Yarnbury
Beer Festival
No. Brewery Beer ABV Tasting Notes
00 Black Sheep
Brewery
Riggwelter 5.7% A deep chestnut brown beer with a rich near-white head and the aroma of fresh roasted coffee
    Kindly Sponsored by Graham Riley
1 Burley Street Brewery IPA 4.3% Traditional strong English IPA made with only English hops
Kindly Sponsored by Raymond Johnson
2 Burley Street Brewery Stout 5.1% A rich atout made with 4 varieties of Hops with a smokey aroma
Kindly Sponsored by Peter Greenwood
3 Goose Eye Brewery Chinook 4.0% Very Pale and hoppy with a citrus after taste
Kindly Sponsored by Aspen Pumps - www.aspenpumps.com
4 Goose Eye Brewery Goose Gog 4.3% Pale Straw coloured beer , triple hopped with a pleasant fruity taste
citrus aroma.
Kindly Sponsored by Pickard Properties - www.pickardproperties.co.uk
5 Great Heck Equinox 5.0% Pale, dry,
very hoppy refreshing beer.
Kindly Sponsored by Adrian C. Addy Double Glazing - 07956 964713
6 Great Heck YPA 4.3% Premium pale ale with complex malt character
    Kindly Sponsored by Peter Barker
7 Haworth Steam Austerity 3.8% Blonde and refreshing beer
    Kindly Sponsored by The Barker Family
8 Haworth Steam True Tyke 3.8% Balanced traditional Yorkshire Bitter
    Kindly Sponsored by Chaz Jackson
9 Ilkley Brewery Ilkley Summer 3.8% Refreshing summer beer with fruit flavours and a dry finish
    Kindly Donated by Ilkley Brewery
10 Ilkley Brewery Lotus IPA 5.6% Award winning strong, golden IPA
    Kindly Donated by Ilkley Brewery
11 Leeds Brewery Samba 3.7% Blonde beer using Lager malts
    Kindly Donated by Leeds Brewery
12 Leeds Brewery Yorkshire Gold 4.0% A light hoppy golden Ale
    Kindly Sponsored by City 2 City Couriers - Tel 01943 510122 / 07909 874772
13 Little Valley Brewery Dutch Courage 4.3% Light, floral elderflower aroma with bitter, hoppy finish
    Kindly Sponsored by Russ & Ellis Gommersal
14 Little Valley Brewery Withens 3.9% Light IPA, floral hops with a dry finish
    Kindly Sponsored by Lightcliffe Lodge 3332
15 Magik Rock Curious 3.9% Floral Grassy aroma with a malty character
    Kindly Sponsored by Juste Nous Outside Catering - www.justenous.co.uk
16 Magik Rock Rapture 4.6% Full bodied, hoppy red beer with aromas of grapefruit and pine
    Kindly Sponsored by Andrew Hargreaves
17 Naylor's Brewery Aire Valley Bitter 3.8% Well balanced with dryish hoppy flavour
    Kindly Sponsored by The Village Bakery, Rawdon
18 Naylor's Brewery Bullet 4.2% Carbonated larger style light beer
    Kindly Sponsored by Woodside Insurance - 0113 259 1852
19 Naylor's Brewery Magnum PA 4.2% Light, delicate fruity taste, with a bitter aftertaste
    Kindly Sponsored by Woodside Insurance - www.woodsideinsurance.com
20 Nook Brewhouse Cherry Stout 5.2% Well bodied oat stout with cherry
    Kindly Sponsored by Horsforth School Of Motoring - www.horsforthsom.co.uk
21 Nook Brewhouse Summer Ale 3.9% Blonde ale and very grape fruity
    Kindly Sponsored by Rachael Barker & Ferdie Habing
22 Old Bear Brewery Goldilocks 4.5% Light golden ale with a citrus twang at the end
    Kindly Sponsored by Meays Family Butchers, Yeadon
23 Old Bear Brewery Great Bear 3.9% Rich Copper malty bitty, fruity after taste
    Kindly Sponsored by Rawdon Fun Day - www.rawdonfunday.co.uk
24 Old Bear Brewery Yorkshire Day Ale 4.3% Traditional old style malty ale with nutty over tones
