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This brilliant-gold beer has an aromatic, smooth body, with hints of citrus, while a superb blend of malt and hop characters leads to a dry, delicate and refreshing hop flower finish.
This popular tawny bitter has a strong, fruity, malty aroma and palate, with a balance of subtle hoppiness and hints of crystal malt, creating a well-rounded, slightly sweet character.
Allergens: barley (GLUTEN)
Hops: Challenger, Fuggles, Goldings
Dark Star Brewery, West Sussex. Est. 1994
This classic beer is a deep ruby colour, rich in fruit cake aromas, with hints of almond and fruit in the smooth, malty flavour, leading to a balanced, lasting finish.
This pale golden ale has a strong floral aroma, with elderflower notes from the Cascade hops leading to a clean-drinking and full-flavoured (yet extremely drinkable) character.
Hops: First Gold
Allergens: barley (GLUTEN)
Oakham Ales, Cambridgeshire. Est. 1993
Hops: Challenger, Fuggles, Goldings, Progress, Sovereign
Allergens: barley (GLUTEN), wheat (GLUTEN)
Allergens: barley (GLUTEN)
SHEPHERD NEAME BISHOPS FINGER 5.0% ABV
CHARLES WELLS BOMBARDIER 4.1% ABV
Shepherd Neame Brewery, Kent. Est. 1698
Charles Wells Brewery, Bedfordshire. Est. 1876
This chestnut-brown-coloured ale has a complex, fruity, toffee aroma, leading to a firm malt base in the flavour, complemented by complex notes of dark fruit, pepper and cinnamon.
This distinctive, classic English bitter has a burnished copper colour, with a tempting aroma of peppery hops and raisins, leading to a palate dominated by dark fruit, juicy malt and tangy hops.
Hops: Challenger, First Gold, Goldings, Target
Allergens: barley (GLUTEN)
Allergens: barley (GLUTEN)
JENNINGS SNECK LIFTER 5.1% ABV Jennings Brewery, Cumbria. Est. 1828
BRAINS SA 4.2% ABV
This rich, dark and satisfying bitter contains generous quantities of amber and chocolate malts, imparting a full malt flavour, balanced by a gentle hoppiness in the finish.
Brains Brewery, Cardiff. Est. 1882
This copper-coloured beer has hints of spirit in the inviting aroma, leading to a fine balance of nutty richness from the malt and a satisfying dryness imparted by the blend of hops.
Hops: Challenger, Fuggles, Goldings
Allergens: barley (GLUTEN)
Allergens: barley (GLUTEN), wheat (GLUTEN)
RINGWOOD OLD THUMPER 5.1% ABV Ringwood Brewery, Hampshire. Est. 1978
SHEPHERD NEAME SPITFIRE 4.2% ABV This auburn-coloured beer is brewed with the finest Kentish hops, resulting in a solid hop aroma, leading to hints of marmalade, pepper and fruit, balanced by a mellow malt character.
Hops: Challenger, Fuggles, Goldings, Progress, Sovereign
Allergens: barley (GLUTEN)
KELHAM ISLAND PALE RIDER 5.2% ABV
Allergens: barley (GLUTEN)
Kelham Island Brewery, South Yorkshire. Est. 1990
WYCHWOOD HOBGOBLIN GOLD 4.2% ABV
This straw-coloured, award-winning beer is brewed using a blend of the finest malts and American hops, resulting in a fresh citrus nose, ample hints of fruit and a smooth, juicy malt character.
This golden beer contains generous hop notes and a mouth-watering flavour from the malt and wheat combining to deliver a well-balanced character and citrus hop kick in the finish.
Hops: Cascade, Chinook, Citra, Columbus, Willamette
Banks’s Brewery, West Midlands. Est. 1890
MARSTON’S OLD EMPIRE IPA 5.7% ABV
Allergens: barley (GLUTEN), wheat (GLUTEN)
Marston’s Brewery, Staffordshire. Est. 1834
This golden beer is brewed in the style of a traditional IPA, with plenty of crisp citrus hop aromas, a subtle malt character and generous hop flavours emerging in the bittersweet finish.
