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Guest Ales
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... are a popular feature at The Fox, offering drinkers a wide
variety of our seasonal beers, as well as cask
ales from other brewers.
 Our
current guest ale was
originally brewed by the Morland brewery in Abingdon and has been
revived by the current owners, Greene King. Tanner's Jack, brewed to 4.4% ABV,
is a soft reddish brown ale
with a nutty, malty palette, background sweetness and a smooth finish.
Previous Guest Ales
Over the past four years we have given our customers more than thirty
different beers to choose from. Here's a selection:
 Bath Ales Gem
is an exceptional
bitter brewed to 4.1% ABV using floor-malted Maris Otter
barley and Goldings hops. Gem has a rich aroma of malt
and hops, with a long, deep bitter-sweet finish.
 Brewed to 4.5% ABV,
Morland's Old Speckled Hen has a superb
rich malty and fruity aroma. When tasting it you
experience a wonderful warming flavour that is bursting with
body. Originally brewed to commemorate the 50th anniversary
of the MG car factory in Abingdon, it was named after an old
factory run-around known locally as the "owd speckled 'un".
Jekyll's Gold is an outstanding premium ale.
Brewed to 4.3% ABV by the Hydes brewery in Manchester, it is pale blonde in colour with a bright citrus
taste.
Greene King's Fireside
is ruby
 in colour,
with a robust and refreshing taste, Fireside's citrus hops leave a
mellow, fruity linger on the palate. It is a full-bodied mature
English ale brewed to 4.5% ABV by volume, and late-hopped for a malty,
fruity flavour. A great winter warmer.
Old
Hooky (4.6% ABV) from the Hook Norton brewery, is a
beautifully balanced beer, fruity by nature, with a
well-rounded body and an echo of Crystal Malt. A
medium ruby in colour, it has a very
 distinctive nose
with hints of clove and cinnamon and a lovely cherry
fruit character. It's a creamy-textured beer that stays
quite sweet in the mouth, making
it an easy-drinking beer.
Davenport's Original
is a classic copper-coloured, full-bodied ale with a palate
rich in malt and fruit, balanced by a satisfying bitter
finish. Brewed to 4.0% ABV, Davenport's is a session
beer new to The Fox, so come on down and try something
different in 2008!
 Not surprisingly a seasonal beer brewed to
coincide with Christmas, Hardy and Hanson's Rocking Rudolph is
full-bodied and close to over flowing with festive cheer. At 5.0%
ABV, it is a well loved ale reminding you of Christmas pudding in a
glass.
 Greene King's Abbot Reserve
is a full-bodied,
mature English ale, late-hopped for a mellow fruity flavour,
It is brewed to 6.5% ABV, so be warned that each
pint packs one hell of a punch.
 Ridley's Old Bob is brewed to 5.1%
ABV using a superior blend of malt and hops that characterises this
full-bodied, smooth and warming premium ale. A regular guest at
The Fox.
Brewed to 4.1% ABV, Caledonian 80/- has a russet-brown colour and a malty,
fruity aroma with hint of raspberry. Smooth, creamy, with a
well-balanced dryness and a soft hoppy finish, it is a very easily
drinkable ale that won awards in CAMRA's
 Scottish Beer of the Year
competition for two years in succession.
Golden
Glow (4.4% ABV), from the Holden brewery in Dudley, has a gentle moreish sweetness with
an almost citrus bitter finish. Brewed using
English Maris Otter malts, Golden Glow was the Champion Beer of Britain Bronze Medal Winner in the
Golden Ales Category in 2006.
 Brewed by the
Highwood Brewery in Lincolnshire,
Tom Wood's Bomber County
has the image of the Lancaster bomber on the logo, Lincolnshire having been a centre for heavy bomber squadrons during the Second World War.
Bomber County
is a special dark red beer brewed to 4.8% ABV, and has the dry hoppy characteristics of all Highwood Brewery Beers.
 Greene
King Swing Low is an aromatic ale with a refreshing bitter finish
created to celebrate England's defence of the World Rugby Union Cup in
2007.
It's an ale well worth a try (sorry!)
A
light, clean and refreshing ale brewed especially to
celebrate the Six Nations rugby championships, Belhaven Six Nations is a golden ale "delivers
a bitter-dry hop explosion that'll have your taste buds tingling".
 A superb strong bitter
at 4.8 ABV, Batemans
XXXB has a complex palate consisting of a delicate aroma of
hops delightfully balanced by a prominent malty character. A
five-times winner of the
'Premium Beer of the Year' at
CAMRA's Great British Beer Festival,
XXXB
is a full-bodied ale ideal for the cold winter months.
