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The Bhurtpore Inn
Bottled
Beers Menu
British & Irish Ales
Brewdog, Scotland
‘A titillating, neurotic, peroxide punk of a pale ale’.
‘A black lager with a smoky chocolate and coffee aroma. The flavour is fruity, bitter and chocolaty, and is accentuated in the lingering dry aftertaste.’
‘This is an aggressive beer. We don’t care if you don’t like it. We do not merely aspire to the proclaimed heady heights of conformity through neutrality and blandness.’
A special collaboration between Brewdog and Stone Brewing of San Diego. ‘Aged in Highland Park and Imperial casks with added blackberries.’ Bitter As Sin, Hoppy As Hell.
‘The aging process infuses into the beer all the threatening smoke, the encapsulating peat, the Atlantic essence and raw power of Scotland’s most distinctive whiskies’
‘This Imperial stout is brewed with copious amounts of speciality malts, jasmine and cranberries. After fermentation, we then dry hop this killer stout with a bucket load of our favourite hops before carefully ageing the beer on French toasted oak chips.’ I believe the strength is achieved by freezing the beer and removing ice (water freezes before alcohol). French toast, incidentally, is usually made with bread, and I feel that this may be the better approach for those of you at home. Oak takes longer to cook.
Guinness, Ireland
Strong version of the famous stout brewed in Dublin for the Belgian market. Bottled by John Martin’s of Antwerp, and re-imported to the UK for a few lucky people!
Lee’s, England
Harvest Ale 2003 Vintage strong ale 275ml 11.5% £3.65
Harvest Ale 2004 Vintage strong ale 275ml 11.5% £3.65
Superb, annually brewed strong ale from Manchester.
Marble, England
Decadence Imperial Russian Stout 750ml 8.7% £15.75
An excellent recreation of the style, as brewed for the Russian Court from 1770 by Thrale’s of London. Over the years this beer was moved from brewery to brewery Thrale’s to Barclay Perkins to Courage to John Smith’s) but was discontinued in 1994 (I still have a few bottles – sorry, not for sale). The flavour is typical – smoky coffee and bitter chocolate, but with a bitterness that is pure Marble. First rate stuff.
USELESS FACT: the high ABV was necessary to stop the beers freezing on the long, cold Baltic stage of the journey.
Decadence Kriek Imperial Russian Stout with cherries 750ml 8.7% £16.95
Decadence Frambozen Imperial Russian Stout with raspberries 750ml 8.7% £16.95
These are the above beer with added fruit. Cherries and raspberries have been added to Belgian ales for 300 years, often nowadays resulting in an over-sweet concoction where traditionally they would just be to offset extreme sourness in Lambic beer styles (try Cantillon’s fruit beers). These are in the best tradition, where plenty of fruit is definitely there, but it does not dominate. Distinctly superior. VERY limited stock.
Special 2009 Barley wine 750ml 10.7% £16.95
The colour is a very traditional deep amber, the aroma full of rich malt, but distinctly hoppy and promising much depth. The real treat starts when it hits your tongue. Actually, it doesn’t so much hit it as roll across it like liquid velvet. The sweet malt is everything you might want from a big strong beer, and is quickly followed by that wonderful wave of Marble hops. These bottles are big enough to share, but you may choose not to! Straight into my top 10 brews.
O’Hanlon’s, England
Thomas Hardy’s Ale Strong vintage ale 8.5fl.oz 11.7% £4.70
One of the great classic English ales of the 20th century (then brewed by Eldridge Pope in Dorset) is reborn in the capable hands of O’Hanlon’s of Whimple in Devon. Smoky, fruity and hoppy, with an enormous length of finish. All in all, a very welcome return.
Scottish Courage, England & Scotland
A sweet brown ale, a bottled mild.
Traquair House, Scotland
Traquair House Ale Strong ale 330ml 7.2% £3.50
Jacobite Ale Strong spiced ale 330ml 8% £3.80
From a brewery based at the oldest inhabited house in Scotland, which specializes in high quality strong bottled beers as well as a small quantity of cask ale.
