Flack Manor Brewery, Hampshire. Est. 2010
PHOENIX DOUBLE GOLD 5.0% ABV Phoenix Brewery, Greater Manchester. Est. 1982
Hops: Fuggles, Goldings
Hops: East Kent Goldings, Green Bullet, Styrian Goldings
FLACK MANOR BLACK JACK PORTER 4.6% ABV
This golden premium bitter has a delicate hop aroma and a soft (yet full-bodied) hop flavour on the palate, leading to a smooth taste and a lasting, dry, rounded finish.
This smooth, dark ruby beer has rich aromas of toasted malts, with an initial sweetness in the flavour, followed by a lingering hop finish and hazelnut notes.
SHEPHERD NEAME BISHOPS FINGER 5.0% ABV
HOOK NORTON OLD HOOKY 4.6% ABV Hook Norton Brewery, Oxfordshire. Est. 1849
Shepherd Neame Brewery, Kent. Est. 1698
Hops: Challenger, Fuggles, Goldings
Hops: Admiral, Challenger, East Kent Goldings, First Gold
This rich, chestnut-brown-coloured ale has a complex, fruity aroma, leading to a firm malt base in the flavour, complemented by complex notes of dark fruit, pepper and cinnamon.
This consistently popular tawny bitter has a strong fruity aroma and palate, with a balance of subtle hoppiness and hints of crystal malt creating a well-rounded, pleasing beer.
STRATHAVEN WINTER GLOW 5.0% ABV
MORDUE RADGIE GADGIE 4.8% ABV
Strathaven Brewery, South Lanarkshire. Est. 1998
Mordue Brewery, Tyne & Wear. Est. 1995
This copper-coloured beer exudes a distinctive spicy port aroma, leading into complex flavours of dried fruit and plums, along with a satisfying, warming finish.
This strong (yet easy-drinking) amber northern ale has a full and balanced flavour, with hops, fruit and malt all emerging and leading to a long, lingering finish.
Hops: Columbus, First Gold, Mount Hood
Hops: Challenger, Galena, Willamette
CAIRNGORM WILDCAT 5.1% ABV
QUANTOCK PLASTERED PHEASANT 4.8% ABV
Cairngorm Brewery, Highlands. Est. 1997
Quantock Brewery, Somerset. Est. 2008
This is a smooth, dark-amber-coloured ale with a complex malt, fruit and hop flavour. It is strong and distinctive, like the powerful, sleek Scottish wildcat, after which it is named.
This traditional, rich, warming winter ale is dark amber in colour, with plenty of fruit in the aroma and a smooth flavour, plus hints of coffee and toffee on the palate.
Hops: Challenger, Fuggles
Hops: Phoenix, Willamette
JENNINGS SNECK LIFTER 5.1% ABV
SALTAIRE CASCADE PALE ALE 4.8% ABV
Jennings Brewery, Cumbria. Est. 1828
Saltaire Brewery, West Yorkshire. Est. 2006
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.
This is an American-style straw-coloured ale, with the pine and resinous aromas leading to deep citrus and grapefruit flavours, while a good hop bitterness gives a fresh taste and lasting finish.
Hops: Challenger, Fuggles, Goldings
Hops: Cascade, Centennial
RINGWOOD OLD THUMPER 5.1% ABV Ringwood Brewery, Hampshire. Est. 1978
RINGWOOD FORTYNINER 4.9% ABV
This justifiably famous classic English ale is golden-brown in colour, with a predominantly fruity flavour and slight sweetness, leading to a full flavour and a pleasing, dry finish.
Ringwood Brewery, Hampshire. Est. 1978
This consistently popular golden-brown beer has a well-balanced blend of malt and hops, leading to a refreshing and distinctively fruity aroma and finish.
Hops: Admiral, Challenger, Fuggles, Goldings, Progress, Sovereign
Hops: Admiral, Challenger, Fuggles, Goldings, Progress, Sovereign
GODDARDS DUCK’S FOLLY 5.2% ABV Goddards Brewery, Isle of Wight. Est. 1993
BANKS & TAYLOR SOD 5.0% ABV
This is a traditionally brewed, deep amber-coloured beer with spicy English hop aromas, leading to a full-bodied flavour and a complex sweetness to complement the dry, hoppy finish.
B & T Brewery, Bedfordshire. Est. 1981
Shefford Old Dark is a dark, rich and smooth beer, with a strong fruit and hop aroma, leading to a slightly sweet malty flavour, with subtle hop notes and a smooth, creamy finish.
