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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7/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Can at the standing order. Pours hazy golden, nose is orange sherbert, floral, taste is juicy citrus, toffee, creamy. 7/7/7/7/7
Tried on 18 Mar 2025 at 16:05

7/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Not bad, fairly dry and roasty, a little ash and earth, mild warmth.
Tried from Bottle on 13 Mar 2025 at 23:41

6.9/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
13th March 2025
CBJ tasting. Bottle. Near clear dark brown beer, small bubbly pale tan head. Smooth palate, mildly dry, reasonable fine carbonation. Soft dark malts, mellow dark chocolate, abundant smooth espresso coffee. Mellow dark fruits. Smooth finish. Not bad.
Tried from Bottle on 13 Mar 2025 at 21:24

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Tried from Bottle on 13 Mar 2025 at 21:10

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle shared at the craft beer junction bermondsey tasting. Many thanks. A dark oily brown black coloured pour with a a loose halo of tang head. Aroma is semi sweet tcp. Phenols, brown sugars, medicinal. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, harsh, salty, tcp, medicinal, bitter dark hops. Meaty roast,.
Tried from Bottle on 13 Mar 2025 at 14:09

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 7 Overall 7
Can from Standing Order.
Appearance - cloudy yellow. Thin head.
Nose - orange in Jaffa Cakes.
Taste - more of the same. Bitter orange finish.
Palate - light bodied, tangy and bitter finish.
Overall - good.
Tried from Can at Standing Order on 10 Mar 2025 at 13:54

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5.5 Texture 6 Overall 6
Can picked up from the brewery. A dull gold coloured pour with a fading white head. Aroma is earthy stale bread. Grassy citrus, muddle. Some pine. Flavour is composed of stale bready grains, earthy hop, pine.. Palate is grainy, moderate carbonation, light chalk. Meh.
Tried on 01 Mar 2025 at 23:11

6.5/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
Can at minehead. Picked up from the brewery. A hazed golden orange coloured pour with a fading loose white head. Aroma is bready grains, subdued citrus hops, light pine licks.. Flavour is composed of earthy bready grains. Mellow citrus, bit muddled.. Mellow bitterness. Light grass. Palate is semi sweet, grainy, moderate carbonation.
Tried on 01 Mar 2025 at 22:45

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Can picked up from the brewery. A light hazed golden yellow coloured pour with a lasting loose white head. Aroma is nice soft fluffy wheat. Lychee, white grape, soft squishy fruit. Flavour is composed of bready grains, wheat, decent tropical fruit bouquet. Lychee kiwi citrus vibes. Palate is semi sweet, rounded grains, highish carbonation. Solid.
Tried from Can on 01 Mar 2025 at 19:41

7.3/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
Cask at source. A clear amber orange coloured pour with a a sticky off white head. Aroma is semi sweet, resin, pine, hedgerow hop, sticky tar, liquorice. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, nutty malts, liquorice, light resin,. Palate is semi sweet, rounded, mellow carbonation, nice.
Tried from Cask on 28 Feb 2025 at 22:21