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.
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask at GBBF08. Flavour of old soft fruits and a bit of mold. Hint of sweetness. Hazy golden colour, stable frothy white head. A bit of sweet cardboard.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Sep 2008
at 18:12
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cask at GBBF08. Fruity hop aroma. Hazy dark amber colour. Good spicy hop flavour, some malt. Not bad.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Sep 2008
at 11:00
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask@GBBF2008. Deep golden colour, small white head. Aroma is malts, fruits and wood. Flavour is wood, fruits and some dry woodenness.
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Aug 2008
at 04:23
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at The Devonshire Cat, Sheffield, ’The Peoples Republic of South Yorkshire’ on the Valley of Beer Day 16-08-08 Pours light gold with tiny white bubbles on a film head. Some honey and citrus combine to produce a nice if ultimately safe beer.
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Aug 2008
at 15:41
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at GBBF 08. Clear gold. It’s what I expect from this very good English brewer. A great session bitter, good hops on finish, bit of butter on aroma, maybe diacetyl, but the hoppy dry swallow is excellent.
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Aug 2008
at 08:43
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Clear golden with tiny white head. Sweet fruity aroma with mild caramel notes. Sweet flavor with fruity, mild caramel and hoppy notes. Ends bitter.
Tried
on 08 Aug 2008
at 18:06
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Roebuck (JDW), Nottingham. Bright straw with a thin white head; light fresh citrus aroma; citrus flavour too, with a honeyed sweetness that fights against the bitterness in the finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Jul 2008
at 16:53
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at the Dolphin Inn, Derby. Deep brown with a cream head; fruity aroma; fruity body with some roasted chocolate; long dry finish with a bitter edge. A well-made mild.
Tried
from Cask
on 28 May 2008
at 16:55
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask-conditioned at the Bag O’Nails, bristol 1/4/08. Pale gold with a slight white head. Sweet malt aroma with a whiff of citrus hops. Flavour had some grain and lemon with a short dry finish. Ok.
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Apr 2008
at 14:39
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Cask at GBBF 2007. A brown beer with a thin beige head. The aorm aissweet malty, while the flavor is sweet malty combined with a roasted note.
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Dec 2007
at 06:44