Proud to be British

As our South African friend can't join us this week, we thought that we would celebrate all things British!

Wadworth Red, White & Brew (4% ABV) has been brewed in celebration of all things British.

It's a powerfully hopped golden summer ale with a zesty hoppy nose. The initial fresh, cleansing palate develops into a strong powerful bitterness, a sorbet of beers and a real thirst quencher!

See you on Thursday from 8PM and on Friday from 6.30PM for our monthly FAMILY FUN NIGHT.

It's a week for Special Deliveries

No, not the Royal Baby (but well done on that too), but several of our locals have been nagging us to get this Cornish lovely behind the bar for a while - so we've had one sent over 'Special Delivery'!

Doom Bar Bitter is named after an infamous sandbank at the mouth of the Camel Estuary in North Cornwall. It's where the river Camel meets the Atlantic Ocean on Cornwall’s rugged north coast, a sand bank, centuries old, known as the Doom Bar protects and calms this beautiful estuary. Sailors respect the Doom Bar knowing it to be unforgiving if met with haste or arrogance.

They say that Doom Bar 'the beer' embodies many characteristics which make it worthy to carry the name of this natural wonder. It’s distinctive aroma and balanced flavour set it apart from other beers taking unsuspecting first time drinkers by surprise with its moreish appeal. Doom Bar has achieved international cult status, is one of the fastest growing beer brands in the UK and the best selling cask beer in the South West of England.

Tasting Notes from Stuart Howe -  Head Brewer

“The aroma of Doom Bar combines an accomplished balance of spicy resinous hop, inviting sweet malt and delicate roasted notes. The mouth feel is a perfectly balanced and complex blend of succulent dried fruit, lightly roasted malty notes and a subtle yet assertive bitterness. The bitterness remains into the finish with dry fruity notes which implore the drinker to go back for more.”

Awards:

Regional winner of the Morning Advertiser ‘Great British Pub Supplier Award’, 2009 and 2010

International Beer Challenge World Top 50 Beer 2006

Bronze medal winner, Publican Licensees Choice Awards, 2010

Bronze in the International Beer Challenge, 2011

Bronze in the International Beer Challenge, 2012

Get along on Thursday or Friday from 8pm and enjoy the taste of Cornwall whilst the sun lasts!
You can even toast the future King if you really want to.

Golfer, Darren Clarke knows a thing or two

As the 142nd Open Championship gets under way at Muirfield on Thursday and the game's best golfers tough it out to lift the famous Claret Jug, former Open Champion Darren Clarke knows that whether it's on the fairway or in the bar - Practice makes Perfect!

Good advice indeed because this weeks Guest Ale is Belhaven St. Andrews Ale (4.9%)

See, you think we just order any beer - this stuff takes planning!

A real classic, Belhaven's St. Andrews Ale is inspired by another great Scottish invention - golf. It's simple really - a truly great beer, great balance and great flavours. Just the thing to quench the thirst after a day on the course.

We're open as usual from 8PM on Thursday & Friday.

Good luck to Darren Clarke over the next few days.

A bird brewing beer!

So how do you follow a weekend which had a beer festival with six fabulous ales?

Simple - by serving and excellent #Norfolk ale brewed by a bird! (her words not mine)

Norfolk Kiwi 3.8% ABV

Tasting Notes:

Norfolk Kiwi, is an easy drinking bitter and is brewed using the finest locally grown Maris Otter and wheat giving it a golden straw colour.

It is blended with generous helpings of English and New Zealand hops, giving it that unique Kiwi flavour and aroma. Contains barley and wheat (Gluten).

Whats in a name? 

Norfolk Kiwi' is named after brewer Jo's husband Chris, who is from New Zealand. He can be spotted undoubtedly as a Kiwi by his usual attire of green swanndry and gumboots, often accompanied by a ute full of wood. If communication occurs don't be confused by the pronunciation of his 'e's as 'I's!

Having lived in the UK for more than 20 years, with the best part of that being in North Norfolk he has had an ambition list of things he would like to do in order to become a true English gent! Seeing a British winner at Wimbledon, see an Englishman score an unbeaten 100 at lords, see the French beaten at Twickenham, and the such like.

We're open on Thursday and Friday night from 8pm. Hope to see you, trust me - this ale is not one that you want to miss! 

Also we've put a few pictures from the Beer Festival on our BeerFest13 page.

WrenSocial BeerFest13 - IT'S TIME

TO SEE WHAT ALES WE'VE GOT & READ THE TASTING NOTES > CLICK HERE