styles. Club member Mark Robinson performed an acoustic set followed by “Sunday Social” a local three piece fronted by ex Yarnbury 1st XV scrumhalf Jimmy Lee, who showcased nearly entirely their own original material to a very receptive audience, and soloist Paul Jeffery who was joined by Katie during his second set to perform as "The BitterSweet shop". With the weather holding out better than the previous day, the party spirit really took hold well into the evening.
With Sunday looking to host the best weather of the weekend, the staff eagerly took their posts to what hopefully would be another busy day. Unfortunately, it was the quietest day of the weekend, albeit with a very relaxed and friendly atmosphere. The day's entertainment consisted of student band "Sans Cire" who performed their own unique style of music (also wholly origional) with influences in the jazz, reggae and afro-beat genres, and husband and wife duo "Peculiar Blue" playing a mix of covers and origional material. What a treat having two different styles, played fantasticaly by both acts.
With the festival drawing to a close on sunday evening we manage to look back over the weekend and assess how things went. We had plenty of good feedback from those that attended and have plenty of thoughts and ideas to move onto next years festival.
The festival was hailed as a success, and we managed to make some new friends, have plenty of fun, raise our clubs profile and earn some much needed funds to boot. Thank you to all those who attended.
For details on this years festival click here....
The festival was hailed as a success, and we managed to make some new friends, have plenty of fun, raise our clubs profile and earn some much needed funds to boot. Thank you to all those who attended.
For details on this years festival click here....
| Brewery | Beer | ABV | Tasting notes | Sponsor |
| Anglo-Dutch Brewery | God's Own Ale | 4.2% | Amber ale which is mildly hopped with notes of coffee. | |
| Anglo-Dutch Brewery | Sweet Jane | 4.0% | Golden amber session beer with a bitter sweet taste. | Roy-Boy, Crash & Barker. |
| Black Sheep | Golden Sheep | 3.9% | Beautifully balanced with dry bitterness and light citrus flavours. | The Motor House |
| Black Sheep | Riggwelter | 5.9% | Strong chestnut Brown Beer with white head and aroma of roast coffee | Graham Riley |
| Elland Brewery | Bargee | 3.8% | Full flavoured bitter brewed with three different malts and English hops. | |
| Ellend brewery | Eden | 4.2% | Well hopped award winning pale beer with a long, clean fruity finish. | |
| Great Heck Brewery | AAA Pale Ale | 5.0% | Dry golden ale with a delicious aroma and a satisfying rich golden colour from a unique blend of roasted malts. | |
| Great Heck Brewery | Yorkshire Navigator | 3.8% | A traditional dry mahogany coloured bitter with a delicious aroma and it's own fruity smoothness. | |
| Goose Eye Brewery | Bronte Bitter | 4.5% | Full bodied amber ale with extra hoppy character. | Ron Smith Lawn & Turf |
| Goose Eye Brewery | Crooked Cock | 4.2% | A pale straw beer that is triple hopped to give a fruity palate and citrus aroma. | Horsforth School of Motoring |
| Hambleton Ales | Best Bitter | 3.8% | Golden bitter with citrus notes and tangy finish. | Adel Farm & Gardens |
| Hambleton Ales | Nightmare | 5.0% | Smooth, massively flavoured creamy stout/porter. | |
| Ilkley Brewery | Mary Jane | 3.5% | Crisp and pale with a refreshing citrus aroma. | |
| Ilkley Brewery | Ilkley Pale | 4.2% | Crisp and pale with a refreshing citrus aroma. | |
| Leeds Brewery | Leeds Pale | 3.8% | Light and hoppy pale ale with floral notes. | City2City Couriers |
