Butcombe Brewing Co.

With fantastic fruit and classic wheat-beer aromas from the beautiful 'Belle' yeast, "Belle Saison" drinks like a new world wheat beer. A stunning saison.

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As traditional as it gets, this English Ale has quite the respectable alcoholic strength.

Tasting Notes: With its deep brown colour, malt and English Noble hops, aromas of dried fruit and earthy, herbal notes, it’s a rich, sumptuous malt beer to be slowly savoured.

This 5.0% beer is an English take on the american concept of an all-day IPA.

Tasting Notes: It has the rounded, full-flavoured hop character but showcases English aroma hops and thus drinks easier than its strength would dictate.

A 4.1% IPA that maintains the classic bitterness and robustness of the style but with the addition of beautifully fruity American hops.

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Brunel and his fellow engineers challenged our sense of what was possible, and in doing so changed the face of the world. Brunel IPA is a clean tasting, dry and hoppy, authentic recipe India Pale Ale. Amber in colour, full bodied with a bittersweet finish

Tasting Notes: Dry, Bitter, Sweet

A thoroughbred amongst beers, this refreshing ale gallops across the taste buds with a hit of lively citrus over the blaze.

Tasting Notes: Made with the palest English ale malt, blended with finest Slovenian Styrians and New Zealand Motueka hops, the clean freshness gives way to a superb fruity finishing straight.

A thoroughbred amongst beers, this refreshing ale gallops across the taste buds with a hit of lively citrus over the blaze.

Tasting Notes: Made with the palest English Ale malt, blended with finest Slovenian Styrians and New Zealand Motueka hops, the clean freshness gives way to a superb fruity finishing straight.

Made deep in the heart of the rolling English countryside, this is a beer with the soul of a Czech pilsner. Brewed colder and longer with lager yeast and cold-conditioned for four weeks.

Tasting Notes: Bohemia exhibits toasty, biscuit-like bready malt aromas, with spicy citrus and grassy notes.

Made deep in the heart of the rolling English countryside, this is a beer with the soul of a Czech pilsner. Brewed colder and longer with lager yeast and cold-conditioned for four weeks.

Tasting Notes: Bohemia exhibits toasty, biscuit-like bready malt aromas, with spicy citrus and grassy notes.

Gold is a beer to treasure. Made with a blend of Caramalt and Maris Otter malt and brewed using lashings of English Fuggles hops for fresh vitality and distinctly herbal, earthy notes. If you’re searching for a beer full of character ‘X’ marks the spot.

Tasting Notes: Herbal, earthy

Gold is a beer to treasure. Made with a blend of Caramalt and Maris Otter malt and brewed using lashings of English Fuggles hops for fresh vitality and distinctly herbal, earthy notes. If you’re searching for a beer full of character ‘X’ marks the spot.

Tasting Notes: Earthy, herbal

Named after Bristol’s very own giant who was partial to a well-crafted ale, this Avon IPA uses a blend of American and Worcester hops.

Tasting Notes: The perfect balance between stone fruit, citrus and spicy hop aromas with bitter notes. A strong, full-flavoured beer with the ABV of a classic session ale, Goram towers above other lesser IPAs.

Named after Bristol’s very own giant who was partial to a well-crafted ale. Goram is a strong, full flavoured beer with the ABV of a classic session ale, Goram towers above other, lesser IPA’s.

Tasting Notes: This Avon IPA uses a blend of American and Worcester hops to achieve the perfect balance between stone fruit, citrus and spicy hop aromas with bitter notes.

The beer that changed everything. The first brew they perfected, the beer that made their name with its distinctive bitter, clean and refreshingly dry flavour.

Tasting Notes: Made with only the best Maris Otter malt blended with a variety of English hops, Butcombe Original is the classic session beer.

The beer that changed everything. The first brew they perfected, the beer that made their name with its distinctive bitter, clean and refreshingly dry flavour.

Tasting Notes: Made with only the best Maris Otter malt blended with a variety of English hops, Butcombe Original is the classic session beer.

Rare Breed is the result of Adam Henson’s dedication to sustainable farming and a passion for characterful, artisinal beer.

Tasting Notes: Using the finest Maris Otter malting barley and aromatic Fuggles hops, delicious, fruity Cascade & Amarillo hops and of course, purest Mendip Spring Water. Rare Breed is a distinctive, clean tasting pale ale with a smooth, citrus twist. A bold stand-out beer that’s one of a kind.

Rare Breed is the result of Adam Henson’s dedication to sustainable farming and a passion for characterful, artisinal beer.

Tasting Notes: Using the finest Maris Otter malting barley and aromatic Fuggles hops, delicious, fruity Cascade & Amarillo hops and of course, purest Mendip Spring Water. Rare Breed is a distinctive, clean tasting pale ale with a smooth, citrus twist. A bold stand-out beer that’s one of a kind.

The perfect combination of the greatest British malt and the classic US hop.

Tasting Notes: The aroma is a blend of hop spice, sherbet-lemon citrus and warm malt. On the palate, Chinook APA has a rounded barley sugar sweetness leading to a crisp citrus bittersweet finish.

This deep red-coloured beer has an initial rich flavour, with full, dry-roasted notes developing - to create a real depth of flavour and a pleasing, balanced bitterness.

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In celebration of the kings of Christmas comedy, Morecambe and Wise this beer is sure to bring you sunshine.

