Following on from a very successful first Beer Festival in 2022 Nuneaton Round Table are not only hosting their second Beer Festival they have extended the beer drinking days!
This year's festival opened today, Thursday, and runs through until Sunday, plenty of opportunity to enjoy the 50 real ales, craft beers and ciders that are available.
The Nuneaton Round Table is responsible for many community events in the area, the magnificent Bonfire nights and annual Santa Sleigh being just two. The Round Table members enjoy many activities together as well as raising much needed funds for local chatities.
The Beer Festival is held at Nuneaton Rugby Club and is sponsored by many local businesses.
The £5 entry includes a commemorative pint glass, very much needed for tasting purposes, and a detailed booklet of the variety of beers and ciders available. Tokens are required to buy each drink, one token per half pint, and are purchased on entry but you can always buy more!
From the 50 beers we selected seven to try, all very different. We also bought a 2 pint container of our favourite to enjoy now we are home ... but which was it, there were so many to choose from?
The beers we tried are in list order from the brochure along with the given details. In all cases we had half pint servings.
Barton by Drowned Lands - Warwick USA
Light, crisp and delightfully refreshing is how best to describe Barton. Perfectly suited for summer, this beer is as enjoyable as a dip in the pool on a hot summer day - 3% Lager Foeder
FestBier by Donzoko - Leith
Released once a year, this deep gold lager beer gas a rich malt body, thanks to a long decoction mash of Vienna and Munich malts. A generous helping of Tettnang and Blanc hops give way to a crisp, bitter finish - 5.6% Lager
Festival Ale by Burton Bridge - Burton-on-Trent
A classic, strong ale, hops used are Challenger and Target - 5.5% - Bitter, Extra Special/Strong (ESB)
Fallen Angel by Churchend - Nuneaton
A sharp, fill flavoured pale bitter. Buckets full of American hops, give it that lemony edge - 5% - IPA English
Dreadnought by Nottingham - Nottingham
A rich ruby-coloured premium bitter with a well-rounded fullness of malt and deep strength of hop bitterness - 4.5% - Bitter, Extra Special/Strong (ESB)
Old Peculiar by Theakston x Tiny Rebel - Masham, Newport
Take Old Peculiar and using the brewing expertise of the Tiny Rebel brewers, chocolate malts, 100% pure cocoa, Fuggle and Progress hops you have a delicious, chocolate infused, dark, fruity sublime tasting beer encompassing hints of, banana, black cherry and rich dark chocolate - 5.6% - Ale, Old
Redwood by Weatheroak - Studley
A Tawny beer beautifully smooth and malty - 4.4% - Ale, Brown
A superb collection of beer, quite varied in taste and strength but the one we bought home in a super 2 pint container was Old Peculiar by Theakston x Tiny Rebel.
Thank you Nuneaton Round Table for a super afternoon. I'm sure this year's Beer Festival will be a great success, here's to next year - cheers!
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