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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5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Tried at cask, Lincoln. Hazy pale golden colour with a thin off white head. Aroma has pithy light grapefruit. Taste slight sharp citrus to mid sweet. Ok.

Tried from Cask on 21 Jan 2017 at 08:30


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cask (handpump) @ Roebuck Inn (JDW), 9-11 St. James’s Street, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England NG1 6FH. [ As Oldershaw Grantham Porter ].Clear dark red brown color with a average to large, frothy - creamy, good lacing, mostly to fully lasting, light beige head. Aroma is moderate malty, dark malt, roasted, dates. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a long duration, dark malt, sweet malt, roasted, dates. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20161012] 7-4-7-3-14

Tried from Cask on 10 Jan 2017 at 11:35


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

On tap at the Three Horseshoes, Waddngton bcopper colour with an off white head. Malty caramel aroma and taste. Light body.

Tried from Draft on 18 Dec 2016 at 12:12


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Clear amber colpur, minimal off-white head; aroma and taste of mild roasted nuts, toast, some floral notes and maybe slight biscuit and fruitiness; correct ale, nothing more

Tried on 06 Dec 2016 at 14:34


6.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask (gravity) @ NWAF 2015, National Winter Ales Festival (2015), The Roundhouse, Pride Park, Derby, Derbyshire, England, DE24 8JE. [ As Oldershaw Newton’s Drop ].Clear medium amber orange color with a small to average, open and frothy - fizzy, good lacing, mostly lasting to diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, sweet malt, pale malt, caramel. Flavor is moderate sweet and light to moderate bitter with a long duration, fruity malt, pale malt, caramel. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20150213] 6-3-7-3-12

Tried from Cask on 17 Nov 2016 at 11:21


6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6

Tried at the Three Horseshoes, Waddington. Cooper brown colour with a pale off white head. Aroma is malty and light fruity caramel. Taste grain and light bitter. Thin body.

Tried on 18 Oct 2016 at 14:46


6.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Tried at the Three Horseshoes, Waddington. Golden colour with a with head. Orange citrus aroma and mid citrus taste. Bitter finish.

Tried on 20 Sep 2016 at 13:21


5.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Cask at GBBF 2016. It pours clear rich gold with a small white head. The aroma is rich, pungent, grassy, liquorice, fennel, spice and a touch of plastic. The taste is smooth, rich, straw, peppery spice, aniseed and a some green vegetables. Finish is peppery and rather dry. Medium body and soft carbonation. Can’t say I love Sorachi single hopped beers... Odd flavour profile.

Tried from Cask on 08 Sep 2016 at 04:46


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

9th August 2016
GBBF Day 1. Cask. Almost clear gold beer, bubbly pale cream colour head. Palate is smooth with reasonable fine carbonation. Smooth malts. Tangy orange and tangy lemon. Smoother Sorachi lemon cream. Finishes fruity tangy and leaves a mild bitter linger. Sorachi elevates this one.

Tried from Cask on 05 Sep 2016 at 13:23


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Gravity poured, third of a pint: 24th Aug 2016, Peterborough CAMRA beer festival. Light golden pour, weak white head. This is yet another golden citrusy led beer, so much like all the rest. Scored objectively, even if I am fed up with the style.

Tried on 04 Sep 2016 at 04:55