The Malt Shovel Tavern
Northampton, NN1 1QF
Northampton, NN1 1QF
The Malt Shovel Tavern
Northampton, NN1 1QF
Northampton, NN1 1QF
Cask Beers Available
Cask Beers Available
Apparition - 4.4%
Apparition
Pig & Porter
4.4% Stout
£4.60 pt
A very well made stout, quite light and easy to drink but not lacking in complexity or depth of flavour. It's also a very sessionable beer which appeals to all dark beer lovers. Hops: Willamette. Vegan friendly.
Release the Chimps - 4.4%
Release the Chimps
Nene Valley
4.4% IPA
£4.60 pt
An IPA for everyday drinking. A pale malt base gives a crisp mouthfeel that allows late-addition and dry hops to come through with a clean punchy bitterness and a good deal of hop flavour for such a light beer.
JHB - 3.8%
JHB
Oakham
3.8% Bitter
£4.50 pt
A superbly refreshing light golden bitter, distinctively smooth, with citrus fruitiness and a refreshing hoppy finish. Hops: Mount Hood (USA) and Challenger (UK).
Manhattan Project - 4%
Manhattan Project
Nene Valley
4% Pale Ale
£4.60 pt
A crisp pale ale full of Mandarina, Citra and Eureka hops. Brewed in collaboration with The Cambridge Blue and The Royal Standard.
Tickety Brew - 4%
Tickety Brew
Vale
4% Brown
£4.60 pt
Welcome autumn with the quintessential English ale: a well-balanced copper ale with a classic pairing of Fuggles and Goldings hops.
Mango IPA - 5%
Mango IPA
Goffs
5% IPA
£4.80 pt
A hazy, juicy and fruity mango IPA with a citrus twist on the finish. The mango sweetness is offset from the hopping with Falconers Flight. Vegan friendly.
Melford Mild - 3.7%
Melford Mild
Nethergate
3.7% Dark Mild
£4.50 pt
A traditional dark mild but with a surprisingly fresh bitterness right to the end, slaking your thirst.
Craft Keg Available
Radler: Pink Lemonade - 2.5%
Radler: Pink Lemonade
Left Handed Giant
2.5% Lager Shandy
£5.30 pt
A light and fragrant pale ale base, delicately hopped and blended with our in-house pink lemonade.
Expect bright raspberry tartness, a sweet juicy dose of lemon, mellow bitterness and a thirst-quenching hit of zest to finish. A fruity smasher, perfect for the park, pub or patio. Vegan friendly.
Felt - 4%
Felt
Salt
4% Lager
£6.40 pt
A crisp and refreshing peach flavoured craft lager. Sweet and juicy to keep you coming back for more. Vegan friendly.
My Kind Of Party - 7%
My Kind Of Party
Indie Rabble
7% Export Stout
£7.30 pt
Raspberry and vanilla biscuit stout. This party ring inspired export stout is velvety and sweet, with a biscuit base that breaks like your teenage heart. Vegan friendly.
Magnetic Lobster - 6.8%
Magnetic Lobster
Indie Rabble
6.8% West Coast IPA
£7.00 pt
West Coast IPA with Cascade and Eclipse bringing all the pine, resin and zest flavours you need, backed by an intense bitterness. Vegan friendly.
Velvet Moth - 4.5%
Velvet Moth
Indie Rabble
4.5% Fruited Sour
£7.00 pt
A light, fluffy and moreish apricot and vanilla sour. Inspired by the the cutest moths, it's a touchy-feely kind of beer, heavily fruited with apricot and with plenty of wheat for a pillowy soft finish. Vegan friendly.
Steady Rolling Man - 5.2%
Steady Rolling Man
DEYA
5.2% Pale Ale
£6.60 pt
Inspired by the ridiculously tasty hoppy beers we fell for, we got brewing our own versions, over and over again, while listening to the blues greats. The heady concoction of old time blues records and juicy American hops transfixed us from the start and the rolling man was born in these sessions! Incredibly soft and delicate with intense tropical fruit hop aromatics and saturation, this is our vision of the perfect pale ale.
