Time – 11am until 9pm (last entry 6pm)

Ticket Outlets

Haddenham

• Bloomin’ Fruity
• Green Dragon
• Kings Head
• Parminters
• Rising Sun
• Rose and Thistle

Thame

• Cross Keys
• Fore Golf
• James Figg
• Six Bells
• Thame Football Club
• The Thatch
• The Town Hall

Long Crendon

• Eight Bells

Remember you also save 10% at Little Italy with your ticket (valid until 31/8/12) so take advantage now and do not wait until the day.

Haddenham Puddleducks £1,600 to fund the purchase of computer equipment for educational purposes.

Haddenham Sports & Social £600 to fund the purchase of a large screen television for use by any visitors to the facilities.

Haddenham Community Centre £3,000 to provide funds for the upkeep of the community facility in the light of the withdrawal of  local government grants previously received.

Haddenham Christian Aid £120 to fund the rental of the Village Hall staging a money raising event on behalf of Christian Aid Charity

The Trustees also agreed to amend a previously agreed Grant to the Village Hall of £1,000 for new tables to include chairs up to the value of the original grant of £1,000.

The Trustees discussed applications for on-going annual support for projects and agreed that as there was no certainty over the value of future funds available to the Charity such considerations would only be made up to the value of 25% of the previous Summer Festival’s surplus and even this should not be seen as a commitment but an indication that such applications would be considered as a priority but not at the expense of a fair distribution of funds throughout the remainder of the community.

Prospective Applicants for Grants should note that Trustee meetings at which applications are considered and agreed or otherwise are held quarterly and the relevant dates for the next 12 months are;

Sunday 13 May 2012

Sunday 12 August 2012

Sunday 11 November 2012

Sunday 17 February 2013

Applications are considered through the submission of the Online Application Form found on the following link. It would be appreciated if  submissions are made at least 4 days before each meeting.

http://haddenham-beer-festival.co.uk/category/beneficiaries/

We raised £860 from the raffle which was a great contribution to the overall surplus for the event of just over £5,000.

Don’t forget to use the 280 to visit it the Winterfest on the 10th December.

Arriva UK Bus is part of the Arriva group, which in turn is owned by Deutsche Bahn. Arriva is a leading European public transport operator with around 38,500 employees and operations across 11 European countries.

Arriva do not just run buses but also  trains, coaches, waterbuses and airport-related transport services. They are also involved in bus and coach distribution.

Arriva provides more than a billion passenger journeys every year from their operations in the Czech Republic, Denmark, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden and the UK.

You can find out more about the Arriva group by visiting the group website.

The group website also provides ‘Local bus and train information’ links to local Arriva websites across the UK and mainland Europe.

Arriva are pleased to sponsor the Haddenham Beer Festivals Trust and wish everyone a great time at the Festivals.

You can also check out our Real Ales and Bottled & World Beers

The Winterfest is on December 10th at the Village Hall, Banks Road, Haddenham between the hours of 12noon and 5pm. See you there!

