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Ashford Rugby Club Beer Festival 2005 (Beer Festival)
| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Tring - Side Pocket for a Toad |  | 1 |
| Triple fff - Moondance |  | 1 |
| Burton Bridge - Golden Delicious | | 1 |
| Hanlons (formerly O'Hanlon's) - Yellow Hammer | | 1 |
| Salopian - Heaven Sent | | 1 |
| Wem (formerly Hanby) - All Seasons |  | 1 |
| Teignworthy - Reel Ale | | 1 |
| Belhaven - Caledonian Deuchars IPA | Not Tried | 0 |
| Orkney (Sinclair) - Raven Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Dark Star - Hophead was 3.8% (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Titanic - White Star (superseded by 4.5% version - see separate entry) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Rooster's - Special | Not Tried | 0 |
| Batemans - Dark Mild | Not Tried | 0 |
| Williams Brothers - Gold | Not Tried | 0 |
| RCH - Double Header | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
04 Sep 2005 (Ian)
A bit of a surprise this one. Did not know it was on until Sunday lunchtime, so rushed down and still found 15 beers on gravity. They were on the warm side and a touch flat as the festival had started the day before and I believe had around 20 beers on at its height. Good effort though and I enjoyed sitting by the pitch watching the women's rugby match which Ashford unfortunately lost. Hog roast was also on. Beers were amazingly only £1 a pint and then free at the end
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tring - Side Pocket for a Toad | 3.60 | | Amber good hop nose, bit sherberty. Some orange and citrus. More orange citrus in mouth leads to a crisp finish |
| Burton Bridge - Golden Delicious | 3.80 | | Golden colour thin white head. Bit of hay on nose some green apple acids, then some toffee, caramel leading to caramel smooth finish. Nose is not too attractive but otherwise this is ok |
| Hanlons (formerly O'Hanlon's) - Yellow Hammer | 4.20 | | Orange coloured beer, honey and ginger aroma, smooth in mouth with good spicey hop finish. Bit watery in mouth but quite nice |
| Salopian - Heaven Sent | 4.50 | | Orange, amber colour with bubbly white head. Not sure what to make of this. Some citrus and banana, with more banana on palate. Spicey finish, not a lot of hop except on end. |
| Triple fff - Moondance | 4.20 | | Dark copper colour, no head. Sweetish nose with spicey hop bit of golden syrup, bit sweet. Spicey hop on end with a little brown sugar? |
| Wem (formerly Hanby) - All Seasons | 4.20 | | Orange colour slightly cloudy, on the way out I think. Some hop, dusty, earthy flavour, some dry hop on the finish |
| Teignworthy - Reel Ale | 4.00 | | Orange thin bubbly off white head. Cut grass aromas, green apple, earthy hops. Sweetish in mouth, touch of toffee, end is sweetish and a little unpleasant |
| Belhaven - Caledonian Deuchars IPA | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Orkney (Sinclair) - Raven Ale | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Dark Star - Hophead was 3.8% (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Titanic - White Star (superseded by 4.5% version - see separate entry) | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Rooster's - Special | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
| Batemans - Dark Mild | 3.00 | Not Tried | |
| Williams Brothers - Gold | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
| RCH - Double Header | 5.30 | Not Tried |
About the Ashford Rugby Club Beer Festival 2005
Summary of Beer Scores
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The Beer Festival is found in Ashford, Kent, TN24 8QQ.
Ashford rugby club is just off the A28 coming out of Ashford towards Canterbury. Several rugby pitches are served by a red brick clubhouse. To one side a white marquee had been erected to store the cask beers served on gravity. Clubhouse has Spitfire on handpull and Masterbrew Smooth on keg as its regular bitters.
We have visited this Beer Festival once, seen 15 different beers and tried 7 of them.
Postcode: TN24 8QQ