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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5.8/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask at a JDW. A hazy amber beer with a thin white head. The aroma has notes of malt and caramel. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt and caramel. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt and some fruit, leading to a dry finish.
Tried from Cask on 20 Jul 2011 at 14:27

4.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 4.5
Cask@random Spoons 2010. Golden colour with a small white head. Aroma is floral and fruity notes with mild vegetably notes. Flavour is being very similar. Quite typical golden ale. Not that sweet and not that bitter.
Tried from Cask on 05 Jul 2011 at 04:31

5.4/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Cask, handpump at FFTMC, Oxford 17.04.11 Pours dark amber bit hazy there is a white rim of bubbles. Possibly a touch past its best. Not that hoppy or exciting, in fact verging on the bland, mostly malts with little hoppy character detected. A6 A2 T5 P3 Ov11 2.7
Tried from Cask on 25 Apr 2011 at 21:11

5.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 5
25th September 2008
On tap somewhere - maybe Market Porter. Low carbonation and dry! Not a favourite combination! Just about enough hop fruit to keep it interesting.
Tried from Draft on 16 Jan 2011 at 04:07

5.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 6
Cask (handpump) @ Bar Fringe, 8 Swan Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester England M4 5JN.Clear medium to dark yellow color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is light moderate malty, toasted, light moderate yeasty, UK yeast. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average duration, chalk dusty. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is flat to soft. [20100425]
Tried from Cask on 16 Nov 2010 at 08:52

5.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask-conditioned at the Seven Stars, Bristol 20/10/10. Golden coloured with a slight, off-white head. Grassy hop and sweet malts aroma. Flavour of cereal malts, with a touch of fruit and moderately bitter finish. Ok.
Tried from Cask on 22 Oct 2010 at 11:00

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
(Cask at Penderl’s Oak JDW, Holborn, London, 5 Aug 2010) Golden colour with foamy, white head. Malty, fruity nose with apricots and orange. Malty, fruity taste with notes of apricots, orange and dusty hops. Medium body, balanced sweetness. Drinkable but a bit boring.
Tried from Cask on 18 Sep 2010 at 11:56

4.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 4
Cask@Market Porter. Golden colour, small white head. Aroma is vegetables, some grassyness and mild yeastyness. Flavour is being quite much the same with a long vegetably aftertaste.
Tried from Cask on 10 Aug 2010 at 10:15

4.8/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5
Cask at the Back of Beyond (JDW), Reading. Poured hazy amber with a thin white head; sweet grainy aroma; sweet and fruity with orange and peach flavours but a floury body; lacking in any discernible finish. Unsatisfying.
Tried from Cask on 13 Jul 2010 at 06:21

5.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 5
27th April 2010. Light gold beer. Crisp palate, a bit dry. Even malt and a little fruity hop. Finishes with some sweet fruit and more dryness.
Tried on 26 Jun 2010 at 08:57