Northamptonshire Beer Festival

The Northamptonshire Beer Festival (also known as the Delapré Abbey Beer Festival) is organised jointly by the Northants branch of CAMRA and the Friends of Delapré Abbey.

Dates 2009
Thursday 28th to Saturday 30th May.

Beer List
c/o maeib's Beerblog


 * Abbeydale Brimstone
 * Abbeydale Belfry
 * B&T Gold Leaf
 * B&T R101
 * B&T Black Dragon Mild
 * B&T Edwin Taylors Extra Stout
 * Bank Top Flat Cap
 * Bank Top Volunteer
 * Bank Top Pavilion
 * Bank Top Port o' Call
 * Beowulf Wuffa
 * Beowulf Goldwork
 * Beowulf Chasewater
 * Beowulf Swordsman
 * Blue Cow Best Bitter
 * Blue Monkey Original
 * Blue Monkey Evolution
 * Blythe Blythe Bitter
 * Blythe Staffie
 * Blythe Ridware Pale
 * Blythe Tetty's Tipple
 * Boggart Hole Clough Trad Mild
 * Boggart Hole Clough Standard Pioneer
 * Boggart Hole Clough Sun Dial
 * Boggart Hole Clough Ray of Sunshine
 * Boggart Hole Clough Rum Porter
 * Brampton Golden Bud
 * Brampton 1302
 * Brass Monkey Best Bitter
 * Brass Monkey Mandrill
 * Brass Monkey Monkey Pooh
 * Brass Monkey Silverback
 * Brewdog Zeitgeist
 * Brewdog Punk
 * Brewdog 77Lager
 * Brewdog Dogma
 * Brewdog Trashy Blonde
 * Brewdog Paradox Smokehead
 * Brewsters Hophead
 * Brewsters Marquis
 * Brewsters Cheval Mort
 * Brewsters Kiyo
 * Bridestones Pennine Dark Mild
 * Bridestones Brown Ale
 * Bridestones TJ's
 * Bridestones Sandman
 * Brunswick White Feather
 * Brunswick Pilsener
 * Cathedral Magna Carta
 * Cathedral St Hugh's
 * Cathedral Black Imp
 * Cherwell Valley Larkrise
 * Cherwell Valley Cropredy Bridge
 * Cherwell Valley Kineton Fight
 * Cherwell Valley Duke of Cumberlands Head
 * Concrete Cow Ironbridge Brew
 * Concrete Cow Cowzat'
 * Dark Star Hophead
 * Dark Star Espresso
 * Dark Star Festival
 * Dark Star Original
 * Dent Dent Bitter
 * Dent Aviator Ale
 * Dent T'owd Tup
 * Digfield Fools Nook
 * Digfield Barnwell Bitter
 * Digfield March Hare
 * Digfield Shacklebush
 * Digfield IPA
 * Digfield Mad Monk
 * Dowbridge Centurion
 * Dowbridge Fosse
 * Dowbridge Legion
 * Dowbridge DB Dark
 * Dowbridge Morgans Beez Neez
 * Elland Mambo
 * Elland Beyond the Pale
 * Elland 7th Anniversary Ale
 * Elland Space
 * Empire Golden Warrior
 * Empire Pilgrim
 * Empire Valour
 * Empire Longbow
 * Frog Island Fuggled Frog
 * Frog Island Best Bitter
 * Frog Island Shoemaker
 * Frog Island Natterjack
 * Frog Island Fire Bellied Toad
 * Frog Island Croak & Stagger
 * Full Mash Brass Monkey
 * Full Mash Stapleford Stout
 * Grainstore Cooking
 * Grainstore 1050
 * Grainstore Silly Billy
 * Grainstore NIP
 * Great Oakley Welland Valley Mild
 * Great Oakley Wot's Occurring
 * Great Oakley Wagtail
 * Great Oakley Harpers
 * Great Oakley Gobble
 * Great Oakley Delapre Dark
 * Great Oakley Tailshaker
 * Great Oakley Abbey Stout
 * Green Mill Chocolate Mild
 * Green Mill A Bitter T'ale
 * Green Mill Chief
 * Green Mill Big Chief
 * Hart Nemesis
 * Hart Dishy Debbie
 * Hawkshead Bitter
 * Hawkshead Lakeland Gold
 * Hawkshead Brodies Prime
 * Hoggleys Northamptonshire Bitter
 * Hoggleys Kislingbury Bitter
 * Hoggleys Mill Lane Mild
 * Hoggleys Reservoir Hogs
 * Hoggleys Pump Fiction
 * Hoggleys Solstice Stout
 * Hoggleys Slum Hog
 * Hopshackle Historic Porter
 * Hopshackle Double Momentum
 * Iceni Celtic Queen
 * Iceni Fine Soft Day
 * Iceni Cranberry Wheat
 * Julian Church Parson's Nose
 * Julian Church Wonky Spire
 * Julian Church Martyr
 * Leatherbritches Copper Classic
