Colchester Brewery

Commercial Brewery in Colchester, Essex, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 2011

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Unit 16 Wakes Hall Business Centre, Wakes Colne, Colchester, CO6 2DY, England
Description
Located in the semi-rural location of Wakes Colne in the borough of Colchester, the brewery was formed in late 2011.

All funding came from the 3 founding directors and their friends and family.

1st February 2012 saw the first brew on the 10 brewers’ barrels (about 1600 litres) kit, with this being the beer that remains our best-seller, namely Colchester No1.

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6.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
15th February 2018
Chelmsfaaarhd winter beer festival. Cask in KEGS. Clear deep amber beer, small bubbly pale tan head. Light palate, semi dry, reasonable fine carbonation. Caramel - toffee malts. Tangy ripe fruits. Light floralness. Light dry finish. Okay.
Tried from Cask on 13 Mar 2018 at 08:45

6/10
Tried from Cask on 08 Mar 2018 at 15:14

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
Many thanks to Erzengel for sharing! A clear golden beer with a small white head. Aroma of citrus hops, flowers, grainy malt. Taste of grassy and flroal hops, pale malt, toasted malt, biscuit, nice!
Tried on 26 Feb 2018 at 20:52

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask @ Chelmsford Beer Festival. Nice head with good duration. Color is brown. Aroma and taste are cramel, fruits, malt and hops. Nice hoppy finish.
Tried from Cask on 15 Feb 2018 at 17:47

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask @ Chelmsford Beer & Cider Festival. Clear dark brown with an off-white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel and nutty. Flavor is medium sweet and light bitter. Sweet and light bitter finish. 150218
Tried from Cask on 15 Feb 2018 at 17:45

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 5.5
Many thanks to Grumbo for this bottle! Smooth fresh floral beginning. Easy to drink, round and floral bitter. Nice Ale characteristic, round and malty bitter in the end. Very crisp and dry, fresh floral with a typical golden ale taste. Nice smooth bitter in the aftertaste. Nice.
Tried from Bottle on 15 Feb 2018 at 17:11

6/10
Tried from Cask on 14 Feb 2018 at 11:18

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Cask at Pigs Ear 2017, day 1 - Hackney, London. Pours clear gold with a foamy, white head. The nose holds pale grains, carpets, old citrus rind. Light sweet flavour with more pale bread, rind, biscuits and grass. Light bodied with fine carbonation; OK condition. Finishes with some doughy biscuits, light bitter hay. So so.
Tried from Cask on 10 Feb 2018 at 08:36

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5
Cask at Pigs Ear 2017, day 1 - London. Pours clear, rich gold with a frothy, white head. The nose holds pale grains, lemon rind. Lights sweet flavour, harsh and bitter, with lots of grass, citrus peel. Light bodied with fine carbonation. Strong, aggressive bitterness in the finish, prominent grass - and little else. Unbalanced.
Tried from Cask on 08 Feb 2018 at 07:58

5.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Cask at Pig’s Ear 2017. It pours clear golden – amber with a medium white head. The aroma is fresh, floury white bread, grass, sort of powdery, grainy and some sugar. The taste is crisp, dry, bitter, soft white bread, grassy, pithy, zesty, touch of tannin and toasted grain. Medium body and fine carbonation. Not a huge amount to it, but it drinks easy enough.
Tried from Cask on 10 Jan 2018 at 07:08