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.
eurosoba (18570) ticked NZH106 from Wantsum Brewery 1 month ago
Leighton (34941) reviewed Letters to Satan from Wantsum Brewery 2 months ago
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.
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.
Theydon_Bois (46224) reviewed Want Some Broccoli? from Wantsum Brewery 2 months ago
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.
eurosoba (18570) ticked Green Hop - Cascade from Wantsum Brewery 3 months ago
eurosoba (18570) ticked Green Hop - Emperor from Wantsum Brewery 3 months ago
Tommann (7637) reviewed Heart Of Darkness from Wantsum Brewery 3 months ago
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.
WingmanWillis (38284) ticked Green Hop - Cascade from Wantsum Brewery 3 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5
Theydon_Bois (46224) reviewed Green Hop - Emperor from Wantsum Brewery 4 months ago
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.
Grumbo (24387) reviewed Green Hop - Goldings from Wantsum Brewery 4 months ago
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.