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BEER LIST2018
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ABOUT CAVE DIRECTFounded in 1979, Cave Direct is a supplier of craft and speciality beers to the UK drinks trade – proud to work with leaders of old and new-world beer, from Lervig to Westmalle.
Operating out of our depots in the South East, Bristol, Newcastle and Manchester we directly deliver over 300 lines of premium draught and packaged beers via our own fleet of drays. We also offer a comprehensive national courier delivery service for those outside our direct delivery areas.
We are exclusive UK importers and distributors for a range of world-renowned breweries such as Paulaner, Kona and Lervig, as well as being the UK’s biggest supplier of imported Belgian beer, including the lambic and Trappist
breweries, and a host of modern producers. We also work with many of the UK’s new craft breweries, including Beavertown, Lost & Grounded, Magic Rock and Tiny Rebel.
This is our main list of beers, made up of breweries we are in close partnership with.
This enables us to offer you the best prices, freshest stock and in-depth support including POS and marketing exposure. Our team of sales representatives can also help create your beer list, offer staff training, and technical support.
We also have a specials list of rare and exclusive beers that goes out to our accounts every Friday at 10am – including seasonals from all our core breweries. To be added to this list speak to your rep.
ABOUT THIS LIST
CONTENTSIMPORTANTAll bottles marked RB are returnable bottles and require a deposit. All other bottles and cans are non-returnable. For keg formats please contact us direct.
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AMERICAGone are the days when US beer was light and tasteless. America
has the greatest brewing scene on earth, ranging from delicious hoppy ales to some of the most experimental beers ever made.
KONA BREWING COMPANY, HAWAIIWhat started as a family brew pub has grown to a globally loved brand thanks to fantastic, accessible, beach-ready beers and a summery attitude to life.
NAME STYLE ABV FORM
LONGBOARD CRISP german-style LAGER 4.6%
58.7l keg
24 x 355ml
24 x 355ml CANS
BIG WAVE HOPPY GOLDEN ALE 4.4%
58.7l keg
24 x 355ml
24 x 355ml CANS
Hanalei ipasession ipa with orange,
passion fruit & guava4.5%
58.7l keg
24 x 355ml
Fire Rock American pale ale 5.9% 24 x 355ml
RED HOOK BREWERY, SEATTLEOne of the fathers of the craft beer movement, Red Hook have been brewing in Seattle since 1982, and were one of the creators of the American IPA style.
NAME STYLE ABV FORM
LONGHAMMER Citrusy AMERICAN IPA 6.2%20l keg
24 x 355ml
NEW IN 2018: HANALEI IPA draughtCave Direct are excited to release Kona Hanalei IPA on draught for the first time this year. This 4.5% session IPA is made with passionfruit, guava and orange, three fruits native to Hawaii.
As well as the rich, citrusy sweetness from the fruit and hops, it has a clean crisp finish with enough bitterness to make it really drinkable and make it a great counterpoint to Big Wave and Longboard on the bar.
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GERMANY
PAULANER, MUNICHFounded in 1634 years, Paulaner is one of the original Munich breweries and still brews to the centuries-old Reinheitsgebot guaranteeing great ingredients and traditional methods.
NAME STYLE ABV FORM
Munchner HELL world-class helles LAGER 4.9%
30l keg
50l keg
24 x 330ml
20 x 500ml
2 x 5l mini keg
munich DUNKEL fruity DARK LAGER 5%30l keg
20 x 500ml RB
HEFE-WEISS velvety WHEAT BEER 5.5%
30l keg
20 x 500ml
24 x 330ml
DUNKEL WEISS DARK WHEAT BEER 5.3%30l keg
20 x 500ml
SALVATOR traditional BOCK LAGER 7.9% 24 x 330ml
Hefe-weiss alcohol free alcohol-free wheat beer 0.5% 20 x 500ml
While the world becomes obsessed with hops and sours, Germany has remained the staunch home of world-class lager. We focus on Munich, where the perfect water, malt and hops combine with the country’s strict brewing standards to make some of the cleanest,
most delicious lagers.
HOPF, MIESBACHA brilliant little brewery producing one of Bayern and Germa-ny’s best Hefe Weiss (and that’s saying something). It’s light and hoppy but still loaded with banana and clove notes.
NAME STYLE ABV FORM
HELLE WEISS lighter WHEAT BEER 5.3%50l keg
20 x 500ml rb
HACKER-PSCHORR, MUNICHOne of Bayern’s most historical breweries, Hacker-Pschorr brewed beer for the first Oktoberfest. Their beers are typically more intensely flavoured than other Munich beers.
