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I have a great body including a wonderful nose
I have impeccable pedigree and am always beautifully presented
A love affair that will last forever; I won't cheat on you
I am a cask conditioned beer; meet me at the:
TRAFFORD ARMS VALENTINE BEER FESTIVAL
If I don't suit you I am sure one of my seventy plus friends will
We are available all week at:
TRAFFORD ARMS

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Themes and Charities.

1994 & 1995 Just Good Beers
1996 Animal Magic. Donation to World Wildlife Fund
1997 Simply The Best
1998 Devolution. Scottish beers and malt whiskies
1999 Classics and Transport.  Donation to North Norfolk Railway.
2000 Anatomical.  Donation to British Heart Foundation.
2001 Born Again Beer Drinking. Donation to Multiple Sclerosis Research.
2002 Flavourites. Donation to Parkinson Research
2003 Military. Donation to MIND the mental health charity.
2004 Colour.  Donation to Arthritis Research.
2005 Sound and Vision. Donation to Amnesty International
2006 Light & Dark. Donation to Norwich and Norfolk Association for the Blind
2007 Unusual. Donation to Ovarian Cancer Research
2008 Tried and Tasted. Donation to Lupus Research
2009 Theme: Planet Earth. Donation to Benjamin Foundation
2010 Theme: To drink or not to drink". Donation to Hamlet Trust
2011 Theme: Meaning of Life.

Festival Beers 2010

Atlas - Latitude 3.6

Bank - Top Dark Mild 4.0

Bank - Top Flat Cap 4.0

Bank - Top Gold Digger 4.0

Beowulf - Noble Bitter 4.0

Blue Moon - Genius 4.1

Blue Moon - Hingham High 5.2

Blue moon - Easy Life 3.8

Bowman - Quiver Bitter 4.5

Bowman - Swift One 3.8

Brewster’s - Red Hop Lover 4.0

Cairngorm - Bards Ale 4.4

Camerons - Fools Gold 4.0

Cathedral - Red Imp 4.2

Church End - Grave Diggers ale 3.8

Coach House - Honeypot 3.8

Coach House - Flintlock pale Ale 4.4

Coach House - Gunpowder Mild 3.8

Coach House - Inkeepers Special Reserve 4.5

Cotttage - Golden Arrow 4.5

Dark Star - Old Chestnut 4.0

Elgoods - Copper Feelgood 3.7

Elgoods - Sonnet No. 1 4.7

Ellan - 1872 Porter 6.5

Elland - Beyond the Pale 4.2

Empire - Emperium 5.1

Empire - Valour 4.2

Fullers - Chiswick Bitter 3.5

Fullers - ESB 5.5

Fullers - Golden Pride 8.5

Fullers - London Pride 4.1

Fullers - London Porter 5.4

Fyne - Vital Spark 4.4

Gales - Seafarers Ale 3.6

Goffs - Jouster 4.0

Greenjack - Baltik Trader 10.5

Hop Back - Summer Lightning 5.0

Jarrow - Swinging Gibbet 4.1

Lymestone - Stone Cutter 3.7

Lymestone - Stone the Crows 5.4

Mighty Oak - English Oak 4.8

Moles - Moleo & Juliet 4.4

Moorhouses - Blonde Witch 4.5

Moorhouses - Pendle Witches Brew 5.1

Oakham - Bishops Farewell 4.6

O’Hanlon’s - Stormstay Premium Ale 5.0

Old Chimneys – Good King Henry – 9.0

Ossett – Silver King – 4.3

Phoenix – Hopsack – 3.8

Phoenix – Porter – 5.0

Purity – Gold – 4.3

Purity – UBU – 4.5

Purity – Mad Goose – 4.2

Rydale – Winters Tale – 4.2

Springhead – Sweetlips – 4.6

St Austell – Tribute – 4.2

St George’s – Dragons Blood – 4.8

Thwaites – Hops & Kisses – 3.8

Thwaites – Original – 3.6

Tirril – Horny Horny Harny – 4.2

Triple FFF – Comfortably Numb – 5.0

Village Brewer – White Boar – 3.8

Wadworth – Henry’s IPA – 3.6

Warwickshire – Kingmaker – 5.5

Winters – Revenge – 4.7

Winters – Store Force – 5.3

York – Centurion’s Ghost Ale – 5.4

Valentine Beer Festival 2009
9th - 15th February.
Beers that were available!

