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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6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask at the Brickmakers Arms, Brierley Hill. Pours light golden with a tight, large head. Aroma is citrus hops. Pale malt start, light fruity hoppy finish. Smooth and full but not the best in Britain IMO.
Tried from Cask on 13 Oct 2010 at 12:43

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask, handpump at The Eagle, High Street, Lincoln 22.09.10 I was sure that this was 4.2% on the pumpclip but the Castle Rock website states 4.8% so we’ll defer to that. After a hefty long walk to this pub from the centre of Lincoln, I never realised a High Street could be so long. we found this pub and what seemed an outlet for a few of the Castle Rock stable of beers. This poured amber touch hazy with a white head. There was some sweetness, and a malty tang, bit chewy, caramel and toffee showing, it was ok. A6 A3 T7 P3 Ov13 3.2
Tried from Cask on 26 Sep 2010 at 22:33

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle. Creamy white good mostly lasting head. DArk yellow colour. Moderate malty and hoppy aroma. Grape and grassy notes. Moderate bittter very nice flavor. Grassy and pine notes. Average moderate bitter ffinish. Oily palate. Very nice beer.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Aug 2010 at 00:29

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask (handpump) @ Alexandra Hotel, 203 Siddals Road, Derby, Derbyshire England DE1 2QE.Clear medium to dark amber color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, nutty, caramel, light hoppy. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20100117]
Tried from Cask on 24 Aug 2010 at 08:18

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
chiara buona schiuma piuttosto persitente naso luppolato citrico aromatico media intensità in bocca buona corpo leggero malto poi luppoli piacevole e beverina
Tried on 11 Aug 2010 at 03:24

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask at GBBF 2010. A golden coloured pour with a small white head. Hoppy, malty aroma. Tastes hoppy, malty, bitter, fruity. Good for a session beer.
Tried from Cask on 09 Aug 2010 at 05:24

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
From cask at GBBF 2010. Pours clear and golden yellow with a huge white head. Aroma is peachy and mild citrusy. Crisp hops fruity and bitter. Lasting peachy and citrusy hops flavours. Goes dry, crisp fruity and lasting into the finish. Lovely.
Tried from Cask on 09 Aug 2010 at 00:23

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
From cask. Pours dark brown with no lasting head. Roasted malt and breadish. Roasted malt, mild fruity and with a light bitterness coming through. Crisp fruity bitterness into the finish.
Tried from Cask on 04 Aug 2010 at 12:28

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bright golden colour. Thin head. Fruity sweetness at first with fresh, clean, hoppy bitter finish.
Tried on 03 Aug 2010 at 12:34

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
Cask: Pale golden to golden, creamy and lacy white head; moderate to solid fruity (lemons) and bitter-hoppy nose with a light "woody" touch; light to moderate bitter-sweet flavour, almost medium bodied; slightly lingering fruity (lemons) and pale-malty finish with a light hoppy aftertaste. Not great, but of solid quality......
Tried from Cask on 01 Aug 2010 at 06:18