Westerham Brewery

Microbrewery in Westerham, Kent, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 2004

Contact
Beggars Lane, Westerham, TN16 1QP, England
Description
Established in 2004 by Robert Wicks, the Westerham Brewery Company is proud to bring brewing back to the historic town of Westerham. With a rich brewing heritage, Westerham can once again be proud of locally brewed, top quality real ales. Producing exceptional craft beer for the local market, we support the initiative to reduce food miles in the supply chain. Many ‘national brands’ are transported long distances and suffer from poor storage and handling.

Westerham Brewery Company has revived many of the much-loved flavours of the old Black Eagle Brewery, which closed in 1965 following the catastrophic consolidation by the ‘Big Brewers’ in the 1950’s. The yeast is re-cultured from the Black Eagle strain.

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7.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

330ml can from Gluten Free Beer Collective. Gluten Free. Black colour, beige foam head and aroma of dark malt, roasty, chocolate & coffee. Taste is sweet, roasted malt, molasses, dark chocolate, coffee, with earthy bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry earthy roasty bitter finish. Nicely drinkable.

Tried from Can on 11 Nov 2022 at 21:47


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

440ml can from Gluten Free Beer Collective. Gluten Free. Yellow golden colour, bubbly white foam head leaving lacing and aroma of citrusy hop. Taste is malt, grains, tangy, citrus, hoppy bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry citric bitter finish. Quite drinkable

Tried from Can on 11 Nov 2022 at 20:43


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

440ml can from Gluten Free Beer Collective. Gluten Free. Golden colour, foamy white head and aroma of tropical fruity, citrus, hops. Taste is malt, grain, fruity, citrus, grapefruit, pine and hoppy bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying tangy bitter finish. Quite drinkable.

Tried from Can on 11 Nov 2022 at 18:49


6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

A coworker was kind enough to bring me this back from the UK. Westerham Brewery Kentish Pale Ale 4% Orange color with off-white soapy foam that leaves nice Belgian lacing. Sweet malty aroma. The taste has herbal notes that on first taste I thought evoked fresh hops. Further dips give tobacco, honeyed malts and a touch of acrid ashiness. I think I also get some diacetyl. To me this feels very English, it feels like it’d shine more on cask.

Tried from Cask on 26 Oct 2022 at 03:34


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Keg @ Ravensgate Arms, Ramsgate. Black with a light brown head. It has an alcohol infused roasted nose, although a tad more subdued in taste - but obviously still full tasting given its strength.

Tried on 26 Sep 2022 at 15:42


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

440ml can. Gluten Free. Black colour, brown foamy head and aroma of malt, powdered chocolate, cocoa, instant coffee. Taste is sweetish, roast malty, chocolate & coffee, with nutty earthy bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry roasty bitter finish. Nicely drinkable.

Tried from Can on 11 Aug 2022 at 20:19


6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

440ml can from Indiebeer. Gluten Free. Golden amber colour, white foam head and aroma of malt, grains, yeasty & grassy. Taste is malty, grainy, with earthy and grassy bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry earthy bitter finish. Quite drinkable.

Tried from Can on 28 Jul 2022 at 20:13


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

440ml can. Gluten Free. Deep amber gold colour, white foam head leaving patchy lacing and aroma of malt, bready, caramel note. Taste is tangy, malt, bready, toffee, caramel, yeast hint with some nutty bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, boozy finish with some residual sweetness. Nicely drinkable.

Tried from Can on 09 Jul 2022 at 20:25


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

Panda thanks to Cloin: Poured a black with a light brown head. Aroma is roasted malts, chocolate, nutty, toffee, dark fruits. Taste is roasted malts, ashy, smokey, chocolate, dry finish.

Tried on 12 Jun 2022 at 19:54


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

Cam at home, from Bottleneck Broadstairs, 17/03/22. Black with a tan covering that clears to a swirl. Nose is roast malts, charr, chocolate biscuit, burnt toffee, dried fruits. Taste comprises roast malts, light charr, ashen tones, cocoa powder. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, light drying close. Decent on point stout.

Tried from Bottle on 17 Mar 2022 at 19:00