A renowned beer from a recipe passed down by the Roberts family who owned the brewery for several generations; a pale-straw-coloured, premium bitter with simple, light malty-sweetness, delicately balanced with light bitterness of floral, earthy character.
A stout with a chocolate and coffee aroma and a smooth dark fruits finish. Vegan friendly.
A classic American IPA. Boldly hoppy with a distinctly tropical aroma.
Golden yellow nectar. Pale barley, crystal malt and oats, blend to fill the palate with flavour. Aromatic hops dance over the tongue for a gentle hop finish. Champion Beer of Britain at GBBF 2017.
A light refreshing beer with pungent grapefruit, lychee and gooseberry aromas leading to a dry, bitter finish.
Ruby coloured premium bitter, full of malt and fruit flavours.
Very dark ruby red tinted beer with powerful chocolate malt aromas and a hint of vanilla.
Malt and hop aroma, bitter and hoppy finish.
The original Bristol Milk Stout with smooth chocolatey sweetness and balancing coffee bitterness with hints of dark fruits. This award winning national champion stout is a beautifully creamy, full-bodied stout.
The aroma is sweet with light apple notes. The flavour is sweet with notes of apples! Pale orange and slightly hazy. Easy drinking cider, with plenty of fruit.
A medium dry perry from Hartland's of Tirley.
Medium dry cider from Hartland's of Tirley. Made by Derek Hartland inheriting skills from his father to create this distinctive blended farmhouse cider.
To celebrate our 1000th brew, a premium Belgium-style brunette with hints of tropical fruit.
Straw-coloured; lightly malty; medium-strong, crisp, floral-fruity bitterness.
Based on the original Flower's 19th century IPA recipe.
This modern expression has an auburn glint. Balanced with charming complex flavours that are lightly spiced. The finish is fruity and bitter.
One of the original Ossett core beers from 1998 and SIBA national champion. This regal beer continues to be a timeless classic. A simple combination of pale malt and American Cascade hops result in a crisp, dry and refreshing pale ale with aromas of citrus fruit and balanced bitterness.
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.
A rich dark traditional Stout combining English hops and fine roasted malts with a delicate caramel and honey infusion to produce a wonderful flavour combination with a silky, smooth finish.
A crisp, sparkling sunflower gold ale with a striking hop profile. Dry and refreshing with a long citrus aromatic finish. Hops: Citra and Amarillo.
A pale hoppy bitter brewed with a blend of three New Zealand hops. Appeals to both ale and lager drinkers alike. Sounds a bit naughty but it's not!
Produced using root extract ginger this ingeniously created ginger beer has a flavour which is not overpowering and is very refreshing.
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 dark, sweetish, strong ale with smooth fruity flavour and slight liquorice after taste.
Awaiting tasting notes from brewery.
A golden bitter with floral, citric hop aroma. It has a predominantly hoppy flavour which is slight sweet and fruity.
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.
This session pale ale brings together fresh-from-the-fields UK hop Mystic together with its parent Jester. All-British so settle down for a super smooth session pint, Mystic and Jester swing in with classic blackcurrant and citrus aroma that sets up for a fruity complex finisher. Caragold alongside torrified wheat and barley takes this back to UK brewing basics.
Level as it is affectionately known to its loyal drinkers has now been brewed for 22 years. This classic beer is a ripe harvest golden colour, brewed with Phoenix hops, leaving a slightly citrus aftertaste.
A dark ruby strong ale with a good balance of fruit and hops, leading to a pleasant, lingering hops and malt finish.
A classic IPA, light in colour, with a sharp, hoppy, grapefruit finish.
An iconic beer amongst beer aficionados, Exmoor Beast is a dark beer, brewed making liberal use of Chocolate and Crystal malts. The beer has the characteristics of a strong Porter whilst retaining the distinctive Exmoor taste - a superb blend of malt and hops with a complex, long aftertaste.
A very pale beer. The sweetness and the fresh, fruity, zingy, citrus of the Citra hop does not overpower with either bitterness or aroma.
