Palmers

Regional Brewery in Bridport, Dorset, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated with 3 Venues

Established in 1794

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The Old Brewery, West Bay Road, Bridport, DT6 4JA, England
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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6.5
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle from Darts Farm, Topsham, Devon. Medium head with medium duration. Color is pale yellow. Aroma and taste are nice sour apples, little sulphur, juice, little acid and little sugar. Some carbonation. Sweet and sour finish.

Tried from Bottle on 18 Jul 2019 at 11:54


7.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle from Darts Farm, Topsham, Devon. Nice head with good duration. Color is dark brown. Aroma and taste are rich roast malt, chocolate, wood, fruits, caramel and has a nice long roasty caramel finish.

Tried from Bottle on 18 Jul 2019 at 11:44


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

Bottle from Darts Farm, Topsham. Nice head with good duration. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are malt, fruits, caramel notes and hops. Sweet malty caramel finish.

Tried from Bottle on 17 Jul 2019 at 09:41


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

Cask sample courtesy of Grumbo, from 28th East Anglian Beer & Cider Fest, Bury St. Edmonds. Cheers Graham! Brown amber colour, creamy beige foam head leaving lacing and aroma of malt, roasty and fruity. Taste is sweet malty, bready, roasty & dark chocolate hints, molasses with some earthy nutty bitterness. Smooth mouthfeel, medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry nutty bitter finish. Quite drinkable.

Tried from Cask on 10 May 2019 at 18:02


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

3/5/2019. Cask at the 28th East Anglian Beer & Cider Festival, Bury St Edmunds. Pours clear golden amber with a small off-white head. Aroma of hops, caramel, malt, citrus and light tropical notes. Medium sweetness with moderate bitterness. Medium body, slight oily texture, soft carbonation. Quite drinkable.

Tried from Cask on 03 May 2019 at 12:23


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

Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 2017, [ Great British Beer Festival 2017 ], London Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London, England W14 8UX.[ As Palmers Festival Late Hop ].Clear medium yellow orange colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, fruity, pale malt, fruity. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration, fruity, fruity malt, pale malt. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20170809] 6-3-6-3-12

Tried from Cask on 12 Apr 2019 at 14:47


6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

18th October 2015
Bottle on holiday in Lyme Regis. Clear gold beer, small white head. Light and minerally crisp palate. Slightly lagerish pale malts, traces of cream and honey. Pretty modest hopping, just a touch of citrus. Light semi dry finish. Okay.

Tried from Bottle on 30 Nov 2018 at 08:58


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

Pours a clear mahogany brown colour with a small tan head. A rich fruity aroma, plum and raisin and sweet caramel malt. A moderately sweet malt taste, light roasted malt and caramelised brown sugar with dark fruit flavours. Some dryness and a peppery hop bitterness in the finish.

Tried on 24 Sep 2018 at 15:15


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

7th July 2018. Cask half-pint, gravity poured; The Boars Head, Bishops Castle. Golden body, white crown. Semi-sweet with more malt in the aromas and taste than hop, easy drinking brew that isn't going to test your senses too greatly.

Tried from Cask on 09 Jul 2018 at 09:28


5.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at PoW, Farnborough. Low key malty aroma. Bronze. Decent thick off-white head. Some initial hoppy bitterness but it's predominantly malty biscuit. Light-mesium bodied. Slick. Flat carbonation. Abrupt finish. A pretty boring beer to celebrate Spring with, a slightly more hoppy then usual bitter.

Tried from Cask on 14 Jun 2018 at 18:49