They didn’t exactly crash the festival, they were brought to the festival by Bières Sans Frontières. They stock the International Bar at the GBBF, which includes beers from around the world, not just the U.S.
The award for top American Cask Beer went to The Lost Abbey’s Angel Share. From what I’ve heard about this beer, this is no surprise. I loves this quote from Andy Benson of Bières Sans Frontières:
It’s a great result for Lost Abbey and I’m sure the beer will be a fast-seller at the Festival, just don’t drink too much of it, as it is 12.5% ABV. American beers are often a surprise to the British palate, they are so intensely flavoured that most people either love them or hate them, nothing like the insipid lagers we usually associate with America. The craft beer market in the States is booming and most of these beers are extremely difficult to find this side of the water. Some of the beers are not even available in their own areas in a cask conditioned form.
Here’s the list of beers from the United States that made their way to England for this week’s festival. Very impressive selection. I really wonder how some of the beers went over with the crowd. Ruination Ale probably received a lot of comments.
Bottled:
- Anchor – Liberty Ale, Old Foghorn, Summer
- Brooklyn – Black Chocolate Stout, LagerDeschutes – Black Butte Porter, Inversion IPA, Mirror Pond Pale Ale, Obsidian Stout, Twilight Ale
- Dogfish Head – Indian Brown Ale
- Firestone Walker – Firestone Pale 31
- Flying Dog – Old Scratch
- Goose Island – Honker’s Ale, Summertime Kolsch
- Great Divide – Titan IPA
- Harpoon – UFO Raspberry Hefeweizen, Winter Warmer
- Left Hand – JuJu Ginger Ale
- Matt Brewing Co. – Saranac Pale Ale
- Sierra Nevada – Bigfoot, Pale Ale, Porter, Stout, Summerfest, Wheat
Bottled Beers (Limited Quantities):
- Anderson Valley – Barney Flats Oatmeal Stout, Belk’s Extra Special Bitter, Poleeko Gold Pale Ale
- Butternuts Beer & Ale – Porkslap Pale Ale, Snapperhead IPA, Heineweisse Weissebier, Moo Thunder Stout
- Eel River Brewing Company – Organic California Blond, Organic IPA
- Flying Dog – Imperial Porter, Doggie Style Pale Ale
- Kona Brewing Co – Fire Rock Pale Ale, Longboard Lager, Wailua Wheat
- Left Hand Brewing Co – Milk Stout, Jackman’s American Pale Ale
- Odell Brewing Co – 5 Barrel Pale Ale, Cutthroat Porter
- Rogue – Shakespeare Stout, Dead Guy Ale, I2PA
- Shipyard – Export Ale, Fuggles Ale
- Sea Dog – Blue Paw Wild Blueberry Wheat
- Steamworks – Steam Engine Lager, Third Eye P.A.
- Stone – IPA, Ruination IPA, Arrogant Bastard Ale
- Tommyknocker Brewing Co – Imperial Nut Brown Ale, Maple Nut Brown Ale, Butt Head Bock
- Uinta Brewing Company – Angler Pale Ale, King’s Peak Porter, Uinta 14th Anniversary Barleywine
- Warbird Brewing Co – Mustang Gold Ale, T-6 Red Ale, Thunderbolt Wheat, Warhawk Pale Ale
Draught Beers:
- Berkshire Brewing Company – Drayman’s Porter
- Brooklyn – Brooklyn Blast
- Cambridge House – Cambridge House IPA
- Cape Ann Brewing – Fisherman’s IPA
- Captain Lawrence Brewing Company – Brown Bird, Freshchester Pale Ale
- Chelsea Brewing Company – Henry Hudson IPA
- Climax Brewing – Climax Extra Special Bitter
- Cricket Hill – Colonel Blide’s Altbier
- Dogfish Head – 90 Minute IPA, Palo Santo Marron
- Flying Goose – The Flying V
- Gardner Ale House – Facelift IPA, Naked Stout
- Gritty McDuff’s – Best Bitter, Punch You In The IPA
- Lost Abbey – The Angel’s Share
- McNeill’s – Dead Horse IPA
- Martha’s Exchange – Collabor-Ale, Der Schnitt Oben
- Mayflower Brewing – Mayflower Porter
- Milly’s Tavern – John Stark’s Porter, Tasha’s Red Tail Ale
- Moat Mountain – Spruce Brown Ale
- Opa Opa – Opa Porter, Red Rock Ale
- Philadelphia Brewing Company – Newbold IPA
- Portsmouth Brewery – Bottle Rocket IPA, Oatmeal Stout
- Redhook – ESB, Long Hammer IPA
- Rogue – Glen Ale
- Sierra Nevada – Anniversary Ale, Pale Ale, Porter
- Sly Fox – Phoenix Pale Ale, Route 113 India Pale Ale
- Smuttynose – IPA, Pumpkin Ale, Wheat Wine
- Stone – 12th Anniversary Bitter Chocolate Oatmeal Stout, Pale Ale, Smoked Porter
- The Tap – HaverAle, Mansfield Sweet Stout
- Victory – Hopdevil
Campaign For Real Ale (CAMRA) – Top American Cask-Beer named at the Great British Beer Festival
