BEER LIST 2018
ABOUT CAVE DIRECT Founded in 1979, Cave Direct is a supplier of craft and speciality beers to the UK drinks trade proud to work with leaders of old and new-world beer, from Lervig to Westmalle. Operating out of our depots in the South East, Bristol, Newcastle and Manchester we directly deliver over 300 lines of premium draught and packaged beers via our own fleet of drays. We also offer a comprehensive national courier delivery service for those outside our direct delivery areas. We are exclusive UK importers and distributors for a range of world-renowned breweries such as Paulaner, Kona and Lervig, as well as being the UK s biggest supplier of imported Belgian beer, including the lambic and Trappist breweries, and a host of modern producers. We also work with many of the UK s new craft breweries, including Beavertown, Lost & Grounded, Magic Rock and Tiny Rebel. ABOUT THIS LIST This is our main list of beers, made up of breweries we are in close partnership with. This enables us to offer you the best prices, freshest stock and in-depth support including POS and marketing exposure. Our team of sales representatives can also help create your beer list, offer staff training, and technical support. We also have a specials list of rare and exclusive beers that goes out to our accounts every Friday at 10am including seasonals from all our core breweries. To be added to this list speak to your rep. CONTENTS p3 p4 p6 cider p7 p11 p24 IMPORTANT All bottles marked RB are returnable bottles and require a deposit. All other bottles and cans are non-returnable. For keg formats please contact us direct. 2
AMERICA Gone are the days when US beer was light and tasteless. America has the greatest brewing scene on earth, ranging from delicious hoppy ales to some of the most experimental beers ever made. KONA BREWING COMPANY, HAWAII What started as a family brew pub has grown to a globally loved brand thanks to fantastic, accessible, beach-ready beers and a summery attitude to life. LONGBOARD CRISP german-style LAGER 4.6% BIG WAVE HOPPY GOLDEN ALE 4.4% Hanalei ipa session ipa with orange, passion fruit & guava 4.5% 58.7l keg 24 x 355ml 24 x 355ml CANS 58.7l keg 24 x 355ml 24 x 355ml CANS 58.7l keg 24 x 355ml Fire Rock American pale ale 5.9% 24 x 355ml RED HOOK BREWERY, SEATTLE One of the fathers of the craft beer movement, Red Hook have been brewing in Seattle since 1982, and were one of the creators of the American IPA style. LONGHAMMER Citrusy AMERICAN IPA 6.2% NEW IN 2018: HANALEI IPA draught Cave Direct are excited to release Kona Hanalei IPA on draught for the first time this year. This 4.5% session IPA is made with passionfruit, guava and orange, three fruits native to Hawaii. As well as the rich, citrusy sweetness from the fruit and hops, it has a clean crisp finish with enough bitterness to make it really drinkable and make it a great counterpoint to Big Wave and Longboard on the bar. 20l keg 24 x 355ml 3
GERMANY While the world becomes obsessed with hops and sours, Germany has remained the staunch home of world-class lager. We focus on Munich, where the perfect water, malt and hops combine with the country s strict brewing standards to make some of the cleanest, most delicious lagers. PAULANER, MUNICH Founded in 1634 years, Paulaner is one of the original Munich breweries and still brews to the centuries-old Reinheitsgebot guaranteeing great ingredients and traditional methods. Munchner HELL world-class helles LAGER 4.9% 50l keg 20 x 500ml 2 x 5l mini keg munich DUNKEL fruity DARK LAGER 5% 20 x 500ml RB HEFE-WEISS velvety WHEAT BEER 5.5% 20 x 500ml DUNKEL WEISS DARK WHEAT BEER 5.3% 20 x 500ml SALVATOR traditional BOCK LAGER 7.9% Hefe-weiss alcohol free alcohol-free wheat beer 0.5% 20 x 500ml HOPF, MIESBACH A brilliant little brewery producing one of Bayern and Germany s best Hefe Weiss (and that s saying something). It s light and hoppy but still loaded with banana and clove notes. HELLE WEISS lighter WHEAT BEER 5.3% 50l keg 20 x 500ml rb 4
