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Theakston Best Bitter is the leading session ale within the Theakston portfolio. When we refer to a ‘bitter’ beer, the term does not mean sour as in lemons, but dry as in ‘dry white wine’. So Best Bitter is a full bodied, dry beer. We use five different hop varieties to make our Best Bitter forming a complex but subtle taste profile. The combination of dryness as generated by Target and Challenger hops, is balanced by sweetness created by the generous use of prime malting barley providing the perfect accompaniment to a wide variety of food flavours as found in a Ploughman’s lunch for instance.

Tasting Notes: This fine, golden amber beer has a full flavour that lingers pleasantly on the palate. With good bittersweet balance, this beer has a subtle hop character described as sweet and fruity. It's a very refreshing and satisfying pint!

Our extraordinary brewing team need little encouragement to apply their expertise to new brews and styles! Challenged to produce a new cask-conditioned beer to meet the growing interest in cooler served craft beers, they have 'done us proud!' Theakston SUMMIT (Cold Pale Ale) is our latest cask ale innovation; a 4.2% ABV beer that delivers the quality and freshness of cask at a chilled temperature. Especially brewed to retain all the balanced flavour qualities of cask ale served at the cooler temperature of 6-8°C for added refreshment. Brewed with new world SUMMIT, EL DORADO and CASCADE hops – then infused with AMARILLO hops to deliver an extra hefty burst of citrus fruit aroma!

Tasting Notes: Bold tropical fruit aromas give way to a zesty, citrus, tangerine fruit flavour. Brewed with finest sweet malt to give a perfectly balanced and refreshing pale Ale. Served extra chilled.