House Beers
LodeStar
An all English Pale ale brewed with English grown versions of the ultra famous USA hops Cascade and Chinook, combined with English Olicana. Spicy and lightly fruity with a nice dry biscuit finish
Malt: Maris Otter, Cara Gold, Malted Oats, Wheat Malt
Hops: UK Chinook, UK Cascade, Olicana
Available in: Cask, Keg, Bottle
DogStar
Super-session New England inspired pale ale. An ultra fresh and fruity hit from Citra, Ekuanot, Pacifica and Wai-iti hops combined with plenty of oats to create an ultra smooth finish
Malt: Maris Otter, Vienna, Wheat Malt, Oats
Hops: Ekuanot, Citra, Pacifica, Wai-iti
Available in: Cask, Keg, Bottle
RisingStar
Hazy, fruity and well balanced Session IPA with a distinctive stone fruit aroma and flavour. A gentle smooth bitter finish
Malt: Maris Otter, Munich, Malted Wheat, Oats
Hops: Amarillo, Centennial, Nelson Sauvin, Green Bullet
Available in: Cask, Keg, Bottle
Equuleus
New wave European pale ale brewed with Styrian Wolf, Huell Melon & Olicana hops. Soft fruits, citrus and pine on the nose balance perfectly with a smooth malty and juicy fruit flavour
Malt: Maris Otter, CaraPils, Wheat Malt, Oats
Hops: Styrian Wolf, Olicana, Huell Melon
Available in: Cask, Keg, Bottle
Cosmic Shake
Punchy aromas of pineapple, mango and a hint of citrus rind from the whirlpool and dry hop additions of Mosaic and Simcoe. A velvety smooth mouthfeel from the lactose combined with delicious fresh tropical fruits on the palate. Think fresh fruit salad smothered with Jersey double cream
Malt: Maris Otter, Wheat Malt, Oats
Hops: Mosaic, Simcoe
Available in: Cask, Keg, Bottle
Neonate
A Session IPA sibling to our original Snakeshead West Coast IPA. Brewed with the same malt and hops – a combination of Citra, Chinook and Centennial – just to an easier drinking strength!
Malt: Maris Otter, CaraPils, CaraGold, Torrefied Wheat
Hops: Chinook, Citra, Centennial
Available in: Cask, Keg
Polaris
Ultra pale New Zealand hopped session ale. Bursting with fresh pineapple, papaya & mandarin. Balanced with a hint of spice and sweet biscuity malt
Malt: Maris Otter, CaraPils, Oats
Hops: Motueka, Pacific Jade, Wai-iti
Available in: Cask, Keg, Bottle
Element
Triple hopped session pale. Late and dry hop additions of Mandarina Bavaria, Mosaic and Cascade hop varieties bring fresh, bright orange citrus and soft fruit flavours, with a smooth and clean bitterness in the finish.
Malt: Maris Otter, CaraGold, CaraPils, Torrified Wheat
Hops: Cascade, Mosaic, Mandarina Bavaria
Available in: Cask, Bottle
Snakes Head IPA
West coast style IPA brewed with Chinook, Centennial & Citra hops for a resinous pine and citrus aroma and flavour. Clean crisp bitter finish with a hint of soft tropical fruits
Malt: Maris Otter, CaraPils, CaraGold, Wheat Malt
Hops: Chinook, Centennial, Citra
Available in: Cask, Keg
Old Town Pale
The official beer for Old Town (Swindon) A full bodied, easy drinking pale ale brewed with Ahtanum, Hallertau Blanc & El Dorado hops. Smooth, rich malt combined with flavours of stone fruit, cedar and a hint of citrus
Malt: Maris Otter, Cara, CaraHell, Munich
Hops: Ahtanum, El Dorado, Hallertau Blanc
Available in: Cask, Keg, Bottle
Liquid Highway
The brief was to create an iconic ale for The Thames Path National Trail who were looking to a way of raising awareness and also a way to raise money towards the upkeep of the Thames Path. It was agreed that a golden ale that would satisfy the broadest of demographics was required and therefore a combination of traditional and contemporary hops were used in the brew. The result is a 4.5% full bodied golden with a gentle bitterness and a lingering but restrained fruity finish.
