Palmers
Regional Brewery
in
Bridport,
Dorset,
England 🏴
Associated with 3 Venues
Established in 1794
Contact
The Old Brewery, West Bay Road, Bridport, DT6 4JA, England
Subsidiaries
Description
In 1794, Dorset rope and net makers, the Gundry family, built the Old Brewery on the banks of the River Brit in Bridport. Since then, there’s been non-stop brewing on this site. In the late 19th century, two Palmers brothers – John Cleeves and Robert Henry – bought the brewery and gave it their names: JC & RH Palmer. Today, their great grandsons, John and Cleeves Palmer, work in the company. As Palmers Brewery, it remains among the best of small independent brewers.
7/10
Dark cola colour with a pale off white head. Aroma and taste are malty caramel and some molasses sugars. Rich body.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Cerne Abbas Stores
on 26 May 2026
at 15:22
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 5
Overall 5.5
Cask, half pint. @"Liverpool Camra Beer Fest", Liverpool (England) 21/02/2026
[#8.954 Global - #1.234 England - #1 Palmers (My English brewery #392)]
Pours mahogany with a small and lacing tan head. Aroma: cola, demerama and dark fruits. Taste: liquorice, plums and smoked malts. Some smoked meat on the aftertaste.
Next one, please!
[#8.954 Global - #1.234 England - #1 Palmers (My English brewery #392)]
Pours mahogany with a small and lacing tan head. Aroma: cola, demerama and dark fruits. Taste: liquorice, plums and smoked malts. Some smoked meat on the aftertaste.
Next one, please!
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Feb 2026
at 20:26
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask. Rich amber beer with a cream head. Malt and dark fruit aroma. malt and dark fruit flavor. Medium bodied. Light caramel and dark fruit linger.
Tried
on 07 Oct 2025
at 17:42
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
On keg at the Deer Hut, by Liphook.
Appearance - deep amber and fairly clear. White head.
Nose - bread and orange.
Taste - more of the same and some zest too.
Palate - light bodied, fairly fresh on the finish.
Overall - did the job ok.
Appearance - deep amber and fairly clear. White head.
Nose - bread and orange.
Taste - more of the same and some zest too.
Palate - light bodied, fairly fresh on the finish.
Overall - did the job ok.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Aug 2025
at 19:55
7/10
Magus, karamelline,.mõru, puuviljane, mesine, kuiv. Ok.
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Aug 2025
at 18:00
6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Tried
from Cask
at
Bridge Inn
on 26 Jul 2025
at 13:04
6.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 6
Sights & Swills Summer Holiday Beer#17. POOLE. Debunked to the Parkstone suburbs for this one, a darker clear copper-amber ale with a small head. It's a sweetish traditional bitter, which feels less fashionable these days.
Tried
from Cask
at
Bermuda Triangle
on 07 Jun 2025
at 04:18
7.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
A 500ml bottle from Bitter Virtue, Southampton. A lovely dark fruity roasty proper winter ale in the middle of a wet & windy summer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 May 2025
at 20:21
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Spotty off white head on a copper coloured body. Medium bodied, soft & smooth with a clean back. Sweet malt, toffee, biscuit & berry tastes with a bitter finish. Standard.
Tried
on 29 May 2024
at 13:45