Elgood’s Beer Guide EST. 1795
ABOUT US Elgood & Sons Ltd is a family-owned brewing company situated in the heart of ‘Fen’ country in Cambridgeshire, England. Home to Elgood’s is the North Brink Brewery which was established in 1795, and was one of the first classic Georgian Breweries to be built outside London. In 1878 it came under the control of the Elgood family, and so it remains today, with the fifth generation of the Elgood family now coming through to run the business, maintain the traditions, and push the company boldly forward into the 21st Century. The North Brink Brewery stands on the north bank of the River Nene, in the centre of the Cambridgeshire town of Wisbech. The classical Georgian facade presents a sense of history to the world, and over the years Elgood’s has remained loyal to traditional brewing methods, whilst making important technical advances to enable the brewing of a complete range of beers to cater for all of today’s tastes. Elgood’s has long been a staunch supporter of the traditional British ‘tied house’ system, and currently operates an estate of 36 public houses all within a 60-mile radius of the Brewery, and embracing parts of neighbouring Lincolnshire and Norfolk in addition to its Cambridgeshire heartland. The company has also established a booming ‘free-trade’ business throughout East Anglia, and beyond this, wholesalers transport Elgood’s beers nationally.
Black Dog |
3.6% ABV
An award-winning cask conditioned traditional dark mild. Well balanced malt and hops gives a pleasant aroma and taste, with splendid roasted bitter flavours. Black Dog is a traditional dark mild at 3.6%ABV. It has many CAMRA awards to its name and is a well-known brand in the free-trade. The beer is well balanced with a full roast flavour. The use of Crystal malt, roast barley and liquorice gives a deep underlying flavour balanced with Fuggles hops as the sole variety.
Food Match Steak Pie
Available in 500ml bottles and keg
STYLE
Traditional Dark Mild
TYPE
Special Beer
SEE Black SMELL Roast TASTE
Sweet full roast
MALT
Pale Ale, Wheat Malt, Roast Barley, Crystal malt & Invert sugar
HOPS Fuggles BITTER SWEET IBU 26 DEGREES 9.2 PLATO
Cambridge Bitter |
3.8% ABV
Malty and fruity aroma with a satisfying flavour and bitter finish, Cambridge Bitter is the main brand beer at an ABV of 3.8%. A mid brown bitter with a good balance of malt and hop character makes this beer a pleasing session drink. The finest pale ale malt (made from Maris Otter barley) is blended with Malted Wheat, invert sugar and a small amount of roast barley, to ensure consistent colour. Hops used are English Fuggles and Challenger, a blend that gives a full hop character to the beer.
Food Match
Cheddar Ploughmans Available in 500ml bottle and keg STYLE
Best Bitter
TYPE
Special Beer
SEE
Tawny amber
SMELL
Faint ester & hoppy
TASTE
Full malt/hop blend
MALT
Pale ale
HOPS
Fuggles & Challenger
BITTER SWEET IBU 30 DEGREES 9.5 PLATO
Golden Newt |
4.1% ABV
Pale in colour with prominent hoppy palate and full flavoured finish, Golden Newt is a pale session bitter of 4.1% ABV and 4.6% ABV in bottle. The beer has a prominent hop character; a blend of Fuggles, Goldings and Cascade has been used in the recipe to bring the delicate hop flavour and aroma to the fore. The use of Cascade gives a pleasing citrus aroma. Finest pale Maris Otter malt has been used to provide a full flavoured beer. The lavish use of late hop dominates the malt flavour and results in a satisfying pint.
Food Match Fish and Chips
Available in 500ml bottles and keg STYLE
Golden Ale
TYPE
Special Beer
SEE
Golden
SMELL
Hoppy citrus grapefruit
TASTE
Delicate citrus hops
MALT
Pale ale
HOPS
Fuggles, Goldings & Cascade
BITTER SWEET IBU 28 DEGREES 11.4 PLATO
Double Swan |
4.5% ABV
A complex balance of English hop varieties and full malt flavour gives Double Swan its unique spicy, honey notes.
Food Match Chilli
Available in 500ml bottle and keg
STYLE
Pale Ale
TYPE
Special Beer
SEE
Pale Straw
SMELL
Floral Hop, sweet honey/spice
TASTE
Complex hop & sweet malt with honey hints
MALT
Pale Ale & malted wheat
HOPS
Challenger, Progress, Sovereign, Goldings
BITTER SWEET IBU 32 DEGREES 11.4 PLATO
A.B.V. 5.5%
Warrior |
5.5 % ABV
Full English strong ale flavour, fruity , with good solid hop flavour, trace of spicy hop on aroma.
