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Spire Breweries range of beers

At Spire Brewery, we believe passionately in producing high-quality traditional ales, in common with the aspirations of many other micro-brewers.

The ONLY ingredients that go into our beers are malted grains (sourced from Thomas Fawcetts & Son Ltd in Castleford), hops (sourced from Charles Faram Ltd in Worcester), yeast and water.  David McLaren’s refusal to compromise on the quality of ingredients, and therefore not use unmalted adjuncts or sugars, means that all of the brewery’s beers comply with the German Beer Purity Law "Reinheitsgebot".

Spire Brewery currently produces nine regular beers with additional seasonal specials available throughout the year.  You might also notice that most of our beer names reflect the fact that David McLaren has a musical background!

Our beers are also available for off-sales in handy take-away containers or bottles direct from the brewery in Staveley, or from our own pub - The Britannia - in New Tupton.  Pricing information is on our "Buy Beer Direct From Us" page.

 

Personalised Beers

Would you like to commemorate a special occasion in an extra-special way?  From original design to your own finished pump-clip and/or bottle labels, all of our beers can be personalised just for you - see our range of beers below for examples.

Contact info@spirebrewery.co.uk for further information.

 

Our range of beers... so far!

 

Regular Beers

Chesterfield Best Bitter

(4.5% ABV)

Chesterfield Best Bitter is a robust chestnut premium bitter with pronounced malt character, balanced with a resinous hoppy ending.  This is a beer brewed to be like beers used to be – a traditional reminder of the best from years ago and purposefully named to put Chesterfield back on the brewing map.

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Sgt. Pepper Stout

(5.5% ABV)

This award winning full-bodied stout is laced with black pepper (yes, it really is brewed with the addition of freshly ground black pepper!), which is complemented by a generous spicy hop balance.  A mixture of Maris Otter pale malt, Amber malt and Pale Chocolate malt is used, along with the traditional addition of Northern Brewer & Fuggle hops which give an assertive hop balance to the brew.  What else could it be called other than "Sgt. Pepper"?  A distinctively different take on stout, this ‘big’ beer is proving to be extremely popular.

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Land Of Hop & Glory

(4.5% ABV)

Land of Hop & Glory is an award-winning ‘Golden Ale’ with a more-ish biscuit malt and a long complex hop finish.  It was Spire Brewery’s first ever brew and has quickly established itself as a firm favourite with everyone who tries it.  This was confirmed at the 2006 Peterborough Beer Festival where it was awarded two Medals – Silver for Best Bitter of the Festival and Silver for Best Beer from a New Brewery - an amazing result after only four months of brewing!

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Dark Side of the Moon

(4.3% ABV)

A luscious, tasty deep garnet coloured mild, with sweet toffee overtones, balanced with traditional English Fuggles and Goldings hops.  Very more-ish!

Whiter Shade of Pale

Available April - September

(4.0% ABV)

Our lightest beer to date in terms of colour, this pale straw-coloured session bitter has a malty emphasis and a subtle lemon resinous hop finish.  It is refreshingly smooth and deliberately avoids using grapefruit flavoured hops.  This is a particularly satisfying ale, with it’s frothy pure-white head helped by a generous addition of wheat malt.

Twist and Stout

(4.5% ABV)

A smooth rich stout with notes of coffee and roast malt, followed by a dry finish on the palate and ample hot bitterness.

Spire IPA

(4.9% ABV)

A strong traditional amber India Pale Ale using only the best English malts, and balanced by a selection of the finest English hops to give that extra bitter note.

Overture

Available October - March

(3.9% ABV)

Overture is a traditional well-balanced, light amber, smooth and malty session bitter made from Pale Crystal malt and English hops.

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Britannia Cream Ale

(6.4% ABV)

Britannia Cream Ale is a new interpretation of IPA with a German hoppy twist.  Stronger than most and full of character, we have been told by many devotees that it is “deceptively drinkable!”.  It was first brewed as a Special for the Barrow Hill Rail Ale Festival in May 2006, and named after the locomotive that the beers are set against.  It was an instant hit and became one of Spire Brewery’s signature beers.  This strong IPA has a smooth malty texture with caramelised orange hop flavours coming from the liberal addition of Tettnang hops.

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Seasonal Beers

Nocturne Porter

Available January - March

(5.7% ABV)

Smooth, dark-garnet porter with hints of coffee and chocolate.  Brewed by local CAMRA members as a festival special for Chesterfield Beer Festival, it went on to win by popular vote.  If you need a pick-me-up, don’t reach for that cup of coffee - just enjoy this rich, creamy drink with its cappuccino-like frothy head!

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80 Shilling Ale (80/-)

Available October - November

(4.3% ABV)

No, that's not how much it costs!  Reflecting the brewer’s Scottish roots, a deep copper-coloured malty brew, well enhanced by both Fuggles and Styrian Goldings hops.  Brewed for St. Andrew’s Day in November, this beer proved to be yet another immediate winner and has gone from a seasonal special to part of the regular output of the brewery.  Hoppier than most traditional 80/- ales, this beer also shows off the McLaren tartan as the background on its pump clip.

Ruby Tuesday

Available April - May

(3.7% ABV)

A traditional ruby-coloured mild with a predominant toffee note and caramel sweetness.

Winter Wonderland

Available Mid-November - January

(6.1% ABV)

A strong old-ale packed with toffee and caramel flavours.  This beer is a REAL winter warmer, full of Yuletide cheer..!


 

Special and Personalised Beers

Moonlight Sonata

(4.7% ABV)

An unusual dark wheat-beer brewed to an authentic German recipe and using German hops - naturally cloudy!

Beer-A Lynn

(4.0% ABV)

Brassed Off!

(4.2% ABV)

Brewed specially for Rotheram Oakwood Beer Festival.

Inn-Spiration

(5.4% ABV)

A commemorative beer specially brewed to celebrate the 30th Birthday of Chesterfield & District CAMRA.  Many Happy Returns!

We Will Rock Ewe

(4.2% ABV)

A Spire Brewery and Rotherham CAMRA co-production!

Nights in White Satin

(4.8% ABV)

A special brew for Chesterfield Beer Festival.

Your Event / Your Name

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All of our beers are available with your personalised design of pump-clip and / or bottle label to make any special event that little bit extra-special!

Birthdays, Anniversaries, Engagements, Weddings, or just for the pleasure of having your own beer, just let us know what you need - a full design service is always available.

For further information contact:  info@spirebrewery.co.uk

 

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