Beer List
Every year, the Guildford Beer Festival sources from small breweries & cider makers in the Surrey, Berkshire, Hampshire, London and Sussex areas. All our beers and cider come from within 30 miles of Guidlford.
In addition to over 130 beers & ciders at the Guildford Beer Festival in 2019, we also had a great selection of local still and sparkling wines from Blackdown Ridge Vineyard in Haslemere, Albury Organic Vineyard in Shere and Greyfriars Vineyard on The Hog’s Back in Puttenham.
Our dedicated Gin Tent features had four local distillers – The Surrey Copper Distillery, Distillers of Surrey, Nibbs Spirits and Blue Thorn Gin.
Full details of the next Guildford Beer Festival beer list nearer to the next event. In the meantime, take a look at the beer and cider list we had in 2019.
2019 Beer List – Tasting Notes
5/4 Favourite
4.6% ABV
Golden Ale
Refreshing Golden Ale with a wonderful hoppy nose from Cascade hops. Light, fresh and crisp with floral hop notes, a sure-fire winner.
Dark Horse
4.5% ABV
Porter
Smooth porter with a deep chestnut colour delievering subtle hop notes followed by coffee malt flavour with then rich chocolate overtone to finish.
Final Furlong
4.2% ABV
Best Bitter
Light-copper coloured Best Bitter brewed with American hops giving a balanced bitterness and fruity aroma. When it’s a race to the finish line, given it your best.
Gold Cup
4% ABV
Golden Ale
A delicious and outstanding session IPA, with lovely citrus and pine flavours and a pleasant lingering bitterness. Very easy drinking. Reading Festival Gold medal winner 2018.
Mango Milkshake IPA
4.6% ABV
IPA
Hazy, thick and creamy with bucketsful of mango, with a lingering bitter finish.
Benchmark
4% ABV
Sussex Best Bitter
Amber coloured Ale brewed using British hops, malts and yeast with a refreshing bitterness and sweet, fruity notes. A rich character with a hint of chocolate and malted flavours.
Vegan
Golden Ale
4.2% ABV
American Hopped Ale
Invigorating brew using Summit and Cluster hops to give a bold, American refreshing flavour and aroma. Roasted barley to creates a natural, rich, golden colour.
Vegan
Phoenix
3.9% ABV
Extra APA
An Extra Pale American Ale, brewed with some of the boldest US Hops: Citra, Amarillo and Cascade. Dry, soft, smooth and clean finish.
Vegan
Pilsner
4.2% ABV
Pilsner
Refreshingly classic Pilsner lager brewed using a combination of traditional German hops, inc. Saaz and Tettnanger, producing a mild, fresh, citrus aroma and an elegant bitterness.
Vegan
Black Saison
5.5% ABV
Black Saison
Brewed with our friends in Brixton, London Beer Lab. Together we have created a deep, stout-like saison. A blend of dark fruit and earthy embers roast this spicy little number.
Cosmic Dawn
4.1% ABV
West Coast Pale Ale
A timeless explosion of full flavour juicy hops and citrus aromas. Generous and smooth, Cosmic Dawn is our harmony of hop forward flavours, developing into a lasting bitter finish.
Electric Eye
5% ABV
Pale Ale
A modern twist on a Belgian Wit beer. Naturally hazy and bursting with orange and coriander flavours.
Fruju
4.9% ABV
New England Pale Ale
Tropical fruit and peach flavours come through from the carefully selected hops. A very well balanced big hitter. Added oats result in a smooth mouthfeel. Fans of a fruitier style of Pale Ale will relish this excellent unfined and unfiltered beer.
Solaris
3.8% ABV
Session Pale Ale
The original Big Smoke Bitter beer, A very easy drinking pale ale brewed exclusively for cask. Citrus and resinous flavours. Light malt sweetness balanced by a bitter finish.
BumbleBee Dab21
5.5% ABV
Medium-dry, cloudy
We use 21% single variety Dabinett apple juice in our vats to give this lovable rogue the perfect amount of zing. A firm favourite of the BumbleBee lads.
Allergens: Sulphites
Dietary: Vegan, Gluten Free
BumbleBee Gribble
4.8% ABV
Medium, cloudy
A ‘gribble’ is an apple pip that survives the mill and the press and still grows into a sapling in the yard! This smooth chugger is designed to last the distance but still be complex.
Allergens: Sulphites
Dietary: Vegan, Gluten Free
BumbleBee Regatta
4% ABV
Hazy Wheat Beer
Our classic cider twisted with strawberry and a hint of garden mint. Think Pimm’s driving a tractor!
