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. Hops: Aurora, Cascade, Fuggles, Savinjski Goldings Allergens: barley (GLUTEN)
DARK STAR HOPHEAD 3.8% ABV Dark Star Brewery, West Sussex. Est. 1994 Please note that this beer is now brewed at both Dark Star Brewery and Fuller’s Brewery, London.
This straw-coloured 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: Cascade Allergens: barley (GLUTEN)
OAKHAM JHB 3.8% ABV Oakham Ales, Cambridgeshire. Est. 1993
This pale 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, Mount Hood Allergens: barley (GLUTEN), wheat (GLUTEN)
CHARLES WELLS BOMBARDIER 4.1% ABV Charles Wells Brewery, Bedfordshire. Est. 1876
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: Fuggles Allergens: barley (GLUTEN)
BRAINS SA 4.2% ABV 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)
MARSTON’S OLD EMPIRE IPA 5.7% ABV Marston’s Brewery, Staffordshire. Est. 1834
MORLAND OLD SPECKLED HEN 4.5% ABV 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. Allergens: barley (GLUTEN) Hops: Challenger, First Gold, Goldings, Pilgrim
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. Hops: Cascade, Challenger, Fuggles, Goldings, Allergens: barley (GLUTEN) Herkules, Progress, Sovereign
WYCHWOOD HOBGOBLIN 4.5% ABV Wychwood Brewery, Oxfordshire. Est. 1983
THORNBRIDGE JAIPUR 5.9% ABV Thornbridge Brewery, Derbyshire. Est. 2005
HOOK NORTON OLD HOOKY 4.6% ABV Hook Norton Brewery, Oxfordshire. Est. 1849
GREENE KING ABBOT RESERVE 6.5% ABV
This popular tawny-red 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
Greene King Brewery, Suffolk. Est. 1799
This occasionally brewed deep copper-coloured beer has a fruit cake aroma, leading to a rich, full-bodied flavour, bursting with malt, biscuit, toffee and fruit notes, all balanced by an emerging bitterness. Hops: Challenger, First Gold, Fuggles Allergens: barley (GLUTEN)
ADNAMS BROADSIDE 4.7% ABV Adnams Brewery, Suffolk. Est. 1872
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. Allergens: barley (GLUTEN) Hops: First Gold
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RINGWOOD FORTYNINER 4.9% ABV Ringwood Brewery, Hampshire. Est. 1978
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. Allergens: barley (GLUTEN) Hops: Admiral, Challenger, Fuggles, Goldings, Progress, Sovereign
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SHEPHERD NEAME BISHOPS FINGER 5.0% ABV Shepherd Neame Brewery, Kent. Est. 1698
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. Allergens: barley (GLUTEN), Hops: Challenger, First Gold, Goldings, Target wheat (GLUTEN)
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. Allergens: barley (GLUTEN), Hops: Challenger, East Kent Goldings, wheat (GLUTEN) Fuggles
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The initial impression of this award-winning, straw-coloured 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. Hops: Ahtanum, Cascade, Centennial, Chinook, Allergens: barley (GLUTEN), Columbus, Simcoe wheat (GLUTEN)
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. Allergens: barley (GLUTEN) Hops: Fuggles, Styrian Goldings
JENNINGS SNECK LIFTER 5.1% ABV Jennings Brewery, Cumbria. Est. 1828
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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. Hops: Cascade, Citra, Columbus, Willamette Allergens: barley (GLUTEN)
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SHEPHERD NEAME SPITFIRE 4.2% ABV Shepherd Neame Brewery, Kent. Est. 1698
KELHAM ISLAND PALE RIDER 5.2% ABV Kelham Island Brewery, South Yorkshire. Est. 1990
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This deep amber-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: Admiral, Challenger, Fuggles, Goldings, Allergens: barley (GLUTEN) Progress, Sovereign
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available nov – dec This scarlet-red seasonal ale has a pleasing citrus aroma, followed by subtle toffee notes on the palate, leading to a lasting, dry finish.
This refreshing, amber-coloured beer has a fruity aroma and a sweetish, malty palate, balanced by an overlying bitterness, making it an excellent quaffing ale for the festive season.
