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GOOD BEER GUIDE

Leicester CAMRA Beer Festival 2004

Favourite Beers & Ciders of the Festival - the Final Scores

Scoring system used:-

First              =        3 Points

Second         =        2 Points

Third             =        1 Point

Beers (click to go to Ciders & Perrys)

 Pos

Brewery

Beer

Type

ABV

Firsts

Points

1.   

Tower

Saturn Uranus

Stout

4.8

41

136

2.   

Leatherbritches

16

Best

4.6

9

59

3.   

Falstaff

Up Uranus

Strong

8.5

8

43

4.   

Everards

The Big Bang Bitter

Stout

4.5

8

42

5.   

Edale

Right to Roam

Bitter

3.9

7

42

6.   

Alcazar

Devout Stout

Stout

7.0

8

41

7.   

Church End

Red Planet Ale

Bitter

4.2

9

39

8.   

Grainstore

Billy's Blast Off

Strong

5.8

7

39

9.   

Grainstore

Ten Fifty

Strong

5.0

9

38

10.      

Grainstore

Winter Nip

Strong

7.3

9

36

11.       

Leek

Rudyard Ruby

Best

4.8

10

32

12.       

Full Mash

Apparition

Bitter

4.4

4

29

13.       

Oakham

Snake Charmer

Stout

4.3

4

29

14.       

Alcazar

Extra Time Out

Stout

5.8

7

28

15.       

Oakham

JHB

Bitter

3.8

3

27

16.       

Oakham

Harlequin

Best

4.9

7

25

17.       

Beowulf

Dragon Smoke Stout

Stout

4.7

4

25

18.       

Full Mash

Full Moon

Best

4.7

5

23

19.       

Church End

Ale Crew Brew

Best

4.7

5

21

20.       

Belvoir

Star Mild

Mild

3.4

2

21

21.       

Frog Island

Croak & Stagger

Strong

5.6

5

19

22.       

Grainstore

Bully Off

Best

4.5

4

19

23.       

Oldershaw

Caskade

Bitter

4.2

4

19

24.       

Brunswick

Black Sabbath

Strong

6.0

3

19

25.       

Hoskins

White Dolphin

Wheat

4.0

5

18

26.       

Newby Wyke

Shipwreck

Strong

5.0

2

18

27.       

Dow Bridge

Nebula

Best

4.8

1

17

28.       

Church End

Whatever happened
to U Reg

Bitter

4.1

4

16

29.       

Newby Wyke

Bear Island

Best

4.6

4

16

30.       

Parish

Mars Mild

Mild

4.2

3

16

31.       

Brewsters

Valentina

Best

4.8

1

16

32.       

Burton Bridge

Thomas Sykes

Strong

10.0

1

16

33.       

Brewsters

Valentina

Best

4.8

1

16

34.       

Burton Bridge

Thomas Sykes

Strong

10.0

1

16

35.       

Wizard

One for the Toad

Bitter

4.0

4

15

36.       

Wizard

White Witch

Best

4.5

3

15

37.       

Old Cottage

Beagle Phone Home

Strong

5.5

3

15

38.       

Hoskins

Supreme

Bitter

4.4

1

15

39.       

Beowulf

Reward

Bitter

3.8

2

14

40.       

Brunswick

Triple Hop

Bitter

4.0

2

14

41.       

Oakham

White Dwarf

Bitter

4.3

 

14

42.       

Blythe

Palmers Poison

Best

4.5

2

13

43.       

Dow Bridge

Bonum Mild

Mild

3.5

2

13

44.       

Wicked Hath

Rocket Fuel

Strong

5.0

2

13

45.       

Frog Island

Fire Bellied Toad

Strong

5.0

1

13

46.       

Dow Bridge

Ratae'd Bitter

Bitter

4.3

3

12

47.       

Brewsters

Rutterkin

Best

4.6

2

12

48.       

Belvoir

Gordon Bennett

Bitter

4.1

1

12

49.       

Falstaff

Corby's

Strong

5.0

1

12

50.       

Nottingham

Oatmeal Stout

Stout

4.8

1

12

51.       

Church End

Gravediggers Mild

Mild

3.8

2

11

52.       

Holdens

Tipton Flasher

Best

4.8

2

11

53.       

Banfield

No 2 Sweet Stout

Stout

4.5

1

11

54.       

Edale

Kinder Downfall

Strong

5.0

1

11

55.       

Tower BMG

Laika

Bitter

4.3

1

11

56.       

Oldershaw

Stargazer

Bitter

4.3

3

10

57.       

Wizard

Apprentice

Bitter

3.6

2

10

58.       

Caythorpe

Lost In Space

Best

4.7

1

10

59.       

City of Cambridge

Bramling Traditional

Strong

5.5

1

10

60.       

Wizard

Druids Fluid

Bitter

4.0

1

10

61.       

Caythorpe

Cocker Beck

Bitter

3.7

3

9

62.       

City of Cambridge

Silly Punt

Best

4.7

2

9

63.       

Slaughter House

Space Trotter

Bitter

3.8

2

9

64.       

Nottingham

Supreme

Strong

5.2

1

9

65.       

Bass Museum

No1 Barley Wine

Strong

10.5

1

9

66.       

Shardlow

Armstrong Ale

Best

4.6

 

9

67.       

John O Gaunt

Galaxy Gold

Bitter

3.9

2

8

68.       

