The Thirsty Duck
Burscough, L40 5RZ
Burscough, L40 5RZ
The Thirsty Duck
Burscough, L40 5RZ
Burscough, L40 5RZ
Cask Beers Available
Cask Beers Available
Let There Be Light - 4%
Let There Be Light
Buxton
4% Pale Ale
£4.60 pt
An easy-going summer ale brewed with UK Cascade and US Comet hops, the perfect pairing for warm, sunny days. Vegan friendly.
Tent - Tropical - 4.5%
Tent - Tropical
Zapato
4.5% Fruited Pale Ale
£4.60 pt
Our hazy, fruity pale ale is packed with lashings of guava puree, adding an extra burst of tropical juiciness to an already flavourful beer. Perfect for summer! Vegan friendly.
Daydreamin' - 4.2%
Daydreamin'
Bristol Beer Factory
4.2% Session Pale
£4.60 pt
Coming in at session strength this is a bold hop-forward pale ale. Talus kicks off with new-wave rose, pine and tropical energy; brewed alongside Ariana bringing its classic German resinous blackcurrant and pear undertones. New-wave hops meet the old school. Apply the BBF uber pale malt vibe and this pint is going to have you back for more. Gluten free.
Thirsty Duck Bitter - 3.7%
Thirsty Duck Bitter
Bowland
3.7% Traditional Bitter
£4.40 pt
A traditional copper coloured easy drinking ale. Rounded flavours with malty, hoppy and nutty undertones and smooth dry finish. Gluten free.
Gatekeeper - 4.1%
Gatekeeper
Buxton
4.1% Porter
£4.60 pt
A deep, dark, characterful porter with notes of fresh coffee grinds and treacle. Vegan friendly.
Craft Keg Available
Session IPA - 4.2%
Session IPA
Saint Monday
4.2% Session IPA
£6.00 pt
A crisp session IPA, hoppy profile of fruit and citrus. Not too malty. Not too bitter. Not too strong. Vegan friendly.
Aspin Pale: Eclipse & El Dorado - 4.5%
Aspin Pale: Eclipse & El Dorado
Blackjack
4.5% Pale Ale
£6.30 pt
This bright, light and hoppy pale ale has a rotating hop duo! Eclipse and El Dorado elicit a big hoppy punch. It's fruit-forward and piney with a beautiful bitter finish! Gluten free and vegan friendly.
Pacific Rise - 4.5%
Pacific Rise
Lakedown
4.5% Session IPA
£6.30 pt
This is our crushable, hazy and zesty session IPA. It’s an Aussie hopped classic, packed full of Vic Secret and Galaxy hops. We’ve created this beer to be crisp and easy drinking with a hit of tropical fruit. Vegan friendly.
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.
Ciders & Perries Available
Mango - 4%
Mango
Lilley's
4% Fruit Cider
£4.60 pt
Smooth and sophisticated mango cider made with an ample portion of mango juice and Somerset cider.
Black Cherry - 4%
Black Cherry
Seacider
4% Fruit Cider
£4.60 pt
Bursting with fruit and flavour. Made purely from local black cherries and apple juice, this old favourite is one of our best sellers.
Flattler - Original - 5.5%
Flattler - Original
Healeys
5.5% Med/Dry Cider
£4.90 pt
Our famous Rattler Original without the fizz! It's still cloudy, it's still cyder and it definitely still bites! Slightly cloudy in character, it is a young, light, tremendously fruity and refreshing cyder with a distinctive bite.
Whisky Cask - 6.7%
Whisky Cask
Thistly Cross
6.7% Medium Cider
£5.20 pt
The perfect marriage between Scottish methods and Scotland's favourite craft cider. We use Glen Moray Distillery Scotch whisky casks to give our cider its warming notes of oak, vanilla and honey.
Sandford Reserve - 7.4%
Sandford Reserve
Sandford Orchards
7.4% Med/Dry Cider
£5.20 pt
Finest cask-aged cider. We take our most elegant and refined ciders from vat, cask and foudre at the point that both barrel and fruit marry perfectly. Intricate flavours of peach, vintage oak and sherry wine. Previously known as Creedy Vintage.
Traditional - 4.4%
Traditional
Thistly Cross
4.4% Medium Cider
£4.90 pt
Our Traditional cider has the same smooth flavour as the Original but with a lower ABV. A good full body with a refreshing sparkling mouthfeel. Fruity and aromatic, golden in the glass, with a clean apple finish. A perfect session cider.
