The Malt Shovel Inn

Best of British! This double award winning extra special Bitter is named after the WWII airplanes that made the famous Dam buster raids.

Tasting Notes: Brewed using pale ale and crystal malts for a rich full-bodied bitter flavour with biscuit and fruit malt aromas. The finely balanced hop character is enriched by the late addition of Styrian Goldings as a dry hop in each cask to give a more prominent floral hop aroma and warming aftertaste.

Discover something a little different with curiously dark and thoroughly delicious Nutty Black. This dark ruby mild is one of only four beers to win Champion Beer of Britain twice, and voted World’s Best Dark Mild at the World Beer Awards.

Tasting Notes: Dark ruby mild with a hint of nuttiness but unmistakable roasted and bittersweet flavours. Brewed with only the finest dark kiln roasted malts and English barley for a bittersweet flavour and lightly hopped with Fuggles and Goldings.

A clean dry tasting and refreshing session bitter

Tasting Notes: Brewed using premium grade Maris Otter malt and blend of traditional English hops including Fuggles and Goldings, giving a malty flavoured beer with a delicate dry finish

An exquisitely, golden ale, named after Alfred Wainwright, the renowned Lakeland author who was born in Blackburn.

Tasting Notes: Wainwright is a refreshing golden ale with subtle sweetness from the Maris Otter malts and the special mix of hops give a delicate citrus fruit overtone. Voted World’s Best Golden Ale at the World Beer Awards.