The Beer
2025 Beer Menu
There will be 26 real ales and at least 3 draft ciders available across the festival venues - The Village Hall, The Selborne Arms & The Jubilee Tap.
Village Hall
Selborne Arms
Jubilee Tap
Most beers are in the village hall which requires a ticket.
Venue : Village Hall
Firebird
Heritage
A Sussex Classic, developed from and old recipe of Bill’s Great, Great grandad. Full malt flavour, robust bitterness, and a subtle dried fruits aftertaste.
A Sussex Classic, developed from and old recipe of Bill’s Great, Great grandad. Full malt flavour, robust bitterness, and a subtle dried fruits aftertaste.
4.0%
Village Hall
Firebird
Two Horses
A lower strength Pale Ale for ease of drinking, but still with a full aroma and bitterness derived from a combination of four American Hops.
A lower strength Pale Ale for ease of drinking, but still with a full aroma and bitterness derived from a combination of four American Hops.
3.8%
Village Hall
Long Man
Green Hop
Green Hop bitter is a balanced, slightly sweet beer with citrus notes and a herby bitterness. Brewed with hops picked that morning, this is the freshest of the fresh.
Green Hop bitter is a balanced, slightly sweet beer with citrus notes and a herby bitterness. Brewed with hops picked that morning, this is the freshest of the fresh.
4.4%
Village Hall
Stardust
Easy Pale Mosaic
Fancy an easy going pale ale? That’s exactly what this subtle blend of American hops is all about. The late Citra hop addition adds a fresh, fruity aroma.
Fancy an easy going pale ale? That’s exactly what this subtle blend of American hops is all about. The late Citra hop addition adds a fresh, fruity aroma.
3.8%
Village Hall
Stardust
English Bitter
This beer is blended to bring out the very best of traditional British malt and hop flavours. The raised malt profile unlocks notes of roasted caramel, which mingle with classic hop aromas.
This beer is blended to bring out the very best of traditional British malt and hop flavours. The raised malt profile unlocks notes of roasted caramel, which mingle with classic hop aromas.
4.0%
Village Hall
The Queen Inn Winchester
St Cross Ale
Traditional English Bitter brewed with UK malt & hops. Toffee amber in colour with well balanced bitterness and a subtle malted caramel sweetness. Expect grassy, herbal and citrus notes which is then lifted with a just a touch of Casade in the dry-hop.
Traditional English Bitter brewed with UK malt & hops. Toffee amber in colour with well balanced bitterness and a subtle malted caramel sweetness. Expect grassy, herbal and citrus notes which is then lifted with a just a touch of Casade in the dry-hop.
4.1%
Village Hall
Stonehenge Ales
Pigswill
An amber coloured session bitter traditionally brewed using only the finest quality of Stonehenge Spring Water, barley, crystal and wheat malts, whole hops and the brewery’s own top-fermenting yeast. This session bitter is full-bodied and not so bitter, but rich in hop aroma which gives the beer a delightful aftertaste. The finish is slightly malty and fruity.
An amber coloured session bitter traditionally brewed using only the finest quality of Stonehenge Spring Water, barley, crystal and wheat malts, whole hops and the brewery’s own top-fermenting yeast. This session bitter is full-bodied and not so bitter, but rich in hop aroma which gives the beer a delightful aftertaste. The finish is slightly malty and fruity.
4.0%
Village Hall
Flower Pots
Perridge Pale
Perridge Pale is a blend of some of Hampshire’s finest low colour malted barley with a gentle wheat malt, paired with six hop varieties from Britain and North America. Light straw in colour, with a balmy aroma and subtle twist of citrus and fruit, the award winning Perridge Pale is crisp and refreshing yet intriguing with a perfect clean finish.
Perridge Pale is a blend of some of Hampshire’s finest low colour malted barley with a gentle wheat malt, paired with six hop varieties from Britain and North America. Light straw in colour, with a balmy aroma and subtle twist of citrus and fruit, the award winning Perridge Pale is crisp and refreshing yet intriguing with a perfect clean finish.
3.4%
Village Hall
Triple fff
Alton Pride
A traditional English bitter brewed using water from the Hampshire chalk hills. Full and clean tasting, initially malty then tangerine fruit and resinous hop build to a quenching bitter finish. Camra Supreme Champion Beer of Britain 2008.
A traditional English bitter brewed using water from the Hampshire chalk hills. Full and clean tasting, initially malty then tangerine fruit and resinous hop build to a quenching bitter finish. Camra Supreme Champion Beer of Britain 2008.
3.8%
Village Hall
Gilbert White's Brewery
Zig Zag Ale
A strong traditional ale, uses a blend of Thomas Faucett Golden Promise Pale Ale, Crisp Pale Wheat, and Crisp Black Malts, Celeia and East Kent Goldings Hop Pellets and Lallemand Nottingham Yeast.
A strong traditional ale, uses a blend of Thomas Faucett Golden Promise Pale Ale, Crisp Pale Wheat, and Crisp Black Malts, Celeia and East Kent Goldings Hop Pellets and Lallemand Nottingham Yeast.
6.2%
Village Hall
Hogs Back
Surrey Nirvana
A drier, golden brew with Cascade, Centennial and local Surrey hops. Hoppy with strong citrus and floral notes on the nose. Light in body, with well-balanced hoppy and citrus flavours.
A drier, golden brew with Cascade, Centennial and local Surrey hops. Hoppy with strong citrus and floral notes on the nose. Light in body, with well-balanced hoppy and citrus flavours.
4.0%
Village Hall
Longdog
Kismet
Golden Ale with Chinook Summit Bravo and Centennial hops giving a lovely bitterness to quench a Summer thirst. Citrus and spicy noted from the hop balance the sweetness from the malts.
