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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.
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
500ml bottle. Pours dsrk gold with a small head. Aroma is straw, hedgrerow fruits and boiled sweets. Taste has straw, some minerals and hedgerow fruit.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Apr 2020
at 20:51
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
500ml bottle from Dunster Village Deli. Drunk at Wimbleball Lake. Pours a generally clear gold, large white head. Aroma brings pithy grapefruit, taste is pithy grapefruit with an overly prominent bitterness, some dry floral aspects with a faded fruitiness. Not one I'd be keen to revisit.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jul 2019
at 13:55
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
22/5/2019. Cask at The Dove Street Inn Spring Festival, Ipswich. Pours slightly hazy pale gold with a small off-white head. Aroma of citrus, hops, lemon zest and grass. Moderate sweetness, medium bitterness and light tartness. Moderate body, slight oily texture, soft carbonation. Sweet, zesty finish. Pretty good.
Tried
from Cask
on 23 May 2019
at 19:09
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask (handpump) @ The Seven Stars / 7 Stars, 1 Thomas Lane, Gloucestershire, BS1 6JG Bristol, England.[ As Glastonbury Mighty Chi ].Clear medium orange colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting to diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, sweet malt, cookie, moderate hoppy, dried fruit, sweet hops, sweet mango - pineapple. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a long duration, sweet malt, candy - sweet malt, dried fruit, hoppy, sweet hops, medium dry, sweet mango - pineapple. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20170807] 7-3-7-3-14
Tried
from Cask
on 25 Mar 2019
at 20:20
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask @ Trades Club, Hebden Bridge. Black with an off-white creamy head. It has steady but understated dark malts with a decent mildly light sweetness.
Tried
from Cask
on 13 Mar 2019
at 23:11
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask (handpump) @ Craft Beer Co - Clerkenwell, 82 Leather Lane, Clerkenwell, Greater London, England EC1N 7TR. [ As Glastonbury American Pale ].Clear medium yellow orange colour with a average, frothy, good to fair lacing, mostly lasting to diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, sweet malt, moderate hoppy, citrus, pine, old hops, floral - UK yeast. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a long duration, pale malt, floral, old hops, dry grass, sweet malt. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20170122] 6-3-6-3-13
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Feb 2019
at 09:46
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask @ GBBF 2017. Pours a black color with a small off-white head. Has a roasted malty chocolate caramel aroma. Roasted malty chocolate and caramel flavor. Has a roasted malty chocolate caramel finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Sep 2018
at 13:57
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Siren's Calling, Portishead, Somerset 30/8/2018. Deep gold in colour, with a thin, white, head. A touch of citrus hop, rich tea malts and some tangerine fruits before a dryish finish. Fine.
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Sep 2018
at 18:43
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Siren's Calling, Portishead, Somerset 30/8/2018. Deep gold in colour, with a thin, white, head. Full-flavoured and chewy lager malts, a hint of lemon, leading to a lingering bitter finish. Very drinkable for the ABV. Good.
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Sep 2018
at 18:42
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Cask at GBBF '18, day 2, 08/08/18. Clear golden copper with a decent off white cap. Nose is bready, straw, light spice, ginger. Taste comprises straw, hint of orange, biscuit, grains. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close. So so.
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Aug 2018
at 16:16