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hand pumped ale / beer engines
We're damn proud of our ales and the authentic English beer engines that serve them, at our tap-room and bar in Woodend. The beer engines pump or draw our ales from the kegs in the cellar under the bar in the time-honoured English tradition - only one of a handful of authentic beer engines in the country!

What's so special ? Well for starters the Ale is not overly fizzed or gassy like most modern beers, and together with the action of pumping, a fine dense head is produced and the low CO2 allows full flavour to be developed. Next, although the ale kegs are chilled in the cool room, the beer lines and beer pump are not chilled, so the beer is served to you at the perfect quaffing temperature of about 8 Deg C.
 

The CO2 or gas in the ales is generated during the primary fermentation (in the fermenters) in the brewery. This gas is trapped in the beer, generating the fine head. After a maturation period, the ales are then racked off the yeast into kegs ready for serving.

Our hotel in Woodend serves ESB and Porter by beer-engine, year round.




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