Bang The Elephant Brewing
Microbrewery in Langley Mill, Derbyshire, England 🏴
Established in 2018
Description
Back in 2017 the idea was born, how do you fancy starting a brewery! and so it began with some homebrew knowledge we started bang the elephant brewing co, brewing on a grainfather brewing system for the first year, learning whatever we could and gaining feedback from freinds and family along the way, even double brews just to fill one cask to send off to beer festivals and start getting some real feedback.
In 2018 after some great feedback and some good success we decided to ramp up production and see what we could do! renting a 4bbl kit we quickly started to brew cask beer for sale to pubs in the surrounding area and then onto keg.
In 2019 we were presented with an amazing opportunity to move into the abstract jungle brewery and purchase it under the expert turorlidge of Mr Simon King the head brewer which brought us to where we are today.
We really do love what we do, thats why we always set out to make this our day job, we may have not reached that point yet, but its coming.
In 2018 after some great feedback and some good success we decided to ramp up production and see what we could do! renting a 4bbl kit we quickly started to brew cask beer for sale to pubs in the surrounding area and then onto keg.
In 2019 we were presented with an amazing opportunity to move into the abstract jungle brewery and purchase it under the expert turorlidge of Mr Simon King the head brewer which brought us to where we are today.
We really do love what we do, thats why we always set out to make this our day job, we may have not reached that point yet, but its coming.
7.3/10
—
Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Sample thanks to Grumbo.
Mostly clear orange with a thin head. Aroma dominated by lime, with a little grassy/herbal note. Taste also dominated by the lime, very zesty, sharp, tangy lactic sour, good salinity. Light-medium bodied.
Mostly clear orange with a thin head. Aroma dominated by lime, with a little grassy/herbal note. Taste also dominated by the lime, very zesty, sharp, tangy lactic sour, good salinity. Light-medium bodied.
Tried
from Can
on 30 Jul 2026
at 22:20
6.8/10
—
Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
440ml can, a Fathers Day present, cheers Ben and Steph. Love the artwork on the can. Drank on 16th July 2026, at home. Orange body, hazy look, white head that soon became a weak white crust on top. Citrus nose with an orange and peachy flavour, grapefruit like bitterness later. Nice!
Tried
from Can
on 16 Jul 2026
at 17:00
7.1/10
—
Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Can from Eltham Wines. Bargain bucket beer from Eltham Wines, BBE 22/1/26. Apricot, peach & citrus aromas. Heavy grapefruit, peach & apricot flavours, quite nutty. Lightly hoppy. Unsurprisingly lost a bit of its spark but still holds up well.
Tried
from Can
from
Eltham Wines
on 11 Jul 2026
at 21:20
7.1/10
—
Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Panda at home, thanks to Graham Grumbo, 07/07/2026.
Moderately hazed golden to amber with little in the way of a head.
Nose is lime leaf, light floral notes, grass, herb.
Taste comprises sharp citric zest, big lime hit, lactic tang, damp wood, saline rinse.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a puckering rasp.
Fair bracing Gose.
Moderately hazed golden to amber with little in the way of a head.
Nose is lime leaf, light floral notes, grass, herb.
Taste comprises sharp citric zest, big lime hit, lactic tang, damp wood, saline rinse.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a puckering rasp.
Fair bracing Gose.
Tried
on 07 Jul 2026
at 18:15
6.6/10
—
Appearance 5
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Keg draught at the Blue Boar, Leicester. The weirdest colour. A purplish grey. An uneven beige/lavender head. Light grape and very aroma. Taste is insanely sweet. I mean, this is one of the Sweetest beers you are ever likely to have. It does have a tart element but the sweetness wins throughout. Light body and carbonation. Worth trying although I found a half quite intense
Tried
from Draft
at
Blue Boar
on 02 Jul 2026
at 17:42
9/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Jun 2026
at 16:08
8/10
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Jun 2026
at 11:46
8.5/10
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Jun 2026
at 11:41
7/10
—
Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Very slightly hazy gold with a creamy white head and a very light aroma of biscuit malt and citrus hops. Fresh and fruity, slightly tart bitterness, floral, piney hops and a dry bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
at
Tap and Can
on 17 Jun 2026
at 18:05
7.5/10
Demalty malty bitterness, creamy body. Full. Decent stout.
Tried
from Can
at
The Strugglers Inn
on 30 May 2026
at 11:42