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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4/10
Tried on 03 Dec 2014 at 01:21

6/10
Tried on 03 Dec 2014 at 01:21

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
8th November 2014
Hazy amber - gold beer, big pale cream colour head. Palate is airy and semi dry with decent minerally crispness. Typical golden orangey marmalade fruits but with an odd tang. Mild floralness on top. Whisper of soap. Light semi dry and crisp finish. It’s a little messy but okay. 2.9

8th July 2015
Chelmsford Beer Festival. Cask. Floral sweetness with a little hard candy fruits. Milky sweetness in there. Light vanilla. A much different beer from the bottle, like grabbing a handful of various cheap sweets and sticking in them in your gob at the same time!
Tried from Cask on 09 Nov 2014 at 07:24

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Cask @ the Mill, Cambridge. Reddish-brown bitter. What it lacks in head it makes up for in clarity. Floral, leafy and bready aroma. Taste starts with a sharp bitter with sweet edges, then fades to an intense bitter-sour with a papery dry finish. Refreshing. Reminiscent of Adnams Southwold, but I think this beer just shades it. Very happy to make its acquaintance.
Tried from Cask on 03 Nov 2014 at 09:39

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask @ Cambridge Brew House. Mid- to dark brown with a loose beige head. The aroma is vanilla latte. What am I, at Costa? Actually it’s nice, not too overpowering, and the malt undertones remind you this is actually a beer. Sweet-sour taste, followed by a sharp hoppy bitterness. Custard and cannabis (seriously!) notes in the aftertaste. A weird little porter, but certainly decent.
Tried from Cask on 13 Oct 2014 at 10:00

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
17th July 2014
Chelmsford Summer Beer Fest. Cask. Hazy amber beer, small bubbly pale cream colour head. Palate is smooth and semi dry. Modest carbonation. Smooth sweetish malts, whisper of caramel. Hops are ripe orange, little spice and a trace of resinous tropical fruits. Light semi dry finish. Spicy bitter linger. Not bad.
Tried from Cask on 20 Jul 2014 at 04:19

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Cask (Guildford Arms, Edinburgh) - Golden with a white head. Lemon and grain in the aroma. Crisp, hoppy and slightly tangy taste with lemon, tea and pineapple detected.
Tried from Cask on 26 Apr 2014 at 14:13

5/10
Tried on 23 Apr 2014 at 19:11

6.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
14th April 2014
Bree Louise. Cask. Lightly hazy gold beer, small white head. Palate is light and smooth, fine carhonation. Smooth pale malt, big honey streak, quite rich. Light floralness and ripe fruits underneath. Whisper of apple. Not bad, but very honeyish.
Tried from Cask on 17 Apr 2014 at 11:52

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
16th April 2014
Cock Tavern. Cask. Almost clear paleish gold beer, small white head. Palate is light with fine carbonation, semi dry. Very light malt. Light lemony tang with mild floralness and a whisper of grapefruit. Light finish. Easy going and tasty.
Tried from Cask on 16 Apr 2014 at 12:14