Ashover Brew Co.

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

Established in 2007

Contact
Unit 1, Kershaw Building Business Park, Clay Cross, S45 9AG, England
Description
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.

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Cask at the Evening Star, Brighton on 23rd July 2022. Clear gold with shallow film and pattern lacing. Hoppy aroma with pines and cheesy yeasts. Rounded hoppiness in-mouth and a citrus peel finish with some rounding malts. Smooth yet zingy mouthfeel and plenty of body.
Tried from Cask on 23 Jul 2022 at 20:41

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500ml bottle. [courtesy of Grumbo - thanks for yet another beautiful Mild!]. Opaque, dark brown colour with weak ruby shimmer and average to huge, frothy, moderately lasting, minimally lacing, beige head. Nutty, minimally chocolately, toasty malty and yeasty fruity aroma, hints of Brazil nut, a touch of milk chocolate and red berries. Taste is sweet-ish, chocolately, slightly toasty and minimally nutty, dark malty, slightly dry, leafy hoppy, minimally yeasty fruity, hints of milk chocolate, a touch of Brazilian nut, nougat, fudge, red berries. Watery texture, relatively dry palate, medium, lively carbonation. Very nice composition, sadly slightly overcarbonated - enjoyable.
Tried from Bottle on 23 Jul 2022 at 13:50

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Bottle. Mitchell’s Wines Sheffield. Birthday gift from the missus. Clear cola brown. Very decent beige swede is lasting and lacing. Nose has ashy roast malt. Fruit. Taste is dry and fruity bitter. Light to medium body. Foamy carbonation. Light fruity bitterness to finish.
Tried from Bottle on 12 May 2022 at 23:57

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# 2864; 4/2022. Nice coffee and earthy stout. Pint, hand-pulled, beer bar, Lincoln (Lincolnshire, England).
Tried on 16 Apr 2022 at 17:27

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Cask at the strugglers inn. Lincoln. Deep amber colour with a tan head. Spicy ginger aroma and taste cakey and light sweet. Really is like a ginger cake.
Tried from Cask at The Strugglers Inn on 19 Mar 2022 at 12:32

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Cask at the Brunswick Inn, Derby crawl, 11/02/22. Black with a good sized lasting tan cap. Nose is dark malts, chocolate, light spice, dried fruits rinds, liqourice. Taste comprises baking powder, roast malts, charr, milk chocolate biscuit, raisins. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying close. Solid cask stout.
Tried from Cask on 14 Feb 2022 at 13:45

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Cask at the brunswick flyer. A dark mahogany brown coloured pour with a loose light tan head. Aroma is meaty roast, liquorice, charred wood,. Flavour is composed of semi sweet. Lactose sweetness, black liquorice, meaty roast, blackened sugars. Palate is semi sweet, rounded,ellow carbonation.
Tried from Cask on 11 Feb 2022 at 15:09

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Cask: Poured a dark brown almost black with a off white to beige head. Aroma is rich malty, chocolate, semi-sweet. Taste is rich malty, roast, milk chocolate, smooth.
Tried from Cask on 11 Feb 2022 at 15:09

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Cask at Brunswick, Derby. Pours a very dark reddish brown with minimal off-white head. Nose has some roasted malts discernable, but not much else. Sweet and milky in the mouth. Vanilla is the first flavour to hit, but others follow. Roasted malts, olde English spangles and some hints of liquorice. Finish is quite dry and bitter. Delicate, but rather nice and hides its strength well.
Tried from Cask on 06 Feb 2022 at 23:13

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Clear and pale gold with a frothy/creamy white head and a floral aroma, with a hint of citrus. Light bodied, smooth, there's a bite of bitterness up front and a light, floral and fruity finish
Tried on 06 Jan 2022 at 14:11