Volden
Microbrewery
in
Croydon,
Greater London,
England 🏴
Associated Venue: Knowles of Norwood
Established in 2015
Contact
72 Malham Road, Croydon, SE23 1AG, England
Description
Volden Ltd brewed its first ale in April 2015 to supply Antic pubs exclusively with their own house beers.
Our philosophy is to brew high quality British ales using best ingredients we can source from as close to London as possible.
We work with the best malted barley and hop merchants in the UK to ensure supplies of the best ingredients our farms can grow.
Our philosophy is to brew high quality British ales using best ingredients we can source from as close to London as possible.
We work with the best malted barley and hop merchants in the UK to ensure supplies of the best ingredients our farms can grow.
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at Pigs Ear 2015 - London. Pours clear, pale yellow with a bubbly white head. Light minerality in the nose, pale grains, lemon peel. Light sweet flavor with some pale grains, hay, slight butter, grass. Light in body with fine carbonation; OK condition. Lightly bitter to finish, with some hay and grass, pale dough, straw. So so overall.
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Jan 2016
at 14:55
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at Pigs Ear, 2015. Light gold pour with a white head. Ginger spice and sweet fruit aroma. Fresh fruit and spice in the flavour. Quite dry. Nice.
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Dec 2015
at 17:36
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask at Westow, Crystal Palace shared with Finn. A clear amber coloured beer with a filmy layer at the top. Fragile lacing. Smell of apricot. Jam-like falvours of juicy malts, bread and dried fruit. Bittersweet tail. A little thin in the mouth. Okay with the food (Greater London, 28.11.2015).
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Dec 2015
at 09:31
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Half pint, cask at Westow House Crystal Palace. Bright golden-brown body. Bubbly ring to the rim of the surface. Herbal hoppy aroma with notes of malty sweetness. Bread and caramel to the taste profile. Ends with a touch of semi-sweet earthy malts. Pretty nice (28.11.2015).
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Dec 2015
at 14:12
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Gravity dispense at Pigs Ear ’15, 04/12/15. Clear golden blonde with a decent off white covering of bubbles. Nose is light citric, grain, bread dough, orange, hint of minerals. Taste comprises pale malt, straw trace of damp socks, lemon drizzle, faint orange. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation, semi drying close peppered with light hop bitterness. Ok golde but no stand out.
Tried
on 06 Dec 2015
at 12:01
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Fra cask på Westow House Crystal Palace 28 Nov 15. Gyldenbrun. 0 skum. Søt bæraroma. Smaken litt tynn. Mørke bær. Lett & uvariert.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Dec 2015
at 04:07
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Fra cask på Westow House Crystal Palace 28 Nov 15. Mørk gyldenbrun. Filmskum. Beskjeden maltaroma. Smaken svisker. Litt tørr & bitter etter hvert.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Dec 2015
at 04:02
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask@Pratts and Payne, Streatham, London - pours golden with a white head. Aroma and taste is grassy and light floral and herbal hoppy, hay, straw, some lemon citrus notes, bready pale malts, medium bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Dec 2015
at 10:28
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cask at the Royal Albert - New Cross, London. Pours clear gold with a foamy, white head. The nose holds crispy biscuits, moderate citrusy hops. Light sweet flavor with some doughy pale bread, bitter hay, faint citrus rind, tangerine, pale grains. Light bodied with average carbonation; good condition. Nicely balanced finish with more citrusy hop character, pale bread, hay, biscuits. A nice golden-bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Nov 2015
at 17:06
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at Westow House. It pours clear gold with a small white head. The nose is fresh, bready, cracker, cereal, toasty grain and light herbal noted. The taste is bitter, clean, straw, bready, herbal, light spicy vibe, lemon and elderflower with a dry finish. Medium body and fine carbonation. Decent enough Goldman not bad.
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Nov 2015
at 07:26