Keltek Cornish Brewery
Microbrewery
in
Redruth,
Cornwall,
England 🏴
Associated Venue: Cornwall Beer & Wine Centre (Keltek Brewery)
Established in 1997
Contact
Candela House, Unit 44 Cardrew Industrial Estate, Redruth, TR15 1SS, England
Description
Keltek, meaning ‘Celtic’ in the Cornish language was chosen as the brewery’s name by founder and head brewer Stuart Heath. Established in 1997, our award-winning ales are brewed by hand with care and craftsmanship, using whole hop flowers and British malts. After winning gold for his very first brew, demand for his beers grew tremendously and expansion was needed. The first move was to a larger unit in Lostwithiel where the brewery’s capacity increased five-fold. In 2007 Keltek expanded again, moving to its current home in Redruth. We now have the capacity to brew over 250 brewer’s barrels a week. In addition, we have our own fully automated bottling line which filters, carbonates, fills, labels and caps the beer. Everything’s done in-house.
Keltek remains a family owned brewery that adheres to the age old traditions of brewing by hand with care and craftsmanship using the finest whole hop flowers, British malts and hand-pitched yeast.
Keltek remains a family owned brewery that adheres to the age old traditions of brewing by hand with care and craftsmanship using the finest whole hop flowers, British malts and hand-pitched yeast.
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Keighley Beer Festival, 2014. Copper coloured with a thin head. It’s more hops than malts with a subtle fruitiness throughout.
Tried
on 26 Sep 2014
at 04:44
5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 5
Cask at the Victoria Inn, Rugby, 15/08/14. Clear golden with a good sized white cap that retains well. Nose is bready, straw, light orchard fruit. Taste comprises bread dough, vanilla, light citrics, toasty notes. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, light bitterness in the close. So so - looks and feels good but not a lot on offer at the business end.
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Aug 2014
at 04:14
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask. Pours dark ruby red, soft toffee, malty, fruity, light, crisp, quite nice.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Jun 2014
at 07:38
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
500ml bottle from Asda. Amber with a white lasting head. Good hoppy aroma, with some hay. Slightly sweet caramel flavoured with malt. Nice bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jun 2014
at 09:15
6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Clear amber colour, average frothy off-white head, disappears quickly, good lacing. Malty nutty nose, caramel, citrus, grass. Medium sweet and bitter taste, malty. Medium body, oily texture, soft carbonation, finish lingering mild bitterness, pleasant session ale.
Tried
on 02 May 2014
at 12:00
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Bottle. Pours a golden color with a white head. Has a fruity malty grainy weak hoppy aroma. Fruity malty grainy flavor. Has a fruity malty grainy weak hoppy finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Apr 2014
at 04:16
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Pours a golden color with a white head. Has a fruity malty weak hoppy aroma. Fruity malty weak citrus hoppy flavor. Has a fruity malty citrus hoppy finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Apr 2014
at 04:14
4.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 3
Texture 6
Overall 3.5
How: Bottle.
Where: NK Bar, Stockholm.
Appearance: Golden colour with a white head.
Aroma: Wet hay, overcooked vegetables.
Body: Medium body and carbonation.
Flavour: Vegetables, honey, hay.
Where: NK Bar, Stockholm.
Appearance: Golden colour with a white head.
Aroma: Wet hay, overcooked vegetables.
Body: Medium body and carbonation.
Flavour: Vegetables, honey, hay.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Mar 2014
at 23:08
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
500ml bottle @ the 2nd Shrewsbury Bottle Share, courtesy of Luc. One of the bottles we didn’t quite finish last time. Pours a browny gold, crisp citrus, biscuit malts with a caramel hue. Drinkable session beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Mar 2014
at 05:24
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
500ml Bottle: shared between four at the second ever Shrewsbury Bottle Share on 24th Feb 2014, cheers Luc for bringing it. This is my fourth beer from these guys and they have all been better than OK so far, this didn’t hurt their reputation either. Pours a pleasant light amber colour with head that is almost white, if a little thin in places. A slightly more malty nose than hoppy, some subtle fruitiness with a caramel undertone to the aromas. The taste is also leaning towards the malty side although there is a drying finish to each sip. Semi-sweet biscuity feel to the flavour with some caramel loitering about as well. Touches of a citrus nature calm the malts down and help to balance the beer somewhat, an easy drinking brew that helped the evening to flow nicely.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Feb 2014
at 02:29