Version 100 milestone for our US Session, dry hopped with Simcoe and Amarillo for a classic citrus and pine finish.
A premium golden ale packed full of American hops. Full bodied and malty, but balanced with powerful citrus hop aromas from five separate additions of US Centennial hops.
A highly refreshing, very pale ale, bursting with hop character and a fine fruity aroma. Brewed with soft Lakeland water, Maris Otter malted barley and full flower hops - blending three traditional English hops and the modern American hop, Citra.
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.
Our Mixtape IPA series is all about creating deliciously exciting hop combinations, and Volume 10 hits the brief perfectly. An incredible blend of Krush, Rakau, Talus, Chinook, and Idaho 7 hops give a juicy, tropical burst of mango, stone fruit, and citrus, balanced with subtle pine and a smooth, pillowy finish.
The strongest beer in our core range. A classic pale ale, brewed from British pale malt and US Cascade hops. Smooth, fruity and full- bodied, with a deceptive bitterness to complement its alcohol strength. Refreshing citrus hop aromas complete the sensory pleasure.
An incresingly dry, hoppy, bitter finish complements the spicy, citrus character of this full-flavoured and well balanced amber beer.
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A smooth, mellow and creamy jet-black stout. Bitterness is low and malt predominates, with chocolate, coffee and vanilla flavours to the fore. English-grown Bramling Cross hops steeped in the hot wort create a subtle blackcurrant and spicy aroma.
This very pale hoppy ale is made from low colour Maris Otter malt. A combination of three high-alpha American hops produce an intensely aromatic and resinous finish.
A velvet smooth stout with deep flavours of roasted malts and subtle caramel with an easy drinking creamy finish. Collaboration with Northern Monk.
A refreshing blonde ale with a mellow bitterness. Brewed using English Maris Otter barley and flavoured with a fruity hop. A real thirst quencher.
A light refreshing pale ale brewed using the finest New Zealand hops having the characteristics of tropical fruits and a mild citrus palate.
A dark ale with a ruby red colour, the aroma has a sweet scent of strawberries combined with a smokiness and a soft, rich taste.
The first beer brewed at the Rat Brewery. A hoppy pale ale with a high bitterness contrasted with an underlying malty sweetness, and with intense, tangy hop notes reminiscent of grapefruit. Hops: Admiral and Cluster.
A crisp, light and refreshing session IPA, brewed from pale, wheat and oat malts. Thirst-quenching and moderately bitter, hop aromas of citrus and tropical fruits come from generous quantities of Mosaic, Ella and Vic Secret added to the kettle and as a dry hop.
A light and zingy go to IPA. Extra pale base malts are used to keep it crisp and give the hops a great platform to dance on. Masses of hop additions during the whirlpool and a huge dose of dry hops make this a brilliantly 'easy' IPA. Hops: Columbus, Centennial, Simcoe, Amarillo, Galaxy, Vic Secret and Mosaic. Vegan friendly.
The Worlds creamiest stout set to conquer the world. Forged In Dublin Ireland by Conor McGregor. A beautifully hand-crafted stout with hints of chocolate and coffee roasted notes.
A sweet but incredibly refreshing perry with a glorious fresh-tasting pear flavour and a wonderful pear aroma.
A 100% whole juice cider from apples that are hand-picked, hand sorted, hand-pressed and fermented with yeast time and patience. A full bodied dry cider with complex and punchy apple aromas.
We have blended our Somerset cider with an explosion of tropical fruits. Pink grapefruit, pineapple, mango and lime all combine to make this a succulent thirst quencher. Perfect for drinking on the beach and making you feel closer to the Caribbean with every sip.
Somerset cider bursting with berry scrumptiousness. Crafted with the most sublime cherries and berries, this mouth-watering cider is sweet with a soft underlying berry flavour and bold cherry notes.
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.
Sweet but incredibly refreshing with a glorious fresh tasting pear flavour and a wonderful pear aroma.
Using our legendary skills in blending fruit with our fantastic cider we have come up with this pineapple delight. in this fruity fusion pineapple juice is paired with our crisp somerset cider creating this exciting fresh flavour.
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.
Our golden girl is a medium fruity cider with a gorgeous delicate hue. Made using 100% cider apples, from our very own Herefordshire farm, Lily has an intense fruity nose and is gently sweet on the palate. Lily's subtle balance of fresh cider apples, candy apple sweetness and light body makes for a very easy drinking and quaffable cider.
Crisp Somerset cider infused with heavenly Elderflower which creates this refreshing an luxurious clean delicate cider. Floral hints above the apple notes give a unique taste.
An emblematic new cask aged IPA featuring three of our favourite hops. The vibrant berry flavours and earthy, pine resin complexity of Mosaic combine brilliantly with the pronounced grapefruit, orange and tangerine notes of Centennial and the punchy tropical fruit characteristics of Citra. A beer to symbolize all that we stand for!
