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.
6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Third of a pint on cask at the Doncaster Brewery Tap
Medium creamy beige head. Clear almost black pour. Very smooth. Light coffee
Medium creamy beige head. Clear almost black pour. Very smooth. Light coffee
Tried
from Cask
at
Doncaster Brewery Tap
on 26 Feb 2026
at 21:00
6.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
third of a pint on cask at the Doncaster Brewery Tap
Medium creamy off white head. Clear light amber pour. Light bitterness
Medium creamy off white head. Clear light amber pour. Light bitterness
Tried
from Cask
at
Doncaster Brewery Tap
on 25 Feb 2026
at 21:12
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Lovely powerful impy
Smooth and easy drinkable
Balanced sweetness and a soft carbonation level
Dark malt, chocolate, vanilla, fruity and oak
[Can from Vinmonopolet at Strømsø in Drammen, Norway]
Smooth and easy drinkable
Balanced sweetness and a soft carbonation level
Dark malt, chocolate, vanilla, fruity and oak
[Can from Vinmonopolet at Strømsø in Drammen, Norway]
Tried
from Can
from
Vinmonopolet Drammen Union Brygge (Strømsø)
on 23 Feb 2026
at 09:43
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
(Cask at Craft Beer Co Clerkenwell, London, 19 Nov 2025) Golden colour with foamy, white head. Fruity, hoppy nose with notes of citrus, grapefruit, resin and herbal hops. Fruity, hoppy taste with citrus, resin, herbs, white bread and a balanced citric floral/herbal bitterness. Medium body, with a slight sweetness. Fresh and hoppy. Nice one.
Tried
from Cask
at
Craft Beer Co - Clerkenwell
on 14 Feb 2026
at 22:13
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
(Cask at The Bear Paddington, London, 19 Nov 2025) Black colour with foamy, beige head. Malty, roasted nose with notes of dark chocolate, coffee and dark bread. Malty, roasted taste with dark chocolate, coffee, dark bread, liquorice and a balanced roasty bitterness. Medium body, dry. Tasty and well balanced stout. Very nice.
Tried
from Cask
at
The Bear Paddington
on 13 Feb 2026
at 23:04
7.5/10
Can at the Strait & Narrow. Some tropical fruit and lime. Crisp medium body.
Tried
from Can
at
Strait And Narrow
on 07 Feb 2026
at 14:17
9.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9.5
Flavor 9.5
Texture 10
Overall 9
OOOOhhhhhhhhhhhh
Holy shit, why did I not buy every can of this in the store
Now it is empty
This one was holy.
Cried when I took the last sip
Solid aroma, and a smooth mellow carbonation level
Pleasant and easy to drink. Well masked alcohol level
Chocolate, toffee, fruity, oak and mild subtle smoke
[Can from Vinmonopolet Kvadrat in Sandnes, Norway]
Holy shit, why did I not buy every can of this in the store
Now it is empty
This one was holy.
Cried when I took the last sip
Solid aroma, and a smooth mellow carbonation level
Pleasant and easy to drink. Well masked alcohol level
Chocolate, toffee, fruity, oak and mild subtle smoke
[Can from Vinmonopolet Kvadrat in Sandnes, Norway]
Tried
from Can
from
Vinmonopolet Sandnes, Kvadrat
on 02 Feb 2026
at 16:22
7.5/10
Tried
from Cask
at
Just Beer Micropub
on 30 Jan 2026
at 14:10
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can from the Low Cost Beer online shop. Pours hazy to murky yellow orange with a thin white head. Aromas of strong tropical fruit, light citrus. Taste is mango and papaya as promised! Juicy fruit finish.
Tried
on 28 Jan 2026
at 11:38
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Black with a medium, highly fizzy head. Sour fruits, hefty ginger, gritty cocoa, molasses, rum, citrus. Medium to thin body. Pretty disconnected throughout. It’s a nice idea that needs some tightening up.
Tried
from Can
on 23 Dec 2025
at 19:41