Lytham Brewery

Microbrewery in Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated Venue: Tap & Vent Brewhouse

Established in 2007

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Unit 8, Campbell's Court, Lytham St Annes, FY8 2DF, England
Description
Originally established in 2007, at the Hastings club in Lytham town centre, Lytham Brewery has quickly developed a reputation for fine quality ales. It now operates out of a dedicated production unit on the outskirts of the town. Because of the ever increasing demand and popularity, the brewing capacity has multiplied five-fold. Each month see’s growth both in the trade and home catering sectors with major chain and private outlets finding the quality ales bringing discerning customers coming back for more.

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5.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5

Yellow color with a small white head. Light floral hoppy and light malty nose. Flavor are about the same. Mild fruity, floral and toffee. Quite fresh althoug a very soft carbonation. Medium light body.
[On tap at Ye Cracke (Free) in Liverpool, England]

Tried from Draft on 07 Apr 2015 at 14:09


5.4
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

Cask @ Old Vic, Preston. Golden-amber with a thick creamy head. Light tasting bitter with a small floral character and a low bitterness. Mild malts in its nose.

Tried from Cask on 03 Apr 2015 at 14:40


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at the Cambridge Blue, Cambridge on 7th March 2015. Gold with diminishing off-white foam and no lacing. Sweet caramel malt aroma. Citric fruits and biscuit malts in-mouth. Leafy herb and sweet malts in finish, bound up in a citric tang. Light in body and mouthfeel.

Tried from Cask on 25 Mar 2015 at 14:47


5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5

Cask at the Borough, Lancaster, 01/03/15. Clear golden with a moderate off white head. Nose is rather thin, pale malt, grassy, citric notes. Taste comprises bread dough, pale malt, touch vanilla, straw. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close. Easy drinking but doesn’t deliver much - blandometer rising here.

Tried from Cask on 03 Mar 2015 at 15:37


6.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at the fleece, Penwortham. Pours clear pale gold, thick white head. Aromas of light lemon and cereal grains, light wheat. Taste is more of the same. Refreshing enough, but thin.

Tried from Cask on 17 Feb 2015 at 10:47


5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

From cask. Pours clear and golden amber with a small off white head. Aroma is toasted malty, biscuity and breadish. Toasted malty, bitter and medium dry. Ends bitter and toasted malty.

Tried from Cask on 30 Dec 2014 at 09:48


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask @ Seven Stars, Manchester. Clear blond with small creamy head. Crisp with a prominent but light tasting red berry aroma and taste. It does fell a touch thin in its texture though.

Tried from Cask on 09 Dec 2014 at 05:52


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Gravity cask at the Duchess of Cambridge - London. Pours clear, red-brown with a tight, light tan foam head. Dark and tangy fruits make up the nose, with accents of cocoa. Light sweet flavor, moderately roasty, with plenty of tangy fruits, tobacco. Light bodied with fine carbonation. Further tang and roast on the finish, with notes of burnt cocoa, earthy and grassy bitterness, some leather. So so.

Tried from Cask on 02 Nov 2014 at 14:52


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

Sampled @ GBBF day 2. Clear amber color, average sized off-white head. Don’t get a lot of aroma. Taste malts, a lot more fruity than I had expected, lightly bitter, a hint of twigs. Average to medium body and carbonation.

Tried on 19 Aug 2014 at 10:28


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

Cask - caramel and twig. Clear copper with a light head. Toffee and light twig. Nice and well balanced.

Tried from Cask on 13 Aug 2014 at 08:26