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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.
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask at the London Tavern, Attleborough. Slightly reddish brown, clear with not much head but a ridiculous amount of lacing. Smells of malt, toast, leather, sweat... slightly crowded train comes to mind. Taste is bittersweet and very nicely balanced with a lovely jarring savoury/spicy note. Bitter and incredibly long dry finish. Tasty stuff, and very different from the average bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Jun 2015
at 15:02
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at the London Tavern, Attleborough. Mid to dark brown, incredibly clear with very little head. Fair bit of quickly dissipating head. Cholocate malt, hazelnut, floral hops and some cinnamon in the aroma. Clean and surprisingly bitter taste. While the aroma is mainly malt-focussed, the hops certainly shine on the tongue. Long bitter finish. Good.
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Jun 2015
at 14:22
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Tried at the Threekingham beer festival. But spelt with a c not a k. Golden colour with a small white gear. Aroma is fruity caramel and hops. The taste more nasty caramel.
Tried
on 30 May 2015
at 13:03
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Tried at the Threekingham beer festival. Deep ruby black colour with a white head. The aroma is chocolate and fruity the taste mid bitter.
Tried
on 30 May 2015
at 12:56
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Tried at the Lincoln beer festival 2015. Amber colour with a white head. Aroma and taste stewed fruit and malty caramel. Nice festival bitter.
Tried
on 23 May 2015
at 05:58
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Tried at the Three Horseshoes, Waddington during their taste of Lincolnshire Beer Weekend. Colour is deep gold with a white head. Taste and aroma is light hops.
Tried
on 04 May 2015
at 10:01
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask, gravity dispensed, at the Spring Festival at the Rose & Crown, Sandhurst. Pale straw with a ring of white head; dusty citrus aroma; sweet grapefruit taste; and a crisp finish. A straightforward golden ale.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Mar 2015
at 09:57
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Pint at the three horseshoes, Waddington. Golden colour with a thick creamy white head. The aroma had fruit, citrus and toffee. The taste balanced this sweetness with a light bitter finish
Tried
on 07 Mar 2015
at 03:22
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
500ml bottle from Beers of Europe. Pours clear copper, short-lived white head. Aromas of stewed apples, light nuttiness. Taste is more stewed apples, light caramel. Thin finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Feb 2015
at 10:42
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
500ml bottle from Beers of Europe. Pours clear golden amber, thick white head. Aromas of caramel, light herbs, grassy too. Taste is butterscotch, more light herbal notes, metallic finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Feb 2015
at 09:59