Beartown Brewery

Microbrewery in Congleton, Cheshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated Venue: Beartown Brewery Tap

Established in 1995

Contact
Bromley House, Spindle Street, Congleton, CW12 1QN, England
Description
A hardworking northern brewery.

We’re on a mission to grow Beartown by challenging ourselves and our community to dream big. It’s that simple. However It takes decades of dedication to truly understand that progress can’t be rushed. We understand that time doesn’t guarantee anything but a journey to be shared and it’s exactly that which inspires us.

Beartown means more than a pint of beer, it’s a community of drinkers that identify with a cause to give back to their roots. A spirited belief in the power of persistence, creativity and that a pint tastes best when earned. We have a vision to spread our ethos, furthering the growing community of Beartowners and all whilst making great tasting craft beers that can be enjoyed by generations.

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5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Stockport Beer Festival 2024. Darker clear blonde ale. Hoppy aroma and taste with a good body, remaining easy enough to drink. Has hints of bubble-gum sweetness.

Tried on 25 Jun 2024 at 06:40


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at the strugglers in Lincoln. Deep amber colour with an off white head. Malty biscuit. Sweet to dry. Medium body.

Tried from Cask on 14 Jun 2024 at 13:02


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Cask at Crewe Dog, Crewe. This is a light mild so, confusingly, it pours “bitter brown” with a small off-white head. There’s malts and some hints of honey in the aroma. Malts are very much dominant in the mouth, where it is sweet with a chewy texture and traces of autumn fruits and nuts. Later on somebitterness comes through plus hints of ginger, leading to s slightly dry and sticky finish. It’s reasonable – but nothing special.

Tried from Cask on 09 Jun 2024 at 19:54


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cask at the Strugglers Inn. Lincoln. Hazy golden colour with a white head. Aroma and taste are fruity slight dry finish, light body.

Tried from Cask on 09 Jun 2024 at 13:11


6.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Cask at Crewe Dog, Crewe. Pours a dark copper (this is a light mild), with a small scummy off-white head. Malts are the mainstay in the aroma, along with traces of treacle and spice. In the mouth itis basically sweet but with some underlying bitterness. Malts, biscuits and ginger in the flavour alongside some hints of balsam and later traces of dough and marmalade. There’s a distinct spiciness in the finish. It’s reasonable but a bit strange. Not much evidence of cookie dough and more like a bitter than a mild.

Tried from Cask on 29 May 2024 at 19:15


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at The Strugglers Inn, Lincoln. Off black colour with a pale tan head. From and taste are malty sweet coffee and slight chocolate. Smooth body.

Tried from Cask on 11 May 2024 at 12:43


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Tried on 28 Apr 2024 at 22:30


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Tried on 21 Apr 2024 at 10:08


6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cask @ Flying Horse Hotel, Rochdale. Blonde with a creamy head. Hoppy first, its passionfruit is light but evident in both aroma and taste, although generally quite fruity.

Tried from Cask on 12 Apr 2024 at 18:57


6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Monday 8th April 2024, Skipton Pub Crawl with Ant, Maureen, Margie, Auntie Sue and me, plus Tilly and Bertie (the dogs). Hand-pulled half-pint in The Beer Engine. Almost black in colour, good tanned foaming head. It's malty with chocolate and coffee flavours to the fore. Slightly sweet with a mini-burnt malty bitterness in the finish.

Tried on 09 Apr 2024 at 09:41