KETTS BOTTLED BEER GUIDE With major thanks to www.ratebeer.com and the breweries themselves – the number on the right-hand side is the

overall score out of 100 given to the beer by RateBeer.

America/Mexico Vienna Lager(Darker) See also Thornbridge ‘Kill Your Darlings’ in the British Section

Brooklyn Lager 5.2%

It is amber-gold in colour and displays a firm malt centre supported by a refreshing bitterness and floral hop aroma. Caramel malts show in the finish. The aromatic qualities of the beer are enhanced by “dry-hopping”, the centuries-old practice of steeping the beer with fresh hops as it undergoes a long, cold maturation. The result is a wonderfully flavourful beer, smooth, refreshing and very versatile with food.

335ml £3.70 91

Negro Modelo 5.3% This dark Vienna-Munich type lager has had extraordinary success in international markets. It has a malty aroma and a clean, light and smooth taste.

330ml £3.40 24

Belgian Style Abbey Ale See Belgian Section for lots more examples and Mikkeller’s It’s Alive in the Scandinavian Section

Brooklyn Local 2 9% A combination of European malt and hops, Belgian dark sugar, and raw wildflower honey from a New York family farm creates Brooklyn Local 2. A special Belgian yeast adds hints of spice to the dark fruit, caramel and chocolate flavours. After 100% bottle re-fermentation, this ale reveals a marvellous dry complexity, enjoyable by itself or at the dinner table.

750ml £13.00 97

Imperial Stout See also Scandinavian Imperial Stout Section

Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout 10%

An Imperial stout brewed annually in the Winter season. It has a wonderful chocolate aroma and flavour through the artful blending of black, chocolate and roasted malts

355ml £4.80 100

IPA See also Houblon Chouffe (Belgian Tripel), British and Scandinavian IPA Sections

Anchor Liberty 5.9% The first American IPA brewed after prohibition and the first modern American single hop and dry-hopped ale (Cascade). It is the beer that started a revolution.

355ml £3.90 95

Flying Dog Snake Dog IPA 7.1%

Snake Dog India Pale Ale is a Colorado-style IPA, power hopped with specialty hops from the Pacific Northwest. This is the brewery’s hop monster, and the citrus fruit aroma will hypnotize the senses of the most hardcore of craft drinkers. 15 Plato, 60 IBU, Crystal Malt, Warrior and Columbus hops, and dry hopped with Columbus.

355ml £4.10 92

Goose Island IPA 5.9%

This classic American ale has a spicy hop aroma, set off by a dry malty and fruity middle, to ensure that the long hop finish is one you’ll remember.

355ml £3.80 96

Sierra Nevada Pale Ale 5.6%

Sierra Nevada’s Pale Ale is a delightful example of the classic pale ale style. It has a deep amber colour and a exceptionally full-bodied, complex character. The fragrant bouquet and spicy flavour are the results of the generous use of the best Cascade hops. Bottle Conditioned. IBUs: 37 Bittering Hops: Magnum & Perle Finishing Hops: Cascade Malts: Two-row Pale & Caramel

355ml £3.90 96

America/Mexico (Cont) Extra IPA See also Mikkeller 1000 IBU Ultramate, extreme IPA, Scandinavian Section

Sierra Nevada Torpedo 7.5%

Torpedo is an assertive American IPA deep reddish-gold in colour, with a smooth and bready malt presence and over-the-top hop aromas. The beer has a solid bitterness and a massive hop flavour, yet remains easy drinking with a pleasant dry finish

350ml £4.10 98

Flying Raging Bitch 8.3 Dog %

“Two inflammatory words…one wild drink. Nectar imprisoned in a bottle. Let it out. It is cruel to keep a wild animal locked up. Uncap it. Release it…stand back! Wallow in its golden glow in a glass beneath a white foaming head. Remember, enjoying a RAGING BITCH, unleashed, untamed, unbridled – and in heat – is pure GONZO!! It has taken 20 years to get from there to here. Enjoy!” – Ralph Steadman. The Landlords favourite – but be warned that you do have to be a hop fanatic!

355ml £4.40 98

Red IPA See also Brewdog’s 5am Saint in the British Section

Bear Republic Hop Rod Rye 8%

Essentially a strong American IPA made with 20% rye malt. Reddish in colour, Hop Rod Rye boasts a huge floral hop aroma and flavour accompanied by subtle caramel notes with a slightly earthy and spicy rye character.

355ml £4.50 100

Porter/Stout See also Porter/Stout in British and Scandinavian Sections

Anchor Porter 5.6% With a deep black colour, a thick creamy head, rich toffee and coffee flavours and full-bodied smoothness, Anchor Porter is the epitome of a handcrafted beer. A blend of specially roasted pale, caramel, chocolate and black malts creates complexity without bitterness. The brew is hopped at a high rate and naturally carbonated. The result is dark in the glass but surprisingly light on the palate.

