Orbit Beers, the South- London brewery, has teamed up with French & Jupps to produce an Extra Special Bitter (ESB) to help mark National Cask Ale Week.


The beer has been brewed with Maris Otter alongside roasted speciality malts from French & Jupps, including Caramel Malt and Chocolate Malt, as well as English hops; First Gold, Brambling Cross, and East Kent Goldings.

Orbit Beers were also joined by The Shirker’s Rest, The Green Goddess, and The Rusty Bucket to brew the beer: three great South London pubs that champion independent beer and serve impeccable cask.

Known for their European-style keg beers, including their award-winning flagship Nico Köln Lager and the weird and wonderful Berliner Weisse Tzatziki Sour, Orbit have decided to release a limited number of special seasonal casks.

Robbie Sykes, General Manager, said: “Following on from the great feedback about our casks of IPA, Dead Wax Porter, and Red Ale, we’ve decided to dip our toes in the water a little further this year and create something truly traditional to support National Cask Ale Week.

“Our team often taken inspiration from traditional European-style beers with cultural significance, so cask seems like a logical category to explore and allows us to supply some of the fantastic pubs in London that we don’t work with as often.

“It’s been great to work together with Heritage Maltsters French & Jupps, as well as some of our local stockists to champion a style that we all really enjoy.”