NAME STYLE ABV FORMHELL classic helles LAGER 4.9% 50l keg
Gold Premium rich lager 5.5%30l keg
18 x 500ml
HEFE-WEISS rich WHEAT BEER 5.5%30l keg
18 x 500ml
kellerbier unfiltered lager 5.5%30l keg
18 x 500ml
MORE GERMAN BEERGermany make some of the most drinkable, accessible beers in the world and we bring in the best available, from Schlenker-la’s famous smoked beers to Tegernsee Hell, one of the world’s best lagers.
NAME STYLE ABV FORMAndechs Hefeweiss Wheat Beer 5.5% 20 x 500ml btl
Andechs Vollbier Lager 4.8% 20 x 500ml btl
Flensburger Pilsner Pilsner Lager 4.8% 24 x 330ml Btl
Fruh Kolsch fruity Kolsch lager 4.8% 20 x 500ml btl
Jever Pilsner hoppy Pilsner Lager 4.9% 20 x 500ml btl
Rothaus Tannenzapfle biscuity helles Lager 5.1% 24 x 330ml Btl
Schlenkerla marzen smoked dark lager 5.1% 20 x 500ml btl
TEGErNSEE HELLES bready helles lager 4.8% 20 x 500ml btl
augustiner bräu, munichRegularly cited as one of the most revered lager breweries. Au-gustiner is a surprisingly large brewery that focuses on its local market. We’re privileged to get it in regularly – both the brilliant helles and the golden lager, Edelstoff.
NAME STYLE ABV FORMlager helles refreshing helles lager 5.2% 20 x 500ml rb
edelstoff export strength helles 5.6% 20 x 500ml rb
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NORWAY
france
Lervig, norwayFounded by locals after Carlsberg bought and closed Stavan-ger’s only brewery, Lervig got the world’s attention when rock-star brewer Mike Murphy joined. They now brew some of the most exciting and delicious beers in the world.
NAME STYLE ABV FORM
lucky jack CRISP american pale ale 4.7%
30l keg
24 x 330ml
24 x 330ml CAN
LUCKY JACK GRAPEFRUIT GRAPEFRUIT pale ale 4.7% 24 x 330ml CAN
hoppy joe american red ale 4.7% 24 x 330ml CAN
Sour suzy berlinerweiss 4% 24 x 330ml CAN
pilsner pale lager 4.7% 24 x 330ml CAN
TASTY JUICE all-citra hazy IPA 6.0% 24 x 500ml CAN
three bean stout imperial stout with tonka, vanilla & cocoa beans 13.0% 24 x 330ml btl
konrad stout imperial stout 10.4% 24 x 330ml
brasserie saint-germain, FRANCEOur only French beer, but a great brewer. Saint-Germain or Page 24 as they are more widely known, make modern drink-able beers in stylish flip-top bottles, including an amazing rhubarb IPA.
NAME STYLE ABV FORMBLONDE blonde ale 5.9% 12 x 330ml
RHUb’ IPA tart rhubarb ipa 6.9% 12 x 330ml
BLANCHE wit beer 4.9% 12 x 330ml
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UK & irLBeavertown, LondonFounded in the basement of a BBQ joint in East London, Beaver-town has grown to one of the biggest breweries in London thanks to its fantastic hop forward beers and inventive branding.
NAME STYLE ABV FORM
Gamma ray american pale ale 5.4%30l keg
24 x 330ml can
Neck oil session IPA 4.3%30l keg
24 x 330ml can
LUPULOID juicy INDIA PALE ALE 6.7%30l keg
24 x 330ml can
8-ball rye IPA 6.2% 24 x 330ml can
black betty black IPA 7.4% 24 x 330ml can
smog rocket smoked porter 5.4% 24 x 330ml can
The UK now has the most number of breweries per capita in the world, the quality and quantity of British beer has never been higher
- we get regular seasonals too, so sign up to our specials list!
LOST AND GROUNDED, BRISTOLFounded by the former head brewer of Camden Town brewery and Little Creatures, Lost and Grounded are one of the most ex-citing new breweries in the country, making remarkable German and Belgian-inspired beers.
NAME STYLE ABV FORM
Keller Pils unfiltered lager 4.8%30l keg
24 x 330ml
Running with Sceptres hoppy vienna lager 5.2%30l keg
24 x 330ml
hop-hand fallacy zesty wheat ale 4.4% 24 x 330ml
apophenia tripel 8.8% 24 x 330ml
Saison D’avon Saison 6.5% 24 x 330ml
no rest for dancers hoppy red ale 6.2% 24 x 330ml
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WILD BEER, SHEPTON MALLETTUK’s first sour-focused brewery, Wild Beer make inventive, deli-cious beer using wild yeasts, fruits and ingredients as well as lots of time in their vast barrel collection. We regularly get spe-cials in so sign up to the specials list.
