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*2013* (provisional) Beer List

There will be no Sussex Branches Beer & Cider Festival in 2020; hopefully back in 2021!.

The provisional list (as at 23 February 2013) includes all breweries and is split into A-F, G-P and R-Z. We're looking at increasing the functionality of how smartphone users can access this list with a view to making more of our futuristic QR code at the festival itself. A guide to the different beer styles can be found here.

Update 23 Feb 2013: 18 additions and 18 deletions from the initial provisional list (27 Jan) have been reflected in the table below, and are summarised here at the foot of the page.

Update 1 Feb 2013: Tasting notes now available (also via the Downloads page)

As ever, last-minute substitutions (and, unfortunately, beers that fail to reach condition) are possible right up to the start of the festival, and all beers are subject to availability (i.e. leave it until Saturday evening, then don't be surprised if the most popular have already sold out!).

Details of bottled beers, ciders & perries and wines can be found on their own pages.

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Brewery	Location	Beer	ABV
1648	East Hoathly, East Sussex	Laughing Frog	5.2
1648	East Hoathly, East Sussex	Ruby Mild	3.6
1648	East Hoathly, East Sussex	Winter Warrant	4.8
Acorn	Barnsley, South Yorkshire	Barnsley Bitter	3.8
Adur Brewery Co-operative	Steyning, West Sussex	Ropetackle Golden Ale	3.4
AllGates	Wigan, Lancashire	Pretoria	3.9
AllGates	Wigan, Lancashire	All Black	3.6
Amber Ales	Ripley, Derbyshire	Chocolate Orange Stout	4.0
Amber Ales	Ripley, Derbyshire	Winter Ruby	5.1
Anarchy	Morpeth, Northumberland	Quiet Riot	6.6
Anchor Springs	Littlehampton, West Sussex	Black Pearl	5.2
Anchor Springs	Littlehampton, West Sussex	Worthing's Best	4.0
Arbor	Bristol	Oyster Stout	4.6
Arundel	Ford, West Sussex	Autumn Old Ale	4.6
Arundel	Ford, West Sussex	Tryline	4.3
Baldy's	Parham, West Sussex	Smoking Barrel	5.0
Baldy's	Parham, West Sussex	Sussex XX Superior Mild	5.4
Ballard's	Nyewood, West Sussex	In The Drink	7.4
Ballard's	Nyewood, West Sussex	Midhurst Mild	3.4
Ballard's	Nyewood, West Sussex	Trotton Bitter	3.6
Baseline	Small Dole, West Sussex	Dark Matter	5.5
Baseline	Small Dole, West Sussex	Flying Fortress	9.0
Beachy Head	East Dean, East Sussex	Legless Rambler	5.0
Beachy Head	East Dean, East Sussex	Original	4.5
Bedlam	Albourne, West Sussex	Best	4.0
Bedlam	Albourne, West Sussex	Hoppy Golden Ale	4.2
Bellinger's	Grove, Oxfordshire	Blenheim	3.9
Bellinger's	Grove, Oxfordshire	Moonlight	5.7
Big Lamp	Newcastle-upon-Tyne	Pemium	5.2
Binghams	Ruscombe, Berkshire	Brickworks Bitter	4.2
Binghams	Ruscombe, Berkshire	Twyford Tipple	3.7
Blackjack	Manchester	IDouble Bluff	4.8
Blue Monkey	Giltbrook, Nottinghamshire	99 Red Baboons	4.2
Blue Monkey	Giltbrook, Nottinghamshire	BG Sips	4.0
Boggart Hole Clough	Manchester	Dark Mild	4.0
Boggart Hole Clough	Manchester	Rum Porter	4.6
Brewster's	Grantham, Lincolnshire	Maquis	3.9
Bridestones	Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire	Dark Mild	4.5
Brighton Bier Co	Brighton, East Sussex	Maple Porter	5.0
Bristol Beer Factory	Ashton, Bristol	Milk Stout	4.7
Bristol Beer Factory	Ashton, Bristol	Sunrise	4.4
Bushy's	Braddan, Isle of Man	Ruby (1874) Mild	3.5
Cairngorm	Aviemore, Highlands and Western Isles	Black Gold (Stout)	4.4
