Here’s the full list of cask, keg, bottled and canned beers for 2024.
All cask beers will be on sale as soon as they are ready to be sold and for as long as they last. Keg beers will rotate through the 15 taps on the bar over the festival (check out the Keg Bar page for what’s on now). Bottles and cans will be available while stocks last. Please note that we cannot guarantee the availability of any particular beer.
Cask beers from breweries beginning A – G will be in the Youth Centre with breweries from H – W in the Church Hall. The Keg Bar is in the Church Hall. The Etchells Bottle and Can Bar is in the marquee in the grounds
To see which beers are vegetarian, vegan, wheat free or gluten free, click here.
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Brewery | Location | Beer | Style | ABV | Notes (Long) | Bar name |
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Ashover | Clay Cross | Turning Stone | Dark brown ale | 4.4 | Dark brown ale, malty and rich hopped with Motueka and Pacific Gem giving a hint of oak and berry fruit. | Youth Centre |
Augustiner | Germany | Hell | Lager | 5.2 | A particularly mild, sparkling, long-aged and, above all, refreshing beer. Unique in its taste, a pleasure for every beer connoisseur | Bottle & Can |
Ayinger | Germany | Celebrator | Doppelbock | 6.7 | The first taste is of mild fullness with an accompanying coffee tone, which becomes more dominant with the aftertaste. | Bottle & Can |
Ayinger Privatbrauerei | Germany | Lager Hell | Lager | 4.9 | A yellow-golden beer with a light malt taste. It is crisp, smooth and mellow. A perfectly balanced taste and aroma. | Bottle & Can |
Balance Brewing & Blending | England | Jam | Saison | 6 | Jam is a blend of two barrels, aged for four months on carbonically macerated British damsons. Bright, refreshing cranberry like acidity leads into jammy hedgerow berries. | Bottle & Can |
Balance Brewing & Blending | England | Saison De Maison Blend 7 | Saison | 6.5 | A blend of barrel aged beer fermented with our house culture of saison yeast, lactobacillus and brettanomyces. dry hopped with Fuggles. | Bottle & Can |
Blackjack | Collyhurst, Manchester | Jeune - Sour Cherry | Cherry saison | 4.0 | A well-balanced and refreshing saison that creatively blends the tartness of sour cherries with the spicy and fruity complexity of Belle Saison yeast. The hop blend adds subtle layers of earthiness, citrus, and herbal notes, making for a complex yet highl | Keg |
Blackjack | Collyhurst, Manchester | Peelers Pils | Pilsner | 4.4 | A super crisp, super clean, super bright snappy Pilsner | Keg |
Blackjack | Collyhurst, Manchester | Fruition | Hazy pale ale | 4.2 | Rotating hop hazy pale ale | Youth Centre |
Blackjack | Collyhurst, Manchester | Pub Ale Best Bitter | Best bitter | 4.2 | Light mahogany marvel of flavour. Bitter and lasting bite, refreshing in its simplicty. Bramling Cross | Youth Centre |
Blackjack | Collyhurst, Manchester | Salvation! Session IPA | Golden ale | 4.5 | A modern tip of the hat to the crispy west coast IPA of yore, but jammed with modern hops and at a sessionable ABV. A tempting bright golden hue, with crispy clarity and a citrus nose and supporting bitterness. A lip smacker for sure. | Youth Centre |
Blackjack | Collyhurst, Manchester | Summers' Porter | Hoppy porter | 5.0 | US Amarillo pellets impart an orange nose and zest to a light classic porter body. | Youth Centre |
Bollington | Macclesfield | Eastern Nights | IPA | 5.6 | This latest IPA is hugely rich in body and flavour with great sweetness but a typical well defined bitterness. | Youth Centre |
Bollington | Macclesfield | Ginger Brew | Ginger pale | 3.6 | A classic ginger bitter, pale hoppy bitter flavour, a smooth taste with fresh root ginger added at the end. | Youth Centre |
Brasserie Abbaye d'Orval | Belgium | Orval | Pale Ale | 6.2 | The only beer produced by this brewery, an absolute classic using generous amounts of hops and brettonamyces yeast to create a unique and changing beer. | Bottle & Can |
Brasserie Dupont | Belgium | Saison Dupont | Saison | 6.5 | Saison Dupont is a world classic beer and the yardstick for all saisons. The nose is alive, like fresh raised bread, estery with citrus and spice notes. | Bottle & Can |
Brasserie Lefebvre | Belgium | Blanche de Bruxelles | Witbier | 4.5 | An unfiltered wheat beer with aromas of orange and coriander. | Bottle & Can |
Brauerei Gebr. Maisel | Germany | Maisels Weisse | Hefeweizen | 5.1 | The bright reddish amber color and choice yeast from home-grown cultures, endow Maisel’s Weisse Original with its unique character. | Bottle & Can |