330ml £3.90 99

Spiced

Black Mountain Chilli Beer 4.2%

Originally brewed in Cave Creek, Arizona but now being made in Tecate, Mexico, this is a Mexican style light lager beer with a hot Serrano chilli pepper added to the bottle. It is anything but subtle and best bought for unsuspecting friends!

330ml £3.50

Belgium/Netherlands Abbey Dubbel See also Mikkeller’s It’s Alive in the Scandinavian and Paulaner Salvator in the German Sections

Orval 6.2% This is the only beer that the Orval Trappist Brewery makes for the general public. It has an intensely aromatic and dry character. Between the first and second fermentation, there is an additional dry-hopping process and it is through this that the beer acquires it pronounced hoppy aroma and extra dry taste.

330ml £4.10 99

St Bernardus Prior 8 8.8%

A delicious example of an Abbey beer. It has a ruby red colour and a full malty and fruity taste that creates a perfect balance between sweet and sour.

330ml £4.10 98

Westmalle Dubbel 7% A reddish brown trappist ale, malty and fruit, featuring a 3 week secondary fermentation. A full-bodied sweet ale with almost no bitterness.

330ml £3.90 99

Chimay Red 7% Chimay Red has a light, fruity apricot aroma. The taste confirms the fruity nuances noticed in the fragrance and is made refreshing by a light touch of bitterness. The palate has a pleasant astringency which complements the flavour qualities of this beer perfectly. This top fermented Trappist beer, re-fermented in the bottle, is not pasteurised.

330ml £3.90 99

Abbey Tripel See also Brooklyn Local 2 in the American Section

Karmeliet Tripel 8.4%

Based on a recipe from 1679 this is a very refined and complex golden-to-bronze brew. Its characteristics derive not only from the grains used but also from restrained hopping with Styrians and the fruity nature (banana and vanilla) of the house yeast. The Aroma has hints of vanilla mixed with citrus fruit. Tripel Karmeliet has not only the lightness and freshness of wheat, but also the creaminess of oats together with a spicy lemony almost quinine dryness.

330ml £4.30 99

Gouden Carolus Tripel 9%

A high quality traditional gold coloured beer that was originally brewed for the Knights of the Order of the Golden Fleece in 1491. It is still brewed according to ancient methods with only the best pale malts and undergoes a lengthy maturation in the cellar and bottle. It has a rich and full flavour thanks to its well-balanced hopping.

330ml £4.30 98

Abbey Tripel/Extra IPA See also American, British and Scandinavian IPA Sections

Houblon Chouffe Doubelen IPA Tripel 9%

A unique fusion between an English IPA, the new American revolution of an Imperial IPA and the classic Belgian way of brewing. Houblon Chouffe, although very strongly hopped, showcases the unique balance between a very strong IPA and a very special Belgian Tripel exclusively created for this ale (Big malty body, distinct dryness, expressive estery fruitiness). - IBU: 59, Original Gravity: 1092

330ml £4.70 99

Quadrupel

La Trappe Quadrupel 10% (Netherlands)

A unique Trappist ale with a beautiful amber colour and a warming taste that is full and well-balanced. It has a little bit of sweetness and is pleasantly bitter. La Trappe Quadrupel is fermented in oak barrels.

330ml £4.80 99

St Bernardus Abt 12 10%

This is the show piece of the St Bernardus brewery. It is a dark ivory coloured beer and has an aroma of dark fruit. This abt has a very fruity flavour and a slight bitterness leading to a roasty complex finish.

330ml £4.40 100

Rochefort Trappistes 10 11.3%

A fabulous product from the Rochefort Trappist brewery. Dark in colour with a full and very impressive complex taste, a strong plum, raisin and blackcurrant palate and one of the most complex and invigorating aromas found in any beer.

330ml £5.10 100

Belgium (Cont) Sour/Wild Ale

De Ranke Cuvee 7% Old sour beer (in a good way!) from De Ranke blended with Girardin limbic. A sugar free aroma of apples leads to a taste that is tart to the extreme.

750ml £9.00 99

Wit See also Nøgne Ø Wit in the Scandinavian Section

St Bernardus Witbier 5.5%

This traditional witbier has been developed under the supervision of the father of Hoegaarden and Celis White, master brewer Pierre Celis. This beer has been bottle re-fermented, which gives it its unusual taste.

330ml £3.50 95

Abbaye Des Rocs Blanche Des Honelles 6%

An amber coloured beer with a stark dry sharpness against a slight pepper background. Made with barley, wheat and oats it has a stimulating taste which is both complex and curious.

330ml £3.60 93

Belgian Ale

Timmermans Bourgougne Des Flandres Blonde 6%

A subtle, light blond ale which is top-fermented and undergoes its secondary fermentation in the bottle. This is an exceptional beer that produces a richly bitter sensation in the mouth from the first sip which develops across the palate and concludes in a dry finish.

330ml £3.80 71

Affligem Blonde 6.8% Affligem Blonde is the classic clear blonde abbey ale. It has a gentle roundness and is low on bitterness which makes it eminently drinkable.

