Current Real Ales

Last updated: Wednesday, 30th September 2026, 14:26pm

Special Guest 1

Small Beer IPA

Small Beer IPA

IPA 2.3%

A traditional golden IPA that takes the style back to its roots. Brewed using the very best of home-grown ingredients and the finest organic British hops, this session IPA is naturally gluten free and satisfyingly rich, with hints of bitter-sweet orange, fresh green hop aromas and a biscuity backbone.

Vegan
Next up on this line: Small Beer Pale (2.5%, Small Beer Brew Co), then Otter Ale (4.5%, Otter Brewery), Otter Bitter (3.6%, Otter Brewery)

Special Guest 2

Bass

Bass

Best Bitter 4.4%

A premium bitter with slight sweet caramel malt and fruity hop aroma. Smooth drinking sweetness with fruity raisin notes balanced by bitter hop to a gentle short bitter/dry finish. It's a classic beer, which we buy slightly begrudgingly from ABInBev, but it is a fundamental part of our beer history.

Next up on this line: Squeal Of Fortune (4.1%, Uley Brewery), then 4 Wood (4.5%, Shiny Brewery), Clasp (3.4%, Attic Brew Co.), Ingot (4%, Attic Brew Co.), Quarter (4.4%, Attic Brew Co.)

Bitter

Uley Bitter

Uley Bitter

Best Bitter 4%
Uley Brewery (Uley, Gloucestershire)

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

Old Rasputin

Old Rasputin

Real Ale 4.5%
Tollgate Brewery (Calke, Derbyshire)

Tollgate Brewery says:

Rich dark stout, full of flavour with a thick creamy head.

Stout has been associated with the Russian Court for over a century but the reality maybe different. Porter was the main export at the time and it is likely that names like Imperial Russian Stout and Baltic Stout came to be used much later for marketing purposes…

Next up on this line: Phoenix Porter (5.2%, The Hop Shed)

Pale & Golden

Ledbury Gold

Ledbury Gold

Golden 4%
Ledbury Real Ales (Ledbury, Herefordshire)

Ledbury Gold is made using two local Herefordshire hops. It is a golden bitter with a malt and hop combination that ensures it is well balanced with a honey and fruit finish.

Next up on this line: Indian Summer (4.6%, Silhill Brewery), then Aurora (4.2%, North Cotswold Brewery), Hackney Blonde (3.9%, Tollgate Brewery), Otter Bright (4.3%, Otter Brewery), Otter Amber (4%, Otter Brewery)

Gluten Free

That

That

Best Bitter 4.1%
Teme Valley Brewery (Knightwick, Worcester)

Teme Valley Brewery says:

A chestnut coloured best bitter brewed with crystal malt to give a robust malt flavour. Challenger and Sovereign hops give a bitterness to balance any sweetness. A perfect partner to stews or rich meals.

Gluten Free
Next up on this line: Independence (4.6%), then Piney Sleight (4%, Cheddar Ales), Tudor IPA (4%, Tudor Brewery), Cwrw Am Byth (4%, Tudor Brewery)

Mild

Moreton Mild

Moreton Mild

Mild 3.8%
North Cotswold Brewery (Stretton-on-Fosse, Warwickshire)

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.