Brewery Timmermans | Belgium | Framboise Hibiscus | Fruited Sour | 4 | A bold fruity beer, traditional barrel-aged lambic with raspberries, delicately spiced up with hibiscus | Bottle & Can |
Brewery Timmermans | Belgium | Peche Cardmome | Fruited Sour | 4 | A bold fruity beer, traditional barrel-aged lambic with peach. | Bottle & Can |
Brewsmith | Ramsbottom | Brewsmith Bitter | Pale session bitter | 3.9 | A pale session bitter. Moderate bitterness, pronounced floral/citrus hop aromas. | Youth Centre |
Brewsmith | Ramsbottom | Oatmeal Stout | Oatmeal stout | 5.2 | A full bodied, richly textured stout. Balanced bitterness. Coffee, liquorish, blackcurrant and citrus aromas. | Youth Centre |
Brid's Cross | Rochdale | Bolster's Blood | Red IPA | 5.5 | A delicious Red IPA. There is a powerful tropical fruit aroma up front, a hint of toffee from the malt, and a resinous bitter finish, which draws you back in for more | Youth Centre |
Brid's Cross | Rochdale | Under the Eildon Tree | West Coast IPA | 5.7 | A slight caramel malt flavour reminiscent of old school IPAs. The hops bring a blend of grapefruit and orange, with hints of peach and apricot in the background | Youth Centre |
Brightside | Radcliffe | Keller Lager | Helles lager | 4.0 | Helles Lager using the classic European noble hops Hallertauer and Saaz which are synonymous with the traditional European style. The beer is straw coloured with very mild bitterness, has a clean and fresh taste, and shows delicate hop aromas and flavours | Keg |
Brightside | Radcliffe | Maverick IPA | IPA | 4.8 | A light amber IPA based on American hops. The bitterness out-weighs the malt as you would expect with an American style IPA, but is not bitter for bitters sake | Keg |
Brightside | Radcliffe | Joule's Gold | Pale blonde ale | 4.2 | A pale blonde ale made from lager malt with some wheat. Based on Saaz lager hops with lots af American stuff to liven it up. | Youth Centre |
Brightside | Radcliffe | Nano | Blonde ale | 3.4 | Light on the malt & dry hopped with Cashmere & Coumbus pellets to create a juicy, soft fruit character beer with a zip of citrus on the finish | Youth Centre |
Brightside | Radcliffe | The Mancunian | Blonde ale | 4.5 | The Mancunian is a blonde-IPA hybrid, drawing on the best of both styles to create a real crowd-pleasing beer. Amber and Crystal malts included in the purposefully delicately flavoured malt bill give a blonde with more depth, onto which we layer full fla | Youth Centre |
Brightside | Radcliffe | Time Bandit | Hoppy gold | 4.2 | With a light malt bill and hopped with Simcoe, Amarilo & Magnum, it's a hoppy fruity, delightful afternoon hijacker. | Youth Centre |
Brimstage | Brimstage | Elder Pale | Elderflower pale | 4.1 | Award winning pale ale made with wheat & real dried elderflower to give a subtle, crisp flavour. The perfect thirst quencher for a long summer evening. | Youth Centre |
Brimstage | Brimstage | Sandpiper | Light ale | 3.6 | Don’t let the low strength fool you, Sandpiper is bursting with refreshing tropical citrus flavours, making it an award-winning light session ale. | Youth Centre |
Brouwerij Boon | Belgium | Oude Gueuze | Gueuze | 7 | A blend of old and young lambic, with grapefruit and ginger and a hint of Muscat grapes. With wholehearted body and the sublime finish. | Bottle & Can |
Brouwerij De Halve Maan | Belgium | Brusge Zot | Blonde | 6 | A golden blonde beer with a rich froth and a fruity flavouring, brewed with four different malts and two aromatic hops. | Bottle & Can |
Brouwerij De Halve Maan | Belgium | Brusge Zot Sport Zot | Blonde | 0.4 | The base for this beer is our Brugse Zot Blond. The alcohol is filtered out to not affect the taste of the beer. | Bottle & Can |
Brouwerij St.Bernardus | Belgium | Extra 4 | Pale Ale | 4.8 | Golden in colour, refreshing, zesty and floral. Hints of clove and pepper. The ultimate thirst-quencher. | Bottle & Can |
Brulo | Scotland | Lust For Life | IPA | 0 | Double dry hopped with Citra, Simcoe, Mosaic. Packed with a ripe, juicy character of mango, peach and pine. The perfect balance of flavour, bitterness and drinkability. | Bottle & Can |
Buxton | Buxton | Deepdale | Pale ale | 4.0 | Bursting with modern hops yet light, highly drinkable and gluten free | Beer House |
Buxton | Buxton | Axe Edge | IPA | 6.8 | Our refreshingly hoppy, grapefruity flagship IPA is named after a moor close to England’s highest village, and was once roamed by some pretty edgy characters including counterfeiters, prize fighters and hawkers. And maybe still is | Keg |
