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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6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
500ml Bottle - Amber in colour. Grain, lemon and biscuity malt in the aroma. Crisp and refreshing taste with notes of lemon, tea, malt and sultanas.
Tried from Bottle on 21 Dec 2013 at 12:53

7/10
31/10/2013. Cask at the 36th Norwich Beer Festival.
Tried from Cask on 31 Oct 2013 at 00:00

5.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Bottle as St Pancras Beer, bought at Sourced Market, St Pancras. Pale gold beer thin white head. Some hop on the aroma, touch of soap and lemon. Touch of rubber. Bit thin.
Tried from Bottle on 13 Sep 2013 at 10:48

5/10
Tried on 21 Aug 2013 at 17:31

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask (handpump) @ NWAF 2013, National Winter Ales Festival, The Venue, Sheridan Suite, Manchester, England.Clear medium orange yellow color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted - caramel, pale malt, light hoppy, grass, citrus. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is light to medium, texture is watery to oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20130123]
Tried from Cask on 26 Jun 2013 at 07:52

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Gravity at the Bree Louise - London. Good mild. Pours clear, light red-brown with a slight, creamy tan cap. Toasty brown bread nose. Light sweet flavor with more brown bread, some dirt, toast, suggestions of dried berries. Light bodied with fine carbonation. Balanced finish, some further toasty bread, light dirt bitterness, toasty leaves, for sure dried berries. Simple beer, classic mild.
Tried on 24 May 2013 at 14:27

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
cask at bow ... copper ... creamy tan head ... soft toffee fruits ...juicy fruity .. floral ornge ... light dry hop ... sweet zezty fruits .. nice ...
Tried from Cask on 25 Apr 2013 at 10:55

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask at the Grape and Grain- Crystal Palace Spring Beer Festival, 2013. Gold pour with a white head. Caramel and citrus aroma. Spicy-pepper-fruit action in the flavour. Long spicy finish.
Tried from Cask on 12 Mar 2013 at 09:39

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
A golden beer with a frothy head. A hoppy, slightly zesty aroma. The taste matches but is ever so slightly bland. Not unpleasant, just nothing special.
Tried on 28 Feb 2013 at 06:10

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask (The Rake, Southwark, London) - Dark brown with red tinges. Roasted aroma with roasted malt and coffee. Roasted, fruity and slightly tart taste with notes of liquorice, coffee and roasted malt.
Tried from Cask on 14 Jan 2013 at 08:58