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Cliff Quay Bitter

Amber coloured bitter

3.4 % ABV

Cliff Quay Bitter 3.4%

Brewed with pale, crystal and black malts, this is an amber coloured classic bitter beer. It has a glorious fragrant honey sweet aroma with hints of citrus fruits. Deep malty depths of flavour and hints of marmalade and toffee balanced with a refreshing bitterness combine to produce a satisfying drinkable beer.

Tolly Roger

4.2% Abv

Pale sunrise coloured ale

Tolly Roger 4.2%

A warming golden yellow coloured ale, brewed using no coloured malt just pale ale malt. Intensely fragrant aroma of citrus fruit and floral notes, this beer has complex flavours of malt, sweetness, bitter oranges, and honey suckle. A succession of waves of flavour burst upon the sense, eager to be enjoyed.

Black Jack Porter

4.2% Abv

Aniseed flavoured porter

A rich aniseed and roasted aniseed aroma, heralds the warming depths of complex and intriguing this porter with a twist. Deepest and darkest ruby black in colour, with a pale creamy head, the flavours strike in waves, aniseed, roasted grains, sweetness, bitterness combined and then finally an aniseed aftertaste. A marmite beer, you will love it or hate it!

Tumblehome

4.7% Abv

Rich dark ruby coloured ale

Tumblehome 4.7%

Deep ruby in colour with a gentle warming fruity aroma with a hint of hoppy floral character. T he first flavour is of a fruity warmth followed by dark toffee character with by hints of roasted flavours.  The finish is crisp spicy bitterness.  Deep complex and satisfying.

Tumblehome is the way a ships sides curve inwards above the waterline.

Seasonal Beers

December and January

Icebreaker

4.5% Abv

Spiced winter ale

Icebreaker 4.5%

A dark coloured ale brewed with cinnamon nutmeg and cloves.  A heady spicy and fruit aroma a dark creamy head.  This beer has a glorious flavour of Christmas spices rich fruit and roasted malt flavours.  Very complex but satisfying and moreish.  Breaks the ice and keeps out the cold!

February and March

Roaring Forties

4.0% Abv

Light amber in colour

Light amber in colour with a crisp citrus hop flavour and a distinctive dry biscuit flavour.  Brewed with lightly roasted amber malt and hopped with a blend of American and Slovenian hops for a punchy flavour.  Blow away the winter chills with this blast from the brewhouse.

April and May

Docks Bollards

5.0% Abv

Full malty flavour

A sack full of malted wheat and a blend of fragrant punchy hops.  Bursting with the flavours of lemon and grapefruit with a full malty flavour in contrast.  We think this is a great beer.

June and July

Time and Tide

3.8% Abv

Mid amber ale

A beer brewed with a dark wheat and rye malts.  A mid amber coloured ale.  Zesty fresh hop flavours from the English goldings hops, and a glorious complicated blend of flavours for your taste buds to unravel.  Time and tide may wait for no man but save a few minutes to relax with this beer.

August and September

Fitzroy IPA

4.8% Abv

Unashamedly hoppy IPA

A light amber coloured ale with a dry grassy aroma.  Bold flavours of  marmalade and toffee all underlined with hop bitterness.  Discover a true classic flavour.

October and November

Baggywrinkle

5.2% Abv

A pale golden beer

A pale golden hoppy beer brewed with honey and wheat malt.  A gentle honey and citrus hop aroma, followed by a deep warming mix of sweet malt and that so distinctive honey flavour.  A contrasting bitterness keeps the balance just right to the end.

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