Cairngorm	Aviemore, Highlands and Western Isles	Stag	4.1
Castle Rock	Nottingham	Black Gold (Mild)	3.8
Castle Rock	Nottingham	Preservation Fine Ale	4.4
Caythorpe	Caythorpe, Nottinghamshire	Dark Gem	3.5
Concrete Cow	Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire	Pail Ale	3.7
Copper Dragon	Skipton, North Yorkshire	Golden Pippin	3.9
Cotswold Lion	Cheltenham, Gloucestershire	Golden Fleece	4.4
Cotswold Spring	Chipping Sodbury, Gloucestershire	Stunner	4.0
Cross Bay	Morecombe, Lancashire	Zenith	5.0
Crouch Vale	South Woodham Ferrers, Esssex	Amarillo	5.0
Cumbrian Legendary	Hawkshead, Cumbria	Grasmoor Dark Ale	4.3
Cumbrian Legendary	Hawkshead, Cumbria	Langdale	4.0
Dark Star	Partridge Green, West Sussex	1910 Porter	5.6
Dark Star	Partridge Green, West Sussex	American Pale Ale	4.7
Dark Star	Partridge Green, West Sussex	Hophead	3.8
Dark Star	Partridge Green, West Sussex	The Art of Darkness	3.5
Dark Tribe	East Butterwick, Lincolnshire	Sternwheeler	4.2
Dawkins	Bath, Somerset	Brass Knocker	3.8
Dawkins	Bath, Somerset	Green Barrel	4.0
Dent	Dent, Cumbria	Towd Tup	6.0
Dickensian	Roden, Shropshire	David Hopperfield	4.0
Downlands	Small Dole, West Sussex	Pyecombe All Ye Faithful	7.4
Downlands	Small Dole, West Sussex	Three Rings	5.2
Downlands	Small Dole, West Sussex	Truleigh Gold	3.7
Dunham Massey	Dunham Massey, Greater Manchester	Chocolate Cherry Mild	3.8
Elgood's	Wisbech, Cambridgeshire	Black Dog	3.6
Fat Cat	Norwich, Norfolk	Bitter	3.8
Fat Cat	Norwich, Norfolk	Marmalade	5.5
Fat Cat	Norwich, Norfolk	Mocha Moggie	4.6
FILO	Hastings, East Sussex	Cardinal Porter	4.6
FILO	Hastings, East Sussex	Old Town Tom	4.5
Franklin's	Bexhill-on-Sea	English Garden	3.8
Franklin's	Bexhill-on-Sea	Pudding Stout	4.2
Full Moon	Catsfield, East Sussex	Hopdance	3.9
Full Moon	Catsfield, East Sussex	Red Pacific	4.8
Fyne Ales	Cairndow, Argyll and The Isles	Maverick	4.2
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Brewery	Location	Beer	ABV
Gloucester	Gloucester, Gloucestershire	Gold	4.0
Gloucester	Gloucester, Gloucestershire	Mariner	4.2
Goacher's	Tovil, Kent	Old 1066 Ale	6.7
Goacher's	Tovil, Kent	Real Mild Ale	3.4
Goldmarks	Rustington, West Sussex	Liquid Gold	4.0
Gribble	Oving, West Sussex	Fuzzy Duck	4.3
Gribble	Oving, West Sussex	Pig's Ear	6.1
Grafter's	Willingham by Stow, Lincolnshire	Over The Moon	4.0
Grainstore	Oakham, Leicestershire	Rutland Panther	3.4
Hadrian Border	Newcastle-upon-Tyne	Tyneside Light Ale	3.5
Hammerpot	Poling, West Sussex	Bottle Wreck Porter	4.7
Hammerpot	Poling, West Sussex	Brighton Belle	4.6
Harbour	Bodmin, Cornwall	Amber Ale	4.0
Harbour	Bodmin, Cornwall	Porter No. 1	4.4
Harvey	Lewes, East Sussex	1859 Porter	4.8
Harvey	Lewes, East Sussex	Surrey Hop Garland Ale	4.5
Harvey	Lewes, East Sussex	Hadlow Bitter	3.5
Harvey	Lewes, East Sussex	Prince of Denmark	7.4
Hastings	St Leonards, East Sussex	Hastings Best	4.1
Hastings	St Leonards, East Sussex	Hastings Pale Ale	4.7
Hastings	St Leonards, East Sussex	Hastings Porter	4.5
Hepworth	Horsham, West Sussex	Classic Old	4.8
Hepworth	Horsham, West Sussex	Prospect	4.5
Hexhamshire	Hexham, Northumberland	Devil's Water	4.1
Highland	Birsay, Northern Isles	Orkney IPA	4.8
Hobsons	Cleobury Mortimer, Shropshire	Mild	3.2
Hobsons	Cleobury Mortimer, Shropshire	Town Crier	4.5
Hogs Back	Tongham, Surrey	A Over T (Aromas Over Tongham)	9.0
Hogs Back	Tongham, Surrey	Hogs Back Bitter	3.7