NAME STYLE ABV FORM
POGO fruited pale ale 4.1%30l keg
24 x 330ml cans
BIBBLE american pale ale 4.2%30l keg
24 x 330ml cans
MILLIONAIRE salted caramel stout 4.7%30l keg
18 x 330ml
nebula new england american pale 5% 24 x 330ml cans
FRESH zingy ipa 5.5% 24 x 330ml cans
EVOLVER brett ipa 5.8% 18 x 330ml
modus operandi sour red ale 7% 18 x 330ml
MAGIC ROCK, HUDDERSFIELDOne of the country’s best and most-loved breweries, as well as one of the most forward thinking. Magic Rock make modern American-inspired beer for keg, can and the odd cask.
NAME STYLE ABV FORMSaucery new england session ipa 3.90% 30L Keg
High Wire classic west coast pale 5.50%30L Key Keg
24 x 330ml CAN
High Wire Grapefruit west coast pale with grapefruit 5.5% 24 x 330ml CAN
Dancing Bear bavarian-style pils 6.5% 24 x 330ml CAN
Rapture hoppy red ale 4.60% 24 x 330ml CAN
Dark Arts rich stout 6.00% 24 x 330ml CAN
Salty Kiss gooseberry gose 4.10% 24 x 330ml CAN
Inhaler dry juicy pale ale 4.50% 24 x 330ml CAN
Fantasma gluten-free NE ipa 6.50% 24 x 330ml CAN
Cannonball big west coast ipa 7.40% 24 x 330ml CAN
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TINY REBEL, NEWPORTAn award-winning microbrewery in the unlikely town of Newport, Tiny Rebel brew the 2015 Champion Beer of Britain, Cwtch, and also exciting experimental ales and fantastic session beers.
NAME STYLE ABV FORM
CWTCH hoppy red ale (champion beer of britain 2015) 5%
30l keg
40l cask
24 x 330ml
24 x 330ml cans
DUTTY vermont session ipa 4.2%30l keg
24 x 330ml cans
clwb tropicana tropical IPA 5.5%30l keg
24 x 330ml cans
CALI PALE juicy american pale ale 5.5% 24 x 330ml cans
stay puft marshmallow porter 5.2% 24 x 330ml cans
FRAMBUZI rasberry sour 4.3% 24 x 330ml cans
GIPSY HILL, LondonPart of the second wave of London craft breweries, Gipsy Hill make delicious, varied session beers as well as a host of criti-cally acclaimed specials.
northern monk, leedsOne of the fastest growing and most exciting craft breweries in the UK, with a delicious and highly sessionable core range as well as some incredible hoppy and mixed ferm specials.
NAME STYLE ABV FORM
hepcat session ipa 4.6%30l keg
24 x 330ml cans
beatnik pale ale 3.8%30l keg
24 x 330ml cans
southpaw amber ale 4.2% 24 x 330ml cans
NAME STYLE ABV FORM
Eternal Session IPA 4.10%30L keg
24 x 330ml CAN
Faith NEW ENGLAND Pale Ale 5.1%30L keg
24 x 440ml CAN
New World IPA 6.2% 24 x 330ml CAN
Northern Star Mocha Porter 5.9% 24 x 330ml CAN
Heathen NEW ENGLAND IPA 7.2% 24 x 440ml CAN
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SIREN CRAFT BREW, READINGArguably the most inventive and exciting brewery in the UK, Siren have a huge barrel-ageing programme as well as a great core range of hop-forward modern styles.
THE WHITE HAG, sligo, irelandPerhaps the most exciting brewery to come out of Ireland, White Hag make exceptional mixed ferm and sour beer, as well as delicious big and session stouts and great IPAs.
TITANIC BREWERY, STOKE-ON-TRENTSpecialising in dark beers, Titanic are most famous for their multi-award-winning Plum Porter, but also make a brilliant stout and a delicious cherry ESB. Traditional with a twist.
NAME STYLE ABV FORM
undercurrent oatmeal pale ale 4.90%30l keg
24 x 330ml
soundwave west coast ipa 5.4%30l keg
24 x 330ml
Yulu tea-infused pale ale 3.60% 24 x 330ml
liquid mistress red ipa 5.50% 24 x 330ml
broken dream coffee stout 6% 24 x 330ml
CALYPSO dry-hopped berlinerweiss 4% 24 x 330ml
NAME STYLE ABV FORMThe Black Pig Nitro Irish Dry Stout 4.2% 30L Key keg
Brann & Sceola Irish IPA 7.2%30L Key keg
24 x 330ml CAN
Little FawN Session IPA 4.2% 24 x 330ml CAN
Roc modern pilsner 4.5% 24 x 330ml can
White Sow Chocolate Oatmeal Stout 5.2% 24 x 330ml CAN
The Puca Dry Hopped Lemon Sour 3.5% 24 x 330ml CAN
NAME STYLE ABV FORM
Stout Rich stout 4.5%30l keg
12 x 500ml
Plum Porter stout with a hint of plum 4.9% 12 x 500ml
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BELGIUMCraft may seem like a new thing, but the values and flavours it
champions have been at the core of Belgian beer for centuries. It is still the home of great beer, from Trappist beers to modern sours.
