2008 BEER LIST

Battledown Brewery Sunbeam 4.0

An ale brewed in the American post-prohibition way using lager yeast (at ale temperatures) and Northern Brewer hops.

Battledown Brewery Turncoat 4.5

Dark in colour, dark in taste, with echoes of the eighteenth century, rich in malt.

Breconshire Brewery Rambler's ruin 5.0

Dark amber, malty and well hopped with a beautifully balanced aftertaste; a traditional Old Ale.

Breconshire Brewery Red Dragon x 2 4.7

A selection of unusual hops, provide the bite to compliment the biscuity malt charactersitics of this exceptionally smooth and easy drinking beer.

Bristol Beer Factory Red 3.9

Full in body and flavour, a dark ale with a ruby red tint.

Bulmastiff Brewery Welsh Gold 3.8

A hoppy aroma invites you to taste the blend of hop and fruit flavours with balancing bitterness. A refreshing, juicy hop finish.

Bulmastiff Brewery Son of a bitch 6.0

Warming amber ale, easy drinking for its strength. An aroma of hops, fruit and malt and a similar blend of flavours with a warming alcohol presence; the finish fades.

Coastal Brewery Golden Sands 5.8

A strong golden ale, full flavoured and full bodied, it has a refreshing citrus hop finish

Coastal Brewery St Pirans Porter 6.0
Strong, black, full roast malt taste.

Cotswold Spring Brewery English rose x 2 4.0

Straw like in colour this excellent ale depicts every aspect of summer. With an Initial dryness on the pallet and a hoppy finish, this brew is bursting with flavour.

Cwmbran                                Pink Panther x 2                      4.5
A wonderful golden beer with a hint of pink from added summer fruit. One for the lager connoisseur.

Dark Star Brewing Hophead 3.8

An extremely clean-drinking pale gold-coloured ale with a strong floral aroma and elderflower notes. This beer is full-bodied despite its very quaffable strength and dryness.

Dark Star Brewing Espresso 4.2

A black beer brewed with roasted barley malt and challenger hops with freshly ground espresso coffee beans also added to provide a rich and complementary coffee aroma.

Doghouse Brewing Seadog IPA 4.6

Genuine strong flavoured IPA, pale amber colour.

Festival Gold 4.4

A golden ale with an overall balanced flavour, distinguished by a light malt body and a light aroma profile. A distinctive bitter finish, which is designed to be thirst quenching.

George Wright Brewing Drunken Duck x 2 3.9
A light citrus ale combining 3 hops from the Americas. Perfect for the hop lover.

Great Western Classic Gold 4.6

Bright gold with a decent white head. Good citric hops with some nice earthy malt. Light bready notes with some icing sugar sweetness.

Kelham Island Brewery Pale Rider 5.2

A well balanced strong and fruity ale flavoured with North American Hops.

Kelham Island Brewery Golden Eagle x 2 4.2

A refreshing golden ale, crisp and fruity with plenty of body. Brewed using lager malt and fuggle hops.

Keltek Brewery Krippledick 7.0

Strong, dark, unusually sharp & complex...and that's just the beer! Using 5 different grains and hopped thrice, "Kripple Dick" is the connoisseur's choice.

Malvern Hills Brewery Priessnitz 4.3

A draft caskconditioned Pilsner-style lager brewed in the traditional way. A well balanced beer, light in colour, with an aromatic finish.

Malvern Hills Brewery Swedish Nightingale 4.0

A light hoppy beer that imparts a floral nose leading to citrus flavours.

Nailsworth Brewery Alestock x 2 3.6

A lager type beer, light in colour, very hoppy and full of elderflower notes.

Nailsworth Brewery Town Crier 4.7

A traditional premium ale, rich & fruity with lots of malty flavours.

Oakham Ales Attila 7.3

Fruit notes and elder flower on aroma. Taste of ripe red berries and citrus fruit with a long bitter fruity finish.

Oakleaf Brewing I can't believe it's not bitter 4.9

Cask conditioned lager. Clean and crisp with a fruity aftertaste. The use of Saaz hops gives this lager a citrus finish that lingers on.

Otley O8 8.0

A very pale and very strong ale, deceptively smooth and friendly.

Otley O garden 4.6

Tongue in cheek take on a wheat beer.Flavoured with roasted orange peel, corriander and cloves.

