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MONTHLY SPECIAL for MAY.

WALE & ANES 4.2% ABV

Saddlers used to, and still do, play a big role in country crafts, in spite of the demise in the use of heavy horses for rural and urban trades such as farming, forestry, canals and brewing. There is still a demand for leather harnessing, although mostly to those riding or driving for leisure.

Harness making was important up to, and even after, World War 2. A comfortable collar was needed for the animal that pulled the plough, wagon, dray, narrow boat or barge. These were made of leather stuffed with straw, with a softer inner lining where the collar touched the body. The outer part was known as the Wale, and between the two grooves were they meet is the Hames although in the Home Counties it is often known as the Anes.

A pleasant hoppy aroma and flavour with a combination of Barley & Rye
malts to give sweeter malt flavours. Leather brown in colour.

… and coming in June … Grigwel (4.3%) …

OLD FATHER THAMES 3.4% ABV

A low-gravity yet full-flavoured beer in the classic pale ale style.

A silver medal winner at the 2002 SIBA South East Regional Competition.
A traditional style beer with all English hops and a good bitterness balanced by Maris Otter malts from Wiltshire and Suffolk. This beer is named in memory of the brewer’s father, who was the lock-keeper at Whitchurch-on-Thames, and sometimes nick-named Mr Chubb.

A gold medal winner at the 2003 SIBA National Beer Competition.
A traditional dark mild introduced in Autumn 1998, not too sweet, and very popular.

A “Good Ordinary Bitter” which won first prize at the White Horse branch of CAMRA’s beer festival, September 1995, and a gold medal at the 2002 SIBA South East Regional Competition. Strongly hopped and full flavoured - our best seller.

FULL CIRCLE 4.5% ABV

A Silver medal winner at GBBF August 2003 and, most recently, a Bronze medal at the Reading Beer Festival, May 2007. Originally brewed to commemorate our 1000th brew and made from single variety hops from the only remaining old Berkshire hop garden at Kingston Bagpuize. Medium in colour with a distinctive hoppy flavour.

A Bronze medal winner at the 2003 SIBA South east Regional Competition.
A light coloured beer with a full fruity 5% flavour, made distinctive by American hops. Especially brewed for The Royal Oak, Wantage to the landlord’s specifications. Unleashed on the world in general by kind permission of Paul, “the doctor” Hexter

OLD BROWN ALE 4.5% ABV - one of our most popular monthly beers in a bottle

Mr CHUBB's LUNCHTIME BITTER 3.7% ABV - a traditional-style beer – and not just for lunchtime!

GOOD OLD BOY 4% ABV - a bottled version of our popular bitter

FULL CIRCLE 5% ABV - originally brewed to commemorate our 1000th brew and now a firm favourite

The West Berkshire Brewery Company, Yattendon, Berkshire, RG18 0UE
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