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.

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7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Cask (gravity) @ 32th Pigs Ear Beer and Cider Festival 2015, at The Round Chapel in Hackney, London, England. [ As Otley Beetroot Stout ].ABV: 5.2%. Clear dark black brown colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting to diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, burnt, coffee - chocolate, dark roasted, earthy, dark malt. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, earthy, sweet malt, sweet roasted - chocolate, roasted, beetroot - earthy. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20151205] 7-3-7-3-15
Tried from Cask on 26 Jul 2017 at 12:33

8/10
Tried on 21 May 2017 at 07:39

4.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 3 Texture 4 Overall 3.5
2016 catch up - bottle at home - Feel like it’s trying to be a Duvel, but that is possibly just the bottle shape. A slightly odd flavour; bitter and yeast and not something I liked, but interesting to try.
Tried from Bottle on 04 May 2017 at 10:25

7.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
A very nice and very strong IPA; possibly a double. A taste of hops and also of wood, the latter being most pleasant and really adding to the flavour. All in all a very nice beer and would happily drink it again, but not sure you would be able to drink 2 in a row.
Tried on 04 May 2017 at 09:13

5.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Pendle Beer Festival 2017. Golden coloured with an easy-drinking texture and a grainy-hoppy nose. Very light sugary-fruitiness in taste.
Tried on 27 Feb 2017 at 11:24

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
On tap at the Three Horseshoes, Waddington. Golden colour with a white head. Hoppy aroma with citrus and tropical fruits. Taste fruity citrus light sweet, to mid bitter. Medium body. Easy to drink refreshing and tasty.
Tried from Draft on 20 Feb 2017 at 15:26

5/10
Tried from Cask on 18 Feb 2017 at 13:51

6.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Golden beer, barely any aroma. Taste is light, sweet and lemony with a bit of a bitter hoppy hit. Touch sickly though.
Tried on 03 Feb 2017 at 13:37

5/10
Tried on 22 Nov 2016 at 09:31

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
Cask-conditioned at the Gryphon, Bristol 2/9/2016. Deep Gold in colour, with a slight, off-white, head. Punchy saison, with yeasty stone and lemon fruits, perfumed hops and grainy malts, leading to a spicy, dry, finish with a boozy kick. Good.
Tried from Cask on 12 Oct 2016 at 06:35