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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Tried from Cask on 05 Sep 2025 at 10:43


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Tried from Cask on 26 Aug 2025 at 18:09


5

Tried from Cask on 26 Aug 2025 at 17:11


5.4
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Tried from Cask on 25 Aug 2025 at 14:23


4.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4

Tried from Cask at Peterborough Beer Festival (CAMRA) on 25 Aug 2025 at 12:10


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5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5.5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

22/8/2025. Cask at the 33rd East Anglian Beer & Cider Festival, Bury St Edmunds.

Tried from Cask on 23 Aug 2025 at 13:14


6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Cask gravity at the Watford beer festival 2025. A clear golden orange coloured pour with a a lasting white froth. Aroma is semi sweet, bready, orange rind, custard, vanilla notes, orange creamsicle. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, aggressive hop bitterness, bitter orange, creamy vanilla, grassy, boozy sticky hops, bark, Warming alcohol bite. Palate is semi sweet z resinous, alcohol bite, sticky, decent cask condition. Really punchy,

Tried from Cask on 22 Aug 2025 at 21:07


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4.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 4

20/8/2025. Cask at the 46th Peterborough Beer Festival. Sweaty, musty, damp straw, starchy, potato, stone fruit, yeasty aroma. Moderate sweetness, light sourness. Not one we enjoyed.

Tried from Cask on 20 Aug 2025 at 14:16


6.6
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

На вкус как черная свинья. Горькая и терпкая. Больше похоже на портер английский чем темный лагер.

Tried on 12 Jul 2025 at 22:38


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

Keg at the Magnet, Broadstairs, 03/07/2025.
Hazed orange topped with a lasting off white head.
Nose is melon, peach, grass, tangerine.
Taste comprises grapefruit, mineral bite, light pine nibble, orange pith, ripe melon.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close spliced with balanced juicy hop bitterness.
Tidy IPA ... first keg offering I've had from Wantsum IIRC ... was impressed.

Tried on 03 Jul 2025 at 11:30