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.

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5.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Cask @ Mechanical Elephant, Margate. Clear copper with a creamy head. Mainly bitter malts with a few caramels available too.
Tried from Cask on 19 Jun 2022 at 10:49

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Cask at the Newark beer festival 2022. Lightly hazed amber colour with a thick of white head. Aroma and taste are malty toffee and stone fruit. Medium body.
Tried from Cask on 27 May 2022 at 10:07

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Tried at the Newark beer festival 2022. Black colour with a thick tan head. Rich malty bitter and so smooth full bodied.
Tried from Cask on 26 May 2022 at 15:50

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Cask at White Horse, Dover. Pours almost clear pale golden with a white cap. Light citrus and bread notes. Light sweet & bitter. Medium body with soft carbonation
Tried from Cask on 15 Apr 2022 at 04:17

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Cask at The Barley Mow, Southsea, Portsmouth. Pours dark brown towards black with a thin tan cap. Aroma: dark malts, caramel, toffee. Taste: light to moderate sweet & bitter, dark malts, dark chocolate hints, caramel, toffee, burnt toast. Thin-ish body with soft carbonation. Nice flavours
Tried from Cask on 03 Apr 2022 at 22:16

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500ml bottle [courtesy of Grumbo - cheers Graham!]. Clear, amber colour with small to average, creamy, half-way lasting, minimally lacing, white head. Minimally piney and fruity, earthy, leafy, hoppy aroma, pale and minimally caramel malty background, hints of tea. Taste is minimally biscuity, pale and caramel malty, minimally earthy, leafy, piney and fruity hoppy, doughy yeasty overtones, hints of tea, a touch of shrubs, unspecific fruitiness. Watery texture, smooth and soft, minimally dry palate, fine, soft carbonation. Balanced, light, easy drinkable - nice.
Tried from Bottle on 14 Mar 2022 at 22:02

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Clear gold with a creamy white head and an aroma of peach and satsuma. Pretty sweet, smooth and creamy, with a tiny little kick of citrus bitterness and a dry finish
Tried on 16 Feb 2022 at 17:45

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26/11/2021. Cask at The Orange Tree, Chelmsford. Pours black with a small off-white head. Aroma of ash, chocolate, roasted malt, blackberry, dark fruits. Moderate sweetness, light roasted bitterness. Moderate body, slight watery oily texture, soft carbonation. Decent, could have done with a bit more body.
Tried from Cask on 29 Dec 2021 at 15:37

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26/11/2021. Cask at The Orange Tree, Chelmsford. Pours dark amber with a small frothy off-white head. Aroma of caramel, sweet malt, fruits. Medium sweetness, moderate bitterness. Moderate body, oily texture, soft carbonation.
Tried from Cask on 29 Dec 2021 at 15:35

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Cask @ The Abbey. Pours clear pale amber, medium white head. Aroma has sweet fruit emerging with the pale malt, taste sees some juicy stonefruit suggestions, quite mild, alongside a gentle malt backdrop, light bitter close. Ok.
Tried from Cask on 27 Dec 2021 at 12:09