Gan Yam Brew Co

Microbrewery in Kendal, Cumbria, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 2017

Contact
3 Benson View Works, Shap Road Industrial Estate, Kendal, LA9 6NZ, England
Description
The brewery started life in a 30 litre stock pot on a South London stove top, and since then we’ve been testing, learning, failing and, sometimes, winning in the relentless pursuit of creating quality beer. Now in 2021, we’ve made good on our name and gan yam’d back to Cumbria to set up our first brewhouse. Come and find us on the edge of our hometown, under the gentle gaze of Benson Knott.

Honed recipes. Mountain fresh water. Flavour exploration. Years of perseverance. Endless possibilities. Beer we want to make, drink and share. Get to know our core range and keep an eye out for specials and limited releases.

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6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

Cask at the pigs ear beer festival 2023. A clear straw gold coloured pour with a halo of white head. Aroma is semi sweet, little earthy straw, hay, lemongrass, herbal hop. Flavour is composed of earthy grains, grass, lemon twist, soft cereal, herbal notes. Palate is semi sweet. Light decent cask condition. Ok.

Tried from Cask on 28 Nov 2023 at 13:19


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

Gravity cask at Pigs Ear 2023, day - London. Pours clear gold with a bubbly, white head. Light sweet flavour with a touch of butter, grassy hops, biscuits, straw. Light bodied with delicate carbonation. Decent balance to finish, notes of crispy straw, dry pale malts. Fine.

Tried from Cask on 28 Nov 2023 at 12:59


6.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Can from BeerGB. Appearance - cloudy yellow to orange. Fluffy white head. Nose - orange, melon, dank, dishcloth. Taste - orange, but an edge of sour citric acid. And that sour dominates. Palate - light bodied, bitter and lightly sour. Overall - I'm not sure this is how the brewer intended.

Tried from Can on 28 Oct 2023 at 19:16


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8

Cask at Petersgate Tap, Stockport. Pours almost black with a small foamy cream head and good lacing. The aroma has roast malts and biscuits. In the mouth it is initially sweet and slightly watery with flavour of dark fruits, prunes and figs. Later on roasted malts come through along with traces of vanilla, cola and lemon. Finish is quite fruity. This is rather nice – bags full of flavour for such a low ABV.

Tried from Cask on 16 Jul 2023 at 22:04


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Tried on 01 Dec 2022 at 17:27


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

Gravicask as PAL Citra, 4.2 % abv, at The 14th Robin Hood Beer and Cider Festival 2022, Marquee Bar. Shared with Finn. Hazy golden body, filmy layer, dotted spots on the nose. Subdued peachy nose. Flavoured with grassy hops joined by moments of canned fruits. Mid-dry, and rather sweet fruity ending. Approved. (Nottingham 13.10.2022).

Tried from Cask on 27 Oct 2022 at 11:37


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

4.2%. På Robin Hood Beer&Cider Festival 2022. Delt med Rune. Ferskenfarget. Uklar. Skumring. Ananasaroma. Smaken tørket frukt. Litt vassen. Beskjeden tørr bitter avslutning.

Tried on 13 Oct 2022 at 13:34


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

Cask at the New Union, Kendal. Hazy orange with a white head. Chalky, herbal, pine and melon rind. Moderate bitterness. I suspect some people will like this a lot but it's just not my sort of thing.

Tried from Cask on 10 Oct 2022 at 11:34


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

Can ordered from Beer GB/Beer Ambleside. Aroma citrus and stone fruit, with Malta and coconut. Hazy dark orange. Thick fluffy foamy white head yearns to be set free from the constraints of the glass. Medium bitter. Tangy citrus. Soft underlying sweet fruit. Some spice. Light-medium bodied. Slick. Average-fizzy carbonation. Long dry finish. Decent enough. Very fruity.

Tried from Can on 13 Jul 2022 at 19:49


6

A bit thin, heavy mint flavor.

Tried from Can on 02 May 2022 at 00:13