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FINCHCOCKS ORIGINAL 3.5% ABV
A session beer made using hops exclusively from the Finchcocks hop garden in Kent. Adrian Tierney-Jones, author of the Big Book of Beer says, “A powerfully flavoursome beer for such a low ABV”.
COLOUR
AROMA Sweet, Citrus, Fresh Hop
TASTE Fruity, Peardrops, Dry Finish
BITTER
SWEET
MALT Maris Otter Pale Ale & Crystal
HOPS Kent WGV & Goldings
GRASSHOPPER 3.8% ABV
A dark, malty bitter with nutty, roasted notes from the chocolate malt. This session bitter is hopped with Kent Target hops from the National Trust’s hop farm at Scotney Castle and Finchcocks’ Kent Goldings.
COLOUR
AROMA Malty, Toffee, Floral
TASTE Full Bodied, Zesty, Dry
BITTER
SWEET
MALT Maris Otter Pale Ale, Crystal & Chocolate Malt
HOPS Kent Target & Goldings
SPIRIT OF KENT 4.0% ABV
Spirit of Kent celebrates the Kent Spitfire, a Mark IX Spitfire housed at the Biggin Hill Heritage Hangar. It also recalls the ‘XXX Modification Depth Charges’ that flew out of Biggin Hill in June 1944 filled with Westerham Ales. The ‘XXX Joy Juice’ was racked into the unused auxiliary fuel tanks and flown over to the forward airbases in France. Hopped with 9 different types of Kent bred and Kent grown hops.
COLOUR
AROMA Hoppy, Lemon, Citrus
TASTE Smooth, Sweet, Malty
BITTER
SWEET
MALT Maris Otter Pale Ale & Caramalt
HOPS WGV, Early Choice Goldings, Bramling Cross, Progress, Target, Pilgrim, First Gold, Sovereign & Finchcocks’ Hop X
BRITISH BULLDOG 4.1% ABV
A rich, full bodied best bitter in the traditional Kent style. Beer writer Jeff Evans describes it as a “A satisfying, hoppy best bitter in the great British tradition, with a smooth malt backdrop and lots of tangy, tart, orangey fruit.”
COLOUR
AROMA Floral, Malty, Fruity
TASTE Balanced, Toffee, Rich Fruit
BITTER
SWEET
MALT Maris Otter Pale Ale & Crystal
HOPS Kent Northdown, WGV, Goldings & Progress
VICEROY IPA 5% ABV (OCCASIONAL)
A true English IPA. Our multi award-winning bottled IPA has now found its way into cask. Brewed with hops grown at the National Trust hop garden at Scotney Castle. Inspired by George Curzon, Viceroy of India who desired IPA over any other drink. So do we.
1965 SPECIAL BITTER ALE 4.8% ABV
A premium ale to commemorate the year the Black Eagle Brewery closed, Winston Churchill passed away, and our founder Robert Wicks was born. Brewed to a similar recipe as the last brew at the old brewery.
COLOUR
AROMA Fruity, Malty, Apricot
TASTE Warming, Full, Dry Finish
BITTER
SWEET
MALT Maris Otter Pale Ale & Crystal
HOPS Kent Northdown & Goldings
AUDIT ALE 6.2% ABV
A strong ale, brewed to the 1938 strength and using the same ingredients as the original best selling bottled beer of the Black Eagle Brewery. Supreme Champion Cask Beer two years in a row.
COLOUR
AROMA Port, Raisins, Molasses
TASTE Complex Fruits, Smooth, Warming
BITTER
SWEET
MALT Maris Otter Pale Ale & Crystal
HOPS Kent Northdown & Goldings
SUMMER PERLE 3.8% ABV (APR-OCT)
This golden ale is hopped with Kent First Gold, Yakima Valley Cascade from the USA and Hallertauer Perle hops from Germany which impart a citrus, spicy and floral finish to this summer ale.
COLOUR
AROMA Floral, Lemon, Spicy
TASTE Fresh, Zesty, Dry Finish
BITTER
SWEET
MALT Extra Pale Ale Malt & Light Munich Malt
HOPS First Gold, Cascade & Perle
COLOUR
AROMA Apricot, Hoppy, Peaches
TASTE Citrus, Nutty, Hoppy
BITTER
SWEET
MALT Maris Otter Pale Ale
HOPS Target & Progress
JANUARY–MARCH
PUDDLEDOCK PORTER 4% ABV
A traditional dark brown winter ale brewed with Crystal and Chocolate Malts, hopped with Kent Target, Bramling Cross and Goldings hops for flavour and aroma.
COLOUR
STYLE Porter
BITTER
SWEET
MALT Pale Ale, Dark Crystal, Caramalt & Chocolate
HOPS Target, Bramling Cross & Goldings
OCTOBER–DECEMBER
DOUBLE STOUT 5.5% ABV
Brewed to the style and strength of the Black Eagle Brewery’s 1938 gyles. Made with a blend of coloured and roasted malts. Late hopped with Kent Goldings. The pumpclip design is inspired by the 1930s and 1940s bottle labels of the Black Eagle Brewery.
