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 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
500ml bottle: BB 12th July 2024, drank at home on Christmas Day 2023. Copper bronze body, off-white crust, looked good and it was. Sweet, malty and slightly fruity in nature.
Tried from Bottle on 25 Dec 2023 at 13:27

4.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 2 Texture 6 Overall 5
Cask at Wilde Theatre, 16th December 23. Pours light golden, aroma is tart. Taste is bitter and quite sour, not sure if this is how it’s supposed to be, handed it back anyway
Tried from Cask on 17 Dec 2023 at 09:18

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Cask at Wilde Theatre, watching Sleeping Beauty, 16th December 23. Pours a dark brown. Aroma is nutty, malts, sweet. Taste is caramel, roasted malts, sweet, slight sour. Alright
Tried from Cask on 17 Dec 2023 at 09:16

6/10
Tried on 23 Oct 2023 at 19:40

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Cask at Bell Inn, Aldworth. Very old pumpclip which calls it BBB. Aroma has grains, berries, cork. Light chestnut. Thin foamy off-white head. Grainy light-medium bitterness. Sour berry edge. Underlying dusty malts. Light-medium bodied. Slick. Average carbonation. Long astringent finish. Punchy bitter.
Tried from Cask on 09 Sep 2023 at 17:11

6/10
Tried from Cask on 05 Aug 2023 at 18:16

7/10
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Tried from Cask on 04 Jul 2023 at 09:50

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Tap at South Hill Park, watching Jack and the Beanstalk, 17th December 22. Pours clear. Aroma is light hops, fresh. Taste is bright, some hops and a little bitter. Alright
Tried from Draft on 17 Dec 2022 at 17:53

23/11/2011 and other historic check-ins
Tried on 04 Nov 2022 at 14:51

02/08/2000 and other historic check-ins
Tried on 04 Nov 2022 at 14:48