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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.
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
5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4
7th August 2019
GBBF Day 2. Cask. Light haze on this paleish gold beer, small pale cream colour head. Smooth palate, mildly dry, low carbonation. Sweet malts and sweet floralness. Sweet ripe citrus. Pretty clunky in all departments.
GBBF Day 2. Cask. Light haze on this paleish gold beer, small pale cream colour head. Smooth palate, mildly dry, low carbonation. Sweet malts and sweet floralness. Sweet ripe citrus. Pretty clunky in all departments.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Aug 2019
at 20:28
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Half pint on tap at the Dronfield Arms. Medium creamy white head. Hazy golden pour. Light bitterness
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jun 2019
at 19:21
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at the 3 crowns, Wisborough Green. Pale golden colour with a white head. Light citrus. Flight bitter taste. Light body.
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Apr 2019
at 23:00
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cask handpull at The Fuggles Taproom Tunbridge Wells. Clear deep gold amber colour lasting white head. Fruit salad flavour. Some drying hop on the finish. Some grapefruit. Mostly like a tin of fruit salad so some pear too. Decent enough.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Jan 2019
at 12:19
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Sample@GBBF2018, London, with the Malmö crew - brown pour with a off white head. Toasted and sweet bready malty, some caramel, medium to light body, grassy and twiggy hoppy bitter finish.
Tried
on 23 Dec 2018
at 13:16
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cask at the Gatehouse, Highgate on 19th December 2018. Slightly hazy amber with shallow foam and full lacing. Biscuit malt and fruity hoppiness in aroma. Crisply hoppy in-mouth with citrus notes. A fruity, slightly grassy finish. Light bodied with a zingy mouthfeel.
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Dec 2018
at 20:04
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Black Horse, Nuthurst. Pours dark brown with a small head. Aroma is bready malt and dark fruits. Taste has bready malts, coffee and hedgerow fruits.
Tried
from Cask
on 25 Nov 2018
at 19:34
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap at Busby and Wilds Brighton. Czech style pilsner. Malty. Slightly sweet. Decent stab at a Czech style pilsner. OK bitterness on the finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Nov 2018
at 11:24
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Cask at GBBF '18, day 3, 09/08/18. Pale golden yellow with a decent white covering. Nose is citric zest, bready notes, grass, toasted grains. Taste comprises tangerine, light lemon drizzle, straw, toasted grains, airy malts, biscuit. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Passable cask pale.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Aug 2018
at 14:24