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Speciality Beers

The very best collection of speciality draught and bottled beers in the whole of Buckinghamshire. These are the real things, sourced from all around our beautiful planet for you to enjoy. See the Beer and Food Recommendations.

This beer menu can also be download as a PDF file if required.

Draught Beers

Leffe Blonde Size: 0.5 ABV: 6.6% Price: £2.20
A classic Abber beer which is sweet and smooth. The beer has quince, gooseberry, bitter cherry and apple flavours; together with cloves, nutmeg and all spices.

Hoegaarden Size: 0.5 ABV: 4.8% Price: £2.20
A distinctive, pale-yellow 'white beer' with a cloudy appearance. Hoegaarden is full of lemon zestiness with notes of clover, oranges and coriander. Totally Refreshing.

Staropraman Size: pint ABV: 5.0% Price: £3.40
A traditional Czech pilsner which has a rich natural sweetness with a buttery lemon floral dryness. A quality premium lager.

San Miquel Size: pint ABV: 5.0% Price: £3.40
Made in Uk under licence. A premium lager with a good finish.

Artois Stella Size: pint ABV: 5.1% Price: £3.40
What can you say "Stella" it says it all . Popular and refreshing.

Artois Eiken Size: pint ABV: 4.6% Price: £3.40
A refreshing lager aged in oak to give this beer a unique flavour over other lagers.

Artois Peetermans Size: pint ABV: 4.0% Price: £3.30
Slightly less bitter than the average continental lager with subtle wheat flavour balanced with citrus-like refreshment and a soft fruity aftertaste.

Becks Vier Size: pint ABV: 4.0% Price: £3.30
A clean, crisp and refreshing full bodied taste. An authentic, quality pilsner.

Guinness Ex Cold Size: pint ABV: 4.1% Price: £3.40
Direct from Dublin, you can taste the flavour of Ireland.

Cask Ale Size: pint ABV: from Price: £2.85
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Africa : Kenya

Tusker Size: 50.0cl ABV: 4.2% Price: £3.80
Good quality lager, with plenty of punchy hop character and a lingering finish.

Africa : South Africa

Castle Lager Size: 33.0cl ABV: 5.0% Price: £3.30
Golden beer with a lovely aroma, is not too dry nor sweet with the right degree of bitterness.

Savanna Cider Size: 34.0cl ABV: 6.0% Price: £3.30
Great with a slice of lemon, a true classic. The only cider made with Granny Smith apples.

Asia-Pacific : Australia

Carlton Cold Size: 35.0cl ABV: 4.6% Price: £3.30
The iconic clear glass bottle shows this amber nectar off to good effect. Smooth, light, clean and very, very refreshing.

Coopers Pale Ale Size: 37.5cl ABV: 4.5% Price: £3.30
Known simply as "green cap", this classic Aussie ale is dry and pleasantly hoppy, with a fruity malt palate (banana and toffee).

Coopers Sparkling Size: 37.5cl ABV: 5.8% Price: £3.40
Halfway between a lager and a wheat beer lies this lesser-known gem.

Coopers Stout Size: 37.5cl ABV: 6.3% Price: £3.70
Superb, earthy, oily stout. Loads of deep nutty, coffeeish flavour and a creamy
mouthfull make this one to try. Fabulous.

Crown Lager Size: 37.5cl ABV: 4.9% Price: £3.30
A selection of the choicest ingredients along with attention to detail produces a creamy fruitiness, rich malty mid-palate and crisp clean hop to finish.

Hahn Premium Size: 37.5cl ABV: 5.0% Price: £3.30
Good quality Antipodean quaffer. The clean hop aroma and soft, dry finish are
reminiscent of some of the better German exports.

James Boag’s Premium Lager Size: 35.0cl ABV: 5.0% Price: £3.30
Wonderful light, slightly grassy lager, hints of vanilla on the nose and a clean, crisp finish.

Tooheys Extra Dry Size: 34.0cl ABV: 5.0% Price: £3.30
Smooth, crisp, premium lager.

Tooheys New Size: 33.0cl ABV: 4.6% Price: £3.30
Light, clean lager, slowly starting to gain more cult recognition in the UK.

Victorian Bitter Size: 37.5cl ABV: 4.8% Price: £3.30
When the sun is out, and the barbie is smoking, there's only one thing that will do - VB! The cult classic, here for your delectation.

Asia-Pacific : New Zealand

Monteiths Size: 33.0cl ABV: 5.0% Price: £3.30
Rich malty flavour, Gold award-winning lager from New Zealand with a crisp refreshing hop finish.

Speights Size: 33.0cl ABV: 4.0% Price: £3.30
Flavoursome copper-coloured lager from Dunedin, New Zealand. Light, but well-balanced, with a touch of malt sweetness in the finish.

