Sarah Hughes Brewery

Brewpub in Dudley, West Midlands, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated Venue: Beacon Hotel (Sarah Hughes)

Established in 1988

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Beacon Hotel, 129 Bilston Street, Dudley, DY3 1JE, England
Description
The Traditional Black Country Victorian tower brewery and public house was bought at auction in 1921 by Sarah Hughes.

Brewing home-brewed ales until 1957 when the brewery closed. After 30 years lapse the grandson John Hughes lovingly restored the brewery in 1987, keeping the traditional art of brewing alive.

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

Cask at the Beacon Hotel. Dark brown, off white head. Malty, caramel, some fruity notes, dried fruit, some berries, maybe a hint of chocolate, sweet, bitterish finish. Smooth. Medium bodied.

Tried from Cask at Beacon Hotel (Sarah Hughes) on 01 Jan 2020 at 11:09


5.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Cask at Dog & Doublet, Wolverhampton Pours a pale greenish yellow with a small white head. Lemon and sweet malts in the nose. Some floral hops in the mouth but not much else. Feel is smooth with low carbonation. Finish has some hops but also lemon grass. Run of the mill.

Tried from Cask on 23 Dec 2019 at 23:36


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Tried from Cask on 13 Dec 2019 at 09:21


8.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 10 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9

Cask at Great Western, Wolverhampton I can’t believe I’ve not rated this before ! Nose is unremarkable – just some hints of porridge. Pours a rich ruby brown with a small cream head, and good lacing. Taste is a bittersweet conglomerate that is hard to define. More and more flavours come to the fore as it progresses through the mouth. Hazelnuts, liquorice, blackcurrant, raisins, figs, all with a full-bodied malty base to them. A wonderfully complex beer – the classic strong mild that all others (ought to) seek to emulate. It doesn’t get much better than this.

Tried from Cask on 13 Sep 2019 at 22:42


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Cask @ Beacon Hotel. Pours pale gold with a faint misty, small white head. Sweet malt on the nose. Taste is super fresh, pleasantly sweet, light bitterness. Good drinkability.

Tried from Cask on 07 Aug 2019 at 18:46


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

Cask @ Beacon Hotel. Pours pale misty straw yellow, small white head. ight pale malt nose. Taste is surprisingly light bodied, thin malt, lightly floral but food drinkability overall.

Tried from Cask on 07 Aug 2019 at 18:40


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

Cask @ Beacon Hotel, Sarah Hughes brewpub. Pours clear golden yellow, small white head. Aroma is lightly sweet malt. Light and super fresh to taste with noticeably sweet malt, floral shades, gentle bitterness. Good stuff.

Tried from Cask on 07 Aug 2019 at 18:37


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

22/5/2019. Cask at The Dove Street Inn Spring Festival, Ipswich. Pours mid to dark brown with a small off-white head. Aroma of fruit, caramel, malt, dark fruits, berries and liquorice. Moderate sweetness and bitterness. Moderate body, slight oily texture, soft carbonation. Sweet toffee to finish. Decent mild.

Tried from Cask on 24 May 2019 at 08:02


6.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cask @ GBBF 2017. Pours a dark amber brown color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty caramel aroma with weak hints of dark fruit. Fruity malty caramel flavor. Has a fruity malty caramel finish with weak hints of dark fruit.

Tried from Cask on 24 Feb 2019 at 10:59


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cask at the Beacon Hotel, Sedgley. Pours dark orange brown with a small head. Aroma is toffee, molasses and orange. Taste has burnt toffee and marmalade.

Tried from Cask on 06 May 2018 at 08:31