The Thirsty Duck
Burscough, L40 5RZ

The Thirsty Duck
Burscough, L40 5RZ

Cask Beers Available

Cask Beers Available

Southport - Golden Sands

Golden Sands - 4%

Golden Sands

Southport

4% Golden

£4.40 pt 

Golden coloured bitter, triple hopped with citrus flavour.

£4.40 pt 

Pomona Island - Hello Happiness

Hello Happiness - 4.5%

Hello Happiness

Pomona Island

4.5% Pale Ale

£4.40 pt 

Single hop Mosaic pale ale with distinct passion fruit and apricot tones. Vegan friendly.

£4.40 pt 

Lune - LB901 Lune Valley Gold

LB901 Lune Valley Gold - 4.2%

LB901 Lune Valley Gold

Lune

4.2% Golden Ale

£4.40 pt 

A crisp and fruity golden ale using a traditional malt bill and modern US hops Cascade and Amarillo. Vegan friendly.

£4.40 pt 

RedWillow - Heartless

Heartless - 4.6%

Heartless

RedWillow

4.6% Dark

£4.40 pt 

Brewed with chocolate malts purely for your delight and delectation this deliciously drinkable stout is as luxuriant as it is memorable. A beautiful balance of dark chocolate bitterness and smooth roast coffee.

£4.40 pt 

Bowland - Thirsty Duck Bitter

Thirsty Duck Bitter - 3.7%

Thirsty Duck Bitter

Bowland

3.7% Traditional Bitter

£4.20 pt 

A traditional copper coloured easy drinking ale. Rounded flavours with malty, hoppy and nutty undertones and smooth dry finish. Gluten free.

£4.20 pt 

Craft Keg Available

Vault City - Raspberry Blueberry Bubblegum Bottles

Raspberry Blueberry Bubblegum Bottles - 4.5%

Raspberry Blueberry Bubblegum Bottles

Vault City

4.5% Fruited Sour

£5.40 ⅔pt

Our Sweet Shop series is back! Nostalgia comes in waves, alongside sweet-sour aromas and flavours of raspberry, blueberry, unmistakable bubblegum and zingy sherbet. This modern sour beer pours electric blue, just like your tongue after drinking it! Vegan friendly.

£5.40 ⅔pt

Rivington - Looking Like Stars

Looking Like Stars - 5%

Looking Like Stars

Rivington

5% Pale Ale

£6.30 pt 

Our first gluten free pale ale. Hopped with Citra, Idaho, Luminosa and Amarillo Cryo. This beer is brewed with wheat and treated to remove gluten content. Suitable for people avoiding gluten, not suitable for those with a wheat allergy. Gluten free.

£6.30 pt 

Pomona Island - Respectfully I Say To Thee

Respectfully I Say To Thee - 5%

Respectfully I Say To Thee

Pomona Island

5% West Coast Pale

£6.30 pt 

West Coast pale ale with Cryo Mosaic, Centennial and Citra. Vegan friendly.

£6.30 pt 

Bristol Beer Factory - Black Gates

Black Gates - 4.1%

Black Gates

Bristol Beer Factory

4.1% Nitro Stout

£5.00 pt 

True-to-style nitro stout, expect creamy, smooth balance. Gluten free and vegan friendly.

£5.00 pt 

Ciders & Perries Available

Gwynt y Ddraig - Black Dragon

Black Dragon - 7.2%

Black Dragon

Gwynt y Ddraig

7.2% Medium Cider

£4.70 pt 

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.

£4.70 pt 

Lilley's - Mango

Mango - 4%

Mango

Lilley's

4% Fruit Cider

£4.70 pt 

Smooth and sophisticated mango cider made with an ample portion of mango juice and Somerset cider.

£4.70 pt 

Celtic Marches - Lily The Pink

Lily The Pink - 4.5%

Lily The Pink

Celtic Marches

4.5% Medium

£4.70 pt 

Our golden girl is a medium fruity cider with a gorgeous delicate hue. Made using 100% cider apples, from our very own Herefordshire farm, Lily has an intense fruity nose and is gently sweet on the palate. Lily's subtle balance of fresh cider apples, candy apple sweetness and light body makes for a very easy drinking and quaffable cider.

