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Over 65 beers, ciders and wines will be available to try at the Hoylake Beer Festival.
The full list of beers available is as follows:
| Brewery | Beer Name | ABV | Tasting Notes | Sponsoring Company |
| Adnams | Samba City | 4.2 | Golden in colour with vibrant citrus aromas and a touch of banana on the palate, with creamy spicy notes from the wheat on the finish | Hailwood Accountants |
| Adnams | Ghost Ship | 4.5 | Pale Ale has a good assertive pithy bitterness and a malty backbone | Hoylake Community Cinema |
| Arbor | Motueka | 3.8 | A pale hoppy session beer brewed with NZ Motueka. | BCS Car Sales |
| Arbor | Hoploader | 4.0 | A golden session ale, brewed with all American hops. | |
| B&T | Edwin Taylors Extra Stout | 4.5 | Dark Stout. A pleasant bitter beer with a strong roast malt flavour | Everite |
| Big Hand | Domino | 4.4 | Welsh styled stout. Aromas are coffee with a hint of dark berries flavours, | Liverpool BA |
| Big Hand | Renaissance | 4.5 | American style Pale Ale. | |
| Black Sheep | Monty Holy Grail | 4.0 | golden beer with a fresh, zesty taste and a long crisp bitter finish. | Burnetts Garage |
| Brains | Rev. James Rye | 4.3 | Rye is a dark, dry and distinctive ale that has a full flavour and bitter finish with unexpected glimpses of citrus and spice. | |
| Brewsmith | Brewsmit Bitter | 3.9 | A pale session bitter. Moderate bitterness, pronounced floral/citrus hop aromas. | |
| Brewsmith | IPA | 6.0 | New world IPA. Rich mouthfeel, big hop aromas, long dry bitter finish. Some residual sweetness. | Inheritance Tax Solutions |
| Bristol Beer Factory | Nova | 3.8 | A light malt base; Maris Otter, CaraPils and wheat malt allows the bright, fresh and zesty hop aromas to shine | |
| Bristol Beer Factory | Enigma | 4.4 | New world red ale. Low bitterness. Delicately dry hopped with the unique Enigma hop. | Nine Leaves |
| Butcombe | Yeti | 4.0 | A 'Glacier Cool' Blond beer made with a beautiful balance of rugged North American hop | |
| Cairngorm | Trade Winds | 4.3 | Light golden in colour with a high proportion of wheat giving the beer a clean fresh taste. | |
| Castle Rock | Harvest Pale | 3.8 | Classic Pale Ale. SIBA National Champion Bitter 2004, Champion Bitter of Britain 2007 and Champion Beer of Britain 2010. | |
| Cullercoats | Lovely Nelly | 3.9 | Amber bronze session beer – with a biscuit malt flavour balanced with a smooth bitterness from the finest English Fuggles and Golding hops. | Wirral Tutors Network |
| Dark Star | APA | 4.7 | The yeast strain used for the brewing of this American style pale ale is specially imported from the USA, along with Cascade, Centennial and Chinook hops. | |
| Dark Star | Revelation | 5.7 | A pale ale. A blend of Warrior, Cascade, Columbus, Crystal and Chinook by the sack full | Gaskells Waste |
| Elland | 1872 Porter | 6.5 | Ruby porter from an 1872 recipe. It has an old port nose, coffee and bitter chocolate flavours. Three times National Winter Ales Champion | |
| First Chop | HOP | 4.1 | An ultra pale 4.1% ale. | |
| Frog Island | Lock,Stock & Barrel | 4.0 | Golden Ale. Fruity hops with a hint of orange zest | Julians |
| Orkney | Corncrake | 4.1 | straw/Golden colour with citrus fruit and floral hop aroma | |
| Goose Eye | Goose Eye Bitter | 3.9 | Session ale, with a chestnut hue; a delightful flavour produced by three varieties of hop. | Peerless |
| Great Oakley | Wagtail | 3.9 | Straw coloured bitter with a unique bitterness derived from New Zealand hops. Very drinkable and refreshing. | |
| Hafod | Sunrise | 3.8 | A pale, refreshing ale with citrus flavours and a crisp, bitter finish. | VW Audi |
| Hawkshead | Windermere Pale | 3.5 | Very pale ale, bursting with hop character and a fine fruity aroma. Brewed with soft Lakeland water | The Tap |
| Hawkshead | Lakeland Gold | 4.4 | Golden Ale with complex fruit flavours from the blending of English hop, First Gold, with the outrageously fruity American hop, Cascade. | |
| Ilkley | Mary Jane | 3.5 | Pale ale packed with American hops. Intensely refreshing and, with surprising balance for such low abv. | Hoylake Parade |
| Ilkley | Summer | 4.0 | A dark-golden coloured,with orange, citrus, mango and vanilla flavours leading to a dry finish | |
| Kelham Island | Easy Rider | 4.3 | An acclaimed pale ale. It’s easy by name and easy drinking by nature while still retaining a full hoppy palate | Julians |
| Kelham Island | Riders on the Storm | 4.5 | An amber ale which showcases a fusion of British and American hops that gives a storm of hoppy flavours | |
| Leeds | Leeds Pale | 3.8 | Pale ale. Brewed using Slovenian Bobek hops | Wirral Farmers Market |
| Neptune | Mermaids Purse | 4.0 | Easy drinking blond ale with a subtle bitter finish. | Taylormade |
| Neptune | Amberjack | 4.5 | Cracking Amber ale from local Liverpool brewery | |
| Nethergate | Priory Mild | 3.5 | Dark mild but with a surprisingly fresh bitterness right to the end, slaking your thirst. | Elite Windows |
