Rowton Brewery
Microbrewery
in Telford,
Shropshire,
England 🏴
Associated with 4 Venues
Established in 2008
Rowton Brewery has been supplying the good people of Shropshire with traditionally brewed real ales since 2008.
Consistency is maintained by getting the basics right every brew by using high quality Maris Otter malt, the finest hops sourced from round the world and water drawn from our own borehole.
The theme around the breweries logo and merchandise is based around the Rowton Meteorite that landed in the village of Rowton in 1876, which is believed to be the only Iron Meteorite that has been seen to hit the Earth in the United Kingdom. The Meteorite is currently in the Natural History Museum in London.
BlackHaddock (17179) reviewed Golden AleO from Rowton Brewery 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Hand-pulled pint during the carol singing on 21st Dec 2013 in The Crown Inn, Oakengates. The name is a play on ’Halo’ as the O is above (and slightly behind) the Ale on the pumpclip. Guess the beers colour! Correct, it’s golden and the halo above is a thin white one. No noticeable Christmassy bits within the nose or taste, so not sure what Jim Preston is up too with this: dry and hop bitter throughout with both the hop bitterness and dryness getting stronger towards the end of each sip. Wish I’d read the pumpclip in more detail now, it might have mentioned which hops etc were used and if it was supposed to be spiced in some way. Anyway I enjoyed it even if I was expecting something more malty and richer.
Theydon_Bois (45766) reviewed Galaxy from Rowton Brewery 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Gravity dispense at Pigs Ear, 03/12/13. Very lightly hazed golden amber with thin white edgeing. Nose is biscuit malt, sugars, caramel, summer fruits. Taste comprises bread dough, fruit loaf, earthy tones, sugars. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation, dry closure with light bitterings. So so, drinkable if ’whelming’ GB affair.
Fergus (31281) reviewed Dark Side Stout from Rowton Brewery 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Cask at the pig’s ear fest 2013. Aroma is dry woody roast with a touch of choc. Dark chesnut red pour with no head. Flavour us fruity English berry esters and dry smooth woody roast. Medium body touch too flat.
madmitch76 (40205) reviewed Galaxy from Rowton Brewery 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
3rd December 2013
Pigs Ear. The Round Church, Hackney. Cask. Clear amber beer, residual white head. Palate is light and a little dry. Good superfine carbonation .Clean malt, touch of lactose. Light and mild marmalade, little orange. No obvious Galaxy hop character! Finishes dry.
BlackHaddock (17179) reviewed Green Hop from Rowton Brewery 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Two hand-pulled pints in the lovely ’Bear’ at Hodnet, a tastefully restored old country inn: now almost a gastro pub (with rooms). 7th November 2013. Took a while to clear fully, but when it did you could see a true golden hue to the body, on top a creamy white head which stayed to produce some heavy lacing on the glass. The hops used (according to the pump-clip were from North Shropshire and they were the dominant ingredient my far: both fruity and floral they gave the beer a real hop feel without over doing it. Dry and fairly bitter, but a good brew with enough malts to prevent a total hop bomb scenario. Easy to drink and one of the better ’green hop’ beers I’ve had.
BlackHaddock (17179) reviewed Honey Mild from Rowton Brewery 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Hand-pulled half pint on 3 Oct 2013 at the Crown Inn, Oakengates (one of 34 different cask offerings during a beer festival). Lovely mid-amber body with a full and lasting white head of foam. Slight honey notes in an otherwise standard semi-dark mild: malty with a mini-bitterness that sits just below the surface and prevents the brew being sweet or too malty in flavour. Drinks very well for such a weak strength.
BlackHaddock (17179) reviewed Total Eclipse from Rowton Brewery 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5
Gravity poured half-pint in a tent near Market Drayton on 8th Sep 2013. Brewed using American Cascade hops and Pale Maris Otter Malts this was a clear, light amber beer with next to no head to see. Dry and woody in nature, a little one dimensional for a brewery that I’ve followed with interest since it’s conception and usually enjoyed their beers. This however didn’t set my taste buds alight and I found it a tad bland.
BlackHaddock (17179) reviewed Star Light from Rowton Brewery 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
Hand-pulled half-pint in Ye Olde Fighting Cocks, Oakengates on 1st Aug 2013. Pale golden brew with a good sized white crown which produced some heavy lacing on the glass. Almost odourless, a faint hint of floral hops and some weak perfume notes. The taste was a delicate blend of mild malt flavours and lightly bittering hops: calling it bland would be unfair, but it didn’t possess a great deal of ’oomph’ in any direction. It was however refreshing as the weather was warm and humid at the time. No body depth to speak of: my first beer from Rowton I haven’t really enjoyed.
BlackHaddock (17179) reviewed Meteorite (2009-2012) from Rowton Brewery 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Hand-pulled pint in The Fighting Cocks, Oakengates on 13 Nov 2012. Golden glow to this brew: good solid white head that tried to hang around for a while. Fruity notes through out the brew, with a nice blend of flavours. Well balanced with no one ingrediant taking control, semi-sweet with a mildy bitter finish: pleasant more than interesting but easy to drink. Another local success.
BlackHaddock (17179) reviewed Dark Side Stout from Rowton Brewery 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Hand-pulled half pint at the Shrewsbury Beer Festival: 1st Nov 2012. Proper dark body with a thin white topping and thicker collar, looked like a vicar! The nose was malty and liquorice, with dark chocolate and coffee coming through as well. The taste was also liquorice, chocolate and coffee: this stout is dry from the off, it has a bitterness that keeps the malts sweetness in check very well and although the brew is too strong malt wise for the hops to really assert themselves in the aroma and taste they certainly play their part in making this a very drinkable stout indeed.
Brewery Stats
| Score | 6.56 |
| Beers | 75 |
| Ticks | 220 |
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