Whitbread, England
Gold Label Barley wine 180ml 8.5% £1.65
Now the nations standard, but recently downgraded from 10.9% abv. The first pale barley wine, launched in 1951 by an independent Sheffield brewer subsequently taken over by Whitbread, naturally!
White Shield, England
Worthington White Shield India Pale Ale 500ml 5.6% £3.65
Delicious, if perhaps lacking some of the character it had 15 or 20 years ago. The archetypal Burton brewed IPA. Try also Marston’s Old Empire if you see it on draught anywhere, though bottles are a little disappointing – unlike White Shield it is Pasteurised.
Williams Bros., Scotland
Fraoch “20” Sherry cask aged heather ale 750ml 11% £14.95
Limited edition 20th anniversary brew matured in sherry casks previously used to mature a Speyside malt for 20 years. The resulting ale has a unique oak/sherry/whisky character, best drunk from a large wine glass. Slainte!
Lagers
Becks, Germany
Becks Vier Pilsener On draught – 4%
Still brewed in Bremen but specially for the UK market
Yes. It’s here because it’s popular.
Bitburger, Germany
Bitburger Pils Pilsener On draught – 4.8%
The Pils is also available on draught. It is the biggest selling draught beer in Germany. Dry, crisp and really rather classy.
Budweiser, Czech Republic
Budvar Budweiser Pilsener On draught – 5%
Budvar Budweiser Dark Dark lager On draught – 4.7%
No relation to the Milwaukee ‘King of Beers’ which we would not stock here. This is the ‘Beer of Kings’. One of the undisputed great lagers.
Fruh, Germany
Fruh Kolsch Kolsch 500ml 4.8% £3.35
The classic beer style of Cologne. Deliciously light & fruity lagered beer. Very tasty and refreshing.
Taddington, England
Moravka Pilsener On Draught – 5%
A superb addition to the UK brewing scene. A truly authentic Czech style pilsener brewed in a new brewhouse near Bakewell. I would go so far as to say that this is a landmark beer in the history of British brewing. Absolutely spot on. The first ever brew was a feature of our 2007 beer festival.
Trappist Ales
The jewel in the crown of continental ales. These are all certified ‘Authentic Trappist Product’ – brewed at the monastery by the monks with the help of lay workers. We stock every available variant (when available! – see Westvleteren.)
Blond Trappist triple 330ml 8% £3.25
Bruin Trappist brown 330ml 8% £3.25
After an 84 year gap the Achel monastery started to brew commercially once more in 1998. In 2001 they introduced their first bottled ale, a delightfully fresh, easy drinking golden triple, followed soon after by a darker version. Very nice, and improving all the time.
Achelse Kluis Extra Bruin Strong Trappist brown 750ml 9.5% £11.95
Bottled by hand by the monks at the smallest of the six Belgian Trappist breweries and rated a ‘****/* classic of it’s kind….huge, dark chestnut, sweetish, chocolaty’ by CAMRA’s Good Beer Guide to Belgium.
Trappists of Koningshoeven, Holland
La Trappe Blonde Trappist blonde 330ml 6.5% £3.25
La Trappe Trippel Trappist triple 330ml 8% £3.65
La Trappe Quadrupel Trappist strong 330ml 10% £4.30
The only non Belgian Trappist monastery with a commercial brewery. The right to use the ‘Authentic Trappist’ mark was withdrawn in 1999, but following reorganization and more involvement by the monks it was reinstated in 2005.
Trappists of Orval, Belgium
Orval Trappist ale - very hoppy 330ml 6.2% £3.25
A single ale is available from this monastery though I have been lucky enough to try the lighter ‘Petit Orval which is usually kept for the brothers. Best, really, drunk after a year or two of laying down, which we try to provide. It is a very hoppy beer.
Trappists of Rochfort, Belgium
6 Trappist double 330ml 7.5% £3.25
8 Trappist triple 330ml 9.2% £3.65
10 Trappist strong 330ml 11.3% £4.75
Still a very traditional Trappist brewery. Availability of the 6 is quite limited. The brewery was set up in 1899 with help from brothers from the Achel monastery. The Good Beer Guide to Belgium suggests that the beers improve with age and should last for decades.
