A deceptively strong ale but light in colour. Fruity notes are balanced with a smooth hoppiness and biscuity flavour. Full bodied with a slightly spicy finish
Pale malt gives this beer its straw colour but hops define its character, with a fruity aroma, a clean bitter mouthfeel and a lingering dry, citrus-like finish.
Golden in colour, this dry, clean tasting and aromatic ale makes the ultimate thirst quencher. Made in the modern style using the latest aromatic hops, Cloister is in the mode of a Durham "White Beer".
An old fashioned English dark strong bitter. Based on an original 1937 recipe, this ruby coloured beer balances generous quantities of Goldings hops with luscious dark malt.
St. Oswalds is an authentic continental lager beer. Fresh and pale with Saaz hops and a bottom fermenting yeast, this beer has more flavour and body than most other English lagers.
This is a very rich, golden, original style IPA. Despite being strong, this beer is not too sweet, but has a luscious malty base over which a complex bitterness makes balancing, thirst quenching properties.
Copper coloured with a character of strong brown ale. Smooth toffee and caramel flavours from a blend of five different malts blend with subtle hop aromas from five different hops.
This barley wine is golden in colour with a luscious malty body. A complex blend of hops give an interesting depth and balancing bitterness. The finish lingers with a rich warmth. Something very special.
Light hop aroma with underlying malt. Easy drinking copper ale with a superb balance of citrus hops, bitterness, Cornish malt & wheat. The Cornish session beer!
The Yorkshire Square is actually a slate fermenting vessel used in the north of England for centuries. The beer has a lasting, clinging head with a strong smell of red fruit, currants and berries. While the fruity, sweet malt body is very much in evidence, there is plenty of hoppy bitterness to balance and enhance the flavour. Very well balanced, very drinkable. Voted World's Best Premium Bitter at the World Beer awards in London, 2009.
Stupendous recreation of a traditional monastic style, closer to a Belgian Trappist ale than a traditional English bitter. Full flavoured, delicious and awesomely powerful.
A dark ruby ale, Yorkshire Warrior has been produced not only to celebrate the proud achievements of the Regiment but also to commemorate the sacrifices which the soliders and their families have made for this country. Profits from the sale of this beer, Cropton's will pass directly to Yorkshire Regimemt Benevolent Fund to help those who give so much and ask for so little.
To learn more about the Regiment please visit www.yorkshireregiment.mod.uk
A light coloured beer with a floral aroma, the taste has a hoppy, fruity beginning leading to a malty aftertaste followed by subtle dry finish, very much an easy drinking summer beer.
Export is golden bronze, with a subtle hoppy aroma and flavour leading to a long complex delicate malty taste. Export is brewed for beer connoisseurs worldwide.
A rich, classical and complex chestnut coloured beer with a warming, dry finish following sweet and bitter flavours with hints of coffee, dried fruit and chocolate malt. As the label says "You'll never forget the taste of a Ramsbottom"!
Cave Rescewe has been formulated from a variety of complex natural ingredients combined with pure spring water from Dentdale, to give a warm dry finish with a lingering bitter aftertaste. The Cave Rescue Organisation receive a donation for every bottle sold.
Hops and fruit dominate this full-bodied, gold coloured strong bitter with a pleasant dryness. A hint of citrus and honey in the finish lead to a bitter aftertaste.
In a class entirely its own, there is no denying the superb pedigree or flavour kick delivered by this robust beer from pale and chocolate malts. Combines a hint of subtle Northdown bitterness with a styrian golding aromatic finish.
Traditionally brewed ale which is ruby in colour and rich in body with a balanced bitter flavour. It is made using barley from the Home Farm at Highgrove and other selected UK organic farms
A superbly refreshing golden ale brewed using natural ingredients and pure Lakeside spring water. This ale represents the rewarding, inspirational and genuine character of the Lake District.
Wells Banana Bread Beer partly takes its name from the Saxon phrase for beer - ‘Liquid Bread’. Combining a traditional ale recipe with the flavour of ‘Fair Trade’ bananas it creates an intriguing and flavoursome ale.
