Bedford Beer Festival - LiveBar

Pleasantly tangy with a full, round malt body that cannot fail to fascinate. The soft flavour carries a distinctive balance of sweet accents and bitter hoppiness. It concludes on equally soft malty nuances

A modern, fresh and fruity cask beer brewed using a blend of contemporary English ingredients with American late-hopping. This blockbusting beer begins with a gentle malt sweetness, leading to a lingering, bitter finish

A lovely autumnal dark amber ale. Biscuit, toffee and caramel flavours offset by moderate bitterness and roasted malts’ characteristics with a slightly dry finish

Low in alcohol big in tropical flavour. Refreshing citrus and stone fruit showcase the English, US and New Zealand hops leading to a crisp bitter finish

A sweet, tart Belgian lambic blended with real cherry juice. One of the best selling lambics in the world

A Czech-style pilsner from Belgium, with lovely floral aroma and crisp lager finish

St Bernardus Wit looks distinguished and classic with its attractive, golden-yellow colour hidden under a subtle veil. It epitomises the authentic Belgian cloudy white beer. The fresh aromas of coriander and orange are perfectly balanced with the notes of pungent clove and fruity lemon. These zingy herbs combine with the creaminess of the wheat to produce a beer that is a masterclass in balance

Harvest Pale is brewed with a gently-kilned malt, and an aromatic blend of American hops added during the brewing process gives this pale beer exceptional poise. Its distinct hop flavour leads to a crisp finish.

Brewed to export strength this strong well hopped India Pale Ale has become a firm favourite with followers of the style.

A rich milk stout, with dark chocolate and coffee flavours and a sweet lingering finish

A traditional session bitter with a gentle blend of hoppy bitterness leading to a light, refreshing finish

A sharp, full flavoured pale bitter. Bucket fulls of American hops, give it that lemony edge

An amber-gold pale ale with a distinct hoppy aroma

Deliciously full bodied, this dark brown ale has hints of malt and chocolate in the finish

This dark beer is characterised by a dry and bitter taste. The use of roasted malts lends a well-pronounced taste of coffee and chocolate. The hop flavours and fermentation aromas add some complexity to this Stout

This blonde ale is a complex beer, marked by fragrances of grapefruit and spice (cloves). These aromas are also present on the palate, where they combine with hints of malt. There is a clear bitterness, rounded off with a delicious flavour without any sweetness

A light and tropical extra pale ale with assertive hop bitterness and aromas of mango and passionfruit. Even paler and hoppier than our legendary Five Points Pale

This true golden ale starts with stunning citrus on the nose. Well- balanced with good body and fruit balancing with a refreshing hoppy taste, it finishes with a long bittersweet aftertaste.

A superbly balanced session IPA. A generous amount of Mosaic and Amarillo provides a tropical punch. A proper quencher

The Lurcher Stout Fruity, chocolaty, rich and fulsome, well-balanced with hops, yet So Smooth. Proving to be a real winner, if you like stout you will love Lurcher

The Trawlerboys Best Bitter, is a Full-bodied and a copper-coloured premium bitter brewed with English whole cone hops,rich and malty with fruity hop flavours. This Best Bitter has been named after the nickname of Lowestoft Town Football Club as Green Jacks new flagship brewery is opposite Lowestoft's Crown Meadow stadium. The pump clip features Lowestoft built (1978) stern trawler the Boston Sea Stallion launched by none other than Mrs Thatcher

An unfiltered lager from one of Germany's oldest breweries, Hacker-Pschorr Anno 1417 has fruity notes but a clean helles finish

A true pilsner style beer. Dry, crisp, refreshing and wonderfully flavoursome. Truly the peak of brewing perfection.

Refreshing natural pale ale brewed with malted pale barley, whole flower hops, brewers yeast and pure water

A citrusy refreshing session IPA, packed full of Citra and Simcoe hops.

A modern golden coloured lager brewed to mimic beers sold at the Munich Oktoberfest in Germany. We use plenty of German malt, balanced with real German hops to give you a clean taste with a touch of bitterness.

