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 - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Keg at The Rusty Bucket, Eltham. Hazy orange pour with a white head. Raspberry, lactose, vanilla aromas. Taste is raspberry, cream soda, vanilla, lactose. Very much a cream soda aftertaste. Fun brew.
Mr_Pink_152 (17201) reviewed Snap Happy from Play Brew Co 3 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Tried at the Sheffield tap. Hazy pale golden to orange colour with a white head. Aroma and taste are fruity citrus and tropical. Slight sweet to bittersweet crisp body.
Ferris (26026) reviewed Foamy Banana Milkshake from Play Brew Co 3 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5
Cloudy gold with a decent white head. Candied banana. Sweet banana candy and a light finish. Not quite a milkshake, but banana forward for sure.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Keg at the Derby Tap, Derby bimble, 11/02/22. Fruit smoothie orange with little in the way of a head. Nose is mango smoothie, orange creme, sweet malts, light lactic pinch, grass. Taste comprises mango pulp, tangy citric fruits, herb, spice, light acidic ripple, on the turn melon, tangerine. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Not bad ... good fruit profile but perhaps overly so at the expense of a good sour edge.
CraftBeerNick (11005) reviewed Blow Out from Play Brew Co 4 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 9
Can at home from The Hive, Crowthorne, 28th January 2022. Pours a thick soupy orange yellow. Aroma is mango, tropical fruits, pineapple. Taste is rich, tropical fruits, mango, overripe pineapple, fizzy fruits, raw hops, slightly hot and tongue tingly, then bitter, raw green hops in the finale. It’s super hoppy, not refined but enjoyable
jimgreen (21510) reviewed Chewy Gooey from Play Brew Co 4 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Can at Cherry Reds, Birmingham. Poured a clear dark brown colour, with a mostly lasting frothy off-white head. The aroma is fake sugar, saccharine. The flavour is moderate sweet, with a smooth, rich, oily, chocolate, light vanilla, lactose palate. Over medium bodied with soft carbonation.
simontomlinson (7969) reviewed Hot Steppa from Play Brew Co 4 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Foamy white head stayed on a hazy vivid golden coloured body. Punchy hopped up aroma with citrus & pine. Medium bodied, soft over the tongue with sharp clean back. Bitter hopped up tastes with pine, grapefruit & citrus followed by a long pithy finish.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Tap at Sommar, Solihull. Poured a hazy medium amber colour with a thin white head. The aroma is coconut, lactose, vanilla. The flavour is moderate to strong sweet, with a smooth, rich, coconut, sugary, lactose, chocolate palate. Medium bodied with soft carbonation. A balanced sugar bomb!
jimgreen (21510) reviewed Long Wave from Play Brew Co 4 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Tap at Sommar Solihull. Poured a chalky, yellow straw colour with a thin white head. The aroma is dank, piney hops. The flavour is moderate bitter, with a light, crisp, dank, grass bucket hop, mineral, light floral palate. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.