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1.

Ballards Wassail 6% West Chiltington LocALE

A chestnut ruby “Winter Warmer” style bitter ale with an oaky aroma containing sherry and mature fruit.

2.

Bexley Black Prince Porter 4.6% Bexley, Kent

A rich, ale with a roasted, vanilla aroma and a sweet chocolate, coffee flavour. Unfined. Chosen by Chris Stringer.

3.

Bushy’s Old Bushy Tail 4.5% Douglas, Isle of Man

An appealing reddish brown beer Slightly sweet and malty on the palate, with distinct orangy tones. The full finish is malty and hoppy with a hint of toffee.

4.

Bushy’s Ruby 1874 Mild 3.5% Douglas, Isle of Man

Classic, full bodied, malty ruby mild with sweet caramel flavours throughout, and well-balanced hops. Chosen by Pete Spooner.

5.

Cerne Abbas Gurt Coconuts Rum Stout 6.7% Cerne Abbas, Dorset

A silky, supple and comforting Gentle Giant of a beer, matured in rum casks. Chosen by Jonny Coates.

6.

Chapeau Open Road Milk Stout 4.4% Horsham LocALE

A smooth stout, with rich, roasted coffee and chocolate aromas, balanced by lactose sweetness.

7.

Dark Star Original 5% Partridge Green LocALE

A dark bitter with a complex malt flavour.

8.

Dorking Black Noise 4.5% Dorking LocALE

A smooth oatmeal stout. Nicely crisp, neither too sweet nor too toasty.

9.

Gloucester Dockside Dark 5.2% Gloucester

A porter, with subtle sweetness and coffee, chocolate and dark fruit aromas. Unfined.

10.

Hanlons Port Stout 4.8% Half Moon, Devon

Dark, chestnut beer whose bitter chocolate and roast malt taste from the large dose of roast barley added is softened by the addition of rich Ruby Port.

11.

High Weald Charcoal Burner 4.3% Hartfield, East Sussex LocALE

An oatmeal stout, with generous quantities of oats giving a velvety smoothness.

12

Ilkley Fireside 4.2% Ilkley, Yorkshire

A smooth, sumptuous smoky porter.

13.

Kissingate Black Cherry Mild 4.2 % Lower Beeding, West Sussex LocALE

A full fruit and flavoursome ale, lightly hopped and with the addition of real black cherries in muscovado.

14.

Kissingate Blue Murder Stout 8 % Lower Beeding, West Sussex LocALE

Subtle blueberry and raisin notes added to this rich Imperial Stout.

15.

Marble Chocolate Marble 5.5% Manchester

A smooth porter with flavours of coffee, cocoa & liquorice.

16.

Red Cat Mr M’s Porter 4.5% Winchester, Hampshire

Rich, malty porter, with toffee, cinnamon and chocolate flavours, and aromas of vanilla and coffee.

17.

Weltons Red Rose Mild 4.9 % Horsham LocALE

A mild with a red ruby hint and flavours of treacle toffee, toast and red berries.

18.

York Centurion’s Ghost 5.4% York, Yorkshire

Dark ruby ale, with subtle smoky, roasted bitterness and lingering autumn fruit flavours. Chosen by David Maddison.

19.

Yorkshire Heart Rhu Bar Beer 3.7% York, Yorkshire

Chestnut ale, with rhubarb flavours, a crisp aroma and refreshing tart aftertaste.

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20.

Dark Star Bock 5.4% Partridge Green

A rich dark brown beer with a malty aroma & toasty caramel flavour.

21.

Lost & Found R23 Session IPA / Hold it Down 4.6% Horsham

Big hops create big tropical flavours over a lightly kilned, super crisp malt base.

22.

Missing Link APA 4.9% West Hoathly

A classic full-bodied American pale ale. Unfined and naturally hazy.

23.

Two Tribes Tao Oatmeal Stout 5.2% Horsham

A lovely roasty stout with a dry hopped Simcoe burst. Unfined.

24.

Unbarred West Coast IPA 5.7% West Hoathly

A true classic West Coast style pale. Hop forward with a clean dry finish. Unfined.

Score

Score

Black Pig

Danehill, East Sussex

Dry, 6.5%

Black Pig

Danehill, East Sussex

Medium dry Perry, 6.5%

JB

Maplehurst, West Sussex

Dry 7.5%

Seacider

Ditchling, East Sussex

Hardcore, Medium dry, 7.3%

Seacider

Ditchling, East Sussex

Mango, 4%

Surrey

Turners Hill, West Sussex

Sweet, 5%

Village Green

Turners Hill, West Sussex

Medium, 5.7%

Wobbly Press

Bolney, West Sussex

Brighton Rocks, Medium, 4.5%

Wobbly Press

Bolney, West Sussex

The Dame, Sweet with Strawberry, 4%

Wobbly Press

Bolney, West Sussex

Pink (with a hint of blackcurrant) 4%

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25.