330ml £3.80 84

Strong Belgium Ale

Gulden Draak 10.5% Gulden Draak is a strong dark beer that is bottled conditioned with wine yeast. It has a sweet fruit aroma and a robust, complex, big dark fruit taste with hints of chocolate. Yummy!

330ml £5.10 99

Chimay Blue 9% Chimay Blue has a fragrance of fresh yeast with a light, flowery rosy touch. Its flavour accentuates these sensations and reveals a light but pleasant touch of sweet roasted malt. This top fermented Trappist beer is re-fermented in the bottle and is not pasteurised.

330ml £4.60 100

Rochefort Trappistes 8 9.2%

‘Beautiful, long lasting creamy head, marvellous taste with dark-chocolate and alcoholic sweetness, perfect trappistes ale’ RateBeer reviewer

330ml £4.40 100

Duvel 8.5% Four generations of the Moortgat family have brought together Pilsner malts, Bohemian hops, and a unique yeast strain to create this intense, aromatic and beguiling ale. This Belgian favourite is best enjoyed chilled (40 - 50 F) with discerning friends or good-looking strangers - My favourite description!

330ml £4.20 99

Pauwel Kwak 8.4% A full-bodied Belgian Speciality Ale. Amber in colour with a slightly sweet, rich, seductive malt character. Kwak comes with its own branded glass – history has it that travellers would often stop at an inn for refreshment. However, the coachmen were required to stay with the coach and horses. Standard handled mugs were impractical for gloved coachmen sitting high up, so one enterprising innkeeper, Pauwel Kwak, had a special glass created for his beer. The eye-catching round bottomed shape enabled it to be hung on the coach and be easily held in a thick glove. We have 2 Kwak glasses available, and in keeping with tradition, if you would like to use one with your Kwak, one of your shoes must be left at the bar as a deposit on its safe return! However, if your feet are a bit smelly, a £20 deposit will suffice!

330ml £4.20 95

Belgium (Cont) Fruit Beers

Liefmans Cuvee (Kriek) 6%

‘This Belgian Sour Ale lives up to its category! It has a sweet and sour aroma and a light cherry colour with a big foamy head. The flavour is the same as the aroma but it doesn’t linger for long. It is perfect after a nice long day!’ RateBeer reviewer

375ml £4.60 97

Bacchus Frambozenbier 5.8%

An Honsebrouck is a family owned brewery in West Flanders, Belgium. It makes a range if beers including Bacchus, a beer brewed with wild yeast in the local style of the region. It is on this beer that the framboise is based, a premium fruit beer for which Belgium is well known. Hand wrapped and presented in half champagne bottles. This is a remarkable beer, more sweet than sour.

375ml £4.95 58

Cantillon Rose De Gambrinus (Raspberry) 5%

"It has the colour of onion skin", said a voice behind me. It was Raymond Coumans. He was admiring the colour of the raspberry lambic reflecting in the red copper of the buckets used to empty the barrels. At that time (1986), "Raspberry-Lambic" already was synonymous with a sweet, artificially flavoured beer. This is why we decided to distinguish our beer from the other raspberry beers. Raymond proposed to call it a rosé, dedicated not to Bacchus but to Gambrinus. The lambic taste is dominant over the fruit, giving a sour raspberry flavour that is refreshing and moreish.

375ml £6.70 98

Lindemans Apple 3.5% Long before hops were common in most beers, various fruits and herbs were used to flavour beers. The clean, bright aroma and flavour of apples melds beautifully with the complex tartness of lambic. It has a smooth, light body and a fresh flavour of real apples and a light green-apple tartness.

250ml £3.20 55

Lindemans Cassis 3.5% A classic Belgian favourite. Blackcurrants have been used for centuries as an ingredient in beers and liquors in Belgium and Northern Europe. It has a deep reddish-purple colour with exceptional aroma, flavour, and complexity. It is fuller bodied and soft, while still being refreshing and crisp.

250ml £3.30 77

Lindemans Kriek 3.4% Lindemans farm brewery has developed a unique alternative natural method of making a Kriek beer using pure cherry juice from unfrozen cherries. This straight cherry juice is blended with selected Lambic of different ages to give a sweet, refreshing flavour. Kriek has a pink-red colour and a delicious taste of sparkling cherry champagne.

250ml £3.30 90

Lindemans Pecheresse 2.5%

A fresh fruity drink with the background of the rich bouquet of Lambic. It is golden in colour with a nose that fills the room with fresh peaches. Sparkling and crisp with a refreshing balance of fruit and acid.

250ml £3.40 86

Lindemans Framboise 2.5%

The acidity of Lambic beers blends perfectly with raspberries. This is a sweeter example of a framboise, with a magnificent aroma and delicate palate of raspberries with undertones of fruity acidity.

250ml £3.40 95

Fruli Strawberry 4.1% Fruli is a high quality Belgian white beer blended with pure fruit juice. The strawberry juice compliments the zesty fruitiness of the wheat beer and the result is a natural, soft and refreshing drink that is simply delicious!

