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 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
First beer on a Wednesday afternoon pub crawl around Shrewsbury with myself, 7th February 2024. Hand-pulled half-pint in Montgomery's Towers (Spoons). Brown bodied with a dark red hue, on top a beige foam covering. Bit hoppy for a Mild in my opinion, some roasted malt action but it's hoppy! Wednesday is £1:99 a guest ale pint day in Montgomery's Tower, so my half cost 1 Pound, sadly they had no other beers of interest for me.
Tried
on 07 Feb 2024
at 12:55
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
29/9/2023. Cask at The Arbor House, Ipswich. Pours clear pale golden with a small frothy white head. Aroma of straw, malt, citrus, cereal, grains, floral notes. Medium sweetness and light to moderate bitterness. Moderate body, soft carbonation. So so.
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Sep 2023
at 12:11
5/10
Tried
on 29 Sep 2023
at 12:07
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at Moon Under Water, Wolverhampton. Pours a hazy golden yellow with minimal foamy white head and good lacing. As for aroma, first sniff gives malts, the second gives hops and the third gives tropical fruits – take your pick ! In the mouth it is dry and hoppy. Conventional bitterness is understated at first, but grows gradually to dominate. Flavour has melon and orange peel with a hint of spice. Dryness returns at the finish. This is decent – nice and refreshing.
Tried
from Cask
on 13 Jun 2023
at 22:04
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned, at the Robert Fitzharding (JDW), Bedminster ,1 June 2023. Pale gold colour with a slight, white, head. A little sweetish stone fruit character, sharp lemon citrus, light malts, leading to a dryish finish. Fine.
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Jun 2023
at 18:15
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
On cask. Appearance - golden with a very light hop haze. White head. Nose - honey, biscuit and lemon. Taste - honey, caramel, lemon zest and an edge of sultana. Palate - close to medium bodied, creamy and tangy and kinda bittersweet on the finish. Overall - decent.
Tried
from Cask
on 29 May 2023
at 11:37
01/12/2017. CODSALL STATION, Chapel Lane, CODSALL, Staffordshire, England (HOLDENS)
Tried
on 12 Jan 2023
at 14:47
26/04/2014. LAST POST, 5 Weston Road, SOUTHEND ON SEA, Essex, England (WETHERSPOONS)
Tried
on 12 Jan 2023
at 14:47
10/11/2017. GEORGE'S MEETING HOUSE, 38 South Street, EXETER, Devon, England (WETHERSPOONS)
Tried
on 12 Jan 2023
at 14:46
Historic check-in
Tried
on 12 Jan 2023
at 14:36