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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.
4.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Cask at Akkurat, Stockholm. Clear deep golden. Sweet and sugary with notes of vegetables. Rounded rather soapy mouthfeel. Very fruity and a bit mellow with low bitterness. Rather dull and not very quenching.
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Jun 2007
at 15:00
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
(Bottle 50 cl) Clear, dark, amber golden with an off-white, lacing head. Lovely, nutty nose. Medium body with lightly sweet caramel accents and a touch of nuts. The finish is dry and vaguely bitter. 130507
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Jun 2007
at 13:47
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
(Bottle 50 cl) Comes as "RCH On The Tiles". Clear, amber golden with a dense, off-white head leaving some lacework. Nutty aroma. Light in body with lightly sweet caramel notes and a whiff of nuts. The finish is dry. Quite a quaffer. 130507
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Jun 2007
at 13:44
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
(Bottle 50 cl) Clear, orangey brown with an off-white head. Lightly perfumy and nutty aroma. Medium body with lightly sweet caramel and nuts while the finish is dry. 130507
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Jun 2007
at 13:40
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
(Bottle 50 cl) Clear, amber golden with a small, off-white head. Fruity aroma with a hint of ginger. Fairly full-bodied with lightly sweet malt notes and then a solid dose of ginger. The finish is somewhat astringent. 120507
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Jun 2007
at 12:22
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
(Cask at Akkurat, Stockholm) Pale amber colour with a foamy white head. Fruity nose with malty, slightly sweetish notes of wild berries, orange and earthy hops. Fruity taste with distinct notes of raspberries, hints of orange, caramel, toffee and earthy hops in the finish. Balanced sweetness throughout. A nice, but not overly exciting, bitter with a rather surprising raspberry character.
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Jun 2007
at 14:33
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
0.5L bottle purchased from Beverage Castle in Tampa that poured out clear copper with nice lasting off white head. In the aroma I get dark fruit like plums and dates in a cinnamon covered pie. It has a very interesting flavor with cinnamon coated plums and dates then a slice of apple and sweet grape juice. I also get other spices like bits of coriander and maybe cloves. There is an un-mistakable level of tobacco smokiness that seems to ride along as an undercurrent just beneath the other flavors.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jun 2007
at 21:54
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
(Cask at Oliver Twist, Stockholm, 15 June 2007) Pale orange colour with foamy, brief white head. Fruity nose with notes of mandarin, orange peel and citrussy hops. Fruity taste with orange, mandarin and a fresh, hoppy finish. Slightly soapy hints. Rather thin body. Nice and summery.
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Jun 2007
at 08:43
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Pours a clear golden color with a small off-white head. Sweet malty and very spicy aroma. Sweet malty fruity raisin flavor with some spicy hints. Fruity spicy finish with a slightly spicy aftertaste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Jun 2007
at 00:30
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle. Pours a clear amber color with a large longlasting off-white head. Sweet malty fruity aroma. Sweet malty and slightly fruity flavor with some hoppy hints. Sweet malty hoppy finish with a bitter aftertaste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Jun 2007
at 00:28