Cotleigh Brewery

Microbrewery in Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 1979

Closed in 2021

Contact
Ford Road, Wiveliscombe, TA4 2RE, England
Description
Cotleigh Brewery began life in Devon in 1979, in the old stable block of Cotleigh Farmhouse at Washfield near Tiverton. Immediate success meant that in 1980 the brewery moved to the historic brewing town of Wiveliscombe in Somerset. Its original owner Ted Bishop was succeeded in the early 80's by John and Jenny Aries, who built upon the brewery's success. The brewery moved in 1985 to the current location in order to fulfil ever-increasing demand. Currently is Stephen Heptinstall the sole owner of the Brewery.

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

Bottle at Silverback Alehouse, Winton. Hazy brown with a tan head. Aroma of malt, toffee, caramel and a little ripe dark fruit. Flavour is moderate sweet and bitter. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.

Tried from Bottle on 30 Dec 2018 at 21:11


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

Cask at the Queens Head, Stourbridge. Pours dark orange with a medium head. Aroma is bready with a touch of spice. Taste is bready throughout with touch of orange on the finish.

Tried from Cask on 24 Dec 2018 at 11:03


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

Medium brown color. Sweet honeyish nose. Honey with a touch of toffee. Earthy character creeps in. Mildly sweet finish

Tried on 05 Dec 2018 at 11:15


5.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle from Cooperative Supermarket, Mine head, simply called Cotleigh IPA. Golden with a small head. Dryish but notably bitter in design.

Tried from Bottle on 07 Nov 2018 at 20:29


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

Cask-conditioned, on gravity, at the Commercial Rooms (JDW), Bristol 11/10/2018. Deep golden in colour, with a slight, white, head. Citrus fruits, sweet malts and a moderately bitter finish. Fine.

Tried from Cask on 28 Oct 2018 at 15:18


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

Cask handpull at Westgate Spoons Canterbury. Clear amber colour with a few sparse bubbles. Decent enough golden bitter. Some hedgerow hop flavour from the hops. light bitterness on the finish. slightly sweet. fine.

Tried from Cask on 27 Oct 2018 at 10:27


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

Cask at the standing order. Pours clear golden, nose is malty, caramel, hay, taste is similar, quite sweet.

Tried from Cask on 13 Oct 2018 at 07:31


6.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Wethersoon Autumn Beer Festival 2017. Cask @ Leeds Station Wetherspoon, Leeds. Clear copper-brown and certainly understated in terms of its name, however it is a pleasantly malty dark ale.

Tried from Cask on 14 Sep 2018 at 18:28


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

On cask at the Standing Order as Old Buzzard. Appearance - deep cloudy brown. Golden chinks on the periphery. Neat fluffy head. Nose - burnt toffee edging into molasses. Burnt bread and stewed apple notes in there too. Taste - yeah, burnt bread and just about getting into molasses again. Palate - medium bodied, rich but not too cloying. Overall - good.

Tried from Cask on 21 Aug 2018 at 10:06


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

Pint at the Benjamin Fawcett, JDW. Medium creamy beige head. Clear amber pour. Light nutty bitterness.

Tried on 06 Aug 2018 at 14:00