BAVO, HUYGHE, MELLEBrewed at Huyghe brewery exclusively for Cave Direct, the Bavo range of house beers offer incredible value and quality.
NAME STYLE ABV FORMBAVO pils pilsner LAGER 4.2% 50l keg
bavo wit belgian wit 5% 50l keg
ST BAVO BLONDE ABBEY BLOND 6% 30L KEG
AVERBODE, HUYGHE, MELLEThe abbey of Averbode commissioned Huyghe brewery to make their beer thanks to their sustainable approach and focus on quality - which shows in this complex, spicy dry-hopped blonde.
NAME STYLE ABV FORMAVERBODE Dry-hopped blonde 7.5% 24 x 330ml RB
CAMPUS, HUYGHE, MELLEBrewed by the legends behind Delirium Tremens, Campus beers are designed to slake the thirst of lager lovers and summer sip-pers without compromising on flavour – with lots of lemony hops and quality malts.
5% PREMIUM PILSAMPUS
HUYGHE BREWERY,BELGIUM
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5% PREMIUM PILS
HUYGHE BREWERY,BELGIUM
AMPUSCNAME STYLE ABV FORM
CAMPUS PREMIUM BELGIAN PILSNER 5.2% 50l keg
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DELIRIUM, HUYGHE, MELLERecently voted the best beer in the world, Delirium Tremens is a spicy, dry Belgian strong ale loved around the world for its easy finish and kitsch branding. Seasonal variants are available all year round.
NAME STYLE ABV FORM
Delirium tremens award-winning BELGIAN BLOND 8.5%
30l keg
24 x 330ml RB
24 x 330ml
12 x 750ml
2 x 5l mini keg
delirium red sweet cherry beer 8.5% 24 x 330ml RB
delirium nocturnum dark, fruity strong ale 9% 24 x 330ml RB
La guillotine citrusy blond 8.5% 24 x 330ml RB
FLORIS, HUYGHE, MELLEThe Floris range is made up exclusively of fruit beers, with eve-rything from the traditional Belgian kriek to the more unusual chocolate, honey and even Ninkeberry.
NAME STYLE ABV FORM
Framboise raspberry wit 3.6%30l keg
24 x 330ml RB
Kriek cherry wit 3.6% 24 x 330ml RB
Apple apple wit 3.6% 24 x 330ml RB
chocolate chocolate wit 4.2% 24 x 330ml RB
Honey honey wit 4.5% 24 x 330ml RB
Mango mango wit 3.6% 24 x 330ml RB
Ninkeberry ninkeberry wit 3.6% 24 x 330ml RB
Passion fruit passion fruit wit 3.6% 24 x 330ml RB
Strawberry strawberry wit 3.6% 24 x 330ml RB
FRULI, HUYGHE, MELLEMade using organic strawberry juice and wit beer, fruli is a deli-cious cult fruit beer. It’s a sweet, full-bodied drink that’s fantas-tic in summer and served with puddings.
NAME STYLE ABV FORM
fruli strawberry wit 4.1%30l keg
24 x 330ml
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De HALVE MAAN, BRUGESAs the last independent brewery within the city walls, De Halve Maan has huge importance and lots of history. The beers are in-credible, from their classic Brugse Zot to the more adventurous abbey-inspired Straffe Hendrick range.
NAME STYLE ABV FORM
BRUGSE ZOT BLONDE spicy BELGIAN BLONDE 6%30l keg
24 x 330ml RB
BRUGSE ZOT BRUNE rich BEGLIAN DARK ALE 7.5%30l keg
24 x 330ml RB
STRAFFE HENDRICK TRIPEL very dry TRIPEL 9% 24 x 330ml RB
STRAFFE HENDRICK QUADRUPLE QUADRUPLE 11% 24 x 330ml RB
MONGOZO, HUYGHE, MELLEMongozo specialises in exotic-flavoured beers that are also or-ganic and fairtrade. On top of that, they brew gluten-free prod-ucts that taste just as good as the traditional versions.