A golden refreshing ale full of summer sunshine.
A black IPA made using 15 malts and 15 hops to celebrate 15 years of brewing.
Based on a 19th century recipe, this traditional beekeepers ale is light in colour with fruity notes and a hint of sweetness to compliment the dry hoppy taste. Brewed using our own natural spring water, 100% Maris Otter floor malted barley, top fermenting ale yeast, specially selected honeys and pure English hops.
A beautiful amber colour, with perfect balance between finest English Maris Otter malt and classic Southern English hops; malty, clean, moreish. Fortitude is a 4.0% bitter with attitude.
Crisp, hoppy, refreshing pale ale with hints of tropical fruit brewed with malted barley and rye.
A traditional Cornish bitter, a moreish, smooth, nutty ale. Reddish in colour, malty, lightly hopped with a fruity bouquet.
Extra special double hopped golden ale brewed with New Zealand hops.
A well balanced session pale with a lightly bitter citrus finish. Vegan friendly.
Golden double hopped IPA inspired by the fabulous Azacca hop.
An amber best bitter, rounded and fruity with notes of mango and peach for a dry, spicy long finish. Brewed for the Coronation of King Charles III.
An easy drinking copper coloured best bitter made with finest English Challenger, Goldings and Fuggles hops. A popular ale appealing to drinkers that like a traditional best bitter. A bold claim "Cotswold's Best" but we believe it is!
Notorious pays homage to the original US 'C' hops: 4 revolutionary - now classic - hops that helped the UK fall in love with citrusy, hoppy pale ales in those heady early days of the Craft Beer Revolution. Columbus, Chinook, Cascade and Centennial combine to make a legend of a pint: citrus, sherbet, black pepper, floral, tropical and piney flavours make this an epic pour. A king of sessions, this will have you coming back for more.
Crafted to mark the Coronation of King Charles III, our latest cask special blends mouthwatering hoppy flavours of citrus and grapefruit to form a light and fresh bitter with delicate floral notes.
A full mouthfeel, smooth chocolate oat stout with a creamy finish.
A full golden coloured beer with a soft hop flavour and finish.
Pale golden with lovely gooseberry notes on the nose from late use of Nelson Sauvin hops, which also add a distinctive flavour which works well with the floral notes from the use of Cascade for bittering. A nice strong bitter flavour and a nice long finish.
A dark ruby beer with a pleasant bittersweet aftertaste and a warming hint of port. Big flavour and drinkability that belies it's strength!
Our lowest ABV beer, pale ale brewed with English hops, with a great easy drinkable taste.
A light and refreshing pale ale brewed with Citra hops. A light bitterness makes way for a forward yet balanced citrus flavour and aroma.
A Citra single hopped pale ale with hints of tropical fruit and a crisp Citra finish.
Double hopped light golden IPA.
A strong winter ale made with five different malts and all English hops.
A silky smooth, full bodied milk stout exploding with bold flavours of Irish whiskey, coffee and vanilla. Previously called Sheridan's, it's the same awesome beer in a shiny new suit.
A well hopped bitter with a light colour and full bodied taste. Bitterness predominates in the mouth and leads to a dry, hoppy aftertaste. Deceptively drinkable for it's strength.
A crisp and refreshing golden ale brewed for extreme drinkability. New World hops bring brilliant fruit flavours of pear, melon and citrus.
An easy drinking golden ale with a light sweet malty taste and a pleasurable fruity finish.
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.
Brewed with six different malts, Maris Otter pale malt, amber, roast barley, chocolate, naked oats, black malt, along with a quintet of British hops, Northdown, Harlequin, Bramling Cross, Olicana and Jester. Collaboration with Brew61.
A flavourful, easy going premium blonde ale with a smooth, light finish. Brewed on a base of 6 malts, the brewers added 4 hops, Celeia, Fuggles, Challenger and Pacific Gem for aromas and flavours ranging from black pepper to delicate blackberry.