Hops: Fuggles, Goldings
Hops: Cascade
KELHAM ISLAND PALE RIDER 5.2% ABV
BUTCOMBE BRUNEL ATLANTIC IPA 5.0% ABV
This golden-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.
Kelham Island Brewery, South Yorkshire. Est. 1990
Butcombe Brewery, Somerset. Est. 1978
This deep amber-coloured beer has citrus, pine and herbal hop notes in the aroma and flavour, with emerging resinous notes balanced by a light honey malt profile and an emerging bitterness in the lasting finish.
Hops: Cascade, Citra, Columbus, Willamette
MARSTON’S OLD EMPIRE 5.7% ABV Marston’s Brewery, Staffordshire. Est. 1834
Hops: Amarillo, Bramling Cross, Challenger, Citra, First Gold, Mosaic, Simcoe
This golden-brown beer is brewed in the style of a traditional IPA, with plenty of hop aromas, a subtle malt character and generous hop flavours emerging in the finish.
COACH HOUSE POST HORN 5.0% ABV Coach House Brewery, Cheshire. Est. 1991
GREEN JACK MAHSEER IPA 5.8% ABV Green Jack Brewery, Suffolk. Est. 2003
Hops: Pilgrim
DORSET DURDLE DOOR 5.0% ABV
This golden-coloured beer is brewed in the style of a traditional IPA, with citrus aromas leading to a strong, bitter and very hoppy character throughout, balanced by underlying malt notes.
This rusty-golden beer has a full-bodied, clean-tasting flavour, with hints of marmalade on the palate, a vanilla-and-citrus aroma and a moderately dry finish.
THORNBRIDGE JAIPUR INDIA PALE ALE 5.9% ABV
Dorset Brewery, Dorset. Est. 1994
Hops: Magnum, Styrian Goldings
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GRAINSTORE TEN FIFTY 5.0% ABV Grainstore Brewery, Rutland. Est. 1995
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Hops: Challenger, Summit
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This golden beer has a pleasing citrus aroma, with a zesty flavour of fresh, clean citrus notes and hints of orange, leading to a moderate bitterness in the finish.
Hops: Challenger, Fuggles
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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.
DUKERIES FARMERS BRANCH 5.0% ABV Dukeries Brewery, Nottinghamshire. Est. 2012
This full-strength, mahogany-coloured beer has a fine balance of hop bitterness and malty sweetness, creating a potent (yet easily drinkable) character.
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Thornbridge Brewery, Derbyshire. Est. 2005
Hops: Cascade, First Gold, Summit
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Hops: Cascade, Challenger, Fuggles, Goldings, Herkules, Progress, Sovereign
This pale straw-coloured ale has hints of pear and pineapple on the nose, leading to a robust, malty palate which is well balanced by a pleasing steely bitterness.
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EXMOOR BEAST 6.6% ABV Exmoor Ales, Somerset. Est. 1980
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, First Gold, Goldings
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TRING SIDE POCKET FOR A TOAD 3.6% ABV
CALEDONIAN EDINBURGH CASTLE 4.1% ABV
BREWSTER’S DECADENCE 4.4% 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.
This golden ale has tropical fruit aromas, leading to a full-bodied and balanced flavour of biscuit malt and zesty citrus hops, before resulting in a crisp, herbal finish.
CALEDONIAN DEUCHARS IPA 3.8% ABV Caledonian Brewery, Edinburgh. Est. 1869
CHARLES WELLS BOMBARDIER 4.1% ABV Charles Wells Brewery, Bedfordshire. Est. 1876
RAMSGATE GADDS’ NO 5 4.4% ABV Ramsgate Brewery, Kent. Est. 2002
Hops: Fuggles, Styrian, Super Styrian, Willamette
Hops: Challenger, Goldings
Hops: Bramling Cross, East Kent Goldings
Tring Brewery, Hertfordshire. Est. 1992
Caledonian Brewery, Edinburgh. Est. 1869
Hops: Cascade, Challenger
Hops: Fuggles, Goldings, WGV
This straw-coloured session ale has unmistakable citrus notes and a floral aroma, leading to a full, refreshing flavour and a crisp, dry finish.
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 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.
Brewster’s Brewery, Lincolnshire. Est. 1998
Hops: Cascade, Nelson Sauvin
This is a traditional ruby-coloured Kentish best bitter, with an aroma of toffee malt and fresh hops, leading to malt, hops and red berries in the flavour, plus a lingering bitter finish.
