04/02/2025
Bob Hopper & Co are proud to sponsor this year's Booze in the Pews in St. Ives!
We are sponsoring:
2. Norfolk Topper (3.8%) Bitter Vegan and Gluten Free
Kindly sponsored by Bob Hopper & Co Ltd.
Straw-coloured, easy drinking session bitter with floral and citrus flavours.
Time for our draft beer list! Thanks to all our amazing sponsors for making this possible. What will be your first drink on Thursday?
Barsham Brewery, West Barsham
1. Golden Close IPA (5.0%) IPA Vegan and Gluten Free
Kindly sponsored by Riverport Vets –where family comes first.
Golden, true-to-style IPA brewed with malted Maris Otter barley and a blast of Boadicea hops for a flavoursome finish.
2. Norfolk Topper (3.8%) Bitter Vegan and Gluten Free
Kindly sponsored by Bob Hopper & Co Ltd.
Straw-coloured, easy drinking session bitter with floral and citrus flavours.
3. Pilgrim’s Pale Ale (4%) Pale Vegan and Gluten Free
AAC Accountants Ltd are pleased to support St. Ives Church.
Citrus flavours of Pilgrim hops beautifully balanced with sweet malt. Brewed in collaboration with The Walsingham Shrine.
Bowler’s Brewery, Peterborough
4. Trusty Steed (5.2%) IPA
Kindly sponsored by Edward Belowsky.
A well-balanced IPA that delivers a rounded flavour, with florals and a twist of citrus.
Brentwood Brewery, Brentwood
5. Porter (4.8%) Porter
Kindly sponsored by Leonie Sarton and Mary Popham.
Robust porter with notes of caramel and coffee.
Buntingford Brewery, Royston
6. Oatmeal Stout (4.4%) Stout
Kindly sponsored by Easton & Cook. Pleased to support All Saints Parish Church.
A smooth-drinking stout with notes of treacle and black coffee.
7. Shepreth Best Bitter (3.9%) Best Bitter
Kindly sponsored by Ivo Lounge.
A traditional bitter brewed for The Plough in Shepreth.
8. Single Hop – Chinook (4.0%) Pale
Kindly sponsored by a congregation member.
A single hop pale—golden in colour and packed with fruity aromas.
Ivo Brewery, St. Ives
9. She Keeps it Nice (4.5%) Pale Vegan
Kindly sponsored by The Bottle Bank—Home of quality beer, wine and cider in St. Ives.
A real fruit bomb, with lashings of tropical hop flavours balanced by malty depth.
10. No Man (4.5%) Stout Vegan
Kindly sponsored by Latta Hire Limited—Facilities that keep you building.
A traditional, old school stout with plenty of flavour from the chocolate malt.
11. You’ve Sean’d It (4.2%) Bitter Vegan
Kindly sponsored by John Rhodes.
Full flavoured best bitter with six malts and a trio of hops.
Lord Conrad, Dry Drayton
12. Coffee Cake (4%) Porter
Kindly sponsored by Peter Smith.
Traditional coffee porter, dark and flavoursome.
13. Dampfbier (5%) Lager Vegan
Kindly sponsored by Barry Wills—Bazza’s Choice!
White lager style ale. Floral ale brewed using a lager process.
14. Dark Mild (4.2%) Mild Vegan
Kindly sponsored by Prism Electronics Manufacturing Ltd—A great event for a good cause, glad to support.
A slightly stronger dark mild with some subtle seasonal flavours.
Nene Valley Brewery, Oundle
15. Bible Black Porter (6.5%) Porter Gluten Free
Kindly sponsored by Fenners Chambers.
Rich and dark with sweet cocoa and dark malt aromas.
16. Hop Stash (5%) Pale Vegan and Gluten Free
Kindly sponsored by St Ives Quick Print.
Hop forward pale ale brewed to showcase our freshest and most fragrant hops.
17. Release the Chimps (4.4%) IPA Gluten Free
Kindly sponsored by My Plan Ltd—Proud to sponsor our local community.
Big hop additions give a crisp, dry mouthfeel and a clean, punchy bitterness.
New River Brewery, Hoddesdon
18. Great Amwell (4.6%) Pale
Kindly sponsored by The Lounge.
A traditional style, golden American pale ale, brewed with 3 US hop varieties.
