Nottingham Brewery
Brewpub
in
Nottingham,
Nottinghamshire,
England 🏴
Associated Venue: Plough Inn
- Out of business
Established in 2001
Contact
Plough Inn, 17 St Peters Street, Radford, Nottingham, NG7 3EN, England
Description
Started in September 2001 by Philip Darby and Niven Balfour. The Nottingham Brewery is situated at the rear of the Plough Inn, Radford, Nottingham. It is a ten barrel plant that was formerly installed in a Firkin pub in Romford.
The Nottingham Brewery can be traced back to 1847, when James Long was listed as an ‘East India and Pale Ale Brewer’ on the site. James Long sold the business in 1875 and after passing through several ownerships it was purchased in 1879 by Edward Wheeler Field. Nottingham Brewery soon established itself as the city’s main brewery, serving fine ales to local citizens from its expanding estate of public houses, including The Plough Inn in Radford. After its closure by then owners Whitbread after the second world war, the name remained dormant. In 2001 it was resurrected by Philip Darby and Niven Balfour.
The Nottingham Brewery can be traced back to 1847, when James Long was listed as an ‘East India and Pale Ale Brewer’ on the site. James Long sold the business in 1875 and after passing through several ownerships it was purchased in 1879 by Edward Wheeler Field. Nottingham Brewery soon established itself as the city’s main brewery, serving fine ales to local citizens from its expanding estate of public houses, including The Plough Inn in Radford. After its closure by then owners Whitbread after the second world war, the name remained dormant. In 2001 it was resurrected by Philip Darby and Niven Balfour.
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 6
Cask at brewpub... Amber... Thin white head... Soft toffee malt nose... Soft musty toffee roast... Soft fruits... Not me
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Aug 2013
at 04:13
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at brewpub... Deep black... Thin tan lacing... Dark bitter chocolate roast nose... Soft nutty chocolate roast... Dark malts... Light bitter
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Aug 2013
at 04:11
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle from Co-op Supermarket; pale amber pour with foamy white head, grassy aroma, malt taste bitter some smoke, hay faint citrus.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jul 2013
at 06:27
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Sussex Arms, Twickenham Green, 13/04/13. Mid black with a thin tan head. Nose is light roast malt, cardboard, tea leaves, dark fruits. Taste comprises roast malt, molasses, earthy, fruity backbone. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation, dry in the finish. An OK porter.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Apr 2013
at 06:41
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 2012, Great British Beer Festival, London Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London, England W14 8UX.Clear medium yellow orange colour with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, fully diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted - caramel, apple - wood. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, wood, malty, fruity, wood bitter. Body is medium, texture is oily and light sticky, carbonation is soft to flat. [20120808]
Tried
from Cask
on 26 Mar 2013
at 07:46
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 10
Overall 6
Golden bitter with a lovely smooth feel in the palate. Lightest of malts in the aroma. No real flavour but this is a texture ale. Small thin head.
Tried
on 15 Feb 2013
at 11:18
5.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Golden with a small creamy head. Has a mix of both malts and hots, maybe the former being the dominant of the two.
Tried
on 15 Feb 2013
at 08:59
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Slightly pale looking and malted in its aroma with a mild pale taste. Easy to drink and crisp.
Tried
on 19 Oct 2012
at 16:20
4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
16th June 2012: hand pulled pint in the Wetherspoons in Beeston. Light amber body with a good white head that produced some heavy lacing on the glass. Sadly the beer didn’t ‘do it for me’. Hoppy but lacked depth of smell and flavour: another run-of-the–mill light golden citrusy brew the UK is littered with at the moment.
Tried
on 21 Aug 2012
at 03:37
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask@GBBF2012. Golden colour, small white head. aroma is fruity, caramelly, some earthy and mild citrusy notes. Flavour is caramel, fruits, herbs and some mild toffeeish notes. Balanced and enjoyable.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Aug 2012
at 22:34