£4.70 pt 

Snails Bank - Very Perry

Very Perry - 5%

Very Perry

Snails Bank

5% Med/Sweet

£4.70 pt 

A fruity medium Perry with a complex yet balanced flavor only found in real Perry. This little number is made from Stinking Bishop Perry pears and has all the hall marks of a top quality Perry.

£4.70 pt 

Gwynt y Ddraig - Dog Dancer

Dog Dancer - 6.5%

Dog Dancer

Gwynt y Ddraig

6.5% Medium Cider

£4.70 pt 

Produced from bittersweet cider apples blended with a true sharp cider apple, it is a light straw coloured cider with a medium, smooth, crisp, slightly sharp characteristic.

£4.70 pt 

Pulpt - Flare

Flare - 4.6%

Flare

Pulpt

4.6% Sparkling Dry

£4.70 pt 

A gently sparkling bittersweet and bittersharp blend featuring Chisel Jersey Apples. A sweeter cider balanced with acidity and subtle tannins.

£4.70 pt 

Westons - Caple Rd Blend No 3

Caple Rd Blend No 3 - 5.2% (keg)

Caple Rd Blend No 3 (keg)

Westons

5.2% Medium Cider

£4.70 pt 

Full bodied medium cider, mature apple aroma with headed oaky notes. Rich, complex and characterful with delicious mature apple flavours, complemented with hints of spicy oakiness.

£4.70 pt 

Coming Soon

RedWillow - Effortless

Effortless - 3.7%

Effortless

RedWillow

3.7% Pale

£4.40 pt 

Just the beer we want to drink after a hot and long day in the brewery. Ultra pale with lots of body brewed with Vermont Ale Yeast and gratuitously hopped with Nelson Sauvin for a full fruity flavour.

£4.40 pt 

Vibrant Forest - Black Forest

Black Forest - 4.9%

Black Forest

Vibrant Forest

4.9% Dark

£4.40 pt 

A fervent mix of rich coffee, bittersweet chocolate and the darkest of Black Forest berries. This beer overflows with a deep complexity and will drown you in its depths.

£4.40 pt 

Pomona Island - Factotum

Factotum - 4% (keg)

Factotum (keg)

Pomona Island

4% Pale Ale

£5.70 pt 

A delicious and thoroughly smashable pale ale. Light, juicy and balanced just reet. This is an all day, everyday, any day, today PA. Vegan friendly.

£5.70 pt 

Thistly Cross - Whisky Cask

Whisky Cask - 6.7%

Whisky Cask

Thistly Cross

6.7% Medium Cider

£4.70 pt 

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.

£4.70 pt 

Also Available

Belgian Draught

Brasserie De Huyghe Delirium Red 7.5%

£5.00

Delirium Red is a popular Belgian strong fruit beer from Huyghe Brewery, known for its deep red color, sweet and sour cherry flavors, and hints of almond, often enjoyed as a dessert beer. It's a strong brew, 7.5% ABV, blending classic ale characteristics with fruity notes for a balanced, rich taste.


Brasserie D'Achouffe La Chouffe 8.0%

£4.50

Starts of with some citrus notes, followed by a refreshing touch, pleasantly spiced to give it great brightness. This golden beer, with its light taste of hops, was the 1st to come from Achouffe Brewery.


Vanhonsebrouck Kasteel Tropical 7.0%

£5.25

Kasteel Tropical is a fresh specialty beer with a vibrant, yellow colour that will fill your nose with tropical scent of passion fruit. Enjoy the intense flavour of fresh tropical fruit, with a slightly sweet pineapple note and the full flavour of mango and peach – perfectly balanced with the fresh


German Draught

Ayinger Lager Hell 4.9%

£4.90

This is a light, bright and very satisfying beer. Lightly golden with a bubbly, medium white head that steadily shrinks to a thin foamy lace, the aroma is soft and sweet with grain and very flowery hops. The taste is full bodied with lots of green apple and light but persistent hints of pine and her


Hofbrau Munchen Hofbrau Session Lager 3.3%

£4.20

An easy drinking lager that is crisp and refreshing, unfiltered richness of grain, spice, light bodied and crushable!


