Drinks
FROM THE TAP
LIGHT BEERS
RENEGADE LAGER, 4.1% ABV, Renegade Brewery
Brewed using 100% British ingredients, this lager is crisp, clean and utterly refreshing. Gluten Free & Vegan.
BRILL GOLD, 3.5% ABV, Vale Brewery
A refreshing golden ale with hints of orange zest and a deep caramel finish.
CHAIRMAN DAVE, 3.5% ABV, Amwell Springs
A sweet, crisp pale ale with a zesty bitterness that is complemented by a vibrant floral hop flavour. With a low ABV this is a true session ale.
PROSPECT, 3.7% ABV, Oxford Brewery
This is a session bitter, lower in alcohol, yet big in body and flavour. It delivers a surprisingly big mouthfeel and a striking dry hoppiness that is very moreish.
APAs & IPAs
RUDE NOT TO, 4.0% ABV, Amwell Springs
Rude Not To is a lively character that packs a punch. The addition of pilsner malt gives it a sweet, but not malty, golden flavour. Dry hopped with tonnes of west coast hops to impart subtle hints of mango and lime makes this session IPA perfect for any occasion.
OX BLOOD, 4.3% ABV, Little Ox Brewery
You won’t find any haemoglobin in this malty red IPA but you can be assured it is dripping with juicy hops including Simcoe and Citra, balanced with a blend of pale and caramel malts.
YABBA DABBA DOO, 4.8% ABV, Little Ox Brewery
This juicy IPA will deliver waves of passionfruit, peach and citrus flavours from the finest American hops, on a backbone of soft caramel malt. Low bitterness, big on flavour, very moreish.
RICH DARKER ALES
MAGGS’ MILD, 3.5% ABV, Renegade Brewery
A traditional rich, dark mild with big hitting biscuit malt flavours, a light earth hop aroma and a velvety smooth finish.
OTHER
CHILLING ME SOFTLY, 4.5% ABV, Loose Cannon
A California Common Beer, brewed with lager yeast but fermented at an ale temperature. Slight floral aromas with hints of caramel and toast. Moderately malty with a light floral and tropical hop notes and a medium-bodied mouthfeel.
HOP KITTY, 3.9% ABV, XT Brewing
Low on ABV, huge on hops. Bursting with intense tropical and citrus flavours with toasted malt sweetness. Triple hopped. Just like every crazy cat person, you won’t be stopping with one.
CIDER
BERKSHIRE DIAMOND, 4.5% ABV, Tutt’s Clump
A medium dry sparkling cider handmade in the heart of the Royal County of Berkshire blended from a variety of fresh handpicked apples.
RIDGEWAY, 4% ABV, Tutt’s Clump
A medium sweet cider lovingly crafted in West Berkshire from a blend of the finest English Apples named after the Ridgeway, which is an ancient trackway described as Britain’s oldest road which extends from Avebury Wiltshire along the chalk ridge of the Berkshire Downs to Streatley Berkshire.
FROM THE BOTTLE
WHITE
SILVER GHOST SAUVIGNON BLANC 2022/23, 10.5% ABV
The Central Valley, where this wine is from, is cool but has loads of sunshine – so this is more like a ripe white Bordeaux than a full, tropically fruity Kiwi Sauvignon. It’s got a real citrussy zing and great tropical flavours. Chile.
RED
THE GUV’NOR, 14% ABV
Made from Tempranillo grapes picked from their favourite vineyards across Spain. It’s bold. It’s fruity. It’s a modern Spanish red that goes with everything. Spain.
SPARKLING
BOTTER VIA VINTO, 11% ABV
Sparkling Brut. Delicate aromas of bread and yeast mingle in with fruity notes of mature apple. With its long finish, this sparkling blend of Chardonnay and Pinot Gris would be excellent with vegetables or seafood risotto. Italy
THE GUV’NOR SPARKLING, 12.5% ABV
Made from a local grape variety, Viura, and Chardonnay. Expect delicate aromas of blossom, vanilla and stone-fruit and citrus flavours and a deliciously creamy finish. Spain
PREMIUM GINS
HERBACEOUS
Blewburton Hill London Dry Gin
Blewbury / Compton
The natural beauty and botanical heritage of Blewbury has been stitched into a unique patchwork palette to create a unique, yet familiar, London Dry Gin which truly evokes a sense of place. Vibrant, piquant watercress drawn from the crystal chalk streams of Watery Lane and Ash Brook, flowering nettle tips foraged from the fringes of the Playclose meet meadowsweet and blackcurrant leaf of pasture and hedgerow, with just a glimpse of rose and lavender from passing cottage gardens.
Working with Hawkridge Distillery their award-winning London Dry Gin base, crafted using the Victorian tea method to draw out classic juniper and citrus flavours and deliver a richer, smoother mouth feel, has been accented with botanicals gathered from our village.
CITRUS
Blackeye London Dry Gin
Compton
The unofficial spirit of rugby created by rugby legends Mike Tindall MBE and James Haskell together with renowned Rugby broadcaster Alex Payne and produced by Hawkridge Distillery makers of the World Gin Awards No1 London Dry Gin . Blackeye is an exceptionally smooth blend of fresh citrus-forward flavours, subtle floral notes, and a burst of juniper, rounded off with a unique combination of botanicals harking from each of the major rugby nations – including a secret ingredient that the makers claim you won’t find in any other gin in the world!
JUNIPER
Sky Wave Signature London Dry Gin
Bicester
With juniper constantly present, the flavour starts with a citrus burst. After a long, smooth, slightly sweet middle which you’ll want to savour, you are left with a wonderfully lingering, subtly spicy finish. 13 botanicals are distilled using the ‘one shot’ method and then topped up with the finest Oxfordshire natural mineral water from Blenheim Palace.
Voted The World’s Best Contemporary London Dry Gin at the World Gin Awards.
SPICE
OX1 Gin
Chalgrove
OX1 combines green cardamom, sweet at the fore with a fiery finish of eucalyptol flavour, grain of paradise seeds share a woody, almost piney aroma, and a warm peppery taste, with star anise, lavender and chamomile unravelling into the mid-notes as a warming, spice-forward profile emerges.
FLORAL
Hawkridge London Dry Gin “Victorian Aphrodisiac Blend”
Compton
Another beautiful blend from Hawkridge Distillers, inspired by Hawkridge House, a Victorian manor in the Berkshire countryside, and the Victorian “Language of Flowers”. This gin is brimming with delicious floral tones. made with thirteen key botanicals: Juniper, coriander, angelica, lemon peel, orange peel, meadowsweet, lemon verbena, rosemary, mint, lavender, jasmine, rose petals and honey.