Kew Brewery

Microbrewery in Kew, Greater London, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 2015

Closed in 2020

Contact
477 Upper Richmond Road West, Kew, SW14 7PU, England
Description
Kew was established in 2015 and acquired by Jana Gray and Jonathan Sumner in 2018. It is a family-run, independent brewery, situated less than a mile from (and inspired by) the world-famous Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew.

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5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle at Leighton’s, big thanks to Dan. It pours cloudy golden with a thick white head. The aroma is soft, sweet, spicy, grass, cereal, cracker, orange peel and grain. The taste is dry, bitter, sweet, grainy, grassy, straw, orange peel, white bread and apple with a dry finish. Medium body and average, foamy carbonation. Very average.

Tried from Bottle on 29 Dec 2016 at 14:04


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle shared in London - many thanks to Daniel. Pours clear gold with a frothy, white head. The nose has restrained citrus notes, dry pale malts, meringue. Light sweet flavour with some grassy bitterness, white grape, lemon peel. Light bodied with average carbonation. Finishes with husky pale grains, more lemon rind, hay, dried pale malts. So so.

Tried from Bottle on 29 Dec 2016 at 13:59


6.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottle shared at Leightons place, 29/12/2016. Many thanks to Daniel for this one.. A light hazed golden orange coloured pour with a lasting frothy white head. Aroma is sweet pale grains, grassy hop, hedgerow hop lemon rind. Flavour is composed of pale grains, rustic grains, Lemon rind, straw, hedgerow hop. Palate is semi crisp, moderate carbonation, . Ok. Passable.

Tried from Bottle on 29 Dec 2016 at 13:59


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask at the 25th Egham beer festival, Egham, Surrey. An amber/brown coloured pour with a thin white head on top. Fruity, spice aroma. Tastes fruity, spice, ginger and very thin.

Tried from Cask on 27 Dec 2016 at 08:46


6.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5

Gravity dispense at Pigs Ear ’16, 29/11/16. Chestnut brown with a decent beige cap. Nose is spice forward, gingerbread, biscuit, dark fruit rinds. Taste comprises herbal tones, spice, light ginger infuse, straw, toffee. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Ok for style.

Tried on 09 Dec 2016 at 05:44


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at Pis Ear 2016. Pours mostly clear reddish gold with a faint, creamy cap. The aroma has wintery spices, dried berries, bread. Light sweet flavour with more spice character, lightly toasted gains, soft bitter leaves. Light bodied with fine carbonation. Lingering spices in the finish. Alright.

Tried from Cask on 29 Nov 2016 at 08:11


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask gravity at the pigs ear beer fest 2016. A hazed reddy amber coloured pour with a a small off white head . Aroma is liquorice, Christmas spices, apple, caramel. Flavour is composed of semi sweet malts, cannon apple, pie, woody malts, dried apple, little thin in the finish. Palate is semi sweet, thin, spicy, lowish carbonation. Ok.

Tried from Cask on 29 Nov 2016 at 08:11


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Draught @ London Brewers’ Market, Old Spitalfields Market, London E1 6AA, United Kingdom. [ As Kew Botanic ].ABV: 3.8%. Hazy matt medium amber color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, sweet malt, caramel. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration, hay, sweet malt, caramel, woody notes. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20161126] 6-3-6-3-12

Tried on 27 Nov 2016 at 07:03


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Draught @ London Brewers’ Market, Old Spitalfields Market, London E1 6AA, United Kingdom. [ As Kew Pagoda No. 5 ].Unclear - hazy matt medium orange color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, caramel, moderate hoppy, citrus, fruity hops. Flavor is moderate sweet and light bitter with a average to long duration, cookie, sweet malt, citrus, hoppy. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20161126] 6-3-7-3-14

Tried on 27 Nov 2016 at 06:58