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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5.4
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.

Tried from Bottle on 04 Mar 2025 at 14:17


6.4
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

Tried from Cask on 09 Feb 2025 at 11:47


6.6
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

Tried from Draft on 31 Jan 2025 at 04:07


6.6
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

Tried from Draft on 19 Jan 2025 at 16:37


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

Cask

Tried from Cask on 17 Jan 2025 at 18:09


Exeter Festival of Beer 2025

Tried from Cask on 17 Jan 2025 at 11:38


6
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.

Tried from Bottle from Beers Of Europe on 15 Jan 2025 at 07:40


6.2
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.

Tried on 12 Jan 2025 at 09:37


6.6
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

Tried from Draft on 10 Jan 2025 at 16:08


6.1
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.

Tried from Bottle on 04 Jan 2025 at 17:00