Hockey and beer, a match made in some laboratory no doubt, it’s fair to say this is hardly a conventional mix. As you have probably gathered by now this is a beer festival ran in a hockey club, yet despite being a moderate sized venue those in charge really do know their beer and not only is the selection yet again excellent, but the pricing also remains fair at £2.40 a pint.
It's obvious from behind the bar they know good beer (no not the Fosters pump)
Having been to previous festivals it’s difficult not to recommend it and certainly worth journeying out into West Bridgford for, jump on the number 10 bus; where Asda is you need to get off at the stop just after it (assuming you are coming into West Bridgford from town) then it’s a 7/8 minute walk up the main road, next to the fire station.
West Bridgford Hockey Club Festival 11-14th November – WB Hockey website
A-E represents colour, E being the darkest.| A | Abbeydale Absolution | 5.3 | Sweetish, fruity pale ale |
| B | Black Hole Supa Nova | 4.8 | Premium pale using lager malt |
| C | Blue Monkey Evolution | 4.3 | Amber hoppy ale |
| A | Brunswick Triple Hop | 4.0 | Dry hoppy bitter |
| B | Castle Rock Screech Owl | 5.5 | Golden IPA |
| A | Copper Dragon Golden Pippin | 3.9 | Blond citrus ale |
| B | Crouch Vale Appollo | 4.3 | Very hoppy pale amber ale |
| A | Dark Star Hophead | 3.8 | Pale fruity/hoppy ale |
| A | Funfair Teacups | 4.0 | Made using ginger and lemon |
| ? | Hambleton Ghostly Glory | 4.0 | Replaced Headless Horseman |
| D | Holdens Black Country Mild | 3.7 | Red/brown malty mild |
| D | Magpie Magic Lantern | 4.4 | Dark warming best bitter |
| D | Mauldons Broomstick | 4.0 | Dark hoppy bitter |
| A | Moorhouses Blond Witch | 4.5 | Dry refreshing blond ale |
| A | Newby Wyke Bear Island | 4.6 | Blond crisp dry bitter |
| C | Nottingham Robin Hood | 3.9 | Copper session bitter |
| A | Oakham Bishops Farewell | 4.6 | Pale citrus hoppy ale |
| B | Ossett Spellbound | 4.3 | Golden citrus hoppy ale |
| B | Roosters Jasmine IPA | 5.0 | Smooth and silky IPA |
| E | Rudgate Ruby Mild | 4.4 | Champ. beer of GBBF 2009 |
| D | Saltaire Harvest Moon | 4.2 | Deep red with malt /fruit |
| E | Sarah Hughes Dark Ruby | 6.0 | Strong classic ruby mild |
| C | Sharps Doombar | 4.0 | Fruity sweet malty ale |
| A | Thornbridge Jaipur | 5.9 | Champion IPA |
| B | Wadworths Bishops Tipple | 5.0 | Golden well balanced ale |
| A | Whim Hartington IPA | 4.5 | Well rounded IPA |
| Hecks Somerset cider | 6.5 | Dry cider | |
| Mr.Whiteheads Cirrus Minor | 5.0 | Medium cider | |
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A |
Abbeydale Absolution |
5.3 |
Sweetish, fruity pale ale |
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B |
Black Hole Supa Nova |
4.8 |
Premium pale using lager malt |
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C |
Blue Monkey Evolution |
4.3 |
Amber hoppy ale |
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A |
Brunswick Triple Hop |
4.0 |
Dry hoppy bitter |
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B |
Castle Rock Screech Owl |
5.5 |
Golden IPA |
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A |
Copper Dragon Golden Pippin |
3.9 |
Blond citrus ale |
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B |
Crouch Vale Appollo |
4.3 |
Very hoppy pale amber ale |
|
A |
Dark Star Hophead |
3.8 |
Pale fruity/hoppy ale |
|
A |
Funfair Teacups |
4.0 |
Made using ginger and lemon |
|
? |
Hambleton Ghostly Glory |
4.0 |
Replaced Headless Horseman |
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D |
Holdens Black Country Mild |
3.7 |
Red/brown malty mild |
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D |
Magpie Magic Lantern |
4.4 |
Dark warming best bitter |
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D |
Mauldons Broomstick |
4.0 |
Dark hoppy bitter |
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A |
Moorhouses Blond Witch |
4.5 |
Dry refreshing blond ale |
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A |
Newby Wyke Bear Island |
4.6 |
Blond crisp dry bitter |
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C |
Nottingham Robin Hood |
3.9 |
Copper session bitter |
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A |
Oakham Bishops Farewell |
4.6 |
Pale citrus hoppy ale |
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B |
Ossett Spellbound |
4.3 |
Golden citrus hoppy ale |
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B |
Roosters Jasmine IPA |
5.0 |
Smooth and silky IPA |
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E |
Rudgate Ruby Mild |
4.4 |
Champ. beer of GBBF 2009 |
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D |
Saltaire Harvest Moon |
4.2 |
Deep red with malt /fruit |
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E |
Sarah Hughes Dark Ruby |
6.0 |
Strong classic ruby mild |
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C |
Sharps Doombar |
4.0 |
Fruity sweet malty ale |
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A |
Thornbridge Jaipur |
5.9 |
Champion IPA |
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B |
Wadworths Bishops Tipple |
5.0 |
Golden well balanced ale |
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A |
Whim Hartington IPA |
4.5 |
Well rounded IPA |
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Hecks Somerset cider |
6.5 |
Dry cider |
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Mr.Whiteheads Cirrus Minor |
5.0 |
Medium cider |
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