FINCHCOCKS ORIGINAL 3.5% ABV BRITISH BULLDOG 4.1% ABV A session beer made using hops exclusively from the Finchcocks hop garden in Kent. Adrian Tierney-Jones, author of the Big Book of Beer says, A powerfully flavoursome beer for such a low ABV. Sweet, Citrus, Fresh Hop Fruity, Peardrops, Dry Finish A rich, full bodied best bitter in the traditional Kent style. Beer writer Jeff Evans describes it as a A satisfying, hoppy best bitter in the great British tradition, with a smooth malt backdrop and lots of tangy, tart, orangey fruit. Floral, Malty, Fruity Balanced, Toffee, Rich Fruit Pale Ale & Crystal Pale Ale & Crystal Kent WGV & Goldings Kent Northdown, WGV, East Kent Goldings & Progress GRASSHOPPER 3.8% ABV VICEROY IPA 5% ABV (OCCASIONAL) A dark, malty bitter with nutty, roasted notes from the chocolate malt. This session bitter is hopped with Kent Target hops from the National Trust s hop farm at Scotney Castle and Finchcocks Kent Goldings. Malty, Toffee, Floral Full Bodied, Zesty, Dry Pale Ale, Crystal & Chocolate Malt Kent Target & Goldings A true English IPA. This multi award-winning bottled IPA has now found its way into cask. Brewed with hops grown at the National Trust hop garden at Scotney Castle. Inspired by George Curzon, Viceroy of India who desired IPA over any other drink. Apricot, Hoppy, Peaches Citrus, Nutty, Hoppy Pale Ale Target & Progress SUMMER PERLE 3.8% ABV 1965 SPECIAL ALE 4.8% ABV This golden ale is hopped with Kent First Gold, Yakima Valley Cascade from the USA and Perle hops from Germany, which impart a citrus, spicy and floral finish to this summer ale. Floral, Lemon, Spicy Fresh, Zesty, Dry Finish A premium ale to commemorate the year the Black Eagle Brewery closed, Winston Churchill passed away, and our founder Robert Wicks was born. Brewed to a similar recipe as the last brew at the old brewery. Fruity, Malty, Apricot Warming, Full, Dry Finish Extra Pale Ale Malt & Light Munich Malt Pale Ale & Crystal First Gold, Cascade & Perle Kent Northdown & Goldings SPIRIT OF KENT 4.0% ABV AUDIT ALE 6.2% ABV Spirit of Kent celebrates the Kent Spitfire, a Mark IX Spitfire housed at the Biggin Hill Heritage Hangar. It also recalls the XXX Modification Depth Charges that flew out of Biggin Hill in June 1944 filled with Westerham Ales. The XXX Joy Juice was racked into the unused auxiliary fuel tanks and flown over to the forward airbases in France. Hopped with 9 different types of Kent bred and Kent grown hops. Hoppy, Lemon, Citrus Smooth, Sweet, Malty Pale Ale & Caramalt WGV, Early Choice Goldings, Bramling Cross, Progress, Target, Pilgrim, First Gold, Sovereign & Finchcocks Hop X A strong ale, brewed to the 1938 strength and using the same ingredients as the original best selling bottled beer of the Black Eagle Brewery. Supreme Champion Cask Beer two years in a row. Port, Raisins, Molasses Complex Fruits, Smooth, Warming Pale Ale & Crystal Kent Northdown & Goldings
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SEASONAL & SPECIAL BEERS JANUARY MARCH, OCTOBER DECEMBER SEPTEMBER OCTOBER FAMILY STOUT 4.5% ABV Originally bottled by Bushells, Watkins & Smith at the Black Eagle Brewery in the 1930s, this beer is brewed to the same strength as the old recipe. Well rounded, dark, with coffee and chocolate aromas. STYLE Stout Pale Ale, Caramalt, Chocolate, Roast Barley Kent Northdown & Goldings SCOTNEY GREEN HOP ALE 4% ABV Brewed to celebrate the hop harvest, this mid amber pale ale is late hopped with a huge quantity of Green Kent hops that were picked on the morning of the brew. Sappy sweet with delicate hop flavours. STYLE English Best Bitter Pale Ale, Crystal Green Hops FEBRUARY MARCH SCOTNEY RED ALE 4.6% ABV A Red Ale brewed with 7 malts. This rich ruby red ale is hopped with experimental hops discovered at the Finchcocks Hop Garden and now grown exclusively for Westerham Brewery at Scotney Castle. This beer uses clone #1 of Finchcocks Hop X. STYLE Red Ale Pale Ale, Crystal 150, Caramalt, Caragold, Light Munich, Chocolate, Wheat Malt Kent Target & Finchcocks Hop X #1 APRIL SEPTEMBER ENGLISH SINGLE HOP SERIES - NEW VARIETIES 4.5% ABV APRIL MAY OLICANA PILOT JULY AUG ENDEAVOUR FUSION OCTOBER NOVEMBER BONFIRE 4% ABV Exploding with Cascade hops, loaded into the Hop Rocket and launched. Light blue touch paper and stand well back. A true hop bomb! Hoppy, citrus and floral. DECEMBER GOD S WALLOP 4% ABV A traditional Old Ale style beer made Maris Otter pale ale malt, amber and dark crystal malts and 5 types of Kent hops. The beer has a delicious fruity note and complex hop flavours lingering on the palate. STYLE American Amber Ale Pale Ale, Crystal Cascade STYLE Old Ale Pale Ale, Dark, Crystal, Chocolate Northdown, Target, Bramling Cross, Goldings & WGV JUNE FLYER SEPT MINSTREL JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
