Beer and Real Ale

The Laughing Fish Pub prides itself in offering top quality Ales for those seeking more than just the run of the mill.

Cask-conditioned ale is the reason we came into the pub trade in the first place, and remains just about the only drink product that you really can’t buy in the shops. We’ve been long-time members of the Campaign for Real Ale, and thanks to a significant investment in our cellar a few years ago we can boast that our ales are amongst the best kept in the region. We’ve been proud to be listed every year in the Good Beer Guide, we’re are fully accredited by Cask Marque, and we’re members of Greene King’s elite “Head Brewer’s Club”.

 

'we hope to pull a pint for you soon'
Andy and Linda Brooks

 

OUR beers

We currently stock three permanently-available cask ales, supplemented by one and sometimes two further “guests”.

Regular Ales

Greene King IPA
3.6% ABV A perfectly balanced award winning beer, characterised by its hoppy taste and aroma that comes from the use of Challenger and First Gold hops which are combined with pale and crystal malts. The Official Beer of England Rugby.

http://www.greenekingipa.co.uk/

 

Olde Trip

4.3% ABV A rich toffee flavoured beer bursting with fruity character, this premium ale is perfectly balanced with a clean bitter finish. This beer takes its name is from the world famous ‘Ye Olde Trip To Jerusalem Inn’ which lays claim to being England’s oldest Inn. Carved into the sandstone rock at the foot of Nottingham Castle, the Inn was reputed to be a favoured resting place and ‘watering hole’ for the brave knights who rallied to the call of King Richard The Lionheart to join The Third Crusade to the Holy Land.

http://www.greenekingpubs.co.uk/

 

Hardy's and Hanson's Bitter

3.9% ABV A brew with an excellent balance of sweetness and bitterness that combines with a subtle hop character, a distinctive beer with a full and satisfying finish.

 

 

Guest Ales

 

In addition to the three permanent ales above, we also ALWAYS offer a locally brewed guest ale – often featuring the Dark Star or W. J. King breweries, but also 1648 (East Hoathly), Beachy Head, The Old Dairy (Rolvenden, Kent) and Rectory (Plumpton).