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CALEDONIAN DEUCHARS 3.8% ABV
Caledonian Brewery, Edinburgh. Est. 1869
HOOK NORTON OLD HOOKY 4.6% ABV Hook Norton Brewery, Oxfordshire. Est. 1849
Hops: Aurora, Cascade, Fuggles, Savinjski Goldings
Hops: Challenger, Fuggles, Goldings
This classic beer is a deep ruby colour, rich in fruitcake 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
Hops: Amarillo, Cascade
OAKHAM JHB 3.8% ABV
RINGWOOD FORTYNINER 4.9% ABV Ringwood Brewery, Hampshire. Est. 1978
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, Progress, Sovereign
Oakham Ales, Cambridgeshire. Est. 1993
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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.
Hops: Challenger, Mount Hood
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SHEPHERD NEAME BISHOPS FINGER 5.0% ABV
Shepherd Neame Brewery, Kent. Est. 1698
CHARLES WELLS BOMBARDIER 4.1% ABV 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
Hops: Challenger, Fuggles
JENNINGS SNECK LIFTER 5.1% ABV
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.
Jennings Brewery, Cumbria. Est. 1828
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
Hops: Challenger, Fuggles, Goldings
RINGWOOD OLD THUMPER 5.1% ABV
SHEPHERD NEAME SPITFIRE 4.2% ABV Shepherd Neame Brewery, Kent. Est. 1698
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.
Hops: Challenger, First Gold, Goldings, Target
KELHAM ISLAND PALE RIDER 5.2% ABV
Ringwood Brewery, Hampshire. Est. 1978
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Hops: Challenger, Fuggles, Goldings, Progress, Sovereign
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.
Kelham Island Brewery, South Yorkshire. Est. 1990
Banks’s Brewery, West Midlands. Est. 1890
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.
MARSTON’S OLD EMPIRE IPA 5.7% ABV
WYCHWOOD HOBGOBLIN GOLD 4.2% ABV
Hops: Cascade, Chinook, Citra, Columbus, Willamette
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Marston’s Brewery, Staffordshire. Est. 1834
Hops: Citra, Nelson Sauvin, Pilgrim, Summit
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.
EXMOOR GOLD 4.5% ABV Exmoor Brewery, Somerset. Est. 1980
Hops: Cascade, Challenger, Fuggles, Goldings, Herkules, Progress, Sovereign, Target
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.
THORNBRIDGE JAIPUR 5.9% ABV Thornbridge Brewery, Derbyshire. Est. 2005
Hops: Celeia, Challenger, Fuggles, Goldings
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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.
MORLAND OLD SPECKLED HEN 4.5% ABV
Hops: Ahtanum, Cascade, Centennial, Chinook, Columbus, Simcoe
Greene King Brewery, Suffolk. Est. 1799
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.
GREENE KING ABBOT RESERVE 6.5% ABV
WYCHWOOD HOBGOBLIN 4.5% ABV
Hops: Challenger, First Gold, Fuggles
Greene King Brewery, Suffolk. Est. 1799
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Wychwood Brewery, Oxfordshire. Est. 1983
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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.
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Hops: Challenger, First Gold, Goldings, Pilgrim
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ADNAMS BROADSIDE 4.7% ABV Adnams Brewery, Suffolk. Est. 1872
DARK STAR HOPHEAD 3.8% ABV Dark Star Brewery, West Sussex. Est. 1994
Hops: Fuggles, Styrian Goldings
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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.