CRAFT KEG BEER ALL YEAR ROUND SEASONAL BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY 5% ABV HELLES BELLES 4% ABV GOLD RUSH AMERICAN PALE 4.5% ABV SUMMER PERLE GOLDEN ALE 3.8% ABV Straw yellow lager (that means lagered or matured for 4 weeks) hopped with Czech grown Saaz or Zatec noble hops with a distinctive hop aroma and bitterness usually found in Bohemian pilsners. Brewed with the finest English lager malt and fermented with a lager yeast and then cold conditioned for 4 weeks. Pilsners are traditionally quite bitter and this version is no different. Vibrant, Tropical Fruits Dry, Smooth, Hoppy A beautifully delicate but hoppy helles style lager. Ever popular when we brewed it in cask, now available in kegs. Caramel, Malty Spritzy, Sherbet, Refreshing Lager Malt, Cara Gold German Hallertau Tradition Brewed with 4 malts to create a complex malt backbone for the 6 American hops that drive a robust but balanced hop forward amber ale. Tropical Fruits, Mango, Citrus Grapefruit, Apricot, Pineapple, Lingering Bitterness Pale Ale, Crystal 150, Light Munich, Amber Chinook, Columbus, Centennial, Comet, Amarillo & Mosaic This golden ale is hopped with Kent First Gold, Yakima Valley Cascade from the USA and Perle hops from Germany, which impart a citrus, spicy and floral finish. Floral, Lemon, Spicy Fresh, Zesty, Dry Finish Extra Pale Ale Malt & Light Munich Malt First Gold, Cascade & Perle Lager Malt, Cara Gold Zatac / Saaz from Czech Republic PLEASE NOTE Our seasonal craft keg beers are on constant rotation so please check with the brewery or our website for the latest availability. Contact details on back of brochure
BOTTLED BEERS CLASSIC RANGE 2011-2016 2011-2016 2011-2016 2011-2016 SCOTNEY PALE ALE 4% ABV BRITISH BULLDOG 4.3% ABV VICEROY IPA 5% ABV FREEDOM ALE 4.8% ABV A pale ale originally brewed exclusively for the National Trust using hops from their hop farm at Scotney Castle. A rich, full bodied best bitter in the traditional Kent style. Finished in the Hop Rocket with Progress hops for a full flavour and aroma. A true English IPA. The inspiration behind this beer, the Marquis Curzon of Kedleston, was a figure of enormous importance. Produced to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Abolition of the Slave Trade Act on 25th March, 1807. Malty, Caramel, Fruity Floral, Malty, Fruity Apricot, Hoppy, Peaches Scented, Floral, Fruity Sharp, Citrus, Full Bodied Balanced, Toffee, Rich Fruit Citrus, Nutty, Hoppy Sweet, Tropical Fruits, Full Bodied Pale Ale, Amber Scotney Castle Target Pale Ale, Crystal 150 Kent Grown: Northdown, WGV & Progress Pale Ale Target & Progress Pale Ale, Crystal 150, Demerara Sugar Kent Grown: Northdown & Goldings SCOTNEY 4.3% ABV A best bitter originally brewed exclusively for the National Trust using hops from their hop farm at Scotney Castle. Roasted, Malty, Spicy Sweet, Malty, Dry Finish Pale Ale, Crystal 150 Scotney Castle Target Using a proprietary method, we have been able to reduce the gluten content of our bottled beers to less than the World Health Organisation s Codex Alimentarius determined level of 20ppm or less of gluten. Test certificates are available on our website. Same Beer No Gluten = Bottle conditioned beer
