In the quaint little village of Cromwell, in the heart of Nottinghamshire nestles our modest brewery. Run by husband and wife duo, Ken and Fran Munro, true connoisseurs in craft ale with a motto for quality over quantity, we brew the finest, most flavoursome ales every time. We keep our base recipe simple using the four traditional ingredients hops, malt, wheat and water and have won numerous awards since opening our doors in 2004.
We supply cask and bottled beers to pubs, farm shops and breweries up and down the country. Brewing 5 days a week, we have a varied selection of ales, whether it’s a blonde you prefer, citrussy pale ales, red or amber bitters right through to porters and stouts we have something for everyone.
Sweetest beer I had at the 2014 Lincoln Beer Festival: I liked it. Half-pint. Mahogany and clear, with a light beige crown on top. Malty molasses in the form of caramel and toffee flavours ruled the aroma and taste with the hops well hidden but strong enough to prevent the malts running away with their sweetness. A beer for the sweet toothed amongst us.
Half-pint at the 2014 Lincoln beer festival. Nice chestnut coloured body with an off-white covering. Dry mouthfeel and aftertaste but leaning towards maltiness in both the aroma and taste, mild fruitiness just below the surface: easy drinking Bitter.
Hand-pulled pint in Ye Olde Fighting Cocks, Oakengates on 6th May 2014. Why call a beer an IPA and then load it with malts rather than hops? Anyway the golden pour had an off-white head that tried to stay but didn’t. The aroma and taste were of treacle and calamel, no hop notes to be found: I enjoyed it, but it is not an IPA as I know it.
Cask (Isis, Sunderland) - Golden in colour. Tea, hints of malt and lemon in the aroma. Lemon, lime and biscuity malt in the taste. Not bad, but nothing I will rush to try again.
Hand-pulled half-pint as a night-cap in Ye Olde Fighting Cocks, Oakengates on 22nd April 2014. Pours a pale almost golden colour with a white head that gave some good lacing. Dry, floral and with citrus notes throughout. Had just about enough alcohol content to counter the citrus elements which can often turn me against a beer. Medium body depth and overall a fine pint: drop the citrus presence and the beer would be great!
500ml bottle from Doddington Hall Farm shop. Pours an almost black colour with a tan head. Has a roasted malt and chocolate aroma. Roasted malty chocolate flavour with hints of caramel. Has a roasted malty chocolate finish.
500ml bottle from Doddington Hall Farm Shop. Straw coloured with a small white head. Aroma is sweet with some tropical fruit. The taste has citrus and a dry finish.