Size ABV Price BELGIUM BOTTLED BEER MENU

Rosé De Gambrinus Raspberry fruit Lambic Cantillon, Belgium 37.5cl 5.0% £6.25 Fresh raspberries are added to an intensely sour beer to give the pink champagne of the beer world. The lewd label fell foul of the US authorities and had to be purified for import.

Gueze Blend of young & aged lambics Cantillon, Belgium 37.5cl 5.0% £5.25 Aromas of horse blanket and horse piss are the tell-tale signs of a wild yeast known as brettanomyces. It also produces acetic acid in this intensely sour, characterful museum-piece.

Duvel Moortgat, Antwerp 33cl 8.5% £4.45 The most famous blonde from Belgium. Pale gold with a dense rocky head showing lots of mouth-tingling carbonation from a well-judged maturation in bottle. Saaz hops give a floral and citric blast on the nose. A beautifully balanced beer with lots of complexity.

Duvel Tripel Hop Strong ale Moortgat, Antwerp 33cl 9.5% £4.95 A limited edition special brew from the famous Moortgat Brewery, combining three hops Saaz-Saaz, Styrian Goldings and this year, Citra. Enough to delight a hop-head.

Drie Fonteinen Oude Gueze Blend of young & aged lambics Beersel, Belgium 37.5cl 6.0% £6.75 A true Geuze - a blend of 1, 2, and 3 year-old lambic, unfiltered and unpasteurized, and aged in the bottle for at least a year after blending. Refermentation in the bottle gives this Geuze its famous champagne-like spritziness. The lambic that goes into it is brewed only with 60% barley malt, 40% unmalted wheat, aged hops, and water.

Mariage Parfait Gueze Blend of young & aged lambics Leembek, Belgium 37.5cl 8.0% £6.75 Traditional belgian lambic. 100% spontaneously fermented. Refermented in the bottle. Tart, dry, sparkling and refreshing truly a

Dupont Bons Voeux Saison/farmhouse ale Tourpes, Belgium 37.5cl 9.0% £7.25 This strong golden-colored ale began as the brewery's Christmas gift or "Cadeau" for friends and favoured business associates, but now part of their commercial production an exemplary saison beer.

Duchesse De Bourgogne Sour red ale Verhaeghe, Flanders 33cl 6.0% £4.45 -like aromas and flavours. A fine accompaniment to jugged hare or venison liver.

Liefmans Cuvée-Brut Sweet cherry fruit beer Oudenaard, Flanders 37.5cl 6.0% £4.95 A great apéritif and equally a good dessert or pudding beer with plenty of residual sweetness. Morello and sour Schaerbeek cherries are added to a sour brown ale producing a delightfully sweet and sour beer.

Rodenbach Grand Cru Sour red ale Roeselare, Belgium 33cl 6.0% £4.25 Inspired by the London Porter brewers, the founding family of Rodenbach created a cathedral housing oak tuns In which this speciality beer matures. An earthy iron like minerality on the palate is leavened by a fruity, juicy lactic acidity.

Vedett Extra Blonde Pilsner Moortgat, Antwerp 33cl 5.2% £3.95 A blond, light, well hopped premium beer is the cult Duvel Moortgat beer today: following its birth in 1945, it quickly acquired fame and recognition within an intimate circle of insiders in the Antwerp-Brussels region. But do not think for a moment that this oldtimer is thinking about retirement recent rebranding means a wider and younger international market is making this beer unstoppable. Vedett Extra Blanche Belgian Wit Moortgat, Antwerp 33cl 4.7% £3.95 A perfect example of a Belgian wit beer, with hints of melon, lemon, and a floral waxiness making this a great summer beer.

TRAPPIST & ABBEY

Achel Blonde Trappist Tripel Achel, Belgium 33cl 8.0% £4.45 This blonde, characterful beer is a surprisingly refreshing brew at 8% ABV. It is lightly filtered, but re-ferments with added yeast in the bottle. The Abbey of Achel is one of only six Trappist breweries now operating in Belgium. It offers 2 draught beers (5° & 6°) which are available only at the Abbey.

Achel Brune Trappist Dubbel Achel, Belgium 33cl 8.0% £4.45 The sister beer of the Trippel above, badly bruised apples are the centrepiece of this excellent example of a bottle conditioned dubbel, with delicate fig and raisin aromas complementing the spicy alcohol.

Orval Trappist 33cl 6.2% £4.25 Pale, with a distinctive bronze appearance. Well-hopped with a firm, drying bitterness and the hallmark tang of brettanomyces. A great palate cleanser.

Rochefort 8 Trappist Notre Dame de St Remy, Namur 33cl 9.2% £4.95 A superb introduction for those wishing to try the darker Belgian beers. Characteristic Belgian yeasts with a bready, fruity, rum-like taste. Rochefort 10 Trappist Notre Dame de St Remy, Namur 33cl 11.3% £5.25 Strong, dark, profound Trappist beer in the style with aromas of vanilla and dark chocolate and rich, lingering chocolate malt flavours.