Light and golden coloured beer with a strong citrus and hop aroma. Citrus and grassy hop flavours dominate the palate with a light and refreshing dry finish. A superbly drinkable beer.
Packed full of mandarin orange and mango flavours harnessed from the Citra hop, the flavour profile of this hazy, limited edition version of Rooster's flagship IPA has been enhanced further by the addition of a blend of tropical fruit juices. Vegan friendly.
A golden, premium beer with a smooth, malty background, rich and fruity hop flavours and a refreshing finish. Hops: Cascade (USA) and Challenger (UK).
Smooth and malty dark mild for drinking in quantity! Fruity and full - the use of roast barley in the mash provides not only deep-ruby colour, but also a subtle, clean and dry flavour.
A single hopped Citra pale ale. It explodes with a fantastic tropical fruit aroma, giving way to guava and ripe citrus which burst through on the palate with a beautiful bitter and sweet balance.
A session IPA featuring USA sourced big hitters Amarillo, Chinook and Simcoe, rising UK hop star Jester and experimental UK variety CF247. Citrus orange and lemon notes plus hints of tropical fruit, spice and pine resin lead on to a complex, moreish, grapefruit bitterness.
An easy drinking, dark, malty ale with light sweet and nutty aromas and hints of roasted flavours.
Enigma is a hop from down under that imparts red fruit and a pinot gris type finish.
A superbly refreshing light golden bitter, distinctively smooth, with citrus fruitiness and a refreshing hoppy finish. Hops: Mount Hood (USA) and Challenger (UK).
Dark copper coloured ale with a toffee, malted caramel smell and a rich smooth moreish flavour.
Brewed with 100% Citra hops that create aromas of mango, apricot, grapefruit and mandarin orange, along with a lasting, juicy, tropical fruit bitterness, Baby-Faced Assassin is a deceptively drinkable India Pale Ale that shouldn’t be taken lightly. Vegan friendly.
A classic British-style cask IPA created using the very best ingredients we can get our hands on and then fermenting it in our new Union set. For our base malt, we have used Maris Otter from Norfolk, a touch of Simpsons' best Crystal malt to add a touch of colour and rounded sweetness and some of the special (and expensive) Brewers' Invert No.2 sugar from Ragus, which will add notes of caramel and toffee while helping to keep the beer’s body in check. The all-important hops are British-grown Goldings and Northdown, which give us some gentle berry flavours and rounded, cedar-like hop aromas to balance the maltiness.
A citrusy pale packed full of Mosaic and Citra hops. A beer brewed especially for The Holly Bush Inn, Makeney to thank them for their support during lockdown and over the past 10 years.
Full bodied, traditional-style mid-brown "best" brewed from 100% English barley malt and copious English Challenger and Boadicea hops, which shine through. This is a great beer of its type and a classic session beer.
An extra pale ale brewed to be crisp and quenching with floral and citrus notes throughout. A perfect refresher to enjoy with friends in your favourite countryside pub.
A light golden beer with a big personality, bursting with fruity hop flavours, citrus notes and a refreshing finish. Hops: Sterling, Amarillo, Centennial, Cascade and Chinook (all USA).
We wanted to bring together all things nice in our Chai latte stout, the mouthfeel is silky and velvety ensconcing a kaleidoscope of spices. With cardamom, cinnamon and a range of other flavours you’ll experience a rich spicy, sweetness with woody, toasty hints and floral dashes. From the first sip, Sugar & Spice will take you on a full flavour journey. Contains lactose.
Pale ale brewed with Citra and Mosaic hops and Kveik ale yeast which brings out even more citrus flavours.
A rich full bodied stout brewed for Halloween.
An amber-coloured, traditionally crafted Lancashire Ale, brewed with Maris Otter and Crystal Malts, triple-hopped with classic English varieties Northdown, Fuggles and East Kent Goldings to create a quaffable, full bodied bitter ale with a spicy, earthy aroma.
An amber ale with flavours of orange and caramel.
Hoppy pale ale with citrus and tropical fruit aromas. Hops: Amarillo.
A quintessential, refreshing pale ale showcasing Cascade and Liberty hops. Punchy, clean citrus and grassy hop flavours with a balanced, bittersweet finish designed to quench the strongest of thirsts.
Extra pale malts, Green Bullet for bittering and a large amount of Nelson Sauvin for flavour.
A dark amber coloured bittersweet ale with an aroma of caramel malt and a hint of lemon. Taste of rich caramel malts with a touch of toffee and soft citrus flavours leading to a good bitter hoppy finish.
A sparkling session beer brewed with both English and American Hops to give a smooth and creamy texture and a fantastic hoppy after-taste.
A dark mild with an aroma that will tantalise with notes of caramel, toffee and chocolate followed on the palate with an array of deep rich malt flavours and dark fruit.
A citrus dominated India Pale Ale, its immediate impression is soft and smooth yet builds to a crescendo of massive hoppiness accentuated by honey. An enduring, bitter finish.
