"Without question, the greatest invention in the history of mankind is beer. Oh, I grant you the wheel was also a fine invention, but the wheel does not go nearly as well with pizza." Dave Barry
The Lion and Rose doesn't have pizza, but we have the important part: the beer! Every Lion and Rose carries a great selection of draft and bottled beers, both imports and domestics.
From Guinness to Boddingtons, Stella Artois to Bass, we have your favorite! Try one of our fantastic beer samplers if you can't decide! We have some already set, or you can design your own! Many of our guests have found their new favorite beer in a Lion and Rose sampler. Watch our bartenders rinse every glass before pouring a beer. This prepares the glass for a perfect pint and is recommended by the finest breweries in the world. That's why we built in special glass rinsers at the taps.
Pubs everywhere offer beer: our draft system is the finest available, with state of the art technology to guarantee the perfect pressure and temperature for each individual brew. The Lion and Rose offers you the entire beer experience, these are some of our favorites. Please check the with location nearest you for their own specialty selection of beers.
The Lion and Rose Pub Draught Beers
Newcastle: England
First brewed in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England in 1927, Newcastle Brown Ale is translucent and reddish-brown with malt accents. It has a firm, nutty dryness and a gentle fruitiness, unlike the London and southern ales which are lower in alcohol, darker and sweeter.
Boddingtons: England
'The Cream of Manchester' has been brewed exclusively in Manchester for over 200 years; Boddingtons is deep golden, lightly carbonated ale with a very thick and creamy head. It is rich and slightly sweet, leaving a clean, pleasant aftertaste. It's a bloody good pint!
Ace Pear Cider: USA
Brewed in Sebastopol, Ca. Ace Pear cider is a light-bodied, well carbonated cider that pours clear white-gold with no head or lace. The aroma is one-dimensional: pears. The flavor is acidic and semi-sweet with fresh pear.
Belhaven: Scotland
A 14th-century monastery near Dunbar, on the coast between Edinburgh and the border with England, gave rise to the Belhaven brewery, which traces its origins to 1719. Belhaven still has a reputation for good, traditional Scottish ales with a malty-toasty character.
Spaten Premium Lager: Germany
Beer has been brewed on the site of the Spaten plant since 1397. In 1894 Spaten became the first brewer in Munich to produce this type of light lager. Golden in color with a well-balanced hop flavor. The full rounded body is a superb balance between hops and a malty sweetness.
Stella Artois: Belgium
While the Artois Brewery in Leuven, Belgium has roots going back as far as 1366, it wasn't until 1926 that the 'pride of Belgium' was born. In that year the brewers created a special Christmas beer that was christened 'Stella', Latin for 'star' because of its bright, clear appearance. Stella Artois is bottom fermented with water from its own well located in the cellar of the brewery. An exceptionally thirst-quenching brew, it is one of the best selling beers in the world.
Young's Chocolate Stout: England
Traditional draught beer has been produced on the site of the Young's Brewery since 1581, which makes the Ram Brewery the oldest site in Britain on which beer has been brewed continuously.
A rich, full-flavored stout with real chocolate added during the brewing process give this brew a unique, but not overly sweet taste. Brewed with pale ale and crystal malt, chocolate malt, Fuggle and Golding hops and a special blend of sugars.
Guinness: Ireland
In 1759 Arthur Guinness signed a 9000 year lease on a disused brewery at St. James's Gate, Dublin for an initial £100 deposit and an annual rent of £45. Until 1799, the brewery produced Dublin Ale, but in this year they stopped ale production to concentrate solely on porter.
A unique blend of nitrogen and carbon dioxide helps create Guinness Draught's liquid swirl that tumbles, surges and gradually separates into a black body with a smooth, creamy head. With an initial malt and caramel flavor, it finishes with a dry roasted bitterness. It takes 119.5 seconds to pour a perfect pint of Guinness, but be patient, its well worth the wait.
Franziskaner Hefe weisse: Germany
In 1363 the brewer Seidel Vaterstetter was first mentioned as the owner of the 'brewery next to the Franciscans' in the Munich Residenzstrasse. The name Franziskaner derives from the Franciscan monastery that was diagonally across the street from the original brewery.
Franziskaner is noted for its agreeable level of carbonation and its natural cloudiness. Brewed from wheat and barley malts, hops, top-fermenting yeast and water according to a time-honored Bavarian recipe.
Old Speckled Hen: England
Old Speckled Hen was first brewed in Abingdon, Oxfordshire to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the MG car factory. The name is derived from an old MG car used as a factory run-around dubbed 'owld speckled 'un' and the unusual canvas covered saloon on the property which was covered with flecks of paint and called by the same name.
A rich amber beer with warming red tones, Old Speckled Hen has malt and toffee flavors combined with bitterness on the back of the tongue to give a balanced sweetness without being cloying. Slogan: 'A Most Gratifying Ale'
Smithwicks: Ireland
Smithwicks (pronounced Smiddicks by those in the know) was first brewed in 1710. It pours a light, clear mahogany color with a long-lasting creamy head. Smooth and very drinkable, it tastes of sweet malt, floral hops and ripe peaches. The finish is dry, malty and only slightly bitter.
Harp: Ireland
Harp is brewed in Ireland for the Guinness Company. It is a sparkling gold brew with a thick head that leaves a sticky lace. The aroma is crisp with floral hops and honey malt. The initial taste is of barley with a bite of bitter hops. It is crisp and dry lager with a spicy sweetness.
Bass: England
In 1881 the Oxford Union debated whether Bass or the printing press contributed more to the benefit