This classic golden ale has a soft malty nose and hints of citrus hops, while the subtle malt sweetness in its flavour leads to a refreshing, bittersweet finish of citrus, toffee and vanilla.
Hops: Cascade, Challenger, Fuggles, Goldings, Herkules, Progress, Sovereign, Target
Hops: Celeia, Challenger, Fuggles, Goldings
THORNBRIDGE JAIPUR 5.9% ABV Thornbridge Brewery, Derbyshire. Est. 2005
Exmoor Brewery, Somerset. Est. 1980
Allergens: barley (GLUTEN)
MORLAND OLD SPECKLED HEN 4.5% ABV
Hops: Ahtanum, Cascade, Centennial, Chinook, Columbus, Simcoe
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Greene King Brewery, Suffolk. Est. 1799
WYCHWOOD HOBGOBLIN 4.5% ABV
Allergens: barley (GLUTEN)
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This occasionally brewed deep-copper-coloured beer has a spicy, floral hop aroma, leading to a rich, full-bodied flavour, bursting with malt, biscuit, toffee and fruit notes, all balanced by an emerging bitterness.
Wychwood Brewery, Oxfordshire. Est. 1983
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Hops: Challenger, First Gold, Fuggles
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This copper-coloured beer has a superb fruity aroma, with its full-bodied, malty, toffee and caramel character balanced by estery notes and a fruity, citrus, herbal flavour in the finish.
Hops: Fuggles, Styrian Goldings
Allergens: barley (GLUTEN)
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The initial impression of this award-winning ale is soft and smooth, yet this soon builds to a crescendo of massive hoppiness, with hints of honey and a powerful, pleasing bitter finish.
Greene King Brewery, Suffolk. Est. 1799
This full-bodied ruby-coloured beer delivers a delicious chocolate and toffee malt flavour, balanced by a moderate bitterness and an overall fruity and mischievous character.
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Allergens: barley (GLUTEN), wheat (GLUTEN)
EXMOOR GOLD 4.5% ABV
Hops: Challenger, First Gold, Goldings, Pilgrim
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Hops: Citra, Nelson Sauvin, Pilgrim, Summit
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This copper-coloured beer has a peppery, spicy aroma, with an excellent balance of malt and hops in the flavour, delivering a warming character and fruity, bittersweet finish..
Shepherd Neame Brewery, Kent. Est. 1698
Hops: Challenger, First Gold, Goldings, Target
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This golden-brown beer has a light, fresh, floral aroma, with a rounded malt flavour, balanced by a moderate bitterness which leads to pleasing bittersweet notes in the finish.
This golden-coloured beer is dominated by characteristic citrus notes, with the hops and fruit on the palate balanced by malt flavours, leading to a dry, hoppy finish, with fruit notes.
