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.
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Cask at EBF ’18, 07/08/14. Clear golden with a good sized off white head. Nose is light florals, citric rinse, straw, bitter orange. Taste comprises bread dough, light caramel, bitter orange, freshly cut grass., pale malts, tangerine. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Tasty enough GB.
Tried
from Cask
on 31 Aug 2014
at 13:05
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5
Cask @ Egham Beer Festival. Clear golden color, average sized off-white head. Smell and taste lightly malts, quite fruity, reminds me of passionfruit, lightly bitter. Thin texture, average body, average carbonation.
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Aug 2014
at 11:16
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
From cask. Pours cloudy orange with a small white head. Aroma is mild fruity, light toasted malty. Fruity, bitter and herbal. Herbal, fruity and light bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Aug 2014
at 05:04
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
Keg. Looks golden, a bit hazy, the small head disappears almost straight away. Aroma- malt, cereal, bready, spicy. Taste- quite full in the mouth, a bit of spice, citrus hints, wheat and malt, some carbonation. Finish is quite long with lemony hints. A very good lager.
Tried
on 27 Jul 2014
at 09:11
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
17th July 2014
Chelmsford Summer Beer Fest. Cask. Lightly hazy gold beer, small bubbly white head. Palate is light and a little dry. Mild fine carbonation. Very light pale malts. Little floralness. Pleasant light juicy orange and tangerine. Light dry finish. Nicely done. Light but tasty and one of those ales you could session without effort.
Chelmsford Summer Beer Fest. Cask. Lightly hazy gold beer, small bubbly white head. Palate is light and a little dry. Mild fine carbonation. Very light pale malts. Little floralness. Pleasant light juicy orange and tangerine. Light dry finish. Nicely done. Light but tasty and one of those ales you could session without effort.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Jul 2014
at 07:30
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at the Claret, Addiscombe. It pours black with a small beige head. The nose is bitter-sweet, toast, some acidity, light soy sauce coffee and toasted sesame. The taste is bitter, roasty, liquorice, salty touch, mild acidity, coffee, hint of soy sauce with a dry finish. Medium body and soft carbonation. Textbook cask oyster stout. Pretty solid.
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Jun 2014
at 05:18
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
cask at Market Porter in London, review from many years ago - Pours a light amber color with a thin, frothy, long lasting head. It has a mild, malty aroma and tastes of caramel malt with mild bitterness. It’s a straightforward, easy drinking beer.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Jun 2014
at 15:51
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
4.7%. Cola dark brown colour lasting beige head. Tasty chocolate dark lager. Bit like cola too. Bit weird
Tried
on 18 May 2014
at 08:10
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask gravity at Ye Olde Dolphin, Hastings, Saturday 3rd May 2014 Hazy warm gold with a white head. Some soft fruits on nose. A little bittersweetness pleasant fruity golden ale. A7 A3 T6 P3 Ov13 3.2
Tried
from Cask
on 04 May 2014
at 03:52
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 5
Keg. Appearance- black, foamy beige head which persists. Aroma- hints of milky chocolate, malty. Taste- smooth, bitter, chocolate hints, some bitter coffee, dry roast. Good stout, perhaps a bit on the chilled side when I had it.
Tried
on 20 Apr 2014
at 07:28