Specially brewed by Hobsons for the Severn Valley Railway and featuring a "Manor Class" engine on the label. The ideal gift for a railway and real ale enthusiast. As with all traditional beer or real ales a small amount of yeast is left in the bottle; it requires careful pouring. This real ale is brewed using Maris Otter pale ale malt, Amber malt, wheat, Hobsons yeast and finished with Challenger and Cascade hops. Alc. 4.2% Vol.

This traditional beer is produced by the brewery which produced Britain's champion beer of 2007 - Hobson's Mild. Finished with Worcestershire Challenger and Goldings hops. Brewed using Maris Otter pale ale malt, Roasted Crystal malt, Hobsons yeast and finished with Worcestershire Challenger and Goldings hops.
The brewer recommends serving Shropshire Blue cheese with this real ale. Alc. 5.2% Vol.

A mild ale, a very traditional beer style, from the brewer of CAMRA champion beer of 2007, an award Hobsons won for its cask Mild. This real ale celebrates Simon Evans, Cleobury Mortimer's famous rural postman. Brewed using Maris Otter pale malt, Dark Crystal malt and Pale Chocolate malt with caramel and vanilla and Fuggles and Goldings hops. Alc. 4.8% Vol.

A bottle-conditioned or real ale as are all Hobson's brews. Brewed using Maris Otter pale ale malted barley. Maris Otter is now a very old (over thirty years) barley variety but it still produces some of the best malts for the brewing of traditional beer available anywhere in the world, wheat, Hobsons yeast and finished with Worcestershire Goldings and Herefordshire Progress hops. Alc. 4.5% Vol

Just like the great Abbey at Tintern, this traditional beer has underlying strength. Challenger and Northern Brewer Hops, combined with a blend of Malted Barley give this real ale it's dry, bitter character. The great Cistercian Abbey at Tintern was founded in 1131 by Walter de Clare, though the present building is of a later date. Like many others, the Abbey suffered greatly during the dissolution of the Monasteries in 1536. Alc. 5.1% Vol.

A dry, bitter beer designed to satisfy a fierce thirst. All Kingstone Brewery beers are real ale and require careful pouring to avoid disturbing the sediment that all bottle-conditioned ales possess. Challenger Bitter is a dry, bitter beer designed to satisfy a fierce thirst, unusual in that it uses only a single variety of hop for bittering and flavouring. A traditional beer with barley and wheat malts, generously flavoured with Wye Challenger hops, one of the UK's most popular varieties. Alc. 4.0% Vol

Kingstone Classic Bitter won Gold at the Fine Food Awards in 2008 and rightly so, it is a balanced distinctively hoppy, dry real ale with a floral nose and smooth finish. Classic is brewed with pale and crystal malted barley and bittered with a quartet of hops - Northern Brewer, Cascade, Willamette and Brambling Cross. This is a classic in every way. Alc 4.5% Vol.

This is one of our favourite traditional beers at Canon Pyon Stores it has a strong, distinctive, full flavour. Fuggles hops, brewed together with pale and crystal malted barley and a generous quantity of maize give this real ale a distinctive full flavour. Alc 5.8% Vol

This real ale was originally named Kinsons Gold after the farm where it was originally produced, this traditional beer has a refreshing, bitter character. Fuggles and First Gold hops combined with an unusual blend of barley and wheat malts result in this ale's refreshing, bitter character. Alc. 4.0% Vol.

This is a full-bodied typical English stout ale a very traditional beer style also known as "London Porter" filled with the warm aromas of roasted barley and balanced by the character of Challenger and Target hops. This real ale gets smoother with age a great indicator of its quaility. It is suitable for vegans and vegetarians.
Alc. 4.4% Vol.

This smooth, honey-coloured real ale celebrates the audacity of Tewdric, a onetime king of Gwent and self-imposed hermit of the seventh century. He abandoned his solitude to lead the Welsh to victory over the Anglo-Saxons (first time for everything) at the battle of Pont y Saeson. The combination of Fuggles and Northern Brewer hops with blended pale and crystal malted barley produces an ale with a dry bitter character and tangy core. Kingstone Brewery describes its beers as "unfiltered, uncompromised, unashamedly real ale." Alc 3.8% Vol.

Traditional beer brewing is a very old craft in Britain. This brew is named after the date of the recipe from which it is brewed. So the question is; is this the taste of Tudor England? A deep, ruby-red real ale, quite different from modern beers, lightly hopped and full of complex, malt overtones. Made with four different barley malts, wheat and oat malts and Fuggles hops. Alc. 4.8% Vol

Mayfields Brewery Ducking Stool is a refreshing straw coloured real ale with plenty of hop character a traditional beer style. The last person to be ducked in England to Herefordshire's eternal shame was Jenny Pipes in Leominster the home of Mayfields Brewery in 1809. The original stool is on view in the Priory Church in Leominster.

A smooth, copper-coloured ale with a citrus hop finish brewed in the heart of England's hop growing region - Herefordshire. It is named after Nell Gwynne, the famous orange seller, actress and later mistress of Charles II
who was born in Hereford. This real ale is brewed with filtered water from England's most beautiful river - the Wye, a blend of the finest malts and is finished with a generous helping of Bramling Cross hops to give it its citrus hop finish. Alc 4.2% Vol.