Allergens: Sulphites
Dietary: Vegan, Gluten Free
BumbleBee Sloeberry
4% ABV
Medium, cloudy
We managed to wrestle a couple of bags of sloes off the gin hipsters to make this fruity blush cider. Deliciously subtle, it slips down a treat.
Allergens: Sulphites
Dietary: Vegan, Gluten Free
Crafty One
3.9% ABV
Pale Ale
Distinctive, tangy citrus flavour.
Dunsfold Best
4% ABV
Chestnut Ale
Malty with fruity and caramel notes.
Hot Tipple
4.2% ABV
IPA
Smooth citrus, tangy and fruit notes.
Loxhill Biscuit
3.6% ABV
Golden Ale
Balanced with refreshing, floral notes.
Buffalo Buffalo
5.1% ABV
APA
Based around Amarillo and cascade hops for the perfect bitterness and citrus flavours.
DB One
4.2% ABV
Best Bitter
An easy drinking pale bitter with English Bramling cross hops and 100% English malt.
Lunar White
4.8% ABV
Hazy Wheat Beer
A modern twist on a Belgian Wit beer. Naturally hazy and bursting with orange and coriander flavours.
Red India
5% ABV
Red IPA
Rich and robust. A traditional English style IPA. Big caramel body with a dry, hoppy finish.
Dietary: Vegan
Washington Gold
3.8% ABV
Simcoe Hopped Golden Ale
Showcasing the Simcoe hop from Washington state. Great aroma of passionfruit and a mild bitterness makes this the session beer of choice.

Bohemia
4.8% ABV
Pilsner
Brewed cool with Czech Saaz hops and matured sub zero for weeks to create a crisp, floral, spicy lager with a lingering finish.
Dietary: Gluten Free
Festive 51
4.8% ABV
Strong Sussex Ale
First brewed to commemorate the Festival of Britain in 1951. Dark amber colour, rich malty taste and moderate hop bitterness with Golding’s trademark mildly spicy hop aroma
Dietary: Gluten Free
Heritage
4% ABV
Sussex Best
A Sussex Classic, developed from an old recipe of Bill’s Great, Great Grandad. Full malt flavour, robust bitterness, and a subtle dried fruits aftertaste.
Dietary: Gluten Free
Parody
4.5% ABV
Session IPA
The big malt base of this amber ale acts as a great foundation to a storm of modern and traditional hops yielding powerful bitterness, huge aroma and a long satisfying finish.
Dietary: Gluten Free
Two Horses
3.8% ABV
Pale Ale
Intensely hopped with modern bold varieties to give a big aroma with balancing bitterness. Full flavoured blend of Crystal, Cara and Munich malts – punches well above its ABV.
Dietary: Gluten Free
Work Ethic (keg)
5% ABV
New England IPA
Unashamedly hopped, with a pale yellow and cloudy appearance that delivers a booming citrus hit and deliciously succulent taste.
Dietary: Vegan
Forager
4.5% ABV
Ale
Rich and refreshing copper coloured ale. Complex floral aroma with hints of a forest glade, leading to subtle oak/vanilla notes, offset with a caramel/spicy hop balance. Full of character and fine depth with a lingering bitterness at the finish.
Allergens: Gluten
Vegan
Owlswood
6% ABV
Porter
Rich dark porter using a blend of chocolate malt and maris otter pale ale malt, with hints of coriander, juniper berries and orange peel, giving a smooth blend of fine coffee and/or chocolate notes.
Allergens: Gluten
Vegan
Soul
3.8% ABV
Pale Ale
Light floral session beer using the finest blend of ingredients, this golden ale has a smooth taste with biscuit orange notes. Our most popular summer beer!
Allergens: Gluten
Vegan
Elderflower
4% ABV
Fruit
Plum and Ginger
4% ABV
Fruit
Raspberry & Rhubarb
4% ABV
Fruit
Vintage – Dry
6% ABV
Dry
Vintage – Medium
6% ABV
Medium
Wild Strawberry
4% ABV
Fruit
Buzz
4.7% ABV
Honey Ale
Honey Ale, amber, dry and very aromatic, local honey, lime-blossom character.
Horse & Carter
4.7% ABV
Amber Ale
Amber, creamy and very fruity.
Junction 6
4.2% ABV
Pale Ale
Pale ale with Amarillo hop character providing mandarin sweetness.
