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 - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
50cl bottle from Sainsburys. Pours amber with a loose cream head; straightforward hoppy aroma with just a touch of farmyard; rich, chewy caramel malts, with some fresh, nettley hops and a dry finish. Very drinkable.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
cask at agbell .. amber ... creamy white head ... soft fruit hop light lemon nose .... dry lemon peel front ... light toffeee
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Cask at the Claude du Vall (JDW), Camberley. Golden amber with an attractive ring of white head; aroma of orange fruit and spicy hops; medium body with rich buttery malts, orange fruit, and crisp apples; then some pungent English hops giving a lasting finish with a hint of nettle. An excellent bitter, particularly for the ABV. The best beer I’ve tried at this JDW festival.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cask handpull at Samuel Peto JDW Folkestone. Gold light brown with a lasting thin cream coloured head. Little bit of light hop on the aroma. Some ok very light biscuit malt in the mouth. Good dry stingy hop on the finish. Its a tasty light bitter. I rather like it. Its a session bitter with enough stingy finishinh hop to make you want to take another gulp.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Cask-conditioned at the Berkeley (JDW), Bristol 30/03/2011. Deep gold with a slight but frothy white head. Decent cirus fruit aroma with some floral hops. Flavour had plenty more lemons and tangerines,with a touch of sweetness and lingering dry finish. Very good.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cask @ Society Room, JDW. The last half pint of the cask. Clear brown colour, off-white head. Aroma is chocolate, roasted malts and a bit of butter and espresso. Flavour is roasetd malts, espresso and coffee. Fairly bitter and roasty finish. Good stuff.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Cask, handpump at JDW Exchange, Banbury 28.03.11 Pours gold with a white rim of bubbles. There is a little petal on the nose and the flavour is lightly crisp with a good citrussy edge and a bitterness that builds, touch drying at end. Good beer. A7 A4 T8 P4 Ov15 3.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Cask @ Society Room, JDW. Clear golden colour, white dense head. Aroma is wheaty, bit of vegetables and hops. Flavour is lignt malty, citrus, followed by dry biscuit. Crisp and dry finish. Good stuff.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Cask at the Crosse Keys, JDW. Clear, rich gold pour with no head. Strong hop nose, earth, orange citrus and hay, along with some light malts. Light to medium sweetness in the flavor, some crispy bread, lots of earth, grass and rindy, citrusy bitterness. Medium bodied with fine carbonation. Bitter finish, mild citrus, rind, earth, some baked bread. Very good.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Half, hand pulled cask ale at Woodins Shades. Mahogany coloured body topped by a low, fawn coloured head. Slightly roasted dark malts to the nose. Dusty hops mixed with chocolate malts in flavour. Chocolate bitterness to the finish. Refreshing and easy to drink (London, 19.03.2011).