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
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.
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Fluffy off white head left a creamy cover on a light amber coloured still body. Malt & caramel aroma. Medium bodied, creamy with a clean back. Malt, caramel, confectionery & sweet hoppy tastes. It's a good drinker.
Tried
on 10 Nov 2020
at 21:37
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Tight white foamy head stayed on an ultra hazy pale straw coloured body. Confectionery & stone fruit aroma. Medium bodied, smooth with a sharp clean back. Confectionery, stone fruit, Tropical fruits, garlic & hoppy tastes with a bitter hoppy finish.
Tried
on 09 Nov 2020
at 20:56
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Creamy tan head stayed on a chestnut coloured still body. Sweet,alt & caramel aroma. Medium bodied, smooth with lighter clean back. Sweet berries, jam, malt & caramel tastes with a tangy finish. Could do with being more bitter on the finish.
Tried
on 08 Nov 2020
at 16:54
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Foamy white head stayed on a swirling light amber body. Tropical & confectionery aroma. Medium bodied, sharp & clean. Confectionery, tropical fruits, bitter hops & pithy tastes. Nice
Tried
on 06 Nov 2020
at 18:22
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Large foamy white head stayed on a swirling pale straw coloured body. Vegetal & melon aroma. Medium to thin bodied, tingly with a soft back. Bitter, light malt, pine, grass & stone fruit tastes. Easy drinker.
Tried
on 05 Nov 2020
at 20:04
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Half-pint, keg, guest beer at Hand in Hand, shared with Finn. Clear copper coloured body. Spotty lacing, filmy layer. Moderate malt-fruity smell. Blended taste of caramel, biscuit and dark fruits followed by a bittersweet finish. True to the style, more or less. (Brighton 17.10.2019).
Tried
on 01 Nov 2019
at 12:48
Tried
on 29 Oct 2019
at 15:33
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Mørk nøttefarget. Filmskum. Sirupsaroma. Smaken lett fruktig. Pære. Plomme. Papiraktig avslutning.
Tried
on 17 Oct 2019
at 12:12
4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Fra cask på GBBF aug-19: lett uklar gylden med ok skum. Pasjonsfrukt, vissent gress, guava og overmoden citrus.
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Aug 2019
at 19:21
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 2019, [ Great British Beer Festival 2019 ], London Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London, Greater London, England W14 8UX.
[ As Bedlam Phoenix ].
ABV: 3.9%. Clear light to medium yellow colour with a average, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, white head. Aroma is moderate malty, sweet malt, pale malt, moderate hoppy, citrus, fruity hops, light grapefruit. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, sharp, fruity hops, pale malt, sweet malt, citrus. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20190807]
6-3-7-3-13
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Aug 2019
at 07:54