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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 โ 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 โ small batch, highly experimental brews that ignore the rules to focus on flavour.
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Pale amber with a decent off-white head that left rings down the glass. Aroma of red fruit, juicy malt and some grassy hops. Flavour started with biscuit malt followed by more red berries and a decent bitter finish. Good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Nov 2007
at 16:08
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottled. Clearly a filtered beer - though I canโt tell if it is pasteurized. A hazy amber beer with a thin orange head. The aroma is sweet malty with flowery hoppy notes. The flavor is also sweet malty with flowery hoppy notes - especially elderberry flowers.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Sep 2007
at 15:25
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Frothy white good mostly lasting head. Yellow colour. Nice hoppy/grassy aroma. Moderate bitter slightly sweet flavor. Average finish. Oily palate.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Sep 2007
at 11:29
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Bottle. Creamy white good mostly lasting head. DArk yellow colour. Moderate malty and hoppy aroma. Very grassy. Moderate bitter flavor. Average moderate bitter finish. Creamy nice palate.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Sep 2007
at 11:27
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle. Frothy white fair mostly deminishng head. Dark yellow colour. Moderate malty and hoppy aroma. Nice bitter flavor. Avrage bitter finish. Oily palate. Another nice bitter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Sep 2007
at 11:25
5.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask at GBBF 2006. A hazy orange beer with a rim of white head. The aroma is sweet malty with light notes of oranges. The flavor is sweet malty with notes of fruit. I find the flavor too weak for my liking.[5/2/6/3/11=2.7]
Bottled - clearly filtered, but I canโt tell if itโs pasteurized. A golden beer with a thin white head. The arom ais sweet amlty with some flowery notes. The flavor is sweet malty with a light touch of flowers [6/3/6/3/11=2.9]
Bottled - clearly filtered, but I canโt tell if itโs pasteurized. A golden beer with a thin white head. The arom ais sweet amlty with some flowery notes. The flavor is sweet malty with a light touch of flowers [6/3/6/3/11=2.9]
Tried
from Cask
on 01 May 2007
at 15:54
5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Cask at GBBF 2006. A hazy light golden beer with a thin beige head. The aroma is sweet malty with light notes of hops. The flavor is malty with an acidic note besides the hops, and the body is thin. Boring.
Tried
from Cask
on 01 May 2007
at 14:01
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
(Cask at GBBF, London, 3 Aug) Colour is golden yellow with a small foamy head. Nose is fruity and nutty with notes of peaches and a floral hop aroma with notes of hay and wild camomile. Taste is fruity, slightly nutty, with notes of peaches. Initially sweet, turnes drier in a slightly soapy, grassy, bitter finish. Pleasant and refreshing.
Tried
from Cask
on 26 Aug 2006
at 10:48
4.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4
Cask at GBBF 2006. Yellow gold with good carbonation. Bit of butter. Some hop. Not good, too buttery.
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Aug 2006
at 07:21
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at GBBF 2006. Hazy gold with no head. Itโs a bitter. Bit of rubber, some juicy malt. Fine. Nice even. re rate bottle at home OK pale ale
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Aug 2006
at 07:05