Frome Brewing Company

Funky Monkey 4.0%, Pale Ale

Tasting Notes: Pour yourself a long tall glass of this English Pale Ale and linger on the light amber gleam before taking in the captivating aromatics of ripe mango and freshly squeezed grapefruit on the nose thanks to Citra and Mosaic in the hop mix. There is more citrus and tropical fruit on the palate, which are balanced by a subtle bittersweetness, before finishing with a clean bitterness and lasting dryness that encourages you to take another swig (yes, this is a beer to swig rather than sip).

Gulp IPA 4.8% English IPA

Tasting Notes: Gulp by name, gulp by nature. This light, amber-coloured English style IPA rarely stays long in the glass such is its appetising appeal on the palate. Light but assertive notes of peach and grapefruit drift by on the nose, suggestive of a beery fruit salad, and then each gulp reveals orange or maybe tangerine fruitiness, a hint of pepperiness alongside a juicy bittersweetness before the bracing dryness and bitterness in the finish. A thoughtful and subtle beer that demands much contemplation with each gulp.

Porter, A Porter brewed with Pracific Gem & Bramling Cross. Five types of roasted malts are used to balance with the hops to produce flavours of dark chocolate, blackberries & cherries counter balanced with a soft malty backbone.

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RA 4.1% American Pale Ale

Tasting Notes: It evokes a bowl of tropical fruit that has been ripening in a sun-flecked kitchen, all thanks to the presence of Centennial, one of the great stars of US hops. The touch of tropical fruit plus a soothing lemon citrusiness continues on the palate and is joined by a great whoosh of bitterness that leads onto a dry, bittersweet and peppery finish. For 4.1% this beer packs a lot of character.

Taiheke 4.3% Pale Ale

Tasting Notes: It’s New Zealand all the way for this lemon-gold looker of a Pale Ale. Taiheke and Rakau are both products of New Zealand and give this delicious beer a bouquet of lime, melon and lychee on the nose, which then transfers to the flavour before a delightfully crisp biscuity mid-palate note acts as a bridge to the dry and bittersweet finish that chimes away like a set of handbells.

The Usual 4.2% Best Bitter

Tasting Notes: Brewed with the King of barleys; Maris Otter from heritage maltsters Warminster Maltings this amber best bitter is fruity and malty. A great sessionable 4.2% ABV.

Zig Zag 4.5% Sout

Tasting Notes: An easy-drinking stout. Rich, roasted malt flavour with a coffee aroma. Dark as Satan’s waistcoat. Rich and roasty. Warm and velvety, this stout makes a perfect autumn pint. Try this one by a crackling fire or after you've been out kicking leaves.