    Kindly Sponsored by The Queens, Horsforth
25 Old Spot Brewery Light But Dark 4.3% Blond, light and hoppy
    Kindly Sponsored by Arthur Smith
26 Old Spot Brewery Old Spot Lager 4.2% Lager style beer
    Kindly Sponsored by Graham Hargreaves, Electrician
27 Ossett Brewery Excelsior 5.2% Mellow full flavour with fruity dryness
    Kindly Sponsored by Bedfords Transport - www.befordstransport.co.uk
28 Ossett Brewery Glorious Yorkshire 4.0% Pale, hoppy, refreshing dry bitterness
    Kindly Sponsored by MotorHouse- www.themotorhouse.org
29 Partners Brewery God's Own Ale 4.2% Amber ale which is mildly hopped with notes of coffee
    Kindly Sponsored by M&D Motors, Yeadon
30 Partners Brewery Epistus 4.0% A light golden honey ale.
    Kindly Sponsored by Leeds Trinity University College
31 Ridgeside Brewery Rushmore 4.3% Tasty pale ale using american hops
    Kindly Donated by Ridgeside Brewery
32 Ridgeside Brewery Live Wire 3.8% Pale and refreshing, brewed with mixed American and \New Zealand hops
    Kindly Sponsored by Ron Smith Lawn & Turf
33 Revolution Brewery Clash 4.5% American style porter introducing a clash of styles
    Kindly Sponsored by Total Mortgage Solutions - 0845 458 1899
34 Revolution Brewery Devolution 4.5% Generously hopped at the very last minute
    Kindly Sponsored by Total Mortgage Solutions - 21a Chapeltown, Pudsey, LS28 7RZ
35 Roosters Brewery Elderflower 3.7% Moderately bitter, elderflower character
    Kindly Sponsored by Total Mortgage Solutions - www.ifatotalsolutions.co.uk
36 Roosters Brewery Dark Art 4.5% Oak aged porter, with hints of chocolate and vanilla
    Kindly Sponsored by Paul 'Hubby' Marshall Property maintainance - 07711 648 704
37 Salamander Brewery Mudpuppy 4.2% Copper coloured premium ale
    Sponsored by Yorkshire Air Ambulance
38 Salamander Brewery Golden Salamander 4.5 % Pale ale with rich hoppy character
    Kindly Sponsored by Phil & Glyn Davis
39 Two Roses Brewery First Edition 4.0% Golden well hopped Indian Pale Ale
    Kindly Sponsored by J & J Dodgeson
40 Two Roses Brewery Summer Special 4.1% Golden ale with tropical fruit finish
     Kindly Sponsored by Richard Wharton
41 WharfeBank Brewery Carry Me Home 5.2% Full Bodied IPA, fruity, hoppy taste
    Kindly Donated by WharfeBank Brewery
42 WharfeBank Brewery Weirdly Weizen 4.5% German Style cloudy wheat beer
    Kindly Donated by WharfeBank Brewery
K1 Kirkstall
Brewery
Black Band Porter 5.5% A full bodied yet beautifully smooth dark porter
    Kindly Donated by Kirkstall Brewery
K2 Kirkstall
Brewery
Three Swords 4.5% Very Pale and spectacularly thirst quenching. 3 different hops gives this beer a delightful citrus nose.
    Kindly Donated by Kirkstall Brewery
Ciders
43 Ampleforth Abbey Cider 8.5% A strong tradition scrumpy pressed at Ampleforth Abbey
    Kindly sponsored by Neil Pennington
44 Orchards Of Husthwaite Galtres Gold 7.0% Clear, medium sweet cider,
community run press.
    Kindley sponsored by Graham Riley
45 Pure North Press Valley Gold 6.0% Natural fermented cider from the Holme Valleys.
    Yarnbury Function Room For Hire
46 Unknown Cider House Secret Cider 7.5% A locally produced cider from an
Anonymous press!
    Kindly sourced by Old Bear Brewery
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2011 festival
2011 statistics :-

