Kelham Island & The Fat Cat Spring Beer Festival starts today.

[foxy lady 10]

Kelham Island & The Fat Cat Spring Beer Festival starts today

 

Kelham Island Spring Beer Festival,

The Fat Cat 23 Alma Street by the entrance to Kelham Island Museum.

 

 

A selection of between 80-120 spring ales virtually all new to the fat cat.

The festival will feature Real ales, Ciders, Perry, Lager & wines.

 

In addition Hot & cold food will be available and numerous live acts will provide entertainment throughout the festival

 

Thursday 18th March 12.00 - 23.00

Friday 19th March 12.00 - 23.00

Saturday 20th March 12.00 - 23.00

Sunday 21st March 12.00 - 19.00

 

I will be there and trying hard to sample at least a dozen of the brews on offer.

[Andy C 86]

I was in the beer tent last night and it was a good do! Tried quite a number of ales, had the ice cream made with beer too and that was pretty nice!

 

Will be back Saturday.

[brianthedog 10]

I'm heading down on Saturday. Fingers crossed the weather stays like this - definitely beer drinking weather.

[brianthedog 10]

Just to add... Anyone know whether you need tickets? I've seen a Facebook link which says you do, but not sure whether you need 'em in advance. Cheers!

[shinobi 10]

Yes you can buy tickets from the fat cat....may be able to get them on the door tho...however sat may be busy as its my friends bday and hes sold over 20 tickets to his friends lol

[brianthedog 10]

Yes you can buy tickets from the fat cat....may be able to get them on the door tho...however sat may be busy as its my friends bday and hes sold over 20 tickets to his friends lol

 

Thanks. May have to pop down later. What a shame...

[Andy C 86]

I went last night and you can pay on the door. Its a fiver to get in which includes a branded plastic pint glass (with half pint and third pint lines). Payment at the bar is a beer token system, you buy a £5 token card from the entry desk and they cross the price of each beer off as you order. All beers are available in pint, half pint and third pint measures.

 

There are about 100 real ales, some brewed exclusively for the festival and about 10 ciders. There is also a Bernard lager bar with a choice of 4, including the dark lager. There is a stage with bands on and plenty of seating.There was a food stand selling sandwiches, pork pies and cheese and also a Hope Valley ice cream stand. They were also selling festival t-shirts and Kelham Island bottled beer gift packs.

[Andy C 86]

The beer & cider list...

 

MARQUEE

 

beers

 

Abbeydale - 4 Spring Duck Technique 4.3% (FS)

Abbeydale - Egg Rustler 4.3% (FS)

Acorn - Conquest (dry hopped) 5.7% (FS)

Acorn - Mad Pomme 4.5% (FS)

Anglo Dutch - Joys of Spring 3.9%

Ashover - Butts Pale Ale 5.5%

Ashover - Poets Tipple 4%

Backyard - Shire Pale Ale 3.8%

Bank Top - Barley 3.6%

Bays - Devon Dumpling 5.1%

Beer Rocks - Spring Crazy 4.4%

Blue Monkey - Amarillo 3.8%

Boggart - Ray of Sunshine 3.9%

Bollington - Grit 3.8%

Bollington - White Nancy 4.1%

Bowmans - Quiver 4.5%

Bowmans - Swift One 3.8%

Bradfield - Dig 4.5 (FS)

Brew Co. - Spring Bock 3.8%

Castle Rock - Raptor 6%

Cathedral - Rentgius 4.7%

Cheddar - Gorge Best Bitter 4%

Cheddar - Potholer 4.3%

Coastal - Angelina 4.1%

Coors - Worthington E 4.8%

Crown - Wheat Beer 5.5%

Daleside - Spring Frenzy 3.4%

Dark Star - Golden Gate 4.5%

Dark Star - Sussex Extra Stout 4.5%

Derby - Pennys Porter 4.6%

Derby - Spring Surprise 5%

Derventio - Anubis 4.4%

Double Maxim - Boxing Hare 4.1%

Downton - Mad Hare 4.4%

Durham - Vice 4%

Elland - 1872 Porter 6.5%

Empire - London Calling 4%

Empire - Peninsular 4.2%

Ennerdale - Darkest 4.2%

Ennerdale - Spice 4.2%

Evan Evans - Easter Ale 4.2%

Everards - Flourish 3.5%

Five Towns - Fat Cat Festival Special 6% (FS)

Funfair - Waltzer 4.5%

Globe - Porter 3.9%

Green Jack - Canary Pale Ale 3.8

Green Jack - Gone Fishing 4.6%

Green Jack - Orange Wheat 4.2%

Green Jack - Ripper 8.5%

Hambleton - Cheeky Mare 4%

Hop Back - Back Row 4.6%

Hydes - Over A Barrel 4.1%

Kelham Island - Captain 6%

Kelham Island - Texture Like Sun 4%

Kelham Island - Shindig 4.3%

Kelham Island - Cool For Cats 4%

Kelham Island - Patti Smith 4.2% (FS)

