Nottingham Brewery

Brewpub in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated with 2 Venues

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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7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Cask at Olde Dolphin, Derby. Pours the classic “bitter brown” with minimal off-white head and good lacing. Aroma is malts mixed with orange peel. In the mouth it starts off watery with bead and malts, then progresses to being fruity with apricots and spices, before finally grains and traditional bitter hops come through. Finish is spicy but sweet. Wasn’t too keen on this at first, but it’s a grower.

Tried from Cask on 24 Sep 2021 at 23:41


6.3
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Pint on cask at the gate House jdw.
Medium creamy white head is. Slightly hazy golden pour. Light bitterness

Tried from Cask at Gate House (JDW) on 16 Sep 2021 at 09:59


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Pint at the Gate House jdw on cask. Medium creamy white head. Hazy golden pour. Light bitterness.

Tried from Cask at Gate House (JDW) on 16 Jul 2021 at 14:53


5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at Old Dolphin, Derby. Has a faint aroma of nuts. Surprisingly for a mild, it pours “bitter brown” with a small cream head and good lacing. In the mouth it has a creamy texture with a main flavour of flowery hops. Roast malts and chocolate get a look in too. Finish is slightly bitter. It’s a bit strange for a mild, but otherwise OK.

Tried from Cask on 28 May 2021 at 21:33


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

500ml bottle. Golden colour, white foam head leaving some lacing and citric hop aroma. Taste is malty, grain, tangy with some citric metallic bitterness. Light bodied, high carbonation, dry grainy finish. OK.

Tried from Bottle on 25 Sep 2020 at 16:48


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

500ml bottle. Gluten Free. Golden amber colour, foamy white head leaving lacing and aroma of malt, grain, floral fruity hop. Taste is malty, some grain, toffee, fruity, with blackcurrant hint and tangy hop bitterness. Medium bodied, soft to medium carbonation, dry tangy bitter finish. Quite drinkable.

Tried from Bottle on 04 Sep 2020 at 19:05


5
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

Cask (gravity) at Old Dolphin, Derby Pours a cloudy golden yellow with minimal head. (NB it’s NOT “extra pale”). Has an aroma of marmalade, berries and some straw. Marmalade again in the mouth, with some peppery hops and slightly sweet. Finish, however is a horrible bitter lemon which lets it down completely.

Tried from Cask on 14 Aug 2020 at 18:56


6.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Third by cask, shared with Finn on the third day of GBBF Winter 20, Iron Bridge Bar. A beige bubbly head over a plain black body, scattered lacing. Ashy chocolate aromas. Roasted chocolate malts to the taste buds sustain by cocoa powder and a bite of dark berries. Roasted ending. Medium bodied. Pleasing. (Birmingham 06.02.2020).

Tried from Cask on 12 Mar 2020 at 12:41


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

På GBBF Winter 2020 i Birmingham. Delt med Rune. Svart. Luftig filmskum med litt farge. Aroma av røstet malt. Smaken lakris. Kakao i ettersmaken.

Tried on 06 Feb 2020 at 14:10


5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

10/1/2020. Cask at the Cricketers, Ipswich. Pours clear golden amber with a small bubbly white head. Aroma of hops, straw, malt, caramel, citrus and light veg. Moderate sweetness and medium bitterness. Moderate body, slight oily texture, soft carbonation.

Tried from Cask on 10 Jan 2020 at 15:04