Malt: Maris Otter, CaraGold, Torrefied Wheat
Hops: Challenger, EKG, Jester
Available in: Cask, Bottle
ShootingStar Pilsner
Traditional style German Pilsner with a hoppy twist. Lagered for 4 weeks for an ultrasmooth and balanced beer with a bright fruity hop aroma.
Malt: Extra Pale Pilsner, Cara Pils
Hops: Tettnang, Hallertau Mittlefruh
Available in: Keg, Bottle
RedStar
Resinous American Red brewed using large amounts of Centennial, Chinook and Cascade at all stages of the brew, big malty backbone with a lingering bitter finish.
Malt: Maris Otter, CaraRed, Crystal
Hops: Chinook, Centennial, Cascade
Available in: Cask, Keg, Bottle
ESB
Our take on the classic ESB style. A robust, fruity and full bodied beer brewed with Fuggles and East Kent Goldings and then dry hopped with more EKG. Hints of sweet fruit and spice lead to a caramel malt finish
Malt: Maris Otter, CaraRed, Cara Munich Type 3
Hops: EKG
Available in: Cask, Keg
North Wall
Deep brown beer with rich and complex malt flavours, a smooth and rounded body, and a lightly balancing English hop character that provides a gently bitter finish.
Malt: Maris Otter, Crystal, Torrified Wheat, Carafa
Hops: East Kent Goldings, Fuggles, Challenger
Available in: Cask, Bottle
COB
Cricklade Ordinary Bitter is a classic, straightforward session bitter. Golden amber in colour, this beer keeps a perfect balance between malt and English hoppiness to create an easy-drinking, easily sessionable bitter.
Malt: Maris Otter, Cara, Crystal, Torrified Wheat
Hops: East Kent Goldings, Fuggles, Challenger
Available in: Cask, Bottle
Space Cowboy
Roasted malt & coffee on the nose lead to a thick, velvety body with suitable sweetness balancing flavours of cacao, coffee & red berries
Malt: Maris Otter, Crystal Malt, Chocolate Malt, Brown Malt, Wheat Malt, Oats, Carafa
Hops: Magnum, Cascade
Additions: Lactose
Available in: Cask, Keg, Bottle
Flapjack Black
Our hugely popular breakfast stout, brewed with 2 types of freshly ground coffee, dark chocolate & a huge quantity of Scottish oats. The Ultimate Breakfast? Possibly not… The Ultimate Breakfast Stout? Definitely.
Malt: Maris Otter, Crystal, Chocolate, Roast Barley, Flaked Oats, Carafa
Hops: Endeavor
Additions: Cocoa Nibs, Dark Chocolate, Coffee
Available in: Cask, Keg, Bottle
Flapjack Marmalade
Based on our breakfast stout recipe Flapjack Black, this is our SIBA Gold medal winning version. An addition of homemade Seville orange marmalade brings another dimension to the breakfast table, adding to an already complex mix of flavours. The ultimate breakfast stout, rich tangy orange combined with coffee, chocolate & oats.
Malt: Maris Otter, Crystal, Chocolate, Roast Barley, Flaked Oats, Carafa
Hops: Endeavor
Additions: Cocoa Nibs, Dark Chocolate, Coffee, Marmalade
Available in: Cask, Keg, Bottle
Phoenix Rising
A balanced Pale hopped in the kettle and then further dry hopped with American Cascade. A smooth Malt base combines with pine and floral hop flavours in this easy-drinking beer
For every pint or bottle sold a large percentage of the profit is donated to the Rotary Club of Swindon Phoenix chosen charity of the year.