NAME STYLE ABV FORMMongozo Banana Banana fruit beer 3.6% 24 x 330ml RB
Mongozo coconut coconut beer 3.6% 24 x 330ml RB
Mongozo MANGO mango fruit beer 3.6% 24 x 330ml RB
Mongozo BUCKWHEAT gluten-free wit 4.8% 24 x 330ml RB
Mongozo PILSNER gluten-free lager 5% 24 x 330ml RB
NAME STYLE ABV FORM
taras boulba hoppy pale ale 4.5%30l keg
24 x 330ml
zinnebir hoppy blond ale 6% 24 x 330ml
Brusseleir Black IPA 8% 24 x 330ml
Jambe de Bois Tripel 8% 24 x 330ml
Stouterik Stout 4.5% 24 x 330ml
DE LA SENNE, BRUSSELSDe La Senne make unapologetically traditional beers that are low in ABV but high in bitterness. A such, their balanced beers are loaded with hop and yeast flavours but super drinkable.
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NAME STYLE ABV FORM
Super Noah hoppy Blond Ale 4.9%20L Keg
24 x 330ml btl
Rebel Local fruity belgian ipa 8.5% 24 x 330ml btl
Moose Blues smooth belgian dubbel 7.5% 24 x 330ml btl
Golden Tricky aussie hopped blond 7.5% 24 x 330ml btl
Oud Bruin flemish red 6% 24 x 330ml btl
NAME STYLE ABV FORMBlinker zingy saison 5.5% 24 x 330ml btl
damme nation belgian ipa 7% 24 x 330ml btl
Cassandra oyster stout 7.5% 24 x 330ml btl
NAME STYLE ABV FORM
XX Bitter hoppy blond 6%20L Keg
24 x 330ml btl
XXX Bitter extra hoppy blond 6% 6 x 750ml btl
Simplex kolsch 4.5% 24 x 330ml btl
Guldenberg strong blond 8% 24 x 330ml btl
Saison des Dottignes saison 5.5% 6 x 750ml btl
Noir des Dottignes strong dark ale 8.5% 6 x 750ml btl
BROUWERIJ t’VERZET, ANZEGEMA young and experimental brewery taking the best of Belgian tradition and adding modern hops and techniques to create something new and exciting, from blonds to Flemish reds.
SIPHON BREWING, DAMMEFormed in the back of a restaurant of the same name, Siphon makes delicious small batch Belgian beer with one eye on the culinary world and its unusual ingredients.
DE RANKE, DottignesOne of the most love Belgian breweries and, until recently, mak-er of the bitterest beer in Belgium – the glorious XX Bitter. They make hop-forward but distinctly Belgian ale.
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Lindemans, vlezenbeekOne of the few remaining independent lambic breweries, Lin-demans still uses the centuries-old technique of spontaneous fermentation to get that deep sour characteristic. However, it also makes the most approachable and balanced fruit beers
NAME STYLE ABV FORM
lindemans kriek cherry lambic 3.5%25l keg
12 x 375ml RB
lindemans gueUze blended lambic 3.5% 12 x 375ml RB
lindemans apple Apple lambic 3.5% 12 x 375ml RB
lindemans cassis blackberry lambic 3.5% 12 x 375ml RB
lindemans framboise raspberry lambic 2.5% 12 x 375ml RB
lindemans peach peach lambic 2.5% 12 x 375ml RB
Lindemans faro lambic with candi sugar 4.5% 12 x 375ml RB
CUVEE GUEUZE RENE OUDE GUEUZE 5.5% 12 x 375ml
CUVEE KRIEK RENE OUDE KRIEK 7% 12 x 375ml
MUSKETEERS, Lochristi-HijfteOne of a new breed of exciting, modern craft Belgian brewers but one firmly rooted in tradition. They take traditional Belgian styles and give them a modern twist using new hops and yeast varieties to excite more adventurous drinkers.
NAME STYLE ABV FORMTROUBADOUR IPA US-STYLE IPA 5.9% 30l keg
TROUBADOUR MAGMA TRIpel & Ipa cross 9%30l keg
24 x 330ml
TROUBADOUR OBSCURA imperial dry stout 8.2%30l keg
24 x 330ml
TROUBADOUR WESTKUST black belgian ipa 9.2% 24 x 330ml
Troubadour Speciale fruity amber ale 5.7% 24 x 330ml
Troubadour blond belgian blonde 6.5% 24 x 330ml
troubadour stout imperial stout 9% 24 x 330ml
Toye GOEDENDAG, KORTRIJKConceived, built, managed and brewed by one man, Geert, Toye makes one of the world’s best Belgian strong ales – rich in banana and spicy notes – as well as a cracking dark version.
