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.
5/10
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Jan 2019
at 13:21
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask (handpump) @ #MBCF19 - Day 2 🧙🍻🇬🇧, [ Manchester Beer & Cider Festival 2019 ], Manchester Central Convention Complex, Windmill St, Petersfield, M2 3GX Manchester, Great Manchester, England.
[ As Quantock Quantock Pale Ale - (QPA) ].
ABV: 4.0%. Clear medium orange yellow colour with a small to average, frothy - fizzy and open, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, sweet malt, moderate hoppy, citrus, fruity hops, light pine. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, fruity hops, citrus, pine, pale malt. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20190124]
7-3-7-3-14
Tried
from Cask
on 25 Jan 2019
at 09:39
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
22nd Jan 2019, hand-pulled cask pint in my local Wetherspoons. Full on amber body, off-white head that hung around. Hop front to both the aroma and taste, dank, bitter hops actually; piney and earthy in nature. Liked it.
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Jan 2019
at 21:16
8.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
From cask at Digby Tap on tour to 22 southern counties with OGJ and EE 05.01.19.Clear dark golden. Persistent white head and lacing. Inviting aroma and superb tate of pale malt, marmalade and flowery English hops. Bitterness is lingering on.Very quaffable!
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Jan 2019
at 11:12
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle from the Dunster Village Store & Deli, Dunster. Darker amber with a thin head. Lightly sweetened traditional English ale with a lowish malty-bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Oct 2018
at 20:23
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle from Dunster Village Shop and Deli, Dunster, as simply Quantock Stag. Dark hazy amber with a thick frothy head. Has a strongish nose, but this is not so evident in its taste, although it's not overly flavoursome either, but not a bad drink by any means with a light pale ale characters.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Sep 2018
at 18:51
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Bottle from Dunster Village Shop & Deli, Dunster. Blonde with a small head. Hoppy session ale with a clean texture and nice easy strength.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Aug 2018
at 18:38
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Cask at The Fountain, Bridgwater. Pours clear golden amber with a white top. Aroma of malts & ginger. Taste: dry, moderate bitter, light spicy, hint of ginger. Light to medium body, light carb, dry, light bitter close
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Jun 2018
at 21:41
5/10
Tried
on 16 Apr 2018
at 14:58
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Rochdale Beer Festival 2017. Very dark with a surprisingly easy-drinking light texture, but with stated enough roasted malts in both aroma and taste.
Tried
on 28 Mar 2018
at 20:12