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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6.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle at Pat’s birthday tasting at chriso’s. Pours clear gold with a fine, white head. Citrus hop aroma with some thick bread. Very sweet flavor, white bread, more citrusy bitterness. Medium bodied with fine carbonation. Sweet, slightly syrupy finish. Bread. Lots of too-strong bread. This beer was a bit of a let-down, to be honest. Not worthy of commemoration.
Tried from Bottle on 09 Dec 2011 at 15:39

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50cl bottle picked in Eastbourne. Finally tracked this down after month’s of looking. It’s bottle conditioned, so it’s a slightly hazy straw colour with a loose cream head; grainy citrus aroma - much like a German pilsner; it’s soft, sweet, and grainy in the mouth; before a pleasant citrusy bitterness to finish.
Tried from Bottle on 06 Dec 2011 at 06:54

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask @ Charles Dickens, Southwark SE1. Pours a golden color with a small white head. Has a fruity malty caramel aroma. Fruity malty caramel flavor with hoppy hints. Has a fruity malty caramel finish.
Tried from Cask on 24 Nov 2011 at 07:19

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Bottle at the Hepworth stall at MasterChef Live, Olympia Centre, London. Pours gold with a small, white head. Has a sweet malt aroma with hints of caramel. Medium sweet flavor, toffee, light fruits, slight herbal bitterness. Light to medium bodied with fine to average carbonation. Mild bitter finish, slight leaves, caramel malts, mild bread. Nice beer.
Tried from Bottle on 20 Nov 2011 at 01:28

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Bottle from the Hepworth stall at MasterChef Live Expo, London. Pours pale gold with a fine, white head. Grain, slight citrus aroma. Light sweet flavor, with crispy malts and some citrusy, grassy bitterness. Light bodied with fine carbonation. Mild dry finish, a bit of zesty citrus, grain, grass, light bread. Nice beer. Pretty basic.
Tried from Bottle on 13 Nov 2011 at 02:13

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Pale copper colour. Quite a floral, hoppy aroma and a hint of wood too. Nice dry, hoppy flavour.
Tried on 10 Nov 2011 at 13:26

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask at the GBBF. Black with a small tan head. Aroma of chocolate and roasted malt with a fruity touch. Sweet fruity and chocolate flavour with a roasted finish
Tried from Cask on 03 Nov 2011 at 13:55

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Bottle. Golden colour with a white head. Some sweet maltiness and light fruity aroma. Moderate malty and fruity flavour.
Tried from Bottle on 27 Oct 2011 at 10:15

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Picked up this half liter bottle at AZ Wine for 75¢. It pours clear amber with tan head. The aroma is vanilla, cinnamon, molasses and a bit of dark roasted coffee ground dust around the edges. The taste offers up semi sweet roasted malts, a thin layer of molasses and vanilla. It stays sort of roasty with malts mixing with molasses into the finish. Nice brew and great price! Go to AZ Wine.
Tried from Bottle on 01 Oct 2011 at 22:26

5.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 4.5
2nd August 2011
GBBF. Light dry palate. Mild chocolatey dark malt. Minerals and more dark choc in the finish. A bit too dry.
Tried on 11 Sep 2011 at 07:09