1. Ingeniería

January – March Tasting Notes 2015
BURTON BRIDGE GOLDEN DELICIOUS 3.8% ABV
Burton Bridge Brewery, Staffordshire. Est. 1982
This golden-coloured beer has a strong hop aroma and a dry, bitter finish. It’s a fullflavoured, yet easy-drinking and moreish, session bitter.
Hops used: Challenger, Styrian
CALEDONIAN DEUCHARS IPA 3.8% ABV
Caledonian Brewery, Edinburgh. Est. 1869
A distinctive golden beer, long on refreshment, this has a citric, zesty hop aroma and crisp
bitterness. It’s a winner of many awards, including CAMRA’s Champion Beer of Britain, in
2002.
Hops used: Styrian Goldings
DARK STAR HOPHEAD 3.8% ABV
Dark Star Brewery, West Sussex. Est. 1994
This pale golden ale has a floral aroma, with elderflower notes from the Cascade hops, plus
a full-bodied and full-flavoured character which is still gentle enough to make this an
extremely drinkable beer.
Hops used: Amarillo, Cascade
OAKHAM JHB 3.8% ABV
Oakham Ales, Cambridgeshire. Est. 1993
This golden-coloured beer has an aroma dominated by hops, giving characteristic citrus
notes, while the hops and fruit on the palate are balanced by malt and a bitter base, leading
to a dry, hoppy finish.
Hops used: Challenger, Mount Hood
MOORHOUSE’S WHITE WITCH 3.9% ABV
Moorhouse’s Brewery, Lancashire. Est. 1865
This pale blond refreshing beer has big hints of lemon, citrus and spice in the aroma,
balanced by a smooth malt taste and a lingering bitterness in the finish.
Hops used: Cascade, Centennial
BUTCOMBE BITTER 4.0% ABV
Butcombe Brewery, Somerset. Est. 1978
This classic, amber-coloured bitter has a delicate blend of malt, hops and citrus flavours,
leading to a long, dry, bitter finish.
Hops used: The brewery reports that it’s a secret blend of English varieties.
CONWY WELSH PRIDE 4.0% ABV
Conwy Brewery, Conwy. Est. 2003
This copper-coloured bitter has notes of citrus and malt in the aroma, well balanced by a
pleasing nutty malt flavour, with delicate hop notes and further malt in the finish.
Hops used: Challenger, Goldings
ILKLEY RUBY JANE 4.0% ABV
Ilkley Brewery, West Yorkshire. Est. 2009
J D Wetherspoon PLC
January – March Tasting Notes 2015
This award-winning, ruby-coloured beer is brewed using seven malt types, giving a velvetysmooth palate, balanced by a soft bitterness and hints of spice from the hops used.
Hops used: Bullion, Nugget, Sovereign, Willamette
WEST BERKSHIRE GOOD OLD BOY 4.0% ABV
West Berkshire Brewery, Berkshire. Est. 1995
This tawny-coloured, classic English bitter has a good balance of rich malt notes and fruity
hop character throughout, resulting in a full-flavoured, pleasing beer.
Hops used: Bramling Cross, Northdown
WHALE ALE RUBY MOBY 4.0% ABV
Whale Ale, Warwickshire. Est 2013
This ruby-coloured beer has a subtle, hoppy aroma, leading to a pleasing full flavour, with
the clean, crisp caramel body balanced by a moderate bitterness in the finish.
Hops used: Bramling Cross, Cascade, Challenger
INVERALMOND OSSIAN 4.1% ABV
Inveralmond Brewery, Perthshire. Est. 1997
This golden-coloured beer, winner of many awards, has a hoppy, zesty aroma and a fullbodied, fruity flavour, with distinct nutty tones emerging towards the finish.
Hops used: Cascade, First Gold, Fuggles
WELLS BOMBARDIER 4.1% ABV
Wells & Young’s Brewery, Bedfordshire. Est. 2006
This distinctive, classic English bitter has a rich copper colour and smooth, light, fruity
flavour, leading to a robust finish.