Cloudwater | Ancoats, Manchester | Fresh | AF IPA | 0.5 | The ultimate thirst-quencher, this AF IPA is absolutely brimming vibrant hop flavours and refreshing notes of zesty orange and succulent peach. | Keg |
Cloudwater | Ancoats, Manchester | Fuzzy | Pale ale | 4.2 | Fuzzy has a soft, smooth mouthfeel. It's fruit-forward and juicy with loads of peachy character. | Keg |
Cloudwater | Ancoats, Manchester | Sangria Breeze | Fruited sour | 4.5 | Let´s jumpstart spring! Sangria Breeze is a delightful medley of fruits that whisk you away to sun-kissed destinations. We are talking bold orange, succulent plum, and tangy raspberry, creating a deliciously vibrant, tart and sour beer. | Keg |
Cloudwater | Ancoats, Manchester | Splash | Pale ale | 5.0 | The 2023 Lorien hops have burst onto the scene with the arrival of the latest crop from Indie Hops. Originally crafted as a clean and crisp New World craft lager hop, we've decided to showcase its potential in our classic soft and hazy Pale Ale. The resul | Keg |
Cloudwater | Ancoats, Manchester | Centennial In Your Heart | Hoppy pale | 4.4 | Inspired by our home city of Manchester where 'pale & hoppy' rules supreme, this is our latest iteration of the In Your Heart series. This time we embrace the Centennial hop to create a Pale Ale that is soft, smooth and saturated in flavour. This hop brin | Youth Centre |
Cloudwater | Ancoats, Manchester | Happy | Easy pale | 3.5 | Seamlessly blending contemporary softness with time-honoured drinkability, it offers a smooth body and a dry finish that allows the juicy flavours to linger on the palate for a satisfying experience. | Youth Centre |
Cloudwater | Ancoats, Manchester | Piccadilly Porter | Porter | 4.5 | Creamy, soft and with a touch of roastiness to finish. | Youth Centre |
Cloudwater | Ancoats, Manchester | Verses of Solitude | Mild | 3.4 | A roasty, malt forward, nutty mild with fruit yeast esters and a huge drinkability | Youth Centre |
Cloudwater | England | A Dream That's As Real As Can Be | IPA | 0.5 | A super drinkable low alcohol take on a Session IPA. Light notes of stone fruit with a dry and pithy finish make this a super drinkable, thirst-quenching treat. | Bottle & Can |
Cloudwater | England | Boring AF | Sour | 0.5 | Inspired by an AF cocktail Manchester Tart. A base of Chuckleberry wild ale with balanced additions of redcurrant, vanilla and a hint of black pepper give a tart and lively AF sour. | Bottle & Can |
Cloudwater | England | Fresh AF | Pale Ale | 0.5 | A first foray into Alcohol free beer. Designed to match the hop impact and body of our alcoholic New England IPAs. | Bottle & Can |
Cloudwater | England | Infinite Space | NEIPA | 5.8 | The unbeatable pairing of Citra & Mosaic, big juicy flavours of bright citrus, berries and a little dankness are complimented by a pillowy body and a light finish. | Bottle & Can |
Cloudwater | England | Once Upon A Time in Manchester | Stout | 7 | A celebration of Manchester's brewing heritage, a robust yet refined stout featuring complex roasted malt flavours of berries, honey comb and liquorice. | Bottle & Can |
Cloudwater x Elusive x Pellicle | Ancoats, Manchester | Together We Will Devour The Very Gods | Imperial red IPA | 8.0 | Raucous, rambunctious Red IPA, packed with classic North American hop varieties for a bitter, citrus hit, and balanced with oodles of biscuity, sweet barley malt. | Keg |
Coniston | Coniston | Thurstein Pilsner | Pilsner style | 4.8 | Pilsner Style, top fermented Lager with 100% Hallertau Hersbrucker leaf hops from S Germany. Matured for over 30 days. | Youth Centre |
Craven | Skipton | Romille | Pale ale | 4.1 | Hoppy pale ale, brewed with Chinook, Centenial and Cascade hops | Keg |
Craven | Skipton | Alt | Altbier | 4.6 | Brewed as part of Dave's Heritage Range and for the Euro's in Germany. Altbier is German for old beer and is an old rarely brewed style from the Rhineland, around Dusseldorf. It is fermented at a moderate temperature using a top-fermenting yeast—which gi | Youth Centre |
Craven | Skipton | VIP | Victorian Imperial Porter | 6.5 | First brewed by Dave Sanders over 22 years ago. Often replicated but never improved or bettered, brewed originally from a porter recipe dating from the late 1800’s, this porter is the definition of flavour and body | Youth Centre |
Cölner Hofbräu Früh | Germany | Kolsch | Lager | 4.8 | Pale gold in colour, a hoppy, dry finish is from Hallertau and Tettnang hops. Lightly fruity with some flowery hops. | Bottle & Can |