330ml £3.80 23

Belgium (Cont) Fruit Beers (Cont)

Kriek De Ranke 7% Kriek de Ranke is real Belgian sour ale fermented with cherries and then blended with real lambic. It is unfiltered and unpasteurized and is much more tart than other Belgian Krieks. The De Ranke brewery was founded by two good friends; Nino Bacelle & Guido Devose. To them, brewing is a weekend hobby, not an occupation. For a few hours every week they make small batches of what many consider the best specialty beers. Their beers are robust and flavourful.

750ml £10.00 99

Geuze

Boon Gueze Mariage Parfait 8%

Gueze is a classic among the Belgian ales. It is a blend of two or more spontaneously fermented ales (Lambics) Boon Gueze Mariage Parfait is a traditional Gueze, 100% spontaneously fermented and then bottled conditioned. It is tart, dry, sparkling and refreshing.

375ml £5.10 98

Oud Beersel Oude Geuze 6%

A blend of young and old lambic which results in a dry, tart and fruity wine like taste – the sparkling wine of the ale world!

375ml £5.20 98

3 Fonteinen Oude Gueze 6%

A true Geuze - a blend of 1, 2, and 3 year-old lambic, unfiltered and unpasteurized, and aged in the bottle for at least a year after blending. Re-fermentation in the bottle gives this Geuze its famous champagne-like spritziness. The lambic that goes into it is brewed only with 60% barley malt, 40% unmalted wheat, aged hops and water, spontaneously fermented by wild yeasts, and matured in oak casks.

750ml £10.00 100

Saison See also the Saisons in the Scandinavian Section

Urthel Saisonnière 6% She is an irresistible blonde with a flavourful hop edge! Brewed according to Flemish tradition, Urthel Saisonnière is, at 6%, one of the most thirst-quenching among the special beers.

330ml £3.90 93

Saison Dupont 6.5% Formerly brewed in the Winter months only and matured for 6 months in wooden barrels this top fermenting lager is considered the "Classic Belgian Saison". A coppery blond beer, with aromas of fine hops and a well pronounced, dry and very refreshing bitterness. A special yeast imparts flavour and the bottle conditioning leads to a complex and very aromatic beer

330ml £3.60 99

UK IPA See also Houblon Chouffe (Belgian Tripel), American and Scandinavian IPA Sections

Oakham Citra 4.6% The first single hop variety beer produced by Oakham and the first brewery in the UK to use Citra. The beer has proved extremely popular and other breweries are now following suit. A light refreshing beer with pungent grapefruit, lychee and gooseberry aromas leading to a dry, bitter finish.

500ml £3.90 96

BrewDog Hardcore IPA 9%

It’s just a helluva shock. Something that gets the adrenalin pumping like a 400 volt shot in a copper bathtub has to be good for the soul. Join the hardcore elite, screw down the throttle and ride. Ride until your lungs bleed and your arms numb. Don’t pull back, or slow down until the crazy music starts. Then sit, stunned, wall-eyed, open mouthed, in the realization this mother will drill you with Panzer-like efficiency. And you’ll beg for more – so says BrewDog themselves!

330ml £4.70 88

Thornbridge Jaipur IPA 5.9%

A citrus dominated India Pale Ale; its immediate impression is soft and smooth yet builds to a crescendo of massive hoppiness accentuated by honey. An enduring, bitter finish.

500ml £4.40 95

Moor So’Hop 4.3% Homebrewer (future pro?) Casey Letellier provided the inspiration for this New World beer. After a day of brewing with me he kindly brought several bottles of homebrew. One of them was a pale ale hopped with a variety I had never had before – Riwaka from New Zealand. From the first mouthful I knew I had to brew with that hop. I was on the phone the next day with the hop merchants, but it would not be coming to the UK for another 10 months. I checked back often, even tracking the progress of the boat as it approached (delayed, of course!). My memory of the power of that hop was so vivid. I did not want to have it compete for flavour with coloured malts, but there needed to be a balancing malt flavour to enhance drinkability. I managed to source a low coloured cara malt – difficult to malt, difficult to crush and very inefficient to work with, but adding good body and some honeyed sweetness. Rather than use traditional pale malt I went with a lighter lager malt to both lighten the colour and alter the malt profile. The resultant beer still remains one of the favourites of many people.

660ml £6.20 85

Adnams Ghost Ship 4.5% Ghost Ship is a ghostly pale ale which takes its inspiration from Adnams 600-year-old haunted pub, The Bell. Brewed with a selection of malts - Pale Ale, Rye Crystal and Cara. Citra, and a blend of other American hop varieties create some great citrus flavours.

500ml £3.80 73

Red IPA See also Bear Republic’s Hot Rod Rye in the American Section

Brewdog 5am Saint 5% 5am Saint is The Holy Grail of red ales. We live in a world of disposable deities. Someone somehow has managed to press that big, flashing moronic override button and we’re hard wired straight into the pockets of false idols trying to make a quick buck. Sadly, for a lot of people the same mentality applies to beer. But who’s to know what’s worth worshiping when monolithic advertising budgets have you sucked down the rabbit hole in the blink of an eye? At BrewDog we are on a mission to open as many people’s eyes as possible. Cast away any aspersions and let the crook of BrewDog be your guide in a whirlwind of conformity and mediocrity. Once this ruby liquid forms a foamy halo around your glass, you’ll never want to look back.

