Current Real Ales

Last updated: Thursday, 16th April 2026, 10:48am

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Crossbreed (Collaboration)

Crossbreed (Collaboration)

Best Bitter 4.2%
Uley Brewery (Uley, Gloucestershire)

A remake from 2025, but this year using Charles Faram’s experimental hop CF277 for a beer with hints of orange, spice and floral overtones.

Next up on this line: Jouster (4%, Goffs Brewery), then Honey Ale ‘Mothers Pride’ (4.4%, Butcombe Brewery), Big Red Machine (5.2%, Green Duck Brewery)

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

Deer Stalker

Deer Stalker

Stout 4.5%
Bowland Brewery (Clitheroe, Lancashire)

A rich stout full of dark fruit flavours, balanced with a chocolatey finish from roasted malts.

Gluten Free
Next up on this line: Full Circle Oat Stout (3.9%, Full Circle Brew Co)

Pale & Golden

Sebright

Sebright

Golden 3.4%
The Hop Shed (Suckley, Malvern)

Golden ale, fruity, Refreshing, Crisp. 100% British Hops: First Gold, Mystic, Olicana.

Next up on this line: Crowd Surfer (4.3%, The Hop Shed), then Interstellar (3.8%, The Hop Shed), Fuggles Gold (3.8%, Spilsbury & Jones), Labyrinth (4.5%, Green Duck Brewery), Uprising (4.2%, Green Duck Brewery)

Gluten Free

Clasp

Clasp

Pale 3.4%
Attic Brew Co. (Stirchley, Birmingham)

Light, citrus, balanced. This pale has plenty of citrus flavours and a balanced bitterness. Easy drinking with an abv perfect for a couple of pints.

Gluten FreeVegan
Next up on this line: Rude Best (4%, Rude Giant Brew Co), then Neonate (4.5%, Hop Kettle), Yana (5%, Twisted Barrel), God’s Twisted Sister (4.5%, Twisted Barrel), Bowland Gold (3.8%, Bowland Brewery), Bumble (4%, Bowland Brewery), Hen Harrier (4%, Bowland Brewery), Boxer Blonde (4%, Bowland Brewery), Buster IPA (4%, Bowland Brewery), 2857 (5%, Bewdley Brewery), Red Hill (4.4%, Bewdley 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.