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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6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask at GBBF 2011, Day 2. Pours clear amber with a soft head. Biscuity malts in the nose, along with faint fruits and mild toffee. Flavor is lightly sweet with further bits of toffee and bready malts. Light bodied with fine carbonation. Basic bread and toffee finish. One-dimensional but OK.
Tried from Cask on 15 Sep 2011 at 14:42

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Cask (handpump) @ CASK Pub & Kitchen, 6 Charlwood Street, London, Greater London, England SW1V 2EE.Clear medium yellow orange colour with a small to average, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is light to moderate malty, toasted, sour malt - fruit, light yeasty, citrus. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration, sour malt - fruit. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20110807]
Tried from Cask on 30 Aug 2011 at 09:23

5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5
Tap @ Cask Pub and Kitchen, London. Pours clear golden with a off white head. Citrus and butter. Very mild with hardly any bitterness. A bit thin..
Tried from Draft on 30 Aug 2011 at 08:01

5.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Cask @ GBBF, 2011. Pours unclear amber with a small off white head. Caramel, grain and butter. Thin.
Tried from Cask on 20 Aug 2011 at 02:15

5.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Half, hand pulled cask at Cask Pub & Kitchen, Pimlico. Clear, copper-gold body colour. Bubbles on the surface, fragile lacing. Mild aroma of floral hops and hay. Leafy hops to the taste buds added by a spicy touch. Dry bittersweet ending. Refreshing and drinkable (London, 30.07.2011).
Tried from Cask on 15 Aug 2011 at 11:46

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Cask @ Black Door, Helsinki

Pours light orange with a bubbly head. Aroma has notes of fruity hops and citrus. Taste is fruity and slightly hoppy with hints of citrus and malts. Slightly bitter and smooth finish. Nice, tasty and light blond ale.
Tried from Cask on 12 Aug 2011 at 06:30

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Cask at Craft Pub and Kitchen Medium copper color. Falvors of rouonded fruit, caramel, some lemon, vinegar, cloying and sweet. Thin. Nah… Not interesting.
Tried from Cask on 11 Aug 2011 at 18:56

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
(Cask at Black Door, Helsinki, 20110810) The beer poured golden and clear. Its head was small and white. Aroma had fruitiness, apricots and malts. Palate was medium bodied and dry with low carbonation. Flavours were fruitiness, hops, malts, grain and bitterness. Aftertaste was fruity and bitter. Surprisingly tasty hoppy blond ale.
Tried from Cask on 10 Aug 2011 at 10:54

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask@GBBF2011. Amber colour, small white head. Aroma is fruits, wood, caramel, earth and some mild floral and flowery notes. Flavour is fruits, wood, caramel, some mild toasted and syrupy notes along with some sap.
Tried from Cask on 10 Aug 2011 at 06:35

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
From cask. Pours clear and golden deep amber to orange with a small white head. Aroma is caramelish and slight fruity hoppy. Dry malty, slight sweet and caramelish. Slight bitter and dry into a mild bitter finish.
Tried from Cask on 09 Aug 2011 at 22:56