Wantsum Brewery

Microbrewery in St Nicholas At Wade, Kent, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 2009

Contact
The Kent Barn, St Nicholas Court Farm, Court Road, St Nicholas At Wade, CT7 0PT, England
Subsidiaries
Wantsum Brewery owns 1 brewery:
Description
In 2009, James Sandy started brewing “Fortitude” the first of what has become an extensive range of beers all named after people or pivotal events in Kent’s history.

Today the brewery proudly produces 9 Core Beers all year round and many seasonal/special ales which are sold to pubs and bottle outlets throughout the South East of England & East Anglia.

Wantsum Brewery was originally a 6 British barrel brewery that brewed 24 firkins a week. In 2012 it had grown to a 12 barrel brewery and the production has risen dramatically to 200 firkins a week. We use British barley and a variety of hops from around the world including, of course, the excellent hops from Kent.

Wantsum Brewery takes its name from the Wantsum Channel, the watercourse separating the Isle of Thanet and what was the mainland of the English county of Kent. During the time of King Henry VIII, this channel was the mooring place of the King’s Fleet. The brewery sits on what was one of the major tributaries to the Wantsum Channel.

     Show


Tried from Cask at Raven on 02 Jan 2026 at 00:00


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Very tasty stuff, rather sweet and fruity, some pleasant toasted malts, a little fruitcake, low bitterness. Nice one.

Tried from Cask at Cock Tavern on 22 Dec 2025 at 17:17


Beer tick image

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

Creamy off white head on a dark brown coloured body.
Medium to full bodied, creamy & smooth.
Nutty, lactose, malt & liquorice tastes with a tangy finish.
Good one.

Tried from Cask on 14 Dec 2025 at 18:47

gave a cheers!

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

Gravity Cask at day 2 of the 41st Pigs Ear Beer Festival, 03/12/2025.
Golden blonde topped with a white head.
Nose is orange zest, grass, melon, papaya.
Taste comprises soft malts, melon, tangerine, grass, citric tinged straw.
Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close splashed with mellow light juicy hop bitterness.
Okay cask pale.

Tried on 03 Dec 2025 at 00:00


Tried from Cask at Raven on 12 Nov 2025 at 00:00


Tried from Cask at Raven on 04 Nov 2025 at 00:00


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

Cask at the Queens Head, Stourbridge. Pours very dark brown with a small head. Aroma is roast, liquorice and dark berries. Taste has dark fruity malt and Ribena, mild esq.

Tried from Cask on 01 Nov 2025 at 16:29


6.6
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5

Tried from Cask at Green Dragon on 31 Oct 2025 at 21:35


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Gravity cask at the 28th St Albans Beer Festival, 26/09/25.
Golden blonde topped with a white cap.
Nose is straw, earthy hops, fruit esters, melon.
Taste comprises mandarin, light tropical fruit lean, straw, earthy, grass.
Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close peppered with leafy green laden hop bitterness.
Tidy.

Tried on 24 Oct 2025 at 17:22


Beer tick image

5.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 4.5

24/10/2025. Cask at The Dove Street Inn, Ipswich. Pours okay. Aroma is grainy, cereals, hops, straw, starchy edge. Medium sweetness, light to moderate bitterness and body. Soft carbonation. Underwhelming drop.

Tried from Cask at Dove Street Inn on 24 Oct 2025 at 14:53