Newport Pagnell Royal British Legion

This premium cask ale has a strong following throughout the country. Courage Directors was originally brewed exclusively for the Directors of the Alton brewery, but following public demand, the beer was made available to the public.

Tasting Notes: It is genuine premium beer, pale brown in appearance with a deep rich taste.

Made from natural mineral water from our own well, this ale has been a firm favourite around Bedford over two centuries.

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Estrella Damm is a Mediterranean beer, made with malt, rice and hop, brewed with 100% natural ingredients according to the original recipe from 1876

Tasting Notes: A light malty aroma on the nose with a little spice drifting through slowly.

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.

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: Unmistakeably GUINNESS®, from the first velvet sip to the last, lingering drop and every deep-dark satisfying mouthful in between.

Classic session beer, eminently drinkable

Tasting Notes: A subtly balanced, golden bitter, hoppy to the nose, malty on the palate

A dark chestnut coloured ale, full of roast malt flavours, and complemented with superb dry-hop aromas from English Goldings.

Tasting Notes: Smell: Roasted barley Taste: Soft, dark, fruity

John Smith’s Extra Smooth was launched in 1993 and is now the nation's number 1 ale.

Tasting Notes: The boffins say it has a distinct cereal character, with malty, caramel notes being complemented by some fruitiness. But we just think it’s a right good pint.

Best of British! This double award winning extra special Bitter is named after the WWII airplanes that made the famous Dam buster raids.

Tasting Notes: Brewed using pale ale and crystal malts for a rich full-bodied bitter flavour with biscuit and fruit malt aromas. The finely balanced hop character is enriched by the late addition of Styrian Goldings as a dry hop in each cask to give a more prominent floral hop aroma and warming aftertaste.

An unfiltered organic wheat beer with a champagne-like effervescence and well defined citrus aroma.

Tasting Notes: Citrus

Caramel biscuits and tangy apple.

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With 175 years of history, this bitter was the first cask beer to carry the Red Tractor logo – proving we use the highest quality barley.

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Made using two different apple types to create an excellent medium-dry cider with a clean, fresh palate and a well defined appley character.

Tasting Notes: Clean, fresh, medium-dry