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 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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jul–aug SALOPIAN SHROPSHIRE GOLD 3.8% ABV Salopian Brewery, Shropshire. Est. 1995
This golden-coloured ale has a floral aroma and a full, hoppy flavour, balanced by a crisp, dry maltiness and a pleasing, rich finish. It was a gold-medal-winner at CAMRA’s Great British Beer Festival, in 2011. Hops: Brewer’s Gold, Cascade
TITANIC STEERAGE 3.8% ABV
Titanic Brewery, Staffordshire. Est. 1985
This golden beer has a refreshing, clean-drinking character, with fruit, malt and a predominant hop flavour carrying through to the long, pleasing finish. Hops: Galena, Goldings, Northdown, Pilgrim, Styrian Goldings
UPHAM FIELDS OF GOLD 3.8% ABV
Upham Brewery, Hampshire. Est. 2009
This golden beer has a rich malt base to its flavour, balanced by generous hop notes and a complex fruitiness – leading to a light, refreshing finish. Hops: Admiral, Bavaria Mandarina, Ella, Magnum, Topaz
COACH HOUSE BLONDE 4.1% ABV
Coach House Brewery, Cheshire. Est. 1991
This thirst-quenching blond ale has an inviting hop aroma, leading to a fine balance of malt and hop flavours, with hints of citrus and grapefruit, along with a refreshing finish. Hops: Admiral, Ahtanum, First Gold
JENNINGS HOP COMMOTION 4.1% ABV Jennings Brewery, Cumbria. Est. 1828
This blond-coloured beer is bursting with an intense hop character in both the aroma and flavour, balanced by a pleasing malt character. Hops: East Kent Goldings
ROOSTER’S YPA 4.1% ABV
Rooster’s Brewery, North Yorkshire. Est. 1993
This pale, aromatic beer, a two-time gold-medal-winner at the prestigious World Beer Cup, has a moderately bitter flavour, with ample hints of peach and berry fruit, plus a lingering hop finish. Hops: Bobek, Dana
BREWSTER’S AROMANTICA 4.2% ABV Brewster’s Brewery, Lincolnshire. Est. 1998
This award-winning light amber beer has generous hop notes and aromas of lime and passion fruit, with a touch of roast malt providing a slightly sweet, nutty flavour, before the aromatic, refreshing finish. Hops: Bramling Cross, Cascade, Citra
EVERARDS TIGER 4.2% ABV
Everards Brewery, Leicestershire. Est. 1849
Amber in colour and gently aromatic, this beer has a well-balanced blend of malt, hops and fruit, leading to a rounded toffee character and a bitter, hoppy finish.
PURITY MAD GOOSE 4.2% ABV
Purity Brewery, Warwickshire. Est. 2005
OAKHAM BISHOPS FAREWELL 4.6% ABV Oakham Brewery, Cambridgeshire. Est. 1993
Hops: Cascade, Northern Brewer, Willamette
Hops: Cascade, Challenger
The superb blend of three malt varieties and three hop varieties gives this pale-coloured ale a full body and great, zesty character, with a smooth and citrus finish.
This golden, award-winning beer is dominated by elaborate fruity hop notes, complemented by a full-flavoured background and a dry, refreshing finish.
SHARP’S ATLANTIC 4.2% ABV
SADLER’S HOP BOMB 4.6% ABV
This deep golden beer has an aroma of tropical citrus fruits and fresh hops, leading to a balanced fruity flavour (with its delicate sweetness) and a lingering, clean, hoppy finish.
This powerful American pale ale is pale golden in colour, with a sweet malt base, balanced by an epic hop aroma and a blast of fruit notes, leading to a long, smooth, bitter finish.
TRUMAN’S LAZARUS 4.2% ABV
ROBINSONS TROOPER 4.7% ABV
This pale golden beer is brewed with lashings of American hops, resulting in a juicy, zesty character, with sufficient malt notes to bring a refreshing balance to the flavour.
This golden ale was developed in collaboration with Bruce Dickinson, lead singer of Iron Maiden. This is a full-bodied ale, with a rich malt and hop flavour and a long, lingering, hop-dominated citrus finish.
CALEDONIAN GOLDEN XPA 4.3% ABV Caledonian Brewery, Edinburgh. Est. 1869
HARVIESTOUN SCHIEHALLION 4.8% ABV Harviestoun Brewery, Clackmannanshire. Est. 1983
Hops: Cascade, Hallertau Hersbrücker, Northdown
Hops: Bobek, Celeia, Hersbrücker, Perle
Sharp’s Brewery, Cornwall. Est. 1994
Hops: Aurora, Cascade, Chinook, Magnum, Target
Truman’s Brewery, London. Est. 2013
Hops: Cascade, Chinook
This golden ale has enticing floral aromas, leading to soft fruit and floral notes, plus a light bitterness, balanced by a malty, moreish flavour and silky-smooth finish.
Sadler’s Brewery, West Midlands. Est. 2004
Hops: Amarillo, Cascade, Chinook, Citra, Summit
Robinsons Brewery, Cheshire. Est. 1838
Hops: Bobek, Cascade, East Kent Goldings
This classic cask lager is brewed using a perfect combination of wheat and lager malts, with its crisp palate leading to a lingering, fresh finish, with grapefruit hints.
PHOENIX MOON SHADOW 4.3% ABV Phoenix Brewery, Manchester. Est. 1982
BURTON BRIDGE BATTLE BREW 5.0% ABV Burton Bridge Brewery, Staffordshire. Est. 1982
Hops used: Brewer’s Gold, East Kent Goldings
Hops: Challenger, Northdown, Styrian Goldings, Target
This light amber beer has a floral, malty aroma, followed by a soft palate, with hints of malt to balance the emerging hop flavours, plus spicy hop notes in the long finish.
This amber-coloured beer has a light, fruity aroma and combines a full-bodied bitterness with fruity overtones, creating an impressive flavour and a clean, hoppy finish.