This is a rich ruby coloured best bitter, a traditional beer style. A blend of pale, chocolate and wheat malts perfectly balance with the bitter spiciness of the finest Herefordshire Goldings hops. Enjoy it on its own or as an excellent accompaniment to game pie or roasted pheasant. Gamekeeper's Bitter was originally brewed as a special, it proved to be so popular Jim decided to bottle it. Alc 4.2% Vol.

One of our many bottle-conditioned or "real ales" as CAMRA would describe it. A truly old-fashioned premium real ale using the finest ingredients to produce a drink with a perfect balance of Herefordshire hops and malted barley. A perfect accompaniment to hot roast pork and crackling.
Alc. 4.3% Vol.

Award-winning traditional beer with a bite! This real ale is a winner of many awards including Society of Independent Brewers Association West Champion Beer 2005 and CAMRA West Midlands Champions Premium Bitter 2006. A blend of Yorkshire malts and Herefordshire hops and a great accompaniment to fine food. Serve slightly chilled. Alc. 4.8% Vol.

This is one of our organic drinks. A great accompaniment to prime Herefordshire beef. Brewed with organic ingredients to produce an ethical real ale. Serve slightly chilled. Alc. 3.7% Vol.

Like many real ales this traditional beer changes subtly as it ages becoming, in our opinion, smoother and gentler on the palate. Brewed using a substantial proportion of oats malt. A subtle blend of organic oats and barley along with New Zealand Hallertau hops. A truly wonderful mixture of flavours to arouse and satisfy the most discerning of stout drinkers. A great accompaniment to strong cheese and game casseroles. Serve slightly chilled. A real ale. Alc. 4.4% Vol

Hopping Mad uses just one single hop variety, Progress, to achieve it's appealing aroma, it's pleasingly bitter taste and it's delightful sparkle. Awarded the Silver Medal at the Beauty of Hops Awards. For maximum enjoyment of this traditional beer, lightly chill the bottle before drinking the contents. Alc. 4.7% Vol.

Brewed in the beautiful village of Wistanstow, south Shropshire.Parish Pale Ale is hopped with Fuggles and a late burst of Goldings to produce a hoppy, refreshing flavour. Brewed with care and superbly drinkable! Best served chilled.The illustration on the bottle shows the church in Wistanstow, south Shropshire, England where Wood's brewery was founded in 1980 and where their beer is still brewed. Alc. 4% Vol.

Voted Britain's Best Bitter in SIBA Awards, 2004.Brewed with Pale Ale and Lager malted barley, this hand-crafted golden beer is hopped with English Fuggles and enjoys a citrus bitterness and aroma derived from adding North American Cascade and Mount Hood hops. Pot O'Gold was first brewed to celebrate the legend of a fairy who hid gold in a south Shropshire beauty spot, Bury Ditches. Alc. 4.4% Vol.

.Shropshire Lad is a naturally-brewed English beer. To savour it at its delicious best, lightly chill the bottle before serving. Wood's first bottled Shropshire Lad Spring Bitter in honour of A.E. Housman's celebrated collection of poems, A Shropshire Lad. Alc. 5% Vol.

The politically incorrect description that the Wood Brewery ascribes to this classy drink is " Shropshire Lass is a delightful blonde! She will tantalise your taste buds with fine pale malts and Fuggles and Cascade hops. All in all a memorably tasty 'bitter stuff'" How do they get away with it? Alc 4.1% Vol.

Butty Bach ale Butty Bach premium real ale was first brewed in 1998 for the Cardiff Beer Festival and was Beer of the Festival three years running. It is brewed with malted barley, flaked barley, malted wheat and crystal malt. The cask version was West Midlands CAMRA best bitter of the year 2008 and winner of "The People's Choice" at the famous Ludlow Marches Food and Drink Festival 2007. Alc 4.5% Vol.

Traditional beer from the Wye Valley Brewery - Dorothy Goodbody Country Ale is a strong full-bodied ruby real ale it was awarded one of the"worlds 50 best beers" in the International Beer Challenge 2008. The brewer recommends it for drinking with red meat, cheeses or even rich steamed puddings. Alc 6.00% Vol.

Dorothy Goodbody Golden ale is brewed with Maris Otter pale malt and two English hop varieties; Goldings and Fuggles, a natural winning combination. Awarded Bronze in the Brewing Industry International Awards 2005. The cask ale won Silver in the golden ales category at W Midlands CAMRA Beer of the Year 2007. This is a real ale. Alc 4.2% Vol.

Dorothy Goodbody's Wholesome stout is a traditional beer, it is brewed with Maris Otter pale malt roasted and flaked barley and Northdown hops it is a dark, full-bodied real ale with roasted coffee notes and plenty of hops. Drink on its own or with grilled meat, stew or cheeses. West Midlands CAMRA bottled beer of the year 2007. Silver award at CAMRA 30th Great British beer festival 2007 and CAMRA champion bottle-conditioned (real ale) beer of 2008. What more could a brewer or drinker want? Alc 4.6% Vol.