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.
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
On tap at The Made Inn Ashford. Cloudy russet colour off white colour. very hoppy aroma. a big hoppy grapefruit resin American west coast style ipa. Sherbet hop flavour. Good west coast style ipa. bitter finish . some caramel sweetness. decent.
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Dec 2021
at 16:53
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. light ginger
Tried
from Can
on 13 Dec 2021
at 18:15
Tried
on 08 Dec 2021
at 12:02
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Clear and golden with a frothy white head and a fruity & floral aroma. Light bodied and smooth, a little fruity and lightly malted with lovely hop bitterness
Tried
from Cask
at
Bridge Inn, Bristol
on 04 Dec 2021
at 15:10
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
330ml can courtesy of Deanso. Poured a slightly hazy golden colour with a big, lasting frothy white head. The aroma is grainy malt, light citrus fruit. The flavour is moderate to light bitter, with a light, crisp, biscuit, light fruity, light woody hop bitter palate. Medium to light bodied with average carbonation.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Nov 2021
at 22:06
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
33cl can from Flavourly. Thick white head (almost a gusher). Very hazy golden pour. Light bitterness
Tried
from Can
on 23 Nov 2021
at 17:05
6.3/10
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Appearance 5
Aroma 6
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
330ml can courtesy of Deanso. Poured a hazy light golden colour with a massive, lasting frothy white head. Some serious carbonation here and it was very difficult to pour. The aroma is grainy malt, tropical citrus fruits. The flavour is moderate bitter and sweet, with a light, crisp, fake plastic floral, juicy citrus, light hop bitter palate. Medium to light bodied with lively carbonation.
Tried
from Can
on 21 Nov 2021
at 23:40
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
30th October 2021
Can. Hazy orange gold beer, small pale cream colour head. Palate is light and has a good fine minerally crispness. Thin malts but imparting a reasonable creamy sweetness. I guessed Galaxy hops before reading the back of the can. Pomelo and spritzy fruit salad. Glad to Galaxy back to something like it's best this year. Tingling hop spice and crisp pine. Traces of fresh orange and tangerine. Looking for Nelson winey goodness and pleasantly surprised to find a there is a pinch here on the back end. Crisp minerally citric finish with a touch of sherbetty fruits. Good relief after 2 randomly selected West Coasters.
Can. Hazy orange gold beer, small pale cream colour head. Palate is light and has a good fine minerally crispness. Thin malts but imparting a reasonable creamy sweetness. I guessed Galaxy hops before reading the back of the can. Pomelo and spritzy fruit salad. Glad to Galaxy back to something like it's best this year. Tingling hop spice and crisp pine. Traces of fresh orange and tangerine. Looking for Nelson winey goodness and pleasantly surprised to find a there is a pinch here on the back end. Crisp minerally citric finish with a touch of sherbetty fruits. Good relief after 2 randomly selected West Coasters.
Tried
from Can
on 30 Oct 2021
at 18:00
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Keg @ Tap & Can. Hazy gold appearance. Fruity citrus nose. Lovely fresh tropical fruity cask overall. Excellent in fact. Quantock really have upped their game in recent years.
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Oct 2021
at 18:42
Tried
on 25 Oct 2021
at 13:43