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.

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6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Shared 500ml bottle (4 of us) at the 1st Shrewsbury bottle swap on 27th Jan 2014, cheers Luc. Nice light session ale. Poured a pale amber, the head an off white wisp. Mixed bag of aromas and flavours: the nose being both fruity and slightly nutty, the taste a little malty and fruity with a gentle bitterness. Nothing special, but more than pleasant and it calmed down our palates in between some big hitters at the bottle swap.

Tried from Bottle on 12 Feb 2014 at 00:42


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle courtesy of Luc at the 1st Shrewsbury Bottle Share Jan 14. A nicely hopped, fruity bitter with an apricot / dried fruits influence. A pleasant beer after a couple of particularly strong numbers.

Tried from Bottle on 02 Feb 2014 at 08:36


5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

Cask at the Black Horse, Barnet on 18 January 2014. Poured a hazy golden colour with a scummy white head. Sweet aroma of honey, soft fruit and lemon zest. Thin malty initial flavour with notes of honeycomb and corn. Finish was slightly metallic with some grain and sweets.

Tried from Cask on 28 Jan 2014 at 13:00



3.9
Appearance - 2 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5

Bottle from B&M Bargains; cloudy amber pour with thin off white head, sour aroma not sure if its intentional, mild bitter taste only 99p can’t complain.

Tried from Bottle on 07 May 2013 at 13:42


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

15th July 2011
Clear red - amber beer. Residual pale tan head. Light dry palate with very modest carbonation. Sweetish malt. Minor orange hop fruit. Not that bitter. Trace of estery banana. Semi dry finish. Okay.

Tried on 20 Jan 2013 at 07:37


5.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4

8th July 2011
Hazy darkish amber beer, small off white head. Light dry palate. Lightly caramel malt. A little minerals. Mild bubblegum and banana esters. Dry finish. A bit clunky.

Tried on 14 Jan 2013 at 14:47


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Tried on 15 Sep 2012 at 02:07


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Tried on 15 Sep 2012 at 02:07


7.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

11th September 2009
Cask at Chapel Beer Festival. Clear brown beer. Crisp dry palate. Lively crisp tangy malt. Citrus sharpness with all sorts of fruit going on here. Lemon, orange, pineapple and even some raspberry and strawberry! Biscuit caramel malt. Finishes crisp and dry. Lovely fresh sharp flavours.

Tried from Cask on 27 May 2012 at 09:20