Seasonal
& Monthly Specials 2012 |
January
/ February |
Puddledock
Porter 4%
A
traditional dark brown winter ale brewed with Crystal and Chocolate
Malts, hopped with Kent Northdown, Bramling Cross and Goldings
hops for flavour and aroma.
Our ‘Puddledock Porter’ takes its name from the
village of Puddledock and its association with Westerham’s
famous resident, Winston Churchill. The possibility of Churchill’s
receiving a dukedom after the war led to speculation about what
his son would be known as. After discussions with Churchill,
his private secretary reported that Churchill would never accept:
“First of all what could he be Duke of? Secondly, even
if he were Duke of Westerham, what would Randolph be? He could
only be Marquis of Puddledock Lane which was the only other
possession he had apart from Chartwell. And thirdly, quite seriously,
he wished to die in the House of Commons as Winston Churchill.” |
February
to June
|
Jubilation
Ale - Diamond Jubilee Beer 4%
Golden
Ale brewed with Pale Ale and Caramalt. We hopped this beer
with one hop from each of the decades of the Queen's life;
all were bred in Kent and grown in Kent. Two hops were used
for First Wort Hopping, four hops were then dosed in a Continuous
Hopping regime. Wort was then passed through the Hop Rocket
with four more hop varieties and finally the finished beer
was Dry Hopped in the maturation tank. WGV (1932), Early Choice
Golding (1948), Bramling Cross (1951), Progress (1967), Target
(1972), Pilgrim (1984), First Gold (1996), Sovereign (2006)
and Finchcocks' Hop X (2010). The first batch of beer was
brewed with the help of Peter Darby of Wye Hops Ltd, the hopfather
of four of the varieties we used and Ian Strang of Little
Scotney Farm who grew 6 of the nine hop varieties for us. |
March
|
Gold
Rush - American pale ale 4%
Made
with 3 types of American hops, this golden amber pale ale bursts
with citrus, zesty hop flavours. Summit, Columbus and Cascade
hops combine in the Hop Rocket to produce a pale ale that will
assault your taste buds with hoptastic flavours. Rush to get
it while stocks last. |
Late
April / May
|
Saison
D'Etre - Belgian Saison 4%
Wallonian
Saison beers were traditionally brewed in farmhouses early
in the year. Lower in alcohol than Biere de Garde beers this
beer has several secret ingredients to tempt your palate.
Push the boundaries of your craft beer experience with our
interpretation of this beautiful beer style.
|
May
|
Alt
Ego - Altbier - German old ale 4%
Dusseldorf
Altbier or old ale, brewed to a recipe from our friend, Markus
Lotz from Bavaria. Noble German Spalt hops. Lager, crystal and
chocolate malts and our ale yeast. Lagered for 4 weeks. The
nearest thing we want to make to a dark mild in 2012!
|
June
|
Uppin
Smoke - Polish Gratzen or Piwo Grodziskie 4%
Polish
Gratzen or Piwo Grodziskie beer for Euro 2012 co-hosted by
Poland and Ukraine. A traditional Polish wheat beer made with
oak smoked wheat malt and heaviliy hopped with Polish Marynka
hops. This style of beer died out in the 1990s but rumours
abound of its re-emergence; to help it on its way we have
produced our interpretation of the beer with oak smoked wheat
malt from Weyermann Maltings in Bamburg. Smoky, hoppy and
bitter this beer will challenge your ideas about what beer
can taste like. "Uppin" is an old Prussian word
for cloud, which perfectly describes this cloudy, smoky wheat
beer. |
July
to September
|
British
Bulldog Gold - Premium Golden Ale 4.3%
To
celebrate the Olympics, we are instilling our British Bulldog
with a golden touch. Pale Ale malt and 5 types of Kent hops.
Northdown, WGV, Bramling Cross, Goldings and Progress
hops come together in this celebration of the hops of Kent in
a golden ale bursting with flavour. Let's hope our athletes
are as good as the beer. |
July
|
Helles
Belles - German Helles lager 4%
A
traditional German style lager, brewed to a recipe from our
friend, Markus Lotz of the Marktbrau in Nidda near Frankfurt.
Lagered or matured for 4 weeks unlike the yellow fizz normally
drunk in Britain today. The beer is made with lager malt, carapils
malt and noble German Spalt Select and Hallertauer Perle hops.
Fermented with a lager yeast and then cold conditioned or lagered
for 4weeks. An experiment in bringing the real thing to Kent. |
August
|
Bohemian
Rhapsody - Bohemian style pilsener lager 4%
Straw
yellow lager (yes that means lagered or matured for 6 weeks)
hopped with Czech grown Saaz noble hops with a distinctive hop
aroma and bitterness usually found in Bohemian pilseners. Brewed
with Bohemian lager malt and fermented with a lager yeast and
then cold conditioned or lagered for 4 weeks. Pilseners are
traditionally quite bitter and this version is no different.
Not for lager louts - its got too much flavour. |
September
|
Tripel
Jump - Belgian Abbey Tripel 5%
A
traditional golden amber Abbey-style Tripel with a secret blend
of spices to finish off our interpretation of one of the World’s
great beer styles. |
October
|
Little
Scotney Green Hop Harvest Ale 4%
Brewed
in September to celebrate the hop harvest, this best bitter
is hopped with undried green hops from the National Trust's
hop garden at Scotney Castle. A mild tasting, mid gold best
bitter, it has a wonderful sappy flavour of the undried green
hops. |
November
|
General
Wolfe "1759" Maple Ale 4%
Our
Autumn seasonal ale is the colour of turning maple leaves from
the 13% Crystal Malt in the grist. In addition we add Maple
Syrup to the copper. The brew is hopped with Bramling Cross
hops which are a cross between an English Golding hop and a
Manitoban (Canadian) wild hop. Brewed to commemorate General
Wolfe who was born in Westerham and defeated the French at the
Heights of Abraham in Quebec, 13 September 1759.
A
firmly bitter but decidedly fruity, robust ale with toffee-malt
notes, juicy blackcurrants and orchard fruits, plus a perfumed,
floral background sweetness from the maple syrup. - Jeff Evans
- Beer Writer |
December
|
God's
Wallop Christmas FAIRTRADE Ale ® 4%
A
traditional Old Ale style beer made with FAIRTRADE Demerara
sugar from Malawi, pale ale, 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. 10% of the sales
proceeds will go to charity, in keeping with the ethos of the
Westerham Brewery Company. |
December
/ January
|
Double
Stout 5.2%
First
brewed in 2009 to the style and strength of the Black Eagle
Brewery's famous Double Stout 1939 gyles. Made with a blend
of coloured and roasted malts.
"Rich
roasted stout with dark fruits (prune) with a smooth body
followed with a hint of bitterness." |
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