Castle Rock Brewery

Commercial Brewery in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated with 17 Venues

Established in 1997

Contact
Queensbridge Road, Nottingham, NG2 1NB, England
Description
Castle Rock was originally founded in 1977 by former Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) chairman Chris Holmes, and was formed as a partnership between Bramcote Brewery & Tynemill in 1997 (Bramcote have now stopped brewing). The site opened next door to the Vat & Fiddle in Nottingham, which is now the Castle Rock Brewery Tap.

Adrian Redgrove was appointed in 2004 and the brewery went from strength to strength, producing high quality and consistent beers time after time after time. From the opening of the brewery, production grew from 30 barrels a week to over 100 barrels a week in 2010. Word spread and Castle Rock’s reputation grew.

In 2010, with the second brewery bursting at the seams Castle Rock underwent a further expansion, with a whole host of new equipment and an increased capacity of 360 barrels a week.

Today the brewery continues to create innovative new beers, while remaining consistent and of exceptional high quality. That said we reassure our customers that it isn’t ‘job done’ and we will work hard to continue to provide the very best beers that we can possibly deliver.

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6.5

Malty crisp and light bodied.

Tried from Cask at The Strugglers Inn on 21 Mar 2026 at 13:25


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

Cask handpull at County Hotel JDW Ashford. Clear gold colour lasting white head. Aromatic sherbet hop aroma and flavour. I rather liked the sherbet hop. Moderate bitterness on the finish. Decent condition and temperature. I liked the hop.

Tried from Cask at County Hotel on 17 Mar 2026 at 18:06


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Hand pulled half pint at the Crown Inn, Oakengates on 13th March 2026. Amber pour, clean and clear, white crust on top. Solid malty base with a decent bitter hop bite, piney and woody flavours.

Tried from Cask at Crown Inn on 13 Mar 2026 at 16:30


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

12/3/2026. Cask at wetherspoon’s beer festival. At the Crosse Keys, Gracechurch Street, London.

Tried from Cask at Crosse Keys (JDW) on 12 Mar 2026 at 15:45


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

Third of a pint on cask at the gate house jdw.
Medium white head. Clear golden pour. Light bitterness

Tried from Cask at Gate House (JDW) on 10 Mar 2026 at 17:33


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

[Cask at the Back of Beyond (JDW), Reading.] A straw coloured pour with a ring of white head; light citrus aroma; grainy body with a taste of lime; then a dry bready finish.

Tried from Cask at Back of Beyond on 09 Mar 2026 at 14:39


7.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Cask at Bull & Stirrup, Chester. Pours golden amber with minimal scummy off-white head and good lacing. The aroma is a pleasant blend of soft citrus, pine resin and mixed hops. In the mouth there is briefly a little sweetness before it rapidly become somewhat bitter. Flavour is floral hops, oranges and pine, with traces of spice and mango coming later. A slight spiciness in the finish too. This is decent.

Tried from Cask at Bull and Stirrup Hotel on 09 Mar 2026 at 13:30


6.4
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6

Wetherspoon Spring Beer Festival 2026, Beer#12. Solid enough clear golden ale with a dominant hoppiness, mix of fruits, I can just taste the pine as described in its beer notes, perhaps not without knowing. Its a slightly grittier hopped brew.

Tried from Cask at Regal Moon (JDW) on 05 Mar 2026 at 20:26

gave a cheers!

Tried from Cask at Imperial (JDW) on 04 Mar 2026 at 15:56

gave a cheers!

6.5
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 5.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Half-pint, cask ale at The White Swan (JDW) in Islington. Clear warm golden body, covering off-white head that laced well. Inviting hop fruity smell, hints of citrus. Refreshing flavours of grapefruit and orange added by mid-sweet malts. Bittersweet fruity ending. Medium body. Good enough. (London, 02.03.2026).

Tried from Cask at White Swan (JDW) on 02 Mar 2026 at 10:25