Taste

Merry Andrew (alc. 6.2% vol) is a dark strong ale with a complex aroma and a good balanced, rounded flavour. Initial sweetness nicely balanced by dryer middle and end.

• Sweet start, bitter finish. Old Ale? Punching above its weight.
• Smells good and tastes very good. I like dark ales so this fits the bill. 9/10
• Dark, aromatic, full of flavour(s), strong but not ridiculously so and very, very moreish

- some comments on Merry Andrew.

Merry Andrew is available in both bottle and cask.

Velocity (alc. 4.4% vol) is a traditional English bitter with a fresh flavour at the lower end of the bitterness scale. We add a handful of the ruinously expensive German Hallertauer hops just before the beer is fermented and the result has excellent aroma and just a hint of an old fashioned marmalade.

Velocity is available in both bottle and cask.

Black William Stout (5% ABV.) is a rich black colour with a creamy head. Powered by Target hops, it is in the middle of the bitterness scale and contains a very high proportion of chocolate malt that contributes to the dark chocolate aroma and roasted flavours.

Black William is available bottled. Casks available by request.

Ropetackle (alc. 3.4% vol) is a light, refreshing, golden ale, exciting on the palette and ideally suited for a summer’s day. Initial sweetness and delicate aroma is balanced by a drier finish. It can appeal to habitual lager drinkers as a first step into the ale world.

It is named after the Ropetackle building in Shoreham-by-Sea, where the brewery’s offices are located. The building, which overlooks the River Adur, also contains an arts centre and throughout 2009 we will donate 10p from every bottle sold to the Ropetackle Trust that runs the centre.

St. Cuthman’s Red Wheelbarrow (alc. 10.5% vol) is a premium beer, requiring costly ingredients and, above all, long fermentation and maturing times. The flavour is complex, with hints of caramel, fruit and spice, and there is a long, warming after-taste. It is a very strong beer which, like the top Trappist ales with which it has been favourably compared, will repay ageing in the cellar by developing even more complex flavours. And in best Belgian fashion, a special glass has been produced for it.

All our beers are bottle-conditioned (what CAMRA calls ‘Real Ale in a bottle’) and throw a harmless yeasty sediment in the bottle. Although rich in B vitamins, drinking the yeast can change the flavour and mouthfeel of the beer, so we suggest you pour gently, leaving the last half inch in the bottle.

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