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Purity Bunny Hop 3.4% ABV Purity Brewery, Warwickshire. Est. 2005 This hazy, pale golden ale is extra hoppy in character, with a full aroma, pronounced bitterness in the flavour, notes of grapefruit and a long, dry finish. Hops: Azacca, Centennial, Chinook, Citra, Eureka, Pilgrim
Rudgate Vanilla Mild 3.6% ABV Rudgate Brewery, North Yorkshire. Est. 1992 This multiaward-winning dark mild is very lightly hopped and enriched with fresh premium vanilla pods, resulting in a well-balanced, rich and smooth flavour. Hops: East Kent Goldings
Acorn 2 Decades 4.0% ABV Acorn Brewery, South Yorkshire. Est. 2003 Brewed with a blend of English hop varieties to celebrate 20 years’ brewing, this blond beer has a tropical fruit aroma and a balanced, hoppy flavour. Hops:Challenger, Goldings, Harlequin
Adnams Nut Brown 4.0% ABV Adnams Brewery, Suffolk. Est. 1872 This chestnut-coloured beer has aromas of gooseberry, pine, toasted malt and caramel, leading to hints of brown sugar on the palate, balanced by a fresh bitterness, with orange and fresh bread notes. Hops: Ekuanot, Jester
Black Sheep Finisher 4.0% ABV Black Sheep Brewery, North Yorkshire. Est. 1992 This seasonal golden pale ale is packed full of hops which deliver ripe apricot, juicy citrus and subtle spicy flavours, balanced by a light sweet maltiness. Hops: Ernest
Brewster’s Krafty Kiwi 4.0% ABV Brewster’s Brewery, Lincolnshire. Est. 1998 This occasionally brewed, light golden beer contains hints of crystal malt, enhancing the flavour and balancing the lemon zest notes and hints of pine, with a lasting resinous finish. Hops: Pacific Gem, Pacific Jade
Steel & Oak Easy Stout 4.0% ABV Steel & Oak Brewing, British Columbia, Canada. Est. 2014 Robyn Guille has travelled to Batemans Brewery (Lincolnshire) to brew this tropical session stout for us. The aromas of tropical and citrus fruit lead to a smooth roasted malt flavour, with notes of chocolate and toffee, then a full-bodied, creamy and refreshing finish. Hops: Amarillo, El Dorado
Inveralmond Ossian Oatmeal Stout 4.1% ABV Inveralmond Brewery, Perthshire. Est. 1997 This new beer is rich in flavour and packed full of coffee, cocoa and roasted malt flavours, complemented by bittersweet notes and balanced by a smooth, creamy finish. Hops: Aurora
Hook Norton Autumn Ways 4.2% ABV Hook Norton Brewery, Oxfordshire. Est. 1849 This ruby-coloured seasonal ale has an inviting floral aroma, while its use of Maris Otter malt, plus a touch of rye and wheat, delivers complexity to the soft dark fruit flavour. Hops: Bramling Cross, Celeia, Fuggles, UK Cascade
Evan Evans Challenger 4.3% ABV Evan Evans Brewery, Carmarthenshire. Est. 2004 This new deep amber autumn beer has a predominantly malty character, balanced by plenty of hop notes, delivering a smooth flavour and a fresh, crisp, spicy finish. Hops:Challenger, Ernest, First Gold, Goldings
Maxim Slovenian Pale Ale 4.3% ABV Maxim Brewery, County Durham. Est. 2007 This light golden seasonal ale is brewed with a blend of pale ale and lager malts to give a European character, while its Slovenian hops deliver a pleasing floral aroma and hints of lemon in the flavour. Hops: Dana, Eureka, Styrian Wolf
Batemans Combined Harvest 4.4% ABV Batemans Brewery, Lincolnshire. Est. 1874 This deep golden seasonal beer contains a unique multigrain blend of malted barley, oats, wheat and rye, creating a refreshing flavour with a dry-sweet character, plus citrus hints. Hops: Bobek
Castle Rock Phoenix Tears 4.5% ABV Castle Rock Brewery, Nottinghamshire. Est. 1998 This new copper-coloured beer, using solely UK ingredients, delivers a beautiful balance of hop notes and malt flavours, resulting in a bittersweet character and a warming, spicy finish. Hops: Goldings, Phoenix
Harviestoun Broken Dial 4.5% ABV Harviestoun Brewery, Clackmannanshire. Est. 1983 This amber seasonal ale has a distinctive malty flavour, with chocolate notes, balanced by a complex hop aroma and flavour, leading to a pleasing tropical fruit finish. Hops:Celeia, Citra, Liberty, Simcoe
Robinsons Fear Of The Dark 4.5% ABV Robinsons Brewery, Cheshire. Est. 1838 This black stout, part of this brewer’s popular Iron Maiden Trooper range, has a complex blend of roasted malt, chocolate and coffee flavours, balanced by peppery hop notes. Hops: Goldings
St Austell Average Joe! 4.5% ABV St Austell Brewery, Cornwall. Est. 1851 This amber-coloured occasionally brewed beer has a fruity aroma, leading to generous floral flavours and hints of blackcurrant, balanced by an emerging malty finish. Hops: Bramling Cross, Fuggles, Harlequin
