Grafton Fine Ales
Microbrewery in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Established in 2007
Contact
Unit 3 & 4 Walters Yard, Dukeries Way, Claylands Industrial Estate, Worksop, S81 7DW, England
Description
Grafton Brewing Company is named after the Grafton Hotel on Gateford Road in Worksop. The Grafton was built in 1865 by a gentleman called Joseph Gardside. Joseph Garside was one of the founders of Worksop and Retford Brewery.
The multi award winning micro brewery, Grafton Fine Ales was founded, formerley known as Grafton Brewing Company in 2007. The first brewing premises were behind the Packet Inn on Bescoby Street in Retford, Nottinghamshire. We acquired our brand new premises in May 2014 back in Worksop after we outgrow our previous premises. Which also saw us increase our plant size from a 5 barrel plant to a 15 barrel plant for us to keep up with demand.
The multi award winning micro brewery, Grafton Fine Ales was founded, formerley known as Grafton Brewing Company in 2007. The first brewing premises were behind the Packet Inn on Bescoby Street in Retford, Nottinghamshire. We acquired our brand new premises in May 2014 back in Worksop after we outgrow our previous premises. Which also saw us increase our plant size from a 5 barrel plant to a 15 barrel plant for us to keep up with demand.
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Gravity at Barrow Hill Festival - Clear yellow body, thin bubbly white head. Nose is full on apricots. Nothing else, had fruit beers with less fruit in the nose. All downhill from there. Taste is a bit grassy, palate rather thin. Good one to sniff, but you first and foremost donโt buy beer to sniff it, do you?
Tried
on 30 May 2015
at 14:02
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask at the Stockbridge tap. Pours clear golden, nose is tart raspberry, sweet toffee, taste is toffee, raspberry, butterscotch.
Tried
from Cask
on 25 May 2015
at 08:29
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Cask stillage at the Foots Cray Rugby Club Beer Festival, April 2015. Amber pour with a white head. Citrus and caramel aroma. Malt and fruit flavour. Quite dull.
Tried
from Cask
on 17 May 2015
at 08:26
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask @ Old Black Bull, Preston. Golden-blonde with a small head. Lightly hopped with very light fruits evident throughout, all with a citrus kick to them.
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Apr 2015
at 16:12
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at the Albion, Ampthill. Pale amber with a thin white head; biscuity aroma; biscuity taste, lightly bitter with a faint touch of citrus; and a biscuity finish. Satisfying but not very exciting.
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Apr 2015
at 04:48
6/10
Tried
on 21 Feb 2015
at 07:57
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Part of my 2013 backlog. Golden colour with White head. Aroma is fruit and malt. The taste was fruity and sweet with a bitter hoppy finish.
Tried
on 02 Jan 2015
at 10:48
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Gravity dispense at Pigs Ear โ14, day 1, 02/12/14. Mahogany brown with no head. Nose is big coconut oil, coconut shower gel, light chocoalte, dark malt notes. Taste comprises much the same, a one trick pony, all coconut, too sweet really. Medium body, moderate carbonation, smei drying close. One trick sweetness, couldnโt take more than a few glugs of this nonsense!
Tried
on 08 Dec 2014
at 08:04
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Cask at the Wellington; dark brown pour with a bubbly dark tan head, aroma has dark fruit, roasted malt taste, along with instant coffee, some sweetness.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Nov 2014
at 02:23
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask (Roebuck JDW, Nottingham) - Amber in colour. Sultanas and banana cake can be detected in both the aroma and the taste, but not much else is going on. I was expecting it to be a bit more sickly and sweet but it is quite nicely balanced.
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Nov 2014
at 13:59