Brookfield Drinks Limited

Holding Company in Bedford, Bedfordshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 2012

Contact
105 High Street, Sharnbrook, Bedford, MK44 1PE, England
Description
Kestrel lager was a hugely popular and successful brand in the 1980s and 1990s when it was supported with much-enjoyed advertising campaigns featuring the comedians and actors Hugh Laurie and Russ Abbot. Having maintained a loyal following in subsequent years, in 2012 its quality and potential were recognised by Nigel McNally, who decided to take the bold step of purchasing the Kestrel lager beer brand and setting up the Kestrel Brewing Company in order to nurture and develop it.
Under his stewardship the Kestrel brand has now returned to its Scottish roots and is being brewed at a state-of-the-art facility in Glasgow, adjacent to Glasgow Cathedral. Brewing has taken place at the site since 1556, making it the oldest continuous commercial concern in Glasgow.

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4.4/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 4 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 4.5
Sample thanks to Grumbo: Poured a clear hint of golden with a white head. Aroma is fruity, apple, rubber tires. Taste is fruity, apple, tannins, dry in the finish.
Tried on 30 Jul 2020 at 20:20

2.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 2 Flavor 1 Texture 4 Overall 1.5
Can from local convenience store, purchased solely for the style tick. Pours clear golden with a white head. Aroma: malt, caramel, apple. Taste: moderate to heavy sweet & light bitter, alcohol, corn, metallic. Medium body with average carbonation. Truly awful
Tried from Can on 26 Jul 2020 at 08:14

3.1/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 3 Flavor 3 Texture 4 Overall 2.5
19/7/2020. Can bought at the Premier store between the Duke of York and where my lift was waiting to take me home. Also bought some Mexican style curly crisps with freshly ground peanuts which were really nice. Alas the cider was not. Sweet, slight sour edge, vague apple, fairly fizzy, not really cider. Very much park bench fodder. But it’s Bedfordshire!
Tried from Can on 19 Jul 2020 at 21:05

4.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 3 Texture 6 Overall 4
50cl can from a Consibrough night shop. thin white head. Clear golden pour. Not great.
Tried from Can on 30 May 2019 at 23:07


5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Bottle from somewhere in the Shrewsbury area. Copper-amber with a mild carbonation and a small head. In a clear glass, but not too skunky. There's some nice caramels within the ale providing some flavour. There's a small bitterness too.
Tried from Bottle on 21 Jun 2018 at 18:12

6.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
50cl bottle from Home Bargains. Thin beige head. Hazy amber pour. Herbal aftertaste with a little bitterness.
Tried from Bottle on 10 Jun 2018 at 17:06

5.1/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 4.5
Tall boi can served at home, generously delivered to Colorado by the Honourable Leighton. Thanks! Can price of £1.25. Very light yellow appearance with a fuzzy head that disappears incredibly quickly. Aroma is a stale, dull apple smell with a bit of white wine and chemicals. Not overly scented. Medium thin body. Moderate plus sweetness. No bitterness to speak of. It’s bland as all hell but it’s not offensive. Pretty easy to chug this boring sumbitch. Not a bad tramp cider.
Tried from Can on 03 Jun 2018 at 02:06

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Clear 500ml bottle, BBE Aug 2018. Poured into an Abbot Ale glass tankard at home on 20th Mar 2018. Golden amber body, clean and clear, off-white head of large bubbles. Sweet Gale is another name for Bog Myrtle, but I could not detect anything unusual in the nose or flavours. Malty brew really, caramel notes in both the nose and taste, rather one dimensional actually.
Tried from Bottle on 20 Mar 2018 at 17:22

3.8/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 3
Can from my local convenience store. Pours clear very pale yellow with a very short lasting white head. Aroma of sweet apple juice. Heavy sweetness, light bitterness and sour. Moderate body, slight oily and watery texture, above average carbonation. Dry sweet finish. Wasn't expecting much, therefore wasn't disappointed.
Tried from Can on 12 Mar 2018 at 18:04