Grafton Fine Ales

Microbrewery in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 2007

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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.

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5.5/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask (handpump) @ NWAF 2013, National Winter Ales Festival, The Venue, Sheridan Suite, Manchester, England.Clear medium yellow color with a small, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, white to off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, ginger. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and light to moderate bitter with a long duration, pale malt, ginger. Just to much ginger for me ! Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20130124]
Tried from Cask on 05 Mar 2014 at 04:54

5.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 4 Flavor 5 Texture 8 Overall 5
Cask @ Baum, Rochdale. Dark amber with a frothy head. Not much aroma but a fine session texture with a pleasant bitterness.
Tried from Cask on 26 Feb 2014 at 04:57

7.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask (handpump) @ NWAF 2013, National Winter Ales Festival, The Venue, Sheridan Suite, Manchester, England.Clear light dark black brown color with a average, open and frothy, good lacing, mostly to fully lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, licorice - anis seed, moderate chocolate. Flavor is moderate sweet and light bitter with a long duration, licorice, anis seed, a bit like a "Nordsø olie", cough medicine (hostesaft), candy - "Konge af Danmark". Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20130124]
Tried from Cask on 19 Feb 2014 at 04:59

4.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 3 Texture 6 Overall 3.5
NWAF 24 Jan 13. ekstremt mørkebrun / svart. Litt lagskum. Aroma av hostesaft: Masse lakris. God - men uvanlig. Smaken er hostesaft & Kongen av Danmark. Håpløst som øl men bringer fram gamle minner.
Tried on 15 Feb 2014 at 12:55

4.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 3 Texture 6 Overall 4
NWAF 24 Jan 13. Lys gylden. 0 skum. Svak fruktaroma. Smaken veldig vassen. Litt ingefær. Tørr ettersmak.
Tried on 15 Feb 2014 at 12:54

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask @ White Lion, Heptonstall. Golden ale, no head. Has a full body with a full balanced fruitiness.
Tried from Cask on 16 Jan 2014 at 05:30

6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
30th December 2013
Bree Louise. Cask.Lightly hazy gold beer, no real head. Palate is smooth with very modest carbonation. Sweetish mild marmalade, little dry malt. Light bitterness. A whisper of spice. Light semi dry finish. Not bad.
Tried from Cask on 31 Dec 2013 at 08:46

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Black colour. Has a kind of rum and raisin vibe to it. Plenty of roasted dark malt too.
Tried on 24 Dec 2013 at 09:08

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask @ Doric Arch, Euston NW1. Pours a slightly hazy golden pale amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity citrus aroma. Fruity malty citrus hoppy flavor. Has a fruity malty citrus hoppy finish.
Tried from Cask on 23 Oct 2013 at 07:19

5.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 5
Cask at the Prince of Wales, Highgate Village, London on 22nd September 2013. Pale gold with thin creamy off-white foam and lace only after large gulps taken. Lightly hoppy, floral scent. Slight hoppiness in-mouth, touches of citrus. Finish remains on the bland side with distant fruity sweetness. Zingy texture, a little watery, light body.
Tried from Cask on 16 Oct 2013 at 09:57