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St Helena Farm, St Helena Lane, Plumpton Green, BN7 3DN, England
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.
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.
5.6/10
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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
6.1/10
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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
6.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask gravity at Firkin Alehouse Folkestone. Hazy deep amber colour lasting beige head. Strong English hoppy aroma. Some toffee some biscuit. Tasty enough. Some bitterness on the finish. Lively condition. Decent
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Aug 2014
at 05:04
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask gravity at Firkin Alehouse Folkestone. clear amber russet. Ok best bitter. Some hop on the finish touch of dryness. Ok.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Aug 2014
at 10:24
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask @ Egham Beer Festival. Opaque black color, average sized beige to light brown head. Smell and taste malts, coffee, coffee roast, dark chocolate. Something weird in the aroma, but it tastes fine. Decent body and carbonation. Fine porter.
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Aug 2014
at 11:03
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Gravity dispense at EBF 18, 10/08/14. Very dark mahogany brown with a decent tan covering. Nose is roast malt, cocoa rub, earthy tones. Taste comprises roasty tones, milk chocolate, spice. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Simple but well done - a solid porter.
Tried
on 16 Aug 2014
at 15:59
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at 18th Egham Beer Festival, Egham, Surrey. A dark brown/black coloured pour with a medium off white head on top. Roasty, malty, chocolate aroma. Tastes similar, roasty, malty, chocolate with a slight bitterness. Nice porter.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Aug 2014
at 12:16
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
From cask. Pours pitch black, small tan head. Aroma is roasted and breadish. Bitter, hardroasted. Coffeeish. Bitter, dry and herbal. Roasted dry finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Aug 2014
at 04:09
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask - Earthy hops and sweet malts. Hazy gold with a white bubbly head. Bitter and then a orang syrupy sweetness.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Aug 2014
at 05:11
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask gravity at Brighton Beer Dispensary. It pours hazy amber with minimal head. The nose is earthy, wood, leather, varnish, marmalade and stewed orange. The taste is bitter, earth, wood, resin, chewy malt, caramel, orange peel, pepper and light alcohol with a dry finish. Medium body and low carbonation. Decent, if a touch chewy...
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Jul 2014
at 07:08