HACKER-PSCHORR, MUNICH One of Bayern s most historical breweries, Hacker-Pschorr brewed beer for the first Oktoberfest. Their beers are typically more intensely flavoured than other Munich beers. HELL classic helles LAGER 4.9% 50l keg Gold Premium rich lager 5.5% HEFE-WEISS rich WHEAT BEER 5.5% kellerbier unfiltered lager 5.5% 18 x 500ml 18 x 500ml 18 x 500ml augustiner bräu, munich Regularly cited as one of the most revered lager breweries. Augustiner is a surprisingly large brewery that focuses on its local market. We re privileged to get it in regularly both the brilliant helles and the golden lager, Edelstoff. lager helles refreshing helles lager 5.2% 20 x 500ml rb edelstoff export strength helles 5.6% 20 x 500ml rb MORE GERMAN BEER Germany make some of the most drinkable, accessible beers in the world and we bring in the best available, from Schlenkerla s famous smoked beers to Tegernsee Hell, one of the world s best lagers. Andechs Hefeweiss Wheat Beer 5.5% 20 x 500ml btl Andechs Vollbier Lager 4.8% 20 x 500ml btl Flensburger Pilsner Pilsner Lager 4.8% Btl Fruh Kolsch fruity Kolsch lager 4.8% 20 x 500ml btl Jever Pilsner hoppy Pilsner Lager 4.9% 20 x 500ml btl Rothaus Tannenzapfle biscuity helles Lager 5.1% Btl Schlenkerla marzen smoked dark lager 5.1% 20 x 500ml btl TEGErNSEE HELLES bready helles lager 4.8% 20 x 500ml btl 5
NORWAY Lervig, norway Founded by locals after Carlsberg bought and closed Stavanger s only brewery, Lervig got the world s attention when rockstar brewer Mike Murphy joined. They now brew some of the most exciting and delicious beers in the world. lucky jack CRISP american pale ale 4.7% CAN LUCKY JACK GRAPEFRUIT GRAPEFRUIT pale ale 4.7% CAN hoppy joe american red ale 4.7% CAN Sour suzy berlinerweiss 4% CAN pilsner pale lager 4.7% CAN TASTY JUICE all-citra hazy IPA 6.0% 24 x 500ml CAN three bean stout imperial stout with tonka, vanilla & cocoa beans 13.0% btl konrad stout imperial stout 10.4% france brasserie saint-germain, FRANCE Our only French beer, but a great brewer. Saint-Germain or Page 24 as they are more widely known, make modern drinkable beers in stylish flip-top bottles, including an amazing rhubarb IPA. BLONDE blonde ale 5.9% 12 x 330ml RHUb IPA tart rhubarb ipa 6.9% 12 x 330ml BLANCHE wit beer 4.9% 12 x 330ml 6
UK & irl The UK now has the most number of breweries per capita in the world, the quality and quantity of British beer has never been higher - we get regular seasonals too, so sign up to our specials list! Beavertown, London Founded in the basement of a BBQ joint in East London, Beavertown has grown to one of the biggest breweries in London thanks to its fantastic hop forward beers and inventive branding. Gamma ray american pale ale 5.4% can Neck oil session IPA 4.3% can LUPULOID juicy INDIA PALE ALE 6.7% can 8-ball rye IPA 6.2% can black betty black IPA 7.4% can smog rocket smoked porter 5.4% can LOST AND GROUNDED, BRISTOL Founded by the former head brewer of Camden Town brewery and Little Creatures, Lost and Grounded are one of the most exciting new breweries in the country, making remarkable German and Belgian-inspired beers. Keller Pils unfiltered lager 4.8% Running with Sceptres hoppy vienna lager 5.2% hop-hand fallacy zesty wheat ale 4.4% apophenia tripel 8.8% Saison D avon Saison 6.5% no rest for dancers hoppy red ale 6.2% 7
