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DARK STAR HOPHEAD 3.8% ABV Dark Star Brewery, West Sussex. Est. 1994 Please note that this beer is also brewed at Fuller’s Brewery, London. This pale golden ale has a strong floral aroma, with elderflower notes from the Cascade hops leading to a clean-drinking and full-flavoured (yet extremely drinkable) character. Hops: Cascade, Warrior Allergens: barley (GLUTEN)

OAKHAM JHB 3.8% ABV Oakham Ales, Cambridgeshire. Est. 1993 This golden beer is light and refreshing in character, with characteristic citrus fruit notes and a crisp flavour, leading to a dry, hoppy finish.Hops: Challenger, Mount Hood Allergens: barley (GLUTEN), wheat (GLUTEN)

EAGLE BOMBARDIER 4.1% ABV Eagle Brewery, Bedfordshire. Est. 1876 This distinctive classic English bitter is amber in colour, with a fruity aroma and a perfect balance of rich malt, tangy hops and sultana fruit, culminating in a soft, spicy finish. Hops: Challenger, Fuggles Allergens: barley (GLUTEN)

BRAINS SA 4.2% ABV Brains Brewery, Cardiff. Est. 1882 This copper-coloured beer has hints of spirit in the inviting aroma, leading to a fine balance of nutty richness from the malt and a satisfying dryness imparted by the blend of hops. Hops: Challenger, Fuggles, Goldings Allergens: barley (GLUTEN)

SHEPHERD NEAME SPITFIRE 4.2% ABV Shepherd Neame Brewery, Kent. Est. 1698 This deep amber-coloured beer is brewed with the finest Kentish hops, resulting in a solid hop aroma and leading to hints of marmalade, pepper and fruit, balanced by a mellow malt character.Hops: Challenger, First Gold, Goldings, Target Allergens: barley (GLUTEN)

WYCHWOOD HOBGOBLIN GOLD 4.2% ABV Banks’s Brewery, West Midlands. Est. 1890 This golden beer contains generous hop notes and a mouth-watering flavour from the malt and wheat combining to deliver a well-balanced character and citrus hop kick in the finish. Hops: Admiral, Cascade, Citra, Allergens: barley (GLUTEN), wheat (GLUTEN) Hallertau Blanc, Nelson Sauvin, Summit

BRAINS THE REV JAMES ORIGINAL 4.5% ABV Brains Brewery, Cardiff. Est. 1882 This mahogany-coloured beer is rich and well balanced, with a mellow, malty flavour which unexpectedly gives way to a clean, refreshing finish. Hops: Challenger, Fuggles Allergens: barley (GLUTEN)

EXMOOR GOLD 4.5% ABV Exmoor Brewery, Somerset. Est. 1980 This classic golden ale has a juicy malt aroma, with hints of citrus hops and vanilla, while the subtle malt sweetness in its flavour leads to a refreshing, bittersweet finish of citrus, toffee and vanilla. Hops: Celeia, Challenger, Fuggles, Goldings Allergens: barley (GLUTEN)

MORLAND OLD SPECKLED HEN 4.5% ABV Greene King Brewery, Suffolk. Est. 1799 This amber-coloured beer has a superb fruity aroma, with its warming malt and toffee character balanced by fruity notes and a subtle bitterness, leading to a refreshing, dry finish. Hops: Challenger, First Gold, Goldings Allergens: barley (GLUTEN)

WYCHWOOD HOBGOBLIN 4.5% ABV Marston’s Brewery, Staffordshire. Est. 1834 This full-bodied ruby-coloured beer delivers a delicious chocolate and toffee malt flavour, balanced by a moderate bitterness and an overall fruity and mischievous character. Hops: Bobek, Fuggles, Goldings, Herkules Allergens: barley (GLUTEN)

HOOK NORTON OLD HOOKY 4.6% ABV Hook Norton Brewery, Oxfordshire. Est. 1849 This popular tawny-red bitter has a strong, fruity, malty aroma and palate, with a balance of subtle hoppiness and hints of crystal malt, creating a well-rounded, slightly sweet character. Hops: Challenger, Fuggles, Goldings Allergens: barley (GLUTEN)