Trappists of Scourmont, Belgium
Chimay Red Trappist double 330ml 7% £3.25
Chimay White Trappist triple 330ml 8% £3.55
Chimay Blue 2010 Trappist strong 330ml 9% £3.95
Chimay Blue 2009 Trappist strong 330ml 9% £4.05
Chimay Blue 2008 Trappist strong 330ml 9% £4.05
Chimay Blue 2007 Trappist strong 330ml 9% £4.05
Chimay Blue 2006 Trappist strong 330ml 9% £4.20
Chimay Blue 2005 Trappist Strong 330ml 9% £4.30
Chimay Blue 2004 Trappist strong 330ml 9% £4.40
Chimay Blue 2001 Trappist strong 330ml 9% £4.70
The second biggest and possibly best known Trappist brewery, it was started in 1862 to help fund the completion of the then new monastery. A new brewery was opened in 1989. The ales are thought to improve with laying down, with the Red and Blue developing port like characteristics after 5 years.
Trappists of Westmalle, Belgium
Dubbel Trappist double 330ml 7% £3.25
Tripel Trappist triple 330ml 9.5% £4.10
Now the largest of the Trappist breweries. They developed the original dark dubbel and blond tripel styles. They also brew a rarely seen weaker beer for the brothers, and I would love to get some! We sometimes get the Dubbel on draught.
Abbey Ales
Abbaye des Rocs, Belgium
Nounnette Abbey triple 330ml 7.5% £3.25
An excellent new addition to their range. A very tasty blonde triple.
Abbaye du Val Dieu, Belgium
Brune Abbey double 330ml 8% £3.35
Triple Abbey triple 330ml 9% £3.60
Grand Cru Abbey strong 750ml 10.5% £8.30
Very accomplished beers produced in the grounds of a Cistercian Abbey, but not classified as Trappist as the monks themselves are not involved in the brewing process.
Bavik, Belgium
Petrus Speciale Abbey blonde 330ml 5.5% £2.75
Petrus Dubbel Bruin Abbey Double 330ml 6.5% £3.05
Petrus Blond Golden abbey double 330ml 6.5% £3.05
Petrus Gouden Tripel Abbey triple 330ml 7.5% £3.45
Pilaarbijter Bruin Abbey double 330ml 6.5% £3.10
Pilaarbijter Blond Abbey triple 330ml 7.5% £3.70
A fine range of abbey style ales, newly available in the UK.
Bosteels, Belgium
Karmeleit Tripel Abbey triple 330ml 8% £3.55
A delicious triple with some wheat & oats in the mash.
De Ranke, Belgium
Guldenberg Abbey triple 330ml 8.5% £3.75
A very hoppy blond triple, setting the standard for bitter triples.
Lefebvre, Belgium
Floreffe Blonde Abbey blonde 330ml 6.3% £2.95
Floreffe Double Abbey double 330ml 6.3% £2.95
Floreffe Triple Abbey triple 330ml 7.5% £3.40
Floreffe Prima Melior Abbey strong 330ml 8% £3.50
A good range of ales that we are able to offer occasionally on draught. The Prima Melior has a hint of aniseed.
Roman, Belgium
Ename Dubbel Abbey double 330ml 6.5% £3.25
Ename Tripel Abbey triple 330ml 9% £3.65
An independent family business since at least 1545! Very drinkable examples.
St. Bernardus, Belgium
Pater 6 Abbey ale 330ml 6.7% £3.10
Tripel Abbey triple 330ml 8% £3.65
Prior 8 Abbey ale 330ml 8% £3.65
Abt 12 Abbey strong 330ml 10% £4.45
Until 1994 the 6,8 and 12 were brewed as commercial versions of the St. Sixtus beers of the Westvleteren Trappist monastery whose beers are only rarely available outside the monastery. They are fine brews, but now quite different from those of the monastery. All their beers are very accomplished.
