Earth Ale Brewery

Microbrewery in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 2015

Contact
Bothy Vineyard, Farringdon Road, Abingdon, OX13 6QW, England
Description
Earth Ale. Ale from the earth. It’s no more complex than that, really.

Each year, we forage wild ingredients from the glorious countryside and craggy coastlines of the South of England, and infuse them in a natural brewing process to create seasonal limited-batch recipes.

We bring back all things weird and wonderful, from dandelion root and pine sap, to lemon verbena and hogweed. Not everything works of course, but as a Michelin-trained chef, Earth Ale founder - Alex Lewis - has learned to trust his nose and palette. It also explains why our beers can be paired perfectly with food, and why a strong motivation behind our brewing is the dining experience.

After spending a few years brewing at the old Chocolate Factory in North London, which has sadly now been demolished, we’re thrilled to have found a new brewery home at the beautiful Bothy Vineyard in Oxfordshire. Although they sadly no longer make wine, a passion for creating quality products is built into their walls - a legacy we plan to continue.

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

330ml can. Pours a hazed gold, white head. Lovely spicy Weiss, nicely flavoursome with some pleasant spicy notes, but not really detecting much weizen yeast coming through unfortunately.

Tried from Can on 07 Jul 2024 at 21:01


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

330ml can. Pours a hazed golden yellow with a lovely foamy bubble bath head. Fresh citrussy nose. Flavour profile is citrussy with an oaty-smooth influence, not really much mango or papaya as per the description, or much depth of flavour. Ok overall.

Tried from Can on 31 May 2024 at 19:11


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

375ml bottle @ monthly tasting, Chez Sophie, May 24. Expected a dull dark reddish complexion but actually poured a lightly misted gold, thin ring of foam atop. Vibrant strawberry definition both on the nose and in the flavour profile, some underlying salt notes. Earth seem to have tweaked this massively since Glen's can last year. Really good.

Tried from Bottle on 28 May 2024 at 09:24


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

440ml can. Unclear golden orange with a large white head. Quite fresh and elegant, lemon forward, soft carb.. official description mentions marshmallow and I do get a little coming through. Nice gentle pale.

Tried from Can on 23 Apr 2024 at 19:27


7.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Keg at 8th ISBF held at Hemsley House in Salford 18/11/2023. Pours black with a tan cap. Aroma: roast malt, dark chocolate, coffee, dried fruit, toffee, hint of liquorice. Taste: moderate sweet & bitter, heavy roast. Medium+ body with fine carbonation.

Tried on 27 Nov 2023 at 23:10


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Tried on 17 Nov 2023 at 14:30


31/07/2021. EARTH TAP, 5 River Park Road, LONDON, N22, England (EARTH TAP)

Tried from Draft on 27 Nov 2022 at 14:41


31/07/2021. EARTH TAP, 5 River Park Road, LONDON, N22, England (EARTH TAP)

Tried from Draft on 27 Nov 2022 at 14:40


31/07/2021.EARTH TAP, 5 River Park Road, LONDON, N22, England (EARTH TAP)

Tried from Draft on 27 Nov 2022 at 14:38


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

Keg at Beerheadz, Nottingham. Deep almost black colour with a tan head. Aroma and taste are roasted malty with an earthiness from the infused dandelion root. Full smooth body.

Tried from Draft on 14 Oct 2021 at 11:41