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.
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle at home with friends in London. Pours a mostly clear yellow with a small, white foam head. Rich doughy malt nose, some hay. Medium sweet flavor with sugary dough, light lemon, mellow alcohol, white sugar. Medium bodied with fine carbonation. Moderately sweet to finish with basic, doughy malts, white sugar, light herbal hops, hints of vegetables, straw. Very simple but generally OK beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Oct 2012
at 02:07
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
33cl bottle from the Sainsbury’s Beer Hunt range. Pale amber with a billowing white head; rich tropical fruit aroma; soft and fruity in the mouth with piney hops; and a pleasantly warming bitter finish with a floral touch. A pretty good ale.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Oct 2012
at 15:42
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
500ml bottle - a solid black body with a thin beige head, a feint smoky nose, with a hint of mild fruits. First taste is a delicate malt, very thin palate, with a slightly acidic after taste. Nothing really screams out, it was just okay really.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Oct 2012
at 11:29
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Tried
on 30 Sep 2012
at 11:17
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Tried
on 30 Sep 2012
at 11:16
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Tried
on 30 Sep 2012
at 11:14
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from Sainsburys, Pinner. A dark golden coloured pour with a medium white head on top. Hoppy, fruity, floral aroma. Tastes hoppy, fruity and maybe some ginger in there. Very easy drinking and I rather like the label.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Sep 2012
at 06:04
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 10
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
This one has a fantastic hoppy aroma to it, and while the taste isn’t quite so strong it’s still very pleasant. A beer to savour.
Tried
on 27 Sep 2012
at 01:44
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
330ml bottle. Pours deep gold with a large, frothy head. Aroma is sherbet lemon and orange. Taste has a biscuit malty start and a sherbet finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Sep 2012
at 14:36
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Seven Stars, Bristol 12/8/2012. Pale gold with a slight white head. Lemon fruit and hay aroma with some grassy hops. Flavour had cereal malts, more fruit and a dry finish. Good.
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Sep 2012
at 02:51