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 - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

500ml bottle from Gloucester Services. Pours clear golden with a white cap. Aroma & taste: light sweet, crisp, bread, grains, light floral. Medium body with average carbonation.

Tried from Bottle on 15 Oct 2021 at 21:13


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

Chestnut brown with a creamy white head and a sweet, malty aroma with a hint of dry, dark fruit in there. Tastewise it's malty and fruity, slightly dry and a little bitter, an old school brown bitter with a nice edge to it, on the thin side but very smooth and very drinkable

Tried on 21 Sep 2021 at 07:47


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Pale amber colour with lasting head. Aroma and flavour of light biscuity malts. It's gotna rounded floral hop bitterness too. Very pleasant and easy to drink.

Tried on 12 Sep 2021 at 17:23


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

330ml bottle drank at home on 8th September 2021. Bright, clean and clear golden body, white crown for a short while. Dry and semi-hop bitter flavour wise, not much of an aroma. Hot kitchen, need a cold beer; this did the trick.

Tried from Bottle on 08 Sep 2021 at 21:23


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

10/9/2021. Sample courtesy of danlo, cheers Ed! Pours clear bright golden with a large frothy white head. Aroma of green apples, sulphur, citrus, green apple sweets. Mediums sweetness and light tartness. Moderate body, quite fizzy. Okay.

Tried on 02 Sep 2021 at 11:54


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

[33cl bottle from Lidl, Crowthorne.] A slightly hazy straw coloured pour with a tight white head and lively carbonation; grainy aroma; sweet grainy taste with a lot of effervescence in the mouth; and a lightly grassy finish that's slightly drier. A better than average pils.

Tried from Bottle on 27 Aug 2021 at 16:28


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

330ml bottle from Lidl. Pours clear gold with a small white head. Aroma is sweet malts, bread, a hint of butterscotch. Taste is sweetish, grain, malt. Light bitter finish. Pretty authentic.

Tried from Bottle on 24 Aug 2021 at 07:00


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

Draught at Catherine Wheel Butcombe Pub, Chippenham, 14Aug2021. Pale gold colour, white foam head and aroma of apple, fruity. Taste is sweetish, apple, fruity, sugary, with some acidity. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, medium-dry finish with some residual sugary sweetness. Quite OK

Tried on 15 Aug 2021 at 18:15


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

33cl bottle from Lidl.
Medium white head. Clear golden pour. An ok pilsner

Tried from Bottle from Lidl (England) on 29 Jul 2021 at 20:28


7

Bottle from Wine Rack. Pours a clear dark amber colour with a medium sized thick creamy off-white head. Aromas of caramel, bread, biscuit and a touch of spice. Taste is again caramel, bread and biscuit with a touch more spice and a subtle smooth bitterness on the finish. Medium to full body with a smooth slightly oily mouthfeel. Nice quality traditional English ale.

Tried from Bottle on 27 Jul 2021 at 18:12