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.
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Cask handpull at Wenlock. Deep chestnut with off white head. Some toasty malt and yeast aroma. Grainy, caramel in mouth, bit muddy. Finish has more grainyness, caramel and dry earthy hop. Malty caramel/hop session beer
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Mar 2006
at 02:39
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Pale russet colour with cloudiness and a white head. Raspberry/cereal/lemon aroma. OK in mouth. Raspberry is sweetish sitting on top of the base of their normal wheat beer. Would be good to know where the fruit comes from, whole fruit or syrup. Pleasant if no real depth
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Mar 2006
at 11:42
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Gravity cask Maidstone BF. Copper colour, thin white head very perfumed aroma. Bit of green apple ok in mouth some hops on end. Not bad but a bit too acidic
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Sep 2005
at 14:27
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask gravity at Kent BF. Opaque gold colour with more banana than the other wheat beers I tried at the festival. Some lemon on finish. Fine, but not impressive
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Jul 2005
at 03:45
9.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 10
Flavor 10
Texture 8
Overall 9.5
Cask at Wenlock Arms, London It was difficult to pick a winner between this and the Brewers Gold to be honest but the Crouch Vale just about won it. Again a golden beer with a really good hoppy nose with hints of raspberry and strawberry. Good in mouth with a pleasing finish of hops and fruit Re-rate cask condition handpull at Yew Tree Inn Barfrestone. Really intense rich flavours on the aroma, hop and Turkish delight. Rich and sherberty in mouth with great hop and red berry finish. Superb.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Jun 2005
at 04:09
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at Akkurat, Stockholm. Clear deep golden. Pleasant hoppy aroma with hay and grapefruit. Sweet and fruity with rounded mouthfeel and notes of sugar and caramel, as well as plenty of grapefruity hops. Bitter finish with some pine needles. Well balanced and very enjoyable.
Tried
from Cask
on 17 May 2005
at 01:54
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Cask at Akkurat, Stockholm. Pale amber. Light bodied. Dryish and somewhat nutty with a hint of apples. Low bitterness. Pretyy dull.
Tried
from Cask
on 05 May 2005
at 16:54