Mouth-filling and dry red-brown bitter. Biscuity malt aroma and hoppy malty palate subsumed by a dominantly dry aftertaste.

A renowned pale golden bitter brewed with Jennings well water, Maris Otter Pale malt, and a blend of wheat and oats to create the crisp golden colour and deep head. Goldings hops provide a subtle spicy bitterness and Celeia hops provide a noble floral citrus aroma

Brewed with Maris Otter pale, amber and a dash of pale chocolate malts, and a blend of Fuggles, Goldings and Challenger hops - some of the UK's most respected varieties. These will combine for a glorious deep amber ale, with russet highlights and a warming character. Complex flavours of dried fruits and hints of spice make a perfect beer to savour

This beer is brewed with gallons of Bedfordshire honey complimented by a generous portion of malt, wheat, hops, orange and spices. You are overwhelmed with fresh aromas of wild honey flowers, citrus & spice, giving a refreshingly delicious brew

A smooth amber bitter ale, with a malty caramel character and a hint of orange from the hops

An oaty mash with the addition of Hallertau Blanc hops. When combined with a New England-style Ale Yeast, this results in a distinct Rhubarb-like flavour and aroma. Light, fruity and easy drinking pale ale. Challenger hops provide a smooth bitterness, while Australian Galaxy gives tropical and citrus notes. Grapefruit and berry-like fruitiness coming from US Simcoe.

Hazy hoppy golden ale

A mid brown best beer with similarities in colour and strength to a traditional best bitter but benefiting from the generous use of American Cascade and Perle hops to deliver a fruity refreshing beer.

Brewed to give a light, refreshing ale using a blend of whole-flower hops to produce a well rounded citrus flavour.

A traditional deep amber coloured bitter brewed with Nelson Sauvin hop from New Zealand. The aroma is fruity and hoppy and on the palate; there is a slightly sweet maltiness that balances an easy going bitterness that is followed by hints of gooseberry, elderflower and grape in the finish.

Rich black creamy stout with satisfying malt flavours of espresso coffee, dark chocolate and a hint of dark fruit

Wonderfully balanced pale ale. Huge hop aroma giving way to malty sweetness and a gentle bitter finish.  We want to keep all that hoppy goodness in there for you, so expect haze

A Milk Stout with a velvety mouthfeel and a deep, full richness created with a range of malts and flaked oats with a little extra lactose sweetness. The beer the pharaohs wish they had invented

A pale chestnut coloured bitter, made entirely with British ingredients, including Fuggles hops, and named after the source,in east Hertfordshire, of the New River itself.

A fine India Pale Ale made with selected malts and hops from the UK, New Zealand and the USA creating fresh citrus and pine needle flavours

Orange aromas and soft fruit notes, grainy background leading to a dry finish.

A golden beer whose aroma is dominated by hops that give characteristic citrus notes. Hops and fruit on the palate are balanced by malt and a bitter base. Dry hoppy finish with soft fruit flavours.

A very light gold colour, with aromas of tropical fruit, mango, passion fruit and papaya.

On the nose, this strong beer has a fruity malt character, with hints of dark fruit, spicy hop, dates and figs.On the palate, rich and complex with sweet toasted malt, molasses, fresh and dried fruit and hints of warming spices.

One of the world's best dark lagers, Paulaner Dunkel is rich with toast and raisin flavours

Germany's favourite Weissbier, Paulaner Hefeweiss is a world-class wheat beer with notes of banana and clove

A smooth ruby-brown mild. Light malt and stone fruit aroma. Grainy malt and light coffee-roast dominate the palate with chocolate, toffee, blackcurrant, raisin and prune notes. The finish is gently fading sweet roast malt with a light bitterness and dryness

Traditional English Bittering Hops on the fore, give way to subtle tropical flavours imparted by American and New Zealand Hops. This is a glimpse of Summer in a glass, a nice dry finish with lingering dried mango notes

A sweet dark and malty pint with honey the key constituent, an ingredient often found in Mediaeval ales. Sweetish malty aroma with a slight spicy bite and orange dried fruit notes followed by a dry earthy flavour and a bitter slightly astringent finish with hints of dried fruit

