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.
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.
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask (gravity) @ Hop Pole Inn, [ Hop Pole Beer Festival & Aylesbury Brewhouse Grand Opening 2011 ], 83 Bicester Road, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England HP19 9AZ.Clear medium amber brown colour with a small to average, frothy, good lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, bread, caramel, light hoppy, sweet fruit, sour fruit. Flavor is moderate sweet and light bitter with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20111204]
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Jan 2013
at 12:21
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle thanks to Dutchdrebus. Very dark brown color, small beige head. Aroma has something really weird in it. Don’t know what to think really. Weird. Taste malts, some oak, a light sourness. Medium body, thin texture, ok carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Jan 2013
at 12:42
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle @ home. Muddy black with no real head. Smells slightly sour, red fruits, oak. Tastes red fruits like cherries, oak, woods, chocolate in the aftertaste. I can’t find the whisky though. Thin to medium body, soft carbo.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Jan 2013
at 12:14
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Poured a clear yellow straw colour with a thin white broken head, broken lace and high carbonation. The aroma is peachy, leading to a medium bitter, malty slightly zesty flavour with some fruity notes on the palate and a mild bitter lingering aftertaste. A very drinkable summer session beer served cool.
Tried
on 06 Jan 2013
at 13:46
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
The 8th Redhill Beer Festival 2 Nov 12. Lys gylden. Ikke skum. Grei søt plommearoma. Smaken vel “lett”. Plommer. Syrlig frukt. Totalinntrykket blir vel søtt.
Tried
on 03 Jan 2013
at 01:49
4.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4
The 8th Redhill Beer Festival 2 Nov 12. Mørk amber. Ikke skum. Søt fruktaroma. Lite smak. Tørr avslutning.
Tried
on 03 Jan 2013
at 01:49
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Sainsbury?s. It pours golden yellow with a medium white head. The nose is zesty lime, lemon, sherbet, pine and floral notes. The taste is straw, pithy lemon, lime, sweet pale malt, soap, soft pine, floral and light bitterness with a dry finish. Medium body and fine carbonation. Decent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Dec 2012
at 13:45
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Amber beer with a frothy head. Hoppy aroma and a hoppy-sweet taste. Pale, refreshing and very drinkable.
Tried
on 23 Dec 2012
at 12:34
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On cask at New Barrack Tavern, Hillsborough - Pale yellow body with thin head.Aromatic,a bit floral and hoppy in the nose. There is a flowery taste, a bit buttery, a bit disappointing and not for this time of year. Okay, I guess.
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Dec 2012
at 15:34
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Sussex Arms, Twickenham Green - 15/12/12. Dark mahogony brown with a decent frothy tan head that retains well. Nose is light malt, some chocolate and toffee. Taste comprises light roast malt, chocolate, mineral tones. Medium bodied with soft carbonation. Ok - nowt special, touch above average.
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Dec 2012
at 14:55