Ayrshire Real Ale Festival (ARAF)

The doors will open to CAMRA members at noon on Thursday, 3 October, and to the general public from 14:00. Please note that the entrance to the festival is via the Walker Hall door on South Beach Road.

OPENING TIMES – 2024

Thursday 3rd October
12 noon – 14:00: CAMRA Member’s Preview (membership card required)
14:00 – 23:00: Public Session

Friday 4th October
11:00 – 23:00: Public Session

Saturday 5th October
11:00 – 22:00: Public Session

ADMISSION PRICES:
Tickets are only available on the door. Over 18’s only. Registered Assistance dogs only.
CAMRA Members: £6
Non-CAMRA Members: £8

Beer and Cider Lists

Main Bar – Concert Hall

The 2024 beer list for the bar in the main hall is shown below. This year, we will also have some non-alcoholic beers available for non-drinkers/designated drivers at the Cider Bar.

Scottish Beers

Search:

No.	Brewery	Beer	ABV	Town	Style
3	Ardgour (Vegan)	Gobhar Odhar	4.3	Ardgour, Highlands	Session Bitter
6	Ardgour (Vegan)	Badan Fraoich	4.7	Ardgour, Highlands	Speciality – Flavoured
9	Arran	Dark	4.3	Brodick, Isle of Arran	Brown Ale
12	Arran	Blonde	5.0	Brodick, Isle of Arran	Speciality – Differently Produced
14	Beath	Keeper of the celestial flame of Abernethy	4.0	Cowdenbeath, Fife	Session Pale Ale
15	Beath	Unicorn Invasion of Dundee	7.4	Cowdenbeath, Fife	Strong Ale
17	Black Isle	Yellowhammer	4.0	Munlochy, Highlands	Session Golden Ale
18	Black Isle	Hibernator	7.0	Munlochy, Highlands	Strong Ale
20	Blackshaw	Mild	3.7	West Kilbride, Ayrshire	Mild
21	Born	Blonde	3.8	Jedburgh, Borders	Session Golden Ale
23	Born	Amber	4.0	Jedburgh, Borders	Session Bitter
24	Broughton	Greenmantle 70/-	3.9	Broughton, Borders	Session Bitter
26	Broughton	Merlin’s Ale	4.2	Broughton, Borders	Session Golden Ale
27	Broughton	Wee Jock 80/-	4.4	Broughton, Borders	Strong Ale
29	Broughton	Old Jock (Wooden Cask)	6.7	Broughton, Borders	Strong Ale
30	Cromarty	Happy Chappy	4.1	Davidston, Highlands	Session Golden Ale
32	Cromarty	Brewed Awakening	4.7	Davidston, Highlands	Speciality – Flavoured
33	Cromarty	Raptor	5.5	Davidston, Highlands	IPA
35	Cromarty	Red Rocker	5.5	Davidston, Highlands	Speciality – Differently Produced
36	Five Kingdoms	McGregor’s Mild	3.8	Isle of Whithorn, Dumf & Gall	Mild
38	Five Kingdoms	Bright Idea	3.8	Isle of Whithorn, Dumf & Gall	Session Pale Ale
39	Five Kingdoms	Summerisle	4.0	Isle of Whithorn, Dumf & Gall	Session Golden Ale
41	Five Kingdoms	Rebus	4.0	Isle of Whithorn, Dumf & Gall	Session Pale Ale
42	Five Kingdoms	Invisible Hand	4.2	Isle of Whithorn, Dumf & Gall	Brown Ale
44	Five Kingdoms	Dark Storm	6.9	Isle of Whithorn, Dumf & Gall	Strong Stout
45	Fyne Ales	Avalanche	4.5	Cairndow, Argyll	Premium Golden Ale
47	Fyne Ales	Highlander	4.8	Cairndow, Argyll	Premium Bitter
48	Harviestoun	Schiehallion	4.8	Alva, Clackmannanshire	Speciality – Differently Produced
50	Isle of Skye	Skye Red	4.2	Uig, Isle of Skye	Session Bitter
51	Isle of Skye	Skye Black	4.5	Uig, Isle of Skye	Old Ale
53	Kelburn	Red Smiddy	4.1	Barrhead, Renfrewshire	Session Bitter
54	Kerr’s	Lammermuir	5.0	Pathhead, Midlothian	Premium Pale Ale
56	Loch Lomond	Southern Summit	4.0	Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire	Session Blond
57	Loch Lomond	You’ve Got Red on You	4.2	Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire	Red Ale
59	Orkney	Island Life	3.7	Quoyloo, Orkney	Session Golden Ale
60	Otherworld Brewing	Acheron	4.2	Eskbank, Midlothian	Session Pale Ale
62	Outlandish	Beamer	4.2	Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire	Strong Mild
63	Outlandish	Sonsie	5.9	Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire	IPA
65	Seagate	Pingu Pale Ale	5.0	Lamlash, Isle of Arran	Premium Pale Ale
66	Seagate	Monday Morning Mocha	6.0	Lamlash, Isle of Arran	Speciality – Flavoured
68	Spey Valley	Sunshine on Keith	3.4	Keith, Moray	Session Bitter
69	Spey Valley	David’s Not So Bitter	4.4	Keith, Moray	Premium Bitter
71	Spey Valley	Spey Stout	4.4	Keith, Moray	Session Stout
72	Stewart	Jack Back	3.7	Loanhead, Midlothian	Session Pale Ale
74	Stewart	Stewart’s 80/-	4.4	Loanhead, Midlothian	Strong Mild
75	Sulwath	Criffel	4.6	Castle Douglas, Dumf & Gall	Premium Bitter
77	Sulwath	Galloway Gold	5.0	Castle Douglas, Dumf & Gall	Premium Golden Ale
78	Tempest	Cresta	4.2	Tweedbank, Borders	Session Stout
81	Tempest	Holy Roller	5.6	Tweedbank, Borders	IPA
84	Traquair	Stuart Ale	4.5	Innerleithen, Borders	Premium Bitter
87	Williams Brothers	Caesar Augustus	4.1	Alloa, Clackmannanshire	Session Golden Ale
90	Williams Brothers	Joker IPA	5.0	Alloa, Clackmannanshire	Premium Pale Ale