Dunham Massey | Dunham Massey | Deer Beer | English ale | 4.5 | Deer Beer is a clean, full bodied, malty English ale, with a hint of toffee, and a distinct hop finish. | Youth Centre |
Dunham Massey | Dunham Massey | Summer Meadow | Golden ale | 4.3 | A light, hoppy, Summer ale, with a hint of citrus and blackcurrant. | Youth Centre |
Elusive | Finchampstead | Oregon Trail | West Coast IPA | 5.8 | Classically-styled West Coast IPA. Simcoe, Chinook and Columbus hops combine to deliver a resinous profile with a citrus undertone. The bitterness help to balance the light caramel flavours of the malts. | Youth Centre |
Elusive | Finchampstead | Roots | Citra pale | 3.8 | Single hopped with Citra, this super light and refreshing cask-only Pale Ale is all about camping out for the day in a sunny beer garden and necking several pints whilst getting slightly sun burnt despite wearing factor 50. We know those days all too well | Youth Centre |
Elusive x Amity | Finchampstead | Cosmic Void | Nitro stout | 4.2 | Here’s a Nitro stout with a malt bill that shines with notes of raisins and hops that bring blackcurrants and berries to the party. This is packed with nitrogen in the key keg, so there’s no need for a dedicated draught line. | Keg |
Elusive x Mysterious Brewing | Finchampstead | Together In The Light | White IPA | 4.8 | Fresh orange peel was used in the whirlpool along with some lemon zest to give a citrus note which complements the Mandarina and Motueka hops, which bring more notes of orange with a twist of lime. | Keg |
Elusive x Totally Natural Solutions | Finchampstead | Alone In The Dark | Black IPA | 5.8 | We teamed up with the Totally Natural Solutions team to create this beer which showcases their flowable hop products. We used HopGain® FLOE Citrulicious for the whirpool addition then HopBurst® Citrulicious and HopBurst® Nectaron cold side before dialling | Youth Centre |
Fell | England | Beck Low Alcohol Pale | Pale Ale | 0.5 | This low alcohol heavy hitter is bringing big flavour from Citra and Simcoe on a delicious oaty base. | Bottle & Can |
Fell | Flookburgh | Crag | Bitter | 3.8 | Classic northern bitter. Simple, traditional and with pride | Youth Centre |
Fell | Flookburgh | Topaz & Eclipse | Hoppy pale | 5.0 | A light, bright, hoppy pale ale showcasing two new exciting Australian hop varieties. Expect clementine, mandarin, lychee, and kiwi. | Youth Centre |
Fell Brewery | England | Courgette & Mint Gose | Gose | 3 | A collab with Michelin star chef Simon Rogan. Delicate gose, savoury sour salty notes, with hints of mint leaf & coriander. | Bottle & Can |
Fell x Hardknott | Flookburgh | Azimuth | Fruity IPA | 5.8 | Hardknott's Dave Bailey was a brewing pioneer showcasing American style hoppy ales back in the "noughties", way before the rest of UK brewing caught on. Dave sadly passed away in 2022 but CBCF were delighted when his partner Ann agreed to team up with h | Keg |
Fell x Hardknott | Flookburgh | Azimuth | Fruity IPA | 5.8 | Hardknott's Dave Bailey was a brewing pioneer showcasing American style hoppy ales back in the "noughties", way before the rest of UK brewing caught on. Dave sadly passed away in 2022 but CBCF were delighted when his partner Ann agreed to team up with h | Youth Centre |
Fell x Zingi Bear | Flookburgh | Switchel Radler | Lemon & ginger radler | 2.8 | Taking inspiration and advice from our friend Laurie at Zingi Bear, this is a fun, bright lemon and ginger shwitchel radler made with finished Helles beer blended with lemon juice, ginger puree, root ginger, lemon peel and a small amount of sea salt – a s | Keg |
Five Towns | Wakefield | Psychomodo | Peach and hibiscus IPA | 7.8 | Peach and hibiscus IPA | Youth Centre |
Green Arches | Manchester | Sunlight | Session pale | 3.8 | Idaho 7 & Waimea Session Pale | Keg |
Green Arches | Manchester | After Dark | Irish dry stout | 4.1 | Irish dry stout | Youth Centre |
Green Arches | Manchester | Harvest | American IPA | 5.5 | Chinook, Centennial, Citra & Simcoe hazy American IPA | Youth Centre |
Hideaway | Salford | Melita Pineapple Weisse | Americal wheat | 4.0 | A sessionable and light American Wheat Beer | Keg |
Hideaway | Salford | Tailgate | West Coast IPA | 5.6 | Citrus, pine and spice above a clean and rounded bitterness | Keg |
Hitachino Nest | Japan | Saison du Japon | Saison | 5 | Brewed wheat and koji (malted rice), traditionally used to make Sake it gives a uniquely sweet flavour and a natural acidity. | Bottle & Can |
