Our Beers

Our Ales & Lagers

On Tap This Year

Explore our full line-up of cask ales and lagers, handpicked for flavour and festival vibes.

All beers are subject to availability. Best laid plans and all that…

AYLESBURY BREWING CO - Thunderclap

A hazy double IPA with bold hop character and a solid malt presence.

Intense, juicy, and thunderous!

Donated by Vale Brewery

ANSPACH & HOBDAY – The Smoked Brown

In the spirit of times when malted barley was kilned over open fires, The Smoked Brown is a modern take on traditional brown ale. It’s brewed using malt smoked over beechwood in Bamberg, Germany. The subtle smokiness, together with dark-fruit and toffee flavours, makes this complex and intriguing beer a perfect match for food.

Sponsored by John Myerscough

ARBOR ALES – Mosaic GF

Gluten Free pale ale with bold floral and tropical fruit flavours and aromas.

Contains <20ppm of gluten. Vegan friendly.

Sponsored by Phillips Funeral Directors

BIRRA MORETTI - L'Autentica

Moretti is everyone’s festival friend – well almost, and certainly on a hot summer’s day!  Birra Moretti is a quality beer made in the traditional way. It is the result of a production process that has remained almost unchanged since 1859.
The best raw materials are used to make Birra Moretti, as well as a special blend of high quality hops that gives it a unique taste and fragrance, enhancing its perfectly balanced bitter taste.

Donated by St Saviour’s

BLACK SHEEP - Best Bitter

Skilfully crafted using unique brewing techniques and the best British ingredients, this Yorkshire icon is built upon a bold, sweet malt base. Challenger, Goldings and Fuggles hops are crammed into the boil and hop back, creating bold peppery bitterness and a smooth, earthy hop flavour. Their use of now-rare Yorkshire Square fermenters brings a crisp, drinkable finish.

A breed apart.

Donated by The White Lion

BREWPOINT - Untold Tales

Golden orange in colour, this fresh Extra Pale Ale is bursting with floral, herbal and piney fresh hop aromas. Dry and refreshing bitterness balances the biscuity notes from all English malts perfectly paired with the warm summer evenings.

Sponsored by The Jolly Sailor

BREW YORK - micklegate Dark Mild

A complex ale with a robust nutty, caramel and coffee profile that punches beyond what you might expect for its low ABV.

Sponsored by Ripple & Roll

BRISTOL BEER FACTORY - Fortitude

This is a beer-coloured session bitter for those who want to enjoy a perfectly balanced, locally and lovingly made English bitter. BBC embrace all beer styles and wanted to acknowledge that the English bitter is a major part of both the brewing scene’s present and future.

Sponsored by The St Albans Sixer

DOWNLANDS BREWERY - Revival APA

A classic recipe from 2005. A well hopped retro american pale ale collab between Downlands Brewery & Evening Star. Big fruity mouthful. Starts out very hoppy on the first sip, then feels slightly more toffee apple sharp after a sip of stout.

Sponsored by David Jelley

ENVILLE ALES – Original Enville Ale

Based on a 19th century recipe, this traditional beekeepers ale is light in colour with fruity notes and a hint of sweetness to compliment the dry hoppy taste. Brewed using our own natural well water, Maris Otter floor malted barley, specially selected honeys and pure English hops, it is no surprise that our flagship Enville Ale has been a consistent CAMRA and beer festival award winner since they began brewing in 1993.

Sponsored by Cliffords Gardening

 

EVERARDS OF LEICESTERSHIRE - Avenger [Limited Edition]

Everard’s new limited edition beer – a fruity West Coast amber brimming with aromatic American hop notes with a dry, hoppy finish.

Donated by North Star Renovations

FARR BREW - Summer Golden

A fresh, crisp and hoppy session pale ale best enjoyed in the pub.

Or even better, in church…

Donated by Farr Brew

FYNE ALES - Jarl

Jarl is a light golden coloured beer that has an inviting fresh citrus aroma. Citrus and grassy hop flavours dominate the palate with a light and refreshing dry finish. A superbly drinkable beer.

Donated by Lemonrock

LEFT HANDED GIANT - Bitter

A modern English bitter, with undertones of toffee and notes of bittersweet orange peel from a medley of hops. A light dry hopping of Amarillo adds a fruity edge and bright refreshment.

Donated by Dylans – The King’s Arms

LUCKY SAINT – Unfiltered Lager

A premium non-alcoholic beer brewed with over 400 years of heritage. With an ABV of 0.5%, this award-winning lager offers a satisfyingly fruity flavour and a refreshing, crisp citrus finish. Unfiltered for maximum flavour, it retains a natural haze and full-bodied character. At just 53 calories per can and vegan-friendly, Lucky Saint is the perfect choice for those seeking a high-quality, alcohol-free beer that doesn’t compromise on taste.

