This week we’re featuring beers from sunny Sussex and the Arundel Brewery:

Black Stallion 3.7%
Arundel Castle 3.8%
Sussex Gold 4.2%
Arundel Special Bitter 4.5% (Bottled version winner of Tesco Drinks Award 2008)
Stronghold 4.7%
Footslogger 4.6%
Sting in the Tail 4.7%
Trident 5%

We’ve got a lovely selection from two great breweries coming on tap this week:

Hardknott Brewery

Light Cascade
Katalyst
Continuum
Atomic Narcissus
Infra Red

Plain Brewery

Sheep Dip
Innocence
Inntrigue
Inncognito
Inndulgence

A whole range of new beers have come on, for your enjoyment:

Gales Seafarers 3.6%
Hopback Taiphoon 4.2%
Wooden Hand Cornish Mutiny 4.8%
Warwickshire Darling Buds 4.1%
Mauldon’s May Bee 3.9%
Brain’s Milkwood 4.3%
Hook Norton Hooky Bit 3.6%
Lees Brewer’s Dark 3.5%
Daleside Monkey Wrench 5.3%
Harviestoun Born to be Mild 4.1%
Bakehouse Baker’s Dozen 4.4%
O’Hanlon’s Goldblade 4%
Wadworth Lily the Pink 4%

We’ve got a crop of new beers, from two excellent breweries, coming on tap to quench your thirst on these sunny days.

Highland Brewery

Munro 4%
Scapa Special 4.2%
Orkney Best 3.6%
Island Hopping 3.9%
Orkney IPA 4.3%
Magnus 5.2%

Goddards Brewery

Ale of Wight 3.7%
Scrumdiggity 4%
Fuggle-Dee-Dum 4.8%

Beers coming on tap this week come from three great breweries:

Milk Street Brewery

The Usual 4.4%

Sea of Tranquility 4.2%

Amarillo 4.3%

Teignworthy Brewery

Spring Tide 4.3%

Harvey’s 4.6%

Reel Ale 4%

Salopian Brewery

Hop Twister 4.5%

Peccadillo 4.8%

Ironbridge Stout 5%

We’ve another set of fine brews on tap for you to sample:

Phoenix Brewery

Monkey Town Mild 3.9%
Arizona 4.1%
White Monk 4.5%
Thirsty Moon 4.6%
West Coast IPA 4.6%

Wentworth Brewery

Imperial Ale 3.8%
WPA 4%
Early Fruits 4.1%
Short ‘n’ Stout 4.5%
Woppa 5.1%

We’ve got a bumper set of barrels on tap this week, with the addition of the following:

Hydes Brewery – Amazing Grace 4% & Original 3.8%
Okell’s – Spring Ram 4.2%
Brakspear’s - Special 4.3%
Shepherd Neame – Early Bird 4.3%
Wychwood’s – Paddy’s Tout 4.3%
Adnam’s – Lighthouse 3.4%
Marston’s – Usher 1824 3.6%
Everard’s - Beacon 3.8% & Sunchaser 4%
St Austell – Proper Job 4.5%
Wooden Hand - Gribben Ale 4.1%

The Yorkshire Beer Festival may be over for another year (though look out for another regional focus soon!) but we’ve still got a huge range of beers coming on tap this week.

Pop in to try a selection from these:

Loddon – Shrimpers 4.1%
Acorn –  Barnsley Bitter 3.8%
Triple F – Alton’s Pride 3.8%

Goddards Brewery
Ale of Wight 3.7%
Fuggle-Dee-Dum 4.8%

Cheddar - Potholer 4.3%

Broughton Brewery
Edinburgh Pale Ale 3.4%
Bramling X 4.2%
Merlin’s Ale 4.2%
Excise 4.6%

Whitstable - India Pale Ale 4.1%
Windsor & Eaton Brewery
Guardsman 4.8%
Knight of the Garter 3.8%

WJ King Brewery
Horsham Best 3.8%
Red River 4.8%
Five Generations 4.4%
King’s Old Ale 4.5%
Scrummy Bitter 5%
Market Porter 5%

and don’t forget, if it’s not on tap it might be available on gravity in the cellar. So please just ask, and we’d be delighted to pour you a pint!

We are delighted to announce the dates of our Yorkshire Beer Festival

Wednesday 23rd February – Sunday 27th February.

Join us at the Bricklayer’s Arms for the return of our legendary festival, featuring over 80 fantastic beers from the UK’s largest county. For a full list of the available beers, please click here.

Plus, once again we are holding our caption competition.

This is Edgar Ramsbottom.  He will appear on the front of our programme.  Can you think of a good caption?

Please send all entries to becky@bricklayers-arms.co.uk or hand them over to staff at the bar.  The winner will receive tokens for free beer at the festival.

Entries so far:

OK, which of ewes said “Glutton dressed as ram” – Roy, Hammersmith

Aye, thou knows tha kno – Ian

I only meant to pop into the Ram’s Head for a quick one! – Peter

Mind your fingers. Please! – Mike

“Ewe will love the Yorkshire beer. I do. – Mike

I Amun-Ra proclaim the Yorkshire festival at The Bricklayers best with friends – Mike

Is my (Beer) head big enough in this? – Geoff

That’s a grand pint o’ Baaa-rnsley bitter!!  Rest o’t beer from Yorkshire in’t bad either! – Kim

Yorksha ales are especially gran’ on Ilkla Mooar barrrr ht’at! – Andrew

Ewe spill my pint? – Ian

Ewe know you want it! – Bea, Mark & Steve

Ram it in – Oliver

I can’t let ewe in, it’s rammed – Colin

I drink, therefore I ram – Chris

I thought I would get a head start on the astrological new year – Mike

There’s no surprises with this diet – Mike

We are proud and delighted to announce that we have again won the 2010 CAMRA South West London Pub of the Year Award.

Our thanks go to all CAMRA members who voted for us.  Your ongoing support is amazing and we look forward to raising a glass to you all here at the Yorkshire Beer Festival.