Ales of Wight

Goddards www.goddards-brewery.co.uk Goddards Special Bitter and Fuggle-Dee-Dum are brewed year round, and there is a selection of seasonal beers available outside the peak summer season,
In 1987 the stock market crashed and Lloyds looked to their names to cover their losses. "Time to honour your agreement, old boy". One of them was Anthony Goddard. To meet his commitments, the family home had to go as did the vineyard. Both are now in the possession of pop impresario Robert Stigwood. At around the same time, Anthony met Jonathon Stancil of Burts Brewery, then on its last legs. They both agreed that the Isle of Wight needed to preserve its brewing tradition and Goddards Brewery was born in Anthony's new home, Barnsley Farm. Jonathon has now returned to his native Yorkshire but Goddards, now under the control of Chris Coleman, continues to brew fabulous award winning ales.
Special Bitter 4.0% abv Refreshingly clean, easy-drinking bitter, with a wonderful aroma of freshly-rubbed hops that carries through to a satisfying after taste. Also available as a cold-sterile filtered (not pasteurised) kegged beer. A winner of CAMRA's local Beer of the Year on several occasions and twice a bronze award winner in the national Great British Beer Festival.
Fuggle-Dee-Dum 4.8% abv Intensely flavoured, malty, hoppy, strong ale that makes your mouth water. Amber/brown in colour and full bodied. Also available as a cold-sterile filtered (not pasteurised) bottled and kegged beer. Another local CAMRA Beer of the Year Winner
Ale of Wight 4.0% abv An intensely aromatic pale beer, brewed with long summer evenings in mind. May/June
Duck’s Folly 5.2% abv Amber coloured, traditionally brewed English ale, hopped with Fuggles and Goldings. September. Also available as a cold-sterile filtered (not pasteurised) bottled beer. The beer's name is an anagram and refers to the owners previous association with a certain insurance outfit.
Inspiration 5.2% abv Pale, refreshing citrus-y ale, full of hop smells and flavours. March/April
Iron Horse 4.8% abv A rich ruby-red beer, well flavoured with hints of dark malt, followed with a dry softly bitter aftertaste . October
Winter Warmer 5.2% abv Dark and strong. Warms the cockles of your heart - whatever they are. November-February

