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The Brown Jug

A child and dog friendly pub with Sky TV and WiFi and a garden in Cheltenham.

242 Bath Road, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL53 7NB
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01242 521736

[email protected]

www.thebrownjugcheltenham.co.uk

Facilities include: Outside Seating, Big Screen, Beer, Cider, Real Ale, Wine, Guinness Quality Accredited, Multiple Screens, Quiz, Free area, Quiet area, Power sockets, Function Hire Available, Weddings, Christenings, Funerals, Tea & Coffee, Spirits, TripAdvisor, BII, Baby Friendly, Family Friendly , Water bowl provided, Dog treats available, Dog walks nearby, Dogs Welcome in Bar Area , Cards, Darts, We're award winners, CAMRA, Great British Beer Week, Dogs welcome everywhere, We have a pub dog, Dogs Welcome in Bar Area , Whisky , Terrestrial TV, Sky Sports, TNT Sports, ESPN, WiFi (free), Board Games, Log Burner , Meeting rooms, Sky Sports Racing, Dartboard, ITV Box Office, Dominos, Child Friendly, Dog friendly, Eurosport 1, Eurosport 2, Sky Sports Box Office, Covered Smoking Area, Garden, CAMRA Local pub, CAMRA – national, Amazon Prime, Cask Marque,

Mon - Wed: 10:00 - 22:00
Thu - Sat: 10:00 - 00:00
Sun: 10:00 - 22:00

Drink % Brewery
6X 4.1 Wadworth Brewery

6X is our iconic ale, brewed for over 90 years with a national following of drinkers always seeking it out; it’s a beacon on the bar for many ale drinkers. 6X is the classic premium ale that has made Wadworth famous.

Tasting Notes: This hand crafted ale is a timeless amber-hued beer distinctively full bodied and eminently drinkable. The nose is malty and fruity with a balancing hoppy note. The delicious malt and fruit character emerge even more intensely on the palate with a long lingering malty finish.

Carlsberg Danish Pilsner 3.4 Carlsberg Marstons Brewing Company

Completely rebrewed from head to hop, our new Carlsberg Danish Pilsner has a light and refreshing qualities with a smooth, full mouthfeel and a perfect balance of bitterness and sweetness. Distinctive citrus hop aromas deliver a greater depth of flavour and a hoppy, moreish aftertaste to the final sip. Skål!

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Wadworth Cask Ales

This is a tradionally crafted Indian Pale Ale with a malt led flavour and character. On the nose our IPA provides a delightful malt aroma, on th eplate it delivers a clean and refreshing malt notes, with the classix strong hop flavour, and finishes with a crisp bitterness.

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Foster's 3.4 Heineken

Foster's is the ultimate ice-cold refreshment. Its balance of subtle fruitiness and vanilla is ideal for the sweeter-toothed lager lover. The perfect session beer to enjoy with mates.

Tasting Notes: A light-coloured lager style, it presents full malt character with a balanced clean hop bitterness. Combined with a slightly hoppy, but yeasty/malty nose, Foster's lager is a full bodied beer with excellent drinkability.

Guinness Draught 4.2 Guinness

One of the world's best-loved beers, with sweet smelling aromas of coffee and malt, from the first velvety sip to the last, lingering drop, every deep-dark satisfying mouthful in between is pure beauty… pure Guinness.

Tasting Notes: Smoothly balanced with bitter, sweet, roasted notes

Henry IPA 3.6 Wadworth Brewery

The main staple session ale, our IPA is an easy drinking all-round ale and is ideal for any pub’s session drinkers. It is light copper coloured with delicate malt aromas, cereal notes and a lingering finish.

Tasting Notes: This is a traditionally crafted India Pale Ale with a malt-led flavour and character. On the nose, our IPA provides a delightful malt aroma. On the palate it delivers clean and refreshing light malt notes combined with the classic strong hop flavour, and finishes with a crisp bitterness.

Kronenbourg 1664 5.0 Heineken

Kronenbourg 1664's pleasure is in its light lemon and herbal flavours from the Alsace hops, and clean bittersweet finish.

Tasting Notes: This exceptional beer originated in Alsace in Eastern France and is brewed with the exclusive Strisselspalt hop, known as the caviar of hops, which gives it its unique aromatic and fruity flavour.

Swordfish 5.0 Wadworth Brewery

A full bodied, dark copper coloured ale infused with Pusser's Navy Rum.

Tasting Notes: A nose of gentle rum notes with a warm hoppy edge. This is a full bodied ale, with a rich smoothness and caramel overtones from dark, unrefined sugar and a rounded hop finish.

Old Rosie 7.3 Westons Cider

Mid golden and straw-like in colour, Old Rosie is a cloudy, medium-bodied fruity cider that has a wonderful aroma of wild berry-fruits, honey and vintage cider-barrels.

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Stowford Press 4.5 Westons Cider

A refreshing medium-dry sparkling cider that is bursting with the delicious flavour of crisp cider apples

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Thatchers Gold Cider 4.8 Thatchers Cider

Thatchers Gold tastes as good as it looks. Using the best of our traditional approach and modern techniques for a refreshing cider with a smooth appley taste and a bright sparkle.

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