Rusty’s Ale
4.4% ABV
Traditional Best Bitter
Traditional best bitter with some rye/liquorice sweetness, another good scorer last year with 4 out of 5.
Microbus
4% ABV
IPA
Pale ale journey with hints of grapefruit and citrus leading to a rosie destination. This session pale ale has been brewed for lazy summer days drinking with friends.
Allergens: Malted barley, oats
Simcoe Serenade
5.6% ABV
IPA
Double Dry Hopped unfined IPA using only American Simcoe hops. Low bitterness accentuates the strong tropical fruity flavours from the divine Simcoe hops.
Allergens: Malted barley, oats
Dietary: Vegan
WahWah
5% ABV
IPA
Golden IPA made using insane amounts of centennial, chinook, mosaic and citra hops, giving a rich, sharp, smooth finish. Unfined, ufiltered with late dry hopping.
Allergens: Malted barley, oats
Dietary: Vegan
Amber Eyes
4.2% ABV
Golden Ale
Rich and well balanced golden amber ale with a complex floral aromas, rounded light biscuit malt flavours and a well mannered bitter finish.
Allergens: Barley
Vegan
Blonde Bird
3.9% ABV
Golden Pale Ale
Refreshing golden pale ale made using top quality Bavarian lager malts and Hallertauer hops combined with an English ale yeast to give this ale a well-rounded fry finish.
Allergens: Barley
Vegan
Good Ordinary
3.8% ABV
Bitter
Classic English style session bitter. Maris Otter with toasted malts give a delicious nutty flavour. Subtle bitterness from UK hops and a layer of freshness from the dry hops.
Allergens: Barley
Vegan
Seagull
4% ABV
Session Bitter
Balanced, well rounded chestnut amber Ale. Quaffable session bitter with malty biscuit flavours and light caramel notes. UK hops give a clean hop bitterness and delicate aroma.
Allergens: Barley
Vegan
White Bird
5.1% ABV
Witte Bier
A cloudy light straw beer in the Belgian traditional style, with hints of spice and bitter orange. A refreshing beer for sunny days.
Allergens: Barley, Oats, Wheat
Vegan
Bottle Wreck Porter
4.7% ABV
Black Porter
Traditional pitch black porter with coffee, chocolate and rich roast malt flavours. Balanced with the bitterness of classic English Goldings hops.
Allergens: Barley, Wheat
Red Hunter
4.3% ABV
Ruby Ale
Dark ruby ale with a full bodied, rich, sweet, slightly vinous malt character. Lightly balanced with finest English hops.
Allergens: Barley, Wheat
Seaspray
3.7% ABV
Session IPA
Light, refreshing session IPA combining simple sweet malt flavours with crisp citrus and airy floral notes.
Allergens: Barley, Wheat
Shirala
5.2% ABV
Gold IPA
Gleaming gold IPA with fruity, floral and citrus notes balanced with satisfying piney undertones.
Allergens: Barley, Wheat
Summer
3.7% ABV
Session Pale Ale
Clean, fresh, session pale ale bursting with zesty citrus flavours and ripe exotic fruit balanced with sweet golden malt. SIBA South East 2015 – Standard Bitters & Pale Ales – SILVER AWARD. JUN – AUG.
Allergens: Barley, Wheat
Hazy Hog Cider
5% ABV
Cloudy English Cider
Gently sparkling, full flavoured cider with a fine haze. Made from 100% bittersweet English apples part matured in oak barrels to intensity its flavour. Refreshing and well balanced.
Hog IPA
4.5% ABV
Everyday IPA
Aromatic, refreshing, light and hoppy with a blend of floral and fresh citrus notes upfront. Well balanced with a long, dry finish. Brewed with a selection of fine English malts and English & American hops.
Hogstar
4.5% ABV
English Craft Lager
All the refreshment of old style lagers with a greater depth of flavour and aroma, in keeping with the English Ale tradition. Special lager malts with 5 different UK hops, unpasteurised.
Little Swine
2.8% ABV
Blonde Small Beer
A Small Beer with a Big Taste! Dry-hopped aromatic blonde beer with a full-bodied tropical flavour.
Surrey Nirvana
4% ABV
Golden Blonde Beer
A drier, golden brew with Cascade, Centennial and local Surrey hops. Hoppy with strong citrus and floral notes on the nose. Light in body, with well-balanced hoppy and citrus flavours.