Blencowe

Boys With Attitude

Strong

6.0

1

8

69.       

Full Mash

Whistlin' Dixie

Bitter

3.9

1

8

70.       

John O Gaunt

Duke of Lancaster

Bitter

4.3

1

8

71.       

Walshs Bake

Flying Top

Bitter

4.4

1

8

72.       

Blencowe

Young Boys

Bitter

4.1

 

8

73.       

Church End

Bats in the Belfry

Strong

5.6

1

7

74.       

Leek

Cheddleton Steamer

Strong

6.0

1

7

75.       

Tower

Tower of Strength

Strong

7.6

1

7

76.       

Langton

Buzz Lightbeer

Bitter

4.2

 

7

77.       

Leek

Dane Bridge

Bitter

4.1

2

6

78.       

Everards

Original

Strong

5.2

1

6

79.       

Featherstone

1 Two Many

Bitter

4.4

1

6

80.       

Mallard

Count Down

Porter

5.0

1

6

81.       

Titanic

Red Ensign

Bitter

4.3

1

6

82.       

Wicked Hath

Soar Head

Best

4.8

1

6

83.       

Belvoir

Starlight

Bitter

4.4

 

6

84.       

Burton Bridge

Forest Gold

Best

4.5

 

6

85.       

Frog Island

Shoemaker

Bitter

4.2

 

6

86.       

Mallard

Feather Light

Bitter

4.1

1

5

87.       

Hoggleys

Northamptonshire Bitter

Bitter

4.0

 

5

88.       

Hoggleys

One Giant Leap

Strong

5.0

 

5

89.       

Brewsters

Hophead

Bitter

3.6

1

4

90.       

Grainstore

Springtime

Best

4.5

1

4

91.       

Langton

Caudle

Bitter

3.9

1

4

92.       

Everards

Tiger

Bitter

4.2

 

4

93.       

Falstaff

Pheonix

Best

4.7

 

4

94.       

Hardy & Hans

Kimberley Mild

Mild

3.1

 

4

95.       

Mallard

Duckling

Bitter

4.2

1

3

96.       

Old Cottage

Chariot

Best

4.5

1

3

97.       

Parish

Burrough Bitter

Best

4.7

1

3

98.       

Tower

Pale Ale

Best

4.8

1

3

99.       

Walshs Bake

Walsh's Warmer

Strong

5.0

1

3

100.  

Alcazar

Nottingham Nog

Bitter

4.2

 

3

101.  

Banfield

Space Hopper

Bitter

3.8

 

3

102.  

Everards

Perfick

Best

4.5

 

3

103.  

Hardy & Hans

Peddlers Pride

Bitter

4.3

 

3

104.  

Langton

Bowler

Best

4.8

 

3

105.  

Shardlow

Reverend Eaton

Best

4.5

 

3

106.  

Slaughter House

Wild Boar

Strong

5.2

 

3

107.  

Blencowe

Beach Boys

Bitter

3.8

 

2

108.  

Blencowe

Danny Boys

Porter

4.6

 

2

109.  

Blythe

Chase Bitter

Bitter

4.4

 

2

110.  

Caythorpe

Dover Beck Bitter

Bitter

4.0

 

2

111.  

Featherstone

Best Bitter

Bitter

4.2

 

2

112.  

Frog Island

Natterjack

Best

4.8

 

2

113.  

Newby Wyke

Stamford Gold

Bitter

4.4

 

2

114.  

Shardlow

Narrowboat

Bitter

4.3

 

2

115.  

Slaughter House

Swillmore Pale Ale

Best

4.5

 

2

116.  

Hereward

Rebellion

Bitter

4.0

 

1

117.  

John O Gaunt

Coat O' Red

Strong

5.0

 

1

118.  

Nottingham

Wrong Rock

Bitter

3.8

 

1

119.  

Oldershaw

Alchemy

Strong

5.3

 

1

120.  

Hereward

Uncle Joe's Winter Ale

Best

4.5

 

0

121.  

Hoggleys

Crystal Bitter

Bitter

4.0

 

0

122.  

Leatherbritches

Kinder Scout

Bitter

4.2

 

0

123.  

Newby Wyke

Grantham Gold

Bitter

4.2

 

0

124.  

Shardlow

Mayfly

Best

4.8

 

0


Ciders & Perrys (click to go to Beers)

Pos

Maker Type

Firsts

Points

1.

Marston Trussell

Cider (med/dry)

10

30

2.

Broadoak

Moonshine cider (med/sweet)

9

29

3.

Dunkertons

 

6

18

4.

Dewchurch

Cider (dry)

5

15

5.

Ralph's

Cider (med)

4

12

6.

Biddenden

Cider (med)

3

9

7.

Day's Cottage

Brown bess perry (dry)

2

8

8.

Orchards

Cider (med)

2

8

9.

Westons

Country perry (med/sweet)

2

8

10.

Broome Farm

Perry (med/dry)

2

7

11.

Tiddley Pommes

Perry (med/dry)

2

7

12.

Newton Court

Vintage perry (med/dry)

2

6

13.

Brains

Cider (med/dry)

1

3

14.

Day's Cottage - Gloucestershire 

Dabinett/Norman cider (med/dry)

0

0

15.

Shortwood Farm

Cider (dry)

0

0

16.

Shortwood Farm

Perry (dry)

0

0

17.

Troggi

Seidr (dry)

0

0

         

 

 

 

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