8th - 10th October 2015The Bonded Warehouse

SUNDERLAND

Souvenir Programmeand Beer/Cider List

CAMPAIGNFOR

REAL ALE

CAMPAIGNFOR

REAL ALE

Welcome to the 2015 Sunderland Octoberfest. This is the seventh festivalwe have held at this venue and the ninth the branch has organised.

We have gathered together a range of beers from all over the UK covering all styles from some new breweriesand some you will be familiar with.Following on from the success of last year's event, we have increased the beer and cider order and over thethree days of the event, we plan to sell 31 different cask ales and 7 different ciders. We only have a limitedamount of each. So if there us one you really want to try, make sure you get there early.There are a couple of new developments this year that we hope will meet with your approval.For the first time, we have commissioned a festival special beer from Maxim Brewery to celebrate this year'slocal hero, Major Ernest Vaux. The festival is likely to be the only place you will find this special brew.A year ago, the north east branch of the Society for the Preservation of Beers from the Wood (SPBW) wasformed. This is the country’s oldest beer drinkers organisation and as the name suggests, it promotes traditionalreal ales matured in and served from oak casks. The trailblazer for beer from the wood is Ewan McCann ofThree Kings Brewery in North Shields. We have six different beers from the wood at the festival. Give them atry and taste the difference!The north east is probably second to the West Riding in the wave of wooden casks that looks like being thenext big thing. Locally Fitzgeralds and the Museum Vaults have both had woody beer this year.All three Maxim beers along with the Temptation and Three Kings beers will be served from wooden casks.We also have beers from the last brew on Temptation’s Houghton plant before they move to their new homein Newcastle. Their growth has been phenomenal so it inevitable that they would love to the north's biggestbeer market. We wish Kay and Tony every success.The year since the last festival has been very interesting. The Dun Cow has finally become the the pub mostof us thought it could be following its refurbishment by Cameron's to become the city's first Head of Steam.This was followed by Cameron's acquisition of the Isis which has gone from strength to strength. Other newoutlets including Vesta Tilleys, Port of Call and Joseph's have increased the number of handpumps in thecity.The Sunderland & South Tyneside branch of CAMRA also has its first winner of the north east pub of the yearaward in seven years. Good luck to The Steamboat in the next stage of the competition.Sadly, it looks like we have lost Jarrow Brewery whose award winning beers such as Rivetcatcher are sorelymissed.Finally, we would like to thank● Durham CAMRA for the cooling equipment● Houghton Round Table for their cooperation and support● Nina at Flying Firkin for sourcing the beers● Julieann at the Real Cider Company for sourcing the Cider● Maxim Brewery for sponsoring the volunteer t shirts and the festival special beer● Cameron's Brewery ( Head of Steam ) in their 150th anniversary year for sponsoring the festival glasses.● Nexus Metro for sponsoring festival beer mats● The North East Branch of SPBW and Ewan from a Three Kings for the wooden casks● Linda and the staff of the Bonded for their help and support with the organisation● The festival committee for their hard work in the run up to the festival and● Publicans who have taken our beer mats and posters to publicise the event.

Michael WynneChairman of Sunderland and South Tyneside Branch of the Campaign for Real Ale

Brewery Location BEER ABV Tasting Notes1 Beartown Congleton,

CheshireGINGERBEAR

4 The flavours from the maltand hops blend with theadded bite from root ginger toproduce a superblyquenching finish.

2 Brewlab/Darwin

Sunderland ORANGEIPA

5 Hoppy IPA brewed with paleand the malts perfectlybalanced with orange zest

3 BristolBeer

Factory

Bristol SUNRISE 4.4 Citrussy and refreshing,biscuity malt and citrus hopsmake a fine balance.

4 Camerons Hartlepool THIRSTBLOOD

4.3 Based on an American ryebeer this rosy ale has a ryebread flavour mixed with tonsof hoppy grapefruit taste

5 CastleRock

Nottingham ELSIE MO 4.7 A ‘blonde’ single malt beer.Light in colour and refreshingon the palate, with a pleasantcrisp aftertaste and awonderful aroma.

6 Charnwood Loughborough VIXEN 4 A well balanced coppercoloured best bitter withsubtle hints of honey, spiceand hedgerow fruits. Lateadded Pacific Gem hopsdeliver a fruity nose andfinish.

7 Dark Star Horsham,W. Sussex

AMERICANPALE ALE

4.7 A yeast strain used for thebrewing of the pale dryAmerican Ales was speciallyimported from the USA,along with some Cascade,Centennial and Chinookhops, to produce this paleale. The pale Maris Ottermalt provides a perfect lightcolour and dryness tocomplement the crisp tasteand full aroma of the hops.

8 Drygate Glasgow REFLEXRED ALE

4.2 A red ale with a dry maltybackbone giving way to hintsof treacle and resinous pineyflavours. Aromas of toastand tropical fruit entice thenose.

