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
Tried from Bottle on 04 Jun 2025 at 22:23

6/10
Tried from Cask on 04 Jun 2025 at 22:22

Tried from Cask on 22 May 2025 at 11:00

Tried from Draft at Priory Inn Hotel on 20 May 2025 at 13:47

6.3/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Nitro keg pint at Rudi's Bar, Swindon. Pours clear amber with beige foam. Aroma: malt, biscuit, caramel, wood. Taste: light sweet & bitter. Medium body with fine carbonation.
Tried from Draft on 11 May 2025 at 20:13

6.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
Half pint on cask at the gate house jdw.
Thick white head. Slightly hazy golden pour. Light bitterness
Tried from Cask at The Gate House (JDW) on 19 Feb 2025 at 16:51

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 7 Overall 6
Cask up the White Lady. Pours clear amber with a thin white head. Aromas of red fruit and malt loaf. Taste has something a little astringent. Light bitter finish.
Tried from Cask at White Lady (JDW) on 17 Feb 2025 at 21:01

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask at Carnival Inn (JDW), Bridgwater. Pours clear mid to dark gold beige foam. Aroma: pale malts, biscuit. Taste: light sweet & bitter, some caramel, mild citrus. Semi-dry finish. Light to medium body with soft carbonation. OK.
Tried from Cask at Carnival Inn (JDW) on 04 Feb 2025 at 22:45

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
Cask at Picture House, Stafford. Pours golden brown with a small foamy off-white head. There’s malts and toasted bread in the aroma. In the mouth it is slightly bitter with fruity hops, citrus and hints of lemon. Later some underlying malt and caramel can be detected leading to a quite dry finish. This is reasonable.
Tried from Cask at The Picture House (JDW) on 17 Jan 2025 at 00:00

5.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Cask at The Briar Rose, Birmingham. Clear copper with beige head, good lacing. This one was very malty with liquorice, dried fruits, quite bitter. Smooth. Not that tasty though.
Tried from Cask on 02 Jan 2025 at 03:08