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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6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 6

Cask at the Evening Star, Brighton on 9th May 2025. Clear pale gold with shallow white foam and scant lacing. Fine aroma of zesty peel and dessert fruits. Leafy and citrus hops in-mouth with sweet malts. Leafy hops and sweet orchard fruits dominate the finish. Light bodied with a smooth mouthfeel.

Tried from Cask at The Evening Star on 09 May 2025 at 19:55


8

Lovely, fruity, malty beer. Smooth finish.

Tried from Cask on 04 May 2025 at 12:30


6

Bottle at home. A decent English bitter/golden ale.

Tried from Bottle on 03 May 2025 at 21:00


8.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 8.5

keg at the Great Exhibition 2025 ...deep copper ...thin tan lacing ..soft sweet caramel toffee fruit ..juicy sweet Caramelised toffee fruit ..rich sweet Caramelised malts

Tried on 02 May 2025 at 19:28


7.8
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

cask at the Great Exhibition ..mdeep red brown .thin tan lacing ..soft sweet woody caramel toffee malts nose ..light bitter woody malts ...so crystal toffee malts

Tried from Cask on 02 May 2025 at 17:29


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

Cask at The Colmore; dark brown pour with a thin beige head, aroma has coffee, taste has coffee, light fruits, chocolate malts

Tried from Cask at The Colmore on 05 Apr 2025 at 12:42


7.3
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Casket NERAX. Gold pour and white head. Nose is tropical fruits. Tastes melon, peach, guava, herbal, some bread and straw. Medium bodied. Fruity finish

Tried on 03 Apr 2025 at 00:56


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

Cask at the Oil Basin, Worcester. Pours very dark brown with a small head. Aroma is fruity, dusty coffee. Taste has fruity toffee, boiled sweets and light coffee.

Tried from Cask on 02 Apr 2025 at 20:30


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

cask at the oil basin ...dark black ..thin tan lacing ..soft sweet nutty chocolate roast malts nose ..soft woody nutty chocolate roast malts

Tried on 01 Apr 2025 at 18:13


6.8
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5

Tried from Cask on 30 Mar 2025 at 12:48