Flare - 4.6%
Flare
Pulpt
4.6% Sparkling Dry
£4.90 pt
A gently sparkling bittersweet and bittersharp blend featuring Chisel Jersey Apples. A sweeter cider balanced with acidity and subtle tannins.
Very Perry - 5%
Very Perry
Snails Bank
5% Med/Sweet
£4.90 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.
Vintage Dry - 6.5%
Vintage Dry
Hecks
6.5% Dry Cider
£4.90 pt
Farmhouse cider made with vintage quality Somerset Cider apples, matured for 2 years before being tapped.
Coming Soon
Dunk - 4.8%
Dunk
Tiny Rebel
4.8% Specialty Pale
£5.00 pt
A biscuit pale ale designed for easy drinking. Expect a sweet, malty, tea coloured beast of a beer. Collaboration with Titanic Brewery.
Legato - 4.8%
Legato
Colbier
4.8% Stout
£4.60 pt
A selection of 5 different malt varieties delivers a roasty, chocolate dry Irish stout with a smooth finish. This seasonal brew uses Phoenix and Target hops to add a hint of molasses, sage and chocolate. Vegan friendly.
Abyss - 4.3%
Abyss
Wishbone
4.3% Dark
£4.60 pt
Rich, dark and roasty with restrained hopping from British Admiral.
Oro - 3.8%
Oro
Zapato
3.8% Pale Ale
£4.60 pt
One of our most pintable gluten free beers yet: an easy-going cask beer, bright and full of life, and one that commands repeat drinking. We've upped the ABV from 3.4% to 3.8%. A simple, lean body with a base of First Gold hops is accentuated with a light dry hop of Simcoe and Citra for big lemon and fresh cut grass vibes. Gluten free and vegan friendly.
Cowbell - 4.8% (keg)
Cowbell (keg)
Colbier
4.8% IPA
£6.00 pt
A vibrant, hazy IPA. A hop combo of Strata, Motueka and Krush gives flavours of juicy berries, guava and pineapple, intertwined with a residual dank and piney bitterness, on top of a sweet honey malt base. New England yeast finishes off this delectably drinkable IPA. Collaboration with Bullhouse. Vegan friendly.
Thundering Molly - 5.2%
Thundering Molly
Celtic Marches
5.2% Medium Cider
£4.90 pt
Thundering Molly is a well rounded medium cider. Fresh and fruity with a lovely apple aroma. Gorgeous golden colour and a balanced finish. Made on our Herefordshire farm from 100% cider apples. Made from a blend of bitter sweet and sharp cider apples.
Also Available
Belgian Draught
Brasserie De Huyghe Delirium Red 7.5%
£5.00
No Description.
Brasserie D'Achouffe Chouffe Blonde 8.0%
£5.00
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%
£5.50
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
Hacker Pschorr Kellerbier 5.0%
£55.00
No Description.
Paulaner Helles 4.9%
£5.00
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%
£4.40
An easy drinking lager that is crisp and refreshing, unfiltered richness of grain, spice, light bodied and crushable!
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
Brasserie De La Senne Bruxellensis 6.5%
Pale
Mont Des Cats (Blonde) 7.6%
No Description.
Chimay Yellow 6.5%
English Trappist
Chimay Blonde Forte 10.0%
No Description.
Brouwerij Slaghmuyder Witkap Pater 6.0%
No Description.
Adelaar Kriek
No Description.
German Bottle Selection
Schofferhofer Watermelon & Mint 2.5%
£4.00
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, Indie Rabble, Two Flint, Rivington, Crafty Devil, Glasshouse, Neon Raptor, Turning Point, Marble, Drop Project, Gan Yam, Duration
Sours (Range)
Vault City
Darks (Range)
Indie Rabble, Vault City, Rat, Brass Castle & Rivington
Low Alcohol 1%-2.5% (Range)
Schofferhofer (Pineapple, Grapefruit, Watermelon&Mint)
Alcohol Free 0.0%-0.5% (Range)
La Trappe Nil & Kasteel Tropical (0.0%) // Schneider Weisse Tap 3, Athletic & Hogan's (0.5%)
Gluten Free (Range)
Arbor (Helles & Mosaic)
Lager (Range)
Arbor (Helles) & India Rabble
Awards
CAMRA Cider And Perry Pub Of The Year 2026
No Description.
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