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.
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6
Cask at gbbf 2013. Nose is lemon cake. Some sweetness. Light amber colour persistent white head. Flavour is caramel lon juice flat sticky palate. Nice enough.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Aug 2013
at 07:46
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask @ gbbf, small sample. Clear Orange to amber color, short head. Aroma of some fruity hop with lots of caramel malt. Soft bitter, bit sweet. Slight sticky palate. To make the Citra shine, they should put in more and get rid of the copious amount of caramel and toffee.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Aug 2013
at 08:09
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at the Prince George, Brighton. Amber pour with a white head. Peach and mango aroma. Citrus zing with a splash of mango and peach. Quite refreshing. Bitter-fruit finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 13 Aug 2013
at 09:28
4.2/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 5
Bottle from Tesco drunk at home. Clear ruby colour dark brown thin very thin beige head. Malts are not great, some fruit, bit oxidised. Aroma of brown malt. Some dull everything. Not sure I want to finish this. Not good carbonation. Poor.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Aug 2013
at 11:32
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Cask handpull at The Orange Tree, Chelmsford. Golden colour with a small off-white head. Hoppy, fruity caramel aroma. Notes of malt, grass and hay. Not bad for a sub 4% beer and would make a decent session beer.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Aug 2013
at 01:59
4.1/10
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Appearance 2
Aroma 3
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Bardzo slabe, przecietne i mizerne. Piwo bez piany. Ciut sie niby tworzy ale gruboziarnista jest. Kolor miedziany, amber typowy. Ale w smaku brak zdecydowanych smakow a pacnie niczym szczegolnym. Odradzam wszystkim
Tried
on 28 Jun 2013
at 09:50
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask gravity at Firkin Alehouse. Black beer thin off white head. Choccy not dry not overly roasted. Fruity blackcurrant blackberry flavour. Really good. Lovely. Love the choc and fruit flavours.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 May 2013
at 08:41
6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask @ White Lion, Heptonstall. Dark red ale, clear with no head but a very pleasant smoked aroma. Tastes like
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Mar 2013
at 11:02
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask gravity at Firkin Ale House Folkestone. Yes some citra and some fruit but rubber too. Its got the mango. Not overly bitter. Ok ish. Just doesnt quite link the elements up. Bit of rubber
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Mar 2013
at 11:53
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Grape and Grain- Crystal Palace Spring Beer Festival, 2013. Dark amber pour with a white head. Caramel and toffee malt nose. Caramel malt flavour. Quite sweet.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Mar 2013
at 09:46