ADNAMS BROADSIDE 4.7% ABV Adnams Brewery, Suffolk. Est. 1872 This classic beer is a deep ruby colour, rich in fruit cake aromas, with hints of almond and fruit in the smooth, malty flavour, leading to a balanced, lasting finish. Hops: First Gold Allergens: barley (GLUTEN)

RINGWOOD FORTYNINER 4.9% ABV Ringwood Brewery, Hampshire. Est. 1978 This golden-brown beer has a light, fresh, floral aroma, with a rounded malt flavour, balanced by a moderate bitterness which leads to pleasing bittersweet notes in the finish. Hops: Challenger, Fuggles, Goldings, Allergens: barley (GLUTEN), wheat (GLUTEN) Progress, Sovereign

SHEPHERD NEAME BISHOPS FINGER 5.0% ABV Shepherd Neame Brewery, Kent. Est. 1698 This chestnut-brown-coloured ale has a complex, fruity, toffee aroma, leading to a firm malt base in the flavour, complemented by notes of dark fruit, pepper and cinnamon. Hops: Challenger, First Gold, Goldings, Target Allergens: barley (GLUTEN)

RINGWOOD OLD THUMPER 5.1% ABV Ringwood Brewery, Hampshire. Est. 1978 This deep amber-coloured beer has a peppery, spicy aroma, with an excellent balance of malt and hops in the flavour, delivering a warming character and fruity, bittersweet finish. Hops: Challenger, Fuggles, Goldings, Progress, Sovereign Allergens: barley (GLUTEN)

KELHAM ISLAND PALE RIDER 5.2% ABV Kelham Island Brewery, South Yorkshire. Est. 1990 This golden-coloured, award-winning beer is brewed using a blend of the finest malts and American hops, resulting in a fresh citrus nose, ample hints of fruit and a smooth, refreshing juicy malt character. Hops: Cascade, Citra, Columbus, Willamette Allergens: barley (GLUTEN), wheat (GLUTEN)

MARSTON’S OLD EMPIRE IPA 5.7% ABV Marston’s Brewery, Staffordshire. Est. 1834 This golden beer is brewed in the style of a traditional IPA, with plenty of crisp citrus hop aromas, a subtle malt character and generous hop flavours emerging in the bittersweet finish. Hops: Cascade, Challenger, Fuggles, Allergens: barley (GLUTEN) Goldings, Herkules, Progress, Sovereign

THORNBRIDGE JAIPUR 5.9% ABV Thornbridge Brewery, Derbyshire. Est. 2005 This golden, American-style IPA has a complex hop experience, with a building hoppiness in the mouth which bursts with powerful citrus fruit flavours, culminating in a surprisingly smooth finish. Hops: Ahtanum, Cascade, Centennial, Allergens: barley (GLUTEN), wheat (GLUTEN) Chinook, Columbus, Simcoe

GREENE KING ABBOT RESERVE 6.5% ABV Greene King Brewery, Suffolk. Est. 1799 This occasionally brewed deep copper-coloured beer has a fruit cake aroma, leading to a rich, full-bodied flavour, bursting with malt, biscuit, toffee and fruit notes, all balanced by an emerging bitterness. Hops: Challenger, First Gold, Fuggles Allergens: barley (GLUTEN)

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KANSAS AVENUE WISE DONKEY 3.6% ABV Hydes Brewery, Manchester. Est. 1863 This chestnut-coloured ale has a fruity, spicy aroma, leading to a malty flavour which is enhanced by fruity, spicy and raisin notes. Hops: Challenger, Fuggles, Target Allergens: barley (GLUTEN)

ELGOOD’S A CHRISTMOOSE CAROL 3.9% ABV Elgood’s Brewery, Cambridgeshire. Est. 1795 This mid brown seasonal ale contains a fine blend of hop varieties, offering a citrus aroma and balanced hop notes, complemented by its fruity, malty flavour. Hops: Chinook, Lubelski, Saaz, Styrian Goldings Allergens: barley (GLUTEN)

RUDGATE EVIL ELF 4.0 % ABV Rudgate Brewery, North Yorkshire. Est. 1992 This pale golden festive ale has hints of fruit and hops on the nose, leading to a balanced flavour, with biscuit malt notes and a fruity, refreshing finish. Hops: Styrian Wolf, Summit Allergens: barley (GLUTEN), wheat (GLUTEN)

