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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6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 6
10th August 2017
GBBF Day 3. Cask. Almost clear gold beer, small white head. Palate is light and semi dry, modest fine carbonation. Smooth sweetish malts. Dry floral orange. Light dry finish. A bit flat but decent flavour.
Tried from Cask on 16 Oct 2017 at 09:08

6.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Stillage at St Albans Beer Festival on 29th September 2017. Coppery amber with almost white foam and scant lacing. Light floral hop aroma. Citrus lemon in-mouth. Bitter herbal finish. Light body and mouthfeel.
Tried from Can on 30 Sep 2017 at 18:36

6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask at the GBBF 2017. Day 3. 10/08/2017. A clear golden orange coloured pour with a halo. Of white head. Aroma is earthy honey, little apple. Flavour is composed of of tangy apple, nutty malts, grassy hop. Palate is semi sweet, tangy, highish carbonation. Meh.
Tried from Cask on 10 Aug 2017 at 10:58

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 8
Sampled @ GBBF 2017, Day 2. A clear deep golden beer with a small white head. Aroma citrus, floral dry hops. Taste of mild citrusy hops dry yellow fruits, nice.
Tried on 09 Aug 2017 at 17:14

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask handpull at GBBF 2017. Golden colour. Typical citrusy golden ale. Some hop sting. Absolutely fine. Just a bit me too. Satsuma and tangerine flavours.
Tried from Cask on 09 Aug 2017 at 06:49

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Tried at the Three Horseshoes, Waddington. Golden colour with a white head. Citrus and berry aroma light sweet to dry taste.
Tried from Cask on 20 Jul 2017 at 23:00

5/10
Resans sista öl. So depressing!
Tried on 27 Jun 2017 at 21:52

5.5/10
When in Swindon...
Tried from Draft on 19 Jun 2017 at 21:23

5.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 4.5
Fra gravicask på The 25th Maltings Festival Newton Abbot 27 Apr 17. Gylden. Skum langs glasset. Aroma av plommer. Smaken druker. Blir tørr etter hvert.
Tried from Cask on 01 Jun 2017 at 01:43

6.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle at home in London - sourced from Ocado. Pours clear gold with a frothy, white head. The aroma has some biscuity pale malts, grains, vague citrus accents. Light sweet flavour with more crunchy pale grains, a little hay, dough. Light bodied with fine to average carbonation. Decent balance in the finish, some simple white bread, minimal hops, crackery grains. So so.
Tried from Bottle on 26 May 2017 at 17:40