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 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask-conditioned at the Nottinghamshire beer festival, Seven Stars, Bristol March 2012. Golden coloured with a slight, off-white head. Fruity aroma with a touch grassy hop. Flavour of cereal malts, with some more fruit and decent bitter finish. Ok.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Apr 2012
at 08:42
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask gravity @ Battersea BF 2012. Pours a golden color with a small white head. Has a fruity malty hoppy aroma. Fruity malty citrus hoppy flavor with bitter hints. Has a fruity malty bitter citrus finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Feb 2012
at 06:38
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Cask at the GBBF 2011. Golden with a small white head. Aroma of grain and cereal with a bit of grassy hops. Sweet grainy flavour with a faint hint of diacetyl
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Oct 2011
at 10:42
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask @ 12th Ayrshire Real Ale Festival, Troon 2011. Dark brown colour, tan head. Nose is light caramel, little coffee and a bit of sourness. Flavour is slightly coffee, massive biscuit, little hoppy. Not too well.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Oct 2011
at 06:17
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at GBBF 2011, Day 2. Pours clear yellow with a faint film. Slight tang in the nose with notes of corn and hay. Light sweet flavor, bits of cereal and dough. Light bodied with fine carbonation. Mild straw finish. Easy drinker.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Sep 2011
at 14:20
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 2011, Great British Beer Festival, Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London, England.Clear medium orange golden colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, white to off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, fruity, light to moderate hoppy, fruity, tropical fruit, peach, ripped fruit. Flavor is moderate sweet and light to moderate bitter with a average to long duration, ripped tropical fruit. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20110803]
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Sep 2011
at 14:32
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask@GBBF2011 (3.8 % abv, as Nottingham Royal Rock Bitter). Deep golden colour with a small white head. Aroma is herbal, spicy, hoppy, floral and quite malty. Flavour is fruits, wood, earth, some floral notes as well. Balanced, but not very exciting.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Aug 2011
at 06:38
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
chiara buona schiuma medi apersitenza naso citrico leggero malto corpo medio fresca finale leggermente luppolato citrico buona secchezza
Tried
on 08 Aug 2011
at 09:46
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
cask at gbbf 2011 ... golden yellow... soft sweet lemon hop nose ... soft sweet zezty lemon ... nice and easy ...
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Aug 2011
at 01:16
6.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 5
Cask hand pull at GBBF. Bright and clear yellow. Aroma of wet cardboard. Taste is a smooth and steady bitterness with bits of lemon and pepper. Not bad.
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Aug 2011
at 03:58