MARSTON’S WAINWRIGHT 4.1% ABV Banks’s Brewery, West Midlands. Est. 1890 This pale straw-coloured beer has a subtle sweetness, with delicate citrus fruit overtones, complemented by sweet honey notes to deliver a refreshing character. Hops: Hersbrücker, Magnum, Styrian, Tradition Allergens: barley (GLUTEN)

OAKHAM BELOW ZERO 4.1% ABV Oakham Ales, Cambridgeshire. Est. 1993 This pale golden seasonal ale has aromas of pine needles and grapefruit, leading to a crisp and refreshing flavour, with generous tart fruit notes. Hops: Eureka, Nelson Sauvin, Allergens: barley (GLUTEN), wheat (GLUTEN) Rakau, Southern Cross

DALESIDE SANTA’S PROGRESS 4.2% ABV Daleside Brewery, North Yorkshire. Est. 1992 This well-balanced beer is a burnished gold colour, with fruity aromas leading to subtle blackcurrant flavours, balanced by warming malt notes in the finish. Hops: Bobek, Challenger, Progress Allergens: barley (GLUTEN), wheat (GLUTEN)

CONWY HOPPY CHRISTMAS 4.3% ABV Conwy Brewery, Conwy. Est. 2003 This golden festive ale has a tropical fruit aroma, leading to citrus and lime notes in the predominantly hoppy flavour, resulting in a well-balanced, bitter finish. Hops: Citra, Ekuanot, First Gold Allergens: barley (GLUTEN), wheat (GLUTEN)

INVERALMOND BHEIRA 4.3% ABV Inveralmond Brewery, Perthshire. Est. 1997 This copper-coloured beer, named after the Celtic goddess of winter, delivers a rich, fruity and spicy flavour, with a malty character and balancing hop notes. Hops: First Gold, Fuggles Allergens: barley (GLUTEN), wheat (GLUTEN)

LONG MAN OLD MAN 4.3% ABV Long Man Brewery, East Sussex. Est. 2012 This oaky-brown seasonal beer has a light hoppiness and soft malt notes of coffee and chocolate combining to create a rich, full-flavoured old ale, with a medium-sweet finish. Hops: Bramling Cross, Fuggles Allergens: barley (GLUTEN), wheat (GLUTEN)

WOODFORDE’S TINSEL TOES 4.4% ABV Woodforde’s Brewery, Norfolk. Est. 1981 This ruby-coloured beer has a wonderful balance of inviting aroma, rich, spicy fruit flavours and a pleasing, bitter finish – resulting in a deliciously drinkable character. Hops: First Gold, Goldings, Savinjski Goldings Allergens: barley (GLUTEN)

COTLEIGH RED NOSE REINBEER 4.5% ABV Cotleigh Brewery, Somerset. Est. 1979 This deep copper seasonal ale has a rich, fruity flavour, balanced by subtle hop notes, leading to a smooth, lasting finish – with hints of toffee, chocolate and nuts. Hops: Goldings, Progress, Northern Brewer Allergens: barley (GLUTEN), wheat (GLUTEN)

GREENE KING FIRESIDE 4.5% ABV Greene King Brewery, Suffolk. Est. 1799 This light ruby-coloured beer has generous quantities of grapefruit and lemon citrus notes, balanced by a herbal hop background and full-bodied, bittersweet malt flavours. Hops: Admiral, Cascade, First Gold, Pilgrim Allergens: barley (GLUTEN)

LANCASTER CHESTNUT RED 4.5% ABV Lancaster Brewery, Lancashire. Est. 2005 This red-coloured seasonal ale is packed full of roasted chestnuts and redcurrants, resulting in a rich aroma, warming character and generous spicy and fruity notes throughout. Hops: Centennial, Citra, Simcoe Allergens: barley (GLUTEN), oats (GLUTEN), wheat (GLUTEN)

WOLF SANTA PAWS 4.5% ABV Wolf Brewery, Norfolk. Est. 1995 This deep chestnut-coloured seasonal ale has a fresh caramel-chocolate flavour, with hints of fruit, resulting in a full-bodied character and a smooth, dry finish. Hops: Cluster, Hersbrücker, Lubelski, Saaz Allergens: barley (GLUTEN), wheat (GLUTEN)

