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The Castle Inn

A child and dog friendly pub serving food with Sky TV and WiFi and a garden in Colchester.

The Castle public house was established circa 1690 and has continued as such until present day. Today we are a traditional family and pet friendly pub serving great food and drink with a relaxed atmosphere.

92 High Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1TH
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01206 563988

[email protected]

http://www.castleinncolchester.co.uk

Facilities include: Real Ale, WiFi (free), Outside Seating, Dogs Allowed, Disabled Access, Traditional Sunday Roast, Fruit Machines, Live Music, DJ, Town Centre, Garden, Traditional, Cask Marque, Railway station, Meeting rooms, Power sockets, Function Hire Available, Dogs allowed inside, Water bowl provided, Cocktails, Beer, Wine, Cider, Tea & Coffee, Spirits, Family Friendly , Whisky ,

Mon - Sat: 11:00 - 02:00
Sun: 12:00 - 00:00

Drink % Brewery
Day time ale 4.6
Sagres 5
Erdinger 5.3
Birra Moretti siciliana 5.8

Made using the zagara blossom which blooms mainly in the spring. The blossom gives this beer a flavour that is rich, soft, and full of a zingy aroma.

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Birra Moretti Toascana 5.5

Made using cereals from Toscana, this beer has a pleasant bitter and aromatic taste.

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Punk IPA 5.6

This light golden classic has been subverted with me world hops, creating a devastating explosion of flavour. Bursts of caramel, incendiary tropical fruits and an all out riot of grapefruit,pineapple and lychee precede a spiky bitter finish

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Birra Moretti 4.6 Heineken

The ultimate Italian lager since 1859, Birra Moretti’s special blend of high quality hops creates a smooth, full bodied beer with wholemeal bread top notes which are cut by a delicate citrus note.

Tasting Notes: It is a bottom fermented beer with a golden colour. This colouring is a result of the type of malt used in brewing. Its alcohol content is 4.6% alcohol by volume. It is not a strong beer and is therefore perfect for drinking at lunch, at dinner or for evenings out with friends

Desperados 5.9 Heineken

Desperados is the world's first Tequila Flavoured Beer. A distinctive combination of full bodied lager with a kick of Tequila flavour

Tasting Notes: A light & refreshing taste profile balanced with spicy and lemony notes for sweetness.

Laguanitas IPA 6.2 Lagunitas Brewing Company

A well-rounded, highly drinkable IPA.

Tasting Notes: A bit of Caramel Malt barley provides the richness that mellows out the twang of the hops.

Newcastle Brown Ale 4.7 Heineken

Newcastle Brown Ale was first brewed in 1927 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, by Jim Porter after three years of development. Aroma: skunky, malty, sweet. Taste: artificial, metallic, sweet and malty.

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Sol 4.5 Heineken

Sol, “The Original Mexican Sunshine Beer” is a Blond Mexican, light, festive and refreshing golden coloured Pilsner-style beer with a fresh malty, fruity-lemony flavour and a soft, quenching dry finish.

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Amstel Lager 4.1 Amstel

Beautiful golden color with a mildly bitter taste and cheerful character.

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Foster's 3.7 Heineken

Foster's is the ultimate ice-cold refreshment. Its balance of subtle fruitiness and vanilla is ideal for the sweeter-toothed lager lover. The perfect session beer to enjoy with mates.

Tasting Notes: A light-coloured lager style, it presents full malt character with a balanced clean hop bitterness. Combined with a slightly hoppy, but yeasty/malty nose, Foster's lager is a full bodied beer with excellent drinkability.

Guinness Draught 4.2 Guinness

One of the world's best-loved beers, with sweet smelling aromas of coffee and malt, from the first velvety sip to the last, lingering drop, every deep-dark satisfying mouthful in between is pure beauty… pure Guinness.

Tasting Notes: Unmistakeably GUINNESS®, from the first velvet sip to the last, lingering drop and every deep-dark satisfying mouthful in between.

Heineken 5.0 Heineken

Brewing beer is a 100% natural process. Heineken beer is made from the purest ingredients.

Tasting Notes: The resin from the female hop flower cones is used to help balance the sweetness of the barley with a refreshing bitterness.

John Smiths Extra Smooth 3.6 John Smith's Brewery

John Smith’s Extra Smooth was launched in 1993 and is now the nation's number 1 ale.

Tasting Notes: The boffins say it has a distinct cereal character, with malty, caramel notes being complemented by some fruitiness. But we just think it’s a right good pint.

Kronenbourg 1664 5.0 Heineken

Kronenbourg 1664's pleasure is in its light lemon and herbal flavours from the Alsace hops, and clean bittersweet finish.

