About
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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Pint on cask at the Gate house jdw
Medium creamy white head. Clear amber pour. Light bitterness
Medium creamy white head. Clear amber pour. Light bitterness
Tried
from Cask
at
The Gate House (JDW)
on 16 Apr 2025
at 16:38
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
4th beer of the St Albans bus replacement crawl. Aroma is strawy, grainy, malty, floral and citrus. Water citric finish.
Tried
on 12 Jan 2025
at 09:34
6.8/10
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Aroma 7
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Cask at The Harwich Beer Festival 2024 with Grumbo and ITFCDan. Aroma is dried fruit, cake, malt, pepper, vanilla and flowers. Decent body. Nice dry, bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Jan 2025
at 14:54
5.8/10
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Cask at The Harwich Beer Festival 2024 with Grumbo and ITFCDan. Aroma is musty citrus, fruity, orange and hints of spice. Medium to thin body. Drying bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Jan 2025
at 14:54
8.2/10
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Cask at the London & North Western, Brum. Dark mahogany with smooth beige top; great lacing. Roasted malt with a fruity light sour note in aroma. Taste has notes of roast, chocolate, plum, blackcurrant, light ash. Smooth, semi-dry. Best cask beer I've had in a long while. Very enjoyable.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Jan 2025
at 03:08
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
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Thin beige head on a well carbonated unclear pale golden coloured body. Zesty, earthy & herbal aroma. Medium bodied, lively with a smooth cloying back. Herbal, peach, lime, grassy & confectionery tastes with a bitter peppery finish. Really interesting classic historic Bitter.
Tried
on 27 Nov 2024
at 19:55
5.8/10
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Cask, half pint. @Ye Olde Trip To Jerusalem, Nottingham (England). 11/10/2024 [#7.866 Global - #959 England - #1 Nottingham Brewery (My English brewery #299)] Pours clear pale golden with a minimal but creamy white head. Aroma: buttery malts, floral hops and yeast. Tsste: a bit watered down pale malts and butter. Light bodied. Next one, please!
Tried
from Cask
on 13 Nov 2024
at 12:02
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
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Flavor 7
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Overall 6.5
Ye olde Trip to Jerusalem - Pours a clear golden colour with a small creamy white head. Aroma is doughy malts, and some sweet citrus notes. A moderately sweet and malty taste, sweet malts, doughy bread, tangerine and lemon flavours with a grainy bitter finish.
Tried
on 11 Oct 2024
at 14:10
6.8/10
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[December 2022] Deep, dark brown, near black, with a frothy/creamy tan head. Nice and roasty, semi-creamy with a dollop of bitterness in the finish
Tried
on 04 Oct 2024
at 14:23
Deliciously roasty with a bit of an afterbite. Loved it
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Oct 2024
at 11:16