RCH

Microbrewery in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 1983

Closed in 2017

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West Hewish, Weston-super-Mare, UK - BS24 6RR, England
Description
Brewing started behind the Royal Clarence Hotel, and in those days trading as the Royal Clarence Hotel Brewery, in Burnhan-on-Sea in August 1982. A 5 barrel brew plant was used primarily to supply the hotel only. The brewery was taken over in May 1984 and the beers became more available in the free trade. Due to problems with the water supply, the brewery was using that much that hotel guests could not wash, the brewery moved in January 1993 to an old cider mill in West Hewish, Weston-super-Mare. Capacity was tripled during the move and in 2000 work started on upgrading the plant to a 30 barrel brew length. The brewery closed in early 2017 but relaunched shortly afterwards as Pitchfolk Brewery.

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6.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

9th August 2016
GBBF Day 1. Cask. Almost clear deep amber beer, small pale tan head. Thin dark malts, tangy. A little dark fruits and mild tangy toffee in the finish. Standard stuff.

Tried from Cask on 07 Sep 2016 at 03:04


5.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Cask @ Moon Under Water, Manchester. Clear copper with a thin head. Heavy tasting bitter with a light malty character.

Tried from Cask on 03 Sep 2016 at 07:19


6.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Cask at the Counting House. Clear, dark copper with a thick creamy white head. Not much on the nose, a little toffee perhaps. Flavour is sweet, toffee and fruit. Reminds me of fruity toffee sweet from my childhood.

Tried from Cask on 26 Aug 2016 at 07:59


5.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottle at home, 14/08/16. Bought from Hogs Back Brewery. Aroma obscured b BBQ, if there was one. Deep amber. Bubbles. Whisp of a white head. Bitter, with a sweeter edge. Short. Nice enough. Nowt special.

Tried from Bottle on 14 Aug 2016 at 07:14


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

Cask at GBBF 2016 09/08/2016. An opaque black coloured pour with a loose dark tan head. Aroma is nice tangy dark fruit, raspberry, liquorice, nutty malts. Flavour is composed of woody dark choc, cakey malts, Toffee tangy dark fruits. Palate is thin grainy, watery, moderate carbonation, woody tannin. Decent.

Tried from Cask on 09 Aug 2016 at 08:12


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

How: Cask.
Where: Akkurat, Stockholm.
Appearance: Golden colour wiht a white head.
Aroma: Malt, grass, fruit.
Body: Medium body, low carbonation.
Flavour: Fruit, malt, grass, hops.

Tried from Cask on 16 Jun 2016 at 09:24


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Tried on 14 May 2016 at 17:53


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Tried on 03 May 2016 at 14:50


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

Cask (gravity) @ NWAF 2016, National Winter Ales Festival (2016), The Roundhouse, Pride Park, Derby, Derbyshire, England, DE24 8JE. [ As RCH Blackberry Slug Porter ].Clear dark red brown color with a small to average, frothy - fizzy, good lacing, mostly lasting to diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, dark malt, tobacco, fruity. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average to long duration, roasted, dark malt, fruity malt, blackberry - berry, fruity. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20160218]

Tried from Cask on 28 Apr 2016 at 15:17


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

Cask (gravity) @ NWAF 2016, National Winter Ales Festival (2016), The Roundhouse, Pride Park, Derby, Derbyshire, England, DE24 8JE. [ As RCH 30.9 ].Clear medium yellow color with a average, frothy - fizzy and open, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, fruity malt, fruity, moderate yeasty, UK yeast, apple notes. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration, fruity, pale malt, fruity malt. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20160219]

Tried from Cask on 27 Apr 2016 at 12:02