Rarely poured. Never hurried.
A premium British ale, inspired by the Middle Ages.
Each of our ales takes its name from one of Britain's oldest peoples. They are brewed for inns, hotel bars and restaurants, and supplied to the licensed trade only: you will not find them in shops or online.
Nº I · Canti Amber · 4.8%
Supplied to the licensed trade only
Old Brittonic
Some names outlast empires.
Kent still carries the name of the Cantiaci, who held the south-east of Britain long before the Romans arrived. Empires and kingdoms came and went over two thousand years, and the name stayed in use throughout. Old Brittonic takes its names from Britain's first peoples and its look from the Middle Ages, when chroniclers wrote their story down and heraldry gave it colour. Each ale is brewed to deserve the name it carries.
The ales
Each one named for a Brittonic people.
The ritual
Served as it deserves.
We ask every house that pours our ales to treat them as they would a good wine: cool, in a proper glass, and without rushing.
Cellar cool
Cool, never cold. Each ale has its own temperature, given on its page; too cold and the malt is lost.
A stemmed glass
A generous bowl gathers the aroma; the stem keeps the warmth of the hand from the ale.
A slow pour
Down the side of the glass, finishing with a modest head.
A moment's pause
Give it a moment in the glass before the first sip.
Where it is poured
Poured in few places, by design.
We are selecting a small number of country inns, hotel bars and restaurants to pour Old Brittonic first, judged on how well they keep and serve their beer and how good their kitchen is. They will be named here once agreed.
The first houses · to be announced
I wanted a British ale that felt as though it had always been here: a name older than England, a recipe built on Maris Otter and Kentish hops, and a reason to go somewhere particular to drink it.
For the trade
Taste it before you list it.
Buyers and food and beverage managers at premium houses may request a sample, sent free and without obligation. Order enquiries come the same way.