Allergens: barley (GLUTEN), wheat (GLUTEN)
JW LEES PLUM PUDDING 4.8% ABV JW Lees Brewery, Manchester. Est. 1828
This is the ideal beer for those who refuse to be jolly, since this dark golden, rich, fruity, spiced ale is guaranteed to make even the most seasoned party-pooper smile. Hops: Challenger, Goldings
Allergens: barley (GLUTEN)
This mahogany-coloured beer is brewed with pale and crystal malts, along with the finest hops, imparting a fruity aroma and ripe fruit flavours, balanced by a subtle underlying maltiness. Hops: Styrian Goldings
Allergens: barley (GLUTEN)
This golden-coloured beer has strong, inviting hop aromas, leading to a full-bodied flavour and a dry, spicy, bitter finish, with hints of orange zest. Hops: Northdown, Target
Allergens: barley (GLUTEN)
GREENE KING FIRESIDE 4.5% ABV Greene King Brewery, Suffolk. Est. 1799
This light ruby-coloured beer has generous quantities of grapefruit and lemon citrus notes, balanced by a herbal hop background and full-bodied, bittersweet malt flavours. Hops: Admiral, Cascade, First Gold, Pilgrim
Allergens: barley (GLUTEN)
LONG MAN INN KEEPER 4.8% ABV Long Man Brewery, East Sussex. Est. 2012
This deep red winter ale has a fruity aroma, leading to a warming, malty flavour, with fruity hints, balanced by a pleasing bitterness in the finish. Hops: Bramling Cross, Simcoe, Target
Allergens: barley (GLUTEN), wheat (GLUTEN)
This is an American-style, straw-coloured ale, with its pine and resinous aromas leading to deep citrus and grapefruit flavours, while a good hop bitterness gives a fresh taste and lasting finish. Allergens: barley (GLUTEN), wheat (GLUTEN)
This pale golden ale has generous quantities of American hops, delivering an abundance of tropical fruit aromas and a balanced flavour, with zesty lemon notes. Hops: Centennial, Equanot, Falconer’s Flight 7 Cs
Allergens: barley (GLUTEN), wheat (GLUTEN)
ARUNDEL WINTER KNIGHTS 4.9% ABV Arundel Brewery, West Sussex. Est. 1992
Hops: Challenger, Centennial
Allergens: barley (GLUTEN), wheat (GLUTEN)
WICKWAR A CHRISTMAS TALL TALE 4.5% ABV Wickwar Brewery, Gloucestershire. Est. 1990
This golden beer has a subtle floral and citrus aroma, leading to a well-balanced, fruity, citrus flavour, with hints of caramel, plus a crisp, refreshing finish.
This russet-coloured seasonal ale is created by a combination of rye and the finest malts, resulting in a full, balanced flavour, with hints of spice and a subtle hoppy finish. Hops: Goldings, Magnum
Allergens: barley (GLUTEN), wheat (GLUTEN)
COACH HOUSE CHRISTMAS STOCKING 4.3% ABV Coach House Brewery, Cheshire. Est. 1991
Allergens: barley (GLUTEN), rye (GLUTEN), wheat (GLUTEN)
ATLAS BLIZZARD 4.7% ABV Orkney Brewery, Orkney. Est. 1988
This bronze-coloured ale has a fine balance of malt and hops in the aroma, developing into a full-bodied flavour, with good malty overtones and a well-balanced, hoppy finish.
This amber-coloured winter warmer has a distinct spiciness, with hints of rich fruit and orange, plus a warming maltiness, leading to a dry, hoppy finish, with further spicy orange hints.
Hops: Admiral, Pilgrim
Hops: Bramling Cross, First Gold, Goldings
Allergens: barley (GLUTEN)
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TITANIC PLUM PORTER 4.9% ABV Titanic Brewery, Staffordshire. Est. 1985
Allergens: barley (GLUTEN), wheat (GLUTEN)
EXMOOR EXMAS 5.0% ABV Exmoor Ales, Somerset. Est. 1980
This ruby-coloured ale has a flowery, citrus hop aroma, leading to a smooth palate, with hints of biscuit malt and chocolate, balanced by its finish of spicy and fruity hop notes. Hops: Celeia, Challenger, Fuggles, Goldings, Styrian
WH BUCKLEY GRAND CRU CHRISTMAS ALE 5.2% ABV Evan Evans Brewery, Carmarthenshire. Est. 2004 This golden-coloured seasonal ale has a full-bodied, warming flavour, with subtle hop notes and underlying malt flavours throughout, complemented by rich, fruity overtones.
