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 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Cask at the Vat And Fiddle, Nottingham. Deep ruby colour with an off white head. Aroma and taste are malty sweet caramel. Medium body.
Tried
from Cask
at
Vat And Fiddle
on 28 Feb 2025
at 11:57
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at the Vat and Fiddle, Lincoln. Golden colour with a white head. Aroma and taste are biscuity and slight sweet. Light body
Tried
from Cask
at
Vat And Fiddle
on 28 Feb 2025
at 11:48
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Cask at Harp, Covent Garden. Gluten Free. Hazy golden colour, bubbly white foam head and aroma of tropical, citrus, hops. Taste is sweet, malt, grain, juicy fruits, passionfruit, zesty citrusy, pine, hop bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying hoppy bitter finish. Nicely drinkable
Tried
from Cask
at
Harp - Covent Garden
on 24 Feb 2025
at 12:00
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Strugglers Inn. Lincoln. Golden colour with a white head. Aroma and taste are fruity slight tropical. Light body.
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Feb 2025
at 14:49
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Old rating from 2010 - 500ml bottle, pours golden with a white head. Aromas & tastes of citrus, fruits, biscuit, caramel, hops & malt. Moderate body. Light bitter finish
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Jan 2025
at 15:07
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Pint from the cask at Canalhouse, Nottingham. Pours light glden with a white head. Aromas & tastes of flora, light citrus, grass & malt. Moderate body. Mild bitter finish. Disappointing.
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Jan 2025
at 09:24
6.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Tuesday 21st January 2025, Blue Boar, Leicester mid afternoon; hand pulled half pint. Red hue to the bronze coloured body, clean looking; off white crown. Rye giving the colour and a twist to it's aroma and taste, feels spicy but most likely isn't spiced, it's the Rye again! Went well with the Blue Stilton Bap I had with it.
Tried
from Cask
at
Blue Boar
on 21 Jan 2025
at 15:00
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Tried
from Cask
at
Tap and Can
on 18 Jan 2025
at 19:29
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at the Fat Cat’s 2024 Beer Festival with Grumbo and ITFCDan. Aroma is lemon, grass, citrus, coconut and grapefruit. Finish is more tropical but does have a thin body. Bitterness coming through late.
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Jan 2025
at 14:54
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Aroma is citrusy. Slightly spice. Clear gold. Frothy foamy white head. Citusy. Underlying soft malts. Light-medium bodied. Thin to slick. Soft-fizzy carbonation. Long dry somewhat astringent finish. Nice enough.
Tried
from Cask
at
Castle Tap
on 03 Jan 2025
at 21:13