North Cotswold Brewery
Microbrewery in Stretton on Fosse, Warwickshire, England 🏴
Established in 1999
Contact
Unit 3, Ditchford Farm, Stretton on Fosse, GL56 9RD, England
Description
North Cotswold Brewery is a family-run craft brewery situated on the Fosseway a few miles outside Moreton in Marsh and Shipston on Stour. The brewery was established in 1999. Producing award winning “Fine Ales from the Fosse” the brewery has a core range of six beers: Windrush Ale, Moreton Mild, Cotswold Best, Green Man IPA, Shagweaver and Hung Drawn ‘n’ Portered. Our seasonal ales and special brews also prove very popular, giving our customers a wide range of ale styles and flavours to choose from.
Our passion is for brewing quality ales, the traditional way, using only the finest natural ingredients. Caring for our customers and consumers remains at the heart of everything we do.
Our passion is for brewing quality ales, the traditional way, using only the finest natural ingredients. Caring for our customers and consumers remains at the heart of everything we do.
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Cask at the Fleece Inn, Evesham. Dark brown with beige head. Nice roasty bitterness, smooth texture, chocolate, cocoa, some fruity notes. Low carbonation. Medium bodied.
Tried
from Cask
at
Fleece Inn
on 06 Jan 2020
at 16:43
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at the Fleece Inn, Evesham. Dark orange with small white head. Malty, some caramel, fruity notes, sweetish, some bitterness in finish. Soft texture. Medium bodied.
Tried
from Cask
at
Fleece Inn
on 06 Jan 2020
at 16:36
2/10
Tried
on 08 Dec 2019
at 08:51
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Cask at GBBF'19, day one, 06/08/19. Pale golden blonde with an off white head. Nose is pale malts, mellow citric peel, grass, toasted grains. Taste comprises melon, light lemon drizzle, airy malts, straw. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close. Passable golde.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Nov 2019
at 21:43
6.5/10
Nicely bitter brown beer.
Eight Bells Inn, Chipping Campden
Eight Bells Inn, Chipping Campden
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Oct 2019
at 16:00
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Gatehouse, Coventry on 25th October 2019. Slightly hazy amber with shallow off-white foam and scant lacing. Biscuit malt and caramel aroma. Fruity and malty in-mouth with berries, a vinous note and an apple touch. A bittersweet finish. Light of mouthfeel and body.
Tried
from Cask
on 25 Oct 2019
at 20:42
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
5th Oct 2019; hand-pulled half-pint at The Crown Inn, Oakengates, Shropshire. Nice dark body and tanned head, looked the part. Malty nose and flavours, some chocolate notes with a light earthy, nutty feel. Easy going brew with plenty happening in the mouth.
Tried
on 05 Oct 2019
at 17:07
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
GBBF, 7th Aug 2019, cask half-pint. Mini-haze to the golden body, thin white topping. Light malty nose with a whiff of fruitiness, taste similar with a mini-citrus like bitterness over a malty base.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Aug 2019
at 08:02
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 2019, [ Great British Beer Festival 2019 ], London Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London, England W14 8UX.
[ As North Cotswold Jumping Jack Flash ].
ABV: 3.8%. Clear light medium yellow colour with a small to average, frothy - fizzy and open, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, sweet malt, fruity malt, light to moderate hoppy, fruity hops, light vegetables, light dough. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration, sweet malt, dough, pale malt. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20190806]
5-3-5-3-11
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Aug 2019
at 15:52
6/10
Tried
on 10 Aug 2019
at 13:08