Tasting Notes: German crystal and English malts combine to offer nutty, toasted caramel and dried fruit notes. Think of rich, spicy Christmas cake with herbal earthiness. Think of roaring log fires and sweet festive aromas. The perfect partner to your turkey or the right balance to the Boxing Day cheese board, Christmas Special brings cheer to every table.

Best Maris Otter is blended with a precise selection of malts that together lend the beer a reddish hue.

Tasting Notes: Challenger and Bramling Cross hops are used, the latter delivering a distinctive and fruity blackcurrant finish.

A big red beer using Rye malt to give distinctive, refreshing, spicy dry flavours. Three UK hops plus Styrians for aroma, combine to make a red beer bursting with hop character, and a fresh, fruity aroma.

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In 1978, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy revealed the answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe and everything as the number 42. To celebrate Deep Thought’s deepest thought, this beer was created.

Tasting Notes: Black as space in the glass, DON’T PANIC! This beer - due to some rather clever brewing - has no burnt malt astringency. Packed full of Galaxy hops, there’s plenty of roasted and caramel characters to balance the huge hopping rate of this very drinkable session ale.

Gotham keeps the complex strong taste of a Belgian Saison and adds more intricate hop flavours and holds back a little of the fruity, yeasty sharpness to form a mouth-wateringly complex and full-flavoured dark Saison.

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A beautifully hoppy, slightly fruity session American Pale Ale. Golden Yellow in colour, made with a medley of 5 US hops.

Tasting Notes: A subtle biscuit malt background balances the strong hop character before a strong citrus bitterness in the finish

A unique and enticing 4.5% bitter, light gold in colour, packed full of fruity New-Zealand hops, including Nelson Sauvin.

Tasting Notes: Wonderful aromas of tropical fruits give way to a unique grapefruit sharpness in the taste, offset by hints of grape, gooseberries, peach, mango, citrus, pineapple and passionfruit. Full-flavoured and invigorating yet well-balanced and subtle.

Light Amber, this English IPA is not as strong as its American cousin, but it’s full to the brim with flavour.

Tasting Notes: Herbal, spicy and blackcurrant notes balance with the amber and crystal malt for sweet biscuit characters. A sublime bitterness, soft and balanced, Heathcliff is as heroic as its namesake.

A very hoppy golden beer.

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A beautiful, category-defying beer. It is definitively Belgian on the nose but is far lighter in the taste and finishes with a beautiful saison-like fruity tartness.

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Cool fermented and conditioned cold for longer makes this a strong, malty lager. Beat the end-of-level boss and toast your success with Invader.

Tasting Notes: With a light amber colour and sweet, malt, biscuit character, the clean ferment ensures a crisp, dry finish with soft, spicy German hop undertones.

Mendip Spring is a crisp, tasty, pale straw-coloured bitter.

Tasting Notes: The beer is grounded in the versatile English Challenger hop but is given its distinctive floral taste by the American Amarillo hops added at the end of the brewing process. The beer has fresh citrus notes and a dry finish. Tantalizingly fresh!

A pale, fruity, easy-drinking IPA that showcases hops grown in the Moxee Valley in Washington State, a sub-region of the famous Yakima Valley.

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The use of golden naked oats gives this full-flavoured beer its distinctive orange hue and a silky smooth, nutty character to the malt backbone – just right to carry the American hops.

Tasting Notes: With Citra, Simcoe, Amarillo, Mosaic and Cascade used to great effect in dry hopping, Nude’s bitterness stays sessionable whilst offering up a rich, citrus nose. So, embrace your inner nudist with a beer that lets it all hang out.

Inspired by the Märzen Rauchbiers of Bamberg, Pope comes with savoury notes courtesy of renowned Beechwood Smoked Malt.

Tasting Notes: Pale in colour, the depth of rich flavours will be a surprise at first but, like all great Rauchbiers, it is extremely drinkable and well balanced with a mild spiciness to keep things interesting.

Golden in colour, a pale ale in style: fresh-tasting and with good malt backbone.

Tasting Notes: Hoppy without being aggressively front-loaded, the beer is subtle and delicious and showcases the fruit and pine notes of the US Simcoe hop.

With restrained New Zealand and English hopping, the bitterness is low but delivers a very drinkable orange marmalade character. A great summer session beer. And a welcoming drink for visiting Chartians when they get here.

Tasting Notes: Orange, marmalade

Fruity, smooth and packed with Super Pride hops, this beer is strikingly good and very sessionable. This Pacific Ale keeps the bitterness low and lets the aromatics shine through with every single sip.

Tasting Notes: Fruity, smooth

Hand-picked Worcester hops are at the heart of this once-a-year harvest brew. Vicious has all the swagger of Sid, with the invention of Jones. And it’ll never be Rotten.

Tasting Notes: Because the hops don’t undergo their usual kilning, this beer is packed with jammy, luscious, fresh hop aromas (that may not sound rock ‘n’ roll, but it’ll get you dancing).

A 'Glacier Cool' Blond beer made with a beautiful balance of rugged North American hops, predominantly the crisp and gently fruity Glacier hop.

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7.4% Imperial Golden Barley Wine dry-hopped with Nelson Sauvin. Very boozy with grape/gooseberry notes. Sweet, alcoholic palate with fruity hop finish.

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Bursting with flavour and tradition there's plenty of appely goodness to discover in the heart of cider country. Ashton Press is made from all English apples producing a wonderful medium dry, strong, golden cider of superb quality.

Tasting Notes: Golden straw in the glass, our cider is fresh and fruity with a robust apple taste and a slight bite to finish.