Piddle Brewery

Microbrewery in Dorchester, Dorset, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 2007

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Unit 7 Enterprise Park Piddlehinton, Dorchester, DT2 7UA, England
Description
NOTE:-

The brewery originally traded as 'Dorset Piddle' then dropped the 'Dorset' in 2014.

Beers produced since 2017 do not carry 'Dorset' in the name, with one exception, the Rogue but this follows Piddle instead of preceding it.

As such beers in the Brewver database carry the name 'Dorset Piddle - ' on the beers that went out of production after the 2014 rebranding.

This wasn't the cleanest or quickest transition and there were still beers being produced in 2015/16 with Dorset on the label.

With a name like Piddle, you’d think we don’t take anything seriously. Dictionary definitions of piddle vary. Some list it only as a verb; a synonym for wasting time, as in ‘piddling about’. British dictionaries also list it as a noun, as in “I need a piddle”. It’s lucky that we don’t take anything too seriously.

But, we do – just one thing – and that’s the beer that we make and love. Our passion is blending hops, barley and malts in to create ales that bring serious pleasure, from delicate thirst-quenchers to thick, velvety stouts. A mix made in heaven – or in as in our case Piddlehinton in deepest Dorset.

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5.8
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Bottle at home from a random garden centre in the New Forest. Good pour, quite astringent and ok

Tried from Bottle on 29 Jul 2025 at 18:56


5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Clear light gold
Frothy bubbly translucent white head develops a bald spot. Aroma has boiled veg with a sweet element. Medium bitter. Quinine. Underlying sweet sugariness and malts. Light-medium bodied. Soft carbonation. Long dry slightly astringent finish. OK.

Tried from Cask on 01 Feb 2025 at 18:22


5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Cask at Dorchester Beerex. Aroma combines citrus and boiled veg. Buttery notes. Clear gold. Frothy translucent white head doesn't provide full coverage. Big citrus and quinine sour streak. Underlying malts. Light-medium bodied Thin. Soft-fizzy carbonation. Long dry astringent finish. Another beer that doesn't control the hops,

Tried from Cask on 01 Feb 2025 at 17:54


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

Old rating from 2011 - 500ml bottle, pours golden with a white head. Aromas & tastes of lemon, ginger & biscuit malt. Moderate body. Slightly warm finish

Tried from Bottle on 01 Feb 2025 at 00:13


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

Old rating from 2011 - 500ml bottle, 4.7ABV, pours hazy amber with a white foamy head. Aromas & tastes of apples, peach, lemon, grapefruit, flora & hops. Medium body. Moderate bitter finish

Tried from Bottle on 01 Feb 2025 at 00:11


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

Old rating from 2011 - 500ml bottle, pours golden with a white head. Aromas & tastes of grass, lemon, apple & hops. Moderate body. Light bitter finish

Tried from Bottle on 01 Feb 2025 at 00:10


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

Old rating from 2011 - 500ml bottle, pours brown with a white head. Aromas & tastes of caramel, dried fruits, earth & malt. Moderate body. Malty finish

Tried from Bottle on 01 Feb 2025 at 00:06


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

Old rating from 2011 - 500ml bottle, pours amner with a white head. Aromas & tastes of fruits, caramel, biscuit, grain, pepper & malt. Moderate body. Light bitter finish

Tried from Bottle on 01 Feb 2025 at 00:03


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

Old rating from 2011 - 500ml bottle, pours amber with a white head. Aromas & tastes of dark fruit, toffee, caramel, biscuit, bread & malt. Medium body. Light bitter finish

Tried from Bottle on 31 Jan 2025 at 23:57


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

500ml bottle, gift from a friend: BB January 2025. Drank at home on 15th November 2024. Clean golden body, white crown that stayed around. Nice, easy going blonde; Barley, Wheat and Rye apparently, didn't pick up any Rye flavours though. Liked it.

Tried from Bottle on 16 Nov 2024 at 09:35