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Malt: Maris Otter, Caragold, Torrefied Wheat
Hops: USA Cascade
Available in: Cask, Bottle
Supernova Single Hop Series
Supernova Single Hop Series 'Motueka'
Single Hop IPA brewed with Motueka Hops from New Zealand. Soft mouthfeel and full creamy body with restrained bitterness. Motueka has lively and lifted lemon and lime notes followed by a background impression of tropical fruit
Malt: Maris Otter, Cara, Oats
Hops: Motueka
Available in: Cask, Keg, Bottle
Supernova Single Hop Series 'Jester'
Malt: Maris Otter, Cara, Oats
Hops: Jester
Available in: Cask, Keg, Bottle
Supernova Single Hop Series 'Ekuanot'
Single IPA brewed with Ekuanot Hops from the USA. Soft mouthfeel and full creamy body with restrained bitterness. Ekuanot offers intense and unique fruity and citrus notes including melon, berry, lime, apple and papaya but also contains some spicy, green pepper and nutmeg notes
Malt: Maris Otter, Cara, Oats
Hops: Ekuanot
Available in: Cask, Keg, Bottle
Seasonal Beers
Heather
Our award winning Heather Honey IPA. Sweet honey aroma and initial flavour followed by a strong and lingering hop bitterness and an intense honeyed, floral finish. Brewed with Great Taste Award winning raw Heather Honey from Honey B Company
Malt: Maris Otter, Rye Malt, CaraRye, Melanoidin Malt
Hops: Amarillo, EKG, Progress
Available in: Cask, Keg, Bottle
Precious Metal
Our Golden Barley Wine is brewed to 8.6% but fermented using a high attenuating yeast to help give a relatively dry finish but with an abundance of dried fruits, honey and caramel.
Malt: Maris Otter
Hops: Archer, EKG
Available in: Cask, Bottle
Flapjack Black Woodpecker Edition
The first of many in barrel aged versions of Flapjack Black. The ‘Woodpecker series’ takes our breakfast stout into the woods… #1 is aged in Four Roses bourbon barrels to give a suitable kick of bourbon on the nose and an addictively smooth and smoky wood finish
Malt: Maris Otter, Crystal, Chocolate, Roast Barley, Flaked Oats, Carafa
Hops: Endeavor
Additions: Cocoa Nibs, Dark Chocolate, Coffee
Available in: Cask, Keg, Bottle
Arcus
All-English hopped Extra Pale ale. Jester and Archer in the kettle, with more Archer added in the dry hop
Malt: Maris Otter, CaraMalt, Torrefied Wheat
Hops: Archer, Jester
Available in: Cask
Americana
Hoppy amber dry hopped with Citra and Olicana, bringing fresh fruity hop flavours to a rich malt base
Malt: Maris Otter, Crystal, CaraRed, Cara Munich Type 3, Torrefied Wheat
Hops: Citra, Olicana, Cascade
Available in: Cask
Home Grown 2021
This year’s HOME GROWN… brewed with 100% hops grown in Swindon, mostly only a mile or two from the brewery itself.
This is the third year we have brewed with hops grown locally and this year we decided to go with a pale ale rather than a bitter to showcase the hops themselves
Malt: Maris Otter, Malted Oats, CaraMalt
Hops: Swindon grown fresh hops
Available in: Cask
Black Ice
Brewed with Fresh Frozen Hops from YCH, this black IPA features Azacca and Simcoe.