Otter Brewery Head 5.9

With a distinct barley wine, old ale character, yet light to drink, it has a malt, fruit and slightly sweet flavour, with a long bittersweet aftertaste.

Ramsbury Brewery Gold x 2 4.5

A rich golden coloured beer produced by blending optic malt, crystal malt and a small amount of torrified wheat. Added to this are goldings and styrian golding hops which give that distinctly light hoppy aroma and taste.

Ramsbury Brewery Knobber 4.2

A rich golden coloured beer produced by blending optic & crystal malt and a small amount of torrified wheat. Added to this are Goldings and Styrian Golding hops which give that distinctly light hoppy aroma and taste.

RCH Brewery Pitchfork 4.3

A golden bitter with floral citric hop aroma. It has a hoppy predominate taste which is slightly sweet and fruity.

RCH Brewery Old Slug Porter 4.5

A delicious traditional porter with a full bodied taste of chocolate, coffee, blackcurrant and black cherry

Severn Vale Session 3.4

A low gravity beer with plenty of flavour, thanks to plenty of English Golding and Fuggles hops. Traditional brown colour. Beer for the sensible drinker, or those in for a long session!

Severn Vale Dursley Steam Bitter 4.2

Created to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the "Dursley Donkey", the branch line which served Dursley and the Cam valley. A sparkling summer ale full of flowery hops.

Severn Vale Monumentale 4.5

Designed as a porter, but many have noted that it is similar to a strong mild. Dark and warming with plenty of hop aroma and flavour.

Severn Vale Severn Sins 5.2

Supreme Champion Beer of the Year, 2008. A wonderfully dark, malty stout full of roasted barley.

Severn Vale Ducked Ale 4.3

A refreshing summer ale! Beer of the Festival, 2008 from Severn Vale

Stroud Brewery                      Tom Long                                   3.8

Tom Long is an amber coloured bitter with a spicy citrus aroma.

Stroud Brewery                     Budding                                       4.5
This is a pale ale with Fuggles used as the main bittering hop - then late hopped for a luscious floral aroma

Thornbridge Brewery            Jaipur IPA                                    5.9
India Pale Ale, initially smooth building to a hoppy bitterness with honey notes. A long, bitter finish.

Thornbridge Brewery Kipling 5.2

A “South Pacific” ale with grassy nose and kiwi fruit. Fruity with a bitter finish.

Triple fff Brewing Moondance x 2 4.2

Champion best bitter of Britain 2002. Amber coloured, very well hopped with a balanced bitterness.

Triple fff Brewing Stairway to heaven 4.6

Pale brown ale with a flavour of summer fruits, well balanced with a long finish.

Uley Brewery Hogshead 3.5

A pale coloured , hoppy session bitter with a good hop aroma and a full flavour for its strength, ending in a bitter-sweet aftertaste.

Uley Brewery Uley Bitter 4.0

A pale coloured , hoppy session bitter with a good hop aroma and a full flavour for its strength, ending in a bitter-sweet aftertaste.

Uley Brewery Pigs Ear 5.0

CAMRA's Champion Beer of Gloucestershire 2007. Deceptively strong IPA that is eminently quaffable. A pale-coloured beer with a light hop balance leads to a hoppy, fruity aroma and smooth, finish.

Uley Brewery Old Spot 5.0

A distinctive, full-bodied ruby coloured ale with a fruity aroma, a malty, fruity taste, with a light, hoppy bitterness, and a strong, balanced aftertaste. Our flagship ale, strong but not sweet.

Wizard Ales                            White witch                               4.5

A pale fruity ale with a strong hoppy finish.

Wizard Ales One for the toad 4.0

A light golden beer particularly drinkable on a warm summer day.with a good aroma.

MAYBE A GLASS OF CIDER?

(List Could Change)

Weston's Perry

Thatcher's Medium Cider

Mole's Black Rat Cider

WINE LIST

(List Could Change)

Whites

Willow Glen Semillon Chardonnay

This elegant wine has a lovely bouquet, plenty of fruit and excellent balance.

Ernest & Julio Chardonnay

A medium bodied white with inviting apple and citrus aromas and flavours.

Reds

Willow Glen Australian Shiraz Cabernet

Soft and full flavoured with lots of fruit.

Ernest & Julio Cabernet Sauvignon

A popular medium bodied red with a hint of plum and spice flavours