About
Driven by a passion for a quality product, Parbold's first microbrewery.

Jonny likes nothing better than a decent pint! So much so, he built a brewery intending to capture flavours from his imagination. We like to think it’s ‘his passion’ that goes into making these cask conditioned ales so good. We’d love you to sample his magic.

…. And if you ever thought where did that name come from?

The Problem Child name originates from Parbold’s prodigal Rachel. Jonny’s wife and business partner. Born and bred in Parbold, she wandered afar as a Problem Child in her teens, now home, and brewing happily!
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McCash (16382) reviewed
Scoundrel from Problem Child Brewing
8 years ago
7/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle thanks to allmyvinyl. Appearance - golden with a decent head. Nose - cookie dough and resin. Taste - more dough, some dried orange. Palate - close to medium bodied and creamy. Dry balanced finish. Overall - not such a typical golden ale. Getting into Bitter territory. Not bad at all.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Feb 2018 at 12:54
allmyvinyl (21581) reviewed
Scoundrel from Problem Child Brewing
8 years ago
6.8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle from Barrica Wines, Botany Bay. Pours clear golden with a thick white head. Aromas of resin and cookie dough. Taste is resin and malt, tinned fruit. Light sweet finish.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Feb 2018 at 12:51
allmyvinyl (21581) reviewed
Rapscallion from Problem Child Brewing
8 years ago
6.2/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle from Barrica Wines Botany Bay, Chorley. BBE NOV17, so bear that in mind. Aromas of toffee apples. Taste is better, sweet, honey. Needs a bit of biscuit and bitterness to balance it out.
Tried from Bottle on 10 Feb 2018 at 18:02
beerhunter111 (51041) reviewed
Rascal from Problem Child Brewing
9 years ago
7/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
Sampled @ GBBF 2017, Day 3. A clear golden beer with a small off-white head. Aroma of mild citrusy hops, toasted malt. Taste of citrusy bitter hops, pale malt, medium bitterness, okay.
Tried on 10 Aug 2017 at 14:14
WingmanWillis (39655) ticked
Runt from Problem Child Brewing
9 years ago
6/10
Tried on 30 Jul 2017 at 06:13
madmitch76 (41486) reviewed
Rapscallion from Problem Child Brewing
9 years ago
6.9/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
5th July 2017
Chelmsford Beer Festival. Cask. Almost clear amber beer, small bubbly pale cream colour head. Palate is smooth and semi dry, reasonable fine carbonation. Smooth and sweetish malts, some caramel. Good orange squash, quite bright. Unexpected touch of ripe tropical fruits. Light semi dry finish. Good beery fun!
Tried from Cask on 15 Jul 2017 at 08:44
Anders37 (30296) reviewed
Good Spankin' from Problem Child Brewing
9 years ago
5.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask @ GBBF 2016. Pours a hazy golden pale orange color with a small white head. Has a fruity malty grassy hoppy aroma with weak yeasty hints. Fruity malty grassy hoppy citrus flavor. Has a fruity malty grassy hoppy finish.
Tried from Cask on 28 Jun 2017 at 09:34
Grumbo (25958) reviewed
Good Spankin' from Problem Child Brewing
9 years ago
6.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
From cask at the Dove Street Inn Spring Beer Festival, Ipswich. Pours amber with a small off-white head. Aroma of fruit, caramel, hop and light malt. Medium plus sweetness, light bitterness. Toward medium body, sticky texture, soft carbonation. Finish has a fruity and increasing bitterness. A decent beer to start the festival!
Tried from Cask on 24 May 2017 at 07:40
Olut (22669) reviewed
Scallywag from Problem Child Brewing
9 years ago
6.2/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6
Huddersfield Oktoberfest 2016. Golden-amber coloured ale. Has a very palatable hop-malt character, although the former does dominate.
Tried on 30 Sep 2016 at 06:03
madmitch76 (41486) reviewed
Good Spankin' from Problem Child Brewing
10 years ago
6.9/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
9th August 2016
GBBF Day 1. Cask. Light haze on this paleish gold beer, thin pale cream colour head. Palate is light, semi dry and has decent fine carbonation. Dry but sweetish pale malts, trace of honey. Light orange peel, lesser orange - lemon. Floral sweet finish. Decent.
Tried from Cask on 05 Sep 2016 at 13:52