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Around the UK in 80 Beers

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Around the UK in 80 Beers game quiz
"Well, not quite 80, but I hope you enjoy this zigzag tour around the UK, visiting a number of its finest breweries along the way. But please don't drink and drive!"

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  



1. Before we start our tour, we pop into a London pub for a quick one, and see that it is serving Chiswick Bitter, London Pride and ESB. What brewery makes these beers?
    Fuller's
    Pitfield
    Young's
    Courage


2. Leaving London, we travel north-east through East Anglia. Here we stop off at a pub serving Wherry, Headcracker, Norfolk Nog, and Mardler's. Which brewery do they come from?
    Adnams
    Woodeforde's
    Greene King
    Nethergate


3. Next stop is Somerby, Leicestershire, home to the Parish Brewery. Parish has an entry in the 'Guinness Book of Records' for brewing the UK's strongest beer. With an extraordinary strength of 23% ABV (Alcohol by Volume), what is the name of this concoction?
    Baz's Super Brew
    Old Tom
    Baz's Bonce Blower
    Last Rites


4. It's time to head north to Yorkshire, because we want to visit the town which is the home to Theakston's brewery, to enjoy a pint or two of Old Peculiar. Where should we go to find it?
    Doncaster
    York
    Masham
    Tadcaster


5. We now keep on heading north, crossing the border from England into Scotland, with the aim of visiting the most northerly brewery in the UK. Where do we have to go to find this?
    Uig, Isle of Skye
    Stromness, Orkney Islands
    Unst, Shetland Islands
    Melvich, Sutherland


6. Travelling south again, we decide that we ought to visit Wales next. It's your turn to drive, so I decide I want to try a pint or two of Double Dragon, a beer from Wales's oldest brewery. What is its name?
    Brains
    Felinfoel
    Tomos Watkin
    Bryn Celyn


7. Crossing back into England, we pass through Salisbury, home to the Hop Back Brewery. Hop Back's most famous brew is one of the best known "golden ales" - a name colloquially given to the light-coloured, hoppy beers that became very popular in the 1990s, to a large extent as a result of this beer's success. What is its name?
    Summer Lightning
    Summer Nights
    Thunder and Lightning
    Hop and Glory


8. We couldn't finish our journey without taking a trip to the West Country. Although famous for its ciders, there are also some excellent beers to be found in this region of England, such as those of the Cottage Brewery of Castle Cary, Somerset. Which of the following themes does Cottage commonly use in naming its beers?
    Cars
    Birds
    Fruit and vegetables
    Railways


9. We arrive back in London during the first week in August, which is perfect timing, as it gives us a chance to round off our tour with a visit to the Campaign for Real Ale's annual "Great British Beer Festival". In 2006 it took place at the Earls Court Exhibition Centre, but which was its venue for the previous 14 years, from 1992-2005?
    Alexandra Palace
    Wembley Arena
    Docklands Arena
    Olympia Exhibition Centre


10. As we sit enjoying a final drink or two, looking through the programme for the Great British Beer Festival, we decide that there appears to be an unofficial competition among some breweries to see who can come up with the strangest name for a beer. Of the following, three are genuine but one is made up. Which is the FALSE name?
    Granny Wouldn't Like It
    Side Pocket for a Toad
    Stoat Through the Mangle
    Pressed Rat and Warthog


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