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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5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Flasche 0,5l: Dunkles Kupfer, Mahagoni, glasklar, mäßig stabiler feinporiger Schaum; frische + sehr fruchtige Nase, kräftige Süße, dunkle Früchte, rote Beeren, Malz, Malzzucker, kräftig Karamell, leichte Röstaromen, etwas Schokolade; fruchtiger + würziger Körper, würzige Süße, Hopfennoten, Malz, Getreide, etwas Karamell, cremig, kräftige Kohlensäure, zunehmend trockener; angenehmer fruchtig-trockener Nachgang
Tried on 27 Apr 2020 at 11:48

6/10
Tried on 03 Mar 2020 at 13:24

5.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Cask: Poured a brown with off white head. Aroma is light. Taste is nice bitter with maltiness.
Tried from Cask on 24 Jan 2020 at 20:56

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
Cask at Prince of Wales, Wimbledon. Dark brown colour, medium-sized off-white head. Caramel, nutty notes in the nose. Light-bodied. Watery, caramelly flavour. Light earthyness. Perhaps a little bit of nuttyness. Boring.
Tried from Cask on 23 Dec 2019 at 14:42

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask at the New Inn, Brentford. Clear, dark copper colour, thin, white, creamy head. Sweet aroma with caramel malts, toffee and fruity hints - blackcurrants, earthy hops, hints of cinnamon. Taste is sweet. Low carbonation. Sweet finish with caramel malts, fruits and a spicy hint. Nice.
Tried from Cask on 27 Nov 2019 at 20:09

6/10
Tried on 25 Nov 2019 at 17:48

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Hand-pulled cask pint in The Cruwys Arms, Pennymoor, Devon on 3rd Nov 2019. Clear golden/amber body, white crown. Decent enough blend without actually doing much aroma or taste wise, slightly more maltiness than hoppiness within the fairly balanced brew.
Tried from Cask on 06 Nov 2019 at 09:08

5.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Tap@Taphouse, Copenhagen ØJ-dag (31/10/2019) - amber pour with a off white head. Toasted and sweet malty, notes of cereal, caramel, fudge, light body, subdued twiggy hoppy bitter finish.
Tried from Draft on 03 Nov 2019 at 09:41

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask: poured translucent brown with a beige head. Aroma was malty. Taste was bitter with a malt bready base. Bit bitter and tart, some butter in the finish.
Tried from Cask on 06 Jan 2019 at 23:11

5.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 3.5
Cask at the Fleece Inn, Penwortham. Pours clear amber with a thin white head. Aromas of malt and sulphur. Taste is malt-sweet and chalky. Thin finish.
Tried from Cask on 04 Jan 2019 at 17:15