Real Ales

We are a genuine Free House and it is our policy to feature beers from small independent breweries, many from the West Country but occasionally also more "exotic" visitors ! The range of beers varies constantly but our list of forthcoming beers usually at least one beer from one of the local micro breweries, Glastonbury Ales, Moor Beer Company, RCH Brewery or Isle of Avalon Brewery .

See details about our local breweries and links to their websites underneath the beer list below.

REAL ALES ON NOW OR COMING SOON

• Topsail, Bays Brewery (Devon), 4.0% abv
• Mainbrace, Jollyboat Brewery (Devon), 4.2%
• Maltsters Ale, Teignworthy Brewery (Devon), 5.0%
• PG Steam, RCH Brewery (Somerset), 3.9%
• XSB, South Hams Brewery (Devon), 4.2%
• Betty Stogs, Skinner's Brewery (Cornwall), 3.9%
  
• Lady of the Lake, Glastonbury Ales (Somerset), 4.2%
• Spring Tide, Teignworthy Brewery (Devon), 4.3%
  
  Beers marked with an asterisk (*) appearing here for the first time (none this week)
  List updated weekly. Latest update Fri 03-02-12
  

ISLE OF AVALON BREWERY: New brewery and real ale wholesaling company which has opened up locally, set up by Arthur and Annette Frampton, formerly of Moor Beer Co (see below) and Gary Lumber (ex-Hidden Brewery). Click here to visit their website.

GLASTONBURY ALES: Based in Somerton, founded in 2002 by Greig Nicholls and now owned by Paul Nash. Click here to visit their website.

MOOR BEER CO: Founded in Ashcott by Arthur and Annette Frampton in 1996 the brewery has now been taken over by Justin and Maryann Hawke from California and moved to Pitney in south Somerset.

RCH BREWERY: Originally attached to Royal Clarence Hotel in Burnham-on-Sea, with both the hotel and the brewery being run by the Davey family. The hotel was sold off in 1993 and the brewery, still run by the Daveys, is now in an old cider mill at West Hewish, just outside Weston-super-Mare.