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We source as much as we can locally; the majority of our ales, all of our cider, lager and house spirits (gin, vodka, rum, whisky and, of course, moonshine) are made within 50 miles of the pub. We’ll sometimes go further afield for more specialist drinks — gluten free beer, for example.
Ciders are from the Lenches Cider Company just up the road and Celtic Marches in Herefordshire.
Our house lager is Tom Jones from Spilsbury & Jones between Worcester and Tenbury Wells, and a rotating guest lager, plus a draught alcohol-free lager, Tomorrow from Wiper & True in Bristol.
Current Cask Ales
The list below is as up-to-date as we can make it (usually immediately when we change a barrel), but if we’re in the middle of a busy shift it might take an hour or two to catch-up.
Special Guest 1
Harvest Special
Best Bitter 4%Uley Brewery says:
A beer shaped by ritual and the turning of the seasons. Each year, Ken makes a pilgrimage to the hop fields of Herefordshire to choose fresh green hops by hand, and this year that hop is Godiva. Their journey home is urgent; by dawn they must be in the copper, alive with their fleeting freshness.
The brew begins quietly, like a Uley Bitter, until the moment the copper comes to the end of the boil and the fresh hops are cast in. The whole brewery then fills with a wild, fragrant haze and a once‑a‑year scent. With hops selected on the day, the beer’s character only reveals itself after open‑top fermentation and a week resting in cask. Since 1992, Harvest Special has been a dependable joy, a beer that captures a moment in time.
Special Guest 2
4 Wood
Best Bitter 4.5%A traditional best bitter hopped with British Fuggles & Magnum. Full-bodied and a deep malty backbone.
Bitter
Uley Bitter
Best Bitter 4%Permanently available at The Red Lion. Amber in colour this beer has hops and fruits in the aroma which combines with maltiness on the tongue to give a bitter, dry finish. CAMRA’s SW Region Champion 2013 Bitter.
Stout & Porter
Stout Coffin
Stout 4.6%Black, chewy and creamy. A first class example of what a stout should be.
Pale & Golden
Otter Bright
Pale 4.3%Otter Bright was one of the original really pale beers. ‘Bright’ made her debut in the summer of ’96 but has since earned a regular place in our full time line up. Originally designed to tempt lager drinkers from the dark-side, now a well respected trendsetter in the UK.
Gluten Free
Talbot Blonde
4.4%A golden and hoppy ale, using Pilgrim and Minstrel hops to balance the light biscuit malt flavours, producing a very drinkable beer.
Mild
Moreton Mild
Mild 3.8%Permanently available at The Red Lion. Award-winning rich smooth dark mild with a nutty palate. Named after the Cotswold market town of Moreton in Marsh just five miles from the brewery.