Autumn ales

Latest beers are Helix a 3.9% blonde beer made with Cascade, Citra and Ahtanhum hops , and Fineshade a deep red ale made with 4 different malts together with Mosaic and Galaxy Hops. Recently acquired some Mandarin Bavaria hops which smell lovely so looking forward to using these soon.

All change ?

Quite a few of our outlets have changed.
The Queen's Head bulwick has been closed for months and does not look like opening any time soon.
Gez at the Montagu Arms Barnwell left at the end of August , so looks like that account has been lost.
Fortunately we have had a few new enquiries - and as a result supplied the the Ship Oundle​ and the Bell Stilton.
We have also been pleased to supply beer festivals at the Hand and Heart , and the Ploughman and the Coalheavers in Peterborough recently. Our beer will be at the World Conker Championship Southwick. And hopefully at two great micropubs - the Frothblowers, Warrington & the Bumble Inn Peterborough .
So hopefully we should be back to a full order book very soon.

Green Hop time

We picked the Cascade hops from our garden yesterday afternoon, and brewed a green hop beer today . Smells lovely , so fingers crossed it's going to be a good vintage

Rockfest at the Skipper

Starting Friday 25th August 2017 at the Chequered Skipper Ashton, near Oundle.

The following Rockingham Ales beers may be available (any 2 at a time) :

Kiwi Gold.
Kiwi Hop Devil.
Yakima Chief.
Terrific Pacific.
Big Hairy Canary
Morello Black IPA

Peterborough Beer Festival

4 new Beers this year. 🌲
Kiwi Hop Devil 3.9% Waimea, Nelson Sauvin ,Waiti
Big Hairy Canary 4.3% Amarillo and Citra
Morello Black IPA 5.0% made with Belgian Jenever  Morello cherries 🍎
Bring me the Hops of Alfredo Garcia 4.0% made with Mexican limes & Tequila🍈

U.S.A. - OUR INSPIRATION

We first visited the USA  in 1995 - Boston Mass was our first destination. On  our first trip we discovered a few brewpubs - Commonwealth and Cambridge Brewing were a revelation - with new hops I was delighted to discover- the new standout being Cascade. After tasting bitterness that seemed unique, and quite extreme (at the time) I was determined to track down some American hops and start brewing. So in 1997 Rockingham Ales commenced brewing, and it was not too long  I had tracked down some Cascade - and we've never looked back.

As time went by Willamette, Mount Hood, Chinook, and Amarillo came on the scene and in the last few years we've seen such great varieties as Summit, Citra, Mosaic and Simcoe. If that was not enough we have been fortunate to  brew with a couple of great Australian and New Zealand hops varieties - Galaxy, Ella and Nelson Sauvin - all brilliant ! But it started in the good old USA.

Subsequently we've been up and down Southern California (six years running) Seattle, Portland (Beervanna and Beertopia) Vancouver, and back to Boston quite a few more times, discovering ever more beer styles. Who would have dreamed of Double IPA back in 1995?

All the small brewers in the UK owe a BIG debt to Sean Franklin -  the founder of Roosters Brewery - he was the pioneer in using American hops and was instrumental in helping to get them imported. A Legend .

Beer List

Since starting in 1997 we have brewed well over 100 different beers.

MORTY THE MOOSE (TRIAL)

FOREST GOLD

ELTON PALE ALE

BLATHERWYCKE BITTER

GOATS GRAND

ALE BOP

RED KITE

BIG DOG

HOP DEVIL

INDIA PERLE  ALE

GOATS BEARD

A1 AMBER ALE

SANITY CLAUSE

BLATHERWYCKE GOLD

MOUNTAIN GOAT

FINESHADE

WEDDING ALE

GOATS HOPS 99

BIG TIME

GOLD DIGGERS

SPRINGTIME

A1 FESTIVAL

FRUITS OF THE FOREST

WIZZARD BITTER

SAXON CROSS

MISTY MOUNTAIN

KING CONKER

GOATS HOPS 2000

XMAS GOATS HOPS PORTER

GENUINE STUNNING ALE

RED ROBIN

GOLDEN CROSS

DARK FOREST

CRACKING CONKERS

GOLDEN GOAT

GOATS HOPS STOUT

WINTER WARMER

TERRIFIC PACIFIC

JUBILATION

BLACK FOREST

CHESTNUT ALE

BEARSHANK

FINESHADE IPA

MALT SHOVEL

FROSTY NIGHT

RED PLANET

HORSESHOE BITTER

MACHU PICHU PORTER

ANNIVERARY ALE - QUEENS HEAD

GOLDEN WOOD

FROSTY FOREST

WINTERFEST

RED SAIL

FIELD OF DREAMS

CHATEAU DESPAIR

CELEBRATION

FROSTY MORNING

AURORA

NENE VALLEY GOLD

GOLDEN DRAGON

CROWN ALE

OUNDLE GOLD

BIG MOON

WESTHAY DPA

BIG LICKS

BULWICK GOLD

BLATHERWYCKE BEST

BREWERS DELIGHT

PACIFIC GOLD

ENCHANTED FOREST

GRASS HOPPER

CHATEAU AMNESIA

HOPORIFIC

GRATEFUL RED

GRATEFUL GOLD

MISTY MORNING

FROSTY DAY

NENE VALLEY ALE

LAST ORDERS

TWIN CRANES

CHINOOK

VORTEX

HELIX

SUPER CITRA

TRANSIT OF VENUS

GALAXY

WHITE RABBIT

TASMANIAN DEVIL

SUMMIT

TUTANKHAMUN

HOP DEVIL EXTRA SPECIAL

ISLES OF WONDER

ELTON CASCADES

INNER PEACE

RED SUMMIT

MATTERHORN

RED RABBIT

TASMANIAN GOLD

QUEENS COLLEGE CENTENARY ALE

100 minute IPA Chateau Blanc Hairy Canary Back to Black Tropicale Devils Rock Morello Black IPA Bring me the Hops of Alfredo Garcia