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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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omhper (46303) reviewed
21st Anniversary Ale from RCH
21 years ago
3.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 3 Flavor 3 Texture 4 Overall 3.5
Cask at Akkurat, Stockholm. Deep golden. Aroma of stable and stale hops. Sweet nose and bold, almot fatty mouthfeel. Drier, somewhat ashy finish.
Tried from Cask on 12 May 2005 at 05:06
Ungstrup (52439) reviewed
IPA (prev Hewish IPA) from RCH
21 years ago
5/10 — Appearance 10 Aroma 6 Flavor 3 Texture 4 Overall 4
[Cask at Volunteers Arms, GBBF 2004] A nut-brown beer with a small light brown head. The aroma is sweet nutty. The flavor is very roasted giving it a dryness combined with sourness due to lack of residual sugar. The body is thin.
Tried from Cask on 24 Apr 2005 at 09:57
oh6gdx (52920) reviewed
Steam Spring from RCH
21 years ago
4.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 4
Casked@HBF2005. Golden colour, beige bubbly head. Semi-bitter fruitish caramelly nose. Smooth sweetish caramelly fruity flavour with hints of breadish malt. Semi-dry finish. Semi-bitter aftertaste.
Tried from Cask on 12 Apr 2005 at 16:09
Ungstrup (52439) reviewed
PG Steam from RCH
21 years ago
7/10 — Appearance 10 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
[Cask at Volunteers Arms, GBBF, 2004] A dark amber beer with a beutiful beige head. The aroma is of roasted malt - very nice. The flavor is primarily roasted, but also with a tone of sweet malt. The end is quite dry.
Tried from Cask on 04 Apr 2005 at 16:20
oh6gdx (52920) reviewed
Pitchfork from RCH
21 years ago
5.5/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Bottled. Cloudy orange, mediumsized head, lacing. Very strong hoppy aroma with "earthy" hints. Very hoppy bitter taste, but also "earthy" (mouldy) taste. Wellchosen name for the taste. Not much aftertaste. --- Beer merged from original tick of RCH Pitchfork on 13 Mar 2005 at 02:16 - Score: Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5. Original review text: Bottled. Cloudy orange, mediumsized head, lacing. Very strong hoppy aroma with "earthy" hints. Very hoppy bitter taste, but also "earthy" (mouldy) taste. Wellchosen name for the taste. Not much aftertaste.
Tried from Bottle on 13 Mar 2005 at 02:16
omhper (46303) reviewed
Steam Fair from RCH
21 years ago
4.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 4.5
Cask at Akkurat, Stockholm. Dark amber. Some grass and raisin. Bold mouthfeel. There’s some berries before a harsh, bitter finish takes over. Never been the greatest fan of RCH, and I found this beer to be about as balanced as a hippo in a glassware store.
Tried from Cask on 02 Dec 2004 at 10:34
omhper (46303) reviewed
Steam Harvest from RCH
21 years ago
6.5/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6
Sampled cask at Oliver Twist, Stockholm.
Pale orange. Hay aroma. Medium sweet with chewy malt and filling mouthfeel. Some caramel, but otherwise clean flavourwise. Medium bitterness. Solid.
Tried from Cask on 11 Nov 2004 at 00:59
BoiseBrewBlog (9283) reviewed
Old Slug Porter from RCH
21 years ago
7.1/10 — Appearance 10 Aroma 8 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 7.5
Bottle Pours a dark brown with a massive thick light tan head that when it finally subsides leaves thick sticky lacing down the sides. Aromas are mostly chocolate, coffee, a little smoke and a bit of grape jelly. Flavor is very mild and soft. Carbonation is fine but quite strong and makes it taste like foam. Gets in the way a bit. Feel otherwise is a bit thin but pleasant. Finish is where the smokeyness comes through for me. A bit plain, but pretty good and at 4.5%, 500ml will do just fine.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Oct 2004 at 23:16
omhper (46303) reviewed
Old Slug Porter from RCH
21 years ago
7.5/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Sampled cask conditioned at Akkurat, Stockholm.
Near black, creamy head. Huge chocolate aroma. Soft and rounded withlots of coffee. This is malt covered in chocolate sauce and espresso.
Tried from Cask on 21 Oct 2004 at 03:50
TBone (31510) reviewed
Firebox from RCH
22 years ago
5.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Cask conditioned
Light honey brown with steady white head (lots of bubbles). Mild floral hoppy nose. Starts hoppied and crisp, but mouthfeel turns to quite sweet. Interesting Brit but not so good.
Tried from Cask on 22 Aug 2004 at 14:32