Butts Brewery
Microbrewery in Hungerford, Berkshire, England ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Established in 1994
Closed in 2024
Contact
Northfield Farm, Wantage Road, Great Shefford, Hungerford, RG17 7BY, England
Description
Butts brewery is one of only a handful of totally dedicated Organic breweries in the UK, producing a wide range of award winning cask and bottle conditioned ales.
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Prince of Wales, Farnborough. A dark chestnut colour with a loose cream head; the aroma has a faint trace of honey; smooth in the mouth, and not too sweet, with a subtle honey taste; then a dry earthy bitterness. Satisfying.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Nov 2016
at 07:43
6.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at 8th Hampshire Octoberfest, Basingstoke. A copper coloured pour with a cream head; toffee aroma; malty body with a toffee taste; and a touch of spice to finish. A pleasant malty bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Oct 2016
at 06:47
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 8
500 ml bottle, pours reddish-brown with a weak khaki head, aroma of cacao, chocolate, roasted/toasted. Taste likewise, pretty dry, thin, tasty, powder-ish, slightly sour, chocolate, laurel, thin, med body, low co2. Ok
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Sep 2016
at 16:00
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
11th August 2015
GBBF Day 1. Cask. Clear amber beer, tidy pale cream colour head. Palate is light and semi dry. Decent fine carbonation. Tangy malts, touch of caramel. Dried fruits and marmalade, mild spice. Tangy dry finish.
GBBF Day 1. Cask. Clear amber beer, tidy pale cream colour head. Palate is light and semi dry. Decent fine carbonation. Tangy malts, touch of caramel. Dried fruits and marmalade, mild spice. Tangy dry finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Aug 2015
at 15:16
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 6
Cask at gbbf 2015 day 4. Aroma is hedgerow berry, hop hop, grainy nutty. Faint whiff of diacetyl. Flavour is composed Iโd light nutty. Golden malts, spicy hop matter, hedgerow hop. Palate is decent condition, semi sweet, OK but boring.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Aug 2015
at 13:19
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
From cask. Pours clear and golden orange with a small white head. Aroma is grassy, toasted malty. Light herbal hoppy. Bitter, light fruity. Bitter and toasted malty, dry finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Aug 2015
at 15:19
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
From cask. Pours cloudy yellow with a small white head. Aroma is toasted malty. Toasted malty, toasted and breadish. Light caramelish and dry malty finish. Ends dry and slight bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Dec 2014
at 15:11
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask @ GBBF 2014. Pours an amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty caramel aroma. Fruity malty caramel flavor with some bitterness. Has a fruity malty bitter caramel finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Oct 2014
at 03:00
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
How: Cask.
Where: GBBF 2014.
Appearance: Amber colour with a small off-white head.
Aroma: Caramel, floral, grass.
Body: Medium body and carbonation.
Flavour: A bit of caramel, floral, fruit.
Where: GBBF 2014.
Appearance: Amber colour with a small off-white head.
Aroma: Caramel, floral, grass.
Body: Medium body and carbonation.
Flavour: A bit of caramel, floral, fruit.
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Oct 2014
at 04:29
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Sampled @ GBBF day 3. Clear rusty orange color, average sized beige head. Donโt get a lot of aroma. Taste malts, a hint of raisins, a hint of wood, lightly bitter, slightly caramel, quite dry. Average body and carbonation.
Tried
on 20 Aug 2014
at 03:26