Champions Bar – Walker Hall

Search:

No.	Brewery	Beer	ABV	Town	Style
W01	Batemans	Dark M	3.4	Wainfleet, Lincs	Mild
W02	Batemans	Salem Porter	4.7	Wainfleet, Lincs	Session Stout
W03	Batemans	XXXB	4.8	Wainfleet, Lincs	Premium Bitter
W04	Cairngorm	Trade Winds	4.3	Aviemore, Highlands	Speciality – Differently Produced
W05	Cairngorm	Black Gold	4.4	Aviemore, Highlands	Session Stout
W06	Castle Rock	Harvest Pale	3.8	Nottingham	Session Pale Ale
W07	Coniston	Bluebird Bitter	3.4	Coniston, Cumbria	Session Pale Ale
W08	Coniston	No. 9 Barley Wine	8.4	Coniston, Cumbria	Barley Wine
W09	Crouch Vale	Brewers Gold	4.0	South Woodham Ferrers, Essex	Session Pale Ale
W10	Dancing Duck	Dark Drake	4.5	Derby	Session Stout
W11	Dark Star (Fullers)	American Pale Ale	4.7	Chiswick, Grt London	Premium Pale Ale
W12	Fuller’s	London Pride	4.1	Chiswick, London	Session Bitter
W13	Fuller’s	ESB	5.9	Chiswick, London	Premium Bitter
W14	Fyne Ales	Jarl	3.8	Cairndow, Argyll	Session Golden Ale
W15	Green Jack	Trawlerboys	4.6	Lowestoft, Suffolk	Premium Bitter
W16	Green Jack	Ripper	8.4	Lowestoft, Suffolk	Barley Wine
W17	Green Jack	Baltic Trader	10.5	Lowestoft, Suffolk	Strong Stout
W18	Greene King	Abbot	5.0	Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk	Premium Bitter
W19	Hambleton	Nightmare Porter	5.0	Melmerby, North Yorks	Strong Stout
W20	Harvey’s	Sussex Best	4.0	Lewes, Sussex	Session Bitter
W21	Harviestoun	Bitter and Twisted	4.2	Alva, Clackmannanshire	Session Golden Ale
W22	Hobsons	The Champion	3.2	Cleobury Mortimer, Shrops	Mild
W23	Hogs Back	Tongham TEA	4.2	Tongham, Surrey	Session Bitter
W24	Hop Back	Entire Stout	4.5	Downton, Wilts	Session Stout
W25	Hop Back	Summer Lightning	5.0	Downton, Wilts	Premium Blond
W26	Inveralmond	Ossian	4.1	Perth, Tayside	Session Golden Ale
W27	Kelburn	Dark Moor	4.5	Barrhead, Renfrewshire	Strong Mild
W28	Kelburn	Cart Blanche	5.0	Barrhead, Renfrewshire	Premium Golden Ale
W29	Kelham Island	Pale Rider	5.2	Sheffield, South Yorks	Premium Pale Ale
W30	Loch Lomond	Silkie Stout	5.0	Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire	Strong Stout
W31	Mauldons	Black Adder	5.3	Sudbury, Suffolk	Strong Stout
W32	Mighty Oak	Oscar Wilde	3.7	Maldon, Essex	Mild
W33	Mighty Oak	Captain Bob	3.8	Maldon, Essex	Session Bitter
W34	Moor Brew Company	Old Freddy Walker	7.3	Bristol	Strong Ale
W35	Nethergate	Old Growler	5.0	Long Melford, Suffolk	Strong Stout
W36	Oakham	JHB	3.8	Peterborough, Cambs	Session Golden Ale
W37	Oakham	Citra	4.2	Peterborough, Cambs	Session Golden Ale
W38	Orkney	Raven	3.8	Quoyloo, Orkney	Session Bitter
W39	Orkney	Dark Island	4.6	Quoyloo, Orkney	Strong Mild
W40	Purity	Mad Goose	4.2	Great Alne, Warwickshire	Session Bitter
W41	Ringwood (Banks’s)	Old Thumper	5.1	Wolverhampton, West Mids	Premium Bitter
W42	Rudgate	Ruby Mild	4.4	York, North Yorks	Strong Mild
W43	Salopian	Shropshire Gold	3.8	Hadnall, Shrops	Session Golden Ale
W44	Salopian	Darwins Origin	4.3	Hadnall, Shrops	Session Bitter
W45	Siren Craft Brew	Broken Dream	6.5	Finchampstead, Berks	Speciality – Flavoured
W46	St Austell	Proper Job	4.5	St Austell, Cornwall	Premium Golden Ale
W47	Swannay	Dark Munro	4.0	Birsay, Orkney	Mild
W48	Swannay	Orkney IPA	4.8	Birsay, Orkney	Premium Pale Ale
W49	Thornbridge	Jaipur	5.9	Bakewell, Derbyshire	IPA
W50	Timothy Taylor’s	Boltmaker	4.0	Keighley, West Yorks	Session Bitter
W51	Timothy Taylor’s	Landlord	4.3	Keighley, West Yorks	Session Bitter
W52	Tiny Rebel Brewing	Cwtch	4.6	Newport, Gwent	Red Ale
W53	Woodforde’s	Wherry	3.8	Woodbastwick, Norfolk	Session Bitter
W54	Woodforde’s	Nog	4.6	Woodbastwick, Norfolk	Old Ale

