Ashover Brewery

Microbrewery in Clay Cross, Derbyshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 2007

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Unit 1, Kershaw Building Business Park, Clay Cross, S45 9AG, England
Description
At Ashover Brewery we have been producing some of the finest ales with local Derbyshire produce since 2007.

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.

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Tried on 26 Dec 2021 at 13:29


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6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at the Pup and Duckling, Solihull. Poured a clear golden colour with a mostly lasting frothy white head and some clingy lace. The aroma is grainy malt, funky yeast. The flavour is moderate to light bitter, with a light, fresh, light grapefruit, floral hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.

Tried from Cask at The Pup & Duckling on 16 Dec 2021 at 20:48


6.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

1/3 pint, cask at BeerHeadZ. Misty pale golden, low white head, clingy lacing. Restrained smell grapefruit and grain. Malt-fruity flavours, bread and citrus. Hints of fruity bitterness to the ending, mid-dry. Fine bodied. Pretty nice. (Grantham 13.11.2021).

Tried from Cask on 04 Dec 2021 at 13:46


5.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

1/3 pint, cask at BeerHeadZ. Covering beige head, clear copper coloured body, dotted spots on the glassware. Smell of earthy malts and biscuit. Blended taste of toffee, dough, and biscuit. Ends rather dry and bittersweet. Satisfying (Grantham 13.11.2021).

Tried from Cask on 04 Dec 2021 at 13:39


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6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at Kelham Island, Sheffield. Poured a clear chestnut brown colour with a lasting frothy white head. The aroma is malt, nuts and woody hops. The flavour is moderate to light bitter, light sweet, with a smooth, slightly light, sweet caramel, nutty, woody hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.

Tried from Cask at Kelham Island Tavern on 18 Nov 2021 at 15:09


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Lys gylden. Nesten klar. Filmskum. Jordbæraroma. Myk munnfølelse. Smaken søte bær. Litt karamell i en lett bitter avslutning.

Tried on 13 Nov 2021 at 15:20


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Gyldenbrun. Filmskum med litt farge. Aroma av karamell & frukt. Smaken fruktkaramell. Tørr bitter avslutning.

Tried on 13 Nov 2021 at 15:03


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Growler at home from BeerHeadz Grantham. Deep chestnut brown colour with an off white head. Aroma and taste are sweet nutty, malty and slight bitter. Medium body.

Tried from Growler on 05 Nov 2021 at 14:33


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Handpull cask at the Blue Boar, Leicester. Light brown, transparent and clear with a fluffy beige head. Dusting of chocolate in the aroma with sweet spice and a little bit of blackberry. Taste is sweet and lightly spiced with some hop bitterness in the finish. Glat body. Pretty good stuff if a little bit nondescript.

Tried from Cask on 20 Oct 2021 at 17:41


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask at Smithfield, Derby. Pours a pale yellow with a small white head and good lacing. Not much of an aroma wut there are traces of citrus and corn. In the mouth it has a slightly buttery texture with overall sensation being sweet but quite sharp and fizzy. Main flavour is initially orange, but later on floral hops and a hint of spices come through. Reasonable – but a bit too citrus orientated for me.

Tried from Cask on 07 Oct 2021 at 23:05