Cheshire Brewhouse

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

Established in 2012

Closed in 2021

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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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7.1/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Keykeg at the Cambridge Beer Festival, 2017. Amber hazy and heavily carbonated. A film of beige head sits on top. Raspberry, candy sugar and champagne cola in the aroma. I thought it would be overly sweet but there is a gauntlet of bitterness that coats the back of the tongue. Bitter finish with more intensely bitter versions of the aroma notes popping up in the aftertaste. Light body. Pretty good.
Tried from Can on 22 May 2017 at 17:08

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Aroma has candy sugar and peppery yeast. Flavour has some orange peel bitterness and citrus.
Tried from Can on 14 May 2017 at 16:48

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle from trade with Grumbo many thx Sir cons 2017-04-29 Göteborg, second one one from this region;) AR: heavy smoked rum, treacle AP: black body, wee cream brown lid F: spicy rum, treacle, bakers chocolate, wee bubbly carbonation, a wee but unbalanced,
Tried from Bottle on 29 Apr 2017 at 11:40

6/10
Tried from Cask on 14 Apr 2017 at 12:59

Sniffer
Tried at The Ale House on 18 Mar 2017 at 11:22

7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottle at home. Pours black, nose is raisin, caramel, vanilla, toffee, roasted, liquorice, taste is sweet, creamy, chewy treacle, fruity, little thin.
Tried from Bottle on 12 Mar 2017 at 04:09

5.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Cask @ Brink, Manchester. Golden ale with a thin head. Slightly sweetened with a clear strength to it.
Tried from Cask on 02 Mar 2017 at 09:59

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
16th February 2017
Chelmsford Winter Beer Fest (with Rune, Rasmus, Saxo and Camons) @ KEGS. Cask. Clear amber beer, a few white bubbles. Palate is light and fairly dry, decent fine carbonation. Tangy malts. Tangy ripe orange. Some orange peel. Mild spice. Light semi dry finish. Okay.
Tried from Cask on 26 Feb 2017 at 07:50

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
16th February 2017
Chelmsford Winter Beer Fest (with Rune, Rasmus, Saxo and Camons) @ KEGS. Cask. Clear deep amber beer, few pale tan bubbles. Palate is smooth and slightly soft, modest fine carbonation. Rich malts, some tangy caramel. Rich dried fruits. Mild spice. Light dry finish. Okay.
Tried from Cask on 26 Feb 2017 at 07:48

TCP and nail varnish...sorry guys
Tried at The Ale House on 25 Feb 2017 at 22:37