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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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.

Tried from Cask on 11 Mar 2024 at 07:08


6.8
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.

Tried from Cask on 10 Mar 2024 at 10:03



6.5
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.

Tried from Cask on 28 Feb 2024 at 17:50


7.2
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.

Tried from Cask on 26 Feb 2024 at 18:31


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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.

Tried from Cask on 13 Feb 2024 at 05:33


7
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

Tried on 25 Jan 2024 at 16:25


7
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.

Tried from Bottle on 10 Nov 2023 at 20:15


6.4
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.

Tried from Draft on 13 Oct 2023 at 15:47


6.4
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

Tried from Draft at Bowl Inn on 09 Oct 2023 at 19:30