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XT Brewing Co is an innovative, independent brewery crafting a wide range of exceptional beers. Our XT beers form the core range of characterful, full flavoured brews and our wild side, Animal Brewing Co, pushes the boundaries with new and exciting one-off specials. The options are as infinite as the natural world.

We designed and installed our 18 barrel brewery during 2011 and brewed the first full scale gyle in November 2011. The equipment was custom built for us in Burton upon Trent.

The brewery is on the beautiful Notley Farm estate on the Oxfordshire Buckinghamshire borders, with far reaching views over the Chiltern hills. We are as eco-friendly and sustainable as possible; recycling nearly all our waste products and our spent raw materials go to local farmers to feed their cattle and pigs.
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jjsint (8914) reviewed
15 English IPA from XT Brewing
9 years ago
6.8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6
Cask at the Murderers, Norwich. Mid gold, flat with no head. Malty scent with some basic earthy hop. Sweet taste with more than a hint of sulphur. Easy bitter finish. Pleasant but not a lot to it if truth be told.
Tried from Cask on 20 Oct 2016 at 13:36
jjsint (8914) reviewed
8 Dark Roast from XT Brewing
9 years ago
6.2/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask at the King’s Head, Norwich. Mid to dark brown... actually mid-dark to dark brown, translucent with a big loose beige-tan head.slight aroma of chocolate and oak chips. Lovely sweet malty taste. Shirt finish. A bit of fudge brownie on the aftertaste. I like it although it is a bit one-dimensional.
Tried from Cask on 20 Oct 2016 at 11:33
Theydon_Bois (48345) reviewed
8 Dark Roast from XT Brewing
10 years ago
6.6/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Cask at the Three Johns, 04/10/16. Rich mahogany brown with a decent light tan head. Nose is toffee, brown sugar, biscuit malt, cocoa powder. Taste comprises brown sugar, cocoa powder, earthy fruit notes, raisins, icing sugar, light spice, roasted tones. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close with a light hop bite. Decent for the humdrum style that is brown ale!
Tried from Cask on 05 Oct 2016 at 10:15
beerhunter111 (51041) reviewed
Snake Oil from XT Brewing
10 years ago
6.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
Many thanks to Erzengel for sharing! Pours slightly hazy orange golden colour with a small off-white head. Aroma of resinous hops, spruce, citrons. Taste of mild bitter hops, caramel, nuts, spruce.
Tried on 02 Oct 2016 at 12:55
Fergus (32001) reviewed
8 Dark Roast from XT Brewing
10 years ago
6.4/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask gravity at the St Albans BEER festival 2016. A ruby red brown coloured pour with a a lasting loose light tan head. Aroma is dried apple, vanilla, nutty, brown malts. Flavour is composed of brown sugars, liquorice, mineral, dried fruits, Figgy pudding. Rains. Palate is semi sweet and thin. Lingering woody roast. Twig.
Tried from Cask on 29 Sep 2016 at 15:53
Fergus (32001) reviewed
10 Stout - Oak Aged from XT Brewing
10 years ago
7/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Cask gravity at the St Albans BEER festival 2016. An oily dark mahogany brown coloured, reddy brown coloured pour with doing tan head. Aroma is big woody scotch whisky, oak and vanilla, peat, oak. Flavour is composed of woody vanilla, oak and red berries, peaty whisky. Palate is semi sweet, sugary, rounded, medium cask condition. Little oily. Lingering oak and vanilla and chocolate.
Tried from Cask on 28 Sep 2016 at 11:35
Fergus (32001) reviewed
St Albans Fruit Saison from XT Brewing
10 years ago
6.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Cask gravity at the St Albans BEER festival 2016. A hazed golden orange coloured pour with a lasting thin white head. Aroma is spicy citrus orange, saison yeast phenols, peppercorn, tangerine, little hot alcohol. Flavour is composed of wheaty grains, bready, spicy tangerine, orange rind, . Palate is semi sweet, light grainy, good cask condition. Some alcohol presence. Ok saison. Not sure what fruit is in there.
Tried from Cask on 28 Sep 2016 at 11:24
Erzengel (18576) reviewed
4 Session Amber from XT Brewing
10 years ago
6.3/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 5
Cask @ The Rising Sun, Berkhamsted. Malty smooth beginning. Fresh with moderate earthy hops. Easy to drink, round and malty. Solid.
Tried from Cask on 16 Sep 2016 at 12:50
Erzengel (18576) reviewed
Snake Oil from XT Brewing
10 years ago
6.9/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 5.5
Many thanks to ThirstyBird for this can. Floral fresh nose, hints of malt and hop oil. The beer starts fresh hoped and sessionable with malty hints in the body. The body is moderate sweet, slightly dry malty. Moderate bitterness there, the hops are floral on top, but not too intense. Fresh pine and hints of resin there, some minty elements and hints of citrus. Refreshing with a moderate bitter but dry aftertaste with malty hints.
Tried from Can on 14 Sep 2016 at 16:26
Scopey (25563) reviewed
14 Saison from XT Brewing
10 years ago
5.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Cask at GBBF 2016. It pours hazy golden with a tiny white head. The aroma is spicy ginger upfront, pepper, tangy apple, melon and a touch of green veg. The taste is smooth, dry, restrained bitterness, straw, white pepper, ginger, paper and a touch of astringency with a drying finale. Medium body and low carbonation. A bit too dry perhaps. Not overly drinkable. So-so.
Tried from Cask on 11 Sep 2016 at 07:36