About
Facer's Brewery supplies quality, hand crafted real ales to pubs and other venues across North Wales and North West England.
We are the oldest Brewery in Flintshire
Dave Facer started his own brewery in Salford, Greater Manchester in February 2003, sharing premises and equipment with Bazens' Brewery, which had itself started a few months earlier. In 2005 Dave and wife Annette decided to move home (and hence brewery) to Flintshire. The new Facer's Brewery started production in Flint in February 2006.
Brewing - A life's work !
Dave's first job in a brewery was in 1977 in the Quality Control Lab at Wilson's Brewery in Manchester. He later became a fully fledged Brewer and when Wilson's closed he joined Tetley's Brewery in Leeds followed by stints at Chester's of Salford and Whitbread at Samlesbury before becoming a Brewer at Boddington's in 1991. In 1999 Dave was appointed Head Brewer at Boddington's. He left in February 2003 to start Facer's Brewery.
We are the oldest Brewery in Flintshire
Dave Facer started his own brewery in Salford, Greater Manchester in February 2003, sharing premises and equipment with Bazens' Brewery, which had itself started a few months earlier. In 2005 Dave and wife Annette decided to move home (and hence brewery) to Flintshire. The new Facer's Brewery started production in Flint in February 2006.
Brewing - A life's work !
Dave's first job in a brewery was in 1977 in the Quality Control Lab at Wilson's Brewery in Manchester. He later became a fully fledged Brewer and when Wilson's closed he joined Tetley's Brewery in Leeds followed by stints at Chester's of Salford and Whitbread at Samlesbury before becoming a Brewer at Boddington's in 1991. In 1999 Dave was appointed Head Brewer at Boddington's. He left in February 2003 to start Facer's Brewery.
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at GBBF 2015. It pours clear gold with a small white head. The nose is toasty, grainy, cereal, bread, cracker and light spice. The taste is toasty, grainy, cereal, lemon parfait, grapefruit rind, grassy, madelines and straw with a dry finish. Medium body and fine carbonation. Simple and easy - going. Not bad.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Aug 2015
at 09:33
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
From cask. Pour clear and golden yellow with a small white head. Aroma is grassy, light citrusy and mild herbal. Bitter, dry, toasted and grassy. Bitter and dry finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Aug 2015
at 09:31
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask @ Archies, Prestatyn [090615]
Golden amber, clear, dense creamy head, good lacing
Aroma of light cereal, almost no nose
Taste of light caramel, very light soft bitter english hops, light cereal, slight hint of tea?, flavour too muted for my liking
Palate - Light body, creamy. Finish as main flavour.
Overall - Old traditional stuff. Supposed to be like what Boddington’s used to be. Clean, soft, light stuff.
Golden amber, clear, dense creamy head, good lacing
Aroma of light cereal, almost no nose
Taste of light caramel, very light soft bitter english hops, light cereal, slight hint of tea?, flavour too muted for my liking
Palate - Light body, creamy. Finish as main flavour.
Overall - Old traditional stuff. Supposed to be like what Boddington’s used to be. Clean, soft, light stuff.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Jun 2015
at 10:15
6/10
Tried
on 10 Apr 2015
at 17:09
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask @ Crown & Kettle, Manchester. Copper-red with a small creamy head. There’s a hint of pale malts in here, with a small berry-sweet nose.
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Feb 2015
at 17:08
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Facers North Star Porter Cask @ Cask, Manchester. A very dark clear red in colour with a thin creamy head. Quite smooth, with tasty smooth malts throughout its character, and hardly any roasted ones at all.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Jan 2015
at 09:32
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask at GBBF ’14, day 1, 12/08/14. Dark mahogany brown with a moderate beige covering. Nose is earthy cocoa, light roast, dark toffee, nut. Taste comprises marshmallows, light vanilla, roasty tones, cocoa rub. Medium bodied, mdoerate carbonation, semi drying close. Ok porter.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Sep 2014
at 02:12
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cask at GBBF
Clear dark brown with a small beige head, some lacing. Aroma of roasted malts and coffee. Flavors of roasted malts, coffee and chocolate
Nice, clean
Clear dark brown with a small beige head, some lacing. Aroma of roasted malts and coffee. Flavors of roasted malts, coffee and chocolate
Nice, clean
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Aug 2014
at 18:10
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask @ Patricks, Bangor. Clear gold with a small creamy head. Includes malts but with a more dominant dry floral character.
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Aug 2014
at 10:38
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Cask at the 2014 GBBF. Dark caramel coloured pour with a small halo of tan head. Aroma is berry, choc, earthy slight mannure. Flavour is choc, berry, earthy nutty. Palate is thin watery. Low carbonation.
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Aug 2014
at 13:16