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COTSWOLD CRAFT BEER SINCE 1994
Using traditional methods our beers are brewed in small batches, and our Head Brewer Colin Williams oversees every aspect of the process. From the milling of the malt, the boiling of the hops, to the filling of the casks – everything is lovingly crafted to ensure that our beers reach you in perfect condition. Each beer recipe is known as the Grist. Colin and his team come up with the recipes, using over 20 years experience they work out the perfect blend of malts, hops and other ingredients. The night before a brew, the appropriate amount of malts are weighed out and loaded into the hopper of our vintage mill.
Using traditional methods our beers are brewed in small batches, and our Head Brewer Colin Williams oversees every aspect of the process. From the milling of the malt, the boiling of the hops, to the filling of the casks – everything is lovingly crafted to ensure that our beers reach you in perfect condition. Each beer recipe is known as the Grist. Colin and his team come up with the recipes, using over 20 years experience they work out the perfect blend of malts, hops and other ingredients. The night before a brew, the appropriate amount of malts are weighed out and loaded into the hopper of our vintage mill.
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
On tap at the royal hop pole, Tewkesbury. Golden colour with a thick creamy white head. Aroma is a touch basement, taste mainly bitter with a lasting bitter finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Jul 2015
at 13:31
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at the Bell, Waltham St Lawrence. Chestnut with a ring of cream head; malty aroma; malty taste, with some brown sugar; and a touch of spice to finish. A mellow and pleasant brown ale.
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Jun 2015
at 03:57
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
500ml bottle. First local brew I’ve tried. Amber brown colour with white head. Fruity hoppy aroma. Malty bitter flavour, yet fairly light and refreshing. Easy to drink.
2015-05-29
2015-05-29
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 May 2015
at 19:03
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at the Bell, Waltham St Lawrence. Pale amber with a ring of white head; sour grain aroma; sweet biscuity body; lightly bitter, with a crisp finish. A pleasant light bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Apr 2015
at 07:01
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask half pint at the Dick Whittington, Gloucester. Chestnut colour, small off-white head. Malty and nutty aroma, a hint of roast malts. Malty flavour, but a certain fruitiness makes it very drinkable. A hint of malt vinegar, but not disturbing.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Apr 2015
at 18:13
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Sunday lunchtime pint in The Cock Hotel, Wellington on 1st March 2015. Clear golden pour with a full white crown on top. Hop bitter with a farmyard aroma: strange but enjoyable.
Tried
on 02 Mar 2015
at 06:56
6/10
Tried
on 28 Feb 2015
at 12:19
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Cask at the Old Fox; clear amber pour with a thin light tan head, malt aroma, taste has fruit and a smidgen malt.
Tried
from Cask
on 25 Jan 2015
at 09:13
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask at the Wellington, Birmingham on 30th December 2014. Brownish copper with thinning off-white head and spot lacing. Rich caramel malt aroma with Roastiness. Fruity and roasty in-mouth with citric tang. Complex malt and fruitiness in finish. Smooth mouthfeel and medium body. Rated as a novelty ale.
Tried
from Cask
on 31 Dec 2014
at 13:04
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask at the Wellington; dark clear chestnut brown pour with a bubbly tan head, hint of smoke and malt on the aroma, taste has quite robust malt action, along with toffee, and some dark fruit, slight hint of spice. Pleasant enough.
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Dec 2014
at 08:25