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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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5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Cask at Charlie’s Bar, Copenhagen. A golden beer with the slightest of haze under a thin white head. The aroma is sweet with a delicate light hoppy note. The flavor is sweet malty combined with a floral hoppy notes, as well as light notes of peaches, leading to a dry and lightly bitter end.
Tried from Cask on 17 Mar 2007 at 18:58

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 6
Cask at Charlie’s Bar, Copenhagen. A copper colored beer with a thin off-white head. The aroma is sweet malty with primary notes of caramel, but also light notes of fruit. The flavor is sweet malty and very fruity, which towards the end is accompanied by notes of honey, before a dry end sets in with hints of metal. The body is thin.
Tried from Cask on 17 Mar 2007 at 16:20

6.1/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
Cask at Cockney Pub, Århus. A pitch black beer with a brown head. The aroma is sweet with a strong roasted note, that gives it hints of acidity. The flavor is sweet malty and very roasted, combined with light notes of chocolate, again the hard roasted malt gives it hints of acidity. No wonder the body is thin.
Tried from Cask on 15 Mar 2007 at 16:58

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 6.5
Cask at Charlie’s Bar, Copenhagen. A hazy dark amber beer with a thin beige head. The aroma is sweet and very fruity combined with notes of red berries. The flavor is sweet malty with strong notes of berries and fruit - as well as some rhubarb notes, leading to a dry bitter finish.
Tried from Cask on 13 Mar 2007 at 15:31

5.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Cask at Charlie’s Bar, Copenhagen. A light amber beer with a thin beige head. The aroma is quite light with notes of malt, fruit, and citrus. The flavor is sweet malty with quite a lot of fruit, and the mouthfeel is very flat.
Tried from Cask on 12 Mar 2007 at 02:10

7.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
a clear straw couloured brew, with nice biteer witha hint of Grapefruit and touch of lime
Tried on 02 Mar 2007 at 07:46

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
On tap at the Pianeta Birra, Rimini, Italy.
Pours a dark brown coloured with small creamy beige head and mild chocolate nose. Light roasted malty and slight bitter coffee aroma with pleasant notes of toffee and caramel. Smooth with nice bitterness in the finish.
Tried from Draft on 15 Feb 2007 at 07:51

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Cask at the 3B’s, Reading. Looked like a pint of lager - straw coloured with a white head, but didn’t taste like one! Exploded in the mouth with tart citrus flavours, particularly orange, and a moderate bitterness, leading to a sweeter, marmalade-like, aftertaste. An excellent beer, but not what I expected from a winter seasonal.
Tried from Cask on 19 Jan 2007 at 07:59

6.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask (handpump) @ Pommeler’s Rest, SE1 London. Yellow / orange color with a small head. Aroma is yeasty, fruity. Flavor is sweet, (fruity) with a light bitter finish and a average duration. Nice and fresh.
Tried from Cask on 02 Jan 2007 at 14:56

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask gravity at Red Lion, Snargate. Very deep amber/chestnut colour with lasting beige head. Nutty, mature cheddar, toasty malt aroma. Cheddar’s quite strong especially on the end. Dryish hop on end too. Odd, but likeable, even the cheese.
Tried from Cask on 27 Dec 2006 at 06:01