Whitstable Brewery

Microbrewery in Maidstone, Kent, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated Venue: Hotel Continental

Established in 2003

Contact
Little Telpits Farm, Woodcock Lane, Grafty Green, Maidstone, 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 Swale brewery in Milton Regis, Sittingbourne, moved to Grafty Green, Maidstone in 2001. Sold to the ancient Whitstable Oyster Fishery Company in 2003.

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6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at GBBF 2016. It pours clear deep brown with a thick beige head. The aroma is fresh, fruity, orange sherbet, peachy notes and brown bread. The taste is smooth, light woody bitterness, brown bread, dried berry, peppery spice and a touch of astringency with a dry, woody finish. Light body and moderate, foamy carbonation. Great condition. An interesting mild.

Tried from Cask on 09 Sep 2016 at 02:48


5.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

9th August 2016
GBBF Day 1. Cask. Clear amber beer, small cream colour head. Thin tangy malts. Tangy fruits and ripe fruits. Mild floral bitterness. Light dry finish. It’s inoffensive but milds like this make it no surprise the style nearly went extinct.

Tried from Cask on 07 Sep 2016 at 04:01


7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Tap at the Hotel Continental, Whitstable. Poured a clear dark brown with a broken tan head and a few bubbles. The aroma is roasty malt, sweet creamy caramel, chocolate. The flavour is moderate sweet with a crisp, watery, smoky, liqourice hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with average carbonation.

Tried from Draft on 04 Sep 2016 at 07:13


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Tap at the Hotel Continental, Whitstable. Poured a crystal clear straw colour with a thin broken white head and plenty of bubbles. The aroma is malt, light hop. The flavour is moderate bitter with a light watery, crisp, refreshing hop bitter palate. Light to medium bodied with lively carbonation. An easy drinking summer Pilsner.

Tried from Draft on 04 Sep 2016 at 07:05


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Sampled @ GBBF Day 2. Dark autumnal red-brown color, clear though, with a small to average sized white to off-white head. Smell and taste malts, brown malts, caramel, leaves, some bitter. Meh. Don’t really like it.

Tried on 17 Aug 2016 at 03:43


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Cask (Harp, Covent Garden) - Brown with red tinges. Berries, cocoa and some roasted notes in the aroma. Nutty, malty and fruity taste with berries, raisins, plums and cocoa.

Tried from Cask on 16 Aug 2016 at 09:08


6.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Gbbf. Klares orange braunes Bier. Geruch nach rotem malz, Pinien. Geschmack karamellig, rote Früchte, mild hopfig bitter.

Tried on 10 Aug 2016 at 11:45


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at the beer shop St Albans. A clear golden orange coloured pour with a loose white head. Aroma is raw grains pale grains, grassy hedgerow hop, earthy slightly nutty . Flavour is composed of light raw earthy grains, grassy hops, Firm bitterness. Rough round the edges. Palate is medium light, decent cask condition. Grainy.

Tried from Cask on 30 Jul 2016 at 13:17


5.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6

Cask @ Old China Hand, Finsbury, London. Blonde coloured ale with a very thin bubbly head. Easy enough drinking with a mildish hoppy dryness, feels a little thin.

Tried from Cask on 23 Jun 2016 at 04:54


5.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5

Gravity dispense at EBF XX, EUSC, 02/04/15. Clear light golden with a decent white covering. Nose is pale malt, straw, bread notes, melon, light citric aroma. Taste comprises bready malt, melon, lemon rind, straw. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation, semi drying close. So so GB, touch on the bland side.

Tried on 09 May 2015 at 03:36