Moncada Brewery

Microbrewery in London Borough of Brent, Greater London, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 2011

Closed in 2021

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37 Humber Road, Cricklewood, London Borough of Brent, NW2 6EN, England
Description
Moncada is more than a brewery – it’s our home. When Julio Moncada first came travelling through West London in 2001 he instantly fell in love with the place. As a dedicated “foodie” he first wanted to start a deli, but then he had an even better idea – the Moncada Brewery.

We began Moncada Brewery in the colourful area of Notting Hill. Julio surrounded himself with like-minded craft beer obsessives and became inspired by the neighbourhood – creative, vibrant and hemmed with diversity – and the Notting Hill beer range was born, which makes up our core range today.

Later, in 2017, we moved to Dollis Hill to expand and explore a new locality. A new place marked a new start, and the Blueprint beer series was launched, focusing on experimentation and limited edition releases, with a touch of eccentricity.

Relocated once more in Spring 2018 to the current address.

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6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Keg at LBA. It pours lightly golden with a medium white head. The aroma is grassy, straw, nougat, cereal, spice, hay and pear. The taste is crisp, dry, bitter, peppery spice, metallic, floral and earth with a drying finish. Medium body and fine carbonation. Dry and quaffable.

Tried on 23 Jun 2018 at 14:41


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Can at home in Hackney - picked up at Craft and Draft on Hackney Road. Pours cloudy orange with a frothy, off-white head. The aroma holds bready malts, a touch of toast and caramel, ripened citrus fruits. Medium sweet flavour with more ripe citrus fruits, some melon, meringue, papaya, mellow piney bitterness, more pale bread. Medium bodied, lightly oily, with fine carbonation. Finishes with soft warmth, more bready pale malts, mild bitter orange rind, more subdued gooey pine. Enjoyable, but not the most progressive IPA.

Tried from Can on 19 Jun 2018 at 21:02


7.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

On tap at Craft Brewers Market at Spitalfields, Saturday 12th May 2018 in the company of Clive, Theresa and Ang' Pours murky orange with a slim white head. Orange in mouth, but sweet orange like tangerine and with other fruits also, perhaps a touch of papaya in here. Juicy, fruity, it's very good. A7 A4 T8 P4 Ov14 3.7

Tried from Draft on 13 May 2018 at 04:31


7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Keg at the London Brewers market. A milky golden yellow coloured pour with a a fine. Aroma is tangy, spicy white peach and pear. Apricot. Milky wheat, tangy apricot, lemon. Palate is semi sweet, tangy, highish carbonation, tangy, peach and apricot.... Palate is tangy. Crisp and tart a higish, carbonation. Lovely.

Tried on 12 May 2018 at 15:29


7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Keg at the London Brewers Market. Pours oily black with a tight, creamy beige head. Dense chocolate aroma with notes of roast, custard, cocoa, raisins. Medium to heavy sweet flavour with lots of creamy chocolate, berries, alcohol, roast. Medium to full bodied, lightly chewy, with fine carbonation. Finishes with mellow warmth, more gooey chocolate, toffee, custard, ripe berries. Quite an enjoyable tipple.

Tried on 12 May 2018 at 14:08


6.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Keg at the London Brewers market. Light hazed golden orange coloured pour with a fine white head. Clove and banaana wheat on the nose. Flavour is crisp and chalky, clove phenol,. Palate is chalky highish carbonation. Meh.

Tried on 12 May 2018 at 13:53


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Keg at the London Brewers market. A clouded golden orange coloured pour with a sticky white head. Aroma is juicy orange, tangerine, soft creamy grains, liquorice?. Flavour is composed spicy citrus, orange, soft wheaty gains, decent juicy hop. Palate is spicy highish carbonation, grainy. Pretty good.

Tried on 12 May 2018 at 11:03


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Keg at the London Brewers Market. Pours super murky orange with a stiff, eggshell foam head. The nose has hearty fruit juice, fleshy oranges, puréed citrus. Medium sweet flavour with pale bread, some grains, ripening oranges, melon, mild rindy bitterness. Medium bodied with average carbonation. Alright balance in the finish, more grainy pale malts, tangerine and orange, some peach, bitter orange rind, faint pine. Decent stuff.

Tried on 12 May 2018 at 10:41


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle 330ml. @ The Shnoodlepip, London. [ As Moncada Verano ].Hazy medium orange yellow colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, sweet malt, moderate hoppy, grass, herbs - oat, fruity hops. Flavor is moderate sweet and light to moderate bitter with a long duration, fruity hops, citusy, oat, pale malt. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20170814] 6-3-7-3-13 --- Beer merged from original tick of Verano on 25 Jul 2018 at 22:56

Tried from Bottle on 01 May 2018 at 16:06