The William Stead
Darlington, DL1 1LU

The William Stead
Darlington, DL1 1LU

Cask Beers Available

Cask Beers Available

Christmas Pudding Ale - 4.8%

Christmas Pudding Ale

Maxim

4.8% abv

Awaiting tasting notes from brewery.

Santastic - 4.5%

Santastic

Maxim

4.5% abv

A revised recipe brewed exclusively for Christmas 2018. This well balanced pale golden ale is heavily hopped with American hops to give generous zesty lemon flavours and an abundance of tropical fruit aromas.

Santa's Progress - 4.2%

Santa's Progress

Daleside

4.2% abv

A burnished gold coloured ale, brewed exclusively with Progress hops. Well balanced and late hopped to give a pleasant bitterness wit blackcurrant undertones and fruity aromas.

Abbot Ale - 5%

Abbot Ale

Greene King

5% abv

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

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.

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

Robin Red Breast - 6.8%

Robin Red Breast

Snails Bank

6.8% abv

A deep red strong apple cider, Christmassy, warming and festive. Ho, Ho, Ho!

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.

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.

Rhubarb & Winter Spices - 4%

Rhubarb & Winter Spices

Snails Bank

4% abv

Rhubarb cider with a twist of vanilla and undertones of cinnamon.

Coming Soon

Jorvik Blonde - 3.8%

Jorvik Blonde

Rudgate

3.8% abv

Flaxen blonde ale. Balanced hoppy bitterness and a crisp fruity finish.

Evil Elf - 4%

Evil Elf

Rudgate

4% abv

An easy drinking pale biscuity ale with hints of tropical fruit, our Christmas favourite.

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The William Stead is in the Darlington CAMRA branch area.