Golden Duck Brewery

Microbrewery in Swadlincote, Leicestershire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 2012

Contact
Unit 2 Red Hill Farm, Appleby Magna, Swadlincote, DE12 7AH, England
+44 (0)7828 180231
hayleylunn@goldenduckbrewery.com
Description
Golden Duck Brewery is based on a farm in Appleby Magna in North West Leicestershire. Being ideally locatated about a mile from the M42, we are able to distribute our beers across the Central Midland areas of Leicestershire, Derbyshire, Staffordshire, Nottinghamshire and Warwickshire.

This is a Father and Son operation with son Harry being the Head Brewer. Harry studied at Heriot Watt University in Edinburgh for 4 years to obtain his degree in ‘Brewing and Distilling’. At 23 years old Harry had gained valuable work experience with Burton Bridge Brewery, Tower Brewery and the National Brewing Centre in Burton, and Stewart’s Brewery in Edinburgh, before spending the last two summers at Derventio Brewery in Derby and Hopback Brewery in Salisbury. There is some history of brewing in the family too with Andy spending a short time at the Bass Malting’s site in Burton, and father Ray and brother Chris also spending a considerable amount of time working at Bass in Burton. Nephew Eddie still works for the now ‘Coors’ brewery in Burton and was responsible for the installation of our brewery in Appleby Magna. Andy will take on the role of General Manager/Brewery Apprentice. Andy’s full time role is working as a Management Consultant with ‘Complete Lean Solutions’ a company specialising in providing training and management support.
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jjsint
jjsint (8884) reviewed
Extra Pale from Golden Duck Brewery
7 years ago
6.4/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Handpull cask at the Salmon, Leicester. Very light gold, clear with a thin off-white head. Smells of butterscotch, some toffee, some soft citrus notes. Bittersweet hoppy notes in the initial taste with a chalky bitter finish. Lime zest, buttered toast and toffee in the aftertaste. Pretty messy but drinkable.
Tried from Cask on 09 Jul 2019 at 18:07
Deanso
Deanso (16140) reviewed
Extra Pale from Golden Duck Brewery
7 years ago
6.5/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6
Half pint on cask at the Doncaster beer festival. Thin white head. Hazy golden pour. Light bitterness.
Tried from Cask on 07 Jun 2019 at 15:03
Grumbo
Grumbo (25692) reviewed
Lunny's No.8 from Golden Duck Brewery
7 years ago
7/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
6/6/2019. Cask at the 28th Doncaster Beer Festival. Pours dark gold with a small creamy off-white head. Aroma of citrus, hops, tropical fruits, lemon biscuit and light pine. Moderate sweetness and medium bitterness. Medium body, oily texture, soft carbonation.
Tried from Cask on 06 Jun 2019 at 21:04
Grumbo
Grumbo (25692) reviewed
Extra Pale from Golden Duck Brewery
7 years ago
5.9/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
6/6/2019. Cask at the 28th Doncaster Beer Festival. Pours very pale gold with a small white head. Aroma of citrus, hops, malt, lemongrass and straw. Moderate sweetness and bitterness. Light body, oily and watery texture, soft carbonation.
Tried from Cask on 06 Jun 2019 at 20:53
Deanso
Deanso (16140) reviewed
Lunny's No.8 from Golden Duck Brewery
7 years ago
6.5/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6
Half pint on cask at the Doncaster beer festival. Thin white head. Hazy golden pour. Light bitterness.
Tried from Cask on 06 Jun 2019 at 17:34
WingmanWillis
WingmanWillis (39514) ticked
For England from Golden Duck Brewery
8 years ago
6/10
Tried on 28 Jul 2018 at 14:22
Grumbo
Grumbo (25692) reviewed
Bodie's Bottom Lip from Golden Duck Brewery
8 years ago
7.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 9 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask at the Leicester Beer Festival, 2018. Pours dark chestnut brown with a small bubbly beige head. Aroma of chocolate, malt, coffee, moderate roasting, hint of liquorice. Medium sweetness and bitterness. Medium body, slight oily texture, soft carbonation. Roasting develops in the finish. Decent.
Tried from Cask on 10 Mar 2018 at 10:31
jjsint
jjsint (8884) reviewed
Lunny's No.8 from Golden Duck Brewery
8 years ago
4.9/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 2 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 4.5
Handpull cask from the Salmon, Leicester. Golden brown, clear with a small white head. Metallic vegetal aroma, ooh no. Tastes all right, a bit too malty for my taste. Some stone fruit notes in the finish. Oily body. This is hard work.
Tried from Cask on 05 Sep 2017 at 13:58
Downender
Downender (11273) reviewed
Udders Stout from Golden Duck Brewery
10 years ago
6.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Seven Stars, Bristol 3/5/2016. dark brown, with a decent, beige, head. Roasted malts, plain chocolate, a touch of dark fruit and slightly dry finish. Fine.
Tried from Cask on 06 May 2016 at 11:55
Downender
Downender (11273) reviewed
Lunny's No.8 from Golden Duck Brewery
10 years ago
5.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask-conditioned at the Seven Stars, Bristol 3/5/2016. Slightly hazy gold, with a decent, white, head. Stone fruits, sweetish and grainy malts, some floral hops and a sharp, lemony finish. So so.
Tried from Cask on 06 May 2016 at 11:51