Senne, Belgium
Jambe-de-Bois (Wooden Leg) Abbey triple 330ml 8% £3.65
Generously hopped with a hint of ginger
Slaapmutske, Belgium
Tripel Abbey triple 330ml 8.1% £3.55
Actually brewed by the excellent De Proefbrouwerij to slaapmutske's recipe. First rate.
Urthel, Holland
Urthel Hibernus Quentum Tripel Abbey triple 330ml 9.5% £4.15
Urthel’s brewer brews her beers at the Koningshoeven Trappist monastery. It is strong, well hopped example.
Golden and Blond Ales
Achouffe, Belgium
La Chouffe Strong blond ale 750ml 8% £9.35
A delicious, polished blond. Really slides down!
Chouffe Houblon Strong blond seasonal ale 750ml 9% £10.50
An American inspired hoppy blonde using Amarillo hops. In an IPA style with a harmonious balance of the bitterness and a pleasant fruitiness.
Anker, Belgium
Maneblusser blond ale 330ml 6% £2.70
A smooth, quaffable ‘city beer’
Lucifer Strong golden ale 330ml 8% £3.65
This once famous rival to Duvel perished in 2007. Luckily Anker bought the brand and have breathed new life into this fine golden ale.
Gouden Carolus Hopsinjoor Strong golden ale 330ml 8% £3.40
A new blond beer, hopped for aroma with Goldings, French Tradition, Saaz & Spalt.
Gouden Carolus Triple Strong golden ale 330ml 9% £3.65
Slightly spicy , dryish golden triple. A fine example.
Cazeau, Belgium
Tournay Strong golden ale 330ml 6.7% £4.00
Very accomplished golden ale from a tiny farmhouse brewery in Hainault. Most of their output goes to the States, but we have procured a few cases! Pricey, but well worth a punt.
De Ranke, Belgium
XX Bitter Bitter pale ale 330ml 6.2% £3.10
A very hoppy pale ale, managing to achieve bitterness and delicacy.
Duvel - Moortgat, Belgium
Duvel Strong golden ale 330ml 8.5% £3.40
Amongst the world’s very best beers.
Ecaussines, Belgium
Ultra Soif Blonde ale 330ml 5% £2.60
Ultrablonde Strong golden ale 330ml 8% £3.25
From a farmhouse brewery producing a fine range of quality, tasty beers.
Gayant, France
Biere du Desert Strong blonde ale 330ml 7.2% £3.10
Well hopped blonde ale from France,
Halve Maan, Belgium
Brugze Z’ot Blonde ale 330ml 6% £3.50
Gold Award winning golden ale from Bruges. Dangerously easy to drink! The brewery itself is a very nice, visitor friendly establishment in Bruges where the beer is sold unfiltered.
Oud Beersel, Belgium
Bersalis Strong golden ale 330ml 9.5% £4.40
A spiced blond Tripel with citrus notes.
Bersalis Kadet Golden ale 330ml 4.5% £2.80
Little brother to the above beer, but rather better for the drivers. The brewery has won a number of awards recently.
Roman, Belgium
Ename Blond Blonde ale 330ml 6.5% £3.25
Sloeber Strong golden ale 330ml 7.5% £3.50
An independent family business since at least 1545!
Senne, Belgium
Taras Boulba Golden ale 330ml 4.3% £2.80
A lightish, well hopped pale ale.
Zinnebir Golden ale 330ml 5.5% £3.10
A stronger hoppy pale ale..
Slaapmutske, Belgium
Blond Blonde ale 330ml 6.4% £3.30
Actually brewed by the excellent De Proefbrouwerij to their own recipe. First rate.
Van Steenberge, Belgium
Urthel, Holland
Urthel Hop-it Strong blonde ale 330ml 9% £3.95
Urthel’s brewer brews her beers at the Koningshoeven Trappist monastery. It is a very strong, hoppy blonde.
Amber Ales
Anker, Belgium
Gouden Carolus Ambrio Amber ale 330ml 6.5% £3.25
A ruddy amber ale, lightly spiced, from a brewery claiming to date back to 1369.