T.E.A
4.2% ABV
Best Bitter
An enticing amber colour with a hoppy and slightly fruity aroma. The finest English malts carefully balanced with local Fuggles hops. Gently fermented to leave some of the natural malt sugars, to give a full and satisfying flavour with a long, dry finish.
Tea Unfiltered
4.5% ABV
Traditional English Ale
Modern twist on a classic. Traditional. English. Ale. Perfectly balanced, full bodies amber ale with a long dry finish. Cold conditioned for 1 week and left unfiltered for optimal flavour.
Founder’s Best Bitter
4.2% ABV
Best Bitter
Award-winning signiature ale named in honour of the founder of the original Hurst Brewery, George Thomas Saltmarsh. Rich, dark amber hue with a rounded malty palate and suffused with subtle caramel and orange flavours.
Allergens: Malted Barley, Wheat
Hurst 700
3.9% ABV
Blonde Ale
Classic, hoppy, blonde ale – the perfect session beer, boasting light floral, citrus, and herbal notes, and a satisfying mouthfeel. A definite thirst-quencher!
Allergens: Malted Barley, Wheat
Keepers Gold
4.4% ABV
Golden Ale
Smooth, burnished golden ale with a buoyant aroma of grapefruit, citrus, and spice. Unmistakeable hoppy notes are finely balanced with a simple, yet effective, malt profile, and a subtle infusion of South Downs honey.
Allergens: Malted Barley
Old Acquaintance
6.5% ABV
Old Ale
Full fullbodied beer exploding with myriad flavours of dark fruits, currants, sherry, spicy marmalade & toffee. Our take on the classic old ales which provide warmth and vitality through the cold months.
Allergens: Malted Barley, Wheat
Watchtower
5.5% ABV
Black London Porter
Strong, dark beer with a distinctive, earthy bitterness, created by intensely-roasted malted barleys and traditional English hops. Complemented by a warming late-hop profile, characterised by winter spice and resinous wood topped-off with a rich, coffee-coloured head.
Allergens: Malted Barley, Wheat
Hampshire Rose
4.2% ABV
Golden/Speciality Bitter
Golden, hoppy, easy drinking speciality bitter.
Allergens: Barley, Wheat
IVBee
3.9% ABV
Pale Ale
Crisp and light with sweet honey and elderflower.
Allergens: Barley, Wheat
LPA
3.6% ABV
Light Pale Ale
Hop fronted, with a soft malty body. Easy drinking.
Allergens: Barley, Wheat
Pride of the Valley
3.8% ABV
Hazel/Session Bitter
Aromatic, slightly bitter, easy drinking and perfect as a session beer.
Allergens: Barley, Wheat
DIPA
7% ABV
Double IPA
A big hitting but easy drinking Double IPA, 12g/l of Olicana and Jester give this beer real bite and flavour. A smooth mix of sweet flavours and hoppy aromas.
Allergens: Barley, Malt, Oats, Wheat
Mr Brownstone
5% ABV
Brown IPA
A wonderful mix of light, sweet maltiness backed with a hoppy aroma from locally grown Fusion hops. Low in bitterness but high in flavour.
Allergens: Barley, Malt, Wheat
Richmond Rye
4.3% ABV
Rye Ale
Spicy and refreshing, with a peppery dryness on the palate coming from the rye, and packed with English Admiral, Archer and Boadicea hops. Unfined and naturally hazy.
Allergens: Barley, Rye
Black Cherry Mild
4.2% ABV
Dark Mild
Black cherry, chocolate and sweet malt crescendo. Subtle sweet gentle hop finish.
Allergens: Barley & Wheat
Vegan
Kissingate Moon
4.5% ABV
Hazy Pale
Extra pale hazy beer with a fresh hoppy character and subtle citrus fruit undertones.
Allergens: Barley
Vegan
Kissingate Sussex
4% ABV
Chestnut Beer
Chestnut beer with simple roasted malt notes. Gentle floral and gathering bitterness derived from a blend of English hops. Crisp, sherbert bitterness, sweet malty finish.
Allergens: Barley
Vegan
Ripple Raspberry Stout
4% ABV
Raspberry Stout
Full flavoured speciality stout with a chocolate malt backbone and a soft raspberry and vanilla finish.
Allergens: Barley
Vegan
Ruby Plum Porter
4.8% ABV
Ruby Porter
Deep ruby beer. Roated malt, cinnamon and sweet plum on the nose. Pleasant fruit and balancing bitterness from Pacific Gem and Walmes hopping. Chistmas in a glass!
