Burke's Beers

Microbrewery in Blockley, Gloucestershire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 2018

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Blockley, GL56 9BL, England
Description
It all began when my family moved to the pub, The St George's Tavern in Camberwell, London, I was three. At five the doctor recommended that I should drink a small amount of Guinness each day as a good source of iron which I did pouring it straight from the pump. At seven I told my parents I preferred lager. And so my love of beer began!
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Burke's Beers is named after my family and brewed in the beautiful village of Blockley in the Cotswolds. It is a very small brewery, nano, in fact and I brew, bottle and label everything by hand. The beers are made traditionally with love and care, conditioned in the bottle and are unfined and unfiltered so just the basic ingredient. I use only British malts, hops and yeast and even the bottles are made in Britain. All the grain goes to a local farm and the hops are composted.
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Shin Kickers Pale Ale is named after one of the events in The Cotswold Olimpicks held in Chipping Campden every year at Dover's Hill just down the road from the brewery.
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Blockley Blonde is named after the village I live in, one of the hidden treasures of The Cotswolds and the centre of the silk trade in the 18th and 19th century.
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Local produce, made with knowledge and care, I hope you enjoy the beers. Cheers!
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Sam Burke (Samantha!)
Brewer
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wheresthepath

6.1
wheresthepath (3674) reviewed Red Peg from Burke's Beers 10 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottle from Gift Times, Bourton-on-the-Water. Brown with a beige head. Caramel up front followed by stewed plums, toffees, a hint of metal and some dry autumn leaves. Sweetish. It's ok.

Tried from Bottle from Gift Times on 14 Mar 2025 at 18:33

jerseyislandbeer

6.6
jerseyislandbeer (5899) reviewed Red Peg from Burke's Beers 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

500ml bottle from Bath Road Beers in Cheltenham, pours red with a off white foamy head. Aromas & tastes of fruits, caramel, grain & malt. Medium body. Dry light bitter finish

Tried from Bottle on 31 Jan 2025 at 09:40

Saintmatty

4.8
Saintmatty (11304) reviewed Shin Kickers from Burke's Beers 2 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4

500ml Bottle - Golden with a haze. The aroma and taste is rather grainy with some slightly tart notes of citrus. Earthy finish.

Tried from Bottle on 24 Oct 2023 at 05:32

Cheeseboard

5.9
Cheeseboard (6269) reviewed Red Peg from Burke's Beers 4 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle from Gloucester Services. Pours clear-ish amber with a small cream head. Aroma & taste: light sweet & bitter, malt & caramel, some hedgerow berries. Little metallic note. Medium body with moderate carbonation.

Tried from Bottle on 15 Oct 2021 at 20:13

Mr_Pink_152

6
Mr_Pink_152 (17201) ticked Red Peg from Burke's Beers 5 years ago

Bottle from Gloucester Services. Deep caramel amber colour with no real head. Aroma and taste malty caramel and light sweet. Medium body.

Tried from Bottle on 31 Oct 2020 at 17:47

Mr_Pink_152

5
Mr_Pink_152 (17201) ticked Shin Kickers from Burke's Beers 5 years ago

Bottle from Gloucester Services. Golden colour with a white head. Aroma malty. Taste drying. Medium body.

Tried from Bottle on 31 Oct 2020 at 16:59

BlackHaddock

6.8
BlackHaddock (17284) reviewed Red Peg from Burke's Beers 5 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Mini gathering at Chez Sophie on Sunday 26th July 2020. Cheers Glen for the 500ml bottle of this to share (BB 2nd Dec 2020). My sweet tooth liked this brew. Poured an amber colour, with a red hue, off-white affair on top. Caramalt feel to the whole beer, some berry like notes too, late bitterness for a bit of balance.

Tried from Bottle on 02 Aug 2020 at 06:48

Martinsh

4.9
Martinsh (3610) reviewed Red Peg from Burke's Beers 5 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 1 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle shared at RB mini-gathering, Shrewsbury (thanks Glen) I’m afraid the nose evaded my limited sense of smell here. Never mind, it poured a murky brown anyway. Taste was malts, caramel, gravy and a hint of ginger. Some bitterness in the finish. Reasonable – but forgettable.

Tried from Bottle on 28 Jul 2020 at 13:28

minutemat

6.1
minutemat (16258) reviewed Red Peg from Burke's Beers 5 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

500ml bottle @ Chez Sophie Mini-RateBeer gathering, July 2020. Thanks to Glen for this (I think). Deep amber pour, off-white head. Leafy malty sweet nose. A bit thin and tinny overall but an appealing caramel sweetness starts to emerge alongside a gentle bitterness. Ok red ale.

Tried from Bottle on 27 Jul 2020 at 11:01

Grumbo

5.9
Grumbo (24387) reviewed Shin Kickers from Burke's Beers 6 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5

3/8/2019. Bottle at the Wrocław Grand Prix bottle share, from Tuffins Supermarket, Craven Arms. Gusher. Pours hazy golden amber with an average size slightly frothy off-white head. Aroma of hops, malt, fruit, flowers and straw. Moderate sweetness, medium bitterness. Moderate body, watery texture, average carbonation. Too watery and thin but ok otherwise.

Tried from Bottle on 04 Aug 2019 at 14:32

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