New in 2007 the Real Ale Tasting Marquee situated in the North Street Car Park iss an opportunity to sample the very best of Hampshire and Isle of Wight beers.

For a small entrance fee you will be entitled to a commemorative Emsworth Food Festival glass and five tokens to sample the beers of your choice.

Brewerys represented in 2007 included:

www.oakleafbrewing.co.uk	Oakleaf Brewery The Oakleaf Brewing Company Ltd. is a family brewery based in Gosport, Hampshire. The Brewery, founded in March 2000 by Dave Pickersgill (MD) and his son in law Ed Anderson (Head Brewer), produced its first brew in December of the same year. The Company was formed to create and provide a range of superior cask-conditioned ales to the public by supplying and delivering to establishments throughout the south of England, and further a field through various distributors
www.ballardsbrewery.org.uk	Ballard's Brewery The Brewery produces 1,500 gallons of beer each week using melted barley rallied on the premises, English hops, yeast and water. No sugars, colourings or additives are used except isinglass finings which settle the yeast sediment after brewing. The first pint of Ballard's was brewed in 1980 in the old cow house on our Sussex farm. me Brewery is managed by Carols Brown, and in 1988 the Brewery moved to neew premises at the Old Sawmill in Nyemod. Head Brewer, Francis Weston, has been with Ballard's since 1981. Francis holds a Certificate of Brewing Competence
www.stumpysbrewery.com	Stumpy's Brewery - Stumpy has been brewing commercially since March 2004, though has many years tasting expertise! Stumpy never fails to brew quality professional real ales - as well as some interesting specials. Tasting is believing!
www.goddards-brewery.co.uk	Goddards Brewery Housed in a picturesque 19th Century stone barn, in comparison with many breweries ours is exceptionally well equipped, energy efficient and hygienic. Most of it was designed and installed ‘in house’ and the stainless steel vessels were fabricated in Ventnor, on the Isle of Wight. great deal of trouble is taken to produce some of the best beer available in the World - a modest little claim, but not that far off the truth! Goddards Special Bitter and Fuggle-Dee-Dum are brewed year round, and there is a selection of seasonal beers available outside the peak summer season
Flowerpots Brewery	The Flowerpots Brewery Flowerpots Inn Cheriton Alresford SO24 0QQ TR. 01962 771534
www.triplefff.com	Triple fff Brewery Triple fff Brewing Company Ltd was founded in November 1997 with the aim of brewing "Real ale that real ale drinkers drink"! The brewery started with a five barrel plant, and two brews to its name; these two beers, "Moondance" and "Comfortably Numb" remain to this day among the most popular Triple fff beers . They have now been joined by other brews including "Pressed rat and Warthog", "Dazed and Confused" and "Alton's Pride". A testament to the high standards of brewing and the outstanding quality of the Triple fff range, is the number of awards won by the brewery since it conception only 8 years ago. In fact, The Triple fff Brewing Company has won over 35 industry awards, including A Best Beer Gold Award at the CAMRA beer festival. The Secret of Triple fff's success, is to always use the finest Maris Otter Barley. This is malted in the age old way at Warminster Maltings, and blended with selected whole hops to achieve a fuller flavour. The water used to brew the beer comes from the Hampshire chalk downs. This water has percolated for centuries through the great aquifer, consisting almost entirely of chalk laid down in the Cretaceous period, 65 to 100 million years ago. 2005 has seen more strings added to the breweries bow, with the addition of bottled beers to its range, and the partnership with the Gilbert White House, to produce a bottled beer, adapted from an original recipe by Gilbert White himself.
www.hampshirebrewery.com	Hampshire Brewery Hampshire Brewery was founded in 1992 amidst the modern revolution of new independent craft breweries in England. In a short period of time it has developed a strong reputation for the production of high quality and consistent products; supported by original and distinctive marketing. The Brewery operates as a Limited Company under the guidance of Managing Director Les McCall. "By taking care of the product and the customer, everything else takes care of itself. Our staff genuinely believe in our products and support us and our customers beyond the call of duty." The original brew "King Alfred's" took its name from Alfred the Great who reigned in the ninth century and whose Parliament was based in Andover, the original home of the brewery. The later brews continued the theme of noble Kings of England; "Lionheart", "Ironside", "Pendragon" and "1066". In September 1997, the Brewery relocated to larger premises in Romsey to facilitate growing demand for its beers. To celebrate, a new brew was created - "Pride of Romsey" and it was immediately entered into the 1998 International Brewing Industry Awards, where it won Bronze in the Strong cask ale category.
www.bowman-ales.com	Bowman Brewery Martin Roberts and Ray Page have been brewing award winning ale for 13 years.Formerly brewers at the Cheriton Brewhouse (Now no more) these two master brewers have struck out on their own to create new brews that show huge promise. Martin and Ray have been partners in many ventures, one of which produced charcoal and was called Bowman Charcoal. They also frequented The Hampshire Bowman in Dundridge. So Bowman Ales seemed like a natural progression, taking lessons and experiences of the past, into an optimistic and productive future. Ray and Martin hope to expand on their past brewing successes by producing a range of fine ales that are a credit to the quality of the ingredients used to brew them. They have always maintained that this is one industry where you get out what you put in. To this end, their malted barley is produced by the finest traditional maltster in Britain, if not the world. Their hops are always 'choicest', never lower grades, pellets or oils. The brewing yeast is a fine strain obtained from an award-winning brewery in Cornwall, with which they have had a long relationship. The water used in the brewing liquor comes from under the rolling Hampshire hills upon which the brewery sits.
www.yates-brewery.fsnet.co.uk	Yates' Brewery Yates' Brewery has become well established and respected. As well as supplying the Island with a range of draft real ales, the brewery now has a fine reputation for bottle conditioned beers. Yate's Isle of Wight Special Ale picked up the bronze award at this years Guardian/CAMRA bottle beer category at the Great British Beer Festival.