Cheshire Brewhouse

Microbrewery in Congleton, Cheshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 2012

Closed in 2021

Contact
Unit 12 & 13 Daneside Business Park, Riverdance Road, Congleton, CW12 1UN, England
Description
Shane Swindells began Cheshire Brewhouse in 2012, but has been passionate about beer and the joyful sociability of pubs from an early age — ‘beer was special, it was the stitches that held the fabric of society together’. Home is the historic town of Congleton, where it is based on a small industrial estate in the Dane Valley, close to the greenness of Congleton Park. Using bespoke-made brewing kit that makes 2880 pints per brew, Swindells produces an award-winning and vegan-friendly range of beers that can be enjoyed in cask, keg, bottle and can. As well as its historic recipes, Cheshire Brewhouse produces a superb range of modern craft beers that resonate with the bright colours and tropical fruit aromas of American hops such as Citra and Amarillo as well as English varieties such as East Kent Goldings.

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6.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask @ Drink? Hebden Bridge. Golden with a creamy head. Crisp ale with a good mixed hoppiness in a pleasant texture.
Tried from Cask on 22 Mar 2018 at 08:21

5/10
Tried from Cask on 08 Mar 2018 at 15:15

6/10
Tried from Cask on 08 Mar 2018 at 15:10

7/10
Malty resinous IPA. Easy-drinker but a little too yeastie. Generally well-brewed. Good work Shane.
Tried from Cask at The Ale House on 06 Mar 2018 at 18:41

5.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 4.5
Cask @ Drink? Hebden Bridge. Clear golden with a creamy head. Has a dry hoppiness that dominates its character, so is a very bland, with a metallic nose
Tried from Cask on 27 Feb 2018 at 19:22

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Cask @ Luton Beer & Cider Festival. Clear brown with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel, chocolate and nutty. Flavor is medium sweet and moderate bitter. Dry and moderate bitter finish. 160218
Tried from Cask on 16 Feb 2018 at 17:52

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Keg @ 35th Luton Beer & Cider Festival. Nice head with good duration. Color is amber. Aroma and taste are fruits, flowers, malt and has a nice hoppy finish.
Tried on 16 Feb 2018 at 17:42

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle shared with OGJ in Sheffield 04.01.18. Clear golden. Bright white head. Aroma and taste of fresh citrus and marmalade. Rather good. Dry and bitter
Tried from Bottle on 04 Jan 2018 at 17:19

4.9/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 7 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 4.5
Bottle from Drink? Hebden Bridge. Cloudy black-brown with next to no head. Its rum influence is strong, but its strength is very evident too and is overbearing to the extent that 'stout' is a very loose term here.
Tried from Bottle on 01 Dec 2017 at 16:42

6.5/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle from Drink? Hebden Bridge. Dark reddish-brown with a very thin head. You can taste the hops in this, but it is distinctively a dark ale porter in its aftertaste, and it doesn't feel its strength. Nothing ever gets too stated, but it's a very pleasant brew.
Tried from Bottle on 22 Nov 2017 at 15:12