Over 1400 people attended,

Nearly 6,000 glasses of beer consumed,

Nearly 1,000 glasses of cider consumed,

15 live acts entertained us throughout the weekend,

2011 Festival awards :-

- Beer of the festival:

Kirkstall Brewery - Black Band Porter

- Second Place:

Naylor's Bullet

Salamander Brewery - Golden Salamander

- Third Place:

Ilkley Brewery - Ilkley Summer

Partner's Brewery - God's Own Ale

WharfeBank Brewery - Carry Me Home


- Cider of the festival:

Ampleforth Abbey Cider

- Fastest seller:

Naylor's Bullet
No. Brewery Beer ABV Tasting Notes
00 Black Sheep
Brewery
Riggwelter 5.7% A deep chestnut brown beer with a rich near-white head and the aroma of fresh roasted coffee
    Kindly Sponsored by Graham Riley
1 Burley Street Brewery IPA 4.3% Traditional strong English IPA made with only English hops
Kindly Sponsored by Raymond Johnson
2 Burley Street Brewery Stout 5.1% A rich atout made with 4 varieties of Hops with a smokey aroma
Kindly Sponsored by Peter Greenwood
3 Goose Eye Brewery Chinook 4.0% Very Pale and hoppy with a citrus after taste
Kindly Sponsored by Aspen Pumps - www.aspenpumps.com
4 Goose Eye Brewery Goose Gog 4.3% Pale Straw coloured beer , triple hopped with a pleasant fruity taste
citrus aroma.
Kindly Sponsored by Pickard Properties - www.pickardproperties.co.uk
5 Great Heck Equinox 5.0% Pale, dry,
very hoppy refreshing beer.
Kindly Sponsored by Adrian C. Addy Double Glazing - 07956 964713
6 Great Heck YPA 4.3% Premium pale ale with complex malt character
    Kindly Sponsored by Peter Barker
7 Haworth Steam Austerity 3.8% Blonde and refreshing beer
    Kindly Sponsored by The Barker Family
8 Haworth Steam True Tyke 3.8% Balanced traditional Yorkshire Bitter
    Kindly Sponsored by Chaz Jackson
9 Ilkley Brewery Ilkley Summer 3.8% Refreshing summer beer with fruit flavours and a dry finish
    Kindly Donated by Ilkley Brewery
10 Ilkley Brewery Lotus IPA 5.6% Award winning strong, golden IPA
    Kindly Donated by Ilkley Brewery
11 Leeds Brewery Samba 3.7% Blonde beer using Lager malts
    Kindly Donated by Leeds Brewery
12 Leeds Brewery Yorkshire Gold 4.0% A light hoppy golden Ale
    Kindly Sponsored by City 2 City Couriers - Tel 01943 510122 / 07909 874772
13 Little Valley Brewery Dutch Courage 4.3% Light, floral elderflower aroma with bitter, hoppy finish
    Kindly Sponsored by Russ & Ellis Gommersal
14 Little Valley Brewery Withens 3.9% Light IPA, floral hops with a dry finish
    Kindly Sponsored by Lightcliffe Lodge 3332
15 Magik Rock Curious 3.9% Floral Grassy aroma with a malty character
    Kindly Sponsored by Juste Nous Outside Catering - www.justenous.co.uk
16 Magik Rock Rapture 4.6% Full bodied, hoppy red beer with aromas of grapefruit and pine
    Kindly Sponsored by Andrew Hargreaves
17 Naylor's Brewery Aire Valley Bitter 3.8% Well balanced with dryish hoppy flavour
    Kindly Sponsored by The Village Bakery, Rawdon
18 Naylor's Brewery Bullet 4.2% Carbonated larger style light beer
    Kindly Sponsored by Woodside Insurance - 0113 259 1852
19 Naylor's Brewery Magnum PA 4.2% Light, delicate fruity taste, with a bitter aftertaste
    Kindly Sponsored by Woodside Insurance - www.woodsideinsurance.com
20 Nook Brewhouse Cherry Stout 5.2% Well bodied oat stout with cherry
    Kindly Sponsored by Horsforth School Of Motoring - www.horsforthsom.co.uk
21 Nook Brewhouse Summer Ale 3.9% Blonde ale and very grape fruity
    Kindly Sponsored by Rachael Barker & Ferdie Habing
22 Old Bear Brewery Goldilocks 4.5% Light golden ale with a citrus twang at the end
