Castle Rock Brewery

Commercial Brewery in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated with 17 Venues

Established in 1997

Contact
Queensbridge Road, Nottingham, NG2 1NB, England
0044 115 985 1615
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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Svesse

6.4
Svesse (15730) reviewed Elsie Mo (Cask) from Castle Rock Brewery 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

(Cask at Carpenter’s Arms, Marble Arch, London, 1 Dec 2007) Pale amber colour with frothy, white head. Fruity nose with apricots, orange and floral hops. Fruity taste with notes of apricots, mandarin, orange and floral hops in a fairly short finish. A decent golden ale.

Tried from Cask on 16 Dec 2007 at 16:04

Anders37

6
Anders37 (30296) reviewed Elsie Mo (Cask) from Castle Rock Brewery 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle. Pours a hazy pale golden color with a longlasting white head. Fruity malty and hoppy aroma with some hints of citrus. Smooth malty hoppy flavor with some hints of honey and citrus. Fruity hoppy finish with a slightly bitter aftertaste.

Tried from Bottle on 14 Nov 2007 at 06:45

Anders37

5.9
Anders37 (30296) reviewed Hemlock Bitter from Castle Rock Brewery 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle. Pours a slightly hazy dark golden color with a small white head. Malty bitter aroma with some hints of caramel. Sweet malty bitter hoppy flavor. Long bitter finish.

Tried from Bottle on 06 Nov 2007 at 16:05

Harrisoni

6.6
Harrisoni (26233) reviewed Preservation from Castle Rock Brewery 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask handpull at Nottingham BF 2007. Copper/orange, thick creamy head. Fruity, clean tasting bitter. Too tight a sparkler, good hop on end. Creamy, tasty and berry fruity.

Tried from Cask on 21 Oct 2007 at 03:26

Harrisoni

6
Harrisoni (26233) reviewed White Admiral from Castle Rock Brewery 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask handpull at Nottingham BF 2007. Gold, lasting white head. Too tight a sparkler. Pretty good sherberty hop. Strong pale ale, plenty of flavour. Little bit of toffee on aroma. Little bit of stale pale malt.

Tried from Cask on 21 Oct 2007 at 02:43

Anders37

6
Anders37 (30296) reviewed Nottingham Gold from Castle Rock Brewery 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cask @ The Pembury Tavern, Hackney. Pours a clear pale golden color with a small white head. Fruity malty honey aroma with hoppy hints. Sweet malty hoppy flavor with some hints of citrus. Has a sweet malty and bitter finish.

Tried from Cask on 04 Oct 2007 at 07:57

cagarvie

7
cagarvie (40076) reviewed Black Gold (Cask) from Castle Rock Brewery 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cask Bow Bar edinburgh ...Black ... sweet roast malt aroma ... deep roast malts soft rich but a bit thin and watery lots of deep dark fruityness. all round not bad.

Tried from Cask on 17 Sep 2007 at 11:10

Svesse

6.2
Svesse (15730) reviewed Black Gold (Cask) from Castle Rock Brewery 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

(Cask at Wenlock Arms, London, 10 Aug 2007) Almost black colour with brownish notes. Slightly roasted nose with notes of wild berries (blueberries). Roasted taste with dark fruit, wild berries, caramel and hints of chocolate. Fairly dry, rather thin body, modest bitterness. An ok mild.

Tried from Cask on 12 Sep 2007 at 11:57

Fin

6.2
Fin (18365) reviewed Hemlock Bitter from Castle Rock Brewery 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

[i] Cask at the Alexandra Arms, Derby, 08-09-07. [/i] Mid brown,fruity bitter nice lingering bitterness, good hops finished dry, tasty but nowt special.

Tried from Cask on 10 Sep 2007 at 02:45

Svesse

7.1
Svesse (15730) reviewed Harvest Pale (Cask) from Castle Rock Brewery 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

(Cask at GBBF, London, 8 Aug 2007) Pale yellow colour with green tinges, frothy white head. Fruity nose with notes of citrus, lemon and fresh grassy hops. Fruity taste with a delicate grainy malt background, notes of grapefruit, lemon and slightly grassy hops in a citrussy finish. Very tasty and rather complex considering the fairly low abv. Well done.

Tried from Cask on 08 Sep 2007 at 07:38

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