Hogs Back	Tongham, Surrey	Hop Garden Gold	4.6
Hopdaemon	Newnham, Kent	Incubus	4.0
Hopdaemon	Newnham, Kent	Green Daemon	5.0
Hop Kettle	Cricklade, Wiltshire	Old Ale	5.6
Houston	Houston, Greater Glasgow and Clyde Valley.	Warlock Stout	4.7
Hurst Brewery	Hurstpierpoint, West Sussex	Founder's Best Bitter	4.2
Ilkley	Ilkley, West Yorkshire	Black	3.7
Ilkley	Ilkley, West Yorkshire	Lotus IPA	5.6
Isfield	Framfield, East Sussex	Imperial Pale Ale	4.2
Isfield	Framfield, East Sussex	Toad in the Ale	4.8
Kelham Island	Sheffield, South Yorkshire	Pride of Sheffield	4.0
Kemptown	Brighton, East Sussex	Kemptown Red	4.5
Kent	Birling, Kent	Enigma	5.5
Kent	Birling, Kent	Zingiber	4.1
Keswick	Keswick, Cumbria	Thirst Winter	4.0
King	Horsham, West Sussex	Brighton Best	4.0
King	Horsham, West Sussex	Festive	4.7
Kirkby Lonsdale	Kirkby Lonsdale, Lancashire	Jubilee Stout	5.5
Kissingate	Lower Beeding, West Sussex	6 Crows	6.6
Kissingate	Lower Beeding, West Sussex	Black Cherry Mild	4.2
Kissingate	Lower Beeding, West Sussex	Mary's Ruby Mild	6.5
Kissingate	Lower Beeding, West Sussex	Toffee Cog	5.5
Langham	Lodsworth, West Sussex	Hip Hop	4.0
Langham	Lodsworth, West Sussex	Triple XXX	4.4
Leatherbritches	Smisby, Derbyshire	Doctor Johnsons	4.0
Leatherbritches	Smisby, Derbyshire	Ginger Helmet	4.7
Little Valley	Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire	Fairtrade Ginger Pale Ale	4.0
Little Valley	Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire	Hebden's Wheat	4.5
Loddon	Dunsden, Oxfordshire	Hullabaloo	4.8
Long Man	Litlington, East Sussex	American Pale Ale	4.8
Long Man	Litlington, East Sussex	Long Blonde	3.8
Long Man	Litlington, East Sussex	Old Man	4.3
Marble	Manchester	Lagonda IPA	5.0
Marston Moor	York, North Yorkshire (currently brewing at Rudgate, Tockwith)	Matchlock Mild	4.0
Mauldons	Sudbury, Suffolk	Micawber's Mild	3.5
Mighty Oak	Maldon, Essex	Oscar Wilde	3.7
Milk Street	Frome, Somerset	Funky Monkey	4.0
Milton	Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire	Pegasus	4.1
Mithril	Mithril, North Yorkshire	Dere Street	3.8
Mithril	Mithril, North Yorkshire	Flower Power	4.3
Monty's	Hendomen, Powys	Match	3.4
Monty's	Hendomen, Powys	Mischief	5.0
Moorhouses	Burnley, Lancashire	Black Cat	3.4
Moorhouses	Burnley, Lancashire	Pendle Witches Brew	5.1
Nailsworth	Nailsworth, Gloucestershire	Alestock	3.6
Nethergate	Pentlow, Essex	Umbel Magna	5.0
Northumberland	Bedlington, Tyne & Wear	Brown Ale	4.6
Oakham	Peterborough, Cambridgeshire	Citra	4.2
Oakleaf	Gosport, Hampshire	Blakes Heaven	7.0
Oakleaf	Gosport, Hampshire	Piston Porter	4.6
Offbeat	Crewe, Cheshire	Out of Step	5.8
Offbeat	Crewe, Cheshire	Outlandish Pale	3.9
Old Dairy	Rolvenden, Kent	Blue Top	4.8
Old Dairy	Rolvenden, Kent	Copper Top	4.1
Old Dairy	Rolvenden, Kent	Snow Top	6.0
Orkney	Quoyloo, Northern Isles	Raven	3.8
Peerless	Birkenhead, Merseyside	Full Whack	6.0
Peerless	Birkenhead, Merseyside	Storr Lager	4.8
Penpont	Altarnun, Cornwall	Beast of Bodmin Moor Reserve	5.0
Penpont	Altarnun, Cornwall	Cornish Gold	3.7
Penpont	Altarnun, Cornwall	Shipwreck Coast	4.4
Pin-Up	Stone Cross, East Sussex	Milk Stout	4.5
Pin-Up	Stone Cross, East Sussex	Red Head	4.2
Poachers	North Hykeham, Lincolnshire	Billy Boy	4.4
Purity	Great Alne, Warwickshire	Mad Goose	4.2
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Brewery	Location	Beer	ABV
RCH	West Hewish, Somerset	Firebox	6.0
Ramsgate	Broadstairs, Kent	Dogbolter	5.6
