It’s our real ale and real cider festival, with 30 different ales/ciders on throughout the weekend.
The pub is open from 16:00 until 23:00 on Thursday and Friday, and from 12:00 until 23:00 on Saturday and Sunday. Pizzas are served from 18:30 until 22:00 on Thursday and Friday, and from 17:00 until 22:00 on Saturday and Sunday.
Throughout the weekend, for £25 you can get five pints of real ale/cider (or ten half pints) and a pizza.
Featured Breweries and Beers:
Three Blind Mice
Citra & Sabro – Pale Ale – [4.5%] – A Citra & Sabro hopped New England pale ale. Citra to the forefront on this delivering lots of tangerine & tropical fruit then followed up by the Sabro delivering coconut and more tropical fruit. £4.90/£2.45
Oakham
Superdelic – Pale Ale – [4.2%] – Expect complex and intense ripe tropical fruit aromas and flavours before ripe mango, sweet berry, and citrus notes on the palate. £4.90/£2.45
Inferno – Golden Ale – [4%] – Flame gold in colour, this igniting ale flares complex fruits across your tongue leaving a dry fruity, thirst suppressing bitter finish. £4.90/£2.45
Mighty Oak
Phoenix – Golden Ale – [4%] – Caramel and honey with a biscuity malt. £4.90/£2.45
Lacons
Old Nogg – Old Ale – [6%] – A warming, mild bodied ale, with a slightly nutty flavour, this ale is based on a recipe from 1926 and aged for over 3 months before release. £6.00/£3.00
Imperial Stout – [8%] – Our brewer delved deep into the Lacons archive to create this 8.0% ABV Aged Ale which has been quietly ageing in cask until it reached maturity. £6.00/£3.00
Nethergate
Wild Fox – Session Bitter – [4.2%] – Sweet, malty session ale with UK hop varietals. £4.90/£2.45
Stour Valley Gold – Golden Ale – [4.2%] – A light and refreshing golden ale brewed using fragrant citrus hops. A lovely floral aroma with a touch of spice early on and a mellow bitterness at the end. £4.90/£2.45
Humpty Dumpty
Little Sharpie – Session Bitter – [3.8%] – Little Sharpie is our best-selling golden session bitter. A delicate hop aroma leads to a light, clean tasting finish. £4.90/£2.45
Mr Winters
Rorschach – Stout – [4.5%] – This is stronger version of the Geniuss stout. £4.90/£2.45
Roundhouse – Strong IPA – [6.6%] – An English IPA. £4.90/£2.45
Azacca – Pale Ale – [4.5%] – Fruity pale ale. £4.90/£2.45
Evolution – American Pale Ale – [4%] – Session APA using four American hops. Tropical aromas dominate the nose with lemon and grapefruit flavours filling the palate. £4.90/£2.45
Mauldons
Black Adder – Stout – [5.3%] – A dark bitter stout. Roast and nut aromas with a fruity balance of hops and dark malt provide an excellent lingering finish. £5.00/£2.50
Moon Gazer
Nibbler – Brown Ale – [4%] – Ruby ale – malty overtones, rich, spicy aroma & full bodied. £4.90/£2.45
Ciders:
All real ciders from the Snailsbank cidery in Herefordshire.
Fruit Bat – 4% £4.90/£2.45
Mango – 4% £4.90/£2.45
Rhubarb – 4% £4.90/£2.45
Damson in a Dress – 4% £4.90/£2.45
Biscoff – 4% £4.90/£2.45
Very Perry – 4% £4.90/£2.45
Toffee Apple – 4% £4.90/£2.45
Blood Orange – 4% £4.90/£2.45
Sloe Gin – 4% £4.90/£2.45
Pig Squeal – 7% £5.00/£2.50
Newton Court – Redstreak (5.8%) – A medium sweet cider £5.00/£2.50
Sting Cider – Tuck’s Tipple (4.7%) – A pale medium sweet cider £5.00/£2.50
Sting Cider – Tipsy Marian (6.8% – Dry cider £5.00/£2.50
Newton Court – Little Owl (5.8%) – Little Owl is a is a medium-sweet cider, crafted from a blend of dessert fruit; Coxes orange pippin, Bramley & Russets which give a crisp and refreshing finish £5.00/£2.50