9 Elland Elland, WYorkshire

WHITEPRUSSIAN

3.9 A crisp, clean and refreshingbeer made from lager maltand German hops. A fruityflavour with a floral, spiceand citrus aroma from Perleand Mittlefruh hops. Palestraw in colour.

10 Hanlons Half Moon,Devon

PORTSTOUT

4.8 Dark, chestnut beer whosebitter chocolate and roastmalt taste from the dry Stoutbase is softened by theaddition of rich Ruby Port,combining the hoppypepperiness from Phoenix,Styrian and East KentGoldings with vinousalcoholic fruitiness.

11 Highland Orkney DARKMUNRO

4 A fantastic darker ale whichhas a changing drinkingprofile, which at all the stagesof it’s development in caskshould appeal to all whoappreciate a quality pint ofbalanced dark real ale.

12 Holdens Dudley, WMidland

BLACKCOUNTRY

MILD

3.7 A bold chestnut-red mild withnutty biscuit notes with adelicious hint of chocolate.Brewed using amber malt,caramalt, black malt andchoicest Fuggles it is an easydrinking traditional BlackCountry mild.

13 Holdens Dudley, WMidland

XB 4.1 Full golden in colour with adelicious sweet and fruitypalate resulting in anuncomplicated bitter-sweetfinish.

14 HopBack Salisbury,Wilts

TAIPHOON 4.2 A fantastic pale golden beer -very thirst quenchinglemongrass flavour. Acomplex recipe involvingmaize, wheat and barleymalts infused with twoEnglish and three Continentalhop varieties.

15 Little Valley HebdenBridge,

W. Yorks

HEBDENSWHEAT

4.5 A Belgian style, naturallyhazy Wheat Beer. Fruity andrefreshing. Light in colourwith hints of coriander andlemon. Hebden's Wheat is arefreshing drink with a fresh,classic finish.

16 Maxim Houghtonle Spring

MAXIMALE

5.4 In the brewing of this ale it issaid that by paying greaterattention to the operation ofmashing an increasedproportion of nutritivesubstances appear in thewort at the same time the aleis free from acidity and is of aripe dark and rich character.

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17 Maxim Houghtonle Spring

MAXIMUS 6 A strong and warming beer that isalso smooth and easy to drink, darkruby in colour, Maximus isdescribed as smooth, sweet, with ahint of liquorice.

18 Maxim Houghtonle Spring

SWEDISHBLONDE

4.1 Named after Maxim Breweries ownAnna Goransdotter – Bell, thissmooth blonde beer is very light incolour and uses cascade and firstgold hops to give refreshing hoppyand complex grapefruit flavours onthe palate.

19 Peerless Birkenhead KNEEBUCKLER

IPA

5.2 A wonderfull golden IPA style beer -At 5.2% there is good strength andlots of initial hop bitterness which ismatched with a little hint ofsweetness from the use of Crystaland Caramalts, The aftertaste andaroma comes from a blend ofAmerican hops, Citra, Cascade andColumbus which gives a distinctfruity finish.

20 Phoenix Heywood,Lancs

WHITEMONK

4.5 Pale golden colour, well hoppedand a distinctive, robust flavour.

21 Roosters Harrogate,N Yorks

BABYFACED

ASSASSIN

6.1 Brewed with 100% Citra hops thatcreate aromas of mango, apricot,grapefruit & mandarin orange,along with a lasting, juicy, tropicalfruit bitterness, the Baby-FacedAssassin is a deceptively quaffableIndia Pale Ale that shouldn’t betaken lightly.

22 Saltaire Shipley, WYorks

CASCADIANBLACK IPA

4.8 A black IPA, with the roast maltflavours of a stout and thebitterness and fresh pine aroma ofthe cascade hop.

23 Stewarts Edinburgh PENTLANDIPA

3.9 A golden dry abv, with a slight fruittones and a moderate bitterness.Fresh hop and added to contributea more complex character, resultingin an easy to drink ale that offersrefreshment with a little extra spice.

24 Temptation Houghtonle Spring

CHERRYBELGIAN

4.6 The final brew at Houghton, this alecontains Belgian yeast and largequantities of cherry fruit and juices.Taste tempered by Cascade andColumbus hops.

25 Temptation Houghtonle Spring

RASPBERRYAMERICAN

4.6 The final brew at Houghton, this alecontains American yeast and largequantities of raspberry fruit andjuices. Taste tempered by Cascadeand Columbus hops.

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26 ThreeKings

NorthShields

WEBBELLIS

4.4 Brewed for the Rugby World Cup .Refreshing golden ale brewed withcitra hops . Medium bitterness witha fresh citrus zing

27 Titanic Stoke onTrent

CHOCOLATE&

VANILLASTOUT

4.5 Titanic Brewery is rightly renownedfor their Stout, having won manyawards over the years for a genuinedry stout this beer offers adelightfully sweeter alternative.Brewed using Roast Barley andMaris Otter Pale Malt which give ahuge amount of rich body to thebeer and a generous amount ofEnglish North down hops to createa bitter edge, the sweetness comesfrom the addition of Chocolate andMadagascan Vanilla. It is so richand opulent that it seems like a pintand a half in one glass!

