The range
Four beers and two seasonals
Everything we make, what is in it, and what it goes with. The recipes are on the labels.
Tasting list
What is in the cellar
- The Pale Year round4.2%Three hops, late-added. Grapefruit, pine, dry finish.
- The Lager Year round4.8%Decoction mashed, thirty-eight days cold.
- The Dark Oct-Mar5.1%Roasted barley, chocolate malt, no sweetness.
- The Bitter Year round3.9%Copper, marmalade, a proper bitter finish.
- Harvest Ale September6.2%Green hops, picked and used the same day.
- Winter Barleywine December9.4%Barrel-aged eighteen months. Two hundred bottles.
Pour by pour
Three we are known for
The Pale
Three hops, all late-added, on a Maris Otter base. 4.2% and the one we sell most of, which suits us: it is the hardest to get right.- Grapefruit, pine, a dry finish
- Brewed every fortnight, year round
- Cask, keg and 440ml cans
The Lager
Decoction mashed and cold-conditioned for thirty-eight days, because thirty-eight is when it stops tasting of anything but lager.- Pilsner malt, one noble hop
- Thirty-eight days cold
- Keg and 330ml bottles
The Dark
Roasted barley and chocolate malt with no sweetness at all. On from October, off when the weather turns.- Roast, cocoa, a long dry finish
- October to March only
- Cask and 440ml cans
Side by side
How they compare
| Beer | ABV | Malt | Hops | Goes with |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Pale | 4.2% | Maris Otter | Three, late | Anything fried |
| The Lager | 4.8% | Pilsner, decocted | One, noble | Cured meat |
| The Dark | 5.1% | Roast barley | One, early | Hard cheese |
| The Bitter | 3.9% | Crystal, copper | Two, whole leaf | A pie |
| Harvest Ale | 6.2% | Pale, heavy | Green, same-day | On its own |
Questions
Before you order
Do you deliver?
Within sixty miles, on our own van, Tuesdays and Fridays. Beyond that we use a pallet courier and the beer is pasteurised, which we would rather you knew.
Can we get it on cask?
Yes for the Pale, Bitter and Dark. The Lager is bottle and keg only - cask conditioning would undo the thirty-eight days.
Do you do own-label?
No. We have tried twice and both times ended up brewing somebody else's compromise.
Is the Harvest Ale the same every year?
No, and that is the point. Same day of the harvest, whatever the hops did that season. Some years are better.
Trade enquiries
Pubs, bottle shops and restaurants - we answer within a day.