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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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Camons (21957) reviewed
Shropshire Lad from Woods Brewery
14 years ago
6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle @ Home. Pours dark amber with awhite head. Aroma of malt, slightly burned caramel, nuts, grasy hops. Flavour is malt, caramel, nuts, wood, grassy hops. Medium body, soft carbonation, ends fairly bitter. 150912
Tried from Bottle on 15 Sep 2012 at 13:58
Benzai (25102) reviewed
Hopping Mad from Woods Brewery
14 years ago
4.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 5
Sampled from 50cl bottle thanks to Dutchdrebus. Clear dark golden color, small off-white to beige head. Smell malts, old hay, musty. Taste malts, honey, lightly some hops but also a bit dusty. Low to medium carbo, low body.
Tried from Bottle on 30 Aug 2012 at 12:09
Drebus (8635) reviewed
Hopping Mad from Woods Brewery
14 years ago
6.2/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Clear golden colour with a small white head. Smells honey, malts, grassy. Tastes malty, honey, sweetish and some green twigs. Slightly thick, low carbo, thin to medium body.
Tried on 30 Aug 2012 at 12:03
Fin (18756) reviewed
Wild Shropshire from Woods Brewery
14 years ago
6.2/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask, gravity at Main bar Shrewsbury Folk Festival Shropshire, Sunday 26th August 2012 Pours mid gold, very fruity, quite dry, nice bitterness, touch warm, but pretty decent. A6 A4 T6 P3 Ov12 3.1
Tried from Cask on 26 Aug 2012 at 06:05
McCash (16382) reviewed
Pot o' Gold from Woods Brewery
14 years ago
6.2/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
50cl bottle from Tanners. Shrewsbury. Pours golden with gentle bubbles and a slim head which disappears quickly. The nose is of lemon and grapefruit fruit with a hint of background hay. Taste of lemon curd and soggy cornflakes. Palate is light to medium in body with a tangy texture and a fairly fresh finish. Overall very drinkable if not exceptional.
Tried from Bottle on 11 Aug 2012 at 12:17
mike_77 (15876) reviewed
Shropshire Lad from Woods Brewery
14 years ago
7.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Red brown colour. Aroma of dried fruit, especially raisin. This gives to a rather sweet, fruity taste with a hint of malt loaf. Slightly metallic finish is a slight disappointment.
Tried on 27 Jul 2012 at 13:17
Beertalk (16422) reviewed
Hopping Mad from Woods Brewery
14 years ago
5.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Copenhagen Beer Festival, May 2012. Amber with a small white head. Grainy malty aroma with a grassy touch. Sweetish malty flavour with a fruity note and a decent bitter finish
Tried on 14 Jul 2012 at 04:19
Leighton (35418) reviewed
Athletes Ale from Woods Brewery
14 years ago
5.9/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Cask at Shakespeares Head, JDW, London. Pours clear yellow-gold with a small, white foam head. Light citrus and doughy malt nose. Light sweet flavor with doughy malts, with lemon rind and toasty grass. Pretty boring. Light in body with fine, smoove carbonation. Crunchy hay and toasted malts on the finish, with light dough and dry citrus. Pretty bland overall.
Tried from Cask on 07 Jul 2012 at 02:32
BlackHaddock (18155) reviewed
Get Knotted from Woods Brewery
14 years ago
6.8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
17th Feb 2012: The Cock Hotel, Wellington Shropshire. Hand pulled pint. Amber body with a cream coloured head that stayed the distance. Mixed aroma and taste: blended combination of hops, yeast and malts; just like a beer should I suppose. Each flavour seemed to have equal billing and this made the beer a bit underwhelming at first. I then found a nutty, woody content which I latched onto: this helped me enjoy the beer more as I concentrated on the slightly different tastes I’d found. Valentines Day beer it may be but my wife would have turned her nose up at it.
Tried on 13 Jun 2012 at 06:16
Leighton (35418) reviewed
Hopping Mad from Woods Brewery
14 years ago
6.9/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Cask at Hamilton Hall, JDW, London. Pours a lightly hazy gold with a creamy, off-white cap. Creamy malt nose with hints of toast and caramel. Light to medium sweet flavor with notes of toffee, , light toast, some leafy and dirty bitters. Light bodied with fine, smooth carbonation. Mild sweet toffee finish with lasting light grassy and leafy hops. Nice beer.
Tried from Cask on 10 Jun 2012 at 07:28