| Oakham | JHB | 3.8 | Golden beer. Hops and fruit on the palate are balanced by malt and a bitter base. | RMT Architects |
| Oakleaf | May Bee Mild | 4.6 | A honey mild ale | |
| Old School | Headmaster | 4.5 | A dark best bitter. Complex malty flavour with a blackcurrant aroma and subtle sweet nutty aftertaste. | Subway |
| Osset | Jester | 4.0 | Golden ale with citrus & tropical fruit aromas. Bitter full bodied & fruity from the new British Jester hop variety. | |
| Ossett/Rat Brewery | White Rat | 4.0 | Pale golden in colour with a hoppy aroma and an initially sweet flavour developing to full on maltiness. A dry, citric finish. | Architects Direct |
| Peerless | Peerless Pale | 3.8 | Pale session ale. Good initial bitterness and a hint of grapefruit on the finish derived from the use of Cascade, Summit and Columbus hops. | Argyle Taxis |
| Peerless | Triple Blond | 4.0 | Blond in style. Wheat, lager and pale malts combined with a wonderful fruity citrus finish from Admiral, First Gold and Cascade hops. | |
| Peerless | Gold | 4.4 | A well balanced golden ale with initial hop bitterness derived from Admiral hops and a citrus finish from Columbus and Cascade hops. | |
| Peerless | Storr | 4.8 | An authentic craft brewed lager. Brewed with 100% lager malt, hopped with Saaz and Perle. Lagered (conditioned) for a minimum of 4 weeks at close to zero degrees. | Hey Strategy |
| Peerless | Oatmeal Stout | 5.0 | Full bodied black stout. The use of oats gives a good mouthfeel and dark malts provide lots of backbone with toffee and caramel tones. | |
| Peerless | Red Rocks | 5.0 | Ruby ale. Rich malt flavours combine with Bramling X hops for a wonderful beer with fruity overtones. The brewer's favourite. | Natural Designs |
| Peerless | Knee Buckler | 5.2 | Wonderfully golden IPA style beer. | |
| Peerless | Equinox | 4.2 | Zesty blond ale. Hopped with Equinox and Cascade hops. | |
| Peerless | Tectonic | 6.2 | Honey coloured ale bursting with hop aroma and flavour. This is achieved by 'dry-hopping' the beer with a blend of Amarillo, Chinook and Citra hops. | Whitmore & White |
| Purple Moose | Ysgawen Elderflower Ale | 4.0 | A refreshing pale ale brewed using Casade hops with the added indulgence of elderflower. | Loorolls.com |
| Purple Moose | Dark Side of the Moose | 4.6 | Dark ale with a deep malt flavour from roasted barley and a fruity bitterness from Bramling Cross hops. | |
| Red Willow | Seamless | 3.6 | A Pale Ale with low ABV but full hoppy character | |
| Red Willow | Feckless | 4.1 | Best bitter, rich toffee and malt balanced with the subtle flavours of Challenger, First Gold and Target hops. | MB Wirral |
| Roosters | YPA | 4.1 | Pale, aromatic, summer ale that offers up delicate peachy and berry fruit flavours. | |
| Roosters | Baby Faced Assassin | 6.1 | IPA brewed with 100% Citra hops that create aromas of mango, apricot, grapefruit & mandarin orange, along with a lasting, juicy, tropical fruit bitterness, | SM Motors |
| Salopian | Matrix | 4.2 | A refreshing golden yellow ale with a crisp white head prominent hop flavours are balanced by biscuit malt dry finish. | |
| Salopian | Darwens Origin | 4.3 | A copper coloured beer that evolves with a pronounced hop character which leads to a refined malt finish. | High Street Vouchers |
| Salopian | Slipstream | 5.1 | A juicy IPA with fresh blood orange resonating through hints of candied peel and sparkling orange blossom. | |
| Spitting Feathers | Empire Ale | 5.2 | onKeg. Amber ale with a light hoppy aroma. | |
| Spitting Feathers | Thirstquencher | 3.9 | Refreshing Hoppy pale ale | |
| St Austell | Harvest Moon | 4.3 | Well-balanced and drinkable malty number that offers plenty of biscuit and fruit cake flavours. | Merebrook House |
| Timothy Taylors | Ram Tam | 4.3 | Mild chocolate and roasty malts, with a bit of citrus. Light but very pleasant and well balanced. A perfect dark mild for session drinking. | |
| Tiny Rebel | Cwtch | 4.6 | Welsh red ale - a perfect blend of six caramelly malts and three citrussy American hops. Champion Beer of Britain2015. | |
| Tryst | Blathan | 4.0 | Golden ale enhanced with fragrant elderflowers. The floral notes from the elderflowers add another dimension to the brew | Store First |
| Tynebank | Summer Breeze | 3.9 | Pale ale. Brewed with root ginger and lemongrass for a subtle kick, with Chinook, Centennial and Kohatu hops. | |
| Wickwar | Coopers | 3.8 | Straw-coloured pale ale. rounded bitter finish with a hint of sweetness and a touch of spicy hop. | Thextons |
| Wickwar | Falling Star | 4.2 | Golden ale. Distinctive and complex flavours and aromas from a blend of Cascade, Willamette and Mittlefruh hops. | |
| Windsor & Eton | Conqueror Black IPA | 5.0 | Unlike a stout this beer also packs a mighty punch of hop flavour derived from Summit and Cascade hops. | |
| York | Centurions Ghost | 5.4 | Dark ruby ale. It has a smooth roasted malt palate, Challenger, Fuggle and Bramling Cross hops give it a subtle bitterness with autumn fruit flavours | Frost Fair |
The festival will also feature a Gin bar from Tappers Gin, full details at: www.tappersgin.com
