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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.
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask at MS HW, 02/02/18. Mid amber copper pour with a decent light beige head. Nose is toffee, dusty hops, airy malts, brown sugar, mellow fruit. Taste comprises biscuit, caramel, hint of fruit loaf, straw, candied orange peel. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close with balanced hop bitterness. Decent cask sessioner.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Feb 2018
at 11:36
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Keg at MS HW, 28/01/18. Light haze on a golden pour with a decent off white head. Nose is caramel, biscuit, grains, light malt bill, orange peel. Taste comprises straw, biscuit, light breads, lemon rind, crackers, toasted grains, tangerine, faint pine. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with modest hop bitterness. Dull for the style ... doesn't pull out of 3rd gear.
Tried
on 28 Jan 2018
at 15:21
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
On tap at Hack & Hop, London. Pours cloudy golden with medium white head. Some light to moderate hoppiness in aroma, some tropical fruit, malty, some caramel, grainy. Sweetish with bitter finish. Medium bodied.
Tried
from Draft
at
Hack & Hop
on 11 Dec 2017
at 13:42
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle (thanks fatphil). Pours dark brown. Aroma is sweet, kama, malt, roast. Flavor is sweet and bitter, oats, malt, roast. Finish is roasty. Overall: ok.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Dec 2017
at 13:26
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
Cask. Poursxa dark brown with light head. Aromas and flavors of nutty roasted malts. A bit dusty. Pretty much what one would expect of a pub porter.
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Oct 2017
at 09:34
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
(bottle, 33cl) Dark brown colour with a short and slightly tanned foamy head. Earthy, roasted malty aroma with notes of freshly ground coffee and dark chocolate. Moderately bitter and delicately sweet and also tart flavour, light to medium bodied with a soft carbonation. Earthy and moderately roasted malty base with notes of coffee, burnt caramel and dark chocolate; moderately roast-malty and slightly leathery tart finish. Good! 13.IX.17
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Sep 2017
at 17:30
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask-conditioned, on gravity, at the Gryphon, Bristol 2/9/2017. Dark brown in colour, with a thin, beige, head. A pleasant porter, with plum fruits, toasty malts some plain chocolate and a touch of dryness in the finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Sep 2017
at 10:55
6/10
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Jun 2017
at 16:01
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask @ Williams Ale & Cider House, London. Golden with a bubbly head. It’s a pale ale with a mild sticky-sweet texture.
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Jun 2017
at 07:24