Allergens: Barley
Vegan
Black Swallow
6% ABV
Black IPA
Generously hopped Black IPA with pine and herb notes, leading to deep and complex malt flavours with hints of liquorice and toffee undertones. Winner Redhill CAMRA Beer festival November 2013 and SIBA SE GOLD July 2015.
Allergens: Wheat, Barley
Hip Hop
4 ABV
Blonde Pale Ale
Our best selling blonde, clean and crisp, loaded with floral hop aroma. The pale malt aroma is overtaken by a pleasing dry finish. 4 x award winner. SE SIBA, Western Sussex and Haslemere.
Allergens: Barley, Wheat
Lodsteiner Lager
4.2% ABV
Authentic German Pils
Light golden, brilliantly clear with a creamy, long-lasting white head. The malt character is crips, with dry to medoum-dry finish. Distinctive spicy noble hopping gives a refreshing bitter finish.
Allergens: Barley, Wheat
Sundowner
4.3% ABV
Golden Ale
Deep golden smooth and malty beer with pleasantly dry and delicately floral finish. Waitrose selected it as their preferred bottled beer!
Allergens: Barley, Wheat
Triple XXX
4.4% ABV
Dark Mild Ale
Dark, smooth, chocolate malty winter mild ale, gently hopped for a slightly sweeter taste. SIBA SE Gold medal winner and Overall Champion Cask ale GOLD winner 2017, Silver SIBA National BeerEx 2018.
Allergens: Barley, Wheat
American Pale Ale
4.2% ABV
APA
Using the finest West Coast hops, this APA is light and hoppy with a citrus hit. Very satisfying.
Allergens: Malted Barley
Best Bitter
3.9 ABV
Best
Traditional English Ale style. Triple hopped for a depth in flavour not often found in beers of this strength. Amber in colour with a toffee fruity nose. Full flavoured, balanced and moreish.
Allergens: Malted Barley
IPA
4.3% ABV
IPA
Traditional style IPA buy not overly hopped. Full flavoured, yet light and refreshing with a restrained bitterness. Amber in colour with citrus notes and made for easy drinking.
Allergens: Malted Barley
Limehouse Porter
4.1% ABV
Porter
Traditional Porter, dark in colour with hints of coffee and molasses. Surprisingly light and makes for easy drinking.
Allergens: Malted Barley
Springtime
3.8% ABV
Pale Ale
Pale ochre, lightly hopped, refreshing. A perfect Springtime session ale.
Allergens: Malted Barley
Tail Wagger
4.1% ABV
Pale Ale
Deep ochre pale ale with a satisfying lasting finish. 5p per pint goes to Lister’s Dog Foundation.
Allergens: Malted Barley
Westmorland Dark Mild
3.7% ABV
Dark Mild
Traditional northern dark mild reminiscent of the brewer’s Lake District origins. A smooth, refined, easy-drinking beer which remains a firm favourite in many parts of the country.
Allergens: Malted Barley
Apples & Pears
5% ABV
Medium Sweet
Natural sweetness of pears married to the dryness of West country traditional cider apples. Refreshing combination with slight elderflower notes.
Allergens: Sulphites
Blackberry Cider
4% ABV
Fruit
Fresh blackberries are added to a light cider allowing them to infuse for a couple of weeks, before pressing the rest of their juice out. The added fruits gives it a nice maroon colour.
Allergens: Sulphites
Boxing Dog
7.5% ABV
Medium
Our renowned strong cider made from Cox, Russet, Worcester Pearmain. Popular with those who like Westons Old Rosie and traditional scrumpy. Not too heavy for it’s strength when compared to similar strength beers.
Allergens: Sulphites
Brown Snout (Single Variety Cider)
6.5% ABV
Dry
Interesting single variety cider made from a traditional cider apple, giving a very dry taste with a lovely deep golden brown colour. Reminiscent of a classic west country!
Allergens: Sulphites
Cirrus Minor
5% ABV
Medium Sweet
A blend of 3 varieties: Spartan (eating), Bramley (cooking) and Yarlington Mill (cider). A deep colour and quite complex flavours – popular with Magners fans as it is similar strength and sweetness.
Allergens: Sulphites
The Devil’s Device
8.4% ABV
Strong Cider
Quite clear and golden in colour with a full bodied smell, the first taste quickly reveals the nutty, earthy flavours of the dominant russet apple. Good deep body, medium to the taste with a dry finish.
Allergens: Sulphites
Equinox
4.5% ABV
Medium
Light and easy drinking; a thirst quenching summer tipple. Sitting comfortably as a Medium cider, it has both dry and sweet qualities, coupled with a strength that makes it an excellent session cider.