Hops used: Challenger, Goldings
BRAINS SA 4.2% ABV
Brains Brewery, Cardiff. Est. 1882
A justifiably renowned full-bodied bitter, this has a good balance of malt and hops, leading
to a pleasing, moreish flavour and smooth, dry finish.
Hops used: Challenger, Fuggles, Goldings
SHEPHERD NEAME SPITFIRE 4.2% ABV
Shepherd Neame Brewery, Kent. Est. 1698
This classic Kentish ale is amber in colour, with a spicy hop aroma, leading to mellow malt
flavours. These balance the hops’ bitterness, resulting in a warm, fruity finish, with hints of
spice.
Hops used: East Kent Goldings, Target
TRING REDSHANK 4.2% ABV
Tring Brewery, Hertfordshire. Est. 1992
This tawny-coloured ale is brewed with generous quantities of brown malt, resulting in a full,
malty palate, balanced by a distinctive bitterness and aroma.
Hops used: Challenger, Goldings
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WIBBLERS POLAR BEAR 4.2% ABV
Wibblers Brewery, Essex. Est. 2007
This light golden beer has subtle blackcurrant notes in the aroma and on the palate, leading
to a refreshing, crisp character, with a clean, lasting finish.
Hops used: Challenger, Junga
GODDARDS WIGHT SQUIRREL 4.3% ABV
Goddards Brewery, Isle of Wight. Est. 1993
This russet-red best bitter has an inviting chocolaty aroma, leading to an easy-drinking,
smooth caramel taste, balanced by a subtle bitterness from the Isle of Wight-grown hops.
Hops used: Boadicea
SALOPIAN DARWIN’S ORIGIN 4.3% ABV
Salopian Brewery, Shropshire. Est. 1995
This award-winning beer (originally brewed for the bicentennial anniversary of the great
man’s Shrewsbury birth) is light copper in colour, with a flavour which evolves into a fruity
hop character, balanced by a refined malt finish.
Hops used: Cascade, Galaxy, Nelson Sauvin, Saaz
WYCHWOOD PILEDRIVER 4.3% ABV
Wychwood Brewery, Oxfordshire. Est. 1983
This beer, named after the group’s fifth studio album, is brewed in collaboration with Status
Quo. It is amber in colour, with a traditional malty flavour, balanced by a bold, fruity hop
character.
Hops used: Bramling Cross, Chinook, Styrian
BREWSTER’S DECADENCE 4.4% ABV
Brewster’s Brewery, Lincolnshire. Est. 1998
This golden ale has herbal and tropical fruit aromas, leading to a full-bodied and balanced
biscuit malt flavour, before resulting in a lasting finish of zesty citrus fruits.
Hops used: Cascade, Nelson Sauvin
WHITE HORSE TAP 4.4% ABV
White Horse Brewery, Oxfordshire. Est. 2004
This pale-coloured beer, brewed to celebrate this brewery’s 10th anniversary, contains
buckets of hops, resulting in a crisp, clean, floral character and a delightfully fruity finish.
Hops used: Amarillo, Centennial, Comet, Liberty
ACORN BULLSEYE 4.5% ABV
Acorn Brewery, South Yorkshire. Est. 2003
This beer is a rich ruby colour, with a spicy, floral aroma. Its dark crystal malt creates a
sweet, malty base, balanced by a moderate hop character.
Hops used: Challenger, Savinjski Goldings
BATEMANS HOOKER 4.5% ABV
Batemans Brewery, Lincolnshire. Est. 1874
J D Wetherspoon PLC
January – March Tasting Notes 2015
This light amber beer has a blend of pale and crystallised malts, fused with citrusy hops,
slowly matured to create a spicy character, with a hint of cracker biscuit flavour.
