GUEST REAL ALES

GUEST REAL ALES

NEW FOR THIS SUMMER
A selection of real ales on the guest hand pump

Just some of the real ales that will appear on our guest pump over the next few months. Each one personally selected by the Admiral! If you like a particular ale on the list, let us know and we will make every effort to get it back on the guest pump. They will usually appear in rotation (subject to availability).

GUEST BEERS WILL RETURN AT EASTER

St Edmunds Bitter

4.2% ABV Fresh golden beer with a citrus finish, brewed using pale malt and Cascade hops. Crafted for modern tastes using traditional brewing methods.

Olde Trip

4.3% ABV A rich toffee flavoured beer bursting with fruity character, this premium ale is perfectly balanced with a clean bitter finish. This beer takes its name is from the world famous 'Ye Olde Trip To Jerusalem Inn' which lays claim to being England's oldest Inn. Carved into the sandstone rock at the foot of Nottingham Castle, the Inn was reputed to be a favoured resting place and 'watering hole' for the brave knights who rallied to the call of King Richard The Lionheart to join The Third Crusade to the Holy Land

Abbot Ale

5% ABV Brewed for quality of the highest order. An irresistible ale with masses of fruit characters. A malty richness and superb hop balance. It is brewed longer to a unique recipe, which makes it the full flavoured, smooth and mature beer it is today.

Also available in bottles, a selection from the following;

Spitfire, Hobgoblin, Pedigree, London Pride, Fursty Ferret, Bombardier, Speckled Hen, Bishops Finger, Ruddles County, Hoppity Hare.

All beers Subject to availability

Old Speckled Hen

Old Speckled Hen has a full, smooth flavour and is very easy to drink. Its rich amber colour and superb fruity aromas are complemented by a delicious blend of malty tastes. Toffee and malt combine with bitterness on the back of the tongue to give a balanced sweetness, followed by a refreshingly dry finish First brewed to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the MG car factory in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, and affectionately named after an old MG car used as a factory runaround – 'the owld speckled un'. This turned into ‘Old Speckled Hen’ when the beer was unveiled.

Ruddles County

4.3% ABV Cask Conditioned An English Ale with a distinctive flavour of dark toffee and caramel combined with a crisp bitterness derived from using rare Bramling Cross hops. Originally from England's smallest county - Rutland. The horseshoe has been a symbol of Rutland for over 500 years. Tradition has it that royalty or peers of the realm who pass through the county town of Oakham must present a horseshoe to the lord of the manor. Pubs in Rutland are offered a bespoke upside down horseshoe in keeping with local tradition

Morland Original

A more-ish and refreshing beer with a subtle malt & fruit character & pronounced bitter finish. ABV: 4%