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

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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

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