Hops: Challenger, Fuggles, Goldings
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Allergens: barley (GLUTEN)
RINGWOOD FORTYNINER 4.9% ABV Ringwood Brewery, Hampshire. Est. 1978
OAKHAM JHB 3.8% ABV
Hops: Challenger, Fuggles
Allergens: barley (GLUTEN)
ADNAMS BROADSIDE 4.7% ABV Adnams Brewery, Suffolk. Est. 1872
DARK STAR HOPHEAD 3.8% ABV
Hops: Challenger, Mount Hood
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HOOK NORTON OLD HOOKY 4.6% ABV Hook Norton Brewery, Oxfordshire. Est. 1849
Caledonian Brewery, Edinburgh. Est. 1869
Hops: Amarillo, Cascade
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real ales available jan – mar PHOENIX HOPSACK 3.8% ABV Phoenix Brewery, Manchester. Est. 1982
BREWSTER’S HOP A DOODLE DOO 4.3% ABV Brewster’s Brewery, Lincolnshire. Est. 1998
Hops: Brewer’s Gold, Goldings, Liberty, Mount Hood
Allergens: barley (GLUTEN), wheat (GLUTEN)
PURITY PURE GOLD 3.8% ABV
Hops: Cascade, Centennial, Fuggles
This is chestnut-red in colour, with aromas of roasted malt and smoky, spicy hops, leading to a nutty taste and a pleasing, light, fruity hop dryness in the flavour. Allergens: barley (GLUTEN)
Hops: Fuggles
Allergens: barley (GLUTEN), wheat (GLUTEN)
GREEN JACK LURCHER STOUT 4.8% ABV
QUANTOCK WILLS NECK 4.3% ABV Quantock Brewery, Somerset. Est. 2008
Green Jack Brewery, Suffolk. Est. 2003
This golden beer has a rich malt taste, with late-hopping providing powerful fruit aromas and flavours, resulting in a refreshing and drinkable beer. Voted SIBA’s Supreme National Champion, in 2013. Allergens: barley (GLUTEN), wheat (GLUTEN)
This rich, smooth stout is black in colour, with a blackcurrant aroma, hoppy bitterness and roasted notes in the flavour, leading to a subtle sweetness in the finish. Hops: Bramling Cross, Challenger
Allergens: barley (GLUTEN), wheat (GLUTEN)
WOLD TOP WOLD GOLD 4.8% ABV
ROOSTER’S YANKEE 4.3% ABV Rooster’s Brewery, North Yorkshire. Est. 1993
Wold Top Brewery, East Yorkshire. Est. 2003
This modern classic is a light, easy-drinking bitter, showcasing the floral and citrus fruit aromas of its Cascade hops, projected against a backdrop of soft Yorkshire water and golden promise pale malt. Hops: Cascade
Purity Brewery, Warwickshire. Est. 2005
Goddards Brewery, Isle of Wight. Est. 1993
This copper-coloured ale has a rich malt and citrus hop aroma, leading to a full-bodied, hoppy flavour, with light roasted notes and a satisfying, zesty finish.
Hops: Cascade, Chinook
This blond beer has a floral hop aroma, with a hoppy palate, moderate bitterness and a dry finish, resulting in an easy-drinking, hoppy character.
GODDARDS FUGGLE DEE-DUM 4.8% ABV
Allergens: barley (GLUTEN), wheat (GLUTEN)
This golden, continental-style beer has a drinkable flavour which belies its strength, with a good hop aroma and soft, fruity character, plus emerging hints of spice. Hops: Bobek, Goldings
Allergens: barley (GLUTEN), wheat (GLUTEN)
This crisp, zesty golden ale is made with the finest hops, plus English Maris Otter and Cara Gold malts, creating an easy-drinking beer with a pleasing, dry, bitter finish.
SUMMERSKILLS TAMAR 4.3% ABV
WOLF GRANNY WOULDN’T LIKE IT 4.8% ABV
Hops: Goldings, Northern Brewer, Styrian Goldings
This deep amber ale has a full Goldings hop aroma and nutty flavour, with plenty of fruit, while the malt flavours combine with the blend of hops to supply a refreshing finish.
This award-winning, dark red, rich and fruity beer has a swirling mix of flavours, with a full-bodied character, pronounced fruitiness and satisfying bitterness in the finish.
Allergens: barley (GLUTEN), wheat (GLUTEN)
BATEMANS YELLA BELLY GOLD 3.9% ABV Batemans Brewery, Lincolnshire. Est. 1874
Wolf Brewery, Norfolk. Est. 1996
Summerskills Brewery, Devon. Est. 1990
Hops: Admiral, First Gold, Goldings
Allergens: barley (GLUTEN), wheat (GLUTEN)
Hops: Goldings
Allergens: barley (GLUTEN), wheat (GLUTEN)
CAIRNGORM BLACK GOLD 4.4% ABV
FLACK MANOR HEDGE HOP 4.9% ABV
ELLAND WHITE PRUSSIAN 3.9% ABV
This dark Scottish stout has won many awards, including CAMRA’s Champion Beer of Scotland, in 2015/16. Its smooth, full-bodied flavour has a subtle bitterness, giving way to sweetness and underlying roasted barley hints in the finish.
