Great Northern
St Albans, AL1 1PQ
St Albans, AL1 1PQ
Great Northern
St Albans, AL1 1PQ
St Albans, AL1 1PQ
Cask Beers Available
Cask Beers Available
IPA - 4.6%
IPA
The 3 Brewers
4.6% IPA
Golden colour with an orange tint, brewed with five hops from the UK and USA and fermented longer to give a clean and dry finish.
Tempo - 3.8%
Tempo
Siren
3.8% Pale Ale
A bright, easy-drinking pale ale brewed especially for cask - our tribute to pub perfection. A clean, stripped-back malt base lets the hops shine, layered throughout for depth, structure, and mouthfeel. Bursting with sweet tropical fruit, sticky peach and citrus zest, it finishes crisp and clean with gentle bitterness. Hops: Meridian, Lorien, Citra and HBC638. Gluten free and vegan friendly.
London Pride - 4.1%
London Pride
Fuller's
4.1% Amber Bitter
This tawny-coloured premium ale borrows sweet raisin, biscuit and dried-fruit notes from the crystal malt, while fresh, piney herbs emanate from the hops. Rich, smooth and elegant on the palate, it draws to a clean, satisfying finish with beautifully balanced bitterness. Hops: Target, Goldings, Northdown and Challenger.
The Old Man And The Sea - 4.1%
The Old Man And The Sea
Mighty Oak
4.1% Stout
Rich black creamy stout with satisfying malt flavours of espresso coffee, dark chocolate and a hint of dark fruit.
Wainwright Gold - 4.1%
Wainwright Gold
Carlsberg Britvic
4.1% Golden Ale
A delightfully refreshing golden beer. Lightly hopped with subtle sweetness, a delicate citrus aroma and a gloriously golden colour. Hops: Magnum, Tradition and Hersbrucker.
Craft Keg Available
Coney - 4.5%
Coney
Brew York
4.5% Session IPA
Our classic hazy session IPA, generously hopped with Citra, Mosaic and Simcoe, brings strong fruit flavours of citrus, mango and stone fruits. Vegan friendly.
Lumina - 4.2%
Lumina
Siren
4.2% Golden
Our shining light, glowing with juicy tropical fruit notes. Hoppy aromas of mango and pineapple guide you towards explosive flavour, flashes of delicate citrus highlights and refreshing balanced bitterness. Our epiphany of a session beer drinks with a pillowy soft mouthfeel and pours with a beautiful light haze. Hops: Hallertau Blanc, Mosaic, Chinook, Azacca and Simcoe. Gluten free and vegan friendly.
Sumo - 4.7%
Sumo
Mad Squirrel
4.7% Golden
Named after the two heavyweight hops that battle it out in this brew (Summit and Mosaic), $UMO will wrestle your taste buds with a flavour combo of tropical fruit, dank herbs and weighty bitterness. Other beers may enter the ring but $UMO will be the last brew standing. Vegan friendly.
Ciders & Perries Available
Farmhouse Scrumpy - 5.3%
Farmhouse Scrumpy
Gwynt y Ddraig
5.3% Medium Cider
Refreshing medium cider with a smooth and well balanced flavour.
Mothership - 6%
Mothership
Ascension
6% Med/Dry Cider
A medium dry cider made using the same techniques as Pilot, but with a reduced amount of apple juice, we were able to both increase the dryness, strength and hit of wild cider.
Devon Red - 4.5%
Devon Red
Sandford Orchards
4.5% Medium Cider
A perfectly balanced, refreshing, medium cider named after the rich red soil that gives our orchards their distinctive quality.
Alice - 4.6%
Alice
Celtic Marches
4.6% Medium Cider
A medium well-rounded yet a little tart 4.6% cider drier than Thundering Molly, still mellow with a very slight tart finish. Previously called Slack Alice.
Lemon Meringue Pie - 4%
Lemon Meringue Pie
Seacider
4% Fruit Cider
A genuine taste of lemon meringue made from lemons and apples - creating a delicious lemony cider!
Coming Soon
Grand Stout - 4.3%
Grand Stout
The 3 Brewers
4.3% Stout
Made with roasted barley, dark crystal and chocolate malts to give it deep coffee and chocolate notes with a dry finish, complemented by First Gold and Hercules hops, this classic cask stout is full bodied but easy drinking. Named to celebrate our 1000th brew.
Sup - 3.4%
Sup
Northern Monk
3.4% Golden Ale
An easy drinking, sessionable golden ale with subtle citrus, resinous notes and a hint of pine. Hops: Chinook, Citra and Centennial. Vegan friendly.
OPA - 4%
OPA
Oakham
4% Pale Ale
A light pale beer with a big personality, bursting with fruity hop flavours, citrus notes and a refreshing finish.
Pumphouse - 4.2%
Pumphouse
Sambrook's
4.2% English Pale
A gateway to cask beer if you're new to the game - an English Pale Ale with a balanced sweetness and hop character, late hopped with Wakatu to give a pleasant floral, and light spiced aroma. Vegan friendly.
Hop Cat - 3.9%
Hop Cat
Brew York
3.9% Pale Ale
A lively pale ale with a very subtle haze and a whole lot of attitude. Brewed exclusively with Citra hops, this beer leaps from the glass with bright aromas of grapefruit zest, ripe mango and hints of passion fruit. The flavour follows through with juicy citrus and tropical fruit up front, balanced by a clean, refreshing bitterness that keeps each sip crisp and inviting. Fierce, graceful and impossible to ignore; Hop Cat celebrates bold character and effortless cool. Vegan friendly.
