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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.
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
On gravity at Swindon BF 30/10/08. Golden in colour with a slight white head. Aroma of sweet malts and grassy hops. Flavour was similar, with a hint of corn and soft, bitter finish. Ok.
Tried
on 31 Oct 2008
at 16:56
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle 50cl. @ home.Alc. 4.0%. [ as RCH On The Tiles ]. Light unclear medium amber orange color with a large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, hay, nutty, light yeasty. Flavor is moderate sweet and light heavy bitter with a average to long duration. Body is light to medium, texture is watery to oily, carbonation is soft. (160808)
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Oct 2008
at 04:59
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle 50cl. @ home.Light light unclear medium amber color with a large, frothy to creamy, good lacing, fully lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, hay, caramel, moderate to light heavy hoppy, grass. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is watery to oily, carbonation is soft. (120808)
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Oct 2008
at 03:23
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cask gravity at Ashford Rugby Club BF 2008. Slight hazy copper, lasting beige head. Pretty good strong beer, some nice fruit. Dangerously drinkable, nie syrupy fruit. Cracking condition. Alcohol isn’t obvious, gives the beer fullness. Pretty good, some hop dryness on finish. Really good.
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Sep 2008
at 06:01
7.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Wine & Cheese Place in (near) St. Louis, MO. Orangish amber color with a multifinger off-white head. Aroma of light stone fruit - some peach - and a little caramel. Medium body with biting, creamy carbonation. Flavor does seem peachy with light bready malt backing. Finishes nicely bitter. Something like a fruity ESB trying to morph into something more bitter. Really good flavor. Finishes fairly dry.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Sep 2008
at 20:30
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Amber ... light hop nose ... very dry and loads of hops ... bitter grapefruit ... huge drying bitterness.
Tried
on 05 Sep 2008
at 15:23
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
500ml, bottle conditioned. Frothy, off-white foamy head with good retention and nice lacing. Orange coloured body. Fresh smell of spicy fruits. Cloves, coriander and dried fruits in flavour in danger of being overrun by ginger. Unusual, but OK (Hotel room in Earls Court, 10.08.2008).
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Sep 2008
at 03:04
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Pours gold into an English pint. Bright white micro head tophats the rim. Leaving sheet lacing as it slowly recedes. Grapefruit and lemon zest aromas. Crisp and full malts upfront turning creamy summer fruits before the dry, lasting grapefruit finish. IPA-like.
Tried
on 30 Aug 2008
at 22:02
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Alexandra Hotel, Derby. Gold with a thin white head; grassy herbal aroma; fresh herbal and fruity flavour; gently bitter finish. Nothing excedptional, but a drinkable bitter nevertheless.
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Aug 2008
at 04:32
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
(Cask at St. Urho’s Pub on 2008-08-22) Pale yellowish orange. Hazy. Long-lasting dense white head with undulating surface. Yeasty and fruity aromas in light nose. Medium-bodied, dry and fresh palate. Mainly bitter taste with some fruity and sweet flavours. Too one-dimensional,
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Aug 2008
at 03:35