Zest Brewery

Microbrewery in Grantham, Lincolnshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 1996

Contact
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.

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7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
6th June 2014
Almost clear gold beer, small white head. Palate is light and crisp. Minerals. Light malt base. Decent citric peel hops - turning from medium to strong bitterness. Crisp finish. Pretty drinkable.
Tried on 14 Jun 2014 at 09:27

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Cask at the Full House, Hemel Hempstead, 04/06/14. Clear chestnut brown with a well appointed beige covering that retains well, good lacing ensues. Nose is biscuit malt, light roast, toffee, tea leaves. Taste comprises red berry fruit, biscuit crumble, earthy tones, brown bread, light cocoa. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, light drying effect in the close. Decent mild.
Tried from Cask on 06 Jun 2014 at 05:27

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Gravity dispense at the Happy Man May ’14 BF, Englefield Green, 22/05/14. Lightly hazed pale golden with a moderate off white covering. Nose is citric peel, passion fruit, toasty notes, orange. Taste comprises passion fruit, tangerine, light lemon sherbetdom, grassy. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Adequate GB.
Tried on 27 May 2014 at 11:12

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Half-pint at the 2014 Lincoln Beer Festival. Nice amber body with a good white covering that gave some heavy lacing. Not as bitter or hop tasting as I thought it would be with 4 US hop varieties involved. It came across semi-sweet with a mild citrus note or two, not the ’hop bomb’ I hoped for though. Pleasant enough and very easy on the palate, my second favourite beer of the festival according to my notebook.
Tried on 25 May 2014 at 23:33

4.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 5
Half-pint at the 2014 Lincoln Beer Festival. Pours a light golden blond colour with a thin white head, lager like in fact. Pink grapefruit and lemon flavours in this citrus heavy brew: not my sort of thing.
Tried on 25 May 2014 at 23:27

6.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Pint from JDW Forum, Lincoln. Pours clear and orange with a small white head. Aroma is fruity, with crisp hops. Flavour is citrusy, peachy and crisp dry hoppy with a bitter, finish.
Tried on 24 May 2014 at 07:51

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Tried at the CAMRA Lincoln beer festival 2014. Since tried at the Yhree Horseshoes Waddington. Golden colour with a white head. Light floral and citrus aroma. Light sweet taste.
Tried on 24 May 2014 at 03:17

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
26th April 2014
Bright clear gold beer, small and very pale cream coloured head. Palate is light and a little crisp. Light sweet malt. Touch of soapy tinged sweet floralness. Sweetish hops - light tinned peach and candy orange. Smooth finish. Sweet and fairly drinkable.
Tried from Can on 28 Apr 2014 at 12:54

6.2/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 7 Flavor 5 Texture 8 Overall 7
Dark beer with a thin head and toasty coffee aroma. Flavour is an initial burnt toffee hit and it’s followed by coffee and malt. Finish is a touch watery but leaves a balancing sweetness.
Tried on 26 Apr 2014 at 08:17

5.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 4.5
On cask at the Grosvenor. Appearance - hazy golden with a proportionate head. Nose - dry and chalky. A hint of lemon. Taste - dry and completely lacking in generosity. Palate - light bodied with a dry texture and a long dry finish. Overall - there’s nothing heavenly a bout this blonde. She is a more akin to a battle axe.
Tried from Cask on 23 Apr 2014 at 06:19