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

Bottle from Cotteridge Wines, Birmingham. Poured a clear dark brown with a bubbly off white head. The aroma is smoky roasted malt, light caramel. The flavour is medium to light bitter with a dry earthy mineral malt bitter light smoky liqourice palate. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.

Tried from Bottle on 03 Oct 2014 at 13:26


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

Bottle @ Beerdock, Crewe. Made no notes as my phone ran out of battery so rating from memory a week after. Pours very dark, almost black. Strong pine aroma, taste is strong and full of character.. some resin and prickly pine with a strong flavoursome finish. Without doubt the best I’ve had from these guys so far.

Tried from Bottle on 21 Sep 2014 at 12:42


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

Cask at the Treacle Tap; clear light amber pour with a creamy white head, floral and hop aroma, taste has some fresh hop action along with sweet malts, clean and crisp.

Tried from Cask on 14 Sep 2014 at 02:38



7

Tried on 29 Aug 2014 at 13:20


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at GBBF
Clear dark golden with a medium sized white head, good lacing. Aroma is citrus. Taste is floral, citrus and lemon
Decent

Tried from Cask on 24 Aug 2014 at 23:01


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

Sampled @ GBBF day 2. Clear orange golden color, average sized off-white head. Smell and taste malts, lightly bitter, lightly hayish. Decent body, average carbonation.

Tried on 19 Aug 2014 at 10:56


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

Cask at the Wellington; clear amber pour with thin creamy off white head, malt and caramel aroma, taste has caramel, a hint of coffee, biscuit, some dark fruits.

Tried from Cask on 19 Aug 2014 at 09:45


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

Cask at the Wellington; clear light copper pour with a frothy off white head, pine and toffee aroma, taste has over sweet caramel, pine a hint of grapefruit and some citrus.

Tried from Cask on 19 Aug 2014 at 09:26


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

Tap at the Wellington, Birmingham. Poured a clear dark amber with a bubbly round head. The aroma is big woody resin orange citrus hop. The flavour is medium bitter with a heavy citrus fruit wood hop light alcohol palate. Medium to full bodied with soft carbonation. Really glad I finally got to taste this. It’s big citrus hop which overpowers the beer a little but it’s nice to taste what my ancestors in India might have tasted all those years ago.

Tried from Draft on 17 Aug 2014 at 08:53