Barngates Red Bull Terrier 4.8% Ambleside, Cumbria

Red ale with full mouthfeel and roast bitterness lingering through to a long finish

26.

Bedlam Amagansett 5% Albourne, West Sussex LocALE

A quintessential full-bodied American pale ale full of citrus, melon, apricot and peach bouquet.

27.

Brolly Natural Spring Water 5 % Wisborough Green LocALE

Plenty of hop punch in this New England style IPA. Unfined and designed to be served hazy.

28.

Cellar Head Spring Ale 4.2 % Uckfield LocALE

A classic English pale ale. Unfined. Chosen by John Goodsell

29.

Chapeau Summit Pale Ale 4% Horsham LocALE

A well balanced golden ale with a delicious passion fruit aroma.

30.

Dark Star H ophead Loral 3.8% Partridge Green, West Sussex LocALE

Dark Star’s classic beer, but brewed with the Loral hop, delivering floral, citrus & dark fruit aromas.

31.

Dark Star Table Beer 3.1% Partridge Green, West Sussex LocALE

A pale, naturally hazy, lower strength ale. Dry hopped for maximum flavour. Unfined.

32.

Dorking Red India 5% Dorking LocALE

A big caramel body leads to a dry bitter finish.

33.

Downlands NZ Pale 4.2% Small Dole, West Sussex LocALE

A pale ale hopped with Motueka, Nelson & Dr Rudi.

34.

Ennerdale Blonde 3.8% Frizington, Cumbria

A fruity, golden ale with a floral hop aroma and satisfying clean bitterness.

35.

Firebird Citra 4.1 % Rudgwick, West Sussex LocALE

Pale ale using the US West Coast Citra hop, giving a beer full of citrus aroma.

36.

Firebird Paleface APA 5.2 % Rudgwick, West Sussex LocALE

Strong American-style IPA using American hops. Zesty and aromatic, with enhanced dry-hopping.

37.

Fyne Hurricane Jack 4.5% Cairndow, Argyll

A pale golden ale with an aroma of sweet malt and light fruity hops.

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38.

Hadrian & Border Farne Island 4%

A refreshing and balanced amber coloured bitter.

39.

Hawkshead NZPA 6% Staveley, Cumbria

Brewed by their Kiwi head brewer, the NZ hops give passion fruit, mango and apricot aromas and a citrus bitterness, balanced by gentle sweetness.

40.

Heathen Honey 5.5 % Haywards Heath LocALE

A honeyed West Coast IPA, brewed with four new-world hop varieties, and locally sourced honey added to the boil to create a smooth taste

41.

High Weald Mosaic Pale 4.2% Hartfield, East Grinstead LocALE

Straw-pale ale, heavily hopped with whole-leaf Mosaic, showcasing the mango, passionfruit and citrus characteristics of this hop.

42.

Orkney Northern Light 4% Orkney, Scotland

A light ale. Refreshing citrus flavours on the palate, with hints of brioche and fresh bread, giving way to a clean refreshing hoppy aftertaste.

Chosen by Liam Van Den End

43.

Pilgrim Exile 5.0 % Reigate, Surrey LocALE

The first beer from the new team at Pilgrim. A classic IPA with pine, herbal bitterness and a deep earthy taste and aroma. Chosen by Nigel Bullen.

44.

Pilgrim Progress 4.0 % Reigate, Surrey LocALE

Their flagship bitter, first brewed in 1982, with the finest British malts giving a rich bitter-sweet ale, complimented with US and Slovenian hops.

45.

Polarity Rosetta’s Comet 5.4 % Upper Beeding, West Sussex LocALE

A hop forward, fruity IPA using both English and US hops.

46.

Purple Moose Madog’s Ale 3.7% Porthmadog, Wales

A classic session bitter brewed from Welsh mountain water.

47.

Red Cat Art of T 3.6% Winchester, Hampshire

Pale ale, dry hopped with Tettnang hops and Earl Grey tea, giving a refreshing bergamot flavour and subtle tea bitterness.

48.

Riverside Sneaky Steamer 5.1 % Upper Beeding, West Sussex LocALE

A blend of 4 hops give this ale a pine/floral characteristic with a hint of grapefruit.

49.

Roosters Twenty Four Seven 4.7% Knaresborough, N Yorkshire

Hop forward pale ale with the intensity of a New World IPA.

50.

Salopian Pathfinder 5% Hadnall, Shropshire

Pine resin, orange, citrus zest & rye cascade across a juicy finish.

51.

Siren Undercurrent 4.5% Finchampstead, Berkshire

An oatmeal pale. Spicy, grassy aromas and a taste of apricot & grapefruit.

52.

Top Notch E-Qui-Nox DIPA 8.6% Haywards Heath LocALE

A punchy double-brewed IPA, specially brewed for the festival. Massively late and dry hopped, it has a rich tropical fruit and citrus finish.

53.

Weltons 6 Nations IPA 4 % Horsham LocALE

A light golden ale using 6 different hops producing a citrus and fruity flavour.