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.
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Sample courtesy of Grumbo, cheers! Aroma of tropical fruits, mango, pineapple, pine and passion fruit. Malty taste with decent body and limited carbonation. Not bad.
Tried
on 12 Jan 2025
at 09:37
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tap at the Black Cat, Weston. Hazy yellow-gold with small white top. Juicy orange, passionfruit and pineapple notes. Very clean, tasty and sessionable. Lovely stuff.
Tried
from Draft
on 02 Jan 2025
at 03:09
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can from Beer52. Hazy yellow-gold, moderate sized fluffy white head. Citrus and light tropical nose, quite inviting. Nice smooth mouthfeel, soft carbonation, juicy hop flavour. Not much complexity but has excellent session quality.
Tried
from Can
on 02 Jan 2025
at 03:06
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Draft into a bottle from lowcostbeer. Hazy deep red with thin white top. Aroma of malts, tangy red berries, some pine and herbal notes from the hops. Taste is tangy and fruity red berries, light grainy malts, citrus zest, herbal bitter finish. Medium body and carbonation, slight chewiness. Fruity with some reasonable hopping for contrast. Good.
Tried
from Draft
on 02 Jan 2025
at 03:02
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Keg, third of a pint in the Pelican (Gloucester) on 20th December 2024. Fizzy tropical fruit flavour, semi-sour sherbet dip sort of feel. Took a while to drink it to be honest!
Tried
from Can
on 21 Dec 2024
at 12:24
Can at home. Light hazy golden colour with a white head. Aroma and taste Arte light and malty, slight crisp. Light body.
Tried
from Can
on 25 Oct 2024
at 18:16
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can at home from Brewser. Hazy and pale golden colour with a white head. Aroma and taste are light citrus grassy. thin body.
Tried
from Can
on 24 Oct 2024
at 20:54
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Can at home from Brewser. Thick hazy orange colour with a white head. Aroma and taste are are apricot and tropical in cal fruity tangy and tart. Smooth body.
Tried
from Can
on 23 Oct 2024
at 19:33
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can at home. Hazy pale golden colour with a white head. Aroma and taste are light citrus fruity and slightly sweet. Light body.
Tried
from Can
on 22 Oct 2024
at 19:40