Unlike most breweries we prefer to source our flavourings from local suppliers, home growers and farms as well as our own foraging efforts.
Ashover brewery was founded in 2007 by Roy Shorrock & Kim Beresford at the Old Poets Corner public house in Ashover Chesterfield Derbyshire to bring the local real ale enthusiast something exciting in their local pub. Very quickly after experimenting with flavours and brewing techniques the popularity of the beers grew and so did the range.
Ashover Brewery continued to grow and brew at the Old Poets Corner right up to 2015 when demand got so high that Kim & Roy had no choice than to expand in to an industrial unit in Clay Cross and run efforts at both sites for a short time.
lad_newton (4207) reviewed ABC from Ashover Brewery 6 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Cask at CBC, Covent Garden on 16th August 2025. Clear pale gold with shallow foam affording spot lacing. Peel aroma. Nutty malts and zesty citrus peel in-mouth and a finish of citrus and sweet malts. Light bodied with a smooth mouthfeel
lad_newton (4207) reviewed Butts Pale Ale from Ashover Brewery 7 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8
Cask at CBC, Covent Garden on 3rd August 2025. Clear gold with shallow off-white foam and full lacing. Soapy citrus aroma. Tangy berry fruits, citrus notes and spicy peel in-mouth., and a bitter grassy, dry finish. Medium bodied with a smooth mouthfeel.
lad_newton (4207) reviewed Zoo from Ashover Brewery 7 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Cask at CBC, Covent Garden on 20th July 2025. Almost clear gold with dense, lasting whitish foam and scant lacing. Herbal, grassy aroma. Grassy hoppiness in-mouth with a savoury touch. A finish of grassy hops and nutty malts. Smooth mouthfeel and a light to medium body.
lad_newton (4207) reviewed Littlemoor Citra from Ashover Brewery 8 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
Cask at CBC, Covent Garden on 5th July 2025. Slightly hazy gold with shallow off-white foam affording spot lacing. Grapefruit aroma. Spicy, somewhat soapy citrus peels and juices in-mouth after an initial nutty kick. A finish of bitter citrus peel and grasses. Smooth mouthfeel and a medium to light body.
ITFCfan (3577) ticked Victorian Ruby Mild from Ashover Brewery 1 year ago
dragnet101 (5184) reviewed Rakau from Ashover Brewery 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Cask at The Colmore, Birmingham. Clear gold with small white head. Has some reasonable stone fruit hints but predominantly is just drying and bitter. An OK but fairly basic cask pale ale, not a great showcase for the hop.
Martinsh (3610) reviewed Font from Ashover Brewery 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Cask at Royal Standard, Derby (formerly Derby Tap). Pours a slightly hazy golden yellow with a small scummy off-white head. Only a vague aroma of citrus and lemon. In the mouth it wavers between sweet and quite sharp with a juicy texture. Citrus and melon to the fore in the flavour, plus traces of grapefruit and peel. Finish is dry and slightly sticky. Reasonable, but not really my cup of tea.
Cunningham (15598) reviewed Talus from Ashover Brewery 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Clear golden and a fine head. Decent intensity in the aroma. mellow sweetness and a moderate bitterness. Fine carbonation level. Malty, mild fruity, mild caramel and herbal flavor. [Cask at The Wellington in Birmingham, England] Brewery #2698
Mr_Pink_152 (17201) reviewed Vista from Ashover Brewery 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Cask at the Peterborough beer festival 2024. Pale golden colour with a white head. Aroma and taste are light fruity citrus. Light sweet. Medium body.