Food Match
Beef and Game Dishes and Strong Cheeses. Available in 500ml bottle and keg
STYLE
Extra Special Bitter
TYPE
Special Beer
SEE
Deep Amber
SMELL
Hops and touch of spice
TASTE
Full, well balanced malty fruit and spicy hop bitterness
MALT
Pale Ale Malt, Amber Malt, Crystal Malt, Invert Sugar
HOPS
Fuggles, Challenger, Goldings
BITTER SWEET IBU 36 DEGREES 13.5 PLATO
Imperial Stout
Talon |
6.6% ABV
Full rich dark malty flavour with hints of liquorice and a full roast after taste complemented by the deep chocolate aroma.
Food Match
Chocolate Pudding Available in 330ml bottle and keg
STYLE
Imperial Stout
TYPE
Special Beer
SEE Black SMELL
Espresso & liquorice
TASTE
Roast coffee/chocolate liquorice
MALT
Pale Ale, Chocolate, Amber & Brown
HOPS Challenger BITTER SWEET IBU 45 DEGREES 16.1 PLATO
Coolship blonde | 6.0% ABV
STYLE
Lambic Style Sour Ale
Elgood’s Coolship Sour Ale. Brewed using traditional methods & original brewing equipment. Spontaneous fermentation is initiated on our unique double coolships.
TYPE
Special Beer
SEE
Bright blonde
SMELL
Fruity Lemon, Oak hints
A long period of fermentation and maturation in special tanks enables naturally occurring wild yeasts, combined with oak, to create its sharp fruity flavour. A true sour English Ale.
TASTE
Sour, fruity oak
MALT
Pale Ale Malt & Wheat
HOPS
Aged Styrian Golding
Food Match
Blue Cheese and Biscuits
IBU N/A DEGREES 14 PLATO
Available in 500ml bottles and keg
Coolship Fruit | 5% ABV
STYLE
Lambic style fruit sour
This unique English style sour beer, brewed in the artisanal manner at North Brink Brewery has been blended with Raspberry and a hint of Blackberry. The beer has a purple colour and a sparkling finish. The sweetness and rich berry flavour is off-set by the smooth sourness of the Coolship Ale, the hedgerow fruit aroma is prominent and with soft fruity tones.
TYPE
Special Beer
Piatto da abbinare
IBU N/A
Gorgonzola and biscuits Available in 330 ml bottle and keg
SEE Purple SMELL
Intense Berry with Oak hints
TASTE
Refreshingly fruity with hints of sourness
MALT
Pale Ale Malt & Wheat
HOPS
Aged Styrian Golding
DEGREES 13 PLATO
Cambridge Range
A.B.V. 4.7%
Cambridge IPA | 4.7% ABV A classic English Ale, a blend of Pale Ale, Crystal and amber malts gives a smooth beer with a full malty flavour, with hints of dry biscuit. The hops are a blend of 4 English varieties and the bitterness is balanced by malt fruity notes. A long finish is complimented by the hop aroma which has a hint of spice.
STYLE IPA TYPE
Special Beer
SEE
Mid Amber
SMELL
Citrus hop aroma
TASTE
Full bodied malt with fruity notes
MALT
Pale Ale, Amber, Crystal
Food Match
HOPS Challenger, Northdown, Target & Cascade
Available in 500ml bottle and keg
BITTER
Vegetable curry
SWEET IBU 60 DEGREES 11.6 PLATO
Cambridge IPA Black | 4.7% ABV A modern style of IPA with added roast character and prominent fruity hop nose. Based on our English style IPA, a blend of Pale Ale, Crystal and amber malts gives a smooth beer, with distinctive dark malt flavours from additional use of roast barley and coloured malts.
STYLE
Black IPA
TYPE
Special Beer
SEE Black/red SMELL
Roast malt & full hop aroma
TASTE
Full rich roast with fruity notes
MALT
Pale Ale, Amber, Crystal
Food Match Chilli
HOPS Challenger, Northdown, Target & Cascade
Available in 500ml bottle
BITTER SWEET IBU 60 DEGREES 11.6 PLATO
Q.E. Range Apple and Vanilla wheat Beer | 4.0% ABV
STYLE
Fruit Wheat Beer
We have blended fresh apple juice with our Belgian style wheat beer to create a refreshing, slightly carbonated, Apple & Vanilla beer.
