1648 BREWERY

East Hoathly, E. Sussex.

Saint George

4.5

Medium brown in colour, sweet and full flavoured with a well rounded aroma. A traditional English Ale.

ACORN

Wombwell, S. Yorks.

Cluster IPA

5.0

One of the brewery's single varietal 'IPA' series. Well hopped and aromatic.

ALLENDALE

Allendale, Northumberland

Golden Plover

4.0

A blonde beer.

ALLENDALE

Allendale, Northumberland

Tar Bar'l Stout

4.5

Thick black stout brewed with chocolate malt, coffee and chocolate flavour.

ALLENDALE

Allendale, Northumberland

Celebration

4.7

Golden caramel in colour, lingering bitterness. Floral and fruity

ARUNDEL

Arundel, West Sussex.

Sussex Mild

3.7

A traditional, deliciously dark and smooth mild.

ARUNDEL

Arundel, West Sussex.

Stronghold

4.7

A very smooth, full flavoured premium bitter. An excellent balance of malt, fruit and hops come through in this rich and satisfying beer.

ATLAS

Kinlochleven, Argyle.

Latitude

3.6

This golden ale has a light citrus taste.

B & T

Shefford, Beds.

Shefford Mild

3.8

A dark beer with a well-balanced taste, sweetish, roast malt aftertaste

BALLARDS

Nyewood, Hants.

Wild

4.7

A blend of Mild and Wassail

BATEMANS

Wainfleet, Lincs.

XB

3.8

A distinctive, well balanced bitter, with a refreshing dry bitterness on the palate and pleasing hoppy finish.

BATEMANS

Wainfleet, Lincs.

Salam Porter

4.7

A porter with a dry roast, nutty palate and rich malty aftertaste.

BATEMANS

Wainfleet, Lincs.

XXXB

4.8

Superb strong bitter with a complex palate, consisting of a delicate aroma of hops delightfully balanced by a prominent malty character.

BEARTOWN

Congleton, Cheshire.

Kodiak Gold

4.0

Well balanced, straw coloured and very drinkable with citrus fruit and hops aroma and sharper, bitter, clean aftertaste.

BEOWULF

Brownhills, Staffs

Wig Laf

4.3

A golden bitter with a malty flavour married to a pleasing bitterness, with three hop varieties used

BEOWULF

Brownhills, Staffs

Mercian Shine

5.0

Amber to pale gold with a good bitter and hoppy start. Plenty of caramel and hops with background malt leading to a good bitter finish with caramel and hops lingering in the aftertaste.

BERROW

Burnham on Sea, Somerset

Silver Berrow

4.7

No details

BIG LAMP

Newburn, Newcastle upon Tyne

Sunnydaze

3.6

A light coloured beer, well hopped with Styrian Goldings

BIG LAMP

Newburn, Newcastle upon Tyne

Summerhill Stout

4.4

Rich tasty stout, dark in colour with a lasting rich roast character

BIG LAMP

Newburn, Newcastle upon Tyne

Prince Bishop

4.8

Easy drinking bitter, golden in colour, full of fruit and hops

BLACKAWTON

Saltash, Cornwall.

Exhibition Ale

4.7

A unique beer that's pale in colour and smooth to taste. Fruity aroma and rich hop flavours.

BLINDMANS

Leighton, Somerset

Eclipse Porter

4.2

A traditional Porter, full of chocolate flavours and subtle bitterness.

BRENTWOOD

Brentwood, Essex.

Hop & Glory

4.5

Medium brown ale. Full bodied, well hopped and fruity.

BROUGHTON

Peebles, Borders.

Clipper IPA

4.2

A light golden ale, in the style of an India Pale Ale, with excellent hop bitterness and aroma.

BUTCOMBE

Bristol.

Brunel IPA

5.0

Seasonal beer

COACH HOUSE

Warrington, Cheshire.

Coachmans Best

3.7

Full bodied with a rich malty flavour and a touch of fruit balanced by the aroma and flavour of Goldings hops.

COUNTRY LIFE

Abbotsham, N. Devon.

Laceys

4.2

Copper in colour it is made from Maris Otter roasted malt with Challenger hops giving a gentle, sweet, malty taste without being too strong.

CROPTON

Pickering, N. Yorks.

Honey Gold Bitter

4.2

A golden refreshing ale made with finest pale crushed malt, dwarf variety hops and a touch of the local honey. Well balanced with a gentle sweet aftertaste.

CROPTON

Pickering, N. Yorks.

Monkmans Slaughter

6.0

A powerful full-bodied ale brewed with Pale and Crystal hops and Kent Challenger and Golding hops. Strong, dark and malty.

DARK STAR

Haywards Heath, W. Sussex.