Allergens: Sulphites
Heart of Hampshire
6% ABV
Dry
Traditional dry cider. Made from many varieties including Cox, Ida Red, Katy and Bramley. A sprightly cider, with a splendid light straw colour, it has a pleasant & strong nose. Crisp, almost wine-like, but on tasting it soon becomes clear this is very much made of apples!
Allergens: Sulphites
Midnight Special Perry
5% ABV
Medium Perry
Natural perry made with a blend of dessert and perry pears, including Thorn, Blakeney Red, Conference and Concorde. Pleasant pear aroma and subtle but full-bodied taste, with a light straw colour. Not too sweet.
Allergens: Sulphites
Newton’s Discovery
3.8% ABV
Dry
Made in a traditional method, a mixture of a 1st and 2nd pressing. The 2nd pressing has water added to re-hydrate the apple and assist pressing out the remaining colour, juice & flavours, Often a cloudy cider, it has good flavours despite being lower strength (in the “real cider” bracket).
Allergens: Sulphites
Novo Pyrus Perry
7% ABV
Dry
This is our new stronger perry, which is a nice change in the world of perries – stronger but quite dry… As with many of our drinks, the taste is refreshing and the strength creeps up.
Allergens: Sulphites
Hampshire Perry
3.8% ABV
Medium Sweet
Made traditionally with a mixture of a 1st and 2nd pressing. The 2nd pressing has water added to re-hydrate the fruit, to assist pressing out the remaining colour, juice and flavours, so the water content is no more than 20%. Often a cloudy perry, it has good flavours despite being lower strength. Varieties include Doyenne du comice, Thorn, Blakeney Red, Conference.
Allergens: Sulphites
Rum Cask Cider
7% ABV
Medium Sweet
A Strong medium cider with a kick. Made with a mixture of apples including Cox & Russet. Another good choice for festivals.
Allergens: Sulphites
Strawberry
5% ABV
Medium Sweet (fruit)
Fresh strawberries are added a light cider allowing them to infuse for a couple of weeks, before pressing the rest of their juice out. The colour from the strawberries gives this special (unique) cider a light pink hue, with a medium to sweet taste.
Allergens: Sulphites
Toffee Apple
4% ABV
Sweet (Flavoured)
A sweet cider blended from dessert and cider apple varieties, gently infused with toffee to give a deep caramel aroma and colour. A toffee apple without the crunch.
Allergens: Sulphites
Progress
4% ABV
Flagship Ale
Our flagship bitter, first brewed in 1982. Brewed with the finest British malts to give a rich bitter-sweet ale and well complimented with American and Slovenian hop additions.
Allergens: Gluten
Quench
3.6 ABV
Session Pale Ale
A session pale ale, brewed with only Maris Otter malt and a blend of New World hops. Spicy grapefruit bitterness followed by a fresh lime flavour and tropical fruity aromas.
Allergens: Gluten
Saracen Stout
4.5% ABV
Proper Stout
A distinctively dark beer, brewed with roasted barley and chocolate malts to create a full-bodied stout. Complex flavours with deep coffee and roasted nut characteristics. A proper stout.
Allergens: Gluten
Session IPA
3.9% ABV
IPA
A modern twist on a classic ale. Columbus, Amarillo and Styrian Wolf hops.
Allergens: Gluten
Surrey
3.7% ABV
Session Pale
An amber session ale, hopped with a delicate combination of British and Continental hops to produce a well-rounded flavoursome beer.
Allergens: Gluten
Art of T
3.6% ABV
Session Pale
Light session pale, dry hopped with Tettnang & Earl Grey Supreme from Char Teas of Winchester. Very refreshing bergamot flavour, subtle tea bitterness.
Allergens: Barley, Earl Grey Tea
Macavity
5.3 ABV
Old Ale
Mysteriously rich, deep and malty; the antidote to big, hoppy IPA’s. Brewed in the style of an Old Ale, using several speciality roasted malts to makes it a feast of rich toffee, fruitcake and caramel.
Allergens: Barley, Wheat
Mr M’s Porter
4.5% ABV
Porter
Rich, malty porter with complex flavour of toffee, cinnamon and chocolate. Aromas of vanilla and mellow coffee. CAMRA CHAMPION PORTER OF BRITAIN 2018.
Allergens: Barley
Scratch
4% ABV
Golden Ale
Golden in colour with a delicate fruity aroma and hints of ripe apricots. Clean, refreshingly bitter and easy drinking.
