Golding is a group of English, aroma-type, hop varieties. The East Kent variety being an especially fine aroma hop, originating in England. Developed by clonal selection from 1790 on starting from Canterbury Whitebine. Over the decades, the group has been changed and widened. Mostly they have been named after villages in East Kent. English Goldings grown in East Kent are a premium hop. This classic English Ale hop is used extensively in kettle hopping and for dry hopping. Used alone or in conjunction with Fuggles it produces an especially fine glass of ale. It is the premier contributor to classic English pale ale aroma.

Cascade is one of the many varieties of hops. Cascade hops are the most widely used hops by craft breweries in the USA.

A pleasant, flowery and spicy, citrus-like with a slight grapefruit characteristic.

Perhaps the most famous and revered of English hops, Fuggle has a typical English flavour. Adding roundness and fullness to the palate. This robust hop contributes all the essential characteristics of flavour, aroma and balanced bitterness to ales, particularly as its relatively low alpha acid content requires a high hopping rate to achieve desired bitterness levels. Sometimes used as a distinctive dry hop.

1. It's a living product, which means lots of stimulating, fresh flavours.

2. It's the nearest thing to a pint of real ale down at your local.

3. It's not artificially carbonated; the pleasant effervescence is generated wholly by the yeast in the bottle.

4. Almost all bottled real ales are made from just four natural ingredients: malted barley, hops, water and yeast – there are no additives or E numbers.

5. It's mostly brewed by small or regional breweries and sold locally, so you'll be helping your local economy.

6. It's a hand-crafted product and brewers take extra care when producing real ale in a bottle.

7. There is so much variety to be enjoyed – well over 500 real ales in a bottle are now produced in the UK.

8. You can return your bottles for re-use.

9. It makes an excellent accompaniment to food and with so many different bottled real ales available, it's fascinating to try to match their flavours with various dishes. Try real ale in a bottle instead of wine for a change.

10. Most importantly...

It tastes great!