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.
RuneBlix (26316) reviewed Speak Easy from Piddle Brewery 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Cask, half-pint, shared with Finn attending Beeriodical at Seven Stars. Lacing at the upper part of the glass. Low white head. Misty orange coloured body. Moderate citrus nose. The taste profile combines fresh and dried fruits, moments of orange and apricot. Dry, mid-sweet ending. Rounded in the mouth. Half-way pleasing. (Bristol 01.05.2017).
berkshirejohn (10223) reviewed Coal Porter from Piddle Brewery 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Cask at the Alehoue, Reading. A dark mahogany pour with a ring of cream head; tarry aroma with some licorice; caramel taste with some purple fruit and licorice; then a long dry finish with more licorice and a touch of ammonia.
Downender (11275) reviewed Bent Copper from Piddle Brewery 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
ask-conditioned at the Cornubia, Bristol, 26/12/2016. Deep copper with reddish undertones and a slight, off-white, head. Aroma of hedgerow fruits, slightly toasted malts and leafy hops. Flavour had more fruit, sweetish malts, leading to a decently bitter finish. Good.
berkshirejohn (10223) reviewed Winter's Tale from Piddle Brewery 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
cask at the Greyfriars, Reading. A deep golden amber pour with a ring of cream head; treacle aroma; dry in the mouth with a treacle toffee taste and some wintery spices; then lingering black trecale finish that’s unfortunately rather thin.
Grumbo (24387) reviewed Piddle (Dorset Amber Ale) from Piddle Brewery 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Bottle as Hive Beer from the Hive Beach Cafe, Dorset. Pours clear amber with a small and soon dissipating white head. Aroma is fruity, caramel, and biscuit. Medium sweetness and bitterness. Lightish body, sticky texture.
Fergus (31329) reviewed Dorset Apricot Wheat from Piddle Brewery 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6
Bottle shared at the pre GBBF chriso’s tasting day 2 07/08/2016. Many thanks to cloin for this one. Aroma is apricot, peach, yogurt, wheat. A light hazed pale yellow coloured pour with a thin white head. Flavour is composed light wheaty bready grains, peach, mango yogurt. Palate is light, slightly thin, moderate carbonation,
Fergus (31329) reviewed Black Hole from Piddle Brewery 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle shared at the pre GBBF chriso’s tasting day 2 07/08/2016. Thanks to Colin for this one. A reddy mahogany brown coloured pour with a loose tan head. Aroma is nutty brown bread, malt loaf, earthy hop, pine. Flavour is composed of mint, brown bread, sugars, thin, slightly mineral. Palate is thin, sugary, mineral, blood. Ok. Not much of a black ipa.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
500ml bottle (gift) - Clear golden body, solid white head. Nose is toffee, caramel, butterscotch, a little citrus. Taste is slightly bitter, robust fruitiness, little metallic tang at the end. Decent.
Reubs (35480) reviewed Dorset Apricot Wheat from Piddle Brewery 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle shared with the family, Streatham, London (cheers Colin) (26/08/2016) - yellow pour with a white head. Aroma and taste is light apricot fruity, wheaty, light floral nuances throughout, fruity spice, fruity hop finish.
danlo (13133) reviewed Ciddle Middle from Piddle Brewery 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
500ml bottle.Golden colour with a short-lived white foam head. Aroma of apple, woody. Taste is apple, fruity, bittersweet with a hint of honey, some vinegar, oak and funky notes. Medium bodied, low carbonation, balanced oaky finish. Quite drinkable.