We bring you craft beer with a nostalgic twist, born from influential culture of the 80's & 90's.
At the heart of Play Brew Co is an obsession for creating quality beers. That all started back in 2014, when our founder Phil embarked on a journey of home brewing after being inspired by the craft beer cropping up in Leeds.
2017: It’s been a long road but we are delighted to announce that Play Brew Co’s first trio of beers is hitting bars and stores in the North of England. The Arcade ‘86 Series is a collection of three recipes that pay homage to Phil’s favourite beers – tying his experience of home brewing and his on hand experience at brew labs together.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Can at home. Pours clear ruby, nose is cherry, dusty, grassy, taste is tart, juicy cherry, zesty, creamy.
Grumbo (24387) reviewed Love Note from Play Brew Co 3 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
17/9/2022. Can shared by danlo, cheers Ed. Pours hazy pale gold with a small frothy white head. Aroma of stone fruits, orange, dank hops, pine, slight peppery edge. Moderate sweetness, quite heavy bitterness. Medium body, average to soft carbonation. Nice mellowed bitter finish. Good.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7.5
440ml can. Pours hazy pinky orange with a medium head. Aroma is fresh strawberry jam, some blueberry and strawberry laces. Taste has strawberry jam to start with strawberry laces on the sour yoghurt finish. Slightly ashy and a little watery.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Can from Eltham Wines. Purple pour with a lilac coloured head. Cherry drops, vanilla, raspberry jam & strawberry jelly aromas. Heavy taste of sour red cherries & vanilla with a splosh of raspberry jam. Well balanced jammy tart/sweet flavours. Drinks way below its strength.
minutemat (16258) reviewed Long Wave from Play Brew Co 3 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Keg @ Big Scary Monsters, Oxford. Misty pale yellow pour, small white head. Gentle fruity nose. Mild burnt notes coming through to taste, bit off-putting, underlying tame exotics. Below average fruity haze.
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Fra cask på Craft Beer Co i Covent Garden, med Egil: brunsvart med tett skum helt ned. Navnet er korrekt beskrivende, her er det ikke særlig mer å tilføye bortsett fra at det smaker overraskende godt! Creamy mouthfeel and long, carsseing aftertaste.
danlo (13133) reviewed Love Note from Play Brew Co 3 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
440ml can from S43. Golden colour, white foam head and aroma of citrus, pine, oats. Taste is sweetish, malt, caramel, oats, with zesty citrus, grapefruit, stone fruit notes, pine and resiny hop bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry hoppy bitter finish. Nicely drinkable.
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8
From cask at the Lyric, near Piccadilly Circus, with Holmen1 09.08.22. Ebony. Beige head and lacing. Aroma and taste of dark chocolate, dark caramel, vanilla, custard, coffeee and pine. Good!
Cunningham (15598) reviewed Juicy Donut Peach from Play Brew Co 3 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Complete yellow pour and a small head on top Good intensity in the aroma Balanced sweetness and acidity Mild ok sourness also and a fine mellow carbonation level Easy to drink Peach, biscuit some yeast, some lactose and citric flavor [On tap at Tap Station in Grebbestad, Sweden] Brewery #2395
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Cask at The Kentish Belle, Bexleyheath. Dark brown pour with a beige head. Banana dipped in Chocolate aromas. Chocolate, Banoffee pie, cocoa & ash flavours. Quite a dry number. Long sweet aftertaste, just a whisper of bitterness.