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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6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle@chriso. Golden colour, small white head. Aroma is fruity and floral with some mild bready and herbal notes. Flavour is rather similar with a big fruity and wooden aftertaste.
Tried from Bottle on 17 Aug 2012 at 01:14

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
bottle at Chriso ... golden amber ... thin white head ... soft mellow fruit ... light toffee nose ... light toffee malt ... light orange zezt ... light floral hop ... simple and easy
Tried from Bottle on 06 Aug 2012 at 15:19

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
bottle at chrisO ... deep brown ... thin tan head ... light coffee roast ... soft fruity hop nose ... mike roast ... dark toffee malts ... dark coffee ... light bitterness ... solid roast
Tried from Bottle on 06 Aug 2012 at 15:02

5.8/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Brown 500ml bottle, no artificial or genetically modified ingredients. Poured into a Veltins Pilsner glass. Clear and bright, golden and lager looking (the glass helped to give the illusion), withits white head. The aroma however told you this wasn’t a lager/pilsner, the hops and yeast coming up from the glass instantly said, The UK. Very English in the taste, clean and bitter-sweet feel to it. Dry with an even more dryness in the aftertaste. A lot more body to it than the colour indicates. All in all, not bad.
Tried from Bottle on 17 May 2012 at 00:57

5.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 4
9th July 2009
4.0% Draft. Clear gold beer. Dry semi crisp palate. Reasonably well balanced beer. Hops just dominating the malt. Hops are fruity but mild. Malt is light and slightly sweet. An unwelcome sulphur streak brings things down.
Tried from Draft on 29 Apr 2012 at 08:21

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
23rd April 2012
On tap at the CP&K. 5.0%. Opaque dark brown beer, good tan head. Light smooth palate, a little dry. Smooth dark malt with unsweet dark chocolate. A little dark fruits underneath. Very mild coffee bitterness in the smooth dry finish. Alright.
Tried from Draft on 28 Apr 2012 at 05:28

5.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Cask@Angleterre, Helsinki. Amber colour, small off-white head. Aroma is grains, toffee, caramel and some mild bready and rubbery notes. Flavour is very similar along with some yeastyness.
Tried from Cask on 26 Apr 2012 at 21:12

5.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Cask@Kittys, Helsinki (in 2011). Golden colour with a minor white head. Aroma is fruity, floral, grassy and mildly nectary. Flavour is nectar, sweet malts, mild wood and some bready notes.
Tried from Cask on 26 Apr 2012 at 21:12

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Bottle from Gardiners & Haskins, Bristol. Clear amber in colour with a decent white head and moderate carbonation. Aroma of peaches, tangerines, grassy hops and a touch of caramel. Flavour had plenty more fruit, sherbet, a slightly peppery edge and dryish finish. Good.
Tried from Bottle on 03 Mar 2012 at 11:01

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Seven Stars, Bristol 10/02/2012. Amber with a decent, off-white head. Sweetish, caramel and berry fruit aroma. Bready, slightly yeasty, malt flavours with a lengthy, bitter fish. Good.
Tried from Cask on 28 Feb 2012 at 10:48