Hepworth & Co

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

Established in 2000

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Stane Street, 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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5.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Bottle at home - 05/08/12. Pours to a clear amber colour with a slightly off-white thinnish head. Malt, caramel and a little hop on the nose. Taste wise there is a wheaty/grainy flavour, hops, and a background sweetness, perhaps honey? Decent enough mouthfeel and carbonation. Nowt special!
Tried from Bottle on 05 Aug 2012 at 09:31

6.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle at home - 05/08/12. Pours a rich mid brown/dark copper colour with a good half finger of off white head. Malts and toffee on the nose with a faint whiff of spice. Tastes of dark dried fruits - figs/prunes a little burnt sugar, toffee/caramel and maybe nutmeg? Good mouthfeel to this beer with just the right level of carbonation.
Tried from Bottle on 05 Aug 2012 at 09:06

5.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 4.5
12th July 2012
Chelmsford Beer Festival.Hazy gold beer, little suddy white head. Mild sulphur on the nose. Light dry palate, slightly soft. Nice citrus - orange with a touch of lemon. Mild floral notes. Dry finish. Ruined by the sulphur note which is omnipresent.
Tried on 29 Jul 2012 at 05:19

4.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 4
Bottle @ DØE meeting. Pours light golden with a lasting white head. Aroma of malt, sweet fruit, sugar. Flavor is malt, sweet fruit, sugar, cardbaord. Thin body, lively carbonation. 180712
Tried from Bottle on 29 Jul 2012 at 01:41

4.4/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
Pale yellow colour with white persistent head. Aroma to fresh malt, cereal and floral hops. Light bittery taste with light body and lively carbonation. Watery final.
Tried on 09 Jun 2012 at 09:32

4/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 4
This is an atypical lager which lacks flavour. Has a stale malty taste. Not great.
Tried on 27 May 2012 at 14:06

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 3 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
I must wear my glasses while out shopping, I must wear my glasses while out shopping. Write that 100 times you naughty boy! The temples of Dinajpur, the tea gardens of Sylhet and the rain forests of Sundarban are all in Bangladesh, but this beer hasn’t been anywhere near them. I am trying to drink round the world, this beer hasn’t helped. The truth is I quiet liked the beer (for a UK brewed lager). Brown 660ml bottle, best before 31 Mar 09, drank Feb 09. The normal pale golden yellow that all lager/pilsners/helles usually appear like. the same small white disappearing head and the same non-aroma most have too. Thin looking, as again some lagers tend to do. This beer however was a sweet version, not sickly, but even in the non-aroma there was a hint of something sweeter than normal. It had flavour too, nothing huge, just a presence and a bodyfeel over and above your regular Curry cooling lager, maybe the 5.2% alcohol helped? Even though I was disappointed to discover it came from Hepworth’s I enjoyed the beer.
Tried from Bottle on 18 May 2012 at 01:06

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle. Nice head with good duration. Color is amber. Aroma and taste are rich malt, caramel, nuts, fruits and hops.
Tried from Bottle on 08 May 2012 at 11:40

3.1/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 3 Flavor 3 Texture 4 Overall 2.5
Bottle. Very sweet and mild beer with a misplaced harsh and unclean finish. Quite meaningless really.
Tried from Bottle on 04 May 2012 at 14:42

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
Clear 500ml bottle, best before May 2009, drank late March 2009. Poured into a pint sleeve glass. Tangarine/light amber in colour, slight haze, but not cloudy, with a well formed foaming head which has an off-white hue to it. Sweetish aroma, flowers and toffee, some hops too. Refreshing, crisp and with a citrus tang. Malted barley and malted wheat are used in the brew. Hoppy and malty in equal strenghts, very drinkable. The 5.2% is well hidden but is obviously there in the background. This isn’t a rich creamy pint, but it isn’t watery or thin either, just about right. It claims to be ’The Supreme Champion Bottled Beer in the UK 2006’. Well I don’t think it is that good, but certainly worth trying.
Tried from Bottle on 02 May 2012 at 01:33