WILD BEER, SHEPTON MALLETT UK s first sour-focused brewery, Wild Beer make inventive, delicious beer using wild yeasts, fruits and ingredients as well as lots of time in their vast barrel collection. We regularly get specials in so sign up to the specials list. POGO fruited pale ale 4.1% cans BIBBLE american pale ale 4.2% cans MILLIONAIRE salted caramel stout 4.7% 18 x 330ml nebula new england american pale 5% cans FRESH zingy ipa 5.5% cans EVOLVER brett ipa 5.8% 18 x 330ml modus operandi sour red ale 7% 18 x 330ml MAGIC ROCK, HUDDERSFIELD One of the country s best and most-loved breweries, as well as one of the most forward thinking. Magic Rock make modern American-inspired beer for keg, can and the odd cask. Saucery new england session ipa 3.90% 30L Keg High Wire classic west coast pale 5.50% 30L Key Keg CAN High Wire Grapefruit west coast pale with grapefruit 5.5% CAN Dancing Bear bavarian-style pils 6.5% CAN Rapture hoppy red ale 4.60% CAN Dark Arts rich stout 6.00% CAN Salty Kiss gooseberry gose 4.10% CAN Inhaler dry juicy pale ale 4.50% CAN Fantasma gluten-free NE ipa 6.50% CAN Cannonball big west coast ipa 7.40% CAN 8
TINY REBEL, NEWPORT An award-winning microbrewery in the unlikely town of Newport, Tiny Rebel brew the 2015 Champion Beer of Britain, Cwtch, and also exciting experimental ales and fantastic session beers. CWTCH hoppy red ale (champion beer of britain 2015) 5% 40l cask cans DUTTY vermont session ipa 4.2% cans clwb tropicana tropical IPA 5.5% cans CALI PALE juicy american pale ale 5.5% cans stay puft marshmallow porter 5.2% cans FRAMBUZI rasberry sour 4.3% cans northern monk, leeds One of the fastest growing and most exciting craft breweries in the UK, with a delicious and highly sessionable core range as well as some incredible hoppy and mixed ferm specials. Eternal Session IPA 4.10% 30L keg CAN Faith NEW ENGLAND Pale Ale 5.1% 30L keg 24 x 440ml CAN New World IPA 6.2% CAN Northern Star Mocha Porter 5.9% CAN Heathen NEW ENGLAND IPA 7.2% 24 x 440ml CAN GIPSY HILL, London Part of the second wave of London craft breweries, Gipsy Hill make delicious, varied session beers as well as a host of critically acclaimed specials. hepcat session ipa 4.6% cans beatnik pale ale 3.8% cans southpaw amber ale 4.2% cans 9
SIREN CRAFT BREW, READING Arguably the most inventive and exciting brewery in the UK, Siren have a huge barrel-ageing programme as well as a great core range of hop-forward modern styles. undercurrent oatmeal pale ale 4.90% soundwave west coast ipa 5.4% Yulu tea-infused pale ale 3.60% liquid mistress red ipa 5.50% broken dream coffee stout 6% CALYPSO dry-hopped berlinerweiss 4% TITANIC BREWERY, STOKE-ON-TRENT Specialising in dark beers, Titanic are most famous for their multi-award-winning Plum Porter, but also make a brilliant stout and a delicious cherry ESB. Traditional with a twist. Stout Rich stout 4.5% 12 x 500ml Plum Porter stout with a hint of plum 4.9% 12 x 500ml THE WHITE HAG, sligo, ireland Perhaps the most exciting brewery to come out of Ireland, White Hag make exceptional mixed ferm and sour beer, as well as delicious big and session stouts and great IPAs. The Black Pig Nitro Irish Dry Stout 4.2% 30L Key keg Brann & Sceola Irish IPA 7.2% 30L Key keg CAN Little FawN Session IPA 4.2% CAN Roc modern pilsner 4.5% can White Sow Chocolate Oatmeal Stout 5.2% CAN The Puca Dry Hopped Lemon Sour 3.5% CAN 10
BELGIUM Craft may seem like a new thing, but the values and flavours it champions have been at the core of Belgian beer for centuries. It is still the home of great beer, from Trappist beers to modern sours. AVERBODE, HUYGHE, MELLE The abbey of Averbode commissioned Huyghe brewery to make their beer thanks to their sustainable approach and focus on quality - which shows in this complex, spicy dry-hopped blonde. AVERBODE Dry-hopped blonde 7.5% RB BAVO, HUYGHE, MELLE Brewed at Huyghe brewery exclusively for Cave Direct, the Bavo range of house beers offer incredible value and quality. BAVO pils pilsner LAGER 4.2% 50l keg bavo wit belgian wit 5% 50l keg ST BAVO BLONDE ABBEY BLOND 6% 30L KEG HUYGHE BREWERY, BELGIUM CAMPUS 5% PREMIUM PILS CAMPUS, HUYGHE, MELLE Brewed by the legends behind Delirium Tremens, Campus beers are designed to slake the thirst of lager lovers and summer sippers without compromising on flavour with lots of lemony hops and quality malts. CAMPUS PREMIUM BELGIAN PILSNER 5.2% 50l keg 11
