drinks list Study Guide brewhouse & kitchen BREWS Brewed right here in our microbrewery STATION MASTER’S ALE | strength and imposing nature of this local hill ENGLISH STYLE ALE fugure/sculpture lent itself well to the name SESSION BITTER | 3.2% | PINT | £3.25 for our big IPA. However, drinkers beware, COPPER, LIGHT, DRY as we have had many reports of increased Brewed from a recipe, which has been refined fertility after a few pints of the stuff. over the years, probably since this very site, became the stationmaster’s house, the final NINE STONES | ENGLISH STYLE ALE destination of the ‘Southampton to Dorchester’ PALE ALE | 3.8% | PINT | £3.55 railway line, later named Castleman’s PALE, FRUITY, FLORAL Corkscrew. Opened in 1844, Castleman’s Mysterious and symbolic are descriptions used Corkscrew was a feat of engineering mastery, when talking about the nine stones that form connecting all the important towns of the the unique bronze-age elliptical stone circle, region by a meandering railway route, which a stone’s throw from here…or is it 9? Beneath ended here in Dorchester. the canopy of trees in dappled shade you can immerse yourself in the magic of this place, CRICKMAY | ENGLISH STYLE ALE or if you can’t be bothered to leave this pub, TRADITIONAL BITTER | 4.2% | experience the same magical tranquility after a PINT | £3.50 pint of our light, golden aromatic pale ale. COPPER, BITTER, SWEET Our traditional bitter, named after the eminent JUDGE JEFFREYS | local architect W.R. Crickmay, known for his AMERICAN STYLE ALE award-winning exuberant style. A bitter drinker BLONDE ALE | 4.5% | PINT | £3.75 himself, he would have felt his name befitted PALE, HOPPY, REFRESHING this beautifully balanced, structured beer and A mere mention of his name evokes feelings whose drinkers have known to experience of terror and awe in equal measure. Jeffreys, ‘energy, excitement and cheerfulness’ –in also known as the ‘Hanging Judge’ had short they often become somewhat exuberant the power to determine the fate of those themselves! Dorchester residents who had fallen foul of the law in the late 1600s – one bang of the CERNE ABBAS GIANT | IPA gravel and you were either condemned to AMERICAN IPA | 5.5% | PINT | £4.00 the gallows or sent thousands of miles to GOLDEN, CITRUSY, PINEY some God-forsaken outpost of the New World. The big one, a suitable name for our IPA. Thankfully, you can now relax and enjoy We are not saying that drinking our IPA a pint of JJ and the only judgment you will will develop parts of your anatomy to receive is that you have chosen well. extraordinary proportions….we just felt the Keep your eyes peeled for our seasonal brews SS16/SG/DOR BRIXTON BREWERY RELIANCE PALE ALE AMERICAN 4.2% | 330ML | £4.25 ALE, CRISP, REFRESHING Raises a glass to the art deco arches of STYLE ALE Reliance Arcade in Brixton, where local cobblers and tailors still practice their crafts and skill with precision. Floor malted Categorized by their clean English Barley provides the clean, crisp flavour and bold use of hops. The backbone to bright American hop flavours. exceptions are Blonde Ales, which are more neutral with no prominent LITTLE CREATURES PALE ALE flavour. Easy drinking, simple beer 5.2% | 330ML | £4.70 GOLDEN, CITRUSY, DRY BEAVERTOWN GAMMA RAY The name “Little Creatures” is inspired by 5.4% | PINT | £5.40 a song lyric from the Talking Heads Little PALE, HOPPY, AROMATIC Creatures album and refers to the The concept was to create a juicy, live yeast cells that turn the sugars in malt tropical beer, believe it or not the guys at wort into ethanol. The brewery released this Beavertown had never brewed a pale ale pale ale (it’s first beer) back in 2000. when they started. Everyone at Beavertown loved spacemen and lasers so they named SIERRA NEVADA PALE ALE this brew Gamma Ray and Nick Dwyer 5.6% | 350ML | £4.15 drew the design -drawing heavily from AMBER, CITRUSY, DRY “Mars Attacks” and Warren Ellis graphic On his early trips to Yakima, WA for hops, novels. Ken Grossman (founder of Sierra Nevada) fell in love with the flavours and aromas MEANTIME YAKIMA RED of the Cascade hop. The pure and intense 4.1% | PINT | £4.55 citrus-pine flavours became one of the RUBY, FRUITY, CITRUSY signatures of Sierra Nevada, and in turn, First appeared as a draught special in helped define the West Coast style of 2011. Meantime Yakima Red is brewed brewing. with British and German malts to give it a deep ruby colour. The recipe makes use WILD CARD KING OF HEARTS of 5 hop varieties from the Yakima Valley, 4.5% | 330ML | £4.50 Washington State. BLONDE, REFRESHING, AROMATIC ANCHOR STEAM BEER Starting out as cuckoo brewers trading on 4.8% | 355ML | £4.25 the