This is a single hopped beer using only Summit hops from USA. It is pale gold and the aroma has a slight spiciness with light tangerine tones. It has a medium bitter taste and a lovely full bodied finish.
A plush balance of silky rich dark and white chocolate leading to extravagant roasted malts, light hints of liquorice and coffee.
One of our range of single hopped beers, brewed only using Centennial hops from the USA. Centennial remains one of our favourite hops and this pale blonde ale showcases it perfectly, with a a zesty sherbet lemon hop nose, bitter citrus hop taste and long dryish finish.
Black Forest Gateau stout. Luscious, boozy dark cherry mingles with layers of roasted and toasted malt bitterness and a rich lactose enhanced mouthfeel. Contains lactose.
A gluten free ale ale which showcases the amazing aromas and flavours of the Mosaic hop. Expect blueberry, tangerine and papaya from the Mosaic hop, with the addition of bittering hop Hallertau Blanc bringing lemongrass and passion fruit.
A gorgeous dose of resin and grapefruit. Clean and crisp our West Coast IPA puts those Old School, New World titans Cascade and Amarillo at centre stage.
This very pale straw coloured beer is brewed with 20% wheat, has a gentle hop aroma and a dry finish.
A golden pale ale with a refreshing aroma and a smooth clean taste. Full of Strisselspalt hops with a reprieve of honey flavour for balance. A perfect accompaniment for fish, sea food and lighter flavoured dishes, pasta, blue cheese and fruity puddings.
A delicious traditional porter with a full bodied taste of chocolate, coffee, blackcurrant and black cherry with a good aroma.
Our Christmas Ale. A smooth malty dark well balanced ruby ale with a hint of Liquorice after taste. Christmas in a glass!!! Named aptly because Dave's not too keen on Christmas!
A rich deep chestnut coloured ale, with a beautifully smooth creamy head. A citrus aftertaste gives way to a long dry finish.
A traditional black mild with light roast nose, hints of roasted malt and fruit with a sweet finish.
This unique deep red seasonal beer has a slight blue tint in the head, leading to a distinctive winter berry flavour, resulting in plenty of fruity notes and a lasting, smooth finish. Hops: Goldings and Target.
A rich smooth dark mild with a nutty palate. Vanilla / Roasted and Smoky So popular that it's now available all year round!
Our nod to our local brewing heritage. A deep malty flavour with notes of caramel and subtle chocolate with aromas of vanilla and hazelnut. ABV may be low but trust us, this one is packed with flavour!
A strong, rich, dark ruby, winter ale with a smooth, malty, bitter taste followed by a fruity, port-like finish.
Grapefruit and passionfruit aroma to kick things off following with the classic Simcoe piney flavour that sets it apart from its US counterparts. Best malt with Vienna provides the rich sweet malt base that comes together with Simcoe in a uber sessionable pale ale.
A true seasonal favourite, Old Scrooge is full to the brim with flavours of liquorice and ginger to give it a rich, fiery palette for when the nights' draw in. A dark ale with a strong bitter finish, this winter pint promises to pack a punch.
A most traditional brown ale. All English hop varieties, Maris Otter malts. Rich and smooth throughout with a pleasing long bitter-sweet finish.
A dual nation pale from two of the Pacific hop nation gods. Motueka brings all its New Zealand citrus and lime goodness. Ella swings in heralding from the sunny Australian lands bringing with it apricot and peach notes. A serious platform has been formed through Maris Otter, Torrified Wheat and Lager malts allowing these Pacific hops to fly.
An amazing hop harvest aroma with tropical fruit bursting through. Smooth and fruity passion fruit, and mango with a crisp aftertaste.
Silky smooth and full bodied stout with full flavours of chocolate, roasted barley and tiny hints of vanilla.
UK and New Zealand come together into a pure cask session dream. Standing In The Rain brings the hyped UK hop Harlequin into the BBF tanks for the first time, get set for uber smooth passion fruit and pineapple UK goodness. Wai-iti is low in bitterness and provides the stone fruit and apricot hints that will amplify Harlequin not overpower. Chit malt and naked oats mix up a seriously smooth remedy for this brew.