Old Ale

4.0

Brewed with dark malts, which gives a rich dark colour. A malty caramel taste along with the fresh astringency of Goldings Hops.

DORSET

Weymouth, Dorset.

Durdle Door

5.0

A rusty golden coloured, full bodied ale, with a moderately dry finish, with a hint of traditional marmalade on the palate.

DOWNTON

Salisbury, Wiltshire

Quadhop

3.9

As the name implies, this is a beer brewed using four varieties of hops :- East Kent Goldings, Pioneer, Challenger, Styrian Goldings. A golden coloured beer with the full range of hop flavours and aromas.

DURHAM

Durham

Orang-a-Tang

3.9

New Beer

DURHAM

Durham

Black Velvet

4.0

This is black like a stout but with the strength of a porter. Body is large and smooth, deceptively fooling the senses into believing it to be much stronger than it really is. Traditional English hops brightly balance rich liquorice and roast flavours.

EX VALLEY

Silverton, Devon.

Exeter Old Bitter

4.8

A smooth, well hopped strong ale. Mid brown in colour with a bitter-sweet flavour and a fruity hoppy finish.

FULLERS

Chiswick, London.

E.S.B.

5.5

First brewed in 1971, ESB is unrivalled in terms of its flavour and balance. A powerful 5.5%, it is brewed from Pale Ale and Crystal malts, and from Target, Challenger, Northdown and Goldings hops.

FYNE ALES

Cairndow, Arygle.

Vital Spark

4.4

A rich dark [black] beer. Rich and malty with blackcurrant overtones

FYNE ALES

Cairndow, Arygle.

Avalanche

4.5

Straw coloured with a hint of Grapefruit.

FYNE ALES

Cairndow, Arygle.

Highlander

4.8

A strong traditional ale with intense malt flavours and a citrus hop aroma. Smooth and well-rounded with a distinctly 'moreish' finish.

GOACHERS

Maidstone, Kent.

Gold Star

5.1

A strong pale ale brewed from 100% Maris Otter malt and East Kent Goldings hops

GRAFTON

Worksop, Notts.

Hayloft Bitter

3.8

Robust session bitter with a good malty refreshing character and fruity undertones.

GRAFTON

Worksop, Notts.

Lady Julia

4.3

Smooth and sweet with a glorius bitter finish and citrus aroma.

GRIBBLE INN

Oving, West Sussex.

Bashful Beaver

4.3

No details

HADRIAN & BORDER

Newcastle upon Tyne.

Flotsam

4.0

Bronze coloured with a citrus bitterness and a distinctive floral aroma.

HADRIAN & BORDER

Newcastle upon Tyne.

Byker Jazz

4.3

A Red coloured ale, traditionally hopped with fuggles and goldings

HADRIAN & BORDER

Newcastle upon Tyne.

Jetsam

4.5

A pale golden bitter, clean and fresh with a flowery nose and a hoppy palate.

HAMBLETON

Melmerby, N. Yorks.

Stallion

4.2

This Premium Bitter has a distinctively malty character with a hint of nuttiness. It is reminiscent of a true Yorkshire Bitter.

HAMBLETON

Melmerby, N. Yorks.

Stud

4.3

A wonderfully smooth drinking, straw coloured beer. Aroma hops give a delicacy and subtlety to the robust full bodied flavour.

HANBY

Wem, Shropshire.

Rainbow Chaser

4.3

A very pale bitter brewed with Pioneer Hops.

HARVIESTOUN

Alva, Clacks.

Bitter & Twisted

3.8

A sharp, blond beer with a superb, fresh hop profile combining aromatic Hallertau Hersbrucker with spicy Challenger. It is finished by late hopping with Styrian Goldings, which gives sharpness like the twist of a lemon. A truly refreshing beer and strangely moreish.

HARVIESTOUN

Alva, Clacks.

Schiehallion

4.8

The original cask conditioned lager beer Schiehallion is crisp, dry and airy with a beautifully fresh, grapefruity taste. Delicately crafted using Hersbrucker lager hops; it is fermented at a very low temperature with lager yeast.

HEXHAMSHIRE

Hexham, Northumberland.

Shire Bitter

3.8

Golden hoppy bitter with a malty biscuit overtone. caramel together with Goldings hops supply a clean taste.

HEXHAMSHIRE

Hexham, Northumberland.

Devils Water

4.1

Malty dark ale with a fruity range of flavours. Crystal malt, roasted barley, Fuggles and Goldings hops contribute to a full taste.

HEXHAMSHIRE

Hexham, Northumberland.

Old Humbug

5.5

Well rounded dark malty old fashioned beer. Amber and Crystal malts, Roasted Barley and Fuggles hops at their best.

