Real Ale Hub
At The Carden Arms, real ale is the beating heart of our village inn—whether you're popping in for a pint with friends or enjoying a meal, we’ve got the perfect pour waiting for you!
Since reopening in 2016, we’ve had over 200 different beers on tap, and our bar always boasts five hand-pulled cask ales. From classic bitters to bright and zesty blondes, we’ve got something for everyone, whether you’re a lifelong ale fan or just starting your journey. We’re proud to be the go-to ale spot between Chester and Whitchurch, often featuring brews from local heroes like Weetwood (Cheshire), Peerless (Wirral), Three Tuns (Shropshire), and Conwy (North Wales), alongside our trusty regulars like Timothy Taylor Landlord and Peerless Triple Blond.
And we’re especially proud to be featured in the 2025 Good Beer Guide for the 7th year running! Fancy a taste? Don’t be shy, we love a bit of sampling! Plus, between 5-7 pm Monday-Thursday, enjoy a cheeky discount on all beers. Cheers!
Our staple beers
TIMOTHY TAYLOR LANDLORD (4.3% ABV)
Landlord is an iconic traditional Yorkshire pale ale. Family-owned Timothy Taylor has brewed for more than 160 years and moved its present home at Knowle Spring Brewery, Keighley, in 1863. So, 'appen they know what they are doing.
The brewery is named for the soft Pennine spring water which flows below, filtered through limestone rock. It joins with Scottish Golden Promise barley - normally used for malt whiskies - and whole leaf traditional British Goldings and Fuggles hops with Slovenian Styrian Goldings for aroma. Then there's their own 'Taylor's Taste' yeast, with fermentation and conditioning for 10 days for a vigorous 'secondary fermentation'; web it lands in the cellar it's best not mess with it for at least two days.
There is a very consistent and balanced classic pale ale, with a clean, crisp character, citrus notes and a gentle sweetness set against a long, moreish bitter finish. As a dedicated regular tells it: 'blinking nectar' or some such anyway. Good with out locally sourced steaks and lamb or fish 'n' chips.
Awards
Great British Beer Festival Champion Beer of Britain and umpteen others.
PEERLESS TRIPLE BLOND (4.0% ABV)
Peerless Triple Blond sports one of the simplest of beer monikers to tell you quickly what to expect: three malts and three hops collide very happily here . There’s pale malt of course but also a touch of lager malt and wheat, for a richer, bready, body and rounded mouthfeel with good head retention.
Three lovely hops jump into the boil – British Admiral and First Gold with a touch of US Cascade – to be skilfully crafted for a gentle but moreish bitterness with an underlying light touch of fruity citrus on the finish to keep those tastebuds deliciously tickled. How do they do it? Well, Peerless, of Birkenhead, has been successfully brewing under Steve Briscoe for 15 years, winning many awards – so we think they must know a bit about balanced and highly drinkable ale. That’ll be triple pints all round then eh?
The old hall of fame
"Meet as strangers, leave as friends"
"A fine beer may be judged with only one sip, but it is better to be thoroughly sure..."
Czech proverb.