Franklins Brewing Co
Microbrewery in Ringmer, East Sussex, England 🏴
Established in 2010
Closed in 2022
Contact
Highfields Farm, The Broyle, Ringmer, BN8 5AR, England
Description
Anna and Garry Doel purchased White’s Brewing in August 2010. They bought the Bexhill-based operation following the retirement of the original founders, David and Lesley White.
Took over and expanded the brewing equipment and made a different range of beers on the same site, although some of the old White names were briefly re-used (possibly with recipe changes).
In 2011, experimented with trading as the Edge Brewing Co, but by late 2011, rebranded all of its output under the newly revived Franklin's Brewing Co name. Moved to present address mid-2018.
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.
White’s beers are listed separately.
Took over and expanded the brewing equipment and made a different range of beers on the same site, although some of the old White names were briefly re-used (possibly with recipe changes).
In 2011, experimented with trading as the Edge Brewing Co, but by late 2011, rebranded all of its output under the newly revived Franklin's Brewing Co name. Moved to present address mid-2018.
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.
White’s beers are listed separately.
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
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask at Staggs. Pours black, nose is dry roast, chocolate, hint of smoke, taste is sweet chocolate, roasty, light tingly burn. --- Beer aliased from original tick of Smoked Porter on 07 Nov 2014 at 16:41 - Score: 7. Original review text: Cask at Staggs. Pours black, nose is dry roast, chocolate, hint of smoke, taste is sweet chocolate, roasty, light tingly burn.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Nov 2014
at 08:42
7/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
On cask at the Cask and Barrel. Appearance - close to opaque black but not quite. Some lovely cherry coloured chinks around the glass. Lovely fawn head. Looks great Nose - chocolate and caramel. Taste - honey and/or caramel with a slight biscuits backdrop. A liquorice note brings on the finish. Palate - medium bodied with a creamy texture and a dry malty finish. Overall - good beer. It grows too.
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Oct 2014
at 06:07
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Huddersfield Beer Festival. Golden with mild floral notes in both aroma and taste with hops the dominant character. A touch dry.
Tried
on 03 Oct 2014
at 14:53
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Huddersfield Beer Festival. Clear amber with a very hoppy, full tropical fruit aroma and taste with its strength very evident. Mango is most evident in its nose.
Tried
on 03 Oct 2014
at 14:52
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask at the Bow Bar. Pours black, lots of chocolate and coffee, sweet and thin.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Jun 2014
at 12:35
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Golden colour. Not much head. Big apricotty nose. Soft, sweet character, not much bitterness but a lot id fruitiness. Maybe a little more bitterness would round it out.
Tried
on 23 Jan 2014
at 07:53
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Watford Beer Festival 2013. Poured a clear copper colour with a scummy white head. Aroma was malty with some caramel and floral hops. Biscuity malt flavours with grassy hops and brown sugar. Palate was pine, hay and chewy malt.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Dec 2013
at 13:01
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask gravity at Firkin Ale House Folkestone. As Brighton Bier. Clear gold thin white head. Bit perfumed some biscuit. Vague hop on the finish. Ok. Bit of tea.
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Nov 2013
at 06:31
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask gravity at the Watford beer fest 2013. Aroma is nice fruity brambles dried fruit. Flavour is hay, tanin, fruity hedgerow hop. Pretty nice drop.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Nov 2013
at 12:58