Beowulf Brewing

Microbrewery in Brownhills, Staffordshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 1997

Contact
Forest Of Mercia, Pool Lane, Brownhills, WS8 7NL, England
Description
When Phil Bennett began planning for the Beowulf Brewing Company in 1996 there was no brewing going on in Birmingham. The original site of the brewery was in Yardley, where independent beer production started in the city in 1997. Beowulf began in a disused ex Co-op shop. Our original “signature” beer, Heroes Bitter, is still popular and sits at the head of an capacious list of regular and occasional beers. Now on the shore of Chasewater near Brownhills, Staffordshire the brewery is awash with Regional and National awards. Beowulf’s dark beers attract particular praise, devotion and accolades. The brewery celebrated its first twenty years last year and in 2018 we will finally get it together to have a beautiful website… turns out the internet is not a flash in the pan! Please come back and see it. All our cask and bottled beers will be listed along with some other interesting stuff.

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

Cask at Shrewsbury Arms, Stafford. Pours a golden yellow with a small white head and good lacing. The nose has a soft lemony aroma along with some caramel. In the mouth it is juicy and sweet, though slightly watery. There’s lemon and citrus at the start, with hops coming through later, turning things bitter. Finish is mainly citrus though. Not bad, but not very exciting either – a standard golden ale really.

Tried from Cask on 18 Feb 2022 at 21:18


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at the Pup and Duckling, Solihull. Poured a a dark reddish brown colour with a lasting frothy off-white head. The aroma is malt and blueberries. The flavour is moderate sweet, with a smooth, rich, malt, juicy blueberry, light sweet vanilla palate. Medium bodied with soft carbonation. Tasty, but might get a little sickly after a couple of pints.

Tried from Cask at The Pup & Duckling on 16 Dec 2021 at 20:34


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Cask at the Pup and Duckling, Solihull. Poured a clear medium amber colour with an everlasting frothy white head. The aroma is malt, funky yeast. The flavour is moderate bitter, with a smooth, light floral, woody hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with soft carbonation and a lingering bitter finish. A solid bitter.

Tried from Cask at The Pup & Duckling on 16 Dec 2021 at 20:29


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Cask-conditioned at the Plough, Worcester 19 September 2021. Dark brown with a tight, beige, head. Toasty malts, some milk chocolate. Easy drinking with a creamy, lactose, finish. Enjoyable.

Tried from Cask on 21 Sep 2021 at 13:26


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

Cask at the Queens Head, Stourbridge. Pours pale gold with a thin head. Aroma is burnt straw. Taste is a bit crisp, some straw and sulphur.

Tried from Cask on 09 Sep 2021 at 18:51


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Cask at Shrewsbury Arms, Stafford. Pours almost black with a small foamy cream head and good lacing. Aroma has roast malts and chocolate. In the mouth there is a smooth creamy fexture. The dominant flavours are chocolate, malts and butter. Later on some bitterness comes through.together with traces of liquorice. Finish is dark and smoky. This is a quality beer !

Tried from Cask on 08 Sep 2021 at 22:52


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

Cask at the Queens Head, Stourbridge. Pours gold with a small head. Aroma is eggy straw and lemon. Taste has straw, grain and lemon. Slightly acrid finish.

Tried from Cask on 04 Aug 2021 at 21:36


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

Cask-conditioned at the Lime Kiln, Bristol 26 May 20201. Amber in colour with an off-white head. leafy hops, ripe malts, toffee sweetness, red fruits and a boozy finish. Fine.

Tried from Cask on 27 May 2021 at 06:38


5.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 4.5

Handpull cask at the Kings Head Leicester. Mid-gold with a small tight white head. Nice floral notes in the aroma, hay and fresh grass with buttery notes. Taste isn't so great however, pretty much pure buttery gold with some bittering hop at the end which redeems it a little. Not a great beer.

Tried from Cask on 05 May 2021 at 19:28


7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Cask at the Great British Beer Festival 2017, day one - London. Pours clear brown with a light, foamy tan head. The nose holds toasted toffee, light cocoa. Light sweet flavour, more toffee, brown bread. Light bodied with fine carbonation. Smooth finish, further toasted toffee, bready malts. Enjoyable mild.

Tried from Cask on 23 Apr 2021 at 20:24