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.
7.6/10
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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
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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
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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
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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
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask: Creamy and lacy off-white head; moderate woody and light lemony nose; moderate sweet-bitter flavour, light bodied; distinctively lingering light to moderate fruity-bitter finish. Good, but not too great.....
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Aug 2010
at 06:09
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask: Golden, small lacy white head, fruity and "woody" hoppy aromas (apricots, lemons) in the nose; light to moderate bitter-sweet flavour, light bodied, smooth; lingering hoppy-fruity bitter-sweet finish. Fine stuff.....
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Aug 2010
at 05:52
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Ruby shades to a pitch black body. Tiny, lacing head. Aroma of dark malts. Blended flavour of grainy malts and blood oranges added by a touch of spices. Malt bitterness to the ending. Watching Spain against Netherlands at Mr Foleys Cask Ale House in Leeds, 11.07.2010.
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Jul 2010
at 12:12
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle 500ml.Clear medium yellow color with a small to average, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted - caramel, toffee, light to moderate hoppy. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, green grass, toffee notes. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20100709]
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jul 2010
at 14:19
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
50 cL bottle. Pours clear and golden yellow with a small white head. Aroma is fruity, light hoppy and slight yeasty. Distinct citrusy and grassy hops flavoured. Dry and bitter into the finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jul 2010
at 11:19
5.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
clear orange, small white head. bitter aroma, flowery hops. flavor is bitter, faint flowery, faint sweet malty. nice one.
Tried
on 09 Jul 2010
at 11:10