A burnished copper colour, Bombardier has a rich, tempting aroma of peppery hops and raisins, while the palate is dominated by more dark fruit, juicy malt and tangy hops.
A delicious and robust ale, American amarillo hops make this a beer for the serious ale drinker. The weight comes from the mixture of pale and crystal malts combined with Challenger & Northdown bittering hops. Bottle conditioned.
Distinctive take on the wheat beer style, enhanced with cloves and vanilla. Prominent spiciness on the nose, perfumed palate and a zesty finish. Bottle conditioned.
Brewed in Cornwall to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Nelson's victory at Trafalgar. A premium bottle-conditioned ale, brewed using Cornish Gold malt and locally grown barley. Deep in colour and flavour, blended with both Styrian Golding and Cascade hops, a deep bronze ale with a rich biscuit flavour and a spicy aroma.
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A very special bounty indeed, Smugglers is a unique blend of dark ale and oak-aged barley wine. This strong beer is brewed and racked into oak whisky casks before being stored in the brewery cellars. During its long slumber the beer undergoes an extraordinary transformation, emerging rich and complex with hints of whisky, creamy vanilla, toffee and spice. Bottle conditioned.
A refreshing amber coloured best bitter, with a well balanced malty and hoppy flavour. An excellent mid-gravity session ale brewed to suit all palates.
A full-bodied flavoursome rounded ale with a distinctive hoppy aroma and palate. Only the choicest British malts and continental hops are used to produce this fine ale.
Limited Edition. Amber in colour with a refreshing hoppy aftertaste. Freddie Trueman ale has been brewed using long-established English hops and finest malted barley, plus the all important ingredient...Yorkshire water!
Beer of the Gods was conceived in Massachusetts out of a German recipe. Lovingly overhopped in the American way this beer was looking sensible until it was fermented in England as an ale! Bottle conditioned.
Balanced, crisp, slightly citrus finish, Ridgeway Organic is a hop lovers beer. Soil association certificated. Suitable for vegetarians and vegans. Bottle conditioned.
A wholesome, traditional, bracing bitter, Rumpy Pumpy is brewed with premium malted barley from Dorset and Devon and hops from the best growers in Kent and Worcestershire. It is a full-bodied bitter with a clean hoppy finish. All in the best possible taste!
An extra long maturation period before being bottled makes this a very smooth beer with sweet maltiness, balanced by subtle bitterness, creating a strong but easy drinking beer.
Amber in colour, easy drinking session ale. Lovely bright hop character. The name comes from the blowing away of dust at the end of the day - slake you thirst with a Sleck Dust
A best bitter with a dark amber hue.Crystal malts give a depth of flavour, while the bitterness is provided by Pilgrim hops. A subtle aroma is noticeable with a slightly dry finish. An ale to compliment a robust dish, a hearty stew or casserole. Named after the forefathers of South Frodingham itself.
An amber "Burton-type" ale with a mellow finish. The mild bittering is provided by traditional favourites of Fuggles and Goldings hops.
A very quaffable ale which combines well with a traditional, salty bar snack or along side a hearty Sunday roast.
Lakeland Red has a deep copper, shifting to ruby colouring. Immediately more malty and rich on the nose, hints of creme brulee and subtle stewed fruit notes. Malty, but not over sweet, balanced with veins of anise,cassis and toasted biscuit. Long, and built on the roasted malt flavours which bring a mix of liqurice, allspice and warm cereals....giving a great, rich mouth feel.
Legendary India Pale Ale, brewed in Burton Upon Trent, White Shield owes its alluring bronze sparkle to pioneering maltsters who fired home grown barley malts over coke ovens to create a lighter beer than the dark porter ales that were prevalent in the early 19th century. Bottle conditioned.
Rich tawny brown, with an earthy hop aroma and hints of malty toffee and caramel. Big in the mouth, with the malt sweetness turning to a slightly peppery hop dryness in the finish. Big but balanced. Suitable for vegetarians. Bottle conditioned.
Pale gold in colour, with an unmistakable aroma of root ginger. Soft and fluffy on the tongue, with a burst of biscuity pale malt mid-palate before the ginger reasserts itself in the warming, spicy finish. Suitable for vegetarians. Bottle conditioned.