The William Stead
Darlington, DL1 1LU

The William Stead
Darlington, DL1 1LU

Cask Beers Available

Cask Beers Available

Leeds - Midnight Bell

Midnight Bell - 4.8%

Midnight Bell

Leeds

4.8% abv

A premium dark mild. Crystal and chocolate malts combine with wonderful Willamette hops to give a full bodied, complex character to this award winning ale.

Hawkshead - Lakeland Gold

Lakeland Gold - 4.4%

Lakeland Gold

Hawkshead

4.4% abv

A refreshing, well hopped, fruity and bitter Golden Ale with complex fruit flavours from the blending of English hop, First Gold, with the outrageously fruity American hop, Cascade. A hopheads' beer... with balance. A real beer drinkers beer.

Yorkshire Heart - Ghost Porter

Ghost Porter - 5.4%

Ghost Porter

Yorkshire Heart

5.4% abv

A rich, smooth porter with chocolate notes.

Yorkshire Heart - Rhu-Bar-Beer

Rhu-Bar-Beer - 3.7%

Rhu-Bar-Beer

Yorkshire Heart

3.7% abv

Dark in colour with delicious fruity rhubarb flavours. The benefits of living near the rhubarb triangle! Gluten free.

Thornbridge - Jaipur

Jaipur - 5.9%

Jaipur

Thornbridge

5.9% abv

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.

Greene King - Abbot Ale

Abbot Ale - 5%

Abbot Ale

Greene King

5% abv

A full-bodied, very distinctive beer with a bitter-sweet aftertaste.

Sharp's - Doom Bar

Doom Bar - 4%

Doom Bar

Sharp's

4% abv

A perfectly balanced beer combining subtle yet complex flavours. This creates an amber ale which is both satisfying and deliciously moreish.

Greene King - Ruddles Best

Ruddles Best - 3.4%

Ruddles Best

Greene King

3.4% abv

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.

Ciders & Perries Available

Snails Bank - Blood Orange

Blood Orange - 4%

Blood Orange

Snails Bank

4% abv

Apple cider blended with blood orange juice giving a complex floral and tart flavour.

Westons - Old Rosie (2019)

Old Rosie (2019) - 6.8%

Old Rosie (2019)

Westons

6.8% abv

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.

Snails Bank - Rhubarb

Rhubarb - 4%

Rhubarb

Snails Bank

4% abv

A real apple cider infused with tart rhubarb and blended with vanilla for a smooth session cider.

Cockeyed - Pear Mania

Pear Mania - 7%

Pear Mania

Cockeyed

7% abv

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.

Coming Soon

Ringwood - Forty Niner

Forty Niner - 4.9%

Forty Niner

Ringwood

4.9% abv

Golden full bodied malted beer with a light, fresh hop bouquet. Rounded malt in the mouth with strong hop balance, deep bittersweet finish.

 

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The William Stead is in the Darlington CAMRA branch area.