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.
Golden ale to enjoy at Christmas.
A ruby ale that is ideal for those dark winter nights. This festive brew is full of rich and spicy fruit flavours, paired with a blend of roasted malts and hops. It creates a perfectly balanced Christmas treat. Hops: English Goldings, First Gold and Slovenian Savinjski Goldings.
An easy drinking and refreshing IPA. Fresh dry hop, herbal character is provided by the mix of Challenger and First Gold hops. The use of crystal malt in the grist gives a satisfying toffee/caramel note and the addition of a little black malt adds just enough astringency to give a clean, dry finish. The ABV has been reduced from 3.6% due to the recent duty rules.
A full-bodied chestnut ale, malty and smooth, full of Christmas cheer.
Blonde coloured with fruity and citrus flavours.
Clean refreshing and easy to drink Best Bitter. Underlying herbal dry hop from the Goldings and First Gold hops balanced with sweet malt. Lots of pear drop esters from the yeast.
A full-bodied ruby winter ale with a mellow fruity finish. With grapefruit and lemon citrus characters, black malt also adds a nice level of refreshment.
A dark copper premium bitter, full-bodied and packed full of hops giving interest and complexity. Challenger and Target provide underlying herbal hop and the rare Bramling Cross giving redcurrant and blackcurrant into the mix. Fabulous malty character from the pale malt and toffee from the crystal malt give warmth and the blend of hops provides a crisp bitterness. Hops: Challenger, Target, First Gold, Goldings and Bramling Cross.
Deeply coloured seasonal bitter with festive notes of hedgerow fruit and spice. Fruit flavours from Bramling Cross (UK) hops are entwined in a robust, malty backbone.
This distinctive, full-bodied, smooth and mature beer has primarily sweet and malty character which bursts out with rich fruitcake and toffee flavours.
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The Pickerel Inn is in the Cambridge CAMRA branch area.