Spiky citrus fruit, berries and subtle roasted malt flavours and aromas with a pleasant lingering bitterness and suitably dry finish
Malt: Pale Malt, Naked Oats, Cara, Crystal, Carafa Special III
Hops: Azacca & Simcoe
Available in: Cask & Keg
Pale Ale (Citra & El Dorado)
Deliciously drinkable pale ale brewed with Citra and El Dorado hops. Pale gold with a citrus and soft fruit aroma, balanced citrus and stone fruits on the palette with nice clean malt. Lingering, crisp and balanced bitterness at the end. Thirst quenching and ultra sessionable
Malt: Extra Pale Malt, Caragold, Dextrin, Naked Oats
Hops: Citra & El Dorado
Available in: Cask
Weisse Shade of Pale
A Weissbier style pale hopped like an IPA. Fermented with a traditional Weissbier yeast before a generous dry hop addition, this easy drinking beer combines the classic sweet banana and bubblegum Weisse flavours from the yeast with a smooth balancing bitterness and hop character of gooseberry and orange citrus
Malt: Crisp Best Ale, Carapils, Torrified Wheat, Malted Oats
Hops: Apollo, Jarrylo, Hallertau Blanc, Pacifica
Available in: Cask
Experimental Beers
WanderingStar
Autumnal amber ale brewed with Pilgrim hops. Sweet malt, red berries and a hint of marmalade lead to a smooth, rich mouthfeel with a seductive toffee-penny sweetness
Malt: Low Colour Maris, Vienna, Caramunich, Crystal Wheat
Hops: Pilot
Available in: Cask, Keg
Tap & Brew Experimental #14 'Winter Mornings'
Available in: Tank, Cask
Chiaroscuro
Tap & Brew Experimental #15 'Festive Markets'
Duet #5 (Huell Melon & Hallertau Blanc)
A dual hopped Pale using the same base malt profile with a constantly changing partnership of hops. Version #5 combines two new German varieties, with Huell Melon and Hallertau Blanc bringing crisp gooseberry flavours, with a background of white grapes and melon
Malt: Maris Otter, Cara Pils, Cara Gold, Torrified Wheat
Hops: Huell Melon & Hallertau Blanc
Available in: Cask
Duet #6 (Pacifica & Jarrylo)
A dual hopped Pale using the same base malt profile with a constantly changing partnership of hops. Version #6 brings together New Zealand Pacifica and US Jarrylo hops for a bright, fresh orange and floral hop character with background notes of spice and citrus zest
Malt: Maris Otter, Cara Pils, Cara Gold, Torrified Wheat
Hops: Pacifica & Jarrylo
Available in: Cask
Tap & Brew Experimental Sours
OUR SPECIAL BREWS
The entire process starts from the ground up. Extensive research and development time goes in to each beer we craft and your business cuisine, ethos, name can all play a part in the decisions as to what ingredients are used up to the final labeling of the product, every aspect of the finished product can be customized to suit your requirements. We don’t simply put a new label on an old beer. We work with you, and the products you sell, to create a brew that is unique to your company, and unlike any other in the world. We form long-term relationships with our clients, providing an ongoing supply that allows their customers to get a taste for a beer that can be found nowhere else.
Hop Kettle Brewing Co. bespoke brews are the work of both concept and know-how. Before we start work on your beer, we familiarize ourselves with you and your product. Our beers are crafted to match your business, in a way that goes far beyond simply matching flavours. We have created a Saison for a Thai restaurant chain that uses ingredients including lime leaves and tamarind in the beer and was created specifically to match the food offering. We have also supplied a coffee chain with a very unusual and unique Pale Ale brewed and cold conditioned with their own home roast coffee beans. Sometimes we use ingredients that might not necessarily be initially associated with the cuisine but through extensive tastings we discover that an added ingredient matches perfectly with their dishes.
Hop Kettle Brewing Co. home, seasonal and experimental beers are brewed and bottled on site at our state of the art Swindon brewery. We are also the proud owners of the multi award winning Brew Pub the Red Lion Inn Cricklade, founded in 2008. We have extensive experience in all areas of the hospitality industry, and when it comes to pairing beers with food, we are far ahead of the curve.
We welcome enquiries from all businesses interested in crafting their own bespoke beer. Our aim is to create an ongoing partnership with our clients before, during and after the brewing process. No matter what your tastes, we can provide the right beer for you.
Hop Kettle is founded on a passion for quality, independence and ambition.
These factors have been the driving force that have brought us to where we are today.