Red Fox Brewery

Microbrewery in Coggeshall, Essex, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Owned by Wharf Brewery

Established in 2008

Closed in 2023

Contact
The Chicken Sheds, Upp Hall Farm, Salmons Lane, Coggeshall, CO6 1RY, England
Description
First brewed in August 2008. A 5BBL plant was used. The brewery closed in Spring 2023, with the site being sold to the owners of Harwich Town Brewing Company and Witham Brewery who set up Wharf Brewery.

Some Red Fox beers are now made by Wharf. These should be rated under Wharf.

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6.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6
Cask at GBBF ’16, day one, 09/08/16. Light mahogany brown with a decent beige head. Nose is toffee, straw, liquorice stick, earthy. Taste comprises brown bread, toffee, nutty, biscuit crumble, light spice, airy malts. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close. Respectable mild.
Tried from Cask on 10 Aug 2016 at 02:12

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 6
Cask at GBBF 2016 09/08/2016. Clear black, reddy brown coloured pour with a halo of tan head. Flavour is composed of black malts, boozy fruit cake, liquorice, nutty. Flavour is composed of black malts liquorice, tangy dark fruits. Palate is medium sweet, grainy tannin, moderate cask condition.
Tried from Cask on 09 Aug 2016 at 06:59

6/10
Descent enough golden ale. Good balance. Easy-drinking. No pretentiousness.
Tried on 23 Jul 2016 at 20:29

6.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6
6th July 2016
Chelmsford Summer Beer Fest. Cask. Clear gold beer, bubbly white head. Palate is light and semi dry, decent carbonation. Smooth pale malts, not that sweet. Mild citrus and floral. Touch of fresh orange. Mild floral bitter finish. Not bad but can’t see any justification (by Ratebeer standards) to calling this an IPA, hence I’ve added it as what it tastes like - a golden.
Tried from Cask on 10 Jul 2016 at 06:02

Descent chocolate malt. A little thin. Easy-drinking. Hazlenuts. Good roasting. Not bad Very clean
Tried on 05 Jul 2016 at 19:49

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask (gravity) @ NWAF 2016, National Winter Ales Festival (2016), The Roundhouse, Pride Park, Derby, Derbyshire, England, DE24 8JE. [ As Red Fox 750 ].Clear medium yellow color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting to diminishing, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, fruity malt, moderate hoppy, citrus, grapefruit. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a long duration, citrus, pale malt, sweet malt. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20160218]
Tried from Cask on 07 May 2016 at 13:55

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Cask (gravity) @ NWAF 2016, National Winter Ales Festival (2016), The Roundhouse, Pride Park, Derby, Derbyshire, England, DE24 8JE. [ As Red Fox American IPA ].ABV: 4.6%. Clear medium yellow color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, fruity malt, moderate hoppy, citrus, pine, fruity hops, peach. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a long duration, hop oil, fruity, citrus, pale malt. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20160219]
Tried from Cask on 27 Apr 2016 at 11:53

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
17th February 2016
Chelmsford Winter Beer Fest at KEGS. Cask. 4.6%. Clear gold beer, good bubbly white head. Palate is light and finely crisp. Great condition. Smooth pale malts with good hops. Marmalade and grapefruit. Trace of tropicals underneath. Light finish. Mild bitter linger. Clean and refreshing.
Tried from Cask on 28 Feb 2016 at 12:23

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
17th February 2016
Chelmsford Winter Beer Fest at KEGS. Cask. Bright clear gold beer, good bubbly white head. Palate is light and has a good fine crispness. Excellent condition. The malts are light and clean and show off the grapefruit hops very well. There is grapefruit flesh and peel. Touches of sweeter fruits and something floral. Light crispy finish. Clean and crisp, very nice.
Tried from Cask on 28 Feb 2016 at 12:21

5.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 4 Flavor 5 Texture 8 Overall 5
Gravity cask at the Cambridge Winter Ales Festival 2016. Chestnut brown. Clear. Smells of leather, sarsaparilla and biltong. Tastes sweet/savoury, like sour cherries poured on top of a slightly burnt steak. Pleasantly full body. But there are quite a few issues with this recipe.
Tried from Cask on 25 Jan 2016 at 01:12