Steinlager Size: 33.0cl ABV: 5.0% Price: £3.30
A fairly well-hopped lager, with a refreshing bitter aftertaste.

Tui East India Pale Ale Size: 33.0cl ABV: 5.0% Price: £3.30
This ale is a refreshing beer with a light palate. Serve lightly chilled.

Continental Europe : Austria

Samichlaus Size: 33.0cl ABV: 14.0% Price: £6.60
Billed as "The Strongest Lager Beer in the World", this deep rich beer has a full complex aroma - christmas pudding, sherry, cognac, cherries, chocolate - and an incredible flavour. A classic digestif beer.

Continental Europe : Belgium

Augustijn Size: 33.0cl ABV: 8.0% Price: £4.95
Top quality abbey ale, smooth and surprisingly easy to drink. Fairly dry, with subtle spice notes.
Augustijn Grand Cru Size: 33.0cl ABV: 9.0% Price: £4.95
Wonderful quality 'grand cru' version of the standard Augustijn, with a point more alcohol, and slightly richer in the body and the finish.

Framboise Size: 37.5cl ABV: 5.2% Price: £4.30
Middleweight raspberry beer, finely balanced, just on the sweet side of sharp.

Kriek Size: 37.5cl ABV: 5.2% Price: £3.80
Wonderful sweet and sharp cherry beer, very appealing and easy to drink.

Brugs Tarwebier Size: 25.0cl ABV: 4.8% Price: £3.50
Quite light, slightly perfumed wheat beer, with floral notes and a hint of apple sauce in the finish.

Bush Beer Size: 25.0cl ABV: 12.0% Price: £5.50
Legendary strong ale. Smooth malty palate, slightly nutty, with hints of hop spiciness in the finish.

Chimay Blue Size: 33.0cl ABV: 9.0% Price: £5.00
One of the best beers in the world, this deep, rich ale has a powerful nose of dried fruit and hints of spice, a complex rounded palate, and a long evolving finish with hints of port and dark berry fruit.

Chimay Red Size: 33.0cl ABV: 7.0% Price: £3.80
Chimay's 'standard' house ale, but don't be fooled, this is far from ordinary. A wonderful coppery ale, with hints of redcurrant fruit and a soft malty palate, and hints of hop dryness in the finish.

Chimay White Size: 33.0cl ABV: 8.0% Price: £4.70
Wonderful pale, peachy ale, with plenty of hop dryness to keep the alcohol in check. The finish is spicy, with a hint of mouthwatering acidity, and very moreish.

Duvel Size: 33.0cl ABV: 8.5% Price: £4.60
The King of Beers. Strong golden ale, traditionally poured with a big rocky head. Lots of complex aromas (malt, pear drops, peppery hops) and a clean, well-structured finish.

Grimbergen Blonde Size: 33.0cl ABV: 7.0% Price: £3.80
Fairly light abbey beer, softly malty on the palate, with a hint of hops in the fairly tart finish.

Grimbergen Bruno Size: 33.0cl ABV: 10.0% Price: £5.50
Rich, smooth dark ale, almost Trappist-like in intensity. Very fully-flavoured, with a hint of alcohol in the finish.
Grimbergen Dubble Size: 33.0cl ABV: 6.5% Price: £3.80
Dark fruity ale, sweetish malt notes and a long fruity finish.

Grimbergen Triple Size: 33.0cl ABV: 9.0% Price: £5.00
Pale blonde ale, quite fresh and crisp, with a few winey notes in the dry finish.

Gulden Draak Size: 33.0cl ABV: 10.5% Price: £5.50
Astonishingly full-bodied, dark powerful ale, packed full of well-balanced flavour, with a persistent fruitiness in the finish. One to drink sitting down.

Hep Kapittel Abt Size: 33.0cl ABV: 10.0% Price: £4.95
Deep, pale fruity spiciness, with a long dry finish. Recommended.

Hoegaarden Forbidden Fruit Size: 33.0cl ABV: 8.8% Price: £4.70
Dark red-brown in colour, malty but soon develops into more fruity notes, with red berries predominant, slightly sweet with a chocolatly finish. Strength is hidden well and certainly has a kick.

Hoegaarden Grand Cru Size: 33.0cl ABV: 8.7% Price: £4.70
Superb pale beer, hints of fruit (apricots and peaches) on the nose, slightly sweet on the palate, with a persistent dry finish.

Judas Size: 33.0cl ABV: 8.5% Price: £4.50
Similar in style to Duvel, Judas is slightly drier in the finish, but retains the characteristic full flavour of a golden ale.