BOTTLED BEERS CRAFT RANGE HERITAGE RANGE BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY 5% ABV Straw yellow lager (that means lagered or matured for 4 weeks) hopped with Czech grown Saaz or Zatec noble hops with a distinctive hop aroma and bitterness usually found in Bohemian pilsners. Brewed with the finest English lager malt and fermented with a lager yeast and then cold conditioned for 4 weeks. Pilsners are traditionally quite bitter and this version is no different. Vibrant, Tropical Fruits Dry, Smooth, Hoppy Lager Malt, Cara Gold Zatac / Saaz from Czech Republic HOP ROCKET IPA 5.5% ABV A true India Pale Ale brewed with only Pale Ale Malt and no Crystal Malt. It is a deep golden ale with a thirst quenching bitterness. Hopped with First Gold, Fuggles, Bramling Cross, Progress and Goldings. Quadruple hopped in the copper, our Hop Rocket, and dry hopped. Citrus, Hoppy, Floral Sharp, Citrus, Full-bodied Pale Ale First Gold, Fuggles, Goldings, Bramling Cross & Progress AUDIT ALE 6.2% ABV A strong ale, brewed to the 1938 strength and using the same ingredients as the original best selling bottled beer of the Black Eagle Brewery. Port, Raisins, Molasses Complex Fruits, Smooth, Warming Pale Ale, Crystal 150 Kent Grown: Northdown & Goldings DOUBLE STOUT 5.1% ABV First brewed in 2009 to the style and strength of the Black Eagle Brewery s famous Double Stout 1938 gyles. 1965 SPECIAL ALE 4.8% ABV (AVAILABLE FROM MID-2017) A premium ale to commemorate the year the Black Eagle Brewery closed, Winston Churchill passed away, and our founder Robert Wicks was born. Brewed to a similar recipe as the last brew at the old brewery. Fruity, Malty, Apricot Warming, Full, Dry Finish Pale Ale & Crystal Kent Northdown & Goldings Rich, Coffee, Mature Fruits Chocolate, Roasted, Warming Pale Ale, Chocolate Malt, Roast Barley Northdown & Goldings Using a proprietary method, we have been able to reduce the gluten content of our bottled beers to less than the World Health Organisation s Codex Alimentarius determined level of 20ppm or less of gluten. Test certificates are available on our website. Same Beer No Gluten
VISIT OUR TAP ROOM & SHOP AT THE BREWERY Sample beer fresh from the tanks at the tasting bar. See the beers being made from the brewery viewing gallery. Take home your favourite beers or pick up a gift from our shop. Wide selection of international wines from small producers and artisan spirits also available. Go behind the scenes on one of our brewery tours. See website for more information and opening times: www.westerhambrewery.co.uk
BREWING HERITAGE Brewing in Westerham can be traced back to the early 1600s and by the mid 1800s there were two breweries in the town, the Swan Brewery and the Black Eagle Brewery. It is the moderately hard greensand aquifer water that made Westerham famous for its pale bitter beers such as India Pale Ale. By 1899 the Black Eagle Brewery had taken over many other breweries nearby. During the Second World War ales from Westerham were popular with young airmen stationed at nearby RAF Biggin Hill. Indeed following the D-Day landings in June 1944 Westerham Ales racked its beer into the auxiliary fuel tanks of Spitfires and these were flown to our troops in Normandy - the RAF s version of the Brewer s Dray. Following the war Taylor Walker Brewery of Limehouse in London took over the Black Eagle Brewery and by the late 1950s most of the bitter beer for the London market was being brewed in Westerham. When Taylor Walker was itself taken over by Ind Coope, the brewery in Westerham was closed in 1965 bringing to an end nearly 400 years of brewing history. The new Westerham Brewery was founded in 2004, and in 2017 moved to a new purposebuilt brewery in Westerham. Using the greensand aquifer water from our own borehole below the brewery, and the original heritage yeasts of the Black Eagle Brewery, Westerham Brewery is recreating the beers that made Westerham famous. Our water is drawn from our own greensand aquifer borehole below the new brewery. More than 90% of our hops are sourced from Kent hop gardens. We know the farmers and we support them. Only the Best of Kent. We source the finest English malting barley. Freshly milled every day it is the backbone of our craft beers. We ferment our beers with a multi-strain hertiage yeast. According to the National Collection of Yeast Cultures it makes Very excellent tasting beer. We agree. WESTERHAM BREWERY, TAP ROOM & SHOP Beggars Lane, Westerham, Kent TN16 1QP Tel: 01732 864427 Email: brewery@westerhambrewery.co.uk www.westerhambrewery.co.uk @WesterhamBrew WesterhamBrew