The Hoptimist
Spondon, Derby, DE21 7FH
Spondon, Derby, DE21 7FH
The Hoptimist
Spondon, Derby, DE21 7FH
Spondon, Derby, DE21 7FH
Cask Beers Available
Cask Beers Available
Best Bitter - 3.8%
Best Bitter
Hobsons
3.8% Brown
The pale brown to amber medium bodied beer has a strong hop character. It's a bitter but with unconventional warm tones of malt that lingers on the palette, the complex malty flavours gives richness, balanced by the clean hoppy finish. A good session bitter brewed with local British hops picked from the farm seven miles down the road in Worcestershire - Fuggles, Goldings, Challenger and Progress.
Digger's Gold - 4%
Digger's Gold
Grey Trees
4% Golden Ale
Our modern CAMRA award-winning golden ale. Alive with fresh citrus aromas which leave a subtle bitterness. Crafted with Maris Otter pale malt, US hops, Welsh water and Grey Trees' passion.
Dr Dray - 4.1%
Dr Dray
Nightjar
4.1% Blonde Ale
A banging classic blonde ale. Balanced and subtle to create the perfect easy drinker. Vienna malt brings a biscuity backbone into this light session with the ever popular and traditional Saaz hops providing mild earthy and spicy undercurrents. Crystal clear with a snowy white head.
Silkie Stout - 5%
Silkie Stout
Loch Lomond
5% Oatmeal Stout
This award-winning black oatmeal stout has an inviting roast coffee aroma, leading to a robust and rich chocolate flavour, balanced by subtle hop notes and rounded off with a smooth, creamy finish.
Craft Keg Available
Green Mountain - 4.3%
Green Mountain
Thornbridge
4.3% Session IPA
A beautiful hazy session IPA. We generously dry hop with Galaxy, Mosaic, Citra and Amarillo hops creating a hugely aromatic and juicy fruit bomb. Vegan friendly.
Cluster Duck - 5.2%
Cluster Duck
Hobsons
5.2% West Coast IPA
A hazy West Coast IPA… and it's a quacker! Packed with juicy peach and citrus zest, smoothed out with a hazy body and finished with a crisp pine snap. Bright, bold, and brewed with mischief in mind. Hops: Cluster, Nectaron and Simcoe. Vegan friendly.
Ciders & Perries Available
Cider - 5% (keg)
Cider (keg)
Hawkstone
5% Med/Dry Cider
Using the fresh pressed juice from apples picked locally, our master cider makers ferment with champagne yeast and mature the cider for up to 6 months, before cold-filtering to create a 5% medium dry cider that’s full of flavour and character. Never from concentrate, never pasteurised.
Coming Soon
The Ship's Ghost - 4%
The Ship's Ghost
RBA
4% Session Pale
A session strength pale with real depth: crisp, aromatic, and quietly complex. The Maris Otter opens the sip, quickly joined by layered citrus - grapefruit, orange pith. The touch of crystal rye threads in delicate caramel notes and a mild peppery spice that gives the mid-palate a lovely snap. Bitterness is firm but clean, carried by Columbus, with Centennial and Citra adding a refreshing, zesty brightness.
Coffin Lane Stout - 5%
Coffin Lane Stout
Ashover
5% Stout
This full bodied stout delivers warming chocolate and coffee flavours which are enhanced by a slightly bitter hop finish.
1838 - 4.5%
1838
Thornbridge
4.5% English Pale
1838 combines the best British malt, Maris Otter, with the finest Goldings hops for a full-bodied, premium pale ale with a light amber hue. This beer delivers sweet, biscuity malt flavours balanced with floral hop notes and a crisp finish. Named after the year the Burton Union system was patented by Peter Walker, 1838 is brewed exclusively on the set at Thornbridge.
Cannon - 4.2%
Cannon
Tapped
4.2% Best Bitter
Our copper best bitter brewed with heritage crystal malt and all British hops, Phoenix and WGV. Celebrating the brewing heritage of Sheffield breweries.
Eddlestow - 4.2%
Eddlestow
Ashover
4.2% Golden Ale
A pale, golden beer, hopped with Hallertau Blanc and Cascade offering a lightly fruity, continental characteristic.
Vulcan - 3.9%
Vulcan
Neepsend
3.9% Brown
A classic Bitter brewed with a careful blend of malts for a dark amber hue and a perfect balance between bitter and sweet. East Kent Goldings and Challenger hops provide a wonderful aroma of spice, honey and delicate citrus. Vegan friendly.
Crush - 5.4% (keg)
Crush (keg)
Shiny
5.4% Golden
A juicy gluten-free IPA for any occasion. Highly hopped with our magic blend of Citra, Mosaic, Columbus, and El Dorado. Intense citrus flavours and tropical fruit aromas flow with a touch of pithy bitterness. Gluten free and vegan friendly.
Also Available
Foreign Keg
ABK Lager 5.0%
Well balanced bottom fermented full-bodied Munich style 'Helles'. Light, bright, satisfying and easy drinking lager. Winner of the international Beer Challenge 2021 Best Lager up to 5% award.