Sponsored by Clare Lodge Care Home

 

LUCKY SAINT – Hazy IPA

Heritage brewing meets new world hops! Juicy and hazy with notes of tropical and stone fruits, this brand-new beer is brewed with Pale Malts and New World Hops to create the perfectly balanced IPA.

Donated by 

LUCKY SAINT - Lemon Lager

New to the LS ranger and brewed with the patience of a saint, this is the original Superior Unfiltered Lager, now with a squeeze of lemon juice. A burst of citrus combines with the crisp lager for divine refreshment.

Donated by 

MAD SQUIRREL - Columbo West Coast IPA

Join Columbo on a journey across the Atlantic Ocean to the West Coast with this complex IPA, with an edge. Featuring Chinook, Citra, and Columbus hops, this cask beer delivers an authentic West Coast IPA taste with punchy citrus and spicy hits, aromatic pine and light floral notes.nfo to come

Donated by Mad Squirrel Tap

MOOR BEER COMPANY - Bitter

The amber colours and deep malty flavours of the greatest Best Bitters one that belies its strength. Nutty elements on the nose and palate, this wonderful beer will remind you of good times in your favourite pub.

Donated by St Albans Morris

for whom ‘More Beer’ is a common refrain…

 

NETHERGATE GROWLING DOG - Raspberry Milk Stout

With a rich tapestry of flavours, this stout harmoniously blends richness, creaminess, and a dark allure with a vibrant burst of fruity raspberry, all while boasting a graceful 5.5% ABV. This magical concoction delivers a silky, sumptuous texture and a profound, smoky foundation. The journey concludes with a captivating, fruity finale, graced with a subtle raspberry infusion, creating an unforgettable tasting experience.

Donated by The Mermaid

NEW RIVER BREWERY – Lost River

Sometimes described as one of London’s “lost rivers”, the New River glides silently into London, often hidden from passers-by, particularly where it tunnels beneath the streets. This delicately dry hopped, pale straw coloured beer is, similarly, wonderfully discrete and easily swallowed up, so we think the name is a perfect fit!

Donated by The Ver Valley Society

NORTHERN MONK - Eternal

Northern Monk’s world beer cup award winning Session IPA, Eternal, takes the best of the west coast IPA style and brings classic UK sessionability. To a base of UK malted barley, caramel malt and a touch of biscuit Vienna malt they add Centennial, Comet and Mosaic hops from North-West USA. Expect upfront bitterness quickly followed by citrus zest, pine and light floral notes, a sweet caramel backbone and a long citrus finish.

Donated by Dylans The King’s Arms

NORTHERN MONK - Sup

Brewed to meet the need for lower ABV beers, Sup is a popular local favourite that never fails to refresh and enliven the taste buds!

Donated by The Great Northern

OAKHAM ALES – Bishop’s Farewell

A golden, premium beer with a smooth, malty background, rich and fruity hop flavours and a refreshing finish. First brewed in 1996 in honour of William John “Bishop Bill” Westwood on his retirement as Bishop of Peterborough. Bishops Farewell pioneered the use of the USA sourced Cascade hop – the variety that launched the craft beer revolution.  

Donated by Oakham Ales

OAKHAM ALES – Oranje Citrus Session IPA

This session IPA draws fresh citrus hop flavours from an imaginative combination of USA and Germany sourced hops boosted by a liberal dose of orange peel. Ideal for Summertime!

Donated by Oakham Ales

PURITY BREWERY – Pure Ubu

No beer better represents our Great Beer, Real Character values than Pure UBU (pronounced OO BOO). It has been a much loved and familiar favourite in our West Midlands heartland since first being brewed in 2005. Adding a citrus hop twist with vibrant aroma to a traditional amber ale lifted UBU above the crowd of samey brown beers and placed it at the top of the list for fans of great cask ale.

Donated by Oaklands Tree Specialists

ROWTON BREWERY – Shropshire Pale Ale (SPA)

Rowton Brewery has been supplying the good people of Shropshire with traditionally brewed real ales since 2008, using high quality Marris Otter malt, the finest hops sourced from round the world and water drawn from their own borehole. S.P.A. is a light bodied, quaffable session Pale

Donated by Anthony Hayes Jewellery

THORNBRIDGE BREWERY - Jaipur

Jaipur is the Thornbridge flagship beer that really put them on the map back in 2005. Often descibed as “the beer, that got me into beer” it’s usually recognised as the first UK craft IPA. Brewed with a huge amount of US hops at a time where this was very unusual, these provide a fantastic experience of grapefruit, lemon and tropical fruit with an enticing bitterness. These are balanced with a great English malt base of Low Colour Maris Otter from Norfolk that helps keep the beer light and drinkable with enough sweetness to keep it all in harmony.

