Butcombe Brewery (Liberation Group)

Microbrewery in Wrington, Somerset, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated with 11 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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5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6

Loose white head on a still clear dull golden coloured body.
Light malt & butterscotch aroma.
Medium bodied, soft on the tongue with a sharp back.
Pale malt, zesty citrus, floral & stone fruit tastes.
Bog standard

Tried from Bottle on 21 Sep 2025 at 19:21


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

Cask at The Fleet Inn, Twyning. Clear amber, white head. Aroma of sweet malts, caramel, some fruit hops. Taste is the same, sweet caramel, bready/biscuity malt, fruity hop notes, light bitterness. Medium bodied.

Tried from Cask at The Fleet Inn on 19 Sep 2025 at 18:13


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

Keg at The Lion Inn, Winchcombe. Clear pale golden, white head. Aroma of grapefruit, lemon, pale malts. Taste is very citrusy, grapefruit, lemon, grainy malts, fairly strong bitterness. Light-medium bodied.

Tried from Draft at The Lion Inn on 09 Sep 2025 at 13:52


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

500ml bottle from Morrisons, Eastbourne. Poured a mostly clear golden colour with a short-lived, frothy white head. The aroma is malt, light woody hops. The flavour is moderate bitter, with an earthy, light pepper spice, woodg hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with average carbonation.

Tried from Bottle from Morrisons Supermarket (Various locations) on 26 Aug 2025 at 23:15



6.9
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Cask at The Partridge, Bromley. Bitter citrus, caramel malts & toffee aromas. Taste is very similar with a twist of gooseberry coming through in the back end. Long bitter linger. Good sessionable beer.

Tried from Cask at The Partridge (Fullers) on 14 Aug 2025 at 10:14


6.5

Tried from Bottle on 20 Jul 2025 at 15:43


7

Tried from Cask at Cardinals Hat on 19 Jul 2025 at 21:02



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

Old rating - A pint from the tap at the Corner House, St Helier, Jersey. Pours dark amber with a white foamy head. Aromas & tastes of fruit. Full bodied. Slightly dry bitter finish. Decent.

Tried from Draft on 25 Jun 2025 at 20:26