Whitstable Brewery
Microbrewery
in
Grafty Green,
Kent,
England 🏴
Associated Venue: Hotel Continental
Established in 2003
Contact
Little Telpits Farm, Woodcock Lane, Grafty Green, ME17 2AY, England
Description
We are a small and independent brewery which has been making great beer for over fifteen years, winning both SIBA and CAMRA awards for our beers.
We brew in small batches by hand with the utmost regard not only for flavour but also for quality and consistency, using the finest British barley and a mix of both Kentish and World hops.
A bit of history: Established in 1995 as The Swale Brewery Co in Milton Regis, Sittingbourne, moved to Grafty Green, Maidstone in 2001. Sold to the ancient Whitstable Oyster Fishery Company in 2003.
Note - Beers brewed by Swale prior to the 2003 purchase are listed separately under The Swale Brewery Co.
We brew in small batches by hand with the utmost regard not only for flavour but also for quality and consistency, using the finest British barley and a mix of both Kentish and World hops.
A bit of history: Established in 1995 as The Swale Brewery Co in Milton Regis, Sittingbourne, moved to Grafty Green, Maidstone in 2001. Sold to the ancient Whitstable Oyster Fishery Company in 2003.
Note - Beers brewed by Swale prior to the 2003 purchase are listed separately under The Swale Brewery Co.
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Cask handpull at The Phoenix Canterbury. Clear gold thin white head. A touch lacking in condition. Aroma is a little neutral. Vague hop in mouth. Some bitterness on the finish. Some tangerine flavour. Ok bitterness on the finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Apr 2014
at 05:13
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask handpull at Thomas Ingoldsby Spoons Canterbury. Clear gold lasting white head. It’s an ok under hopped golden ale. Not much wrong with it other than it could do with more hops. Some hop sting on the finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Mar 2014
at 05:30
6.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Three Mariners, Hythe, Kent, Thursday 6th February 2014 Pours sparklingly clear mid gold with superb clarity, a white filmy head atop. A very old fashioned bitterness comes through but it is clean and refreshing. General fruitiness as oppossed to specifically citrus or other. Very pleasant golden bitter. A6 A5 T7 P3 Ov13 3.4
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Feb 2014
at 03:57
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask @ Three Pigeons, Halifax. Light golden with a creamy head , has a balanced malt hop character and slightly thin in its body with a medium-high bitterness.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Nov 2013
at 08:41
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at the Wellington, Birmingham. Poured a crystal clear light amber with a bubbly white head. The aroma is stale malt and weak hops. The flavour is medium bitter. Medium bodied with a bitter liqourice palate and a long rather unpleasant bitter finish. Can’t say I really enjoyed this too much. The aftertaste wasn’t good. It’s refreshing but the hops don’t really work for me. I need my pale ales to be a little more "pale"!
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Nov 2013
at 13:57
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask @ Southampton Arms, Gospel Oak NW5. Pours a golden color with a small white head. Has a fruity citrus hoppy aroma. Fruity malty citrus hoppy flavor. Has a fruity citrus hoppy finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Oct 2013
at 06:59
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Cask handpull at Thomas Ingoldsby Spoons Canterbury. Clear paleish gold lasting white head. Decent golden ale. Lacks a little condition but the hops are cutrusy lemon and orange and pleasing. Decent.
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Oct 2013
at 04:02
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask @ Queens Head. Very dark brown with small beige head. Aroma is roasted malts, chocolate, coffee and bread. Flavour is roasted malts, chocolate, coffee, caramel, medium sweet, little liquorice, little bread and a little bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Oct 2013
at 00:58
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask @ Queens Head, St. Pancras, London. Black with a light brown head. Aroma is sweet, roasted malt and chocolate. Flavor is medium sweet and light bitter. Sweet and light bitter finish. 041013
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Oct 2013
at 06:12
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 4
330 ml bottle from Tiddly Pomme, Faversham. Dark brown, almost black body with a medium sized off-white hard that almost disappears immediately. Quite weak aroma of roasted malt. Flavor is also a bit weak and plain. Light roasted malt, not much bitterness and except for some salty tones in the aftertaste there is not much flavor to pick up at all here besides the light malt flavor. Rather thin body. Drinkable, but when I get quite bored after just the half bottle I’m disappointed.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Oct 2013
at 11:43