Elusive Brewing

Microbrewery in Finchampstead, Berkshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated Venue: Elusive Tap
Associated Webshop: Elusive Brewing

Established in 2016

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Unit 5 Marino Way, Finchampstead, RG40 4RF, England
Description
Elusive Brewing creates beer with one eye on tradition and the other on taking things to the next level. Founded by a home brewer who went on to win awards at national level, from our small brewery in Finchampstead, Berkshire we’d like to share our game with you.

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7.4/10 Appearance 9 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Can from Against The Grain. Golden body with a light haze and an off-white head. No visible carbonation. Aroma of orange peel and melon rind. Flavour of papery malt and white pepper with a bitter finish. Medium body with a slick texture. Soft fizz. It’s a solid west coast IPA but doesn’t have the wow factor.
Tried from Can on 03 Apr 2026 at 11:26

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
]Cask at the Alehouse, Reading.] A hazy straw coloured pour with a loose white coating; tropical fruit aroma; dry tropical fruit taste; and some chewy pale malts to finish.
Tried from Cask at The Alehouse on 27 Mar 2026 at 14:15

7/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Cask gravity at LHG Brewpub Bristol deep russet colour dark brown chestnut colour.somewhere between a black ipa and an American brown. Brown malts. Malty. Some hops. Just not quote my thing. Good though.
Tried from Cask at Left Handed Giant Brewpub on 27 Mar 2026 at 13:30

8.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Cask gravity at LHG Brewpub Bristol. Hazy russet colour lasting beige head. Wonderfully hoppy beer. The hops burst out oif the glass. Its stunning. Intense hops. But balanced. So good. Lovely red ipa. So tasty. Full of west coast hops flavours and then some spicy red rye malt flavour. Outstanding.
Tried from Cask at Left Handed Giant Brewpub on 27 Mar 2026 at 13:05

7.1/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
K2g at The White Hart, Chobham. Slightly opaque gold. Foamy white head. Aroma has light resin, gooseberry edge and underlying malts. Flavourwise it has resinous bitterness with a spur gooseberry and citrus tangy edge. Underlying corky malts. Light-medium bodied. Slick. Soft-fizzy carbonation. Long dry astringent finish. Punchy.
Tried from Draft at White Hart (Brunning & Price) on 24 Mar 2026 at 19:59

7/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7
Can from Hop Burns and Black. Pours a murky amber with a short off-white head that recedes. My blocked nose probably didn't help matters, but still got good going pine and bramble on the nose, a little orange, some dark malt notes. Light-medium sweetness, complex bitterness that moves through phases - initial citrus gives way to strong woody hops, then a dry bitter finish that's pretty clean. Gently prickly carbonation, medium body, slightly astringent but not unpleasant finish. Pretty decent.
Tried from Can at Hop Burns & Black - Dulwich on 23 Mar 2026 at 19:22

7.6/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7
Can from Bottle & Stoat, Southampton. Clear if slightly opaque gold. Thin foamy white head. Aroma has soft juicy citrus and a slight bitterness over doughy malts and yeast. Flavourwise it's sweet and malty. Then develops a bitterness - herbal and citrus. Light-medium bodied. Slick. Soft pillowy carbonation. Long dry somewhat astringent finish. Nice.
Tried from Can at Bottle & Stoat on 22 Mar 2026 at 18:19

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Panda at home, thanks to Graham, 21/03/2026.
Hazed golden to amber topped with an off white cap that thins to a swirl.
Nose is mellow citric zest, lemon rind, grass, airy malts, mandarin.
Taste comprises bitter orange, grass, pine nip, papaya.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, drying close spiked with earthy hop bitterness.
Tidy enough pale.
Tried on 21 Mar 2026 at 19:06

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
440ml can. Clear golden with a white head. Aroma of marmalade, dank piney resin, grapefruit, orange. Taste is resinous, piney, orange and grapefruit, a tad earthy, a bit of marmalade, caramel, bitter finish but not as strong as expected. Medium body. Great westie but no better or worse than the original.
Tried from Can on 21 Mar 2026 at 03:09

7.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Gravity cask at the Royston, Broadstairs, 20/03/2026.
Black with a tan cap that thins to a swirl.
Nose is chocolate biscuit, mellow roast, toasted brown sugar.
Taste comprises toffee, dried fruit rinds, nutty, brown sugar, chocolate.
Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying close.
Decent cask stout.
Tried on 20 Mar 2026 at 14:53