Hops used: Challenger, Jester
BATEMANS XXXB 4.5% ABV
Batemans Brewery, Lincolnshire. Est. 1874
This is a superb classic bitter with a delicate aroma of hops and a complex palate of robust
hop flavours, delightfully balanced by a prominent malty character and finish.
Hops used: Challenger, Goldings, Styrian
BATH BARNSEY 4.5% ABV
Bath Ales, Somerset. Est. 1995
This premium ale is a light Burgundy-brown in colour and has vigorous hop aromas and a
flavour rich in fruit, with hints of chocolate and a complex bittersweet character.
Hops used: Bramling Cross, Challenger
BLINDMANS ICARUS 4.5% ABV
Blindmans Brewery, Somerset. Est. 2002
This ruby-coloured ale is brewed with a blend of fine malts and quality hops, resulting in a
rich, full flavour, with a fruity, red berry character and hints of toffee emerging in the
satisfying finish.
Hops used: Challenger, Chinook, Styrian Goldings
EXMOOR GOLD 4.5% ABV
Exmoor Brewery, Somerset. Est. 1980
This classic ale has a predominant maltiness throughout, balanced by an underlying
hoppiness and sweet flavour, leading to a refreshing finish.
Hops used: Fuggles, Goldings
MORLAND OLD SPECKLED HEN 4.5% ABV
Greene King Brewery, Suffolk. Est. 1799
This rich amber-coloured beer has a superb fruity aroma, complemented by a malty, smooth
flavour, leading to a balanced sweetness on the back of the tongue.
Hops used: Challenger, Goldings
WYCHWOOD HOBGOBLIN 4.5% ABV
Wychwood Brewery, Oxfordshire. Est. 1983
With its chocolate-toffee malt flavour, moderate bitterness and distinctly fruity character,
this is a ruby-red-glowing, full-bodied and well-balanced ale.
Hops used: Fuggles, Styrian Goldings
YOUNG’S SPECIAL 4.5% ABV
Wells & Young’s Brewery, Bedfordshire. Est. 2006
This full-flavoured pale ale has a fruity, slightly estery nose and a good hop aroma, followed
by toasted nutty malt flavours, finely balanced by earthy hops and a pleasing, dry finish.
Hops used: Fuggles, Goldings
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HOOK NORTON OLD HOOKY 4.6% ABV
Hook Norton Brewery, Oxfordshire. Est. 1849
This consistently popular tawny bitter has a strong fruity aroma and palate, balanced by a
subtle hoppiness, creating a well-rounded and pleasing beer.
Hops used: Challenger, Fuggles, Goldings
ORKNEY DARK ISLAND 4.6% ABV
Orkney Brewery, Orkney. Est. 1988
This iconic, award-winning dark ale has a ripe, fruity, chocolaty nose, with flavours of dark
chocolate, dried fruit, figs and nuts from the combination of roasted malts and hops used.
Hops used: First Gold, Goldings
HANLONS PORT STOUT 4.8% ABV
Hanlons Brewery, Devon. Est. 1996
This complex, ruby-black beer has a slightly bitter, chocolate malt flavour, softened by the
rich ruby port notes, with hints of pepper and fruit leading to a dry, roasted finish.
Hops used: East Kent Goldings, Phoenix, Styrian Goldings
MARSTON’S SWEET CHARIOT 4.8% ABV
Marston’s Brewery, Staffordshire. Est. 1890
Swing low with this full, fruity, chestnut-coloured beer, guaranteed to carry you home with a
spicy aroma and malty, sweet taste – to help you to savour every try and tackle.
Hops used: Fuggles, Goldings
MAULDONS SUFFOLK PRIDE 4.8% ABV
Mauldons Brewery, Suffolk. Est. 1982
This full-bodied, premium, light-amber-coloured bitter has a powerful hop bouquet,
developing into a good malt and hop balance in the flavour, plus a fruity, dry finish.
