Joule's Brewery
Regional Brewery
in Market Drayton,
Shropshire,
England 🏴
Associated with 27 Venues
Established in 2010
It is, of course, fitting that the site of the new Joule’s Brewery lies behind an original Joule’s Public House, the Red Lion, in the heart of the medieval town of Market Drayton. Built on traditional tower brewery lines the building is a landmark in the area and the sight of malt being hoisted up the front of the building often draws an audience. The tower design was favoured in the 19th century when electricity supplies were intermittent, and raw materials once raised to the top of the building could fall by gravity rather than relying on pumps.
The brewery, completed in 2010, is traditional in its design. It incorporates an infusion mash tun with Steele’s masher, copper with a “cat and mouse” contents gauge, a hopback to allow the use of whole hops and “ale” fermenters suited to top cropping yeast, so is perfectly equipped for the creation of characterful beers.
Joule’s is a small Brewery that mainly serves its own collection of 40 Brewery Taps as well as a small local group of loyal Freetrade customers and Partners. Our Taphouses are our pride and joy and we spend all our time thinking how we can make each the best it can be. The strength of each lies with the people who run it, our Tenants who run our Brewery Taps as their own business.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Cask at the Cross Keys, Chester. Pours clear golden amber with a thin white head. Aromas of faint toffee and herbal hops. Taste is light fruit and a little malt. Dry, thin finish.
allmyvinyl (21071) reviewed Shropshire Hop from Joule's Brewery 2 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Cask at the Cross Keys, Chester. Pours clear pale yellow gold with a thin white head. Aromas of lemon curd on white bread. Taste is light sweet malt, lemongrass. Thin texture. Thin, dry finish.
allmyvinyl (21071) reviewed Slumbering Monk from Joule's Brewery 2 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Cask at the Cross Keys, Chester. Pours clear dark amber with a thin beige head. Aromas of cocoa and faint fruit. Taste is light sweet chocolate, nuts again. Creamy texture. Light sweet finish. Bit thin.
allmyvinyl (21071) reviewed Pale Ale from Joule's Brewery 2 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Cask at the Cross Keys, Chester. Pours clear golden with a thin white head. Aromas of light caramel and faint nuts. Taste is light sweet malt, jammie dodger. Creamy texture. Light sweet finish.
allmyvinyl (21071) reviewed Pure Blonde from Joule's Brewery 2 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Cask at the Cross Keys, Chester. Pours clear pale yellow gold with a thin white head. Aromas of creamy lemon biscuit. Taste is light sweet malt. Creamy texture. Light bitter finish.
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
Cask at Rose and Crown, Stafford. Pours a dark copper with a small foamy off-white head and excellent lacing. There’s malts and biscuits in the aroma. In the mouth it is quite sweet and watery with malts and caramel plus traces of autumn fruits and oranges. Finish is slightly dry and fruity. This is OK, but it’s rather bland to say the least.
BlackHaddock (17284) ticked Pure Blonde from Joule's Brewery 2 years ago
Cask pint, hand-pulled in the New Inn, Newport, Shropshire on 11th January 2024. Say what you want to about Joules beers but their pubs are lovely. Always clean, tidy and olde worlde. Anyway this beer came a clean and clear golden colour with a neat, tight snow white head that stayed and gave off some good lacing. Weak fruity aroma and taste, light bitterness and an even lighter malty sweetness. OK, it's OK.
reidyboy (3578) reviewed Bodega Bay from Joule's Brewery 2 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Clear gold, maybe just a hint of haze, with a bubbly white head. Soft tropical fruit on the nose, quite fizzy with fruity notes, some dry bitterness and maybe just a hint of pine
minutemat (16258) reviewed Draybells from Joule's Brewery 2 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Cask @ Henry Tudor Inn, Shrewsbury. Deep amber pour, good off-white head. Malty rye fruitcake aroma. Smooth palate, flavour profile presents a decent red with teasing fruitcake notes, nice amber malt with an appealing gentle sweetness. Not bad.
minutemat (16258) reviewed Bodega Bay from Joule's Brewery 2 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Keg @ Henry Tudor Inn. Pours clear pale gold, white head. Tropical lilty nose. Nicely tropical bubblegum-sweet character, medium bodied, crisp carbonation. A nice fruity IPA but marked down for not hitting the West Coast style as advertised.