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.
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. A birthday gift off Totnes. Very soft haze on a pale amber. Fine, lasting wisp, and a few bubbles of off white foam. Nose has spicy biscuit malts. Some cracknel toffee. Some floral, herby hop. Taste is spicy, and herby bitter, with a flicker of grainy sweetness. Light to medium body with bright carbonation. Lingering bitterness to finish. Liked this a lot. Great example of the style.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 May 2021
at 18:17
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
44cl can from Flavourly Medium white head. Hazy golden pour. Light bitterness
Tried
from Can
on 30 Apr 2021
at 18:37
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
44cl can from Flavourly
Medium white head. Very hazy golden pour. Nice bitterness.
Medium white head. Very hazy golden pour. Nice bitterness.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Apr 2021
at 17:25
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
440ml can from Crossways Inn, West Huntspill. Pours murky yellow with a white top. Aroma: tropical & stone fruits, grass. Taste: light to moderate sweet & bitter, light, dry-ish, more tropical & stone fruits, Medium body with moderate carbonation. Quantock's craftier side are definitely improving
Tried
from Can
on 12 Feb 2021
at 21:39
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Can from The Made Inn Ashford and drunk at home. Hazy deep gold colour lasting white head. Tangerine aroma. Yep a bit more tangerine in the mouth. ok malt. good orange flavoured finish. not overly bitter. prefer a bit more malt as the mouthfeel is a little thin. otherwise fine
Tried
from Can
on 01 Feb 2021
at 18:19
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
440ml can from Crossways Inn, West Hunspill. Pours opaque yellow golden with a tight white cap. Aroma: soft, citrus, lime, grassy. Taste: light to moderate sweet & bitter, the taste follows the aroma, beautifully grassy throughout. Medium body with soft carbonation. I'm a sucker for NZ hops, this matched up to expectations
Tried
from Can
on 29 Jan 2021
at 19:59
5.2/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle at Peter and Miriska’s, 5th December 2020. Pours a caramel colour, not much head. Aroma is light caramel and malts. Taste is light bitter, some caramel and malts. Nothing special
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Dec 2020
at 07:26
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
500ml bottle, as Quantock Stag IPA. Pours clear copper amber with an off white head. Aroma: caramel malts, hedgerow fruits. The taste follows, mostly caramel & toffee. Light sweet & moderate bitter, fruity, nutty hints. Medium bodied with average carbonation. Laughable to see this termed an IPA on the bottle. Twig central. Uber dull.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Nov 2020
at 16:44
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
On cask at Ring O' Bells, Taunton. Pours light hazy copper amber with a small white head. Aroma: earthy, hoppy, caramel. Taste: light sweet & light to moderate bitter, marmalade & caramel. Medium body with low carbonation. All a bit twiggy & dull tbh
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Nov 2020
at 20:09
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
330ml can from Blackmore Farmshop just outside Bridgwater. Pours clear pale golden with a white cap. Aroma: bready, grassy. More of the same on the taste along with a light citrus note. Clean. Light bodied with moderate carbonation
Tried
from Can
on 31 Oct 2020
at 18:57