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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6.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

Cask at artichoke... Golden amber...small white head... Soft light vegative fruits nose.. Light floral non deScript fruits.. Tiny custardy tones

Tried from Cask on 14 Mar 2016 at 11:50


6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

27th February 2016
6.0% version and this one described as ’Packed full of lovely Centennial and Cascade hops and quite a thing’. Lightly hazy amber beer, good pale cream colour head. Palate is airy, semi dry and has good fine carbonation. Slight thin and dry malts still bring a decent creamy sweetness and a light toffee streak that isn’t that sweet. Bitter marmalade.Touch of brighter orange. Bitterness eases off as the beer warms up. Light semi dry finish. Light and drinkable.

Tried on 06 Mar 2016 at 11:04


6.1
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle from Drink? Hebden Bridge. Black with no head. Has a smooth texture, with an understated roasted malt.

Tried from Bottle on 05 Mar 2016 at 17:31


8

Great work Tabamatu

Tried at Redchurch Brewery on 04 Mar 2016 at 19:22


6.1
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5

Cask @ Dirty Dicks, Halifax. Golden with a thick creamy head. Has a crisp, clean session character with light malts and some sugar in its nose.

Tried from Cask on 03 Mar 2016 at 07:40


6.3
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cask (gravity) @ Nottingham Robin Hood Beer Festival (2014), Nottingham Castle, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England NG1 6EL. [ As Cheshire Brewhouse Smokehouse Porter ].Unclear - hazy dark brown color with a small, frothy - fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, dark roasted, light smoke and meat. Flavor is moderate to light light heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, malt bitter, dark roasted, roasted, meat, smoke. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20141010]

Tried from Cask on 28 Feb 2016 at 04:47


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle picked up by dad from Barley Hops, Congleton, Cheshire, consumed at dad’s, Kilburn, Derbyshire Friday, 19th February 2016, cheers dad! Pours dark brown verging on black with a head that swiftly departed. Some dark sticky fruits show amidst a flurry of hops which seem to steadily build throughout. A little bitter chocolate, nice fresh fruity and hoppy tang. dad was right this is a really nice beer. A7 A4 T8 P4 Ov15 3.8

Tried from Bottle on 21 Feb 2016 at 20:38


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle from Barley Hops, Congleton, Cheshire, Friday, 19th February 2016, Bottle shared with and courtesy of dad, cheers dad! Hazy amber in colour with a sticky white to off white head. Lemony nose, quite soft in the mouth, a little Morrocan cooking lemon, there is a soft creaminess but it’s hidden in a hoppy boxing glove. Its a little floral, like the lemony flavour, touch of cheesiness. Great beer. A7 A4 T8 P4 Ov15 3.8

Tried from Bottle on 20 Feb 2016 at 14:51


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Cask at the Wellington, Birmingham. Poured a crystal clear medium amber with a broken frothy white head. The aroma is light sweet malt, some hoppy notes. The flavour is moderate bitter with a smooth, light watery hop bitter palate. Medium to light bodied with soft carbonation.

Tried from Cask on 20 Feb 2016 at 11:00


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

Cask at the Wellington, Birmingham. Poured a hazy straw colour with a bubbly white head. The aroma is skunky malt, light hop. The flavour is moderate bitter with a cheesy yeast, crisp woody hop bitter palate and a lingering bitter finish. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.

Tried from Cask on 18 Feb 2016 at 12:46