Musket Brewery

Microbrewery in Maidstone, Kent, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Owned by Grainstore Brewery

Established in 2013

Closed in 2025

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Unit 7, Loddington Farm, Loddington Lane, Maidstone, ME17 4AG, England
Description
A family business producing fantastic Real Ales using the finest malts and Kentish hops and are now selling in more than 350 pubs throughout Kent.

Musket Brewery and taproom ‘The Armoury’ presents quality real ales brewed in the traditional manner, with carefully selected blends of malts, hops, and barley, captivating the best the Garden of England has to offer.

Trying to find a way to spend more time together and realising they had a mutual passion for beer, father and son duo Tony & Rhys Williams, started brewing in an old mushroom shed on the back lots of Loddington Farm in Kent in 2013. What set out as an activity for the father and son to bond over soon developed in to something more. The recipes they brewed in that old mushroom shed were just too good to keep to themselves and they wanted to share their passion and the chance for other people to be able bond over their fine beers.

Closed October 2025. Purchased January 2026 by Grainstore Brewery, with the brewing equipment relocated to Oakham.

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6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Fra gravicask. Delt med Rune på 9th Spa Valley Beer & Cider Festival. Gylden. Kortlivd filmskum. Ferskenaroma. Smaken plommer. Tørr avslutning.
Tried from Cask on 18 Oct 2019 at 12:44

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
cask scura buona schiuma nota fruttata sottobosco leggero terrosa nota cacao un lieve astringente
Tried from Cask on 30 Aug 2019 at 22:42

6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Fra cask på GBBF aug-19: mørkebrun med flott skum som varer. En slank og lettdrikkelig, maltdrevet øl med milde toner av urter og karamell. Halvtørr avslutning. En velsmakende representant for en utdøende (?) ølstil.
Tried from Cask on 21 Aug 2019 at 19:30

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6

Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 2019, [ Great British Beer Festival 2019 ], London Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London, Greater London, England W14 8UX.

[ As Musket Matchlock ].
ABV: 3.8%. Clear dark brown colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, dark malt, sweet malt. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration, roasted, woody, dark malt, sweet malt. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20190807]
6-3-6-3-12
Tried from Cask on 11 Aug 2019 at 07:46

6/10
Tried on 08 Aug 2019 at 18:08

5.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 4
7th August 2019
GBBF Day 2. Cask. Almost clear amber brown beer, small pale tan head. Smooth and slightly soft palate, reasonable fine carbonation. Tangy malts. Whisper of coffee. Ripe citrus. Some peel. Light finish. Hmm. Nothing to see here, move on.
Tried from Cask on 07 Aug 2019 at 20:37

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask at the Lock and Barrel, Bromley. Gold pour with a white head. Lemon sherbet and sweet malt aroma. Sweet malt and citrus flavours. Good.
Tried from Cask on 09 Jun 2019 at 15:07

5/10
Tried from Cask on 10 Mar 2018 at 18:14

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask @ GBBF 2016. Pours a yellow golden color with a small white head. Has a fruity malty caramel hoppy aroma. Fruity malty caramel hoppy flavor. Has a fruity malty caramel hoppy finish.
Tried from Cask on 08 Jul 2017 at 04:52

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask gravity at Kent & East Sussex BF 2017. Dark brown black beer. lasting beige head. yes typical dark mild a little roast but some very good blackcurrant flavours. yes fine. I liked the fruit
Tried from Cask on 17 Jun 2017 at 06:19