Moonshine Brewery

Microbrewery in Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 2004

Contact
Hill Farm, Shelford Road, Fulbourn, CB21 5EQ, England
Description
Moonshine Brewery has been established for over 20 years in the Cambridge area. In that time we have won numerous national and regional awards. Our beers are characterised by their clean, fresh taste which is thanks in no small part to the natural spring water that is used to make them.

Officially started brewing as Cambridge Moonshine Brewery in May 2004 using a 2½BBL self-built plant in the owners garage in Cambridge. The brewery moved to the current location during Summer 2008 at the same time upgrading to a 5BBL plant and changing its name to Moonshine Brewery.

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7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
20th December 2010
Opaque black beer, frothy light brown head.Coffee minerals nose. Slightly soft and slighty dry palate, a modest amount of carbonation. Subtle vanilla wood (nothing like a US Oak Barrel beer). A whisper of bubblegum sweetness. Rounded off by coffee - smoothing out everything. Turns soft and creamy with a trace of fruit and minerals. Coffee again in the soft finish. Nice!
Tried on 23 Dec 2010 at 11:02

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask (gravity) @ The 16th Reading Beer and Cider Festival 2010, Reading, Berkshire England.Clear dark brown color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, chocolate, milk chocolate, toffee notes. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20100429]
Tried from Cask on 03 Dec 2010 at 02:37

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask (handpump) @ The 16th Reading Beer and Cider Festival 2010, Reading, Berkshire England.Clear medium brown amber color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, burnt caramel, dry, light hoppy. Flavor is moderate to light light heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. Good balanced beer. [20100430]
Tried from Cask on 28 Nov 2010 at 08:53

3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 2 Flavor 3 Texture 4 Overall 2
Tasting at Papsø
Hazy light amber color. The aroma is a fermentation mess of vegetables, with iron, menses, dirty feet and puke. If I manage to swallow some sips, it gives a metallic and acidic caramel flavor, with vegetables and spices; dry finish, quite boozy too. Undrinkable.
Tried on 14 Apr 2010 at 14:29

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
50 cL bottle, courtesy of Papsoe. Pours hazy dark orange with a small white head. Aroma is roasted malty, light hops fruity - citrusy. Sweet flavoured, light phenolic and alcohol presence. Crisp citrusy fruity hops flavour swept through. Ends dry, bitter and citrusy.
Tried from Bottle on 04 Apr 2010 at 07:30

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cloudy amber with a medium beige head. Hoppy aroma with roasted malt, caramel and piney notes. Flavour had hops, pine, grapefruits and roasted malt. Finished dry and bitter.
Tried on 03 Apr 2010 at 14:03

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Bottled. A hazy amber beer with a beige head. The aroma has notes of malt, caramel, and fruits. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, straw, and fruit, leading to a dry malty finish.
Tried from Bottle on 03 Apr 2010 at 13:44

6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle 50 cl. Courtesy of madmith76. Pours an almost clear deep golden with a rough off-white head. Sweet fruity nose. Medium body, a little low in carbonation, fruity with a little yeast and phenols. Rather hoppy and alcohoic finish. 030410
Tried from Bottle on 03 Apr 2010 at 13:41

6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Big brown coarseish head. Opaque black body. Yeasty chocolate aroma with milky peppery notes. Dry-sweet alcoholic coffee and chocolate taste with sugary choke notes. Mid-to-light body. Soft fizzy mouthfeel. Sweet chocolatey coffee aftertaste with hoppy notes. Interesting and unusual, but too earthy and musty for my taste. (0.5l bottle shared by KnutAlbert.)
Tried from Bottle on 05 Mar 2010 at 08:02

5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 5
Bottle 50cl. @ chriso - Night of the Gaylords.Clear medium amber color with a small to average, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, sour caramel. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration. Body is medium to light, texture is watery to oily, carbonation is soft. [20091229]
Tried from Bottle on 02 Mar 2010 at 10:59