Flagship Beer was launched in 2016, and has gone from supplying just The Ship & Mitre to national distribution.
Run by head brewer, Tom Anderson, the beers produced always have thought and care put into them even before they are brewed.
Tom has also began to teach the bar staff at The Ship & Mitre about the brewing process and brought them to Flagship to take part in the brewing of our beers.
What are we about?
- We brew small batches, just 620 litres a time, to ensure the beer is freshest. Most of our beer is grain-to-glass in less than a month.
- We’re a Liverpool brewery, based in the developing SAFE community hub in Bootle. We use local suppliers wherever we can.
- We believe that cask beer deserves a resurgence. We also believe in ordering Deliveries from Organic Origin and Sustainable Areas (DOOSA).
- We believe that simplicity, flexibility and the urge to be hungry for new passions and information creates the best environment for beer.
- We use the UK’s best sources for hops and grain.
- We care about our space. Waste grain goes to composting. We recycle our water and recycle our kegs.
Our traditional cask beers on rotation in the Ship include:
- Sublime, our 3.8% citrus session pale ale, brewed with Kaffir Lime.
- Silhouette, our Irish stout, brewed to be a Mackesons/Beamish Hybrid .
- Jar, our London Porter. Full of bittersweet liquorice, slight smoke and blackcurrant flavours.
- Parade, a hoppy American pale, bursting with fruity flavours.
- Level, our 4.2% Brown Ale / 70 Shilling Hybrid. Full to the brim with toasted hazelnut flavours .
Our kegged beers are influenced by trips to Belgium, Germany and the US:
- Kibosh, our 6.0% refreshing Belgian-style Saison.
- Parade, a well-hopped 4.5% pale ale.
- Strobe, a 6.0% Coffee and Orange milk stout.
Flagship Beers
Silhouette (4.5%) - Dry Irish stout, with plenty of roasted, toasted richness.
Sublime (3.8%) - This light, session pale owes its citrus tang to the use of Kaffir Lime leaf in the boil, as well as a mix of Amarillo and Centennial.
Lupa (3.7%) - Our Session Single Malt, Single Hopped beer. Using rotating hops to provide the freshest drinking experience. Ask the bar staff what hop is in the version you try!
Level (4.2%) - Medium roasted notes, toffee and caramel, soft fruitiness.
Jar (4.7%) - Dark London Porter with sweet liquorice and dark coffee notes coming from the malts.
Parade (4.5%) - American Pale Ale, with amazing US hops and made with pale malts to give it a lovely golden colour.
Yonder (4.3%) - A West Coast IPA/American Red Ale Hybrid, full of marmalade orange flavours, followed by a bitter and dry finish .
Vandal (4.2%) - Our British-Hopped beer featuring 100% Bramling Cross Hops, and a malt bill of oats and wheat for a full mouthfeel.
Strobe (6.0%) - Coffee, Orange and Milk Stout. The coffee was supplied by Monkeyboard Coffee Company, who also helped to brew this beer.
Nimbus (5.5%) - Our new American Hazy Hoppy beer featuring 50 IBU of hops all added at 5 minutes for ultimate haze and aroma.
Sanguine (COMING SOON) (5.0%) - Our first ever Welsh Red Ale, inspired by Danzy Jones Welsh Whisky Liquour. Sweet, crisp, spicy and moreish.
Nerites (COMING SOON) (5.0%) - Oyster Stout made with the freshest Colchester oysters, the same served by The One Pan Band.
Kibosh (6.0%) - A traditional Saison with fruitiness from the yeast and a clean, crisp mouthfeel.
Please get in touch if you would like to stock any of our beers. Our AWRS number is XYAW00000107596.