Memento - 3.8%
Memento
Siren
3.8% Best Bitter
A wholesome best bitter designed to be true to this iconic beer style, with only a few respectful tweaks. Expect biscuit and caramel flavours from our malts, balanced by English hops with grassy, herbal and citrus notes and refreshing bitterness. Everything is lifted by just a touch of Cascade in the dry-hop.
Khaos - 4%
Khaos
Otherworld
4% Coffee Porter
A full-bodied, flavourful porter with a complex malt profile. Layers of roast malt, caramel and burnt sugar create a rich body, while a generous addition of fresh espresso adds bold coffee character, dark chocolate notes and a lingering bitter finish. Vegan friendly.
Broken Dream - 6.5%
Broken Dream
Siren
6.5% Breakfast Stout
A Breakfast Stout with a gentle touch of smoke, chocolate and coffee. Broken Dream is deep and complex. She lurks in your imagination. She binds smoke and coffee aromas with chocolate, milk and oats to create something thick, velvety and slick. She will draw you towards a land of flavour, passion and colour. Contains lactose.
Take It Easy - 3.4%
Take It Easy
Black Iris
3.4% Pale Ale
A hoppy pale ale hopped with Cascade whole leaf in the boil, Idaho 7 Cyro at pitch and then finished off with Krush T90 in conditioning. Delicious and easy drinking.
Hirundo - 4.5%
Hirundo
Thornbridge
4.5% Pale Ale
A classic hoppy pale ale with Chinook and Willamette hops full of zingy freshness. Originally brewed in Spring it was named after the Latin for the Swallow, Spring's most anticipated avian arrival. It is superbly quaffable at any time of year.
Lightning Beard - 4%
Lightning Beard
Black Iris
4% Pale Ale
For this pale ale, we have focused on blending Muntons Malt extra pale Planet with Bestmalz Heidelburg for a super low colour pint. We've then hopped this beer with Nelson Sauvin leaf on the copper and dry hopped with El Dorado Cryo at pitch and Nelson T90 in conditioning.
Juggernaut - 5.3%
Juggernaut
ABC
5.3% Pale Ale
Unstoppable. Juggernaut packs a double dry hop charge of Simcoe and El Dorado, paired with Krush for a pale ale that hits you with tropical fruit, citrus peel and sticky pine.
Swifty - 3.4%
Swifty
Jiddler's Tipple
3.4% Session IPA
Light and refreshing, yet flavourful, this session Pacific IPA has a zingy mix of New Zealand and American hops. Nelson Sauvin, Motueka and Sabro bring an inviting combination of lemon, lime, grape, gooseberry and tropical fruit. A restrained bitterness completes this uber gluggable delight. Lower in ABV, but high in satisfaction. Gluten free and vegan friendly.
Leeds Pale - 3.8%
Leeds Pale
Leeds
3.8% Pale Ale
An easy drinking pale ale. Light and hoppy with delicate floral notes and a well balanced finish.
Wainwright Amber - 3.4%
Wainwright Amber
Carlsberg Britvic
3.4% Amber
A satisfyingly moreish amber ale. Full-bodied flavour that’s creamy and lightly fruity, with a crisp, clean finish. Hops: Amarillo and Cascade.
Charmed By Harlequin - 4.1%
Charmed By Harlequin
Coley's
4.1% English Pale
Our second venture into the rapidly increasing popularity of English hopped pale ales, is this single hopped bright beer. Hopped exclusively with large amounts of Harlequin T90 pellets, this modern fruit-forward hop brings notes of subtle tropical pineapple, fleshy apricot, a touch of peach and a refreshing crisp bitterness. Vegan friendly.
Swally Rat - 5%
Swally Rat
Ossett
5% Specialty Stout
A deliciously decadent, silky smooth salted caramel coffee stout. Collaboration with Vault City.
Derailed Porter - 5%
Derailed Porter
Five Points
5% Specialty Porter
An extra special version of our beloved Railway Porter aged on Brettanomyces wild yeast for a minimum of nine months. Smooth and dry notable dark fruit and red berry flavours and a funky accent. Vegan friendly.
Somerset Sahara - 5.5%
Somerset Sahara
Iford
5.5% Dry Cider
Fresh pressed modern dry West Country cider. Still and cloudy, with a hit of fresh apple and classic bittersweet backbone.
Thundering Molly - 5.2%
Thundering Molly
Celtic Marches
5.2% Medium Cider
Thundering Molly is a well rounded medium cider. Fresh and fruity with a lovely apple aroma. Gorgeous golden colour and a balanced finish. Made on our Herefordshire farm from 100% cider apples. Made from a blend of bitter sweet and sharp cider apples.
Orchard Dry - 5.2%
Orchard Dry
Snails Bank
5.2% Med/Dry Cider
A more challenging cider for the connoisseur. Again, Dabbinett apples feature highly in the blend along with other traditional bitter sweets such as Harry Masters and Ellis bitters. Not so dry as to be unpleasant, just slightly sweeter to ensure a crisp balanced cider where all the flavors really shine through.