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

Cask at GBBF 2009 ... golden yellow ... light fruit hop ... odd musty fruit hop ...

Tried from Cask on 22 Sep 2009 at 14:22


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

Bottled. Amber colour, small white head. Aroma is fruits, earth, some bittery notes. Flavour is quite much the same. Rather vegetably finish.

Tried from Bottle on 08 Aug 2009 at 15:22


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

Bottled conditioned (at Chriso, bottle from GBBF, BB 01/2010). Amber color, small creamy white head. Fruity, perfumic aroma. Citrusy hoppy, a bit woody flavor. Dry aftertaste. Long citrus peel flavor in the aftertaste.

Tried from Bottle on 08 Aug 2009 at 15:16


6.2
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottled conditioned (at Chriso, BB 01/2010). Yellow, slightly hazy color, small white head. Fruity-citrus hoppy aroma, also yeasty. Quite citrusy, almost like coriander spiced ale. Lingering lime-peel flavors in the aftertaste. Crisp, lemony bitter.

Tried from Bottle on 08 Aug 2009 at 14:17


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

Bottled. Quite pale golden colour, small white head. Aroma is lemony fruity floral and also a bit cheesy and nutty. Flavour is quite much the same ending in a rather wooden and floral things.

Tried from Bottle on 08 Aug 2009 at 14:15


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cask-conditioned at the Bag ONails, Bristol 22/12/08. Amber with a slight off-white head. Aroma of doughy malt and spicy hops with some earthy yeast in the background. Flavour had some initial sweetness, with more bready malts, leafy hops and a good bitter finish. Drinkable.

Tried from Cask on 22 Dec 2008 at 21:47


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

Cask-conditioned at the Bag ONails, Bristol 29/11/08. Pale amber with a moderate white head. Aroma of caramel, grassy and green herbs. Flavour was sweetish, with some citrus hops, spice and a big, green grass finish. Very good.

Tried from Cask on 30 Nov 2008 at 05:23


6.2
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cask at GBBF 2006. An orange beer with a bubbly off-white head. The aroma is sweet mlaty with quite strong notes of hops, combined with light notes of caramel - a powerful aroma. The flavor is sweet and very hoppy with grassy notes, leading to a dry bitter end. Good - a golden ale with lots of power.

Tried from Cask on 19 Apr 2007 at 13:26


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

Cask @ GBBF 2006. Pale golden colour with no head. Fruity citrus aroma with some hoppy hints. Flavor is malty with some citrus and grassy hints. Long dry malty bitter aftertaste.

Tried from Cask on 18 Aug 2006 at 07:31


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cask at GBBF 2006. Clear gold with bubbly off white head. Grapefruit hop aroma. OK malts in mouth, strong grass and grapefruit flavours. Juicy finish. Very good and my style of beer.

Tried from Cask on 18 Aug 2006 at 06:58