Butcombe Brewery (Liberation Group)
Microbrewery
in Wrington,
Somerset,
England 🏴
Associated with 10 Venues
Established in 1978
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Old rating - From the cask at the Forum in Jersey. Pours a light brown with a off white head. Aromas & tastes of caramel, cereal & malt. Light bitter finish. Decent bitter
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
[50cl bottle from Morrisons, Bracknell.] A pale amber pour with a loose white head; lemony aroma; grainy body with a thin lemon squash taste; then a crisp finish with some bitter grapefruit.