Blythe Brewery

Microbrewery in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 2002

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Lichfield Road, Hamstall Ridware, Lichfield, WS15 3QQ, England
Description
The Blythe Brewery is a small brewery, based in the rural setting of Hill Ridware in Staffordshire, yet only 11 miles from the brewing mecca of Burton upon Trent. The business was started in 2002 by Rob Greenway following his early retirement from 3M. Rob had been producing his own homebrew ales and beers for many years and the early retirement gave him the opportunity to use his knowledge both as a chemist and as a homebrewer to take on the challenge of producing high-quality naturally produced ales and beers on a small commercial scale. All the ales and beers produced at Blythe are traditional cask or bottle-conditioned.

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

50 cL bottle. Pours brown with a small off-white head. Aroma is dark roasted malt and slight phenolic. Sweet fruity, caramelish and slight yeasty. Lingering malty and subdued bitter into a mild yeasty fruity finish.

Tried from Bottle on 12 Sep 2010 at 02:31


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

50 cL bottle. Pours cloudy yellow with a small white head. Aroma is mild citrusy hoppy. Citrusy, bitter and mild peachy hops flavoured. Crisp hoppy and peachy finish. Nice one.

Tried from Bottle on 12 Sep 2010 at 01:51


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottled. A hazy yellow beer with a huge off-white head. The aroma has notes of malt, lemon, and straw. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, lemon, and straw, leading to a dry bitter finish.

Tried from Bottle on 11 Sep 2010 at 12:20


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

Bottle 50 cl. Courtesy of Ungstrup. Pours a hazy yellow with a white head leaving a little laces. Fresh citrusy nose. Medium body, some fruit and astringent and grapefruitish accents. Bitter finish. 110910

Tried from Bottle on 11 Sep 2010 at 11:56


5.6
Appearance - 2 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5

Bottled. A deep red beer with a huge brown head. The aroma has notes of straw, malt, and cocoa. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, straw, caramel, and some roasted malt, leading to a very bitter finish. The body is light.

Tried from Bottle on 11 Sep 2010 at 09:26


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

Bottle 50 cl. Courtesy of Ungstrup. Pours a very dark brown with a tint of red and a huge light brown head. Sweet hard roasted malt in the nose, vanilla and dark dried fruits. Medium body, sweet roasted malts, vanilla and fruit. Some roast in the finish leaving a discreet bitterness. 110910

Tried from Bottle on 11 Sep 2010 at 09:01


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

Bottled@Chriso. Hazy deep ambery brown colour with small beigeish brown head. Aroma is roasted malts, some liquorice, mild toasted notes and some ashes. Flavour is roasted malts, dark dry fruits, some liquorice and mild toasted notes.

Tried from Bottle on 23 Aug 2010 at 04:31


5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Cask@GBBF2010. Yellowish golden colour, small white head. Aroma is fruity, caramelly, bready and also nectary. Flavour is wood, nectar, fruits and mild notes of honey as well.

Tried from Cask on 22 Aug 2010 at 23:19


7.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Bottle 500ml.Clear dark brown color with a large to huge, frothy to creamy, good lacing, fully to mostly lasting, beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, burnt, chocolate. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to lively. [20100806]

Tried from Bottle on 17 Aug 2010 at 10:22


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

50 cL bottle. Pours dark brown to black with a huge tan head. Aroma is dry malty and roasted malty. Roasted malty and slight malty. Bitter and dry malty. Slight liqourice. Lasting dark malty and hardroasted into the finish.

Tried from Bottle on 08 Aug 2010 at 01:22