Sir Sydney Smith

Oh no he's here.... Well love him or loathe him, there's no doubt Mr Clarkson has been making a bit of a splash recently, firstly with his Amazon Prime farming programme and now with his new lager and pub. We're sure you've heard about them. Well we like to bring new products to our customers and as we've heard on the....

Here's another one! It took a bit longer than we expected but our fourth real ale line has now been installed! Our aim is to you give you a classic session bitter, a stronger ale for that deeper taste and a couple of fun beers to keep it interesting. Let us know what you think! And if there is an ale you particularly w...

Dear parents,

Give yourself a break too and make it Hof time this half term 🍺

Love, George

A treat for real ale lovers! We're rather proud of our cask ale here at Sir Sydney Smith. Keeping and serving a fresh beer product is more difficult than keg lagers because the yeast is still active when the ale is delivered to us (unlike keg beers which have been pasteurised). This means greater care needs to be taken in the s...

London Surrey Classic best bitter What beer lover doesn’t enjoy a warming best bitter packed full of British malty goodness topped off with those distinct English floral hop notes? This beer from By The Horns brewery descended from their previously brewed ‘Panowow’ best bitter, but they have progressed the recipe to give a bit...

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Wandle's Best! Named after the river next to the brewer's SW18 home, Wandle was the first beer that was brewed by Sambrook's Brewery back in 2008. Now multi-award winning, it is a delicious, balanced best bitter. Brewed with Maris Otter pale malt, Fuggles, Goldings and Boadicea hops and finished with Sambrook's un...

You can any day here at Sir Sydney Smith. is on draught and on sale in pints and steins!

He's back, he's looking good and now he's up in lights.

Over the next two weeks you may spot George the Bear gracing some of the biggest and best large digital screens in the country. If you're out and about in Birmingham, Manchester, Southampton or at Westfield in London (to name but a few locations) keep your eyes peeled 👀🐻

He's back! Rocking Rudolph, the Christmas ale from Greene King, is back on draught this month. It's dark and full bodied, packed full of hops giving interest and complexity. A fabulous malty character from the pale malt and toffee from the crystal malt give warmth and the blend of hops provides a crisp bittern...

Bonkers Conkers It's back! There is no better beer to celebrate the start of Autumn than Bonkers Conkers from Greene King. Returning once again with an exciting new look, this delicious beer is brewed with over five different hop varieties. Now on draught here for a limited period. ABV 4% .

Why have a normal pint when you can have a two pint stein of authentic, Bavarian Hofmeister Helles? Now serving exclusively at our events all around the UK!

Where would you like to celebrate with Hofmeister this Oktoberfest season? Tag your local below 👀🍻

Good beer sold here We're delighted to have been included once again in the 2024 CAMRA Good Beer guide. The Campaign for Real Ale was founded in 1971 and has a mission to secure the long term future of real ale by inceasing its quality, popularity and availabilty. CAMRA members visit all the tens of thousands of pubs i...

Welcome Pravha! The brewers of the famous Staropramen Czech lager used their brewing expertise and quality Czech ingredients to do what they claimed was impossible - to create a pilsner that is refreshingly light tasting and full flavoured at the same time. This is the result - the unique taste of Pravha. It tastes...

This is your sign to try a Hofmeister Helles this weekend 🍻

Bongo La! A special one-off cask golden ale designed & brewed at the By The Horns Brewery . They have used a simple malt base but have used a fantastic blend of new-world hops to created a bright, fresh and clean tropical hop profile. This is a wonderful balance of tropical hop notes dancing on a solid golden...

Coronation ale Greene King have produced this ale to celebrate the coronation of HM King Charles III on 6th May 2023. A delicious and thirst quenching hoppy golden ale, it delivers citrus and tropical fruit flavours from four fragrant hop varieties. On sale here on draught for the next month. ABV 4%.

Stiff Upper Lip We have a new guest ale on from this week from By The Horns Brewing Company down in Surrey. We like to give smaller independent brewers some bar space and have chosen their Stiff Upper Lip Pale Ale as it's the first beer they brewed back in 2011 so it must be popular. They tell us to expect a light....

The bear is returning The multi award winning Helles lager from Hofmeister is returning to our bar after an absence of too long. For those of you old enough to remember the previous incarnation of the Hofmeister name, put aside your memories and try this. Slowed brewed in Bavaria from just three ingredients - mineral wat...

Flint Eye is here... The new, dry hopped, craft lager from Greene King has arrived. It celebrates the Neolithic flint tipped arrows found in and around the brewer's native Bury St. Edmunds and combines orange peel and citrus aromas with subtle pine notes. It's a sign the brewer is determined to push its way into the eve...

He's back! It's the time of year when Rocking Rudolph arrives again. Whether you think Christmas arrives too soon or not soon enough, enjoy this full bodied, malty and fruity ale to put you in the festive mood! On draught here until Christmas. ABV 4.2%

Deuchars IPA Greene King are rather proud of this IPA. In fact, as it has won over 40 awards including CAMRA Supreme Champion Beer of Britain and World Champion Cask Ale, we guess they have every right to be. It's rich in character and long on refreshment. Solid gold in colour, strongly aromatic, with hints of f...

Good beer sold here We're delighted to have been included in the 2023 CAMRA Good Beer guide. The Campaign for Real Ale was founded in 1971 and has a mission to secure the long term future of real ale by inceasing its quality, popularity and availabilty. Real ale is so called because it is delivered to pubs in casks sti...