HIGH HOUSE FARM

Matfen, Northumberland

5th Anniversary Ale

3.5

New Beer

HIGH HOUSE FARM

Matfen, Northumberland

Auld Hemp

3.8

An amber coloured traditional ale, single hopped with Fuggles. This, together with the malt produces a most rewarding session bitter with a slight hint of malt in the finish.

HIGH HOUSE FARM

Matfen, Northumberland

Nels best

4.2

Golden coloured premium ale, single hopped with Goldings. This, together with the malt produces a very easy drinking ale which is not overly bitter and has a slight dry finish.

HIGH HOUSE FARM

Matfen, Northumberland

Ferocious Fred

4.8

Very dark amber, almost black porter.

HOGS BACK

Tongham, Surrey.

Hogs Back Bitter

3.7

Hogsback Best Bitter - a new beer launched in March 2007.

HOP BACK

Salisbury, Wilts.

Summer Lightning

5.0

Straw coloured with a characteristic very fresh hoppy aroma and an excellent long, dry finish.

HOPDAEMON

Newnham, Kent

Skrimshander IPA

4.5

No details

HOUSTON

Houston, Renfrewshire.

Blonde Bombshell

4.0

This gold coloured ale is smooth and easy drinking with a fresh hop aroma, well rounded maltiness and a delicate fruit aftertaste.

HOUSTON

Houston, Renfrewshire.

Black & Tan

4.2

A winning blend of Killellan and Warlock, a dark malty beer, the finish is smooth with a lovely aftertaste.

JARROW

Jarrow, Tyne & Wear.

Jarrow Bitter

3.8

A light session bitter with a delicate hop aroma - easy drinking. Celebrates the Jarrow March and the new energy and spirit of the town.

JARROW

Jarrow, Tyne & Wear.

Rivet Catcher

4.0

A light, smooth, and satisfying golden bitter. Subtle hops give the taste profile on the tongue and nose.

JARROW

Jarrow, Tyne & Wear.

McConnells Irish Stout

4.6

A rich, creamy stout with a long lingering liquorice and pale chocolate finish.

JARROW

Jarrow, Tyne & Wear.

Westoe IPA

4.6

Pale gold with a soft malt character, and refreshing complex aroma. Easy drinking premium ale.

KELHAM ISLAND

Sheffield, S. Yorks.

Easy Rider

4.3

Easy Rider is a smooth easy drinking premium strength pale ale. The initial crisp bitterness gently gives way to a lingering fruity aftertaste.

KELHAM ISLAND

Sheffield, S. Yorks.

Pale Rider

5.2

A well-balanced, strong, fruity, full-drinking pale ale, flavoured with North American hops.

LARKINS

Chiddingstone, Kent

Chiddingstone

4.0

Chiddingstone is a mid-strenght, hoppy, fruity ale with a long, bittersweet aftertaste

LARKINS

Chiddingstone, Kent

Best

4.4

Full-bodied, slightly fruity and unusually bitter for its gravity

LEES

Manchester

Moonraker

7.5

A reddish brown beer with a strong, malty, fruity aroma. The flavour is rich and sweet, with roast malt, fruity finish.

LODDON

Reading, Oxon.

Hoppit

3.5

Moderate in strength, but packed with flavour. Smooth malty body, quite bitter.

LODDON

Reading, Oxon.

Ferrymans Gold

4.4

Golden smooth body with masses of zesty aromatic Styrian Golding hops.

MARBLE

Manchester.

Ginger Marble

4.5

Intense and complex, full-bodied and fiery. A refreshing and light ginger beer with underlying spice.

MILE STONE

Newark, Notts.

Lions Pride

3.8

A copper coloured session ale. A well balanced, light and refreshing ale.

MILE STONE

Newark, Notts.

Rich Ruby

4.5

A ruby red beer with a creamy head, lightly hopped and full of flavour. Rich Ruby has a rich, fruity aroma produced by a combination of crystal and chocolate malts with Nugget, Galena and East Kent Goldings hops.

MILK STREET

Frome, Somset.

Funky Monkey

4.0

Pale golden with delicate floral overtones which come from a crisp resiny base. The lingering aftertaste is delightfully bitter and hoppy.

MOLES

Melksham, Wilts.

Sunrise Celebration

4.2

Tawny brown in colour. Brewerd with organic pale and crystal malts and a complex blend of organic hops giving an ale of underlyinh malty character with a bitter-sweet long lasting taste.

MOORHOUSES

Burnley, Lancs.

Pride of Pendle

4.1

An exceptionally fine balance of malt and hops give this beer a long dry and extremely satisfying finish.

MORDUE

North Shields, T & W.

The Comb Over

3.9

New Beer

MORDUE

North Shields, T & W.

