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Reading Beer Festival 2005 (CAMRA Beer Festival)
| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Van Eecke - Poperings Hommelbier |  | 1 |
| Dark Star - American Pale Ale (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | | 1 |
| De Ranke - XX Bitter | | 1 |
| Boggart - Standard Pioneer |  | 1 |
| Oakham - JHB | | 1 |
| Rudgate - Ruby Mild | | 1 |
| Ossett - Silver King | | 1 |
| Darwin - Cauldron Snout | | 1 |
| Custom - Caramel Dark Ale |  | 1 |
| Bowland - Gold | | 1 |
| Dark Star - Over The Moon | | 1 |
| Twickenham (also uses sub-brand Old Hands) - IPA | | 1 |
| De Ryck - Kriek Fantastiek |  | 1 |
| Loddon - Kite Mild | | 1 |
| Triple fff - Alton's Pride | | 1 |
| Isle of Skye - Black Cuillin | | 1 |
| Harviestoun - Spring Fever |  | 1 |
Visits Details
29 Apr 2005 (Ian)
Excellent beer festival. Held in 2 marquees near the River Thames. All beers in excellent condition. Good service. Excellent choice of continental beers in bottle and draught. Cider and perry stand and English wine stand. Will definitely go again next year. Cheriton Village Elder won beer of the festival
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Van Eecke - Poperings Hommelbier | 7.10 | | Golden, hoppy flowery nose. Smooth and creamy in mouth with spicy/yeasty/fruity/hoppy finish. Superb |
| Rudgate - Ruby Mild | 4.40 | | Dark ruby colour. Really malty nose, malty in mouth with dark rich malt fruit. Dry finish. An excellent ruby mild |
| Dark Star - Over The Moon | 3.80 | | Mahohany in colour. Unmistakably Dark Star, with good malt/hop nose, good sweetish malt flavour with dryish finish |
| Twickenham (also uses sub-brand Old Hands) - IPA | 4.50 | | Deep gold. Good hoppy nose, good balance of hops and citrus fruit malt. Dryish finish |
| Isle of Skye - Black Cuillin | 4.50 | | Black. Liquorice burnt malt nose. Malty burnt caramel flavours, slightly disappointing finish |
| De Ryck - Kriek Fantastiek | 4.90 | | Cloudy cherry colour. Not as sour as some Krieks. Creamy cherries up front with a slightly sour finish |
| Harviestoun - Spring Fever | 3.80 | | Mid gold, thin, little flavour |
29 Apr 2005 (Ian)
Excellent beer festival. Held in 2 marquees near the River Thames. All beers in excellent condition. Good service. Excellent choice of continental beers in bottle and draught. Cider and perry stand and English wine stand. Will definitely go again next year. Cheriton Village Elder won beer of the festival
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dark Star - American Pale Ale (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 4.70 | | Golden colour. Real hoppy, citrusy nose. Lemon, tart, citrus fruit that grows towards the finish which is dry. Juicy, lemon and hoppy finish |
| De Ranke - XX Bitter | 6.20 | | Golden ale. Very hoppy nose, citrus fruit. Hoppy citrus fruit in mouth but with more malt. Extremely dry finish with good lemony acids. Superb balanced beer |
| Oakham - JHB | 3.80 | | Pale Gold. Very hoppy, some citrus fruit. Good long dry hop finish. Not at its excellent peak but still wonderful |
| Boggart - Standard Pioneer | 4.00 | | Golden, good citrus hops, bit thinnish, but nice flavour |
| Ossett - Silver King | 4.30 | | Pale gold. Hoppy, citus nose with lemony citus fruit but drier thand the Dark Star American Pale Ale, dry finish |
| Darwin - Cauldron Snout | 5.60 | | Black, malty coffee nose. Bit thin in mouth , but really good coffee malts on the end, coats the gums. Oily dry finish |
| Bowland - Gold | 3.80 | | Golden colour, malt and tangy cirtus hops, good in mouth, longish dry finish |
| Custom - Caramel Dark Ale | 4.20 | | Dark ruby colour, good malty nose, slightly sweetish flavour, but a dry, malt finish. Very drinkable |
| Loddon - Kite Mild | 3.20 | | Brown/ruby colour, almost banana fruit flavour, malty with a dry, banana finish |
| Triple fff - Alton's Pride | 3.80 | | Mid brown, malt and hops. Good session beer, dryish finish, not as good as when tasted previously |
About the Reading Beer Festival 2005
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
|---|---|
| 3 |
| 5 |
| 4 |
| 4 |
| 1 |
The pub is found in Reading, Berkshire, RG1 8BN.
One of the largest and best CAMRA beer festivals.
We have visited this pub twice, seen 17 different beers and tried them all.
Postcode: RG1 8BN