Juplier Size: 25.0cl ABV: 5.2% Price: £2.90
Lovely quality Belgian pilsner - light and clean, with a softly malty body and a dry finish.

Karmeliet Triple Size: 30.0cl ABV: 8.0% Price: £4.80
Very delicate and graceful, with etched details.

Kasteel Brune Size: 33.0cl ABV: 11.0% Price: £5.50
Strong dark ale, hints of dried fruit and chocolate on the nose, a sweetish palate and a long, evolving fruity finish.

Kasteel Triple Size: 33.0cl ABV: 8.0% Price: £5.50
Sour then bitter-sweetness. Little hop presence.

La Guillotine Size: 33.0cl ABV: 9.0% Price: £4.95
Strong golden ale, similar in style to Delerium Tremens, but with more up front flavours on the palate and in the finish. A real brute of a beer!

Leffe 9° Size: 33.0cl ABV: 9.0% Price: £4.95
Leffe 9° is a high fermentation beer with a deep golden colour. Its' wholesome taste and its rich flavour make it a beer full of character.

Leffe Brune Size: 33.0cl ABV: 6.5% Price: £3.80
Coppery brown abbey ale, slightly smoky on the nose, and with a fairly dry finish for a bruin.

Leffe Radieuse Size: 33.0cl ABV: 8.2% Price: £4.60
Strong dark abbey ale, spiced with coriander and bitter orange peel. Deep fruity flavours and a warming dollop of alcohol in the finish.

Leffe Triple Size: 33.0cl ABV: 8.4% Price: £4.60
Medium bodied and slightly spicy, this triple carries its strength well - deceptively
easy to drink!

Louwaege Hapkin Size: 33.0cl ABV: 8.5% Price: £4.95
One of Duvel's rarer rivals. Strong, powerful and easy to drink, in the same style as the King of Beers.

Orval Size: 33.0cl ABV: 6.2% Price: £3.80
The only beer brewed by the Trappist order at Orval, but a classic. Deep orangey colour, earthy, hoppy nose with hints of citrus and spice, rich, slightly peppery palate, and a long, drying finish.

Continental Europe : France

Desperados Size: 33.0cl ABV: 5.9% Price: £3.50
The original party beer. Light lager sweetened with a twist of lime and a shot of tequila.
A real party-starter
Trois Monts Size: 75.0cl ABV: 8.5% Price: £7.50
Superb biere de garde, crisp, zesty and hoppy, and hiding its strength well in a dry hop finish.

Continental Europe : Germany

Becks Size: 33.0cl ABV: 5.0% Price: £3.30
The classic German lager, refreshing hop taste. A true favourite.

Becks Alkoholfrei Size: 33.0cl ABV: 0.5% Price: £2.40
The famous German beer in it’s low alcohol version.

Erdinger Dunkel Weisse Size: 50.0cl ABV: 5.6% Price: £4.50
The dark version of the famed German wheat beer.

Erdinger Hefe Weisse Size: 50.0cl ABV: 5.3% Price: £4.50
The classic German wheat beer.

Erdinger Alkoholfrei Size: 50.0cl ABV: 0.4% Price: £2.95
The classic wheat beer in its low alcohol version.

Erdinger Pikantus Bock Size: 50.0cl ABV: 7.3% Price: £4.95
The stronger "double brewed" version of the German classic. Deep roast malt notes give an impression of chocolate and fruitiness. Delicious!

Holstein Pils Size: 33.0cl ABV: 5.0% Price: £3.30
One of the original pilsners, this beer is brewed using only the finest ingredients.

Jever Pils Size: 50.0cl ABV: 4.9% Price: £3.80
Superb dry pilsner, with a pronounced grassy bitter hop aftertaste.

Paulaner Hefe Weisse Size: 50.0cl ABV: 5.5% Price: £4.50
Wonderfully tasty, spicy wheat beer. Well-balanced and very well-rounded.

Paulaner Munchener Original Size: 50.0cl ABV: 4.9% Price: £4.50
Great quality beer, perhaps a little pale for a Munchnener, but packed full of lovely grassy hop notes.

Continental Europe : Italy

Birra Moretti Size: 33.0cl ABV: 4.6% Price: £3.30
Light-bodied with a moderate bitterness and a soft and balanced texture. Straw coloured with a delicate malt flavour.

Peroni Gran Riserva Size: 33.0cl ABV: 6.6% Price: £3.80
Full body, smooth, with a distinctive note of malty, it is ideal to complement the hot italian sausage.

Continental Europe : The Netherlands

La Trappe Dubble Size: 33.0cl ABV: 6.5% Price: £3.70
Dark, fruity ale, from the only Trappist monastery outside Belgium. Soft dried fruit and chocolate aroma on the palate. Medal winner at the International Beer Challenge 2004 awarded Best Strong Ale in the International Beer Challange 2006. Say no more!

