Cellar Head Brewing

Microbrewery in Framfield, East Sussex, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated Venue: Cellar Head Brewing Tap Room - Out of business

Established in 2017

Closed in 2024

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The Barn, Pillory Corner, Framfield, TN5 7QG, England
Description
Cellar Head Brewing Company is an award-winning independent microbrewery founded by Chris and Julia McKenzie in 2017. We wanted to create an all-inclusive brewery that crossed many divides - generations, beer tastes and styles, in a no nonsense "what you see is what you get" way.

We use traditional brewing methods to produce a varied range of modern beers focused on drinkability and quality using the finest of English grown malts and hops as well as selected high quality hops from around the world and our own strain of historic Sussex live yeast.

We are lucky to still be surrounded by hop gardens in this corner of Kent and source as many hops locally as we can. We showcases these hops with our monthly-changing Single Hop Pale series and Small Batch specials.

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6.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

From cask at The Dog & Bell, Deptford, London, 23.08.22. Translucent amber golden. Dense off-white head and lacing. Sweet aroma and taste of sweet pale malt, syrup, honey, caramel, plums, figs and dries tropical fruits. Balanced with moderate bitterness. Appropriately uncarbonated.

Tried from Cask on 23 Aug 2022 at 22:56


5.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

From cask at The Dog & Bell, Deptford, London, with Holmen1 12.08.22. Translucent golden. Head is diminishing to nothing. Sweet pale malt, dried tropical fruits snd overripe papaya. A hint of yeast and a bit stale. Perhaps it has been in the cask to long, which would be unusal for The Dog & Bell. Not great.

Tried from Cask on 23 Aug 2022 at 22:23


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Fra cask på Dog & Bell, med Egil: lett uklar gylden med ok skum. En behagelig humlet pale ale med lime, clementiner, solbær og litt furunål. Lang ettersmak.

Tried from Cask on 18 Aug 2022 at 17:45


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

From cask at the Dog & Bell, Deptford, London, with my brother and his family 11.08.22. Translucent pale mahogany amber. Diminishing beige head. Aroma and taste of sweet pale malt, crystal malt, brown bread, dried fruits, rasins and dry pine shoots.

Tried from Cask on 11 Aug 2022 at 19:26


3.2
Appearance - 3 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 3 | Overall - 13

Cask at Gardeners Arms, Lewes. Pours clear golden with a white cap. Aroma: biscuit malts, light caramel, some citrus. Taste: light sweet & bitter, dry, biscuit malts, citrus peel. Light to medium body with soft carbonation. Fair.

Tried from Cask on 28 Jun 2022 at 22:40


5.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Cask @ Queen Street Tap, Deal. Golden with a creamy head. Hopped, light tasting, extremely mild dryness, hints of fruit, but somewhat bland. Some bitterness.

Tried from Cask on 23 Jun 2022 at 18:07


6.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

From cask at The Dog & Bell, Deptford, London, 06.06.22. Cloudy pale straw colour. No head. Aroma and taste of pale malt, moderate hops, dried papaya, citrus and succade. Medium low bitterness.

Tried from Cask on 20 Jun 2022 at 17:59


6.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle from the brewery online shop. Appearance - bright copper with a proportionate, creamy white head. Nose - pine and light caramel or fudge. Taste - caramel, fudge and brown bread. Palate - light to medium bodied, light sweetness in the middle with some malty dryness on the finish. Overall - decent.

Tried from Bottle on 05 Jul 2021 at 20:57


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Bottle from the brewery online shop. Appearance - cloudy amber with a generous creamy off white head. Nose - toffee, pine and orange. Slightly dirty earthy feel to it. Taste - earthy toffee and orange. Brown bread. Palate - light to medium bodied. Dry, malty finish. Overall - a bit more traditional in terms of IPA styles but a solid citizen.

Tried from Bottle on 03 Jul 2021 at 20:56


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Bottle from the brewery online shop. Appearance - golde with a generous white head. Nose - lemon, dry biscuit and blackcurrant leaf. Taste - lemon, caramel, subtle fudge and brown bread. Palate - light bodied, dry malty rather than hoppy finish. Overall - good example of the style.

Tried from Bottle on 03 Jul 2021 at 20:11