About
Founded in 1995, The Grainstore Brewery was formed through the collaboration of two friends, Tony Davis formally Head Brewer and Production Director at Ruddles Brewery and Mike Davies of Davro Fabrication. With Tony’s 30 years of brewing experience behind them, and Mike’s engineering and steel fabrication expertise at their disposal, the two set to work on a derelict Victorian grain store situated next to Oakham Railway Station. Following renovation of the building and the lowering into position of the large fermenting vessels, copper and conditioning tanks, the brewery tap opened its doors in September 1995. The 15 barrel brew house plant with its capacity to brew 60 barrels per week, started brewing its first brew, ‘Cooking Bitter’ a few months later. This tradition has since been continued by Tony’s son William Davis and his business partner Peter Atkinson, as the brewery and Tap go from strength to strength.
Part of the group
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Cask. Gravity. Nearly 10k ticks and it’s me first Rutland tick. Clear amber. Nice cream head. Nose has fruitcake malts. Bit of toffee. Fruity hop leaf. Taste is sweet and lightly bitter. Smooth and creamy with fine carbonation. Light fruity bitterness to finish. Nice.
Tried
from Cask
on 19 May 2022
at 15:21
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 10
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask at Rupert Brooke, Rugby. Pours a cloudy dark burgundy with a small cream head and good lacing. Ust some general frutiness in the aroma. Much more action in the mouth where dark fruits and malts hit immediately. Later on small amounts of treacle, parkin and raisins can be detected as well. Overall it fluctuates between sweetness and bitterness. Finish is fruity and slightly dry. Very nice indeed. Not a stout though. I would class it as “strong ale” though it does have some ESB type characteristics.
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Apr 2022
at 22:10
6.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Cask at the White Swan JDW, Solihull. Poured a clear copper colour with a lasting frothy white head. The aroma is malt, red berry fruits. The flavour is moderate to light sweet, with a smooth, earthy, plum fruity, dry, hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with soft carbonation. Nice enough, but won’t win any awards.
Tried
from Cask
at
White Swan (JDW)
on 07 Apr 2022
at 22:09
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
[Cask at the Claude du Vall (JDW), Camberley.] A pale chestnut pour with a thin off-white head; malty aroma; caramel malt taste; and a fruity malt finish with just a touch of bitterness.
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Mar 2022
at 16:24
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
500ml bottle from brewery. Dark brown pour, skin of light brown head. Aroma is roasty, nutty, light chocolate. Taste is roasty, dark chocolate, mild bitterness, a bit dry.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Mar 2022
at 04:27
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bomber from brewery. Dark, near black pour, small bubbly head, then flat. Aroma is roasty malts, light smoke. Taste is mildly bitter and roasty. Feel is about right, not too thin. Light chocolate, burnt toast.
Tried
on 20 Mar 2022
at 23:40
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at The Berkeley (JDW), Bristol 21 February 2022. Deep amber in colour, with a frothy, off-white, head. Caramel and red berry fruit character, a touch of leafy hop, with some sweetish digestive malts leading to a moderately bitter finish. Fine.
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Feb 2022
at 11:27
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Half cask at brewery. Clear amber, skin of head, lacing. Light, sweet, malty aroma. Caramel, toffee, brown bread. Creamy and smooth.
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Feb 2022
at 15:18
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Half cask at brewery. Dark clear amber, ring of head, lacing. Sweet caramel malt aroma. Taste is caramel, sweet, malty, creamy smooth.
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Feb 2022
at 15:10
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Half cask at brewery. Clear amber pour, thin head, solid lacing. Light malty aroma, caramel. Taste is mildly sweet, malty, caramel. Creamy feel with a light bitter, dry finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Feb 2022
at 14:56