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.
| Brewery | Tasting Notes | ABV |
BELGIUM | ||
Trappist | Beers brewed to strict order by Trappist Monks |
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| Orval | Golden amber with a sour apple aroma | 6.2 |
| Rochefort 8 | Dark and complex with a great balance | 9.3 |
| Westmalle Tripel | A hoppy bitter tripel full of character | 9 |
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Regional Beers | A selection from some of Belgium’s Regional selection | |
| De la Senne Taras Bulba | Golden hoppy ale with citrus tones | 4.5 |
| De la Senne Zinnebir | Sweet malty, fruity and yeasty with a smooth bitterness | 5.8 |
| Dupont Moinette Blonde | A golden ale with a yeasty malty aroma, very nice | 8.5 |
| Dupont Saison | Classic Saison style ale, perhaps the best in Belgium | 6.5 |
| De Ranke XX Bitter | A classic ‘strong bitter’ ale, one of the best bitter ales in Belgium | 6.2 |
| Slaapmutske Blonde | ‘Nightcap’ is a wonderful blonde beer with a nice balance of malts, citrus, and yeast. | 6.4 |
| St Bernardus Pater 6 | Slightly dry and full flavoured, punching above it’s weight at 6.7% | 6.7 |
| St Bernardus Wit | Excellent Wit beer made using citrus spices | 5.5 |
| St Feuillien Blonde | This light ale has a deep golden colour with a smooth, frothy head. | 7.5 |
| St Feuillien Triple | One of the best Belgian triples well balanced and flavoursome | 8.5 |
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Geuze Beers | Complex sour beers brewed using spontaneous fermentation, for connoisseurs | |
| Frank Boon Oude Geuze | A subtle blend of aged lambics, slightly sour with a citrus, musty aroma | 5 |
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Fruit Beers | A small selection of this popular style of beer | |
| Liefmans Cuvee Brut Kriek | A sweet cherry beer made with brown ale | 6 |
| Timmermans Peche | A light and refreshing peach beer | 4 |
| Timmermans Strawberry | Refreshing and subtle strawberry beer | 4 |
| Lindemanns Cassis | Blackcurrant beer with a champagne like finish | 3.5 |
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HOLLAND | ||
| De Molen Vuur & Vlam | A wonderful hoppy, bitter beer in the American IPA style | 6.2 |
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GERMANY | ||
| Andechser Weisse Hefetrüb | One of Germany’s best Weisse beers, a subtle banana and spicy mouthfeel and a dry finish | 5.5 |
| Ayinger Brau Jahrhundert (Hell) | Golden in colour with a hint of lemon, some caramel sweetness, with a crisp clean finish | 5.5 |
| Göller Original | An aromatic dry pilsner with a lingering finish | 4.9 |
| Göller Zeiler Hell | A bitter-sweet favour with a light to medium body | 4.9 |
| Göller Brotzeit Seidla | A complex bitter beer with a dry finish and a hint of vanilla softer than pils | 4.3 |
| Gut Forsting Export Hell | A superbly crafted ‘Helles’, a smooth mouthfeel with a well balanced body | 5.2 |
| Hellers Kölsch | From a small brew pub in Cologne, rarely seen outside Germany, a slightly sweet Kölsch | 5 |
| Gastof Kraus Hefeweizen | A smooth beer with the aroma of banana, clove and lemon, crisp and sweet | 5.5 |
| Gastof Kraus Edelpils | Crisp and refreshing, slightly buttery and a gentle malt flavour with subtle spices | 4.7 |
| Tegernseer Spezial | A pale yellow beer with a malty, grainy, grassy aroma and a fruity aroma | 5.6 |
| Tegernsee Hell | With malty and lemon notes this is a very nice ‘Helles’, with a mildly hoppy, dry finish | 4.8 |
| Tegernsee Max Joseph | Golden in colour with a light citrus aroma, with a slightly sweet honey/citrus taste | 5.2 |