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.
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Thanks to MadsNP. Golden with a small white head. Aroma of citrus, fruit, grass and a hint of pine. Sweet grassy and fruity flavour with a citrus hop finish.
Tried
on 18 May 2010
at 04:33
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Cask. Golden colour, not much head. Aroma is slightly fruity with some nectar and quite bready notes. Flavour is bready malts, fruity and floral hops as well as some mild herbal notes.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 May 2010
at 08:13
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. Medium head with medium duration. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are sweet malt and bitter hops. Nice long bitter finish
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 May 2010
at 10:55
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask-conditioned at the Coronation, Bristol 31/3/10. Pale gold in colour with a decent white head. Light, citrus hop and sweet malt aroma. Soft, fruity flavour with lemony hops and a short, dry finish. Ok.
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Apr 2010
at 10:19
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
50cl bottle from Morrisons. Pale gold in colour with a ring of white head; piney, resinous aroma; clean, sharp hoppy taste with some citrus and honeyed sweetness; and a dry bitter finish. A good attempt at bottling this style.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Feb 2010
at 15:13
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Cask, Rook and Gaskill, York. Reddy brown colour with a medium sized creamy off white head. Aroma was malty with notes of tobacco and wood. Flavour was pretty unremarkable, lightly fruity with some bitterness towards the finish. Nothing to shout about especially.
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Feb 2010
at 11:54
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask, Rook and Gaskill, York. Clear golden colour with a decent white head. Nose had some grassy hop, citrus and sweet malt. Clean and crisp fruity taste that was well hopped . Smooth and very drinkable. Pretty good.
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Feb 2010
at 08:11
4.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Cask at In de Wildeman. Clear reddish black colour, soapy head. Aroma of light roasted malts, caramel, light laurel. Flavour is sweet, some laurel, light roasted malts, ending in a bit skunky grainy bitter finish. Oily mouthfeel, light bodied. Onset is good, finish is bad.
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Jan 2010
at 12:28
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
(Cask at Gallows Real Ale Fest ’10) Poured deep reddish brown with small, ragged and white head. Aroma contained malts and boiled vegetables. Palate was medium bodied and dry with low carbonation. Flavours were malts, roastedness, sweetness, hops and bitterness. Aftertaste was bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Jan 2010
at 03:14
6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
(Cask at Gallows Real Ale Fest ’10) Poured yellow and hazy with with small, gritty and white head. Aroma was mild and citric. Palate was medium bodied with low carbonation. Flavours were fruitiness, sweetness, hops, bit of grapefruit and bitterness. Aftertaste was bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Jan 2010
at 03:06