Woods Brewery

Microbrewery in Craven Arms, Shropshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated Venue: Plough Inn - Out of business

Established in 1980

Closed in 2022

Contact
Wistanstow, Craven Arms, SY7 8DG, England
Description
Brewing ceased in April 2022. A Shropshire brewery has shut due to "unfavourable trading conditions".

The Wood Brewery was founded by Edward Wood, his brother and his father in the outbuildings of the Plough Inn in Wistanstow, Shropshire in 1980. Wood’s was one of the founding members of the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) and a firm supporter of CAMRA. At a time when there was a surge of keg beer companies flooding the market and threatening the existence of traditional English ale, Wood’s championed the traditionally brewed product and ensured it remained a firm favourite in the county.

Wood’s has been at the forefront of Shropshire brewing since then and continues to be after it was taken over by new owners in 2018. The new owners have worked with the existing team to make a range of impactful and progressive changes to the brewing process and quality control, to ensure that Wood’s beer is of the highest possible quality. By continuing to make consistent and innovative products, the brewery can remain successful in an increasingly crowded market place.

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5.2/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Cask at JDW The Chequers Inn; cloudy brown pour with tiny off white head, standard boring brown beer, malty with bitter finish.
Tried from Cask on 27 Apr 2013 at 03:08

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Cask @ Standing Order, Edinburgh [090413]
Golden, clear, thin white head, little lacing
Aroma of almost nothing
Taste of caramel malts, hint of light toffee, soft cereals, dull
Palate - medium body, oily. Finish - dry, fairly bitter
Overall - Very average rather boring
Tried from Cask on 20 Apr 2013 at 16:06

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5
Cask at the Bear (JDW), Maidenhead. Slightly hazy straw colour with a ring of white head; vaguely fruity aroma; light, fruity, malt flavour, with some zesty orange; then gently bitter with a doughy finish.
Tried from Cask on 17 Apr 2013 at 13:51

5.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
golden with a small creamy head and small malty aroma. It is fairly crisp with a general bitterness.
Tried on 16 Apr 2013 at 07:19

4/10
Tried on 13 Apr 2013 at 12:30

5.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 4.5
11th April 2013
Crosse Keys Spoons. Almost clear gold beer, little off white head. Light dry palate. Very moderate carbonation. Dry pale malt, okay marmalade citrus. Dry finish. Okay. A bit turgid.
Tried on 13 Apr 2013 at 09:25

6.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask at the Hamilton Hall, JDW, London. Pours perfectly clear gold with a fine, creamy white head. Nose holds some sugary dough, straw. Light to medium sweet flavor with sugary white bread, lightly astringent citrusy hops, hay, grains. Light bodied with fine carbonation. Sweet finish, some bitter hay, grains, light grass, lemon rind. So so.
Tried from Cask on 11 Apr 2013 at 10:09

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
cask at Le Gothique ... copper ... toffee malt nose ... soft sweet frutis ...soft fruit nose ...dull tofe fuits ... blah
Tried from Cask on 06 Apr 2013 at 08:23

6.6/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
500ml Bottle: best before Sep 20013, poured into a UK pint sleeve @ home on 8th Dec 2012. Amber, clear and bright, sadly the head left before I had a chance to appreciate it (I hate that). I expected the nose and taste to be Hoppy, but it certainly isn’t overly hopped: the main aroma being caramel and other semi-sweet malts, as is the taste. The Progress hops do give the beer a crisp hop finish but there are not enough of them to take over from the dominant malts within the brew. I like malty beers and I enjoyed this, just thought it was going to be hoppy because of the name.
Tried from Bottle on 08 Dec 2012 at 04:41

6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Clear copper with a lasting off-white head. Malty aroma with toffee, dried fruit and a touch of almond. Sweet malty flavour with fruity notes
Tried on 15 Nov 2012 at 11:32