About
Elgood & Sons is a family-owned brewing company situated in the heart of ‘Fen’ country in Cambridgeshire, England. Home to Elgood’s is the North Brink Brewery which was established in 1795, and was one of the first classic Georgian Breweries to be built outside London.
In 1878 it came under the control of the Elgood family, and so it remains today, with the fifth generation of the Elgood family now coming through to run the business, maintain the traditions, and push the company boldly forward into the 21st Century.
In 1878 it came under the control of the Elgood family, and so it remains today, with the fifth generation of the Elgood family now coming through to run the business, maintain the traditions, and push the company boldly forward into the 21st Century.
Part of the group
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
5/3/2026. Cask at wetherspoon’s beer festival. At the Bell Hotel, Norwich. This was served straight from cask. Pours okay. Aroma is hoppy, orange, biscuit, malt, grapefruit. Taste is bittersweet. Drying finish and a little sweet and clammy. Not bad.
Tried
from Cask
at
Bell Hotel (JDW)
on 05 Mar 2026
at 12:25
6.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Cask handpull at County Hotel JDW Ashford clear amber colour lasting cream head. Tasty enough light bitterness. Some malt some ale yeast fruit esters. Light dust on the finish. Its fine. Good temperature and condition. OK.
Tried
from Cask
at
County Hotel
on 04 Mar 2026
at 12:31
Tried
from Cask
at
Imperial (JDW)
on 04 Mar 2026
at 10:55
5/10
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Feb 2026
at 15:00
6.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
27/2/2026. Cask at the Chappel Winter Beer Festival 2026.
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Feb 2026
at 14:59
6.5/10
More golden in colour, Malty and biscuit, slight to growing bitter. Photo from JDW beer festival tasting.
Tried
from Cask
at
Joiners Arms, Lincoln
on 21 Feb 2026
at 13:49
6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Dark brown with a frothy light tan head and a fruit malt aroma. Smooth with dark fruits, some roasted malt and a dry, very slightly bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
at
Seven Stars
on 22 Jan 2026
at 18:00
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Hand pulled pint in my local Spoons on 16th December 2025. Clean and clear golden body, white crown that stayed around. Grassy, floral nose with a slight yeastiness. Taste is leaning towards orchard fruits and a light sweetness before a lingering bitterness in the finish.
Tried
from Cask
at
William Withering
on 16 Dec 2025
at 17:00
4.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 4.5
Flavor 4.5
Texture 5
Overall 4
Cask at the moon under water Watford Jdw. A clear pale amber orange coloured pour with a fine white head. Aroma is subdued, some hair spray, grass, alcohol. Flavour is composed of harsh marker pen, alcohol, buttery grains, harsh alcohol. Harsh. Palate is semi sweet, spicy, some hot alcohol,. Meh. Bit rough.
Tried
on 14 Dec 2025
at 18:21
6/10
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Dec 2025
at 17:46