Quantock Brewery
Microbrewery
in
Bishops Lydeard,
Somerset,
England 🏴
Associated Venue: Quantock Brewery Shop & Taproom
Established in 2007
Contact
Westridge Way, Broadgauge Business Park, Bishops Lydeard, TA4 3RU, England
Description
Quantock Brewery was set up in December 2007 in Wellington Somerset. However it was born out of the love of brewing by our head brewer Rob Rainey. Rob purchased his first home brew kit from Boots but when this didn’t produce the quality of beer he wanted, Rob, a former nuclear engineer, built his own kit from scratch, and the rest is history.
Rob’s philosophy was to brew the highest quality ales using the best natural ingredients. He wanted all the beers to be brewed entirely from the highest quality grain and whole hop cones, the only other ingredients being yeast and water. No chemicals or sugar are added to the beers to ensure flavour is pure. Rob stives to produce quality beers that have flavour and character, far different from the mass-produced beers traditional found in pubs across the UK.
Our brew house is an 8-barrel size with 8 fermenters allowing us to produce 5 brews per week and over 2300 pints per brew. Currently we can produce over 160 casks or 11500 bottles per week. Recently the brew house has started producing kegged beer supplying over 40 key kegs a week. Our brewhouse also features our new HOPGUN. This exciting piece of kit replaces the traditional dry hop brewing process and allows our brewing team to infuse a more intense level of flavour and aroma directly into our new craft beers.
In an industry of endless possibilities, we will always continue to explore new ideas and add to our ever-growing range of beers crafted in the heart of Somerset.
Rob’s philosophy was to brew the highest quality ales using the best natural ingredients. He wanted all the beers to be brewed entirely from the highest quality grain and whole hop cones, the only other ingredients being yeast and water. No chemicals or sugar are added to the beers to ensure flavour is pure. Rob stives to produce quality beers that have flavour and character, far different from the mass-produced beers traditional found in pubs across the UK.
Our brew house is an 8-barrel size with 8 fermenters allowing us to produce 5 brews per week and over 2300 pints per brew. Currently we can produce over 160 casks or 11500 bottles per week. Recently the brew house has started producing kegged beer supplying over 40 key kegs a week. Our brewhouse also features our new HOPGUN. This exciting piece of kit replaces the traditional dry hop brewing process and allows our brewing team to infuse a more intense level of flavour and aroma directly into our new craft beers.
In an industry of endless possibilities, we will always continue to explore new ideas and add to our ever-growing range of beers crafted in the heart of Somerset.
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at GBBF '22 day 2, 03/08/22. Pale golden yellow with a decent white cap. Nose is grassy, melon, orange zest, toasted malts, light breads. Taste comprises tangerine, melon, grass, airy malts, grains, lemon rind. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close spliced with mellow hop bitterness. Tidy session gear.
Tried
from Cask
on 13 Aug 2022
at 22:00
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 7
4.3% Cask handoill at The Famous Royal Navy Volunteer Bristol. Hazy gold colour lasting thin white head. Slightly orange slightly earthy centennial aroma and flavour some bitterness on the finish. Good intense orange flavour. Decent expression of the hop light carbonation
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Aug 2022
at 17:11
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Cask at EBF Summer 22.Aroma has fruit and pepper. Hazy medium gold. Creamy white head forms a ring. Medium bitter. Resinous with a stone fruit sweeter streak. Medium bodied. Slick. Long dry finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Jul 2022
at 14:25
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can from The Fuss Club, Soho. Hazy gold pour with a white head. Nose is bitter citrus, apricot, peach. Taste is grapefruit, lime, peach. Zesty citrusy action. Good.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Jul 2022
at 20:35
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can from The Fuss Club, Soho. Hazy golden orange pour with a white head. Peach,tropical fruit & citrus aromas. Taste is tangerine, zesty orange, apricot, peach. Nice easy going brew.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Jul 2022
at 20:34
4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.4
Keg at Crossways Inn, West Huntspill, Somerset. Pours hazed yellow with a white cap. Stone fruit & citrus in the aroma & taste. Light to moderate sweet & bitter. Medium body with fine carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
at
Crossways Inn
on 03 Jul 2022
at 21:20
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Appearance is hazy golden, with a big pillowy foamy white head. Aroma is citrus fruit, pineapple hints, orange, hops, bit of malt, fresh hoppy fruit. Taste is bitter hops, rough malt, orange peel, citrus hints, pine, clingy fruity hops.
Tried
on 02 Jul 2022
at 09:18
4.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
440ml can from Cotteridge Wines, Brum. Pours hazed straw with a white cap. Aroma: grains, citrus, melon, grass. Taste: light to moderate sweet & bitter, some tropical & citrus, tangerine, melon, grass. Medium body with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Can
from
Cotteridge Wines
on 22 Jun 2022
at 19:51
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
30/4/2022. Can shared at the Croatian GP beer share. From Flavourly.com. Pours slightly hazy pale gold with a small frothy white head. Aroma of grapefruit, lemon, straw, stone fruit, sherbet, touch chalky, herbal and piney. Medium sweetness, moderate bitterness. Light body, slightly watery. Fair.
Tried
from Can
on 13 Jun 2022
at 09:39
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tap at the cuckoo tap room Exeter. A mostly clear yellow straw coloured pour with a sticky white head. Aroma is soft bready grains, wheat. Bready, leafy citrus, melon, white grape, grass. Flavour is composed light grains, flaked wheat, grassy citrus, tangerine, white grape, melon. Palate is crisp, light grains, highish carbonation. Good.
Tried
from Draft
on 03 Jun 2022
at 19:15