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 - 8 | Overall - 7
On cask. Appearance - clear amber with a thin white head. Nose - light caramel, bread and citrus. Taste - floral and bready. Still some toffee/caramel. Palate - light to medium bodied, creamy sweet with a roasty, dry finish. Overall - decent.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Cask at the Standing Order. Pours clear amber with a thin white head. Aromas of light caramel and citrus. Taste has some floral notes, but mostly malt character. Dry finish.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cask. Rich amber beer with a dark cream head. Light caramel aroma. Light caramel and light woodsy flavor with light toasted malt. Medium bodied. Light caramel and light woodsiness linger.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7
Cask på Akkurat. Gyllene utan skum/bubblor. Väldigt ren och hinkbar, mjuk, lite malt och honung.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Cask @ Bon Accord, Glasgow. Clear amber-brown with a bit more of the former, and a creamy head. Light red-ale sweetish malt aroma, but a more neutral, traditional style cask taste with a smoothness. Some bitterness but not much.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
[August 2022] Clear and golden with a frothy/creamy white head and a fruity aroma. Light to medium bodied, fruity with underlying biscuit malt and a delicate citrusy bitterness
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Low carbonation dark amber to red off white head didnt last to long A - toffee caramel hay F - dark fruits, caramel, leading to a burnt toffee bitter sweet finish Fair bitterness, its really nice bitter.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
On tap at the Cottage, Bristol August 2023. Golden in colour, with a moderately-sized, white, head. A touch of citrus hops, some pineapple and lemon fruits, biscuity malts and a moderately bitter finish. Good.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Clear and golden with a small bubbly white head and a soft fruity nose. Very cold, very bubbly, the fizz is a bit overwhelming but there’s a subdued mango flavour, soft bitterness and a dry finish