 * Magpie Fledgling
 * Magpie Dark Secret
 * Magpie Best Bitter
 * Magpie Monty's Firkin
 * Mallinsons Amarillo
 * Mallinsons Statue of Zeus
 * Mallinsons TR7
 * Mallinsons Jubilee Tower
 * Maypole Little Weed
 * Maypole Major Oak
 * Milestone Raspberry Wheat
 * Milestone Loxley
 * Milestone Rich Ruby
 * Milton Icarus
 * Milton Nero
 * Naylors Pinnacle Bitter
 * Naylors Pinnacle Blonde
 * Nethergate Old Growler
 * Nethergate Essex Beast
 * Nethergate Umbel Magna
 * Nethergate Lounge Lizard
 * Nethergate Essex Border
 * Nobbys Best Bitter
 * Nobbys Guilsborough Gold
 * Nobbys Claridges Crystal
 * Nobbys Monster Mash
 * Nobbys Chilli Summer
 * Nobbys T'owd Navigation
 * Oakham Endless Summer
 * Oakham Attila
 * Oakham JHB
 * Oakham Inferno
 * Oakham White Dwarf
 * Oakham Bishops Farewell
 * Oldershaw Grantham Dark
 * Oldershaw Regal Blonde
 * Oldershaw High Dyke
 * Oldershaw Harrowby Pale
 * Oldershaw Grantham Stout
 * Oldershaw Ahtanum Gold
 * Grainstore Phipps IPA
 * Grainstore Phipps Red Star
 * Potbelly Welland Truly
 * Potbelly Black Sun
 * Potbelly Potbelly Best
 * Potbelly Aisling
 * Potbelly Ambrosia
 * Potbelly Beijing Black
 * Potbelly Inner Daze
 * Potbelly Crazy Daze
 * Purple Moose Black Hand Porter
 * Purple Moose Madogs
 * Purple Moose Snowdonia
 * Purple Moose Glaslyn Ale
 * Purple Moose Darkside of the Moose
 * RCH Old Slug Porter
 * RCH East Street Cream
 * RCH Double Header
 * RCH Steampole
 * RCH PG Steam
 * Red Squirrel BSPA
 * Red Squirrel London Porter
 * Red Squirrel English IPA
 * Red Squirrel Blonde
 * Rockingham A1 Amber Ale
 * Rockingham Dark Forest
 * Shardlow Kiln House
 * Shardlow Whistle Stop
 * Shardlow Golden Hop
 * Silverstone Pitstop
 * Silverstone Chequered Flag
 * Southport Golden Sands
 * Southport Carousel
 * Spinning Dog Herefordshire Owd Bull
 * Spinning Dog Mutleys Dark
 * Spinning Dog Celtic Gold
 * Spinning Dog Mutts Nutts
 * Spire Ruby Tuesday
 * Spire Land Of Hop And Glory
 * St.Georges St George is mild
 * St.Georges Order of the Garter
 * St.Georges Dragons Blood
 * Tower Steamin Billy Last Bark
 * Tower Steamin Billy Skydiver
 * Tower steamin Billy Fox's Revenge
 * Titanic Golden Age
 * Ufford White Hart
 * Ufford Golden Drop
 * Vale Vale Best Bitter
 * Vale Edgar's Golden Ale
 * Vale Hadda's Spring Gold
 * Vale VPA
 * Vale Castle Bitter
 * Weatheroak Light Oak
 * Weatheroak Victoria Works
 * White Horse Village Idiot
 * White Horse Wayland Smithy
 * White Horse Black Beauty
 * White Park White Gold
 * White Park Kellihopter
 * White Park Cranfield Bitter
 * Whitehaven Ennerdale Breeze
 * Whitehaven Ennerdale Bitter
 * Whitehaven Ennerdale Blonde
 * Whitehaven Ennerdale Copper
 * Wild Walker Old Big Ead
 * Wild Walker Last Orders
 * Wolf Golden Jackal
 * Wolf Lavender Honey
 * Wolf Woild Moild

Cider & Perry
There were ciders and perrys from the following producers:
 * Eve's - Northants
 * Gwynt-Y-Ddraig - Glamorgan
 * Lyne Down Cider & Perry - Herefordshire
 * Millwhites - Hertfordshire
 * Rockingham Forest - Northants

Live Music

 * Friday: Cousin Avi and Electric Experience
 * Saturday: My First Tooth, Togmor and Stray

Getting There
Address: Delapré Abbey, London Road, Northampton NN4 8AW

Telephone: (01604) 708 675

Location Map

(Alight at London Road, outside / opposite Delapré Abbey)

Parking: Off-road car park.

Volunteering
Many thanks to all the volunteers who helped make the festival a success. Please consider volunteering in 2010.