| Leeds Brewery | Midnight Bell | 4.8% | Award winning premium dark mild brewed with crystal and chocolate malts. |
Adrian C. Addy Double Glazing |
| Little Valley Brewery | Ginger Pale Ale | 4.0% | Light and fresh with a hint of ginger and citrus. | |
| Little Valley Brewery | Two Lads | 4.0% | delicate minty, grassy and slightley floral aroma, lean body with hoppy character. | |
| Naylors Brewery | Black & Tan | 4.4% | Blended recipes of bitter and porter giving a deep rich brown ale. | |
| Naylors Brewery | pinnacle porter | 4.8% | Chocolate malts and roasted barley give flavours of coffee and cocoa in this rich, dark beer. | |
| Nook Brewhouse | Fiery Red | 4.5% | Malty ale with hints of ginger. | Mark Robinson |
| Nook Brewhouse | Yorks | 3.7% | Classic Yorkshire bitter, well hopped with hints of crystal malts. | Hill Lawrence |
| Old Bear Brewery | Black Mari'a | 4.2% | Smooth stout with hints of coffee and slightly sweet after taste. | Mitton Mechanical |
| Old Bear Brewery | Goldilocks | 4.5% | Light golden ale with a lemon tangy fruity aroma and a clean, wheaty citrus palate. | |
| Old Bear Brewery | Honeypot | 4.6% | Straw coloured ale made with real Yorkshire honey | Cloverleaf Mortgages |
| Old Bear Brewery | Yorkshire Day Ale | 4.2% | Old style malty ale. | DJBZ Entertainment |
| Old Spot Brewery | Darkside Pup | 3.6% | Full bodied dark mild with deep coffee for taste and liquorish finish. | |
| Old Spot Brewery | Light But Dark | 4.0% | A chestnut coloured bitter with a slight malty for-taste and a pleasant bitter finish. | |
| Ossett Brewery | Silver Link | 4.6% | Lager coloured, dry bitter with an intense grapefruit hop character | |
| Ossett Brewery | Yorkshire Blond | 3.9% | This fruity pale coloured ale is full bodied, well-rounded and slightly sweet on the palate. | Bedfords Transport |
| Rodham's Brewery | Yorky Beer | 4.0% | Dark amber bitter made with roasted malt. | |
| Rooster's Brewery | G.C.B (Good Cheer Beer) | 3.7% | Very drinkable light beer. | Raymond Johnson |
| Rooster's Brewery | Y.P.A (Yorkshire Pale Ale) | 4.3% | Pale golden coloured ale with a raspberry aroma, medium bitterness with a long aromatic finish. | Peter Barker |
| Salamander Brewery |
Chimney Sweep |
4.5% | Black, strong, pleasant tasting stout. | |
| Salamander Brewery | Mudpuppy | 4.2% | Well balanced copper bitter with a fruity, hoppy nose and a bitter finish. | |
| Saltaire Brewery | Blackberry Cascade | 4.8% | American style pale ale infused with a hint of blackberries |
Hydraulic Analysis LTD |
| Saltaire Brewery | Raspberry Blonde | 4.0% | Refreshing blonde ale delicately infused with raspberry flavours. |
Hydraulic Analyisis LTD |
| Summer Wine Brewery | Teleporter | 5.0% | Seriously smooth, rich porter brewed with 10 different grains to give depth and character. | |
| Summer Wine Brewery | Tiberius | 4.2% | Refreshing and fruity pale ale with a distinctive sweet hoppy balance and hints of peaches and apricots. | |
| Wharfebank Brewery | Summer Ale | 4.3% | A straw blonde ale with a full, smooth fruity flavour and passionfruit and citrus aroma. |
JB Meays & Son Family Butchers |
| Wharfebank Brewery | Tether Blonde | 4.1% | A straw blonde paleale with a full, smooth fruity flavour and passionfruit and citrus aroma. | Leeds Trinity University College |
| Ciders | ||||
| Ampleforth Abbey | Ampleforth Abbey Cider | 8.3% | A strong dry cider brewed at the abbey in the traditional way by Father Rainer | Neil Pennington |
| Moorlands Farm | Moorlands Cyder | 6.4% | A crisp, clean, natural medium-sweet cider with a modern taste. |