NAME STYLE ABV FORMgoedendag blonde amazing Belgian strong 8% 24 x 330ml
goedendag BRUNE Belgian dark ale 7.5% 24 x 330ml
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oude beersel, beerselOne of Belgium’s newest lambic producers, Beersel is a blend-ery using hoppier wort from Boon and making heady, rich but very drinkable spontaneous traditional lambic as well as some unusual incarnations.
BROUWERIJ BOON, LEMBEEKOne of the pioneers of the lambic brewery revival, Frank Boon has legendary status among brewers as well as drinkers. He makes some of the finest guezes in the world, and his fruit beers are just as well regarded – as for the Mariage Parfait series of older blends words cannot do them justice.
3 fonteinen, LotProducer of probably the best geuzes in the world, 3 Fonteinen recently upgraded to a huge new facility in Lot and had a gor-geous rebrand. Since then the beers have only got better, and the quantity of it is growing steadily too.
NAME STYLE ABV FORMGUEUZE blended lambic 6.5% 12 x 375ml btl (RB)
FRAMBOISE blended raspberry beer 5% 12 x 375ml btl (RB)
KRIEK blended cherry beer 4.5% 12 x 375ml btl (RB)
GUEUZE marriage parfait Older blended lambic 8% 12 x 375ml btl
KRIEK marriage Parfait older blended kriek 8% 12 x 375ml btl
NAME STYLE ABV FORM
Oude Geuze champagne-like geuze 6%12 x 375ml btl
6 x 750ml btl
Oude Kriek dry, fruity cherry lambic 5%12 x 375ml btl
6 x 750ml btl
NAME STYLE ABV FORMOUDE GeuZE blended lambic 6% 12 x 375ml RB
OUDE KRIEK Older blended lambic 6.5% 12 x 375ml RB
FRAMBOISE blended raspberry beer 5% 12 x 375ml RB
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VERHAEGHE, VICHETEThis world-famous brewery is much smaller than you’d think. Producing the much-loved Vichtenaar Flemish red as well as its premiere cru version, Duchesse De Bourgogne, and a cherry-aged version called Echte Kriek.
NAME STYLE ABV FORM
Duchesse de Bourgogne STRONG SOUR flemish RED 6.2%15.5l keg
24 x 330ml RB
Vichtenaar SOUR flemish RED 5.1% 24 x 330ml RB
Echt Kriekenbier sour amber with cherries 6.8% 24 x 330ml RB
RODENBACH, ROESELARELike Verhaeghe brewery, Rodenbach make red ales soured by spending years in giant oak barrels. They’re blended to get the perfect balance between sweet and sour.
NAME STYLE ABV FORMRODENBACH GRAND CRU FLEMISH RED ALE 6% 24 x 330ml RB
SLAGhmuylder, NINOVEWitkap beers are brewed in keeping with the monastic styles and given the official designation of Abbey beer. Their blonde is celebrated all over the world, with its soft fruit aroma and Champagne finish.
NAME STYLE ABV FORMSLAG PILS light PILSNER 5% 24 x 330ml RB
witkap paters stimulo belgian blonde 6% 24 x 330ml RB
TILQUIN, REBECQAn artisan lambic blender with a fantastic reputation for its geuze and fruited varieties, especially the plum. Tilquin is the newest of the lambic producers but has grown quickly and is now in huge demand all over the world
NAME STYLE ABV FORM
Gueuze A'La Ancienne dry, sherberty 1, 2 and 3 year blended lambic 6.4%12 x 375ml btl
6 x 750ml btl
Rullquin (La Rulles Collab) 7/8 of Rulles Brune and 1/8 of 1 yr lambic 7% 6 x 750ml btl
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BOSTEELS, BuggenhoutEasily recognisable from its fantastic glass, Kwak is Bosteel’s most famous beer but they also make the spicy, bready Tripel Karmeliet and Champagne-like Deus Brut.
NAME STYLE ABV FORM
KWAK bittersweet AMBER ALE 8.4%
30L keg
24 x 330ml RB
24 x 330ml
tripel karmeliet herbal tripel 8.4% 24 x 330ml
Deus brut champagne tripel 11% 1 x 750ml
DUBUISSON, PITAIXIt’s quite a claim to brew one of Belgium’s strongest beers, but it’s one that Dubuisson make. It has other great claims too, such as being the oldest brewery in Wallonia, and it has passed on recipes and skills for generations.
NAME STYLE ABV FORMBUSH SCALDIS BARLEY WINE 12% 24 x 330ml RB
BUSH SCALDIS PEACH BARLEY WINE BLENDED WITH PEAch 8.5% 24 x 330ml RB
st bernardus, watouFamous for once brewing the much-sought-after Westvleteren beers, St Bernardus are still brewing exceptional Abbey-style beers that rank among the best in the world.