Keltek - Beheaded 7.6%

Keltek - King 5.1%

Loddon - Hare Brained 4%

Ludlow - Gold 4.2%

Mauldons - Black Adder 5.3%

Mauldons - McCawber Mild 3.5%

Mayfield - Aunty Myrtle 4.5%

Milk Street - March Madness 4.4%

Moles - Moleo & Juliet 4.4%

Newby Wyke - Bardia 4%

Newmans - Spring Cottage Biscuit 4.2%

Nook - Fiery Fred 4.5%

Old Spot - Awaiting A Name 4.2%

Oldershaw - Spring Hopper 4.2%

Prescott - Track Record 4.4%

Saltaire - Madagascan Ale 4%

Sheffield - Blanco Brune 4.4% (FS)

Sheffield - Sheffield Mild 4.6%

Six Bells - Spring Forward 4.4%

Spire - New World 4%

Thornbridge - Hopton 4.3%

Thornbridge - Jaipur 5.9%

Three Castles - Saxon Archer 4%

Townes - IT 3.9%

Townes - Black Dwarf 4.5%

Traditional Scottish Ales - Spring Mist 4%

Triple FFF - Pressed, Rat & Warthog 3.8%

Triple FFF - Stairway 4.6%

Tydd Steam - Iron Brew 4.2%

Ufford - Union Jack 4%

White Horse - Village Idiot 4.1%

White Horse - Giant 4.3%

White Rose - Spring Hoppiness 4.2%

Whitstable - East India IPA 4.1%

Williams Bros - Birds & Bees 4.3%

Windsor Castle - Sadlers Oldbury Heritage 5.5%

York - Decade 4.1%

York - Nordic Fury 4.3%

Yorkshire Dales - Mad Marzen Hare 4.2%

Yorkshire Dales - Marsett 3.8%

 

plus a variety of Bernard lagers from the Czech Republic.

 

Cider/Perry

 

Black Rat

Gwynty Ddraig - Malvern Hills 5.5%

Gwatkin - Stoke Red Cider 7.5%

Gwynty Ddraig - Old Timer 6%

Gwynty Ddraig - Scrumpy 5.5%

Millwhites - Rum Cask 7.5%

Millwhites - Whisky cask 7.5%

Mr Whiteheads - Cirrus Minor 5%

Thatchers - Heritage 4.9%

West Croft - Janet's Jungle Juice 6%

Woodthorpe Hall - Owd Barker 10.5%

Woodthorpe Hall - Ruby Suzie 10.5%

 

Reserves (beers to come on if required)

 

Ashover - Rainbows End 4.5%

Bollington - Gritstone Ale

Double Maxim - Lipton Trophy 4.6%

Double Maxim - Maximus 6%

Double Maxim - Wards Best Bitter 4%

Five Towns - Outward Bound 4.2%

Green Jack - Trawlerboys 4.6%

Green King - Hare Raiser 4.1%

Mauldons - Cuckoo 4.3%

Mauldons - Dickens 4%

Mauldons - Silver Adder 4.2%

Mauldons - Suffolk Pride 4.8%

Mayfield - Blacksmiths Best 4%

Mayfield - Ducking Stool 4.4%

Moles - Mole Trap 3.8%

Oakham - Chaos Engine 4%

Oldershaw - Regal Blonde 4.4%

Ramsbury - Flint Knapper 4.2%

Ramsbury - Grand Slam 4.4%

Ramsbury - Spring Barley 3.7%

Redemption - Urban 4.6%

Sharps - 6 Hop 3.8%

Thornbridge - Kipling 5.2%

Triple FFF - Moondance 4.2%

White Horse - Bitter 3.7%

White Horse - Wayland Smithy 4.4%

 

PUB

 

Currently on (other than the usuals):

Jennings - Golden Host 4.2%

Marston Moor - Pelaw 4.2%

Hornbeam - Moody Ale 3.6%

Roosters - Celtic Corker 3.9%

Celt Experience - Bronze 4.5%

Empire - Time For Bed 5.1%

Saltaire - Dublin Stout 4%

 

Due on over the weekend include:

 

Tigertops - Raspberry 5%

Clark's - Michael Caine 4%

Watermill - Isle of Dogs 4.5%

Cottage - Jacks Spring Ale 3.9%

Cottage - Thunderbird 4.7%

Marston Moor - Brickdust 3.8%

Howard Town - Dark Peak 6.4%

Empire - Easter Stout 4.9%

Brampton - Stout 4.5%

Dowbridge - 55BC 5.5%