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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7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
500ml bottle @ Cardinal. Slightly hazy, brown body with a smal beige head. Aroma is fruity, spicy, malt, dry fruit and some alcohol. Flavor is malty, caramel, dry fruit, spices and some bitterness. Medium body. I like this as a calm beer for the cold season.
Tried from Bottle on 11 Oct 2007 at 10:53

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500ml bottle @ Cardinal. A bit hazy orange to red body with a small beige head. Big floral hoppy aroma, citrus, apple and hay. Flavor is malty I addition to the expected hops, fruity and a bit spicy. OK, this might be a bit one dimensional – but this beer IS summer and flowery meadow. It makes me happy and I want more.
Tried from Bottle on 08 Oct 2007 at 10:37

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle. Clear medium amber color with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, moderate hoppy, orange, lemon, toffee. Flavor is moderate sweet and light to moderate bitter with a average duration. Body is light to medium, texture is watery, carbonation is soft. (040907)
Tried from Bottle on 05 Oct 2007 at 01:31

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask@GBBF2007. Golden colour, small white head. Aroma is wooden and slightly fruity. Flavour is wooden and bittery grassy along with some fruityness. Very bitter finish.
Tried from Cask on 31 Aug 2007 at 02:17

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Medium white head does not last. Hazy red-brown body. Harmonic aroma of caramel, metal, and floral hops with fruity notes. Dry, fruity caramel and wood taste, kind of watery. Aftertaste is very similar with herbal notes. Very nice. (0.5l bottle from Centra.)
Tried from Bottle on 23 Aug 2007 at 16:30

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Cask (handpump) @ Coach & Horses Inn, B48, Weatheroak. Clear medium amber color with a small creamy / fizzy, fair lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, moderate hoppy, flowers, perfume, toffee, butter and light dark berries. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat.
Tried from Cask on 16 Aug 2007 at 09:02

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Cask @ Charlie’s Bar, Copenhagen. Pours a clear amber color with a small white head. Malty caramel aroma with some hoppy hints. Sweet malty and fruity hoppy aroma with some hints of caramel. Fruity malty finish.
Tried from Cask on 20 Jul 2007 at 09:42

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
500 ml bottle, courtesy of Cardinal pub, Stavanger. ABV is 4.3%. Clear golden brown colour, moderate head. Nice flowery and hoppy aroma, hints of honey. The flavour is also hoppy and moderately fruity, on an acceptable malty base. Quite well balanced. A nice little beer this one.
Tried from Bottle on 15 Jul 2007 at 06:09

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 4 Overall 6.5
Bottle at Beer Brothers’ Festival 2007, Mechelen, Belgium
Clear, orange to amber body. Quite lambicy aroma of hops, wood and even some horse blanket. Moderately bitter, lightly sweet flavour (hoppy bitterness). Somewhat sirupy flavour too. Not too bad, but not great either.
Tried from Bottle on 02 Jul 2007 at 16:16

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Unclear peach-amber with a good imitation of a B.C."H.". Fresh hoppy nose, with typical UK hops, a bit dusty & grapey, the last even with a background smell of Muscat de Samos Again the Muscat, but in the taste with a surplus of oxydized malts. I wonder what the BBD of this beer is (not controlable). Malty with a bit uncertain cookie and dry hops overtones; warming up some orange marmalade. Light to medium bodied, and slightly sticky ending. Not a bad beer, but lacking some balance. The tendences clash in the end, instead of blending.
Tried on 01 Jul 2007 at 14:46