A pale coloured ale that manifests an array of sensory hop flavours, fruit citrus and spice that develop in to a long crisp finale.
Traditional pale ale, dry and bitter.
Lookout brings Cryo and T90 hops together into a single hop Idaho 7 dream. Embracing evolution T90 is added early bringing the citrus and bitterness then double dry-hopped with Cryo Idaho 7 for intense tropical fruit aroma. All built on a super smooth malt platform of dextrin and naked oats amplifying the Idaho 7 even further.
A hedonistic explosion of citrus and tropical hops.
A porter ale with strong toffee and malt flavours, dark ruby coloured with a very smooth and pleasant aftertaste. Award winning porter.
A rich dark stout with a strong roasted malt flavour and a long, smooth aftertaste. Suitable for vegans.
A pale golden beer with citrus, peach and pine flavours and aromas of stone fruit and mandarin, showcasing the new Eureka hop.
A traditional porter made with dark roast malt, English Fuggles and Goldings hops and an addition of quality ground coffee.
Strong, dark treacle coloured porter, with Bramling Cross hops and a malty finish. An ale that harks back to 18th century London. Descended from brown beer, porter is a well hopped beer made from dark roasted malt.
A golden hoppy pale ale brewed with plenty of Summit, Columbus and Citra hops. Named after Stanley Baldwin, MP for Bewdley and three times Prime Minister.
Light and bright - aromas of stone fruit and summery meadows, flavours of peach and grapefruit all balanced with a zingy, lemon rind bitterness.
A copper coloured ale with a bold malty flavour followed by a long smooth sweetish finish.
One of our single hopped series of beers. This beer uses American Mosaic hops. It provides a crisp bitterness to the beer whilst also providing lovely fruity aromas, including mango with hints of pine also coming through.
A smooth, full-flavoured amber ale with a subtle tropical fruit and lemon zest tones balanced by the foundation of five malts.
A comforting amber brown colour, this beer offers up more-ish hints of malt layered with a slightly spicy hop aroma and fruity finish.
Awaiting tasting notes from brewery.
Intense hoppy jet black IPA.
Heavily single hopped with Mosaic for bold tropical fruit aromas. Large doses of naked oat malt for extra creaminess and mouthfeel. Naturally hazy.
A flavourful, easy going premium blonde ale with a smooth, light finish. Brewed on a base of 6 malts, the brewers added 4 hops, Celeia, Fuggles, Challenger and Pacific Gem for aromas and flavours ranging from black pepper to delicate blackberry.
This is the big brother of Spingo Special, it's dark, deceptively moreish and very strong. Handle with care!
Packed with citrus grapefruity flavours. The perfect beer to accompany breakfast. Cuts through any spicey food! NB: Unlike some IPA's, this one cannot be used as a paint stripper.
A single hopped pale ale using Harlequin giving a passion fruit and pineapple flavour.
A flavourful, easy going premium blonde ale with a smooth, light finish. Brewed on a base of 6 malts, the brewers added 4 hops, Celeia, Fuggles, Challenger and Pacific Gem for aromas and flavours ranging from black pepper to delicate blackberry.
This black stout has aromas of roast coffee and biscuit, leading to flavours of chocolate, nut and coffee, with a rounded sweetness and smooth velvety malt mouthfeel, while its low level of bitterness in the finish is balanced by the sweet mocha malt profile. Hops: Archer and Phoenix.
A smooth dark ale made with chocolate malt that tastes as velvety as it looks. Made for the 'real' real ale drinker.
Delicious golden ale crafted with single pale malt and a single hop, Goldings. A quaffably hoppy flavour with a delicately spicy finish.
A low bitterness sweet milk stout with flavours of liquorice.
A medium-dry organic cider. A rare flavour like no other, a cider that delivers a mellow flavour with a bittersweet bite that creeps up on you. A true reflection of the mischievous and elusive Black Fox.
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