Donated by The John Bunyan

THREE BREWERS OF ST ALBANS - IPA

Golden colour with an orange tint, brewed with five hops from the UK and USA and fermented longer to give a clean and dry finish. Hail the Pale!

Donated by The Three Brewers

THREE BREWERS OF ST ALBANS - Special English Ale

This Special English Ale is a robust and full bodied Premium Ale, brewed with chocolate malt to give it a deep copper colour and the finest English hops give the ale a hint of berries.  It’s a well balanced, smooth and moreish ale. 

Donated by St Saviour’s Men’s Group

in memory of Trevor (‘Ungrumpy’) Barton

TIMOTHY TAYLOR – Landlord

The drinkers’ favourite, a classic pale ale with a complex citrus and hoppy aroma.

It has won more awards than any other beer, winning both CAMRA Champion Beer of Britain and the Brewing Industry Awards Gold Medal four times.

Donated by The Goat

TIMOTHY TAYLOR – Landlord Dark

Landlord Dark originates from the multi award-winning Landlord Pale Ale but brewed with caramelised sugars to give a rich yet light and drinkable dark ale.

This perfectly balanced mellow dark beer has body and depth. It has a fruity, toasted aroma with hints of chocolate, citrus and roasted malts on the tongue. A darker shade of pale!

Donated by Ye Olde Fighting Cocks

TRING BREWERY – Fanny Ebbs

We’re not sure if Fanny Ebbs was a blonde but we know this beer is. It’s also amazingly crisp with very low bitterness and late citrus hop aroma from a combination of Saaz and Cascade varieties. Surely one of the best thirst quenching summer ales you will ever enjoy!

Donated by The Cock

TRING BREWERY – Clawhammer Steely West Coast Pale

A firm thwack of pine and resin make this a true ‘West Coast’ American Pale. Steely US hops sit flush in a respectable amber body. Grapefruit notes are easily pried out of a rich honey, caramel palate.

Donated by Tring Brewery

TRIPLE fff BREWERY - Pressed Rat & Warthog

A cult classic from this inventive Hampshire brewery, this is a complex mild, perhaps not in the traditional sense, but they like their beers hoppy! Ruby coloured, with coffee and chocolate aroma; hints of dried fruits and sour cherry leads to a soft, yet full roast flavour.  Fruit and malt vying with the rounded hoppy bittersweet finish. Not only for the mild fanatics but the bitter lovers too. Both will be left satisfied and wanting more.

Donated by Triple fff Brewery

TWISTED OAK - Sheriff Fatman

Our all American hopped, amber ale. Chinook, Comet, Columbus and Amarillo hops have been added in abundance to give this beer a wonderful fresh citrus taste. Fruit Bats love it.

Donated by Bradford & Howley

VALE BREWERY – Red Kite

Warm toasted malt flavours create a rich bitter with a satisfying blend of chestnut and autumn spice. Like its avian namesake soaring through the skies, Red Kite is a tribute to resilience and the strength of community.  It’s the hero of autumn evenings, the perfect companion for campfires, or a snug pub corner.

Donated by The Victoria

VALE BREWERY – Brill Gold

When Brill Gold hits the glass, it’s more than just a beer – it’s the glue of good company. It’s the brew that beckons families and friends to sit down, tuck in, and share the joy of the moment.

With every sip, it’s a reminder that you’re right where you belong.

Donated by The Six Bells

VERDANT BREWING CO – Miniature Cymbals

Here we have a super sessionable low strength straw coloured cask pale ale loaded up with some classic ‘C’ hops and lashings of Simcoe.

Donated by The Verulam

VIBRANT FOREST BREWERY – Pupa

Pupa is built to sit between east and west coast styles of American IPA. Both aroma and flavour swell with a deep hit of light citrus and ripe tropical fruits. Oats create a full yet smooth mouthfeel and the fruity yeast strain lends a soft stone fruit flavour to the finish.

Donated by The White Hart Tap

WEEKEND PROJECT - Al Fresco

Thirst quenching pale.

Donated by The Boot

WILDE CHILD BREWING CO - Beyond Redemption

As always, big American hops are at the fore with a massive dose of lactose for that thick mouthfeel and so much concentrated natural pineapple juice, you’ll think you’re sat on a Caribbean beach….

Donated by Pearce Recycling

WILDERNESS BREWING - Farmhouse Pale

Light, fresh pale ale. Light, elderflower, dry, rustic.

Wilderness is a small brewery and orchard in rural mid Wales. They make interesting (vegan friendly ) farmhouse style beers, aged and soured in oak.

Donated by Greengrass Lawncare, Marshalswick

YOUNG'S - London Original

The authentic taste of London! First brewed in Wandsworth in 1864, Young’s London Original is their original pale ale, and still going strong (but with a reassuringly low ABV!

Refreshing with a fruity aroma and long, satisfying bitter finish.

Donated by The Farriers Arms

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