Butcombe Brewery (Liberation Group)

Microbrewery in Wrington, Somerset, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated with 10 Venues

Established in 1978

Contact
Cox's Green, Wrington, BS40 5PA, England
Description
Bristol born and made to stand out, Butcombe Brewing Co. began life at a time of cultural, social and political change, crafting beer before ‘craft beer’ was even a thing.

You see, at that time, no one was risking it all starting a brewery, making simple, premium, easy-drinking ale. To do so was an act of defiance. Or madness. But, 42 years and a lot of hard graft later, by staying true to our beliefs and Bristolian roots, it looks like owning a resolutely maverick brewing company isn’t such a crazy idea after all. By going against the grain, to work intimately with it, we made our own statement with every pint. And what was true then is just as important today.

Butcombe now produces over 250,000 pints a week from our brewery in Wrington. As times and tastes change, so does our range of beers. Alongside Original, Gold and Rare Breed, you’ll find two craft lagers, Bohemia and Underfall, and two IPAs, Goram and Stateside, plus a range of exciting seasonal and small batch specials.

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6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cask at JDW Hamilton Hall, London (30/03/2023) - JDW Spring Beer Fest 2023 (27 of 30) - nice citrus fruity and light malty aroma and taste, pine, grass, light to medium body, bitter hoppy refreshing finish. Tasty and in great condition. --- Beer merged from original tick of Vincent on 26 Mar 2025 at 07:27 - Score: 7. Original review text: JDW Spring Beer Fest 2023 (27 of 30) - nice citrus fruity and light malty aroma and taste, pine, grass, light to medium body, bitter hoppy refreshing finish. Tasty and in great condition.

Tried from Cask on 10 Apr 2023 at 11:51


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Cask-conditioned, on gravity, at the Commercial Rooms (JDW), Bristol March 2023. Amber in colour with a slight, off-white, head. A touch of floral hop, jammy citrus notes, hay, crisp and biscuity malts, leading to a dryish finish. Good.

Tried from Cask on 02 Apr 2023 at 08:24


6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Low carbonation dark amber to red off white head didnt last to long A - toffee caramel hay F - slightly drying dark fruits, toffee, caramel leading to bitter sweet finish really nice bitter. Reminds me a bit of McEwans Export/80 shilling beers. Also had this previously on cask and remember enjoying it

Tried from Cask on 31 Mar 2023 at 21:49


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Pours a clear golden to orange colour with a small frothy off-white head. The aroma is light fruit: orange; with some floral hop notes. A moderately sweet taste, sweet malt, light caramel and sweet citrus flavours with a moderate citrusy bitterness.

Tried on 31 Mar 2023 at 15:01


5.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle from Lidl Supermarket, Todmorden. Clear golden with an extremely thin head. Bland lager taste, although there's a bit more of its style available in its nose. It's soft and easy supping though with grassy elements.

Tried from Bottle on 30 Mar 2023 at 18:10


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

Cask at the moon under water Watford Jdw. A clear gold orange coloured pour with a lasting beige cap. Aroma is semi sweet, tangy apple, custard, grass. Flavour is composed of semi sweet nutty malts, apple custard, twiggy malts, raisin nutty finish. Palate is semi sweet rounded, ok cask condition. Very ordinary.

Tried from Cask on 30 Mar 2023 at 12:08


6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cask @ Regal Moon, Rochdale. Golden with a creamy head. Hoppy with very fresh tasting piney-citrus notes.

Tried from Cask on 29 Mar 2023 at 16:30


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at Square Bottle, Chester. Pours golden amber with a sizeable white head and good lacing. There’s oranges and floral hops in the aroma. In the mouth it is a bit watery with main flavour being the hops plus hints of citrus and pine. Later ther is some bitterness and underlying hints of malts. Finish is slightly sticky. It’s decent enough.

Tried from Cask on 27 Mar 2023 at 21:53


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

Cask at the Hope Tap, Reading. Clear golden-amber with an off-white head and a light sparkle. Great condition actually. Straw up front, orange and pink grapefruit come through with increasing juiciness. A light malty caramel note gives a good rich mouthfeel. Sweetish and dry finish with a hint of leafy hops. Good stuff actually.

Tried from Cask on 27 Mar 2023 at 07:39


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at The Lord Northbrook, Lee. Golden orange pour with a white head. Nose is grapefruit, winter berries, malts. Taste is grapefruit, bitter malts, touch of vanilla lurking in the background. Malty bitter action.

Tried from Cask on 06 Mar 2023 at 15:21