Dubuison, Belgium
Scaldis Amber (Bush Beer) Classic amber barley wine 250ml 12% £3.65
The beers were apparently renamed Bush as a tribute to the British following liberation in 1918. This is Belgium’s strongest beer. Since 2004 the beer has been sold as Scaldis when American brewing giant Anheuser-Busch forced them to drop the Bush name so as to avoid any possible confusion between brands. You would have thought they would like to be associated with at least one decent beer!
Ecaussines, Belgium
Ultra Amber ale 330ml 7% £2.95
From a good, farmhouse brewed range of beers
Brown and Other Dark Ales
Achouffe, Belgium
Mc Chouffe Strong blond ale 750ml 8% £9.30
A Scotch style ale (a popular style in Belgium). A dark, delicious brew with a hint of liquorice.
N’ice Chouffe Strong blond ale 750ml 8% £9.30
A very dark, very strong ale. Has a very pleasant sweetness.
Anker, Belgium
Gouden Carolus Classic Strong brown ale 330ml 8.5% £3.55
A great revamped range from a respected brewer
Bosteels, Belgium
Pauwel Kwak Brown ale 330ml 8% £3.55
Amber ale darkened and sweetened with candy sugar. Very popular!
Cazeau, Belgium
Tournay Noire Dark ale 330ml 7.6% £4.15
Splendidly tasty dark, porterish ale from a tiny farmhouse brewery in Hainault. Splendidly easy drinking. Most of their output goes to the States, but we have procured a few cases! Pricey, but well worth a punt.
De Ranke, Belgium
Noire de Dottignies Strong dark ale 330ml 9% £3.75
More brown than black, somewhat in the porter style.
Ecaussines, Belgium
Ultradelice Strong brown ale 330ml 8% £3.35
Ultrabrune Very strong brown ale 330ml 10% £3.55
From a good, farmhouse brewed range of beers. These are really lovely rich dark brews.
Liefmans, Belgium
Goudenband Old brown ale 375ml 8% £3.70
We also have a small stock of aged Goudenband at the old ABV of 6% - rather a treat at more than 9 years ‘out of date’. Please specify if you would like this version......£4.95.
St. Bernardus, Belgium
Grottenbier Brown ale 330ml 6.5% £3.35
Senne, Belgium
Stouterik Stout 330ml 4.2% £2.85
‘The Brussels Stout’ – a Belgian take on an Irish stout with American hops.
Equinox Strong dark ale 330ml 7% £3.35
A spicy, rich dark ale
Slaapmutske, Belgium
Bruin Brown ale 330ml 6% £3.25
Actually brewed by the excellent De Proefbrouwerij to their own recipe. First rate.
Van Steenberge, Belgium
Gulden Draak Strong dark ale 330ml 10.5% £4.45
Fruit Beers and Gueuzes
Anker, Belgium
Boscoulis Raspberry ale 330ml 6.5% £3.55
A wonderful new strong raspberry ale to rival the very finest!
Bavik, Belgium
Wittekerke Rose Raspberry wheat beer 250ml 4.3% £2.45
Deliciously refreshing wheat beer with added raspberry juice
Cantillon, Belgium
Gueuze 100% Lambic Bio Gueuze 375ml 5% £4.95
Rose de Gambrinus Gueuze with raspberries 375ml 5% £5.90
Vigneronne Gueuze with grapes 750ml 5% £11.45
Grand Cru Bruocsella 2002 Old lambic-a still beer 750ml 5% £12.45
Grand Cru Bruocsella 2005 Old lambic-a still beer 750ml 5% £11.45
Lou Pepe Gueuze 1999 3yr old vintage gueuze 750ml 5% £11.90
Lou Pepe Kriek 2005 3yr old gueuze with cherries 750ml 5% £14.25
Lou Pepe Framboise 2005 3yr old gueuze + raspberries 750ml 5% £14.25
From the Anderlecht region of Brussels, this is surely about the brightest light in the Belgian firmament. Stunning, dry lambic beers to a man! Perhaps an acquired taste (be warned; they are very dry), but one of life’s great pleasures for the initiated.
The Lou Pepe beers are a blend of 3 year old (when bottled) aged lambics, krausened with a little young ale just to add a little sparkle – absolutely stunning! The Kriek version is made with fresh cherries. No wine has more complexity, in production or flavour.
