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Wye Hops Beer Festival 2011 (Beer Festival)
| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Abigale - Best |  | 1 |
| Abigale - Ridgeway | | 1 |
| Abigale - Samphire | | 1 |
| Adnams - Gunhill |  | 2 |
| Canterbury Brewers - Boadicea's Uprising | | 2 |
| Canterbury Brewers - Foundry Torpedo | | 1 |
| Castle Rock - Preservation Fine Ale | | 1 |
| Crouch Vale - Brewers Gold | | 1 |
| Dorset Brewing Company - Chesil | | 1 |
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | | 1 |
| Hopdaemon - Skrimshander IPA | | 1 |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Copper Top | | 2 |
| Otter - Amber | | 1 |
| Purple Moose - Snowdonia Ale (Cwrw Eryri) | | 1 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 5 | | 1 |
| Rudgate - Jorvik Blonde |  | 1 |
| Rudgate - Ruby Mild | | 2 |
| Skinner's - Betty Stogs Bitter | | 1 |
| Titanic - Stout | | 1 |
| Tryst - Raj IPA | | 1 |
| Westerham - British Bulldog "BB" (was 4.3%) | | 1 |
| Williams Brothers - Harvest Sun | | 1 |
| Canterbury Brewers - Canterbury Wheat | Not Tried | 0 |
| Inveralmond - Ossian's Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Salamander - Golden Salamander | Not Tried | 0 |
| Shepherd Neame - Kent's Best | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
17 Sep 2011 (Pedro)
Arrived before opening and left early - hindisght shouldn't have had Jaipur back in Maidstone _ As others have listed beers I'll just do those I tasted.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rudgate - Ruby Mild | 4.40 | | |
| Crouch Vale - Brewers Gold | 4.00 | | |
| Titanic - Stout | 4.50 | | |
| Adnams - Gunhill | 4.00 | | |
| Purple Moose - Snowdonia Ale (Cwrw Eryri) | 3.60 | | |
| Dorset Brewing Company - Chesil | 4.10 | | |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Copper Top | 4.10 | |
17 Sep 2011 (oz11)
Arrived just after 1pm, hung around for a presentation by a shepherd neame senior brewer at 6pm. Good fest, and as a keen home brewer, a good chance to try beers brewed with specific hop varieties. Hope it will be repeated.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rudgate - Jorvik Blonde | 3.80 | | My pick of the day. |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 5 | 4.40 | | |
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | 4.00 | | |
| Skinner's - Betty Stogs Bitter | 4.00 | | |
| Otter - Amber | 4.00 | | |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Copper Top | 4.10 | | |
| Canterbury Brewers - Foundry Torpedo | 4.50 | | |
| Canterbury Brewers - Boadicea's Uprising | 4.10 | | |
| Hopdaemon - Skrimshander IPA | 4.50 | | |
| Rudgate - Ruby Mild | 4.40 | | |
| Westerham - British Bulldog "BB" (was 4.3%) | 4.10 | | |
| Williams Brothers - Harvest Sun | 3.90 | | |
| Adnams - Gunhill | 4.00 | |
17 Sep 2011 (Andrew)
Arrived at about 6pm and it was quite busy. Coming from Wye originally it was nice to see so many people supporting the best beer event to happen here for, what, ever? Had a thoroughly good time.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Castle Rock - Preservation Fine Ale | 4.40 | | Northern Brewer and Sovereign hops. Dark, malty with a good leafy hop as I recall. My notes say it was like drinking liquefied brick. |
| Tryst - Raj IPA | 5.50 | | A strong peppery hop. Nice but to be honest by this point I'd had a few and it was all blurring into one. |
| Abigale - Samphire | 4.10 | | The beer I want to love. Made with Challenger, Northdown and East Kent Goldings. |
| Abigale - Ridgeway | 3.80 | | Made with Bramling Cross and Willamette hops. Pale gold colour, but again that tell-tale Abigale astringency would give it's provenance away. |
| Abigale - Best | 4.50 | | Made with Admiral and Whitbread Goldings Variety. A brown bitter with that tell-tale Abigale astringency to it. |
| Canterbury Brewers - Boadicea's Uprising | 4.10 | | Made with Target, Pioneer and Boadicea hops. Earthy and a bit stony to start with but by the end I was quite enjoying it. |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 5 | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Rudgate - Ruby Mild | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Westerham - British Bulldog "BB" (was 4.3%) | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Shepherd Neame - Kent's Best | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Skinner's - Betty Stogs Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Inveralmond - Ossian's Ale | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Salamander - Golden Salamander | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Titanic - Stout | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Otter - Amber | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Williams Brothers - Harvest Sun | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
| Adnams - Gunhill | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Purple Moose - Snowdonia Ale (Cwrw Eryri) | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
| Rudgate - Jorvik Blonde | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Dorset Brewing Company - Chesil | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Copper Top | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Canterbury Brewers - Foundry Torpedo | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Canterbury Brewers - Canterbury Wheat | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Hopdaemon - Skrimshander IPA | 4.50 | Not Tried |
About the Wye Hops Beer Festival 2011
Summary of Beer Scores
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| 1 |
| 15 |
| 10 |
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The Beer Festival is found in Wye, Kent, TN25 5EU.
One day festival held in Wye Village Halls.
We have visited this Beer Festival 3 times, seen 26 different beers and tried 22 of them.
Postcode: TN25 5EU