Weihenstephan Brauerei Weihenstephaner Hefe Weissbier 5.4%

£5.00

Premium German Hefe-Weissbier: Fruity nuances of banana and cloves intermingle with malt flavours to create a balanced beer with a light creamy character.


Belgian Bottle Selection

Trappist (Range)

Chimay Red (7% Dubbel) Chimay White (8% White Beer) Chimay Blue (9% Brown Beer) Orval (6.2% Amber) Westvelteren 8 (8% Trappist) Westvelteren 12 (10.2% Quadrupal) Westmalle Extra (4.8% Blonde) Westmalle Dubbel (7% Dubbel) Westmalle Tripel (9.5% Tripel


Trappist (Range Continued)

Rochefort 6 (7.5% Dubbel) Rochefort 8 (9.2% Dubbel) Rochefort 10 (11.3% Quad) La Trappe Puur (4.5% Hopped) La Trappe Blond (6.5%) La Trappe Blond (6.5%) La Trappe Dubbel (7%) La Trappe Isid'or (7.5% Amber) La Trappe Tripel (8%) La Trappe Quad (10%) La Trappe Wit (5.5%) Tynt Meadow (7.4% Brown)


St. Bernardus (Range)

St Bernardus Wit (5.5% White Beer) St Bernardus Pater 6 (6.7% Dubbel) St Bernardus Prior 8 (8% Dubbel) St Bernardus Tripel (8% Tripel) St Bernardus Abt 12 (10% Quadrupel)


Brouwerij Huyghe (Range)

Delirium Red (8% Fruit Beer) Delirium Tremens (8.5% Blond) Delirium Nocturnum (8.5% Dark Beer) La Guillotine (8.5% Blond) Averbode (7.5% Blonde)


Duvel Moorgat (Range)

Duvel (8.5% Blond) Duvel 6.66(6.66% Blond) Duvel Tripel Hop (9.5% Hopped) Vedett Extra (4.7% Wit Beer)


Brasserie D'achouffe Chouffe (Range)

La Chouffe (8% Blond) Cherry Chouffe (8% Fruit) Houston Chouffe (9% Hopped) Chouffe Blanche (6.5% Wit) N'ice Chouffe (8.5% Dark) Chouffe Soleil (6% Blond)


De Koninck Bolleke

5.2% Amber Beer


Dupont (Range)

Saison Dupont (6.5% Saison) Moinette (8.5% Blond) Monk's Stout (5.2% Dark)


Cantillon (Range)

Gueuze (5% Lambic) Rose De Gambrinus (5.5% Fruit Lambic) Kreik 5.5% (Fruit Lambic)


Malheur (Range)

Malheur 6 (6% Blonde) Malheur 8 (8% Blond) Malheur 10 (10% Blond) Malheur 12 (12% Brown)


Lupulus (Range)

Fructus (4.2% Fruit Beer) Blanche (4.5% Wit) Hopera (6% Hopped Beer) Brune (8% Brown Beer) Blonde (8.5% Blonde) Hibernatus (9% Dark Beer)


Achel (Range)

Tripel 8%, Dubbel 8%


Corsendonk (Range)

Corsendonk Pater (6.5% Dubbel) Corsendonk Agnus (7.5% Tripel)


Brasserie De Silly (Range)

Saison (5% Saison) Abbaye de Forest (6.5% Blonde Beer) Scotch (8% Scotch) Rouge (8% Fruit Beer)


Van Steenberge (Range)

Piraat (10.5% Amber) Piraat Red (10.5% Fruit Beer) Gulden Draak (10.5% Dark)


Lefebvre (Range)