De Ranke, Belgium
Cuvee de Ranke Blend of lambic and pale ale 750ml 7% £10.95
Kriek de Ranke Cherry beer 750ml 7% £11.75
These beers are a blend of de Ranke pale ale and year old Girardin lambic. The Kriek adds whole cherries to the mix. Beautiful, sparkling and refreshing brews.
Drie Fonteinen, Belgium
Kriek Cherry gueuze 375ml 5% £4.95
Fine Gueuzes from one of the best producers – the Three Fountains. Brewing started in 1955 and they are expanding so availability should improve. See also Proef brewery.
Ecaussines, Belgium
Ultramour Fruits of the forest ale 330ml 5% £2.95
From a good, farmhouse brewed range of beers
Girardin, Belgium
Faro 1882 Faro 375ml 5% £4.30
Gueuze 1882 Gueuze 375ml 5% £4.30
Kriek 1882 Cherry gueuze 375ml 5% £4.45
Framboise 1882 Raspberry gueuze 375ml 5% £4.75
Amongst the very finest lambics. Very limited availability.
Liefmans, Belgium
Liefman’s Summer fruit ale 250ml 4.2% £2.75
Newly introduced crowd pleaser from the new regime at Liefmans.
Goudenband Old brown ale 375ml 8% £3.70
We also have a small stock of aged Goudenband at the old ABV of 6% - rather a treat at more than 9 years ‘out of date’. Please specify if you would like this version......£4.95.
Cuvee Brut Old brown ale with cherries 375ml 6% £4.15
Liefmans brewery has been taken over by the excellent Moortgat-Duvel. A great deal of restructuring of the range is taking place, and a number of beers are being discontinued. We hope to continue to stock what we can.
Lindemans, Belgium
Cassis Blackcurrant gueuze 250ml 3.5% £2.65
Cuvee Rene Traditional Gueuze 375ml 5% £4.15
Cuvee Rene Oud Kriek Traditional Gueuze 750ml 5% £8.10
The Cuvee Rene beers are the ‘authentic lambic’ range from Lindemans.
Marble, England
See under British ales
Oud Beersel, Belgium
Oude Kriek Vieille Gueuze with cherries 375ml 6.5% £4.95
The brewery, unfortunately, has now closed.
Timmerman’s, Belgium
A deliciously refreshing spontaneously fermented wheat beer, fruity and delicately spiced.
Gueuze Caveau Gueuze 330ml 5.5% £2.80
The Gueuze is the standard product, whilst the Caveau is their ‘natural’ or traditional product.
Kriek Gueuze with cherry 330ml 4% £3.10
Fruits de la Foret Gueuze with fruits of the forest 330ml 4% £3.10
Framboise Gueuze with raspberry 330ml 4% £3.10
Van Honsebrouk, Belgium
St. Louis Gueuze Fond Tradition Gueuze 375ml 5% £3.65
A fine example of the style. Stocks very limited.
Wheat Beers
Abbaye des Rocs, Belgium
Blanche des Honnelles Belgian style wheat beer 330ml 6% £3.25
Considered by many to be the finest Belgian wheat beer. Stronger than most, well suited to year round drinking.
Bavik, Belgium
Wittekerke Rose Raspberry wheat beer 250ml 4.3% £2.50
Wittekerke Wheat beer 330ml 5% £2.70
Deliciously refreshing wheat beer also with added raspberry juice
Dupont, Belgium
Blanche de Hainaut Biologique Organic wheatbeer 250ml 5.5% £2.20
Erdinger, Germany
Weissbier Alkoholfrei Low Alcohol wheat beer 500ml >0.4% £1.90
Pikantus Strong, dark wheat beer 500ml 7.2% £4.15
An excellent range of Bavarian wheat beers from Erding near Munich
Heller-Trum, Germany
Aecht Schlenkerla Rauchbier :
Weizen Smoked wheat beer 500ml 5.2% £3.95
The wheat version of this classic Bamberg style.
