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Cambridge Winter Ale Festival 2002

Beers & Cider


Whilst many beers here are "Winter" beers, as usual there are lighter beers for variety.

Most beer descriptions are from our tasting of the beers, as so few are in the Good Beer Guide 2002.

See also: Champion Beer of the Festival

Last updated: 6-Jan-2002


Ales of Scilly; Trenoweth, Scilly; 2001
Maiden Voyage 4.0%
Scuppered 4.8%
B&T; Shefford, Beds.; 1981
2XS 6.0%
Black Bat 6.0%
Bartrams; Thurston, Suffolk; 1999
Holly Daze 5.2%
New Year Daze 5.2%
Bath Ales; Webbs Heath, Bristol; 1995
Festivity Rum Porter 5.0%
Buntingford; Buntingford, Herts.; 2001 [ALE 304]
Templar's Gold 4.0%
Dark Times 4.4%
Burton Bridge; Burton-upon-Trent; 1982
Thomas Sykes 10.0%
Butts; Great Shefford, Berks.; 1994
Blackguard Porter 4.5%
Carlow; Carlow, Dublin; 1998
Curim Gold 4.3%
Cassels; Gt. Shelford, Cambs.; 1996
Medium Sweet Cider 7.3%
Dry Cider 7.3%
City of Cambridge; Chittering, Cambs.; 1997
Grunting Granta 4.5%
Holly Heaven 5.2%
Cottage Spring; Cwmbran, Gwent; 1999
The Full Malty 4.8%
Dwan; Thurles, Co. Tipperary; 1998
Cool Amber 4.3%
Festive Paddy 6.0%
Elgoods; Wisbech, Cambs.; 1799
Thin Ice 4.6%
Wenceslas Winter Warmer 7.5% Champion beer: 2nd place
Exe Valley; Silverton, Devon; 1984
Winter Glow 6.0%
Faint Hope; Horse & Cart; Scawby Brook, Brigg, Lincs; 2001
Problems at the brewery meant they were unable to supply beer
Lazy Drayman 4.0%
Honest Lawyer 4.4%
Felstar; Felstead Vineyards, Felstead, Essex; 2001
Hoppin Hen 4.5%
Hop Hop Hooray 4.6%
Felstar Glory 5.0%
Garden Barber; Bengeo, Hertford; 2001
Reedy Pops 4.0%
Heritage; Dinton, Wiltshire; 2001 (formerly Tisbury Brewery)
Decadence 6.0%
Houston; Houston, Renfrewshire; 1997
Jock Frost 4.5%
Teuchter 4.8%
Humpty Dumpty; Reedham, Norfolk; 1998
Ferryman 3.8%
Railway Sleeper 5.0%
Iceni; Ickburgh, Norfolk; 1995
Silent Night 4.5%
Winter Lightning 5.0%
Lidstones; Wickhambrook, Suffolk; 1998
Extra Strong Winter Stout 6.2%
Old Ale 6.0%
Milton; Milton, Cambs.; 1999
Pegasus 4.1%
Caligula 9.1% Champion beer of the Festival
Moor; Bridgwater, Somerset; 1996
Old Freddy Walker 7.3%
Nottingham; Plough Inn, Radford, Notts.; 2001
Rock Ale 3.8%
Dreadnought 4.5% Champion beer: 5th=
Nursery; Keynsham, Bristol; 2001
Georgie Porgie 3.7%
Oat King Cole 6.0%
Oakleaf; Gosport, Hants.; 2000
Blake's Heaven 7.0%
O'Hanlons; Clyst St Lawrence, Devon; 1996
Goodwill 4.8% Champion beer: 3rd place
Rye Organic 5.0%
Old Chimneys; Market Weston, Norfolk; 1995
Winter Cloving 7.2%
Good King Henry Imperial Stout 9.0% Champion beer: 5th=
Organic Brewhouse; Cury Cross Lanes, Lizard, Cornwall; 2000
Black Rock 4.7%
Wolf Rock 5.0%
Packhorse; Southsea, Portsmouth; 1998
Old Pompey 4.8%
Phoenix; Heywood, Greater Manchester; 1982
Golden Glow 6.5%
Humbug 7.0%
Poachers; Swinderby, Lincs.; 2001
Black Crow 4.5%
Ring O'Bells; Launceston, Cornwall; 2001
Santa Boar's 5.5% Champion beer: 4th place
Skinners; Truro, Cornwall; 1997
Jingle Knockers 5.5%
Stonehenge; Netheravon, Wiltshire; 1984
Rudolph 5.0%
Sutton; Plymouth; 1994
Sleigh'd 6.0%
Warcop; Wentloog, Gwent; 1999
Oil Fired 6.0%
Wickwar; Wickwar, Gloucs.; 1990
Mr Perret Stout 5.9%


Cambridge Winter Ale Festival 2002