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.

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8.6/10 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 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 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 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 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 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

6.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle. Reddish brown pour with a beige head. Toffee, malt, light smoke, some light ted berry action. Flavours of caramel, burnt rubber, orchard fruit, vanilla. Not bad.
Tried from Bottle on 12 Feb 2018 at 17:07

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Pours an almost clear gold colour with a small foamy white head. A light malt, citrus and twiggy aroma. A sweet light malt taste, little caramel with a citrusy bitterness and a some grassy, twigg hop flavours in the finish. Nice.
Tried on 03 Feb 2018 at 15:52

6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 5
Cask at the Cricketers, Ipswich. Pours golden with a frothy white head. Aroma of hops, grass, flowers and caramel. Moderate sweetness, medium to heavy bitterness. Light body, slight oily texture, soft carbonation.
Tried from Cask on 31 Dec 2017 at 09:01