TYPE
Special Beer
SEE
Golden
SMELL
Apple & hint of Vanilla
TASTE
Sweet, Apple
MALT
Low colour Pilsner & Malted Wheat
HOPS
Saaz & Styrian Golding
The fresh apple aroma, combined with a hint of herbs and vanilla helps create a unique taste.
Food Match Roast Pork
Available in 300ml bottles and Keg
Cherry wheat beer | 3.6% ABV
IBU N/A DEGREES 10 PLATO
STYLE
Fruit Wheat Beer
Our Belgian style wheat been has been blended with Cherry and Raspberry to create our uniquely refreshing, slightly carbonated Cherry Beer.
TYPE
Special Beer
SEE
Bright red
Food Match
TASTE
Sour Cherry with sweetness
MALT
Low colour Pilsner & Malted Wheat
HOPS
Saaz & Styrian Golding
Black Forest Gateau Available in 300ml bottles and Keg
SMELL Cherry
IBU N/A DEGREES 9 PLATO
R E D
A L E
A.B.V. 8.7%
B L O N D E
A.B.V. 8.7%
A L E
English Red - Strong Red Ale
STYLE
Strong Red Ale
8.7% ABV
TYPE
Strong Ale
A full malty red ale, rich raisin and fruity notes complimented by the English hop aroma and bitterness
SMELL
Rich Malt
TASTE
Fruity raisin, warmth
MALT
Pale Ale Malt, Crystal Malt, Roast Barley
HOPS
Challenger, Fuggle Goldings
Food Match
Beef, Casseroles Available in keg and 330ml bottles
SEE Red/Amber
IBU 50 DEGREES 21.1 PLATO
English Blonde - Strong Blonde Ale | 8.7% ABV A clean fruity strong ale, fresh hop notes compliment the sweetness of this high strength ale
Food Match Seafood, fish
Available in keg and 330ml bottles
STYLE
Strong Blonde Ale
TYPE
Strong Ale
SEE Pale SMELL
Hops, honey notes
TASTE
Refreshing powerful hops
MALT
Pilsner Malt, Pale Ale Malt, Amber malt
HOPS
Saaz, Fuggle
IBU 43 DEGREES 21.1 PLATO
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Cambridge Scotch - Scotch Ale | 9%
ABV
Our traditional Scotch Ale boasts a copper/deep amber colour with a rich malt palate and subdued hop notes in the finish. We have used Pale Ale Malt, Crystal Malt and Invert Sugar for a full, slightly fruity malt palate. This is balanced by Challenger hops.
Food Match
Parma Ham and good quality strong cheese Available in keg and 330ml bottles
LW
STYLE
Scotch Ale
TYPE
Special Beer
SEE Copper SMELL
Spicy fruit with malty esters
TASTE
Full rich roast flavour with hints of raisins
MALT
Maris Otter and Wheat
HOPS Challenger BITTER SWEET IBU 35 DEGREES 21.6 PLATO
AWARDS | BLACK DOG CASK CHAMPION BEER EAST ANGLIA C.A.M.R.A.
1998
CAMBRIDGE BITTER GOLD MEDAL G.B.B.F. EARLS COURT
2006
ONLY A SMALL HANDFUL OF OUR MANY AWARDS
GREYHOUND STRONG BITTER GOLD MEDAL P/BORO C.A.M.R.A.
1999
GOLDEN NEWT GOLD S.I.B.A. BOTTLED BEER COMP
2009
WENCESLAS WINTER WARMER SILVER MEDAL NORWICH C.A.M.R.A.
NORTH BRINK PORTER GOLD CAMBRIDGE WINTER C.A.M.R.A.
GOLDEN NEWT BRONZE MEDAL S.I.B.A EAST REGION
BLACK DOG CASK CHAMPION MILD EAST ANGLIA C.A.M.R.A.
GOLDEN NEWT GOLD S.I.B.A. BOTTLED BEER COMP 2012
WARRIOR EASTERN REGIONAL CHAMPION BOTTLED BEER S.I.B.A
2000
2011
2003
2012
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