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 - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
0.5 l bottle shared at home. I only took nunerical notes while having this one.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Old rating from 2016 - From the cask, pours brown with a white head. Aromas & tastes of dark berries, chocolate, nuts & malt. Moderate body. Sweet finish
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Old rating - Pint from the tap at St John's Inn, Jersey. Pours bright golden with a white head. Aromas & tastes of citrus, flora, grain & hops. Medium body. Light bitter finish
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Pint from the keg at The Georgian on the Channel Island of Alderney. Pours bright golden with a white head. Well carbonated. Aromas & tastes of fruits, citrus & pine. Dry light bitter finish. Very enjoyable
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cask
Exeter Festival of Beer 2025
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 6
Bottle from Beers of Europe. Pours clear golden with a thin white head. Aromas are worty-sweet, light herbs. Taste adds butter citrus. Sweet finish.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Sample courtesy of Grumbo, cheers! Aroma of green apples, apple drops and spice. Taste is dry sharp apples. Quite carbonated.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 5.5
Micro keg at home for Christmas courtesy of my brother. It's OK, good colour and a reasonable flavour - all that you would expect from a Christmas brew
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 5.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
500ml bottle shared (with Adam) on 4th January 2025 at the 90th Birthday celebrations of Mum and Dad. Pale amber body, clean and clear. Citrus fruit lead in the nose and flavour with grapefruit to the fore. Other fruits arrived and left as we sipped our halves.