Ramsgate	Broadstairs, Kent	Gadd's No. 5	4.4
Ramsgate	Broadstairs, Kent	Kent Pale Ale	6.5
Raw	Staveley, Lincolnshire	Elements	4.6
Rectory	Streat, East Sussex (currently brewing at Harveys, Lewes).	All Saint's Tipple	4.5
Rectory	Streat, East Sussex (currently brewing at Harveys, Lewes).	Old Ale	5.0
Rhymney	Torfaen, Glamorgan	Dark	4.0
Rhymney	Torfaen, Glamorgan	Export	5.0
Riverside	Wainfleet, Lincolnshire	Liquid Gold	4.5
Rother Valley	Northiam, East Sussex	Boadicea Ale	4.5
Rother Valley	Northiam, East Sussex	Smild	3.8
Rudgate	Tockwith, North Yorkshire	Ruby Mild	4.4
St Austell	St Austell, Cornwall	Proper Job	4.5
Salopian	Shrewsbury, Shropshire	Golden Thread	5.0
Salopian	Shrewsbury, Shropshire	Hop Twister	4.5
Saltaire	Shipley, West Yorkshire	Madagascan Ale	5.0
Severn Vale	Dursley, Gloucestershire	Severn Sins	5.2
Sheffield	Sheffield, South Yorkshire	Sheffield Porter	4.4
Skinners	Truro, Cornwall.	Cornish Knocker Ale	4.5
Stewart	Loanhead, Edinburgh and The Lothians	Pentland IPA	3.9
Stroud	Stroud, Gloucestershire.	Budding	4.5
Sunny Republic	Winterborne Kingston, Dorset	Beach Blonde	3.7
Tiny Rebel	Newport, Gwent	Billabong	4.6
Tiny Rebel	Newport, Gwent	Full Nelson	4.8
Tiny Rebel	Newport, Gwent	Urban IPA	5.5
Titanic	Burslem, Staffordshire	Mild	3.5
Triple fff	Four Marks	Pressed Rat & Warthog	3.8
Turners	Ringmer, East Sussex	Best Bitter	4.1
Turners	Ringmer, East Sussex	East Sussex Bitter	3.9
Turners	Ringmer, East Sussex	Ruby Mild	4.6
Vale	Brill, Buckinghamshire	Grumpling Premium Ale	4.6
Vale	Brill, Buckinghamshire	Red Kite	4.0
Watermill	Ings, Cumbria	Black Beard	3.8
Watermill	Ings, Cumbria	Collie Wobbles	3.7
Weltons	Horsham, West Sussex	Pride 'n' Joy	2.8
Weltons	Horsham, West Sussex	Black Water Snake	4.4
Weighbridge	Swindon, Wiltshire	Aunt Sally's Old Ale	4.5
Weighbridge	Swindon, Wiltshire	South Island Pale	4.3
Westerham	Crockham Hill, Kent	Progress	4.0
Westerham	Crockham Hill, Kent	Puddledock Porter	4.0
Whitstable	Grafty Green, Kent	Winkle Picker	4.5
Whitstable	Grafty Green, Kent	Kentish Reserve	5.0
Wickwar	Wickwar, Gloucestershire	Penny Black Porter	5.0
Tom Wood	Melton Ross, Lincolnshire	Bomber County	4.8
Wylam	Heddon on the Wall, Northumberland	Gold Tankard	4.0
XT	Long Crendon, Buckinghamshire	Four	3.8
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Replacements (as at 23 February 2013)

Additions:	Deletions:
Anchor Springs Worthing's Best	Anchor Spring IPA
Arbor Oyster Stout	Batemans Dark Mild
Blackjack Double Bluff	Blackjack New Deck
Brewster's Maquis	Blackjack Stout
Bristol Beer Factory Milk Stout	Brewsters Hop A Doodle Do
Dawkins Brass Knocker	Bristol Beer Factory Bristol Stout
Dickensian David Hopperfield	Devilfish Stingray
Grafter's Over The Moon	Devilfish Apachi
Hadrian Border Tyneside Light Ale	Devilfish Blonde Bombshell
Ilkley Black	Grafter's All English
Ilkley Lotus IPA	Green Jack Trawler Boys
Loddon Hullabaloo	Hadrian's Border Vallum
Nethergate Umbel Magna	Kelburn Jaguar
Poachers Billy Boy	Marble Ginger
Riverside Liquid Gold	Marble Stouter Stout
St Austell Proper Job	Mordue Radgie Gadgie
Weighbridge South Island Pale	Poachers Monkey Hanger
XT Four	Stanley Brenchley Best

You can also compare and contrast the Provisional Beer Lists from 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 (if you want to see what you've missed!) by clicking these links.

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