Lewes Castle
A luscious and full brown ale, brewed with roasted malt and dark sugars. This robust beer boasts a blend of sweetness and maltiness on the palate.
AWARDS
IBC 2023 Best Ale up to 5%: Trophy | WBA 2023: UK’s Best English Style Brown Ale | BBI 2021: Gold | IBC 2019: Silver | BBI 2019: Gold | More Awards...
ABOUT
A traditional brown ale. Brewed with roasted malt and dark sugars, it has a sweet, malty palate and a bittersweet finish derived from Fuggle and Progress aroma hops. There is a lush fullness, offset by a hint of burnt sugars.
ORIGIN
A play on the name of another very famous brown ale, Lewes Castle is named after Lewes' own Norman fortress, built after William's conquest of 1066.
IN THE SHOP
Lewes Castle is available throughout the year in our Brewery Shop in 500ml bottles.
Food Pairing
Brown ale and mushroom risotto is a classic food and beer pairing, and Lewes Castle Brown – an award-winning exemplar of its style – is robust enough to work fantastically well. Wild mushrooms have a meaty texture and a rich, earthy character that’s perfectly complemented by the roasted malt notes in the beer.
Both Fuggle and Progress - the traditional British hops used in Lewes Castle – also have some earthy characteristics and rounded bitterness making this a truly winning combination.
And those rich, earthy notes would also work well with a hearty lentil stew or a chocolate fudge brownie.
Emma Inch: Beer writer, audio producer and ‘Beer Writer of the Year’
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