Hitachino Nest | Japan | White Ale | Witbier | 5.5 | A refreshing mildly hopped Belgian styled beer with a complex flavor of coriander, orange peel, nutmeg. | Bottle & Can |
Hitachino Nest | Japan | Yuzu Ginger Non Ale | Pale Ale | 0.3 | Floral, honied aromatics and flavours plus a touch of sweet mint. Yuzu and Ginger provide balance. | Bottle & Can |
Holt | Cheetham Hill | 175 Pale Ale | Pale ale | 4.1 | Light, clean pale ale celebrating 175 years of the brewery. | Church Hall |
Lervig | Stavanger, Norway | House Party | Session IPA | 4.0 | Inspired by the Norwegian’s love of house parties and designed to be completely crushable, Lervig’s latest core beer is big on flavour but super sessionable. A light biscuit base is layered with grapefruit-y Citra and pineapple-y BRU-1 hops that keep the | Beer House |
Lost Cause | Castleford | In The Club Style | Robust stout | 6.0 | Robust stout; Coco ; Hedgerow Fruit ; Espresso | Keg |
Lost Cause x Moor | Castleford | Since When Are You An Eagle | Hazy IPA | 6.5 | A refreshingly drinkable IPA that’s naturally hazy and free from additives. Hitting all the right notes with its floral aromas, bursting with enhanced citrus, pine, and grapefruit. On the tongue, you'll get a crisp citrus flavour complemented by resinous | Keg |
Lucky Saint | Germany | Unfiltered Lager | Lager | 0.5 | Lucky Saint is born of Bavarian spring water, pilsner malt, Hallertau hops and our single-use yeast. Discover biscuity malts and a smooth, citrus hop finish. | Bottle & Can |
Lune | Lancaster | Lune Valley Gold | Golden ale | 4.2 | A crisp & fruity Golden Ale using a traditional malt bill & modern US hops. Cascade & Amarillo. | Church Hall |
Lune | Lancaster | Stout 8 Malt | Stout | 4.8 | A good old plain Stout, 8 malts in the grist and a lovely chocolatey roasty flavour. | Church Hall |
Manchester Union | Manchester | Black | Black lager | 4.5 | Big roasty malt bitterness with a crisp refreshing finish. Notes of chocolate, coffee and raisin-like sweetness give way a fresh and dry finish reminiscent of a dry Irish stout, just way more refreshing. | Keg |
Manchester Union | Manchester | Pale | Pale ale | 4.2 | Hopped to IPA levels of bitterness. Motueka adds a zippy lime backbone while rakau brings fun tropical vibes for a refreshing juicy fruit finish. | Keg |
Marble | England | Hungry Joe | Mountain IPA | 5.4 | A Mountain IPA with it bold flavour and rugged character. Crafted with a blend of Cashmere, Bru-1, Citra and Vic Secret hops. | Bottle & Can |
Marble | England | Nilsson | Fruited Gose | 4.2 | Inspired by the playful lyrics of Nilsson's iconic song, the tropical essence of coconut with the zesty tang of lime, as enchanting as it is refreshing. | Bottle & Can |
Marble | Salford | Earl Grey IPA | IPA with tea | 6.8 | A pale but strong beer with a subtle hint of Earl Grey tea in the aftertaste. | Beer House |
Marble | Salford | Liberation Frequency | GF Pale | 4.0 | Crafted with Ekuanot, Mosaic, & Azacca Hops. A gluten free pale, bursting with flavour. Experience hoppy liberation in every sip. | Beer House |
Marble | Salford | Clyde | DIPA | 7.3 | Indulge in tantalizing depths of flavor with Marble Beers' CLYDE. Infused with Citra, El Dorado, and Bru-1 hops, this brew offers a symphony of tropical fruit and citrus notes, creating a rich and satisfying experience laid on a lustrous oat laden male ba | Keg |
Mash Gang | England | Stoop | Lager | 0.5 | Crisp, Fresh, Light. Lightly hopped and aged on oak for a refreshing dry finish. | Bottle & Can |
Merlin | Arclid | Excalibur | Hoppy blonde | 3.9 | Sweet throughout with a hoppy bitterness which takes control of the finish. Malt and fruit flavours add to the mix. | Church Hall |
Merlin | Arclid | Spellbound | Premium English ale | 4.0 | Spellbound is a premium English ale, full-flavoured and bitter. Very quaffable, it’s an excellent session beer and rewards repeated sampling. Light chestnut in colour, it has a subtle citrus aroma and a dry finish with excellent levels of bitterness in th | Church Hall |
Milestone | Cromwell | Raspberry Wheat Beer | Raspberry wheat | 5.6 | Continental style wheat beer infused with fresh, wild raspberries producing a refreshing fruit beer | Church Hall |
Mount Saint Bernard Abbey | England | Tynt Meadow | Strong Ale | 7.4 | Aroma of dark chocolate, liquorice, and rich fruit. The beer is full-bodied, gently balancing the taste of dark chocolate, pepper, and fig. | Bottle & Can |