Ciders & Perries Available
Pig Squeal - 7%
Pig Squeal
Snails Bank
7% Medium
£5.60 pt
Named after the delightful sound of pigs when they come across some windfall apples! Like those pigs this is full of character. A rich bronze cider that is smooth as it is tasty. Beautifully balanced with a satisfyingly rounded finish.
Malvern Gold - 6%
Malvern Gold
Malvern
6% Med/Dry Cider
£5.40 pt
A medium dry cider made with bittersweet apples including Three Counties, Yarlington Mill and Dabinett.
Farmhouse Scrumpy - 5.3%
Farmhouse Scrumpy
Gwynt y Ddraig
5.3% Medium Cider
£5.20 pt
Refreshing medium cider with a smooth and well balanced flavour.
Coming Soon
Hooky - 3.4%
Hooky
Hook Norton
3.4% Golden
£4.50 pt
A subtly balanced, golden bitter, hoppy to the nose, malty on the palate - the classic session beer, eminently drinkable.
Stormin Norman - 4.3%
Stormin Norman
Battle
4.3% Porter
£4.60 pt
A smooth, sessionable porter built on a Maris Otter malt base with black and dark crystal malts, delivering deep colour with subtle burgundy highlights. Aromas of burnt sugar, caramel and gentle spice lead into flavours of black coffee, bittersweet citrus and soft cocoa. Oats add a creamy mouthfeel and lasting white head, while traditional Perle and Goldings hops provide a mild woody, spiced bitterness. Balanced, rich and highly drinkable.
Earthrise - 4.5%
Earthrise
ABC
4.5% IPA
£4.70 pt
This low-orbit IPA dials in the citrus fruit: orange, tangerine and grapefruit, stacked on pine resin.
Mild - 3.4%
Mild
Silhill
3.4% Mild
£4.50 pt
A traditional Black Country mild. Smooth and dark with roast malty aromas giving way to a full flavoured taste.
Peach & Apricot Pastel De Nata - 4.8% (keg)
Peach & Apricot Pastel De Nata (keg)
Vault City
4.8% Pastry Sour
£7.30 pt
Inspired by the iconic Portuguese custard tart, this decadent pastry sour layers creamy vanilla with caramelised sugar and a delicate touch of cinnamon. A juicy peach and apricot twist adds a fresh fruitiness to round out each sip. This sour beer is sweet, spiced, and packed with flavour. Collaboration with our Portuguese importer Beer Freaks and Lisbon legends Dois Corvos. Contains lactose.
Rozu - 6% (keg)
Rozu (keg)
GlassHouse
6% IPA
£7.30 pt
DDH IPA with two big new world hops alongside two classics. We've combined Nectaron, with our first ever use of Motueka Amplifire. We're getting big nectarine, peach and citrus. Then why not add the classics Citra and Mosaic, to bring the extra tropical edge. Smooth and juicy with a big full body, not one to be missed. Vegan friendly.
Jute - 4.2% (keg)
Jute (keg)
Salt
4.2% Session IPA
£6.40 pt
A spin on the classic hazy style, with a seamless blend of Australian and American hops to create a seriously juicy session IPA delivering juicy, citrus notes and a low bitterness, melon-rind finish. Brewed for easy drinking, uncompromising on flavour. Hops: Centennial, Mosaic, Topaz and Vic Secret. Vegan friendly.
Cosy Porter - 4.9% (keg)
Cosy Porter (keg)
Five Points
4.9% Porter
£7.00 pt
Deep, dark and cosy porter. With chocolate, black, and beech-smoked malts, it has a mild bitter taste, reminiscent of dark chocolate and coffee by an open fire. Collaboration with Duration. Vegan friendly.