DELIRIUM, HUYGHE, MELLE Recently voted the best beer in the world, Delirium Tremens is a spicy, dry Belgian strong ale loved around the world for its easy finish and kitsch branding. Seasonal variants are available all year round. Delirium tremens award-winning BELGIAN BLOND 8.5% RB 12 x 750ml 2 x 5l mini keg delirium red sweet cherry beer 8.5% RB delirium nocturnum dark, fruity strong ale 9% RB La guillotine citrusy blond 8.5% RB FLORIS, HUYGHE, MELLE The Floris range is made up exclusively of fruit beers, with everything from the traditional Belgian kriek to the more unusual chocolate, honey and even Ninkeberry. Framboise raspberry wit 3.6% RB Kriek cherry wit 3.6% RB Apple apple wit 3.6% RB chocolate chocolate wit 4.2% RB Honey honey wit 4.5% RB Mango mango wit 3.6% RB Ninkeberry ninkeberry wit 3.6% RB Passion fruit passion fruit wit 3.6% RB Strawberry strawberry wit 3.6% RB FRULI, HUYGHE, MELLE Made using organic strawberry juice and wit beer, fruli is a delicious cult fruit beer. It s a sweet, full-bodied drink that s fantastic in summer and served with puddings. fruli strawberry wit 4.1% 12
MONGOZO, HUYGHE, MELLE Mongozo specialises in exotic-flavoured beers that are also organic and fairtrade. On top of that, they brew gluten-free products that taste just as good as the traditional versions. Mongozo Banana Banana fruit beer 3.6% RB Mongozo coconut coconut beer 3.6% RB Mongozo MANGO mango fruit beer 3.6% RB Mongozo BUCKWHEAT gluten-free wit 4.8% RB Mongozo PILSNER gluten-free lager 5% RB De HALVE MAAN, BRUGES As the last independent brewery within the city walls, De Halve Maan has huge importance and lots of history. The beers are incredible, from their classic Brugse Zot to the more adventurous abbey-inspired Straffe Hendrick range. BRUGSE ZOT BLONDE spicy BELGIAN BLONDE 6% RB BRUGSE ZOT BRUNE rich BEGLIAN DARK ALE 7.5% RB STRAFFE HENDRICK TRIPEL very dry TRIPEL 9% RB STRAFFE HENDRICK QUADRUPLE QUADRUPLE 11% RB DE LA SENNE, BRUSSELS De La Senne make unapologetically traditional beers that are low in ABV but high in bitterness. A such, their balanced beers are loaded with hop and yeast flavours but super drinkable. taras boulba hoppy pale ale 4.5% zinnebir hoppy blond ale 6% Brusseleir Black IPA 8% Jambe de Bois Tripel 8% Stouterik Stout 4.5% 13
BROUWERIJ t VERZET, ANZEGEM A young and experimental brewery taking the best of Belgian tradition and adding modern hops and techniques to create something new and exciting, from blonds to Flemish reds. Super Noah hoppy Blond Ale 4.9% 20L Keg btl Rebel Local fruity belgian ipa 8.5% btl Moose Blues smooth belgian dubbel 7.5% btl Golden Tricky aussie hopped blond 7.5% btl Oud Bruin flemish red 6% btl SIPHON BREWING, DAMME Formed in the back of a restaurant of the same name, Siphon makes delicious small batch Belgian beer with one eye on the culinary world and its unusual ingredients. Blinker zingy saison 5.5% btl damme nation belgian ipa 7% btl Cassandra oyster stout 7.5% btl DE RANKE, Dottignes One of the most love Belgian breweries and, until recently, maker of the bitterest beer in Belgium the glorious XX Bitter. They make hop-forward but distinctly Belgian ale. XX Bitter hoppy blond 6% 20L Keg btl XXX Bitter extra hoppy blond 6% 6 x 750ml btl Simplex kolsch 4.5% btl Guldenberg strong blond 8% btl Saison des Dottignes saison 5.5% 6 x 750ml btl Noir des Dottignes strong dark ale 8.5% 6 x 750ml btl 14