19. London Tap (3.8%) Pale
Kindly sponsored by Linda Rose & Pat Wills—happy to support this new community tradition.
Refreshing pale ale made with US cascade hops.
20. Twin Spring (4%) Golden
Kindly sponsored by Deirdre Milner.
Award winning mellow golden ale, made with Kiwi hops.
Oakham Brewery, Peterborough
21. Darkness Falls (5.2%) Black
Kindly sponsored by Glen Stewart & John Bacon.
Spicy, fruity, blackcurrant and citrus flavours with a hint of grapefruit bitterness.
22. Davy Jones (5%) Amber
Kindly sponsored by The Royal Oak, Warboys—CAMRA Good Beer Guide Pub, weekly guest ales, amazing Sunday roasts..
A robust malt backbone and subtly bold New World hop flavours.
23. Perun (5.5%) Pale
Kindly sponsored by Wellington Wise Sales and Lettings.
Soft citrus hop flavours, sweet apricot, passionfruit and hints of candy.
Papworth Brewery, Earith
24. Mad Jack (3.8%) Bitter Vegan
Kindly sponsored by Thomas F. and Sean T. Miller—Cheers, Friends and Community.
Caramel overtones and a gentle citrus aroma lead to a long hop finish.
25. Off the Lip (5.0%) Pale Vegan
Kindly sponsored by an unnamed parishioner.
Brewed with Amarillo, Centennial and Cascade hops, packed with citrus and tropical fruity flavours.
26. Saison d’Etre (6%) Saison Vegan
Kindly sponsored by Hambleton Bakery.
Strong orange citrus flavours with fresh and subtly spicy character.
Three Blind Mice Brewery, Little Downham
27. Judo Chop (4.5%) Pale Vegan
Kindly sponsored by a parishioner.
New England Pale fermented with Brew Fruity yeast to produce a juicy, fruity beer.
28. Lonely Snake (3.4%) Pale Vegan
Kindly sponsored by Richard and Pauline Holness.
Hopped with Mosaic and Simcoe. Citrus, tropical fruit and a hint of pine.
29. Teapot Disco (4.6%) Pale Vegan
Kindly sponsored by Robin Bowman and Martin Everett—The Organists.
Clear pale with a huge quantity of Citra and Galaxy delivering a tropical fruit storm.
Three Brothers Brewing, Stockton-on-Tees
30. North East IPA (5.8%) IPA Vegan
Kindly sponsored by Ed Kelly.
Hoppy New England style IPA with a soft mouth-feel and very low bitterness.
31. Northern Pale (4%) Pale Gluten Free
Kindly sponsored by The Trynka-Johnson Family.
Flagship pale ale. Light, bright citrus notes from Mosaic and Calypso hops.
Wheatsheaf Brewery, Huntingdon
32. Isolation (4.5%) IPA Vegan
Kindly sponsored by Jon and Eliz Swain—Northern Lights, brightening up your evening.
Smoky IPA with classic English bitter IPA flavours.
33. Mockingbird (5%) Stout Vegan
Kindly sponsored by Beci Callow Design.
A proper stout. Coffee like bitterness and rich, dark chocolate.
34. Supernova (4.6%) Golden Vegan
Kindly sponsored by Floods Tavern.
A light golden ale. Dry hopped for an aromatic, floral finish.
Xtreme Ales, Peterborough
35. BlaX Forest (4.5%) Stout
Kindly sponsored by Glebe Farm Foods.
An unfined, rich, creamy stout with black cherry and vanilla sweet flavour.
36. Red Fox (4.5%) Red
Kindly sponsored by The Midgleys.
A foxy, hipster, easy-drinking red ale.
37. Xactly That (3.8%) Pale
Kindly sponsored by Bob and Tina Facer.
An easy drinking light session ale.
38. XSB (5%) Bitter
Kindly sponsored by Malcolm and Janet Cockcroft.
Special bitter with a sweet roasted malt palette.
KEG BEERS from IVO Brewery, St. Ives
39. Colne Colsch (5%) Lager Vegan
Kolsch style lager. Clean and crisp with a touch of fruitiness.
40. No Vests (3.5%) IPA Vegan
Plenty of fruity, citrus flavours in this light, punchy NEIPA.