Sweet malty aroma with orange notes followed by a bitter flavour balanced by malt and fruit and a dry bitter aftertaste

A strong dark mild, Mild but not Meek

A very light golden Bitter with hidden strength beware

Dark and malty with a complex, yet light flavour, Holly Pup is a worthy addition to mild’s proud tradition. Brewed with East Kent Goldings hops

Light Golden Ale with Soft and Citrus Fruit aroma and flavour

A deep ruby, complex and flavoursome beer, packed with intense and distinctive malt & hop character

A classic amber best bitter that really hits the spot. It seemed only right to use Archer hops which have a classic floral and citrus character

A flavour of candy sugar, plenty of rich malt, slight creamy alcohol and plenty of berry fruits. Rich and warming malt and alcohol finish

Unlike the traditional lager, it is not filtered. The yeast remains in the beer and, with its fresh, smoky aroma, provides a particularly full-bodied taste

A unique, smoky dark lager from Bamberg made with beechwood smoked malt. Schlenkerla Rauchbier is like liquid bacon

Stewart's 80/- is a full bodied, full flavoured auburn coloured classic heavy that was originally brewed for the world famous Athletic Arms (Diggers) in Edinburgh. It's easy drinking with aromas of malt, light hops & fruit to compliment it's smooth and creamy texture.

Brewed with pale ale malt, fermented with ale yeast and then conditioned like a lager

Cwtch is our very own untraditional Welsh Red Ale. Six malts, two US hops and weeks of Tiny Rebel love and attention go into making this unique beer. Citrus and tropical fruit dominate the taste that is backed up with caramel malts that balance the moderate bitterness.

A full-bodied session bitter with a gentle bitterness.

This beer is dark strong and well rounded; the richness of such a rotund beer is brought to an even keel by the late addition of Goldings hops and natural plum flavouring. Take the opportunity and go for the low hanging fruit, this sumptuous beer really is a plum!

Raspberry Pale is a strong, fruity pale ale with bags of flavour. This wonderfully fruity pale ale is refreshing and light. We’ve worked hard to ensure the raspberry flavours bounce off the hops perfectly to result in a unique, balanced beer

Dark ruby in colour but not over rich. Strong yet very drinkable, this premium ale has a long dry finish with overtones of malt and walnuts.

A bold incantation of an Extra Special Bitter. Only the finest British hops are blended in our cauldrons, joining a recipe which includes Black Malt, used for a roasty, toasty palate

Plenty of roasted malts and rolled oats produce a rich and complex traditional stout with hints of liquorice. The bitter malty flavours are enhanced by a moderate bitterness and a rounded late hop aroma is provide by East Kent Goldings.

Harking back to the 1880's with a Traditional Thames Valley brown Porter. Roasted malt and coffee on the nose, smooth malt with liquorice and chocolate on the palate.

Dark and delicious: this ruby beer matches deep malty flavours with a subtle berry hop finish.

An elevated Helles lagerbier. Bestmaltz Munich malt brings added bread crust, slightly more hops than usual by way of the Hersbrucker variety

Our interpretation of a moreish, hop bitter and aromatic single hop Citra cask pale ale

A rich, full bodied Kent mild, smooth on the pallet with subtle hop notes.

Our National Award Winning American Pale Ale is Exploding with American Hops, this is a well balanced beer, tons of Aroma and Flavour

This is a full bodied bitter offering chocolate and coffee notes on top of a sweet malt base. New world hops give this beer bitterness tempered with deep fruity hop aromas.

The original Trappist Abbey Dubbel is still the best, with big banana, rum and raisin notes

Duo is a golden blonde Trappist beer from Westmalle. It combines the freshness of the Extra with the fruity body of the Tripel, creating a refined balance between hop and fruit aromas. Six different hop varieties impart its distinctive freshness, while fruity notes provide a gentle finish

Light golden in colour. This outstanding beer packs a massive punch of passionfruit, grapefruit, mango, and citrus. Clean and crisp to the palate.

Fresh and zesty with crisp floral flavours. A background of sweet malt and a hoppy 'grapefruit' bitter finish characterises this champion bitter

Peanut Butter porter