    Kindly Sponsored by Meays Family Butchers, Yeadon
23 Old Bear Brewery Great Bear 3.9% Rich Copper malty bitty, fruity after taste
    Kindly Sponsored by Rawdon Fun Day - www.rawdonfunday.co.uk
24 Old Bear Brewery Yorkshire Day Ale 4.3% Traditional old style malty ale with nutty over tones
    Kindly Sponsored by The Queens, Horsforth
25 Old Spot Brewery Light But Dark 4.3% Blond, light and hoppy
    Kindly Sponsored by Arthur Smith
26 Old Spot Brewery Old Spot Lager 4.2% Lager style beer
    Kindly Sponsored by Graham Hargreaves, Electrician
27 Ossett Brewery Excelsior 5.2% Mellow full flavour with fruity dryness
    Kindly Sponsored by Bedfords Transport - www.befordstransport.co.uk
28 Ossett Brewery Glorious Yorkshire 4.0% Pale, hoppy, refreshing dry bitterness
    Kindly Sponsored by MotorHouse- www.themotorhouse.org
29 Partners Brewery God's Own Ale 4.2% Amber ale which is mildly hopped with notes of coffee
    Kindly Sponsored by M&D Motors, Yeadon
30 Partners Brewery Epistus 4.0% A light golden honey ale.
    Kindly Sponsored by Leeds Trinity University College
31 Ridgeside Brewery Rushmore 4.3% Tasty pale ale using american hops
    Kindly Donated by Ridgeside Brewery
32 Ridgeside Brewery Live Wire 3.8% Pale and refreshing, brewed with mixed American and \New Zealand hops
    Kindly Sponsored by Ron Smith Lawn & Turf
33 Revolution Brewery Clash 4.5% American style porter introducing a clash of styles
    Kindly Sponsored by Total Mortgage Solutions - 0845 458 1899
34 Revolution Brewery Devolution 4.5% Generously hopped at the very last minute
    Kindly Sponsored by Total Mortgage Solutions - 21a Chapeltown, Pudsey, LS28 7RZ
35 Roosters Brewery Elderflower 3.7% Moderately bitter, elderflower character
    Kindly Sponsored by Total Mortgage Solutions - www.ifatotalsolutions.co.uk
36 Roosters Brewery Dark Art 4.5% Oak aged porter, with hints of chocolate and vanilla
    Kindly Sponsored by Paul 'Hubby' Marshall Property maintainance - 07711 648 704
37 Salamander Brewery Mudpuppy 4.2% Copper coloured premium ale
    Sponsored by Yorkshire Air Ambulance
38 Salamander Brewery Golden Salamander 4.5 % Pale ale with rich hoppy character
    Kindly Sponsored by Phil & Glyn Davis
39 Two Roses Brewery First Edition 4.0% Golden well hopped Indian Pale Ale
    Kindly Sponsored by J & J Dodgeson
40 Two Roses Brewery Summer Special 4.1% Golden ale with tropical fruit finish
     Kindly Sponsored by Richard Wharton
41 WharfeBank Brewery Carry Me Home 5.2% Full Bodied IPA, fruity, hoppy taste
    Kindly Donated by WharfeBank Brewery
42 WharfeBank Brewery Weirdly Weizen 4.5% German Style cloudy wheat beer
    Kindly Donated by WharfeBank Brewery
K1 Kirkstall
Brewery
Black Band Porter 5.5% A full bodied yet beautifully smooth dark porter
    Kindly Donated by Kirkstall Brewery
K2 Kirkstall
Brewery
Three Swords 4.5% Very Pale and spectacularly thirst quenching. 3 different hops gives this beer a delightful citrus nose.
    Kindly Donated by Kirkstall Brewery
Ciders
43 Ampleforth Abbey Cider 8.5% A strong tradition scrumpy pressed at Ampleforth Abbey
    Kindly sponsored by Neil Pennington
44 Orchards Of Husthwaite Galtres Gold 7.0% Clear, medium sweet cider,
community run press.
    Kindley sponsored by Graham Riley
45 Pure North Press Valley Gold 6.0% Natural fermented cider from the Holme Valleys.
    Yarnbury Function Room For Hire
46 Unknown Cider House Secret Cider 7.5% A locally produced cider from an
Anonymous press!
    Kindly sourced by Old Bear Brewery