Framework Brewery

Microbrewery in Leicester, Leicestershire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 2016

Closed in 2022

Contact
The Old City Depot, 72-74 Friday Street, Leicester, LE1 3BW, England
Description
We’ve been brewing modern beer from our Victorian redbrick building in Leicester city centre since 2016.

As Leicester’s first craft brewery, we are proud to be part of our city’s rich cultural present and are inspired by its craft-driven industrial history.

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4.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 2.5

13th September 2017
Cloin's 20K @ T42. Thanks to Wingman. Hazy amber - brown beer, big cream coloured head. Raw malt on the nose. Palate is airy, dry and has decent fine carbonation. Grainy papery malts, a little papery caramel. Bitter floralness. Bitter thin dry citrus. Dry papery finish. Pretty poor.

Tried on 04 Jan 2018 at 07:10


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle from Real Ale Newark, this was Pattern #RB0003. Hazy chestnut colour white head. Earthy and fruity aroma. Taste light sweet to mid bitter. Nice.

Tried from Bottle on 08 Nov 2017 at 15:53


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle from Real Ale Newark. Crisp golden colour with a thin white head. Aroma grain and light citrus. Taste light floral sweet to mid bitter. Medium body.

Tried from Bottle on 05 Nov 2017 at 13:40


7.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Bottle from Real Ale Store. Black with tan head. Aroma light roasted malty light smoke with chocolate. Taste light bitterness to mid bittersweet. Full rich body.

Tried from Bottle on 03 Nov 2017 at 14:21


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7


Cask (gravity) @ NBF 2017 [ The 42th. Nottingham Beer Festival (The 10th Robin Hood Beer and Cider Festival) ], Nottingham Castle, Friar Lane, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England NG1 6EB.

[ As Framework Galena Rye ].
ABV: 5.5%. Clear medium orange amber colour with a average to large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, rye, sweet malt, moderate hoppy, orange - citrus, light pineapple - grapefruit. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a long to average duration, orange, rye, fruity malt, sweet malt, hoppy, grapefruit - citrus - fruity. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20171014]
7-4-7-3-14

Tried from Cask on 28 Oct 2017 at 07:34


7

Tried from Draft at BrewDog Brussels on 27 Oct 2017 at 16:54


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Keg at Brewdog Edinburgh. Pours hazy golden with a thin white head. Aromas of geranium and faint salt. Taste is lightly fruity, not really getting a mango hit. Clean finish.

Tried on 23 Oct 2017 at 02:25


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Keg at brewdog Edinburgh. Pours deep orange, nose is mango, salt, taste is juicy mango, dry.

Tried on 22 Oct 2017 at 01:44


5.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Keg at the brewdog shepherds Bush, collabfest 2017. A hazed golden orange coloured pour with a lasting thin white head. Aroma is pale grains and marker pen, solvent, woody mango. Flavour is composed of semi sweet pale grains, woody, light woody mango. Palate is grainy, moderate carbonation. Really subdued. Not grate.

Tried on 20 Oct 2017 at 13:57


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Keg at BDSB - London. Pours unclear matte orange with a creamy white topping. The nose has vague citrus, golden raisins, dry pale malts. Light-medium sweet flavour with subtle spicy pine, bready malts, some gummy berries. Medium bodied with fine to average carbonation. Scattered finish, more vague citrus, funny fruits, pale bread. So so.

Tried on 20 Oct 2017 at 13:56