COLOUR
STYLE Stout
BITTER
SWEET
MALT Pale Ale, Caramalt, Chocolate, Roast Barley
HOPS Kent Northdown & Goldings
DECEMBER–JANUARY
GOD’S WALLOP 4% ABV
A traditional Old Ale style beer made Maris Otter pale ale malt, amber and dark crystal malts and 5 types of Kent hops. The beer has a delicious fruity note and complex hop flavours lingering on the palate.
COLOUR
STYLE Old Ale
BITTER
SWEET
MALT Pale Ale, Dark, Crystal, Chocolate
HOPS Northdown, Target, Bramling Cross, Goldings & WGV
OCTOBER–NOVEMBER
BONFIRE BITTER 4% ABV
Exploding with Cascade hops, loaded into the Hop Rocket and launched. Light blue touch paper and stand well back. A true hop bomb! Hoppy, citrus and floral.
COLOUR
STYLE American Amber Ale
BITTER
SWEET
MALT Pale Ale, Crystal
HOPS Cascade
JANUARY–FEBRUARY
SCOTNEY RED ALE 4.6% ABV
A Red Ale brewed with 7 malts. We have hopped this rich ruby red ale with experimental hops found at Finchcocks Hop Garden and grown exclusively for us at Scotney Castle Hop Garden. This beer uses clone #1 of the Finchcocks Hop X.
COLOUR
STYLE Red Ale
BITTER
SWEET
MALT Maris Otter Pale Ale, Crystal 150, Caramalt, Caragold, Light Munich, Chocolate, Wheat Malt
HOPS Kent Target & Finchcocks Hop X #1
FEBRUARY–MARCH
TACKLE 4% ABV
A delicious quaffable ale made with 100% English Barley, 100% English hops grown in Kent and 100% English love of beer and rugby.
Available during the 2016 Six Nations Championships from 6 February–19 March.
COLOUR
STYLE English Best Bitter
BITTER
SWEET
MALT Maris Otter Pale Ale & Crystal
HOPS Kent Northdown, WGV, East Kent Goldings & West Kent Goldings
SEPTEMBER–OCTOBER
SCOTNEY GREEN HOP ALE 4% ABV
Brewed to celebrate the hop harvest, this mid amber pale ale is late hopped with a huge quantity of Green Kent hops that were picked on the morning of the brew. Sappy sweet with delicate hop flavours.
COLOUR
STYLE English Best Bitter
BITTER
SWEET
MALT Pale Ale, Crystal
HOPS Green Hops
ARCHER FebBritish bred cupid seeks Valentine who wants heart pierced with golden arrow. Lover of lime, peaches and
floral bouquets.
HALLERTAU TRADITION MarRefined, noble Bavarian seeks partner with a mutual love of pale helles and pilsner lagers. Must be into the four
spring dwarf technique.
AMARILLO AprWashington born guy living in Texas seeks partner to help him find his way. Are you the Marie waiting for me? Huggin’ my pillow dreamin’ of you.
AZACCA MayDwarf American named after Haitian god of agriculture seeks vertically challenged partner to share his tropical
fruit obsession.
ENDEAVOUR JunSuccumb to my British charms I’ll show you the world. Explore my newfound fruity side and I’ll do my
best to reward you.
COMET JulTransatlantic trailblazer with English mother and Native American father seeks to make a big impact. Come
join my orbit.
EPIC AugI’m Dave and I’m here to strut my stuff and shake my fruity booty. Let’s smother ourselves in berries and lemongrass and together we’ll feel epic!
AHTANUM SepFruity Yakima County native with a slightly spicy side seeks lover of flower power. Born up the creek but
I've still got my paddles!
FOR HOP LOVERS *All beers 4.5% ABV exceptHallertau Tradition at 4%
CRAFT RANGE
BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY 5% ABV
Straw yellow lager (that means lagered or matured for 4 weeks) hopped with Czech grown Saaz or Zatec noble hops with a distinctive hop aroma and bitterness usually found in Bohemian pilsners. Brewed with the finest English lager malt and fermented with a lager yeast and then cold conditioned for 4 weeks. Pilsners are traditionally quite bitter and this version is no different.
HOP ROCKET RANGE
This is our sandpit for trying out new ideas and beer styles. This year we will experiment with new hopping methods as well as hops found outside the county of Kent.
To the right is a sample of some of the upcoming beers we will be releasing. Please contact the brewery for the latest brews.
COLOUR
AROMA Vibrant, Tropical Fruits
TASTE Dry, Smooth, Hoppy
BITTER
SWEET
MALT Lager Malt, Cara Gold
HOPS Zatac / Saaz from Czech Republic
HOP ROCKET IPAHOP ROCKET FLORIBBEAN SESSION IPAHOP ROCKET AMERICAN PALE ALEHOP ROCKET COMET SINGLE HOPHOP ROCKET AMARILLO SINGLE HOPHOP ROCKET AHTANUM SINGLE HOPHOP ROCKET AZACCA SINGLE HOP
Using a proprietary method, we have been able to reduce the gluten content of our bottled beers to less than the World Health Organisation’s Codex Alimentarius determined level of 20ppm or less of gluten. Test certificates are available on our website.