St Bernardus ABT 12 Abbey Style Quadrupel Watou, Flanders 33cl 10.5% £4.75 They used to brew beers for the Westvleteren Monastery until 1993. A fabulously rich Paean to malt...and yeast. Ebony black, coconut brandy lusciously magnificent.

Westmalle Tripel Trappist Notre Dame De Sacre Coeur, Antwerp 33cl 9.5% £4.75 From its rich tawny hue to the fine carbonation lacing its chalice goblet, this highly aromatic and rich commands reverence. Vanilla and ripe pear fruitiness is underscored by a drying leafy bitterness. Complex and superb.

AUSTRIA

Samichlaus Dark doppelbock Eggenburg,, Austria 33cl 14.0% £5.50 Brewed annually on St Nicolas Day (6th December). First Brewed by Hurliman in Switzerland in 1979, a ten month lagering gives great roundness and length of flavour. Think raisins and Christmas pudding soaked in brandy.

Urbock 23° Doppelbock Eggenburg, Austria 33cl 9.6% £4.75

Schloss Eggenberg, then force carbonated to create a full bodied and creamy beer, brimming with noble hop flavours.

ENGLAND & SCOTLAND

Adnams Innovation Strong Pale Ale Southwold, 50cl 6.7% £4.75 First brewed in 2007 as a celebration of their new state of the art brewhouse. An exciting hybrid of UK and US styles with Columbus hops from the Pacific North-West & Styrian Goldings from Slovenia, giving a spicy orange note, and Boadicea, a dwarf hop from nearby Framlingham, which lends a lemon and lime citric edginess and energy to the bitterness. Sterile filtered, it ages subtly.

Adnams Tally-Ho Old Ale Southwold, Suffolk 33cl 7.2% £4.50 Brewed with Pale Ale, Crystal and Brown malts. Tally Ho is dark Mahogany red in colour with a rich, fruity aroma and a heart warming sweet raisin and biscuit palate. An Old Ale, traditionally for Christmas, brewed at Adnams since 1880. Adnams Broadside Old Ale Southwold, Suffolk 50cl 6.3% £4.50 First brewed in 1972 for the bincentenary of the Battle of Sole Bay. Rich, mellow, malty sweetness is cut by the tangerine fruitiness of First Golden hops. Delicious with blue cheese or a book at bedtime. Fullers Vintage Ale 2010 & 2011 English Ale Chiswick, London 50cl 8.5% £12.95 Brewed th edition. Look out for the beautiful presentation box.

Williams Brothers Heather Fraoch Ale Scotch Gruit Alloa, Scotland 50cl 5.0% £4.50 One of the oldest style of beers still being brewed in the world today, this finely flavoured golden beer takes its delicate aromas from being infused with freshly picked flowering heather.

Traquair House Ale Old Ale Innerleithen, Scotland 33cl 7.2% £4.25 Brewed using equipment rediscovered on the estate in 1965, malts from Muntons Maltings in Suffolk are expertly combined with East Goldings and water from the spring on site.

USA

Sierra Nevada Pale Ale American Pale Ale Chico, California 35.5cl 5.6% £3.95 A cult beer in Northern California, and a world classic pale ale. Superb brewing skills and unsparing use of exotic hops from the Pacific North-West give enough pungency and juiciness to delight the mature hop-head.

Anchor Brewing Company Liberty Ale Premium APA San Francisco 35.5cl 5.9% £3.95 -brewing movement and bought Anchor whilst a student at Stanford in the late 1960s, and has created wonderful beers for the last 40 years. Liberty Ale, first brewed in 1974 should be in every beer lovers fridge.

Brooklyn Lager Vienna Lager Brooklyn, New York 35.5cl 5.2% £3.75 and well hopped food friendly beer. Perfect with any tomato based sauce.

Brooklyn Chocolate Stout Imperial Stout Brooklyn, New York 35.5cl 10.1% £4.85 This is the award winning rendition of the imperial stout. Three mashes of each batch are used during brewing, resulting in a luscious, deep, dark chocolate flavour through a blend of specially roasted malts. Perfect with chocolate or fruit desserts.

Goose Island IPA English IPA Goose Island, Chicago 35.5cl 5.9% £3.95 This India Pale Ale recalls a time when ales shipped from England to India were highly hopped to preserve their distinct taste with a fruit aroma set off by a dry malt middle and long hop finish. Great with curry.