DARK STAR HOPHEAD 3.8% ABV Dark Star Brewery, West Sussex. Est. 1994
MOORHOUSE’S PRIDE OF PENDLE 4.1% ABV Moorhouse’s Brewery, Lancashire. Est. 1865
TITANIC FULL STEAM AHEAD 4.4% ABV Titanic Brewery, Staffordshire. Est. 1985
Hops: Amarillo, Cascade
Hops: Fuggles, Willamette
Hops: Cascade, Goldings, Magnum, Pilgrim
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.
This golden-amber-coloured beer contains an exceptionally fine balance of malt and hops, giving a smooth (yet full) flavour, leading to a long, dry and extremely satisfying finish.
OAKHAM JHB 3.8% ABV
WHITE HORSE VILLAGE IDIOT 4.1% ABV
VALE OF GLAMORGAN DARK MATTER 4.4% ABV
This golden-coloured beer is wonderfully complex and packed with flavour for its strength, with citrus notes, a refreshing character and soft fruit flavours leading to a fine, hoppy finish.
This pale-golden-coloured beer is fresh and fruity in character, with an explosion of hops, creating citrus flavours which lead to a pleasing, smooth finish.
This award-winning black porter is rich and smooth in character, with liquorice and chocolate notes from its dark roasted malt, balanced by a late hop flavour.
WOODFORDE’S WHERRY 3.8% ABV
BRAINS SA 4.2% ABV
BURTON BRIDGE BURTON PORTER 4.5% ABV
This amber-coloured ale has a background of sweet malt, wonderfully balanced by a fresh and zesty character from the crisp, floral flavours, resulting in a hoppy, bitter finish.
This classic copper-coloured beer has an inviting aroma, with hints of spirit leading to a fine balance of nutty richness from the malt and a satisfying dryness imparted by its hops.
This beer is a truly traditional porter and a classic example of this style – dark ruby in colour, with a rich, heady aroma, fruity and chocolate flavour, hints of bitterness and a lasting nutty malt finish.
ROOSTER’S TRUE GRIT 3.9% ABV Rooster’s Brewery, North Yorkshire. Est. 1993
COTLEIGH SEAHAWK GOLD 4.2% ABV Cotleigh Brewery, Somerset. Est. 1979
EXMOOR GOLD 4.5% ABV
Hops: Cascade, Citra, Simcoe, Summit
Hops: Bobek, Challenger, Goldings
Hops: Celeia, Challenger, Fuggles, Goldings
Oakham Ales, Cambridgeshire. Est. 1993
Hops: Challenger, Mount Hood
Woodforde’s Brewery, Norfolk. Est. 1980
Hops: Challenger, Goldings, Styrian Goldings
This straw-coloured pale ale has a bold hop character, with aromas of citrus fruit leading to a refreshing hoppy flavour and a lasting, bitter finish.
ACORN DROP KICK 4.0% ABV
White Horse Brewery, Oxfordshire. Est. 2004
Hops: Bramling Cross, East Kent Goldings
Brains Brewery, Cardiff. Est. 1882
Hops: Challenger, Fuggles, Goldings
This bright golden beer is smooth and malty in flavour, with a background of honey flavouring, offering a refreshing and citrus-smooth finish.
This is a beer into which you can truly launch yourself – it’s a pale-ruby-coloured, full-bodied, well-balanced beer, with a superb blend of hops supplying a distinctive flavour and aroma.
Vale of Glamorgan Brewery, Glamorgan. Est. 2005
Hops: Bramling Cross, Northern Brewer
Burton Bridge Brewery, Staffordshire. Est. 1982
Hops: Challenger, Target
Exmoor Brewery, Somerset. Est. 1980
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.
Acorn Brewery, South Yorkshire. Est. 2003
ELLAND BEYOND THE PALE 4.2% ABV Elland Brewery, West Yorkshire. Est. 2002
LANCASTER BLACK 4.5% ABV Lancaster Brewery, Lancashire. Est. 2005
Hops: Cascade, Styrian Goldings, WGV
Hops: Cascade
Hops: Cascade, Challenger, Perle
Brewed to celebrate the Six Nations Championship, this straw-coloured beer has citrus and floral aromas, a well-hopped flavour and a fruity palate.
This pale golden beer is brewed using Munich malt and American hops combined, to deliver a pronounced floral aroma and a balanced, refreshing character.
This beer, brewed in the style of a classic, traditional stout, has a full floral aroma of spices and fruit, leading to a full, rich body and a crisp, lasting, complex flavour.
