The Old Fighting Cocks
Oakengates, TF26 DU
Oakengates, TF26 DU
The Old Fighting Cocks
Oakengates, TF26 DU
Oakengates, TF26 DU
Cask Beers Available
Cask Beers Available
Hoppy Pale - 4.2%
Hoppy Pale
Oakham
4.2% Pale Ale
Pale ale hopped with 4 USA big beasts – Columbus, Amarillo, Cascade and Citra. Distinctive citrus, tropical and stone fruit flavours partnered with bold, bright and earthy spice and black pepper characteristics, hints of resin and a zesty grapefruit bitterness. Collaboration with Thornbridge Brewery.
Finely Tuned Athletic Machine - 4.5%
Finely Tuned Athletic Machine
Sureshot
4.5% Pale
Perfectly balanced hazy pale ale with a Transatlantic hop pairing of Citra and Nelson Sauvin creating bright mango, peach and lime zest notes. Refreshing finish that keeps you re-filling that waterboy. Collaboration with Ancoats Amateurs FC. Vegan friendly.
Screech Owl - 5.5%
Screech Owl
Castle Rock
5.5% American IPA
Brewed to export strength this strong well hopped American India Pale Ale has become a firm favourite with followers of the style.
Ricochet - 4.2%
Ricochet
Everards
4.2% Session IPA
Session IPA loaded with hops for an abundance of flavour. Expect pops of tropical and stone-fruit for a fruity, crisp beer. Hops: Admiral (bitter), El Dorado and Citra (late), NZ Pacific Jade, El Dorado and Nectaron (dry).
Boddingtons - 4%
Boddingtons
JW Lees
4% Bitter
A cask conditioned bitter boasting a distinctive golden colour brewed under licence by J.W. Lees. It pours with a luscious creamy head and offers a malty, moreish character with hints of caramel and toffee. The bitterness is gentle, balanced by a smooth body and finishes crisp and refreshing.
Full Moon - 6.2%
Full Moon
Rowton
6.2% Dark Mild
A strong dark mild brewed using a complex blend of 6 different malts. It's a full bodied beer, lightly hopped and packed with malty flavours.
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.
Rowton Meteorite - 4.2%
Rowton Meteorite
Rowton
4.2% Traditional Bitter
Traditional copper coloured English bitter. Slightly sweet and very drinkable ale.
Area 51 - 5.1%
Area 51
Rowton
5.1% American IPA
Eerily pale and monstrously hoppy this truly is a classic American IPA with a Rowton twist.
Ironbridge Gold - 4.4%
Ironbridge Gold
Rowton
4.4% Golden
American hopped best bitter golden in colour.
Ciders & Perries Available
Stan's Big Apple - 5%
Stan's Big Apple
Thatchers
5% Med/Dry Cider
Crafted from vintage bittersweet apples including Tremlett's, Dabinett and Somerset Redstreak. Stan's Big Apple is a traditional cider full of flavour and big on personality. Medium dry, this still cider bursts with apple flavours and has a depth of character that only comes from generations of experience.
Wobbler - 6%
Wobbler
Hunts
6% Medium Cider
A medium cider packed with bitter sweet and bitter sharp cider apples. This tannic Devon cider is deep in taste and long on flavour.
Rhubarb Cider - 4%
Rhubarb Cider
Lilley's
4% Fruit Cider
We have expertly blended our crisp Somerset Cider and tangy rhubarb to make this taste sensation. Sweet and full of rhubarb flavour with a tart edge to it.
Coming Soon
Silent Night - 4.5%
Silent Night
Ludlow
4.5% Dark
A vanilla espresso milk stout, initially made as a Christmas beer. One of the brewery’s Derailed range experimental beers.
Dark Side Of The Moose - 4.6%
Dark Side Of The Moose
Purple Moose
4.6% Dark Ale
A delicious dark ale crafted using a delicate blend of crystal malt, roasted barley and Bramling Cross hops. It exhibits a rich malty flavour balanced with a fruity bitterness.
Stout - 4.4%
Stout
Three Tuns
4.4% Stout
Black, silky-smooth, creamy, old-fashioned stout with a tight, foamy head and effusive caramel and burnt, roasted flavours, carrying to a long spicy, bitter finish.
Krush - 4.4%
Krush
Oakham
4.4% Pale Ale
A pale ale brewed with the exciting new USA sourced hop variety of the same name. Krush exhibits big, bold, fruit forward flavours with stone fruits, citrus orange, tropical fruits (think guava in particular) and berries to the fore.
Glaslyn Ale - 4.2%
Glaslyn Ale
Purple Moose
4.2% Best Bitter
Refreshing light and malty golden best bitter. Plenty of hop in the aroma and taste. Good smooth mouth feel leading to a slightly chewy finish.
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.