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.
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask@Pembury Tavern, London. Honeyish golden colour with a small white head. Aroma is fruits, wood, herbs and mild bready notes. Flavour si fruity, ffloral and mild nectary and bready notes as well. Rather bitter
Tried
from Cask
on 25 Jul 2011
at 00:42
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 2010, Great British Beer Festival, Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London, England.Clear medium black brown color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, light chocolate and coffee. Flavor is moderate sweet and light bitter with a average to long duration. fruity, soft - smooth. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20100804]
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Apr 2011
at 11:27
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
500ml bottle. Pours light gold with a large head. Aroma is light citrus and grassy hops. Sharp lemon throughout. Strong bitter grassy hop finish. Crisp. Impressed.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Jan 2011
at 12:22
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask, handpump at The Green Dragon, Lincoln, Linc’s, 23.09.10 Pours light amber rather than the gold I expected, there is a white head. Taste is bitter but there is a sweatyness, some slightly gone over light fruit, sour banana, its ok but nothing better. A6 A3 T6 P3 Ov12 3.0
Tried
from Cask
on 26 Sep 2010
at 10:53
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
cask at GBBF 2010 ... dark brown ... soft chocolate roast tofffee malt ... thin woody roast ... light chocolate
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Sep 2010
at 22:17
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask-conditioned at the Wellington, Birmingham 31/08/10. Near black in colour with a decent, off-white head. Aroma of chocolate, slightly ashy malts and dark fruit. Flavour had more chocolate and fruit, a slightly sour edge and soft, bitter finish, Very enjoyable.
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Sep 2010
at 23:34
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On gravity at the Rising Sun beer festival, Frampton Cotterell, South Gloucestershire 29/08/10. Deep, slightly hazy gold with a bit of white head. Tropical fruit and grassy hop aroma. Sweetish malt flavour, with plenty more fruit and a dryish, slightly sour finish. Ok.
Tried
on 03 Sep 2010
at 23:54
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Hobgoblin, Reading. Brilliant straw colour with a thin white head; I got a honey aroma and assumed this was a honey beer; in the mouth it was full-bodied with again traces of off-sweet honey and rich butterscotch malts; with some light leafy hops towards the end. Very drinkable.
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Sep 2010
at 07:29
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask@GBBF2010. Deep ambery brown colour, small head. Aroma is roasted malts, some dark dry fruits as well as mild liquorice. Flavour is fruity, sour wooden notes as well as some bready and mild liquoriceish notes.
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Aug 2010
at 21:43
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask (handpump) @ Ye Olde Dolphin Inne, 5a Queen St, Derby, Derbyshire England DE1 3DL.Clear medium orange amber color with a small to average, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted - caramel, sweet malt, toffee, light moderate hoppy, grass, fruity, citrus - orange notes. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and light to moderate bitter with a average duration, dry. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20100117]
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Aug 2010
at 08:34