BUTCOMBE GOLD 4.4% ABV Butcombe Brewery, Somerset. Est. 1978
MOLES MOLE CATCHER 5.0% ABV
Hops: Fuggles
Hops: Cascade
Moles Brewery, Wiltshire. Est. 1982
Golden, fresh and full of vitality, this beer is mellow in character, with hoppy, citrus flavours and aromas throughout, balanced by a subtle maltiness and leading to a fine, rounded, bittersweet finish.
This dark copper-coloured beer has a delicate, spicy hop aroma and flavour, imparted by the single hop variety used, creating a full-bodied character and a long, bitter finish.
ADNAMS GHOST SHIP 4.5% ABV Adnams Brewery, Suffolk. Est. 1872
STONEHENGE DANISH DYNAMITE 5.0% ABV
This pale ale has a spicy aroma, leading to a good, assertive bitterness in the flavour, supported by a malty backbone and resulting in a pleasing, citrus finish. Hops: Cascade, Chinook, Citra, Columbus
CONWY RAMPART 4.5% ABV Conwy Brewery, Conwy. Est. 2003
This amber-hued beer is brewed using traditional hops and dark malts, giving an enticing floral hop aroma, a smooth flavour (with spicy and citrus notes) and a lasting, memorable finish. Hops: Goldings, Sovereign
Stonehenge Brewery, Wiltshire. Est. 1984
This light golden, dry, strong ale has a slightly fruity flavour, well balanced by a fine hop character and bitterness, before resulting in a smooth, dry, refreshing finish. Hops: Cascade, First Gold
CELT BLEDDYN 5.2% ABV
Evan Evans Brewery, Carmarthenshire. Est. 2004
This ruby-red beer has a rich character from the five malt types used, balanced by floral and citrus hop aromas and a smooth bitterness throughout. Hops: Amarillo, Citra, Magnum, Pekko, Summit
COTLEIGH BARN OWL 4.5% ABV
EXMOOR STAG 5.2% ABV
This popular, copper-coloured premium bitter has a full and distinctive flavour, with hints of toffee and nut, leading to a smooth, malty, bittersweet finish.
This copper-coloured ale has aromas of hop resin and grainy maltiness, leading to a big malty character and rich fruitiness in the flavour, plus a long, dry finish.
Cotleigh Brewery, Somerset. Est. 1979
Hops: Bobek, Northern Brewer, Progress
Exmoor Ales, Somerset. Est. 1980
Hops: Bobek, First Gold, Fuggles, Goldings
DORSET FLASHMANS CLOUT 4.5% ABV
TRING COLLEY’S DOG 5.2% ABV
This copper-coloured, full-bodied ale has a complex balance of malt and hops in the flavour, with notes of plum and burnt toffee leading to a lasting citrus finish.
This dark-ruby-coloured ale is packed full of malts, resulting in a malty, nutty and full-bodied flavour which is strong, yet very drinkable, leading to a long, dry finish.
Dorset Brewery, Dorset. Est. 1994 Hops: Challenger, Dana, Goldings
MOORHOUSE’S BLOND WITCH 4.5% ABV Moorhouse’s Brewery, Lancashire. Est. 1865
This pale-coloured ale has a crisp, delicate, citrus fruit flavour, hints of sweet malt and a dry, refreshing character, with a smooth hop finish. Hops: Fuggles, Willamette
Tring Brewery, Hertfordshire. Est. 1992
Hops: Fuggles, Goldings
GREEN JACK GONE FISHING 5.5% ABV Green Jack Brewery, Suffolk. Est. 2003
This amber-coloured beer is a traditional strong ale in style, with a subtle hop aroma, leading to a balanced malt and hop flavour which continues into the long finish. Hops: Liberty, Pioneer
WOODFORDE’S ELECTRIC IPA 4.5% ABV
LODDON FORBURY LION STRONG IPA 5.5% ABV
This new golden beer is a super-charged IPA, full of fruity citrus hop notes in both the aroma and flavour, with a generous amount of Norfolk malt to give balance.
This beer has been brewed in the style of a traditional English IPA, light golden in colour, with a full, malty body and a powerful hop character and finish.
Woodforde’s Brewery, Norfolk. Est. 1980
Hops: Bravo, Centennial, Citra, Eureka
Loddon Brewery, Oxfordshire. Est. 2002
Hops: East Kent Goldings, Fuggles, Goldings, Styrian Goldings
Hops: Challenger, Fuggles, Goldings
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GUEST ALE TASTING NOTES: JUL – AUG 2017
GUEST ALE TASTING NOTES: JUL – AUG 2017
