Hepworth & Co

Commercial Brewery in Pulborough, West Sussex, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 2000

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Stane Street, Adversane, Pulborough, RH20 1DJ, England
Description
Andy Hepworth started brewing in Reading almost directly after University. He moved to Horsham in 1980 and within five years became the youngest Head Brewer in the country, winning many awards.

The long-standing tradition of brewing in Horsham came to an abrupt halt in 2000 with the sale of its last brewery and so Andy, determined to maintain that tradition, joined up with the key members of the brewing team in order to create Hepworths, an independent brewery aiming to build its own range of quality brands, while maintaining flexibility for contract work.

In 2016 they relocated to their current site which they co-locate with Goodwood Brewery, Laines Brew Hub and Ridgeway Brewing sharing certain facilities but not brewplants.

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5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask @ Willow Walk, JDW, Victoria SW1. Pours a clear golden color with a small white head. Has a fruity malty weak hoppy caramel aroma. Fruity malty weak hoppy caramel flavor. Has a fruity malty caramel finish.
Tried from Cask on 26 Oct 2013 at 05:48

3.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 3 Flavor 3 Texture 4 Overall 3
Curses! Foiled again in an attempt to tick another country. Sad, I know. Any way, this pale lager (4.8% these days) has an orange tinge to the clear golden pour, and the thin white head goes quickly. Aromas of cardboard and cooked vegetables. Taste is kind of sweet, kind of chemically. Not very good.
Tried on 27 Sep 2013 at 08:35

4.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 4
Bottle at the Mogul, Bagshot, 05/09/13. Listed as 4.8% ABV. Clear golden, slight chill haze, good sized egg shell white head. Nose is pale malts, grass, citrus, light vanilla, touch of caramel. Taste comprises cereals, sugar, light floral notes, touch of citrus, grass. Medium bodied, spritzy carbonation, a little ott on the fizz factor. Ok as a pale lager I guess.
Tried from Bottle on 06 Sep 2013 at 00:00

5.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 3
Helt ok lager. Godt å drikke men ikke så spesielt. Fint sommer og grill øl. Leskende.
Tried on 27 Jun 2013 at 11:46

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 5.5
Cask at the William Webb Ellis (JDW), Twickenham - 09/03/13. Clear pale golden with a thin off white head that retains well. Nose is pale malt, citrus, light floral notes, lemon sherbet, lavendar, touch diacetyl. Taste comprises pale malt, grain, cereals, light citrus, suggestion of hops. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, smooth on the palate, some bitterness in the finish. Pretty average fayre.
Tried from Cask on 10 Mar 2013 at 12:12

2.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 2 Flavor 2 Texture 4 Overall 1.5
0,66 flaske fra polets nettbutikk, 4,8%: en innbydende flaske med en eksotisk etikett, dette lover godt. Tett hvitt skum som faktisk varer, men tvilen sniker seg inn. Her er praktisk talt ingen aroma, bare et sneev av stall og uvaskede sokker. Første munnfull gir assosiasjoner til gammelt høy. Ingen ettersmak som er verdt å beskrive. Etter hvert går det fortere og fortere ned, her er ingen grunn til å nyte dråpene."A rich full flavour with an extraordinaryily smooth taste" - bullshit! A total waste of good money.
Tried on 23 Jan 2013 at 13:13

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottle shared at the Craft Beer Co. - Clerkenwell, London Holiday Tasting - one of my contributions. Pours lightly hazy copper-gold with a fine, off-white foam head. Semi-ripe fruit nose, sweet bread. Medium sweet flavor with more bready malts, plum and other ripe fruits. Medium bodied with fine, creamy carbonation. Sweet finish, more breadiness, toasty sugars. Drinkable stuff. Good.
Tried from Bottle on 17 Jan 2013 at 07:39

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle at pre Xmas tasting thanks to Leighton - 21/12/12. Lightly hazed golden with a thin white head. Nose is light booze, dark fruits, orange marmalade, spice. Taste follows with more emphasis on the dark fruits, nutty tones, almond, spice. Medium bodied, soft carbonation - a little over spritzy, bitter dry finish. Ok - nothing special, alcohol is well disguised.
Tried from Bottle on 25 Dec 2012 at 02:21

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Dość dobre jasne piwo. Szkoda że nie orginalnie produkowane w Bangladeszu. Ale tradycja angielska miała tu pewnie wpływ na smak. Bo to piwo jest zdecydowanie lepsze od innych egzotycznych lagerów
Tried on 24 Nov 2012 at 07:49

3.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 3 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 3.5
Yet another beer by this brewery where they don’t add their name to the ’credits’. Picked up in ’Rhythm and Booze’ near Blundell Park, Cleethorpes. 330ml bottle: best before 13 Nov 2012, opened during one of my random drinking evenings on 16 Nov 2012, some three days late. The beer was poured into a Duvel glass at home: golden with a slight haze with a fading white head from the start. The beer had a sour feel from the begining, might have been skunked in the fairly bright shop, I’ve only had it a week. Bland and boring, glad I only bought one of them. To be fair it is really just another supermarket brew from Hepworth and should be viewed as such.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Nov 2012 at 13:06