Hardys & Hansons

Regional Brewery in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Owned by Greene King

Established in 2006

Contact
Westgate Brewery, Westgate Street, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 1QT, England
Description
In December 2006, The Hardys & Hansons Kimberley Brewery and all of its public houses were sold in a multi-million-pound deal to Greene King brewery. The surviving brands are now brewed in Bury St Edmunds.

Note: there is a seperate listing for the historic brewery before it was owned by Greene King

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7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7
Pint in my village pub alongside a brie and bacon baguette. Lots of rich and deep malt and a great mouthfeel. Perfect in front of the pub's open fire.
Tried on 13 Dec 2024 at 13:54

6.3/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Chestnut brown with a frothy/creamy off-white head and a sweet malty nose. Light/medium bodied with a little kick of spice up front, sweet malt and dark fruit to follow, some soft floral bitterness and a dry finish.

The Two Henrys, Shrewsbury
Tried from Cask on 17 Dec 2023 at 18:30

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Cask at the nascot arms. A deep amber copper coloured pour with a small greyish white head. Aroma is semi sweet, butterscotch, toasted malts, toffee, toffee apple. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, toasted light tangy green apple, diacetyl, dusty toasted grains. Palate is semi sweet, tangy, mellow cask condition.
Tried from Cask on 11 Dec 2023 at 13:59

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask. A chestnut brown beer with a lazing tan head. The aroma has notes of malt, caramel, and nuts. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, butterscotch, and nuts, leading to a dry finish.
Tried from Cask on 07 Dec 2023 at 10:51

6/10
Tried from Draft on 09 Nov 2023 at 12:04

6.3/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Chestnut brown with a frothy tan head and a little malty and floral on the nose. Sweet and malty with a slightly tart dark berry fruitiness and a dry, mellow bitter finish.

Riverside Inn, Cound
Tried from Cask on 06 Oct 2023 at 18:19

5.1/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
Cask, half pint. @No2 Baker Street, Stirling (Scotland). 31/07/2023 [#6.618 Global - #826 England - #4 Greene King] Pours clear amber with a medium and fluffy offwhite head. Aroma: rye bread, dough, nuts and caramelly malts. Taste: caramelly malts, rye and light nutty. Weak palate. Light bodied. Next one please!
Tried from Cask on 22 Aug 2023 at 10:16

5.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Cask at The Anderson. It pours clear amber with a medium, fluffy white head. The aroma is nutty, bitter - sweet, brown bread, caramel, wood and rivita. The taste is dry, bitter-sweet, nutty, woody, leather, earth, rivita, light tannin, twiggy, chewy, toothy and a touch of caramel with a dry finish. Average body and soft carbonation. Standard bitter tbh. Fair.
Tried from Cask on 08 Apr 2023 at 16:24

4/10
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Tried from Bottle on 23 Dec 2022 at 20:37

6/10
Cask @The Star Inn, Bath. 18/12/2022. Color ambarino corona de espuma blanca escasa, aromas y sabores dulces, caramelo, notas especiadas.
Tried from Cask on 18 Dec 2022 at 19:33