Arkell's Brewery

Regional Brewery in Swindon, Wiltshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated with 11 Venues

Established in 1843

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Kingsdown Brewery, Hyde Road, Swindon, SN2 7RU, England
Description
Arkell’s Brewery was established in 1843 by John Arkell and 175 years later, is one of less than thirty family breweries remaining in the UK. As Swindon’s oldest business, Arkell’s has kept its founding values alive and continues to produce local beer for local customers. These values have been continued by the four family members in charge today; Chairman James Arkell, his cousin Nick Arkell, Head of Sales, and James’ sons George Arkell, and Alex Arkell are Managing Director and Head Brewer respectively.

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5.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Cask at BHX Okay classic bitter, nothing really special or remarkable though.
Tried from Cask on 08 Oct 2019 at 13:13

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle, from historic notes. Source not recorded. Poured dark amber with an off-white head. Aroma of moderate roasted malt, caramel, hops and fruit. Medium plus sweetness, moderate bitterness. Medium body. Wasn't bad.
Tried from Bottle on 28 Sep 2019 at 09:33

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask ambrata limpida legnosa zolfo astringente note fruttate esteri amaro medio
Tried from Cask on 29 Aug 2019 at 23:09

6.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask at GBBF 2019. Clear bronze color. Nose is citrus, pepper, caramel. Soft, malty, peppery hops. A very basic bitter. Decent enough.
Tried from Cask on 09 Aug 2019 at 11:17

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 8
Bottle from Ocado. Malty aroma with some sourness. Light chestnut. Foamy off-white head. Light bitter. Sour berry edge. Underlying caramel. Light-medium bodied. Thin but lifted by the fizzy-average carbonation. Long slightly astringent finish. Fine. Standard fruity ESB.
Tried from Bottle on 29 Jun 2019 at 15:46

6.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6
Half pint on cask at the Gatehouse JDW. Thin creamy white head. Hazy Amber pour. Light bitterness.
Tried from Cask on 22 Jun 2019 at 20:13

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Cask at Penderel's Oak, Holborn, London. An amber/brown coloured pour with a small off white head on top. Malty, caramel, dark fruit aroma and taste.
Tried from Cask on 25 May 2019 at 10:37

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottle from Ocado. Feel it's fitting to have an oldschool British beer on my 40th. Aroma of fruit and big malts. Chestnut. Thick fluffy off-white head. Light bitter with a sugary malty sweet streak. Light-medium bodied. Slick. Fizzy-soft carbonation. Slightly astringent finish. Not going to complain. Could happily sink a few.
Tried from Bottle on 23 May 2019 at 18:31

5.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6
On cask at Pleased to Meet You, Newcastle upon Toon Nov18. Pours lightly hazed dark brown with an off white head. Aroma: malts, caramel, pumpkin spices. Taste: light sweet & bitter, caramel, toffee, clove, nutmeg. Dryish finish. Light to medium body with loose carbonation. Not too bad all things considered
Tried from Cask on 27 Apr 2019 at 09:45

6.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 2017, [ Great British Beer Festival 2017 ], London Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London, England W14 8UX.[ As Arkells Triple Bogey ].Clear medium orange yellow colour with a small to average, frothy - fizzy and open, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, sweet malt, fruity malt, light to moderate hoppy, fruity hops - fruity yeast. Flavor is moderate sweet and light bitter with a average to long duration, sweet malt, cookie, pale malt, fruity hops - fruity yeast. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20170809] 6-3-7-3-12
Tried from Cask on 05 Apr 2019 at 14:56