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Microbrewery in Swindon, Wiltshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Owned by Evan Evans Brewery

Established in 1979

Closed in 2009

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Penzance Drive, Swindon, SN5 7JL, England
Description
Initial brewing in 1979 at London St, Swindon. Moved to Penzance Drive in 1990 at an Old Locomotive Shed. Bought by Burns Leisure in 1999 but the group subsequently collapsed and the Brewery was taken back on by the original owners. In 2009 the brewery was bought by Simon Buckley of Evan Evans, who proposes to close the Swindon brewery.

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6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask at the Wharf, Aalborg. Clear, golden-orange with a small white head. Citrusy and fruity hops with a note of malt and grain in the aroma. Sweet, lemony flavor with some pine, malt and hay. Thin to medium body. A quite nice one. (070331)
Tried from Cask on 06 Apr 2007 at 13:32

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask at the Wharf, Aalborg. Clear, almost copper-colored beer with a small off-white head. Weak aroma of caramel, malt and a nice fruity hopiness. Quite hoppy and malty flavor, balanced and nice. Thin to medium body. A really quaffable beer. (070331)
Tried from Cask on 06 Apr 2007 at 11:37

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 7 Texture 4 Overall 6
Cask at C4, Odense: Pale yellow with fresh creamy white head. Nose and taste of floral, malts & fruits. Soft body - thin texture. Malty and moderate hoppy for a IPA. ØV!
Tried from Cask on 06 Apr 2007 at 11:09

5.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
Cask at Charlie’s Bar, Copenhagen. A slightly hazy orange beer with a thin orange head. The aroma is sweet malty with notes of fruit - especially peaches and mango. The flavor is sweet malty and very fruity, but a bit boring. And the body is thin.
Tried from Cask on 01 Apr 2007 at 11:31

5.8/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask at Charlie’s Bar, Copenhagen. A hazy orange beer with a thin beige head. The aroma is sweet malty with strong notes of fruit, while the flavor is sweet malty with strong notes of both fruits and caramel.
Tried from Cask on 01 Apr 2007 at 10:59

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask at Charlie’s Bar, Copenhagen, A dark amber beer with a thick orange head. The aroma is sweet with strong notes of both citrus and caramel, and the flavor is sweet malty with notes of caramel and nuts, as well as light notes of butterscotch, leading to a dry bitter end.
Tried from Cask on 28 Mar 2007 at 13:07

4.9/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
Cask handpull at Ye Cracke, Liverpool. Chestnut colour with lasting beige head. There is some sweet malt in the mouth. Yeast, light citrus aroma. Earthy, muddy feel to it. Touch too much candy sugar or not fully attenuated. Bit malty and unsubtle and too sweet.
Tried from Cask on 23 Mar 2007 at 05:21

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask at Charlie’s Bar, Copenhagen. A golden beer with a thick light orange head. The aroma is sweet with a light hop note on a good malt background. The flavor is sweet malty with strong notes of citrus, as well as a good fruityness, leading to a dry bitter finish.
Tried from Cask on 21 Mar 2007 at 18:40

5.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
Cask at Charlie’s Bar, Copenhagen. A hazy amber beer with a beutiful orange head. The aroma is sweet and freshly hoppy combined with notes of fruit. The flavor is sweet malty with notes of peaches, caramel, and elderberryflowers. The body is a bit thin.
Tried from Cask on 21 Mar 2007 at 15:45

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask handpull at Waggon and Horses, Essex. Clear orangey/gold colour with thin disappearing white head. Cheesy hop aroma. Some citrus, some minerality. Some malt juiciness in mouth. Finish has some tangerine juice and it’s really a very pleasant session bitter with very nice tangerine/orange fruit juice on finish. Some dryness too.
Tried from Cask on 21 Mar 2007 at 06:17