back of a personal credit card the team AMBER, AROMATIC, CARAMEL behind Wild Card eventually managed to First brewed in 1896 , Anchor Steam Beer setup their own brewery in Walthamstow derives its unusual name from the 19th with the backing of peer-to-peer lending century when “steam” was a nickname for from local supporters. Their King of Hearts beer brewed on the West Coast of America employs a blend of Centennial, Citra & under primitive conditions. Simcoe hops. LA CHOUFFE 8.0% | 330ML | £5.75 BELGIAN GOLDEN, SPICY, BALANCED This strong blond ‘gnome beer’, first brewed in 1982, today accounts for 80% of the brewery’s STYLE ALE output. Not only did the brewers make history with this, their first Ardennes tripel, but the story of the beer’s origins also went down a Their spicy and fruity flavour storm: how it was brewed from an original derives from the unique yeast they recipe, whispered into the brewers’ ear by use, they also tend to be somewhat gnomes from the Houffalize area. stronger than other beers. Defined by where they are brewed, so it is a TIMMERMANS OUDE GUEZE very diverse category. 5.5% | 375ML | £6.75 GOLDEN, AROMATIC, TART TONGERLO BLOND Known as the champagne of beers, especially 6.0% | PINT | £5.80 as it’s only available as a limited edition. BLONDE, INTENSE, AROMATIC The special flavour derives from its time- Tongerlo are officially certified Belgian honoured method of preparation. It is a blend Abbey beers. During centuries, the of old lambic, aged for 3 years in wooden Norbertine monks of the Tongerlo abbey barrels, and young lambic which ensures have devoted themselves to the art of beer spontaneous fermentation in the bottle. brewing. This dedication was recognised when Tongerlo Blond was crowned the WESTMALLE DUBBEL World’s Best Beer in 2014. 7.0% | 330ML | £4.75 DARK, FRUITY, SPICY BELLEROSE Since 1856 the monks have been brewing 6.5% | 330ML | £4.75 a dark Trappist beer along with their table AMBER, CITRUSY, HOPPY beer. Since the recipe was modified in 1926, Brewed at Le Brasserie Des Sources in they have been brewing slightly heavier Northern France. Bellerose draws its beer. This is the foundation of today’s inspiration from the 1950’s era, a period Dubbel. The creamy head has the fragrance during which beer was intensely hoppy of special malt and leaves an attractive lace and stoutly refreshing. Uses an innovative pattern in the glass. cocktail of 3 different hops sourced from 3 different countries. WESTMALLE TRIPEL 9.5% | 330ML | £6.00 DUVEL TRIPEL HOP GOLDEN, SPARKLING, FRUITY 9.5% | 330ML | £6.25 Nicknamed the “mother of all tripels”. This GOLDEN, CITRUSY, TROPICAL type of beer was first brewed in Westmalle Brewed with three hop varieties and each abbey in 1934 when the new brewing hall year the third hop is changed to provide its came into use. The current formula has own unique taste and aroma. This keeps the stayed the same since 1956. A clear, golden final flavour profile suprisingly exciting for yellow Trappist beer that undergoes a beer lovers. Please ask a member of the team secondary fermentation in the bottle. for details of this year’s offering. KOPPERBERG MIXED FRUIT 4.5% | 500ML | £4.60 CIDER Bursting with blackcurrants and raspberries, Kopperberg Mixed Fruit Cider is rich and indulgent -best served cold over mountains Crisp, fresh and sometimes of ice. matured in oak vats to develop a rich flavour. Usually with a slightly KOPPERBERG PEAR sparkling, either dry or sweet finish. 4.5% | 500ML | £4.60 The juices of plump pears are infused with ASPALL SUFFOLK DRAUGHT naturally occurring soft water, to create the 5.5% | PINT | £4.10 perfect combination of a refreshingly light GOLDEN, FRUITY, DRY and fruity cider, with the punch of a strong Established by Clement Chevallier the pear taste. Aspall cyder-making business has been family run since 1728. Clement planted KOPPERBERG the orchards at Aspall Hall in Suffolk. The STRAWBERRY & LIME Chevallier family still live and work among 4.5% | 500ML | £4.60 Clement’s orchards and today Aspall is run Like summer in a glass; a splash of fresh by the eighth generation of the family. strawberries in apple juice, and a squeeze of tangy lime. Best enjoyed served over ice. ORCHARD PIG REVELLER 4.5% | PINT | £4.00 LIGHT, FRUITY, TANGY It all started in the noughties, just outside Glastonbury, when Andrew and Neil were please ask about devouring their barnstormingly good home- made cider and a hog roast with friends. This our guest ciders draught cider “Reveller” is a celebration of Somerset. BRIXTON ELECTRIC IPA IPA 6.5% | 330ML | £4.40 PALE, MALTY, HOPPY Inspired by Electric Avenue, the beating A prominent hop flavour and an heart of Brixton.