Toye GOEDENDAG, KORTRIJK Conceived, built, managed and brewed by one man, Geert, Toye makes one of the world s best Belgian strong ales rich in banana and spicy notes as well as a cracking dark version. goedendag blonde amazing Belgian strong 8% goedendag BRUNE Belgian dark ale 7.5% MUSKETEERS, Lochristi-Hijfte One of a new breed of exciting, modern craft Belgian brewers but one firmly rooted in tradition. They take traditional Belgian styles and give them a modern twist using new hops and yeast varieties to excite more adventurous drinkers. TROUBADOUR IPA US-STYLE IPA 5.9% TROUBADOUR MAGMA TRIpel & Ipa cross 9% TROUBADOUR OBSCURA imperial dry stout 8.2% TROUBADOUR WESTKUST black belgian ipa 9.2% Troubadour Speciale fruity amber ale 5.7% Troubadour blond belgian blonde 6.5% troubadour stout imperial stout 9% Lindemans, vlezenbeek One of the few remaining independent lambic breweries, Lindemans still uses the centuries-old technique of spontaneous fermentation to get that deep sour characteristic. However, it also makes the most approachable and balanced fruit beers lindemans kriek cherry lambic 3.5% 25l keg 12 x 375ml RB lindemans gueuze blended lambic 3.5% 12 x 375ml RB lindemans apple Apple lambic 3.5% 12 x 375ml RB lindemans cassis blackberry lambic 3.5% 12 x 375ml RB lindemans framboise raspberry lambic 2.5% 12 x 375ml RB lindemans peach peach lambic 2.5% 12 x 375ml RB Lindemans faro lambic with candi sugar 4.5% 12 x 375ml RB CUVEE GUEUZE RENE OUDE GUEUZE 5.5% 12 x 375ml CUVEE KRIEK RENE OUDE KRIEK 7% 12 x 375ml 15
oude beersel, beersel One of Belgium s newest lambic producers, Beersel is a blendery using hoppier wort from Boon and making heady, rich but very drinkable spontaneous traditional lambic as well as some unusual incarnations. OUDE GeuZE blended lambic 6% 12 x 375ml RB OUDE KRIEK Older blended lambic 6.5% 12 x 375ml RB FRAMBOISE blended raspberry beer 5% 12 x 375ml RB BROUWERIJ BOON, LEMBEEK One of the pioneers of the lambic brewery revival, Frank Boon has legendary status among brewers as well as drinkers. He makes some of the finest guezes in the world, and his fruit beers are just as well regarded as for the Mariage Parfait series of older blends words cannot do them justice. GUEUZE blended lambic 6.5% 12 x 375ml btl (RB) FRAMBOISE blended raspberry beer 5% 12 x 375ml btl (RB) KRIEK blended cherry beer 4.5% 12 x 375ml btl (RB) GUEUZE marriage parfait Older blended lambic 8% 12 x 375ml btl KRIEK marriage Parfait older blended kriek 8% 12 x 375ml btl 3 fonteinen, Lot Producer of probably the best geuzes in the world, 3 Fonteinen recently upgraded to a huge new facility in Lot and had a gorgeous rebrand. Since then the beers have only got better, and the quantity of it is growing steadily too. Oude Geuze champagne-like geuze 6% Oude Kriek dry, fruity cherry lambic 5% 12 x 375ml btl 6 x 750ml btl 12 x 375ml btl 6 x 750ml btl 16
TILQUIN, REBECQ An artisan lambic blender with a fantastic reputation for its geuze and fruited varieties, especially the plum. Tilquin is the newest of the lambic producers but has grown quickly and is now in huge demand all over the world Gueuze A'La Ancienne dry, sherberty 1, 2 and 3 year blended lambic 6.4% 12 x 375ml btl 6 x 750ml btl Rullquin (La Rulles Collab) 7/8 of Rulles Brune and 1/8 of 1 yr lambic 7% 6 x 750ml btl VERHAEGHE, VICHETE This world-famous brewery is much smaller than you d think. Producing the much-loved Vichtenaar Flemish red as well as its premiere cru version, Duchesse De Bourgogne, and a cherryaged version called Echte Kriek. Duchesse de Bourgogne STRONG SOUR flemish RED 6.2% 15.5l keg RB Vichtenaar SOUR flemish RED 5.1% RB Echt Kriekenbier sour amber with cherries 6.8% RB RODENBACH, ROESELARE Like Verhaeghe brewery, Rodenbach make red ales soured by spending years in giant oak barrels. They re blended to get the perfect balance between sweet and sour. RODENBACH GRAND CRU FLEMISH RED ALE 6% RB SLAGhmuylder, NINOVE Witkap beers are brewed in keeping with the monastic styles and given the official designation of Abbey beer. Their blonde is celebrated all over the world, with its soft fruit aroma and Champagne finish. SLAG PILS light PILSNER 5% RB witkap paters stimulo belgian blonde 6% RB 17
