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.

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5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Cask @ GBBF 2006. Pours a golden colour with a small white head. Fruity aroma with some hints of citrus. Fruity malty flavor with hints of citrus. Dry bitter finish.
Tried from Cask on 21 Aug 2006 at 08:10

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Cask at Merton Beer Festival, Oxfordshire, July 7th and 8th 2006. Golden coloured nicely bitter beer that was a bit on the dry side, hops came through well in this beer and like the Wolf Best Bitter also tried this is a very good session ale that I rather enjoyed.
Tried from Cask on 12 Jul 2006 at 04:16

2.5/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 3 Flavor 2 Texture 4 Overall 1
Cask gravity at Notts BF 05. Golden beer with no head. Diacetyl destroys it. Buttery everywhere. Finish has some hop but the diacetyl dominates
Tried from Cask on 24 Oct 2005 at 14:59

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Cask gravity at Notts BF 05. Gold beer, thin white head. Nice sweetish citrus hop aroma. Nice finish, some straw/hay aroma. Bit sweet and strong overall
Tried from Cask on 24 Oct 2005 at 11:10

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Cask gravity at Notts BF 05. Black beer with no head. Quite a hoppy nose for a mild. Good in mouth with choc/coffee kicking in. Good enough mild.
Tried from Cask on 24 Oct 2005 at 11:06

8.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 6 Overall 9
Cask gravity Notts BF 05. Golden with thin white head. Nice citrus hop nose, grapefruit and nettle. OK in mouth, not too much body. Then aggressively hop citrus finish, almost peppery
Tried from Cask on 23 Oct 2005 at 14:28

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask @ GBBF Pale gold, creamy light hop nose, good summer beer, hoppyish finish bit of citruic fruit. At least this stands out a bit from the other blond hoppy citrusy summer beers.
Tried from Cask on 04 Aug 2005 at 05:15

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
[Cask at GBBF 2004] A hazy orange beer with a huge white head. The aroma is flowery and yeasty, while the flavor is sweet floral with a bitter end.
Tried from Cask on 16 Jul 2005 at 01:34

5.6/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
[Cask at Volunteers Arms, GBBF 2004] A nut-brown beer with a light orange head. The aroma is sweet, while the flavor is malty with notes of caramel and the body is thin.
Tried from Cask on 14 Apr 2005 at 17:47

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 6
On tap at the Oakdale Arms Beer Fest, Feb. 21 2005. Golden ale with a light white head. Pils like taste with rather german hops. More like a cask conditionned czech pils. OK, but nothing special.
Tried from Draft on 04 Mar 2005 at 07:21