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Beer Magazine

BEER magazine is CAMRA’s award-winning quarterly magazine. Published four times a year it features some of the best-known beer, cider and pub writers.

Find a place to visit

With over 220 CAMRA branch locations to enjoy beer, pubs or meet new people.

Has your local pub closed?

Pubs across the UK are being lost forever to conversion or demolition.

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CAMRA Member Benefits

Access incredible value through our member benefits

CAMRA Discount Scheme

The Real Ale Discount Scheme offers CAMRA members discounts at over 3,500 of pubs across the UK

CAMRA Voucher Scheme

The Real Ale ider & Perry Vouchers are redeemable at over 1,200 of pubs across the UK.

Description

Wantsum Brewery, established by James Sandy in 2009, takes its name from the nearby Wantsum Channel. Located in St Nicholas at Wade just outside Canterbury. Wantsum brews a wide range of traditional and modern craft ale styles packaged in cask, keg, minikegs, polypins, bottles and cans, supplied to outlets throughout the south of England. An onsite taproom and shop showcases a wide selection of the beers. Wantsum acquired Tatton Brewery in mid-2024.

40 Regularly Produced Beers

Wantsum - 1381

Produced: Regularly Brewed

St. Nicholas at Wade

Session Blond Ale

ABV: 3.8%

Wantsum - Black Pig

Produced: Regularly Brewed

St. Nicholas at Wade

Session Porter

ABV: 4.8%

Wantsum - Dynamo

Produced: Regularly Brewed

St. Nicholas at Wade

Session Golden Ale

ABV: 4.3%

Wantsum - Hengist

Produced: Jul-Aug

St. Nicholas at Wade

Premium Blond Ale

ABV: 5%

Wantsum - More's Head

Produced: Regularly Brewed

St. Nicholas at Wade

Session Bitter

ABV: 3.7%

Wantsum - Imperium

Produced: Regularly Brewed

St. Nicholas at Wade

Session Bitter

ABV: 4%

Wantsum - Ravening Wolf

Produced: Regularly Brewed

St. Nicholas at Wade

Differently Produced Speciality Beers

ABV: 5.9%

Wantsum - Fortitude

Produced: Regularly Brewed

St. Nicholas at Wade

Premium Bitter

ABV: 4.6%

Wantsum - Black Prince

Produced: Regularly Brewed

St. Nicholas at Wade

Mild

ABV: 3.9%

Wantsum - One Hop

Produced: Regularly Brewed

St. Nicholas at Wade

Session Golden Ale

ABV: 4.2%

Wantsum - Red Raddle

Produced: Jan-Feb

St. Nicholas at Wade

Red Ale

ABV: 5%

Wantsum - Yellow Tail

Produced: May-Jun

St. Nicholas at Wade

Premium Pale Ale

ABV: 4.5%

Wantsum - Figgy Pudding

Produced: Nov-Dec

St. Nicholas at Wade

Flavoured Speciality Beers

ABV: 4.5%

Wantsum - Turbulent Priest

Produced: Sep-Oct

St. Nicholas at Wade

Brown Ale

ABV: 4.4%

Wantsum - Green Hop

Produced: Sep-Oct

St. Nicholas at Wade

Premium Bitter

ABV: 4.5%

Wantsum - Golgotha

Produced: Regularly Brewed

St. Nicholas at Wade

Strong Stout

ABV: 5.5%

Wantsum - Special

Produced: Regularly Brewed

St. Nicholas at Wade

Premium Bitter

ABV: 4.6%

Lister's - Best Bitter

Produced: Regularly Brewed

St. Nicholas at Wade

Session Bitter

ABV: 3.9%

Wantsum - Thunderbolt American IPA

Produced: Aug-Sep

St. Nicholas at Wade

New World IPA

ABV: 6%

Wantsum - Montgomery

Produced: Regularly Brewed

St. Nicholas at Wade

Session Pale Ale

ABV: 4%

Lister's - Limehouse Porter

Produced: Regularly Brewed

St. Nicholas at Wade

Session Porter

ABV: 4.1%

Lister's - IPA

Produced: Regularly Brewed

St. Nicholas at Wade

Session Pale Ale

ABV: 4.3%

Lister's - American Pale Ale

Produced: Regularly Brewed

St. Nicholas at Wade

Session Pale Ale

ABV: 4.2%

Wantsum - 5 Gold Grains

Produced: Nov-Dec

St. Nicholas at Wade

Flavoured Speciality Beers

ABV: 5%

Wantsum - Grim Reaper

Produced: Oct-Nov

St. Nicholas at Wade

Red Ale

ABV: 5.5%

Wantsum - Uprising

Produced: Feb-Mar

St. Nicholas at Wade

Red Ale

ABV: 4.3%

Wantsum - Heart of Darkness

Produced: Regularly Brewed

St. Nicholas at Wade

Premium Pale Ale

ABV: 4.4%

Wantsum - Miller's Mirth

Produced: Mar-Apr

St. Nicholas at Wade

Session Bitter

ABV: 4.2%

Wantsum - Cleric's Consolation

Produced: Mar-Apr

St. Nicholas at Wade

Differently Produced Speciality Beers

ABV: 6%

Wantsum - Hurricane

Produced: Regularly Brewed

St. Nicholas at Wade

Premium Golden Ale

ABV: 4.5%

Wantsum - Overlord

Produced: Jan-Feb

St. Nicholas at Wade

New World IPA

ABV: 6%

Wantsum - Baa Humbug!

Produced: Nov-Dec

St. Nicholas at Wade

Strong Stout

ABV: 6.5%

Wantsum - Poppy

Produced: Nov-Nov

St. Nicholas at Wade

Session Bitter

ABV: 3.7%

Wantsum - UXB? Raspberry Porter

Produced: On Demand Only

St. Nicholas at Wade

Flavoured Speciality Beers

ABV: 4.6%

Wantsum - Cantium

Produced: Apr-May

St. Nicholas at Wade

Strong Mild

ABV: 4.8%

Wantsum - Sir John Fogge

Produced: Jul-Jul

St. Nicholas at Wade

Session Pale Ale

ABV: 3.4%

Wantsum - Red Smacker

Produced: Feb-Feb

St. Nicholas at Wade

Red Ale

ABV: 4.2%

Wantsum - Hoppy Bunny

Produced: Mar-Apr

St. Nicholas at Wade

Session Pale Ale

ABV: 4.1%

Wantsum - Becket's

Produced: Apr-Apr

St. Nicholas at Wade

Brown Ale

ABV: 4.5%

Wantsum - UXB? Blueberry Porter

Produced: On Demand Only

St. Nicholas at Wade

Flavoured Speciality Beers

ABV: 4.6%

Selected Beer - Wantsum - 1381

Wantsum - 1381

A light amber coloured IPA combining pale and crystal malts with Willamette and Centennial hops to give delicate citrus and herbal aromas.

Light Amber Citrus Pale

Produced: Regularly Brewed

Vegan No

Gluten Free No

Style: Session Blond Ale | ABV: 3.8 | Colour: View Beer

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