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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6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Cask (White Hart, Whutchurch) - Amber in colour. Apricot and biscuity malt in the aroma. Apricot and biscuity malt also feature in the taste along with some pleasantly hoppy notes.
Tried from Cask on 27 Dec 2013 at 23:27

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
50 cl clear bottle. Pours clear and golden orange, small white head. Aroma is light herbal hoppy. Dry, bitter and mild toasted malty. Vague ashtrayish hoppy, herbal and bitter. Smooth malty and bitter finish.
Tried from Bottle on 20 Nov 2013 at 22:33

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
On gravity at Swindon Beer Festival, 24/10/2013. Deep gold with a slight, off-white head. Tangerine fruit with some lemon sharpness in the background, decent bready malts and a crisp, bitter finish. Good.
Tried on 28 Oct 2013 at 08:24

6.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
On gravity at Swindon Beer Festival, 24/10/2013. Clear gold with a slight white head. Sweet, slightly creamy malts, a touch of citrus and apricot before a gentle finish. Fine.
Tried on 28 Oct 2013 at 08:21

5.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 3.5
13th August 2013
GBBF Day 1. Light haze on this gold beer. Little white head. Palate is light with fine carbonation. Mild skunky hop. Little sulphur. Light pale malt. More sulphur. Finishes smooth. A mess.
Tried on 31 Aug 2013 at 08:03

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
From cask. Pours clear and golden yellow with a small off white head. Aroma is grainy, grassy and light herbal hoppy. Bitter, mild citrusy and crisp hoppy. Bitter and light grassy finish.
Tried from Cask on 31 Aug 2013 at 02:21

2.6/10 Appearance 2 Aroma 3 Flavor 3 Texture 2 Overall 2.5
Cask at Moon Under Water (JDW) on 19 June. Poured a very unattractive, cloudy amber. No aroma to speak of very little flavour followed by some unpleasant bitter notes on the palate. I don’t doubt that this was not in good condition, but I get the impression that it wouldn’t have been might much better if it had been perfectly served.
Tried from Cask on 22 Jul 2013 at 11:48

5.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 4.5
Cask at the Old Manor (JDW), Bracknell. An average, and rather, boring brown bitter. Copper with a foaming white head; basic, malty aroma; sweet malty taste with a few nuts thrown in; and a biscuity finish.
Tried from Cask on 03 Jul 2013 at 14:42

4.8/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 4 Flavor 3 Texture 6 Overall 4
Cask at moon under water watford. Dense white head, light amber sticky lace. Aroma is sharp granny smith some solvent. Nutty malt flavour solvent and earthy hop. Not in good condition at all.
Tried from Cask on 14 Jun 2013 at 13:52

4.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 3 Texture 8 Overall 3
cask at reading ... copper ... thin tan head ... soft sulpherous eggy nose ... soft musty toffee ... soft cherry ... ligth sulpher :-(
Tried from Cask on 10 May 2013 at 10:10