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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6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask at The Last Plantagenet, Leicester. Reddish/black beer with a lightly roasted aroma and a caramel and roasted flavour with a quite strongly bitter finish. Overall a reasonable beer.
Tried from Cask on 13 Dec 2008 at 12:06

4.9/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 4 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Half pint at The Halfway House. Clear golden body. Missing head. Vague hoppy to the nose. Suggestions of hoppy fruits in flavour with a decent bitter tail. Quite well bodied for the strength. Edinburgh 24.10.2008.
Tried on 09 Dec 2008 at 03:05

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask [gravity] at EBF 2008, Copenhagen, Denmark. Clear medium to dark amber color with a small, fizzy, good lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to light heavy malty, roasted, dusty, caramel notes, nutty notes. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. 120908
Tried from Cask on 05 Dec 2008 at 08:40

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask [gravity] at EBF 2008, Copenhagen, Denmark. Clear medium yellow orange color with a small to average, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, white to off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, moderate hoppy, citrus. Flavor is moderate sweet and moderate to light light heavy bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. 120908
Tried from Cask on 05 Dec 2008 at 03:29

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
From cask at Charlies. Pours clear and golden deep amber with a small tan head. Smooth roasted malt aroma with a light breadish touch. Breadish flavouredwita nice roasted note to it. Light acidic flavour a long a nice roasted dryness. Slowly going into a bitter dry finish. Light fruity on the back of the nose.
Tried from Cask on 27 Nov 2008 at 10:11

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
From cask at Charlies. Pours clear and golden deep brown with a redish glare and a bubbly off-white head. Roasted malty and dark fruity aroma. Sweet fruity flavoured. Quite dense and with a toffee roasted to dark breadish malt base flavour. Lingering roasted and dark malt flavoured finish.
Tried from Cask on 27 Nov 2008 at 02:26

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask at Charlie’s Bar, Copenhagen. A deep red beer with a thin cream colored head. The aroma is sweet and very malty combined with strong notes of flowery hops and medium notes of caramel and citrus. The flavor is sweet with strong notes of caramel as well as medium notes of dried fruits and spices and light notes of citrus, leading to a very bitter finish where notes of toffee lingers. Nicely spiced.
Tried from Cask on 27 Nov 2008 at 01:13

5.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Cloudy golden with a small white head. Aroma has grass and butterscotch with a hint of citrus.
Tried on 11 Oct 2008 at 16:20

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Amber with a small white head. Aroma of bready and biscuit-y malt with a little fruitiness. Medium sweet malty flavour with a touch of roast malt. Average, but well made.
Tried on 11 Oct 2008 at 16:19

5.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask gravity at White Horse, Hedgerley. Gold, no head. Better condition than some at the fest. Not overly keen on this. Some fart, some hop.
Tried from Cask on 20 Sep 2008 at 09:59