Cider, Perry & Wine Bar

Our cider bar will be located in the Main Hall this year. It will feature 20 real ciders and perries from across the UK, 9 of which will be from Scotland.

As in previous years, the cider bar will also offer a selection of small 187ml bottles of wine and prosecco—wine priced at £4.00 per bottle and prosecco at £5.00 per bottle. This year, we will also have some non-alcoholic beers available for non-drinkers/designated drivers at the Cider Bar.

Cider/Perry % ABV figures are for guidance only and may differ from the actual values displayed at the festival. To our knowledge, all the ciders on offer are produced from pure apple juice and #NotFromConcentrate and are all gluten-free.

This map shows all the producers of real cider and perry from around the UK: https://producers.camra.org.uk/

2024 CIDER & PERRY LIST:

No.	PRODUCER	NAME	ABV	LOCATION	STYLE
C01	Ayrshire Riviera	Blue Label	6.0%	Troon	Dry
C02	Ayrshire Riviera	Culzean Castle	6.0%	Troon	Dry
C03	Ayrshire Riviera	Egremont Russet	8.5%	Troon	Dry
C04	Ayrshire Riviera	Red Perry	7.9%	Troon	Dry
C05	Cairn O’ Mohr	Mixed Fruit	4.5%	Errol	Medium Sweet
C06	Cairn O’ Mohr	Vintage	5.0%	Errol	Medium
C07	Steilhead	Capercaillie	6.0%	Thornhill	Medium Dry
C08	Steilhead	Swift and Swallow	6.0%	Thornhill	Medium Dry
C09	Steilhead	Bullfinch	6.5%	Thornhill	Medium
C10	Butford	Brown Snout	7.2%	Herefordshire	Medium Dry
C11	Dorset Nectar	Elderflower	3.4%	Dorset	Medium
C12	Dudda’s Tun	Sweet Apple	5.5%	Kent	Sweet
C13	Farmer Jim’s	Apple Red	8.4%	Devon	Medium
C14	Gwatkin	Squeal Pig (Perry)	4.5%	Herefordshire	Med Sweet
C15	Gwatkin	Yarlington Mill	6.0%	Herefordshire	Medium
C16	Hartland’s	Farmhouse Cider	6.3%	Gloucestershire	Medium
C17	Mr Whitehead’s	Toffee Apple	4.0%	Hampshire	Med Sweet
C18	Palmers Upland Cyder	Chartist	6.0%	Gwent	Medium Dry
C19	Seacider	White Peach	4.0%	Sussex	Medium
C20	Three Saints	Tidy	6.3%	Monmouthshire	Medium

Ayrshire & Wigtownshire

Ayrshire Real Ale Festival (ARAF)

Beer and Cider Lists

Scottish Beers

Champions Bar – Walker Hall