Glastonbury Brewing Co.

Client Brewer in Somerton, Somerset, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 2002

Contact
Park Corner Farm, Somerton, BA6 8JY, England
Description
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.

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7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask, gravity dispensed, at the Spring Festival at the Rose & Crown, Sandhurst. Darkest mahogany in colour with a ring of white head; chocolate malt aroma; and a sweet chocolate malt taste with some chewy toffee in the background; then a dry finish with some lingering coffee grounds.
Tried from Cask on 20 Mar 2015 at 10:01

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Pint in bath pub. Dark almost black colour, with tan head. Aroma roasted maltand colour. The taste has a nice bitterness.
Tried on 26 Jan 2015 at 15:12

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
Cask at the Craft Beer Co, Clerkenwell, Poured a clear medium amber with a thin broken white head. The aroma is malt hop, The flavour is moderate bitter with a light watery hop malt resin bitter, light spice palate. Light bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried from Cask on 03 Jan 2015 at 05:54

6.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6
Cask at the Craft Beer Co, Clerkenwell. Poured a clear dark brown with a thin broken white head. The aroma is light fruit malt. The flavour is light bitter sweet with a light coffee malt hop bitter palate. Light bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried from Cask on 03 Jan 2015 at 05:52

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask at Craft Clerkenwell. Pours brown with a tan head. Aroma of toffee, malt. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and light bitter. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried from Cask on 29 Dec 2014 at 11:43

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask at Craft Clerkenwell. Pours clear Amber brown with an off white head. Aroma of malt, toffee, caramel, light fruits. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and light moderate bitter. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried from Cask on 29 Dec 2014 at 11:42

6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5
8th December 2014
Craft near Tottenham Court Road. Keg. Opaque black - brown beer, small pale tan head. Light palate, semi dry. Modest fine carbonation. Tangy and mild dark malts. Just a whisper of oaky vanilla. Mildly tangy dried fruits. Light dry finish. Lacks the sumptuousness of a good ba porter.
Tried on 15 Dec 2014 at 09:19

6.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Imported from my RateBeer account as Glastonbury Equinox (by Glastonbury Ales.):
Aroma: 6/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 6/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 11/20, MyTotalScore: 3/5

20/XI/14 - tap @ CBC Covent Garden (London) - BB: n/a (2014-1357)

Clear brown beer, irregular beige head, pretty stable, bit adhesive. Aroma: bit cheesy, hay, grains, soapy touch. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: cheesy hops, bit of caramel, rubbery/chemical bitterness. Did not like that much.
Tried from Draft on 20 Nov 2014 at 13:06

5/10
Tried on 09 Nov 2014 at 16:57

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Cask at Craft 100 April 2014 - London. Pours rich brown with a bubbly tan head. The nose has toasty pine, minerals, orange. Medium sweet flavor with balanced toasty bread, light ashy roast, minerals, bitter earth. Medium bodied with fine carbonation; good condition. Finishes with a drying mineral edge, some bittersweet cocoa, accents of pine and citrus. Good stuff.
Tried from Cask on 28 Oct 2014 at 15:30