Red Lion
Ripley, DE5 3BR
Ripley, DE5 3BR
Red Lion
Ripley, DE5 3BR
Ripley, DE5 3BR
Cask beers available
Cask beers available
Kiwi Pale Ale - 5.2%
Kiwi Pale Ale
Milestone
5.2% abv
Pale and hoppy with citrus and gooseberry notes.
Sleepy Badger - 4.5%
Sleepy Badger
Little Critters
4.5% abv
A classic British-style stout brewed with flaked oatmeal, chocolate malt, crystal malt and roasted barley. The richness of the grain blend is balanced by the nutty/smokey character of the roasted malt, the creaminess from the oatmeal flakes and a dose of whole hops. With a light/medium body and dry finish this is our premium dark session ale.
Iceberg - 4.1%
Iceberg
Titanic
4.1% abv
A combination of Maris Otter pale malt and fine wheat malt, give this refreshing beer real zest. Add refreshing Yakima Galena and Cascade hops and what you get is a fantastic wheat beer that will hole any passing thirst.
Captain Smiths - 5.2%
Captain Smiths
Titanic
5.2% abv
Deep ruby, softly hopped, strong ale. The malty flavours and aromas are twinned with a gentle sweetness in this traditional bitter.
Wicked Witch - 4.5%
Wicked Witch
Milestone
4.5% abv
Deep ruby, light roasted malt, chocolate and caramel flavours with a crisp bitter finish.
American Pale - 4.5%
American Pale
Shipyard
4.5% abv
An easy drinking, American style Pale Ale bursting with fruity citrus hop aroma and flavour. Dry hopped with 4x American hops Chinook, Cascade, Centennial and Columbus - Drop anchor for a spell and try a great tasting beer.
Lock, Prop & Barrel - 4%
Lock, Prop & Barrel
Milestone
4% abv
Deep amber ale brewed with Goldings, First Gold and Magnum Hops. A special for the Rugby Union World Cup.
Westward Ho! - 4.1%
Westward Ho!
Summerskills
4.1% abv
Golden amber coloured refreshing beer. Initial light fruit taste followed by a zesty and fruity finish.
Doom Bar - 4%
Doom Bar
Sharp's
4% abv
Bitter with a faint flowery aroma and a moderately fruity, malty taste. The finish is long but pleasantly bitter with some sweetness and dryness.
Ruddles Best - 3.7%
Ruddles Best
Greene King
3.7% abv
Powerful fruitiness, with flavours reminiscent of redcurrants, raspberries and strawberries intermingled with citrus notes. The fruitiness is balanced out by the famous Ruddles bitterness and by a delicate aroma.
Abbot Ale - 5%
Abbot Ale
Greene King
5% abv
A full-bodied, very distinctive beer with a bitter-sweet aftertaste.
Craft Keg available
Punk IPA - 5.6%
Punk IPA
BrewDog
5.6% abv
This Trans-Atlantic fusion IPA is light golden in colour with tropical fruits and light caramel on the nose. The palate soon becomes assertive and resinous with the New Zealand hops balanced by the biscuit malt. The finish is aggressive and dry with the hops emerging over the warming alcohol.
Ciders & Perries available
Black Dragon - 7.2%
Black Dragon
Gwynt y Ddraig
7.2% abv
The legendary Black Dragon! This cider now has quite a following amongst the most descerning cider drinkers. It is rich in colour, body and flavour with a fresh, fruity aroma.
Henry's Orchard - 5.7%
Henry's Orchard
Mr Whitehead's
5.7% abv
A new blend of perry especially for the 2019 festival, made from fruit grown in the south of England. The taste of pears is balanced with subtle citrus and elderflower overtones, giving a medium-sweet taste, very smooth on the pallet. With a strength of 5.7%, it more than stands up for itself.
Coming Soon
Divine - 5.1%
Divine
Bishop Nick
5.1% abv
Here’s a beer you can believe in. Perfected over six generations of master brewers, this ale is a nod to a classic Ridley’s recipe. A festival of English flavours featuring spice, nuttiness and caramel, nicely balanced with a mellow hoppiness. Pours dark amber with a deliciously dense creamy head and a warming malt aroma. Devote your senses to this worthy brew.
Firefly Bitter - 3.7%
Firefly Bitter
Hanlons
3.7% abv
Light on the palate and kind to the head, it delivers delicate fruitiness from Cascade balanced with biscuity maltiness. Firefly has a clean and citrusy finish, late hopped with Saaz.
Black Knight - 5.3%
Black Knight
Goffs
5.3% abv
Very dark ruby red tinted beer with powerful chocolate malt aromas and a hint of vanilla.
Icarus - 4.5%
Icarus
Blindmans
4.5% abv
This ruby-coloured ale is brewed with a blend of fine malts and quality hops, resulting in a rich, full flavour, with a fruity, red berry character and hints of toffee emerging in the satisfying finish.
Ghost Ship - 4.5%
Ghost Ship
Adnams
4.5% abv
At 4.5% abv, this Pale Ale has a good assertive pithy bitterness and a malty backbone. It is brewed with a selection of malts: Pale Ale, Rye and Cara. We use Citra, and a blend of other American hop varieties to create some great citrus flavours.
Durdle Door - 5%
Durdle Door
Dorset
5% abv
A full bodied, clean tasting ale with hints of marmalade on the palate.
Original - 4%
Original
Butcombe
4% abv
The beer that changed everything. The first brew we perfected, the beer that made our name with its distinctive bitter, clean and refreshingly dry flavour. Made with only the best Maris Otter malt blended with a variety of English hops (a secret that we can never share), Butcombe Original is the classic session beer.
Old Rosie (2019) - 6.8%
Old Rosie (2019)
Westons
6.8% abv
Old Rosie is the name given to our 1921 Aveling and Porter steam roller, that still sits in our yard in Herefordshire. Strong, reliable and so loved by everyone in the Westons family, we named this cloudy cider in her honour. Light, crisp and dry, this truly old fashioned cloudy cider is slowly matured and left unfiltered.
Rhubarb - 4%
Rhubarb
Snails Bank
4% abv
This medium real apple cider is infused with tart rhubarb and blended with vanilla, resulting in a pleasing, smooth and complex flavour.
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