28 Titanic Stoke onTrent

PLUMPORTER

4.9 This beer is dark, strong and wellrounded; the richness of such arotund beer is brought to an evenkeel by the late addition of Goldingshops and natural plum flavouring.

29 Triple FFF Alton,Hants

CITRASONIC

4.1 An IPA of quaffable strength,copper coloured and single hoppedwith Citra hops. Super aromaticgrapefruit and pine aroma withsome sweet malt followed by theflavour of pineapple more grapefruitand tropical fruits. Big and pungentwith a robust bitterness.

30 Wolf Attleborough,Norfolk NORFOLK

LAVENDERHONEY

3.7 Honey infused with lavender isadded during the brewing processto give this beer a delicate yetmoreish flavour.

Camerons Hartlepool TONTINEMILK

STOUT(RESERVE)

4.1 Traditional North East milk Stoutbrewed using malts that give adistinctive black colour. The roastedaroma and flavour arecomplemented by a gentle sweetafter taste obtained from naturalmilk sugars.

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Our Octoberfest 2015 Ciders This year, ciders and perries have been sourced from the Real CiderCompany, who have also provided the accompanying tasting notes.Please remember the Cider of the Festival voting option so please taketime to complete the questionnaire and vote for your favourite.

FARMER JIMSAPPLE SWEET 5%

This smooth, sweet Devon cider has a lovely appleyaroma. It is full of flavour with a fine appley finish.

SANDFORD ORCHARDFANNYS BRAMBLE 4%

Blackberries and apples, a marriage made in Devon.The berry richness chimes effortlessly with thesmooth apple cider. Just cider apples andblackberries balanced with care and producing acheeky purple drop of Devon delight.

LILLEY’SCRAZY GOAT 6.8%

A medium sweet blend of Somerset cider andperry expertly blended giving it a mouth-

watering, juicy flavour.

HECKSBLAKENEY RED PERRY 6%

The Blakeney Red pear takes its name from theparish of Blakeney on the outskirts of the Forest

of Dean, Gloucestershire, where it still growstoday. The juice produces a medium sweet, full

bodied perry.

OLIVERS - PERRY 6.5%Tom Oliver, also the tour manager for the band

the Proclaimers, produces in Herefordshireexcellent easy drinking ciders and perries whichare well balanced. Full on, with a rich mouth feeland intensity, a still, medium-dry blended perry.

ORCHARD PIGMAVERICK 4%

A delicious Ginger and Chilli cider for the moreadventurous…

Real Somerset apples partnered with a taste ofthe exotic.

FARMER JIMS –PERRY 4.5%

A  clear, medium Devon  perry,  made with realperry pears! Mellow and delicately flavoured.

The Real Cider Company is based in CraggVale near Hebden Bridge in West Yorkshire.We proudly stock a huge selection of artisanciders and perries from small, independentBritish producers to festivals, pubs and bars.To find out a little more about us, you can visitus here http://www.realciderco.co.uk/ or to tellus about your festival cider experience, comesay "'Ow do" on Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/realciderco or onTwitter @realciderco

Sunderland & South Tyneside CAMRA Octoberfest 2015

Ernest VauxThis year we have chosen Ernest Vauxas our “local hero”. A member of thefamous Sunderland brewing family,Ernest Vaux was born in 1865, 150 yearsago. He served for many years in thearmy, being highly decorated andreaching the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel.Whilst still a Major, he took part in theBoer War, and was in charge of a team ofgunners who operated Maxim machineguns. It was upon his safe return from theconflict in South Africa, that a special alewas brewed in celebration: MAXIM ALE.

Since then much has changed in theworld of brewing in the North East ofEngland. Vaux Breweries may havedisappeared, but several of their beersare still produced by MAXIM Brewery inHoughton-le-Spring. We are delightedthat MAXIM ALE is on dispense from awooden cask at this our 7th Octoberfest.

Staff at the festival will be wearing thespecial T-shirt carrying the design

pictured above, depicting The Man, TheMaxim and The Beer.

Festival organisers are delighted thata special arrangement between theBonded Warehouse and George H.Pickings Jun., the award-winningbutcher based in East Boldon, willmean that the food on offer duringthe Octoberfest will be very specialindeed. Speciality burgers andsausages will be cooked upondemand. There will be a choice on

offer, but it’s certain that the Beefand Maximus Ale Sausage will be apopular choice. (Provision will alsobe made for vegetarians).

Pricing will mean that burgers andsausage sandwiches will cost aboutthe same as a pint, (£3.00) withcheese-burgers at £3.20 and toastedsandwiches at £1.85.

FEELING PECKISH? NO SLIM PICKINGS HERE!Food from George H. Pickings - award-winning butcher!

Sunderland & South Tyneside CAMRA Octoberfest 2014