330ml £3.70 96

UK (Cont) Black IPA See also Mikkeller’s Sort Gul in the Scandinavian Section

Moor Illusion 4.7% Illusion was inspired by the awesome new beer style created in the States known as Imperial Black Ale. We sourced the special malt required from Germany and the hops from America to create a beer of stunning depth and complexity. The beer is black in appearance but lacks the acrid flavours associated with all other dark beers. This is achieved through use of the special German malt. The hop aromas and flavours are very intense, which we achieve through a major dose of dry-hopping in the cask. The result is a beer that wraps all the wonderful hop profiles of a pale ale inside a silky black exterior. It is truly an Illusion that deceives your eyes and dazzles your taste buds. Due to the rare nature of these special ingredients it is a limited release beer, but we are looking at making it more regularly available if possible.

660ml £6.60 95

BrewDog Libertine 7% Libertine Black Ale is a 7% wickedly decadent black beast of a beer that has been hammered with the epic Simcoe hop. With a drinkability that defies its colour and depth of flavour, Libertine delivers a dark hop bomb combining the west coast hop awesomeness of an IPA, the dark and indulgent malt flavours of a big stout with a lightness on the palate that bellies the punch that this beer packs. Bags of flavour and loads of hops.

330ml £4.30 99

Speciality

Heather Ales (William Bros) Fraoch 5%

The Brotherhood have been guardians of the ancient Gaelic recipe for "leann fraoch" (Pronounced Frew-och and meaning heather ale) since 1988 and are proud to be the only brewery still producing this unique style of beer and distributing it worldwide. A light amber ale with floral peaty aroma, full malt character, and a spicy herbal finish - This beer allows you to literally pour 4000 years of Scottish history into a glass. Into the boiling bree of malted barley, sweet gale and flowering heather are added, then after cooling slightly the hot ale is poured into a vat of fresh heather flowers where it infuses for an hour before being fermented.

500ml £3.60 67

Innis & Gunn Canada Day 2012 8.3%

We are pleased to present this special Innis & Gunn Oak Aged Beer bottled to celebrate Canada Day 2012. Alongside ale malt we added aromatic Barley Malt which imparts the beer’s rich toffee colour and satisfying maltiness. We used Goldings hops from 3 farms in East Kent to impart a delicate balancing bitterness and a fruity twist. We then slowly oak matured the beer to unlock the delicious flavours of vanilla and toffee locked inside the oak grain, only bottling it when we deemed it to have matured to perfection.

330ml £4.20 85

Heather Ales (William Bros) Ebulum Elderberry 6.5%

Ebulum is made from roasted oats, barley and wheat boiled with herbs then fermented with ripe elderberries. A rich black ale with fruit aroma, silky soft texture, soft roasted flavour and gentle finish.

330ml £3.40 91

Innis & Gunn Rum Finish 7.4%

A special batch of Innis & Gunn beer was brewed and matured in American oak for 60 days to create this special beer. Every single drop spent half of that time in American oak barrels before being refilled into selected navy rum barrels to finish the lengthy maturation. Once the beer had absorbed the unique character the barrels were emptied, the beer blended and then maturation continued for a further 47 days until all of the flavours had married together and mellowed. We think the result is delicious!

330ml £3.80 68

UK (Cont) Speciality(Cont)

Thornbridge Bracia 10% Bracia is the Celtic name for a beverage brewed in Iron Age Europe with reference found on a Roman inscription at Haddon Hall, Derbyshire. Little is known about this except it was high in alcohol, brewed with cereals and, most probably, honey. Thornbridge’s Bracia has been infused with a generous amount of dark and bitter Chestnut Honey. This was sourced by Head Brewer Stefano Cossi from Beekeeper Onelia Pin in the Alpine foothills of North East Italy. Aromas are of chestnut, honey, cappuccino, white chocolate, dark fruits, and vibrant fresh peel. The mouthfeel is velvety and rich, with notes of coffee, chocolate, liquorice and hazelnuts with warming alcohol, cocoa and a little peat in the finish. Malts: Maris Otter, Dark, Brown, Munich, Crystal, Black, Chocolate, Peated and Roasted Barley. Hops: Target, Pioneer, Hallertau Northern Brewer and Sorachi Ace.

