The provisional list (as at 24 Jan 2012) for the Sussex beers is below, with the "Rest of the UK" list expected in the next week. As ever, last-minute substitutions (and, unfortunately, beers that fail to reach condition) are possible right up to the start of the festival!

You can also download the tasting notes (which will also appear in the Festival programme handed to each attendee) for the Sussex beers (74kb PDF file opening in separate window).

Details of bottled beers, ciders & perries and wines can be found on their own pages.

Sussex Breweries (located in the downstairs Sussex LocALE Bar)

1648 BREWERY East Hoathly, East Sussex
Gold Angel (5.0% ABV)
Ruby Mild (3.6% ABV)
Signature (4.4% ABV)
Triple Champion (4.0% ABV)

ADUR BREWERY CO-OPERATIVE Steyning, West Sussex
Black William (5.0% ABV)

ANCHOR SPRING Littlehampton, West Sussex
Black Pearl (5.2% ABV)
Mild (3.8% ABV)

ARUNDEL Ford, West Sussex
ASB [Arundel Special Bitter] (4.5% ABV)
Black Stallion (3.7% ABV)
Prize Fighter (4.6% ABV)
Trident (5.0% ABV)

BALLARDS Nyewood, West Sussex
Golden Bine (3.8% ABV)
Meltdown (7.4% ABV)
Nyewood Gold (5.0% ABV)
Wassail (6.0% ABV)
Wild (4.7% ABV)

BEACHY HEAD East Dean, East Sussex
Parson Darby's Hole (4.0% ABV)
South Downs Ale (4.4% ABV)

DARK STAR Partridge Green, West Sussex
American Pale Ale (4.7% ABV)
Hophead (3.8% ABV)
Festival (5.0% ABV)
Revelation (5.7% ABV)
Rye and Juniper Hop Back (5.2% ABV)

FALLEN ANGEL East Hoathly, East Sussex
Gamekeepers Bitter (4.1% ABV)
Gardeners Delight (4.2% ABV)

FILO The First In Last Out, Hastings, East Sussex
Cardinal’s Sussex Porter (4.6% ABV)
Churches Pale Ale (4.2% ABV)
Ginger (4.6% ABV)

FRANKLINS Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex
Conqueror (5.1% ABV)
EXP (4.2% ABV)

GRIBBLE The Gribble Inn, Oving, West Sussex
Black Adder 2 (5.6% ABV)
Pig’s Ear (6.1% ABV)
Reg's Tipple (4.8% ABV)

HAMMERPOT Hammerpot, West Sussex
Bottle Wreck Porter (4.7% ABV)
Madgwick Gold (5.0% ABV)

HARVEYS Lewes, East Sussex
1859 Porter (4.8% ABV)
Christmas Ale (7.5% ABV)
Hope of Hove (6.5% ABV)
Lewes Castle Brown Ale (4.8% ABV)
Sussex XX Mild Ale (3.0% ABV)

HASTINGS BREWERY Hastings, East Sussex
Hastings Blonde (3.7% ABV)
HPA [Hastings Pale Ale] (4.7% ABV)
Hastings Porter (4.5% ABV)

HEPWORTH Horsham, West Sussex
Classic Old Ale (4.5% ABV)
Dark Horse (3.8% ABV)
Traditional Sussex Bitter (3.6% ABV)

KING Horsham, West Sussex
Brighton Best (4.0% ABV)
Cascade (4.2% ABV)
Kings Old Ale (4.5% ABV)

KISSINGATE Lower Beeding, West Sussex
Best (4.0% ABV)
Chenai IPA (5.0% ABV)
Mary's Ruby Mild (6.5% ABV)
Smelter's Stout (5.1% ABV)

LANGHAM Lodsworth, West Sussex
Hip Hop (4.0% ABV)
Langham Special Draught [LSD] (5.2% ABV)
Flor-Ale (3.8% ABV)

PIN-UP Brighton & Hove (brewed under contract in Essex)
Milk Stout (4.5% ABV)
Natural Blonde (3.8% ABV)

RECTORY Streat, East Sussex
Diamond Jubilee Ale (6.0% ABV)
Old Ale (5.0% ABV)

ROTHER VALLEY Northiam, East Sussex
Chocolate Porter (4.2% ABV)
Hopper's Ale (4.4% ABV)
Smild (3.8% ABV)

SOUTH DOWNS, Small Dole, West Sussex (brewed under contract by Kent Brewery)
New Brew (3.7% ABV)
Devils Dyke Porter (5.0% ABV)

WELTONS Horsham, West Sussex
Headless Horseman (6.0% ABV)
Jagerblind (5.4% ABV)
Triple Crown (4.2% ABV)

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Other Breweries

Coming soon (w/c 23 January 2012, hopefully)

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You can also compare the Provisional Beer Lists from 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 (if you want to see what you've missed!) by clicking these links.