The Moon In The Square
Bournemouth, BH25AQ
Bournemouth, BH25AQ
The Moon In The Square
Bournemouth, BH25AQ
Bournemouth, BH25AQ
Cask Beers Available
Cask Beers Available
Jolly Old Ale - 4.1%
Jolly Old Ale
Adnams
4.1% Dark Mild
The style is akin to a mild, so hops play second fiddle to the malt. You'll find rich aromas of caramel and nutty chocolate, which also come through on the palate along with hints of liquorice and red fruits. This is all balanced by a smooth bitterness that cleanses the palate and makes room for the next sip. Hops: First Gold. A Christmas rebadge of Old Ale.
Game On - 4.2%
Game On
JW Lees
4.2% Golden
Whether your game is football rugby cricket tennis golf or any other sport for that matter this cask ale is perfect for every sporting event. Ideal for when you're showing sporting fixtures or just want to celebrate the end of the season this robust beer is a guaranteed crowd-pleaser.
Doom Bar - 4%
Doom Bar
Sharp's
4% Amber
A perfectly balanced beer combining subtle yet complex flavours. This creates an amber ale which is both satisfying and deliciously moreish.
Abbot Ale - 5%
Abbot Ale
Greene King
5% Premium Bitter
Warming, malty and fruity. Pale and amber malts contribute to a mouth filling and satisfying 'Horlicks' and biscuity maltiness. Challenger and First Gold give a base note of herbal hop and Fuggle as a late hop contributes the main fragrant fruity and floral and spicy notes. Fermented slowly to give just enough fruity esters providing a complex, satisfying and warming experience.
Ruddles Best - 3.4%
Ruddles Best
Greene King
3.4% Best Bitter
A best bitter brewed with the rare Bramling Cross hop for soft fruit aroma and taste. The satisfying bitterness is balanced by sweet toffee/caramel from the crystal malt. Hops: Goldings, Pilgrim, Bramling Cross and Target.
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.
Ciders & Perries Available
Raspberry Ripple - 4%
Raspberry Ripple
Snails Bank
4% Fruit Cider
Sweet cider infused with tart raspberry rippled through with vanilla.
Black Dragon - 7.2%
Black Dragon
Gwynt y Ddraig
7.2% Medium Cider
The legendary Black Dragon! This medium cider now has quite a following amongst the most discerning cider drinkers. It is rich in colour, body and flavour with a fresh, fruity aroma.
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.
Coming Soon
Advent Ale - 4.4%
Advent Ale
Titanic
4.4% Winter Ale
This tawny brown winter ale is rich and complex in character, with predominant fruit and nut flavours, complemented by subtle hop notes. Hops: Goldings and Northdown. Exclusive to JD Wetherspoon pubs.
Exmas - 5%
Exmas
Exmoor Ales
5% Ruby Ale
This strong, ruby-coloured ale has a smooth, moreish flavour, its flowery and citrus hop aroma being balanced by the richness of the malt flavour which develops into a finish of spicy and fruity hop notes.
Ho Ho Ho - 4.8%
Ho Ho Ho
Portobello
4.8% Ruby Ale
A ruby red ale brewed for long winter nights by the fire. WE use three different malts for colour, depth of flavour and complexity and dry hop with Amarillo for seasonal flavours of citrus peel and dried fruit.
The Rev James Original - 4.5%
The Rev James Original
Brains
4.5% Brown Ale
Pale brown with a faint malty and fruity aroma. Malt and fruit flavours dominate the taste with a balancing bitterness, making for an easy-drinking beer of deceptive strength.
Excitra - 4.5%
Excitra
Pheasantry
4.5% Golden Ale
Bright golden orange with a pungent punch and an expeditious use of the Citra hop. A bold but balanced beer.
Goodwill Festive Ale - 5%
Goodwill Festive Ale
Hanlons
5% Winter Ale
This deep amber winter ale is rich, bold, and ready for your fireside. A light-bitter finish balances the sweetness, making it supremely satisfying and easy to enjoy.
Nog - 4.6%
Nog
Woodforde's
4.6% Dark Ale
Our deep, ruby-red ale graces the senses with comforting splashes of warm hints. Inside, you'll find a rich, chocolatey taste, tucked away with liquorice and treacle. All enveloped in a velvety blanket, for a smooth, unmistakable texture and finish. Hops: Savinjski, Challenger and First Gold.
Hobgoblin Gold - 4.2%
Hobgoblin Gold
Carlsberg Britvic
4.2% Golden Ale
Gold coloured beer with a pleasant lemon, white grape and slightly bready nose. Taste reflects the nose with some astringency as the hops kick in.
She Sells Sea Shells - 4.7%
She Sells Sea Shells
Gadds', Ramsgate
4.7% Pale Ale
A pale ale with a clean, fresh bitterness and a gorgeous, zesty hop flavour. It used to be a summer special but is now available all year round. Vegan friendly.
