Run part-time by husband and wife team, James and Kat, Artefact Brewing’s ethos is to make good-quality, small-batch, artisan craft beers, with an emphasis on experimenting with local ingredients and seasonal releases. Artefact launched in May 2020.
WingmanWillis (38284) ticked Session Pale from Artefact Brewing 4 years ago
Grumbo (24387) reviewed Mixed Ferm Mild from Artefact Brewing 4 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
24/6/2021. Bottle sample courtesy of SHIG, cheers! Pours very dark brown with a small bubbly off-white head. Aroma is fruity, sour berries,, lightly roasted, yeasty, milky chocolate. Moderate sweetness, light bitterness, moderate tartness and body. Slight oily texture, soft carbonation. Nice tart tangy drying finish. Enjoyable.
Theydon_Bois (46224) reviewed Mixed Ferm Mild from Artefact Brewing 4 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Panda at home, thanks to SHIG, 10/06/21. Light black merging to extremely dark mahogany brown with a moderately appointed beige cap. Nose is tarte red berry fruits, funk, damp cloth, barnyard esters, vinous twang, herbal. Taste comprises dried fruit rinds, hint of cocoa powder, dusty, light spice, damp hay, stale brown bread. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a light acidic tinge. Passable sour ... a touch disjointed and lacking any depth to the flavour.
SHIG (13882) reviewed Mixed Ferm Mild from Artefact Brewing 4 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle: Poured a deep brown almost black with a bubble head. Aroma is deep malty, chocolate. Taste is tangy, malty, little funky, but still semi-similar to the original.
Grumbo (24387) reviewed Heritage Ruby Ale from Artefact Brewing 4 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5
20/5/2021. Bottle courtesy of SHIG. Pours attractive clear dark amber brown with a frothy off-white head. Aroma of caramel, sweet malt, brown bread, dried fruit, biscuit. Moderate sweetness, bitterness and body. Hint of berry tart to finish. Quite fizzy. That aside, nice drop.
Fergus (31329) reviewed London Brown Ale from Artefact Brewing 4 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Panda 🐼 at home thanks to SHIG. A mostly clear copper amber coloured pour with a small halo of dirty head. Aroma is dirty nutty malts,. twigs, strawberry jam, earthy. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, earthy nutty grains, rustic, brown bread. Palate is semi sweet, little thin, lowish carbonation. Fine.
Fergus (31329) reviewed Alfresco Pale from Artefact Brewing 4 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Panda 🐼 at home thanks to SHIG. A light hazed mid golden orange coloured pour with a fine loose white head. Aroma is semi sweet, orange rind, jammy orange marmelade, midget gems, biscuit, vanilla. Flavour is composed of semi sweet light grainy, orange rind, midget gems, light grassy, lingering raw grains. Palate is semi sweet, little grainy, , little thin, highish carbonation. Ok drop.
Theydon_Bois (46224) reviewed London Brown Ale from Artefact Brewing 4 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Panda at home, thanks to SHIG, 11/04/21. This is the beer that pushes me into Ratebeers top 10 raters ... dunno how long that will last but nice to have been there along with the other awkward OCD number crunchers! Deep amber with an off white head that veers edgeward. Nose is nutty, biscuit malt, toffee, brown sugars. Taste comprises sweet malts, dried fruits, biscuit, toffee, brown sugar scattering. Medium to light bodied, moderate carbonation, semi drying close. A little thin and wanting overall. Time for a decent whisky to sign off the weak end!
Theydon_Bois (46224) reviewed Alfresco Pale from Artefact Brewing 4 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Panda at home, thanks to SHIG, 11/04/21. Hazed orange with a good sized off white cap. Nose is tangerine, grass, melon, toasted grains. Taste comprises pale malts, grass, orange zest, lemon rind, straw. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with moderately appointed hop bitterness. Ok pale.
Grumbo (24387) reviewed Alfresco Pale from Artefact Brewing 4 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
21/4/2021. Cask sample courtesy of SHIG, cheers! Pours almost clear golden with a small bubbly white head. Aroma of orange, citrus, flowers, light straw and spiced notes. Moderate sweetness and light bitterness. Moderate moderate, soft carbonation. Pretty decent.