	Brewery	Name	ABV	Colour	Location	Tasting Notes
	Schneider	Mein Alkoholfreies	0.0%	Reddish Brown	Germany, Kelheim	A Reddish-brown non-alcoholic wheat beer. Sparkling and malty-aromatic, a sweet fragrance is paired with thoughts of ripe corn fields. A great tasting Alcohol Free wheat beer specialty.
	Vale	VPA	4.2%	Golden	Bucks.	Hops from across the Atlantic and Kent’s finest produce an assertive dry hoppy Golden ale combined with a pronounced malt background.
	Goose Island	Honkers Ale	4.3%	Golden	USA, Chicago	A fruity hop aroma with a rich malt middle create an immensely drinkable, perfectly balanced, Golden beer.
	Vale	Grumpling	4.6%	Ruby Brown	Bucks.	An Award Winning Ruby Brown Premium ale with complex malt and hop flavours and a moorish smack.
	Chiltern	Glad Tidings Winter Stout	4.6%	Stout	Bucks.	A complex and beautifully balanced warming stout with biscuity, dark chocolaty flavours overlaid with winter spices and fresh oranges and a velvety smooth finish.
	Vale	Gravitas	4.8%	Pale	Bucks.	A strong, Pale ale packed with hop and Citrus flavours, rounded off by a dry malty biscuit finish. A pronounced hop aroma throughout.
	Bacchus	Framboise	5.0%	Raspberry	Belgium, Ingelmuster	Bacchus Framboise is a light and refreshing fruit beer with a spritzy tartness. Raspberry fruit is added to give an intensely fruity beer.
	Vale	Good King Senseless	5.2%	Mahogany	Bucks.	A classic Mahogany coloured Christmas Ale and Festival favourite. Dark, Meaty and Strong! Traditionally brewed with Pale, Crystal and Chocolate malt and choicest whole cone hops. Also available draught at the Festival.
	Bacchus	Kriek	5.8%	Cherry	Belgium, Ingelmuster	Bacchus Kriek is a light and refreshing fruit beer with a spritzy tartness. Cherry fruit is added to give an intensely fruity beer.
	Savanna	Savanna Dry Cider	6.0%	Cider	South Africa	Savanna is premium cider all the way from sunny South Africa. It's dry. But you can drink it!
	Chiltern	Lord Lieutenant's Porter	6.0%	Ruby Porter	Bucks.	A generous charge of Fuggles & Goldings hop sgives a wonderfully balanced aroma with hints of dark and chocolate malts.
	Achouffe	La Chouffe	8.0%	Golden	Belgium, Achouffe	A Golden ale, strong, spicy and lightly hoppy with a developing taste. This is a pure bottle conditioned beer unfiltered, unpasteurised and without any additives.
	Guinness	John Martin Special Export	8.0%	Stout	Ireland, Dublin	Come over to the Dark side, Luke. Originally commissioned in 1912 this is the special Belgian export version of paddy fuel. Strong and delicious.
	Bosteels	Kwak	8.4%	Deep Amber	Belgium, Buggenhout	A Deep Amber mellow, fruity strong Belgian beer. It has a malty aroma with very little hops smell and hints of fruit in the taste and aroma such as creamy banana and liquorice. A beer to savour.
	Chiltern	Bodgers Barley Wine	8.5%	Golden Chestnut	Bucks.	A strong creamy beer with citrus fruits, juicy malt and spicy hops. Delicious!
	Flying Dog	Gonzo Imperial Porter	8.7%	Porter	USA, Maryland	A Dark Porter with roasted chocolate, coffee and vanilla malt flavours balanced by a unique hop bite. Big, bold & beautiful.
	Westmalle	Tripel	9.5%	Golden	Belgium, Westmalle Abbey	A clear, Golden yellow Trappist beer that undergoes a secondary fermentation in the bottle. A complex beer with a fruity aroma and a nice nuanced hop scent. Soft and creamy in the mouth, with a bitter touch carried by the fruity aroma and a splendid long aftertaste.

You can also see our Real Ale selection and Cider selection for the day

The festival starts at 12noon and finishes at 5pm and is being held at the Village Hall Complex. To read more visit our Winterfest 2011 page.

As always Pete Summerskill has done us proud with his selection of ales both from local breweries and those further afield. This year we have more ales again and 30 barrels plus a selection of bottled ales and world beers will keep us going throughout the afternoon.

