Loddon Brewery

Microbrewery in Dunsden, Oxfordshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 2002

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Dunsden Green Farm, Church Lane, Dunsden, RG4 9QD, England
Description
Our 20 barrel brew plant is set in a beautiful 300-year-old barn which is capable of producing up to 100 brewers barrels (28,800 pints) of beer each week.

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

Half pint from the cask at The Broad Face, Abingdon. Pours a clear golden with a white head. Aromas & tastes of grapefruit, flora, citrus & hops. Moderate body. Dry light bitter finish.

Tried from Cask on 23 Mar 2025 at 12:18


7.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Cask at Moon under Water, Wolverhampton. Pours dark brown with a medium sized foamy cream head and good lacing. The aroma is not very prominent, but has hints of bitterness and cinnamon. In the mouth there is a fair amount of bitterness but with a little underlying sweetness. Malts and dark fruits to the fore in the flavour with some traditional hops coming through later. Bitterness lasts into the finish. This is quite nice.

Tried from Cask at Moon Under Water (JDW) on 05 Feb 2025 at 00:00


5.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5

Cask at Briar Rose, Birmingham. Not too keen on this one, it had a very malty-twiggy-nuttiness to it which was not for me. Some light fruitiness in the middle. Nice smoothness, drying finish, good lacing.

Tried from Cask on 02 Jan 2025 at 03:06


6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

[Cask at the Nags Head, Reading.] A reddish chestnut colour with a tight white head; aroma of berries and plums; dry, fruity malt body; with a light spicy bitterness to finish.

Tried from Cask at The Nags Head on 19 Dec 2024 at 19:50


7.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Cask at CBC, Covent Garden on 3rd November 2024. Deep coppery brown with loose, shallow off-white foam and spot lacing. Spicy, mildly roasted maltiness in aroma. Spicy maltiness akin to a Belgian beer in-mouth, and a finish of rich malts and spices. Some leafy hops around. Light to medium bodied with a smooth mouthfeel.

Tried from Cask on 10 Nov 2024 at 23:16


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

Cask at Craft Beer Co, Covent Garden. Clear reddish brown pour with a beige head. Spicy fruity nose. Taste is toffee, pumpkin pie, toffee apple. Spicy bitter action.

Tried from Cask on 04 Nov 2024 at 22:39


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

[Cask at the Greyfriar, Reading.] A straw coloured pour with a loose white head; floral aroma with a hint of grapefruit; sharp herbal bitterness with a grainy body; then some grapefruit pith to finish. This certainly wakes up the taste buds!

Tried from Cask at The Greyfriar on 01 Nov 2024 at 13:16


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

[Cask at the Greyfriar, Reading.] A hazy straw coloured pour with a loose white head; citrus aroma; smooth in the mouth with a lemon taste; and a sharp pithy bitterness with an orangey aftertaste. Clean and refreshing.

Tried from Cask at The Greyfriar on 05 Aug 2024 at 14:27


Tried from Cask on 23 Jul 2024 at 12:34


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Pours a clear golden colour with a small frothy white head. The aroma is sweet malts, lemon and light grass. A moderately sweet and bitter taste, sweet grainy malts, light biscuit and lemon flavours with a grassy hop bitterness.

Tried on 06 Jan 2024 at 15:47