The Ypres Castle Inn is a free house, not tied to any one brewery and we pride ourselves on stocking the finest local cask ales available.

We condition the casks on site and have received several awards for our beer keeping skills. We are independantly assessed by Cask Marque.

Our current real ales include:
 
Harveys Sussex Best Bitter

A superbly balanced session bitter with a prominent hop character. Winner of the Champion Best Bitter of Britain title at CAMRA’s Great British Beers Festival in 2005 and 2006. First brewed as recently as 1955.
ABV 4.0%
Larkins Best Bitter
Established in 1986, Larkins Brewery was founded by the Dockerty family, who bought the plant from the former Royal Tunbridge Wells Brewery. Since the move to Larkins Farm in 1987, the production of three regular brews and Porter in the winter months has steadily increased. Larkins supplies around 70 free houses within a radius of 20 miles.
ABV 4.0%
Old Dairy Gold Top
A zesty aroma with a refreshing and rounded aftertaste – you cud even prefer it to lager! [sic]
ABV 4.3%
Old Dairy Snow Top Winter Warmer

Contains Challenger, East Kent Goldings and Bramling Cross hops. It is not too bitter, with malty depth, and a complex fruitiness – a nourishing beer to savour on the colder nights.
ABV 6%
Old Dairy Copper Top
A rich dark bitter that has a chewy toffee caramel body with chocolate undertones and a fruity bite from the Bramling Cross hops
ABV 4.1%
Adnams Southwold Bitter

Southwold Bitter is a beautiful copper-coloured beer, late and dry-hopped with Fuggles for a distinctive, lingering hoppiness.
Brewed with the finest East Anglian malted barley, sourced locally to the brewery.

ABV 3.7%
   
 
by the glass
Cuvée Jean-Paul, VdP (France 2009)
Cotes de Gascogne (11.5%ABV)
Deliciously fresh and zesty Cotes de Gascogne with a fragrant nose
Lomas Carrera, Sauvignon Blanc (Chile 2010)
Central Valley (12.%ABV)
A crisp, refreshing wine with pleasant acidity and a soft, grassy aroma.
Pinot Grigio, San Giorgio (Italy 2010)
I.G.T. (12%ABV)
A clean, crisp and particularly flavoursome Pinot Grigio from Venezie.
Fuller in style than many and made by the famous Pasqua winery.
Prosecco Frivolo DOC (Italy)
(10.5%ABV)
Bright straw yellow, fruity delicate and fine
770 Miles, Zinfandel (USA 2011)
Central Valley (10%ABV)
A soft, fruity rosé wine with hints of strawberries and raspberries.
Lomas Carrera Merlot (Chile 2009/10)
Central Valley (13.5%ABV)
Medium bodied with herbaceous aromas and young, soft, velvety tannins
Finca Clasica Shiraz Malbec (Argentina 2010)
(13%ABV)
Lively, intense red colour with an aroma of raspberries and plums
The palate is soft and easy with plenty of fruit and a long pleasant finish
Principe de Viana Tempranillo (Spain 2009)
Navarra (13%ABV)
Aromas of blackcurrant fruit and hints of chocolate and vanilla. Full bodied and dry with soft berry flavours
Pleno Tempranillo (Spain 2011)
Navarra (13%ABV)
Very easy drinking with fruity aromas. Attractive and fruity red with crunchy, leafy blackcurrant and strawberry fruit flavours. Fresh, lively and very well made.
by the bottle*
Coleccion Malbec
Cafayate, Argentina (13.5%ABV)
A distinct plum aroma, with cherry, rosemary and chocolate notes. With sweet fruit and firm tannins, the wine has cassis, vanilla and spiced, dark berry fruit on the palate, with a long finish.
Bordeaux Rouge, Château Fayau
Bordeaux, France (12.5%ABV)
Upfront blackberry fruits and spice followed by herbaceous notes. Great integration of tannins and fruit, a fantastically modern and versatile Bordeaux.
Barolo Riserva DOCG
Costa di Bussia, Piemonte, Italy (13.5%ABV)
Matured for three years in casks to develop the characteristic slightly gamey and spicy tones for which Barolo Riservas are famed.
Gavi del Commune di Gavi DOC, San Silvestro
Bordeaux, France (12.5%ABV)
Bordeaux, France (12.5%ABV)
Aromas of citrus fruit, with floral undertones; prominent mineral sensations; long finish, with balance and good structure.
Petit Chablis, Domaine Jean Goulley
Costa di Bussia, Piemonte, Italy (13.5%ABV)
A delightful nose mixes lemon and grapefruit with notes of acacia. The wine is well balanced in the mouth with peachy tones and a fuller style from longer ageing on the lees
Pinot Grigio Blush di Venezie
Veneto, Italy (12.%ABV)
A fresh and fruity wine with a delicate flavour and an off-dry finish.
Berton Reserve Botrytis Semillon
Riverina, Australia (15%ABV)
The area around Griffith is internationally noted for producing some of the best Botrytis affected wines. Luscious, honeyed flavours of peach and apricot are well balanced by natural acidity.
Moutard Grand Cuvée Champagne
Laurent Perrier Cuvée Rosé Champagne
*Whilst we make every effort to track down these wines, they are not always available in stock. Please ask at the bar and we will try not to disappoint you.