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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6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
bottle. Hazy golden colour, aroma of pigsty. Malty, pleasantly hoppy with a surprising touch of smoke.
Tried from Bottle on 01 Nov 2010 at 01:02

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Cask, gravity at Merton Beer Festival, 16-07-10 Pours black with beige creamy textured small head. Coffee and cocoa on the nose. Taste is more of the same but with good solid bitterness and good roasty burnt flavours kicking about, bit dry at end. Very nice. A7 A4 T7 P4 Ov14 3.6
Tried from Cask on 19 Jul 2010 at 12:08

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
BCA, from the Dodgi’ Deli, Cowley Road, Oxford, recently, consumed 27-05-10 Pours gold with white head. Crisp but then softens, middling bitterness but nicely hoppy, sweetness comes though, tasty beer, much better than I was expecting. A6 A4 F7 P4 Ov14 3.5
Tried on 27 May 2010 at 13:28

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
cask at bow ... copper ... sweet toffee fruits ... light fruit malts ... toffee liitle orange ... ok but nothing special
Tried from Cask on 27 May 2010 at 11:11

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
BCA from the Dodgi Deli aka Classic Deli, Cowley Rd, Oxford, 05-05-10 I rather enjoyed this beer but after the Beowulf it really had a hard act to follow. Pours light amber the aroma is a little dusty, with a hint of tangy sour fruitiness. Good clarity, nice and tangy in the mouth, fruity, I get that slight dusty hop flavour again, but its enjoyable. A6 A4 F7 P4 Ov13 3.4
Tried on 06 May 2010 at 23:19

6.1/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Seven Stars, Bristol 30/03/10. Slightly hazy amber with a decent white head. Malty, red fruit aroma with a touch of earthy hop. Flavour was dominated by fruity malts, best described as strawberries, with some bready backbone and short, bitter finish. The IPA tag isn’t helpful, but this was a decent strong ale nonetheless.
Tried from Cask on 30 Mar 2010 at 12:55

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Bottle 500ml.Light unclear medium amber orange color with a large, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted - caramel, fruity, light to moderate hoppy, orange, mandarin, urine. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet and light bitter with a average duration. Body is light medium, texture is watery to oily, carbonation is soft. [20100118]
Tried from Bottle on 11 Mar 2010 at 13:53

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle 500ml.Clear medium yellow orange color with a average to large, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, sour malt, light to moderate hoppy, grass, sour hops, urine. Flavor is moderate sweet and light to moderate bitter with a average duration. Body is light medium, texture is watery to oily, carbonation is soft. [20100118]
Tried from Bottle on 10 Mar 2010 at 13:26

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle 500ml.Clear medium yellow orange color with a small average, frothy - fizzy, fair lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted - caramel, orange, leather. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium to light, texture is watery to oily, carbonation is soft. [20100118]
Tried from Bottle on 10 Mar 2010 at 13:26

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask-conditioned at the Seven Stars, Bristol 30/01/10. Clear gold in colour with a frothy white head. Aroma of apricots, hay and citrus hops. Flavour had some sweetish cereal malts, more fruits and a decent, bitter finish. Very good.
Tried from Cask on 30 Jan 2010 at 09:44