About
This Victorian property was originally home to the Cannon Brewery, which closed during World War I. It was later home to a Greene King pub called The St Edmunds Head, which closed in the early 1990s. The St Edmundsbury Record Office shows Pat and Liz Spillane purchased the property from Greene King in 1994, renovated the buildings, and reopened as The Old Cannon Brewery in December 1999.
The seven barrel brewplant is situated in a room above the bar, by the bar and in the pub cellars.
Source = WIkipedia.
The seven barrel brewplant is situated in a room above the bar, by the bar and in the pub cellars.
Source = WIkipedia.
6.5/10
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Aug 2026
at 13:49
6.5/10
Cask at the Peterborough beer festival.
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Aug 2026
at 13:44
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 6
Overall 7
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Aug 2026
at 19:35
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Aug 2026
at 19:25
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
27/8/2026. Cask at the 34th East Anglian Beer & Cider Festival, St. Edmundsbury Cathedral, Bury St. Edmunds.
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from Cask
on 27 Aug 2026
at 14:59
5.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4.5
Flavor 6
Texture 5
Overall 5
27/8/2026. Cask at the 34th East Anglian Beer & Cider Festival, St. Edmundsbury Cathedral, Bury St. Edmunds.
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from Cask
on 27 Aug 2026
at 14:43
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Half pint from the cask at the brewery. Pours a bright amber with a white head. Aromas & tastes of caramel & malt. Smooth sweet malty finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Aug 2026
at 15:05
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Half pint from the cask at the brewery. Pours amber with a white head. Aromas & tastes of flora, citrus, stone fruits & hops. Medium body. Crisp light bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Aug 2026
at 15:01
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at Live & Let Live, Cambridge. Pours clear mid gold with minor white foam. Mildly malty, citrussy. Nice flavours. Light to moderate sweet and bitter. Medium body, low carbonation
Tried
from Cask
at
Live and Let Live
on 21 May 2026
at 08:32
6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 5.5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle: Poured a deep marble brown with a whispery beige head. Aroma is dark fruits, rich malts, light licorice. Taste is rich malts, dark fruits, hint of spice, light tangy.
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from Bottle
at
Old Cannon Brewery
on 23 Apr 2026
at 00:54