St. Austell Brewery

Commercial Brewery in St. Austell, Cornwall, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated with 23 Venues

Established in 1851

Contact
63 Trevarthian Road, St. Austell, PL25 4BY, England
Subsidiaries
St. Austell Brewery owns 2 breweries:
Description
Founded in 1851 by Cornishman Walter Hicks, today St Austell Brewery remains 100% independent and family owned. St Austell Brewery operates a growing and diverse business

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4.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5

Bottle from ASDA. Chestnut brown with a short-lived off-white head. Aroma of caramel and nuts with a touch of fruit. Flavour was also of sweet malt, a bit too much, with a tired hop finish. There was also a skunky aftertaste, which meant half the bottle ended up down the sink. Unpleasant.

Tried from Bottle on 08 Oct 2007 at 14:16


7.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle from ASDA. Golden with a decent white head. Aroma of citrus and floral hops with some peach fruit. The flavour was of light fruit before a long, hoppy finish. Excellent.

Tried from Bottle on 07 Oct 2007 at 06:34


5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask @ GBBF 2007. Pours a clear golden/yellow color with a white head. FRuity malty honey aroma. Fruity malty citrus hoppy flavor. Sweet malty finish with some bitterness in the aftertaste.

Tried from Cask on 02 Oct 2007 at 00:50


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask @GBBF 2007. Pours a dark brown almost black color with a small tan head. Roasted malty fruity aroma with caramel hints. Also some weak hints of chocolate in the aroma. Sweet roasted malty flavor with hints of caramel and chocolate. Roasted malty finish.

Tried from Cask on 02 Oct 2007 at 00:47


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Unclear orange amber with a off white head. Malty fruity aroma and taste. Some metallic notes. Thin palate. Some hops in the end! Not really breathtaking! OK

Tried on 01 Oct 2007 at 03:39


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Cask @ GBBF 2007, London. Light light unclear light to medium yellow color with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is light to moderate malty, toasted, light yeasty, butter. Flavor is light to moderate sweet and light bitter with a average duration. Body is light to medium, texture is watery, carbonation is flat.

Tried from Cask on 12 Sep 2007 at 04:37


6.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cask @ GBBF 2007, London. Clear dark brown color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, light brown head. Aroma is malty, roasted, caramel, milk chocolate, notes of vanilla. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration. Body is light to medium, texture is watery, carbonation is flat.

Tried from Cask on 11 Sep 2007 at 07:52


6.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

Cask at The Barony, Edinburgh. Deep hazy golden. Grassy buttery nose. Sweet and quite fruity with notes of vanilla and red berries. Fruity finish with low bitterness.

Tried from Cask on 31 Aug 2007 at 01:20


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Cask@GBBF2007. Dark ruby red colour, not much head. Aroma is very roasted and smoked wood along with some fruityness. Flavour is roasted malts and hay along with caramel and quite wooden hints.

Tried from Cask on 29 Aug 2007 at 01:06


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask@The Cove. Clear golden colour, mediumsized creamy head. Aroma is fruity hops, honey and wood. Flavour is very wooden and slightly fruity. Also some slight spicyness noted, as it get a bit warmer.

Tried from Cask on 23 Aug 2007 at 01:15