Franklins Brewing Co
Microbrewery in Ringmer, East Sussex, England 🏴
Established in 2012
Closed in 2022
Contact
Highfields Farm, The Broyle, Ringmer, BN8 5AR, England
Description
An independently owned award winning micro-brewery, we started in an ancient milking shed just outside Bexhill, East Sussex. We’re now in a 2000 litre purpose built facility on the sprawling Sussex Downs just outside of Brighton where we brew traditional beers with a modern twist.
The music is always turned up too loud and in a nod to our roots, we have cows as next door neighbours.
We have a lovely community on our farm, working closely with our landlord and supplying beer to his son who runs the butcher’s and farm shop on site.
The music is always turned up too loud and in a nod to our roots, we have cows as next door neighbours.
We have a lovely community on our farm, working closely with our landlord and supplying beer to his son who runs the butcher’s and farm shop on site.
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at the Guildford arms... Amber. . Small off white head... Soft dry floral fruit nose... Light bitter herbal fruits
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Apr 2015
at 11:28
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask (backlog). Deep rubyish brown colour with a small brown bubbly head. Aroma is ripe fruits, toffee, mild toasted notes as well as some herbal notes. Flavour is toffee, mild roasted malts, some caramel, mild floral and some syrupy notes as well.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Apr 2015
at 09:50
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at The Waiting Room. Clear amber body with a thin off-white head. Good lacing. Aroma of biscuit, lemon and earth. Flavour of caramel, grass and hay. Medium body with an oily mouthfeel. Not as bright and hoppy as I hoped it would be - chuck a few more hops in!
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Mar 2015
at 18:08
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 2013, Great British Beer Festival, London Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London, England W14 8UX. [ As Franklins Citra IPA ].Clear medium amber orange color with a small to average, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, earthy, fruity, moderate hoppy, citrus. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a long duration, peel bitter, citrus, malty, caramel. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20130814]
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Mar 2015
at 10:46
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Cask during a Wetherspoon Beer Festival in 2012. Has a light malty aroma with a more balanced malt-hop taste. Full bodied flavour.
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Feb 2015
at 14:03
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Bag O’Nails, Bristol 20/1/2015. Copper coloured, with a slight, off-white head. Berry fruits, a touch of toasted malts, leafy hops and a decent, bitter finish. Good.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Jan 2015
at 15:43
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Bag O’Nails, Bristol 20/1/2015. Amber with a slight, off-white head. Quaffable bitter, with some sweet malts, hint of fruit and moderately bitter finish. Ok.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Jan 2015
at 15:39
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at Westow House. It pours darkest brown with a small beige head. The nose is soft, sweet, lots of dried fruits, fruit cake, sticky toffee pudding and chocolate. The taste is bitter-sweet, roasty, earth, toast, chocolate, fruit cake, light umami and nut with a toasty finish. Medium body and soft carbonation. Wasn’t expecting too much from this, but found it rather tasty and drinkable. "Not my kind of beer", but I rather like it.
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Jan 2015
at 09:41
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Seven Stars, Bristol 8/1/2015. Amber, with a slight, white, head. Crisp malts, a touch of spiciness, leafy hops and a moderately bitter finish. Good.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Jan 2015
at 09:13
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask-conditioned at the Seven Stars, Bristol 6/1/2014. Deep gold in colour, with a white head. Pleasant tangerine and grassy hop aroma. Flavour had biscuity malts, more citrus fruits and ended up nice and dry. Good beer.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Jan 2015
at 11:58