Neptune | Maghull | Fontana | American strong | 7.7 | Rich robust toffee notes entwined with toasted malt, leading to citrus and candied fruit flavours balanced with a resinous bitterness. | Church Hall |
Neptune | Maghull | Coffee IPA | Coffee IPA | 5.5 | KIrinyaga coffee beans have been used in this IPA, sourced from an independent farm based in central Kenya. Juicy tropical flavours of ripe fruit are at the fore, with hints of apricots followed by notes of coffee leading to a light bitterness. | Keg |
Northern Monk | England | Holy Faith | Pale Ale | 0.5 | A surprisingly robust base, with oats for that silky mouthfeel, notes of lemongrass, citrus zest and a light peppery finish. | Bottle & Can |
Offbeat x RedWillow | Macclesfield | Way Out Wheat, More Or Less | Award winning wheat beer | 4.5 | Offbeat Brewery began brewing in Crewe in 2010, an early pioneer of the micro-brewing boom. Brewer Michelle was ahead of her time brewing hop forward pale ales, IPAs and speciality styles in a world of bitters and golden ales. Offbeat closed in 2018 but | Church Hall |
Offbeat x RedWillow | Macclesfield | Way Out Wheat, More Or Less | Award winning wheat beer | 4.5 | Offbeat Brewery began brewing in Crewe in 2010, an early pioneer of the micro-brewing boom. Brewer Michelle was ahead of her time brewing hop forward pale ales, IPAs and speciality styles in a world of bitters and golden ales. Offbeat closed in 2018 but | Keg |
Paulaner | Germany | Munchener Hell | Lager | 4.9 | A mild, elegant malts, with a hint of sweetness and a soft hint of hops in the background. | Bottle & Can |
Phoenix | Heywood | Flight | Blonde | 3.7 | Summery, easy drinking blonde ale brewed with Centennial hops for a nicely balanced brew | Church Hall |
Phoenix | Heywood | White Monk | Light hoppy pale | 4.5 | Brewed to a higher strength, the addition of crystal malts adds colour and malt character to the flavour of this beer. This balances well with the light citrus aromas of the hops. Refreshing and satisfying. | Church Hall |
Pictish | Rochdale | Nectaron | Hoppy pale | 4.0 | Pale, hoppy beer brewed using Nectaron hops for pineabple and passion fruit flavours | Church Hall |
Pictish | Rochdale | Summer Solstice | Blonde ale | 4.7 | A crisp refreshing blonde ale. Rounded pale malt flavours in the mouth are balanced by a subtle bitterness which leads to a dry finish with a delicate floral hop aroma. | Church Hall |
Pied Bull | Chester | Minotaur | Black IPA | 6.5 | Crisp coffee notes with a sharp bitterness from aggressive hopping. | Church Hall |
Pomona Island | Salford | Rockin' Very Loose Pants | Hazy pale ale | 4.8 | Pale hazy yellow with fluffy soft body and silky mouth feel. Dry hopped with Citra Cryo, Mosaic & Topaz bringing powerful lime zest aromas and sweet ripe stone fruit with a hint of floral lychee. | Beer House |
Problem Child | Wigan | Big Girls Blouse | Pale blonde ale | 3.8 | Lightly hopped, pale blonde, session ale | Church Hall |
Problem Child | Wigan | Isolation | Golden ale | 4.5 | Golden , full bodied and satisfying ale with great aroma and flavours of apricot & stone fruits. | Church Hall |
Radeberger Gruppe | Germany | Grapefruit-Hefeweizen Radler | Radler | 2.5 | A 50/50 blend of Schofferhofer Hefeweizen with pure grapefruit juice. Zesty, tangy and incredibly refreshing. | Bottle & Can |
RedWillow | Macclesfield | Dauntless | English IPA | 5.1 | A quintessential English IPA made with finest hops from the heart of Kent. Lightly floral with pleasant tangerine, a hint of marmalade, and an undaunted bitterness. | Church Hall |
RedWillow | Macclesfield | Doubtless | GF Pale | 4.0 | Some things just work and there is no doubting the harmonious interplay between Citra and Amarillo hops. Orange and mango, a soft body and clean finish. | Church Hall |
RedWillow | Macclesfield | Kellerbier | Lager Bier | 4.3 | A classic unfined and unfiltered ‘cellar beer’ made with Pilsner and Vienna malts for a sweet satisfying bready body with a lemony finish and a kiss of peppery spice. | Church Hall |
RedWillow | Macclesfield | Wreckless | Pale ale | 4.8 | Beautifully balanced pale ale loaded with Citra and Amarillo hops providing massive amounts of tropical fruit and a clean finish. | Church Hall |
RedWillow | Macclesfield | Faithless 198 - Ten Nineteen | Session IPA | 4.2 | Session IPA using new HBC1019 hops for a potent but pleasing mix of citrus, tropical, and stone fruits. With notes of coconut, Valencia oranges, caramelized bananas, peaches, and honeydew melon | Keg |
