Dent Brewery

Microbrewery in Dent, Cumbria, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 1989

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Cowgill, Dent, LA10 5TQ, England
Description
Situated in picturesque Dentdale, our brewery is one of the most remote in the country. We have been crafting the finest ales since 1989 and all of the experience gained over the years really does make a difference. The uniqueness of using our own spring water combined with a plethora of passion and knowledge from our small, committed brewing team help us create beer that is truly special.

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4.8/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 4 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Bottle 500ml. [ Vintage 2005 ]. Clear medium amber color with a small, frothy - fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, cardboard. Flavor is moderate sweet and light light bitter with a average duration. Body is medium to light, texture is watery to oily, carbonation is soft. [20100730]
Tried from Bottle on 11 Aug 2010 at 23:24

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottled. Deep rubyish brown colour with small beige head. Aroma is plum, raisins, pudding and some mild grass, fruits and herbs. Flavour is much the same in a very nice balance. Quite pleasant stout.
Tried from Bottle on 11 Aug 2010 at 01:45

5.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
50 cL bottle, 2006 vintage. Pours dark brown with a small off-white head. Aroma is dark malty and slight oxidised. Dark malty and roasted. Malty and light roasted finish.
Tried from Bottle on 08 Aug 2010 at 01:24

4/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 4
50 cL bottle, 2006 vintage. Pours clear and golden brown with a fully gone head. Aroma is caramal and oxidised. Dry malty, breadish too. Ends oxidised and dry malty.
Tried from Bottle on 08 Aug 2010 at 01:23

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Bottled. Golden colour, not much head. Aroma is fruits, some mild oxidized notes, earth and mild vanilla. Flavour is fruity, mildly oxidized as well as slightly bready.
Tried from Bottle on 05 Aug 2010 at 14:22

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask at NWAF 2009. A pale golden beer with a thin beige head. The aroma has notes of malt and straw as well as lighter notes of citrus and perfume. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt and hops, as well as lighter notes of butter.
Tried from Cask on 12 May 2010 at 10:13

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
CAsk @ GBBF 2009. Pours a pale yellow color wit ha small white head. Has a fruity grainy citrus hoppy aroma. Fruity grainy malty citrus hoppy flavor. Has a sweetish fruity grainy citrus hoppy finish.
Tried from Cask on 06 Dec 2009 at 23:52

4.8/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5
Cask @ GBBF 09, Great British Beer Festival, Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London, England.Clear medium yellow orange color with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white to white head. Aroma is light moderate malty, toasted, apples, vitamin pills. Flavor is moderate sweet and light to moderate bitter with a average duration. Body is light medium, texture is watery to oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20090806]
Tried from Cask on 29 Nov 2009 at 03:53

5.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Crystal clear, golden body with a filmy layer on the top. Discreet smell of citric fruits. Lemon fruity flavour with rounded pale malty sweetness. Short-lived fruity aftertaste. Thin to medium bodied. Sufficiently rich taste for a lager, though (GBBF, 06.08.2009).
Tried on 13 Sep 2009 at 06:01

5.2/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 5
Cask@GBBF 2009. A lager! Pale yellow, slightly hazy, medium-sized white head. Citrusy and a bit grainy aroma. Light citrus flavor, crisp. A bit sweet.
Tried from Cask on 16 Aug 2009 at 10:52