Zululand Zulu Blonde 4.5% ABV Zululand Brewery, Eshowe, South Africa. Est. 1997 Richard Chennells has returned to brew this popular beer for us again, this time at Banks’s Brewery (West Midlands). This golden amber beer has a predominantly malty character, balanced by fruit flavours and hints of citrus, leading to a light, crisp finish. Hops: Fuggles, Goldings, Saaz
Conwy Kashmir IPA 4.8% ABV Conwy Brewery, Conwy. Est. 2003 This golden seasonal beer is a traditional IPA, delivering an assertive bitterness and plenty of hop flavour, balanced by a subtle maltiness, and leading to a spicy, peppery finish. Hops:Challenger, East Kent Goldings, Fuggles, Pioneer
Salopian The Murmurings of a Lost Leviathan 4.8% ABV Salopian Brewery, Shropshire. Est. 1995 This golden IPA sparkles with mesmerising tangerine and papaya sorbet notes, delivering a hoppy and full (yet not overpowering) flavour which melds beautifully across a brazen sea of passion fruit and lemon zest. Hops:Centennial, Challenger, Mosaic, Nelson Sauvin
Shepherd Neame Cracklewick 4.8% ABV Shepherd Neame Brewery, Kent. Est. 1698 This occasionally brewed mahogany ale has floral, citrus and spicy aromas, which complement the chocolate and roasted malt hints in its flavour, resulting in a satisfying, smooth and velvety character. Hops:Centennial, East Kent Goldings, First Gold
Yazoo Dos Perros 4.8% ABV Yazoo Brewing, Tennessee, USA. Est. 2003 Linus Hall has travelled to Adnams Brewery (Suffolk) to brew this deep amber beer for us. The bready malt aroma leads to a malty body, with a clean, refreshing character and a subtle hop finish. Hops: Perle, Saaz
Titanic Cherry Porter 4.9% ABV Titanic Brewery, Staffordshire. Est. 1985 This dark red speciality porter has a rich aroma and a well-rounded fruity character, with its sweet cherry flavour balanced by generous hop notes. Hops:Celeia, Goldings, Herkules, Pilgrim
Fyne Ales Quiet Shadows 5.0% ABV Fyne Ales, Argyll. Est. 2001 This new hazy straw-coloured pale ale has a ripe fruit and resinous aroma, leading to delicate strawberry and raspberry flavours, complemented by vibrant citrus notes, before resulting in a soft, silky finish. Hops: Barbe Rouge T90, Belma T90, Chinook T90, Simcoe
Hogs Back Ratfink & Ripsnorter 5.0% ABV Hogs Back Brewery, Surrey. Est. 1992 This ruby beer has an enticing malty aroma, with gentle spice notes leading to a powerful malty flavour with hints of plum, balanced by generous refreshing hoppy notes. Hops: Fuggles, Goldings
Joe’s Garage Bohemian Pale Ale 5.0% ABV Joe’s Garage Brewery, Plzeň, Czech Republic. Est. 2005 Josef and Petr Krýsl have travelled to Shepherd Neame Brewery (Kent) to brew this pale amber beer for us. The use of rare Czech hop varieties delivers aromatic citrus and spicy notes, along with a balanced bitterness to its full-bodied, malty flavour. Hops: Kazbek
Lancaster Harlequin 5.0% ABV Lancaster Brewery, Lancashire. Est. 2005 This new blond ale is brewed with a fine blend of UK hop varieties, delivering generous fruity notes in both the aroma and flavour and leading to a refreshing finish with mango hints. Hops: First Gold, Godiva, Jester, Keyworth
Thornbridge Hubble 5.2% ABV Thornbridge Brewery, Derbyshire. Est. 2005 This golden American pale ale is packed with a mouth-watering blend of US hops, delivering big punchy notes of mango, lemon and orange from the aroma all the way through to its refreshing finish. Hops: Amarillo, Mosaic, Simcoe
Elgood’s Warrior 5.5% ABV Elgood’s Brewery, Cambridgeshire. Est. 1795 This chestnut-coloured seasonal beer has a predominantly malty aroma, leading to a strong, well-balanced character with a rich malt flavour and subtle hop notes. Hops:Challenger, Fuggles, Goldings, Sovereign
New Realm Hoptropolis IPA 6.0% ABV New Realm Brewing, Georgia, USA. Est. 2016 Mitch Steele has travelled to Hook Norton Brewery (Oxfordshire) to brew this deep golden beer for us. The intensely fruity aroma leads to a medium body and emerging hop character, with plenty of tropical fruit notes and a pleasing bitterness in the finish. Hops: Azacca, Citra, Mosaic
Wychwood King Goblin 6.6% ABV Wychwood Brewery, Oxfordshire. Est. 1983 This rarely seen, deep ruby strong ale is brewed with roasted chocolate and crystal malts which, combined with a blend of hop varieties, produce a rich and full-bodied beer, with fruity notes and a pleasingly smooth character. Hops:Cascade, Fuggles, Sovereign, Styrian