Barbar Blonde (8% Blonde) Barbar BOK (8% Bruin)


Fruit Beers (Range)

Lindermans Pecheresse (2.5% Fruit) Lindermans Framboise (2.5% Fruit) Mort Subite Kriek (4% Sour Fruit) Kriek Boon (4% Fruit) Oude Kriek Boon (6.5% Fruit)


Sour Beers (Range)

Duchesse De Bourgogne (6%) Rodenbach Grand Cru (6%) Gueuze Mariage (8%)


Belgian Hopped Beers (Range)

Tara's Boulba (4.5%) Poperings Hommelbier (7.5%) Troubadour Magma (9%)


Classic Belgian Beers (Range)

Ename (6.6% Bruin) Kwak (8.4% Amber) Tripel Karmaliet (8.4% Tripel) St Feuillien Tripel (8.5% Tripel) Gouden Carolus Classic (8.5% Dark) Lupulus Blonde (8.5% Blonde) Hercule Stout (9% Dark) Pannepot (10% Dark) Straffe Hendrick Quad (11% Quad) Bush Caractere (12% Amber)


Vanhonsebrouck (Range)

Kasteel Rouge (8% Fruit) Kasteel Tropical (7% Fruit), Kasteel Rubus (7% Fruit) Kasteel Cuvée (11% Quadrupal)


Alcohol Free (Range)

La Trappe Nil & Kasteel Tropical


Belgian Special Bottles

Braserie De Jandrain-Jandrenouille (Range)

V & VI


De Struise Black Albert

Imperial Stout


Grimbergen (Range)

Dubbel & Winter


Mont Des Cats (Blonde)

No Description.


Tynt Meadow Blonde

English Trappist


Van Steenberge (Range)

Bornem Dubbel & Gulden Draak Smoked


Quintine Blond

No Description.


Witkap Pater

No Description.


Adelaar Kriek

No Description.


German Bottle Selection

Weihenstephaner Festbier 5.3%

£6.00

No Description.


Erdinger Oktoberfest 5.7%

£6.00

No Description.


Schofferhofer Pineapple 2.5%

£4.00

No Description.


Schofferhofer Grapefruit 2.5%

£4.00

No Description.


Schneider Weisse Tap 3 0.5%

£4.50

No Description.


Schneider Weiss Tap 7 5.4%

£5.00

No Description.


Can Selection

Pales & IPAs (Range)

Arbor, Bullhouse, Cloudwater, Deya, Left Hand Giant, Rivington, Verdant, Track, Neighbourhood, First & Last, Brass Castle, Siren & Neon Raptor


Sours (Range)

Vault City, Mills, Rat & Black Lodge


Darks (Range)

Rat Brewery, LHG x Pohjala


Low Alcohol 1%-2.5% (Range)

Schofferhofer (Pineapple & Grapefruit), Hogan's High Sobriety Cider (Apple / Raspberry), Wiper and True Bristol Crush


Alcohol Free 0.0%-0.5% (Range)

La Trappe Nil & Kasteel Tropical (0.0%) // Schneider Weisse Tap 3, Arbor Ales, Athletic & Hogan's (0.5%)


Gluten Free (Range)

Arbor (Helles)


Lager (Range)

First and Last (Kin) & Arbor (Helles)


Mulled

Mulled Wine 5.0%

£4.75

No Description.


Mulled Cider 4.0%

£4.00

No Description.


Awards

CAMRA Area Pub Of The Year 2026

No Description.


CAMRA Cider And Perry Pub Of The Year 2025

No Description.


CAMRA Cider And Perry Pub Of The Year 2023

No Description.


CAMRA Cider And Perry Pub Of The Year 2022

No Description.


CAMRA Cider And Perry Pub Of The Yea 2021

No Description.


Ambassador Brasserie De A'Chouffe

2023, 2024 & 2025


Abassador Kasteel Brouwerij Vanhonsebrouck

2025


 

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The Thirsty Duck is in the Southport & West Lancs CAMRA branch area.