About
The original Ashover Brewery was founded in 2007 and over the years has won numerous industry-wide awards for their beers. Unfortunately, due to several factors the brewery then slipped into liquidation in early 2025.
However, a group of locals believed this was a great loss to the area and decided to do something about it and Ashover Brew Co. was born...
Our vision is to create beers that are as unique and varied as the people who enjoy them. We want to create beers that are approachable yet complex, with something for every palate. But at the same time, we want to stay true to our local roots - everything we do is inspired by the area’s rich brewing history and the stunning Peak District that surrounds us.
However, a group of locals believed this was a great loss to the area and decided to do something about it and Ashover Brew Co. was born...
Our vision is to create beers that are as unique and varied as the people who enjoy them. We want to create beers that are approachable yet complex, with something for every palate. But at the same time, we want to stay true to our local roots - everything we do is inspired by the area’s rich brewing history and the stunning Peak District that surrounds us.
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cask at GBBF 2008 ... Deep black ... nice coffeee nose ... good solid roast malts ... little coffee bitterness.... 3.5Bottle at home... Deep black... Thin tan head... Soft mellow chocolate roast... Dark roast... Light bitter chocolate... Dark sweet roast 3. I
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Aug 2008
at 07:55
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask@GBBF2008. black colour, small brown head. Aroma is coffee, roasted malts, chocolate and some mild dark fruits. Flavour is roasted malts, coffee, dry smoked wood and mild notes of licorice. Long wooden and roasted flavour in aftertaste.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Aug 2008
at 12:36
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at GBBF 2008 Wonderful black colour with next to no head. Nice woody roastiness, but a touch thin some nice dusty hops, liquorice, its really quite pleasant but lacking in the final push that would have made it very good.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Aug 2008
at 14:00
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Dark brown with tiny beige head. Sweet aroma with roasted malt, coffee and caramel notes. Sweet flavor with roasted malt, coffee and chocolate notes. Ends sweet.
Tried
on 06 Aug 2008
at 18:03
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask gravity @ Reading Beer Festival 2008.Clear dark brown color with a small to average, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, light beige head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, coffee. Flavor is moderate sweet and moderate to heavy bitter (malt bitter) with a long to average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is flat. (010508)
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Jun 2008
at 05:59
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask gravity @ Reading Beer Festival 2008.Clear medium yellow color with a small to average, frothy, good lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is light to moderate malty, toasted, light to moderate hoppy, citrus, fruity. Flavor is light to moderate sweet and moderate bitter with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat. (010508)
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Jun 2008
at 05:08
6.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask@Loughborough Beer Festival 2008. Pale golden beer with a quite dry and vinous aroma. The flavour is vinous and malty. Overall a reasonable strong pale drink.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Mar 2008
at 10:56
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Cask@Loughborough Beer Festival 2008. Amber beer with a lightly bitter and toffee aroma, and a weak, watery, toffee and dry flavour. Overall a poor beer.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Mar 2008
at 10:54
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
[i] Cask conditioned at The Cross Keys, Belper, 17-01-08 [/i] Very Pale golden in colour with a tiny bit of haze. The nose on this one was a little more sulphourus than it’s stablemate [i] Poets Tipple [/i] which I had first, but there was also some light fruitiness on the nose and then in the mouth. Lovely bitterness, great session beer, really impressed with both of these beers.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Jan 2008
at 05:26
7.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
[i] Cask conditioned at The Cross Keys, Belper, 17-01-08 [/i] Poured amber in colour with great clarity and a tiny rim of bubbles for the head, it looked great. A slightly sulphourous nose leads to a wonderful fruit and toffee combination in the mouth, a very good beer.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Jan 2008
at 05:22