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Kingston Beer & Cider Festival Kingston Upon Thames Surrey KT2

Reunion Incredible

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Guest Ale / Strong - 5.0%

Deep golden ale, crisp and hoppy with a bitter dry finish.

Visit / Date: Saturday May 18, 2019

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Kingston Beer & Cider Festival Kingston Upon Thames Surrey KT2

Redemption Urban Dusk

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Guest Ale / Best Bitter - 4.6%

Dark, tawny coloured beer with some chocolate malt, which give dark fruit flavours. Hopped with First Gold and Bramling Cross.

Visit / Date: Saturday May 18, 2019

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Kingston Beer & Cider Festival Kingston Upon Thames Surrey KT2

Surrey Hills Collusion

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Guest Ale / Strong - 5.2%

Aromatic and flavoursome with a solid pale malt backbone. Rotating hop bill.

Visit / Date: Saturday May 18, 2019

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Kingston Beer & Cider Festival Kingston Upon Thames Surrey KT2

Green Jack Ripper

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Guest Ale / Barley Wine - 8.5%

Brewed as a Belgian Tripel, the aroma is peppery with sweet lemon. Taste is spicy and sweet with loads of caramel and toffee which is balanced by a grainy background and a sharp, hop finish.

Visit / Date: Thursday May 16, 2019

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Kingston Beer & Cider Festival Kingston Upon Thames Surrey KT2

Quantock Stout

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Guest Ale / Stout - 4.5%

Proper dark stout, with an aroma of liquorice and citrus fruits, some dryness and flavour that derives from Maris Otter malt and Pilgrim hops.

Visit / Date: Thursday May 16, 2019

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Kingston Beer & Cider Festival Kingston Upon Thames Surrey KT2

Peerless Full Whack

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Guest Ale / Strong - 6.0%

Amber coloured strong ale where the strength is complemented by increased bitterness and the fruity hop finish is derived from a combination of Fuggles and First Gold hops.

Visit / Date: Thursday May 16, 2019

]]> Guest Ale http://www.guestales.co.uk/kingston-beer-and-cider-fesitval/comment/peerless-brewing-full-whack-1558046564909 Thu, 16 May 2019 23:42:44 +0100 gregh http://www.guestales.co.uk/kingston-beer-and-cider-fesitval/comment/kissingate-brewery-utter-utter-nutter-1558039231484

Kingston Beer & Cider Festival Kingston Upon Thames Surrey KT2

Kissingate Utter Utter Nutter

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Guest Ale / Stout - 5.4%

A nutty coming together of hazelnut praline confection and rich dark malt. Soft and gathering berry fruit finish.

Visit / Date: Thursday May 16, 2019

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Kingston Beer & Cider Festival Kingston Upon Thames Surrey KT2

Tryst Chocolate and Coconut Porter

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Guest Ale / Porter - 4.4%

Rich porter with toasted coconut added during the brewing process.

Visit / Date: Thursday May 16, 2019

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Kingston Beer & Cider Festival Kingston Upon Thames Surrey KT2

Southwark Potters' Fields Porter

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Guest Ale / Porter - 4.0%

Traditional porter with 100% English malt and hops plus London water. Smooth, dark with malty body and bitterness balanced with a hint of coffee and liquorice.

Visit / Date: Thursday May 16, 2019

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Kingston Beer & Cider Festival Kingston Upon Thames Surrey KT2

Kew Join the Kew

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Guest Ale / Strong - 5.9%

Five UK grown hops produce a heady mix of grapefruit. lychee, berry and mango flavours and aroma. Unfined.

Visit / Date: Saturday May 19, 2018

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Kingston Beer & Cider Festival Kingston Upon Thames Surrey KT2

Springhead Roaring Meg

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Guest Ale / Strong - 5.5%

Golden coloured, smooth and sweet with a dry finish and citrus honey aroma.

Visit / Date: Saturday May 19, 2018

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Kingston Beer & Cider Festival Kingston Upon Thames Surrey KT2

Hammerpot Bottle Wreck Porter

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Guest Ale / Porter - 4.7%

A traditional black porter with chocolate, coffee and rich roast malt flavours.

Visit / Date: Saturday May 19, 2018

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Kingston Beer & Cider Festival Kingston Upon Thames Surrey KT2

Titanic Chocolate and Vanilla Stout

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Guest Ale / Stout - 4.5%

Chocolate and Madagascan vanilla are added to make this a rich and opulent sweet stout with a large amount of Northdown hops to create a bitter edge.

Visit / Date: Thursday May 17, 2018

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Kingston Beer & Cider Festival Kingston Upon Thames Surrey KT2

East London Quadrant

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Guest Ale / Stout - 5.8%

Oatmeal stout, smooth with a silky mouthfeel, rich dark fruit flavour and hints of coffee.

Visit / Date: Thursday May 17, 2018

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Kingston Beer & Cider Festival Kingston Upon Thames Surrey KT2

Derventio Barbarian

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Guest Ale / Stout - 5.5%

Oatmeal stout, dark and smooth with a subtle hop character and a lingering finish.

