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Founded in 2002 as Glastonbury Ales. In 2018 the plant was sold to Parkway Brewery but Glastonbury continue to brew there. In 2019, they relocated and renamed.
We set to work back in 2006, bravely challenging the traditional values of the UK beer market. At the time, real ale was under-represented and largely unexciting. We brought unique and flavoursome ales to local pubs and shops. Working with local chefs, farmers and herbalists we expanded our horizons. Soon word spread. Before long, we were working evenings and weekends to meet demand.
In 2008 we took the leap and moved the brewery to a larger site. More space and better equipment enabled us to experiment and diversify. We continued to deliver a broad range of real ales, but expanded into the territory now known as craft beer – small batch, highly experimental brews that ignore the rules to focus on flavour.
We set to work back in 2006, bravely challenging the traditional values of the UK beer market. At the time, real ale was under-represented and largely unexciting. We brought unique and flavoursome ales to local pubs and shops. Working with local chefs, farmers and herbalists we expanded our horizons. Soon word spread. Before long, we were working evenings and weekends to meet demand.
In 2008 we took the leap and moved the brewery to a larger site. More space and better equipment enabled us to experiment and diversify. We continued to deliver a broad range of real ales, but expanded into the territory now known as craft beer – small batch, highly experimental brews that ignore the rules to focus on flavour.
4.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Sampled @ GBBF day 1. Quite clear yellow golden color, small white head. Smell and taste malts, lightly hops, medium bitterness, lightly butter. Low to average body and carbonation. Meh.
Tried
on 15 Aug 2016
at 09:06
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Gbbf. Fast klare dunkel goldene Farbe. Geruch mild zitronig, helles malz. Geschmack trocken zitronig hopfig, nussig, sehr hopfig bitter.
Tried
on 09 Aug 2016
at 12:43
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
On tap. Fast klare orange goldene Farbe. Geruch mild zitronig hopfig, leicht grasig. Geschmack sehr hopfig bitter, Kräuter, leicht hefig, minimal säuerlich.
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Aug 2016
at 13:09
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
new label, 500ml, golden chalice, 4.8%, Real Ale. quite hazy orange with a white head. Aroma of malts, hop, yeast, citrus, orange, straw. Taste of citrus, slightly acidic, malts, pilsener/lager, caramalts, biscuit, orange, quite some fruit flavors, still yeasty and bitterness as base, medium body, slightly sour finish, a lot of yeasty notes over-all. --- Beer merged from original tick of Golden Chalice on 25 May 2018 at 10:19 - Score: 6
Tried
on 31 Jul 2016
at 08:22
6/10
Tried
on 30 Jul 2016
at 12:23
5.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Cask at CBC, Clerkenwell on 15th July 2016. Clear amber with off-white shallow, spot-lacing foam. Yeasty aroma with washing-up liquid. Sharp, disagreeable taste in-mouth, strong pine detergent/bubble bath/resin/Christmas tree all at once. The aftertaste is no more than a continuation of the same. Smooth to watery with light body. Two companions tasted this beer after I had, both screwed up their faces. Very unpleasant, unsure if this was the brewers’ intention!
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Jul 2016
at 16:13
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at HBF2016. Deep amber color, small white head. Light fruity, caramel aroma. Grass, hayish hoppyness, bold maltyness Ok.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Apr 2016
at 13:08
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at Beer Hunters, Pori. Amber-nut brown color, good off-white head. Nutty, toffee, dark fruits in the nose. Light-bodied. Nutty, toffeish, fruity flavor. Grassy, earthy hoppyness in the finish. Nice real ale.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Mar 2016
at 06:11
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Cask at Kitty’s, Helsinki. Colour is cloudy light orange with small white head. Aromas and flavours: Some fruits, caramel, dryness, green apples and malts. Some raw elements.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Mar 2016
at 10:41
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask gravity at my friend’s wedding down Sumerset way. It pours slightly hazy golden – orange with a thick white head. The aroma is rather fresh, orange peel, floral, honey suckle and soft tangerine. The taste is crisp, bitter, straw, grapefruit, orange rind, minerals, grass, floral notes and a touch of soap with a firm, dry finish. Medium body and decent carbonation. Pretty sessionable stuff. Decent.
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Mar 2016
at 10:53