La Trappe Triple Size: 33.0cl ABV: 8.0% Price: £4.50
Bright, spritzy triple, with plenty of spice and herbal notes, from the only Trappist monastery outside Belgium.

Continental Europe : Spain

Alhambra Reserva Size: 33.0cl ABV: 6.4% Price: £3.70
Good quality, slightly sweetish lager, drinking in the mould of a Belgian blonde beer.

Continental Europe : Sweden

Crocodile Size: 33.0cl ABV: 5.2% Price: £3.50
Light, crisp lager, with a slight zestiness and a pronounced smoothness.

Eastern Europe : Czech Republic

Budvar Size: 33.0cl ABV: 5.0% Price: £3.30
The Czech benchmark by which so many other beers are measured. Clean, fresh, well-balanced and endlessly drinkable. A classic.

Budvar Dark Lager Size: 50.0cl ABV: 4.7% Price: £3.80
With a bark colour, and a dry, fine bitter caramel flavour, this is an interesting twist on a classic lager.

Eastern Europe : Poland

Tyskie Gronie Size: 50.0cl ABV: 5.6% Price: £4.50
Brewed using crystal-clear water from the Gronie springs, this beer delivers a balanced flavour. A hidden gem.

North America : Canada

Moosehead Size: 35.5cl ABV: 5.0% Price: £3.30
Pale lager, lots of appealing grainy character on the nose, slightly sweet with a little hop bite in the finish.

Trois Pistoles Size: 33.0cl ABV: 9.0% Price: £5.00
Exceptional strong, dark ale, is cut from the same cloth as Hoegaarden Forbidden Fruit. Deep, dark, soft and fruity, and a definite must-try.

North America : Mexico

Corona Extra Size: 33.0cl ABV: 4.6% Price: £3.30
The classic Mexican quencher, in the original painted bottle. Clean and refreshing.

Dos Equis Amber Size: 33.0cl ABV: 4.8% Price: £3.30
Very tasty amber lager, roast grain and caramel notes.

Pacifico Clara Size: 33.0cl ABV: 4.8% Price: £3.30
A brilliant pale and slightly hoppy, full-flavoured brew.

North America : USA

Anchor Steam Beer Size: 35.5cl ABV: 4.8% Price: £3.50
Delicious balanced ale, slightly sweet caramel notes and a long, orange-pithy hop finish

Chilli Beer Size: 33.0cl ABV: 5.0% Price: £3.50
Crisp lager with a real chilli pepper in each bottle - it packs quite a kick!

Flying Dog - Doggie Style PA Size: 35.5cl ABV: 5.4% Price: £3.50
Dry Hopped with a load of Cascade hops grown in the Pacific Northwest. Doggie Style has enough hop character to satisfy hop-heads.

Flying Dog - Snake Dog IPA Size: 35.5cl ABV: 5.8% Price: £3.50
Snake Dog is a traditional IPA, brewed with imported English Marris Otter pale malt and Golding Hops. A popular choice for the ale drinkers.

Michelob Size: 33.0cl ABV: 5.2% Price: £3.30
Brewed using exclusive two-row barley and only the finest natural ingredients. Full body with a straw colour. Ideal to sip with a bison hot rock.

Samuel Adams Boston Lager Size: 35.5cl ABV: 4.8% Price: £3.50
Delicious, coppery lager, floral and citrus hints on the nose, smooth light caramel on the palate and a dry, gently astringent aftertaste.

Beer and Food Recommendations
As with wine, your choice of beer to accompany food should be guided by your personal preferences. Let your palate be your guide. For those who are more traditional, red meats go with darker beers like ale or stout and white meats or fish go with lighter beers like lager or wheat beer (see back coverfor full guide). Go on enjoy yourselves!
Food Beer Ideas
salads American pale ale, pilsner, Belgian witbier, wheat beer, amber ale
soups porter, brown ale, pale ale, pilsner lager, Vienna-style lager
seafood and shellfish dry porter, oatmeal stout, wheat beer, best bitter, German pilsner
fish American wheat beer, hoppy pilsner, Dortmunder export, Belgian whitbier, golden ale
spicy and Mexican food Vienna-style lager, hoppy pilsner, golden ale, wheat beer
poultry malty lager, bitter ale, brown ale
pork Vienna-style lager, Märzen, Oktoberfest
red meats fruity ale, Indian pale ale, British brown ale, porter, bock
cheese hoppy beer, English old ale, Belgian beer, best bitter, dry stout, wheat ale, German pilsner, pale ale, British brown ale
desserts Belgian witbier, Belgian strong ale, wheat beer, imperial stout, Irish Guinness, dark

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