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2 Barkston Heath, Grantham, NG32 2DE, England
Description
Brewery founded by Gary and Diane Oldershaw but under new ownership since 2010. Renamed to their current name in early 2020.
At Zest brewery we make an excellent range of beers brimming with quality, character and passion all infused with a touch of Planet Rock!
Zest Brewery has been borne from merging centuries’ old brewing techniques with progressive thinking to deliver a range of both traditional and innovative beers of outstanding quality in cask, bottle and canned format.
The lessons learnt from our Oldershaw Brewery roots are being used to continue to look after our local customers, to start our mobile bar business offering both static pop up bars of various sizes and also a converted horsebox bar – Bar Zest – and to broaden our bespoke bottling capability.
Beers are available to trade through direct delivery and wholesale distribution. Casks of beer are available for parties, weddings, corporate events and all celebrations.
At Zest brewery we make an excellent range of beers brimming with quality, character and passion all infused with a touch of Planet Rock!
Zest Brewery has been borne from merging centuries’ old brewing techniques with progressive thinking to deliver a range of both traditional and innovative beers of outstanding quality in cask, bottle and canned format.
The lessons learnt from our Oldershaw Brewery roots are being used to continue to look after our local customers, to start our mobile bar business offering both static pop up bars of various sizes and also a converted horsebox bar – Bar Zest – and to broaden our bespoke bottling capability.
Beers are available to trade through direct delivery and wholesale distribution. Casks of beer are available for parties, weddings, corporate events and all celebrations.
4.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle from brewery and tried as St Pancras Beer. But defo a lager not a golden ale/blonde beer. Nice enough gold colour, no head. Corn sweetness and little aftertaste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Sep 2015
at 14:06
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 7
Bottle from brewery. Amber Colour no head. Or anger and sweet caramel aroma. The taste slight sweet too. Nice, but a touch thin.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Sep 2015
at 13:03
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle from brewery. Amber with a thin head. Slightly malty and soap aroma. Sweet and sour taste. Thin body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Sep 2015
at 12:10
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
500ml bottle from the brewery. Amber beer with a white head. Malty aroma with a dusty edge. Taste a touch flat.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Sep 2015
at 11:35
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
On cask at Uxbridge Arms, Chasetown - Clear yellow body, little white head. Nothing much but grassiness in the nose, a little citrus there and that’s it. Taste was clean enough, but overall lacking any character or wow factor.
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Aug 2015
at 07:56
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at the Empress, Cambridge. Not gold so much as orange-yellow. A bit of loose noncommittal white head floating on top. Smells like lemon, fabric softener, a bit of hay. Luscious fruity taste, sweet with a sour tinge. Lemon drops everywhere. Unfortunately the finish is a bit unbalanced with buttery acrid notes. Slightly below average.
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Aug 2015
at 12:20
6/10
Tried
on 20 Aug 2015
at 14:17
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at GBBF ’15, day 3, 13/08/15. Pale golden yellow with a limited head. Nose is light citric, pissy twinge, straw, mandarin, lemon. Taste comprises straw, melon, lemon rind, bread dough. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Passable golde, not getting any Mosaic.
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Aug 2015
at 15:46
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Tried at the three horseshoes, waddington. Golden colour thin white head, slight fruity aroma and taste mid sweet. Ok.
Tried
on 15 Aug 2015
at 11:44
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
11th August 2015
GBBF Day 1. Cask. Clear pale gold beer, tidy pale cream colour head. Palate is very light, semi dry and mildly crisp. Light pale malts, floralness. Touch of sulphur. Tangy citric fruits. No real Mosaic tropical fruit punch. Light semi dry finish.
GBBF Day 1. Cask. Clear pale gold beer, tidy pale cream colour head. Palate is very light, semi dry and mildly crisp. Light pale malts, floralness. Touch of sulphur. Tangy citric fruits. No real Mosaic tropical fruit punch. Light semi dry finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Aug 2015
at 10:47