Midsummer Festival Real Ales 2025
1 ALL DAY – ALL DAY LONG 3.4%.
A true session bitter. Copper in colour, medium bodied with sweet biscuit notes and subtle
bitterness from our secret blend of British hops.
2 BAKERS DOZEN – ECLECTIC LANDLADY 4.2%
Electric Landlady, Acoustic Landlady and Galactic Landlady mash-up. A collaboration with
Empingham Cricket Club, hopped with Mosaic and Galaxy.
3 BOWLER’S HOPSHACKLE – SPECIAL BEST BITTER 4.3%
A rich coloured traditional English Bitter with complex malt and fruit flavours and a dry
bitter finish. Only an English yeast strain and hops are used to maintain the integrity of this
classic beer style. A good dollop of black treacle is also added in a nod to the historical use of
molasses in beers, particularly by breweries in the vicinity of sugar refining factories.
4 OAKHAM ALES – BISHOPS FAREWELL 4.6%
A golden, premium beer with a smooth malty background. Rich and fruity hop flavours and a
refreshing finish.
5 OAKHAM ALES – INFERNO 4%
A blond beer with a big personality, bursting with fruit, hop flavours, citrus notes and a
refreshing finish.
6 OAKHAM ALES – CITRA 4.2%
The ‘original’ UK Citra! Light gold in colour, bursting with citrus and tropical hop flavours
and sensationally refreshing.
7 OAKHAM ALES – JHB 3.8%
Light gold in colour and distinctively smooth, with citrus fruitiness and a refreshing hoppy
finish.
8 OAKHAM ALES – KRUSH 4.4%
Brewed with the exciting new USA-sourced hop variety of the same name. Krush™ exhibits
big, bold, fruit-forward flavours with stone fruits, citrus orange, tropical fruits (think guava in
particular) and berries to the fore.
9 OAKHAM ALES – SUPERDELIC 4.2%
Expect complex and intense ripe tropical fruit aromas and flavours before ripe mango, sweet
berry and citrus notes on the palate from the brand-new Kiwi grown hop variety,
Superdelic™.
10 IMPERIAL – ANYTHING PALE 4%
Brewed using low colour Maris Otter, oats and wheat malt with a combination of American
hops for a tropical fruit and grapefruit burst with a smooth bitterness.
11 BRISTOL BEER FACTORY – HIT THE BURNERS 4%
Australia and the U.S come together in an ignited dual-nation IPA at session strength.
Galaxy takes the lead with a citrus, peach and passion splash. Amarillo plays support and
lifts the citrus to the next level. All built on the custom BBF uber pale malt platform, this is
outta-this-world cask
12 DURATION – TRAMPOLINE 4.4%
Springboard into a delicious blend of stone fruits and citrus with a pop of pine from Azacca
and Citra hops. Mosaic adds juicy berry notes to this soft and zesty pale. Catapult your way
into summer and add some spring to your step with Trampoline.
13 LEFT HANDED GIANT – LIGHT WORK 4.2%
An easy drinking, crisp and refreshing cask pale, showcasing the delights of Simcoe, Nelson
Sauvin and Citra hops.
14 LITTLE BREW CO. – EPIPHANY 4.1%
Delicious premium pale ale rammed with Citra, Mosaic, and Simcoe hops, giving a lovely
refreshing beer with a smooth dry finish. Gluten Free.
15 LITTLE BREW CO. – TAJ 4.6%
A very moreish session India pale ale. A refreshing tropical citrus hopped ale with a subtle
dry bitter finish. Gluten Free.
16 MALLINSONS – CALYPSO 3.9%
This beer is pale blonde with a tropical fruits aroma with hints of bananas and lychees. The
taste is resin bitter and a long grapefruit citrus finish.
17 MOOR – RESONANCE 4.1%
Vibrant Citra hops match the rhythm of rich British malts to perfect effect. The gold standard
by which others follow. A true destination beer that vibrates at its own natural frequency.
18 NENE VALLEY – BLOND SESSION ALE 3.8%
Light golden session ale with a refreshing citrus hop finish.
19 NEW BRISTOL BREWERY – THE JOY OF SESH 4.2%
A simple, clean malt bill with Maris Otter and oats for that lovely mouth feel. Hop wise –
we’ve packed this little beast with our favourites – Mosaic and Citra.
20 SHINY – ROCKY – 4.1%
A solid and highly drinkable ale brewed with Cascade and Mosaic for their fruity and citrus
qualities, with a bit of Zeus for added edge!!
21 TRIPLE POINT – ZEPHYR 3.9%
Fruity little pale ale hopped with Amarillo, Cascade, Centennial & Citra. Super Pale, super
bright, super tasty. Gluten Free.
22 VERDANT – PENPOL 3.8%
Non-stop sluggability, conditioned for greatness. Our interpretation of a moreish, hop bitter
and aromatic single hop Citra cask pale ale. Hazy and straw coloured. Citrus and tropical fruit
aroma. Bitter lemon flavour with powerful dry bitterness lasting into the finish.
23 WIPER AND TRUE – LONG SHADOWS 4.2%
This bright, citrus-fresh Pale Ale combines zesty lemon aromas with subtle pine notes. A
final touch of florality combines to create a wonderfully balanced Pale Ale.
24 XTREME – PIGEON ALE 4.3%
The original Pigeon Ale malt bill, light in colour with Chinnook Bittering, Galena, and
Simcoe hopping and an additional good second hopping of Simcoe in the fermenter. This has
become a regular year-round brew.
25 EVERARDS – SUNCHASER 4%
Brewed locally in Leicestershire, Sunchaser is a refreshing and zesty golden ale, with subtle
citrus and honey notes.
26 EVERARDS – EVERARDS – TIGER 4.2%
A local favourite and Everard’s signature beer, Tiger is perfectly balanced with carefully
selected premium British hops and malt that gives a subtle toffee aroma and a beautiful
copper colour in the glass. It’s not difficult to see why Tiger is so popular.
27 CHARLES WELLS – ANCHORMAN 4.1%
A modern, fresh and fruity cask beer brewed using a blend of contemporary English ingredients with American late-hopping. This blockbusting beer begins with a gentle malt sweetness, leading to a lingering, bitter finish.