Santastic - 4.5%
Santastic
Maxim
4.5% Pale
A revised recipe brewed exclusively for Christmas 2018. This well balanced pale golden ale is heavily hopped with American hops to give generous zesty lemon flavours and an abundance of tropical fruit aromas.
Evil Elf - 4%
Evil Elf
Rudgate
4% Pale Ale
An easy drinking pale biscuity ale with hints of tropical fruit, our Christmas favourite.
American Amber - 5%
American Amber
Conwy
5% Brown
An American amber ale using modern style American citrus hops with a traditional rich amber base.
Jurassic - 4.2%
Jurassic
Dorset
4.2% Golden Ale
Crisp golden ale with hints of apricot, lasting bitterness and a clean citrus aroma.
Hammerhead Stout - 5.6%
Hammerhead Stout
Milestone
5.6% Stout
Full bodied stout, rich with lovely coffee aromas and flavours with a crisp bite.
Fuggle Dee-Dum - 4.8%
Fuggle Dee-Dum
Goddards
4.8% Brown
A chestnut, tawny red premium ale. Brewed with roasted malts and English Fuggles hops, to give a smoky, spicy hoppiness on the nose, leading to a molasses, nutty palate with a light fruity hop dryness.
Double Swan - 4.5%
Double Swan
Elgood's
4.5% Extra Pale Ale
A very pale ale brewed with a blend of Maris Otter Pale Ale malt and malted wheat, delivering a smooth, rounded body with a light biscuity sweetness. The hop character is layered and complex — a union of UK Challenger, Bramling Cross, and Sovereign hops with a bright lift from US Cascade. Aroma of floral and citrus notes with hints of blackcurrant and spice and zesty grapefruit, delicate berry fruit, and a clean, refreshing bitterness on the palate. The finish is crisp yet full-flavoured, for an exceptionally drinkable pale ale with both English tradition and transatlantic flair.
Trooper - 4.7%
Trooper
Robinsons
4.7% Best Bitter
A Premium British bitter inspired by Iron Maiden and handcrafted at Robinsons Brewery. Malt flavours and citric notes for a unique blend of Bobek, Goldings and Cascade hops give this deep golden ale a subtle hint of lemon.
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.
Summa This - 4.2%
Summa This
Branscombe
4.2% Golden
Amber coloured with an amazing woody, spicy nose. Full of soft nutty biscuit flavours with a rounded bitter finish.
Bishops Farewell - 4.6%
Bishops Farewell
Oakham
4.6% Golden Ale
A golden, premium beer with a smooth, malty background, rich and fruity hop flavours and a refreshing finish. Hops: Cascade (USA) and Challenger (UK).
County Best - 4.6%
County Best
Exeter
4.6% Best Bitter
Our premium best bitter, deep amber in colour, rich malty-sweet in the mouth with some fruit flavours and a bitter-sweet finish. The aroma is a balance of fruit and malt. Made with finest floor malted barley and premium quality hops.
Santa Baby - 5.2%
Santa Baby
Welbeck Abbey
5.2% Golden
It may be cold outside, but we have an Australian Christmas beer to warm you. This beer is highly hopped with the freshest South Pacific and American varieties for a full flavoured juicy IPA.
Abbot Reserve - 6.5%
Abbot Reserve
Greene King
6.5% Brown
This distinctive, full-bodied, smooth and mature beer has primarily sweet and malty character which bursts out with rich fruitcake and toffee flavours.
Divine - 5.1%
Divine
Bishop Nick
5.1% Best Bitter
A premium best bitter. Perfected over six generations of master brewers, this ale is a nod to a classic Ridley's recipe. A festival of English flavours featuring spice, nuttiness and caramel, nicely balanced with a mellow hoppiness. Pours dark amber with a deliciously dense creamy head and a warming malt aroma. Devote your senses to this worthy brew. Vegan friendly.
Broadside - 4.7%
Broadside
Adnams
4.7% Ruby Ale
A dark ruby red beer rich in fruitcake flavours, it has a wonderful balance of malt and hop flavours. Made with Pale Ale malt and First Gold hops which add orange marmalade flavours.
Gone Fishing - 5.5%
Gone Fishing
Green Jack
5.5% ESB
This Extra Special Bitter is very traditional in style, even though it is brewed with American hops. A deep amber coloured ale, Gone Fishing is fruity and malty - it goes down far too easily for a beer of this strength.
Plum Porter - 4.9%
Plum Porter
Titanic
4.9% Fruited Porter
This beer is dark strong and well rounded; the richness of such a rotund beer is brought to an even keel by the late addition of Goldings hops and natural plum flavouring. Take the opportunity and go for the low hanging fruit, this sumptuous beer really is a plum!