RedWillow | Macclesfield | Tayberry Berliner Weisse | Fruited sour | 3.8 | This Tayberry Berliner Weisse is a refreshing, tart beer that blends the sour base of a Berliner Weisse with the rich, fruity flavours of tayberries. With a vibrant ruby colour and crisp, slightly dry finish, it's a distinctive and satisfying drink. | Keg |
Runaway | England | American Brown Ale | Brown Ale | 5.7 | Malty brown ale with caramel / coffee notes, and hints of sweet, summer fruit on the nose. A complex bitter finish is provided by the big flavour of US hops. | Bottle & Can |
Runaway | England | Calder Valley Honey Stingo | Saison | 7.5 | An incredibly complex beer with heady floral notes from the honey used to brew it, along side hints of citrus, spice, wood and a hint of brettanomyces funk. | Bottle & Can |
Runaway | England | Mango & Scotch Bonnet Sour | Fruited Sour | 4 | Kettle sour combining the intense fruitiness of fresh mango, backed up by the fruity warmth of scotch bonnet chilli peppers. | Bottle & Can |
Runaway | England | The Blackley Mosher | Saison | 6.3 | A wine BA version of Runaway Winter Saison aged in wine barrels for 10 months, with black limes and Nelson Sauvin hops added at packaging for an intense hit of bright citrus. | Bottle & Can |
Runaway | Stockport | Kellerbier | Lager | 5.0 | Unfiltered, hoppy lager with Kasbek and Most | Church Hall |
Runaway | Stockport | Punnet | Strawberry & Pomegranate Sour | 5.0 | Fruited sour with British strawberries, pomegranate molases & a hint of black pepper. | Keg |
Runaway x Beermoth | Stockport | Drinking Beer #8: Biere Blonde | Belgian pale | 4.3 | Belgian style session pale brewed in collaboration with Cafe Beermoth | Church Hall |
Runaway x Honest Crust | Stockport | Pomodoro Gose | Tomato infused sour | 4.4 | German Gose with an Italian twist! Slightly sour, slightly saline and slightly hazy, our collab with Manchester pizza royalty Honest Crust finds a deliciously refreshing balance between sweet, sour and savoury. Contains Italian tomato, fennel seed, Maldon | Keg |
Schlenkerla | Germany | Rauchbier Marzen | Rauchbier | 5.1 | Bamberg’s speciality, a dark, bottom fermented smoked beer, brewed with Original Schlenkerla Smokemalt. | Bottle & Can |
Schnieder | Germany | Original Tap 7 | Hefeweizen | 5.4 | A true classic, pleasantly fruity, an aroma of clove and nutmeg apple tantalizes the nose. | Bottle & Can |
Schnieder Landbrauerei | Germany | Bayrisch Hell | Lager | 4.9 | A well-balanced, refreshingly palatable taste of flowery hop aromas and subtle malt note. | Bottle & Can |
Serious | Rochdale | Matmos | Belgian Dubbel | 6.4 | A great winder-warmer, Matmos is a dark, smoky Belgian dubbel with beech smoked malt. Originally brewed specially for #MBCF17 | Church Hall |
Serious | Rochdale | Whitewell | Pale ale | 4.0 | House pale at the brewery's own micropub The Whitewell in Waterfoot (between Rochdale & Burnley). Light & fruity with bitter finish | Church Hall |
Sierra Nevada | USA | Pale Ale | Pale Ale | 5.6 | Deep amber colour, full-bodied and complex character. With a fragrant bouquet and spicy flavor. | Bottle & Can |
St Feuillien | Belgium | Blonde | Blonde | 7.5 | Deep golden colour, fine foam. Fragrant, noteds of citrus and spice. Assertive bitterness and a dominant malt. | Bottle & Can |
Steelfish x Chorlton Homebrewers | Ardwick | El Verano | Rye IPA | 6.5 | Originally brewed as a collaboration between Chorton Homebrew Club & Track Brew Co for the BrewCon 2019 National Homebrew Competition, where it made the Quarterfinals, we're now bringing it back for 2024. | Church Hall |
Steelfish x Doomed Brewing Project | Ardwick | Doomfish | West Coast IPA | 5.5 | A bright, crisp West Coast IPA, copper appearance, crystal malt character, featuring Ekuanot, Mosaic and El Dorado Incognito in the whirlpool and generously dry hopped with Cascade & El Dorado. | Keg |
Steelfish x Levenshulme Home Brew Club | Ardwick | Kings of the Mild Frontier | Double dark mild | 6.5 | A stronger version of the winner of the "Brown & Mild Ale" Category of the Stockport Beer & Cider Festival Homebrew Competition 2024. Based loosely on an old Boddingtons Strangeways Brewery recipe. A malt forward dark mild with notes of dark chocolate wit | Church Hall |
Stone Brewing | USA | IPA | West Coast IPA | 6.9 | This golden beauty explodes with citrusy flavor and hop aromas, all perfectly balanced by a subtle malt character. | Bottle & Can |
Storm | Macclesfield | PGA | Lager style beer | 4.4 | Light, crisp, lager-style beer with a balance of malt, hops and fruit. Moderately bitter and slight dry aftertaste. | Church Hall |