500ml £11.00 100

Vienna Lager (Darker) See also Brooklyn Lager and Negro Modelo in the American/Mexican Section

Thornbridge Kill Your Darlings 5%

Vienna lagers, named after the city they were originally brewed in, has become a classic style of lager but one rarely brewed in the UK. Thornbridge’s take on the style is “Kill Your Darlings” which is reddish brown in colour with a medium body and characterized by a malty aroma and slight malt sweetness. A twist on this style has been added by late hopping with Amarillo and Tettnanger hops. After a period of cold fermentation the beer has been lagered for five weeks

500ml £4.40 87

Porter/Stout See also Porter/Stout in American and Scandinavian Sections

Titanic Plum Porter 5.4% This beer is dark strong and well rounded; the richness of such a rotund beer is brought to an even keel by the late addition of Goldings hops and natural plum flavouring. Take the opportunity and go for the low hanging fruit, this sumptuous beer really is a plum!

500ml £4.10 79

Fullers London Porter 5.4%

Widely regarded as the World’s Finest Porter: having won awards all over the world, Fullers Porter is regularly voted the number one Porter on beer websites such as www.ratebeer.com, a tremendous accolade to our brewing team. Rich, dark and complex, at 5.4% ABV the beer has an outstanding depth of flavour. It is brewed from a blend of Brown, Crystal and Chocolate malts for a creamy delivery balanced by traditional Fuggles hops.

500ml £4.20 100

Samuel Smiths Oatmeal Stout 5%

Originally a drink for lactating mothers, oatmeal stout was described as nutritional on early labels. Oats are in the same family as barley, and a small addition yields great flavour. Popular in the late 1800’s, the last oatmeal stout was brewed before the First World War until Samuel Smith reintroduced this style in 1980. Almost opaque, with an unusually silky texture and complex, medium-dry velvet palate. Bittersweet finish.

550ml £4.20 99

Dark Star Espresso Stout 4.3%

A black beer brewed with roasted barley malt and challenger hops. Then freshly ground arabica coffee beans, blended especially for Dark Star, are added to the copper for a few minutes after the boil to provide a rich and complementary coffee aroma.

500ml £4.00 81

Williams Bros Midnight Sun 5.6%

Midnight Sun is a black porter style beer, created from a blend of malted barley, oats, roasted barley and chocolate malt, balanced with a generous handful of hops and a wee bit of fresh root ginger. We really like it and hope you do too!

500ml £3.60 93

Strong/Old Ale See also the Strong and Spiced Ales in the Scandinavian Section

Traquair House Jacobite Ale 8%

The famous Bear Gates guarding the approach to Traquair House, near Pebbles, have been closed since 1745 - when the last person to pass through them was Bonnie Prince Charlie. Now, 250 years later, the ancient Traquair Brew House celebrates the Jacobite cause by producing this potent spiced ale to a traditional fine recipe. Sip slowly and remember the old toast to the "King O'er the Water."

330ml £4.70 99

Harviestoun Ola Dubh 12 Year Old 8%

Ola Dubh (or ‘Black Oil’) is a collaboration between Harviestoun Brewery and Highland Park, Distiller of the Year. It is based on Harviestoun’s award-winning Old Engine Oil. With more than a stylistic nod to the classic Imperial Porters (and Stouts) of the nineteenth century, this deliciously rich, dark, 8% abv beer is the first ale to be aged in malt whisky casks from a named distillery and, with traceable casks and numbered bottles. This version has been aged in casks formerly used to mature Highland Park 12 year old. Ola Dubh is, in the words of beer aficionado Owen D.L. Barstow: “The most interesting new British beer I have tried in years.”

330ml £5.30 99

Harviestoun Old Engine Oil 6%

A superb, rich, full-bodied beer derived from a 1970s homebrewing recipe. Wickedly smooth chocolate dominates the flavour, which is nicely balanced by the bitterness of the hops. A delicious beer which leaves a bittersweet aftertaste to savour.

330ml £3.80 97

Germany/Austria/Czech Republic Doppelbock See also Mikkeller’s It’s Alive in the Scandinavian Section and many of the darker Belgian ales

Schloss Eggenberg Samichlaus Bier 14% (Austria)

The once strongest beer in the world is back! Brewed only once a year on December 6, Samichlaus is aged for 10 months before bottling. This beer is one of the rarest in the world. It is a complex beer with a sweet malty aroma, a full-bodied sweet taste and creamy, warming finish.

330ml £5.40 94

Paulaner Salvator 7.5% (Germany)

The Paulaner Salvator with its strong, typically malty taste is the original Paulaner. The bottom-fermented Doppelbock-Bier unites the finest hops and dark barley malt. The Paulaner monks served Salvator as a replacement for food at Lent. Their most famous brewer was Brother Barnabas, who was the head of the Paulaner monastery brewery starting from 1773. Its original recipe is today almost the same as it was in Barnabas' time. In order to protect the original recipe, Paulaner had the trade mark "Salvator" patented in 1896. The Landlords favourite German Beer!

500 £4.40 95

Pilsner

Pilsner Urquell 4.4% (Czech Rep)

It is called the "model of meter" among beers. All other pilsners are a better or worse attempt to copy the original - the first ever Pilsner Urquell. Its unparalleled exceptionality is guaranteed by the same recipe dating from 1842.

500 £4.00 76

Dunkelweissen

Paulaner Hefeweiss Dunkel 5.3%

Has the refreshing fruitiness of wheat, with the rich flavour and colour of caramelized barley. Rich and fragrant with hints of banana, caramel, fruit and spice.