Allergens: Barley
Prowler Pale
3.6% ABV
Session Pale
Very light straw colour, easy drinking session beer. Slightly fruity, using a range of modern hop varieties to give gentle citrus notes.
Allergens: Barley
Black Swan Porter
4.6% ABV
London Porter
Award winning classic London porter with lots of brown, chocolate and crystal malts, giving a wonderfully rich roasted flavour. Smooth malt taste with notes of chocolate and coffee. VOTED “PORTER OF THE FESTIVAL” AT WOKING BEER FESTIVAL NOV 2012 & “BEER OF THE FESTIVAL” AT HAMPTON BEER FESTIVAL IN JUNE 2017.
Allergens: Barley, Wheat
Egyptian Goose IPA
4.8% ABV
Special IPA
Award-winning old fashioned, full-bodied English IPA staying true to its British roots. Based on an old English style IPA using both Fuggles & Goldings hops. AWARD WINNING “BEST OF FESTIVAL” AT ASCOT BEER FESTIVAL OCTOBER 2016.
Allergens: Barley, Wheat
Heron Ale
3.7% ABV
English Bitter
Traditional English bitter containing perfectly balanced malty flavours, marrying Fuggles & Golding hops from Kent for a beautifully smooth easy sip.
Allergens: Barley, Wheat
White Swan Pale Ale
4.2% ABV
APA
Our signature ale: A hoppy US style pale ale bursting with Chinook & Columbus hops from Washington State to give it a gorgeous citrus flavour. AWARD WINNING “BEER OF THE FESTIVAL” AT KINGSTON BEER FESTIVAL MAY 2017.
Allergens: Barley, Wheat
Horsell Best
3.8% ABV
Session Ale
Balanced full bodied butter, with a taste that belied its ABV. A popular, very drinkable session ale.
Allergens: Barley
Horsell Invader
4.2% ABV
Light Amber Beer
Light amber beer, with a balanced malt biscuit, delicate hope flavour and aroma with a clean finish. Originally brewed as part of the Wells in Woking celebration to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the birth of H.G. Wells in 1866.
Allergens: Barley, Wheat
Milk Stout
4.5% ABV
Milk Stout
Traditional milk stout: dark, creamy, full-bodied with a chocolate and coffee notes.
Allergens: Barley, Wheat
Un-American Pale Ale
4.6% ABV
APA
Well hopped American style Pale giving a good amount of grapefruit and pineapple on the nose and the palate. Balanced by a strong malt back bone and a good bitter finish.
Allergens: Barley, Wheat
Black Knight
4.8% ABV
Coffee Milk Stout
Smooth coffee flavour from Hampshire roasted coffee by Mozzo balanced with sweetness of lactose and bittering hops.
Allergens: Gluten, Lactose
Red Mist
3.7% ABV
English Pale Ale
House ale combines a defined malty and hoppy flavour while still being considered a session bitter. Our best selling bitter to date.
Allergens: Gluten
Tilford Gold
3.9% ABV
Golden Ale
Crisp golden ale using calypso hops as late aroma, giving fruity citrus notes of apple and pear.
Allergens: Gluten
Tilford Wit
4.5% ABV
English Style Wheat Beer
Blonde in colour, marmalade and orange fruit bitterness with a nectar sweet finish. We’ve combined half the usual amount of wheat with Marris Otter malted barley, adding honey and coriander seeds to flavour.
Allergens: Gluten, Honey
Dormouse
3.8% ABV
Traditional English Ale
Smooth, easy drinking Traditional English Ale chestnut in colour and light on the palate. Sweetness from biscuit and caramel malts, balanced with English Hops. Brewed in conjunction with Surrey Wildlife Trust to protect the habitat of the Hazelnut Dormice who live in the woods behind the brewery.
Allergens: Barley, Wheat
Falls Gold
4.2% ABV
Golden Ale
Superb golden ale with a soft fruity nose. Bitter apricot front followed by more soft fruits and a charming light hoppiness.
Allergens: Barley, Wheat
Hop Troll IPA
4.8% ABV
IPA
IPA style packed with 7 American Hops with a citrusy rich sweetness followed by a powerful Hoppy bitterness – all perfectly balanced and extremely drinkable.
Allergens: Barley, Wheat
The Source
3.3% ABV
Light Golden Ale
Extremely refreshing light golden ale dry hopped with plenty of Citra hops to taste well above its weight – has previously been labelled “The Drivers Ale”.
