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.
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask. Appearance is golden, a small white head. Aroma of fruit, hops, citrus. Taste is crisp hops, orange peel, malty background, fairly bitter finish. Nice and refreshing.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 May 2015
at 03:00
6/10
Tried
on 14 Apr 2015
at 16:47
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at the Egham festival 2015... Golden amber... Soft fruits zezty fruits nose.. Juicy fruits hop... Easy drinking
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Apr 2015
at 08:01
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Seven Stars, Bristol March 2015. Jet black, with a decent, off-white, head. Roasted malts, some liquorice, a hint of soy sauce and dryish finish. Good.
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Mar 2015
at 01:55
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 6
Cask handpull The Phoenix Canterbury. Clear gold colour thin collar of white bubbles. grassy hop green apple aroma not much condition. Flavour settles down into an appley weak golden ale. Not great.
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Feb 2015
at 06:16
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at the Claret Freehouse. It pours clear deep amber with a decent off-white head. The nose is rich maltiness, brown bread, wood, toasty cereal, toffee and some over-ripe stone fruits. The taste is bitter-sweet, firm bitterness, caramel, wood, nuttiness, brown bread, rich tea biscuit, varnish and leather with a dry, woody finish. Medium body and fine carbonation. Great condition. A respectable ESB by all accounts.
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Jan 2015
at 11:51
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask (handpump) @ EBF18 2014, 18th Egham Beer Festival, Egham United Services Club (EUSC), 111 Spring Rise, Egham, Surrey, England TW20 9PE. [ As Whitstable One Hop Hellertau Blanc ].Clear medium yellow orange color with a large, frothy - creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, white to off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, moderate hoppy, pineapple, passion fruit. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a long duration, pineapple, grass, passion fruit. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20140810]
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Jan 2015
at 01:55
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask gravity Berry Walmer. Clear gold lasting white head. Fruity. Pleasant. Ok bitterness. Not much malt. Good condition. Ok.
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Nov 2014
at 11:58
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Happy Man, Englefield Green at the bar but during their Autumn ’14 BF, 10/10/14 - last beer rated before I hit the big 4 zero ! Clear golden with a decent off whtie head that retains well. Nose is caramel, light citric, toffee, hint of biscuit. Taste comprises bitter fruit, caramel, straw, hint of orange, biscuit notes. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close. Decent bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Oct 2014
at 02:17
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask @ Muggleton Inn, Maidstone. Clear mid to dark brown in colour with a bubbly head. Has a lovely autumn-like aromas with a toffee infused roasted malt. It’s not quite as stated in its taste with its light texture clearly subduing the flavours.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Sep 2014
at 10:29