Golden Ale with Chinook Summit Bravo and Centennial hops giving a lovely bitterness to quench a Summer thirst. Citrus and spicy noted from the hop balance the sweetness from the malts.
4.5%
Village Hall
Gilbert White's Brewery
Lager Mate
A hoppy Bavarian style lager specially brewed for the OktobeerFest and called ‘LagerMate’ in response to the question ‘got any lager mate’ which we often get asked
A hoppy Bavarian style lager specially brewed for the OktobeerFest and called ‘LagerMate’ in response to the question ‘got any lager mate’ which we often get asked
5.7%
Village Hall
Venue : Selborne Arms
Stardust
Roses
Christmas is just around the corner! This malty red ale is the perfect accompaniment for all your festive gatherings.
Christmas is just around the corner! This malty red ale is the perfect accompaniment for all your festive gatherings.
4.2%
Selborne Arms
Ringwood
Razor Back
Tempting hop aroma with fruit notes. Good malt feel in the mouth dry, tangy fruit finish. Delicious, easy drinking slightly tart pale bitter. Razorback is brewed to the same recipe as the famous Ringwood Best Bitter, which has been revered for its quality since 1978.
Tempting hop aroma with fruit notes. Good malt feel in the mouth dry, tangy fruit finish. Delicious, easy drinking slightly tart pale bitter. Razorback is brewed to the same recipe as the famous Ringwood Best Bitter, which has been revered for its quality since 1978.
3.8%
Selborne Arms
Triple fff
Comfortably Numb
A wonderful winter warmer. Deep amber in colour, this is strong ale not for the faint hearted. A magical blend of malts with Styrian hops that give a mouth-watering hop aroma; smooth and warming malt flavours with a deep, spicy hop finish. Devilishly moreish.
A wonderful winter warmer. Deep amber in colour, this is strong ale not for the faint hearted. A magical blend of malts with Styrian hops that give a mouth-watering hop aroma; smooth and warming malt flavours with a deep, spicy hop finish. Devilishly moreish.
5.0%
Selborne Arms
Hog’s Back
TEA
A classic Traditional English Ale. Amber in colour, a malt-forward taste with the hops providing balance. A lingering malt sweetness leads to a long, satisfying finish.
A classic Traditional English Ale. Amber in colour, a malt-forward taste with the hops providing balance. A lingering malt sweetness leads to a long, satisfying finish.
4.2%
Selborne Arms
Stonehenge Ales
Great Bustard
A dark amber coloured beer with a deep red hue traditionally brewed using only the finest quality of Stonehenge Spring Water, barley, rye, crystal and wheat malts, whole hops and the brewery’s own top-fermenting yeast. The complex malt and fruit flavours develop into a very pleasingly fruity and bitter aftertaste which lingers on. This fine beer was first brewed to celebrate the approval in November 2003 for the reintroduction of the Great Bustard bird onto the Salisbury Plain.
A dark amber coloured beer with a deep red hue traditionally brewed using only the finest quality of Stonehenge Spring Water, barley, rye, crystal and wheat malts, whole hops and the brewery’s own top-fermenting yeast. The complex malt and fruit flavours develop into a very pleasingly fruity and bitter aftertaste which lingers on. This fine beer was first brewed to celebrate the approval in November 2003 for the reintroduction of the Great Bustard bird onto the Salisbury Plain.
4.8%
Selborne Arms
Bowman
Swift One
A pale, golden quaffing ale with excellent flavours for its strength. Pleasingly hoppy throughout without being aggressive and also possessing of a fine aroma. The finish is dry with a small twist of sweetness at the end. If you feel that this is all rather pretentious then it can best be described as a bloody nice pint!
A pale, golden quaffing ale with excellent flavours for its strength. Pleasingly hoppy throughout without being aggressive and also possessing of a fine aroma. The finish is dry with a small twist of sweetness at the end. If you feel that this is all rather pretentious then it can best be described as a bloody nice pint!
3.8%
Selborne Arms
Longdog
Lovely Nancy
Golden straw-coloured premium pale. The perfect accompaniment to a meal.
Golden straw-coloured premium pale. The perfect accompaniment to a meal.
4.8%
Selborne Arms
Exmoor
Wildcat
A beer with warming maltiness, perfect for shorter, cooler days when the leaves begin to fall. This is a single-hopped ale, using Fuggles - providing deep and booming earthy hop notes on the nose. Malt is the king on the palate with hints of autumn berries, chocolate, toffee and caramel, until the long dry finish, which also has a subtle fruitiness.
A beer with warming maltiness, perfect for shorter, cooler days when the leaves begin to fall. This is a single-hopped ale, using Fuggles - providing deep and booming earthy hop notes on the nose. Malt is the king on the palate with hints of autumn berries, chocolate, toffee and caramel, until the long dry finish, which also has a subtle fruitiness.
4.4%
Selborne Arms
Venue : The Jubliee Tap
Gilbert White Brewery
Jubliee Tap
4.2%
The Jubilee Tap
Gilbert White Brewery
Bostal
4.2%
The Jubilee Tap
Gilbert White Brewery
Lawrence Oates IPA
4.7%
The Jubilee Tap
Gilbert White Brewery
Gilbert's 1765
5.4%
The Jubilee Tap
Ciders
Blackmoor Ridges Green
5.5% Village Hall
Blackmoor Black Cherry
4.6% Village Hall
Hogs Back Hazy Hog
A full flavoured cider made traditionally by adding back the bittersweet apple juice at the end of the oak barrel fermentation, which creates the Cidre Doux style of Brittany/Normandy. Cloudy, gently sparkling and wonderfully appley.
5.0% Selborne Arms
Mr Whitehead Heart of Hampshire (bottled)
6.0% Selborne Arms