Geordie Pride

4.2

A well-balanced, hoppy bitter with a long, bitter finish an amber hue and a hoppy, fruity aroma.

MORDUE

North Shields, T & W.

Workie Ticket

4.5

A tasty, complex beer with malt and hops throughout and a long, satisfying, bitter finish.

MORDUE

North Shields, T & W.

IPA

5.1

An authentic strong India Pale Ale, brewed to a traditional recipe. Beautifully pale with an intense grapefruit hop flavour. Very moreish.

NELSON

Chatham, Kent.

Rochester Bitter

3.7

A refreshing , pale and hoppy bitter.

NELSON

Chatham, Kent.

Trafalgar Bitter

4.1

A light, easy drinking ale with balanced malt and hop flavour and hints of honey and nuts to finish.

NETHERGATE

Cavendish, Suffolk.

Three Point Nine

3.9

A delicious amber coloured ale with a distinctive and refreshing citrus finish.

NETHERGATE

Cavendish, Suffolk.

Essex Border

4.8

No details

NORTHUMBERLAND

Bedlington, Northumberland.

Spring Gold

3.9

Golden hoppy ale.

NORTHUMBERLAND

Bedlington, Northumberland.

Seaman Staines

4.0

New Beer

NORTHUMBERLAND

Bedlington, Northumberland.

Fog on the Tyne

4.1

A pale light hoppy session ale that is clear in the glass - not foggy!

OAKHAM

Peterborough, Cambs.

White Dwarf

4.3

Piercing bitterness in this 'brite' English style wheat beer, mellows to reveal fruit overtones amidst a dry as a bone finish. A real thirst quencher.

OAKHAM

Peterborough, Cambs.

Bishops Farewell

4.6

A strong premium beer of structured quality dominated by elaborate fruity hop notes, with a grainy background and dry finish.

R.C.H.

West Hewish, Somerset

East Street Cream

5.0

This enigmatic full bodied beer with malty hoppy fruit bitter with a sweet taste which all vie for dominance in this complex and well crafted premium chestnut coloured ale.

RAMSGATE

Ramsgate, Kent.

Seasider

4.3

Pale, amber coloured ale. Clean, crisp and bitter using Goldings and Fuggles.

RAMSGATE

Ramsgate, Kent.

Storm Brewing

5.0

No details

ROTHER VALLEY

Northiam, East Sussex.

Boadicea

4.6

No details

SALTAIRE

Shipley, West Yorkshire.

Cascade Pale Ale

4.8

An American style pale ale with the floral aroma and strong bitterness of Cascade and Centennial hops.

ST GEORGE

Callow End, Worcs.

Blues & Royals

4.3

Deep copper in colour this biscuity tasting hoppy beer will have you riding back for more

STEWART

Edinburgh, Lothian

Pentland IPA

4.1

A golden dry abv, with a slight fruit tones and a moderate bitterness. Fresh hop and added to contribute a more complex character, resulting in an easy to drink ale that offers refreshment with a little extra spice.

STEWART

Edinburgh, Lothian

Edinburgh No 3

4.3

A full-bodied cask ale, with an intense colour, rich malty taste and a clean finish. Brewed using 4 types of malt, including generous portions of black and crystal, subtly balanced using only a small amount of the finest hops.

STRATHAVEN ALES

Strathaven, Lanarkshire

Dutchess Anne

3.9

A refreshing crisp ale using a blend of wheat and lager malts flavoured with fresh meadowsweet. Strathaven's effort to quench the thirst of ale drinkers without resorting to lager.

TIMOTHY TAYLOR

Keighley, W. Yorks.

Golden Best

3.5

A true Pennine light mild, this amber coloured beer makes a refreshing session ale. The smooth and creamy flavour makes it a popular choice.

TIMOTHY TAYLOR

Keighley, W. Yorks.

Ram Tam

4.3

A dark, strong beer that has a reputation as a 'Winter Warmer'. Wholesome and satisfying, this mellow beer has body and depth, leaving a pleasant, fruity afterglow.

W.J.KING

Horsham, West Sussex

Horsham Best Bitter

3.8

Full bodied with good hop bitterness and aroma.

W.J.KING

Horsham, West Sussex

Red River

4.8

Premium Ale, deep red in colour with good biiterness and sweet finish.

WEAR VALLEY

Bishop Auckland, Co Durham

Auckland Glory

3.8

An amber session beer with hops and fruit flavour

WEAR VALLEY

Bishop Auckland, Co Durham

Kayani Premium

5.0

New beer

WELLS & YOUNGS

Bedford.

Bombardier

3.6

A burnished copper colour with a rich, tempting aroma of peppery hops and raisins. The palate is dominated by more dark fruit, juicy malt and tangy hops.

WELLS & YOUNGS