FAB Ferry Ales Brewery
Microbrewery
in
Billinghay,
Lincolnshire,
England 🏴
Owned by
Mitchell Brewing
Established in 2016
Contact
Coach & Horses, Tattershall Road, Billinghay, LN4 4DD, England
Description
Ferry Ales Brewery was founded in 2016 by John and Mike, two professionals who have spent the last 10 years commuting daily for work on planes, trains and automobiles to London, across the UK and the globe.
They first met in 2010 on the station platform at Newark commuting to London. A mutual nod, a hello, and a few words later led to the guys becoming friends and families meeting. Meanwhile, manifesting in their heads, and unbeknown to each other, was their exit plan from the rat race into the world of craft beer brewing. In April 2015 a chance discussion on the train to London led to Mike revealing his exit plan which was very much to John's astonishment as neither Mike nor John was aware that the other had an interest in beer beyond drinking it.
They first met in 2010 on the station platform at Newark commuting to London. A mutual nod, a hello, and a few words later led to the guys becoming friends and families meeting. Meanwhile, manifesting in their heads, and unbeknown to each other, was their exit plan from the rat race into the world of craft beer brewing. In April 2015 a chance discussion on the train to London led to Mike revealing his exit plan which was very much to John's astonishment as neither Mike nor John was aware that the other had an interest in beer beyond drinking it.
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cloudy dark gold with small white head, nice retention. Aroma of caramel, bread, citrus, pine. Taste is candied orange, grapefruit, pine, flora, caramel. Light to moderate body, light oily.
Tried
from Can
on 31 Dec 2024
at 02:23
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
440ml can from Chuckling Cheese, Skegness. Pours a clear gold with big foamy white head, recedes down to a nice lasting top with some lacing. Aroma is sweet, floral, lager grain noted malts, hint of spice, honey. Taste is sweet, grainy, honey, light spiced, fruity note Light to medium bodied, fairly smooth, medium-dry. Refreshing, yes, but not the most characterful saison. Still enjoyable.
Tried
from Can
on 31 Dec 2024
at 02:23
6/10
Tried
on 07 Dec 2024
at 12:22
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle bought locally. Golden colour with a white head. Light citrus and fruity. Light body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Oct 2024
at 16:26
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
22/8/2024. Cask at the 32nd East Anglian Beer & Cider Festival. Pours cloudy orange straw gold with a few bubbles. Aroma is citrusy, musty, tropical, slightly mucky, stable straw. Medium sweetness, moderate bitterness and body. Slightly watery, soft carbonation. Fair.
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Aug 2024
at 09:21
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at the Lincoln Beer Festival 2024. Light hazed golden colour with a white head. Aroma advtaste are light malty slight spice earthy and orange citrus. Medium body.
Tried
from Cask
on 23 May 2024
at 12:50
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft at BeerHeadZ, Lincoln. Aroma and taste are citrus dry to slight bitter finish. light body.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 May 2024
at 11:47
5.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 7.5
Draft at nerax. Amber brown. Nutty, raisin, herbal, plum. Creamy palate. Thinner mouthfeel.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Apr 2024
at 00:55
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
500ml bottle from a Cheese Company! Drank at home, late on Saturday night, 3rd February 2024. Black as Midnight, light tanned crown that stayed around. Neither sweet nor flavoured, nor milky; this is a proper 'Stout' without any faffing. Malty, leaning towards over roasted, burnt toast like maltiness, yet with a semi-bitter hop content, it's a throw back to 'Old school Stouts'.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Feb 2024
at 21:25
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
500ml bottle @ monthly tasting, Chez Sophie, Jan 24. Thanks Jeremy for this! Pours dark with a good tan collar. Pleasant waft of smoke from the off. Great smokey presence to taste alongside a nicely meaty body.. lovely smoky porter overall.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Jan 2024
at 09:24