Allergens: barley (GLUTEN), wheat (GLUTEN)
HOOK NORTON TWELVE DAYS 5.5% ABV Hook Norton Brewery, Oxfordshire. Est. 1849
This finely balanced red-brown classic seasonal ale has a fruity nose, leading to a malty palate and nutty overtones, balanced by a gentle hoppiness and a smooth, lingering finish. Allergens: barley (GLUTEN)
WOOD’S CHRISTMAS CRACKER 6.0% ABV Wood Brewery, Shropshire. Est. 1980
Hops: Fuggles, Goldings
This multiaward-winning strong dark ale has a well-rounded flavour, in which the richness of such a rotund beer is brought to an even keel by the late addition of Goldings hops and natural plum flavouring. Hops: Celeia, Fuggles, Galena, Goldings, Pilgrim
Allergens: barley (GLUTEN)
This classic strong seasonal ale is a dark ruby colour, with its rich, vinous aroma leading to a powerful, warming port-wine flavour, resulting in a multilayered taste explosion.
Allergens: barley (GLUTEN), wheat (GLUTEN)
MILESTONE COMET 4.2% ABV Milestone Brewery, Nottinghamshire. Est. 2005
This straw-coloured ale has a balance of toasted malt and spicy hops on the aroma, leading to a refreshing flavour, with citrus notes and a firm bitterness, plus a lasting, clean finish.
Hops: Challenger, Fuggles, Goldings
This mahogany-coloured beer has an aroma dominated by malt, continuing into the flavour, together with caramel and fruit notes, plus a smooth, rounded, bitter finish.
Allergens: barley (GLUTEN)
WADWORTH BISHOP’S TIPPLE 5.0% ABV Wadworth Brewery, Wiltshire. Est. 1885
Hops: Brewers Gold, Celeia, First Gold, Wakatu
SALTAIRE CASCADE 4.8% ABV Saltaire Brewery, West Yorkshire. Est. 2006
Hops: Cascade, Centennial
MAXIM SANTASTIC 4.5% ABV Maxim Brewery, County Durham. Est. 2007
This deep amber-coloured beer has an initial rich flavour, with full, dry-roasted notes developing, creating a real depth of flavour and a pleasing, balanced bitterness.
This dark, complex and satisfying beer is based on a 1750s porter recipe, with a distinctive blend of roast malts and chocolate, a dominating fruit flavour and hints of liquorice.
Hops: Goldings, Saaz, Saphir, Styrian Goldings, Target
Allergens: barley (GLUTEN), wheat (GLUTEN)
BUTCOMBE CHRIS MOOSE 4.1% ABV Butcombe Brewery, Somerset. Est. 1978
Hops: Cascade, Citra, East Kent Goldings, Magnum
This copper-coloured beer has crisp, biscuit flavours and light toffee notes, while its hops provide pine, lemon and citrus flavours, plus a dry, fruity finish.
NETHERGATE OLD GROWLER 5.0% ABV Nethergate Brewery, Suffolk. Est. 1986
Hops: Northern Brewer, Sovereign
Allergens: barley (GLUTEN), rye (GLUTEN), wheat (GLUTEN)
BANKS & TAYLOR SANTA’S SLAYER 4.0% ABV B & T Brewery, Bedfordshire. Est. 1981
Hops: Challenger, Northdown
Hops: Admiral, Nugget
Allergens: barley (GLUTEN), wheat (GLUTEN)
BURTON BRIDGE SANTI-FREEZE 4.5% ABV Burton Bridge Brewery, Staffordshire. Est. 1982
This ruby-brown seasonal ale has a light-bodied, easy-drinking character, with berry fruits over a caramel malt base, along with hints of rye.
Hops: Challenger, Goldings, Styrian Goldings
Hops: Amarillo, First Gold, Pilgrim, Summit
This light and refreshing golden ale has an initial subtle bitterness, leading to a balanced flavour and culminating in a zesty finish, with uplifting hop notes.
Allergens: barley (GLUTEN), wheat (GLUTEN)
MORDUE WINTER TYNE 3.9% ABV Mordue Brewery, Tyne and Wear. Est. 1995 Hops: Bramling Cross, Columbus, East Kent Goldings, Northdown
LYMESTONE STONE COLD 4.7% ABV Lymestone Brewery, Staffordshire. Est. 2008
WYCHWOOD BAH HUMBUG 4.3% ABV Wychwood Brewery, Oxfordshire. Est. 1983
ADNAMS SHINGLE SHELLS 3.9% ABV Adnams Brewery, Suffolk. Est. 1872 Hops: Centennial, Chinook, Citra
SADLER’S PEAKY BLINDER PALE ALE 4.3% ABV Sadler’s Brewery, West Midlands. Est. 2004
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Allergens: barley (GLUTEN), wheat (GLUTEN)
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