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The Kent Barn, St Nicholas Court Farm, Court Road, St Nicholas At Wade, CT7 0PT, England
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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.
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.
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
50cl bottle from the brewery.
Medium off white head. Clear almost black pour. Easy drinking
Medium off white head. Clear almost black pour. Easy drinking
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Feb 2021
at 17:39
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
50cl bottle from the brewery
Thin white head. Hazy golden pour. Light bitterness
Thin white head. Hazy golden pour. Light bitterness
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Feb 2021
at 17:32
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle shared at Chris and Ruth Pre-GBBF 2017 tasting - London. Cheers! Pours hazy orange with a frothy, off-white head. The nose holds twigs, leaves, earth. Light sweet flavour with more earthy hops, leather, leaves, toasted grains. Light bodied with fine to average carbonation. Dry earthy finish, more leaves and toasted grains. So so.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jan 2021
at 21:06
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
On tap at The Taphouse Deal . Dark brown beer thin beige head. Chocolate and alcohol aroma. Very light peanut. it's mostly a sour dark cherry beer. As a dark cherry beer with a little sour edge it's good. like bramble jam. BlackBerry. jammy lovely fruit. light salted peanut. they would have done better forgetting about the peanut and concentrated on the fruit which is good. peanut butter and jelly? not terrible. it's not put of balance and hides abv well. I just don't know what it is. enjoyable ride. right beer wrong name. still liked it.
Tried
from Draft
on 01 Aug 2020
at 18:23
6/10
Tried at the tiny tavern Lincoln. Opaque reddish deep brown colour with a thin tan head. Aroma has lots of raspberry. Taste sweet berry. Slightly thin body.
Tried
on 25 Jul 2020
at 11:42
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask @ Bod, Newport, Shropshire. Pours black, beige head. Liquorice on the nose. Taste is pleasantly liquorice-forward with soft coffee roast, soft sweetness, good stuff, great condition.
Tried
from Cask
at
Bod Newport
on 02 Mar 2020
at 18:50
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Gravicask at Stratford Alehouse, half-pint shared with Finn. Patchy off-white head, close-to-clear amber-gold body, fragile lacing. Moderate smell of mid-sweet malts, hints of herbal hops. Mixed taste profile of biscuit and ripe fruits. Has got a moment of resinous bitterness to th ending. Satisfying. (Stratford-upon-Avon 02.02.2020).
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Mar 2020
at 13:45
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Cask at PoW, Farnborough. Nil aroma. Dark cola brown. No head. Light bitter with a streak of malty chocolate. Some hints of sourness and a umami edge which is the weak peanut butter trying to make itself known. Oily - almost medicinal mouthfeel. Flat carbonation. Slightly astringent finish. Alright but for an Impy Stout it's pretty bland.
Tried
from Cask
on 25 Feb 2020
at 12:30
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Tried at the 2020 Derby Winter Beer Festival. Pale golden colour with a white head. Citrus and malty aroma and taste. Light sweet. Smooth body.
Tried
on 21 Feb 2020
at 18:45
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4
Cask at Sun, Stafford Pours a classic bitter brown with a strong white head. Nose is vaguely citrus with some malt. In the mouth the taste is nutty with oranges and other generally citrus. Finish starts off as simply bitter – but later on degenerates into a really disgusting taste – industrial floor cleaner ?! Not bad – until you reach the end !
Tried
from Cask
on 13 Feb 2020
at 22:17