About
We, Sharp’s Brewery, are a modern brewer of cask and bottled beer based in Rock, Cornwall, and owner of the UK’s number one cask and bottled beer, Doom Bar. We’ve grown rapidly to become the largest brewer of cask beer in the South West.
Sharp's Brewery was founded in 1994 by Bill Sharp. The brewery has been through three phases – from a small micro brewery, to a larger facility within the same building and finally to the current phase that has seen the Brewery extend its premises to accommodate more vessels and increase its brewing capacity. Since 2011, the brewery has been owned by Molson Coors.
Sharp's Brewery was founded in 1994 by Bill Sharp. The brewery has been through three phases – from a small micro brewery, to a larger facility within the same building and finally to the current phase that has seen the Brewery extend its premises to accommodate more vessels and increase its brewing capacity. Since 2011, the brewery has been owned by Molson Coors.
4.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 2.5
500ml bottle from Tesco I believe. Drunk during my 5 weeks off the pop. Deep amber pour. Cereal grain, spent husk, vague caramel on the nose and to taste. No real off-flavours to speak off, but tastes like watered-down unfermented wort. Maybe that's what this is, as there is literally zero alcohol present.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Oct 2021
at 18:55
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
On keg - clear orange body, no top. Sweetish nose of Bramley apple peel, taste a little sugary. Nothing special, nothing harmful.
Tried
on 21 Sep 2021
at 21:57
6/10
Bottle from my local grocery store ‘Loco’. Pours a clear deep chestnut colour with a large foamy off-white head. Aromas of dark fruits, berries, caramel and a bit bready. Taste is more dark fruit and berries, caramel, toasty brown bread, some peppery spice and a slight burnt roasty bitterness on the finish. Thin to medium body and slightly oily mouthfeel. Not bad.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Sep 2021
at 20:10
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Clear amber/brown body with a beige head. Steady carbonation. Faint lacing. Aroma of burnt sugar and earth. Flavour of caramel, toffee and dried red fruits. Thin body with a slick texture. Soft fizz. Earthy and well balanced. Really enjoyed this.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Aug 2021
at 07:45
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Corey off white head on a caramel coloured body. Sweet, fruity & malt aroma. Medium bodied smooth & creamy. Malt, sweet, caramel & fruity tastes with a lightly hopped finish. Nice one.
Tried
on 30 Jul 2021
at 15:06
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Keg at Haven Doniford Bay, Watchet. Pours pale gold with a small head. Aroma is grassy lemon and lime. Taste is hoppy, grassy lemon and lime Slush Puppy. Just had to nick some from the youngest to confirm flavours.
Tried
on 23 Jul 2021
at 19:55
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Keg tap at the Loaded Dog, Leicester. Light yellow and clear with a thin white head shedding lots of lacing. Grainy and slightly spicy aroma with some hay and lemon drop notes. Sweet and slightly gluey taste. Some chalky bitterness I the finish. Light body and light carbonation. It's okay.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Jul 2021
at 19:59
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Pint on tap at Brighton Music Hall. Pours clear dark golden with a white cap. Aroma: light citrus & grassy hints. Taste: light sweet & bitter, citrus hops, grapefruit & a malty backbone. Light to medium body with moderate carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Jul 2021
at 21:13
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
500ml bottle - Pours a clear amber colour with an average sized off-white head. Aroma is malty with some light grassy and hoppy notes. A moderately sweet and malty taste, bready, caramel and orange flavours with a light bitter finish. Average.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 May 2021
at 17:39
3.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 2
Texture 6
Overall 2.5
Bottle from Sainsbury's - the second beer I'd bought to share with my Dad on his birthday as he loves his traditional bitters but is not allowed to drink at present. Had this after the dreadful low alcohol version of Old Speckled Hen, and frankly anything was going to be an improvement after that travesty. This one actually looked quite decent - a deep amber with a decent cream head and a light fizz. Up front there's brown sugar, then malt extract, then the sickly taste of the fake sugar you get in diet drinks, and then... not a lot. No hop presence at all, nothing but fake sweet malt. On the plus side, it's actually got a reasonably full body compared to other low alcohol brews. Oddly, it made me think of a really low grade kvass more than anything else. It's pretty poor really but - and this is a big but - it didn't make me feel physically ill, and therefore was a huge improvement on the low alcohol Old Speckled Hen. But it was the second sorry Dad of his birthday, and for that I feel bad.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 May 2021
at 21:27