500 £4.00 89

Erdinger Weissbier Dunkel 5%

Erdinger Weissbier ’dark’ is a rich and smooth wheat beer specialty from Erdinger Weissbräu. It owes its full-bodied, spicy flavour to the fine hops and dark malt used in its production.

500 £4.00 74

Hefeweissen

Paulaner Hefeweiss Naturtrub 5.3%

The Paulaner Hefe-Weissbier natural wheat beer is the brewery’s best-selling product. Specifically cultivated, top-fermented yeast give it its unmistakable character: sparklingly mild and fruity with a delicate yeast flavour. The unfiltered brewing method allows it to retain its natural authenticity along with the many vitamins, minerals and trace elements.

500 £4.00 95

Erdinger Hefe-Weissbier 5.3%

The best known German weissbier with a citrus, hoppy aroma and a yeasty, fruity taste. A very gentle mild beer but nicely balanced.

500 £4.00 58

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Eisbock

Schneider Aventinus Eisbock 12%

Aventinus, the Wheat Doppelbock of Bavaria was always known to be the most intense and complex wheat beer in the world. Up until the 1940’s, Aventinus was shipped all over Bavaria in containers lacking temperature control. Consequently, the precious drink partially froze during transportation. Unaware that the brew was concentrated by the separation of water from the liquid, people were baffled by this unique version of Aventinus. By chance, the first Aventinus Eisbock was created. Well aware of this story, Hans Peter Drexler, brewmaster of the Schneider brewery, decided to recreate this classic "mistake" in a modern controlled facility. Thus, the Aventinus Eisbock is reborn sixty years later. Prost!

330ml £5.10 99

Germany/Austria/Czech Republic (Cont) Kristalweissen

Paulaner Hefeweiss Kristal 5.2%

The Paulaner crystal clear wheat beer is a clear filtrated beer. Sparklingly fresh and pleasantly intriguing, the delicate, fruity aroma arouses the senses and, compared to the naturally cloudy yeast wheat beer, has a more intensive malted wheat taste. It’s exactly what a crystal clear wheat beer should be - sparkling and refreshing: the “Champagne” of wheat beers.

500 £4.00 43

Erdinger Hefe-Weissbier Kristallklar 5.3%

The filtering of the yeast gives Erdinger Weissbier 'crystal clear' a sparkling and refreshing character which wheat-beer lovers appreciate, especially in summer.

500 £4.00 38

Helles

Paulaner Original Münchner Hell 4.9%

When the Original Münchner was brewed for the first time at the end of the 19th Century, it was a spectacular success. With its hoppy taste; subtle, light, spicy and elegant, it became very popular. Today the Paulaner Original Münchner is the best selling Münchner Hellbier (German lager beer) in the world.

500 £3.90 47

Festive Specials

Paulaner Oktoberfest 6%

This beer is an institution! Its full-bodied, pleasant taste and its alcohol content of 6 % volume make it somewhat stronger than the usual lager beer. The original gravity of the Oktoberfest Beer is also slightly higher, starting at 13.5 %. With a hint of malty sweetness the Oktoberfest Beer possesses the perfect balance.

500 £4.10

Erdinger Oktoberfest 5.7%

This Weizen is a somewhat hazy copper colour with a visibly active carbonation. It’s big and creamy off white head lasts forever. The nose is delicate but complex. A light banana character greets first, with rich caramel malt notes quick on the heels. Slowly it opens up into a big malty aroma accentuated by cloves, cinnamon and pepper. A creamy but not overpowering body and clean mild flavour make this a very drinkable beer. Rich dry maltiness comes through and there is the slightest hop bitterness.

500 £4.20 59

Rauch See also Nils Oscar Rokporter

Schlenkerla Rauchbier 5.1%

Bamberg’s speciality, a dark, bottom fermented smokebeer, brewed with Original Schlenkerla Smokemalt from the Schlenkerla maltings and tapped according to old tradition directly from the gravity-fed oakwood cask in the historical brewery tavern.

500 £4.30 97

Scandinavia

Imperial Stout See also Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout in the American Section

Nils Oscar Imperial Stout 7% (Sweden)

Nils Oscar Imperial Stout is brewed only in limited quantities. Has been awarded as ‘The best beer in the world’. This beer is brewed with many varieties of hops and malt It is an excellent example of the style; bitter, sweet, burnt, chocolatety, fruity – it has them all!

330ml £4.00 98

Nøgne Ø Imperial Stout 9% (Norway)pronounced Nerg-na-ya-o

We think the Russian tsar would have liked his stout this way. A dark, rich creamy ale with flavours of coffee and chocolate. Great with vanilla ice cream or dark chocolate.

