Imperium
(4.0% ABV)
Brewer:
The name used to describe King Ethelbert true rule over the other sub kingdoms of Kent).
A deep amber Best Bitter with smooth biscuit malts and a hoppy nose.
Previous beers
Yellow Tail
(4.5% ABV)
Brewer:
A 5 hop spring ale, using New Zealand hops to create a sweet floral taste. This fruity ale is pale in colour, with mild malt flavours and a hint of vanilla.
Yellow Tail is the nickname used by the French for the indigenous people of Kent during the middle ages.
Meaney’s Platinum Blonde
(4.2% ABV)
Brewer:
Our lightest coloured beer made with a single very pale malt. Noticeably citrus/grapefruit hop aroma. Great alternative to Lager. Chills nicely.
Our Platinum Blonde Ale will be about 4.2% a.b.v. noticeably hoppy in aroma. Made with very pale malt so that the malt overtones don’t dominate the more complex citrus/grapefruit aromas from the hops. If you prefer to avoid dark heavy beers this ale may suit you very well. If you’re normally a Lager drinker and want a change this is the baby to go for as it will still be delicious if you choose to serve it as cool as Lager.
Okell's Manx Pale Ale
(3.6% ABV)
Brewer:
We were considering the future of our traditional Mild, with its lower ABV, when Dr Mike came up with this new recipe for Manx Pale Ale. Against the grain of ever-higher ABV ales, our MPA has proven so popular that it is a firm feature in our Permanent listing. Which just goes to show - you can never underestimate the pure appeal of great taste.
A very light Gold Colour. Aromas of tropical fruit, mango, passion fruit and papaya. Initially sweet flavours of passion fruit and peach leading to an intense dry hop finish
Okell's Bitter
(3.7% ABV)
Brewer:
A true original - a session simply isn't a session if it doesn't involve Okell's world famous Bitter. A golden-coloured beer with a full malt and superb hop aroma, with a long lasting dry-ish hoppy complex finish.
Okell's IPA
(4.5% ABV)
Brewer:
Said to be hoppier than a hopping mad hopi, our rather good Doctor Okell's takes the 200 year old tradition of the strong India Pale Ale to its ultimate, thanks to one of Dr Mike's finest brewing moments...
Doctor Okell's is an extremely light coloured beer with a surprising full bodied taste. The sweetness is offset by a very strong hopping rate. That gives the finished beer an over all roundness with very spicy lemony notes and a fine dry finish to counteract the initial sweetness.
Strangely Brown
(4.4% ABV)
Brewer:
Porter hopped with EKG. Fresh hops against a backdrop of roasted and
flaked barley to give a traditional porter flavour.
Purest Green
(4.5% ABV)
Brewer:
One of the Kent Green Hopped Beers.
Pale ale hopped with EKG. Strong(ish pale ale with resinous, grassy quality.
Penhurst Pale Ale
(4.5% ABV)
Brewer:
An American Pale Ale, Penhurst Pale Ale features Belgian Aromatic Malt providing a solid base to showcase the hops, which will rotate subject to availability. This brew will feature Centennial, Columbus and Topaz.
The hops are also added at several stages of the boil to lend a balanced bitterness together with a liberal dosage at the end to give a big flavour boost. An American ale yeast allows these flavours to shine through.
Starvation Point Porter
(4.5% ABV)
Brewer:
A dark and brooding porter reminiscent of Victorian times when the style was in its heyday and named after Starvation Point outside Whitstable Harbour where workers lined up in hope of work. If you didn’t work, you didn’t eat. Now the style is popular again and we’ve added a small amount of malt smoked over beechwood which is balanced by the gentle fruitiness of Bramling Cross and Boadicea.
Sun Top
(3.6% ABV)
Brewer:
Brewed with smooth Maris Otter malts balanced perfectly with distinctive Cascade hops for a delicious citrusy flavour, Sun Top is the perfect summer beer to refresh you on a warm summer’s day. Light, golden and very drinkable.
Red Top
(3.8% ABV)
Brewer:
Red Top is a traditional English Ale but with a more relaxed taste. It is brewed using our unique combination of Maris Otter, Crystal and Brown Malt, with Challenger, East Kent Golding and Cascade hops.
The result in a rich tan coloured beer, that is balanced on the palate,with a hint of citrus aroma. It shows all the characteristics of best English bitter.
Spring Top
(4.0% ABV)
Brewer:
Spring Top is a golden ale with a firm bitterness from Kent Golding and Fuggles hops.
Special Pale Ale
(3.7% ABV)
Brewer:
Special Pale Ale is a full-flavoured and really satisfying bitter, skilfully brewed using a pale lager malt to give the ale its delightful colour, and a dwarf variety of hop, which is the source of Special Pale Ale's distinct aroma. Special Pale Ale contains wheat and barley malt.