Butcombe Brewery (Liberation Group)

Microbrewery in Wrington, Somerset, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated with 11 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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6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask (Wetherspoons, Woking) - Dark golden/amber in colour. Lightly hoppy aroma with citrus notes standing out. Refreshing and lightly hoppy taste with some light grapefruit and peach notes. The finish is not so strong but the taste lingers.
Tried from Cask on 15 Jan 2009 at 10:28

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask at GBBF2007 (or some pub outside the festivaltime), found when going through old ratingnotebooks. Amber colour, with small off-white creamy head, that lasts for a while. Aroma is wood, mildly fruity along with some bready malts. Flavour is quite much the same, but the wooden bitterness is a bit stronger. Semi-dry finish.
Tried from Cask on 23 Dec 2008 at 02:01

4.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 2 Overall 4.5
Cask Conditioned at The Glassblower, London, as Traditional Bitter
Beautiful dark amber color, almost no head. Light aroma, maybe with light nuts. Dark caramel flavor, strong bitterness, even too strong at the end. Straightforward. Must be punished for the disturbing burnt malt aftertaste.
Tried from Cask on 14 Dec 2008 at 09:37

4.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 4.5
Cask, half pint. Guest beer hand pulled at Barony Bar in Edinburgh. Great lacing on the glass. Yellow-golden body. Smell of acid grass. Juicy malts in flavour with notes of sour grass. Bitter finish. Standard and easy to forget [24.11.2008]
Tried from Cask on 09 Dec 2008 at 07:43

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
50cl bottle @ VinensVerden, Odense. Pours clear gold with a creamy white foam. Nose is vaguely hoppy & floral. Taste is crisp, floral & citrussy with a caramel malty background. Ok & enjoyable!
Tried from Bottle on 27 Nov 2008 at 10:23

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
(Bottle 50 cl) Clear amber golden with an off-white head. Aroma of nuts and caramel. Medium body with sweet fruits and caramel. Rather clean and lightly bitter finish. Solid and classical ESB. 021108
Tried from Bottle on 18 Nov 2008 at 07:00

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Draught. Clear coppery amber with loose white head. Little aroma: just beery! Light body and light carbonation. Light malty, bready, yeasty flavour with gentrle bitter finish. Very quaffable.
Tried on 04 Oct 2008 at 21:28

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Bottled@Monks Café, Stockholm. Pale orangeish amber colour with small white foamy head. Aroma is flowery and fruity hops. Flabvour is quite grassy with some wooden and caramelly notes. Rather mouthdrying, yet refreshing session beer.
Tried from Bottle on 30 Sep 2008 at 02:42

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Bottled@Monks Café, Stockholm. Ambery golden colour, small head. Aroma is fruits, earth, some mild notes of wood as well as yeasty "mouldy" notes. Flavour is bitter grass along with some flowery and caramelly notes. Ends in a wooden dryness.
Tried from Bottle on 30 Sep 2008 at 02:41

5.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Bottled@Monks Café, Stockholm. Pale golden colour, not much head. Aroma is hops, grass, mild notes of wood and that’s about it. Flavour is hops, wood and some grassy notes. Mild/smooth bitterish grassy finish.
Tried from Bottle on 30 Sep 2008 at 02:38