Colchester Brewery

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

Established in 2011

Contact
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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6.5/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 5 Overall 6
5/7/2025. Cask at the 28th Festival of Beer & Brewing, Stowmarket.
Tried from Cask on 05 Jul 2025 at 11:31

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Tried from Cask on 10 Jun 2025 at 20:27

6.8/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
6/6/2025. Cask at The 20th Braintree Real Ale Festival. Nice bittersweet golden. Aroma of floral, malty, biscuit, hint of honey. Nicely done.
Tried from Cask on 06 Jun 2025 at 11:18

7/10
Tried from Cask on 06 Jun 2025 at 11:15

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Tried from Cask on 31 May 2025 at 09:29

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 6 Overall 7
30/5/2025. Cask at the 38th Colchester Real Ale and Cider Festival. Sweet fruity honey biscuit bittersweet. Likeable.
Tried from Cask on 30 May 2025 at 13:06

7.5/10
Tried from Cask on 30 May 2025 at 13:05

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Bottle from a trade with Grumbo, thanks! Aroma is strong vanilla, dark malt, caramel toffee, coffee, soft roast, bit artificial cocoa and a touch of butterscotch. Flavour is above medium sweet and moderate bitter. Body is almost medium with low carbonation. Has an artificial touch, bit weak on the palate, could have used a richer body. Hardly bad though.
Tried from Bottle on 10 Feb 2025 at 04:49

6.8/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
17/1/2025. Cask at The New Inn, Colchester during their soft reopening event. Pours clear golden with a small bubbly white head. Nice hoppy aroma and well balanced. We enjoyed our pints of this.
Tried from Cask on 17 Jan 2025 at 16:30

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Half pint from the cask at Orange Tree, Chelmsford. Pours amber/copper colour with a white head. Aromas & tastes of dried fruits, caramel, liquorice & malt. Medium body. Moderate bitter finish. Enjoyable
Tried from Cask on 13 Jan 2025 at 21:20