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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.
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 2018 - Day 2 🇬🇧 [ Great British Beer Festival 2018 ], London Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London, England W14 8UX.
[ As Glastonbury Zen ].
ABV: 4.2%. Clear medium amber colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, caramel, spicy, maybe ginger ! Flavor is moderate sweet with a average to long duration, pale malt, caramel, sugary, spicy. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20180808]
5-3-5-3-10
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Aug 2018
at 04:37
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 3.5
8th August 2018
GBBF Day 2. Cask. Clear amber beer, no head. Light palate, modest fine carbonation. Weird floral caramel malts. Light floral bitternes. Mild ripe fruits. Light dry bitterish finish. Really quite odd.
GBBF Day 2. Cask. Clear amber beer, no head. Light palate, modest fine carbonation. Weird floral caramel malts. Light floral bitternes. Mild ripe fruits. Light dry bitterish finish. Really quite odd.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Aug 2018
at 15:12
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Keg at Ring O' Bells, Taunton. Pours deep brown to black with a tan head. Aroma: toasted malts, pine, citrus. Taste: light to moderate sweet & bitter, roasted malts, charcoal, earth, himt of molasses. Medium bodied, soft carb, lingering dry finish with bitter chocolate notes
Tried
on 19 Jul 2018
at 07:00
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask half-pint, hand-pulled at the 44th Telford Beer & Drinks Festival at The Crown Inn, Oakengates on 5th May 2018. Golden body, full white covering of tight bubbles. Tropical fruits abound in the nose and taste, semi-dry citrus flavour and fairly bitter aftertaste. Grapefruit notes being the main flavouring and aroma for me.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 May 2018
at 07:50
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask (handpump) @ Craft Beer Co - Clerkenwell, 82 Leather Lane, Clerkenwell, Greater London, England EC1N 7TR. [ As Glastonbury Voodoo Pale Ale ].Clear medium orange yellow colour with a small to average, frothy, good lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, moderate to light light heavy hoppy, citrus, grapefruit, fruit juice. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a long duration, pale malt, sweet malt, fruity malt, grapefruit - citrus, fruity hops. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20160805] 7-3-7-3-14
Tried
from Cask
on 13 Mar 2018
at 18:03
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask at CBC, Covent Garden on 9th September 2017. Amber with small off-white foam and scant lacing. Citric aroma. Lemony zesty hoppiness in-mouth, with a spicy kick. A fruity, citrus finish. Light and smooth in body and mouthfeel.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Sep 2017
at 18:21
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cask. A clear dark golden beer with a small white head. Aroma of citrusy and fruity hops. Taste of mild citrusy hops, fruity hops, zest, medium long bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Aug 2017
at 04:14
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Cask at the GBBF 2017. Day 3. 10/08/2017. A black dark brown coloured pour with a forthy tan head. Aroma is ashy roast, oyster, mineral and liquorice. Palate is dry roast,internal, decent cask condition. Flavour is composed of dry ashy roast, butter liquorice. Decent.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Aug 2017
at 07:58
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Lime Kiln, Bristol 18/5/2017. Golden in colour, with a decent, white, head. Pleasant pale ale, with plenty of tropical fruits and citrus hops, biscuity malts and lingering, dryish, finish. Good.
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Jul 2017
at 12:13