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
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Half cask at brewery. Clear amber pour with a thin creamy head, solid lacing. Aroma and taste are malty, dark bread, light toffee, sweetness. Creamy but thin
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Feb 2022
at 14:41
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Half cask at brewery. Dark, clear golden, creamy head. malty, musty aroma. Taste is bready malts, light fruity notes, creamy body.
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Feb 2022
at 14:28
6/10
Tried
on 12 Feb 2022
at 11:22
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Cask at the Briar Rose, 12/02/22. Clear copper pour with a good sized lasting off white head. Nose is fruit rinds, biscuit, brown bread, grains. Taste comprises fruit slice, biscuit, stewed fruits, faint red berry whisper. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close. Decent.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Feb 2022
at 10:17
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask: Poured a copper amber with a tan creamy head. Aroma is grain, malty, caramel. Taste bitter hops, citrus, malty.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Feb 2022
at 10:01
5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 6
Cask at Picture House, Stafford. Pours the classic “bitter brown” with a small white head and good lacing. There’s a distinct fruity aroma about this one, with some hints of apples. It the mouth it is sweet and watery, but flavours do come through. Malts and autumn fruits at the start, with some traces of hops later on. Finish is slightly dry. Pleasant but innocuous.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Feb 2022
at 22:50
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask pint at the Hope Tap (JDW), Reading. Pours pale amber with a creamy beige head. Aroma: malt, caramel, bread, dark fruit, light hoppy. Taste: light to medium sweet & bitter, biscuits & caramel. Light to medium body with soft carbonation. Nice
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Feb 2022
at 22:24
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask, 4.5 % abv, 1/3 pint at Nobody's Inn. Clear amber body, film-type layer, upper part lacing on the glass. Earthy malts and ripe citrus nose. Pretty decent taste of ripe orange and dried fruits. Ends on the sweet side off bittersweet. Satisfying. (Grantham 13.11.2021).
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Dec 2021
at 17:44
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
På Nobody Inn i Grantham. 4,5%. Kobberfarget. Filmskum. Karamellaroma. Smaken smørmalt. Tørr bitter avslutning. Ble vel søt.
Tried
on 13 Nov 2021
at 12:49
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Nottingham Beer Festival 2021. Slightly opaque golden colour with an off white slim head. Aroma and taste are malty and floral. Medium body.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Oct 2021
at 09:05