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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.
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.
4.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 5
Bottle. Clear dark orange, with little head. Little aroma, but not pleasant. Light body with medium carbonation. Vegetably foretaste with little aftertaste. Not good, but drinkable with a curry.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Oct 2009
at 22:50
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
500ml bottle from Trafalgar Wines, Brighton. You see this is really good and shows that bottles really can vary from batch to batch. A bit cola-ish in the mouth perhaps, but the choccy coffee charcoal is lovely. Only slightly sour on the aroma, but mostly of a coffee liquer to be honest. Good smoothness in mouth. And then this very good coffee liquer finish. A bit like coffee cake icing. Pretty good my friends. Really drinkable and one of Hepworth’s better beers i thought. Good drinkability and certainly something that I would drink again. Rather amazing coffee to be honest. Not big in your face stuff, but certainly very good. A Big Gay Al, super.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Sep 2009
at 15:46
4.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Cask @ pub, Brighton. Yellow colour, white head. Medium carbonated. Lager malts in nose. Flavour is hoppy and malty. Refreshing.
Tried
from Cask
on 13 Sep 2009
at 09:02
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask @ pub, Brighton. Golden colour, off-white head. Aroma is fruity and malty. Flavour of sour and soft malts. Slightly bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 13 Sep 2009
at 09:01
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle, Sainsburys, Brighton. Hazy amber colour, white head. Aroma is malty and fruity. Flavour is malty, estery, plastic. Not too well.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Sep 2009
at 10:49
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask (handpump) @ The Grove, Huddersfield, England.Clear medium to dark amber color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to light beige head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, caramel, berry notes. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat. [20090716]
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Jul 2009
at 04:55
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask @ Market Porter, Borough SE1. Pours a slightly hazy golden color with a small longlasting off-white head. Has a fruity malty hoppy aroma with some hints of caramel. Fruity malty hoppy caramel flavor. Has a fruity malty hoppy finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 24 May 2009
at 09:13
3.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 2
Texture 2
Overall 5
Bottle. Pours a clear golden color with a small white head. Has a malty grainy aroma with some grassy hints. Malty grainy flavor with some hints of hops. Has a fruity malty grainy finish with no bitterness in the aftertaste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 May 2009
at 10:25
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask handpull at The Brewer’s Arms, Lewes. Hazy copper colour. It’s like a green apple strongish bitter. Bit of toffee. Bit disappointing. Bit too much toffee.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 May 2009
at 11:58
4.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
660 ml bottle, as Bangla Premium Beer, courtesy of Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. ABV is 5.2%. Very cool design of bottle and label. Brewed and bottled in the UK for LWC Ltd., Manchester, M11 2ER. Pale yellow colour, big white head. Fairly nice flowery aroma. The flavour is rather sweet with noticeable pilsener malts, bordering on "sugary", but not quite there. Some floral notes, hints of alcohol but not disturbingly so. Low bitterness. Not a great beer, but not awful either, should be acceptable to wash down a curry.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Apr 2009
at 18:36