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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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6.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Cask gravity @ Craft 100. Pours a black color with a small off-white head. Has a roasted malty chocolate and caramel aroma. Roasted malty milk chocolate flavor. Has a roasted malty milk chocolate finish.
Tried from Cask on 15 Apr 2016 at 09:20

6.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle shared in Bayswater - picked up at Kris Wines. Pours mostly clear gold with a frothy, white head. A little rindy citrus in the nose, grainy pale bread. Light sweet flavour with more grains, some pleasant peach and melon, citrus. Light bodied with fine to average carbonation. Decent balance on the finish, with some bitter husk, rindy citrus, more melon and peach. Nice one.
Tried from Bottle on 14 Apr 2016 at 13:59

6.2/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6
Bottle at Bespin, thanks to Lando, 14/04/16. Golden orange wirh a moderate off white covering that soon dissipates to a swirl. Nose is melon, tangerine, straw, airy malt, light bread. Taste comprises melon, grain, grassy, light bread, tangerine. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with light hop bitterness. Decent enough Golde.
Tried from Bottle on 14 Apr 2016 at 13:00

7/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Bottle at home in London - picked up at the Richmond Brewers’ Fair. Pours hazy, deep gold with a dense, frothy off-white head. The aroma holds prominent saison yeast, some pale bread, tangerine peel, wheat, esters. Light to medium sweet flavour with moderate grassy bitterness, lightly toasted wheat flakes, more Belgian yeast, citrus rind, touches of bubblegum. Light to medium bodied with lively carbonation and massaging texture. Pretty well balanced on the finish, with nips of alcohol, phenols, wheat bread, pale grains, more tangerine and orange rind, faint oily pine, banana chips, yeast. Quite interesting stuff. This beer is a significant departure from the rest of Kew’s output to date - and that’s a good, exciting thing. I hope the brewery does more occasional ’experimental’ beers like this.
Tried from Bottle on 30 Mar 2016 at 13:39

6.2/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6
GraviCask, thanks to fonefan for sharing. At The National Winter Ales Festival. Unclear apricot coloured body. No head, no lacing. Pine and dried fruity nose. Taste of dried fruits, lemony hops and bitter citrus peels to the ending. Medium bodied. Decent (Derby 19.02.2016).
Tried from Cask on 16 Mar 2016 at 14:19

6.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask at the cask pub and kitchen. Pours hazy orange, nose is sweet toffee, light fruit, taste is dry, toffee, sweet. --- Beer merged from original tick of Pagoda Pale No.4 - Instone hops on 14 Mar 2016 at 07:26 - Score: 6. Original review text: Cask at the cask pub and kitchen. Pours hazy orange, nose is sweet toffee, light fruit, taste is dry, toffee, sweet.
Tried from Cask on 08 Mar 2016 at 07:03

5.9/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Cask at CP&K. It pours hazy bright orange - amber with a medium off: white head. The aroma is biscuit, toasted grain, cereal and mild sweetness The taste is crisp, bitter, toasted grain, cereal, biscuit, grassy and some citrus peel with a firm, dry finish. Medium body and fine carbonation. Fairly standard gold, but drinkable.
Tried from Cask on 08 Mar 2016 at 06:55

5.8/10 — Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Fra cask/gravity på NWAF i Derby 19 Feb 16. Smaksprøve spandert av Chris & Jan. Uklar. Ubetydelig skum. Bra aroma av mørke bær. Smaken rik. Plommer & aprikos. Lett bitter undertone.
Tried from Cask on 04 Mar 2016 at 04:10

6.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle from Sourced Market St Pancras and drunk at home. Very dark brown ruby near black colour lasting beige head. Malty fruity aroma. Fruity earthy beer. Some hop, but not much. Malt is kinda nice but still a bit earthy
Tried from Bottle on 03 Mar 2016 at 14:14

6.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle from Sourced Market St Pancras and drunk at home. Hazy amber beer lasting thick beige head. Hoppy aroma. Earthy hoppy flavour, some toffee malt. Really quite muddy earthy dirty. Rest is good though
Tried from Bottle on 03 Mar 2016 at 13:55