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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6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6
A dark amber beer with a fine white head. The aroma is sweet with primary notes of caramel and grass. The flavor is sweet and very hoppy - but not my type of hop. The flavor also contains notes of caramel.
Tried on 28 Feb 2005 at 14:08

3.8/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 3 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 4
Bottled, 660ml (BB 10/2005)
Golden color, steady small creamy white head. Skunked hoppy nose. Crisp, grassy dry mouthfeel. Clean but plain.
Tried from Bottle on 19 Feb 2005 at 18:53

3/10 Appearance 2 Aroma 3 Flavor 3 Texture 4 Overall 3
Bottled. Golden colour, no head. Sweet and grainy, some rice flavour. Low bitterness. Strikingly pointless.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Jan 2005 at 09:27

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 8 Overall 5.5
Bottled. Pale amber. Appley and grassy. A very drinkable beer, despite it’s sweetness. It is somewhat roasty and has notes of honey. Pretty decent.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Jan 2005 at 09:17

5.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 5
Bottled. Deep ornage colour. Neutral aroma. Sweet and fruity with clean maltiness. A tremendously bitter finish gives the impression that you have been drinking ink.
Tried from Bottle on 23 Nov 2003 at 14:46

5.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 4 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Cask: A very dark red beer with no head. It has no aroma to speak of. The flavor is very bitter and a little flat (cask). It's a good beer but very bitter for an english bitter. Usually I love bitter beer - but this was too much.
Tried from Cask on 28 Jan 2003 at 18:08

4.9/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
Bottled(660ml). -average lager, good with kebab, gold color, refreshing if you drink fast because it is avaliable only in 660ml bottle
Tried from Bottle on 25 Dec 2002 at 06:51