BATEMANS ROSEY NOSEY 4.9% ABV Batemans Brewery, Lincolnshire. Est. 1874 This consistently popular seasonal brew is deep amber in colour, with a seductively spicy aroma and a full-bodied character which is full of sultana, raisin and roasted dark malt flavours. Hops: Challenger, Goldings Allergens: barley (GLUTEN), wheat (GLUTEN)

TITANIC PLUM PORTER 4.9% ABV Titanic Brewery, Staffordshire. Est. 1985 This multiaward-winning deep red ale has a well-rounded flavour. The richness of such a rotund beer is brought to an even keel by the late addition of Goldings hops, along with natural plum flavouring. Hops: Celeia, Fuggles, Galena, Goldings, Pilgrim Allergens: barley (GLUTEN), wheat (GLUTEN)

CASTLE ROCK WINTER MELODY 5.0% ABV Castle Rock Brewery, Nottinghamshire. Est. 1998 This new blond seasonal beer is a classic extra pale ale, with generous resinous and spicy hop notes, balanced by a solid malt backbone, resulting in a full, refreshing flavour. Hops: Columbus Allergens: barley (GLUTEN), wheat (GLUTEN)

EXMOOR EXMAS 5.0% ABV Exmoor Ales, Somerset. Est. 1980 This ruby-coloured ale has a flowery, citrus hop aroma, leading to a smooth palate, with hints of biscuit malt and chocolate, balanced by its finish of spicy and fruity hop notes. Hops: Celeia, Challenger, Fuggles, Goldings, Styrian Allergens: barley (GLUTEN)

OTTER CLAUS 5.0% ABV Otter Brewery, Devon. Est. 1990 This dark ruby festive ale has an enticing hop aroma and a well-balanced malty flavour, with a bittersweet chocolate edge, resulting in a dangerously moreish character. Hops: Challenger, Fuggles, Pilgrim Allergens: barley (GLUTEN), wheat (GLUTEN)

SALOPIAN GOLDEN THREAD 5.0% ABV Salopian Brewery, Shropshire. Est. 1995 This bright golden ale is brewed using wheat and lager malts, plus an infusion of aroma hops, resulting in a clean, crisp palate, hints of sweetness and a long, fruit-filled finish. Hops: Centennial, Simcoe Allergens: barley (GLUTEN), wheat (GLUTEN)

STONEHENGE RUDOLPH 5.0% ABV Stonehenge Brewery, Wiltshire. Est. 1984 This deep amber beer combines malts, wheat and English hops to provide an ideal balance between the hoppy aroma and the full, rich and deeply satisfying character – with just the right warmth and flavour. Hops: Goldings Allergens: barley (GLUTEN), wheat (GLUTEN)

VALE GOOD KING 5.0% ABV Vale Brewery, Buckinghamshire. Est. 1995 This ruby-red seasonal ale is brewed using a complex blend of malts and wheat, resulting in rich malt and raisin flavours, complemented by a spicy hoppiness in the finish. Hops: First Gold, Fuggles, Mount Hood Allergens: barley (GLUTEN), wheat (GLUTEN)

MAULDONS WHITE ADDER 5.3% ABV Mauldons Brewery, Suffolk. Est. 1982 This golden strong ale has a distinctive floral nose, with a strong hop character and fruity, full flavour, with the fruit lingering through to the satisfying, smooth, hoppy finish. Hops: Goldings Allergens: barley (GLUTEN)

HOOK NORTON TWELVE DAYS 5.5% ABV Hook Norton Brewery, Oxfordshire. Est. 1849 This finely balanced red-brown classic seasonal ale has a fruity nose, leading to a malty palate and nutty overtones, balanced by a gentle hoppiness and a smooth, lingering finish. Hops: Challenger, Fuggles, Goldings Allergens: barley (GLUTEN)

ACORN GORLOVKA 6.0% ABV Acorn Brewery, South Yorkshire. Est. 2003 This black stout delivers inviting aromas of malt, hops and liquorice, leading to a complex, full-bodied character, with notes of liquorice, roast malt and coffee, balanced by a constant underlying bitterness. Hops: Challenger Allergens: barley (GLUTEN), oats (GLUTEN), rye (GLUTEN), wheat (GLUTEN)

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