Hepworth & Co

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

Established in 2000

Contact
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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3.9/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 5 Flavor 3 Texture 6 Overall 2.5
Medium offwhite coarseish head doesn’t last. Light coppery body. Strawy sugary grainy aroma with perfumy solvent and toffee notes. Dry-sweetish alcoholic grainy taste with banana and earth notes. Mild, soft mouthfeel. Mid-to-full body. No aftertaste, just fades out very quickly. Undrinkable. (0.66l bottle, wine monopoly.)
Tried from Bottle on 06 Apr 2010 at 10:05

3.8/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 3 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 3
33 cl bottle. Golden body with big white head. Flavour is malt and a little bitter.
Tried from Bottle on 19 Mar 2010 at 10:56

4.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 4
Golden with a thin white head. Aroma of grainy malt with notes of apple peel. Sweet malty flavour with a cloying level of diacetyl
Tried on 13 Mar 2010 at 10:35

6.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle 500ml.Clear medium yellow orange color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, hay, toasted, dusty. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, dry. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20100103]
Tried from Bottle on 03 Mar 2010 at 03:14

3.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 3 Flavor 3 Texture 6 Overall 3
Bottle 660ml.Clear medium yellow orange color with a average to large, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, cabbage water, vegetable, corn. Flavor is moderate sweet and light bitter with a average duration, synthetic malt sweet. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20091228]
Tried from Bottle on 01 Mar 2010 at 11:28

4.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 3.5
Bottle.Orange colour with Aroma of toffee caramel and herbs smooth butterscotch like flavor with low carbonation slight hint of citrus and mild thin finish.
Tried from Bottle on 21 Feb 2010 at 12:57

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle from Malt & Vine. Pours dark ruddy copper with a multifinger light tan head. Darkish roasted malt aromas. Medium plus body with mildly frothy carbonation. Flavor is reddish roasted caramel with something like Tettnang hop bitter - plus some floral aspects. Smooth and rather mellow. Excellent ale.
Tried from Bottle on 19 Jan 2010 at 17:12

4.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5
Bottle 330ml. @ home.Clear light to medium yellow orange color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, grain, dusty. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration, dusty, malty grain. Body is medium, texture is watery to oily, carbonation is soft. [20091019]
Tried from Bottle on 02 Dec 2009 at 02:30

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Cask at the Claret Free House in Croydon on 21/11/2009. Copper coloured with whitish head. Spicy and hoppy with a lot of fruit and the flavour of a sweet variety of Orval. A zingy mouthfeel and a long hoppy finish.
Tried from Cask at Claret & Ale on 21 Nov 2009 at 00:00

5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 4
10th July 2008. Light bitter - a little watery. Light orange and a touch of grapefruit. Okay.
Tried on 15 Nov 2009 at 07:54