Arkells   Moonlight Ale   4.5
Atlas   Blizzard   4.8
Bazens Pacific  Bitter    3.8
Beartown  Polar Eclipse   4.8
Black Hole  Cosmic   4.2
Black Hole  Star Gazer   4.0
Blindman  Eclipse Porter   4.2
Blindman  Siberia    4.7
Bowland  Hen Harrier   4.0
Bowland  Bowland Oak   4.0
Cairngorm  Tradewinds   4.3
Dorset   Jurrasic   4.7
Exmoor  Beast    6.6
Fyne Ales  Avalanche   4.5
Grain   Oak    3.8
Grain   Stout    5.0
Great Orme  Cambria   3.8
H&B   Farne Island Pale Ale  4.0
Hanby   Shropshire Stout  4.4
Hanby   Rainbow Chaser  4.3
Hanby   All Seasons   4.2
Hanby   Cherry Bomb   6.0
Harts   Icemaiden   4.0
Hydes   Owd Oak   3.5
Islay   Black Rock Ale  4.2
Isle of Purbeck Fossil Fuel   4.1
Isle of Purbeck Solar Power   4.3
Isle of Skye  Red Cuillin   4.2
Isle of Skye  Oyster    4.5
Isle of Skye  Cuillin Beast   7.0
Isle of Skye  Hebridean Gold  4.3
Loddon  Sorry Not Available  4.3
Organic Earth  Lizard Point   4.0
Organic Earth  Black Rock Stout  4.7
Orkney   Dark Island   4.6
Orkney   Northern Light  4.0
Ossett   Snowdrop
Phoenix  Spotland Gold   4.1
Phoenix  Snowbound   4.3
Purple Mouse  Snowdonia   3.6
Purple Mouse  Snowdonia   3.6
Purple Mouse  Dark Side of The Mouse 4.6
Purple Mouse  Dark Side of The Mouse 4.6
Red Rock  Best Better   4.2
Red Rock  Rushymede   4.4
Sarah Hughes  Dark Ruby   6.0
Sharps   Atlantic IPA   4.2
Sharps   Doombar   4.0
Sharps   Eden Pure   4.3
Spinning Dog  Hereford Organic Bitter 3.7
Stewart  Edinburgh Gold  4.8
Stonehenge  Heelstone   4.3
Storm   Ale Force   4.2
Storm   Windgather   4.5
Storm   Typhoon   5.0
Storm   Twister   4.0
T.S.A   "Glencoe, Wild Oat Stout" 4.5
T.S.A   Lomond Gold Organic 5.0
Teignworthy  Beachcomber   4.5
Teignworthy  Springtide   4.3
Three B's  Cupid Fuel   4.0
Tinanic  Iceberg    4.1
Tinanic  Titanic Stout   4.5
Valhaller  Island Bere   4.2
Why Not  Norfolk Honey Ale  5.0
Wickwar  Cotswold Way   4.2
Wooden Hand  Blackpool Stout  5.0
Woodlands  Best Better   4.2
Woodlands  Midnight Stout  4.4
Woodlands  Oak Beauty   4.2
Woodlands  Drummer Bitter  3.9
and number 72 Woodlands  Mild    3.5
 

