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

29/4/2022. Cask at the Bottle Kiln, Dovercourt. Pours clear amber gold with a small frothy off-white head. Aroma is tropical, stone fruits, light citrus, straw. Medium sweetness, moderate bitterness and body. Slightly oily and watery, soft carbonation.

Tried from Cask on 13 Jun 2022 at 08:27


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

Cask-conditioned at the Commercial Rooms (JDW), Bristol 26/5/2022. Golden in colour, with a thin, white, head. A touch of citrus hop, rich tea malts, a touch of lemon fruit sharpness, leading to a moderately bitter finish. Fine.

Tried from Cask on 30 May 2022 at 13:50


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

Cask at the Volunteer Inn, Sidmouth. Poured a clear golden colour with a lasting frothy white head. The aroma is grainy malt, light citrus fruits. The flavour is moderate bitter, light sweet, with a light, grainy, earthy, mineral, light lemon citrus, light woody hop bitter palate. Medium to light bodied with soft carbonation.

Tried from Cask at Volunteer Inn on 29 May 2022 at 22:17


5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5

# 2959; 5/2022. Malty, hay, earthy aroma. Clear amber body, off-white head. Malty, earthy, watery. Average bitter. Half of pint, hand-pulled, pub, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England.

Tried on 26 May 2022 at 13:04


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Clear golden colour with thin head. Solid malty base. Nice floral and earthy hop notes. Giod level of bitterness.

Tried on 07 May 2022 at 19:31


6.8
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Small beige head on a reddish brown body. Malt, tea, caramel & bitter aroma. Medium bodied, sharp & clean. Malt, tea, berries & malt tastes with a long bitter finish. What an excellent pint of traditional Bitter.

Tried on 29 Apr 2022 at 17:06


7

On keg at the Old Court House Inn. Golden amber with a light haze. Orange and mango on both nose and taste. Close to medium bodied with a dey tangy middle and finish.

Tried on 19 Apr 2022 at 13:14


6.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5

# 2853; 4/2022. Malty and light tropical fruit aroma. Unclear gold body; persistant lacing off-white head. Strong malty; citrus, herbal, earthy. Surprisingly malty bitter, NZ hops almost imperceptible. Pint, hand-pulled, pub, Lincoln (Lincolnshire, England).

Tried on 12 Apr 2022 at 17:41


5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle from Lidl Supermarket, Todmorden. Golden with a head and a carbonation. Mildly hoppy bit its fair bitterness is more apparent.

Tried from Bottle on 09 Apr 2022 at 21:47


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

Cask: Poured a golden with a white whispery head. Aroma is light malts and grain. Taste is bitter forward, loads of malts and grain.

Tried from Cask on 09 Apr 2022 at 12:24