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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.
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Hand-pulled half-pint at The crown Inn, Oakengates on Sunday afternoon, 4th February 2024. Hazy body, light lemon/urine colour, white fussy head. Grapefruit and pineapple in the nose and taste for me, all a bit watery and weak to be honest.
Tried
on 04 Feb 2024
at 14:18
Tried
on 01 Jan 2024
at 14:10
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask at Victoria, Derby. Pours “bitter brown” with a medium sized foamy off-white head and excellent lacing. The aroma is mainly malts with a hint of oranges. In the mouth it is sweet but with some sharpness and bitter undertones. Flavour is a mix of malts and hops plus citrus and mango. Finish is sweet and atngy with a little stickiness. Overall it’s reasonable.
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Dec 2023
at 20:38
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Dec 2023
at 13:23
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at BeerHeadZ, Lincoln. Deep golden color with a white head. Aroma and taste are light citrus fruity and slight bittersweet to light bitter. Light body.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Dec 2023
at 12:13
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Nov 2023
at 15:51
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6
24-27/10/2023. From cask at the 45th Norwich Beer Festival. Pours clear bright golden with a small frothy white head. Good pour. Aroma of citrus, caramel, butter, stone fruits, hay, hint of passion fruit. Quite sweet with light to moderate bitterness. Moderate body, oily and sticky, very soft carbonation.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Nov 2023
at 19:50
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
24-27/10/2023. From cask at the 45th Norwich Beer Festival. Pours very dark mahogany brown with a small bubbly off-white head. Good looking beer. Aroma of caramel, malt, ash, chocolate, salted caramel. Medium sweetness, light to moderate bitterness. Moderate body, oily, average to soft carbonation. Quite drinkable.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Nov 2023
at 19:49
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Gravity poured pint in the Halfway House, Pitney (Somerset) on Monday 13th November 2023. Thin tanned head on an almost black body. Dark chocolate and caramel aroma and taste, more sweet than salty.
Tried
on 13 Nov 2023
at 23:10
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Tiny Tavern, Lincoln. Off black colour with a tan head. Aroma and taste are malty chocolate sweet caramel. Very little if a salt. Smooth sweet body.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Nov 2023
at 13:15