NAME STYLE ABV FORMpater belgian amber ale 6.5% 24 x 330ml RB
wit wit beer 5.5% 24 x 330ml RB
tripel fruity tripel 8% 24 x 330ml RB
abt 12 world-class quadruple 10% 24 x 330ml RB
Grottenbier DUBbel 6.5% 24 x 330ml RB
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DUVEL, PUURSThis world-famous family brewery has kept its commitment to excellent beer and has invested in other wonderful breweries all around the globe.
NAME STYLE ABV FORMDUVEL STRONG BLONDE ALE 8.5% 24 x 330ml RB
LA CHOUFFE BELGIAN STRONG ALE 8%24 x 330ml RB
12 x 750ml RB
VEDETT EXTRA WHITE Belgian wit 4.7%30l KEG
24 x 330ml RB
VEDETT BLONDE Belgian pilsner 5.2%
30l KEG
24 x 330ml RB
24 x 330ml
24 x 330ml cans
VEDETT IPA Hoppy pale ale 5.5% 24 x 330ml RB
DE KONINCK BELGIAN AMBER 5.2%20l KEG
24 x 330ml RB
JUPILER, PIEDboeuf, jupille-sur-meuseFirst brewed in 1966 Jupiler is Belgium’s most popular beer and sponsor of its football league. It’s a pale lager made with malt and maize which comes as an alcohol-free beer too.
NAME STYLE ABV FORMjupiler pils pilsner 5.2% 24 x 330ml
jupiler low alcohol non-alcoholic pilsner 0.5% 24 x 330ml
BRASSERIE DUPONT, TOURPESThis farmhouse brewery has come to be synonymous with the style of saison. Their version is nearly untouchable for its full, spicy depth and dry finish, and the annual dry-hopped edition is one of the best beers in the world.
NAME STYLE ABV FORMSAISON DUPONT iconic SAISON 6.5% 24 x 330ml RB
MOINETTE BLONDE BLONDE ALE 8.5% 24 x 330ml RB
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ST FEUILLIEN, LE ROEULXFounded in 1873 to bring an old abbey beer back to life, St Feullien is now into its fourth generation of making dry, blonde ales loved the world over.
NAME STYLE ABV FORMblonde dry BLONDE 7.50% 24 x 330ml RB
BRUNE fruity AMBER 8.50% 24 x 330ml RB
saison spiced saison 6.50% 24 x 330ml RB
grand cru belgian strong ale 9.50% 24 x 330ml RB
tripel abbey tripel 8.50% 24 x 330ml RB
LEFEBVRE, Rebecq-QuenastFounded in 1836, largely to quench the thirst of local stone workers, Levebvre Brewery has come to produce a wide range of world-famous traditional Belgian beers.
NAME STYLE ABV FORM
blanche de bruxelles Belgian wit 4.5%30l keg
24 x 330ml RB
HOPUS Hoppy belgian blonde 8.3% 24 x 330ml RB
SAISON 1900 light SAISON 5.4% 24 x 330ml RB
BARBAR blonde honey ale 8% 24 x 330ml
BARBAR BOK AMBER honey ale 8.5% 24 x 330ml
KASTEEL, IzegemTechnically called Castle Brewery Van Honsebrouck, this brew-ery make a range of high ABV, intensely flavoured beers. The Kasteel range is at its heart as it reaches seventh generation.
NAME STYLE ABV FORMkasteel tripel tripel 11% 24 x 330ml RB
kasteel rouge amber with cherries 8% 24 x 330ml RB
kasteel donker quadruple 11% 24 x 330ml RB
BRASSERIE DES LEGENDES, ELLEZELLESFamous for one beer and one beer only, but what a beer. Hercule is one of the best stouts in the world, using a unique strain of yeast and being aged in German Oak casks
NAME STYLE ABV FORMHERCULE BELGIAN STOUT 9% 24 x 330ml RB
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TRAPPISTTrappist beers are brewed by (or under the supervision of) Monks within the walls of a monastry. There are 11 around the globe and but 6 in Belgium, where the care, attention and lack of commercial pressures means some of these beers are the best in the world.
Westmalle, MOSTHEUVELOne of the most important breweries in the world, this Trappist Abbey invented the Tripel and the Dubbel, and still brew the best examples of them today.
NAME STYLE ABV FORM
WESTMALLE DUBBEL FRUITY AMBER ALE 7%20l keg
24 x 330ml RB
WESTMALLE TRIPEL SPICY BELGIAN BLONDE 9.5% 24 x 330ml RB
ROCHEFORT, ARDENNESRochefort brewery was founded way back in 1595, making it the oldest Trappist brewery. It has brewed its amber beer, the 6, for much of that time but added the 8 and 10 in the last 100 years. The 10 has gone on to be listed by many as the best beer in the world.