st bernardus, watou Famous for once brewing the much-sought-after Westvleteren beers, St Bernardus are still brewing exceptional Abbey-style beers that rank among the best in the world. pater belgian amber ale 6.5% RB wit wit beer 5.5% RB tripel fruity tripel 8% RB abt 12 world-class quadruple 10% RB Grottenbier DUBbel 6.5% RB BOSTEELS, Buggenhout Easily recognisable from its fantastic glass, Kwak is Bosteel s most famous beer but they also make the spicy, bready Tripel Karmeliet and Champagne-like Deus Brut. KWAK bittersweet AMBER ALE 8.4% 30L keg RB tripel karmeliet herbal tripel 8.4% Deus brut champagne tripel 11% 1 x 750ml DUBUISSON, PITAIX It s quite a claim to brew one of Belgium s strongest beers, but it s one that Dubuisson make. It has other great claims too, such as being the oldest brewery in Wallonia, and it has passed on recipes and skills for generations. BUSH SCALDIS BARLEY WINE 12% RB BUSH SCALDIS PEACH BARLEY WINE BLENDED WITH PEAch 8.5% RB 18
BRASSERIE DUPONT, TOURPES This farmhouse brewery has come to be synonymous with the style of saison. Their version is nearly untouchable for its full, spicy depth and dry finish, and the annual dry-hopped edition is one of the best beers in the world. SAISON DUPONT iconic SAISON 6.5% RB MOINETTE BLONDE BLONDE ALE 8.5% RB DUVEL, PUURS This world-famous family brewery has kept its commitment to excellent beer and has invested in other wonderful breweries all around the globe. DUVEL STRONG BLONDE ALE 8.5% RB LA CHOUFFE BELGIAN STRONG ALE 8% RB 12 x 750ml RB VEDETT EXTRA WHITE Belgian wit 4.7% 30l KEG RB VEDETT BLONDE Belgian pilsner 5.2% 30l KEG RB cans VEDETT IPA Hoppy pale ale 5.5% RB DE KONINCK BELGIAN AMBER 5.2% 20l KEG RB JUPILER, PIEDboeuf, jupille-sur-meuse First brewed in 1966 Jupiler is Belgium s most popular beer and sponsor of its football league. It s a pale lager made with malt and maize which comes as an alcohol-free beer too. jupiler pils pilsner 5.2% jupiler low alcohol non-alcoholic pilsner 0.5% 19
BRASSERIE DES LEGENDES, ELLEZELLES Famous for one beer and one beer only, but what a beer. Hercule is one of the best stouts in the world, using a unique strain of yeast and being aged in German Oak casks HERCULE BELGIAN STOUT 9% RB KASTEEL, Izegem Technically called Castle Brewery Van Honsebrouck, this brewery make a range of high ABV, intensely flavoured beers. The Kasteel range is at its heart as it reaches seventh generation. kasteel tripel tripel 11% RB kasteel rouge amber with cherries 8% RB kasteel donker quadruple 11% RB LEFEBVRE, Rebecq-Quenast Founded in 1836, largely to quench the thirst of local stone workers, Levebvre Brewery has come to produce a wide range of world-famous traditional Belgian beers. blanche de bruxelles Belgian wit 4.5% RB HOPUS Hoppy belgian blonde 8.3% RB SAISON 1900 light SAISON 5.4% RB BARBAR blonde honey ale 8% BARBAR BOK AMBER honey ale 8.5% ST FEUILLIEN, LE ROEULX Founded in 1873 to bring an old abbey beer back to life, St Feullien is now into its fourth generation of making dry, blonde ales loved the world over. 20 blonde dry BLONDE 7.50% RB BRUNE fruity AMBER 8.50% RB saison spiced saison 6.50% RB grand cru belgian strong ale 9.50% RB tripel abbey tripel 8.50% RB
