About
Commercial home based brewery. We have been brewing and developing our Belgian-styled beer & ales since 2014. St Botolph's Brewery’s drinks can be found in and around pubs, farm shops, specialist beer shops, markets and food festivals all over Essex and Suffolk. St Botolph’s Priory in Colchester is the inspiration for our brand.
5.9/10
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Appearance 5
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6
Texture 5
Overall 6
330ml bottle [courtesy of Grumbo - cheers Graham!]. Cloudy, amber colour with small to average, frothy, half-way lasting, minimally lacing, off-white head. Yeasty fruity and sweet-ish, sugary, pale and wheaty malty aroma, notes of marzipan, dried fruit, raisin, a touch of brown sugar, rock sugar. Taste is sweet, sugary, pale and wheaty malty, slightly yeasty fruity and alcoholic, minimally diluted hints of dried fruit, raisin, some old apple, marzipan undertones; slightly bitter, minimally warming, alcoholic finish.
Relatively light body and watery texture, minimally dry palate, medium, mildly prickly carbonation.
Restrained, faint and only few flavours, a tad boozy, simultaneously somehow light body - not more than a probe or feedstock for a serious attempt.
Relatively light body and watery texture, minimally dry palate, medium, mildly prickly carbonation.
Restrained, faint and only few flavours, a tad boozy, simultaneously somehow light body - not more than a probe or feedstock for a serious attempt.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 May 2025
at 22:36
6.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Tried
on 16 May 2025
at 20:48
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Feb 2025
at 15:56
6.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
15/2/2025. Bottle at the ITFC vintage and rare Saturday share part 2. From Bury St Edmunds Food & Drink Festival. Pours clear amber bronze with a small frothy off-white head. Aroma is toffee, butter, butterscotch, biscuit, brown sugar, citrus fruits. Quite sweet and tart. Moderate bitterness. Medium body, average carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Feb 2025
at 15:56
7/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Feb 2025
at 15:55
6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6
7/12/2024. Bottle bought from the brewers stall at Bury St Edmunds Food & Drink Festival. Pours slightly hazy orange amber with a small frothy white head. Aroma is malty, caramel, biscuit stewed fruits, orange, hint of bubblegum. Medium sweetness, moderate bitterness, slight peppery edge. Medium body, high carbonation. Improved on initial impressions.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Dec 2024
at 12:24
4.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 3.5
9/11/2024. Bottle from Bury St Edmunds Food & Drink Festival. Pours clear copper amber with no head. Dull pour. Aroma is malty, stewed fruits, citrus, caramel, biscuit, mucky cheesy yessty notes. Medium sweetness, moderate bitterness, light sourness. Medium body, quite lively. Dry tart finish. Disappointing. Probably not right.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Nov 2024
at 20:08
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
28th November 2021 Light haze on this dirty gold beer, tidy dirtyish cream colour head. Airy palate, mildly dry, decent fine minerally carbonation. Fluffy malts, very light but what there is is quite sweet. Light crisp pine. Light crispy pine hops with nice bright bramble fruits, blackberry and raspberry most obvious but strawberry underneath and a whisper of blackcurrant. Modest citrus. Mild esters. Light crispy finish. I like this. Tastes like English hops but sure would be nice to know. Hops don't need to be a secret guys. Knowing what they are opens up expectations and guides the palate on what to look for. Forewarned is forearmed. Innit?
Tried
on 28 Nov 2021
at 18:37
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle shared at the Suffolk RateBeer gathering: Poured a coppery with white head. Aroma is dry funky barnyard. Kinda funky taste with some Belgian yeast esters.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jan 2020
at 14:15
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle shared at the Suffolk RateBeer gathering: Poured a brown with red edges with tan. Aroma is wheat grain. Taste is wheat light roast. Having previously had sample at the market in Bury St Edmunds, this bottle was a let down. First sample I had more of a porter feel on palate.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jan 2020
at 14:14