Ventnor Beers www.ventnorbrewery.co.uk
This brewery is situated on the site of the old and fondly remembered Burts Brewery. It's youthful head brewer, Xavier Baker now finds himself protector of a fine old brewing tradition and a grand job he is doing to. His ales are respected on the Isle of Wight, on mainland England (they frequently feature as winners in such competitions as the Tesco Challenge) and abroad - just ask Ton of the De Bierkoning beershop in Amsterdam, a big fan of Sandrock smoked beer. There are several stock ales available all the year round but just recently Xavier and his brother Airon have started a programme of monthly specials
WIGHT SPIRIT 5.0% Light in colour but beautifully balanced, this straw coloured bitter combines the finest malts with choicest challenger hops to create a deceptively strong, well hopped bitter with a dry, crisp after taste. Named by the brewery staff as a recognition of the resident ghost..
SUNFIRE BITTER 4.3% Originally brewed as a bottled beer for the Tesco Spring Beer Challenge1999, Sunfire bitter took Ventnor Brewery into the final of the competition. The strong, citrus aroma and bitter taste, derived from the use of First Gold and Phoenix hops, beautifully compliments the rich orangy red colour of the Sunfire beer. This full bodied bitter will certainly satisfy any discerning drinker.
GOLDEN BITTER 4.0% The flagship brew was originally formulated as a test brew for the brewery's reopening in 1995, Golden's recipe was a great success from the beginning and has remained unchanged to this day. Golden Bitter is a light summer drink with a honey gold complexion. Extremely popular with the ladies. Also available as a bottle conditioned beer. This year's local CAMRA "Beer of the Year"
OLD RUBY 4.7% This bottle conditioned beer is named after Old Ruby a well known local character who used to sit in the pubs of Ventnor giving homespun advice to all who came within earshot. It is a very rich, ruby coloured, strong bitter combining the sweetness of crystal malt with the mellow flavours of Golding and Fuggle hops.
OYSTER STOUT 4.5% Probably the only brew of its kind in the country, Oyster Stout has been widely featured in the press as both a unique beer type and an exclusive food brand. The original idea for an Oyster Stout came from the brewery's consultant brewer Fred Martin, Together with Xavier Baker, Ventnor Brewery's own Head Brewer they developed a special recipe and process by which real oysters are blended together with the brew to create a rich beer with the sweetness of an English stout but the silky smoothness of an Irish stout.
SANDROCK SMOKED ALE 5.6% This speciality smoked ale is brewed using peated Scottish whisky malts to create a smooth yet intensely smoky winter ale. Likened to some of the European smoked beers, most drinkers find Sandrock's taste more palatable. In the same manner that Ventnor Brewery's Oyster Stout has attracted attention from connoisseurs of the food trade, Sandrock Smoke Ale is currently being promoted as an accompaniment to select fine foods such as fish and cheese. Named after a local hotel which mysteriously caught fire.
ADMIRAL'S ALE 4.0% abv Produced to celebrate, the 150th anniversary of the America's Cup, this Admiral's Ale has been brewed using only the finest English Goldings hops and a mixture of malts including Pale ale, Marius and Crystal, plus the rejuvenating spring waters from Ventnor Downs. It has been bottled and packed in a Special Limited Edition Box for either collecting or just plain drinking. It is also available in shrink-wrapped dozens.
ANTI FREEZE 5.2% abv Anti Freeze Winter Warmer available each winter, a festive dark red coloured ale, smooth yet full of winter warming flavours. Bramling Cross and Goldings hops are used to give a mellow bitter bite and help the spicy aromas. This is a full flavoured handful of winter beer. Have you topped up with Anti Freeze !
HIPPY HIGH 4.4% abv Hippy High Ale was brewed especially for the Radio 1 DJ Rob Da Bank's Bestival on the Isle of Wight. It is a light hoppy beer to keep everybody hopping to the music. A real up tempo beer
HYGEIA ORGANIC ALE 4.6% abv This organic ale is named after Hygeia the Patron Saint of Ventnor. It is a refreshing golden ale, brewed using organically grown English malted Maris Otter Barley and Wheat to give well balanced malty taste with a little fruity bite from the First Gold Hops. Hoppy aromas burst from the glass thanks to the New Zealand Hallertau hops. Again as with all Ventnor Brewery beers Hygeia is made with the spring water.
PISTOL NIGHT 4.4% abv Pistol Night was produced because of the demand for a 4.4% abv beer. The name came from the wicked sense of humour of Airon the Sales Director who thought it up. The name works as everybody who says it has a smile on their face, the same one as when they have drunk a pint of Pistol Night. It is a light coloured bitter brewed using English Bramling Cross hops Maris Otter Pale Ale and Wheat malt. This gives a light refreshing ale with subtle bitterness and good fruity aromas
JAZZ DIVA 4.4% abv Brewed to coincide with the Famous JAZZ DIVA Festival (sometimes known as the Isle of Wight Jazz Festival) Details to follow..
ST GEORGES ALE 4.% abv Details to follow
MOLLY DOWNER 4.4% abv Amber brown in colour, not as heavy as expected, in depth hoppy bitterness, followed by an overwhelming aroma to compliment the bitterness. Brewed using Maris Otter malted barley, malted wheat, rye crystal and crystal malt. Thoroughly hopped with Styrian Goldings hops. Made with natural spring water and our own Ventnor Brewery Yeast. What’s your Perception – old or young?

Undercliff Experience 4.1% abv Yates' flagship bitter taking its name from the address. It is primarily seasoned with Golding hops, but a charge of Fuggles is added late in the boil. This is differs from most brewers who use this classic combination, the Goldings are usually added last for the aroma. Tasting Notes (from Jeff Evans): An amber ale with bittersweet, malty and hop taste and a dry lemon edge that dominates the bitter finish.
Holy Joe 4.9% abv A glance at the ingredients suggests that this is going to b a citreous beer, with zesty inclusion of American Cascade hops and powdered coriander. The taste backs this up. Named after a character from the 1860's now brewed all the year round. Tasting Notes (from Jeff Evans): A golden beer with lots of citrus immediately evident in the aroma, and subtle malt emerging later. Plenty of bitterness features in the mouth along with slightly toasted, sweet malt flavours, pronounced tangy-citreous notes and spicy coriander bitter, hoppy, spicy and lightly toasted finish.
Wight Winter (aka St Lawrence Ale) 5.0% abv Described by Dave Yates as "stout like". Very dark bitter. Wight Winter (Nov-March) St Lawrence (April-Oct). Tasting Notes (from Jeff Evans): A very dark ruby appearance with malty milk chocolate at first in the nose, then plenty of orange fruit. It is mostly bitter, malty and roasted to taste, with a perfumed bitter orange note always present, bitter, roasted, perfumed finish.
Yates Special Draft (YSD) 5.5% abv A strong ale, light golden in colour, "a drink to be respected". The bottle version of this beer won the bronze medal at the Champion Beer of Britain 2004 Tasting Notes (from Jeff Evans): Golden in colour, with a tart fruit nose, this strong beer has a dry, hoppy, bitter taste that belies its strength to some degree, citrus notes emerge and linger in the dry bitter, hoppy afterwards.
Good King Senseless 5.5% A dark malty ale, brewed with %100 Fuggles hops and a dash of port to add a little bit of Christmas!
Yates' brewery also brews specific beers for pubs such as Broadway Blitz for the Broadway Inn, Totland; Old Pondwater for the Rookley Inn and Buddle Brain Buster for the Buddle Inn, Niton