This is the list of foreign bottled beers ordered for the 2nd Manchester Museum Of Science And Industry Real Ale & Cider Festival.
As ever, the list is subject to change and availability of a given beer cannot be guaranteed.
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Brewery
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Tasting Notes
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ABV
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BELGIUM
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Trappist |
Beers brewed to strict order by Trappist Monks
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Orval
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Golden amber with a sour apple aroma
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6.2
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Rochefort 8
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Dark and complex with a great balance
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9.3
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Westmalle Tripel
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A hoppy bitter tripel full of character
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9
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Regional Beers |
A selection from some of Belgium’s Regional selection
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De la Senne Taras Bulba
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Golden hoppy ale with citrus tones
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4.5
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De la Senne Zinnebir
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Sweet malty, fruity and yeasty with a smooth bitterness
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5.8
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Dupont Moinette Blonde
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A golden ale with a yeasty malty aroma, very nice
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8.5
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Dupont Saison
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Classic Saison style ale, perhaps the best in Belgium
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6.5
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De Ranke XX Bitter
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A classic ‘strong bitter’ ale, one of the best bitter ales in Belgium
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6.2
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Slaapmutske Blonde
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‘Nightcap’ is a wonderful blonde beer with a nice balance of malts, citrus, and yeast.
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6.4
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St Bernardus Pater 6
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Slightly dry and full flavoured, punching above it’s weight at 6.7%
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6.7
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St Bernardus Wit
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Excellent Wit beer made using citrus spices
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5.5
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St Feuillien Blonde
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This light ale has a deep golden colour with a smooth, frothy head.
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7.5
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St Feuillien Triple
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One of the best Belgian triples well balanced and flavoursome
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8.5
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Geuze Beers |
Complex sour beers brewed using spontaneous fermentation, for connoisseurs
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Frank Boon Oude Geuze
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A subtle blend of aged lambics, slightly sour with a citrus, musty aroma
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5
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Fruit Beers |
A small selection of this popular style of beer |
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Liefmans Cuvee Brut Kriek
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A sweet cherry beer made with brown ale
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6
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Timmermans Peche
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A light and refreshing peach beer
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4
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Timmermans Strawberry
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Refreshing and subtle strawberry beer
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4
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Lindemanns Cassis
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Blackcurrant beer with a champagne like finish
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3.5
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HOLLAND
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De Molen Vuur & Vlam
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A wonderful hoppy, bitter beer in the American IPA style
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6.2
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GERMANY
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Andechser Weisse Hefetrüb
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One of Germany’s best Weisse beers, a subtle banana and spicy mouthfeel and a dry finish
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5.5
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Ayinger Brau Jahrhundert (Hell)
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Golden in colour with a hint of lemon, some caramel sweetness, with a crisp clean finish
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5.5
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Göller Original
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An aromatic dry pilsner with a lingering finish
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4.9
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Göller Zeiler Hell
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A bitter-sweet favour with a light to medium body
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4.9
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Göller Brotzeit Seidla
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A complex bitter beer with a dry finish and a hint of vanilla softer than pils
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4.3
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Gut Forsting Export Hell
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A superbly crafted ‘Helles’, a smooth mouthfeel with a well balanced body
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5.2
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Hellers Kölsch
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From a small brew pub in Cologne, rarely seen outside Germany, a slightly sweet Kölsch
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5
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Gastof Kraus Hefeweizen
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A smooth beer with the aroma of banana, clove and lemon, crisp and sweet
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5.5
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Gastof Kraus Edelpils
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Crisp and refreshing, slightly buttery and a gentle malt flavour with subtle spices
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4.7
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Tegernseer Spezial
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A pale yellow beer with a malty, grainy, grassy aroma and a fruity aroma
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5.6
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Tegernsee Hell
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With malty and lemon notes this is a very nice ‘Helles’, with a mildly hoppy, dry finish
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4.8
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Tegernsee Max Joseph
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Golden in colour with a light citrus aroma, with a slightly sweet honey/citrus taste
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5.2
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