TRAPPIST Trappist beers are brewed by (or under the supervision of) Monks within the walls of a monastry. There are 11 around the globe and but 6 in Belgium, where the care, attention and lack of commercial pressures means some of these beers are the best in the world. Westmalle, MOSTHEUVEL One of the most important breweries in the world, this Trappist Abbey invented the Tripel and the Dubbel, and still brew the best examples of them today. WESTMALLE DUBBEL FRUITY AMBER ALE 7% 20l keg RB WESTMALLE TRIPEL SPICY BELGIAN BLONDE 9.5% RB ROCHEFORT, ARDENNES Rochefort brewery was founded way back in 1595, making it the oldest Trappist brewery. It has brewed its amber beer, the 6, for much of that time but added the 8 and 10 in the last 100 years. The 10 has gone on to be listed by many as the best beer in the world. Rochefort 6 fruity dubbel 7.8% RB Rochefort 8 Strong Belgian amber 9.2% RB Rochefort 10 world-class Quadruple 11.3% RB ORVAL, FLORENVILLE One of the best beers in the world, Orval is dry-hopped Belgian pale ale refermented in the bottle with Brettonomyces, a funky yeast that adds a sherberty dryness and cider-like aroma. ORVAL BRETTED & DRY-HOPPED PALE 6.2% RB 21 21
CHIMAY, HAINAUT The biggest of the trappist breweries, Chimay has a wide range of beers and has just started a barrel-ageing programme too. The beers all age beautifully showing real brewing skill. RED ABBEY DUBBEL 7% BLUE DARK STRONG ALE 9% WHITE TRIPEL 8% RB 12 x 750ml RB RB 12 x 750ml RB 20l keg 12 x 750ml RB RB ACHEL, ACHEL The smallest of the Belgian Trappist breweries, Achel started brewing in 1844, but the brewery was dismantled by the Germans to salvage the copper. In 1998, in a bid to raise funds, it decided to start brewing again. With assistance from Westmalle and Rochefort it got on its feet and has been brewing beautiful Belgian ales ever since. tripel tripel 8% rb BRUNE DUBBEL 8% rb la trappe, Netherlands La Trappe is the Netherland s only Trappist brewery and the first beer was brewed at Koningshoeven Abbey in 1884. Initially it only produced lager, but it now makes nine delicious traditional Belgian-style ales. DUBBEL fruity dark ale 7% RB BLONDE bittersweet blonde 6.5% RB PUUR organic hoppy blonde 4.7% RB QUADRUPLE dark strong ale 10% RB TRIPEL spicy blonde ale 8% RB WITTE only trappist wit! 5.5% RB 22 22
jenever BRAECKMANS, OUDENAARDE You d be forgiven for assuming beer was the national drink of Belgium, but it s actually jenever, a gin-like spirit often flavoured with all sorts of ingredients. We love everything to do with Belgium and have sold jenevers for over thirty years. Apple apple genever 20% 1 x 750ml Chocolate chocolate genever 17% 1 x 750ml flemish coffee coffee genever 18% 1 x 750ml hazelnut hazelnut genever 17% 1 x 750ml kriek cherry genever 20% 1 x 750ml lemon lemon genever 20% 1 x 750ml melon melon genever 20% 1 x 750ml passion fruit passion fruit genever 20% 1 x 750ml pear pear genever 20% 1 x 750ml redcurrant redcurrant genever 20% 1 x 750ml vanilla vanilla genever 17% 1 x 750ml 23
cider HAWKES, London Founded in 2012 after some homebrewing experiments went very right indeed, Hawkes make authentic cider and ginger beer using only natural ingredients. In fact, they even use apples foraged from London city farms and gardens. GINGER BEER ginger beer 4.0% URBAN ORCHARD CIDER medium cider 4.5% 12 x 500ml can 50l keg SHEPPY S CIDER Sheppy s has been making cider in the west country for over 200 years and have been winning awards for nearly as long. They are now one of the country s biggest cider farms but still put all their effort into making quality cider. OAKWOOD CIDER LIGHT blended cider 4.8% 50l KEG Original Cloudy hazy medium cider 4.5% 50L Keg 12 x 330ml CAN SOMERSET CIDER blended cider 5.5% 12 x 500ml ORGANIC CIDER Organic blended cider 7% 12 x 500ml OAK VINTAGE Vintage cider aged in oak 7.4% 12 x 500ml RASPBERRY CIDER cider blended with raspberry 4.0% 12 x 500ml 24
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