Thursday 23 May sees an All Vegetarian Supper Club debut and one week later on Thursday 30 May the Supper Club celebrates the great food of Somerset! Both feasts make the most of all the lovely fresh, locally sourced,  seasonal Spring ingredients available to the Chef.

The menu offers four courses and includes an Amuse Bouche, followed by a choice of three starters, three main courses and three desserts, one of which will be a cheese board offering various British cheeses. Cost per person for this veritable feast is £25.00 per person. The evening usually starts at 8pm but bookings are welcome between 6pm – 9pm. Reservation is a must – these evenings sell out quick therefore it is advisable to book early to avoid disappointment. Don’t tell I, tell ‘ee!

Leyda Cabernet Sauvignon comes from a selection of the best vine yards in the Maipo Valley.  It is described as elegant and fine on the nose, with fresh red berry aromas, leather and an earthy note. On the mouth, it has a wide velvety palate, good volume and soft and mature tannins. A wine that is perfect to share on any occasion.

We are matching the wine with a delicious 3-course meal. Choose from the following dishes:

Frita mixta – Mixed seafood, devilled and deep fried with garlic dip
Jalepeno tortilla – Spicy cheese and potato omelette
Castillar de chandno – Chilli with sticky pork

Bohia – Spicy mussel & clam stew
Carne Guisada – Smoked bacon and black bean chilli
Quinotto – The classic South American risotto

Arroz con leche – Sweet vanilla rice pudding
Berlin – Cinnamon doughnuts
Papaya con crema – Dried fruits set in whipped cream

Costs for this Chilean feast: £25 per person. This event is  by reservation only, so please call the pub direct on 01225 428889. ¡Vamos!

Bath Ales customers can enjoy the exclusive ticket price of just £10 per Grandstand or Paddock Entry ticket for this event – to claim this offer* visit the Bath Racecourse website and enter the promotional code BALES10 in the box at the bottom of the ‘ticket type’ page.

We hope to see you there for a flutter and pint!

(*Only available in advance. Not valid in conjunction with any other offer, discount or voucher. Only available for Bath Ales customers and patrons. Valid for Grandstand and Paddock tickets only.)

For those who don’t know, Beerd is Bristol’s first Craft Beer & Pizza place in the heart of Kingsdown.  Beer lovers can choose from an extensive range of local and world beers from artisan and independent breweries. Food-wise, Beerd serves delicious hand-crafted Neapolitan-style pizzas, as well as tasty snacks and salads.

*Participating pubs: The Wellington, The Hare on the Hill, The Swan, The Salamander, The Hop Pole and The Grapes. Offer available while scarf stocks last.

The menu offers four courses and includes an Amuse Bouche, followed by a choice of three starters, three main courses and three desserts, one of which will be a cheese board offering various British cheeses. Cost per person for this veritable feast is £25.00 per person. The evening usually starts at 8pm but bookings are welcome between 6pm – 9pm. Reservation is a must though and these evenings do sell out quick therefore it is advisable to book early to avoid disappointment. And don’t forget to order a couple of Britney Spears!

As in previous years, there are three cycle routes you can choose from – or you can just turn up at lunchtime to enjoy the bar, barbecue, live music and a plethora of stalls.

This year, the lunchtime get together will once again take place at Hare House, our new head office and distribution centre which now also houses the Brewery Shop. Hare House is just a short hop from the Bristol-to-Bath cycle path, and has plenty of space to accommodate the ever-growing number of people who take part.

Gerry, our head brewer and driving force behind the bonanza, will be upping the ante for his annual sponsored walk by hot-footing it all the way past most of our pubs, this year including  Graze in Bath and back to the brewery.  It’s an estimated 58 miles and it will take him two days to complete this foot-powered feat! He will be accompanied again this year by various fundraising friends and their support is much appreciated and vital to get Gerry through it (plus providing some much needed company as he sups a cheeky half in each pub!)

As ever, all of this is in support of the FAB Club, the superb local charity that provides support to burn-injured children and their families.

For more details about the Biking Bonanza and to sign-up to take part please click the link below.

…Visit the Biking Bonanza web page

… Learn more about the FAB Club

… Visit our JustGiving page and support Gerry and his ‘feat’!

First of all, the beer duty escalator has finally been scrapped after intensive lobbying by many – the Government has listened and that’s great news. However, we are still facing duty increases, which are now linked to RPI instead. The devil as always is in the detail, so we will have to wait to find out how this will affect us. Notwithstanding all of this, the UK still has one of the highest beer duties in Europe.

Furthermore, a nominal and rather cosmetic Beer Duty cut of 1 penny per pint was announced. Of course it was not such good news for cider, wine and spirits, all of which are also available in our pubs.

Bath Ales has been holding off passing on price increases enforced by most of our suppliers and, sadly, irrespective of these budgetary announcements we will have no choice but to increase our pub prices in due course.

However, we do want to give something back to our loyal customers in the meantime. We have therefore decided to increase the number of points Loyal Hare Force customers accrue per pound spent on food and drink from 5 to 6. This will take effect from Monday 25 March and will be in force until the end of May. For those of you already doing the maths: this equates to at least an extra 3 pence per pint!

So we hope you’ll agree that there has never been a better time to sign up and salute perfect pints and fabulous food in our family of pubs.

2-Course Lunch for £10: Hop over to either The Wellington, The Hop Pole, The Salamander or The Swan and enjoy a selection from the menu of daily changing dishes, all prepared with fresh ingredients from the market. This offer is available Monday – Thursday from 12pm – 6pm (except for The Salamander where this offer is available Monday – Thursday from 12pm – 3pm.)

Express Lunch at Graze: Whether you choose Graze in Bath, Bristol or Cirencester, all are offering an Express Lunch menu with 2 courses for £12.50. This offer is available Monday – Friday.

* Picture taken at Graze Bar, Brewery & Chophouse in Bath