There's always time for a pint!

Real Ale, Cask Conditioned Ale or English Ale, Whatever you prefer to call it anyone who drinks it has a passion for it.

In recent years there has been a huge increase in the number of micro breweries emerging, some due to the demise of some of the larger regional breweries but also due to the increase in demand for the smaller independent brewer and the relative ease in setting up a micro brewery. At The Seal we pride ourselves on offering a wide selection of Real Ales to choose from.

Hall & Woodhouse still a family brewer since 1777 based in Blandford St Mary in Dorset.

We permanently stock “Badger First Gold 4%” which is lauded for its well balanced bitterness, with hints of orange and spice, First Gold gives this classic Badger ale its clean, fresh, distinctive taste. Perfect with traditional English roasts and pies.
We also stock “Tanglefoot 4.9%”, a traditional premium ale, light golden in colour. Noticeable floral dry hop aroma balanced with biscuity and fruity notes. Full bodied with a medium bitterness and a rounded, smooth, hoppy flavour. Hints of melon and pear. A clean finish with some hoppy linger.

Hopbacks Summer Lightening 5% and Crop Circle 4.2% now form part of our permanent range. Summer Lightening won CAMRA'S "Best Strong Beer" award in 1992. Summer Lightening is a straw coloured beer with a terrific fresh, hoppy aroma. Coupled with an intense bitterness which leads to an excellent long, dry finish. Probably the beer to receive the most awards in Britain!

Crop Circle is a very clean, flaxen-coloured beer with wonderful thirst-quenching properties. The subtle blend of aroma and bittering hops give a crispness on the tongue which is delicately fruity, giving way to some dryness. The inclusion of flaked maize in the grist subtlely hints at crisp corn flavours.

The Dark Star Brewery are new to The Seal and have so far been very well recieved, Ales from The Dark Star Brewery will also be forming part of our permanent range. Currently on the pumps are Hop Head 3.8% a light straw coloured bitter with fully hoppy aroma and clean crisp bitterness from Cascade hops and Golden Gate 4.5% brewed with the aromatic Amarillo and Cluster hops, like a modern pale ale of the U.S. but balanced by distinctive Munich malt, which adds
complexity and a hint of roasted flavours to the beer.

We also have Winter Meltdown, Festival and Dark Star Original all 5%, these will be on the pumps during November.

In December we will be featuring Ales from The OakLeaf Brewery in Gosport. The Brewery was formed in March 2000, with its first brew in December 2000.

OakLeaf Bitter is a clean, refreshing and light hoppy session ale with an aromatic, distinctive flavour and a pleasant aftertaste. 3.8%abv

Nuptu' Ale is a crisp pale ale with delicate hop flavours and light maltiness. Refreshing and easy drinking. 4.2% abv

Piston Porter is a dry rich Porter with initial chocolate and toffee flavours that finishes with a liquorice and dry roast taste, leaving a lingering bitterness.abv 4.6%