Current Real Ales

Last updated: Friday, 29th May 2026, 14:32pm

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Macbeth

Macbeth

Brown Ale 4.6%
Shakespeare Brewing Co (Stretton on Fosse, Warwickshire)

Full-bodied with rich caramel flavours, vintage, brown, and malty.

Next up on this line: Otter Amber (4%)

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

North Star

North Star

4.5%
Silhill Brewery (Aston, Birmingham)

Darker than the mothership it lives in. Settle down in your comfy wing back chair and savour a classic hopped indulgence. Silhill really do separate the wheat from the chaff with this warming, rich Porter, lovingly composed using de-husked grain. Not at all bitter, shamelessly moreish.

Next up on this line: Victorian Porter (4.6%, Spitting Feathers)

Pale & Golden

Cotswold Ram Extra Pale Ale

Cotswold Ram Extra Pale Ale

Pale 5.4%
Butcombe Brewery (Wrington, Somerset)

Cotswold Ram, an extension of Butcombe's collaboration with Adam Henson, honours “The Cotswold Lion”, another one of Adam’s conserved rare breeds. This 5.4% Extra Pale Ale boasts a robust golden hue, with British malts offering a light biscuity flavour and a blend of Target and Celeia hops providing floral, citrus, and cedar hints.

Next up on this line: Funk ‘n Soul (3.4%, Otter Brewery), then Brit Hop (4.1%, The Hop Shed), Man Overboard (5%, The Hop Shed), Golden Original (4.5%, Black Bear Brewery), Otter Bright (4.3%, Otter Brewery)

Gluten Free

Peel Good

Peel Good

4.4%
Derby Brewing (Derby)

Amarillo & Cascade hopped pale ale.

Gluten Free
Next up on this line: Pale Brummie (4%, Birmingham Brewing Company), then Chadlington Pale (3.8%, Chadlington Brewery), Oxford Blue (4.2%, Chadlington Brewery), Chadlington ESB (4%, Chadlington Brewery), Rush Hour (4.5%, Spitting Feathers)

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.