Santa’s – Peel-y Good Brew

English Ale
ABV 4.5%
Amber – Chilled
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Burghfest Exclusive

Brewed in collaboration with Reading Amateur Brewers and Elusive Brewing a sessionable English Pale Ale with rich orange notes and a bitter finish.

Elusive Brewing Company. Finchampstead, Berkshire

Double-Barrelled – Competitive Juggling

Gose
ABV 5.0%
Sour – Chilled
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Ripe for the picking, this Gose style beer is liberally fruited with sweet raspberry puree. Juggling with additions of lime juice and orange concentrate for a zingy sour; its slightly salty finish will leave your tastebuds competing for top score.

Double-Barrelled Brewery. Reading, Berkshire

Double-Barrelled – Stop the Clock

NEIPA
ABV 4.2%
Pale – Chilled
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Azacca is the ace hop in this pack providing tropical fruit aromas, punchy zesty notes and sweet citrus flavours. Supported by Simcoe and Talus for a well-rounded team effort.

Double-Barrelled Brewery. Reading, Berkshire

Disruption – Lost Art of the Handshake

Milkshake IPA
ABV 5.9%
Pale – Chilled
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A silky smooth milkshake IPA bursting with dazzling strawberry, cherry, honey berry and blackcurrant flavours, rounded off by a luscious vanilla finish. Loaded up with an extra generous helping of Belma and Mosaic to lock in even more berry yumminess and balance out that fruit sweetness with gentle bitterness. Shake, sip, smile

Ascot Brewing Company. Ascot, Berkshire

Elusive – Kick Up The Fire

American Red Ale
ABV 4.8%
Amber – Chilled
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This classically-styled American Red Ale has notes of toffee and caramel which beautifully balance the pithy orange and resinous pine notes from Citra, Centennial and Simcoe hops. Brewed in collaboration with the Outhouse Brewery to celebrate Wokingham Heritage Day.

Elusive Brewing Company. Finchampstead, Berkshire

Lovibonds – Loud American

American Pale Ale
ABV 4.7%
Pale – Chilled
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LOUD American Pale Ale is a nod to the beer style that started the US craft beer revolution. A straight shooter, with a basic malt bill letting the Loud American hops shine through. Bright gold, with foam emitting heady aromas of citrus from several US hop varieties. Finishing fresh and clean with just enough bitterness.

Lovibonds Brewery. Henley-On-Thames

Phantom – Ball Pit

NEIPA
ABV 5.5%
Pale – Chilled
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Uber juicy and nicely hoppy an example of how a good NEIPA should be. Full of character with great aromas of peach, and a great finish.

Phantom Brewing Co. Reading, Berkshire

Siren Craft – Neo Noise

Hazy Pale Ale
ABV 4.7%
Pale – Chilled
Vg

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A vibrant hazy pale ale showcasing neomexicanus hops, some exciting new varieties that we’re absolutely loving. Here you’ll find the juicy pineapple notes of El Dorado, Talus’ pithy pink grapefruit aromas and a touch of Sabro, which brings everything together with rounded tropical flavours and a hint of coconut.

Siren Craft Brew. Finchampstead, Berkshire

Two Flints – Tilted

NZ Pale Ale
ABV 5.4%
Pale – Chilled
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Chock full of New Zealand hops, with Riwaka leading the way showcasing its truly unique notes of passionfruit, grapefruit and a hint of bacon frazzles. A low mineral water profile and a high protein grist leaves it bright straw-blonde in colour and soft as a cloud.

Two Flints Brewery. Windsor, Berkshire

Hogs Back – Hazy Hog

Medium Sweet
ABV 5.0%
Carbonated Cider
Vg, GF

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A full flavoured 5% Cider made traditionally by adding back the bittersweet apple juice after fermentation and part maturation in large oak vats, which creates the Cidre Doux style of Brittany and Normandy. Cloudy, gently sparkling and wonderfully ‘appley’.

Hogs Back Brewery. Tongham, Surrey

Tutt’s Clump – Dark Fruit

Medium Sweet
ABV 4.0%
Carbonated Cider
Vg, GF

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This medium/sweet Real Cider is lovingly crafted in West Berkshire from a blend of apples before being infused with real juice from the fruits of the forest.

Tutt’s Clump Cider. Bradfield, Berkshire

Hitchcox – Colonel Plums

Sponsored by Country Lane Catery

Medium
ABV 4.0%
Still Cider
Vg, GF

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Smooth yet sharp, balancing hints of floral damson and plum. A fruity premium cider that celebrates the riches of the Oxfordshire orchards, through a blend of traditional hedgerow fruits and cider apples.

