In December 2025, Matteo and Alyson will be entering into their 20th year at The Red Lion! Having raised three children in the pub, as well as two dogs, two cats, two gerbils, 2 geckos, 20 quail, 6 goats and a small flock of sheep (not all in the pub of course), Matteo and Alyson have experienced two decades of changes within their own pub and the wider community.

"Some customers are sadly no longer with us and some have been with us all of the way. Our little community here in Birchover has supported us through the financial crisis of 2009, Covid and much more. They have given us a sense of belonging and purpose throughout our time here and we sincerely hope we can continue to serve our village and regular visitors for many more years to come".

Birchover Brewery

Since taking on The Red Lion in 2006, owners Matteo and Alyson have wanted to take the pub back to its roots as an alehouse, brewing beer  for customers to enjoy. 

After months of planning and recipe development, we now produce four core beers of our own, plus limited edition batches of ale throughout the year.

Our core ales are:

Bircher Best (3.9% abv) - a traditional full-flavoured Amber bitter.

Nine Ladies (4.2% abv) - a rich, dark tawny ale with bitter toffee aromas.

Cork Stone (4.5% abv) - a golden ale with aromatic hop flavours and a pleasant bitter finish.

Robin Hood's Stride (5% abv) -  an IPA packed with floral hop aromas and a clean bitterness.

New additons to our collection: 

Dol Tor - light amber ale 4%

Wigley Walker - Fruity IPA 4.6%

We do not sell our casks to anyone else, so tasting our beers can only be done here at The Red Lion. We have some bottled ales available to take away (subject to availbility) and gift packs available from the bar.

Call us on 01629 65036301629 650363 for further details.

Matteo makes Birchover Blue cheese at a local dairy farm, helping the hard-working farmer get a fair price for his milk. It is only available from ourselves and is subject to availability.  If you've never tried it, you're missing a treat: creamy, full-flavoured with the subtle piquancy of a true blue cheese.

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