	Brewery	Name	Strength	Colour	Location	Tasting Notes
	Castle Rock	Sheriff's Tipple	3.4%	Tawny Brown	Nottingham	A ‘supping’ Tawny Brown bitter with a distinctive hop character derived from Goldings hops.
	Weatheroak	Light Oak	3.6%	Pale Gold	North Worcs.	Pale Gold, light and refreshing with a citrus finish.
	Mordue	Five Bridge Bitter	3.8%	Amber	Tyne & Wear	A fruity Amber beer with more than a hint of hops. The bitterness carries on in the aftertaste. A superb session beer.
	XT	Number 4	3.8%	Amber	Bucks.	An Amber beer with a special Belgian malt and a fruity mix of American and European hops.
	Aylesbury Brewhouse Co.	Alpha	3.8%	Golden	Bucks.	A Golden and hoppy bitter, the first from the new Aylesbury Brewhouse.
	Vale	Red Kite	4.0%	Chestnut	Bucks.	A refreshing Chestnut Red beer with a bitter finish. The flavours of Maris Otter, Crystal and Chocolate malts together with roasted barley provide a full body whilst Northdown, Fuggle, Williamette and Brewers Gold hops combine to offer a subtle starting bitterness with a strong bitter finish.
	Skinners	Betty Stogs	4.0%	Copper	Cornwall	An easy drinking Copper ale with a superb balance of citrus hops, malt and bitterness.
	XT	Number 8	4.5%	Dark	Bucks.	A smooth rich Dark beer brewed with a careful blend of four malts along with a cocktail of hops for a bit of a zing!
	Chiltern	Winter's Ale	4.0%	Chestnut	Bucks.	A luxurious ale, rich, full bodied and characterful with a Chestnut hue. The taste of roast malts and a balanced nose are provided by the Brewer's selection of choice English hops.
	Vale	VPA Dry Hopped Special	4.2%	Golden	Bucks.	Hops from across the Atlantic and Kent’s finest produce an assertive, hoppy Golden ale combined with a pronounced malt background.
	Coastal	Frosty	4.2%	Golden	Cornwall	A Golden ale, lightly hopped to give a lingering, sweetish mouthfeel. Pleasantly bitter with a clean, sparkling finish.
	Vale	Vanilla Porter Special	4.3%	Deep Red	Bucks.	A Deep Red ale, with roasted malt and coffee on the nose, tasting of smooth malt with liquorice, chocolate and creamy vanilla on the palate.
	Art Brew	Hip Hop Green Bullet	4.3%	Golden	Dorset	One of a set of distinctive ales, this one is a clean crisp single hopped Golden ale. Each Hip Hop ale uses a different hop variety (in the name) although the base recipe and abv is always the same.
	Hoggleys	Frosty Ferret	4.3%	Light Copper	Northants.	This Light Copper ale is rich and spicy with the scents and tastes of Christmas to add a sparkle to the coldest and darkest winter days.
	York	Humbug	4.5%	Mahogany	Yorkshire	A dark, Mahogany coloured, full bodied ale with a distinctive finish of roast malt, chocolate and a hint of liquorice. Robust and very satisfying.
	Sadler's	Thin Ice	4.5%	Pale Gold	West Mids.	An extremely Pale Gold beer finished with a hint of citrus orange hops.
	Cumbrian Legendary Ales	Rothay Red	4.5%	Red	Cumbria	A new Red coloured beer from this award winning brewery. Made using continental malts and New Zealand hops.
	Thornbridge	Sequoia	4.5%	Amber	Derbyshire	An Amber coloured ale with beautiful citrus and pine notes. Smooth and velvety in the mouth, with toasted malts giving a medium body. Hints of roasted hazelnut, toffee and caramel malt flavours.
	Rebellion	Roasted Nuts	4.6%	Reddish Brown	Bucks.	A full flavoured, fruity Reddish-brown ale. Crystal & Chocolate malts in the mash produce a rich taste balanced by the addition of aromatic Cascade & Liberty hops.
	Loddon	Hocus Pocus	4.6%	Dark Bitter	Oxon.	A Dark bitter brewed using the ever popular English Goldings with the addition of Fuggle hops. Pale and dark malts with a small amount of invert sugar combine to form a rich, smooth traditional dark old ale - a superb Winter Warmer.
	Tring	Santa's Helper	4.8%	Dark Copper	Herts.	This Dark Copper festive special is the perfect balance of roasted malt and premium aroma hops. A winter ale to warm even the cold heart of Scrooge.
	Chiltern	300's Old Ale	4.9%	Amber	Bucks.	A warm and hearty, full flavoured classic Amber ale, it ticks all the boxes for depth of flavour, deep colour and a long, satisfying finish.
	Bingham's	Doodle Stout	5.0%	Dark	Berks.	A Dark Stout with a delicious blend of dark malts to provide a complexity in character which draws you in for another sip. Named after the brewer's dog, who's also very dark and complex!
	B&T	SOD (Shefford Old Dark)	5.0%	Dark Bitter	Beds.	Brewed using Pearl Pale & Crystal malts with Caramel and Cascade hops to produce a rich, fruity flavoured Dark beer with caramel flavours.
	Potbelly	Jingle Bellies	5.0%	Mid Brown	Northants.	Made with four malts and a combination of Fuggles & Goldings hops resulting in an easy to drink Mid Brown Christmas Ale.
	Great Oakley	Abbey Stout	5.0%	Dark	Northants.	A Dark rich Stout brewed with generous amounts of roast barley and German hops.
	Stonehenge Ales	Danish Dynamite	5.0%	Light Gold	Wilts.	A Light Golden, dry, award winning strong ale. Slightly fruity with a well balanced hop flavour and bitterness.
	Olde Swan	Bumble Hole Bitter	5.2%	Copper	West Mids.	A Copper coloured beer with sweet malt balanced by good hop bitterness.
	Vale	Good King Senseless	5.2%	Mahogany	Bucks.	A classic Mahogany coloured Christmas Ale and Festival favourite. Dark, Meaty and Strong! Traditionally brewed with Pale, Crystal and Chocolate malt and choicest whole cone hops. Also available bottled at the Festival.
	Goffs	Black Knight	7.2%	Dark Porter	Gloucs.	A very Dark Ruby Red tinted beer with powerful chocolate malt aromas and a hint of vanilla. Very smooth, very rich, dry malt flavours with a subtle hoppiness. A classic winter porter.
	Tring	Death or Glory	7.2%	Dark Bitter	Herts.	Taking its name from the regimental motto of the Queen’s Royal Lancers this Dark aromatic strong ale is brewed using the finest Maris Otter malt and premium aroma hops. Once fermented it undergoes a prolonged storage allowing a complexity of flavours to mature.
Lagers
	Meantime Brewery	Helles	4.4%	Amber Lager	Greenwich	Bavarian Country Style Lager packed full of vibrant malt and hop flavours. A refreshing, piney, citrus hop aroma sitting atop a predominantly light malt accented palate with a clean, crisp finish.

