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Founded in 1980 by Mike and Carola Brown, Ballards Brewery was a pioneering West Sussex microbrewery. Starting in a Trotton cow shed, it moved to an Elsted pub before settling at Nyewood in 1988. Famous for real ales, the brewery operated for 38 years until closing upon retirement in 2018.

Since closure some beers were brewed at the Greyhound Brewery, who bought the recipe and brand rights..
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Fergus (32001) reviewed
Cunning Stunts from Ballards Brewery
7 years ago
6.1/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 7 Texture 4 Overall 6.5
Bottle shared at the columbus tasting 22/08/2019. Many thanks! A clear nutty brown coloured pour with a a halo of mid tan head. Aroma is soy, liquporice, treacle, jammy fruits. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, dark malts, liquprice, treacle, oily, fruit cake, jammy fruit, fruit cake. Palate is oily, no condition, chewy.
Tried from Bottle on 09 Sep 2019 at 20:01
Bierkoning (17697) reviewed
Darkly Veiled from Ballards Brewery
7 years ago
7/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
3rd LCRMB. Raisin, some port. Wood even in the aroma. Syrupy. Grapes in the flavor with raisin, porto and wood. Sweet, yet fairly complex. Tannines.
Tried on 26 Aug 2019 at 12:07
Bierkoning (17697) reviewed
Poms' Delight from Ballards Brewery
7 years ago
6.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
3rd LCRBM. Sweet apples, almost like calvados in the aroma. Sweet and sour flavor with malt, raisin and flowery hops. Red berries. Rather alcoholic, still a nice beer.
Tried on 26 Aug 2019 at 12:07
madmitch76 (41486) reviewed
Cunning Stunts from Ballards Brewery
7 years ago
7.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
22nd August 2019
Level 6 Bottleshare. Thanks to LKS. For this 1993 beer. Almost clear dark brown beer, a few tan bubbles. Smooth palate, not a lot of carbonation. Smooth dark malts. Soft dark chocolate. Soft sherry. Ripe fruits. Smooth finish. Marvellously aged. Could drink all night.
Tried from Bottle on 22 Aug 2019 at 18:10
WingmanWillis (39655) ticked
Cunning Stunts from Ballards Brewery
7 years ago
4/10
Tried on 22 Aug 2019 at 18:08
Leighton (35418) reviewed
Out to Lunch from Ballards Brewery
7 years ago
5.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Bottle shared in London - purchased locally, recently. Pours clear brown with a bubbly head. Well oxidised, to be sure, with notes of dried caramel, brown bread, leathery fruits. Medium bodied, oily, with soft carbonation. More toasted malts in the finish, chewy fruits, brown sugar, apparent oxidation. Has aged fairly OK. Not too bad overall.
Tried from Bottle on 08 May 2019 at 22:26
Fergus (32001) reviewed
Out to Lunch from Ballards Brewery
7 years ago
4.2/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 4
Can shared at the Columbus tasting 17/04/2019. Many thanks! A light caramel brown coloured pour with a halo of light tan head. Aroma is oxidised, cardboard, wax, dung, . Flavour is composed of dungy, waxy, oxidised, waxy, cakey malts, oxidised. Paalte is dusty, lowish carboantion. Meh. Fucked.
Tried from Can on 06 May 2019 at 13:03
madmitch76 (41486) reviewed
Out to Lunch from Ballards Brewery
7 years ago
6.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
17th February 2019
Level 6 bottleshare. Thanks to LKS. An old bottle! Clear dark brown - amber beer, no head. Tangy rich fruits. Madeira wine. Whisper of petrol. Little toffee. Light finish. Pretty tasty all these years on.
Tried from Bottle on 19 Apr 2019 at 10:07
WingmanWillis (39655) ticked
Out to Lunch from Ballards Brewery
7 years ago
6/10
Tried on 17 Apr 2019 at 18:32
Fergus (32001) reviewed
WMD from Ballards Brewery
7 years ago
6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle shared at the Columbus Tasting 21/03/2019. Many thanks A clear cola brown coloured pour with a halo of dirty head. Aroma is umami, soy, brown malts, jammy fruits, cranberry. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, oily, malts, raisin, salty black malts, burnt apple, . Palate is oily, sticky, lowish carboantion.
Tried from Bottle on 31 Mar 2019 at 16:01