This deep-copper-coloured beer has an inviting hop aroma, leading to a deep, biscuity maltiness, balanced by hints of exotic fruit and spiciness from its blend of hops.
This straw-coloured beer has a floral, spice and citrus aroma, leading to a fruity flavour and a dry, crisp and refreshing character.
LODDON FERRYMAN’S GOLD 4.4% ABV
This golden beer is brewed using lager malt and two American hop varieties, giving a beautiful citrus aroma and flavour, leading to a pleasing, dry, moreish character. Hops: Cascade, Chinook
Allergens: barley (GLUTEN)
Elland Brewery, West Yorkshire. Est. 2002
Hops: Herkules, Mittelfrüh, Perle
Hops: Challenger, Fuggles
Allergens: barley (GLUTEN), oats (GLUTEN), wheat (GLUTEN)
BUTCOMBE ORIGINAL 4.0% ABV
Butcombe Brewery, Somerset. Est. 1978
Flack Manor Brewery, Hampshire. Est. 2010
Cairngorm Brewery, Highlands. Est. 1997
Allergens: barley (GLUTEN), wheat (GLUTEN), MILK products
This classic, amber-coloured bitter has a malty, hoppy aroma, with a pronounced bitterness in the flavour delivering a clean taste, leading to a refreshing, dry and distinctive finish. Hops: The brewery says that it’s a secret blend of English varieties.
Allergens: barley (GLUTEN), wheat (GLUTEN)
CONWY SCRUM DOWN 4.0% ABV
This popular golden, smooth-bodied ale has a pleasing zesty aroma and surprisingly full character and depth of flavour which continues through to the crisp, lasting finish.
Conwy Brewery, Conwy. Est. 2003
Allergens: barley (GLUTEN), wheat (GLUTEN)
OAKHAM SCARLET MACAW 4.4% ABV
This amber-coloured beer has gooseberry and peach aromas on the nose, developing into gooseberry and fruit flavours, before the intense bitterness in its lasting finish. Allergens: barley (GLUTEN), wheat (GLUTEN)
This golden beer has a full, hoppy, floral aroma, followed by a full flavour in which sweet malt notes are predominant, balanced by a soft bitterness in the finish.
VALE BLACK BEAUTY PORTER 4.4% ABV
Hops: First Gold, Mount Hood
This award-winning black porter has an intense malt aroma, with its combination of dark grains and subtle hop notes creating a biscuity, fruit cake flavour, leading to a notable toasted malt finish.
Allergens: barley (GLUTEN), wheat (GLUTEN)
TRUMAN’S RUNNER 4.0% ABV
Truman’s Brewery, London. Est. 2013
Allergens: barley (GLUTEN), wheat (GLUTEN)
This chestnut-brown beer has a spicy, fruity aroma, with a smooth bitterness and hints of chocolate and orange, resulting in a full (yet easy-drinking) character.
HADRIAN BORDER CENTURION 4.5% ABV
Hops: Fuggles, Goldings, Styrian Goldings
This golden-coloured beer has an assertive bitterness and plenty of late hop notes, balanced by a solid malt backbone to deliver a rounded, satisfying flavour.