Visit / Date: Thursday May 17, 2018

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Kingston Beer & Cider Festival Kingston Upon Thames Surrey KT2

Three Daggers Black

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Guest Ale / Stout - 4.5%

Black with a red tint, aromas of cocoa and chocolate with a smooth bitterness. Brewed with flaked and roasted barley and First Gold hops

Visit / Date: Thursday May 17, 2018

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Kingston Beer & Cider Festival Kingston Upon Thames Surrey KT2

Blackedge Black Port

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Guest Ale / Porter - 4.9%

Complex, roasted coffee and chocolate flavours with a hint of liquorice and a sweet port finish.

Visit / Date: Thursday May 17, 2018

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Kingston Beer & Cider Festival Kingston Upon Thames Surrey KT2

Thurstons Porter

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Guest Ale / Porter - 4.8%

Robust, yet smooth with dark malt aromas, chocolate and coffee on the palate and a mild bitter finish.

Visit / Date: Thursday May 17, 2018

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Kingston Beer & Cider Festival Kingston Upon Thames Surrey KT2

Grain Slate

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Guest Ale / Porter - 6.0%

Deep, dark and rich smoked porter, brewed with a complex blend of malts.

Visit / Date: Thursday May 11, 2017

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Kingston Beer & Cider Festival Kingston Upon Thames Surrey KT2

Longdog Gamekeepers Nightmare

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Guest Ale / Porter - 6.2%

Traditional London porter brewed to an authentic 1850 recipe and ABV. Rich coffee and chocolate flavours from black and brown malt are backed up by a robust bitterness.

Visit / Date: Thursday May 11, 2017

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Kingston Beer & Cider Festival Kingston Upon Thames Surrey KT2

Redemption Trinity

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Guest Ale / Bitter - 3.0%

Golden beer with citrus and peach flavours and plenty of hoppiness. A huge amount going on for its strength. Made with America hops.

Visit / Date: Thursday May 11, 2017

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Kingston Beer & Cider Festival Kingston Upon Thames Surrey KT2

Blue Monkey Chocolate Guerrilla

Rating for Directory:

Guest Ale / Stout - 4.9%

Blended with chocolate extract, complex and malty with a rich chocolate aroma and flavours.

Visit / Date: Thursday May 11, 2017

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Kingston Beer & Cider Festival Kingston Upon Thames Surrey KT2

Five Points Railway Porter

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Guest Ale / Porter - 4.8%

London style porter. Aromas of chocolate and coffee with hints of caramel, brewed with British East Kent Goldings hops and an array of seven different malts.

Visit / Date: Thursday May 11, 2017

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Kingston Beer & Cider Festival Kingston Upon Thames Surrey KT2

Welbeck Abbey Portland Black

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Guest Ale / Porter - 4.5%

Rich and smooth black beer, all the flavour of a porter without the weight. Dark malts give a very smooth beer with smoke, liquorice and burnt toffee flavours and a distinctly vanilla nose.

Visit / Date: Thursday May 11, 2017

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Kingston Beer & Cider Festival Kingston Upon Thames Surrey KT2

Surrey Hills Greensand IPA

Rating for Directory:

Guest Ale / Golden - 4.6%

Full bodied amber golden ale. Great hop character and full taste.

Visit / Date: Thursday May 12, 2016

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Kingston Beer & Cider Festival Kingston Upon Thames Surrey KT2

Kissingate Six Crows

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Guest Ale / Strong - 6.6%

Rich and complex dark ale, with intense notes of molasses, bourbon, smoke and oak aromas with a pleasant toffee apple sweetness. Subtle bitterness derived from Amarillo and Challenger hopping.

Visit / Date: Thursday May 12, 2016

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Kingston Beer & Cider Festival Kingston Upon Thames Surrey KT2

Weltons Rampant Rooster

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Guest Ale / Strong - 5.0%

Golden IPA with huge hops and a monster aroma, full of citrus, pepper and fruit.

Visit / Date: Thursday May 12, 2016

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Kingston Beer & Cider Festival Kingston Upon Thames Surrey KT2

Portobello Market Porter

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Guest Ale / Porter - 4.6%

Dark beer brewed with six varieties of malt and five of hops imparting a light and velvety character with notes of coffee, chocolate and hazelnuts and hints of cocoa in the finish.

Visit / Date: Thursday May 12, 2016

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Kingston Beer & Cider Festival Kingston Upon Thames Surrey KT2

By The Horns Lambeth Walk

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Guest Ale / Porter - 5.1%

Velvety, rich and chock full of flavour with notes of coffee bean, cocoa, toasted hazelnuts and hint of dark berries.

Visit / Date: Thursday May 12, 2016

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Kingston Beer & Cider Festival Kingston Upon Thames Surrey KT2

Box Steam Dark and Handsome

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Guest Ale / Dark/Old Ale - 5.0%

Smooth, dark, creamy beer with hints of lemon and blackcurrants and liquorice undertones.

Visit / Date: Thursday May 12, 2016

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