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.
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
33cl can from Flavourly. medium white head. Hazy golden pour. Light bitterness.
Tried
from Can
on 14 May 2022
at 17:39
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 8
Amber pour with a small white head. Aromas and taste of plum, marcipan, rum, some caramel/toffee/cocoa and hints of citrus. Nice.
Tried
on 07 May 2022
at 21:43
7/10
Tried
on 15 Apr 2022
at 12:10
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Can from Flavourly. Pours hazy golden amber with a thin white head. Aromas of light malt and citrus. Taste is grassy bitter up front. Sweet malt finish. Not for me.
Tried
from Can
on 04 Apr 2022
at 18:19
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Can from Flavourly. Pours murky orange with a thick white head. Aromas of lemon and pineapple. Taste is light estery, light tropical fruit and citrus. Light bitter finish.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Apr 2022
at 16:14
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
20/3/2022. Can from Flavourly.com. Pours hazy pale orange gold with a large frothy white head. Aroma of citrus, orange, guava, mango, passion fruit, apricot, touch of pine. Medium sweetness, moderate bitterness. Medium body, slightly creamy, average carbonation. Nicely done NZ pale, and better than expected.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Mar 2022
at 14:34
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask @ Tap and Can. Pours a misty gold with small white head. Light fruity nose. Gentle pithy orange expressions, smooth palate, nicely sweet, decent cask.
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Mar 2022
at 22:34
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Hazy gold with a frothy white head and a soft peachy nose. Light bodied, soft peach notes with a mild citrus bitterness
Tried
from Cask
at
Tap and Can
on 16 Mar 2022
at 20:15
7.2/10
Lots of tea up front, some floral notes, there is some grapefruit and pineapple but it’s dominated by the other flavours
Tried
from Can
on 11 Mar 2022
at 19:14
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Golden orange with a white head that doesn't last long. Orange, tangerine and moderate grapefruit bitterness on the finish Its quite nice, would work well as a chilled summer BBQ drink.
Tried
on 26 Feb 2022
at 23:03