Allergens: barley (GLUTEN), rye (GLUTEN), wheat (GLUTEN)
CALEDONIAN EDINBURGH CASTLE 4.1% ABV This ruby-coloured beer is a classic example of the 80/- style, with malty and fruity aromas leading to a satisfying, creamy, bittersweet flavour and a mellow, dry finish. Hops: Fuggles, Goldings, WGV
Allergens: barley (GLUTEN), wheat (GLUTEN)
TITANIC BLACK ICE 4.1% ABV
This is a truly sumptuous, dark winter warmer, with an inviting aroma, sufficiently well hopped to provide a balance to the underlying fruit and malt notes. Allergens: barley (GLUTEN), rye (GLUTEN), wheat (GLUTEN)
DORSET JURASSIC 4.2% ABV Dorset Brewery, Dorset. Est. 1994
Hops: Challenger, Mount Hood
Allergens: barley (GLUTEN)
JW LEES GAME ON 4.2% ABV
JW Lees Brewery, Manchester. Est. 1828
Hops: Pilgrim
This award-winning beer is deep amber in colour, with floral and chocolate aromas, a complex flavour (with plenty of malt) and a long, satisfying, bitter finish.
SALOPIAN HOP TWISTER 4.5% ABV
Allergens: barley (GLUTEN)
This crisp, refreshing golden bitter has pronounced citrus flavours and soft malt overtones, leading to a focus of lemon and grapefruit in the finish, balanced by a dry bitterness.
Woodforde’s Brewery, Norfolk. Est. 1981
This amber-coloured beer has rich and floral aromas to arouse the taste buds, with a burst of citrus hops and sweet Norfolk malt on the palate, leading to a long, induced hoppiness in the finish.
Yeovil Ales Brewery, Somerset. Est. 2006
This beer has an inviting red colour, pronounced hop aroma and a smooth palate, superbly balanced by a rich malt depth which continues through to the finish.
B&T Brewery, Bedfordshire. Est. 1981
Peerless Brewery, Merseyside. Est. 2009
Allergens: barley (GLUTEN), oats (GLUTEN), wheat (GLUTEN)
Allergens: barley (GLUTEN)
YEOVIL RUBY 4.5% ABV
This amber-coloured beer is named after the Wirral-born athlete in Guinness World Records as the most versatile athlete ever. It has an easy-drinking character, with a moderate bitterness, leading to a lingering hop finish.
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Allergens: barley (GLUTEN), wheat (GLUTEN)
WOODFORDE’S NELSON’S REVENGE 4.5% ABV
Hops: First Gold, Pioneer, Progress
Allergens: barley (GLUTEN)
BRECON RED BEACONS 5.0% ABV This red-hued IPA combines the hop character of American IPAs with the balance of British IPAs, resulting in a well-hopped (yet smooth and balanced), complex character. Hops: Chinook, Galena, Mount Hood, Pilgrim, Progress
Allergens: barley (GLUTEN), oats (GLUTEN), wheat (GLUTEN)
BURTON BRIDGE STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN 5.0% ABV This full-flavoured golden beer makes full use of its hops, creating a pleasing, light, hoppy aroma and a clean, refreshing taste, with impressive bittersweet notes. Hops: Fuggles, Goldings
Allergens: barley (GLUTEN)
RAMSGATE GADDS’ NO 3 5.0% ABV Ramsgate Brewery, Kent. Est. 2002
This straw-coloured ale has a hoppy aroma, with hints of lemon, leading to a balanced flavour of biscuity malt and tangy, spicy hops, giving a lingering, balanced, bitter finish. Hops: East Kent Goldings
Allergens: barley (GLUTEN)
WEST BERKSHIRE DR HEXTER’S HEALER 5.0% ABV
This award-winning amber ale has hints of toffee on the nose, with a generous hopping providing a full-bodied flavour and hints of marmalade in the zesty finish. Hops: Bramling Cross, Cascade, First Gold
Allergens: barley (GLUTEN), wheat (GLUTEN)
COACH HOUSE BLUNDERBUS 5.3% ABV Coach House Brewery, Cheshire. Est. 1991
Salopian Brewery, Shropshire. Est. 1995
PEERLESS LOTTIE DOD 4.2% ABV
Hops: Admiral, Cascade, Columbus, East Kent Goldings
Allergens: barley (GLUTEN), wheat (GLUTEN)
Hops: Amarillo, Challenger, Goldings, Savinjski Goldings
This auburn-coloured ale is brewed using the finest English malt and hops, resulting in a fine, enticing hop aroma and a moreish flavour, with a pleasing, crisp character.
