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 - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle from Tesco, Cotswold area. Clear dark gold, small white head. Aroma has a sweet floral-leafy-spice character. Taste of biscuit, light toffee, grassy-spicy hop, tiny fruitiness, sweetness running through. Light to medium bodied. Decent.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Cask at Old Joint Stock, Birmingham. Clear amber gold with small white head. Pale malts, grape, kiwi, light floral hops. Very balanced fruity gold with definitive oceanic hops. The hops may not be punchy but its a cask golden ale really and this delivers on the sessionable level. Good.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Clear gold with small white head, some retention. Aroma is lemon, grains, grassy. Taste has a nice citrus element with grassy bitter bite. Maybe a bit soapy but decent lager.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Cask at The Old Brewer - Public House & Dining Room. Clear golden with white head. Some light floral notes, touch of fruit, malty, touch of butter.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Cask at Dulwich Hamlet. Dark nut brown with a cream head. Aroma of toffee malt. Flavour is nut chocolate, warm berry, dusty dark chocolate base, dry finish.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
[June 2023] Clear pale gold with a wisp of chill haze and a creamy white head. Very soft citrus nose, citrus bitterness up front, with a touch of pine, and sweet lemony malt finishing things off
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Brun med beige skum. Lukter karamell, brød og malt. Soft, med smak av karamell, nøtter og brød.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7
--Bottled, from Systembolaget. -- Clear nut brown, mid sized head. Leafy nose with dark bread. Mid sweet with light body and well rounded mouthfeel. Caramel and leafs on a slender, crisp body. Mid bitter finish. Relaxed and well brewed,
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Klar mørk brun med offwhite skum. Lukter mørkt brød, malt og noe urter. Smak av malt, urter, karamell og litt appelsinskall. Lettdrikkelig med en mild bitter avslutning.