Proef, Belgium
Beersel Tarwebier Wheat beer 330ml 6% £3.10
Schneider, Germany
Aventinus Strong dark wheat beer 500ml 8% £4.75
Hopfen Weisse Strong golden wheat beer 500ml 8.2% £4.90
Considered by many to be the finest of all the Bavarian wheat beer producers. The Hopfen is the result of a collaboration by Schneider and Garrett Oliver of the acclaimed Brooklyn brewery of New York. It is a riot of hops. Truly wonderful beers.
Other Speciality Ales
Bavik, Belgium
Petrus Oud Bruin Matured & blended brown ale 330ml 5.5% £2.65
Petrus Aged Pale Matured & blended blonde ale 330ml 7.3% £3.65
Very pleasant aged beers comparable in style to Liefmans Goudenband and Rodenbach.
Belgoo, Belgium
Magus Four grain ale 330ml 6.6% £3.55
Brewed by Belgoo at the Binchoise brewery. Contains barley malt, wheat malt, oats, spalt and Saaz hops. It is a 100% natural, non-filtered beer that is served cloudy like a wheat beer.
Bosteels, Belgium
Deus, Brut des Flandres The last word in specialist beer! 750ml 11.5% £19.95
Brewed in Belgium and finished in France in the Champagne style. An astonishing achievement, and undoubtedly one of the world’s truly great beers.
Brewdog, Scotland
See under British Ales
Cazeau, Belgium
Saison Cazeau Saison - a summer ale 330ml 5% £3.60
Splendidly tasty golden ale from a tiny farmhouse brewery in Hainault. Most of their output goes to the States, but we have procured a few cases! Pricey, but well worth a punt.
Cooper’s, Australia
Original Pale Ale Traditional Aussie ale 375ml 4.5% £2.70
Top fermented and bottle conditioned pale ale from Adelaide. Little brother to the classic Sparkling Ale (5.8%), this beer should be served cloudy but can be decanted clear if preferred. Australia’s most (only?) welcome contribution to the world of beer.
Dupont, Belgium
Biere de Miel Organic honey beer 750ml 8% £8.95
An absolutely gorgeous honey ale. Share a bottle now!
Ecaussines, Belgium
Cookie Beer Spiced blonde ale 330ml 8% £3.25
La Loubecoise Dark ale with maple syrup 330ml 8% £3.25
From a good, farmhouse brewed range of beers. The Cookie Beer is spiced with cinnamon, ginger & cloves, inspired by the famous Speculoos (or Bastogne Cookie) biscuit. La Loubecoise contains maple syrup imported from Quebec.
Eggenberg, Austria
Samichlaus Bier Christmas beer 330ml 14% £5.75
The strongest regularly brewed (once a year on 6th December) proper beer in the world!
Heller-Trum, Germany
Aecht Schlenkerla Rauchbier :
Marzen Smoked beer 500ml 4.8% £3.80
Weizen Smoked wheat beer 500ml 5.2% £4.00
Terrific stuff! Like drinking kippers! This beer is the speciality style of the town of Bamberg in Bavaria.
Huyghe, Belgium
Lefebvre, Belgium
Barbar Honeyed beer 330ml 8% £3.60
Barbar Winter Bok Winter honey beer 330ml 8% £3.60
A very popular, very moreish pair of honey beers.
Hopus Hoppy ale 330ml 8.5% £3.75
A strong and very hoppy ale in a flip top bottle, Hopus is brewed using five different European hops
Liefmans, Belgium
Goudenband Old brown ale 375ml 8% £3.70
We also have a small stock of aged Goudenband at the old ABV of 6% - rather a treat at more than 9 years ‘out of date’. Please specify if you would like this version......£4.95.
Marble, England
See under British ales
Rodenbach, Belgium
Rodenbach Blended Flemish red ale 250ml 5.0% £3.10
Grand Cru Aged red Flemish ale 330ml 6.5% £3.75
Sadly, the Rodenbach brewery is no longer in private ownership. The future of Grand Cru may still be in doubt. As it is, the beer is still quite delicious and very refreshing but has lost a great deal of its superbly sour character.
3.3.2010