Oakdale Arms, Harringay Beer Festival 23-29th Feb

Do you have a beer list for the festival yet?

Steve

Yep, here goes!

1. Wychwood, (Oxfordshire) Yorick 4.3% - Big, bold. ruby and aromatic with lots of malty flavours

1. Hop Back, (Salisbury) Back Row 4.6% - Brewed to celebrate the six nations and local (to Hop Back) hero Richard Hill. Back Row is a mild brown ale with chocolate and cara malts.

2. Timothy Taylor, (Yorkshire) Landlord 4.3% - A Classic Strong Pale Ale, Landlord has won more awards nationally than any other beer. Refreshingly reliable, nationaly renowned, this full drinking Pale Ale has a complex and hoppy aroma.

1. Marston's, (Burton-upon-Trent) Old Empire 5.7% - A premium classic India Pale Ale reinvented for today. Old Empire has a tempting aroma of biscuity malt, floral hops, vanilla and toffee with hints of citrus fruit. The palate is dominated by juicy malt and a big citrus hop bitterness.

2. Woodforde's (Norfolk), Nelson's Revenge 4.5% - Rich and floral aromas initially arouse the tastebuds. A burst of citrus hops and a sweet blend of Norfolk malt then confirm an especially delicious beer.

1. Crouch Vale (Essex), Brewer's Gold 4% - Striking grapefruit nose leads to a beer of generally citrus hoppy character, underpinned by a perfumed sweetness and an aftertaste of orange wine gums.

2. Crouch Vale, (Essex), Snowdrop 4.2% - A seasonal beer, Pale brown, crisp, dry and full-bodied.

1. Buffy's, (Norfolk) India Ale 4.6 - Deceptively light on the tongue for the strength, this amber colour beer introduces itself with a vanilla ice-creamy aroma. This transforms to a rich blend of caramel, toffee and hops. Well balanced with a malty thread throughout, the creamy texture fades slowly to leave a peppery, hop-influenced bitterness.

2. Buffy's, (Norfolk) Polly's Folly 4.3 - A full flavoured bitter with malt the dominant flavour in both taste and nose. Hops, noticeable in the bouquet, provide a counter to the maltiness as the long finish develops a bitter-sweet fruitiness.

1. Itchen Valley, (Hampshire) Wat Tyler's 5% - "This red-brown winter warmer has a fruity, slightly estery, malty nose, a surprisingly bitter but well-balanced taste of smooth malt and hops, and a dry, bitter, hoppy finish"

2. Oulton, (Suffolk) Keelhaul 6.5% - Strong ale

1. Atlas (Kinlochleven, Scotland), Latitude 3.6% - Dry, bitter summer ale with an intense hoppiness throughout. Refreshing with a hint of grapefruit and a slightly astringent finish.

1. Atlas, (Kinlochleven, Scotland), 3 Sisters 4.2% - is a dark, fruity, refreshing ale that proves a perennial favourite, and is named after the dramatic range of mountains in Glencoe.

2. Atlas, (Kinlochleven, Scotland), Nimbus 5.0% - resembles the famous Kölsch beers of Cologne: pale in colour, soft in mouthfeel, but strong in alcoholic content. Our rendition has a rich, warming hop and a memorable malt character. CHAMPION STRONG BEER OF SCOTLAND 2003

1. Bartram's, (Suffolk) Coal Porter 4.5% -

2. Tring, (Hertfordshire) Hooded Crow 4.2%

1. Pitfield, (London) Eco Warrior 4.5% - A light drinking, malty, yellow coloured beer with bitterness building on the palate and aftertaste.

2. Pitfield (London), Original Bitter 3.% -

1. Pitfield, (London) 1842 Mild 6.5% - usually only available bottled

- part of the 'Historic Beer Range'

1. Titanic, (Staffordshire) Stout 4.5% - Full roast with great liquorice taste. Hopped to give dryness and astringency, but roast is well balanced and lingers.

1. Vale (Bucks) Black Swan Dark Mild 3.3% - Dark & Smooth - Double CAMRA Winner

2. Vale (Bucks) Black Beauty Porter 4.3% - A Wholesome Porter, Impressive Roast Malt Flavours Dominate.

1. Iceni (Norfolk), Honey Mild 3.7%

2. Iceni (Norfolk), Ported Porter 4.4%

1. Nethergate (Suffolk), Priory Mild 3.5% - Distinctive, full flavoured, very dark mild. Pronounced lingering roast and dry hop aftertaste.

2. Nethergate (Suffolk), Black Pig Stout 4.0%

1. Green Tye (Hertfordshire), Cole Ported 4.7% - Dark, easy drinking porter made with chocolate malt. Hints of liquorice and Bramling Cross hops add a spicy blackcurrent flavour and aroma, perfectly complementing the light bitter finish.

2. Milton, Pegasus 4.1% - Complex copper-coloured beer. The initial hoppiness is balanced with a long fruity, malty finish. Very moreish.

1. Milton, Constantine 4.1% - Pale, crisp and highly hopped. A deliciously refreshing pint.

2. Milton, Minotaur 3.3% - A rich dark mild with bags of character from the lavish use of chocolate malt.

1. Milton Babylon 4.4% - Babylon, a velvety, black stout, full of rich roasted flavours, with a complex bitter finish.

2. Milton Zeus 4.2% - Pale, bitter and abundantly hoppy with a lovely citrus character.

1. Milton Nero 5% - A deeply flavoured oat stout, one of the blackest beers around with a remarkable amount of flavour.

2. Milton Vulcan 4.4% - Pale, well balanced pint, with delicious bitter orange flavours.

In addition Milton will be producing two festival specials: (36.) Menelaus Mild 3.8% and (37.) Orange Nero 5.2%. Ciders/Perries

1. Summer's Perry
2. Edgar Harding's Cider
3. Weston's Old Rosie
4. Cassells Cider
5. Tilley's Cider

Something for everyone we hope!

Cheers, Richard Milton Brewery

ps) We'll be adding to the list from time-to-time you'll just have to come along and see what we've got!