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Presenting our traditional mix of British and American cask ales. A smaller, more intimate festival - with an elite selection of approximately 30 firkins.
Easy access by rail - Commuter Rail and the Downeaster. Located half a block from Haverhill Station. See the Directions page for details. |
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BRITISH CASKS
The following is final list of the British casks to be served at this year's NERAX North. These beers are now in the hall getting ready for your enjoyment. Note that all casks will not be available at every session. To enhance your enjoyment, a beer will only be served when it has the correct clarity and carbonation level. Beers will drop bright at different rates due to a wide range of factors. Venting times to adjust the carbonation levels also vary. Thus some cask ales will be ready to serve before others and thus some casks as listed as being on the stillage will not served in some sessions. As the festival goes on, we will try to indicate which beers will be available each session. However note that this information will usually be available just before the start of the session, as that is when the cellaring team decides whether a beer is in proper condition to be served. However beers listed as pouring were available at the previous session are expected to be available at the next session. Last Updated: November 8, 2009, 1:44 am Breconshire (Brecon, Powys, Wales) - The Green Valleys — Still pouring at end of festival
This 5.0% abv characterful Golden Ale is a smooth, full flavoured beer, with a clean citrus hop aroma and long, refreshing aftertaste. Initial malt and light fruit dominate the pallet, with the citrusy hops rounding off the mouthfeel. -- Brewery Website Cask on: Thursday — Cask kicked: Breconshire (Brecon, Powys, Wales) - Red Dragon — Still pouring at end of festival
A red-hued premium ale brewed with a complex grist of Optic and wheat malts and a blend of hedgerow hops. -- Good Beer Guide 2010 Cask on: Thursday — Cask kicked: Dark Star (Ansty, West Sussex, England) - Hop Head
A golden-coloured bitter with a fruity/hoppy aroma and a citrus/bitter taste and aftertaste. Flavors remain strong to the end. -- Good Beer Guide 2010 Cask on: Thursday — Cask kicked: Saturday Dark Star (Ansty, West Sussex, England) - Oktoberfest
A cask version of the clasic Oktoberfest-Marzen. Brewed with specially imported German malts, including Carahell and CaraMunich for depth of colour and flavour. Noble hop varieties are added at three stages during the boil. -- Brewery Website Cask on: Thursday — Cask kicked: Saturday Elland (Elland, West Yorkshire, England) - 1872 Porter
International Award Winning Porter based around an original 1872 recipe (hence the name). Creamy, full flavoured porter. Rich liquorice flavours with a hint of chocolate from the roast malt. A soft but satisfying aftertaste of bittersweet roast and malt. -- Good Beer Guide 2010 Cask on: Thursday — Cask kicked: Saturday Elland (Elland, West Yorkshire, England) - Beyond the Pale — Still pouring at end of festival
Gold-coloured, robust, creamy beer with ripe aromas of hops and fruit. Bitterness predominates in the mouth and leads to a dry, fruity and hoppy aftertaste. -- Good Beer Guide 2010 Cask on: Thursday — Cask kicked: Elland (Elland, West Yorkshire, England) - Lucifer — Still pouring at end of festival
Dark & Luscious bittersweet stout with chocolate notes followed by developing bitterness from the generous hop charge. Cask on: Thursday — Cask kicked: Gwynt y Ddraig (Pontypridd, Mid Glamorgan, Wales) - Haymaker Cider — Still pouring at end of festival
A fruity medium cider bursting with the flavour of apples. A true Farmhouse Cider with a smooth finish. -- Brewery Website Cask on: Thursday — Cask kicked: Inveralmond (Inveralmond, Perth, Scotland) - Lia Fail — Still pouring at end of festival
The Gaelic name means Stone of Destiny. A dark, robust, full-bodied beer with a deep malty taste. Smooth texture and balanced finish. -- Good Beer Guide 2010 Cask on: Thursday — Cask kicked: O'Hanlon's (Whimple, Devon, England) - Port Stout — Still pouring at end of festival
A black beer with roast malt in the aroma that remains in the taste, but gives way to hoppy bitterness in the aftertaste. -- Good Beer Guide 2010 Cask on: Thursday — Cask kicked: Orkney (Quoyloo, Orkney, Scotland) - Skull Splitter — Still pouring at end of festival
An intense velvet malt nose with hints of apple, prune and plum. The hoppy taste is balanced by satiny smooth malt with fruity spicy edges, leading to a long, dry finish with a hint of nut. -- Good Beer Guide 2010 Cask on: Thursday — Cask kicked: Otley (Pontypridd, Mid Glamorgan, Wales) - Columb'O
A dry hopped, very pale, summer ale, bittered with colombus hops with aromas of cascade and columbus. -- Brewery Website Cask on: Thursday — Cask kicked: Saturday Ridgeway (South Stoke, Reading, England) - Seriously Bad Elf
Seriously Bad Elf is brewer Peter Scholey's very English interpretation of a Belgian Tripel, brewed to warming 9% alcohol, especially for his rapidly-growing American following. -- www.sheltonbrothers.com Cask on: Thursday — Cask kicked: Ridgeway (South Stoke, Reading, England) - Ivanhoe Pale Ale
Traditional warm, roasty, and fully-rounded English malts are punched up by a subtle yet direct shot of aromatic and refreshing English hop bitterness. -- www.sheltonbrothers.com Cask on: Thursday — Cask kicked: Ridgeway (South Stoke, Reading, England) - Thames Valley Ale — Not served during the festival
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