Lyme Regis Brewery

Microbrewery in Lyme Regis, Dorset, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated Venue: Lyme Regis Brewery and Taproom

Established in 2010

Contact
The Town Mill, 1 Mill Lane, Lyme Regis, DT7 3PU, England
Description
Lyme Regis Brewery was founded in 2010 as The Town Mill Brewery. The group of gents who established the brewery here at The Town Mill wanted to create award-winning cask ales right here in Lyme Regis, and to demonstrate the craft of brewing to visitors of the Town Mill.

Over the past decade, the brewery crafted a selection of fine ales which were available in cask and bottle throughout the region. The small brewery in the Malthouse at the Town Mill was moved to a larger production facility just outside of Lyme Regis to enable greater production.

In late 2014 the brewery was rebranded as Lyme Regis Brewery in an effort to grow the business and make the brand more synonymous with the Jurassic Coast.

Despite the hard work of the team who established the brewery, a decision was taken to pass on the ownership in the Autumn of 2018 due to poor sales. When four local mates heard of the opportunity, they decided to step in and take the helm.

Wes, Adam, Elliott and Dan took over running of the brewery on 1st December 2018, saving it from closure with a new vision and direction for what the brewery could be.

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6.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle ordered from the brewery. Aroma is confused - stone fruit strained thought hay which still has the scent of the farmyard. Light amber. Equally lightly opaque. Thick foamy white head. Medium-heavy bitter. A touch of sourness. Malts and grains. Then develops a low key juicy streak. Light-medium bodied. Slick. Flat-average carbonation. Long if not aggressive finish. Fine. Drinkable but doesn't really stir any emotions.

Tried from Bottle on 02 Jul 2021 at 21:46


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Keg @ Lyme Regis brewpub. Misty yellow appearance, thin white head. Fresh floral citrus aroma, continuing to taste with a light bitterness. Nicely refreshing with some pleasing juicy tropical moments.

Tried on 28 Jun 2021 at 18:54


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cask @ Lyme Regis brewpub. Pours dark with small beige head. Aroma has lightly sweet, some chocolate, dark malt, dark berry hints. Good old style cask porter to taste, with softly sweet treacle glimpses.

Tried from Cask on 28 Jun 2021 at 18:52


6.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle ordered from the brewery. Aroma? I guess there is one in there somewhere... coffee berries, sour milk. Dark. Opaque. Brownest of brownie Brown's. Thick foamy white head. Medium-heavy bitter. Black coffee. Liquorice. Underlying malts give way to a sour edge. Medium bodied. Slick to creamy. Average carbonation. Long astringent finish. Nice enough. I'd compare it to a strong but cheap coffee. It's fine but doesn't really deliver.

Tried from Bottle on 25 Jun 2021 at 20:39


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle ordered from the brewery. Aroma is malty with a marmalade streak. Clear amber. Thin creamy white head makes a hasty retreat. Light bitter. Grainy. Marmalade tang. Light-medium bodied. Slick. Flat carbonation. Long slightly astringent finish. Enjoyable enough. Has some character.

Tried from Bottle on 11 Jun 2021 at 21:14


6.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Can ordered from the brewery. Sweet stone fruit with a touch of resin. Hazy pale orange. Thick fluffy foamy white head. Medium bitter. A touch of orange citrus sourness, with some weak sweetness. A touch of spice. But it's the relatively restrained bitterness that's the key component here. Light bodied. Thin verging on slick. Average-fizzy carbonation. Long dry slightly astringent finish. One of my pet hates is that every IPA seems to be getting added as a NEIPA on here based on looks alone. In this case the brewry appears to have branded this a NEIPA on looks alone. It's a nice enough Session IPA masquerading as a NEIPA.

Tried from Can on 29 May 2021 at 18:41


6.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Can ordered from the brewery. Aroma is piney and citrusy, if not overly strong. Hazy light honey gold. Thick fluffy foamy white head. Initial light citrus sourness before piney bitterness kicks in. A tad flat - the sourness and bitterness both fade pretty quickly into a humdrum malty finish. Eventually ends up quite quinine. Light-medium bodied. Slick. Average-fizzy carbonation. Long dry slightly astringent finish. Nice enough. Inoffensive. But ultimately quite basic.

Tried from Can on 26 May 2021 at 18:23


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle ordered from the brewery and then recharged to the Mrs as a birthday present. Aroma is fruity but restrained. Peachy but with earthiness. Dark amber. Opaque. Thin frothy white head. Medium bitter. A sour edged sweet streak. So syrupy but sour. The sweetness then lingers. Light-medium bodied. Slick. Lazy fizzy carbonation. Long dry astringent finish. Erm.. not what you'd expect. It's not great but it's kinda different. Whether that is intentional or not I don't know.

Tried from Bottle on 26 May 2021 at 12:55


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Keg @ Lyme Regis Brewpub, Lyme Regis. Pours misty golden yellow with a pure white foamy head. Aroma has fresh floral hop notes. Taste is crisp on the palate, hoppy, fresh with subtle citrus fruit. Nicely presented session IPA.

Tried on 03 May 2021 at 17:15


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Keg @ Lyme Regis brewpub, located in Lyme Regis. Sat outside due to pandemic restrictions. First third of three thirds. Misty yellow, small white head. Aroma is fresh, gently sweet lager malt. Continues to taste, decent overall.

Tried on 03 May 2021 at 17:09