Fox & Hounds
Barnston, CH61 1BW

Fox & Hounds
Barnston, CH61 1BW

Cask Beers Available

Cask Beers Available

Theakston - Old Peculier

Old Peculier - 5.6%

Old Peculier

Theakston

5.6% Strong Ale

A full-bodied, dark brown, strong ale. Slightly malty but with hints of roast coffee and liquorice. A smooth caramel overlay and a complex fruitiness leads to a bitter chocolate finish.

Brains - The Rev James Original

The Rev James Original - 4.5%

The Rev James Original

Brains

4.5% Brown Ale

Pale brown with a faint malty and fruity aroma. Malt and fruit flavours dominate the taste with a balancing bitterness, making for an easy-drinking beer of deceptive strength.

Salopian - Auric

Auric - 4%

Auric

Salopian

4% Golden

An excessively dry hopped session IPA, with a strong grapefruit aroma and a dry body with a quenching array of fruit rind, dried pine, lemon zest sparkling over a long enveloping finish.

Brimstage - Trapper's Hat

Trapper's Hat - 3.8%

Trapper's Hat

Brimstage

3.8% Golden Ale

A refreshingly hoppy session beer. Gold coloured with a complex bouquet, it provides a mouthful of fruit zest, with hints of orange and grapefruit. This was our first brew and remains the most popular having won several awards.

Coming Soon

Carlsberg Britvic - Tetley's Original Cask

Tetley's Original Cask - 3.4%

Tetley's Original Cask

Carlsberg Britvic

3.4% Golden

The iconic British amber ale from Tetley’s. Smoky, nutty notes on the nose, Tetley’s bitter is one of the oldest, traditional bitters still available today. All British hops and Tetley’s original unique dual strain yeast creates the distinctive, timeless taste of Tetley’s.

Salopian - Darwin's Origin

Darwin's Origin - 4.3%

Darwin's Origin

Salopian

4.3% Bitter

A copper coloured Bitter given an international twist with an eclectic mix of new and old world hops that give the beer its distinctive lemony aroma and dry finish. Hops: Mosaic and Centennial.

Ossett - White Rat

White Rat - 4%

White Rat

Ossett

4% Session Pale

Thriving on bold, hoppy citrus flavours, this maverick is always ahead of the curve. This very pale, hoppy ale is made from low colour malt. A combination of Cascade, Columbus and Amarillo hops produce an intensely aromatic and resinous finish.

Robinsons - Trooper

Trooper - 4.7%

Trooper

Robinsons

4.7% Best Bitter

A Premium British bitter inspired by Iron Maiden and handcrafted at Robinsons Brewery. Malt flavours and citric notes for a unique blend of Bobek, Goldings and Cascade hops give this deep golden ale a subtle hint of lemon.

Brimstage - Sandpiper

Sandpiper - 3.6%

Sandpiper

Brimstage

3.6% Pale

Brewed with the Citra hop, this extremely moreish session beer has sublime balance and is light and refreshing with tropical fruit flavours.

Timothy Taylor - Boltmaker

Boltmaker - 4%

Boltmaker

Timothy Taylor

4% Yorkshire Bitter

A well-balanced, genuine Yorkshire Bitter, with a full measure of maltiness and hoppy aroma. Boltmaker is first choice for the discerning drinker - on both sides of the Pennines.

Titanic - Classic Mild

Classic Mild - 3.5%

Classic Mild

Titanic

3.5% Dark

A mild of classic style full of roast malt and balanced by delicate hops. True to type it has a rounded sweetness and a smooth dry finish.

Salopian - Entire Butt

Entire Butt - 4.6%

Entire Butt

Salopian

4.6% English Porter

First brewed in 1998, reborn in 2025. It takes its name from a traditional style of porter brewed in 18th-century London. Pouring dark mahogany with a creamy tan head, it delivers fruitcake and chocolate aromas, with raisin, coffee, and molasses flavours. A medium body and dry finish complete this quietly complex, historic porter, crafted for today.

Brimstage - Oyster Catcher

Oyster Catcher - 4.4%

Oyster Catcher

Brimstage

4.4% Oatmeal Stout

Smooth rich oatmeal stout with chocolate and coffee aromas.

Salopian - Lemon Dream

Lemon Dream - 4.5%

Lemon Dream

Salopian

4.5% Pale Ale

A shimmering golden ale that is brewed using organic lemons which adds beautifully subtle zesty aromas and a citrus filled fruity finish. Hops: Lemondrop and Brewers Gold.

Titanic - Plum Porter

Plum Porter - 4.9%

Plum Porter

Titanic

4.9% Fruited Porter

This beer is dark strong and well rounded; the richness of such a rotund beer is brought to an even keel by the late addition of Goldings hops and natural plum flavouring. Take the opportunity and go for the low hanging fruit, this sumptuous beer really is a plum!

Titanic - First Class

First Class - 3.8%

First Class

Titanic

3.8% Session Bitter

Passengers in steerage class lapped up the luxury that the Titanic embodied, in first class however the opulence literally enveloped them. This beer uses the choicest ingredients, carefully selected, to create a magnificent golden brown beer, hoppy yet balanced to offer a taste of luxury to the bottom of the glass.

Theakston - Best Bitter

Best Bitter - 3.8%

Best Bitter

Theakston

3.8% Best Bitter

The definitive English Bitter. This fine golden-coloured beer has a full flavour that lingers pleasantly on the palate. With good bitter sweet balance, this beer has a subtle hop character described as citrus and spicy. It's a refreshing and very satisfying pint - noted for the aroma of its Fuggle hops and the dry hopping of Bramling Cross to add to its characteristic Theakston aroma.

Timothy Taylor - Landlord

Landlord - 4.3%

Landlord

Timothy Taylor

4.3% English Pale

An incresingly dry, hoppy, bitter finish complements the spicy, citrus character of this full-flavoured and well balanced amber beer.

Salopian - Portmanteau

Portmanteau - 5%

Portmanteau

Salopian

5% IPA

A rip-roaring golden IPA, super aromas of lime and peach descend to a palate that bursts with fat new world hops and finished by a burly prolonged bitterness.

Brimstage - Oyster Catcher

Oyster Catcher - 4.4%

Oyster Catcher

Brimstage

4.4% Oatmeal Stout

Smooth rich oatmeal stout with chocolate and coffee aromas.

 

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