Forty Niner - 4.9%
Forty Niner
Ringwood
4.9% Golden Ale
Golden full bodied malted beer with a light, fresh hop bouquet. Rounded malt in the mouth with strong hop balance, deep bittersweet finish.
6d Black - 4.4%
6d Black
Sixpenny
4.4% Dark
A honey porter, rich and full flavoured, brewed with chocolate and brown malts, smooth dark and delicious.
Rocking Rudolph - 4.2%
Rocking Rudolph
Hardy & Hansons (Greene King)
4.2% Premium Bitter
A dark and delicious, full bodied beer, with fruity esters, malted toffee flavours and a crisp bitter finish. Hops: First Gold, Pilgrim and Challenger.
Durdle Door - 5%
Durdle Door
Dorset
5% Golden
A full bodied, clean tasting ale with hints of marmalade on the palate.
Rebellion Smuggler - 4.2%
Rebellion Smuggler
Rebellion
4.2% Golden
An amber coloured, special bitter with a distinctive fruity hop character, and lasting bittersweet finish.
Old Speckled Hen - 4.5%
Old Speckled Hen
Morland (Greene King)
4.5% Golden
Rich amber in colour with superb fruity aromas which are complemented by a delicious blend of malty tastes. Toffee and malt combine with bitterness on the back of the tongue to give a balanced sweetness followed by a refreshingly dry finish.
Talon APA - 5%
Talon APA
Loddon
5% American Pale
A big bold American pale ale, heavily hopped with Wolf, Citra and Cascade for aromas of grapefruit, lemon and pine.
Twelve Days - 5.5%
Twelve Days
Hook Norton
5.5% Porter
A strong dark brown porter, with a malty palate and nutty overtones, that give way to a lyrical sweetness. Hops: Fuggles, Goldings and Challenge.
Belgica - 5%
Belgica
Salcombe
5% Pale
A traditional Belgian, light amber ale that has a smooth malt base, gentle hop character and bags of flavour from the yeast. There is a light, toasty and nutty aroma from the malt, whilst the yeast brings that unmistakable spicy and fruity aroma to the beer with hints of pear drop and banana.
Gravitas - 4.8%
Gravitas
Vale
4.8% Pale Ale
A strong, pale ale packed with hop and citrus flavours, rounded off by a dry,biscuit finish. A pronounced hop aroma throughout.
Hobgoblin Ruby - 4.5%
Hobgoblin Ruby
Carlsberg Britvic
4.5% Ruby Ale
This distinct ruby beer’s sweet caramel and fruity aromas tease the taste buds. Brewed with smooth and rich chocolate and crystal malts and a blend of Fuggles and Styrian Golding hops. Expect a delicious full-bodied toffee flavour and a fruity finish of figs, raisins and dates.
Jem's Stout - 4.3%
Jem's Stout
Great Newsome
4.3% Dark
Dark mahogany coloured traditional stout. Complex aroma of liquorice, prunes and hop resin on the nose with a deep burnt coffee and liquorice on the palate.
Christmas Stocking - 4.3%
Christmas Stocking
Coach House
4.3% Golden
A lovely bronze coloured bitter full bodied with good malty overtones and a well-balanced hoppy finish.
Wight Squirrel - 4.3%
Wight Squirrel
Goddards
4.3% Best Bitter
A rich, russet-coloured full flavoured, easy drinking Best Bitter. Brewed with Crystal Malts giving a smooth caramel taste and hopped with Boadicea hops, hand-picked from Ventnor Botanic Garden on the Isle of Wight.
Danish Dynamite - 5%
Danish Dynamite
Stonehenge
5% Golden
This light golden, dry, strong ale has won several major beer festival awards. Its slightly fruity flavour is well balanced by a fine hop flavour and bitterness, before resulting in a smooth, dry, refreshing finish.
White Adder - 5.3%
White Adder
Mauldons
5.3% Golden
A strong original style IPA using traditional English Golding hops and pale planet malted barley. Its powerful full bodied character makes this beer a treat for all beer connoisseurs.
Otter Claus - 5%
Otter Claus
Otter
5% Dark
This delicious dark ruby ale has a well balanced flavour with a bittersweet chocolate edge. This comes from the careful use of Fuggles and Challenger hops.
Olicana IPA - 5%
Olicana IPA
Acorn
5% IPA
An IPA hopped with Olicana. Rich golden in colour with tropical fruit flavours and aromas including mango, grapefruit and passion fruit.
Old Hooky - 4.6%
Old Hooky
Hook Norton
4.6% Brown
A beautifully balanced beer, fruity by nature, with a well-rounded body and the suggestive echo of crystal malt.
Jack Frost Blond - 4.3%
Jack Frost Blond
Peerless
4.3% Blonde
Ultra-blond ale. Moderate bitterness and a fruity hop finish from the late addition of Cascade hops.
