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1st Lite
ABV 3.8%
Award winning beer in Wakefield Beer Festival 2005.
A robust, full flavoured, pale bitter beer, with grapefruit and varying citrus tones, and ‘stay in the mouth’ after taste. Made with Halcyon malt and late hopped with three American hops.
Where did the name come from?
This was the first beer Barrie brewed and it was designed to be very light in colour.
Update: Due to customer demand 1st Lite is now back in bottles with a brand new label design
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Aonach
ABV 4.9%.
A typical Scottish style 80/- beer. Dark amber in colour, late hopped with New Zealand hops.
Where did the name come from?
Originally named after a mountain in Scotland - Aonach Dhub but when our friends got a Border Terrier puppy and called her ‘Aonach’ we couldn’t resist using her photo on the label and naming the beer after her instead.
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Blush
ABV 5.0%.
A blushingly pink fruit beer, with raspberry & blackcurrant flavours.
Where did the name come from?
Gill from the ‘Attic’ in the Edwardian building (Lady Heyes Craft Centre) suggested the name.
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Buzzin'
ABV 4.3%
Bronze medal winner for Best Bitter 2007 Great British Beer Festival. Golden fruity bitter with a hint of honey. A single hop beer with good hop flavours and a dry finish. Named after the brewer's wife Hazel.
Where did the name come from?
This was Barrie the brewers first single hop beer. He named it after his wife Hazel’s favourite word ‘buzzin!’
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Danny
ABV 4%
Golden floral hoppy ale, specially brewed to help restore the Daniel Adamson.
‘A quaffing beer for all the crew’
Where did the name come from?
We are working in partnership with the Daniel Adamson Preservation Trust to raise money for the restoration of a unique steam ‘tug tender’ that once plied the waters of the North West until 1984.
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Dark Ark
ABV 4.0%
A dark malty beer, rich raisin and fruit flavour. Choicest hops giving a deep, dense and complex aftertaste.
Where did the name come from?
We ran a competition to name a beer for Manley. Children of the village used to play on the railway bridge across Dark Ark Lane, Manley. When children banged on the steel railings above the ark, the reverberations could be heard for miles!
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Devil's Garden
ABV 3.9%
An amber bronze traditional biscuit flavour beer and raisin after taste.
Where did the name come from?
Another competition winner – this time for Kingsley.
It would seem that Devils Garden is a name the locals have given to an ex marl quarry in Kingsley. When the quarry closed it became a marshy area and it is reputed that animals including dogs and even people have fallen in NEVER to be seen again!
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Flaxen Jade
ABV 3.7%
An oh so true blonde, with citrusy notes and a black pepper kick.
Where did the name come from?
Suggested by the colour of the beer as flaxen is another word for blonde and we have used a hop called Pacific Jade.
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Froda's Ale
ABV 4.2%
A traditional tawny bitter, with hoppy and slight liquorice taste. Named after Froda, Saxon leader of Frodsham.
Where did the name come from?
When we moved to Frodsham we ran a competition to name a beer for Frodsham and this won. Froda was the first Saxon settler and his farm was called his Ham.
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Frodsham 800
ABV 4.7%
A golden bitter beer. Single hopped with Nelson Sauvin hops. Floral with late wine flavours. Winner of Gold and Silver awards SIBA North 2009 and Frodsham Beer Festival 2009
Where did the name come from?
This beer was specially brewed to celebrate Frodsham’s 800th birthday.
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Frodsham Gold
ABV 4.1%
A light gold beer. Rich hoppy flavours with a spicy tang.
Where did the name come from?
2012 was London Olympic Year!
Originally named for Olympic gold ale and has become our stock golden single hop ale. Made with New Zealand hops.
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Iron Man
ABV 4.5%
Chestnut brown ale, nutty with a full hop flavour.
Where did the name come from?
We ran a competition to name a beer for Helsby, which was an Iron Age village. Look carefully and you can see the face of a man in the hill as you’re passing by.
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Lammastide
ABV 5%
An English wheat beer with distinct elderflower aromas.
Where did the name come from?
The name is generally considered to be derived from the old English word hlafmæsse (loaf-mass), originally an old English festival of the grain harvest in which each of the faithful presented a loaf made of new wheat as an offering of the first fruits.
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Maiden's Cross
ABV 3.8%
A traditional bitter beer using Maris Otter malt and Northdown hops.
Where did the name come from?
Another competition winner – this time for Alvanley. Apparently the story goes that the cross was used during the plague to pass food to those affected.
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MynzaMild
ABV 3.9%
A mahogany mild, with fruity aftertaste.
Where did the name come from?
This is a play on words – “Mine’s a mild”. The photo used for the label was taken by Ken Russell, the film producer, who gave his permission for us to use it.
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Night Mail
ABV 4.7%
A dry, jet black stout using roasted barley, oat malt and three hop addition. Sharp with mellowing aftertaste.
Where did the name come from?
Night Mail (1936) was one of the most critically acclaimed British documentary films, which features the poem by W.H. Auden.
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Splash
ABV 3.9%
A blonde, refreshing, summer beer. Crisp & citrus with hoppy flavours. Dry hopped with Cascade. Enjoy!
Where did the name come from?
Designed in 2007 it was named to reflect the wet summer!
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Titan's Bolt
ABV 8.5%
COMING SOON in Autumn 2013
A classic style of very strong India Pale Ale. A chestnut beer with citrus fruits, juicy malt and spicy hops with Madeira overtones. A perfect nip to be savoured not rushed.
Where did the name come from?
Titans ruled during the legendary 'Golden Age' and were huge immortal beings of incredible strength.
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Wintafest
ABV 5.5%
A winter warmer beer. Dark and malty with citrus fruit, raisin and spice flavours and rich, hoppy aromas. A beer to share on cold winter nights.
Where did the name come from?
Specially designed to celebrate the winter festival season. Described by the Guardian as ‘liquid malt loaf’.
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