Hops: Challenger, First Gold, Mount Hood
West Berkshire Brewery, Berkshire. Est. 1995
Mordue Brewery, Tyne & Wear. Est. 1995
Hops: Cascade, Challenger, Citra, Mosaic
This pale golden medium-bodied bitter is smooth in flavour, with almond and citrus overtones, plus a clean-tasting, refreshing palate which develops into a lasting, bitter finish.
Allergens: barley (GLUTEN)
MORDUE WORKIE TICKET 4.5% ABV
Hops: Challenger, East Kent Goldings, Fuggles
Titanic Brewery, Staffordshire. Est. 1985 Hops: Cascade, Herkules
Hadrian Border Brewery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Est. 1992
Hops: Cascade, Northdown, Progress
Caledonian Brewery, Edinburgh. Est. 1869
This deep amber seasonal ale has a pleasing citrus aroma, followed by hints of chewy toffee and biscuit in the flavour, culminating in a dry, lingering finish.
Burton Bridge Brewery, Staffordshire. Est. 1982
Vale Brewery, Buckinghamshire. Est. 1995
Hops: Fuggles, Goldings, Willamette
STRATHAVEN TIMOROUS BEASTIE 4.9% ABV
Brecon Brewery, Powys. Est. 2011
Oakham Brewery, Cambridgeshire. Est. 1993 Hops: Amarillo, Summit
Allergens: barley (GLUTEN), wheat (GLUTEN)
Strathaven Brewery, South Lanarkshire. Est. 1998
Loddon Brewery, Oxfordshire. Est. 2002
Hops: Bobek, Brewer’s Gold, Fuggles, Styrian Goldings
Hops: Challenger, English Cascade, Pilot
Allergens: barley (GLUTEN), wheat (GLUTEN)
BANKS & TAYLOR’S CROOKED HOOKER 4.7% ABV
This ebony-coloured beer is based on an old porter recipe, with a roasted malt aroma and caramel hints, leading to a full, malty flavour and bittersweet finish. Hops: Pilgrim
Allergens: barley (GLUTEN)
DUKERIES LORD FURNIVAL 5.3% ABV Dukeries Brewery, Nottinghamshire. Est. 2012
This strong ale is golden in colour, with hints of citrus lemon in the hoppy aroma, leading to a full, balanced flavour which culminates in a refreshing, dry finish. Hops: Northdown
Allergens: barley (GLUTEN), wheat (GLUTEN)
VALE OF GLAMORGAN DAKOTA RED 5.4% ABV Vale of Glamorgan Brewery, Glamorgan. Est. 2005
This deep red beer, brewed in the style of an American red ale, has a well-balanced aroma and big malt character, balanced with generous hopping and a smooth, dry finish. Hops: Cascade, Chinook
Allergens: barley (GLUTEN), wheat (GLUTEN)
EXMOOR BEAST 6.6% ABV Exmoor Ales, Somerset. Est. 1980
Brewed to celebrate the Six Nations Championship, this scrummy beer is bronze in colour, with a superb balance of malt and hops, resulting in a dry, malty finish.
This dark, porter-style beer has an aroma in which espresso, currants, cocoa and rum can be detected, while the complex flavour has hints of fruit cake and chocolate, before a spicy hoppiness develops in the long aftertaste.
Hops: Challenger
Hops: Challenger, First Gold, Goldings
Allergens: barley (GLUTEN), wheat (GLUTEN)
Allergens: barley (GLUTEN)
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