Gold - 4.5%
Gold
Exmoor Ales
4.5% Golden Ale
A golden ale hopped with Challenger, Goldings and Fuggles. The aroma is a blend of fresh grassy and floral hop and a subtly soft, caramel-tinged maltiness. The palate is a balance of gentle grainy maltiness and sprightly floral, citrusy fresh hop fruitiness. The finish is bittersweet with hints of citrus fruit weaving in and out.
Cowcatcher - 4.8%
Cowcatcher
East London
4.8% American Pale
A floral, citrusy American Pale Ale, generously hopped with American aromatic hops. Refreshing and a great summer beer.
Sea Fury - 5%
Sea Fury
Sharp's
5% Brown
An exceptional example of the Special Bitter beer style, offering substance and depth of flavour without compromising balance and drinkability. An aroma of inviting roasted and dark berry notes gives way to sumptuous, fruity, malty flavour and a moreish hop finish.
Ghost Ship - 4.5%
Ghost Ship
Adnams
4.5% Pale Ale
This pale ale has a good assertive pithy bitterness and a malty backbone. Brewed with Citra, and a blend of other American hop varieties to create some great citrus flavours.
Dark Fruits Porter - 4.4%
Dark Fruits Porter
Salem, Batemans
4.4% Fruited Porter
Black in colour and creamy in mouthfeel, this delicious Porter is packed full of delectable dark fruits for a sweeter finish on this rich, nutty, spicy beer.
Stairway To Heaven - 5%
Stairway To Heaven
Burton Bridge
5% Bitter
A pale 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.
Jurassic Dark - 5.9%
Jurassic Dark
Dorset
5.9% Dark
This mahogany dunkelweissen has an intense aroma of forest fruits and cloves, leading to a complex, rich malt flavour, with dark fruit and vanilla notes, plus bubble-gum hints on the palate.
Darkness - 5.1%
Darkness
Exeter
5.1% Chocolate Stout
Black and velvety as midnight, this is a well-balanced but complex chocolate stout. Deliciously smooth, made with our special recipe which include seven separate grain types. The rich bitter-chocolate taste is created using a complex mash of premium malts including chocolate malt, which derives its characteristic coffee/chocolate flavour and aroma from subtle roasting during the malting process.
Pear Mania - 7%
Pear Mania
Cockeyed
7% Med/Sweet
This is a medium-sweet apple-pear hybrid, made by blending a variety of fruits to give a full, fruity aroma and a smooth, crisp flavour which packs a mad punch.
Whisky Cask - 6.7%
Whisky Cask
Thistly Cross
6.7% Medium Cider
The perfect marriage between Scottish methods and Scotland's favourite craft cider. We use Glen Moray Distillery casks to give our cider its warming notes of oak, vanilla and honey.
Rosie's Pig Cloudy Cider - 4.2%
Rosie's Pig Cloudy Cider
Westons
4.2% Med/Dry Cider
An easy drinking traditional cloudy medium dry cider blended to give a fresh apple flavour with hints of citrus and spice.
Barn Screecher - 6.2%
Barn Screecher
Hunts
6.2% Dry Cider
On a clear night, when the moon is full the Barn Owls could be seen hunting the hillside above Hunt's Farm. Their piercing shriek would make the men look up, "Barn Screecher" be hunting tonight beys, pass the dry cider.
Moonshine Rum & Raisin - 4%
Moonshine Rum & Raisin
Broadoak
4% Med/Sweet
Moonshine premium cider has been infused with rum and raisin invoking the flavours of the warm and sunny West lndies. A classy cider and very drinkable.
Dabinett - 6%
Dabinett
Hecks
6% Med/Dry Cider
This clear orange-yellow medium-dry cider uses the single-variety organic Dabinett apple to deliver a full-bodied, fruity character with tannin notes.
Sour Cherry - 4%
Sour Cherry
Snails Bank
4% Med/Dry Cider
Cider blended with sour cherry juice. Tart, sour and tannic notes a real thirst quencher!
Monkey Mango - 4%
Monkey Mango
Cockeyed
4% Fruit Cider
Traditional cider blended with traditional mango.
Toffee Apple - 4%
Toffee Apple
Snails Bank
4% Sweet
Sweet juicy apple cider, blended with creamy toffee for a sumptuous tipple.
Strawberry and Lime - 4%
Strawberry and Lime
Snails Bank
4% Fruit Cider
A light medium cider blended with sweet tasty strawberries balanced out by tangy lime.
Moonshine - 7.5%
Moonshine
Broadoak
7.5% Med/Sweet
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.
Gooseberry Fool - 4%
Gooseberry Fool
Snails Bank
4% Medium
Tart tangy gooseberry expertly blended with a medium apple cider.