Otley Brewing Co.
in
Pontypridd,
Rhondda Cynon Taff,
Wales 🏴
Associated Venue: Bunch of Grapes (Otley)
Established in 2005
Closed in 2018
Description
An offshoot of the small local pub company of the same name. A small number of trial brews were done at Moor Brewery. The former 10BBL plant from Moor was acquired and full production started in August 2005.
The business was sold by founder Nick Otley in 2016, to a company called All Beer Co, although Companies House reveals no record of such a firm. Eventually brewing ceased in early 2018. Mr Otley retained the company’s pubs which continue to operate.
The business was sold by founder Nick Otley in 2016, to a company called All Beer Co, although Companies House reveals no record of such a firm. Eventually brewing ceased in early 2018. Mr Otley retained the company’s pubs which continue to operate.
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Brownish beer with a very strong frothy head. The aroma is sour with bitterness, and the flavour is very bitter with plenty of hops and some smoky sourness. Overall a nice sour and bitter beer. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Oct 2015
at 18:28
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
(Bottle) Clear deep amber with slight white head. Excellent hoppy aroma - pine citrus with some candy notes. Medium body with excellent carbonation. Some dark toffee sweetness at the start, with pine notes appearing and developing into a good hoppy bitter finish. Nice DIPA.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Oct 2015
at 17:03
6/10
Tried
on 04 Oct 2015
at 08:54
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
On cask at the Cumberland Bar. Appearance - amber with a decent head. Nose - a combination of citrus, biscuits and red fruit. Taste - strawberries and biscuits. Palate - light to medium bodied and a fairly decent finish though a touch sweet. Overall - nice if a bit sweet.
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Oct 2015
at 04:45
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
50cl bottle from Marks & Spencers, Camberley. Pale amber with a thin white head; strawberry aroma; grainy, jammy fruity taste - presumably pastuerised; and a crisp grassy bitterness to finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Oct 2015
at 08:20
7/10
Cask at 6 degrees north. Pours black, nose is puff candy, toffee, roasted, taste is sweet, bitter roasted malts, light fruit.
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Sep 2015
at 09:26
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at 6 degrees north. Pours black, nose is puff candy, toffee, roasted, taste is sweet, bitter roasted malts, light fruit.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Sep 2015
at 02:43
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at the Post Office Vaults, Birmingham. Poured a clear straw colour with a frothy white head. The aroma is light grassy hop, zesty sherbet citrus. The flavour is moderate to light bitter with a creamy smooth, fresh malt, citrus, light hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with soft carbonation. Really rather good with plenty of subtle palate tickling flavours there in the background.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Sep 2015
at 07:51
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Black beer with a strongish light brown coloured head. The aroma is roasted with a touch of yeastiness, and the flavour is quite bitter with heaps of bitterness, some coffee, and yeastiness. Overall a nice beer. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Sep 2015
at 19:29
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Bronzy brown beer with a strong off white head. The aroma is well hopped and gently roasted, and the flavour is deeply bitter with a degree of richness and a lot of roastedness. Overall a nice strong IPA. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Aug 2015
at 19:48