We have 6 permanent ales, the remainder are brewed periodically throughout the year.
Spooky Moon 3.8%
Dark traditional style session bitter with a sweet fruity aftertaste, brewed with chocolate malt and heavily hopped for an extra special flavour.
Roy Rogers 3.8%
Light brown session bitter, very smooth and easy drinking after a hard days work, and remember -
Trigger just smiles!
Brentwood Best 4.2%
Traditional bitter with a slight reddish tinge, well rounded hop flavours with a sweet end and bitter aftertaste.
Heavenly Body 4.3%
A blonde fruity number, light on the pallet with plenty of aromas and flavour coming through from Cascade hops..... 'Heavenly' some might say!
Hope & Glory 4.5%
This dark style bitter has a malty but not sweet taste with the delicate hop flavours from East Kent Goldings throughout.
Lumberjack 5.2%
For a man who can handle his chopper (!) Lumberjack is a strongly hopped full bodied dark premium bitter.
Seasonal & Occasional
Canary Beaver - 3.8%
A blonde session bitter maintaining full hop flavours with a crisp light finish.
Forbidden Fruit 4.2%
Blonde summer beer bursting with summer fruits to be enjoyed on long summer evenings!
Summer Virgin - 4.5%
Voted Champion Beer of the Festival - Chelmsford CAMRA 2007!!!
Our first ale - Summer Virgin (...a taste of things to come!) was - not surprisingly! - the first, and is available during the Summer months! A light golden coloured refreshing ale brewed using 100% pale malt, with a blend of hops to give slight bitterness as well as a good hoppy, lightly citrus aroma and flavour.
Devil's Dyke 4.8%
A red biter that never hangs around for long - fantastic aromas with a very fruity flavour and a good malty finish.
Chestnut Stout - 3.999%
An easy drinking stout brewed with local Chestnuts (Winter only)
Chockwork Orange - 6.5%
Naughty but nice, a dark deep chocolaty beer with oranges for that extra pzazz, surprisingly easy to down!
Screaming Virgin - 5.2%
Originally a bit of a mix up from a Summer Virgin but proved far too popular to hide away.
So she is back!
Also;
Blind Date! - 4.1%
A golden ale brewed with Dates! Available February for Valentines day!
Hoop, Stock & Barrel - (varies seasonaly)
Exclusively available at The Hoop, (Stock) a changing Brew through the seasons!
Christmas Ales!
Christmas Beaver 3.8%
A blond session bitter with fruity aromas and a light bitterness.
What every drinker want to find at the top of their stocking!
Brandy Snap 4%
A fruity pale ale with a tot of Brandy to keep you warm!
Rum'py Pumpy 4.5%
A dark style bitter with a shot of rum in every cask, something to get you going
on those special Christmas occasions.......
Available in 9's & 18's for the pub, as well as 18 & 36 pint polypins.
We are now also sourcing 'Guest Beers' from other brewerys from around the country - give us a call to see what we have this week!
