I'm spoiled a bit (ok make it a lot) by living in the UK, and also having an excellent craft beer shop (probably the best in Surrey) two doors from my flat...
They specialise in Hopped Beers, which is fine by me as I have much Grá for a Hoppy Beer.
But the best thing is they sell and extensive range of Draught Beers which is changed every week.
This is how all Beer Shops should be...
The bottled list for this week is:
Bottles in stock w/c Tue 23rd July 2013
Adur: Black William, Hoppy Ever After, Hop Token Summit, Steyning Special
Anchor (USA): Anchor Steam, Summer Ale
Andwell: King John
Annings: Mixed Berries Cider (Pear & Mint, Pear & Peach, Strawberries & Lime due in w/c 29.07.13)
Arbor Ales: Impy Stout
Art Brew: Baby Anarchist, Art Noveau, i Beer, Hip Hop Experimental, Monkey IPA, Orange IPA
Ascot Ales: Alligator Ale, Anastasia's Imperial Stout, Posh Pooch
Beavertown: 8 Ball, Gamma Ray, Smog Rocket
Bosteels (BEL): Kwak
Brewdog: Anarchist/ Alchemist, Cocoa Psycho, Dead Pony Club, AB:13
Brewers & Union: Beast of the Deep, Berne, Dark Lager, Steph Weiss, Unfiltered Lager
Brewfist (ITA): Spaceman IPA
Brewfist (ITA)/ Beer Here (DEN): Caterpillar
Bristol Beer Factory: Acer, Seven, Southville Hop
Brooklyn (USA): Lager, Monster Ale, EIPA (cans)
Cantillon (BEL): Kriek, Rose de Gambrinus
Cave Creek (MEX): Chilli Beer
Coniston: Bluebird Bitter, Old Man Ale
Cornish Orchards: Blush Cider, Pear Cider
Dark Star: Belgian IPA, Espresso, Imperial Stout, Six Hop Ale, Sunburst
Downton: Chimera Honey Blonde, Chimera IPA, Chimera New Forest Ale
Dupont (BEL): Saison
Duvel (BEL): Tripel Hop
Floris (BEL): Honey
Flying Dog (USA): Pearl Necklace Oyster Stout, Snake Dog IPA
Founders (USA): All Day IPA, Centennial IPA
Garden Cider Company: Surrey Cider
Goose Island (USA): India Pale Ale
Gwynt y Ddraig: Black Dragon Cider, Perry Vale
Hardknott: Granite 2011
Harveys: 1859 Porter, Armada Ale, Blue Label, Lewes Castle Brown Ale, Prince of Denmark, Star of Eastbourne, Sussex Golden Ale, Tom Paine
Hepworth: Blonde Organic Lager, Prospect Organic Ale
Highland Wineries: Plum Wine, Moniack Mead
Hogs Back: Gardeners Tipple, Hop Garden Gold, Hazy Hog Cider, Ripsnorter, T.E.A.
Hollows & Fentimans: Alcoholic Ginger Beer
Hopback: Crop Circle, Entire Stout, Taiphoon, Summer Lightning (also in 5litre minicask)
Jever (GER): Pilsner
Kaltenberg (GER): Ritterbock (reduced to clear - short date)
Kernel: Export India Porter, Stella IPA, Export Stout London 1890, Imperial Brown Stout
WJ Kings: Horsham Best Bitter
Lindemans (BEL): Pecheresse
Little Beer: Little Haka Ale, 1917 Pilsner, Posh Grog Wheat
London Fields: Unfiltered Lager
Lyme Bay: Apricot Wine, Cowslip Wine, Elderflower Wine, Gooseberry Wine, Nettle Wine, Jack Ratt Scumpy Cider, Jack Ratt Vintage Dry Cider, Sparkling Cider, Traditional Mead, West Country Mead
Magic Rock: Bearded Lady
Moa (NZ): Blanc, Methode, Pale Ale
Odell (USA): 5 Barrell Pale Ale, 90 Shilling, Cuthroat Porter, IPA, St Lupilin
Orchard Pig: Charmer Cider, Reveller Cider, Truffler Cider, Totally Minted (non-alcoholic), Apple Tingler (non-alcholic)
Otter: Ale, Bitter, Bright
Partizan: IPA, Pale Simcoe/ Citra, Porter, Saison, Saison Grisette, Stout
Ridgeway: Bitter, Ivanhoe
Schlenkerla (GER): Rauch Bier
Schneider Weisse (GER): Mein Nelson Sauvin
Sharps: Chalky's Bark, Doom Bar, Single Brew Reserve
Sierra Nevada (USA): Kellerweiss, Ruthless Rye IPA, Pale Ale, Torpedo, Southern Hemi Harvest
Struise (BEL): Ingis & Flamma, Svea IPA
Surrey Hills: Shere Drop
Thistly Cross: Whisky Cask Cider
Thornbridge: Chiron, Halcyon (arriving 25.07.13), Kipling, Jaipur, Raven, Tzara, Wild Swan
Timmermans (BEL): Kriek
Tiny Rebel: Hadouken, Urban IPA
Weird Beard: Holy Hopping Hell, Mariana Trench
West Berkshire: Full Circle, Good Old Boy, Isis Pilsner, Mr Swift's Pale Ale, Tamesis Extra Stout
Westmalle (BEL): Dubbel
Wild Beer Co: Fresh, Madness IPA, Scarlet Fever, Wildebeast
Windsor & Eton: Conqueror, Conqueror 1075, Guardsman, Knight of the Garter, Republika, Windsor Knot
And on the Draught Beer list:
On Draught this week: Tuesday 23rd to Sunday 28th July:
CIDER:
GWYNT Y DDRAIG
Farmhouse Scrumpy, 5.3%
Welsh scrumpy cider.
ON NOW - £2.75/ pint
SWALLOWFIELDS
Painted Lady Perry, 6%
Soft, smooth with beautiful nose and flavour. Med/ Dry. Produced in Herefordshire.
ON NOW - £2.75/ pint
KEY KEG:
MAGIC ROCK
Kraftwerk, 5%
A US/ German pale ale.
On soon - £3.00/ pint
THORNBRIDGE
Tzara, 4.8%
Tzara is a hybrid beer, fermented like an ale but matured like a lager. A broad almost fruity palate with some bready notes.
ON NOW - £3.50/ pint
CASK ALES:
ARBOR ALES
Hoptical Delusion, 3.8%
A crisp pale ale made with American and New Zealand hops.
On soon - £2.50/ pint
CLARENCE & FREDERICKS
(CAMRA Locale)
Best, 4.1%
Best bitter with a balanced aroma from three hops and four malt varieties.
ON NOW - £2.40/ pint
DARK STAR
(CAMRA Locale)
American Pale Ale, 4.7%
Seriously full of hops.....
ON NOW - £2.50/ pint
DARK STAR
(CAMRA Locale)
Red Shift, 5.5%
A red beer brewed with floor malted pale ale and wheat grist, then liberally hopped with Czech Saaz, Bavarian Hallertau and a stack load of Aussie Galaxy.
ON NOW - £2.95/ pint
MAGIC ROCK
High Wire, 5.5%
West Coast Pale Ale. Mango, lychee and lip-smacking grapefruit flavours harmonise against a smoothly composed malt base.
ON NOW - £3.15/ pint
TILLINGBOURNE
(CAMRA Locale)
Hop Troll, 4.8%
Hoppy India Pale Ale.
ON NOW - £2.60/ pint
Updated:
Thur 25th July
6.30 pm
FYI -
"CAMRA locale" is just promoting that they're selling locally-brewed real ale, reducing the number of 'beer miles', and supporting local breweries.