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Fruh Kolsch Germany 4.8%
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Kolsch, like Champagne, is a 'Appellation Controlee', so only beers
brewed in Koln (Cologne) can be called Kolsch. Although having the
appearance of lager, the Fruh Kolsch is actually an ale having been top
fermented. A slightly fruity and hoppy aroma, fresh palate with a hint
of grape in the finish.
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Aecht Schlenker Rauchbier Marzen
Germany 5.1%
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A black wheat beer with a powerful aroma of smoked sausage and bacon,
with the traditional hefe elements of cloves and banana left quietly in
the background. Smoked pork is the predominant flavour, to give a very
different beer experience.
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Achel 8 Blonde Belgium 8%
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Achel are the latest monastery to gain offical Trappist status, a
fairly exclusive club, in 1998. A slightly hazy beer with loose
sediment present, Subtle fruit and hop aroma gives way to dry and toffee
palate. A perfumed bitterness on the finish leads to a slightly
chocolate-like tone.
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Chapeau Banana Belgium 3.5%
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A Belgian lambic fruit beer, a low strength, sweet banana flavoured
beer for those with a sweet tooth. Lager-like in texture with a dash of
lemon juice and banana sweets in the palate.
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De Dolle Oerbier Belgium 9%
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This beer has a sweet, fruity aroma, with an almost sharp note toward
the end. Wonderfully refreshing and complex, it has a rich, tart taste,
reminiscent of sour cherries. It finishes dry and crisp. The aftertaste
lingers with slight bitterness and definite sourness. £
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Delirium Tremens Belgium 8.5%
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This strong, triple-fermented Belgian ale, proclaiming its multiple
medals on the bottle, is a widely known and highly regarded example of
the Belgian golden ale style. It has a complex aroma of warm spices,
sweet light-roast malt and fruit (apples). On the palate it is sweet,
like an apple crumble, but not overdone. It is smooth with spicy malt,
candy-sugar and orange zest flavours. Aftertaste is sweetish yet not
cloying, with a hint of coriander.
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Liefmans Cuvee-Brut Belgium 6%
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Unlike most krieks, this Cuvee-Brut is not a Lambic beer, but old brown
beer mixed with a whole load of cherries. A well balanced sour and
sweet kriek of great complexity is the result.
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Liefmans Goudenband Belgium 8%
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A brown beer of high fermentation having been matured between 4 and 8
months in the Liefmans cellars, the taste improves over time. A spicy
malt aroma is balanced by a nutty, caramel and raisin taste.
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Orval Belgium 6.2%
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A Trappist beer unlike many others with a hint of clove and sourdough
in the aroma. More hoppy and grassy than traditional Trappist beers,
lemon, nutmeg, cloves and anise all come through in the flavour.
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Kwak Belgium 8.4%
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Wheaty and clove aromas coupled with a toffee, malt and biscuit finish
with a hint of cherry makes this dark amber beer and classic and most
well known Belgian beers available.
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Rochefort 8 Belgium 9.2%
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Hailing from the abbey of St Remy in the Ardennes, Rochefort 8 is a
deep chestnut brown beer. A complex aroma of nuts, chocolate, plums and
figs is countered by the finish of slightly smoky taste, sour fruits,
spices and mulled wine. One of the finest Trappist beers available.
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Sasion Dupont Belgium 6.5%
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A less well known style the saison was a beer brewed in the spring to
be drunk in the summer when it was harder to control the yeasts in the
warmer weather. Dupont's Saison is also known as Farmhouse Ale, made
with Pilsner malts and Styrian and Goldings hops. A grassy and pepper
aroma with lemon, pepper, apricot and mild hops in the taste.
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Timmermans Peche Belgium 4%
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Sweet, refreshing Lambic fruit beer, laden with peaches. Ideal for hot summer days in our lovely beer garden!
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Timmermans Framboise Belgium 4%
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A red/amber Lambic fruit beer, with a sweet and sour raspberry aroma and flavour.
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Timmermans Strawberry Belgium 4%
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A light Belgian wheat beer, refermented with strawberries. Described as
the perfect bridge between beer and wine, and proving quite popular.
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La Trappe Dubbel Holland 7%
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A dark amber coloured beer, with caramel and raisins coming through in the taste with a mild hoppy bitterness.
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Little Creatures Pale Ale Australia 5.2%
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Lots of Chinook and Cascade hops go into this refreshing pale ale. A
citrus and grapefruit aroma and flavour have made this beer quite
popular already.
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