Storm | Macclesfield | Summer Breeze | Pale ale | 3.8 | A zestful, light, refreshing beer with a hint of summer fruits | Church Hall |
Stubborn Mule | Timperley | Donkey Punch | New England IPA | 5.5 | Its highly hopped, highly charged and fruity. With a bitter zing this NEIPA will without doubt wake up your taste buds. Visually, its dank, its opaque, it's whatever en vogue term you want. With a natural carbonation that sets it all off perfectly, think | Church Hall |
Stubborn Mule | Timperley | Who Gose There | Rhubarb, raspberry & ginger gose | 4.5 | A traditional Gose made with freshly picked Timperley rhubarb, raspberry & ginger | Church Hall |
Stubborn Mule | Timperley | Blackberry Wheat Beer | Fruited German Wheat | 3.5 | A German Wheat beer dosed with fresh Blackberries. Soft notes of fruitiness at the end of each sip give this wheat beer a clean finish. Light and refreshing at 3.5% with blackcurrant liquorice undertones. Hopped with liberty hops. | Keg |
Sureshot | Manchester | Small Man's Wetsuit | Pale ale | 3.9 | Petite pale dry hopped with Idaho 7, Citra & Galaxy. Submerged in hops with a gentle tropicality. Soft corners, light bitterness, and a stonefruit edge. | Beer House |
Sureshot | Manchester | Milson | New England pale | 5.2 | Built on an oaty body for a satusfying gulp, full of tropical fruitiness from a high dry hop | Keg |
Sureshot x Bundobust x Polyester | Manchester | His Girl Friday | Sour | 4.5 | Sour with Mango, Peach & Passionfruit. Collab with Bundobust X Polyester | Keg |
Tegernsee | Germany | Hell | Lager | 4.8 | Taste is bready and slightly herbal, clean a nd crisp. Notes of citrus, rye, wheat dough and floral hints. | Bottle & Can |
Thornbridge | Bakewell | Bowie | Blonde | 3.4 | A light & joyful aroma leading to floral & citrus notes on the palate | Church Hall |
Tom's Tap and Brewhouse | Crewe | Double Mighty Stout | Imperial oatmeal stout | 7.2 | Imperial version of the brewery's core stout, made using oats from Mornflake in Crewe | Church Hall |
Tom's Tap and Brewhouse | Crewe | ESB | Extra Special Bitter | 5.3 | A modern take on a traditional beer. Our 5.9% Extra Special Bitter features Bramling Cross hops added at the end of the boil in the same way that we would for a New England style hazy ipa. Still refreshingly bitter the blackcurranty hops combine with the | Church Hall |
Tom's Tap and Brewhouse | Crewe | Nearest Flat Surface | Double IPA | 8.2 | Big double IPA - expect peach, mango & passionfruit flavours | Keg |
Torrside | England | Sto Lat | Grodziskie | 2.8 | An old Polish style smoked beer. Very light beer made with 100% oak-smoked wheat, and well-seasoned with Polish hops (Lublin/Lubelski). | Bottle & Can |
Torrside | New Mills | Sto Lat | Grodziskie | 2.8 | Ultra-refreshing, extra-pale "Polish champagne", brewed with oak-smoked wheat | Church Hall |
Torrside | New Mills | Bring Me A Shrubbery | Orange & szechuan pepper pale | 4.4 | Light and easy-drinking pale brewed with Bobek hops, orange, and touch of Szechuan pepper | Keg |
Torrside x Docks Beers | New Mills | Continental Drift | Euro WC IPA | 6.8 | A classic west coast IPA, save for the fact it's brewed with 100% European hops | Church Hall |
Track | Ancoats, Manchester | Holding Patterns | IPA | 6.0 | IPA with Nelson Sauvin, Nelson Sauvin Cryo & Nectaron | Beer House |
Track | England | Sonoma AF | Pale Ale | 0.5 | This is an uncompromising alcohol free version of the classic Track session pale, evoking sun-drenched beer gardens and Sunday day sessions | Bottle & Can |
Track | England | White Leaves | Pale Ale | 5.7 | A West Coast Pale, HBC 586 gives aroma full jammy Pineapple, big hit of citrus flavours; pithy Lemon and Pink Grapefruit, with a slightly spicy herbal finish. | Bottle & Can |
Wakey Wakey | Rochdale | Bunk | Session bitter | 3.8 | A robust bitterness is tempered with a combination of toasty and toffee malt flavours and finishes with a clean crisp hop finish. A traditional English session bitter. | Church Hall |
Wakey Wakey | Rochdale | Fever Dream | British dry hopped IPA | 5.0 | Unfined and unflitered, this Hazy IPA is supercharged with uk hops Ernest, Jester and Olicana giving it a big juicy hit of mango, apricot and pineapple and backed up with the bitter pithiness of grapefruit. | Church Hall |
Welbeck Abbey | Welbeck, Worksop | Red Feather | Robust auburn ale | 3.9 | Robust auburn ale. Plenty of crystal malt gives this beer a rich colour and combination of bold walnut and bitter-sweet caramel flavours | Church Hall |