Hops used: Fuggles, Goldings
MORDUE RADGIE GADGIE 4.8% ABV
Mordue Brewery, Newcastle. Est. 1995
This strong (yet easy-drinking) amber northern ale has a full and balanced flavour, with
hops, fruit and malt all emerging and leading to a long, lingering finish.
Hops used: Galena, Willamette
QUANTOCK PLASTERED PHEASANT 4.8% ABV
Quantock Brewery, Somerset. Est. 2008
This traditional, rich, warming winter ale is dark amber in colour, with plenty of fruit in the
aroma and a smooth flavour, plus hints of coffee and toffee on the palate.
Hops used: Phoenix, Willamette
UPHAM STAKES 4.8% ABV
Upham Brewery, Hampshire. Est. 2009
This moreish chestnut-brown beer has a blend of malt and hops in the spicy aroma, leading
to a robust bitterness, with grapefruit and toffee notes, along with a lingering, hoppy finish.
Hops used: Goldings, Northdown
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FLACK MANOR HEDGE HOP 4.9% ABV
Flack Manor Brewery, Hampshire. Est. 2010
This deep copper-coloured beer has an inviting hop aroma, leading to a deep, biscuity
maltiness, balanced by hints of exotic fruit and spiciness from its blend of hops.
Hops used: Challenger, English Cascade, Pilot
RINGWOOD FORTYNINER 4.9% ABV
Ringwood Brewery, Hampshire. Est. 1978
This superb, consistently popular, moreish beer, golden-brown in colour, has a wellbalanced blend of malt and hops, leading to a refreshing and distinctively fruity aroma and
finish.
Hops used: Challenger, Fuggles, Goldings, Progress
BANKS & TAYLOR SOD 5.0% ABV
B & T Brewery, Shefford, Bedfordshire. Est. 1981
Shefford Old Dark is a dark, rich and smooth beer, with a strong fruit and hop aroma,
leading to a slightly sweet malty flavour, with subtle hop notes and a smooth, creamy finish.
Hops used: Cascade
PHOENIX DOUBLE GOLD 5.0% ABV
Phoenix Brewery, Greater Manchester. Est. 1982
This light golden premium bitter has a delicate hop aroma and a soft (yet full-bodied) hop
flavour on the palate, leading to a smooth taste and a lasting, dry, rounded finish.
Hops used: East Kent Goldings, Green Bullet, Styrian Goldings
ROOSTER’S FORT SMITH 5.0% ABV
Rooster’s Brewery, North Yorkshire. Est. 1993
This beer is named after the town in which Rooster Cogburn lived. It is a big, bold pale ale,
brewed using American hops to impart tropical and passion fruit aromas, plus a lasting,
bitter finish.
Hops used: Chinook, Citra
SHEPHERD NEAME BISHOPS FINGER 5.0% ABV
Shepherd Neame Brewery, Kent. Est. 1698
This strong, ruby-red-coloured ale is brewed to a traditional Kentish recipe, using local hops,
resulting in initial notes of toffee and dark fruit, a complex flavour with more fruit notes and
a soft, bitter finish.
Hops used: East Kent Goldings
JENNINGS SNECK LIFTER 5.1% ABV
Jennings Brewery, Cumbria. Est. 1828
This rich, dark and satisfying bitter contains generous quantities of amber and chocolate
malts which impart a full malt flavour, balanced by a hoppiness in the finish, to leave you
wanting more.
Hops used: Challenger, Fuggles, Goldings
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RINGWOOD OLD THUMPER 5.1% ABV
Ringwood Brewery, Hampshire. Est. 1978
This justifiably famous, classic English ale is copper in colour, with a predominantly fruity
flavour and slight sweetness, leading to a full flavour and pleasing, dry finish.
Hops used: Challenger, Fuggles, Goldings, Progress
KELHAM ISLAND PALE RIDER 5.2% ABV
Kelham Island Brewery, South Yorkshire. Est. 1990
This deceptively easy-drinking pale ale is brewed using water drawn from the foothills of the
Pennines, Yorkshire malt and American hops, giving a fruity berry aroma and fruity flavour,
with a hint of malty sweetness, leading to a smooth, long finish.