Beer Festival 2008
Acorn Gorlovka Imperial Stout 6.0 Stout
Adnams Tally Ho 7.0 Deep amber
 Alcazar Ale 4.0 Amber
Anglo Dutch Tabatha The Knackered 6.0 Golden Triple Belgium style
Bank Top Bikes Trikes and Beer 3.6 Golden
Bank Top Gold Digger 4.0 Golden
Bartrams Comrade Bill Bartram’s Egalitarian Anti Imperialist Soviet Stout 6.9 Dark
Beowulf Tinn’s Hall Porter 4.7 Porter
Beowulf Swordsman 4.5 Pale Gold
Big Lamp Summerhill Stout 4.4 Dark
Blue Anchor Middle 5.0 Amber
Boggart Hole Boggarts Brew 4.3 Ruby Red
Boggart Hole Boggart Dark Mild 4.0 Dark
Bowland Chipping Steamer 3.9 Golden
Bowland Hen Harrier 4.0 Pale Gold
Brains St David’s Ale 4.1 Daffodil colour
Brains SA Gold 4.7 Golden Ale
Cairngorm Nessies Monster Mash 4.4 Amber
Caledonian 80/- 4.1 Russet Brown
Caledonian Tried and Tested 4.2 Golden brown
Church End Cuthberts 3.8 Light Brown
Concertina Club Bitter 3.9 Amber
Cotswold Spring Olde English Rose 4.0 Straw
Cotswold Spring Codrington Winter Royal 5.0 Dark
Cumbrian Legendary Ales Wicked Jimmy 3.9 Coppery
Cumbrian Legendary Ales King Dunmail 4.2 Dark
Cumbrian Legendary Ales Buttermere Beauty 4.8 Very pale
Daleside Daleside Blonde 3.9 Golden
Dorset Brewing Co Harbour Master 3.6 Dark Amber
Dorset Brewing Co Steam 4.5 Munich Copper
Durham Canny Lad 4.3 Rich Malty
Durham Magnificat 6.5 Golden
Durham Black Velvet 4.0 Stout/porter
Elgoods Thin Ice 4.7 Full bodied
Exmoor Exmoor Gold 4.5 Golden
Frog Island Natterjack 4.8 Golden
Fullers Golden Pride 8.5 Golden
Fyfe Weiss Squad 4.5 Wheat Beer
Goffs Mordred 4.2 Amber
Goffs Jouster 4.0 Tawny
Grain Blackwood Stout 5.0 Dark
Hanby Drawell Bitter 3.9 Amber
Harviestoun Schiehallion 4.8 Pale Lager
Harviestoun Bitter and Twisted 3.8 Golden
Heskett Newmarket Doris’ 90th birthday ale 4.3 Brown
Heskett Newmarket Sca Fell Blonde 4.4 Pale
Isle of Purbeck Fossil Fuel 4.1 Light amber
Mauldons Silver Adder 4.5 Golden
O’Hanlons Firefly 3.7 Pale Brown
Oakham Bishops Farewell 4.6 Pale Gold
Oakham Delirium 5.2 Red
Oakham JHB 3.8 Golden
Oakleaf Hole Hearted 4.7 Golden Ale
Reepham Bullards Mild 3.7 Dark
Robinson’s Unicorn 4.2 Amber
Roosters Special 3.9 Straw
Roosters Yankee 4.3 Straw
Roosters Hooligan 4.3 Straw
Roosters Cream 4.7 Straw
Rudgate Battleaxe 4.2 Amber
Saltaire Cascade pale Ale 4.8 Golden
Sarah Hughes Dark Ruby 6.0 Dark
Storm Ale Force 4.2 Amber
Storm Bosley Cloud 4.1 Golden
Storm Pale Gold 4.4 Pale gold
Thorn Bridge Kipling 5.2 Golden
Three Bs Doff Cocker 4.5 Yellow
Tim Taylors Landlord 4.3 Light amber
Windie Goat Priest’s Wheel 4.3 Amber
Wolfe Lupus Lupus 4.5 Amber
Wychwood Dirty Tackle 4.4 Amber
 
 
 