NAME STYLE ABV FORMRochefort 6 fruity dubbel 7.8% 24 x 330ml RB
Rochefort 8 Strong Belgian amber 9.2% 24 x 330ml RB
Rochefort 10 world-class Quadruple 11.3% 24 x 330ml RB
ORVAL, FLORENVILLEOne of the best beers in the world, Orval is dry-hopped Belgian pale ale refermented in the bottle with Brettonomyces, a funky yeast that adds a sherberty dryness and cider-like aroma.
NAME STYLE ABV FORMORVAL BRETTED & DRY-HOPPED PALE 6.2% 24 x 330ml RB
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CHIMAY, HAINAUTThe biggest of the trappist breweries, Chimay has a wide range of beers and has just started a barrel-ageing programme too. The beers all age beautifully showing real brewing skill.
NAME STYLE ABV FORM
RED ABBEY DUBBEL 7%
24 x 330ml RB
24 x 330ml
12 x 750ml RB
BLUE DARK STRONG ALE 9%
24 x 330ml RB
24 x 330ml
12 x 750ml RB
WHITE TRIPEL 8%
20l keg
24 x 330ml
12 x 750ml RB
24 x 330ml RB
ACHEL, ACHELThe smallest of the Belgian Trappist breweries, Achel started brewing in 1844, but the brewery was dismantled by the Ger-mans to salvage the copper. In 1998, in a bid to raise funds, it decided to start brewing again. With assistance from Westmalle and Rochefort it got on its feet and has been brewing beautiful Belgian ales ever since.
NAME STYLE ABV FORMtripel tripel 8% 24 x 330ml rb
BRUNE DUBBEL 8% 24 x 330ml rb
la trappe, NetherlandsLa Trappe is the Netherland’s only Trappist brewery and the first beer was brewed at Koningshoeven Abbey in 1884. Initially it only produced lager, but it now makes nine delicious traditional Belgian-style ales.
NAME STYLE ABV FORMDUBBEL fruity dark ale 7% 24 x 330ml RB
BLONDE bittersweet blonde 6.5% 24 x 330ml RB
PUUR organic hoppy blonde 4.7% 24 x 330ml RB
QUADRUPLE dark strong ale 10% 24 x 330ml RB
TRIPEL spicy blonde ale 8% 24 x 330ml RB
WITTE only trappist wit! 5.5% 24 x 330ml RB
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BRAECKMANS, OUDENAARDEYou’d be forgiven for assuming beer was the national drink of Belgium, but it’s actually jenever, a gin-like spirit often flavoured with all sorts of ingredients. We love everything to do with Bel-gium and have sold jenevers for over thirty years.
NAME STYLE ABV FORM Apple apple genever 20% 1 x 750ml
Chocolate chocolate genever 17% 1 x 750ml
flemish coffee coffee genever 18% 1 x 750ml
hazelnut hazelnut genever 17% 1 x 750ml
kriek cherry genever 20% 1 x 750ml
lemon lemon genever 20% 1 x 750ml
melon melon genever 20% 1 x 750ml
passion fruit passion fruit genever 20% 1 x 750ml
pear pear genever 20% 1 x 750ml
redcurrant redcurrant genever 20% 1 x 750ml
vanilla vanilla genever 17% 1 x 750ml
jENEVER
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cider
SHEPPY’S CIDERSheppy’s has been making cider in the west country for over 200 years and have been winning awards for nearly as long. They are now one of the country’s biggest cider farms but still put all their effort into making quality cider.
NAME STYLE ABV FORMOAKWOOD CIDER LIGHT blended cider 4.8% 50l KEG
Original Cloudy hazy medium cider 4.5%50L Keg
12 x 330ml CAN
SOMERSET CIDER blended cider 5.5% 12 x 500ml
ORGANIC CIDER Organic blended cider 7% 12 x 500ml
OAK VINTAGE Vintage cider aged in oak 7.4% 12 x 500ml
RASPBERRY CIDER cider blended with raspberry 4.0% 12 x 500ml
HAWKES, LondonFounded in 2012 after some homebrewing experiments went very right indeed, Hawkes make authentic cider and ginger beer using only natural ingredients. In fact, they even use apples for-aged from London city farms and gardens.
NAME STYLE ABV FORM
GINGER BEER ginger beer 4.0%12 x 500ml
24 x 330ml can
URBAN ORCHARD CIDER medium cider 4.5%50l keg
24 x 330ml
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