The following beers are expected to be available at opening on Saturday at Manchester Museum of Science & Industry Real Ale Festival 2011.
| Brewery | Beer | Style | ABV | Tasting Notes |
| Allgates | California | G | 3.8 | A clean drinking, pale gold coloured ale with a strong flora aroma. Full bodied despite its strength and dryness |
| Allgates | Caskablanca | G | 4.1 | A generously hopped, golden ale with strong citrus notes |
| Bank Top | Barley To Beer | G | 3.6 | A blend of English malt & Eastern European hops resulting in a pale bitter with a citrus lemon & herbal finish. |
| Bank Top | Port O Call | P | 5.0 | A dark and mysterious easy drinking ale with masses of character. Vintage Ruby Port is added to the cask to provide an unusual depth of flavour. One for the connoisseur. |
| Bank Top | Sir Henry Morgan | B | 4.1 | The use of the Palisade hops from the United States gives a sweet, fruity well balanced beer with a bitter sweet experience. |
| Bootleg | Contraband | G | 4.5 | A crisp, dry pale ale, very hoppy with a hint of citrus. |
| Bootleg | Lawless | BB | 4.7 | A classic bitter. Malty with a delicate hop aroma. |
| Dunham Massey | Big Tree | B | 3.9 | A well balanced golden bitter which is easy drinking. |
| Dunham Massey | Dunham Dark | M | 3.8 | A smooth, easy drinking, dark mild, based on the tradional North Western milds of old. |
| Dunham Massey | Landlady | G | 4.3 | Light and refreshing hoppy bitter |
| Dunham Massey | Little Bollington | B | 3.7 | Pale, light, easy drinking bitter |
| Dunham Massey | Gold | SB | 7.2 | Fruity and hoppy with a sweetness that is reigned in by finishing with Saaz hops. |
| Dunham Massey | Milk Stout | S | 4.0 | A classic, full bodied, sweet stout with a creamy, roast malt character. |
| Dunham Massey | Porter | P | 5.2 | Classic, old English style Porter. Dark, creamy full bodied and packed with flavour. |
| Dunham Massey | Stout | S | 4.2 | This is an award winning creamy, full bodied, all English dry stout, with a classic bitter, burnt, dark roast flavours. |
| Greenfield | Dobcross Bitter | B | A golden bitter, a strong pleasant aftertaste from the cascade hops used in the production of this beer. | |
| Greenfield | Black Five | B | 4 | A dark brown beer in which malt, roast, fruit, toffee and choclate can all be found in aroma and taste. Smooth, malty aftertaste. |
| Greenfield | Icicle | P | 4.4 | Light straw coloured bitter, with a slight sweet after taste. |
| Howard Town | Monks Gold | G | 4 | A refreshing golden ale, with a hint of orange. Made with Styrian Golding and Pioneer hops. |
| Howard Town | Wrens Nest | IPA | 4.2 | A citrus IPA with assertive bitterness. Made with Pioneer and Cascade hops. |
| Hornbeam | Captain Reckless | G | 4.1 | Made with Delta and Green Bullet hops, it is fermented out to a dry finish but retains the characteristic citrus from the green bullet and a lovely floral aroma from the delta. |
| Hornbeam | Top Hop Best Bitter | PA | 4.3 | Superb palatable ale, full bodied, with malt appeal and ample bitterness. |
| Hydes | Amazing Grace | B | 4.1 | An amber bitter with an elegant style and robust finish. |
| Hydes | Manchester's Finest | BB | 4.5 | The choicest English pale ale malt and English fuggle hops gives this traditionally fermented premium beer its distinctive and satisfying flavour |
| Hydes | Jekyll's Gold | G | 4.3 | An outstanding refreshing premium ale.Its pale blonde colour and citrus character being its hallmark. Brewed using lager malt & Styrian Golding hops. |
| Marble | Pint | G | 3.9 | A pale, dry and extremely hoppy beer. |
| Marble | Manchester | B | 4.2 | Yellow beer with a fruity and hoopy aroma. Hops, fruit anfd bitterness on the palate and in the finish. |
| Millstone | Vale Mill | G | 3.9 | A pale gold session bitter with a floral and spicy aroma building upon a crisp and refreshing taste. |
| Millstone | True Grit | G | 5.0 | A well hopped strong ale with a mellow bitterness and a citrus / grapefruit aroma. |
| Outstanding | SOS | B | 4.5 | A light brown bitter. Dry and intensely bitter. |
| Outstanding | Stout | S | 4.5 | Thick, jet black and bitter with liquorice overtones. |
| Outstanding | Standing Out | G | 5.5 | Pale complex golden ale with 4 different hops. Aged for 6 weeks to allow flavours to mellow and develop. |
| Phoenix | Monkeytown Mild | M | 3.9 | Traditonal creamy dark mild |
| Phoenix | Arizona | G | 4.1 | Dry as a desert. Refreshing as an oasis |
| Phoenix | March Hare | G | 4.4 | Full bodies. Soft on the palate with medium bitterness |
| Pictish | Brewers Gold | B | 3.8 | Yellow in colour with a hoopy, fruity nose. Soft maltyness and a strong hop /citrus flavour lead to a dry bitter finish. |
| Pictish | Alchemist | B | 4.1 | Yellow beer with generous hop and fruit on the nose and palate. Good bitter hop finish. |
| Prospect | Nutty Slack | M | 3.9 | A delicious dark mild with hints of liquorice and a smooth malty taste. Part of our core beer range. SIBA National Silver Medal 2009, Mild Category. |
| Prospect | Big John | S | 4.8 | A dark stout bursting with a smokey liquorice flavour and a satisfying bitter aftertaste. Part of our occasional beer range. |
| Robinsons | Dizzy Blond | G | 3.8 | Straw coloured Summer Ale with distinctive herbal or perfume like hop aroma. This light refreshing beer has a clean zesty hop dominated palate complimented by a crisp dry finish. |
| Robinsons | Hannibals Nectar | B | 3.9 | Premium ruby red ale with distinctive spicy / floral American hop aroma. This rich, full bodied, bitter beer has a predominately strong hop palate but also exhibits an interesting balance of biscuit malt and burnt toffee flavours. |
| Shaw's | Golden Globe | B | 4.1 | Yellow beer with a modest hoppy / fruit aroma. Biscuity malts and tart fruit on the palate and in the bitter aftertaste. |
| Shaw's | Tame Valley Ale | B | 3.8 | A moreish session bitter |
| Shaw's | Head of Steam | PA | 4.3 | An easy drinking Pale Ale especially made for the festival. |
| Style Legend: | ||
| B – Bitter | G – Golden Ale | P – Porter |
| BB – Best Bitter | IPA – India Pale Ale | PA – Pale Ale |
| SB – Strong Bitter | M – Mild | S – Stout |
| Wh – Wheat Beer | ||