Beer Festival February 2007
Acorn Barnsley Gold
Award winning golden beer has good bitterness levels, with a fresh citrus and hop aroma 4.3
Arundel Romeo’s Rouser 5.3
Ballards Mid-hurst Mild
A classic dark mild. Lightly hopped and well malted throughout, without being too sweet. 3.5
Beartown Kodiak Gold 4.0
Beowulf Wiglaf
A traditional golden bitter. A malty flavour married to a particularly pleasing bitterness. 4.3
Brain’s Bread of Heaven 4.0
Bridge of Allen Ben Nevis 80/- 4.0
Bullmastiff Welsh Gold
A light gold session bitter. Some sweetness but hop notes dominate. 3.8
Cairngorm Nessie’s Monster Mash
A pleasant malty, mahogany coloured ale with a satisfying fullness of flavour 4.4
Coach House Bootleg Valentine Ale
Brewed in February for Valentine’s Day. A fruity bitter with a very dry aftertaste. 5.0
Cotleigh Snowy Ale
Another ornithological gem from Cotleigh. A strong, straw coloured, golden winter ale. 5.0
Country Life Old Appledore 3.7
Crouch Vale Essex Boys Bitter
A pale brown beer with plenty of pleasing malt and hop flavour despite the low gravity. 3.5
Crouch Vale Brewer’s Gold 4.0
Downton Polish Porter 4.4
Durham White Amarillo
Amarillo is a light and floral American hop. The addition of Goldings hops add a little more spice. 4.1
Elgoods Straw Beer
Light well hopped bitter with a full flavoured finish 4.2
Enville Czechmate Saaz
Brewed using the single variety Saaz hop. This is a light and fruity beer. 4.2
Exe Valley Barron’s Hospit
A mid brown bitter, brewed using Challenger hops to give a smooth, well hopped, fruity aroma 4.1
Exmoor Gold 4.5
Fat Cat Marmalade
Ronded sweet malt taste with bitter oranges in the background and a long bitter finish 4.5
Fenland Doctor’s Orders
A well rounded strong bitter with a complex fruity aroma designed for ale lovers of all ages 5.0
Fernandes Ale of Tsar
Pale in colour, smooth well balanced bitter with a fruity lingering finish 4.1
Fuller’s Vintage Ale
This mellow and golden ale will improve with age for many more years 8.5
Glastonbury Lady of the Lake
A full bodied amber bitter balanced by a fruity flavour and a subtle hint of vanilla 4.2
Grand Union IPA 5.3
H & B Farne Island Pale Ale 4.0
Hambleton Heart Racer 4.0
Hambleton’s Stud
A smooth drinking straw coloured beer with a full bodied flavour 4.2
Hampshire Seduction
Full bodied malt character with a soft bitter bite from fragrant Northdown hops 4.5
Hanby Cherry Bomb
A splendid rich and fruity beer with a maraschino cherry taste and a potent punch 6.0
Harviestoun Truly Scrum-tious 3.8
Heskett Newmarket Haystacks
A pale coloured zesty beer late hopped with Pioneer to give a hint of grapefruit 3.8
Houston Horny Wee Devil 4.0
Jennings Snecklifter
A dark beer with a reddish tinge, wonderfully warming and full of complex flavours 5.1
Lees Manchester Rambler 3.8
Magpie Thieving Rogue 4.8
Mauldon Black Adder
Roast and nut aromas with a fruity balance of hops and dark malt provide an excellent lingering finish 5.3
Moorbeer Withycutter 3.8
Nelson Spanker
A fruity ale with predominance of hops. Refreshing on the palate 4.2
Nethergate Umbel Magna
Coriander is added to the Old Growler wort to complee this original 1750’s recipe 5.0
Nethergate Augustinian
A premium pale bitter ale with an overall flavour which is rich and satisfying 4.5
North Yorkshire Love Muscle
One to leave to your imagination 4.0
O’Hanlon’s O’Hanlon’s Dry Stout 4.2
Ossett Black Bull Bitter
A dark dry bitter. Brewed specially for Ossett’s first pub. 3.9
Ossett Snowdrop
Very pale in colour with fruit and spice notes 4.2
Ossett Silver King 4.3
Oxfordshire Ales Marshmellow
A strong beer with a generous flavour. The taste is fruity and malty with a lingering bitter aftertaste. 4.7
Palmer Copper Ale
A fruity hoppy session ale brewed from the finest English malted barley and Goldings hops 3.7
Phoenix Black Bee Porter
Smooth and slightly rich with a crisp bitter finish 4.5
Phoenix Massacre 4.7
Phoenix White Monk
Pale golden colour, well hopped with a distinctive robust flavour 4.5
RCH Steam Lovers
Golden coloured with a fruity flavour and a lasting malt finish 4.7
RCH East Street Cream 5.0
Reepham Great Escape 4.5
Robinsons Dark Horse 4.3
Roosters First Gold 3.9
Sarah Hughes Dark Ruby Mild
This trong black ale has a good balance of fruit on the palate leading to a lingering finish 6.0
Shugborough Mi Ladys Fancy
Delicately hopped yet full bodied to celebrate the growth of another year 4.6
Slater’s Top Totty 4.0
Springhead Sweetlips
Not sweet but very smooth light and refreshing 4.6
Storm Bosley Cloud
Light fruity beer with a malty sweetness 4.1
Strathaven Claverhouse Red 4.5
Three Rivers GMT 3.8
Titanic Iceburg
A combination of Maris Otter pale malt and fine wheat malt give this refreshing beer real zest 4.1
Vale Hadda’s Winter Solstice
Chestnuts roasting by an open fire! 4.1
Wharfedale Executioner 4.5
Wheetwood Cheshire Cat
Crisp and slightly   4.0
Wood Get Knotted 4.7
York Lubelski 4.0

May we just say that we much appreciate the help from customers, friends and staff
and in particular
Parnell Brothers Demolition
who are a tremendous assistance.
Thank you all.