Tasting Notes: This exceptional beer originated in Alsace in Eastern France and is brewed with the exclusive Strisselspalt hop, known as the caviar of hops, which gives it its unique aromatic and fruity flavour.

Bulmers 4.5 Heineken

Bulmers Original Cider at 4.5% ABV offers a fantastic combination of softer culinary apples and sharper bittersweet apples, providing a cider rich in depth and character.

Tasting Notes: Well-balanced and medium-sweet

Bulmers Crushed Red Berries & Lime 4 Heineken

This fruit cider is a delightful burst of mixed red berries on your tongue. With the sweet and tangy notes of raspberry, redcurrant and strawberry cut with the zesty hint of lime. For the ultimate refreshment, serve BULMERS Crushed Red Berries & Lime over ice. BULMERS is now made with 100% British apples sourced from local orchards, and is free from artificial flavourings, colours and sweeteners.

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Bulmers Pear 4.5 Heineken

Pear cider made mainly from desert pears with a hint of perry pear & apple juice for extra depth and body. Bulmers Pear Cider compliments the colourful Bulmers range, offering a flavour for everyone, perfect for mixed group drinking occasions.

Tasting Notes: Bulmers Pear Cider has a light and refreshing pear flavour in every drop.

Old Mout Cider Kiwi & Lime 4.0 Heineken

The ingenious pairing of aromatic kiwi and zingy lime. Mixed with cider, these natural partners create a unique combination.

Tasting Notes: Refreshing kiwi fruit character cut with tangy lime.

Old Mout Cider Passionfruit & Apple 4.0 Heineken

The meeting of luscious passionfruit and crisp apples, blended to remind you of balmy, far-flung places

Tasting Notes: The rich sweet tropical taste balanced by crisp apple.

Old Mout Cider Summer Berries 4.0 Heineken

This tasty tipple occurred when our crisp apples met their match with a bunch of ripe summer berries

Tasting Notes: A special blend of strawberry and raspberry with notes of blueberry. Finished off with a refreshing burst of juicy apple.

Old Mout Pomegranate & Strawberry 4 Heineken

This clever concoction mixes ripe strawberry and tart pomegranate for a taste to keep you on your toes.

Tasting Notes: Distinct strawberry with the tang of tropical red fruits.

Strongbow 4.5 Heineken

Strongbow gets its distinctive flavour and cut-through refreshment through the unique blends of bittersweet British cider apples from our Herefordshire orchards.

Tasting Notes: The cider is made from a blend of bittersweet cider and culinary apples making it a well-rounded, balanced cider with a good mix of fresh apples and cidery flavour

Strongbow Cloudy Apple 4 Heineken

Crafted in Herefordshire with a unique blend of British bittersweet apples, Strongbow Cloudy Apple is a fresh new take on traditional cloudy cider

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Strongbow Dark Fruit 4.0 Heineken

Crisp Strongbow cut with a blend of dark fruit

Tasting Notes: Harnessing the crisp, masculine refreshment of Strongbow Original, Strongbow Dark Fruit offers an easy-drinking combination of Strongbow cider, cut with black currant and blackberry juices.

Papos Dela Capula VERDEJO 12.5

Light coloured with hints of apples, almonds and a spice on the nose

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Chardonnay 13

Tropical aroma with intense notes of ripe banana and pineapple

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Prima Alta PINOT GRIGIO 12

Pure fresh dry pallet with a floral nose

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Wild south SAUVIGNON BLANC 12.5

Intensely aromatic with citrus and tropical fruit finish

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Prosecco 11

Delicate notes of elderflower, honey and green apple

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Reserva rosè 12.5

Berry like fragrance with a fruity palate

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Tempranillo rosè 12

Strawberries and cream on the nose

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Tempranillo 13

Intense berry fruits on the nose and juicy sweetness

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Mountgras aura 13

An enjoyable easy drinking wine from chill that will surpass your expectations

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DeBortoli gumboot 14.5

Gumboot is grown in Heathcote on the deep red Cambrian soils. Concentrated ripe dark fruit aromas with spice and black pepper.

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Piedra Negra 12

A harsh and extreme climate at the foot of the impressive Cordillera Mountains, a high altitude and rocky volcanic ground.

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Ekuo 13

Smooth organic merlot, supporting the murialdo world charity project

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Fine ruby port

Port full body port with ripe red fruit flavours

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Fine tawny port

Elegant port with mellow and spicy flavours

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Taylor’s port

Rich mellow taste with an intense and complex nose

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We serve the following food styles:

Traditional Sunday Roast, Traditional

Menu

Mains
Starters
Sides
Roasts

Breakfasts are served daily from 11am to 1pm including a free tea & coffee.
Homemade Traditional Sunday Roast with a choice of meats and all the trimmings is served from 12pm to 4pm (childrens roast also available).