The New Trio of Pub Snack Flavoured Beers

We all know that pub snacks and beer are a legendary combination, but one brewery is taking that marriage further than ever before.

Initially floated as an April Fool’s Day suggestion, Independent Leeds-based brewery Northern Monk has committed to their trio of beers inspired by iconic pub snacks. Like scampi fries in the pub? How about Scampi & Lemon Pale Ale? Or if that doesn’t take your fancy, perhaps the Pork Scratching Best Bitter, or Dry Roasted Peanut Stout?

The idea was born out of a workplace debate over the ultimate pub snack, co-founder Russel Bisset describes, “The ultimate pub snack is one of our favourite topics around the brewery; we even ran a tournament on our Instagram to see what other people think and try and settle the debate – pretzel pieces won. Brian Dickson, our Technical Director and Co-Founder, decided we should try and replicate some of our favourites in a beer.” I guess pretzel pieces just didn’t work out!

Whilst the beers are available for a short while on Northern Monk’s website, the real spirit of this creation is in supporting the pubs. Be it inflation, the pandemic or a whole host of other issues, the Great British pub has struggled over the last decade, so the 22 pubs stocking these limited-edition beers will keep the profits as part of the Faith in Boozers campaign. Whether your mouth is watering at the thought of one of the concoctions, or you’re just intrigued, check to see if there is a pub near you below:

Prawn cocktail Crisp Flavoured Beer, You Say?!

Coming from Yorkshire and having grown up mere streets away from the Seabrook factory, it was hard not to get excited about the news that Leeds-based brewer Northern Monk have teamed up with Bradford-based Seabrook to create two new styles of beer: Cheese & Onion and Prawn Cocktail. Just, wow.

They first teased us with this on April Fool’s day, so we weren’t sure here at 3DHQ whether to believe it or not. It wouldn’t be the first time that Northern Monk have pulled off an exciting new style of beer… Anyone else remember their jam roly-poly and Yorkshire pudding beers made in partnership with Aunt Bessie’s last year? It turns out, however, that it is in fact true and the two companies have succeeded in bringing together two of our nation’s favourite things: beer and crisps!

These unique beers are made from a base beer that has been combined with actual Seabrook crisp flavouring. Sadly, we haven’t managed to get our hands on them but the Cheese & Onion lager, coming in at 5.4% abv, is described as having a distinct aroma and leaving you with an aftertaste of cheese and onion whereas the Prawn Cocktail Gose, at 5% abv, is said to be a sour beer with distinct saltiness and a tang of prawn cocktail.

Unfortunately, these crisp-inspired beers are currently sold out, but you can see more of Northern Monk’s imaginative flavours and delicious drinks in the meantime here. If you do manage to get your hands on some, let us know what you thought via our social media @thethreedrinkers!

For more wacky beer stories, take your pick from Aunt Bessie’s Roast Potato Beer, Colman’s Mustard Beer, Fungtn Mushroom Beer and not forgetting Vagina Beer!