The Griffin Inn
Shustoke, B46 2LB

The Griffin Inn
Shustoke, B46 2LB

Cask Beers Available

Cask Beers Available

Stairway To Heaven - 5%

Stairway To Heaven

Burton Bridge

5% English Pale

A golden hoppy beer with a distinctively hoppy aroma. Despite its strength, this is a surprisingly smooth and easy drinking beer that has been brewed with pale malt and Fuggles and Goldings hops. Soft citrus fruits and zest in the flavour lead to a dry fruit finish.

Butty Bach - 4.5%

Butty Bach

Wye Valley

4.5% Bitter

This smooth and satisfying premium ale is burnished gold in colour, and certainly has made a few friends in its time. Brewed using Maris Otter and Crystal malts, flaked barley, malted wheat, and locally grown Fuggles, Goldings and Bramling Cross hops.

Jaipur - 5.9%

Jaipur

Thornbridge

5.9% IPA

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.

Elsie Mo - 4.7%

Elsie Mo

Castle Rock

4.7% Golden Ale

A single malt ale with a lovely golden hue. A blend of First Gold, Challenger, Aurora and Bobek hops gives it a delicate citrus aroma and floral taste.

Best Bitter - 4.3%

Best Bitter

Bathams

4.3% Bitter

A straw-coloured bitter which initially seems sweet, but a complex dry, hoppy taste soon predominates. Probably the best example of the traditional Black Country style of bitter.

Derwent Mild - 3.4%

Derwent Mild

Jennings

3.4% Dark Mild

A dark mild, gloriously deep burgundy in colour, with aromas of toffee and fruity roast malts, and a full bodied, rich, fruity flavour, yet balanced and splendidly easy to drink.

Erlking - 3.9%

Erlking

Abbeydale

3.9% Pale Ale

From our Mythical Creatures series, Erlking is a flavourful pale ale single hopped with Sabro, from the wild Neomexicanus hop family. Expect sweet citrus fruit flavours and a creamy hint of coconut in the finish. Gluten free.

Helter Skelter - 5%

Helter Skelter

Oakham

5% Golden Ale

A strong ale with silk sleek hop aroma and character. Fruity hop flavours slide pell mell onto the palate and spiral around a tower of refined bitterness.Hops: Savinjski Goldings (Slovenia), Cascade, Mount Hood, Cluster, Liberty, Chinook and Crystal (all USA).

Old Peculier - 5.6%

Old Peculier

Theakston

5.6% Strong Ale

A full-bodied, dark brown, strong ale. Slightly malty but with hints of roast coffee and liquorice. A smooth caramel overlay and a complex fruitiness leads to a bitter chocolate finish.

Darkness Falls - 5.2%

Darkness Falls

Oakham

5.2% Black IPA

A classic combination of UK sourced Harlequin and Cascade from the USA work wonderfully well in this new Oakham cask aged black beer. Expect spicy, fruity, blackcurrant and citrus lemon flavours with a hint of moreish grapefruit bitterness. All on a complex base of chocolate, dark and crystal malts with flaked oats added for a soft and smooth mouthfeel.

Craft Keg Available

Alpacalypse - 4.3%

Alpacalypse

Salt

4.3% Session IPA

A modestly hazy and crisp session IPA that's enviably laid-back. Seriously crushable at 4.3%, this IPA cuts through the chaos to deliver subtle tropical flavours, citrus aromas and a gentle bitterness; delivering a light and refreshing finish. Vegan friendly.

Traditional Mild - 3.4%

Traditional Mild

Theakston

3.4% Dark Mild

A dark, delicious beer with a dry palate and a full, rounded, Fuggle hop flavour. It is brewed using three malts; pale malt for body, crystal malt for rich flavour and black malt for texture and taste and is one of the only truly national, Mild brands.

Ciders & Perries Available

Bee Sting - 6.8%

Bee Sting

Lilley's

6.8% Fruit Cider

Sweet but incredibly refreshing with a glorious fresh tasting pear flavour and a wonderful pear aroma.

Vintage Cider - 8.2%

Vintage Cider

Westons

8.2% Med/Dry

A refreshing medium dry cider that is smooth and rounded in flavour packed with magnificently exceptional character.