500 £6.20 100

Mikkeller Black Hole 13.1% (Denmark)

Black Hole is what Mikkeller is all about. Daring, vulgar and extreme. From the very beginning Mikkeller’s goal has been to push the limit and with this warming, intense imperial stout, a new chapter in the Danish beer history has been written. The high bitterness from the hops and the sweetness from the malt and alcohol, creates a good balance which makes Black Hole an explosion of nuances, but also leaves a feeling of a perfect and complex beer – in the heavyweight category.

375 £7.50 100

Porter/Stout See also Porter/Stout in American and British Sections

Mikkeller Beer Hop Breakfast 7.5%

An oatmeal stout brewed with coffee. A hopped-up version of Beer Geek with strong notes of pine and resin.

500 £6.40 99

Nøgne Ø Porter 7% Rich and smooth yet complex with flavours of coffee and dried fruit. Try with dark chocolate, cheese, or red meat dishes.

500 £5.80 99

Nils Oscar Rokporter (smoked) 5.9%

A world class porter where 80% of the malt has been smoked over beechwood to give a taste that hints of chocolate covered bacon!

500 £4.30 94

Nils Oscar Coffee Stout 6.4%

A full-bodied stout with espresso coffee specially imported from Brazil added to the beer.

330 £4.00 94

Saison See also the Saisons in the Belgian Section

Mikkeller Football Solstice Saison 6%

‘It pours a reddish colour with a light pink head. Aroma is berries, oranges and grassy hops, some earthy notes too. Taste follows the nose of berries, oranges and grapefruit along with some floral and earthy notes’ An excellent Saison very well balanced. Mildly fruity but not too sweet or hoppy.

330 £4.50 85

Nøgne Ø Saison 4.5% A crisp refreshing ale with a spicy, yeasty aroma a citrus flavour and a tart finish.

500 £5.50 93

Wit See also the Wit beers in the Belgian Section

Nøgne Ø Wit 4.5% It has a hoppy citrus aroma and is light and refreshing with plenty of light hop and citrus notes. Good balance and a nice mouthfeel. Brewed in the Belgian tradition with orange peel and coriander seeds.

500 £5.30 73

IPA See also Houblon Chouffe (Belgian Tripel), American and British IPA Sections

Mikkeller Koppi Tomahawk 6.9%

‘A cloudy orange-brown beer with rich coffee and citrus fruity flavours followed by pine, grapefruit and more coffee on the finish.’ A coffee IPA using sweet ‘Guji’ coffee from Ethiopia which pairs well with a lighter beer.

330 £4.70 96

Nils Oscar India Ale 5.3%

A golden colour with a large white head. Aroma of citrus and grapefruit from Amarillo hops. A sweet malt flavour hints of tropical fruit. A strong hop bitterness is present throughout.

330 £3.50 81

Scandinavia (Cont) Extreme IPA See also the Extra IPA’s in the American Section

Mikkeller 1000 IBU Ultramate 4.9%

Claimed to be the hoppiest beer in the world. IBU is the international Bittering Unit and most hoppy beers reach 60 IBU. Occasionally a really hoppy beer reaches 100 IBU. 1000 IBU is ridiculous...but somehow it works. You are immediately met with a mushroom cloud of hop aromas and behind that is a good amount of sweet caramel malt...and then the flavour just pummels your mouth. It’s crazy but much more balanced than you would expect. Good to share with friends – a whole bottle might actually stick your tongue to the roof of your mouth!

330 £4.80 65

Black IPA See also Moor’s Illusion in the British Section

Mikkeller Sort Gul 7.3% Black in colour with an exceptional hoppy aroma of pine as well as caramel, coffee, cereal and almonds. Great balanced bitter and malty flavour with lots of pine, bread, caramel and hints of coffee leading to a long, bitter, hoppy finish.

330 £4.70 97

Belgian Style Abbey Ale See the Belgian Section for lots more examples and Brooklyn’s Local 2 in the American Section

Mikkeller It’s Alive 8% Mikkeller’s answer to the Belgian trappist beers. A lovely aroma of dark malts with a touch of fruit. Yeasty and malty with just the right sweetness, fruity sour hints are also present, as well as aromatic hops in the background. Very, very drinkable!

750 £11.00 97

Spiced See also the Strong Ales in the British Section

Nøgne Ø Underlig Jul 6.5%

Inspiration was gathered from the Norwegian drink “gløgg”, and as such this is an uncompromising brew. ‘Aromas of clove, cinnamon and spices lead to a taste that is spicy, malty and a bit smoky’

500 £5.70 91

Nøgne Ø God Jul 8.5% A dark ale with a rich, complex taste. An aroma of roasted malt, liquorice, coffee, chicory and peat leads to a nicely balanced malty, fruity and chocolatety flavour with a smoky bitterness. Really lovely.

500 £6.20 99

Strong Ale/Barley Wine See also the Strong Ales in the British Section

Nøgne Ø #100 10% Our 100th batch, brewed for the enjoyment of the brewers, but popular demand forced us to release it commercially. ‘The taste is wood, resin, toast, earth, burnt caramel, salted liquorice, alcohol warmth, nice bitterness, spice, gingerbread and dark chocolate with a dry, warming finish’.

500 £6.60 99