Woods Brewery
Microbrewery
in
Craven Arms,
Shropshire,
England 🏴
Associated Venue: Plough Inn
- Out of business
Established in 1980
Closed in 2022
Contact
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.
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.
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
(Bottle 50 cl) Courtesy of yngwie. Slightly hazy amber golden with a small, rough, off-white head. Aroma of nuts and overripe fruit. Medium body, low in carbonation with flavours of nuts and overripe fruit. The finish is dry. 130608
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Jul 2008
at 06:25
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask gravity at Market Porter, Borough. Copper, thin beige head. It’s a slightly yeasty acidic bitter, some woodiness on aroma. Some mid citrus fruits in mouth. bit of juiciness in the malts. It’s a bitter, bit acidic maybe.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Jul 2008
at 13:14
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
50 cL bottle. Pours hazy orange with a small white head. Aroma is subdued fruity and mild caramel malt. Flavour holds a mild fruity note to a classic medium sweet caramel malt. Goes into more orange fruity finish with a slowly building bitterness. Ends dry,
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jul 2008
at 10:39
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Århus2008. 50 cL bottle. Pours clear and golden orange with a creamy and tan head. Mild fruity and caramel malt aroma. Medium sweet caramel flavour with a nice fruity note to it, yet just average flavour. Mild bitterness into the finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 May 2008
at 03:29
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
500 ml bottle. Clear golden body with a thin off-white head. Aroma is mild, fruity with a hint of hops. Flavor is relatively sweet and malty with a slightly bitter finish. Rather watery body. Quite straight forward bitter and actually a bit dull. Woods has a few much better brews than this.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 May 2008
at 15:13
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. Golden / orange colour with a white head. Aroma is citrus, hop, malt. Flavour is citrus, hop, malt. Mediumbodyand easy drinkable beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Apr 2008
at 00:01
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
[i] [b] Cask at The Church, Ludlow, Salop, 05-04-08 [/i] [/b] Pours more dark golden than amber but I can imagine it might also look amber to others, with a slight haze and slowly receding small white head. Crisp refreshing and with a great fruity bitter bite, this is a nice snappy bitter that is really quite flavoursome and infinitely better than the Rushing Dolls beer also sampled here.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Apr 2008
at 07:19
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle. Pours an almost clear orange-golden body, topped by a small white head. Malty nose with some toffee and fruity hops. On the malty side in the flavor too, with a nice fruity touch to it, and a little cellar note in the middle. The finish has a balanced malty and fruity flavor, but is lacking some bitterness I think. Rather thin body. Would go down easily on a drinking session, and it’s quite quenching too. (080301)
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Apr 2008
at 13:56
5.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
[i] [b] Bottle picked up farm shop somewhere between Hereford and Loz’s sister’s at Winforton, had this 04-04-08[/i] [/b] Poured clear golden the clarity was exceptional, nice white bubbly head. Simple light malt some citrusy fruitiness, soft in the mouth with honey also detected. Fine enough.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Apr 2008
at 02:02
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask @ Jan Primus. Clear golden color, medium white head. Aroma of hop, bit floral, some malt, bit grass. Crisp malty taste, slight bitter. Nice bitter aftertaste. Decent stuff.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Mar 2008
at 17:49