Same Beer – No Gluten
AUDIT ALE 6.2% ABV
A strong ale, brewed to the 1938 strength and using the same ingredients as the original best selling bottled beer of the Black Eagle Brewery.
FREEDOM ALE 4.8% ABV
Produced to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Abolition of the Slave Trade Act on 25th March, 1807.
DOUBLE STOUT 5.5% ABV
First brewed in 2009 to the style and strength of the Black Eagle Brewery’s famous Double Stout 1938 gyles.
COLOUR
AROMA Rich, Coffee, Mature Fruits
TASTE Chocolate, Roasted, Warming
BITTER
SWEET
MALT Maris Otter Pale Ale, Chocolate Malt, Roast Barley
HOPS Northdown & Goldings
COLOUR
AROMA Scented, Floral, Fruity
TASTE Sweet, Tropical Fruits, Full Bodied
BITTER
SWEET
MALT Maris Otter Pale Ale, Crystal 150, Demerara Sugar
HOPS Kent Grown: Northdown & Goldings
COLOUR
AROMA Port, Raisins, Molasses
TASTE Complex Fruits, Smooth, Warming
BITTER
SWEET
MALT Maris Otter Pale Ale, Crystal 150
HOPS Kent Grown: Northdown & Goldings
= Bottle conditioned beer
SCOTNEY PALE ALE 4% ABV
A pale ale originally brewed exclusively for the National Trust using hops from their hop farm at Scotney Castle.
SCOTNEY BITTER 4.3% ABV
A best bitter originally brewed exclusively for the National Trust using hops from their hop farm at Scotney Castle.
BRITISH BULLDOG 4.3% ABV
A rich, full bodied best bitter in the traditional Kent style. Finished in the Hop Rocket® with Progress hops for a full flavour and aroma.
COLOUR
AROMA Floral, Malty, Fruity
TASTE Balanced, Toffee, Rich Fruit
BITTER
SWEET
MALT Maris Otter Pale Ale, Crystal 150
HOPS Kent Grown: Northdown, WGV & Progress
VICEROY IPA 5% ABV
A true English IPA. The inspiration behind this beer, the Marquis Curzon of Kedleston, was a figure of enormous importance.
COLOUR
AROMA Apricot, Hoppy, Peaches
TASTE Citrus, Nutty, Hoppy
BITTER
SWEET
MALT Maris Otter Pale Ale
HOPS Target & Progress
COLOUR
AROMA Roasted, Malty, Spicy
TASTE Sweet, Malty, Dry Finish
BITTER
SWEET
MALT Maris Otter Pale Ale, Crystal 150
HOPS Scotney Castle Target
COLOUR
AROMA Malty, Caramel, Fruity
TASTE Sharp, Citrus, Full Bodied
BITTER
SWEET
MALT Maris Otter Pale Ale, Amber
HOPS Scotney Castle Target
WESTERHAM BREWERY
Grange Farm, Pootings Road, Crockham Hill, Edenbridge, Kent TN8 6SA
Tel: 01732 864427 Email: [email protected]
www.westerhambrewery.co.uk@WesterhamBrew WesterhamBrew
Brewing in Westerham can be traced back to the early 1600s and by the mid 1800s there were two breweries in the town, the Swan Brewery and the Black Eagle Brewery. It is the moderately hard greensand aquifer water that made Westerham famous for its pale bitter beers such as India Pale Ale.
By 1899 the Black Eagle Brewery had taken over many other breweries nearby. During the Second World War ales from Westerham were popular with young airmen stationed at nearby RAF Biggin Hill. Indeed following the D-Day landings in June 1944 Westerham Ales racked its beer into the auxiliary fuel tanks of Spitfires and these were flown to our troops in Normandy - the RAF’s version of the Brewer’s Dray.
Following the war Taylor Walker Brewery of Limehouse in London took over the Black Eagle Brewery and by the late 1950s most of the bitter beer for the London market was being brewed in Westerham. When Taylor Walker was itself taken over by Ind Coope, the brewery in Westerham was closed in 1965 bringing to an end nearly 400 years of brewing history.
The new Westerham Brewery was founded in 2004, proudly restoring brewing to this historic town. Using the same greensand aquifer water, the original heritage yeasts of the Black Eagle Brewery and producing many of the same styles of beers, Westerham Brewery is recreating the beers that made Westerham famous.
Our water is drawn from a greensand aquifer below Westerham. The water has made Westerham a brewing centre for over
400 years.
We source the finest English malting barley. Freshly milled every day it is the backbone
of our craft beers.
More than 90% of our hops are sourced from Kent hop gardens. We know the farmers and
we support them. Only the Best of Kent.
We ferment our beers with a multi-strain hertiage yeast. According to the National
Collection of Yeast Cultures it makes ‘Very excellent tasting beer’. We agree.
BREWING HERITAGE