Our Core Range Beers
Hydes Original
A classic and highly popular amber coloured session ale. Based on a recipe handed down by generations of Hydes Brewers, this is our biggest selling product. We use a combination of the finest malts and English hops – Fuggles and Wye Challenger to provide a fruity and spicy palate. Like all of Hydes cask ales they are dry hopped to add aroma and depth to this moreish beer.
ABV: 3.8%
1863
A highly sessionable amber ale, brewed to celebrate the year it all began for Hydes -1863. The height of industrial growth throughout the Manchester area meant an increased demand for our beers. Brewed using pale ale and Crystal malts with the addition of a small amount of caramel, this delicious beer is guaranteed to satisfy the mightiest thirst.
ABV: 3.5%
Dark Ruby
A very dark ruby red beer. We are a progressive and forward thinking company but we are proud of our history. This beer harks back to the traditional dark ales of yesteryear. The finest ingredients are used to derive a roasted sweetness in flavour and we add oodles of caramel to provide a toffee finish and a dark red colour. An easy drinking, sessionable beer with one foot in the past and the other planted firmly in the future.
ABV: 3.5%
Hopster
The newest addition to our core range of beers. A modern beer initially based on the steampunk movement and like Hydes, combining the traditional and the contemporary. A refreshing, zesty blonde coloured ale. We use malt, wheat and flaked rice with plenty of Citra hops for a zingy, citrus hit. You don’t have to be hipster to love Hopster.
ABV: 3.8%
Lowry
Brewed when we relocated to our Salford Brewery, Lowry has become our flagship cask ale. A beautifully crafted golden ale, a fitting tribute to the genius of world renowned local artist LS Lowry. The use of pale ale malts with Citra and Chinook hops ensures mighty levels of bitterness with citrus fruit and tropical flavours. A beer for the “hop heads” and true work of art.
ABV: 4.7%
Ralf & Alf Seasonal Beers
Black Ale
Brewed with roast barley, black and chocolate malts to give a rich tasting dark ale. Hopping rates are relatively low using British Fuggles and Goldings hops to give a gentle and spicy bitterness.
ABV: 4.3%
Available throughout: January 2023
Flash Banger
Amber in colour and boasting malty richness in flavour, this beer is brewed with a combination of malts to attain a rich colour and good mouthfeel. Traditionally hopped with noble English varieties, this promises to be a well-balanced and rounded beer.
ABV: 4.5%
Available throughout: January 2023
Humdrum Town
Brewed with an eclectic mix of Pale, Amber and Cara malts to give a rich and malty, sweet beer with notes of toffee and liquorice.
ABV: 4.2%
Available throughout: February 2023
Malt Division
Brewed using the barley variety, Flagon - a good yielding barley that promises to give a malty balanced beer. Married together with English Fuggle and Challenger hops, the result is a pleasantly balanced ale with a rich golden colour.
ABV: 4.4%
Available throughout: March 2023
Penny Red
A dark English ale boasting rich fruit flavours originating from a lavish blend of roasted cereals, malt, caramel and Muscavado sugar. Bitterness is medium in strength from the use of English Target and Challenger hops.
ABV: 4.3%
Available throughout: March 2023
Break Out
A light golden coloured ale brewed with flaked maize and pale ale malts and hopped, in generous proportions, with US Cascade. The outcome is a refreshing beer with strong citrus fruit characteristics, lingering on the tongue.
ABV: 4.5%
Available throughout: April 2023
Melon Twister
Brewed with a mix of seven US hop varieties known for their tropical and refreshing citrus flavours and aromas. Flaked rice is used in the malt charge to keep the colour light and fresh.
ABV: 4.3%
Available throughout: May 2023
Dots & Dashes
A bold, yet very light coloured beer obtained from using extra pale ale malts in the brewing process and a short boil. A good citrus/grapefruit flavour is provided from the use of very late additions of American Citra and Cascade hops.
ABV: 4.5%
Available throughout: May 2023
Ever Fallen
Brewed with the very latest sensation in US hops - Cryo Pop! This ale is citrus, sweet aromatic and tropical in both flavour and aroma.
ABV: 4.4%
Available throughout: June 2023
Definitely Not Maybe
Brewed using Australian Pride of Ringwood and Topaz hops, giving an earthy yet citrus flavour with a clean bitter finish.
ABV: 4.1%
Available throughout: July 2023
Needle Groover
Brewed with Wheat, Pilsen and Honey malts plus a small amount of Chocolate Rye to make up the grist. Hops are low bitterness varieties and include American Cluster and Crystal. The result is a beer with a low bitterness and oodles of toasted malt, caramel and fruit flavours.
ABV: 4.4%
Available throughout: July 2023
Fools Golden
The hops included in this beer are used three times whilst brewing, stretching across every part of the process. A beer to toast the summer.
ABV: 4.6%
Available throughout: August 2023
Brew Order
Using Amber and Crystal malts this 4.8% ABV beer has a spicy bitter finish and a warm amber glow.
ABV: 4.8%
Available throughout: September 2023
Bone Checker
A dark, flavoursome beer that combines three different malts to give a biscuit, roast flavour. US hops complement the heady malt notes with hints of citrus and a purposeful underlying bitterness.
ABV: 4.6%
Available throughout: September 2023
The Secret
A beer with a rich golden glow brewed with Vienna and Cara malts for colour and flavour. English Boadicea hops are used as the main variety and give a spicy, light and floral characteristic to taste and aroma.
ABV: 4.0%
Available throughout: October 2023
Sip Down
This rich and full bodied chestnut beer uses the best Maris Otter Pale Ale malt with English Bramling Cross, East Kent Goldings and Fuggle hops.
ABV: 4.5%
Available throughout: November 2023
Merry Weather
An amber coloured ale derived from the generous inclusion of Amber malt to the grist. Bitterness is medium from US Chinook hops and spicy, peppery aroma is provided by the late use in the boil of the revered English Fuggle.
ABV: 4.3%
Available throughout: November 2023
Hops n All
Three Hops - Challenger, Fuggles and East Kent Goldings are use to add bitterness and flavour. Malt, spice and honey are some of the tones to pick up.
ABV: 4.8%
Available throughout: December 2023
Craft Beer
Grand Central IPA
Hop-heavy including hops such as Citra, Galaxy and Mosaic. Fruity notes of citrus, tropical fruits and passionfruit. Vegan friendly. Contains gluten.
ABV: 4.2
Keg Beer
Dock 4 Lager
The DOCK 4 name is derived from the location of the brewery to Salford Quays and Manchester Ship Canal. Previously the site of Manchester Docks before closure in 1982 Salford Docks was the largest of the two docks and was opened in 1894 by Queen Victoria (30 years after Hydes was founded in 1863). At their height, Manchester Docks was the 3rd busiest port in Britain and they were divided into sections consisting of 4 docks in total.
ABV: 4.0%