At 4.3 ABV, the rich
full flavour of Hardy and Hanson's Olde Trip comes from it being brewed using the finest
quality Challenger dry hops to produce a beer that is both rich and
drinkable. Full of character, this premium ale has all the
 qualities you would expect of a traditional bitter from one of England's
oldest brewers.
Taking its name from Ye
Olde Trip To Jerusalem Inn nestling at the foot of Nottingham Castle,
Olde Trip Ale truly is 'the real ale with the real tale'.
Legend has it that the inn was where knights, rallying to the call of
King Richard, stopped off for 'one for the road' on their way to the
Holy Land to join the Third Crusade. Fortunately, Olde Trip isn't
just reserved for crusaders and was much appreciated when we had it as
our guest at The Fox
Inn.
Brewed in a time-honoured manner using the finest hops and premium
malted barley, Ruddles County has a distinctive flavour and traditional English
character, with an inviting aroma of soft fruits and light hops.
 Tolly Original
is a rich and smooth full-bodied ale that belies it 3.8% ABV,
with a distinctive balance of malts and ripe fruit flavours and just a
hint of sweetness.
Ruddles Orchard is brewed to 4.2% ABV,
and combines the taste of apples with a blend of unusual hops and premium
malted barley.
 Brewed to 4.3%
ABV,
Greene King Triumph Ale is a
superb golden cask ale brewed with four different hops to give a
wonderful depth of flavour, rounded finish and fruity aroma.
Greene
King's Ale Fresco is one of the brewery's seasonal ales only brewed during the
summer.
Light in colour, fresh in taste, this refreshing golden ale displays
crisp notes
which create the perfect summer ale.
Released to celebrate
England's appearance in the 2006 World Cup, Greene King Striker had a rich and
fruity aroma with a late hop kick. With a balanced blend of hoppy
citrus and bitter flavours that provided a surprisingly full body and
clean finish, Striker was brewed to 3.7% ABV, and was the perfect pint with
 which to toast England's
adventures in Germany.
Ridley's Prospect
is a 4.1% rich golden cask ale with a light floral aroma that balances a
fresh, clean bitterness with a slightly sweet hop flavour - just the
beer for a warm early summer evening in our beer garden.
 Titanic White Star from the Titanic Brewery in Stoke-on-Trent is a light refreshingly distinctive hoppy beer with a
freshness that belies its strength.
The Reverend James is full bodied and
warming, rich in palate, spicy and aromatic with a deeply satisfying
finish. Brewed
to 4.5% ABV, this premium ale has been described as having a classic flavour
not commonly available these days.
 The roots of The
Reverend James trace back to 1767, when, under the ownership of Henry Child, a
prominent Methodist, the Buckleys Brewery began to brew beer in Llanelli. The
Reverend James Buckley later took on the serious development of the
brewery after his marriage to Child's daughter, Maria. A traditional centuries
old recipe is followed to brew this premium ale, now proving to be a
highly desirable guest throughout the UK, and we're sure our customers
will approve.
Roasted
crystal malt creates this rich ruby coloured ale, Ridley's Rumpus is
brewed to 4.5% ABV. It has a sweet nutty flavour
perfectly complemented by
 a light bitter aftertaste.
Everards Original won
the gold medal in the Draught Cask Conditioned Ale category at the
Brewing Industry International Awards 2004.
One of Britain’s elite premium cask ales, Original is smooth,
full-bodied and fruity with a delightful delicate hoppiness. Although
the flavours are complex, no single flavour predominates to upset the
ale’s exceptional balance.
The finish is malty and
sweetish – the colour, a copper brown. An unusually drinkable for a
premium strength ale.
Brewed by to celebrate England defending the Ashes in Australia
in 2006,
at 4.4% ABV Greene King LBW is an ale with an aromatic character and
a
refreshing bitterness.
Smiles Heritage West Country Ale is a full-bodied cask-conditioned beer at
5.2% ABV.
Dark ruby in colour with a roast malt character and
fruity aroma, the crystal and chocolate malts used in brewing Heritage
are balanced with the use of Fuggles and Styrian Golding hops to produce
a pronounced roast malt flavour.
The Smiles Brewing
Company in Bristol was founded to brew traditional ales using only
the finest ingredients. Throughout the process they only use water,
malted barley, hops and yeast. No artificial colours, flavours or
preservatives are added, ensuring fresh natural beer.
 A premium
hand-crafted ale deserving to be savoured, Tribute from the
St. Austell Brewery in Cornwall has become a popular
favourite with drinkers both in the south west and farther up country.
Its moreish hoppy flavour with a fresh citrus nose compliments a fine
chicken, gammon or fish dish.
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