Goose Island 312 Urban Wheat Ale US Wheat Ale Goose Island, Chicago 35.5cl 4.4% £3.75 A favourite of Obama, who presented David Cameron with a bottle. The spicy aroma of Cascade hops fills this beer, followed refreshment that never

Snake Dog IPA American IPA Flying Dog, Maryland 35.5cl 7.1% £4.25 More cunning than a snake in the bush..Snake Dog IPA is powered with speciality hops from the Pacific North-West. This is -

Snake Dog Gonzo Porter Imperial Porter Flying Dog, Maryland 35.5cl 8.7% £4.95 Made by legendary and abstract Flying Dog brewery, this Gonzo Imperial porter is deep and turbo-charged. Mysteriously dark with a rich and malty body, intense roasted flavours and surprising unique hop kick. With Gonzo weighing in a 8.7%, it will bite you

Alaskan Brewing Company Alaska Smoked Porter Rauchbier Juneau, Alaska 65cl 6.5% £12.75 The dark, robust body and pronounced smoky flavour of this limited edition beer make it an adventuresome taste experience. Alaskan Smoked Porter is produced in limited "vintages" each year - we have the 2012 which is particularly earthy and restrained in terms of its smokiness, but would be delicious with oysters in particular.

GERMANY

Früh Kolsch Cologne, Germany 50cl 4.8% £4.50 The definitive Kolsch a subtle hybrid of ale fruitiness and round clean lager sophistication. Pale gold in colour with a good lasting head and persistent effervescence, the hoppy, dry finish is intensely appetising with a touch of mineral dryness and noble hop aromas.

Schneider Original Dark Bavarian Hefeweisse Kelheim, Bavaria 50cl 5.4% £4.50 - picnic beer. Prost!

Schneider Aventinus Dark Bavarian Weiss Doppelbock Kelheim, Bavaria 50cl 8.2% £5.75 Deep and complex for big and relaxing moments by the fire. The ideal companion for hearty roast meat, venison and also fruity chocolate desserts. Oldest wheat doppelbock of Bavaria (1907.)

Rauchbier Smokled Marzen beer Bamberg, Bavaria 50cl 5.1% £4.50 Beech wood from the Franconian forests is used to cure some of the malt in this full-flavoured smoked lager.

LARGE BOTTLES TO SHARE

Meantime London Porter English IPA Greenwich, London 75cl 7.5% £14.75 The first mass-produced beer for an urban market was London Porter. This bottle conditioned recreation is a blend of two beers: a smoked bock beer in the Franconian tradition, and a well-hopped porter that captures the dark malt complexity and firm bitterness that epitomizes the style. Good with oysters, better with steak and sublime with chocolate pudding.

Brooklyn Local 1 Saison Brooklyn, New York 75cl 9.0% £15.25 Belgian yeast provides the essential flavour DNA in this pale effeverscent new classic. Brewed with German malts and hops. Secondary fermentation occurs with the addition of Mountain Cane sugar. Dry and aromatic.

Brooklyn Local 2 Belgian speciality with New York funk Brooklyn, New York 75cl 9.0% £15.25 A tawny, spicy, medium bodied beauty. New York State honey provides a long, sweet, glycerine laden sweet spot on the mid- Palate and contrasts with the lightly toasted malt and caramel flavours. Finishes with fennel/liquorice herbiness. European malts and Muscavado sugar add to the complexity of this creation.

Deus Strong Belgian pale ale Bosteels, Belgium 75cl 11.5% £22.50 Sporting a Dom Pérignon look-alike bottle and matured in caves in Champagne, Deus is not short of ambition. A profound and complex beer that blurs the boundary.

Sorachi Ace Saison Brooklyn, New York 75cl 7.6% £12.75

hopped using Sorachi Ace hops from a small farm in upstate Washington. Soaked with lemongrass aromas, this is truly the beer for seafood.

Green Jack Ripper Barley wine Lowestoft, Suffolk 75cl 8.5% £9.75 Inspired by Belgian tripel ales this multi-awarding winning brew is dangerously drinkable. Rich amber in colour, Ripper is sweet and fruity with a warming finish.

Green Jack Baltic Trader Export Stout Lowestoft, Suffolk 75cl 10.5% £9.75 Taking inspiration from the boats that used to ply their trade from Lowestoft Harbour, Baltic Trader is a beer with some serious malts framing notes of currants, molasses and a huge boozy hit.

Chimay Premiere Brune Belgian Dubbel Chimay. Belgium 75cl 7.0% £9.75 Champagnoise barley is blended with Hallertauer and Galena hops to give this intensely copper coloured dubbel. Look for the fruity apricot taste offset by a gentle bitterness.

Chimay Cinq Cents Tripel Belgian Trippel Chimay. Belgium 75cl 8.0% £10.50 Chimay Tripel, with its typical golden colour, its slightly hazy appearance and its fine head is especially characterised by its aroma which results from an agreeable combination of fresh hops and yeast. with notes of muscat and raisins that give this beer a particularly attractive aroma. There is no acidity, but an after-bitterness which melts in the mouth.

Chimay Grand Reserve Trappist Quadrupel/Strong ale Chimay. Belgium 75cl 9.0% £11.25 This is a beer whose fragrance of fresh yeast with a light, flowery rosy touch is especially pleasant. Its flavour only accentuates the floral sensations perceived in the aroma, while revealing a light but pleasant touch of roasted malt and a tang of citrus to refresh the palate. `