You can see our list of World and Bottled Beers here. Also check out our cider list.

As always though turn up early to get the best choice and don’t leave it too late as we will be disappointed if we don’t sell out!

The festival starts at 12noon and finishes at 5pm and is being held at the Village Hall Complex. To read more visit our Winterfest 2011 page.

Enjoy!

Well even though we are working like mad to make sure Winterfest 2011 is going to go ahead successfully on 10 December in the Village Hall we can’t stop thinking about the future. With that in mind we are pleased to announce that our fabulous Haddenham Summer Real Ale Festival will be held at the Haddenham Youth and Social Centre as per normal on

Saturday 7 July 2012.

So there is no excuse for double booking if you put it in your diary now.

The Green Dragon in Haddenham is one of the best known pubs in the Aylesbury Vale, it easily reached from Aylesbury, Thame,    Long  Crendon, Princes Risborough and local villages such as Chearsley, Cuddington and Stone. There is ample off road parking for customers. Throughout the months of  November and  December the Green Dragon are presenting really good value special offers on  food and drink that should warm the  cockles of  your  hearts in the lead up to Christmas. These great value offers are listed below and if  the offers are not enough, then just go along to The Green Dragon sit in front of their roaring  log fire and  enjoy their excellent normal menu  and bar offerings or from 9am just enjoy a quality cup of coffee (drink-in or take –  away). Look for the great offers on Real Ales from the Bar and the special WeekDay deals and specialist nights on Curry Tuesday and Fishy Friday from the Restaurant!

  BAR OFFERS

All Real Ales are reduced in price to £2.90 PER PINT in November and December for their Winter Special.

 RESTAURANT OFFERS

WEEKDAYS

- From Monday 21 November a special lunchtime offer Monday-Friday 12-2.30  of any two sandwiches and two soft drinks for £9.95

Up until 15 December at lunch or in the evening –  any 2 course meal chosen from the main menu for £12.95 (This offer excludes the Special Christmas menus see separate Blog for more details on the Christmas Specials)

CURRY TUESDAYS

- every Tuesday choose from a choice of three different curries

2 Curries for only £14.95

or A Curry and Drink (Choose from a Pint of Real Ale, a 125ml glass of wine, Pepsi or lemonade) for a great value £9.95

FISHY FRIDAYS

– 2 fish meals, bread and butter and a pot of tea for two (choose from Beer Battered Fish and Chips or Scampi and Chips) - all for only £17.95