Bedlam Brewery

Microbrewery in Plumpton Green, East Sussex, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 2011

Closed in 2023

Contact
St Helena Farm, St Helena Lane, Plumpton Green, BN7 3DN, England
+44 1273 978015
orders@bedlambrewery.co.uk
Description
Socially responsible brewery based on a farm at the foot of the South Downs National Park, Sussex. We feel passionately about our environment and embrace our beautiful, rural location which inspires us to create beer we love and want to share.

Bedlam was established on Albourne Estate winery in 2011 by a group of friends and we were then encouraged by our local community to start brewing commercially in 2015. We have since expanded and moved to our current location. We continue to promote a strong community ethos.

Bedlam was named after Bedlam Street running through Hurstpierpoint to our original site. We are informed that the original Bedlam road runs directly through to our new site, which, if true, would be a crazy coincidence!

Behind the bedlam it’s always a barrel of fun.
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fonefan
fonefan (85958) reviewed
India Pale Ale from Bedlam Brewery
11 years ago
6.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask (gravity) @ EBF18 2014, 18th Egham Beer Festival, Egham United Services Club (EUSC), 111 Spring Rise, Egham, Surrey, England TW20 9PE. [ As Bedlam India Pale Ale ].Light unclear medium amber orange color with a average, open and frothy - fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, moderate hoppy, flowers, fruity. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a long duration, sweet fruit, sugary, malt, light hoppy. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20140807]
Tried from Cask on 06 May 2015 at 02:37
fonefan
fonefan (85958) reviewed
Porter from Bedlam Brewery
11 years ago
7/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask (handpump) @ EBF18 2014, 18th Egham Beer Festival, Egham United Services Club (EUSC), 111 Spring Rise, Egham, Surrey, England TW20 9PE. [ As Bedlam Porter ].Clear dark red brown color with a average, creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, light beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, chocolate, dark malt, vomit notes. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a long duration, chocolate, dark malt, sharp. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20140810]
Tried from Cask on 28 Jan 2015 at 06:04
Leighton
Leighton (35391) reviewed
Porter from Bedlam Brewery
11 years ago
6.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle shared at Craig’s. Pours clear brown with a creamy tan head. The aroma holds lots of dusty cocoa, light roast, earth and wood. Light sweet flavor with earthy bitterness, burnt wood, ash, slight vanilla. Light bodied with fine carbonation. Moderately roasty on the finish with lingering baking cocoa. Fair.
Tried from Bottle on 03 Jan 2015 at 14:00
cagarvie
cagarvie (40287) reviewed
Porter from Bedlam Brewery
11 years ago
7/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
bottle at home .. deep black ... thin tan lacing ... sofft dark malts ... soft toffee maalt roast nose ... oft chocolate ... soft malts , soft roast .. soft dark malts ... sweet chocolate .. soft malts ... soft sweet roast malts ...
Tried from Bottle on 03 Jan 2015 at 13:56
allmyvinyl
allmyvinyl (21513) reviewed
Porter from Bedlam Brewery
11 years ago
6.5/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle at Craig’s. Pours dark red brown with a thin white head. Aromas of roast coffee, chocolate. Taste is roast, chocolate. Finishes quiet sweet. Ok.
Tried from Bottle on 03 Jan 2015 at 13:55
Leighton
Leighton (35391) reviewed
Golden Ale from Bedlam Brewery
11 years ago
6.2/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle shared at Garvie’s. Pours perfectly clear gold with a creamy white head. Simple doughy white bread on the nose, faint butter. Light sweet flavor with flavor with faint grassy bitterness, white bread, lemon rind. Light bodied with fine carbonation. Moderate sweetness on the finish, some grass, grains and hay. Fine.
Tried from Bottle on 03 Jan 2015 at 10:28
Stuu
Stuu (35231) reviewed
Golden Ale from Bedlam Brewery
11 years ago
5.2/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Bottle at Craig’s. Pours clear pale golden, nose is floral, taste is sweet, toffee, floral. --- Beer aliased from original tick of Hoppy Golden Ale on 03 Jan 2015 at 16:27 - Score: 5. Original review text: Bottle at Craig's. Pours clear pale golden, nose is floral, taste is sweet, toffee, floral.
Tried from Bottle on 03 Jan 2015 at 10:26
cagarvie
cagarvie (40287) reviewed
Golden Ale from Bedlam Brewery
11 years ago
6.3/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
bottle at home ... golden amber ... small white head ... soft lime zezty orange nose ... soft floral fruits .. light bitter herbal fruits .. soft hop .. light dry bitter fruits ... light meon orange .. soft custardy linger
Tried from Bottle on 03 Jan 2015 at 10:26
allmyvinyl
allmyvinyl (21513) reviewed
Golden Ale from Bedlam Brewery
11 years ago
5.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Bottle at Craig’s. Pours clear gold with a thin white head. Aromas of light lemon, sweet notes. Taste is sweet, watery. Thin finish.
Tried from Bottle on 03 Jan 2015 at 10:26
Theydon_Bois
Theydon_Bois (48063) reviewed
India Pale Ale from Bedlam Brewery
11 years ago
6.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Gravity dispense at EBF ’18, 07/08/14. Hazed golden amber with moderate off white spotting and edgework. Nose is caramel malt, light infusion of smoke, toasted marsh mallows. Taste comprises an earthy hop presence, floral notes, light citric peel, caramel. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Drinkable effort but pretty so so for style.
Tried on 23 Aug 2014 at 07:28