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
Palmers owns 1 brewery:
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.

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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

6.5/10
Tried from Draft at Barking Cat Ale House on 24 May 2026 at 13:33

5.8/10 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!
Tried from Cask on 21 Feb 2026 at 20:26

6.5/10 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 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.
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 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 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 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 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