Very pale with delicious (and outrageously expensive!) US Amarillo hops, which are earthily aromatic and the beer, highly drinkable. Yakima Valley is the area of Washington State in which the hops are grown.
A staple of the Kelham Island range, and with good reason as it pours pure gold and is beautifully balanced with notes of citrus, peach and passion fruit.
This Belgian Quad has been aged for nearly 2 years in Four Roses bourbon barrels. The low temperature aging of the bourbon leads to mellow, smooth and complex whiskey flavour being imparted into the liquid. Expect huge nutty notes, a thicker texture and a beautiful Manzanilla Sxherry like aroma to the beer. Collaboration with Tartarus. Vegan friendly.
A pale ale forged from the finest Maris Otter malt and a special blend of American hops. The nose is of fresh citrus and berry fruits with a smooth juicy malt character and deceptively moreish finish that belies its strength. Vegan friendly.
Single hopped ale using Willamette hops which are generally perceived as a new, yet good quality aroma hop. The rub of the hops gives an estery, blackcurrant, herbal aroma that is very pleasant but can be quite strong.
This Best Bitter is a homage to a classic beer style from our Great British brewing past. We use 5 different malts to build a robust malty back bone and balance it with traditional UK hops.
A dark, ruby brown, rich, complex beer with aromas of dark chocolate, treacle sweet flavours, roasted bitterness and a surprising fruitiness from a medley of English and American hops. Previously known as Brodie's Prime.
A deep amber traditional bitter ale, all English hops, lots of flavour (spiced marmalade) with a malty finish. Brewed with Chinook and Galaxy hops.
Our unfiltered Kellerbier is brewed with Akoya and Pacifica hops, delivering a refreshing balance of crisp floral notes and bright citrus aromas. Vegan friendly.
A single hopped American pale ale with new experimental US hop HBC 522, flavours and aromas are a mix of floral, citrus and pine.
This contemporary IPA explodes with amazing hop harvest aromas, packing in big tropical and citrus hop flavours before a crisp, refreshing finish. Double hopped with 100% USA sourced Citra hops. Green Devil is the big brother of our best selling Oakham Citra.
A classic approach to a style of beer first developed in Victorian London. Roasted malt and chocolate flavours are abound in London Thunder; a smooth, dark porter brewed using a blend of 7 malts and English hops. Vegan friendly.
Pale gold with a big grassy hop aroma with some delicate hints of cinnamon and ginger, and a slight floral note. Citrus hop flavours lead to a pleasant bitterness.
A refreshing thirst quenching pale golden session beer. Malty undertones and a powerful spicy hop aroma combine to produce a dangerously moreish beer.
A full-bodied and well-balanced stout that delivers a subtle, yet indulgent combination of delicious chocolate and candied orange peel. Vegan friendly.
A rich, full bodied and warming Imperial Russian Stout. Powerful 7.4% with a pungent and lingering aftertaste.
Our most traditional core beer is inspired by a Manchester stalwart; a fondly-remembered original. Speciality malt gives the deep golden colour and robust base, balanced by crisp bitterness and a floral, lemony aroma. Vegan friendly.
Brewers Gold for the brave. Slips down nice and easy, with dramatic effects!
A classic Yorkshire recipe using homegrown Yorkshire Hops, Yorkshire water and barley to produce a smooth yet malty texture, a bitter-sweet overtone with a hint of spice.
Rich and velvety stout with deep roasted malts, smooth oatmeal, and hints of dark chocolate. Its full-bodied character and balanced sweetness make it a perfect cold-weather companion.
A pale, very hoppy beer brewed using Tettnang hops.
A Citra hopped session IPA. Light gold in colour, bursting with citrus and tropical hop flavours and sensationally refreshing.
A superb premium golden ale with wonderful aromas of Amarillo hops and a lasting spicy and orangy flavour. Cara malt provides a little burnished colour, but the light body belies its strength. Dangerously drinkable!
Featuring lightning strikes of bold New World hop flavour from Kiwi sourced Pacific Jade and Chinook from the USA. Herbal, fresh citrus and black pepper notes from Pacific Jade work wonderfully with the spice and pine resin qualities and clean grapefruit bitterness of Chinook.
US hopped pale ale using one of the first American hops to grace our shores, often neglected now due to newer varieties, we love this hop and the unique citrus qualities it puts into beer.
Long Mynd Cider only uses cider apples. The cider apples are milled, pressed then over winter they ferment with their own wild yeasts converting the sugar to alcohol. This takes up to six months. There’s never any rush. After fermentation our cider is conditioned in Scotch whisky barrels before going into the dispensing tanks. We use our own apples and at least three other local varieties to create a unique flavour and taste.
Our golden girl is a medium fruity cider with a gorgeous delicate hue. Made using 100% cider apples, from our very own Herefordshire farm, Lily has an intense fruity nose and is gently sweet on the palate. Lily's subtle balance of fresh cider apples, candy apple sweetness and light body makes for a very easy drinking and quaffable cider.
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