Hops used: Willamette
OAKLEAF BLAKE’S GOSPORT BITTER 5.2% ABV
Oakleaf Brewery, Hampshire. Est. 2000
This deep mahogany beer, voted the judges’ champion beer in our autumn 2014 real-ale
festival, has a smoky liquorice aroma, leading to a roasted treacle flavour and a long, bitter
finish.
Hops used: Goldings, Pilgrim
TITANIC CAPT. SMITHS 5.2% ABV
Titanic Brewery, Staffordshire. Est. 1985
This red-brown-coloured, full-bodied, strong ale has a hoppy, bitter flavour, balanced by a
subtle sweetness and underlying roast malt notes, leading to a satisfying finish.
Hops used: Galena, Goldings, Pilgrim, Styrian Goldings, Willamette
DALESIDE MONKEY WRENCH 5.3% ABV
Daleside Brewery, North Yorkshire. Est. 1992
This rich, chestnut-brown ale has vibrant spicy and fruity aromas, leading to a rich, malty
flavour, with some fruit notes, plus a smooth, warming finish. It was a gold-medal-winner at
the SIBA national beer competition in 2011.
Hops used: Hallertau Hersbrücker, Northern Brewer
LODDON FORBURY LION STRONG IPA 5.5% ABV
Loddon Brewery, Oxfordshire. Est. 2002
This beer has been brewed in the style of a traditional English IPA, light golden in colour,
with a full, malty body and a powerful hop character and finish.
Hops used: East Kent Goldings, Fuggles, Goldings, Styrian Goldings
SUMMERSKILLS INDIANA’S BONES 5.6% ABV
Summerskills Brewery, Devon. Est. 1983
This winter warmer is black in colour, with a characteristic Goldings hop aroma, leading to a
full flavour with hints of soft chocolate, plus a rich, fruity finish.
Hops used: Goldings, Phoenix
MARSTON’S OLD EMPIRE 5.7% ABV
Marston’s Brewery, Staffordshire. Est. 1834
J D Wetherspoon PLC
January – March Tasting Notes 2015
In this impressive re-creation of a traditional IPA, pale in colour, the light, spicy aroma leads
to a juicy malt palate, balanced by its refreshing bitterness.
Hops used: Cascade, Fuggles, Goldings
THORNBRIDGE JAIPUR INDIA PALE ALE 5.9% ABV
Thornbridge Brewery, Derbyshire. Est. 2005
The initial impression of this award-winning ale is soft and smooth, but this soon builds to a
crescendo of massive hoppiness, with hints of honey, then finishes in a powerful, yet
pleasant, enduring bitter finish.
Hops used: Ahtanum, Centennial, Chinook
ELLAND 1872 PORTER 6.5% ABV
Elland Brewery, West Yorkshire. Est. 2002
This dark ruby porter, winner of CAMRA’s Champion Beer of Britain, in 2013, has an old port
nose and plenty of coffee and bitter chocolate notes in the complex flavour, leading to a
smooth, bittersweet finish.
Hops used: Northdown, Target
GREENE KING ABBOT RESERVE 6.5% ABV
Greene King Brewery, Suffolk. Est. 1799
This distinctive, full-bodied, smooth, mature beer has a primarily sweet and malty character
which bursts out with rich fruit cake and toffee flavours.
Hops used: Challenger, First Gold, Fuggles
EXMOOR BEAST 6.6% ABV
Exmoor Brewery, Somerset. Est. 1980
This dark, porter-style beer has an aroma in which espresso, currants, cocoa and rum can
be detected, while the complex flavour has hints of fruit cake and chocolate, before a spicy
hoppiness develops in the long aftertaste.
Hops used: Challenger, First Gold, Goldings
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