Rosie's Pig Rhubarb - 3.4%

Rosie's Pig Rhubarb

Westons

3.4% Fruit Cider

Medium-sweet, cloudy, and slowly matured still cider made from freshly pressed apples, paired with a refreshing infusion of rhubarb juice. The well balanced, fruity taste and tart finish provides a deliciously moreish cider.

Cloudy Vintage - 7.3%

Cloudy Vintage

Westons

7.3% Med/Dry Cider

Medium dry cloudy cider with a full-bodied fruity character.

Gladiator - 8.4%

Gladiator

Lilley's

8.4% Medium Cider

This strong rustic medium cider with its Roman flair has everything. Well rounded, fruity, packed full of flavour and intoxicatingly easy to drink for an 8.4% cider.

Rattler - Strawberry & Lime - 3.4%

Rattler - Strawberry & Lime

Healeys

3.4% Fruit Cider

This fruity new flavour is sure to get your taste buds tingling with its exciting sweet and sharp accents.

Old Rosie (2019) - 6.8%

Old Rosie (2019)

Westons

6.8% Med/Dry Cider

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.

Rattler - Original - 5.5% (keg)

Rattler - Original (keg)

Healeys

5.5% Dry Cider

A dry cider. Slightly cloudy in character, it is a young, light, tremendously fruity and refreshing cyder with a distinctive bite. Named after the feisty Cornish Rattler apple and blended with Healey's know-how, our Cornish Rattler Cyder has the crisp, fresh flavour you crave.

Coming Soon

Mompesson's Gold - 5.2%

Mompesson's Gold

Oakham

5.2% Amber

A cask aged amber ale with earthy floral aromas and sweet fruit flavours lead to a long hoppy bittersweet finish. The beer is racked in casks and cellared like a fine wine to allow development of the remarkable flavours and conditioning that characterize the Oakham Cask Aged range.

Cocker Hoop - 4.6%

Cocker Hoop

Jennings

4.6% Bitter

A renowned pale golden bitter brewed with Jennings well water, Maris Otter Pale malt, and a blend of wheat and oats to create the crisp golden colour and deep head. Goldings hops provide a subtle spicy bitterness and Celeia hops provide a noble floral citrus aroma.

Ghost Face - 4.8%

Ghost Face

Wye Valley

4.8% Copper

Fresh Harlequin hops give this beer its killer peach, passionfruit and pineapple flavours. Drinkers will definitely be screaming for more!

Plum Porter - 4.9%

Plum Porter

Titanic

4.9% Fruited Porter

Our infamous, strong, dark porter that has re-defined the sector. A well-rounded speciality porter with a sweet, fruity nose. Notes of plum and other stone fruits are present throughout, balanced against a delicate blend of classic hops. The richness of such a rotund beer is brought to an even keel by the late addition of Goldings hops and natural plum flavouring.

Cumberland - 4%

Cumberland

Jennings

4% Golden Ale

Brewed using the famous Jennings well water and Maris Otter malt with just a dash of pale chocolate malt to create the deep golden colour. A classic blend of Fuggles, Goldings and Challenger hops give a beautiful fruitiness, hints of subtle spice and the well rounded bitterness you'd expect from a timeless golden ale.

Bass - 4.4%

Bass

Carlsberg Britvic

4.4% Premium Bitter

Still brewed to an original recipe using only the finest ingredients and the experience of generations. It is brewed with two strains of yeast to produce a complex nutty, malty taste with subtle hop undertones, which has widespread appeal to repertoire drinkers.

Citra - 4.2%

Citra

Oakham

4.2% Session IPA

A Citra hopped session IPA. Light gold in colour, bursting with citrus and tropical hop flavours and sensationally refreshing.

Peak Rat - 4.5%

Peak Rat

Ossett

4.5% Pale Ale

White Rat vs Thornbridge Peak Rat. Pale ale with a smooth, malty baseline compromising of Munich and caramalt, leading into tropical and citrus notes from a blend of Citra and Mosaic. Clean and pithy bitterness balanced against a soft, biscuity backbone. Expect pineapple and mango aromas followed by peach and grapefruit on the finish. Collaboration with Thornbridge Brewery.

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The Griffin Inn is in the Lichfield, Sutton & Tamworth CAMRA branch area.