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.
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask@Trafford Arms, Norwich. Amber colour, small white head. Aroma is fruity, floral, nutty and quite resiny. Flavour is resin, wood, some herbs and mild syrupy notes. Balanced and pleasant session bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Dec 2011
at 10:52
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask handpull at Alexandra Derby. Very dark brown beer. Not much head.. More of a dark mild I would say. Roasty malts are satisfying. Tasty enough and a good beer to start a days drinking in Derby. Some dark fruit.e
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Nov 2011
at 06:10
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask @ GBBF 2011. Pours a clear amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty caramel aroma with some week hoppy hints. Fruity malty caramel flavor. Has a fruity malty caramel finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Nov 2011
at 04:44
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle from Tescos in Amersham, Bucks. A golden coloured pour with a smallish white head on top. Hoppy, citrus fruit aroma. Tastes hoppy, malty, crisp, citrus fruit, slight sweetness. Rather plain and uninspiring but drinkable I guess.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Nov 2011
at 03:59
8/10
Tried
on 27 Oct 2011
at 14:34
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bright blond colour. Strong citrus hop aroma. Zesty flavour with an abundance of hop. Texture quite thin and watery.
Tried
on 11 Oct 2011
at 12:17
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Slightly hazy golden straw with white head. Nice floral aroma. Light body, medium carbonation. Good malty taste for light beer and decent hop bitterness in finish. Overall a nice refreshing beer.
Tried
on 06 Oct 2011
at 05:33
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask@GBBF2011. (heavy encryption on beer name). Amber colour, small beige head. Aroma is caramel, mild nuttyness, some resiny notes as well as wood and some mild floral bitterness. Flavour is being quite similar with a quite pleasant nutty and floral finish. Also quite dry palate in the finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 26 Sep 2011
at 11:16
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask at Rook and Gaskill Inn, York, N. Yorkshire. Near clear brownish amber. Nutty and mid sweet, mildy roasty with some hazelnuts and slight butter. Meduim bodied with slight spicy hops and mild bitterness.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Aug 2011
at 03:56
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Cask at Rook and Gaskill Inn, York, N. Yorkshire. Hazy pale yellow. Aroma of elderflowers and citrus. Dryish and very light with well rounded mouthfeel, Dominated by citric elderflower. Fairly low bitterness.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Aug 2011
at 01:49