Allergens: Barley, Wheat
Alton’s Pride
3.8% ABV
Best Bitter
Brewed using water from the Hampshire chalk hills and British hops. Full and clean tasting, initially malty then tangerine fruit and resinous hop build to a quenching bitter finish. GOLD MEDAL WINNER LONDON & SOUTH-EAST 2016.
Day is Done
4% ABV
Golden Ale
A golden ale with low bitterness. Piney, resinous hop aroma with citrusy grapefruit and orange flavours from the US Amarillo and Simcoe hops, balanced by light sweetness from the Munich & Crystal malts.
GoldFFFinger
5.5% ABV
Real Ale
Cask conditioned, brewed with lager malt and a traditional lager yeast. Crisp, dry with a hint of sweetness. Light apple and melon flavours with a balanced bitterness from US Ahtanum hops. Flavourful & refreshing.
Moondance
4.2% ABV
Best Bitter
Our signature and best-selling ale. Amber coloured with copious amounts of US cascade hops. Wonderfully aromatic floral nose balanced by a gentle bitterness with a subtle hint of sweetness
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Rock Lobster
4.5% ABV
Real Ale
Copper/red ale with an inviting mellow hop aroma, smooth caramel maltiness and subtle fruit flavour leading to a lasting bitter finish.
Berkshire Diamond
4.5% ABV
Medium Dry
Medium Real Cider handmade in the heart of the Royal County of Berkshire blended from a variety of fresh hand picked apples.
Allergens: Sulphites
Dietary: Sugar free, gluten free
Cranberry
4% ABV
Medium Sweet
Medium/sweet Real Cider crafted in West Berkshire from a blend of apples, infused with real cranberry juice.
Allergens: Sulphites
Dietary: Sugar free, gluten free
Jazz
5.5% ABV
Medium Dry
Medium/dry single variety Real Cider crafted from the finest Kent-grown Jazz apples. Created in NZ, the Jazz apple is a cross between the UK’s two biggest selling varieties: Royal Gala & Braeburn. Made from 100% juice with no added water.
Allergens: Sulphites
Dietary: Sugar free, gluten free
Mango
4% ABV
Medium Sweet
Medium/sweet Real Cider crafted in West Berkshire from a blend of apples, infused with real mango juice.
Allergens: Sulphites
Dietary: Sugar free, gluten free
Perry
6% ABV
Medium Dry
Award-winning medium/dry Real Perry handmade from a variety of pears mainly from within West Berkshire. A crisp refreshing Perry made from 100% juice with no added water.
Allergens: Sulphites
Dietary: Sugar free, gluten free
Royal Berkshire
7% ABV
Medium Sweet
Award-winning crisp medium/sweet Real Cider handmade from a variety of eating apples mainly from within West Berkshire. A crisp, refreshing, Eastern Counties style Cider.
Allergens: Sulphites
Dietary: Sugar free, gluten free
Scrumpy
5.5% ABV
Medium Dry
Medium/dry Real Cider handmade in West Berkshire from dedicated Cider apples collected in Somerset. Fruity, full-bodied Cider made from 100% juice with no added water.
Allergens: Sulphites
Dietary: Sugar free, gluten free
Tutts Clumper
8.5% ABV
Medium Dry
Medium/dry Real Cider crafted in West Berkshire from a blend of the finest Home Counties apples – then we have chaptalized the juice to increase the alcohol content. Made from 100% juice with no added water.
Allergens: Sulphites
Dietary: Sugar free, gluten free
Corker
4% ABV
Pale Ale
Floral, soft fruit and citrus aromas entice you in, against a biscuity, light malt base that allow the main features to shine through with a lemon zestiness. A wonderful refreshing character.
Allergens: Barley, Wheat
Eton Boatman
4.3% ABV
Golden Ale
Hoppy Golden Ale with a fresh clean and full flavoured taste. Made with a combination of American Citra hops with citrus flavours, and Australian Galaxy hops with hints of exotic fruit.
Allergens: Barley, Wheat
Guardsman
4.2% ABV
Best Bitter
A lovely copper- coloured session strength ale with a tangy taste, yet a smooth really fresh hop finish, ensuring that it is very ‘quaffable’.
Allergens: Barley, Wheat
Knight of the Garter
3.8% ABV
Golden Ale
Straw coloured golden ale with an initial zesty hit of cut grapefruit giving way to a deliciously sharp sherbet finish.
Allergens: Barley, Wheat