Goddards

Microbrewery in Ryde, Isle of Wight, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Owned by Powder Monkey Brewing Co.
Associated Venue: Goddards Brewery Bar & Kitchen

Established in 1993

Contact
Barnsley Farm, Bullen Road, Ryde, PO33 1QF, England
Description
We’re the oldest brewery on the Isle of Wight and one of the first independent craft beer producers in the UK. Goddards has been brewing fine real ales in the beautiful surroundings of Barnsley Farm since 1993.

In 2025 Goddard's became a Powder Monkey Group Company.

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6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask@Market Porter (backlog). Golden colour, small white head. Aroma is malts, tropical fruits, toffee, some nuts and wood. Flavour is fruity, floral, nutty, cramelly and some grassy and earthy notes to it.
Tried from Cask on 31 Aug 2015 at 06:12

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask (backlog). Reddish brown colour with a small off-white head. Aroma is toast, toffee, ripe fruits, berries and chocolate. Flavour is chocolate, wood, toffee and some mild toasted notes to it as well.
Tried from Cask on 31 Aug 2015 at 06:01

5.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Bottle at jeevan’s, thanks to a holidaying friend. Pours clear pale gold with a thin white head. Aromas of slightly sweaty hops, saline. Taste is light lemon barley water. Thin finish.
Tried from Bottle on 21 Aug 2015 at 15:53

6.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle at jeevan’s, thanks to a holidaying friend. Pours clear gold with a thin white head. Aromas of light malt, light lemon. Taste is light sweet, light lemonade, herbal finish
Tried from Bottle on 21 Aug 2015 at 15:51

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6
Cask a the Lych Gate Tavern, Wolverhampton. Mid-brown with a creamy head and lots of lacing. Malt, toast, acorn scent. Touch of astringency. Sweet berry/nut taste turns to an angular sour-bitter at the end of the sip. Medium to long bitter-astringent finish. Not my cup of tea sadly.
Tried from Cask on 10 Aug 2015 at 06:56

6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
Wye Hop Festival. Clear chestnut lasting beige head. Milky coffee flavour. OK best bitter. Vague hop. Some dryness. Some fruity malt touch of nuttiness. OK. .
Tried on 27 Jun 2015 at 04:27

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Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 2014, Great British Beer Festival, London Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London, England W14 8UX. [ As Goddards Wight Squirrel ].Clear medium amber color with a small to average, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, pale malt, nutty, light toasted - roasted, fruity notes. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average duration, toasted, caramel. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20140813]
Tried from Cask on 03 Jun 2015 at 02:23

6.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask at the Prince Arthur (JDW), Fleet. A pale chestnut colour with a tight white head; earthy malt aroma; nutty taste, gently bitter; and a caramel finish. A pelasant bitter.
Tried from Cask on 30 Mar 2015 at 07:57

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottle shared on the old train on the Isle of Wight. Pours clear amber-gold with a white cream topping. The nose has some simple notes of caramel and toffee. Medium sweet flavor with mild butterscotch, bread, faint yeast, dough, caramel. Low bitterness. Medium bodied with fine carbonation and creamy mouthfeel. Sweet finish with more doughy malts and bread, ripe fruits, mellow alcohol warmth. A very decent Belgian ale.
Tried from Bottle on 15 Mar 2015 at 19:03

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Cask at the Square Peg; clear dark amber pour with a creamy off white head, sweet caramel aroma, takes has caramel along with some fruit action, bitter finish.
Tried from Cask on 09 Mar 2015 at 03:55