Hitchcox Cider. Chalgrove, Oxfordshire

Hitchcox – Dry

Dry
ABV 6.2%
Still Cider
Vg, GF

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Matured oak-barrelled aged vintage cider sophisticated in taste and made from a rolling blend of sharp bittersweet cider apples.

Hitchcox Cider. Chalgrove, Oxfordshire

Seven Trees Cider – Orchard Press

Dry
ABV 7.3%
Still Cider
Vg, GF

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An award winning full-juice, west country cider with woody and spicy notes, some chewy tannin and hints of caramel. Awarded a Silver Medal at the British Cider Championships

Seven Trees Cider. Tilehurst, Berkshire

Seven Trees Cider – Reading Press

Medium
ABV 6.7%
Still Cider
Vg, GF

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A fresh, fruity, juicy cider made from culinary and dessert apples collected from RG postcodes then blended with a small amount of Dabinett a bittersweet cider apple.

Seven Trees Cider. Tilehurst, Berkshire

Tutt’s Clump – Rhubarb

Medium Sweet
ABV 4.0%
Still Cider
Vg, GF

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This medium/sweet Real Cider is lovingly crafted in West Berkshire from a blend of apples before being infused with real rhubarb juice.

Tutt’s Clump Cider. Bradfield, Berkshire

Tutt’s Clump – Traditional Farmhouse

Medium Dry
ABV 6.0%
Still Cider
Vg, GF

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This award-winning medium/dry Real Cider is handmade from a variety of eating cooking and crab apples mainly from within West Berkshire. Made from 100% juice with no added water.

Tutt’s Clump Cider. Bradfield, Berkshire

Ascot – Starting Gate

Sponsored by Nisa

Session Bitter
ABV 4.0%
Amber
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A terrific copper-coloured Session Bitter packed with refreshing blackcurrant and lemon aromas. Significant flavours beyond those usually found in a session bitter.

Ascot Brewing Company. Ascot, Berkshire

Disruption – Chaos More Chaos

NEIPA
ABV 5.0%
Pale
Vg

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Rarely available on cask

Hop shot combinations of Mosaic, Citra and Nelson Sauvin release intense tropical, mango and blueberry aromas. Lock and load those tastebuds and prepare yourself for a super smooth, full-bodied, damn right crushable NEIPA that delivers an exotic fruit punch bowl extravaganza with every sip, slurp, and swig

Ascot Brewing Company. Ascot, Berkshire

Elusive – Johns London Porter

Sponsored by Elusive Brewing

Porter
ABV 4.3%
Dark
Vg

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Brewed by Elusive in collaboration with ‘John’ from Reading Amateur Brewers, this traditional porter is based on an 1850 recipe brought bang up to date. Pours jet black with a long lasting tan head. Well-balanced with a good mouthfeel, hints of dark chocolate and coffee, more flavour than you might expect from a 4.3% ABV beer.

Elusive Brewing Company. Finchampstead, Berkshire

Elusive – Oregon Trail

Sponsored by Burghfield Running Club

West Coast IPA
ABV 5.8%
Pale
Vg

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World Beer Awards Winner

We went big on the hops here with lots of Simcoe, Chinook and Columbus for a classic take on the West Coast IPA style. We went big on bitterness too, to balance out the malt body.

Elusive Brewing Company. Finchampstead, Berkshire

Loddon – Citra Quad

Sponsored by The Hatch Gate Inn

Session IPA
ABV 4.4%
Pale
Vg

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Previous Burghfest Award Winner

A quadruple-hopped session IPA which honours that juiciest and most tropical hop. Abundantly hopped with Citra over four stages of the brewing process, this 4.4% beer packs a punch of intense flavours and aromas that will be sure to get your mouth watering. A soft water profile and heaps of oat malts provide a rich mouthfeel and help accentuate the pungent citrus overtones desired by this style.

Loddon Brewery. Dunsden, Oxfordshire

Mysterious – Sitka

Sponsored by Mysterious Brewing

Spruce ESB
ABV 5.8%
Amber
Vg

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Limited Edition

This limited edition beer is an ESB (Extra Strong Bitter) brewed with spruce tips harvested in Scotland in spring. The unique spruce pine flavour sits on the sweet malty base of this bitter and also delivers a citrus background

Mysterious Brewing. Silchester

Siren Craft – Lumina

Sponsored by Lex Marquee Hire

Session IPA
ABV 4.2%
Pale
Vg, GF

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Gluten Free Beer

Session IPA glowing with juicy tropical fruit notes. Hoppy aromas of mango and pineapple guide you towards explosive flavour, flashes of delicate citrus highlights and refreshing balanced bitterness. Our epiphany of a session beer drinks with a pillowy soft mouthfeel and pours with a beautiful light haze.

Siren Craft Brew. Finchampstead, Berkshire