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Beers from a few of the many fine independent brewers in the traditional county of Yorkshire - others may be on our Locals Bar. Remember the festival date, which is 11th-13th October.
This is the beer list as it will be shown in the festival programme. It is subject to the condition of the product and also a popular beer may sell out rapidly. Any substitutions/cancellations, which have had to be made, will be posted at the festival. Remember the festival date which is 11th-13th October.
| Brewery | Location | Beer |
% abv |
Description |
| Acorn | Wombwell | (Wakey Wakey) Rise & Shine | 5.0 | well-bittered pale ale with a citrus & mixed berry aroma |
| Acorn | Wombwell | Old Moor Porter | 4.4 | full bodied Victorian style porter with hints of liquorice, initial bitterness giving way to a smooth, mellow finish |
| Atlas Mill | Brighouse | Mild | 3.6 | nutmeg coloured, nutty tasting and satisfyingly dry |
| Atlas Mill | Brighouse | IPA | 5.0 | not pale but deep copper colour with robust full malt & Cascade hop flavours |
| Bridestones | Colden, Hebden Bridge | Beastly Bride | 5.0 | a dark and dangerous beer (Hallowe'en special) |
| Brown Cow | Barlow nr Selby | Golden Waves | 4.2/4.3 | brewed specially for Merrie City |
| Brown Cow | Barlow nr Selby | After Dark Coffee Porter | 5.0 | deep full-bodied porter with a complex mix of malts and a subtle hint of coffee making this a very smooth and easy to drink ale |
| Copper Dragon | Skipton | Black Gold | 3.7 | dark ale with subtle fruit and dark malts, quite bitter with roast coffee flavours and a long burnt finish |
| Copper Dragon | Skipton | Scotts 1816 | 4.1 | well-balanced, full-bodied copper-coloured bitter, slightly nutty |
| Elland | Elland | Snetzler's Special | 4.3 | commemorating the 1000th playing of the organ in Halifax Parish Church by Philip Tordoff, a pale, fruity, hoppy bitter using Maris Otter, Crystal & Wheat malts and Perle & Hercules hops |
| Elland | Elland | Gold Rush | 4.6 | a very hoppy and dry strong bitter |
| Great Newsome | South Frodingham, Winestead, Hull | Holderness Dark | 3.4 | a dark nutty mild featuring amber malt, lightly hopped with Fuggles and Goldings |
| Kelham Island | Sheffield | Chameleon | 4.0 | golden coloured, full-bodied, flavoursome pale ale using Riwaka aroma hops from New Zealand & Pearl Malt |
| Kelham Island | Sheffield | Voodoo Child | 4.5 | straw coloured blend of pumpkin, nutmeg & cinnamon with roasted barley and pale malts, using Fuggles hops |
| Leeds | Holbeck, Leeds | Eager Owl | 4.0 | amber brown session ale, subtle malt and hops giving clean apple and caramel flavours with a smooth and satisfying finish |
| Leeds | Holbeck, Leeds | Midnight Bell | 4.8 | rich and robust full bodied premium dark mild, using roast and chocolate malts |
| Mitchell Eastwood | Elland | Mambo | 4.0 | a pale copper bitter with a good malt and Bramling Cross hop balance |
| Mitchell Eastwood | Elland | Amnesia | 5.7 | a pale premium bitter using mixed-up American hops - unforgettable! |
| Salamander | Dudley Hill, Bradford | Fire & Brimstone |
4.8 |
more-ish amber coloured strong bitter with a complex hop character |
| Saltaire | Shipley | Yorkshire Pale Bitter | 3.8 | a pale bitter featuring malts from Castleford, Fuggles and Goldings hops adding citrus flavours |
| Saltaire | Shipley | Chocolate Stout | 5.0 | rich chocolate flavours and silky oatmeal texture, Willamette hops balancing malt sweetness with mild bitterness |
| Timothy Taylor | Keighley | Golden Best | 3.5 | a clean-tasting and refreshing traditional Pennine light mild |
| Timothy Taylor | Keighley | Ram Tam | 4.3 | dark brown with delicious caramel & chocolate flavours |
Other Yorkshire brews may be found on the Locals Bar.