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.
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask @ Lamb & Flag, Oxford. Nice head with good duration. Color is amber. Aroma and taste caramel, malt, fruits and hops. Sweet finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Feb 2018
at 20:19
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask @ Lamb & Flag, Oxford, as Palmers IPA. Clear brown with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel and dark fruit. Flavor is medium sweet and light bitter. Sweet and light bitter finish. 170218
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Feb 2018
at 20:18
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle at Claret & Ale Addiacombe. It pours darkest brown, near black with a medium beige head. The aroma is earthy, woody, oily, treacle, old leather sofa, rocky road and a touch of spice. The taste is dry, woody, leather, vinous almost, sticky treacle, black tea, leather, chewy malt, touch of charred wood, tannin, spice, hint of blackcurrant jam, dried fruit and plum with a dry, woody and spiced finish. Medium body and fine, foamy carbonation. Plenty of depth to it. Solid stuff.
Earlier Rating: 8/2/2017 Total Score: 3.3
Bottle at the Claret & Ale. It pour sclear deep brown with a decent beige head, The aroma is toasty malts, walnut, wood, dried fruit character, caramel and a touch of spice. The taste is of the same ilk... bitter - sweet, soft roasted malt, wood, leather, dried fruits, caramel, fruit cake and earth with a drying finish. Medium body and fine carbonation. Pretty alright considering it is pasteurised, although the cask version is a touch more chaarcterful.
Earlier Rating: 6/29/2014 Total Score: 3.4
Cask at the Claret, Addiscombe. It pours deep brown with a foamy beige head. The nose is wood, earth, leather, caramel, dried fruit and fruit cake. The taste is smooth, bitter-sweet, wood, leather, earth, light spice, raisin, caramel, light alcohol and varnish with a dry finish. Medium body and soft carbonation. Well rounded. Decent.
Earlier Rating: 8/2/2017 Total Score: 3.3
Bottle at the Claret & Ale. It pour sclear deep brown with a decent beige head, The aroma is toasty malts, walnut, wood, dried fruit character, caramel and a touch of spice. The taste is of the same ilk... bitter - sweet, soft roasted malt, wood, leather, dried fruits, caramel, fruit cake and earth with a drying finish. Medium body and fine carbonation. Pretty alright considering it is pasteurised, although the cask version is a touch more chaarcterful.
Earlier Rating: 6/29/2014 Total Score: 3.4
Cask at the Claret, Addiscombe. It pours deep brown with a foamy beige head. The nose is wood, earth, leather, caramel, dried fruit and fruit cake. The taste is smooth, bitter-sweet, wood, leather, earth, light spice, raisin, caramel, light alcohol and varnish with a dry finish. Medium body and soft carbonation. Well rounded. Decent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Jan 2018
at 12:51
7.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Many thank's to my friend Karol whu buy this Ale in lokal shop at Southampton. Aromatyczne, chmielna swierzosc, tradycyjnych odmian chmielu. W smaku delikatne, swieze i goryczkowe. Dosc wyraziste.
Tried
on 12 Dec 2017
at 14:29
Cask (handpump) @Lamb and Flag, Oxford [25/11/17], as Lamb & Flag Gold. Clear brilliant copper colour, good frothy off-white head, good lacing. Aroma malts, caramel, grain, floral hops. Flavour medium sweet and bitter, malty, toffee, light hops. Medium body, watery to oily texture, soft carbonation; pleasant but not special.
Tried
from Cask
on 25 Nov 2017
at 15:54
6.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask half-pint, gravity poured at the Old Fire House, Exeter on 11th Nov 2017. Sadly this came as flat a witches tit and with no head. Tasted OK though, dark, malty with red berries to the fore. Some late chocolate/coffee flavours too.
Tried
from Cask
on 13 Nov 2017
at 14:58
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at The Claret. It pours clear dark brown with a small bubbly white head. The aroma is rich dark malty action, earthy, wood, leather, treacle, cocoa and damp leaves. The taste is dry, bitter, chewy malt, leather, tannin, black tea, leather, earth, treacle, cocoaand burnt caramel with a very drying finish. Medium body and soft carbonation. A rather toothy bitter. Robust. Chewy stuff, but pretty quaffable when you get into it.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Nov 2017
at 13:52
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Raven, Bath 5/10/2017. Deep copper in colour, with a decently-sized, off-white, head. Sweetish beer, with some berry fruits, brown sugar and leafy hops, biscuity malts and leafy hips, before a moderately bitter finish. Good.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Oct 2017
at 15:27
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at PoW, Farnborough. There's some citrus in there... just. Medium gold. Thin bubbly white head. Medium bitter. Citrus bite but all very smooth. Medium bodied. Slick. Soft carbonation. Long finish. Quaffable. Nice and citrus. Decent gold.
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Sep 2017
at 06:22
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
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Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Aug 2017
at 17:31