The Bishops Mill
Durham, DH1 1WA
Durham, DH1 1WA
The Bishops Mill
Durham, DH1 1WA
Durham, DH1 1WA
Cask Beers Available
Cask Beers Available
Eclipse - 4.2%
Eclipse
Maxim
4.2% Dark Ale
A creamy dark ale influenced by blending dark chocolate malts with Caramel Hell malt to give a velvety mouthfeel of chocolate, vanilla and cream toffee. Added into the mix and in the background is slight blackcurrant flavours from the use of UK Bramling Cross hops.
Double Maxim - 4.7%
Double Maxim
Maxim
4.7% Brown
A traditional North-Eastern brown ale. The full, welcoming aroma leads to a good balance of ripe grain and spicy hops in the flavour, resulting in a long, bittersweet finish.
Lurcher Stout - 4.8%
Lurcher Stout
Green Jack
4.8% Dark
A rich smooth stout, a roasty dark ale with mature blackcurrent in the aroma and a fruity hoppy bitterness in the taste, quickly giving way to a long sweetish aftertaste.
Birsay Bitter - 3.6%
Birsay Bitter
Swannay
3.6% Bitter
A straw coloured bitter with fruity and floral aromas balanced by biscuity and bready flavours from the UK malt. Hops: East Kent Goldings and Fuggles.
Samson - 4%
Samson
Maxim
4% Brown
Samson is brewed to a traditional recipe using only the finest Maris Otter malt, flavoured with a blend of special Crystal malt English Golding hops are used exclusively in the brew and also for dry hopping in the cask The unique final blend of flavour, bitterness and mouth feel combine to produce an exceptionally balanced chestnut brown beer for any occasion.
Ruddles Best - 3.4%
Ruddles Best
Greene King
3.4% Best Bitter
A best bitter brewed with the rare Bramling Cross hop for soft fruit aroma and taste. The satisfying bitterness is balanced by sweet toffee/caramel from the crystal malt. Hops: Goldings, Pilgrim, Bramling Cross and Target.
Abbot Ale - 5%
Abbot Ale
Greene King
5% Premium Bitter
Warming, malty and fruity. Pale and amber malts contribute to a mouth filling and satisfying 'Horlicks' and biscuity maltiness. Challenger and First Gold give a base note of herbal hop and Fuggle as a late hop contributes the main fragrant fruity and floral and spicy notes. Fermented slowly to give just enough fruity esters providing a complex, satisfying and warming experience.
Doom Bar - 4%
Doom Bar
Sharp's
4% Amber
A perfectly balanced beer combining subtle yet complex flavours. This creates an amber ale which is both satisfying and deliciously moreish.
Lambtons - 3.8%
Lambtons
Maxim
3.8% Pale
Lambtons Beer originally brewed by Vaux in Sunderland, now brewed by The Maxim Brewery. Carefully crafted to blend the finest Maris Otter malt with English Golding and Fuggle hops, this beer is smooth and light.
Ciders & Perries Available
Black Dragon - 7.2%
Black Dragon
Gwynt y Ddraig
7.2% Medium Cider
The legendary Black Dragon! This medium cider now has quite a following amongst the most discerning cider drinkers. It is rich in colour, body and flavour with a fresh, fruity aroma.
Moonshine - 7.5%
Moonshine
Broadoak
7.5% Med/Sweet
This medium-sweet cider has a crisp, light, refreshing, fruity flavour, supplied by dessert and culinary apples, resulting in a very drinkable character, despite its strength.