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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6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
(Cask at St. Urho’s Pub, Helsinki, on 2009-06-16) Clear and golden. Medium sized, dense and white head. Malty aroma. Medium bodied and dry palate with low carbonation. Malts, bitterness, greasiness and grass in taste. Malty and bitter aftertaste.
Tried from Cask on 19 Jun 2009 at 09:04

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Cask @ 3 Judges. Clear golden colour, white lacings. Aroma of citrus and biscuit. Flavour of biscuit malts. Slightly dry finish.
Tried from Cask on 08 Jun 2009 at 07:20

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask@Beer Hunters, Pori. Coppery brown colouw with small white head. Aroma is malts, some wood, mild chocolaty and nutty notes as well. Flavour is malty, nutty, slightly flowery hoppy, yeasty and a bit roasted notes as well. Smooth palate.
Tried from Cask on 31 May 2009 at 05:06

6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask @ The Speaker, Westminster SW1. Pours a clear copper color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty aroma with some hints of dark fruit. Fruity malty dark fruit flavor. Has a fruity malty dark fruit finish.
Tried from Cask on 12 May 2009 at 09:15

5.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
Cask@Beer Hunters, Pori. Clear amber color, big creamy off-white head, some lace. Flowery and nutty hoppy aroma. Medium-bodied. Harsh malty with nutty hoppy flavors. Aftertaste feels alcholic, it’s also malty and bitter. Kind of powerful cask ale, but not really balanced.
Tried from Cask on 05 May 2009 at 09:28

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bottle. Hazy chestnut-copper-brown colour, mid-sized beige head. Fruity nose. Fruity, malty with some aromatic and citrusy hops. Hints of caramel.
Tried from Bottle on 18 Apr 2009 at 17:41

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Cask (handpump) @ Market Porter, 9 Stoney Street, Southwark London, Greater London England SE1 9AA.Clear medium orange color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white to white head. Aroma is toasted, fruity, light hoppy, citrus - grapefruit, acidic. Flavor is moderate sweet, light citrus acidic and burnt caramel bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20081231]
Tried from Cask on 23 Mar 2009 at 16:47

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Cask@Oliver Twist, Stockholm. Amber colour, small beige head, leaving nice lace. Aroma is sweet malts, caramel, fruits and nectar. Flavour is caramel malts, nectar, mild alcohol and grass. Also some sugary and a bit fruity notes. Very good real ale. Had on Feb 26th, and back at Oliver Twist on Mar 1st to have a few US beers. Afterwards I ended up with a few more pints of this. Just lovely!
Tried from Cask on 03 Mar 2009 at 13:41

6.4/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Cask Conditioned at Oliver Twist, Stockholm
Hazy dark amber color with red hue, small head. A mild, shy Barley Wine (?), with sweetish caramel, ordinary bitterness, soft mouthfeel, but also a light, suspicious sourness in the end; probably the beer is not fresh; some alcohol feeling too. I’m not impressed.
Tried from Cask on 02 Mar 2009 at 06:28

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Cask at Birreria Paradiso in DC. Opaque choco black-brown color with a soapy non-head. Lacks any carbonation in the mouthfeel. Big, chocolate flavor. Thick, rich, and creamy. Very gentle on the palate. Excellent.
Tried from Cask on 28 Feb 2009 at 13:20