CONWY WELSH PRIDE 4.0% ABV Conwy Brewery, Conwy. Est. 2003
LODDON HULLABALOO 4.2% ABV
MORLAND OLD SPECKLED HEN 4.5% ABV
This copper-coloured bitter has notes of citrus and malt in the aroma, well balanced by a pleasing nutty malt flavour, with delicate hop notes and further malt in the finish. Hops: First Gold, Goldings
This copper-coloured best bitter has a rich and nutty malt character, balanced by the generous use of hops which supplies a dry, herbal hop flavour. Hops: First Gold, Fuggles, Styrian Goldings
This copper-coloured beer has a superb fruity aroma, with its malty, toffee and caramel character balanced by its estery notes and fruity, refreshing flavour in the finish.
JENNINGS CLEAN SLATE 4.0% ABV Jennings Brewery, Cumbria. Est. 1828
SHEPHERD NEAME SPITFIRE 4.2% ABV
PURITY PURE UBU 4.5% ABV
This amber-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.
This distinctive amber beer has an inviting hop aroma, leading to a good balance of malt and hops in the full flavour, resulting in a very pleasurable, easy-drinking character.
STONEHENGE PIGSWILL 4.0% ABV
WYCHWOOD HOBGOBLIN GOLD 4.2% ABV
SUMMERSKILLS DEVON DEW 4.5% ABV
Warm amber in colour, this full-bodied ale has a rich hop aroma and subtle bitterness, followed by a pleasing aftertaste, creating an excellently balanced character.
This golden beer contains an impressive eight hop varieties which, combined with the pale and wheat malts used, deliver a well-balanced character and firm hop punch in the finish.
This golden beer has a clean, malty, floral aroma, leading to a strong fruit flavour, with an underlying sweetness and a lasting, bitter finish.
GREAT NEWSOME FROTHINGHAM BEST 4.3% ABV
WYCHWOOD HOBGOBLIN 4.5% ABV
This robust best bitter has aromas of raisin, fruit and hazelnut, while the moderately bitter flavour contains rich hop and peach notes, resulting in a pleasing, sweet finish.
This full-bodied ruby-coloured beer delivers a delicious chocolate and toffee malt flavour, balanced by a moderate bitterness and an overall fruity, mischievous character.
SALOPIAN DARWIN’S ORIGIN 4.3% ABV
YOUNG’S SPECIAL 4.5% ABV Charles Wells Brewery, Bedfordshire. Est. 1876
This mahogany-coloured beer is brewed with three types of roasted malt, supplying hints of toffee and biscuit, balanced by citrus fruit and pine notes from the American hops. Hops: Celeia, Chinook, El Dorado
Stonehenge Brewery, Wiltshire. Est. 1984
Hops: Goldings
Loddon Brewery, Oxfordshire. Est. 2002
Shepherd Neame Brewery, Kent. Est. 1698 Hops: Admiral, Challenger, East Kent Goldings, First Gold
Marston’s Brewery, Staffordshire. Est. 1834
Hops: Cascade, Centennial, Chinook, Citra, Columbus, Nelson Sauvin, Pilgrim, Summit
YEOVIL STAR GAZER 4.0% ABV Yeovil Ales Brewery, Somerset. Est. 2006
This copper-coloured bitter is generously late-hopped, providing a floral bouquet and a rich, hoppy (yet sweet and luscious) flavour, leading to a pleasing, long finish. Hops: Cascade, First Gold
Great Newsome Brewery, East Yorkshire. Est. 2007
Hops: Amarillo, Northern Brewer, Pilgrim
BRECON SIX BEACONS 4.1% ABV Brecon Brewery, Powys. Est. 2011
This copper-coloured best bitter is brewed using all British hop varieties, resulting in an inviting hop aroma and a pleasing, balanced bitterness which is a pleasure to tackle. Hops: First Gold, Northdown, Pilgrim, Sovereign
Salopian Brewery, Shropshire. Est. 1995
This multiaward-winning beer is light copper in colour, with its flavour evolving into a fruity hop character, balanced by a refined malt finish. It was awarded a bronze medal at the 2015 CAMRA Great British Beer Festival.
Greene King Brewery, Suffolk. Est. 1799
Hops: Challenger, First Gold, Goldings, Pilgrim
Purity Brewery, Warwickshire. Est. 2005
Hops: Cascade, Pilgrim
Summerskills Brewery, Devon. Est. 1983
Hops: First Gold, Pioneer
Wychwood Brewery, Oxfordshire. Est. 1983
Hops: Fuggles, Goldings, Styrian
This full-flavoured amber-coloured beer has a fruity, slightly estery nose, with plenty of hop aromas, followed by a full, rounded flavour which is a fine balance of malt and hop notes. Hops: Fuggles, Goldings
Hops: Cascade, Galaxy, Nelson Sauvin, Saaz
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